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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
EiRht Xfll IA NittAr

Tkose who VIII persist in OlosIns their
esre sg0inet tho continual recommends.
tion OF DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, Nill have u long snd bit.
ter Sight with their troubles, il net en-
dSd earlier by fatal tsrmiastioD. Reed
What T. r. Besll Of Beall, Miss, has 10
cay; "Lsst fell my wife had every synp-
ton Of consumption. She took DR..
King New Discovery utter everything
e,se bad failed. Improvement came ct
once and four bottles entirely CURED
her" 0urgntsed ~ y, F. Mcseley,
druggist Price Soc, aud 600. Trial
bofilcs free.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

Editor Jordan of the Pruta
.iorda Herald and the Gaines
villeStar man, are just loving
each otaer TO death. Good thing
one of them is nor a female,
-here'd be something a doing
-,1trirnouially.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
uefied CD and Was Immediately
Stricken Deaf and DUN.

New Orletns, La, June l5.-St'
lillian RensrO, the young man WHO
WIS stricken deaf and dumb ON the
last day Of May in an iH'erview
With the States this morning stated
that he was now firmly convinced
that there is a Supreme Being.
IL has been stated that young
Reufro haa heen rendered deaf ami
dumb because he defed God' ard
that since that time he has ben I'M
able to speak and hear While the
ter part Of the assertion Is true
Renfro asserts that he never dehed
sd, He was interviewed III 8
morning at tie home VI his friend,
q A. Morrow, zoos Seventh street.
IL telling the Story Of how he be-
came afflicted Reufro wrote that
while be was playing game OF
whist with three Of his frieads W in
tue Wildly CiCy--ShTeveport--tl G
subject Of religion WAS brought up
and discussed At length. RenfrO
stated, or rsther wrote, that his
friends were firm believers in tht
Supreme Bug, while he d'd moi
b lieve 10 God.
"In 'hiA part Of the religious dis
cussion," Renfro wrote, ~ told my
lfgiends that unless the God in whom
lthey believed would strike me deaf
aud dumb l would not believe there
was one. Almost as soon SO i nm
ished the sentence the power OF
speech was taken from me, and q
few minutes aSCerward | was unshl
to bear anything my friends W. re
tayiug, nor was | aware Of auy noise
going on about me. ! was stricken
SD suddenly that l hardly knew
what had happened, ] tried 70 adj
dress my sriends, but that was len.
possible, and nee that day l hsv'.
been unable to bear or utter word
The affection befell me last Tues
day eveSing " Here Renfro gave
Il Sigh snd showed evidence OF feel.
ing bis afliction keenly,"
"Just as soon az lost my hearing
powe's saw beautiful light in one
corner o. the room, II reminded
me OF tightening. In the midst OF
this light there appeared an angel
| remember the scene perfectly
The vision lasted for q few minutes
only, snd then disappeared 50 sud
denly as it bad come.
"Ay friends spoke to me, and
when thep learned what had hap,
psned they were greatly surprised.
l wrote them OF my seeing and al
60 the vision I cav. It was IN
dOubtedly the most remarkable thing
I bad ever experienced iu my life.
When l told my friends that IL there
was God, I would believe il be
struck me deaf sGd dumb, l did not
mean this ss defiance. merely said
it bocsuSe felt there Nss no God.
Nov AT sure there lie a God
and have every reason to believe
lbat God wants me TO work Ger Him.
From DOw on I shall spend my life
n Hisservice."
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

The man who dares come ouI
as either republican or iudepen'
dent against any of the nom
inees in Florida might as we'll
stick his carcass up for a public
target to be shot at, for II will
amount to Just about the same
thing. His name is already
Dennis"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
"wOMAN" AND LADY

Mrs. Frank Leslie writes al
interesting article on the dis
tinction between women" an'
ladies" that is we'll worth re
producing. She says;
ANY woman can make herself
an honor and glory to her sex
by developing the Unborn power
and beauty Of her womanhood
And wom1n can rise by her own
persistent efforts to the first
rank among women OF the
world with far NOR certainty
than, rs is often boosted, any
free.born American man may
rise to the presidential chair
She has but to use the faculties,
the will, the mind and the per-
sistence which are hers by birth,
but it is not every woman who
can become a lady by her own
efforts, and self made ladies are
never very satisfactory to them
selves or anybody else. There
is an ease, an Inconsistencies,
a gentle assurance OF manner
and calm expectation of consid
GRAFTON from other people which
are seldom If ever obtained eG
cept by birth.right and the lack
OF which is fatal to the pertec
ton of ladyhood. These traits
may be joined to a bad heart
and shallow brain, but still
the person remains a lady, just
as the Caucasian remains a
white man although he commits
every sin under the decalogue
Would anyone willingly confess
to the bad heart and shallo W
brain for the sake Of being call
ed u ladyf Think not. Then
why struggle SO blindly for a
title which may mean bothS
You will say that all ladies
are not OF this description and
that many women not ladies are
just as bad, True enough, but
then we have no choice as to be-
ing women. No matter how fine
or good a lady is, she is primar-
lily a woman ana has it in her
power to be a good woman in
the eyes Of all meg, and the ad-
vantage of this side of the cues
ton is that a good woman is
obviously one. You can't mis-
lake her. She carries the air of
it about with her as if il. were a
robe Of ONCE. How often have
| smiled into the face of some
dear, old, toll worn, weather
beaten creature whose good
honest soul looked out through
her poor tired face and all un.
consciously proclaimed that a
good woman lived 10 this IN.
lonely body, and I have given
Ter friendly word or a pleas.
Int look or perhaps a little
present in appreciation of the
ionor she did my seq.
But I never called such a one
/ lady, nor would she have CALL
d herself so. She was some.
hing better.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

Florida editors are now see
ing the sights in St. Louis,
while the devils" console then =
selves as foremen and ill up
With plate matter.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

If Hon. William J. Bryan
Hrites the democratic platform
& will be good one, says aD
exchange, Yes, and one from
Hearst would be Just as good.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

The citizens OF Chipley. Fla
save organized a stock company
Top manufacturing cotton goods.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

To Congressman Lamar ard
his soon.to be bride we extend
hearty congratulations in ad-
vance,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

II Hearst fails to- win the nom
nation at st. Louis nc will ev
idently be strong enough t.
uame the Presidential nominee
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

Z litor McBeath delivered all
able address to the Press As
ISOLATION in Jacksonville last
rcek. lie is an able man, one
Of originality. and is interesting
&t whatever be goes at
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

A little Ike editor OF a 2x4
sheet up in Alabama has the au
dacity to say that Hearst is not
capable of writing a 10.iuch ar
ticle, much less being president
Of tie U. S. That may be so,
but one thing sure, Hearst will
not call upon such men as this
little fellow poses to be, to do
his writing for him, This 1x2
editor makes his paper fairly
glitter with Clevelaudism--be
has it bad. But there are some
people who never 60 farward--
they are always back number.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

Stick 70 the nominee and let's
XII have a sweeping victory in
rhe November election.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1904

The hottest of all, is yet to
.-ome--the warm su N N e r
-slonths.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-06-23

reSh wAn ~ Mns were.
-ouSse people tAis," seaa zoe cvrpI
efttee.
"Ia what wayF"
"West merSsy advised tAsm In give
Ve nav mayer pleaty Of rope, ana
bless my seOa-tAsy lypebed AiR.r-
Aesanoa Oeoseatueien.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
The Eastern Situation.

Tho New York Herald asserts that
with the ratification Of the treaty. open
Ing Manchurian towns to international
trade, there disappears the Issue that In a
last extremity might have involved The
United States In the Russo-Japanese en-
broglio. Protection Of American inter-
csts IN the Far East, the Herald explains,
might have rendered action on our part
Inevitable at some time. but II concludes
that, now. our treaty with China has
been made and recognized by Russia.
the trouble is all over, and that the Diff
feTences of Japan and Russia do not con-
Germ the United States.
That is an optimistic view, and we hope
thai tho Herald is right But suppose
+ Russia and Japan should 50 TO war and
4 China should assist Japan, and sup
pose Russia should succeed In conquerng
both China and Japan. what would then
become OF our treatyg And 1hat is what
+ Russia would like 10 do, She is ambitious
TO control the situation In the entire
East, and she,.is utterly INSCRIPTIONS as
TO the means to that end. She is deferred
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
Reform in Chicago.

Mr. James III. Eckles has established
IL chicago an nntl-crime organization.
Citizens III all walks Of life y III be asked
to toin. ana subscribe to n.lfund OF at
least 100000 to provide for tho ncces-
sary expenses.
',our object" sold Mr.. Eckles rs 70
sce that every violation, Of the law IN
tho city is properly penalized. we VII
not work against the public author'tles'
but with them. We will demand mat lf',
the law DO enforced against rich ana
moor alike, and will 500 that pros ea,1
tions do not fall TO the ground for I'M I'M
proper reasons. sleepless watch II Y less
in securing tho legal punishment OF
crime; must inevitably have It's effect
In Increasing tho general observance
of law. That Is what weEare WORKING
for It is hoped to raise. $780, 900, but
half that sum will be sufficient to start sta
the active work
This Is a good movement, provided
1t lasts But tho trouble Win such
movements generally is that they are 9
SnnSInOQlC,, ltuu
the work has only just begun. We nave nays
had several such movements IN Flch-
mond from time to time, and they nave
undoubtedly done good But after the
reform Immediately In hand was accom-
pllshcd, the organizations were permitted
to 20 out of business
1t is a good old saying that "Eternall
vigilance is the price of liberty" Every cry
community should have q good govern govern
ment organization made UP OF citizens
whose one and only aim Is to promote
GOOD government. and not to dispense 'nr!
patronage, and every such organization
should be perpetuated and should keep
work all the time.
If Mr.. Eclsles proposes to form such
an organization in Chicago, and make II
an established institution In perpetuity
he will have done good work Ioi
! Chicago. But If he proposes to make
spurt and then Quit. the benefits Will no.
last very long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

to It. For you simply mean that O man
could be doing something better, and
that what he is doing is not worthy
Of his manhood, and you are right
Thus speaking Of the application OF the
supreme energy Of the human nina, =
cannot but repeat, that spiritual Objects 'jj
iare alone. worthy Of the entire conse-
cra ton Of our highest powers. Then and
then only are swo fulfilling the puspo's =
for which we wero created.
Spiritual subjects acquire a mysterious
dominion over tho soul because they they
touch every, point Of life. They DO not 't
touch the outside only, or for q limited
area, as our little lights do. God made mad,
and gave us Ills great light, but w vi III
light can we make for ourselves! #as #
II YOU would know what tho sun 49,
try to dlsplnce 1T, and make ono IN It's It's
stead. It is. thus with great splrltulaall
truths. Earthly subjects are but rush
lights, candes,f or gas-jets In comparison Sc
to the revelation Of Gods love, WHICH.
like a ornament filled with glorious
light, floods / with impartiality the PIN
ma cles Of a palace or the poor mans one,
paned humble dwelling. ,l
Spiritual life and progress must ana
will carry allabefore It, Not immediate
~, for it. Is not doneSin tie twinkllng OF
an eye: but lif:lesby little viii the enc enc
my be disposscssedd; the final y victory let
won. On our part, We must have de-
cislyo action. i will tell youswhy:5 The
time is short, and the enemy Is ever
on the alert. He has no holidays \. ne
uses ours; he takes no rest; while he
tseekcth whom he may devour.
let us have more decided action, for
our Master is worthy. His name IS
Jesus Christ; the name Of all names most
bo1v and cheering. He died for us. and
He lives to intercede for u.s. His love
should, therefore. constrain u.s. What
l say you?
Let us be moro, devoted; more earnest;
more ,ntirlng. Then the daily duties Of
/ life will not BIO left undone, but be
5lbctter DONE You will write your let
ters teach your children, cheer your
4 friend, give counsel and help to the
weary, with fuller wisdom, and gentler
crnce after an hour spent with Christ
! in YOUR closet. You will not neglect
home by attending church, but you Will
(, take your church I. to your home and
who will dare to define the line that
separates church from home?
\ Garry out the royal law. and devote
ycur whole manhood to the service OF
Christi This is tho rule laid down by
Y the Master for US to work BY. Hear
o, Israel! Thou shalt love tho Lord thy
( God with all thy heart, and with al
thy soul, with all thy mind" with WI ls sucf
an oblation offered to heaven, there car
DO nothing left for the service Of r 1I
a poWcrs. ...a -a.. I'VE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17
Reforming Prisoners.

Legislation in Virginia Of recent years
has been moro pronounced than former
~ in tho direction of reforming prisoners.
which, indeed, ought ever to be the fore
most object of all penal institutions.
Tho establishment of the State farm
passage of the conditional purdons act
was another; the liberal provision for an
additional cell building ut the peniten-
tiary building is yet another. And then,
there are now two reformatorics for
boys--ono In Tenrco for whites, the
other, IN Hanover for blacks 1t Is no
longer required that youths of tender
years shall be sent to the penitentiary
or TO jalls to be punished for minor
crimes.
But hideously crowded as the penlten-
tiary cells still arc, the work of refor-
nation cannot proceed altogether as it
ought to. Packed together as the men
are, It is almost impossible for them to
lead decent liyes-"decent" even In the
liberal sense.
A noble band OF men and women give
religious instruction to the prisoners anc
encourage them to lead better lives
| Their work Is clearly beneficial to thu
conyicts and to the State.
The State farm has reduced the prison
population here by $50 or 800, and tn,
new cell building will give yet NOR
| relief than that,
When that building is occupied, tho OH
cells will be far less crowded, and thei
| it Will be practicable to pursue worl
4 OF reformation that-is quite impossible
| now.
1 The success of the conditional pardo
act has been beyond all expectation
Comparatively few Of those TO whom thu
clemency has been extended have vic
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lated their obligations. Tho system has
5inspire1 most OF the convicts with tho
inhibition to make good prison records g lolyls
FOR themselves, and this has Y rendered
4it easier than formerly for the officers
II to maintain discipline III tho prison.
1t Is now proposed to change the name name
"corditional pardon into parole" us as
being more ncnrly expressive OF the %.
1ect iii view, and as moro likely IMAM t IN ,.
other term to make Its beneficiary re-
member that he Is at liberty only DUR
Ing good behavior.
THE prison farm Is serving d good rur-
pose, Among other things It is pro
vidIng quarters and attention Tor the
chronic sick aid for the crippled any
otherwise disabled prisoners, who, else.
would crowd tho hospital and many OF
tho cells Of the penitentiary. The nuns ''Si'i
Der Of such convlcts Is very large. Whlic
some Of these nrc able to do light work
on the farm FOR fow hours q dny,
others ire either bcdrlddcn or tlsableu,
and are mot worth their salt us
laborers. Upon the few able bodied men
who are sent to the farm, dovolves most
Of the labor Of that establishment.
1t Is remarkable what n great NUMBER
OF infirm men arc sent to the poniteh-
tiary. ,rhoy belong to the neorrlsitble ia Idle
and criminal class, who never have been beer,
accustomed to work and who are help Up
less from dissipation and disease.
It is not pleasant to hear that there e
arc seven insane mon held as co l
prisoners whose mania developed, wo
guess, after coming here. They arc
nulsances In the penltentlary or at the !
farm, and we suppose nrc not wanted
feycn if there is room for them) In tho
state Hospital for tho Insane. Yet ct they
ought to have treatment from from expert
allcnists. What to do with them IS
problem for the Legislature to solve solve
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Supreme Energy.
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..Put on thy strength, lisa. Ill.
Why should the Prophet say that? Is
IL n thing we can put on?"
II We are strong. wo are strong; Il
wo are weak we have no strength TO
nut on" What, then, is the real moan
ing of this injunction, Put on thy
strength?'
Sometimes we say, BE a mani The
reply is obvious. ''IIow can be more
of Il man than T am?" How can Do
less or other than q man?
We arc oxhortcd, PLAY tho man. be
a mani bear 1t like q man; answer ike
a man" What does 1t all mean? sf
IT holds a meaning within a meaning.
You understand 1t fully when we say,
"Bc your very best" For we are many
selves, We arc not always In our best
mood. or free, But men can rouse them
selves; they can shake off sleep, or
sloth, ana can spring forward to anew
point and strike moro vital tone.
You know It; 1t is In your daily life;
there is no magic In the words: 1t only
ACQUIRES new accent an dsolemnlty
when uttered deep within tho SOUL
Work for person you dislike, and how
slowly tho hours go by! How hard every
thing is to manage; how cold IS the
morning; how hot is the noontide; no"
wearlsome is it all! But work for q mar
! that you love, and the day is too short
tEcre is no weight III any burden; II yo'
| climb hill, 1t is as Il breath of fresh air
and YOU are glad to ascend the steep,
HOW is 1t? Because OF your love! Yo'
rise to tho occasion; you enjoy tho labor
YOU "put on strength" Yon are tn
\ same man, and yet how different! TIL
spirit is not the same, For where Their
Is love, all things are possible.
~IThere is n law of proportion IN life
and you work according to It, But VIII,
have any law, or proportlon2 Becaus
all things do not stand on the sam
level, Do YOU admit that?
Suppose you, men Of business, saw
man of acknowledged capacity and force
deyoting his whole time to carving face
upon cherry stones, what, would 20
say? Suppose you saw a young man, ed
ucated, trained as an engineer, attemr
to draw cork, by a steam engine. wha
would you say?
will quote from your own world
proyerb; Nrhe game is not worth tn
candle" II Solomon had said that. 80
would avoid 1t and call II religion" br
you yourselves made II and ! bind 80
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l4 p +
only br her sense of prudence, aud she
viii no ns far hs prudence VIII allow.
If this war, comes OH, and Rt.ssit WINS 'ls,
sooner or later the United States VII
bo compelled to have n reckoning Will
Russin.
But whether or not the United states
Is Immediately concerned In this trouDloo
between Russia and Japan, there Is no
doubt that England is vitality concerned ls'
aud tile situation Is giving tho EngAsh
government 10 little anxiety RUSSIA
nroposes to protect and develop hor inter-
est IN Mancturin, for the prosperity or the
Siberian Railroad largely depends upon ION
II. and The SUCCESS Of the Siberian Rail-
road means the development Of Russian al
trade largely at the expense OF English II II Il
trade In the East. England has lo i
ground III that territory, and tho charge
Is mnde that sho has allowed herself 70
be elbowed out of Mnnchuria, and has
lost nenry ali her power in China. There
foro IL Russia and Jnpun should come
10 blows.J England would be almost conf
.pellcd to give her aid to Japan, even
though under the terms Of her treaty
with japan she should not be technicaEy
obliged to do so. No nation, not even
Japan herself, Is watching Will, moro m
tense concern the ambitious aggressive
ness Of Russia than Great Britain.
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TO PLAN AND FIGHT,
Eppa Hunton

Eppa Hunton
( The near approach OF the anniversary
Of the Iee-Jackson birthday ought to
flll the hearts OF surviving Confederates
with thankfulness to Almighty God, who
raised up two such men to lead us IN
our struggle for liberty and independ-
gence.
The distinguishing characteristic OF
{ General Leo was devotion to duty He
believed the State OF his birth had the
right to be free; that 1t was his duty to
maintain this right. and nobly did he d's-S
charge It, General Jackson believed IN
thu right Of secession as firmly as ne
did in predcs tinatlon, and was always ll
ready to fight for either. General Lee
was the greatest military chieftain OF
tho nineteenth ccntury-if not Of AL the
ag es-and Jackson was his close second.
The world never saw such another COM
bination as Lee and Jackson---Lee TO
plan his great campaigns and Jackson
to fight them. Jackson also possessed
the higher qualities OF @ great commanu-
ar His brilliant successes when sepn-
rated from Leo, place him close up to
his great leader. General Lee never los ,
a battle when Jackson was present with
him. !,
was opposed to the Gettysburg CAM
paign and was forced into It BY Pres'-
dent Davis. This is great mistake.
When tho army was passing through
Clarke county towards Pennsylvania, 4
was riding at the head of my brigade,
General Leo was passing from the rear
to the front of his army. When he reach
ed me. he lonored me with half hours
Conversation. I expressed approximations
about the move. He replied with ems
thuslasm. He said It was q necessity
to obtain supplies; that they were very
scarce in Virginia, and very abundant ~
pennsylvania. But above all this, no
confidently expected brilliant success,
That victory over Meade would place
I Baltimore, washington and, perhaps,
Philadelphia, in his hands and the war
result In tho independence Of the Con-
Tolerate States. He seemed to think
his little army OF 10000 soldiers could
Win any that did not outnumber IT
more than three TO one, Ny doubts ana
fears all took flight, and became as
enthusiastic as he. The absence OF
Jackson caused his failure, and our sub
jugation. All honor Lee and Jackson
EPPA HUNTON,