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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
EMP[ LOVES
Pc T|T|0N
INTERSTATE COMMISSION TO
GRANT INCREASE OF FREIGHT
RATES THAT ROADS MAY in
TURN RAISE THEIR WAGES.
(Herald Special

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. PA. b
Copely, superintendent of the Rock
Island railroad, today obtained a petit
ton carrying ten thousand names OF
employees of the road asking the Inter.
state Commerce Commission to au-
thorize the freight rate increase ask
ed by the company to enable the road
to grant a wage increase as demand
ed by the Employees Protective Asso.
citation The employees association,
cooperating with the employees OF
lines interested, will obtain the names
of two million employees and three
million shippers. ~
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
MULFORD LEADS RACE
In lozier Car He Is Travelling BetteT
Than Sixty Miles Per Hour at g
EIgin, Illinois, Today.
tHerald Special. J

Elgin, H., Aug. 27.-Traveling bet
ter than sixty miles per hour, r,
Milford in a Lozier car was leading
the Elgin national trophy automobiIe
race when the hundred mile mark
was reached at noon The race is for
three hundred and five miles. Liv-
ingston in National car was second
with one minute and forty-five sec
onds between his car and Milford, the
latter's time being one hundred and
one miles in ninety-seven minutes
ten seconds. Dawson in a Marmion
was third, Greiner in National
fourth, and Robertson fifth. Robert
son led in the first of the race, but
tire trouble put. him in the rear.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
.cR|PPEN IN LIVERPOOL
For Short. Time Today, Leaving For
London In Charge of Inspector
Dew-Threats of Violence.
tHerald Specially


Liverpool, Aug. 27.-The steamer
Megantic with DR.. H. H. Crippen, the
alleged murderer of his wife, Belle
Gilmore, and Miss Leneve aboard,
locked here at noon today The trip
from Montreal was uneventful. The
prisoners were taken ashore between
lines of police, necessary because of
the curious throngs and threats of
violence against Crippen. The doctor
appeared needless of the demonstra-
ton, but NJ SIS Leneve was greatly
agitated. The couple, in custody of
Inspector Dew, left Immediately for
London.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
AN OPERATOR IS BLAMED
For Freight Wreck on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad and Has
Disappeared.
tHeraId Specially

Bonneville, Mo-, Aug. 27.-The cor
oner's jury investigating the wreck
of two Missouri Pacific freight trains
at Lemine today placed the RESPONSE
bility for the wreck on Operator Ed
ward Kenyon. Kenyon is missing,
having left after the collision on a
Katy north bound train He is charged
with negligence in not delivering
meeting orders from the Chief dis
patcher's office.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
MARS FELL INTO TIE SEA
Aviator Was Blown Out to Sea and
BipIane Collapsed and Threw
Him Into Water.
CHerald Specially

New York, Aug. 27.-With the
motors powerless against the heavy
winds, and carrying him out to sea, J.
c. Mars, the aviator was swept out to
sea toward Sandy Hook early today.
His biplane collapsed and Mars was
plunged into the water three hundred
yards off Sea Gate Mars leaped
from the machine and was picked up
by the tug Hustler unhurt
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Results yesterday:
San Antonio 3, Galveston 1.
Houston 8, Waco 1.
Waco 10, Houston 0.
Dallas 4, Oklahoma City 0.
Fort Worth 8, Shreveport 2.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
Strike Was Renewed.
tHerald Specially

i New York, Aug. H-The reopening
5f the cloakmakers' strike today after
an apparent settlement had been
reached, resulted in one suicide and
a pistol duel, injuring one picket.
Numerous riots followed. The re-
newal of the trouble followed the re-
lection by the strikers of the leaders
proposal that the question OF the
open shop be conceded.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
Governor Campbell III.

Austin, Texas, Aug. 26.-Governor
Campbell is i'll and was unable to
come to his office in the capitol to-
day. However, it is said that he is
only slightly i'll and will probably be
back at his desk tomorrow The gov
ernor had a severe chill last night
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
GETS NEW coNGREEsMEN.
Michigan Gains Two Additional Con
gressmen BY Population Gain.
tHerald Specially

Washington, D. c., Aug. 27.-The
state of Michigan will have two addi-
tional congressman in the next con-
gress as the result of the total census
announced today. The figures are
given at 2,91O,173
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-08-27
rs PER CENT REDUCTION

On Picture Framing for the Next 10
Days. Ed kinasbury, Phone 266.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-10-13
A Welsh Legend.

In Wales there is legend OF
Irish smugglers who arrived at
Llanddona many years ago IN a
boat without rudder or oars. They
were looked upon, according to the
Irish custom Of sending malefac-
tors to sea doom in this plight, as
outlaws. However, they had been
allowed to land. and spring Of
water bursting forth in the sand at
the place was taken as a sign OF
their right to a refuge. But they
i'll repaid the Welsh. The men
lived by smuggling, the women by
witchcraft. 1t was not possible to
overcome the smugglers in a fray,
for each carried about with him a
black fly tied in a knot of his ker-
chief, and the moment the knot
was undone the fly flew at the eyes
of the opponents and blinded them;
If the Llanddona witches attended
a market and bid for anything no
one ventured to bid against them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-10-13
THE THRICE.A.WEEK EDITION ::
OF THE
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-10-13
COATED WITH FOX FIRE.
Owls That Show a Phosphcrescent
Glow In the Dark.

We are told by some students
there is .. species of owl that has a
phosphorescent glow il the dark
and that it IS rare Uird.
There NAV be such a bird, but a
careful investigation on the part Of
a number of persons who have made
such things a careful study has re-
vealed the fact that certain owls
and even bats and other creatures
that are known to roost in old hoI-
low trees that are in a certain stage
Of decay, producing that peculiar
phosphorescent condition so often
witnessed, and coming in contact
with the matter that makes the
glow, the feathers or outer coating
of the creatures become saturated
with the luminous matter and on
damp nights give forth brilliant
glow, such as is often seen on old
stumps, decaying logs and in some
localities on ledges of limestone
that protude from the hillside.
On a number Of occasions the
writer has known persons to be bad
ly frightened by coming suddenly
upon a mass of what is known to
many as fox fire. 1t is more fire.
quently seen during the summer
months, during or shortly after a
shower. The brilliancy of the glow
will depend much on the location.
the temperature, and sometimes
much is due to the persons imagi-
nation.
This same glow is often seen on
small animals and number OF In
sects. The glowworms are quite
common in various sections OF the
world, and in some localities insects
have a brilliant glow coming from
beneath their wings. The freAies
or lightning bugs are the most COM
mon in the United States. J
In some countries certain vegeta-
bic growths are known to give forth
such a glow, and it has been hinted
that some of the crops harvested
and stored in barns have the same
properties and under certain condi-
tions produce not only the glow,
but actual flame, resulting in what
is known as spontaneous combus-
ton, DESTROYING the barns and con-
tents.-Chicago Record-Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-10-13
A HINDU LEGEND.
How the First Man and the First We
man Lost the Garden of eden.


man Lost the Garden Of eden.
Brahma mace Up his mind to
make the world and Il man and wo-
man. H. made the word. and he
made the man and then the wo-
man and put then on TIE island ot
Ceylon. According to the account
it was the most beautiful island
which man can coEccive-sach
birds. such songs. such flowers and
such yerdure.. And the branches Of
trees were so arranged that when
the wind swept through them every
tree was & thousand aeo!ian harps.
Brahma when he put them there
said, let them have period of
courtship, for it is my desire and
will that true love should forever
precede marriage"
Then they had their courtship,
with the nightingale singing and
the stars shining and the flowers
blooming, and they fell in love.
Imagine that courtship-no pro-
spective fathers or mothers in law,
no prying and gossiping of neigh
bors, nobody to say, "l loung man,
Low do you expect to support her"
Nothing of that kind. They we're
married BY the supreme Brahma,
and he said to them: Remain here.
You must never leave this island"
Well, after a little while the man
said. 81 believe III look about lit
tle."
He went to the northern extremi-
ty of the island, where there was a
little narrow neck of land connect
ing it with the mainland, and the
devil, who is always playing pranks
with US, produced mirage, and
when he looked over to the main
land such hills and wales, such dells
and dales, such mountains crowned
with snow, such cataracts clad in
bows of glory, did he see there that
he went back and told his wife:
'"The country over there is thou
sand times better than this. Let US
migrate" She. like every other
woman that ever lived, said: "Let
well enough alone. We have all we
want. Let us stay here"
But he said, "No; let US 60" So
she followed him, and when they
came to this narrow neck of land he
took her on his back like a gentle
man and carried her over. But the
moment they got over they heard a
crash and, looking back, discovered
that this narrow neck of land had
fallen into the sea. The mirage
had disappeared, and there was,
naught but rocks and sand, and
then the supreme Brahma cursed
them both to the lowest hell.
Then it was that the man spoke.
course me, but curse not her. 1t
was not her fault. 1t was mine"
The supreme Brahma said, '1
will save her, but not thee And
then she spoke out of her fullness
of love, out of a heart in which
there was love enough to make all
of her daughters rich in holy atfec-
ton, and said: eff thou wilt not
spare him, spare neither me. l do
not wish to live without him. l
love him. Then the supreme
Brahma said, 81 will spare you both
and watch over you and your chill
dren forever. r."-Robert G. 1nger-
soil.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
CARDlAND.
Ths Games That Wore Played In tho
Eighteenth Century.

After the advent of the house of
Hanover the favorite games at court
were "quadrille," an improvement.
of "ombre," and commerce" The
gains and losses Of the kings and
queens we're, as a rule, restricted to
100 guineas, but on Twelfth Night
it was customary for thousands to
change hands. On one occasion
Lady Cowper, a lady in waiting, re-
fused for the sake of her children
to take part in the game, as none
sat down TO the table with less than
f2OO.
About the year 1740 a rage for
"whisk," or whist, set in, but at first
it was considered too wise a game
for ladies to join in. Hume, the his
torian, never went to bed without
MS whist, and even the great John
son regretted that he had not
learned to play cards. In 1T42
Glory" Walpole finds it absolutely
necessary TO learn "whisk," "having
waited in vain for its being left off"
We find him in another letter
threatening to build an altar TO
"Pam" to commemorate the escape
of his charming Duchess of Grafton,
who, it appears, had been playing
cards in Rome when she ought to
have been at a cardinals reception,
where the floor fell in and all the
monsignores we're precipitated into
the cellar!
Cards were s. very much in evil
dence in his time that even invita-
tions were frequently issued and
notes written on the backs of play
ing cards. which on that account
were usually plain, without any de-
sign. The chevalier's famous order
to retreat at Culloden was written
on the back of the nine of hearts.
A fresh attempt was made in 1889
to remedy the state of gambling in
England by passing an act which
provided that "any person keeping
a house or other place to game in
forfeits goo, half to the prosecutor
and half to the poor of the parish"
%whereupon two ladies of title, Nor
dington and Casselis, who kept open
houses for gambling, claimed their
privilege of peerage in order to in
timidate the peace officers from do
in their duty and s%uppressing the
public gaming houses kept by them.
-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
The SilIiest Birds.

Dodo is the Portuguese name for
simpleton, and it is given to the
silliest bird that ever lived. Three
hundred years age. when the Portu-
guese first visited the island of Maui
rtius, they found a large number
of these birds. They were about
the size of a large swan, blackish
gray in color and having only a
bunch of feathers in place of a tail
and little. useless wings. More
stupid and foolish birds could lot
be imagined. They ran about max
ing a silly. kissing noise like a
goose, and the sailors easily knocked
them over with their paddles. They
couldn't fly. they couldn't swim, they
couldn't run at any great speed, and
as for fighting. they were the great
est towards in the world. They
we're much too stupid to build a
nest, and so they dropped an egg
and went off to let it hatch as best
il could.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
The Suns Xapors.

"Chromosphere" is the name Civ
en- to a layer of incandescent yaporS
in the sun, e%nveloping the entire
photosphere. It's depth varies at
different times and in different
parts and ranges from 5000 to
5000 miles. The chromosphere
consists chiefly of hydrogen and an
element known as helium, while
heavier vapors, such as those of
iron calcium, titanium, magnesium,
ETC., are sometimes projected into it
from the photosphere. The so called
'prominences" are due to projec-
tions of hydrogen that are shot up
to enormous attitudes, with veloci-
ties exceeding 149 miles per second.
The name chromosphere is given to
this solar envelope on account of its
beautiful rosy hue. 1t is visible
only during total eclipses of the sun
or by the aid of the ~spectroscope
and is said to have been first noticed
by Father Sacchi during an eclipse.
New York American.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
DRIVING AN ELEPHANT.
The Mahout's Hook and Spike and His
knse ind Toe.

VHW0 wv wv
"The dog is mans companion
the elephant is his slave" writes
Sir Samuel w. Baker in "Wild
Beasts and Their Ways" The dog
shares with his master the delight of
hunting and defends him from an
enemy's attack, but an enemy might
kill an elephants mahout and the
beast would not interfere to save
him. He never volunteers his serv-
ices, although he can be trained to
do certain acts, for he has a wonder
full capacity for learning. But he
will not do them unless he is or
dered to by his mahout, to whose
guidance he submits because he
knows that disobedience will bring
punishment.
The mahout, sitting on the Gle
plants neck, governs the animal by
an iron hook and spike, which re-
sembles a boat hook and weighs
from four to six pounds. The ma
hout drives the elephant forward by
digging the point of the spike into
its head and pulls him back by in
serting the hook in the tender base
Of the ears. Without the hook the
elephant is like the donkey without
the stick. He obeys not from affec-
ton, but because he knows he will
be punished if he disobeys.
An elephant whose mahout rules
him responds to the secret signs of
his driver. The gentle pressure Of
the mahout's toe, the compression
of his knee, the delicate touch of his
heel or the slightest swaying of his
body to one side guides the mighty
beast as a ship is guided by an al
most imperceptible movement of
the rudder. But the mahout must
himself be cool and free from all
nervousness if he expects the ele-
plant to obey him.
Illustrating the fact that a poor
driver makes a disobedient elephant,
Sir Samuel says a man may sit a
horse gracefully. but if he has not
the gift of a good hand" there will
be little comfort for the animal and
no ease for the rider. A rider with
a 'bad hand' makes the fact known
TO the horse almost as soon as he
seats himself in the saddle. The re-
suit is that the horse becomes nerv-
Gus and does not perceive what his
master wishes him to do.
The elephant is not bittcd and
therefore is not disturbed by a bad
hand" But if the mahout is nerv-
Gus or hesitates or vacillates he
will be sure to have a dad knee
or a bad toe" His mood will in
fuence his muscles, and the ele-
plant feels that the mahout does
not exactly know what he is about.
Instead of obeying instantly the
pressure of knee or toe, the animal
vacillates, swings his head, be-
comes unsteady and if engaged in
hunting or seeming a tiger turns
round and runs away--made a cow
ard by his masters nervousness.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
SAVED HIS CAPITAL.
4 Bank President Who Did Not For
Get His Old Time Friend.

"Come in in the morning and the
bank will have something for you
to do" said the president of a New
York bank to a meek looking man
whose hair was white and whose
eyes were marked by deep crows
feet as he left the Office with a
bright look Of satisfaction on his
face that had not been there before.
"Let me tell you a story" said
the president as he motioned to me
to remain. Il was living in a west
ern city, and three city lots com
posed the capital that / looked to to
give me a start in business. | held
on to them for a long time while
working for $35 a month in a real
estate Office until they had advanced
in value to $4,000, when | sold them
to a st. Louis man.
at was nearly 8 o'clock, and I
hurried to the bank. | made out
the deposit slip and laid it, with my
gold and bank book, in front of the
receiving teller.
"'It is closing time now he said,
and you had better not make your
deposit until morning."
"'Charley,' | said, for / knew
him well, that is ridiculous. 1t is
q half minute before closing time,
and ! insist that you take my de-
post. | don't want to be robbed of
all | have on earth before morning
az will fix it for you,' he said as
he gathered up the money and bank
book and disappeared in the vault
with them. In a minute he was back,
and / was astonished at his actions.
az have put it my private box
he continued. where it will be safe,
and in the morning you can make
the deposit if you want to-
Next morning the banks failure
was announced.
81 hurried to Charles house.
which was neal by, and asked him
about the bank.
"'Yes. it has failed and won't pay
a cent he said. Just five minutes
before you came in with your mon
ey yesterday the directors decided
not to open this morning. / was
told to give out no information IN
til business hours today. and that
is the reason / didn't tell you. If
you had made your deposit the
money would have all gone. Now it
is safe in my box and you can have
it at any moment you please
81 did get it, and it was the foun-
dation Of my fortune. The man who
was just here is that Charlie and
was the teller who saved my capital
for me-"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
Forests and Deserts.

Whole provinces Of the Tibctan
borders of China have been convert
ed into uninhabitable, sandy desert,
which centuries ago were fertile and
well watered and supported rich
cities, apparently in consequence of
the destruction of forest. The
formation of desert is due in the
first place to the destruction of for
est, the consequent formation of "A
barren, sandy area and the subse-
quent spreading of the disease or
'desert ulcer" by the blowing of
the fatally exposed sand. Sand dcs-
erts are not, as used to be supposed.
sea bottoms from which the water
has retreated, but areas of destruc-
ton of vegetation-often both in
central Asia and in north Africa
started by the deliberate destruction
of forest by man, either by artificial
drainage starving the forest or by
the simple use of the ak or fire
Chicago News.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
UpliftinQ Father.

The men here of late have anoth-
er fight on their hands, and it i:
with daughters music teacher. Men.
having low tastes, like ragtime mu-
sic, buy a piano and hire a teacher,
that daughter, in the evening, may
make them forget the days worric,
with ragtime pounded out with en-
thusiasm. But daughter isn't al
lowed to play ragtime. Her teach
er, if she is anybody at all, would
not let her touch a ragtime sheet
and father has to hear music in
which there is a whole lot of hand
gymnastics and not a jingle. This
is in accord with the plot in which
all women are implicated to uplift
father in spite of his screams
Atchison Globe.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
How 70 Grow Short.

III YOU climb a mountain your
height decreases by three-quarters
of an inch, and it may even diminish
exceptionally by a full inch. This
is a fact known to all experienced
mountain and Alpine climbers. On
reaching the summit of the heights
that form the pleasure ascents Of
holiday makers in the Alpine dis
tricts the stature of the climber is
found to have become less to the
extent already mentioned. When
the Alpinist has descended TO the
ordinary level his height begins to
increase, but the normal length OF
the body is not attained until sew
eral hours after reaching the regu-
lar surface of the earth.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
Censorinq the Mail.

at is strange there is no mail
for me-" remarked Mrs. Instyle.
eyes. dear. quite strange" ac-
guessed Mr.. lnstyle.
Then as she stepped into the 9th
err room he chucked three fashion
magazines. four patterns, a skirt
catalogue. a cloak catalogue, a jew
elry catalogue and a letter from
the Royal Lady Tailors into the fire.
1.-TWO hundred dollars saved" he
chuckled, and became so well pleas
ed with himself that he set aside
one-tenth the amount for cigars
Judges Library.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-02-17
Twice In the Same Place.

Two good, old fashioned, easy 60
ing Mormon brothers were engaged
in the hauling of logs on sledges
from out of the Wasatch range of
the Rockies. The snow was deep
and the canyon very narrow and al
most boxed. The trail where the
sleighs ran was very close to high
slanting angles leading to the bot
tom of the canyon, and at some
points it was very hard for the
sleighs to pass along without tip
ping over and hurting the driver
and contents to the bottom of the
canyon. At a point of this kind the
foremost brother slowed down his
horses, turned on his seat and yelled
to his brother behind: ooh, Hi!
Right here as | was coming down
Yesterday the sled turned and we
went right down the bank, logs and
all. and, by Jukes, here We go
ag'in National Monthly.