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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

K. Of P. Lodge No. 81 install.
ed officers Thursday night. After
the installation ceremonies an
informal smoker was given at
which all members present spent
a pleasant hour in social inter-
course and speeeh.making.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

If you are not -.ableto takeava-
cation you will have to keep &C.
ing at the isame old stand and
will have no big tales to tell of
what you saw and the big fish
you caught.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

YES, it was hard on some of
the candidates to wait, but when
a fellow gets sinte politics he
soon learns that he will have to
await his turn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

THE papers are telling all about
what is to be done in Denver
now. Wonder if they will have
anything left to tell about after
the convention has been held.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03
Executors Notice.

Having qualified a. executor Of tb' ~ :.
tate II William Dollar, deceased, ~ ~, !"
10 notify All persons having r'l, ,'e
against said estate 10 present them W ~,
on or before May %, 1909 or this ~
ticc will be plead In bar Of their fe," ~
cry, All persons indebted 90 said 90 ,,,.
will please settle with the "I''"'
signed.
This May 79lh, 1908.
NJ. !. DOLLAR.
Execute.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

The Recorder man was almost
dumb-founded on last Saturday
when on passing by in front of
the court house he happened to
stop near 1.-THE Hawkeye Cafe, "
and much to his surprise saw
written with chalk on the side
walk in front of that place, the
following words, Brunswick
stew and barbecue to-day" OF
course he could not resist the
temptation so he tried S ONE of
the stew, and it was good. Mr..
Faucette, who is proprietor of
this cafe, is an excellent cook.
He says he makes a barbecue
and brunswick stew every Sat
urday and if you want to enjoy
something good it will pay you
to visit him on one of these
days.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

We paid a visit to W. A. Stat
er & Co., the other day and they
seem to be in better shape than
ever to serve you. Mr.. Allen
Pope, one of the polite clerks of
this establishment, met the rep
resentative Of the Recorder at
the door, and inquired If his
wants. Nothing, | just came
in to pay you a VISIT" was the
inoffensive answer he received.
WELL" said Mr.. Pope, lets
sit over here on the table and
talk matters over" We had a
long chat of how we would spend
the Glorious Fourth" and f.
nally got down to talking bust
ness matters. In speaking about
the effect the recent panic had
upon their business, Mr.. Pope
said, I'VE are right in the midst
of our dullest season now. Last
year our trade was better thar
ever before in the history Of oul
store, and this year it has beer
almost exactly the same. So thi'
does not look as il the panic hal
hurt our trade at ALL.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

On Parrish street the colored
folks are going to have several
nice stores very soon. Just next
to the North Carolina Mutual
and Proyident Company is locat-
ed, John Merrick is erecting a
three-front, two story building.
which will be completed about
the first Of August. In one Of
these rooms facing Parrish street
there will be a colored barber
shop, in the next, which Is the
middle store room, there will be
an up-to-date drug store for col.
ored people. The third will BE-
turned into the bank, which the
colored people have been dream.
ling Of for SO long a time. Supt.
lW. G. Pearson, Of the Whittet
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

ITCH cured in 80 minutes by
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
Never fails. Sold by HACKNEY
Bros, Druggist.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03

On our rounds we have no
ticed that Durham is to have a
very up-to-date smoke house in
the near future. In fact, The
Durham Cigar Store. to which
we allude, is now open and ready
for your business. They occupy
the building formerly occupied
by ]. P. Scales & Company.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-03
THINGS ABOUT TOWN.
What a Reporter Sees. Com.
ments on People and
Their DOiags. .--

The Main Street Pharmacy
Company, successors to E. R.
Thomas, corner East Main and
Church streets, have recently
had the name of the firm en-
graved upon the large plate win
dow fronting Main Street. They
never close and are always ready
to wait upon you day or night.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02
THE MEDUSAE.

Captain Hank Barnadotte Lair may
go toward the Polar regions with Peary
for the purpose of examining the
medusae. These are most prevalent in
the olive-green water, and, in fact, give
the water that color. Captain Scores
by counted sixty-four to the cubic inch.
Lair says: "A cubic foot of olive
green water contains about 110,592
medusae, a cubic fathom 23,SS7 ,S72,
and a cubic mile some 23,8S9, 200, 000,-
600. AS the medusae are found in a
space of over $4,000 square miles of
water, averaging go fathoms in depth,
their number is almost incalculable. =
+" Are they edihle?' Captain Lair was
asked. Indeed they are, he replied.
f'They are small iellyfsh, not over a
quarter of an inch long. and make a
thoroughly delicious pudding" He de
clned to say if they could be caught
on sproat hook-New York Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02
SHOES MADE OF sEAwEED.
Mr. Campbell's Astonishing Invention
of Substitute for Leather.

The soles of policemen s boots made
of goat s hair, seaweed, dust, and gum
This is not recipe from "Alice in
Wonderland, but the composition of a
substitute for leather, invented by Mr..
John Campbell, a chemist, long en-
ployed in the rubber trade, who resides
at Wood Lane, Shepherd s Bush
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Campbell
began experiments with old rubber, but
these he discarded some time ago, and
now he has perfected and patented a
substance which, in fluid, pliable or
hard state, can be used for very
large variety of purposes.
From seaweed, carpet dust, goat s
hair, Irish moss, gums, and chemical
process which is his secret, Mr.. Camp
bell has already made the following
astonishing list of commodities:
Policemen s boots Coulter soles and
heels), picture frames, ornamental
holdings (for railway carriages), parti
titions Ito resemble woody, betting
(for machinery, upholstery, bobbins
(for cotton spinning), electric switch
boards. flooring, golf balls, fountain
pens, "marble' in all colors, chess
boards, book bindings, ivory
combs.
An Express representative yesterday
visited the laboratory, which will short
ly give place to "a factory, and exam
ined many of the samples. Mr.. Camp
ben makes no startling claims for his
invention, and admits that his compo-
site is not equal to materials of the
highest quality, but he says that in the
case of leather, for instance, it pro-
vides an excellent substitute in the
manufacture of goods which could not
bear the price of the best hides.
stThe product has been tested by
policemen, and the soles and heels are
in good condition after nine months
wear he said.
!. A beautiful marble floor can be
obtained by pouring the composite in
a fluid state over floor and allowing
it to set. The seaweed, which can be
celored or made to form any design,
not only gives the effect of the vein
ing shown in real marble, but the
color and veins go right through the
material
" Any kind of wood can be initiated,
and in its pliable state the substance
can be used IN the same manner as
linoleum. London Saturday Review.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02
Muldoon's | Health Farm
and Its Strenuous Life
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selected and prepared and is of the
plainest character. With Secretary
Root at the institution Just now are
bankers, lawyers, real estate brokers,
manufacturers, actors, several army of
ficers and one Jewish rabbi. No dis
tinction is made among them. Seere-
tary Root follows the rules as rigidly
as any of the others. He is in the
riding squad, and Nancy, a famous
steepleehaser, has been assigned to him.
These horses are trained so that if they
are released for an instant they break
and run for the stable and the rider
is obliged to walk home. As the rides
cover thirty and forty miles day this
walk is no joke as many careless riders,
who have stopped to rest, have found
to their aching cost by the time they
liked back to quarters.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH.

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HALL, J. TOWNSEND Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-02

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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
K1TTREDGB AN HONEST MAN
Tribute to Senator Kittredge's
Ability, Worth and Honesty by ..
q Former Well Known Populist

Tho continued Misrepresentation OF
the attitude of Senator A. b. Kittredge,
by the Sioux Falls Press, the subsizeo
organ of the state administration, does
not seem to be meeting with the sue.
cess that was hoped for by the insurgent
leaders.
DR.. T. NJ. Stewart, of Beresford, I'm.
ion County, an old-time populist who
served in the state senate with Mr..
Kittredge in, 1891, feels constrained te
offer a public rebuke to this method
of political warfare. Senator Stewart
writing to the Sioux Falls Argus-Lead,
err of March 81, characterizes these at.
tacks as contemplate, and after show
ing that Senator Kittredge's record
has been repeatedly wrongfully assured
by the newspaper organs Of insurgency
DR.. Stewart concludes with this fine
tribute to the manhood and worth Of
the senator:
Now as to my personal knowledge
of Senator Kittredge he is honest.
truthful, and a man Of great ability,
His word is al good as his bond. and
whenever I had a measure that he
could consistently as a republican sup.
port, and promised that he would do so,
I never had to put him in mind Of it
the second time. The promised help
was always forthcoming.
He has recently told me that he
considers himself. while q senator Of
the United States from South Dakota,
q servant of the people Of his state,
and as such he will labor to enact any
law that he is satisfied that the majority
Of the people Of the state he repres-
ents desire, and from my previous at
fliation and knowledge Of the man and
his integrity, I know that he will do
so. even though he was in opposition
to me in party complexion. I believe
in him just as firmly as I would as
though he were Of the same political
opinion in all respects.
Now, as there Is no peoples party
organization to my knowledge in the
state Of South Dakota, / desire to put
myself on record in support Of an
honest man to succeed himself in Of.
Ace, upon the splendid record which
he has made, and of which the state
Of South Dakota ought to feel proud.
and I shall do all I can, honestly AMI
honorably. to further the interests Of
the people by his election.
Beresford, 8. D.
+. N. Stewart.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

made by the Legislature of 1907 was
$3.50, 1894. Compared with the appro-
priations for the same offices by the
legislature of 1905, we find that the in
crease is $4,000. the total for 1905 be.
ing $190,970. For maintenance of the
state institutions the legislature of 1905
appropriated $685. while the legis-
lature of 1907 appropriated for this
purpose $1,000 an increase of $2O2,-
$50. This was the result of political
deals made with the legislative mem
their allegiance to the machine and
their support to Senator Gamble. For
legislative expenses the legislature of
1905 spent $65,225.70 (See Chapter 10,
Session Laws 19o5) while the legis-
lature of 1907 spent for this purpose
$~96,6S1.15. (See Chapter 16, Session
Laws of 1907 an increase of $31,455.-
As. Thus it goes all down the list:
There is no legitimate excuse for this
8iC"t III 0PpiOPIAdtlOHSy ana II
simply stamps the administration with
that same incompetence which the peo-
pie rebuked in 1896 and again in 1900
when the old Crawford Tylor machine
and their present cohorts were retired
from power in this state.
Deficiency Lsvies for 1907 and 1905.
While the state tax ID higher, for
1907 than for reoe, yet the state board
did not levy but three mills, although
the full limit allowed by the state con-
stitution would not b sufficient to pro
vide Yevenue to meet the appropria-
tions. Tho Legislature was Informed on
this point and passed . law authorizing
the full deficiency levy in both 1902
and 1oo8-two years SUCCESSFULLY, the
first time q deficiency levy has been
necessary two consecutive years to pay
the running expenses Of the state. The
state hoard did not dare 20 levy the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
Comparative Figures that Show What the
Crawford Administration is Costing the
Taxpayers Of South Dakota.

tax authorized and necessary, fearing
It's effect on the candidacy Of Crawfort
and Ais friends in the primaries of 1901
and the state must pay interest on tn
deficiency thus created until the ia,
is levied and collected. The money hal
been spent, and there is no place t
get it except by borrowing, until tn,
taxpayers dig it up. We give below
the law passed authorizing the double
deficiency levy:
Chapter 66, Laws Of 1907.
Be it enacted by the legislature
of the State Of South Dakota.
Sec. l. Tax Levy for 1907-1t
appearing that the ordinary ez.
penses of the state for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1907, exec.
Cd the income Of the state for such
year, the state board Of assess
ment and equalization Of the state
Of South Dakota is hereby en-
powerd and authorized at their an
nual meeting in the month Of Aug
ust, 1907, to levy q tax Of W mills
on each dollar, in addition to the
ordinary levy Of two mills on each
dollar Of the assessed valuation of
all taxable property in the state,
to be ascertained by the last pre-
ceding assessment made for state
and county purposes, such addition
al levy of two mills on the dollar
TO be so made for the purpose Of
paying the deficiency Of the pre-
ceding year, togethe! With the .esti.
mated expenses Of the ensuing
year. o.
Sec. 2. Levy for 19oS-It ap.
pearing that the ordinary expen-
ses Of the state for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1908, exceed the
income Of the state for such year,
the state board Of assessment and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

250,OOO.OO
$55O,OO0.0O
100000
t524,OOO.OO
212,OOO.OO

HAVE WASHED HIMSELF AND
DON'T KNOW WHERE THE TOW.
Ell ARE.n
The two law makers looked 1t each
other for a minute, until Aikels got
his features into the required form
Of cruilty when he slung IN this
crushing missile below the water. line;
"Crawford how in hi did the rail.
roads GET youf" Crawford hung 4
little heavier on his wire, aud whim.
pered, "Well, Frank, you have got
met" Frank has "got" him yet; for
this y tho only answer hs has sver
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
Increased Appropriations for State Officers Exceed
by $1},176 the Increased Taxation Of Rail-
road for State Purposes.

unerganized rabble Of ~odice-seekers.
The legislature convened and began to
dip into the state treasury to reward
the henohmen Of the movement and in
trench the leaders with 4 machine at
the expense of the tax payers. Some
grand stand plays were made in the
way of legislation but nothing sub
s~tantial was accomplished to reduce the
burden Of the people. Instead they
were Increased by appropriations ex-
ceeding the appropriations Of the 1905
legislature by $3.50, 900, and this sum
does not include anything for the Irvine
plant at the penitentiary or for the new
capitol. The frst year Of the new ad-
ministration levied taxes Of more than
twice as much as for the year 1905,
and exceeding by $3.50 the state tax
Of 1903, when a heavy tax was levied
to pay bonds and interest. In defend.
ing the high state tax Of 1907 the Craw-
ford machine often calls attention to
the tax Of 1903, but t9 show the diff
ference between a tax to pay debts and
one to reward political henchmen we
will give below an illustration Of the
difference between the prudence of the
1903 administration and the lavish ex-
travagance of the Crawford machine.
Some Comparative Figures.
Thus we see that the total appropria-
tiens for the expense Of state officers
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

financial matters cost the taxpayers Of
South Dakotai One year more Of it
and . floating debt exceeding the en-
tire bonded indebtedness of 1901 will
be saddled upon the state. Need we
affect surprise, therefore, that the leg
islature Of 1907 adopted the unprece.
dentsd course Of authorizing q levy for
two years in succession to meet de-.
dciencies and at tho same time sub
mitted the question Of removing the
constitutional safeguard against IN.
ysstricted taxationi
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

r. oest rasor strep I ever had
- = 1880 q s1ass." said the elub
oasOes. IA cid baxbe1 g0vo Il to
aA. aAA ] tell you It wesksl 1no. ~
sesouAaee&y ! let It NIL anA 4 broke.
80 ! AAvo Mover nDea a4lo - get
90 lho q.
TAsse's ss0s kiak i he GRADING
winch ] cant see0 - lguso out. Il
these days . gool rasoY strop b .
mighty hard thing to ind, and !
would gfvo . good deal II I could onl1
ut that piece Of ground glass bo1k
again. Il ure did Dst . cutting $50
o. the razor"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
A CARTOON IN B

To the editor of the Argus-Leader:-
Those who know Judge Aikens, have
observed, I may say, felt, that his
strongest weakness, I might say, genius,
in his instructive powers Of sarcasm,
His wonderful versatility along this line
discards all studied forms Of rhetoric.
He can make his sarcasm just as "bit.
ing' in a look, a word, or a panto.
mimic pose, as in a philippe. This
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

old "stork,' he would have learned
that poets are not the only kind Of
people who are "born, not made.'
The man who told me of this incl.
dent has been "got' himself, and
would not father the story now.
Canton s. D.
Asa Forrest, Sr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

only predatory of a little story told me.
by an eve witness, Of a scene at Bis
mark, just after the vote in the bill re-
enacting the gross earnings law. Con
fined strictly to it's language, the recital
is very commonplace, but with Aikens
thrown in as a factor, it becomes in.
teresting; in fact its whole force is con
fined to one little word, "get,' with all
the whitening meaning that only Frank
Aikens could put into it. Frank was
boiling over. which meant anything
from fluent profanity to an earthquakes;
his whole form and mien was articulate
with indignation and contemptuous cyni-
cism, as he came face to face with Craw-
ford. The recreant ''friend of the peo-
ple' fell into a half covering, half
pleading attitude-in fact he was a
living effigy of what the little girl
street arab-saw while peering into the
window of a doctors back room. A
skeleton was standing in a corner, sus-
PoHutu w d VIE WHICH Hdu DetH
stretched a little too long to take the
kinks out Of its legs, back and neck.
Its face had fallen forward, its knees
had twisted inward, it's arms and hands
with their long bony fingers hung limp
and helpless to the front, with a piece of
canvass hanging like an apron from
its neck nearly to the floor. The girl
seemed to be mush amused, and when
her companion asked what she saw
she said: CTS A TELLER THAT
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

equalization of the State Of South
Dakota is hereby empowered and
authorized at their annual meeting
IN the month of August. 1908, to
levy a tax not exceeding two mills
(the amount to be determined bv
the emergency existing at that
time on each dollar in addition to
the ordinary levy of two mills on
the dollar, on the assessed valua.
ton of all taxable property in the
state to be ascertained by the last
preceding assessment made for
state and county purposes, such ad-
ditional levy Of two mills on the dol
lar to be made for the purpose Of
paying the deficiency of the pre-
ceding year, together with the es.
timated expenses OF the ensuing
year.
Sec. 8. Repeal-All acts and
parts Of acts in conflict with this
act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 9, 1907.
When the Performers" point to the
fact that in 1908 there was q 1 mill
levy, it should be borne in mind that
it would require q 81 mill levy to
meet the expenditures authorized In
1907.
-Four Mn Levy IN 1905.
There will be, and there must bs, 4
four mill levy for 1908, which Vim
make taxes - high - In 1907 Within
Of . mill and this for cur
rent enxDenss and With nothing in
cluded for the twtne plant There IL
no escape from tAia
Want tho lid" Removed
But, Notwithstanding the authorize
ton Of : two.mill levy for two years
n succsssion-A eouTss which, - Il.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

1uese HRuFesW " not lncTddet TIT sa1aryo 4 M omcer wheret The salary is fixed
by tn constitution
me toal increase for he above Is officers oun to s73 6s4. The total in
in the state taxes of all railroads n the state mounts to o 10 o.
nus the great saving to thu tai payers OF tn state by reason of the big boost
IN railroad taxes vas absorbed by fifteen members of tn. insureeut machine To-
gether with $l3,76o0 on top Of that.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17

$500 200, which was sufficient not only
to pay this balance, but all the ex-
penses of the state for the balance of
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1907.
and leave a cash balance of 1900. The
tax laws of this state make taxes due on
December first, but do not require them
need be paid. the other half
being allowed to run to October first. AS
the year when this tax is to expenl-
ed ends on June Both. it is necessary to
issue revenue warrants against these
levied but deferred taxes, and such
do not represent a real debt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
WHERE SOME OF THE MONEY GOES
That Was Spent by the Legislature
Of South Dakota

The following figures show the amount Of money appropriated by the legs-
laturs Of 1908 an 1907 for the several State Offices named and 1.-The increase Of