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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06
Envy.

Most people would be satisfied with
the kind of a living they are making if
other people were not living better.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06
Our Wife Says:

Eve should have been a model wife.
anyway. she was dressed like a model
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06

opponents of physical culture, are of
the very highest in their profession.
Grace. and complete balancing of all
their features cause their entire visit
before the footlights to be one of use
full instruction to all.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06
Ability.

Men who undertake considerable
things, even in a regular way, ought
to give us ground to presume ability.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06

Man as Dictator.
AS long as there are typewriters, SO
long shall man dictate to woman.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06
Hinher Than Monarch.

Higher Than Monarch.
He who reigns within himself, and
rules passions, desires anG fears, is
more than a king.-Milton.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06

RIO Horses on Bolivian Farms.
No horses are to be seen on the
farms in Bolivia, bullocks or oxen be.
ing universally employed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-10-06
Register To-day.

Democrats, don't fail to register to-
day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12

the Black Forest peasant puts up near
his home deliberately carved wooden
crosses exhibiting the crucifixion, the
peasant of the Bavarian forest places
along the road as memorials to his
dead the boards upon which they were
laid in death. The origin of the Gus
tom seems to be unknown; 1t is lost
in the years as is the source Of their
many myths and legends.
Some say that 1t came from an an.
cient custom of the knightly dwellers
in the castles of the neighborhood of
erecting memorial 10 faithful retain
ers who died in battle. Others say
that originally the memorials were in
the form of crosses and that these
deeply religious people believed that
they could better teach the lesson of the
uncertainty of life and the need of cor
rect living by Substituting these boards
and thus constantly place in sight Of
the passerby something closely as
sociated with death.
But whatever may be the origin, It
Is the custom of the peasant to take
the board upon which the body Of the
deceased was placed soon after death
and upon which it lay in state until
encoffined just before burial and to
raise it as memorial to the dead.
The board is fashioned generally into
the shape of gravestone. The name
and age with the date of death are
painted with such skill as the peasant
can display. In addition, there is oft
en- given with considerable elaboration
the painters idea of the saint in
whom the deceased trusted and some
verses, written frequently in the dia-
lect of the country.
These boards are not placed over
the grave, but are stuck up alongside
the road, at the edge of a field or
meadow, near chapels and crucifixes.
They are nailed to houses and barns
or strung along In lines of 20 or 80 in
the village streets.
In the poorer districts, where the
peasants have not the money to pay
for painting or carving, the boards
with inscriptions in charcoal are placed
against crossroad calyarles. Here they
accumulate in great piles, and lie un-
disturbed until they rot away. The
first layers In these moulding heaps
were often placed in position 100 years
or more ago.
The traveller in the more settled
parts of the forest is scarcely ever
out of sight of death board, while
the peasant himself has ever before
him the uncertainty Of life and an op-
portunity to draw a moral from the
verses by these wayside monitors.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
DEATH BOARD TEXTS.
QUAINT CUSTOM OF PEASANTS IN
5AvAaIAN FOREST.
Slabs on Which Dead Have Lain In.
seribed with Verses and Erected
Everywhere for sdifcation Of
Observant Passerby.

Bcrlin.-The Bavarian forest. the
mountainous wooded region of eastern
Germany between the Danube and the
bohemian frontier and extending from
Cham ard Furth on the rcfth to below
Passau on the south. is even to the
German good deal of an unknown
country. 1t Is a spur OF the great Bo
hemian forest, and much of the tract
Of scme 1900 square miles. covered
with pine and beech, is still in print
tive and neglected condition.
In spite of the magnificent views TO
be enjoyed from the SUBMITS of the
two highest peaks, the Arber and the
Rachel, II is almost without hotels.
Tourists seldom visit 1t, while the for.
esters themselves, either from lack of
knowledge of the world or of inclina-
ion 10 see more of 1t, are content to
remain at home.
The mode OF life of these people
thus remains much the same as that
Of their ancestors for centuries back,
and many of their customs are the
same as those OF their forbears in the
middle ages. They raise cattle, work
in the forests or the primitive glass
factories, wear the local dress that
has lot changed in pattern for cen
turies and take their snuff, of which
they are inveterate users, from bottles
turned out a hundred years or more
ago by early Bohemian glass makers.
custom in which the foresters are
unique is the erection in memory of
their dead death boards. or as they
are called by the people totenbretter
While the Breton peasant erocts at
the crossroads stone calvTries, and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12

cultural country. Taploy says he
hasn't done anything since the close
of the war but pay taxes and vote the
Democratic ticket. He Is n close per-
sonal friend of Hon. Champ. Clark.
who is congressman of his district.
Mr.. Tapley may be called eccentric.
He cares very little for money and
display. preferring his quiet farm life
to that of the gaze of the curious.
He ha, refused large offers to go with
shows and tour this and foreign coun.
tries.
He wears his beard rolled up and
under his shirt bosom. wrapped In n
line silk cloth.
Mr.. Tapleys father came from
North Carolina to Missouri in 1918
He raised a family Of nine children
the subject of this sketch being the
oldest. Mr.. Tapley has record of
his family since the sixteenth century,
but no member of his family since
that time has possessed such growth
of beard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12

considering the possible purchase Of
the new projectile. 1t will be impossi.
BILE, 1t is said, for the United States
navy to exclude competition. because
when the torpedo was first tested its
effectiveness caused widespread COM
ment, and its design leaked out.
In the opinion Of ordnance experts,
battleships Of the future may have to
provide against the workings of the
combination gun-torpedo projectile.
Battleships are now protected against
torpedo attack by a halfinch iron
chain netting, which is calculated to
discharge the torpedo's explosive and
nullify its damaging effects on the
hull With the Davis weapon, however,
this means of protection would prob.
ably not avail, as the torpedo is shot
through net or bulkheads into the
vitals OF the ship before the high
charge is exploded.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
NEW DAVIS GUN.ToRPEDo.
Combination Weapon to Be Adopted
by Navy Department.

Washington.-In view Of the recent
experiment made with the Davis COM
bination gun-torpedo at Fort Strong,
Mass, the bureau of ordnance. navy
department, will adopt the torpedo for
naval warfare. The report Of the
board of naval officers who witnessed
the test has been completed and shows
that the new weapon is unquestionably
of Importance. Naval officers recon-
mend that supply of the weapons be
contracted for as soon as expedient.
Meanwhile, however, 1t is under
stood that foreign governments are
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
Portraits and Sentiments.

In this game the players sit il a
row. Each whispers to his righthand
neighbor the name of some person and
TO his left-hand neighbor some serti-
ment, original or quoted. supposed to
be written under the portrait of that
person. Each then announces aloud
whose portrait has been presented to
him and what is inscribed under It.
For instance, player may be given
the portrait of Bluebeard, with the in.
scription: "He was an indulgent hus.
band and estimable gentleman"
The names chosen may be those OF
he players themselves. or of famous
characters, real or fictitious. ancient
or modern.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
HAS ELEVEN FOOT BEARD.
Missourisn with Hlrsutc Appendags
Not Trimmed Since Civil War.

sc Louis-valentine Tapley OF
Frankford. Mo. has perhaps the long.
est beard on record, IL feet in length.
MIR. Tapley stands six feet, and his
beard is long enough to reach his en-.
tire length and lie FIVE feet seven inch.
es on the floor. He has not trimmed
his beard since the civil war.
Mr.. Tapley lives on farm near
Frankford, in what is known as the
Kingdom of Galway" a rich agri
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12


Aaskans susceptible exceptionally
instructors.
Dr. Jackson who has brought the system
Presbyterian minister who began missionary
dans before the civil After the he began the
religious spirit through the
tablsng
During the his
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12

made
positions
South America
declined bo happointm
The first Mrs sckes beautiful Italian girl when she
confessed
District Columbia
quilted
wife taking
friends Skes
that
ambassador to Spain Sckes married prominent
Cailan family a
winter world. while
British diplomat, while
Athens Sickles n a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12


S
n
America either
the list
George $ a professor n Trinity college Cambridge
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
DOING REMARKABLE WORK

DR.. Sheldon Jackson. Uunted States genera
agent of education In Alaska, is attracting the
attention of the world by the progress he has
made in his work. The educational standing
of the frigid territory practically nil when
DIR. Jackson took up his work there in 1885
The population was naturally scattered, and
communication was difficult. There was seem
ingly no demand for education, so far the
major portion of the populace concerned
and the trip OF the intendant teacher to the field
of his labors meant long journey among the
icebergs by boat and then a cross s-country move.
ment by dog train. Consequently the demand
for positions as teachers in that country was
modest.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
A Mean Hair.

Slowly. don't believe Betsy has
q mean hair in her head.
He-Not now. II got on my coat
and my wife discovered it!-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT
REUNITED WITH WIFE

Gen. Daniel e. Sickles. war hero, diplomat
first notable exponent of the "unwritten law"
has become reunited to the Spanish wife who
has for the past 81 years resided with her own
family in Madrid, Spain.
Cen Sckles is one of the most popular OF
the remaining civil war commanders and is af
fectionatey known the hero of Gettysburg" 4"
He has always been active in politics as Demo,
crat, and congressman before the civil
war. At that time he raised brigade in New
York and rendered 1t TO President Lincoln, but
declined to accept it's command on account of
his own politics. The president however, swept
away the objection and appointed Sickles to
command his men. He was advanced TO the
command of a division and at the close of the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
SAYS PLANTS HAVE SENSES
Sir George Howard Darwin president

Worlds Association OF Science. has astonished
the scientific and lay worlds by his positive dec
laration, based upon long study, that plants
can see, think and remember. The proofs he
produces are such that the scientific gathering
to whom his remarks were addressed were COM
PEELED to admit the probability that plant life
is not devoid of certain low order of Instinct
akin In far-of way to that possessed by ami
mails. And it may be safely said that Sir George
has given the scientific contingent profitable
field for investigation for some time to come.
Sir George is the second of the late
Charles Darwin. even more famous as a scien
tst than the son and as well known for the
rather startling nature of some of Ills deductions
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
immense cioarette consumptlon

Despite all the laws passed to re
strict their use. more than 50,000.000
cigarettes were smoked In the United
States last year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12
VICTIM OF VENDETTA"
United States Senator Levi Ankenv

United States Senator Levi Ankeny of Wash.
ngton, Is the latest of the vendetta list" OF
senate undesrables" to be defeated for renom-
ination at the primaries. Reports as thus far re.
ceived and tabuated show that Congressman
Wesley l.. Jones is ahead from 1900 to 5000
votes. while Judge Smell is bad third. Ankle
ney is one OF the men listed by Senator La FOL
lette for defeat.
Ankeny has been one of the unique char
acters in the senate From the start it has been
charged By his enemies that he bought his way
into that body, and as he is more than million.
aire and had some precedent in his favor in sen.
ate history, the charge did not excite his fellow.
members. He first tried for the senate In 1895
He was not successful, and tried again in 1903
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-11-12

spent S49 900
candidate man
a has reputation in public life
born in Missouri
the
meeting a which young
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Big Everglades Deal Pending

Although no information regard
ing the subject has been made pub
lie in recent months, it is understood
that at least one deal involving the
sale Of an immense tract Of land in
the Everglades is about to be brought
to successful conSummation, which
indicates that Gov. Broward has
been literally saving wood and say
ing nothing"
Last week a gentleman represent
ing some capital spent some time in
Jacksonville and also visited the Ev-
erglades, and it is understood he has
left for the purpose of bringing to
end financial arrangements for clos
ing the deal above mentioned, which
will bring thousands of dollars to the
state.
Gov. Broward recently spent some
time in the Everglades. On each
visit to Jacksonville he has been
asked about the progress of the work
of selling and developing lands in the
Everglades, and his reply has been
invariably, "I'll give you something
of decided interest within a very
short time"
This is a matter in which the whole
state and south is interested, and i'm
portant developments are eagerly
awaited.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
The Hurricane Passed Us

The West India hurricane, which
was located at Nassau Wednesday.
moved nOrthward after leaving the
Bahamas and passed out into the
gulf stream, giving this section high
north and northwest winds. The
weather this friday morning is
clear and bright, and every one is
glad the storm has passed us. The
barometer stood 1898 last night.
The water in Indian river has been
over three feet above normal stage
of water the past week. This vast
amount Of mostly fresh water ex-
tending over miles of country that
is generally ankle deep in water or
dry land can give some idea of this
immense volume of surface water.
This will insure a winter without
damage from cold waves, as past
history has shown that with excess
i've water supply we have been i'm
mune from the effects of freezes.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Canal Banks Badly Caved In

A letter received from Comma
dore Lorillard, in st. Augustine,
states that the recent rains have
completely, blocked the passage
through the canal near Summer Ha-
ven and that it will require several
weeks dredging to clear the cave-in
of the embankment. The dredge
Tomoka has received orders to clear
the canal from the head of the Hall
fax to Matanzas river and is now at
work. This cave-in will prolong the
stay of Com. Lorillard in the Ancient
city several weeks longer than he ex-
pected with his houseboat, the Arrah
Wannah.
The East Coast Canal company is
making arrangements whereby the
bridges spanning the canal at various
points will be supplied with wider
draws to safely admit of the free
passage of boats of wide beam.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Creditors Close Walker Stores

The stores of ]. R. Walker & Co.
and Walker Hardware Co. were
closed Monday morning by Sheriff
Brown under virtue of executions
brought by the creditors of the above
companies as set forth more particu-
larly in the two sheriff's sales adver-
tised on page 5 of The STAR this
week.
The perishable products in the
grocery department and horse and
mule will be sold next Monday, and
the balance of the stock and real es-
tate as advertised will be disposed of
on the first Monday in November.
Friends of Mr.. Walker were aware
that his company was financially en-
barraSsed for some time past but
hoped that he would pull through
without failure, as he had been dis
posing of a big lot of goods recently
at special Saturday night auctions.
He and and his family have the
deepest sympathy of every one in
their financial reverse and hope that
they may retrieve some of their
losses and start up in business again.
The amount of claims against the
companies is between $4,000 and
81, 900.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Rains Cause WaShouts

Owing to the excessive rainfall
last week on Thursday there were
several waShouts on the F. E. c..
railway. The worst was between
New Smyrna and Orange City, where
trains were held up until Monday.
On the Sanford branch the trestles
near Turnbull and Aurantia had to
be strengthened, but trains were
only delayed a couple of hours. The
Titusville Lumber Co. had to shut
down for two or three days on ac-
count of there being so much water
in the woods the log teams could not
gather the logs up for the log train.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Special Sale at Kline'S
Bargains In Every Department
MONDAY, OCT. 5, 1908.


A large importer of ginghams who
was short of funds placed his entire
stock on the market, the same being
sold for less than one-fourth of its
regular value. Mr.. Kline, being in
New York, was fortunate enough to
secure about five thousand yards
which we will place on sale Monday
next at special price.
Lot No. l, silk bingham imported
to sell at 35 to 80 cents, special 19
cents for Monday only.
Lot No. 2, zephyr ginghams, man
ufactured by Toll de Nord, special at
lI1s cents per yard.
Lot No. 3, Amoskeag ginghams in
checks and stripes, IA yards for $1.OO
on Monday only.
Norwood bleached sheeting, 9-4s.
best on the market, special Is cents
per yard.
Red and blue table damask, satin
finish, go inches wide, worth Is cents
special 50 cents per yard.
Another lot Of blue and red table
damask, worth 65 cents, Monday on
ly, 80 cents per yard.
Indian Head linen, SO inches wide,
Is cents per yard.
Ladies oxfords, entirely new styles
just from the factory, in patent leath-
er, vici, gun metal and tan, worth
$3.50, special 2.49.
Mail orders promptly filled on any
of the above goods.
JULIUS KLINE,
Titusville, Florida.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
+: TITUsYILLE, FLA FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 1908
WHO OWNS
YOUR, FEET?

Who decides on the shoe which
you're going to wear-you, or the
dealer who offers so few desirable
shoes that you have but little chance
for choice.
One of the strong points of our
stock Of Crossetts is its great variety.
You can choose a CrOssett in any one
Of countless styles and feathers
satisfy yourself to the very last de-
tail. We show one of the seasons
best in patent leather with soft dull
top. A typical Crossett- solid worth
in every feature and luxuriously COM
fortable-the shoe which makes
life's walk easy"
$3.50, $500 and $500
WINSTON S. BRANNING
Titusville, Florida.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
LATEST NEWS
AND INCIDENTS
Personal Paragraphs About People that
Travel Here and There
Dr.. Miller, Dentist, TitusviIle.


DR.. Miller, Dentist, Titusville.
Mr.. Fred Lesley made a business
trip to Cocoa yesterday.
Mail Clerk Kingman has been very
i'll with dengue for the past week.
Mr.. George F. Paddison, of Eau
Gallie, spent a part of Tuesday and
Wednesday in town.
Ladies, you should call and see the
new line of Queen Quality oxfords
and high cut shoes just arrived at
DRAWINGS.
Mr.. Jacob Mendel and family ar
rived from Daytona Wednesday to
visit their mother and sisters for a
couple of weeks.
The Misses Francis and Mollie Ro-
bottom left Monday for Orlando,
where they have resumed their stu
dies in the Cathedral school.
Mrs. A. S. Dixon, of Cocoa, spent
several days of last week in town
with her father, Capt. c. F. Fisher,
who has been in feeble health of late.
The machinery for the ice factory
was started up Tuesday and given a
trial test. In a few days we will
have a bountiful supply of home
made ice.
Captain Hub Metzger, of the Haul
over runboat, made a trip to Eau
Gallie Saturday, returning Tuesday.
He was all dressed up, too, and came
back smiling.
Master Carl Corwin arrived here a
few days ago from Elmira, N. Y,
on visit to his grandmother, Mrs.
H. H. COrwin, and will spend the
winter in Ttusville.
After a week pleasantly spent with
his homefolks here Conductor Au-
gust Diesner left Wednesday night
to resume his duties with the A. C.
L. railroad at Jacksonville.
A dance at the Titusville Opera
house Saturday night was highly en-
joyed by the goodly number who at
tended. The dance was postponed
from Thursday night on account of
rain.
After some delay and much an
noyance the 10000 gallon kerosene
tank of the Standard Oil Co. has
been placed in position on the brick
pillars erected for it some time ago
near the railroad water tank.
The Titusville baseball team COM
posed of Bert Johnson, captain; Da-
venpOrt and Hearn, battery; and
Revels, ROgero, Tucker, McLen-
don, Cowart and Frensley, went
to DaytOna yesterday to teach that
crack team a few new tricks in the
art of the national game, but the ia
bles were turned and Daytona won
by a score of 2 tO1. Fine game.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Church Notes

Rev. VIM. Stones will preach on
Sunday next at Lagrange at II am,
and at Titusville at 1870 p. m. Sun
day school at 10 a. m.
DR.. J. b. Hawk will hold services
at City Point Sunday, Oct. /, preach
ing at 1920 a. m. He will also be at
Eau Gallie in the evening at 7:3O.
All people are welcome at these
meetings and heartily invited to at
tend
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Made a Man of Him

A man once prominent in business
and social circles had fallen to the
lowest depths of degradation when a
relative placed him in the Kelley In
stitute and he is now back in his for
mer class, successful and respected.
For detailed and confidential infor-
nation address '
The KELLEY INSTITUTE,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-02
Orange and Grapefruit Trees

Grown at Shiloh, Fla, on high
hickory hammock. Free from white
fly. One year to two year old buds.
Prices from % to 80 cents. Careful
ly packed and delivered at Oak Hill
station. J. w. GRIFFIS,
Shiloh. Fla