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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
RANGER WHITE DEAD.
Fired Two Bullets Into Man Who
Had Shot Him Down.

Weatherford, Texas, Feb. 5.-Last
night at 10:45 o'clock at the Texas &
| Pacific depot, Ranger White was shot
and almost instantly killed by man
named Clark, who had come here
from Fort Worth.
1t seems that Clark was abusing a
woman and some one called Whites
attention to it and suggested that he
arrest Clark. White went up to Clark
and told him he was under arrest.
Instantly pistol shot rang out and
White fell to his knees at the first
discharge. While in that position he
fired twice at Clark, sending one bull.
let through his lower leg and another
through his hip, inflicting two slight
flesh wounds. He himself had re-
ceived mortal wounds in the mean
time, one bullet passing through his
left arm and into his side near the
heart and another through his wrist.
White died inside of minute.
Night Policeman Henry was at the
depot at the time of the tragedy and
Immediately placed Clark under ar
rest and he is in Jail charged with
the killing of White The women are
also being held as witnesses.
White was member of Captain
Johnson's company of rangers, who
have been here about thirty days, hav-
ing moved their headquarters here
from Colorado City. He is a young
man about 81 or 2S years old, and his
home is said to have been in Hamil-
ton.
Clark lives in Fort Worth, but
nothing about him is known here.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
MAYFlELDs HELD FOR MURDER.
Four Guns Found on Them-BuriaI O
Goode at karnes City.

Karnes City, Texas, Feb. 4.-The
Mayfield boys are in Jail under war
rant of arrest for the murder of ]. C.
Goode. When arrested yesterday foul
guns were found on their person and
one in the buggy they had just left.
Both families are of prominence, and
Mr.. Goode was one of the rising
young lawyers of the state. He was
very popular with the people of this
place and had a fine practice here
and elsewhere. He leaves one sister,
who resides in Virginia, and one
brother, who resides in this city. His
remains will be down here this morn
ing and will be buried in the GEM
etery this afternoon, either by the
Masons or the Woodmen of the World,
he belonging to both orders
The examining trial of the Mayfield
boys has not so far been arranged.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
UNWRITTEN LAW FAILED
70 Save Samuel Parham From Con
viction on Charge of Murder.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Dallas, Texas, Feb. 5.-The unwrit
ten law could not free Samuel Par
ham from the charge of killing James
Williams in tragedy over young
lady here last August. The jury to.
day forund Parham guilty and sen
fenced him to seven years in the peni
Tertiary. The unwritten law was sci
up by the defense, but the jury re,
fused TO consider it.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
WANTS QUICK ACTION
Thaw Insists That His Lawyers Get
Busy and Get Him Away From
Matteawan Asylum.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
New York, Feb. 5.-Action looking
to the release of Harry Thaw from
Matteawan asylum is promised before
the day is over by Attorneys O'Reilly
and Peabody. Thaw has put it up to
his lawyers to get him away from the
place. 1t is nightmare to him, and
he has enough of it already.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
4 LYNCH|NG IS FEARED
OF White Man Who Is Charged
With Two Horrible Grimes at
Elizabeth, West Virginia.
5 @ tsis Herald. p

Farkersburg, w. Va, Feb. 81
Charged with criminal assault on his
married sister and an attempt to muir.
der his wife, Lum Goldsmith was
lodged in Jail at Elizabeth, near here,
today. The crimes have aroused the
people of the section, and a lynching
bee is feared.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
BURNED UP MEMS JOBS
Seven Hundred Men Were Thrown
Out of Employment BY Big Tren-
ton, N. j., Fire Today.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
9Trenton, N. j., Feb. 5.-Fire, famed
by strong wind, caused half mil.
lion dollars loss today when the build
ing occupied by the John Roebling
Sons company was destroyed The
building covered an entire city block
Seven hundred men are thrown out OF
employment by the fire
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
NOT EVEN PICTURES
OF Prize Fights or Other Fights Al
lowed In Oklahoma.

Special to the Herald.
Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 5.-A bill has
been offered in the legislature to for
bid the use of picture machines which
reproduce prize fights, dog fights or
other events which would be unlawful
in this state if actually given.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
BLACK HAND BUSY.
Samuel Letsovic Failed to Put Up
Money-House Blown Up.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Greensburg, Pa, Feb. 5.-Because
Samuel Letsovic ignored black hand
letter demanding $4,000, a dynamite
bomb was placed under his house
early today, and the explosion did
$4,000 damages.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
PUBLIC PRINTER SUSPENDED
BY President Pending an Investiga.
tion of Charge of Extravaganza.


Nashington, D. c., Feb. 5.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has suspended Public
Printer Charles A. Stillings pending
the investigation of the charges of ex-
travagance filed against him. William
S. Rossiter, chief clerk of the census
bureau, has been named as Stillings'
temporary successor.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
Church Was Burned.

Special to the Herald.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 5.-The First
Church of Christ Scientist, which had
not been completed, was destroyed by
fire today. The loss will reach $780,
600.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
HEAVY SLEET STORMS
Cut st. Louis Off From Northern and
Eastern Connection Last Night
and Today.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. Sup to 1913
o'clock this morning this city was
completely isolated from all northern
and eastern points because of sleet
storm last night. All telegraph and
telephone wires were put out of COM
mission.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05
Cord Wood For Sale.

If you want cord wood phone 2S4,
and your order will be filled prompt
ly. I2-4-tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-02-05

Post Cards-Slx local Views, 1oc.
Ask the local dealer for them. If
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
$Ioo Reward $Ioo

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrn
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Catarrh being constitutional disease,
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thereby destroying the foundation of
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faith in its curative powers that they
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case that it fails to cure. Send for
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
An Old Joke.

My Lord Craven, in King James
First's Reign was very desirous to
see Ben Jonson, which being told to
Ben, he went to my Lords House; but.
being in very tatter'd Condition, as
Poets sometimes are the Porter re-
fus'd him Admittance, with some
saucy Language. which the other did
not fail to return. My Lord, happen
ing to come out while they were wran-
Cling, asked the occasion of it. Ben.
who stood in need Of nobody to speak
for him, said, he understood his Lord
ship desired to see him; you. Friend.
said my Lord, who are YOU? Ben JON
son, reply'd the other. No. no, quoth
my Lord, you cannot be Ben Jonson
who wrote the Silent Woman, you look
as if you could not say Bo to Goose.
30. cry'd Ben. Very we'll. said my Lord.
who was better pleas'd at the Joke
than offended at the Affront, ] am now
convinced by your Wit, you are Ben
Jonson.-"Joe Miller's Jest Book" 1880.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
GOT HIS 0MELET.
Why One Man Ceased Trying to Be
Funny With Walters.

Funny With Walters.
"I've never tried to be funny with q
waiter" the traveller was saying.
"slnce the time when | had little ex-
perience with one in California. 1t was
several years ago. and l was rather
fresh l stepped into a restaurant
one morning and ordered an omelet.
"'What kindT asked the waiter.
"'Why are there more kinds than
one?' / said.
"'Oh. yes, SIR he answered me:
there are several
"'Well, bring me an ostrich egg ONE
let
"'All right, sir he said, but youll
have to wait quite awhile. 1t takes a
long time to make an ostrich egg ONE
let
II told him I had plenty Of time. He
went away and was gone fully an
hour. Then he came back with big
covered dish.
"There you are. SIR he said, plac-
Ing it before me and uncovering 1t.
"Well, it was an omelet, all right.
and big enough for half a dozen men.
Whether there was an ostrich farm In
the nelghborhood and he got real
ostrich egg or whether he made 1t
from a couple of dozen hens eggs I
don't know, but | distinctly remember
that it cost me S2-and ! learned
valuable lesson."-Youth's Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
AN IRREGULAR VERB.
Ono That Made a Frenchman Despair
of Learning English.

Ono That Made Frenchman Despair
of Learning English.
"What does Beat III! mean?" askeu
the man of an inquiring frame of mind
of his well Informed friend.
"Why," was the reply, that means
to go, depart be off, take your leave,
and don't be slow about it. l don't
know what it came from unless it is a
bit of policeman's slang for Get off my
beat! or Clear out unless you want
me to beat you!
81 am reminded of line in one Of
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes amusing
poems, scattered through the pages OF
his delightful 'Autocrat of the Break
fast Table 1t runs:
depart! Be Off Exceed!
Evade! Evampc!
But It takes Latin scholar to dis
cover the derivations of all his verbs
of motion.
"There Is a story of q Frenchman
who on his way to England was made
the victim of practical joke in re-
gard to the verb go whose went,
going gone are irregular enough,
goodness knows. He was found to be
struggling with this variation: 4 go;
thou depdrtest; he clears out; we cut
stick; you make tracks; they absquatu.
late and as he read it he exclaimed;
"Mercy! What irregular verbs you
have in your English language! New
York Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

waterways and railways under which
there shall no longer be destructive
policy of competition but rather a
constructive policy Of cooperation.
The power of the federal government
should be exercised to secure tho
harmonious action of different agen-
cies OF transportation for the gen.
eral benefit OF ALL" IL Is not many
months since Chairman Burton was
very cliary of giving public encour-
agement to advocates of the Lakes-to-
the-Gulf project or any other for
which large federal appropriation
will be needed. He has gone on
record now thus: "After the elimin-
alton OF Tany projects which appear
visionary CT extravagant there Is
room for wise and helpful expendi-
!ture of largely increased amounts up
on the waterways of the country. 7"
Moreover Mr.. Burton is from Cleve-
land the headquarters of the Lake
Carriers Association whose recently
expressed opposition to the Lakes
to-the-Gulf project Is based on osten-
lsible fear that the level of the Great
Lakes will be lowered by the flow of
such a waterway. Congressman Lor-
inner has pointed out that the water
way necessarily will be slack water
canal and that when completed II
would not require even the 10000
cubic feet minute to which the
Chicago drainage canal is entitled.
| Some progress was made during the
week in Illinois by those attempting
to carry out the States waterway
plan that bf creating waterpower
revenues which shall pay the proposed
s20,000000 issue of State bonds with
which the link from Lockport to the
Mississippi river is to be constructed
Upon solution of the Illinois prob
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
A Wide Distinction.

Barney Malloy and Mike CAREY were
shinging a roof. Barney" Mike ask
ed, removing bunch of shingle nails
from his mouth and settling back COM
fortably, "what is the differences be-
tween satisfied and content?" Nti
'The difference? Sure. there's none"
answered Barney. ''If you're satisfied,
YOU'RE content. and II you're contept
you're satisfied"
"That was my opinion, too, Barney,
me boy, up to now, but 1t struck me
sudden-like as put that last nall In
that am satisfied. all right, that Molly
CAREY is my wife, but am durned
sure am not contentw
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

Curious orieiS Of This Terrible Engine
of Destr action.

Curious Orieiy OF This Terribie Engine
of Destruction.
The origin of the Maxim gun was
somewhat curious. Mr.. Maxim (Sir
Hiram) after the close of the great
civil war in America was visiting one
of the southern battlefields. lie picked
up Springfield rifle and began firing
at target. He soon discovered, to his
amazement, that his shoulder was all
black and blue with the recoil. This
set him thinking, and he soon con-
ceived the idea of utilizing this force
in n gun which would fire automatic
ally.
He went to London full of his idea,
but no one would listen TO him. In
Birmingham the chief man in fac
tory refused to make bolt gun.
In despair Mr.. Maxim packed up his
trunks and went to Paris. In two
weeks the work was done. This gun
Mr.. Maxim exhibited in London in
1885. He spoke of 1t then as the gun
of the future. 1t is now the gun of the
present. 1t Is wonderful gun and a
deadly one. BY adjusting the indica-
tor 1t will fire bullets at any rate from
one per minute to 600.
This terrible weapon is started by
the firing of the first shot. After that
it works itself and will keep going as
long as cartridges can be fed into the
machine. When one belt of 1873 is ex.
hausted. all that Is necessary Is to
hook ON another.
When the British government gave
an order for the gun they stipulated
that it should not weigh more than a
Hundred pounds and should be capable
of firing a thousand rounds in -four
minutes. Nj. Maxim produced gun
which weighed thirty-five pounds and
fred 1000 rounds in three minutes
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
LAWS OF WAR.
Tho Code That Governs Hostilities Be-.
tween Civilized Nations.

Tho Code That Governs Hostilities Be.
tween Civilized Nations.
The claws of war" as at present for.
mulated by the civilized nations forbid
the use OF poison against the enemy;
murder by treachery, as, for example,
assuming the uniform or displaying
the flag of foe; the nolrder Of those
who have surrendered, whether upon
condl ons or at discretion; declara-
tions that no quarter viii be given to
an enemy; the use of such arms or
projecties as will cause unnecessary
pain or suffering to an enemy; the
abuse of flag of truce TO gain infor-
nation concerning an enemy's posi-
tions; all unnecessary destruction Of
property, whether public or private.
They also declare that only fortified
places shall be besieged, open cities or
villages not to be subject to siege or
bombardment; that public buildings Of
whatever character, whether belonging
to church or state, shall be spared;
that plundering by private soldiers or
their officers shall be considered mad
missible; that prisoners shall be treat
cd with common humanity; that the
personal effects and private property
of prisoners. excepting their arms and
ammunition. shall be respected; that
the population of an enemy's country
shall be considered exempt from par
ticipation in the war unless by hostile
acts they provoke the Ill will Of the
enemy.
Personal and family honor and the
religious onvictions of an invaded
people must be respected by the In
vaders and all pillage by regular troops
on tboi, fnllnvarS otrictly forhiddpn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

lie mthe entire project now hangs.
The waterway advocates at SPRING
field may propose compromise plan
in order to avoid the imminent liti-
cation with the private waterpower
interest. litigation which necessarily
would be protracted for several years
1t has been assumed, perhaps erron-
eously, that the Economy Light and
Power Company, owner of the dam
and riparian rights, would demand
several million dollars to surrender
its rights. But inquiry is now being
made to see If this be true or If a
compromise, satisfactory to both
sides and advantageous to the Lakes
to-the-Gulf project, cannot be made.
The officers of the Economy Company
have repeatedly stated their friend
lines to the waterway and have pro-
vided for a lock in the dam accept
lable to the War Department and
army engineers. who have said the
dam would save $442.OOO in the con-
Istruction Of the waterway channel.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

CGricayo; Feb. 5.-Thirty-six mil
lion dollars has gone into farmers
pockets during the month just ended
as a. result OF the phenomenal ship
ments OF hogs which have poured in
to Chicago, Kansas City and other
points for the past few weeks, be-
cause the high prices of corn made
that 100000 hogs reached primary
receiving points In the Mississippi
Valley in January. This breaks all
previous. january records, including
the last one, which was made in
january, 1901. In addition to this
another $4.OO0,OOO worth of porlIers
were slaughtered on the farms. TAX
ing the country as a whole 1t is the
heaviest run of hogs in trade his
tory, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota
and Wisconsin have made the heav-
lest contributions to the movement
and the receipts at Milwaukee and
st. Paul show enormous gains. The
cattle trade Is In a rut at present
and prices for sheep and lambs are
low. The hog movement, however,
proves the soundness of the livestock
business in the west and successfully
disposes OF the theory that the pres
ent industrial depression is based on
any real depreciation In value of the
natural resources OF the country.
Significance Is seen In the recent
Baltimore speech OF Chairman Burton.
of the house committee on rivers and
harbors, in which he called attention
to the national need of more inland
Waterways and added: "But before
the highest development Of trans
portation can be reached 1t Is essen
tial that there be new order OF
things In the relation between the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
The Martial Spirit,

"When you go into BATTLE" said the
human analyst. ''do you feel your heart
surge with hostility toward the foe or
anything like that?"
. "Yes," answered the military cx-
pert "In time of war we feel even
more resentful toward the foe than
we feel toward our rival associates IN
tina Of peace. Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

When the visitors 10 Chicago were
able this week to ride from the stock
yards to LINCOLN park and from the
site of the old Bulls Head tavern 10
Columbia Exposition building stood
all-for one fare, five cents, they real
lied that Chicago's street car tangIe
was unsnarled, Now that the problem
had been solved of satisfying the
holders of stocks and bonds of half
"a dozen different companies, each
with the ingenious assortment of Sc
'curities that Charles Y. Yerkes Gre
,ated with ample profit to himself, tho
prospects for good street cars, rails
and power seem very immediate. The
tasks OF the swarm OF lawyers en-
gagged upon the matter would have
been ended long ago except for tire
lnecessity OF getting for the new Chi
eago Railway Company an unincum-
bered title to the various properties
Iof the Union Traction Company and
its underlying, leased or allied COM
)panies. Now the bonds which will
be issued for rehabilitation will be
under first mortgage upon all the
network OF north and west side car
lines. AT first about $12,0OO,00O will
be expended and arrangements for
this sum have been made with the
National City Bank OF New York and
the Harris Trust & Savings Bank of
Chicago. Then the names of West
Chicago Street Railway" .Union
Traction" and consolidated Trac-
ton" will vanish from such OF the
cars as are worth the paint to blot
them out, with the unsavory men,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

Tho story is told that when Judge
William Rogers was chairman Of the
school committee In New England
town one examination day he went
around questioning pupils of the mid
Gle grade. He asked a boy named
Rock where the Rocky mountains were.
The boy answered correctly, but failed
to be promoted that term.
The following year the Judge asked
fhc same question. Rock replied. ''rhc
pame place they were last year"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
SeatIess.

An English hostess was entertaining
about 300 people at a reception and
had provided only about seventy-five
seats. In despair she said to COM
patriot: "Oh. am so distressed! Not
three-fourths of these people can sit
DOWN.
"Bless my soul. madam! he ex-
claimed. "What's the matter with
them?"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
WhooIeso,,nno Fear.

n Miss, H., tie principal Of a grammar
school, was Investigating case brought
her BY q pupil
"Are you quite sure that was the
way 1t happened. Mrs. P.?"
Miss H., that was Just the way.
I'm telling you the truth. wouldn t
dare tell you lie I'm not well enough
today!"-Woman's Home Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
n Poor Corper

When girl puts man off by say,
Ing she will keep little place In a
corner of her heart for him he may be
sure that It is corner for which she
doesn't expect TO have much use.-Ch..
cago Record-Nerald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05

Among the obituary anecdotes of
Col. Burr Robbins, of Chicago, whose
circus posters and tanned hyenas and
things can be vividily recalled by
thousands of older people in every
state in the union, the most charac-
teristic one Is this: 1t was the pleas
ant stunt of his lion tanner to ride
in the cage with an assortment of
'man eating king of beasts captured
in the heart of Africa" to quote old
circus bills. One day Mr.. Lion
Tanner emphatically declared that his
pay was too low for the chances he
took, so he "struck. The parade was
about to start "You --, you
can't bulldoze Burr Robbins" roared
the circus owner who won a colonel
icy in the civil war for bravery. "Why
| dent need you anyway. Here's
there myself" Whereupop he jumped
into the cage with no weapon but a
whip, and rode there throughout the
parade. This tanned the tanner and all
the other circus men. Robbins died
last week wealthy man, reputed to
have farms in half dozen states
and magnificent collection of
Chicago real estate, banks and real
oil wells. He started life by running
away when his parents sent him to
college and he drew SIS a month al
first from spaulding G Rogers cir.
cus. caring for the tights of Charlie
Fish, q bareback daredevil whom hc
later hired at $3.50 week. Presever,
ance economy and defiance even o.
lions did 1t.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-05
A Japanese Woman Of Fashion.

A Kobe newspaper gives the cost of
the wearing apparel Of Japanese
woman of fashion. She wears $3.50
worth of clothing under her kimono.
which costs S25. The obi costs anoth-
er $25. Numerous tying parapherna-
lia sum up to $3.50, and a set of foot
gear amounts to 50, Combs and hair
pins, ornamented with gems, cost S245;
q shawl, $3.50; diamond neck clasp,
$3.50; handkerchiefs, 20 cents EACH II
gold watch, $150-about S91S in all for
a season. A middle class woman wears
about $3.50 worth of clothing each year,
according to the same newspaper.
81 hear you have been hunting Any
luck?" "Yes; only one man mlstooR
me for rabbit, and he was poor
shot."-Chicago Record-Herald.