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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15
DOWN THE TRINITY
ON A STEAMER

Congressman A w. Gregg came
home lagt night from an inspection
trip down the Trinity. He said the
trip was made from Hurricane Shoals,
in Houston county, to Hyde's Ferry, a
distance of forty miles. on the snag
boat Frank P. Holland, and that bar
ring many snags. some of which had
to be removed by the use of dynamite
the trip was a successful and most in.
teresting one. In the party with
Judge Gregg were Col. Cowart of Dial.
las, Government Engineer Wooten,
Mr.. Jim Hail of Crockett, and Messrs.
G. c. Clegg and Hoxie Thompson of
Trinity
Judge Gregg says for many miles
the river was a splendid one, and it
now being about as low as it general
~ gets, gives promise TO be an easily
navigable stream after the govern
ment improvements are made.
The Mansfield, a government snag
boat, is working from the mouth of
the river north, and a boat just built
at Riverside is working south, taking
out snags, etc. The Frank p Hol-
land is working towards Dallas. and
another boat is working from Dallas
south, and soon it is expected to have
the river free of drifts and snags
Work on the locks and dams will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Judge Gregg is very enthusiastic
over the work, and is giving much of
his time and attention to the matter.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15

nese wall. In the past year. however,
the Italians have begun to seek new
homes. with the result that few
have crossed the Bowery and settled
in the Ghetto. There is every indica-
ton that more will follow. The in
evitable result will be that the Jews
will move farther up town and leave
the Italians to themselves, as the two
races find it impossible to live to-
gether
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15
STRAY TOPICS FROM
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK.
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New York, Nov. 15.-It looks as
though the old-fashioned birch rod
would soon be restored to New York
public schools Moral 'suasion has
been found insufficient in dealing with
the lusty spirit of young America, and
the Board Of Education, at the instiga-
ton of the teachers is contemplating
return to the sterner methods Of our
ancestors. The school principals are
almost unanimous in their demand for
the rod, but fond parents and doting
relatives have raised such a volume
Of protest that the Board of Educa-
ton will have to consider the matter
most carefully before taking definite
steps. However, those who are in
closest touch with the situation be-
lieve that the old motto, Spare the
rod, and spoil the child" will win out.
Society folk turned out en- masse to
attend the eighth National Automobile
Show in Madison Square Garden, and
in spite of the stringency in the
money market there seemed to be
host OF prospective buyers. Autos of
every description were on exhibition,
from the heavy trucks and delivery
wagons to the most palatial touring
cars. Not the least interesting of the
exhibits was an amphibious auto cart.
invented by a Frenchman. 1t is an
automobile. that the inventor claims.
will go with equal facility on land or
water. In appearance the new auto
mobile is very similar to a large life
boat, set on axles. with rubber-tired
wheels attached. II is covered like a
canoe. however, with an opening in
the center to contain the operators.
For some years past the lower east
side of New York has been almost ex-
clusively inhabited by Jews, and no
one has moved in to disturb their pos
session. In fact to a stranger it would
seem impossible for many more peo-
pie to squeeze within the narrow con-
fines Of what is known as the Ghetto.
However, for some time the Italian
have been settling in
great numbers within stones throw
of this district, just across the Bow
cry. Nevertheless, the Bowery has
been as definite dividing line be-
tween these two peoples as the Chi |
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15
Governor Campbell Was Here.

Governor T. NJ. Campbell reached
the city last evening from Lufkin, ant
left the city via the noon train.
The governor spent the evening anc
morning with his friends, and also at
tended to some private business. He
is looking in excellent health.
The governor reports he had q
splendid reception at Lufkin yester
day. Tomorrow evening he will be
the guest of honor at the San Antonio
banquet, leaving for Austin and that
city via the west bound train.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15

Bridge bids fair to be as popular
as ever the coming winter. At all the
leading clubs it seems to have taken
precedence over all other forms Of
amusement Many OF those who have
become proficient in the game have
set themselves up as experts. and are
kept busy from morning till night Civ
ing instruction. The best instructors
are charging ten dollars an hour for
their work, and even at this figure
are obliged to turn away great many
applicants. One of the best known OF
these experts is said to have cleared
by giving instruction and playing him
self, forty thousand dollars last year.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15
pisoountinu Their CHECKS.

1t is reported many of the railroad
boys discounted their checks received
on salaries. at from 10 to IS per cent.
There were several on the streets of
fering to buy at a discount.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15

The law of supply and demand has
begun to get in its work with the own
ors Of the large apartment houses on
Washington Heights, in the neighbor.
hood Of 14Oth street. Last year there
were no apartments for rent but the
agents are telling a different story
this fall, and while it has been Gus
tomary in the past to give leases only
from October to October. the owners
in . great many cases are willing to
rent for just the winter months. This
does not mean that fewer people are
living in apartments. but rather that
the building has been carried on so
rapidly, and many Of the houses so
poorly arranged and constructed that
only the better and more convenient
ones are in demand.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15

Twenty years ago two small Italian
boys entered New York Harbor in an
immigrant ship, with all their worldly
possessions bundled in red bandana
handkerchief. They entered the New
York public schools a few days later.
and now both of them occupy high po-
sitions in the school world. One Of
these boys. Angelo Patri, is principal
of one of the largest schools in the
city, and the other. Anthony Pugliese.
has passed a successful examination
and will be a principal as soon as
there is a vacancy. OF several hun
dred who took the examination for
Patri stood second on
the list. Both men stand very high in
the school world, and were very sue
cessful as class teachers before rising
to their present positions.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-11-15

OF course the one most talked Of
event in New York society at present
is the approaching wedding Of Miss
Vanderbilt TO Count Laszle Szechenyi.
Owing to the uncertainty as to the ex-
act date Of the wedding it has been
impossible for New York's society
leaders to make definite plans either
as to going away or for home engage
ments. In fact. the majority Of the
dates that have been marked on the
social calendar have been tentative.
However, # is now believed that the
wedding will occur early in January
instead Of December. as the first re-
ports had IT, incidentally the society
leaders are having some difficulty in
pronouncing the Counts name cor
rectly. They find szechenyi diff
cult combination to twist the tongue
around properly. They feel it will be
nothing short OF social breach to
give it anything but the absolutely
correct pronunciation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Confessions of q Farmer.

Here is the testimony of Verm0nter
in a letter to the editor. 1t is a good
illustration of what can be done on a
farm by a man with good health and not
afraid to work. Without doubt he is a
man of good judgment and has been
fortunate in all his undertakings. OF
course We do not know how much he
and his family have sacrificed in social
and educational way, but what he says
can be done.
81 had always been poor. Fourteen
years ago bought farm for $4,000.
/ had little money, no stock or tools.
NV friends laughed at me and told me /
had made q mistake. The farm had
been running down for some time. 1t
did not winter 100 sheep and a horse
the winter l bought it, but l had two
good boys and We were not afraid OF
work, so we bought our tools and stock
and went to work. We cleared the
bushes on the meadow into two years
stock of fire.wood, and began to improve
the land and we are impro Iing 1t still.
We are wintering 40 head Of cattle, 80
sheep and five horses and don't have to
buy hay to get them through. We paid
for the farm, bought and paid for 1926
acres of additional land and have money
in the bank. My friends are getting
along in the same old way; carry their
creamery check to the mill for meal, put
their horse under the shed and stay in
the store and tell what great things they
are going to do when the times get SO
they can make something farming.
'rhis year my son and have done the
work, MIXED 20 cows, cut the hay,
painted the house and barn, harvested
1900 bushels of corn, 800 bushels Of PC
tatoes, ard built q shop 1890. We
had a boy one month to help FIJI the
slo after the crops were in"
Farming pays in Vermont.-The Yer
mOnter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26

the wind came Cameron's whistle
clamorng now in alarm. 1t meant the
worst. and Ben knew II. The stock
train was running away.
There were plenty Of things to do IL
there was only time. but there was
hardly time to think. The passenger
crew were running about like men dis.
tracted. trying to get the sleeping trav.
elers out. Ben knew they could not
possibly reach tenth Of them. In the
thought of what it meant an inspira-
ton came like fash.
He seized his brakeman by the shoul-
der For two weeks the man carried
the marks Of bis hand.
DALEY" he cried in voice like
pistol crack. "get those two stockmen
ont of our caboose. Quick. man! I'm
going to throw Cameron into the cat
tle.r
Ii was chance-sinSle, desperate,
but yet chance-the only chance that
offered TO save the helpless passengers
In lis charge.
n h. could reach the siding switch
ahead of the runaway train he could
throw The deadly catapult on The SID
ing ana into his own train and so
save the unconscious travellers. Be-
fore the words were out Of hi' mouth
he started up th' track at topmost
gDpp1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26

q pocket. lie started his hind end
brakeman back on the run with red
lights and torpedo1j to warn the Sec
ond section well up the hill. Then
walking across from his caboose. he
got under the lee OF the hind Pull
man sleeper to watch for the expected
headlight.
The storm increased I'm violence. 1t
was not the rain driving in torrents.
not the lightning blazing nor the deaf
ening crashes OF thunder that worried
him, but the wind. 1t blew Il gale. In
the, glare of the lightning he could see
the oaks which crowned the bluffs
whip like willows in the storm. 1t
swept quartering down the Beverly
cut as If 1t would tear the ties from
under the steel Suddenly lie saw far
up in the black sky star blazing. 1t
was the headlight of Second Severity
seven.
A whistle cut the wind. the another
It was the signal for brakes. The Sec
ond section vas coming down the
steep grade. He wondered how far
back his man had got with the bombs.
Even as he wondered he saw yellow
fash below the headlight. 1t was the
first torpedo The second section was
already well down the top Of the hill
Could they hold II to the bottom?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
fro BE CONTINUED
lmnnrtant Cc.rcc...

To TennySon i'un: WAS a simple
thing. 1t was simply 10 be exact In
This light should be re;;L an amusing
story found in Bran Stok rs Person
ii "reminiscences of Henry irving.
irving had beard story that Tenn
son not long before had been lmchmg
with friend; ~ his own nei',iborhood
not far from i!aslcmcrc. us hostess
said to him rs they went into - din
ing room:
81 have made Il dish specially for You
myself. hope you will try it md tell
me exactly what you think % il"
"Of course shall" replied Tcnny-
son.
After lunch she asked him what he
thought Of il.
"If you really wish to la2o"." sa'd he.
II thought it was like an old shoe
When they met, Irving askc! Tenny-
son If the story were true.
NO" he said at once Il didn't say
that. | said something. but il wasn't
that it was like an old shoe
what did you say?' persisted lry-
ing.
"I said it was like an oil boot"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Could they hold it to the bottom?

Win rafting crdSh inc ponies shot
into the sWitch
Like an answer came shorter and
sharpar the whistle for brakes. Ben
thought he knew who was on that en-
gine: thought he knew that whistle,
for engineers whistle as differently as
they talk. He still hoped and believed
knowing who was on the engine
that the brakes would hold the heavy
load, but he feared
A man running up in the rain passed
him. Ben shouted and held up his Ian
tern. 1t was his brakeman.
"Who's pulling Second Seyenty-sev-
en-" lie cried.
candy Cameron"
"How many air cars has he got"
"Siy or eight" shouted Ben. ITS
the wind, Daly-the wind. Andy can
hold her II anybody can. But the
wind; did you ever see such a blowf'
Even while he spoke the cry for
brakes came third time on the storm.
A frightened Pullman porter opened
the rear door of the sleeper. Five
hundred people lay In the excursion
train, unconscious of this avalanche
rolling down upon them.
The conductor of the fier ran up to
Ben In panic.
Buckley, they'll telescope u.s."
"Can you pull ahead anyT
"The bridge is out"
"Get out your passengers" said
Ben's brakeman.
There's no time" cried the passen-
ger conductor wildly, running of. He
was panic stricken. The porter tried
to speak He took hold of the brake
mans arm but his voice died In his
throat. Fear paralyzed him. Down
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Potato Rot.
DECAY OF THE TUBERs IN STORAGE
THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

The rotting of potatoes in storage 10
often a serious loss. Facts concerning
the prevention of such loss are likely
to be welcomed by the grower now,
while the actual damage Is before his
eyes, as valuable for use In the coming
season.
The Vermont and Maine stations have
reported the results Of experiments un-
dertaken to determine the way in which
the rot fungus is transmitted and the
best methods of checking the trouble.
C.. D. Woods of the Maine station
reaches the conclusion that "the infec-
ton of the potatoes with the fungus oc-
ours chiefly If not entirely In the field
before digging. The infection Is usually
the result of diseased vines. The dis
ease is transmitted in the majority Of
cases not directly through the vine, but
indirectly through the soil. Potatoes
may be infected directly in the field
from spores introduced in the manure
or from rotten potatoes spread upon or
left in the land the preceding year." 1t
appears, moreover, "that abnormal con-
ditions of moisture or temperature may
cause abnormal activity in the fungus,
and hence the rotting Of the tubers."
For this reason "there is far less liability
of loss from rotting in the cellar in the
case of late dug potatoes"
DRYING AND COLD STORAGE.
L. R. Jones and W. j. Morse of the
Vermont station have, however, obtain
ed contradictory results in experiments
on the latter point, but they recommend
late digging to reduce rot in storage ex-
cept on heavy wet soils in wet season.
They found no benefit from lining the
potatoes or treatment with formalde-
hyde before storage. Drying the pota-
toes as much as possible before storage
reduced rot materially. Cold storage at
40 degrees F. was particularly efficient
in checking rot. With potatoes at so
to 80 cents per bushel, as they we're in
the Burlington market in 1905, there was
a wide margin of profit from cold stor-
age. These authorities say:
"While it may not prove practicable
for the smaller growers to do this, 1t
certainly behooves every one to appre-
ciate the Importance of placing the crop
in the coldest storage room available
and as promptly as possible after dig
ging W hen much rot is anticipated"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Connecticut Peach Crop Dead.

Conuecticut's peach crop, amounting
on an average to 81 ,0OO, 900 a year, will
not amount to anything this year, ac-
cording to j. III. Hale of Glastonbury,
the best known grower in the state.
The whole crop is dead, as far as any
marketing of it is concerned.
Mr.. Hale said recently that the warm
weather in the early part of the winter
had caused the buds to swell and then
when the weather suddenly changed and
the mercury went down with q bump,
the buds were caught and killed.
Hundreds of buds have been examined
by Mr.. Hale and every one was dead,
satisfying him that his crop was ruined,
but to make assurance still surer he
has cut hundreds Of twigs with buds on
them and put them in water. There
have been no developments, which
shows that the buds are dead beyond a
doubt.
The crop in the Glastonbury orchards
in Seymour is about as badly of. AL
most all the buds are dead, but with
few varieties 3-4 of per cent OF the
buds will live.
A few peaches only may be expected
In Windham county and few in Fair
field, but Connecticut is out of the list
of peach producing states this year
"And it's no newspaper yarn either
added Mr.. Hale, in talking about the
situation.-New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Men.of.war on Paper.

Each man-of-war is built upon paper
before a single plate Of steel is forged.
Not only are the length and breadth
of q ship decided upon, but the naval
constructor can tell to IN ounce now
much water she will displace when her
armor and guns are mounted upon her,
how many times her propellers will re-
yolye in a minute with given pressure
of steam and how many tons Of coal
an hour must be consumed to attain a
certain rate Of speed.-London Graphic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26

As the consequence of mad dogs
bite, Eve pigs, one hog, one calf and one
cow have had to be killed on the farm
of Harry Carr, near Columbus, Ind,
because all of the animals were suffer
ing from hydrophobia, says local paper
of the town mentioned. Last fall a
valuable hunting dog, owned by Carr,
showed symptoms Of rabies and bit
several head Of stock before 1t was kill.
ed. A few days after that q calf went
mad in the barn-yard and was killed ty
Mr.. Carr. Not many days later five
pigs went mad about the same time,
ana all had to be killed. A few days
later large hog became rabid and Carr
took q gun and dispatched it also.
Lastly q valuable cow owned by the
farmer began -frothing at the mouth and
showed all the symptoms OF hydro.
phobia. He killed her a. she was
charging all over the barn lot.-Aaine
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Testing Cream.

leSIluS SESdiu.
Kindly inform an interested reader OF
your paper whether cream from milk
having a high content of butterfat will
test any higher than cream from milk in
which the content of butterfat Is low?
Or, in other words, will cream from
milk testing five per cent test any high
er than cream from milk testing three
per cent, both being of the same relative
density?
Auburn, Me. SUBSCRIBER.
We understand the above question re-
lates to cream raised or separated by the
gravity or deep-setting method. There
are numerous conditions that affect, or
may affect, the per cent of butterfat in
samples of cream. We understand the
question is in regard to cream raised
under conditions exactly alike in both
cases, and then it adds, "both being of
the same relative density" This last
specification is an important considera-
ton. In section of cream as it is
found resting on the surface of the SKIM
milk from which it has risen, the sur
face stratum is found to be richer in
butterfat than the under stratum. That
is, the upper section is more completely
separated from the watery parts of the
milk than the under section. This was
proved in a case the following figures
show: Surface cream, 2S per cent; bot
tom, 5 per cent; mixed, 1925 per cent.
Now then, in comparison between
rich milk in one can throwing up, say
four inches of cream, and less rich
milk in another can showing but two
inches of cream, the mixed cream in the
case of the deeper cream quite likely
would contain larger relative proper
tion of the denser cream than would that
from the other can, and on that account
there might be slight difference of test
in favor of the cream from the richer
milk. We, however, have not known of
any comparison having been made show.
ing it, and the difference, If any, would
be slight in fact. But in such case the
two ere ans would not be "of the same
density"
There is another reason why the Or
dinary cream from a rich milk might be
found to test higher than cream from
milk of lower test. In drawing the skim
milk from under the cream there is
usually left layer Of skim-milk, say
half an inch, in the can under the cream.
A can of rich milk may throw up four
inches of cream while can of the in
ferior milk would show but two inches.
There is half inch of skim-milk under
the cream in each case which becomes
mixed with the everything cream. This
would reduce the test of the mixture
with the two inches of cream more than
would be the case with the four inches
of cream, and to that extent cause the
cream from the richer milk to give a
relatively higher test.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
"The Conduct Of Life"

Under this head Ralph Waldo Emer.
son wrote: "'Tis an estimable hint |
owe 10 Il few persons of fine manners
that they make behavior the very first
sign of force behavior, not perform.
lnce or talent. or. much less. wealth.
While almost anybody has suppl.
eating eye turned OH events and things
und other persons. few natures are
central and forever unfold, and these
alone charm us. He whose word or
deed you cannot predict. who answers
you without any supplication in his
eye. who draws his determination from
within, that man rules
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
The Winas Of Time.

Methuselah was walking in his gar
den.
"My goodness" he exclaimed sudden
", there's another flower on that CEN
fury plant! Why. 1t seems but yester-
day since plucked tlossom from It"
He walked slowly toward an oak tree
200 years old which he had tenderly
raised from an acorn.
"Ah, me-" he mused, "how time
fies!'-Harper's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
The Larcer Class,

"Of course" said the seeker after
knowledge, I'VE seldom hear thee and
thou nowadays. They're used mostly
by poets, aren't they:'
"No.' replied the editor; they're
used mostly by people who think
they're poets."-Catholic Standard and
Times
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26

"They'd never have done It II they
thought there was any danger Of Dads
getting after them. They know he
doesn't like the boy"
"It's an outrage. but we can't do
anything. You know that. Tell McNeal
to keep away from the postofiice. Wen
get his mail for him."
II told him that this morning. He's
In bed and looks pretty hard, but he
won't dodge those fellows. He claims
it's free country" grinned Foley.
"But told him he'd get over that idea
II he stuck out this trouble"
1t was three days before McNeal was
able to report for work. though he re-
eeived full time just the same. Even
then he wasn't fit for duty. but he
begged Ncighbor for his run until he
got it. The strikers were jubilant
while the boy was laid up. but just
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-03-26
Prudence.

Dentist-lve filed all your teeth that
have cavities. sir. Mahoney-Well,
thin. fill tn rist av thin too. Thin
whin tn cavities come they'll be al
ready filed, bgobs.-Puck.