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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14
Semate's Blind Senator.

How did blind man ever get into
the United States Senate? For that
matter. how did n blind man ever
have the courage to pick out that
particular career and to make 1t the
object OF his greatest ambition? asks
the Washington correspondent of the
Charleston Newa- Courier.
There is one answer to both ques-
lions. He did it by being Thomas P.
Gore.
Being Thomas p. Gore means n
good many things. 1t means being 81
years old. in perfect health. of indom-
liable will and unlimited energy. 1t
means being by turns good fighter
and q generous conciliator It means
the ability to get and to keep good
friends
1t means. moreover, having had a
good mind to start with and having
given IT 25 years of almost unexam-
pied training. And IL that isn't enough
to explain the Senatorship, it means
having Mrs. Thomas P. Gore for n
wife and helpmeet
When the present senator was only
or years old he was accidentally
struck in the left eye by stick
which a companion threw down. The
whole thing was an accident, the stick
rebounding and striking him under
part of the eyehall. Some injury to
the optic nerve resulted and the sight
gradually failed In that eye.
When he was II years old and a
page in the Mississippi Senate-he
was born and brought UP in that state
he bought an air gun to take home
TO his brother for Christmas present.
Some of the children at the hotel
where he was living wanted to see 1t
work and naturally an eleven year
old boy did not need 10 be asked
twice.
While ne was showing 1t off the rod
it fred kept catching in the barrel,
so finally having placed it in position
young Gore sqninted down the bar
rel--with his good eye, of course-to
see II everything was all right that
time. Somehow or other the gun
went off and so did part Of his right
eye.
or course. the sight was destroyed.
An operation was performed, the front
Of the eyeball removed and a false
eye substituted. Owing to the fact
that not all the eyeball was taken
away the glass eye moves so natural
~ that many persons never suspect
that 1t is not the real thing.
Since he was IL years old Thomas
p. Gore has not been able to read Il
word. For few years he could dis
tingnish outlines of some objects, bu.
since he was 10 ORIG he has lost even
that power,
Az II he was too young to have ac-
anired q trade, q profession or even an
education. After he lost his sight ne
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14

est woman in America. There Is the
possible exception of Mrs. Russell
Sage. but hers was amassed by her
husband. In all history there has
been no other woman who by the
exercise OF her own ingenuity, has
made so much money I'D this supreme
woman financler, says an entertaining
character sketch in the January is
sue OF the New Broadway Magazine.
Yet the Midas touch that has fairly
encrusted her life with gold has been
a fatal gift. For Hetty Green Is real
ly bankrupt today, bankrupt in de-
sire. With money to buy all that the
world has for sale, 1t holds nothing
that she would like. She has mort
cages Dtrewn in acres from Boston
to San Francisco. She owns railroad
and steamboat lines, copper mines in
Michigan, gold mines in Nevada, iron
mine5 In Missouri, telegraph and tele-
phone securities and government
bonds, and in ner safe is locked a
pint of diamonds and one OF the finest
collections of pearls on earth. Yet
the girl stenographer who takes her.
diotation probably has a lighter heart
under new spring gown, the butcher
from whom she buys chuck steak at
2 cents pound has better Sunday
dinner and her neighbors in Ho-
boken fiat when they go on Coney,
island outing. brighten the monoch-
rome of existence with more of color
than varies her drab days.
Poor Hetty Green. least happy wo-
man in New York--Metropoli
imagining.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14

stance. There is not much in Il for
him. Yet he is great lover of nature
as he feels il.
He loves trees and flowers. espe-
cially the fragrant ones, with roses
and Southern honeysuckle in the lead
Their place in Lawton has more trees
and shrubs than any other place In
town. although IL Is what Mrs. Gore
calls "a little home"
And most of these trees and shrubs
were set out Ly the Senator himself.
But his love for flowers and trees
does not include animals. lie has no
use on earth for either dogs or cats.
In fact aside from his friends and
family there is only one thing of real
~ great interest to him ana that is
his work. He has plenty cut out for
him in the near future.
AS he drew the short term ha will
be out OF the Senate in two years un-
less reelected in the meantime. So
next Hummer. although he has lust
hnished one campaign. he must 20 TO
work on another. Fortunately he is
perfectly we'll and strong, SO the pros
pect has no terrors for him.
IL Is because he has always crowd
ed his life with work that he has
made HIS blindness matter of such
small Importance, for ii really seems
tnat TO him. The handicap which
looms SO big to the outsider he sim
ply does not waste time thinking
about. Here Is little incident which
SHOWS how completely he has effaced
the consciousness of 1t from his life.
His wife suffers with asthma in
Oklahoma and year or two opo bes.
husband urged her to go away for the
winter SO as to escape 1t. In talking
about it he said to her:
Your i'll health is the only misfor-
tune we have"
why" said the wife. "most peonle
would think your blindness was orr
great misfortune"
Oh he said. 81 never think of
that" ''" W
Apparently he does not. He is too
Dusy thinking of work Undoubtedly
me iact of his blindness made peo.
pie feel kindly toward him when he
became candidate for Senator. But
he had to fight for success.
ihere were four candidates. two OF
them being strong ones, and the blind
man asked no quarter. He made the
night as any other man would have
made 1t and expects to serve his state
as other men serve it.
1T may be thought that he will Inc
handicapped when it comes to follow
ing discussion in the Senate cham
Der, because he cannot see who is
speaking. But their voices will soon
become as familiar to him as thei,
faces are to other men. Besides this
every person who addresses the SEN
ate Is recognized specifically by the
VICE president as THE Senator from
whatever state 1t may be. with
the far greater than ordinary concen
tration of attention which Gore viii
DE capable of giving ne will doubt
less keep better track than moai
members do of what IL going on. u 4
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14
Ditantly for it, and Gore is not rich

bitantly for it, and Gore is not rich
man.
A schoolmate read him through col
lege. brother became his law part
ner. Another is his secretary His
wife is something of all three. besides
being n good deal more.
But neither mans schoolmates
nor his brothers nor even his wife
can throw in their lives with his to
that extent unless there is something
more than sympathy to keep them go
ing. In this case there Is more: there
is admiration and affection-two SEN
timents which the blind Senator
seems TO inspire wherever he goes.
Nothing would be further from the
truth than to picture him as semi
dependent drag upon his friends. Some
imaginative correspondents have de-
scribed his wife as his inseparable
companion, going wherever he goes,
sitting upon the platform during his
campaign speeches and either lend
ing or following him around constant
ly.
That's ali nonsense. The OTHER day
when The Sunday News reporter
called at the hotel where Senator
Gore lives in Washington the Senator
had gone off to New York on bust
ness, and according to his custom he
had gone all by himself.
He almost invariably travels alone.
He has made a campaign tour OF half
dozen states and done 1t quite alone
that's the kind of man he is. A man
who has learned to depend first of all
On himself-and then on others.
The stories of his wife campa;pn-
ing with him are not true. She OK
pains quite simply that she would
nave liked TO go with him; hut that
travelling costs twice as much for
two as for one and felt that we could
not afford It,"
IL Is not by being constantly with
him that she contributes her share
,, TO her husbands success, but by read
Ing to him. He mas the courage and
me viii for everything else, hut that
is the thing others must do
Before Oklahoma was admitted.
when, as Mrs. Gore says, 1--WE knew
Statehood was coming" they spent
months reading and studying works
on economies and constitutional law
and history When the time came for
the campaign for the senatorship the
trained memory of the blind candidate
was stored with facts which he had
at his absolute command. AS n ruIe
all he needed to do when he wanted
10 prepare a speech was TO go into a
quiet room with book In his ban1
and cogitate, as he calls 1t.
He is an inyeterate worker. yhe,
ne is not gaining knowledge through
being read to he is assimilating II nv
cogitation. Sometimes. out of mistal,-
en- Kindness. people rob him OF the
time he wants to spend at the latter
occupation.
Another man could surround him
self with books and papers so that
anybody could see that he was ocou-
pied. But they see Gore sitting Inv
himself on the train or in n hotel and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14
It's Hard Sometimes

To apologize. ~
To begin over.
TO take advice.
To be unselfish.
To admit error. 4
To face sneer
To be charitable.
To be considerable. ,'
To endure success. /;
To keep on trying. ri
To avoid mistakes.
To be a clean man.
To obey conscience. s
TO keep out of rut. wa
To forgive and forget. -s
70 profit by mistakes.
To think and then act.
To despisA nnderhandness. "
10 make the best OF q little.
To maintain high standard. -tIS
10 shoulder a deserved blame, m
10 subdue an unruly temper. Ys
TO recognize the silver lining.
10 smile In the face OF adversely.
ion. SS''s''
'eai. 4, s,ss ~ = s.. a 80
But it always pays. l'H'e''
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14
Poor Power.

ok-Dobbins hns 4 new autonao-
z I!o3k--What docs it run by?
Cook--It doesn't Tun by anything,
It's The siowsst etu you ases
si6go. a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14
COUPON.

On presentation at the Daily Press
Office, this Coupon and 10c entities
the bearer TO one Captain yohn Smith
Souvenir Puzzle. lf the puzzle is to he
mailed, &c must be added TO covor
postage.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

Shiawassee county taxpayers are
called on this year to pay $4,000. 6S
in state taxes and at the same time
the county will receive from the
state $66,217.40 in primary school
money or a balance in favor of the
taxpayers Of this county of s13,016.-
~. A similar condition of affairs
exists in all but three counties of
the state, Keweenaw, Houghton and
Livingston. The total figures show
a state tax of $4,193,422.9 and All
apportionment of $6,154, 656.63 or
almost two million dollars more paid
into the school funds of the districts
all over the state than the total paid
in state taxes. Certainly a showing
of his kind speaks volumes for Re-
publican management in Michigan.
Consider these figures carefully and
you will not fail to vote for Gov.
Warner and his associates on the Re-
publican ticket.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

There is every reason why the Re-
publjcans of this county should give
loyal. earnest support to their coun-
ty candidates. Every nominee is a
capable. worthy, energetic citizen
just such men as you would select If
you were to choose some man or set
of men to look after your private af-
fairs. They were nominated at the
primary election in which over thir-
ty-one hundred Republicans took
part and the majority in each in
stance where there was a contest
was large, showing confidence in the
men. Give the ticket your hearty
endorsement when there is an op-
portunity between this date and
election day and on that day cast a
vote for each Of them. Then as you
will want to vote for the Republican
presidential electors-the men who
stand for Taft and Sherman-Gov.
Warner and his splendid associates
on the state ticket, Congressman
Fordney and the legislative nominees
Messrs Tuttle and Whelan, you
might as we'll place a cross at the top
of the ticket and vote for all of them
with the least possible work.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

While Albert L. Nichols is already
practically elected county clerk for the
term beginning January 1st next, the
mere formality of the voters expressing
their minds at the polls remaining, Mr..
Nichols is working theoretically both
in his own behalf and his associates on
as good ticket as the Republicans ever
presented for the suffrage of the elect
ors. The qualifications of Mr.. Nichols
for this position are not questioned,
neither is the fact that he will prove a
most obliging and courteous official.
He will devote his entire time to the
duties of the Office and will keep the
records in the best possible shape. Vote
for Bert Nichols for county clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23
Hemans is a Democrat.

Mr.. Hemans may be a clean and
honeset man, but he is no more so
than Governor Warner. He is simp-
ly trying to take advantage of our
hot primary contest to capture votes.
Mr.. Hemans does not stand on plat
form nor represent a single politi-
cal principle represented by VIM. H.
Taft. He is disciple of Bryan
through and through, free trader
and a Democrat. He is doing all in
his power to defeat Republican ma
tional policies while Governor War
ner is the firm supporter of Taft and
all the policies advocated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the Republican
platform. Which is the safer, the
more in harmony with what you be-
lieve, the more worthy of your sup.
port, the man who stands for poll
cies you do not believe in-Hemans,
or the man who stands fof Taft,
Roosevelt and the policies you do
believe in-Warner? Don't be de-
ceived.-Ithaca Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

The state of Michigan expended
about $15O,000 for the constitution
al convention. The document as fin
ally adopted and submitted for adop-
tion has been approved by the state
conventions of both the Republican
and Democratic parties, the executive
committee of the State grange, the
Michigan Bar Association and by
many of the leading citizens of the
State who have carefully studied all
of it's provisions. Under these cir
cumstances does it not seem to you
that your vote should read Eyes" on
November 3
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

Byron p. Hicks has discharged
every duty devolving upon him as
prosecuting attorney in the most con-
scientious manner, showing .official
favors to no one. Cases have been
carefully investigated before arrests
were made and as result many dol
lars have been saved to the taxpay-
ers, while at the same time violators
of the law have been punished where
there was evidence sufficient to war
rant proceedings.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

Shiawassee taxpayers will pay into
state treasury this year something
over $53, 900 in state taxes. But few
possibly, realize that $64 out of each
500 of that amount goes in one way
or another for educational purposes;
$40 of each 800 to general running
expenses; $500 for the state militia
and other protection in the event of
war, while the remaining $12 of
each hundred is for charities and
prison work
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

Doctor Bradley when 1t seemed that
the latter had been successful at the
primary election, and expressed his
confidence that the friends of Doctor
Bradley would be as loyal and as corY
dial in support of his candidacy al
they had been assured that Cow
Warner and his friends would have
been had their candidate been chosen
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

Speaking of the guarantee of bank
deposits, Secretary Elihu Root said,
"The attempt to make all the prof
its of good management bear all the
losses of bad management Is a step
in the socialistic process which
would level all distinctions between
thrift and recklessness."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23

Because of his duties in the cir
cult court Byron p. Hicks has not
been able to make a canvass of the
county this year with the other can
didates on the Republican ticket. He
asks the voters of the county to
give him their votes if they are salts
fled with his record as prosecutor for
the past twenty-one months.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23
ELMER r. JOSLIN.

The statement from Sheriff Wat
son published in this issue will GER
tainly go a long way toward COM
mending the doing away with the fee
system and placing the Office of sher-
if On a salary basis.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23
A Fine Showing for Sheriff Watson,

Two years ago the Times had no
hesitation in saying to the voters of
the county that If John A. Watson
was elected sheriff he would give
such an administration as would
leave no doubt of his reelection. We
believe he has done this, that every
promise made in his behalf has been
fulfilled, that the electors of the
county without regard to party lines
are satisfied with the management
of his Office and that they will say
so by flattering majority at the
polls on Nov. Sd. The following
statement from Sheriff Watson is or
especial interest and we ask our
readers to give it careful considera-
ton.
To the Taxpayers of Shiawassee
County:
Gentlemen:-When elected Sher-
if of the county, promised you a
statement of the cost of the Office to
the taxpayers.
Here 1t is:
For the year 1907:
Salaries .............. S5,SOe.OO
Board .............. 1,255.S7
Expenses 1,30795
Total ...............$ S,463.82
Less fees and fines collected
IN ONCE IO4.61
Total cost to taxpayers for
year 1907 ...........$7,759.15
For Comparison
Total cost of sheriff's Office
for the year 1904 ...$19, 533.69
Total cost of sheriff's office
for the year 1905 -. 13,752.3o
Total cost of sheriff's office
for the year 1906 -. 10,210.21
Total cost of sheriff's Office
for the year 1907 -. 7,759.15
Total of board bill for the
year 1904 81 ,519.15
Total of beard bill for the
year 1905 ........... 5,9O3.5O
Total of board bill for the
year 1906 ........... 2,3S7.63
Total of board bill for the
year 1907 ............ 1861
Fines collected for the year
l5OI 81 ,lll.bO
Fines collected for the year
1906 24745
Gain to Taxpayers ....S S64.15
Justice of Peace bills for
the year 1905 ....... $2,S73.71
Justice of Peace bills for
the year 1906 ...... 1,638.30
Justice of Peace bills for
the year 1907 ..... 1,022.S7
Average number of prison
ers per day for year 1907.
Average number of prison
ers per day for year 1906. IA
Average number of prison
ers per day for year 1905. ..32
Average number Of prison
ers per day for year 1904. ALP
The item of expense $1,307.95 i'm
cludes all expenses of sheriff, depu-
ties, turn key and truant officer for
the whole year 1907.
Yours respectfully
John A. Watson
Sheriff
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23


For State Senator-l4th District,
ARTHUR ]. FUTILE.
For Representative in the State Legislature
JOHN ]. WHELAN.
COUNTY
For Judge of Probate,
MATTHEW BUSH.
For Sheriff,
JOHN A. WATSON.
For County Clerk,
ALBERT L. NICHOLS
For County Treasurer,
CHARLES W. SHtPMAN.
For Register OF Deeds,
GILBERT. COLE.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
BYRON P. HICKS.
For Circuit Court Commissioners,
NEIL X. WALSH,
ROY r. DERHAM.
For Coroners,
GUY A. COLE,
JOHN @. ADAMS.
For County Surveyor.
ELMER r. JOSLIN.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23
CONGRESSIONAL
LEGISLATIVE.

Fer Representative In Congress-sth District.
JOSEPH W. FORDNEY.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-20
Commissions RS Sale.

By virtue of author ity vested in me
under judgment and decree of the Su-
perior Court of Robe son county, enter
ed at March term, 1908, before His
Honor, Long, Judge, in a civil action
therein pending, entitled R. R. Barnes
" E. McQ Surles, l will, on Monday,
the 3rd day of August, 1908, at II
O'Clock, noon, at the court house door
in Lumberton, N. c., offer for sale at
public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, the following tract of land in
Sterlings township, Robson county:
On the west side of Flowers swamp
and bounded on the north by the lands
of Mrs. C. E. Carmichael, on the west
by the lands of ]. F. Surles, on the
east by Flowers swamp, being about
eighty acres formerly conveyed by
Spear Walters to his daughter, Callie,
and eleven acres formerly conveyed by
C. L. Britt and wife to A. W. jenkins
and the two tracts containing ninety
one acres in all, conveyed by A w
Jenkins and wife to E. Moo. Surles
and being the same land wherein he
now resides.
Time of sale: August Bird, 1903, a
IL o'clock, noon.
Terms of sale: Cash.
Place of sale: Court house door
Lumberton, N. c.
Dated this June 18th, 1908.
J r. C. LAWRENCE,
Commissioner.
Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor, AT
torneys for Plaintiff. 629-4mon
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-20
Sale of Land.

Under and by virtue Of judgment of
the Superior Court of Robson county,
entered at December Term, 1907, in
civil action entitled w. j. Montgomery
and the Farmers & Merchants Bank OF
Marion, South Carolina, against the
Marietta Lumber Company and Z. C.
McNeely, l will sell at public auction
for cash, at the court house door in
Lumberton, North Carolina, on Monday.
August Sd, 1908, the following lands in
Robson county, North Carolina, viz:
In town of Marietta, c., beginning
at the Northwest. corner of Oliver
Street and Railroad Avenue in said
town, and runs thence in a northerly di-
rection along the western boundary OF
Railroad Avenue, about $50 feet to the
1,center of OhVet Church road; thence in
a westerly direction, as the centre of
OliVet Church road about $50 feet to
the Northwest corner of the Marietta
town site line, as appears from the off
cial map thereof, which is registered in
book L L L L, page 44S, in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Robson coun-
ty; thence in westerly direction along
the northern boundary of said town. site
about 1000 feet to where the said north
! ern boundary of said town site inter
sects with Sidney Avenue; thence in a
southerly direction, along the eastern
boundary of Sidney Avenue about 200
feet to the intersection of said avenue
with Oliver Street, thence in an ,easterl
ly direction with the northern boundary
of Oliver Street 920 feet to the begin
ming, containing eight acres, more OF
less, and being the same land as YVES
conveyed to the Marietta Lumber Com
pany by T. C. McNeely by deed regis.
tered in the Office of the Register OF
Deeds for Robson county in book R /
R R, at page sos. X - a'-sF
| And also all and singular the ,ethel
property Of the said Marietta Lumber
Company, of whatsoever nature and de
seription, whether real, personal O
mixed, including the machinery, timber
log carts, live stock, etc, owned by i
on the Goth day of December, 1904, ant
particularly ali that saw mill plant, ma
chinery and fixtures, situated on tn
lands above described, and being s-par
If the saw mill plant of the lIariett
Lumber Company.
This the Iouh Jay of June, 1888. 4.
A. w. MCLEAN,
7-13-4mon Commissioner