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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
"A STRONG ADVOCATE
OF TEMPERANCE.
Says Sons hust Be Sober Else nurray
c. D. Palmer's Estate Will Go For
Schools,

Murray c. D. Palmer, colored,
provides in his will filed for pro-
bate in the Orphans Court at Bal
timore, that should any ofhis chill
dern be addicted to the intemper-
ate use of spirltuous liquor or in
any way not lead a sober, indus
trious and respectable life, when
the youngest is 2I years old, his
or their share of the estate shall be-
come the property of the city of
Baltimore and be used for the
erection of schoolhouses for the
free education of negroes.
Thomas Mackenzie and Henry
Stefens are named as executors
and trustees without bond. The
will is dated May IA, 1904. Pal
mer died about two months ago,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
The Friendsville Normal.

The Friendsville Normal has
come and gone.
The time spent in this educa-
tional enterprise was pleasant to
the teachers and profitable to the
students, and we never witnessed
a ten weeks which seemed to pass
more rapidly.
We tried to direct and organize
the work SO as to make good re-
suits possible, but we are frank to
say that the whole session was
crowded with noble effort upon the
part of the student class, which is
always the price of success in
school work.
The ministers of the town were
both thoughtful and sacrificing in
rendering assistance by their
hearty cooperation and prayers in
behalf of the school.
The Teachers Class" was one
of great interest, and the students
preparing for high school work also
made good progress.
In this high school established
by county school board there is
opportunity for great achievements
in the educational realm.
The splendid talent from other
communities, together with the in
telligent pupils in Friendsville, all
conspired to make the Normal
fruitful of good results, even sur
passing our most sanguine expec-
tations.
We shall not soon forget our
short stay in the pleasant hamlet
Of Friendsville.
J. c. BEAHM.
G,,heo,;bo So. Ttrt,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Is Being Well Kept By the Govern
ment.

Until 1894 the Declaration was
framed and displayed in a steel
cabinet in the library of the de-
partment of state, where all visit
ors might see it, but in that year
it was Theoretically sealed in a
frame and placed in a drawer of
another steel cabinet constructed
to protect also the original signed
copy of the constitution. Here
the Declaration still remains,
locked and sealed by order of the
late Secretary Hay, and it is no
longer shown to any one, except
by special direction of the state
department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
Broaddus College May Move.

CLARKsBURG, w. Va, July s.
A movement is on foot here to
move Broaddus College, the lead
ing Baptist educational institution
of the state, from Clarksburg to
Bridgeport, the we'll known village
four miles east of that city. 1t is
proposed also, as an additional in
ducement, to extend the trolly car
system of Clarksburg to that point,
which it is claimed will make it
entirely and readily accessible -,
the patrons of the school who m
desire to attend from there. A
large sum of money has been ten
dered by citizens of Bridgeport for
the location at the new site offered
and there seems to be a disposition
on the part Of the managers of the
school to accept the offers that
have been made to make the
change. The present building and
grounds are said to be inadequate
for the growing demands of the de-
mands of the school. This is the
reason for the proposed change of
location.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
July WILL BE DRY.
But Not So Much So That You Need
Resort to Red Lemonade.

ReSort 10 hed Lemonade.
Peter R. Smith hands in the fol-
lowing forecast for July:
July is not likely to be favored
with an over amount of preciplta-
ton. The clouds formed during
the periods of the disturbed meteor
ology will take on a blustry and
threatening appearance, but on
reaching a given height in II
horizon they will disrupt the scat
ter. discharging light quantities of
rainfall.
Local drouths may start early in
the month. Summers in which
drouths prevail have also favored
localities which receive much
above their due share of the rain
fall and suffer from cloudbursts and
much intensified local downpours.
Local drouth5 are mostly confined
to the middle central and eastern
states, and general drouths to the
western, southwes tern, and south
ern states.
We may expect the allotted
share of sunshine and warmth as of
pasi summer years. Forgetting
our fears of snow snowstorms, frost,
and freezing in July, as has been
watonly predicted, we still are a
long way from repetition of the
year 1916, when snowstorms, freez-
ing and frosts materialized in July
and August and no corn in the
crib in the northern states after
corn harvest.
The first storm period will de-
velop touching the Ist, cd. and sd.
The rains during this period of
OF disturbance will not be general
IN all parts of the country, nor ex-
cessive in quantity of rain.
A warm wave will spread over
the country from the southwest and
moving northeast, starting about
the 9TH and continuing to the 18th.
Local rains will be on transit
from the 8th to the 18th, discharg-
ing in some parts refreshing rains
and at other localities only buster.
The 18th, 18th, and 18th will de-
velop light showers in some places.
On the 10Th, goth. 21st, 22d, and
23rd wave of disturbance will be
in transit. The rainfall will b
much below the needs of the grow
ing corps,
Touching the 24th, 25th, and Goth
local showers of very limited area
will be on transit.
After these storms the tempera-
ture will change to cooler. The
last disturbed spell will be central
on the 3Ist. During the passage
of the wave the temperature will
be high.
On the 24th partial eclipse of
the moon will takeplace 1920 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-04
So much for this the king of

So much for this the king of
all of them. Beyond this, among
the scores of mining companies
here, l feel that a man can count
on the fingers of one hand the
mines which would warrant the
investment of any mans money
The Tonopah Belmont, the Mon
tana Tonopah, Tonopah Extension
and Tonopah Midway, are all
great big producers, on a profta-
BILE basis and aside from two or
three more smaller ones the east
ern man who is not on the ground
should let them absolutely alone
unless he can buy at a prospect
price and takes them as such and
count on only one chance in ten of
winning.
From what l have seen of Ne
vada, am beginning to feel that
its mines can be counted on per-
sons fingers but that its prospects
and and wild cats are like the
sands of the sea.
l met an intelligent young
drummer on Southern Pacific
train the other day who has been
travelling all over Nevada for
twelve years selling mining ma
chinery. He sized up the state
this way; Tonopah is permanent
with half dozen big mines, Cold
field is the king Of them all with
several good ones, Silver Peak has
two or three. Fairview has the
Nevada Hills which may be the
greatest of them all; Rhyolite is
long term milling proposition,
Rosebud and Wonder have failed
to make good and Greenwater is
the greatest gold brick that Char
ley Schwab ever handed out to his
friends on copper server.
Before l leave the subject Of
Tonopah l must offer a few words
about two or three of its citizens.
George Wingfeld and Senator
Nixon were each accorded for
tune OF SI2, 900, 900 on January I.
J. L. Oddie. formerly of Orange
N, j., was the next wealthiest in
the roll of millionaires and was
accredited as worth So, 900, 900.
A half dozen years ago, Senator
Nixon was cashier of the bank at
Winnemucca, a town the size of
Oakland. Geo. Wingfeld was a
cowpuncher and Nixon lent him
$1,000 to start the Tonopah Club
glambling den and in which in
two years Wingfeld cleaned up
S526, 900.
Everything is wide open here in
Nevada, twenty four hours every
day and seven days every week
faro banks, roulette wheels, poker,
bar rooms, dance hall, etc.
l shall 60 out to Silver Peak
and perhaps Nevada Hill and make
a personal inspection of the under
ground workings that l may be
able to record just what a great
mine is like.
u. G.. PALMER.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
\ SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Proceedings Instituted Against the
Ferris Brick Company

A suit for damages was filed in
the district court today against the
Ferris Brick company by Willard
n Robbins through his father, e. B.
Robbins, as next friend. The plain
tiff is a minor and in the petition ii
is alleged that on March Z, 1906. he
was employed by the company in
looking after a brick moulding ma
chine While in the discharge of this
duty his right hand was caught in
the machinery and was so badly
mangled that two fingers were ampu-
tated. For the injury thus sustained
the plaintiff prays for Judgment
in the sum of s10,o1o.
Other suits filed today are MS fol-
lows:
John Byrd VS. Pearl Byrd, di-
yorce
J. l.. Champion VS., Frank Pittman
et al, partition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
ELLIS COUNTY VOTERS
hsee iAsa 6lAi IAssSsat Oiueas ps-
Cvre ~ Tex Reteipts.

The records In County Tax Collec-
lor Spencer's office show that more
than eight thousand citizens OF Ellis
county have qualified themselves 10
vote in amy election that may b. held
In the county this year by procuring
poll tax receipts The number of re-
eeipts issued IL shown To be $3.50.
AN increase Of only o. over 1905
The poll tax books show that there
are 1887 voters In the four WaSaha-
chic precincts and 1901 in the -four
Ennis precincts. Waxahachie made
n gain OF - over 1905 and Ennis
lost g for the same period of time.
According to these figures there are
3S6 more voters in the WaNahachie
precincts than in the -four precincts
OF Ennis Ferris Palmer and the
two boxes at Italy show losses while
there were gains at Milford and
Midlothian
The number of receipts issued to
voters in each OF the forty-seven pre-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09

banks indicate the financial eondi.
tton o. tn. people From the offi'
cial statements OF the National
banks made ON January @6. 1907.
and from the last statement of the
Stat. banks made we compile the
following abstract OF deposits OF III.
banks OF Ellis county. showing tn.
individual deposits. emitting cents.
The Citizens National Bank, Wax
ahaehie. tssa .i5s.oo. the WaNaha-
chic National Bank. Waxahachse.
$685., els.oo. the Ennis National
Bank, Ennis, ss2a.62s s.oo, the Cit
ix.ns National Bank. Ennis. sS5s,-
4e5.eo The Peoples National Bank.
Ennis, slso. 10000: the First Nat
ional Bank, Italy, s4oo .ooo.oo the
First National Bank, Midlothian.
Bank. Ferris, sl5s.1e1 90. the Fer
ris State Bank. Ferris, s5s,-
2A1.oe; the Waxahachie State Bank.
WaNahachis. $25.ola.oe; the Forres~
ton state Bank. Forreston. {llo,~
$500 the First State Bank, Red
OAK, SIS 10000 the Citizens State
Bank, Naypearl, 135,oia.oo: aggre-
gate deposits of three private banks,
1864 10000 The last three banks
mentioned publish no statements,
but are all splendid institutions, The
measure of progress Is seen from
comparison The two National banks
of Waxahaehie had individual de
posits January 2G, 1907, sl.53a,lTi.
On March 4, 1887, they had s2o9,-
923; showing an increase of 5 S1,32s.-
25l. On March 4, 1887. there were
but four banks in the county with a
total deposit of about s325, 600.
Now we have sixteen banks with de-
posits of s4,2o5,192.
The banks at Forreston and May
pearl each have larger deposit
than any bank In the county had
twenty years ago While our lands
have increased very much in value,
yet / believe it is as easy to acquire
Il home now as it was twenty years
ago. One of our most successful far
mcrs informed me that q tenant of
his made the past year I'll bales OF
cotton on 200 acres, making net for
himself $4,000. 90 And this was a
single handed man with no help
save that which was hired Thus we
see this man could buy and pay for
100 acres of land at $4,000 per acre
in one year O. E. DUNLAP
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
~ 4 CRITICAL CONDITION
ii.s. ~. n. IturA~ sticks splinter
In Finger and I,osk Ja~ Rs~ults

Rev II. II nurAs. Cumberland
Presbyterian minister, is In "A critical
condition ~ his home in Trinity t1i-
sersity addition ftu.s, An attach of
jisck iaN shic developed t'3a' sdas
al, mr.
\ fes daNs ago Mr Bufhs pierced
one of his fingers with a small splin-
ter Although the injury was slight
1t was given attention and nothing OF
a serious nature was apprehend"d
Two or three days ago nnmssiakable
traces OF blood poison were discover
ed, aud about II O'Clock Thursday
night Af. Burss va. attacked with
lock jaw Anti toxine II being libcr-
ally administered aud every effort
possible viii be made TO save his life.
While his condition is very grave q
slight Improvements Was reported to-
day, but the muscles OF his jaws have
not Yet Welded To the treatment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
AN ENNIS NAN SUICIDES
finer Camper Dies fr0m the Effects OF
Drinking CdrboliC ACID.

Elmer Camper. son of ID. \. Cam
Der and wife of Ennis died there Fri
dav afternoon from the effects of
carbolic acid poisoning.
Justice of the Peace Guy Young
blood was called to see him and ar
rived about twenty minutes before
he died Judge Nouugblood stated
fhat it was uuduc@tionably "a case
of suicide. which was also intlmatcd
in C. letter tbat was found ON his per
son.
Camper. who was CO years oi age,
secured tho poison from a drus store
about at3a O'Clock Friday afternoon
and hall au hour later vas found lu
AN unconscious condition.. dfiue ai
1850.
uu the back ul a ptomlA-ofy note
and ehaltcl mortgase found 100 pts
puekrt Mas WTtfteu
"p.af Mother. Fa'by0 and hF"lDr
efs rht explains s.l : nm iu debt
and 3 have done thlngs while was
dfinAlug fhat Vualt tead mF '' 'H'
p~nlteutiary 4 ANA tired of it ali. F."
don't worgs about me sna uat IA
my rlsht mind sa ihia onsht go b"
leswon. So rossa tsv deaf m''h"i.
father t@WtwHg.. {af tAtstH WE
/ atun. IAmtv Hubert
s Tho rematus svrf fsAru IH shaiH.
fhr Umdrrtakt| <vai fud H.rpAl''
fuF tnfiaf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
A PROTEST IS FILED
Users Of Slack Cosl Object to ReCeat
AdvaaCe ia freight Rate.

All managers of mills and manu-
featuring plants In Waxahachie held
| q meeting yesterday afternoon and
registered vigorous protest against
the recent advance in the freight
i rate on slack coal. Every ginner
mill man and manufacturer In thu
city participated in the meeting. ant
went on record as being opposed Z
the rates to Texas points as recent.
fixed by traffic managers. The fol
lowing was adopted without dis
senting vote:
at is the serise of this meeting
that the recent advance of 25 cents
a ton on slack coal from the indian
Territory and Arkansas mines, TO
Texas points is arbitrary, oXtortion-
ate and unwarranted by present con
ditions \ comparison of slack coal
rates to this section OF the country
with the rate named to northern and |
eastern points discloses the fact that |
we are paying from ! to 40 per !
cent higher rates. and We submit that |
this discrimination is unjust, mex 5
cusable and injurious 10 the manu- (
featuring interests OF this state
The secretary OF the meeting was !
instructed to notify the traffic man |
ayers of the lines Interested in re- /
gard 20 the above action, with the |
request that the old rates be rostor- /
ed
Copies of the resolution as adop- /
ted bv the manufacturers OF WaNa- /
hachic will bee prepared and sent 90 /
every manufacturing enterprise lu /
the state with view to enlistlns {
their support i'm the fight that H. to /
bee vigorously waged tor r"siofa- |
lion of the old rates Several ear |
loads of slack coal are used every /
week iu WaNahachiic and the add /
tlona, cost imposed upon the ushets
of this Kind ot fuel hy the recent ad- /
vauc, iu the freight rate viii amount /
ga about sli2r peF ear
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
A REVIEW OF THE YEAR
Shh>h<S SAsw nat t1Is (ssaiy talsys
rapfecetsatet prss>srity

4 review OF Ellis countys prosper
it3 fof the year 1905 IL exceeding
~ Interesting Prosperity Ia those
sho prosper is always pleasant and
consoilng In point OF interest,
facts and figures never occupy a
mean position. but always an sx-
rene position. Statistics. and they
are facts and figures, either delight
~ disgust. delight to the interest
~ and a disgust to the disinterested
Eliis county produced in 1906. 100,
zoe bales OF cotton which brought to
he producer in money $S.250,eoo:
gl1e seed at $500 per bale brought
seup .000 corn. small grain and hay
estimated at Sc, 900, 900, making for
1hese products $15,l56, ,0oo. And
his does not represent the total
gross profits of the farmers. The
Items OF live stock, fruits, yegeta-
hles. poultry, eggs and butter. think
you'd swell the grand total to s1S,-
100000 In 1900 our population
vas, ip round numbers $4,000 This
Sould give each person in the couu-
y $4,000. And estimating five to
he family would give TO each fam
ily t1S00.00. One fourth of our
population are not directly engaged
n agricultural pursuits. This would
Materially increase the per capita
20 the z who farm. The per
capita from agriculture N the Uni
rcd States is $50 The per capita in
Ellis counay 1850 A startling rev
elaston of our prosperity is thus pre-
ssated.
The value of our cotton products
alone for 1906 exceed the total value
OF real estate as listed for taxation.
The total value of all products
and increase of live stock for 1906
Will about equal the total value of
All taxable property rendered in the
county for 1906. Few of US ever
stop to estimate what was paid for
picking this crop of cotton-one hun
dreI and fifty thousand bales of cot
ION at $40 amounts to 81, 500, 900.
Assuming that the producer gather
ID one-third of this crop this would
leave 81 900, 900 paid out to those
who picked for wages. And this vast
amount was paid practically in nine
~ days.
AS a thermometer registers tenn
perature, so does the deposits in
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
Apples.

Ii you want apples, cali at yellow
car on II. & T. c. track. Sold at both
wholesale and retail by s. I. Green.
69pd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09

\ sAaHAs ir ufupfi'f"fsHsF pro-
Isst a Waff setfs stefr "u VOC
ssnth asss uj ihU sawafe A &rht SIS
g.ss.d tvs6rfNAt h8 @&lyh Mf Htf
tts atsnsmsA af hts eutlfs s3nth "I
stts,sss fn ths ftetasar }s@ei.f tvH
asns Fhe sfufs wttt ~ tuH aaaed 81.
e. pressat l,as satssa 8a8 ihu o5tesaa
.4.s.N sf ths FMamaassm A~sv&ef t@Fs
nsns MfM e4fuatn 8a ths hatlssns a"
fNe nassnsast essfmxF ~ she s4@afT
The uAtf&a ieFe siii hs' gtana efss'
au4sf fbs fffm nat*e N A. th~p
saa ta @u8 ss4 ts 4m fA@fNr -
r. \ Fhesnaaa Tes @vTk H' taAAe&
ssask hss Hssn tomssctvst SD tA*
sfers, was fvofs ucs thAs 4ttNEpeen
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09

NU uHr immune from kidney
troub.y. $50 just remember chat 70
les, kidne Cure viii stop the Dr.
rveu.aau,s and euu. ans ease oi kid
a,, ana bladder trouble thai is MOI
b,gvud tbr le,th or medicine b "
ttafis
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
Mass Meeting for Men Only.

The address at the opera house
for Sunday afternoon will be play
ing the Fool by VIM. NJ. Nevins. Mr..
kennon viii sing Meeting will be-
gin at $50 sharp. The meeting is
for men only.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-09
Postponed.

Owing TO the illness of Rev.
Burkes the measuring party has
been postponed endifinitely.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-21
JOHN FRITZ,
IRON MASTER,
IS 85 TODAY

Bethlehem, Pa, Aug. 21.-This is the
s5th birthday of John Fritz. ironmaster
and inventor. famous for his perfection
OF armor plate processes and one of
the grand old men in the iron and
steel industry. A flood OF congratula-
tory messages was received at his
home In this city. Among the senders
were leading members OF the engi-
neering profession in America and
Euroep, captains OF invention and in
dustry. and the central figures OF
finance allied with the iron trade.
John Fritz began life as black
smith in 1898 and in his long career
has been identified with almost every
important step in the process OF maxi
ing iron and steel. which has result
ed in an increase OF the American
product OF 1000. 900 tons in 1898 TO
upward of 25.O0o.0 900 in 1906. The
crowning effort OF his life was the con-
ception, the designing and erection of
the great forge an darmor plate plant
of the Bethlehem Steei company, of
which he was the chief engineer and
superintendent from 1850 to 1898.
Mr. Fritz is a striking example OF the
who were solid. substantial and God
fearing. With only a district school edu-
cation, gained in the middle part OF Penn
sylvanla he started life with the stimulus
and opportunity that American citizen
ship gives. and attained a position in the
steel industry that Is recognized by the
whole world. He Is the only man now
living of the small group that introduced
into the United States the Bessemer steel
A
was thereby Effected from which has
flowed the tremendous development seen
today in steel manufacture In the United
States. The leading men in the industry
today are the pupils OF John Fritz.
In 1893 the British Iron and Steel Insti-
tute gave Mr. Fritz the Bessemer gold
medal, which is about the highest dis
tinction a steelmaker can receive. In
1902 on the S0th birthday OF Mr.. Fritz the
occasion was signalized by the founding
of the John Fritz gold medal for achieve
ment in the Industrial sciences, the medal
being awarded annually by committee
OF the American Society OF Civil Engi-
neers, the American Society OF Mechani-
cal Engineers and the American Institute
OF Electrical Engineers
Born on Aug l. 1922 in Chester county.
this state, Mr. Fritz, at the age OF 16. left
the farm TO work in country machine
shop with a view OF learning the trade
of machinist. After various expert
ments i'm steelmaking at Norristown ana
Safe Harbor. Mr.. Fritz, In 1884. went TO
Johnstown where he remodelled an old
mill and built what is known as the Cam
bria Iron Works IL was at this period
that, in connection with his brother.
George he designed and erected the we'll
known three higfh boomers" with thsir
automatic tables. and the three high
mill" These inventions started an eco
nomical revolution In steel manufacture.