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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
HARTMAN OFFERS
$I42 PER SHARE

The new developments in the Hartman
figtht for control OF the Illinois Central
were viewed with interest by the holders
of Illinois Central stock in this city. The
new developments referred to is the post
ponement OF the annual stockholders
meeting TO Dec is.
The fact that there would be a bittor
fight for control between Hartman and
Fish became evident some time ago
when the representatives OF both factions
visited here 10 get proxies from the two
trust companies here which owned stock
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust COM
pany announced that II had pledged It's
stock TO Fish The Industrial Trust cont
pany said that no definite approaches for
proxies had been made to IL.
Last night the city was again visited
by an agent OF Hartman. This time he
was not looking for proxies. but TO buy
stock outright. The stock closed yester-
day at 1sS but IL is known that the agent
offered as high as sii2 for shares last
night IL is not known how successful
ho was I'm buying.
This action OF Hartman indicates that
the factions have gone as far as possible
i'm their hunt for proxies and axe 2ow
buying stock to secure their position.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
Y. N. c. h. GYM.
EXHIBITION A
BIC SUCCESS

The first exhibition of the season OF the
gymnasium under Prof Hebbert and
George r. West, occurred last evening at
the gymnasium rooms in the Y. M. G. A.
building. The gymnastic exercise COM
menced with n fancy march. followed by
calisthenic drill and dumbbell drill These
were accompanied by patriotic songs.
which brought cheers from the audience,
Including the ballads OF John Brown"
Marching Through Georgia. Dixie"
Tramp, Tramp" and Where. oh.
Where is My Little Wee Dog" Next
came fine class work on the gymnastic
apparatus, parallels. side horse, horizon
tai bars. This is performed to excellent
music and is the first practice of the kind
in any gymnasium in this country. This
was succeeded by class runs and some
very noteworthy brilliant exhibitions. AT
the close Prof Hebbert In a few remarks
introduced the new general secretary. r.
G.. Hooper, who in a few we'll chosen
words, welcomed the visitors to the gym
nastic entertainment.
The exercises closed with special work
by the first team, including Messrs. Fog
gift. Lewis, Ruyter, Charles and Ross
Browning and c. Cady. The exceptional
fine music of Miss Sadie Cash added
greatly TO the pleasures OF the evening.
A large assemblage of parents and Wis
itors crowded the hall and gallery floors
and IL was estimated that not less than
900 were present to enjoy this most graft
flying success OF the physical department.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
CITY NOMINATIONS IN
LONG BEFORE MIDNIGHT

othy F.. Kelley, william II. Covell. Jr..
Michael j. Lynch.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
First ward-Republtcan and Democrat
Edward A. Stockwell.
Second ward-Republican. James w.
Lees; Democrat, Joseph Donovan.
Third ward Republican. Walter
Wright; Democrat. John W. Hogan.
Fourth ward-Republican, Edwin Il.
Harvey; Democrat, William s. Edwards.
Fifth ward-Republican, Thomas w.
Waterman: Democrat. William V. Nc
Cahey.
Sixth ward-Republican, Charles T..
Hancock: Democrat. Alfred Wilson.
Seventh ward-Republican, John L.
Sprague. Jr.; Democrat, John F. Man
ming.
Eighth ward-Republican Edward O..
Thompson; Democrat. Frank Canning.
Ninth ward-Republican Frank +. Ven-
trone; Democrat Charles L. Donllon.
Tenth ward-Republican, George ID. DE
Grandpris; Democrat, Hubert Il. Crog-
han.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
Gov. Higgins Speech.

'I hope that none OF you who arc In
terested in the successful termination OF
this campaign will rest on your oars or
allow us 20 rest on our oars with the
reflection that the battle is won, or partly
won. According to Braytons letter he
has agreed TO remain out OF the state
house We do not know, however,
whether or not he will keep his word if
Il lie In his power not TO. 1 do propose.
though, that we shall take good care that
he does keep IL. And 10 make sure OF IL
as far as the office OF the high sheriff Is
/ propose to do what little /
can TO sec that the next sheriff will be
some man who Will not allow Brayton
70 have his headquarters In that office OF
the state house. Personally 1 have
nothing against Hunter G. Witches a
courteous. urbane and courtly gentleman.
But politically | regard him as the chief
c~r,acsary os Bvaytan aud Bvaytonisrn.
therefore I demand che retirement ct the
1enchman OF Brayton. / demanded
Brayton's retirement first because he was
he most glaring exponent of that iniqui-
.ous system; secondly. because his con-
iuct in the office merited the condemna-
ion Of all good citizens.
HUNTER c. WHITE.
"Huntar g. White YEARLY draws a SAL
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22

A series of O'clock Democratic rallies
were opened yesterday afternoon in Alex
ander & Whites former grocery store. at
AZ Weybosset street. where crowd gatl-
cred 10 hear Gov. Higgins and Prof Will
liam Macdonald. a three-plece orchestra,
Eddie Fay. leader. played number of
lively airss
Peter G.. Cannon, chairman Of the meet
ing. said that from the present appear
ance OF things the Democrats were as
sured OF success. Prof. Macdonald, tho
first speaker, said In part:
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
CATHOLIC FORESTERS
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY

The 10th anniversary of the Massachu-
setts Catholic order OF Foresters was held
In the regular meeting hall, 9S weybosset
street yesterday afternoon. The meeting
was opened with the motto. Unity. Fra
ternity and True Christian Charity" by
Chief Ranger Siewerk and was followed
by the introduction of the grand court.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
Republican Rallies

The Republican state central and city
cosr.nstpees ary arranging rallies thrauTn
ts,~ city and state. commencing WITH the
ratification meeting at Infantry hall to-
night In addition TO the list OF speak
ers already announced for the latter
gathering. George ". Huddy. Jr., cand-
date for mayor OF this city. will speak.
on Friday evening a rally will be held
in Mount Hope hall South Providence.
at which the speakers Will he Richard w.
Jennings. ESQ, former Senator Ezra Il.
Parker and George A. Mcpherson.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
MAGIC HAIR STAIN

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMSBY. Wig Maker and
Hairworker. 1e9 fremont street. Bos-
ton. II Is simple. safe and easily ap-
piled: contains no lead poisons: use
IL once and you will never use any
other. BLANDING q BLANDiNG, 81
Weybosset street.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-22
POLITICAL CALENDAR
FOR TO-DAY

8 y. m.--Democratic meeting, 4s
Weybosset street. Speakers-John
J. Fitzgerald, James ii. Thurs
ton.
s y. m.-Rcpublican ratification
meeting. Infantry hall. Speakers
-Ex-Gov. Utter. Iieut.-Gov.
Jackson. Congressman Capron
and others.
rally. Speakers-Thomas A. Car
roll. Col. +. II. Quinn, James IL
Thufston.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

tect him from some threatened VIC
lence. "Show your teeth, Abraham"
The mouth opens, disclosing a jag
ged-edged crater.
Feel his seconds"
The grandmother Is personified will
power, and the teacher unwillingly ad.
vances a finger, which Is seized and
rubbed across the mouth of the cavern
and then tossed back as of no further
use In this world or the next.
Don't he look six with those sec
ondsr
Nevertheless she Is told she must
bring better evidence of the boys age.
A silver cup, supposed to be present
ed at his christening in Russia and en-
grayed with date and name, was I'M
swathed from its wrappings, and tri-
umphantly exhibited to the teacher as
evidence in behalf Of the claims Of the
next applicant.
The teacher takes the loving-cup and
admires 1t generously. 1t is a bit bat
tered and shows Its long journeyings.
How do know" she says, pattlng a
tow head that accompanies, the cup
that this is MorltzY'
The mother looks at her with the ex-
preston Of one who wrestles with Grass
ignorance. There is the cup, and here
IS Moritz. She tries to explain in bro
ken English, but the teacher Is fright
fully stupid. She cannot make her
understand, and finally goes away to
get birth certificate.
The various documents brought for
ward and presented to the teachers for
inspection during registration form a
curious collection. Passports. birth GER
tificates, certificates Of vaccination.
written or printed in Yiddish Russian.
Hebrew, Hungarian, appear among
them. Obviously, the lingual accom-
plishments Of the teachers of the New
York public schools must be of an I'M
usual kind.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
GETTING INTO SCHOOL.


The registering of the names OF new
primary pupils for the coming school
year was in progress In New York's
largest school, as a representative of
the New York Sun entered. The law
prohibits child from becoming a
wage-earner before reaching the age of
ii years, and forbids their admission
to the public schools before they are 6
years old. These rules are disliked by
many of the East Side parents, and
relating to school age by adding to
the years of the youngsters when they
are brought to the scnoolhouse. The
teachers are required to explain, over
and over again, that a child who has
just passed a fifth birthday is not yet
6 years old, although the social CON
ventions of the East Side hold to the
contrary.
"How oldY the teacher asks the
mother OF a tiny girl who is cllnging
to her skirts.
Conscience and desire struggle. FL
nally the mother says, hoarsely, and
1t IS necessary to lean forward little
to hear:
81 can't tell a lie. I was born in
Wien"
Just why birth IN the Austrian capt.
tai should be put forward In such a
predicament she does not say, and the
teacher, used to weird statements, does
not ask. She keeps to the subject at
hand.
"YOu mean she Is not 6 yetT
A last ray OF hope is evident in the
forthcoming whisper.
mot yet, but she will be soon"
The teacher shakes her head, and
weeping mother and Misunderstanding
child are obliged to seek the kinder
garten, which to the East Slider means
waste of time and effort. "Mere
play" they say. contemptuously. ~
want the child to go to school,"
The next applicant was q small boy
who came alone. Evidently, he had
been well tutored In nemorizing what
was thought most essential.
where do you live, dear1" asked
the teacher.
sixth"
"You mean you are or
"Sixth."
| care you vaccinatedf"
| sixth"
Born In this countryT
| "Sixth"
Judgment Of no undecided character
descends upon his Undated mop of
hair.
You go home and get birth certifi-
cate and a vaccination paper before
you come back"
OF the next, who was accompanied
by his grandmother, the teacher OBJ
served. But he certainly looks less
than g."
"Ach." and his gray-haired grand
mother drew him forward as II to pro-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

glove manufacturer took from a
cabinet the other day a handsome pair
of brown gloves
"Ratsllin," he said. 'gThese gloves
are made of ratskin. They look well
at first glance, but examine them care
fully, Look into the skin"
The skin, though soft and fine and
supple. revealed on close examination
a great many cuts and scars and
scratches. None Of these went quite
through; nevertheless their effect was
20 weaken the gloves greatly.
"Those cuts and scars" said the
manufacturer, "are what bar ratskIn
out of glove making. You never get a
skin without them. Hence you can't
make a good, strong, perfect ratskin
glove.
These scars are the result Of the
rats pugnaclty. Rats fight so much
that they become at an early age a
! mass Of scars. Their torn hides are
of no use to commerce. New Orleans
Picayune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
ONE OF MANS LIMITATIONS.

He Can Not BE Careless About the
Way He Wenrs His Hat.
There are things, it is comfort to
know, which even a man cannot do,
and a man Is supposed to be able to
do almost anything. Now a novelist
may put his heroines hat on her head
at any angle he chooses-it Is spe OF
the few privileges of womanhood-and
leave her not a bit less charming or
dignified, but l defy him to put bis
hero's hat at a rowdy angle over bis
ear at a crucial point in his career
and leave him still heroic!
The Achilles heel Of q man is bis
hat. He must guard that as he does
his reputation, for 1t Is at once his
strength and weakness. 1t would hurt
an archbishop-and an archbishop
necessarily stands for all that is good
and great-less in the eyes of the pub
lie to commit q crime than to wear
his hat on the back Of his sacred head
real back and 50 exhibit himself
to his distressed diocese. He may
have all the known virtues and many
that are not known, but even an arch
bishop cannot with impunity defy con-
yention. Still, If he Is so inclined
why should not a great and good man
Wear his hat over his nose without ere
ating unfayorable comment? The fact
is he cannot. He is ruled by conVen-
ton and convention Is the red tape OF
society.
The cast iron laws of fashion, which
Is only another name for convention
are such that If the greatest man In
England were to walk with all his ac-
customed dignity from the marble arch
to the bank with a trailing peacock's
feather attached to the band of his Inn
maculate silk hat he would be followed
by a mob in two seconds and by the
time he reached We're street the out
ragged majesty Of the law would take
him into custody as a suspicious char
acter.-Putnam's Monthly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

Our esteemed fellow citizen. High
Back Wolf, was seen on our streets
recently. Mr.. Wolf was accompanied
by his two wives. High is a good-na.
tured Indian, with bow legs, hooked
nose and humpish back, which latter
physical popularity In connection with
his aggravated appetite for raw dog
suggested his name to his compatriots
on the banks Of the Washita.
Mr.. Wolf was caught In the lurch
when the government enacted the one
wife law for the Indians and found
himself surrounded with two wives and
twenty-four children. High grinned
good naturally and consulted a LAWYER
to devise ways and means of reducing
the wife surplus, but as there were nc
annals among the Indians to tell which
wife was first attached to High Back
and neither of them was willing tc
jar loose from his tepee without lega
process High said: ugh, heap much
wife; heap lucky Injin," and began t
hustle for extra dead wohaw ant
CANNES.
Mrs. Wolf, Jr., is some four fee
across the breast, with height to match
has dreamy black eyes and a cultured
way of histing her moccasins over mud
dy places on the WashIta when we
weather comes on. We have never
met the other Mrs. Wolf, but she L
described as being a dark complex
Toned. black haired, red face, higl
cheekbone sister, who neither chew,
tobacco nor drinks. The Wolf famil,
are we'll thought OF by their neigh
bors.-Arapahoe Bee.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

A friend from the north had gone
to visit the colonel who lived In the
swampy Mississippi River bottoms of
Louisiana. There was no mosquito net
ting over the bed, and in the morning
when the negro came with the water
and towels, the tortured visitor asked
"Sam, why is II that you have no mos
quito netting over the beds? Doesn't
the colonel have any in his room?"
mo, subj" replied Sam.
1T don't see how he stands It."
"Well, subj" said Sam, 81 reckon it's
jes dis away; in de 70 part Nv de night
sub, de coloners mos centrally so 'tox.
icated dat he don't pay no 'tention to
the skeeters. an in de las part Nv de
night, sub, de skeeters is mos centrally
50 'toxicated dat dey pay no tention tc
de olonel."-Everybody's.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

In a certain large and busy Office
downtown there are FIVE telephone
booths, and 1t takes a good deal of the
time OF one Office boy to answer the
many calls. During rush hours indeed.
these calls are almost incessant, and
when the duty of attending to them
was assigned to a new boy the other
day he got into trouble right away.
BEFORE answering a call he learned that
the party at the other end was the
wife of one of the members of the
firm. He called this member out of
his office and told him his wife want
ed to speak to him on the phone. The
member, approaching the booths, asked.
which one7' I'm sure l don't know
sir replied the boy. II didn't know
you had more than one."-Phlladelphla
Record.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
Human Nature.

ION, how rich he is!' sighed the
pauper. Il wish / wuz him"
Your wish shall be granted" said
the genie, suddenly appearing. do you
mean it?"
mo, not" cried the pauper, hastily
Just let me be me with his money.
Philadelphia Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

A giittering robe and a pair OF wings.
And he said as he entered the Realm Of
Day:
well, this beats cucumbers, anyway ~
And so the Scriptures had come to pass,
The last shall be first and the first shall
be last"
Joseph Bert Smiley.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
A Base Libel.

"Yes," said Tess, "he proposed to
me last night"
The idea !" exclaimed Jes. ION Ms
knees, l supposeY
"Oh, you mean thing! was not'
At least-not until afterward- "-Pnli-
adelphia Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
~p@@-

Maecenas finances the venture and when you got r..
you can write $4,000 book and 20 on s1o0 ooo
ture tour As your Arctic experience has fitted ~. ~
live on shoe strings and candle ends this means oo
Financially, pole hunting is bound to become ore as
more attractive. Wireless teegraphy will soon anu
an explorer to flash home harfting dispatches at ths
rate Of $50 syable.-Boston TRANSCRIPT - u'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

If a doctor will look anxious when
salking with a woman patient 1t be-
comes a mere matter OF conscience
With him how long he can string his
gis!ts out. She thinks he should keep
\ coming when her condition is that
alarming.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

When a strong, healthy man gets a
severe pain, he Is sure he is nearer
death than the invalid who loafs
around the edge of the grave contln-
ually.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
Commemorative,

"I don't know how to describe this
society leader. Her figure Is monde
script"
"CaIl her stately
II will. That means anything from
Rhode Island to Texas. "-Loulsvlll
Courier-Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
Mothers Pie.

She-Dld you ever taste one or my
mothers mlnce pies?
He-Oh, yes! l tasted one oncs'
think, for a week !-Yonkers States
man.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

When a man Is telling of a quarrel
he has had, and says; Il said to the
other fellow ne nearly always makes
what he says a good deal verse than
II waS
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
HUNTING THE POLE

HE unapproachable North Pole has been a
nuisance about long enough. 1t has caused
innumerable chilblains, bronchttises and dis
appointments, much popular boredom, and
not a few deaths, to say nothing of the
financial waste. Nobody gets there, for
by the time q fellow comes within some
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

thing like 200 miles Of 1t the hardship has turned
into another sort of mantle sort that rengs This
may go indefinitely, unless find way 1t
short and that is not easy
1t has recently been suggested that If should
absent himself for while and then back and
say he had climbed the pole, the agony would abate I
don't believe it Science would overhaul his data and
find lacunae in it. The search for the pole would be
renewed Or If science believed him, fresh expeditions
would set out to verify his findings and enlarge their
scope Thus see why Arctic explorers don't lie, why
they one and all confess their failure fbs would not
do bit Of good, whether swallowed not
But don't imagine that it's scientific enthusiasm
alone that lures men to brave the Polar ice. genial
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
THE sIMPLIFIED spELLERs

Congress thought to discourage that h.
HEIH \ \ or patriots known the slmplI6ed sno,
E&H n by refusing to adopt sImplined spelling f. T.
kzszssAzzEzA going TO be disappointed. The smnliss
HGGMM1H spoilers are not In the least cast down ~
VSxs2HsszaS Funk, author Of "The Widows Mten on
chairman Of the committee Of spoilers .ovs
his committee never asked the government or the p
dent to adopt the new plan, and now that the govo
ment has snubbed the President and refused 70 od.
1t the situation remains exactly what 1t was before
Ihese smpl1ed fellows can't spell themselves and II
grleVes them to know that anybody do So They
pretend to like new code of spelling but that Is onI
a bluff. What they are trying to do is to make good
spoilers abandon their ways and thus bring anon, =
state OF anarchy then they will up and claim 70 h
as good spoilers as anybody. 1t does not likely
that they will succeed Good spoilers naturally prond
of their accomplishment and do think any of Them
will be bamboozed into abandoning 1t for the benefit
of any person who has difficulty in spelling well-Kan
City World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

There are always lots Of wolves unr
I'll the men engage in a wolf hunt
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

For that tired feeling policemen
should give tramps arrest.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

fa
halted by the difficulty Of financing them. 1t is well
known that the published for money do not nv
any means tell the story Money, like any other com.
modify Is worth what it will bring and neither lender
borrower Is likely take the public Into confidence
into transactions far above the rate The scarcity
Of money is one dsagreeabe phase of prosperity: the
great enterprises hampered and scarcity Of labor
another Here too great enterprises hampered and
delayed by the circumstance that are not to be had
to do the manual labor They be secured even
by offering eXtravaganty high wages There are simply
not enough In the country do the work Of the cou
try. The tide reacts upon itself again-Chcago
Chronicle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20
VANISHING FORESTS.

thousand men are employed in cutting down
the last prlmeval forests of this country
and sliclng these stately armies Of spruce
and fir and cedar into 5,000,000,000 feet Of
lumber and 6,0OO,OO0,O00 shingles every
wear
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-20

This timbered Is the richest natural treasure of
the American continent compared with which the gold
mines of Alaska and Nevada Of picayune value for
this and for coming generations.
1t Is wonderfully rich treasure that according to
Ralph D. Paine, in Outing its owners squandering
1t like drunken spendthrifS billion feet of lumber
Is wasted every year enough to build hundred thou
sand comfortable American homes.
1t is characteristic of Western and methods that
the ways Of logging In the East should have been flung
aside crude and show The giant timber OF the Wash
ngOn forests the slopes of the Cascades is hauled
by teams RATED down rivers. Steam has made of
logging business which devastates the woods with In
credible speed, system and ardor.
The logging Of the Cascades differ strikingly
from the numbering ceners of northern New England
the electric gold dredges of the Sacramento Valley
trast with the placer dggings of the Forty-niners
other words the greater the need of preserving the for
ests the greater is the American ingenuity for turning
them into cash fast possibe.-New York Sum-