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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25
Horizons Book and
Stationery Store
Next Door TO the King Building


Bottled cococcla at ]. NJ Lanier's.
NJ L. Bryan IS selling the best cigars
made at 10 cents each.
Western beef and mutton on Friday
and Saturday at Espenlaubs.
Mrs. Jones, ST. Louis dressmaier is
located with Mrs. Jeannin in Arcadia
and viii be pleased to receive the
patronage Of the ladies desiring sewing
done.
Mrs. j. ID. Williams left on last Thurs
day night for New York, where she
expects to remain for a couple Of months.
She viii be much missed in social and
musical circles in Arcadia
Don't forget and buy some other piano
rather than a Kimball. When you are
looking for the piano agent you will find
him in the Masonic Building with Gore
& Scott, 7. w Iawton.
Go and hear Doctor Bundick, the
famous temperance orator. next Sunday
At the Baptist church at II a. M,
Presbyterian 3 p. m and Methodist az Z
h. m New lecture each time.
The Pickerts will not accept one night
engagements Their outfit and scenery
Is expensive and they play only at points
where they can have several nights,
Tickets on sale at I'd creene's.
The Spanish class met with Mrs. S. J..
Simmons last week, and will, until
further notice meet with her regularly
at 3 p. nj on Tuesday. On account Of
rain there vas no meeting this week
The heavy rains Of this week have
made sad havoc with the small bridges
OF Arcadia, most Of them being pnder.
mined in way either to make the cross
ing dangerous Or impossible with teams.
ed Scott has returned rom trip to
Orlando, where ae has been looking
after the company's Telephone business
there He learned the phones in Ar
cadia bad gone wrong and came back to
TX EN- up.
In the thunder storm on Monday night
Of this week. about fifty OF the Arcadia
phones were put out Of business, among
them that Of I'HR CHAMPION Office Be
fore this reaches our readers doubtless
the matter viii be Satisfactorily
remedied.
A Wild West Show Of more or less at
fractions showed in Arcadia Wednesday
The day was stormy and the street
parade poor but fair sized crowd at
tended the two performances. The
number q really good tent shows that
visit Arcadia is limited
Have your old Bicycle made good as
new Take Il to NJ L. Bryan The
Bicycle man.
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HUSTLE

T. the word. People ike 10 hear il, and
hasiIer eneites the admiration Of all.
We were completely burned out on Nov.
80. On Dec. 20 we commenced doing
business with our own outfit and In our
own office. On Jan 1, 1905, our presses
arrived, we're set up and before they
stopped that night had printed many
thousand sheets Of stationery for De
soto's business houses, How 10 Tint for
a record7
THE CHAMPION, ARCADIA
"ArtisticalIy Neat Printing"
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25

Bean fed beef, Floridas best ]. j.
Heudry's market
II its good to eat, we've got it at +. W.
Hays and Co s store
The best. Our fine Florida meats are
the kind handled by Hays & Co.
Go to the Arcadia Market kept BY r.
Hays & Co. for your fresh Florida meats.
spanlding's Rose aud Bliss Triumph
irish potato seed for sale at Dishong
Bros.
Arcadia Gunsmith, Old Bank Build
ing, Guns, Sewing Machines, Needles,
Ammunition.
7 can sell You any kind Of piano the
cheapest and the best at most any old
time T W Lawton
Genuine Maine Seed Potatoes $500
per bag or barrel Order now from
Thos caskins & Son.
a complete change Of program for
each night Of the Pickerts next week
Ticket on sale at Ed Greene.
Rev Bundick Is one Of the most
famous orators now before the public.
Go to hear him uext Sunday
Don't forget and get the names mixed.
I am representing Ludden- canipbell-Co.
OF Jacksonville. 7. W. Lawton
5, Rosin leaves Friday for baltimore,
New York and other northern markets
to bny bis spring stock for the Boston
Store
G. S. Bushnell has y dozen extra fine
Barred plymouth Rock BOOSTERS for saie.
Are worth IRON 81 to $3.50 each. Call
on him.
Mr. Yelviugton who bought tile new
cottage recently built by Yonmans and
knight has movcd'hfs family into the
cottage.
The Carl Whidden town residence has
been sold to W. f. Robertson, who will
I'VE understand move his family there
shortly.
The Carlton & Pruitt store building
aud all that was in it was this week
moved to the space north Of the Robert
son Hotel
DeSoto county win ship about 200, 900
boxes Of oranges this season. Arcadia
Is now the recognized citrus fruit center
Of the state palatka Times-Berald.
= FFiederilce, the jesyeler, a; new stand,
is ready for business. Call snd see his
fine stock Of jewelrg etc, on the spot
formerly occupied BY N. L. Bryan
Frank Horton has Just installed an mp
to-date printing plant IN his book aud
stationery store. His reputation for
pointing Is well known in Desoto county
All orders promptly allied Next door
to the King building
F Hardie Jeahnin has started out on
an evangeiistic tonr He Is now in
Tampa but will visit Cuba before his re-
turn to Arcadia Mr. Jeannin IS an
earnest christian worker whose life and
teachings agree, aud We can most
cordially recomned him to the people
everywhere as worthy Of all confidence.
The Pickerts, who are advertised for
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EAL AFFAIRS


.N,Iaht on or before the Iuii moon M fhcf
WIS DAvENPoRT. W. NJ.
lRrToN Secretary
Is January % at the opera house,
N. J.. 8ryan's for Best 5 cent
town.
II. Smith has recently bought
iiord ofshge grove
Dur tickets for the pickerts at
sreene's Drug Store
home made candy fresh each
M. l.. Bryau's. Try some.
T.. Martin, the Old Reliable,
Du want drayine promptly done
wbidden recently moved his
to his grove out near Joshua
candies, nuts and rasins, hgs
Is, the best You ever saw at M.
n's.
Inc Maine Seed Potatoes $500
or barrel Order now from
askins & Son
Beaus, Wardeil's Wax, Davis
and Valentine Bean Seed for
Gore & SCOTS
ou going to plant Irish potatoesp
Bros will sell you the right
the right price
s. by the box At NJ L. Bryan's.
ok Of Them and be convinced
y are the best
be in hurry about the purchase
piano. Consult me about the
! piano. 4. W Lawton.
n SALE; Thoroughbred Jersey
entle as kitten, Duke, and
ad Of fine milk cows. Box II
ula.
Pickerts will be here all next
Don't forget % buy home made
ndies at M. l.. Bryan's for the oc-
sR STOCKED THRv MUST col
ANTEED GENUINE MAINE Seed
1DEs Selling at $500 a bag or
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY.
Now from Thos. Gaskins & Son,
~ Fla
meats 90 to J ]. Hendry's
narket west Of the depot, Won
'nd the meats Of the best and
'tsarvice
handle but two brands Of seed
Is spauiding Rose, number 4,
Hiss Triumph. See us before buy
Dishong Bros.
pie indebted to r. W. Hays & Go.
equested to call and settle up as
need the money and would APP
se livery much at this time.
5T At Gardner, a yellow hound
about 10 months old. a cross be-
bull and blood hound. The tip
tail cut off A reward will be paid
same is returned TO Finis Williams
|sr, Fla. lat
|0ld Reiiabe Arcadia Drug Store
|iseu from the ashes and shaken
st from itself and Is again doing
IS at the old stand. All kinds Of
chemicals, toilet articles. station
Ptc. Call and lay in your winter
Ed Greene druggist
JAKE Wey irug store mas. peeu
into the building north Of the
|Hce where an obliging clerk viii
Nj cnstomcra
W 4 Bandick, Of Virginia, the
ffance orator Who is now touring
n viii De in Arcadia on next SIM
Anuary 28 He win preach IN the
\ church at II d. m. the Presby-
at 5 Up. nj. and the Methodist at ?
The series o. Lectures he win
are very highly praised as being
|nt. uplifting and logical, and we
sus people win turn out 70 hear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
EASY TO EVADE LABOR LAWS.
Head Tax Of 81 Allows 8lexicans to
Swarm Here for Railway Work.

Albuquerque, N NJ, March 10
Santa Fe train No 10 did not carry as
large a load of Deon Iaborers this
morning, the consignment consisting of
only six. The number was much
larger yesterday morning and consisted
OF possibly seVenty-five of about the
worst looking human beings one ever
saw within the borders of the United
States There were several women in
the party, which is unusual with the
parties that have been coming up from
Mexico almost daily since the first of
the year. Unlike the men, who are
usually thin and wiry, with drawn fea-
lures, tn csc feminine creatures were
sleek and fat. Several children chung to
their skirts, as they stumbled clumsily
from the train at the local station. The
entire party was crammed into one car,
which was the ordinary smoker kind,
and with them were many boxes of
crackers, fat meat and chilli. A few
carried coffee pots.
Some of the men had yellow tick
cts sticking through their hat bands,
but these were not their railroad tick
cts The majority of the natives COM
ing across the border now and es-
pecially those travelling over the
Santa Fe, travel on passes issued to
the Holmes Supply company, which is
a corporation having its Headquarters
IN Los Angeles, and has contract
with the Santa Fe to furnish labor on
the coast lines and western divisions
of the system. It is reported that this
company is shipping out of Ell Paso
daily on an average of 1875 Mexican
laDOrerS. How the United States
contract labor laws are avoided by
this company is not conclusively
known, but it is thought that the men
are invited across the border by Sc
cret agents and that the contracts are
made in Ell Paso, this side of the line
The only thing not escaped altogether
is the head tax paid by the men,
which is 50 per head. The certificate
for this head tax is yellow, and that
is what a number of those who passed
through the city yesterday had be-
meath their hat bands. After paying
this head tax natives of Mexico have
| the right to make any kind of a con-
tract they may choose in the United
States, so long as they keep within
the common laws
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AIARYLANDERs' IDEAS.
Want Communication Tickets at Less
Than 10 Cent a Nile.


Some of the legislators of Maryland
seem to have reached the limit in their
ideas of what should constitute reason
able compensation to the railroads for
the transportation of passengers. They
are preparing a bill the object or
which is to compel the roads to issue
forty-two mile trip communication tick
cts at a rate not to exceed IS cents.
This would be at the rate of a little
less than half a cent mile. Gener-
ally commuters are satisfied by getting
rates which are little over a cent a
mile.
What the railroads would think of
such a basis of rates is not hard to
guess, and it is not d all unlikely that
the federal courts would adopt their
view to the extent at least of issuing
injunctions to restrain the enforceme nt
of such law on account of its confis-
catOry tendencies.
The Marylanders appear to be under
the impression that some of the roads
are not paying their just proportion Of
the public expenses. and they have ap-
pointed a committee. to be assisted by
the attorney general, and four other
lawyers, to Investigate and see if steps
cannot be taken for the more adequate
taxation of the Baltimore & Ohio and
the Pennsylvania systems.
Another bill is in preparation the
object of which is to prohibit any rail-
road company within the state from
contributing to the funds of any politi-
cal party. It is hardly likely that the
roads will throw any serious obsta cles
IN the way of the speedy passage of
this measure. On the contrary, they
probably would be willing to lend the
promoters of the measure all the axle
grease required to accelerate its move
ment.
Still another bill which has been in
troduced requires that no towerman
shall work more than eight hours con
secutively. This might be defensible
on the ground of public safety Its
passage may be opposed, however, be-
cause of the increased expense to
which it will subject the roads for the
operation of these towers.
One more bill which has been intro
duced proposes to create a railroad
commission, composed of three mem
bers, who are to receive salaries of S4,-
600 each. It is proposed to cIothe
them with full power to regulate
freight and passenger charges.
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MINIMUM RATE LAW CASE.
No Time Fixed by Missouri Master fol
Taking Testimony.


Kansas City, No, March 10.=Frank
/. Schofeld of Hannibal. the master
to whom was referred the suits
brought in the federal court by the
railroads doing business in Missouri to
prevent the enforcement of the Maxi
mum freight rate law, has not yet
fixed a definite time for the taking of
testimony in the case. Mr.. Schofield
Is the regular master for the eastern
district of Missouri, and took charge Of
the cases on an order from Judge
Philips at the request of the attorneys
for the state board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners and not at
the request of the railroads, as has
been stated.
Although there are in all eighteen
separate cases pending before the mas
ter. we expected to try but two of
them said Sanford B. Ladd, special
counsel for the state, last night. Mr..
Ladd was chosen last summer to as
sist Herbert S. Hadley, attorney gen
eral, in the case. 1.-THE master has
only had the cases in hand for a few
days, and as vet has not reached a de-
cision as to the date or place for the
first hearing in the matter. However,
I believe either st. Louis, Chicago or
Kansas City will be selected as the
place for the hearing. The principle
involved in all the cases is similar, and
cases to be tried. This selection has
not yet been made, but the two cases
chosen will involve two Of the larger
trunk lines. The cases stand at the
present time on the temporary injunc-
tons granted in the federal court to
restrain the railroad commissioners
from enforcing the law"
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Union Pacific OTers Reduced Fares to
Western Points.

Every day from now to Aprfi 18th. 1895
inclusive, the Union Pacific will sell
one-way tickets as follows:
$1,000 to Ogden and Salt Lake CITY.
$4,000 to Helena and Butte. Montana
$3.50 to Spokane and Wenatchee
Washington.
$3.50 to Huntington and Nampa,
Idaho.
$500 to Portland. Tacoma and Seat
tie.
$500 to Vancouver and Victoria.
$500 10 Ashland end Astoria. Oregon,
via Portland
$500 to San Francisco. Los Angeles
and San Diego.
Correspondingly low rates to many
other California, Oregon, Washington,
Montana. Utah and Idaho points
Through tourist cars run every day
an Union Pacific between Missouri river
and Pacific coast; double berth S5.75.
For full information call on or address
F. A. Lewis, city ticket agent, or ]. c.
Fulton, depot agent
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LEWIS SINGLE BINDER
STRAIGHT g@clGAR ma de OF
EXTRA QUALITY TOBACCO

will keep the men in good condition
He'll play third base" Orders for uni
forms to be worn by the St. Joseph
team have just been placed in st. Louis
by Manager Hurlburt. There will be
two sets, one dozen in each. The home
suits are to be white flannel, trimmed
in light blue and the road outfits viii
be brown also with light blue trim
mings. Manager Hurlburt will arrive
here March 16, TIVE weeks in advance
Of his men, SO that he may be settled
and look over the field before they ar
rive. J. D. LeBolt. president of the St.
Joseph baseball club. left Springfield
Sunday night for three weeks recrea-
ton at Hot Springs, after which he viii
come here.
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me In on His SIC.

A Civil War veteran, several times
representative from his own district to
the New Hampshire legislature and at
one time speaker of the house. had
just returned home from a closing ses-
sion of the legislature, at which, says
writer in the Manchester Union. the
law pertaining to the right-of-way to
pedestrians had been passed.
He was crossing the street from his
Office one day soon after his return
when an electric car came bounding
along. The motorman. alive to the
danger Of the veteran, made frantic
efforts to attract his attention, and
when they failed. shouted;
Look out, Major. If you don't get
off the track I shall run over you
The major stopped stock still in the
middle of the track.
IF you do. young man, you'll hang
for it." he said firmly.
Old Papers for Sale.
The State Journal will sell old papers
at cents a bundle for a short time.
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Will BUILD NIoFFAT ROAD.
Arrangements Completed for Construc.
ton of Short Line to Salt Lake.

Denver. Colo, March 10.=Au ar
rangements have been made to go for
ward with the construction and COM
pletion of the Denver, Northwestern &
Pacific railroad (the Moffat Short
Line) to its destination at Salt Lake
City with the utmost dispatch. A tele-
gram received from David II. Moffat,
now in New York, contained the fol-
lowing:
Have concluded financial arrange
ments for pushing construction of roa d
through to Utah. The work of build
ing viii be crowded ahead at once"
At the headquarters of the railroad
here preparations have been under way
for several days for building on a very
much larger scale than has yet been
attempted. Work on the road will be
undertaken from the two ends of the
line.
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LoNGEsT BLoCK SYSTEM.
E. H. Hartman orders Equipment of
2342 Miles.

Omaha. March 10.-E. H. Hartman
has authorized J. Kruttschnitt, di-
rector Of maintenance and operation
of the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific railroads. to install imm ediately
automatic electric block signals of the
most perfect advanced atype from
Omaha to San Francisco, 1900 miles,
and from San Francisco to Cotton,
through Los Angeles, 542 miles-the
route of the Overland Limited.
These 2.342 miles will be the longest
piece of continuous automatic electric
block signals in the world. The cost
will be between $1,000 and $1,000 a
mile. aggregating three million dollars
The work is to be rushed to COM
pledon before the close of the year
1906, at which time the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific will have 3.257
miles protected by automatic electric
block signals
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GOULD AND RAMSEY FRIENDS.
Latter VIII Have No Opposition to New
Railroad Plans.

It<-dAGOha L-AatfAS.
Pittsburg, Pa. March 1O.-'There is
absolutely no truth in the report that
the Goulds are trying to block the con
struction Of the Lorain and Ashland
line. our new railroad venture said
Joseph Ramsey. jr., at the Duquesne
club yesterday afternoon. THE only
manner in which such reports could
secure circulation is through parties
who are trying to injure both Mr.
Gould and myself. and to create hard
feelings between US Mr.. Gould and
are friends. no matter what our recent
business troubles might have been and
he would not stoop to do anything IN
derhanded. Mr.. Gould is thoroughly
familiar with my plans. as we have
talked them over together. He is not
interested. however. in the new road in
anv way. except as a connecting line
with the Wheeling and Lake Erie
1.-THE road is going to be built right
away. Active work will be commenced
next week at Wellington and VIII be
pushed in the direction OF Lorain. We
are building the road to operate and
not to sell It VIII be entirely inde-
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pendent, and is not being built as a
speculative proposition.
Asked concerning the possible extern
sion of the lire south Of the Ohio river
from Ironton, the present terminus.
Mr.. Ramsey stated that although no
plans have been made. such a project
Will no doubt be taken upin the future.
Several additional contracts for mater
ial viii be awarded as a result of his
visit
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Speaking of the torture to which some
Of the savage tribes of the Philippines
subject their captives reminds me Of the
intense suffering I endured for three
months from Inflammation OF the kid
news" says ". NJ. Sherman of Cushing
Ne Nothing helped me until I tried
Electric Bitters. three bottles of which
pletely cured me" Cures liver com
plant dyspepsia. blood disorders and ma
laria and restores the weak and nervous
to robust health. Guaranteed by the Ar
mold Drug Co., S1 n. Kansas ave Price
50 cents
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How to Cure Rheumatism.

I searched the whole earth for spe-
eihc for umatism-something that 4
or any physician could feel safe In pre-
scribing- something that we could count
on not only. occasionally but with reason
able certainty. For the ravages of Rheu-
uatiBm are everywhere and genuine re-
LIEF fs rare.
After twenty years Of search ana e1-
pertinent I learned OF the German cnenl-
ical now employ. And I knew then that
my search and my efforts were well re-
eion With others. gave me the basis Of
remedy which ir the cure Of Rheumatism
Is practically certain. In many, many
tests and difficult cases this prescription
nHffz ----- - -ov,,.4f,,,es reached nv a :
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LAND FOR YoAKUms SYSTEM.
Nearly 100000 Acres Purchased Along
the Rio Grande.

Galveston, Texas March 1o.-A syn
dictate backed by Yoakum and Frisco
interests, has acquired nearly 500, 900
acres of land along the Rio Grande
northwest of Brownsville including
three large tracts in the state of Ia
mau1ipas. Mexico. through which it is
reported the Mexican extension of the
IYoakum system will be built. The
lands on the Texas side will be irri-
gated and divided into small farms,
with the-exception of about 1000 acres
in one strip, to be retained by the rail-
road interest It is understood that the
Mexican land includes part of the right
of way of the Yoakum system for which
a concession has been granted by the
Mexican government.
The gap connecting the gulf coast
division of this system VIII be closed
on Saturday, which will complete the
line from Brownsville to Galveston.
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PUT IRON IN ENGINE GUIDES.
santa Fe Engineer Catches Man in Ne
furious Act.

A few days ago, Frank Myers, a
Santa Fe engineer. caught a man at
Oklahoma City, who was trying to put
piece of iron in the guides of his
engine. The man had placed a piece
of iron in the guides on the engineers
side, and it was discovered by Myers.
short time later the man returned
and was trying to put another piece
in the guides on the f1reman's side of
the locomotive when the engineer saw
him. Myers caught the man and held
him until the police arrived. He was
placed in Jail a Oklahoma City and Is
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DR.. Shops Rheumatic Tablets

like week Of 1905. 200 in 1904. 17s in 1903.
and PA in 1902
Failures in Canada fer the week num-
bered q as against so last week and
40 in this week a year ago.
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has with regularity justified the conf
dence ] had in it.
I don't mean that DR.. Shops Rheu-
matte Tablets can turn bony joints into
flesh again and never fafl-that Is impos-
sibie. But they viii with reasonable Ger
tainty drive from the blood the poison
that causes pain and swelling, and then
that is the end of the pain and swelling
the end Of the suffering-the end Of
rheumatism.
Any Rheumatic sufferer who writes
may receive my little book on Rheuma-
tsim, including professional advice as to
diet. etc. free. With the book I Will also
send without charge my Health Token,
an intended passport to good health. Ad-
dress DR. Shoop, box 1923. Racine. Wis
ngle Dackaee. Tor sale L.- a On a-..a-els1s
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Bank Clearinrs.

The following table. compiled by Brad
street. shows the bank clearings the prin
cipal cities for the week ended March s
with the percentage Of increase and de
crease. as compared with the correspond
ing week last year: