The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-02
TO USHER. IN
- new YEAR
January First viii Mark Inau.
-., guTatIOn Of New Enter.
pTlSeS and Laws

staggeriug 10 Its grave, will pass out
OF existence next wcok and the now
! year will he ushcred In with the US
ual rejoicing In all Christian lands
fhc Inception OF ] 9OS will be official
ly announced by tho click Of the
time-signal instrument In tho United
state naval observatory al Washing
ton, whlgh will flash Americas New
Year greetings 10 tho nations OF the
earth At the White House on New
! Years day, between tho hours Of II
/ 4, m, and 1880 p, H. President and
Mrs Roosevelt viii hold the custom
Larry reception. Members OF the dip
| lomatic corps, Officers Of the army
navy, representative of,the national
and district governments, congress-
men and citizens of the capital gen
orally will attend. and each caller
.,will be given cordial hand-shake by
tho President Last year tho chief
executive grasped the hand Of $500
persons, and this record Is likely to
ba exceeded at next Wednesdays re-
coption, New York will greet The
now arrival With the usual onthusi-
asm. Eeyyone IN the greater city
keep open house and there Will be
the customary festivitie8 and merry
making. Similar celebrations Will
he held in all cities throughout the
land, and in London and Paris, Der
lin Rome, St. Petersburg and other
European capitals.
Eclipse in South America.
4 total eclipse OF tho sun, visible
in the South Pacific. will take place
Friday. and will be observed by sever.
al American and European scientific
expeditions. Tho astronomers hope
TO observe the heating effect Of the
suns corona and to decide II possible
more definitely the cause OF coronal
light Another important scientific
event OF the week will be tho fifty
eighth meeting Of tic American AS
Fsociation for the Advancement Of
Science and Its affiliated societies,
| Which will convene in Chicago on
Monday and remain in session
through the entire week. Distin-
ggished sayants form al the lead
! ing universities of the United states
and Canada will be in attendance.
Geogia' VIII Become Dry.
Many important new state laws
Will become effective the first OF the
year. Georgia's drastic bill pro
hibitng the manufacture and sale Of
alcoholic beverages will go into effect
and under ITS provisions all saloons
will he closed and no whiskey, wine,
beer or any other beverage capable
of producing intoxication may be
sold The bill viii cause a loss in
revenue, state and municipal, of
more than 100000 a year. In
New York among other measures, a
law will he inforcod requiring that
licenses be secured before marriages
may be performed. by any persons
IQualified to tic the matrimonial knot.
1t is thought that this law will serve
TO prevent the secret marriages here
Itofore so common in the Empire
Estate. A reform divorce law, based
on the recommendation made by the
national uniform divorce congress,
wifi 20 into effect in New Jersey.
Drastic laws cffecting the conduct OF
Insurance companies will become OPP
erative in Wisconsin and will cause
many concerns TO leave the state An
act designed to create better condi-
iions in the tenament houses OF Phli-
delphia aud Pittsburg will become eff
fectlye in Pennsylvania, In New
Mexico gambling will he prohibited
after next Wednesday by operation
of new territorial law.
Clcreymcn Pay Full Fare.
Among the dividend disbursements
of next week. the largest will he the
4 per cent semi-snnRl distribution
among the stockholders of the Pen
nsylvania railroad company control
ling the lines west, Of Pitisburg. The
shareholders of the Canadian Pacific
have been called to meet Monday in
Montreal to pass upon the issue OF
s2S.32O.0O0 Of additional stock.
The Western Passenger Association,
representing all western railroads,
! will on wednesday abolish all half
I fare permits 10 clergymen, who will
hereafter he compelled to pay full
fare
The coming week will probably be
marked with renewed activity in
political circles. On Monday secre-
tary Taft will deliver an address at a
Boston banquet, in which he Is ex-
pected to make come announcement