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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
TEACHERS INSTITUTE MEETS
IN ARCADIA

will meet in Arcadia Friday,
February Ia, for a two days con-
vention. Sessions will be held
morning and afternoon of both
Friday and Saturday, and on Fri
day evening at 1880 O'Clock the
pupils and teachers of the Music
and Expression Departments will
entertain in the auditorium in
honor of the visiting teachers
The recital will be followed by an
informal reception.
All the above exercises the
patrons, pupils and friends of the
school are cordially invited to at
tend. No charges made for adj
mission to the recital,
Sickness is still quite general
among the pupils. We are sorry
to report that some of Our number
are yet quite i'll. Some who were
out last week on account of sick.
ness have returned, and we trust
all may soon be in their places.
The best grades in music last
week were made by Cecil Lamb,
Maude Smith and Elsie William
son; second best grades by Emily
Smith, Zoella King, Margaret
Chollar and Nellie Peoples;
"cants", Gerda Holmer, Emily
Smith, Ruth Holmer, Cora
Whi6den, Kate Carlton. Gladys
Thomas, Winnie Thomas.
Again, we call attention to the
need of library of which we have
the nucleus. Within a few days
we shall make an order for thirty
FIVE dollars worth of books and
we would be glad to have
number of liberal donations in adj
dtion to this amount. Our pupils
in the higher grades make good
use of the books we have and re-
ceive much benefit therefrom.
Let us have your amount to add to
the above or some good volumes
that you have used and are now
willing to let others use.
HONOR ROLL
First Grade. Willie Waldron, Bruce
Smith, Edwin Wey, Matte Langford,
Blanche Cornell, Nellie Holmer, Susie
Green, Eva Ford, Susie Stonebreaker,
Nell Steele, Lula Brown, Florida
Houstoun, Annie McClenitlian, Eugene
Wey, Edwin Parker, Junior Pelham,
Joe Atkinson, Alex Ilendry, Ebert
Myer, Vernon Hollingsworth, Oswell
Rails
Second Grade, Clara Blount, -Sibbie
Pelham, Edwin Holster, Curtis
Williams, Forrest Weaver, Julia
Livingston, Mary Bailey
Third Grade. George Cox, Robert
Hollingsworth, Samuel Smith, Herbert
Carnage, Fred Powell, Emile Grun-
holzer, Marjorie Clay, Bernice Albritton,
abb Anderson, Irene Edwards, Maud
Maud Morley
Fourth Grade. Bert Higginbotham,
Ursula Green Oakley Lanier, John
Grunholzer, Harry Blount, Newton
Forrest
Fifth Grade. Frank Powell Ralph
Iavis, Doyle Clay, Lillian Wood, Lillian
Cox, Radford Edwards
Sixth Grade. Sophy May Smith,
Irnia Mcbride
Seventh Grade. Gladys Bryan, Marie
Martin, Walter Draughon, George Ford,
Ed Davis, Malcolm Smith, o. II.
Leewright Whidden
Eighth Grade. Lee Hall, Lille
Draughon, Leslie Bryan, Martha
Livingston
Ninth Grade. Upshur Quinby
Tenth Grade. Wilbur Carlton
Eleventh Grade. Bernard Noble
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-13
News of the Week
In DeSOtO County
As Reported by The Champions
Excellent Corps of Correspondents
3 A Resume Of Current Events .
Gardner Gossip.

bdiunSI NOSSip'
Mr., Ingram was visiting in
Gardner Sunday
H. P. Johnston was up to see
his folks also
Uric Langford made a call on
his lady love here Sunday
Mr.. Mcdonald returned from
Stackhouses mill and has been
very sick
J. l.. Hampton Jesse Bryan and
Hermon Coker returned from their
visit in the lake country Sunday
and report jolly good time
Mrs. R. w. McCorquodale came
Sunday from Fl. Meade and is
with the home folks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Coker, for quite a stay
probably
Miss Michael Cocker left us Sun
day to attend school at Madison,
Fla. Many were the friends who
with sad hearts accompanied her
to the station to bid her good
bye" for four long months.
Hated to see her go, but we are
glad to know that d. V. she will
return. True her mother misses
her much and there are others who
greatly miss her
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCorquodale
were visiting in the country Sun
day
= Jonathan Coker visited Arcadia
and vicinity Sunday
Oranges are again moving from
Gardner
Prof. ]. S. Cocker was with the
home folks Sunday
Uncle Arthur Albritton was in
town yesterday
Raymond Davis was in town
Yesterday. He came around to
the shop and had a wagon wheel
repaired by Waudell and his able
helper in their substantial way
Mrs. Almond and children
visited at Zolfo Sunday
We have Sunday School every
Sunday at 3 p, m. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday night at $50
Preaching by Rev. r. Y. Walden
on third Sunday and Saturday be-
fore. Wish every body would at:
tend. You are cordially invited
Mrs. RUSSELL is visiting in the
country
Daniel Coker and Miss Lottie
have returned from a trip to
Crewsville
Commissioner Holzendorf is in
town today
Eddie Douglas was on Our side
Of the river this a. m.
Cephe Granger came in this
morning to have wagon repair
work done
Uncle Dan Coker was on our
streets this a, m.
Miss Myra Coker took the home
folks on quite surprise this a. m.
by slipping in from out east where
she has been attending school
will remain at home till Sunday
Feb. IL HARD HEAD.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-13
News and Views From Brownville

News and Views From Brownville
DEAR CHAMPION; The many
fine rains have put the farmers
along with their crops. The frost
tn Gath and 18th Of January killed
some vegetables. Sometimes the
early bird does that other thing.
Brownville is getting up quite a
reputation. The spring fights have
Commenced. Don't call the old
man a liar. If you do you may
expect a black eye.
Our packing house is running in
full force. The Baldwin Brothers
have just finished shipping their
crop of oranges and grape fruit.
Our townsman, Mr.. Chris. c.
Pearce got up quite a collection,
nine wagon loads, for the fair.
Among other things he had two
varieties of cotton. The stalk of
long staple had $50 bolls on it and
the stalk of short staple was good.
Captain Orr, who is from Mis-
sissippi and was a cotton planter
there says that there could good
money be made raising cotton in
DeSoto county. This is a grand
Grand county and should be devel-
loped rapidly, there are so many
advantages and the resources are
so great.
Right here we would like to
enter protest against the money
of the people being wasted as it is.
LIST. What was the use in the
people voting on the question of
fair appropriation if the FIVE men
constituting the board of county
commissioners had the right to APP.
propriate the peoples money?
The writer voted for the appropria-
ton and is in favor of making a
full demonstration of the resources
of this grand county, but let's do
it legally, do it accouding to law.
End. If they had the righu to
take the peoples money to defray
their expenses to Jacksonville aus
tensably to investigate the oil road
and spend approximately 500 of
the peoples money, would not
they have had the same right to
have done the act a few months
sooner and have taken in the
Jamestown Exposition in their
frolic and gone and investigated
the cement mines of Michigan,
spending $1,000 of the
peoples money!
If the executive officers of the
county do not comply with the
laws of the State where will 1t |
end?
You gentlemen of the board of
county commissioners must not
think you .have exalted POWER
AND AUTHORITY because you
we're elected county legislators.
Mrs. Carlton, nee Miss Daisy
Platt, visited her aunt and cousins
Continued on Local page)
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-13
IT THE STATE FAIR
DESCRIPTION OF SOME IN
TERESTING FEATURES

4
1bths nearly all filled and things
i good shape, with a hopeful,
heerftl, feeling in the air. The
Inherent fair commissioners have
In heretofore too busy to do
4nch breathing except involuntary
'}ntil one has tried it, it is hard to
calize how many things are to be
/. he in arranging county exhibit
the best display, getting the
&tries ticketed, numbered and re-
Hded. Then somebody must al
ays be OIL hand to explain to
$itors.
&DeSoto was among the first of
counties to get into show shape
Eith Ed Scott as leader and VIM.
fouch, w. w. Bateman and c.
Pearce as assistants the work
int speedily forward. Mr..
q ouch, with the Gilchrist pine
&ples, is presiding over an exhibit
n far in advance of any made by
y her conties as to quite leave in
h dim distance all others in the
In distance all others in the COM
4tition. In OUR estimation
ESoto leads in the horticultural
Bplay, but perhaps Manatee,
Blk and Lee would object to my
Bing so. We really have a mag
6cent display. That made by
j. Pearce, who is competing for
3 largest display of products
BIN one farm, is great, and Mr..
sarce is in his element. Says he
IS had a chance to talk all he
hnted to, without hindrance. /
3tice that he is quite hoarse this
brning but no doubt when the
Nv gets warmer his voice will inn
4 ove as the crowds gather. He
GENERALLY surrounded by an APP
feciative audience. His display
1eludes so much of woman's
prk that / think Mrs. Pearce
kserves great credit for the
bmber and variety of canned and
deserved goods that are a promi-
int part of his display. Mr..
karce has only one competitor on
e grounds, and feels hopeful of
Frying off that 500 premium.
Speaking of the Womans part
our exhibit reminds me that
eSoto does not display many
|ticles of feminine handiwoik.
|rs. B. Roesch, Mrs. E. H.
organ, Mrs. S. ID, Smoke, of Fl.
kden, send some nice fancy work
rs. Curry, of Punta Gorda, dis
Rys palmetto hats, baskets, etc.
ID Mrs. J L. Sauls some lovely
hwn work, Mrs, N. Barco, of
cadia, has four very lovely
ICES of hand made lace, and Mrs.
indall, of Brownville, sent a
lit made about 100 years ago.
It the most observed and com
ented upon exhibit in the
oman's Building is the seventy
e pound fruit cake and mammoth
of light bread sent by Mrs.
18th, of Punta Gorda, Mrs.
18th sent list of ingredients and
number of pounds used of
n and many ladies stop to read
d comment. Eight dozen eggs!
pink OF that at winter pricesl
Pc Woman's Building misses
f large displays sent last year by
fange, Marion, Polk. Pasco and
per counties, that are this year
/ ly represented by a small exhibit
Eh OF fancy work which the lady
Pnaeer of the building has
|puped in a part Of the Hillsbor-
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-13

Have you had a kindness shownl
Pass it on;
Twas not given for you alone,
Pass it on.
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
Till in heaven the deed appears,
Pass it on. Selected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
HOUSE MOVERS.

FREDRlCKSON BROS.-We make
a speciality of house moving, car
penters, contractors, general jobbing;
prompt attention to all orders. Cor
ner Tenth and Duane streets.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01

New York's most famous confidence
man, popularity known as Hungry Joe,
who died six years ago has again re-
turned to Broadway. He is now nei-
ther a ghost nor a swindler, but one
of the most celebrated cases with
which the central office has ever had
10 deal. AS reader Of his own OBJ
ituaries he has already joined the class
of Mark Twain and Admiral Rojest-
yensky. Hungry Joe is really a rel
ic of ante-bellum days since he be-
gan his occupation as a confidence
man in 1861. He has swindled such
famous men as Oscar Wilde, Judge
Noah Davis, General John A. Logan,
Charles Francis Adams, and many 9th
ers. He has also gone under almost
as MANY aliases as the number OF his
victims, and by many he is regarded
al the original gold brick man Of New
York His real name is Joseph Abb
zes and he is probably the only man
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
FOR SALE

FOR SALE CHEAP, ONE SCHOL-
arship in the International Cores
pondence School Of Scranton. En-
quire Astorian office. 8-7-tf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
New York News Letter

who ever fooled the New York po-
lice into believing him dead when he
was not. He has served several terms
III prison the last OF which was in the
MARYLAND State Penitentiary from
which he was released in 1898, Shor-
tly aiterward notice oi his death APP
peared in all the prominent papers in
the country and after due
investigation his photograph was
withdrawn from the Rogues Gallery
which il had adorned for nearly a
third OF century, His recent appear
ance on Broadway however brought
to light one Of the most famous crimi-
nal hoaxes in history, Hungry Joe"
did not die in 1898 and the notices in
various papers were inserted by
friends to cover III. his.future. Now
Hungry Joe" has reformed and is
leading model life Curiously enough
his discovery on Broadway after he
had been held dead for decade was
due to his peculiar and habitual unwil-
lingness to walk near to the building
line. He never passes the mouth OF
an alley or near a building and It was
this popularity which lead to his dis
covery.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF c. Q. NJ. VANCOU

OFFICE OF c. Q. NJ. VANCOU-
yer Barracks, Wash, August !,
1908. Sealed proposals, in triplicate,
will be received here until IL o'clock,
a. m, September /, 1908, for furnish,
ing supply of forage and bedding
for posts in Department Columbia
embraced within boundaries of United
States. Deliveries of supplies to
commence October /, 1908, Informa-
ton furnished here or by Quarter
masters at posts. United States re-
serves the right TO reject or accept
any or all proposals, or, any part
thereof. Envelopes containing pro-
posals should be marked: Proposals
for forage and bedding at -, ad-
dressed John f. Baxter, c. Q. NJ.
2-4-5-6-30-3l
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
ROOMS

WANTED-FURNISHED HOUSE
keeping rooms for couple without
children; permanent; moderate; also
close from Clatsop Mill Office. Ad-
dress at once, c. E. L., Astorian. D-2t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Nehalem Coal Com
pany will be held at Astoria, Oregon,
Clatsop county, Monday, September
9TH, at 10 a. m, at the Smith Brothers
law office, for the purpose Of clecting
directors for the ensuing year, and to
transact all such business as may be
brought before said meeting.
It is desired that every stockholdcr
should be present in person or by
proxy.
Respectfully,
w. J. COOK,
Secretary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.

A. ]. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes: Last year ] suffered for
three months with summer cold so
distressing that it interfered with my
business. / had many OF the symp-
toms OF hay fever, and a doctors
prescription did not reach my case,
and / took several medicines which
seemed to only aggravate my case.
Fortunately l insisted upon having
Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package, and it quickly cured me. My
wife has since used Foley's Honey
and Tar with the same success" T.
F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED-TO BUY A HORSE;
weight about 1850 pounds; not over
8 years old; must be good driver and
gentle, also city broke. Address As
torian Office. 6-o-tf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
J. T. NOWLEN

Real Estate and Employment Office
473 Commercial ST., Phone ---
Have fine list of Astoria and coun-
try property. All classes of labor
furnished.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01

Tonsorial artists, otherwise the bar
bers OF the state of New York, in SOL
emn conclave assembled, have not only
prescribed the fashion in whiskers for
the coming year but have taken cen
sus of various hirsute adornments and
declared war on various kinds OF
ereepers. The only proper face adorn-
ment for the coming season, II the ton
serial mandates are correct, will be a
Kaiser Wilhelm mustache with very
small chin beard resembling the
Hughes adornment will be considered
correct. In the research line the most
important discovery was that of the
asparagus beard, which it is asserted,
Aourishes on Long Island. This dec
grafton takes the form of thin and
sstraggling appendage to chin and IS
declared to be extremely bad form ey-
en- in rural communities. A sustained
effort is to be made in favor OF clean
shaven faces, and war is declared on
the safety razor. The latter is asser-
ted to be an instrument the use OF
which requires neither skill nor I'm
esse. It is regarded by professionals
as an abomination and it is rumored
that an attempt will be made to re-
strict its use for exceeding the razor
limit, just as it is proposed to prose
cute all persons wearing the asparagus
beard for exceeding the whisker limit.
As matter of statistics however the
tonsorial trade is advancing by leaps
and bounds. Twenty years ago sew
en- men out of ten had their faces COW
cred with whiskers. Today only two
out of ten do 50, and it is freely pre-
dicted that in ten years more man
in New York who is not clean-shayen
will be curiosity, not to say a mon
strosity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01


NEW YORK, October 81. =
There will soon be mounted in one
of New York's famous museums
alongside the statue Of Sysonby, the
country's greatest race horse, the body
Of the most famous cat which this
city has ever known The honor
which is TO be accorded to the feline
is due not only to the fact that she
lived through number OF accidents,
any one Of which should have proven
fatal, but because she demonstrated
actually and for the first time that a
cat has nine lives In comparison to
her the cat that did various things in
the house that Jack built will be no
where. and under her stuffed body
will be sign 'the first cat to die nine
authentic deaths" So far as fame has
10 do with this cat her career began
recently when she was observed chas-
ing a rat along one OF the city streets.
She was likewise being chased by a
crowd of boys one of whom threw a
paving stone which hitting her on the
head killed her. She arose from the
first death, however, and true to her
Instincts pursued the rat The latter
ran up flight OF stairs leading TO the
elevated railroad tripping up corpu-
lent woman who fell on the cat
squashing her and killing her for a
second time. The cat arose again,
however, and continued the chase.
When the elevated platform was rea-
ehed the cat was knocked cold by a
kick intended for the rat and then
placed in garbage can. From this
third death she revived, and the rat
having remained immovable through
terror pursued him on TO the elevated
tracks. AT this point Tabby was shot
by policeman and killed for the
fourth time, but again arose and f.
nally grabbed the rat. In the strug-
gle she fell on the third rail, carrying
a current which has killed many men,
thus accounting for her fifth death. The
shock knocked her through the rails
to the street below accounting for her
sixth death, where her seventh took
place through being run over by
street car in front OF which she fell.
Her eighth life was given up to a dog
which grabbed her in his mouth and
last TO the bullet of policeman who
tried to shoot the dog. All her adven-
lures will be tabulated beneath her
stuffed body in the museum where she
will represent the first actual proof OF
the right of a cat to nine lives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-01
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE AT A BARCAIN-TWO
lots and an S-room modern house
with bath. For particulars address B.
100. Astorian Office. o-l-6t
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
VISITS CAIRO
GRAIN D. ALFRS
JOHN COURClER, OF TOLEDO, o..
SECRETARY OF NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION.
HERE ON BUSINESS
Gets New Members --lmportant OBJ
Iects OF the Assoc iation--lt Has
Secured Passage of Law Reg
uating Business.

Mr. John Courcier. of Toledo, Ohio,
secretary of the National Grain Deal
ers Association, was in Cairo yester-
day in conference with the local graiu
dealers He is visiting the various
terminal markets of the association
with a view to increasing the mem.
bership of the organization and Of
stimulating interest in its objects.
The Halliday Milling company, Red
man-Magee company and the Bart
lett Frazier company have been mem
bers of the association for some time.
Three other concerns joined YESTERDAY
They are c. NJ. Howe & Bro, the
Samuel Hastings company aud Pink
< Company,
The object of the association is
to affailiate all members of the grain
business, to inaugurate trade rules so
as to have uniformity Of rules through
out the country, to correct all abuses
at the terminals, TO secure legislation
favorable to grain men and to arbi'
trate all differences among members
of the trade in order to avoid litigl-
ton
The association has been in exist
ence for the past ten years and has
accomplished great good in influencing
national legislation 1t was instru.
mental in securing the passage of the
Interstate commerce law abOlishHg
cut rates and in correcting abuses Of
Inspectors at the larger terminal mar
kets.
There are 400 direct members Of the
organization and 1000 members
through affiliated associations.
A meeting fthe National assOcia-
ton will be held in St Louis in DC
tober,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22
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NEWS OF THE RIVERS :
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The river marked Ads on the Cairo
gauge last evening showing fa'l of
0.5 OF foot in "a hours.
The Pacific No. came up yester,
day with derrick boat. one barge
lumber for the Sondheimer company,
one empty model barge, and seven
empty coal barges.
The Dick Fowler was the Paducah
packet yesterday with fair business
both ways. She will be in port today.
The Georgia Lee was due to leave
Memphis last evening for Cairo and
Cincinnati
Mate Lou Brown has resumed his
place on the Sadie Lee, after an ILL.,
ness of week or longer.
The Evansville excursion steamer
Sunshine, owned by Branigan 4 Pitt
ner of Cincinnati has been sold to
Pittsburg parties for $500
Upon the recommendation of the
secretary of the department of com
merce and labor. the president has
issued an executive order creating a
commission to examine the federal
laws for the better security of the
lives of passengers and crews on
board vessels of the United States.
with view TO revision of the laws.
The commission, which is TO recon
mend to the president such changes
as the public interests seem to re-
require is as follows: Capt Adolph
Mark, u. s. NJ, chairman of the
lighthouse board, chairman: Charles
Earl, solicitor of the department of
commerce and labor; Eugene T.
Chamberlain. commissioner OF navi.
cation; George Uhler, supervising in.
spector general, steamboat inspection
service, and Commander William
Strother Smith, U. S. n.
Globe Democrat: The Marine En-.
gineers Benevolent association will
meet the first and third Mondays of
each month uRtil further notice.
Twenty-Five members attended the
last meeting. at which c. n Vosburgh
third national president. pointed ont
ways and means of lettering the con.
dition of the engineers on Western
aud Southern rivers. President c.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-22

Cairo team in the X. ]. T. League S
about to go with the Danvillc team
The Danyille Press Democrat says:
Pearl Holycross. the crack fielder,
pinch hitter and some pitcher, whose
services have been practically secured
by the DanvilIe. Illinois, team for the
season ranked third in batting in the
Central league last year where he
played the last third of the season.
osteen of Springfield Ohio. and Cam,
eron OF Terre Haute, are the only ones
in the league who batted better than
Pearl. Their averages were; Ostaen
80. Cannon. 300. liolycross was 800.
lie played in - gancs, went to bat l'e
times. made 81 base hits aud scored
IL runs As a fielder he played a.
rames. put out ~ men. assisted twice
and made two errors having a field
ing average OF 975 and ranking seven