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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-11-14
Wintering in the Southland.
p.spsr read BEFORE me Cnauto,4q,la circle.

weave it's delicate, artistic
tracery on the window panes,
q select portion of our Northerners
begin to consider ways and means
for escaping the rigors of season
of snow and cold weather. This
habit, as it may be termed, is not
confined to the millionaire class
alone but includes the well-to-do
Jones' and Smiths aud families of
professional men earning good sal
aries. It would be interesting to
trace this custom from the begin
ming Of history to the twentieth
century. The privilege of the
rich and ruling classes to divide
the year into social seasons, now
finds reflection in the habits OF
every distinct class in our social
scale to visit the seashore or noun
tains where they can be seen side
by side with their wealthy patron
and employer. That this is a wise
and benefcient change from the
hard, grinding poverty of former
years the writer does not deny,
but it's effect on the life and NOR
ais of generations to come cannot
be accurately determined. Compare
the simple life of the founders of
our republic with that of the mil
lionaire class of today and then
ask, where are we drifting?
My purpose today is not the dis
cussion of the merits or dement's
of our social system, but to tell
you something Of Northerner's
experience who wishes to exchange
the biting northeast New England
winds, for the soft, balmy, orange
laden breeze of Florida. jackson
vile, Florida, is the gateway to
the South. Here you decide def
nltely how and where you will
spend the next three months.
Beautiful Palatka, St. Augustine,
Palm Beach, and other less noted
resorts are within a few hours
journey. Big and fashionable ho-
tells or simple life in a vine-cov-
cred cottage is offered you. Should
you choose a fashionable hotel it
would be quite unnecessary to
make special study of your sur
roundings. Big hotels are the
same everywhere, and people who
patronize them are all alike. So
long AZ everything is up-to-date,
the menu satisfactory and the out
look from the hotel windows and
piazzas pleasing, life is one long,
sweet dseam. At Palatka is a
splendid hotel luxuriously furnish
ed, owned and managed by the
Asa T.. Barron family who also
maintain a chain of hotels in the
White Mountains, n. III. Look in
at one of these fashionable Barron
hotels in New Hampshire in mid
summer and you are likely to see
the very same persons you saw at
their Palatka hotel in Florida in
midwinter; the clerks, porters,
bell boys, chamber maids, cooks,
mattresses, and all the other at
taches of the hotel are transferred
from North to South as the sea-
sons alternate. Even the silver
and china are moved so that the
guest may we'll say, "it seems just
like home to live with Mr.. Barron. "
What. You may ask, is. the life
at one of these hotels So far as l
have observed it is about the same
in Palatka, Palm Beach or st. Au-
gustine as it is at Atlantic City,
Bar Harbor aud Newport. There
are usually two sets-the social or
piazza set and coaching or golf set.
The daily round of diversion OF
the piazza set is to begin. after
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-11-14

on MOnuay, Iuesuay, Veuuenudy,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Sunday is dull day. devoted
largely to writing letters to friends
in the North, comparing the tenn
perature between the two places
and sending souvenir post cards of
st. Johns river with numerous
alligators pictured basking on its
banks.
II you wish to see something Of
beautiful Florida and escape the
dress mania. it will be necessary
to live close to nature and the CON-
mon people. In no other way can
you come to appreciate the humor
# both the poor white and that
very necessary adjunct Of the
South, Uncle Sam. with his mule,
rope harness and squeaking cart.
If you decide to abandon hotel life
and seek the restful solitude of a
cottage in the country more
home-like feeling can be main
tanned. Florida has a very extern
sive gulf and sea coast, also several
broad and navigable rivers on
which ply steamers, carrying mail,
freight and passengers. 80 one is
never out of touch with the news
and happenings of the world.
From this place of refuge it is pos
sible to make many pleasant trips
on foot by boat or conveyance.
There are the pine barrens to be
explored for an eagles nest or an
alligator hunt on the river. A
few miles back from the river are
the turpentine camps, and around
everywhere the big magnolia trees
growing in groves, and around the
roots you can see the large holes
dug by the negroes in search of
the golden treasure that has lain
buried there since the Spaniards
or somebody else hid it away and
were never allowed to recover it.
There are also sugar camps and
fields of mammoth cane; clustered
around these camps are the quaint
little cabins of the negroes and
those of the poor whites. In and
out of both run crowds of picka-
ninnies and washad-out white chill
dren, usually clothed in their COM
plexlon. I would not be doing
justice to this lovely garden spot
did I fail to mention the orange
groves near the Indian river where
can be seen the buds, blossoms,
green fruit and ripe all on the tree
at one time.
But do not suppose there is only
the pleasant side to a winter in
Florida. When you are keeping
house there is no friendly hotel
clerk to stand between you and
the local store-keepers, who are
sure to be just out of what you
want. Then there is the ever pres
ent and never ending problem of
colored help. 1 think there is
something in the ozone of Florida's
atmosphere that makes the lower
classes lazy and shiftless, certainly
everything in Florida seems easy
going to a Northerner and the
easiest of all is colored Lizzie the
maid, who, when the clock strikes
twelve, will drop everything, sit on
the back porch aud take her noon
ing while seeking comfort from a
corncob pipe. We can learn some
thing of the simple, unskilled and
untutored negro character-for in
stance, it is necessary to have
wood to burn in the kitchen stove
and you contract with old Uncle
Tom, who owns a mule and wagon,
to haul the wood to the house for
twontv. five canta load which
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-06

The finest Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. You
don't have to boil it twenty Or thir-
ty minutes made in a minute"
says the Doctor. Health Coffee"
is really the closest Coffee Imitation
ever yet produced. Not a grain of
real Coffee in it either. Health Cof
fee Imitation is made from pure
toasted cereals or grains, with malt,
nuts, etc. Really it would fool an
expert-were he to unknowingly
drink it for Coffee. S. w. Sanders.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-06

Continued on Page 6.)
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-12-06
OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma has become a state,
standing on full equality with her
elder sisters, and her future is as
sured by her great natural resources.
The duty of the national govern
ment to guard the personal and
property rights of the Indians with
in her borders remains of course un-
changed.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
FIVE SHOTS AT BROKER.
Pittsburg Politician 4ttacks Him
in His Office.
IRy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J


Pittsburg. June 24 4-Major T Lemuel Harper.
resident secretary Of the famous Americus Re-
publican Club. and formerly district manager for
the American Steel Hoop Company, this after
noon fred five shots from a revolver AT Levi De-
Wolf. a wealthy broker All the shots Went Wild
and Harper was later lodged in the Central po-
lice station. where he is being held without bail
The shooting took place In DeWof's office. in
the Columbia Bank Building. Fourth avenue and
Wood street, a few minutes after o'clock
DeWolf and Adolphus L. Adams member Of
the Plttsburg Stock Exchange were in the Of
fee when Harper entered with revolver in
each hand and began firing. Adams and De-
Wolf grappled with him and finally disarmed
him.
It is reported that back Of the affair is scan
dal which is likely 10 cause an upheaval in
Pittsburg society at any moment The men have
been bitter enemies for some time. and few
nights ago they exchanged blows in the Amerl-
Gus Club II is stated that Major Harper later
made several threats 10 XIII DeWof.
DeWolf called at police headquarters after
Harper had been placed under arrest and said
that he would appear before Magistrate Brady
tomorrow morning to charge Harper with felo-
NOUS shooting with intent to kill
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
MERCHANT ENDS LIFE.
Old Nan Suicide on EUe Of Going
to Country.

Christophe- Richardson. sixty-nine years old
a retired merchant, cut his throat and wrists
at his home, No 315 West 1O6th street. yester-
day afternoon. and died last nigh. at the l.
Hood Wright Hospital Coroner Hamburger. who
investigated the death. said the family was
well known in Providence.
Mr.. Richardson had not beer we'll for some
time At times he suffered from dependency
The family had made all preparations to go to
the country for the summer yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Richardson ate his dinner and in the early
afternoon started for the bathroom. saying that
he was going shave. His son found him there
with blood streaming from his wounds.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
FUNSTON ON THE aUNwH1PPED MOB"
Did Not Mean Labor Unions-Threatened
with Fate of Steunenberg.

San Francisco. June 2i.-GeneraI Funston. who
in a letter to the Fourth of July committee re-
fused to parade the regular troops under his com
mand because he feared trouble at the hands of
the ''unwhipped mob in San Francisco. tonight
said that he meant dscourtesy TO the people
of San Francisco and that his reference to the
'nwhipped mob did mean the labor unions.
He declared that he had received n number Of
threatening letters of which said Funston
would the fate of former Governor Steunen-
berg of Idaho ii he dared TO parade his troops on
streets of San francisco.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
sTUYvEsANT FISH, JR., IN MUsKOGEE
Found Out by Newspaper Men, Says He Is
Beginning Railroad Career.
CRy Telegraph to The Tribune J

MuskoRee. Ind. T. June 24.-WorknR s assistant
station agent of the Frisco line in this city Stuy-
Fish. jr., of the cx-president of the
Illinois Central. :s in Muskogee The young man
has been hero for the last week, but his identity
not known until to-day.
To newspaper men he said: Il am learning the
business from the bottom up. He said he had
lied his best to get away from the newspa per men.
Young Fish is staying at a local hotel and says he
VIII begin his railroad career here.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
Continued on second page

intercollegiate Boat Races at Po'keepsie to-mor-
row Day Line Strs up. retn'g by rail s2.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
DEWEYs sAUTERNE AND MosELLs

Continued on fourth page.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25
NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES
FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSIONS

Niagara Falls. Thousand Islands. Adirondack Noun
tains and Green Mountains One fare plus 81 90 for
tho round trip. See agents for paruou.srs.-A6vt
New-York tribune., 1907-06-25

D-iak WHITE Dry Wines IN warm weathe"
IL T. Dewey & sons CO.. l2S Fulton St. New Forx,
-AlVt.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
MARK TWAIN'S
CONCRETE HOUSE

Mary Twain is to build i'm Redding
CT, a concrete house 40 by 93 feet
and he will lay out about Il a park
running down to the Saugatuck riy.
er. Perhaps his now home will hold
him awhile, but he has been until
now n typical moving" American.
In his restless youth Mr.. Clemens
ran the Mississippi as a pilot. went
TO Utah, Nevada and California. took
a look at The Sandwich islands and
globe-trottcd from bermuda to Bcir-
mt Then he married and Settled
down" TO live permanently, as his
friends I'm each new place supposed
in Elmira, Hartford. New York city.
Princeton ana Tarrytown He lived
also In Vienna and Florence. but did
not even own home I'm either OF
these foreign cities
Mr.. Clemens talks with a drawl
and likes to tell about writing i'm bed
and other easeloving ways but he
is really just a restless Yankee. On
glishmen often like to travel French
men occasionally, but I'm American is
pre-eminently the man who moves. -
And Mr.. Clemens Is typically Ameri-
can in that he does not propose TO 90
back to the family home I'm Hanni-
bal. Md, or 10 the ancestral acres
in Tenesscc that kept the Clemenses
roor as an Englishman or any con
.tinental European would love TO do
Concrete on n steel frame makes
"a nice country house and one that IS
hreproof, n great advantage to n
writer who has valuable library and
smokes I'm bed But IS # solid enough
TO hold a confirmed mover only 20
years old?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
FAR0FF PHILIPPINES WITHANDY JOHNSON
MAY CALL ELECTION
HAS CABLED PHIL
lPPINE COMMISSION RE
GARD PEACE.

The Philippine commission has
been instructed by cable to inform
President Roosevelt whether a con-
dition OF general and complete peace.
with recognition of the authority OF
the United States. has continued I'm
all that portion OF the archipeligo
not Inhabited by Moros or other
non-Christian tribes for the past
TWO years. If the answer is I'm the af-
firmative, the president will imme-
diately direct the commission to call
a general election on July 80 next
for the choice OF delegates TO the
first popular assembly OF the people
OF the Philippine islands. which AS
sembly. consisting of two houses
the upper composed of the Philip
pine commission, and the lower OF
the delegates to he elected next
July. will take over all the legisla-
tive power now exercised by the
Philippine commission alone. Under
an act OF Congress, none of the
members OF the non-Christian
tribes can participate in the elec-
tions..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
THE BLUEFIELD-
GRAHAM DISTRICT.

Shut your eyes for Ave minutes
Now think back fifteen years. what
was Blueneld then? Now follow it's
history step by step up to the pres
ent. The long stretches OF hill side,
their benches and depressIons. those
gullles, fills and washes, where are
they? what has made all this
change; these great real estate val
ues; the slXo million dollars worth
OF property I'm Blueneld? Just one
only one thing the development
Of the most valuable coal territory I'm
the world. walt ls that develop
ment finished? No There IS more
going on right now
than over yet accomplished FIVE
TIMES OVER The SUM total of
capital invested I'm coal mining, the
cement industry and timber opera
lions I'm the region tributary to this
district, I'm FIVE years viii as greatly
exceed the present Investment as
the city now surpasses the Blueneld
of nfteon years ago.
In five years as much trade for
BlueGold will originate along either
The Tidewater or the South g.
Western as ON the Norfolk g. West
ern now. I'm five years twice the
amount of present trade for Blue
field viii originate on the Norfolk q
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
OHIO BATTLE FIELD
FORAKER'S Def
SHREWD MOVE
SENTIMENT DIVIDED AS TOl
PRoBABLE OUTCOME.

Washington, March 29.-Senti-
ment among the Washington officials
and politicians is sharply divided as
TO the probable outcome of a pri-
mary fight between Senator Foraker
and Secretary Taft for the honor OF
being presented 10 the next National
Convention as Ohio's choice for the
presidency. Foraker's challenge yes
terday TO Taft TO enter into such n
struggle is looked upon as a shrewd
move that is liable to have a most
embarrassing effect on the Taft boom.
Practical politicians. who know that
Foraker's friends control the Ohio
state machine. believe that Foraker
will win i'm a walk. Taft's support
ers take the other view.
Taft will beat Foraker a mile If
the question Is left to the voters OF
the State" is the confident assertion
of one of the Secretary's closest
friends today. Such men as Secre--
tary Garfield and other Ohioans who
are lined up with Taft declare that
this is just the opportunity they
want to show to the country the real
sentiment OF the Buckeye state is
with Taft and not with Foraker.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
RACE QUESTION
IN OKLAHOMA

Likewise on the race question.
which is funny one in the new
state. For there are the copper-col-
ored citizens who are proud OF their
color The Indians are the big land
owners and the aristocrats. They
all themselves indians when they
have bat the faintest trace OF Indian
blood. Indeed it is hard for q strang-
.r TO pick ont The Indians" The
hife= and the indians associate as
e1 els end iutermarry But neither
wants 20 have anything to do with
the negro
TIE Five Tribes were slayehoIders
themselves But he Greeks compli-
Gated the thing. in those days. by
in,ermarrving with their negro
slaves. They are not proud OF tnis
now and Greeks with trace Of
negro blood insist on being consider
ed as pure Indians In this trouble
some situation there could be no
'NiNA AiN'f anu 90 0tuhIlibu OF what
constituted a negro" was considered
imperative. For Indians and whites
are determined to have Jim Grow
laws. The present constitutional con
ventions Is almost unanimously de-
mocratic, because that party called
itself the whites mans party" and
It's leaders openly advised the me-
eroes TO support the republicans and
10 demand places on their tickets.
Consequently the republican tickets
with many negro candidates and
stamped with the name BLACK mans
party" was knitted in scandaIous
fashion by white republicans.
But Roosevelt interfered again
with The proposition to put Jim
Crow claus I'm the constitution The
indian constitution trainers we're
clever enough TO get around that
however They have decided To adopt
"a resolution. advising the first Leg
islaturo TO enact as statutes tho Jim
Grow clause they had intended toI
put I'm the constitution And no one
IN Oklahoma doubts for minufei
that this will be done New York
Times
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
THOMAS MA
LoONEY DEAD
UTAH LAWYER WAS ONCE SEQ
RETARY OF ANDREW
JOHNSON.

Bristol, Tenn, March 29.--Rela-
tivcs In East Tennessee have receiv-
ed news of the death at ogden.
Utah, a few days ago of Thomas
Maloney He was at one time prl-
yate secretary to President Andrew
johnson, and know more about the
Great Commoner's business, personal
and political, perhaps than any other
man He married Miss Lille stoyer.
granddaughter of President John
son and daughter of Col. Daniel
Stover' who died during the Civil
War
After the death of President John
son. MIR. Maloney became admins
traitor OF the Johnston estate.
Eventually Mr.. Maloney and his
wife separated He went West. after
which his wife procured divorce.
He took up the practice of law at
Ogden, and was later married to n
Utah woman. Mr.. Maloney left one
daughter, now 16 years Of age. lie
was 60 years OF age at the time OF
his death, and for number of years
had been prominent at the bar In
Utah.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
RECOVER TREASURE.
FARMER PLOWS
UP $1,000 IN GOLD
MONEY IN TEN AND TWENTY
DOLLAR PIECES BURIED BY
MANS FATHER.

Columbus, Ind. March 29-wil-
bur Walters. who owns a small farm
i'm Brown county. twenty miles west
OF here, plowed up treasure on his
farm today that was more valuable
than the farm. as the latter is made
mp OF a very inferior quality OF soil
The treasure plowed up consisted %
$1,000 in gold in ten and twenty
dollar pieces.
The money was hidden by wal
ters' father over half a century ago.
The father died suddenly and without
revealing the whereabouts OF his bur
ried treasure. yet his relatives knew
that he had buried large sum of
money on the farm. From time TO
time since the death OF the old far
mer search was made for the money.
but without success. The money was
buried at the roots Of a large tree.
and the decayine OF the stump OF the
tree. which had been cut down. made
the finding OF the money possible.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
DEPARTMENT FROWNS ON
MAIL CLERKS BROTHERHOOD

Los Angeles. Cal, March 29.-
Hugh G. sraug, OF this city, has been
dismissed from the railway mail ser
vice for his part in the organization
OF the Brotherhood OF Railway Mail
Clerks. a. II stephens, superinten-
dent Of the railway mail service Of
The Pacific coast, says:
"The action Of the department In
the shaug case indicates that the
department viii not tolerate the
bro hcfhood
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
MSDW$Y.

You've been thinking for month
or two that maybe you'd better buy
a Midway lot You see that those
who have bought are making mon
ey. Some Of EN-. as you see. are
making a pretty good monthly sal
airy on the rise Of these lots. You
see that a Midway lot Is n quicker
sale than any other in this district.
n you found You had to have your
money. True it's a little hard for
you to get time TO come and look
at the lots; but you can do it Just
put on your coat catch No. g. and
come TO either Graham OF Bluefeld.
There is car every 20 minutes to
Midway You can buy one get the
deed and go back on No. 3 The
agent will be on hand Any street
car conductor viii tell you where to
find him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
WILL Go TO PANAMA
WITH HIS MASTER
SENATOR 7. G. S. BLACKBURN'S
FAVORITE HORSE SHIPPED
TO WASHINGTON.

Lexington, Ky, March 29.-- Will
liam Jennings BryanI' commonly
called bill" the Kentucky saddle
horse which Senator J. c. S. Black
burn has ridden for several years,
arrived here from Versailles last night
and will be shipped to Washington
tomorrow morning 10 accompany his
master now member OF the Panama
Canal Commission, to Panama, for
which point the Commissioner ex-
poets to sail about April L.
"Blll' is a finely gated and hand
some animal, and he and his master
have been close comrades for sever
al years during the latter's vacations
at his home In Versailles. The Com
missioner was emphatic in his deter
mination not to go to Panama where
he expects to make a long stay, with
out his favorite horse.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
MONEY PR0FFERED
TO TRAIN
RAILROAD MEN
FUND FOR "FRANK THoMsoN
SCHOLARSHIPS" ACCEPT
ED BY PENNsY.

Philadelphia, March 29.-The di-
reotors OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company yesterday accepted the Of
fer of Anne, Frank and Clarke Thorn
sou, children of tho late Frank
Thomson. a former president of tho
company, to establish tho Prank
Thompson scholarship" in order to
give the sons of living or deceased
employees of all the lines OF the rail-
road an opportunity for technical
education SO as to enable them to
qualify themselves for employment
by the company.
The directors accepted fund of
$l20.000 and appointed the Fidelity
Trust Company, of this city, trustee.
Competitive examinations will be
held, beginning this year. for two
scholarships, each of which amounts
20 $500 year Two will he added
each year and after four years two
students will be graduated annually.
keeping total OF eight in college
all tho time