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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04
MAY PERSUADE GAR
TO DISSOLVE DOUMA

ST Petersburg. April 30.-Lieu-
tenant General Rudiger minister OF
war. went 10 Tsarkoe-Selo today to
report TO Emperor Nicholas concern
ing the Incidents in the douma Mon
day A rumor is in circulation thai
he per uaded The emperor to dis
solve the chamber because OF attacks
on the army. The session OF the
cabinet tonight was occupied with
ordinary business.
The morning session of the douma
vas stormy Gregory Alexinsky, So
.ial-democratic member for st.
Petersburg, said socialists every
where refused to vote for military
budgets because armies were used
in the oppression of workers and
that there was a much hefter reason
that they sheald refrain In Rusaia.
where The sold!ery was employed to
crush the whole people. He resent
ed the imputation that this was not
patriotism and said II German
army appeared al the frontier, the
proietariat guard would as Willingly
die in defense of the fatherland as it
now vs. dying fighting its tyranies.
He charged the army with partici-
patton in Jewish excuses.
NJ Alexinskv was repeatedly called
to order and finally was denied The
floor. At this the social democrats
left the hall
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04
From thursdays Daily


A Happy Daddy.
f. NJ Clark received yesterday .
telegram from q. N. Peacocka say
ing Mrs. Peacocke frightened his
home by giving birth to q niue-pound
leughter May day morning. 1fr.
and AIRS. Peacoclle are in Reno.
From Thursdays Daily.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04
secretary scrugham Arrested.

Albany. n T., May L. Geor6e
Scrugham, secretary of the Interna-
tional Policyholders' committee, was
arrested here late last night on a
charge OF conspiracy.
Mr.. scrugham declared that the
charge Of conspiracy made against
Charles F. Darlington, Charles Stir
rup and himself to the effect that
they had tempered with ballots in
the possession of the committee, was
without foundation and minated
that the prosecution was inspired by
those unfriendly to the work of the
committee.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04
ATHEISTS, ~ INSURANCE.
ELECTION FRATDS CASE

New York, May l Following IN
INQUIRY by he district attorneys Of
fec into the recent election Of direc-
.or8 af The New York Life Insurance
conf auics four arrests were made
yesterday. three here and one in NJ
banr.
Jacob Frank, New York Life IN
suraace gent, 60 years of age. liv-
ing in Brooklyn, was arrested on the
charge Of forgery in the third degree.
Later in the day Charles stirrup
and CHARLES =. Darlington, said TO
have been watchers for the Inter
national Policyholders committee.
we're arrested on charges Of con
euiracv
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04

J. H. Bowman ana Bert L. Vert
helmer of San francisco registered
at the Northern last night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04

Attorney Clarence j AcFadden
has moved into his new Offices IN
the Cohen & Bergman building
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04
DIAMOND GOSSIP FOR
local BASEBALL FANS

Frank Welshous, manager OF tht
sly basebal 6aam, has opened nego
tiations with Tonopah and Gold1eld
in an effort TO secure a game wit;
either team NJ Ely City for Deeord
ton day A strong effort is 5ein
made by the management OF the ID
cal team to get an outside cam her
for thar day. in order TO test tb
strength of the local team even NOR
severely than It has been tested i
the games that have been played.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04

No reply has been received By the
Ely bali team to the challenge re-
Gently sent to Father Dubois play
ers ia Salt Lake Il is not known
whether the Salt Lake players are
filed up with engagements for the
summer on whether they dread the
rip between salt Lake and Ely. with
che prospect Of a defeat waiting for
hem at this end Of the line
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-04

i Bousquet formerly u catcher in
the Missouri Valley league is now at
Mizpan where h. haa mining inter
ests He is planning to come &c Ely
and sign up with The Eiy team, to
fill the catchar'a bas Tie has q good
reputation as Cast and brainy play
er and should add strength to the
nine lie viii probably be here vita
she team for the opanins game
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

A Gas Heater Kills the Chill.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29
NOVEMBER 90 IN HISTORY.

1729-Charles Thomson. one of the
native born Irishmen who sign
ed the Declaration of Independ-
ence, born. Died in Pennsyi-
vania Aug. 16, 1924.
I760-Beletre surrendered at De-
troit.
17S0-Marie Theresa, Queen of Hun
gary, died at Vionna.
179S-Hamilton R. Gamble, war gov
ernor of Missouri, born. Died
Jan. 81, 1864.
1S02-Ohio admitted to the Union by
authority of congress.
1S0S-Sir Francis Nathaniel Burton
took office as lieutenant COVER
nor of Upper Canada.
1S14-Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated
the Creek Indians at Autosse,
Ala.
1S3O-Beginning of the Polish revolu-
ton.
1S7S-Gov. Jackson sent troops into
Breathitt county, Kentucky. to
suppress feud troubles.
1906-Samuel Spencer, president Of
the Southern Railway, killed in
a wreck
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29
MERMAIDS OF LEGEND
Sea Women That Were Vouched
For by Ancient Writers.
ORIGIN OF THE DELUSIoN.

These Traditional Creatures Were
Probably Dugonss and manatsss.
Seal Maidens Of FabIs-Mermaids Of
Fiction and the Seal Of Fact.
There is a decided fascination about
the mermaids Of legend. Considering
their traditional form. It does not seem
quite certain whether they can be In
cluded among the fair "humanities" Of
old religion. but II would he extremely
interesting to see one In all serious
ness the truths and poetry underlying
and inherent In the old myths are well
worth attention. but apart from these
there is something distinctly entertain
ing In the quasi-historical accounts
that we have Of mermaids and the he
roic attempts nj ratIOnsllstic explana-
ton. The fancy has taken firmer hold
on popular imagination than many Of
the old legends. or course they ar.
recognized as nonexlstent: but. unlike
the majority OF NEUROLOGICAL beings
they are invested cOlloquially with
sort Of humorous reality.
A History OF the Netherlands gives
a circumstantial account OF a great
tempest which washed ashore near
HARLEM u sea woman" as she was
swimming about She was captured
and cleansed from the ''sea moss that
had grown about her" and became a
humanized creature. except that she
was always trying to escape into the
water And II is added. MANY persons
worthy Of credit have justified In their
writings that they had scene her In the
said towne Of HARLEM" In the six.
teenth century of Ceylon some sailors
captured seven mermen and mer-
maids" several priests and physicians
testifylng TO the fact and the latter
leaving It on record that after examl-
nation and dissection they found the
external and Internal structures resem
bled those OF human beings Hudson |
the famous navigator. declared that |
bis ships company had seen n mer
maid. the upper part OF her body Ike |
a woman, skin very white and long |
black hair An old Iceland history |
tells OF one near Greenland, "the neck
and head in all respects like a human
being" The Norwegian Bishop Pontip-
pidan, who wrote in the eighteenth cen
fury, records the appearance OF a
mermaid which was deposed to on oath
by the observers" And not to multi
ply quotations proving the belief even
Of the learned in the actual existence
Of the mermaids. Pllny asserts author
ltatively that "as for the meremaIdens
It Is no fabulous tale that goeth Of
them, for locke bow painters draSF
them, so thay are indeed"
II seems hard after all these weighty
that we should be assured
that the historical" mermaids were
only dugonEs or manatees. seals or
sea lions. especially as some OF these
Interesting creatures measure some
eighteen feet in length and are by no
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

People are beginning to sit up and
wonder why the Houston Post made
-tire rfop- wnen II began so strongly en-
dorsing Governor Campbell instead Of
cursing him, as it had been doing. It
is even suggested that a political
trade has been made, but the Herald
does not believe one word of 1t.
Campbell is not the man to engage in
unholy political trading.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

The Longview News says there is
a certain very high-headed man in
that town who is thinking of running
for office. If he does run the Herald
is willing TO wager he will drop his
high-headed ways, at least until after
the election. They always do.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29
PALESTINE, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 20. 1907.

There is another thing to be thank
full for after this Thanksgiving day.
and that is the list of casualties and
accidents generally following its eel
ebration is represented by 0. The af-
ter-reports from Fourth Of July and
Christmas read like reports of bat
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

An exchange relates that because
an Ohio man would not get up from
his warm bed and kindle the fire his
wife shot at him, and after chasing
him from the house drove him into
the barn and left him to the mercy Of
a bull. 1t certainly was sweet of her
TO exchange herself for the bull
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

The Hearne Democrat is boasting
that its banks put no limit on the
amount of money depositors should
draw per day, and as a result their
vaults are overlooking with deposit
ors' money. 1t declares the deposits
are so much larger than usual that
watchmen are hired to protect them
by night.
The Jacksonville Reformer says the
farmers of that county are not much
worried over the panic He says they
are very serene, and say. Just let 'er
panic; have plenty, and can divide
with my neighbor If he needs it."
That is in Cherokee county, you
know, where they grow other things
than cotton and crop mortgages.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29
married TO a mermaid
IL the bottom OF the deep blu
Renuneiation.

81 have always been a good friend to
you. Mrs. JlnI." said Mrs. Lapsing
with blazing eyes. as she rose 10 go.
but am a friend no longer. You
have talked about my husband. Right
here Is where our paths dlvulge. Good
afternoon. "-ChicagO Tribune.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

The cotton situation seems to be
growing more favorable to the hold
ing movement, and it begins to look
as If the farmer is going to get his Is
cents a pound, and then some.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29
The Los AnueIes

Cleaning-Dyeing Works is ready to re
ceive orders. We guarantee satisfac-
ton. Goods called for and delivered.
Phone IL. In connection with ouI
Dye Works we make ladies suits to
order. 11-23-1m
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

Times may be hard. as some claim,
but the Herald can boast of the fact
that nearly one thousand names have
been added this fall to it's weekly sub
scirption list, and that every one of
them is paid in advance.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

Has anyone heard anything of the
State railroad lately? There are a
great many in Palestine who would
like to know.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

The Herald printery Is one OF the
busiest places In Palestine A high
grade Of work is produced by expert
prIntsrA
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

The city campaign opened today
with Mr. Conrad Perry announcing
for the office Of city marshal. There
will be other candidates for this i'm
portant office, it is said, and a big
bunch Of them for every office to be
filled. Let the fittest be elected in
every instance, and thus help Pales-
tine to continue a good old town.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

means attractive in appearance. Som,
thing In the shape Of the head and the
breast Is relied on by the ratiOnalisti
scientists as explaining the delusion
but one Is at loss to understand how
this can account for the circumstan
tial descriptions that have come down
to US. COevals OF those old writers
have proved to Us by their paintings
that they held very much the same
views as TO what constitutes feminine
beauty as we have and we should
certainly not discover In the dugong or
manatee anything whatever to suggest
I'm the very falntest degree the idea Of
a pretty woman Yet there Is general.
~ the Implication Of comeliness In the
verbal pictures the old writers give
Of their mermaIds. though Columbus
who reported that he had seen two or
three. admitted that he saw no beauty
IN them. The seal explanation perhaps
does the least violence to ones tradi
tional ideas. as. whatever may be-
thought Of Its resemblance to wo
man, Il is IN Itself graceful and its face
and eyes are pleasing
There Is. at any rate. a rather sug
gestiye coincidence In the view that
the mermaid OF fiction is the seal OF
fact. for closely allied II not Identical
with mermaids were the seal maid
ems" Of a thousand fables. The nc
cepted tradition was that these maid
ems assumed the form Of seals. which
they could relinquish at any moment
10y diyesting themselves Of the seal
slins. Only II while they were dis
porting themselves In quasi human
gulse their seal integuments were stOl-
en- or hidden they would have TO re
main as 'maIdens" and could not re
sumo the form Of seals. We know on
the authority Of many a song and
legend that willingly or unwillingly n
man has been
married to a mermaid
At the bottom OF the deep blue sea.
but In the case Of the fortunate pur
Joiner OF seal maiden's troublesome
disguise" there was no need for sub
marine descent Sine could quite com
fOrtably live on land and. indeed. had
TO unless she found her sealskin again
though always longing. like the mer
maid OF Haarlem. TO become sea
dweller once more. There Is therefore
unquestionably a certain poetic pro !
prlety In the scientific Identification M /
the mermaid with the seal. - London |
Globe
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29

to Animals will occur in the parlors
Of the Y. NJ. C. A. on Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
This is a good work; encourage it
with your support. and attend the
meetings. All will be cordially well
coined
MRS. HENRY WATTS,
ct President.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-29
Humane societv

The fourth meeting of the Pales-
tine Society for Prevention of Cruelty
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10
VINITA SHORT
Special Federal Census Enumerators
Give This City's Population at 523
Less Than It Actually Has

The special federal census for Craig
county has been announced and shows
the population OF the county to be
IA a55, with its towns as follows: Vim
ita, 3,l57; Big Cabin, 100; Bluejacket,
427; Centralia, 405; Welch, 4Sl.
So far as Vinita is concerned the
federal census takers made a gross and
unjust mistake in their figures. Chas.
Hart, lcity enumerator, shows in his
report that Vinita has a population Of
$3.50, jast 52S larger than that given
by the federal enumerators.
In order to arrive at a correct solu-
tion of the question of Vinita's popu-
lation, The Chieftain suggests that a
citizen in each block in the city ascer-
tain the actual number Of people re-
siding in his block and report the
result to this Office and we will cheer
fully publish the same. This process
would require but little time, while
the result would show just how much,
or how little, the figures purporting
to correctly represent Vinita's popula-
tion have been jnggled with
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10
ARE ACCUSED Of MURDER
Mark Keene and Mrs. Thompson
Arraigned in Judge Farrar's
Court on Serious Charge.

The preliminary hearing in the cases
ofAlsrk Keene and Mrs. Joe L. Thomp-
son, charged with She murder a week
ago of the latter's husband, has been
in progress all day in Commissioner
Farrars court. A large array of wit
nesses are on hand TO give testimony
either for or against the accused, and
it is likely a decision will not be
reached before tomorrow.
Keene and Mrs. Thompson were
arrested following the burial Of Mr..
Thompso whose dead body was found
near his home on Tuesday morning Of
last week, an account OF which ap-
peared In these columns.
The defence is represented by W. IL.
K0rnegay while the regular govern
ment prosecutor is being ably assisted
by w. p. Thompson, who is a cousin
Of the murdered man.
The case is attracting unusual atten-
tion on account of the prominence Of
the people involved. or the twenty
or more witnesses summoned only
about half the number had been ex-
amined up to the hour Of going 70
press.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10
FIRE
Big Fire There This Afternoon
Threatens to Destroy Our
Sister City.

Word was received here at o'clock
this afternoon that the big hay barn
at Chouteau, one Of the largest in the
country, leased by Gray & Adkins, Of
Chouteau, caught fire few minutes
after one O'Clock today and was totally
destroyed The big barn was the
property Of the NJ, X. & r. railroad
and had recently been filed with new
hay, amounting to several Thousand
tons. The loss will reach several
thousand dollars, and at the hour Of
going to press the fire was still aaging
and the city of Chouteau is In eminent
danger. The origin Of the fire is un-
known.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10
mind IS RESTORED A GRAND SUCCESS
Fred Dubois, Of Grove, Said to be
Insane Leaps From a Train
and His Senses Restored.

Joplin, Mo, Sept, l0-Two days ago
Fred Dubois, of Grove, I. T., was in
sane; today he lies in hospital in his
right mind, and with broken leg and
several cuts and bruises. It was the
infiction Of the injuries that restored
his reason. Dubois was returning
from the south in charge Of three
brothers, and passed through here en-
route to Grove. Six miles south OF
this city he slipped away and was
seen to jump from coach platform.
The train was stopped and backed up,
but Dubois had disappeared His
brothers searched for several hours,
but could not locate him. Twenty
four hours later Dubois dragged him
self to farm house and ashed for aid.
He was brought here.
When he jumped he rolled over and
over, being severely injured, but his
reason returned with the physical
shock. He cut off his trousers leg and
cut some stiff, heavy weeds and placed
them around the leg. Then ne bound
them with slips of his trousers firm
ly in place. His belt was used to lash
both legs close together to stiffen the
injured member. Then he began his
wearisome hunt for help
During the night a cold, driving
rain fell, with a great drop ia temper
ature, and he nearly died from ex-
posure. With the return Of the sun
he revived sufficiently to crawl to a
near by house, Dubois has no recol-
lection Of being on the train, or his
brothers bringing him from Texas.
He first remembers that he was ly-
ing beside the railroad track with his
leg broken and bleeding.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10
Railroad Mass Meeting This After
noon Resulted in Liberal Pledges
for New Road.

An enthusiastic meeting was held
this afternoon at two O'Clock, at the
junction Of Wilson street and Illinois
avenue as an adjunct to raising the
promised bonus to secure the Coffey-
Vile & Memphis railroad.
After the band played several patri-
otic airs and large crowd of citizens
had assembled, Mayor Parks appeared
and after stating the object OF the
meeting introduced Hon. Seymour
Riddle, who made one Of his charac-
teristic talks in favor Of the project.
BE explained the position of the pro-
moters Of the road, reading the full
text of the contract and agreement
submitted by them to the city, thro'
the Commercial Club and with which
most Of our citizens are familiar.
The speaker dilated upon tile pros
porous condition Of the city, and Of
the advantages to received from the
building of such railway as the one
proposed by the Coffeyville & Memphis
people.
Judge Riddle was convincing in his
argumentthat the towns people should
respond literally to the call for contri-
buttons to the bonus fund, assuring
his hearers that the money thus spent
was bound to bring rich returns.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Riddles
remarks there was a general stampede
toward the clerk Of the meeting by
those who desired to subscribe to the
bonus, and In less than thirty minutes
several Thousand had been pledged,
furnishing substantial evidence that
Vinita folks know a good thing when
they see it, and are not slow about
turning loose their money to assist any
enterprise that will help the town.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10
A well-UnfOlded Mystery.

Budyard Kipling has been conced-
ed to one Of the very best modem
writer's, and his prolific pen has given
US some of the most embracing sto-
ries Of modern times, but they are no
more delightful than the ''laughiest"
Of all comedies, THE Irish Senator :"
which will be presented here in the
near future by McCabeand Mack, sup
ported by a competent cast, who won
der II ''The price paid for a cradle is
hush money"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10

A. G. Mars, formerly local editor
Of the ChIeftain, passed through Vim
ita last evening en- route from Colo
rado Springs, where he spent the
summer, to Norman, Okla, to attend
the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Smith went to
Arkansas this morning on a vacation.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10

Mrs. Morrow and daughter, mother
Of Mrs Alfred Berger went through
from NscSho to Stroud today
J. A. Masterson, Of Adair, and
Grady Butler, Of Pryor Creek. wera Ii
town last evening on their way to
Nevada, No.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10

The children are all happy on ac-
count Of tomorrow being circus day.
Go and take the children.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-09-10

John w. Blue, w. E Clapham and
B. f. Dunn, went to Miami last even
ing.