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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-22

are in the secret of their operation.
Naturally every circus thriller has some eie-
ment of danger. But this is true of practically
every act that goes into the ring which is en-
plotted in the dome of the great canvas pavlllon.
In the case of the mechanical thriller, however,
engineering science has largely overcome lhe per
centage of danger, and in some OF the most anlaH
ing aerial automobile acts, for example the
chances of injury very little greater than M d
railway train. In both cases, so long as thefe 10
an avoidance of collision and no break IN the ma
chnery the passenger is practically
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-22

safe.
There were circus thrillers, OF course.
long before the recent development OF
the bicycle and automobile halr-rals-
ers.'' Some of them were mechanical,
and some of them depended almost eN-
clusively upon the ability OF the per-
former for success. That the latter were
the more dangerous is evident. Some
times, as in the case OF Zazel who was
shot into the air from a big wooden can
non. and who caught trapeze and
swung high in the air. the mechanical
part of the act actually increased the
danger, for there could be no guarantee
that the catapult arrangement concealed
in the cannon would always act the same
and that the same length OF throw could
always be depended upon.
The Hanlon-Volters, one OF the first OF
the big flying trapeze" acts to be seen
rl,,.illn r'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-22

PRODUCED at Madison Square Garden,
New York, by Ugo Ancilotti, an Ital-
ian bicycle expert, was equally dan
gerous, but not more so. His appar-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-22

FANY times during my long ca
N reer as circus press agent
l was asked this question:
.Ts the circus thriller a fake? or is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION.

The showing made In the fiscal year,
eudipg June 30lh last, Of the new In.
dus,ries, additions to established indus-
tries and the expenditures for improve.
ments OF various kinds 10 the cities and
towns along the Southern RailWay and
the Mobile and OHIO Railroad, is re-
msrkable one, when 1t is considered
that the period covered includes the
last half of the year 1908 and The first
half of lbe present year, time when
the demand for msUufsctnred goods OF
all kinds 10 this country Was at low
ebb, and capital was hard to lind for
new investments of any kind and 10 any
portion of the country. Some of the
figures for the industrial Investments
along the Southern Railway have hereto.
fore been Published. They show q total
of 453 new industries, calling for an
investment OF 500. 4l9. 1856, and ad-
ditions to existing industries costing
81, 1888, ,936. In the same period there
we're put under construction new indus
tries to he completed later in which
Sc, 473, 900 will be invested. Since the
close OF the 6outhern's fiscal year there
has been a steady Improvement In all
business conditions, manufacturers and
operators of mines have felt warranted
10 renewing plans for new plants and
capitalists and bankers have been more
ready 10 supply needed funds for indus
trial investments.
The growth OF industries along the
line of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
was also marked. 1t the stretch ot
l, 900 miles of territory covered by that
road there were constructed In 1908 09,
ending June 80, 30 new industries, at
o cost of 81, ,12S. 900, while additions to
existing plants raised the investment
to 81, 254, 700. The figures from the
two lines show duplication at four or
Eve points. Taking out these the two
lines shows an aggregate OF 4S9 new
plants costing $2l, l49, 636 and total
investment 10 industries of $S5, 300, OIL,
including the amount which vent into
new industries under construction on
June SO, 10 be completed at later
date.
In general improvements doring the
year there we're invested along the
Southern Bsilway 500, ,916, 2SO, making
he total amount invested in all i'm
provemeuts for which statistics srs
gathered $1O4, 4,1S6 O51 The aggrega!e
amount invested along the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad was $l2, 38T, 554.
There we're built in the twelve months
aoog the line of the Southern Railway.
iu cities, towps and villages no less
than 13, 900 residences.
10 the past eight years there has
been invested In industries along the
southern Railway aud MoL.Ns and
Ohio Railroad the enormous amount OF
$5I8, 900, 900
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
The Farmers Wife

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A churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesses which are almost exactly like the
churnins OF butter. Is It not apparent
then that II this stomach-churn is foul it
makes foul all which is put into it7
The evil Of a foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by 1t, but the corruption OF
the Dnre current OF blood and the dissem'
ination of disease throughout the body.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
Notice TO State Taxpayers

Ipmneg prepared to receive the State tsI-
a. tor ,hs 1.ssr 1909. The at 'eGtio1 Of taxpay-
ers is respectfu IL csllei to the importance Of
naying the SINE prior to December 1, 1909,
as an NJ that date penalty Of FIVE per cent will
be ADDED 10 ali unpaid bills, and their collec-
tion enforced as required by law.
THOMAS w. ROBINSON,
City Treasurer, Room No. !. City Hall.
noyl 60 tdecl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
THE STATE MILITIA,

The soldiers of the state will this year
receive $40 for each man and officer pres
ent at the annual inspection In the fall.
This is an increase of So man as com.
pared with last year, and Is about
double that of the preceding year, when
the spportioument was about % for
each mau and officer.
The increased payments were made
possible by the iucresss given to the
soldiers by the last Legislature. What
is more to the point. the money now
available can be obtained on application
BY the company commanders. The re-
port shows that there is sn increase Of
800 men in the service Of the state, the
total number st this time being 2, 496
The various commands are for the most
part 10 far better Shspe than at any time
for some years.
The location Of the new qusrttrS Of
the adj i'aut general is 6xed and de.
iermiued, three rooms being now as
sigued 10 the official. Quarters In the
Senator building in Richmond will
be arranged by the fret OF the year.
Atiuisnt GsnerAl Anderson says thtt
the money given to the various com.
psnIes will nave to be used for COM
pauy purposes solely, that iS, for rent,
light, jlni,or service and the like.
Provision was made for the pay Of the
expresses of Two ss'geanis from the
regular army who have recently been
iustructing the state militia,
Az yet The State Military Board hrs
not chosen a site for the state encamp-
mept
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
STOLE BABY'S BODY,

One OF the most shocking crimes 10
the history of northern Montana oc-
Cured at Great Falls Thursday nigh,
when, evidently with the purpose OF de-
msudiDg a ransom, grave robbers open
ed the grave In Highland cemetery con.
tsining the body OF the infant 500 OF
Hsrfield Conrad, who died at Crest
Falls nearly aytar ago, aud stole the
corpse. Hsr6sld Conrad is the eldest
son of William G Conrad, a millionaire
democratic politician, who aspired to the
vice presidential nomination at Denver
last year.
When the sexton went to the ceme-
terry Yesterday afternoon be found 9
small cofiu lying near the gate. a
search revealed that the grave oil toe
Conrad sbsby had been opened during
the night, and the body stolen.
Tners is so iat abs )lutely no clew TO
the identity Of the body snatchers- Mrs
Hsrheld Conrad is prostratsd, and Wa'
taken yesterday morning TO the hospital
where her condition is critical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
2 EVENING. NOVEMBER 27. 1903.
Martha WaShinqtOn Cafe

On MONDAY, November ~,
there will be opened at the north
east corner of King and Wash
ington streets a
High-C ass ReStaur mt for
Ladies and Gentlemen
which it is intended to make a
ere dit to Alexandria. As a res
taurant it is the wish Of the pro-
pTietor to make it 10 Alexandra
what the New Willard Cafe is to
Washington aud the Jefferson
Hotel Cafe is to Richmond. A
simple luncheon or an elaborate
dinner will be served at ModeI ate
Prices, and everything viii be
first class Let it be place where
the Alexandra people can meet
and bring their out of town
friends to enjoy the best that can
be had 10 eat
nov26 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-27
alexandria Gazette.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI.HEKKLH At
GAZETTE BUILDING, 80 d s12 PRINCE
STREET.
TRIMS DAILY year, $500 months
s2:50. months. s1:35; | month, - cents;
/ week, 10 cents.
Tn-weekly-1 year, $500; 8 months. n.6o
months, 75 cents: month, % cents.
Marriage and death notices must be paid Tor
In advance.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed 10 ex.
ceed their space unless the excess is paid for
at transient rates, and under no circum'
stances will they be allowed TO advertise
other than their legitimate business In the
space contracted for.
Entered al the PostofAce Of Alexandria, Viz
Rinia, as sec0nd-class matter.l
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29
the SHEEP KILLING CUR.

In The Herald, of last Saturday
there appeared news item that is OF
more than ordinary interest to the
farmers of this county. 1t told OF the
destruction of twenty-five fine sheep
in one night by a band Of worthless
dogs. The owner of the sheep has no
recourse. his loss is total one, but
that is not the point, If these occur
rences were very seldom chronicled
or could not be prevented they would
not deserve more than passing notice,
But almost every month there is com
plaint of the ravages of dogs among
sheep.
However. 1t is not so much the ac-
tual loss of the sheep killed by the
dogs to which attention is called, but
1t is the constant menace to the in
dustry that discourages the raising OF
sheen. Farmers are not going into
the sheep raising business with this
constant threat of loss through the
ravages of dogs. There would be
sheen on nearly every hill in this
county were it not for the constant
fear Of their destruction by dogs.
There is but one way to prevent
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29

for tie snread of religion and Tor the
support Of charities who have net
been moved to higher ideals by the
church.
II is true that crime is rampant,
chat there is much OF fraud and n.y.
pocracy in the world and that things
are not what they ought to be by a
very. very long jump. But we deny
that they are worse or even as bad
as they we're in the alleged good old
times" The man who believes that
they are or pretends to so believe, has
read history to little advantage. he
Is certainly not abreast of the times
There is always comfort IN realms
church statistics where progress is
shown. for when the church is adYanc-
inc and it's interests are taking q
stronger hold upon the people condl'
tions are bound to improve. ms
world can not be regenerated; sin and
crime can never be conquered save
through the power of the church OF
God. The Christian religion is the
sheet anchor of civilization.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29

these rayages and that is by adequate
legislation But as long as the dog
has more friends than the sheep il is
not probable that drastic legislation
can be obtained And one cant
much blame the Legislators for this
There are few of us who have any
desire to be dead heroes. And the
legislator who takes too strenuous a
stand against the canine is almost
certain to find himself political
corpse If these laws could be OBJ
ttained it is very doubtful if they
would be enforced. They would
merely cumber statute books already
crowded with laws that are not res
pected even by their makers.
There must be a strong public de-
mand for legislation of this char
acter before it can be secured and
enforced. The people must be arous
ed to the great value of the sheep
industry anu lne ulIeI WI lLiO9ohNo'
of the canine crop that is annually
produced in this and other counties
of Middle Tennessee. No section OF
the country is better adapted to sheep
raising than Middle Tennessee and
especially Maury county No industry
IS more profitable, even with the
menace of the dog. than sheep rails
ing in this county The price Is al
ways good and the cost is small.
Sheep raising ought to be one Of the
greatest industries of Middle Tennes-
see. And It will be when public SEN
timent will sustain laws giving sheep
sheep adequate protection from dogs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

According to recent report OF the
states Superintendent, of the 55O,OOO
children of school age in Minnesota,
over 500. 900 are attending the pubic
schools. This is a record that proba-
bly cannot be surpassed in any state
il the union. The State this year has
nearly six and one-half millions OF
dollars to spend for education. That
$ an average Of $13 per pupil per
term. This fund will be still larger
next year. There are several States
in the East where much larger sum
aer pupil is spent, notably Massa-
.husetts, where the average is over
80. But in none Of them do higher
per cent of the children Of school age
attend the public schools
The average attendance in Tennes-
see is less than half of the scholastic
population, although it is steadily on
The increase. In this county the pro-
uortion is about the average OF the
state and is very much below what
It should be. There are children all
over the county who do not attend
the schools or if they do they are so
irregular in their attendance that they
racaiye little benefit from the lnsttu-
ton
It is probable that at this time pub,
lie sentiment would not sustain com.
nulsory education law and we have
seen the folly of enacting legislation
where public sentiment is not strong
enough to compel its enforcement.
But the press of the State, the pulpit
and the educators should lose no cp-
nortunity to create public sentiment
that will force parents to send their
children to school
Tennessee has too many illiterates'
white illiterates In many counties,
according to recent reports, the sta
tislics show that there has been no
material reduction in the per centage
Of iIIiterae since the last census. NO
matter how CAPABLE the teachers may
he this state cannot have an educated
citizenship unless the children go to
school. We have been directing our
efforts toward an Improvement oil the
schools ana they have been wisely
directed. and although great improve
ment has been made there is still
much 10 be desired but would 1t not
be wise to pay little more attention
TO the attendance statistics? Are we
not likely to waste much of our effort
II we neglect THIS feature?
What will it avail us to employ first
rate teachers, run the school nine
months and erect commodious and
comfortable buildings if half of the
nopulation refuse or neglect to take
advantage of the States invitation to
secure an education? If the people
won't accept an invitation they ought
TO be forced to respond to a demand
There is no question whatever as to
The right of the State to force school
attendance. And It may become It's
duty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.

During the past four weeks several
81 the leading religious denominations
of Tennessee have held their annual
conventions or conferences. The re-
ports which have been submitted tel
M m abundant harvest during the
cwelga months past. Every depart
ment of the church work has pres
Dered during that time. People have
given more literally to the support Oh
the gospel; for it's propagation ia the
foreign fields and for the maintenance
of religious institutions than during
any previous year in the history OF
the church. Although by no means
as we'll compensated as hey should be,
the preachers are better paid than ey-
or before; as a rule they are better
housed The religious edilces have
been repaired, many new ones have
been erected and in short there has
been a notable advance in nearly ali
fields of religious endeayor
And better than all this there has
been an increase in the church mem
oersaia. The Methodists at Franklin
reported net gain in the bounds
Of the Tennessee Conference of 5000
or about i've per cent of the present
membership While the exact status
ties Of the other denominations are
not available from the tenor Of the
preliminary reports it is certain that
there has been a substantial gain in
the membership.
These reports are most encouraging.
They are an emphatic and a conVlnc-
ing answer to the pessimist who con
tinually complains that the world is
deoenerating. He magnifies every
evil and looks at all the blessings
through a darkly colored glass. Some
how things are not like they used TO
be. And they are not. The people
are spending thousands for the spread
Of the gospel for the discrimination
of the blessings of the church,; for
the uplift of humanity and for the
advancement of civilization where a
few years ago they were spending
hundreds. OF course a mans rellg
ion is not to be measured by his gen
crosby toward the contribution bas
ket. but it is nevertheless fact tha'
the purse is seldom touched unless
the heart has first been moved The
Christian life is a life of service and
there are few who give for the
amelloration of the conditions OF life;
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29
BADGES or HONOR.


The action Of the convention Of Uni
ted Daughters Of the COnfederaey de-
Ginning TO bestow badges Of honor up
on the sons OF veterans will be gener-
auv commended by a discriminating
pubIic. There has already been TOO
much attention paid to the sons OF
veterans at the reunions and their
tinsled lace and gaudy trappings OF
war have Cften outshone the simple
ma wen worn uniforms of those who
bore the brunt Of battle in the days
that tried mems souls.
Crosses of honor should be bestow-
la mon these whose bravery in war
MA conduct in peace have merited
them. Just why these honors should
Ne conferred upon those who had the
GOOD fortune to be the sons Of veter-
ans mas never been satisfactorily eX-
.lained. Honors are not hereditary
ii a Democracy. In fact SO far as
we have read history we are unaware
that crosses and medals OF honor be-
slowed for military achievements
have ever been given to the sons Oh
the heroes.
Naroleon. the greatest military
chieItain that the world has ever
known, bestowed honors and rewards
Iupon the brave where their prodl-
giles of valor had been performed. IN
the midst of the wreck and ruin OF the
hattie. while the fields were sodden
with the blood of the dead and the
air was rent with the groans OF the
diving, the great emperor, whose eagle
eve had swept every quarter OF the
fight. honored those whose Valor had
achieved the victory. With but few
executions his Marshals, the immor-
tails Of France, sprang from humble
origin and they all won their batons
amid the rear of the cannon, the rattle
of musketry and the awful carnage
of war. Where the dead were piled
deepest there the honors were distr1D-
uted.
Too much honor cannot be done the
heroes who wore the gray.
The story of their yalor and
their devotion to duty Will i've
forever Not only were they he
roes in war but they have been heroes
in peace. Magnificent soldiers that
they were they have been better cltl-
zens. The glorious deeds which they
did upon battles sodden plain and the
virtues which they have exhibited IN
neace are worthy of commemoratlon.
Monuments should mark their hnal
resting Mace and inspire coming gen
erations with love and veneration Tor
their names. Crosses Of honor, badges
of distinction should adorn the Nv
ing. But these honors should not ana
must not be cheapened by bestoWlnS
them upon their sons. The man VINO
is a son of a sire who was worthy to
wear the Confederate uniform already
has a glorious heritage and should not
divide honors with those who won
their glory. The good sense and pa
triotism Of the good women is to be
commended.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29

Money and liquor are sure TO be
used nlentifully in an election involv-
ing the saloon interests. Both OF
them are potent arguments with many
voters: especially are they so with
negroes. The Democratic party lead
ers in the South have great deal to
saw about white rule" "a white mans
country" ETC., when they are charged
with preventing negroes from voting.
But only let close temperance fight
come along and representatives OF
that same party will be found buying
nm negro votes to keep themselves
and their saloons in power Christian
Advocate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29

From the statement Of Herman Rid
der it is evident that Congress hand
ed the newspaper men a gold brick
Ii .ne new tariff bill However,
there are about half of the newspap-
ers for which we have nc sympathy
whatever. The editor who supports
the Republican party is not entitled
to any relief from the tariff on paper.
AS long as they are advocating a
duty on every thing else they ought
to be forced to make some contribu-
ton to the glorious American policy
of protection The only just paper
tariff would be one framed so that
the Democrats could get free paper
while the Republicans would have to
nav the tax. 1t would in time prove
a mighty persuasive argument against
the whole nefarious system of public
robbery for private gain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-29
II You SEE "a IN OUR AD IT'S so

The enc thing that continues "
make our American municipal govern
ments stencil is that bad mon are
50 much more active in politics ll'l
good men. They can afford TO be- q
course, for they do not seFupe "
make money out Of politics. ooou
men cannot do this, since the sa'aag,
paid are too small for it ana they WI"
not steal. There seems no RENE"
but that of removing municipal gov
ernment from the realm of party p'.s
tics. The government Of cities "
purely a business enterprise. Leu "'
have fewer officers and a more drec'
accounting by them to the pe'P,
Christian Advocate. y