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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
FIRST SUIT FILED.
Action on Non-Support of Famil,
Taken by Houston Woman.

Houston. Aug. 3.-The first suit rel
alive to alleged non-support of families
has been instituted here by Mrs Julia
Bradford against her husband, Dallas
Bradford. The p&@Ity provided is a
sentence of from thirty days to two
years, or both fine and sentence
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
Peanut Factory a Certainty.

Terrell, Tex, Aug 3-St. Louis
parties have closed contract for pea
nut factory. 1t will have fifty en-
ployes
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-04
Killed by Shock.

New York. Aug. SC w Wesner
was killed by an electric shock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
Thomas Nelson Page
on the Negro Question.

In the March McClure's there is
noteworthy article on the Negro
Q lestion by Thomas Nelson Page
Under the title OF The Great Ameri
can Questionable Special Plea of q
SOu.herner," he deals with the sub
Jet In a distinguished manner, es
he following extracts from hts In
production shos:
There are some things so well I'm
derstood by those who know the
negroes, as TO appear 10 them al
most truisms. For example:
That the white race Is superior to
she negro rae; not accident ally and
because OF superior training, but In.
herently and fundamentally.
That Ia certain things negr oes
Tiff r widely among themselves; Tor
example, In temper, character, train.
lug, manner temperament. But
that in certiil respects, all, or near.
~ all negrUes, have tue same race
characteristics; rs lndlans, Chinese,
Caucasiaas, and other races have
them.
That the negroes understand by
social equality" for the most part,
one thing only: the right 60 stand
with white women on precisely the
same ground az shat on which white
men stand wth them.
That there is d wide difference at
present between the point OF view OF
the great body of the Northerners
and the entire body of the Southern.
ers as TO the negro: in this, that
Northerners espouse the cause OF the
negroes as a race, but dislike negroes
individually, while Southerners do
not dislike negroes individually, but
o ppose them as race. And that
this difference is due to conditions
and not to basic principles.
There Is another vital fact not
generally known to Southerners;
that one OF the chief causes, II not
the chief cause at preseht, OF the feel.
Ing at the North in favor OF the ne
gro is the violence so often directed
against negroes at the South. There
Is quite as much violence against
them In some other parts OF the
country, in proportion-to the color
ed population, as at the South; but
for reas ons not necessary to discuss
here, this Is not taken into account.
The brunt OF the censure falls on the
South, and the South on every &C.
count, but especially for Its own
sake, ought TO put a stop to 1t with
relentless hand, or else make 1t clear
to the rest OF the world why 1t is not
done.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
Texas Sheriff After
a Fiendish Murderer.

Fort Worth, Texas, February Is,
Relatives OF L. F McLeMore OF Ter.
rell, whose body was found partly
burned and fiendishly mutilated neal
Weatheriord, positively identified
the remains. A blood.stained al
which was used to literally hack the
face to pieces was found near the
scene. The body was buried at
Weatherford.
Sheriff Cope Of Weatheriord claims
to have positive Information as to
the perpetrators OF the murder, and
left for the south, saying he would
return In few days with his man
McLeMore was travelling with q
companion en- route to New Mexico
with a considerable sum OF money In
his possession. The companion and
money have disappeared.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

he would have found that he could
buy dimension at Sl4; the shesthiue
S12 to s13; the drop siding, SIS to
SIS and the very best shingles for
50 IS per thousand. For his hogs
he would have received So per hun.
dred and his corn 30eents per bushel
"But let Mr.. Callahan build now,
and he will pay S2S to $40 for his
dimensions, s27 to S2S for his
sheathing, S35 Tor his drop siding
and 81 for his shingles. He will cell
his hogs at 1926 or rs so per hun
dred and his corn at 80 cents per
bushel.
snow let US drop all fine theories
and get to hard facts. Is this pros
perity?"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
Thaw Praises His Wife.

New York, Feb.-"You're the
brsvest llttle girl In the world" was
Harry ThaW's greeting TO his wife
when she visited him In the tombs
The two met in the counsel room
where they embraced and be-
gan to sob. Daniel 0'Reilly left the
couple together and walked out into
the corridor. Mrs. Thsw chsered
Harry and remained with him for
some time. When she came out che
said TO the reporters that she was
feeling exceedingly well and iels In
good spirits considering the circum.
stances.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
Quite Too Optimistic.

Felix Adler has discovered that
Americans are altogether too optimis.
tic. He does not take so hopeful view
of either present or future as many
writer's do, believing the recent ex-
p-essions of depraved public life are
indicative of widespread rottenness,
"rhe humiliating fact" he says, "is
tho tremendous extent to which moral
iuiquities have been practiced; the
fact that eminent men of the church
and state are those chiefly guilty. The
other point which shows the gravity
Of the conditions Is the exceptional
n,eahness revealed In the exposures.
How utterly despicable is the struggle
in the insurance revelations--a de-
structive, overpowering strength
against weakness. Those who are en-
trusted with deathbed hope instead
OF making policy as large as pos
sible would cut it down to fraction,
ICT every pUlltlCul COHlTlDullOH Hucduo
less to be paid on policies. In the face
Of these revelations, think as peo-
pie we are altogether too optimistic.
We trust too much to the individual.
We direct one man to take broom
and sweep the Augean stables clean;
we bend all efforts to elect him, and
when we do, We sit back and rest. One
thing is almost pathetic, and that is
the insistence of editors, writer's and
speakers, when some heartrending
revelation has been made, to affirm
that, in spite of evils, the American
people have absolute power and ability
to set all things right. But If the
American people are SO strong and up.
right, why do they allow these taings
to 60 on? l believe in the essential,
or, rather, potential, goodness Of hui
man nature, but have no faith In the
fataliasm that where the masses rule,
somehow things will come out all
right"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

London newspapers are paying
splendid compliments to the kind of
ambassadors America has sent to the
mother country when they demand
that the government send to Wash
ington a man like James Russell Low
ell, Joseph H. Choate or Whitelaw
Reid to represent British interests.
They seem to think the need Of the
times is an ambassador from the Brit.
ish to the American nation rather than
an envoy of the British government
to do business with the American
state department.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

Butler, Mo.
Dear Sir: In Champaign, Ills., the
drug Arm OH. Swannsll 1 Son, Arst-
class concern, painted some new
shelving With tw0 coats of Dsvoe
lsed-aud. sine inside Gloss Whit.
A painter coming into ths store
noticsd II, and remarked that. thsy
wsre getting sxtrsvagsnt, putting
enamel paint on their shelves.
When they told him II was simply
two coats 81 Dev0e ead-And sinc on
nav wood h could hardly bslisss Il
Result That painter uses . lot 81
Dsvos paint now; and get satisisc
tory results with Il.
Any paint that's better than yor
expect IL good paint to use.
Yours truly
F. W. DnvoE & Co.
New York, Chicago and Knnsas City
G. W. Hess cells our paint
-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
MISSOURI SNAKE
WOMAN IS DEAF.
Member Of New Frankfort Fam
lily Never Talked.

Gillian, Mo-, Feb. % The death
Of a woman "a years old, near New
Frankfort, a small town six miles
from here, on the Miss ouri River,
brought to an end one OF the most
remarkable cases OF prenatal IN
fuence that has ever been recorded
in the State.
The woman, Mary Elliott, was the
daughter OF a we'll TODD family, and
was the only one OF several children
to be in any respect out of the ordi'
nary. Since birth the unfortunate
woman has never been able to lie on
her back and has never talked q
word. In practically every char
scteristic she resembled a snake, and
for years has been known as the
SNAKE woman OF New Frankfort.
There was very little flesh on her
body. Her arms, hands and limbs
we're practically nothing but bone,
covered with skin. Her body was
much longer than that of the aver
age person and very slim. Her
tongue was extremely long and
slender. This member, as we'll as
her fingers and feet, Was almost con
stantly in motion. When angered
she would protrude her to lgue and
hiss after the manner OF u snake.
Her eyes had little resemblance to
the human organs, they we're small
and exceedingly snake-like and glar-
ing.
Although the woman was never
able to talk, she seemed TO under
stand what was said about her. The
knowledge OF the young woman's
deiormity was we'll known In the
community in which her parents
lived, but very few persons have been
allowed to see her.
When q child she was taken to
some OF the best physicians In the
State in hopes that something might
be done to benefit her. This hope
was abandoned years ago, however,
when doctors conceded that her con-
dition was beyond medical or surgic-
al aid. Since that time everything
has been done to make the girls ex.
istence as pleasant as possible and
to keep from the world the revolt
ing features Of her deiormity.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
How's This?

We offer one hundred dollars Re.
ward for any case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY Co, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
FL. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly hon orsble
In all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price Is
cents per bottle. Sold BY all drug.
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
Respect for Old Glory.

Respect for the national flag is
growing, but it is not yet so universal
and deep-seated as it should be. Pop
ular sentiment has found expression
in legislation which has to do with
various phases of the subject, and a
great deal has been done in this way
and through appeals to patriotism to
discourage the improper use of the
Star Spangled Banner. But the cru
SADIE may have to be carried farther.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat men
tons with disapproval an incident
which occurred in its city. At GER
tain charity bazaar held there large
number of flags were offered for sale.
At the close of the bazaar So of these
were left unsold. There were no of,
fers for the flags until certain actor
came along. He was induced to affix
his autograph to the flags. whereupon
they went of like the traditional hot
cakes at a dollar apiece. The circum.
stances move the Globe-Democrat to
adverse comment. Much of this is
caustic and aimed at the actors evil
dent love of advertising himself, but
the real point is here: I'VE believe
there is a law against using the United
States flag for advertising purposes"
There certainly is. at least In some
states, and the spirit of that enact!
ment should be respected everywhere.
Unquestionably 1t was flattering to the
vanity of the actor. who Is not of those
ranked as the great dramatic geniuses
of the age, to find that his autograph
gives enhanced value to the flag. but
proper appreciation of Old Glory and
what 1t stands for would stamp this
sort of thing as a degradation instead
of an honor to the stars and stripes.
OF course every one will be glad that
a deserving charity prefited by the
sale of the flags. but how much more
creditable 1t would have been had the
banners not been debased to a vulgar
advertising purpose!
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
magnate's Wife Charged
With Staying Artist.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb.-Fresh tragedy
figured In the stormy career OF Mich.
ael Mcdonald, q millionaire elevated
railway magnate, when his wife Flora
was arrested upon charge Of shoot
ing and instantly killing Webster 8.
Guerin, an artist and well.known
man about town. The tragedy took
place In Guerin's studio. After the
shooting Mrs. Mcdonald broke the
glass In the door with q revolver
and attempted to escape. She was
caught In the shattered glass, how.
ever, and arrested. The studio door
had been locked and Guerin had the
key.
In q wildly hysterical confession
at the police station, during which
the woman alternately prayed that
Guerin might live and she might die,
she said she and the artist had long
m aintained Q clandestine love affair
and that he had been using bis
power over her to sxtort large sums
Of money. Her husband questioned
her about heavy drains upon her
bank account and she significantly
told him she would settle In full to.
day.
Mrs. Mcdonald was the former wiie
Of Samuel Barley, ct one time q
champion baseball player, attached
to the old Browns team Of 81. Louis,
AcDonald's first vile, . beautiful
woman, mpch younger than be
elopsd With ahandsons young priss,
and took away . large slics Of No
Donald's iortune. They have nsvsl
been found.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

Joseph Chamberlain has always
been averse to too freely dispensing
his autographs. Quite early In his
political career he had slips printed
informing his correspondents that
Joseph Chamberlain has been Obliged
TO make a rule not 10 give his auto
graph" On the other hand, Lord
Rosebery has been known to accom-
pany his autograph with . humorous
little note advising his correspondent
TO turn his or her attention 70 some.
thing more useful than collecting
specimens Of handwriting.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
Booth Coming to America.

London, Feb 25.-General William
Booth, head OF the Salvation Army,
will sail for the United States and
will begin the last trip OF the kind he
will ever make, He will return to
England In June, when he will have
entered his SOth year. He will stay
q week in New York and will then
spend q month In Canada. The rest
OF his itinerary has not been an.
nounced.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28
CA9ToRTA.
u,.,,. a The Kind You Have Always Bought
A'. q I2ZzM
Is This Prosperity.

A correspondent writing to Bry.
ans Commoner, has this to say con.
Ger ming the prosperity some people
claim this country is boiling over
with:
Regarding Lawrence Callahan's
barn I wish to say this:
Had Mr.. Callahan built In 1885,
during . Democratic administration
he would have paid for his lumber
(supposing be lived In Iowa. a. iol.
lows: For dimension, SIC per thous-
and ieet; for drop siding, $16, and
Tor good quality shingles, - per
thousand. Had he sold hogs TO pay
for II he would have received from
$3.50 TO ~ per hundred, and had be
sold corn to pay for II be would
have received from so 10 go cents
per bushel.
Had be built his barn In 1893
(under another Democratic admins.
tration, but before Grover Cleveland
became . Republican be would have
paid the same prices, or perhaps q
little lower. Ho would have paid iol
Il in hogs at from IS to IS per hun
dred, or corn at As cents to 30 cent?
per busheL
aHsd be built in 1903 Just besor'
he z. o. p. got things re-orgsnissi
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

Warsaw, Russian Poland, Feb. 25.
The post Office in Wisholns street
Was attacked By . band Of terror
lists, who shot and killed the post
master, two postal clerks and two
soldiers guarding the oflce, and
wounded . scors q byssanders. The
tefrofists robbed the sale 81 the cash
and stamps and sscApsd.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

Millions. possibly billions. OF suns
shine in the unmeasured universe. and
the one nearest to our sun Is about
twenty Ave trillion miles distant. II X
we're possible to 90 there on an air
ship averaging q mile q minute, day
and night, the journey would require
a, $50, 900 years. S.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

When the cold winds dry and crack
the skin get DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Sold by Clay's drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

The great wall Of China will soon be
undermined In one place by q railway
tunnel.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-28

Among the children Of the centuries
America Is rated - aged thrsA
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-15
CTR City atth
ttr Gni1tttry Ian
BY Mr.. C. w. ERNST.
Ex-Assistant Postmaster. Boston.

lot of reasons, of them worthless.
the great and venerable question be answered oand
could lean toward the country boy, especially he grow farm
with cattle and horses orchards and honebees the eeps
with its fishing and sailing and dang Nothing replace the train
ing of plain country life with its constant call for fhep
Its drawbacks little rustcy that afterpoh wholly
hide sometimes indicated by the boot he sometimes by that
fdnce opinion which grows with We most Of
US, at 40 and so much that at ~ and Is.
The much that he in less danger of be-
coming Mr. Know-i with the usual fate of homemade fireworks He
doce than the country boy, better fitted people, less
advertise that he would like impress somebody something
He early life his there others of great
merit
City boys make calm and conservative citizens the country boy
plies husers and BUSTERS and onguy socoogs that set the president
right advise congress- solve the railroad question: and feel needsy
interested all public utilities They like go committees and
fail tell what they read the paper though others had
papers to read
Yet the city perish TO depend wholly city boys II
the country boyyes and the country grtha makes the city grow
nation lacking farmers mobund The hope Of the
country home And it good that efforts making
country life the furious rush from the country the
We carry the country the city carry countless city
country fit country boys and girls better the
and high hopes of life
In the last resort however, boy and girl dtbd country
Il: +: 4: s: ' a: e :: s,:;,' ''' %
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-15
WRIT OF ERROR IS GRANTED
STANDARD OIL IS PERMITTED TO
TAKE ITS APPEAL.
Judge crosseup, However. Refuses su-
persedeas Without a Bond other
Than for Costs.

Chicago.-Judge Peter s. Gross
cup. OF the United States circuit
court OF appeals, Friday afternoon
granted TO the Standard OIL company
OF Indiana a writ of error allowing
the defense to take its appeal from
the judgment OF Judge X. NJ. Lands.
who imposed the record-breaking fine
Of s29.240.0OO.
Efforts OF the defending lawyers.
Moritz Rosenthal and Merritt Starr.
however. TO obtain supersedeas stay
ing the execution OF the Judgment dur
ing the review OF the case by the high.
er court without furnishing more than
bond for costs we're thwarted.
Special Assistant District Attorney
James II. Wilkerson and Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Harry A. Parkin and
Francis Hanchett appeared for the
government to contest the defendants
attorneys in their efforts 10 obtain
supersedeas without any more than
one bond for costs.
II was the contention OF the govern.
ment that the bond should be fixed az
s29 .240 600. the amount OF the fine Inn
posed by Judge Lands. in order to Sc
cure the government pending stay
of execution.
The assignment OF errors contains
116 citations In which Judge Lands
is declared to have erred during the
course Of the trial Of the oil company.
Il is the contention OF the defense
that the court erred In overruling and
not sustaining the demurrer 10 the in
dictment on the ground that, the Elkins
act. under which the Indictment had
been drawn. had been repealed by the
Hepburn bill.
New York.-Several stocks quoted
in New York fell 70 new low record
levels Friday. Notable among them
was Standard Oil. which at one time
during the day reached 466. the lowest
point touched in many years. A little
later the stock was offered at AIS with
no bidders.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-15
st'5jSI7EEi|!fl|i|gijl
R1o' -E=A4<
RESCUE OF A pRuNKARo.
How Jimmy Was led to Quit the Ae-
cursed Drink Habit.

DR.. c. L. Goodell. OF New York. tells
this story: Jimmy was a member OF
the church. but prosperity came to
Jimmy, and as he got money he for
got God lie fell into bad company
and began to drink; all his fortune.
an Interest IN a whaling vessel. went
down Jimmy's throat until he wasn't
worth a dollar. lie had place as
salesman In the fishing business. that
was all. lie hadn't been In a church
for years. but / noticed him at meet
ing one night sitting on the back seat
Somehow. my heart was drawn to
ward the fellow. and he was moved by
the heartfelt interest that he knew |
had In him, SO he came week after
week Sometimes he would be sober
and sometimes he would be so drunk
that hardly knew II be could get out
OF the church alone.
zone Sunday night Jimmy came in
and dropped heavily down In the back
seat | was In the pulpit and ! said
10 myself. lie has either been drink
ing more than usual or else there IL
something going on. No. Jimrny II
sober enough 80 that he knows what
Is going on. After the service was
over Jimmy had taken his place again
on the back seat. / went TO him and
thyew my arm around his shoulder
and talked to him. lie said. Doctor
want II and am going 20 turn over
a new leaf. but l have got 10 have
Just one more drink | said 10 him:
You want something TO eat. Jimmy
lie replied. I guess you are right. I
haven't had anything 20 eat today l
got him down 10 restaurant where
they had nothing but tea and coffee TO
drink. ordered black coffee and
beefsteak. and after be had eaten the
steak and drank two or three cups OF
coffee he began to feel quite like him
self. and he said. I feel better; I
guess I viii 90 home now, ] said. I
will go home with you Al the front
steps he said good night an
swered, I will go up with you to your
room and see you tucked into bed SO
] stepped in and tucked him In bed
and talked with him. and then went
home. When he heard my feet echo
Ing down the street. he said 10 him
self Now the minister Is gone. / viii
put on my clothes and 20 down and
have a good time he got ont of bed
and started to put on his clothes.
when all az once he stopped and said.
I won't do r.; am a mean man. but
! am rot mean enough TO do that
After the minister was kind enough 20
Gene clear home with me and tuck
me into bed. I am not mean enough
70 go back on him A strange thing
happened when Jimmy woke up the
next morning; for the FIRST time In %
years he didn't want any liquor I
can explain II. but ] know II il fact
that Jimmy didn't want any liquor
and he didn't get any. lie went on
day after day. and he didn't want any
liquor. and he came into the meeting
and gave his testimony"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-08-15
q. W. DELAMATgR A SUICIDE.
Once Prominent Pennsylvania Politl
clan Taxes His Own Life.

Pittsburg, Pa.--George Wallace Del
amater. once candidate for governor
Of Pennsylvania. and who served az
state senator from Crawford county
from 1887 to 1890. committed suicide
by shooting Wednesday In his ofices
In this city. Occupants OF neighbor
ing Offices In the Diamond National
bank building found him dead with 8
Ss-caliber bullet hole 10 his right TEN
pie.
Grief over the death OF his father
George y. Delamater. at Meadville
Pa. on May 6. and the sudden death
OF his son. James Scott Delamater. In
June at Connellsville. Pa. Is believed
to be the cause OF his suicide.