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The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Negroes Robbed the Gypsies.

Leesburg has had an exciting time for
several days. Thursday of last week
z ypsy camp pitched their tents on Main
street, in that town, and Immediately
started up business-fortune telling by
the women, while the men were trying
to trade what was left of three horses
and mule. Judging from appearances
one would think they were on the eve of
starvation, but they had considerable
money ard very foolishly were careless
about concealing it.
Friday night late. howls and pistol
shots were heard from the gypsy camp.
Three negroes, headed by one Goldwire,
had dashed into their camp, seized their
treasure and escaped. The gypsies were
wild and acted like maniacs.
The following morning Sheriff North
rup arrested Goldwire and the two con-
federates with him. One confessed and
as result $4lS in Spanish gold was dug
up in an oak grove on Ninth street, be-
longing TO Pierre d'A. Pratt; $500 was
found under the barrel factory belonging
TO +. II. Mote; more money and con-
siderable amount Of jewelry was found
in ditch by the grade of the SeabOard
Air Line railroad, and $l75 was found
concealed on the three negroes. The
thieves are in Jail, pending trial at the
fall term of the circuit court
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

IT has been suggested in the
Constitutional convention of Vir-
ginia that lynching shall be made
murder in the first degree, in the
basic law, and that the city or
county in which alynching occurs
shall be liable in the sum of 81, 600
to the heirs of the victim of the
mob. The trouble about punish
ing lynchers is not in the laws
themselves, but in their enforce
ment. Of what value would it be
if the most drastic laws imagin-
able should be enacted if they
could not be enforced? In one or
two of the states the counties are
made responsible in pecuniary
damages for lynchings which Oc-
cur within their borders, but it is
not practicable to secure verdicts
awarding such damages. The petit
juries simply refuse to find ver-
diets for the plaintiffs. The cure
for lynching, says the Savannah
News, is not to be found in filling
the statute books with new laws
on the subject, but in educating
the people up to an appreciation
of the fact that lynching is de-
structive of law and order. And
in this we agree entirely with our
contemporary. The suggestion in
Virginia will not accomplish the
end sought.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Killed by Lightning.

Pathetic indeed is the story of the
death of Abner Thompson, which has
Just reached Fort Pierce and Jensen rela-
tiVes.
The young man, whose home was at
Lake View, Osceola county, Was by ar
rangment TO meet a party Of cowboys
making their way with the herds Of cat
tie toward the Lake Marion region. Be
ing an experienced cattle man, though
but about q years of age, he mounted
his horse and started, as he had many
times done before, across the vast prairie
country TO the south to meet his COM
panions.
The journey was one which wOnld re-
qure several days travel; and as he said
goodbye to his parents, brothers and Sis
ters in his accustomed jOvial iuanHer and
gnllOptri away with his three roilicking
dogs keeping pace, it Was HOT thought
possible that farther tldings Of him could
reach home in less than eight DAYS.
Three days later, however, tWO Ot hIs
canine escorts appeared at the family
abode, and the apprehension Of evil was
evident upon the faces of all.
An investigation promptly followed,
with the result that the young man, his
horse and one dog were found only eight
miles distant from his home, lying dead
in the trail. During a storm which pre-
vailed on the day of his departure,
thunderbolt had evidently descended in
his path; and the three victims, a prey
10 vultures and decomposition, were ly-
ing with their heads in the direction Of
the anticipated destination, and all mi
fornly upon their left sidt-~, as # smItlen
TO death by one fell stroke.
A noteworthy feature OF the sad incl
dent l. that the father, Mr.. Thos. Thomp-
son, a we'll known resident of Whittier,
expressed great anxiety for the boys
welfare soon after his departure. thing
which he had never been known 10 dO
on previous occasions of a like character.
The condition of the body was such as
to preclude its removal 4 lone grave on
the broad prairie will henceforth mark
the spot where fell young Abner Thomp-
son on June 25th, 1901
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Going to the Pan-American

If so, the Ocean Steamship company
offers you the unrivaled route for pleas
ure, comfort, sightseeing, etc Only
S42 80 from Jacksonville To Buffalo and
return, 20-day tickets; $49lO limited TO
Nov. Srd. A great saving over the all
rail route, which necessitates Pullman
sleeper fare and meals extra Stop-Over
privileges allowed in New York city.
None of the all-rail routes read via that
city. Correspond with +. b. WAGER,
Titusville, for tickets and reservations.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Carried Away His Mast.

On account of the foul at the Fourth of
July regatta at West Palm Beach, where
by the yacht Addie fOuled the Canvas
Back, upsetting the latter, and throwing
both boats ont of the race, contest be-
tween these two boats was started Satnr-
day in which the Addie, now owned by
Mr.. w. r.. Healey, formerly owned by
Mr.. Amos Corbett, of ST. Augustine, was
far ahead on the last lap when her mast
broke. A good southeast wind was
blowing. The Canvas Back is owned by
Mr.. James Clark
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

Col. JAMES KnBoURNE, who has
been nominated by the Democrats
of Ohio for governor, is a success
full business man. He is spoken of
as a man of irreproachable char
acter and reputation, and as hav-
ing the confidence and esteem of
all classes. He has stood loyalty
by the party through all of its
vicissitudes of recent years, at the
same time maintaining his friend
ship with the sO-called Gold Dem
ocrats. In view of the fact, Col.
Kilbourne ought to be able to make
a mighty fine race for the govern
Orship.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

THE cOlored domestic help in
Huntsville, Ala, is said to have
formed trust for the purpose of
securing higher wages and shorter
hours. To meet the new cOndi-
tions the white housekeepers have
been holding meetings and CORE
spending with employment bu-
reaus in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia with a view to secur-
ing white girls. The understand
ing is that several hundred white
girls have been secured.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

VICTOR SMITH, of the New York
Press, gives a new definition of
music. "Music," he says, ''is the
gelatine capsule that enables us to
swallow without tasting an awful
lot of vile stuff called poetry" If
anyone thinks this is not so, the
proof of it may be had by reading
the verses of nearly any of the
popular" songs, and many of
those that are sung at religious
services.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

Mr.. LAWSON, owner of the In
dependence, wishes to be known as
a "dead-game sport" He has given
it out that if his boat should not
be chosen to defend the Americas
cup this year, and if Sir Thomas
Upton should lift the cup in the
races with the Constitution, he
would challenge the holder of the
trophy, and build a new boat to
race on the other side next year.
1t will be noticed that two large
"ifs" stand between Lawson and
his entrance into the class of racers
for the blue ribbon of the ocean.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
From the Ocala Evening Star
OF APRIL l, 1901.

eve are indebted to Mr.. George Close
for the finest cabbage and lettuce We have
ever seen grown in Florida. Mr.. Close is
a man of fine Judgment and one of the
most successful truckers in the state, and
he is as generous and large hearted as he
is prosperous" Mr.. Close bought his
seed from the old reliable scotsman, J .
b. Sutton, who handles only the best
seeds 10 be had, especially adapted to
Florida, and makes a specially of the
finest strains of cabbage, egg plant, let
tuce, onion and tomato seed. See dis
play advertisement in another column.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

In Southern California petrol
cum is being used not only as a
layer of the dust on roads and
streets, but also as a rOad-harden-
ing material. A California paper,
describing the use of the oil, says
that when it first touches the dust
covered street or road it spreads
out among the tiny atoms pretty
much as does a drop of oil precipi-
tated on the surface of bucket of
water. When a quantity of oil
has been spread and the surface of
the road is covered, the oil gravi-
tates down through the dust and
dirt and solidifies or cakes the en-
tire surface. The sun dries out
and hardens the surface, and a
withhold roadway is the result, al
names. names, bard as asphalt, and with
hasl seIes sand dirt imprisoned un-
Coooouf hard upper crust made by
year Prlening of the oil-soaked top
the hand dirt. 1t may be that the
Sandeoil wells that are constantly
ds0ming into activity will make
crude petroleum available for i'm
brewing the country highways of
khe south.
1~ssb>
11udge. was
Wears, never once promo
,,hsantence, and Lord Morrt
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

THE women in Kentucky are
taking a lively interest in good
roads movements, which is suffi-
cient to say that good roads will
be the foremost subject in that
state for some time at least. Fully
half of the 1000 people present at
the convention at Hopkinsville the
other day to advocate road i'm
provements were women. Fifteen
counties were represented by store
keepers, manufacturers, profession
al and public men aside from the
farmers, who were there in great
force Notwithstanding the fact that
this is their busy season. Cover
nor Beckham, in his address, said
that he thought much more of
good roads than he did of building
political fences, and that he was
more deeply interested in building
up Kentucky industrially than he
is in the making of any political
slate.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Seven Years In Bed.

"Will wonders ever cease" inquire the
friends of Mrs. l.. Pease, of Lawrence,
Kan. They knew she had been unable
to leave her bed in seven years on ac-
count of kidney and liver trouble, merry.
ous prostration and general debility; but
"Three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled
me To walk" she writes, ''and in three
months felt like a new person." Wo
men suffering from headache, backache-
nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholv,
fainting and dizzy spells Will find II a
priceless blessing. Try il. Satisfaction
is guaranteed. Wilson x Son and J. B.
Screven. Only SOC. )
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
NOTICE.

To all whom il may concern: Thirty days
after this date will, on behalf of the
state of Florida, execute a tax deed 10 T. j.
Hall for the following described land tO-wit:
Block 45 plat in deed book +, page sos, see
tiOn 4. township % south. range 35 east. sold
for taxes July 4th. 1895. unless good cause be-
shown me on or before August 20th 1901.
why | should not ISSUE said deed.
This July 18th, 1901
A. A. STEWART
Clerk Circuit Court, Brevard County. Fla.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
NOTICE.

To all whom il may concern: Thirty days
after this date / will Oh behalf of the state
of Florida execute a tax deed 10 James j.
White for the following described land. to-
wit: South Of lot Q. plat in deed book j.
page III. sections and s. township 26. south
range 81 east, containing D acres. sold for
taxes July 9th. 1895 unless good cause be
shown me on or before Aug. 5th 1901. why /
should not issue said deed.
This July 5th, 1901.
A. A. STEWART.
Clerk Circuit Court, Brevard County, Fla.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

PROF. SMITH, of the New Jersey
Agricultural department, has sent
to Bayonne for bottle of mosqui-
toes. He says he is seeking a way
to localize and destroy the pests.
The bottle method seems to be a
very good way to localize them.
And having bottled them, the bot
ties might be cast into the sea or a
fiery furnace.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
GA - To1rA.
Bears the 1Ih8 Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature af GHAZIZx
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Amended specifications Of proposed school
structure al Fort Pierce may be- seen al the
office Of DIR. j. VI. Dixon. chairman, and the
tiue e for award Of contract is extended 10
Monday. the 5th Of August.
Bids are invited, the board reserving right
10 reject any and all proposals.
X. +. MINIS,
Secretary aud Superintendent
Titusville July 18th. 1901.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Costly Firing.

1t costs $S27 10 ire Il single shot from
a 16 inch rifle. or more than enough TO
pay the wages OF a private soldier in
the regular army for five long years.
Even an s inch rifle costs SIPS each
time il is discharged.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

1900

Total rainfall for the week. 10 inch
Departure from the normal rainfall IN, ,,,.
week. minus - inch
Departure from normal rainfall s.mre Jan.
l, 1901, plus 1925 inches.
HAL =. HARDIN.
Observer Weather Bureau
Jupiter, Fla. July III. 1901
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all concerned
that six months from date ] will present my
final accounts and apply TO the Hon. A. ID.
Penney, county judge of Brevard county,
Florida, for my discharge as ex-Officio ad-
ministratOr of the estate of Ephraim F. Ad-
ans, late deceased, of said county
j. p. Brown.
-Ex-Ofiicio Administrator of Estate of Eph-
rain F. Adams
Titusville, Fla, July 18th, 1901.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
A Poor Millionaire

Lately starved in London because be
could not digest his food. Early use of
DR. Kings. New Life Pills would have
saved him. They strengthen the etom-
ach, ald digestion, promote assimilation.
improve appetite. Price 25c. Money
back If not satisfied. Sold by Wilson <
Son and }. b. Screven, druggists.
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Weekly Weather Report.

q. 8. DEPA RTMENT OF AGRICULTURE wEATH-
Err BUREAU.
Comparative statement Of temperatures
and rainfall for the week ending Tuesday.
July l6 1901
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
Boat and Yacht Sails.

Boat and Yacht Sails.
Fit and workmanship guaranteed. Fish
boat sails a speciality. All grommets hand
made. Send for estimate.
II. BENECKE,
Titusville Florida.
Once e1tingul.
ne reiighDd with
nalaOa
The Florida star., 1901-07-19
NOTICE
OF Application for Permit To Sell LIquor-,
Wines and Beer.
NOTICE

Public notice IS hereby given that +. 4.
Loslty mas MED with the board Of cuunty
commissioners Of Brevard cotlutv ia ~,
state Of Florida, his application for permit
To sell liquors, wines aud beer in election dis-
trict No. Of sal county and state; that sucb
application will be acted On by the said board
of county commissioners AT their next regu-
lar meeting which will be held OH the first
Tuesday IN August, A. d. 1901 at l o'clock la
the afternoon of said day. and the said hoard
hereby calls upOn any citizi Of such elec-
ton district who may desire IL & o SO To show
cause. if any there be, al the said next regu-
lar meeting of said board, why such permit
shall not be granted To the said applicant.
BY order Of the board of county commits
sioners of Brevard county, Florida. This the
2nd day Of July, A. ID. 1901.
john X. WALKER.
Chairman Of the Board Of County COmmis-
siOners. Brevard County, Fla
The Florida star., 1901-07-19

b 15udge. y was -
81 Wears. never once promo
aSlIsentence, and Lord Morrt
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-26
INSURANCE FOR DRUGGISTS.


takes In Mixing Drugs.
One of the latest things in the fidelity
and casualty line Is to insure druggists
against what is called the wrong pre-
scription man. For SO or $25 year
several companies down town guaran-
tee druggists against damages arising
from mistakes in compounding drugs.
One of the most successful of these
companies has $50 chemists of New
York, Jersey City, Newark and New
Haven on its list of subscribers.
The idea of insuring druggists
against loss from their own mistakes
originated In the belief of number
Of leading pharmacists that they We're
the victims OF n gang of rogues who
made n practice of pretending that
wrong medicines had been given to
some member of their families, some
times with serious results. The gang
was partly broken up by the fidelity
company which first assumed the re-
sponsibility of protecting druggists at
50 year each. An officer of this COM
pany says that there are fully 1000
mistakes a year in the compoundng of
drugs.
while there are so many genuine
mistakes" he continued, there are
many alleged errors in mixing medi-
cines, and some of the complaints are
invented for the sole purpose of eX-
torting money from the retail drug
gists. Our company guarantees to pro-
tect druggists against themselves, but
our main desire is to prevent fraud on
the part Of those who want to black
mail one of our clients for something
he has not done.
ut is a serious matter to make n
mistake in mixing drugs but it is fire.
quently even more serious to the drug
gist to have it nosed about that such
n mistake was made. / have known
chemists to be forced out of business
by the publicity given to the fact that
they made blunder. Dishonest per-
sons have recognized the fear that
druggists have of an exposure of this
kind and have taken advantage of the
knowledge.
''Since we undertook to protect them
a number of druggists have confessed
to paying big sums to persons who said
mistakes were made. | have the names
Of half n dozen so called doctors who
have aided an east side gang that was
engaged in the business of bleeding
chemists.
still, there is nothing really remark
able in this protection of druggists
For instance, we have a special insur-
ance for saloon keepers, guaranteeing
them against financial loss through be-
ing locked up for violation of the ex-
else law."-New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-26
ROUND THE REGION.

After being in progress for three
months Scranton silk strike came to an
end today. The company gives the
weavers an increase of about 20 cents a
day and allows them to appoint one of
their number to measure the silk. The
other employees get increases ranging
from to IL per cent and a half holiday
on Saturdays during the summer with
full pay,
81 have been troubled with indlges-
tion for ten years, have tried many
things and spent much money to no pur-
pose until | tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
| have taken two bottles and gotten
more relief from them than all other
medicines taken. ! feel more like boy
than | have felt in twenty years. =
Anderson Riggs, of Sunny Lane, Texas.
Thousands have testified as did Mr..
Riggs. Growers City drug store.
At special meeting of Hazleton
Carpenters and Joiners' Union tho
refusal of the employing contractors to
sign the scale was the chief subject
under discussion. Before adjourning a
poll was taken and the members decided
to strike on May if the builders do
not agree to the terms of the union.
You cannot enjoy perfect health, rosy
cheeks and sparkling eyes if your liver
Is sluggish and your bowels clogged.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers cleanse
the whole system. They never grippe.
Growers City drug store.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-26

Union labor in New Haven got a set
back by an opinion given to the board
OF education by the corporation coun-
sci, A. Heaton Robertson. Recently
the court of common council, composed
of the aldermen and councilmen of the
city, passed a resolution ordering that
all contracts hereafter issued by the
board of education should contain
clauses that only union workmen in
good standing be hired on such con-
tracts.
The board of education asked the
corporation counsel If such contracts
would be legal, and he reported they
would not on the ground that such a
clause would be unconstitutional. be-
cause it would prevent competition in
bidding and would tend to create and
recognize privileged class. Such
contracts would be void beyond ques
ton, he says. The corporation counsel
concludes
But even If there was no such pro
vision in the city charter the power to
discriminate in favor of union labor,
either by the court of common council
or the board of education, is beyond
the authority or scope of either board.
whether acting together or separately,
because it interferes with the discre
tionary power which is vested in the
different departments of the city gov
ernment' in making contracts, as it
eifectually ties their hands and pre-
vents their availng themselves Of op.
portunities TO make advantageous
agreements in behalf of the city, and
any taxpayer. under these circum.
stances, would have right to enjoin
the city from consummating such a
contract.
This very question, whether a city
has a right in making contracts to dis
criminate in favor of union men, has
been decided by number of courts,
and in every case the court has decid.
ed against such a right"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-26
Big Strike For Pittsbur~

A recent Fittsburg dispatch says: A
series of strikes affecting between 100.
600 and 10000 men is likely to be in.
augurated April ] unless the building
and other trades, including structural
iron and steel manufacturers, comply
with the demands of the labor organi.
cations. The trades directly concerned
Will be carpenters. joiners, bricklayers,
stonemasons, painters, plasterers,
plumbers and others allied. The big
amalgamated associations OF iron, steel
and tin workers are involved.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-04-26

Mr.. NJ. Il. ThraSher, a friend of TuS-
kegee institute and its pupils, says
that he once made inquiries about a
certain graduate, shopkeeper in Ala
bama, who seemed to be doing a thirty
ing business.
what kind of a man is this Wood,
the cOlored merchant down the street2"
he asked in the store of a white man,
judging that there if anywhere he
might hear an unfavorable opinion.
The merchant supposed Mr.. Thrasher
to be travelling salesman and answer
ed:
you can sell him any amount of
goods. He'll pay for them every time"
Then Mr.. Thrasher went on to the
store, where he found everything in
the most prosperous condition. In the
course of his talk with the merchant
they stepped to the open back door, and
there Wood began calling: "Suke, suke,
suke! Ho, there, suke"
Then there came a grunting under
meath the floor, which was raised lit
tie from the ground, and presently
there came crawling out an enormous
hog.
That's my hog" said the merchant.
Il raise one every year, though there's
no reason why | should, for lin not
married, and l don't keep house.
raise them as object lessons. 1t does
not take much OF anything to feed
them, except the waste from the store,
and see how fat they grow!
"Then | get the negro farmers who
come here to trade to look at my hog
and see what can be done by keeping
the animals shut up and fed instead of
letting them run wild. Then | tell
them they might as well have hogs
like mine as their thin razorbacks. All
they need do Is to shut up the pig in
a pen of rails and set the children to
gathering acorns for him.
II can't start a school here" he CON
cluded. 81 tried that and failed, but
l can at least teach the farmers how to
raise hogs"