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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-23
WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 22.-Wash-
iDgton's birthday was observed
throughout the United States yester-
day and notably in many Of the larger
cities.
Universities, schools, patriotic Sc
cieties, veterans and citizens took part
in the celebration.
Joseph II. Choate was the orator OF
the day at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and honorary degrees were con
ferred by tnat institution.
Gov Hughes of New York spoke be-
fcre the Union League club of Chica-
60
Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee
and Congressman Nicholas Long
worth were the chief speakers before
the Creve Coeur Club at Peoria. Ill.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-23
RAPID SHIFTING.
Noted Educator Says Pacific =.
to Be Better Known.

Chicago. Feb 22.-Penjamin Ide
Wheeler, president of the University
of California. looks for a rapid shift
ing of the worlds scenes from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. He be-
lieves the cruise of the battleship fleet
will serve TO open the eyes of the ma
ton to the importance of the Pacific,
not only as 1t does, but will play in
the worlds affairs.
While the Japanese agitation had
subsided on the coast, DR.. Wheeler
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-23
RALSTON

Health Flour in 2-pound packages.
Pancake Flour in 2-pound packages.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-23
STILL AFTER HIM.
Clergyman Took Active Part In Sup
pressing Sale Of Liquor.

clergyman look HctiNe Pdrt IN sup
pressing Sale Of Liquor.
New York, Feb. 22.-Fire was dis
covered Friday night in the Orient
Congregational church, at Greenpoint,
L. l.. the pastor Of which, is Rev. DR..
John Alexander Gray. Last Sunday
he received in the collection box at
the church service a warning that the
"Black Hand was still after him. The
damage to the church will amount to
only about $500, as DR.. Gray discover
ed the fire before it had secured much
headway. A year ago, after receiving
similar warnings, DR.. Gray's house
was robbed, and later an attempt was
made to burn it. DR.. Gray's annoyances
began soon after he took an active
part in suppressing the sale Of liquor
in the village.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-23
BENZ. IDE WHEELER.

yesterday said he looked for much
serious trouble with Japan in the near
future. He believes the United States
has many hard problems to solve with
Japan, but he is certain war will be
averted through the efforts of the
best people of Japan"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-23
King at BRIGHTON.

Brighton. Eng, Feb. liking Ed.
yard is here having his throat treated
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

that was in debt, and every that was d1scon-
tented gathered themselves unto him. and he became
captain them; and there were with him about
four hundred.
But the World lost again in humiliating way,
the object of its attacks being strong in his biblical
recolectons. Asked by reporter what he thought
of the scriptura1 application of his New York enemy,
he said the editor of The World should have quoted
the balance of the story, which he gave in these
words:
And it came to pass, when David and his men
come to Ziglag on the third day, that the
Ama1ektes had invaded the South and Ziglag, and
smitten Zglag
And David said unto him Gone of the sufferers)
Canst thou bring me down to this company? i.
And when he had brought him down, behold, they
were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and
drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil
that they had taken out of the land of the PhstineS
out of the land of Judah.
And David smote them from the twilight even
unto the evening of the next day. and there escaped
not a man of Them save 400 young men, which
rode upon cames, and fed And David recovered
all that the Amaekites had carried away: and David
rescued his two wives.
And there was nothing lacking of them neither
small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither
SPOIL anything that they had taken to them:
David recovered all.
Mr. Bryan and the 400 not yet through with
the Amalektes of the select circle of New York
When they are, it may safely be conjectured that
The World will be of the 400 to get away on
camels, for it usually has eye the avenue of
escape.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14
Bryan and the Bible.

1t will be the judgment of reading people that the
New York World lost in its recent geographical and
literary encounter with William J. Bryan. The
World fashioned a map showing darkly and dis
couragngly Democratic situations they have tran
spired under two campaigns with the leadership of
the Nebraskan as the controlling influence.
1t was Worldly map, but Mr.. Bryan afterwards
produced one of his own in which he proved that
he had polled votes than any other Democrat
had ever poled and that The Worlds favorite can
didate had been the least of all.
So much for map making. The New York paper
ventured into the scriptural domain, quoting in
pamphlet designed for general circulation the fol-
lowing verse from the Bible about David and sug-
costing its applicability to the Western presidential
favorte:
And every that in distress, and every
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14
Idaho at Washington.

By way of Washington comes the story, filtered
through the columns of the Lewiston Tribune, that
some of the great men of Idaho not we'll enough
satisfied with Mr.. Taft a presidential candidate
to openly favor his nomination. The explanation
is that they deem it wise stroke of policy for the
State appear to be at least reluctant that reward
may come in the way of appointments should it
finally yield to the pressure of the administration
and cast its convention votes for the Secretary of
War
Such is the story but the game is rather hazard
Gus one, for there is always a chance that Idaho
will not be needed badly enough to make its pur
chase worth while and then there would be loss in
spos instead of gain.
There is considerable cold b1ooded commercalism
in these calculations and the patriot is likely to ask
if there is not something in the way Of principle
to be considered. 1t depends somewhat on who is
doing the considering. The machine is more in need
of patronage than of the moral effect of a victory
of ideas that would merely improve the admnistra-
ton of government and it would probably be willing
to make most any kind of alliance that would
increase its capacity to reward.
There may exist in the secret circle of the Idaho
delegation at Washington opposition to Mr.. Taft
that is genuine and some of the indications point in
that direction. The Mormon hierarchy, which con-
trolls the delegation, is not in accord with Mr. Taffs
intention to remove the duty from Gnlnppne sugar.
for the hierarchy is large producer of sugar and
it is commercially wise.
Unless assured of the certainty of Mr. Tafts
nomination, the church might quietly direct the Re-
publican leaders within its jurisdiction to hold the
delegate vote of the State under judcious control,
against the chance that it might finally be used to
defeat the administration candidate.
In recent interview in the Washington Cd. CO.
Herald, M. L. de Julien, represented wealthy
mining operator of Montpelier, Idaho" is made to
say that Governor Hughes is his preference for the
presidential nomination and that Fairbanks, Can
and Foraker are good men, all of them better
than Roosevelt" The Montpelier mining
especially vicious in his attacks on the admnistra-
ton and all that the administration favored How
much he represented of the machine sentiment
not be said, he appeared to be employing news
paper notoriety his own responsibility.
Taking all the rumors and direct statements into
account, one can hardly be certain that the Repub-
can managers for Idaho are for Taft, whatever may
be the sentiment of the party at large. Republican
ism of the machine brand does not take kindly to the
methods of the administration in any of the States
and the Idaho machine is no better than the other
machines.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14
Senator Stewards Story.

Senator Stewart of Nevada in a reminiscent mood
in the Saturday Evening Post, interests the public
in connection with the habits of Andrew Johnson,
Vice President and then successor of the lamented
President Lincoln. Mr.. Stewart was an active par
ticpant in the stirring transactions of those troub
lous times and what he has divuged in regard to Mr.
Johnson from personal observation.
1t has been vaguely stated during the intervening
years that the subject of his disclosures was given
to the inordinate of ntoxicants, but Mr.. Stew
arts testimony on that point is direct and incrim-
mating
He says that when Johnson appeared in the Sen
ate chamber to take the oath of office as Vice Presi-
dent he was in a condition of deplorab1e ntoxica-
ton. He began the delivery of a maudlin address
upon the single befudded idea that "the people are
everything" and beyond that expression his tongue
unable to progress. He finally removed
from the presiding officers chair by the sergeant
alarms and escorted to his private office, where he
was 'sobered off, before being given his liberty.
The spectacle chronicled by Mr.. Stewart imme-
diately after the death of Lincoln was even more
disgraceful 1t ascertaned that Mr.. Johnson
was in his at Pennsylvania avenue hotel and
thither Mr. Stewart proceeded, accompanied by Chief
Justice Chase and Senator Foote, and after much
effort they succeeded in arousing him from drunken
stupor and administering the oath that made him
President of the United States He barely compre-
hended the significance of the ceremony and imme-
diatey returned to his bed
Shortly afterwards, before the day had dawned
he conveyed to the White House and physi-
clan, tailor and a barber summoned and he was
doctored, barbered, bathed and dressed and made
olerab1y presenable, though it late in the after
noon before any admitted to see him.
Newspaper writers united in suppressing the dis
r Iii
tion Mr. Stewart is the first to give them authentic
form
Andrew Johnson as President has passed into his
tory and his was stormy career containing the i'm
portant incident of an impeachment that failed after
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14

long trial He betrayed his party and affiliated
with the then unreconstructed rebels of the Southern
States The necessity of calling back the recently
discharged Federal army considered and General
Grant was placed in nominal charge of the situation
President Johnson travelled over the country in
sem-insane mood, haranguing the people and every
where there was turbulence of spirit and apprehen
sion.
Senator Stewards relation of the events of those
uncertain times goes far in confirmation of the half
suppressed statement that President Johnson
seldom sober during the period of his administration
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14
The Slaughter of Children.

1t is emphaticaly the American way, and perhaps
the way of all the rest of the world with which
civilization fraternizes, to indulge in period of
intense activity for the safeguarding of human life
Immediately after heartrending calamity and then
subsde and fall back into the easy ways of existence
after the sensational effects have been mitigated by
the influences of time.
On the Sd of December, 1908, a number of hun
dred children and women persisted miserably in the
burning of the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago and the
public turned its attention in hysterlca1 way to
an examination of all the theatre buildings in the
country, and there fair promise of an abandon
ment of the shameful risks encountered in public
architecture of that character
A few of them were improved in some small par
ticulars but in most of the theatres death is still
on guard watching for the certain chance to entrap
human beings.
The school building holocaust of March 18th in
suburb of Cleveland extingushed the happy lives of
nearly 200 helpless children who ought to have
been exposed to the hazard that suddenly confronted
them with deadly effect.
If the grown up people of civilization, with all
the mental and mechanical aids that they enjoy,
not protect the immature members of their families
from such distressing calaties they do not deserve
the solace of the children that given them.
Since that terrible event. the grown people have
been going about in an abnormal state of mind
aiming the school buildings of their communities,
but in the of week two they will have
nearly forgotten the lesson of Cleveland and few
of the structures devoted to the education of the
young will experience Improvement.
1t is easy enough to determine that very large
proportion of the school buildings and theatre build
ings vertable death traps under certain combina
lions of circumstances that likely to arise at any
time. The Cleveland school house was standing
invitation to just what has finally happened. But
no paid attention until after the tragedy and
then everybody paid attention and everybody said it
was wonder that nearly all the persons in the
building sacrificed.
There thousands of other school structures
as palpably dangerous that have not yet attracted
attention and it is be hoped that they
will not through the cause But they are all
the time mourning the liability.
Everybody's business seems to be nobody's bust
ness Laws are needed on the subect-laws so strict
as to be almost offensve-aws that will place COM
petent guardians over every public gathering place
and inspectors who will not neglect their duties.
What is now everybody's business should be made
business, that the slaughter of the in
nocents shall cease
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-14

Though unconvinced, Mr.. Watterson is ready to
yield. He says he would vote for Mr. Bryan against
any Republican and he believes that the Republican
party is doomed to defeat. It does look a little
ominous when Watterson falls into line He says
Hughes is the strongest Republican and Taft the
weakest.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11
The Brides Weakness.

~That is the second time l have done
that within q week." said the bride of
six months as she put down her pen,
with a disgusted expression on her
face, land 1 just don't like itl'
what have you done now?" queried
her friend.
"Done? l have made out a check,
signed 1t, inclosed 1t with a bill and
mailed It, expecting to receive the re-
ceipt back, and instead | have got
the check, and across 1t is stamped,
No account In this bank or course
l have an account there, but I've sign
ed the check with my maiden name In
stead Of my married one and conse-
quently have made all kinds of trouble,
to say nothing of appearing ridiculous
In the eyes Of several people. l never
shall draw a check again unless I have
some one censor 1t and see that | have
not forgotten that when 1 was married
1 changed my name!"-New York
Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11
TOWN HOUSEKEEPING.
Would Improve If Women Had . FIN.
ger In the Pie.


81 never knew the value of a vote
In the family until | moved into the
suburbs, selecting what | considered an
ideally quiet location In a town that put
on a good many frills," said a woman
writer.
MY first experience was with street
repairing authorities. had some diff
Guilty in placing the responsibility for
the dangerous condition of the road
that passed our house. At last l got
the chairman of roads In the local coun-
ell to say that he would see that the
repairs were made. Fall and winter
passed. and when spring came around
nothing had been done. I sought him
again. only to be put of with xcuse
Finally a stranger was thrown from a
bicycle almost at u door. His head
was cut open on the stones of the billy
and dilapldated highway. and the local
hospital had to take care of him. Then
| made another complaint to the lei.
surely road department stating that !
should sue the town for damages In
case any of my family happened to be
injured. The said family consisted only
of myself. an aunt and a cat. but the
chairman of roads did not know that
He accounted for the delay by saying
that the roudmaster had long been
waiting for the stone crusher to gel
to work In grinding stone gravel he
called it,. Several weeks after this in.
terview a very leisursly party. consist.
ing of a small fat Irishman and sey.
eral aged male citizens. went to work
on the road. They put no gravel IN the
th~oroughfare. covering up stone with
earth scraped from the sides Of the
road. Every rain Of the following sum-
mer transformed that road into a
swamp. and In the following spring,
with the frost coming out Of the
ground. we were literally wading in
mire. When l protested to the chair.
man of the committee on roads he said
very c%avalierly In answer to my state
ment that In that town all the improve
ments seemed to be made In the neigh.
borhood Of the wealthy.
Zach. it's the rich people that pays
the biggest taxes?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11
Very Cenxenient.

An energetic vicar of an English
country parish, who had long labored
to raise the funds necessary to add a
set of chimes to his parish church, was
one day both surprised and gratifed by
an elderly lady, who. though reputed to
be very we'll OF. had hitherto declined
to contribute, offering to complete his
subscription list provided the new
chimes would be sounded at a specific
hour each evening. This was agreed
to, and they were 500 in active opera
ton. Meeting her out one day, he re-
peated his Acknowledgements, saying:
II am 80 glad to have been able to
meet your views. 1t must please you
very much to hear those grand old
hymn tunes at night"
ooh, yes" was the reply, "and it is
really so very convenient! That stupid
maid of mine brings me my medicine
now quite regularly!"-London Tit-Bits.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11
What Women Could Do.

IF women had a hand In the govern
ment Of that prosperous town. | know
that there would be mounted police to
scour the outskirts on the lookout for
the toughs who terrorize 1t and the
small boys who throw stones at win
dows of empty houses and break cleo
trio light bulbs. Women who have to
shop in distant parts of the town
would see that the roads were good,
for In stormy winter weather they are
often impossible. They would insist
that the snowplows did not neglect
some streets In favor Of others. Chill
dren who live far from the schools
would be given suitable transportation
In bad weather, or the town would be
required to pay the fee to the nearer
school in the neighboring village. A
suitable gymnasium for the high school
students and other accommodations
would be provided for the schools. The
lighting of the streets would be bettar,
for as it is now in places lighSs are too
far apart, and often the lights are out
for a week or SO at a time. The old
and decrepit citizens who now re-en-
force the street cleaning departments
would be mercifully put into an old
mems home.
"As In most suburban towns, women
form the largest and the most intsllt
gent part OF the population. To see
that the town is better governed and
better cared for would be a public ssrv-
Ice. Women OF the middle class have
more leisure than men and therefore
more opportunity to look after the vel
fare Of the town. Why shouldn't they
take an interest in it anyway ever If
they can't vote? They may find that
the intelligent voters will be quite
ready to back them and stir incompe-
tent or Indifferent officeholders to do
their duty. At any rate. in suburban
towns / believe public affairs would
be better managed if women had mu-
nicipal suffrage"
ALICIA MEREDITH.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11
Tim and His Time
BY W. f. BRYAN.
Copyright, 1908. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

BY w. F. BRYAN.

Tim Roscoe sat on the coal box at
the rear of the station and gazed dis
~contentedly upon the shabby little
town. For the first time he vas I'M
impressed by the fact that Cheldon
Center possessed two banks and a
brick postofice that stood quite apart
from other buildings and paid a good
salary.
Ever since he could remember it had
been a treat to drive over to the Cen
ter, and he had been rather proud of
the town. Now he was seeing it
through Matte Westcott's eyes,. and the
huddle of wooden buildings distressed
him. Recently he had seen a maya
zine picture Of lower Broadway. with
its mountains Of masonry and its riv-
ers of humanity flowing through the
narrow canyons called streets. He
wondered what Matte would think
when presently the train from the
junction should roll in and she should
stand on the station platform, compar-
ing the place to the New York she had
Just left. He had never re- New
York, but he knew much about the
wonder city, and he knew also that
Matte would eve again be content
with Cheldon Center, much less with
G~ardenvale. She would despise the
town and its people alike.
Mates cousin Bess had married
well. Her husband. Richard Beldin,
had been the secretary to a railroad
magnate who made his summer home
on the hills back Of Gardenvale. Bel
din had met and married Bess Petty
during one of those summer visits.
After making money in stocks he and
Bess had urged Matte to visit them.
Tim had said goodby with unusual
meaning as be had helped her aboard
the train at the Center. There had
been more than a hint In Bess' letter
that she had a match In mind for Ma
tie. All that had happened two months
ago. Today Matte was coming home.
A faroff whistle announced the ap-
proach of the train, and Tim ~sauntered
around to the front of the station. The
platform was crowded with outgoing
passengers and the usual reception
committee of small country town
loungers. Tim lost himself In the
crowd until the train pulled in, and a
1.-THE, girlish figure sprang down the
Pullman steps before the porter could
offer his hand.
Tim had been watching the day
coaches, but he sensed Mates pres
ence and hurried to relieve her of her
suit case. 1t was the first sign of the
change. this substitution of the smart
leather case for the near-leather yalise
which had been considered good
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-09-11

I'm GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF IT
TELLING o I LOVE YOU"
enough for travelling when she had
left home.
"Your pa couldn't get over" he ex-
planned as he raised his cap without
offering his hand. He had heard that
people in the city did not shake hands,
but simply bowed.
Father sick? p asked Matte quickly.
Tim shook his head.
"It's only the rheumatism" he ex
planned. but he thought 1t would be
bad to get out in the cold, and so he
asked me to come. I'll get your
trunk"
Matte handed him the check in ST.
lence, and presently the smart new
trunk had Joined the suit case in the
box of the bobsled, and Tim offered
her his hand to help her into the seat.
"It amt an automobile" he said
alphabetically. but I thought you'd
be in a hurry to get your trunk over to
show all your pretty things, so I didn't
bring the cutter"
"That was nice of you" said Matte
appreciatively. II do want to display
all the wonders l brought back from
town. Tim. do you suppose we could
stop at the grocery and get some gin
ger snapsl There was no dining car
on the train. and I'm hungry"
"Your ma sent over a box of lunch u
he responded. diving under the seat
and producing a shoe box filled with
homemade cake and biscuit sand
wfches. Matte gave a cry of delight.
"That's just like mother" she de-
clared as she extracted a huge wedge
of cake. "She knew ia be hungry
for home things"
IL should think you could get better
cooking IN the city" observed Tim pes.
simisticaliy. "They tell me that some
OF their cooks get $1,000 a year"
"Lots OF them" assented Matte, "the
chefs in the restaurants. Some get
more than that, but they can't make
biscuit taste like home. They don't
know what home is In the city, Tim"
II should think a nan could make
pretty good biscuits for a thousand dol.
lars a year." said Tim practically.
But he doesn't make them at all"
declared Matte laughingly. 1.-THE more
money a cook gets the less he cooks.