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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-28

Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth, who is
leading the prison reform movement
and is making the rounds of Southern
State prisons, paid visit to the Mis-
sissippi convict farms, and afterward
addressed the State Legislature along
the lines of prison reforms.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-28

At the age of % Henry Pittman, the
oldest citizen of Montgomery county,
died near Kilmichael. Uncle Henry"
as he was Familiarity known, was men,
Der of the Baptist church for 10 years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-28

On account of bad condition of the
roads the February term of the circuit
court at Ashland was postponed till the
regular term in August.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-28

General Manager White, of the Lib
erty- White railroad, declares that
2-cent rate law in this State would be
suicidal to every railroad in Mississippi;
that the smaller lines can hardly exist
at the present time and give the trav-
cling public good service.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-28

Commercial fertilizers are all right
after every possible fertilizer at home
has been made use of. Read the bulle-
tin recently published by the, station at
Stoneville for the proof of this asser-
lion. 1t gives result of number of
interesting experiments. ,
The Newark journal., 1908-07-24

STATE OF ARKANSAS se COUNTY OF INDEPENDENCE "
 Albert Sims Clerk of the County Court and the County aforesaid hereby certify that the statements forth in the foregoing REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION of Inde pendene county the best of knowledge and belief Witness my hand such Clerk this 2 day of July, 1908
 ALBERT SINS Clerk.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12
cunter's Maaazine.

The Aay number of Gunters Maya
zine-the nrst Issue under the new
ownership of Smith q Smith has
made It's appearance The May Gun
tiers IS handsome magazine of 100
pages of clear. well-prnied text, all
fiction, and sells for fifteen cents.
There is a half-page illustration at the
head of each story, and in many cases
there are large pictorial tail-pieces.
An attractive frcntpiece drawn in
water-color by c H. Grunwald and
printed on iine paper forms a full-page
Illustration TO the complete novel with
which ihe MAGAZINE opens.
This story Is entitled Doctor Ellis.
S bstitute." and is from the pen of
A.'~y Catherine Butt n high-grade
WI cf established reputation. There
are, besides this complete novel two
novels running seialiy in the maya
zinc an Number of high-grade short
.stories lc of the serials has It's be-
ginning in this number This is "The
Ci,y Of Lost Kings by Howard Fitzal-
lar The story opens with 2 swing 10
ite action which Promises wen. The
ouer serial is from thn pen OF Robert
Shcrt2. one Of the better known writer's
OF the romantic school
Among the short stories IN this at
tractive issue of Gunter's are THE
Glade in the Forest" by stephen
GWynn, NJ p. For the Kings Honor.
by i Edgerton Ecker "The Song of
the Priest" by Barry Wolcott. and
The Domin 'r chord, by Frank Lille
Pollock he May Gunter's Maga-
inc may ne taken as an indiCatfOn of
whpt the new management intends TO
DO With the which ii may
be recalled was established by the late
Archibald Clavering Gunter-it is safe
10 predict that 1t Will have q large ap-
peal to q reading public which always
appreciates clever fiction
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lature, that SIS. when the suit is filed
TO clear the title certain very small
per cent Gin Massachusetts one milD
of he value OF ihe land is put into
n fund known ae n "fOrrens' Guaranty
Fund and remains there with which
10 pay TIE owner should the court
make a mistake In the land after 81
IS registered The real owner might
turn up and prove that the court
erred In It's decision, but he would
have to do this IN the limit Of time
Gin most laws within two years. or
he is forever barred from bringing
the suit. II he should DO SO he can
recover the land but from this guar
anty found he Is paid the value th9i
is placed upon the land al the tbhe
the title was cleared up by the coArt
n we continue the present method
and we will have to do SO unless we
amend the state constitution. OF loan
ing the school fund on real estate we
will run into extreme danger Of losing
lot Of that fund unless we had a very
certain system such as the Torrens
i..tiad System would aTord Us. We
need the system in Oklahoma for that
reason more than any other For am
other reason the titles are young. that
/ Is, transfers have been made but n
short time, we could start out Issuing
! certificates upon the three million
acres az school land and by that
means start big heavy acreage under
the system at practically no expense.
1 We could take the allotted lands and
I a. 4 L.
absolute certainty as TO their title and
within o generation eyePy piece OF
land ia the state would be carried
into The court and SIS title cleared
lup by Itself when the school fund
lbeing leaned upon that world thus Dr
protected In brief the Torrens' Land
lSystem is q quick Inexpensive. ccr-
tain method of asceriaining titles md
"a quick, easy method OF transfer
Yon viii observe that the amend
ment proposed In this resolution docs
not compel the legislature OF the peO
pie of the state 10 enact the system
ln this state, merely gives The legisla-
ture power 10 do 30. or lie people 90 DO
lit By Initiative petition II the iogisia.
Hare refuse and iherebs render it c0a-
siitutional aud give the system 10 it
not crippled as il IS in Ohio, Illinois
and as It is IN some of the other
states but IN an rs force nnd eie1r
so that q viii IN fact benefit the
state
Now / desire 20 read the resolution
Just as request il 10 bee submitted
70 the people n would become see
iion Gl, Of article s Of the consiiu.
ton and would read as follows;
Section O.. The legislature shall
have power 10 provide fof q system
Of adiudicatIng land titles and determ.
ming the rightful owners Of real es-
tate, and shall have power 10 create
the necessary court OF courts with
jurisdiction original exclusive and 80.
preme or concurrent. aud also 10 pro.
vide for the registration OF land titles
and 20 guarantee the SAME and 40
empower any department Of state. or
Of any legal subdivision thereof, 10
keep records Of land tiles and shah
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12
JAp R0SE S0AP

crRANSPARENrO
Pure and fragrant the Rose You have doubtless used
oaps which, for time pleased you immensely, but you
red Of the odOr Jap Rose mparts the Of
al roses IL always pleases you Perfect for the bath
CANNOT BE INITIATED
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12
A californian's Luck.

The luckiest day of my life was
when ] bought a box of Buckens Ar,
Mica SalyeH writes Charles r. Bud.
aim, of Tracy. California Two 25c
boxes cured me of an annoying case
OF itching piles. which had troubled
me for years and that yielded to no
other treatment Sold under guaran-
tee at C. r. Renfro's drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12

merits of he Texas Wonder. you
d never sGffor from kidney. blad-
or rheumatic trouble. 81 bottle
months treatment, sold by Drug
or by mail Send for testament.
pr + w Hall 2a2G Olive Street
-onis.
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pARADg Of G. a. 3.
iation and Line Of March An
nounced by Committee.

|iation and Line Of March An
nounced by Committee.
leading feature lf the Grand
hncampment here next week
be the gra1l parade Wednesday
|noon May he various organ
|lns viii form Oklahoma avenue
|Ash street nsM Carnegie librart,
|iclockp. m The head of column
:siart at 1890 o'clock sharp. and
/ h west on Oklahoma avenue 20
III street: uth on second street
|rrisOn avenue; east on Harrison
be to Ash street; north on Ash
Il TO Oklahoma avenue, and form,
|ing Che south entrance Of the Car
Il library where they viii be ad-
Bed by the national commander
< G. A. r., G.. G. Burton, Of Kansas
No.
! of Formation.
,toon OF police
'lahom0 State band.
tB' State militia.
'id drum corps
ftional commander, staff and aids.
'partIncnt of Indian Territory
'partment of oklahoma
/ Ilies OF O.. A. r.
|bman's Relief corps.
aseeni band.
'lool children
bite h1rse float
Fine drum corps,
|anish War Veterans and Sons of
rahs
.val1y and commasary wagon.
|y officials in carriages
. e department
|lm corps.
izens in carriages.
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GO WEST powosely usosa.
immigration Onicla9s Lauda Opportu
mites in Baby state

Waahiuglon Mr Terrence 81.
Powderly. chiel 0l the division oi lu-
formation of mo bureau ol imuIEra.
.tion is enthusiastically singing ihe
praises of Oklahoma and TOO opp0Hu
mites of lhe new sritn. from which
be has just returned
SIR Powderly was in Oklahoma and
Indian Territory twenty years ago as
an organizer iof tic knights of Iah0r
and at thar time there were no such
towns as Guthrie. Oklahoma Cilr ANA
shawnee he was So Impressed W h
the new state that ne iolns t afh the
adives of Horace Greeley % ihe young
man-"Go West's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12

cd time to 90 fishing now; get
tackle at olsmlth's.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12

ya' oxfords, 81 90 and 50 so,
nson'a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-12

further have power tn create fhc h.n
sary departments or aRencip tfero
az
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-03

the Juuge as long as ne could"remem'
Der and had always had decided lik'
ing for the pompous henpecked little
dlgnitary. Surrounded as he was by
political intrigue, heartache and asso-
citation with rogues. the harassed young
man rather welcomed the variety prom
ised by a chat with his old friend of
his boyhood.
Anything important, Judge" he re-
peated cor are you just taking pity
on a lonely chap and giving him a
chance to chat with you over old
times?
We'll" began the judge, his custom.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-03
CHAPTER XII.

n t sound of the breaking fan all
Ia three participants in the
strange reunion turned. For
A \ a second or more they faced
the crimson faced, dumfounded Perry
without a word. Here was an element
in the affair on which neither Phelan
nor Cynthia had counted when giving
Thompson their promise not to reveal
his identity. They gradually realized
this, and it left even the ready witted
Phelan speechless.
Perry himself was first to break the
SPELL
"Well," he observed, with an assump-
ton of airy scorn that was meant to
be annihilating, you all seem quite
happy. Don't mind me! Pm sorry to
butt in on this cute little love fest, but
/ left a fiancee here. Perhaps one of
you can explain what's happened to
her since r.
ooh. Perry" exclaimed Cynthia,
"don't be sillyl I'll tell you all about
It some time. 1t is'-
"Some timer squealed Perry, rage
gathering down his attempt at sarcasm.
"Some timel Maybe 1t might be just
as well If you did condescend to ex-
plain. Here you promise to marry me,
and ten minutes later ] find you in a
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-03

ne SPOKE. ters this even
ing and the least can do is to repay
such pleasure BY
Did you. really?' beamed the judge,
on whom the unmarried state of his
four fast aging girls rested heavily.
I'm sure Mrs. Newman will be
pleased But this business matter,
You-you won't misunderstood me-
"Of course not" replied Alwyn heart.
lily. you and are too old friends.
judge, to-
II hope so; hope So" conceded New
! man, with growing anxiety in his tone,
you see
II see you have some trouble coming
to the point" said .Alwyn, plying the
judges evident diseomhture, ''and I'm
sorry you feel so. You were my IA
theirs friend. and like to think of you
as one Of my own best friends. There
surely should be no hesitation In ask
ing anything in my power to grant"
Thus embodened' Newman blurted
out:
T-we-that is, seems to me you
have been a little hard upon this Dor.
ough franchise bill, if you don't mind
my saying so, Bennett Couldn't you
let up on them nowp
"Why, no. Judge, can't" replied
Bennett, still failing to connect New
man with the Wainwright-Horrig
clique and attributing the judges in
terest in the matter to an amateurs
love of dabbling in politics. 81 can't
let up on that fight" he continued. "AE
perpetual franchises are wrong, and
this particular franchise bill is rotten
to the core. In sheer justice to my oath
of Office must fight it."
My boy" said the Judge In a "a
therIy manner that he had often found
successful in argument. Il was in poll
tics long before you were horn. and I'm
speaking for your own good when
say deeply regret the stand you've
taken III this matter. You objected 10
the bill in its original form. Almost
every change you demanded has been
made In it. As the gentlemen who
asked me to speak to you said"-
He checked himself minute too
late. The narrowing of Benefits eyes
and the vanishing of the friendly light
In the young mans face warned New
man he had made fatal error.
80 you come to me as an emissary
not as a friend said Bennett slowly,
and the gentlemen you come from"-
Are the men who represent all that
can make or break your career-capital
ana political organization"
In other words. Wainwright and
HorTigan?"
Yes All they ask is that you re.
main neutral; that you"-
mat look the other way while
they rob the city,"
I am an old man. Bennett" ev,dad
the Judge. trying another tack "and
I've seen one rash step wreck many n
bright career, Just as this will wroci,
yours Never antagonize wealth and
tne organization. The public for whom
you sacrifice yourself will forget Won
IN a month, Capital and politics never
forget" "eVer
! amsnot catering to the public I
am acting as my own CONSCIENCE
but this is stubbornness, not con.
science. All you have to do Il 10 -
nam neutral. II you do this / am
aalnorized TO promise you-now, listen
10 promise you the nomination for
governor when your term as~-
mats the bait is it," cried ALVIN
t fns.'lT =, lf ! consent to beray INV
'''St ~ Fet thu rovernorshin The
CONTINUED on page threel
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-03

airy air of POM
pous nervous
ness tin ge d
by an almost
con ciliatory
N Nm er, II
would like to
have a little
business ia | k
with you if you
don't mind dis
cussing work at
a ball"
Not at all.
I've had the
honor Of dane
ing with three
of your daugh-
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-07-03

i've been looking all over for you
Mr.. Bennett" called Judge Newman.
hurrylng out through thaschain OF ante.
rooms as Alwyn wandered out of the
ballroom into the foyer few moments
later.
Anything importantly" asked Ben.
nett pansing In his stroll and greeting
the older man cordially He. hed known
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-19
Strange Message Left by
Louise Barney Deeply I'M
presses Her Relatives.
HOME LIFE WAS HAPPY.
Young Woman Never Inter
cSted in the Subject of
SpiritualiSm

That strong minded, talented Louisa
ney, a wealthy resident Of East Ruther-
ford. y. j., should end her life as She
did Yesterday afternoon after careful
preparation, and leave letter to her
father declaring that the spirit voices
OF tfer mother and brother had urged
her 20 join them in world or happiness
and JOY, has made vast Impression on
the young woman's friends and relatives.
Miss Barney inhaled gas through
tube ON the bed in her little brother
Raymond's room. She had laid out be-
side her n White silk dress. which she
had had made under "A rush order. The
girl was dead when the eleven yea old
boy returned from school. and this Is
the letter she left for her father:
The Girls Letter.
Dear Father: | cannot stay with you
or Raymond any longer. | am called to
Join mother ard George in the next
world. On sunday last, while kneeling
on mothers grave in the cemetery.
heard her voice saying TO me. Louise. |
am lonesome. Come to me without de-
la George ana both want you to be
with rs to know what real happiness is.
Il am going, father. Good-by. Take
good care Of Raymond Your loving
daughter. LOUISE
Miss Barney had never interested her
self in spiritualsm, had never been
,F ITa,. Il pi
liz years ago, and her brother George,
at The age OF fifteen. three years ago.
Since the death OF the mother, the
young girl had been mother TO her
brothers and her father. constant com
ramon. She was a girl with neither
fads nor fanCies, save a great love for
music. She managed all the household
affairs in the pretty cottage on Randolph
aytnIc. aid was regarded among her
noighhors ana fricrds as "A model house
keeper and an unusually devoted
daughter and sister
Nevcr Hint Of Spirits.
Not since her mothers or her broth
| er'a DEATH said Mr. Barney to-day.
has Louisa ever given the vaguest hint
at spirit communications. She was de-
voutly religious, but would not interest
herself in psychic phenomena, a subject
that | have given a good deal of at
tention TO.
Inst saturday | brought home some
wreaths for my wife and little boys
grave. 1t was the anniversary Of
Georges death three Years ago. asked
Louisa to take the wreaths out to the
Berry Lawn Cemetery at Ca"lstadt on
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way or the other whether they were ac-
,'P''a or not Iie was clever adver,is-
iiE winter and didn't bother about any
ming hof In his line
Again Thornton Haine was mann
oreG 90 mo. He paid suit to me hut
''P"'S'u All his approaches with alb
Aorience And if there is no fury Ike
i woman Sr'Tnoa then, Oh. Hea'en
witness there is nothing TO equal a
mans tuiF when thrown down, Thor'-
'olI mas proved this
MIs Hams VINO had read 81 cry "ord
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-19
BATTLE OVER
CAR TRANSFERS
IS RESUMED
Public Service Commission
Hears Arguments Anent
Enforcement of Order.

The Public Service Commission lis
tened to-day 10 argument by opposing
counsel for IN. traction companies in
the investigation conducted by the COM
mission TO determine whether transfers
shall he interchanged between the Fifty
ninth street ana the Broadway and
Third avenue lines,
John NJ, Bowers ~ Bowers & Sands
represented the Third avenue bondhold-
.rs; Herbert !, Bickford of Evans,
Choate a sherman, represented Fred
erick W, WhitTidge, receiver Of tho
Third avenue and Forty second street
lines, and william ~ Dykman ap-
pearsd as counsel for the Fifty-nlnth
Street line, oliver G., semple. assistant
counsel. represented the commission.
Mr., Bowers made q motion TO dismiss
the complaint. He argued tina, the law
10 Unconstitutional that the commission
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Many families, however. make no dlf-
ference between Sundays and other
days
Clothes and Medicines.
The total expenditure for clothes is
about Ssl. Generally $50 for the father,
$50 for the mother and $50 for the three
children. Ten dollars q year must be
spent for repairs and laundry supplies
Eleven dollars annually go for the pres
ervation of the health of the family:
almost none for the care of the teeth
From these ana other facts our com
mittee reached the conclusion that an
income Of $500 to 500 is insufficient for
family of five to live properly in New
York. No self-respecting family should
be asked OF expected to live or such
an income.
The sIOO-;S0O class we considered as
carefully. and from similar invcstiga-
ton concluded that with an income Of
between s1OO-sSo0 a family can barely
SUPPORT itself, provided that I, Is SUBJ
ject TO no extraordinary expenditures ny
reason of sickness, death ~ other m
toward circumstances. II can live vita
out charitable assistance through e:s-
cept!onal Management ard in the alb
sence of emergencies
The family earning sSo0-ssOo can no:
only live on It's income, but We found
Il can actually save money. tho aver
nse income being sSi5 and the average
total expenses sSD7. our general CON
clus!on from all the facts considered il
that $685. Is sufficient for the average
family Of father, mother and three
children under fou"eo3 20 m:G.-;c:: T
fairly proper STANDARD o: !.v.ag - ;he
borough o. Mannatta&.'
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me did not understand what she
meant. and sought % Sooth her. | inn
rgined her visit 10 her mothers grave
had affected hcr, though she did not
mention II nor speak Of the spirit
voices she had heard in the cemetery.
II confess was a little bit frightened
and I urged her to go to her room to
rest. She did and little while later
came downstairs and sat Mt the piano
She began playing Nearer. NJ God. to
Thee" and played I; continuously. with
irnproviSed variations. throughout the
evening
"On Monday she seemed sad and pre-
occupied. hut went about her little
duties in the usual way. caring for
Raymond. seeing that he got off 10
schccl on time, and helping him with
hts Lessons In the evening She again
played Nearer, My God, to Thee and
nothing else.
And so 1t was OIL Tues lay and We'd
nesdhN and Thursday, though now and
then she seemed a little brighter ard
more cheerful. Yesterday rlcrning,
when Raymond set ont to school she
called him to her and led him in before
her mothers portrait
Said Farewell to Brothc-.
Raymond she said always thiul,
OF your mother and Of Your brother
George and Of me Then she kissed
him gently and scnt HIM out to school
When tho hoy came home he found ber
dead She had put the house in immac-
ulate order and allowed the girl to 10
out for tho afternoon. ! knew nothlnl,
OF the new silk dress until I saw II in
the room beside her bed. She had or
dered 1t on Monday and II was dcliy-
cred In the morning
~ 10 very strange case, indeed, for.
Louisa had never brooded over her
mothers death That she hoard ~.
voices al the grave her letter states
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justified in comneing him -
Frankel
the ndardo living in New
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If Thornton Hams
Goes Free, Sisfer-i17-LaW
Fears for Her SQfefu
Brothers Wife Says She's Sure He Will Seek
Revenge Man on Trial Was
Jealous Of Annis His Superior"

WINTER OP, Mass. Dec. III see
that Thornton Hams is quite certain OF
his acqu.ttal," said Mrs. Claudia Hams,
when seen at the hone OF her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Libby. Winthrop
Highlands. Well. possibly he viii get
off, but !, is pretty sure that the reason
for his being tried hrs, Is because lie is
considered &c be tie greater criminal of
the two
If Thornton does escape the electric
char my mother, my lawyer and myself
will have to b. on tie lookout ourselves
constantly Thornton hates us and VIII
Il he possibly can .:aye revenge uDon
us"
As Mrs Hams talked she looked quite
erIish and attractive, dressed in
close citing blue serge dress, with
soft low lace collar, which disclosed her
firm white throat and slender fgnrc.
Speaking of the motive for the killing
ana of Annls the murdered man. Mrs
Iiains said:
THE whole trouble was that Thornton
Hams was extremely jealous of Annls,
who was fer lis superior intellectually,
socially and in every other way, Annis
had secure position, which Thornton
envied. as he was only ''would-be'
writer. Thornton had written one or
two books which would never have been
published had ii not been for the untir-
ing efforts of his sweet l.ttle wife, now
dead.
"Thornton thought wrongly. that the
stories he submitted TO the magazine
with which Mr., Ann!s was connected
were rejected by poor Mr.. Annis him
self Why, Mr.. Anuis never cared one