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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15
Cap and Gown Replace tho Nesliges
OF the Young Men and Maidens.

Trunks have been packed with
school frocks, the dust has been
blown from school books and the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-15

Continued on page 81
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
ODD NOTIONS OF WOMEN.

Rosa BOnhsur treasured a small lead
image Of ct. Anthony of Padua as q
lucky charm.
Caroline Herschel firmly believed that
Il she met a cross eyed beggar in the
morning it presaged the discovery of
new star that night.
George Eliot was a slave TO the in.
duence OF the hunchback and club
footed man and did no literary work
upon the day when she saw one.
Lady Mlllais, the wife Of the great
painter. was convinced that the crack
Of doom would sound for any one who
stepped on a crack in the sidewalk.
Harriet Beecher Stowe belived that IL
4as bad luck to throw away a tooth.
crush which had outlived its useful
less and, to the anguish OF her house
rold. preserved eysEy one that she had
'ver used.
Queen Victoria cherished a number
II superstitlons. and, among them. sbe
believed that the removal of her we'd
ling ring would surely bring calamity
3 ad that a pet M4nx eatwould bring
nod luck to the royal household 10y
ywhere.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

If the Lesburg electric plant is run
with public money, If the people have
10 be taxed to pay for it, fit makes peo-
pie pay for putting in the lights, aud fur
nishcs power If it charges the well 10 do
man who can afford several lights only IS
cents light,
Il it charges the poor man who can't af
ford but one light IS cents light, What
is the difference between 1t and a rank
trust. What is the difference belwee,
discrimination by 1t and a corporation
Why should the people be broken on The
wheel of taxes to furnish peope lights be
low cost, and the people who dom aud
can't get any light (not beng on favored
streets) be forced to have their money
thus misappropriated.
Il this is public plant why is it thai
on lights are placed where folks will pu,
IN house lights. The purpose oil a public
plant is to light the streets. aOth,rwise il
1t Is a private affair private indhid ual>
that profit should pay for it
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

The Leesburg Bank i, fast growing into
building ready for occupancy. This is
one OF series of banks and is number Ga,
hey are known as the William system.
Last year the average dividend of all the
banks was 28 per cent, the highest Of any
ba.k Of he system was 100 per cent, the
lowest was IA per cent. 1t does seem that
bank stock has it way yonder over lands.
Since lands are so uncertain that it has
come to the pass that the darby has the
making OF The running Of them.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

It wouldn't make SO much difference
with the white folks, but with the color
ed brother, unless some means are taken
to curb him in his wild race to destroy
himself with " hiskey, the labor question
will in few years be solved to the farm
ers loss. The loye OF drinking, gambling
and allied evils, together with the desire
to get away from the fear Of the labor con
tract law is pulling them as fast as they
can 60 to the little cities and the big cit
les. Here The cooks and house girls sup
port many, many keep up with odd JOBS
and many work regular, but the certain
ty is that the country is Icing depleted Of
labor and the towns are filling up with
criminals.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
personal
and
Qgoga1.


The Names of The People Who
Come and Go--See If Your
Name Can Be Found
Below.
Mr.. Robert R. Forester returned home
Thursday from GAINESVILLE, where he has
been attending school at Gordon Institute for
the past five months.
Mr.. D. A. Raglan paid Albany visit We'd
AeSday.
Mrs. P. Galloway was shopping in Al
bany Wednesday.
Mr.. J. P. Galloway is looking after BUSH
ness interests in Macon this week.
Mr.. D. J. Minis paid Albany a business
trip Wednesday.
Mr.. w. b. Heath who has been attending
school at GAINESVILLE, returned home to-
day.
Mr.. J. H. Stanley, Of Macon, paid this
city visit to-day.
Hon. I. p. Cooke of ARMENIA, attended the
monthly session of commissioners court here
tuesday.
Mr.. B. /. Mckinney of Smitllvile visited
this city Tuesday.
Judge Edwards held his regular term Of
OrdinaryS court here Monday.
Mr.. |, p. Cooke left Friday for jamestown
where he will spend several days.
In the columns Of this issue will be found
an application for charter Of a brokerage
company which we direct your attention.
Miss Julia Whiddon left Monday for her
home In Macon after all etexnded visit to
friends and relatives here.
Mr. T. W. Love has been on the sick list
this week
MesSrS. d. d. Hall and j. B. Tyler repre-
scented Leesburg at the bankers convention
held In Macon Wednesday
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
NOTICE.
GEt RCIA, Lee County.

GEt RGIA, Lee County.
~ presence Of an ordcr regularly grant
cd by the Ordinary Of l.rreh CouEb on
May 9th, 1907. Allowing Mrs, Rebecca
M. Stapieton as guardian for X. l.. Ans
drews and Mrs. Mamie Z. smith, 10 sell
rs undivided interest OF her said woods
in. lot 81 land No. III, in the I4th Dis
{rict.of Lee County will be SOLD before
The Courthouse door of Lee County Ca,
between the legal hours OF sale on the
first Tuesday in June I9o7ai public out
cry rs undivided interestin lot OF land
No. I'll, in 18th District,of Lee County
Georgia. Purpose. otsale, maintainance
Of woods. Terms cash.
Mrs. Rebecca NJ. Stapleton,
-. Qua uian.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
GU RES BLOOD, SKIN DISEASES, CANOE
GREATEST BLOOD PURIFIER FREE

If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full OF humors, il you have bloou
poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores,
scaoiula, eczema, itching, llsings and
bumps, scabbo, pimply skin, bone pain,
catalrh, rheumatism, or auy blood or skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm B. B
By. Soon ali sores heal, aches and pain
stop and The blood is lua,.~ pare and rich.
Druggist or by express 81 per large hottie
Sample free by Wring blood Balm Co..
Atlantn, Ga b. b. 3. is especially adj
vised for chronic, deep-seate, cases, as it
cures after all else fails.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

Coates spool thread has gone up to 6
cent, a spool, all other things have gone
up in proportion. Now fgureit out, if
we were not in better fix when cotton was
lower and other things in proportion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
SHYLOCh

ShyIock was. the man who
wanted pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now the GONZALES
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
ond they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
Itfeeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
Scott's Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
we will send 7ou a couple. Of
ounces frces
SCOTT a BOVINE. Cho77rets.
&Oa-+iP Pe ts Move YorE
soc..ai.>s s. - I ~ iagSistS. 81
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

Two grand juries have said that the
Leesburg dispensaly was worse menace
to the county than almost anything in il
What are your opinions Mr.. Legislator
Its up 10 You.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
lBeasley's Q01"s. q.
/ / / /

Why can't we fix up orr scho yard
some so as to make it look like it
belong to the school house. The coun-
Gil Of Leesburg has on hand nearly $4,000
that belongs to the schools. Looks like
We could spare hundred or so on the
rounds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

Almost UNANIMOUSLY the people have
voted for law t. elect their County
Commissioners, Will they get stoue or
will they get the right. The people ask
it, in spite of the politicians.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

We can't cross our streets for the weeds
unless we take to tom walkers. A solid
row Of shade trees wouli keep down these
weeds and save cash.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
CITY TAX
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that City Tax books are
now open to receive taxes for the year 1907, and
viii close July LIST, 1897. All parties failing to
return their Lakes before books close will be
double taxed.
A. W. Goodwin Clerk q TREAS
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07
Notice.

TheSe will be an examination of appll-
canIs for lirerse to teach in the public
schools OF Lee County to he held in the
CourI House, at Leesburg on the 2Ist and
22ed OF June 1907, beginning at eight
O'Clock
j. r Long,
County School Commissioned.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-06-07

We had rather be ruled by king than
a ring
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
FACE TERM in PRISON,
Alleged kidnappers of Chicago Girl
Will Be Prosecuted.

Chicago, Dec. 16-State's Attorney
Healy has announced that the case
against w. S. Birmingham and his
wife, the kidnappers of Lillian Wulff,
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Kidnapping a child under the age Of
twelve years is punishable in this
state by term in the penitentiary
from one year to life and the police
department has already signifed it's
intention of asking that the penalty
in the cases of both kidnappers be
the maximum
Birmingham, in an interview, de-
clared that he was born in Piedmont
MO-, and later lived in Hubbell, Neb.
He said he married his wife in Kan
sas City in 1901, but does not know
whether or not she was ever divorced
from her first husband. He declared
that in 1901 they kidnapped Ella
Rates in Kansas City and that the
girls now in a retreat in Dubuque,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
FIGURED IN REBATE TRIAL
Tariff Books OF the Chicago and A.
ton Missing.

Tarltt Books OF the Chlca9o ana Al
ton Missing.
Chicago, Dec. 16.-At a conference
between Judge Lands of the United
States district court and the attorneys
concerned in the case against the
Standard Oil company in which that
company was fined $2o,240.0OO, Attor-
ney John S. Miller made the announce
ment that three commodity tariff
books Of the Chicago and Alton rail
way which figured In the trial were
mysterlously missing. The tariff books
were offered In evidence by the Stand
ard Oil company's attorneys to show
that there were in existence many
other tariffs in Illinois similar to that
for the acceptance of which the Stand
ard Oh company was prosecuted.
Attorney Miller declared that he had
called upon the railroad officials to
produce the books since the trial and
that they Informed him that they could
not be found. The books were ex-
cluded by Judge Lands at the trial
and it is said that the defendant will
use this fact in arguing for reversal
In the United States court Of appeals.
At the conference the text of bill Of
exceptions was agreed upon which Will
be presented for signature to Judge
Lands. The signing of the bill will
complete the history of the case in the
lower court
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
SHOW NO SIGN OF ABATING
Fierce Gales Raging on Coasts Of the
United Kingdom.

London, Dec. 16.-The fierce gales
which have ragged on the coasts of
the United Kingdom for the past few
days show little signs of abating and
the heavy rains have flooded almost
all the interior lowlands. Commune
cation generally is much hampered.
The harbors and bays are crowded
with vessels that have run in for
shelter. There have been many small
wrecks, but outside the loss of the
American schooner Thomas W. Law
son the fatalities thus far reported
are not numerous. The most serious
wreck happened near Sheerness. The
cutter gunboat Speedwell was struck
by heavy sea and went down. There
we're thirteen liberty men on board
at the time and only five Of them
were rescued.
The entire Thames valley Is huge
lake. The river is over it's banks
and rising rapidly. The ground floors
of scores of riverside residences are
uninhabitable.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16

The powers os lie courts may be ex-
ercised to restrain a strike.
judge HAZEL held that the Lacka-
wanna failed to prove that the officers
of the switchmen's union had unlaw-
FULLY urged the switchmen to break
service contract with the Lackawan-
na. The consent Of President Hawley
Of the switchmen's union to poll of
the men with the fact that he would
direct strike, is not considered by
Judge HAZEL as an Indictment or in
ducement to strike. President Haw-
ley said:
There will be no immediate step
pm the part Of the switchmen to strike.
Although 9S per cent of the men voted
Tor a strike think it may yet be
ayerted In the West several Switch
mems unions have withdrawn de-
mands for more pay on account of the
financial situation. I shall ask for an
immediate conference between the
committee of the union and the Lacka-
wanna If such conference can be ar.
ranged there is little danger Of strike
before Jan. L.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
LETTERS FOR SANTA
Postmaster General Issues Orders
for Their Delivery.
SORMER CUSTOM IS CHANGED
Hereafter Mall So Addressed Will Be
Turned Over to Philanthropic So.
cieties to Be Used Exclusively for
Philanthropic Purposes.

Washington. Dec. 16.-In past years
many communications have been re-
ceived by the postoffice department
requesting delivery of socalled San
ia Claus" letters to philanthropic So
cieties and others in various parts Of
the country. but the requests have
always been denied, the department
taking the stand that letters Of i'm
portance would be classed with the
Santa Claus letters" through error.
Now, however, Postmaster General
Meyer has adopted a more liberal at
titude toward the children, as indi-
Gated by his action in issuing an Or
try Ito whom letters full of trust and
pleading are coming in such numbers
from the little Ones) to let the people
in their cities know through the
newspapers that mail addressed to
Santa Claus will be delivered to any
responsible parties who will under
take to act as Santa Claus agents In
the matter. The order follows:
Ordered, That hereafter and until
the close of Jan. 1, 1908, postmasters
are directed to deliver all letters ar
irving at their respective postofices
addressed plainly and Enthusiastically
to Santa Claus without any other
terms of expression identifying the
person for whom such letters are in.
tended to any regularly organized
charitable society in the city or town
of address, to be used exclusively for
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
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,ndiarv PrOffino NV tho failure nj

,endiary. Profting by the failure of
Attorney Richardson in the Haywood
rial, to shake the testimony of Or
chard, Darrow made little attempt to
make the witness contradict himself
Twice only did he try to confuse
Orchard in regard to his testimony,
and each time he failed. Reading
from the testimony of the Haywood
trial, Darrow endeavored to make it
appear that the witness had changed
MS statements, but Orchard forced his
luestioner to read more Of his testi-
mony, given before, showing that his
testimony had been the same at both
trials. Darrow laid particular empha-
sis on the fact that Orchard was a
criminal before he became acquainted
with Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone.
After his cross-examination on each
of Orchards crimes before his trip to
Denver in 1903, Darrow asked:
''Did you know Meyer, Haywood and
Petitioner"
Each time the witness answered
No"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The condition Of Queen Garcia, wild
-pw Of King Albert Of Saxony, who is
tuffering from nephritis, is hopeless.
Mike Kelley, an American associa-
t1on player, has been engaged to man
age the Toronto baseball club. He
will play first base.
The Associated Press is officially
Informed that the rumor that Ambas-
sador Bryce is to leave the Washing
ton embassy is absolutely untrue.
Postmaster Wyman of st. Louis will
succeed himself. Charges had been
preferred against Wyman, but inves-
tigation Of them failed to show that
they could be sustained.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
WORK OF A FANATIC.
Brewery Fires at Chicago Probably
Due to Incendiarv.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-The $25O,OO0 fire
in the Cooke brewery is the third
brewery fire since the Sunday closing
crusade began in this city. Coming
SO closely after the others Fire Chief
Hogan believes that some fanatic,
actuated by the belief that brewery
destruction helps along the cause, is
at work. Mr.. Hogan said:
While l am not prepared to state
positively that the fires have been
set the circumstances are at least
peculiar enough to justify me in MAX
ing the most searching investigation
and | saall not be surprised if we
uncover a pyromaniac as the ,nsti-
gator of the series.'
The other two breweries which
were attacked by flames were those
of the Mullen Brewing company and
the Tosetti Brewing company
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
FEARS LIFE ON OUTSIDE.
Convict Released After Forty-sever
Years in Prison.

New York, Dec 16.-Forty-s
years a convict and now a free man,
Franz Hoffman, in years of service
the oldest prisoner in New York state,
Is afraid to leave Sing Sing prison and
come to this city, where he fears he
may be run over Or lost. Hoffman
has heard Of elevated railroads and
subways and of the new and strange
things to be found in New York and
the thought of it all frightened him
so that he begged leave to remain in
prison until next week, when a keep
er will accompany him here Hoffman
was convicted of murder in the Sec
ond degree fortyseven years ago.
~ have heard of trains that run in
the air." said Hoffman, "and of those
that run under the ground, but 1 don't
quite understand it. I'm safe on a
horse and wagon Yes, I am scared
| never was so nervous and frightened
as have been since I learned that
can go free"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
REPELLED BY THE GUARDS
Sixty Robbers Derai and Attempt to
Rob Train.

Sixty Robbers DeraiI and Attempt to
Rob Train.
Ilf1ls, Transcaucasia, Dec. 16.-A
band of sixty robbers attacked and
derailed the mail train running be-
tween Tifiis and Baku near the sta
tlon Of Salakhlu The train was car
rying a large sum of money. The
train guard repulsed the bandits after
light in which many passengers and
soldiers were wounded. The bandits
finally retreated, leaving four dead
behind them.
The attack was daringly conceived
and carried out. Thirty yards of
track on a down grade had been torn
up and the train, running at full
speed, plunged its way over the ties.
Both locomotives and most of the
cars were ditched The robbers. who
were in hiding nearby, Immediately
came out and advanced on the train
guard and passengers. They threw
eight bombs and opened a heavy fire
on the confused travellers. The train
guard rallied and returned the fire
from behind the mass of wreclzage.
They held their ground tenaciously
until the robbers were driven off. car
rying their wounded.
A hospital train has brought a mum.
Der Of wounded passengers and guards
into Tiflis. Troops are in pursuit Of
the robbers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
'ONLY 0NE man SAVED
lmlrican Schooner Lawson Lost
Off Scilly Islands.
EIGHTEEN OF CREW PERISH
Lifesaving Crews Attempt to Render
Assistance but Fail and After Some
Hours the Vessel Turns Turtle and
Goes to the Bottom,


Hours the Vessel Turns Turtle and
Goes to the Bottom.
Hughtown, Scilly Islands, Dec. 16.-
The American seven-masted schooner
Thomas w. Lawson was wrecked in
Broad sound, Scilly islands, during a
fie. ce gale and so far as known Of
her crew only one man survived. The
schooner turned turtle and is now
floating bottom up.
Three dead bodies have been found
off Annet island, an uninhabited islet
of the Scilly group. The sole sur
viv.r, who has been landed at St..
Agnes by the St. Agnes lifeboat, is
only partly conscious.
Signals of distress had been heard
at the Bishop Rock lighthouse. Two
lifet oats at once put out and found
q dangerous position just north Of
Gunner rock. Great seas were rum
ming and the lifeboats, although they
stood by for several hours, were un-
able to render assistance.
At the request of the captain Of
the Lawson the st. Marys lifeboat,
the masts of which had been broken
eff in attempting to rescue the crew
CT the schooner, put back with the
purpose of telegraphing for a tug to
come to the assistance of the Law.
son. The ST.. Agnes lifeboat was left
standing by. A little later, however,
this lifeboat had to leave, as one Of
its crew was dying 81 sss:esa~e, while
the Cthers were almost completely
exhausted.
Suddenly Goes TO Bottom.
Some hours later the lookouts at
the st. Agnes and Bishops Rock
lighthouses and the coastguards
missed the lights of the Lawson at
the same time and when lifeboat
returned to the scene oil floating on
the waves indicated the disaster. A
few minutes later the lifeboat crew
found the Lawson bottom up.
Searching in the vicinity the st.
Agnes lifeboat picked up the solitary
survivor, a man named George Allen
of London, and found three dead bod
les eff Annet island. The survivor
and the dead were brought back to
st. Agnes.
Among the drowned is W. G. Hicks.
sci!ly pilot, who managed to scram-
BILE on board the Lawson during one
of the attempts Of the St. Agnes life
boats to help the Ill fated ship.
A prolonged search failed to dis
cover any further survivors and it
now seems to be established that AL
len is the only member of the crew
who did not lose his life. The num-
Der Of drowned is said to be eighteen.
Allen was seriously injured. :,
The Thomas w. Lawson encOun-
tered prolonged bad weather and lost
all her boats On the trip out from
Philadelphia.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16

return to San Francisco in time to
take charge of the trial of Patrick
Calhoun president of the United Rail
ways, against whom fourteen indict-
ments were returned for offering to
bribe supervisors, which is set for
Feb. 1. The failure of United States
District Attorney Bristol to prosecute
the Oregon land fraud cases has been
assigned as the reason for the with
drawal of the latter's reappointment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
FOUND MONEY IN KETTLE
Connecticut Farmer Unearths Vessel
Filled With Gold Pieces.

Filled with Gold Pieces.
Winsted, Conn.,, Dec. 16-Thomas
j Jones, a former New York business
man, believes in an old adage that che
who laughs last laughs best" For
while his men were digging trench
on his "Cobble Hill farm at Merry
ali an old tea kettle was unearthed
which contained Its $40 gold pieces,
or $4,000.
Jones bought the property last Sep
tember from Edgar Pect of New Mil
ford and when it became known that
he had paid more than $4,000 for it
New Milford people thought that
Jones was "easy money" Now they
have changed their minds
The/buried treasure bears coinage
dates of more than fifty years ago.
Mr.. Pect stated that the treasure
must have been buried before the
Civil war, but by whom he has no
idea. He occupied TIE place for thirty
years, he said.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
IN PRISON IN MEXICO.
American Accused Of Killing Three
Natives,

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 16.-A telegram
received here from Conchano, Mex,
said that Scott White, paymaster for
the Greene mines. had killed three
men in a fight in an eating house. A
party of Mexicans entered the place
where the Americans were dining, be-
came abusive and were elected by the
Americans. A few minutes later the
Mexicans returned, armed, and bat
tered down the doors. The first three
men that crossed the threshold were
killed by White, who has been locked
up in the Mexican prison at Conchano.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1907-12-16
CREW BROUGHT ASHORE.
Rescued by Lifesavers After Hours Of
Hard Work.

New York, Dec. 16.-The bark Ed
mund Phinney, from Savannah, Ca,
for Perth Amboy with lumber and
railroad ties, was caught in a heavy
snow storm and raging gale among
the dangerous shoals outside of Sandy
Hook bar and was driven on the beach
about mile from the point of the
hook and near the government prov
ing grounds. After battling for five
hours with the heavy seas the cap
tain and crew, ten men in all, were
brought ashore.