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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-22

in and to the following described tract
of land:
Lying in Houston county, Texas,
part of the Fernando Del Vale eleven
league grant
That ]. w. Gillespie and A. McGary
afterwards conveyed an undivided one.
third interest in this land to w. J.
Hogue, which title afterwards passed
by regular chain to the City Loan and
Trust Company of Dallas, Texas.
That on or about the 14th day of
January, 1904, defendant Jas. w. Gil.
lespie, acting for himself, and as the
duly authorized agent of a. McGary,
requested plaintiff to sell the above
described tract of land, agreeing for
himself and as the duly authorized
agent of A. McGary, to pay plaintiff a
commission of 5 per cent on the sell.
ing price Of the land, fixed by defend.
ant at $500 per acre, in the event he
(plaintiff) made a sale of same
That such contract made by Jas.
w. Gillespie with w. H. Dick, plain.
tiff, was subsequently ratified by the
defendants A. McGary and A. F. Kerr.
That if said contract was not rati-
fed and confirmed in its entirety, It
was confirmed to the extent that plain
tiff was employed to sell the land and
to receive as compensation for such
sale such an amount as his services
were reasonably worth, and that such
services were reasonably worth ) per
cent of the price agreed to be paid by
the purchaser.
That plaintiff acting upon said re-
quest and promise of said commission
on or about the 5th day of October,
1905, procured for defendants a pur-
chaser for an undivided one-third in
terest in said 4436 acres Of land at
and for price Of $500, and an option
on the remaining two-thirds undivided
interest at $500 per acre, for which
option said purchaser was to pay
S15OO.OO, and were agreed to by and
between purchaser and defendants and
were reduced to writing, and signed
by the purchaser and the defendants
herein, and were substantially as fol.
lows:
The State of Texas, County Of An
derson. This memorandum between
J. W. Gillespie, A. McGary and A. F.
Kerr, and Mrs. Malinda Josephine
Lancaster, witnesses, that the parties
of the first part have agreed TO sell
and convey unto the party OF the sec
ond part an undivided one-third inter
est in and to li3G acres Of land out
Of the Fernando del Vale eleven
leagues of land in Houston county,
Texas, for the sum Of seven thousand.
three hundred and ninety dollars cash,
and said parties Of the first part agree
to furnish and deliver to the party Of
the second part, through her attorney.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-22

acres Of land, within the time stipg-
lated, or should the parties of the first
part fail to execute and deliver to the
party of the second part a proper con
veyance the said deposit of 100000
shall be paid and returned by said
bank to the party Of tho second part.
That defendants are hereby notified
to produce such written agreement at
the trial of this cause or secondary
evidence will be introduced as to its
contents.
That said purchaser procured by
plaintiff for defendants was entirely
satisfactory to defendants, and was
ready, willing and able to purchase
and pay for said one-third undivided
interest in said 1896 acres of land, and
was ready, willing and able to pay
S15O0.0O for an option on the remain
ing two-thirds undivided interest
therein as provided in said contract.
had the title to said 1896 acres of land
been approved by her attorney, Thos.
b. Greenwood, as being good, clear
and sufficient, as provided in said
agreement, but which title was disap-
proved by her said attorney as being
not clear, not good and insufficient,
and that it was entirely the fault Of
the defendants, and not of this plain
tiff, that the sale Of the one-third in
terest in said 1896 acres OF land, and
the option on the remaining two-thirds
undivided interest was not consum-
mated.
That therefore, defendants became
liable to pay plaintiff a commission of
8 per cent upon the selling price Of
said one-third undivided interest in
said 4436 acres Of land. S739O.OO,
amounting to S5G9.5O, with 6 per cent
per annum interest thereon from the
date Of such sale, also a commission
of per cent on S15OO.OO, the price of
such option, amounting to $500, max
ing JOJdl OF Stfi,bJ, exclusive OF IN
terest
Herein fail not, but nave before said
court at its aforesaid next regular
term. this writ, with your return there
on, showing how you have executed
the same.
Witness, J. F. Austin. Clerk of the
County Court Of Anderson County.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court, at Office in Palestine.
this the Sth day OF December. a. d.
1906.
(Seal) J. F. Austin. Clerk.
County Court. Anderson County
By w. L. Rogers. Deputy.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-22

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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
JACKSON WINDOW AT ROANOKE.

Presbyterian Church of colored people in
Roanoke, Virginia, of which the Rev H. L.
Downing is the pastor, has unveiled a handsome
stained glass window to the memory of Stone
wall Jackson. The window is in three parts
The center is the picture of a river, on one side
of which is a camp of soldiers, and on the other
forest; with the inscription-''In memory of
StOnewall Jackson, Let us cross over the river,
and rest in the shade of the trees" One of the
side windows is in memory of Col John T. L.
Preston, of Lexington, who continued for years
the Sunday school for colored people which
General jackson conducted for five or six years
before the war period. The pastor of this church
Is the son OF parents who received their religious
instruction from Major Jackson in that Sunday
school. Mr.. Downing has at last accomplished
his purpose of making an abiding monument
Of his esteem for Stonewall Jackson and his
gratitude to him for the best things that have
ever come into his life.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02

The Rev. D. H. Scanlon, of Berryville Va has
Powhatan College, Charles Town, w. Va.
The Rev. DR.. Harris E. Kirk of the Franklin
Street Church, Baltimore, delivered a lecture
the Traits and Customs of Scotland" before the
Social Union of the NJ. E. Church of Maryland
one night last week The Sun reports: "He spoke
at length the peculiar type of the Scotch humor
which he said deep and pointed, and was al
most literary world in itself. Their devoutness
in religious worship, he said, could well be used
as an example by any country, he related
numerous instances where the almost unprece
dented honesty of the Scotchmen bespoke their
rigid adherence to their early training.
while the birthplace of all natural romance
Scotland would probably have never been recog-
nized in the romantic world had it not been for
the literary productions of Sir Walter Scott said
DR.. Kirk THE publication of his works
largely instrumental in introducing that country
to the remainder of the world even though his
books pertained particularly to the romantic side
of the Scottish people and the country"
THE System of Doctrine of the Westminster
Standards" is a sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr.
S. A. King, of Austin Theological Seminary, be-
fore the Synod of Texas in November, 1905 1t is
published by request of the Synod by the Commit
tee of Publication, Richmond, and is sold at five
cents copy.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
UNION SEMINARY ENDOWMENT.

Richmond, Va, April 27 1906
Since last report the following in cash
have been received by the treasurer for the
dowment of the r. l.. Dabney Chair of Systematic
Theology in. Union Theological Seminary, Rich
mond, Va. and gratefully acknowledged: "a
grateful aumnus,' Sterling, Texas 500; Roa-
noke Valley Church, Va, SOS; Blachsburg, Va,
$219; Gerardstown w. Va, $56.77 New Provi-
dence, Va, $21; Henderson, N c., $25; Lexington,
Va. $40 Martinsburg w. Va, SIS; Ladies' Society,
Charleston, w. Va, 800; Hendricks w. Va, $3.50;
First Church, Lynchburg, Va, $50; Bethel Church,
5000; Parsons Church. S. Hampton, Va, 1880;
Ladies' Society, Appomattox, Va, So First Church,
Charlotte, n. c., $10 First Church, Danville, Va,
So; Rose Hill, Va, $50 "an aumnus,'
First Church, Durham, N. c.. $25; Davis
Memorial, Elkins, w. Va, $40; Dorches-
ter. Va. $780, Chatham, Va, So; First Church,
Winston-Salem n. c., 800; "a friend" Pittsburg,
Pa. $40; "a friend" st. Louis, Mo, 900 Pre-
viously reported $159SS.24. Total in cash to date
$17458O1.
There is left still one more chance-dnd but one
for friends to contribute in time to secure
the addition of % per cent to whatever they may
give, for the Board of Trustees of the Seminary
meets on May g. and at this meeting our liberal
benefactor will add 25 per cent to all the cash we
have then hand.
Will you not, therefore, forward your contri
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
MISSIONARY UNION OF LEXINGTON pRnsRx
Terry.

Inc second annual meeting of the Woman's Mis-
slonary Union of Lexington Presbytery will be
held June 9th and 9TH at Messy Creek Va most
interesting program has been arranged for this
meeting including paper on Home Mission Work
by MISS Mattoon of Staunton; a paper on Cove
nanters' Work by Elizabeth Preston Allan The
Young Peoples Department will be conducted nv
Miss Josefa Allan Secretary of the young peoples
work of the Synodica Union
rev. and Mrs. j. Mercer Blain, missionaries TO
Onlha, VIII address the Union the first day and
rev. WIN. Sheppard and wife, missionaries to
Africa, the second day, An interesting collection
Oh curlos and full table of missionary literature
will be on exhibition
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
THE VIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY

The ninetythird annual meeting of the Bible
society OF Virginia was held Sunday night
April 18th, in st. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
church, Richmond. The Rev r. W. FORSYTH re-
tor OF 81. Pauls, preached the annual sermon from
the text, Roman 4, For whatsoever things
were written aforetime written for our learn
ing, that we through patience and comfort of the
Scriptures might have hope" The sermon was of
most practical and effective character setting forth
the importance of the distribution of the Scrip
lures at home and in all the dark lands of heather
DOM
The secretary, Rev. VIM. S. Campbell presented
the annual report showing successful years work
Th1rty-siX thousand one hundred and forty-three
Bibles have been put into circulation of which
1924 were given away The contribution for the
past year from churches and other sources amount
ed to $4,56115, an increase of 81 $50 80 over the
previous year. The officers elected from the Board
of Managers for the ensuing year are Rev DR. J.
Calvin Stewart, President; Vice-President Rev
J. j. Gravatt; DR. Russell Cecil DR.. W. J. Young
DIR. w. II. Whitsitt. Rev. II. p Atkins Rev. c. A.
Marks and DR.. Paul Mcneil; Secretary and Gen
eral Agent, Rev VIM. S. Campbell, and Treasurer
James Whittet.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
NOTES FROM THE PREsBYTER1Es


M"hfe"6urg-The following paper was adopted
unanimously, and ordered sent to the General As
SeHlpiy IN the form of memorial
In view of recent discussions however 1imitod
anu uiiuer Whatever cover, the Presbytery of Mub-
lenburg, that her position may be understood Inv,
the General Assembly and the church at 1oroe
hereby declares that the question of Organic ITnf
with the Presbyterian Church U. S. A. is not neces
'"iHy peIore the General Assembly; that there is
as we understand It, no disingenuous, logical con-
hectlon between the action of the Charlotte Con
Venlon and Organic Union. and that il is orr con
vlction that agitation of this subject on tbe floor
OF the Assembly will prove disastrous to the nrac
teal efficiency of church work
And the Presbytery of Muhenburg herein further
uecres mat this deliverance is made in the spirit
OF Christian fellowship; is not moved bv sectional
Ieenng is enacted under the persuasion that the
southern Church, now so blest in her aggressive
WORK. can best conserve the interests of Christ's
kingdom by the concentration of her energies to
the field now Immediately before her: and further
that there are no conditions which require her IN
reopen and rediscuss the distinctive nrincin1es
winch she reaffirmed at the Nashville Assembly in
union with the Synod of Kentucky
F0Tt worth by vote of 10 to 10 refused to en-
roll the Rev. VIM Caldwell on the ground that
by the action of the Synod last fall in SUSTAINING
Ihe complaint OF certain parties he is now neither
member of the Presbytery nor pastor Of tbe
First Church of Fort Worth, but under the juris
dlcuon OF the Presbytery of Baltimore Northern
church whence he originally came
Tuscaloosa overturned the Assembly TO amor
ton to the Presbyteries amount needed for the
ministerial relief; to designate Home Mission
work as Assembly's Home Mission Work in Synods
of Louisiana, Florida Arkansas and Texas; to
direct the Stated Clerk to omit the initials w G.
attached to the unemployed ministers
Transy1Udnid, desiring cordial fraternal re1as
Hons with all evangelical churches "earnestI
overtures the Assembly not to commit our Church
to any closer relationship than that contemplated
in the plan submitted by the Conference"
Greenbrier adopted paper overturing the AS
semby to refuse approval of the Articles of Agree
ment
chesapeake express the opinion that our Church
should withdraw from the Conference on Closer
Relations. or if it continues in present relations
that it insist upon equal representation of each
constituent church in the proposed council. and
eliminate the clauses to asking and receiving
from the churches a larger grant of power"
Louisville approves the Articles of Agreement
and asks the Assembly to adopt them. and over
lures for a Branch Depository of the Committee
of Publication at Louisville.
The Presbyteries of Paris, Eastern Texas and
Central Texas have cOncurred in asking the Gen
eral Assembly to establish somewhere west of the
Mississippi Branch Depository of our publication
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
PERSONAL.

Henry Rutherford Elliot,
editor and publisher of The
Church Economist, died on
April 18th, at his home, in New
York, about 81 years of age.
Mr.. Elliot was an elder of the
West End Church, and the elf
cient secretary of the New
York Presbyterian Union. He
was at one time connected with
The Evangelist, DR.. H. M.
Fields paper, and since then
has done a good work for the
churches in the conduct of The
Church Economist.
Our beloved brother, the Rev.
b. f. Bedinger, of Lunenburg
County, Va, has the deep sym
pathy of his brethren and many
friends in the affection he has
suffered in the death of his only
daughter, Miss Louise Beding-
er, which occurred in Louis
vile, KY, on April II.
The Rev. DR.. George Alex
ander, President of the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, has sailed for Palestine,
Egypt and Syria, to visit the
various stations in those
countries.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02

Some Suggestions Touching Organic Union and
the Course of DR. Francis r. Beattie ard the Chris
ttdB Observer Concerning the Same, by Col.
Bennett H. Young Louisville. KY. is a reprint of
the articles by Colonel Young which have had
wide reading and awakened much interess through
out our Church
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-02
TIKI CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.

putlon Immediately to Mr.. Jno. S. Munce. Treas
urer, F. 0. Box 49, Richmond Va?
"Qut otto dat, bis dat"
A. ID. p GuMoUR,
Financial Agent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21

J. A. Murphy, who appears with
Eloise Willard at the Orpheum, is a
student of the stage and for some time
past has been collecting statistics and
patiently investigating the chorus girl
question. During this investigation MIR.
Murphy has gathered some figures that
are decidedly interesting.
His records are of 300 girls, concern
ing whom he has been able to get facts,
or reputed facts at first hand. OF these
119 were single when interviewed, for
ty-six married. twenty-One had been
divorced. and the rest wouldn't, or at
least didn't, put themselves on record.
Of those who came from other fields
OF industry eighteen were formerly
models, thirty-thTee salesgirls, twelve
manicure artists" seventeen stenog-
raphers, six music teachers, seven mill
liners and four nurses, while of former
school tea ehers cash girls, housemaids,
private teachers and artists there was
one each.
The average age is estimated by Mr..
Murphy at q years. The average week
~ income, even disTegaTding the fig
ures offered by the press agent, is $3.50,
but this only from twenty 10 forty
weeks a year, making the years in
come S645, with an average rehearsal
period of five weeks without pay.
Two Of the girls owned automobiles.
three owned horses and 300 had jewels
and furs. Ninety-six described them
selves as members Of wealthy families.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21
TRAIN HITS LANDSLIDE.
soutE ern Pacific Express Runs Into
Slide Near Delta, Cal.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 20.-About 9
o'clock this evening the southbOund
Oregon express Nc. Is. due to arrive
in this city at 5 O'Clock tomorrow
morning, ran into a landslide half q
mile above the town of Delta.
According TO meager dispatches here
the two engines attached to the train
we're reduced to scrap iron. Two mail
cars were derailed and rolled down the
embankment into the ditch alongside
the track, and a baggage car stopped
on the edge of the embankment
After the cars had piled up and
while the train crew was working
among the wreckage, a second land
slide came sweeping down the hill,
partly burying a portion Of the debris.
Engineer Dennis Freel Of Dunsmuir
was in the track Of the slide and was
hurled by it into the midst of the
wreckage. When taken. out he was
dead.
Engineer FreeI was one Of the old
est engine drivers in the service of
the Southern Pacific in this part of the
state. A wreCking train and crew left
this city for the scene of the wreck at
LAS tonight, and it is now estimated
that the track viii not be open for
traffic for eighteen hours or more.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21

Kidney troubles lame the back, so
that every exertion or sudden twist
sends keen stab of pain through the
Joins and kidneys. Those paralyzing
twinges are sure proof of trouble in
the kidneys. Backache is but the dull
throbbing of corgested. infiamed kid
neys. Headache dizzy spells and Ian
guor are the effects of uric acid poi
soning. Puffy swellings beneath the
eyes, bloating Of ankles and limbs.
weak heart and rheumatic pains are
due TO inaction of the kidneys.
The kidneys are the filters Of the
blood. Their business is to remove the
poisons and to pass them off in the
urine, together with the watery waste
from food and drink. If the kidneys
are inactive, these poisons and this
waste are left If the body, to do dam
age everywhere The kidneys them
selves become affected in time, and fail
a prey to wasting diabetes or fatal
Bright's disease.
It is best to give the kidneys help as
soon as pain or uneasiness is felt in the
small of the back or loins, or when any
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21
CNew York WORLDLY

The penalty for conviviality is five
dollars or ten days, two dollars or four
days" and SO On-ths day" always reck-
oned at 80 cents.
The tar and turpeutine stin is always
twelve miles further on. The tuTpentine
business is nearly finished
The state needs forestry. Where the
pine trees have been boxed for turpen-
tine they yield to fire, oak scrub springs
up. or white sand CLEANS in g semi
desert.
Most razorback pigs are black.
The governor OF North Carolina spends
some time each winter in temperance
hotel The governor Of South Carolina
was right.
The colured men are blacker than in
the north White help" supplants them
in many hotels.
Quail are bigger and lighter in color.
Small houses nave 10 UndeTpinning.
A very black boy i years old acts as a
brakeman On n cross country railway.
Many o. the names are Scottish, like
Mckenzie, Wallace, McVickaT.
The 'ScOtCh-i-ish" immigration into
North Carolina began in 1893. when
England ruined the wooden industry in
Ireland Of 39l such immigrants even of
that early day only thirteen made their
mark" There were 2G00 such immi-
grants A splendid stock
Cabin Chimneys are built OF pitch-pine
sticks. Well daubcd with mortar inside.
they remain unburned for years. In a
small cabin the chimney is the whole end
Of the one room.
Southern Pines village claims more
painted houses in proportion than any
other town of its size in the state"
Numbered land has been bought in re-
cent years for less than 81 an acre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21
TORTURED BY
ITCHING ECZEMA
Suffered Tremendous Itching Over
Whole BOdy-Sc Scratched Until
BIed-WOrse at Night, With
Soreness and ExCruciating Pains
"A Western Ladys
WONDERFUL CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Last year ct this time I suffered
with a tremendous itching on my
back, which grew worse and worse, un-
til it spread over the whole body, and
only my face and hands were free.
For four months or so suffered the
torments Of the damned, and had to
scratch, scratch, scratch, until l bled.
At night when ] went to bed things
got worse, and I had at times to get
up and scratch my body al over, until
! was as sore as could be, and until l
suffered excrueiating pains. did not
know what it was, and resorted to a
number Of blood purifiers, using at
times also Cuticura Soap They told
me then that I was suffering from
eczema. Then l made up my mind
that I would also use Cuticura ONT
ment and Cuticura Resolvent. used
them according TO instructions, and very
soon indeed l was greatly relieved. /
continued until wei, and now ] am
ready to recommend the Cuticura REM
edies to any one who suffers as did your
obedient servant Mrs Mary Metzger,
Sweetwater, Okla, June %, 1906"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-21
PITTSBURG GOES
I TO DEMOCRATS
Guthrie Elected Mayor Over Jenkin-
son After Bitterly Waged
Campaign.
ELECTIONS OVER STATE
WOMEN CHOSEN SCHOOL DIREc-
TORS IN PHILADELPHIA.

Pittsburg. Feb. 20.-After one ot the
most bitterly fought municipal cam
paigns, with the greatest vote which
was ever cast in this city, George w.
Guthrie, mayoraIty candidate of the
citizens party, the democratic party
and the civic league. defeated his op-
ponent, Alexander VI. JenkinsOn, by a
majority Of 1000 in 23O out OF 257 cleo
ton districts. IN 1903 Mayor Hayes,
the present republican. incumbent re-
Ceived q majority OF 1871. Since that
time three new wards have been added
to the city.
The campaign throughout has been
one of vituperation and recrimination
and charges of crookedness emanated
from both sides almost hourly. Whole
sale arrests were made during the last
days of the campaign for repeating
and cOlOnizing, lodging houses We're
Taided, and men carrying Illegal tax
receipts were hustled to the police sta
tons. The day was characterized by
fights at polling places, and in two
districts the election boards were hailed
into court, charged with refusing to al
low negroes to vote.
George 3. Logan, the candidate for
mayor OF the good government party
in Allegheny, was defeated by Charles
+. Kirschner, republican. KirsChner' s
majority was $3.50.
The feature of the campaign in Allie
gheny was the part taken in it by
women. Throughout the entire day
they held meetings Of prayer for the
election Of Logan, and carried sand
witches and coffee to the workers at
the polls, while brass bands played
patriotic and popular airs IN the neigh
bCrhOOd Of the polling places.