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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-12-13
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Master Josko Ssigcti Is tho mort re-
cent boy prodigy who has been excit-
ing tho wonder and admiration OF the
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-12-13

The humble structure in the picture the first the
Iucfhd
Tapping Reeve was in existence for half century and in that time
pupils
pupils sixteen fifty representatives.
hvo cabne. officials and presidents
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

Morris X. Jesup, the phllantropist
took him up at that time. Mr.. Jesup
gave him $500 to help him In the fight
and $3.50 to reimburse him for ais ex-
penditures already made.
Since that time Mr.. Jesup has taken
deep interest in the Comstock cru
sades and has given his money free
ly. A meeting was held at Mr.. Jesup's
house in 1873 by prominent citizens.
the New York Society for the Sup
preston of Vice was formed and MIR.
Comstcek was engaged as its agent at
a regular salary.
A determined attack on the pub
fishers and vendors OF obscene litera-
ture and pictures was at once begun,
and at fitting time, for never had
there been so many and such brazen
violations Of the laws of the land and
deeency as at that time. Advertise
ments were boldly printed in the pa
pers and thousands of circulars were
distributed by the dealers, many of the
circulars being placed in the hands of
children as they left school. An in
effective law was passed in 1872
against the use of the mails for i'm
moral purposes, but it accomplished
nothing, and Mr.. Comstock endeavored
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
Briefs from Everywhere.

Marconi wheat is becoming staple
product Of the dryest parts of Colorado.
The only "newsboys" in Spain are
women.
Friction matches are only half a
century old.
In parts of Honduras, mahogany Is
cheaper than pine lumber.
There are 5000 women students at
universities in Switzerland.
The farm products imported into
Great Britain aggregate 5000, 100000 a
year.
One million dollars is sent out OF
this country annually to Norway by
NorgerAmericans.
There are forty-four counties in Kan
sas without a pauper, and thirty-seven
without an inmate of the Jail.
Sir Harry Johnston, the African ex-
plorer, says there is more misery in
London than in Africa.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

aided his evidently falling strength
down the steep incline.
But the pitcher had been to the vel
once too often and even while the
cheers and words of encouragement
were sounding in his ears, the life
blood gushed from his mouth. ans
sinking heavily to the ground muir
INJURED, Hold tight, little one" and
the brave old heart suddenly ceased
its busy work.
Hes dead, the dear old fellow, saw
ing young life OF which he had never
heard" whispered one to the other
and a young minister, who, from the
first, had watched the scene with an
intense interest, bent over the body,
and detaching a Greek letter badge
from the vest, read to the sympathiz-
ing crowd, ~ r. H., Harvard. II, "
adding revently as he removed his tall
hat:
Greater love hath no man than
this"
To their credit. there were real tears
in the eyes OF these big, strong men Of
the world, as in silence they touched
glasses with the Senator to the mem
DRY of that classmate, whose soul was
still marching on. and whose heroic
death had added another star to old
Harvard's glory.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

muscles well knit, his gait springy
and would, perhaps, have decided tha
his physique did not require a very
large amount of sustenance and thai
he was ignorant of the pangs of dys
pepsia.
Speaking to no one in particular, he
remarked with peculiar drawl:
Il sometimes think l would enjoy a
job of this sort myself 1t looks com.
Portable here"
Seventeen" was known as the crack
company of the force. It's members
were all athletes and it had to it's
credit an unparalleled record Of brill
liant and impossible rescues.
AT these words of the old man, grim
smiles broke over the faces of the half
dozen men present. A young fireman,
one of the most powerful and athletic
of the entire department, replied:
why, grandpap, we have to do
things here when the bell rings. Chill
dren aren't allowed on the force"
IL know they are not, sonny, but
after all, Judge that age isn't the
only thing that counts in this game"
"I'lI tell you, grandpap," the young
fellow added with wink to his COM
panions, eff you can follow me in a
few little exercises we have here morn
ing and night, I'll resign and recon-
mend you for my place."
60 ahead, sonny, your friends can
act as judge and umpire"
The fireman walked over to the
other side of the room, took up the oak
handle OF stone breaker, grasped 1t
firmly In both hands, and with sud-
den wrench, broke 1t squarely through
the middle. Throwing the two pieces
on the floor, he remarked laconically,
but in a rather conceited tone,
There's another handle in the corner
where I got this one, but reckon you
won't care for It." q
aNo, perhaps this one will answer"
said the old man, taking up the two
short pieces and looking them over
rather curiously. With quick jerk
he broke one OF the halves and then
the other. and throwing all the pieces
on the floor draw1ed out:
@Should call that more Of trick
than trial Of muscle"
\ murmur Of establishment ran
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

tempted to ascend only to be driven
back with scorched hair and blistered
hands.
| A cry from the crowd to the right
attracted the attention of firemen and
spectators, and all held their breath,
as little old man was seen, climbing,
with the agility of a cat, the galvan-
lied waterspout on the corner of the
building. Reaching the top and grasp
ing the cornice, he rapidly worked
himself along until he was directly
over the open window. He must have
had a wonderfully correct eye, for as
he seemed to expect, his left foot
reached just to the top of the scaling
ladder below him. Placing his foot
firmly upon the slight support, he re-
leased first one hand and then the
other, sliding them along the rough
brick side of the building, as If
grasping an imaginary rope. eau
tiously lowering himself to STOPPING
position, he suddenly threw himself
inside the open window, as the ladder,
burned near the middle, fell to the
ground with crash. With scarce a
moments loss of time he reappeared
and piled several thick books upon the
window sill. Then with the child
strapped tightly upon his back, he bal
anced carefully upon these, reached
up and again grasped the cornice. The
firemen at once realized what a des-
perate plan he was about to attempt
and quickly placed another ladder just
around the corner of the building, not
yet reached by the flames. Slowly and
carefully the old man, with his pre-
cious burden clinging to his shoulders,
worked his way along the insecure
gutter, his progress at times painfully
retarded and the distance seemed
great. Wetiid ne beat the flames in
the race? Would he be able to hold
out, encountered as he was? The great
crowd below held its breath. Finally
he clutched the projection at the cor
ner and swung his feet upon the
rounds of the ladder. Long tongues
OF fire leaped from the room he had so
lately occupied and seemed to be strik-
ing at the rescuer and the rescued, In
vicious though impotent fury, but
strong and willing hands met and re-
lieved the old man Of his burden and
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

J round the room, and his young con
! testant showed no little chagrin, fol
this had been his favorite exhibition
which none of his associates had been
able to accomplish.
i The old fellow continued unconcern
eddy: Nov If 1t were a trial OF
strength, perhaps some of you younger
fellows could tire the old man out"
Then springing like a cat, he caught
with his right hand one of the rounds
of ladder by which the men climbed
to the second story, and pulled him.
self up with single arm. Lowering
himself, he repeated this Ginning
operation several times with great
rapidity, first with one arm and then
the other. Dropping to the floor he
strolled over to a pair of 100 pound
iron dumb-bells and began handling
the heavy weights as IL they were hol-
low or made Of wood, passing the bells
from hand to hand, posing them on
high without tremor, and finally lay
ing them down without even the no.
ticeable quickening of his breath.
The men looked sharply at one an
other. Not the best of them could give
such an exhibition of strength. The
sergeant was Just growing, "Old man,
who might you be, anyway" when the
alarm gong sounded, the firemen
sprang to their places and the little
old athlete was temporarily forgotten
A close observer, however, might have
noted him dart out of the door and
vanish around the corner with the
speed of trained runner.
The fire was in a lately finished
apartment house and was well under
way when the engines arrived. Lad
ders were quickly placed against the
building, and the brave firemen made |
many trips, up and down, rescuing the |
frightened occupants. Finally all the
inmates appeared to be saved and eff
forts were directed toward extinguish-
ing the fire or preventing Its spread.
Suddenly, everyone was startled by
the wild screams of child, and lit
tie girl, of not more than ten years,
whose scanty apparel gave evidence
that she had but just awakened, appear
ed at window of the top floor wiring
ing her little hands and crying In ex-
IRENE terror, as well she might, for the
fierce flames were bursting from all the |
lower floors Of the building Ladders
were set beneath her window, and
several of the more daring firemen at I
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

the Senator and his fellow Judge.
mad read stories in the great Collier,
short storJ contest Of last year anti
their eyes were almost blind, theil
brains almost too weary for consecu
tive thought and their ideas almost
too chaotic from the long continued
strain to allow an unbiased decision
when the distinguished statesman
scholar took from the table the last OF
the many thousands of manuscripts
sent In, lighted a fresh Havana, and
settled himself YEARLY in the depths
Of his big arm chair.
The sigh Of satisfaction was still
more pronounced, when, as he tore
open the envelope, he found but few
pages Of typewritten matter, scarcely
a thousand words in all, and his
Thank Heaven" was re-eoched by his
companions as they also realized that
a short half hour would complete their
weeks Of self-imposed labor.
There had been silence In the room
for several minutes, while the others
were thinking of the tumble of ideas
that would for months occupy their
minds where love and war, humor and
pathos had created a heterogeneous
mass.
Many OF the stories submitted had
been of very high order of merit
some of the very highest-and final
decision would, they realized, tax to
the utmost their ability to select.
Some had been witty and brilliant,
some able but verbose, but many, very
many, had proven tedious and trashy, |
and they each and all agreed they |
would never again care to read even
the headlines of any Short Story"
"God!" exclaimed the Senator, half |
reverently, half profanely, land so this |
was the tragic end of our dear chum
of old I'll, one of the best and bravest |
fellows who ever lived"
For the honor of old Harvard, gen.
tlemen," bowling gravely to his asso-
ciates, ''let me read aloud this last OF |
our short stories"
Il
He sauntered into Station II OF the |
Fire Department, late one stormy af- |
ternoon in December, a small, gray |
haired, rather weakened specimen of |
humanity, looking as though he had
not made the acquaintance of square
meal for many days. A close observer,
however, would have noticed that his
eyes We're very brigh and keen, his
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

to have a more stringent bill put
through. Mr.. Jesup betrayed his ex-
penses tc Washington and Senator
Buckingham, of Connecticut, intro
duced the measure in the Senate and
Clinton l.. Merriam in the House. In
tense opposition was met from pow
erful lobby of publishers, but the bill
got through by small margin, and
with the aid Of Speaker James G.
Blaine, was among the last taken up
and passed on the night of the final
day of the session of 1878.
He Refused the Salary.
After the law went into effect Sena-
tor Buckingham asked Mr.. Comstock
to take position as postoffice inspect
or to see that 1t was enforced. He ac-
cepted the position, but declined the
salary, on the ground that he might be
placed under obligations to politicians.
and on March 9Th, 1873, was made a
special agent of the department, which
commission has been renewed each
year since then.
So severe was the blow dealt the pub
fishers of the profitable Sub rosa" lit
erature that desperate efforts we're made
to have the law repealed and in 1887
petition containing 10000 names and
headed by Robert @. Ingersoll, backed
by unlimited money and the most
adroit lobbyists, was presented to Con-
gress asking that the restrictions be
removed. Mr.. Comstock appeared
alone before the House committee
which had the repeating measure and
in the face of severe and brutal con-
domination was su scessful in prevent
Ing favorable action. AS part of tho
campaign against him book entitled
Tine Life and Crimes of Anthony Com,
stock was published, and seventeen
thousand copies distributed 1t was
stated that he himself was a dealer |
in the very things against which he |
waged war, and that he had been ar =,
rested by five district attorneys, but
he kept on his way, and never once let
up in the struggle with evil
Mr.. Comstock is still a postoffice |
agent without pay. He is allowed five
cents per mile mileage and $3.50 per
day witness fees while attending courts
as a witness, but these payments he
turns into the treasury of the society
FOR which he is agent. In this way he
has turned over more than $21 900
which he might have kept.
The work which Anthony Comstock
has accomplished and Is doing to-day
IS of incalculable benefit to the moral
ibre of the maturing citizenship OF the
Republic. The man Is one of Gods
appointed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

1t is said that Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford of the British navy was the
first European to see the face of the
Mikado of Japan. That was in 1868.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09
He Found a Good Angel.

Ha had started to buy a home and
had paid $500 down on 1t, but giving
a mortgage for the rest, he used all
he could save from his salary to carry
on his crusade. He was firm believer
In prayer and he believed that It was
in answer to his supplications that
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-02-09

- Gresteet premium you ever saw
beautiful full jointed imported Doll
ing9i q complete wardrobe of pretty
clothes that can DO taken of and put
on again. Most OF the Dolls will no 4
70 sleep. A fine hand painted Chine
lea Set goes With this premium.
~ Sns entire outfit given for ceiling
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20
WHY THEY ARE CALLED MAVERICK"

as before. under the distinguished
management of the colored family,
who really were not to blame, as they
had ro interest in the outcome, the
cattle were left to Craze, to fatten, to
multiply and wander away.
Mr.. Maverick was absorbed Ia
real estate and no doubt enjoyed the
reflection that he was not incumbered
by either the cattle nor their manag-
ers.
"Only about one-third of the calves
were branded, and the branding iron
was kept so cold and rusty that in
1855 the entire 'braud' was still esti-
mated as only 400 head, the original
number. To the ingenious minded the
explanation will occur that when It is
stated that the branding OF the nav
days, although the occupation had
not been istinctly named. To restate
II, the cows wore branded ornaments
the calves were unadorned. Becoming
Independent and straying off, the
calves soon acquired the requisite or
namentation.
Nov. the neighbors snrewdly sur
missed these calves to be Mavericks
and so they called them mavericks
but did they continue to recognize
them as such? All. no: they FASTENED
to burn into their tender hides their
own brands, and the beasts we're Nav
erick's (mav.rto,,s, ,onoor No
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20

A group Of Texas cattlemen had met
In the cafe Of downtown hotel, in
Kansas City, after having disposed Of
their cattle at profitable figure at
the stockyards, and the conversation
had gradually drlfted upon topics
connected with the range, says the
Kansas City Star. The men were in
comfortable frame OF mind, and
some OF the stories Of happenings on
the borders OF the Llano Estacado
were Of a startling order. The sub
ject of "northers" had been exhausted
and there was lull in the conversa-
tion.
TIL bet there isn't anyone in this
bunch that knows how the term
maverick" originated" spoke up one
OF the cattlemen. laying down his
wide-brimmed hat In an argumenta-
tive manner Someone suggested one
origin, and someone else another. but
they did not appeal to the man who
had challenged the knowledge of his
associates.
"Ycu are all wrong" he said "and
IL you'll listen a minute I'll tell you.
You know the term is applied where
cattle of various owners promiscu-
ously mingle on the common range;
that Is TO say, where fencing Is not
the rule. The cows bear the brand of
their owner and the calves are known
by the brands of the cows. Calves are
branded as soon as found, but lnvar-
ably some are not found and branded
in time. The calf, becoming inde-
pendent, soon leaves the COW and sets
up for himself. If unbranded, who
Is the owner? Who can tell? 1t be-
comes impossible to decide the Ques-
tion of ownership. But right here
one thing does happen-the unbrand-
ed beast adopts name and is known
as maverick meaning 'nohody's
calf Now, how did-how could-this
term originate Why, simple enough
through the inattention of a cattle
owner by the name of Maverick, who
was known in a wide region of south
west Texas for not branding more
than one-third of his calves and leav-
ing the other two-thirds to become the
common porperty of the range.
"Thc Hon. Samuel A. Maverick,
citizen of San Antonio, Texas, was
during 1S45 temporarily residing at
Decrow's Point on Matagorda bay.
During the year n ncighbor. being in
debted to Mr.. Maverick in the sum
of 5000 paid the debt in cattle trans
ferrlng 400 animals at SO n head.
Cattle we're cheap in those days, the
hides only being cashable In foreign
markets. Mr.. Maverick did not want
the cattle. but saw It was case of
cattle or nothing, and he passively re-
ceived them and left them I'm charge
of colored family, nominally slave
but essentially free. while he and his
family returned to San Antonio. Here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20

The finance committee of the re-
construction board of Sa nFrancisco.
has sent out circulars asking for pop
ular subscriptions to help rebuild the
"a destroyed school building Of the
Bay City.
Cities contributing sufficient
amount to erect building will be al
lowed to name the building. over 90,
900 school children are without
schools 400 teachers are out Of en-
ployment and s6.OO0,0O0 will be
needed to rebuild the burned school
houses. The circular Is as follows the
finance committee being Mayor f. f.
Schmitz, Aaron Altman, president of
the school board, and Alfred Romeo
vieri. superintendent of schools:
Thirty-four schools We're burned
after the earthquake of April IS.
1906. As n consequence more than
400 teachers and 10000 children have
no class rooms.
The great destruction of property.
the extraordinary demands upon the
public purse in every direction. and
ficals In their special interests, leave
the school authorities confronted with
the prospects of interminable delay in
the erection of new buildings unless
outside aid issecured.
The following telegram was received
while the great fire was raging. and
the offer therein was gratefully ac-
cepted:
Galveston, Texas, April 90. 'O6.
"a. Roncovierl, superintendent pub
lie schools, San Francisco. Call
Galveston public schools were rebuilt
and maintained after the great storm
of 1900 bv voluntary contributions
from the school children OF the United
States. Will YOU accept contributions
from Galveston school children to aid
in restoring your public schools: an.
swer?
1T. LOVENBERG. Supt Schools.
John w. HOPKINS, Prest. School
Board"
Many other generous subscriptions
have been received and In order that
this movement may become known,
the mayor the board OF education and
superintendent of schools have been
constituted committee to be called
the school reconstruction committee,
empowered to receive such subscrip-
tions as may be rendered for the pur-
pose OF rebuilding our destroyed
schools.
For the present schools are being
conducted in tents furnished by the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20

Those who lead sedentary life find
the circulation feeblest about the nose,
lips and temples, and those parts OF
the face should be energetlcally knead.
ed several times day. When the
pores become distended the fine, invis.
ible dust in the air enters and clogs
and backens them. Mere ordinary
face washing, even when warm water
and soap are used, is not sufficient to
remove the dirt in the pores, but the
vigorous acid of the lemon will cleanse
and carry OFF all such unsightly blem.
ishes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20
The Christian Era.

The Christian era was suggested or
devised by Dionysius Exiguus. Ro-
man monk. who, in 527, began Its use
and proposed that all public and private
do y':.' should be dated 'in the year
OF Oul Lord" 1t did not come into gen.
eral use in France until the eighth cen
tury nor in England until July. SIG: in
Spain II was not adopted until the
eleventh century; in Portugal it was
made legal in 14l5; in the empire Of the
east is was established by royal edict
In 1853, few weeks before the fall of
Constantinople
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20
Not Evenly Matched.

Have you anything to say why SEN
tence should not be pronounced upon
your asked the judge.
Nothing your honor, except that I
hope you will make allowances for the
fact that the lawyer who convicted me
had louder voice than the one who
defended me."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20
PLAN TO REBUILD 'FR|SCO's SCHOOLS

school building to be named the Port
lard school.
San Francisco is a cosmopolitan city
to degree hardly appreciated beyond
her gates, except by those thousands
of tourists who have learned to love
our beautiful city by the Golden Gate
through brief sojourn in our midst
The world therefore, has an interest
in us to an unusual extent, and we
confidently await the assistance we so
sorely need.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20

The feet should be bathed at night,
and this treatment Is an excellent
sleep producer. The water should be
salted. The feet should, be scrubbed
all over with 9 nailbrush, which will
often prevent the formation Of corns,
while hard spots on the soles may be
reduced with piece Of fine emery pa.
per or fine file before the feet are
placed In water.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20
Flowers.

The instructive and universal taste Of
mankind selects flowers for the express
sion Of its finest sympathies, their beau
ty and their fleetingness serving to
make them the most fitting symbols Of
those delicate sentiments for which
language itself seems almost too gross
a medium.-Hlllard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-06-20

DR.. Silas Weir Mitchell was a ply
sician until past middle age, when he
discovered that he could write a novel.
Now, at the age Of rs, he is writing his
18th book of fiction.