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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23

Hon. James L. Storey ofLock-
hart, candidate for delegate at
large TO the Denver convention
on the Bailey ticket, spoke here
to crowded opera house in favor
of his ticket.
Mr.. Storey, after a few pre-
liminary remarks, went into the
many charges made before the
legislature. He said that if a.
Legislature Investigating commit
tee from a democratic legislature
with State treasury thrown
open to them for expense money,
after hearing the testimony,
could find nothing to censure our
great senator for, then the de-
mocrats of the State were ustiti-
| ed jim concluding there was no
wrong.
1.-THE people. he. .Ssd. are
asking. Why this present fights:fs
The anti-Bailey leaders exclaim,
Civic righteousnesssi and then
say Bailey should not have but
ted into this fight. But they are
not candid enough to tell the
uninformed that Bailey came
into the fight only after a few
J men have met in Waco and re
solving themselves democrats,
declared the, senator should not
go as a delegate to Denver. Sen
ator Bailey never ran from a
fight on the democratic party
and when democrats realize that
the people who inspired this
warfare have had to explain why
they have quit the party there
tofore when their votes were
badly needed, they willnot follow
such leadership.
I IF Texas democracy expects
| her instructions obeyed, the past
is sufficient to show that anti
Bailey @aders,ran not be trusted
to do so, and. such advisers
should, not be elected delegates
to Denver"
Il Mr.. Storey read from Gruet's
testimony when he (GrueN ties
titled at Austin that he'and Pierce
had discussed the fact that
Bailey had no knowledge that
these matters had gone into the
( Waters Pierce company books
EIf the anti. Bailey people rest
their case on Gruet's testimony
then they should take all he says
| Mr.. Storey was introduced by
Hon. Whit. Bagby, county at
torney of Lavaca county, in !
very happy manner.
4 Mr.. Storey left on the noon
train for Yoakum, where he
speaks tonight. He expressed
himself as satisfied with the
situation, at !, different places
where he has Been ana called at
tention to the many instances
where people, came 10 Senator
Bailey and his friends to say
they bad not heard The truth
theretofors, but now they are
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23
School Trustee Election

By virtue Of an order of the
board of trustees of the Shiner
Independent School District, /
hereby order an election to be
held on Saturday, the 2nd day OF
May, 1908, at the usual place for
holding elections, for the purpose
of electing seven trustees for said
school district, and J. Weishaar
is hereby appointed presiding
officer of said election. The polls
to be opened at 10 O'Clock a. m. !,
and closed ct 4o'clock p. m. of
said day.
j. G. HABERMAcHER,
Pres. Board Trustees.
L. TRAuTwEIN, Secretary,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23

Tns<Easter Fest at Bluecher
psHS hst Monday was a great
succesG. 100 dance tickets were
AslA!Ahas fine time enjoyed By
|tvSffNSay. u
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23

\ Mss Ezzie} and Robbie
rBa&es If Esadiaga are IA the cij'
W. tlsitiig the family sSf thvit
'sSatAnd ancle, Mr.. and Ass.
Avg sch&idt
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23

glad to cast their lot with him
and the friends of organized
democracy.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23
Butcher Clubs.

We are strictly in the market
for your green hides and assure
you the highest market price,
strictly honest weights and spot
cash.
Your business is always high
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23
Tie Following Circular

was gotten out by the democrats
of La Grange and circulated
there.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

Thoy 0tole Dlsmarot's Sword.
Dashing Wildly along q dark road
- Q tWo-mile auto sprint to capture
three autoists whose particular brand
q A0nor showed itself in the confisca-
t3on of the great steel sword from the
statue Of Bismarck, located near Wis
Sahickon mansion, Policeman Wilde
0nally lost out in the race when the
machine In which he was riding broke
down.
He saw q machine drive up to the
Statue and three young men get out.
Before b realised what was going on
they had climbed the statue, taken
IL sword nom To hands Of the i'm
mobile Bismarok and Jumped into
their automobi1s again. He blew his
whistle. and. stopping Q passing ma
chine. 1ampod In and started the
ehasA Realizing they were pursued,
he occupants q the first automobile
put On full power and dashed out Her
nit lane toward Wissahickon creek.
For . mile the chase was kept up, and
then . tire was punctured on the rear
machine, and the men with the sword
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

Following is Q list OF unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska. for the period end
ing December 2, 1903:
Letters G. Albert, Clarence Brown,
E o Hoke e. Fred Moeller, OBerg &
johnson, J p Perry, Hensy Wheeler,
e O Perkins.
Cards-Fred Armstrong, Mics Anne
Blester, Charlie Gilbsnk, Myrtle Gil
bank, Miss Maud Hacker, A I King,
Rev W 8 Richie. Miss Dolly Robinson,
w W Ward.
Parties calling for any Of the above
will please say advertised.
OARL KRAMKR, P. n.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
NOT pearecr ALARM CLOCKS.
Reoeters' Salute 70 che "Resy Morn"
% Variable.

Lincoln's saying, you can fool some
Of the people all the time" 10 exempli-
ned BY the common belief that the
growing Of . cock at night indicates
the near approach Of dawn. This no
tion 70 prevalent not only among nat
dwellers but to some extent among
suburban and country folk. It IL true
that these feathered alarm clocks are
busiest for the hour that precedes day
light, but . man Who had IN appoint
ment to 90 fishing at sunrise and
arose when he heard . rooster, might
make . serious mistake.
A racing man had . rooster at his
home In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, that
had . remarkably accurate sense Of
time. Across the street from the
mans home II . summer hotel, the
Bensonhurst. Most Of the guests ware
more accustomed to city than to coun-
try noises. and some of them were
awakened when the cock crowed. Sew
eral times Il was noticed that the
noise came at just 3:16. This odd fact
was spoken Of on the hotel veranda,
and when the guests heard the bird
thereafter they usually looked at their
watches to see II he was on time.
Night after night he was right to
the minute. Once . guest looked 1T
his timepiece. and 1t indicated only
STA.
Guess I must be . little SLOW" he
said to himself. He had como to have
more faith In the mechanism Of nature
than of man. It was the cock which
was wrong, however, for several per
sons spoke of 1t in the morning.
This continued for months. although
the sunrise was. Of course, later each
day. Shakespeare's phrase. "the bird
Of dawning." certainly did not At this
chanticleer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
WHEN THE BEST WORK Is DONE
AZ Times When the Body Rests an,
the Mind 10 Active.

'"The best work that most of Us do"
says DR.. Luther H. Gulick, in the
Worlds Work, is not begun in our
Offices or at our desks, but when We
are wandering in the woods or sitting
quietly with undirected thoughts.
From somewhere at such times there
fash into our minds those IDEAS that
direct and control our lives. visions
Of how to do that which previously
had seemed impossible. new aspira-
lions, hopes and desires. Work 10 the
process Of realization. The careful
balance and the great ideas come
largely during quiet. and without b.
ing sought. The man who never takes
time to do nothing will hardly do
great things. He will hardly have
epoch making ideas or stimulating
ideals. Rest 10 thus not merely In
order to recuperate for work. II 20.
We should rest only when fatigued.
We need to do nothing at times when
we are as well a. possible. when our
whole natures are ready for their very
finest product. We need occasionally
to leave them undirected, In order
that We may receive these messages
by wireless from the unknown. We
need to have the instrument working
at its greatest perfection, be indirect,
ed and receptive"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
LieHT-HEARTED TONY PASTOR
Characteristic Act Of Theatrical Man
Related by Actress.

A very beautiful actress, at lunch
con, told q story about the late Tony
Pastor.
Before I went on the stage" she
said, Il was q typewriter girl. My
employer. happened to fail, and I ad-
vertised for q new situation. One of
those who answered my advertise
ment was Mr.. Pastor, and I put his
name on my list, and In due course
called on him.
But he told me I was too late. He
had engaged . typewriter early that
morning. He was very sorry, he said.
I would have made q charming orna-
ment to his dull oface. He paid sew
eral delightful compliments to my
eyes. my hair, my figure.
Il rose with q sigh.
"Well,' I said. I suppose I'll have
to close with Mr.. Koopon, then. I'm
horribly disappointed. I'd ever 90
much rather work for you
"What, has old Koopon. the bank
er. made you an Offer! Mr.. Pastor
cried.
"'Yes,' said I, and q very generous
one, too; but l prefer this ONCE to
his
"'And in this ONCE you shall stay
said Mr.. Pastor. whimsically. Wen
make room for you somehow. Why.
my dear child. all my money is in
K0opon's bank"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
LIVE - DID. THEIR FATHERS.
0sek q Spain Which Deiies the In
gOadD Ct Modern Civilization.

Automobilists from Bilbao, San Sc
bastian and other watering places
drive daily to Eibar. where the Basque
Isess, 'Euskai Pastae," arc in prog
ross. and the Queen-mother will prob
ably visit the village shortly, says tho
New York Herald's Paris edition.
Tho BasQues aro very proud of their
OW1 racial characteristics and they
As1a poetry competitions. theatrical
end mnsical performances In their own
language. It 70 curious to note that
despite the inroads Of modern civili-
satioo. which has rendered San &C.
bastian. the Basque capital, almost
cosmopolitan, the country people. on
IL contrary. preserve their own Ian
guAS0 and habits and have hardly lost
anything OF their national features.
On ths contrary, there IL . growing
desire 70 preserve them, which contra
Aicts Reclus' remarks that the Basque
people u ''un peuple cut meurt."
Hbaf ID . town where what English
men Incorrectly call Spanish gold" is
made. that artistic work of inlaying
gold wire On iron and steel, known all
ever the world. This work was most
1ashionable some time ago. and the
0Danish royal family has . set Of
"Spanish gold" frames for portraits to
- pro0ented % their friends and for
sin sovsreisns. The industry has at
eo1nod Considerable importance, de-
opdto the competition Of Belgium,
vAsro oomterfeited Spanish gold" 10
Manufactured. though in q rough way.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
MAIDEN LOST HER sLi.PEA
And Young Man Who Rescued Il We
the Envied Of Az Observer.

Everything about her bespoke the
returning Summer Girl - she tripped
blitAely out Of the Grand Central sta
ton, says the New York Press. In
one hand she carried q rather bulky
travelling bag. in the other she held .
gorgeOusly lowered silk sunshade. to-
gether with the ample reefs In her fur
beloved skirt and petticoats. The
daintiest pair of feet In tan slippers
huttered from beneath the reefs rs
she hurried through the throngs of in
coming and outgoing passengers to-
ward q Forty-second street car.
She was good to look at, despite the
deep tan of the summer sun and the
frieze of fragrant freckles across the
slightly upturned nose. As she hoped
blithely into the first car that came
along 1t became instantly obvious to
other passengers that something had
gone wrong. They heard q shrill lit
tie soprano OH" burst from her HIPS
AZ she looked around appealingly to
the car conductor, horror depicted In
every feature.
With a sudden jerk the car came to
q stop before 1t had gone ten feet. A
moment later a young man ran up to
the side of the car where she sat He
raised his hat decorously as he handed
up to Miss Freckles q little tan slip
per~it couldn't have been more than
Q three-and-ahalf.
Il beg your pardon, MISS" said the
young man, but. think you must
have dropped this as you got ON the
car"
''Oh, yes: thank you 20 much" muir
INJURED Miss Freckles. smiles and
bushes running riot over tan and
freckles. a. she took the proflered slip
per and coyly popped 1t down where
1t properly belonged.
Can be Of any further service to
you. miss" calamity added the young
man, as . daintily gloved hand started
on the mission Of replacing the Va
grant slipper.
"Oh! dear me, no; thank you" 70
turned the girl, with the sweetest Of
smiles.
And then the car sped on, leaving
the slipper rescuer the envy of every
man aboard It
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Problem for Scientist.

Queen Ena, or Queen Victoria Of
Spain. - she II known out Of Eng
land, u said to b growing stout, and
win, no doubt, one day rival her name
sake, good Victoria Of England, who
had no waist line for many years be-
fore her death. When the experts
ct through with tuberculosis 1t il to
b hoped they will devote themselves
more seriously to the consideration Of
The best way to prevent the forma-
ton Of adipooe tissue.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
AGED OAK Is PART or HISTORY.


Il was at Kingston during the Gin
ton reburial ceremonies on Decoration
Day" said . New York man. land ]
stood . while beneath the branches
Of what IL perhaps one Of the most re-
markable old oak trees to be found
anywhere In this country.
Just how old the tree is no one
knows. but there are records showing
that 260 years ago it was landmark.
The tree stands there to-day more
than 100 feet high and its trunk IL
nine feet in diameter. Nowhere about
It did 1 discover any sign Of decay
or declining vigor.
But aside from its admirable physi-
cal condition and aspect this old tree
has historic interest The tree stands
not . great way from the old senate
house. where the state Of New York
had its birth, and 1t marks one edge
Of plot on which the famous one-leg-
ged Dutch governor Of the colony.
Peter Stuyvesant, built stockade -
. defense for the colonists against
marauding Indians.
AFTER the revolutionary war, when
Gen. Washington went up from New
burgh to visit Gen. George Clinton 1t
Kingston, the two patriots eat b.
meath the spreading branches Of this
oak and for hours recounted the events
of the. long struggle and doubtless dis
cussed plans for the future welfare
of the country. Who may know but
that some of the benefits which We en-
Joy to-day under the institutions Of our
government are results Of the discus
si0ns of those two great patriots be-
meath this grand old tree? I brought
myself to think so, at any rate.
"A few miles from this historic old
oak, an old resident informed me, Is
another tree which besides being an
ancient landmark is something of q
curiosity. 1t is q chestnut tree, with Q
trunk 81 feet In circumference, from
which about six feet from the ground
a white elm Of large size has grown.
The chestnut trunk completely en-
closes that of the elm, and the expla-
nation of the curious association IL
that at some time q branch Of the
chestnut was broken OF, leaving .
cavity in which In time mould and
vegetable matter collected and made
suitable depth Of soil for the seed Of
the elm. which lodged therein to
terminate and grow and become .
tree, q veritable part Of its unprotest-
ing host, the mammoth chestnut
trunk"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
No loopholes There.

Eugene Walter, the extraordinarily
successful young playwright said at
q recent dinner in his honor In New
York:
"The playwright, to succeed. must
make his point inevitably. Every point.
by fair means or foul, must be cap
tured. Not q loophole. for failure to
creep in, may be left"
Mr.. Walter smiled.
In fact" said he. "the playwright
must be as sure Of his point a. was
the young lady who took advantage
Of the present leap year to propose.
"'She didn't give me . chance her
husband explained afterward to .
friend. She said. 'Will you marry
me? Have you any objectioa7'' Thus.
whether I said yes or no. she had me
cornered.'
"Well, you might have kept SILENT
said his friend:
""That Is what I did, the other re-
piled, and she flung herself on my
breast, murmuring that silence gave
consent"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

A bright boy who writes letters and
''compositions" for his mother a. q
home study" but has time enough
for baseball, had this to say In one
of his recent productions: archie
- can't be first base because Har-
ODDS mother won't let him play with
. drivers boy. Archie IL q bully
player, even II his father drives q
team. 1 sent Harold's mother what
was In my Christmas book about poor
boys. It was that Virgil was the son
of . porter. Sir Richard Arkwright
was the son Of q barber. Franklin Wa
. tallow chandler. Oliver Cromwell's
father kept q brewery. Aes0p was just
q slave. Dickens was . reporter and
Ben Jonson was Z bricklayer. But
Harold's mother told him that WAS
long ago. and it don't 60 now. 20
do not know what to do to get Archie
in II We don't get . new club without
Harold. I wish I had . big brother
to tell me what to do. for think Ia
dies don't know 80 much about such
things"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
What the Eyes Shovv.

Gray eyes are said to denote intel
lect and wellbalanced character.
Brown eyes. with q touch Of hazel
show courage. intelligence and afRec-
ton. Black eyes show intelligsoce
and courage. Light-blue eyes often
show deceit and cruelty. Violet eyes
are loving and ardent. but impetuOus
and do not show high order Of intel.
lect Hazel eyes with arched eyebrows
show tickle temper. Velvety brown
eyes show intense feeling and are not
often to be trusted
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Our Mail Service.

The first record contained In our
Colonial history of any kind of mail
service dates from 1877. when the
court at Boston appointed Mr.. John
Hayward to take In and convey" let
tiers according to their direction. Il Is
impossible to say what the charges
were for this first mail service. but
in 1892 the rates were as follows: One
letter. less than 80 miles. six cents:
between 80 and 100 miles. ten cents:
between 200 and ESQ miles. II cents:
more than 400 miles, Is cents.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

Steel with its billion Of money;
Steel, with it's myriad glowing fur
naces, its laundering mills. and its
smokestacks thick as stalks In a corn
field; Steel. with its thousands upon
thousands of miles Of ore land and
coal land and gas land: Steel. with its
endless railways and its fleets of YES
sells; Steel. with its swarming popula-
tons Of workmen and its trade lines
penetrating every business and every
corner Of the world, has become the
touchstone Of our fortunes and the
barometer Of our condition.
They used to say: As New York
goes, 20 goes the Union" Now they
say that as Steel goes. 80 goes the
whole mighty current Of American
business. We live and work In steel
buildings. We ride in steel cars and
steel ships. our intercourse Is over
steel Wiros-We are encompassed and
entwined and connected. transported,
and finally entombed by steel. We are
Steel and Steel is us.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
To Whom 1t May Concern.

/ wish to have 1t publlcly known tnat
1 wish no help from public contributions
or donations. am suffering for neither
food nor clothing. I wish such protec-
ton, help and kindness Of this town -
am entitled to, AZ one of it citizens.
When in need of more have many good
friends, both in this town and larger
ones, whom I meet socially and other
wise to whom I sm able to apply for aid.
But wish no help from anyone that I
cannot repay at least with gratitude.
JKssY MAUD Nav.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

There are 1880 newspapers pub
l!shed in the United States; about
1000 of them are published daily and
12O are managed. edited and published
by negroes. In Asia there are 5000
periodical publications. of which the
greater part appear in British India
and Japan; the latter country pub
fishes $500 newspapers. Africa has
only 200 newspapers. Of which 30 are
published in Egypt and the rest ap-
pear in the European colonies.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Richest Girl In Oklahoma.

Ruth Tate Brady of Oklahoma Is the
richest girl in the far west. She Is
II years old and has in her own right
IN income of 500 . day. Her mother
was . half-blood Cherokee Indian.
Miss Brady received 800 acres Of pub
lie land on the allotment, and on this
tract oil wells have been developed
producing daily 1000 barrels Of oil.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

1900 Islands In Philippines.
Systematic investigation of the Phil
ippine islands reveals the fact that
the group consists of 1900 islandA
while before the American occupation
the number was estimated at 1000.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
A Difference Of Taste.

One of the eastern papers has been
discussing the subject Of "The Sort
Of Women Men Admire" Consider
ing the sort of women some of them
have married, tastes seem to differ.
taking 1t for granted that they ad-
mired their wives in the first place.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Too Formal for "FiQhtinQ Bob

Too Formal for "Fighting Bob"
Al Officer who was with Admiral
Evans at San Francisco writes home
that he was one day talking with
Fighting Bob" when a petty Oncef
appeared on the scene. The under Of
ficer. not recognizing the two. came
clustering up with. Say. do you know
where l can find Evans" The ad-
miral gazed up at him quietly a mo-
ment and exclaimed: "Oh. don't
bother about being so formal. Just
Sall me Bob"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Card of Thanks.

We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the kind neiehbors and friends,
and especially the ladies OF st. Aun's 90
ciety, who 60 willingly assisted us in
many different ways during the death
and burial of our beloved mother.
Mrs. JACOB GREnEN.
Mr.. JACOB WAGNER.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

Native "8tfi" Woot Popular.
Even the extraordinarily low-priced
cigarettes with which American man
ufacturers have flooded India hardly
hold their own with the native "biri."
The "biri is now made in large quanti-
ties at TirOra. The tobacco Is brought
from 30 far aheld as Madras and
Assam.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

We tell our charities. not because
We wish to be praised for them. not
because We think they have great
merit, but for our justification. II II
. capital blunder; n you discover.
when another man recites his chair
ties.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

Oysters Wild Animals.
Oysters are wild animals, according
to q Queensland Judge, who held that
there was ND penalty for stealing
them.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

'Rastus." said the candidate, did
you ever sell your vote?"
mo. sirree." was the emphatic an
swer But when . man comes aroun'
and hs'ps me out q little VIII de rent
and de grocery bill, owes him q little
pure friendship. doesn't I?"-Washing.
ton Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

Only Colony Of Kind.
The colony of Barbary apes on the
Rock of Gibraltar is the only one of
its kind in existence, and is being pro.
tected by the British government.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Slower Than Men.

Slower Than Men.
A Harlemite fond of figures has
been keeping tab and says that New
York women In a line to buy tickets
or postage stamps consume two and
one-fourth as much time as men.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
Truth.

Truth must be ground for every
man BY himself out Of its hush. With
such help - he can get indeed. but
not without stern labor Of his 0Wn.-
8uokin.