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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-14
Mre@desf Fraud
OF a CemfMpg

This story came out at the time of
the Martinique disaster, in which 40
900 lives were lost to France. But the
Partisan newspapers put the Marti-
niQue news on an inside page and
printed this story on their most con-
spicuous columns Nor were the Paris
ians necessarily heartless in showing
less concern in 1.-THE volcanic eruption
5000 miles away than in the social
eruption in their own town. A toy tor
pedo beneath your own feet may cause
a greater perturbation of nerve ganglia
than the explosion of a Krakatoa half
around the earth.
The story, first of all, will be told as
It was believed for 20 years by the
leading lawyers and bankers or
France; and, finally, the real truth OF
the case will appear. Sometime In the
'7Os an American millionaire named
Robert Henry Crawford was travelling
in the south of France. At certain
railroad station he was the victim OF
a stroke Of apoplexy. Toulouse peas
ant girl. Therese Daurignac, who was
about to enter a third class carriage,
noticed Crawford's' collapse and, at
some personal risk, jumped into his
compartment where she succeeded In
restoring him to consciousness, perhaps
saving his life After that she re-
manned with him and nursed the man
during his convalescence. Sometime
between 1878 and 1888 the American
millionaire died and according to Will
dated at Nice, September s, 1877, he be-
aueathed his fortune of $2o,O0O.OOO to
Therese Daurignac. This immense for
tune at once raised the status OF the
Daurignac family, which changed its
name to d'Aurignac, while the shnp e
Therese soon was married to the son OF
M. Humbert, a native of Toulous, one
of the greatest jurists of his genera
ton. He was for some time the French
minister of justice. The younger Hum
bert, husband of There1e, has been for
many years the representative OF the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-06-14

department of Seine-et-Oise in the
French chamber of deputies. After the
marriage took place the couple estab-
lished themselves in a splendid Paris
residence, and also bought magnih-
cent country place near Narbonne.
But the Humberts were not left in
undisturbed possession of the Ameri-
can millionaire's money. One day mad
anne received a call from two strangers.
named Robert Crawford and Henry
Crawford, who said they were nephews
of the lamented Robert Henry Craw-
ford. As might be expected, they
promptly produced a second will, dated
the same day in the same year as the
other will, which provided that each
nephew should receive a third of the
estate, while the other third should go,
not to Therese, who had become the
beautiful Nine. Humbert, but to her
sister, Marie. 1t was stipulated, how
ever, that the two nephews should in
vest in France enough money to pro
Woe lHeTeSc d iuohtHiy dho"ahSC w
$1,000 during her lifetime. OF course
the beautiful Nine Humbert was in de-
spair. There she was. threatened with
an allowance cut down to 5000
month OF facing expensive litigation in
the courts in behalf of her rights. Why
won't American millionaires be salts
fled with one will-at least one will a
day? The Crawford nephews, however,
proved very accommodating. They
were already millionaires in their own
right, and did not want more money
which is so like Americans. But they
did want to fulfill their uncle's wish.
That was for a Crawford to marry a
d'Aurignac. Just give your consent
and we will not contest the WILL" they
said. So it was arranged that both
nephews should be suitors for the hand
of the fair Marie, the sister of Nine.
Humbert. who In good time should
choose between them and link forever
the house of Crawford and d'Aurignac.
Meanwhile, il was agreed that the
Crawford fortune, consisting of gilt
edged bonds, should be placed in safe
deposit vault, and that Nine. Hurnbert,
pending Marie's choice of a husband,
should draw an income of $4,000 a
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
TO EXAMINE THEM.

Upon motion of Commissioner w. ].
Johnson at the meeting last Monday
the Board of County Commissioners
appointed a committee to examine the
financial and physical condition of the
county poor-thOse receiving help from
the county. 1t has been alledged that
some are receiving more help than they
are entitled to, while others are per-
haps entitled to more than they are re-
ceiving.
DR.. w. L. Moor, of the committee,
will examine the physical condition rf
these people and Commissioners w. D.
Stoutamire and E. C. Smith will look
into their financial condition and
claims upon relatives for support and
make report to a future meeting, to
gether with such recommendations as
they deem best under all the circum-
stances.
The proper handling of the county
poor is perplexing question for every
county in the State. In two or three
counties poor farms have been estab-
lished, and that plan is being dis
cusesd here. There are features con-
nected with it, however, that do not
appeal to every one, and the Board thus
far has not been able to decide upon it
There are some mighty good argu-
ments in favor of farm. For instance
it eliminates a worthless class who
claim help and are not entitled to it
At the same time, it deprives Others
who are entitled to help, but are too
proud to go to a public charity institu
ton.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

prize last year, she can best show what
she Is by doing more than her fnli duty
when all meet to serve the State as 2
whole. Let her realize the Importance
of the occasion, and stand boldly in the
breach, carry of the prize If she may,
but, at all events, furnish an exhibit
that will not shame her past and dis
credit her present. We have striven to-
make the fire our glory and we cannot
again plead misfortune lest our ci2ic
pride be impeached; our homes are IFS
ing above the ashes and our spirit
should soar to the zenith in the effort
to overtake the future that is ours and
drag her down to present use and pur-
pose.
Forward, all and heaven favor the
brave! A big fair we must and shall
have; where shall it shine?-Jackson-
vile Times-Union.
The Tallahasseean does not want any
half-hearted support from any man.
Thank God, it can live without it. 1t
thinks more of an open enemy that it
does of man who trise to curry favor
on both sides. 1t is also glad the time
has come when some people must de-
clare themselves for or against it.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
A BeaYerA Toilet,

It Is an interesting sight to watch the
outlaw at his evening toilet. To begin
with, instead of sitting up with lis
large. fat, ribbed tail proUruding He-
hind him, he tucked it forward between
his hind legs and sat upon it. ThPn
with his hand he carefully cOmbed sis
long hair, using both hands at the saBle
time. There were many places. how
ever, that could not be reached in this
way, for his arms are very short asld
his body very large. so he cOmbed these
otherwise inaccessible places with bis
hind feet, using first one and then the
other. The entire operation was per-
formed with the utmost elaboration
and care and occupied more than a
quarter Of an hour, so that by the time
it was completed daylight had almost
vanished.
My presence did not appear to dis
turb him in the least, though l sat on
the ground within three feet Of him
that l might the better note his various
attitudes, for 1t Is not often one has
an opportunity Of watching beaver at
such close range.-EverybOdy's Maya
RiaQ.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
SheTiff'S Sale.

Henry E. Carmine, Jefferson T. Carmine, Su-
sic Carmine, Lille Carmine, Nettie Carmine Viii
lie Csrmine and Pinkard Carmine, minors and
infants under age of twenty one years, by JET
ferSOn T. Carmine, their next friend, complain
ants vs.. James Richard Carmine, defendant
Under and by virtue of On execution issued out
of Circuit Court, Second judicial Circuit in and
for Leon County, Florida, bearing date April 4
1902, same being issued upon decree in above
entitled cause pending in Circuit Court Second
Judicial Circuit, Leon County, Florida, In Chan
Gerry, directed to. and commanding me as sheriff
of Leon county, to levy upon and sell the herein
after described lands 1 have levied upon and
will expose for sale at public cutlery in front OF
Court House door in City of Tallahassee, FlOri.
da, on May 5. A. D. 1902, being legal sales day,
during legal hours of sale, to satisfy said execu-
ton and costs of execution, the following prop
erty, levied upon as property of said Susie Car.
mine, Lille Carmine, Nettie Clrmine, Willie
Carmine and Pinkard Carmine to- wit: South
west quarter of south vest quarter of Section
Nineteen, 7, Wnshlp 2 north, Range 3 East,
containing 40 acres, situated in Leon County,
Florida
JOHN A. PEARCE, ~
April A, 1902 Sheriff of Leon County.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
SAVE THE BIRDS.

The wanton destruction of game
birds permitted in many States will
soon result in their determination, just
as the reckless slaughter of the buffalo
ended in the almost total humiliation
of these lordly beasts. For years past
the State of Florida has been hunters
paradise. This state of affairs will not
last forever, unless stringent measures
are taken to protect the birds.
That protection is needed is shown
by the statement from Washington
that an old Georgian living near
Aiken was dispatched into the wilds of
Florida to procure meat for the shot
gum" After securing the country for
several weeks he succeeded in coping
1000 cartridges, which he boxed and
Grated carefully and transported across
the line into Georgia, where they were
shipped to Macbean. Here they were
to be taken across the country in wa
CONS to the Aiken colony.
A young lawyer, hearing of the cargo
of birds, procured warrant for the ar
rest of the man having them in charge
After securing him, the lawyer pro-
ceeded to the car and liberated the
birds. The laws of Georgia prohibits
the transportation of live Lids through
the State. It was under the provisions
of this law that the cartridges were re-
leased.
1t is too bad that people can come
down into Florida and capture our
birds to ship them up North for mil
lionaire sports to destroy. These sports
load up with cartridges, and in the
name of sport shoot hundreds, some
times thousands, of birds. And for
what purpose? Simply to show how
much more clever one man is than
another in wantonly taking the life OF
innocent birds.
The destruction is not for the pur-
pose of satisfying hunger. 1t is done
in the name of sport. But it is not
good sport. 1t does not cOnduce to the
health of any one, nor serve any good
end. It is cruelty, and nothing else
The needless taking of life is always
brutal. 1t is demoralizing. The knOwl.
edge that birds have been killed, mang.
led and crippled leaves its impress OF
Youthful minds 1t creates desires il
them to slaughter the birds, and thi:
is to be deplored. A howl of holy horror
goes up when men gather around
cock pit to watch a couple of gam'
cocks engage in life and death strug
gle. A dog fight for money causes
wave of Indignation to flow over com
munity, and the sports who abet tn
4 crime are arrested. This is as it SHOULD
> be. But how about the birds? Liv
: birds, mind you, are thrown from
traps. They are given no show what
ever for their lives. They are met b.
cruel shot, and can fall in heaps, an
flutter, and writhe and twist in tn
agony of death, and this is called sport
It is to satisfy this cruel sport tina
: men come down into Florida to cap
ture our birds. There are laws on on
d statute books for the protection @
O game birds, and if there is any law
= cover this case, the man mentiOne
s above should be brought into the Stat
r and handled.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

dent, Vice-PresidS~itS cretary, Treasurer.
General Manager, $ld1 II ard Of Directors, 70
consist of not leSsStE ant hree nor more than
thirteen StOckhOlgSRS &Ad such subordinate
officers and agentASa& Tia Board of Directors
may authorize. 'kWeIOffs,EeS of Secretary and
Treasurer, or SeeSeSIrE and General Mana
GER may be filleCfAOE tISP same person The
Board of DirectOS aln& President shall be
elected by the stErlSlOPSerS at their annual
meetings, the TIM yf sThich shall be liked
by the BYLAWS End d = Board of Directors
shall elect the otTSSrSOfkers of the company
at their first meefInH aEser the annual meet
ing of the stOckhEl5 ert& The Board OF u
rectOrS, until KiSESprOVided by the By
Laws, shall be cOISpqset pf seven members
The following ESESOIS shall be the OHncess
to conduct the buS1EssS of the company Tnn
those elected at ShS st election shall
qualified, viz
Vice President, WILL n Kaiser
Secretary and >GsneAil Manager, W, L
Roach. t.
Burk, {. r. Fox 80 Ii. T. Myers,
wv
The highest a1Aoun of Indebtedness o.
liability to WhiclS the Dmpany can at an!
time subject itself s1alt Re five hundred thou
sand dollars. y
1le names ALL req ,tlenceS Vi nv -
ScriberS, with thef'nAm6er of shares IaAeh "
each, are as fOllOSsE Lifts.
William MuSSeS 5OHs. City, Iowa, InHH
five (35) shares. era
G.. X. MuSSer, HUSc;&ne, Iowa, thlrl wv
(33) shares. y a .rs,
]; L, Glesier, N,i5iratSse, Iowa, thirty-Ss''n
(3T) shares n .L,r+r
seven (37) shares .,,-+,A7s
w. l.. Roach. NJseaabne' Iowa. lnii''
~ ~ T. s r Sark, 4r4cnte. Iowa. tnt't'f''
G. r. Fox, Nsas$atIte, Iowa, thlrty-n"
81 Rss sh' f. MyerI san nssee, Fla one %
share. ,,ooistes
have beTennfo sS.SSs.rISsld their names, tbs
ny Wal. IAN MUSSEk
$CFAS. II. FON,
&C q MUSSEk,,p
sWEIIAM KAISER
WEI. ROACH:
Z liz GIESLER,
$W&D. BURk.
SF&D. T. MYERS.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

Frigga. from whom Friday is deriv.
ed. was either god or a goddess. ac-
cording to time and country. AS a man
ne was a great hunter and warrior, al
ways represented with a drawn sword
in one hand and bow in the other. In
the Scandinavian countries Frigga was
called the Venus Of the North" and
the sixth day Of the week was cOnse-
Grated to her worship.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
HOT AFTER JUSTICE.

Judge sgd L. Carter returned yester-
day afternoon from Sumterville. A
special term of the circuit court met
there April LIST. Henry Wilson, the
negro who escaped Jail and killed
young Lee Graham a few weeks since,
was arraigned, assigned counsel, a jury
empaneled, the testimony taken by a
stenographer, charge of the court de-
livered, and a verdict of guilty rendered
in two hours. A part of the large
crowd that filled the court house to
overlooking started to execute the SEN
tence then and there, but through the
earnest efforts of Judge Bullock, Judge
Carter and Hon. ]. C. B. KOonce, the
crowd was prevailed upon to defer the
matter.
Mr.. koonce left at night with the
transcript of record and testimony fol
Tallahassee, and will endeavor to gel
Governor Jennings to sign the death
warrant and fix Friday for the execu.
ton. If the Governor does so the muir.
derer will be hung by the sheriff. If ht
does not, the hanging will take place
just the same. Sun.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

The local newspaper, truthfully says
an exchange, should be found in every
home. No child should be brought
up ignorant who can be taught to ap-
preciate home papers. It is said to be
the stepping stone to intelligence in all
those matters not found in books. Give
your children one foreign paper with
not one word about any person, place
or thing they ever saw or heard Of and
how do you suppose them to be inter-
ested? But let them read the paper
and hear from the people whom they
meet, and of places with which they are
familiar, and soon an interest is awak.
ened which increases with the arrival
Of every local paper. Thus habit Of
reading is formed, and those children
will read papers all their lives, and be-
come intelligent men and women, {
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
THE STATE FAIR CONTEST.

Rivalry among the cities of Florida
has become our glory where it was our
shame, and is now but the impulse to
do better nan a neighbOr without
tinge of =. .terness or a shade of dis
cord. This is the spirit to be invoked
by the T 'clamation of the manage
ment of the State Fair that bids for the
location may be received at the annual
meeting in May. 1t has been deter
mined to hold the fair next November,
but the location can only be settled on
the fair and square consideration of the
offers made by many communities
each of which deserve such blessing,
but only one can get it, because mutual
support is necessary and advisable. Our
visitors cannot be made to travel round
about in search of special exhibitions,
and we are not yet so lost as to divide
and perish when we should pull to-
gether and wax fat.
Let the preparations begin now, and
let the countries and towns awake
early to the necessity of solid and con-
scientious work. We have shown what
we can dot would be shame If we
did not greatly improve on a first at
tempt. Make your calculations as to
what you can afford to pay and send in
your offers-if you fail you have lost
nothing, and if you win you have placed
yourself at the head of your class. Tai
lahassee is disposed to make the first
bid, and Leon is big and rich and pa
triotic. We must have Escambia's ex-
hibits and Pensacola has made aston
ishing progress since last year. Dade
considers herself whole State and she
will not be silent. Key West has foun-
dations laid for greatness in the ole
time, and Tampa thinks great pump
kins Of herself with many good and
Esuficient reasons therefor. When al
these bidders and Gainesville and
Ocala and Orlando meet in struggle
for precedence it will be like football
game-only the stout can stand thu
crush.
What says Jacksonville? Appreciat
ing fully and gratefully the generous
consideration that accorded her thu
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

CHARTER OF ST. MARKS AND WEST
COAST RAILWAY COMPANY.
We, the undersigned, do hereby associate
ourselves, for the purpose of becoming incOr-
P0rated under the laws of the State of Flor
!da, 10 transact Tor profit the business here
matter set forth ; and we adopt the following
as the Charter OF the proposed corporation
l.
The name of the corporation shall be st.
Marks and West Coast Railway Company
and Its principal place of business shall be
81 Marks, Florida; but the Board of Di-
rectOrS may establish other places of busi-
ness within and without the State of Florida.
IL
The general nature of the business to be
transacted by the company Is to acquire
build, construct, own, maintain and operate
railroad, for the transportation of freight
and passengers, and to do the business Of a
common carrier, from q point on the st.
Marks River, at or near the town Of st.
Marks, In the county Of Wakulla, to the town
OF Perry, In the county Of Taylor a distance
OF about forty miles, with such branches and
extensions as may be hereafter determined
on by the Board Of Directors Of the Com
pany the said railroad to be made, or being
already made, into or through the counties
Of Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor, in the
State Of Florida. And the said corporation
is to have, use, exercise and enjoy all and
singular rights, powers, grants, privileges
be conferred on railroad corporations by the
constitution and laws Of the State Of Florida
III.
The amount Of the capital stock shall he
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
to be divided into twenty-five hundred shares
of one hundred dollars each TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars Of which must be subscribed
and paid In before the cOmDany tranSacts
any business, as required by law, and the
balance thereof to be issued and disposed of
and paid for at such time, and In such man.
ner and amounts as the Board of Directors
shall determine
".
The said corporation shall exist for ninetys
nine years, unless sooner dissolved by ODera
ton Of law, or by the stockholders.
".
The business of the company shall be con
Quoted by the following officers, viz Presi
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

Hon. JEFF. B. Browne, of Key West
is a candidate for Railroad Commits
sioner of Florida. He is making a Wig
orous campaign, upon the claim that
Key West has never been honored
with the selection of a State official
and that, coming from a town which
never had a railroad, he will naturally
be Embossed from either side.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
A Medicine That Will
Cure Cases Of Catarrh
of Long Standing De-
serves a Very High
Place in the Annals Of
Medical Discovery.
Such a Medicine is
Peruna.

THOUSANDS of testimonials are
pouring in every day of old cases
of chronic catarrh that have re-
sisted all treatment for years, being
promptly and permanently cured by
Peruna.
These reports do not all come from
obscure places, signed by obscure peo-
pie. A large proportion Of these letters
are written by men and women prOmi-
nent in business and professional cir
cles and many Of them well known from
ocean to ocean.
Colonel John Franklin Waters Occu-
pies a prominent position among the
leading trial lawyers Of Chicago. He
has probably obtained more verdicts
against corporations in suits for personal
United States, and during his practice
of over fifteen years he has not lost a
single case in the Supreme Courts of
Illinois and Missouri. He is a hard
worker and has the energy of four men.
For a number of years he had been
afflicted with chronic catarrh and hav-
ing recently been thoroughly cured of
his old affection, an interview was OBJ
tanned with him by one of our reporters
In which he gave the following state
ment to the public:
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 6, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o. {:
Gen1emen-.-''H gives me great
pleasure to testify to the merits of
such a worthy remedy for catarrh as
your Peruna. I had suffered for a
number of years from this very dis
agreeable disease and had tried many
SO-caHed remedies, but until I used
Peruna none had the desired effect. /
feel that am perfectly cured and can
cheerfuIIy recommend Peruna to any
one suffering from c8tarrh."
JOHN r. WATERS,
IZ0 e. Randolph ST., Chicago, III.
Another case equally well-known in
Chicago, ia reported through a letter
from a veteran Railroad man.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

John Kennedy, the colored plasterer
brought the Journal bull-frog We'd
nesday that weighed two pounds. The
frog is of the speckled Wyandot breed
and will grow feathers when he gets
-Waycross Journal.
How about horns? Strange things
can be seen in Waycross when you
don't happen to have your gun, a. d a
bull-frog with feathers will be fitting
sequel to Dodge & Greer's horned man.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04
WORKING "a HOURS A DAY.

There's no rest for those tireless lit
tie wOrkers-Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
Millions are always busy, curing Tor
-pid Liver, Jaundice, Biliousness, Fever
and Ague. They Danish Sick Headache
drive out Malaria. Never grippe or weak
en-. Small, taste nice, work wonders.
Try them. Csc at all druggists. J
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

I count him great man who inhab-
its a higher sphere Of thought, into
which other men rise with labor and
difficulty. He has but to open his eyes
to see things in true light and In large
relations. while they must make pain
ful corrections and keep Vigilant eye
on many sources Of error. 80 He is
a great man who is what he is from ma
ture and who never reminds Us Of oth>
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

The Proclamation edition of the
Tampa Tribune of last Sunday was
one of the largest papers ever pub
lished in South Florida, and the edition
was the largest. 1t contained elaborate
write-ups of the different enterprises o.
that hustling city. Altogether it wa:
a credit to the publishers.
The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1902-04-04

United States control in Cuba ends
on May 10th, when the reins of gov
eminent will be handed over to the
Cubans themselves. American troops
will remain there, however, until the
new government can organize an army.