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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-22
Gulf Coast Line Nurseries
KfnesylIle, Texas.

Everything in trees. plants and
vines to develop horticulture in
this new semi-tropic Texas-that
is, everything of certain adarta-
bility as to sort and variety.
Almost all fruits succeed here,
but only in certain special varie-
ties or grated on special roots.
We handle these only.
Write for CataIOg and Price List.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
First Alrship Experime nters.

There is little, except the method Of
imitation, that distinguishes the bal
loon of the twentieth century from the
machine used by M. Pilatre de Rozier
the first man to trust himself in
balloon, in October, 1888. One of his
great triumphs was to hover over
Paris at the height of 300 feet for
space of nine minutes. M. Pilatre
achieved all his efforts by means of
hot air produced by fire which he
carried in the balloon itself, and was
almost as daring as an Italian phil
osopher who took flight on a pair of
wings of his own construction from the
summit of the castl of Stirling in
presence of King James w. of Scot
land. That courageous experimenter,
when picked up from the ground with
broken leg, accounted for the col
lapse Of his wings by exclaiming to the
sympathetic courtiers that he had
made mistake in taking some of his
feathers from the creatures of the
barnyard, whose inclination was to-
ward the earth. Had he selected them
from creatures with a heavenly ten
dency, like the eagle, the experiment
would have been successful. He was
believed. and suitably rewarded.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
THEY ALL WISHED TICKETS.
Everyone Thinks the Theatrical Man.
ager Has Them to Give Away.

The manager of a theatrical com.
pany had just written his name upon
the register of the leading hotel The
clerk was all smiles.
"How's the world been using you
since you were here last season.
the clerk asked. Room with bath p
The manager said business had been
fairly good. The clerk said he was
glad of that.
Say, Billy" he added, "can you fix
me up for the show?"
The manager wasn't surprised at
the question. He had heard it before.
He would see what he could do.
During the day nearly everyone the
manager met asked him for comp"
to the show.
That night the manager was telling
his troubles to newspaper friend.
Everybody tries to hold me up for
tickets" he said. But l don't give
out many nowadays. Why should I?
l pay well for eve 'ything l get in the
way of accommodations.
"lll tell you when the practice
started. Years ago, when the old
time minstrel shows were in vogue,
managers and actors gave tickets
away by the wholesale. If they were
short on money for railroad fare they
made it up with tickets. At the hotels
they sometimes had to pay bills with
seat checks. The members of the
company gave tickets to their friends,
to bellboys, BARRIERS and saloon men.
And so the theatrical man came to be
regarded as legitimate prey. The
spirit is alivo i. '''-- we can't be so
liberal now"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
Only Two Continents.

An Englishman, smoking pipe, sat
in a clubcar on western train. There
were several travelling men near by.
They were discussing themselves and
telling how good they were.
81 suppose" said one, that I have
about as long a trip as anyone in the
business. | go from Boston to San
Francisco twice year."
"Oh," said another, Il can beat that.
] cross the continent twice every year
and take in Canada"
The Englishman listened intently.
He was interested. "By the way"
said one of the drummers to him,
what is your business?"
"Oh," the Englishman replied, my
name is Douglass and l come from
London. I am travelling man N.Y.
self"
What is your line?"
Carpets"
Have you got much territory?"
ooh, not much" the Englishman re-
piled modestly. only North Amerl-
ca and Africa. Exchange.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
Fortune.

Fortune does us neither good nor
hurt; she only presents us the matter
and the seed, which our soul, more
powerful than she, turns and applies
as she best pleases, being the sole
cause and sovereign mistress of her
own happy or unhappy condition. All
external accessions receive taste and
color from the internal constitution,
as clothes warm us not with their
heat, but our own, which they are
adapted to cover and keep in.-Michel
Eyquem de Montague.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
TRUTH
Smithers' Sian.

Some people gain by experience;
others carry lot of truisms about
with them without ever applying them
at the right time. There is a man.
however, in little town, who has
learned good lesson, and the moral
of 1t has stayed with him ever since.
Smithers, the man, is the proprietor
of a general store, one of the stores
where everything is sold that mortal
man needs in town of 900 people.
The first thing that greets the
strangers eye upon entering Smithers'
store is big framed sign which reads
like this:
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
TOCkNI DON'T GET EITHER
PASSES OR ADS.

The audiences at the Orpheum Sat
urday matinee, and night and Monday
evening appeared to enjoy the come
back of the management on TodlIins
Weakley. The Orpheum has some
circulation itself-about eight or ten
thousand weekly-and the novel
means taken to present the Orpheum's
side of the case to the public created
quite a little buz of small talk this
week.
The manner in which the singer of
bar room idioms has been taking
fall out of the Orpheum every week
of late was in itself productive of
comment. After the precocious crit
ic" had roasted last weeks show
when all the rest of the papers did
not even damn it with faint praise
the explanation of the Orpheum man
agement on the kinodrome sheet be.
tween acts threw some light on the
subject.
On Monday night the information
that the State street house neither
advertised in or gave passes to "Tod-
kin's Weakley' that was flashed on
the screen in bold black letters got
a great hand Not the least inter-
ested people in the audience were
some of the directors of the Salt Lake
theatre who chuckled audibly at the
bold step, and the Herald Critic" to
the contrary notwithstanding, the ap-
plause did not come from the ushers.
One of the directors of the Orpheum
Vaudeville company in discussing the
incident afterwards said:
1--WE are asking no favors, but we
do think we are entitled to a square
deal We have not advertised in
Todkin's Weakley for some time for
simple reasons l need not go into We
are not the only people who are of the
same way of thinking. Aside from his
alleged criticisms there are other
houses in Salt Lake which would be
very thankful if Mr.. Tod Goodwin
would withdraw his patronage because
his conduct personally is extremely
offensive to anyone who has to sit
near him and those he brings with him
to show. He is young and "kiddish'
and does not realize that he is making
q spectacle of himself when he sits
among ladies and gentlemen. Only
the fact that he is Judge Goodwins
son and presumably a member of a
profession which is supposed only to
include gentlemen in its ranks has
saved him to date from the humilia.
ton of being obliged to go to the box
Office and get his money back or from
being thrown out of the theatre.
Ever since we opened, so l am
told, Mr.. Tod Goodwin has had a
grievance because our prices for the
best seats are % cents higher than in
San Francisco and elsewhere on the
circuit. If we gave Sunday perform
ances, had bar next door in connec-
ton with the theatre and a few more
other sources Of revenue we might be
able to reduce the prices and still
make a prifit, but under present cir
cumstances / think we are giving the
Salt Lake public the best shows for
the money ever put on here. The
public apparently thinks so, too, and
to show just how much Todkiin's
roasts hurt us l can say that we had
one of the biggest houses on Monday
night that we have had for some
time"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
Too Much Prosperity.

There walks one of the successful
men of New York" said an old resi-
dent to stranger, nodding to we'll
groomed man of happy demeanor
striding along Broadway. But" he
added, soto voce, "he hasn't the
slightest knowledge of the world"
"How's that?" the visitor asked. BE
cause he has always been successful,
and doesn't know the meaning of ad-
versity. He who always prospers sees
the world but on one side"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
We Cash Checks for Nobody. and
This Is the Reason Why.

The reason, which is posted below
is a check for $50 which proved
IN. G." and tells the tale of how
Smithers cashed a check for someone
and lost $50. But this will never hap
pen to him again, for if anyone asks
him to cash a check now he does not
even deign to reply, but points to his
sign.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
First Clocks In New ENGLAND.

The first record of a clock in the
Massachusetts colony was in 1923,
says the New Orleans Picayune.
Lechford mentions in his notebook
for that year that Joseph Stratton
had of his brother a clock and a
watch. In 1910 Henry Parks, of Hart
ford, left clock by will to the
church.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-19
Waiting for an Interpreter.

81 WISH" whinnied the pony, hum.
an beings would try as hard to learn
horse language as they do the monkey
language. If they did I'd get a good
many more Jumps of sugar than | do
now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
TAKING TESTIMONY.
That Row at Santiago Is Being Thor.
oughly Investigated.

Havana, May 3.-Commander Wood
of the Dixie today received the follow
ing wireless message from Commander
Tappan of the Tacoma regarding the
recent conflict between police and sail
ors at Santiago:
1.-The investigation of the board of
officers of the Tacoma is almost finish
ed. Lee. the sailor most seriously in
jured, is in the hospital ashore. His
condition will not permit of moving
him but is hopeful The Tacoma s
surgeon is attending him. The judge
of the correctional court and the pros
ecuting attorney took his sworn state
ment today in the presence of the
American consul and myself and sew
eral witnesses. At the same time Lee
identified under oath as the man who
shot him and who was brought into his
present, Vincent Lay, the chief of po-
lice, who was in civilian clothing when
the shooting occurred
"A Judge of instruction and the pros
testimony of our men today on board
the Tacoma
Cabinet Takes 1t Up.
Washington, May 3.-The difficulty
between the police in Santiago, Cuba,
and the seamen from the cruiser Ia
coma on Tuesday last, was brought up
by Secretary Taft at the cabinet meet
ing today, the secretary laying before
the president all information received
from Governor Magoon.
Mr.. Taft remained with the president
after the other secretaries had depart
ed and was Joined by General Bell
chief of the army staff.
Governor Magoon reported that, in
conformity with the secretary's direc-
ton he dispatched Lieutenant Colonel
Robert E. Billiard to the scene of the
attack to make an independent inves-
tigation. The governor reports that in
his opinion the trouble between the
police and sailors at Santiago was
purely individual and not in any sense
the result of any general illfeeling be-
tween the Americans and Cubans. He
adds that American interests in San
tiago are larger than at other points
in Cuba Upon this report it has been
decided to await the outcome of the
various official Investigations in pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
LOCAL MENTION.

Attorney General F. s. Jackson and
family went to Eureka today where
they will spend the rest of the week
with the family of Senator George E.
Tucker and other Eureka friends.
James Hatcher was arraigned In the
city court today on a charge of bur-
glary and larceny for breaking into the
stable of c. L. Saylor at the corner of
Curtis and Tyler streets on the night
of April 26 and stealing a couple of
suits of working clothes of the value
of SIS. Hatcher waived his prelimin-
airy examination and was bound over
by Judge Simon in $500 bail for trial
in the district court.
Judge John c. Pollock has returned
from St. Louis where he has been sit
ting for the judge of the eastern dis
trict of Missouri. The session of the
court for this district will open next
Monday at FIT. Scott. 1t will likely be
a short session devoid of any particu-
lar interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
MAY GO HIGHER UP.

Chicago, May 3.-Twenty new wit
nesses were today summoned before
the coroner's jury in connection with
the investigation of the charges
against former Chief of Police Collins.
growing out of the city election.
1t was admitted by States Attorney
Healey that unexpected evidence
which developed yesterday had broad
ened the original scope of the inquiry
and he said that it was possible that
a number Of politicians unconnected
with the police department may ulti-
mately be involved.
Fire Marshal Koran was one of
those summoned today. After leaving
the jury room he said he had told the
grand jury that much fault had been
found with him by the municipal ad-
ministration, because he had not en-
listed the firemen in the interests of
the administration as rapidly as he
had been expected to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
DOWN TO FREEZING.
The Weather Is Cold in Topeka
Today,


At two o'clock this afternoon the sun
was shining, rather indifferently, it is
true, but there was nothing to be seen
which would indicate that the city was
the scene of a snow storm this morn
ing during which three and one-fifth in
ches of snow fell. Every particle Of
the beautiful has disappeared and
the pavements are comparatively dry
and save for their cleanliness there is
nothing to indicate the precipitation of
the morning.
Up to one o'clock this afternoon the
mercury had crouched below the freez-
ing point as though undecided as to
what course to take then, with an effort
1t reached 30 degrees above zero where
things can freeze If they want to. The
wind which has been from the north
west since the storm started early this
morning is blowing from the northwest
at the rate of Is miles an hour, about
the same momentum which has prevail
ed all day.
There is nothing of an encouraging
nature in the forecast for the ball teams
which are awaiting for an opportunity
to aid the nanagments in the acquisi-
ton of meal tickets. In fact there Is
little encouragement in the forecast for
any one if the coal and gas dealers are
excepted. 1t reads: Fair tonight and
Saturday with a killing frost tonight
and a rising temperature Saturday"
Hr-wT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03

cure the return of any money that
might be due the city. With definite
charges made and parties to swear to
them action of a civil nature could be
brought by the city attorney to recover
! for the amounts which witnesses might
claim they paid Frazier. Aside from
this, however, nothing could be col
lected.
Though the ordinance defining the
duties of dog officer are supposed to
impose upon the dog officer the duty
of collecting the registration fees
most of the fees are paid personally
into the city treasury by the people
owning the dogs themselves. The
ficer is largely after the first of April
when he makes the rounds to see If
owners have complied with the ordin-
ance calling for the payment of the
license or registration fee. He is re-
quired to receipt for all tags or checks
furnished and to make a weekly re-
port to the city clerk. In addition he
is under a $500 bond to insure faith
full performance of duty.
But Notwithstanding all of these
safe guards which are thrown about
the office opportunities still exist for
grating. >.-
Frazier and Core are both colored.
Frazier got into considerable trouble
during the time he held the office be-
cause of the rough way in which he
killed some of the stray dogs. Core
was formerly a sanitary policeman un-
der the Bergundthal administration
and this is the first time that he has
served in the capacity of dog officer.
The duties of the office are not oner-
Gus and the only time that the incum-
bent is kept active is during the first
six months of the year; after that he
has considerable leisure time. The dog
officer is also supposed to be ex-offi-
clio in charge of the auditorium and
superintend the cleaning out of that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
WEATHER BULLETINS.
Snow storm and Cold Is General in
the West.

Des Moines. Ia. May 3.-Snow in
many sections of Iowa today. The
mercury stood at 81 degrees and indi-
cations were that the worst frost of
the spring will visit the state tonight.
st. Joseph, Mo-, May "a snow
storm of blizzard proportions ragged
here this morning. 1t will greatly
benefit growing wheat.
Muscatine, Ia. May "a snow
storm approaching blizzard proper
tions ragged here today. Temperature
is falling.
Oklahoma City, May 3.-Cloudy
with a north wind. Temperature has
fallen seven degrees in the last six
hours being 80 degrees above at
O'Clock. Light rain fell last night.
Kansas City, Mo-. May 3.-There
was a light fall of snow here and in
Northwest Missouri this morning fol-
lowing a cold rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
COULDN'T FIND THEM.
Sheriff Gives Up Search for Supposed
Brewery Agents.

What was probably the last session of
the brewery inquisition was held this
morning, and John NJ. WiIkerson,
sheriff of Shawnee county, testified that
after dfligent search he had been I'M
able to serve subpoenas upon Theodore
Schneider and Mrs. z. H. Moeser, the
alleged representatives of the AnheuseF-
Busch Brewing association. Mrs.
Moeser was the nominal agent of the
Schneider seems to have been the one
who did all the work. Both have now
disappeared from town, and it is claim
ed that they are afraid the supreme
court will prosecute them for contempt
of court.
]. T. Lovewe1l, chemist, and secretary
of the Kansas Academy of Science, was
placed on the witness stand this morn
ing. Prof. Lovewell testified that he
had on numerous occasions made chem
ical analysis of the supposedly nom
intoxicating products of the Anheuser-
Busch brewery for the Topeka agents of
that company, in order to ascertain for
them whether the product was saleable
under the Kansas law. He said that on
brought to him by Theodore Schneider,
and the checks in payment for his SER
vices had been drawn by Schneider.
Ralph Moore, of the Hall Printing
company, testified that his firm had
printed the checks used by the Topeka
agency of the Anheuser-Bush Brewing
company, aad that the order for the
checks had been given by Theo: Schret-
Der. He also testified that Schneider
had paid for the checks when they were
delivered to him.
Until Schneider and Mrs. Moeser are
ready to testify, the state will probably
take no more dispositions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
WHO GOT THEC Cash
Hunt of Scandal in City Dog
Catching Department.
Officer Core Makes Charges
Against Predecessor.
SAYS HE MADE DEALS.
Sold Immunity for CANNES at
Reduced Rates.
EX-MayOr Davis Is Surprised at
the Developments.
SAYS HE MADE DEALS

Did Rufus Frazier. former city dog
officer, who stepped out of office on
the first of April, fail to turn in
moneys collected?
This is limited at by the present city
administration.
According to w. NJ. Core, present
dog officer, he has met a large number
of people who declare that they have
paid their tax on dogs owned, but who
have no dog tax tag to show for it.
Some of these, states Core, have
frankly told him that they paid spe-
cial rate to Frazier. cut rate below
that of the regular city charges. 1t is
inferred that Frazier stuck the money
into his own pocket from collections
made of this nature.
The regular license charge up until
the first of April is 81 for male dogs
and So for female dogs. After the
are 50 for male dogs and 81 for
female.
The salary of the dog officer is $50
month. The salary is placed at that
from stFaying into the tempting paths
which otherwise offer in getting people
to pay license due the city.
Still other owners of dogs have
claimed to Core that they had an I'M
Outstanding with Frazier on the pay
ment of license and that their dogs
were not required to be paid on. One
man, says Core, called him into an
Core asked what the money was for
the man claimed that he had certain
influence and could show Core some
favors and that in return Core should
not collect the license tax on the dogs
owned by the man. 81 told him that
1 was willing to accept of some favor
but that 1 couldn't where it affected
my business and that 1 could not take
any money, that he would have to pay
up" said Core
Another man came to Core and offered
to shoe his horse in return if Core would
not attempt to collect dog license.
No estimate has been made of what
Frazier might have collected and failed
TO turn in. The amount could be a
large sum for with all of the dogs in
town and the abundant opportunities
which would present themselves for
making arrangements with the owners
it would be an utter impossibility to
guess.
The city collected from dog owners in
the way of dog tax s2.219 up to April 1
for the year 1907. This amount com
pares very favorably with collections of
former years, says NJ. NJ. Hale, city
treasurer. Il think it is larger than
for several years. said Hale
Il had no intimation of anything of
that kind said ex-Mayor w. H. Davis.
1T is certainly news to me. I haven't
heard anything of Frazier since I quit
the office of mayor. 1 never heard of
any rumors of that Sort
These charges would of course have
to be proved on Frazier in order to Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
Leishman Gets Action.

Constantinople, May 3.-As a result
of the energetic representations of the
state department through Ambassador
sued today in regard to American
schools and other questions long pend
ing between the United States and
Turkey, authorizing the ministers to
take action in the matters. This is to
lead to a satisfa Glory settlement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
gress before taking any further testi-
Chesney Place Is Raided.

When the police raided Mary Ches-
ney's place at 415 Kansas avenue last
night, they found several cases of
empty beer bottles, and added the
charge of keeping a nuisance" to the
disorderly house charge against the
keeper. Besides Mary Chesney, the
keeper, the police arrested one inmate,
Helen Davis, who is also known as
Helen HUM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
JAIL FOR USURY.
A Kansas City Money Lender Is Sem
fenced to 80 Days.

Kansas City, Mo-, May Be. E.
Carpenter, money lender was con-
v1cted in the criminal court here to-
day of practicing usury and his pun
ishment was fixed at 80 days in Jail
and a fine of 500. A packing house
employee who caused Carpenters ar
rest testified that he had paid $35 in
terest in nine months on a loan of
forty dollars. Carpenter appealed