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The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
 DUKE BROS Phone GA.
Phone GA.
PROGRAM

The following program will be given by the pupils in the 2nd grade Friday afternoon, March, 26, The program will begin promptly at 2.3O o'clock.
 Welcome-Five girls and two bI!s.
 Song g-Girls
 Recitation-Elbe White.
 Dlalogue-Mildred Bush and Gladys jOGe>
 Recitation Bracy Haynie
 Duet - Lulu Beth Gee. and jeannette Burns.
 Recitation-Thalia Darlington. Dialogue-Playing Store - Five girls and two boys.
 Recita ation-Allen Greeson.
 Duet-"The Quarrel" Jeanette Burns and Penny Hesterly.
 Recitation-G Geraldine Johnson DiaIogue-"Playing Grown Up Jeannette Burns and Birna Hit. Recitation-Lillian Haltom.
 Come Little, Leaves" - Five girls and four boys.
 Recitation-Clifton Chappel,e Song-BOyS.
 The parents and friends of these little people are cordially invited to witness the rendition Of the above program.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25
TO MY FRIENDS

I have purchased the Hit Grocery Co. stock nf of'Iy goods, and would be gIad toserve your wants in the grocery line.
 The stock will be kept m to it's usual standard oof excellence, and pains taking attention will be given your orders.
 The stock embraces everything in fancy and family groceries and feed, and is first-class in every particular.
 Special attention to telephone orders, and prompt delivery assured.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25

Cleveland, O., March 24.-Wi.- lie Whitla today identified the man and woman held on suspicion by the Cleveland police as the persons who kidnapped him from the school at sharon, Pa, last Thursday and held him for S1O,- COO ransom which was paid by his father, James P. Whitla Mon day.
 Willie said the man who gave the name of James II. Boyle, was the one who took him from school and carried him through a cir cuitOus route to Cleveland then to AShtabula back to this city and placed him in the house in the east end where he was held until the money was paid. Willie also declared that the woman was the one who cared for him at the house Where he was de- tained and who acted the part of a nurse.
 Boyle said the woman is his wife. Tho police have no other identification of the couple than the names given. So far as the man is concerned the police be- lieve the name Is correct. Boyle is said to reside in sharon and is a plumber. He is said to have widowed mother, four brothers and a sister.
 The woman, who is accredited with being the wife of Boyle, de- Ciated soon after her arrest that her identification would cause a sensation in sharon.
 When the Identification was completed Mir. Whitla would say nothing regarding the wo- man. He said he knew Boyle slightly.
 Immediately after Willie Whit Ia had seen the man and twoman at the Central police station, they were taken to the county court house and there appeared before the Grand Jury. They were examined for the purpose of aiding the jury in it's at tempt t0 find an indictment a. gainst the two prisoners. The charge undeR the laws of Ohio. against the man and woman if an indictment was found, will be blackmail.
 This is based upon the payment of the $1O,OO0 ransom paid by Mr. Whitla.
 As Boyle and his wife are held by the police on suspicion only an indictment will afford a means of placing them under ar rest formally and then they can be held indefinitely.
 As the prisoners have waived examination, they will be he'd here two or three days until the necessary papers for their re- moval to sharon can be arranged between the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
 A woman known as Mary Deem CT who the police say may have been an assistant of the kidnap- CTS, or was implicated in the plot committed Suicide today by drinking morphine.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-25

--having moved the stock of goods of Mum & Duke, which we recently purchas- ed, to our new quar- ters in the Hamby building, and having added a big stock of new spring goods, we respectfully ask our friends and custo- mers to call on US.
 Our spring goods have
 arrived, and embrace
 the latest styles.
 Our grocery depart
 ment is complete, and
 would be pleased to serve
 your wants in every
 thing to eat.
 Give ne q coll
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
The New Dean at Rollins

Rev. F. T. Clayton, of Williams
town, Mass, will be professor Of
English and instructor in philosophy
the coming year; he will also act as
dean.
Mr.. Clayton has for several years
held an important pastorate in Will
Jamestown, the seat of Williams COL
lege, one of the leading institutions
of the country, at whose head is a son
of President Jas. A. Garfield, and his
relations with the college faculty and
students have been close and init
mate. He has also had an official and
influential connection with the public
schools of the town.
Mr.. Clayton is himself a graduate
of New York university. which also
conferred on him the degree of Mas
ter Of Arts, in course, and of Union
Theological seminary in New York.
He is gentleman of charming per-
sonality, of extensive experience with
young men and boys, sympathetic yet
strong, and it is believed that his in
fiuence as dean will be excellent.
Dean Terry, of Williams college, says
of Mr.. Clayton, HE is particularly
fond of work with young people, and
seems to me to have the serious quail
tiles which would make him efficient
in the relations with the disciplinary
officers of the college, is able to main
tain with the young people under his
charge. Tact, firmness, sympathy and
common sense appear to be among
the many good qualities of which he
retains possession.
Mrs. Clayton, who is graduate of
Vassar college, and a scholar and
teacher of distinction, will assist the
coming year in the department of
mathematics.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

Prospective Settlers for Brevard
Editor Of TEE FLORIDA STAB
Mr.. Charles r. .Beebe, Of Dayton,
Ohio, writes as follows under date of
July 11th:
81 am well pleased with your de-
scription of Brevard county in the
Times Union, and myself and others
viii be in Brevard county some time
in October and will hunt you up and
as you are having no connection with
the real estate business we feel sure
that you will refer us to honest men
to purchase land for gardening and
small fruit growing and thereby Sc
cure land best adapted for our pur-
pose"
Parties that have land to dispose
of should not only advertise their
lands that are suitable for truck
farming and small fruit growing in
their county papers but should ad-
vertise their town and county also,
so that people could be best informed
as to what good old Brevard county
has to offer them in the way of win
ter homes, truck and small fruit
farms, and of the sport and pleasure
in hunting and fishing, and all the
enjoyments that go to make life in
Florida pleasant.
By a little printers ink judiciously
applied most of Brevard county's va
cant land can be placed under culti-
vation and all the vacant lots in IT,
tusville would have good houses on
them built by northern visitors as
winter residents.
By giving Ttusville good system
of water works under the bond sys-
TEN would be a great. inducement to
settlers; would give the citizens of
the town who purchase the bonds a
good income from the money invest
ed and would pay a good dividend to
the town for further improvements
without danger Of loss.
Ttusyille can be made the most
pleasant place on Indian river by
giving her plenty of shade trees,
plenty of good cement sidewalks and
giving the V. l. A. plenty of moral
and financial support.
Every man can give them one days
work in the month or furnish them
4 hand and not miss it.
Get busy and meet this issue.
H. L. HAGY.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
A Rat Dog.

The canine specimen did not ap.
pear in any way remarkable, but he
had value. eyes, sir" boasted the
hotel proprietor, "that dogs the
best rat catchin' dog in the state. .
Even as he spoke two big rats sour
ried across the office floor. The dog
merely wrinkled his nose. "Rat
dogP' scOffed the travelling man
"Look at that, will you?" "Huh P'
snorted the landlord. "He knows
them. But just you let a strange
rat come in here once"
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

Horticultural Society Too Weak
Melbourne Beach, July 10th, 1909.
Editor of TEE FLORIDA srAR
Readers will excuse my frequent
appearance (if you print this) when
l disclose the fact that in early life l
was a newspaper editor and have re-
tanned the habit of writing for the
papers.
Just now I want to hit the orange
growers movement; was not able to
attend the Cocoa meeting.
It is all right to organize for spec
ial interests in horticulture, but it is
not right to let the State Horticul-
tural Society go weak and lame for
want of a regular annual state ap-
preparation ito do business on and
promote the interests of every horti-
cultural industry.
All the special interest organiza-
tions should be auxiliary to the State
Horticultural Society; not under its
control, l do not mean that, but CO.
operating with it, drawing supplies
of funds from it occasionally, in en-
ergencies, and reporting to it.
am not at present very proud of
the State Horticultural Society eth
er. A society that will let its treas
urer or secretary work for nothing
and pay the deficiency bill for print
ing its reports out of his own pocket
is weak in self reliance, weak in the
knowledge of its own power, too weak
to put a little politics into its de-
mands on the legislature, just weak
enough to ask for the pittance of
$1,0O and depend on petitions, a
personal interview or two, a few let
ters to members of the legislature,
and get nothing; being left now
stranded, without means to print its
report of the May annual meeting at
Daytona, a mass of good reading
that may never reach the people,
when it ought to have demanded
$40, 900 a year to begin with and been
prepared through politics to get it.
1t has an executive board of strong
men weak in action. If they can get
a move on them in the direction of
Tallahassee they should be supported.
Meantime send your dollar to E. o.
Painter, secretary, Jacksonville, and
tell him to go ahead and print his
report and mail you the one SINGLE
limpey-lapsy paper-covered volume
your membership will entitle you to.
Live state horticultural societies
take the business of horticulture in
full charge as we'll as the theory and
practice of 'the art that mends ma
ture." OLIVER GIBBS.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

That Florida can ship oranges all
summer as web as California if her
citrus growers make up their minds
to do SO, is the opinion of the Orlan-
do Reporter-Star, which says: Flor
ida growers do not rise to the oppor-
tunity. Florida people do not care
for oranges themselves during the
summer and therefore do not seem
to realize how good an orange tastes
to the man of the northern city in
the heated term. Tardiffs and late
Valencias just fill the bill. We know
what we are talking about. We have
them ourselves for home use and
they are mighty fine right now."
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Proposed Drainage Canal

A survey has been made of the
Turnbull hammock lying west Of New
Smyrna, extending from Turnbull
creek on the north to the head of In
dian river on the south, which shows
the territory mentioned is capable OF
being drained at reasonable cost.
1t is estimated that there is %, ,00O
acres of land in the Turnbull ham
mock which will receive direct result
from the proposed work, also that
there will be at least 5000 acres
which will be benefited but which
are not within the present limit of
the swamp except that the said land
joins the hammock. The total acre
age would therefore be $4,000 acres
which divided into $122, 900 equals
&.35 per acre.
The line of the proposed canal will
cross the main line of the F. E. C..
Ry., over q miles south of Oak Hill
and will also cross the branch line of
the above road about 2 miles west of
New Smyrna. The proposed depths
will enable small lighters and light
drafts not drawing more than q feet
to navigate the canal from Turnbull
creek to Indian river.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

There are quite q good many peo-
pie from the north who are spending
their first summer In Florida this
year and every one Of them are really
surprised at the agreeable tempera-
ture that maintains here during the
heated term; it being much cooler
than they anticipated. While Flori-
da is the furthest state south it does
not have those excessive hot waves
that the middle northern states ex-
perience through the summer SOL
stiee. With the continuous breezeS
waited from the Atlantic ocean, or
from off the Gulf of Mexico, the pc
ninsular state experiences tempera-
ture which in other localities without
these breezes would be very hot and
oppressive, the maximum tempera.
lures in Florida being cooler every
day in summer than those in cities
farther north where there are wealth.
er bureau stations to make fair com,
parsons of temperature with ours
Florida climate is ideal for at least
ten months in the year and ere long
it will be known as a summer resort
for many in the interior southern
states who do not care to go to the
extreme northern states for Their
summer outing.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Notice OF Application for Tax Deed Under
Section OF Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida

Notice is hereby given that J. w. Grifis,
purchaser of tax certificate No. a, dated the
3rd day of April, A. d., 1898, has filed said
certificate in my Office, and has made applica-
tiOn for tax deed to issue in accordance with
law. Said certificate embraces the following
described property situated in Brevard county,
Florida, tO-wit: n. ! Of n. w. I Of s. E. 4, sec
tiOn IL, township 20 s., range 35IE. The said
land being assessed at the date of the issuance
of such certificate in the name Of Unknown
Unless said certificate shall be redeemed ac-
cOrding to law. tax deed will issue thereon on
the End day Of August, A. D., 1909.
Witness my official signature and seal this
the End day Of July, A. D., 1909.
A. A. STEWART,
Clerk Circuit Court Brevard County, Florida.
Circuit Court
Seal
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
A Contented Woman

is always found In the same house with Bal
lard's Snow Liniment. 1t keeps every men,
ber Of the family free from aches and pains,
it heals cuts, burns and scalds and cures rheu-
matism, neuralgia, lumbagO and all muscular
soreness and stiffness. 25c, SOC and $l.00 a
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Starved to Death

is What could truthfully be said Uf many chill
dren who die. They have worms poor little
things-they don't know It and you don't re-
alize it. If your child is cross, fretful, pasty
complexiOned and loses weight for no appar.
ent reason, give it Whites Cream Vermifnge,
you will be surprised at the results and how
quickly it picks up. Sold by all druggists.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
Hon. S. J. HiTburn, Of Palatka.

Hon. s. J. HiEburn, of Palatka, q
prominent member Of the last legis-
lature and a lawyer of marked abili-
ty. is being urged by his friends to
become acandidate for congressfrom
this second district, now represented
by Hon. Frank Clark. Frank Clark,
however. viii stand for reelection
and will be hard man to down.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

Get DeWitt's CarbOlized Witch Hazel Sslye
when you ask for it. There are a great many
limitations, but there Is just one original This
salve is good for anything where a salye is
needed to be used, but it is especially good for
piles. Sold by Banner Drug Store.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

The Lakeland News says: eff, as
Lawyer Wells says, the prohibition
amendment would be imperative if
passed, there is no sense or reason in
the saloon people fighting it. Why
not let the poor misguided prohibir
tionists have the fun of passing it
anyway, if it can do no harm? IT'S
true Don C. McMullen comes along
and makes Wells contentious look
like the lowly and despised 3O-cent
piece-still, let all those who believe
the Wells proposition help pass the
amendment. Then they will have a
good joke on the prohibitionists. !"
The Florida star., 1909-07-23

A h'althy man is king in his own right,
an unhealthy man is an unhappy slave Bur-
dock Blood Bitters builds up sound health
keeps you well.
The Florida star., 1909-07-23
President Helps Orphans

Hundreds of orphans have been helped by
the president of The Industrial and Orphans
Home at Macon. Ga, who writes: 1--WE have
used Electric Btters in this institution foI
nine years. 1t has proved a most excellent
medicine for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles. We regard it as one of the best
family medicines on earth" 1t invigorates
the vital organs purifes the blood, aids di.
gestion, creates appetite. To strengthen and
build up thin, pale, weak children or run
down people it has no equal. Best for female
complaints. Only soc at Banner Drug Store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02
Fighting the Opium Traffic.

beginning with the first of April,
there has gone into operation the law
recently except for medicinal purposes.
he importation Of opium into this
country except for medical purposes.
This law applies to any mixture of
opium or any combination containing
it, and its provisions are meant to pro-
hibt absolutely the opium traffic except
ly for medicinal purposes, that is, the
prevention or treatment of diseases Of
men or animals. This law is the result
of an aroused public sentiment which
realizes the spread Of the opium habit
in this country in recent years and the
menace To society involved IN the use
of this drug.
There was recently held at Shanghi
an opinm conference whose object was
to bring about an international crusade
against the opium traffic. The confer
ence vas d failure. because Great Brit
am III us UtltIlllHldtlOll 10 preserve lot
india the income of $4,000 900 year
which it now receives from the opium
traffic, was able to OVerbalance the
combined influence OF the United
States, Germany. France, Russia. Hol-
land. Japan, Persia. Spain, Portugal
and Turkey. That is, no good results
could come from the conference except
by unanimous and united action and
the refusal of Great Britain to Join
the proposed crusade prevented such ac-
ton. The story of EngIand's part in
opium traffic is one of the foulcSt blots
llpon its national history a century
ana u third ago the English govern
mont established tn, opium monopoly
in Irdia and in 1870 it forced by a dis
graceful war in China Il similar monop-
oily in that country a monopoly
which was confirmed by treaty in
1915. As a result of all this. opium has
become The greatest national curse of
the Chinese Empire and the bright spot
IN the present warfare against the OPT
UNI traffic is the attitude of China itself
which is now aroused to an effort to
stamp out the evil and prevent the
importation of the drug
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02

general law similar to the one in force
in Massachusetts and Vermont which
would give the Railroad commits
sioners the power to order the whole
work done upon petition of a certain
number of citizens, and order the eX-
pense apportiOned upon the basis OF
the present bill-60 per cent to the
railroads, and 40 per cent. to the State
and City 1t would not follow however,
that. even under such law, the Rail
road Commissioners would have the
power to force the State and the City
to bear proportionate expense of the
building of a million dollar proposition
involving the construction of a long
and expensive bridge across tide
water 1t would not follow either that
under such law the electric railroad
could be held to pay cent for i'm
provements entirely outside of it's right
of way.
Finally the chances that the Legisla-
ture OF Maine would pass such a Law
are not very great. The towns would
be certain to be practically a unit
against it-and the towns control by a
large majority in this State. In our
judgment whenever this so-called
whole loaf comes, if it comes at all,
it will be through the growth of the
traffic of the Maine Central railroad,
and that corporation will pay for the
whole of it.
We are frank to say that we do not
believe that this whole loaf" will
come to us in this generation-per-
haps not in the next. 1t is at best a
matter of the distant future. We have
far less pretentious measure of re
lief within our grasp at the present
time, but it is one that gives the city
some very substantial improvements
at a cost about one tenth as great as
would be demanded by the whole
loaf" 1t will give the city several
times its moneys worth. 1t will mean
the immediate expenditure of 100000
in our midst If we turn the PROPOSE
ton down we get nothing but will
remain for many years to come in
precisely the same position we are in
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-02

from many indications in real estate
and business circles, from early ad-
yertisoments of summer watering places
of colonies of summer residents, ana
from the letters of inquiry of our own
correspondents, we infer that the out
inr season begins earlier this season
than usual. 1t may be following the
inspiration of the mild winter and
earlier promise of dellght1ul Mti-
come to spring. but most certainty
there are evidences that 1t Is COM
mencing at an earlier date than gen
eral all over the country.
Among these evidences OF a new m
terest in the outing life of the coun-
try are advertisements OF deslraple
summer homes in mountain, by the
seashore and in the far country; spec
ial prospectuses of places like Newport
Springfield and other cities which have
decided attractions: the arrangements
fo7. scenic tours over railroads in many
parts Of the country, ana the specidi
requests Of many readers OF the COM
mercial asking how they may Obtain
books describing summer resorts. ran
road attractions and the pleasures OF
lake resorts.
A great scenic tour is being plan
ned for three days outing trip among
the beauties of the Catskill mountains,
tho BerkshireS of western MasSachu-
sets and the June glorieS of some OF
th.s great natural parks and beauty
spots in New England. In these plans
we hope Maine is not to be lett out
There should be q combined plan
for an immediate advertisement of the
peculiar beauties and glories of our
picturesque scenery of mountain, lake
scashore and the sweet charms of our
beautiful. quiet and rcstful country
life. We have, to be sure, places that
are already famous; places that have
their own special beauties and which
will remain beautiful so long as
varied nature lasts and men retain
their love for its delights.
1t must not be forgotten, however
that though Maine possesses these
noted places, We have hundreds OF
others, not 50 noted but just as beau
tlful, and which can be made as mag
nificent as the most famous, just as
soon as they are occupied, improved
and brought into prominence. Ihey
will soon be taken possession OF;
bought up. held for speculative pur-
poses, and thus Maine beauty spots
will become exclusive. Let the people
who want our beautiful resorts get
hold of a little piece of Maine land
with a bit of mountain or lake view
glorious scenery and a big stock OF
perfect summer atmosphere, befor" 1t
is too late
Right here the inquiry of recent
correspondent of the Commercial Is IN
place. This writer wants to know how
ne may obtain copies of pamphlets
describing our summer resorts. our
beautiful scenery and the attractions
which business men and companies
are Offering We can hardly tell so
far as the necessary addresses of par
ties are concerned. However. our rail-
road companies issue such pamph-
lets, which can be had by writing to
them: while many towns and real
estate companies issue little phamph-
lets. descriptive of their localities.
Watch the newspapers, see what
towns or companies advertise their at
fractions and write them at once for
information.