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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
March 18th, 1907.


The Board met on the road to-day
with same members present as yes,
terday, and after witnessing the
road machinery being put through
the most severe test in building more
than two miles Of good roads, it
was the unanimous verdict or vote
of the board that the said road en-
CINE and grading machines are
success in making good roads, and
that same surpasses the claims made
for s7me by the agents who sold the
said machinery to the county.
The Superintendent of road work
stated to the Board that he could
not procure labor to carry on the
road work with the sl00 per day as
voted by the Board heretofore,
whereupon it was moved by COM
missioner Shaw that he be allowed
to pay sl.25 per day for said labor,
which upon being put to vote was
lost.
Whereupon, the citizens Of Green,
vile notified the chairman that they
would pay the extra 20 cents until a
full meeting OF the board could be
had so that sad road work might
proceed without hindrance.
The chairman thereupon called a
meeting OF the board at their hail
for next Tuesday, 8 o'clock a. M,
for the purpose of settling the ques.
tion o. paying necessary wages to
carry on the good roads work, and
board adjourned until that time.
j. w. BISHOP, Chairman.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11

Governor Broward entered
suit for damages against the
Times-Union claiming $50, 900
on account of alleged libelous
articles published In that paper
at divers times. The suit is
brought in the Leon county
Circuit Court. We are content
to let the merits of the case be
tried in the court and not in the
newspapers.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Madison, Fla, March 10, 1907

Madison, Fla, March 10, 1907.
The Board met this day in called
session by the chairman. A full
Board present. Board was called to
order and object Of the meeting sta
ted by the chairman.
Whereupon, heated and lengthy
discussion was participated in be-
tween members of the 20 .rd
as well as by citizens Of Greenville
for the necessary increase in wages
to carry on the work for winch the
machinery was purchased, but with
out motion majority of the board
expressed themselves as being op.
posed to paying more than Sl.00
per pay for laborers on the road,
and as this virtually shut down the
machinery on the road the citizens
of Greenville proposed that if the
board would not pay the extra ne
cessary wages that they would out
of their own pockets in order to get
good roads in their section.
Whereupon, Mr., Saunders, spe-
cial engineer who has been running
the engine for the pest thirty days,
was ordered paid up and discharged,
and the engine and crew wss allow
ed to remain at Greenvllle to carry
on road making for the present or
until further orders from the board.
A copy Of a proposed bill to in.
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CONTINUED on Last pkxe
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
After a recess of sixteen years

After a recess of sixteen years
Chas. A Finley of Columbia
county, is again at the desk of
the Secretary in the Senate
Mr.. Finley is courteous, pain
stalking and efficient gentleman
and the same may be said for
Tom App'eyard whom he sue.
ceeded.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Professional LOBBYISTS !

Professional lobbyists were
scarce at the opening of the
legislative session. In fact, we
failed to note the presence of
one. But when the franchise
bill, prohibition bill and others
come up then, look out.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
EDITORIALS.

Robert Lanier of this county
made a splendid race for the
post of Doorkeeper of the House,
being defeated by a crippled
veteran of Leon county by the
narrow margin of five votes
only.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11

Quincy having been made dry
town by recent action Of the voters
reminds us OF the fact that this
removes every bar room between
Jacksonville and Pensacola.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11

Yellow fever is reported on the
Mexican coast. The Gulf coast
towns should lock the stable before
the horse is stolen.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
Greenville, Fla, March IS, 1907.

"IeeHVIIIe, TIa., BIdTCn TO, I5U|.-
The Board met pursuant to adj
journlnent. Present: J. W. Bish.
OPP, chairman; Sam Shaw, j. E.
Williams and Blakeley Mcleod.
The Board then repaired to where
the road machinery was in opera
ton where they remained the bal
ance Of the day and adjourned to
meet at same place on Thursday,
18th inst.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
From Tallahassee.

week OF the Legislative session 1t
may reasonably be inferred that the
solons of either branch purpose max
ing this one Of the very busiest SEES
sions OF the law. making body ever
held in the State. 10 this codnec.
ton it may well be remembered that
this is the first session OF the legisla-
ture since the revision of the Revis-
ed Statutes Of the State transform
ing that volume into the General
Statutes. or course there will b.
many CORE ctions, alterations aad
amendments to the volume as com.
piled by the commission and this
fact will probably add to the already
large number Of bills promised dur
ing the session.
The most important matters w
to this time brought before the legl
slative body are first the concurrent
resolutions for an exhaustive inves-
tigatIon into affairs of the Internal
Improvement Board. Mr.. Beard Of
Escamhia county introduced the
resolution in the Senate which was
adopted after some considerable
sparrine. In the House the resolu-
ton was not as sweeping and broad
as that Of Mr.. Beard. The House
resolution came to Il e Senate and
after having several amendments
tackled to it was finally adopted, but
the House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments and there the
matter hangs. Probably a confer.
ence between the two houses will
straighten out the tangle and a
resolution satisfactory to both will
be adopted. The governor wants
the Investigation and so, seemin gly,
do both branches of the Legislature,
therefore it is but reasonable TO
suppose that an investigation will lie
had.
A bill to improve tax on fran
chises has been presented and this is
expected to become one Of the most
interesting features of the session.
Among the members of the Legi-
stature Madison county's represent
tatives show up well. In the Sen
ate Mr.. Leggett occupies a seat in
the front row and is always in his
place ready and alert. He may be
expected to faithfully guard the in
terests Of the people in all measures
which come before the body. In
the committee assignm ents by Presi.
dent Harris Mr.. Leggett was placed
on fou--and of one Of them he is
chairman. His committees are as
follows: Mining and Phosphate
(chairmanD Indian Affairs; Forestry
and Public Lands.
In the House Messrs. Rowe and
Mlllinor are advantageously located,
having desks on the front row, left
side of chamber, near the desk OF
the clerk. Mr.. Rowe has introduce
ed bill requiring the railrosd COM
panies of the State TO provide
separate waiting rooms for white and
colored passengers. His Pension
bill for the benefit Of Confederate
soldiers and their widows has not
been presented because bill Of ex-
actly similar impart was presented
by another member. Mr. Rowe
was assigned to the following i'm
portaut committees: Judiciary,
Constitutional Amendments, Rail-
roads and Telegraphs, Corporations
and Rules.
Mr.. Millinor was assigned to the
following committees: Forestry,
Public Lands, Public Roads and
Highways and Organized Labor. lie
-.l.o ,n1 acfiva and there |
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11
$1.AYEAR
Proceedings County Commissioners.
Madison, Fla, March IL, 1907.

This being the day set for the
Board to meet in Greenville to in
spect the workin G of the Road Ma
chinery in making good roads at
that place, end only Com missioner
Mcleod meeting the chairman, there
being no quorum adjourned until
the 18th.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-04-11

Easter is over, but then the bills
are with us,
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

for a while every morning, so that he
might have a chance to try out any new
swings or "feints" he might intend 10
use on the big fellow" as well as 70
keep his muscles supple, his eye keen
and his nerves in good. trim. He invited
the correspondent to see a bout or two.
The men had been engaged because of
the notion that they were possessed o.
unusual endurance, and Corbett devoted
some time to expatiating on that point
while they We're stripping for the bouts.
They listened 10 his talk, but seemed lit
tie interested, and, as became clear later.
there was a reason for their lack OF in
terest.
COFbett'S Trainers ArmOred.
4 use 'em both every morning. YOU
know said Corbett, AN I try not 10
hurt EN-, and as you see they protect
themselves all they can"
AS he said this the man who was to
come first, having pulled off his sweater
and shirt and got into his trunks. was
reclOthing his body with the oldest gar
ment the correspondent had ever seen.
1t was made Of fat rubber air bags,
which We're so strapped around the body
as tO8 anOrd protection, particularly
about the heart. from the blows of the
coming champion.
The necessity for such protection, even
to man Of unusual physique who was
to box with COTbett. was apparent as
soon as the bout began. Jim made no at
tempt to do hard hitting, Of course. for
there would have been big risk Of a
knockout which was the last thing
he desired. But the way he rained the
blows upon the Well padded boxing
mate" was a caution and no mistake.
They semed to fall as rapidly as they
could have been delivered had Corbett
had half dozen pair of hands Although
me boxing mate did the best he could he
Jared little better than a dummy figure
might have Jared; he struck out bravely,
but he never reached" he tried to dodge
the blows, but practically every one Of
them landed Just where it was intended
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
STATE PRIMARY LAWS.
should De Recognized in Call for
National Conventions.


From the Chicago Record Herald
The adoption Of direct primary laws by
the State governments is apparently GER
tain to produce conflicts over the makeup
of the State delegation TO the national Re
publican convention. 1t has always been
the custom for the call for the national
convention to read that delegates at
large shall be elected by popular State
and territorial conventions" Wisconsin
Is a State for which such a call would
now be very awkward. The direct pri-
mary law does not provide for conven-
tions, but it does provide a different
means Of choosing delegates at large to
the national convention. Other States
are or soon win be, in much the same
position.
It is rumored that there is a possibility
that the Republican national committee
this year will issue a call wOrded in the
old way, and that as result the regu-
larly chosen Wisconsin delegates at large
will not be eligible to seats. That would
mean that any kind of snap convention
in Wisconsin which the national man
ayers OF the party should choose 20 rec
ognize next spring will have power to
select the Wisconsin, delegates. Such an
outcome seems predetermined, because La
Toilette can only be excluded from the
national convention by the latter process.
1t is to be hoped that the national CONT
mittee win pay no attention to the par
ticular case OF la Toilette, and that it
will decide TO issue call which varies
from the old phrasing sufficiently to pro-
vide for the seating of delegates chosen
by whatever methods their respective
State laws provide
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

the doctor had been and explained that he
virtually had been guilty or false pre-
lenses and confessed that he had asked
the questions because he had wished to
print the answers The doctor smiled
rather grimly. bat with a reservation or
two agreed TO the reporters request.
Keene at His Zenith.
A veteran correspondent who was re-
porter just thirty years ago was told TO
interview James r. Keene. like James
]. Hill always man Of the hour" but
al that time particularly so. II was soon
after the frightful day on the New York
Stock Exchange following the riotings
In Pittsburg at the time Of the railroad
strike. There had been panic in Wall
street, which Keene had checked by
standing on the floor all day. buying
stocks in vast quantities, thus keeping
the market from going all to pieces.
That day is famous even now in the
annals Of the street. 1t was terrific
strain for Keene who was close TO seri-
Gus brain trouble as a result, but had
been taken to Long Branch by the late
Sam Ward Julia Ward HOwe's brother).
and was recuperating under the influence
OF the salt sea breezes. Keene refused TO
talk at first. but finally consented under
the influence Of Ward.
Yet the reporter found his task one Of
the most difficult he had then encountef-
ed or has encountered TO this day. Keenly
alive 10 the necessity Of weighing words,
the fnancier hesitated over every SEN
tence, and the reporter. who never used
a notebook if he could help it, had to take
everything down, word for word, and
read it back and rewrite and rewrite
again. The ordeal lasted five mortal
hours. but the result gave the reporter a
reputation. although he says modestly
that the interview as printed really WAS
all keene's own work, not the inter-
viewers
Twain Always ApprOachabIe.
Assigned to interview Mark Twain"
a Chicago reporter once FASTENED to the
hotel where the humorist was staying,
only 10 find that he had left ten minutes
earlier 10 catch a train for the East
Calling a cab, the reporter caught the
same train, bat as it was past 10 O'Clock
did not try to see his man that night
Next morning, however, he sent his card
TO Mr. Clemens by the porter. was in
vited 10 share the worlds most tocund
mans breakfast with him In his state
room. and before the day was very FAR
spent had got the coveted interview and
was speeding back 20 Chicago with his
notes IN his pocket
Clemens always was good TO "the
boys. and more than one Of them can
tell how he has received them irf bed
propped up on pillows and talked COPY
70 them which lacked none Of the real
Twainesque qualities
Copyright 1907 by Dexter Marshall.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

to land, and, despite the inflated rubber
armor, he was winded completely in d
surprisingly short time.
Pinch Worse than Punches.
Meanwhile the other man had been get
ting himself into shape to stand up be-
fore his employer and was ready even
TO the air cushions. by the time the first
one was exhausted As he sank breath
less and fairly dizzy into q chair, Cor
bett, with hardly a perceptible pause,
began to beat a veritable devils tattoo
of blows upon the chest. the ribs, the
neck, and the head OF the second man.
his own wind evidently being entirely
unimpaired
This man stood the punishment a little
longer than his fellow, but the latter had
10 endure yet another bout, 10 which Cor
bett presently addressed himself with
wind as sound apparently as it was be-
fore he began at all. At that time Cor
bett was as light as a feather fon his
feet, while his eye was as quick as a
sunbeam"
lie was as happy as a boy over the way
he had pummeled his men ana was fun
of jokes and laughter, but the Jokes gave
way 10 execrations, and the laughter was
hushed a little later. while he was being
rubbed down. One of his men chanced 10
pinch him little IN the rubbing which
had % be vigorous as a matter of course.
1t wasn't enough of a pinch to make a
ten-year-Old boy do more than say
ouch, but IL brought out a string Of
hot language from the. man who was pre-
pairing TO lick Sullivan and actually al
most brought the tears.
The interview with Corbett amounted
TO little. He never was half as plctur-
esque in his talk as Sullivan always has
been, and never has had much TO say
except In self-praise.
ParkburSt on His Guard.
Sometimes Dr Charles II. Parkhurst Is
usually easy to the interviewer. some
times he isn't In the former case he
generally sends for him; In the latter he
Is about as communicative as a clam. A
New York reporter who had to see him
on topic on which the doctor apparently
was not likely to talk willingly was puz-
zling his brains as 10 the way 10 an
proach the noted preacher one day While
standing la front of the Fifth Avenue
HoJel looking across Madison Square at
the doctors new church
AT that moment the short erect figure
or the doctor aggressively came into
view The reporter never had met him.
but knew him from his pictures. On the
impulse the reporter stepped forward and
offered his hand. which the doctor shook
as cordially as If the two We're old
friends After a few sentences about
the new church the reporter pumped the
questions he wished 10 ask. The doctor
answered them fully and frankly.
At the end the reporter was as frank as
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

be Congressman, like John Morrisey. -
and he gave an elaborate, but it must be
confessed rather hazy resume of his
I political views At that time Sullivan
viewed the whole world from the light
of best man in my class; see?"
John l.. Appreciates Merit.
His regard for most other men. there
fore, was that OF easily maintained su-
periority, He thought well of other men
who were at the top. however. no matter
what the line Of their endeavor, whether
financial political professional, scholas-
tic, or even literary; 1t was not given To
al men to be pugilists. of course.
He had a specially kindly feeling evil
IDENTIFY for the educated. even if he didn't
go much on book learning himself, and
he was rather proud of Harvard Uni
versity 'as a home institution. don't you
seer" and It's president Charles ". Eliot.
Sullivan didn't approve Of the univer-
sity's then recent course in allowing a
negro student 90 deliver the valedictory.
however. Il didn't seem quite right. ne
said. that a negro should receive what
he supposed was a great honor when there
were so many white students who would
have been glad 10, get II.
some folk in Boston" quoth the pugil-
ist, think a black man is as good as a
white one. Wei, if ne is, why didn't
God Almighty make him white?"
sullivan was then on the water
wagon and ne consumed quarts and
quarts Of mineral water before the inter-
view was finished Il was his ambition.
ne said, 20 go through one more big fight
and then retire from the ring. He thought
he would enjoy life as a hotel keeper best.
and had in mind place where he could
end his days most comfortably as a
bOniface.
"Eatin'" Suilivan's Ideal.
when I sit my hotel" he declared.
leaning back and speaking as If he were
experiencing the most exquisite antici-
patory JOY. Il shall have folk around me
10 do all the work and I shall jist enjoy
myself Eatin', mostly. ne added, rats r
ruefully, pouring out for himself another
glassful Of mineral water.
When the correspondent went TO inter
view Jim Corbett that pugillst was at As
bury Park training himself for the fight
In which he took the pugilistic laurels
away from Sullivan.
There was a big contrast between the
two men. Sullivan already was beefy
and OF short breath hile Corbett was
still slender and had the best wind in
the world Besides the trainer, ne had
two men with HIM 10 box with. run with,
&c. Each of lhe trainers was fairly well
up In the pugilsuc world. too, and not
unknown to general newspaper fame. but
CorEett was SO much in advance OF
eiLIer that their work. while aff0rding
him exercise, seemed positively trivial
They put on the gloves" with Corbett
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
interviewing Men of the Hour

4labama'S Veteran Senator's,
Morgan and PettuS, WereIdedl
Subjects for the Reporters
Purposes, but Their Friends
Insisted Upon InterrHptiHg.
John L. SHIIipan, When He
Wanted to Run a Hotel and
Go to Congress Keene FaStid-
iOaS, but VOlubIe-Dr. Park
hurst CIeperly Caught Mark
TWaiH" a Jolly Good FeIIow
to the Newspaper Men.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
FAIRBANKS FAME GROWS.
Cocktails Garry IL Even Into the Far
City of Mexico.
rom the Mexican Herald.

From the Mexican Herald
The trouble Of Vice President Fairbanks
with his felIow-reIigionists. the Metho-
dists, over the cocktail and three kinds
Of wine" incident, is even receiving at
tention in some Of the local newspapers.
Our French colleague, lie Courier Gu
Meyique which is a very good paper
70 read in order % keep abreast Of the
questions discussed in many lands. de-
votes an article 10 the sad pTedicament
IN which a thOughtless caterer has placed
a good man. and incidentally corr0bOrates
what we have said about the popularity
Of ''el Cocte Fairbanks" in the cantinas
OF Mexico Speaking of the agitation to
which the incident has given rise, lie
Courier SAYS: "Ou celia s'arretera-t-iI?''
Where, indeed? Not in the eWhits
House, we fear.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

Hon. j. j. Hill, Nearly Missed
After interviewer Had Travel-
ed 1900 Miles, Talked FiVe
Hours and Forgot His Waiting
FrieRd-"UnCIe Joe" Cannon
Shes at a Notebook Like a
Young FiIIy at a ThraShing
Machine-Weir Mitchell In
SiStS on Accuracy When He Is
QHOted-Late Speaker Reed
Proudly Showed First Carica-
tUre Made of Himself.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Superiority of the Automobile.

From the New York Globe
The autouobile has come TO stay; there
seems no reasonable doubt about that. It
is so manifestly superior in every way %
other methods Of untracked transporta-
ton that its use is bound To grow apace.
The necessity for protecting it from
abuse by the motor hog and from unde-
served obloquy resulting from his opera
tons is, therefore. the more urgent.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Problem stin with Us.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
1t may be doubted whether the new
assembly will do much to simplify the
Philippine problem. II Is apparent that
we are governing an unwilling people.
We have spent a good deal of money on
them, but we have not won their affec-
tions. It is q difficult question to say
what ought TO be done about the matter.
but the present situation Is not reassur-
in
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Mistakes VIII Happen.

From the New York Herald
Come ali We nature fakers," and list
to minstrelsy about a mighty hunter from
Washington, D. c., who sought for ursus
major and stalked him 10 his lair 10 find
out when he'd shot him" that he" was
a mother bear"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Col. Hnrvcr Pleased

From the Chicago Post.
Col G. B. NJ Harvey actually has a
word of praise for Mr.. Roosevelt this
week To be sure, it is only because the
President dared to drink that glass OF
champagne at St Louis, but "timeo
Danaos ct dona ferentes."
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Deserving PnnIshment,

From the Chicago Record Herald.
over in Russia when a man writes
what promises to be one Of the six best
sellers he is Immediately put in jail.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
AlvayN the same

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Powder continues to be dangerous. both
before and after.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Morgan and Pettus.

Morgan and Petfus.
The late Senator Pettus. the aged Ala
bama solon, never was known to shy at
the interviewer's notebook, nor was his
colleague, the late John T. Morgan.
afraid Of It. Senators Pettus and Morgan
were easy men to interview, both pre-
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-11
Advocated Beauty on Stage.

The late John Hollingshead. noted
ln London as journalist. magazine
writer and theatrical manager. espect
ally IN the last named capacity. had
notiors Of his own as to what constt
tuted attractions for the stage. For
instance. he blurtly maintained that
the selection Of all ladies' on the
stage. except for the chorus singers.
where vocal accomplishments were
paramount. should be governed by .
desire to put pleasing forms and faces
before the public. His view Of the
I;ase was that, however It might be
.neged from lofty heights, II was not
platform for the exhibition OF Grand.
noihers and maiden aunts. II physi
al beauty could Be got with brains
'ui talent. 70 much the better. TIE
IL, choice was physicL bssuty.