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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-04-07
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Saturday. April :. 1906
The Gentleman CRATER Is Here
SyD


Wi improvements" the catch line used in advertisements
OF dwellings railway traffic dollar
Let some ghtcmpleced ccoed open paor
some man OF millions found hospital quoted above
in describing his particular project.
Walter Welman will make pOe"wh all the modern i'm
provements; sergus Wite striving bring Empire
with all the modern immeuts Pat Cpp enpng negro
running MS Rabbit Foot showwh all the modern improvements;
the latest from the Philippines brave
soldier boys killing the vagewit
With all lines Of human activity showing signs yielding popu
lar demand for doing things different from the they
days. not surprising that the ubiquitous FAKR and the con-
ence CRATER presented new dress with
upto,date methods of OOling the people,
3d. introduce by the CRATER
WITH ALL THE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
we are told that Esau was IAN hairy man. therefore when his
coveted the parental blessing that his brothers deserving he
covered his hands with sheep WOOL which the hairy
hands the good brother and Jacob the blessing
E@u.
Iaban in his wishing daughters fe fooled Jacob with
the weakyed Leah instead the served
Tor and got another years of
Methods like these would have been considered by gentle
men who hid the little ball somewhere else mysaed
to guess which Of the three walnut shells
Shell game men, bunO steere gold brick belonging
the great of graft have worked the public ndusrouy
% but the public has types by the
clothes he wears by the pOmade his hair in shirt
80 familiar did this become that times exceedingly
money very scarce with those who carried the signs
But though its former devoees den graft such thing
the game OF getting something for nothing fascinating taking
easy way acquire that could perish
inventive genius of present o keep alive
THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME OF BEING PLAYED
It's the PLAYERS who have changed.
THIS rs THE AGE GENTLEMAN CRATER
He is found on the bench legislative halls places
where the money of widows and orphans s guarded
The banthroated bankers who
been pushed aside by the EMNENTLY RESPECTABLE
short weights his customers
waicoats vanished
when CRATER spotted have been forced 10
give way to the GENTLEMAN plain black ties
When the great graft game worked nowadays the workers
pride to q successful business career
When the call to graft is sounded in these answered
by conservative citizens who responsibility along
with them they jump their places at the table
The old line grafe ARE STILL IN
to prevent the checkmae of the
Those Of the past WORKING thew now
serve the BIG BOSS for regular and look with bgg
spoils which they dreamed possible gathered.
This is the and modern results are
Oh! gentlemen gaers
Jacksonville being a ty-"wth improvements" has all
things that other live cities among
CRATER
Here's Tho Roads for One
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

to any one until after he had
been hanged, which request the
reverend gentleman complied
with. Mask during his incarcer-
alton had become thoroughly re-
ligious and died without appa-
rent fear.
Soon after the execution of
Mask the Smith family departed
for Arkansas, where young.
Smith resided up to a few years
ago, when he died, and on his
deathbed confessed to having
been the slay er of his sister, and
that poor Mask was wholly inno-
cent of any part or parcel in the
horrible crime. But why Smith
killed his sister he did not di-
vulge, and it will probably for
ever remain secret.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
A Good Old Negro Pas ses
Suddenly AWAY.

One OF the few remaining good
old time Southern datkies died
suddenly Friday morning and all
of her numeroue white friends as
we'll as those of of her own race
will regret to learn the news.
This g ,od soul was "aunt" Mag
Blewett, who ha7 lived in Co.
lu mbus all OF her life and was
known by all of the older people
and known for the purity of the
life which she lived.
Her funeral was conducted
Saturday morning and it was at
tended by many. warm fri ends,
among whom were a large num-
Der of white people, who had
known her for many years.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
IMMENSE CROWDS
ARE EXPECTED
To Attend Fair Here This
WeGk---AII in Readiness.


Everything is in readiness for
the Fair which begins Tuesday
and the prospects indicate that
the crowd will be greater than
eTer before.
The exhibits are already ar
irving from the more distant
points and there are some very
fine ones; among them to arrive
Saturday was a car load Of hogs,
said to be the finest ever seen in
this part of the state. They are
from the farm of Mr.. Lee Har-
rington at Delville.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
TEN MEN MEET DEATH
IN BIRMINGHAM FIRE
Flames Attack Alabama City Boarding House at Early Hour
Supposed to Be Work Of Thieves.

A Birmingham, Ala, special
says:-Ten men were burned to
death, two seriously, and perhaps
fatally, injured, and a third
slightly hurt by jumping from
the second story, as the result Of
fire which destroyed the board
ing house of Mrs. L. E Watley,
at 1131 Third avenue, between
2 and 3 o'clock this morning.
The dead: w. N. Nichols,
street car conductor; ID. B. Neal
street car conductor; w. 3. Tay-
lor, street car motorman; G. c.
Preston, conductor; Edward
Caldwell, motorman; e. B. Hem
shaw, conductor; Gordon B.
Burns, motorman; William 7.
Hall, conductor; w. b. Living
ston, rolling mill man; Ollie ii.
Hines, employed Of Birmingham
Paint and Glass Company.
The injured: G. Z. Hentch,
street car conductor @. w. Trout
man. motorman; G. L. Keith,
street railway employee.
There were twenty-one board
ers in the house, almost all Of
whom were street railway en-
ployees. In addition, there were
three other persons, Mrs. Wat
ley and her two sons. All have
been accounted for.
All the dead and injured oc-
cupied rooms on the second sto-
ry of the house. The flames en-
veloped the entire building when
the fire was discovered, and it
was with greatest difficulty that
the persons on the lower floor |
made their escape. They saved I
nothing and every piece Of furni- |
ture in the house was burned.
The fire is thought to have
been of incendiary origin. Burg |
lars have been detected on the |
premises twice within the last two |
months, and Mrs. Watley thinks |
the house was burglarized and |
then set on fire. Thieves were
discovered at work during the
progress Of the flames, and the
police were called to keep guard.
The dead were burned beyond
recognition. The ten charred /
bodies are at the morgue where
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

The average adulteration of
paint in this country is about one
third; SO, you see, the average
price the American people are
paying for paint is about 81. 90 a
gallon.
1t is a game of wits. Adultera-
tors are always too sharp for the
bulk of consumers. People won't
pay S1.75 a gallon for paint. So
they pay $2.62 a gallon for paint
and something that looks like
paint mixed with it. (They pay
the painter, besides, from 81 to
S4 for painting those useless gall
lons.)
Why do they do it? They don't
know Devoe.
Yours truly
F w DEVOE &c co.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

The undersigned desires to an
nounce that he has moved his
horse shoeing and black smithing
shop from Main street to Peach
er's new stables on College street
in front Of the Commercial Hotel.
Thanks are returned to customers
for past fayors and a continuance
OF patronage is cordially solicited.
tt r. NJ. NIcKLES.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
q Most Worthy Artici e.

When an article has been on the mar
ket for years and gains friends every
year, it is safe to call this medicine a
worthy one. Such is Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup. 1t positively cures
coughs and all Pulmonary diseases.
One Of the best known merchants in
Mobile, Ala, says: tFor five years
my family has not been troubled with
the winter coughs we owe this to Bal
Iard's Horehound Syrup. l know it
has saved my children from many sick
spells" Sold by Johnston Sc Caine.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
INVESTIGATION OF THE
INVESTIGATORS IN PROGRESS
Dr. Miller On Stand and Admits That Some Language of The
Report Was Rather Careless.

/ ing an answer, when Attorney
General Williams suggested that
answers should be specific and
references given, instead Of
reading testimony in full. Mr..
Wells objected to this manner Of
procedure, and demanded that
the witness be allowed to read
from the testimony. Mr.. Will
liams said it was immaterial, the
witness could answer as he saw
fit.
DR.. Miller then read from the
printed testimony of Warden
Henry given before the peniten-
tiary investigating committee, in
which he testified in substance
that he did not make any inves-
tigation Of Jackson's books and
accounts with Fairchilds C Moss,
that the Governor took charge of
the matter and employed Mr.
Wells to prosecute Jackson, that
be believed Mr.. Lacey, the as
sistant secretary, had checked
up Jackson's books, and that
the books did not show any
amounts due for labor hired to
Fairchilds, that be believed the
matter had been placed in the
hands of Mr.. Wells and did not
take any steps to collect the sums
alleged to be due. He then read
from the testimony Of the Cover
nor in which he said that the
Warden had never done anything
of Importance that he should
have done. and that the Warden
claimed to know nothing about
Jack8on's irregularities; that he
found that here were no crimi-
nal laws under which Jackson
could be prosecuted; that he did |
not employ MIR. Wells to prose-
cute Jackson, but asked him to |
turn the matter over to the Dis |
trict Attorney; that he comtem
plated civil suits and asked the |
Revenue Agent to investigate |
the books, and direct the War
den to do the same, and that the
Warden never knew any thing q
should know.
Mr.. Bradley wanted t, know
Il this testimony did not show
that the Governor was instructed |
TO continue the investigation, and
hat the investiga ton was really
not dropped by the board. The
Witness replied that supple
mental report had b cen filed just
before the Legislature adjourned
in which this was admitted, and
which stated that the board did
show further activity n the mat
,er.
Mr.. Bradley then asked where
,he data was obtained for the
assertion in the report that Jack
SON s defalcation would amount /
ID 81, 100 on cotton grown hV
convict labor in partnership with
Fairchilds &c Moss. DR.. Miller
'aid that the members of the
BOARD got out their pencils and
Ill engaged in making calcula-
ion and the best that could be
rot out of it was less than one
bird that amount.
The witness then asked If the
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
For Rent.

Cottage No. 1015 on Main
street has been thoroughly reno
waited and is now ready for occu-
pancy. 1t has all modern i'm
provements; will rent or lease
if desired for two or more years
10 a good tenant. Apply to
I'm G. w. ALERT.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
LETTER TO NELSON HUTCHINSON,
Columbus, Miss.

Dear Sir: You may like to
know what you pay for the paint
in gallon of "paint, " assuming
the pure-paint part Of all s'paints"
to be all alike; which it isn't;
and worth S1.75 a gallon.
OF a paint adulterated 10 per
cent, the pure-paint part bring
81. 81 a gallon.
I - non aapf hripno 60 ne N o.oIIon
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
An Awful Cough Cure d.

''Two years ago our little girl had a
touch of pneumonia, which left her with
an awful cough. She had spells of
coughing, just like one with the whoop-
ing cough and some thought she would
not get we'll at all. We got a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
acted like a charm. She stopped
coughing and got stout and fat, -
writes Mrs. Ora Bussard, Brubaker, Ill.
This remedy is for sale by Johnston &c
Caine.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

The Jackon Clarion Led ger Of
the 18th says" The long delay
ed investigation of the report of
the penitentiary committee of the
lower house of the legislature,
which contained merou 8
charges against the penitentiary
management, was begun yester-
day morning by the prison board
of control.
There were four members Of
the board in attendance, Messrs.
McNair, Kincannon, Bradley and
Williams. The Governor was
not in attendance, he being ab-
sent in Chicago, and Mr.. McNair
was acting as chairman in his
absence.
DR.. A. Miller, of Sharkey
county, who was chairman of the
committee which made the re-
port TO the legislature, was the
only witness examined, he being
on the stand all day. A peculiar
phase of the investigation was
the fact that the witness was ac-
companied by his attorney, Mr..
W. G.. Welle, who has also been
summoned by the board as a
witness, and by his own stenog-
rapher, who is engaged in fax
ing a stenographic report Of the
proceedings. The investigation
was considerably delayed by
counsel for the witness frequent
ly interposing objections to the
questions asked by members of
the board, and the witness re-
fusal to answer questions on the
advice of his attorney.
The morning session was con-
sumed in going over the charges
preferred against E. e. Jackson,
who at one time was a sergeant |
on the Oakley farm and whose |
re esignation was accepted by the |
board of control.
Commissioner Bradley pro-
pounded the questions for the
board, occasionally one of the
other members asking a question
or so when they wanted enlight-
eminent on some particular point. /
In reply to questions of n gener-
al nature DR.. Miller said that the
report of the peniten tiary COM
mittee was based upon the stem
report of testimony
given before the committee. And
that the report was based solely !
upon the investigation of affairs
at the Oakley farm, thas his COM
mittee had not Investigated the
other farms of the state, and that
it did not therefore fully cover
the state'5 prison system.
In reply to the question "where
he found the authority for the
that f. T.. Jackson was
allowed to resign while the
charges against him was pend
ing.and the investigation dropped
beyond giving authority to the
Governor to make investigation,
and the Governor instructing the
warden to do SO, nothing further
was done in the NATTER the
witness looked up the record
as contained in the printed testi-
mony and he stated before CIV
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23
IN ATTITUDE OF PRAYER.

A body in an attitude of pray
er was discovered in the corner
OF one of the rooms. The mans
hands were uplifted and he was
on his knees. Several corpses
were found on the stairway and
near windows showing that these
victims had sought to flee from
the burning structure but were
overcome and died. Other
corpses had dropped TO the
ground floor when portions of the
second floor fell in. 1t was after
daylight before the the ten bodies
had been found and removed.
Later a second search of the
ruins were made, but no addition
al corpses were found and as no
others are missing it is believed
that ten dead make up the total
fatalities to date. Hentch and
Trautman who jumped from the
second floor are in very seri-
Gus condition and are expected
to die.
w. b. Taylor, one OF the dead
men, was from Chattanooga and
Ollie II. Hines, another, was
from Knoxville.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

True and tried friends of the family.
-DeWitt's Little Early RIsers. Best
for results and best to take. Rosy
checks and sparkling eyes. follow the
use Of these dependable little pills.
They DO not gripe or sicken.. Sold by
l.. l.. Mayfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

it is impossible to tell one from
the other.
The names given are those of
the missing, the number cores
pondIng with the number of
corpses found.
When the fire department
reached the scene Of the holocaust
the body Of a man was seen
hanging from second story
window. A ladder was quickly
raised and the form taken down.
The man was dead and burned
beyond recognition. He had
made desperate effort to escape
but failed. Another body was
found in bed, indications being
that the man had been suffocated
in his sleep and then burned to a
crisp.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1906-10-23

report undertook to say thai
Jackson had worked lands of the
State of Mississippi with conyicts
/ for his own use, and in answer
cited the testimony OF @. W. Bed
well, put would give no direct
answer. He finally said that
testimony showed that jackson
had worked lands belonging to
Ragan, Moss and other parties.
The witness was asked next If
the report did not say that the
firm of Fairchilds &c Co., was E.
E. Jackson, and that Jackson
conducted his farming operations
under this name, and the witness
replied that such was a fact.
Mr.. Bradley read a letter from
Messrs. Wells C Wells of whom
witness attorney, Mr.. w. c..
Wells, was a member, stating
that the firm was composed Of j.
E. Bourne. The date of this let
ter showed that it was written be-
fore the committees investiga-
ton.
In connection with the state
ment that Jackson had used hun
dreds of acres of the States land,
contained in the report. witness
replied that he could figure out
only about three hundred acres
Of this land, and this calculation
was based on testimony given by
negro convicts, and admitted that
the language coctained in the
report was rather exaggerated,
based upon the kind of testimony
upon which it was obtained.
At the afternoon session slow
progress was also made, owing
to the many objections to ques-
tions asked.
Mr.. Bradley asked the witness
on what testimony the charge
was made in the report that the
board of control had misappro-
priated State property, and re-
quested him to begin from jan
uary /, and from the testimony
of L. a. Dennis, p-int out tbs
items. This question brought on
quite spirited debate, Mr.. Wells
stating that the report had not
intended to impugn the honor OF
Of the board, and Mr.
Bradley replying that il this was
so there could be no objection to |
the witness answering the ques-
zion. Mr.. Wells asked the board |
TO suspend for a few minutes, and |
called Mr.. Bradley out for a pri-
vate consultation. After few
minutes they returned to the in
vestigation room, and Mr.. Brad
ley repeated his question.
DR.. Miller answered that he |
found nothing in the testimony |
stated, since the date named, |
that would tend 10 show that any
member of the board had |
wrongfully appropriated any
belonging to the State.
But he went further back and
cited instances where turkeys,
boxes and bundles had been sent
o members of previous boards,
out did not have any testimony
20 show what these boxes and
bundles contained or that they
we're States property.
MIR. Bradley asked if the report
lid not say "the board of con-
,rol' and not specify any partic-
llar board, but that the inference
meant to be conveyed was that it
vas the present board. The
witness replied that the board of
was in the same attitude
rs ''the legislature" when aecus-
I'd of wrong doings, that the
'ecords would show who had
,een guilty of the wrong doing,
,ut refused to give a direct ans
yer to the question.
DR.. Miller'5 examination was
lot concluded yesterday, but
will be resumed today.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Spoiled the Moral.

A sharp featured gentleman of
sombre garb was pursuing his way along
the streets Of. one Of our large cities,
when he caught sight of young man
Longing on corner, and smoking a
thick, black cigar. & Immediately his
face assumed a resolute look, and walk
ing up to the young loafer, said;
= Sir, do you realize the awful con-
sequences that come from smoking such
vile weeds as that9''
The fellow mildly admitted that he
did.
z "Ahal And what, may I ask, did
you pay for that cigar9'
"Ten cents, I think, = replied the
other. -s
"Ten cents! Why don It you know
that if you saved ten every day, in
time you might be the owner of that
tall building yonder?" pointing to a
large mercantile establishment across
the street. ,..--.,......
edo you own it," asked the smoker,
quietly. AID .$= "
"No, I do not,' was the confused
reply. -.-..---.--.-. -,.-.--.......-..
"Well, I do" replied the young man
and he continued his smoke with evi.
dent enjoyment. r. W. 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
A Widows cheerfulness.

He was one day sent for to officiate
at the funeral Of man who had fallen
from the roof Of his barn and killed
himself. Arrived at the home the sur
prised minister found the bereaved
widow washing windows and scrubbing
floors. It was very early and no one
else had arrived.
"Come right in if We kin git in fer
dirt, were the widows first words.
Poor Bill g death has ketch me right
in pig-killin time an the hull house
in clutter. I'm doin' my best to git
shet of a little of the dirt fore the
folks come, but they ii jest have to take
me as they find me, and she rubbed
away vigorously at one Of the two small
windows In her house.
Presently she said, in tone half of
regret and half of complaint, ~ told
Bill he'd fall an break his neck if he
wa mt more keerful doin that shin.
Gin and I told i'm he d, better take
off his boots an work in his sock feet
on that roof an then he'd be less
likely to slip, but he was one O. them
kind that never would take advice
from nobody, an now he sees what
he's gotl''
When asked what hymn she would
like to have sung at the funeral, she
said that Bills fav rite was the
"star Spangled Banner but if that
wa IT fittin' fer funeral, the preach
er could "pick. out somethin better. "
-. Mrs. A. Hart,
= + e.. , -. =. =. Macarthur, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
In a Glass by Himself

An Irish drill sergeant was instruct
ing some recruits in the mysteries Of
marching movements, and found great
difficulty in getting countryman of
his to halt when the command was
given.
After explaining and illustrating
several times, he approached the re-
cruit, "sized him up' for a few min.
utes and then demanded his name.
"Fitzgerald, sol" was the. reply.
"Did you ever drive a donkeyf
Fitzf" -. .,'E-
"Yis, sor.' -
"What did you say when you wished
him to stop'" -.
"Whoa. - - e" II. =
The sergeant. turned away and inn
mediately put his squad in motion.
After they had advanced a dozen yards
or so, he. bawled out as loud as he
could: 'Squad hat! Whoa Fitz-
gerald" Otto h. Hoffoss,
906 Twenty-third Avs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
Biblical Names.

One fine day fine man from Phila-
delphia was riding thru the mountains
Of Tennessee, stopped at evening, to
water his horse before small cabin
outside Of which sat an old colored
woman watching the antics Of a couple
Of pickaninnies playing near by.
"Good evening, aunty,'' he called.
~"Cute pair of boys you we got there.
Your children9' 49,
claws a massey! Nah chillunf Deed
dem g nah daughter s boys. Come hyah,
you chilluns,' she called sharply, an
speak to d. gen Tenant" ~.
As the boys obeyed the summons
the Philadelphia inquired their names.
"Clah to goodness, sab, dem chilluns
is right smaht named!'' said the old
nanny. eye see, nah daughter done
got 'ligion long ago and name desc hyah
boys right out de Bible, sab. Dis hyah
one g name is Apostle Paul, sab, and his
brothers name is Epistle Peter
j. M. M,