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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-10-17

along until about seventy years ago.
Then came Horace Mann and Henry
Barnard, the real founders of the
American public school. What these
two men did is a story that every
American should know. They found
the public school deSpised, and they
left it honored. They found it poor,
and they left it rich. They found it
an exception, and they left it univer-
sally established.
THE WORK OF MANN N BERNARD
Both began their life-work in the
same year-lS37. Horace Mann was a
typical pionear-self made, tireless,
aud mastered by n idea. Being
made secretary Of the Massachusetts
| Board OF Education. for twelve years
he worked sixteen hours a day. At
| the end of that time he had become ia
nous. SO had thr >ch"uls of Massa-
chusetts. He hrG !iit'd the whole idea
| of education to higher levels.
Henry Barnard did tor Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin what
Horace Mann had done for Massachu-
sets. His greatest work was a "His.
tory of Education IL thirby-one big
volumes. He, too. fo,e,aw that the
public school was to be the most vital
of all American institutions. He be
lieved it to be; the foundation of de-
mOcracy. His favOrite story was of a
certain New England school where a
wOodchOpper's son o the first prize
and the son of the President of the
United States the second.
Mann and Barnard sOwed the seed:
and we are now gathering the fruitage
of a twO-hundred- and-sixty-million-
dollar school system. Our public
school has become one OF the main
pillars of our national pride. True,
we are far below tine mark in the mat
ter of teachers salaries. We drive
the average young teacher into
matrimOny after four years of service.
But generally speaking, the schools
that open this month are the most use.
full and satisfactory products of Am, r.
icon civilization thus far. We should
be an envied nation indeed, if all oul
other institutions stood on the same
level as our public schools.
When Alfred MOsley, fine eminent
British educator, had finished his
thorough examination of our schOO
system a year or SO ago, he was asked
to deliver his final verdict.
"Well'' said he, ''my opinion car
best be told by one factCI have placed
my two sons in a school at New Haver
to prepare for Yale"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09
THE TAIL OF A COMET.
its Ever Changing Mass and why IL
Flees From the sun.

The tail of comet is not formed Of
the same PARTICLES which composed it
yesterday or even an hour or Il moment
ago. 1t is constantly being renewed at
the expense of the nucleus. As the long
stream of black smoke from the neigh
boring factory or mill Is being contlnu-
ally renewed by fresh particles of car
bon released by the combustion going
on in the furnace below, so is the won
derful luminous train of cometary bod
les being constantly replenlshed by
particles flying from or rather driven
from the nucleus by the intense heat Of
the sun.
Then, again. how infinitely small and
how intensely luminous must these par
ticlcs that 90 t. make up the tail of a
comet be! This thought is suggested by
the fact that it has been proved that in
some cases the nucleus OF comets which
are only a few hundred miles in diane
ter will have enormous flnlikc tails
stretching across SPACE for a distance
exceeding 2OO.OCO.CUO lies ANA having
a bulk exceeding that of the sun 10y
| moro than 10000 times! Professor Il.
e. Barnard beautifully illustrates the
formation Of a comets tail by "sIrpos-
ing thus: suppose, for example, that
the nucleus of a comet Is composed Of
ice. Then suppose the heat OF the sun
TO be SO intense AZ to rapidly melt that
portion Of the ice globe exposed to the
action Of its rays, which are strong
| enough to Immediately convert II into
vapor, which asccnds toward The sun.
"Imagne now fierce wind blowing
out from the sun, causing the vapor
which meets It to be whirled out into
space behind the comet. This will
clearly illustrate the theory of the for
nation of comets tail, only that the
nucleus of the comet is not Ice and the
vapor is not water vapor, neither is the
/ force which drives 1t away from the
sun fierce wind"
The unknown force hinted at by the
astronomer above quoted readily ex-
plains why comets tail, as a rule,
points in an opposite direction to the
sun. The Russian astronomer Bredle-
chen distinguishes three different types
OF cometary tails-those composed of
| particles having the specific gravity OF
hydrogen, those having the specific
gravity of hydrocarbop gas and third
class having all the peculiarities of an
equal mixture of hydrogen and iron
vapor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09
BEAUTY SPOTS.

japanese women gild their teeth.
In Greenland women paint their faces
blue and yellow.
The ladies of Arabia stain their fin.
gers and toes red.
In India the women of three high
castes paint their teeth black.
Borneo women dye the hair in fantas.
tic colors-plnk. green, blue and scarlet
A Hindoo bride is anointed from head
to foot with grease and saffron.
In New Holland scars made carefully
with shells form elaborate patterns on
the ladies' faces.
In some South American tribes the
women draw the front teeth, esteeming
as an ornament the black gap thus
made.
In New Guinea the ladies wear nos,
rings, piercing the nose in the same
fiendish way that civilized women
pierce the ears. rs.--Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09
polNGs AT MARROW.
Budget Of News Local and Otherwise
From a 5usy Burg.

Marlow, l. T., Feb. S.--The ther-
mometer has been down near zero
several times within the past four
days, in our neighborhood, but as we
have had dry weather for some time,
the cold has not been severely felt.
! Rain is needed and would be well
coined by all.
J. A. Hodnett of Senoia, Ga, has
purchased the mercantile stock of w.
U. Lewis of this place and will put
in a stock of general merchandise.
The Farmers Union near NARROW
has been quite successful the past
season in the maintenance of a union
cotton yard and has just closed a
deal for the establishment Of a union
store here.
Statehood and county seat matters
seem to be the all absorbing topics of
conversation among Territory towns
at the present time. We are all talk.
ing and hoping.
Corn shipments from this point
have decreased materially within the
T. past few weeks owing to shortage of
that product now.
w c. Rowe ships a car Of hogs to
Ft. Worth tonight. NARROW as a ship
ping points for hogs, cattle and grain
is right at the head of the list Of the
towns of the Rock Island, and the
lack of proper railroad accommoda'
tions here, in way of depot facilities
sidings, and the usual advantages
found elsewhere, is keenly felt.
The little 3-year-old child OF o. A
McManomy was burned to death in
Comanche county, twelve miles south
west of NARROW last Saturday after
noon. The little one being missed
was searched for, and found out In
the COW lot with its clothes all burn
ed off. No fire being near, 1t was
supposed that the little fellow had
been playing with matches and his
Yclothes had caught fire.
The Texas Telephone company Is
: still at work stringing new wires be
tween Chickasha and Ringgold. Wher
completed we expect fine service be
tween this place and Texas points.
Civil engineers of Dallas, Texas
are now here making preliminary sur
veys and water tests, toward the wat
erworks plant. After the report anC
/ plans are rendered, the town council
will at once place orders for ma
chinery and proper supplies for al
up-to-date waterworks and electric
light plant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09
His WORKING CIothen.

Lord Peterborough once reproved a
bricklayer for coming to be sworn In
his usual habiliments. when you have
to appear before this court it is your
bounden duty to be clean and decent in
your appearance" upon my life, If II
comes TO that" said the bricklnycr
I'm every bit as well dressed as your
lordship." How do you mean. sirY
exclaimed the chief justice angrily
well, it's just this. You come here in
your working clothes, and ! come in
nine"
1t was very seldom, however, that
anybody got the better of Lord Ellen
borough. A witness dressed in a fan,
tastical manner and who had given dis
creditable evidence was asked in cross
examination what he was. II employ
myself" he said, "as a surgeon" "But
does any one else" inquired the chief
justice, "employ you as a surgeonT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09
CRESCENT HOTEL.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
February is, 1906.

Many repairs and improvements
have been made, the service will be
better than ever and the charges
moderate
Here Spring is a thoroughly de-
lightful season, with clear, blue
skies and the crisp air of the noun
tains tempered by warm sunshine.
If you wish to avoid the snow and
slush at home this Spring, go to Eu-
reka Springs Booklets describing the
hotel and the resort sent free on re-
quest. A. HILTON,
Gen1. Pass. Agt., Frisco System.
st. Louis, Mo.
Daily Ardmoreite so cts per month
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09

Children who ask questions are of.
ten just as ignorant as grown peo-
pie who can't answer them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-09

A quiet wedding is sometimes fol
lowed by a noisy serenade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Conspiracy Gases.
TORNADO IN NORTH DAKOTA
Considerable Damage in the Vicinity
of Valley City-Several Per-
sons Injured.

st. Paul, July A.-Reports by the local
telegraph office say that a severe tornado
struck west of Valley City, n. D., late
this afternoon and did considerable dam
age. Several are reported injured but so
far as learned no one was killed.
Valley City, n. d., July 2L-At o'cloek
this evening a tornado passed to the
northwest OF this city, doing considerable
damage. 1t completely destroyed the
camp of the Northern Pacific contractor
who is working on the Valley City cut
off at Alta, probably fatally injuring four
men and slightly injuring a score more
The twister started in the barnyard of
one Starkey, a farmer living north of here
six or seven miles, and after Wrecking
his barn went into the air. 1t Travelled
six or seven miles this way and struck
the ground just before it got to the camp
at Alta, six miles east of here, where
200 men were at supper. The buildings
were all torn TO pieces and everybody
more or less injured. A relief train was
run out from here and the wounded ia
ken care of. The wires and poles are all
gone for a half mile at Alta Little if
any other damage was done and grain
did not suffer much.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
DREYFUS HAS HIS
/. DAY OF TRIUMPH
Receives Cross of ChevaIier of
Legion of Honor, Wear
ing Full Uniform.

Paris. July Elm the presence Of a dis
tinguished military assembage, Major
Alfred Dreyfus, wearing the full uniform
of his rank, today receiv the Cross OF
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. The
ceremony, which occurred in the court
yard of the military school, was rendered
doubly impressive by being held on the
very spot where the buttons and gold lace
were stripped off his uniform and his
sword broken twelve years ago. The
courtyard, from which the public was
vigorously excluded as the ceremony was
purely official, was encircled by two bat
teries of the Thirteenth artillery, COM
manded by Colonel large. who made the
recent discoveries at the war office lead
ing to the rehearing of the case against
Dreyfus and his acquittaI.
General Gillian. accompanied by a num-
Der of army officials, entered the circle
with trumpets and drums sounding. The
general attached the decoration to Major
Dreyfus' breast and felicitated him on
his well-earned honor The ceremony
was over in five minutes, the general,
Major Dreyfus and the army officials re
firing amid the dipping of flags and a, roll
OF drums.
Inspiring Scene.
The decoration of the major assumed
the aspect of notable demonstration.
His brother officers who were prominent
IlSuTeS III bdTIOuS Stages Ol TIE cOHlTO-
versy were among the spectators, and
outside the circle of troops stood Madame
Dreyfus and the little son of Dreyfus.
Trumpeters in the courtyard sounded four
calls announcing the ceremony. Major
DreyfuS took up q position at the head of
two batteries CT artillery by the side of
Colonel large, while General Gillian,
stepping into the center of the circle
announced the decoration of large as a
commander and Dreyfus as a chevalier of
the Legion of Honor. Dreyfus and large,
with their sabres drawn, then advanced to
the midst Of the troops, taking a position
before General Gillian. The latter first
bestowed the decoration on large and
then pinned the cross on DreyfuS breast,
the general giving the major the military
accolade. the trumpet sounding and the
spectators applauding.
Complete Triumph.
The troops then defiled before General
Gillain Dreyfus occupying the post of
honor on the generals right When the
march past was completed the trumpets
again sounded four calls, announcing the
close of the ceremony and Dreyfus and
large were Immediately the center of an
eager crowd of officers and friends.
Colonel large terminated the felcita-
tons by conducting Major Dreyfus to the
officers quarters. where Madame Drey-
fus was waiting for him. The meeting
between the husband and wife was most
affectionate, the spectators withdrawing
to permit them to be alone.
Shortly after this Dreyfus, accompa-
MED by his wife and son, were driven
swiftly in the direction of Dreyfus' home
On reaching his residence Major Dreyfus
who is affected with heart trouble, SAT-
fered a violent attack, but the faintneSs
soon passed away
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
PLACE FOR MAKING
ENTRIES Is CHANGED

Washington. July 21.-The president on
July 20 issued a supplemental proclamaA
ton providing that the register and re-
ceiveT of the land office at Lander. WyO.,
shall receive entries for lands in the ceded
portions of the Shoshone reservation at
Shoshone from Aug. Is to Oct. 8. instead
of at Lander, Wyo., as provided in his
proclamation of June ?. 1906. This change
was made on the recommendation OF
Commissioner Richards. who is superilI-
tending the registration and drawing foT
lands in the coded portion of the reserva-
ton, which recommendation is based upon
the fact that the railroad now building
into said reservation will not be construct
ed from Shoshone to Lander until after
Aug. Is. This change is made to accom-
modate prospective entrymen. All per-
sons who draw numbers at Lander on
Aug. T.. 1906 will be entitled then to make
entry between Aug. Is and Oct g. inclu-
sive and must proceed to Shoshone and
make their entries instead of going to
Lander, as provided in the first procla-
nation. After Oct. entries will be made
at Lander.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
drunk WHEN HE
TOLD THE STORY
Negro Coachman Tells How He
Was Induced to SANDER
Mrs. Hartle.
MONEY FOR DEPOSITION
DECISION NOT EXPECTED BE-
FOR SEPTEMBER.
MONEY FOR DEPOSITION

Pittsburg, July N.-It was learned to-
day that Clifford Hooe, the negro coach
man, recently an employe of the Hartje
family in the sworn statement made 70
District Attorney John 8 Robb, Jr., IN
the district attorneys office, May Y
said that the deposition made by hln III
which he declared that he had been in
innate with Mrs Mary Scott Hartje, was
lie. In the statement made to Mr.
Robb Hooe said he was under the IN
fluence of liquor when he made the
statement to the detectives. he says
that he was paid over 500 at different
times for making the deposition. 1t was
largely upon the strength of this state
ment that Mr.. Robb caused charges OF
conspiracy TO be entered against John
L. Welshons, Edward G. Hartje, brothe,
OF the lbellant, and HOoe.
A rumOr to the effect that Augustus
Hartje had committed suicide because
current during the lay, but was quickly
TiSDelIed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
PEOPLE SHOULD
START CRUSADE
Only One Way to Secure
Wholesome Food Accord
ing to Secretary Wilson.


Washington. July 21.-Diseussing the
new meat inspection law today, Secretary
Wilson said that there was considerable
misrepresentation regarding its scope. II
does not, he said apply to any but
saughtering and meat packing houses do
ing an interstate business.
If the people of this country want to
be assured that the meat that goes into
their homes from those establishments do
ing purely state and local business, is
clean and wholesome" said the secretary,
they should enter upon crusade for a
general cleaning up. L am powerless to
act. Quite recently / went through some
of these houses not embraced within the
federal law and found them in a nasty
filthy condition and, in some cases, using
diseased animals. 1t is my one regret
that the federal law does not reach them
but / earnestly hope the state and city
officials will look after them as rigor-
ousiy as We propose to look after the
others"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
REDS WERE IN SESSION.
Russian Police Captured Some OF the
Central Figures.

ST. Petersburg, July A.-The arrests
made Friday in the office OF the Misla
were not connected with press officers
bur because a sitting of the central COM
mittee of the revolutionary party was
held there. Solomnka, the editor of the
paper, who is member of parliament,
hid three of the leaders of the party in
his room, two of whom escaped. Import
ant documents were seized.
Those who escaped were NJ. Chernoff,
field general of the revolutionists and
head of their central committee and his
leading lieutenant. The troops and po-
lice occupied all the exists from the build
ing so quickly that NJ. Chernoff was I'M
able to escape through any of these but
while confederates barred some of the
doors in order to draw the attention of
the officers in another direction, ChernOff
and his lieutenant dropped from a sec
ond story window into a crowd of work
men in sympathy with his party and
were spirited away in a carriage before
the police were aware that they had es-
caDed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
WILL APPOINT NAVAL CADET
Congressman Howell Wants to Hear
From Utah Young Men De-
sirous of Career.

Congressman Joseph Howell has re-
ceived official notification from Wash
ington that he has the privilege of ap-
pointing a cadet to the naval academy at
Annapolis to enter about a year from
now. He has invited any young man in
the state DESTROYS of a naval career to
communicate with him.
He was also notified that pension relief
or increases have been allowed the fol-
lowing persons: John Johnson 1910 Tenth
East street, Salt Lake; Charles S. O'Har-
nett, Augustus Mcdowell ogden; Andrew
j. Workman, Virgin; William Drury,
Springville Richard Warburton, Tooele.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
BERT" STRUCK Her.
Bertha 5owIin Revived for a Short
Period Before DYING.

Kansas City. July 21.-Bertha Bowlin
and Frank Kern, the young couple as
saulted with gas pipe on a lonely road
way here Thursday night. were both un-
conscious today and believed to be close
to death. During a period of semi-con
seriousness early today the young woman,
in answer TO a question as to who had
struck her, said: Bert" Albert Crone,
the former sweetheart of Miss Bowlin,
still maintains his innocence.
Miss Bowlin died this afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
BoRAH GETS DELEGATES.
(Special to The Herald

Boise, July 21-The Owyhee county
Republican convention today selected a
state delegation instructed to support the
plan of nominating candidate for SEN
ator in the state convention. The con-
ministration was endorsed; also the work
of Senator Hepburn and Congressman
French. The delegates are all favorable
to BOrah, while three favor Governor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
MEXICO UNSAFE
FOR AMERICANS
Men, Women and Children
Seeking Protection on This
Side of the Line.

New Orleans, La, July BE j.
Mathes. one OF the party of fifty-two
American men, women and children who
left Mexico because of anti-foreign threats
and passed through New Orleans late last
night, en- route to Cincinnati. said:
"One of the most alarming features Of
the situation is the fact that the Mexican
servants have joined in the anti-foreign
mavement and the wives of foreigners are
in mortal terror Of their families being
poisoned. 1 was reluctant to leave the
country, but / simply could not resist
the pleadings of members of my family.
High Pitch of Excitement.
1.-THE anti-foreign movement is strong
est in the northerl and central portions of
Mexico where the natives have been
wrought III. to a high pitch of excite
tfonary societies. Along the Rio Grande
border the movement is not so strong be-
cause the Mexicans fear the Texans, who
know how to shoot.
1.-The educated class of Mexicans is not
in sympathy with the anti-foreign move
ment, but Is in a hopeless minority. The
army is recruited from the lower classes
and cannot be relied upon. The uprising
is scheduled to occur in September and
it probably will be necessary for the
United States to throw an army across
the border in order to protect American
citizens.
Anti-Foreien Movement Growing.
1.-THE anti-foreign sentiment is grown
to such an extent that | do not believe
the Mexican government can cope with
it successfully"
Other members of the party include
men with their families bound for Ken
lucky, Tennessee ana states further east.
Declared to Be a Fake.
Tucson, Ariz., July 2-Americans ar
irving here from Sonora and other points
in Mexico deny that there are indications
of preparations fer a revolution there, as
reported in dispatches from Ell Paso and
New Orleans. Colonel Epes Randolph,
manager of the Southern Pacific rail-
roads interests in Arizona and Mexico
said this evening:
'I returned from Mexico a few days
ago. / spent two weeks in the City of
Mexico and several days at Guadalajara
and other cities of the interior of the
republic. | never heard a hint of the
reported preparations for revolt or revo-
luton. / found the best of feeling pre-
vailing everywhere, the people at work
opening up the resources of the country,
establishing great industries and making
money. I made careful inquiry and
everything looked good. So far as could
see the natives and foreigners were work
ing together shoulder to shoulder. each
in the best of spirits. / take no stock
whatever in these alarmist reports and
feel satisfied they are without basis of
truth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
EN- ROUTE TO JOLIET,

returned to Chicago today after his flu
tile attempt to break into the Joliet pen
itentiary with the aid of the United
States supreme court. He left for Joliet
tonight, declaring he would at once be-
gin to construct a private states prison
and he will serve out his sentence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Aftack on Police.

Mitau, CORTLAND July H.-An armed
band today attacked a detachment of po-
lice near Tukum. the scene of the mas
sacre of dragons last December and
killed a private and seriously wounded
two officers A squadron of cavalry re-
lieved the hard pressed detachment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Fleet Threatens Revolt.

Sebastopol. July 21.--A meeting of 1900
sailors from the warships here today drew
up economic demands for presentation to
Admiral Skrydloff. Unless these demands
are fulfilled the men say the whole of
the Black Sea fleet will revolt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-22
Editor Under Arrest.

Yekaterslburg. July I.-The editor of
the Peoples Verea has been arrested for
reprinting a reactionary article originally
appearing in the Moscow Viedomosti and
the paper suppressed: The article melted
the incubation to rise against the lib
erals