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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
TEXAS HAS THEM SKINNED
A City Block, According to Mr.. A. G.
Burton of This City.

Manistee, Mich, Aug. IL, 1908.
Palestine Daily Herald,
Palestine, Texas.
Gents.-Your paper has been reach
ing me regularly since the oath of
July. Some days it is four days old
before get it, still appreciate and
enjoy reading it just as well as if /
got it the day it was printed. 1 have
been here in this part of the world
now going on two months, which is
the longest time l was ever out of
Texas in fifty-three years. While
have been in and traversed a part of
thirteen different states, Texas has
them all skinned a city block" so
far as l am able to Judge Coming
from Texas to this state is just like
you had stopped in another world
everything is so different. | see from
your paper you are having new meal
from this years corn, while here corn
is just in silk and tassel Peaches and
apples here are just beginning to
ripen. We have only seven hours of
darkness here in every twenty-four;
twilight lasts here until $3.50 in the
evening, and daylight breaks at 2:30
in the morning. There is more differ
ent nationalities here than any place
was ever in, except San Antonio.
You can find nearly every nationality
here, except the Japanese
md Chinese. l have seen four negroes
since | have been here, and they look
ed like they were lost, though two of
them live here and have for a long
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
RACES FOR Upton CUP
"Lipton Cup Races and Yacht Ca rni-
val Week" on the Great Lakes
Will Be Big Event.
SneciaI to the Herald.

Chicago, H., Aug. 15.-With the
outer harbor dotted with a fleet of
several score of sail and power yachts
of all sizes, rigs and descriptions,
and a number more known to be on
their way from various ports along
the lakes, it looks as if the Upton
Cup Races and Yacht Carnival Week"
will be the most pretentious Aquatic
event in the annals of yachting on
the great lakes.
While the series of races will be the
all-absorbing feature of the week, the
elaborate setting to be given the event
will serve to rob the sailing classic of
much of its luster. The initial leg of
the Upton Cup races is to be sailed
this afternoon, the second on Monday,
with the concluding flight on Tuesday
In addition to the yacht races the
program for the week provides for
rowing contests, swimming races, sail
ing parties, speed trials between fast
power boats, dancing at the clubs
skirting the shore, dinners and lunch
cons.
On Wednesday evening the great
Venetian night celebration will be
given and it will be a fitting climax
to the outdoor demonstrations On
Thursday the Illinois Athletic Club
will give it's initial regatta and over
eighty leading canvas backs" are ex-
pected to compete Power boat men
will have their inning Friday, when
races will be given for the fastest of
the "chug chug" craft of the local
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15

uniform state laws, which will discuss
uniform divorce laws, uniform bills of
lading and other subjects of great i'm
portance.
At Jefferson City, Mo-, the hearing
will commence next Monday in the in
junction suit filed by Attorney Gen
eral Hadley to prevent the proposed
merger of lumber interests of the
West into a s3OO,OOO,OOO corporation.
Similar suits have been filed in Tex
as, Kansas and Oklahoma.
Conventions of the week that will
attract attention will include the
meetings of the National Editorial AS
sociation in ST. Paul, the National Fra
ternal Congress in Put-in-Bay, the Ma
tional Negro Business League in Bal
timore, and the National Association
of Life Underwriters in Los Angeles.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15

of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad to double its daily SER
vice between Atlanta, Brunswick, Fitz-
gerald, Thomasville, Waycross and in
termediate points is regarded as an
indication of returned prosperity
throughout Georgia The increased
service will become operative tomor
row and at the same time the road
will establish sleeping car service
between Atlanta, Thomasville and in
termediate points, with time arrange
ments to supply accommodations to
travellers who desire to make the
night trip between Atlanta and Bruins
wick.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
TRAIN ITS OWN OFFICERS
White Star Line viii Instruct Young
Men to Handle Its Ships-clip-
per Mersey Sails Thursday.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Liverpool, Aug. 15.-Next Thursday
there will sail down the river Mer,
sey, the clipper ship Mersey, bound
for Sydney, New South Wales, with
the youngest crew that ever managed
a ship in the real carrying trade. She
will have between fifty and sixty
BOYS to handle the sails, square the
yards, tend the wheel and do the other
multitude of odds and ends that fall
to the ordinary Jack Tar on the ship
rugged sailing vessel. She belongs to
the White Star Line, under whose
ownership she will trade to various
parts of the world, as circumstances
may dictate, with her individual list
of freight rates and her opportunity,
the same as other sailing vessels, to
pay her way wherever she goes.
This does not mean, however, that
the White Star Line intends to for
sake the field of ocean steamships for
its carrying trade, nor yet that it
means to economic by the employ
ment of boys instead of men in its
service. The fact is, it is nothing
more nor less than school to teach
the youngsters the ways of seafaring
life in order that the steamship fleet
may continue to be manned by Off
GERS who know the handling of ship
from the rudiments up.
Under the command of the Mer-
sey there will be an efficient nautical
and educational staff, by whom the
cadets will be carefully and regularly
exercised and instructed, and in ad
dition to completing their general ed
ucation, they will be taught the spec
ial subjects required to qualify them
for their profession. The cadets will
learn about naval architecture, con-
struction, outfit and measurement of
boats, charter parties, keeping of log
books, etc.; also on the different quail
tiles of coal, steam engines and the
rudiments of marine engines. They
will work the ship, and thus learn how
to take in sail, bend and unbend the
canvas, make repairs, steer and take
their regular turn on watch. In port
they will learn about the receiving
and discharging of cargo, its stowage,
ventilation and general care, survey
ing, mooring and laying out anchors
Boat sailing and swimming also will
come into the regular list of instruc-
lions in port.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15

time. The cheapest thing | see sell
ing up here is ice. You can buy all
the ice you want here at 10c per hun
dred pounds Don't we wish we could
buy it that cheap in Palestine? If
we could our states attorneys would
not be bothered hunting up any COM
bines on ice Not on your tintype"
On the last day of July went up to a
small town twelve miles above here,
on the lake, and while there / saw the
largest ice house l ever looked at. 1t
was 1S5x200 feet, 35 feet high, and
had stored in it eighty-five thousand
tons of ice. I went up by invitation
on one of the big steamers here last
Friday with the Michigan knights of
the Grip, who were holding a conven-
ton here, to the life-saving station
and saw the life-saving crew give a
drill in their life-saving boats out on
the water, which was big show to
me, as 1 had never seen anything of
the sort. l am enjoying myself very
well up in this country, but 1 don't
like the climate. 1t is so out of sea-
sons. We have to sleep under cover
every night, and some nights it gets
SO cold we often have three or four
pieces of cover on our bed to keep
warm. The weather here for the
last two weeks is about like our De-
cember weather at Palestine for the
last few winters, so you can see we
are not suffering very much with
heat. For fear l am writing more
than 1 ought to, l will stop for this
time. With best wishes l am,
Very respectfully,
A. G. Burton.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Montana Takes the Lead.
Special 10 the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Helena, Mont, Aug. 15.-Montana
claims the honor of being the first
state to get its plans under way for
the conservation of the resources of
the nation, in accordance with the
movement inaugurated by the memoir
able White House conference of re-
cent date. Governor Norris of this
state was the first to appoint ACCOM-
mission in conformity with the sug
gestions of the national conference
and today the members of the com.
mission met in this city to organize
and to discuss plans in general way.
The first subject to which the Mon
tana commission will devote its at
tention is the preservation of the for
est lands of the state.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
NEWS FORECAST OF
THE INCOMING WEEK.
*@**%*@~=====***
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-Politi-
cal speeches by Mr.. Taft and Mr.
Bryan, the notification of Hon. James
S. Sherman of his nomination for the
vice presidency on the republican
ticket, and the notification of Eugene
w. Chafin of his nomination for the
presidency on the prohibition ticket
will be the principal events in the
field of national politics during the
coming week. Of political interest
also will be the state convention of
Minnesota democrats at which it is
expected Governor John A. Johnson
will be nominated for a third term,
his expressed desire to retire from the
gubernatorial chair to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Mr.. Taft has fixed next Friday as
the date for the rally of Virginia re.
publicans at Hot Springs. He will
make political address from the
porch of the club house adjacent to
the hotel
On the same day Mr. Bryan will
leave his home for Des Moines, where
he will discuss the tariff question in
a speech to be delivered at the Iowa
State Fair From Des Moines he will
proceed to Chicago and thence to In.
dianapolis to attend the notification
ceremonies of John w. Kern.
The notification of Mr.. Sherman
will take place at Utica next Tuesday
and will be made the occasion for a
great rally of republican organiza-
tons, chiefly from New York state
The notification of Mr.. Chafin will
take place on the evening of the
same day in Chicago
The American battleship fleet is
due to arrive Thursday at Sydney, N.
S. W., where the officers and men will
be deliberately entertained for an en-
tire week. From Sydney the fleet
will proceed to Melbourne.
Beginning next week and continuing
until the middle of October. Illinois
will live over again the historic Lin
coln-Douglas debates. 1t is the fiji
tieth anniversary of the celebrated
controversy, and the Illinois Histori-
cal Society has planned celebrations
in each of the cities where the de-
bates were held. The first of these
celebrations is to be held next Friday
in Ottawa.
The latter part of the week Seattle
will be the scene of several important
legal conferences, preliminary to the
assembling there of the American Bar
Association in annual convention. The
most important of these conferences
will be that of the commissioners on
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15

Returned Prosperity.
Special to the Herald.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 15.-The decision
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
To Palestine Men.

w. T. Keeling, representing the ].
w. Losse Progressive Tailoring Co. of
st. Louis, will display his full line of
fall woolens on August Is, II and IS,
and you are cordially invited to call
and make your selection to be deliv-
cred whenever desired This line is
complete and embraces exclusive pat
terms, as well as all the latest novel
ties of the season The ]. w. Losse
Co. is an old, reliable company, of So
years standing. Workmanship and
fit guaranteed.
lost VIM. Branagan Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Spanish War Veterans.
Snecial to the Herald.

Vallejo, Cal, Aug. 15.-Everything
is in readiness for the entertainment
of the annual state encampment of
United Spanish War Veterans in this
city during the coming week. An at
tendance of several hundred delegates
from various parts of California is
expected.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15

supplies for the Atlantic battleship
fleet, now in Australian waters. The
cargo of the Buffalo includes among
other eatables 100000 pounds of flour,
100000 pounds of potatoes, canned
meats and disiccated vegetables. The
fresh meats used by the fleet are to
be purchased in the various ports
visited.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Los Angeles Has Birthday.

Special to the Herald.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 15.-In cele-
bration of the Feast of the Assumption
of Our Lady of the Angels, which is
also the anniversary of the founding
of Los Angeles, special services were
held in the churches today and flags
were displayed on many public and
private buildings. The city of Los
Angeles dates its birth from August
Is, 1881, on which date Felipe de
Neve, governor of Alta California,
came from the San Gabriel mission to
the Indian village of Yang-na, and
gave to the settlement the name of Ell
Pueblo de Nuestra Sonora, la Regina
de los Angeles-the imposing title,
translated into English, meaning the
Town of Our Lady, the Queen of the
Angels.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Cardinal Gibbons Pontificates.

Rome, Aug. 15.-One of the notable
observances of the Feast of the AS
sumption in Rome today was the cele-
bration of pontifical high mass by
Cardinal Gibbons The ceremony.
which was largely attended, took
place in the Basilica of st. Maria in
Trastevere, over which the American
prelate holds the title of arch-priest.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Hodges Dry Goods Company

Value Giving guaranteed
chandise Satisfaction back Redicu0usy low
prices to make clean sweep of summer wearabes.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Bio Lumber Plant Fire

Center, Texas, Aug. 13.-The cleo,
trio light plant, planning mill and
10000 feet of lumber were totally de-
stroyed by fire last night about II
o'clock. This was the property of
Messrs. J. D. Redditt, s. T. Freshman
and Bob Harkrider. Loss $15O,OOO.
No insurance.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
Hodges Dry Goods COMPANY

fleets. On Saturday the Chicago Ath-
letic Association will conduct it's an
nual regatta for sailing craft under
the jurisdiction of the Lake Michigan
Yachting Association.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-08-15
To Supply the Fleet.

Special to the Herald.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 15-The
auxiliary cruiser Buffalo which sails
today carries an immense amount of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
Wanted Male Help.

Iron U. S. ARMY: ABLE BODIED
Unmarried men, between ages Of Is and
|%, citizens, Of United States, OF good
ttaEactei aid temperate habits who can
| gak, read and write English. For
Further infomatiCn apply TO Recruiting
|nfieer t. s. Ai1ny, ut either Portland,
Bangor M lewiston, Maine and Roc hes
Her, n. Il. iuly1d5moS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect Oct, 5. 1908.
rs leave Augusta as follows:

Trains leave Augusta as follows:
GOING WEST-3.l1 A. NJ. except Mon
day. Portland and Boston: Csc A. NJ,
Lewiston, tarmington. Rangeey, Rock
land. Portland, Boston, Montreal and
Quebec; 9.36 A. NJ. Brunswick, Lewiston,
Pennington, Rockiand, Portland Boston;
3.05 T. NJ. local: 3.55 p. NJ. iexprcss),
Brunswick, Rocltland, Portland, Boston;
us P.aM,, Portland; G43 p. NJ, Lewiston,
Bath, Portland Boston. Sundays $50 A.
NJ; 3;3$ and 1G;4s P; NJ, Portland, Boston.
GOING EAST-1259 A. NJ. Skowhegan,
Bangor Bar Han Dor, st. John, Halifax,
Aroostook. Sunday morning does not
connect for Skowhegan or beyond Ban
gor: %.09 a. NJ. (express), Bangor, Calais
and Bar Harbor sos A. NJ. local to Bel
fast: Foxeroft end Bangor; 9.0S 4. NJ,
local to Belfast and Bangor; 1908 P. NJ,
W*terville. Foxcroft. Bangor B. &. A. R.
K. Calais. st John. and Halifax; 2.34
P. NJ. (expresS) Waterville. Bangor,
Bar Harbor; go P. NJ. Waterville, Bing-
ham. Skcwhegan. Belfast. Foxcroft,
Bangor and Mattawamkeag: 72I P. NJ,
Waterville and Skowhegan; 97 A. NJ,
Sundays only, Bangor
Accommodation extra trains leave Au-
gusta for Hallowell. Gardiner and South
Gardiner at 7.4o A. NJ. 125 5.10, 6.15 P. M.
MORRIS MCDONALD. v. p. and G.
F. E. ROOTHBY, G. P. A.
Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

INTER- School. Sli Washington St, Bos-
h wants - men to learn barber trade.
bsitons $40 to $50. Expert instructors
E glaudates in demand everyW here.
d7d6t*
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
Wapted...femaie Help.
|I,ung Women W Wanted

At the Worcester Insane hospital as at
tndants Good wages with two years
nrrse in training school. For circular o..
Information address DR.. x. M. Quimby,
snn Worcester, Mass. f7dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
Augusta and WatervilIe.
WatervilIe and Augusta.

Cars Cars
Leave Arrive
Wins N.Vas- E.Vas- Webber Cross Au-
low Salboro salboro Pond Station gllSta
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

I<ENNEBEC COUNTY.-In Probate
Court. at augusta augusta IN vacatloh' NoVeiii-
W w. WASHBURN. Administrator on
the estate CT LIZZIE NJ; PRAY late Iade,,rd, OF
1,,eeented his first and final account of ad-
pinistreton pf9Tede9 S Of said estate for allowance
ORDERED. That notice thereof be CIV. ~
en- three weeks successively prior, to the
second Monday of December next. In the
Eennebec Journal a newspaper printed IN
Augusta that all persons interested may 1,
attend at Probate Court then e TO be h1 nel1
az a.. Aus san,e oa's s,o,ld net be allowed.
''N G. T. STEVENS, Judge.
At'es.' W "a n26th3t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
a MAN TO SHOVEL SNOW AT ST
HeRGETlc STOCK SALESMAN TIC

Marks Episcopal church during the win
|m Inquire Of Or. McDavid, rs Wdter
|ssset Y .-..... dau9d4t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

|dN on our own customers. Satisfactory
|eipnsaiion. References required. l5oN
", Broad ST, New York. dbGlt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
Railroads and Steamboats,.
GEEG@44;s1s q
= ;EGli!c
TIME TABLE SHOWING THE TIM
AT WHICH TRAINS ARE DUE TO
ARRIVE; AND DEPART

| TIME TABLE SHOWING THE TINU
AT WHICH TRAINS ARE DUE TO
ARRIVE AND DEPART.
In effect November 16, 1908
Pullman Car Service
Sleeping car between Boston and Can.
eou on trains scheduled to leave Boston
al 1900 =. NJ, and Caribou at 20 2. Il
Dining Car Service.
Dining Car on train scheduled to leave
Bangor at 600 A. M. Returning on train
die At fa1gor 2.lU +. M
TRAINS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE
BANGOR
500 A. M, For all Aroostook Co. sta
tions.
,.7.45 A. NJ. For Greenville and interms-
diate stations.
,,s15 A. NJ. For searsport and inteems-
diate stations.
2.55 z. NJ, For Aroostook County.
4.20 L. NJ, For Cl eenvi)le, SearspOIt and
intermediate stations
TRAINS DUE AT BANGOR.
7,15 4 81. From Searsport and interme-
diate stations.
s45 a. "A From Greenviile and interms-
diate stations.
2.l0 P. NJ. From Aroostook County.
80 l., NJ, From Se;.rsporL and intefmO.
date stations.
z0J F. n. From Greenville and interms-
date stations.
lo.45 2. NJ. From Aroostook County
stations
W. NJ. BROWN. dEO. M. HOuGHToN.
.Ien1. Supt. fass'r. Traffic MT.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
PE-RU-NA TABLETS.

The Peruna Tablets will be found ef-
fective and convenient for people much
exposed to cold and subject to catarrh.
Laboring men, exposed to the elements;
travelling men, exposed to constant
change of food and sleeping apartments,
will find the Peruna Tablets of great
value in preventing colds, catarrh, and
arrangements Of the stomach.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
ONCE, FIRST CLASS ALI
READ THIS. HALLS

smd uppo leather shoe cutters. Apply
&K l.. Douglas Shoe Co. Springva!e,
5aaa ,3Sd3t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

Sunday time the same. cars starting
iours later in the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10
THE WISE MAN LOOKS aFEopE
PATIENTS TO CARE For AT

home. Surgical obstetrical ana medical
cases taken. also semi-invaiids cared for
Good rooms and board and the hest of
care Terms reasonable Mrs. George
MaNhew, North Nassalboro, Me- Tel
'of-l6. decidtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-10

EVERY FAMILY IN MAINE TO
come and get their share OF the big gar
nent sale for Ladies, Misses and Chill
1ren at the Novelty Cloak Store. Lew
iston, Me. o23dtf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-06-05
1t is Now a Biz Circus

With the Greater Norris and Rowe
circus, museum. menagerie. hippo-
drome and congress of nations
which will exhibit in this city Satur-
day the 18th, afternoon and night is
a family of acrobats that 90 under
the name of the Astral St. Icons
This family was engaged, and came
direct from Melbourne, Australia
to the Norris and Rowe circus
There are seven members to the
troupe, and among them are perfo--
mers that turn double full twisters
and double Somersaults from the
bare ground, Il feat that has been
accomplished but by three perform
ers in the world, and then on rare
occasions only. In their contracts.
with Norris and Rowe they agree to
perform this almost incrcditable act
at every representation of the show.
During the run of the circus in San
Francisco this spring of sixty per
formances, 279. S73 persons paid add
missions to the big show. and the St.
Icons made one of the big distinct
hits OF the programme, which inludes
performers from every country in
the world. Their act cannot be de-
scribed; it beggars description. "
as the reporters say The new big
street parade will take place at IL
o clock. BY arrangement, the Nor
ms and Rowe circus will be the only
big show to visit this section of the
country this year,