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The Great Eastern.

The Great Eastern was 680 feet long, 83 feet beam, 28 feet draft when load ed, 23,OO0 tonnage; paddle engines, 1000 horsepower nominal; screw en- zines, 1,7O0 horsepower nominal. She was commenced to be built at Millwall in the spring of 1854 and was launch ed after many difficulties on Jan. 30, 1858. The history of the Great Eastern was from the first financially an un- fortunate one. She made several voy- ages to the United States at a great loss to her owners, but in 1865 and 1866 she somewhat redeemed her character by successfully laying the Atlantic ca ble Subsequently, owing to her vast size, she was instrumental in laying most of the important cables across the Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, through the Red sea, etc. In 1888 she was sold at auction in Liverpool to be broken up bringing the sum of $280, ,720.-Lon don Globe.
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Dramatic Deaths.

What is dramatic death? Of course the most dramatic death ever recorded was that of Placut, who dropped dead while paying bill. Then there was the death of Fabius, who was chokec by hair in some milk; that of Louis VI, who met his doom because a pig ran under his horse and caused him to stumble; that of Saufeius, who was poisoned by the albumen in soft boil ed egg, and that of Zeuxis, who died from laughter at sight of bag he had painted.
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Organ Crinders In England.

By turning the handle of an organ the Italian in England obtains nearly eight times as much per week as he can earn in Italy, more than four times as much as the English farm labOrer and nearly three times the pay of the policeman who moves him on when requested. Thousands of skilled ar tisans who have served apprenticeship as carpenters, painters and joiners get only half the organ grinders pay, for the Italian reckons it very poor week indeed if he makes less than $15, and he often gets $17.5O to $20 or more.
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X Doctors Are Puzzled

The remarkable recovery of Ken meth McIver, of Vanceboro, Me-, is the subject of much interest to the medl- teal fraternity and wide circle of friends. He says of his case; lowing to severe inflammation of the Throat and congestion of the Lungs, three doctors gave me up to die, when, as last resort. l was induced to try pr Kings New Discovery and am hap py to say. it saved my life.' Cures the worst Coughs and Colds, Bron- chitls, Tonsilltls, Weak Lungs, Hoarse- ness and La Grippe. Guaranteed at All Druggists, at soc and $lOO. Trial bottle free.
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The Human Body,s Tire1ess organs

Man has within him stationary en- zine called his heart, which, with its veins and arteries, constitutes per feet system of hydraulics, compared with which mans best work is clumsy, intricate and wasteful. The lungs are a working bellows, the most perfect method of sanitary ventilation. The stomach is a working vat of marvellous perfection. The brain Is wondrous condenser, and the skin is a great working evaporator, with reserve auto matic appliances, ready for extra work in moments of need All these are in action at all times, day and night, tire less, unceasing, self winding and re- pairing, for seventy years or more.
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When Friends Are Enemies.

"One of our greatest troubles is to prevent patients from being killed by Kindness" said trained nurse in one of the public hospitals. "On visiting days, when relations or friends are ad- mitted we have in many cases to exer- else extreme vigilance. The amount of improper, even dangerous, food which one ablebodied relative can smuggle in under cover of satchel or volumi- nous cloak is almost incredible.
 "Only a few weeks ago l captured and carried away from the bed of a convalescent typhoid case pasteboard box containing two big green pickles and piece of exceptionally rich cocoa nut cake It was the boys mother who brought the dainties, and presum- ably she did not wish to shorten her sons days in the land.
 'This sort of thing is of frequent oc- currence in hospital. 1t is strangely Illustrative of how little the average man or woman understands the deli cate mechanism of the stomach and stomachic disease. ."-New York Press.
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Burma Customs.

Two ceremonies in Burma mark when childhood stops and manhood or wom- anhood begins. The boys have their thighs tattooed and the girls their ears bored. The boring of a girls ears is commenced with needle, and the puncture is gradually increased until the tip of the finger can be introduced. The enlarging process is the one car ried out in the Polynesian islands, where a native can carry good sized knife hanging in the lobe of his ear. The ugliest mutilation is that of the Eskimo who punches a hole in his cheek and puts bone stud into it. The Burmese boy suffers great pain from the elaborate ornamentation of his legs, which are decorated in blue and red patterns.
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When the state Fixed Hotel Prices.

when the state Fixed Hotel Prices.
 Before, during and for a time after the Revolutionary war the courts of the commonwealth used to fix the prices of tavern board and liquor so when the sojourning stranger from afar struck Richmond he could pretty nearly know what "horse feed and breakfast" cost. There was also an assize of bread as well as of drink. The price of bread was regulated by the price of wheat. A fourpenny white loaf, a twopenny white loaf, four penny brick loaf and a fourpenny brown loaf had each to weigh so much, according as they had other ingredi- ents mixed with flour. In those days a Boston biscuit" costing cent had to weigh six ounces and two drams and so on. The connection between a loaf of bread and sixty pounds of wheat at so much per bushel has grown beyond the grasp of tse modern mind. However, in the old time in Virginia the custom of regulating the price, or, rather, the weight, of loaf of bread by the price of the wheat of which 1t was made was universal. So far as liquor was concerned, the courts used to fix not only the price of a sin gle drink, a quart or gallon of the stuff, but also "a gorum of punch."- Richmond Dispatch.
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The Angler Fish.

The angler fish angles for his prey. From the upper part of his head project two long tentacles, with fieshy extrem- ities, which wave about in the water and attract small fish, that, approach ing and attempting to seize the sup posed bait, are themselves captured by the angler Without this device to at tract his prey he would probably starve to death, as he is heavy and of com paratively slow motion.
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or INTEREST
 TO IMPERIAL
StrOnu Plea for Clean Town by
 Rev. D. NJ. Gandier
psAR MR. EDITOR:

DEAR MR. EDITOR;
 It is frequently said that prohibition tends to produce "blind-pigs,' whereas high license prevents their existence. The argument is that when man pays a heavy license tax he will see that nc one else infringes upon his rights with out license. whereas under prohibition the temptation to sell without licence Is great and no one has any financial interest in preventing "blind-pigs" from running.
 This theory has commended Rself to many good temperance people. But it has one radical weakness. and that Is that the facts are against it. Ex- perlence has shown conclusively that high license does not keep "blind-pigs' out, but on the contrary, seems to nourish them. The reasons for this are many, Three may be mentioned.
 First, by licensing the traffic govern ment recognizes its right to exist. At the same time the right to sell is de- nied to ak except priveleged few. The result Is. spirit of resentment is stirred up in those who are denied the right. and they proceed to sell without legal permission. On the other hand lcomplete prohibition stamps the traffic
 crime and treats everybody alike. For thls reason 1t is more easily en- forced than any license law.
 Second. there is hardly a saloon in the country which does not violate the license law every day In the week. No one knows this better than the sa-
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ARNIsH ROCK.
A Lighthouse Which Is without .
 Light of It's Own

The most extraordinary of all light houses is to be found on Arnish rock, Stornoway bay, a rock which Is sepa- rated from the island of Lewis by a channel over 800 feet wide It is in the Hebrides, Scotland. On this rock a conical beacon Is erected, and on it's summit lantern Is fixed, from which, night after night, shines light which is seen by the fishermen far and wide. Yet there is no burning lamp in the lantern, and no attendant ever goes to it, for the simple reason that there is no lamp to attend to, no wick to train and no oil well to replenish.
 The way in which this peculiar light house is illuminated is this: "On the island of Lewis, 300 feet or so away, is lighthouse, and from window In the tower a stream of light is project ed on a mirror in the lantern on the summit of Arnish rock. These rays are reflected to an arrangement of prisms and by their action are con- verged to a focus outside the lantern, from which they diverge in the neces- sary direction"
 The consequence is that to all intents and purposes a lighthouse exists which has neither lamp nor lighthouse keeper and yet which gives as serviceable light, taking into account the require ments of the locality, as if an elaborate and costly lighthouse, with lamps, serv- ice room, bedroom, living room, store room, oil room, water tanks and all other accessories, were erected on the summit of the rock.
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THE ISLAND OF FIRE.
Java's Wonderful Lake of Boiling
 Mud and Slime.

Java's Wonderful Lake of Boiling
 Mud and Slime.
 The greatest natural wonder in Java, f not in the entire world is the justly celebrated Gheko Kamdka Gumko, or Home of the Hot Devils, known to the world as the Island of Fire. This geo. logical singularity is really a lake of boiling mud situated at about the cen ter of the plains of Grobogana and is called an island because the great en- erald sea of vegetation which surrounds it gives it that appearance. The island is about two miles in circumference and is situated at distance of almost exactly fifty miles from Solo. Near the center of this geological freak immense columns of soft hot mud may be seen continually rising and falling like great timbers thrust through the boiling sub stratum by giant hands and then again quickly withdrawn. Besides the phe- nomenon of boiling mud columns there are scores of gigantic bubbles of hot slime that fill up like huge balloons and keep up series of constant explosions, the intensity of the detonations vary ing with the size of the bubble. In times past, so the Javanese authorities say, there was tall, spirelike column of baked mud on the west side of the lake which constantly belched a pure stream of cold water, but this r long been obliterated, and everythiIe IS now a seething mass of bubbling mud and clir1n q n1arIyOv fn thn visitors who come from great distances to see it.
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only 52,o0o barrels of beer were con- sumed In prohibition Kansas, while 5oo,0O0 barrels were consumed In H. cense Nebraska, although Kansas had 100000 more people. In other words under license the consumption of beer Is 2e times as great as under prohbl- tion Evidently, "bllnd-pigs" do not sell nearly as. much of the stuff as the licensed saloons do. This Is why whis- key sellers of every kind are willing to spend thousands of dollars to prevent the carrying of prohibitory laws. They know right well that in spite of blind pigs" prohibition does prohibit to a very great extent. Let no temperance worker be deceived by the old lie, prohibition don't prohibit" It does prohibit to great extent and with a little careful work we can and will make 1t prohibit still more.
 Yours for a clean country,
 D. M. GAND!ER.
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Her Feet Too.

"That new saleslady," said the blond at the ribbon counter, 'has false hair and teeth"
 "Yes," replied the brunette, who con descended to sell handkerchiefs occa- sionally, "and it seems that's not the only thing. l heard her complaining that she hadn't had chance to get off her feet all day"
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Considerate.

x. (an incorrigible borrower)-Lend me a flyer, old man. Y. (weakly lend ing him f4 19s.)--I'm keeping the other shilling to pay for the postage of the letters which shall have to write you before l get my money back. x. (cool- ly)-Keep 5 shillings. then. That will tive me pore time.-London Tit-Bits
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She works at Home.

Hicks-I understand Mrs. Bias has learned how to keep her husband at home. Wicks-N Nonsense! Bias is out with "the boys" nearly every night. Hicks You misunderstood me mean the work she does at home keeps him, She's a dressmaker, you know.-Phila- delphia Ledger.
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Across the river from Brawley in No. 5, 160 acres fine, soft, sandy land, all in crop, 1-2 miles from railroad. Don't answer unless you are a cash buyer. Bert R. Chaplin, Imperial, Cal
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
PALESTINE, TEXAS, DECEMBER IA, 1906

and it could not find words to express
its contempt for the "silverites" Of
those days when they argued that the
hard times of that day we're due to
the fact that wealth producers were
compelled to give too much of their
products for a dollar, a dollar that
had no greater debt paying power by
reason of the high price paid for it.
More dollars would make them pur-
chasable with less products, the sill
yer men argued. Dun's agency, and
all other gold bugs, denied that con-
tention vehemently; but now they
have to admit that the dollar has so
increased in number that it will buy
of other products only two-thirds as
much as it did then. False logic as
well as falsehood ultimately comes
home to roost.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

County road improvement is an is
sue that will not down. People every
where and interests in general are
prone TO admit the truthfulness of the
assertion that county road work is
one Of the most important PROPOSE.
tons Of the present day and time.
Certainly nothing in the way of pub
lie Improvement is of such vital i'm.
pOrtance to the farmer In times past
and even at the present day in most
communities the country road is
problem that every citizen must con
front in the matter of handling the
daily problem that continually pre-
sents itself If the countryman and
his produce does not reach the city
market. then there is trouble in the
city. If he does reach there promptly
and with a fun return. then there is
much good cheer upon the part OF the
city merchant The only way to as
sure his presence in the city markets
is the perfect county road. Under
these circumstances il would seem
the part OF rare good Judgment for
the city man to help along the county
road proposition. It is an all around
winning proposition and the thorght- |
ful one is ever in line for its imLe. |
diate and favorable consideration. Let
Austin and Travis county people rec.
ognizc and act upon the merit that is
TO be found in perfect county roads,
Austin Statesman.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
COST OF LIVING.

Says the Co-Operator and Farm
Journal:
Dun's commercial agency's last re
port on prices of necessaries of life
makes them the highest for twenty
five years. Since 1896 rents have risen
from 20 to 30 per cent; meats, from
10 to 20 per cent; vegetables, from 10
to %; milk and eggs, from 20 to 40,
and clothing, from 10 to 40 per cent.
In fact, says this high authority, the
purchasing power of the dollar of
1896 is only &C cents now. That is.
it takes only &C cents worth of pro
duce now to buy a dollar that 100
cents worth of products had to be
given for in 1896.
1t is recalled, however, that in 1896
there was a no more implacable foe
of the idea that there could be any
variation in the value of gold or a
gold dollar than this same agency:
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

A certain railroad president says,
speaking of the complaint of a lack
Of transportation facilities, that his
road stands ready to invest $4,000, 900
in engines alone, but that he can not
get the engines. He also says that
the railroads Of the country can not
buy cars or have them made, for the
reason that the manufacturers can not
get the raw material He adds that
business is increasing faster than the
railroads can get the facilities to han
die it with. To the Register this
sounds like a splendid argument for
a lower freight rate. and for the de-
velopment of the natural waterways
of the country.-Sherman Register.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

17se-George Washington, first presi,
dent of the United States, died.
Born Feb. %, 1872.
1S14-British captured a flotilla of
American gunboats in Lake
Borgne.
1S19-Alabama admitted to the Union.
1S6O-Earl of Aberdeen, English pre-
mier, died. Born 1884.
1S62-Gen. Banks superseded Gen.
Butler at New Orleans.
1S71-George Hudson, notorious Eng
fish railway Spectator, died.
Born 1900.
1S74-William Mosher and Joseph
Douglass, supposed abductors
of Charlie Ross, shot and killed
in New York.
1851. S. Supreme court reafiirmed
constitutionality of law prohib-
iting polygamy.
1SSs-Marquis de Caux, divorced hus-
band of Adelina Patti, died in
Paris.
1S91-France broke off diplomatic re-
lations with Bulgaria.
1S95-Prince Albert of Wales born.
19O2-British and German cruisers de
molished Venezuelan fort at Pu-
erto Cabello.
19O5-Sultan of Turkey submitted to
the demands of the Powers con-
corning Macedonia.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

Just start out and attempt to Dor
row a few thousand dollars without
gilt-edged security and see what
time Senator Bailey, poor man as he
was, must have had trying to extract
those loans from Pierce, "a total
stranger TO him." by his own confes-
sion. Isn't it wonderful? There has
been ascribed to Bailey a hypnotic
power He must have worked that
power on Pierce, as he evidently has
on some people closer home.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The news that Texas will sell an
other 100000 acres of her public
land is apt to raise the question wheth-
er the land supply of Texas is mex
haustible But it is not. The State
has already parted with most of its
good farming land and the acres that
are now going under the hammer are
mostly semi-arid grazing lands. But
the experience of Southwest Texas
has recently proven that the discovery
Of artesian wells and other unexpect-
ed means of irrigation is capable Of
making the ard regions to blossom
like the. rose.-St. Louis Republic.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.

Bailey says the documents held by
Attorney General Davidson are forg-
cries. And ]. d. Johnson, counsel for
the Waters Pierce Oil company, comes
to the senator's rescue and says the
documents were stolen from the com
pany by a former employe. How,
then, are they forgeries? Things are
getting mixed, gentlemen.-Palestine
Daily Herald,
You are right. Things are getting
very much mixed in the affair you al
lude to, and there are many other
things and persons liable to be mixed
in it before it is concluded.-San An
tonic Express.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The Brennan Banner says: The
Georgetown Commercial is a great adj
mirer of Governor Tom Campbell
says he is not only a native Texan,
but a true Democrat; plain, honest and
unassuming, and predicts that he will
make Texas one of the best governors
the State has ever had. Coming from
the ranks of the yeomanry of Texas
he can be depended upon to stand by
their interest in every important con-
test.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

And now Mrs. Bellamy Storer says
she made President Roosevelt-politi-
cally speaking. She claims that she
prevailed upon President Mckinley to
appoint him assistant secretary of war.
There is no questioning the fact that
Mrs. Storer had some sort of a pull
with the president, but, from recent
developments, it seems that she pulled
it in two.-Sherman Register.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

Ex-Governor Sayers is too busy
earning his salary as a railroad attor-
ney to even think of being candidate
for the United States senate. Better
suggest some other man who is not
so busy-with the railroads.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14
GOOD ROADS.

The Paris Advocate says: 1T
would be well enough to talk good
roads during bad weather when you
can't build them, if you would. only
build them in good weather when you
can" Has the Advocate never heard
of the split log drag, the only wet
weather prescription for bad roads,
Blossom Bee.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

BY reading the Houston Post one
would not imagine the opposition to
Senator Bailey is of any consequence.
The Post lives in a city among poll
ticians. 1t needs to get out in the
rural districts and learn the news.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

We have the testimony of numbers
who have tried it that the split log
dray is the best road machine that
man can make or money can buy,
when it is properly applied.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The Herald's special holiday edition
will be issued tomorrow. If you want
to get your business before the buyers
in the most attractive form do not
fail to get in this issue.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

Tomorrow the Herald's annual holt
day edition viii make its appearance,
and in it the progressive merchants
of Palestine will be talking Christmas
trade to you.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

in handing out his appointments, says:
Campbell held a full hand, and clubs
were trumps, when he played against
the State administration" Yes. and
it's still his lead.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The Postal Telegraph has announc-
ed that it will cut all deadhead and
free pass business after the first of
January Wonder if this will make
the service any cheaper to all who
have to pay?
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The Christmas shoppers were out
in goodly numbers last night. Those
who do not want to take what is left
should do their shopping early.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The Episcopal laaiag wiz hold thefr
annual sale Saturday, December Is,
in rooms over the Royal National
bank. Come and buy your Christmas
presents.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

An exchange refers to Joe Bailey
as Coal Oil Joe" He is not the orig
inal one Of that name, but the name
does fit, like the paper on the wall.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The people in this section of the
world are prosperous and the holidays
are going to be thoroughly enjoyed.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

The Christmas shoppers are already
buying literally The early buyer is
going to be the fortunate buyer.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

This is /. & G. n. payday, and it
has been a very busy day for every
body.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-14

It is a wise Santa Claus who does
his buying early.