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The Washington herald., 1907-08-18

Invitations were sent out Thursday for
wedding in the Newcliffe Hotel at New
port, on Saturday, August 81. when Miss
Marie Unschuld Edle Won Melasfeld. court
pianist to the Queen of Roumania and
president director Of the University Of
Music and Dramatic Art In Washington.
Will be married to Mr.. Henry Lazard, vice
president Of the University of Music and
Dramatic Art. Miss Melasfeld is a daugh-
ter Of The late imperial and royal Austrian
Held marshal, Lieut.. Wenzel Unsehuld
Ritter Won Melasfeld.
1t is at Lenox that the wedding Of Miss
Mildred Stokes to DR.. Ramon S. Hooker
The Washington herald., 1907-08-18

che worst case IN 90 days. and restore
the beauty of youth. Price so cents and
$500, by leading druggists or mali
Prepared By NATIONAL TOILET Co. Paris. Tenn.
Sold By Thompsons Pharmacy, 703 18th St Henry
Evans, IS / -. ard other druggists.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-18

Strangers in Washington win find de.
sirable rOOming and boarding houses ad-
veTtised in The Herald.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-18

Ali Flowers Used in ShafFer's
Designs are fresh and perfect 14th & Ely
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Modest Contributors,

A man was coming up from Chun- chen province with a sum of money which had been subscribed for the pay mcnt of the public debt. He was met by robbers. who took the money and started away. He called after them tll&t tho money was subscription to the fund fer the raising of the debt, whereupon they came back and handed tim the money and begged his pardon for their mistake, and they gave him 10 yen extra as a contribution on their own part. He asked their names to they did mt want to obtain notoriety Tn that way and declined. but said they were glad to pay something toward helping the country Korean News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
JoI7r's Christmas Cake.

The wife of q Los Angeles physician. active in foreign missionary work ot fhe Methodist church, was asked by tie women of the congregation to contrih ute q large cake to their holiday fc.i val and bazaar. She consented to ads, her mite to the enterprise and callc& in her Chinese cook. Il couvcrtct! 0t' ental.
 "John," she said. II am @oiu-s send a cake over to the church to l. sold and l want you to bake it. Y"a know all that the missionaries have done for your people in China an1S now glad you are that they have save you from darkness. I want you th show your gratitude by making the incest and biggest cake you can."
 The Chinaman got to work. and next morning the cake was sent over to the church. He tied the package up SC neatly that the physicians wife df1s not think it worth while to undo it Ia look it over. That afternoon she rc ceived a telephone message from one Of the women in charge of the festiva- saying there were doubts among the committee whether she would be satsS he'd to have the cake go into the ha zaar in the condition in which it wa" received.
 Much annoyed. the donor hurried over to the church. The cake was arss' and savory. The icing was marked with colored sugar in elaborate and intii- cate designs of oriental art Across the top also i'll large letters was the in scription:
 From Mrs Jessop to Jesus. New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Protoptssm,

All life on the earth appears only iD connection with one subst&Ucc-a Wa tery jelly-closely related chemically to egg albumen--and this substance is known as protoplasn. Every liv!n. thing Is built of this one substance tellyfisb trees. whales, Men--cycry thing that lives. Biologists have sue ceeded in doing some wonderful things. Five or six starfsh eggs have been fused into one, from which a monster starfsll has been produced. Other starfish eggs have been separated into eight pieces. from which eight dwarf starfsh have been brought forth Crabs can be made to order. with the large claw on either the right or the left side. and tiat6sh have been pro- duccd with the color pattern on the undersde.--New York American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
a Steady Trade.

There wore only hrco hot,@cS in rhe little hamlet ua Cap" Cod. but an o:'&ttr from q nearly summer colony W5" minded to fo:i;c Hlr cjvi" c"!is.n,t.'e by declaring that tt.Ide was tn. ,,=-.,,+- hing of wis,.17?. And. said Inc. "I as sure you that it iS mut capital half so much as II Is initiative that is needed In a place like this"
 The three citizens spat collectively and simultaneously. looking straight ahead.
 That kind O reminds me" tlraWicd one without shifting his gaze. 70 Harve Upham an Dan Winsor, down the beach a ways. Harve had a shanty an Dan had q shanty, an they both had some plug tobacco. One day Harve went to Dams an bought 10 cents wuth O tobacco. an the next day Dan went to Harve an bought 10 cents wuth O tobacco of him. They con- tinued these sales sev'ral days. They both got all tue tobacco they wanted, an Harve fn'Ely retired on the dime" Youths Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
The Great White Shark,

The man eating fish par excellence is the great white shark. It is otherw ise known by the name of man eater Oc caaionally specimens are seen on both coasts of the United States, though 1t. more customary habitat is in tropical waters. This frightful creature attains a length of nearly forty feet, and it i. able to swallow . man whole. This fact Is proved by an experiment which sailors are fond of making when such a shark Is captured The skull being preserved, they amuse themselves by crawling one after another through the distended jaws. It would he unsafe to do this, however, when the head has been freshly cut off. because under such conditions the jaws will snap together f1ercely. for some time afterward if anything is placed between them. The skull of big shark. by the way. is al ways salable owing to the demand by museums and curiosity hunters. l young sea Lien weighing hundred pounds has been found in the stomach of q white shark
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
COMFORT FOR SANTA CLAUS
How Little Edward Provided For His
 Chimney Friend.

How Little Edward Provided For His
 Chimney Friend.
 Edward Was >o,yM years old and had not yet been ,.i~i}lu>foIlrd out of that "'d yet ever new story "T santa Claus coming down the chimney. Just before Christmas he had proudly writ ten a letter this firSt,. stating the pgr tc'l!ar gifts ie wanted. aHd after his mother had read it il WAS carefully put into the fire.
 "\ow," said Edwards mother, telling III" ilc chrerfully. that letter will ga right ulh the chimney and direct to santa Claus"
 Edward seemed very much i'm pressed
 Christmas mornin% the child was perfectly delighted with the shower of gifts and with the xlittering tree. Wasn't 1t good of santa Claus t. bring me so many more things than asked for in my letter:" he said al the breakfast table, claspihg his hands in sn ecstasy. After this outburst he grew thoughtful, then. suddenly jump ing np, disappeared into the kitchen.
 His mother and father looked at each other and wondered Then inc mother followed to see what the inspiration might be
 She found Edward standing in front of the kitchen stove pouring out cup of coffee
 Why, Edward. dear. what are you doing:' his mother asked, coffee being one Of the chid's forbidden things
 Edward looked up appealingly. "lt is such cold morning. mother
 But Edward. you know l never per nit you to take coffee" his mother in terrupted.
 No, no, mother; do not wish to drink it. l want to give it to Sait;, Claus He was SO kind tp send snr more engines and things than I asked for. May give him some coffee and rolls N1ail!rr may r."
 Bcfofe his Lieihcr had time to tbinh of q suitable reply the child had put clcasn aad sugar il;o ilc cup; then. with lis little face all a@low with ap- precls;ien a::G gratitude. he earnestly poured the s;rH::.iny coffee into tEc fire. "Thcre now" iic ,:.ciailucd. with saI>. @iinl. "lliat will ga Iight II, the chlssncy and direct te santa C,.us. WolI,l Il, mother: A;.I i; vii! Warnl up lis
 'li;54t= ,a4..,.1 l4a}3s=
 7s~t sn"as w,a-e ast.gtt,'l. like
 X bow! tu:. os jp...- "won't it. mother" I..fisiaeo;i'S.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
WHERE THERE'S NO XMAS.
A Spct In the Middle Pacific W1cr.
 Dec 25 Exicts Not.

The Christmas hatcr may be made happy. He can have his wish and go somewhere where there isn't any to tio il eitlicr but he win have ta he good sailor in order to fully enjoy his paradise, which is not on earth + is on water. Let him start on his search from Vancouver. E. G.. on Dec. IS in thc direction of thc oIicA AS the days pass and he comes ng'j...; and nearer the Bath of the month he ni@E begin to feel uneasy and think himself the victim of joke. Even ;t$ late a> bedtime on Dec. o4 he may fee, .,=e'lt- full over what he fears is a Wii;i @op5p sail. He may fall asleep I'iu&i'., ol the disagrceahle things he will ,lu ncSt day just because it will be thriSt,naS. but he will be disappointed, for when he wakes ill the morning he will find it the .,;lh of December. The 2oth is not and has not been. It seems to have passed in the night It is gone completely y but where? An expert enced navigator explains the lapse thus:
 ''In just about the middle of the Pa ciGc ocean is the one hundred and eightieth degree of longitude, and when that imaginary line is reached the westward traveller drops one day out of his calendar for the year. That line crosses the antipodes, or point on the earth's surface which is precisely opposite to Greenwich. England the place at which by common consent of all nations the counting of time begins At noonGlay. when the sun is directly overhead at Green wich at other nointS to the westward the time will be cari- CT by one hour for each 15 degrees uf longitude, so that when 190 degrees is reached it will be midnight
 Twelve hours have thus been gain ed, and tho other twelve would bc at}s;- ed if the journey around the glnbc were completed. So by universal agree ment the 25th of December would. be dropped by all navigator rcaching the fatal line on the previous day. and travellers would be cheated out of their Christmas at the only place on the earth's surface where such thing could happen. .'-Montreal Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Why Shells Fly Straiqht.

Many people wonder why the coue shaped projectiles in their flight through the air do not wabble. but drive straight ahead. This is easily explained. Round the bottom of tue shell is a narrow band of copper which varies in width according to the size of the proiectile. Being made of soft metal this band is cut by the steel ritling of the gun on the shock of ex plosion. This action causes the shell 10 rcvolve with lightning rapidity, with the result that it keeps steady during its flight through the air. London Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
BOOTHS BLOODHOUND.
Christmas Gift Whici, the Great
 Actor Did Not Appreciate.

Na"I remember a Christmas l spent in Edwin Eooth's company man! years Ago," Suid the theatrical nana-"r. fsHc had hHught q summer rcsiociicc ;'
 Cos Cob. Cunn.. the previous summer and invited llr IT. to play santa t!af;N
 and du the chimney get. His rr"l"%i!
 was a fair SiZc,! little prolnont"ry "t land b,und"(l on one side by ti!c Con
 necticut river. on the other side hy
 LOnw TSi,lnd SuHns,. and the New York
 and New Haven tracks formed 1!t" base fine. If there is any road aF"''t, Cd by tramps il is that same N"" lla- gyen lad. and wben ] arrived. tive or lthrec days hefore Christmas. there w"s s1nc ni' them waiting their -''fh at R;s that reminded ifle of q highly ssEe.E Ices rui atiya"cc sale. one tramp
 near tue gate even offcrin. td sell his
 advance. po>iM"il for 10 ccnts. Heoth
 was much worried about tue danger
 ous looking fllowsj and il stE,lck me
 thatsa dog would .le highly appropriate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Looks Easy, but Try It,

Did you ever notice a jeweler wear Ing his magnifyipg glass in one eye? It looks easy, but try it. The inexperl- enccd citizen who tries to look at some thing with such glass is sure to close one eye He can't look at the magnifletl object with the other eye opened, as can the jeweler. This is only another evidence that one must learn all the details of ones trade. What is easy for the experienced jeweler is all but impossible for the novice.-New York Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Everyhody's Nice.

The 1anitor is courteous now, The bellboy too. ppseQuious is the barner's bow
 When he gets through Ills fussing OCT your raven hair. On every side You meet with truly loving care At Christmastide. The hootblack plies busy whisk On unseen dirt, And every one is prompt and brisk And never curt. P0liteness Is with all the rule.
 For they. ahem. Oevoutedly hcp~ and trust that Yuls Remember them. -L0uisville Courier Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15


 as Ia gift l wired io a friend iu New York and the day before Cii'iSrlu;,~ the biggest siberian hound ever >aW was Waiting at the little station fol me. Booth was tickled to death. an. we managed 1o chain that dog tj Inside the main gate near the lodge and then we shook hands. It was .n awful big dog. bigger than a little don key that arrived on the next traiu with sa gocart as preSel' to Booths little sdaughter Edwina.
 15l'Well, we fixed up the presents that might I dressed up in fur rugs aud Wraps as santa Claus and had arranged . xNe the donkey into the rcccptita : com and distribute the gifts from 1hc 5well laden gocart.
 s# The dog was to remain ill the little Shed we had cxtemporized for him but he didn't. He was there on hGSi mess and he attended to it promptly The chain broke like a piece of tWiIIe and I broke for the balcony. WN.rh 1 sjust managed to reach from the c;lt. sOf course there Wa$ a racket. and | sgot into tIlc window. and by the time we had armed ourselves with anliqEe swords and a Revolutionary muSket |thc noise had suhsitied sufficiently for lus to venture forth
 "Thc dog was just seen in tue n}oon- light disappearing otcr the stone walt hundreds of dollars, worth of present. were scattered in the 1pcn SnDW and donkey meat and fur were all ihcA deep ali over the premises. .-Euifala EXnrcSS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Christmas Trees For Many.

For dudes-Spruce. For the winter belles-Fir. For vcyS--pinc. For bad jolers chestnut. For sugar men-Maple. For politicians-The plum tree. For tobacco meii-T The smoke tree For dentiStS-Gum. For slippery people-Elm. For swi1nmers---Reech. For disappointed candidates - The lemon tree.
 For nets' IoCwood. For oil men--Oiive. For doctors S.cG more. For carpenters Plane. = Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Wise Little Willie.

Mamma" said little Willie as hc held up a big h.,ndie in the car, what $ in this hoX':''
 "Nothing for you, Willie" said his mother.
 Wei. where's my Christmas" Santa Claus will bring that"
 Well if he gives me anything hig like this box I'll know it's you"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Makinq a Distinction.

''Of course you know something about that candidates political opin ions:" said the trusty adviser.
 "I don't care rap about his optn Ions," answered Senator Sorghum How arc his epigrams"'-Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
UnheaIthY.

Man (to friend--I am done with doctors henccforth. One of them :td vised rnc to sleep with my windows open. did so and the very next morning my gold watch was gone from the bureau. ,Fliegendc Blatter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
2 Painful Face,

My face pains me, doctor, What shall dot' asked the patient.
 "1'm sure I don't know" replied ,he doctor You know I have no way Q. improving your looks"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15
Strikino Ljkeneas.

T want you to photograph me in E striking attitude"
 Do you mean holding out your hand ssking for noney:'- New York Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15

li;3ai= ,=., ,.d he3s
 1}ssf *u" 'ls Ht' ..e ta7.gb''l. like X bow. tG..#@t jc..r-~ wont il. met her I..,,',ifiru;i'S
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-01


The conference OF radicals &C the STAN
ford Comm PheIps.stokes home IN
March Is likely to be landmark In the
history OF American socialism. The Of
fetal count indicated gain.
Municipal ownership was voted In
by Seattle and Omaha. Chicago voted
for the municipal ownership, but not
operation. of her street ear lines.
A post election problem which the
new year Inherits il callfornia's sep.
arate school plan for Japanese. against
which the president has taken strong
ground In his message To congress-
Another issue was raised by the
presidents dismissal Of three com
panies OF negro soldiers for shielding
men charged with murderous riots nj
Brownsville. Tex. on motion OF Sen
ators Penrose and Foraker the papers
in the case were called for.
Texas Democrats made u warm FOL
Bailey because OF his alleged oil trust
connections. ... ..-..
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-01

winston special 10 Greensboro In
k,ustrial News: Gilt Brannon, a white
|nan, about ~ years old, who WIZ
|sh0t In the left side, near Belo's pond.
Monday night II al the hospital In a
'preoarious condition. Pneumonia has
|deyeIoped and little hope for his re-
|coyery N entertained. An operation
was performed upon the wounded man
an hour or two after the shooting, but
the physicians failed 20 locate the
ball II perforated the intestines In
ons or two places. John Gordon. a
married man, who IL charged with
shooting Brannon. IL In jail. He nj
leges that he was under the impress
sion that hIs pistol was loaded with
blank cartridges. Gordon also claims
that the trouble between him and
BrannUn was caused By BrannUn try
ing 10 take his fgordon'sD wife awaJ
from him Capt ]. ". Robinson, cor
oneF. visiting BFannOn before Oh 90
Grafton WIS performed and being tol'
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-01

A survey Of the various nationallties
shows a decided drift toward liberal
institutions and standards.
ENGLAND.-To begin with, the cleo.
ton OF a new British parliament las
January resulted in an Overwhelming
victory for the Liberal party, qualified
only by the sudden rise Of n powerful
labor party. pbeiI.RanneEnan In
Balfour's place organized a strong
composite ministry Of self made men.
The parliament stood With 81 IAber'
ais, 1856 Unloalsts. - Nati0nailsts and
20 I.aborites. When the kings speech
frankly declared for q radical home
rule policy in Ireland the opposition
mustered only elghty.elght votes. 4
noncnnformist education bill passed
hy the commons APRIL - was op'
posed hy the lords. England set big
gest battieshlp pattern with. tbs
launching ~ the Dre1dnought. FEB
10. A pattern which Germany. America
Russia. Japan and others were po'
slow 10 follow.
FRANCE. - Clement Armand Fal
Heres was elected president JAN, IL
Troubles over the church Inventory
began IN February. and q coalition o
Clcricals and Socialists defeated tb'
Fourier ministry In Aarch, N, saFriel
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-01
State and Federal
Decisions AniasoniEe Trusts

Missouri, whose attorney general
was pressing certain telling questions
upon officials % the Standard oil com.
pany at New York In the FIRST week
OF the year, was the state and So. Louis
the city 10 which the federal attorney
general began formal proceedings.
NOV. IS. 20 dissolve this same huge
corporation with thIniy yelled threats
Of criminal action against lts creator.
Rockefeller. and bis oificial associates.
This suit was the elimination Of the
Investigations authorized by congress
and conducted by Garfield and the com.
mcrce commission The Garfield re-
port had brought with II the presi.
dents official denunciation of the stand
ards illegal practices. NAY 4. and the
challenge from the nations chief was
boldly accepted by the Standard ON
Gals In statement denying the
charges aud rcbukIng the president.
But IL remained for Ohio 70 take The
brunt of The years lcgnl battle against
the oIl trust At findluy In July Z
suit WIS started under the state anti
trust law. and John ~ Rockefeller wn'
summoned. Through counsel he plead
Ell not guilty. aud ON OCT. 0 The stat
began broadside case against tht
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-01

by President Roosevelt, SEPT, 10. The
abllcati0n Of Palma when be fonnd
that the American government was not
disposed 10 intervene In Ills favor com.
PEELED Taft 10 proclaim himself proyl-
sIOnai governor. SEPT. -. aud ~ call
for sufficient naval aud military sup.
port 10 overawe the warning factions.
Later Taft was succeeded by Magoon.
Panama aud Colombia made treaty
~ peace Alto. /. Since January Ven
ezueIa and France have ceased diplo'
matte relations. President Castro quit
olilce, n sick man. All the South AID
Centrnl American countries were repre-
secuted al the pau.Amerlcan congress
All Elo de- JmmeIre In August They a.
y0reI a general arbitration convention
10 b. enacted hy The Hague conference
aud approved the nrago doctrine.
IApAN.--After getting her grip Of
the Chinese trade Japan eondeseendet
90 Opea the door into Manchuria II
March, aud the new world power o.
the orient was engaged in May In max
lng a new tnriff law with rctallator1
aud protective features. 4 most amas
Ing feature ~ Iapan's progress was ihi
Matchmaking ~ NIL her Industries.
CHINA.-Eyen The Chinese pulse M
pears nj last to be thrObbiug with Oh
common aspiration for individual eS
preston under popular government
aud 10y the decree % the aged empires
commission Of distinguished Chlna
men visited western nations aud n
turned 10 begin the creation Of COT
stltutI1n for China.
| KoNGu.-~The Belgian managemeI
Of the vast kongo estate became a
acute International issue late tn III
year when the British government sul
gested the possibility ~ lnterveniio
ia the name Of humanity. Leopold
lobby NJ Washington was exposed, M
the senate was expected 70 act on Il
Lodge resolution.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-01

interior. who successfully headed % a
labor revolt when the gunerai strike
was declared. NAY /. In tie snccecd.
Ing elections the government was sus'
tanned, aud on OCT. ~ rlemenccau
succeeded Sarrieu ~ premier aud
brought Colonel Picquart yInlliaa
~ making him war minister. The con
domination u Dreyfus Ind been lnally
annulIed by the supreme court, JULY
IL. aud he had been restored 10 tile
army. with command u n division.
Clemenccnu's great crisis came. DEC.
II. when with firm hand be proceeded
10 execute the separation law, sending
the pOpe's ambassador 20 the frontier
and taking fOrclble possession % the
church property. Passive resistance
was urged by the church leaders.
RTssIA.-The czar announced on
ArRIL - a constitution. the purpose
Of which was 10 retain his control Of
the army and navy. 10 declare hts
right 20 dissolve the douma and 20 give
the upper house. or council % state
the right 20 pass upon oil legislation
Thus cIrcumscrIbed. the tirst Russian
parliament was opened nt 81 Peters
burg NAY 10 by the car Ia person. Th'
Constitutional Democrats were In
. large majority. aud there was a larg'
peasant representation. A strong nd
dress demanding political amnesty
universal suffrage. land for peasant
and legislative Independence o. ih'
douma was adopted. but II was reject
"a by Premier Goremykln. After talk
Ing continuously for two months an
eleven days without tangible result
the douma suddenly was dissolved b.
the czar JULY %.
The rcpressIye measures which ha
been used against the liberal classc
by Minister Of the Interior DNnoy
were now intensified under the pr
mlershlp o. NJ. stolypIn, thousands 3
inieIIcctuals being banIslied % siberI
and many serious Hebrew massacre
resulting, the worst d which were
/ BIaIyst0k OH JUNE II and NJ slcdlC
/ on sEpT. g Repression was nnswe
!. Cd ly terrorism aud assasslna ion, an
series OF peasant uptisinfs begil