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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24
the good sidewalk movement Let it
continue BY next Christmas this is
going to be a town of good sidewalks.

For the benefit of those who may
have had misgivings as TO the out
cme, the Herald is pleased to say
that the big Charity Window was a
big success. and the children of the
citeare largely to be thanked that it
was. There was enough in donations
to make every little one happy to-
morrow.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Agitation is the antidote for stagpa
tio.
He isn't much of baker who eats
all the bread he kneads
And it sometimes happens that a
man is married to his boss.
Iany man with wheels thinks
he't the whole political machine.
Ever notice how much happier you
are when you render others happy?
= more money man has the
more he is abused-and the less he
cares.
1t takes wise man to write a let
ter to a woman that doesn't mean
anything.-Chicago News.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

The majority of people who leave
East Texas in search of better coun-
try finally come back, but they are al
ways worse off than when they left.
East Texas is all right if a man has
energy enough to make living.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24
WHY WE HANG UP STOCKINGS.

The custom of hanging up the
stocking on Christmas Eve arose
from an incident in the life of the
good st. Nicholas. One day, when he
was overtaken by severe storm, he
took refuge in a convent, and the
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

A big wholesale firm will come into
this field on the first of the year, ad-
ding to the already strong list of
wholesale houses here. The Moore
Wholesale company will succeed the
Ezell company, taking over the latter's
business.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

Sidewalk building and >paving is in
progress in various parts of this good
old town right here the day before
Christmas The lower end of South
Sycamore street is the latest to join
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

PICTURES-AI of my best pictures
have been reduced in price, and you
will get a rare bargain in sure
enough art if you come now before
Christmas. Ed Kingsbury. 22-3t
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

FREE-At Leyhe Piano Co.'s store,
a nice selection of songs for Children
also good reading matter for the old
er ones. One to be given in each
home, by request at the store. Phone
2S1. Main street. 22=st-
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

The prices have been cut on all my
high-class pictures until after the hol-
idays. If you want something of high
value for "a little money see my pic
lures. Ed Kingsbury. 22-3t
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

violins, guitars, mandolins. banjos.
Prices to suit. A large and excellent
selection of Edison records and Zono-
phone records. These records will
fit any cylinder or disk machine. Call
at once and get your pick. Leghe
Piano Co. Phone PSI. 22-3t
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24
cotton has been lost through hard
storms or damaged by wet weather.
Get the Habit-cook With Gas.
For Headache-Hicks, cauudine.

Whether for Colds, Heat, Stomach
or Nervous Troubles, Capudine will
relieve you. It's liquid-pleasant to
take-acts Immediately. Try it. 10c,
25c and soc, at drug stores.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

The business men of the city, the
hustlers, seem to be in good humor
over trade conditions. The Herald
hopes the good times will continue
with them through the coming year.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24
And now comes Santa Claus.

There are more good and perfectly
obedient children in Palestine this
blessed night than in any town on
earth.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

Phone 900, Richardson's wood yard,
for good wood. 14-tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24
A LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS.

Some grown up folks do not be,
.1ieve in Santa Claus. We do. And
to show our faith in him we are go
ing to ask him for few things. and
we believe we will get some of them,
maybe all. As a precautionary fore
word we want to say right now that
if there is anything we should have
that we are not thoughtful enough to
ask for, we want that, too.
Our first want is to see Palestine
a better town. Santa Claus can give
this to us; in fact, he is directly in
.;s...sssail .s = 4 we ssat :.
We want a hundred new members
to the Board of Trade, and he can
give them to us. We want working
members, too, please; members who
have faith in the town, and who be
lieve that the public good is essential
to individual success and progress.
We want a town of Goldly people;
not community of prudes, but men
with warm red blood and women with
brave hearts. People who have faith
in themselves and faith in their fel
lows.
We want better school facilities for
our children, and more of our childre:
enjoying the benefits of our schools.
In short, we want new educational
~, and we want to see this particu-
kr town provide more means for the
Support of our schools.
We want some good, loyal citizen
to give us park site, and then we
want to see the town make good in
maintaining a park.
We want, and we want it bad, to
see some good street crossings put
down in the residence part of the
town. And the quickest way to get
the crossings is to build sidewalks
and put it up to the city to cross the
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-12-24

Get the Habit-cook With Gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

Ia California. He saw the west as il
was then. primevaI. fun of savage beauty.
He saw the endless train of emigTantS
making their way ever the prairies 10 the
distant wiids. He observed all manner
OF men who invaded the vast soitudes
He witnessed the magic with which gold
built up cities and spread nations along
the Pacific coast He had occasion often
TO share in the hard life. the brave fight
of those who journeyed thither, and he
showed the old indOmitable Swiss courage.
Selling Pianos.
When Mr.. Hitz returned east he en-
gagged in the manufacture and sale of
pianos, and taught music in various
schools. l have been told that before his
hearing was impaired he played the piano
with mastery skill He was deeply in
terested in educational matters, especially
manual training. He himself was a skill
full wood worker. true to tho Swiss ira
dition that every one must learn q trade
He exerted his influence to have manual
training established in American schools
and, although ii is still far from occupy
ing the place il deserves American edu-
Gators have begun to appreciate its i'm
portance. He travelled extensively in for
egn lands and came into contact with
many eminent men. He was in Washing
ton during the civil war, and knew Lin
coin, Grant and Sherman On his fathers
death in 1864 Mr.. HitZ succeeded him as
consul general from Switzerland, and held
this Office until 1881
l can give 40 adequate idea of Mr.
Hits varied activity. He was a man of
tireless energy, interested in the promo
ton of every human happiness. He was
one Of the incorporators of the American
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thousand friends He loved a few deeply
and al the same time cherished a warm
regard for all men. | have met many
people no welcomed him 10 their homes
and cheered his lonely evenings with So
clahle talk. games and readings. Each has
had an anecdote of Nh Hits Kindness
or tender eulogy of him a faithful
friend
To women he brought a special mes
sage; for lie was in sympathy with all
sane work for their advancement. 1t
was his unceasing effort 10 foster in Us
larger activity. He exhorted US to
think, that We might develop greater
capacity for usefulness. He disapproved
our shrinking from independent fearless
thought and reelection. With John Stu
art Mill he heli that a woman must
t.ink before she can feel the just value
of things. while a man must feel be-
fore lac can think justly He desired US
to grow, grow with tie worlds growth.
10 beware any circulnscLiption of our
minds, IS We would beware any grudg-
ing OF our sympathy When I aban-
doned certain scheme FOR work which
appealed TO the affectiOnal side of my ma
ture. but which would have interfered
with my college studies. he expressed his
strong approval.
Ii was Mr.. Hitz who introduced me TO
the writings of Emanuel Swadenborg
1 have lasting impression % the superb
spirituality OF Mir. HitZ life. Tha spirit
realm. of which h gave me many beauti-
ful ana definite ideas. seemed close. real
Ia him. The hereafter was not to him a
recompense dreamed OF as a refuge from
the worlds Ills. IL was a present eter-
nal. joyous. inspiring world that shed its
glory upon material surroundings He
WIS - much himself. as thoroughly hui
man. there as here. He lived in the midst
of earthly limitations as he believed he
would III the freedom OF another world
cannot feel that he is dead now His
departure is 10 me as that of one living
and absent. His unbroken silence alone
makes the difference in my life.
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Cod The deaf and the blind have lost
more than they can ever know in losing
ms sympathy and service. Would that
all workers for these two classes were
like him. DISTINGUISHED. broad in their
views. more anxious for the good of
those whom they undertake to help than
for the advocacy of theories.
How shall l write his kindness to me,
whom he called -"meine innigst gelebte
Tochter? l called him Phegevater. Once
Il conductor on train asked him if he
was my father. Yes" he promptly re-
piled. Il am her foster-father.' Every
day he had a plan for giving me pleas
ure. His abundance of resource even
to the little intimate needs of daily life
used to make us laugh with delight.
There was nothing we wanted which
he did not have in his pockets or could
not invent. One day we were off on long
drive in search of cardinal flowers and
ferns. The thought came over us that
they would wither long before got
home Behold, Mr.. HitZ produced on
the instant Il jar filled with water
where he had found it we never knew
and fastened it to the dashboard, say
ing: $50 now you can carry bit of the
cardinal meadow along with you and en-
joy it all day
At the age of seventy Mr.. Hitz learned
braille. SO that / could read his letters
myself Every morning he worked an
hour before breakfast transcribing what
ever he thought / should enjoy reading.
Thus he copied for me books and articles
on a large variety of subjects-poetical.
philosophical. religious. social, also books
for haDpy leisure hours In a letter he
wrote: II certainly do enjoy TRANSCRIPT
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ing this wonderful work Zone of Sweden
borgs books for you. and the well-nigh
daily associat ton of thought with you it
brings to render beautiful and bright
what may seem to some my solitary
hours He also ordered many valuable
books for me in French and German
Responsive to All Moods.
Mr. Hitz followed me through college
with close sympathy and insight We
discussed freely literature and history.
and he sought to give me new aspects of
great historical events. We discussed
philosophy in which he was widely read
and he urged me to cultivate it long be-
fore | thought OF course in Radcliffe
Once he wrote: LAS | have already told
you several times, you have a natural
bent for introspeotion. which In more add
vanced years assumes the character of
philosophy. and which. added to your gift
for literary studies in their various forms
would invest your writings in time with
a depth of thought that could not fail to
prove en!ightening and uplifting to hui
manity in general He anticipated the
ardor with which l was to study the his
tory of human thought. He almost ex-
actly voiced the problems of touch, of in
ternal sensation and of mental processes
which would perplex me.
To my merry moods, too, Mr.. HitZ was
responsive. He loved all that brings de-
light-the hills the streams, the sunny
spots of green.
THE fresh earth in leaves dressed
And the starry night.
Autumn evening. and the morn
When the golden EIists born. y
He visited my teacher and me every
summer, and We spent much time out Of
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Red Cross Society an early and active
member OF the American Forestry As
ISOLATION. lie told me of tie many kinds
Of grass. grain and trees that he sent to
Switzerland To be cultivated.
met MIR. Hitz first in 1892 and ever
since he has been like IL father to me In
May, 1893, The work on the Volta bureau
with which his name is associated, was
begun. and | well remember how | turned
the first sod on the land for the building
The Volta bureau was hencefOrth his
home. He lived in the work. and gave
the rest of his years to realizing DR..
Bells 1ong-cherished plan. Most of those
who knew Mr. Hitz as superintendent of
the Volta bureau remember him as a soil
tary man. But in his solitude his great
soul went out to others loving and loved
again. He could truly say to me. Il am
alone. but not lonely" To the last day
OF his earthly life he bestowed the
greatest care and affection on his work,
Tor which he was qualified by his sound
views on education, his wise sympathies
and his acquaintance with distinguished
men the world over.
Full Of Sympathy.
In addition to his labors for the deaf.
Mr.. Hitz was greatly interested in the
blind. I have letters from him full of
suggestions us to how I might work
more efficiently. full of enthusiasm for
the new efforts to bring instruction, use
fulness and pleasure to the sightless.
He followed our endeavors as if they
were his own, and cheered us on toward
the goal. His constant message was
that / should contribute ii share to the
inalienabie treasures of enlightenment,
the betterment Of man and the praise Of
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doors. l liked best to ramble with him
through the woods because he could hear
me best III their happy silence. He de-
scrlbed the trees and flowers | could not
touch. until they seemed d tangible part
of my experience. To the last he re-
tanned a vitality that made him young
with the young. He sal | never seemed
deaf or blind TO him, and l could NOT
think of him old. His spirit was so
gracious and happy it radiated grace and
happiness to others. He had more than
his share of sorrow and establishment.
Yet his faith in human goodness never
wavered. Even when failing health fore
ed him TO walk with painful sloNness, |
did not lose the impress of his inner
vieor and joy. He breathed the fragrance
of the fields. OF the pines and OF the
flowers rs he had done sixty years be
fore. He pejoiced amid the birds, the
rocks and the hills with the unalloyed
joy of childhood. AS we wandered to-
gether from one lovely nook to another,
he would often exclaim. How glorious
life is.' Winter was on his head. but
eternal spring was in his soul To him all
was wonderful, yet simple; all WAS
dream, and yet all was fact. | remem-
Der that after our rambles every one
would say. See. the old mans face is
beaming on u.s." If he could thus give
a sense of delight and freshness TO us,
the young and strong. what must his eX-
ample be for those who live as h did
amid the whitening cares OF the world.
His Regard for All Men.
To my teacher and me he showed con-
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Many expressions OF regret have been heard
and many prominent men have hopored the mem
DRY OF John Htz former superintendent of the
Volta bureau. by chron;cling his achievements.
Since his sudden death in Washington. March
% scientists have done much To emphasize his
work for the deaf and other afflicted people. In
the current number of the Association Review
Miss Helen Keller. the blind girl whose educa
uonai attainments have astonished The world
tells what her friendship and association with
John Hitz meant to her life. The article follows
My those who knew Mr.. Hitz
can realize what his friendship
u meant to me. Nothing that /
can write will recall one who was
so noble and beloved. | shall not
....-rt 10 outline the facts of his life; bat
Nv try to impart TO others the sense
wise e-ood man has lived among us
,.enediction. that no one more low
.rar Mr.. Hitz has come into this
I'd gone out of it,
. was born September "A. 1923.
s c'-- IN Dawes, Switzerland
-s-.- q in the heart of the
s.1s.ards which has since be-
.---n net resort. / have a
81. ..s.o- ii @ hne pictures. which
Sea ,s-JG A~ iaSt summer. But IL is
e i.af- ~ clos Ieut as were his accounts
so. -l5r. ,a,Is. five thcus md feet above
vel re sunrise and the radiant AL
pine flowers. He always talked 10 me
about Switzerland in his mother tongue
and l have come to love German almost
:, my own language.
lie was a man CT wide experience. and
ls.t nj cto abb A;-
adventurous youth. In 1Sa3 he went out
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His Regard for All Men.

To my teacher and me he showed con-
slant affection which we appreciate all
the more because We know he had a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
The Unitarian Religion.

''Isn view of the fact that MT. Taft Is a member Of the Unitarian denomination, many persons are looking up their en- cyclopedias to find just what Unitarian is,' said an old citizen. 'I have been surprised to find that large percentage of intelligent people in this part of the country are absolutely ignorant of the meaning of Unitarian.
 "Unitarans call themselves Christians, although they deny that Christ is equal with God the Father. They believe that Christ is divine In a certain restricted sense but reject the doctrnie of the Holy Trinity As sect the Unitarians have always been numerically weak, but for Godliness, culture and patriotism they have been long distinguished. President John Adams and President John Quincy Adams were Unitarians and like, Long, fellow Hawthorne and other famous men or letters, were noted for their lofty vir- tues.
 Ihomas Jefferson the third President or the United States, was deist and lree thinker of thestic learning. I was brought up to think that only Presby- .erlans had the true religion. but now ma that many of that faiths hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
In Every Stage of Life Exchange of
 Cards Has Mounted to Passion.

From the New York Press
 People spoke of the post card craze more than a year ago as if 1t had run it's length. In truth, it has not yet reached it's height. though it is growing, st a rate to make it a serious problem to the post office department. Women and girls prin- cipally are responsible for it. Men send post cards only when they are away from home, and boys take merely desultory interest in them. But to the eternal fem mine in every stage of life the exchange of post cards has mounted to passion. The correspondence columns of home magazines teem with offers to exchange cards with anybody and everybody. One young woman writes she has a collection of 1900, but wants more. Another con- fides to prospective correspondents she has set out to gather 5000. Demands for extra pocket money doubtless have been made on thousands of parents and hus- bands, for, though the fad Is inexpensive when kept within reasonable bounds, 1t is easy to see it's cost can become an item when ambitions wax unruly. The girl who wants a collection of 5000 for ex- ample, will pay close to s100 for it in cards and stamps She, of course, must send card for each one she receives, and her postage account may exceed that of many woman of fashion And 'tis said there are collectors who accumulate more than 10000 cards apice one girl having carried her total to 25,O00.
 Engaging frankness is shown by many of those who forward their names for the exchange list. A Los Angeles girl writes that she can send views of Catalina island and Mounts Lowe and Wilson, which cost 25 cents dozen, and that she does not wish to exchange them for cheaper cards Several write they have to exchange only leather ones A Phila- delphian prefers scenery, and a Roxbury maid would love to exchange post cards with any young girls from 12 to 20 years old" girl who signs Sweet Sixteen and lives in Elsnore, Cal, wants not only foreign and domestic cards, but hotel monograms One young woman has the capitols of 36 states and yearns for those of the others A hospital patient adds the touch of pathos for she wants "any kind of pretty cards Of course, large part of the fun consists of letting every card go thro~ gh the mail under its own address and stamj. Overpractical young persons who exchange cards in patches spoil the idea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18

lican. ito be exploited for his labor by persons who feel only selfish motives in caring for him and who are apt to look upon him as no better than a beast of burden, is the worst kind of slavery in its effects upon all con- cerned." This is the view of penol- ogists in all parts of the world, and this is why the convict lease system is confined to Russia and a few states that the war had left in a poverty stricken condition. The only states that stick to the convict-lease system are Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, Flor ida and Wyoming Alabama, however, retains control of nearly all her con- victs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
Race War In Illinois

The people who govern their actions by the restraints of the laws of the land and those who act from the im- pulses of human passion are reason ably alike in all sections of the coun- try. Those idealists who had read of crimes against womanhood condemned Atlanta when it arose to punish the guilty and the innocent alike, and they now have an opportunity to become equally mortified over the madness of Springfield, III. Such wild scenes in the temporary triumph of anarchy may occur in any American city in which blacks and whites live and an unspeak- able crime is committed by one of the former against one of the latter The needful elements are differing races and human passions.
 There is, however, difference. A lynching in the south as a rule seeks the guilty party and as a rule goes no further It did go some further in At lanta. but that was an extreme case. A racial lynching in a northern city. on the other hand, leads to desire lo drive out all negroes. The case in Springfield is by no means exceptional That city is the capital of Illinois. It contains about 10000 people, of whom 5000 are. or rather rather were, ne- groes It will not hold hereafter many negroes. The wild extravagance of the Springfield mob far outruns the course of an average southern uprising of a like nature.
 The negroes are gradually spreading themselves over the states of the union, and racial problems will arise in nearly all of them. These prob lems will then cease to be sectional to become national. Ten millions of negroes and seventy millions of whites how can they live side by side in the employments and duties of life? This is indeed a difficult problem, and it has come to stay. The best solution in sight is the one that the south has adopted, namely, in a given case seek out the guilty and let the innocent alone. This is what Springfield did not do.