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New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

side and the other which had been clenched
above the edge of his desk across which they
stared at each other. opened gradually until
its tense. white fingers were spread wide apart
He was beginning vaguely. like one cropping IN
semidarknesS, to comprehend the motives that
had sent this grim Iawcd veteran out on an
absurd cruise through abandoned canals
Unseen by either OF them. another had in
~ tcrprctcd the cause. Attracted by the m
tangible magnetism of presence. they turned
together toward an open doorway leading INTO
another office On its threshold stood quiet.
we'll poised man with grave eyes of understand
ing-eveS that seemed of profound depth and
accustomed To- looking on men and affairs from
I splendid judicial isolation. Quite abruptly
the Rear AdmiralS heels clicked together and
his hand came to the salute. The tense form OF
the Secretary of the Navy relaxed suddenly and
bent over in deferential bow
MIR. President. the sailor almost Sta1n-
The President. with calm restraining
gesture of his upraiSed hand claimed the PrIvl-
lege of speech and took step or two into the
room stone he said very quietly and very
kindly e" | understand. | See II all now. We
have been annoyed like little children whose
rules Of play have been broken. You wanted
to see Your flag blowing out beside the one
which YOU have followed, through thick and
thin. through good times and hard tunes. be-
fore YOU were retired
The Rear Adrniral nodded and looked down
at the desk. at which the cabinet officer was
also staring. but with softer light in his eyes.
You wanted TO see 1T afioat, the President
continued. wanted To See IL above some craft
where the wind could unfurl il and tell YOU.
now tell YOU, that YOU had done we'll, that
the service hadn't been without reward; and
that the flag was worth lighting fOr.-worth
diving for if need be- Wasn't that it ?" he con-
cuded in a tone that had dropped almost to
whisper as if the great and vital theme OF
patriotism was too sacred TO be spoken of
without reverential softneSS.
The Rear Admiral ceased studying the desk
II did. sir he said with a note of infinite
pathoS in his voice which he vainly tried to
control. 81 did, sir Why. I've fought for the
other. and for it because it seemed part of the
other. and-and something to love when all
else gone. something to show that the
game had been worth while and that my coun-
try knew it and appreciated that Id done my
best-my very bestt'
He paused for what seemed long time.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
His Right
CoNtirasLi floN pTgs Z

TRYING To- whip his voice NO Suo.l-llSJil - Jril
About him was an inconpreaei|i''e ''e { an y and
suffering sounds from without htlu: To-
distinct hoated through the "iado" N ~: - a
mingled SuggeStIvenesS. i-.' IT, the
horses hoofS on the pavement pcpped nAe r. St,a
barking explosions of rapid nre gun -
sharp velp of 4 whistle out on tae riNeI T., Ir
recalled the. sirens Of men az war Ing - -;
roar of distant blast became the thulluoii th.loi;o,
heavy cannon. and the vagTant oree[e -, ~
through the open window carried 'e Is,l,7 I1r,ng
wide wind swept spaces above 4
sea. ..+1,- and
Il see now, sir" he said very quietly Ill
with Drnfound regret that an Old VeIY 0.a ~"
| had forgotten that Youth ana iong
longer rleSsrnateS. that tor me TIC et'A Ao,7s
long. ago Nnd perhaps II ".N an o'(1 - -, ,
VANITY that made me wiSh % see ~ .ie t.ia9oed
furIed where fooliShly thought II oe. IJ i've
I've been proud to be a s1lior' S''' '-'''
loved the service and the sea ,,.s,, on
His voice was again shaky and ne I,, wen, we s,vr
desperately in self abnegatlon- ~ Otihex-'ve
been all had 70 love and DC pIou,I y % ,a-t and
been the family of which was : rpSaTs re-
where belonged Better men than iltSCe hbo,,ea
tired without ever seeing their ptiin'til ,s
craft. and-wcll. might have dors 'lS lPS-oS;dent
The Rear Admiral forgot th,1 the IS,.,;,g and
was on his feet forgot his wears o. IT, last
quite slowly. like one VINO mas ~. foaI weak
reEnquishment and Is overcome Dy ii''I- banging
ness. crurnpleti into a chair. with h'h'i' N''''9
liStlcssly.
THF President reached over on the G7Ss 81 tbe
picked up a paper he sI.'lCS, sI.SS ,aooroval
Secretary and read a quick hght "a ~ ~ little
in his eyes He tore the doSuInenS into frou his
shreds. and the pieces went nTtteiiiis ss,nature
tinqers To the. carpet, resembling a ID-, nl INIT
storm of snow He turned 10 the VSs.'':-aI was
without response. The Rear -N't,-ii; !..I,;r, the
looking far away into the past 4Ia1IS h1anE wall
vision painted against a Spot ',,toTy oi canvas
where the sun had stretched meIo" ~ for
of light. He was unaware that an ,,.Iv UlqS, can
his instant retirement had been decisireSt y the
celed and lay in mere spots OF h'''i
Presidents feet .,...o;d 'that
Il would suggest. the President I s'tI'' valians
nc a fitting close TO a glorious and VI vi 70
career. Rear Admiral Stone be de3,as place
eSId o atInntc 'If H;rhiands % next month PrOs,as@
of course" he added with a sly undereu'ls IS br
humor. that the Admiral VIII honor bv
again fiying his flag before he bids US s'''
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
Absurdisies from the Pulpit

FROM the pulpit many Quaint and homeIy
bit ot .,hSuriitv has ISSUED through Atr1can
lips
For instance. the following Is credited 70 an
earnest dlr>v divine intent upon explaining
% his simple hearers the intangible omni-
presence of Cod. SAID he. " My bredern. God
IS ev rvwhar He is right here now. on can
see Him YOU can't tech Him. you can I hear
Him: but He Is here. ItS Just dis way,
brcdern IF u skunk was under dis house. You
woul,int see him. YOU wOudn hear hirn. You
wouldn tech him: but you'd know he was dar
all the same. Jess SO with cod tie rght
here and We know He's here.
Another preacher in expoundIng most
sonoru,islv upon the grandeur and harmony OF
the starry heavens. referred To the awful
chicancry' of the Creator. by which al was
kept III motion.
Another at Il revival meeting. declared that
in the course Of his long life he had seen very
few black sheep: but that there were a great
many black niggers around. and that unless
thcv'd get themselves washed winter than
snow, If they ever got 70 Heaven at All their
wings would not be white like doves but would
be les like common. rusty. corn fleld crows
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
They Love Music

THE neErp's love Of music is aS innate as
his love Of fun. Pathos and hurnor are
so closely AKIN that II IS not surprising to ind
in even the most rollicking negro song those
minor cadenccs that suggest the pathetic.
But the humorous largely predominateS, and
II must be borne in mind that such touching
melodies as Old Black Joe Suwanee
River" My Old Kentucky Home and the
like are only the idcalizationS of white COM
posers. and not the work of the negro himself
To a greater degree possibly, than any other
race or nationality the negro feels the impulse
Of music. Many dusky cook and houSemaid
sings over her work all the day through; and
not seldom she mproviSes words about her
work III a most amusing way. Thus. IN South
ern households IT IS not uncommon tor the
cook to be singing in the kitchen something
like this:
Now | II put dc tea kittlc on-tea kittle on.
Now III put de tea kttlc on
It's time 10 make dc tea. -
accomp mpanving her actions To- the words. Then
the refrain will change to something like this:
a. Now I'll take de biscuits out-biscuits out.
Now III take lie biscuits out
And put EN- on plate. -
while again her movements will follow both
the words and rhythm of her song.
At the same time. in the dining room. the
maid will be setting the table 70 music. usually
the same air as that sung by her sister the cook;
Now put de plates around plates around.
Now | put de knives and tOrkS-kn1veS and
forks,
Now put de napkins on-napkins on -
varying the words to suit her immediate occu-
patton Sometimes 4 hurry call will quicken
both the song and the motions, and something
like this is the result
Now I've got to hurry up-hurry up,
Now I've got to hurry up:
Miss Sallie's calm me. -
and there is double quick TO words and actions
All the while. out in the garden and i'll the
stables, the gardener and the driver making
the welkin ring with their own sonorous
melodies.
About the last place in the world in which
anyone would expect either music or fun max
ing is among band OF convictS; vet the negro
chain gangs that are compelled To work on the
streets and roads IN the South ordinarily keep
time with pick and shovel to music of their own
making. and rarely indeed is such music sad.
II IS sometimes even merry: and at Others has
such mock plaintive allusion to this ball
and chain that if the bystander does not
laugh, It IS because ne is filled with pity that
he has no room IN his heart for merriment.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
Was IL Up or Down

IT may be permitted 20 recall the now some
what classic story OF a rural colored debating
society in Georgia The barn OF one of the So
ciety members had been DESTROYED by rre,
whereupon a debate arranged on the queS-
ton. &C. Did Brother smiths Barn Burn | p or
Burn Down
After carefully weighing the arguments
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
Old Time Darky Humor
Cor-r,sf frp
Confined iJop: plys s

If 1T For an instant his face wore a puzzled
look which quickly change into one OF hve-
hest satisfaction as he strutted back and forth
putting grandly away at his wIndta1 Nor was
he the only iarky present that was wiling I"
smoke hall consumed cigars. for shortly halt
dozen large mouths furnished with splendid
ivory cigar traps and baitcd with a laugh were
ranged along the side of the smoking car. Z"
catch any stray tobacco birds that might ny
out -: the windows
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

brought forward on each side of the momentouS
question. the impartial Judges decided that
IL did
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The Power of Song

nN one occasion this instinct of the negro to
~ keep time to music served the writer 4
good turn. \ quantity of chemical salts that
had become damaged required t. he broken
up into a granulated condition and remixed
with fresh salts IN order to be marketable.
The scene was 4 large warehouse, and the inn
plements were Shovels and screens. tbout
twenty darlieS were set to work. some pound
ing up the damaged goods. Others mixing the
old and the new. while still Others were shovel
ing the mixture through the screens. The
weather was very warm. the chemicals were
refractory and the darlSies Soldicred along
with their work. pounding and mixing and
Shoveling away to exasperatingly slow music
Even the bonus of a wagonload of luscious
watermelons failed to arouse more than mo-
mentary enthusiasm.
Among the workmen there happened 70 be
tall straight magnificently developed young
fellow Brock by name. strong and tough as
a hickory sapling. After long days work
this ebony Hercules was as fresh and spry as a
young colt. | noticed that Brock swung his
shovel IN long. graceful sweeps in perfect time
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

% his Music a leader ot the song 10 an
employer. it was q pleasing sight TO note the
fulineSs OF Brooks shovel and the bending OF
its handle. under the powerful impetus OF the
muscular arms and torso. Brock knew his
business If ever Shoveler did.
After the failure of twenty watermelonS 70
enthuse nv workmen. hit on the scheme OF
bribng Brock | offered TO pay him fifty cents
a iav extra If ne would sing fast time songs so
as t0 get the bows to do faster work, y little
praise OF ms splendid physique, together with
the britc and an imagined picture OF dem
lazv niygers dom good DAYS work fur once,
so WORKED on Brooks sense of the fitness OF
things that bar. in was struck on The spot
To this day | stand firm in the faith that
Brooks merry r1elodies got one-thIrt more
work out of those dar'.ies than they had ever
gwen me before. and that each extra half-dolAir
paid 20 him brought IN return SIN or seven
dollars worth Of extra wOr'l from his fellows
New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
Couldn't Fazc This One


A MOTHER instance of the careless, good
natured philosophy of The negro may be
seen in the little doggercl verse ldughingly sung
by q black farmer. when, at the end OF bad
crop wear nothing was coming 70 htin after MS
supply bills we're PAID He could neither read
nor write. ne had no money nor chance ~
getting any for another tweivemonth. yet !p-
parcntlv there WAS no frcttiug on his part. lie
took the balance sheet. which wa5 an utter
mystery 10 him and pretending o. inspect It,
following the rows of figures with eve and
finger he gleefully chanted.
"Aught's an aught,
Figgcr', Il tlg%er.
Ev'vthing fur de white man.
IN muffin Ter de niger
Then carclcssly he stuffed the bit OF paper
into his pocket. cut the pigeon wing. and
finally walked away. u all appearances with -
whimsical enjoyment OF the fact that his own
pcnnilcss condition corroborated the state
rnent If his song
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12

THAT ONO Republicans conven.
tion is just over once more. This
assemblage of the Taft 800 Ostra
cized every Foraker or Dick man
within kicking distance of the
doors, bloviated that il would
make no alusion in compliment to
the senator's, and then, in a sud
den panic, it declared: "We con.
gratulate the people of Ohio that
our representation in the Senate
and House of Representatives of
the United States maintains The
States high rank in the National
Legislatures" 1t may have been
all right to dissimble their love,
but why they kick the anonymous
individuals downstairs? This is
the refnment of pettiness. Fame
has been SAID to be dying on the
battlefield and haying your name
spelled wrong in the papers.
What about not having it used in
ones own party platform? And
yet would any fair man assert
that Foraker is not the superior of
any member of that ridiculous
"Big Four" of Ohio?
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12

APART FROM all the chagrin and
iustifiable feeling of having been
outraged by the needless treachery
of the Kentucky quartet of legis-
lators, there ought arise the i'm
preston, not confined to Demo-
Gratis, that the whole senatorial
election in kentucky illustrated
the lack of substance in the primary
mode of choosing senator's. 1t
certainly did not produce the re-
suit the popular majority indicated
as its wish, and it revealed that
as long as legislators are permitted
to participate, the evils so COM
monty stirring resentment will
persist. 1t is just retrlbution
upon tnat scnool OF allegeu states-
men who favor obtaining their
passionate yearnings by indirec-
tion instead of by square appeal.
Amend the Constitution, so that
the people shall vote directly for a
senator and his commission be is
sued as IN other elections. Either
eliminate legislative interference
or continue it and send honest
Legislators to the Assembly, or
true party men.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12

COUPLED WITH the rumor that
the President will soon send in an
other sizzling message, calling
the attention of Congress to what
he conceives to be its duty, comes
a list of the matters of Legislation
which he is said to be insisted up
on. 1t is an imposing schedule,
and probably will, like the
messages preceding it, be held
negligible by ts recipients, from
length, if nothing else.
First and most necessary, from
the standpoint of the succession,
is an employers liability bill to
help Taft's labor record, to which
organized labor is taking serious
exceptions. In the same category
falls the anti.injunction law which,
proposes to correct abuses but
which may itself easily involve
worse ones. Then the Sherman
antitrust law is to be levamped
in the interests of labor and the
"good' corporations, with the
possible loss of inconvenient fangs
and claws.
The President also will demand
4 currency measure, we are told
And although the party leaders
ire struggling desperately with a
lumber of bills, he gives no sign
# which he prefers. The end Of
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
ROOSEVELT
S|LE N 7

AS an honored member of the
Supreme Bench has expressed it,
Mr.. Roosevelt is playing "hide
and seek" with the people.
His friends, adherents and syco-
plants, together with his army of
office holders, are openingly pre-
pairing the programme which they
design to execute at Chicago.
They reject and disavow his re-
nunciation. They use the candid
acy of Mr.. Taft as blind, feint
of a reconnaissance in force. The
real and only objective is Mr..
Roosevelt. In every state of the
Union the propaganda is urged
with feverish energy. No one is
now blind of it, especially Mr..
Roosevelt himself.
In these circumstances we much
unequivocally decline to consider
Mr.. Taft as the candidate of'the
Republican party and must un-
reservedlY accept Mr.. Roosevelt as
a claimant for the nomination. We
now reluctantly join with those
who reject his refusal of third
term as negligible and devious and
as meaning the reverse of what it
says.
If it is not so it rests with Mr..
Roosevelt to determine the matter.
1t is very simple, All he need do
Is say "If am nominated | will
not run. If | am elected | will
not serve"
And tins Mr.. Roosevelt must do
promptly or the people will give
Judgment against him by default,
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Given up To Die.

b. spiegel, 1904 N, Virginia ST.,
Evansville, Ind, writes "For
over five years | was troubled
with kidney and bladder affections
which caused me much pain and
worry. | lost hesb and was all
run down, and year ago had to
abandon work entirely. | had
three Of the best physicians who
did me no good and | was prac-
tically given up to die. Foley's
Kidney Cure was recommended
and the first bottle gave me great
relief, and after taking the second
bottle 1 was entirely cured Why
not LEI 1t help your Bort 4 Co.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12

DURING THESE sl1irmish days be-
fore the battle, Democrats at times
may feel despondent because a
seeming quietude might Indicate
apathy, The mere interchange Of
iibes and jokes between the pickets
ends in nothing. The air of COM
ing victory assumed by Republi-
cans deceives nobody. The silent
courses of thought are running,
and it is believed the outcome will
be q splendid Democratic triumph.
The party needs no multiplicity
of declarations to entangle, or
befuddle. No necessity demands
profession about every conceivable
project that wild Imagination
might conceive or everv vagary
that dreamer might indulge.
There is to-day proceeding in the
political mind of this country a
process of straining the false from
the true, the lasting from the
ephemeral, the immediate good
from the delusive vision. For
months the attempt has progressed
to install new cult of government,
to usurp unfamiliar functions by
officials not SO empowered. The
brazen program has been conducted
of diverting the people from their
proximate burdens by undue
prenchment about lesser ills.
Let Democracy assert that it
will stand, as of old, against in
valid encroachment by the Federal
upon the States, and
that it will stop the burdening of
the mass to enrich the few. With
plain and firm front against cen
tralized power and bounty fed
wealth, Democracy can win.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
Puts Ban Upon Slot Ma
chimes.

Mayor Bond, Friday, issued
stringent orders to Chief of Police
O'Connor to put out of business
all slot machines that were found
running, in which there was the
slightest element of chance. In a
number of downtown saloons there
are slot machines which will come
under this head and in a few
candy and cigar stores somewhat
similar machines are to be ordered
stopped. Columbus Press.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
NEW LEXINGTON HERALD,

Miss Mary Mcbride, of Logan,
visited her sister, Mrs. A. j. Ward
here, Tuesday and attended the
grand musical recital given by
Miss Sara Shanley's pupils.
The purpose of our school board
is to build new eight roomed
school building, near enough to the
present building to be heated bv
one system of heating and cared
for by the same janltor, and yet
far enough away that the light
will not be shut off from the old
building. The proposed building
is estimated to cost $50, 200 90.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-03-12
NELsoNvILLE BUCKEYE NEWS. |

Ss
Mrs. John Monohan returned
from a visit with relative in Lo.
gan, Tuesday.
Mrs. Emily Petty was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Thad Allen,
in Logan, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Anna Morgan returned Sunday
from three days visit in Logan,
the guest of Mis-. Lash Miller.
Marguerite Montgomery, of Lo.
gan, was the guest of her cousin,
Mabel Chidester, the latter part of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Braddock,
of Logan, were the guest of their
daughters, Mrs. Samuel Hanley
and Mrs. Charles Krizer.
Mrs. John Monahan had as her
guests few days the latter part
last week, Mrs. Bert Stedem, Mrs.
John Billison and Mrs. Ed.
Campbell, of Logan.
Misses Ethel Sisson, Lulu
Black, Messrs. Charles Poston,
Eugene Shaffer and Joe Kelch at
tended the Episcopal services In
Logan, Sunday evening.
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the program is reached with the
Hepburn bill taxing stock trans
fers in the hope of curbing the
the gambling in securities with
which the country is so out of
patience Coming at this late
day in the session, the executive
demands will be little more than
Indictment of broken faith of his
party.
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DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CONVENTION

The Democratic Senatorial Conven-
tion of the Ninth Fourteenth Dis
trict will he held at Logan, Ohio.
Thursday, May 9TH, 1908,
at eleven o'clock u. m. for the pur-
pose of nominating two candidates
for the Office of State Senator,
The basis of representation is fixed
at one delegate to every one hundred
votes and fractions of fifty or over
cast for John NJ Pattison for Cover
nor in 1905. Upon this basis, the
counties in the district will be en-
titled to the following number of
4 nn1p