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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30

thirty p. m. the feeding process is re-
peated. The second watering time comes
at p. m. Each morning the coolies
clean the stalls by means of strong
stream of salt water pumped through a
long hose. Between breakfast and noon
another round is made wiping the eyes
and faces of the horses. This is done
with rag dipped in solution of borax
and is obviously becauses the horses
are SO closely chained they cannot keep
their own eyes clean by rubbing on
their fore legs.
After fifteen days Cape Leeuwin at the
southwestern coast of Australia is
reached and our good ship leaves the
course of the setting sun and turns
northward. Here too we leave the swift
swimming porpoise, playing in the sea,
and the stronged winged albatross fly
ing low about us and which have fol-
lowed us westwardly for days. Both
are quick to discern a climate warmer
than their wish and stay within the
confines of their zone. The ships officers
are fine men. The horse grooms are
young men with some sense of manhood,
but their choice of language was not
seriously considered in earlier years
and their ideal of place of amusement
when on land | will not mention. A list
of expletives seemingly to them give
force to any subject under consider
alton from the sublime to the ridiculous.
However, the principal stock in trade
the strong dynamite, is the word obi
dy.' Discussing a religious subject one
evening one said, "Well, this bl-dy re-
ligion is a bl-dy subject but I'm here
to say I'm a bl-dy Catholic and l don t
care bl-dy d-n who knows it. l
reckon bl-dy man is bl-dy glutton
who can't leave of bl-dy meat on Fri
days."
The crew consists of Portuguese and
Hindoos. The Portuguese are from a
settlement in central India. They are
mixed with native blood and strive in
the more important positions as cooks
and walters and stewards. They are
obliging and accommodating fellows
The natives from India are Hindoos and
Mohammedans. The A. Curry Steam
ship Company contracted with them for
three years at fourteen rupees month
each, sum equal to about $500. They
serve at boatswain and carpenters and
ors. Five times day the Mohammedans
| Sdu OO SOCu upOA oIlClI huCCS pIdSlu "
their Allah through Mohammed the
prophet. At morning and evening they
pray facing the sunrise and sunset. AT
eating time they are seen sitting on a
bunk of coal, a hatchway, or in dirty
gangway before the COW stanchions
among the cows and dipping their
fingers into the food or tin platter OF
curry and rice. One redeeming feature
is the fact that they battle at least once
a day. After the bath the native some
times sponges himself with cocoanut oil
We are now twelve days from the last
port of call. The sea and winds have
favored all the way. Five horses have
been hoisted overheard, having died O
lung disease on the way. The southeas
coast of Java has doomed up ahead ant
is becoming more and more distinc
each hour. AS sit writing the hig1
mountains are forming clear contou
among the lowly clouds and can hardl
realize that below yon mountain outlin
over thirty million native Javanese ar
working out their destiny, and that W
are to have glimpse of the famed Eas
Indies
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-04-30

Blue blood sometimes is sign oflack
of oxygen.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08
High Springs Report.

High Springs, Feb, IA shocking
tragedy occurred here this morning
at the A. c. L. passenger depot,
James 7. Chester, proprietor of the
restaurant at the depot was killed by
his step-brother. w. II. Temple.
The difficulty arose over the fact
that Mr.. Temple was arranging TO
start a restaurant In opposition to Mr..
Chester,
u Is understood that Mr.. Chester
drew knife. as Mr., Temple IL slight
ly cut. Both men were highly respect.
ed citizens, and the occurrence is
deeply deplored by everyone.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08
NEWS OF CITY AND
COUNTY CONDENSED

II. ID. Medlin has returned from a
business trip TO Jacksonville.
q. c. Mccall, a prominent business
man of Monticello, spent yesterday In
this city.
j. q. and J. II, Peacock, prominent
citizens OF Wllljston, were in the city
yesterday.
j. II. Mobley and wife and Julian
Robinson of Atlanta are In the city
for few days.
Oscar Turner, successful planter
OF Trenton. spent yesterday In this
city OF business.
j. s. Fisher, prominent naval
stores operator of otter Creek. spent
Thursday In this city on business.
Miss Eula Clark has returned from
Dothan. Ala, where she has been the
guest OF Miss Clifford Falrcloth.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet at the readingroom on East.
Court street at 3 o'clock this after
noon.
II. c. Davis Of Jacksonville. repre-.
senting the Fay.sholes typewriter. Ia
In the city In the interest OF his ma.
chine
Captain w, @. Shehee. one OF High
sDrlngs' substantial citizens. was
transacting business In this city yea
terday
Route Agent Rhoades OF the South.
ern Express Company has returned
from an ofiiclal visit to points lIp
South Florida.
Mrs. Julia Jones and daughter. Miss
Daisy. OF Wilmington. n. C.. are being
entertained a. guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
n. o. Macarthur
Chief Pump Inspector Hitch OF the
Atlantic Coast Line. Who makes bis
headquarters In High Springs. was In
the city yesterday.
John Phiilihon. a Weliknown citi.
zen OF Clearwater, vas In the city
yesterday on business connected with
the United States land Once.
A. l. Dyai OF FcrBahdlha left yes.
tcrdAy for jacksonville. after spend
ing Thursday night here as guest OF
bis sister. Mrs. H. p Holstsin.
Mrs G. A. Marks aud son. Chas. A..
Jr, and Mrs. S. w Hogan. have re-
turned 60 their home. after . brief
yIul, 70 Mr. and Mrs r. u. Ellis. 81.
sOOthes itching skiR Heals cuts o.
burns without scar Cures piles.
ecEemR. salt rheum. any itchiBG
Doans Ointment Your dragBiss ssils Il
". Trueheart Bodlford has FntaFpedI
from points on the East Coast. where
he has been Ia the interest oi solo
mons 4 Co. uholesais druggists, "a
yAnnah.
Mr. and Mfs " = Lang for several
years residents 81 waldo have ~
rnOvrd o. this city. aud are PLEASANTLY
heated IN East Court aireet, o0Fusf
North Oak ageHus They wi1 b.
warmly wsIoomed here
J. ~ and JohD Price ~ NsiESse
base retained % their bone aftsi
attending - sessl0a u che YaTmsrr'
Iasiituts here Thry weFe ysgY much
IMPRESSED with ths mesting esp~eiai
- shs taihs sioaE The isss a. scieutihe
farminE
IN ". HaskiBa aa sFrhtsss ~
Iaeksouglite has returned ~ his hguls,
after . slsh 20 fsis ctig on hursnssa
Ms. HAwklas wss tbs asehitset On
ths Hnl bansiuE isrt eansBSets1. and
case foS tie SsrPSaa % E-ahinE a.
inaD@etca.
r. W. AFu9tl foT tts gNSt to Ysars
ALTA sssrk a. fAs nspWu Ho2se. ~
srNsEvd Ais eonnsettaa en- thal hats
~ Mr. Arnpts 4 raee ~ -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08

possibly twenty.elght low and stout,
and appears quite muscular, Ile was
neatly dressed, and wore a derby hat,
AS he stepped from the train II was
noticed that the left shirt sleeve was
partially rolled, partly disclosing the
ugly wounds aud bloody sleeve,
Both men are said to be popular IN
High Springs, and the tragedy is
greatly deplored by the people OF that
town.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08

to what he win DO. but viii take a
rest for a few days At his home In
Fairbanks,
Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels che
cold from the system a. Il IL mildly
laxative. II h guaranteed The gen.
uin0 In In the yellow package.--J. w,
hccolmm 4 Go
Lou Emerson OF Tacoma, ". l..
RosenberEer Of KirkWood. NJ. J. Ward
OF Mlcanopy, Geo. l.. Taylor Of Palmer.
T. w. MiIllcaA OF Waldo. and r. G..
Holden Of Hawthorn. were among
those who spent yesterday IN tho
county capital
Miss Margaret u Taylor has ~,
sumed her position ~ stenoKraphcr al
The Gainesville National Rank, after
IN severe illness OF month. Miss
Tayior's numerous friends are graft
isd 10 harm that shs IL nov con-
pleteiy recovered
J. ". Turner Of Lake vleS was
among those VIM visited the county
capital yesterday lie was mot here
b. hts sonin.Iaw. Nr nAkof. of lifuns.
Wick. GA. Who re,unsd with him
w. itaksT all b. the guest ~ Mr.
and Mrs Turner Tor = iew days
J. 10, and w. y Hines. two sub
stantial farmers Of I.acFoass. vsfs
among thoss who spent Friday In
Gainesville. having come "a brinE q
load o. beef and pork which had been
previously Engaged The former made
this once an agreeable call feneSinR
his subscription
AmoHg The pf0miHent visitors n
Gainesville yestsfaAJ WAs H0a y. q,
RieteheF Of JAeksouvIlIs candidate f0F
uhifsa states senate Col. Plctehsr
spent tho DAY HihFihE wish bis
fSisaaa. tnany assuring him Of suG4s5st
Hs feels very nheh encouraged oysE
the outlook tsg bis mrceaa
Special AEsst Ped HalslnEtas 81
thu UHissd atRiss EsasFal iAha osaes
wbo makss bis bsstqaaftsFs ~ No
bsie. Ala has Fs's5asd o. shas eisY,
after e gtait q fospls - aaYs hers
"a oaseiAt bgsihses NJ. fiolslnkiDa
has made assefal Fisas 70 CiAlssstiiis.
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08
FATAL TRAGEDY
AT HlCR SPRINGS
y. Chester Shot aud Killed BY
Step Brother, W. H. Temple:
pwN Vas aRsATLY gxelTED

pth Men Well known and Prominent.
Tragedy Occurred at Depot Rsstau-
rant, Of Which the Murdered Man
Was the Proprietor.
High Springs was the scene of a
hocking tragedy about $3.50 O'Clock
friday morning. as the result Of
hich j, T. Chester lost his life, and
n. H. Temple, his step.brother who
ga the deadly work, is now behind
ne bars Of the Alachua county jail
npon a charge of murder.
n The tragedy, occurring in the middle
of the forenoon. and at the door OF
4he restaurant In the Atlantic Coast
Lime depot at that place, created a
great deal OF excitement and almost
before the smoke had cleared away
from the discharge OF the revolver. a
large crowd congregated. Excitement
ran high for time as the PROSTATE
body of the dead man lay stretched
upon the floor In a pool OF his own
life blood, and the slayer stood bleed.
lng from the effects of a self-lnficted
bullet wound and knife wounds. al
seged to have been inflicted by the
dead man.
I MIR. Chester was the proprietor OF
the railroad restaurant at High
!. Springs. Rumors are conflicting, bat
It was reported here that Chester and
Temple formerly owned the business
as partners Recently Chester bur.
chased the interest OF Temple. and Il
DO understood that the alteration was
brought about In an effort to effect a
settlement 81 financial differences be-
tween the men. Those coming from
High Springs reported that Temple.
on Monday afternoon. went to Ches-
ter's place of business for the purpose
OF making q settlement. Evidently
this was unsatisfactory. as Temple re-
turned Tuesday morning, when the
trouble occurred.
From the best information obtain
able from the scene, It appears that
Temple suddenly clutched Chester.
drew his pistol, and began firing. the
contents OF all ave chambers OF the
gun being discharged. One OF the
bullets missed itS mark and pierced
Temples hand, causing II to bleed
freely. He Was Also bleeding from
the knife wounds alleged TO have been
made By Chester. whom II IL claimed
approached Temple with an open
knife.
Immediately after the tragedy
sheriff Fennell was notified. and left
on the 1880 train. returning with his
prisoner in the afternoon. He took
the prisoner Immediately to jail. and
few had an opportunity Of seeing
him.
Temple has by no means an ugly
countsnance. He Is n young man Of
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-02-08

lpth Men Well Known and Prominent.
Tragedy Occurred at Depot Rsssau-
rant, Of Which the Murdered Man
Was the Proprietor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

ern preacher whom l never heard of- He wants to know If I used In one of my sermons a certain historical illustra= ton which he has heard attributed to me: and if I did. then I will please write it out in full along with the proof of the occurrence, and send the whole to him at once, as The wants that Illustration for his next Sundays sermon" Does the apstolic injunction to "be courteous" require me to reply?
 What is to be said 10 pressing invita- tions to go to distant places and deliver gratuitous temperance speeches, lectures for the benefit of' the alphabetical so- cieties. educational addresses literary ad- dresses at college eommeneements. and what not?
 Divers pressing invitations come for me to preach at --. An enthusiastic lady friend says: "why don't you go agai1, MT. H? Our people were carried away with your preaching when you were there befare.' ] went; preached some three sermons, had large congregations; and, after paying travelling expenses and losing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
SOME EPISODES IN PASTORAL LIFE-By J. C. Ffden D. D.

some three days from my regular work. found myself in pocket the fec simple of 4o cents in clean cash. Didn't think those people were "earried away very far. The trip costs me $10. The services are interrupted greatly against my will and without previous notice to me, by a collection Ito pay Brother Ills expenses, 2 said collection amounting to sb If those people write me to come and preach again and if no postage stamp Is inelosed is 1t my duty to reply? And what sort of reply should I write?
 A prominent city church. with large membership, desires a protracted meet ing, and honors me with an invitation to do the preaching. take the car. make the trip. do the preaching, receive many thanks. and pay my own way back and forth. When they write to me to .come again what sort of answer should I send?
 Can anybody give any good reason why a preacher should be expected to spend time, labor and money In travelling to distant points to gratify people who are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

is the best way to keep one's spectaeles from falling off of ones nose~' The great preacher replied: @rie a string to the two ends of the frame, and then pass the string over the back of your head. This is the best result of the latest scientific investigation on the subject.
 Some stranger in the Valley of yir- gnia writes me a letter, asking me to see all the real estate agents in the city (their name is legion) and to learn If any one of them has on sale the sort of place that will suit him, which kind of place, he minutely describes He added; T do not know you personally, but have seen your articles In some newspaper eThis writing for the press is a dangerous bus iness) Did courtesy require me to an swer this letter, especially when no post age stamp was enclosed?
 A man whom I never heard of, writ Ing from a place that I never heard of. anxiously inauires If I can recommend him to go into the agency for "o'Hara s Pocket Giant Cornish eller." He said he had seen 1t advertised. but feared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

1 Hist! I mustn't speak so loud. We'll. sir. l went to a circus"
 Yaple leaned back, closing his eyes.
 'Yes, sir, I went to circus" repeated Campbell with the air of recounting | some exploit. Fooled the whole bunch l of 'em for once, and got off by myself. Reminded me of the times N used to trot
 all day bare-legged after the parade.
 Brought back the old days with ven- geance. Gad and I enjoyed 1t, too. There was one fellow there that was great Had two big lions with him busters-and the way he handled theml Honestly, Yaple, l don't believe that fel- low needed cage to perform in.n
 The pencil between Yaple's fingers fell to the desk with a sharp little click He brushed his hand over his face. but he did not speak.
 He simply took the house by storm. Never saw such perfect control as that man had over those beasts. They seemed fairly to worship every look he gave them; and I believe they proved it, too, by what happened in the very last trick the one they never finished"
 Campbell pulled his cigar from his mouth, and leaning over began gesturing for emphasis
 There was big elephant in their last trick" he went on, "and the brute went into rage while the fellow was trying to get him to perform; flew at hime once. but he lodged. The second time the ani- nal charged he shot three times in suc- . cession. I think he hit his mark, too, only it seemed to do. no good then It was all up with him when all of a sud- oen those two magnificent lions sprang at the elephants head, neck and neck, and brought him to the ground like chunk of lead. Not a shadow of doubt they saved his life, but Cad it was awful. Such nerve In a man. Why, I asked my self over and over, what couldn't man do in our world who had grit and mag netism and pure courage enough to face that kind of stuff night after night That's the kind of stuff that would pull hundreds of us poor wretches through the tight places instead of casting us up weak and miserable wrecks. Yaple, it made me feel like crying out; 'Manl manl Don't you know you're running the greatest oppor-
 
 the "
 Yaple had risen from his chair. and Campbell stopped involuntarily, unable to Interpret the drawn face of the man be- Tore him. Yaple was trying heroically to throw himself together.
 Campbell" he said slowly, you know and know, that if that fellow loved those animals as they loved him-if the circus was the whole world to him, then he was a thousand times better off to stay there alwaysP'
 As If ashamed of his outburst and eager for 1t to cool, Yaple walked quickly to the window and looked down upon the busy streets. A minute he stood there. When he came reluctantly back his face was the passive face of the Yaple of Finance.
 ''If you're ready, Campbell, we'll look over that traction matter now" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

4 N old schoolmate of mine, the pas "A tor of a prominent Baptist church 4 4 in one of our southern cities. was honored with the presidency of the edu- cation board of the state, and in this ca paeity 1t fell to his lot to write a great many letters to his ministerial brethren in various parts of the state. He did not always succeed in getting replies. and by way of stirring up the laggards, he made a memorable speech at the Bap- tist state convention. In that speech he said, with characteristic emphasis: Brethren, it is diseourteous not to an swer letter." As he did not in any way qualify this very emphatic and sweeping statement, and as I am not disposed to rest quietly under a charge of discourt- esy, I should like to know what course he would pursue as to answering letters of a somewhat miscellaneous character, and of which I will now furnish few historical specimens.
 The Rev. Richard Fuller. who was for years pastor in Baltimore, once received letter from a stranger, asking; What
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

From another magazine I received. in manuscript. an exceedingly difficult Greek text with the request that I shall do what the commentators and Biblical critics have failed to do-viz, write tgratuitously) a clear and satisfactory exercise of the text, put 1t Into the form of an expository article for the magazine and send 1t on. The pro- prietor of the magazine is a stranger to me. Stove again.)
 A temperance" paper wants divers articles from my pen, and sends me a list of it's contributors, giving me to understand that my compensation will consist in the honor of appearing in this distinguished company
 I do not consider 1t my duty to ex- pend time, paper. labor and postage in answering all sorts of wild people wh ) take it into their heads to write to me about matters which concern them. and do not concern me. Am discour- teous?
 Here is a postal card from a west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
SIXTY YEARS SINCE-By Savoyard

his lap and disciplined my rebellious palate to the taste of a stewed hog snout. It was luxury
 Notwithstanding his wretched "jints," Archie, when past 70, could jump m the air and crack his cells together twice ere he hit the ground and on one occasion I saw him soundly thrash two of John Cassadys niggers, lusty fellows, in their prime. It was delight ful, delicious, to go 'possum hunting with Archie his sons zack and Aleck. the boy my father appointed to look after me, and who got me into all sorts of mischief for which I got 10 whippings to his one. I have known Archie, at 2 o'clock in the morning, make zack and Aleck cut down a tree -four foot across" to get a miserable little 'possum not worth a bawbee How the boys did swing the axe, and how careful Archie was to see that and the dogs were in place of safety when the giant of the forest swayed and fell to earth Many time we got half a dozen big fat 'possums, ire quently a coon, and then there was feast In the kitchen as long as tho 'possum lasted, and now and then 1t was every day of the week.
 Maybe somebody wants to know what that has to do with Missouri corncob pipes. Be ye yet a little while patient and I will tell you as fol- lows viz:
 Archie was an inveterate smoker. ic. oh ,ain Ia was the very best tobacco that ever filled pipe, In the bottom of the bowl of which Archie frequently managed to have a piece of the root of plant that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

enough white oak saplings on my father 8 land, which. if growing today, and the land mine
 Iris better to look upon land once our own
 would make me so rich that I would not be necessitated to grind out this news paper stuff for living. Archie had an infallable eye for young white oak. At a glance he could tell if it would rive and he had carte blanche to cut down any tree on the place. I have known him to cut down a hickory tree, snow-white to the heart, that would now fetch $25 as it stood, in order that I might gather a peck of nuts. What vandals the Amer jeans of the '50s were when 1t came to the slaughter of the forests. As Hannibal hated Rome, as Cato feared Carthage so were Archie's sentiments as to trees
 Many time and oft did my mother spank me for living in the kitchen" but without avail, for 1t Is yet vivid Tn my memory how Archie used to take me on his lap and feed me pot flicker till I got to love it pretty nearly as ravenously as he did. At least five days In the week Archie complained this way: Mars Tom, I has misery in my jints." That meant a big dram of whisky, and when laden with ono of those Archie could eat more than a peck measure would hold of "hiled dinner. But it was at hog-killing time that Archie's "jints" got most miserable, and then it was that his spouse, Aunt Caroline, saved every snout of the butchered hogs and stewed them for Archie, and my recollection is yet graphic of how Archie took me on