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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-29

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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-29

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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-29
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Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
THE EPIC OF THE UNIVERSE

I have again taken up my Homer: the meeting of Hector and Andram- ache. which we read together; truly epic canto indeed
 Yet. as I often think. it is not the poeticar imaginations. but bare science that every day more and more unrolls great epic that the Iliad; the history of the world. the infinitudes of space and time, I never take up a book of geology or astronomy but this strikes me And when we think that man must go on to discover in the same plodding way, one fancies that the poet of today may as well fold his hands. or turn them to dig and delve. considering how soon the march of discovery will distance all his imagina . tions and dissolve the language in which they are uttered. Martial. as you say. lives now. after two thousand years, a space that seems long to us. whose lives are so brief. But Lyeli says. the geologist. looking at Niagara, forgets even the roar of it's waters in the contemplation of the awful process of time that it suggests. It is not only that this. vision of time must wither the poets hope of immortality: but it is in itself more wonderful than all the conceptions of Dante and Milton.- From Letters of Edward Fitzgerald
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
United States Land Office,
Phoenix, Ariz., St

Phoenix. Ariz-, Sept. 24. 1909.
 A sufficient contest affidavit having being filed in this office by Robt NJ. TafeI. contestant, against Homestead entry, No. 5O53. Serial 3095 made Sept. 12, 1904, for SwA, Township N, Range F.. c. & s. R. Meridian, by Joseph H. Piper. Contesttee. in which it is alleged that the said Joseph H. Piper has wholly abandoned said tract. that he has changed his residence tberefrom for more than six months since making said entry. said parties are hereby notified to appear. respond, and offer evidence touching said ale gation at 10 o'clock a m. on Nov 23. 1909. before Uunited States Land office in Phoenix, Arizona.
 The said contestant having, in pro- per affidavit, filed Sept. 24. 1909, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by Cue and proper publication.
 CHAS. E. ARNOLD. Receiver
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
the world who might have been idiots

the world who might have been idiots or epiieptics.
 T know numbers of people engaged in the whisky business. having lived at one time in a section of the country where 1t was made. They are all pros- porous. have beautiful homes. live ele- gantly and seem happy. They live in luxury because of the weakness of the wretches who cannot resist the temp tation to use their product. They are living on the money that should have gone to make comfortable homes for women such as I, while I. at any mo- ment. may have to start into the world to battle for the actual necessities of life. There have been times when it seemed absolutely impossible to stand the torture for another instant: when I have rushed in from the street with only one thought in my brain. and that suicide. once I grew hysterical and screamed: it seemed the only way to relieve the pain in my head. I rushed to the bathroom. turning on all the water to drown the sound, and scream ed until exhausted.
 T am called fanatic and told that I am not informed upon the subject: that am not competent to judge what is best for the country. Perhaps not, but can anyone know more of the mis- cry it causes than I?"
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
THERE WAS NO ABUSE
 OF PHOENIX MERCHANTS
General Counsel Norton Speaks in De- niaI of Report of His Remarks at the Rate Hearing.

Mir. T. J. Norton. general counsel for the Santa Fe. who was in town yesterday. was asked as to the truth of a purported interview in an after noon paper of last Saturday in which 1t was said that in an address before the Interstate Cof1merce commission in the rate hearing at San Francisco he had indulged in "vitriolic" utter ances against the merchants of Phoe- nix.
 Mir. Norton replied that he was not sure whether the interviewer or the interviewee knew the meaning of the word 'vitriolic," but if both of them did. somebody had lied. He said that nothing could be-farther from the truth than a statement that he had said word at san Francisco in dis engagement of the merchants of Phoe- nix or the Salt River valley. What he had said would be fully set forth in the reporters transcript: that would be better evidence than the statement of any man.
 He said that he had had occasion to speak disparagingly of a couple of Phoenix men. but neither of them are merchants or shippers. He also told the commission that there. was no quarrel between his road and the people of this valley. The fact, he pointed out. that this was really the first case brought before the com mission was proof that the relations of the road to the men of the val ley who had made the country could not be very strained There was one other case some years ago. in which somebody had asked that Phoenix should be given terminal rates. but the matter had been dismissed by the commission as being no case at all. so that this was really the first one
 That there had been differences between the railroad and shippers. Mir. Norton said, he had told the com- mission There had been times when the road had perhaps not given the attention to the complaints of ship pers which it was thought they de- served, and there were. other times when concessions had been asked for which the road had thought were un- reasonable, but there had never been any i'll feeling on either side.
 But. repeated Mir. Norton. what he had said could better be learned from the record. which would be found to be absolutely reliable
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
CHILDREN CHEMATED

Lynchburg. Oct. 26.-Five children lost their lives early today in a fire that destroyed the girls college and the Presbyterian orphanage here.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
IN THE TATTERDoM OF ALGIERs,

Everywhere was humanity which be longed only to the east-had always belonged there-had remained un- changed in feature and dress and mode of life since the beginning. The proph- cts looked and dressed just as these people look and dress. and their cities were as this city. built into steep hill- sides. with streets few feet wide. shops six feet square or less. the dreaming shopkeeper in easy reach of every article of his paltrv trade.
 do not think it is very clean place. Of course the matter of being clean is more or less a comparative condition, and what one nation or one family considers clean another nation or family might not be satisfied with, at all. But judged by any standards I have happened to meet heretofore. should say the Arab quarter of Algiers is not Overclean.
 But it was picturesque. In whatever direction you looked was a picture. It was like nature untouched by civiliza- tion-it could not be unpicturesque if it tried. It was, in fact, just that nature unspoiled by what we choose to call civilization because it means hustle. responsibility, office hours, and, now and then. clean clothes. And be- ing nature. even the dirt was not un- beautiful.
 Somebody has defined dirt as matter out of place. It was not out of place here. Nor rags. Some of these crea- lures were literally a mass of rags rag upon rag-sewed on, tackled on. tied on, hung on-but they were fasci- mating. What is the use of trying to convey all the marvel of it in words? One must see for himself to realize. and even then as soon as he turns away he will believe he has been dreaming-Albert Bigelow Paine. in the November Outing.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
AMERICAN ENGINEERS
 RECEIVE ENCOURAGEMENT
President Taft's Interest in a Jailed
 Locomotive Driver in Mexico.

Guaralajara, Mex. Oct. 26.-A letter from President Taft, written in San Antonio. has been received by the Guadalajara Division No. $40. Order of Railway Conductors. It is in reply to a letter reviewing the case of Conduc- tor James A. Cook, declaring his inn prisonment a gross injustice and de manding action by the United States government for his release.
 The presidents letter says: q have your letter of October 9. and have transmitted it to the secretary of state for such investigation and action as the facts shown will justify. I have requested the state department to ad- wise you of the course taken by it." The letter has caused rejoicing among American railroad men.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
VISITED FRIENDS

F'raley and children returned yester- day morning. after three months visit in Nebraska and Colorado.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
THE WIFE OF A DRUNkARD
 SPEAKS.

The November American Magazine contains a little three-page article which contains as much genuine hu- man interest as could be crowded into so small a space. It is a document on drunkenness, and is nothing more than the plain story of what the wife of a drunkard suffers. It is called Where the Blow Strikes" Here is the poor woman's conclusion:
 q have sometimes felt sad that had no children. but I thank God for it now. That is one thing I have been spared. Alcohol has robbed me of love, all happiness. and all hopes of a com fortable home. but God in His mercy has spared me bringing children into
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
THAw BELONGS WHERE HE IS

Albany. Oct. 26.-Harry K. Thaw's contention that he is illegally confined was overruled to day by the court of appeals.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
DE LARA's HOPEFUL SIGN
His Companion Was Promptly Ac-
 cuitted.

Los Angeles. Oct. 26.- Quiorno Lemon. a Mexican arrested at the time of the arrest of De Lara, charged with resisting an officer. was found not guilty by a jury today in three minutes. Friends of De Lara are pleased with the verdict. and think it means that De Lara will be freed
 Clarence Darrow has written a let ter saying he cannot come to conduct De Lara's defense. but he offers sug- gestions. De Lara is still in jail. bail not being given today as was expected. owing to a flaw in the papers.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
MURDER AT SAN DIEGO

Los Angeles, Oct. 26.-Willard w. Dennis. a deputy sheriff and candi- date at the coming primary for the board of education, is believed to have been murdered at San Diego on Sat urday night while campaigning there. His card case and keys were found on the wharf.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
HANGED A BLACK LANDER

New Castle. Pa, Oct. 26.-Rocco Racco, the alleged leader of the Black Hand organization. convicted of the murder of Selee Houk, state game warden, was hanged here today.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-27
FAST FLYING

Doncaster. Eng. Oct. 26.-Leon de La Grange the French aviator, flying a Bleriot monoplane, broke the worlds speed record for a mile and $50 yards in a minute and AZ 1-5 seconds, nearly fifty-fouI miles an hour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26
The coopers Given Bail.

Nashville, Tenn, March 90
After filing a bond totaling near
ly o million and q half, Colonel
D. B. Cooper and Robin j. Coop
er, convicted CT murder in the
second degree and sentenced to
twenty years in the penitentiary
for the killing of former United
States Senator f. w. Carmack,
retired to the home of Judge j.
G.. Bradford tonight and dis
cussed the next move in the case.
Although Judge Hart fixed the
bond at $25, 900, for each defend
ant, there was u rush to sign it
on the part of the wealthy citi-
zens of Nashville which fairly
swamped the clerk of the crimi-
nal court. In vain he protested
over and over again that more
than enough sureties had been
signed, but the invariable answer
was "we want to put our name
on that bond too" 1t seemed as
though every friend of the Coop
er's considered it incumbent upon
him to sign the bond. When there
was no more room for names at
the foot of the document, the
new bondsmen endorsed it across
the face until it was difficult to
discipher the signatures.
The Cooper's returned to the
Jail this evening late and removed
their personal effects. For the
present Colonel Cooper will make
his home with Mrs. Burch and
Robin will return to his old quar-
tiers with his uncle Judge ]. C.
Bradford.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26
CONNER.ORAVES.

On Wednesday evening, March oath,
at o'clock, Mr.. Haney B. Conner was
married to Miss Margaret Estelle Graves,
at the NJ. E. Church, in Waterproof,
Rev. Norman Guice, a cousin Of the
bride, officiating.
The bride is the youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett Graves OF
Waterproof, La, talented and cultivated,
endowed with all the charms that have
ever graced our Southern women, the
circle of whose admirers is as wide as
her acquaintanceship. The groom is a
native of Chattanooga, Tenn, having
come to this parish several years ago to
accept a position in the public school
work. For time his home was in st.
Joseph, from which place he moved to
Waterproof, where he took charge Of
the High School as principal. He made
many friends both in the social and
business life of this parish, and his abil.
ity and worth were recognized when he
was invited to accept the position Of
cashier ef the Waterproof bank, in which
capacity he has fully demonstrated the
wisdom of those who advocated his can.
didacy for that place.
The church was beautifully decorated
with profusion of evergreen and flow,
ers, the color scheme being green ant
white. The bride entered on the arm O.
her father, who gave her away. Hel
gown was of white satin, princess effect
with train. She wore wreath of orangt
blossoms, the bridal veil was caught
with jewel. The maid of honor, Mis-.
Ludie Graves, was gowned in white
lingerie and carried flowers; Miss Essit
Marks, bridesmaid, wore an exquisit.
white satin princess, and also carried
flowers. Mr.. Guy N. Hunter was bes
man, DIR. J. f. Slicer and Mr.. Robt. s
Graves were ushers. The gentlemen O.
the bridal party all wore evening dress
Mendlesshon's Wedding March wa,
exquisitely rendered by Miss Elizabeth
Gorton, Rev. Norman Guice sang BE
cause" as the bridal party entered.
Little Misses Marian White and Eve
Ign Hunter were flower girls.
From the church the bridal party anc
guests returned to the home of the bird,
where q reception was rendered them
and delicious refreshments were served
and the health of the happy couple wa
drunk in many flowing cup. The colo
scheme of the church was carried out il
the home decorations. In the parlor wer,
displayed the numerous and costly pres
ents, consisting principally OF silver ant
cut glass, which attested the popularit,
of the bride and groom.
The wedding and reception were. at
tended by a large number of relative,
and friends both from this parish ant
abroad.
The Gazette extends its congratula
tons and wishes for Mr.. and Mrs. Con.
ner life of perfect happiness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26

While there is no water in sight
yet to warrant grave alarm, the
outlook is not ut all favorable.
A general rainy condition is re-
ported in the upper valleys, which
with the present stages, is cause
for anxious concern. Much lands
out side of the levees, whit h raised
no crops last year. are already
under water. Of course at this
season there is a good margin OF
hope that the river will subside
in time for planting. 1t is repe.
tition, but there is nothing else
TO say of the situation, than that
the high water future is ques-
tion of rainfall; OH this all fore
casts of the ultimate flood height
and duration depends.-Vicksbu
uerul0.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

The numerous friends Of the contractin,
parties will be Interested to know that
at New Orleans on the 18th inst, Mr.
Guy :. Raymond, until recently of Wash
ington, Miss, and Miss Mary Andrew
daughter of DIR. Mark Andrews, of Wa
terproof, were married. Mr.. Raymond
has recently been offered an advantageou.
connection for resuming the general prac.
tice of law, at San Antonio, Texas, and
it was on the eve of his leaving to take
up his new work that he met his future
bride at New Orleans, where she was WIS.,
iting, and they were married. They left
at once for San Antonio, which will be
their future home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26
SATURDAY the lst day Of MAY,
4 D. 1909.

offer for sale at the Court House door,
in the town of st. Joseph. in this par
ish, between the hours of III O'Clock
IN. and O'Clock p. M, to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following de-
scribed property. situated in said par
ish and State, seized in the above styled
matter:
That certain cotton plantation known
as Locust Grove, situate in above parish
and State, and composed of West half of
fractional section twenty seven CD and
Northeast quarter of Section twenty
eight (2S), in Township thirteen Q3),
Range twelve1(12) East, in district of
lands North of Red River, the whole
plantation containing 400 acres more or
less, there being excepted therefrom that
portion of said land situate in Section
twenty seven (27) lying East of the CEN
ter of COpperas or Cammack Bayou, con-
tanning 50 13-100th acres heretofore sold
to James NJ. Gillespie, and being the
same property acquired by Elizabeth A.
f. Pitcher, as follows: one undivided
half thereof by act of sale recorded in
Conveyance Record "L'' pages 149 and
80, on December 22nd, 1880, of record
of Tensas Parish, and the other undi-
vided half thereof by act of sale in
Conveyance Record "K," page 6l3, on
July 9th, 1889 of Tensas Parish Records.
Terms Of Sale: For cash to pay the
sum of 100000, with 6. per cent from
January 10Th, 1907, subject to credit Of
$3.50. 90, paid on March 26th, 1908, and
in cash the sum of One Hundred Dollars
as attorneys fees, and on terms of credit
TO pay the balance of said sum, to-wit:
the sum of Sl0O0.00 with per cent from
January 10Th, 1907, and due on January
LIST, 1910; the sale to be made without
benefit of appraisement.
JOHN HUGHES, Sheriff.
ST. JOSEPH, La. March 8. 1909.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26

Spring gardens are coming OH
nicely, and are very promising
unless late frost catches them.
The guage at Vicksburg to-day
reads 47.3 feet with possibility of
reaching 4S fete by Monday. The
rise is falling off considerably.
See what Warner & Searles Co.,
the gents clothiers of Vicksburg,
have to say to-day. They are pre-
pared to clothe all kinds of peo-
pie at all kinds of prices.
All citizens of st. Joseph should
bear in mind the mass meeting
to be held at Court House on Mon
day the Goth inst, for purpose of
selecting q municipal ticket for
submission to the voters at the
ensuing April election.
The Governors proclamation
having fixed Tuesday, April 9th,
rs day for the election for Coro-
ner of Tensas parish, the Parish
Executive Committee is called to
meet Mt st. Joseph OIL Wednes.
day, March 3lst, for purpose of
calling primary.
The A. G. Cassoll Co. of Vicks.
burg, the leading druggists of the
Hill City, are handling Cooper's
Well Water, received fresh from
the Well daily, in boxed glass
demijohns, in which none of it's
virtue is lost. Those desiring
this celebrated water can obtain
easily and conveniently from this
firm.
Messrs. Baker & Son, the en-
terprising merchants of St. Jo-
seph, are calling attention to-day
to their new and elaborate line
of spring goods, just received.
This, however, is but the advance
shipment of a very much more
complete stock of spring and sum-
mer novelties soon to follow, when
in all probability this store will
have on display as fine line Of
summer attractions of the latest
creations as ever seen here.
Mgr. Lacy of the Natchez Ex-
change spent several days in St.
Joseph this week looking after
telephone matters IN general.
While IN town Mgr. Lacy inter.
viewed a number of subscribers
rs to the service and expressed
qualification at the unanimity of
opinion, it being the concensus of
all business men that the local
exchange is conducted along strict
ly business lines and the service
rendered as satisfactory as could
be we'll expected.
The 18th annual meeting of the |
Louisiana State Public School
Teachers Association will be held |
ut Alexandria OH April LIST, 2nd |
and Bird. The railroads are Civ
ing excursion ::rates of one fare
plus % cents for the round trip
and special rates will be made |
by hotels and boarding houses at
Alexandria for the occasion. 1t
is understood that the program
arranged for this session is per-
laps the best in the history Of
he Association. A full attend
snce 10 anticipated. !
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-03-26
THE WHITLA CHILD ABDUCTION.
New Orleans Picayune.)

The abduction Of young child
rem from parents who are fond OF
them is always horrifying event
because there are so many posi-
bilitiessof evil to the little ones
that the parents suffer more than
il their offsprings had fallen VIC
Tins To some fatal disease.
These abductions are perpetrat-
ed for the purpose of extorting
large sums of money from the
parents through threats that if
the children are not promptly re-
deemed the little ones will be
exposed to frightful tortures and
death. In this connection many
of the Picayune's readers will re-
call tho case of the little Lamana
boy who was stolen in this city
and held for ransom, and when
the authorities got very hot OIL
the trail he was cruelty murdered
by the miscreants, who were seek
ing to extort money from his par.
ents. Some of the criminals con.
cerned were caught, tried and
awarded terms of imprisonment,
inadequate penalties for the muir.
der of the little one, and for the
unspeakable agonies inflicted Oh
the parents.
These observations were sug.
gested by the abduction of the
Whitla boy who was stolen some
days ago from his parents in Sha.
ron, Pa, and was recovered OIL
Sunday last by his father on pay
ment of $4,000. The news came
late last night that the villiani
had been caught in Cleveland and
most of the money recovered.
One of the most memorial Of
such cases was the abduction Of
Charley Ross Philadelphia child
many years ago. Instead of pay
ing the ransom demanded, the
parents put the police OIL the cast
with the result that the child wa,
never recovered and no truce Of
the abductors was discovered. An
other notable case was o youn(
son of Cudahy, millionaire
pork packer at Omaha. Ho re
covered his child by paying u han
dred thousand dollars of ransom
money. Some years afterwarC
a man named Grove, who wa.
charged with the abduction, wa,
arrested and brought To- trial, bu'
for some reason or other he could
not be convicted.
So far as the noted cases ar,
concerned the abductors have gen
orally got the money they de
manded, and have so far escaped
any punishment whatever save il
the case of the Lamana child il
this city, and they would hav'
escaped if their crime had no
been planned almost under tn,
eyes of the child's parents by tn,
persons who were known to them
so that clews were readily discov
cred. But for these circumstance
in all probability the Lamar,
child's abductors would have beef
quite us successful in gettinI
away us were the others.