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The sun., 1909-06-22

To TIE EprroA OF TIE sUH---str: The writer
has Q recollection Of what you term The Erie
Song" which may be Of interest. heard Il many
times as . sailors' -chsnty- while crossing the
Atlantic In the packet ship Aurora In 1855. Llnes
that have not seen reprinted are:
got letter the other day.
And II was signed BY Henry Clay.
He offered me two doliars . day
To work upon the railway.
In eighteen hundred and forty-sii
got myself In , hell Of IN.
got myself in hell Of . M
while working % the railway.
] went dow town 70 Nrl Brown.
bought for her . new elk Gown.
She wanted me TO sstue down
And work upon the railway.
STANFORD. Conn.. June 10. z. ".
The sun., 1909-06-22
The Obedient Senate.

tits related that the Senators In Wash.
ington are in receipt OF numerous COM
plants in regard to the proposed ta1 on
the earnings Of corporations. and that
when they are asked why they support
this recommendation OF Mr.. TAYT's after
refusing to consider less radical pro-
posals emanating from his predecessor;
THE answer usually made to inquiries of this
character is that the Administration wants II,
and some Senators 60 on to say that from now
on the Republican organization In the Senate tn.
tends TO show the country and the President that
II will give the most loyal support 70 anything
The sun., 1909-06-22
THE VETERANS.
Why So Many Of the SsIdlers Of 'ol
Survive Ts-day.


To TRs EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: In the
article on The Survivors Of the Civil War
you say among other thing: 1T b not easily
conceivable that the average age Of the re-
cruits enlisted In 1851 could have been les
than twenty years.-
short time ago you published under the
heading The Boys Who Saved the Union ,
. letter containing figures which showed that
OF the total enrolment on the side Of the North
s4t,soi were eulistsd st 10 and under. and st
the age Of IL and under. I,iSi.l3s. These
figures. II they sre true, and beiisvs they
are, account for the reason why % many
veterans OF the civil war. e6s .ss7. were living
in 1900.
1t should not be forsotten that these boys
came from the farm. the Workshop. the me-
chsnio's bench and the public schoolA in
every section OF the North. East and West.
They represented the best blood. the best
brain and the best Drawn of the nation.
They did their duty. Nearly 10000 save
S sser ai lives from %osSa.d s to .hs ,ss s1s rS
or inoapacitsted BY disease. The rernain-
der came out q the struggle and went
hsea 70 their hSmss and sssssd sd., donn
oiasns eGs 81 ths snd ne .psr.s: S ess ~
e ths Veteran te-d.ys S1 & The basil. Of e.
these men not entitled 70 be ailvsf Ard
because the Government 10 paying them
@RsSsicas @ t9r service. ;n rsnas.ssd .sd Il ths dsS.
sss.s nds Up .sY. e .Ss People Is unworthy Of the
myeelf, volunteered on November Il iS37, in
the Seventh Maine Resimept. was 10 years
Of age on the following February ~. This
aSi; ;c.n. r,tn ssS Ss~ men nna .p 1un Sompaemsns
battle in Ys ths Peninsula campaign under
with "a men and Is ofioefs. They were
%S "a. g s sfy s S SI
and 70 men and officers answered Here.
The rest OF them lay ont on the neld dead
the regiment WAS sent homo 70 recruit
and Joined 1t at Camp Abraham lincoln,
Portland. Me-. on the date mert}oned.
NEw YoRK, June u.
The sun., 1909-06-22
Good Roads for the South

The Sun takes q reasonable but We
hope not vainglorious pride in seeing
its arguments and admonitions Of two
years ago reproduced with energy and
originality in most Of the Southern
newspapers to-day. The word now is
good roads" and in most cases the
means TO that suddenly desired end Is
convict labor. Georgia, for example,
has revoked her convict leases to private
contractors. and has become q much
more civilized Commonwealth in conse-
quence. In Alabama the penitentiary
il still dominating factor In politics,
and we shall perhaps have to wait
a while for wholesome and practical
results. The eyes Of most Of Alabama's
Representatives are turned upon the
national Treasury as stimulation OF
the work Of HERCULES, to say nothing
OF it's captivating illumination Of them
selves; but in a general way the whole
South has walked UP to the importance
OF good country roads, and little by little
the leaders Of popular thought are COM
ing around to convict labor a. the only
means to the contamination. Already
we see in Southern newspapers Of con.
sequence grave dissertations on the
advantages TO prisoners Of open air
occupations under supervision by the
State; likewise reminiscent regrets over
the former dispensation.
II Is easy to see that In many South.
ern communities they do not take
kindly to boulevards constructed chiefly
for the benefit OF tourists in automo-
biles. We note In all quarters an almost
affectionate solicitude for neighborhood
roads that will bring the farmers into
The sun., 1909-06-22
TO CoNsEavATIvE SENATORS.
Of Public Opinion on thv
Csrperatisa Tax.
From lhs cAieaso Iassr oesaa

Corporation TaH.
From hs cAieaso Iassr Ocean.
1t is also suggested that the maeh!ae.-
for collecting this tax may be made met.
dentslly useful for ths supervision and
regulation Of corporations. In fact, .h,.
incidental use 10 made the chief argunen,
for imposing the tax.
In other words. police tai 10 advocatei.
and new and enorn,oua extension o, DO.
lice power IL recommended, under cover OF
meeting q comparatively small revenue
emergency.
There are In this country tens Of thou.
sands OF enterprises which would thus b.
brought under inspection. supervision and
regulation by the national Gcyernnep,
through its internal revenue bureau. No
one really knows how many such corpora.
tions Nero are. but the number is trenep.
dous.
As fully four-hfths of the country,
business is conducted under corporate
forms. this tax WOULD be used to bring four
fifths Of the country's business under
bureaucratic regulation from Washington,
That IL the programme.
This may be desirable. It may be nece,.
sary. These questions are not here dis.
oussed. But one thing Is sure Such
proposition raises questions that are too
great, too momsntous. to be settled otlhand
- mere incident Of getting few millions
of revenue for the Treasury.
The sun., 1909-06-22
Ne 1nquisitie0!

We do not believe the country will coa-
tinus long to look with favor upon these
efforts to increase the power Of the general
Government over private business. Doubt
less the corporations have often violated
the law. and doubtless the laws must Be
enforced. But what We need is not com.
missioner Of corporations. pt rins over the
records Of private business and inserting
his interfering figure wherever he sees .
chance. but laws. known to all men. the
violation Of which can pretty generally b
punished without searching the books Of
the companies for evidence.
The sun., 1909-06-22

close touch with their natural markets,
but when it comes to mapping out q
straight way from New York to Atlanta
or Savannah or Jacksonville. our obser-
walton Is to the effect that the oommuni-
ffes along the route develop certain
languor. This sentiment expressed it
self In South Carolina two Or three years
ago when the farmers and property
holders refused to tax themselves for
good roads. although they confessed
they needed them, on the ground that
automobiles would be the chief bene-
ficiaries Of the arrangement. The au-
thorities were very fres to say that they
didn't want to invite automobiles int
their territory. The people were well
acquainted with the possibilities Of the
shotgun and the riae, but they pre-
ferred quiet II boggy life. The road
tax may have been reinstated since, but
that was their feeling at the time, and
it is conceivable that public opinion may
be considerably influenced by good will
toward a certain local animal which the
automobile has displaced from a once
proud eminence and relegated to a posi-
ton OF outright uselessness.
Meanwhile the good roads sentiment
spreads and gathers strength through
out the South. All realize the impor-
tanoe Of permanent ways Of communi-
cation, not only to bring the farmers and
their markets together but to break the
isolation Of rural life and introduce
neighbors to each other.
The sun., 1909-06-22
M Rsssernlt STAMP r.x.

To TIE LprroR OF TIE sUS-Sir: The
plan named By The Sun 10 the best OF
all. the least burdsnsome. and viii net
the Government the best return. !, Is TO
use the stamp tax. and - THs Sun SAYS
put no head but that Of Mr.. Roosevelt on
the stamp. Honor 70 whom honor is due
and then every time We lick the stamp We
shall kno " that We are licking the man, or the
representation OF the man. who destroyed
the business confidence OF the entire ooun-
try and made the use OF the stamp tar
neccssity. Johs y. BAxTrR'
NEW YORK, June II,
The sun., 1909-06-22
wadhams and Victory.

The Hon. HERBEBT PARSONS Ia now
universally conceded TO be the Repub-
lican boss Of this town. So complete is
his power and 50 characteristically
bossliks his exercise Of it that he has
twice compelled his recalcitrant lieu
tenants to accomplish the nomination
Of Governor HUGHES against their fond
est desire. The Hon. HERBERT PAR
SONS 10 opposed TO the direct nominations
plan Of the Hon. CHARLES e. HUGHES.
He has said 50 and given his comments
an appropriate emphasis. Therefore it
is plain that IL direct nominations are to
be adopted with the aid of the Repub-
lican party OF this city the first step Is
TO dispose OF PARSONS.
1t is peculiarly fortunate in the pres
ent situation, moreover, that the cham
pion of direct nominations, the cham
pion who divides the devotion and hopes
to share the applause with Governor
HuoHrs, also lives in this town. Our
reference, Of course, is TO the Hon.
WILLIAM n. WApHAMs Of the WAD-
HAtsKs Of Wtdhams. The Hon. WILL
IAN has lately been called to head the
newest organisation for the propagation
OF political publication. The plan Of
THU organization is to contest the nom
ination Of all Of the Governors enemies
who are also enemies Of the light-in
every Assembly district Of the State.
What could be more fitting, more
appropriate, more thoroughly logical
in the situAtion, then, than that the Hon.
WILLIAM II. wApHAMs should contest
with tho Hon. HERBERT PARSONS the
leadership OF the Republican party in
this town? Such contest would in
stantly produce an alignment-a square
lineup on the direct nominations issue.
The sheep and the goats would instantly
be sepsrsted,; and the party Of moral
issues, nowhere more amorous Of these
Issues than in this metropolis, would
have q splendid opportunity to give
fresh assurances Of it's affection for light
more moral ball. as 1t were, for addi-
tional good behavior.
It will be objected. of course, that the
Hon. HERBERr PARSONS possesses the
enormous advantage Of power and pat
ronage. OF course be does All bosses
possess these. Poor thin. g, where would
they be without at least these paltry
assets2 But the Hon. WILLIAM H.WAp-
HAMS possesses in his own right, title
guaranteed and insured, the moral issue
What the sling and pebble were to
DAVID the moral issue must be TO the
authentic DAVID Of direct nominations
For ourselves, We think that all the ad-
vantage is with WApHAMs. Nor is he
even without an organization, for we
ara certain that he will, at his first call
TO arms, enlist the entire Citizens Union
veteran force, the veteran force bes,
trained to conduct a campaign of mora
issues.
II the Hon. WILLIAM H. WApHAMs
late Of Wadhams, can defeat the Hon
HHhBERT PARSONS on this issue and ir
this town. then we shall have no hesita.
tion in proclaiming the universal triumph
Of direct nominations. The State, the
whole. nation In fact, would receive a
sign, and WApHAMs himself would be.
come sort OF serene sandwich man
advertising the gospel Of direct nomi.
nations TO the whole wide world. Ou,
OF his hand all the now defiant bosses
would feed gratefully. In our humble
The sun., 1909-06-22
A Qusdruple Tax.
Enosa lhA Pnoefdka6f T1fhanl


II It IL conceded that tax is a tax that
1t 10 not gift or . contribution and that
/, the last analysis 1t IL paid by the indi.
vidual-an assumption which no authority
on political economy or finance has ever
disputsd-it is interesting to observe what
this proposed corporation tax will do to
the individual In more than one State and
In more than one city.
Indirectly he already pays q tar To the
State; he pays . second tax for the support
Of the city In which hs resides and It %
sssesssd on the same corporation; be pays
directly . third tax on his income. which
Is often derived solely from the corpora
tion In which he Is an owner, and IL the
Government taxss the net receipts Of cor-
porations he will be compelled to pay q
fourth tax. Congress, then. Is heading 10
the direction Of quadrupls taxation. as
The sun., 1909-06-22
Old Biii Youns.

To TIE Eprroa or THH suN-Sir; In The sun
! notice the desth OF "old Bill Young" When
his employer tried 70 get psnsieu for him he
said, when I went 70 war 10 serve my country
went willingly, when ana unable 10 work then
may ask for pension. Not before"
BY the Eternal. that man should have . monu.
ment bigger and grsnder than orsnt'a
POMONA, Fla, June ". O, l. 0flIE.
The sun., 1909-06-22
Al on Seas DrsssAs - nate

When Arst saw swest Peesy
II was on . heavenly DAY;
On IN seroplAns she rode, end skimmsd
Along the Milky Way.
And when that Way was deeked with stan
And planets OF all grsdss-
For beauty fair and brightness rare
she could give en- cards end spades
A. she sst In her asropIans
And sailed over lanA and main:
Sure the clouds swept By
A. the glance Of her eve
A. shs sss In her ssroplsns.
Now Petgy orders bfsAkiass
Quito prompt ~ 10 4. H.,
And soon she sess TIE hilis end Trees
Fade 70 verdAnt hem.
Twss breakfast at NAAAattAA lsls, q.
And lunch In London town.
50 shs doesa's ears. tor che dints whsrssr
yhe choossa 70 drop down.
A. she Ss IN her setop,Ans
II ID upper. psrhAps. ia epain,
Shs Ands bushsls Of mifth
In skiss and earth
A. she ss 10 her asrop,sas.
swes, pesgy round her 'piAas. ark
Has iovsfs. on my word
With biarnsysd smiis shsy w 70 bseuils
Ths charming, Asetine bird;
But the lovely sviAtor turas
Around With auesnly graoe,
And, without . fear. Grasps ber stserins gear
fhen vhiris Along through spAss.
A. she sits In her ssrepians,
sure lovers might p,esA n vain.
And she speeds Along
With . Int Of song.
A. she die In her AeropaAns.
Id rather own that sero
With Peggy on the lob
Than al the land from abshA's strand
10 Kiilarney's Lakes. besoe.
II my spare cash could invest
In cioudiand real eststs,
What miles I'd buy Of the sapphire sky
10 ocsx her 70 tell my fate.
Then we'd drop from tbAt AsroplaAl,
Wed be married BY rathsr Splilans
Ana, the wedding o'sr
We would soar once more
10 that heavenly setop,sns.
a -
The sun., 1909-06-22
Pests sf o.. Louis.

From bosk rssssv IN iAs 81. Lsss Republic.
% not hesitate 70 gay that there 10 more den
mite hnish. clearer classical tone. . more denly
feminine touch and exquisite beauty In some o
the posmp ip this volume than can be found IN 'he
psess Of any other g. Louis poet from Artus
unpAfsStiis " The neps pro mldns Of our youASS
posts, Nf. Robert Collins, -
The sun., 1909-06-22

The Chanty In tie B~sStn Dsy's Army.
To TEE LprTon OF TIE suN-Sts: Regarding
the railroad song. have faint recollection Of z
later version OF which recall only the ooupet
In eighteen hundred and s1ty.four We ar
skedAddied from orsnd Ecore-- Can como @
A. r. man who at WITH BAnks throw Hight on
this neoterie development Of the great bsllsdf
BnooxLYx. June q. G. 2. n.
The sun., 1909-06-22
When are The Committee OF One Hundred
to adopt the 'sclf -dsnying ordinanoe'i

1t would seem 70 be In order for philan-
hropio citizens to eatabliah q society for
the rescue and salvation Of workers for
the rescue and salvation Of Chinese COD.
verts' to Christianity.
The sun., 1909-06-22

Nowhere ID the thermometer being
watched with more concern than in
Washington. A hot wave should be a
great harmoniEer Of conflicting interests.
Nevertheless. it must be remembered that
Senators are younger and harder than
they used to b.
The sun., 1909-06-22
Discriminatory and Expensive.

The objections to the corporation tax are
certainly considerable By falling on In
corporated businesses only and exempdnsi
partnerships, for instance. such tax b
open TO the charge Of being Discriminatory
in character. 1t would require . larss
force Of Government socountants 10 collect
and would hence be expensive. The burden
Of II might easily bs shifted from the eorpo-
ration itsslf to the eorpofation's employees
or the consumers Of it, products.
The sun., 1909-06-22

It might be well for the Gtzns Union
legislative committee to ty indorsing
McCAsREN and GRADY sorne time. Then
perhaps 1t really would be possible to
retire them
The sun., 1909-06-22
AAsayHs fer The Nerves.

Or. @, L. walton IN Ltpptneetfs Nssastns.
The reading Of Ebers's romanccs. from the
story Of Joshua down 70 that Of the Emperor
Hsdrian. IL Of great assissanos IN aAjussing into
the mental perspective the petty annoyAnees Of
today,
The sun., 1909-06-22

Nov that the medicine has had time 10 work
however. . once prominent actress reveals that
the Governor has enabled her 70 open modest
stable Of her own.-Ths Essstns Poa.
How could the stAbls OF onoe prom
inent actress help being modest?
The sun., 1909-06-22

may be psfdoned for saying that platform
promises have . strong and binding force With
me. I might almost say that they impose q
eacred Obligation upon me.-SsHGior Cons o,
Okahoma.
And Mr.. GoRE calls himself Democrat!
The sun., 1909-06-22

Public Opinion Unanlms0s Against Il.
Fran ne Sprsss,s,d Rspss,tean.
So far - We can observe. opposition to
the Presidents scheme Of Federal tar %
corporation net earnings ID pretty nearly
unanimous outside Of wAshintton.
The sun., 1909-06-22

Only FIVE billionsi The national irri.
gators are too shy. Mako 1t hundred
The sun., 1909-06-22

n our friends rho fasor " trtih nponu,ertpts FOR
psA,oon vtsh 10 haes rsjseted articles refurnsd sy
s,ua IN all cdses send Stamps for thai purpose.
The sun., 1909-06-22
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-29
PREVENTING PAINT raovsLrs.

It's easy enough to recognize the
symptoms of poor paint, after 1t has
been On awhile--after its inherent
tendency to crack and peel and scale
and blister. ETC., has developed into
trouble. You know these paint dis
eases usually indicate adulteration
or substitution in the paint materials.
And you know the only remedy is re-
painting
A little knowledge of paint and
painting requirements. and how to
made sure OF the purity and quality
of materials, would prevent all trou-
BILE, and save the big extra expense OF
re-painting; just as a proper knowl-
edge Of simple health-laws, and OBJ
servance OF them. prevents sickness.
A complete painting guide, includ-
ing book of color schemes, specifi-
cations for all kinds of painting work.
and an instrument for detecting adul-
teration in paint materials, with d.
rections for using It, can be had free
by writing National Lead Co., 1902
Trinity Bldg, New York, and asking
for Houseowner's Painting Outfit
No 40.
A very simple guide in the pur-
chase of white lead (the only sure
and safe paint materially is the IA
nous Dutch Boy Painter" trademark;
that trademark is an absolute guaran-
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-29
Disease Cured by cutIeura.

my six year old daughter had the
dreadful disease called hives for two
months. She became affected by play
ing with children who had 1t. By
scratching she caused large sores
which were Irritating. Her body was
a complete sore but 1t was worse on
her arms and back. We employed a
physician who left medicine but 1t did
not help her and tried several RENE
dies but without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura- Remedies advertised, !
thought would try them. / gave her
hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with Cuticura
Ointment. The first treatment re.
lieved the itching and in short time
the disease disappeared. Mrs. George
l.. Fridhoff, Warren, Mich. June 80
and July 13, 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-04-29
AS TO SHEEP
AND FERTILITY
BY z. z. Hozen.

When II comes to building up the
fertility of soil they put the dairy COW
to shame. can show you fields that
before the sheep came were said to be
too poor to even raise another good
crop, yet in the fall Of 1907 the best
crop of corn ever raised on the land
was taken from these fields. From one
flock Of 1876 western ewes, nearly
81 900 In lambs and wool was realized
the first year. The second year the
flock was reduced to 100 ewes. Ninety
of them raised 142 lambs. The 142
lambs and the wool from the ewes
brought 1914 per head for the 90
ewes. This year with what the owner
called poor luck and large percentage
of the lambs coming late. the first lot
went at weight OF 70 pounds, and
sold at $6.25. top price; the next lot
went after the western run. weighing
IS pounds and selling at $6.40. top
price. And each year the market re-
porter made special comment on the
quality of these lambs.