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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Hereford Brand: Hereford is now
the bheiest town on earth. Why?
Because! The evidence: A fifteen
Thousand dollar passenger station, a
twenty thousand dollar sewer sys-
tenn. sixteen thousand dollar
church, seventy-five thousand dol
lar bunch OF new reslrences, ten
thousand dollars street Improvement,
ten miles OF new sidewalks, forty
miles OF new railroad, all being
built. put up or put down at once,
You don't have to watch Hereford
grow--she is growing without being
watched, but II you don't Eatch out
she will out grow you.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

The chief dispatcher and dispatch
.ers have moved into the building Just
fitted ups for them between Second
and Third streets. Conductors will
also register and receive their orders
there.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Benjamin F. Yoakum, chairman OF
the board OF directors OF the Frisco
Rock Island system is in st. Louis to
review the plans for the expenditure
OF $50, 900, 900 in improvements OF
the Frlsco-Rock Island lines.
This immense Improvement fund
vas borrowed IL New York recently
the Frisco bonds and second pre-
ferred stock being furnished as col
lateral for the loan.
Mr.. Yoakum. said that railroad
traffic is improving substantially and
the Frisco-Rock Island roads are en-
joying reasonable degree of pros
perity.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

The gravel pit was closed down
Friday and everything brought to
Amarillo preparatory TO Installing the
shovel between Amarillo and Canyon
City
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Breeders Gazette' Inc daily
press has settled the matter of the
EecTetaryship OF agriculture several
times for Mr.. Taft. First II was an
nounced that Mr.. Wilson would re-
MAIN w the office which he has filled
so long and with such signal success,
and then II was asserted with equal
postiveness that Mr. Pinchot had
been offered and accepted the place,
Now II Is declared that the matter is
stlH undecided. Meantime the pres
ident-elect has naturally not taken
the country into his confidence in
the matter, and new gossip appears
almost daily. The election of the
managing editor OF the Gazette to
the presidency OF the International
Live Stock exposition last week APP
parsntly started still another line Of
talk relating to the secretaryship,
Mr.. Sanders appreciates the fact that
II is a compliment TO be even men
toned" as a possibility" In connec-
ton with this high office, and APP
preciates the public and privates ex-
pressions that came to the surface
during the great gathering Of the
CLANS" at the big Chicago show, but
wishes It understood that so far as
he is concerned the coupling Of his
name with this matter is unauthor-
ICED. The Gazette hopes and expects
that Secretary Wilson will retain the
office.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

w. II. Ryan, who has been laying
off since November 1, is expected to
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

With the completion of the ballast
work all the extra gangs are off be-
tween Amarillo and Woodward and
most OF the "hombres" have gone to
Mexico.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Brakeman ]. T. Ray has resigned
from the service OF the Santa Fe,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

4 contract has been let by pri-
vate party for the erection of twenty
fOur-roOm cottages near the new
Santa Fe yards.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

V1ENH hkNS5
Regarding the announced advance
in freight schedules, January /, Mr..
Yoakum declined to talk, saying THIS
matter rested primarily with the
traffic department, and he was not
in a position to discuss it,
Brakeman ]. T. Ray has resigned
from the service OF the Santa Fe.
The chief dispatcher and dispatch
.ers have moved into the building just
fitted ups for them between Second
and Third streets. Conductors will
also register and receive their orders
there.
With the completion Of the ballast
work all the extra gangs are off be-
tween Amarillo and Woodward and
most OF the "hombres" have gone TO
Mexico.
1t is likely that p. ], Lowery will
take the Plainview run; Eli Smith
201-2O2 In place Of Lowery and Il.
B Thompson the Canadian-W Wood
ward passenger run.
Walter Cromwell and Frank Bush
have left the service OF the Santa Fe.
Brakemen o. r. Gentry and Isaac
G. Fuller have quit the road service
and gone into the yard.
Another big engine, the 1925, has
arrived and been put in service in
charge Of o. NJ. Bowers.
No. 2o1 is about one hour late in
spite OF all efforts made 10 make
time, even to double heading the
train to Higgins every morning.
1t is hoped by all the railway en-
ployes that all the agitation this
year on the subject Of railroad leg
lslation will bear some fruit and no
adverse action will be taken by the
legislature or congress against the
various railroad interests. Business
has not resumed enough yet to place
all our unemployed brothers at work
and until the vast railroad proper
ties are in no danger Of being mo-
Tested by radical legislation will
they fifd employment. AS soon as
this feeling of security is assured all
lines OF railroad work Will open up
and many will so to work One OF
the greatest helps toward TINS end
will be the satisfaction that they will
not be compelled to reduce rates or
take other measures that will de-
crease their revenues We wish to res
itsrate our remarks of few evenings
since that the coming Texas legisla-
ture should remove some of seven
restrictions placed upon issuing
transportation. Enough anyhow that
they could issue contracts with pa
pers paying for advertising in trans
portation. This would also apply to
street car employees. upon whom the
same restrictions are In force.
w, II. Ryan. who has been laying
off since November 1, is expected to
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

1t is likely that p. j. Lowery will
take the Plainview rum Eli Smith
201-202 In place Of Lowery and +.
B Thompson the Canadian-Wood
ward passenger run.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Another big engine, the 1925, has
arrived and been put in service in
charge Of o. NJ. Bowers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Brakemen o. E. Gentry and Isaac
G. Fuller have quit the road service
and gone into the yard.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Walter Cromwell and Frank Bush
have left the service OF the Santa Fe.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

No. 2o1 is about one hour late In
spite OF all efforts made 10 make
time, even to double heading the
train to Higgins every morning.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

A New York woman who objected to being called grandmother. taught her daughters child to call her Mamma Turner" If the term grand mother has come to be regarded as a reproach President Roosevelt will in- weigh against race suicide in vain.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29
A HOTEL FOR HOGS.

A stOckyard company in Illinois pleaded in the United States circuit court that it did not come under the rate law as a common carrier be- cause it owns several miles of rail- road track, engines and cars, but that it-was a hotel for hogs and other live stock" This plea, moreover, struck the learned court with such force that it decided in favor of the stockyard company. which is there fore entitled to honorable mention as the first caravansary for guests other than human that has thus far been before the courts. This decision re- calls one rendered some little time ago to the effect that Pullman car was not a hotel because it served meals and provided lodgings for pas sengers. It is evident that the line between a common carrier and ho- tel may be a close one under some circumstances, but the courts have thus far exercised admirable discre- tion in differentiating between them and also between hotels for human beings and hotels for 'hogs and oth- CT live stock"
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

sirable to buy if they could not be secured any other way, before they are sold elsewhere. But the least that should be done is to provide a place to keep the things people are willing to give away.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29
ARlZ0NA'S CHANCE
 10 6ET A MUSEUM
There Will Never Be a Better Time
 to Make a Start, and Perhaps no
 Other Equally as Good.

The suggestion that Arizona should have a territorial museum is not a new one. It has been made a thous- and times and the weight of the sug- gestion increases with every repeti- tion. Sometime it will be sufficiently forceful to become effective and per haps that time has now arrived. Anyhow there are certain things which make this time a most fit ting one to renew the suggestion.
 Many people in this city are aware of the fine exhibit of prehistoric things that has been maintained at the Free Museum in connection with the Old Mission Curio which is now going out of business. This has been made possible by a number of public spirited people, beside the Curio management which has given space for the exhibits. H. R. Patrick, the lateMrs Lount and her heirs, Dr. Scroggs of Los Angeles, formerly of Tempe, and numerous others have loaned for this display for several years past, the chief features of this museum of antiquity, and which by the way is about the only thing of the sort available to the public.
 Mir. Patrick has taken it upon him self to see what can be done in the matter for the Old Mission is soon to be closed up and unless some in stitution is created to succeed it, these private displays that have heretofore been a public benefit, will have to be removed to the inaccessi- ble quarters of private households.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

Though the Maricopa delegation did not get all it wanted at Tucson yester- day, (Maricopa politicians never do get all they want, the world is too small,) this county was paid a deli cate compliment in the making up of the platform. The plank relating to Bryan was lifted bodily, word for word, verbatim ct literatim in fac simile, without the changing of a punctuation mark or a fly speck, photographed, so to speak, from the platform of the Maricopa county democratic convention last Saturday. It is stated that when those thrilling and inspired words, new in history, plagiarism on noth ing ever uttered, written or thought of, first, last and all the time," rolled out of the reading clerks mouth, the Maricopians had a pleasant vision of counter laden with pie, and what ever else delights the politician who has been gormandizing on hopes and huSkS.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

There has been much and wide spread unfavorable comment on the narrowness of the brim of the straw hat this season. The brim has not been curtailed at the dictates of fash ion but under orders from necessity. There is just so much straw in this world. When the merry widows ab- sorbed far more than their share of it, mems hats had to put up with what is left. Hence that narrow cor nice which passes by courtesy for a brim.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MAY 2s, 1908.
DEMOCRATIC INSTRUCTIONS

The action of the democratic con- vention at Tucson yesterday in in- structing the Arizona delegates for Bryan illustrates the motive which usually brings about instructions for presidential candidates.
 It was not the belief of all the mem- bers of the convention that Bryan was the best man, but they have become convinced that he was the only man. There was not a delegate at Tucson who believed that the representatives from the territory would have an op- pcrtunity to vote at Denver for any other candidate. There was not even a possibility that an Arizona delegate in the present circumstances could be induced to vote for anybody but Bryan. The instructions were therefore not for the intention of binding the delegates but to make up a record of party loyalty to a certainly successful candi- date for the nomination, who if suc- cessful in the election might reward such loyalty with offices. In other words, the obiect O. the instructions was not to serve the party, but to get right with Bran.
 If Johnson had appeared to be the more probable distributor of the of fees, the instructions would have been for him.
 An exactly similar motive in precise ly similar circumstances was behind the instructionist movement in the re- publican convention. That it failed was because the hunger for office was not so rampant among the republicans as it is among the democrats. That is, it was not so rampant in a majority though in the defeated minority it must be confessed. it was pretty acute
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

Mir. Patrick has written to Dr. Scroggs of Los Angeles. proposing to him that if he and the Lount Es- tate will donate their collections to the territory, he will also donate his collection and he believes that oth- CTS will do the same thing. These donations however, would only be on condition that the territory provide a proper place for their display in the capitol building or at least in the capital city.
 Preliminary to writing, MT. Patrick called upon Governor Kibbey, who heartily endorses the project, though there is not now any fund to devote to museum purposes. He said, how ever, that he believed ample room for present necessities could be made in the capitol building, not as much as would be desirable but enough to protect exhibits until the legislature meets again. The governor led MT. Patrick to believe that he would en- dorse a proper movement for a mu- scum appropriation at the next ses sion, after which better quarters could probably be secured. The cap itol building will have to be enlarg- ed some time and that before many years. When that is done there should certainly be provision made for a large museum, such as is.found in many of the capitol buildings of the eastern and middle states.
 The most important feature of this question is that Arizona's best ex- hibits have already been carried out of the territory and others are going fast Those that still remain are all in private ownership, and if nothing is done until the state be- comes rich and powerful. there will be nothing left of Arizona's most interesting exhibits, those of an eth nological nature.
 Every progressive state has a mu- scum, not merely of relics but of all her resources, her flora and fauna, her mineral resources, woods, grasses. grains, etc. and things historical and relics prehistoric. Arizona should start something and do it now" before it is everlastingly too late. There are many private collections, not only in Phoenix, but all over the territory, that would undoubtedly be donated, whose owners would be foolish to give them away unless a home were provided. In addition there are others that it might be de-
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

Bad luck pursues some men to such an extent that their names are not even printed in the list of possi- ble candidates for the vice presi- dency.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

The real friends of Bryan were showed into the background yester
 day at Tucson. And what was more criminal, the very paean of Bryanic praise on which they had been prac- out of their mouths and shouted by the false friends of the Peerless One
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

Who can say that Oregon justice is not tempered with mercy. A default ing banker was yesterday sentenced to five years in prison and to pay fine of s576,O00. The prison sentence is not so much, but that fine is appalling. Few men could hope to raise so much money. But the court considerably gave the convict a chance to work it out in the penitentiary at $2 a day. Thus, beginning at the end of his five year sentence, after which his time
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

ideal family their
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

GEO. W. v1CKERs. Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

Three thousand citizens of Chicago are to have seats in the republican national convention. Such an honor is equal to the glory of being made one of the vice presidents of polit- ical meeting in a smaller community.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-29

may be said to be his own, he may be- gin discharging that fine. In a little more than 79O years he will be square with the world and still be free to see Bryan elected to the presidency for the first time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

and To- see that the right amount Of
government; work Is supplied by thcii
people.
This town Is made up OF Enclosures
surrounded 10y high fences of upright
poles tightly sawed together by vines
Inside each fence Is the establishment
of am African nahoh and his numcr-
Gus wlVe2 IN going through the va.
lage ! wound my WAS about inclusurc
after Enclosure. through one walled al-
Icy into another aud in ana out among
buildings of poles aud mud until my
SENSE of direction VAS lost and !
seemed to be ln Ro@mond's bowcr
ono OF the chiefs was putting up a
new establishments end l had
chance to- see how thc buildings were
constructed They are made OF poles
mud ana elephant grass and one man
may have "a large number. including
separate apartments for each of his
wives There We're not many women
about. but such as ! saw We're clad in
grass strings reaching from their
waists 10 thcir feet and a Jew bad ON
grass oapes of similar strings The
men were mostly young. They we're
straight, well developed and nne look
ing. but nearly every one OF them was
more or less drunk \ feast was evil
IDENTITY going on, ana each man had
long calabash filed With banana beer
which he was sucking at through two
straws made for the purpose
In front of one OF the huts dozen
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

musicians were dancing IN
made upon several great drum ,'5le
mon drummers was anxious Nv oy
one one, Oh these drums and ] tried to pu g
mont picked out reached abov tis '. .t-
waist as 1t stood upon tho ground
was as big around at The ton 80, y
flour barrel narrowing to tho VIA, ~
a nail keg at the bottom Ii Aad =,
followed out of log, and the TON ~,
bottom were covered with ~ust si~"'
which was laced on with CORDS OF rnI
II had evidently been used many ye5r'
and It's sound was most resonant +
offered the chief 10000 smells For &,
but he politely refused. saying ihn
himself aud his ancestors had had thst
drum long time, and that he did n",
know whether he could get another Nv.
good. He told me that IL he pwu,d
another he would give mo thlsl AM
that, alas, he had only one.
FRANK q. CARPEETi.s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

time about his country and people. He
told me that the trade about Lake Vic
toria is rapidly growing, and that
large part of the Eoatsltins and hides,
which form one of the principal exports
goes to the United States He says
there is an increasing demand for
American cotton goods and advises our
country to push them. He also gave
the opinion that German East Africa
was beginning to prosper and that il
would eventually be a well paying coll
ony.
BUSINESS AMONG THE BAzIBAs.
Shortly after this, we left the gov
ernor and strollcd out into the town of
Bukoba To look at the stores and the
market These are right near the fort.
the village proper being some distance
away. The chief business street con-
sistS OF a dozen or more little booths,
each occupied by a Hindoo merchant,
who sits or stands in II, surrounded
by his goods. The black, grass-clal
customers remain outside the store
and make their purchases by means
of cowry shells. The chief things sold
are colored and uncolored cottons, the
faVorites as / have said, being Ameri-
can sheetings. Another popular article
of merchandise is wire, of copper, iron
and brass. This is used by the ma
tives az jewery, and it Is almost MS
valuable as gold and silver are in our
country The wire is brought here In
great kegs. and coils of it are hung
w I'm front Of the stores. 1t is of all
thckEcsses, from the size of a human
hair to the diameter of ones little
finger The thicker wire is hammered
out into armlets. anklets and collars
and he finer is woven and plated into
smaller ornaments. Some of the wire
Jewelry Is heavy, and a very common
anklet worn by the women looks as
though it might have been torn from
our woven wire fences and twisted to.
gether
In the market square, near these
stores, saw MANY black pedlers.
I They squatted on the ground, with
| their wares piled about them Here
| q woman sold sweet potatoes, there
| one offered little piles OF the entrails
| of sheep or goats and farther over
| We're others selling peanuts and white
ants The white ants had been roast
cd. They were displayed upon bits Of
! banana leaves and We're sold nj 50
many shells per pile.
SHELLS USED AS MONEY.
The cowry shell IS the chief currency
of this part Of Africa, and | undcrstanl
| II is in common use throughout the re-
giOus about Lake Taug3tnyika and the
Congo valley. The shells are brought
! hero ftom the coast OF India and are
exchanged FOR rupees at the rate of lCOj
to the rupee rupee ~ worth about
80 cents ana as the shells are put up
I'M strings of 100 each, a stTiug OF
| shells rs worth just about cents Of
our money. Among my recent pul-
| ChaSes are two spears at l,jOO shells.
each a carved milk bowl at 2.OOj
shells, and native chopping knife