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The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
WHERE WAS THE CAT?
Admitting the Meat. Owner Wanted to
 Be Shown Feline.

A certain family living in one of the suburbs of New York owned a kitten of which they were very fond. When they went away for the summer it was decided after various consultations to leave the kitten with the butcher, on condition that he should treat it with the greatest kindness and give it about pound of meat a week, besides its daily allotment of cream. Some weeks after the family had closed the house for the summer the nominal head of the family visited the suburb to attend to some business matters, and decided that he might as we'll drop in at the butchers to see how the kitten was getting along.
 He found the kitten curled up in corner asleep and apparently at peace with the world, but, far from being sleek or well fed in appearance, it was so thin that he felt constrained to call the attention of the butcher to the fact.
 Do you mean to say you have fed that cat pound of meat during tht last week." he asked.
 q certainly have" responded the butcher.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
Tax Assessors Notice

1 will meet the property owners of Nevada County at the following times and places for the purpose of permit ing them to give in their taxes. Bring your deed or last receipt:
 Davidson, Taylor, Tuesday D. m. June II.
 Stockton, Taylor, Wed am. June 12.
 Delta, Taylor, Wed. p. m.June 12.
 Willisville, Taylor, Thursday June 13. Irma, Taylor, Friday a. m. June IA. Rosston, Caney, Friday p. m. June IA. Rosston, Caney, Saturday am. June 15. Brisbane, Parker Monday pm. June IT. Nichols school house Alabama Tuesday am. June IS. Falcon, Alabama, Tuesday pm. June Is Falcon, Alabama Wednesday June 19. Wild Cat, Alabama Thursday a. m. June 20
 Register, Parker, Thursday D. m. June 20.
 Bodcaw, Parker Friday June 21. Azor, Parker Saturday am. June 22 Laneburg, Albany Monday June "A. Mt. Moriah, Caney Tuesday a.m.J June 25 Gale, Caney Tuesday pm. June 25. Morris, Georgia, Wednesday a. m. June 26. Bethel school house, Georgia, Wednes- day p. m. June 26. Nubbin Hill, Boughton, Thursday a. m.
 June 27. Boughton, Boughton, Thursday sp. m. June 27. Wire Road school house, Redland, Fri day a. m. June 2S. Emmet, Emmet, Saturday, June 29. Sutton, Albany, Monday, July 1. Forest Hill, Albany, Tuesday a. m. July 2. Prescott, Missouri, Friday, July 5th to July 25
 JOHN D. BRIGHT, Assessor.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
lIttle Rock Al Home Again.

Manager Finn and his bunch of Colts arrived home from their swing through the eastern end of the circuit yesterday and de- spite the fact that the majority of the games played on the trip were lost, both the manager and the members of the club are op- timistic. Luckshas broken bad ly for the bunch from the time they left Little Rock and the de- feats were to be expected.
 Inefficient battery work was responsible for the fact that the team did not capture majority of the games in the territory of the enemy. The 16-inning game at New Orleans, played on a sweltering day, raised havoc with Orr, the strenuous work of that contest showing up plainly his lack of early practice. From that day, although he worked un til he left the team at Atlanta, he was in no condition and not a man was caught stealing while he was catching.
 RESULTS SATURDAY
 Birmingham 6, Memphis 3.
 New Orleans f, Atlanta B.
 Montgomery f, Shreveport ,. Little Rock 6, Nashville.5,
 RESULTS YESTERDAY.
 New Orleans }, Montgomery 8. Shreveport &, Birmingham 1.
 Memphis :, Nashville 3.
 GAMES TODAY.
 Atlanta at Little Rock.
 Nashville at Memphis.
 Montgomery at New Orleans. Birmingham at Shreveport.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
TREES THAT ARE A MYSTERY.
One Vegetable Freak and the Other
 a Greedy MonopoIist.

California has one tree which Is the personification of mystery. Found mo- where else in the world, it had a mys- terious origin and thrives in a region of mystery.
 The Mojava yucca is a vegetable freak which has developed into a spe- cies. It has the characteristics of sev- eral plants, to which no relationship can be traced
 It is an endogen, yet it's bark shows concentric rings such as characterize the eXogenous stems. It lives and thrives in great numbers in region early devoid of vegetation, in a land of heat and thirst and barrenness.
 Another tree in California which has a peculiar personality is the creeping oak of Monterey.
 Nowhere in the vegetable kingdom can be found so true a representative of monopoly. This tree is of gnarly growth, its limbs, like those of the sycamore, bending and twisting in all directions.
 Wherever a branch touches the earth it takes root and becomes, as it were, another trunk, though still a branch of the main stem, drawing nourishment both from the parent stem and from the new source. In this manner the tree is spread till it has taken possession of five acres of ground and it is still advancing.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
Ship's Remarkable Voyage.

A remarkable voyage south to Bue- nos Ayres was made the last part of last year by the barque Strathisla, of Boston, details of which were related the other day, when the barque ar. rived back at Boston. She started with cargo of lumber and had noth- ing eventful happen until September 26. when a hurricane was encoun- tered. The barque was thrown on her beam ends and by shift of cargo there she stayed and did not right herself for the remainder of the voy age of 4,000 miles. Fortunately she met no more very bad weather and with her heavy list to starboard she made Buenos Ayres in 99 days, a voyage so protracted that the agents feared she was lost. J
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
Advice to Wives.

Nothing is so consoling to a wor- ried man of affairs as to know that he can always find harbor of refuge in his home.
 Hence (advises an observant wom- aD, the wife should seek always to make the home an abode of peace Her troubles and perplexities should be reserved for discussion when he is comfortable and at leisure, and not sprung upon him the moment he en- ters the house at the close of his days work.
 Many men fight their way success
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10

Put him on the scales and see how much he weighs"
 The butcher did as requested, and gently deposited the kitten in the bal ance. The pointer indicated exactly one pound.
 Well, grunted the owner of the ami nal, there's the pound of meat all right, but where's the cat?"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
40 cents per month, S1.OO 3 months, $2.00 six months,
 $4.0O per year
Southwest American

fully through years of anxious toll only to be broken down at last by the frets and jars of ill-managed house. holds and the incessant gabble of wives who insist on deluging them with their domestic grievances.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-06-10
Prescott Markets

Corrected daily)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
Tomorrow-Personal Stories.
Supreme Court Decisions.


 montgomery, May 15.-(Special) )-The supreme court today handed down the following decisions:
 Tyson, c. J.-First National Bank of Thomasville vs. John R. Gobey, appeal from Clarke circuit court; reversed and remanded
 Haralson, J.-Will Nelson vs. State of Alaabma. appeal from Jefferson criminal court; affirmed.
 Jack Lambie vs. State of Alabama, ap- peal from Bessemer city court; affirmed.
 Simpson, J.-Rich Bluett, alias, etc., vs. State of Alabama appeal from Walker law and equity court; reversed and re- manded.
 Joseph Suliivant tvs. State of Alabama, appeal from Tuscaloosa county court; re- Yersed and rernanded. .r4s
 Denson, J.-Tee Freeman vs. State of Alabama, appeal from Tuscaloosa county court; reversed and remanded
 Jim Kirby vs. State of Alabama, appeal from Jefferson criminal court affirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
DIAZ INTERVIEW
 IS SATISFACTORY
OFFERS BEST MEANS OF SET THING DIFFICULTIES WHICH BE- SET SEVERAL CENTRAL AMERl- CAN REPUBLICS.

City of Mexico. May 15.-Mueh satisfae- tion was expressed here at the termina tion of interest occasioned by the now sauous interview published in a New
 ork paper last Monday and presuming to give the views of President Diaz on the best means of settling the difficulties which now beset several of the Central Ametican republics. When the story was first lpublished here it caused a great sensation in the ranks of the conserva-. tives.i This party has always firmly ad- vocated policy of non-interference in foreign affairs and the alleged words of their idol, President Diaz, astounded them. This morning all of the papers published under big headlines and com mented edtorialIy upon the interview which the president gave last night to the Associated Press. The tone of most of the articles declared that while the in- cident was most annoying, the effect was most gratifying for it put Mexico's atti- tude before the world in a sharper and more emphatic way than could the is stance Is q mere statement
 Whole officialdom here maintains an at titude of absolute ignorance relative to the preparations being made for the revo- lution against Guatemala, the Associated Press has learned from a most compe- tent authority that such measures are being pushed and on a large scale. That the ultimate aim of the revolutionists is greater than to overthrow the Cabrera government, Is made plain by the atti- tude of the leaders, but neither the presi- dent of this republic or any member of his cabinet has ever publicly expressed sympathy with the cause or intmated that the governemnt would aid openly or secretly a movement of this kind
 Guatemalan exlles here, however, are in line with this plan.
 'One of the most significant develop ments in the Guatemalan affair was made known today when 1t was learned that Topchula, a border town, was crowded with Guatemalans. According to this re- port which is considered reasonable, the lower part of Mexico Is infested with spies who are securing all the informa- tion possible for the Cabrera govern ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
UNCLE JOHN TATE CLAIMS
 TO BE 113 YEARS OLD

Decatur, May 15.-(Special)--T oldest person in this section of the state, if not in the entire state, is an old negro, Uncle" John Tate, who resides on a plantation in Limestone county, just a few miles across the Tennessee river from Decatur, where he has lived for many years.
 According to the statement of the old negro, and also according to statements of several white men who have known the old negro for a number of years and know his history, he is more than a centenarian. being 11S years of age.
 Uncle John was at the Decatur post office today and was the center of at traction there for large crowd Of cii- zens, who asked him many questions con- cerning the old days long before any per son now living in this section of the coun- try can remember. He says that he re- members Decatur when there were but three or four houses here on the banks of the Tennessee river and that these were log cabins.
 Uncle" John was born in Virginia and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
Duration Longer Than Any Other Pre-.
 vious Shock.

Chilpancingo, Mex, May 15.-The worst earthquake of the series that has ever visied. this region since the dis. astrous disturbance of April IA was felt here today and had a duration longer than any previous one, not ex- ccpting the first. A few houses caved in, but there were no casualties, owing to the fact that the great majority of the people have refused to enter a house since the first earthquake.
 The people are in continual fear, and all kinds of business is being abso. lutely neglected with the exception of such transactions as will provide tha people with hand to mouth existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
woodmen of the World Election.

Norfolk. May 15.-The sovereign camp, Woodmen of the World, in bi- ennial convention here today, elected officers as followes for the next two years: Commander, J. c. Root, Omaha, Neb.; adviser, w. A. Frazer, Dallas, Tex; banker, Morris Sheppard, Tex arkana, Tex; clerk, John T. Yates, Omaha, Neb.; escort, H. F. Simrall. Columbus, Miss; watchman, w. B. Jewell Little Rock, Ark Of the board of managers: N. B. Maxey of Musco- gee, l. T.; c. c. Farmer of Mount Car roll, H.; J. D. Fitzgerald of Kansas City, Mo-; L. 0. Lawson of Cleveland, O., and B. Lewis of Kingston, N. G.. will be elected without opposition, but for the seventh member of the board. made vacant by the death of c. K. Err win of Milwaukee, there is a spirited contest between William P. Thompson of Columbus, O., and E. D. Campbell of Detroit, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16


 success in business at the rate of $1 a month per patient.
 Florida woman got into the same trouble by promising to devote fifteen minutes a day to each patient when thoughts from her soul would enter theirs and renew them to better and higher life She was little more clever than the Missouri man, having in some way given the government sufficient absent treat ment to successfully evade the penalty of the law, though 1t has been on her heels for several years. Physicians with mar Velous new remedies are thick in the land, and there is little that they find themselves unable to cure, to judge from their optimistic circulars. They raise the uead in their literature as expeditiously as they raise money from the pockets of the living in reality. Mining enterprises draw victims Nike a honey-pot draws ants, and the man at Baker City, Ore, who sold stock in the White Swan mine found crowd of eager bidders. So did banking company of St. Louis. De- spite It's promise to leave It's affairs to a board of directors and to invest the de- posits in United States bonds, the presi- dent managed to get for his own use a comfortable little fortune and the de- positors got much experience.
 lroplcal plantations have a romantic atmosphere that Is hard to resist when exploited on paper above the name of some firm In Boston. Many people have grown wise through Uncle Sam5s inter- vention, in schemes of this kind, and they who drank a cheap brew coffee. be- lieving it to be from the great plantations In which they had an interest, learned that labels are easy to buy and certain grades of coffee easy to re-pack when no ! eo.iee exists on the wilderness they help ed to buy Stock and bond purchasers are easy to find, if the tales that dis appointed investors write are true, and the government hears many of these.
 It took the endless chain enterprise to fully awaken Uncle Sam's ire Churches were built that way, clothes sold, houses furnished, wine cellars stocked--or would have been had the chain remained un- broken. It. too. was counted gambling scheme and by the time Uncle Sam had done little figuring he decided it was too hard proposition for his chldren. By the time the sixteenth series of peo- pie had bought, their tickets, and had persuaded three times their number to buy, 1t would have taken 3S7, ,S9S, ,616 per sons tc finish the chain-something like SOOOOOOOO more people than he had alto gether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

problem. It's restraints should influence the dominant race to patient dealing with the follles of the inferior; while the mis- sionary spirit of Christianity should urge the wise to become the teachers of the ignorant
 Financial Encouragement.
 Measured by the increased funds placed at the disposal of this committee, the past year has brought some encourage ment. The receipts by our treasurer have doubled during the past three years. In 1903-4 the receipts were ............$ 8,612 In 1904-5 the receipts were ,...,....... 10,700 In 1905-6 the receipts were ............ l6,1e8 In 19067 the receipts were ............ V, 399
 'It should be observed that to find the total amount reported by our churches, as given to eoored evangellzatlon, about $4000 should be added to each annual amount stated above, that being the amount expended locally Thus for the first time in the history Of this committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
Negro on Tour of Murder,

Norfolk, May 15.-William Mcintosh. one of the negroes who made tour Of robbery and murder across the Berkely ward of Norfolk in April, was convicted today of the murder of Charles w. Parks, one of the victims. Judge Hanckle deferred sentence until after the trial of Mclntosh's alleged accomplice, Tom Lassiter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
Shoots BurqIar In Store

Camp Hill, May 15.-(Special. )-Last night c. P. Sullivan went to his store about o'clock and, on unlocking it, sur prised very busy burglar He locked the door behind him and undertook to capture the negro without hurting him, but as this proved impossible he was compelled to shoot. The negro received two serious wounds, but has a good pros- pect of recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16
Killed Durinu Brothers Funeral.

Beaumont, May 15.-While returning from the funeral of his brother, who was stabbde to death at Village Mills last Sunday night by John Waltons, Leo Weatherford was today shot from ambush and fatally wounded. Officers with dogs are in pursuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

was brought to this section of Alabama about the year 1927.
 He holds his age well, and when asked as to his health, said: T can eat most anything
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

A Dallas firm found ready market for mineral rods" which were supposed to discover gold and silver below the surface of the earth. In order to stimu- late interest in them the firm offered to buy up all old coins that might be re- vealed by this magic Other schemes of this kind have had surprising success in the south, but they, too have been sup pressed by the government Nevada. Mo-, srrung a wonderful school of mag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

Here are a few interesting parts oi their report:
 "The events of the past year have strengthened the conviction that our mis- sionary work for the negroes is patri- otic and Christian duty. The gravity of the general situation, the serious race riots, and the intolerable labor conditions in the south have at last induced many people to give earnest consideration to the claims of this committee. There is 8 silent but powerful Christian conscious ness beginning to assert itself in regard to the presence of the negro. and the central motive of that feeling is that the stronger race is largely responsible fol the ignorance and immortality of the weaker.
 "In the clamor of many opinions there Is fast crystalzing well-defined belle that religion is the prime factor in al efforts to deal effectively with the rac'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-16

netic healing on the public The presi- dent Of the institution guaranteed to de- vote q certain time each day to absent treatment of his patients for the sum of So a month, payable in advance. Mo- body appears to have been healed be- cause the president was busy dictating letters to other trusting souls at the time he should have had his mind on his pre- paid patients. It is pity he came under the governments displeasures, for he guaranteed to cure poverty and to give success in business at the rate of $1 a month per patient
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-11-15

and will be the rea-
son for a greater
wealth and fame in
the days which are
to come. The re-
sources are on the
ground and under
the ground, the capt.
tai for the necessary
development work is
rapidly being inter-
ested, and this is all
that is required for a
great future develop
ment.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-11-15

great significance in
the development of
these mining depOs-
it's are the mildness
of climate cheap
ness of fuel, abund-
ance Of timber on
the ground and the
proximity of water
power to nearly ev-
cry property. There
are ineXhaustible
supplies of excellent
soft coal in the Cas-
cades, both north
and south of SnOhO-
mich county from SO
to so miles distant.
Much of it is suit
alb for coke, and all
of it furnishes excel
lent cheap fuel for
man lfacturing and
commercial p u +
poses.
In the waters of
Puget Sound, tribu-
tary to Snohomish
county are an abund-
ance of valuable food
fishes, the catching,
packing and market
ing of which consti-
tuteS one of the
most valuable indus
tries for the state of
Washington. f 70 m
early spring until
late in the fall there
are almost cOntinu-
Gus runs of salmon
through these wa
ters w h i C h are
caught in traps and
by purse-seines and
prepared for the
market in many diff
ferent ways. These
salmon are shipped
to all parts of the
United States. to the
Orient and to sew
cral countries in Eu'
rope. The halibut
industry is also a
profitable industry,
and while these fish
are not caught in
Puget Sound proper,
they are taken off
Cape Flattery and at
points as tributary
to SnohOmish county
cities as to any
cities on the Pacific
Coast. There are
numerous o t h e 4
kinds of valuable
commercial fish TAX
en- in Puget Sound
waters, the shellfish in
James j. Hill, the
such a great flctor in
once told the people
the ground and under
g Al -@k
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-11-15

The bureaucrats
at Washington make
the people believe
through. their press
agents that the fight
on the forest reserve
policy has worn IT.
self out, but we
opine that they are
barking u p t h e
wrong tree, and that
their coon will get
away from them.
Several prominent
westerners h a v e
been in Washington
this week and are
declaring that the
spirit of the west in
opposition to gov
ornamental interfer-
ence is still higher
than a cats back
and Senator New
lands of Nevada
threatens to do all
sorts of things to the
Pinchot crowd at the
next session of Con-
gress. One thing is
quite certain - the
leasing proposition
is deader than a
Smelt and this is
quite cheerful, for it
has already stirred
up too much of a
stink to suit the ad-
ministration. We be-
long to that great
army of undesirable
citizens who believe
that our present sys-
tenn is generally sat
isfactOry. Barring a
Skirmish now and
then between the
cowmen and sheep
herders, and which
is usually instigated
by the punchers for
political e f f e C t,
things are v e + y
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-02
II. Me and Myself"

Special 10 the Ardmoreite
Keller, |. r, Aug 30.-lt has been
an every day thing for the republican
candidates 10 send out their cards
and circulars showing why 81, me
and myself is so much better quail.
fed than my opponent. | notice a
card in paper in which certain
republican caudidat' address ed to
the voters OF Carter county. The ar.
ticlc contains about lO0 words ind oil
bot ~ out g"nty ~ d. a,n u me
anl myself" That same candidate
you will notice failed 10 say that
about thirty-hye per cent OF the dele.
gates that ratified his nomination
were negroes. lie also failed 10 tell
YOU that the affidavit he carries
around and is sending out, that is
signed by $ Il. Elliott is negro,
and last but not least the writer has
not seen one republican candidate that
says they will vote for the coustitu.
ton, VI. l.. HUTCHINS.
Sec. Dem Club.