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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
A WARMING GIVEN
BY LESLIE SHAW
Told Roosevelt Tariff Revision
Would Elect the Demo-
Gratis.
HE REFERRED TO HISTORY
FORMER SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY POINTED OUT THAT
THE PARTY REDUCING DUTIES
ALWAYS SUFFERED DEFEAT.

washington, July 31.-Some anti
quarian politician. roofing around the
archives of the last administration has
dug up a letter to President Roose-
welt from Leslie NJ. Shaw. when he was
secretary of the treasury bearing upon
the burning issue now before the tar
iff conferees. The letter is dated Au-
gust ), 1905, and addressed to the pres
ident at the time when there was agi-
tation for tariff revision. The essen
tial part of the letter follows:
Advised Against Revision.
Washington. D. c., August 3. 1905.
Dear Mr.. President am constrained
to say another word about the tariff
l am abidingly convinced that to re-
wise the tariff during the next session
of congress will give you a democratic
congress for the last two years of your
administration, and that to revise dur
ing your administration will give a
democratic successor
Moody is right when he says that
revision without putting hides on the
free list will make Massachusetts, a
democratic state.
Wilson is equally right in saying
that to put hides on the free list will
carry three and probably five states
to the democratic party. While agree
ing with both of them, l agree with
you that the issue between free and
dutiable hides is relatively immaterial
to everybody.
The leather manufacturers of Mas
sachusetts have no difficulty or l will
say little difficulty in getting draw
back on the leather used in the manu-
facture of shoes for export,
The Wilson referred to was James
Wilson, then, as now secretary of agri-
culture. Mr.. Moody, now on the SUI
preme bench, was then in the cabinet.
Sequel to Reduction in Duties.
From the same collection of arch
ives the following gloomy prophecy
by Secretary Shaw was dug up:
NO political party within the last
fifty years has ever revised the tariff
downward and carried the next ciec-
ton. The republican party tried it
in 1883, and Mr.. Cleveland was elected
in 1884. The democratic parry tried
it in 1887. and the republican party
elected the president and congress II
1885, The republican party attempted
to lower the tariff October 1, 1890. and
a congress democratic by 142 majority
was elected thirty days thereafter. The
democratic party contaminated revis-
ion in August 1894. and seventy days
thereafter a congress was elected re-
publican by 81 mapjority.
Il desire to throw out a note Of
warning to my friends in the agricult-
ural states. Bear this in mind-that
there are several times as many people
demanding cheaper food as are de-
handing a reduction of the tariff on
any manufactured article. No one
state can revise the tariff in the inter-
est of that state only. There are To-
calities willing to sacrifice every sug-
gestion of protection which the Ding
ley law affords Dakota, in the open
ana avowed hope that by SO doing aG-
ditional markets may be obtained fo.
their own products. 1t is fortunate
therefore that no one state can revise
the tariff"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
DRUG DREAMS.

Queer Visions Conjured Up In the
Brains Of Daring Experimenters.
An experimenter with the Mexican
drug mescal is rewarded by many
and varied visions. Before him fit
myriads of dainty butterfly forms. glis-
tcning, iridcscent, fibrous wings of
insects. revolving vessels on whose
highly polished concave surface of
mother-of-pearl many strange and vivid
hues play. There are elaborate sweet
meats in endless and appetizing va
riety and living arabesques Of gorgeous
hues and superhuman design.
He may take up Il pen for the pur-
pose Of making notes. but will find
himself unable to use it. A pencil.
however. proves easy Of manipulation.
As he writes his paper is covered
with soft golden light. and his hands.
seen indirectly. appear bronzed, scaled,
Enthusiastically augmented and flushed
with red.
firing Of the visions. he may light
the gas, which Immediately fills the
room with 4 glorious radiance, while
wonderfully colored shadows Of red,
green and violet fit here. and there.
Generally. it is said. no feeling OF de-
preston or physical discomfort fol-
lows the dream.
A medical experimenter In Kentucky
soon after taking large dose of hash
eesh began to feel very excited; feel
ing Of inner joyousness possessed him:
all fatigue seemed banished forever,
and his mind ran riot, one bizarre idea
after another rapidly passing through
his mind. Later his brain appeared
to split IN two parts, one Of which
urged him to the performance Of comic
gestures. while the other as insistent-
" limited at Impending death and sug-
gested restraint and instant medical
advice.
While waiting for doctor he expert
enced alternate spells Of lucidity and
periods when all connections between
himself and the outside world seemed
to be severed. when q chaos Of disjoint-
ed ideas and wild reveries obsessed
him. The duration Of these latter
periods was never longer than two
minutes. but each seemed an eternity.
1t appeared hopeless task to follow
the minute hand Of his watch during
it's inanite rou0A: long before the sixty
seconds had elapsed he gave up the
stupendous task in deep despair. The
departure Of the doctor synchronized
with the return Of the feeling Of i'm.
pending death. now most horribly in
tense.
He imasined himself surrounded by
grotesQue. menacing. cruel visaged
monsters. He felt himself expanding.
dllating. Aissoaving into space, a he
ascended steep precipiees, covered
with Brobdignasian creatures some
what like h1ar1s. overhanging e0or.
NOUS abysses, the while he was over
whelmed by herrible. ren01ng. un-
utterable despair.-Defroit News-Trib-
une.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
MINISTER A TRAMP
Preacher, Who Formerly Had
Charges in Indiana Tells
Sad Story.
JUST OUT OF woRkHoUsE

St. Louis, Mo-, July 31.-Detective
Doherty and O'Brien stationed at
Kings highway and McPrehson avenue
to watch for daylight housebreakers
saw a figure clad in soldiers coat
dilapidated trousers. shoes and hat,
slouching along the walk early today.
Questioned as to his business he re-
piled:
I'm minister
At central station the police made
this entry. Mark Mitchell, %. sus-
pected deserter from army"
Mitchell told his story to assistant
chief of Detectives Mccarthy.
81 spent two years at Lowell college
in Louisville, KY. studying for the
ministry" he said, although not or
dained, I was authorized to take
charge of circuit in Indiana. My
stand was at Nabb, Ind, and I made
several towns near there. l prospered
for time then gave up the work and
went to Chicago. Want and hunger
charged in 1905 for physical disability.
Three months ago came here.
wanted to get enough money to go
back to Lowell and finish my studies.
l went out to Pine Lawn one day
looking for work. Three women there
said disturbed their peace and l was
arrested. They sent me to the rock
pile. and I have been there ever since,
for 81 days. These old toys they gave
me when I got out.
Il was walking back to the city
when these officers stopped me. All /
want is a chance to work to get back
to Lowell.
81 never have touched liquor or
drugs. It's just pure starvation that
makes me SO thin. ate hardly any
thing while was on the rock pile"
Mccarthy promised to help the min
lister regain his prestige and work to
continue his studies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
He 10 So Stupid That He Can 4s
Taught Any Habit.


He 10 So Stupid That He Can BE
Taught Any Habit.
The.e have been on exhibition at
various times horses that are appar-
emily prcdigies of mathematical insight
that can do anything with numbers
that the trainer can do. Yet we alb
solutely know that no animal can so
much as count at all. Furthermore. 1t
is always the horse that performs
these marvels. though the horse is the
most utterly stupid Of all the dumb
creatures that man has made his
friends.
That is precisely why the horse Is
always taken to be made into an arith-
metician. He is so stupid that he can
be taught anything-any habit, that Is
and. having no mind to be taken up
with his own affairs. can be relied on
to do exactly as he is told.
AL these arithmetical fakes, what
ever their details, are worked in essen
tally the same way. The horse IL
taught. by endless repetitions. some
mechanical habit. A given signal. and
he begins to paw the floor. Another
signal. and he-stops. Press the proper
button. and he takes q sponge and
rubs 1t over a certain spot on q black
board or picks mp card lying In q
certain position. That is all he does
The meaning Of the act exists for the
spectator only. The pawings count
the answer to q problem in addition,
the card bears 1he reply to q question.
but the horse does not know It. He
merely follows q blind habit, Just rs
he VIII stap when you say "Whoar'
though yen interpolate the word into
your recitation OF the Declaration Of
Independence.-McC Magazine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
Famous Civil War Snapshots
er Had an Exciting Rec
ord IN Service.
LOST AN ARM IN BATTLE
HI PARTICIPATED IN MANY EN-
oAoEMENTs, SERVING UNDER
SERBIAN. AND RETIRED WITH
RANK CAPTAIN.

Washington, July 31.-The late Mai.
Richard w. Tyler, whose death occur
red in this city had many narrow es-
capes while serving with Berdan's
sharpshooters in the civil war.
He was twice severely wounded, los
ing one arm. His career as soldier
a. shown by the records.was brilliant
ana marked by many deeds of daring
At the battle Of Malvern Hill. with
twenty picked sharpshooters, Maj.
Tyler made daring reconnaissance
toward the confederate lines and dis
covered that the men in gray were
massing on the left of the Union ar
my. He sent word to Gen. Mcclellan.
Heavy fire Of artillery and from the
gunboats in the James river was OPP
ened upon the confederates. causing
them to abandon their flank move
ment.
On another occasion. at the battle
Of North Anna. he had placed his
knapsack against tree for few
moments, when the confederates OPP
ened q hot artillery and musketry
fire on that locality. where several
general officers were congregated.
The officers got away in safety. A
confederate shell hit Tyler's KNAPP
sack. tearing 1t into shreds.
When he returned to the spot few
moments later he was unable to ind
any of the daguerreotypes of his low
ed ones or the letters from home.
They had all been blown into bits.
sharpshooters Capture Regiment.
According to Col. John McElroy. the
biggest achievement of Berdan's
sharpshooters was their capture OF the
23rd Georgia regiment at Chancellors-
Vile.
At the beginning Of their service
the sharpshooters wore green uni
forms and were armed with telescope
rifles. The total enrolment of the
regiment, Col. McElroy says. was L.
1872. The loss in killed was 153. or
1O.9 per cent. with q toal casualty list
Of 546, or nearly onerhalf the regi-
ment.
While Gen. Longstreet was forming
large column Of attack on the Sec
ond day At Gettysburg. and carefully
screening his men behind mass Of
woods, having about $4,000 men, in
tending to crush the Union lett and
roll up their lines. Col. Berdan. with
tho regiment Of which Mai. Tyler was
q member. supported by the 3rd
Maine. made q reconnaissance against
Longstreet's men and attacked the
confederate forces.
This attack by the sharpshooters
caused the delay in the confederate
advance for which Longstreet was
blamed by Gen. Lee and many south
ern writer's.
AZ DEVILS Den.
After this reconnaissance Berdan's
men fell back to Little Round Top and
did effective service In holding down
the confederate sharpshooters in Dew
IFS Den who had killed Gen. Strong
Vincent, Gen. O'Rourke. Capt. Haslet
and wounded Gen. Warren.
Col. Berdan was the inventor of the
Berdan rifle. Before the civil war he
spent much time at the courts of Eu.
rope introducing his rifle. He was Sc
verely wounded and brevetted major
general.
A character Of his regiment was
California Joe," frontiersman and
dead shot. who distinguished himself
by picking off confederate gunnera
ana silencing the guns.
3 ~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01

Commencing Sunday, August list
Eighth Street Cars win arrive ut Sth
and Main streets z minutes earlier
than heretofore. This includes ak
runs on Sth street lines. Patrons b<
governed accordingly. 31-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01
Poetic Lioooae

Sporting EdltG-JOt what Do 200
undsrstznd by the term poetic n
censeT Literary Editsr Broadly
speaking. It b that singular provision
In tie ceostttutien of the universe m
der vtAch Deeta1 are .pexnitted 10 az
6t-C1lcAeo nDone.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

personnel of the commission is worth
while. In view of the wide publicity
given to the Des Moines plan, inquiry
naturally arises as to the men chosen
to carry 1t out. Are they representa-
tive citizens? Do they all come from
the same ward? In short, what are
their characters?
In the first place it should be noted
that Des Moines retains the old name,
city council" to designate its new
commission of five. The mayor com.
missioner, who has charge Of the de-
partment of public affairs and general
supervision Of the needs of the city
is A. J. Mathis, former police judge
and Democrat. who was not particu-
larry favorable to the new plan at the
outset. The superintendent of ac-
counts and finances is Charles w.
Schramm, previously city assessor. In
his department John w. Hawk, the
auditor. was assistant auditor for
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

Figures compiled by the United
States engineers office at Rock Island
disclose the fact that during 1908 traf-
fic on the upper Mississippi from st.
Paul to the mouth of the Missouri
amounted in value to $33, 295,531. OF
the grand total $26,563,s75 was purely
mercantile, the remainder being logs,
RATED lumber and government sup
plies. Almost 100000 tons Of miscel-
laneous freight was handled for the
merchants along the great waterway.
One steamboat company alone (the
Diamond JOY did business of ST.
$4,000 exclusive OF the large capital
involved in handling 28,798 passengers.
These figures are both trustworthy and
Illuminating. They show that there
is still transportation industry wor-
thy Of consideration even on the
upper reache. of the great river in its
present unimproved condition. With
a six foot channel the volume of traf
fic would be multiplied many times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
SPEAKER cANNoN,s VIEWS.


speaker Cannon Is quoted as saving
tnat the tariff bill when comnleted
VIII be as nearly perfect as could be
made by men. The following char
acteristic bit OF comment is credited
to him: 7
iaking into account the multitud-
nous interests of the people scatter
ca over our great area, l believe the
legislative body, representing constit-
uencies reaching from ocean to ocean.
VIII enact a tariff bill which will be
as near as practicable what the Re-
publican platform pledges. That the
measure will be perfect, man would
be an ass to say. Perfection is with
God only"
Mr.. Cannon conceded that all tariff
Legislation is compromise, but he
denied that 1t is a bargain between
members. 1T is not deal, he said.
1T is not log-rolling. It is the re-
suit of an effort to reach a standard
that will be satisfactory to all peo-
pie and which will best promote their
prosperity" He said in the same
connection that 1t is not designed sole
" in the interests of the producer,
for there is no man or set Of meA
who are merely producers. Every per-
son in the United States is a consum-
er and at the same time every per-
son in the United States Is a pro-
Queer" Mr.. Cannon further pointed
out that the victory OF the regular Re
publicans in the rules contest was the
only thing which made early passage
of a tariff bill possible.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
improvement All Around.

H. T. Blackburn, cashier Of the Iowa
National bank, corroborated this opin-
ion, declared tae plan had worked
well, and that merchants favored it as
great improvement over the old gov
eminent. He, too, emphasized the
better condition Of the streets and adj
ded: There is a clear cut division
Of the municipal work and officials
take an interest in their duties" F
u. Camp, secretary and manager of
the Brown-Hurley Hardware company,
spoke strongly of the value of better
street conditions in the business sec
ton. THE new method he said,
makes it possible to locate resp onsi-
bility at the city hall for any act or
failure of the city government, and
there is every reason to believe that
the plan will be continued"
A large property owner pointed out
the superiority of this new system
over the old Formerly" ne said, sit
was frequently impossible to find any
one at the city hall; the council, being
practically unpaid, gave little or no
time to the city's business, meeting
nights after their own business was
finished. Men should be paid to de-
vote their whole time to the work of
the city; this brings responsibility and
gives good results"
Editor William Hale of the Des
Moines News, and Professor McNaul
of Des Monies college spoke enthus-
iastically of the improvement tie
methods have brought about. Isaac
Friedrich, large retail clothing mer-
chant, spoke warmly of the good eff
fects of having paid commissioners in
the increased promptness Of attention
to business and the general improve
ment, and T. J. Williams of the VIII
liams Buggy company called attention
to the fact that some of the commits
sioners had held office under the old
government, and pointed out that now
the same men are enabled to do better
work.
Worth Considering.
A moments consideration OF the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

while 1t is not fashionable to praise
the people who prepare canned foods
and are called the horrible corpora
tons, the beef and pork which the
horrible corporations furnished I'm
Gle Sans sailors at that time was
good. They gave good stores. he
said, and though the goods were taken
aboard at Hampton Roads, the last
ration, eaten at San Francisco was as
good as the first eaten before we
reached Trinidad
Although Fighting Bob, had a lit
tie fun at President Roosevelt's ex.
pense, his remarks showed that as a
President he thinks Roosevelt was all
right. The admiral admitted, how.
ever, that he was glad when the final
adieu had been said. and when, after
twenty-one guns had been fired as q
salute to the President, he found him
self alone with the fleet Of which he
was the commander-in-chief "free
from all Presidents. from all exposi
tons, free to make the cruise unmo
Tested, on the broad ocean where we
belonged
When the fleet reached Los Angeles
Evans said thatsalI felt that they
We're back in Gods country again
The unique welcome given the fleet at
Los Angeles was Of character never
attempted in the past and perhaps
never to be rivaled in the future, &C.
cording to Admiral Evans. At last the
Golden Gate was reached and his part
OF the trip with the feet was ended.
AS they passed through the streets Of
San Francisco the cheering was SO
long and loud that he thought his ear
drums would burst. The people felt
ior the first time that they were a
part OF the United States.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
RURAL FREE DELIVERY SERVICE

In some way or other the report
gained circulation and credence that
the postoffice department would re-
quire rural route patrons to buy in the
aggregate fifty cents worth of stamps
a day in order to have their route CON
tinued. Postmaster General Hitchcock
has taken notice of the report to say
that no such order has been issued,
nor have any instructions or state
ments been given out by the depart
ment that could be construed into such
a ruling.
1t is believed that this report in re-
gard to purchase of stamps by rural
route patrons may have grown out Of
a recent action of the postoffice de-
partment in regard to rural route
that had not been patronized suf-
ficiently. The postmaster, as is usual
in such cases, was advised that unless
the patronage on the route increased
and there was more extended use of
the mails by the patrons the route
would be put on tri-weekly basis or
discontinued, but the department is
sued no order in regard to the amount
of stamps to be purchased by rural
route patrons.
Postmaster General Hitchcock sug.
gests that it is barely possible that
the erroneous statement may have
originated in this way: Owing tc
hardships and delays to rural carriers
occasioned by patrons placing loose
coin in mail boxes for postage wher
desiring to dispatch mail postmasters
are directed by the department tt
urge upon patrons the desirability o
providing a supply Of stamps in ad
vance of their needs. But there |,
nothing contained in these directions
to warrant the statement that patrons
must buy an aggregate of so cents
worth of stamps day to secure a con
tinuance of their route.
Speaking of the rural free deliver,
service, it is of interest to note tina
there are now in operation in thu
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

The esteemed Springfield Register.
which is nothing 4 not orthodox relig-
iously, though hopelessly heterodox
politically, holds that when preachers
undertake to preach on the "unknow-
able" translucent altruism," the
occult" and themes of like char
acter, and neglect the .unsearchable
riches of the gospel the man who
does not want to go to church anyhow,
has an extr- tnduccment to stay at
home.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18
NOTES AND COMMENT.
About 1000 women have been ad-
mitted to the bar in the United States.

About 1000 women have been adj
mitted to the bar in the United States.
The Sioux City Journal notes that
insurgency also makes strange bed
fellows. Imagine Du Pont banking
with Bristow."
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er has noticed that the man who bor-
rows trouble never stops to inquire
about the rate of interest.
The Detroit Evening News accuses
the ex-president Of shooting "rhin-
oceri." The Chicago Tribune declares
that this is worse than nature taking.
BY persistent and energetic work
men are recovering lost rights. A
Virginia court holds that a woman
who breaks an engagement must re-
turn the ring.
Colonel Roosevelt made a speech at
mission school, perhaps in ex.
change for some information from the
pupils as to where he might find q
brace of hippopottami," suggests the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
"The senators are more excited
over the tariff than the rest of the
country says the Burlington Hawk
Eve. 1.-THE senators are chiefly con
cerned about rates; the country is
more solicitous as to the date"
The Spirit Lake Beacon says that
when Hiram G. Wheeler sold his Iowa
farm to invest in Texas he made g
mighty bad change. The Iowa farm
err. big or little, who concludes to sci
out and improve his fortunes in Texas
or anywhere else" the Beacon adds
usually has mighty poor hunch."
This worlds most powerful search
light is now part of the equipment o.
| the Connecticut OF the United States
navy. The great mirror is five fee
| in diameter and was made for the gov
eminent in Germany. The searchlight
will throw such a powerful beam o
light that it will be able to detect {
submarine or topedo boat at a distance
of ten miles.
1t was at one time forbidden t.
bring typewriters into Turkey for feal
the young Turks should use the ma
chimes to manifold and disseminate
manifestoes, which not being in hand
writing would not disclose their auth
orship. Once parcel or hymnbook'
was summarily confiseated by Turk
ish officials because they included
"Shall We gather at the riverl" AMI
4 this was officially construed as an in
i vitatibn to rebellion.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-18

A correspondent wants to know If a
blind tiger can change its stripes or
dark brown taste its hue. The in
quiry is respectfully referred to Alex
Miller. He is Democrat and ought
to know.