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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26
LOUISIANA PLANS REFORMS.
eetween $50 Geo ard 5000 900 VIII
Be Saved 70 the State.

Baton. Rouge. la, Nov, 25Be.
tween tl5O.OOO aud $500 900 per year
Htil be saved the state OF Louisiana
~ reforms IN tax collecting instituted
~ the present extra session Of the
louisiana legislature This was made
evident Friday when the various fac
tsons OF the Legislature left town tor
q two days rest after having settled
their disputes In Joint commitcG con
ksrences.
Next week Will be devoted To for
enAlly turning into Laws the reforms
worked out in committee The leg.
stature will grant Sl5,0vO and appoint
- commission for an investigation OF
Dert conditions al New Orleans, whicn
- expected 10 result In disclosures
and reforms Important to large sec.
eion OF the south.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26
LAWYERS ARE Busy
Hope Next Week Will See Err. d.
Bradley Trial.
CASE TO RESUME M1lo..
Defense VIII Then Enter Up. d..
sentation Of tie lnL,ca..~s
sanity on Part CT TIER c ..
TIE EN.er.s.

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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.
Meutrern States Commissioners Of
ia Agriculture Finish Session.

IN Agriculture Finish Session.
Atlanta. Ca, Nov. - Hon 7, G..
kludson. commissioner ot agriculture
Or Georga recently elected prssileu,
~ the Southern States Commissioners
~ Agriculture association. Rccompa.
aied BY Or ] VI McCaudleas state
sehemist OF Geursia have returned
from Columbia, =. G. whore they re.
port the most Sucers-'u, convention
40 che history ot THIS oreanlzauou.
Al this meeting uniform pnrc
eood law FOR the south vas discus cd
Aad a committee headed bN state
<Aeunist McCRndlesI, state oh"mts' ct
4leorgiA consisting Of hin, State
chemist n. W. KilEore, Of North Car
eflna, aud state Chemist l. W Me
klruaer, OF Virginia. WAS appointed TO
ASlraft such law 20 be presented 60
che convention, which meets next
year I'm Nashville, Tenn. Wher'
scommlssiOner Hudson will preside.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26
10000 RAISED FOR MISSIONS.
Vast Sum Raised in the Territory Of
North Georgia.


CartcrsyiIle, Ca, Nov. 25.-At the
Sam Jones memorial churcd Friday
al = O'Clock. a special missionary scr.
vice vas held, at which Rev. j. X.
Sc. ON. Of Nashville, Tenn, the III, S.
sionary secretary Of the general boar!
of missions, delivered an iutpirias
address lie spoke directly upon the
great movement among the laymcn IN
the interest OF missions, and called
attention 10 the great laymen's con.
ycntion which will be held in Cha,'a-
nooga. Tenn. in 1908, at which. con-
yentlon 100 delegates from Georgia
Will be expected to attend
lie called attention to the fact that
never before in the history Of the
world has such universal interest been
taken and concentrated effort been
put forth as Is now being eXectcd to
Christianlze the world by sending out
missionaries into the foreign field,
DR.. J. e, Dickey, chairman Of the
mission board, also delivered an in.
spring address.
Asa G.. Gambler, oftt,anta, treas
urcr OF the board, read his report,
which showed that during tie year
Si3 ,344.41 had been paid by the yari-
oVs churches for foreign and domestic
missions, which was 80, 425.GS above
$2G, 277.2S was collected for foreign
missions and SIT ,0C713 fer domestic
missions. The report in detail showed
that the Atlanta district led al others
By collecting 81 1913 - over and above
the assessments. and that the Oxford
district came second by collecting
N.Ol65l over and above their asses.
mentE.
Though few changes In tho pastor.
Ates OF the churches In the Atlanta
district II IL thought are contemplat'
ed, Il is generally rumOred that there
will be general shaking mp among
the pastors In many Of the other dis
tric's.
The bishop Is transactiug the bust.
ness OF the session with remarkable
rapidIty, and II is probable that the
appointments Will he read by Monday
afternoon.
Tho vote deciding as 10 the church
where the next annual conference will
be- held VIII not be taken until just
before the reading 81 appointments,
The missionary collections from ell
sources. including the Wumens soci.
oty Of the church. will approximate
Sluo 900
Dr. II ! Bingham was introduced
20 the conference, and In most I'm
prcs,tyV manner, paid beautiful and
touching tribute to tee memory Of
the late Senator John v \Nn lie
spoke OF TIE deceased love for M.
cre'ur his public career and Ms
public career and his beautiful home
NE. ard thew. In behalf ~ Mrs j.
" Akin, no wife OF 'hc deceased
statesman. announced that 10 perpet
ua'r the memory ~ her distinguished
husband. she desired To give $500.
'o hr appropriated to The English soc.
ton uf the Emory college I'rdry
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26
Met at WAsh.rster

NGshiuE,,g. Nov IS Tie ,Nr,y.
SIKH iutsruAUorE. Convention q tie
Ycuug Mems ChI's'iAR s,sec.a,sSa q.
Norta America opeuea aery Fr.ta,
Many delegates Negv Ia a'.VatAaSs
,rom a. pAris - he count, The
session Nla continue IoI, .-,s
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26
NM, on, Debt " Iaean.

London NOV - Russia saturday
StPvd cur ~, balance " Svr 'uasytes
aess ly a'ap ustia!ug from Ias va.
,As Rlsa!au embassy saadiEs ever 10
tie emta>ty ~ Japan Cor Tie a,SiaN
nApCs 81 Russian prisoners.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-11-26

naAk Of CO.. ,ns,oa 10 lo>-e-ss sleek.
CoVingtuI, % Nov e5.--rh
slookholaers az re hsuk 81 Ceylugtor
vii meet Monday, nec. @. Tor Isy
suppose OF ineNaslag the eap.,s, zoe
from sS7 800 20 Slcceco TIE Tan IS
20 Covipgton was orse7lsea sSoat ''N
years e--- ,-.i.~. 5,a .. 49,.
500.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
WHEN WAGES WERE LOW.
And = Turkey Dirncr FOR SIX Cos,
Only 4. Cents.

Only II Cents.
Columbus" said an antquary OF
Chicago, got salory of $3.50 year
less than dollar day. His captains
got $50 u year apiece. His crew got
1926 II month To equip the eypedi-
ton that discovered America cost ST.
$40. The total cost of discovering
America was $500.
Lawyers nowadays especially cor.
poration lawyers, thnk nothing of
earning million year, In the reign
Of Edward ~. a baronet eutered in his
diurnal or diary:
paid 10 Roger Fylpott, llearned in
the law. for his COUNCIL, ) shilllngs,
with fourpence for his dinner
Ministers often make today $4,000
or $4,000 year, Yet John Knox only
got $3.50 a year. or 81 a week. anu that
was a dollar more week than Scottish
judges got.
Small salaries, those" concluded the
antiQuary. 'but we must remember
that IN that epoch there were no trusts
10 initiate prices, and a dollar went n
long way, In fact. a Christmas dinner
Tor a family OF six would have cost In
John KIloSs time; For the turkey, 10
cents; cranberry sauce. Q cents. pota.
toes, ] cent; turiilps, ! cent: celery.
cent; plum pudding, 2 cents; total. II
cents, Or less. thhn 2 cents a heatl"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
THE sACEEU LOTUS.
Sentiment OF the Orient About the
Fruit OF Destiny.

'Fu" ~ bCsttuy.
Concerning tue rich fruit of The lotus,
which grow luXurlantly In the Nile,
many charming legends have been told
1t was believed that II wns so delight.
ful that those who ate of 1t would ncv.
cr leave the spot where IL grew. but
for il would abandon home and friends
10 spend their lives IN n dream of Sc.
rene delight. Homer, in the Odyssey
mentions the lotus eaters who lived
Oh the northern coast of Africa and
records their attempts to dctaln the
followers Of Ulysses by giving them
the fruits OF the lotus to cat. NO that
they should never wish to leave the
spot where 1t grew.
The same poetlcal idea ~ known TO
The Arabs, who call it the fruit Of
destiny" which is to be eaten In Para
disc, and 1t is ON this foundation that
Tennyson built his charming poem of
the Lotus Eaters" This mythical
lotus has been identified by several
botanlsts with that Indigenous to Tu.
mis-, which is thorny shrub, with bcr.
ries the size of an olive.
Mungo Park found species oc lotus
in Central Africa bearing berries of n
delicious taste, which on being dried
and pounded made wholesome and
pleasant brcad. The lotus fruit found
In Tunis has a stimulating. almost In
toxlcoting, effect. and Il is therefore
probable that this plant furnished the
foundation of the ancient legends.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
AN EXPERIMENT..
How One In Optimism, Caught Mr.. Dsi.
lngton OF His Guard.

Nothing stood in his way now. They
! had the parlor 10 themselves.
"lts curious about optimism and
pcssimisn. isn't it,
/ "In what way:" she asked.
"Wby. for instunuc, IL man Is an
! optlmlst things seem TO come bis way
whereas ir he Ia pcsSimistic every thing
| iurus against him. That Is to say. the
things we think are going 10 happen
generally do happen"
"Oh, don't believe in that theory |!
10 happen when they didn't. and lots
of other things have happened when
didn't believe they would
"Ycs. know there are exceptions TO
the rule: but. generally speaking.
think optimism briugs the things one
Is anxious TO have. For Instance. hero
we are. Miss Brookc--you and |. Now.
am n thorough going optimist. be.
licvc certain things are going to hap
pcn--certain things which will be profit.
able and pleasing TO me
"What have | TO do with them, Mr..
Dallington:"
'Well. perhaps nothing, as far as
that is concerned. But here we are,
you and l. If were. as was saying,
pessimist would think the things I
have in mind couldn't happen. There,
you sec, is where the pessimist loses
out"
"Ncs."
$50 we arc bound to recognize the
advantage OF optimism. are we not?"
II haven't noticed them as yet"
"But you will IL you make II a prac-
ticc to be optimistic
Just q moment II may be that
don't quite understanl this matter.
Now, Tiff, Just for instance--ir were
TO think son would ask me 70 be your
your wife. that would be optimism,
would it?'
"Er-yes."
And " thought there was no prob
ability that YOU would propose mar.
ringc 10 me. that would be pcsslmlsmy'
"Nou have grasped the idea"
"Or. to put 1t as you had II at first,
what one thinks VIII happen does hap.
pen and what one is afraid won't hap.
pen doesn't happeng"
"Of course there may be times
when"--
She leaned forward and, whispering,
said:
"Look at the curtain"
he looked anu turned a little pale.
At the bottom OF the curtain he saw
tile tips Of two shoes.
Heavens" he gasped. "Your ia
ther!'
"Sh-sh Don't let him know that he
Is discovered
Miss BROOKE" he said In unsteady
tones. may have the honor of--will
you becolne my wifc?'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

happy without me 1 suppose mus,
say yes"
After he had departed she went to
the curtain and carelessly kicked aside
pair Of shoes which she had placed
there so that the toes would protrudc u
little way into the parlor
"1es," she said to herself: "the things
one thinks will happen sometimes do
happen."-S. L. Kiser IN Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Engaged q Girl.

"My wife," said Newliwed, "is a
very good cook"
''Oh, GOMEZ" exclaimed hewitt. Her
mother told me she was just taking her
tlrst lessons when you married her"
II know, but she was good enough
not to continue her lessons on me-
Boston Transcript.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
ssklna DAY.

Eay, baking DAYS Jest lots Of fun.
Though Liza Ann she gets so mad
And says we're orful, orful bad
And chascs MS and makes us run
Still baking days Jest lots OF fun.
For when SHE has her cake all done
And In the oven baking she
Calls TO brother Dick and me-
"Cofno Ions, now. boys; you tvs
rogues can
Lick the spoon and scrape the PAN"
And then. gee whlz, how we do run.
Say, baking days Jest lots OF fun!
-Lippincoit's Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Ter Impresnion.

"Now ! have an impression In my
head" said the teacher, Can any Of
you tell me what an impression ls?"
"Yes'm, can" replied little fel-
low at the foot of the class. AN i'm
preston Is dent in soft spot Bir-
mingham (Ala.) Advance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
She Didn't Think,

Mrs, Gunbusta-Whal size rooms are
there in this Gat!
Real Estate Agent-About by !.
Mrs GunbuSta They wouldn't bc
quite large enough, because my huS-
band has ! by camera.--New York
Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
N.turnl I,no,,r,,.

'sThey say that Bradley goes on like
mad since he Inherited his vast
wealth"
+ what does he do?"
"Oh he acts like one possessed
Lipplncott's
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Putting Him Wise.

His Wifc-John, dear, need new
dress awfuIy. .E eAt
Her Husband tgrufily)--l'd like 10
know what YOU need new dtess for.
His Wifc--Why. want Il to coter
the piano With, OF course. You didn'A
suppose for a minute that | intended
to wear it, did you?-Chicaso News. h,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Sarcasm.

whats the matter?" inquired Mrs.
Starvem MS Mr.. Newbord made d wfy
face. lis there anything wrong With
your soup?" a
"Soup!' he replied. II don't kpow
anything about soup, but this dish oe
hot water is too greasyr-rhiladelpliia
Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Atmospl,ere,

Mr. Ant--Blll Moth IS going around
telling people he feels like an actor
Mr.. FE-Well, he ought 10 feel that
way lie has been living in a heavy
tragedlan's fur overcoat six months
Chicago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Old Story.

Gunner-Durng our counting davs
she said she would go through any.
thing on earth for me.
Guyer-Ah, and, now that you are
enjoying welded bliss, has she made
good?
Gunncr-Wcll no. About the only
thing she goes through is my vest
pocket.-Chicago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
on,in,stie view.

Tom lproudly)-- Pinkleigh has
promised to be my wife. Jack (consol-
ingly)- Oh, don't let that worry you.
Women frequently break their prom
4sos. Chicago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Tho suifieieney of Wealth.

Chlmmie--So yer refuse me cause
I'm poor. Well, yer'll find dat money
don't bring happiness.
Amandy-Well, II don't have ter.
See? 1t kin hire IL brung. Lcslle's
Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
Clever Children.

Fond Father-Wcll, professor, how
nre my children getting on in their
studies? -
Professor Finely. Arthur Is a very
clever boy, and Mary is too.--Lippn.
colts Magazine,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
She'll, Oct Atoou.

Alice-rbat girl is pretty, but sho
hasn't any brains.
Lorraine-lf she's pretty she doesn't
need any brains. : Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
She Trimmed Him.

one trimmed f1tsr1.
"Have you heard how. Hawks was
trimmedf' 's
mo"
The courts have ordered him 10 pay
$4,000 for breach of psvmlsc to that
pvetty little mnnicNrc lady hp uaed to
tell IA ahont"--,fn1se.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09
JACK and the Kitty.

Mrs. Observation-Disclosures has a won.
derful effect on animals.
Mrs. Bocker-l suppose that is why
Jack is always trying to sweeten the
kitty.-Judge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

Life. TO be worthy OF a rational IL.
Ing must be always in progrevu)oo.
We must always purpose to 40 rNoe& ~
better than in fine past Johnson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-09

Generally the purchase Of book 10
ellatnkcn Cor ll'e acquisition OF lts con.
bhts Sohopnnhalcr,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-24

PoR cUANTo, Juan Ceferino Her.
nandez Lopez ha promovido ante esta
Corte TN espediente solicitando Sc
declare el dominic que tiene sobre la
siguiente fnca:
"Rtstica: compuesta de trece cuer-
das de terreno alto, en- Ell barrio de
Gurabo abajo del termino mum cipa |
de Juncos, destinado q frutos memo
res, equivalentes 4 5 hectareas, 10
areas y o5 centiareas en- colindancias
por Ell Norte con terrenos lie don Ri
cardo Jimenez, por el Sur, Este y
Oeste con la Corporation Porto Rico
Leaf Tobacco Company"
Cuya fnca la adquiri6 hace mas de
treinta aflos por la herencia de su pa.
Dire don Pascual Hernandez y desde
esa fecha la viene poseyendo quieta
" pacihcamente con buena fe y justo
t1tulo sin interruption alguna, tenien-
do un valor de quinientos dollars no
pesando sobre ella cargas nj grava
menes de ning11n genero.
POR TANTO habiendo ordenado Ell
Honorable Charles E. Foote, Juez
de esta Corte que Sc cite los ante
riores duef1os y que Sc publiquen
edictos por termino de sesenta d{as
que empezaran a contarse desde Ell
primero que aparezca publicado este
edicto por tres veces en- un period aco
de los de mayor cilculaci6n de San
Juan de Puerto Rico. citaudose { las
personas ignoradas que Sc cream te-
n Yer sobre dicho inmueble alg11n de-
recho real y todas aquellas a quie-
mes pueda perjudicar la inscription
de dominic solicitada para que den-
tro de dicho termino formulen oposi-
|ci6n previniendoles a todos que pa
sado ell mismo y oida la prueba que
ofrezcan los promoventes, Sc resolve
ra sobre la declaration de dominic
parando todos los perjuicios de ley.
Extiendo la presente bajo mi firma
~ sello de Ia Corte de Humacao. 22
de Mayo de I9o7.-Enrique Rinc6n,
Secretary Dist. Court. 2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-24

Sali6 de Canarias con destino & es-
te puerto directamente, esperandolo
al rededor del Is del corriente, y ter.
sus operaciones seguira la
ruta de Ponce, Santiago de Cuba, Ha-
bana, Matanzas y New Orleans.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-06-24

Esta q la carga en- Barcelona para
salir Ell 20 del corriente por Ell Medi-
terraneo y Canarias hasra este puerto,
continuando la ruta de Santiago de
Cuba, Habana, Cienfuegos y New
Orleans.
Admitiendose carqa V
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-19

My heart quickly bounded up into my
throat with great. strangling throbs. My
hands clutched the rife upon which was
leaning until they grew numb and half
paralyzed with the pressure.i But, some
how, ! managed to control myself II
Esme loved him, If Esme Lyell loved this
him brand me coward if he would. / could
bear it-bear anything for her sake. Any
thing would be easier to endure than the
brown eyes when she should hear that
had fought with her lover. /, the best rifle
shot in the place, and he. only an or
and turned CONTEMPORARY away.
You are at liberty to consider me a
coward, or whatever you please" re-
s Then. without U another fh NV" word, / strobe
from the spot, leaving him there alone be-
side the sea, his face mirroring all evil
rage and passionate anger.
On, on I went, my face set toward the
hotel mile distant.
After time, impelled by some unknown
impulse, / turned and looked back.
In after days 1 wondered at the impulse
that prompted me; and i lived to remem-
Der that moment as the turning point in
saw Paul Ernscliffe standing just as
had left him. but some one else had come
upon the scene. A stranger to me, a burly
black trousers users, and black SLOUGH hat He
had landed at Dead Mans Point in a
small skin. which he had pulled up on
the beach. saw this man approach Ems
cliffe and enter at once into conversation.
1 waited for a moment to watch them:
Both seemed excited and were gesticu-
from his pocket and dashed II down upon
the beach at the other mans feet.
1 saw the fellow clinch his fist and turn
savagely upon Ernscliffe.
ance?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-19
A Thrilling Mystery Story.
interest.

of firearms, and a bullet whizzed past me,
burying itself in the sand few feet away.
A second report followed.
''Ah!" I muttered angrily (surely no one
could wonder that l was angry, Paul
Ernscliffe may take care of himself. I will
go back to the hotel and leave him to his
own devices. If he is bad enough to fire
blood, 1 will leave him severely alone"
1 drew my watch from my pocket as
spoke and glanced at 1t. / scarcely knew
why did so. 1t was 6 o'clock exactly. I
moved on down the beach in eager haste.
l wanted to get away from the place, and
avoid another chance encounter with Paul
Ernscliffe.
Slowly, like smouldering fire. within
my breast there burst forth terror Of
Ernscliffe. Could it be that he was capa-
BILE of such monstrous villainy? Or. had
it been only an accident, after all?
Surely he was not vile enough to shoot
man down in cold blood, shoot him in
the back as he went on his way! A man
who had just declined a meeting with him.
a man who certainly was neither fire.
eater nor duelst. and who loved Esme
Lyell too well to harm the man she loved
SO rejecting, made my way down the
did so l saw the boat containing the man
with the red shirt push out from shore
at Dead Mans Point; a moment later 1t
was dancing like thing Of life upon the
foam crested waves, soon fading out into
a mere speck upon the horizon; and then
was gone.
Two hours later I sat alone In my room
at the hotel. when some one raped at
my door, loudly, imperatively.
"Come in!' I cried, and instantly the
door flew open, and Esme Lyelrs father.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-19
: THE SILENT WITNESS; :
= or AN EXPIATED SIN.
By COLLINS. x
Copynght x
By E. BURKE COLLINS.
Copyright, by VIM. ]. Benners.


each been quail hunting down the coast;
the spot where we had accidentally met
was called Dead Mans Point. Paul Ems
cliffe snatched up his rifle and turned
to me.
''Will you fight?" he asked, in husky
voice; I'VE are here with our weapons
and no one to interfere. VIII your"
mo, certainly notv' I returned, coldly.
THAT Is an insane proposition, Ernscliffe.
The code is no longer recognized or believed
of such a way of settling difficulties, and
if we were to shoot each other down like
dogs it would not affect Miss Lyells de-
cision. She has doubtless decided long
ere this for which of us she cares, II
either. Did you not ask her to be your
wife? II so, then surely you have her an
swer."
His dark face flushed
THAT is my concern" he answered sui
lenly. 49, then, you refuse to meet me,
Doctor Dorrance? / did not think that
among your numerous failings you counted
that of cowardice!