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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
WAITING AT THE CHURCH.

WINSTED, Conn. Nov. 1.-TWO
couples are waiting at the church in
course Of construction in SandisfeId.
and urging the carpenters TO complete
their work, that they may be the first
TO be welded in the edifce. Edward
Hart and Miss Clara Coleman are said
10 have made their plans TO wed, as
well as Burt Hudson and Miss Sophia
Rood
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
TICKLES HIS SPOUSE
AND GETS ARRESTED
Assault and Battery Is Charge for
Being Funny With Wife's
Ribs.

ATHOL, Mass, Nov. 19.-Becsuse he
tickled his wife in the ribs, Z. 4. Garry
was arrested on complaint or his wife,
charged with assault and battery.
After hearing the case, the court gave
the couple a bit OF good advice, and the
defendant was allowed 10 so home, on
his promise 10 refrain from attempting
in the future to create unnatural mirth
In his spouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
STENOGRAPHIC ACADEMY

Colorado Building.
pitman, Graham, Barnes, Gregg and syllable
Eystens Individual instructions Special rates
for complete course. Positions guaranteed
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19

This Great Hair-Grow.
ing Remedy can now be
had at ell drusE SITS in three sizes,
Csc, SOC and S1.00
per bottle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-19
b Chicaqo Contract

From Chicago comes the story OF one
Of the largest contracts for plainplates
and shapes for the construction OF a
freight boat. that has ever been let.
The Jones & LAughlin Company has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
SENATOR ROOSEVELT.

What shall we do with T. r. when he is longer
our PRESIDENT Assuming that all goes according to his
program and not according to the Jonathan Bourne pro
gram, T. r. will be out of job He will be in that
small and very exclusive class of ex-presdents
What thens Shall we let him go to Europe to the Bal
Ran mountains to the unges of India to shoot big game
and study birds9 Shall we turn him to the tender
merces of the book publishers and him to making
at twenty cents the word Shall call him for semi
occasional academic discussions IS suffrage and
the decline of the family institutions? Shall permit
the trustees of Harvard university to him draw
Sng card for that base institution Of alleged earnng
Shall we permit him to become Usage" of something
placea term which T. r. himself translated
"a has-been?"
Or shall send him to the United States senate in the
place of Thos Collier Patt Chauncey NJ Depew7 There
is pleasant gngery feeling in that thought In the place
of old Tom Platt! N.Y. what difference for New York
and the country and the United States Express Co.
And why not? T. R. is still young; he is as hard
nails and full of scrap He must not be shelved Perish
the thought Where better than in the senate could he
keep the fight That is the place There he would have
rostrum From there his voice would always be heard
And senator he would still have the peoples love and
confidence.
Go to it, T. R. Hail senator-the junior senator from
New York. and real senator for all the people. Go to it
H. r. and twist the Standards tall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08

repeatedly escaped the best laid
ambuscades.
Then Brighton conceived the pan
which later proved successful. With
his wife he went to the Visalia
home Of the outlaw.
For seven months he repaired
fences and worked about the farm
home. He deceived Mrs. Evans, the
outlaws wife, into believing that
he was bad man from Arizona,
much wanted by federal officers.
Mrs. Evans "fell 70 rthe story"
She sent word to the outlaw that
Brighton was a man who could be
relied upon for assistance. After
this the outlaw and Brighton fire.
quently met. Together they planned
the raid which resulted in the kill
ing of Sontag and the wounding
and capture of Evans
Even after he was captured
Evans did not know that Brighton
had betrayed him. The objective
continued C, aains to live at thssrahch for
Evans always thoughEI vas his
best friend" says Bristto4, "and
when he went to prisoE h& asked
me to adopt his childreM"
Oscar Carlson's room h the
Headlight lodging houshs WIS bur-
glarized last night by sojHeo4e, who
stole $40 and solid gold Ewatch.
Carlson notified the polibs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08

mixture of barbarian extravaganza
and modern fashion, he is the
stagiest and most romantic of vii
lains. He fills to the utmost the
popular conception OF Othello, and
in his professional exploits makes
Robin Hood just a cheap one
Claiming to be a blood descen-
dant of the prophet, he plays for
high stakes, aspiring to the throne
of Morocco and maintaining his
place as thorn in the flesh of the
sultan by sheer bracado, which has
won him an ever loyal and extern
sive following AS a side line he
made business of kidnapping for
ransom
His first escapade to attain an
international importance was the
kidnapping of the American, Ion
Perdicaris. The United States dis
patched fleet of warships to Mo.
rocco to force his release. They
frightened the young sultan out
of several years growth, but
didn't alarm Raisuli in the least.
He delivered up Perdicaris only
when the sultan made him COVER
nor Of the province of Tangier.
Raisuli ruled until the sultan,
surrendering to the demands of
the French AMI Spanish soldiery,
and the diplomats of both coun-
tries and England, summarily dis
missed him. He fed to the hills
and began again his raids and his
kidnapings, which have netted him
thousands of dollars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
LEARN THIS ONE
THING TODAY

That nobody is trying to hold you
down. If you are not rising you
are probably wasting too much
time in looking for enemies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08

ly beggar, In rage Raisui kill
ed the children.
Walter B. Harris, resident cor
respondent of the London Times,
close friend of the young Sultan,
was kidnapped from hisb hdhe, a
veritable palace on the BEECH at
Tangier. Harris is several times a
millionaire. Raisuli placed Ids ran
som at 100000. Harris Yefl4ed to
pay it. Raisuli treated him Epurte-
ously for month. Then onealay a
headless corpse was thrust Tito his
room. After living with it there a
week Harris paid. NJ
Last among Raisuli's Victims
was Sir Kaid Maclean, an English
man, military adviser to, t1e SUI
tan. Raisuli took Macleaa &ptive,
releasing him only whenstheE Eng
fish government promised to pay
him ransom of 100000
Raisulfs costume is a revel Of
the fantastic. His short zouave
jacket and boomers are of rich
scarlet gold embroidered. Be-
meath the jacket is the green
burnOus of silk, and around his
waist in Is wraps is a sash Of white
silk embroidered with arabesques
Of green silk and gold thread. His
red fez with blue silk tassel is
swathed in white linen and orna-
mented with a big emerald. His
boots are of soft yellow leather
worn without socks. Two giant Nu-
bian slaves are always on alert
guard behind him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
.72IJJJUOOOI

pardon the famous bandit reveals
one of the strange stories Of the
early California days. incidentally
Brighton feels that pardon would
ease his own conscience Of the act
of betrayal his duty forced him to
carry out.
Evans, an old. broken man. is in
the Folsom Jail, and Brighton. who
has six notches in his gun, is doing
all in his power to get him out OF
there before he dies.
Brighton was employed by the
Southern Pacific in the days when
Evans and John Sontag terrorized
the ranches of Fresno and Tulare
counties. Ranchmen hardly dared
breathe a word against the bandits
for months. All efforts to capture
them proved futile The outlaws
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
LIST Of
CITY WORK LET

The board of works yesterday let
contracts for city improvements ag-
gregating $127.5O716. S. H.
Knight, the bridge engineer who
started the concrete structure on
Washington ST.. appeared with bids
backed by F. K. Nelson, San
Francisco contractor. He secured
four jobs out of SLY bids offered.
The successful bidders on the
largest work were the Independent
Asphalt Co., paving Second av.
Browne to Washington, $12.995.
which was $2.500 below the engi-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
CAN'TKXL RALSULI-

He is absolutely without mercy.
Once he captured and carried of
the two grandchildren of an aged
Spaniard. by repute miser. The
old man met his demand for ran
som by declaring he was pennfless.
He invited Raisuli to come and
tear down his house to see for him
SELF Raisuli did So Stone by
stone the walls were removed. and
the surroundings dug up. It was
as the old man said. He was mere
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08

TANGIER. Morocco. May s.
Raisuli, the worlds most famous
twentieth century bandit. is proof
against assassins as well as against
the constituted authorities When
the disgruntled tribesmen fred a
volley at him from the bush the
other day and missed him they
only added another incident to his
astounding, spectacular career. He
has always borne a charmed life.
Realistically CARRIED in q strange
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
SUSPECT MARTIN or
eELliNchAM MURDER

PORTLAND, May 8.-Officers
from Bellingham are investigating
Edward Martin, under arrest here
for the murder of Nathan Wolff.
They believe he is the man who
killed F. l.. Danes in that city
three years ago. Martin lived at
Bellingham at the time and the
Danes murder was similar in
ferocity to the killing of Wolff.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08

neer's estimate; Foster & Gardin,
trunk sewer on Sumner av., Grand
to Wall sts.. $17.915, almost $4,000
less than the engineers estimate;
J. C. Kennedy, improvement on
Walnut ST., Ide av. to Northwest
boulevard, $25,450. within 5000 of
the engineers estimate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08

Mrs. M. w. Campbell reported to
the police that during her absence
her residence at Seventeenth and
Arch was ransacked AMI $1105
was stolen. The daylight burglar
has operated every day except
Wednesday this week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
SEEKS RELEASE OF MAN
HE BETRA YED TO PRISON

SANTA MONICA, Cal. May S.
]. V. Brighton, detective, who once
pretended friendship with Chris
Evans, notorious bandit, and be-
trayed him to a sheriff's posse, now
wants to be Evans real friend in
need.
His request that the governor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-08
DAYLIGHT BURGLAR
GOES BACK TO WORK

\ The daylight burglar who has
been operating successfully was
about yesterday afternoon, after
laying off for day. Last night
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
CITY GETS ROAD MONEY
ST. Petersburg. Viii Receive It's
Portion Of Road Fund.
Effect OF THE DECISION.
Far Reaching. Other Municipalities May
Demand Their Proportion 81 Taxes
Paid Counties.

Tampa, F1s.--la q decision which
viii have a far-Teachiug influence. IL
sustained by the supreme court, Judge
]. II. Wall ~ this circuit rendered an
opinion that the county commission.
crs ~ HillHbOrOugh county should turn
over 10 The town II st. Petersburg
iiB portion 81 the road and bridge
fund 81 1907 The city attorney OF St
Petersburg had argued before Judge
Wall that the county Is liable 10 that
for IT'S full quota Of the road fund ap
pOrtioned 10 municipalities under the
provision Of the statute which says
that each municipality Is emitted TO
one.half ~ the road and bridge fund
collected within their respective cor.
pOrate limits. The effect Of the decis.
Ion, II sustained, in the higher court,
90 which II IA Baid the county com
mlgfioners will carry a. Will ke 10 pro.
cipitatc a demand Of other municipali.
lies I'm the state for their proportion
Of tho road and bridge fund and Il Is
not unlikely that the commissioners
viii be called upon by Tampa for a
largo amount due under the act TO
this corporation. As Tampa pays Is
PER cent Of the road fund into the
county treasury, the payment 20 II OF
It's proportion would work a hardship
on the rural districts.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14

they have a better plan to gst the val
liable cypress timber out ~ that
swamp than the digging q . canal
which a former company attempted
They win build a railroad fifty miles
long into the swamp, II e. underEtood
that there iB a great quantity Of er-
ceilent timber IN that swamp and the
marketing thereof VIII add consider
ably 10 the wealth and commerce o.
this section.
Sheriff James G. Van Pelt Of Escar-
bla county candidate for reelection.
received nearly two votes 20 every
one received By his Independent op-
pOnent, in nineteen out Of thirty-three
precincts. 70 VIII be remembered
that so much criticism was made Of
him for doing his sworn duty in the
defense Of a negro prisoner when a
mob attacked the pail that he was dis
couraged 10 the point Of rendering his
withdrawal as a candidate. But the
urging from his friends and the law
abiding public was so strong that he
consented 10 reconsider hts intention.
Escambia thus shows honor TO the
man who did his duty fearlessly.
County Enumeration ]. z. Merrell of
Orlando has filed his report Of the
farm products and manufacturing in
terests Of Orange county and while
there are still thousands Of acres Of
land in the county the
report indicates that the acres that
are cultivated yield abundant and
profitable returns. The manufacturing
interests which include naval stores,
etc, show capital invested Of 81 ,445,-
400. with a cash product of $927,110.
The past year has been a most disas-
trous one for the turpentine men and
many of the stills have been idle a
part or all of the time.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
HOW Is YoUR pleEsTIoN1

Hrs Mary DDgling n 20 rs 9Th
avenue. San Frsncisco, recommends q
remedy for stomach trouble she says:
Gratitude for the wonderful effect -
Electric Bitters ia a case u acute indi-
geetion. prompts this testimonial
am fully convinced that for stomach
and liver troubles Electric Bitters r.
The best remedy o. The nsTket to
day" This great tonic ard Alternative
medicine lnvlgOrsteE the system. puri-
Gez the blood and &C. especially helpful
ia al forms n female weakness. sc
a. s. - RowIey's drug store. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
MCKSOxTILLEy GROWTH.
Stree tss Great FIrs sos7 Rsn Build.
frcs Have Eeen Erected.

irGs Have Been Erected.
JaCksCnglile. Fjay--gince the greai
Gre ~ Nay 2. 1901. when the entire
I rifV ~ Jacksonville was laid ln ashes.
there has been erected t0g7 new
b1lidirgs. Jacksonville re- enlOyed
sn grinfeTrupfed building tom since
ise great cDnfagrafloD and in almost
every instance. the new buildings
efected are superior - those destroy
"a Particularly "a this true AZ the
DTeEelt time. 49, the new buildings
nov under IRE course u construction.
are - a cCgtIier. larger and more sub
wznflai character than ever before. r.
'g also true that the eLDansiOn ln this
particular becomes more marked each
month r he building progress. Post
by TIE greatest and surezt index 10
'be property q the city ~ the bank
clearinga Despite adrerse circum-
EiaEcez. the bank clearingB for tho
month n October viii exceed b. over
800 9C0 the eiearlngs for the coucE-
pOnding month o. iaAt year. ~ an
Official corlpllzf.on the bank ciearings
for the month Il October are shown 20
amount. in fbe aggregate. 10 $3.50
1865, The figures exceed the total
bearings FOR the corresponding month
- 1871 By giZQG5sg7.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
PUTNAM COUNTY GOING AHEAD.

This section Of Putnam county Is
pushing ahead For instance, at our
county seat. Palatka, there have been
more public improvements made in
the past two years than. In twenty
years previous all put together.
A movement is now on foot to bond
the county for good roads, bridge
across the st. Johns river and new
court house. The push and go-ahead
fever has struck Now is the time
to invest in this section. Prices
OF real estate will advance lively in
the next two years. Come to San
Mateo or write
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
San MGteo, Fla.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
BALLOTS CAUSE COKPLlIyT.
Alphabetical Order e Arranging
Names on Ballet Caused Confusion.

EIphsbeticsI order e Arranging
Names on Ballet Caused Confusion.
Tallahassee. Fla.-TEeTe Is cOnEid-
cradle complaint from the various
oOgntieS ~ which the alphabetical Or
der II arranging the names OF the BAL
lots furnished for the recent election
vas followed. A scrutiny Of the re-
turns shows that many voters were
puzzled when they attempted 10 pick
out the candidates they wished 70
vote for, quite a number solving the
problem by voting for the FIRST names,
thus distributing their suffrage among
the various parties with a generosity
which. presumably, was not al all in
tended.
In several counties the alphabetical
arrangement Of names Of candidates
was abandoned I'm the blank ballots
and the five first names in the list Of
presidential electors were those Of the
democratic candidates. followed by
the Ave republican candidates aud so
on. GENERALLY the names Of each dem
Ocratic candidate or candidates lead
the list I'm the case Of each Office TO be
voted for. This was a more satisfac.
tory arrangement than the alphabet.
cal one.
There is more Catarrh In this sec
ton OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in.
durable. For a great many years doc
tors pronounced Il local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing TO cure with local treat
ment, pronounced IL incurable. Sci.
ence has proven catarrh to be a con-
stitutional disease and therefore re-
qulres constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney e. Co. Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. II is taken internally In doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. II
acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case Il fails to cure Send for circu-
lars and testimonials.
Address: r. j. CHENEY e. CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
63 TRAINS OF RAROGANY.
Three Solid Trains a Day Shipped
for Twenty.One DAYS,

PensacOa, Fla.-Three sold trains OF
mahogany logs daily for twenty-one
days were shipped from Pensacoa TO
Louisville, during tho past three
weeks. Each OF the trains sent
ont was an extra and numbered no
leas than 6ixty.threo trains within the
time specified. The mahogany came
here on vessels which had loaded the
logs both In South Africa and British
Honduras, and the shipments were the
largest ever known In the history OF
the port
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
WOMAN FATALLY SHOT.
Footprints Traced - Man Is Under
Under Arrest

Pensacola, Fla. - Mrs. Josephine
Lewis was shot and probably fatally
wounded as she sat at her sewing ma
chine in her home at Bay Point. The
shot was fired by someone whose iden-
tity is not known and who was hidden
behind a bush near a window. The
shooting was done with a shot gun,
the charge taking effect in Mrs. Lewis
breast.
Foot prints were traced from the VII
cinity of the Lewis residence TO the
home of Hugh Powell and he was
placed under arrest as a suspicious
person. He said he knew nothing
about the shooting. The sheriff be-
lieves robbery was the motive for the
attack
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14
WATCHED FIFTEEN YEARS.

For fifteen years / have watched
the working Of Bucklen's Arnlca salye
aud n has never failed 10 cure any
sore, boll. ulcer or burn 90 which II
was applied II has saved as many
a doctor bin" says A. r. Hardy Of
East wilton. Maine. 25c at s.. W..
RoWloys drug store. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14

Judging from the accounts OF mai
clous and aimless destruction OF pri-
yate property on Halloween night as
published by various state papers,
there Is need OF rigid enforcement OF
the law applicable to such acts.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14

II often happens that value and
price are far apart.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14

One-half OF the world gets along be-
cause the other half gets short.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14

Entered a. the vostOfiIee a. san Ma
tso, Pa, a. secOnd.cIasz mall mat
ter.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-14

ORCHARD SPRAY PUMPS
ePRAYINo SOLUTIONS
IRRloATINo PUMPS
GASOLINE ENGINES
MALLARY MILL SUPPLY co.
MACON, CA.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

PORTLAND, Dec, l6-Hop prices
within the past ten days have gone 90
a level whets dealers more OF less
generally regard the market as safe
one for speculation, and this probably
explains the unusual activity In the
trade the past few days A local hop
dealer today estimated the purchases
Of last wceg AZ fully 1000 bales, and
the bulk oi this business was credited
to Klaber, Wolf & Ncttler, who have
probably been the heaviest buyers IN
this market this year. quotations rum
ming at 5 to d cents.
There will be little II any poultry
Of any kind to carry over to next
week and the outlook 10 for a good
market for the remainder Of the
month, No shipments Of turkeys for
tho Christmas trade are expected Tor
q week or more. but IN all probahil'
ity there will be enough for the de-
mand Tor Il Is known that number
Of the turkey producers Of the Valley
at Thanksgiving time held back some
OF their birds for the later holiday
trade Storage stocks In the city
will laso be drawn upon to some
extent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
Marked For Death

"Three years ago ! was marked
for death. A graveyard cough was
tearing my lungs to pieces. Doctors
failed to help me, and hope had fed
when my husband got Dr. Kings
New Discovery" says Mrs, A, c,
Williams, Of Bac, KY "The first
dose helped me and improvement
kept on until /, had gained ss pound;
In weight and my health was fully
restored" This medicine holds the
worlds healing record for coughs
and colds and lung and throat dis
eases, II prevents pneumonia, Sold
under guarantee at Charles Rogers
& Sons drug store. Soc and Sl,00
Trial bottle free,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

NOTICE BIDS WILL BE RE
ceived by the County Court until
Tuesday, Jan. S, 1909, for publishing
County Court proceedings and pub
Using legal notices as authorized by
the Court or issued from the other
County officers; bids to be filed with
the County Clerk; court reserving the
right to reject any or all bids. BY
order of the County Court. J. c,
Clinton, County Clerk. n~
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
Bring in Your Want Ads To-Day
TWENTY ADVANCE

quarters, and the construction, plumb
ing and electric wiring and fixtures
Of one double set Of hremen's quar-
tiers at Fort Stevens, Or Plans can
be seen, and copies Of specifications
and Instructions to bidders furnished,
at the Offices of the Chief Quarter
master, Department Of the Columbia.
Vancouver Barracks, Wash, and
Depot Quartermastcr Portland, Or
also at the QuartermastePs Office at
Fort Stevens, Or, where full infor.
nation will be furnished The United
States reserves the right to reject any
or all bids or any part thereof. En-
yelops containing proposals should
be marked Proposals for Construc
tion" and addressed to the Construct
ing Quartermaster, Fort Stevens, Or.