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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
GETTING HoTTER-No RAIN.
No Encouragement for Grass in To-
days Weather Forecast.

There are plenty of indications of rain
today and predictions have been abund-
ant from the street curbs but the
weather bureau has paid no attention
to either the predictions nor the indi-
cations and has sent out a forecast
which reads, Slightly cloudy and
warmer, this evening and Friday"
The temperatures have been slightly
higher today than they have been for
some time past and the guess is that
the mercury viii continue to rise until
a rain comes to break the spell. The
minimum for today was so reached ear
" this morning and the maximum Of
50 reached yesterday. has already been
passed today. The wind which is blow
ing from the north and is but little
more than a breeze, registering but
three miles an hour, comes in starts
and jerks.
The hourly temperatures for the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
BAD SHOOTING.
1t Causes Mortal Wounding of a
Trooper at Target Practice.

St Louis, No, June 14.=Albert
Terrill, a negro private in troop I sta
toned at Jefferson barracks. was prob
ably mortally wounded Tuesday while
acting as marker during target prac-
The accident is remarkable in view of
the precautions the war departme
has taken of late years to prevent just
such mishaps.
The steel pellet of the marksman
flew wide of the bulls eye, struck the
lower horizontal round of the steel
frame supporting the paper target and
bounded downwards.
Terrill was standing in the concrete
pit behind the butts. staring upward to
watch the striking point of the bullet
lungs.
The accident is said to be probably
the first of its nature in the history of
the army rifle range.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
SANTA FE MEN GET THE MINES.
jackson & walker. Of wichita, the
Purchasers OF Devlin Properties.

It developed today that the name
of the Wichita firm which has pur-
chased ali of the stock OF the Craw-
ford County Coal company. the Dew
lin-Mfller Coal company, and the Ga
lena, FTontenac & Northern railroad
from the Devlin estate Is Jackson &
Walker, the firm Of Wichita coal men
who have been representing the Santa
Fe coal department at Wichita, and
are the biggest dealers in that city
The control Of this big block OF
Devlin properties will give jackson &
Walker a strong hold on the southern
Kansas coal business
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
FRISCO TRAINS MEET.
Crash Together While Running at a
High Rate of Speed

Joplin. No. June 1.-THE Frisco pas
senger train that left St. Louis last
night and a freight train collided head
on between Wentworth and Pierce
City. No, this morning A number Of
persons were injured, several seriously.
Both trains were running at high speed.
Official Statement.
Springfield, Mo, June 14.-At the gen
eral offices of the Frisco railway in this
city it was stated that only three pas
sengers and two of the train crew were
injured, none seriously. IN the collision
near Pierce City No one was killed.
Both engines and ali the cars remained
on the track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
J.R. BURTON MAKES 4 CALL.
Ex-senator Drops in and Declines to
Do Any Talking.

Ex-senator J. Ralph Burton came to
Topeka today, and called at State Treas
urer T. T. Kelly's office and on some Of
his other Topeka friends.
No statement to make, nothing at all
to say. and besides I am IN hurry to
catch a train" was all the interview
that the ex-senator would grant this
morning, as he hurried away from the
state house.
Senator Burton was wearing a broad
brimmed straw hat of brown color. and
the absence of style in his makeup was
obvious. He came to Topeka late We'd
nesday night, and left this mornipg for
Abilene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
UNCLE SAM TO PAY.
Meat Inspection Measure Agreed Upon
by House Committee.

Washington, June 14=The house
committee on agriculture agreed on a
meat inspection amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill at $50
last night. It place sthe cost of in
spectiOn on the government and makes
an automatic appropriation of $1,000
600 year to pay this cost.
All meat and meat products which
enter interstate commerce must bear
government labels which guarantee
that the product has been made Of
healthful meat and has been put up in
a sanitary manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
WEBSTER MAY ENJOIN.
BituIithic Paving Company May Block
Kansas Avenue Work.

There is rumor current this after
noon to the effect that the Kansas
Bitulithic company will not enter bid
for repaving Kansas avenue but will
bring injunction proceedings to whoever
is awarded the contract by the council
on the grounds that the contract should
have been awarded TO them in the first
instance, that they were the lowest bid
ders for the work.
Maybe some of these people know
more about my work than 1 do is the
only answer Fred Webster, agent for
the eompany. would give.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
Harpster Won't Accept Pardon.

Guthrie. Okla. June 14.=AI Harp
ster. who IS serving a life term in the
Kansas state penitentiary for the mur-
der of Martin Julian a year ago, but
who has been proven to be an inno-
cent man by the dying confession Of
Byron Cole, near Enid. last week, will
not accept a pardon. but will ask that
his name be cleared of the crime by
a retrial The application for a re-
hearing will be submitted to Judge
Bayard T. Hainer next Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14

Rockland Me. June 14.-With al
most perfect weather conditions and
every prospect of exceeding the speed
Of 9 knots an hour called for in the
contract. the battleship Georgia left
this harbor today for her official en-
durance run She must maintain the
required speed for four hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
Killed by Natives.

Cairo, June 14.@Captain S. c. Bull
of the Sixth, Inniskilling, dragons, was
killed and four other British officers
were badly injured by natives near
Tantag yesterday. The affair appears
to be the outcome of the recent Pan
Islarnic campaign carried on during the
Anglo-Turkish dispute over the Tabah
boundary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14

A recent decision of the state su-
preme court which says that personal
service of papers must be made in
land cases may result in a bad tangle
of titles in state school lands. Captain
Gibson. the land commissioners in the
Office OF the state auditor. Is receiving
a great many letters from people who
hope to gain title to land on the
ground that the supreme court de-
cision vitiates the existing title
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14
Afnr Yohe Returns.

New York. June 14.-Among the
passengers who arrived on the steamer
1desaba from London was May Yohe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-14

Chicago, June 14-Forecast for
Kansas: Partly cloudy and warmer
senight ana Friday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
Decidedly "Willin'."

Miss Maude Adams has favor
ite story about a certain Miss
Johnsing," and an uncertain "Cul-
peper Pete," once known to her.
The man, says Miss Adams, was
an unusually basl1ful colored per-
son, and she goes on:
Pete became enamored Of the
dusky maiden, and not having the
courage to pop" face to face, call
ed up the house where she worked
and asked for her over the tele-
phone. When he got her. on the
line he asked:
us dat. Miss Jonnsing:
"Ya-as." 49,.
"Well Miss Johnsing, Use got a
most important question to ask
you."
"Ya-as."
''Wil you marry me?"
"Ya-as. Who is it, please"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
RStuck to His Theory.

Arthur E. Bostwick, the head Of
the circulation department of New
York's free libraries, tells this story
to the New York Tribune about a
German professor of Jena, who be-
longed to the Haeck1in school:
"The professor got shipwrecked
off tropical isand. AS soon as the
ship struck the old gentleman leap
ed overheard and swan ashore.
"But no sooner was he on dry
land than he turned and plunged
into the water again, and swan
back to the ship.
HE seized his stout wife in his
arms, 1eaped headlong overheard,
and, despite his burden, again
reached shore in safety.
"There the captain, who had al
ready landed, said to him in an
amused tone:
why didn't you save your wife
the first time?
":Ah,' said the professor, with a
satisfied smile, Il was bound to save
myself first, you know. Self-pres-
ervation is natures highest law "
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
AUDITORS NOTICE.

Assessment of Real Estate and
Personal property for year, 1906.
I, or an authorized agent, will be- at
the following places named below, for
the purpose of taking returns OF real
estate and personal property for the
year, 1906.
At Newberry January 1st to 18th.
At Whitmire Monday, January IS.
Al Maybinton Tuesday, January 10.
At Glymphville Wednesday, Jan.17.
At Walton Thursday, January 1S.
At Ponaria Friday, January 10.
At Jolly Street Monday, January ~.
At Little Mountain Tuesday, Jan. 23
At O'Neall Wednesday, January "a.
At St. Luke's THURSDAY, January rs.
At Prosperity Fri. & Sat. Jan. 26, II
At Longshore's Monday, January 20
At Chappells Tuesday, January 3o
And at Newberry until February
2oth AFTER which time penalty of so
Der cent will be added against parties
failing to make returns.
While on the rounds my office will
be open each day for the purpose OF
receiving returns there.
The law requires tax on all notes,
mortgages and moneys, also an IN
come tax on gross incomes OF $4,000
and upwards.
There shall be capitation tax OF
50 cents on all dogs, the proceeds to
be expended for school purposes.
Dogs not returned for taxation shall
not be held to be property in any OF
the Courts OF this State.
All males between the ages of Fl
and 90 years except Confederate SOL
diers or those persons incapable Of
earning a support by being manned
or from any other cause are liable to
poll tax
Real Estate is to he reassessed this
wear. Each tract or lot of land must
be assessed separately, also state to
assessor if YOU have bought OF sold
any real estate since last year.
All property must be assessed at
its true value in money" which is con-
strued to mean "the sum Of money
for which said property under ordl-
narv circumstances would sell tor
cash."
Don't ask that your property be
taken from books the same as last
year. All property must be listed on
proper blank and sworn to.
Name of township and school dis
trict must be given.
w. w. Cromer,
Auditor Newberry County.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
NoAOne to Take Dogs Place.

A traveller was once passing on
horseback through a backwoods
region where the inhabitants were
notoriously shiftless. Arriving
at dilapidated shant at the noon
hour, he inquired what were the
prospects for getting dinner.
The head of the family, who had
been absorbed in Sresting" On a log
in front of his dwelling, replied
that he Guessed mad hev suthin
onto the table putty soon"
Thus encouraged, the traveller dis
mounted. But to his ,chagrin, he
found the food to be such that he
could not force himself to partake
of it. Making such excuses as he
could for lack of appetite, he hap
PLY bethought himself of a kind of
nourishment that he might venture
to take there. He asked for some
milk.
I'VE don't hev milk any more,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
JapS in Texas.

A Japanese syndicate has pur-
chased a tract of 10000 acres in
Bee county, in the San Antonio re-
gion and 900 japanese families are
to be settled upon it to engage in the
cultivation of tea and silk, says the
New York Tribune. The tea plant
it has been demonstrated hourlshes
we'll in Texas, and mulberry trees
GROW even better than in Japan.
There is reason, therefore, to hope
that before many years the Japan
ese colonists in Texas will be able
largely to increase the wealth of
this country and to diversity its
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
RAN A BLIND TIGER.
The Strange Propensity Of White Man
VINO Is Proprietor Of One Thousand
Acres In 'sPossum Kingdom"

Down in the lower end Of Green
vile county, says the Greenville cor
respondent of the State, is "Possum
Kingdom" ;" From whence origina-
ted this name there is no record IN
history, but everybody knows where
the Kingdom is. There are good
people and prosperous folks in that
section, but alas, there are some
others of an entirely different class
and upon this latter bunch of man
kind the officers have waged war.
Ali day in sleet, rain and wind the
local members Of the State consta-
bulary wended their way through
mud and slush into every nook and
corner of the kingdom, and the
search for illicit goods was by no
means in vain. It was just the day
to catch the tiger in his house. The
weather was such he could not sell
liquor out doors, and the officers, al
ways wary, taking advantage of this
fact, struck uponThursday as an
ideal day to corral some big game.
And they were not disappointed.
The biggest haul made was at the
home of one Reuben Dorkins, a
white man past middle age, whom
the officers allege has given trouble
from the time the dispensary law
was enacted. He owns more than
1000 acres of the best land in that
section of Greenville county, but
his inordinate desire to sell liquor,
the officers say, gets away with his
good sense and he gets out of one
''scrape" only to return to his old
tricks. Why the owner of such val
liable property-a fortune for half
dozen men-could engage in the
nefarious traffic of dispensing
blockade liquor to the lowest class
of his neighbors by the drink or any
larger quantity desired, is more
than the officers can understand.
But such is the mania Of this man.
The officers found a complete bar
in his possession, all the measuring
pots, drinking glasses and general
paraphernalia.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
TILLMAN IN COLUMBIA.
Gave His Views on the Dispensary Sit
nation Had Prepared No Bill, But
Offered Suggestions.

Senator Tillman was in Colur1-
b;a on Thursday, says the Colum-
bia correspondent of the News and
Courier and gave his views to
snembers friendly to the dispensary.
ERe said he had prepared no bill,
but simply offered those interested
the suggestions he made at Gafney,
Anderson, Edgeheld, Lancaster,
Yorkville and other places. He sug-
gests that the purchases be made by
annual contract by some committee,
legislative or special committee is
agreeable. He would have such a
committee purchase by contract
from the lowest bidder, first spirits
and then whiskey from bond. Then
he would have the state dispensary
rectify or mix the liquors, blend
and fix them to suit. He would
buy nc case goods of any sort or
description, and then have the COM
missioner order out such liquor as
was actually needed under the con-
tract and contract prices agreed
upon for the year, and limit the Of
ders to actual needs under penalty.
"A number Of the friends Of a state
dispensary have been talking over
the situation, and it is likely that a
bill will be presented as the result.
In the meanwhile there are scores
of bills in opposition, and this is
likely to mean confusion and COM
pEcation and sticking for pet meas
ures, while the state dispensary ad-
vocates are working for one and
only one bill.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
Husband With a Good Memory.

"I suppose every woman has
times of regret for the romantic
days Of her honeymoon says a
very contented raatron, according
to the Washington Post. "When
I was first married I felt perfectly
sure that we'd never forget to keep
a single one Of our anniversaries
the anniversary of Our first meet
ing, of engagement, was started
out with so many to keep. The 9TH
er day somebody asked me what
year I was married in and l posi-
lively couldn't tell till I'd stopped to
think. told my husband about it.
:" Just imagine my forgetting
what year it was said. Can you
always rernember?'
OF course I can,' he said. l
never forget
"This touch of sentiment sur-
prised me so that I was on the point
of saying something very nice in
deed to him, when he went on:
The way I remember it, he
said, is by the Worlds Fair. That
was in 49,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
CanarieS.

Some times a canary's coat gets
a pale, sick1y yellow. Give him
half an ounce of ground red pepper
such as is used on your table and
let the bird eat it as he likes. In
a week he'll turn beautiful orange
color. Bird lice are troublesome at
times. A pinch of powdered saffron
put under the wings will drive away
the pests. Gravel in the cage every
day and a dish of tepid water for a
bath every other day are indlspen-
sable to the singers health and hap
piness.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16

State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
Court of Common Pleas
Caroline Jones, Plaintiff,
Against
Jason Jones, ct al. Defendants.
Complaint for Partition.
By virtue of an order Of Court
herein, will sell at public auction
before the Court House at Newber-
ry, S. c., on Salesday in February,
1906, all that lot or parcel Of land,
of which the late Joseph Jones died
seized and possessed, lying and be-
ing in that part of the Town of
Newberry, S. c., known as "Gravel
Town." and bounded by lands Of
Guilford Snowden, DR.. James Nc
Intosh and the Southern Railway
Co., fronting o3 feet on Street
a plat of which will be exhibited on
day of Sale.
Terms of sale: One half cash and
one half on a credit of twelve
months, with interest from day of
sale with a bond of the purchaser
and mortgage of the premises;
with leave to purchaser to antici-
pate the payment Of the credit por-
ton in whole or in part. The build
ing on said lot to be insured and
the policy assigned to the Master.
The purchaser to pay for papers
and recording same.
H. H. Rikard,
Master.
Masters Office, Jan. II, 1906.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16

products by adding tea and silk TO
our exports, Or at least diminish the
amount which the United States
buys of the Orient. The Japanese
who are going to Texas do not ex-
pect to form settlement exclusive
" BY themselves after the Chinese
fashion, but will adopt American
ways and customs, and become
good American citizens.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
State of South Carolina,
County of NeWberry.

State Of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
Bv Tohn C. Wilson, Esq, Probate
Judge.
Whereas J. H. Singley hath
made suit to me, to grant him Let
ters Of Administration of the Es-
tate of and effects of G. Melvin
Singley, with will annexed.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kim
dred and creditors of the said G.
Melvin Singley, deceased, that they
be and appear before me, in the
Court of Probate, to be held at
Newberry On Friday, January 10,
next after publication thereof, at
II o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the
said Administrator should not be
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
NOah'S Misfortune.

Il have always felt sorry for
Noah," said the large-hearted man.
II don't see the need of it." said
the man of the shrunken sy1npa-
thies. "Look to me as if Noah got
off pretty we'll"
"But Just think of it. When the
waters subsidized there was not soul
left for him to ask, Now. what did
I tell you?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
Resigned.

Now" said the physician who is
noted for his heavy charges, Il
must take your temperature.
"All right" responded the patient
in a tone of utter resignation.
"You've got about everything else
7 own There is no reason why you
shouldn't take that toe" Paris
Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16

drawled the head OF the house.
The dogs dead-died week afore
last"
"The dog" cried the traveller.
But what has that got to do
with it,"
"Well," explained thel1 ost lnedi-
tatively, " the critters don't seem ter
know 'nough ter c'm up ter be milk
ed themselves. The dog he used
ter 90 n fetch 'em up."-Youth's
Companion.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
ReaSsured.

"You haven't married me just
to spite somebody else, have you =
she asked, looking anxiously up into
his honest blue eyes.
mo, dear,'' he absentmlndedly
replied. Il took you for your mon
ey alone" ."-Chicago Record Herald
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
There is a curious superstition IN

There is curious superstition IN
Jamaica that if a death occurs IN
the house all water in it is poisoned
at once and must be thrown away,
the reason given being that death
cools his 'sting" after destroying
life in the first water he finds, and
as no one can tell-death being in
visible-what jar he may choose it
is safest to throw it all away. Care
f,11 people to save trouble even carry
All water out of the house lnlrnedl-
atelv before a death is expected.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16


Its peculiar LEGAL organization makes it the STRONGEST Lite
Company America. nearly years old. 1t gives
the Greatest Guarantees the Policies Insurance Com
pany less COST Its participating LESS than other
company doing business in this section.
Actual Result Of a 20 Payment Life Policy.
20 YEAR DIVIDEND INVESTMENT PERIOD
Issued in 1885 Maturing in 1905
Age at Issue, PER $1,000 Annual Premium, s25.9o
SETTLEMENT OPTIONS:
Total Cash Value $655.
ng padin besides twenty years
Cash Dividend, 1907.
(Being 1913 per cent of the total premiums pad)
Total Paid-up Insurance, Sl7l0.
What other Company is doing so we'll?
Call to see Us. ROBERT NORRIS, Genl Agt,
Ofce:over Post Office. Newberry, s. c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
TIE HERALD AND NEWS.

granted.
Given under my hand, this 22
dav of December, Anno Domini,
1905.
]. c. Wilson,
J. P. N. c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16
AS to Pensions.

I will be at the auditors ofhee
each Saturday in January to receive
applications for new pensions. Old
pensioners are not required to ap-
ply.
=. o.: w. C. Peterson,
~: Pension Commissioner.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16

miss Deepley does make some
of the most inapt quotations" re-
marked Bragg.
"Yes?" queried hewitt. WHAT
for instance
swell, last night I remarked that
| always avoided political discus
sion because I didn't want to make
fool of myself, and she said, One
cannot paint the lily or gild refined
gold" "-Philadelphia Press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-16

Can you tell me where there IS
a good doctor :"
"Well, there is a dead one down
in the next block.