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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14
Railroad Notes.

The statistics compiled by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for the year
ending June 30, 1906, show that the num-
Der of persons on the pay rolls of the
railroads Of the United States was 1,52l-
800. The total amount of wages and sal
aries paid to employees during the year
was 5000. S01 .6J3. The number of rail-
way corporations was 2.313 and the total
Single-track mileage 224 1868, of which
1871 Was operated by receivers.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis railway reports a decrease in iis
net earnings for the last fiscal year OF
about $250,OOO, but this was more than
accounted for by the increase In charges
for improvements. The falling on, how.
ever. was attributed to high wages ana
increased cost of materials PresldenI
Lowry of the Minneapolis, st. Paul ana
Sault Ste. Marie dwells on the SANE
theme. namely, the great addition to 'Ot
cost OF operation, resulting in DECREASE
In tho years total earnings.
A report filed with the internal affain
department shows that the PennsylvanM
railroad between pittsburg and Philade'
phia is 34S.S miles in length. Persons
travelling between the cities have DeeH
charged for 1913 miles, this being the dl'
lance when the road was measured oefol'
the company began strengthening its nnes
and in the curves that have been removes
within the last year the distance has peeu
reduced four miles. There has been w
corresponding reduction in the milear
charges. This reduction will be neees
Sary now.
The United Circuit Court Of Appeals a.
Denver has affirmed the decision oil INV
lower court against the Great Nortneip
railroad in the rebate cases, thus decidins
In favor of the government an importahss
point, to the effect that prosecutions ui,
der the old Elkins act are not invallda'e.'
by the new Hepburn rate law. The mgr
er court holds that the Hepburn ACT
amendatory and not repeating, and thal :
far as il repeats portions OF the bikip,
act it continues them in force. ana ina
in so far "a it omits or changes the pro
visions of the Elkins act 1t repeats the"
Every railroad in the State Of Missis
sippi was indicted by the grand jury
Jackson for failure to furnish the s'AD
Railroad Commission with list OF passo
issued by them. This action Is IN
with the indictments issued against
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley and lilinon
Central railroads. The anti-pass law tn1
invoked was enacted in 1884, and Is san
to be the first anti-pass law enacted :
this country. 1t had long been ueA
letter. but was resurrected by Prosecu'
ing Attorney Harris, who IS now pu'
suing members of the Legislature AZ
State officers for accepting passes
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

his army. Many of the childres were
sent back home by the ktnd-heared
Genoese, but others nzessed on to Pisa
and took passage by ship for Palestine.
Meanwhile the army under the I'M
known boy had reached Brindisi,
whence they departed for the Holy
Land, and about 5000 OF the French
children were shipped from Marseilles
for the same destination.
But alas for the fatuous preaching
Of the boy prophets and the equally
fatuous credulity Of their followers
All the children that survived the voy-
age were sold as slaves to the Turks,
and OF the 10000 that started out on
that crusade of prayer at least $1,000
were never heard of by their parents
afterward.
What must have been the condition
of the public mind, when 10000 chill
dren, nearly all of them less than IL
years of age, were permitted to take
part In so wild and fatal an enter
prise
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

"No," replied Hubbard.
''1Iow lately was this desk In in
present postion?"
piled Hubbard, "aRd then the desk was
placed at this window"
ut follows, then. that sometime since
the laying Of the carpet this trimming
was torn from a woman's dress
You may be right adn54tted Hub
bard.
II am quite sure that I am right, "
she avowed. And now. Mr.. Hubbard,
my work for the present is finished. 1t
Is probable that | shall not zee you
again for several weeks; and II In the
meantime you desire to meet me- tele-
phone the Avalon Apartments, and ia
quire for Mrs George Mathew" And re-
questng thAt she be shown the private
October first came with storm Of
wind, and a drizzling rain.
On the evening OF this day three per-
sons gathered in the gloom of the pri-
vate Office of the Consolidated Invest
ment Company; Mrs Mathew, Mr.. Hub
bard and an officer from the nearby
station. Secretlng themselves they
waited for what at least-the woman
was confident would happen.
1t was past midnight when the guard
ed raising OF window sash was heard !;
the sound coming from across the court.
Presently there noated into the room
a scraping noise, as II upon the outer
wall. then something was placed on
the ledge of the window at the end Of
the managers desk.
Directly the form Of a man APP
pesred at the window, family discern
bic against the blackness Of the night
Ho paused a moment, and then stepped
within the room
Grouping stealthily he went to the
safe, where, aided by the flicker Of a
tiny pocket lamp, he examined the dial
and then returned to the window. A
slight tap on the pane was answered
by the appearance of another figure,
and into the room entered a woman.
After Il whispered colloquy the two
passed on into the outer Office. Here
the woman remained, as though on
guard, while the man returned to the
safe. This he easily opened, and coolly
appropriated the contents of the money
drawer.
A low whistle brought the woman to
his side, and after more whispering
they approached the window; but, as
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14
LITERARY TREASURES IN FEE.

May Become Accessible Through
French Military Operations.
There is small but not unimportant
class of men who are following events
in Morocco with the keenest interest,
says the New York Times London ca
BILE. BY these 1t is hoped that the
French occupation Of Casablanca will
prove to be the prelude to real open
ing up Of Morocco, by which the road
to Fee will be made free to the stu.
dent as well as to the merchant.
At Fez there is a library which is
scripts of the highest value, together
with copies of Greek and Latin classics
which have been lost to European stu
dents.
Chief among these latter are said to
be the lost books Of the historian Taci-
tus. Ever since the revival Of learning
in Europe scholars have looked for
ward to the time when these treasures
will be brought to the light of day.
But even should the hopes that are
now entertained Of a French advance
in Morocco be borne out, and the IL
brary at Fez placed within reach Of
the deliver after historical and ClaSsi-
cal lore, there is too great a possible
ity that the passage of time and the
neglect which has undoubtedly been
their portion may have caused irrepar
able damage to the documents.
DR. Leared, who visited Fee In 1877.
made determined attempt to gain nc
cess to the libraries in connection with
some of the mosques, but had to give
up the effort after the native authori
ties had repealed every advance. In
ancient days the city was the great
seat OF learning OF Western Africa. and
had the largest library in that part Of
the world. The only reason for tn.
belief that a good many Of the treas
ures have been preserved Is the we'll
known unwillingness OF the Mohammc
dams to destroy any scrap of paper
with writing OH it, for fear that 1t may
bear the name of God.
At one time the schools of learning
at Fee were 50 famous that even
Christians from Europe attended them.
The city was built in the eighth cen
fury and rose to be the capital Of the
Mohammedan States OF Western Afri-
ca. In the sixteenth century 1t was Il
celebrated resort Of pilgrims and the
seat OF the principal Arabic university
OF the world. 1t was to Fee that many
of the Moors fed when they were ex-
PEELED from Spain.
Fee is about 100 miles from Tangier,
and the road Is fairly good one. But
this does not mean that the French
would not have enormous difficulty In
penetrating to the city, which Is still
regarded as a most sacred place. and
which would doubtless be defended
with desperation by the MOOrs.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

The United States War Department
has issued a general order directing
that, in future, all officers and soldiers
Of the army shall wear. whenever in
field uniform, an Identification tag. to
be furnished by the Quartermuster's
Department. The tag Is Of aluminium.
about the size Of n half-dollar, and
will be worn suspended from the neck
under the clothing. On the tag will
appear the name, rank, company. regi-
ment and corps Of the wearer and 1t
is ordered that when not worn as di-
rected, 1t shall be regarded as part OF
the uniform, and be habitually kept In
possession OF the owner. 1t is scarcely
worth while to point out the value Of
this tag, especially In time OF war.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

Two co-workers in Brussels, after
six years research, have perfected the
art of metalizine flowers and other OBJ
jects for decorative purposes. Heavier
objects were metaliZed as long ago as
1861, but all efforts to treat fruit and
flowers in that way have failed up to
the time of the recent discovery. BY
the new method the secret of which
the discoveries have not made known,
it is possible to turn into bronze, APP
parently, even so delicate thing as
piece OF lace or full-blown rose.
Fruits and insects are treated in the
same way, thus fixing the forms that
nature gives to her productions, and
at about one-eighth the cost Of cast
bronze.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14
BOB WHITE.

Shrfu and clear from coppice near,
A song within the woodland ringing.
treble note from silver threat
The siren Of the fields Is singing
Bob-white
And from tire height the answer sweet
Floats family Ger the ripping wheat
Bob-bob-white
The alder flowers in snowy showers
Upon the velvet turf are falling,
And where they lie the soft winds sigh,
The while the futed voice is calling
Bob-whte
Across the waves of yellow grain
The waited echo swells again
Bob-bob-white
The purple mist by sunbea1ns kissed
Drifts upward to the mornings spien-
dor;
And through the hare Of shaded ways
The vibrant lutte pipes low and ten
Bob-white
While fainter, sweeter, softer grown
The answer on the breeze Is blown
Bob-bob-white
The shadows sleep In hollows deep
The dewy pawpaw leaves are thrilling;
The silence broods DER solitudes,
Unbroken, save one pure note trilling-
Bob-white
So pure, SO clear, so sweetly rare,
Tho answer steals upon the air
Bob-bob-white
o song Of youth Of love and truth
OF mellow days forever dying
Still through the years my sad heart
hears
Your tender cadence signing, sghing-
Rob-whlte
And far across lfe's troubled ways
The echo comes from boyhood days
Bob-bob-white
Peters Southern Magazine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

"In wine making" said a wine ex-
pert. ''the grapes are squeezed from
one to six times, and from each squeeze
different grade of wine Is made"
That is why from one district and
from one firm so many varieties OF
wine come These varieties don't mean
that each is made from a different
kind OF grape. They mean, as q rule,
that they are made from different
squeezes OF the same grape. The first
squeeze of course makes the best and
dearest wine. When you buy this
grade you will always find on the label
the words Premier Cru first squeeze. -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14
BLIND MANS BUFF.
Origin of This Favorite Sport of
Childhood and Youth


This favOrIte sport of childhood and
youth is of French origin and very
high antiquity, having been introduced
into England i'll the train of the Nor
man conquerOrs. Its French name,
Colin Maillard," was that of brave
warrior, the memory of whose exploits
still lives in the chronicles of the mid
die ages.
In the year 900 Liege reckoned
among its valiant chiefs one Jean Co
lin. lie acquired the name OF Maillard
from his chosen weapon being mallet,
wherewith in fight he used to crush his
opponents. In one of the feuds which
were of perpetual recurrence in those
times he encountered the Count de
Lourain in a pitched battle, and, so
runs the story, in the first onset Colin
Maillard lost both his eyes lie ordered
his esquire to take him into the thick
dIshing his mallet, did such fearful ex-
ecutlon that victory soon declared it.
self for him.
When Robert OF France heard OF
these facts at arms he lavished favor
and honors upon Colin, and so great
was the fame Of the exploit that 1t
was concentrated in the pantOmimic
representations that formed part OF the
rude dramatic performances of the age.
By degrees the children learned to act
1t for themselves, and it took the form
Of n familiar sport
The blindfOlded pursuer AZ, with
bandaged eyes and extended hands. he
gropes for a victim. to pounce upon
seems in some degree to repeat the ac-
ton OF Colin Maillard, the tradition OF
which is also traceable in the name,
blind mans buff.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

were lost In the waste. and thus by
separating 1t the missing document
could the more easily he found.
Il examined the waste collected from
the offices on this floor. | found the
scrap of an envelope; the one shown
was en- this floor but my chief clue
was the bit Of trimming taken from
this carpet. | watched the elevator.
At last | saw 3 woman with a dress
on which was this same bead-work it
was the wife of Clark
Under pretenss OF business l visited
Clark's Office, not once but many times
One day he was absent; but his office
was open, and at that time l carried
a theory, one that had been nursing
for weeks into practice; | did the
same as he had done, used the field
glass and read every scrap OF writer
matter on your desk.
Furthermore, | gathered that Clark
and his wife were spending freely an
amount greater than his practice war
ranted. Also, that they moved in
fast set and were going the pace that
kills. In conclusion, | ran across the
mechanic who built the ladder. Mr..
Hubbard, have | made good my as
sumption that l could discover the enc
whe robbed your
Indeed you have" Hubbard frankly
confessed: you have done what | at
first regarded as crazy whim; you
being woman. The whole affair saw
ors of a tirst-class detective story, with
the detectives left OUT blast them 20
You still have your opinion as to
the worthlesensss of dstectivesY" the
woman asked, In bantering tone.
Never have and never will change
my opinion; the whole detective system
Is rotten he declared, forcibly.
Then what OF me?' she laughed,
throwing aside her wig, hat, and eye
glasses, thereby exposing the head and
good-natured countenance Of a middle
aged man.
The devil" cried Hubbard, leaping
from his chair. who in thunder are
your
Il am Booth, from the Central office:
one Of those rotten detectives!" the
other shouted.
The devil!' again repeated Hub
bard.
You'll recall that l told you, at our
first meeting, that | had a two-fold
purpose In running down the one who
robbed you? Well, the first incentive
was to comfort a dear, sweet, little
girl, my daughter Myra, and"
What has your daughter to do with
the robbng Of my safeY" interrupted
Hubbard.
More than you imagine, Mr.. Hub
bard. John Allen, l mean this John
Allen" slapping his companion on the
shoulder was your bookkeeper at the
time of the robbery: and your com
pany discharged him, simply because
he had been the last one In the Office
the night this affair happened John
Is sensitive, too much SO, | think but
although none of those who knew him
believed he was implicated in the least.
he would not marry until the truth was
known. The wedding will now be cele-
DRAFTED. Good evening, Mr.. Hubbard"
-Wayerley Magazine
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

No pension bureau offers us reward for
service done;
We wear no medals on our breast for gal
liant battles won.
Yet no one Of NapOleon's nor enc OF
CRsar's host.
Has made himself record such as even
| can boast.
They work toy soldiers harder than real
soldier-men. yeu see;
A march of fifty thousand miles is meth
ing much to me.
| lost a leg at Marathon, su arm at
Monterey;
Was left for dead at Gettysburg-all on
the self-same day.
And as lie forgotten now, no longer fit
to roam,
I wish some millionaire would found a
poor Toy Soldiers Home.
st Nicholas.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

Cut out this pretty blrdhouse, paste
it on cardboard, after piercing through
the dots, sew along the sides with col
ored silks or cottons. When finished,
paste sandpaper over the back, and the
whole will make dainty match
sCratcher
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14
Offensive.

"What'll you take for that plpe?"
"Oh. you wouldn't care TO smoke this
old pipe"
NO. but Id like TO buy II and throw
1t away. Washington Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

"I must confess" growls the dlssatis-
fed tourist, that l can't see why so
many people want to come here. No
scenery, no amusements, no good
things to eat-absolutely no attrac-
tionsl"
"Ah, signor," said the innkeeper,
"zey come because we ave re gran
label to stick on re luggage. Success
Magazine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-12-14

Sometimes a woman has good time
crying because she isn't having a good
TINA
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
MAN AND HIS WAYS.
Fertile Brain Has Evolved q New
Style Of Cradle.

A new cradle has been invented
and by 4 man. Which latter state
ment is dedundancy-for no up-to-
date woman would really ever think
of inventing anything so pernicious to
her infants welfare. Has she not be-
come enlightened to the dreadful ills
OF that time-honored institution OF
our ancestors? Dare she imperil the
intellect that is to sway the twen-
tieth century by untimely "juggling''
in its embryo stage? Poor modern
babe! When colic's gripes assail, it
may not know the luxury of a steady
tramp swung across fathers Shout
der-strange to- say, men do not jeer
ut this dictum of the new mother
hood-much less will it experience the
bliss OF being lulled to rest in a
wooden-slatted cradle or fluffy bassi-
net, swayed by the foot of a Won
drous being who swings and croons,
swings and croons, till baby woes are
merged in blessed sleep. It's maker
claims that sideways rocking is, in
deed, injurious to babykins, but to his
eyes, not his brain. Therefore has he
constructed cradle that swings
lengthwise, and is shaped like a boat!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
Brains Of Mountain and Prairie in Do
n1and in the Financial Center.

Ever since the early days, when D.
O. Mills, j. B. Haggin and James R.
Keene "emigrated" from California to
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
for it's supply of men who do things"
Theodore P. Shonts, both southerner
and westerner, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob
lem, is the latest importation in re-
Spouse to the call of the east.
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society over to
it's policyholders, who now elect ma
jority of it's Board of Directors, and
Invested himself of the control of the
stock which he bought from Jas. H.
Hyde, and the success of the new
management of the Society under the
direction of President Paul Morton,
have created a demand for the strong
men of the south and west that is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made better showing than any other
insurance company in the way of i'm
proved methods, economies and in
creased returns to policyholders.
E. H. Gary, head of the greatest cor
poration in the world-the u. S. Steel
Co.-John w. Gates, Henry c. Prick,
Norman B. Ream, VIM. H. Moore and
Daniel G. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men in
New York
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09

leptic state and handed me the win.
ner-by a block. 1t couldn't go wrong
unless it's feet fell out.
Here you are, John Henry, the real
Petrol" said Ban Roberts; "play
Pump Handle straight and place! It's
the road to wealth-believe me! All
the others are behind the hill"
Every Breezy Boy I met had diff.
ferent bunch and they called me into
the wharf and unloaded.
I figured it out that if I had bet
five dollars on each good thing they
gave me would have lost, $4O0, 900.
Then ducked under, sopped up a
stein of root beer and climbed up
again to the hurricane deck.
did you bet?" inquired Clara Jane.
"Only $780," said; "A mere bag
o. Shells"
leave call for 1880 every morn.
ing and I suppose that's the reason !
was so swift with the figures.
my! what lot of money!" said
the Fair One; do point out the horse
you bet on! 1 shall be awfully inter.
ested in this race!"
Carlo! you're bad dog-lie down!
pointed out the favorite as the one
I had my bundle on, and explained to
Clara Jane that the only way it could
lose was for some sore-head to get
out and turn the track around.
Sure enough the favorite galloped
into port and dropped anchor six
hours ahead of the other clans.
win over INSTRUMENTATION
money-and Bonnis~Brighteyes was in
frenzy of delight.
She wanted to know If I wasn't 70.
ing to be awfully careful with it and
save it up for a rainy day.
I told her yes, but expected we'd
have a storm that afternoon.
I had a nervous. chill for fear she'd
declare herself in, on the rake-off.
But she didn't, so Il excused myself
and backed down the ladder to cash
in. :. r. Il (.
The boys were all out in the inquest
room trying to find out what killed
the dead ones. r. # - .t=, r
Then they stopped apologizing tc
themselves and began to pick things
out Of the next race and push them
up their sleeves.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-08-09
A SMALL SECRET.
Couldn't Understand the Taste Of
His Customers.

Two men were discussing the var
ious food products now being supplied
In such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer, said, Il frequently try
a package or so of any certain article
before Offering 1t to my trade, and in
that way sometimes form a. different
idea than my customers have.
For instance, I thought I would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such a call for it,
At breakfast didn't like it and supper
proved the same, so I naturally con-
cluded that my taste was different
from that of the customers who bought
it right along.
"A day or two after, I waited on a
lady who was buying a Csc package
and told her couldn't understand how
one could fancy the taste of Postum.
81 know just what is the matter
she said, you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minutes, and
ten minutes of that time it simmered,
and perhaps five minutes it boiled:
now IL you will have it left to boil full
fifteen minutes after it commences to
boil, you will find a delicious Java-like
beverage, rich in food value of gluten
and phosphates, so choice that you
will never abandon it, particularly
when you see the great gain in health
Well, took another trial and sure
enough I joined the Postum army for
good, and life seems worth living since
have gotten rid of my old time stom-
ach and kidney troubles"
Postum is no. sort of medicine. but
pure liquid food, and this, together
with a relief from coffee worked the
change. "There's q Reason"
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