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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

A new invention called the West
inghouse Draft Gear, it is claimed,
will dispense with wrecks from
collisions on railroads. 1t is in the
nature of buffer attachment for
the end of cars, and its efficiency
has already been tested by trains
at speed of IS miles an
hour. If one-half that is claimed
for this invention be true it will
prove one of the greatest devices
of our really wonderful and pro-
gresSive generation.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26
Il. Frank Buie.

Can sell
Several good residences in
Canyon City for sale; terms rea-
sonable.
2-o4O acres, - miles west, fine
land improved S per acre, bonus.
3-Four league ranch and 1900
stock cattle. Fine land we'll i'm
proved for ranch purposes, terms
reasonable.
4-I28o acres in body 10 miles
south, fenced and 90 acres in cult
walton. Fine land, $3.25 for the
patented section, and 81. 50 bonus
for school section.
$40 sections situated from IS
to Is miles S. w. patented land
price 50 25 per acre, 1 5 cash bal
ance 1, 2, 3, and a years, 7 per
cent interest.
Gone section, all or half of it,
- miles West, 81 90 bonus.
7-I28O acres Is miles S. w.,
81. 50 bonus, or will exchange for
cattle.
$40 acres miles N. w.,
mile running water, So acres alfalfa
land, 40 already set-together with
all stock and farming implements.
Terms reasonable.
0-Io2o acres 10 mi. S. on public
road, near church. Sold in quanti-
ties to suit purchaser.
Call in at my office east of Court
House, or write
B. Frank Buie,
Canyon City, Texas.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

The Christian church in Ram
sey, H., has an I8-year-old girl for
pastor, Miss Myrtle B. Parke.
She is noted as an evangelist and
fitted herself for the work at Eureka
college. 1t will not be long before
the women of the west will be to
the front in everything, and it will
no longer be in order to refer to
forward Yankee women. CHAR
endon Chronicle.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26
LEGISLATIVE BLUNDERS.

Hon. A. ". Terrell of Austin,
father of our present general
election law and author of the
bill passed or alleged to have
been passed by the present Leg
islature amending the same, is
now asking for an extra session
to rectify what be calls ian
error in enrolment" of his cleo.
ton bill. The Judges assign
ment of error relates to section
l20 of the bill. He contends
that this section as actually
passed, provided that "candi-
dates for all State and district
Offices shall in the nominating
convention have prOrated
among them the convention
vote of each county in proper
ton TO the vote cast for each
candidate in the primary con-
vention of the county, That
the bill as falsely" enrolled,
yes falsely done, such is the
language of the Judge. follows
the old path of machine poll
tics" and gives the entire con.
vention vote of the county to
the candidate receiving a ma
jority vote in the primary cleo
ton.
This is bad TO be sure, but
il could have been much worse
and then not entitled to the ex.
pense of an extra session. The
Judge is perfectly right in max
ing loud, long howl about il
and The News would be pleased
W SEC III uuSONCI ZIG ! d uu, ii
such there be, AT the bottom OF
the muddle, but the extra SEES
sion is "too much sugar for a
dime" Judge, the people OF
Texas don't want any more OF
the Twenty-Ninth Legislature.
The Texas record for ,egisla
tive plumbers is not the only one
among the States, nor is the tree
pass-loving and kinsman-e EN-.
ploying Twenty-Ninth much
worse than its predecessors in
this direction, but it is high
time TO call a halt in Texas. At
any rate the masses of the peo-
pie want no more of the plat
form lodging and repudiating
"Twenty-Ninth."
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

The Northern and Southern
Baptist bodies have got together
and the Presbyterians are consider.
ing like step. This is right, for
the issues which brought about the
division have been largely settled,
only their memories remaining now
with us.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

The Atlanta Constitution, one
of the best newspapers in the
south; The Sunny South, a
Georgia literary weekly of high
merit and the Canyon City News
all three one year for $1.90
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

>(>0(>0Co
SADDLERI.

If in need of a Saddle, no mat
ter what style, we can fit you
up--the price will be right, you
, will say so yourself.
Harness--WagOn or Buggy,
double or single, and all sizes
and finishes--It's made right
here in Canyon City by expert
workmen in our own shop. Re-
pairing also done. Call around.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

So far The News has not heard
of any Randall county man going
"hog wild" about Percheon or Bel
gian horses. As strictly draft
stock they of course excel, but
there are much better animals for
general purposes and those that
have the weight too-the Cleve
land Bays for instance.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

az Notice the date following
your name on the paper-it tells
how you stand on The News
subscription books. IL.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

Subscribe for the News.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-05-26

To OLOSE UUI ..
Some Wagons, Buggies and
Windmills, and at prices that
will "knock you off the Christ
mas Tree"
Come! See! Price! and you
will purchase. Just try it.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
Gomez on Parade.

Santiago de Cuba. BY Cable.-General
Joseph Miguel Gomez. Governor or
Santa Clara province and National Lib
eraI candidate for Presidency. and an
escort OF a thousand horsemen entered
the city Saturday morning and par
raded. The Governor OF this province
and the maynr Of the city. anticipat-
ing disorder. made elaborate police ar
rangements. but these We're found 10
lie unnecessary as there were no start
ing incidents Governor Gomez was
given a Brilliant reception at the san
Carlos Club this afternoon and address
ed a meeting at a theatre at night
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16

New York. Specialize death list OF
Mondays accident on the 9th avenue
elevated railroad when car crowded /
with early workers on on their way /
down town pitched headlong into the |
street. stand at twelve. Three men are |
in hospitals with fracture dskulls.
One OF these. who as yet remains uni
Identified at Roosevelt Hospital is un-
conscious and not expected 20 live.
More than two score persons were in
jurod many OF them seriously.
THE DEAD.
Jacob NJ. Anspach. n merchant and
member % the Newark. y. j.. board
or trade.
Ernest p. Schcible. an electrician.
Theodore Morris. colored.
John Cochrane.
solomon Neugrass. employed 10y the
Mutual Chemical Company.
VIM Lees. an electrician.
Joseph Bacho. q policeman.
James Cooper. employed by Fireproof
Tenement House Association.
Emma Conhovcn. died in Roosevelt
Hospital
Albert webster. clerk. died in Roose-
welt Hospital
OF The dead. the most frightfully mu-
ulatcj was James Cooper. whose head
was implicitly severed from his body
THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Henry Ailtons. policeman. fracture
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
Arms For RevOlutiOnists.

Helsingfors, Finland. by Cable-Cus-
toms officials on Saturday discovered
eco carblnes OF Swedish manufacture.
with bayonets, and 10000 cartridges
on a barren island in the Gulf OF Both
MIA. near Kerni On Sunday morning
a boat belonging 70 the customs service
discovered a s00-ton steamer near KALI
swaer Rock. 20 miles outside jacob
stad. The captain and members OF the
crew. who spoke IN English, declared
that the steamer was fully loaded with
rifles and cartridges. and thereupon the
customs officials ordered the captain 10
take his vessel into port and discharge
TIE cargo. ----......-.-..-..l.- s-A---.-->
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
TEXTILE NEWS OF INTEREST
Notes Of Southern Cotton Mills and
Other Manufacturing Enterprises.

Fountain I'm. S. C.-The Fountain
Inn Manufacturing Co, has decided
TO add 4.50o spiadles. The company
has erected a two-Stcry 95NlO4 ad-
ditioa 10 its buildings 60 receive the
new spinilcs and preparatory ma
c.incry. and tins equipment Is now
being placed IN position. Ii Is also
adding 60 Pinch jacquard looms for
weaving cotton damosSs and equip
PING dychouse. =. r. Young, super
intendeut made the plans for the I'M
provemcnts. and Is IN charge OF all
.hc work connected Herewith. The
cost of these bcttcuccntS VIII amount
to about $4,000 Tine company has
been operating 5.e6f ung spiudies
and 5000 twisting spirdlcs. manutac-
t-riug ycauS. Its present enlarge
mcnt Is the second iu five years under
4 the same management. &. +. Gra-
ham is president. and il. l.. Graham,
f treasurer.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16

Birmingham. Ala. Spccial-Tne BIZ
miagham Belt Railroad Company has
purchaeed two hundred acres of lanc'
a. village Greek. near Birmingham
which win b. utilized for terminals for
tral roads. The property extends from
tral roads. The property etends from
NORTH Birmingham 20 a point near the
Thomas furnace. a distance u about
two miles. The Belt Line Is owned ~
The Frisco and the Illinois Central.
and has t1s. completed arrangements
for entering Birmingham oycr the
tracks OF the Frisco.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16

Toxic by Calie.-On september 9
the Japanese in North Korea dispatch
ca tnc bearer az d fag 90 truce 90 the
Russian camp. but the Russians refused
[ treat. owing 20 the non-arrival OF
the notice that an armistice was 20 be
arranged. Su.mishing occurred IN
Manchuria september @. TWO compa-
Mes of Russian infantry with two guns
opened au attack, bat were Outlankcd
by the japanese and led In disorder,
leaving forty corpses.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
LATE FEVER REPORT
Conditions Alternately Worse ard
Better al Stricken Ceniers
VIGOROUS WORK TO txIERMINATE
Sundays Reports Show That New
Cases Are Still Developing, Though
Not So Numerous.

New Orleans. Spccial.-Ofieial re-
port TO D. M:
New cases. %: total. 2.2Se-
Deaths. :; total $40.
New Foci. II.
Cases under treatment. 296; dis
charged. 1917.
The unfavorable part OF tho Sunday
report is the unusually large number
OF deaths. Another distinguished
member Of the Roman Catholic clergy
Is in the list. Father J.. Z. Green, Ok
the Jesuit College. lie died at { o'clock
Sunday afternoon. after being i'll eact-
~ week. lie was struck with a chill
last sunday just after delivering a lee
turc. but nothing was thought OF It.
The next Gay he visited a room in the
college which had been screened ana
made ready for emergencies In accord
ance with the suggestion OF Dr. ~ hlte,
and iokiuEly remarked 10 one OF ms
COLLEAGUES that they had the room
ready now and only needed the first pa
tienf A few hours later he was the
occupant he was later transferred 20
the Hotel Diou. he suffered from
/ other complications which caused the
fatal ending. he was IS years OF age
and native of England. he had been
I here about two years and was
/ teacher i'm the branch school conducted
/ bv The Jcsuits On ST. Philip street.
There was not single Italian name
/ among thc other deaths. one occurr-
: ga I'M the Emergency Hospital one IN
AIgicrs and one in the French Asylum,
1 ON ST Ann street.
Since tlc Marine Hospital Service
has been in charge the officers have
/ discovered SO foci infections which
| has been OF some standing and were
unknwon except through the second
AIRY infection. The district officers have
been especially d.hgent in thus trac
ing un infection and this has been the
means OF checking what threatened u
De- serious nests in dinerent neisn
bcrlOods.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
VIII Meet to Run Line.

Golzyadani. Manchuria. BY Cable
IL is announced that Generals Ovanov-
ski and Fukushima, representing re
spectlvely General Linevitch and Field
Marshal Oyama. viii meet September
Is 10 establish a line o. demarcauon be-
tween the two armies. Each general
will have a small escort The chinese
report that the Japanese army at Chan
tufu will retire 10 Mukden in ten days.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16

Na.chcz. Miss. Special.--Iwo ne"
cases in one family. making one new
focns OF infection, were reported sun
dav The patients. Ruby and Joe
Zicz,er. white. hive on a street aa1~-
cent 10 the block whore the hrst inlec-
tion was discovered. There are now
Ave cases under treatment.
sumo OF the local fever record SHOWS
10 cases for the last two weeks 10
deaths. Monday was rumigat'on Jay
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16

AshevlIe, speciai.-The public ad'
dress q tho Southern Cotton AAsocia'
t,on vii rot be issaed for week or
ten days. The framing Of the address
IL Ia the hands q committee com
pozed Of Brown, OF North Carolina:
emfth. OF South Carolina: Moody, OF
Alabama: and McBarsln. OF AisSlssip-
n. TIE actual wording and ~ilung OF
he document viii % done BY Dir. NC
Martin, 49,. s.-.~.--.----------
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
Suburbs Unsafe.

Tangier. Special.-Samuel r Gum
mere, the American Minister anG
number Of European inhabitants, have
abandoned their residences in the sub
urbs and removed 10 the center of the
town at the request or the Moroccan
authorities. who said they were unable
TO guarantee their security owing TO
disturbed condition OF the surrounding
districts Severe fighting continues
between Raisuli's tribe and others
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
10 MEN BLOWN TO sHREDs.
Terrible Destruction Wrought by
Powder Mill Explosion.

Powder Mill Explosion.
r-o~,er-,rro pa Sre.isl The Rand
r,,...r ,-frs ~ Fair.nanrc. six miles
ec,,th at r-riont0an were entirely wip-
of o-r hv AIN evDlosion 90 q.o5 O'Clock
SATURDAY. Oh the Sd men who went 90
..,,-.. F., t.e -,ri lo arc known 10 be
r.,f 10 those rg have boon identified.
N-.-,s mon fn,lrsinr a. Is. Rand. man
.-o~ ~ -ho rlanr v.e~e seriously njur-
ga
scores of neorlo in che town OF Fair
chance within half q milo of the pow
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
Mixed State Of Affairs.

St. Petersburg. BY carbohydrates
from Baku received indicate that IN
creased quiet and better conditions are
prevailing there. No further fires have
occurred and the troops which have ar
rived there are now holding the oil
fields under control. The news from
other parts OF the Caucasus, however.
is very disQuieting. Disturbances are
spreading all over the region, more or
less seriously.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
w |
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place - LANe 10 lD-e III --
o. produced ~ the 'a,
Slow r1asteTsd -
vfsfei q fuacA'ner5 70 ~
villas than Il can I'VE -, LIE
has nus ms Ais
KEEP the machinery gong
- o. wealth consists
- exhon yachts and cine ffene
&e~DrTt ana Pam
49, society
$500 Attend tae sane
r neE AnA ana
- ~rner they ans irerdSSe and inc S~'' - 40
great rich - - .-.,.,.. a
SONS 5udnt prospective IN ne nsss @ NC erar ~
o. ne c4s .'1o
hafaap % 80 either peop
so.S whsch 3n4nea 'n srS~
70 ~ ~ ~ rsness fsEnes lives aoHn
-. opportunities o. Ins reo Nc NV
an 70 De co. -. - ...-~..eet Cor ea
We need national for The csssnt % M ~
nsio1a ccncsFns ~ Deno,ses % W.
go ~ ,ocs, interests 70 court ne 'n1ns'1
49, srS:e~ rscheg and Be Ameficanss
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16

Irnioi 10 Of n7era a
the The
OF the tribunal GA
the ctninul.-e
by the
1udse po"tSs
able 70 a0
l"es AZ
o. as
OF murders
re of was leS ana ~
in and houdes compares
is lues
winc unless The
within severity ~
be al reh OF crn'N-
10 correction OF luai1
allowed Il a lsvc d lE which
be
led o
under the present sss
statute 70 advise me s - $50 corc
its oTr facts ~ ever
be and defendant were oo.l
ne @ twerehNe pel0eN-
misc Cf result III me
Guilty defendant and hat
with once %
Our count IS
south -
he ,1b
urrb q
70 enerz
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
PUBLIC PRINTER 0Ul
Not a Case Of Graft But One Of Par
iiaIiiy and faYOriIlsm
PARTISANSHIP, NOT CORRUPTION
Reason Fer the Summary Dismissal
of Public Printer Palmer - Given
by President Roosevelt

by President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay. L l.. Special-P-esidcnt
Roosevelt has made public the report
o. the Keep commission on its recent
Investigation Of affairs in the Govern /
nent Printing Office at Washington. I
The inquiry was made by special di- I
rection * the President ON account of 4
protest which DE had received from /
protest which ne had received from of /
hciais OF the Mcrgenthalcr rypcsctung f
Machine Company against the award OF
q contract by Public Printer Frank ".
Palmer 10 the Lanston Mono,ypo Con- .
pany fer - machines OF its make.
The President decided. after an cx-
animation OF the Keep report. that the
contract for the Lanston machines
should stand. The Keep commission
reported that 70 the contract could BE
+ set aside. ~such course wocld De adj
I visable.~ although the comm lssion
states expressly that no corrupt con-
/ sideraCon. payment OF promise passed
from The Lanston Noro-ype Compaay
90 thc public printer or to an- person
=, ~, .-
-- '-0
lt was developed oE tAe inFes,=~-
/ ton. however. that two important ass
s--fa-+s az -he 0ghlf, r~f~t,i were s1-
.. A.. H., -.- r-..
.-'ls 49, ....,.. ,...-,- --.,.,,
.r--s-, % --,,., $500, sss,--' st.,,,,. $50 n
faf~ and sm-artial test of Tho rsrston
a-5 Nls-rerthaler machines was not
-,,. ,-,s --,-,-.--s -r,- -r, -,.,-.,,.s., ~
80 large a number OF T.austo- machines
MAS -.i-arroviier-- and indicated great
-s-iaiitv and Bias ~ ths ra-t of tho
public r-in-e~- The commission re-
-r-is tfs purchase as ~malalministra-
ron
The text 90 tho Pres dents mem
o-a-f--n -rc- the re-or. follows
.Ov-te~ Dav. sept. O. 1905
.Trr conclusion og thc committee a-c
hereby approved. save the latter part
GO conclusion nrsr. u does not appear
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16


The Lancaster. =. g.. Cotton Mls +
has declared rs u~aal se'ai--na'ai .
dividend nt ' ~ per e'N'-
r.e Eur.aSa Cotton Ni.ls ot 'hes-
t.r. - a.. ha- declared lt- usual --ai-
a.u.a. dividend '- p l-- l't '~
M.--r- Sanders. Smith N Co.. oi
. Charlotte. N.t- vi INSTALL bleach
,a- plant DID their c.li'n-.oa. .ia- n'.i.
Pms rur'fem0 "i.. -.N .''-. ~
. ri- c-laci.l- "--'-. p, "
'.' loaAa" danny ''.'0- '"''-'- "'''
mattress le-->-
Ile Eagle aul Phoenix Mills OF
. Columbus. Ga.- announced Us -ad
prices Dn rope -asi VICES "-o ,i 1 ,-e
-.-0 N-t N.'A 'l",-
F pounds ol i.e pi.o~',-
...i-l- ac,NI,A Varies '--
te..I.s i' l-i-et '- "-
I'D '-
THE Pomona 'oi,'e -iaAa.a .., ..''.-
+ 90. ot grer.~''"to- ~ &c "ii. zoo.
I,g ST.. .rl -1 Fl With machinery
.Iatcr 90. AFTER f.e ir-t min OF 10000
-p.ud.e- aad a'N .'em~ is naola- q
t'-.l l.~'- 49, E ''-''
,.f - C,----- d, rs establish a
100000 cotton iac..i-. anna "-N .,-
gan i' e.''- 1T ..-..'-
& tlirr cotton u.l Tor Newoerfl
:. g.. IS tae latest aan'i ieei-ei'-
along tle lane OF That c-iy progress
and spirit
Charles lccman. tLe promoter oi
the cotton mill tor Cler.w. y. a.. is
looki.- over sites for thc mill. IL is
D. said aa- sufficient capital haas been
Capital 100000.
Capitalists of Mcclellan. Miss. dis
q custel with eastern associates tail
Q ing io pat mp 100000 promised mon
/. ey' nave assumed ,,." 'ie XIV
z ,.'7ea pea. =, l.', ,''''''-' -.-5.
0'vp'o''- man ''.e .'i''.,'
raised ana ''e paul "-'' D''''''
y lo' '"e ""'~'
4 Tho Saluda River Power Co. re
c ,ts s+oo9,. rr,,,-e.s ON the con
.s 4 g. ,,o,.
n power ue'e'ol ,i''''.' '''' ''.''
E. DfeehNii-e- i -' '.iI " ''' '' '' '
"a hisn' 10 oe'ei'p -''
" The work Of installing the ne
n electric lighting system m me WA
= OsS lotion Ai5''9 a. ,'''-. -.I5 m NJ.
b. DeeH CON 49, - -, =, u
PAM y one ot ,'s 49, - -
ooutn' ny .m - 900 - l;.I,
rooms 90 ~ 'le NJ - - - ri
or i'VJo candle power e"VN"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
CARS FATAL PLUNGE
Frishiful Drop From Elevated Road
in New York
z CHILLED AND 20 BADLY INJURED

Train on Ninth Avenue Line Going
at Speed in Expectation Of a
Straight Track is Mistakenly
Switched Onto the Curving Sixth
Avenue Junction and the Second
Cars Couplings Yield TO the Strain
Plunging It With Occupants 25
Feet Below.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-16
N,nra,Q, qynrcrsSS
administration of
CrinaindILdWs q Disgrace
to Civilization
BY tUuiian, n. Taft Secretary of lDdr.

-R for nv country % say administration o. me
s,al laws in 81 the states ttherc he one OF NC -
rsD.frnsa i 6fsersce 10 civilization ConSti'N'
lii.atso,s asote in tenderness the defendant nave
shtes bv courts and legislatures because ihonsh' -
n 49, s-eres. Of liberty has come % &c II
.-ss a. fetch 70 sucn an that legislatures nav
xs,-es .l. mower II the jury diminished me pow
- -. = t.s-s, ~ssss THE function OF the judee Is
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
1T WAS UNLUCKY FRIDAY.
Lady Passenger Thought It a Great
Pity That America Ever Was
Discovered.

Bishop McCabe relates the following
story, says the Northwestern Christian
Advocate.
"0nce upon a time l was In a railroad
accident. 1t was one of the only two
| have ever experienced, and | have
travelled over $50, 900 miles on trains and
steamers, three times as far as from here
to the moon
"A broken wheel threw the train of
the track. The car | was in was shat,
tered very much. Seated just ahead OF
me was an elderly lady who was suffer-
ing from rheumatism. 1t was necessary
to change cars. | helped her off the car,
carried her valise, and gave her the sup
port of my arm. Behind us came a noble
looking English lady with her husband
by her side.
"She was scolding him we'll for start,
ing on their journey on Friday. i told
you, James, she said, something would
happen if we should start on Friday
Madam" said |, do you know that
Columbus set sail to discover America
on friday"
"She looked at me with Indignation
and said; Sir, in my opinion 1t is a
great pity America was ever discovered
at all"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-11-24
Kind Of Poverty Wbitb
may Be Hbolisbed
By MR.. MAX MITCHELL,
superintendent of Federated Hebrew Charities.

yield to temptations that bring on a permanent or temporary state OF
poverty. The improvident and the adventurous always will be with us,
and since adventure, such as the gambler engages in, frequently, and
improvidence even more frequently, impovenshes, poverty cannot be abol-
ished.
The poverty of drunkenness cannot be abolished until drunkenness
has been abolished, and we are some distance away from that. But
drunkenness can be lessened; shifdessness, extravaganza and laziness
be corrected, and to the extent to which these reforms are realized
poverty can be abolished.
But as a practical man, and not as a theorist-for which charac-
ter am poorly qualified say that a great deal of Of poverty can be
completely abolished. There is a kind of poverty which / have seen
abolished, very frequently in Jewish communities, and it has been abo-
ished without attracting attention. 1t is the poverty of incapachy pro-
duced by old age. In certain communities / have witnessed the opera
non OF a system OF voluntary pensioning by the individual members of
those communities Of the old people who had ceased to be able to engage
in productive labor and who had no accunuations This system Of pen
sion was entirely a private one, maintained by private, but regular and
unfailrng contributions of individuals.
In the same way the pension system might be operated to old persons
disabled by injury or illness. Whether we shall ever come to a public
system OF this kind, as some other countries to some extent have done.
do not know, but the field Of private endeavor in this direction is very
large, and where it has been worked it has succeeded IN abel;hing a
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