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The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

In the election OF William Howard
Taft comes into the range OF public
Interest q reminder of some strange
coincidences in presidents.
who. having been intimately asso
ci4ted with the president-elect. does
not bear vivid recollection of those
kindly blue eyes, beaming with good
nature and merriment? Few, indeed
and thus arises the reminder or one
OF the nest curious things that ever
interIaced the fortunes of our presi-
dents. for statistics and Economy.
. government publication of 1906.
states that every president, with the
exception OF William Henry Harrison.
had blue eyes. or course. that does
not mean to infer that the man with
the brown eye Is to take alarm. but,
better yet, 4. Is time for some one
with the unfathomable brown orb TO
get busy.
John Adams was eight years older
than his successor, Thomas JEFFERSON,
who was eight years older than James
Madison, who was eight years older
than James Monroe. and he eight
years older than John Quincy Adams.
George Washington ended his presi-
Dental term In the sixty-sixth year
OF his age. John Adams. Thomas JEFF
ferson. James Madison and James
Monroe likewise concluded their terms
I'm the presidential chair in their sixty
sixth year.
Thomas Jefferson, the father OF the
declaration OF Independence, died on
the fiftieth anniversary OF that I'm.
mortal proclamation. his predecessor
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

pie throggh>sll nature-these are the
things WHICH Nwille be valued In the
kingdom oe'the spirit. I
In this world Jou may secure hrst
class stateroosh or parlor suite ana
every refined luxury by sending tele-
gram or dispatching your valet. But
In that land you will <h9ve To apply ip
person for your ACCOMMODATIONS aDd
you will have TO take then position You
have made for yourself While here.
Wealth will not aid You to dfe en-
joyment OF the land where money Is
not known, and poverty will be no
passport 10 that country. unless you
have used the benefits OF opulence and
the advantages of poverty wisely.
The development OF the divine man
Is free To both the classes. III you
are rich In this worlds goods and have
bailt wall about your soul. or II you
are poor aud have filled your heart
full OF hatred toward every man OF
wealth. you are on the same road To
spiritual mendicancy.
A mans own thought is mans
own fate.
Personally, feel greater pity for
the conventionally reared being of In.
.herited wealth than | feel for the most
burdened toiler in the ranks OF labor,
just as | pity the high-born Chinese
girl compelled by tradition to toddle
through life with crippled feet.
| have known people OF wealth who
were Gods own messengers, and |
have encountered many men and wOm--
en- OF wealth whose minds were hope
lessly crippled by their narrow, limit
ed views on all subjects. by their me-
| ~ rel hnf Hlu
gold basis Idea of love and marriage,
their slavery to fashion. and their ut
ter ignorance of the great emotions.
the great sorrows. the great struggles
OF the vast world outside their own
poor little world of fashion.
One Thing of Eternal Importance.
Believing as do that our thoughts
In this life fashion our places in the
next stage OF existence. and knowing
! how magnificent is Gods universe, |
can feel only infinite pity for these
usually envied people who are wasting
the opportunity TO grow through
knowledge of humanity, and through
sympathy and understanding.
Hundreds of working girls today,
who are toiling To support aging par
ents. or to aid younger children. are
incomparably superior TO many OF the
! aristocrats Of earth because they are
developing character-which is the
only thing in this life that counts In
! the great scheme.
| But the working girl and man who
are filled with envy and hatred toward
1 the rich are not TO be admired or re-
! spected merely because they labor.
I Ii you work only because you must,
and hate your work. and hate every
man who has wealth and leisure. do
not imagine your labor makes you
worthier than his wealth In the eyes
of the Creator. for IL does not.
Whether you are poor or rich Is OF
small consideration in the long run,
but what you are in character and
principle is of eternal Importance.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

story, his wife told him she had
stolen the baby carriage on Buchan-
an-st.. and. fearful that Mrs. Derus
might go to the station and accuse
him OF the theft, Derus explained
that he had taken this step TO check
mate her. The police will look into
the matter.
Mrs. II. A. Jones, No. 4ss Benubien st,
reports TO the police that her hand
bag. containing a small sum OF
money was snatched by two young
men on Adelaide-st.. near Wood
ward-ave.. early Thursday evening.
Controller Do-emus VIII consult the
corporation counsel I'm regard tn
bringing suit against the Michigan
Portland Cement Paving Co. for $500.
This company had contract TO fur
nish crushed stone to the park de-
partment. The controller held up
its vouchers, claiming short weight
The company then refused TO deliver
any more stone TO the city and stone
had TO be bought OF another concern
at a higher price.
Residents % West Jenerson-ave.. near
blaze Thursday night. when the
marsh In that vicinity was swept by
fire. The flames in some places
came in dangerous proximity to a
was turned In The field burned Is
favorite haunt OF the rnuskrat.
Police Capt. Baker says he IL sstished
with the explanation given by De-
charges made bv Mrs. John Smith.
No. 90 Abbott-st.. who complains OF
rough treatment at their hands. and
that nothing VIII be done In the
matter. The officers saw they
searched the house on a tip that two
alleged thieves were being harbored
there.
The tarin and the possibilities of 90
modifying tariff charges ne to secure
freer trade relations with Canada
Will be tae matterS or most earnest
discussion at the Quarterly meeting
OF the Wholesalers association In
the FeNowcraft clEb. Friday even
ing. That the members % the asso-
citation may get fuller knowledge Of
the provisions Of the Dominion tariff
laws. Hon. r.. r. Sutherland. speaker
OF the Canadian house Of commons
has been invited to make the prin-
cipal speech OF the evening. While
his remarks will convey no promise
or assurance from his government
nor suggest any line OF action for
the United states. his familiarity
with the maximum and minimum
schedule plan OF his country will
make his address an interesting one
In every way.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

(~IHERE are all kinds OF people
I'm the world. and to CLASS all
the people of wealth In one
category and all laboring peo-
pie In another Is unreasonable
and absurd
To possess wealth does not neces-
sarily indicate cruelty, unkindness or
rascality: and TO be a laboring man
does not always indicate worth. yir-
tue or honesty.
We cannot Judge a man by what he
has or what he has not! We must
Judge him wholly by what he Is.
The careful student of human ma
ture must observe that, as a rule. In
herited wealth stunts a mans best de
yelopment.
Only once In a thousand cases Is
the man SO born and reared notable
among men for his broad character
and superior achievements. while the
majority OF unusual men and women
Of all ages-unusual for nobility OF
character and unselfishness OF life
have been those who have risen by
! their own efforts, and who. through
the force OF necessity. have been com
| PEELED TO work.
ALL wealth. Is HOl NhO bcOh ~
appears,
And poverty lights not such ruinous
fires
AS gratiied appetites. tastes and
desires.
Fate curses. when, letting us do as We
please,
II stunts mans soul to be Graded
In ease.
How Men Stunt Their Own Souls.
The man who Is born To wealth and
uses II to envelop himself from con-
tact with any class save his own is
doing for his spiritual development
| Just what the Chinese woman does
for her feet when she binds them into
| tiny shoes and prevents their growth.
No matter how much such a man
gives TO charity and education, he Is
stunning his own soul.
knowledge OF our fellow men and
understanding of their trials and
needs, prehension OF their sorrows
and joys, alone can teach us that SYM
pathy which Is part OF spiritual
wealth.
The wealth which hedges itself from
I contact with humanity is 10 be pitied,
not envied, because of its certain soul
pauperism.
My religion teaches me that there
Is kingdom OF the spirit where We
shall all sojourn after We leave this
particular body.
II Is not so unlike this world as the
old idea OF heaven taught, and II Is
but one OF many mansions In My Fa-
theirs House. Money holds no place
in this kingdom OF the spirit. Moth
| ing Is Of value there but character de-
yelopment.
Love. sympathy. charity of judg-
ment. kindness, patience. understand
ing OF human nature, aspirations for
usefulness, desire for growth. and
knowledge of the universal life princi.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

self and airships. Allow me TO inform
your majesty that you are very much
mistaken. There are more ways Of
escape for me than you possibly imag.
Inc, and one, warn you. which you
would find very unpleasant.
In five seconds time" he went on.
Speaking loudly and rapidly. Il could
be directly over the Hohenzollern and
drop enough shells into you to send
you to the bottom like a stone: but as
have already guaranteed the safety
of your majesty, | will not adopt that
method unless you attack me from
this ship. IL you do that, then [
promise you that the Hohenzollern
will be the first victim OF your own
folly"
Without another word Strong ran
quickly down the gangway and Jump
ed into the Dr. Five seconds later he
was going up. but even while he ran
down the gangway steps he had made
up his mind. He saw that even II he
rose a couple of hundred feet or so
and then made in one direction or
another. he would leave the Victor
unwarned. and therefore exposed to
what in all probability would be a
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
thanksgiving for Two
Praise for Twelve
out No Appreciation for the Prose
Suts.'s once. /1l


wisdom of the jury's finding be cause he admits it,
There testimony from another quarter to the same effect
Frank B. Hbbler with the action OF the twelve "A
sensible jury could do nothing else" he adds
He didn't that another kind of jury reaching different
concusion, could have done something else
II could have found him guilty, also.
fact which calculated quicken somewhat Hbblers
citation of the finding in the Newberry
The public perverse enough Join Newbey and Hibb
Ter in their gratitude praise the of this NAL
q odorous business.
Deays enjoyed police protection
IT paid the The history the scandal has ranged from
recreant underlngs to the higher up.
From inaon in prosecutors Office unavaing appeals
to governor with petr6ed of duty.
Republican politicians under the noisome
4 disclosures
All of which has convinced of the public which has
Offices hold political circle sustain. that
thorough job of renovation would improve the civic health
amazingly
The complicated accumulated dness Of the called
for and aertness in the prosecutors Office
1t called for searching unparing of available evidence
let the grief fall where fellow ocehoders and
related official department.
Well everybody knows prosecution
Il has been both laggard-and lame.
AS weak preparation has been mild in development
result that plainly predetermined by
lack of life and vgor its conduct verdict that strikes the
accused lovely.
And prompts hghminded unuled Hibber to
hail the jurymen sensible men
An outraged public will vouchsafe the acquitted an
unchaenged monopoly all rejoicing the evenuaon of
be besmirching Annie Smith
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
.ocal Item

Nearly . score Of "fresh' young men
walked into the saloon of William,
staedler, No. 1874 Jos. campau-aye..
and after partaking OF round of
beer walked out without paying for
the drinks and took the glasses with
them. The glasses they smashed in
An adjoining lot and then returned
90 the saloon. bent on deviltry.
Staedler called on the police for aid.
hut as his place 10 outside the city
limits. no help was forthcoming from
that source. The saioonkeeper then
procured q shotgun and with IL man :
aged to frighten the hoodlums away.
He will probably ask for warrants
for the leaders OF the gang.
rFrnnklan Eddy, ex-csshier of the
0xnnd Rapids p0stofhce, who was
recently convicted of embezzling
government finds and sentenced To
the Detroit house of correction for
nine months. arrived at that insti-
tuition just in time TO spend Thanks
giving with Supt McDonnelrs large
and growing family. Eddy will
probably be put TO work In the chair
factory.
asnes ths black Hand 10 do Its
worst. He has received about
dozen letters IN about "a many
weeks. threatening dire things un-
y less he comes forward with $1,000,
IN bot Tony has ignored them all and
declares he will continue TO do so.
s." Il neo my money 10 support my ram
ily," Sansone says. II those men
want money let them 40 to work
and earn II as other people have to
do"
nsusAents % Gross~ Pcant~ and Ora
t1ot townshiy md Erin township In
Macomb county, have a little 18th
milan canal OF their own which con-
meets Lake St. clair with Lake 81.
Clair by way OF MIX rive rand Fox
creek. some OF them are far from
pleased with the way their canal re-
buses to work as drain. The ditch
has cost $4,000, and II supposed to
have a current but has failed TO de-
vslop one so far that will make II a
satisfactory drain. The officials who
have done the work say that all Will
be we'll as soon the lake level
rises and n part OF the ditch which
cave6 IN. ts repaired
ur. ss1 Mr.. John D<rus, M. SIS Thir-
fy-s<conA-st- euarrefeA Thursday
night. and after the woman had gone
home TO her mother. Derus pushed
q baby cab 20 the vinewood station
a. q precautionary measure. az he
explained According 70 the mans
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

l,oOU leet, dnu SIOhS, " -
dlsmay. saw that Langley
could not have realized what
the strange maneuvering OF the Ger
man fleet portended. But Strong un-
derstood very well, and seeing dan
ger ahead. determined TO face II With
out a seconds delay.
At the gangway the kaiser, who had
followed him, called 10 him TO stop be-
fore he went down the steps.
Strong. not loath TO ease his mind
with hot words, faced round and spoke
fast and warmly.
"Oh. yes. he said, Il can see what
your majesty's little game is. and
can even guess what you propose to
say. You are going TO tell me that the
moment my airship has risen from 500
feet TO 1000 feet | shall be in cross
fire OF several score OF aguns that
have already been carefully trained
You imagine that the prospect Of this
will terrify me 10 such an extent tina,
shall listen 20 what you presumably
would call reason. 10 surrender my
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27

Liquor selling was prohibited in
England as early as the reign of the
Saxon King Edgar, who closed hun.
dreds Of alehouses.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
Tie Tsuib No Mater
Wbom II Hsips or Hurn.

Capt. Frank A. Newberry does
not have to prove that the jury
acted with consummate wisdom
in finding him guiltless OF con-
spiyacy to compound felony
with Frank B. Hibbler in the An
ME Smith mater.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
CHAPTER LNv.-(continued.)

(~lHE VICTOR was lowering over
head ar an altitude Of about
I'LL $500 feet, and Strong, to his
= dlsmay, saw that Langley
c.utId NOT have realized WhaI
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
Man Is Judged by What He Is

Character the Souls Passport Stages Existence
Not Wealth Toll
The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

:: !; e: :; s.: &: !: !: !: s.: a: s; &;
pie In another Is unreasonab Bile
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-06-20

show who voted at the Isle Liable
box. The Park box WAS found
correct, bat the Isle Liable box
was pronounced to be "rOtten from
top to bottom" by attorney Martin
and all the indications prove that
hio qualification of that box to be
correct.
There is nothing to show who
voted in that box, nothing is left
of that outfit exceptj the
tally sheets and the tickets and Oh
the face of the result, it looks as
If that box WAS stuffed of enough
votes Ia destroy the vote of the
Park box and the disappearance
OF the poll liet and other papers
was for the purpose of concealing
the fraud and protecting those who
participated IN this work. That
fraud was committed it is very APP
parent and We believe tie people
should insist Oh q severe and COM
plete investigation by the Grand
Jury aud If the Grand Jury fails
to perform that duty which the
people expect of them, they should
appeal to the District Attorney
aud prevail upon him to proceed
10y information.
The people demand that the Of
ticer5 do their duty and all frauds
be stopped and punished. and if
this lis not done, then, let the peo-
pie punish the officers who fail to
perform their duty. at the ballot
box, and let them, in the future,
see that no fraud is committed
against their most sacred right,
that of the majority, and of cleo
ting their own officers.
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Notice to the Public.

The Union Six District Baptist Asso
citation Of Louisiana expect Sd meet in
the Union Baptist Church of st. Martin
vile of which Rev. G. c. Casemere il
Faster to hold her annual session of I'm .
ly 18th to 18th 1908. to transact regular
matters. the colored people of st. Mar
tlnville are making grand preparations
to receive the delegates who are coming
from all over the district to attend the
meetings. the color-d people expect to
have grand time all that week. Pray-
ing God for his goodness aud blessing.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-06-20
Damage by High Water.

The high water ON the low lands
near the woods il causing great
damage and at this time is caus-
ing great apprehension rmong the
people of that entire section.
The acreage now under water IL
very large and the water contlnu-
ing TO rise Ia covering more land
every day and every day more da-
mage is done.
The condition ia that section Is
reported To be pItIluI, the acreage
of land under water IL large and
hundreds, perhaps thousands of
acres of fine crops are lost. Cane,
cotton aud corn, most OF The crops
Lad been laid-by and were consl-
dered made by THEN owners and
now they are completely lost.
The water is higher this year
than !, has been during the past
few years, and with the lateness of
the rise the people Of that section
felt they were safe from the dan
gers of high water and planted
large crops early IN the season.
The people who are now looking
upon their ruined crops, aud con
sIderiug the lsteuess of the over
flow, know that 1t Is too late this
year for them to plant anything,
they are in n terrible situation,
and they can ste nothing for them
To do but abandoning their homes
aud look for employment on high
or lands. The bottom lands are
lost To them and the sooner they
realize that the better IT will be
for all. Until "A protection levee
Is built on the west side of the At
chafalaya River, these lands will
remain under water.
These people are even deprived
of their supply of lire aud stove
wood, because since the building
of the irvrr~ on the east side the
vast woods are always under Wa
ter and 1t Is even IMPOSSIBLE for
the people "f those sections To- en-
ter the woods for their wood sup
ply.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-06-20

Whenever you find a man find
ing fault with local paper, open
1t mp and ten to one he hasn't an
advertisement in it; five to one he
never gave 1t Il job of work, three
to one he does not take the paper;
two to one that If he is a subscri-
Der he lis delinquent; even odds he
never does anything that will as
slst the publisher to run good
paper, and forty to one that if the
paper is Il good one aud full of
life, he is the most eager to see
the paper when it comes out, and
will borrow bis ueighbor's. - Ex.
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TO Give Relief to Unprotec.
ted Parishes.

House members of the commit
tee which is to investigate the at
fairs of the Atchafalaya Basin Lee
wee District Board in connection
with its failure to protect the pa
rishes of ST. Martin, st. Mary and
Iberia from the waters of the At
chafalaya river, though those pa
rishes have paid a large amount of
taxes to the board, were named
yesterday as reported in The
States. AT the same time MIR. De-
lahoussaye gave notice of bill
amending Section | of Act 70 of
1890, SO as to provide for taking
a strip of land in st. Landry pa
IRISH from the Red River. Atcha-
falaya and Bayou Boeuf district.
between Bayou Courtabteau and
the parish line, aud adding 1t to
the AtchafaIaya district. MIR. De-
lahoussaye said the amendment
was recommended by the Board of
State Engineers, who said the
change in the contour Of the two
districts was essential before they
could carry out plans to give the
people of the parishes named the
protection which they were de-
handing.
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SATURDAY., JUNE 20, 1908.
SAMPLE COPIES.

We desire 10 increase the clrcu-
lation IF the MESSENGER, and A.
an invitation We sill send llml-
ted number of samples every week.
Those receiving these samples
need not believe we desire 90 I'M
pose the paper on them. We will
not continue the paper unless they
order aud pay for it We only
solicit their subscription.
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Thinks 1t Saved His Life:

Lester NJ. Nelson. Of Naples, Maine.
says In a recent letter: Il have used DR..
Kings New Discovery many years, for
coughs and colds, and ! think il saved
my iiie. | have found 1t a reliable rem.
edy for throat and lung complaints. and
would no more be- without a bottle than
| would he without food" For nearly
forty years New Discovery has stood at
the head Of throat and lung remedies.
As preventive of pneumonia, and heal
er of weak lungs it has no equal. Sold
under guarantee at T. j. Liable drug
store. oOc and 800. Trial bottle free.
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Rotten From Top To Bottom

Last Saturday Judge Simon held
court here and the election boxes
of the Third ward, the ward where
the socalled democrats betrayed the
Democratic nominee and through
alleged fraud, defeated him as a
member of the police jury, were
opened in open court. aud as 1t
was expected, nothing but the
tickets were found in the box. no
poll lists or anything that COULD
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-06-20

The new parish officers have all
qualified. Sheriff A. Z. Broussartl
qualified Wednesday and made
Mr.. l.. =. Fournet his office nan
and chief deputy, MIR. Eraste
Champagne was made a deputy
and Mr.. A. ID. Roy the jaiIer. We
are told that Mr.. Broussard ON ia
king charge of the Sheriff's office
made the announcement that he
was going to be sheriff of the pa
IRISH aud not the sheriff of fac
ton. We expected that much OF
Mr.. Brousssrd, but he will have
to show pluck aud character not
To allow himself to be ruled and
dominated by the politicians at
certain time of emergency. We
trust that MIR. Broussard will be
true To his promise and that his
office will be public Office where
all will he placed on the same ba-
sis. and the law will govern his
office.
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\ Grand Family Medicine.

y Grand Fanny Medicine.
1T gives ne pleasure 10 ~ al good
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Frank Conlan. Of No. $50 Houston street.
New York. Its grand family mcdl
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tlons; while for lame back and weak
kidprye II cannot be- too highly recon-
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digestive functions. purify the blood.
and impart renewed ylgur aud vitality
to tie weak and drllbiatpd Of both sex
rs. sold under guarantee at 7. J. Liable
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