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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-26
Monday, January 81.

Washington, Jan. 21.-A spectacular
speech by Senator Tillman was the
chief feature of an exciting day in the
senate. The South Carolina senator's
effort was reply to the recent crit
cism OF himself by spooner. He began
with a satirical picture Of the senate as
minstrel show, which he later said
was his first and last attempt TO be
funny, an attempt which at its con-
clusion brought singing denunciation
from Carmack in resentment OF allu-
sions to him.
This was preceded by serious reply
from Spooner on the attitude taken by
Tillman on the race problem, all final
y resulting in session of nearly two
hours behind closed doors.
The secret session was followed by a
brief open one, in which Tillman made
profuse apology to Carmack, to all
senators whom he had brought into his
first essay in the line Of humor," and
finally to the entire senate.
The Brownsville affair was the sub
ject Of controversy, and the day began
with the announcement OF a compro-
mise resolution, which brought Repub-
lican and Democratic senators together
ON the basis Of ordering an investiga-
ton Of the facts of the ARRAY without
bringing into question the authority OF
the president to dismiss the negro
troops. The resolution was submitted
to and approved by the president at a
conference yesterday.
After the speeches and mutual apollo
gies had been made, Foraker attempted
to get vote on his resolution. OBJ
lection was made and the matter will
be taken up tomorrow.
Washington, Jan. 21.-The house TO-
day pronounced unanimously in favor
of enlarging and making more efficient
field and coast artillery by passing the
bill for that purpose.
An interesting political discussion
grew out of the passage Of the so-calleC
political purity bill, prohibiting cor
porations from making money contri
buttons in connection with elections.
A bill was passed authorizing thu
secretary Of Commerce and Labor t
investigate and report upon the in
dustrial, social, moral, educational ant
} physical condition of woman and chill,
workers in the United States" TIL
measure has already passed the senate
After the passage of number of bill
under suspension of the rules, the hous
passed the District of Columbia appro
priation bill.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-26
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
ADJUSTMENTS
My Wife's Family"

My Wife's Family is announced for the attraction at the Biiou all next week. There is nothing serious about this piece, excepting its determination to give those who see it some new and good reason for laughter With this end in view Stephens and Linton, the authors, have taken the old and familiar theme of a henpecked husband with a wife who has many relatives who always visit her, and with this frame work they have done what would seem almost impossible They have devised play which has been pro- nounced everywhere to have all the ele- ments of success
 For the sake of variety, music and dance numbers have been introduced, and the whole has been put into the hands of an exceedingly capable company. Two well known comedians play the parts of the young husband and the friend who is trying to help him get rid of his ever friendly relatives, and they work in lot of incidental comedy dialogue, as well as a ridiculous automobile and keep things moving every minute. The support Is good throughout.
 Comedy is the essence of all stage suc- cess, and the great demand of the theatre going public is to be amused. This de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
What Not to Ask the Captain.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin. "The annual rush of tourists back and forth over the Atlantic has begun" said a liners captain, land I am hardening myself to stand the usual ten tourist questions.
 "There are ten questions that every tourist who can get near enough puts to me. You'll put them to me if you ever cross on my ship. I have been asked these ten questions 3.764.s52 times. They are:
 "'Were you ever shipwreckedg [" Any whales In this latitude?' "Iow deep is the water here?' "'What tips are usually given, and to whom?'
 ' How many times have you crossed the Atlantic?'
 "'What Is the best remedy for sea sickness?'
 "Why are you always painting this ship?
 "rwin you let me come up on the bridge some time?
 "Do you remember my cousin who crossed with you in the spring of '95? "I suppose the passengers ask you great many stupid questions, don't they?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

| tion has accomplished some good along this line. In the old days, when the ''public-de-d damned policy was more pop ular with the railroad managers and bank CTS, 1t was considered very impertinent to ask an underwriting syndicate what It was making out of an issue of securi- ties. This is purely a private transac- ton between the syndicate and the rail- road, was the usual answer, "and we do not see that it is of any interest to the public to know what price we are paying for the securities It has taken long time to prove that 1t is a matter of public interest for the stockholders of property to know what payments are made by their company to bankers and undrwriting syndcates for services per formed. The chief complaint that has been made concerning underWritings has not been the size of the commissions paid, but the secrecy about these commissions A banker is worthy of his hire, and there is no reason why any secret should be made of the exact details of the pay ment for the bankers services.
 Any Union Pacific stockholders who have any fault to find because of the juicy commissions taken out of the prop erty by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. now have a chance to deprive thls banking house of what the reformers have seen fit to call graft" The stockholders have the priv ilege of taking the whole issue of the new bonds. Any bonds that the stock holders don't take will be taken by an underwriting syndicate, headed by Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,, that will make the usual underwriting rakeoff". Now, here's a chance for the stockholders to shut the bankers out.
 The spectacle of an ordinary stocl<holder getting up in railroad annual meeting and questioning the wisdom of acts of the directors is unusual enough in this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

to the funds under control and to the number of subordinates covered. ns- aster by fraud and conspiracy might run over the bond. Only very few of the persons in minor positions give similar security, and then only for a fraction of the sums within their reach. The Treasurer cannot know the habits and expenses of the 300 per sons who work in his office. He may warn a clerk to stop gambling or play ing the races, and find that such prac- tices do not prevent the transfer of the offender to even better position in another bureau. When clear case Of stealing Is proved, the local courts may impose a slight penalty, and influence in high quarters may seek for pardon and immunity.
 Thus the head of the bureau and of the several branches is much at the mercy of employees, who, under the civil service rules, are appointed with slight or no choice on his own part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

country to arouse comment. It is not con- sidered good form for railroad stock holders to attend annual meetings. If they do attend it is considered very bad form to make any disturbance. Annual meetings are only held because the law requires them. They would be dispensed with if 1t were not for the legal require ment Judge Cowing so far forgot him. self as to attend the annual meeting of the Delaware and Hudson, and to make some remarks not exactly laudatory of the board of directors.
 Over on the other side of the water railway shareholders have the inalienable right to attend meetings and speak their piece. An English company meeting real ly amounts to something. If the directors have been runlng things with high hand they know what they are going to get at the annual meeting. The result of this is that the directors of public com panies in England are more careful in their conduct. It may be that further good result of the anti railroad agitation will be the extension of the publicity idea to company meetings.
 Another one of the big New York dailies is going to censor its financial advertising. This is one of the newspapers that stands very near the top of the list of the Amer lean publications receiving an immense yearly revenue from financial advertising. Heretofore, this newspaper, following the general practice among the leading news papers of the country, has accepted all financial advertising offered to it so long as 1t was sure of getting paid for It's space. And, as a result, 1t has occasion ally accepted advertising that it knew was going to cause certain losses to the readers of the paper who invested their money on the strength of the advertising. The policy of this newspaper hereafter will be to refuse absolutely all financial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
Howl Public Money can ee Stolen.

How Public Money Can Be Stolen. Ex- United States Treasurer Ellis H. Rob : erts in Leslie's Weekly.
 The immensity of the sums handled by the treasury magnifies the danger and calls for rigid scrutiny at every point The offices include that in Washington, nine sub-treasuries in as many cities, with five hints. and eight assay offices. Their receipts in 1906 were $4,345,340,995. Of this amount the treasury in Washington received S1 ,409 ,080 ,997, besides business as the financial center; the sub-treasury in New York, $1 ,644, ,585, ,823 that in Chi cagp, $376, ,332 ,643, while. at other places smaller sums were taken. The risks were in every case similar to those which threaten banks multiplied in totals by the billions handled.
 The Chicago story recalls other de- falcations. During General Spinners administration in Washington theft was soon discovered. An employe named Johnson carried from the desk .4eJ,000. and in toilet room on the same floor handed it to an accomplice. The money was soon missed and re- covered and the thief arrested. In  Chicago the loss was unknown for some time and tracing was more diffi- cult There, as the money stolen was nearly all of gold certificates for S10,- GOO, it could not we'll be put into cir culation, for such bills attract notice, and only brokers or banks can handle them. ..
 The Treasurer of the United States and the assistant. .treasurers, with the superintendents of the hints and assay offices, are custodians of the public funds They each are responsible for every dollar they receive, and are ac- countable for the acts of their several subordinates. They give bonds, not only for their own fidelity, but for that of every one of their employees. For the New York sub-treasury the amount Is $400,000; for the main office in Washington it was, fixed at $200.000 when the business was much less than 1t is now. and still remains at that figure Either is nominal in it's ratio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
Where Peace Women May Stop.

From the New York Press.
 Women who go to the peace conference in The Hague, whether as delegates or wives of delegates, will find a delightful bit of Europe quarter hours ride by trolley from that interesting city. Sche- venningen is known to almost all English women who have crossed the channel, but Americans who tour Europe usually over look it. Yet it Is one of the most picturesque spots in the old world. It is the favorite shore resort of the sturdy Hollanders, and men who have done bat tie with the sea through as many cen turies as have those stolid burghers may be expected to know q good watering place when they see it. It is due to the dikes huilt by those same brave Dutch- men that the whole of Holland is not q watering place, or, at any rate, a sadly watered place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

advertising that is offered to 1t by get rich-qulck artists of known bad records The magazines, too, are waking up to the necessity of censoring financial ad- yertising. One of the popular monthly magazines, that reaches a million read CTS recently decided to reject any flnan- cial advertisement that would not stand the most rigid test. The first result of this policy in this particular magazine was to cut out a page advertiser who has been spending in the neghborhood of $10,OOO a year with this publication This maga- zine refused last year S5,OO0 worth of ad- Nartsing, other than financial, that 1t con- slIered objectionable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

mand on the part of local theatregoers can be satisfied by My Wife's Family" 1t is claimed This Is one of the newest and most original of the productions of the musical farce comedy variety, and into 1t Stephens and Linton, the authors, have injected some of the originality which is necessary to make a success.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-30
Two Drowning Mysteries.

At Rumford Falls, Friday night, the
10Th, a man deliberately dropped HIM
self from the toll bridge between Rum
ford Falls and Mexico, and was drowned
in the Androscoggin River. Several peo-
pie saw the act, and the man told two
girls who were nearest him what he was
going TO do, but they were unable to
prevent it. o. Z. Dickinson of Ridlon-
Vile plunged into the water with all his
clothes on, and attempted to rescue the
suicide, but could not do 1t. No one
knew the man, and no has been reported
missing.
Tuesday morning the section men OF
the railroad found the body OF man
floating in the river q short distance
north of Dixfeld 1t was net however
the body OF the suicide described above,
but that of man of very different de-
scription, dressed as workman, and the
body had apparently been in the water
for two weeks. The features aud gen.
eral characteristics indicated man OF
Negro blood, and Coroner ii. L. Elliott,
who was called, considered an inquest
unnecessary, and ordered the body
buried as that Of an unknown Negro.
Since the above was in type Ii is learn
ed that the suicide is thought to be l..
Rosseau, an employee in the International
mill yard, who disappeared that night,
and whose description tallies with that
of the drowned man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-30
Maine News Notes.

Maurice, the six.year-old son of Josiah
Larrabee, keeper of the Avery Rock
lighthouse, was drowned Thursday. He
fell into gulch near the lighthouse.
John Royal of South Auburn, farmer,
aged AZ, committed suicide on the 2lst
by cutting his throat. The deed follow
ed prolonged quarrel with his wife.
Edward Milbery, who came from Lynn
and has been employed at shoe making
in Auburn for the past three years, was
drowned while swimming in Taylor
Pond.
Roscoe Parsons was struck by light
ming ut his farm in East Wilton Friday,
while standing in the doorway, and died
shortly afterward. The lightning lasted
only few minutes and occurred during
a heavy rain-storm. Mr.. Parsons leaves
a wife and one daughter. He was 40
years old.
The fate of the two Bowdoin students,
Richard A. Lee of Brunswick and John
A. Morrison of Medford, Mass, who
we're last seen on July Q, is considered
settled beyond a doubt. A sunken
vessel was located early last week near
the point where it was thought their
sloop may have been capsized. As soon
as the water and weather would permit
diver was sent down, and he brought
up enough so that the vessel was pos
itively identified as the one In which the
young men were. No bodies were found
in the sloop, but it is supposed that
when the vessel sank they attempted to
swim to the shore, about mile distant,
and became exhausted and sank.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-30
Letter from Cushman.

SOUTH PARIS, July rs, 1907.
I have been making my annual visit
among my relatives and friends. About
three weeks ago l started out on the
war path. First I spent about ten days
in Turner with good appetite. The
first house ! visited was c. 81. Bailey's,
who has nice greenhouse and corn
shop, besides large market garden
farm. Then 1 went to Philip Bradford's,
stopped over Sunday and went to Chris
tian Science meeting, and enjoyed it very
much.
I got back home the next Thursday,
hoed the garden, and started for South
Paris the next Monday. On account of
the trains not connecting, stopped at
Mechanic Falls, at the Mechanic Falls
House, which is one of the best kept
hotels in the country. You get good
fare, good bed, and moderate price.
Tuesday morning l came to South
Paris on the $50 train. / got there just
in time to see the street parade of big
circus, which was very good. My friend,
Albert Park, gave me an invitation to
90 to the show in the evening. The
performance was very wonderful as far
as I could see. The lady performers
were first class in that line of business.
The only thing 1 could find fault with
was that l think they were rather short
on clothes; but this hot weather we
take more comfort the less we wear.
l have spent delightful week at my
friend Parks house. The custard pies
that Mrs. Park makes can't be beat in
this world. While there l saw large
collection of old-style furniture and
other relics of by-gone days brought
from the old country by the Puritans.
The Puritans could not enjoy their re-
ligion over the water, so they kept on
in their own way by cheating the Indians
at the same. After while some people
came over to enjoy some other kind of
doctrine, but the Puritans had the inside
track, and told the newcomers to dry up
or there would be trouble, for they were
going to make corner in religion-but
they did not quite make out. Now there
are so many kinds of trusts, ] don't care
what they trust and what they don't
trust, If they don't make trust in Gus
tard pie.
1 have called twice at the Democrat
office, and tomorrow 60 to Hartford.
WIN. CUsHMAN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-30
Greenwood.

First-class grass weather this week up
to date, but no hay weather since Mon
day afternoon, and one man who cut be-
tween two and three acres of his best
grass on that day finds the most of it at
present, Thursday, in the windrow we'll
colored and full of water.
We have worked at destroying potato
bugs at least for twenty-five summers,
but never saw them so numerous and
ravenous as at the present time. Have
poisoned the whole field twice, but, as
bad luck would have it, "the rains de-
scended and the floods came" in few
hours each time, so that much of our
labor has been lost, and the bugs still
have the inside track. Yet there seems
to be no other way but Ito fight it out
on this line If it takes all summer"
Our better-half spent the whole of
last week at Locke's Mills visiting our
daughter, Mrs. |. w. Swan, and in the
mean time called on divers persons
whom she knew in years gone by. Her
father and family lived there year or
two before the railroad was built, and
perhaps before it was ever thought of.
Last Saturday, Scott Merrill of Nor
way, together with his wife and two lit
tie daughters, came up to the Bennett
place on visit. While here Mr.. Merrill
and his chum went out and caught fine
string of trout. He returned home Sun
day evening while his wife and children
remained until Wednesday, and are now
visiting in the neighborhood.
Edgar Morgan and wife have just
come here on visit. They report that
Mr.. Carter, whose buildings we're re-
Gently burned by lightning, does not
propose to rebuild, at least at present.
The family have moved into the Foster
house near by where they will probably
remain during the summer.
This is the second week that NJ NJ.
Hathaway has been carrying the mail for
his brother John, he in the mean time
assisting his hired men In getting his
hay.
And now for dog days until the 9Th of
September, Sundays included.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-30

And now q word of warning comes
from some one OF the medical fraternity.
We are warned not to sit with one leg
thrown over the other, Is the manner OF
some IL, az 1t Is likely to produce vari-
cose veins, hip trouble and appendicitis.
tits evident that more people sit Cross
legged in these degenerate days than In
the good old days of the fathers-at least
there are more cases Of appendicitis now
than then-Or is 1t a new name for an
old complaint?
When i was a boy, Uncle Levi (uncle
by courtesy always sat with one leg
twisted around the other and tied in
double bow knot-and he lived to q
good old age and never had appendicitis
at all whatsoever, but he had cancer
cut from his lip-not easily traceable to
the abnormal position of the e1tremities.
We also learn from similar source
that summer rheumatism is caused or
aggravated by acid in fruits, and also
from similar source that sweets and
starchy foods are responsible for the
same complaint. We shall have to fall
back on cucumbers and picked lines or
20 on crutches. Take the lines and
we'll take the crutches.
No, Miss Jennie B., we never read the
book you name, but through the kind:
ness of Secretary Long we have read
many of M. j. Savage's sermons, and we
consider him sound in the faith, also
liberal. The bell in his dome rings
clear.
Once again, after the long lapse OF
twenty-five years, l have become the
sole owner of pup, and already he
seems to think that in me he lives and
moves and has his being. If he proves
to be the right kind of dog, no matter
how low may sink in the social scale,
80 low that the world may forsake, he
will be faithful and true, and twill love
me when am DID," and worn out and
worthless. Reason from the clinging
love of dog up to the love of Him who
placed that quality of love in dog-a
yellow dog with stub tail at that-and
to what conclusion do you arrive? Can
an immortal being fall so low that he will
forsake as a dog will not forsake9 1t
isn't supposable. "Though l make my
bed in hell, Thou art there, mot as a
mocker, but with love unchanged-an
all.compelling love.
But they do say that "He will laugh at
your calamity, and mock when your fear
cometh." 1t isn't 80 written. 1t Is
wisdom personified that says it. When
the calamity has struck and your fear
cometh, and you have got at the end OF
the tether, the bracelets on your wrists
and the officers grip on your shoulder,
it is rather belated wisdom and hol'
low mockery-a wisdom too late to do
you the good that an earlier wisdom
might have done. Locking the stable
door after the horse has been stolen is
not an ideal wisdom. We have heard
tell of a wisdom that is preferable.
Well, sir, we are not old enough fol-
the grasshopper to be burden, but the
grass is. Topdressing makes it thick
and stout and clovery. Thus far we
have been doing our work alone. / like
to work for j. n, for he doesn't hurry
me and is satisfied with a fair days
work.
Triphena dropped a nice heifer cali
the 22d. The day before she gave two
thirds of pail of milk. She's daisy
Mother and calf doing we'll. JOHN.