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The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
Issues Boiled Down.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
II conditions increase in strenuosity.
next years contest for the Presidential
nomination may be boiled down TO the
simple question whether the aspirant Is
a trust buster or a trust booster.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

From the Indianapolis News
Mr. Taft need not. however, feel par
ticularIy discouraged If nothing happens.
Hundreds Of wise and eloquent Republi-
can orators have been giving the South
good advice for the last forty years.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
A Consolation Prize

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
In these days, when almost everybody
deems it his duty and pleasure TO jump
on the Standard on Company, that cor
poration must appreciate the Navy De-
partment's testimonial to the quality Of
its product.
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THE AUNT OF ARABELLA
By A. J. sToFER.

synopsis Of Previous Chapters
The scene Of the story opens IN
the glue factory Of the late Musga-
troyd Masters. who has been fOuily
murdered. His wealth has descend
cd % his beautiful daughter Ara
bella, who, when the story opens. y
90 a tour Of inspection Of the glue
plant. holding her nose. But in
spite Of this somewhat unuacefui
pose. her beauty is apparent DE
tcmined % fHd some way 20 nd
the manufacture Of glue OF It's i'm
possible Od0rs, ATabelis. the helress,
gives part of her vast fortune 70 the
railroads and travels westward as
far as Yellowstone Park. Here sac
meets with an accident.
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But LittIe ConsoIation in This.

From the New York Evening Post
Unfortunately. the Eighth district Of
Virginia, in which the Congressional con-
vention has just declared for Cortelyou
for the Presidency, went Democratic last
year by 5,54S in total vote of 1923.
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From the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The decline in securities the world over
since January is estimated at 81, 600, =
900, which is a high price for water any
where and In any quantity.
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Getting u BE serious.

From the New YORK Herald
Dispatch from Ohio intimates that
Judge Parker may become a serious can
didate for the Democratic Presidential
nomination. Does that mean that last
time Ii was a iOke2
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The Cleveland Leader says that Ohio's
greatest virtue is mOdesty If that is
true II Is hardly worth while to search
for the others until microscopes and spy
glasses are greatly improved
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Real, unspeaksble, and unutterable woe
has come to John d. Rockefeller at last,
1t has been discovered that he filed claim
for Sl3S5 less witness fees and mileage
than he was legally entitled to- Poor
John, poor joint"
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An Arkansas minister says that the
end Of the world will come on a Satur
day. That viii suit everybody just as
well as any other day. except the unfor-
tunate ones who are paid of then
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From The New York Evening Post.
Everybody will wonder which Of the
Presidential possibilities sent the explo-
siYe package to Mr.. Corteiyou
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Adopted and ADAPTED.

Il presume you are proud OF these
bright children OF your brain?'
The trouble is" responded the candid
press humorist that most of the bright
ones are only stepchildren."
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

About six months ago The Washington
Herald propOUnded the query. What is
whisky Up to date. 2,345 newspapers
have answered Evidently there are not
as many Missouri-bred editors in this
country as we imagined.
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The Elusive Hartman.

From the New York World.
The Presidential remark about the diff
Guilty of getting at the principal instead
of the subordinates seems TO apply even
70 q punch on the jaw.
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Maine a State of Gems.

About three years ago a farmer named
Pitt Pulsifer struck a rich pocket OF
gems on his farm near Mont Apatite,
Auburn, Ne There were tourmaline.
beryl. and apatite crystals which were
sold for a good price to Harvard Uni
versity. Now another rich pocket has
been found and a fine deposit Of beryl and
aquamarine gems uncovered. Some boys
also ran across a rich deposit of the
same gems. At the base Of the beryl
were found some fine herderite speci-
mems. II is generally believed that Mont
Apatite is a mountain of gems, and a
company is being formed 70 work It sys-
tematically.
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After January !, 1908. the Atlanta Con-
stitution will follow the mllk-white flag
OF temperance says the New York Mail
Where? Up TO Chattanooga, over TO
Birmingham. or some other convenient
oasis?
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Taft in the saddle; Root sick. Where
in the thunder is Cortelyou?" asks the
Rome (Ga) Tribune, Mr.. Cortelyou is
never In the thunder; where he is. there
il is as calm as q rare June day.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

And now Rev. Theodore Wood takes is
sue with the President on the subject Of
nature-fsking. If the Rev. Theodore were
we'll acquainted with President Theodore
well, the Rev. Theodore wouldn't. That's
all
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DR.. Paul Prayer suggests the idea of
identifying criminals by their mouths. No
trouble to identify politicians by that
method. Now let no impolite contempo-
rary try 10 make US think that is what
the professor meant
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

II Judge Alton b. Parker really has any
doubts about the disadvantages of going
into the ring once too often, John Law
renee Sullivan can give him some valua-
Bile pointers.
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scientist has figured that the life OF
the average mosquito IS only three days.
That would help but for the fact that
they are such enthusiastic anti-race
suiciders
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Nevertheless and Notwithstanding, we
are willing 10 wager that Jack Reaves
editor OF the Hardeman Free Press IS
the last thing 10 dry up down South.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

What the country would really like TO
know is whether Mr.. Billy Muldoon In
eludes lawn tennis In his repertoire.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Koreans who refuse to cut of their top
knots are TO be beheaded. Under the cir
We see no advantage TO be
gained by refusing 10 cut OF the afore-
said tOpknOt
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10 BE- oontiuuedD

NOte-PreFiOus numbers OF The
Big Stick containing the early
chapters Of this masterpiece may be
had at all booksellers, or viii be
sent by the publishers en- receipt Of
price.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

John Temple Graves says he wants TO
reduce the Republican convention to
quotation marks The last we heard
of the colonel he was busy reducing Mr.
Bryan to quotation marks.
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VITAL strong. and altogether for the good,
and in losing him the American stage
suffers an irreparable loss.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

George Fred Williams has returned
from abroad. We presume the Houston
Post viii admit that there is now one
bigger noise in this country than itself.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

In China a physicians fee ranges from
70 10 cents per visit. but only in case of
a cure. No cure no pay. China certainly
is backward.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

As for the Baltimore Suns recently un-
covered corset trust, il ought 10 be a good
trust; II Is such a straight-l1ced affair.
you know
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

AS to nature taking, what do you think
of the small boy who says he Is glad va
cation days are practically over and
school opening near at hand?
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And herssy OF not. if ms hand Stacked
I should rob GO3-sincc he Is fullest good.
God needs best to help him He e0ald not make
Antonio StradTaTi's VioliHs without Antonio
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Among other biggest things that Texas
may now claim are a number Of biggest
fool laws.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

I'VE have had enough OF New York
Democrats. SAYS the Nashville Ameri-
can. So that Is where those New York
Democrats have been, IS Il?
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE Money sNowBALL.


In decade, trow, or in twenty years,
say.
We shall see two banks grow where one
blooms to-day
we viii have dollars then where now we
have dimes;
And wen pity the men of these soup
kitchen times.
All the country viii flow with both honey
and milk
All the people viii go robed in satin and
silk
And we newspaper hacks, as we grind out
our rhymes.
VIII concoct funny cracks at these soup
kitchen times.
Asked and Answered.
Young man, do you keep your ear to
the ground?"
mo, sir: my time is fully occupied in
keeping my nose against the grindstone .
And the pompous questioner passed on.
JumbIed.
80 you don't care for classical music ?"
Cant say I do. Most of It sounds to
me like an effort to play the notes on a
well-covered sheet of hy-paper."
Marching Along.
We progress. The public use of a gold
toothpiek no longer marks the acme Of
elegance.
1t Pays.
Shakespeare was smart, as all agree.
II gentle Bill
Were here to-day. he'd doubtless be
In vaudeville.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

cable from Tangier says the Sultan
Abdul Aziz has been assassinated. Poor
Abdul AzwaZ
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
A WEATHER NOTE,

It must have been raining pretty
hard out in the country. Most o.
the exchanges that came 10 our desk
this morning were all covered with
mud.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
POLITICAL POINTS.

Uncle Henry G. Davis. Of West
Virginia, dropped into town the
other dag. He is not going TO run
for Vice President next year. This
is an open secret. Privately, Uncle
Henry thinks that Delaware offers
the most likely Democratic stand
ard bearer in Judge George Gray.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

War ships, war ships; who's got the war
ships?
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
The Scale,

Got any vawses at IS cents?''
NO. madam. Nothing but vases at
that price
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banking and Trade

True to its responsibilities and dignity
the Knox boom isn't running amuck.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Our gifted friend. James CTeel-
man, Is booming the Hughes boom
in Pearson's, and booming 1t mighty
we'll.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

J. S. t"Jack) Cohen. Of the At
lanta Journal. passed through here
Wednesday. he says the whole South
is drifting Prohibitionward- Jack
is an ardent Hoke Smith man
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

10 attention toiH be paid 10 anonymous
contributors, and no communications 70
she editor tgiH be printed ercept over the
name Of the fCriteT
Manuscripts offered for publication 10iH
be returned II unavailable. but stamps
should be sent i0ith the manuscript for
ihGf purpose.
All communications intended for this
newspaper, t0hether for the Dolly or the
SundGy issue. should be addressed TO
THE WASHINGTON HERALD.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
EVERY SATURDAY.
NOTICE

Our Motto; II you see it in The Biz
Stick. it ism { so.
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1t PnYr.

Shakespeare was smart, as all agree.
II gentle Bill
Were here to-day. he'd doubtless be
In vaudeville.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Read Bingville Busle to-mOrrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

Harry Brown got that Congress
si0nal stand-pat interview with Uncle
Joe Cannon for Mr. Benefits
newspaper. HGrTy's q live wire.
strike or no strike.
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An Ancient Bank.

It has been discovered that attached to
the ancient temple at Nineveh there used
70 be kind of public record Office in
which it was customary to deposit inn
portant legal and other documents.
Among these. the other day there was
discovered official statements as 10 the
history and transactions OF the eminent
banking house OF Egidu az Nineveh.
Assyrian chronology proves that these re-
fer 10 a date about 2300 before the Chris
tian era, when Abraham dwelt at Ur OF
the Chaldees, as is stated In Genesis.
This firm. then. may be regarded as the
oldest bank in the world. at least the
oldest of which the world has or is likely
to have any record. The accounts are
said TO be vOluminous and cover the
transactions OF i've generations Of the
nrm from father TO son. They show that
the bank grew steadily in importance
during this period and attained great
wealth, for il succeeded in securing
from the ruler the appointment of the
collectors of taxes. AfteTward it is shown
that this bank farmed the revenues Of
several OF the Assyrian provinces.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31
MEN AND THINGS.


Luther Burbank. the wizard Of the
fruits and flowers. had a pretty hard
time of it in his youth. He lived In
California. and to earn a living he did
any work that mis- hands found to do.
He helped in market gardens, cleaned out
chicken coops, and finally went on a
tramp for work, until at last ne got
enough savings together to start little
nursery OF MS own. To outsiders he
seemed an honest. hard working, young
nurseryman, and nothing more. Then
one day he received an order for 20,000
young prune trees, to be filled in nine
months He had not one on his place
He hired all the men and boys he could
find 10 plant almonds for him. They
grew rapidly. When they were ready he
had 90 600 prune buds grated on to them,
and before the time expired the trees
were ready for delivery. And, says
George Wharton James, those prune
trees are growing and thriving to-day,
and the ranchman who bought them from
Burbank has one Of the finest orchards
in the State Of California"
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

strike or no strike.
T. Taggart writes US under seal
that Bryan Democrats are thick as
authors in Hoosierdom, and that the
Nebraskan viii get tre 1905 delega-
tiou hands down.
L. White Busbey is home frcm the
CRtSkills. He is a mixer. he is. and
we betray no confidence when We
say that in his wanderings he finds
the political situation much mixed.
Knox's Presidential pole may not
reach, and Fairbanks. in spite OF
its length, may not knock the per-
simmon. but the word reaches US
that Taft viii not get the fruit If
Pennsylvania and Indiana can help
it, and they think they can.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-31

We progress. The public use of a gold
toothpiek no longer marks the acme of
elegance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19
A Modern ChiIdren's Crusade.

Brooklyn has long been known as
THE City of Churches and plainly it
continues to live up to its reputation.
Last week the 18th anniversary of the
BROOKLYN sunday School Union was
celebrated and the occasion was made
memorable by a remarkable parade OF
children through the streets and parks
Of the city. The New York papers tell
us about il and ii seems that the
event was worthy of wider attention
than it received. The number of sun
day School children in the parade IS
reported at 14o,O00. and there were y
divisions recruited from 293 churches
Each division had its own marshal ana
its own reviewing stand, where notable
citizens and visitors from out of town
stood While the children marched past.
All the sidewalks were crowded with
people, and in Prospect park 2o'ooo
paraders gathered on the meadow ana
performed cVolutionS, with blue ana
req banners nuttering and bands play
ing. Governor Hughes was to nave
been reviewing officer at the princlpai
stand, but was unable to attend. HIS
father, the Rev Dr. Hughes, was there
however, and 50 We're the borough
president, Bird Cpler, and the Rev. l)r'
Theodore l.. Cuyler, the dean of the
Brooklyn ministers. One is reminded
by the reports in the New York papers
of the enthusiastic exclamation OF me
ancient Roman as the youth of Rome
marched past, There, there is the nope
of the republic"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

~ mile long he plOdded until ~ o,r,,.
to a place where the choppers ava bat
spared the trees for many a wear H.
early days it was not an unusual ,hin,.
to clear w land for fields and h,ua
houses in the woods, but in these md
rrn times most farmers hesitate uhar,
they come to a block Of wood lana Ana
go on to where the land is alr.ad,,
cleared and buildings erected. Pm
this was not Daniels intentions when
he started out. The giant trees wcra
no stumbling blocks to him, as it was
thoroughly fixed in his mind to begin
as his forefathers had done before him
50 he went TO work with vigor and zeal
cleared a piece Of land and erected
house large enough to move hi. family
| into. Later on he cleared more land
aud built 4 stable and other out huild-
ings. At the present time Mr. Her
rick has commodious house finished
inside. and if he has his health he ex-
poets to complete the outside before
cold weather comes on. Il have moved
% times" said MIR. Herrick Il have
worked in shoeshops. lumberWoOds and
nine years for the Paris Mfg O.. and
many other places where the work was
hard. and the pay small; but | was sick
| and tired of that kind Of life when |
decided to build up home for myself.
What | want now is to finish the re-
mainder of my days in a house that |
can call my own. When | came here
I had just fifty dollars 10 my name.
My wife had been sick in the hospital
all winter, and I had been under the
doctors care with an injured hand.
Now | have a place for my family,
work out by the day, and put in all my
spare time building and fixing up the
place" Mr.. Herrick has six children
living, three at home and three away.
Mrs. Herrick is the step daughter Il
Samuel Quincy, the famous maple
sugar king of Hebron.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19
Coming Events in Maine.

June 19-10-Annual council and field day
Of the PltIiarChS Militant of Maine, at
Rockland.
June 1919 Convention Of the Department
Of Maine. Woman's Corps, Bangor.
June 2?27 Rowdcin C0nmenceus mt.
June 22-26- Colby Commencement.
June ?7-"S -Arrual Convention Of the
Maine State Erworth League, Dover.
jan. 81 Gloucester i y Church Centen-
NAL
July 1-f-AnnuaI meetin" Of the Josselyn
Botanical Society, oxford.
jim 1G-IS--Annuai meeting Maine Dental
:" 'i"1v. Rockland
July q Aug. lf-Mainn Chri tin EndeaV-
~ summer School Charle=ton
Aus. l7-U S Amy ManeuverS at Port
land, Maine. NATL Guard Participating
Ausc 21-Jcfereon Centennial Celebration
Ani.. 2G-2S-Annual Meeting of the Amen
can Ear Assn, Portland.
Ang 29-3l-Meeting of the Internationh
Law Assn, Portland
Sept. 20 Maine State Fair, Lewiston.
Oct. l6-,S-Annual Meeting of the North-
eastern Dental Association. portland
Oct 24-36-Arnual Meeting of the NAM
Teachers Association. and of the Mains
Association of Colleges and Prepafdtoi'
Schools. Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

a recent letter from California tells
Of 4 grand reunion held at Shell Mound
Park in Oakland in that state at which
over l 0oo natives of Maine now resi-
dents IF California, gathered in grand
reunion. Every one Of Names 16
counties were represented ANA tn" let
t"r SAVES that il was an ola home time
such az those Who have stayed in
Maine cannot appreciate. California
has a host Of Maine people for the last
census showed that no state in thu.
Union exert Massachusetts contained
more Maine people than California.
Somehow. when Maine people have left
their homes in this northeastern part
of the Union. ana started westward.
they seem determined to go as far as
pos siblr. nr at least until they reached
the shores of the ocean again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

The centennial If the Maine Mission
AIRY Society is an anniversary well
worth observing and the interesting ex-
crrises in Hallowell are being carried
ont in a spirit and manner wholly APP
Irorrlate to the occasion. Not only
did the society have its birth in that
city, but the house where il was or
gained in 1907. is still standing and
the grave of its founder is in the Hal
lowell cemetery. Leading clergymen
and prominent laymen from all parts of
the state are participating in the pro
gram and the addresses and papers are
Of such permanent value that the Jour
nal regrets that the limitations Of space
prevent their publication in fun in its
columns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

The Journal asks IF the Sentinel
thinks wages are too high" evidently
believing that we would not dare to
answer but one way. If the Sentinel
was making Il demagogic appeal for
votes it would say no" unqualifiedly
and then it would try to please the
lumbermen by claiming that the price
of lumber was low enough and the far
mer by singing the praises of $25 hay.
But the Sentinel prefers to appeal to
the reason of its readers rather than
to their prejudices and selfiShness. We
therefore answer truthfully that we be
lieVe wages are too high in certain
lines IF industry for the good of bust
ness. although not too high when the
cost Of living is onsidered-WatervlHe
Sentinel
BuJ the cost of living was never
much lower than during the soup house
period when the Wilson tariff law
was in force. and when prices of agri-
cultural products We're the low
est they have been since the Civil
War. Wages We're similarly low, not
merely in certain lines" but in all
lines. ana yet, strange as it may seem
to The Sentinel. no one WAS happy.
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Speaker Reeds Ready Wit

VIZ. oI our patrons sends US the follow
III item which was clipped from n Ros-
ton PAPER wears ago.
N amusing incident happened durirp
tN-St'"i, he', Red recent speech at Scuti
RI .IMi'h. Ne. lie was about halt through
iIS Sfet'h ana had just mad" a most tell
M M p"iht IN an argument on tho tarifr
ne aSt word of really fine period had
Dern spoken, when A man who was lean.
ms back IN n chair IN the very front of
the hoLst lost his balance ard fell to the
floor at the san'4 ting. ovrrtmn;re, tvn
chars In the imnadiatn vicinity The AL
cldcnt created great conrnotinn. AMI
man afd chairs, miTed uD on the flror
presented i most amusing Spectacle Mr.
Keci was very quick to appreciate luc
situation. and before the hig andience
lad time 20 hurst ont laughing. no III
marked. referring to his last sentence ana
polHiIng to the man on the iloor: 4 per
feet knock .lrWn ar"ur,cut ION - ,
This cnnyiIlse'l the hearers and shouts of
laughter went up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

Coal has been reached at depth VI
Lei Feet in Lord Londonderry tic"
coliiery at Seaham harbor, in Englahu'
after a remarkable engineering ledt,
Owing to the presence of enormous
quantities Of water. forming quloh
sand, it was found necessary TO iree sa,
The ground to depth Of nearly ."
feet. Twenty-eight holes were boreu !,
a circle about the shaft to a deplh -
Asa feet and freezing tubes were lnseIt
ed. Brine was the medium USED 10
tract the heat from the strata. ~ ~,
length of time required TO form a W@~
Of ice was 1S5 days, the wall pein9
maintained for 1913 days. In the sha.,
bottom the frozen sand was SO nn ~,
that it could be penetrated only "
blasting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

The second Douma has been dis
solved and now the people of Russia
will proceed to elect third. Popular
government is not making very great
strides in Russia at this rate, but the
Russian problem is of too vast proper
tions and of too long standing to be
solved in one year or one generation.
II remains to be seen whether the Rus
sian people will now quietly go about
for in the imperial order dissolving the
second one. or whether the crisis will
bring on an uprising with bloody out
breaks and possible revolution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-19

The Lewiston Sun thinks that with
our great natural resources and free
dom from The burden Of standing armies
We ought to compete with the people
Of Europe without the aid of protec-
tlon. We could if our producers were
willing TO work for the scanty wages
and lead the squalid lives that foreign
producers live; but they are not, and
We sincerely hope that the time will
never come when they will have to.