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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-04
EFFECT OF PENNY posTAos.


In One Day $1,000 More lettsrs q ~
the English Mail. 81
Working overtime. the star of tt
foreign branch OF the post00css ~
West and Morton streets ma1a9Q
yesterday morning to get q IT,
heavy British mail, which married ~
first day OF the reduced rate At -
tage. About $1,000 more lefteFD IT,
usual we're dispatched 70 Bafe0o u
the Amerika. Baltic, and Ia Proven
OF these . large proportion ~ -!
doubtedly been saved up To ta1D q =
gantage Of the 2-eent rate.
The FIRST man to get . letteg -
for England for less than 8 coofu
said to have been ]. W. C1Dae
Englishman. Who - staying - 8
Hotel Buckingham. He Aad ~ -
rived from the Pacific coast aAA N11
CO and determined to try Tor IL
Ors of first place. He wrote bole
to his brother In The Isle q V1gAt 9
hurried to the general pos1o0ee. -
midnight struck he handed n ~ -
ter and just forestalled J.. L. 1014
Of New Brighton. Staten Is3s14 -
got second place. ~
II was 0eariy 1 0'ciock 6eeoro t.
first large batch of mail wao haD1Q
in. Then one firm sent 3e.eoo Jbeoo14
Just before 4 O'clock sDoeber 49,
tegan to send in it, aceU0ueueS
and before S O'Clock it bsa pogeet -
go letters Of an advertising cAofoD
er.
Meanwhile all over the city q -
branch pSstofRces En&iisA levers 49,
b. ing dropped until abo1t 4o9oo 49,
collected. To handie this 1e09 -
,angements had been Da1e ~ No.
there should be . aosble f0sce q t.
foreign branch s0ce Al higAt- H.
shin that came On ct s o'esoek VoeP
nesday sfterpooa and sAO1j1 49,
gone home 1t . yesterday ossu1ng
vas detained until s:3e. After -
nigh, they had the afsistance q ~
regular shin beginning vosk q theS
hour and were relieved ~ Dc euTsy
morning force.
The amount Of work they $780,
plished may be measured bv Tie -
that they sent sway On tine -
sacks Of mail On the Am<rika. Dayte.
and In Provepc. instead o. IL
sacks. Witch carried the mail . 49,
aso.-Nev York Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-04

will support Miss Thurston this sea
son, playing the leading male role.
Roger Eaneway.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

House To celebrate Christmas after the New England style was sufficient fo- him. and SaEta Claus did not eut much of figure during the four years or MT Adams administration.
 President Andrew Jackson during his two terms saw that Christmas was celebrated after the good old style of Tennessee. Mrs. Emily Donelson whose husband was the presideut's secretary. assumed the duties of first lady. and she was Jackson.s niece but he called her daughter" and she WAS very fond of the sad hearted man and was of great assistance 10 him in the turbulent administration During the eight years the president left in the hands of daughter all arrangeunents for Christmas
 President Lincoln took a leading hand in all the holiday festivities. When he entered the White House he had three sons. but the second one. William, died in lS62. Tad. another son died shortly after the assassfna- ton of his father. Like her husband. Mrs Lincoln believed in giving the children all the pleasure possible. and each Christmas found splendid Christmas tree laden with presents not only for the boys but for the employ ees of tse White House, regardless of color.-Washington Star.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
Slsru That Isn't Siano.

I've are So usei 10 siane." said the woman who reads that we have fall .en into the habit of including in that category almost every unusual word or phrase-fr example. the verb .te faze.' which means to baiiic. te con fuse. to perplex That word Is mls spelled variously phase. phaze, pheaze and f~aze Ii is not s1ang. and my woman may use II without fear. for II Is as good English as any other in the
 language. Shakespeare employs at spelling 1t fave as it shouM be spell ed Then til~re Is tho ptrnse lie down which almost everybody re- gards as slangy when used in she sense of surrender to obstacles r fa- 'tigue 1t. too. Is not slang.
 We have for II no less an authority than Thomas Kernpis. who certainly cannot be considered an imitatr of George Ade That eminent writer says: love feels no burden. thinks nothing of trouble. attempts what Is above its strength pleads no excuss ofimpossibility. for it thinks aii thing lawful fcS itself and all things possi fle It is therefore able to undertake all things. and If completes many things and warrants them ia take ef. feet where ife who does moi love would lie down He undoubtedly uses the ex- pression as meaning to give up sn the faee of difficulties It's better not to class a word oY phrase as slang unless ou> ss sure --Epw Orteaoa Times Democrat
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
 Christmas
 at the WhiteHouse

~UNSHINE and shadows. happi-
 ness and misery. have mingled together in the celebration of
 Christmas at the White House since the days of President Adams to the present
 Mrs. John Adams. the first mistress of inc White House, had an unpleas- snt experience Her husband had ,aken ti,e oath of office in Independ- ence hall. Philadelphia, on the 4th of March. l79I. and on the 10th of No veuaber. 1sOo, came to Washington, the White House being announced as ready for occupancy. But the good lady found the building anything but ready. and in letter 10 friend she said that not single apartment was finished. no fence. no yard. no conven- fence whatever without, and the great unfinished audience room I make drying room of to hang up the clothes in I've articles we are much distressed for. One is bells. but the more important one is wood Yet you cannot see for trees. We have used about nine cord trying to dry the walls of the house. Congress poured in. but
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
-, T~ms "a Jspsa.

Fires fn Japan are 70 common thai this dessrucfty~ agency has established Itself as q national insftfntioa. asd q whole vocntnssry has grown up to ex. press every shade of meaning in mst- ters fiery Th~ JzPeness language has special terms for an ipcendiary fire. an accidental Are fir~~ starting from ones own house fire caught from next door. fire wbich one ~hares with ofh- err. a 6re which is burning [" an end. the flame Of nr-. anything for in- stance. a brazIer. from which Ire may arise. the side from which fo af tack . fire in order to exfiDguisb IL. . visit of eondolence after fire.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

And ysf | simply rust net faA
 The s.sekid without striviss. k, Fer jus% ts co it was its taI
 MsulA psy Asr nsises sf 6iysn1ss The ~sindssr aAauId net leave thsir aAs1 And halksA at .seeaR esuisias. Fl sivss us nssi dc mss," tasy saiA
 Aour msais ws.Il aii Dc issin1-' e Santa teek . submarine
 AsTd bArrswad from the osrmans And aoan appeared upsn the seanA
 Among ths xaasish msrmans. Opt when they saw the Teddy bsas ? Nc 6shIiks tad was wa9sins The msrkid and ths .mermsn peh z Gave Santa ciaus . rsssins. = Their rage. alas. know rs rss.rslns
 Toward Tesdy ard his maker. fhsy e. tns dooiish sn ths ssins
 And called t.n r.surs sa.sir. sEarls hes!ssr Eaten in kasesrs
 Weekly.
 hox Mayne Reid Mpn His Bride
 It was through his novel The Scalp Hunters" that CapIain MAyne heia won bride. He was fhirty years old when he inet [ dsmsei Of thirteen. win whom he 1t once fell in aSye. The child took no notice Of hiD. but he gave her the story to read Two years later the young lady was at a public meeting where Captain Reid spoke on behalf of the Polish refugees An electric thrill seemed to pass through me as he entered the room, she said afterward. and when the meeting vas oyer sbe went up to him "I leave for London on the next train" he said hur- r,ed,x Please send me your aa- dress "I do not know where. she replied. with some embarrassment lie instantly handed out his card and was gone. A formal little ncte folioweo: Dear Captain Reid-As you asked me to send you my address. l do so- ny raturn of post came the answer. 'oniy say that you love me and l VIII De with you at once.r and fhef the repiy' .I think I do love you. k
 Nothing.
 .Nature plans well for mankind : needs
 .I should say SO What could oe more convenient than ears to hoos spectaeIes Washington Herald
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
Santa and
 The Merkid.

Tho pole where Santa has his shop
 is now . wireless station, And messages which reach its top
 Arrive from all creation. The other day one landed there That set the saint to guessing: SThs merkid wants . Teddy bear!'
 Good gracious. how distressing! For this was what made Santa blue And reused such sad emotion The rerkid lived q mile CT two
 Beneath the bounding ocean. GA mermaid fair. a merman strong,
 Whose habitat was water, Had been nserman and wife for long; The merkid was their ezughter.) Old Santa gave a dismal eroan
 And muttered: "Jumpin' jim.ney! l don't believe the nsruaans own
 A cubic foot of chimney.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
Wetk Ws,koas m kidnsys
peHas Kidney rzns Have r~~e Great
 Service fer People Who werh h

Most Putnam people work every day in some strained, unnatural position bending constantly over desk-rid- ing on jolting wagons CT csrs--doing laoorious housework; lifting. reaching or pulling, or trying the back in hum dred and one other ways Ali thesc strains tend to wear. sweaken and in- jue she kidneys until they fall behind In their work of Altering the poisons from the blood. Doan's K diey Pills eare sick kidneys, put new strength in bad backs Putnam cures prove il.
 Mrs. Albert Latourelle, es smith street, Putnam, Conn. says: My husband was troubled for long time with kidney complaint. He had such acute pains in his back that he could hardly get around. He was also bothered by dizzy spells and too frc- qaent action of the kidney secrtions. Deans Kidney Pills procured at Dres- ser's drug store absolutely cured him and he has never failed to recommend them since when an opportunity has occurred. He has been practically fsce from kidney complaint during the pas, several years and he gives Deans Kid ney Pills the credit.a
 For sale by all dealers. Price T cents. Foster Milburn Co.,, Buffalo New York, sole agent for the United States,
 Remember the nsme-Doan sand ake no other.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
The Only Esception.

The Suburbanite-i suppose the folks next door don't know We have a Christ mas tree
 The Wife-What makes ycu think 60?
 The Suburbanite-Wen,t they haven't sent in to borrow it.-Brooklyn Life.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
Nor. wh.ss se Gene.

A Chinese doctor. as 4 punishment for causing his patients death. had to pay ten loads of wheat While carry ing the grain he was met by man who asked him to come and treat . sick member of his family. -AIi right said the doctor. T will be there short iy. but in the meantime you may be getting your barn cleaned out"-ecrap Book.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
Nothing.

-Nature plans well for mankind : needs.
 -I should say so. What eou'o u more convenient than ears 10 hoos snecfaeles over erg'-Wasbington Herah
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

Our teams deliver goods In Put nam or any of surrounding towns.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
The seft Ans~er.

He-Artists say that five feet four ia the divine height for women Ills Darling tcrosslyt- You know. am nTe feet nine He tauickist-fon are il'o1F than divine. my dear.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

|
 OTATE OF CONNECTICUT GENE 0 RAJ ASSEMBLY,, January Session,
 A. D., 1909.
 To the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut;--
 The undersigned respectfully petitions your honorable body to grant to him, and his associates who may join with him, a charter for q water works com pspy to be located in the town of Pom fret in the County of Windhsm in this State, with full powers in said charter 10 build dams and reservoirs in said town. snd open the ground tn the streets, lanes, avenues and big hwsys, and, when ne- cessary. cross private property, for the purposes of laying pipes and water mains throug hout the streets, lanes and svepuoa of the town of Pomtret, in order to fur nish the in ha bitapts thereof with sup pity of water for domestic and other pur- poses, and sa,d charter to contain such furt her powers as are ineidentFi to the purposes of public water company. And ss in duty pound your petitioner will ever pray.
 Dated at Putnam, Connecticut, this 18th day of Decem Der, 1908. HENRY II. DAVENPORT, By John F. Carpenter, his Attorney. The foregoing petition to the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut having been presented to me, and it ap- bearing that the same 10 of an adversary nsture. and that the parties adversely tu. terested consist of moro than twenty tu- divtdeais, 1t is therefore Ordered |; That sll psrsons interested h ssid petition appear before tbs 0snerai Asseayey Of the 0tats of Connecttcut on the secoDd day of tts nsxt session, to wit,
 the jsnaavy 6sseion oi leoe, aud that uo- tics of ssid petition and of this order and citation bs given by pubpishing the sams in . neWspAper published tn tAe C0uusy of Wtndham In uaid Btate for two days, the Arst publication commencing on or be- fose December 18th, 1908, and ths sscond to b on os befose the 2lth day cf Dscsm. Der, 14oe.
 Dated st Hartford, Connecticut, Dc.
 cenber 18th, fs0e.
 MILTON A. BHUMWAY, \ Judge Of tho superior Court. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that will psti- ton the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut at its January 6ession A. ID.
 110e, for . charter tor water company
 as above set forth.
 Dated st Putnam, Conn.,, this 10th day
 of December. fSo6.
 HENRY H. DAVENPORT,
 By John r. carpeater his Attorney.
 6f-6z
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

Laws catch flies and lei hornets % free -Anach harsis
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

 brans resulting from Catarrh anA dsives away sCoh in the Head quickly. Hsaores the 6eusas of Taste and bInell. Full size 90 eta st Druggists or by mail. Liquid Cream Balm for uss in sfomixeu 75 cts. Elv Brotbess. 56 wasrsn Street. New Ycsk. It tospt of Probate held zt Thompson with Ain and kos the 9sstriet 0 Tbompson on fse f0sh day Of D~oe@b~s. tN9.
 Presest, 0e0He s Crnsby. Js1ee Essxt< of Irving J. HOyIe late Of 0ald~n, nass-, with real es.ste tn C0oneerieut, in ssid d1stSIe1. dec~a1ed.
 The Execuior having made written sppsi- eaton t0 said cousf. in accordance U3th th< sissufe fer an erder ef sais of the whole 0s part of tlss real estate aesertbed fise e5a. ts Ndered that said application b. heard sf the frobste f,ll5ee in Thlsspson on the 26fh dsy sf Dec<mbef, fDs, st 10 o'clock iB the iorsn0ons and that notice thereof be KfysB. by ins~vsinG cooy Of fhs order iG fhe Fptaxm Patriot, sewspeper having eircassion in said Dtsfrlcfs and ths1 re- fnrn made to this Court
 Attesf,
 ss-s2- GEos6E s. cRosBr. Jsdxe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
Muskrats and Bears.

After all other points of Mrs.
Green's perspicacious
summary Of history, as made by
the Roosevelt administration,
have been considered and dis
cussed, the verdict Of the his
torian of the future probably
will coincide with her final and
conclusive point, as she has re
duced everything to one com
prehensive and lucid metaphor.
In explanation of her verdict
that 'the President has not
made good" she asks; What
would you think of me if l were
to say every day for years that
/ was going out to kill a muskrat
and never did it?"
In saying further that the adj
ministration has done nothing
but WELD the Big Stick, Mrs.
Green has made clear the causes
of it's inevitable failure. The
necessary and increasing re-
suits of elusive and destructive
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
About Going West.

81 am a bookkeeper," writes a
correspondent from the North
west. Il had a position East at
a hundred and ten dollars a
month. But I read advertise
ments of this land Of opportunity,
and came here. Found the labor
market for clerks badly over
stocked. Hundreds of Eastern
men and women of some educa-
ton and refinement are coming
to this country with only a little
money to tide them over until
they can find something to do.
Their plight is pitiful, Living
expenses are very high; a little
money is soon gone. The com
moner kinds Of labor, such as an
educated man might turn to in
the East in a pinch, are done
here by Asiatics, with whom a
white man cannot compete.
81 am better off than many,
for l had a little capital saved up,
and I now have a JOB as night
Waterman at two dollars a night
for fourteen hours work; but a
decent bed costs s%eyenty-fye
cents. Real-estate boomers will
advertise to get people in here,
holding out prospects that they
can at once find work at high
wages. They are worse than
patent-medicine a d s e
ments."
Opportunities there are in the
West; also bitter problems Of
of food and lodging, at high
prices, among strangers. The
vigorous, young community
chock-fun Of confidence and
yearning to grow, is a bit toC
prone to adopt the sure-cure
patent-medicine style Of adver
Using. The advertisers, o
of course, are persons who havI
? good jobs, and who, naturally
see the situation from tina
: point of view. t h a
? there is another point 0
view from which it may be re
garded-West as well as East
our correspondent shows. Whe.
you go West, go not blindly an.
e unprovided. ~ Saturday Evenin.
Post.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

That politics makes strange
bedfellows" is SEEM in the reports
current concerning Mr.. Cow
herds candidacy. Ever since
Mr.. Cowherd's entry in the race,
the Folk men have been charging
that he represents the odd
guard" element of Missouri Dem
ocracy, and it was pointed out
as proof Of the charge that
Harry Halves was managing the
st. Louis end Of the Cowherd
campaign. Later, Judge Fort
came out on a Democratic-Pro
hibition ticket platform, and now
Judge Wallace, promoter Of the
Sunday lid and an avowed Pro.
hibitionist, has entered the race
against Ccwherd. The effect o.
this injection Of the prohibition
question into the race for Gov
ernor has been to turn many
Folk supporters to Cowherd as q
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

fallacy are as apparent and in
themselves as dangerous as
grizzly bears, but when Mrs.
Green's metaphor is reduced to
the language of economics they
define themselves as merely
phenomenal. AS the country
knows, the Roosevelt policy in
sists on taking out of the reach
Of cultivation in the future vast
areas to be kept in forest and
used as game preserves, so that
bears as phenomenal results
of original barbarism may be
preserved from extinction. In
these vast Government pre-
serves for large game, bears are
to increase and multiply, until
those who are officially priv
LEGGED to hunt a few Of them at
a time in the preserve appear
with brass bands, big sticks,
official photographers and every
thing else which belongs to the
spectacular exhibition of siren
uous energy, Illustrating the
theory that no one is fit to deal
with the worst abuses except
those who create and maintain
them.
All this goes on while the
muskrat, the original fallacy, is
left safe under the surface, un-
dermining the essential "prin.
ciples of righteousness to the
defense of which the East Room
of the White House is used t.
pledge the President after every
bear hunt.
HAS he punished those dread
full corporations? Has he cured
the evils Of high finance, as h'
said he would? What has HI
actually done except WELD thu
Big Stick?n asks Mrs. Green
And the only answer is that h
has demanded a bigger stick OF
the specious plea that it may b
used after the election to hun
bears in the permanent Govern
ment preserves he wishes t
create for breeding more o
them.-St. Louis Republic.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

There are times when purse
strings are frightened when there
is a proposition of a public nature
calling for contributions. Men
will talk of their past contri-
buttons, Of the failure Of this and
the other project, and will refuse
to pay money for further plans
which they say will not bring
money to their pockets. There
are some Of these men to be
found in every community, just
as there are small potatoes in
every hill. But when this con-
dition becomes general, when
men to whom the community has
a right to look for a slight return
for the benefit and the prosperity
which they enjoyed, refuse thus
to discharge one of their plainest
duties, and when it becomes SC
great as to threaten the success
of movements in the public in.
terest, that condition is an evil
dence of a species Of dry ROT
which, if not speedily removed.
will land the community in the
common graveyard. - Wellington
News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
More Of Conrad'S Theatre Talk, No. 3.
rnaRNR MOORE. THE STAR 81 THE NEW PRODUCTIC

EUGENE MOORE, THE STAR OF THE NEW PRODUCTION
aMv Bow. Tack,n which will be seen in the city very soon, is one Of
tbe most THOROUGHLY equipped and versatile actors on the American
s+oaa M VIRTUALLY HAS PLAYED ALL THE PARTS THAT
FALL TO THE LOT OF A MODERN STOCK LEADING MAN and his
especial experience on the road ---1
l@siedss : SriI lisas,t group f DO THE RIGHT
such such plays ia g.D as sM 10 is.t c sssso1' THING
he is fascinating through the
keeness and power of his depletion, and in this he shows grasp and
6nesse equal to Charles S. Thorne. Mr.. Moores ngn sIanolng anu
aims as we'll as his good taste and his determination to present plays
Of the best class, are shown in his choice of '"My Boy, Jack" The
author, Edwin Milton ROyle, has written several OF the most success
william Faversham reached the highth Of his popularity, and "MOlie
Moonshine, in which Marie CahIl delighted crowded houses during
an entire season. The story of "My Boy, Jack" is a romance of the
most appealing kind and the whole play is permeated with what has
been called one of the heavenly gifts to Americans, humor. The
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
County Supervision a Necessity.

Systematic organization is the
secret of success in any bust
ness. No merchant would take
an inexperienced boy from the
farm and put him to work in his
store without having someone
to see that he did his work
right. No farmer would send a
city boy to care for his stock and
growing crops without someone
who knows how these things
should be done to look after the
boy. If so much care be taken
to look after the financial in
terests, why should we not take
more care to look after the ed
ucational welfare of our children
and not send into our schools in
experienced boys and girls with
out someone to see after them
and guide them in their work?
System, as / said before, is
essential to success and under
the direction of a county super
intendent orr schools are sys-
tematized, all teachers are ex-
pected to be practically the same
work, poor schools are made
good and good ones made bet
ter.
There never was a time in the
history of Missouri when more
thoughtful attention was given
to educational advancement than
at the present time. More and
more do we realize that an ed.
ucation is essential to the safe
and intellectual exercise of ones
rights and duties in both the fl
nancial and social world.
1t, therefore, behooyes US
to work for the best and strive
for a supervision in every county
in Missouri, and | hope that TIN
good people Of their represen
tative. counties will see that it il
to the interest of their owl
children and will put tn.
shoulder to the wheel and worl
for county supervision until W
shall have attained the best t
be had in the way of rural ed
ncation.
Respectfully,
Jas. M. Irby.
Supt. Of Schools Butler County
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
A Great Roast!

Over a ton Of Arbuckles' Ariosa
Coffee is roasted at a time, in a large
revolving cylinder, which drops the
coffee through heat again and again
until each bean is uniformly roasted.
No other coffee is in suffi-
cient demand to afford such
scientific and perfect prepara-
ton.
The sales Of ArbuckIes' Ariosa
Coffee exceed the sales Of all other
packaged coffees combined, and this
~ccicntific roasting, which no other
coffee a afford, by its very magni-
reduces our cost to a minimum,
CPD enables us, with our other advant-
sges, TO give better value in Arbuckes'
Ar;oca office than is possible for m
one else.
ArbuckIes' Ariosa Coffee IS
The cheapest good coffee in the
world, and the best Of all for
you.
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