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The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

United States Senators ought not 10 be
chosen by accident" says the Charleston
News and Courier. Wen, Mr.. Guggen-
helm wasn't
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The average price Of New York alder
men appears TO be 500 each. Every com
modify of commerce has advanced
sharply in price of late
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

There is some talk OF transferring the
Bailey investigation from Texas 10 the
United States Senate Observe the smile
that now lights up the countenance Of
the Hon. Reed SmOot
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The Brownsville debate has progressed
to date without any new nominations for
the An8nias Club.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

With a Brown and a Smith in the next
Senate, the Richmond Times-Dispatch
thinks the time has come for the Joneses
to sit up and take notice. The memory
OF Jamesly will linger with the Senate
for many days to come
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Mr.. Hall Game had just landed in ia
maica when the earthquake occurred
That undoubtedly accounts for 1t.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
A LAY SERMON.
by a LAYMAX.

Mary had a little lamb
It's fleece was white as SNOW.
And everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to 81.
II followed her 10 school one day,
Which was against the rule;
u made the children laugh and play
To see the lamb at school.
So the teacher turned him out;
Still be fingered near.
And waited patiently about
Till Mary doth appear.
What makes the lamb love Mary sol
The eager children cried.
Mary loves the lamb, y0u know,
The teacher quick replied.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The Birmingham Age-Herald thinks
Senator Bailey might enjoy witnessing
that thrilling play, Caught in the Rain"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

A Cincinnati man. just home from Ma
Mia, says the japanese could take the
Philippines with ease, if they should
choose 70 do il. VIII they never take the
hint?
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

i must have come as a glad though
startling surprise to Uncle Shelby ". Gull
lon when he learned that the legislature
had determined not to slam the door Of
hone in his face.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The Jacksonville (F'la) Times-Union
has no complaint to make, though the
number of tourists is comparatively small.
It is to be presumed that the natives do
a-plenty to those who are there.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Mr. Upton Sinclair says Andrew Car
negie is a Socialist" He is nothing of
the kind. He IS our most benevolent and
happily disposed philanthropist. He ad-
mits il himself
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

A Texas dealer announces the arrival
in that State of a car load Of buckets.
For the wh!tewash brigade2
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

''Bailey's forces scent n victory" says a
newspaper headline. Bailey's foes scent
a kerosene can.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

It seems that government experts have
never been able TO find anything wrong
with the food products put up by Senator
elect Richardson's factories. Delaware
displays. after all, q pretty me idea of
whom not TO elect to the Senate.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

A Tennessee contemporary sums the
matter up in the conclusion that Senator
Carmack's speeches invariably delight
and entertain everybody but the fellow
he is talking about
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Somehow it seems al if our old friend
ana fellOw-citizen. RaisOul. is keeping
OminOusiy quiet these days It is not at
all improbable thai ne is arranging an
other raid upon the Sultau's hen roost.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

l. looks as though the sparker, the
gasoline tank. the sprocket wheel. the
wind shield, and the breaks all got out OF
whack with the Republican State machine
just as soon as Mr. Hughes was com
fOrtably seated in the governors chair.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

rs this the silly season." asks the
Nashville American. Sometimes this tenn
pest over the Brownsville affair inclines
US TO think il is
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

The esteemed ST. James Gazette thinks
Senator Tillmau should bo put in a
padded cell The S.. James Gazette has
our permission TO tackle the job.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Since Mr.. Roosevelt is asking for some
more battle ships, Capt Hobson is con-
valescing.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Terre Haute finds that there is too
much air in the city's gas supply Same
trouble in specially too
much hot air
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

England claims a poet who is worth
100000. 1t is very plain that he is no
real poet.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

I have only been a resident Of Kansas
City few years, but I had not been, there
two weeks before I caught the spirit Of
the town and was as lusty and loyal a
boomer as any Of the old-timers." said
Mr.. l.. r. Hurd, a former Duluth man.
who is extensively engaged in the milling
business, TO a Herald reporter at the
New Willard
Now, 1t is this spirit characteristic Of
the community that makes Kansas City
the great center it is-the spirit of public
pride, of ambition, Of sinking all minor
differences in striving for the general
good. The greatest agency. perhaps. IN
achieving desirable things of a public
sort is our commercial club. Here is
about as wide-awake a body of men as
can be found anywhere. What IL has
done for the betterment Of Kansas City
and Of advertising its merits could not
be told in a dozen columns, and what
ever the club does is on big scale, typi-
cal of the big-brained and big-hearted
men of the West"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

Georgia soil for fear Of the Iynx-eyed
bailifs Of Judge Fite's court. wherein the
editor was indicted during the late Con-
gressional fight for printing things in
the Times not to the judges liking.
Wherefore, we say 20 all and singular
our esteemed contemporaries throughout
the land, who seem inclined 10 laugh at
Fife. that it is q dangerous thing 10 DO.
Fife lives right up to his name, and his
bite is even worse than his bark Handle
him with care. a mighty man is rite.
The esteemed 81. James Gazette thinks
Senator Tillmau should bo put in a
padded cell The ST. James Gazette has
our permission TO tackle the job.
l. looks as though the sparker, the
gasoline tank. the sprocket wheel, the
wind shield, and the breaks all got out OF
whack with the Republican State machine
just as soon as Mr.. Hughes was com
fortably seated in the governors chair.
Terre Haute finds that there is too
much air ia the city's gas supply. Same
trouble in Washington-especia TOO
much hot air.
Somehow it seems as if our old friend
and felIow-citzen. Rais0ul. is keeping
Omin0usly quiet these days. It is not at
all improbable thai ne is arranging an
other raid upon the Sultan's hen roost.
II must have come as a glad though
startling surprise to Uncle Shelby VI. Gull
lOm when he learned that the legislature
4 a.. 70
hope in his face.
Since Mr.. Roosevelt is asking for some
more battle ships, Capt Hobson is con-
valesCing.
England claims a poet who is worth
S2ooo,oJo. It is very plain that he is no
real poet.
Ar. Upton Sinclair says Andrew Car
negie is a Socialist" He is nothing of
the kind He is our most benevolent and
happily disposed philanthropist He ad-
mits il himself.
A Texas dealer announces the arrival
in that state of a car load of buckets.
For the wb!tewash brigade?
Mia, says the japanese could take the
Philippines with ease, if they should
choose 20 do il. VIII they never take the
hint?
With a Brown and a Smith in the next
Senate, the Richmond Times-Dispatch
thinks the time has come for the JOneses
to sit up and take notice. The memory
OF Jamesky will linger with the Senate
for many days to come.
Bailey's forces scent a victory" says a
newspaper headline. Bailey's foes scent
a Kerosene can.
rs this the silly season. asks the
Nashville American. Sometimes this tenn
pest over the Brownsville affair inclines
US TO think IL is.
A Tennessee contemporary sums the
matter up in the conclusion that Senator
Carmacks speeches invariably delight
and entertain everybody but the fellow
he is talking about.
It seems that government experts have
never been able 10 find anything wrong
with the food products put up by Senator
elect Richardson's factories Delaware
displays, after all, q pretty me idea of
whom not 10 elect to the Senate.
There is some talk Of transferring the
Bailey investigation from Texas TO the
United States Senate. Observe the smile
that now lights up the countenance Of
the Hon. Reed SmOOt.
The Brownsville debate has progressed
70 date without any new nominations for
the Ananias Club.
The Birmingham Age-Herald thinks
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TAUGHT FOR HALF ~ CENTURY.
Long Record Of Usefulness for Massa.
ehusetts School Teacher.

"A headmaster for half a century in
the Cambridge schools is the remarka-
pie record OF Ruel H. Fletcher. of the
Ihorndike school, East Cambridge. He
mas recently graduated his fiftieth
class from that school
For fitty-eight years he has taught
school beginning in 1Si9. He came to
Massachusetts in 1852. taught school
TWO years in Abingdon, two years in
quincy and then began his long serv-
ice In Cambridge. That service was
started in the Otis school. for which
new building was erected few years
after and the name changed to the
Iholhdike school, so that his service
has been practically In the one school
When the city of Cambridge erect
ed two rev school buildings four
years ago. unknown to him the pu
pits OF his school circulated petition
that one of the new schools be named
In honor of the headmaster to whom
they were so devoted. The decision
OF the committee to comply with their
request was prompt and unanimous.
The Fletcher school graduates its first
class ON Tuesday, and Mr.. Fletcher
VIII be a guest of honor on that occa-
sion. -Boston Herald
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tons would be something of a guess.
but perhaps $50 would he somewhere
near the truth. Many persons spend
much less than this sum. but the ma.
jority spend more.
The result of a simple multiplication
problem shows total of $25,OOOO
but this is by no means all There re.
main to be added the vacation ex.
penses of women and children who
are not producers.
How many persons of this class go
away from the city during the summer
is another hard guess, but a conserva.
tive estimate would place the number
on a par with the first estimate-50O,.
600.
Fifty dollars a head may be too high
a figure for this class of vacation
travellers. for many of them are chill.
'dren, but If an average of S25 is taken
it will give a total of $12, 100000.
Thus the total outside vacation ex-
penses of Chicago people may be
guessed at $37 100000.
These figures, however. do not in
clude money spent in anticipation of
the trips to be taken. They do not in.
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cinue vacation clothing t,urts ,a,,n
en- "snlns tackle aud all the hundreds
~ al ucles commonly laid in nv the
~ uSpectve vacatlon.maker If Ia a
conservative guess 10 saw that theso
100000 '' 'ss''sa'e VIZ
the ,he grand total therefore Is $50
yOV'oVo--all spent for pleasure and
"'a,'n onrlns three or four months
."eSe hsaes. of course. do not per.
tam TO the rich. but to the common
people II the summer expenses Of
me wealthy class were to be added
me total would be'vastly larger II
is estimated that there are 5000 fam.
lies in Chicago which sDend AN NV.
erase Of $1,000 for their summer out.
ings.
Fifty million dollars. if distributed
IN lots OF 5000, would support SO 500
families for year, allowing each
FAMILY $50 month, a sum about eoual
TO the average wage.
When these figures are considered
II Is easy TO understand what mer.
chants mean when they talk about the
dull months With all these people
OUT OF town and with sS7, 500, 900
turned into channels outside Of the
city it naturally follows that mer.
chants cut down expenses and sail
close to the wind until Chicago money
Is once more turned into its natural
channel.
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Pure Food Law Will Raise Price OF
Desert and Other Things.

Washington.-Th operations oil the
federal pure food law are plainly goihs
to add still further to the cost Oh
living in American homes. How much
the increase will be can only be esti'
mated thus far.
The manufacturers whose products
and methods will require TO De
changed in order TO comply WIN ne"
regulations can only guess at the eH'
nense of the changes. But speaking
broadly. the use OF preserVatlNes anu
coloring matter has made II poss'uie
IN sell many staple articles to 'he
nnbIic for less money than they can
no sold for when these are not used
Take the single list of canned irui's
and vegetables, pickles preserves
Jams. jellies, catchups and the me
CoIorine and preserving matters are
rsed in these. Some manufacturers
claim to produce them without pre-
servatiyes. but the housewife VIM
wants IN know how much is saved ny
the privilege of using these 'h'ies
,,,n he able to learn by asking her
grocer the difference in price between
ths goods that are guaranteed 10 DC
FRO. from these seasonings ana those
which are not. o.or
size will learn that for the greatel
mart the articles guaranteed 10 DC ire ,
of such personalities or colorlhe N~'
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AiH,. ---7----------
pc" YORK LEADS WORLD.
uses Even London in Wealth and
Variety of Business.

y fork.-This city, which ranks
among the worlds cities in
a auCn' largely surpasses London
ai'h and in the volume and
" OF its business activities. The
states passed England in ex-
manufactures in 1880, in iron
E1ei production in 1895 and in
lS'put In 1900, and it's leadership
VI these fields is rapidly
| iorK city is the business CAPT
country which produces 20 per
'he worlds wheat, 25 per
u, W. It's gold, 33 per cent. OF its
W per cent. of it's manufactures,
vent Of its iron, AZ per cent. of
- % per cent. of its petroleum.
oeul OF its copper. 70 per cent.
'O''oh and so per cent. of its
.eal'h of the United States in
/, "iS' 900 100000, or as much as
'ls two nearest fivals-Great
h. %nu France-in the aggregate.
united States natural re-
are only in the early stage Of
oa''e'opment and as its SUI
over the rest OF its old time
|na, steadily increasing, it's social
noa .neSs leadership in the world
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
plans Post Offices for Liners.

Washington.-If Second Assistant
Postmaster General McCleary sue
ceeds in some plans he has ir mind
sea most offices will be established on
tho ships of the Cunard and the
French Steamship companies lines
the only transatlantic liners which
are equipped with postal facilities
overtures have been made to these
two companies looking to the equip
ment of post Offices on their ships
Mr. McCleary will go to Europe soon
70 investigate certain postal affairs
While abroad he will confer with the
oflcers of the two steamship lines and
endeayor to complete arrangements
Inv which American and foreign EN-
Moves will he placed on each one o.
The vessels of these two lines
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winch he regarded douhuully.
THAT looks too ladylike," he said.
and discarded IT,
Rummaging produced some other OF
a gray-blue that suited him better.
Hastily he started in and got as far
as My Dear Elsie" before he stopped.
Blame IT, he muttered, II never
could write with a sharp penl" He
tore up that sheet and began again
with a stub. surveying the three
words with a frown. Queer" he
said. Just the same kind of begin
ming as II | was going to ask her to
go driving or inquire whether she
liked mushrooms There ought to
be some special way of beginning a
letter like this, II seems to mel"
Then he wrote busily for little
while.
When he stopped and read 1t with
frown, the letter ran like this:
my Dear Elsie: am writing be-
cause ] am in state of suspense
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"a Seem to Find Difficulties

where feel could not stand the
blow of learning from your own lips
that the hopes which have turned all
my dark clouds to silver have been
only false sirens pointing the way to
endless wastes Of"
81 seem to find difficulty in express
ing myself" the young man said as
he ran an inky hand through his hair.
i know what | want to say, but ]
run off the track, and there doesn't
seem any place to stop!"
On the next sheet of paper he wrote
slowly. with frequent pauses for
thought. Here is what he wrote:
my Dear Elsie: These words but
family express what you are to me
although. of course, | realize not
having any right to call you even
that, you having given me no ground
TO think it would not offend you
should | transgress the bounds OF
mere friendship and being too fear
full of losing even the privilege of
worshiping in silence, that what |
am about to ask may of necessity
bring it about that the happy asso-
Citations which to me have been the
brightest days that fate has given 10
one all unworthy OF such miracu.
lous thing as that a girl so deserving
of the best of everything-not that
do not feel the depth of my devotion
should be reckoned-'
He crumpled the sheet and got up
and paced the floor. His tie was
crooked and his hair stood in all di-
rections.
II am 26 years old" he breathed
tragically at the bronze lamp, "and
had thorough college education he
further confided to the farther book
case, besides being considered a
nervy and successful chap in business
yet hang me il can get the right
words joined together in asking Elsie
such a simple question! II only !
didn't have to lead up TO il the whole
thing would be easier"
Desperately he plunged at the let
ter paper again. His mouth was set
grimly and he bent low over the work.
He wrote:
MY Dear Elsie; am going To
come briefly to the point and not
waste any time trying TO put off the
dreaded moment when you may
without any desire TO do so, and with
suffering to yourself because of your
sweet and sympathetic nature that
| first drew me To you, though it is but
one of the numberless qualities which
endow you TO the obscuring of all
other girls in the world, that
THAT what?" the young man
groaned He glared at the ink still
wet and the waiting word insisting
that he bring order out of chaos.
This will drive me to drink" he
said presently.
He glared around at the waiting let
| ter. Then he showed II and the inl
and everything else recklessly away
and made plunge into the hall after
his hat and coat.
Maybe he muttered, as he sho
out OF the front door like man witt
deadly purpose, lit will be easier
after all just to go and ask her.
Chicago Daily News.
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what mills of violence and torture the
old melees were, To maui and bat
ter victim till he was jelly, to leave
a life-mark of victory upon the van
pushed, and then to celebrate the
Olympian event by getting gloriously
drunk with your friends on new whis-
ky-this was fame and sport. IL was
tame fight in which one of the con-
testants did not lose part of his
ear or have his nose bitten off. but
the acme of skill and power lay in
plucking out your opponents eye. In
deed. "eye-gouging," as it was called,
was road to glory, and the threat
IN measure your eyestrings was the
highest taunt.-From Simon Kenton,
Scalp Hunter
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Korean students Hard Lines.

Koreans evidently want education.
Recently one of them came up from
the country and after all his money
was gone he found it impossible to
stay longer. so he cut his finger and
with the blood wrote to the minister
of education about his woes. We
think he had better taken jiggy and
got to work and earn some money,
rather than go about cutting his fin
gers to gain sympathy. If any at
tention were paid to this sort of
stage play you would find Korean
fingers covered with scars of combat.
Korean Daily News.
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EVIL IN The TELEPHONE.
Does Harm in Keeping Women Toe
Much In the House.

A physician remarked lately that
the telephone was the means of more
sickness especially headaches, than al
most anything else. He explained that
women who could do all of their or
dering over the telephone seldom left
the house to buy anything. and II they
would only get out and take walk
early in the morning they would re-
turn to the house with brighter spirits
and more animation for work. Tn.
doubtedly 1t is an inspiration to get
out and see that one is not alone in
the days work. A woman here clean
ing her windows; another is sweep.
ing her rooms; bevy hurry by with
packages under their arms after a
visit to the stores and groceries To
see people busy and full of life and
animation Is an inspiration to any
one. and this seems to be exactly what
the physician meant by his remark
The most detected. respondent and
headachy women in the world are
those who live back of locked doors
and keep up the eternal grind of kitch
EN- work from one day to another.
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PLAGUE SWEPT INDIA,
In Ten Years There Have Been 4,411,-
212 Deaths-Mortality Increasing.

London. During the first three and
half months of 1907 the deaths from
the plague in India totalled 494 1000.
the heaviest monthly mortality vet
reported during the epidemic. Ac.
cording to the Indian World this
would appear to show that the present
year will exhibit a record number of
deaths.
The plague records for the ten
years October, 1896, to December,
1906, show that there was large
annual increase from 1901 to 1904, the
deaths numbering 274,OQ0 in 1901, ST..
500 in 1902, $4,000 in 1903 and 1922,
600 in 1904. the worst year in ten
years
There was a small decrease in 1906
the deaths falling to 951 900. and a
large decrease in 1906, when there
were only $4,000 The total deaths
for the whole ten years numbered
4,411.212 The improvement which
was shown in the two years 1903 and
1906 has not unfortunately, been
maintained.
From the first appearance of the
disease up to the year 1901 the NOR
tality was greatest in the Bombay
presidency, but from 1902 onward,
with one exception, the worst area has
been the Punjab. and in 1905 the
deaths in the latter province alone
numbered 1925.
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Profited by Error,

When ! opened the door," said the
fiat dweller, my ice man stood there.
He looked very meek and humble. to
my surprise.
''1 will fix that ice bill you thought
was too exorbitant,' he told me.
Perhaps 1t was will cut II down.
He had gotten me mixed up with
somebody else. hadn't complained.
but that didn't keep me from getting
out the bill and letting him cut II
down all right enough"
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by her portrait there. M. de Mol
hac, the curator, has just supplied
this deficiency, having found fine
portrait of the marquise at the age
of 80 years. The portrait, which is Of
great beauty. presents the famous let
ter writer with the long curls she
brought into fashion, and which bore
her name, and she wears the pearl
necklace she described in her letters
TO her daughter.