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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

When the service pension system.
under which 1t was unnecessary to
produce evidence Of wounds or illness
incurred in the war became effective.
there was a prevalent belief, which
found wide expression, that the privi-
leges It conferred would show the ex
istence of large unknown army" OF
veterans who had not previously ap-
piled for pensions, but who would Inn
mediately come forward as claimants.
The statement is made that the num-
Der Of new pensioners under the act
has 50 far been only 6,s0l. The "un.
known army" apparently proved to be
not much larger than a good sized
brigade.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

TWT TTTTN TUT vi
the stairs. The young man sat. lost.
hopeless, horror grlpped. his eyes run.
ming mechanically over the closely
typewriter pages Of the engineers re-
port outsider MS he wns In mntters OF
practical business Alwyn could see
that Horrignn had In no way exag-
gerated the documents contents. He
knew, too. that the firm OF engineers
who had drawn up the report were
the foremost Of their sort and above all
shadow Of suspicion.
Little by little the nuhbness lifted
from blg hrnlu. and ia ~ niaoo arnrt.-
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

See? Now. do
as you please
about the bill.
You're n fine
man TO preach
about graft, you
arei The very
roof over your
head, the clothes
on your back,
W ere bought
W lth graft
money!
Bennett scarce
~ needed the
coarse insult.
nor did he note
IL o riga n s
grunt OF good
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

1t is easy TO grow seedlings from
many OF our leading fruits. OF course
every Seeding does not prove valuable,
but If one out Of hundred is good we
are well repaid. Love OF the work
and perseverance have accomplished
much in this line aud will accomplish
more.-L H. Read
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

The Confederate flag discovered tioat
ing over miners cabin in Cuba calls
to mind Captain Shelton's story. THE
Last Three Soldiers" telling how three
boys In gray, hiding from pursuers In
the mountains, holsted the old flag and
kept II floating long after the wat
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27
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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

Sophomore (groanlng over his Greek
lessonl-Oh, why didn't Homer re-
serve translation rights!-Transatlantic
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

~ eIeganl lIae Of nn.lo.dale ln
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27

wait, please. You knew his fortune
was largely tied up in Borough stock.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-06-27
A CONVENTION PRIMER
Important Information Cmterui
Coming National PohhcalC
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIG

When and where will the Democratic convent
Ger, July 7,
90 will there BET
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
THEY DID.

Macmillan Foster, whose short sto-
ries are familiar to readers of Every
body's, happened to notice the little
sign above our desk that reads:
DO IT NOW!
''Do you find that that works well?'
he asked US.
Its very effective" we told him.
THAT isn't what I asked you," said
Mr.. Foster. ''I heard of case Just
the other day that will show you the
difference.
''The head of large business house
bought number of those DO it now
signs and hung them up around his Off
ces. They were effective beyond ex-
pectations, and yet it can hardly be said
that they worked very well. When,
after the first few days of those signs,
the business man counted up the results,
he found that the cashier had skipped
out with $40, 900, the head book-keeper
had eloped with the stenographer, three
clerks had asked for raise in salary,
and the Office boy had lit out for the
West to become highwayman.
Every y'Dody's Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
EDUCATING OUR BOYS.

Parents and guardians with boys tC
educate, especially if the boys are at
tending, or are soon to enter prepara-
tory or high schools, will find Joseph
nj. Rogers series of four papers on
Educating Our Boys" Ito begin in the
March Lippincott's) not only deeply
interesting, but extremely helpful.
Mr.. Rogers, who was formerly man.
aging editor of McClure's Magazine,
takes up in these notable papers secon.
dary education, by which is meant that
secured at preparatory schools, and as
he spent several months investigating
and gathering data, the articles may
be taken as authoritative. He shows
conclnsivelyr that secondary education
is not being given the attention it de-
serves, and that in comparison with it,
primary and superior, or collegiate, ed
ucation have made much greater pro-
gress during the PAST few decades. Mr..
Rogers points out that the cost of Sc
curing secondary education should be re-
duced so that it may be in reach of
many more boys; that in the private
preparatory schools the days of work
are too few and the days of vacation
too many; discusses the influence of
athletics at such schools, and in the
final paper gives many helpful sugges-
tions as to the betterment of conditions
in general.
These articles are likely to create
something of revolution in public SEN
timent regarding our boys private pre-
paratory schools. for Mr. Rogers is no
unfriendly critic and deals with his
theme sympathetically and construc-
lively. Philanthopic millionaires, as
well as all those interested in the cause
of education, will do we'll to read them.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
"AND HIS BODY TO THE DEEP" /"

Into the sunlit tide, into the blue and
the brown,
The spotless canvas flashes, the nerveless
lad slips down,
Starting the cruising fishes, where the
golden shadows sleep,
Breaking the purple drift and shaking
the amber deep.
The ports of the South and East will be
rid of his boyish din
When another trip is made and the good
old bark draws in.
The girls will question his messmates;
but little enough he'll care,
With the amber weed about him, like
strands of a mermaid's S hair.
Seasoned he was to laughter, danger,
and rugged toll
South with cargo of fish, East with a
cargo of oil
Balmy nights at the wheel, under a
sailing moon.
And fog and ice, and fear, crossing the
banks in June.
Needless of calm and tempest now may
he sleep, serene,
Wrappedina hammock of silence, where
the coral forests lean.
Free of the jumping deck, free of the
bending spar.
In his dreams he will drop the Cross and
raise the white North Star.
He stood his watch and his trick as well
as most of US do.
His lights were those of the sea-fitful
myriad, true:
And the sea, that grudged him his bread,
has called him to rest, at last,
With sand on his eyes and his lips, till
the traffieking years are past.
The Ocean.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
IRvINGToN. VIRGINIA. FRIDAY JANUARY 81, 1908.
DADS WAY.

Just because he says, 'God bless 'em,
They We're made to make noisep
People say that Dads peculiar
In his bringing up of boys.
They don't understand boy nature,
That's the troublei"-Dad, says he;
"Reckon that they've quite forgotten
All about the used-to-be.
"When my boys break loose and holler,
l break loose and holler, too,
Just to show they do no different
From the way we used to do.
When they want to go a-swimming,
| find time to go along;
Show 'em how to dive and side-stroke,
What is right. and what is wrong
Take 'em fishing, and out hunting,
Join 'em in game of ball,
Teach 'em how to find the muskrat,
And to know the plover's call;
Laugh at all their trifling mishaps,
Let them laugh in turn at me;
Take their dares-from jumping fences
Round to shinnying up tree.
$50 we're jolly boon companions,
Best of chums-my boys and me,
Bond between US can't be broken;
Triple-wovenl'-Dad, says he.
Better lead boy than drive him;
It's by far the better plan;
Then you need not fear the future
When he grows to be man."
The New World.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
TRIED JEFFERSON DAVIS;
NEGRO LEGISLATOR DEAD.

Yesterday saw the passing of one of
the most picturesque figures in Rich
mond, or perhaps in the State of vir-
ginia, when Lewis Lindsay, an old col
ored man, died at his little house, No.
515 Catherine Street at the age of six
ty-three, says Richmond paper.
Lindsey was born in Caroline county,
being before and during the war slave
belonging to the Pendleton estate. AS
did few of the negroes in the latter
part of slavery, he managed to pick up
a fairly good education; and being of
unusual intelligence, was brought into
prominence as soon as the members of
his race were set free. He joined
forces with the carpet baggers, and
soon became politicalpower. He was
selected as member of both the grand
jury and the petit jury which tried JEFF
ferson Davis, and at his death left as
legacy to his daughter the famous
picture of the jury, which was taken
after the Confederate President was
/ tried.
AAS Wno NnSil ukduS a IlSIllDcI VI the
motley assemblage known as the Un-
derwood Convention, that framed the
Constitution of Virginia, which re-
mained in force until the Constitutional
Convention of 1900, and in the year
following he was elected to the Legis-
lature from the city of Richmond and
served one term. Then, as The whites
gradually regained their franchises and
assumed control of the political situa-
ton, he was lost to sight, and falling
from his high estate, the last years of
his life were passed in selling papers
on the streets of Richmond.
Besides his political gifts, he was an
excellent musician, and not only per-
formed on the violin, but composed a
number. of airs. A number of the
white people of the city took their first
lessons in music under him.
Up to the last days of his life hetook
the liveliest interest in public affairs,
and read exhaustively the papers he
sold every day. As an old, decrepid
news boy' his was a familiar figure
to the frequent visitors to Richmond.
The old man was possessed of all of
the courtesy of the true "Old Virginia
gentleman" and was loved and re-
spected by-agreat number Of white peo-
pie, who held him in high esteem.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
THE MEASURE OF A MAN.
SAMUEL .PoLLoCK LINN. }

Man ever dreams of his abilities.
There is no limit to his aspirations.
His restless mind, in it's sublime aspir-
ings, ever springs beyond the present
and the visable, in search of an ideal
perfection; yet men are not to be meas
ured by their aspirations. We are not
to take every man at his own self-esti-
mate. Men are to be measured by their
mental force and culture, by their will
power, their moral stamina and decision;
by their kindness and gentleness, by
their adherence of everything that is
mean and narrow and uncharitable and
dishonest, by their energy and con-
ciousness and hopefulness, and not by
their vanity. or self assertion. 1t is
force of thought, force. of principal,
force of soul that measures a man, be
his presumptious what they may. Pre-
tention and self exaggeration mar the
roundness of mans character, an(
are sure to be unmasked and put t,
the blush at last. Mere assumption
will not stand the tests of life. In tn,
long run every man passes just TO
what he is worth. There is wonder
full leveling power in human affairs, al
unerring, sitting process, CONSTANT.
winnowing the chaff from the wheat
elevating men of merit to their prope
positions, lowering those who hav
self-esteem to recommend them to thei
proper places.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
OLE NOR'WESTER.,

Ole Nor'wester walkin' in
Rattlin' shipgle roof an tin;
Shakin' shuttahs, bangin' do,
Liftin' cairpit off de ho'.
Blow, ole snortah; blow yoh bes',
Ah amt gwine to lose no res.
Ole Nor'wester, he say "Wowl"
Skeer de mule and skeer de cow
Set de chickens squawl1in' out,
Jes' de same ez coon wahr erbout:
Blow, ole bustah; shout an squeal,
Longs All got nah poak an meali
Ole Nor'wester howl "Wooh hoop'
Kase dat's wot he's bawn ter do.
Down der chimbley- -jim-mi-nee-
Amt he huntin' round foh me!
Blow, ole blowhahdl Wot All care
When dey's plenty o. wood to spare.
Ole Nor'wester comm erlong
Singin' ah kinder spookyahd song;
Grab nah fiddle an swing de bow
Let him puff an let him blow
Let him bust hisself, jes' bust,
Wifi goin' round kickin' up der dust!
Ole Nor'wester can't skeer me
BLOWN Ground in de sycamore tree,
Shakin' de latch an bangin' de pane,
An tearin' eroun' moh shack in vain.
Blow ole snifter, snort an whoop,
So longs dere fab an a pot O. soupl
Baltimore Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
MUST HAVE LIVED IN JERSEY.

A little girl was being put to bed one
summer night, and after she had said
her prayers her mother kissed her good
night, and said:
''Now go to sleep dear. Don't be
afraid for Gods angels are watching
over you"
In short time while the mother anG
father were at tea, small voice from
upstairs was heard.
Mama
eyes, little one; what is it?''
Gods angels are buzzing around
and ones bitten me. Harper
weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
WOULD RUIN GREAT BRITAIN.
New York Woman Has N claim for
Some 0ctiiiions Against
English Governments.

Miss Cecilia j. Eustaphieve, of New
York, has a claim against the British
government, which is somewhat unus-
ual. The wealth of the Indies would
not suffice TO pay the claim as it foots
up today. Through her grandmother
Miss Eustaphieve inherits half-inter-
est In bill againt Great Britain which
has been standing since the thirteenth
century, and which by this time has an
accumulative value of $93, 799, 400, ,62S, :
100, 600, 600, 900, 900. The other heiress
to the claim is the Countess di Peruzzi-
di Medici, also an American, and sis
ter of Julian Story, until recently the
husband of Emma Games.
About 100 years ago the great-great-
grandfather of Miss Eustaphieve, Alex
is Eustaphieve, a member of a dis
tinguished family of Georgia, in the
south of Russia, was appointed consul
general to America by the Car. He
held the post with honor for forty-nine
years. His son took as wife the
daughter of the Italian minister, Count
di Peruzzi, and Miss Eustaphieve is
their granddaughter. She thus is the
direct descendant of the great house of
Peruzzi, Florentine bankers, who in the
thirteenth century financed Edward ILL.,,
of England, in the Hundred Years War
with France for the possession of the
province of Touraine.
The ''Black Prince" also drew heavi-
ly upon the resources of the Peruzzi,
and swelled the debt to goodly proper
tions.
Since that date the family of Peruz-
Il has presented statement of the
amount of the debt with the interest
agreed upon by Edward Ill, to the
British government every ten years.
The debt has never been repudiated; it
has just been neglected" like so many
British debts, and Miss Eustaphieve be-
lieves that it is still good. But the
sum has now grown into such dimen-
sions that John ID. Rockefeller's entire
possessions could not pay the interest
on it for one year, and all the ships in
all the navies in the world would suf-
flee to carry the money, unless in clear
ing house checks, if the Chancellor of
the English Exchequer could collect
it, to Miss Eustaphieve in NewYork.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31
DON'T TAKE YOUR CARES HOME.

When men are asked what traits they
admire in wife there is one which
every man will say he requires. 1t is
that wife should not take her kitchen
into the parlor.
Nor should she, but, by the same
token, man should not take his office
into his home.
81 can tell the moment my husband
! enters the door whether things have
gone right at the Office that day." said
woman who has long since learned
that it does not conduce to domestic
happiness to take her kitchen into the
dining room, to say nothing Of the parlor.
That man ought to be ashamed of
himself. His wife has many cares.
She runs her house with the assistance
of one medium-p priced girl, and there are
three young children. They all live
comfortably, but it takes good manage
ment, for the income is not large. Now,
don't you think that woman has just as
much right to enjoy an evening free
from Office cares as the ms n has to be free
from kitchen cares? She seldom has such
an evening, for she is more than often
obliged to hear all the trials that have
beset her husband during the day. This
means that her already tired brain and
body receive an unjust burden.
When a man meets a serious business
difficulty the majority of wives rise
magnifcently to the occasion and help
bear the burden bravely. But they
should not be annoyed with the from
day to day troubles. for they have
enough of their own.
There was the man who recently tolC
his wife long detailed account of 6
difficulty he was in at the office. ant
added: ''lf things don't change soon
| don't know what I'll do" and KEEP
on this rate until he got her all worried
The difficulty was one that had JUS
arisen, and was only a temporar,
trouble, as deep in his heart he knew
But he wanted sympathy, and so got i
| from his wife by appealing to her. Il
the morning he was gloomy and left he
with a weight like lead at her heart
All day long she felt depressed. Tn
children were cross and she had to Civ,
much strength to them, meantime car
rying the added burden of her husband
business. When he came home at nigh
and she saw his radiant face, sh
gasped: "Oh, Will, is it all right?"
''What do you mean?" he aske,
blankly; then, remembering, adde,
laughingly, "Oh, yes; that turned ou
all right. found the letter waiting fo
me when got downtown this morning.
And he will never know that just sue
incidents as that are eating away tn
bloom from her love for him. She
one of those women, who, when one O
the children is sick, will send him off t
business with smile and kiss and te
him it'sless serious than she really feel
it to be, for she does not want him t
, carry an added worry during busines
6 hours. She does not compelhim to tax
. the family and house to his office.
If you've got a wife like that, m
masculine reader, just see that you pla
? fair with her. You are probably kin
and indulgent husband, as most of thel
:" are, but be still kinder by being as kin
to her as she is to you. Don't tax
" your Office home at night. Lock it a
in when you turn the key in the door.
. Irene Gardner, in Richmond Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-01-31

The husband who tells his wife every
morning that she grows prettier every
day needs to do precious little else for
her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
BRYCE TALKS TO
 COLORED PEOPLE

Tuslxeegee, November 17.-James Bryce, British ambassador at Washington, in an address to the negro students at the Tus- kegee institute here, today said:
 We have within the British empire many millions of the negro race. We are profoundly interested in what is being done here. We hope to obtain sugges- tions by which we can be benefited. I have long been convinced that the idea which is here being worked out of the inn portance of industrial training is sound. It is grounded in the history of the hu- man race. Every family of mankind. whatever it's color, has to begin as the white race did. by acquiring habits of steady and constant labor and by working out for itself knowledge of the indus tries and arts on which civilization, even in its rudest forms, must rest.
 There are many of your race who have acquired property and who by their steady labor are helping with that wonderful progress of the south which strikes any one who comes here and knows what the south has to contend with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-18
PRESIDENT WILL
 FIGHT FOR NAVY
Will Make Strong Appeal to
 Last Congress
WANTS PROGRESSIVENESS
Reform Leaders In the Navy Depart ment See Chance for Naval Expan- sion in New Personnel In
 Senate Committees.

Washington, November 1f.-(SpeciaL)- Members of Congress who have talked with the President believe that the prin- cipal White House effort winch will be forthcoming at the last session to which he will submit recommendations will be devoted to the navy.
 During his administration the greater navy has been one of the main key hnotes of the President and it is known that he would like to go out of office with a building programme liberal enough to insure the government Of adequate naval protection against any power within the next five years. It Is therefore eN- pected that the President will not be content with the urgent recommendations for naval expansion which he will make in his message but that he will go further and urge personally upon members the necessity of appropriatng on q larger scale In addition to the ships them selves the President ehopes for degree of reorganiza ton. which is badly needed in the navy department Criticism from the inside and as it has proved, very hea1thful criticism, has been sternly re- buked by the bureau chiefs and gone the way of the pigeon hole. From an outside source the President learned of this con- dition and investigations made by him have confirmed the strictures made upon the service by it's own officers.
 With the appointment of 4lr. Newberry the more progressive naval officers think they see a chance of reform. One of the main stumbling blocks is the Senate com mittee on naval affairs, which, has been subservient to the department clique. There is a possibility of relief in this quarter as the death of Senator Allison may take Senator Hale away from the naval committee. placing him at the head of appropriations.
 The President has been particularly anxious for a rapid stride in naval up- building since the action of the German government which has decided upon programme of IS battleships in the next ten years of the most powerful type the Dreadnought.' In addition. there are to be the same number of battleships or the Indomitable type, with cruisers, tor pedo boat destroyers and submarines Tn nroportion. The construction of four bat tleships of the most powerful type Will be urged upon Congress by the President and it is thought he will also recommend an increase in all other types or sea fighters.