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The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

collar sometimes i introduced shows
glimpses of the band Of ribbons pass
ing beneath; and, again, these EN-.
3broidered canvas collars are in vari-
GUS instances pierced with wide but
tonholes in front, and. tied with the
ribbons, which, as before, are arranged
in the fashion of rosettes. a.. = y =. j
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Trvino to Make 1t a Go.

Out in California, where they
sprinkle the streets with oil, one da.'
a man said to boy:
"Where does that street go to, my
boy?"
ut don't go at all; it stays right
where it is," replied the smart young
ster.
"Well," replied the man, after re-
flection, they're trying to make it &c
somewhere, guess; they're ,oilins
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Unsuspected Virtues.

Unsuspected Virtues.
"Well, you married a wealthy wom-
an. Is she the treasure you hoped
for?' e,
Cant say she is. r: She won give
me any of her money!
"Then, by George, she is treasure!
She not only has money but common
sense, too."
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
An Abiding Faith.

'I don't see why there should be any
difficulty about settling these life in
surance complications remarked the
patient looking man.
"The subject has commanded the
attention of some of our most eminent
men,"
Eyes; but they ought to send for the
agent who got me to take out my pol
lev. There isn't anything that man
couldn't explain"
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Saying Her Evening Prayer.

Saying Her Evening Prayer.
Little pet (on her knees before re-
tiring) may pray for rain ?
Mamma-Y-e-s, if you want to; but
why?
Little pet-Susie Stuckup didn't in
vite me to her picnic-(New York
Weekly.)
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Ought to Be Ashamed.

OugHt 20 Sc Ashamed.
Invalid (Weakly)-Three hundred
and fifty, en-? Isn't the bill rather
high?
Doctor-That's my regular charge.
Invalid-Well l don't blame YOU for
getting all you can, doctor, but I hate
to see a fellow jump on man when
he's down. '>
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Gone Hence.

Gone Hence.
Foreman-"Where's tn new dago
that was throwin' out tn dynamite
cartridges?"
Tarrier-'I dunno"
Foreman-"Why, he was here less
thin foive minutes ago.
Tarrier-"That was before the ex-
plosi0n, though, wasn't it,
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Reason Enouqh.

RedSon Enough.
Mrs. Chellus-"Yes, Mrs. Dowd is a
dear SOUL"
Mr.. Chellus-"I often wonder why it
is that all you women seem to like her
so much"
Mrs. Chellus-"Well, she always
wears such plain gowns and bonnets.
She never has anything to make US
enyious"
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
MiQht Be Either.

Managing Editor-"You should
make your headlines tell the story
more definitely"
Telegraph Editor-"What's the mat
ter?"
Managing Editor-"Why, here's a
story headed Another Rear-End Col
lision." Now, how is any one to know
whether that's a subway accident or
merely defeat of the Russian army
in Manchuria %
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
New Fad Is 'kerchief Ruffle.

If girl is making fancy white
petticoat to wear with transparent
skirts she can not have a prettier
rutf1e on it than one made Of handker-
chiefs.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
They Were Carriage Folks.

They Were Carriage Folks.
81 hear your husband was at deaths
door," began Mrs. Cooley.
Pardon me, no." interrupted Mrs.
Nuritch, naughty, F'the porte-co-
chere."
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
In Society.

N Society.
Flows your boy gittin' along in the
city?'
"Jist medium"
"But your wife told my wife that
he moves. in the best society, an
drives aroun' in a kerridge with the
'ristocrats." ~,
"Well, I reckon that's the truth
He's actin in the capacity O coach
man fer one of EN-: m:-Detrolt tribune.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Camping Delights.

"well, old man, it is getting around
camping season again"
II thought So"
, what gave you the idea?"
cWhy, am just getting rid of the
stings and scars I got last year."
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
lonqfelloW's Meaninn

IoHgIe1loWs Meaninq.
- Now, Willie, want to
see If you can remember that little
verse recited to you yesterday. Come,
now: Lives OF great men all re-
mind us'-what's the rest?"
Willie-"I don't just remember the
words, but I think know wat they
meant" =
Teacher-"Well? They remind
us"
Willie-''That we kin 20 to the sea.
shore an play in the sand all the
time'' 49,,
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Sure sion He Was Not Wanted.

Sure Sign he Was N0e "d"1eo'
Nordy-What's the matter, old
man?
Butts-1t's all off. My girl doesn't
care for me.
Nordy-Oh, shucks, you just imag-
inc that.
Butts-No, I don't. went into the
parlor unexpectedly last Sunday even
ing and found her setting the clock an
hour ahead.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Brilliant Percy.

Fred-And what is Percy Sapp do
ing now?
Jack-sprinkling gasoline on the
love letters to give the girl an i'm
preston that he owD1 an automobile:
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His Enviable Position.

His Enviable Position. :
Are you in any way related to the
nobility, Mr.. Goldwaller?" inquired
the reporter.
'Nope!" replied the rectangular but
eminently astute old millionaire.
"You see, all my children are boys p
Puck.
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The Way We See It.

The Way We See It.
i don't think you should growl now
you've lived your life and had your
day." .% u.
Yes, know; but it does look as If
Providence might throw in a few ex-
ira days-sjusts for good measured
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He Could Beat. IL,

First Collector-"Yes, sir; + have
some of the ink that the declaration Of
independence was signed WITH
Second Collector-."Oh, that is moth
ing. In my garden grows the cherry
tree that Washington : cut down.
Puck. * :; r.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

with an edging to match. This lace is
a shade lighter than the broh Of the
linen. The skirt is new design, or.
namented only with stitching. This
would be charming in almost any Of
the colored linens. or in; white, with
,a lace to mate ss s s:I. b
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It Would Seem So.

keporter@"Was your mother-in-law
going upstairs Or coming downstairs
when she fell?'', *%& sS- & 1... 8
Bereaved Man! Il Looks to 1 ne IKE
she was coming down, in a big hurry, {,
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
Sure Of Himself.

Sure Of Himself.
YES. said the conceited~ chump,
I'm going to the reception. believe
the beautiful Miss swellman is to be
there"
surely, you don't expect her to
speak to you?"
why not? What's the matter? Is
she bashful?"
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

Not for Him.
"Jigsby wants comedy part" said
the first member of the amateur thea
trical club. 'He thinks he'd be sue
cess as comedian"
"Nonsense!" replied the other;
why, everybody would laugh at him."
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09

SpitefuI.
'Patieno>-"How does the engage
ment ring fit?"
Patrice-''Lovely. But why shouldn't
it? He bought it for me-
"Yes, L know he got it from the
last girl he was engaged to, for you"
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-09
H.
A Professional View.

"Mr. Bliggins is good.hearted
man. :* III; ,.u7. ~ e..
Perhaps answered the physician,
''brt he won't be very long, unless he
quits going in 50 strong for athletics"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Ice Cream for Sunday Deliveries made till 1 p. m Mothers Home-Made Ice Cream 50c half and $l gallon. Just like what your mother used to make
 HILLSIDE DAIRY co. Both phones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

MT. Morgan when he returns from Europe in few weeks This week Miss Rhett will go to the country estate near West Point, to put it in order.
 On July 19 she has arranged to sail for Europe to see what is required in the London house and also to take a vaca- tion
 Miss Rhett is said to be a relative of Mrs. Morgan. She is a descendant of the old Rhett family of South Carolina, mem- bers of which have long been socially prominent in Charleston. She is a tall, large, distinguished-lookin woman like Mrs. Morgan and Miss Annie ltorgan. Mrs. Morgan is reported to have a dislike for little women. She will not have them around her. All female servants in Nor gan houses are of ample proportions.
 Miss Rhett has a positive manner and decided executive ability. She is quick to make up her mind as to what she wants, to ascertain what MT. Morgan and the members of the household want and to see that they get it.
 Like all women secretaries, trusted with important responsibilities by great men, she is reticent to an extreme degree. She is harder to approach than Morgan him self. She never talks about his affairs even to intimate friends associated with her ir charitable affairs in St. Georges parish.
 Mir Morgan is interested in many church charities in which his name does not ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Petues-S lIst one place ana tnen the other. Every department has his closest attention The remaining pict- ure shows our battery of Mange machines and the wash room Where all the heavy flat work is washed and ironed Various other views of this laundry could be shown such our office and checking room where the system is so per rect mat an error in delivery next to impossible As to the building ltseltprobaby in the South devoted to sem-eommercial purpose is substantially built Mr. otaffords knowledge of aundry needs and Mr. McDon- ad o building construction makes it nearly perfect NH construction marks its build throughout
 We bring this advertisement to close by asking vou personally to favor with visit You will be impressed With the uP-todateness of the whole plant
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ment as to dramatic conditions in the United States. is reported to have said, l .rhe great, big American tragedy is coming; it is in the air"
 One wishes he had said comedy in- stead of tragedy, because life in America is not tragic in the true meaning of the adjective and because the sparkling waters of comedy are needed to cool the flame of our excited industrialism. But, be it tragic or comic in its keynote, the great, big American play has drawn nearer actualization this season 1 than ever before-not in any work to be singled out. but in general dramatic cul- ture, and the specialization of types. "When the true poet comes, we shall know him. unless Richard Watson Glider is mistaken When the author of the great big American play enters. we shall know him also. Within a week a brilliantly successful American play wright-himself an actor of international standing-has remarked that the coming man will not be an immigrant.
 ''Whatever else he may be, said the author-actor in question, "he will be na- tive to these confines Whatever skies arched above his parents in their youth, German. British, Italian, French, Norwe- gian or Russian, he will be able to say of America, This Is mine own, my na- tive land Heredlty is something, train ing is more. circumstances are most or all And the chief circumstance is the fact of birth. It Is impossible for man , to divest himself of the consciousness of his territorial origin. Only child Of American soil can produce the great big American play"
 That is worthy of some reflection. De- scent Is not so important as domicil ein the evolution of patriotism. Whether the principle extends to creative work in lit- erature in a community so thoroughly cosmopolitan as ours is rapidly becoming may be doubted. But the great, big American play would be a more popu- lar production. other things being equal should it come from the pen of one born to the American manor as well as trained to the American manner.
 As matters stand there is no monopoly and the Irish-Amercan immigrant may get as close possibly to the eternal vari- cities on this continent as the scion of May1ower stock The former sees through American spectacles: the latter through American eyes. It Is a question of soul and intellect.
 But that the great, big American play-form some genius who sees through American eyes or spectacles-is in the air as Daniel Frohman asserts. we may infer fairly from the universal feeling. Tn the air" be 1t observed is some thing very different from being in the clouds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
MExlco's PRESIDENT.
For Forty Years Daz Has Led Life
 of Intense Activity

Mexican Correspondence of Leslie's
 Weekly.
 The President of Mexico does not look like his pictures. His is handsome face with the strong, fixed lines of ma tured character. The jaw is square, the chin prominent and even, suggesting strength and firmness without brutality The eyes are brown, but not dark, glossy and shifting like those of many of the Latin race. They are eyes that look into yours steadily. expressing kind ness, sympathy and understanding. They seemed, too. to convey an expression of generosity and fairness. so that the in- clnation at once is to abandon reserve and to speak directly and frankly.
 President Diaz wore q sack suit of mixed goods and black silk or satin tie with a small pearl pin. Nowhere was there the slightest suggestion of his of- flee or rank In Mexico, where the frock coat and high hat are much worn by lawyers, and even bankers or other busi- ness men, this simplicity of the Presi- dents dress was particularly surprising. It was in contrast, too, to the formality of the three ante-ehambers and the sup pressed excitement If the visitors who waited outside
 At we sat in a triangle, in sociable proximity, l had an opportunity to study the general further. His hair and mus tache are iron gray His skin Is dark. but not extremely so. His head is held erect, his shoulders are square his chest Is broad and deep. His height is I be- iieVe, five feet eight inches His body Is sturdy and rugged. He Is alert, vigor- ous, normal The biographical records show that General Diaz is halfway be- tween seventy-four and seventy-five years old, but in his face and bearing l could not detect the hint of age.
 me vitality of this man Is marvellous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

pear. Miss Rhett looks after all these de- tails for him. Persons who have seen her occasionally in MT. Morgans box at the opera and in his church pew have always taken her to be a resident member of the family.
 As a matter of fact. she is not in the least treated like an employe. With the exception of breakfast she is nearly al ways to be found at the Morgan table, but at her own suggestion she does not live Tn the Morgan house. She feels more independent in bachelor apartments of her own, where she can do as she pleases once in awhile.
 She rents a suite in the fashionable Santa Anita apartment Thirtyfourtn street and Park avenue, not far from the Morgan home. Here she lives with maid and stenographcr. She leaves her apart ments promptly at 9 o'clock in the morn ing and does not usuall return until long after the dinner hour in the evening. She is running around town all day on MT. Morgans business or that of other mem- bers of the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
SMART GIRL,
Who Looks After Morgan Household,
 Gets $1o,ooo Year.

Prom the New York Correspondent of
 the Chicago Tribune.
 The renovation or J. Pierpont Morgan's house. at Madison avenue and Thirty sixth street during the absence of the family in Europe, has brought to the sur face Miss Florence Mason Rhett, house. hold secretary of the great financier, and one of the highest salaried as well as hardest working women in the United States.
 Those who ought to know say her sal 1ary is GOO a year, the same as H. H. Rogers. the Standard Oil magnate, pays to Miss Katherine Harrison. and 5000 a year more than Helen Gould is said to pay Miss Elizabeth Altman. Hiss Rhett has been in MT. Morgans employ six years, but has hitherto managed to escape publicity.
 She relieves Mrs. Morgan. who dslkes household responsibility, of the care of the magnificent homes in New York West Point and London. Her word is absolute in each establishment. She engages and discharges servants and purchases all supplies She is not restricted as to ex- penses
 The New York house is all ready for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
Propertx Mans Troubles.

From an address by F. R. Benson in
 London.
 The company was playing Romeo and Juliet" the other day and in the balcony scene a cannon went off He sent for the property man. who explained that it was a cannon which should have gone off in the performance of Henry VI two days before. He spoke to that property man more in sorrow than in anger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
THE WHITE SWAN se
4 Cleaning House Where Modern M,thDds Are.

from the very moment your bundle is entrusted to the care ot a White Swan driver until he returns it you spoe ssly clean it handled through system establish ed from years of practical laundry experience No one could, after visiting this plant fail to realize that at last laundry work has been brought down CD to an exact science
 The whole object of this advertisement is merely to show you few views of the home of the White Swan and give short synopsis of its appointments.
 The view in the upper left hand corner shows the front of our home. This whole front is of glazed brick White and smooth polished china in the top center one notices large White Swan done in bas relief reproduc ton o our trademark The picture to the right top shows corner ot our Sarchng drying and ironing Here one finds the most modern ideas in laundry machinery being operated under the of expert laundry men, who appreciate modernity in machinery and know how to get the very best results from its You will notice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
Notice.

We. the undersigned. have sold all our interest and good will in the Magic City Coal company to J. R. Frances & Son. We take this method of thanking our pa- irons and friends for the kind patronage they have extended to us and hope they will continue the same with our suc- cessors. All persons indebted to us will find their accounts at the office of the Magic City Coal company Please call and settle with Mir Frances or my son.
 EARNEST F. GAINES,
 S. J. GAINES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Ice Cream for Sunday. De- liveries made until l p. m. Mother home made ice cream soc half and $l gallon just like what your mother used to make.
 Hillside Dairy Co. Both Phones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
HORSE SALE

We will sell at auction a car load of horses. consisting of saddlers; roadsters and good business horses, June 6. at Ala. Livery Co.'S stable I7l7 2nd ave. Letson & Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
Both phones
"Nulcan.U

With our new tackle we solicit the most difficult work in our line.
 HERMITAGE OF COURSE,
 219 N 20tn st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

For forty years he led a life of intense activity. He has suffered fever and fam inc; his physical resources have many times been strained to the utmost; his body Is covered with the scars of many desperate wounds. Yet l would have said that he is not yet sixty. The cop per in his skin the breadth between his cheek-bones, the lofty bearing of his head, suggest the Indian blood that Is in him. Yet there was little of what think we in America would call the foreign look" While his manner was kindly, cordial, genuine. the President inspired supreme respect One could not avoid the impression that here was } latent power which when aroused would have the terror of thunder. The voice, too, emphatieally affirmed this sugges- ton. If is deep. round, copious and meo- dious--a voice that comes without effort having a full reserve. In this man one recognized leader of men from the sheer force of his personality. You said to yourself Here Is a man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Standard Classic Vocal Music Felios l5c Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only.
 Williams Music House
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-30

a cent less than 5000 On his head was
an expensive sealslSin emp. and sealskir
gauntlets made paws Of his hands. The
machine, attracting no particular atten
ton from the farmers grouped on the
platform, swept up to the siding or
which the train stood, stopped. and the
man sprung out. When he came into
the steaming hot car be pulled of bis
fur coat, exhibiting q quilted silk lin
Ing, and stood revealed In striped white
and blue overalls and jumper. He had
come ten miles, right from his barn, in
q $1,000 auto car, with a 5000 fur coat
over a $3.50 suit Of oyeralls, to find out
II the young professor could tell him
something about seed corn he did not
know. That man eight years ago was
a forester in Bohemia His farm is but
a few miles from one Of the several do
mains owned By Uncle Joe Cannon in
that section
The lectures which these 50 called
corn sharps' are delivering to farm
ers are models of their kind. Into thirs
ty minutes a speaker crowds the re.
suits Of many years Of experiments and
successes. These professors for the
time become Calling guns whose mis-.
siles are new facts based upon proved
results.
On this series Of trips the seed corn
special has to do solely with the mat
ter Of selecting seed corn for next
springs planting. Later, however, a
special is to 90 into the senaiarid belt
Of some of the western states There
the farmers, who are fighting nature
herself in their efforts to grow crops
where water is so precious that it is
measured out III quarter inches. will be
shown the wonders of soil incubation.
Bacteria which breed nitrogen will be
carried along for distribution bacteria
which are done up in packages and
are SO maryelously reproductive that
a handful OF the dried up germs is
enough to vaccinate a ten acre field.
And with these bacteria, these nitro
gen producing organisms which double
and treble the yield of alfalfa and
clover, win grow new varieties of
wheat and oats that need SO little water
that they flourish in sandy WASTES and
thrive IN almost totally arid regions
1t is the firm belief OF Industrial Com
missioner Manss and the agricultural
department Of the University Of Ne
braska that in few years the semi
arid western plains will be numbered
among the most productive territories
OF the United States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-30
GRAND UNION HOTEL
OPPOSITE GRAND CENTRAL STATION
New YORK
BAGGAGE 70 AND From STATION FREE.
Rooms FRQH loo PER DAY Up
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Corrected to January i, 1905.
Passenger Trains leave Barre as follows

passenger Trains leave Barre as follows;
1901 Midnight Daily Boston Springfield
and New York night express. Sleeping
cars Montpelier junction to Boston and
Springfield. Saturday night train has nc
connection for New York; Connects AZ
Montpelier with train leaving at $50 a. m
for Montreal and the West
1886 q. Week days only. Connects at Mont
pelier junction with mail train for Bos-
ton, Springfield and New York, also with
local train northbound for Burlington
Rutland, Richford and Montreal
/ 55 a. m.--Week days only Boston, Spring
field. New York and New London fast ex-
press. Buffet parlOr car Montpelier juno
tion TO ttOston. Parlor car MONTPELIER
Junction 70 Springfield.
I.2o p m.-Week days only. For Williams
town.
$40 m.-Week days only. Mail train for
burlington, St Aibans, Cambridge juno
tion. Ogdensburg, Richford and Montreal.
z.S0 .. m.-Week days only. For Williams
town.
$50 .. m.--Week days only. Montreal and
Chicago fast express, Connects at Bur-
lington with local train for RutlaHd
Connects at Montpelier Junction with
local train southb0und for White River
Junction and intermediate stations,
Trains reach Montpelier about 20 minutes
after leaving Barre.
g. @. JONES, J. Il. BENTLEY,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
J. o. ADAMS, Agent, Barre vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-30

Area of the United States.
The area Of the United States in 1906
was S2T. S44 square miles. From lS6t
to the present it has been 3,025.6 900.