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Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Whats in a name, after all? sena- tor Money, of Mississippi, from his place in the Senate, announced that he is the poorest Senator in the United Efafoc
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

there are 100000 women in this coun- try who are earning their own living. He has not had time as yet to find out how many are supporting their hus- banda
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

parents were considered necessary elements of good breeding We have cut courtesy out of business hour We have come to regard It . time-consumsr and wastean ndennable and rather boresoms something in the way of afectaton which we may put on with our clothes for weddings parties and other such affairs, but not to be carried about with us on ordinary occasions
 The man or woman who has really good manners. now adays distinguish being of the "od school Un. fortunately the old school h passing away and there take its place So far have We sunk that the genuine courtesy and polish must balance It with some of coarseness or be damned as sssy. Maybe 1t is mannered to such things but the fact less than the illmannered assertion of It. hu the times Garish vulgarty tants what Is regarded, com mony at least the best society. How much richer may we get before degenerating into utter savageyH ndlanapolls Sun.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Destiny" says the Baltimore Amer ican, 'is the irrepressble fate of man. kind" Grover Cleveland could not have said that any better. though he might have put it in more imposing form.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
Didn,t Know About ,Em,

The Maid-What's your opinion of the type of girl who never wants to get married?
 The Bachelor-I'm not qualified to express an opinion on the subject.
 The Maid-Why. are you prejudicedl !
 The Bachelor-No. but I've never Seen such a type.-Cleyeland Leader.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Bailey, the snowman, left fortune estimated at s5,OOO,o00 Evidently the proportion of small boys who crept under the canvas was not large.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
A Matter of Money.

would you marry a woman who had sued another man for breach of prom iser
 "Well, 1t would depend largely on how much the jury had compelled him to pay her."-Chicago Record -Heran
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Some men seem to think they are do- ing a great deal toward fighting the worlds wrongs by fussing with their neighbors.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
The Wise c

The Wise Girl of the Day. You have been engaged more than q year. haven't your
 Yes"
 Any talk of marriageT "No. And there won't be as long as I'm having such a good time."-Cleve- land Plain Dealer.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Small waists are again the style with women. However, there will be no change In the fashion of masculine arms they will remain very much the same as those our grandfathers wore.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

The young woman who said she was A psychologist has been indicted as sneak thief. Is no account to be taken of the offense she confessed?
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
A Friendly Oder

q always take a sleeper when I travel"
 "Is that SO? Well, you can have that one In my front office. He's no good here."-Baltimore American.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

The proud distinction of being the first white Equatorial Africa  Continent experience previously 
 landed    the Atlantic Ocean journey occupied nineteenth all weight She speaks modesy of her remarkable achievement and
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Race suicide" of course, would re- suit in there being fewer children In the mills and factories, but
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

Only murderers who have bright lawyers could think of "justifaoie h. sanity" as a defense.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Ever occur to you that many of your sorrows are silly sorrowsf That is, sorrows that are not important
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

The most stylish arrangement of . girls hair now seems to be to mako 1t look as much as possible as If 1t had bsan sombsd with . sofa pillow
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

Senator Hale says the United State' has no enemies. Evidently he has never suggested annexation to a Canadian.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
MONEY AND MANNERS.

of this blessed country have more money
 and less manners than any other people on earth. The more money the more neglect of manners. We rush through life in such . hurry these days that there ls little time or thought for the refnements and courts- sies that In the good old days of our grand
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

the other n . involving human life or liberty h immoral It reduces the judicial processes to . con- mercal basis The itself should secure such wit nesses should protect them from confusing inquistionA
 -t- to tho jury n clear and compact form. Such a system would eliminate the conhdencedestroying element of commer callsm from criminal trials conducted, would them and would safeguard the interests of both the public and the accused-Washington Star.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
EXPERT TESTIMONY.

HE expert witness hired by the stats sees the case only from the States point of view,
 while the expert who sells his services to the defense naturally undertakes to deliver to that side the commodity for which he
 draws a fee. The whole business of sum. monlnx hired men to testify for one side or
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
INDEPENDENCE OF RAILROADS.

N plunging at breakneck speed down . steep grade, have you ever allowed yourself to
 think of the terrible consequences should something happen, say, for instance, should the brake prove defectiye7 This is thought
 which has doubtless crossed many minds, and a glance through the daily press con-
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23

pie for whom the law was promulgated understood ex actly what it meant and juggling with words or mongering sentiment repeal that agesod statute that places the seal of sancty upon human life and inveighs against the wanton staying or q felowman-
 In the Ishmaelitlsh days of the world, when ever! mans hand was against every other man, It was right because necessary, that each man should see to his own protection But when society was organized gave up their to the delegated authorities and the civilized law of the world places the burden Of protectiou upon the authorities No individual has any right moral legal, to take into his own hands the administr ton those laws Civilization Is nulhed by such theory and the world goes back to the age or barbarsm when the farest the prize of the strong esttbe iungle life of tooth and claw club and fang
 The last word the whole matter Is the word that was engraved upon the tables of stone Thou shalt not kill" means "thou" and thou means everybody-han sas City Journal.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-05-23
THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

HOU Shalt Not KIP neds no learned com mentator to argue that 1t means just what if says It neither excuses nor modifes
 It does not say that its mandate may be abrogated and set at naught by any "un- written law"-that modern euphemism which excuses murder. The particular peo-
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01

meet devoUtly to thank the Almighty
for the many and great blessings they
have received in the past, and to pray
that they may be given the strength
so to order their lives as to deserve Il
continuation of these blessings in the
future.
In witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States TO be affixed.
(SeaD- Done at the city OF Wash
ingtOn this twenty-fifth day of Octo-
Der. in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and seven,
and of the independence of the Unit
ed States the one hundred and thirty
second.
CSignedD "THEO. ROOSEVELT"
BY the president:
"ELIHU ROOT. Secretary of State. d"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01
SHAM BATTLES AT FORTS.
With the Ships Engaged and Florida
State Troops Took Part

Pensacola. Oct. 2T.-As final
climax to Il week of hard work. the
Florida state troops. were aroused
from their slumbers shortly before
midnight last night by the bugla calls
and fell out to defend Fort Pickens
against an attack from vessels ar sea.
The sham battle that followed was
one which the soldiers OF Florida Will
long remember, as IL rcscmblrd Il
real battle In addition they Wee
aroused at an hour when they least
expected to be- called. and before
some of the companies GOT into line
the firing commenced. The night was
pitch dark. and the commands had
trouble in getting into position.
Three steamers. the Pot. Monarch
and Enterprise were the vessels to
attack the forts. and for the course
of an hour or two the forts were
ablaZe with flame from the biz l.
inch disappearing guns. the smaller
batteries. mortars and Krag-Jorgeu-
sens. The Florida troops were sta
toned at the mOrtars and smaller
/ batteries, while some were grouped
( to protect the gunners OF the larger
pieces and as assistants TO them.
/ About ten companies were in tn
sham battle which was so spec-acu-
/ lar as never 10 be forgotten 10y the
state troops. Inc boom OF the BIZ
guns could be distinctly heard in the
city during the night The ins-rUc-
uon was a valuable one TO the mem
: bers of the lorida militia
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01

In the chart class Daniel Davis
and Grace SeIph.
Second Grade-James Nicely and
Annetta Nicely.
Third Grade John Rape. George
Evans and Jennie Keffe.
Fourth Grade West Ke8e and
Ethel Cook
We hope to hear from this and
also the other public schools Of the
county quite frequently.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01
From the WeIIbOrn School.

Comfy superintendent Wood hand
ed Us the following nice little repor,
from the Wellborn public school,
which We are pleased 10 give TO our
readers.
The school is progressing nicely.
The enrolment is about seventy-five.
and still increasing. The attendance
is regular, and prompt, and the in
terest is active and growing The
following pupils merit special men
ton:
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01

ChaS. II. Brown is in receipt of 4
letter from the management OF the
Florida Mid-Winter Exposition, which
is to be held in Jacksonville January
18th 10 April 18th. asking him 10 act
as a member of the Honorary Board
of Governors Mr. Brown has ac-
cepted the invitation. The exposition
will be one of the greatest OF the kind
ever held in the State as two OF the
Governors of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton are connected with ii, and have
agreed 10 bring the principal eX-
hibits OF the jamestown exhibition
To jacksonville for the occasion.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01
THE UNLOADED Gun AGAIN.
In the Hands of One Child Kills
Another.
,Naldosta Times.

Leon Jones shot and instantly kill
ed little Emma Mcclure, age :. seven
miles south OF Meigs. in Grady coun-
~ Saturday. Young Jones. who is
about Is years old, went over TO the
Mcclure home carrying his gun. He
claims that the gun was unloaded.
but some OF the boys placed a shell
in il without his knowledge During
his stay he playfully said: If You
children don't get out of the house
III shoot YOU" All except Emma
Mcclure got out of the way. Emma
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01
LET Us GIVE THANKS.
President Issues Impressive Thanks
giving PrOcIamatiOn-NOv
2Sth the DaV.


Washington, Oct. 26.-PreSident
Roosevelt today issued his Thanks
giving proclamation, through the
secretary of state, naming the last
Thursday in November, the 2Sth.
The proclamation follows:
Once again the season of the year
has come, when in accordance with
the custom of our fOrefathers for
generations past. the president ap-
points a day as the especial occasion
for all our people to give praise and
thanksgiving to God.
During the past year We have
been free from famine. from pesti-
lence. from war. We are at peace
with all the rest of mankind. Our
natural resources are at least as great
as those of any other nation. We be-
lieve that in ability to develop and
take advantage of these resources the
average man of this nation stands at
least as high as the average man or
an yother. Nowhere else in the world
is there such an opportunity for free
kpeople to develop to the fullest ex-
tent, all its powers of body. Of mind
Iand of that which stands above both
body and mind-ChaTaCter
Much nas been given us from ~
high and much Will rightly be expect
ed of us in return. Into our care the
toll L.
We are to be pardoned. neither l.
We sQuander and waste them; nor yet
If we hide them in a napkin; for they
must be fruitful in our hands. Ever
throughout the ages. at all times and
among all peoples. prosperity has
been fraught with danger. and il be-
hooves us TO beseech the Giver of all
things that We may not fall into love
of ease and of luxury; that We may
not lose our sense Of moral RESPONSE
bility; that we may not forget our
duty to God and to our neighbor.
"A great democracy like ours,
democracy based upon the principles
of orderly liberty, can be perpetual
ed only if in the heart of the ordinary
citizen there dwellS a keen sense OF
righteousness and justice. We should
earnestly pray that this spirit OF
righteousness and justice may grow
ever greater in the hearts of all OF
us and that our souls may be inclined
ever more both toward the virtues
that tell for gentleness and tender
ness, for loving kindness and for
bearance one with another, and TO
ward those no less necessary virtues
that make for manliness and rugged
hardihood. for without these quail
ties neither nation nor individual can
rise to the level of greatness.
Nov therefore, l, Theodore Roose-
Welt, president of the United States
do set apart, Thursday, the 2Sth da7
of November, as a day of general
thanksgiving and prayer, and on that
day l recommend that the people
shall cease from their daily work and
in their homes or in their churches
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01
FOR SALE.

100 acres of the best grade of land
IN the county Two head Of horses;
30 head OF cattle; Is head of hogs.
one buggy and one wagon; 175
bushels OF corn Reason for selling.
l will go into other business beside
farming. Apply to ]. S. Stafford,
Luraville. Fia.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01

stepped out and said: Leon. you
won't shoot me, viii you?" Pointing
the gun at her he fired. She fell dead
al his feet
He was arrested and IS in Grady
county jail He IS the son of Rev.
David Jones
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
DON'T COMBINE FEATHERS
AND FLOWERS ON HA1

NO one should wear feathers and
flowers on the same hat" said a st
Louis milliner. "Why7 Well, don't
know exactly why. except that 1t does
not look right. You see, feathers con.
stitute of themselves a department OF
decorative art, and flowers are an.
other and quite distinct Feather are
more suitable for winter. suggesting.
as they do, warmth and comfort; flow
ers are exactly In order and in good
taste In spring and summer. even in
autumn, because they are appropriate
10 the season. saw the other day
a hat trimmed with black and white
ostrich plumes on one side. and on
the other with huge bunch OF Amerl-
can beauties. The effect was outre, al
most outlandish. for the hat suggest
ed two seasons at once. The combina-
tion was unnatural, and whatever is
unnatural is of itself In bad taste.
for, after all. good taste in dress is
no more than following OF the nat
ural principles of art"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
CONFEDERATE MEMORIES:
THE TWO SALlYS.
BY viii r. Hale.

The story of the devotion of the
women of the south to the Southern
Confederancy has never been fully
written. 1t would require a many
volumned cycipedla to give them JUS
tice. When the war came on, with
smile on the face and n terrible dread
in the heart they sent husbands, broth
ers. sons, and sweethearts into the
ranks. When the south was n en-
barrassment. they gave their jewels
and offered their hair for sale for its
cause. After the cause was lost they
set about erecting monuments TO the
heroic dead, and have since the first
day Of the struggle believed that their
side was right. The gray army kept
its troth with them to the death, and
they with 1t into eternity"
These little memories are not in
tended to cite many persons heroism,
devotion and the like; just a few in
stances that will give the reader an
Idea. A Confederate veteran, speak
ing OF the sacrifices and devotion of
the southern women, said: "They are
properly represented by the lives OF
the two Sallys." So they are.
The ladies' he referred to were Sally
l.. Tompkins and Sally Chapman Law.
The first was born in Virginia in 1888.
She is the only woman who received
commission from President Davis.
That commission she has to this day,
| signed by President Davis and Sec
retary OF War Leroy p. Walker. The
Baltimore News tells her story:
Miss Tompdns was twenty-seven
years old when the war between the
states was declared She had consid.
cradle means, and established a hos
pitai here for the care OF soldiers. In
1862 President Davis ordered all the
private hospitals to be closed and the
officers in charge were to go to the
several field hospitals under the di-
rect control OF the army. Miss Tomp-
kins, however, was not to be outdone.
President Davis was appealed to. and
he decided not to close her hospital.
He said, however, that the only way
In which It could be kept open was to
place some officer IN command. The
friends OF Miss Tomplsins demurred,
so President Davis announced that he
would make Miss Tompkins captain
Of cavalry. unassigned. 30 that she
could retain charge Of the hospital
which she had established and In
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
PLAY A PART OF EDUCATION.

Some attention has lately been given
to the proper organization of juvenile
play, and a national society has been
organized to study the question thor
oughly and take 1t in hand practical
ly. The Civic league of Massachu-
sets has now come forward with a
new idea on the subject, an idea that
has been favorably received in educa-
tional, philanthropic and social re
form quarters of that state. 1t has
found embodiment in bill that is
now before the legislature.
The bill provides for the placing of
all Fairgrounds under the supervision
of the school departments, the theory
being that play is an essential and
integral part of the education of the
child and should be brought into har-
mony with the regular school work,
each complementing the other.
At hearing before the Legislature
teachers strongly advocated the bill.
They declared that one can learn
more about a child in half an hour
playing games with him than during
weeks OF study, and, In general, that
the relations between teachers and
children will become closer and more
fruitful morally when they meet reg
ularly on the playground as well as
in the classroom. The modern idea of
education is that 1t is necessary to
get at the whole child and leave no
vital parts of him or her outside OF
its influence.
Many Fairgrounds have been estab-
lished in Massachusetts. especially in
Boston, at great cost, but it appears
that they are rendered useless through
lack Of proper supervision and coop
Grafton. The passage Of the bill will
insure the making of another inter
estlng educational experiment in pro
gressive and intellectually fertile Mas
sachusetts.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
A NEW INVENTION.

Chic Porter of Telluride. has an in
vention in the way Of slime tables
TO be used in rag plants of gold treat
ing mills which is pronounced by X
perienced men as one OF the best, II
not the best. thing evar gotten up in
the way of a saving process, says the
Journal.
His patent places on table directly
over the other to the heighth of twen-
ty. II desired and washing Is done
automatically by pipe over each
table fitted with nozzles every foot,
and driven over the tables by rotating
arms. cam automatically opening the
water valve as the pipe states down
the inclined table and stripping a trip
at the opposite end is closed, brought
back to the top of the table and open
ed again, and SO 1t goes until the
tables are thoroughly washed, when
the tender can stop the machine until
the shines again collect. The base for
stretching the canvas instead of being
expensive lumber. is a light steel
plate -42x12 feet an eighth OF an inch
in thickness supported by iron rods
bolted on either side OF the frame oil
the machine. and these plates can be
easily and quickly removed when It is
necessary to replace the canvass. The
yanner man can tend the machines
and this does away with the expense
of the washers entirely and ninety
dollars a month for each mans wages
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
CONDUCTORS AND BRAKEMAN
ON r. G. THREATEN TO STRIKE
Denver Repnblican.

Denver RepuDilcan.
Rejecting the offer made to them by
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company, the conductors and brake
men now are threatening strike Ne
gotiations, which have been held for
several weeks. were broken of yes
terday. The railroad company offered
to meet the men half way. but the
men declined to accept.
the question now depends on the
men themselves. The voting will take
place some time this week and the
result will be counted next Monday
evening.
Labor leaders. representing the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and the Organization of Railroad Con
ductors, have been in Denver trying
10 urge General Manager Ridgway of
the railroad company to yield to their
demands.
The Denver & Rio Grande was one
of three Western roads that refused
to take part in an agreement Of forty
two lines to have the dispute settled
by committee of the General Mana
gers association. This committee eff
fected what is called the Chicago set
tlement. The Denver q Rio Grande
officials decided To take the matter
into their own hands and arbitrate or
fight, according to their own condi-
tions.
The unions demanded an increase
of Is per cent in wages, an eight-hour
day and time and a half for overtime.
After the Chicago settlement, these
demands were formulated as follows:
$40 month extra for passenger con
ductors; $3.50 month Increase 10
baggagemen; $3.50 month to flag
men and brakemen. The overtime
rates asked were 35 cents an hour for
conductors and % cents an hour for
baggagemen, fiagmen and brakemen.
The railroad company offered to
grant passenger conductors a raise of
so a month. This will give them
salary of $3.50 month. Passenger
brakemen were offered a raise of SO
month. An advance of 1863 per
cent In freight service. reduction of
hours and other concessions were
made, but declined by the unions.
These conditions meant wages of
$3.50 and $3.50 to brakemen and
baggagemen.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
CEDAR FOR PENCILS SCARCE.
Houston (Texas) Post.

houston tieAasj Foo.-
A few years ago an effort was made
to bring to the attention of the fac
tories the knowledge of the vast sup
ply of cedar In the hills of the head,
waters of the Guadalupe and the Colo
RADIO rivers in Texas.
Experiments were made in cutting
slabs for the manufacture of lead pen
ellis, but nothing came of the propo-
sitlon then pending to start a pencil
wood mill in west Texas. In very in
teresting figures here given from Off
clal sources 1t viii be seen that II
will pay the Texas cities within close
reach of the big cedar thickets to
get In touch with Chief Forester Pin
chot and send such Information to the
bureau of forestry as they may pos
sess concerning the cedar resources.
The increasing demand for as well
as the decreasing quantity OF the ce-
dar wood, for which no substitute has
yet been found, is the strongest ar
giment for the fostering of the
growth. The lead pencil is one OF
the most common articles in every
day use. and nearly 100000 pencils
are made in this country yearly, re-
quiring for their manufacture no.
900 tons or 100000 cubic feet oil
wood SO that each day in the year 300
tons Of wood are used In pencils.
Since practically all OF the wood is
red CEDAR and since the pencil Industry
is steadily growing. the supply of the
cedar is greatly depleted.