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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-16
Gine IorfGan9sretfe omr@ oie
Sabara.

Der betannteSoridunss ssreiienoeSelir
Dubois lit nah elmer Durhquerung
Der Sabara ipieber in parts eingetrpfa
fen. Die Expedition bate ser tiibne
HeiIenoe edna allein unternomme,t,
obne ieoe anoere 8esleitung als eingea
borene &ameeltreiber unb &ameele.
3und1it panote er fid oen duberfttn
SaIen Nlseriens gu. Seine GrlebnifIe
bat er in einem Brief an einen Greuno
bonn 27.Suli 1907 nieOeraelest: nMors
gen trete i4 nun alfo Die sroBe @siie
burn oas 6ossar. bas 2ano Der Suas
reas. an. Gs ift eritaunli9, mas mir
alles in oie1en 2dnoern ougeitoBsn iii,
Die natiirlidD RGuberhDblen tporen.
Solae Reiien itnb nur cine Jrage Der
pbp1ti9en Musoauer unb Der frdftisen
&pnltitution; ni9t mebr. Man muB
etipas bart geiotten fein. @eitern
Na4t Seiste Der Sbermpmeter als M@
nin,un1 "a @rab, bas Marimum Iinp
so. Natiirli9 tann man taum i4las
fen, aber ih tueroe meinen grbplungs>
aufentbalt in elmer 9Dbe bon 1900,
Metern nebmen; Bis oabin babe imr
mod einise 700 ailometer auriidaulea
gen." Sci ben gefiir1teten Suareses
fano Dubois freunoltde Nufnabme
uno l1nterHiibuna unb er lit innerbafb
stpei Monaten ourd Die innere Sabas
ra gesogen.
Mus Samantaf1et f9rieb er am /,
Sttober: .Run bin id aipei Mcnate in
Oiefen Bergen unb peib nicbt, mann ib
tpeiter5iebe, 10 biel hes SntereKanten,
llneriparteten, Mufregenoen finbe icb.
Oas gDetter 1T tpunoerpoll. Wds fir
falf6e Sbeen bat man iiber oie Gaz
bara. biefes maleriftii1e 2ano! llnD
ipie gut nilnmt man mid auf. @ben
babe th oht Sa9e in oem Eager 0es
aDniss Der 9oaear's perbradt, gans
allein NIT r,einem 8eoienten, Der erffe
Gnropder. bem bic Suaress 70 intime
8aitfreunofdaft setp6bren. sseBt ashe
i9 anf pier3ebn Sage nafseiner 6teIle,
ipo ib t1nif9e Mlteftbumsfunbe an
MAIDEN gebenfe, aahDem iH fbonD
mailer unb Sni9riften aus dnberen
Rulturen gefunoen. babe. Dos jin0
fenfationelle Gntbedungen; BON linen
bat mir Der pdter De Toueaulb ersGblt.
cine Mrt ct. Qfugnitin, Der 9eroDe dir
lols Gremit lebt.A Dubois bot ois Gas
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-16

bunQ pieleidt Elm WsritGnbigungS Snitis
tel aipifben ben berf1ieoentn @exmas
renifGmmen barjfellen tpirb. Sn glcro~
amerifa erbGIt fid bds et9enfNdbe
DlattbeutfA unter ben Gi1gtipouDers
ten pielfadb linger als 9o4oeuti9; ~
manhen Orten fpirb es bort mshr 9es
fproden als oiefes. Cont fttbt 9lmes
rifa in Sprd1e nnb 4Uertebr sbdnfsz
fGhlih unter Dem tpdhfenoen @iIlzg
FLUFF bes GnslGnbertbums, Dor allen
tie 5ouptntdffe bes Mcrbsas Sn ihrs
beiibt Die ensliide 5praht ihr gspaIz
tigftes Derbreitlngsgebiet.
eSn Der Notwithstanding folgt oem
gnalifden in grobeni Mhitanoe bas
Trana0fifhe, n1mli1 nit AZ Miaips
nen unb einem GinfIuBgebiet BON ettpd
80 Milionen. Selbit ols QBeItmoDt~
fprahe tritt IS inmer nlebr 3nGuniten
bes @naIifhen nnb Deutfhen 5uriid.
5panif1 fpirb BON As WlilltDner ges
1prohen uno bon ipeiteren 5 Wilionen
peritanben. portusiefih gilt bel ~
Mi[lionen Menfden als UerfebrSs
fprabe. sialieniI6 bat ii6 iiber etlps
IS Minionen ausgebreitet, @rienilm
iiber A Millionen. @rpbruffifd1 be-
berr1ht i'm ganaen 100 MiIionfn,
lpirb aber mad, Der 4nfi1t Minters
fteins ebenfo ipenig cine ipelfnmfp0ns
nenbe Sprahe iperben Apie gbineF}h,
troy 1einer 400 uno Sapanifh mil feis
men 46 Maillionen. Die 100 MilIipners
ssnoer, oie Sinboitanifh 5pre6en,
bleiben nur auf bas biefem 5utrdglide
alima befbrdntt. Mrabifd miro ails
seftdts ieiner groben rdnmliben Mnss
bebnung bon 55 WiilIionen gebrauht,
Malaii{6 bon 25 MQillipnen. 9iirfifd1
miro immer mod bon % Miaionen 9ea
ipro6en.
8on Sen ilapifden Spraden. 10
fdreibt Der gerfaffer bes intereHanten
Wertbens lpeiter, baben mir Die ruff
iiide am lpenisiten 5u fiirhten; fis
ipirb bDdftens auf Den 8ereih ibres
eieentlid, politifden @influbgebieies
beI9rGntt iperben. Oie fd5t eben5o
i9ner su eriernenbe beiltfde Sprad3e
breitet iih aud obne dubere Madiz
mittel aug ourh bic tpahfenbe fnltua
relle 8eoeutune unb INNER tpeitereS
rdumlide Werbreitune ibrer Trdser.
Die lpeitllapifhen Sprahen bagegen
iino Der oeutfden seraoe besbulb ses
fdbrlid, neil fie BON Menfhen ge1prps
den iperben, oie an @eiittuns nnter.
an 8oltspernlebruns aber iiber uns
iteben. - 9as, gnglifhe bat ben @ips
fel ieiner @rDbe iiberfdritten. Die{e
Spraae lit ia tedni9 i'm 0ortbeil ber
beutf9en seeeniiber unb Daber leid3s
ter gu erlernen. Srosbem bat Bros
feior Miinfterbere BON oer 9arparb@
l1niperiitdt naheeipiefen, bab fie Sur
Weltfprahe tpeniger eeeisnet fei, als
basDeutide. ielbft nah 8ereinfabune
ibrer iebr peripidelten Redtfdreibuns.
rDeutfd in aller Welt!" 70 Hagen
INNER mebr @ngldnber unb 5ranap@
fen. Soear bic 2onopner .Morning
poit" ertldrte i'm Sabre 1904 bic Oeni=
i9e @prade ais ebenio unentbebrlih
fir bas eeihdftlidbe unb tpifeni9affa
li9e 2eben, ipie bic franaD1if9e. ais
hen S9liifel sur 9dlfte oes seiftigen
2ebens i'm beutigen europa.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-16

ssrtfolee pieler RIagen BON
Sammlern perben auf Mnorbnlng
beg Observation-Disclosures Mnfihtspcits
tarten nidt mebr ourh poitftempel
Derunaiert iptr0en.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-16

Ginen uneefGbren 8eariff bon Der
in Berlin iiberbanonebmenoen Gntz
fittltduns unb 8errpbuns elmer ss=
ipiifen prehe erbdlt man bur6 ben
bonn neuen preuBifden Miniitsr oes
Snnern, 9errn b. Moltte. i'm NbseoroS
netenbauIe gemadten 5inipeis, baB i'm
lebten Sabre allein in Berlin SO 8e=
idlasnabmunaen erfolsten, bab 900
8iIoer unb 1875 Orudfaden sinsesosen
ipuroen, uno Dab % Iosenannte Wib=
bldtter se5punsen lpurben,ihr @rideiz
men einauitellen. NnseiiGts Der 5bat=
Jade muB fosdr sin iebr freiiinniges
8latt 9eiteben, oieie toloKale 3iffer
pom 900 gu Redt bef9lasnabmten
8iloern uno Orudia6en uub bic &nez
belung bon 20 ioeenannten Mibbldtz
tern seise, mas in Der .6auptftaot ber
SrteGisens" alles an Sumpfbldttern
emporibiebt, nnb pie nDtbie II. mtg
lid cine eeifeieerte Nftion i'm eSnterefIe
elmer seiiinberen Sittlidfeit mad bie=
let Ridtuns bin lei.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-16

cSn ben beiiffGen @4tftsbdubDfen
iruroen nah Mittbeilung nrtferes Sc
neralfon5uls Mindrb @iinther IN
Granffurt a. M. neu gebdnt: 435
Dampfer unb SIG Segelfdiffe; 203
Dampfer unb go Segelihiffe iparen
am SahresihluiIe nod i'm 8au begrifr
fen. Inter ben Odmpfern iparen 38
ArieesI1iffe. 81 Oampfer un6 las
5ese!fdiffe tpurben duf Deutf9lanos
Rednuns in ausIdnoiiden Sdiffss
banbOfen erbaut.
Cine eana biibfGe Ginridtung Be-
abfidtist bic @taOtperipaltung bon
gbibuabua in Merico. sic min 20
Gleifdberfaufspldbe in peri4iebenen
Sbeilen herGiabt anlegeu, Die nit al
len neueiten bpsienifhen Gortebrunz
gen perieben fino, 10 oab Die Benobe.
ner tets iider iino. sutes JleiiG gu
befommen.
Mit Re6t bat Die Dffentlihe Mei=
nune fi9 in Gnglanb fait ebenfo einz
miitbig lpie in Oeutfhlano aesen ben
8erfu6 Der r9imes" empOrt, einen
pribatbrief oes aaiiers Bilbelm IL.
in oeut1hfeinolidem Slime aus5unitz
gen. Gs mar Der militdriIhe Mitarz
better Der r5tmes", Der in oeren@palz
ten Die aufiebenerregenbe r@ntbiil=
lung" Der Seffentlihfeit iibereab. go
mag es BON snterehe fein, einiges NG=
bere iiber bic perIonli9feit Die fes miz
litdrifden Mitarbeiters Der ,Simes"
gu bOren. @r hetBt gbarles M'gourt
Repington. TT leinem militdrilHen
Ranee nad Oberi ritleutnant, Elm aner=
,fannt tii6tieer Sffiaier aus better So
mtlie unO perfiiet iiber Die ausee3eid=
netien gefelf9aftli9en 8e3iebungen.
gr tit eth Siinf5iger unb trat 1873 BEL
Der S9iibenbriaobe II, bic Mrmee elm.
Seine militdrtfde 2aufbabn lieb i'm
al ben pihtieiten iiberfeetfden RGmpz
fen tbeilne6men, Die @nslanb in ben
lebten 5pei Sabr3ebnten gu beiteben
bate. @r font in Mfebani itan, in
Burma, i'm Suban uno nabm audi an
Dem fiibafritaniIden sselbsuse tbeil,
iiberaa nit Qusaetdnuns. 0iermof
iprrbe er in ben @efedtsberidten na6
Der 6eimat5 nit beIonberem Sob err
iudhnt uno piele @brenaeiden f9miiden
feline 8ruit. Sm Sabre 1899 tpuroe
er gum ollmddtieten BEL ben
brttii6en Sc ianotf9aften in 8riiTel
unb I'M !6aag ernannt uno berblieb big
gum Sabre 1902 in oieFr SteIuna.
Gs beibt, oab &Dnig @buarb VII.
DEM Oberitleutnant M'gourt Repinaz
ton audi nab Ieinem uetertritt aus
Der Irmee in oen 0ienit Der YreFe
tppblgefinnt seblieben ift.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-09
Big Bargains for Quick Buyers

Nicely located one-story seven
room cottage, Lee street. Price $500.
Two nice houses renting for $500
per" month situated on Carpenter
street. $360O.00 on easy terms.
One small houses on Lee street pay
ing $500 per month. viii sell for
$3.50 cash.
Two small houses paying s12 per
month. Price 5000
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-09
For sale.

We offer for sale the following de-
sirable property:
Nice residence situated on Union
street between + and g streets; lot
90x90 Price, $4,000. a
Well-located Union street ii house;
close in; lot 4511SO. This is cheap at
100000 cash. =, :
Well-located Groom residence close
in; lot 90x9o Price 100000.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-09

FOR SALE-All grades of cypress
shingles See us for prices. Hop
kins q Mallard Phone TO-
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
ESTIMATED THAT TWO THOU.
SAND PEOPLE LOST THEIR
LIVES EARLY THIS AT
TERNOON.
TUGS RECOVER BODIES
Greatest Disaster In the City's His.
tory Occurred While the Bridge
Was Filled With People,
Besides TWO Railway
Trains, Etc.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
New York, N. ", July 25.-At 2
o'clock this afternoon, without warm
ing, and while the great structure was
bearing its usual heavy traffic, the
Brooklyn Bridge collapsed and fell
into East river.
At the time of the accident there
were fully two thousand people on
the bridge, as well as two railway
trains and number of street cars.
Tugs are busy trying to recover the
bodies of the. dead. Several bodies
have already been recovered.
At this hour it cannot be ascertain
ed just how many people lost their
lives.
1t has been known for long time
that the bridge was considered un-
safe, and several hundred thousand
dollars had recently been expended in
strengthening the cables.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
UNITED PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
SAYS NOMINATION is A
CERTAINTY - GIVES
REASONS.
JOHNSON STILL FIGHTS
Minnesota Governor and Judge Gray
Will Not Give Up the Fight.
Candidates For Vice Presi-
dent Are Becoming
Numerous.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Denver, Colo, June 25-Jacob Wal
deck, correspondent of the United
Press, in reviewing the democratic
outlook, says Bryan's nomination for
the presidency is as good as made.
He says there was never anything
surer in politics.
Bryans friends count on at least
$50 of the zoos delegates, with 672
necessary to nominate The friends
of Governor Johnson and Judge Gray
are still fighting. Johnson headquar-
ters have been opened. He may be
looking to the 1912 nomination.
Former Governor Douglass of Mas
sachusetts, C. A. Towne, Cornelius
Pugsley of New York, Frank Katzen-
back of New Jersey. John w Kern of
Indiana, Congressman James of Ken
lucky, Judson Harmon of Ohio and
Governor Folk of Missouri. are all
vice presidential possibilities.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
CLEVELAND FUNERAL
Services Will Be Extremely Simple
Only Invited Persons Being
Allowed to Attend.
Special to the Herald

Special to the Herald.
Princeton, N j., June 25.-Presi
dent Roosevelt is expected to arrive
at noon tomorrow for the funeral ser.
vices over the remains of eX-Presi-
dent Cleveland The funeral is to be
extremely simple, only invited guests
being allowed on the grounds. The
town is filled with visitors to pay a
last tribute to the illustrious dead.
The body will not lie in state.
Mrs. Cleveland is bearing up well.
Esther and Marion, the two oldest
children, will arrive tonight
The following pall-bearers have
been announced: Paul Morton, E. c.
Benedict, DR.. Henry Vandyke, John
Hibben, Prof. Andrew West, Presi-
dent Finley of New York College.
The route of the funeral will be
roped off, and guarded by police and
militia.
Messages of coincidence have been
lived from all parts of the world.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
HONORs ARE DIVIDED
In the Big Race to Come Yale Is the
Favorite, But Chance Favors
Harvard.

New London, Conn, June 25.-Har-
ward and Yale divided the honors in
the preliminary boat races today.
Yale won four, and cared varsity one
length Harvard won eight and cared
freshmen two and one-half lengths.
The big race of the varsity eight
comes at $50 this afternoon. Yale is
the favorite, but Harvard is regarded
as having the best chance in years.
Enormous crowds are attending. Sec
rotary Taft is the principal rooter.
President Roosevelts family arrived
today nn the Mayflower.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
BRYAN'S NOMINATION SURE
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
Special to the Herald.

= Special to the Herald.
=: Tulsa, Okla, June Is
:: Washington Ellis, 16-year-old
=: negro, was arrested charged
= with putting cross-ties on the
= track of the Missouri, Kansas
(: & Texas railroad. Edward
3: Smittel discovered the obstruc-
9: ton just in the nick of time,
= and prevented a wreck.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25

BROOKLYN BRIDGE DOWN
"*@~%***** ::
MEYER MAY GET JOB.

:: Special TO the Herald ::
:: Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 25. ::
: It is reported that Postmast- ::
:. er General Meyer may be Sc ::
= lected as chairman of the re- ::
:. publican national committee. ::
:: 1t is said that Taft and Roose- ::
:: welt both favor his appoint ::
{. ment, which may be an ::
:: nounced Saturday. +:
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
Business Conditions Good.

New York, June 25.-Pierpont Nor
gan, sailing for Europe, declared the
business outlook in America is the
very best Conditions he declar-
ed, ARE most gratifying, and have i'm
proved greatly since l went abroad
several months ago. I am positive
they will continue to improve"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
win observe cIeveIand'a Death

Washington, D. c., June 25.-Orders
have been te1egraphed throughout the
world to all government agencies
abroad for the proper observance of
Cleveland's death. The flag is to
be kept at half mast at all embassies
and legations for thirty days. A sa-
lutte of twenty-one guns are to be
fired at all army posts and all war
ships are to fire guns every half hour
on the day of the funeral.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
Gibson to Hang Saturday.

Cuero, Texas, June 24.-The execu-
ton of Monk Gibson will take place
here Saturday, probably between the
hours of 2:S0 and o'clock, and it is
expected that a special train will
bring up people from Wharton and in
termediate points, who wish to wit
ness it and return home the same
day
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25
sHERMbN'S CONDITION
lmproved-lt Is Expected the Patient
Will Be Able to Leave the Hos
pital Within Week.
Special to. the Herald.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 25.-con-
gresham Sherman's condition is i'm
proved His temperature, respiration
and pulse are better, and he passed a
comfortable night. 1t is expected he
will be able to leave the hospital in
a week, and the physicians have de-
cided no operation will be necessary
now The specialists who were sum-
moned have been directed to not
come.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-25

are made IN medium and light weights
sizes 81 to 12-in black. light and dark
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colors. Holeproof" Sox do not crock. -
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Come see our stock. And-remember
Holeproof' Sox are guaranteed to wear
six months or you get new ones FREE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04

Lord iedesdale o.. - CAV "a '''''f..'
tion ~ Whlstlerk methods 10 "a 10 81
lng in l.andon in support Of memo
rial to the great artist. lie WIS PAM
ing he said. portrait OF lady
Whistler took mp his position at one
end Of the room with his sitter and the
canvas at the other end For Il long
time he stood looking at his model
holding In his hand a huge brush Iul.
OF color. such a brush as a man wouiu
use to whitewash house. Then Ne
rushed forward and smashed'the brush
full Of color into the canvas. Ihen NJ
ran back. and forty or fifty times ne
repeated this. At the end OF thai
time there stood out on the 'canvas q
space which exactly indicated the h@
ure. the form and the expression OF
the sitter. There was pathetic story
attaching to the picture The baiiins
were In the house when the picture
was finished. That was quite com
mon occurrence. and Whistler only
laughed. hut he went round his studio
with a knife and deliberately destroyed
all his canvases. including this picture,
which was to have been his (DOrd
Redesdalesi.-D Advertiser.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 10 a.
m. and 8 IS, IL 30 q. M. and 200, 2 80, 80
8 is and 10 30 p. N. Open at 500 q. M,
100 m, and 90 p. m. On straightforward
mails close at s As q. M, 23O, and Z ~
p. m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close 81
AS 6. m and 10 30 a. M, and 20 P. m.
9 80 and 1890 p. m. Open at 800 a. m. and
6 90 D. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close al
10 80 q. M, and $50. s 10 and 10 80
o. m Open at 8 a. M, II N and 4 p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at 10 a. N.
and 800 D. IN. Open at Il 80 and 80 p. m.
Alexandria and Round I'LL mails close al
80 a. m, and % p. m. Open at 9Ota. NJ.
and 230 p. u.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 3 20 p.
n. aid 10 80 p. m. Open at 800 q. N. and
COOP, N.
Washington mails close at 7 10, a. an. 8 As
and II so .. H., and 2 co. 80
8 10 and ID OPP. m. Open at so q. M,
1870 N. and on p m. and 4 30 p. m.
Once Hours-Open ct 500 q. III. Cloee al
800 pm.
Sunday HOurs-open at 9OOs. m. Gloss
at 10 90 g. m.
Carriers Seized ale Collection made on in.
Hide routes-6 30 and 10 90 a. 10. and 90 and
{ 80 p. N. Fl u rOute-6 80 q. m. and 30 p.
m. Sunday @ objection 500 D. M. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 a. N. and clces
1000 a. N.
Deliveries made sOOS.m. 100, 2. ~. and
Alb o. m.
All mail should be in the once ten minutes
bafore our indinatAd tina Roy closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
An Unburied Picture.

Rossettl secured permission in 1Sl2)
to reopen the coffin Of his wife'ln order
to secure the manuscripts Of some
poems which he had buried with her
seven years before.
Some such incident might have &C.
Cured in connection with j. NJ. w.
Turner II his desire to he buried wrap
ped mp in his own painting of car
thage" had been carried out. There
was some difficulty in selling the paint
ing. and the artist kept the canvas by
him. He always said he would he
wrapped In it when he was buried and
even went so far as TO ask Chantrey II
as his executor he would fulfill his
wishes on that point.
NO doubt" answered the sculptor,
81 shall bury you rolled up in your pic
ture II It is one Of the conditions OF
your will. but | would take you up
next day and unroll your
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
The Gentle Rebuff.

"Immeasurable are the rebuns that
the helpers of the poor. the seekers
after charity for their suffering broth
ers undergo" said a New York charity
organization official "A friehi OF
mine. Methodist minister in small
western town. told me the other day
OF his last rebuff. not uukind one
Entering the Office Of the local weekly
the minister said 10 the editor:
81 am soliciting aid for gentleman
OF refinement and intelligence who Is
In dire need OF a little ready money
but who is far too proud Il man Ia
make his sufferings known.
why exclaimed the editor. push
ing up his eyeshade. Pm the only chaI
IN the village who answers that de
scrlption. What's this gentleman
nameT
81 regret, said the minister. that
am not ut liberty TO disclose it,
why. 1t must he me- said the ed
itor. 1T Is me. It's me, sure. Heaven
prosper you, parson. in your good
work."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
Senate and Lords.

The British house OF lords is sur
vival of the ancient aristOcracy Of the
kingdom. which for long time was
supreme In all national matters. When
the democratic sentlmenF1gon a place
for itself in the shape Of the house OF
commons the natural and apparently
indestructible conservatism Of the Brit
ish people held on TO the house OF lords
as a check upon the commons and
perpetual reminder Of the ancient insti-
tuition. The senate Of the United States
was the result OF the compromise
struck between the NatiOnalists and
States Rights parties in the convention
that formed the constitution. Some
were for merging the representatives
In a single body, while others Insisted
upon the second chamber (the senatel
as a recognition OF the political equality
of the states.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
ONLY a Dodqe.

An insurance expert was relating In
Chicago some oddities Of insurance.
And then" said the expert there
was that case Of the general store man
in Ohio. This mans store burned
down. and. because his stock was so
heavy. the company disputed his claim.
I remember one Item in his stock list
II 500 mourning hatbands. When ]
came to this item | thumped II with
nv pencil and said to the storekeeper
severely:
"T,ook here, this IL unreasonable.
Why should you have had 1I.5O
mourning hatbands In stock? what
possibility was there that death would
create In a single small shop like yours
demand for 1850 mourning hat
bandsT
THE storekceper smiled at ME In
condescending way and replied:
81 didn't keep those hatbands for
men who grieved for the death OF rela-
lives or friends. but for men who went
into mourning for the grease on their
hats. '"-Bostou Globe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
The Masters Title,

Professor Key when head master OF
a large London school was one of the
most genial gentlemen that ever filed
that position He was fond OF encour-
aging fun I'm his boys and was not UNI
willing to recount occasionally during
class time when anything prompted 1t
the manners and customs OF countries
be had visited. On one occasion he
was telling his class about Spain and
said.
"Do you know, boys. that when a
man attains to eminence there he Is
not called sir but is given the title
Of dom"
One Of the boys here called out:
"Then, suppose, SIR they would
call you Don KeyT
The gravity Of the class was COM
pletely upset for the remainder of the
afternoOn.-Strand Magazine
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-04
Misfrss Of Young Idea.

Air usually has no weight but when
placed in a barometer II Is found to
weigh about fifteen pounds a square
Inch.
II small hole were bored In the top
Of barometer tube. the mercury
would shoot up In a column thirty feet
high.
A right angle Is 30 degrees +.
Hydrogen Is colorless, odorless and
insoyent.
A cuckoo is a thing that turns from
a butterfly into moth
Horsepower Is the distance Il horse
can carry one pound OF water In an
hour
The earth revolves on It's own axis
865 times ia twenty-four hours. This
rapid motion through space causes It's
sides to persplre, forming dew-Uni-
verslty Correspondent