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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
THE NECK RUFF.
II Reached Its Full Glory In the Six
toenth Century,

II Reached ItS Full Glory In the Six
toenth Century,
one Of the most peculiar and inter
esting evolutions in historic fashion 10
the growth and development OF the
ruff in England. This ruff began It's
career ms a humble lltte something
like a tuck running along the top OF
the chemisette from shoulder to shout
der You can see II grow in the
portraits Of royal peraonages slowly,
but surely like great linen flower
opening It's plated petals from genera
ton to generation. During the reign
OF Henry VII It was scarcely more
than a budding excrescence. but with
Henry VIII. It had outgrown its tuck
stage to the extent Of reaching up to
the ears and was beginning to sport a
mild fare. Those were the days OF
such strict sumptuary laws that in or
der to wear black genet you must be
royal, to wear sable you must outrank
your viscount neighbor to wear mar
ten or velvet trimmings you must be
able TO show an income OF over 200
marks year. The reign OF Edward
VI. and Queen Mary merely fostered
the run without encouraging It to any
greater development But Queen Eliza
beth, seeing In II possibilities for of
setting her red hair and clear skin,
famed II into vigorous life. In the six
teenth century the ruff burst into full
bloom. Men and women. even tiny
princesses, were overshadowed by the
stiff rays OF tina RUIZ on an great occa-
slons. Even over France, Germany
and Italy It spread its white pintons
and held unquestioned sway until Il
fell with the Roundheads. q,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
FISHES FACES.
The Fascination They Have For Ono
Lover Of Nature.

Tho Fascination They Have For Ono
Lover Of Nature.
Did you ever stop to examine the
expression on the face Of a fish?
do not mean Of some VIGOROUSLY gro
tesque fish, but of just any plain sea.
farlng fish. ! confess that the fascina.
ton for me Is the same whether ]
stand in front OF some great collection
OF little monstroslties like that in the
Naples aquarium or whether | sit by
my dining room window and contem-
plate the goldfish in my little boys
glass bowl People watch the mon
keys at the zoo and remark how hu.
man they are, how sly and crafty the
old ones. how cute and playful the
young ones, But for steady company
give me the fish How restful they
are with their mouthings. as regular
as II they were governed by balance
wheel How quiet, too. for not one
word OF murmured protest or Of chat
tering fault finding do they inaict upon
us! How philosophical as they bask
In the sun the liyelopg- day or seek
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
MATRIMONIAL ADVICE.

There has been so much written
and said on the subject OF marriage
and the responsibilities and compen-
stations OF married life that one could
hardly expect TO hear anything new
regarding 1t, But once in a while
somebody evolves an idea in a new
way and then 1t becomes OF inter-
est. Somebody in st. Louis has in
tegviewed Mrs. William r, Russell,
who has just passed the fiftieth an
niversary of her wedding, and she
has let drop few gems of matri-
monial wisdom which are worth re-
membering. For instance. she says:
There is good deal of Christian
Science about marriage. II you think
that you are satisfied and happy in
your home life and smile at hard
ships 1t Is the happiest thing possible.
On the other hand, the same condi-
tlons and circumstances met with
frowns and a disposition to find fault
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
H.lr,In tho Watch,

well. sir had TO send my watch
downtown 10 have II cleaned out
again." said an east side barber the
other day. 81 have 20 send my watch
to the repair shop about once a month,
and there is absolutely nothing the
matter with It. except that Il Is full OF
hairs. do not understand how the
hairs can get into the works and be-
hind the hands and mix up In tho
handspring and every place as they do
In my tlmepiece. | watched myself
one month ms closely AZ could, and
swear | never opened the back OF II.
Yet at the end OF the month ! unscrew-
ed the back lid, and It was full OF lit
tie fine hairs. always keep It In my
pocket when am cutting hair, but I
don't see how any hairs get into the
watch. Yet they must because they
are always there" - Columbus Dis
patch
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
HUMORISTS
IN DENVER
spaeial 10 DAILY Panhandle.

1 oP'Nlel w Deily Aehu"hNio'
Denver, Aug. 2i--solemn, serious
sad-eyed men, who daily toll with
shears and pen to make poke, a
verse. a pun, or photographic bit OF
fun, today by scores swooped sadly
down 10 hold wake in Denver town.
In other words, the mile-high city
is today sorely afflicted by vista
ton from the lawmakers OF the ma
ton, who are here for the annual
session OF the American Press HUI
morists' Association, As a result,
the usual care-free atmosphere OF the
town has become surcharged with a
deep and abiding gloom. Behind
curtained windows women and chill
dren are weeping and strong men
can scarcely restrain their grief
while ministers are declaring that
Wicked Denver Is being scourged by
IIONlutnCb lOI llh hlhb'
rhe convention opened today is
the sixth annual funeral OF the or
ganization, which isn't dead yet.
Among the members are Mark Twain,
Whltcomb Riley, Bob" Burdette,
Charles Battell LOOMS, Edmund
Vance Cook, Holman f. Day. John
Kendrick Bangs, w d. Nesbit, s,
W. GILLIAN, Duncan n, Smith, w.
j. hampton, George Fitch, Robertus
Love. Henry Edward Warner and
Alfred J. Waterhouse. Frank Thomp-
son Searlght, OF Los Angeles, is pres
ident OF the association. S. Il. XII
sre, the well-known humorist OF the
Chicago Record-Herald, is vice pres
ident, and Judd Mortimer Lewis, of
the Houston Post, is secretary-treas-
urer. -,.
It was originally intended 10 hold
this years convention in Houston, in
order that the humorists might have
an opportunity to make the ac-
quaintance Of the red-halred widows
and other products Of Grand Old
Texas made famous by Mr.. Lewis,
but illness OF the latter rendered ne
cessary a change in the plans, The
newspaper men OF Denver have made
every arrangement TO render the Wis
II OF he humorists as pleasant as
possible. The association was or
ganized In Baltimore IN 1903 and,
has members in nearly every large
city Of the country.
The popular conception that funny
men are usually fat Is dlsproved by
an inspection OF the delegates to to-
days convention. Most OF them are
lean and pale and sorrowful, and
about as JOYFUL, at first glance, as
a gang OF undertakers. II Is al
legged in their behalf, however, that
they are really funnler thaa they
look. Denver folk will have an OPP
portunity to decide that question for
themselves, as one OF the big fea-
lures OF the convention will be a
public meeting, at which the chief
kidders OF the nation will recite their
funniest poems and stories.
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the governor.

the governor.
we also believe that this prac-
tlee OF permitting these racing as
soclations to appoint special police
men, who become public officers by
reason OF such appointment, is a bad
one, and should be discontinued
Public officers should only DO APP
pointed by the public, and should be
amenable 10 the public, and con-
trolled through public agencies"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
TO Notify Kern.

Special to Daily Panhandle.
Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 24.-To-
morrow will be a gala day for all
Democrats of the Hoosier state. the
indications pointing to the presence
OF many thousands OF visitors from
Indiana and surrounding states at
the Kern notification ceremonies,
The formal exercises will be held at
the state fair grounds, and arrangCF
ments have been made so that all
who desire may hear the addresses.
Mr.. Bryan will be here and will de-
liver an address on the trusts, which
will probably be his only address
during the campaign.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

the occasional shade of the modest
sprlp OF green's which forms the
conventional garnlshing Of their wa
terry abode! How easily gratihed arc
their simple tastesI Surely with their
coed manners, their quiet department
ana their stoical bearing goldfish are
the IDEAL companions OF the mature
man Monkeys and dogs and kittens
NAV amnse the children by their tricks
ard antics. but only the grown man
cnu appreciate the solid qualities OF
the Ash's character as written upon
his features. Atlantic Monthly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
A New Definition.

The class was studying grammar.
"Now." said the teacher, Can any
one give me word ending with 'ous,'
meaning full OF. as in dangerous full
OF danger and hazardous full OF
hazardT
There was silence in the class for
moment. Then n boy sitting in the
front row nut out his hand.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
HAMS BROS.
TRIED FRIDAY
Associated Press.

New York Aug. 24,-Captaln
Peter c. Haines and brother, T. Jen-
kins Haines were taken to the magis.
trates court Of Long Island city today
the former charged with killing Will
liam r. Annis at the Bay Side Yacht
Club, and the latter with being &C
cessory to the act, BY agreement
with the district attorney arralgn-
ment was postponed until next Fri
day. Captain Haines appeared on
the verge of nervous collapse,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

rIns corps, military academy, naval
academy and the militia OF the sew
eral states, the national rifle team
match was commenced here today,
The event Is in charge OF the Ma
tlonal Board for the Promotion OF
Rifle Practice, organized under au-
thority OF congress.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MODS,

Human nature appears to be very
much the same on both sides OF Ma
sons and Dixon's line, but 1t is
claimed by a southern paper, the Mo-
bile Register, that there Is differ
ence between northern mob and a
southern mob in this, that the north
erners display race anlmosity, where
as the southerners' anger is against
the individual wrongdoer At Spring
field negroes OF all kinds were as
saulted and their nabitations burned
by the mob that failed to get hold OF
the criminal negro Says the paper
above referred 20:
This sort OF thing does not hap
pen in the South, except in rare
cases when a number OF negroes are
banded together to offer resistance.
A southern mob confines its atten-
tons strictly to the guilty or sup
posed-to be guilty; all other negroes
are safe, and 90 about their business
as usual. There may be racial anil
mostly down here, but no enough OF
It to lncite the mob to general vio-
lencc The reason is that southern
efs know the negroes, and are aware
that there are good negroes and a
few bad ones; whereas all negroes
look alike to the northern whites,
and II the northerners dislike any
they dislike all OF them"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
BRYAN FOR
INDIANAPOLIS
Amidst Cheers Of Crowds Can
dIdate and Executive Conn.,
Leave Chicago
associated Press.

N'NNNaHN'N a A''Rs
Chicago, Aug Cheered by
scores who thronged around the
train, william j, Bryan, accompan-
led by the national committee, de-
parted at noon today for Indlanapo-
IFS to attend the notification of John
w. Kern, candidate for vice presi-
dent Mr., Bryan expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the progress
OF events, and feeling assured of
Democratic success in November. Mr..
Bryan today cancelled his engage
ment to speak at the state fair OF
Syracuse, n, " September IS, for
the reason that the managers in
sisted on charging admission.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
Consolidated Roads.

speelalt Daily Panhandle.
Mobile Ala, Aug. Alt Is ex,
pected that this week will mark the
completion OF the plans for the con-
solldN ton OF the Mobile, Jackson g.
Kansas City and the Gulf q Chicago
railroads with the New Orleans, Mo.
bile & Chicago road.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

John n. Rockefeller gave a cousin
$50 for wedding present. Not so
much, we admit, but 1t was hardly
to be expected that he would equal
University or Chicago donation.
Tht latter needs the money.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

A Chicago dispatch says that John
szzodrowski fell out of second story
window and the fall cured a head
ache. 1t is a safe guess that it didn't
feaze his name.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
Not.

Shall we marry, darling. or shah we
snot2" was the short and witty line an
ardcnt lover dispatched to tho IDOL OF
his heart.
But. where the Stpangeness Of tbs
natter comes in, the gii replied: IT
shall not You may doias you please"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

A dispatch from Washington
speaking Of breadmaking as teh prac-
speaking Of breadmaking as the prac-
teal art Is now being taught to SOL
dough" They are not the only ones.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

New York theaters are having RI
val productions OF "The Devil" It
is the only time on recor dtha his
satanic majesty was known to brook
rival, but he probably has his rea-
sons, 7r't..
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

Women appear to be able to vio-
late the customs laws as complacent-
ly as men, but when they do pull off
such a thing the game has to be
worth It.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

Candidate sherman frankly said
that he wasn't a bit surprised. He
had known II for some time, Who
on earth could have told him?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

A New York Judge who discharged
a man accused of cheating pawn
broker, is Daniel come to judy
ment. He declares that 1t can't be
done.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

The hesitation of witnesses before
the Springfield grand jury shows
that the ec,orcd people are not the
only ones who fear the mob.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
National Rifle Match,
to Daily Panhandle

special TO Daily Panhandle.
Camp Perry, ohio, Aug. 24.--with
teams Of twelve men each represent
Ing the infantry and cavalry
branches OF the army, the navy, ma
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

A race war In the shadow OF Abb
raham Lincoln's monument is good
deal OF an anomaly,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

A number OF flremen, women and
children are reported burned TO
death. The homeless number H.
600, A. o.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27

A Chicago paper heads an article:
Diamond Ring Ends Long Friend
ship That is not new. They have
been the starter in family jars for
ages. .rte
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-27
FIRE IN CON.
STANTINOPLE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Constantinople, Aug 2i.--Fire in
the STEAMBOAT quarter Of his city last
night destroyed more than 1000
buildings, mostly built Of wood.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
PLANT YOUR WASTE LAND WITH TREES.
II Nav Mean a College Education for
Your Son.

Planting your waste land with trees
may mean a colleged education for
your son, a wedding trousseau for
your little daughter, and something
for your old age, says George Wild
err, in the October Delineator.
There is hardly a farm in this
country that has not some waste
land. If there is, it isn't in good old
New England. By waste land is
meant land practically useless to the
farmer-land that is looked upon as
worth little or nothing. In almost
all cases it could be and should be
made a source of revenue.
Today that land is useless, practl-
cally valueless. Seeded to pine, forty
years from now, when some son, yet
to be born, may be twenty years OF
age, it may be covered with timber
and worth approximately from two
hundred to two hundred and fifty
dollars an acre. This estimate of
value is based on the returns from
pines forty years old and harvested
now; while, if the recent tremendous
increase in timber prices continues
through four more decades, the re-
turns from seeds planted at this time
will be something enormously great
err.
There are scientific ways Of start
ing q pine wood and there are easy
ways. Both begin along the same
course, the gathering of the seed.
It takes two years for white pine
seeds to grow. They must be gath
cred from the trees just before the
cones open in their second year. In
New England this is from the end Of
August to the middle of September.
The small cones, about half inch in
length, that are on the trees now
will be the ripe cones of the ensuing
year. Cones which are three or four
inches in length now will be ripe this
fall.
Much more can be told about this
subject than this ameteur planter
knows. The Forest Service of the
Department of Agriculture at Wash.
ington is only too glad to give you
all kinds of information. If you buy
ten dollars will buy three or -four
pounds of seed. Three acres, forty
years from now, may well be worth
four thausand dollars. Think of it
Isn't it worth while to do it for youl
old age or for those who may come
after you? And isn't 1t better ye
to get your small boys to do it?
Forty years seems a long time tt
wait to get the return from any eff
fort-forty seems too long for som'
people-but nothing worth accom-
plishing is ever accomplished in 1
mement and he who builds for to
morrow far off tomorrow, is h.
who really builds.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Simply d misunderstanding.

a handsome and neatly dressed
young woman was walking down the
street the other day, followed by her
favorite dachshund pup. 1t was mar
ket day, and the pavement, being
somewhat crowded, caused the dog
to get some distance behind its mis-
tress. Fearing it would lose sight of
her, she called, Come along, sir"
A would-be wit, who was near,
stepped up to her and with great po-
likeness said, Certainly. miss!'
An" she exclaimed, as her pet
came running up, "you have made a
mistake; this is the puppy | called. "
-Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Differences In Men.

The difference befwaen men b
largely q difference tn the employ
csent OF their tslsuta By improve
ment Of talent, Moses rose from
obscurity to the royal court, and On
to the lawgfver OF 1sreel. By tn-
provsment Of talent Edtson advanced
from the position Of newsboy and
telegraph operator to penetrate the
mysteries Of electricity and oetaia
mastery over the same By improve
nent OF talent Garfield rose from the
tcw-path to tho White House and
Webster from the farm to the Senate
chamber. It sometimes requires
much patience. pruning ana prepare
ton before the gates are swung wide
open to the folds OF largo usefulness
Slowly moving Principles.
Great principles and great lives,
Hike great bodies, move slowly. A
mans salt becomes part Of the
truth to which his Life 10 welded,
and e. this truth PASSES beyond the
limit Of bis visible existence and
takes its endless course through the
ages the best part Of the man Is per
petuated Each life Is contEiou-
ton to history but few lives have
their historians Heroic lives are
oftsnttmes written anonymously
upon the tablets Of time, and coming
ages never recall by name thsii
sSsatas$ belafaGsora Souie meo as1
lead while they are nvtngi Others
arc living while they are dead
Think much Of your postmorten lifs
among men-aeH A, BtrSker,
MethcafBA
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Fish Scrap.

Fish had been used as a fertilizer
long before any other material. The
New England Indians were the first
to discover the value of fish as a
source of fertilizer. They buried a
fish at the base of hill of corn with
the idea that the spirit Of the fish
would enter the cornstalk and Ell
courage it to produce a larger yield.
They were satisfied Of this fact be-
cause they knew that a hill of corn
under which reposed good-sized
fish gave a more abundant yield than
when no fish was put there.-Ex.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Scotland Neck Readers
Are Leaning the Duty Of
the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty. =,
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick. -, .,, r,
Baclyache and many kidney ills FOL
low:
Urinary troubles, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Row Pittman, $50 Falls Road ST.,
Rocky Mount, N. c., says: 1T gives
me pleasure to recommend Doan'
Kidney Pills, knowing them to be a
remedy of merit. For long time l
suffered from a lameness through the
region of my kidneys and often while
at work / was in absolute misery on
account Of the intensity of the pain. At
night could not rest we'll and IN the
morning would arise feeling lame and
sore. Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills,
I procured a box, used them according
to directions and was promptly relieved.
They benefited me more than all the
plasters and liniments | had previously
used and | am now free from any sign
of my former trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-DOANS
and take no other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
R;jIIns E9R JAP CHILDREN.
They Are Taught In Their Schools How
to Treat Foreigners.
(New York SUM-

(New York SUM-
An English newspaper published
i, Japan printed at one time an in
terestinp synopsis Of the rules which
the public schools Of that country
were teaching their pupils on the
subject of the treatment Of foreign
ers.
This synopsis is reprinted in a re
cent book, THE Empire of the East
by H. B. Montgomery, and IS accom-
panied by some interesting facts
concerning the schools of Japan
The rules ere az follows:
Never call after foreigners passing
along the streets or roads.
When farmers make inquiries
answer them politely. If unable tc
make them understand inform the
police of the fact.
Never accept a present from for
eigner when there is no reason for
his giving it, and never charge him
anything above what is proper.
Do not crowd around shop when
foreigner is making -rchases,
thereby causing him an vance
The continuance of this prac ice dis
graces Us as a nation.
Since all human beings are broth
ers and sisters there is no reason for
fearing foreigners. Treat them as
equals and act uprightly in all your
dealings with them. Be neither SER
vile Tor arrogant.
Beware Of combining against the
foreigner and disliking him because
ha is foreigner; men are to be
judged by their conduct and not by
their nationality.
As intercourse with foreigners be-
comes closer and extends over Sc
ries Of years there is danger that
many Japanese may become enamor-
ed Of their ways and customs and
forsahe the good old customs Of their
forefathers. Against this danger
you must be on your guard.
Taking off your hat is the proper
way to salute foreigner. The bend.
ing of the body low is not to be COM
mended.
Hold in high regard the worship
of ancestors and treat your relations
with warm cordially, but do not re-
gard a person as your enemy because
he or she is Christian,
Beware of selling your souls to for
e;gltess and becoming their slaves
Sell them 10 houses or lands.
Aim at not being beaten in your
competition with foreigners. Re
member that loyalty and filial piety
are our most precious national treas
ures, and do nothing to violat,
them.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-10-15
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y, a
veteran of the Civil War, who lost a
foot at Gettysburg, says: The good
Electric Bitters have done is worth
more than five hundred dollars to me.
| spent much money doctoring for a
bad case of stomach trouble, to little
purpose. l then tried Electric Bitters,
and they cured me. I now take them
as a tonic, and they keep me strong
and we'll" SOC. at E. I. Whitehead
Company's drug store.