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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-02-27
WAS NOT LONG ON GRATITUDE.
Slim Reward Given to Boy by Owner
Of Lost Fortune.

The story of a poor man finding a
bag full of money and jewels at At
lantic City and being rewarded with
20 cents will be read with interest in
a household in this city, where a sim
liar case is we'll remembered, says the
New York Tribune. 1t took place in
a city in the western part of this state
early in the civil war. The head Of
the family, then boy 13 years old,
found a large parcel wrapped in a
newspaper, which contained a fortune
ins greenbacks. The owner was dis
covered, and when the boy handed the
package to him he patted the little
fellow on the head, called him a good
boy and gave him two 25-cent shin
plasters. These specimens of war
time money were mounted on a card
and under them these words were
written by the boys father:
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-02-27
In New York.

His cigar was very bad one.
"po you smoker" he asked the lady
beside him at the cafe table.
"Only in self-defense." she answered
with sverted head.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-02-27

Engineers declare he consumptives
employed In caissons used In tunnel
construction are benefited remarka-
bly, by the compressed air Eminent
physicians, say Popular Mechanics,
are testing the truth of the assertion.
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,'',''.''''''. '''.:''',s.
The souvenir hangs in the boys"
library, and his grandson has often
heard its history.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-02-27

KEEP THESE-THE MAN WHO
GAVE THEM WILL NEED THEM
SOME DAY
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Scarborough Real Estate.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
Col Parker Resigns.

President Parker of the Board
of Control of the State Peniten-
tIary gives to the press a state
ment OF rare dignity and self
control, saying:
"On Tuesday, the day after
the Inauguration of Gov. San
ders, | went to Angola State
farm to attend to urgent bust
ness. The prolonged stage of
high water and very heavy rains
had compelled the operation of
the drainage plant night and day
exhausting the fuel, and arrange
ments had to Be made at once to
supply the deficiency, to pre-
vent flooding of the cultivated
area, and loss of growing crops.
While there I discovered on
inspecting the levees that a large
dyke recently constructed "a
part of the levee system pro-
tecting the Luella front, and hay
ing behind it several hundred
acres of cotton-had sloughed
and was in serious danger of a
collapse. [ put force of men
upon this at once and personally
superintendent the work until I
was called to Baton Rouge by
my friends on Saturday evening,
May p.
Il state these facts because
they may have a bearing upon
the history of this event, should
there be discussion of the mat
ter hereafter.
Upon my return I found in
my mail the following cOmmuni-
cation:
$ Hon. G. Harrison Parker,
President Board of Control,
State Penitentiary, Baton
Rouge, La:
Dear Sir-I am directed by
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30

neighboring States have gone on
record. The statistics of morali-
ty, and the fiscal results have
ELECTED the concentrations of
the press and the approval of the
citizens Of the Commonwealth.
No legislative committee visiting
and examining the farms and
camps and investigating the sys-
tenn daring these years has
found anything to merit condem-
nation or even criticism.
THE foundations were laid
deep and wide, and solid, and the
superstructure kas been found
good and enduring.
Such a work was worthy the
ability of any man and such a
record credit to the highest in
and | would be more
than mortal if I did not feel a
just pride in the result.
But there is more to be done,
and higher limits to attain, and
| heartily wish for those upon
whom the burden of this work
may fall Godspeed.'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30

glorious Southern sunlight, wax
ing strong and fat. 1T is only
your little white faced, shrunk-
en- chested, curved back, white
Christians" said Miss Gordon,
who are in the mills and the de-
partment stores of New Orleans.
Miss Gordon has but a super
fetal view of conditions If she
imagines that all the negro chill
dren are in the schools. Most of
them are in direst slavery to
their parents, put out at an early
age as nurses and household
drudges for the whites, or left
beaten and half-starved al home.
The colered child usually prefers
the former condition of work
ing out" and enjoys il, as his
go-lucky nature and mon
key like shrewdness soon, teaches
him or her how to produce a
minimum of work to match his
pittance of pay. Probably of all
child workers, the little negro is
the happiest, especially if he
lives in the country.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
Bank Of West Feliciana
Located at St. FrancisvilIe, La, Parish Of West
FelEiana.

Report furnished to the State Examiner of
State Banks by the above Bank at the
close of business on May "A, 1908.
RESOURCES
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
By the Bank Of West Feliciana
St. Francisville, La.
No. 2. Rigid Rules.

Rigid rules protect our customers.
1t is possible for US to conduct q safe,
conservative banking business, where
every element of chance is eliminated.
a
We ask only q fair price for service
and accommodation, and aim to give
every depositor the best treatment and
protection for funds.
q. :
Our many years banking experience
has taught us what not to do, and
how to serve the customers to their ad-
vantage. Do YOU want A No. / SER
vice? We can give You such service.
q
Your business will be the better for
our rules-we seek the opportunity to
prove this.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
Child Labor in Louisiana.

In an address delivered at
Richmond, Va, Miss Jean Cor
don, factory inspector of New
Orleans, said the South's school
system is responsible for much
of the child labor.
An alarming number of our
children" said Miss Gordon,
ARE defective in sight or hear
ing, Or, what is more prevalent,
suffer from the facilitating ef-
feet of adenoid growths, which
sap the strength and ability of
the children to a great degree.
Such children soon become dis
couraged and wish to leave
school, and frequently the aver
age teacher encourages them to
do so, as they constitute a drag
on the progress of the class as
whole when they are present"
Miss Gordon feels that the
people of the South do not yet
have a true appreciation of the
value of education, as evidenced
by the niggardly appropriations
of public funds for the schools.
lyon tell me the South is too
poor to educate her children,
then I tell you the South is too
poor no. to educate them. If
we are poor, it is because we
have been ignorant. Ignorance
always means suspicion and su-
perstition and lack of opportuni
ty. 1t was ignorance of the value
of our great forests, of our great
mines, of the possibilities in the
franchises we sold to Northern
capital, that made us let these
sources of great wealth slip from
US, and so left US poor. The
sooner we get some education
among our people, and learn to
appreciate the value of what is
left us, the better. The South
must have compulsory industrial
education, and we must have it
right away. We can take, and
are taking the children from the
mills, but the South must supply
some place for these children toI
go, it must supply enough inter-
esting schools to keep the chill
dren contented.
Another force taking the
children into the mills in the
South is the installment system.
Many a child is working to pay
the weekly installment OF 50 ON
the piano, or so cents On the
green plush album. No one APP
proves more than | do of sweet
homes, and the refining influence
of music, but it is paying high
rate for these little elegancies
when the future of a child is put
up against the green plush al
bum"
Miss Gordon said that in her
as a factory inspect
or, she has never found a Jew or
a negro child in a mill, factory or
department store in Louisiana.
They are at school being well
nourished, playing out in the
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30

the Governor to request that
you tender your resignation as
President Board of Control of
the State Penitentiary. Re-
specially yours, =,
CHAS. K. FUQUA,
Private Secretary
TO which ! sent the following
reply:
Gov. ]. Y. Sanders, Baton
Rouge, La.
'Sir-In accordance with your
request under date May 81 I
tender my resignation as presi.
dent of the Board of Control of
the State Penitentiaay. Re-
spectfully,
&C. HARRISON PARKER.
This closes a career of twenty
years in the State service, of
which twelve years was in the
First District tax collectorship
Orleans, and eight years on the
Board of Control. During this
period | have handled many mil.
lions of dollars of the public
funds and retire with a clean re-
cord. Not a dollar of these
funds has been lost either from
dishonesty or neglect.
In 1900 when the State took
back from the lessees the State
prisoners and had before it the
task of organizing a Penitentiary
system upon humane and mod
ern lines | was offered. without
any solicitation whatever upon
my part, the, presidency of the
board that was then being estab-
lished by legislative act.
"Ex- Gov. Murphy J. Foster,
Gov. w. w. Heard and Justice N.
G. Blanchard urged me in behalf
of the Democratic party to as
sumo the responsibility and< I
finally accepted. :
1.-THE task of organizing and
upbuilding an entirely new sys-
TEN was a herculean one, and
was further complicated by the
rapid increase Of the prison
population following more hu-
name treatment and proper
methods of government. I Wis
tied other States and studied
their systems and through the
knowledge thus obtained and my
acquaintance with the industries
of the State, formulated a com
plete plan of organization which
was adopted at the initial meet
ing of the board.
II have devoted eight of the
best years of my life to the work
of establishing this system and
perfecting it as rapidly as the
resources at command would
permit. For the last four years
it has been self-sustainings and
has furnished the means to pay |
off the sums falling due for the |
real estate purchased and i'm
provements made. | have sunk
all considerations of self and de. |
voted every hour to the work
without a single vacation during
this long period. !
mo scandals such as have
the history of prison
management in some of our
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
Ct

To stand by set of rules enables us
to treat every patron of the bank the
same, whether his business amounts to
much or little. A fair and impartial
treatment to all is we'll worth your
careful consideration.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
q

But strict rules are worthless unless
the bank adheres to them. We main
tain rigid rules in the conduct of our
business; this is not only for our own
good but also for the benefit of our
customers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30

the Governor to request that
you tender your resignation as
President Board of Control of
the State Penitentiary. Re-
specially yours,
CHAs. K. FUQUA,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
Bank Talks

The man who runs his business
loosely places himself in the path of
bankruptcy. The same principle ap-
plies to the banking business.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-05-30
Party Affiiiation.

In his inaugural address, he
advocates reforms TO which
Eevery noble hearted citizen can
and will say, Amen. There is
only one question which no true
lover of personal liberty can ap-
prove, and that is regarding reg
istration.
Why should a citizen be oblig-
ed to state his political faith?
Does Governor Sanders expect
to make slaves of politicians, Al
mighty God grants every man
the liberty to embrace the faith
which his conviction approves.
Has man the right to be more
exacting than God,
This one point in the govern
or's inaugural address plainly
shows the public that his only
desire is to reduce the ordinary
voter to a serfdom, unworthy Of
the present conditions Of man
kind.
Let the good people of Louis
ana be on the alert, and, unless
they are awake to the needs Of
the hour, SandeIs and his satell-
ties will hood wink them. -Iber-
vile Sentinel.
The Donaldsonville Chiefs
structures on Henry Pharr
would be more forcible had not
the editor of that paper sat on
the same platform with Pharr,
when the latter made his speech
es, pledging no black represen-
tation at Chicago. But never a
word said Bentley then, He
was too busy laughing in his
sleeve.
The progressive merchant in
creases his advertising when
times begin to get dull.
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The progressive merchant in
creases his advertising when
times begin to get dull.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s-s4o
BIRTHS.


BORN-Sunday, March Is, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Whalen, residing on
Albany street, daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
TWO DEATHS AT BLOOMFIELD
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.

Bloomfield.-Mrs. Emma Jones pass
ed away at 6:45 Monday evening at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. r.
H. Ford, southeast of this city. Mrs.
Jones was So years of age and had
been i'll with heart trouble for the
past six months. Brief services were
held at the Ford home this afternoon
at o'clock and the remains taken to
Unionville, Ohio Mrs. Jones' old home.
for interment Mr.. and Mrs. Ford and
Mrs. Will Jones of Wheeling, w. Va,
{ daughter-in-law of the deceased)
accompanied the remains.
Henry Owsley died at 6 o'clock this
morning at his home in the south
part of town. Mr.. Owsley was APP
parently recovering from a severe
illness of the past winter and his
death was quite unexpected. He was.
IS years Of age and had been resi-
dent of Bloomfield since 1881, coming
here from Macon county, Missouri. Ar
engagements are not yet completed for
the funeral.
Some small improvements are under
way in the NJ e. church building. The
choir loft is being enlarged and doors
are being hung between the primary
class room and the Sunday school
room.
At the school election held Monday
a total Of 297 votes was polled John
| Burgess was reelected as treasurer of
| the school district, being named on
each of the three tickets in the field.
George Phillips on the board OF
1 Hassenpf1ug was reelected as mem
i -
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copal church. The club consists OF
tWenty-four we'll trained voices, which
form one of the best clubs the college
has ever put out. Miss Nellie Foster,
instructor in vocal culture, and who
has trained the club, will accompany
the club and will accompany it as so.
loist. Miss Ora Shrader, instructor OF
oratory will also accompany the club
as reader. Miss Ethel Lymer is &C
companist. The selections of the club
this year are entirely new and the
program is filled with catchy songs,
as well as several masterpieces. Ches.
ter Lee of Fremont. has been chosen
as leader of the club. E. j. Starr is
manager.
The tour is now complete and con.
sists of the following cities in south.
eastern Iowa:
Monday, March 23-New London.
Tuesday, March 24-First M, E
church, Burlington.
Wednesday, March 25-Fort Mad
ison
Thursday, March Winfield.
Friday, March 27-Washington.
Saturday, March 2s-Wapello.
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DRAkEVlLLE.

Drakesville.-Fae Goodlauder spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in the coun-
try with Goldie Ralston.
Mr.. and Mrs. CASTOR and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner Updike, attended the
Elliott funeral at Centervile last
Thursday.
Mrs. Truitt and Miss nellie came
home last Friday from Kasse. Texas,
where they spent the past three
months.
Misses Mae and Goldie Ralston
were Drakeville callers last Wednes-
day
Mrs. Ida Goodlander came home
Saturday from Kansas City, where she
has been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis McCarty and
son, Winfred, spent few days al
Ash Grove last week
Frank Day and family moved tc
this place last week.
Miss Hannah, of Ash Grove, is
spending a few days with friends at
this place.
Mrs. Frank McVey and son, Floyd
of Seymour, came Saturday for short
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Gene Williams and baby are
visiting with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ralston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kinsler came
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
ELDON,

Eldon-Delp Delp and William Cch-
midi, of Fairfield, visited in Eldon
Tuesday with friends
W. L. Eichelberger, Of Washington,
Ia, visited with friends in Eldon
Tuesday.
Miss Caudine Jones, of Ottumwa,
spent Tuesday at the home of H. R.
Baker.
Dave Nye and Cleo Altman were in
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Joel Stroud spent Sunday in Hayes
vile. at the home of his son, w. S
Stroud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pence and sor
Dick left Tuesday for Hamilton, III.
where they will make their future
home.
T. A. Bailey of Washington, Iowa
was in Eldon Tuesday on business.
Miss Edna Buce. of Ottumwa, visit
ed at the home of Mrs. j. W. Drake
and Mrs. Charley Lynch over Sunday
returned to her home Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Owens spent Tuesday il
Ottumwa
Mrs. S. Rambo, of Keosauqua, Wis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
A GREAT SALE

The Bankrupt sale Of the Central
Department stores stock now going
on at Phillips Big Store is drawing
large crowds-there is no getting
around the fact that this is one of the
greatest sales ever pulled off in Of
tumwa. People who are always seek
ing bargains and know a bargain
when they see it are now being salts
fed. No matter what class of goods
you want you will find them at greatly
reduced prices. Bankrupt goods be.
cause they are bought at half price
are none the worse, if you can get the
style and quality you want, and save
one-fourth or one-half. Isn't it your
duty to do it? Our competitors will
tell you this sale is a fake-get their
prices and we will discount all of
them and cut some of them in two.
You can't afford to buy elsewhere
while this sale lasts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19

pie in that vicinity are of the opinion
that all interurban line from Ottumwa,
crossing the river at the new bridge,
on to Eldon and down into Missouri
will be uilt at no distant date. There.
fore it is planned to build a twenty
five foot bridge across the river AZ
Cliff1and.
The board of supervisors it is said
unofficially is opposed to expanding
more than $4,000 for bridge across
the river at this point "It is abso-
lutely necessary it is quite possible
that some of the farmers living in
that vicinity will make up the differ
ence," said prominent Keokuk town
ship man today.
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Sunday and Monday, March ~ and
80 -Muscatine.
Tuesday. March 31-Letts.
Wednesday, April Fremont,
Thursday, April 2-Ottumwa.
Friday, April 3-Fairfield
Saturday, April brighton.
Despite the fact that the club has
visited many Of these places during
recent years. 1t is always easy to get
dates again where they have been.
The glee club is one of the strongest
of college activities and there is al
ways large number of young men
try out for a place on the club, thus
making good material plentiful. The
! conservatory here is one of the finest
in the country and thus attracts many
good singers.
Other Interesting News.
! Senator Seelev and VIM. Hoaglin
returned yesterday from trip east,
where they had been to Investigate a
large eastern factory concerning its
moving to this city The factory was
the National Cutlery company of Phil
adelphia. and after careful investiga-
ton they found it to be large con-
Germ and doing big business. but it
was badly in debt and showed signs
of over Capitalization. The commercial
club has had the proposition of their
moving here under consideration for
some time. but after the investigation
made by Senator Seeley 1t will prob
ably be decided to drop the matter, as
it does not look as good as it did by
correspondence.
The democrats held their primaries
Saturday and selected delegates to
their county convention to be held
here next Saturday Bryan was en-
dorsed at the primaries.
On his trip to Philadelphia Senator
Seeley visited Washington and called
upon the Iowa delegation there He
found Senator Allison at work in the
appropriation committee room. enjoy
ing good health. He has fully recover
ed from a recent attack of the grip.
He reports Secretary Taft as the pom
ular candidate for president around
! WASHINGTON.
The Alpha XII Delta sorority was
most pleasantly entertained at a
I house party over Sunday at the home
, guests were the Misses Mildred
Louise and Lucille Brady of Richland
, Misses Amy and Alice Cheney OF
, Keosauqua Miss Mary Colt Of OF
tumwa. Miss Ruth Anderson of Pu
f laski and Miss Edith Brinton Of
, BRIGHTON.
Misses Mildred Tisdale and Flor
, ence Seelev of Ottumwa were over
, Sunday visitors at the Seelev home
being the guests of Misses Florence
and June Seeley.
The Iowa Wesleyan male quartet
, consisting of Messrs. John Myers o.
this city, Lowell Anderson of Pulaski
Chester Lee of Fremont and Johr
Buckholz of Eustis. Neb.. have beer
making quite hit. They sang at the
snecial services at Salem Sunday a
which time mortgage was burned
J. completely paying for their $4,000
church.
: ATTORNEY Walker of Keosauuua wa,
in this citv today at the arguing O
the McCoid-Faulkner case for new
trial. McCoid claims that the verdic
of the jury was prejudiced and tina
: they did not return fai
j verdict. This is the cas-
that caused so much interest il
this part Of the state a few week
ago in which McCoid sued Faulkne
for 1890 damages and the jury re
turned verdict for 81. If new tria
is granted "~'l will no doubt fol
low it up with motion for chang
of venue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
DRAWING PLANS
FOR new BRIDGE
BOARD OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS
MAY TAKE ACTION AT MEET
ING IN APRIL.

Plans for the bridge ov>< the Des
Moines river at Cliffland are in the
hands of the architects of local
bridge company. The rough draft was
submitted to the board of supervisors
several days ago, informally, and some
changes were recommended The com
pleted plans will probably be sub
mitted to the board at the April meet.
ing.
The farmers residing south of the
Des Moines river in the vicinity OF
Cl1ff1aad are anxious for the bridge to
be built wide enough to be able to
carry an electric car line. The peo
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home Friday night after spending the
week in Centerville.
Mr. and Mrs. Proctor were Bloom
field visitors last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. l. Kinsinger and
son, Eugene, spent Sunday with
Hubert Kinsinger and wife.
H. T. Truitt and family spent sun
day with Mrs. Linnie Rothenstein and
family
Mrs Ross called on Mrs. Housley
last Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-19
JUSTICE TIES KNOT
Charles A. Peterson and Miss Minnie
M. Nelson Married at Court

House.
Justice G.. B. Melick married
Charles A. Peterson and Miss Minnie
M. Nelson in the office of Recorder
Swanson at noon today. They will
reside on a farm near Munterville.
Licenses Issued.
Ora Grubbs to Miss Laura Meredith.
Joe Lang to Sarah Davis.
James K Henderson to Miss Maude
NJ Mcdowell.
Ora E. Jaques to Hazel Alexander
colored.
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NOTICE!

Oskaloosa, Iowa, March 16, 1908.
To all local unions under the juris-
diction of District 10, U. M. w. of A.
Dear Sirs and Brothers: have just
received telegram from President
John P. White. from indianapolis, that
our district convention has been post
poned to Tuesday, March oath, 1908.
Yours fraternally,
William Baxter, Board Member.