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produced was brought to him that there several
people trading in Larkins' store at the time of Tie
shooting; that Larkns and Caldwell were both there,
and that several persons were there when the shot
fired, and these persons were ready to testify
that the condemned men were there also.
This is all the evidence that is before the Cover
nor and this evidence he gave the respite to the
condemned men. Edward Eppes, being convinced by
his researches of the guilt of Caldwell and
Larkns regards this last another attempt to free
these murderers by manufactured testimony from
their friends, and he has proven each attempt In
turn to be false he is confident of his ability to yet
evidence to offset this last attempt.
In the meantime, Caldwell and Larkins are in the
under sixty-day respite granted by the Governor
Duval County Jail, condemned to death and living
Sunday, May 9.
This as has been said, is one of the most perplcx
ing that has arisen in the history of the
administration of justice in Florida. Opinion in
Leon County is divided as to the guilt or innocence
of Caldwell and Lafkns. A petition, signed by a
number of prominent professional and business men
in Tallahassee, presented to the Governor some
time before he issued his repreve There are Others
of equal prominence who declare themselves az salts
fled that these guilty, and who insist that in
view of the fact that there are more than $4,000
negroes and less than 1000 white people in Leon
County, sautary lesson Is needed for the protcc-
ton Of the lives of the white people from ignorant
vicious and degraded negroes, to which class Caldwell
and Larkins belong.
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A Most Pen'pleximg Case
Continued from Third Page

said that Caldwell looked like the negro who was
with Edwards. Edwards testified the stand that
both Caldwell and Larkins were with him when he,
Edwards, fired the shot that killed my father. He
afterwards confessed that this statement false,
and that neither Caldwell nor Larkns knew anything
about the shooting. The morning that Isham Ed.
wards was hanged | got permission from the Sheriff
to visit him in the Jail. On his way to the scaffod
| said: Edwards you are going to the gallows.
Nothing can save YOU / don't want any innocent
men to suffer account of my fathers murder Tell
me the truth about this thing, now that you have
last chance" Edwards replied 81 amt gwine ter
tell you nothin'. I gwine ter be hung and l gwine
ter save dem boys if l kim"
This is the story told by Eppes which, as has
been said he peced out by weeks of search and days
and nights spent in covering the ground running
down every clue that pointed to solution OF the
mystery, and interviewing every person who was the
least likely to throw any light upon it.
Governor Broward has spent much time and has
used his contingent fund for the purpose OF getting
at the truth about Caldwell and Iarkins There is
a mass of evidence file in his office, the perlsal
of which will not satisfy the mind of any person
interested that Caldwell and Larkins are guilty.
The substance of this evidence is as follows:
The only way in which Caldwell and Larkins
have been connected with the murder OF Mr.. Eppes
is by the testimony of Isham Edwards at the trial
of these two men, After he had given this testi-
mony Edwards confessed that he had perjured him
self and that the idea he had in laying part OF the
guilt on Caldwell and Larkns that if he could
divide the responsibility it might 60 easier with
him. but after he was convicted and sentenced to be
hanged he told the truth to clear the two men
whom his testimony had convicted.
The day that Governor Broward signed the re-
prieve for Caldwell and Larkins evidence not before
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to carry him through in style until the next opening
of the intelligence Office for the hiring of public
wants. Now, what pickings do We getH The glad
hand with nothing in it.. The happy smile with no
coin back of the patriots grin. To be few
dubs here and there get beer money, and of the
lucky ones get the price of pair of shoes three
dollars worth of groceries, or something like that
an insult would call it to experts like ourselves
was talking to Senator Jimmy Tolliver about
it. ran against him at the postoice the other day
and after he handed be the hearty fondle he says:
Pat, it's sight for eyes to you again IN
our fair city. Pm resting from me strenuous labors
in voting for the railway rate bill"
Jimmy, Jimmy" | says, "why did We do tY
Don't We know it yer hand that helped to strike
me off the free pass list and keep me from me pro-
fession of continent jumperH"
Don't cry Pat" says Tolliver, "Its all bluff
We just threw little molasses' public opinion
and the House will scrape it off and haul the bill to
the scrap pile Don't worry, yell get yer pass il
We have to be put on the roll an assistant attor
ney"
Senator" I says, "what do We think of the pri
mary systemH"
Don't mention it, Pat" says jim. "The sound
of the word gives me the shvers, and think of the
narrow squeak had in the last primary II ye'd
pour hot milk down me back and say primary, sure
the milk would turn to ice cream before 1t had
travelled a foot. This is confidential Pat; I know
l can trust we. Publicly I'm delighted with the pri
mary system. IT'S bird of freedom, and far be it
from me to applaud the lad that's waiting behind
q bush to give it death blow with slung'shot
Forget me hasty and passionate expression about
primary chills."
With that Jimmy sauntercd off, the quintessencc
of Senatorial dignity, radiant vision of statesman
whose greatest pleasure in life is to take the horny
hand of the common people in his peifumcd and Oozy
grasp
He's me friend. When me soul is bursting and
me heartstrings are giving me the toothache can
90 to Jimmy Tolliver and he will soothe me like
trained nurse will pet and cajole dyspeptic Million
aire. Amt that the truth, SpottsS Ye know it is,
We sly dog.
poured out me feelings to our fat but active
friend Heay the other day about the primary law.
"Tut tut, Pat" says the genial Major "There's as
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Shaking tine
Old Plum Tree
CONTINUED from Preceding Pagel

nation from every pore, and his enthusiasm knows
not the beginning of wane. From a campaigning
tour which tracked the doughty Abrams and beat
him to sandstil he passed through Jacksonville in
time to vote and went to Tallahassee to catch up
with the accumulation of work there. lie has taken
again to the stump and his program includes speeches
mt all the dangerous points along the line, and will
primary. He may be wrong but NO MAN Is ABLE
TO SUCCESSFULLY STAND AGAINST HIM in u
debate on the merits of this proposition.
For what are known as the minor Offices in the
Legislature, sometimes called attaches the early
birds are as numerous AZ sparrows in the park OF
May morning. Charley Finley will contest with Mr..
Appeyard for the position of Secretary Of the Sen
ate. Charley has been counting since the pri
mary, but Thomas Is far too astute politician to
trust all his eggs in the one basket of Railroad Com
missioner and like the redOubtable James q. Blaine
he has doubt cast anchor to windward fastened
by cable which counts seventeen Senators among its
strands.
For doorkeepers and messengers, pages, reading
clerks, jantOrs and sergeants.at-arms Of the two
houses the began the day after the primary,
and Senator told that he had received letters
asking his support for all Of these positions in the
Senate AZ early as Wednesday night following the
primary. As these positions are the crumbs which
lawmakers to toll the wary birds into their traps
set for the catching of votes for their pet bills it is
not likely that the number OF them will be de.
creased. IL will be far safer prediction to make
that clerks and assistants and assistants to the
assistants will be more numerous than before
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-05-26
The Mikad0 Is Poorly Paid.

Tokio-Even the Kings of such small and poor
countries as Italy and Spain receive more money
for the puny amount of work they perform than the
Mikado. For himself and the sixty members Of his
family he receives but six millions of francs salary
and his small private fortune yields him only 5000,
600 per annum more. The Japs granted him forty
million francs out of the imdenity China had to pay
after the late war, but he is allowed only TO draw
the interest, namely, 100000 per year.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
Gramcphone Test of Voice.

4 young lady from Australia has
Just Won a singing scholarship in
London under novel circumstances.
From her colonial home she sent to
a weil-hnown professor IN London g
record CT her voice, with the re-
quest that he would test it on a
gramopnone and inform her whether
he thought its qualities sufficiently
sood to justify her in taking SO long
journey for an examination for a
scholarship. The professor listened
to the record" was duly impressed
with the possibilities of the voice
and wrote to say he thought she
might try Encouraged BY this re-
port. she reached England Just in time
Tor the examination. and was one of
two successful candidates out of 100
competitors. Pail Mall Gazette.
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Pomades and Perfumes.

PomadeS are made of purified lard
and tallow, which have been placed ir
an inclosed place where they have alb
sorbed the odOrs of the petals of flow.
RS Olive oil also absOrbs odors in
he same way an dis used for conveying
hem.
To extract the odor from pomades
bnd perfumed oils they have simply
70 be saturated with alcohol which alb
serbs the perfume. 1t requires a large
amount of flowers to saturate 4 POM
ade with perfume. and these must be
renewed daily for months. says the
Philadelphia Press
The flower waters" are made by
placing alrohol in the cunden4ing tank
Used in diStiliation, ana this rnaGen5es
md absnris the oinrou4 taior anil
it becomes fragrant
Mos ot t1e n9ntia" lhsn@t. trchief
extracts ar. - ,a ~ I'tuH, com
bining tho o3a.- II .#.faI nDA y.
ana some :. 'ar l.4e 81 j. very
1appy ana iay.l>I IN n di~ao.
ton
The Norra1raaan.u4' goJ lu5utn.
iistriel a1Dl le- }er va 4.a-5.-
;93 TONS. o:.ly H. more than in lo0i.<
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

As the words fell upon the negro's
ears he began quaking. His teeth
chartered, the whites Of his eyes
rolled around and around and great
beads Of perspiration appeared oa his
fore head. Before The sentence had
been finished the negro had rushed
in front OF the mule and as the i'm
patient animal tossed his head that
negro dropped upon his knees, yelling:
Oats GODS voice, sure. done
heard that before and | recognize it.
II it wasn't Gods voice den that mule
he couldn't talk. Oar mule is tell
ing de truf, and God IS bringing my
sin home TO me"
Pi.iable was the nesro's plight; and
not even after it had been brought
home TO him that he had been trickeI
into confession did he appear 10
doubt his declaration that that's
Gods voice, sure"
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HOPE FOR Sig EATERS.
These Famous Old Men Always IN
Gulged in Coed Square Meals.

dulged in Coed Square Meals.
.i2 man with a good appetite has
hard time nowadays All the ia! J.
dists ara shouting that lie eats TOO
mach.
II he doesn't jump at the chance
e fasting 70 days he IS snubbed. And
" lie DOESN'T joyous!y cut out two
yi his quondam three meals a day
IL is scolneJ.
But once in long while he does
2et little comfort A writer il
Truth gave him hope recently by tell
inG about famous old men who had
been hearty eaters
Taere was Victor Hugo, VINO, in
the very stronghold OF French chefs,
Ispt an IRISH cook who herself at
teadei TO her master at table. She
harci mess>5 and gIavics. ana If She
thought a dish unwAolesame She re-
IT, 70 1t HIM nartake 81 it.
81 llai her reward II The hearti-
-aa, wth ">.1h IL >t u har roast
ann bo.4t Eiaa1s- sucl al le4 Of
mutton, rt5 n bee, hae', cannon
Of N.i..l.ra la4gn All rcens,
di=h caa lastly eysr tastes in
France
Sle aad Nine Drouct the tactful
I-iend and secretary OF Victor Hugo
through Tie latter part Of His literary
career. were agreed in satisfying to
the fall his fondness for early Spring
Vegetables and new potatoes. AS he
insisted on them being passed around
the table, which was spread for
many disciples, admirers, hangers-on,
they must have cost him a small
fortune
Asparagus, which cost . cents and
more stalk, was often served, Hu-
% always taking generous help
ing and then calling for more. He
arranged the stalks circularly on his
plate, with the points downward like
the spokes Of wheel, and placed
the sauce in the middle in round
space left vacant for it, This ar
ran2ement was always symetrical.
He disliked to see a broken point, !
talked while eating, and ate, one
might have thought, enough for two
OF three labCrers.
All the sons Of Louis Philippe |
Were BONES fourchettes, and, with |
ont being tipplers, were fond Of the |
higil-class French vintaSes. Two OF /
Ecmours aad Joinyille-eX-
ceedel the four score limit Of age.
Aumale attained his 10th year. The |
Due de Montpensier lived only to
the age of &c. but his early death has
been attributed to his habit of shar-
ing the chocolate made for the Ouch
eSs.
She required half a kilo Of choco-
late for each person at the petit de-
!euncr with toast allowed 10 cooi
in toast rack which she buttered
tAicilly herself.
The Princess Clementine, now the
only surviving child Of Louis Phil
ippe, has all her life been a hearty
alter, without, however, Bourbon ex'
.ess. She is now S.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
A Mothers Retort.

Dr. breckenridge, vel knowr
American clergyman, ami his two
brothers. also of the same profession
one day paid a visit to their mother
do YOU not think. mother" said he
that you ruled with too rigid 4 r05
n our boyhood? II would have ben
j. tt"r, think. had you used %entlel
retl.g.&
THE Old lad strajGlgtcrrd up ant
sad. wei. William, when %ou have
a.-ed up three Is good preachers aS
/ hITe, then you can ta!E''
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
A Provisional Name.

A girl baby was brought to Seat
tie clergyman 20 be baptized. He
asked the name of the baby
"Dmah NJ" the father responded
But what does the NJ stand for"
asked the minister
We'll. | don't know Eet. It depends
upor how she turns ont"
WHY, DC not understand you,
said tie minister.
~Oh. II she tGrna ont nice aad
sweet and handy about TIE house Ike
her mother shall call her DiI.a&
MAJ. Hut If she haa a ~ temper
and bom5-sh Il disposition like mine. /
shall cal! har Dinah Hi%ht Seattl4
Post FntalligCncer
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
lake Another Tree

A Swede and an freshman were out
walking together when a storm came
up. The rain fell violently. They
took refuge under a tree. The tree
Ion about fifteen minutes made a
sod refuge. Then il began to leak
he cold raindrops began to fall down
w Irishman's neck, ana he began to
l3mplan. "Oh. never mind said the
Swede; there are plenty Of trees. As
soon as this one is wet through
we'll 90 under another.
Success never goes out Of its way
to chase q man.
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aA4,as ..ssssss 4 q tx, 8. s4essee-s.
AEsanHeaSte@ Gj"yss1Sss
III. D., y. 3. II.
sa~eyasszeh, AM eaA-sss1i1s,

.tNDl COT T, .alog word for professional nuf' r
VITO sufficiently required It Fl-
cal ru1ne, and the Iana for their services Is '''e
enough Keep the profession existence so lar as
known eF engaged in other work. but murder Is 'heA
occasional business; whenever they have Il cai
TIT ! simply fee if man dies ana tlleS
d. pos" OF him in any manner they please
\ special small professional murierers are me
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

p5ioA1s called aSa2on Taalo4 They said vesttat
poison which thing like lesnae but very f! Is Known
directed
Malvar had to forbid killing his oE
should in
indicate the relationship murderer esH rrrcc
-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

that there thing deal
O
it
Just a
nlOIern
ALL
laye,I
Think il will NEAR a to yol day
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
:; Equipment ~~"~
That LUiX Dig the p4z
ana Canal
BY Henry Harrison LewiS.

Is Wei known that the nj has been ASSEM- ing a
valuable i,d.t TIE istAmus during the past TWO H"iS
ana oi"y The entir. length OF the canal Iou i'is e
spectacle Of ritorI ready and waiting Tor IN" Hi-H 10
be SIN work Eyer, in5 necessary the ,hcItHt CT o.
army In tie matter {" -. .i.i
thf" are almost l"oe houses. Including hotels t'' .g
married employees and bachelor qu,l ihrae a4 F..
.int a.llg tIn I!ne OF the canal in slIcA nlEti H.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
Oklahoma.

Old settler Wagin CT raii??
New -Arriyal-cyclone,-Life.
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

ANY years came here from country
boy could we'll be; found employment large concern,
beerel my position year after became partner,
the o the Made my fortune, a large
retired.
When die shall leave my children a fortune.
when think day after day only be ashamed
it all. | suppose ! others; know
no Than | COi ak say ono6
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

Strong measures against tubereu'o-
sis have been taken by the local GOV
eminent board of Scotland. writes
Consul Fleming from Edinburgh. Il
is put in the class OF infections dis
eases. and campaign OF dis!nfert ZION
is inaHSuruted
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
SCIENCE NOTES.

A rev process for publication OF
sugar beet Juice. by means OF hydro
sulphnric acid. is announced by Consul
LedouN OF Prague, The Bohemian in
venjorS have secured patents III Aus
tria and Germany
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
MISSED TO Els E.ULE.

-,u COUSIN USED TO GET
Wv &c &c ABOUT A MURDER.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25

,.-;arn O5ersd Voice-Ani-
EtcW .4a1 F>acital Of the
ns' Z Tef~if ..-gro Quickly
Cf'ns ,1. w;ti1 ire Story.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-02-17
Historic Structures of
the Shenandoah Valley
Observation-Disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Within a radius of one mile of the
| little village of LeetOwn, w Va, am
in the most beautiful portion of the
| Shenandoah valley, are still standing
three houses which once sheltered
three of the most famous characters
in American history. Being somewhat
out Of the line of ordinary travel.
these historical houses have passed
comparatively unnotiCed To the stu
dent of revolutionary war history they
possess a patriotic interest not to be
found in am other buildings reminis-
cent of the early days of America S
struggle for freedom
One of the houses was occupied by
Gen. Charles Lee, the daring but i'm
pulSive commander whose raShness
at the battle of Monmouth gained him
a rebuke from George Washington
Lee, in rage. retired from the serv-
ice and sought the seclusion of the
Shenandoah. Gen HOratio Gates, who
aspired TO rival Washington and whose
hopes were dashed by defeat at the
battle of Camden, also sought the
peaceful valley, where he nourished
his grievances, real or fancied, for
nearly the balance of his life. In a
third house lived Adam Stephen. once
an intimate friend of Washington, and
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-02-17

Perhaps Lee has been too much
blamed. and was perhaps not such a
great offender as the world supposed
His error at Monmouth was not a want
of courage, but of Judgment, for he
had fought with the most reckless
bravery on two CONFERENCE.-The SOL
der of fortune who had all TO lose
and nothing but life TO gain. But the
brave man abandoned a cause which
he regarded as having outraged him
and refused to take further part in
the war He was court martialed and
his commission taken from him. He
went back to his estate and busted
himself in growing tobacco, declaring
it the best school for a general.
After years of weary existence Gen.
Lee moved to Philadelphia, where he
died
While George Washington was sta
toned at the town of Winchester en-
gagged in his work of surveying be
formed the acquaintance of Adam Ste
phen, and later on when Washington
became commander of the forces on
the frontier, Adam Stephen received
his first commission. He was COM
maDdant for some time at Fort Cum
berland, then the furthest advanced
post of the border, and Immediately
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-02-17

ton responded in a note of thanks,
adding:
attribute all my success in life
to the moral, intellectual and physical
education which / received from my
mother.IJ
How the government fulfilled this
resolution may be seen when one re-.
calls that hundred years interviewed
between the passage of the resolution
and the building of the monument by
private subscription. In truth. the
work of forming new republic was
no small task. Washington's admins
trations were hampered by the Indian
wars, the whisky insurrection and
Shay's rebellion; Adams term was
taken up with the French troubles
and the threatened war with the direc-
tory; Jefferson's administration was
filed with the wars with the pirates
of Tripoli, Lewis and Clark's marvel
GUS march to the Pacific. the Louis
lana purchase and Aaron Burrs con-
spiracy. During Madisons admins
trations Congress could, of course,
think of nothing but the second war
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-02-17


There are many intimate ties be-
tween the national capital and the
quaint city of Fredericksburg; be-
tween the majestic city of the Poto-
mac and the ancient and distinguished
city of**he Rappahannock. In the
haste CT the period and the careless
ness o, most persons toward things
historic the ties between Washington
and fredericksburg are often over
looked. j. was the master spirit of
the revolution who gave his name to
the capital of the republic he helped
to create. The debt of the city of
Washington to George Washington is
manifold, says the Washington Star.
Close by Washington are score of
places also identified with the father
of his country. There is Mount Yer
non, the home and tomb of Washing.
ton and a place rich of memories of
many other members of the Washing
ton family. There is Wakefield on
the lower Potomac, where Washing
ton was born, where many Of his an