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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-06

w0 Of these sn0bs about the fast daughter Of
he late Jay Gould is a case in point, and serves
% illustrate that human nature is very much the
anne in all the walks of life
s'Paris Jan. Count Boni de Castellane,
from whom his wife, who was Miss Anna
Gould, of New York, was recently divorced,
and Prince Helie de Sagan, who on several
occasions was reported to be engaged to Ma
dame Gould, had a personal encounter today
at the Church of ST. Rierre de Chaillot, while
a service tx the memory of Lady Stanley En-
rington, a relative of both men, who died late
ly in England, was in progress.
beginning inside the church, where Count
says the prince insuted both him and the sa-
cred edifce, the encounter was resumed at the
doorway where Count Boni, followed by his
brother, Count Jean de Castellane, overlook
the prince, Count Boni spat in his cousins
face Then came the clash of canes, followed
by rough and tumble fight on the pavement,
which ended in the gutter, where the men
were separated by big butcher. Count
Bon at the moment of Intervention was hold
ing down the well nigh insenible prince,
while Jean, according to eye-witnesses, was
administering to him severe kicking
THE BUTCHER HELD THEM.
"When the police arrived the butcher was
holding the two principals in the fight who
were covered with mud. The prince was
bleeding profusely from q wound in the right
temple where he had been hit by Count BOni's
heavy stick With the butchers hand ON his
collar, Boni was harangning crowd which
had gathered, as to why he had spat in the
princes face when the police arrived
"Followed 10y several thousand persons they
were taken to the station, where they made
Explanations"
Fitzgerald Pull Out
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-06
FOR PURE ALCOHOL NOW.

The Prohibition Law is receiving its full share
of attention from druggists as well other people
The druggists above all people, are supposed
to be satisfied with the prohibition law. They are
presumed to be the only benefciares from a COM
mercial standpoint.
A Savannah paper in reporting the delima of
local druggist says
''There appears to be so much red tape connect
ed with the sale of alcohol by druggists under the
prohibition law the druggists getting disguised
and some of them assert that they will not bother
with it at all.
''New phases of the law are bobbing up daily in
course of the druggists business under the act.
One stringent provision prescrbes the way in
which the alcohol, furnished on approved prescrip-
ton, may be delivered.
''The delivery of the alcohol under such pre-
s3ription shall be made only directly to the person
for whom such prescription is issued to the ply
stefan or, in case of minor, to his parent or guar
dian for him, or in case of a married woman to her
husband for her, - reads the act
''The force of this provision was brought to the
attention of one druggist yesterday A prescrip-
ton properly filled out and signed by well known
physician was presented by young woman perhaps
IL years Ulu AHc was IOI HeT
mother who was ill, thefather being his business
two miles from Savannah. Under the law, the
druggists was not allowed to deliver the medicine
to the young woman, the husband would have been
greatly forced to leave his work and attend to the
matter, while the physician was too busy with
another patient
The outcome of the matter was that The drug
clerk, realizing the womans need of the medicine,
got his wheel and delivered the medicine to the
patient himself. If the head of the family had
been sick none but the physician could get the
alcohol for him. under the law, it is claimed by
some of the druggists"
The delivery of the medicine by the drug clerk
should not be accounted such night mare by the
druggist There is no real hardship connected
with that The law is good that part of it referred
to above particularly. Those who naturally oppose
the law are expected to find fault with it.
FITZGERALD Out
Bernie A Foil is one of the friends of the
Enterprise who expresses himself as being ready
to subscribe to the daily and to secure dozen sub
scribers among his neigbors. That is one way of
getting daily and keeping it.
Tun for Fitzgerald Out
Our good friend Marcus Luke Jr is candi.
date for election to the Office of clerk of the Su
periOr court of Irwin. Marcus is a model officer
and entirely too clever a citizen to have much Op-
position. his old friends over ia Ben Hill wish
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-06

Insure with Southern company. The State Mutual sof
Georgia is the leader On June first this Company had
$37 100000 of business in force Georgia laws throw
about it safeguards similar to those given to National
Bank depositors. you don't insure in the State Mutual
insure in some other good Southern company. If you
want to lead the procession, insure with
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-01-06

never worried about subscriptions. We
have not solicited subscribers nor troub-
led them about the subscriptions due,
and long past due. But recent order
from the post office department neces-
states change of this policy and since
it does we shall make the most of it.
Subscribers will be required to pay in
advance. And what is more-very
much more, back dues must be paid up.
We are making out bills for all subscrip-
tons not paid up or in advance.
We must revise our list immediate
~ to conform with the law. You know
the rest dear reader.
xs~ Pan for Fitzgerald or Pull Out
Yes, who pays for the printing and distribut-
ing of Little Joe Browns letters, who pays for the
writingf
- Pull for Fitzgerald or Pun ou. y .'"1~
Editor J. e. Mercer announces that he will
sell controlling interest in the Fitzgerald
Enterprise to some fellow "who is willing to
pull for Fitzgerald until he pulls out" Edi
tor Mercer is one of the few newspaper men
who has made enough to retire from business.
--Hawkinsville Dispatch.
We are quite satisfied and the right price
and right man can get the Enterprise
Pull Fitzgerald
The calamity racket is being work time
and the oft repeated ''confscaton" of railroad
property by s'reform legislation" has given many
tired feeling
We believe In railroads just like we believe
in farms, we need both, can't do without ethet
And we believe the who has thousand dol
lars invested in railroad stock is entitled to the
same consideration at the hands of the law as the
man who owns thousand dollar farm.
There is this difference.
The thousand dollar farmer ''pursues the even
tenor Of his way" Independently, so indcpend
emit that he does not protect his rights fully
der the law as the average citizen does, but the
thousand dollar railroad man finds himself part
Of great corporation with organized strength to
start with That means great deal in politics
and in the shaping of laws and indeed in the adj
ministration of laws In Georgia at least the
abuse of this strength had gone too far and the
people rebelled.
The railroads are making a strenuous fight,
naturally, why shouldn't they' They are bringing
every pressure to bear in their efforts to reform
public opinion, and they have our permission.
We are with them while they are right, and
no farther.
We do not believe all in the papers
about the disaster that has befalen the railroads
To show that the railroads are doing fairly we'll
We quote below some figures that will not be s.
puted.
''The railroads are in better condition than
they ave been in since the first rail laid
In this republic. The earnings per train mile
have increased with unbroken continuity. For
at least ten years this has been the record.
The revenue per train mile of all trains on all
the railroads of the country gives us the final
word on this subject and what is the records
Beginning in 1897 the annual figures have
been like and ascendingstairway: $1.3S, S1.45,
$780, @l.65, S1.72, 1892, s191, s1.93, s1.97.
42.07
They are the figures of the interstate com
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
Dying Man Clears Mystery.
Chicago Man Reveals Fate Of Bender Family Whom He Declares
Was Wiped Out by Vigilance Committee After Chase
Over the Prairie-Secret Kept Until Now.

After, thirty-nve years the secret OF
the fat e of the Bender family has been
reveale,p. After they fed from their
shanty TN the Kansas prairie they dis
appeared completely.
Since that time many rumors of
how the.v got away to Mexico, to Can
ada, to tCalfornia, to Germany and
many Other places have been circulat-
ed. Stories Of their annihilation by
the sheriff and United States marshals
have beenl told, but only to be dis
credited.
George I,vans Downer OF Downer's
Grove. grandson Of Pierce Downer,
who foundsd the settlement in 1888,
told the stolIy, fully believing he is on
his deathbed, and that It is his duty to
publish the truth to the world.
A compact entered into by the mem
bers Of the vigilance committee at the
time had kept his lips sealed all these
yenrs, but req lizstion that II he did
not speak the truth might never be
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

moon had risen, but frequently was
obscured by heavy clouds, and the rid
ing was anything but good. As soon
as we shouted they opened FIRE on us.
and this determined our course. There
was now no question Of taking them
prisoners or giving them trial.
1--WE set our horses going at break
neck speed, and the bullets few fast
from both sides. The bad light and
the rough going over the hilly prairie
made aiming almost impossible, but
we were overtaking them rapidly
when shot from the wagon struck
one of our party, killing him instantly.
"a moment later the old man, who
was firing from the back of the wag-
an, pitched out on the prairie dead,
and John jumped and ran. He was
shot before he had run a hundred feet
from the wagon.
Kate had been driving, but at this
she stopped the wagon short and
sprang out, cut one of the horses loose,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
c. X1-Got his number2

p. G. X1-Got his number?
p. G. W (who has been standing on
his head through some fault of his
own)-No, confound it I'd give a
weeks pay to know whether that car
was NJ 60 or 96 W.--Sketch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

known induced him to tell how lie had
assisted In the determination of the
family.
Mr.. Downer lived at Independence,
Kan, during the bloody reign of the
Benders.
On the flight OF the Benders, after
the murder Of DR.. York, Downer and
four other men constituted themselves
vigilance committee and started in
pursuit. Downer, after telling how his
party got on the trail OF the Benders
and finally sighted them, says:
THE night was dark, and we feared
that they might escape us, but our
luck was good. We sighted them rae
ing as fast as they could over the
prairie and shouted to them. The
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

the one said to have been given her
by her wooer, and sped away on It.
zone OF our party shot her horse
under her. 1t rolled over on her, and
before she could extricate herself we
overlook her.
eve dismounted and went toward
her, expecting to help her and with no
thought Of trouble. But, my grief,
how she did fight! She fought tooth
and nail like tiger, and we had to
handle her like a bucking broncho.
"At last she was firmly tied hand
and foot and thrown over the front of
the saddle of one Of the men. When
we got back to the wagon we found
that the old woman within had been
killed by bullet"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
Shark Ate Out of Boat.
Story of the Strange Behavior Of Big Nine Foot Fish Mexican
Waters as Related by Fisherman.

Pursued by nine foot shark, which,
when they abandoned their boat at tie
shore, put his front fms on the edge OF
the boat and ate the fish therein rs a
pig would eat out of trough until in
its greed 1t swallowed a big hook
thrown into the pile of fish is the story
told by several fishermen of Mazatlan,
Mexico, and people who saw the wind
up of the affair. AS indubitable evil
dence Of the truth of the story the Car
cass of the shark is displayed.
The fishermen tell how they were re-
turning TO port with their sloop filed
to the gunwales with fish when they
noticed great fish pursing them and
rapidly gaining on them, although still
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

hONDhhDS EhObhbbl TURNED avail
statistics TO prove my case, and l
know that II mentioned the object
you would discourage me-"
II might have encouraged you in
stead, although l confess that see
no reason for your making a speech.
What is 1t about1"
Am ! a respectable, law abiding
and patriotic citizen of America or
notT' he asked In reply.
why, yes, Of course"
Am / an honest manT
Certainly"
Then your question is answered.
Mrs. Bowser, you read the papers.
You Anow that we are passing through
an era of corruption, political and 9th
erwise. Patriotism and honor are
dead, and graft and dishonor reign.
The people no longer have confidence
in anything. AS matter Of fact, any
child ten years old can tell you that
unless something Is done at once this
country 10 bound to go TO the dogs"
"And you propose to keep 1t from
such a calamity?'
II do. I have hired a hall. i have
invited the honest men in the COM
munity to come out. am going to
make a speech-a speech that will be
the beginning of a new era. shall
show such an appalling state of ar
fairs that men VIII tremble. ] shall
put their duty so plain that none will
dare shrink from It. l shall sound
the slogan of new Bunker Hill. II
my speech takes as well as hope for
I may organize a new political party
then and there. / believe that a new
party called the Bowserites would
sweep this country from end to end
and restore the lost confidence and pa.
triotism."
Eyes, It might" replied Mrs. Bowser
IN tones betraylng her doubt "Do
you expect large crowd to hear you
speakR
"An the hall can hold and hundreds
probably turned away. There ia o
widespread demand for reform. The
people are ready for It. II must come
or the country must return to bar
barism."
"And-and have you got confidence
IN yourself as q speaker?'
"All the confidence in the world. II
Is the one theme on which can turn
myself loose. The papers tomorrow
morning WIN tell you all about II. We
have arranged 10 have FIVE or six re
porters present They win put large
share Of the speech in capitals and
italics"
''well, ] hope you will come out al
right. but I'm sorry you went into 1t
Hadn't you better run over your speecf
with me before you deliver IT."
"No, mann, / hadn't know what
the speech is, aud know It's all right
/ don't want you throwing cold watel
on 1t at the last hour. Neither do
propose that you shall take the credi,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

The Vaoationist.
He drew
His pay.
Then went
Away
On his annual vacation.
He reached
The camp
lit
Tie damp
II wac raining like ding nation.
That night
Quite late
Ho backed
A straight
'Guinst royal association.
A brief
Dispatch,
A train
To catch,
Sadly ends his recreation
Don Cameron shafer In New York
Press.
rU,u &hA AaV,.rs.r. ...-..w nnrnwsax,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
DOWSER HIRES A HALL
Plans to Deliver Telling Speech,
but Audience Fails to Show Up.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT REFORM
Jsnltor and Two Reporters on Hand,
but They Had to Be There, ss II Was
q Matter Of Business With Them.
Several Look In.
tcopyrisht. 1905. by t, c. Mcclure.l

tcopyrisht. 1908. by t. c. McCiure.l
For four consecutive evenings Mr..
Bowser had spent two hours each
evening in the library and had refused
to explain his action to Mrs. Bowser.
She knew that he had been writing
and hunting up statistics, but could
get no further. For four days and
nights he went around with a deter.
mined and heroic look on his face.
but as he came home on the fifth she
saw that some sort Of climax had
been reached.
Had he invented a new style Of bal
loon7
Had be bought a huckleberry farm7
Had he found a substitute for but.
ker7
Had he found a sure cure for hog
cholera7
Had he solved the potato bug prob.
lem7
These and a hundred other Ques-
tions fitted through her mind, but she
was TO ascertain that Mr.. Bowser had
done nothing foolish. Having announc.
ed at the dinner table that duty called
him out that evening, he added:
"Mrs. Bowser, It may be something
Of a surprise to you, but 1 am going
10 make a public speech tonight.
hired Locust hall and gave out notices
three days ago"
'Ts that why you have been acting
80 mysterlously for the last few even
ingsT she asked.
Had Been Posting Up.
There has been no great mystery
about It. have had to have a lot Of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

about 1000 feet away. They hurried
to the pier, where in terror they scram-
bled out of the boat. The shark, for
such the fish proved to be, followed
them and Immediately mounted part
way into the boat, where he began de-
vouring great quantities Of fish in
single mouthfuls.
The fishermen hurrledly secured n
shark hook, which they threw in with
the fish. The shark, after a mouthful
or two, took the hook into his mouth
along with several fish and swallowed
Il.
A crowd OF people had gathered
by this time, and all lent hand in
pulling the monster In, where he was
placed on exhibition.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
Pursued Porch Whole Night.
Why Revolving House Got In Married Mans Dsfavor Crops Ou
as Another Decides on the TurntabIe Architecture

Despite the fact that George Brace,
a pioneer in the revolving house school
Of architecture. was compelled by his
wife to hotfoot It around the lawn in
search of his front porch, william Rel
man, jeweler Of Chatham, N. j.. is
going to build one Of these contrap-
tons. Reiman's house, like Braces,
viii be built SO 1t can swing around to
catch the breeze in summer and avoid
II In winter.
Wesley Fond, carpenter. tells very
simply how Braces house was built
and why It would never have done for
some married men. He says:
"The house was swung on turnta-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

~ry the Mlr3OF want C@umn
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01

BILE, which was turned from the dining
room. Brace was ingenious, and he
combined the dining room table with
the wheel, so that he could use the
wheel for table at meal hours and
for wheel when he wanted to turn
the house around. But Brace found It
inconvenient He would come home
somewhat oyerwrought at times, and
Mrs. Brace, when she heard him com
Ing, would turn the house around. The
rest OF the night he would spend chns-
Ing the front stoop. Finally he sent
for me, and we plugged up the turn
table.
"Braee built a new house recently,
but there wasn't any turning It," g..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
How a Woman Eiaursn.

She had worked her leap year pre-
rogative, but he was trying to dodge
the Issue.
81 appreciate your proposal" he
said, "but my income is not sufficient
for two"
"Oh, that's all right she replied.
when we are married Wen be one
you know."-Puck.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
Tips.

Tips.
Bink-The people at the summer re-
sorts are so courteous. Did you ever
notice how every one connected with
the big hotels gives you the glad hand
when you arrive?
Wink - Yes, from the head waiter
down, and the glad hand always has
the palm turned upward. : Chicago
News.
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-03

touched by Christianity ana its inGu-
ence are a larger people. Education
iu the orient is much cheaper than at
home. Nn old classmate of mine tells
me that il costs him $500 a year TO
send each of his sons to Yale. In
Pekin $50 will not only educate a
student, but it will clothe and feed
him and pay for his books and tut
tiun.
Have you ever tried to measure the
influence of one human life on the
world, or the effect of all these
schools? The faith of Aoraham
strikes me when think of it, 1t is
wonderful that one man firm in his
faith should continue his teachings
until today there are nearly 100000
O0O people now wOrshiping one living
God.
"One's faith can be strengthened 10y
the comparison of religions. Bud
dhism has made no progress in 2,0VV
years. except whore they borrow from
| Christianity. The teachings Of Con-
fucius have made no progress in 2,2OO
years. except where they have beer
| influenced by the teachings OF Chris
| tianity These pupils are not only ac'
| cepting our teachings. but they carry
| them to every other land. These are
| the fruits"
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-03
PLEADS
FOR FOREIGN
MISSIONS
Tells of Work Accomplished
Throughout Orient. by Which
Influence Is Measured.

THE influence that the United
states exerts on the orient is not
measured by the size Of our navy or
the strength of our bat,leshlps, but by
the number of ministers and teachers
who are going to the east unnoticed
and spending their lives that are un-
recorded in our national annals
These were the words of William J..
Bryan when he spoke at the First
Presbyterian church, John Marshall
place, near ID street northwest, in
Washington.
II venture to say" continued Mr..
Bryan, that our foreign missionar-
les are doing more to advance the in
fluence of the United States abroad
than any army or navy ever will do.
Love is greater than force. our love
is the greatest force ON earth, Chris
tianity rests on love. The religion of
the Mohammedans rests on force, and
by comparison of the two religions We
appreciate the omnipotence Of love.
some say the money donated for
the advancem or foreign mission
work subtractS from the available
means TO do home mission work, "
said Mrs. Bryan, and therefore some
do not support them. / say the money
spent abroad on our missionaries doe:
not diminish the contributions to the
home mission work, Every work IN
other lands has it reflex action, which
is an equal if not a greater reaction
at home than abroad
some say we have too much to do
! here at home to bother about outsid'
/ ers, and that we cannot help in Other
| lands until We have reached perfec-
ton If this can be applied to mis-
| sions. it can 5e applied TO life. II
| that case one will not help anyon'
unil he reaches perfection, and as W,
never reach perfection, nothing help
/ full viii be done abroad. If We CouI,
not find preachers and teachers t.
| send abroad to teach them it woult
be worth while sending Christian
| over to show them what the example
Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-03

direction of Lieutenant Wakefield, a
dog fancier of the police department.
Max, Dona and Lady are Belgian
sheep dogs. Nogi is a Groenendael
imported from Belgium, and Jim Is
a native Airedale.
Wakefield spent a season at Ghent
to learn the best method Of training
and then applied his knowledge to
the canine candidates for New York
police honors. The first lesson was
to teach the dogs that every man
wearing a police uniform was a
friend and every civilian q proper
object of suspicion. They were taught
to disregard every sort of whistling
calls except blasts from the regula-
ton police whistle, The next step
was to teach them obedience to the
order search"
Each dog wears a muzzle. They
have been taught To- throw fugitives.
The dog stands guard over pros
trate enemy until an officer arrives
a snap attached to the muzzle en-
ables The policeman to free the dog
Jaws I'm an instant. when. i'm "A jes.
perate case, its teeth may be planted
i'm lavbreakor. The 1ogs viii leav,
a prisoner to ponce on a civilian who
attacks a policeman.