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New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

A FTER dinner speaking has resolved itself into
~ art IN America, art OF the humorous kind,
4 4 which differs greatly from the Continental Ver
biage attending such affairs On this side OF the pond,
wants TO hear long discourse upon Why
Irish Emigration Has Fallen OF, or 70 hear
read al length report upon the yield OF wheat
in the West. No one IS pa .Icuarly interested IN
the latest bank statistics, the possible output
Of gold and silver Every wants 20 be enter
tanned. and as al less fascinated with
the effect OF convivia feast it becomes easy
matter 10 win reputation as an after dinner
speaker.
l must confess that l said much funner things
before discovered (O in this particular field,
and It easy matter TO live up to the reputation
OF being funny. 1t is struggle for me TO get up
speech Some orators try 70 convey the impression
that al they have to do when called upon after
a boiled shirt rise up and let ideas, aphorisTs. and
OF a spigot.
lust picture to yourself the life of a chronic after
dinner speaker. He goes home; he surrounds him.
self with the encyclopedia, Joe Mer's Joke Book.
Bartlett Quotations, sphOn, and a quart OF the
fount of inspiration; his family gather round him
and play on pianOlas monographs, conversation,
etc; his youngest seeks information concerning
cube root; baby INDUCES in cholera infantun. In
the midst of the beautiful domestic scene. the
orator cOmpOses his mind. But oratOrs-l
repeat, us orators-are the who have to
do the real labor. Look 1T the stuff we have to
boil down
There perhaps in town about half dozen
who always supposed TO be tap for something
funny, and these doing overtime |
blamed sick OF the whole speech making business
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
By SIMEON FORD

that don't know what TO do. l don't want 20 be
funny; know am not funny; but they keep
insisting that am. l am willing 20 leave III that
sort of thing Depew. Hedges. Gruber, and
Murphy; they do it easily and spontaneously.
But have 10 grind it out joke by joke, grin by grin
There IS no IN after dinner speaking for the
after dinner speaker. He gradually acquires the
reputation of being humorous, and that dis
qualities him in the eyes of the world a serious
minded man of affairs. The only who did not
the baeful stigma after dinner wits lose reputa-
tion for serious business that they never regain
successful orator depends on nothing much as
upon his luck TO follow speech of labOriOs statis-
ties. Any man can sparkle II he is preceded by a
bore. The guests want TO laugh, and VIII meet him
half way with at some low comedy joke that
would meet with a snort OF derison if heard at The
sober hour of noon next day.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

belonged; OF Peru, from
whose cathedral it was
taken; and lastly, the claim
Of the Church of Rome.
In 1904 a treasure ship
with two million dollars
aboard sailed from South,
American ports for Cadiz.
The crew mutined and
killed the Captain about
the time that they sighted
some small desert islands,
lying, as they thought,
two hundred miles south of
Madeira. They put the
ship into a little bay on
the south side of the
middle island. which they
described as high, fiat, and
green at the top. Here
they made a landing with
the treasure and buried
it in white sand above
high water mark. Soon
afterward the crew were
shipwrecked off the Span
ish coast. One of the
few survivors, as he died,
told the secret to an
English sailor named Chris
tian Cruise, who CONF
lnunicated with the British
Admiralty, In 1873 Rear
Admiral Hercules Robin
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
Hiding the Bags of Gold

0NE day when he returned from a cruise, his
~ ship loaded with English sIoils TWO of the Indians
went oversize and disappeared. That night a boat
was lowered and into 1t was placed great brass
required TO lift it, and the boat rowed 10 the
side of the rock. Strange cries heard from
above, which Duval answered, and out Of the dark
ness a light rope was lowered to which attached
a heavier line Then Duva1's lieutenant drawn
up, and superintended the raising of the gold in
gunny bags Lastly Duval himself up sstride
the chest commanding the of the boat
main in the precise spot until his return. Just at
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

recovery
Some twenty years ago
a Spanish steamer. the
Alfonso MI, foundercd
in the CanarieS. She car
ried ten large boxes Fl
gold. An expedition poorly
equipped was sent out and
nine boxes recovered. The
tenth is still there-a for-
tune in itself.
The Spanish frigate San
Pedro, with seven and a
hall millions OF treasure,
blew up and sank in Ca
mana bay. The Boston
Diving Company recoV-
cred some of the guns and
a part OF the treasure, but
there is a huge sum left.
An instance OF most Sue
cessful recovery is afforded
in the case of the Thetis,
which lett Rio Janeiro in
1880, carrying eight hun
dred thousand dollars. She
was lost the second day
out at Cape Frio. The
vessel was held 70 be a
total loss, bur Captain
Dickinson OF the British
ship Lightning recovered
Cor:rasI o,, Y1Ts -
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

son was sent with the British ship Pronletheus
TO visit the Salvages which undoubtedly
the islands in point Finding the middle island IN
accessible he landed another, Great Salvage,
and dug without result. No other serious attempt
has ever been made
Off the little village of Perce, the shore OF the
Gaspe Peninsula lifts sheer out OF the water the
Pierced Rock OF Perce 1t is five hundred and
fifteen feet in it's greatest altitude and in many
places It's walls are not only sheer but lean outward
at the top In the days OF the First Empire the rock
owned under royal grant by captain Dlval, re-
nowned as a privateer who made his headquarters on
the coast and anchored in shelter OF the rock. From
his Indians Duval must have learned that there
way to the top.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23
The Most Famous Speech

ONE of the most famous speeches ever delivered in
~ the United States was that of Henry E Grady
at New England dinner. This speech was logical
philosophical and humorous. and has without doubt
done more 70 unite the North and South than anv
other Into it " Grady put all the benevoence of
his personality al the charm of his dicton and
the !ipee Judgment of his broad experience with
political conditions
There other famous after dinner speakers in
New York; and of the most famous is
General Horace Porter whose speech at the Pill
New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

A FTER dinner speaking has resolved itself into
~ a America, an art OF the humorous klnd
y which differs greatly from the Continental ver-
The Jewish outlook., 1906-04-06

teen members sit for English constitu-
ences; one bold member of the COM
nlunity went down to Glasgow in
hurry a week before the election and
raised the banner Of tariff reform, but
the canny Scots were not to be beguiled
by his eloquence and he polled less than
300 votes. One other feature of the
election deserves remark Both the
English Zionist Federation and the
Jewish territorial organization endeav-
ored to get candidates to pledge them
selves to favor their respective schemes.
They were in many eases successful
and appeared very proud Of the fine
names and cordial answers they secured.
For my part, l do not put much store
in promises gained in this way. A can
didate will promise to support any
scheme that is not positively obnoxious
or mischievous, provided it will gain
him more votes than it loses but once
he is in Parliament he easily succeeds in
forgetting about it. l rather suspect
that many who made promises to one
organization or the other, or both, did
not know the difference between them
and probably did not care about them.
Zone Of the leaders of the Jewish Ter
ritorial organization in London, Mr..
Lazarus Langdon, K c., was himself a
candidate, but though he made a great
fight he was beaten by Lord Robert
Cecil, the son Of the premier, Lord
Salisbury There may be a mischiev-
Gus side in these appeals to Englishmen
to give an expression of opinion in
Jewish schemes. We have Of late had
to make many calls for sympathy with
the prosecuted, for protest against the
Russian government, for congratula
tions on resettlement anniversaries, that
it seems unwise to have solicited them
yet again during an election. For if,
in the future, we really need their as
sistance we may find them no more 10th
to give it in acts because they have been
50 free with it in words. With the
aliens act the matter was different. 1t
was at once big party question and a
question that closely touched our own
race, and in this case we were right in
canvassing the opinions Of Parliamen-
tary candidates; but the Zionistic and
j. T. O. schemes are not the concern Of
English parties or Of Parliament, and
they will not be furthered by the pat
ronage of distinguished persons or the
blessings of candidates eager for votes.
Yet there is one really good omen for
Jewish nationalism in this election, for
it shows clearly that in favorable cir
cumstances we can produce more than
our fair share Of able politicians and
statesmen.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-04-06
Jewish Members in
the New Parliament

ber of Jews elected for British constit-
uencies in the present parliament is ex-
actIy double that of the Roman Catho-
lies. In Ireland, Of course, the major
ity of members belong to the Roman
church, but in England, Scotland and
Wales but seven Catholics have been
returned, whereas the Jews who are
less in number, fourteen candidates
have been successful, and as many un-
successful. Yet the Catholic emancipa-
ton act came long before the Jewish,
and it is not many years since we were
proud of having "Mesumman' in the
House of Commons. In the last Parlla-
ment, for the first time, we attained to
a 'Minyan," and now we are fairly on
our way to "Kehillah,' and before
long Jewish chaplain may be needed
in the House. So quickly do our peo-
pie, even the immigrants Of few years
standing, take advantage OF the highest
civic privileges Of Englishmen, and fit
themselves for the most honorable posi-
tons in public life.
Seeing that the Liberals, with the aid
of the Irish and labor parties, outnum-
Der the Conservatives by nearly three to
one, it is but natural that the majority
of Jewish members are on their side OF
the house. The Liberal party indeed
has always attracted to itself the
greater number of our people, for 1t IS
to them that we owe our complete pollt-
ical emancipation; and they have al
ways stood for freedom and progress,
whereas the Tories Of late have moved
backwards on the lines Of retrogression.
Their last important Legislative meas
ure. the alien s act, Of which they had
hoped much, did them no good as
party with the constituencies, and sim
gularly enough all the Jewish members,
with one single and not very honorable
exception, who had voted for it were
unseated 1t would be rash to say,
post hoe, propter hoe, but it is certain
that they would have served themselves
as well if they had served their own
people better. Among the rejected are
Sir Benjamin Cohen late president OF
the board of guardians, and Sir Harry
Samuel, who represented an East End
constituency Sir Evans Gordon, the
main promoter Of the BILL did indeed
hold his seat at Stepney, but the two
other essentially Jewish London seats,
Whitechapel and Mile End, are now
represented by two Jewish Liberals,
Mr.. Stuart Samuel and Mr.. Bertram
The Jewish outlook., 1906-04-06

will thus be second head OF the depart
ment which has to administer the alien 8
act He is the first Jewish minister
since Baron de Worms, who Was under
secretary for foreign affairs, and as he
is still young he should go very far be-
fore his political career is ended. The
Samuel family is indeed strongly repre-
sented in the House, and may one day
rival the Cecils in power. Mr.. Stuart
Samuel is brother; Mr. Edwin Mon
tagu, son of Sir Samuel Montagu, and
though one of the youngest of the M.
IS, already marked out for advance
mcnt cousin, and Mr. Horatio Myer,
who won "a London seat, another cousin.
After Mr.. Herbert Samuel it will prob
ably be admitted that the most notable
Jewish member is Mr.. Rufus Isaacs,
who sits for Reading. He is perhaps
the most brilliant advocate now at the
English bar, and his parliamentary ca
reer bids fair to equal his forensic ca
reer. He may rise, it is suggested, even
to the Woolsack, the second position in
full if it is open to Jew. One Of the
most satisfactory results was the elec-
ton Of Sir Philip Magnus as the men,
ber for London university. University
representatives form corps d delite
apart from the common herd, and they
are chosen more for their high ability
and general reputation than for their
party qualifications, so that the honor
is greater. Sir Philip has well deserved
it, alike by his services to education and
to our community, and he is certain, if
need be, to be champion of our race
in the House, such as Sir John Simon
and Sir Julian Goldsmid were Of old.
Sir Edward Sassoon and the Hon.
Walter Rothschild, the eldest son OF
Lord Rothschild, are among the few
Conservatives who have not been sub
merged by the flood of Liberalism
which has swept the country, and their
success is due rather to their personal
popularity than to their politics. The
Unionists who have held their seats
must have been well-loved Of their con-
stituents.
On the Liberal benches there will be
quite number Of Jewish men new to
the House. Not one of them actually
belongs to the labor wing, though Mr..
Charles Henry, who is related to a fam
lily not unknown on your side OF the
water, came in with an enormous ma
jority at Islip as Liberal and Labor can
didate. The Labor party in the House
is the party of the future, and seeing
that Socialist spirit is so strongly i'm
pressed in the Mosaic code and that the
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-02-03

10000 : ! Ions in stock and da;lv
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: the q. e',f 10 exchange 2 roll
.t>e 1t lag Us YOU wish, then
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-02-03
FOR SALE.

A well improved home. situated about
one-half mile below the town Of Char
enton. consisting Of ten arpents IF land
fronting on the public road leading from,
Clarendon to Franklin and fronting on
Bayou Techc, the Improvements on said
land are as follows: One dwelling house
having four looms, one dining room
two galleries. and kitchen and store
room attached in the rear Il fine flower
garden in froni Of fouse. Il ll...r An
good ttnce, lath's on corn house, with
a shed attached on one side and u stable
on other side. one large carriage house.
sufficient for two bnggies and 4 stable
attached to IT, fin" china trees around The
house and IA lar4. oak tree in front Of
house. one large garde III rear Of yar!
and a pasture On Bayou side, and a little
field to cultivate around said yard
On the lower boundary of said prop
erfy is built ! CHI on the public road one
store, with counters, shelves. etc, and a
room in the rear a warehouse on one
side an6 anothe, rOor, on the one side,
a good well furnishing all the water
necessary.
For particulars, apply TO
EMILE PERRET.
Land Agent, Charenton, La, =. O, Box
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-02-03
SATURDAY THE 9TH DAY OF
FEBRC AIRY, 1906.

between the hours OF II O'Clock a. m,
and O'Clock y. m. the following de-
scribed property, io-"i':
That certain tract or parcel IF Land
lying and being situated in a srttl' mei,l
known as Georgetown. in the Parish CT
ST. Mary. confirming superficial Hrct
Of six (6) or seven % arpents, more o.
less. and bounded o. The moth b. land If
Calvin Harden and the Baptist Church,
south by Stephenson and Lindor Zenon
east By Louisa Baptiste and west by Il
lane, together with all the buildings and
Improvements thereon situated. said
land is known rs the Home Place IF
George Rigsby. and being the said land
acquired bv tie deceased from Lake
Sigur Of record III Book "DD" Of cnnvr
ances at page 352.
From the above tract j. excepted the
following lots: 1St a lot sold hy til,
deceased 10 Brittin Pessin containing
one superficial! acre and Of record in
Book XXX Of Cnnvevanccs at page
5O7 End. A nt sold by the deceased
to Mrs, Elizabeth Holloway containing a
superficial area Of one-haf ~ arpent
and Of record IL Book eli Of Convey
ances at page 429 3rd. A lot ~nldb > III,
deceased to Narcotic Harder mrrsnrlh.s
forty eight feet front by depth If ~
feet and Of record in Book NM If
Conveyances ~ pag" 1872
JOHN 3. SANDERS. Sheriff
Sheriff Office, Jan Is, 1904.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd judicial District Court-Par-
ish of ST.. Mary.

Z3rU j uUlrIaI DTSITTTI NUUTI-I 1T
ish Of ST. Mary.
Succession of Esther Rigsby
Deceased, No. 1855.
BY virtue Of an order issued cat If TIM
Honorable 23sd Judicial District tourf.
in and for the Parish of st. Mary. STATE
Of Louisiana, and TO me directed in the
above numbered suit. ordering ne 10 sell
the property herein described. | will Of
fer for cash ~ the last and highest bid
der, at the princinai door o. the Court
House, in tn town Of Franklin, IN
@ HVyDn<N ,p,YY, nav
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19

The bite Of a girl may be as produc-
tive of poisonous germs as Improperly
prepared foods, according to the state
ments of Professor W. D. Miller Of
the University of Berlin. In lecture
the professor said that a bite of q
pretty girl would often bring a quicker
and more horrible death than the bite
Of serpent. Professor Miller, who has
made a SPECIAL study OF the bacteria of
the mouth, said that only a short time
ago he experimental on beautiful girl
In Germany and found that an arrow
dipped in saliva from her mouth would
send its victim In death throes more
terrible than one dipped In the venom
Of the most deadly snake.-What to
Eat.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19

the whole story ''I've lost faith in
one woman" he declared, "but not in
ALL And the little house back there is
lonely and empty, and my heart shure,
it's lonely and empty too. Will We come
and fill it, Nora, alana? Will We trust
me whin 1 tell We that the longer 1
stand here speakin' with We the more
I love YET"
''It gives me feelin' O. home to know
they have the Barney stone In Ameri-
ca" said Nora, CLEAN Of humor ap-
pearing in her eye.
"I'm no worse than an aunt We niver
had seen," pleaded Larry, land may
be some better. And the people where
we're going -shure, they'll niver know
but what you're the girl I came here to
marry. There's such a thing as love
at first sight, Nora, darlint, and that's
what's the matter with me this min
ute. All, say yen marry me, though I
know we've niver set eyes on me be-
FORE iii -=:
"Oh, but 1 havep' cried Nora. Eyes
terday in the halp'- She stopped with
a quick blush. -
"Ah," cried the delighted Larry.
"then We did notice me, my angel!
Twas hardly a wink 1 got last night,
for your face kept hauntin' me. l
thought of what I'd heard We say and
how lonely and hard it was for We, a
girl in a strange land"
"Did We, now?'' said Nora. There's
few would have thought O. that!' A
wonderful change passed over her face.
Her eyes softened. eff We think-if
you're still shure''- She faltered, CROP
ing for a word.
"Ah, Nora, is it Yes We mean?" cried
the ecstatic Larry.
And Nora nodded.
So Larry and Ellen were married,
and the kindly official and the matron
Of the detention room were witnesses
Of the simple ceremony. And it chanc-
ed that as he and his bride stood on the
deck of the immigrant ferry they came
face to face with Mr.. and Mrs. Tim
Kearny, also bound for New York.
mora, my DEAR" said Larry, this is
Mrs. Kearny. Mrs. Kearny, I'd loike
to make you acquainted with my wife,
Mrs. Lawrence Donovan" He shot a
sharp look at Tim. "Is it ON your we'd
dim thrip We are?' he questioned and
without waiting for an answer drew
Nora toward the bow Of the boat, SO
that in going down the gangplank they
took precedence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tim
Kearny, who followed sullenly behind
and were just in time to see Larry call
a cab, hand Nora into 1t and, Jumping
In after her, close the door with vic
torious slam.
''There are times" said Larry, "whin
it pays to be exthravagant," and, lean
ing over, he squeezed Morals hand.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19

At the democratic state convention
held at Hartford last week, the fol-
lowing ticket was placed in nomina-
tion: Governor, Charles f. Thayer
of Norwich; lieutenant governor,
John M. Ney, Hartford; secretary of
state, George Forster, Rockville
treasurer, Edward s. Roberts, North
Canaan; comptroller, Eugene B. Peck,
Bridgeport; attorney general, William
B. Stoddard, Milford; congressman
at-large, Charles J. Donahue, Derby.
Elk Governor Thomas M. Waller pre-
sided. OF the Stafford delegates, NJ.
d. O'Connell served on the commit
tee on resolutions. F. E. Fitzpatrick
on the committee on credentials, and
+, c, Pinney as one of the vice. pres.
idensS.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19
NOTICE.

The Selectmen and Town Clerk of the Town
of Stafford will hold session to examine the
qualifications of electors and admit to the cleo
tors oath those who shall be found qualified, on
Saturday, the p day of september, a. D.. 1906.
Said session will be held at the Town House in
Stafford Hollow. from nine O'Clock in the FORE
noon until twelve o'clock noon, and at the
Borough Hall in STAFFORD Springs from one
o'clock until seven o'clock in the afternoon.
Stafford, Conn.,. September Is, 1906.
MYRON w. LEONARD,)
.- CHARLES g. ELLIS, ; Selectmen,
=. r. FAIRFIELD.
M. B. FISK. Town Clerk
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19
NOTICE.

Whereas l, the subscriber, have levied tax
warrant upon certain real estate situated in
Town OF Holland, County of ToIIand and State
OF Connecticut, taxed and assessed to Albert
Young, and supposed to belong to said Young
at the time of assessment, which real estate is
bounded on the north by lands of Amos Waldo
and G: 7. Field, east by land of Charles Sterry,
south by land formerly owned by Henry West,
arc on the west by land Of said West and land
less
Said levy being for the payment of tax due
ing to sec Q1fty-two cents This is to give no
tice that on the fourteenth day OF November,
A. d. 1906, at ten o'clock in the morning on the
premises, shall sell at Public Auction enough
OF said real estate to pay said taxes with inter
est, together with the lawful costs and charges
thereon.
Dated at Holland the 10th day of September.
A. ID. 1906 NATHAN o. WARD,
Collector of Taxes, Town OF Holland
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19
A Conveniently. Verdict.

A child In an English town was
killed by a steam atomizing apparatus
falling on 1t. The coroner's jury
brought In the following curious YER
dict: death resulted from shock fol-
lowing bronchitis and whooplng cough,
caused through the shaking Of the
house by the firing Of a gun at the
government proof butts on the Pulm-
stead marshes"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-09-19
$500 Hudson River
New York Excursion, October l

New YORK EXCURSION, OctooSf 10.
Wednesday, October 10, is the date
of she celebrated SIS, 90 Autumnal
Excursion over the Boston s. Albany
4. r.. through the Berkshire Hills,
stop-over night in Albany, the Hudson
River Steamers, the Fall River Line,
to Boston, arriving Friday or Satur-
day. returning to B. g. A. stations
until Monday, the 18th. Stop-over in
New York to October %, for $40
extra. Send for descriptive leaflet.
A. 81. HANSON, Gen. Pass Agent,
Boston.