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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16
THE HARE AND THE TOR
TOISE.
Or, Hitting and Missing the Breakers
of Life.

Once upon time two certain heads
of families Glanced to occupy con-
tiguous territory as their respective
homesteads. One of these men was
a plain, plodding, working sort of
person whose mind, while by no
means interrupted by books, was
still not so highly trained as to make
him a professor of book learning, and
was quite devoid of the useless arts
and affectatons of the the upper ten,
as the scum of the social pot is some
times called; he had homely name
and had never possessed or used or
had any desire to use any other
Lemuel Lamar Long - his parents
manfestly having associated suffi-
GENTLY with modern fads to incline
them to the allitera,iue habit, but
this was the only evidence of weak
ness they had visited upon him. The
other man was more snowy and
worldlywise in all respects and he
had a patronymic worth looking at
and considering-Amerigo Won Dam.
At this point, having made start,
let us tie up for a few moments and
go back spell.
In the beginning and before either
Long or Won Dam had occupied the
ground which they held jointly and
severally as spoken of at the open
ing of this thrilling romance, both
had lived elsewhere and were num-
erously related, the latter being the
most so, the characteristics in each
case being about as herein set out re-
garding the individuals. For length
of time much beyond which the men,
DRY Of man runneth not to THE con-
trary there had been misunderstand-
ings between these modern Monta-
CUES and Capulets of real life, the
discussions amounting at times to
outbursts in which the Longs, being
the poorer (and thereby less infuen-
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

VariaDly got the worst OF It, he
scuffles, becoming more and more
frequent, with the disasters Gall on
the Long side,) growing steadily
more calamitous and including finally
homicide along with arson and whole
sale plundering, determined the I'M
fortunates to "vamoose the ranch" al
together. About this time somebody
invented the couplet,
The Eastern nations sink, their glory
ends,
An empire rises where the sun de-
scends,
but the poet probably had nothing
further west than st. Joe, Mo-, in
his mind at the time, this being then
regarded by many as the western
edge of all creation, the place where
weary old Sol bids the earth good
day and hides his face till next
morning. This being accepted, the
Longs concluded they would go so
far that they would be in a land of
perpetual night so far as the world
was concerned, and gathering up the
tattered remnants of what they once
lad in the way of belongings, the
great hike was begun, prosecuted and
concluded. 1t turned out that the
one in whose thought foundry the
rhyme was forged builded wiser than
he knew, albeit the venue of the
suns departure was shown to be
much further west than was thought
at the time. The Long family were
long ways from anywhere, partic-
ularly the east; there were no sheriffs
to serve warrants and things, no
neighbors to make matters generally
unpleasant, no newspaper men to
Lie in the night time and lie in the
morning,
Lie when expected and lie without
warning,
no direful notes of preparation for
hOStihtlSS DOi TIC oil every DISCZC, HO
anything that was unpleasant or
forbdding except the landscape, and
strenuous labor persistently applied
would soon overcome that They
were literally monarchs of all they
surveyed. Everything they could see,
except perchance when they looked
overhead, belonged to them, with no
one to dispute their claims or ex-
anime into their titles, an abstract
of which latter would have shown
a hiatus extending from the days of
Adam down to those of the Presi-
dent who was sorry for them but
didn't care Adam whether the Longs
got along or not.
They went to work, the Long fam
lily did. Sometimes q am told) they
put in twenty-five hours a day, this
being accomplished by getting up and
going at it an hour before day, though
this may be an exaggeration. They
got water to run up hill, at least it
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

seams IN WHICH lSPooSu tiHN S
a more useful vegetation. Even the
elements above took on more pleas
ing expression, as now the rains and
SHOWS would be able to pelt uron
roofs and other devices hitherto un-
known, while the wind would have
real whiskers to blow through. 1t
was fine, with a sure thing of becom-
ing finer, greater, better, right along
Work and water-the magical might
ness through whose indomitable sway
obstacles fade away, discourage
ments dwindle into nothingness, inn
possibiltia themselves vanished,
and empire, instead of being the
fanciful, empty theme of the poet,
becomes The living, moving, glisten-
ing, glowing, potential realization
of the day and the time! The sun
seemed to shine more brightly than
was his wont (instead of not at all as
predicted), and the moon got fuller
than ever. The new era was at hand.
The younger element among those
who may chance to read these lines
are informed at this point that the
stars do not stand for kisses as is
frequently the case; so if anything
in that line is looked for they (the
said element) might as we'll knock
off right here. They (the stars)
mean years, one year for each star,
which is not as much as some of the
kind that go on the stage ought to
get. Longville, as we may properly
call the colony which the family pre-
viously spoken of had established,
grew apace. l don't know what
"apace' means, but it sounds well,
and this being the principal thing in
literature nowadays, the word will
have to remain. Information of how
finely they were getting along had
been waited by wireless to the Sec
ton of the atlas which they had pull
led away from half a decade pre-
viously, and they were again in the
public eye; while the things they had
done and the things they had gained
were once more topics of popular
discussion. If so much could be made
out of nothing. how much more could
be made with something to start
with? After all, the Longs were not
hard to reconcile and would no doubt
do as well as the cobbler-who let
the camel put its head into his win
dow out Of the rain-and take chan
ces on the rest of the fable coming
to pass, So few packed up and
hied them westward over the trail
now well broken and reasonably ia.
miliar. They came, they saw, they
concurred. The new place was not
so great in its present as in the time
promised just ahead, but it was a
good thing to get in on the ground
floor of, and they got accordingly,
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-11-16

up. The original settlers let much
of their possessions go, but chung to
enough to make them secure, and it
became not tale of two cities but
city of two tales. The differing ele-
ments gravitated together. Each up
holding its own ideas and methods
and pushing along in its own way.
The Won Dams were more mercur-
ial and snowy, with less of patient
plodding and homely ways; they had
their breakfast at noon and their din
ner at suppertime, and all their geese
that wouldn't lay golden eggs were
promptly transformed into proven
der They wanted great buildings,
ornamental grounds and swell sur
roundings without reference to the
ability of the municipality to pay, re-
garding it as an evidence of progress
and prosperity to be in debt up to the
limit and then some. They also wan
ted more people, and yet more, sc
many that there would not be enough
water if indeed land to support them
comfortably-anda all this was not in
consonance with the Long predilec-
tons. That side of the municipality
also believed in progress, in improve
ments, in identifying and adjoining;
but they did not believe in Coming
false moneys out Of that cruoible cal
led debt" and preferred to have the
satisfaction which resulted from a
contemplation of changed conditions
that full-orbed kind which comes of
a realization that it is all paid for
and nobody waiting for principal or
interest regarding it. None of them
lived in anybody e'se's house and
there were no mortgages or similar
modern attachments to those they
did live in. furthermore, these per-
verse plodders sought TO stay the
hand of the genius of advancement
by resorting to simple and homemade
remedies when one of them had a
cough or headache, and in having
disputes regarding property or in
juries settled by costless arbitration
thus discouraging the coming to
their midst in great numbers of those
matchless agents of production and
evangels of substantial development,
doctors and lawyers; worse than this,
they did their own preaching and
praying, thus cutting out the means
by which many of the most energetic
and Industrious citizens get their liv-
ing. Friction? Well, some!
1t came to pass that the Won
Dams finally obtained control. They
had previously been able to so man
age things that the place owed
more in dollars than it had cents, or
sense either, and taxes were cores
pondingly boosted, the dissenters
of course having to pay their full pro-
portion, if not little more in some
.1
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
BEGAN YOUNG
Had "Coffee Nerves" From Youth.
@8lfLI

When very young began using
coffee and continued up to the past
six months" writes a Texas girl.
Il had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very salIow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum Food
Coffee about month my nervousness
disappeared and has never returned.
This is the more remarkable as / am
a Primary teacher and have kept
right on with my work.
My complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS a
good complexion was something I had
greatly desired, l feel amply repaid
even tho this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning as use 1 had
suffered greatly from indigestion and
headache; these troub- es are now un-
known
BEST of all, changed from coffee
to Postum without the slightest in
convenience, did net even Lave a
headache. Have known coffee drink
ers who were visiting me, to use Pos
tum week without being aware that
they were not drinking coffee.
Il have known several to begin the
use of Postum and drop it because
they did not boil it properly. After
explaining how it should be prepared
they have tried it again and pro-
nounced it delicious.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the booklet, "The
Road to Wellville. In pkgs. There S
a Reason"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
ON A BET:
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO. :,

LOGAS OOONA4B
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Ia
senior partner OF the firm OF +. CHENEY u
Co., dong business IN the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay thesum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS tor each and every case OF CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CAqARRH CURE. FRANK j CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.,
1885. a. w. GLEASON,
(sEAL.) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send Tor testimonials
tree f. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
The Philippines.
RECOMMENDS JIM CROW CARS.
Feature of Message of Oklahoma Governor
to First LegisIature.

Feature Of Message Of Oklahoma Governor
to First Legislature.
The message of Governor Haskell &c
the first Oklahoma legislature at Guth,
RE was submitted Monday night in
joint session. There was a great dem
onstration of approval when the gov
ernor read his recommendation of sep
aration of the races on railroad trains
as follows:
Il recommend the immediate passage
by the emergency act Of laws provid-
ing for separte railroad coaches and
waiting rooms for persons of African
descent and that the same
be of equal comfort and convenience
with the coaches and waiting rooms
provided for other passengers"
The message recommended that lob
byists before the legislature be com
PEELED to register; that foreign corpora
ton be forbidden to remove cases from
state to federal courts; that a code Of
state banking laws be enacted; that iii
comes, inheritances and franchises be
taxed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

ment to puard the personal and
property rights Of the Indians with
in her borders remains OF course I'M
changed.
Presidential Campaign Expenses.
Under our form Of government vot-
ing is not merely a right but duty,
and, moreover, fundamental and
necessary duty if a man is to be a
good citizen. 1t is we'll to provide
that corporations shall not contrib
ute to Presidential or National COM
paigns, and furthermore to provide
for the publication of both contri-
buttons and expenditures.
Vicksburg National Park.
I further recommend that a naval
monument be established in the
Vicksburg National Park. This nat
ional park gives unique opportuni-
ty for concentrating the deeds OF
those gallant men who fought on
water, no less than of those who
fought on land, in the great civil war.
The Thirteenth Census.
Legislation should be enacted at
the present session Of the Congress
for the Thirteenth Census. The es-
adjustment of the permanent Census
Bureau affords the opportunity for
a better census than we have ever
had, but in order to realize the full
advantage of the permanent organic
alton, ample time must be given for
preparation.
The Philippines.
The Secretary Of War has gone to
the Philippines. On hos return l
shall submit to you his report on the
islands.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The White House, Dec. 3, 1907.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

To all who enclose
postage he will re-
ply, telling how
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured him after he
had doctored and
had been in two diff
ferent hospitals for
eighteen m onthss
suffering intense
pain in the back
la en- SIS, twinges
when STOPPING or
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
SORES AS BIG AS PENNIES.
Whole Head andNeCk Covered-HaiR
All Came Out-SufRered 6 Months
Cured in 8 Weeks bY Cuficnra.

after having the measles my whole
head and neck were covered with scaly
sores about as large as a penny They
were Just as thick as they could be. My
hair all came out. let the trouble run
along, taking the doctors blood remedies
and rubbing on salve but it did not seem
to get any better 1t stayed that way for
about six months; then l got set of the
Cuticura Remedies, and in about week ]
noticed a big difference, and, in three weeks
1t was we'll entirely and have not had the
trouble any more, and as this was seven
years ago. l consider myself cured Mrs.
Henry Porter, Albion, Neb. Aug. IS, 'O6."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

lifting, l.nguor, dizzy spells and rheu-
matism Before I used Doan's Kid
ney Pills." says Mr.. Winney, II
weighed 143. After taking 10 or IL
boxes I weighed 1862 and was COM
pletely cured"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
THREE REGIMENTS CUT OUT.
Georgia National Guard is Reduced By Or
der of the Governor.

BY direction of Governor Smith, Ad-
jutant General Scott of the national
guard of Georgia issued an order on
Tuesday which will abolish from the
military roster of the state the third
and fourth regiments of infantry and
the first regiment of cavalry. This or
der, making these radical changes for
the good of the service, becomes et-
fective on December /.
When it goes into effect there will re-
main the first, second and fifth regi-
ments of infantry, the Chatham artil
lery and the Governors light artillery
aSts Fl HAs---------
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
WHAT HE STRUCK.

Cactus, Strike anything rich
on yer propectin' trip, Alky?
Alkall Isaac-You bet yer life did
(hic)
Cactus Calvin-How does the assay
run?
Alkall Isaac-Oh, bout SO p'cent
alcohol.-Illustrated Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

The south outranks New England
IN steam horsepower, but New Eng
land is far ahead in water horse
power.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

TaylOrs Cherokee. Remedy OF Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great reme-
ay-cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con-
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles.
AT druggists, 25c., SOC. and $1.0O per bottle.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

Lots of men are lenient with them
selves because of their belief that char.
ity begins at home.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
THE MESSAGE 70 CONGRESS
Chief Executive Makes Annual
Suggestions 20 Congress
TAKES UP CURRENCY PROBLEM

The Regulation Of Public Service
Corporations is Necessary, But
They Must Have Fair Treatment
Integrity of Administration of
Public Affairs Duty That APP
plies to ALI.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

The Emperor of Japan has no fewer
than 80 residences, each a model Of
comfort.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

An American firm from Chicago IS
opening the largest 5, 10 and is cent
store ever started in Canada.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

= Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
PROOF FOR TWO CENTS.
If You Suffer With Your Kidneys and
Back Write to This Man.

G. w. Winney, Medina, N. Y, in-
Yites kidney sufferers to write to him.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06
Pure-Food Law.

Incidentally, in the passage Of the
pure-food law the action Of the var
ious state food and dairy commits
sioners showed in striking fashion
how much good for the whole peo-
pie results from the hearty coopera-
ton of the Federal and State off
ciais in securing a given reform.
In my message to Congress a year
ago | spoke as follows of the cur
reuey:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

Oklahoma has become a State.
standing on full equality with her
elder sisters, and her future is assur-
ed by her great natural resources.
The duty of the National Govern
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-12-06

refrain from discussion Of this ques
tion as / am informed that it vii
soon receive the consideration of lht
Supreme Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09
NEW JOKE on MARK TWAIN.
He Won't Commit Himself as to Disap-
pearance OF O.. Patrick's Jewels.

Special Cnoe Dfspofch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON. July s.-The final week Of Mark
Twsin's stay in England is filed with APP
p~ointments. On Saturday he will sail for
home. loaded with honors and attentions
which admiring England has showered
upon him.
He dined to-day with C. F. NJ. Bell. as
sistant manag OF the Times. Tomorrow
he will lunch at the House OF Commons
as the guest of Sir Benjamin Stone. Mr..
Arthur Balfour will be a fellow guest. To-
morrow evening he will dine with the staff
Of Punch.
The joke about Mark lifting" the Ascot
cup has become such a habit here that
when the story of the mysterious theft
Of the Irish regalia became known letters
and kilograms poured into Browns Hotel
asking Mark what he had done with the
jewels and how no had managed to secure
them. In self-dcfence he issued the follow
ing tonight:
. Mark Twain has received a number OF
kilograms n letters from friends and
strangers asking what he knows Of the
whereabouts of the Irish regalia. He
has not replied to these inquiries because
he has been advised by his lawyers that
it is best he should not commit HIMSELF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09
ROcKEFELLER on THE LINKS.
.inancier sprnds 18th birthday Chasing
Travis and Fownes Around the Course.

N
Travis and Faewnes Around the Course.
CLEvELAND. July s.-John d. Rookie
Teller was ono of the interested spectators
at the opening Of the amateur golf cham
pionship tournament on the Euclid links
here to-day.
After asking permission from the two
he Joined the group to follow Travis and
Fownes at tn 9 ninth green. He 10 a good
mixer on the links, hobnobbing freely
with the golfers. He applauded long
drives and sighed over missed puts with
the fcrvor of a true enthusiast. Not until
all tho scores ware posted did the flnancier
roll on in his limousine motor,
The course. by the way, Is partly on
property owned by Rockefeller. The
clubs leases are up in 1910 and they will
move then TO q new property that 10 al
ready being cultivated for a fine turf.
This 10 my sixty-eighth birthday
va n Of Rocksfelier's remarks. Il
am enjoying the day hugely"
You look only 0s years young" said
the golfer psxt to him. why don't you
challenge q Of VI to a match1'
We'll, ! have sent for my clubs" was
the laughing reply. Maybe I will be on
the links myself this week.
The noted nnancier had no monopoly
OF motor cars. Rumor has It that there
are more automobiles owned in Cleveland
in proportion TO the population than in
any other oity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09
COBALT MINERS STRIKE.
Managers Refuse 20 Recognixc Union ant
Close Boarding Hsuscs.

coBALT, July ~s.-Practioally all the men
Of thirty leading mines are on strike. Most
OF them were paid on after breakfast this
morning and were told that no more meals
would be served to them. stopping quar-
tiers and dining rooms at the mines were
locked and provisions put in the mana gers
houses.
Fully $500 men are without shelter to-
night after a hard rain and many have only
the money from last weeks work. The
Town Council will open the opera house, and
not less than 500 can find sleeping room
there.
Union ssitstors addressed large crowds
in the public square to-day, but there a
no open demonstration. Special police
deputies were sworn in at the request Of
the Cobalt Chamber Of Commerce. Over 500
miners left town. Tho railroad has sent
special police to guard twenty-five cars Of
merchandise on sidings. Retailers are re-
fusing credit to strikers and the question of
to-morrow's supply il serious.
The mine managers are determined to
run tbs mines themselves without recog-
nizing the union. The strikers are equally
confident of success. To-day, Nippissing
worked 200 men. Chambers, Mckinley 4
Darragh so. Coniagas 40 INC Lacrosse 10.
These mines will continue work willis men
remain. The demand is for higher wages
for unskilled labor. hut the real fight 10 for
recognition OF the union.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-09
NEGRO HUNT ENTITIES CHURCH.
All Men In tho Conaregatien Go 70 Help
Catch Q Raytsher.

DALTON. Ga, July s.-Pursuit OF a negro
who had attacked a white woman broke up
services at Mount Zion Church last night,
the congregation rushing from the church
while the preacher was in the middle Of
his sermon and joining in the pursuit.
The victim Of the negro was Mrs. Joseph
Smith. who lives near the church. The
negro stopped at the Smith homo and
finding Mrs. Smith alone committed the
assault. Her husband soon returned.
gathered a few neighbors nnd started in
pursuit Of the negro. This chase led by
the church. which the leader OF the posse
entered. crying to the congregation:
Come and help US catch q niger who
assaulted a white woman
Every man in the congregation answered
the call, and only the preacher and the
women and children were left.
The posse captured several negroes who
are being held for Identification by the
victim.