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The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Fred Ringer. aged so years, died az
the home of Mr.. Reed at Watson Tues
day. The funeral service will take
place at 10 a. m. Thursday morning
from the house and the remains buried
in the Watson cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
Portland. Oregon.

Every night at 1885 a Pullman tour
list sleeping car leaves Topeka via the
Union Pacifis R. R. which goes
through to Portland, Oregon, without
change. There is no better way to
reach all of the great Pacific north
west.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
GIVEN s25, 900 A YEAR.
Mrs. Howard Gould Is Granted Ali
mony by the Court.

New York. Nov. 1s.-Mrs. Howard
mony by Justice Bischoff in the su-
preme court today. This alimony is
allowed pending the decision of Mrs.
Gould's suit for divorce.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18

Thursday evening, Nov. 10. the Wood
men of the World and Woodmen circle
will give a box social and dance at their
hail. Sixth and Quincy streets, (K. P.
halD to which all members, their fami-
lies and friends are invited.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18
RaIston for CITY Attorney.

w. c. Ralston, candidate for city at
torney, was appointed assistant city
attorney in April, 1901 and has contin-
ued in that position ever since. During
his term of service as assistant he has
performed every kind of work connect
ed with the city attorneys office. He
is familiar with the city ordinances
with municipal law, with the city's
pending litigation and with the legal
business of the city in general. His ex-
perience makes him we'll qualified for
the office of city attorney.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26

Ing passenger agents IN the United
States, Col, Kingsley covers far more
territory than the average man o.
As, He is never incapacitated by Ill
asssaN Nssssssusa y ts.s- ~ \ sass4nA
ularity,
Col. Kingsley is not noted tor his
advanced years and youthful man
ner alone, His handshake .
ial over Texas, 1t is an original hand
shake. Hand shake is the right term
too for he shakes and does not clasp
tINi,. !sASa. Is..Slrsl%-, He. works the
hand UP and down and back and
forth, but there is a warmth in every
movement AVID .frlendship In every
touch. His long residence In the
south has given his manner a tinge
of the famous southern type OF
gentleman OF antehellum days, Where
fore comes his title OF Col Kingsley.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26

Males 3,G, females 359; grand total
$50.
Number Of high school pupils en-
rolled White, Males 1876, females
1853, total $50. Colored: Males 3,
females 3, total S. grand total 297,
Number OF teachers who are grad
yates of high school SO, of normal
school 5, of college I; teachers hold
ing thiru grade certificates 4, second
grade Gil, first grade %; teachers
holding state certificates OF second
grade a., first grade ~, permanent
s.
Number of school houses repaired
during the year IS, number of school
houses built during the year 2, num-
Der of houses owned by the county
| &c, number of school houses leased
or rented g.
Amount paid on repairs in each
district $1410,47, value of school
houses and grounds owned by deed
10 estate, county or school corpora
ton s96,S90, vvalue of school furni-
il'fe w. nv ""s&yGip 81 "'iisfa.ses'
s1335, value OF apparatus SOS, total
value of school property STE, s06,fTT.
Receipts and rates OF taxation
Balance brought forward from pre-
Svls4.s ,Seaii sA4s5,5a, Qrao4pt, credit.
ed to each district from state funds
!&lA,Q1&~oVoA ttrNI., tSyae.NSss.5,
fers SO, 40, amount collected in
each district from local taxation for
maintenance S9,SS7.7i, rate on the
s1oo valuation OF property for main
tenance CSC, amount collected in each
! sistrs ct ,spoc !ocal taxation for bdld-
ing PURPOSES stSo3 60 rate nu the
$loU valuation OF property Tor
bailding purposes &C, amount rece'v-
err from subscriptions and donations,
etc, $17.10, amount received from
tuition of pupils over and under age
and from other sources $1363.42,
total receipts for each district during
the fiscal year $70,427SS,
Disbursements-Sal of super
intendent $500, amount paid teach
ers from all sources 56,050,05,
amount expended for janitor, fuel,
crayon, etc. in each district $l10a.-
40, amount OF expenditures for other
purposes in each district $5,2S2.2 rs,
total disbursements for each district
during the fiscal year SCI, 1881 50,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26
PROGRAM FOR BANQUET.
Event to BE Given by Baraca ant
philAtheH Glasses,

Event to BE Given by Baraca and
Philathea Glasses.
At the banquet to be given by the
Baraca and Philathea classes oil
Waxah achie, the following program
will be rendered:
Selection, Wise Orchestra.
I'VE DO Things" Mrs, Y. y. KEN
Die.
Duet, Mrs. w, A. Grow and Miss
Jennie shelton,
A Live Wire, Mr., T. NJ. Sleeper,
Selection, Wise Orchestra.
Why | Like to be a Philathea, Miss
Emma Davis.
Reading, Mrs, IL. N. Peters.
Song, Methodist Quartet,
The Useful Man, MIR, f. d. Grid
die,
Selection, Wise Orchestra.
This banquet is to be given Oct
9th in the Adelphian club rooms, be
ginning at s o'clock In the evening
II Is given by and for the Baraci
and Philathea classes in Waxahachi'
and to those or the publ1c VINO are
Interested IN this work, There vii
be lots of good eating and a goot
time for every one. The price OF 81
cents the plate is made to each ant
everyone. The tickets will be on salt
at each OF the classes tomorrow an,
during the week with Mr. San Al
drews at the Waxahachie Nationa
bank, We will appreciate 1t If yol
wiz secure your tickets before
Thursday, Oct, LIST, as we can theI
toll what number TO figure on, Some
ng.g ,! Ike l, g t!cksI .. 49,. have .... pee!
TyCFoN ter so G@i trou. saC. 81
there will be a limit on the number
that can be accommodated.
Committee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26
THE SCHOOLS Of ELLIS COUNTY
Report Of Superintendent Vim to the
Stale Department Of Education,

The annual report of County
the conditions of the schools in Ellis
county has been completed and has
received the approval of State super
intendent of Public Instruction r.,
b. Cousins, The report shows the
number OF children enrolled in all
the districts, the value of school prop
erty, the amount of money available
for school purposes, the number Of
teachers and the amount paid in sal
aries According 10 the reports made
by teachers TO superintendent Vim
there were 500 children In Ellis
county 'Hg past year who worp en-
.'--s t- .-.-.' 800. 1ii'l9ss. a .,,.p-g,2SS o1
the report f. as follows:
Children between Z and II years
Of age White. Males 3645, females
&75g. total l4o4. Colored Maie,
a5S, females 23S. total CSC; grand
total S,100.
, "''~ rss's '1v~-s 'sr --~~~- ~-'
White Males l55, females %, tdt@'
1917. Colored Males p, females /,
total G grand total 2o3.
children under years OF age
White. Males $50, females 253,
rc,vI 49, Cal0rcd Males tema!rs.
A. total "a; grand total 561'
.- Chndrou enrolled Ia an schools IN
each district White: Males aol0,
fewalee AN7A total 9os4 Cclored;
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26
JOHNSTON SEES
SUCCESS AHEAD
Democratic National Committee
man Returns From Battle
Ground.
THE WORK Of CUlbERSON
The Texas Senior Senator Is Practi-
=. cally Managing Fight Tor Bryan
1icket-Republicans Are
frightened.

fioustoh,' fekGs, Sep&A 70, 0o'EEsfsii.
stronger expression OF hope Tor the
success OF The democratfo ls;r@t.~"a,ffs
year than he has heretofore voiced,
Col. Il. NJ, Johnston, Texas national
'<unaitte e, man anG aleyaScS cs the
executive committee, returned rom
the battle front yesterday Colone,
Johnston has been in the thick or fhs
Nsht ia the east and middle west. his
duties as a member of the executive
committee keeping him active and
having spent the past month at
headquarters In New York and in
Chicago assisting his colleagues, he
is OF necessity in close touch with
the national situation,
Speaking of the progress OF the
campaign during the last week, Mr..
Johnston said;
Conditions appear very s&NerSM,
from the democratic viewpoint and 1t
is easy to see in the middle west and
east that the trend of sentiment is
toward Bryan. In fact 1t is conceded
that unless this movement is check
ed by the republicans within the next
two weeks, Mr. Bryan's election is
most probable That the republicans
recognize the fact is evident by the
activity of President Roosevelt, he
having issued three statements in
ten days time, Also Judge Taft has
reconsidered his tirst announcement
that he would stay at home and not
make a campaign and intends now
to tour the country on a speech-mak-
ing trip.
1.-THE democratic leaders are ex-
tremely confident and believe the
movement toward Mr., Bryan is so
strong that the republicans Will find
il impossible TO check by any eXpedi-
ent, Notwithstanding that while the
opponents concede the trend of sem
timent is for democracy, they claim
they will be able to overcome the
difficulties responsible for 1t,
BE those things as hey may, it is
aa aWa!sQptea fact That st &S a great
race and all through the middle west
and east people who like a lively po-
litical contest have reached the con
,~lISsSs. ~ +;sS4..s,4sFg YsSAl3s ~, s,h.s,
race track, that II is not not morse
race
Senator Culberson, as chairman
OF the advisory committee, is the
real directing hand OF the Democrat
* campaign and 81 ,toiEg 4 seYy -gyaat
work, The senator feels confident of
the success OF The party Gals year,
In common Wnh tis 1o-wutte re- e ~
Colonel Johnston was asked to in
dictate the developments which he
considered the means of turning SEN
timent toward the democratic party
and its candidates. He said there are
several conditions contributing to the
change in sentiment, the main thing,
however, probably being the fact
that there are 2,000, 600 idle people
in the country today who ought to
have employment and who had been
at work until few months ago, This
of course is bound to cause dissat
isfacton and man dissatisfied Will
hardly cast his vote for the interests
that have brought about his dscon-
tent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26
COLONEL TOM KINGSLEY.
The Oldest Travelling Passenger
| Agent i'm the Lone Star State.

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 26.-With
the preponderous weight of 50 years
upon his shoulders, yet so spry that
he can do almost any middle-aged
railroad man, either at play or at
work, Just as he chooses, Col, Tom
l.. Kingsley Of Dallas Is recognized
as the oldest travelling passenger
agent in the country.
He is the dean OF tho railroad corps
in Texas. Col Kingsley and Gen.
Cabell of Dallas happened to be
born upon the same day of the same
year, and naturally as each birth
day rolls around these two vigorous
lold...timers. exchange the greetings of
the day, and many may YOU see
a4aay more sQcA birthdays ..o
How old are YOU, Jim?' queried
Col Kingsley good naturally of a
friend in Fort Worth the other day
IA "a. dos $50 vs.. BE SaSIssy
"Or twenty years younger thdh I,
continued the genial travelling pas
senger agent of the Louisville 4
Nashville, He was making regular
trip TO Fort Worth, shaking hands in
his peculiar style and getting as much
business as the youngest 7, F. A.
in the state.
'WhSim' hid tr-NiT' 'ft1ss'S''vy = &''tsc'
Texas?' was asked some OF the
old time railroad men In Fort Worth,
Il don't know" replied one, but
| we'll remember when he was not
in Texas, for | ran across him once
back in Missouri when he was run
ming freight train | was a kid
then, and was headed for Texas.
Conductor Kingsley sized me up
and ordered me to get off the train,
saying that he couldn' carry me.
IL was up against It for fare, but
bright idea struck me. hurried
over to little grocery store and In
vested in sack of hot doughnuts,
They We're tempting, II | do say 1t,
When ! got back to the train, | hunt
ed Kingsley up, thrust the sack
under Mis- nose and he took long
smell,
What YOU got, kid?' he asked,
'Doughnuts, ! answered like
to have emf"
Get on, but leave them dough
nuts. and | rode long way on that
nickels worth of doughnuts,'
Col. Kingsley, continued the
road man, may deny the story, but
It's true all the same, he said, The
narrator Is also travelling passen-
ger agent, and at one time was the
republican nominee TOR lieutenant
governor in Texas
All Of the Fort Worth railroad
men aver that Tom Kingsley was an
old-timer in Texas when they arrived
here. Jake Hurn, general agent OF
the Texas 4 Pacific, declares that he
found Kingsley here when he came.
Col. r. p. Fenelon, city passenger
and ticket agent for the Santa Fe,
SAYS the same thing,
But before Col Kingsley removed
TO the Lone Star State and entered
the employment Of the Texas rail-
rcaAa. Ne WAS CONNECTED with the
Louisville & Nashville AS conduc-
tor, lie made good conductor aud
~ .l..,.S n gl,lclg.. cegretIsd his re-
No. ,al' 10, .t4-- eRp%&~e9' htter Go!n-.
iug down here. he was In the employ
OF the Southern Pacific and interna-
tonal q Great Northern for many
years. finally, however, returning to
ais SSTt 'l9Sc Hsr6' ese~ta2'As 'stS2"91~
'nlg' ItsSolte5t 'Geol!s -: ''tfs'' S.rrr'r '
VILE 4 National with headquarters
in Dallas.
Though the Oldest OF the travel
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-26

,,y on 'ys,ssl'ss,s. HvXASsS iSIgs, ,.Sp sNgg
taken up and extended Also farm
and e!ty pYo9ertv for sale. Y
o. II. CHAPMAN e. co.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29
LincOln'S hast Day.

81 got into the White House be
Tore 2 o'clock, not With the expect
ton OF seeing Mr.. Lincoln so early.
but with the hope that | might get a
place at the head OF the line and
be the first to see him. TO my sur
prise was told that he would see
me at once.
II found him alone. AS entered
the ooor he got up quickly and strobe
across the o toward mo. saving
as he came: Hello, Creswcll! The
war Is over,' lie graSpcd my hand
with the enthusiasm of a s~choolboy
ana repeated the exclamation. THE
war IS over" adding: Look AT that
telegram from sherman The mes
sage assured the President OF the cul-
min.tion OF. the Carolinas. Indeed.
IT was glorioua news. Many times
With a spirit that was delightful to
see, Mr.. Lincoln exclaimed: The way
is over. Then he woulld stor grow
serious and add. But it has been an
awful war, Creswcll, 1t has been an
awful war;! But ii is over
when he could leave the theme
that was first In his mind and heart,
ne exclaimed: But what are Won
after? You fellows don't come to soc
me unless YOU want something. 1t
aAmust be something big, or you
be so early told him
my errand and handed him my aft
davit. He said: That's not so hard.
You did right to put it in writing.
/ don't care to read the statement.
] know you know how to make ani-
davitS.'
Then" said Gen. Crcswell, "he
took my anidavit ana wrote a brief
we'd upon il, something like this
DO this. A. H. and gave it to me.
carried ii ove to the War once
and after the usual fuss got the or
der issued. Then | vent out into
Maryland to attend to some business
through the day, and got back into
the city late at night to md every
thing In an uproar over the a%ssassi-
nation"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29
Hypnotizcd for HiccoGghS.

UypnOtiSm was reSOrtcd to as a
last resort to save the life OF Mrs. .,
l.. Massingcr, wife Of a prominent
physician of bridgeport, Conn, wb"
had been suffering from ~hiccoughs
for three weeks. In the presence OF
half a dozen other physicians, DIS.
Godfrey and Smith induced the pa
tent to concentrate her mind on the
idea that she could no longer hic-
cough. A state Of partial hypnotism
was brought on and there was /;
cessation of the attack, but as the
patient came out OF the spell she re-
sumed the hlccoughing. .
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29

Caused Blood Poisoning, Which Soon
Proved Fatal.

a dispatch from Bambcrg says one
OF the saddcst deaths which has oc-
cured there vas that of Mr.. julius
a. Rcntz early Saturday morning.
MIR. Rentz has been sick with blood
poisoning for nearly three weeks, and
the manner Of his death was peculi-
arly sad. He had been to q picnic,
and on his return home at night felt
a pain in his foot, caused by his
shoe being too tight; his toes were
slightly bruised and from this tho
blood poisoning started.
Physicians worked with him CON
stantly and operated several times,
first amputating a single toe. But
the poison continued, and on ac-
count of the bad condition Of the
patients blood, it could not be stop
ped.
Several days ago as operation was
performed, ono leg being a%mputated,
but Mr.. Rcntz finally succumbed.
There were three physicians in at
tendance and all possible means were
used to save the life of a well thought
Of and promising young man.
Mr.. Rentz was 80 years old and
unmarried. He was a farmer, living
about five or six miles from Bamberg.
His estate is considered quite valu-
able as he had always been a very
economical man. He was a son OF
Mr. Jacob Restz, who died last years
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29
Hydrophoh!a on the Increase. %

There is no doubt about hydro,
phobia becoming more com non ir
this State as the years go by. There
was a time when a cas- Of hydro,
p''Nbia was a rarc hin. but row il
10 a very com mon thing. Trere is
an unfortunate tendency on the
part of some to dcprcciatc the i'm
portance of rabies and hydro)hobia
on account Of their rarity, while
others have beer led by the frequent
mistakes in diagnosis to deny the
existence Of these affections alto
gether. Eut there is no doutr Of its
existence, and it kills more people
than m unacquainted wi h the
statistics would imagine.
The journal of The Am rican
Medica! Asso ,iation says lit is re-
ported that epidemic rabies e.. lists at
present III m or more states If the
Union, and there are probably few
states that have not a few ca es of
this disease among dogs at all times
while Instances of human infection
are not unknown in any section. In
this respect the United States COM
pares unfavorably with Europe. The
total annual mortality from hydro
phobia in this country is from l00
to 800. In England the muzzling
order has been followed by a com
plete disappearance"
DR.. Hart, an expert on such mat
tiers, says the disease among dogs
is increasing. In and about Wash
ington its frequency during the last
ten months has been alarming; in
1907 a positive diagnosis Of rabies
was made in Id cases, and of these 81
were found in the District Of Colum-
bia or its immediate neighborhoOd.
These 33 animals bit 16 people, 4G
dogs, 2 horses and 2 cows. Nor is
the disease less common in other
parts of the country; DR.. Hart wei
observes that the preventive meas.
ures at present being taken are al
together inadequate, and urges that
stringent measures should be TAX
en- to stamp out the awful disease.
All dogs should be muzzled and
those found running at large. un-
muzzled should be killed. This is
what was done in England, and the
disease has completely disappeared.
The life Of one person is worth
thousands Of dogs. The Mayor of
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29
The World Shown UD.

Bryan's just Characterization Of
newspaper servility to the trusts
seems to have bitterly ranked in the
breasts Of some of the editorial
writer's of the New York World, and
as a consequence from that day to
this the World lost no opportunity
to launch a blow at William Jen-
nings Bryan. In the meantime"
says Tobacco, a journal published in
the interest of the tobacco trade.
the Nebraska statesman has paid
little attention to the Worlds con
tinuous attacks, in spite of the fact
that the World itself has during the
past three months furnished the
most complete and ample justifica-
ton tor the criticism at which it
took offense, by its attitude of SER
vile submission to the tobacco trust
1.-The trust which Theodore Roose-
welt long ago characterized as the
worst Of all the trusts.
The suit Of the United States
government against the tobacco
has been on trial nine long weeks,
the hearings were held within 8
little more than a stones throw of
the World office, and many Of the
disclosures have been of a most pic
turesuue and sensational character.
Under ordinary circumstances, that
$, had it been a bank, or a minor
insurance company that hal been
placed on trial by the government
the revelation that came out during
the trial would have been accorded
many columns of space in the World
from day to day.
but it was the tobacco trust that
was IN trail, and SO the World
found it convenient to ignore the
proceedings. except upon such rare
occasions as something could be
twisted and contorted in such a way
as to appear favorable to the tobac-
co trust. On those rare occasions,
the World would accord space to
the trial of the tobacco trust. but
truth to tell, such matter as was
allowed TO fine its way into print
in the World at those times, read as
though it had been carefully edited
and amended at tobacco trust head
quarters, before being put into
print.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-05-29

--..-N. ~ one, GOWN io,iict man
the Minimum Price for cotton, it
is putting into practice the best kind
of business sense for farmers 10 dc-
eide to "shut down by plowing up
Il part of their cotton crop
BY blowing mp a portion Of the
cotton crop the benefit will come 20
us in a twofold way. It will cause
the price of cotton to advance to n
point where the acres that are left in
cotton will bring more money than
the whole would have brought. There
fore, whatever crop we raise on the
land where we plow up a certain
amount Of cotton, that crop will re-
present a clear profit owe and above
what we would have otherwise had,
in the windup. The corn, peas or
cane that is produced on the land
on which cotton is plowed up, will
add that much more value to our
products ncXt fail, and The best part
about the whole plan will be the
beautifully crushing defeat of the
gamblers who intend to price orr
cotton at Sc, or less, neXt fall. Is
the fight worth winning? This is a
matter that appeals to the patriotism
OF every Southern farmer and tests
the loyalty of every Farmers Union
man. Shall cotton prove to be an
other lost cause in the South? Let
each individual answer this question
by going promptly into his field and
do some blowing that will yield n Dig
ger profit than the same amount Of
Dlowing has ever yielded in this ouD
try. .