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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
HOQUIAM WINS DEBATE

tIOQUIAM, Dec. 3.-The defeat Of
-he. Olympia high school debating
team by the Iioquiam High school
trio. was hailed as excellent news
here last night, when the word was
received The decision Of the judges
was unanimous The question was
'kcsolVcd that the conservation Of
oar natural resources should be II
function OF the state rather than the
ualion lioquiam had the negative,
while Olympia had the affirmative.
tloqniam was represented by Bessie
Burrows, Ida Hines and Ray 1hurb-
~
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
OLD SETTLER MOVES

ELMA, Dec 10. +. Rogers, for
the past thirty years cltlzeh OF FL
ma and vicinity, has taken claim
in Pacific county on North River and
on Wednesday he and his wife NOV
ed there to make their future home.
Mr.. Rogers is a timber cruiser OF
much experience and his many
friends will be glad to learn that he
is well pleased with the prospect OF
getting back to the soil and becom-
ing Il rancher.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
TO ESTABLISH STREET GRADES

ELMA, Dec. 10.-tngineer Louis G..
Kelsey has been engaged by the city
to make survey of the town ana
TO establish the grades OF all the
streets. in the future, road work and
sidewalk building will be carried on
according to the grades established.
Each street in town Will be survey
ed and a map will be made showing
all the streets and grades.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
BASKET BALL BEGINS

ELMA, Dec l0.-The Elma city
basket ball team is matched for It's
first game of the season with the last
Satsop organization on the night OF
December -. The game will be play
ed in Satsop and the Elma boys are
at present practicing nightly in pre-
Daration for a hard contest. The sat
SOD players know a thing or two about
the game Of basket ball and they
have made good showing thus 1ar
They have a husky team.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
EASTERN STAR OFFICERS

MONTESANO, Dec. l0-The order
Of the Eastern Star held their annual
election of officers Tuesday evening
md the following were elected Wor'
thy Matron, Isabel G. Marcy; Worthy
Patron, f. G. Shirk; Associate Ma
iron, Sarah f.. Durdle; secretary, f..
Belle Marcy; treasurer, Jennie H..
Cheney; conductrcss Elizabeth Shlrk
Associate Conductrcss, Mary l..
YOungS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

MONTESANO. Dec. 10.-The fol
lowing marriage licenses were is
sued during the week:
John Sahlstein, Impi Kinnanen; Jo-
seph TOurangean, Ida b. Haywood;
Henry Kantonen, Olga Helm; c. F..
Doll. NJ. r.. Virgins; f. J. Nixon,
Helen M. York.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
CONTRACT FOR WATER WORKS

lILMA Dec. 9.-Thursday the city
council let the contract for the con
struction of the new water system
which was voted by the citizens at
the special September election There
were % bids offered. The contract
was awarded to Welten. kibbe &
Cochran for the sum of $l4,S05.So
The work will be begun at once. The
$4,000 bond issue was sold to the
state of Washington at par with the
privilege of redeeming the issue or
any part of it within one year
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
DAUGHTERS DEATH
UNBALANCES MIND

bOQiHtM. Dec . WIN II Woods
pioneer Of this city, was taken in
charge by the police today while suf
tt-g'lng from an unbalanced mind,
caused by the death of daughter,
Ssio died several days ago. Wood
Mas thnly clad. being without his
,focs and was caught by the police
AS ne attempted to commit suicide
ny leaping into the Iloquiam river
from the bridge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
NEW NEWSPAPER

MONTESANO. Dec. 10.-MontesanO
is to have IA new paper about Janu-
airy I. X. S. Gribble has received
Geographic information from A. G.
Veatch. of Dunsmuir. California, that
the latter will ship his plant to this
place at once.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
LOGGING FOREMAN DIES

13OQUlAM, bee. 3.-A Denamorc,
foreman for the Lyle Logging a. Mer-
camille company, died suddenly al
-an company's camp on the East lio.
l1iam river yesterday Of heart fail
lrs.. The body was brought to this
eity. DinsmOre was 80 years Of age
ANA leaves "A wife and son He was
member of the Porter lodge !. q.
y. &C., under whose auspices the fun
aral was held yesterday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH

tlOQUIAM, Dec Silly, the three
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
a.. b. Hamilton, who reside at 901
Wheeler avenue. was burned to death
Thursday afternoon, while her moth
3 tr was absent from the home. The
chlid's clothes caught fire from
rrrsrchcs. and when the mother re
armed. the child was fatally burned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
ns,NEMiRE.GARNER NUPTIALs

MONTESANO. Dec. 10.--Virgil w,
h. youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs
tst>orge Ninemire of Montesano, and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
"ORYS" WIN At OAkViLLE

OAKVILLE, Dec. 9-One hundred
any twenty votes out of registra-
ton of 1872 We're cast on Tuesday at
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11

When dealing with advertisers
please mention the Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11
(Ohicial publications.

Report of the financial condition OF
THE CHEHALIS COUNTY BANK
located at Aberdeen, State of Wash
ington, at the close of business on
the 9TH day of December, 1911.
Resources.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11

Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Sth day of December, 1911.
J. L. STEWART,
Notary Public.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-11

OCdI ...... 90. 10, 75U.o4
State of Washington, county of
Chehalis, IS: |, G. w. Ripley, cash
Ter of the above named bank. do sol
EMMY swear that the foregoing state
ment is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
G.. w. RIPLEY,
Cashier.
Correct. Attest:
GEOGE l.. NYERE,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10
KANSAS Has An IDEA

Kansas is fun OF original IDEAS.
Some ar" Wild and woolly. and some
are all right Kansas at least has
the courage 70 Try experiments. and
through much eXper mcn'a'.on we
are bound 10 arrive ~ results Kan
sas' latest novelty IS tho blue sky
laws" This law compeis every ven
der Of shares Of stock 20 obtain "a
permit from the state banking DO.
partment and 20 make showing OF
the character of his Investment. Ro-
porting on this. the state banking
commissioner says.
since the law went into effect 90
few weeks ago over three hundred
applications have been made % soil
stocks. and . have approved eighteen.
The others had only blue sky 90 sell. %
Recent disclosures a. 20 the
methods of r.-rrhquick concerns
have revealed gigantic and whole.
sale frau1u'cn. stock sales in nearly
every state go Oh" Union It 81, csr
mated that Burr Brothers. ono o. the
concerns operating 200 Sew York.
has" sold over slHp0,o t5r0J of
worthless stock -, fho American
people Tie Sterling uebcn'lre
company another corporation lo.r-
O. STOCK business has s'nf ogt many
million dollars ~ WORTHLESS serur..
f.'s 20 iruoceu. Investors Weat bore
in Wheeling we have Dad some OK
pererce of This kind Mon and
women ~ limited business kron'edre
have pit their li'e savings in worth.
loss enterprise. presented Thorn .r
a.lurins form by rIb stock ea'sa
men Kansas has found a method Ys
protecting h"r citizens aEurst fta
stock iohher " i- arcompiehoe ti.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10
Thursday, August 10, 1911.
THE DEMOCRATIC WOOL TARIFF

Wool growers In West Virginia and
ohio have already had a test of
Democratic tari0 legislation. The
wool bill which passed the house OF
representatives. and later passed
the senate by combination OF
Democrats and insurgent Republican
votes. provided for an average protec.
tive duty on wool of the grades
grown in West Virginia and Ohio OF
from three TO five cents per pound.
The intent OF the bill is TO impose an
al valorem duty OF twenty per cent.
Argentine woods equal to our local
wool can be laid down in New York
city al from sixteen to twenty cents
per pound. AT present they nav n
duty OF twelve cents per pound. Tn
der Democratic tariM legislation Ohio
and West Virginia wool growers
would be compelled to meet Arren-
tine competition with the inadeouate
protection Of three 10 five cents.
What would This mean?
SIMPLY mat the Ohio and West
virginia WOO! growers. instead OF
getting from twonty-eight 70 thirty.
I've cents per pound for wool. would
Sei seventeen TO twenty cents. sheep
'aisins has not been q highly profit.
able industry during The past few
years Within a radius OF nifty niles
of Wheeling thousands OF sheep have
been sold a less than one dollar per
head. Le- the Democratic wool tarir
bill become Jaw. and the condition OF
the sheep grower in this section VIII
be far worse in the future than IL
has been in the past.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10
DEMOCRATIC RADICALS IN THE
SADDLE

Only two Democrats followed
Bailey, OF Texas. in his vote against
the Canadian reciprocity. Bailey
represents The element OF the Demo
cratic party which believes in mod
crate protection. Ills influence
caused the Democratic state conven-
tion OF Texas TO repudiate in explicit
terms the doctrine OF free raw ma
terial. John Sharpe Williams. OF
Mississippi. on the other hand. is a
Democratic free trader pure and
simple. He accepts the Bryan doc
trine OF free raw material and tariff
for revenue only In the division Of
leadership on the reciprocity ques-
ton John Sharpe Williams was fol
lowed by 81. Democratic senators
while Bailey was followed by only ,.
This cleavage in the Democratic
ranks furnishes a fair idea of the
relative strength Of the moderate pro
tectionist and ultra free traders in
the Democratic party. The southern
and western states. which furnish n
majority OF the Democratic congress
men. still cling 10 the Bryan doctrine
OF free raw material and tariff for
revenue Whatever may be the sym
pathies Of the few Democrats that
may be sent To Washington from
such states as West Virginia. Penn
sylvania and New York. their infiu-
ence upon the ultimat" action Of
their party is negligible. y Demo
cratic senator or Democratic mem
Der OF The house OF representatives
from a protective tariff state Ike
West Virginia means simply one
more vote against the business in
tercsts Of tie state. lie means simply
one more voice against the principles
and policies that have bulls up the
prosperity OF West Virginia.
Next year the issue before the
American people Will be- protection
FOR protection. as against free trade
pure and simple On this issue West
Virginia Will not be true 10 herself
IL she does not register an over
whelmine vote FOR the protective
policy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10
BOYS Killed On Car Ion.

SEW YORK. Aug e.-Thc battered
bodies OF Two young boys about -
years of age. ~ho had evidently
so."u ride hero ;o see The city. were
found ON q roof OF one az the cars o.
che Pacific COST express which came
.1 ibis moru.n. on the sew York
Central railroad The train carries
only mail and express matter. and
starts i-s run from Rochester The
lads were probably Billed as the train
passed through tunnel
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10


which m lie intmated
j
was persuaded that Major De Forest ambitious
aadip Major De Forest from his set
tho
written by participant in the welknown
De Forest and that II would shortly be
The book published
conceded
literature an opinion in which Mark Twain
Hudson praised But was also well nigh
H. was the remark commonly made and the
he'd Major De
ytrsi9n From Secession TO LOYALTY The critics
within
IL was splendid novel Mark Twain
sh remains unsurpassed would probably popular
Major De Forest who died
several other novels after the publication Miss
ways ne opinion that this the direct
had looked 10 it 20 give him
copyright. rgh rpsar
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards Will tell q ssa
''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

purposes desired IL will do much
good. 1t will save It's hard working
men and women thousands OF dollars
and protect them from want in their
old age.
Nevertheless the state is going n
long ways when IL extends guar
dianship over the investments OF its
citizens
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

II the 80 Standard OIL companies
all erow 10 the size Of the original
and then each OF them is forced 10
dissolve into 90. ard thcn-Oh.
what's the use?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

What kind Of a county official is
The man who viii allow bis county
TO lose the revenue on two million
dollars because o. q prejudice over
the expenditure az one hundred?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

the pen To become soldiers The were Theodore
Winthrop and Fitz James Bren: this mans name was
dohn w DE Forest. His home in New Haven was under
the shadow OF Yale College within a stones throw OF
the home OF Theodore B. Woosey president OF Yale
Among Major De Forests friends George II Wat
iouS prominent lawyer OF New Haven who afterwards
Lecame president OF the New York New Haven Hart.
lord Railway system To him Major DE Forest confded
MS purpose 10 write novel the leading
were 10 be incidents the war
But said Mr. Watrous don't you think It is too
'ooh 10 40 thatf II seems 20 that perhaps years
should eapse before any one attempts to write novel
based upon the war
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

Too bad that Colonel John Jacob
Astors front name isn't James. Then
Fore" could make him sunny Jim.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10
New News of Yesterday
The Fate of the First Civil War Novel
by e. J. Edwards.)

BOUT the
He had gained a
ad
OF hdnn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

The Prince OF Wales is given forty
cents a day spending money. No
wonder they have anarchists ia
Europe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

have started those Notifications on
the big canal They will make good
resting places for the dove Of peace.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10
Another Inviting
Shirt Sale
For Both Boys and Men

These are made from cool
soft, silky Soisette. Solid
colorS of White, Gray, Tan
and Light Blue. All OF them
have soft attached collars.
Boys sizes range from IL
to ID.
Mems sizes range from
14la to 17lz.
Have sold hundreds Of
these Shirts to customers
who have returned for more
al CSC and 75c each.
Thu Thursdays p-iys Clear 49c
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

showed rare combination Of nerve
and tact.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-10

Scarcely imaginable is the
fact that you can choose
from such a range of heauli-
full patterns and COlOringS
at at SOC values 19c
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

STIs your subscription paidP Jsa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
PROBATE COURT.

Final account filed in estate of
Benz. F. Woods, showing receipts
of $1481 so and disbursements of
$719.O5.
Theo. Finnarn was appointed
guardian of w. o. Finnarn; bond
5000.
Joseph Bechtolt was appointed
administrator of estate of Geo.
Bechtolt; bond $4,000.
Second account filed in guard
ianship of Maude C. Faulkner.
Final account filed in estate of
Gordon Cloyd, showing receipts
of 5000 and same disbursed.
Final account filed in estate of
VIM. II. Brooks, showing receipts
of $2625. "A and disbursements of
$1419.89.
Sale bill and inventory filed in
estate of Simeon Garrison, show
ing personal property valued at
$63O.1O.
Last will of John A. Hamilton
was admitted to probate. W. l,
Swartz was appointed executor
under said will; bond $500.
Account of final distribution
filed in estate of Elizabeth Mil
Ter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
The Country is Not Co.
ing Dry.

The Temperance Committee of
the Presbyterian General Assem-.
bly, has reported to that body
that ''only harm can result from
deceiving the public by charts
which indicate a rapid advance
in temperance legislation and by
boastful statements of making
the map all white, while we are
doing nothing of the kind"
The Committee finds that the
drink evil is not being abolished;
the temperance wave that has
been sweeping over the country
has not drowned out Satan and
inebriety. 1t very appropriately
calls attention to the futility of
overconfidence.
Progress, no doubt, is being
made, but it is of necessity slow
and there is no reason to be dis
couraged, but many, however,
who are the most active in the
crusade against the liquor evil
seem to be of the impression that
mankind can be reformed by or
dinance or act of Legislature, If
a community votes to have no
saloons they seem to think the
problem in that district is solved.
If State goes dry it is credited
with having been snatched from
the jaws of the demon rum. AS
a matter of fact it may be little
or no better than before it adopt
ed prohibition. st. Paul Dis
patch.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

grafton and other dry-as-dust
subjects, requesting that it be
printed-but never a cent to pay
the freight. The newspaper man
is expected to give away space
for the public good. Deaths are
willingly announced as a news
matter. but unduly long obituar-
les are often contributed that
cost the editor a cash outlay to
print. Bulletins (padded beyond
all reason), cards of thanks, an
nouncementS, all these are push
ed on the editors of the country
papers, and seldom is there any,
one willing or able to pay the
cost. After he has given away
much of his space he is still ex-
pected to make cash donations
and subscriptions to everything
that comes along, or be pointed
out as a ''tightwad'' in the COM
The public does not
seem to understand that space to
the newspaper man is what flour
is to the miller, or dlugs to the
druggist. 1t is his stock in trade.
If the merchant gave away as
much of his goods as the news
paper man does, he would have
to go out of business. So we say:
If the newspaper man fails to
become a Croesus, there's a rea-
son-several of them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

5 acres in Wayne township. $500.
w. B. Graham to c. Hangen,
lot 1862 in Arcanum, $500
R. E. Hill to ]. Hill, 16 acres
in Franklin township. $.
]. Hill to R. E. Hill, A acres in
Franklin township, 81.
C. B. Studabaker to Rudy A.
Bolen, a small tract in Union Ci-
ty, $3.50.
Daniel Riegel to Peter H. Rie-
gel, so acres in York township,
$4,000.
C. A. Dohme to c. H. Grote, 85
acres in Richland township, $45OO.
H. M. Dershem to S. M. Der
shem, lot 9 in Gettysburg, $1,000.
E. c. Wright to S: E. Martin,
lot 299 in Union City, $14OO.
V. S. Marker to George A.
Jobes. part lot SO in Greenville,
$1O5O.
Hannah Evans to Levi G. Bang,
lot 243in Bradford, $3.50.
John J. Whitacre to Martin V.
Harshman, 35 acres in Missis-
sinawa township, $1,000.
R. D. Williams to George Mis-
onger, 5444 feet of land in Twin
township, $40.
VIM. Oakes, executor, to VIM.
D. Oakes, lot 1211 in Greenville,
$50.
VIM. d. Oakes to H. Burkhol-
der, lot 1911 in Greenville, SIS.
D. D. Death, administrator, to
S. Boze, 10000 of an acre in
Brown township, $352O.
S. Boze to Jennie Boze, $4,000
of an acre in Brown township,
$500.
Sheriff to Frank Raltes, 80 &C.
res in Wayne township, $64OO.
Sheriff to Peter Baltes, 80 ac.
res in Patterson township, $64OO.
George W. Lawson to H. L.
Powell, a small tract in Green.
vile, 81.
Ida M Hunter to w. L. Rich
ardson, 93-1OO of an acre in Rich.
land township, $3.50.
Thos. A. MendenhalI to L. R,
Martin, lots Z and 8 in Wooding.
ton, $500.
Catharine A. Lucas to O. R.
Krickenberger, part lot Z in
| Greenville, $4,000.
| Albert Wilt, executor of estate
of Edward Wilt, to VIM. Wilt
and Martha Finnarn, 70 acres in
Butler township, $500.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
CniIoFSn cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q AS OR
A School For Doos,

There has been opened in Paris a
scheol where pet dogs are taught Do-
llteness. The schooIroom is furnished
with chairs, tables and rugs in order
that the pupils may have suitable sur
roundings. The dogs are trained to
welcome visitors by jumping up cor
dlally' wagging the tail and giving a
low bark OF pleasure. When the caller
Is about TO leave a dog goes to the
door with him. and bows farewell by
bending the head gracefully. The dogs
are taught also that they must pick
up gloves or handkerchief. or anything
else which a visitor may drop. and re-
turn 1t to its owner. And such pupil
Is trained to walk with proud and
prancing step" when he goes out walk
ing with his mistress.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
COMMON PLEAS COURT
NEW CASES.

NEW CASES.
19579-Samuel w. Roberts VS..
Elizabeth A. Edgington and 9TH
ers; for cancellation of mort
gage, &c.
1958O-Jane Dickey versus D.
Burns, Treasurer, VIM. Rolfe
and others; to enjoin collection
of extra amount for construction
of line fence.
1851 Efie Barkalow versus
Charles Barkalow; attachment.
1852. w. and C. w. Hart
zell versus A. H. and M. F. Gil.
bert; action for $597.65.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
x. V. Schlechty to b. r. Sch
Lechty, lots 40 and Al in Fort
Jefferson, $500.
VIM. P. Adkins to Finley M. |
Adkins, 32-1OO of an acre in I'm
on CITY, S2500.
M. J. Hufford to John Zech, 40 |
acres in Brown township, $4,000. |
John Zech to M. ]. Hufford, Ia
ind 777-1OO0 acres in Jackson
;ownship, $4,000.
Ethel M. Clark to O. H. Eel
ers, and 853-1OOO acres in Twin
ownship, $185.
Isaac N. Long to Henry D.
4ong, undivided interest in 80
cres in Monroe township, 81.
Jacob Harris to John P. Mack, L
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Roman Journalism.

q 1t is fact not usually known,
but none the less true, that there
was a newspaperin ancient Rome.
1t was published more than 1000
years ago, and appeared but once
the year. 1t was intended to be
read to the public and it's title
was "Annales Maxima.
The editor of the paper was the
Pontifex Maximus, whose duty
it was to chronicle all the impor
t&nt events of the year. The
news was written on white wood
en- tablets and was attached to
the residences of the citizens.
1t seems strange to us now to
think of the Romans crowding
around these tablets to get a
glance at the latest knowledge
and the curiosity of the people
grew in such measure that The
government, the only issuer of
newspapers, was forced to get
out a daily, which was known as
"Acta Populi Romani Diurni. "
The oldest issue of this daily
in existence was issued 168 years
before the birth of Christ. Here
are some of the items in this is
sue:
There was a heavy thunder-
storm and the lightning split an
oak at the foot of the hills of
Veil.
In a hotel at the foot of the
Hill of Janus there was a fight,
in which the landlord was seri-
ously hurt.
Sicinius punished some butch
ers because they sold meat which
had not been properly inspected.
Ausidius, a broker, fled from
Rome, taking money with him
belonging to other people," He
was caught and had to refund
the money.
The brigand Domiphon, who
was captured by Officer Neva,
has been crucifi9d today.
All of which goes to show that
there is really nothing new un-
der the sun.