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HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THEI
REGION IN ITALY DEVASTATED BY
EARTHQUAKES AMI TIDAL WAVES
Messina, the Ruined City, is 200 Years Old and Has Had
Many Masters and Catastrdhes.

Studied with maps and accounts of
the more recent of the great earth
quake disasters of Italy, it is seen
that in the latest catastrophe the dis
turbance reached the surface on the
northern border, close to Swiss terri
tory. Bomodossolo is among the
Alps, and the mountain range seems
to have been the route of the earth
quake. 1t passed to the southwark,
following the Apennines. There is a
twenty minutes difference between
the time of the shocks reported in
upper and lower Italy.
In Calabria, which has been laid
waste again and again by such dis
turbances, this earthquake first
touched the surface with it's full
effect. Lofty signal posts of disaster
marked its way, for it struck with
full force at the extinct volcano of
San Giovanni, spread it's devastation
across the Strait of Messina to Sicily
and rolled up another score of death
and ruin all about the slopes of
Mount Etna, reducing to ruins the
ancient and famous city of Messina
and tumblingth the buildings of Catania,
ifty-nine miles farther south, only
to again overwhelm the busy port
soon afterward with a great tidal
wave.
The spread of the earthquake in
Sicily and Southern Italy, according
to the cable dispatches, was through
very much the same area as that of
the earthquake of 1873, which was
the most destructive in the history
nf TfafV Than nr nour ~
quake caused enormous damage on
both sides of the Strait of Messina,
which separates the toe of the So
called boot of Italy from Sicily.
The historic disaster completely
wrecked the populous seaport of Mes
sina in Sicily near the northern end
of the strait and destroyed many
smaller cities and towns in Southern
Italy and Sicily.
The loss of life in this disaster of
1888 was estimated at 10000, Mes
sina, a city which is for the most part
but little above the level of the sea,
suffering terribly-then, as now, from
a tidal wave. The region to the
south of Messina has also been often
overwhelmed by eruptions from
Mount Etna. The southeastern and
eastern portion of the island has been
damaged time and again by eruptions
of Etna and very little by earth
quakes, while the northeastern por-
ton has sustained heavy loss of life
and property from earthquakes and
very little from volcanic eruption.
Messina, which as in 1888 suffered
the greatest loss of life and property
from this earthquake, is a city and
seaport of upwards of $4,000 inhab-
itants, while in the commune en-
bracing the city, suburbs and adjacent
country, the population is upward of
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

bylocalapplications as t~heycannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only n
waytocur deafness, and that is by consti.
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused byan
infamed condition of the mucous lining Of
she Eustachlan Tube. When this tubeis in
famed you have a rumbling sound orimner
feet hearing, and when it Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re.
stored to its normal condition, hearing viii
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
are caused bycatarrh, which is nothingbutan
Unnamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case ofDeafness caused bycatarrh) thatcan
noo pc curedDy Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. FL. CHENEY & co. Toledo.O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constination
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Thoughtfulness

Waiter Haven't you forgotten
something, sir?"
Restaurant Patron-"I'm glad you
spoke of it; my wife told me not to
spend any money foolishly, and 1 was
just going to give you a tip."-Chi-
cago News.
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Must Suit Many.

ut takes all sorts of copy to make
up a newspaper"
Quite SC. The women wonder
why they bother with telegraph mat
ter when there are so many interest,"
ing items to be culled from old scrap
books Courier-JournaI
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Homeopathic Loss.

Ethelberta is a doctors daughter
just past six, which throws a sidelight
on the story the Philadelphia Public
Ledger tells about her.
On her sixth birthday Ethelberta's
father gave her a little ring with a
tiny pearl in it. Not very long after
that she appeared in her fathers
office, looking very woebegone.
90 daddy" she said, "Tve lost the
little pill out of my ring!"
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The Man Who Succeeds.

Notice the man of whom it is gen
orally said, He is successful; he is
getting along" Notice that he at
tends to his work; he is polite; he
doesn't drink; he is honest and pays
his debts. No man ever succeeded
without these qualities.-Atehison
Globe.
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INT0LERABL.s ITCHING.
Fearful Eczema 81 o. ~ Baby's
professional TreatLL Ut ran
A Perfect EESe hv ia tlcufa

EOlCSSlOIfaI lEtaLL e
A Perfect Cure by Ga ucura
When my little giFf was six a 'onth
noticed small red spots on l. II
cheek. They grew so large Hat IA IN
the doctor but, instead of helping the
ton, his ointment seemed to mskeiB ~
Then went to a second doctor WHO I
it was eczema. He also gave me aAs 81
ment which did not help either. The
ease spread all over the face and the e
began to swell. The itching grew into
able and it was a terrible sight to see.
consulted doctors for months, but Il
were unable to cure the baby. | paid
from $50 to $50 without relief. One even
l began to use the Cuticura Remedies.
next morning the baby's face was all wi
instead of red. 1 continued until
eczema entirely disappeared. Mrs. P.
Gumbin, Sheldon, Ia, July I3, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Pro
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.
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The Same Jag.

"Ebenezer," called out Mrs. Jag.
way from the floor above, have you
been drinking AGAIN."
mo, M dear" answered Mr.. Jag.
way, in the hallway below. mot
again. Still."-Chicago Tribune.
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No Loss Attached.

II dreamed last night that I beat a
a man out Of ten cents. I've been
worrying about it all day."
you should have paid him."
Sure ] should. 1t was nothing but
dream money.'-Houston Chronicle.
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Skirt Manufacturers Decree
Complete New Spring Outfits.

Toledo, Ohio.-Husbands, take no.
tice! The makers of women's styles
decree that you must buy your wife
a complete new outfit for spring.
There's no chance to save by making
over clothes, for it cannot be done,
thnv cav II rnst he q thraa niece
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A Crowded Universe.

In New Haven the committee of a
graduating class once went to a local
Jeweler with a commission for a class
badge. They had in view a design
representing a youthful graduate sur
veying the universe.
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,pless Creatures.

, several species of fish,
insects which never sleep
whole of their existence.
t is positively known that
1 and goldfish at no time
hat there are other mem
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Prehistoric City Being I'm
eaTthed Near Florence, Ariz

Washington, D. C.-An American
Pompeii is gradually being brought
to light, adbrding to the annual re-
port of Cha1es b. Walcott, secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution. The
work is tht excavating of a buried
citv at C&a Granda near Flor
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Domestic Chat.

81 saw an old girl of yours to-day.
hubby, and she looked"
Like a trump, 1 s'pose. 1 saw an
old beau of yours, and he borrowed
SIS from me-"
Then the subjec. was changed
Washington Herald.
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None Exempt.

81 have my troubles"
"Why, you are rich, healthy, re
spected."
"Stili, I have my troubles. / have
to listen to other people's."-Wash.
ington Herald.
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Bohelnianism.

"a true Bohemian is a man who
borrows a dollar and then invites you
to lunch with it."
Wrong again. A true Bohemian
is a man who invites himself to lunch
with you and then borrows a dollar.n
kansas City Star.
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No Detriment.

Ever been in jail?"
Countless times. But that's nc
detriment to a mar in my business"
"And what is your business?"
I'm a chauffeur" - Houston
Chronicle.
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LOSSES.

LOSSES.
Many Thousands Killed i'm Previous Disasters.
Losses of life in previous big earthquakes were as follows:
Island of Yeddo, Japan, 1903; 10000 lies lost.
Lisbon, November 1, 1855; SO, 900 lives lost; damage, $780,
100000.
Island of Krakatoa, August rs, 1888; 50DOO lives lost
Charleston, S. c., August 81, 1886; SO Ives lost; damage
$~5.0OO,0O0.
Japan, June Is, 1896; 10000 lives lost.
st. Pierre; Martinique, May 8 1902; 25,O0 lives lost.
Caabria, September s, 1905; 5000 peoph killed. go towns
wiped out.
Mount vesuvius, April 5, 1905; 500 beloved to have ner-
ished.
San Francisco, April 18, 1906; earthquae and fire 50o
killed; damage, $500, 900, 900.
Valparaiso, Chile, August II, 1906; 1O0dknled; 14O small
towns destroyed.
Kingston, Jamaica, January IA, 1907; 1910 estimated kil1ed
Ca1abria, October, 1907; 600 estimated killed.
Karatagh, Russian Turkestan, October, 1877: $4,000 killed
there and in adjoining villages.
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ppI HAPPY. NEW YEAR,
= HE-2NE CNANH 7EDD(
OANN0NG TIL ~ To|W5. or
AD2EAT leLcoNEo ensMNclNG peLA,
sAND DfETRSToEH RTtES.-

v YEARS DAY goes back
ITO the realm of antiquity,
ar back of Christmas, as
III peoples, however they
nay have differed as to the
h or the date upon which
ar should begin, have uni
that it should be properly
From time i~mmemorial
lists, sculptors, poets and
hose versatile fellows, the
/ akers, have with one ac-
flied the outgoing year as
arded veteran quite ready
cred to his fathers, while
ear, a robustious, curly
Id, advances gayly to take
Notwithstanding the great
It laureate sings:
e church bell sad and slow,
d softly and speak low,
I'D year lies a-dying,
3" is quickly drowned in
chimes that welcome the
bent. LIE roi est mort!
MT of the new year has al
a time of rejoicing, not
the Greeks and Romans,
e nations still older. Va
lie ways in which the festi-
It, but in this they were all
t a time of new life Ttnd
old quarrels must be for
1ebts cancelled and every
BILE should be done to
ling Of good viii toward
Tears is celebrated It's in-
las reached as through
ich IVES III para Indebted
France it Is stir
lpoi saat day OF the year in
FREUD meetings aaa ap-
and seciai aud family re-
10 typical Frencbuan on
way dimes 1t houe With
he aas aty, hid 40 out
ion is sufficient to lure him
the performance of this
the Chinese their New
lie great day of the year,
1siness is suspended, and
wish hospitality prevails.
Years Day the children of
IS and the trans-D anubian
take olive branches and
ouse to house to compli-
eighbors with their good
ch are not altogether dis
IS they expect to receive in
e little present. On the
Of the year every stranger
house is required to throw
small quantities of salt,
laced in cups on the table
irpose. He must then go
ouse and place an egg in
: the hen to sit upon. IL
isents to perform her duty
S considered a fortunate
is feted in that house I'M
This custom is called 1.-THE
other Eastern Christians,
adhere to the old or Gre
1dar, and their year be-
= days later than ours.
IS dedicated to st. Basil,
to have been a native of
Cappadocia. In Asia Mi
20 in Epirus, children go
to house singing odes in
e saint, which, however,
y extended to cover some
compliments to the occu-
ing them "a good year"
ing largesse. st. Basil is
esented in these songs as
whose touch quickens in
ects with new life.
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The Auto w

'gThe typewriter people are certain
~ slow"
IN what respect"
To cling to the bell. Why don't
they introduce a macafae that will
honk at the end OF line?"-Wash-
'ingt5n Herald.
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The months first day, the years first day,
the first of January,
The circumcision day of Christ, and like
wise of st. Basil.
st. Basil, see, is coming here, from Cappa-
docia coming
A paper in his hand he holds, and carries
pen and inkhorn.
With pen and inkhorn doth he write, and
reads he from the paper.
Say, Basil, say, whence contest thou, and
whittier art thou wending?"
81 from my home have now come forth,
and | to school am going
"Sit down and eat, sit down and drink, sit
down and sing thou for u.s."
" It's only letters that I learn-of singing
| know nothing
"Oh, then, if you your letters know, say us
your Alpha, Beta"
And as he leaned upon his staff, to say his
Alpha, Beta,
Although the staff was dry and dead, it put
forth freshest branches.
And or the topmost branch of all there
perched and sang a partridge,
Who water took up in her claws, and oil
upon her feathers,
To sprinkle on her ladyship, her nobleness
to sprinkle.
Superstitious Beliefs.
Among the Bulgarians the long
connection of the Bulgarian with the
Greek Church has naturally led to
the assimilation of many of it's super
stitious beliefs and customs, and their
festivals show a curious fusion of old
heather rites with superstitious
Christian observances.
The year opens during the feast of
the winter solstice, called by the Bull
e~arians "Knlada" Like the Halo
= cen OF Scotland, 1t is a great time
among the girls, for all kinds OF d.
yinatory rites respecting their future
spoUses. ana 10 every line or verse Of
songs sung during tAis festive period
is added the refrain OF Hey Kulads
mQy kaiada."
The Jim, or demons are at This
season supposed to be especially alert
and powerful against nlanE AZ, and
the BulgArians. like me innab,taats
OF Asia Miner during the similar CD
servance of the Fishoti, consider it
necessary to take every precaution
against their malevolence. A log of
wood is left in every cart, and water
in every pitcher, in oreer to prevent
any demon taking possession of them
and by his presence rendering them
too heavy to lift or draw.
The Albanians are careful at this
season not to leave any article of
wearing apparel out of doors after
nightfall, and if by some oversight a
garment should be so left it is washed
before being used. in order to get rid
of any spell cast uson it by the super
nails.
Fire ceremonies play a great part
in the Christmas and New Years OBJ
servances of the Albanian highland
ers. On the W. of st. Basil, January
1, the fire is kept burning all night,
and the half-burned cherry branches
rescued from the Christmas fire are
again thrown on and withdrawn to
be wholly consumed on the eve of the
Epiphany, when the ashes are col
lected and strewn in the vineyard.
In the morning people wash them
selves and their children in ''unspo-
remover" water, and draw omens
from the character, grave or gay, Of
the person who first enters the house.
A cock is also sacrificed, for it Is au-
spicious to spill blood in the house on
st. Basil's Day.
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New Years in Russia.

New Years customs in Russia are
also interesting. In the morning the
princes OF the imperial family, court
functfonaries and servants of the nal
ace come in regular order to present
their homage to the Emperor, who
kisses all the members of his family
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Her Mouth Was Closed.

Jack-"Miss Peachy started to say
something about improperly of kiss
ing the other evening, but she didn't
finish"
Tom-"Why not?'
Jack-"Because / took the words
right out of her mouth" - Boston
Post.
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Piles Cured in e To- "a Davs

Manhattan Borough, of New York G
has a population Of ISL persons to :
acre.
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Austria has produced more fine skaters
than any other country.
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By. the use of liquid air a soap bubble
may be frozen solid.
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The speed of automobiles is con
trolled at crossings in a Chicago sub
urb with considerable success by the
creation of a hummock in the road
by raising the sidewalk crossing
above the road level.
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Itch cured in go minutes by Woolford
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
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Innuendo,

"He says he spent Thanksgiving
with his folks. Dined quietly at
home"
"Dined quietly, Ell? Then I'll bet
there was no soup served."-Pitts-
burg Post.
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The German empire CONSUMES 3
tons of tobacco a year.
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g Doc.

Voice at the Other End-sDccsor.
I've tried everything, and 1 cannot
get to sleep. Can't you do something
for me?"
The Doctor-"Yes; hold the wire
and I'll sing you a lullaby."-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Tor Child
teething, softens the gums, reduces infarn
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25e a bo
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HON str.
good behavior"

Mrs. 0'Too!e-I She takin' on aw.
ful Ter h~usha4a, got three years
but Ae KIN sit aaive months off for
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The microbe population OF a t~welve-ou
piece of cheese has been estimated at
000, 5000. NY
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Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure
case of Itching, Blind, Bleedingcr ProtruC
Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded
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Two Ways.
Signs of Jealousy.

"The count must love me-"
"Why?"
HE gets sulky whenever another
man wants to know how much papa
Is worth."-Houston Chronicle.
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Only One "Bromo Quinine"
That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look
for the signature of L. W. Grove. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
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Mrs. Dooley "Tell her to rest
aisy. Sure an he may not behave
bimself."-Life.
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MY q Nlght.

Only a nigh 57 old 50 newt
Only a nlgnJ, and SO Il4e. aTo4ahti
The Old Yeats heart all weary grew,
But said, THE New Year rest has
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4 birthday Party.

Little Roy Youngblood entertain
ed thirty-cight Of his little friends
at his home ON Williams street on
Tuesday, April 27th, in honor OF his
seventh birthday They played out
door games which were enjoyed very
much by all present but the most
interesting feature was the guessing
contest Pat Mccartney won the
prize for being the best guesser
Then they cut the birthday cake,
which contained a dime, nickle, nee
die and button Roy Youngblood won
the dime, Pat Mccartney the nlckie,
Arson Cannon the needle ana Es-
telle wilkins the button. Ice cream
and cake were served. Time came too
soon to go, but all bade Roy good
bye, wishing for him many more
happy birthdays. He received many
nice presents,
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We offer one Hundred Dollars
Reward for amy case OF catarrh that
cannot be cured by HAIRS Catarrh
cure. T. !, Chcucy 4 CO.. Toledo, o,
We, tuc undersigned, have known
f. J. Cheney for the ltst 3 years,
and believed him perfectly honor
able In an business transactions,
and financially able 20 carry ont any
obligations made by his firm
Waldmg kiunau & Marvin Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o,
Hairs Cotorrh Cure is taken IN
formally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Testimonials scnt free.
Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all
Take Hairs Family pills for con
stipation. q
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LIBRARY NOTES
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After May LIST the Sunday hours
at the library will be from to 6
O'Clock The reading rooms are free
to all Young men who have no
home lies in the city are especially
welcome. They will find the library
a pleasant and profitable place to
spend Sunday afternoons, An at
tepdant is always present to assia
visitors in getting the book or maya
zine they desire.
People who wish to reach n bet
ter understanding of conditions in
Turkey will be glad to read one or
more Of the books named below, all
Of which are in the Sims Library,
Amicis, Edmondo de. CONSTANT
nopla.
Beaman, A. G. Hume, Twenty
years in the near east.
Curtis. w. e., The Turk and his
! lost provinces.
Davcy, Il. +. b., Tho sultan and
| his subjects. 2 vol.
Hogarth, u, c. The nearer east.
Khnlll KhalId Diary of n Turk.
Ramsay, w, NJ, Impressions OF
Turkey during twelve years wander
ing,
Warner, G, D., IN the Levant.
! Hutton, w. H., Constantlnople;
| the story OF the old capital OF the
empire.
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THE MASTERS VOICE"


l. y. tar .iaa'u> nf Wednesday, April
Nv the Philadelphia North-Ameri-
IN, a republican newspaper, prints
long editorial entitled THE Mas.
ter's Voice In this editorial the
North American denounccs Senator
Aldrich, the republican leader.
The North American say that al.
though Rhode Island is the tiniest
state in the union, It's senator "loys
down the law to ninety million OF
Americans in forty-hvc common
wcalths almost every one Of which
Is an empire by comparison with
Rhode Island.
The North American says; But
when the Rhode Island corner gro
Ger AldrIch made as much OF n state
mcnt as he cared to make about
what he proposes to allow his coun-
try TO have In the way Of tarifI, the
Representatives of supposedly free
people listened reverently to his in-
solent utimatum. For Aldrich does
not speak of Rhode Island. Through
him speak Wall street and Standard
OIL and every one OF the moneyed
powers of prey"
But Aldrich also speaks for the
republican party and the North Am
erican, as well as other republican
papers that now protest, had every
reason to know that the triumph Of
republicanism meant the triumph Of
Aldrichism
The North American says that ON
the tariff question Mr. Aldrich Is
playing the same swindling game
that ne played last year with the
currency" And the North American
concludes thus, 1--WE shall see to
what extent Aldrch of Rhode Island
can make OF the president n nudity
and of the republican party a
pledge breaking liar' The editor of
the North American IS simple. in
deed, II he expected from Mr. Al
drich any other attitude than he
now assumes Ile is simple, indeed
II he expects political party that
derives its campaign funds from
highly protected trusts 10 do any
thing against the special interests of
its bcuefactors. lie II simple, indeed,
If he does not know that, as re-
publican leader Aldrich towers
above them all and that Aldriehism
So the real spirit OF tho republican
party
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is fea t0 het Thai a wouli W.
a h,auutai Hhnis tn 81 mulhtfn
ttr llsgHe ss stll ss the dtaa "
thtf hiiHwn oH sittn aHt
oHii uuit n iht Hmrl vafing
az uhie uutrt and ihus matt
Neibet iihs uuitrtsal The papvfs
etttt shtto caught ur iht ihra Hua
in tvu trats ~ serpt u,rf bai unlt
aft ni Nofih Autftts irui ehs hear
ilt wtlpumra Va oihvt iHuda fht
inttmst of Mothers nat a ron.
ta,rd by Mics Anna tattit ~ PHI
aaplrh'h. "a A ain vhom v
originated he dag IN vhlrh eil
lands o. ou, usilon mss uhae 81
banot ~ mother +ho serond sunday
ln Mas ~ each year is proposed as
~, det chen muth,r is "a be- os.
teeiailt remembered and universal
motherhood exalted iu the cstrcu
+ every man woman and child 1hr
plan is iu make ii not onl} sonll.
montal observance. but as far as i'1s
slbl, to ciuihc u With the sanciiit
aud dynamic power that comes from
concerted action The Wearing ~ a
white cafnatiun. or other white flow
.ef. tho beautiful emblem Of truth
and purity. vill ho tiliei evidence that
he Nrarcr loves To- honor his mother
itvipr. or her memory " dead
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saws the Waco Tribune. senator
bailey shows craftsmanship and a
oreditablo appreciation OF the trend
OF public opinion In this country
when he makes stand for income
taxation as a revenue measure, The
republicans may pcrchance steal his
thunder by falling In with and tax
ing up with the idea, but that
should not discourage the Texas
senator. His home people and the
people In general will award him the
credit he deserves for his stand and
efforts.