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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-29

W. like To see enthusiasm But The
Orlul.o Reporter Star suits rs too
We'll . that regard when it cXClaims .
Nor, people should 20 into the
Ch,h.u business. Al prevailing
price chickens ought to bring $50.
GOO 2. the acre II planted close to-
Eoth,. We wish To solcmuN re-.
mia1 wr contemporary that when
cht,t..~ are in a condition 10 I've
planted the market for them is al
way .luEGish" nothing doing i'm
fact FINEST Union
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-29

-n,,u,TT. 90. Supt. Composing Rooms
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
IS last Of ODD BAND
REMNANT OF MICHIGAN ALTRUIS-
TIC COOPERATIVE COLONY.
Porter Whitford Only Survivor of En-.
terprise Started at GaIesburg in
1838-Thousands of Acres
Once Cultivated.

Galesburg, Mich.-The last survivor
of the only altruistic cooperative So
ciety ever attempted in this quarter
OF the state is Porter II. WhitfOrd, so
years old, who came to this village.
then a backwoods crossroads, in 1888,
and has since taken part in most pub
lie events Of the community.
When the Alphadelphian society. Or
ganized on the plan of the Brook
Farm" of literary fame, was estab-
ished near GaIesburg by about 300
farmers in 1913 Whitford was one of
the young leaders. He was married
to daughter of one of the older Off
GERS of the society when AlphadeIphia
hall, the principal building of the or
ganiZatiOn, was opened.
All essential trades then known in
the frontier community were repre-
sented among the members, most of
whom were New Workers. All prop
eTty was turned into the common ac-
count and farms were used as out
side" residences by the men formerly
owning them if they wished.
Many thousands of acres were thus
used by the community, which took at
first a highly intellectual standard, but
later broke up because of the discOn-
tent of some who saw other farmers
getting rich on the old competitive
plan.
After few years the men began to
withdraw from the colony to work for
themselves and finally the buildings
where the socialistic dreams of the
founders had been worked cut were
sold to the county for use on its poor
farm near by.
A thrifty member got possession of
1000 acres of the best land, which has
made his descendants rich. Whitford
alone remains of the many who took
part in the colony life of the Alpha
deIphians.
A legend hangs about the spot where
the old hall stood. 1t is that at the
time of the disbandment one of the
members who had been begging his
comrades to stand together for the
CoulllOu SoOu dCCIuSHIdIIE ulSCOfcI6u
an old kettle filled with coin OF French
denominations, which had apparently
been buried by Indians during some
forgotten tribal war many years be-
fore. The money was concealed with
in a short distance from Alphadelphia
hall.
The man went west and was after
ward found to have somehow acquired
a large amount of money at the time
of his going
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08

at the gate OF his nome in Caldwell. a
suburb of Boise. Haywood is reputed
TO have been the virtual head of the
miners organization That he was
the brains of the association seems to
be indisputable; and the enemies of
Haywood declare that Charles II. Moy-
er, president of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. was but a figurehead
in the conduct OF affairs. Haywood
has long been known as an energetic
official and a man of radical views. In
recent years he has been a Socialist
in politics, and in 1904 openly avowed
that the Western Federation of Miners
stood for Socialism and was working
for the triumph of that doctrine. Last
autumn, though a prisoner in Idaho.
he was the nominee of the Socialist
party for governor of Colorado.
Frank Steunenberg was a remarka-
bic man, mentally and physically-a
man of great force of character and
courage. He stood seven feet in his
stockings and was built in proportion
Born in Iowa in 1861, he spent his boy
hood in that state, and in 1887 he went
to Idaho, then a territory, where with
his brother he started a newspaper
He took to politics naturally, and was
chosen a member of the convention
that framed the Idaho state constitu-
ton. He was next elected TO the legis-
lature, and speedily became so pOpu-
lar that he was doomed for governor
To this office Steunenberg was twice
elected, his last term expiring in 1901
Until December, 1899, he never had
been east of the Mississippi. He was
a defender of MoTmonism on the prin-
ciple that it had as much right to ex-
istence as any other religious denOm-
inatiOn, and he was also an advocate
of woman suffrage. Steunenberg fire.
quently used to say that he was GER
tain he was a marked man.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
gabv's Unconscious Charm.

Members of the wOman's club were
talking about babies
= like them when they're pretty,
said the president.
Z don't care especially whether they
are pretty or not if only they're
bright" said the secretary, who was a
literary woman.
The club hostess smiled benignly.
She was a spinster, and was therefore
without maternal pTejudices.
It's all in the care of them" she
said. i once had to take care of a
baby for two weeks. 1t was without
doubt the homeliest baby l had ever
seen-if anyone may apply that adjec-
tive to a baby-and il looked as dumb
as an owl in the daytime. 1t was
thrust upon me against my Will and I
had the sole charge of it. At the end
of the two weeks | thought it was the
most beautiful thing on earth and the
smartest child that had ever beer
born. When its mother came to tax
it away felt deeply injured"
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
DEFINES AUTOS ROAD RIGHTS
Iowa Supreme Court Requires Reason
able Regard for Others.

Des Moines, lathe law of the
roads as TO automobiles has been
enunciated for the first time by the
supreme court Of Iowa. The owners
Of automobiles have the same rights
in the road and on streets as the
drivers of horses or persons riding BIZ
cycles or travelling by some other We
hicle. But they are to use this means
of lOcOmOtiOn with due regard for
the rights of others having occasion to
travel on the highways.
In the case before the court H. M.
Cramer ran his car up to a blacksmith
shop before which was hitched a
team belonging to Hugh House and
stopped his machine, but did noe stop
the sparker. The moment he stopped
the machine the House horses reared
up, broke away anG ran. House sued
for damages and recovered. The su-
preme court says that no case was
made for the jury and reversed the
judgment of the lower court. It de-
cides that CTamer had a right to be
there, that he did not display negli-
gence, and that no fair recovery is
possible.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
DISEASE LAID TO TROLLEY.
Doctor Finds Car Men Afflicted with
Malady.

ElwOOd, Ind.-Renal calculus is the
name of a disease that attacks motor
men and conductors who are daily
coming in contact with the high ten
sion electric current of the Indiana
Union Traction lines, says DR.. T. c.
Armfeld, one Of the Oldest practition-
ers in this city.
He says that it is superinduced by
handling the trolley pole while it is
in contact with the trolley wire, the
controller wrench, when the current is
on, by imperfect connections causing
to become electrified, and by other
similar conditions.
1t causes a mild paralysis by turn
ing the small corpuscles of blood into
cOagulated matter, thus closing the
pores, preventing the perspiration
from exuding from the body, and later
poisoning the system.
John MOhler, a mOtOrman on the
Tipton-AleXandria branch. was strick-
en- with the new malady just as his car
reached this city, and had to be car
ried to a physicians Office for treat
ment After strong restoratives were
administered by the hypodermic
method, he was removed to his home
at Upton.
Renal calculus attacks slowly. saws
the medical man, and it was this that
prevented an accident here to-day, as
the motOrman felt the pain coming on,
classed it as pleurisy and, calling the
conductor, turned his car over to him
just before the steep grade was
reached on entering the city.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
HIGH POST FOR SHERMAN.
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Placed on
Spanish Claims Commission.

ington.-LawTence Y. Sher-
man, lieutenant governor Of Illinois,
has been appointed a member of the
Spanish treaty claims commission at a
salary of $4,000 per annum, and has ac-
cepted vacancy that existed on the
commission caused by the election to
congress of G. J. Diekema of Mich
igan.
This is the commission headed by
former Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire Mr. Sherman has the
backing of Senators Cullom and Hop
kins for the position.
The Office of lieutenant governor
pays but 81 eco a year, and in one
year Mr.. Sherman will receive more
remuneration than he would in his
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
11GA FOR STEPHENSON
WISCONSIN soLoNs FINALLY
ELECT A SENATOR.
successor to Spooner Is WeIl-Sup-
,Hsd with Worldly Goods-SerVed
Three Terms in Congress
Sketch of His Career.

Madison. Wis.-Isaac Stephenson Of
,r,rs-..re multi-millionaire, and prom
.rar- .r political and financial circles
.f Wisconsin for more than half a
esrr~r has been elected United
s,s-ss senator to fill the unex-
rf-45 -arm of John c. SpOoner, which
ends .n March. 1893, after a prolonged
deai.u.a
The new senator is nearly rs years
,r5 An. most of his life he has spent
IN Wisconsin. he knows the Badger
s-a-s nom it's peak in Lake Superior
:, rg base in lower Lake Michigan.
Ha knows its people, their families in
many instances. and their histories.
Mr. stephenson is no tyro in mat
,a-s legislative He served three terms
in the lower house of congress. begin
ming i'm 1852, and gained during that
+ra thorough knowledge of what
me needs r8 be and not TO be if he
would represent his state we'll and
successfully. He lived several years
or -r. E8Her house in Washington,
and used -n come in close contact
5a.rr a..h rha late William Mckinley,
who .- rauresenJative from Ohio
rr- .. r.- years al the same ancient
La-..rs.
Senate. Stephenson is a many-sided
man H..sa banker. a lumberman, a
ran.rar of great industries, a farm
s-a rara.-u.u. a fisherman. a devo-
gee u. aur..u.1rs sports such as
tu5. ue.u- and a philosophical man
Of affairs III. believes in churches,
hu-u u.- himself a member of any
denomination He has contributed
thousands .. dollars to Roman CathO-
Hc Episcopal Presbyterian, Method
Ig and .r.. religious societies. He
has built u.H church edifCes and
bought uetay chimes galore.
The bulk of Mt Stephenson's fur
tune OF }l0oJ0,00O vas made in lum-
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
Manv Twins in Ohio Family

Ravenna, O.-E. R. Brown, of this
city, father of eight sets of twins, has
just heard from his eldest son in St.
Louis that the latter's wife several
days ago presented him with the sixth
set of twins. In each case they are
a boy and a girl.
Brown says his family was numeri-
cally strong long before President
Roosevelt propagated his race idea.
Mrs. Brown. who died II years ago,
was a fuiLbloCded Cherokee Indian.
At the worlds fair in 1898 the twins
were weighed and aggregated over two
tons, the biggest being $40 pounds
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08


expired Term Of Senator Spooner.)
Der. He was one of the pioneers in
the upper lake region to assail the vir-
gin forests with ak and saw and to
ship the manufactured product in sail
ing boats from Marinette, Escanaba,
Fiat Rock, Menominee and other cen
ters of sawmin industry to the great
port of Chicago.
Mr Stephenson was born June IS,
1929. in York county, near the city of
Erederickton, \. B. His father was
Of Scotch-Irish extraction, and his
mother was a native of England
OF rugged health and able to meet
all sorts of hardship. young Stephen
son at IS was a siX-foOter and over.
He could handle a cant-hoOk, peavey
and pike pole with any experienced
logging boss on the Menominee or Es-
Cauaba rivers, and that was some
thing. When 21 years old Stephenson
vas bossing logging crews. In sum-
mar he sailed the lakes and carried
board. lath and shingles TO Chicago
in schooners and uggers. In the sum
mer of 1858 he had a controlling in.
te~esl in the Schooner Cleopatra,
which was lost that year in a fearful
gale o mile or so off of Chicago. In
lSH> he accompanied Jefferson Sin.
clair and Daniel Wells to the first pub
dc ME of land in the northern penin-
SUI. and assisted in purchasing large
tracts for a nominal cost. Later these
lands Produced millions in money for
their owners.
n 1888, when only % years of age,
be bought a quarter interest in the
mill wuer by the n l. Ludington
conn .ar a corporation still in exist
enc. This was the basis of his
2ea. .artune, for within ten years
De- a.. made over half a million dol
lars. a.5 was in sight of several mil
Hons more.
N. stephenson is the largest stock
-.... 10 the Stephenson National
.a'a ul Marinette. He owns several
".- .".ms, among them being one
--a ..arineue. another seven miles
-... md up river, and a third of 900
acre. near Kenosha Mr.. Stephenson
with others own the big paper mills
....u- the river at Marinette The
...l.re Croesus also has extensive
possessions in the far west and in the
.....u country He owns a steam
...-. ... several smaller boats and
DIS. Um steam yacht, the Bonita.
-. henson has been married
-.r. times. first in 1852 TO Margaret
'... benson. -Four children. now Hv.
.--. came at tLts marriage. In 1873
married Augusta Anderson. and
.-.e- children. Two girls and a boy.
BORN OF her. In 1888 he welded
..a Burns cf Green Bay. and
.-. son blessed This union.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
MONUMENT FOR DOGS
GRAVES OF ARISToCRATIC
CANNES ARE MARKED.
Wister Famup of Germantown, Pa
Continp~s Custom Inaugurated
Over Century Ago by Fa-
nous Artist Peale.

Philadelphia-Th aristocratic dogs
belonging to the noted Wister family
of Germantown have special hOnOrs
conferred upon them after they are
called from this earth to dog heaven.
These blOOded CANNES are treated
during life with all the consideration
due the extent of their pedigree, and
even otter death their names are
passed on to posterity upon enduring
monuments erected above their
graves.
In thus honoring their canine fav-
oTites, the Wisters have perpetuated
the example set by the famous art
ist, Charles Wilson Peale. one Of the
founders of the Philadelphia Academy
of the Fine Arts, whose homestead
and Wisters now occupy. More than
a century and a half ago the great
artist erected a monument above the
grave of his pet dog. 1t was only a
wooden shaft, resting upon a marble
base Painted white, it resembled
marble 1t was always kept in good
repair, and when the wood began to
decay it was replaced, from time to
time by new shaft, an exact replica
of the original
Then, in 1920, the Peale homestead
passed into the hands of William
Logan Fisher. who presented it to his
daughter when she married William
Wister. Peale is said to have erected
the first monument to his pet in 1772,
soon after his return from Mount
Vernon, where he had painted the now
celebrated portrait OF Washington.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
MARRIEs STEEL MAGNATE.
Mabelie Gilman, Former Actress, Now
Wife of w. E. Corey.

New York.-MabeIle Gilman, former
ly musical comeay performer, who
the other day became the wife of w.
T. Corey, president of the United
States Steel Corporation, is well
known to the amusement loving pub
lie. She is a California girl, and first
played in this city under the manage
ment OF the late Augustin Daily.
Later she appeared in musical COM
edy, and subsequently won popularity
in London in Dolly Warden" "Amo-
relle" and other plays. Miss Gilman
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
Given a "Siun,"

The Rev. DR.. FOurthly was reading
the evening lesson from the book of
Job, says the Chicago Tribune.
Yea, the light of the wicked shall
he put it out"
At this instant, by one of those in.
explicable accidents that sometimes
happen, all the electric lights went out
leaving the church in total darkness
Brethren" said DR.. FOurthIy, with.
out a moments hesitation, in view
of the sudden and startling fulfllment
of this prophecy, We will spend a few
minutes in silent prayer for the elec.
trio light company"
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
To Paint Whole Town Green.

Brokaw, Wis.-Wisconsin is going
to have a real green town, and Brokaw
is the place. The Wausau Paper Mills
company, which owns practically the
whole town, has awarded a contract
to William Laatsch of this city to give
every house, barn and other building
in this place a coat Of green paint.
The contract price is 81, 300. The new
church will be the one building in
town which will stand out in cream
color of brick. Mr. Laatsch expects
to begin work this week and finish be-
fore July 1. There are 80 dwelling
houses here.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
Think Cave was Outlaws, Lair

Workmen blasting rock for ballast
on the side Of Turkey mountain, about
five miles south Of Tulsa, on the Mid
land Valley, discovered what is be
Iieved viii turn out to be one Of the
largest caves in the country. On the
wall to the right near the entrance
was transcribed j. A Cox, 1854" Cox
was the leader of a notorious band of
outlaws in the early days of the terri
tory. and it is thought that this cave
was the lair of his gang.-Kansas City
Journal
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08

the sarcOphagus for the martyred
presidents body is to be made. as it
appeared when hoisted recently from
the quarry in Windsor, Vt The stone
is nine by five feet and weighs Il
tons. A cap weighing one ton is to
be made from a smaller block. The
stone was purchased from the Enright
granite quarry at a cost of 500 in
the rough. The illustration shows the
block placed on sledges ready to be
hauled to the railroad.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08


was mentioned in the divorce pro
ceedings of the first Mrs. Corey, who
obtained her decree of separation,
with charge of her son, on July %
last. Various rumOrs since that time
were that Corey and Miss Gilman
were to be married in Paris, where
Miss Gilman and her mother lived
some time Mr. Corey W4s recently
reelected president of the Steel Cor
pOratiOn.
Corey first became prominently
known to the general public when, in
August, 1903, he succeeded Charles
NJ. Schawb as head of the steel trust.
1t was in that year that Mabelle Gil
man visited Pittsburg as a member
of the "MOcking Bird" company. Mr..
Corey occupied a box at the theater
on the first night, and was seen with
the actress frequently throughout the
stay of the company.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
To Raise camphor in Florida.

Washington.-The department of
agriculture announces it is carving
on a series of experiments on campbor
cultivation and utilization in Florida
and at Pierce, Tex. The camphor tree
is being tested as wind-break about
the plantation, and also as a possible
source of profit f--m the production
Of cam phOr products.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08

entire four years term as lieutenant
governor. In addition he will occupy
position not only of national but in
ternatiOnal importance
Mr.. Sherman is a cousin of former
Gov. Richard Yates and has lived in
Illinois since 1859, less than a year
after his birth in Miami county, Ohio
He was admitted to the bar in 1879
and began the practice of law in Ma
comb in 1882. where he was later
elected city attorney, and after serv-
ing two years became judge of McDon-
ough county In 1896 he was first
elected to the legislature and served
four successive terms. He was speak
er of the fOrty-frst and forty-second as
semblies. and in 1904 was elected lieu
tenant governor of the state.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
GirIs So oHends Nation.

Vienna.-The Roumanian colors of
red and yellow are forbidden in Aus
tria-Hungary, and the other day the
daughter of a local magistrate in
Gross s6uttyn, Hungary, was arrested
for wearing a skirt of striped red and
yellow. The police ordered her to
take it of there and then, and when
she refused a crowd collected. Final
" the offending skirt was taken OF in
private.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
MINERS OFFICIAL ON TRIAL.
William D. Haywood Charged With
Conspiracy to Commit Murder.

Boise. Idaho.-William D. Haywood,
who has been placed on trial in this
city for the alleged murder of former
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho, was
secretary treasurer Of the Western
Federation of Miners, and was in Dem
yer, Col, at the time December 80,
1905,) that Steunenberg was blown to
pieces by a bomb that had been placed
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08
TO HOLD M'KINLEYs BODY.
Stone from Which Sarcophagus Will
Be Carved.

Boston.-The body of William Nc
Kinley will rest in a green granite
saTcophagus in his tomb at Canton, o.,
that of his wife beside it in a similar
stone receptacle. The accompanying
picture shows the stone from which
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08

Its successor stood there when the
WisteTs came into the possession of
the estate. In their preservation of
the historic glOries of the homestead,
as we'll as of their own family shed
ding a social luster upon everything
in their possession, they have from
generation to generation passed down
the custom OF entOmbing their dog
pets beside the dust of Peale's fav-
orite. The inscription on the monu-
ment, however, changes with success
sive occupants of the plot of ground:
Beside the beautiful driveway lead
ing up to the historic Peale home
stead, now the Wister mansion, a
short distance from Wister station,
can still be seen the humble white
shaft. The last family pet to which
this simple but imposing memorial
was erected was General" The
monument bears the inscription:
GENERAL"
June, 1883. December. 1900.
But another household favorite,
soon probably to pass to the notable
canine cemetery, is a handsome
brown Newfoundland. He has reached
the distinction of mature years-in
dOgdom-and during his lifetime so
far has behaved with the full social
dignity and aristocratic honor of his
patron family. When his last sum-
mons comes the Wisters will reward
him, too, by strict adherence to fam
lily traditions in giving him a place be
meath or beside the monument that
has marked the resting place of so
many aristOcTatic dogs.
With its $50 years record, this lit
tie plot of ground, it is claimed, is the
most notable dog cemetery in the city.
In fact, the cemetery is so notable
that ever since revolutionary days
dogs have been just dying to get
into it.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08

To accomplish the end sought by
the meaEs employed in success; a
thing succeeds that does what it waf
meant TO d0.-Hcn4 Herald.
The Washington bee., 1907-06-08

". lalh a good deal about answers
W. l..Fe,s, but -ood life is an an
s"5. to Hur Fathers prayer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-14
YOUNG GIRL DIES ~
, BED MYSTERIOUS y
DEFENDS
ONE ATTACKED
Relative to the smithaeid TRACED,
and Says There rs No
Ground For II.

The Smithfeld tragedy ia still
very much Of mystery. Perhaps,
the real truth of the matter as to
why the fire was started may never
be known. But, there Is proba-
bility that Harry Howard, the dos
perado In the Ohio county Jail.
charged with the murder OF Ernest
Hildebrand. besides that Of starting
the fire. together with te charges OF
wounding Grover Hildebrand and c.
W. Edgell. will make confession.
which will explain why there was an
attempt to burn the town. 1t is be.
lieyed by all that the confession, II
made, Will show that robbery was
the intention.
1t is not w. A. Lewis. as was In
advertently stated. who is made the
object OF insinuations. that there was
motive to collect insurance money.
Instead, Mr.. Lewis comes to the de-
tense of the one. upon whom the at
tack is made. gentleman whose
property Mr.. Lewis himself says he
would pay $4,000 or $4,000 for.
Mr.. Lewis discredits the insinua-
tons against the man in question
and says there is not a word OF truth
in the story that insurance policies
have been cancelled. .