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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06
( By James Cubcrt Comnbe,,,

washington, d. c., May. 4. - A
casual survey Of the field OF political
activities, particularly that portion nj
IL upon which is camped the color
ed" men said to be in thea fight for
big offices" under the present ad-
hlnlstrat1on, would reveal. the as
Conlsh1ng fact that up to date there
are more than dozen men, whose
names have been discussed in connec-
tlon with the Office of the Recorder
snip OF deeds for the District, Of Co
lumb1a, the position now being held
by John c. Dancy of North Caro-
ma For long time rumor has
mad It, that because Of ceretain con-
oltlons' an unusually long tenure in
once being: one. of them, mr.. Dancv
would resign and allow some other
man to take up the duties Of his
! Office. ...
Among those whose names ,bave
ibeen discussed with respect I'd tbia
much sought Office are: Whitfield
Mckinley Of the District of Column
pa; TX. Gov. P. B. s.. Pfnchback. Of
New York; A. s. White, Of Kentucky.
! z. II. Payne, of West Va; ATTORNEY
ueorge WATSON, OF Missouri; Col
marshall, Of Illinois; C. w. Eubanks
orOhio and others. Notwithstanding
th1s formidable array OF candidates,
! packed up by a powerful Influence
MT: Da11cy yet holds on, and is quiet
~ going about the work Of his office
apparently but little disturbed over
the situation which seemingly threa-
tens his tenure In office.
IN fact Mr.. Dancy Is but little dis-
turbed, because it seams' to be tn.
impression that If the Administration
makes any changes at all With re-
spect 20 the Recordership 1t will not
pc lnaugurated until after Januarx
lain, 1910. This fact became known
mere some days ago, when 1t was ex-
|pressed,%a as is claimed, by a Senator
Who~ has been putting up q strong
night for colored applicant from his
state who feels that the official shoes
or MIR. Dancy would comfortably fit
h1m., 1t 1s said that Mr.. Dancy's
commission does not expire until the
above date, and that the Administra-
tion' iS not. adverse to continuing
him until the completion Of his pres
ent term, and even then 1t is not GER
tain that he will not be retained.
The friends Of the Recorder are
very much pleased over the Iarg.
number of candidates. While none
or them will admit that Mr.. Dancy
Is likely to retire, either nowsor later
on, they do say, however, that his
position ts made much stronger by
the many who are seeking the Office.
They figure that out of the suuabble
and scramble for the place will come
Dancy's retention.
The Y. M. G. A. (coloreG mans
branch) Is now engaged In extensive
preparations incident to the great
demonstration which is to, be held
here on Sunday, May 8, when DR..
Booker T. Washington, the great ed
ucator, will address a mass meeting
at Balasco's Theater. This branch
of the Y. NJ, G. A. expects this to be-
the most elaborate affair they have
yet inaugurated.
Calvin w. Chase, editor of 1.-THE
Bee" and very prominent citizen liz
reported as being very i'll 81. his home |
in this city. The publication of his |
paper, ''The Bee" is being conducted
by Ralph w. Tyler, Auditor for the !
Navy.
The Indeepndent Order Of st. !
Lukes Of Richmond, Va, will soon
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06
Davenports

= I'm genuine leather, $05. 90, S7B.-
20 and $500; Imitation leather
$4,000 to $4,000. Lt,.-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06

The Indeepndent Order Of ST..
Lukes Of Richmond, Va, will soon
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06
Porch.

Swings from $3.50 to $18.HO;
Porch Chairs $3.50 to $500;
Settlers $500. ~ a ; l..'i
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06

Calvin w. Chase, editor of "The
Bee" and very prominent citizen ib
reported as being very i'll al, his home
in this city. The publication of his
paper, THE Bee" is being conducted
by Ralph W. Tyler, Auditor for the
Navy.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06
LEATHER

Z -,,. ~ LBATHER ..e&.
Couches from $37.BO to 500. 90;
Imitation Leather $500 to $50.
214-216 CAPITOL STREET.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-05-06

Also Handle the famous Haywood
and Wakefield Bros.' Wicker
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
(Times Special Service

tlmlcS oPCCldl oCESlCCsJ
OLYMPIA, Feb. 26.-If acting
Governor Hay signs the Potts
hotel bill every boarding house
keeper in Tacoma will be put to
a considerable expense, to say
nothing of a conforming to the
rules and regulations which are
laid down by the bill. The bill
is commonly known as a hotel
keepers bill, but it specifies that
any person who rents ten or more
rooms shall be under the provi-
sions Of the act a hotel keeper
and amenable to its provisions.
This will include no end of
small boarding and rooming
houses which make no pretense
Of being hotels and which do not
cater to transient guests. First
and foremost these small board
ing houses will be required to
pay a SIS fee to make up the
salary of the hotel inspector and
his deputies. This, perhaps, is
the main item of the bill as far
as the inspector is concerned.
Then there are fire escapes to be
provided. which will be manifestly
impossible on the large dwelling
which have been converted into
boarding or rooming houses. In
addition to this coils of rope must
be kept in every room so that in
case of fire the occupant of the
room may slide to safety.
This bill passed both the house
and the senate on the recon-
mendation of the Hotelkeepers'
association, but this association
does not take into consideration
the far greater number of women,
widows generally who are forced
to gain their livelihood by con-
Quoting a boarding or rooming
house for the most part in the
residence section of the city. To
these the bill with it's regulations
will be a hardship.
Aside from these hardships. OBJ
lection can be properly raised
against the bill which provides
that the hotel inspector shall in
spect q hotel once year. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
HOTEL BILL WILL BE BLOW
TO SMALL ROeMlNG HOUSES

bill contains rules for the bed
linen, airing of blankets and other
chambermaid matters. all of which
It is presumed will be enforced
by the annual visit of the inspect
or. On this inspection the owner
of a hotel will be given a card
which he can display, that will
indicate to all corners that his
hotel is run according to law in
every respect, at least one day in
the year. 1t cannot be denied
that the bill furnishes fine job
for some one who may need the
money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR CAUSE Of
TEMPERANCE
BILL TO PROHIBIT. BREWERS
FROM HOLDING INTEi.EST
IN SALOONS PASSED BY THE
SENATE.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 26.-The SEN
ate this morning, with but one
dissenting vote, passed Senator
Fishback's bill, which will pro-
hibit brewers from holding any
interest in saloons by license or
otherwise. The bill also prohib-
it's brewers from going on the
bond of saloonmen.
If the bill finally becomes law
and can be enforced it Is ooked
pom as one Of the best temper
ance measures ever brought be-
fore the legislature.
The ocal option bill Of the
Joint public morals committee was
made a special order of business
in the house for next Tuesday
at ten o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

Get the auto-homephonit-habit
and have time for business. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

The busy-buzz never fibs, SO
you always auto homephonit. So
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
BILL PERMITS
TIMBER STEAL

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2e.--The state
Dapitsl bill which has passed the
house and II now before the SEN
ate conceals behind its demure-
meas and plausibility one of the
Ioveliest little timber grabs that
Has been conceived in some time.
Tho bill purports to be in the In
toreot of erecting at some future
tine . new state capitol at Olym-
pie, the funds to be derived by
the sale Of the timber lands in
the Olympic region, which are
held BY the state as state capitol
lands.
The bill changes the present
law 80 that the land and timber
can be bought at once instead of
separately, as is now necessary,
ana removes the provision requir-
ing that when the timber Ia bought
e must be taken away in five
years. There are q whole lot of
figures showing what the state
owes on the new capitol founda-
ton, how the interest charges are
eating into the fund, and how the
state is annually losing a lot of
taxes which could be collected If
the capitol lands were sold.
But the fact remains that with
the passage of this law the timber
Will be Immediately bought up by
timber spectators, who will prob
ably pay 100000 II they buy
It all. This, of course, would
build a pretty decent capitol, and
help Olympia out Senator Poison,
however, one of the biggest and
richest lumbermen in the state,
says that In ten years this same
timber will be worth $10,000,000.
There is well defined suspi-
c1on about the legislative halls
that there is already in exist
ence q combination OF lumbermen
just waiting for this change to
step in and furnish the funds nee
essary to building an imposing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 26.-Fol-
lowing an investigation into the
death of Joseph Roller, watch
man, whose body was found on a
railroad track near here last
night, detectives today announced
that the man had been killed for
giving information to the althori-
ties against timber thieves.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

SALEM, Or, Feb. &c. Y.
Timmons today paid the penalty
with his life for the murder of
his wife in this city last October.
Timmons was brought from the
death cell at 1927. He leaned
heavily on the guards as he
mounted the scaffold, and when
asked IL he had anything to say
he suffered a moment
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

Icapitol. The fact remains, how
ever, that the state can wait ten
years and build five such capitols
Iout of the proceeds of its capitol
land sales, and this represents
the profit the purchasers under
this capitol building bill will
make.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
STERILIZATION BILL
VETOED IN 0REGON

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SALEM, Or, Feb. 26.-Gov-
ernsr Chamberlain vetoed the bill
providing for the sterilization IF
the hopelessly and criminally in.
sane and confirmed criminals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
PATIENT RUNS
AMUcK; CAUSES
QUITE 4 SCARE
(By United Press Leased wire. !

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. &C.
While suffering from cancer L..
Rosano, patient armed with a
surgical instrument and clad in
his night clothing, last night
wrecked the furnishing of the
cancer hospital here and terror
lied the other inmates and nurses
until finally subdued by the po-
lice. He now lies in a precarious
condition at the Central hospital,
where his mental condition will
be examined.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
SOUTH SIDE CLUB
HOLDS SESSION
TONIGHT

The South Side Improvement
club has arranged decidedly in
teresting meeting for this evening
in the South Side hall, Fifty
sixth and South l. streets. An
address by Attorney G. e. George
will be followed by a musical
program and a box social will be
one of the features of the meet
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26
REMEMBER

D. B. s. and d. 50 s. grand
prize masquerade ball Feb 81 at
Valhalla Temple, 1915 South X
st
It'll be a scccess, don't miss
it, 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

The better class patronize Princes
Onion Sets. Tacoma Imp. &
Seed Co., 18th and Com. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

REVOLTs AT COLD STEEL.
"Your only hope" said three doo-
m s1Ts TO sn Mfs from is Severe reotai
trouble, lieJ in an operation" then
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills..
she writes. It'll wholly cured"
They prevent Appendicitis. cure
drug stores.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-26

Muslin Underwear, new and
dainty assortment at the right
prices. w. 8. Hartzell & Co., 939
Tacoma av.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
A LlqhtIess Lighthouse.

On a sunken reef $50 feet distant
from Stornoway Lighthouse Is a re-
markable beacon which warns mari
ners with the help Of light which Is
only apparent. The beacon is a cone
of cast.iron plates, surmounted with
lantern containing a glass prism.
The prism derives its light from re.
fracting the rays emitted from the
lighthouse, and the optical delusion
is marvellous. Mariners naturally
suppose that there is lighted lamp
on the beacon itself. and many of
them will not believe otherwise. But
the object of the beacon Is attained
when the navigator sees the reflected
light, which indicates the perilous
rock below. This beacon has been in
use more than half century, and
since it was fixed in position others
have been placed in other neighbor-
hoods to make clear points Of danger.
Technical World.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
Damages Settled.

The borough of Shenandoah has
agreed to pay grist mill owners who
have mills along Catawissa Creek a
total of $1,000 damages. This is
for water taken from Catawissa
Greek during the drought of 1908
and diverted to city uses. Shen-
andoah owns its own water works
and depends upon its water supply
from streams emptying into Roar
ing Creek. When the drought be-
came very bad it diverted water
from the headwaters of Catawissa
Creek and used it in its reservoir.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
JUNE ON THE GREAT LAKES

Restful, delightful, interesting and instructive, there
is trip like that the Great Lakes those inland which
form the border line between the United States Canada
And June of the charming months the year
which to take the trip.
For comfort the fine passenger steamships of the An
chor Line have supeors. AS wellapponed the pal
aa greyhounds which pow the Atlantic sched
ue allows sufficient time at all stopping places enable
traveller to something of the great lake cities and
in daylight the most distinctive sights of lakes and the
scenery which frames them.
The trip through the Detroit River through Lake
ST. Clair with its great ship canal in the middle of the lake.
thence through Lake Huron the locking of the
through the great locks at the Soo and the passage
Portage Entry lake and canal the upper Mch
gan are novel and interesting features
The voyage from Buffalo to Duluth over eleven
hundred miles in the five days journey Leaving Buffalo,
the steamships uniata and Tonesa make stops at Erie
Cleveland. Detroit Mackinac Island the Soo Marquette
Houghton aud Hancock and Duluth
The 1909 season opens on June S, when the Steamer
Tonesta will make her first sailing from Buffalo.
The Anchor Line is the Great Lake Annex of the Penn
sylvana Railroad and the service up to the high
standard set by the STANDARD Railroad of America"
An illustrated folder giving sailing dates of steamers
rates OF fare and other of preparation
and may be obtained when ready from any PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Ticket Agent who also prepared book pasen
gers who desire to take this trip through the Great
Lakes ana pacK. 63 2t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
FOR SALE.

The fine property of Col. John
G. Freeze, on the corner of Third
and Center streets, is for sale. 1t
has frontage on Third street OF
90 feet, and on Center street
about 2I2 feet. The residence con-
tains all modern improvements.
Located in the heart of thetown,
only short distance from the
buslnese houses, court house, post
office, churches. trolley line, &C.,
this Is very valuable property
either as home or as lot for
building purposes. Center street
is sure to be an important business
st eet before long.
For terms and conditions consult
Vol. Freeze. If.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
Chronic Stomach Trouble.

KTR. SAMUEL A. SEAL, Route 2,
AV1 Treadway, Tenn, writes:
at gives me great pleasure to testify
to the great good your medicine, Peruna,
has done for me in chronic case of
catarrh of the stomach. 1 was confined
to my bed for some time, and could not
sit up. had tried everything that 1
could find recommended for catarrh,
without any benefit. 1 tried the best
physicians in Hancock County, with
little or no benefit. l then tried two of
the best physicians in Hawkins County,
and found they were doing me no good.
was gradually growing worse.
"Then q friend of mine, passing by,
handed me one Of your pamphlets, and
seeing how Peruna was recommended
for catarrh, / sent to Rogersville,
Tennessee, next morning, distance of
about fifteen miles, and procured some
of your Peruna, and began taking same
according to directions, and after taking
it few days began to get better.
81 continued using 1t until was able
to go to work on the farm again, and
now am in very good health and do
work on my farm.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10

An experienced teacher says that
pupils who have access to newspa-
peis at home, when compared with
those who do not, are better read
ers, better spoilers, better gram
marians, better punctuators, and
read more understandingly, and OBJ
tain practical knowledge of geog'
raphy in almost half the time it re-
quires others. The newspaper is
decidedly an important factor in
modern life This will not be dis
puted by any one who has taken
the trouble to investigate the mat
ter for himself.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
For the Teeth.

Tartar is a deposit arising from an
uuwholesome stomach, and II not at
tended to will loosen the teeth AM
cause them to give trouble; 1t is bes'
TO let the dentist remove 1t; but II
may be kept from collecting to any
great extent by the use Of powdered
pumice stone and lemon juice. o.
ange sticks can be had at trifling cos'
at the trug store. Dip the stick into
the lemon juice, then into the pumice
and rub over the spots until removed
Pumice should be used but seldom on
the teeth. md never on the teeth OF
children.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
His pedidree.

The calf, which Gideon King had
taken the summer resident to see
surveyed his owner and the stranger
with a wary eye. "Er-what breed Is
your calf?" asked the visitor.
Mr.. King removed a wisp Of straw
from his mouth and said:
That critters father gored a JUS
tice O. he peace. knocked lightning
rod agent end over end. and lifted a
tramp over a picket fence; and as fol-
his mother, she chased the whole Ban
bury Brass Band out O town last
Fourth o. July. II that amt breed
enough to pay six dollars for, you can
leave him be- I'm not pressing him
on anybody"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
Weekly Press News Letter.
On Timely Topics Of Plant Pests.

From the Division of Economic
Zoology. Department Of Agricul-
ture. BY II. A. Surface, State
Zoologist, Harrisburg, Pa.
CHERRIES RoTTING ON THE TREES.
A number of inquiries were re-
ceived lately by the Division of 70
ology of the Penna. Department of
Agriculture for a formula for a
spraying mixture to be used on
peach, plum and cherry trees to
keep the fruit from rotting. The
answer of Prof. H. A. Surface, the
State Zoologist, is as follows
"The ripe rot or brown rot is
due to a fungous disease, which at
tacks the ripening fruit of peach,
plum and cherry trees, and is to be
prevented by spraying before or
about the time the fruit is half
grown with the self boiled lime
sulfur wash. Into a barrel put
eight pounds of fresh lime or quick
lime and eight pounds of sulfur,
aud into this pour four or FIVE gal
Ions of hot water, and cover it with
cloth to keep in the heat. Stir
occasionally with hoe or some
thing to keep it from burning to
bottom and to keep it from settling
too much. Let it remain an hour.
Then dilute it to fifty gallons, and
spray it over the trees. Cold wa
ter should be used for diluting
Repeat this after hard rain, or if
it does not rain repeat in week or
two, and continue until just before
the fruit commences to ripen, when
there is no need to continue the
spraying, because to spray it
on ripening fruit means to discolor
the fruit and render it unmarketa-
bic, although it will not be poison
Gus, ard will not be unfit for use.
even though it should be stained
by the spray liquid.
This self-boiled lime-sulfur wash
is not recommended for scale insects.
1t is different preparation, made
by different formula and method,
and these materials should not be
confused.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
Stone Eaters.

Sir James Ross in the course oil
his travels noted a curious fact with
regard to the penguin, namely the
habit of swallowing stones. In one
specimen ne found ten pounds weight
of quartz, granite and trap. Other
animals, reptiles, fishes and mammals
exhibit the same strange fancy. In a
paper contributed to the proceedings
of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, w.
H. Wicks has collected a number OF
facts connected with such stomach
stones. The fact noted by Mr.. Wicks
that the pebbles are usually white
quartz is interesting, but does not ap
pear to throw any light on the strange
habit.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-10
Another Artificial Eertlllxar.


The success attained in Norway by
the electrothermic process for the
hXation OF atmospheric nitrogen in
the form of nitric acid, which Is after.
ward converted into calcium nitrate
and used as fertilizer in place Of
Chile saltpeter, has been followed by
the development OF another method Of
living atmospheric nitrogen by pass.
Ing 1t over heated calcium carbid. The
product Is called cyanamid-in the
market "nitrolim"-and experiment
shows that when placed in the soil It
decomposes and furnishes nitrogen to
plants. At present cyanamid is pro-
duced on an Industrial scale at Odda
in Norway. at Plano d'Orta in Italy,
at Notre Dame de Briancon in France,
at Westergeln and Bruhl in Germany,
and large plants are being established
at Almissa in Austria-Hungary, and
at Niagara Falls in Canada.