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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Natures Cunning.

Protective mlmlcry, that cunning de-
vice Of nature to preserve animals
from their enemies, Is well known in
the eggs Of certain fishes, notably the
California shark, known as Gyropleu-
rodus francisco The shark is Of a
sluggish habit, lurking among rocks,
and its dark egg resembles a leaf of
kelp or seaweed folded up splrally. 1t
is deposited among the beds Of kelp
and clings to the leaves by the edges
of the spirals. The young shark bursts
open the end of the egg and swims
away, Another sharks egg of the Pa
cifc coast has tentaeles which clasp the
seaweed and also initiate its appear
ance.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
vOODOo DOCTORS.
Belief Of Negroes In Their Ability to
Work spells"

Belief Of Negroes In Their Ability to
Work spells"
A well educated aud clever negro In
Philadelphia related, with obvious SIN
cerity, an experience Of his own with
q famous voodOO doctor" Of that city
who had grown rich from his wiz
ardry.
"Once person had writ out
against me-" this negro said. "The
constable had It. The magistrate was
set against me. went and got O
charm from the doctor met my
enemy, but was not seen. met
the constable, and he walked by and
never noticed me. The magistrate did
what he had never done before-for-
got all about it The yoodoo stopped
1t ALL"
This same negro related another in
cident Of his experience:
"Once | was nearly killed by VOC
doc black cat, which used to come into
the house. threw stick and hit it.
1t was q witch. II tormented me.
was ridden in dreams like horse.
suffered terribly. was dying. went
to the voodoo doctor paid him So
for a spell. That night awoke. The
window was open; the moon was shin
ing. saw the little black witch how
ering up and down there. she was
smaller than in her own body. She
wore a very big, old fashioned bonnet.
Her face was like that Of the cat. But
she did not come any closer to me.
Then she faded away. That ended it,"
The belief is prevalent among the
negroes that witches have power to as
sumo the forms Of various animals.
In South Carolina means employed
to guard against such visltations is to
scatter rice or similar small grains
thickly over the noor in the form Of a
cross. Before the witch can approach
her victim she must devour every
grain. This task Is too tedious for
her patience, and she takes herself of.
Marvin Dana In Metropolitan Maya.
zine,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
HIS NINE CHEESES. SE'
An old Time New England Story OF
a stinsy Parson.

An old Time New England Story OF
a stirsy ParsOn.
Anecdotes In which the mean and
grasplng man is outwltted or held up
to ridicule are popular everywhere and
always. Few ancient towns are with
out their historic or traditional In
stances Of stlnginess punished or sharp
practice defeated. In one village OF
New England, says the Youths Com
panlon, there Is still current such a tale
concerning an unpopular parson OF
more than a century ago.
Although a learned man OF Impress
i've manners, this clergyman was noted
for undue reluctance TO expend and
readiness to acquire. He had n habit
of plse ding poverty and limiting for
gifts.
The parish, although with some MUIR
muring, had responded with fuel for
his kitchen, hay for his horse. Thanks
giving turkeys for his table and
Subscription cloak" OF black satin for
his wife when her wedding manteau
became shabby. The murmurs In
creased when 1t was found that the
parson turned an honest but over
shrewd penny by selling instead OF
using many OF those donations. But
they were not loud enough to disturb
his stately calm, and he went bis way
without condescending to notice them.
At last, however, fortune played him
trick for trick.
One pleasant winter day he made n
round Of calls, and Mt each house,
when just about to leave. he casually
asked his hostess IT, she could let him
have a little piece Of cheese, as his
wife happened TO have none in the
house and unexpected company had
arrived In each case the good house
wife, instead OF little piece, generous
ly presented him with a whole cheese,
which he graciously accepted. AS he
turned from the door stone at the close
Of the last visit, while the mother OF
the family and her brood OF nine chill
dren stood politely gathered to watch
him drive away, he carelessly pulled
the wrong rein, the sleigh tipped
sharply on a drift and out from under
the ministerial lap robe rolled nine
large cheeses, which spun friskly away
In all directions on the icy crust.
His hostess understood the situation
at glance.
Don't disturb yourself, pray, sir"
she said politely as he made motion
to descend. 1T is quite unnecessary
The children will gather them up, and
none will be overburdened or will
there be any quarrelIng for the priv
ilege. See; 1t is just a cheese to a
child"
So 1t was, and the embarrassed par
son, unable to escape, was obliged to
receive back his cheeses, with due
thanks to each giggling volunteer as
they came up In gleeful procession one
by one.
Too well he knew that by the next
day the whole parish would be laugh
ing at his misadventure, although be
could scarcely have guessed that the
joke would be recalled hundred
years later.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
PAIN AND PLEASURE.
TSo Sensations That Como Whs, =
Person 10 Hanged.

Tso Sensations That Como Whs, q
Person 10 Hanged.
This is the way Rev. j, Il. Mannir
Spare Moments describes the waJ n
feels to be hanged
At Fort Barrancas, Fla, on AprI4
1893, | was hanged as Confedeit'
spy. | spent four minutes physiflf
and spiritually between earth ln
heaven. Then a Yankee sergeant b.
lieving me to be the wrong man Gu
me down. .
My first sensation when the hrr
was kicked from under my feel wa
that steam boiler inside mo wa
about to explode. Every veil an
blood vessel to and from my hea'
seemed charged with an oppreesi'
fullness that must end an avenue
escape. The nervous system throug
out Its length was ungling with
painful, prlcking sensation the like
which ! never felt before or sin
Then followed the sense Of an ext
sion. az II a volcano had erupted. I
seemed to give me relief, and the T
gave way to a peasurable feeling,
very desirable could 1t be secured W
out death. With this sensation ~
broke in upon my sight, nft Z
milky Wilderness. yet, strange sa,
so transparent that It was eaer
pierce with the eye than the INT Il
day. Then came into my nith n
taste Of sweetness the like Of hich
have never since known Ar I-1elS
myself moving on, with a csciouS
ness Of leaving eyerything5ehind.
Then | heard the sweetest mic, and
It seemed that more than n ousand
harps led in each part, accompied bJ
myriads OF voices.
And the sensation Of comlngla to
life after | had been cut iotn waa
Just as painful as the hrst feeling OF
hanging. IL was acute tortre Every
nerve seemed to have n 'ain OF itS
own. My nose and finge1wsre sean
Of the most excruciatingngony. In
half an hour the pain was II gone, bue
I would not go through III experiences
again for the wealth OF ia Indies.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

In Germany $4,000 stills manu-
facture denatured alcohol, chiefly
from potatoes, OF which the average
yield is 217 bushels an acre. In this
country the yield per acre is only
eighty-seven bushels, 1t is plain to
be seen that German farmers are
more successful potato growers than
those OF the United States. 1t might
be worth while to learn the cause OF
their superiority and act upon the
knowledge thus obtained.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

The high rate Of official executions
continues throughout Russia, no less
than thirty-sx men being condemned
to die Thursday. Herman Bernstein,
returning from a two months tour
OF inspection OF the various pro-
vinces, says the prisons are crowded
with many OF the brightest men and
women OF the empire. He talked
with all classes In the central pro-
vlnces and found that indeed the
country was quiet again, but he says
at is the quiet Of persons forced
into silence at the muzEle Of re-
volver by a highway" "All Russia"
he continues, sis writhing In the
throes Of anarchy and lawlessness
from aobye. Hundreds Of people are
condemned TO death and hanged ev-
cry month for crimes for which In
other countries they would have been
sentenced to imprisonment for few
weeks. Such men as Dumbadzt, Ba-
ron Kaulbars and General Tolma-
chov OF Odessa, are vested with un-
limited powers. They put people to
death first and report to st. Peters
burg afterward. More people have
already been hanged during the
reign OF Nicholas II,than during the
reign OF Ivan the Terrible"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
THURSDAY, SEPT, 3, 1908
MORAL ISSUES WILL WIN.
tFrom Fridays Dally)

AFIom FiluhF = bhAi3'I
In this campaign, perhaps more
h@ ever before since the days just
before the civl war, the issues are
De moral nature; and 1t Is encoN-
aging to have the testimony OF such
1 man as Carl schurz in support OF
Dur belief In the fundamental right
eousness Of the people. In an article
written not long before his death,
Mr. Schurz says:
II have always found that when
ever any public question under pub
lie discussion had IN It any moral
element, an appeal to the moral
sense OF the people proved uniform
ly the most powerful argument. With
the majority of the people, notably
the plain people'--uslng the term In
the sense in which Abraham Lincoln
was wont to use tt found the
question Is this morally right to
have ultimately more weight than
the question, win this be profit
able?'"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Mozart and Bretzner.

when Mozart was at the height Of
his fame he composed the music Of
Bretzner's Belmont und Konstanze'
C'The Abduction From the SeraglloO
at the request Of Emperor Joseph IL.
The author Of the drama was so angry
at this that he inserted the following
notice in the Leipziger Zeitung: "a
certain fellow Of the name of Mozart
has dared to misuse my drama, Bel
mont und Konstanze.' for an opera
text, hereby solemnly protest against
this invasion Of my rights, and l re-
serve to myself further procedures.
(Slgned) Christoph Friedrich Bretzner,
Author of 'Rausch-chen.' .,...
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Republican newspapers have res
directed a letter, purported to have
been written by Grover Cleveland be-
fore his death, in which the latter
IL made to say that Taft will win In
the November election, Cleveland is
dead and no one can well take Issue
with those who are buried. When
our Republican friends have TO resort
TO graveyard argument they are in
deed ION the dead run"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
nn Ilnllnn cIllzen.

an italian citizen,
The experience was NOT Ssln and
yet as look back upon itS,o ma a
ridiculous side 10 IT, Wheel n great
dignity and pride / pulldpm my
pocket my passport expA 10 sec
tho little Italian official gashbrcath
and humbly beg my pardon naglDs
my feelings when, glancit the
American eagle on my papebd the
signature Of the secretary fte, [
nc the same time eIclalmlnSono
cltadIno Americana" CT nm amer.
lean citlzen'0, he turned No. hupon
me aud said most indl'fered VA
nlente; IN nieute" C'Thats hing;
that's nothlng'D, l was led by
two carablnierl and turned intdrga
room, where / found seven Pliers
who were TO DO my companiS for
that day and night The nextV I
was taken before the project the
province, and then It was learndhnt
! was not obliged to serve the 4 lar
three years In the italian armtot
because I was an American cid Pc
that was not rccognized-but boise
I was the only malo In my fdy
The Italian theory Is "once an ltln
always an Italian" The goyernnt
does not recognize the change OIL
leglance on the part OF any Of It's b
jects.-Antonlo Mangano in "Chat'
and the Commons.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

The United States court of appeals
in st. Louis last week, in two sweep
ing decisions, reversed the lower
courts and sustained the position Of
the government as to the safety APP
pliance law. In the cases against
the Santa Fe and Denver and Rio
Grande, the court holds that the re-
cent act OF congress abrogates the
common law rule of reasonable
care" which had hitherto been en-
ployed by railroads in their defense.
There is no escape from the duty Of
having the coupling appliance in OPP
Grafton.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Sho Had Rad Burns.

The philanthropic lady was visiting
Glasgow Stun aud had just been
ushered into house where the good
wife was engaged washing. Her en-
deavor was to elevate the minds Of the
poor, and she asked. Have you read
Burns?
In answer the good wife barred her
brawny arm and displayed large red
mark, saying: There's wan got this
morn WI the steam o. the pot bilin'
over. But, efter a, burns aye redp
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
HIS PASSPORT NO GOOD.
Italy Holds That "onee an Italian Al.
ways an ltalian.W

italy Holds That "onee an Italian A.
ways an Italian"
When on my first visit to Italy after
an absence OF twenty-five years. fur
nished though was with a passport
from Washington with the great red
seal Of state and with my naturallza-
ton papers, was amazed when was
arrested and put in a den of a prison
reeking with filth and vermin because
l had paid no attention to the Italian
laws regarding the matter Of military
obligation. l was under the impress
sion, as l am sure many Americans
are, that when once l had sworn off
my allegiance to the king Of Italy and
had become an American citizen I
would be recognized as such and not
be required TO fulfill the obligations Of
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Lopez, the Springfield restaurant
man, has asked $4,000 for the auto
wrecked by the mob, although he was
anxious to sell 1t for $500 before
the riot according to information
given out by those who should know.
Such an increase in valuation is al
most as great as that OF the average
COW which strays on to a railroad
right of way and gets killed by a
train.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

The September Atlantic illustrates
strikingly the wide range of interest
which this magazine covers. The is
sue opens with a brilliant exposition
Of the needs and problems Of present
day American life under the title
Social Reconstruction Today" by
oohn Martin. Two other papers of
unusual significance treat distinctly
American problems. THE Heart Of
the United States" by James p. Mum
roe, describes and estimates the
throbbing life of the Middle West,
and II. S. Spears in 1.-The Moods OF
the Mississippi" writes a paper OF
extraordinary interest on the greatest
of American waterways. Charles A.
Conant contributes a timely article
upon THE Regulation of the Stock
Exchange" and Ray Norris paper,
Enforced Railroad competition,
will be of special interest to every
business man and manufacturer.
Three short stories Of distinction add
readableness to this issue,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

A few years ago the Republican
press denoUnced Hearst as Social
list and anarchist, as the "unspeak-
able Hearst" Today he has become
a hero in their eyes. They laud and
applaud him in his efforts to defeat
the party which he has already be-
trayed, Republican consistency is as
changeable as the winds in the Pan
handle.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

trust beginning october /. II will be
known as the Chicago stockyards g.
Transit Co., with $4,000, 900 capital
stock. Already twenty acres have
been purchased at Thlrty-ninth street
and Forty-elght avenue, and build
ings are in process OF construction.
The new concern is expected TO cut
prices.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
BOOK REVIEW
k++tt
The Current Magazines.


A subject OF national concern
and one particularly OF interest Ia
the American Pacific coasts dis
cussed In the Outing magazine for
September. The salmon industry is
presented in two leading articles;
one is entitled Farming the Seas
by Daniel L. Pratt; the other is en-.
titled, "The Mystery of the Salmon"
by Bonycastle Dale. In these two
articles the depletion OF our salmon
supply is described and the urgent
need of even more active federal reg.
ulations by the government is made
clear. These two articles are freely
illustrated by photographs.
In the September American Boy,
the serials by Houston, Tomlinson,
and Optic, with Mr.. Weirs vivid ex-
perences "Under the Great White
Canvas" are continued, Among the
many fine short stories in this issue
are; "Kenton's League with the
SUM-" telling of some of the thrilling
experiences Of the eKntucky pioneer
with the Indians; 1.-THE Story of
Spot" Mustang, shows the splendid
devotion of pony to his young mas
ter; "The Penance OF Michael Mo-
ran" points out the good that is in
even the most troublesome boys
Facing Death in Balloon" thrill
ing story Of the experience of a boy
in a balloon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

General Kuropatkin's Memoirs of
the Russo-Japanese War" whl>h
were suppressed by the Russian >au-
thorities, furnish the leading articles
in the September McClure's. Gener-
al Kuropatkln makes striking
charges concerning the causes OF the
war, and remarkable revelations con-
corning the great policies OF the Rus
sian empire, The fiction in the num-
Der Is unausually diversified and at
traCtive. The "Reminiscences Of
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Henry clows in hIs weekIy lettel

Henry Clews In his weekly letter
reports that the crop situation con-
tinues satisfactory. Corn is making
good progress, and II early frost is
escaped a full crop at profitable
prices is almost certainty. Wheat
is also threshing out better than ex-
pected and now justifies the earlier
expectations of full yield. oats
are somewhat OF disappointment,
and cotton has been injured to the
extent OF four to six points during
the past month. In the agricultural,
industrial, mercantile, financial and
political fields all the tendencies are
of a hopeful character.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Get ready to attend the Panhandle
fair in Amarillo. For a starter II
will be hummer. II you have any
thing worth showing this will be
Your opportunity. Plan to come with
the whole family and stay week.
We promise you all the entertain
ment you could wish for.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Russell Sage was reputed to be the
shrewdest flnanoier In the world, and
still a large amount OF worthless pa
per has been found in the vaults Of
his estate The sharpest all-round
men get caught sometimes by spe-
ciallsts.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
MANY NEWSPAPERS ARE
PRINTED.
(From Saturdays DallyA

(From saturdays Daily.)
The annual aggregate circulation
OF newspapers OF the world are 49,
600, 100000. II all the newspapers
which are printed in year were
spread out flat they would cover TO-
$50 square miles of territory. In the
printing 100000 tons of paper are
used. II they were piled flat one on
top OF the other, the pile would be
500 miles high II five minutes is
spent " reading each one OF these
papers, the people Of the world an
nually consume in reading them an
amount of time agsregating 100000
years.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

A movement is on foot to arrange
for a large Panhandle delegation to
the Dallas fair next month. The
poye Is In the right direction. Let
us get ogether a bunch OF boosters
that can even put last years aggre-
CATION In the shade,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Not infrequently people walk
around four blocks in Amarillo to
get across the street from their start
ing point Maybe they are then In
a humor to pray for the man who
won't build sidewalks or the city
that won't provide crossings.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Both WAYS.

woman-Now that have fed you,
are you going without doing your
work. Tramp-oi couldn't wurruk on
an Imply stomach, mum, an Oh niyir
worruk on err full one, so there yez b0i
Smart Set.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Apropos OF the international Con-
gress on tuberculosis at Washington,
Mr., o, +. Lewis contributes to the
September Review OF Reviews a most
suggestive resume OF the campaign OF
education and prevention conducted
with such vigor during the past five
years by the New York Charity Or
ganizatlon Society, The article Is
full OF encouragement to other organ
izatIons engaged in the campaign
against the white plague" Modern
curative methods with tuberculosis
are described by Edwin l.. sabin,
with special reference to the i'm
proved sanatorla OF Colorado.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Dead letters and dead bones are
resorted to by Republicans for cam
paign argument. After the Novem-
her election the party will have a
chance to attend its own funeral.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Chicago's proposed fourteen-story
educational building can certainly be
called high school and not have
the phrase subject to criticism.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Another court has decided that the
law requiring imitation whiskey to
be branded as such Is constitutional.
II Is the imitation whiskey that
doesn't agree with the constitution.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

brush off,"
"oh, Charlie" she burst out, sobblng,
hiding her face again upon his Whitley
shoulder, "how do you knowT-som'
erYIllo journal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Captain Hams mind Is blank"
says a New York paper. He knew
enough, however, to know that the
cartridges he fired at his victim
weren't that kind.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
THE WEEKLY HERALD, SEPTEMBER 10 zoos

seeing the best country on earth to-
day. Those who know their bust
ness will own Panhandle land by
night, or at least by the time they
start homeward.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

Just to start little interest in
the fall campaign Armour is said to
have secured corner on September
wheat Most OF the farmers are in a
position to get some of the money.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
THE REAL THING.

Lillian Russell, the actress, who
for more than a score OF years has
delighted the eye OF the beauty lover,
and whose matrimonial affairs have
been as numerous, almost, as the
sands OF the sea, admits, with many
coy smile and many a maidenly
blush, that she Is in love again. This
time, however, Lillian says II is the
real thing, the burning, throbbing,
constant sort OF love that clings to
one twenty-four hours in the day,
that makes one forget his or her
meals, that makes the whole world
seem cheerful and happy and rosy
and all that sore OF thing, you know.
And to make 1t so much better Lii
llap's latest and best love is a real
prince. He is a Greek prince who
lives In Athens but occasionally slips
over to Paris to get a square meal.
He has given her a beautiful pearl
ring and she loves him fondly, madly,
passionately and devotedly. Take It
from Lillian, this latest love is the
real thing. All the others-there
were many Of them-were only base
limitations.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
What Did He Mean3

Wife (at dinnerl-Cooli eft us this
morning. Husband-Who cooked the
dinner? Wife, did. Husband-RealI
ly? Well, wen have to get new cook
eight away.-Lippincott's. --------s
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10

No IFS or ands about It! The city
fathers must get action on them
selves to bring our streets and cross
ings up to a passabe standard.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-09-10
Quite Natural.

"Wall, how does It feel to have q
niche IN the Temple Of Fame2"
quite natural" replied the now cel-
ebrated poet. 1--WE always lived In, y
hall observation-disclosures City Journal.