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The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-30

An autodray, the FIRST In Santos. Bra.
I'll, has recently been put into service.
The experiment is very doubtful
one, as the streets of Santos are quite
rough and narrow one automobile
only is In use IN the city.
The government of Greece is cen
tered IN one chamber-the bule- which
consists Of 235 paid members, who are
elected by adult manhood suffrage for
four years These members must be
at least thirty years OF age.
Arson is the safest crime IN New
York city. according to the records,
for only six persons out of each 100
accused are found guilty. Homicide
comes next, with only seven convic-
tons out of 100 accusations.
The Paris Gaulois IN a recent mum.
Der described new monthly period
zeal which Is edited by a girl Of four.
teen. The contributors are without
exception little girls who not alone
write the articles, but draw the pic
lures with which they are illustrated.
Major General Greedy In his Hand
book OF Alaska" considers that by the
end Of this century the population OF
Alaska will be as great as that Of Nor
way C2,000.00M. The conditions are
similar. only the natural advantages
Of Alaska exceed those of Norway and
the climate OF the southern half Of
Alaska Is better.
1t is now declared that the Aleutiau
Islands, which stretch in a long chain
out from the Alaskan coast, are adj
mirably adapted for grazing purposes.
Grass is abundant and the climate SO
mild that winter feeding on the open
raa=a would be cutie possiDlc.' Lere Is
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-30
TOWN TOPICS.
Dur Phone 76.

Gloves for every body at Taylor's.
Losl;-Llver colored Irish Setter gyp,
|nswers TO name Maude. White fore
|ha Reward for return to Z. n Croft ,
|Creenville, Fla.
Fine Clothing at Taylor's.
For Sale:-A one hundred acre farm
Known as the Mrs, Whittle place near
|Eesharm, Fla. j. w. Wadsworlh, Ad
illustrator At
See the new STYLE collar at Taylor's
Al persons indebted, TO the late c, B.
|kshley, will call on me and make set
kenent. Chas E. Davis, attorney for
|Np Cora P. Ashley, administrators.
Underwear at Taylor's.
Shoes? Why yes at TaylOr's.
Lost;-My old hat and found a new
ns al Taylor's,
A dollar will buy 100 cents worth at
Igor's.
kgoOd sx.room house on half acre
n ground, in the corporate limits
blthe town, for sale cheap. Good well
inlcr Inquire at this office. II
Reward to anyone who can find better
EOlbing than that at Taylor's.
Pants for papa, pants for son, at Tay~
! prs.
Dr. Armstrong overcomes all forms
fieye trouble. nervousness and head
tChe without the use OF drugs, and
fhaightenS cross eyes without the use
p knife. His next visit to Madison
FThpe on January 5th, Office at Mer
fh@ts Hotel 2w
0vcrcoats at raylor's
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-30
NOTICE

Please take notice that the annual
hareholdcrs' meeting Of the first
Rational Bank of Madison, Florida,
FllI be bed at its banking house on
|ueSday, Jan. IL, 1910, al Z O'Clock
NJ, for the purpose Of electibg o
|Oard OF directors for the ensuing
|eT and the trausacting of any 9th
business that NAV come before
p meeting.
j. w. WADswoRTH,
5w Cashier.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-30
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Thimbles Of lava are used by the
women Of Italy.
The first stone Of st. Petersburg
was laid IN 1903.
Tientsin has medical college for
women, the only one In China.
| Germany produces 100000 bottles
Of champagne year. She imports
100000 from France.
The density Of population in Guate-
mala is greater than 1t Is in Louisiana.
1t now has nearly 100000 iHnaD-
itants.
When completed the new White
Star liners will he the largest vessels
ahoat. being $50 feet long over all by
81 feet beam.
Women OF British birth residing In
this country have recently organized
a society TO be known as the Daugh
ters Of the Empire,
Mia costs IA least 10 cents a quart
In Mexico ana butter 80 cents n pound
The demand for poultry is always
greater than the supply.
The first electric smelling plant 81
the world in which pig iron will be-
produced on a commercial scale j.
about to be installed in Norway.
One Of New York city's old churches
built 10 years ago and known MS "thc
Rock of Methodlsm," is now yaude
vile theater 1t is at 6 Forsyth street
Very thin cuttings of manganese
steel are not lifted by strong magnet
but If these cuttings are hammereI
into very thin foil the magnet will lifi
them.
Professor Herkomer maintains that
the leading trait among modern paint
ers is no longer love Of their art, but
pride at the price paid for their pic.
lures.
In Egypt the telephone operators are
all men, and they are required to be
expert linguists, speaking English,
French, Italian. modern Greek ana
Arabic
If the number of people daily enter.
ing London were to be dispatched
from any given station by rail 1871
trains, each conveying 600 persons
would be required,
Because OF the scarcity Of wood IN
Manitoba the farmers are welcoming
the invention Of Winnipeg man who
manufactures fenceposts Of stamped
iron with n concrete filling.
The dirt IN American grain shipped
abroad seldom amounts to more than
per cent In grain from Caucasian
districts the foreign substances otl"r
amount to 10 or II per cent.
The Oberammergau Passion plays
will be given nest year from May u
to Sept. % and the burgonaster has
issued notice reminding the men that
they must now let their hair grow
long.
Baccarat is now prohibited in Rus
STA. even in private houses. by
ukase of the car. For first offense
the punishment will be heavy line.
for second long term Of lmprison-
ment.
More than 100000 fruit trees wifi
be planted In the Yakima valley, In
central Washington. west Of Spokane.
this fall and next spring. according 10
estimates made by expert horticul-
| turists.
In the new prison that is being built
10 Buenos Aires each cell will be well
ventilated and lighted by electricity
and will contain a bed. table, chair.
two wooden shelves and wash basin
of white porcelain.
All notes OF legal papers executed in
Mexico must bear revenue stamps. and
all papers executed In the United
States or other countries must bear
these stamps before legal action can be
CommQncpd In MpYiQ0
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
suggested THAT l follow up the clew of

suggested that l follow up the clew of
the empty envelope.
With as cumbersome and complete
an outfit as every city sportsman
carries into the woods with him. l left
the train one day at the wayside sta
tion which bore the name of the post
mark. Securing a guide and cook, in
the person of lanky native, had my
truck hauled out to the St. Francis
river. only two miles distant. where
pitched camp and made preparations
for an indefinite stay.
by making inquiry Of my visitors.
learned that about five miles down the
river were camped. in snug cabin
built by themselves. three gentlemen
from parts unknown. They maintained
the place as sort of club and had
spent the spring season there. They
left about March and were gone until
October, when they returned one night
and again took possession of their
cabin. Our raid on the cave had been
made on the 18th of October, and this
caused me to think that perhaps the
empty envelope was making good.
"As the three gentlemen did not
deign to visit my camp, decided to
make a call upon them.
Il started out in folding canvas
canoe late in the afternoon, and ar
rived in the vicinity Of their camp just
at nightfall. With sharp cypress
tree, aided by jagged cut from my
hr,ptinu @ kpifo 7 ouccoodo5 ", ,,,,p chi =, .y
bad hole in the bottom Of the canoe,
and with the boat rapidly filing with
water, landed Just after sunset at the
very door Of their cabin. The three
men were at home and they welcomed
me with the open hospitality of camp.
ers. insisting that l spend the night
! with them. This was just what had
been playing for.
ut was easy to see that the men
were crooks. There is always some.
thing to disclose the counterfeiter, II
the observer is only sufficiently versed
| In their ways and mannerisms to rec
ognize the telltale signs. l was pretty
| sure, before the evening was over
that these were the men who had done
the Job in St. Louis.
| Nothing about the cabin was the
least bit suspicious. A large iron po,
bubhled invitingly over the open fire
the fragrant odor of boiling meat is
suing from under its lid when the
steam pushed It up on one side. A
stea,ning haunch Of vension. cooking
with some vegetables and dumplings
was produced from the pot for oul
supper, which was served soon after
my arrival. In the center Of the room
was big table. crudely constructed ol
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
GOOD BLOOD PAYS.
The Lesson That the Western Stock
Show Association 10 Trying to
rAneA

The Lesson Inat tne WetteVn otoek
Show Association 10 Trying to
Tsaen.
There is an old saying In England
among stockmen that "the bull is ..alf
the herd" This is as true al any old
saw ever uttered. but the stockmen
of this country are still learning this
fact by experience. The main object
Of the National Western Stock Show
is to educate the stockmen Of the West
to the fact that there Is good profit in
good blood and in order that they may
profit b. the lesson In a practical way
the association has enlisted the assist
ance of the Pure Blood Record Asso-
citation to provide a few really choice
animals in the various breeds that can
be sold to western breeders at low
price. The public sales to be held at
the stock show in Denver during the
week of January 18th. are selected
from the best herds in America and
are sold not for the purpose Of making
a big profit. but to introduce the breeds
into the West. The buyers make the
own prices The animals are selecteU
by a committee and are not only typi-
cal of the breed they represent, but are
choice individuals.
The American Shorthorn Breeders
Association will offer in this sale about
flfty.five head of choice young bulls us
from such herds rs those OF F. W.
J. Wornall & Sons. C. E. Leclard &
a
Ohio, A. c. Shellenberger. w. A. For
Wells & Son, B. N. Newly, Fremont
Watts.
These names are well known to
Shorthorn breeders through the whole
country and they represent the best
Of the Shorthorn herds of America.
The Hereford Association is arrans-
ing sale of choice things fully equal
to the Shorthorn offerings. The very
best breeders and herds of the country
will be represented. The same may be
'aid Of the Galloway breed and of the
thcrd"en Angus.
he business end and the annual dis
'ersal IF these well bred cattle through
ne West means millions to the live
took industry @: this section in the
Ntnre
The new building for the stock show
ccmrloted. 1t represents an invest
vent Of s200.00O and will comfortably
at over 5000 people. The big arena
| III 10 constantly occupied With
| took during the week of January 18th
'rd and the Publications are that the
how will ha the greatest ever he2H
Fcst Of Chicago.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01


heard of the original matter. Such
was the case which have come to
remember as that of The Iron Pot
1t was vessel of this humble charac-
ter that finally cleared up great mys-
Try and brought the guilty to justice.
"A st. Louis gang had their plant
In a cleverly constructed cave in a
suburban district. 1t was an artificial
cave. dug back In the face of a clay
and gravel bluff. The entrance was
through the shanty of poor Irish
family. circumstance that diverted
suspicion from it and one to which is
partly due the long immunity the
gang enjoyed.
There was no scrap of metal, no
coins. chemicals, or other thing used
in the art. Only the machine and a
few wrenches and similar tools. The
gang had skipped out. The lrishman
was half-witted. and his wife was too
clever to be caught in the traps we
laid for her. We had made a water
haul, except for the machine, which
was destroyed. The cave was filled
up. Acting under orders from Wash
ington we maintained secrecy about
the entire matter and nothing of 1t
got into the newspapers.
II found one thing in the shanty
which might or might not offer a clew
to the counterfeiters. 1t was an empty
envelope bearing the postmark of an
obscure railroad station in the sunk.
land district Of northeastern Arkansas.
l had long ago learned that 1t is the
seemingly Insignificant things that
lead to the discovery of criminals, and
while this envelope might mean moth.
ing. on the other hand. 1t might be OF
the gravest Importance. 1t had been
found beneath the sheet of metal on
which the cook stove stood. the tip OF
one corner. discolored and grimy, at
tracing my attention. had secured
it and pocketed 1t without attracting
attention.
IF the gang had never existed II
could not have disappeared more effec
tually. We were face to face with 8
blank wall. This made US the more
q. xious to capture the counterfeiters
A. nothiag better Oosred. the chie1
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
Menasarny Arss~s Animals.

MonAoamy A~S@0 animals.
"For ages the beasts have been crop
.ng for an ideal form of marriage"
says Ernest Thompson Seton In the
January Century in his story Of Dom
ino Reynard of Goldur Town." the his
tory of noble silver fox with Aefin-
ite purpose. "All the schemes Of hu-
man reverts they have tried. and all
found wanting but one. The only plan
that has satisfied the highest require
ments is pure monagamy. This u the
wed-law Of all the highest kinds. The
love-time fever passes. but another
bond remains. The love-fire Of the
foxes had paled . little with the wan
ing Of the hunger-m0on. but . more
abiding sense had supervened. even a
the sunset red on the hills may seem
more generous fire than the soft red
Of the granite: but one is there In splen-
did moment, the other forever and
evermore. Love and friendship men
call them; and though the Pickering
red light blazed SO bright at times it
was the pale rock red that gave its
color to their lives. Domino and Snow
yruff were not only mates. but were
friends for life: for such is the way OF
the noblest beasts. such Is the way of
foxes"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01

lighted, the lamps being of expensive
character and great brilliancy. Guns
and fishing tackle and hunting tog-
gerry of every kind gave the cabin the
atmosphere Of sportsman's club.
THE men talked freely OF everything
but themselves. They spoke Of many
cities, but never Of their homes. They
told me they were college chums who
had always made 1t a custom to spend
few months together each fall in the
woods. They were clever men and
readily passed for the lawyer, the doc
tor and the merchant. the characters
they respectively pretended to be. The
one to whom the other two deferred in
everything was large, powerful man
with ci.an-shaven face and jaw like
a bulldog. His face was too shrewd to
be pleasant. He watched me furtively,
sinister, amused smile playing about
the corners Of his mobile mouth. That
smile spoke volumes. 1t made me lie
awake all night. 1t seemed to say that
he knew my real character, and there
fore l thought 1t best to keep on the
watch. The man seemed capable OF
Offering me personal violence. But
the night passed away without Incl
dent. After breakfast, repaired the
leak in my canoe and padded slowly
upstream, trying to figure out where
had seen the big man with the square
jaw before.
while I was smoking a last cigar
before retiring that evening. it came
| to me where l had seen him. 1t was
on a street car in st. Louis, on one oc-
| casion when l was shadowing the
shanty at the cave. He had been on
the same car and had kept his seat
when alighted near the hut He had
| looked at me then as II he wanted to
| know me the next time he saw me. I
was assured that he was one of the
counterfeiters, and made up my mind
to arrest the three of them the first
thing next morning.
Here I learned a lesson in procras.
tination. While 1 hastily gobbled down
my breakfast the next day, a trapper,
who camped near by and who had gone
to the village the night before for sup
plies, happened along and told me q
most disconcerting bit Of news. The
three men had taken French leave.
They had caught \ through freight
about midnight, taking little or NO
baggage with them. hastened to the
village, and although l worked the
single telegraph wire to its utmost
capacity, the three men succeeded in
making their escape.
Sending \ full cipher report to
Washington. I repaired to the cabin In
the swamps and made = careful search
OF It. Everything within was In the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01

regarded as an indication Of the ap-
preaching proclamation of q Chinese
constitution.
The infant emperor is Pu vi, son
Of Prince Chun. the next younger
brother of the late Emperor Kwangsu.
Kwangsu married a niece of the dow
ager empress 20 years ago, but there
was never any issue from the union.
Prince Chun is regent.
to be the beginning Of the end Of petit
coat rule in China. The Dowager EN-
press Tsu Hsi died ON November Is
last. on the day following the death Of
Emperor Kwahgsu. She had ruled
with an iron hand for half a century
Pu Yi's stepmother, the Dowager EN-
press Yehonala, 1t is reported, has al
ready been made to understand that
size would better keep her hands of
affairs of state. and has quietly with
drawn into the background of the
court. The horde Of concubines who
were attached to the suite of Kwangsu
have been pensioned and told to take
themselves beyond the precincts of the
palace.
Pu VI is described as 4 healthy lump
of a youngster. who seems to under
stand but one thing that has happened
in the tremendous change which has
come in his life. and that is that he
has been separated from his old nurse
He made the palace ring with his
howls for the first few nights after he
had been removed from the custody of
his family. Being the emperor, he was
Of course privileged to cry as loudly
as he could and keep everybody else
awake. II one Of the imperial nurses
were caught spanking him it would
no doubt mean that her head would
answer for it in the next hour.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01

Caolsia Dlelkoo0 1elsloo
fale-ue Tells Of e.
eesstssiaG Desperate
oaaG - tAs UltiDale
CeossQoeoees- viii
0slAe6 Jaw asd HE Dae.
ia1 Eseaoe ero0 the eeiD
q 6s Lsw. D D D D
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
Never ta.S sesresun.

The teacher Of . geography class had
just finished explaining bow the Eng
lish sparrow came to be imported into
this country.
The sparrows ate up the worms. all
right, but now We have the sparrows
on our hands. Which would you rath-
er have. Max. the sparrOws Or the
wolms?"
Il don't know: amt never had
sDarrows,"-The Bohemian
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
vcune RULER OF oLo CHINA.
HrTantuns Said to Dc Onvsvai C"''s
for One Of His Ass.

:ondon.-The accompanying picture
il made from photograph represent
ed as being the first authentic one OF
Hs1antung. China's new emperor.
HIS iantung will not be three years old
unsll February IL next. yet this por-
trS.t might readily be taken to be that
Of q boy OF ten or twelve.
fhe name Hsuantung. under which
the emperor will rule. signifies literal
" "promulgating universally" 1t is
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
Special Holiday Ratea.

The Colorado & Southern will make
snecial rate Of one fare for the round
rip to all points in the state. Tickets
n sale Drc "a and 25 and Jan. |
nd in addition. from all noints to Den.
'e- a-d return Dec. 9th and 2Sth
N'nal l'-nit January 4th.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01

which graces the summit of Mount
Penn, overlooking the city. The pa-
CODA, which is built of stone. with
Spanish tile curved balconies, was
erected by former Select Councilman
William Abbot Whitman. who proposes
to occupy 1t as a private residence.
bsr. Whitman admits he has never
been to Japan, and is too busy to 70
fot some years to come, but wishes to
lice in a pagoda home. The home in
6s feet square at the base and Is nj.
most IS feet In height, and is sur
mounted by a flagstaff and 4 sundial
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01

HERE are few mysteries
which are never cleared
up." commenced Capt.
Dickson, as he sat be-
fore the cheerful wood fire
of his cozy study one
night last winter. al
though some of them slum-
ber for years among the
things forgotten, until the
denouement is accident
ally developed by some
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
A New Kind,

PA, what is the deadly parallel!''
81 guess, son, 1t Is somewhere about
The one where work in the tropics n
observation-disclosures American,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01
JAPANESE PAeooA HIS HOME.
Unique Building rs Feet High to d
Occupied as . Residence.

Reading. Pa.-One of this city's
latest attractions is japanese pagoda
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-01-01

Many a vain woman has tried in
vain to get q husband.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11
HARTMAN.

\ throne * without an occupant.
The Napoleon of the railroad empira
ha fallen, says the Oregon Journal In
the passing of Mr.. Hartman the most
commanding railroad figure of this or
any other age goes into history. No
man ever rose to such heights of pow
er in the railroad world. No man ever
assembled forces of magnitude so CO.
iossal. No man ever gathered up and
linked together a railroad system 50
stupendous. The mileage of his lines
is sufficient to stretch more than two
and half times around the earth. t.
this gigantic enterprise he added four
steamship lines. one of which plies
waters that span almost Onethird of
the distance around the globe. He
was a principal figure in Wells Fargo
a heavy influence in Western Union
Telegraph. on the directorate of the
National City bank. the Equitable, the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11

Guarantee Trust and 81 other corpor-
atoms.
No financial power like this ever
came to any man before. 1t is power
that is the creation of genius for
which the world waited thousands OF
years. 1t is a genius that came out of
the loins of the lower strata, and that
by its swift ascent to the first and
commanding place in railroad direction
is marvel Of the century. 1t is a
genius that the present generation Is
not likely to duplicate and that may
not be seen again in a hundred years.
The vast system that heAhas assembled
reached the climax of its developments
under his directing hand. There will
he no successor to go on. as he would,
linking lines together, and adding sys-.
TEN to- system, for there is no mind
that can safely direct activities so stu
pendous. There is no horizon that eX-
tends over an area of industry so vast
nor commanding man on whom CAPT.
tai will so shower itself with requests
that he invest it.
The name of Napoleon is revered
because of his mastership of strategy.
He taught the world something new
in the awful game of war We lament
his faults, but admire his genius. M.
Hartman had what the world will cab
frailties. but it will admire him always
for his talents. In the splendor OF MS
achievements there will be forgetful-
ness of his faults, and emphasis of his
virtues 1t will be remembered of him
that among his friends he was one OF
the most amiabIe of men. 1t Will be
told of him that in all these days Of
his railroad mastership he never
caused the discharge of an employe. 1t
will be written of him, that the world, |
out of all it's races, nations. peoples, |
past and present it has seen one, an II |
but one Hartman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-11
BLALOCK LANDS BEST YET
Investors in Orchard Tracts Unani-
nous i'm Praise.

Those persons who are investing in
the Blalock orchard tracts are unani-
nous in the belief that these lands
now being placed on the market are
unsurpassed anywhere for their pro-
ductive possibilities. Being rapidly
equipped with artesian water for ir-
rigatiOn, these tracts have found
ready sale since first put on the mar
ket. AS one man said in speaking of
the Blalock lands, They are abso-
lutely the best I have ever seen, and
[ have visited many fine irrigation
projects in Idaho and other parts of
the Inland Empire. " It'll the as
surance of a perpetual natural water
supply such as is given on the Bla
lock tracts the investor in one of
these tracts will not fail to realize