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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

Pushing is being done fort y N e A
et Woodward J; Is undoubtedly = good
thing.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

oas hundred and twenty marriage u
celSss we've Issued Ia Dewey county a
80 he CessOs Reporter DsezIcss =
record breaker FOR lss4--Iezp yesr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

IN estat
mail and Sunni county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

The Republican resorr1ers are riv@ied
in their Efforts 10 save the state bat b.
the Democrats themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

The Katy states AZ Cushing h.s he-n
finished Il IS SAID 70 - tire zrxe-s
zioaz the ius IN Ike i.rt5t-ry excsps tina:
"a ox-a1ezA C.u.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

Seth Gentry OF Dewey county vas
thrown from a horse near Carnage last
week and almost killed. Al las, reports
his condition was yet very serious
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

The News scores one point for Liberal
in the following: There is no fear ex
pressed regarding the safety of the the
aters.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-12

happy temperament is worth thou
sauds-and vice versa.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-21

he hope to gain? Though he had
shown some tendency to flirt with AIDE
laide, he really seemed to be in love
with Stella, and, moreover, she was
quite an heiress, while Adelaide hadn't
q penny. This was distinction less
likely than almost any other to be over.
looked by Frank Garland unless l
greatly misjudged him.
80 the days went by, and we learned
nothing. At last, however, had a
promising idea. If the ring came from
Garland it was probably bought in
Boston. The jeweler could identify the
ring, and almost anybody in the trade
would know whence came the box
This had once borne the name Of 8
dealer upon the inside, but the mark
had been carefully obliterated.
The upshot Of it was that made q
trip to Boston, taking the mysterious
present with me. l also took one OF
Adelaides kisses+more probably 9
hundred, though I saw only one. II
was, regret to say, bestowed, like all
the others, upon an inanimate object
the ring.
The very first man to whom I took
this object, now doubly precious to me
for reasons which I have Just stated
solved all my doubts in the matter.
"Ye-es," said he slowly as lie scrut
nized the box, "that comes from the
Ajax Diamond company. They make
very clever imitation-sold honestly
as paste, Of course. 1t looks right wei
very good fire, as we say-for three
to six months; then the stone becomes
dull This one probably cost abou
80"
stared at him, aghast at this reve
! lation of iniquity. What fiend in hu
man form had devised this unique anl
dreadful torture for poor Adelaide?
grew cold at heart as pictured he
in the dread day when the only dia
mond she had ever owned, the yer.
diamond Of her girlish dreams, shoult
fade into bit Of leaden glass.
Who. indeed? Why, how simple
Who was Adelaide's enemy? Who hat
recently been to Boston? Who coult
afford $40 for spiteful trick? Who's
intuition would teach her how to maxi
another girl truly miserable? stell'
Tracy, beyond doubt.
| ''Mr. Atwood" said to the jeweler
| twill you give me a genuine diamond
that looks as much like this one a
possible? First water and all that sor
Of thing, you understand. 1 know
/ nothing about gems. rely who'll,
| upon Won. want it for-for yer,
sweet and iovable girl who-who''-
Irrespective engagement ring" SAT-
i he, grinning. "I'll give you luck,
one"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-21

sprins after many trials, which served
q heighten her interest and impa-
tience. The lid few back, and 1 caught
a CLEAN CT light. A faint cry escaped
from the girls lips, and her form be-
came rigid. She gazed into the box
with devouring intensity.
"a diamondv' said l.
"Oh!' she cried, and she flashed sin
gle glance upon me that expressed some
exalted emotion which have never ex-
perienced. AS the perfumes of roses
are indescribably refined and purified
by endless processes that SAVIOR Of
magic, so gratitude was offered to me
In its hundredth distillate in this glance
Of Adelaide's. s..
"Nu. nor said weakly, and when
Aunt Anne looked at me solemnly over
the top of her spectacles shook my
head in most decisive fashion.
"U-u-um," remarked Uncle Horatio,
viewing the sparkling gem over my
shoulder, this is very extraordinary"
"Addie," said Aunt Anne, don't you
know who gave it to you?"
II haven't the shadow of guess"
she replied, and gave me the faintest
dash of look such as have already
described.
"Word Of honor" protested, sit
vas not l."
The diamond was set in ring and
was above two carats in weight as l
1udgel by comparing it with mental
image of stone belonging to my SIS
ter. 1t sparkled with exceptional brill
Nancy and e1erted upon Adelaide a
truly hypnotic fascination. l think
that her eyes never wandered from it
for more than ten seconds during the
remainder Of the exercises in the
church, and when we We're upon the
street she held the gem before her at
arms length and followed this guiding
star all the way home. 1t drew her
forward with such speed that we three
were able to discuss this mystery to-
Sether without being overheard by her.
OF course could contribute nothing
IN the way of information. I knew
only that / had not given Adelaide the
ring and that wished the truth were
otherwise. supposed that the gift
must have come from some bashful
sutton of whom l had never heard.
"There's a young man named Frank
/ Garland" said she. Hes the only one
can think Of who'd have money
enough to buy such a thing. But he's
engaged to Stella Tracy He's visiting
with her folks for the holidays"
eve understand that he is in bust
ness in Boston," said Uncle Horatio
"and that he is worth quite Il little
money"
4 But" said 1, 'if he is engaged te
Miss Tracy, .why"-
Precisely" said Uncle Horatio.
:. "Stella's as Jealous of him as if Their
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-21

EALF THE AsSEMBLAGE TURNED TOWARD
ME.
vas the one,' said Aunt Anne. IT new
or noticed that he was more than po-
lite to Addie. Did your
And she glanced somewhat uneasily
at her husband, who gravely shook his
head. | perceived, however, that Miss
Tracy must have disclosed q specific
jealousy Of Adelaide, and began to
feel most unreasonable resentment
toward Mr.. Garland.
~ guess Addie ID better not wear the
ring till we find out more about it,"
said Uncle Horatio, and this view of
the matter was presented to the poor
s,irl when we reached the house. She
paled somewhat and looked appealing
ly at me. but of course ] couldn't say
that l had given her the ring.
A sort of treaty was made whereby
Il was provided that Adelaide should
Keep the ring that night and should
sit up as long as she pleased to admire
1t, but on the morrow she should give
1t into the custody of her foster moth
er pending an investigation.
This was done. but the subsequent
Investigation was singularly barren OF
results For obvious reasons it was
conducted with caution-with so much
caution, indeed, that no light could pos
sibly come out of it. However, upon
my own part succeeded in reaching
something which may be called an
opinion. In brief, l decided that the
ring had come from Garland. that Stel,
la Tracy knew it, and that she was
Jealous to the verge of utter absurdity
/ AS to Garland's motive for making
the gift, CROPPED in hopeless dark
ness. He was clearly not Il man who
would do such thing from mistaken
generosity. In fact, he was one wh'
demanded a full return for all expendi
lures Adelaide certainly did not know
that Garland was the donor Of the ring
and If he should tell her so she woul'
give it back. Such being the case
what had the man gained? What coul
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-21
Che
ST
the Ring
A Christmas Story
BY Everett Holbrook

eopyright, 1904, by American Press AS
sociation.l
/ k\ANTA CLAUS hasn't aged day.
1t is fifteen years since saw
- him last, and ten more at least
since he first dawned upon my
Eyiew in the old church and swept away
from my childish mind every possible
doubt es to the reality of the cheeriest
saint isl the calendar. Yet here he Is
tonight, the same old Charley Clarke,
In buffalo overcoat and white wig
Nand beard. Many of his jests are the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-21

the same, and
| none the worse
for that. The
! congregation
would protest If
be omitted any
Of his familiar
Quips.
T he church
has changed
somewhat, and
Tor the better,
1 but the backs
Eof the pews are
still topped by
.ylin d ic a !
poidings which
borment tn e
sh oulder blades
of adult wor-
shippers. Y gu
may know a
Emember Of the
orfhodox con-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-12-21
How
Are
These
for
Snap s?

S-Room house with furnace,
bath and all modern convenient
ces, four blocks from business
center. $23oo.oo, easy terms.
This is unquestionably the best
bargain in the city.
Room house with one lot in
east Denison near the park, 5000.
This has never been offered for
less than ST., 100, but the owner
wishes to make a quick sale.
Room house with basement
and two lots near college, $1,000.
Just the thing for anyone with a
family to educate. Four blocks
from public school.
7-Room house in northeast
Denison, three lots, $4,000.
10 lots, Groom house, good
barn and 40 acres of land within
| the city limits for sale for short
time at $4,000.
2Ss acres of the best farm land
in Iowa, with large house and
barn and every possible improve
ment, close to three towns, for
sale at $o5.oo per acre. This is
a good level farm and not low.
These are only q fen OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17
Judge PEBBLES and the Lawyers.

Judge PEBBLES has issued his rule
on the lawyers of Robson County
citing them to appear before him
Saturday and show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt.
AS the lawyers will attempt to justify
their acts in declining to try any
causes before Judge PEBBLES it may
be that the conduct of this Judge
will be thoroughly investigated.
The lawyers have summoned all the
attorneys for the prosecution in the
Haywood ease which was tried in Ra-
leigh before judge PEBBLES and
which case started the adverse COM
ment on the Judge in the papers in
the State. All of these comments,
we are informed, have been gathered
and will be presented as part of the
defense of the Robson County law
yers. 1t may not be pleasant read
ing to Judge PEBBLES and it may
provoke him to proceed against the
editors for contempt also.
Now hat action has begun it
should not stop. Justice alike to the
people Of the State and Judge Peeb-
les demands that the inquiry be thor
ough let the blame rest where it may.
-Tarboro Southerner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17

a short time before his farm was
free from incumbrance and he was
making improvements on his farm.
On last Monday MI. Golfer received
for his berries that were picked that
day 1907. Each day for the week be-
fore he had received from $3.50 to
$500 per day. Mr.. Chadbuorn said
he asked Mr.. Golfer if he was salts
fed with his great success, he re-
piled by saying: IT would not sell my
farm for $4,000 and I have $4,1oO
to my credit in the bank. Don't it
look like / ought to be satisfedW
Other instances we're cited where
land had increased enormously in
value. One piece of property spoken
of was bought ten years ago for
$3.50 and five years ago it was sold
for $1,000, and was recently sold
again for the sum of $4,100.-Wil-
mington Messenger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17
Death of Editor Furman.

All Raleigh was shocked last
Thursday by news of the sudden
death of Mr.. Robert M. Furman, the
well-known editor of the Morning
Post.
Mr.. Furman was aged 81. He was
born in Franklin County and served
in the junior reserves as lieutenant
during the Civil War. He establish
ed and edited the Franklin Times
and with Jordan Stone established
the Asheville Citizen. He was for
fifteen years reading clerk of the
State Senate. He served as clerk to
Snator Ransom's committee at
Washington, and was State Auditor
for four years. MI. Furman became
editor of the Raleigh Morning Post
on December 1, 1897. He leaves a
wife and six children.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17
An Important Step.

Last night the Board of Aldermen
of the city of Raleigh unanimously
adopted ordinances requiring that all
physicians report to the Board of
Health the names of all tuberculous
persons in their practice. Provision
was made for supplying disinfec-
tants and spittoons, and for disin-
fecting premises after removal.
These regulations were proposed by
the Chamber of Commerce, and were
prepared by a committee composed
Of Prof. W. A. Withers, DR.. Hubert
A. Register and Mr.. Joseph E. Pogue.
This is a very important step that
Raleigh has taken, and is made nee
essary by the increase in the death
rate from consumption generally
where preventive measures are not
taken. Raleigh is the first city in the
South to take this advanced step.
Such action was taken in Boston,
Philadelphia and New York only a
few years ago. 1t is believed that
the intelligent and careful carrying
out of these ordinances will reduce
the number of consumptives and the
death rate, as has been the experience
in the three large cities which have
enforced similar ordinances.
The city owes a debt of thanks to
Prof. w. A. Withers, whose intelli-
gent zeal and wise agitation have led
to the adoption of these. ordinances.
News and Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17

District; District Attorney Holton;
MI. r. 81. McNeill, secretary of the
State Committee; ex-AttorneyzGen-
eral Walser and others. A State
ticket is to be nominated, but so far
practically nothing has been said
about candidates, and by this token
it is assumed that nobody especially
covets the empty honor. Ex-Lieut.
Gov. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem,
has been most prominently mention
ed for Governor. Whether the con-
test in the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict will be considered by the State
Committee at the convention is not
known. Talk about this incident has
about ceased, but some of the anti
Blackburnites are endeavoring to
create interest in the convention
called to meet at Taylorsville June
LIST.
Raleigh Times: Senator Simmons
Will Sp0uu Ills summer at DCduIOrG,
n. @. The Senator drew more fire
from the Republican side than any
other man in the last Senate. The
fact that there is not opposition
enough to the Panama canal to even
suggest an issue in the party conven-
tons, State or national, shows that
Senator Simmons was on the right
side of this proposition. 1t ought to
he put down as a hopeful sign of the
future of American politics, that
blind partnership was not allowed
to deprive the world of this great
be~nefaction. The fact that so many
Southern Senators favored the canal
proposition, and the further fact
that the most influential Southern
papers stood with them in this posi-
ton, has tended to give a new rating
to the Southern States in the future
government of this country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17

The Lumberton Robesonian comes
to US as an SPACE semi-weekly-the
only one in the State, we believe. We
congratulate it on this evidence of
it's prosperity.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17
STATE NEWS
FROM cURRITUcK TO CHEROKEE.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

here decided an interesting case in
which ex-State Treasurer Worth
sued for $4,000 on a private bond
given by W. HI. Martin, one of his
clerks, who stole $4,000 from the
Treasury. The bond sued on was
given in 1895 and was replaced later
by one in a bonding company. The
judge decided against Worth, saying
the statute of limitations applied to
the bond.
County Superintendent Clements
sends us the. following notice to
Wake teachers: "The scholarship
committee of the Wake County Wo-
mans Association for the Better
ment of Public School-houses will
meet May 10Th to award two sum
mer school scholarships. The time
for reports to be sent in has been ex-
tended to that date. Every teacher
in the county who has done anything
to improve school-house, library, or
grounds is urged to send report to
Miss Ada Womble, Raleigh"
Washington Dispatch: Possibly
the largest compensation ever earn
ed in one case by a North Carolina
lawyer was hat recently received
by ex-senator Marion Butler for his
services before the Congress as at
torney for the Delaware Indians.
He and two other attorneys are to
receive an interest in the tribal
lands in the oil region of the Indian
Territory, supposed to be worth
more than a half million dollars.
The ex-senator expects to visit his
holdings at an early date where he
has already been preceded by his as
sociates in the case.
Washington Cor. Post: Mr.. r. II.
Mcneil, secretary of the Republican
State Committee, learned at the
Post Office Department to-day that
the supply bureau of the rural free
delivery division is prepared to fur
nish all North Carolina rural mail
carriers with a table and chair for
use in the post Office which they make
their headquarters, and also ali nee
essary satchels and straps. 1t was
remarked that North Carolina car
riers are especially backward in max
ing requisition for these supplies.
All requests should be addressed to
the superintendent of rural free de-
livery.
Statesville Landmark: The Repub-
lican State Convention meets in
Greensboro next Wednesday. Very
little has been said about the con-
vention or its probable work. The
only matter so far developed that
promises a contest is the election of
delegates-at-large to the National
Convention which meets in Chicago
June %. Of course everybody is for
Roosevelt but a number of gentle
men crave the honor of attending the
convention as DELEGATES. Among the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17

The bread of life is love; the salt
of life is work; the sweetness of joy,
poesy: the water of life, faith,-Mrs.
Jameson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-17
THE CROP.
Talk Made by Mr.. Chadbourn
on Berry Growing Section Chad
bourn Largest Strawberry Market in
The World-82 Cars Shipped From
That Point Last Monday.


One of the most interesting talks
made before the chamber of COM
MERGE yesterday at the annual meet
ing was that of Mr.. James IL. Chad
bourn relative to the strawberry in
dustry in the vicinity of Chadbourn.
The members present had some idea
of what the business was, but they
had no idea that it had reached such
gigantic proportions.
More berries are shipped from
Chadbourn, the speaker said, than
any one market in the world. On
last Monday he said there we're
shipped from this market 80 ears of
Strawberries and the local bank on
that day paid out the enormous sum
of 500, 900.
In years gone by, the speaker said,
the farmer had to ship his berries to
the Northern market and wait until
they were sold before he got his
money. Conditions, he said, had now
changed, and instead of the farmer
sending his crop to the buyer the
buyer. comes to the farmer. The sys-
tenn used in buying strawberries is
somewhat like that employed in the
towns where tobacco is sold. In the
vicinity of Chadbourn, the speaker
said there were seventy-fve buyers
He said if any one present had ever
visited the stock exchange in New
York city they could get an idea Of
the excitement that prevailed whe1
a farmer drove to the station with
wagon loaded with the luscious fruit
The buyers, he said, at once made &
dash for the wagon and began bid
ding. The deal being closed the sue.
cessful bidder tears a memorandum
from a duplicate book on which is
written the number of the car where
the berries are to be placed and gives
it to the farmer. He carries the
berries to the car and after the dup
licate is checked O. X. he carries
it to the bank and gets his money.
In the vicinity of Chadbourn there
are now about ten thousand people
engaged in picking berries. A labor
bureau has been established and
when a farmer wishes to secure ber-
ry pickers all he has to do is to put
in his application for the number he
wants at the labor bureau. The peo-
pie from many of the adjoining coun-
ties flock to the berry section during
this season. Mr.. Chadbourn said
out of curiosity he asked one small
negro girl how much she had made.
She replied cone dollar" and this
was at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
One thing he said that required the
banks to pay out SO much money was
because the pickers we're paid off
each day. He said there were num-
bers of people in the berry section
who had made small fortunes during
the past few years. One instance
cited was that of Mr.. A. F. Golfer.
NJ To14o- 1o-o - lIo @I1-L
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-01
KENOsHA COUNTY COURT.
Regular December Term, A. ID. 1901
Calendar.

Cases will be called as follows on
Tuesday, the 9th day of December, at
10 O'Clock a. M:
1. In the matter of the last will and
testament of Ne1s Nelson, deceased.
Hearing on final account.
2. In the matter of the last will and
testament of Peter Jene, deceased.
Hearing on final account.
3. In the matter of the last will and
testament of Moses B. Yaw, deceased.
Hearing on probate of foreign will.
4. In the matter of the last will and
testament of Mary Ann Kirkham, de-
ceased. Hearing on final account.
S. In the matter of the last viii
and testament of Mary E. T. Bryant,
deceased. Hearing on final account.
6. In the matter of the estate of
Jehia1 A. Hughes, deceased. Hear
ing on final account.
7. In the matter of the last will and
testament of Parme1ia Andruss, de.
ceased. Hearing on final account.
8. In the matter of the estate of
Nicholas Pirsch, deceased. Admins
tration.
9. In the matter of the guardians
ship of Catherine O'Nea1, alleged in
competent. Hearing.
Last day for fling claims against
the
10. Estate of Christian Witscheber,
deceased.
II. Estate of Paul Becker, de-
ceased.
II. Last will and testament of
Phoebe ]. Bishop, deceased.
10. Last will and testament of Vic
toria A. Bishop, deceased.
SECOND CLAIM DAY.
IA. Estate of George Stanley, de-
ceased.
IS. Estate of Thomas Goldsworthy,
deceased.
10. Last will and testament of AL
pheus 7. Parks, deceased.
II. Last will and testament of Rob
ert B. Whitaker, deceased.