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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19
To Sneak For Campbell.

Victoria, Texas, July 17.-Congress-
man George F. Burgess and Hon. w.
G. Love of Houston are scheduled to
deliver addresses at the big barbecue
at Inez in this county on Thursday,
the 18th. Mr.. Love will speak in the
interest of Tom Campbell, and is
scheduled to speak at several other
places in this county this week.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19
WRECK NEAR Bolton.
A Stock Train Crashed Into the Rear
of Freight Train.

Temple, Texas, July 1S.-Monday
night there was a wreck Of two freight
trains near Bolton. A double-header
stock extra was coming from the
west at high rate of speed and
crashed into the rear end Of the local
freight train. The conductor and
brakeman of the local, as well as the
engine men of the stock extra, saw
he danger in time to jump and es-
ape serious injury, while four or five
lars Of the front train and one engine
ii the rear train were completely de-
molished.
1t is reported that one of the stock
men who were in charge of the cattle
was more or less seriously injured.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19

They, however, were in the caboose in
the rear of the stock train, and their
injuries consisted of Commissions and
bruises from the jar. The track was
blocked for several hours and passen-
ger traffic was delayed.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19
MEATHER CoNDITIONs.

The area of high pressure is now
central over the Atlantic coast states
and is accompanied by fair weather
and stationary temperature.
An area of high pressure covers the
Northwestern states, and another the
Rocky Mountain slope, with its center
near FL Paso.
Occasional showers are reported
in North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas
and Kansas.
The temperature remains unchanged
in the cotton belt, and is slightly be-
low normal.
Cloudy conditions are indicated for
tonight and Friday in the vicinity Of
Palestine.
C. HASS HAGEN,
Official in Charge.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER.
James E. Forrest Succeeds c. w. Star
ling at Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, Texas, July 18.-Postmaster
D. A. Robinson today announced the
appointment Of James L. Forrest, a
young lawyer, to be assistant post
master at Dallas, effective August /.
c. w. Startling, the present assistant
postmaster. has rendered his resigna-
lion in order to associate himself with
Garden q Garden in the practice of
law
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19
1.-THE Glorious Fourth"
Phone 2.

Is apt to be a "fourth of atiiic-
tons" for those who are not care
full to drive with reliable harness.
Do not tempt Providence by using
old, worn out harness, when you
can get perfectly new, strong,
durable, thoroughly we'll made
single or double sets at most rea-
sonable prices at
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Yours trul'

f. w. DEVOE e. CO,
New York.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-07-19

The Herald sells calendars for
1907, and has beautiful line Of sam.
pies on hand Do not give your order
to the outside man before seeing sam.
pies and getting prices. We will save
you money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Fugitive Criminal Arrested,

PORTLAND, April Jack Mitchell,
accused in Idaho, Montana, Washing.
ton and Arizona Of horse rustling.
train robbery or murder, has been
captured at Eugene, Ore, after fleeing
from Mo%ntauaville, a Portland sub.
urb, where three detectives disguised
as surveyors were watching the house
where his wife lives. Mitchell will be
taken to lewiston, Idaho. where he is
charged with having killed a deputy
sheriff.
He Is said to have taken part in the
Northern Pacific train robbery in
Montana two years ago and to have
escaped after being trailed 20 an In
dian reservation. He is also sus.
pected Of the Northern Pacific express
car dynamitiug at Hillside, neal
North Yakima. WASH, Dec. IL, 1905,
Montana authorities have wanted him
two years, either as j lack Mitchell or
under some other alias, and railway
detectives have trailed him for
months. 1t was a Northern Pacific
officer who located him here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11

ton q penalty of l per cent. per month
for the delay IN complying with the
terms Of the new law.
This penalty in the case OF the Chi.
cago & Northwestern amounted to
slo6, lao. These heavy payments Of
back taxes from the railroads will 90
into the primary school fund. 1t is
estim ated that the aggregate amount
which will be received by the schools
OF the city o! Detroit alone will
be SSOO,OOO and schools throughout
the state will receive their due pro.
portion.
For the paying of the 1905 taxes the
railroads have the rem ainder of April
before the l per cent. q month penalty
will u against them. For the pre-.
vious years since the av valorem law
went into effect, the penalty is already
running.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Robbed Public Treasury.

INDIANAPOLIS, April I'm q final
report filed with Governor Hanley to.
day by the committee that has been in.
vestigating the aft airs of the state au-
ditor's Office, shortages in the accounts
OF James H. Rice, deceased, auditor
from 1888 to 1887, and Bruce Carr,
deceased, auditor from 1887 to 1891,
are alleged, amounting to $3.50, 4O4, in
the accounts Of j. 0. Henderson and
A. g. Daley, making a total shortage
in the Office of $39O,595.
CHICAGO, April John A. Linn,
clerk of the circuit court Of Cook
county, and formerly clerk of the su-
perior court of Cook county, today
entered a plea OF guilty to a charge OF
conspiracy to defraud tho county OF
money through the manipulation OF
jurors pay checks. BY the advice OF
his counsel he agreed to plead guilty
to the charge of conspiracy to defraud
and to restore the money taken from
the county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Cattle Mortgages Invalid.

TOPEKA, April 1T was decided
by the Kansas supreme court today in
the case Of the State against Wilson,
the Kansas City Livestock exchange
is Il trust, and that all mortgages is.
sued through the members of the ex.
change contain the provision that Il
commission of at least 80 cents Il head
shall be charged. This is sufficient to
constitute Il trust, according to the
decision, and all the notes and mort.
cages are absolutely void. The deci.
sion of the court was unanimous.
Millions of dollars worth of cattle
paper will possibly be affected by the
decision. Wilson had been convicted
OF obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses and sentenced to five years in
penitentiary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
EiOOds1lngW

CASPER, Wyo., April - Snow
melting in the foothills, combined with
the heavy fall of moisture during the
past ten days, has caused u%upreced-
ented damage in central Wyoming.
The Belgo.American Oil company is
the principal loser. Its great oil res
ervoir, situated on the Little Popo
Agile river, has been completely de-
stroyed and 100, 900 barrels OF oil lost.
The Belgo-American company has
sustained other losses which will bring
the damage high into the thousands.
Near Shoshone, John Trulsom, a
railroad contractor, attempted to
cross Musrat river during the flood.
He was swept OFT his horse, and al
though his cries attracted Il number
of railroad graders they we're not able
to sav him. The body was found far
below. at the confluence of the Musk.
rat and Big Horn rivers.
At Fort Washable Il freishter,
known only as "Shorty," is believed
to have been drowned, with his entire
outfit, consisting Of a four-horse team
aud wagon. He was making his reg.
ular trip when last heard Of, ten days
ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IL, 1906.
TO CONSERVE MOISTURE.

Many persons have heard of the
Campbell system of dry farming but
have never had the process explained
by anyone who appeared to be thor.
oughIy informed as to what the sys.
TEN included. Here it is in brief from
Mr.. Campbell himself:
To store moisture in the soil and to
conserve it there until the desired
season for maturing crops, it is neces.
cary to bring about certain physical
conditions. Flowing, packing and
cultivating should be done while the
soil grains are more readily separated.
The o thoroughly the soil is pull.
verified the better opportunity heat,
air and moisture have to exercise their
full power to combine all the proper
ties into plant foods so that they may
be readily assimilated by the plants.
The finer the soil the more moisture it
will hold.
Sandy soil carries a large percent Of
partially decomposed~ vegetable matter
and If plowed when containing a
proper amount of moisture to separate
the grains the soil is inclined to be
loose and the spaces too large and it
IS necessary to pack the soil more
closely. Rolling the top packs the
very part that must be kept loose and
for this reason a machine was design.
ed and expressly built, called the SUR
face packer, which packs the lower
furrow slice.
To conserve the moisture the soil Is
stirred by surface cultivation. To
pillow deeply and leave the under part
lumpy and loose is a very objection
able condition in which to approach a
dry period. Deep blowing is not
essential If the soil is moist q foot be-
low and the surface is kept loose.
Soil that Is moist three Or fOur feet
down will dry off sooner on the sur.
face than that which is dry under
meath, because of the more rapid per.
collation.. The slowest soil TO JAKE
water is that which is dry with o firm
surface.
Adding we'll rOtted manure to prai.
rie soil increases the water holding
capacity by adding to the number Of
minute particles. BY having the soil
fine and firm it can be made to hold
the moisture and moreo of It., and con-
serve 1t there, by keeping a dust mulch
on top through surface cult alton.
The fine soil will also produce q
stronger capillary attraction or up.
ward movement, which makes the
moisture o available for plant
food.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Smoot Investigation Concluded.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The report
OF the committee on privileges and
elections in the case OF Senator Smoot
will be made TO the senate on or about
April u. The case has now been
dragging for three years. In fact,
final arguments by counsel were made
a year ago in January. but for some
unexplained reason the chairman of
the committee, Senator Burrows, de-.
sired it to extend into another con-
gress, and this prevailed. Few per.
sons believe that Senator Smoot will
be unseated, but there is a proba.
bility that the report of the committee
will be against him. This committee
has been reorganized twice since the
Smoot case was projected into the sen.
ate, and each time it's membership has
been made up by the steering com.
mittee after consultation with the
chairman, following the practice in
the senate.
The testimony before the committee
on privileges and elections has largely
related to conditions in Utah before
1896 and 1890, the former being the
date when polygamy was officially
discountenanced by the Mormon
church. Practically every case of
polygamy brought before the com.
mittee was where the plural wife or
wives were taken before it was unlaw.
ful In that state. There we're two or
three cases where plural wives were
taken within the last two or three
years by Mormon church officials,
bnt the Smoot side of the case alleges
that these same men in any other
church would have been guilty of
similar offense and that this would
not make their church responsible
for it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11

disfranchisement or exile: the Ameri.
a who boasts of his political indo-
lence proclaims his shame. We must
stigm atize as q most serious peril OF
democracy the not infrequent indiffer-
ence towards the political life of the
country manifested by respectable,
well-meaninR and educated citizens.
These are the men who often eschew
politics, while the selfish and reckless
men who have private ends to serve
and care but little what becomes of the
country, will never be absent from
caucus or voting booth. If there are
corrupt municipal administrations, is
not the fact largely due to this. that
so many of our Observation-Disclosures
capable and honest men-find no time,
have no inclin alton for the political
convention or the public service:
Let all citizens be politicians ia the
true and noble meaning of the word
men busted with the affairs of the COM
%monwealth.
Specially worthy Of the attention of
the loyal citizen are the and
the primary. BY means Of the u
and of the primary a few men are Of
ten able to impose their will upon a
whole party. These 'wire pullers"
and estate Makers take the place Of
the people, and Illustrate popular suf.
frage.
The man who sells his vote sells his
country: the man who buys a vote i'm.
molates patriotism on the unclean al
tar Of greed and ambition. Bribery
at the polls is the mockery of man
hood suffrage. The Roman poet rele-
gates to horrible torment in his hell
the man "who sold his country for
gold, imposing upon it a despotic
master, making and unmaking laws
for a price,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
DIRECT PRIMARIES ADOPTED.

1t appears from the returns of the
election held Saturday that the voters
of Chouteau county are in favor Of
direct primaries, by IN overwhelming
majority. The almost unanimous
verdict to that effect "a a surprise.
wen to the ardent friends of the new
method of nominating political candi.
dates, and they are more than salts.
fed with the result. 1t requires only
the official canv ass Of the returns and
the declaration of the result, to make
the direct primary law operative in
this part Of Montana.
The workings Of the new law in
Chouteau county will be watched with
interest by residents of other parts of
the state where it has not been adopt
ed. and it is hoped every citizen will
cooperate in an endeavor to obtain
good from it.. Some suggestions look
ing to that end may be made from
time to time by the River Press, and
it is necessary to remark, right at the
beginning, that the direct primary
law is not automatic. 1t will not work
by itself. 1t is simply an instrument
in the hands Of the people by which
they a accomplish certain things by
going to the polls and taking an &C.
tive part in public affairs. The law
is OF very little use to the citizen who
neglects to vote.
An unsatisfactory feature of Satur.
days election was the comparatively
small number of votes cast. less than
one.half of the voters taking part In
the election. The failure of more than
one.half Of the voters to take part in
this election is to be regretted: If they
feel as little interest in future cleo.
tons, and neglect to go to the polls,
they will be in part responsible for
any defects in the management OF
public AFT airs that can be remedied
through the ballot box.
In q speech recently delivered by
Archbishop Ireland were some re.
marks worthy of careful thought by
those who are tempted to neglect the
duties of citizenship. Here are some
of the views expressed by the arch.
bishop:
The ballot is the pride of the Am.
erican; the proper use of It is q sacred
duty. The American who does not
care to vote on election day deserves
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Railroads Pay Back Taxes.

LANSING, Mich, April 1.-THE Chi
cago X Northwestern railroad yester.
day paid into the Michigan state
treasury $3.50, 75S for back taxes. This
is the first railroad to pay up its taxes
under the recent decision of the su.
preme our upholding the Michigan
ad valOrem tax law of 1901.
The railroads. while c~outesting the
new ad valorem law, continued pay.
ing their taxes each year under the
old specific tax law. They now have
to pay the difference and pay in addi.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
\ Case That Puzzles the Lawyers.

At LawyertOwn, Interstate, recently died
\ gentlemen who, in his lifetime, wa stieh,
With bands matrimonial, unto a wife
The reason, perhaps, he departed this life.
Az a husband, howe'er, he had not been remiss
In performing his duties, SO when in extremis,
(Which means, in plain English, exceedingly i'll,
He drew up and signed, sealed, and published
his Will,
In which, with commendable care, he provided
That at his decease his estate be divided
'Twixt his wife, soon to be a young widow for.
lorn.
And the child that, twas hoped, would in due
time be born
Said child, if IA girl, to take only one-third,
But twO.thirds if a boy whence it may be in
ferred.
That Il boy was his preference. just here he
erred.
His affairs thus arranged, and his wife in eaid fix,
This husband and father passed over the Styx.
Now one might suppose-at least at fret thought
No Will could be simpler or palmer that naught
Could by contingency happen, to throw
Any doubt AZ to how the estate was to go;
To the widow one.third, or two-thirds, or the
whole,
According to whether the embryo soul
Proved a male or female. or died ere ito birth;
To the child, II a girl It should happen to be,
Just one.third If a boy, then two parts Of the
three.
Was ever a more simple viii made on earth:
But--to alter a..tritle a proverb francais-
LhOmme propose, 10 femme dispose. One
month to . day,
After planting her husband, his widow began
To put into bold execution q plan
She'd conceived, with a view to demolish COM
pletely
The win that her lord thought he'd drawn up 60
neatly.
She sent for . priest, and confessed all her sine,
Then took to her bed, and gave birth to-twins.
And, ~ If her lord to spite doubly, and vex his
Pale ghost, the sSid twins we're ofopposite sexes.
And now all the lawyers and judges and friends
Of this Troublesome widow are at their wite'
ends
To determine just how the estate to divide;
And they lind it Il right knotty point to decide.
Shall the boy have two.thirds, while the other
third goes
thrOes:
Or must we allow the astute widow'e claim
TO two-thtrds, on the plea that a female child
came,
And to one,third beside, on the opposite plea
That one of the p%osthumous heirs was a he:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
ERUPTION CAUSES PANIC.
streams of Lava and Showers of Hot
Ashes Cause Great Alarm.

NAPLES, April 9.-This has been a
day of terror for the cities, towns and
country abount Mount Vesuvius. Tn.
confirmed reports place the number of
dead and injured at several hundred,
but mol many facts can be obtained
upon which to base an accurate esti.
mate. AT midnight the stu alton ap.
pears more assuring, the lava streams
having diminished in volume and in
some directions having stopped alto.
gether, while a copious rainfall is
cooling the lava where it lies station.
airy.
Almost equal to the devastation
wrought by the lava is the damage
done by cinders and ashes, which in
incredible quantities have been car.
ried great distances. This has caused
the practical destruction OF San Gui.
scope, a place of 5000 inhabitants.
All bu: POO Of the people had fed from
San Giuseppe and those POO assem-
bled in a church to attend mass.
Whilet the priest was performing his
sacred offices the roof fell in, and al.
most 100 persons we're badly injured.
The unfortunate were for hours with
out surgical or medical assistance.
The only thing left standing in the
church was a statue St. Ann, the pres
servation Of which the poor, homeless
people accepted as a miracle, and a
promise Of deliverance from their
peril.
Already there are more than $50, 900
refugees in and about Naples and the
number is increasing every hour.
Three villages have been completely
covered by the red lava, which is
floating down the south side of the
volcano.
1t was learned here late this after.
noon that the flow of lava had sud
denly moderated. This is not taken
as an indication that the danger is
passed, however. While villages are
being deserted and couriers on horse
back have been sent in all directions
into the country to warn the people Of
the impending danger.
With the danger and horror Of the
situation aside, Nesuyius presents one
Of the most splendid sights magma
BILE. The mountain of fire whose
speech is by detonation and whose
acts are destruction, seems like ar
enraged giant determined to make the
pigmies of earth feel the might of hi:
wrath. Here and there on the noun.
tain side stand the blasted trunks oil
pine trees, their bare branches out.
stretched as though in protest agains,
the devastation the volcano has
wrought.
Contrary to expectation, the sea has
not shown any signs of being affected
by the phenomena, but fears are en-,
tertained that tidal waves may ye'
come, and many crafts have put tc
sea. Visitors to Naples are avoiding
the hotels On the sea front and the
people living there are beginning tc
leave for higher attitudes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-11
Cambridge Wins Boat Race.

LONDON, April THE sixty third
annual boat race between crews repre-.
senting the universities of Oxford and
Cambridge was rowed today over the
usual course from Putney to Mortlake.
on the Thames. . little ore than four
and q half miles. Cambridge won by
three and q half lengths, after az uu.
exciting contest. Time, 1924.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-05-01
Louisiana Convention

The Louisiana State AGrl.u..
;ural Society aud ;tir Louisiana
>to> = breeders Association Wf.
no.d an annual Joint con. ,n;'on
al Marks>iilc. La. May /. : aud
). Genera. agricultural SUD.
lco,s w,.l DC discussed by u num.
Der ot representative speakers,
and each topic Will bc later d..
by whoever desires 10
take par; ~ The work Of the con-
ycn,,on. The ga,Ian, Louisiana.
TAO arc making a ~pcc,aj effort
"a secure the attendance ct
lad.c~. The TEXAS ~ Pacific
aud connecting railroads arc -
tcr'nR reduced rate Tor ;ao>c
desiring 70 attend.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-05-01
EIght-fcct Cotton Rows

: X 3.gn10r. Nate. Ma.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-02-02
Governor of Three Decades Ago at
Capitol.

Ex-Governor Preston H. Leslie,
now an honored citizen of Montana,
spoke before a joint session of the
Legislature, Wednesday. Gov. Leslie
is Sc years of age and it was his first
visit to the Capitol of his native State
for thirty years. He had in years
gone by been a Representative. a
Senator and Governor of Kentucky.
1t was sixty-two years ago when he
sat in that same building as a Repre-
sentative. His first appointment to
Office when be became Governor was
Judge Pryor to the Court of Appeals
and he still felt proud of his appoint
ment. He asked them to spare the
old building, it, was the same as when
he left the State and referred to the
Kentuckians who had first showed
their greatness to the world in these
old halls-Clay, Breckenridge, Hardin,
Owsly, Boyd, Crittenden and so on.
His speech was touching and highly
appreciated. He is still practicing
law in Montana.