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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
SHOWING WARRINGTON As MAN
Work Of French Sculptor the Best Of
All Portraits.

WORK o. feeneh sculptor the De9t OF
All Portraits.
There have been many portraits ol
Washington. Prominence is always
shining mark for the painter or the
sculptor. writes Charles K. Fairmah.
Portraits Of Washington by Gilbert
Stuart and Rembrandt Peale and
dozens of artists. sculptors and en-
gravers Of lesser rank. are abundant.
and yet 1t has been the opportunity
Of noted French sculptor, David
dangers. to give to the world the
most important portrait Of Washing
ton. the man, yet produced. This por-
trait was formally presented to the
American people by the republic of
France through the French ambassa.
dor, J. J. Jusserand. ON Feb. 20. 1905,
and now occupies an honored position
in the rctunda Of the nations capitol.
While other artists have given u
serene, complacent Washington,
they have failed utterly in portray.
ing any character of the man except
his great dignity. In The portrait bust
by David we have an appreciation Of
the resolute character of the man who
passed through the stirring scenes OF
the revolution. We have glimpse OF
that heroic manhood that could rise
above the trials of his times. trials
which have left their Impress upon
his face and developed rugged char
acter. 1t Is the face OF man with
the strength Of a Hercules and the
courage and herOism that are fitting
attributes Of the father Of the infant
republic. 1t is face that records
the physical sufferings and the men
tai anguish Of the man.-Review Of
Reviews.
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Familiar.

Six-year-old Marie is ministers
daughter. and Christmas, 1904, found
half dozen dolls under the Christ
mas tree. There they stood during
Christmas week, when. realizing that
six or seven dolls In addition to 9th.
er toys was too much Of good thing,
mother, who had the lookahead tenn
permanent. resolved to kidnap one Of
the family and put 1t by for the next
year.
To all appearances the scheme was
carried through successfully. as NO
inquiries were made. SO, on Christ
mas. 1905, the last years baby re-
appeared under the new tree Next
morning Marie, accompanied by the
usual number of grown-ups, was tax.
en- to view the tree. Fixing her eyes
on the absentee and holding her dim.
pied chin with a chubby hand, after
a period of deep thought she remark
ed, In a puzzled tone:
Where the dickens have l seen
that face before?"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
Beyond Power Of oratlo.,

Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bsrtlett, M. p.
was one day speaking during an cleo
ton contest, when he was interrupted
again and again by man at the back
of the hall, who disagreed with Sir
Ellis's statements. At last Sir Ellis
remarked:
Now l am going to tell you some
thing about the late Liberal govern.
ment that will make the hair Of my
friend at the back of the hall atapd
on end"
The irrepressible interrupter was
equal to the occasion. for he shout
ed:
Wrong again!" and removing his
cap displayed head az smooth as
billiard ball. saying. 1T can't be done,
sir"
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spread itself out over the paper. line
by line. sheet by sheet. and the book
swept on to its appointed end.
Only once in the gathering darkness
did he pause to call for lights. and
then bent over his task again. to dash
on to the page one Of those living
word pictures wlich had helped to
build up his fame. He felt. even as
he wrote. that he had never done bet
ter work than this, and wondered at
himself that he could do It.
Somehow he had never experienced
the fiery thrill Of inspiration rs he
experienced 1t tonight. He had writ
ten Of death before. but never had
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
cLosE TO GREAT COMMANDER.
Thomas Larrabss One Of Gen. Wash
in1ton's Life Guards.

Thomas Larrabss One Of Gen. Wash
insten's Life Guards.
In selected spot near Powisset. in
the town Of Dover. Mass, there II still
standing the abandoned house OF
Thomas Larrabee. This house was
built in 177S and was raised by the
assistance Of soldiers who had been
with him in the revolutionary service.
BY virtue Of having been . member
of Washinston's life guard. Mr.. Lar.
rabee was the most distinguished pri.
vate from the Springfield parish Of
Dedham In the revolutionary war.
He lived until 1913 and for many
years entertained the young men Of
the town AZ they gathered around the
fire in the Williams tavern. He used
to tell of the Irishman who captured
five Hessians at Trenton and brought
them into camp. On being asked by
Washington how he accomplished
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
oayMMsR wac rooa ADvlsse.
Fatal Flaw In Prescription fer curs OF
Rheumstlsn.

Fatal Flaw In Prescription fer curs .ef
Rhsum stism.
Speaking of rheumatism" said the
drummer AZ he sasely shook his head.
II had a brother who was amicted
with It for six years. He tried half q
dozen different doctors and went to
half a dozen different springs, but he
found no relief. At length he deter
mined to try heroic measures. That
is, advised him to do something In
that direction A. foriorn hope. and
thought the tip good one"
What did he try?" was asked.
He went into . pasture and faced
bull that had tossed half dozen
men skyhigh. We figured that when
the bull started for him with head
down and tail up the scare would
drive the rheumatism out and he
would strike 2:40 gait for the fence"
AND how did 1t work."
"Three minutes after the bull
caught sight of Charley his rheuma-
tism was gone. never to return"
you don't say!"
"But do. and Charley was gone
with 1t. He never knew how high he
went when the bull got his horns un-
der him. and he never knew what q
hole he made in the ground when he
came down."
Then your-your advice"
Was the worst thing he could have
followed. sir, and 1t was great moral
lesson to me. Since that time have
made 1t a practice to drink alone in.
stead Of advising or encouraging fell
low man to wreck his soul. and AZ this
is my usual time for taking cocktail
you gentlemen will please excuse me
for five minutes"
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Bound to Win Yet.

0o0N0 TO WIN vet. =
There is a song that no one else has
writ,
know, but can not fashion it
hot yet-perhaps. some time
I'll get the rhyme
And quit.
I'VE started It hundred times. think.
Grandly-and then. ere one could wink
The inspiration's gone
The song Is on
The blink!
How many things start well. but some
how miss
Connections-iiksa girls first kiss
Etnrt w..n a mighty shout,
Then peter out
Like thist
Ten syllabies. a sonnet to begin:
Eight In the next-a metric sim
Then six-who would have known
II could have grown
SO thin?
But. say!
One OF these times
I'm going to switch the rhymes
Around by George tire other way
Start little md end big-I will. sne
-ClevelanA i.eao...
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He threw the pen d, impatiently
and arose from the desk at which he
had been writing for the last three
hours.
Its no use. he muttered to him
self. As he paced up and down the
room. II shall have to let 1t wait un-
til tomorrow an all. Ethel will be
disappointed. but 1t can't bs helped"
Ethel was his sixteen-year-old
daughter, and she was coming home
tonight from the school In Paris.
where she had spent the last two
years. Only two days before he had
written to her promising that he would
give himself . weeks holiday when
she came home. and take her about to
see all the sights Of London. And
unfinished and every mornings post
bringing imploring letters from the
publishers and reminders that the
time scheduled for the delivery Of the
book was long past. He was genuine
~ annoyed with himself.
His wife had died In giving Ethel
birth. and the affection which he had
lavished upon the former had been
transferred. almost In it, entirety, to
the living legacy she had bequeathed
him. 1t had been severe wrench to
let the girl 90 away to school at all,
. wrench which, each time she went
back again after her holidays. had
seemed all the worse to bear. Now
that her schooldays were over at last
and she was coming back to him for
good, his pleasure was exquisite. He
had planned out everything that they
would do in the short weeks vacation
which was all he could permit him.
self, and had been thinking Of II for
the past fortnight.
He had expected, Of course, to have
sent his manuscript safely ON its way
lsfore Ethel's arrival, 10 that moth
Ing In the way OF work should inter
fere with the enjoyment Of her nrst
wssk q new iifs. And here, n i'll
1nck wculA have Il. was the book stun
1ncomplete, True. there vas only one
khapter lacking. but that chapter had
Aeen waiting to be written for over
3 week. Possibly the idea Of Ethel's
approaching return had unsettled him
for work; possibly his mind. aslow with
it, ever present anticipstion Of Meas
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12

will be the saving OF Of several de.
cayed branches and the painting OF
the stumps thus left.
The historic elm, which stands on q
plot Of ground at the corner Of Gar.
den and Mason streets. in Cambridge.
Mass. II visited annually by thou.
sands Of tourists from all parts Of
the world. and it's association with
the career Of the Father OF His Coun.
try" In revered by the school children
Of America from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
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TO paEsssvE WASHINGTON ELM
Massachusetts Tree viii Not
0s Permitted to Die.

That combined landmark and his.
toric treasure. the Washington elm,
beneath whose branches Gen. Wash.
ington took command Of the Ameri-
can armies on July 8. 1875. has been
reported to be slowly dying, but an ex-
animation showed new shoots and
sprouts formed during the past year.
and all that the tree now needs is the
Introduction Of fresh loan about its
roots. The only other care necessary
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Thrsw the psn down Impasientiy.

IHrvW t"e -" uoWH 1"spaSshtIy.
forget, the carriage ia to be round at
half-past nine sharp"
VERY good, sir"
The novelist sat down tn his desk
again, and for few minutes remained
lost in reverie. At last he dipped
his pen into the Ink. and It began to
move across the white surface of the
paper. slowly at hrst. as though the
ideas were tardy in assuming coherent
shape. then quicker and quicker still.
SUDDENLY. AZ It seemed. his mood had
changed. his thoughts attuned them
selves to the minor key And as the
sunlight died away from the garden
and the dusk crept out of the earth.
- tragedy a the woman's death
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
A Hopslsss Case

Bill Jones. he u . rex'iar freak:
Clean through the country you might
seek
And never md in all your days
fellow with such curious ways.
You tell him how this countrys bound
Fur ruin, cause finance amt sound.
Likewise deficient In the law:
BILL simply laughs and says "Oh. pshaw!"
He amt afeard O. germs an things;
He says the daily sunshine brings
Its remedy for every woe
Until II comes your time to 30.
amt like that, my stars, thank!
How ken you argue with q crank
That let's you stan aroun' an Jaw,
An simply laughs an says ''Oh. pshawf'
-Washlnxton Star.
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-30
LATE NEWS BRIEFS HOT OFF THE WIRE.

Warrants were Issued yesterday at
Murray against the Southern Express
company, charging violation of the
law forbidding shipment OF liquor into
local option districts. The company
claims the law is unconstitutional as
rgards interstate traffic, and will fight
the warrants through the courts.
Shelby s. Rouse. of Kenton couny.
has been elected president by the Ken
lucky Bar association. Among the
movements planned for the next year
are to raise the standard OF the appli-
cants allowed to practice and to Sc
cure for Louisville the next meeting
of the Amer lean Bar association.
A great independent telephone serv-
ice has about been arranged for. to
cover all the states in the middle west
and south. The new company. II is
claimed, is to start with the greater
portion of the business In its terri
tory.
i.ondon's royal court was made
notable by the presentation of Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. The
royal circle was numerous and the
procession OF the king. queen and off,
GERS of state was exceptionally bril-
liant.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion. sitting in New Orleans. began an
Investigation of oil rates affecting
seven southern states. Witnesses told
how the Standard OIL trust handled
small dealers
Lexington has begun an attempt to
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Trade Conditions Continue Good,
Crops Are Promising and Work
Is Plentiful.
DEMAND FOR DAY LABoRERs

The bank clearlngs this week indi-
cate heavy counter business at the
banks.
Today closes the first half OF the
year with the banks and at the direc-
tors meetings, some of which were
held today and others during the
week the dividends declared byGach
institution were as follows:
American German ......s per cent.
City National ..........6 per cent.
Citizens Savings ....."..4 per cent.
First National ..........7 per cent.
Paducah Banking Co.. "a per cent.
Mechanics and Farmers.2 Y per cent
The directors of the Globe held
their meeting this afternoon late and
II is not known what was done about
the dividend. The six months have
heen profitable for all Of the banks
and the conditions as shown by the
statements to be issued next week
are gratifying to the officers Of all
the banks.
General trade conditions are good
and local people have no cause fol
complaint about business. Crops SC
far look well, which means a contin-
uation OF the present excellent condi-
ton of trade.
Retail trade is as good as usual at
this season OF the year, and shows
some increase over last year.
There is still a big demand for day
laborers, and the street contractors
are having difficulty in keeping their
forces together. The street car com
pany has let the contract for the con-
struction Of its extensions to a con
tractor who will import labor. Work
will start Monday with a hundred
Italians. They will be camped at the
fair grounds and kept here until the
work is completed.
The shortage Of day laborers here
however, is but an example of the
condition all over the south. 81 could
find employment in two days for
200, 900 day laborers in the south,
could | ind them" gentleman re-
marked today.
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Comstock win .Appear.

Thaw's action In telephoning An
thony Comstock aroused much inter
est. Mr.. Comstock. In an interview.
is quoted as saying that he is willing
to appear for the defense If called up
on and give evidence as to Whites
conduct.
About a year and a half ago"
said Mr.. Comstock, "Thaw came to me
and complained about Whites actions.
After his marriage he came to me
many times. He saw me again about
two weeks before the murder.
ION the strength of his Information
and on that received in annonymo us
letters which corroborated Thaw's
statements, endeayored TO get at the
truth, with a view of securing con
viction if possible. But when It came
TO preparing case against White
many difficulties confronted me. I
had no substantial evidence to offer
in legal action which would make a
conviction certain.
Let me repeat that the moral per-
vert must go. The murder of Stan
ford White has given us an opening
wedge that We have long needed.
THE investigation must go on now
to the bitter end. without fear or IA
vor, no matter how rich or how pfom-
inent or how brilliant the perverts
may be. The trails will lead into the
most exclusive clubs. and many a man
who has been generally held IN the
highest esteem must be tumbled into
the mire, where he belongs"
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permit II to go on the records II he
had Il in his power to suppress II by
making a payment, even though he
might believe he was being black
mailed. Whatever he may have
thought at the time he could not af-
ford to have the matter become pub
lie and he compromised. He had de-
clared the entire case was an effort to
extort money, but he paid, and then
he made Evelyn Nesbit his bride.
II the girl and her lawyers had
been the only persons in the world
who had seen this affidavit, Thaw
would have had little cause for worry
He had reason to believe White had
not only been consulted about the pro
ceeding, but that he had a hand In
its inception, and knew every word
that had been written.
This suit was the secret OF Thaw's
hatred for Mr.. White, so far as the
evidence disc,oses. Mrs. Thaw may
have infiamed her husbands mind
and may have urged vengeance, but
there remained one great grievance OF
his own that Mr.. White certainly
knew OF, If it had not actually die
tated the humlllating passages Of the
affidavit.
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Sounds Ratty, All Right.

Reaches must attain an alarming
size in Mayfeld Judging from the fol-
lowing from the Messenger: There
have certainly been more rats this
year to annoy the farmers than has
ever been known before. II the far
mers will move their corn from pla-
ces where the rats stay they will soon
get rid Of these pests. b. S. Enoch,
living near the city. moved some of
his corn the other day and called in
his neighbors to assist in taking
care of the rats. 1t took him about
three hours to move the corn dur
ing which time 121 rats we're killed.
This is a rat story but 1t is true.
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RUMORS ARE RIFE
OF AccoMPLIcES
calling the case before October.

New York, June 30.-Persons who
came in contact with Thaw before the
shooting are able to cite peculiar &C
lions on his part which. in the light OF
subsequent events. may tend TO con
firm the plea of insanity. but those
who saw him Immediately after the
crime insist that, outside of intense
excitement. he appeared sane, and
those who have studied him since then
insist that ne IS entire.y normal.
1t would probably save Thaw from
80 electric chair II he could establish
that his wild Jealousy of Mr.. White
was based upon some action subse-
quent to his marriage to Evelyn Mes
bit. Thus far the lawyers retained
by the defense, with all the money
they wish at their command. have
been able to discover no overt act by
Mr. White after the former chorus
girl became the bride of the son of
the former Pittsburg steel man.
Mr.. White was wealthy and had an
enormous income. He had become
famous as an architect, and his in
fiuence was far-reaching. There was
no question that he had helped the
girl before she mad married a
wealthy mans son. He had sent her
to private school he had bought
furniture for her mother and he had
supported her brother, and he had
demonstrated his friendllness Id every
way, but. so far as is known, he hal
dropped her when she became Mrs.
Thaw
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raise $40 900 as guarantee fund for
the state fair, but the chamber OF
commerce decided to refuse the fair
unless the permanent location is fixed
at Lexington.
President Palma sent a message to
the Cuban congress asking for i'm
mediate appropriation OF s2,5oO.oo0
for sewering and 100000 for in
ereasing the water supply of Havana
Senators Fulton. Clapp, Sutherland.
Martin and Overman were appointed
members on behalf of the senate OF
the joint committee recently provided
for the revision OF the laws.
Warrants were taken out by the
city OF Philadelphia against thirteen
ice dealers. who are accused OF con
spring as to prices.
John A. NJ. Adair. of Portland. was
unanimously nominated for congress
by the Democrats OF the Eighth dis
trict Of Indiana.
Between 10000 and 1900 persons
have registered In Montana for the
drawing of Crow lands, which begins
next Monday.
The Democrats and the Independ-
ent Republicans OF Vermont have nom
mated fusion state ticket.
James Mason fe'l from bridge In
Bloomfield. Ind, and broke his neck.
dying instantly.
The thirty-third annual Chantau-
qua assembly opened yesterday AT
Chautauqua. n. Y.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-30

When a wise politician gets good
Kicking" and feels sore and wants to
talk. he proclalms his party loyalty
and then HES himself to the sylvan
solitude OF some remote mountain re-
sort. on the pretext of general
nervous breakdown" and there with
no one to hear him but the birds
and rocks and trees, and no one TO
carry away his words but the fra
grant breeze, which he knows Is too
busy itself moaning among the
branches to heed his lament, the de-
feated one "shoots of his mouth
until his heart is unburdened and
reason and courage return. Then he
goes back to ''the district" and "sets
up the props" to give the other fell
low good licking" What pity 1t
was that j. II. Happy. of Mayheld,
did not have some good friend at
hand 10 diagnose his case and pre-
scribe a long trip and entire "separa-
ton from business worries" until his
head cooled. He filed all his charges
with the post-office department and
the First district was secured by the
inspectors in search of corroborative
evidence. with the result that Mr.
speight was exonerated and Mr.. l..
w. Keys selection for the office at
Mayfield completely sustained. In the
end Mr.. F. NJ Fisher and Mr.. ]. c.
speight stand convicted OF being
prominent Republicans. and Mr..
Fisher is further stigmatized by the
accusation that he Is accon1modating
to his friends. AS for the Fighting,
NJ. Happy seems to have been doing
~ that.
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The Pfosecution's rIan..

II Is said to be the intention of the
district attorneys office to establish,
II possible, that instead of White pur-
surfing Mrs. Thaw the pursuit was on
the other side. Friends of the dead
architect say that he avoided the wo-
man. and that there are notes in ex-
istence to prove that she invited him
TO meet her and sought his company
Mrs. Thaw, IL is charged, met Stan
ford White by appointment of her
own making at the Hotel Martin on
Wednesday or Thursday of last week
and dined with him. The meal lasted
three hours. They were seen, it is
said, by several persons.
One of the objects in issuing a
subpoena for Mrs. Thaw was to ask
her about this dinner. The theory Of
the prosecution is that Thaw heard of
1t demanded an explanation of his
wife. and upon that explanation based
his purpose TO kill
One great grievance has ranked In
Thaw's mind for month after month,
and this was that before MS marriage
the present Mrs. Thaw went to law
yer In this city to begin a civil suit
against him. In this action she made
an extraordinary affidavit a document
giving details of such a nature that
there was no probability that he would
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Whites Famous Ring.

n. e Lynks, a lawyer of 100 Fifth
avenue, called at the coroner's Office
yesterday morning armed with an or
der from Mrs Stanford White and OBJ.
tanned al the jeweiry and personal
effects found on White when he was
shot. Chief among these effects was a
heavy solid god ring said to be worth
not less than $4,000. 1t was ring
which, had Anthony comstock seen It,
would have caused the arrest of its
owner
II portrayed two women and a man.
IL is said to have been one OF the
choicest articles IN Mr.. Whites vast