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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-10

Recently the ninety-ffth anniversary Of
the birth of Charles Dickens was ceIe-
brated IN England, and a proposal Is now
on foot to establish a national Dickens
library in London. The managers of the
Guildhall Library have offered TO set aside
a special room for such a collection The
nucleus of the library will probably be
the famous Kitton collection, which Mrs
kitton has offered for the very moderate
sum of eSj0. This amount viii probably
be raised by popular subscription
There is 10 be a new monthly review
of literature and art to be started by
the Cosmos Club. of New York. recently
established for the purpose of extending
advice and assistance to aspiring authors.
The new magazine viii be called The
Cosmos" Its announced purpose is as
follows:
The Cosmos viii have a recognized staff of critics
who VIII review literature, uew old books as they
are submitted. or such review is solicited. 10 VIII
review art-esDscially painting. sculpture. and kin
dred subleCtz II VIII also % & limited extent take
note Cf other branches Of art uGusiC voice culture
She stage, &el- i viii ann 10 promote and en-
courage any special talent in any line Of art- Il
VIII extend invitations aud pay for contributions m
an subjects pertaining to its special interest. It viii
solicit bright, short, interesting stories sketches Of
prominent men and women in literature, art &c
Il all am 10 give that win be interesting 20
rs readers. one serial story Or essay VIII be So
leoted iTOn manuscripts submitted b Numbers Of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-10

the Cosmos Club which later win be published in
book form Every manuscript submitted VIII be read.
There is room for such a magazine
in this country. and its ideals cannot be
set too high. Most Of our literary maya
zines now are the representative Of some
special interest in the publishing line and
therefore their obiter dicta do not count
for much.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-10

on March IS Doubleday. Page & Co.
viii publish Commander Robert +.
Peary's book, Nearest The Pole" the
first complete story Of the expedition that
carried the Stars and Stripes "farthest
north" Special interest attaches to the
work from tie fact that the preface TO the
book has been written by President
Roosevelt for whom Peary's ship was
named, and who presented Peary with the
sold medal awarded him by the National
Geographic Society.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-04-27

the Saxophone and introduces the
"noseophone,' a new musical instru-
ment.
The Kinodromc and Weihe's or.
chestra will be the other features.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-04-27
T R U T H S .

Although democrats have not been
very numerous either i'll this state or
in the nation of late years, the party
is not by any means dead This was
made evident on Thursday evening
at the Commercial club when large
number of the faithful celebrated JEFF
ferson day by banquet and patriotic
and enthusiastic addresses. L. R.
Martineau was POSTMASTER and
speeches were made by John Dern,
Mrs. H. J. Hayward, J. X. Letcher,
Stephen l.. Richards, Mrs. E. J. d.
Roundy, S. R. Thurman, Frank K
Nebeker, c. S. Varian, Thomas N,
Taylor, Fisher Harris, and Mrs. Re-
becca Brown. 1t was representative
gathering and the evening passed
most pleasantly The keynote was
Bryan for president, hope and de-
termination to fight to the last ditch,
win or lose.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-04-27

The "get acquainted" excursion to
the North country on Wednesday
was one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic affairs of the kind that has
taken place yet A large crowd of
representative citizens left Salt Lake
and the number was augmented at
Ogden and other cities all the way to
Logan, the objective point.
The new board of trustees of the
Agricultural College is starting out
all right. They are determined to
make the College real agricultural
college and will spare no effort to ac-
complsh that end. Those people
who pretended to think that change
of management of the institution and
change of programme meant ruin
will be disappointed.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-04-27
GREAT PROGRAMME AT THE
LYRIC.

Next week at the Lyric will be
great one. The programme is fully
up to the standard set by this popu-
lar house. 1t includes Tony Rider
and his wonderful dogs and monkeys,
Willis & Barron in "Hooligan, the In
surance Agent" Leon lie CHARTERS,
Gill Talbot Co., Robert De Vau, Cur
It's and Adams, Dutch Comedians.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
Pre-Inventory Sale in All
Departments.

Inventory day approaches What to be done IN the way
of house cleaning be done quickly In other words odds
and ends broken lines and obedsconnued styles must CO.
whatee er the sacrifice
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
Aernteh Wafer.

Artifcially aerated drinking waters
We're the invention of the chemist Jo-
seph Priestley, who in 17T2 published
his Directions For Impregnating Wa
ter With Fixed Air In Order to Com
munlcate to 1t the Peculiar Spirit and
Virtues Of Pyrmont Water and Other
Mineral Waters of Similar Nature"
Some one has calculated the consump-
tion Of aerated waters in Great Britain
and Ireland to amount to 200,000,00O
gallons year.-London Standard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
T'ransacts

general Trust Business acts Executor Administrator Receiver AS
Committee Fiscal Agent for Corporations Individuals
every Country the world Transfers by tel
egph Checks Letters of Credit Sells Cunard
Steamship Tickets
Sic checking and pay Four Per Cent. time
deposits
Correspondence regard the above subjects given prompt
attention
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
One and Two Pair Curtains.

Odd pair Curtains All grades from the low priced
Nongham the handsome real lace qualities all at nall price
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30

-ManZsn Pile Remedy put up in con-
venient, collapsible tubes with nozzle at
tachment so that the remedy may be ap-
piled at the very seat of the trouble, thus
relieving almost instantly bleeding, itch
ing or protruding piles. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Sold by
j. Il. Morgan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
The Ruling Passion.

"Now I've queered myself for good
with Miss Prettyface."
what did you do?"
II started TO write a proposal to her,
but I'm so used to writing business in
stead of love letters that 1 told her l
wanted the refusal of her hand."-
Baltimore American.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
Turner's Alley; Characteristic View OF
the Section 1t is Proposed to Take
For the Enlargement Of Capitol Park

squalid alley, such as is shown in the
accompanying picture which is fairly
characteristic of the whole section
which it is proposed to clear off and
make into an extension of the park?
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
Order.

Order is the sanity of the mind, the
health of the body, the peace Of the
city, the security Of the state. AS the
beams to a house, as the bones to the
mlcrocosm of man, so is order to all
things.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30

My little girl, five years old, was doc
tored for several months for bladder
trouble, but without success. She was
very bad and caused us much anxiety.
Finally we put aside the Doctors medi-
cines and trisd Thompson's Barosna or
Kidney and Liver Cure. Five bottles
made complete cure and she is now a
sound healthy girl. N. F. Leslie, Oil
CITY, Pa. Dunn IL Fulton.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30
Odd Lengths of Carpets.

Some width enough small roOm-luganS, Brusse
vets Administers, all at rdiculously low prices
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-01-30

-"Pineules" "(non-alcoholic made from
resin from our Pine Forests, used for
hundreds of years for Bladder and Kid
ney diseases. Medicine for thirty days,
Sl.OO. Guaranteed. Sold by j. r. Morgan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
FIFTY MiIc. to Market.

1t is not an uncommon thing in
France to see Farmer forty or fifty
miles from home in wet weather with
a load. If he secs Il prospect Of a
three days rain, he puts his tarpaulin
over his load. n cover over his horses
and waterproof coat OH and starts
of to market. He may go 'fty miles
before he finds market that suits him,
or he may know in advance Just where
he is going. You do not often see any
body driving fifty miles through rain
storm in the United States to find n
market for IL load hay, but it is not
uncommon TO see farmers wagons for
ty or fifty miles from home in France.
They choose the wet weather for that
purpose. Their roads are just as good
then as ut any time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
GREAT COLLEGE GAME.

All lovers of baseball, and they
are legion, and people generally OF
Newport Naws should shake hands
with themselves that the Merchants
Association has been successful In
It's endcavor to have Richmond and
the University of Pennsylvania base.
bail teams cross bats on the Casino
grounds. The lovers Of baseball
should be glad because they are
assured of clean cut, we'll played OK
hibition OF the greatest of all national
sports and the people who do not
know a base hit from n strike out
should be happy because it is go
Ing to be their pleasure to entertain
large party of sturdy. manly
young Americans who are making
better citizens of themselves by en-
tering into the athletic field for the
sake of the institutions that VIII
some day be their alma mater.
On Thanksgiving day the good
people of Newpor; News made a
reputation for themselves in the
college world OF being able to en-.
terrain in the manner that the
university man lilaas best, and that
reputation should be lived mp 10
1t was that reputation that was
more responsible than any one other
thing for the bringing of the game
TO this city. If it is lived mp to
as 1t will certainly will be, Newport
News viii hereafter have no difficult
ty in securing all the baseball and
foot ball attractions it desires.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
eRlDlRon CLUB INCIDENT.

1T had to crop out sooner or
later and perhaps the Gridiron club
dinner was the most appropriate
place for President Roosevelt ana
Senator Foraker to show the world
their hatred for each other Though
one Is the President of a great
nation and the other senior Sen.
ator from one of the leading States
IN the union, they are both human
ana DIT is undoubtedly very for
t'inatc thing that applause prevent.
led the President replying to Foraker,
that but at the same time he would
nave heen entirely justified in doing
30 II he had the opportunity. Fora.
7ker was not a reguisr speaker OF
,.phe evening and when the President
made his speech he did not know
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Entered at tho Newport News Va. Posiofnce
40 second olass matter
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80. 1907.
NEW GENERAL HOSPITAL.

a movement looking toward the
establishment OF u new general hos
pital Is now fairly under way. The
general committee of one hundred
representative citizens appointed %
have this important matter In
charge, began its work last night
by holding II meeting and cffec,ing
II temporary organization with Judge
r. j. Barham as chairman. a com
mittee Of fifteen to be appointed by
the chairman will draw up what
might be termed prospectus of
tho hospital plan and Il charter
constitution ana bylaws TO be pre-.
scented ut q meeting of the
general committee to be nclu
ON Thursday night of next week,
at which time the site committee
very probably also will have a re-.
port to submit
Until tho subcommittee nave
done their work. there Is nothing
further for the general committee
and public to do. except keep up
interest and think over the merits
Of tile movement When the pros.
pcctus" has been submitted and the
public called upon for support,
however, the support should be
forthcoming with cheerful readiness.
The public of Newport News has
never been asked to support a
p,nrn r,,rih,. ,nucn. tl,ra T., ~,
cause in which the public should
be more Interested 1t Ia crafty
ing To note that tho doctors seem
10 be unanimous in regarding this
movement with favor, and the pro.
fession is Il power in itself.
If the site committee meets with
success in its present task the rest
should he easy. Even if the site
now in view is not secured, there
seems to be every prospect of get
ting another almost as desirable
SO this question should not hinder
The general committee greatly in It's
work.
After the meeting last night DR..
X, Lee Robinson made suggestion
that S worthy OF serious consid
Grafton. He thinks that the en-.
ployes OF the shipyard would be
willing to contribute a small sum-
say five cents II week each. with
the understanding that they should
receive free board and treatment al
tho now hospital in event OF acct
dent OF sickness. Such Il plan, il
put into effect, would not only aid
materially in supporting the hosp
tai. but would prove great boon
to The employees of the yard
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
WORKS OF A WATCH.
All the Parts Arc hut the Exprcssion
of One Idea.

All the Parts Arc hut the Expression
of One Idea.
To one who has never studied the
mechanism of II watch its handspring
or the balance wheel is n mere piece of
metal. He mny have looked at the face
of the watch, and while he admircs the
motions of its hands and the time 1t
keeps he may have wondered In idle
Amusement as to the character of the
machinery which is concealed within
Take it to pieces and show him each
part separately, and he will recognize
neither design nor adaptation nor rela-
ton between them, but put them to-
gethcr. set them to work. point out the
offices of each spring wheel and cog.
explain their movements and then
show him the result. Now he perceives
that it is all one design; that, notwith-
standing the number of parts, their di-
verse forms and various offices and the
agents concerned, the whole piece is OF
one idea. lie now rightly concludes
that when the handspring was fashion
ed and tempered its relation TO all the
other parts must have been considered;
that the cogS OH this wheel are cut and
regulated dapted-to the ratchets on
that. etc, and his final conclusion will
be that such piece OF mechanism,
could not have been produced by
chance. for the adaptation of the parts
is such as to show it to be according to
design and obedient to the will of one
intelligence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
MYTHICAL CREATURES.
The General Eciief III Fabulous Mon
stcrs III OIdcn Days.

tcrs III OIdcn Days.
Now that the cold light of science
has thrown IT, ray upon the most re-
mote parts of our globe there Is no
longer room for legendary creatures
save the sen scrpent-and we are told
that the mermaid is nothing more than
q dugong. Il unicorn either rhinoceros
or Il Tibctan antelope, while the cocka-
tricc. the phoenix and the roc appear
to he pure maginations.
But in the Elizabethan AEGEAN age
when the dodo had but recently been
discOvcrcd-theSe and many other
mythical creatures were. IL not living,
ut all events actual realities to the or
binary public, and as such were refer
red to in the works of the great drama
fist and other contemporary writer's.
We meet, for instance. in the "Nyin-
ter's Tale" the line. MAKE me not
sighted like the basilisk." and in "rhe
Tempest" Now will believe that
there are unicorns." But not only was
more or less of crcdulity given to the
existence of these and such like fabu-
lous monsters. but Il web Of mystic
lore enclrcled the most common and
best known of beasts. birds and fishes.
Who. for instance. is forgetful Of the
popular superstitons connected with
the salamandcr. the newt and the
hlindworm. and who fails to remember
Whites account of the "shrewash" Mt
Selbornc? And IL such superstitions
still survive among uneducated peas
ants Of the present day we may he as
sured that two centuries ago they were
fully believed by the higher classes.-
Academy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30

that the Ohio Senator would have an
opportunity TO reply; IN fact from
the printed extracts OF his speech
called for such bitter personal at
tack as was made by the Fire
Alarm" The President defended his
course regarding the Japanese and
the school authorities or California,
but he devoted the greater part OF
his speech to thu Brownsville DIS
cussIon In the Senate. He said
such discussions could serve no
good end, ana were purely academic.
He said that the corporations shou.u
be controlled by legislation, and de-
clarcd that they should submit to
control while conservatives were
In power. lie dcclrred also, that
most of the criticism OF his admin
istratlon resulted from desire to
make political capital, a striking
portion of the Presidents speech
was his use. of the line from IL
formerly popular air, "All Coons
'@NcN 1hiihc WV, Iii
the Brownsville incident.
Senator Foraker declared he in
tended to express his opinion on tho
floor of the Senate and would ignore
dictation from whatever source it
might come, Not only all coons,
but all persons look alike To me-
he said significantly. "Thc oath of
Il Senator of The United States is as
sacred as tllat taken by the Prcsi-
dent of the United States" he de-
clarcd land rs high sense of
duty may inspire a Senator as tilat
which inspires the occupant of the
White House"
That the clash was violent one
there Is no doubt and that the end
of the bitter fight between the
President aAd Senator is not at an
end is equally certain. There seems
to be II generally accepted belief
that ForalA?r aspires for the Repllb-
lican nomination for president and 1t
is well known fact that the Pres
idcnt Will throw the entire influence
Of the administration TO prevent
the concumation of Forakcr's
ambition and that the people will
enjoy the fight Is certain.
A deplorable feature of the Incl
dent is that It will perhaps mean the
adjustment of the old time motto
of the Gridiron club: Ladies' always
present: reporters never" This is
the first of the clubs state secrets"
to leak out, though In years past
the President and other officials
high in public life have made an
nouncements that the public did not
become acquainted with until weeks
later. and then only because they
were made in an official message or
report. The nations secrets have
been revealed at the dinners, but
the clash between the President ana
Foraker was the first big news items
to escape from the dinner table.
and woe to the man who first wrote
Il story OF II. That he was not
II member Of the famous organize.
ton Is beyond dispute but at the
same time every newspaper man IN
Washington knows the inviolate
rules of the Gridiron club and here
tofore they have been held sacred.
The result OF the quarrel and the
breaking down of the most sacred
tradition of the Grid!ron club will be
awaited with great interest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Tic CLinesc.

Conservative historians among the
Chinese claim for their race an an.
tiQuity of at least 100000 years, while
those whose estimates are little
wild" assert that the Chinese were
the original inhabitants of the eartl,
and that Chinese history goes back Mt
least 500,000000 years. The govern
ment records Of China place the fo,In-
hntion of the empire at $500 r. c. and
claim that 1t was established by Toht,
who. they assert. is the Noah men.
toned in the book of Genesis, b. G.
21IO.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
How II Struck Her.

You seemed greatly impressed" said
the minister, with my description OF
how they brought the head of John the
Baptist before the king on salver."
Yes" sighed Mrs. De Style; 81 was
thinking how much better they train
cd servants in those days. Now, mine,
when they bring me things, are forever
forgetting the salver."-L Louisville Cou.
rler- Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS


1t is not really true that everything
that is Is wrong, that life is not worth
living and there is no hope ahead.
You have the grip. That's all.-New
York Mail
What with its parks and squares
| and royal gardens, London is said to
he the greenest city in the world.
American mining promoters have
thought that for Il long time.-Los
| Angeles Times.
Hall Gaines son has gone on the
stage. He can make quite n hit with
his pa by numbering Shakespeare at
his earliest CONFERENCE.-The
ton Herald.
However, 1t is only when American
warships are on mission of peace
and mercy that they ever turn about
and beat Il hasty rctrcat.-Kansas
City Star.
The battle of Brownsville seems
destined 10 90 into political history
as somebody's Watcrloo.-Dallas
News.
Shonts, the new head of our transit
companies, is an expert on dams, but
| we spell them differently hcre-Ncw
| York Herald
II may be true that Mr.. Hartman
has few friends in Wall Street, but
nc has plenty of them in the United
States Scnatc-and is getting more
Kansas CITY Times
| Mr.. Foraker does not court the
nomination hut he feels that he can't
be blamed if, In the course of his
duties as champion of the downtrod
den he incIrs it.-Louisville Courier
| Journal.
The Congressman and Senators
who are Just as poor as tho day they
| first came TO Washington are no
worse off than most OF the govern
mcnt clerks who have been here the
better part Of their Washington
Post.
| President Roosevelt sent food to the
earthquake sufferers without authori
| " from Congress. feeling confident
that the constitution would not make
| a row about this particular informali-
ty.-Chicaso News.
Congress refuses to dam the Mis-
sissippi river. AS for President Roosc.
welt. but they are afraid Privately
they breathe vengeance and indulge
In fierce criticism, but publicly they
are amigos" with the spirit of insur-
rection burning secretly but vigorous
~ in their hosoms. There are really
few senators who are willing to trust
the man in the White House-Nash-
Vile American.
| committee of the National Con.
Srcss OF Mothers wants a secretary
Of embarrassing added to the Presi.
dents cabinet: Why has the eminent
enemy of race suicide now in the
White House failed to secure this
great Improvement for his admins.
tration?-Chicago News.
II do not think much of your Pres.
idcnt, observes Russian revoln-
ZIONIST now in this country. The re-.
tort which this remark suggests is too
Obvious for specifications Providence
Journal.
| The Roosevelt Home club OF Now
York city has dissolved and let its
premises. We infer. therefore. that
the New York patronage has been Fl.
nally disDoscd of for the term
] Houston Post,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30

Not alone in this country, but the
world over as we'll the year of 1907
is receiving a fearful baptism of
Blood. There have been many horrl.
bic accidents in the early days of
years past. but 1t would seem as ii
this year was beating all records.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
Her Mourning.

Maud-Why is that lady over tho
way always in black? Is she mourn.
ing for any one? Bcss-Yes. hus-
band Maud-I didn't know she'd been
married. Bcss-No. but she's mourn
Ing for husband all the same.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30

Another minister is ont against
parlor gambling. This one tells his
flock from Cincinnati puplit that
1t is much more honorable to bet on
race horse than to gamble and
wranslc over cards, and he is not very
far from the truth either.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-30
A sure WV

First Author-Oh the unuttcrable
monotony of existence! am thor
oughly disguised with 1t NIL. Would
that I might completely disappear for
awhile. Second Author--Then why
don't you marry q famous woman?--
Judge