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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
DR.. EVERETT AS ARBITER.
Champ CIark's Experience with Pub
lie Printer and Latin Phrase.

From Speech Of Champ CLARK Of Missouri
Cur language is a hash language. Per-
haps it would be in better taste to say
composite language or a verbal mosaic.
It is built on basis of German, which
we often call Anglo-Saxon, a palpable
nisnomer, and there have been grated
on it words from every language of the
world, ancient or modern. Whenever We
need a new word we simply reach out
into somebody eise's vocabulary and APP
propriate it. But to return to my NUT
ten: In the first speech ever made here.
Of course, I made every effort to put my
best foot forward 1 wrote it and re-
wrote it, and boiled il down and polished
il, and committed It to memory Qaugh-
teri; and I am not at all certain that IL
would not be better If we all did that all
the time now. We would make fewer
speeches, but better ones, no doubt. !
wanted to be sure that / was putting the
best foot forward, so I quoted a Latin
sentence: "FaciIis descensus ayernr'-
Easy the road 90 the deuce l sent it
down TO the printing Office, and they sent
it backed changed TO 'Facilis descensus
avern0, which is only the change Of one
letter. But / did not propose that the
Public Printer should doctor up my
was correct the way I had ii. Looking
over here within forty or fifty feet I saw
the most universal scholar who has been
in the House in my time-DT. William
Everett, of Massachusetts, I went to
him. l presented the question to him,
ana he said: well, it does not make
much difference. They both meant sub
stantiaIIy the same thing; they are both
srammatically correct; but believe that
the weight of authority is on your side"
So ] sent 10 off to the Public Printer In
about twenty minutes DR. Everett wrote
me note stating: Il have been investi-
eating the matter. and there are four ac-
ccptcd readings for that line. FaciIis des-
census averni; facilis descensus aveTn0;
facills descensus averHi est, and faciIis
dcsCenSUs aveTnO est, and the Public
Printer is right He told me afterward
that he had tWenty-siX editions Of Virgil
twenty-threc more than / knew before
had been printed. Thus I settled my mat
ter with the Public Printer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
ONLY TREE IN SHETLAND.
SeaEuu the Only Bird that Lives in
Those bleak Islands.

PROM tic London Express
Up q little lane Of Lerwick's one street
there is a garden. At least. it is an in
closed space. In the middle Of this space
there is a tree. 1t is not a very tall tree;
you could. I'm fact. toss a biscuit over its
branches. but still it is a tree-the only
tree in Shetland. And Shetland is proud
of it. Children who are brought for the
first time 10 see the wonders of one
streeted Lerwick are shown this tree. This
is rot fiction. 1t is the only tree IN Shet-
land.
As there are no trees in Shetland, there
are 10 birds. except. OF course, the sea
sUIls. which you can number by the thou
sand. The seaglIIs are the sparrows Of
LeTwick, and. OF such, they have a great
share in the towns life than have the
sparrows Of London. In the morning time
you will note that a seaguu sits on every
chimney pot Seagulls swOop and hover
over every roof in the town.
The air is fun Of their strange, high.
plainJive. haunting cries. Their sad,
shrII. Iong-drawn cries are 10 Lerwick
rs the chatJering of sparrows or the cav
ing Of rocks are to Us tn England. Every
house has its own familiar seagulls. and
every street its own band OF seagulls.
They never mix. The children in each
house have pet name for their own
particular seagUIls. and. having. called
them by those names. they feed them
every day. And each seagull knows what
is meant for him.
No seaguH attached to one house ever
seeks 70 eat the food scattered from the
house next door. He does not dare; the
other gulls would kill him. So all day
long the seagulls hover and call over the
roofs Of LerWiCk The people of the
town. if they come across a little pile Of
rice laid upon the roadway, step over il
with care. They know that il is placed
there for some seaguH. And at night the
seagulls leave their own appointed Chin
ney pots and fly gracefully away 10 their
resting places on the rocks Of the Isle OF
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
NOT ENOUGH FOR BOTH.
Soldier Gives Pension to Wife and
Goes to Hospital.

From the World To-day.
In point of diversity Of character the
old soldiers in the National Home are not
unlike what they were during the civil
war. Character tends TO fixedness. Habits
are not easily changed. Among the menu
bers Of the home are many whom any
man would be glad to know; and If there
are others-as it was. indeed, In the civil
war, both In the army and navy-I find it
hard to think anything unworthy Of one
who still wears the "old blue coat" OF the
long-ago days of the civil war.
Time has dealt not altogether kindly
with the men in every respect. Many Of
them for years had good homes from
which. from one cause or another. the
light has gono 1St In the hospital one
day I came to the bt3side of a veteran
who told me he was eigbty-fve years old.
Have you a wife?' ] asked He said
ne had
'"And how old Is she?'' I inquired.
"Eighty-three," was the reply.
Yes he said. but the pension money
was not enough for US both and so I came
here in order that she might have II AL
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
RAILWAY REFORM NEEDED.
Much of the Car Shortage Trouble
Due TO Customs of Trade.

Due 10 Customs of Trade.
From the -, Louis Republic
The statements of General Manager a.
". Sullivan, Of the Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain System before Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Prouty, depre-
eating the customs Of trade" which have
established injurious practices in the rail-
road service. are emphasized by corroDo-
rative. assertions from officials of other
lines. Judging by the consensus of opin-
ion among executive and operating Off
Gals. it seems to be likely many reforms
will be instituted before the heavy traffic
season begins next year.
Pronounced opposition is manifested
against reconsigning. transit privileges.
and unreasonable conventences for loading
and unloading freight. The effect Of all
these practices. which have developed
from customs Of trade" is TO tie up mo-
tive power and equipment and to cause
freight congestion.
''Reconsigning and transit privileges
said the president of big system, are
among the greatest evils which the Oper-
ating officials of the railroads have to
overcome or to tolerate. Even from the
traffic departments standpoint, they are
nulSanceS.
Cars are loaded, moved from the place
OF origin, and are than stopped on the
way. Freight is reconsigned, and. in or
der TO enable reconsignment, loaded cars
are delayed for days, week, or months.
Grain is cleaned in transit. cotton IS com
pressed I'm transit. and coal is recOnsigned.
In each case there is delay, and at
many points there is most deplorabIe con-
gestion. Equipment and motive power
are. as a consequence, absolutely idle. al
though cars and locomotives are needed
to move additional freight
1T is important that there should be
reform concerning these practices. The
prevailing methods should not, probably.
be discontinued altogether; still, the com
mon interests require better regulations,
and the railroads must adopt a uniform
policy contemplating improvement
The causes of the congestion this year
are too much prosperity and relatively in
adequate motive power and equipment
But the notorious practices which result
IN tying up motive power and equipment
have contributed more than the public be-
lieves to the freight congestion. It is
necessary that reform in handling equip
ment Should be made by all railroads"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.

A scaiaWag Chinamaa had a young son.
Brown as a coffee bean, eyes full Of fun
hi ii. yellicky mallicol
And he was the petted Of all Chinatown
As his father stood tossing him up and down,
All sWathed IN Yankee calico
You should have seen that parent grinl
His cheek bones high 90 out and in
Hica, mica zellapho kayi
Hearing the babes hilarious cry
At the lanteTred red doorway.
All the oilers gathered by:
An Irishmen, with pipe at mouth;
A buUly negro from the South;
An Eskimo from the wild west show;
A cowboy in q sombrero;
A union Plumber and a man
Who looked ike an American;
An organ grinder. peanut vcnder.
The husband OF the witch Of Endor-
All joined IN the rhythmic din,
On every face common grin,
Watching the babe 90 up and down,
The cutest thing in Chinatown.
One touch Of nature making kin
The whole wide world, was surely in
The scalavag Chinaman and his young son.
Whose eyes were a-twipklc. enjoying the fun.
kctta metakRh, glllibo tag
New York sun.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
TWO WOMEN.


MARY
She has red hair. her face is freckled,
And her nose tips up somewhat.
But her voice IS like sweet music,
And indeed she knows a lot.
If she only lived where women
Keep their faces always yelled
She might never more lack lovers
Or By sadness be assailed.
MARIE
She has hair such as Titan
Would have Travelled far to see:
She possesses faultless features,
But she babbles foOlishly.
If she had 20 live where women
Keep their faces hid from men,
It's unlikely that she'd ever
Break . yearniDg heart again.
Chicago Record Herald
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
Early Life and Start of Rail,
road Ruler Described.
HIS QUALITY OF DIRECTNESS

Moving Force Behind Him as He
PTosresse6 from Perjury 10 Wealth.
Desires Money, hut Almost En-
tireIy for the Power Tt Gives Him.
His Unobtrusive Charities.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06

The history OF the family after 1856
may be very briefly dismissed. The old
est brother, John Nelson, died some
years ago. The youngest. William Nc
CUrdy, has been dead but little time.
The second, Orlando, is living. and is
active IN real estate and fractions in
Brooklyn, where he now lives Miss Lily
Hartman became the wife OF Charles
i. Simmons. of Brown Brothers q Co,
New York. Miss Annie Hartman mar
rled Van Rensselaer,. a New York
aristocrat known best in his own circle.
The father died in April, 1851. at Jackson
vile, surrounded by all the comforts that
wealth could buy. He was but sixty
eight at his death
Hartman in Wall street,
Edward Henry Hartman entered Wall
Street late in the Sos. as a clerk. At
that time he gave little indication Of his
ability. he was noted. however. for a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
LEGAL NOTICE.
SALE 0F ?0WYSHI? BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the office of the Town
ship Clerk of Alien Township, Darke COun-
ty Ohio. at the village of ROSsburg. ONO,
until twelve o'clock noon, standard time,
SATURDAY, March III, 1907 for the sale OF three
bonds of the aid Allen township. each BOND
of the par value of $500 W and one due i'll
one year after date, one in Two years a1ter
date and one in three years aiter date, each
bond TO bear date of March 10, 1907, and bear
interest at the rate OF per cent. per 'annum
from its date, interest payable annually, as
eviden ced by interest coupons attached 10
said bonds, and principal and interest OF
said bonds payable at the office OF the IoWn-
ship Treasurer of said Allen township,
Darke County, Ohio. Said bonds are issued
for the purpose of procuring site ana erect
lug "TOWn Hall" in the South Precinct OF
the said Allen Township, DLrke County.
Ohio, at the village of Rossburg, in said pre-
ciI ct, by authority of an affirmative vote of
eIal election held in said precinct NoVem-
ber 9Th, A. d. 1906, and in accordance with
Sections l4i3 and 1885 of the Revised Statutes
of Ohio.
Bidders will accompany their bid with a
certified check for 10000 rs guaranty that
bonds Will be accepted ana palu lor II Dld ~
awarded and will address the same TO
"Perry Garrison, Township Clerk, ROssburg,
Allen Township, DdrIe County, OhiO,-Blds
for Town Hall Bonds" and must state the
number of bonds bid for, with premium OIL
fered, II any.
No bid will be considered If less than par
and accrued interest to daie of delivery.
The Trustees reserve the right to reject
any or all bids offered.
TOWNSHIP, DARKE CO., OHIO.
Perry Garrison, Township Clerk.
Feb. II l9O7w4
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

Londop's imports by sea are over 174,-
100000 tons yearly,
England was first divided into shires
IN the seventh century A, D.
The average life of a London house
is at the outside two centuries.
Before the Norman conquest Win
chester, not London, was the capital of
England.
1t is quite legal in England. for
child to be christened by single let
ter instead of a name.
The wives of knights and baronets
have no right to the title Of lady" but
have the designation Of dame"
A London firm of electropIate max
srs has in its service eighteen men and
women who have been working for 1t
from tifty-six to sixty years,
Under the Black Prince officers re-
ceived 4 shlllings u day and common
soldiers twopence. The purchasing
power of money was then about four
teen times what 1t is now.
Prior to the dissolution of the mon
asteries by Henry VIII. sixty-four abb
bots and thirty-six priors sat in the
house of lords, aud spiritual peers en-
tirely outnumbered the temporal,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07

Properly fed and cared for, there are
no better winter layers than the Light
Brahma pullets or yearling hens. They
lay Il large egg of Il rich brown color.
A pullet belonging to the writer, says
Michael X. Boyer of Farm Journal,
laid 100 eggs from Jan. l to June !,
and in her second season laid eighty
eggs in that time. For the entire year
as pullet she laid fully 200 eggs. The
exact amount we do not have, as she
did not lay in trap nest the entire
year.
At eight to ten weeks of age Brah-
mas make choice broilers weighing a
pound and Il quarter to pound and a
half each. At four to five months Of
age they are first class roasting fowls.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
GRAM MAR.

Looking out, there was scarce
2 anything to be seen but the lash
3 ing of the wind and snow, and the
men, when they finally attempted
s to face it to go to the rescue of
6 the cattle overtaken in the field,
I found the air filled with fine, pow
8 derly flakes, mixed with the dirt
8 caught up from the plOwed land by
10 terrific blast which moved almost
II ninety miles an hour and made it
IL impossible to see twenty yards
l3. ahead.
The first seven questions refer to the
selection given above.
|. What kind of sentence is the above
Name las to subject and predicate) all
principal clauses. Classify all subord-
mate clauses.
2. Give the syntax of four intinitives.
3. Point ont all the different uses of
the participle found in the selection.
4. Classify six adverbs.
s. Parse in full it (5) and ii QD.
&. What does each of the following
modify: scarce (D, mired (S) ninety
miles ClD, an hour lD, t'ceHty yards
tl2)?
7. Parse in full anything (2), but
(2), and impossible (l2).
8. What are the principal parts of a
verb! Why are they so called?
8. Write sentences illustrating the
use of conjunctive adverbs, correlative
conjunctions.
TO- Classify las to part of speech
each of the italicized words in the fol-
lowing: "lVhat but praise can be as.
cribed to those lchoSe lives were freely
given for their country that perpetual
freedom might be ours"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
GEOGRAPHY.

l. Discuss the mountain systems OF
Europe as to general trend, greatest
height and influence upon drainage.
3 Compare Massachusetts with Ohio
as to the nature of its manufactures;
California with Spain as to natural
products.
g. Tell all you can about the physical
and political geography of the Sudan.
T. Nevada and Illinois are in practi-
calv the same latitude. Account for
the difference in fertility.
5. Locate seven cities, limiting the
names to the following list: Kingston,
Springfield Frankfort. Georgetown.
g. Give the source and relative length
of the following rivers: Mississippi,
Volga. Amazon, Congo.
!. What is an ocean current? What
ocean current flows along the east coast
of the United States? The east coast
of JapanH
8. With regard to either the province
of Manitoba or the province of British
Columbia state its chief products. its
capital city, and one river that flows
through it.
9. Explain what effects mountains
and rivers may have in determining the
occupations of state or country.
10. What is meant by "the summer
solstice?" When does it occurl
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
The Good Old Cochin.

We are pleased to notice that many
writer's are coming back to the old
CochmS and mentioning them as most
valuable for producing market poultry
says the Feather. one writer states
that he yet fosters several hundred Of
the old Yellow COchinS of the kind
that lay SO many eggs. Another states
that he uses Partridge Cochins exclu-
sivcly for the production of winter
eggs and dressed poultry for market,
always caponlzing the cockerels and
gaining good profit from their sale
in January. Many persons are pleased
to admit the Cochin fowls as valuable
for market producing stock. There
was a time when the COchinS stood at
the head Of the list for market poultry
and eggs. TOO many feathers and too
much cultivation along nonutility lines
made change in them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
LITERATURE.

l. Write briefly upon the travels of
Washington Irving and mention at
least four of his contributions to litera-
ture.
=. What can you say of the life and
poetry of Anne BradStreet? How was
she considered by her own generation?
3. Discuss Concord, Massachusetts, as
a literary center.
As. Give the authorship and brief
summary of the subject matter of any
two of the following: The Vision of Sir
Launfal. The Prisoner of Chillon, Mar
mion. LAllegro, any one of the Idylls
of the King.
6. For what historical work is George
Bancroft most noted? John Lathrop
Motley? William Prescott?
7. Show by reference to American
prose that patriotism has played an
important part in the literary inspira-
tion of the country.
8. Mention your favorite American
novelist and tell why you like his works
best.
8. Show how you would eyemplify
correlation of studies in the teaching
of "Evangeline.
10. Indicate by quotation that you are
familiar with at least one of Shake
speare's plays.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
PHYSIOLOGY.

|. What advantage is derived from
the contractility of muscles? Why are
muscles arranged in pairs opposite each
other?
2. What is approximately the normal
temperature OF the body? How is an
even temperature maintained in the
body?
3. Why are the arteries elastic? How
do you distinguish between yenous and
arterial blood?
4. Distinguish between the function
of motor and sensOr nerves. What part
of the nervous system is the seat Of
reflex action?
5. Locate in order from the mouth:
duodenum, epiglotts, pylorus, pancreas,
rectum. What have the pancreas and
duodenum to do in the work of the
body?
g. Name three coats of the eye.
T. What kind of lever is used when
the forearm is raised by bending the
elbow Joint? Explain.
g. In bones what is the function of
each of the following: periosteum, mar
row, Haversian canals?
g. Whv is alcohol thirst producer
40 What are sedativeS? Why should
they be used as seldom as possible, even
In illnessH
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

The first five questions are based on
"Rational Living by Henry c. King.
L. Explain or paraphrase the follow
ing proverb: At forty every man is
either fool or a physician. Is is true
of the physical or the intellectual life
or of both?
2. What is Prof James's theory of the
emotions?
3. What indications of the necessity
OF abundant physical activity are notice
able during adolescence? How great a
part should muscular" training play
in education at this stage?
4. Emphasis on what branches of the
school curriculum does the above ques-
tiOn suggest?
5. State at least one fact about the
philosophy or teachings of two of the
following each of whom is constantly
referred to by King: Kant, Lotze. James.
Stanley Hall, Leckey.
G. Name one work on the history of
education, two works on the theory and
practice of teaching, and two educa-
tional journals which should prove valu-
able to any teacher.
!. State one argument for, and one
against, the teachers having control
over pupils on the way to and from
school.
s. Should all children I've punished
alike for the same offense? Why or
why not1
8. Do you believe it advisable to ad-
here closely to a set daily program
Why, or why not?
10. What studies are ordinarily pur-
sued in the fifth grade of graded
school? How much home study would
you expect of pupils in this grader
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

l. Explain fully why Roger Williams
was banished from Massachusetts.
What settlement did he found!
,. How did each of the following OBJ
tain its name: Carolina, Plymouth, NiT-
ginia, Lake Champlain, Baltimore!
3. Explain the Importance of the de-
feat of the Hessians at Trenton.
1. When, how, and with what effect,
did France recognize the colonies as an
independent nation?
>. What was the condition of the
United States with regard to ta) COM
merce. (bl finances. and tc) prestige,
at the close of the War of 1912?
q. When. and with what conditions
as to SLAVERY. was each of the follow
inc states admitted to the Union: Ohio,
Texas. Missouri?
/. At the opening of the Civil War
it was one of the governments objects
to secure control of the Mississippi
River Show how this was or was not
accomplished.
8. Describe the nature and effect of
Carpet Bag Government" in the South.
9. Give, in substance. the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution. In
whose administration was it passed?
10. Mention three methods of raising
money for the Federal government.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-03-07
ARITHMETIC.

|. Define the following: decimal frac.
tiOn, below par, Arabic notation. COM
pound denominate number, cancellation
there in plank II it. long, % in. wide
at one end, l3 in. wide at the other,
and in. thick?
3. A commission merchant sold con
signment of flour and pork for $25,372;
he charged $l32 for storage and G% %
commission. What were the net pro-
ceeds of the sale?
4. A druggist bought pounds of
opium by avoirdupois weight at So a
pound, and sold it by apothecaries'
weight at 81 per ounce. How much did
he gain2
8. An army lost in one battle 2-l7 of
its men and in another battle 2-7 of the
remainder, after which there were 5,l20
men left. How many men were there
in the original army? Analyze.
6. A man engaged in business with n
capital of $500, is making 1919 per
annum on his capital but on account
of i'll health he quits his business, and
loans his money at Gh%. How much
does he lose in 2 yr. mo- 10 da.i
7. At what time between four and
five o'clock are the hands of clock
together?
8. If cistern l71s feet long, l0R
feet wide, and l3 feet deep, holds $40
barrels, how many barrels will cistern
hold that is is feet long, 7 feet wide,
and Is feet deep?
9. A man paid $lO,989 for 90 rail-.
way stock at llOM, brokerage B9o;
how many shares did he buyH What
tas his annual income from the stock
10. Find the greatest common divisor
Df Sis, ! 7-l5, ! 3-20.