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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1907-05-13

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portion going to the state to be expend.
ed on the highways in the various
counties according to their area. The
increased tap on saloons will also work
another adyantage-it will mean fewer
saloons and q higher class Of men in
charge Of them. The riff raft can not
meet the increased privilege. Memphis
will profit very greatly by the, passage
OF this bill, as its revenues from saloons
now amount to bagatelle. But the
chief benefit will come in the improved
highways which Tennessee will in time
have from the. division Of the saloon
tax. The vote in the senate was nearly
three to one, and we shall hope for
equally favorable action in the house.
In his message Gov Patterson pointed
ont the need of systematic effort in be-
half of good roads. For years our pub
lie men have discussed their need.
Party platforms have declared for them.
The opportunity is now presented to
get them at no cost to the common
treasury. Nashville American.
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ROOSEVELT TO BE NOMINATED.
Such is the Belief Of Former Gov. Dufbin
OF Indiana.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. IL Some
thing of a sensation has been caused by
the declaration of the belief by former
Gov. W. I. Durbin, of Indian, now in
Washington, that President Roosevelt
will be renominated.
This will be-" he said. sin spite OF
the fact that he has announced that he
would not accept the nomination again.
I believe the people want him, and ii
the convention names him, he will have
to head the ticket"
The president could not ignore the
peoples call to duty, according to Mr..
Durbiu.
The ex-governor states that he has
travelled great deal recently, and such
is the sentiment he finds. he has been
in Georgia and Alabama, and there he
finds the democrats would like to see
Roosevelt continue in office.
When asked if Roosevelt persisted in
refusing, who would then be the nomi,
nee, he replied:
just say that / terminate the inter
view at this point"
So the Indiana leader said nothing
for Vice President Fairbanks.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

tomotives, worth about S8S, 900, 900, in
round figures.
There are today less than 80, 600 loco.
motives in the United States, so that
the total output of the Baldwin concern
since it was established, three quarters
of century ago, tqnals three ftths the
number of locomotives now in service
in this country.
1t took thirty years to build the first
thousand locomotives. No. 10000 was
turned out in 1889, January, 1902, saw
the twenty thousandth completed.
Since 1896, or in ten years, half of the
total number of locomotives built by
Baldwin's have been turned out Now
as many as eight locomotives leave the
great shops in a single day.
This one industrial establishment is
employing 24,200 men at its three
plants-the main works, in Philadel-
phia; the casting plant, at Eddystone,
and the steel tire axle works, at Burn
ham. Contracts are in hand for about
1000 locomotives Philadelphia North
American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
Mix This at Home.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to readily relieve and
overcome any form of rheumatism by
forcing the kidneys to filter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter, relieving at
once such symptoms as backache, weak
kidneys and bladder and blood disease.
Try it, as it doesn't cost much to
make, and is said to be absolutely
harmless to the stomach.
Get the following harmless ingredi-
ents from any good pharmacy: Fluid
Extract Dandelicn, one-half ounce
Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three ounces,
Mix by shaking we'll in bottle, and
take teaspoonful after each meal and
again at bedtime.
This simple mixture is said to give
prompt relief, aud there are very few
cases of rheumatism aud kidney trou.
bles it will fail to cure permanently.
These are all harmless, every day
drugs, and your druggist should keeI
them in the prescription department
If not, have him order them from thu
wholesale drug houses for you, rather
than fail to use-this, if you are afflicted
1919 8;
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
Bob and His InrY.

The Hon, Bob Taylor, of Tennessee
and Fiddleria, has not begun his first
term in the Senate yet, but he is already
planning for a reelection;
"All ask is that they will give me
the same jury"
The same jury is composed of every
body in Tennessee with ears for music,
with laugh for jokes, with full house
of tears for Bob's pathetic anecdotes.
Bob is sure to have the same jury, but
will he be the same Bob? Will he be
able to gush aud caper and scrape the
strings carelessly? Or will the heavy
and the weary weight of Senatorial
dignity make his spirits sag? This
seems certain: In two years more OF
Fairbanks either Bob will have melan-
cholia or the Skyscraper will whistle
in the Senate Chamber. New York
Sun.
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John D. Rockefeller Gives $32 900, 900 to
the General Educational Board.

New York, Feb. Announcement
is made that John d. Rockefeller has
given the geyeral educational board
$S2. 100000, He had previously given
the board $1l, 100000. The gift is in
tended to assist in the work Of the
board throughout the country. The
education board is designed to help
educational institutions.
The gift is in the form Of $32, 900, 900
worth of income.bearing securities
the largest single prize ever handed
out for educational purposes. Mr..
Rookfeller's contributions to the work
now amount to $4S, 900, 900. The gem
etal education board apparently was
not prepared for this gift, which was
announced simply in this letter:
"New York, Feb. 8, 1907. General
Educational Board, Fifty-four William
Street, New York City-Gentlemen: /:
My father authorizes me to say that on
or before April l, 1907, he will give to
the general BOARD income. bearing secu.
rites, the present market value of
which is about thirty-two million dol
lars $39, 900, ,OOO), one third to be added
to the permanent endowment of the
board; two thirds to be applied to such
specific objects within the corporate
purposes Of the board, as either he or l
may from time to time direct, any re-
mainder not so designated ct the death
of the survivor to be added also to the
permanent endowment of the board.
every truly.
John ID. RoCKEFELLER, JR."
Most Of the members of the board
were surprised at the announcement
and amazed at the size of the gift. DIR.
Buttrick, the secretary, said he did not
know the gift was to be made until he
received the letter. Other members
did not know of the donation until the
letter was read.
John D. Rockefeller, j., acting for
his father, appeared shortly after the
meeting was called to order, and hand
ed the letter to the secretary, DIR. Wal
lace Buttrick.
John d. Rockefeller, jr., remained
throughout the session of the board.
Asked if be had anything to add to his
letter, he replied he did not believe he
could add anything of Importance to it,
as the letter explained itself.
Members of the board, when asked
what the specific purposes " referred
to in Mr.. Rockefeller's letter meant,
said that it was in the line of educa-
tional work, and was intended, in their
opinion, to give Mr.. Rockefeller the
right to direct the disposition of the
fund to such institutions, within the
province Of the board, as he may deem
proper. The elder Mr.. Rockefeller Is
not member of the board, but his son
Is a member aud the active direction
doubtless will come from him.
The board voted to accept the gift,
and, in appreciation, drafted letter oi
acknowledgment to the elder Mr.. Rock
efeller.
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A Few of sam Jones' Famous Sayings.

A rev OF sam Jones FaHOuS oaylhgS.
"Many fellow is praying for rain
with his tub wrong side up.
Repentance is the first conscious
movement of the soul from sin toward
God.
"Thank God, this old world has new
er seen the time when it did not take
off its hat and make decent bow to a
good woman.
"Let me say to you: If you can't.
help but one family in town, let that
be the family which needs the help. |
have profound contempt for folk who
are always helping those who don't
iced any help.
"Religion is like the measles; if it
goes in on you, it will kill you. The
trouble with great many christians
in this city is, religion has gone in on
them. Keep it broken out on hands.
feet and tongue.
Everybody ought to keep good com
pany. There is not an angel in heaven
that would not be corrupted by the
company some you keep.
"The greatest rascals are those who
are scrupulously honest. If / see a
man walk across town to pay niCkle,
I watch him.
whisky is good thing. in it's place,
and that place is in hell. II l get there
| 4 will drink ell I can get, but ! won't
do it here.
"There is more religion in Laughing
than crying. If religion consists Of
crying, have the best boy in the
world.
II have known women too poor &c
Iown pair of shoes; but l never knew
one too poor to own looking glass.
"The biggest fool Gods eyes evel
Hooked upon is the woman who stir
1.-THE toddy for her husband.
"Old sinners are not satisfied will
Ius unless we live better than they do
"If my daughter had only one dress,
THAT should be whole one. Ifit lack
ed anything at oil, would Ont it off q
the bottom and not at the top.
"You have no more right to haun
your diamonds aud your riches in tn
face of the poor than you have to shak
bread in the face Of hungry man ant
not give him any Of it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
Locomotive No, $4,000.

Locomotive No. 10000 was Wednes
day cnuqIeted by the Baldwin Loco
motive Norks. The machine which
bears this distinction is a monster
'sSanta Fe type" freight locomotive,
weighing 2S9, 900 pounds. 1t is for the
Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern
Railroad, and will be used to push coal
traiusover theSt. Mafy's grade.
hefiFst locomotive built at Baldwins
wss ''Old TFonsides, completed in No
sember, 1882. More than year was
taken to build that pioneer ofthetrade
II had four wheels, no cab, weighed
shout fonr tens, and brought.the build
essujust. e'sse0s LaatgeaFsthsB Bsadwin
Locomotive Works turned out 2,659 10.
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Rebuilding of Centenary.

Cleveland, Tenn, Feb. 11.-Centena-
ry college is to be rebuilt at once. At
q mass. ss.meeting at the courthouse this
afternoon at 2o'clock, presided over by
G. E. Mayfeld, the mayor of the city,
something near $l5, 900 was subscribed
toward rebuilding, which, with the in
surance of $l2, 800 and what can be
safely counted on not just in sight, as
sures that Cleveland will rebuild the
college. The circuit court room was
crowded at the meeting and nearly ev-
cry man, woman and child present. gave
something.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY oFToLEDo, @,
I TYaue Cann*v o1

FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
Co.. doing business in the City OF Toledo
County and State Aforesaid and that said firm
will pay the SUM of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and everp case OF CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
0ATARRAH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence this 9th day OF December, A. D. 1885.
- A. w. GLEASON,
J Seal Notary Pueblo.
~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials. free
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
After Dinner "Witn Passing.

There was q time when the after
dinner speech as the bouquet of the
banquet. Men addicted to the table
forgot the savoriness of the food, the
tineness of the wines, in the wit, the
raillery, the pithiness of anecdote, the
skilled sucpicion OF sentiment which
was allowed to pop up in these post.
trandial addresses. Speakers acquired
national regulations on this slight ba-
sis. Their remarks we're read with de-
light the country over; their anecdotes
were borrowed by other speakers for
oil sorts of occasions. Invitations to
the affairs to which such bright minds
contributed were then as eagerly sought
as they are now courteously declined.
The reason is clear Men of these de-
lightful qualities are not now obtaina
BILE.
In their places are prosy takers; mel
with political axes to grind; faddists
the long procession of the boring who
fud in the dinner table the platform
they could not otherwise secure. Ther'
used to be score of men in Cleveland
who could keep q table all a.rosr ol
touch it into momentsry dewiness o
eyes. Where are they now?
Is the American sense Of fun disap
pearing? Or is the age too commercia
for men to waste their tslentss Mus
every ounce of brains bring its cores
ponding weight in gold9 Either impli
cation is discreditable enough. h.-Clevs
land Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

A teacher in one of the public schools
of Baltimore was one day instructing
her pupils in the mysteries of etymolo-
gy, when she had occasion to question
a boy pupil with reference to the word
''recuperate.
GAS an example, said the teacher,
1--WE will take the case of your father
He is, of course, hard-working man. y
"Yes'm," asserted Charley.
"And when night comes, he returns
home tired and worn out, doesn't hep
"Yes'm," in further assent from
Charley.
"Then, continued teacher, ''it be
ing night, his work being over, and hi
being tired and worn out, what doei
he do?"
"That's what ma wants to know,
said Charley. II Harper's Weekly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

=" Sayjule, remarked the girl at the
collars and cuffs counter, "you dropcher
hankchif." "
"Thanksawfy, " said the girl with the
earrings, stopping and picking some
thing up from the floor. "Sonely wun-
nigot, Saylil p
"Smatternow ?"
"Gotchervalentine zaIlpictout chet?"
"Nawl Observation-Disclosures"
"Awgullong"
"Sright."
"Quicherfoolin. | maskin frinfer-
nation.
"Gotchoors?"
"Longo. Hoojer reckon | sawruber-
en- roundjoorcounter halfnourgo ?"
"Giveitup. Oowassy?"
"Zif you didn't know %
"Sright. Howja sponino?"
"Awgullong Observation-Disclosures?
"Shutchermouth Aintblushin"
"Yartoo!"
"Awcutitoutjule Mine jerome biz
zenlemmelonel'
"Needn't gitcherdanderuplil. Few
can't akesjoke-"
"Thattle beboutallfum you, Ju'e
pinkney Yougullingorile-"
But here the foorwalker happened
along.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
Annointed 10 Board Of Examiners.

The governor on Wednesday appoin-
ted DIR. G. A. AberDathy, of Pulaski,
to succeed DR.. Robert Pillow. of Col
umbia, on the board of medical exam
liners. DIR. Abernathy has been a prac-
ticing surgeon in Giles county for 25
years, and is regarded as one of the
best in the state. For number of years
he served as health officer of Pulaski,
and has always commanded a large
p. actice. He is we'll known in the state,
and his appointment will give satisfact-
ion to both the medical fraternity and
the democracy of Giles ounty.-Amer-
ican.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
At the Time Of LincOlns Nomination.

81 have been active in many political
campaigns, but in none in which the
best impulses OF human nature were SO
forceful aud effective, and aroused the
masses to so high pitch Of almost re
ligious fervor as in that of 1860, writes
Carl Schurz in the February McClure's.
His account of this campaign is full of
charm, hEmor and significance. The
life-like portrait of Chase, with his
personal fascination and his restless
ambition, the description of the polit-
ical personnel of the famous Wigwam
convention, the sketch of Lincoln re-
ceiving the news of his nomination,
and the picturesque account of stump
ing Illinois, are given with freshness
aud animation which lend to all the
Schurz memoirs the illusion Of expert
ence transcribed on the spot. This is
the most interesting article that has
appeared in the American series, deal
ing, as II does, with some of the dra-
matte episodes of theante bellum period
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

mo matter what few over -suspici-
GUS people may say or think, the Toll
lett highways bill which passed the
senate yesterday is one of the wisest
measures which that body has enacted
in long time. 1t is the first step in
the important task of providing Ten
nessee with a system of good roads,
something it needs almost as much as
good schools. Under the provisions of
the Toilet bill, a state highways COM
mission is created, and Tennessee will
never have good roads unless it has
such commission. 1t means system,
organization and intelligence in dealing
with q great problem aud a great need.
Nor is the cost of this highway com.
mission or road building to come out
of the public treasury. Every dollar
OF cost is derived from saloon and beet
privileges. The saloon privilege Is in
creased to 81, 500, and a tax OF $50 il
placed on saloons se!Iing beer only,
These taxes are to be divided between
the cities, counties and the state, thai
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
SOME LORE OF THE SHORTEST MONTH
February Was Once the End of the Year
Was Called MerCedOnius.


February, month of publication and
second of the Georgia year, was origi-
nally placed at the end of the calendar,
but though its position was changed,
from the time of its introduction by
Numa, ii seems to have been the month
always chosen for the intercalation of
the days needed to make the calendar
year correspond with the true year.
Numa's calendar did this by inserting
an additional month exery second year
between the 23d and the gath of Febru-
ary. This additional month consisted
alternately of twenty-five and twenty
three days, SO that four years contain
ed 365 days and the mean length Of the
year was therefore 1861 days. This sd-
ditional month was called Mercedonius
because the wages, merces, of domes-
tics were paid at this season of the
year. In the year 452 B. @. the De-
cemvirs changed the position of the
month Of February, giving it the sec
ond place. Caesars Encouragement of
the calendar gave it twenty-nine days
except every fourth year, when a day
was inserted between the24th and 25th.
Having twenty-nine days, the twenty
fifth was the sixth of the calends Of
March, and as the extra inserted day
had no number and the six calends was
thus reckoned twice over, the addition
al day was called bisexto calendas,
from which comes the term bissextile
as a name for the fourth or leap year.
Augustine took one day from February
in order to lengthen the month named
in his honor, since which time it has
had but twenty eight, save in leap year.
To aid in remembering this some
anonymous rhymester gave the world
the jingle which is so old as to COM
mand respect even had Sir Walter Scott
not spoken of its author as "that an
cient and respectable but unknown
poet who hath given us the invaluable
formula:
"Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty
But February twenty.eight alone,
Excepting leap year, once in four,
\ When February has one day more. "
The Saxons called this second month
"Sprout-kele," by kele meaning the
kele-wurt, which we call the cole-wort,
the greatest pot-wort in time long pas,
that our ancestors used, and the broth
made Herewith was therefore also call
ed kele; for before we borrowed from
the French the name of pottage and
the name of herbe the one in our own
language was called kele and the other
wurt; and as this kele-wort or pottage-
herbe was the chief winter for the
sussenance of the husbandman 80 was
it the first herbe that in this month be-
gan to yield out wholesome sprouts
and consequently gave thereunto the
name Of spront-kele."
The word February itself signifies
the month of expiation, and in THU
month on the 18th was celebrated tbs
festival of the lupercalia in honor Of th,
god Lupercus. At this feast womer
were purified, and in the same month
the festival OF Februa or of expiration
was held, hence the name. --Chicagt
Record Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

ISIS your husband up yet?" asked the
early caller of the sour-faced woman at
the door. 81 expect he is, was the
reply. "I'd like to see him for few
Minutes" $50 would !. He hasn't
come home yet. Milwaukee Sentinel,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
FROM THE ANTILLES.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Benefits a
City Councilman at Kingston.
Jamaica.

W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who is mem
Der of the city council at Kingston. Ja-
maica, West Indies, writes as follows:
"ODe bottle OF Chamberlaih's Cough
Remedy had good effect on cough
that was giving me trouble and / think
/ should have been more quickly re-
lieved if l had continued the remedy.
That it was beneficial and quick in re-
lieving me there is no doubt and it is
my intention to obtain another bottle. y
For sale by FL. G. Miller,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

"Why do the young men of America
sneer at the walters calling?" said the
quiet man in the black swallowt tail
coat. "a waiter can travel all over the
world, become superb inguist and
easily earn from $25 to $50 a week, yet
the young clerk or salesman with g per
and no future sneers at him.
when / was young chap my good
mother wanted me to take job in q
department store selling collars. Not
I. said I'd be waiter. And my moth
was shocked.
"Yet, look at me. As waiter | travel
wherever ] wish. One winter I'm in
Egypt, the next on the Riviera, the
next 10 Rome. Spring finds me in Paris
and thence ! leap the channel in time
for the London season. ] sumn am
back in America again WI III pockets
" have learned French German aud
Italian | have male friends with many
rich, intelligent, amiabe people. have
seen the world and earn $4,000 a year
Yet clerks and counter jumpers think
they can sneer at me- They had better
learn my trade.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14
DeCasteilane Files Appeal.

Paris, Feb. 9 The rumor that Count
Boni De Castellane has appealed from
the decision Of the courts last Novem-
ber granting 7iyorce to his wife, who
was Miss Anna Gould Of New York, is
confirmed. The period under the
French procedure in which such appeal
can be made expires February IA, and
the notice of appeal entered in behalf
of the Count prevents the decree from
becoming definite on that date, there
by keeping alive Connt Boni's hope of
reaching an agreement until the appeal
is finally decided The notice does
not state the grounds of the appeal,
and probably several months will
elapse before the matter comes up be-
fore the courts.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-02-14

ST.. suaar-rs should take Miles Nervns