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The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
GIRL TO RATTLE HERSELF.

voice and grand opera is her aim. Che
fling schemes for making money. and
she certainly wants to accumulate
enough to take her to Italy.
81 have been trying to earn enough
money to complete my musical educa-
tion, but 1t seems that 1t is impossible.
My father. who was once United
States consul in Cuba, died three
years ago. and I have had to support
myself. l tried stenography. and that
is how l earned money to study music
for while. Then l went on the stage.
l have had voice lessons here in New
York four years. but l want two years
abroad. OF course, that is necessary
for anyone who has grand opera as
pirations."
Each ticket is numbered and put In
sealed envelope. When the man
draws the envelope he. of course, has
no idea OF the price he must pay for
1t. The number on the ticket repre-
sents the price he must pay.
Already Miss Edwina has sold ten
shares or chances. the largest number
drawn so far being 210, for which a
well-known and wealthy New Yorker
paid $210.
If Miss Edwina sells all her chances
she will have the tidy little sum OF
61,425. which ought to help some
toward musical education.
''As you see in the agreement, matri-
mony is the reward for the lucky
ticket-only il all interests are mu-
tual." said Miss Edwina. The rattle
will take place in some hall. and in
tend giving a concert first and letting
people hear me sing"
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
POSTAL DEFICIT
MOSTLY CAUSED BY COST OF
GOVERNMENT MAIL.
SAYS POSTAL COMMITTEE

Frank'no' Privilege 10 Alec Enpsnsivs
Setter Pay for Clerks and Carriers
Would Reduce Cost Of Railroad
Transportation. T
Washington.-If the Postofice De-
partment were given credit for all the
service 1t renders the government, the
deficit In postal receipts would be prac-
tically eliminated, according to the re-
port of the House committee on post
ofnces and post roads on the postomce
appropriation bill, which was submit
ted to the House Wednesday.
The government departments and
other government officers In Washing
ton reported that for the six months
ending December 81, 1906. the postage
upon matter they sent through the
mails would have aggregated $2.2S5.-
427. The committee estimates that 1t
is fair to assume that $5.000.000 worth
Of mail is carried for the government
annually without credit to the Postof-
fice Department.
The deficit for the fiscal year 1906
was s10.516.s96. and the committee es-
Inmates that this would be entirely
covered II it were possible to compute
the amount Of mail franked by federal
ofiicials In all parts of the country, in
addition to the amount Of free mail 60
ing out of Washington.
The increases in compensation to the
employees of the service. including
clerks, carriers in city delivery offices.
railroad mail clerks and rural free de-
livery carriers, are practically as rec
commended by First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock in his last an
nual report. The proposed increases
will aggregate nearly $9,0O0.O0O year.
The report does not attempt to estt-
mate actual amounts Of cut In pay to
railroads for postal service. but 1t Is
generally believed by members Of the
committee that the reduction will ag-
gregate $10,0OO,000.
In discussing the practice Of using
six as divisor when dividing the
weight of mail for full week to deter
mine the daily average, the report says
that his practice originated in 1873,
when few Sunday trains were run.
Since Sundays have come to be used
for methods Of business. the report
says, Sundays should be counted here
after in arriving at daily averages.
although the effect of using seven
as a divisor would be a reduction OF
the total amount of money paid for
compensation. nevertheless the object
Of your committee in making the rec
ommendation Is more with view to
plain and accurate methods Of compu
tation than for the specific purpose OF
reducing the amount of pay"
A recommendation Is made for gen
eral weighing Of all mail for a period
of six months beginning July l, 1907.
The total amount carried by the bill
Is 32O9, ,41O,SO2.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

ing mutual, matrimony will be consid-
cred"
An attractive young woman, valise
in hand, descended upon Wall street,
and the lambs and bears and other
live stock stopped work
The young woman, in addition to the
valise. possessed blonde hair. blue eyes.
Cupids bow mouth and other marks
which merited attention
Furthermore, she carried into Wall
street scheme which made even the
enterprising ones of the stock ex-
change sit up and take notice.
The young woman is Miss Miriam
Edwina, and she Is railing herself off
for money to obtain musical educa.
ticn. She has $50 chances, and they
range in price from one dollar to
$3.50
Miss Edwina has high soprano
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
WILL DIG THE CANAL.
Formal Organization Of the Panama
Construction Company.

Construction Company.
New York.-John B. Mcdonald OF
this city. the contractor who con.
etructed the subway. has been elected
president OF the Panama Construction
Company. This company was formally
organised Tuesday for the purpose OF
building the Panama canal In the event
that the contract Is awarded by the
government to- William J. Oliver, one
OF the contractors. and his associates.
The other oficers elected were:
First vice president and general man
;aGer. w. ]. Oliver; chairman Of the
board. r. A. c. Smith: secretary and
assistant treasurer, D. v. Reynolds; !;
treasurer, r. A. Chester.
Executive Committee-John B. NC
donald. w. ]. Oliver, John Peirce. R.
A. c. Smith and r. A. Chester.
Board Of Directors-John B. McDon-
aid. John Peirce, Charles H. Ackert.
Robert A. c. Smith, Robert A. Chester,
George Peirce, Patrick T. Walsh, WILL
liam H. Sayre. Patrick ]. Brennan.
George r. Hartman and Robert Rus
sell.
! Upon adjournment of Tuesdays
meeting Mr.. Mcdonald announced the
formation Of the company and added:
Everything is now ready for the
actual want of digging
William ]. Oliver Of Knoxville, Ten
nessee, and his associates, Anson M.
Bangs, were the lowest bidders for the
construction of the Panama canal, but
after the government rejected Mr.. Oil
ver's partner, Mr. oliver was given ten
days to associate himself with at least
two reliable contractors to take up the
work under the terms OF his contract
price. The time given him to make
these arrangements and to supply evil
dence Of his ability to furnish S5,000,-
900 capita, and bond Of 100000
would have expired Wednesday.
Mr.. Oliver has associated himself
with nine wellknown contractors, and
according to Mr.. Mcdonald, all the
financial requirements of the govern
ment have been met.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

At length it chanced that both pul
Usher and poetess were staying, u
known to each other, at the san
seaside place. Her letter, write
from-let us say-Brighton, reache
him at Brighton: so, instead of
swering by post, he went to the hot
and asked for Mr.. Talbot, or VIII;
ever great Tory name you prefer. tt
porter said: There is no Mr.. Talb
staying here. There is a Miss T.
bot, and she may be able to give y
some information" So Miss Tab
was produced, the secret of the {
thorship was disclosed, and the nei
tiations took an entirely new tul
which ended in making the poett
the publishers wife.-Dundee Adv
tiser
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
SCHOOL FOR FIANCES.

towns to his parsonage to be married.
When he asked a groom why he had
not been married at home to save q
is mile drive, he said he wanted to
get away from the conventional we'd
ding. and in this his bride had agreed
fully with him. At their home town
they had fitted up 4 home. and they
went back to 1t from the ceremony
and a short trip. Some Of my frienda
were married in that way" said the
happy man. They liked the plan
and SO do we. and we determined to
commence married life in that bnd
of simple fashion"
Mr.. Wilson says that he believes
that the reason SO many peopIH go
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

The inhabitants of an Industrial
town seeking to abandon 1t In a body
"a strange event for modern times
is now to be witnessed in Spain. The
town is that of Bejar, near Salaman-
ca. whose people are using their ut
most endeavors to have themselves
distributed-men. women and chill
dren-among the South American re.
publics. Bejar was once fiourishing
town. with reputation for its cloth
fabrics. Fifty years ago the popula.
ton numbered $4,000 people, but the
place has gradually declined, and to-
day contains no more than 5000 souls
who seek to flee from 1t as fast as
they can.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
srockMEN's COMMITTEE.
90 East to Meet Public Land Commits
mission.

Denver. : A Cheyenne dispatch
Wednesday says: A telegram from
Washington this morning states that
President Roosevelt has denied the re-
quest of Vice President Wilson Of the
National Wool Growers Association
for a postponement of the meeting be.
tween stockmen and the public lands
commission to discuss range leasing,
which the President scheduled for Feb
ruary 11th, and insists that the stock
men be on hand 10 meet the commls
sion on that date.
The Headquarters of the association
here Immediately got busy and tele.
grams were sent to prominent wool
growers In all of the western range
states, and the following committee Sc
lected and instructed to start at once
for Washington:
Arizona-H. e. Campbell. Flagstaff
Colorado - John Lawrence, Sa-
guache.
California-H. ]. Jastro, Bakersfield
Idaho-Fred w. Gooding. Shoshone'
Montaua-Lewis Penwell, Helena
Nebraska-R\,ert Taylor, Abbott.
| New Mexico-A. d. Garrett. Roswell;
H. w. Kelly, East Las Vegas.
| Neyada-D. c.. Wheeler, Reno.
Oregon-Douglas Belts, Pilot Rock;
D. P. Smythe, Pendleton.
Washington - Peter McGregor
Hooper.
Wyoming-Governor Brooks, PAT
Sullivan, Casper: ]. A. Delfelder. Ian
der; Col. E. ]. Bell. Laramie.
The last two named were appointed
by the Wyoming Wool Growers Asso
citation. Western Vice President VII
son of the National association VIII
also attend.
A preliminary meeting of the com
mittee will probably be held at the
Auditorium hotel in Chicago en- route
East.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
STILL OBSERVE OLD CUSTOM.
Trained Dog Draws Drum in Band Of
Servian Army. 4

New York.-lf you could travel
through Germany and Austria down
into the little country of Seryia and
visit its small army, you would be sur
prised to find there some very inter
esting ancient customs still carefully
observed. One of these customs is tt
have the big regimental drum drawn
by powerful dog. 1t rests on two
wheeled cart, behind which the drum
mer marches and beats the drum wit
far greater ease than II he were ais
carrying its full weight from hi
shoulders. The dog is trained to kee'
its place even in a long and tediou
march,
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
sie Flood in Oregon.

Portland.-Flood conditions in the
Willamette valley and at Portland
show some improvement to-day
wednesday,. The river at Portland Is
Nineteen feet above low water and four
feet above the danger point. So far
the damage has not been great in
Portland, only the lower docks being
covered, and as ample warning has
been given by the weather bureau
most of the goods had been removed
before the flood came. In the upper
valley many families have been obliged
to seek high ground.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
Work on the lsthmus.

Washington.-Wh consideration
is being given to the question OF let
ting the contract for the digging of
the Panama canal, the work is going
on there at rapid pace. Numerous
reports from time to time have been
submitted regarding the progress being
made, but cablegram received at the
War Department Tuesday from Chief
Engineer Stevens, contained the an
nouncement that all previous records
had been eclipsed. The dispatch fol-
lows: I'VE took out 566,756 cubic
yards from the Culebra cut in January,
about twice the best monthly record
made by the French since inception OF
work by De Lesseps."
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
Telephones and Competition.
COLORADO


Every community which has tele-
bhone service is likely to be con-
fronted by the question of granting a
franchise to . rival company. Each
case must be decided by the govern
tpg circumstances. but every case will
show tho psculiarity OF the telephone
problem. The telephone is q natural
monopoly for 1t 10 to the advantage
OF every subscriber that all users Of
telephones should be on the same sys-
tenn with him. More than one system
means that subscriber must have
more than one instrument. or be out
of communication with part Of the
world of telephone-users. 1t Is dim
cult. however. to adjust human nature
to Ideal mechanical conditions. Estab'
lished companies. without rivals. lack
the motive of competition to keep
rates down and service good. There
fore some communities have welcomed
new companies which promised better
and cheaper service. Dual systems.
like labor strikes, are on their face
economic losses. yet 1t may be worth
while to endure the temporary dis
comfort and loss in order to secure
better conditions ultimately. The
butcher may be on one system and
the baker on another, yet low rates
may bring two instruments within the
previous cost of one. and may SO In
crease the number of subscribers
within call as to atone for the incon-
yenience. If finally one company abb
sorbs the other. the community may
have become so well established in
low rates that the surviving company
dare not raise them. On the other
hand says the Youths Companion, the
effect of competing companies is
sometimes merely to divide the tele-
phone-users of community without
adding many to the total number, and
II the companies then make an agree
lment to keep rates up, the community
is worse of than before. In the
strategical game which a community
plays with public service companies.
1t is difficult to determine in the case
Of the telephone service how far the
actual or threatened establishment Of
rival company stimulates mechani-
cal improvement and checks the ma
turaI tendency OF monopoly to extor-
tion, No community can settle the
question without careful study.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

to St. Joseph to get married Is to get
rid of wedding and its consequent
conventionalities at home.
THE young folks wanted to put
money in household equipment and
they resolved to steal march on the
objecting parents. The girl went out
to the pump to get pail of wR:er.
She hung the bucket on the pump
spout and then carelessly wandered
to my house. There she met her affi-
anced, and l married them. The
groom paid me so cents. Then the
bride went back to the well, carried
the water into her old home. and told
her parents that she was a wife. l
got some loud talk from the irate pa
ternal parent for my part in the mat
ter. but 1t was all in French and did
not hurt me. The union was happy
one"
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

Count Prosper d'Epinay, who has
been decorated in Paris by the British
ambassador with the Victorian Order.
is in the odd position of being a
British subject and Frenchman at
the same time. He was born In the
island of Mauritius IS years ago. The
island, of course, is inhabited by a
French-speaking population and once
formed part of the territories OF
France. Both the counts parents be.
ing French. the count is regarded in
France as a Frenchman, but, being
born under the British flag. ne is just
as surely British subject.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
Congressional Land Committee.

Washington.-Sena Newlands of
the committee on public lands Wednes-
day offered resolution for appoint
ment OF a commission of Ave senator's,
with the request that the House ap-
point similar committee, to confer
with the President and the secretary Of
the interior for the purpose of finding
means to end deadlocks in the matter
of issuing patents for land. He argued
that the controversies that have arisen
have injured the development of the
West
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
Cleansing Dishes.

Discolored china baking dishes {
be made as clean as when new
rubbing them with whiting. Gre.
marks on the pages of books may
removed by sponging them with |
zine, placing between two Sheet
blotting paper and pressing will
hot iron,
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
Russian Naval Officers Sentenced.

st. Petersburg.-The Emperor has
confirmed the sentences passed by the
courtmartial on Vice Admiral Nebo'
gatoff and the other naval officers
tried. Nebagatoff will be interned in
a fortress for ten years and the others
for varying periods.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

A man in Massachusetts, dropped
dead while he was reading an original
poem to his friends. Which satisfac-
torily demonstrates the necessity of
using violence in such cases II persua-
sion fails.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

Having refused to remain away
from the mission field for the full
term Of his furlough, Rev. DR.. Andrew
mission work As years, has sailed for
Egypt. DR.. Watson is the father OF
Rev. DR.. Charles r. Watson, secre-
tary of the board of foreign missions
of the United Presbyterian church.
The father has spent the greater part
of his life in the Egyptian field. and.
as DR.. Charles Watson is the execu.
tive of this department. the father
is employed by the son.
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
Novel Plan Of Young New York Wom'
an to Complete Musical Educat

New York.-"Agreement for the pur-
pose Of assisting in the completion of
the musical education of Miss Miriam
Edwina: l agree to pay the sum in
dollars of this ticket. Name. .......
Address. ....... II this number should
be the lucky one and all interests be-
The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15

A Berlin scientist claims to have
found way whereby head can be
made to grow again on human body
after decapitation. If he comes to
this country he will fill long felt
want AFTER every change of administra-
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-24

small TO attract its attention. From
these 1t has now spread to some
of the better buildings. working
back from the water front.
The funds appropriated by the
city will be used In a thorough sys.
TIM of disinfection and fumigation.
which has already been inaugurated
under the direction of Surgeon Blue
strict quarantine is maintained
over all cases. nd every effort made
to prevent the further spread of
the disease. An outbreak of the
plague occurred In San Francisco In
1900
Those In charge of the fight
against the disease decline TO say
from what source It came The last
bulletin OF the marine hospital ser
vice, issued September 10. shows
case OF the plague on August 70
from the steamship Samoa" at San
Francisco, and from that date 10
September 10 there had been TWEEN.
ty-one cases. with nine deaths in
San Francisco, and one case, re.
sulting in the death of the patient
at Berkeley.
The fact that Surgeon General wy.
man has recently sailed for Berlin
to attend the sessions of the sani.
tary congress is taken as an indi-
cation thar the marine hospital ser.
vice Is satisfied with the result of
its efforts in San Francisco. It is
known, however, that the surgeon
general, because of this outbreak.
would not have gone to Berlin at
this time had 1t not been for the
fact that the congress is to be in.
vited to meet In Washington next
year. and that he had been selected
TO present the invitation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-24

or race prejudice. II man fails tc
vote his innermost convictions be
cause of such influence he fails to
90 his full duty as a citizen.
The separate clause. relative ia
the sale of intoxicating liquor in the
new state, was an important factor
IN the last election. Each OF the
great parties agreed that prohibition
was not political, but moral Is.
sue, which Is correct. but many n
god candidate owes his defeat to
the fact that he failed to state
clearly and definitely his position
relative to the matter.
True. prohibition Is moral Is.
sue. but the people OF any common.
wealth have the right to Know where
their candidates for positions of
trust stand on such questions. A
fair question deserves an honest
answer. Men should be honest with
themselves. II man honestly be.
heves that the saloon or sale of In.
toxicating liquors promote good citi.
zenship and that drunk man Is as
good or safe a citizen drunk as
when sober, h. should so vote ami
so speak, but, II he believes the re.
verse to be true, he should so state
and speak. No good citizen will in.
tentionally ii.,r, his neighbor or his
family.
Some candidates In the last cam.
paign. by deception and evasive
statements, sought to get the vote
of the Citizens League as well as
that of the prohibtionists. II they
are not fair with themselves or their
constituents how can they expect
honest bollots?
II has been said the law prohibit.
ing the sale OF intoxicating liquors
cannot be enforeced. Prohibition, or
any other law, Is effective only in
proportion to the number of good
citizens who help to enforce II.
When men vote their honest con.
vicious irrespective OF party or
prejudice, we will at once have a
wonderful reformation In politics.
government and society. When every
good citizen OF this great common.
wealth shall do his honest duty we
will have happy homes and the
greatest state in the American un.
ion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-24
OUR NEW STATE.

written for the Ardmorefte by
Thos, II. Losey of Atoka)
The first state election in our new
common wealth is thing OF the past.
Victory for one political party means
disappointment to the other. At pres.
ent the rooster crows while the
eagle re-adjusts her feathers.
The new state OF Oklahoma has
great future. She is destined to
be one OF the foremost states in the
union. Her broad sweeping pralrles.
her fine agricultural lands, her rich
mineral and timber resources are
capable OF producing unlimited
wealth; her citizenship Is something
OF which we can justly be proud.
while her statesmen are destined to
take an active part In the affairs OF
the nation.
To have stability our state must
have purity in politics, government,
and society. This can only be done
ny honest ballots and honest living.
II mon are not honest with them.
selves they cannot be expected to
be honest with one another. Every
good citizen should condemn the
underhanded methods adopted by all
political parties in influencing the
honest ballot-as long as such prac.
tees are INDUCED We cannot ex-
pect honest results.
The greatest privilege a state can
confer upon men is the right OF
elective franchise. No man can
vote an honest ballot II he allows
any force to influence him in the
course of duty, whether that inAu.
ence be through money, liquor, party