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The state herald., 1908-02-07

hep him celebrate the event in proper
form, the first time they had all been
together in twenty-five years.
The first we knew Of it was Wednes-
day afternoon when ]. A. poked his
head in the door and asked if we had
any objection to his bringing in eight
kids to see the office. We told him I
bring them along, supposing that he
had gathered up lot of children and
wanted to give them treat. Present
ly in they came, stalwart men and state
Is danes. eight sons and daughters all
grown to manhood and womarhood ano
all Of them men and women Of whom
ssiy father might welIfesi prodd. I'm
eight with Mr.. and Mrs. Bor!and madt
n company OF ten such as We seldom
find in one family any more. The chill
lren in the order Of their ages nre as
follows: Mrs. A. A. Shsfer. Of Ho.-
yoke, Colo, Mrs. S. S. Worley, of Hol-
yoke; Mrs. C. II. Banner. Shenandoah;
Mrs. II. Taylor, Omaha; Mrs. Abbi'
Swickard. Stanton. Iowa. Fred Borlanl
HolyoSe, Colo; Harry Borland, Shen-
andoah; Frank Borland, Shenandoah.
The Colorado children will remain un-
III Saturday Of next week. They all
certainly had pleasant time together.
They had family group photograph
taken here. Mr. Borland was the re
,ipient OF fine kitchen cabinet, a cloel
and rocking chair. Shenandoah, Ia.
Sentinol-Post.
The state herald., 1908-02-07

President Roosevelt's recent special
message to congress shows very plain
ly that he is not wavering in the least
in his policy of conducting his admins
tration for the people as against the
wrong doings of organized ciptal. His
message has the right ring to it and
will be heartily endorsed by the great
mass of the people regardless of their
party affiliations. II is certainly very
much to be regretted that President
Roosevelt has taken the position he has
against another term of office. The
work undertaken by him is only fairly
commenced and the nation needs him in
the presidential chair for another term.
Even with successor elected on a
Roosevelt platform there would be
great danger that the important work
commenced by President Roosevelt
would not be successfully carried out.
The state herald., 1908-02-07
IIocus Pocus Tricks Played BY
National Bankers with Gold
GreenbackS and Bonds.
How Soldiers We're Paid No. ?

The war that had. by the aid Of a le
gal money. been prosecuted 10 sue
,essful ending. and pence having beet
restored. and the financial eormorant
having been thus far successful In H.
luencing the wise American Congress
o become the caterer 10 their greed by
their former wilrs. determined 20 put
In play another part Of their shrcwdl,
lcyiscd progra".
Knowing that government. nj ~ op
lion. according to the stipulated term
II the bonds. could, and possibly would
pay them, as they became due, In III.
legal tender paper money With whicl
most Of them had been purchased ant
his mus, be forostalIod.
The committee on banking and hnan.
/ instead Of citing business mon, enlle
/ in consultation bondholdcrs, who hay
/ no other interest In commercial affair
r the business NJ thr people except col
,cctlng uury on their NJ gotten gold,
These bond ho'd'rs, having goo'
working majority In congress. ready t.
act upon their suggestions or do thoi
| Diddins. recommended ''ealling In" an'
destroying the Ruscrnm1ni n1toH tgrcof
btrkD the very n6Hoy with which N
soldiers had been paid. the money tha
had saved the un,un from dluaJia,ipu
The money with which mos Of the bond
had boon purchased
Accordingly bill was passed order
Ing nj the rate of, ! don't recall the d
noint. but many millions. ! think 800
900. 900 per month; the cremation com
mnnced At once. We can Imagine wha
hendiah laugh We un rom the BON
holders oyer the thought that now thui
bonds could only be paid In coin,
The state herald., 1908-02-07
W. c. 7. U. ITEMS.
The South Is Going Dry.

Inc south Is Going Dry.
Lay the jest about the julcpin the cam
phor balls at Inst, e
nor the mirselc hss hnppened, and the
olden days are past;
That which makes Milwaukee thirsty.
doesn't foam in Tennessee,
And the lid in old Missouri is on tigh,
MS tight ca be.
o. the comic paper colonel and his cro-
nies well may sigh.
For the mint" is waving gayly, and
the south is going dry.
By the still-sidc on the hillside in Ken
lucky, all is still;
And the only damp refreshments must
be dipped up from the rill;
North Ca'lina,s stately gov'nor gives
his soda glass n shove.
And discusses local option with the
South Ca'lina "Guy."
II is useless, at the fountain. to be
winkful Of the eye,
For the cocktail glass Is dusty, and the
South is going dry.
It's water. water. everywhere. and
not drop TO drink"
You no longer hear the music Of the
mellow crystal elink,
When the Colonel. and the Major
and the General" and the 'Jcdge'
Meet To have little nip" TO give
them appetite an edge;
There's a legal separation now betwixt
egg'nog and rye,
And the punch-bowl holds earnRtionF.
for the south is going dry.
All the night.caps now have tassels. and
are worn upon the head;
Not the "night.caps" that were taken
when nobody went to bed
Ani the breeze above the blue.grars Il
as sweet as infants breath.
with no hint Of cloves and whiskcy ant
and their taint Of moral death.
And the men can walk ehalk-linc VIII :
the stars are In the sky,
For the champagne spread is banishet
and the south is going dry.
Lay the jcst about the julcp meath th'
chestnut tree at last,
For there's but one kind Of "moonahine'
and tho oldcn days are past,
Now the 'watcr.waRon rumblca through
the south land on its trip,
And nobody darcs TO drop on TO pick VI
the drivers whip,
Al Ia atill along the still.sidr, and tf'
eorkaercw hangcth high,
And the mint makes sweet thopaature
for the south Ia going dry.
Chieago Post
ALICE JEWELL. Press Supt,
The state herald., 1908-02-07

State Food Inspector Cannon of Den
yer has been investigating violations of
the pure food law and has given it that,
unless parties who are violating this
law change their business methods soon,
there will be some prosecutions COM
menced in Denver and at other points
In the state
The state herald., 1908-02-07
J, II FAINTER. Edi,oi aid Publisher.
Published every Friday
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PHILLIPS COUNTY

The house of representatives have
passed bill providing for pension of
Sl2 per month for all widows of honor
ably discharged soldiers.
The state herald., 1908-02-07
Brought in the Kids"
A Pleasant Surprise.

NJ ], A. Borland was soyentyasiS
years old Wednesday and all HE chill
dren came home TO surprise him and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
HYDE PARK

Miss Doris DeNio has been added to
Pages clerical force.
Sheriff Stevens transacted business in
Belvidere last Monday.
Col. Mcfarland was business visitor
in Troy, N. T., last Friday.
A. D. Robbins and wife were visitors
in Craftsbury on Friday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Knight returned
from Boston last Saturday evening.
f.. P. Hill took his mother to Franklin
last Thursday, where she will remain
awhile.
Rev. Mr.. Hamlin is the speaker at the
Memorial Day exercises at North Hyde
Park this year.
Pearl Johnson of Burlington was a
recent visitor at the home of A. V. Wis
we'll. he is posting up on the poultry
business.
Harry Patch of Fletcher is the new as
sistant station agent. He has moved into
the house recently occupied by Frank
Brown on Mill street.
The Field Glass had very interesting
meeting on Friday last, at which time
Miss Dorcas Sawyer gave an instructive
Gak on "Birds Peculiar to Deciduous
Woods"
Misses Stella and Clara Fulton are
planning to leave the latter part of next
month for Wisconsin, their former home,
where the former will teach the coming
year and the latter enjoy long visit.
Pre.Memorial exercises will be held at
the L. G. A. on Friday next, at which
time two veterans, Col. Sawyer and
Lieut.. Stevens, will address the students.
The public is invited to these exercises.
Elbridge Holbrook and bride went at
once to their home on Depot street, af-
ter their marriage last Wednesday, where
they are nicely located and where their
many friends will find the latch string
out.
What's the matter with street sprink-
Ter for this village? 1t wouldn be a
very expensive outlay and the amount of
dust and microbes that would be dis
pensed with would be appreciated by ev-
erybody.
The Senior class of the L. c. A. antici-
pate very pleasant time at Johnson on
Saturday evening next, to which place
they go to give "Nephew or Uncle"
The Mandolin Club will 60 with them and
there'll be some others, who will 60
along just for company's sake.
Miss Mildred Drew, who has been
teacher in the primary department of the
L. G. A. the past two years, will go to
Colorado upon the completion of her
school year next month. This young
lady has been a very proficient teacher
and many regret that she is not to be
here another year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
"Ihe Price of Peas"

William j. Bryan was advertised to
deliver lecture before the Y. M. G. A.
in Washington, and a Maryland farm
er went to hear him. Afterward the
farmer met him and said:
''Mr. Bryan, came in twenty miles
to hear you talk. heard you was goin'
to speak on The Price of Peas and
you never said word about the price
of anything"
The address delivered was "The
Prince of Peace"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
The Real Miracle.

A negro preacher addressed his flock
with great earnestness on the subject
Of Miracles" as follows: MY beloved
friends, de greatest of all miracles was
bout the loaves and fishes. Dey was
5000 loaves and 1000 fishes, and de
twelve apostles had to eat 'em all. De
miracle Is, dey didn't bust"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
Would Give Him Another Chance.

A young lady had thrust upon her
the disagreeable duty of refusing a
poor young man, a hopeless young
man, an eight dollar week clerk in a
dry goods store.
"You spurn me-" he cried bitterly,
''but you will live to rue this day.
will go out into the great marts.
will strive; will win. My name shall
be known, my millions envied''-
"Then come and try me again." the
young lady calmly interposed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
The Individual Ear.

termination tests indicate that ears
of corn may vary greatly In Vitality
regardless of proper selection and pres
ervation. and that 1t is very important
that each ear Of seed corn be subject
ed to a termination test In order TO
remove those of low vitality.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27

"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema
that had annoyed me long time. The
cure was permanent. Hon. S. w. Mat
thews, Commissioner Labor Statistics,
Augusta, Me.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
Farm Dairy Butter.

Farm dairy butter of the highest
quality is always in demand at the
best prices. Uniformity of excellence
must be maintained, and this requires
patient attention to details.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27

Wash articles Of brass which are tar
nished in the water in which potatoes
have been boiled and they will be az
brighk as If new.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
C0ng'I Church Calendar
WEEK OF May 2S.June 8

Thurs, May 2S, 1880 p. m.,-Mid
meeting, topic, "The Events leading up
to the Crucifixtion," in. 49, 1-22. Sum-,
May 81. 1O:45 a. NJ, Morning Worship.
10 noon, Sunday school. 7:30 p. M, So
cial meeting, topic, 1.-THE Parable of the
Leaven." The meeting will be led by
the pastor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-27
Blackstone Jr.

Seven years old, black with star, Ii 8
hands high, weight $40. Sired by Bay
Stone 1855, by Blackstone No. 70, by
Ha nbletonian 10.
Dam by Hiland Wilks 10052, by Alb
della WIlks 1862, by George Wilks sol;
End dam by Harvester, by Daniel Lam
bert; Bird dam by Black Hawk.
Terms $500 to warrant a living fcal !;
two for $500
This horse won End Premium with
stock at Lamoille County Fair, 1907,
and is getting some nice colts.
These horses will make the season at
my farm at Cady's Falls. Mares kept
at 30 cents per week on grass.
G. III. TERRILL, Me- Ss T,.yil,"'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
THE GLORY OF THE STUMP

whrlwnd speaking the presidential candidates
received
old time influence of the stump
declined
believe that the of stump speaking faded
and the daily But the
the from point to
roads that feed the
candidate address people in
al campaign so
become the whole thing
The citizen likes
politics. hottest that been
Has
though author of them
string of
speaking has changed former
when people had less read than they when the
telegraph its infancy when communication slow and
fewer the speaker brought information and ideas
brought Cnicago Francisco
Minneapolis
when hamlet has its political there lack either
Information ideas. There is much of them
The in the old satisfied with
i
semb of neither of them After weeks conscientious
where
Then the straighens him
This the fin de steele the
hearers puzzled-who
the speaker them
belong.
spoken undoubtedly
stirring enthusiasm brings better than other
medium do and this especially districts
where believe the victory
conclusion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
EIlEIR ENGiAGLENuENff BOOK

Really, l must CO." declared
pretty Irene Dennison, drawing a
diminutive, red bound book from
her shopping bag. See this book
This is my engagement book and
see what I have down here for
O'Clock this afternoon? Meet
Mabel at Bloomingdale's.' It's fif-
teen minutes of four, so l simply
must f1y!"
Harvey Wagner looked at her
glumly.
"Oh. pshaw, cut it," he cried.
"Oh, l couldn't possibly do that"
cried the girl. Il always do what
my little engagement book tells me
to do when it tells me-"
You'd never do exactly the OPP
posite of what it says?"
mo, never You see I'm super
stitious about it"
He looked long after the car
which bore the girl away and then
with a sigh, started back. He start
ed suddenly as his eyes espied a
familiar little red bound book ly.
ing on the sidewalk Irene had
dropped her engagement book!
Perhaps Haryey's actions, after
he found the book, were rather pc
culiar, but everything is fair in
love" He wrote industriously In
the little book for a time and then
beaming satisfaction, he placed it
in his pocket. That evening he
managed, unobserved by Irene, to
replace it in her shopping bag.
Three weeks after this incident,
and to be exact at 9:35 o'clock in
the evening, Irene accepted Har-
vey's proposal Of marriage. But
strangely enough Harvey's elation
was short lived. At 9:45 o'clock he
looked at Irene dolefully.
Il know, dear, what made you
accept me-" he said. Il know how
superstitious you are. and so,
happy as it would make me to
marry you, can't honorably do
less than release you!"
Irene sat up very straight at this
with a look of wonderful astonish-
ment on her face.
why, why, what do you mean?"
she cried.
81 mean" said Harvey dogg eddy,
that l know you have accepted
me at this time because you found
memorandum in your engage
ment book to do this thing at this
time. And, as wrote that engage
ment in your book, | say | can't
honorably take you"
"Why, why" suffered Irene in
her surprise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15

The public saw this plainly, and.
in spite of the usual disposition to
take kick at a public service cor
poration on general principles,
they voted against the charter.
That was very conservative act.
The only time there has been
any suggestion of the use of the
power of recall provided by the
Des Moines charter, was a few
weeks ago when the chief of police
cleaned out pool rooms and slot
machines. His activities antagon-
lied the bad element of the town
and they said: I'VE will get even.
We will have you recalled" So
they opened offices and started a
petition. And they failed to get
anywhere near enough votes to
start a recall, and the bluff was
abandoned. A majority of the peo-
pie of Des Moines were not-are
not-vicious. They had no sym.
pathy with the element which
wished to violate the laws with
immunity.
AS a whole the people can be
trusted. 1t is the few who con-
stitute a mob; seldom or never a
majority. That is a we'll worn but
true saying that a few people may
be fooled all the time, and all the
people a part of the time, but no
one can deceive all the people all
the time.
The trouble with our present al
dermanic city governments is not
their democracy, but their lack of
it. Instead of having too much the
people have too little power. 1t
has been filched from them by
irresponsible otficeholders, by ire
sponsible parties, by irresponsible
political machines and by irrespon-
sible corrupters of machines, par
ties and officeholders. The people
have careless!y scattered power
and responsibility here and there
and then gone off and paid no at
tention. And while their backs
were turned they have been
robbed.
Enterprlsing cities like Dallas,
Des Moines and Galveston have
overhauled the system and taken
the power again into their own
hands.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
AVENUE
TO DIVIDE WARD
NJ.

Voters in the upper precincts OF
the Fifth ward will be asked to
sign a petition on election day ask
ing that the ward be subdivided
into two wards, with Euclid ave-
nue. as the dividing line. The up
per ward would thus include the
immense section above the north
bluff and extending east to Hill
yard.
This section has now what was
ordinarily considered a requisite
population for one ward and is
growing rapidly. The interests of
the upper and lower portions of
the Fifth ward are different and it
is thought the best results can be
obtained by a division of the ward.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15

book and see what entries l made
after that day l shopped with you,
or, in other words, after the day
you really began counting me?"
There's not one, beyond the
ones l made" said Harvey, in a
moment.
DO you know what that
means?" asked the girl. 1T means
that l haven't looked into the book
since that time. 1t means that
since that date I've been so taken
up with you that / haven't cared
about any engagements except the
ones I've had with you. And
further, it means that didn't
know your entries were in the
book. There! Oh. you big. silly,
honorable goose!"
Harvey's reply was the only one
appropriate under the circum-
stances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
MUST PUT HONEST MEN IN OFFICE

Since the commission plan of
city government. modified by pro
visions for the referendum and re-
call began to go into actual opera
ton in number of cities in the
west and south, some doubt has
been voiced by well meaning peo-
pie as to the safety of intrusting so
much power to the people.
"A vicious majority" writes one
man. could secure the removal of
a conscientious official for merely
doing his duty
we pass over the question
whether a majority of the voters
of any city could be vicious" and
call attention to the fact that the
people have been extremely con-
servatiye in their use of the new
powers conferred by the new char
tiers of cities like Des Moines, Ia,
and Dallas, Tex.
In the latter city, in its second
year of commission government,
the referendum has had to be
called into operation but once.
That was to vote on a telephone
franchise granted to an independ-
ent company 1t was granted by a
divided commission, and opinion
was divided as to whether one or
tun tnln,Ahnnn
for the city. There was no dissat-
isfaction with the terms made by
the commission with the company,
and there was no suggestion of
graft. SO the voters voted on the
general question and by an over
whelming majority sustained the
grant to the Independent concern.
Even more significant, perhaps,
was the recent action of the voters
in Oklahoma City, where they de-
cided by small majority to reject
the new charter providing for a
commission, the rejection being
due largely to the fact that the
charter provided that all street
railway franchises should termin-
ate at the end of seven years from
the adoption of the charter. This
was, If not unconstitutional, unfair
Certain parties had put their
money into street railway proper.
ties on the basis of franchises
granted for certain definite peri
DDS. To try to cut short these per-
tods was plain confiscation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15

the job would suit, what frolic it
would be.
But it was no use asking ma and
pa about it. They would raise the
roof at the idea. They always
throw up to me that for a girl of 20
summers and some winters to boot
Eye got too much ambition and not
enough sense.
So | wrote them a note saying |
was going after a position in a
nearby town and l would let them
know how it PANIED out. left it
on the dining room table and
vamped early this morning before
any of the rest were up.
Amt l the little truant, though.
(Continued) p
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
NOT SUCH A BIG JOB

Considerable discussion is heard
as to the size of the proposed I'M
dertaking of moving the Pfister
saloon and billiard hall to another
location on account of the plans
for the Davenport hotel, which is
to be built at the corner of Sprague
and Lincoln. HASTE & Dugan,
housemovers, declare it is not so
great an undertaking as 1t appears
This firm several years ago moved
the old Gonzaga college, larger
structure than the Pister, more
than a block and turned it com.
pletely around. 1t is four story
brick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
~ SeA44 AVS AN eesSss
OLD4ASH1ONED5ESX)
.aaruurpprs~uu4uN ~ @ NJ A ~ uuy.u, auu 0 esNg

Instead Of ironing baby's cap,
stretch II over large bowl, after
washing and starching. Remove
when dry and 1t will be ironed and
shaped right. Press the ribbon or
lace with a warm iron.
Two Tablespoonful of turpentine
In = bucket OF water for rinsing
wash fabrics will prevent fading.
Rinse before washing.
The leaf Of horseradish gives al.
most Instant relief from neuralgia,
cramps. sore throat. pin I'm the
stomach and kindred pains and
aches Warm the leaf and apply
70 body.
When bahy begins 10 taas no
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15

Il know, too" went on Harvey,
sorrowfully, that you kissed me at
the times you found set in your
engagement book. I've kept track
of all the times and compared
them with the times l set down in
your engagement book. Dear, |
only wish you did like me enough
to marry me, but l can't honorably
have you to do 1t when I know
you've only accepted me out of
superstition.
well, never!" cried Irene,
with great vehemence. as she rose
and pulled the little red book out
of desk. "Will you look at that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-10-15
/.

Again ! have a severe attack Of
adventure-lust, or yearn to be up
and doing.
What put the bug in my head is
this ad. in the Dramatic Shipper:
'WANTED-Girl for street fair
stunt; no experience necessary;
must be good locker; old hens
keep off; we pay all. Skiddoo's
Colossal Carnival Co., Slabbtown
1918; Tunkville 1925"
How often l had wished l could
see a street fair from the inside,
and here was a chance! Slabb-
town isn't far, and | could duck
down there and take look, and if