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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-04
SUING The COUNTY.
Sheriff of Barron County Insisting on
Rates.

Sheriff of Barron County Insisting on
Rates.
Papers have been served looking to
a suit against Rusk county by the sheriff
of Barron county for pay for board and
incidentals to prisoners from this coun-
ty.
1t appears from information CLEANED
in the matter, that the price Of $3.50
per week was fixed several years ago
and remained the rate until the present
sheriff come into Office at Barron. He
puts in bill for additional expense in
cluding bills for laundry and ostage
These additions were not allowed and
he sues for the extra charge.
The issue appears to be wither or not
agreement made with the former sheriff
bines the present incumbent and if not
whether So so per week is reasonable
compensation for board and such other
expense as is unavoidable.
/. Certainly the laundry bill is proper
and limited postage bill is in order
and on the theory of allowance TO the
present sheriff of Rusk county, any old
bill ought to pass. 1t is case where
Paul is willing to be paid while Peter
protests at being robbed.
Mr.. ane Mrs. N C. sDurgin of Glen
Flora weIe visitors in the city Wednes-
day.
Frauk Burgess of Tony, supervisor of
assessments of Rusk county, was cal
Ter in the city Wednesday.
Miss Cosgriff of Chippewa Falls, who
has been visiting with her cousin Miss
Nell Cosgriff, departed for her home
Wednesday.
C. M. Park, until recently proprietor
of the New North at Rhinelander, was
a caller in the city Wednesday. Mr..
Park appreciates the present and future
of Ladysmith He is good newspaper
man.
J. H. Reed Of Bruce, candidate for
sheriff was in the city Wednesday look
ing over the local field, and visiting
with friends.
Harvey Erickson, erstwhile of the
Cameron Review, was in the city on
business trip Wednesday,
A meeting of the Ladies Aid of the
M. E. church will be held on Wednesday
next at the home of Mrs. C. L. Scovill.
All are invited to attend.
Pete and Frank Helm of Tony were
callers in the city Tuesday.
Miss Goldie Alpine of Seymour is Wis
iting with her brother, William Alpine.
Mrs. M. H. Ballou and datghter re-
turned home at Menasha Monday, after
spending few days in the city.
DR.. Landmark made professional
visit to Bruce Monday.
O. A. Sergent, candidate for county
clerk, was in the city Monday and went
eastward on his canvass. Mr.. Sergent
was late getting into the field, but will
make live canvass from now on.
Miss Bessie Rosenquist has been add
ed to the school force.
Archie Barrett and DR.. Banghart of
Bruce were callers in the city Tuesday
Archie is making vigorous campaign
for register of deeds.
akThomas Emmerton, candidate for the
assembly, was in the city from his
home in Chippewa county Monday. Mr..
Emmerton has been democratic cam
didate several times in the past without
success. He is now trying his luck on
the republican ticket.
Editor Briggs of the Bruce News Let
ter was business visitor in the city
Tuesday.
Subscribe for the News.
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more and more precious to us. Fortunate ly for us, however. we never realize how little of it we now have left else we should worry over that; and so, as we grow older-if blessed with good health we find more and more joy in existence.
 "So 1t is in my growing years and keen CT knowledge of the value of time that I find one reason for dropping my dots and crosses, but I am inclined to think after all that the controlling reason for this lies in our common later life tendency to make less of details As we grow older we come to discover that principles are the things. not the million petty details.
 "In youth with our narrower vision, all details are important to us and they may seem all important: their punctillous observance may then constitute for us our main duty, but as we grow older and take broader view we are likely to smile and perhaps to wonder over the time we vast ed and the worries we once gave our selves over innumerable things that seemed to us of importance, but that real ly were of no account at all. As we grow older we gain that great advantage in ife-a freedom and power likely to come to us only as the result of observable and experience-an ability to get along with out worrying over triies.
 And so I am inclined to think that it Is not so much the saving of time thereby as it is this later life emancipation from the thralldom of petty things that moves me now in my manner of writing. I am no less careful of the substance; I think, indeed that l am now more thoughtful of that and more thoughtful as well of mak- ing my meaning clear and even my writ ing plain and easy to read. But l no longer worry as I once did about the dots and crosses.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
WOMAN POLICEMAN
Masqueraded as Man for Thirty Years
 Before Discovery.

From the London Mail.
 The woman who has masqueraded for thirty years as a policeman In Seville, and whose sex was only discovered on Friday, as the result of an accident by which she fractured her leg, was seen by our Seville correspondent yesterday.
 She tells me, our correspondent tele- graphs, that she has always gone by the name of Gernando Mackenzie. her father being English and her mother Spanish She was born in France, came to Spain in 1876 at the age of 8, and contrived to enter the Madrid police force disguised as a man.
 She married there, and pretended that her wife's child was her own son. She removed to Seville, still serving as a po- liceman, and was engaged there as cook and orderly at the governors palace at the old convent of Sau Pablo, which was burned last July. She served seven suc- sessive governors. and only lost her sit uation through the fire, the governor 1e- moving to hotel.
 In consequence of the discovery of her set, she has been discharged from the police without the pension due to her. and is now Q helpless cripple and in great distress. Our correspondent found her in a miserable rooE1 sitting in broken chair facing a large image or Christ, the only treasure she has left. She told him that her wife died two years ago. and a neighbor stated that Fer
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DOTS AND CROSSES.
Mddle-Aeed Man Emancipated From
 ThraIl of Petty Things.

From the New York Sun.
 q find" said the middle-aged man. "that I am now, in writing, more and more inclined to leave the dots or my s and the crosses off my ts.
 "Once, when I was myself more pre- cise. such omissions seemed to me to in- dicate slovenliness or updue haste on the part of a writer, and so they might re- veal lack of proper consideration for the person addressed; but now when 1 find that I am myself falling into such ways, l have a feeling of greater leniency to- ward those whom l once thought offend ing.
 Now it no longer seems to me that failure to dot our is and cross our ts indicates carelessness or indifference; it may show simply an effort to save time on the part of a writer hurried or a philosophical desire to avoid the waste of time the most valuable of all things to us. and the only thing that is allotted to all men without regard to worth or ca pacity in absolutely equal and inalienable shares.
 And so now, if I get from friend a ted and crossed it may not indicate that he is careless himself or thoughtless of me. but that he values time. and trusts me not to be offended that he writes to me in his accustomed way.
 "As we grow older, time. which we so thoughtlessly waste in our youth, becomes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
New Theory of Automobi,inu.

London Cable to the New York World.
 The death of Mrs. Marshall Roberts, 2-year-old baby girl is attributed by the doctors to excessive motoring They have always maintained the weakliness of the mother indulged before it's birth. There child was due to this practice, with tho accompanying excitement in which it's are said to be several similar cases among English fashionable women of late years.
 Ever since its birth the child had been In the care of it's grandmother, Lady Murray, who spent a small fortune in specialists and nurses in the hope that 1t would outgrow its bodily inf1rmltes
 MT. and Mrs. Roberta were down at their home in Norfolk. and were enter taining big house party of friends down for the shooting when telegram arrived from Grosvenor Square announcing tho child's death. Within an hour all the guests had made preparations for depart ing.
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Train Dispatcher Is Arrested.

Mobile, December 4.-T. ]. Paris, chi ef dispatcher of the Louisville and Nashville at fomaton. Ala, was arrested here to- day on an indictment from the United States court, charging him with viola ton of the arbitration act in that he discrimnated aganst a certan employe. It is alleged that he discharged from the service of the company a telegraph operator who was a member of the Order of Railway Photographers. The case will he heard at this term Of court
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SPECIAL MESSAGES.
President Will Submit Recommends
 tions for Porto Rico.

Washington, December 4-President Roosevelts special message to Congress on Porto Rico will be sant to Congress on the 1lth of December. The Presidents views on the island and the legislation he favors are the direct outcome of his recent visit to Porto Ricd.
 The Presidents special message on Pan- anna will be laid before Congress on De- cember IF, with only a bare reference to Panama in his regular message. MT. Roosevelt reserved his observations and recommendations regarding isthmian af fairs until he had completed his trip of inspection of the work in progress, which he will deal with in his special message.
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""iiuo spent all she possessed on the woman funeral. Her alleged son has never been seen since the death of the mother.
 Mackenzie has a soft voice, refined race, and delicate features and was neat ly dressed in male attire Asked how she escaped detection so long, she replied that she always lived quietly in her own mousse, with her wife, and did her duty by her employers so that no one meddled with her. She owes rent and fears eviction, her beloved image being her last resource.
 She was speeches. with gratitude for a small gift of money, and then turned in an ecstacy of thanks to the image
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
Will Investigate Southern Wreck.

Richmond, Va, December 1.-The cor poration commission decided today to in- vestgate inc wreck on the Southern railway in which President Spencer was killed The investigation will commence on the 11th of this month and the officers of the road, train crews and other em- ployes will be summoned to appear.
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Editors In Session.

st. Louis. December 1.-The executive committee of the National Editorial asso- citation met here today in annual session. The two most important topics that will be discussed during the three days of the convention will be the ruling of the Interstate Commerce commission forbid ding railroads to issue transportation for advertising space and the proposal to increase the postal rate on newspapers from l cent to cents d hundred.
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Miners Wages Advanced.

Laredo. Tex, December 1.-The Con- rel Coal company, operating mines at Cornell. twenty-four miles from here, to- day advanced the wages of all their miners 10 per cent The raise becomes ef- fective immediately
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05

Men, if you can't come down after the rood things this store offers, send some of the women folk; unusual chances to effect large savings on the staples-fresh, new goods, too. We meet every low price and beat every low price offered in town by selling you bet ter merchandise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
GADSDEN OFFICE
 SHOWS BIG GAIN
POSTOFFlCE RECEIPTS ARE 45 PER CENT LARGER THAN LAST YEAR-DoUGLASS WELLER DIES AFTER OPERATION.

Gadsden. December 4.-(speeial)-The monthly report of the postoffice, just is- sued. shows an increase over the month of November of last year of 4J per cent, the total receipt being $l531 .72 against slO67.2s for the same month in 1905. The receipts were q few dollars less than those for October of this year, but this is ao- counted for by the box rents being col lected at that tune. Each month of the present year has shown a most grau- flying increase. and it will not be very long before the office will be compelled to seek larger quarters, as the present location is already too small An ap- propriation for q site and building was made at tho last session of Congress. but nothing has been done toward it except tG advertise for q site. The public is get ting very impatient about the matter, and Congressman Burnett may be ap- pealed to.
 Douglass Weller son of Capt, and Mrs. w. II. Weller, died this afternoon at the home of his parents on Ninth street. The young man had recently undergone an operation for appendicitis, and he never rallied from the effects of the operation MT. Weller was about 24 years of age and had large circle of friends here and in Anniston. from which city he had recent ly removed with his parents. The funeral arrangements have not been announced.
 The sensational removal of pr. J. w. Newman as pastor of the First Methodist church. after it had been announced that he would be stationed here another year, was the chief topic of conversation here today Dr. Newman has endeared him self to many here and the action taken by faction of his church is very much regretted. It is alleged that Dr. Newman was strongly opposed to card playing and dancing and this did not suit the tastes of some of his church members. The Rev J w Johnson. his successor, is a young minister and is highly spoken of.
 Today was set aside as the day for electing delegates to the Southern Cotton Growers association. and officers for the county for the coming year. but there was not single delegate present. Presi- dent Galloway will call another meeting at an early date. The farmers are all very busy is given as the reason for so little interest being taken in the natter
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Beuins Fiqht for Life.

Then began the fight for life, conducted by John R. Cooper of Macon, attorney for the Rawlins which has lasted until the gallows has claimed two victims. Twice has the case been reopened in the Lowndes superior court, the court of orig inal jurisdiction; three times has it come on appeal to the supreme court of Geor- gia; once a motion was filed in the United States district court of Macon and twice has the case reached the supreme court of the United States and in every appeal to higher court has the decision of the lower courts been sustaineu. Once Attorney Cooper filed a petition with the Georgia prison commission asking elemency for J. G. Rawlins and once be- fore the same board has asked commu- taton of sentence for Jesse and Milton and pardon for Leonard Rawlins. New trials have been asked on the ground of newly discovered evidence, embodied in confession of J. G. Rawlins, admitting his guilt and that of Ali Moore, but deny ing that of his sons. petition for habeas corpus was demanded for the Ie- fendants on the ground that exclusion of preachers from the trial jury under Geor- gia laws was class legislation and un- constitutional. As the final effort in be- half of J. G. Rawlins. the question of sanity was raised last Saturday, and Gov ernor Terrell was asked to defer the ex- ecution until this matter could be legally settled The governor declined yester- ray to interfere and Attorney Cooper con- fessed that the limit of his resources had been reached. Five times has the date of execution been set for the father and three times for the sons.
 The fate of Jesse and Milton Rawlins remains to be settled. Next Friday has been set for their execution but the pe- tition for communication of the death sen tence to life imprisonment, will be heard 1 by the prison commission next Thursday and waht that decision may be will not be known until within twenty-five hours | of the time fixed for their legal death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05

No buying experience will be nec- essary to make you see the excep- tional bargain nature of the prices on our Ladies Shirt Waists-You may be sure there's mighty little profit to us in their selling, but these low prices will prove the big gest kind of an advertisement for Chalifoux's store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
History of the Case.


 The crime for which J. G. Rawlins and Ali Moore, a negro, who were eX- ecuted here today and the prolonged liti- gation which followed in the attempt to save them from the gallows have been almost without precedent in the criminal history of Georgia. The killing of Willie and Carrie Carter on the night of July 13, 1905. was regarded as particularly cold blooded. Leading up to this crime was a feud between J. G. Rawllns, formerly a Baptist minister, and w. L. Carter Methodist minister, which originated in Coffee county, Ga, and which was re- newed when the two men found them selves occupants of adjoining farms in Lowndes county, of which Valdosta is the county seat.
 On the night of July 13 a disturbance outside the Carter home brought Willie Carter into the yard to investigate. ln- medately shot rang out and he fell mortally wounded. His sister, Carrie. ran to his side and two shots brought instant death to her. The elder Carter opening the door saw that an attack was being made on his home. He barricaded the his children Later Willie Carter dragged himself to the door and was taken in. He died a few hours later. The body of the little girl remained in the yard until day light. During the night occasional shots rang out bringing added terror to the besieged home.
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Caused Intense Indignation.

A recital of the crime the following day brought intense indignation to the citi- zens of Valdosta and of Lowndes county, and for a time violence was feared when the crime appeared to be fastened on J. G. Rawlins his sons, Jesse, Milton and Leonard, and the negro, Ali Moore. The five were arrested and the negro confessed saying that the elder Rawlins had hired him to kill the entire Carter family and had sent his three sons to assist in the job. The negro said Raw lins had told him to kill Carter and his wife and as the children ran out of the house to kill them. According to the confession, neither the negro nor Leon- ard Rawlins fired a shot but the bloody work was done by Jesse and Milton. It appeared that J. G. Rawlins had not been at the scene of the murder, but cer- tain remarks by him implicated him as having guilty knowledge of the crime The result of the trial which followed speedily was the conviction of J. G. Raw lins, his three sons and Ali Moore All received the death sentence. excepting Leonard, for whom the jury recommended clemency and his sentence was life inn prisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-05
ELDER RAWLINS AND
 NEGRO ARE EXECUTED
Both Step to GaIIowS Without
 Sign of Nervousness
HISTORIC CASE IN GEORGIA
Man and Three Sons Found to Have Engaged Negro to Kill of Whole Family In Lowndes
 County.

Valdosta, Ga, December 4.-J. c. Raw lins and Ali Moore, a negro, were hanged here at 10:5O this morning for the murder of Willie and Carrie Carter in July, 1905. Both stepped upon the scaffold without tremor and neither showed signs of ner- vousness. They stood on the trap to- gether and fell together Rawlins died instantly, but the negro showed signs of life for twelve minutes. Rawlins, in his last statement, declared that he had told the truth and that his sons had no connection with the crime. Moore also declared that he had told the truth. again insisting that Milton Rawlins had fired the fatal shots Mrs. Rawlins and her two daughters visited the husband and father during the morning. They re- mained in the jail but did not witness the execution.
 The expectation that Moore would maNe a statement on the scaffold exonerating Milton and Jesse Rawlins whose execu- ton has been fixed for Friday, was disappointment. Such statement, 1t was argued would have had great weight with the deliberations of the prison commis- sion, which will meet Thursday to con- slider the communication of sentence for the
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WRITE US FREELY

and frankly in strietest confidence, telling all your troubles, and stating your age. We will send you TREK ADVICE, in plain sealed envelope, and val uable book on "Home Treatment for Women.'
 Address: Ladies' Advisory Department, Tho Chattanooga Medicine Co.,, Chattanooga, 1enn
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
LEoNARDToWN RACES.
Program Issued for the Meeting Be-
Ginning October II.

The program issued by the st. Mary
Racing Association. Leonardtown. Md, for
Its meeting October II and IS. is as follows:
Wednesday. October II. an event for
threc-year-olds bred in st. Mary's county:
purse S25; three minute trot or pace, coun-
ty horses purse So 80 trot or pace
purse, $40; free-for-all trot or pace; purse.
s75 Thursday, October IS, three-minute
trot or pace county horses purse. So: 40
trot or pace; purse. $40 free-for-all trot or
pace: purse. s'5.
The rules of the National Trotting Assoc
citation will govern the several events; mile
heats best three in five, will be the order
OF each day except in the colt race, ara
the money divided follows: 6J per cent,
81 per cent and 10 per cent. except IN The
free fOr-alis, in which the money VIII ne.
divided at the ratio of 80. %. II and 10 per
cent. The entrance fee will be 10 per cent
of the purse, five to enter and three 10
start. Only one money will be gained by
any-hors. distancing the field or any part
of it. Horses will be called on each day
promptly at IL o'clock and will be started
half an hour later Hobbies are not barred
and entries close October at O'Clock.
No conditional entries received and the
right reserved to repeCt any entry received
twenty four hours after date of closing.
The names of horses entered in the several
classes and those of their owners. Will be
published in The Star of Sunday. october
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
PLANS TALKED OF
IN BOWLING CIRCLES

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 20
Good bowlers will be in great demand for
individual and team competition this sea-
son. and any appearance of cooler weather
IL certain to start the greatest boom ever
known in this most popular of indoor fall
and winter sports. The new plan which
will be generally adopted in all the big
leagues of arranging for two instead of
three clubs to roll three games each tour
nament night is regarded with unanimous
approval by bowlers and will greatly bene-
At the sport.
The plan to enlarge the Greater New
York individual championship to include
more alleys will bring more good bowlers
into competition. 1t has also been proposed
to add more cities to the Eastern and Ma
tional Interstate leagues, and several alley
owners are contemplating the matter Of
organizing large leagues for one, two,
three and five-men teams. which will bring
together the best bowlers from all sections
Of the greater city
The possibility of big tournament for
eastern bowlers to be held in Philadelphia
in February or March has created a great
deal of interest.