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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-29

why is Jones wearing a beard?"
ooh, believe his wife made him a
present Of some ties."-Punch.
Mrs Bridge Whist-What do you
discard from, strength or weakness?
Debutante-From fright, principally.
Life.
Sillicus-When would you say that
man reaches the age of discretion?
Cynicus-When he realizes that he is
too old to marry.-Philadelph Rec
ord
She-What is the correct transla-
ton of the motto on that lovely ring
you gave me? He-Faithful to the lasy.
She--The last? How horridl And you
always told me that | was the very
first!-Pick-Me-up.
Charlie Softleigh is thinking"
"l'm glad to hear of that" But I
hadn't told you of what he was think
ing" mo, but the mere knowledge that
he was thinking made me glad
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
SillicUs-He called me a bltherng
idiot. Wigwag-What are you going
to do about it? Silicus-I have written
to him demanding an explanation.
can't find out just what blithering
means,-Philadelph Record.
This magazine article says that
bachelors should be taxed" remarked
Mrs, Crouch. That's the way!" ex-
claimed Mr.. Crouch, vigorously. "A
man can't enjoy anything these days
without paying for it."-Judge.
Prison Keeper-That convict is what
we call trusty. We can put him at
anything and be sure he won't try to
escape. Vlsitor-How remarkable.
Prison Keeper-Oh! don't know.
He's in for bigamy
Record.
"Oh! George" she exclaimed, now
that you've seen my new hat you sim
ply can't regret that got it. Isn't IL
just a poem?" well, If it is" replied
John, 81 suppose proper title for IL
would be Owed to Mllner.' -
Philadelphia Press.
Thawabey-"But what have you
against my friend, Selley?" Banker
He has so many COMPOUNDED new
tangled metres. Thawabey-I admit
he's original there; but his matter Is I
all right There's nothing new in that. 7
Town and Country.
Mr.. Justcott-Why, what are you
crying about, dear? Mrs. Justcott-Oh.
George. The mice have got into the
pantry and eaten up a beautiful GUS
tard pie made myself! Mr.. Justcott-,
3There, there! Don't cry over few lit
lie mice.-Cleveland Leader.
Now here" said the enthusiastic
Real estate agent to the prominent poll
tician, sis one Of the most desirable
houses in the capital. 1t has exposnres
All around Good heavepst eFisf
~ nrominent politician, With Start
~ inst Whist FRA tryinsI
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-29
THE MODERN CHILD.

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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-29
THE coNauERoR.

He looked at me with pleading eyes,
His ardent suit he pressed;
NY gentle mo he would not hear,
Nor let the subject rest
He asked me once again and then
Besought me Ger and Ger,
Nor yet despaired. although my mo"
Was firner than before.
And still he pleaded urgently,
With mien of one who wins:
I sighed and answered Eyes, "-and bought
His book of safety pins.
-Eunice Ward, in Puck.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-29
J When
Breathitt'S Best Shot
Failed.
BY SNOWDEN KING.

| SOlc Out anu ltll u lellOW SUOu-Dy,
won't you Ken?"
Daw Simpleton drew his horse up
before the door Of a small mountain
cabin, one of the many nesting among
the foothills of the Cunberlands
There was the CLINT of brown, blue
and pink-Kentucky Garrettson brown
head, blue dress, and pink apron, and
she stood in the doorway.
"Howdy, Daw. Come in"
4. The man glanced down at his right
hand lying on his knee, and shook his
head.
whats up? Have you and daddy
been scrapping?"
She came out and leaned on the
gate, evidently undisturbed
II am going away, Ken, and l want
a good long look at you before | CO."
"You are really and truly going? |
never thought you would. Why, Daw,
you love the dear old mountains as
much as l do l don't see how you
can leave them-I couldn't. | wouldn't
even try, for know the inconsistencies
to see them again would xii me-"
Daw Simpleton's whole attitude
changed in a moment. His upright
figure dropped, and the lips under the
black mustache, that were usually
close set and resolute, trembled, His
eI,S gazed wistfullly over the wild,
rGENd scenery for moment then
came quickly back to the girls face.
ayes, Ken, they are much to me,
but you are dearer than everything
else in the world, except the desire
to hit back when / have been hurt.
would do anything to injure the
man who dared to make you love him,
even If the doing spoiled your whole
life."
Oh, Daw, that is why you are go
ing away. You don't want to hurt
Doctor Hearst because you know it
would break my heart. Why don't
you hate me?"
KEN don't you know that noun
tainesfs hate and love are always
too deep to be put aside? My love has
made me do many things" he continu-
ed in a musing tone. when your
father sent you away to school | took
an oath that when you came back you
would not find the untaught lout you
left. | quit chewing tobacco, drinking
mountain dew, and buying loud neck
ties in order to ge. money to buy
books. quit fighting so as to have
time to study them. l read every
thing | could lay my hands on, AS fast
as learned how words should be
used dropped the mountain dialect
thar was the word that chung longest.
You cannot know how hard this was,
for you never had the mountain tongue.
Your mother taught you better. When
you came back you seemed to like me
better than the other boys that went
wild over you, although we had our lit
tie tiffs occasionally. Ken, do you re-
member the night your after thrash
ed me because ! would not go home
with you from Caleb Vests candy pull.
ling after you had told me / couldn't
30? That night was the first time
3sked you to marry me, and you told
he you never could bear the idea of
being called Kentucky Simpleton.
ook another oath that night told
|hyself and God that would one day
I'LL Ben Gawettson, and all that has
Saved him from that day to this is be-
Sause he is youf father | believe
I'd have won you In time If that
leak of Doctor hadn't"
"As that could fill
with quick
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-29

MIN after this. Just think, Kentuck,
what yer might hev' done eff it hadn't
DIN fur Charles lanxs."-Farm and
Ranch.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-29

q DAlllu man Va
>Cadlz, Ohio, has achieved reputation
as naturalist which is not entirely
local. A close student of nature, he Is
able to distinguish through sound
many things missed by those with
sight.
The reports published in the London
Lancet, an English medical journal.
agreed that the fumes of gasolene were
extremely injurious to health, and TO
laDflcs. 1t was said in the Lancet that
hags brought into close proximity with
motors had sometimes lost their color
III short time, and turned black.
Rear Admiral Sir Percy Scott, who
is TO receive the first vacant cruiser
squadron command in the British navy,
mas taken with him to the Mediterran'
can, for testing a new gyroscope gum
mounting which keeps gun on level
plane in all conditions of the sea. 1t
may completely revolutonize naval
gunnery.
In human history a great river has
sometimes formed a dividing line be-
tween peoples possessing quite differ
ent characteristics. Dr. W. NJ. Lyons,
Jr., has discovered a similar phenom-
enon affecting squirrels in Borneo. He
found eight different forms of squir-
rels inhabiting the northern and west
ern parts of the great island, and OBJ
served that large river proved an ell
fectual barrier in separating two dis
tinct races.
Lake Brusio, in the Grisons, is now
the scene of the most powerful elec-
tricity generating and distribution sta
tons in Europe, if not in the world. 1t
has been obtained by turning the
streasl of the Peschlaveno, in the POS
chiayo Valley, at its exit from the
lake of the same name, through
great conduit three miles long, to
reservoir 1880 feet above the level OF
the central station, and therefore CIV
ing the highest known fall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
CLAIM WOMEN
ASSISTED CROOKS
Police Recover Stolen Goods from the
Rooms of Men Arrested on Sus-
picion Of Being Connected
with Recent Robberies

Bessie Wilson. Dollie Corwin, Fred
Modeno, H. G.. Donnelly, H. Lynn and
w. ]. Harvey, said by the police to be
dangerous characters, were arrested
last night and the men booked at the
central station on suspicion and the
women on charges of vagrancy.
Donnelly and Lynn are thought to
be holdup men or burglars and when
their room on South Main street was
searched by the arresting officers it
was found that a number of articles
of silver, several toilet sets and num-
ber Of revolvers We're concealed there.
The women were arrested in Com
mercial street house while in company
with Harvey and Modeno. A quantity
of opium was captured from these
women and the men.
Efforts will be made by the police
today to have the men identified as
the ones who committed several of the
recent holdups. 1t is claimed the en-
tire crowd came from San Francisco
eight weeks ago and it is thought
probable they are wanted in that city
on charges of robbery.
During the last few weeks the police
have received several complaints from
men who claim that women answering
the description of the two arrested
have invited them to rooms and then
robbed them. These men will be taken
to the police station today for the pur-
pose of Identifying the women as the
ones who committed the robberies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
Worst Flood in the
History of the
State
Entire Towns Submerged
and Many Buildings
Swept Away
Stockton, Sacramento, Washington,
Woodlawn, MarysvilIe and Other
Places Suffer-Few Trains
Are Running
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO March 20.--While
Sacramento is still high, dry and safe,
and there is no probability that it will
ington, across the Sacramento river, is
be otherwise, the little town of Wash
experiencing one of the worst floods in
it's history.
There the water is higher than has
been known in many years. Millions
OF tons of water are pouring through
an immense break in the Kripp levee,
through and around the town to the
west; through two long breaks in the
Southern Pacific embankment and over
it's top and into the northern part of
the town.
AS the water continued to pour
through the break the Todhunter,
Bryte, Bell and other ranches began
to disappear. These are all located to
the north and west of the town, while
the Krlpp, Caffaro, Reed and At
kinson ranches south of the railroad
tracks, are several feet deep in water,
being nearer the break in the main
levee.
Much fear was expressed this after
noon that the big new Lovedale
reclamation district just completed
last year would be inundated during
the night.
System Is Paralyzed
Never before has the Southern Pa
cific central lines been so thoroughly
demoralized as at the present time
with washouts 20 the north, washouts
to the south, washouts to the west and
the line to the east just cleared and
thoroughly crippled with an endeavor
to handle three days business in one
and many wires down in all directions,
the system is little less than para
lyzed.
The breaks in the embankment to the
west of Washington are perhaps the
worst difficulty with which the rail-
road has to contend. Water is now
pouring through two great gaps in the
tracks and over the embankment in
tervening.
The first gap in the railroad going
west just beyong Washington is about
$50 feet wide, while the other, half
mile nearer Nixon, the first station
west of Washington, is about 400 feet
across. Between them water was
running six inches deep over the
tracks with a roar like that of a
mighty cataract. Another break is
feared further on at what is known as
the wreck trestle, now filled in with
earth.
If the embankment goes out here it
means the almost certain inundation
of the big Lovedale district.
Traffic Suspended
AS soon as any work can be effected
two pile drivers will be set to work fill
ing in the gaps with trestle. 1t is said
by those in charge of the work, how
ever, that if work could begin on the
piling within the next twelve hours
trains could not be run again for four
days and that there is little probability
CONTINUED on Page Twc.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
CALHOUN MASON
DIES IN CHICAGO
Body Found In Room Where Gas Jet
Was Turned On-Was Great
Grandson Of Former
Mayor
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2o.-On the eve of
the day that he was to officiate as usher
at a fashionable wedding, Calhoun
Mason, 25 years old, great grandson Of
a former mayor of Chicago and mem
Der of the prominent Mason family, was
found dead in bed yesterday at his resi-
dence, 101 Lincoln Park boulevard.
Asphyxiation was the cause of death,
the gas jet in the room having been
left partly open.
The young mans father, Harry b.
Mason, an attorney, and his mother,
Mrs. Fay Calhoun Mason, are firm in
the belief that the death was acci-
dental.
They said that outside of i'll health
which was not so grave as to prompt
self-destruction, the young man had no
apparent motive to end his life
Mr.. Mason was a student at Yale
university for two years, leaving on ac-
count of poor health and a desire to
enter business. His great grandfather,
Roswell B. Mason, was mayor in 1871
and his grandfather was the late Ed
ward G.. Mason.
The young man was to have been
usher at the wedding of Alfred Ma
nierre and Miss June Parkinson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
DR., LOOMS TELLS
OF LAND FRAUDS
SAYS THE GRAFTERS WORKED
RIGHT AND LEFT
Oregon Citizen Declares He Did Not
Receive Promise of Immunity,
but Believes He Could
obtain It
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Attorney
Worthington continued his effort for
the defense in the Hermann trial today
to ascertain whether DR.. Clark Loomis
of Oregon was influenced in the testi-
mony he gave yesterday for the de-
fendant by promises of immunity or
S. A. D. Puter regarding immunity
ity from the charges now pending
against him.
The witness said he had never had a
promise of immunity, but l am salts
fed 1 could obtain immunity" he said.
He was allowed to give the details of
the negotiations between himself and
S. A. D. Putter regarding immunity
after the latter's conviction for land
frauds in Oregon.
During a single day Puter went six
or seven times between the witness and
the government attorneys, Heney and
Burns, in Portland, Loomis said, to
arrange this immunity.
The efforts failed, the witness said,
because the attorneys wanted Loomis
to state to Puter what he knew before
they would let him come before them.
Tells Gist of Particulars
Loomis said the gist of the matter
was that he repeated over and over
again to Puter that he did not know
that he knew anything that the attor-
neys wanted, but was very anxious to
make any arrangement possible for
immunity.
He said he did not know that Puter
conferred with the government attor-
neys but believed that he had.
| Justice Stafford ended the inquiry
when the witness began to state what
Puter had told him as mot coming
from the government attorneys"
In his long experience as special
agent for the land Office in Oregon DR..
Loomis said the money he took to re-
port favorably upon the twelve Puter
claims was the first and only time he
had taken money for reporting on
claims. He said he had not been in
fuenced In this case by the money he
had received.
The claims in question were twelve
homestead claims which Puter had OBJ
tained in the Cascade forest reserve.
II never failed to give every entry
man or any one In trouble all the
chance to get out" the witness said.
He added that he often made reports
as special agent without going upon the
land reported on.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
DECLARE A FAIR
TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BOISE, Idaho, March 20.-In the case
of the state against Meyer, Haywood
and Pettlbone, members Of the West
ern Federation of Miners, who are
charged with completely in the murder
of former Governor Steunenberg, Judge
Wood at Caldwell listened all the fore
noon to the reading of extracts from
newspapers in support of the motion of
the defense for change of venue.
The three prisoners and their counsel
were present. Extracts read to Judge
Wood consisted OF editorials and news
items hostile to the defendants.
Articles purporting to give the main
features of Harry Orchards confession
were held by the defense to be so pre-
judicial to the prisoners that a fair
trial could not be had where the paper
that printed the articles had a general
circulation.
The defense proposed to submit argu-
ment this afternoon to be followed with
the state, with twenty-five affidavits
in support of the states contention that
change of venue Is not warranted.
1t is expected Judge Wood will not
reach a decision until tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
Goes TO SETTLE
G0LDF|ELO M|XUP
Acting President of Western Federa-
tion of Miners Sent to Nevada
Camp to Protect Latter's
Interests
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press
DENVER, March 20.-Problems aris-
ing from the labor situation at Gold
field, New, have become so serious that
C. e. Mahoney, acting president of the
Western Federation of Miners, has de-
cided to take charge of the interests of
the federation in person and left last
night for the gold camp.
Before leaving Mahoney said he eX-
pected to be away for two weeks, and
he thought matters would be arranged
amicably before his return.
He said further that the federation
is taking no part in the quarrel between
the Industrial Workers of the World
and the employers of the men belong
ing to that organization.
I'VE were affiliated with the Indus
trial Workers of the World" he said,
"but at the last convention a dispute
arose as to whether the federation
should continue with the Industrial
Workers of the World.
"The question was not settled, going
over until the next convention, so that
the Western Federation of Miners does
not feel called upon to take any active
part In the present controversy"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
UNDERTOOK ca siES
CoRoNA.4y g EATHER
Tco sE& AND DEATH
snecial to The IA IA.

Special TO Ipe he dtC
SAN DIEGO, M 1rch ~ W. II. Mar
tin, a well known lna&a ance man of
Detroit, Mich. Nv drowned at Coro-
nado beach today re was a director
of the Michigan i,a insurance COM
pany.
Martin, with party of frlSnds, went
for a walk along the beach early in the
morning. He was warned when he
said he intended going in bathing but
he insistea and finally went In With
Gabriel Chiera and A. L. Mcleod. All
three were caught by a strong under
tow, but the two last were stronger
swimmers and thus fought their way
to land. Not realizing that Martin was
not with them until too late their
efforts to save him were useless, and he
was carried steadily out to sea. He
called frantically for help, and two
men who had come down to the Shore
one of whom was the swimming in
structor at the Coronado, went out in
effort to save him. They were too late
and could only tow his lifeless form to
shore.
Martin was 46 years of age and un-
married. The remains will be sent to
Detroit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
NEGROES SHOT
DOWN BY MOB
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
STAMPS, Ark, March 2O.-Charged
with having used a razor with prob
ably fatal effects on Mrs. Ella Rheton,
white woman, and her daughter and
kicking her son, small child about
the road, two negroes were shot to
death at McKamie near here last night
by a mob.
According to the statement of Mrs.
Rheton she and her two children were
attacked by the negro women while
walking along the public road yester-
day, she and her daughter receiving
knife wounds which may prove fatal.
Two men were arrested and placed
under guard at the school house, from
which place they were removed by the
mob last night and shot to death.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
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Special to The Herald.
OCEAN PARK, March 20.-Overcome

JULIAN IAhh, MdTCn zU.--ONerCOne
by an attack Of heart failure nile
bathing in the surf in front Of hi resi-
dence at f.t Ocean Front avenue. Clar-
endon Parker Mcclure, a retired capi-
talist of st, Cloud, N41n.. vas drowned
this afternoon in sht or his wife and
daughter.
Mcclure, althougl in shallow water,
was seen to SUD lly- sink from sight,
and a moment er his body, appar-
emily limp and pless, could be seen
buffeted about by the waves. A pass
erby and sever neighbors ran to his
assistance and carried him up the beach
to his home. Medical aid vas quickly
secured and It was thought thar a
spark of life remained, buthe could not
be revived.
Mcclure came to Calfornia from
Minnesota with is TAI y about four
months ago. UnlJ Ia st eek he lived
in Los Angeles. Ills "a ynter, Miss
Delphine Mcclure, is IN spc-I health and
she was prostraled bytht shock of her
fathers death. Tucsda- evening Nc
Clure and his wife cHd a. .glter had a
narrow escape from d Jat imam auto
mobile accident III ANgeles.
An inquest Will ED IeraorroW.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21

1.-Two prominent men meet death.
2-LoVes spouse; sentenced to die.
$40 dump garbage at inelnerator.
4-Woman wins her children.
Escrow clerk pleads guilty.
Editorial.
7-city news.
8-Sports.
e-Southern California news.
advertisements.
news.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
AMERICA IS WILLING TO
LOOK INTO OPIUM TRADE

LONDON, March 2O.-In the house of
commons today 1t was stated on be-
half of the foreign office that the
American government had signifed
willingness to participate in a joint in
ternational commission to investigate
the opium traffic in East Asia, provided
certain other powers We're willing and
If the inquiry was extended to the pro-
duction of opium in China as we'll as
to the import of foreign opium
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
COAL TESTING PLANT
LOCATED AT DENVER
BY Assoclated Press.

bV NSSOClateU IItSSs
DENVER. March 20.-Dr. j. A.
Holmes of the United States geodetical
survey last night concluded negotia-
tions for the land upon which the first
government coal testing plant will be
constructed.
The chamber Of commerce of this city
agrees to furnish the land and the plant
will be constructed in this city.
Work on the building will begin as
soon as final arrangements are COM
pleted. Congress has made an appro-
priation for carrying on this expert
mental work.
A completely equipped chemical lab
oratory with special apparatus for
the treatment of coal and its by
products will be built in connection
with the testing plant.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
Surf Claims Life at
Santa Monica and
Coronado
Retired Capitalist Is One
Victim, Insurance
Man the Other
Heart Disease Thought to Be Respon-
sble for Fatality in Former Case,
While Undertow Carries to
Sea Second Victim

\ Waves take toll of two lives at /
I San Diego and Ocean Park: w. H. I
\ Martin, wealthy insurance man \
= and director of the Michigan Life !
! Insurance company of Detroit, :
:. Mich, drowned while bathing at !
J. Coronado beach in sight of several !
! guests of the Coronado hotel. i
! Clarendon Parker Mcclure, re- !
!" tired capitalist of st. Cloud, Mimi, !
! seized with heart failure in water <
J. is taken out unconscious and later \
+ dies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-21
DEFRAUDS CHICAGO
FIRM OUT OF $4,000
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 20.-Accused of de-
frauding wholesale drug houses out of
$4,000 worth of goods, William II. Bode-
mann is sought by the police. He con-
Quoted the Western Drug company at
262 West Van Buren, street
The police have received many COM
plants by mail in which officials of
wholesale drug concerns assert they
have been defrauded
Efforts to trace property sent the
concern have failed, but the police are
working upon the theory that the goods
were reshipped to distant places imme-
diately upon receipt.
Little of value was found when the
police went to the place.