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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-12
PUSH PULL
BOARD OF TRADE BOOSTER BUT
TONS WILL ENGAGE IN A
WARM CONTEST.
REDS AND BLUES TOFIGH1
1t Out In the Sale of the Boosters
Board of Trade to Inaugurate
Pretty Contest In Promotion
of Work For the City.

Red or Blue, Push or Pull. Take
your choice.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Board of Trade last
night unique contest was planned
1t is a good story, and to tell it right
we will begin at the beginning, which
is not a bad way to tell a good story
Some time ago President Silliman Of
the Board ordered five hundred boost
er buttons-red buttons, with the
motto, Pull For Palestine" 1t was
his idea to sell these buttons to mem
bers of Board and all progressive peo-
pie at one dollar each, and thus create
a special fund to handle any industry
offered to the city. The buttons ar
rived a few days ago, and the presi-
dent last night explained his plan. It
was ratified, but new idea took pos
session of the committee, and here's
where the contest comes in. On mo-
ton it was voted to buy five hundred
additional buttons, the new ones to
be blue and to have for a motto Push
For Palestine" It's then proposed to |
divide the executive committeeman
into two clans, one for the red anil |
one for the blue, and contest in the
sale of the buttons. The fund of one /
thousand dollars to be created is to
be held as a reserve or special fund
to be used only in taking care of prop
ositions made to the city, and to be
used only on majority vote of the
committeeman. In this way it is
hoped to raise a fund that will be
available when something good comes
this way looking for location. AS
soon as the blue buttons arrive the
plan will be put under way. 1t goes
without saying that every live wire
will want a button and the contest
should be winner, and will impress
people that we are live wires.
Vice President Brown reported, as
part of the committee proceedings,
that the abstracts and deed had about
been perfected for the creamery lot,
I5S5IlgEz.gy,z{is as virtually closed !
TorK Is expeceeu to begin any time
now on the building.
Mrs. John H. Reagan, as chairman
of the invitation committee of the =
John H. Reagan Chapter, U. D. c.,
addressed communication to the h
Board asking that the body join the f
local chapter of Daughters in extend +
ing an invitation to the State Division
Of the U. D. C. to hold their next =
annual session in this city in Decem-
Der, 1910. On motion the communica-
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-12

Richardson's Wood Saw. Phone 800.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
HAMP SELLERS ACQUITTED.
Jury I'm Columbia Homicide Case
FINDS Farmers Slayer Not Guilty
Invalidity Of Farmers Search War.
rant Plays Important Part.

Columbia. June 3.-Wade Hampton
Sellers has been acquitted Of the
charge of numbering Constable Far
mer. The Jury remaining out less
than three hours this afternoon re-
turned verdict Of not guilty, end
ing one Of the most sensational cases
In the history of this county. The
jury returned at AIS o'clock. and
brought In It's verdict at $3.50 o'clock.
Sellers remained In the court room
during the entire day. and did not
appear very nervous while the jury
was out. The verdict Of the jury was
no surprise. az nearly every one who
kept up with the case expected Sellers
to be acquitted. especially after the
search warrant with which Farmer
was armed when killed had becn de-
clared invalid. In fact. the case seem
ed to hinge on this point. The trial
was begun Tuesday morning occupy
ing nearly three days Of the courts
session. The trial has bee n very mat
ter OF fact, and there was not the
great interest shown that was mari
tested in the first trial, when the ju.
rors could not agree.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

In his address before the Philadel-
phia conference of the Methodist
church the other day, says The Buffa-
10 Commercial, Bishop Hamilton re-
lated the following anecdote to illus
trate point: Il think you are all
eoOd-natured enough to agree with
the young lady who, with her fiance,
was awaiting a street car, After sew
eral cars had passed and they could
not get aboard the young man be-
came impatient. When the next car
stopped at the corner he leaped upon
the platform and said, in pleading
terms. Come on, Mary, we can man
age to squeeze i'm here can't we?' The
young woman colOred slightly, but
bravely replied, Il suppose we can
dear, but don't you think we had bet.
ter wait until we get home?"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

sThose attractive women who are
lovely In face. form and temper are
the envy OF many who might be like
them. A weak. sickly woman will be
nervous and irritable. Constipation
or kidney. polsons show In plmples,
biotches. skin eruptiOns and a
wretche1 complexion. For all such,
Electric Bitters work wonders. They
regulate Stomach. Liver and Kidneys,
purify the blood; give strong nerves.
bright eyes. pure breath. smooth vel
vety skin. lovely complexion. Many
charming women owe their health
and beauty TO them. soc at Siberts
Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

There Is one North Carolina manu-
featuring enterprise that seems to he
doing business. on Friday. which Is
not such an unlucky day. the Chant
ham Manufacturing Company. of FL
kin. shipped Is solid cars OF blankets
To different places I'm the United
states. about half of them going to
Chicago and 81. Louis. from which
points they will be distributed to dif =
ferent cities on the Pacific slope. The
other half goes to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York. Each car
contained 1,l00 pairs of blankets
which made a grand total OF 1880
pairs or $4,000 single bnakets. At 81
pair. which Is rather under the ave-
rage, IL amounts to $4,000 FOR tlii,
one shipment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Flfteen years ago Robert McFar-
lane left his home of East Penn
township. Pa, and as his family did
not hear from him he was believed
to be dead. In fact, his wife, after
waiting several years. began court
proceedings which resulted in his be-
Ing declared legally dead. This, how
ever proves to have been q legal fic-
ton, for on Sunday McFarlane, very
much alive, appeared at his fathers
old home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
NEGRO LABOR is DECLINING;
"A"ieo WOrkmen Are Yearly BecOm
Ing Rarer Among the Blacks I'm the
South.
'Harrls Dickson in Hampton's Maga-

(Harris Dickson in Hampton's Maya
zine.)
competition in labor is less keen IN
the South than in the North. Negroes
as skilled mechanics are not sniff
ciently numerous in the South to get
IN the white mans way IF thew in.
terfere with the white mans bread
the feeling might be different. It is
not believed that skilled labor is in
creasing among the negroes. Man.
ual training schools may report an
increase of students and graduates.
bur almost any Southern contractor
VIII say that they do not enter very
conspiciously into his calculation. He
loks to the white man for his skill
ed labor.
Before the war, practically every
negro was trained man; he was a
farmer of cotton, sugar or tobacco:
he could make a shoe, forge a nail.
or build a fence. His master had
taught him some particular thing
The negro had some training in al
most every simple branch of indus
try Some were good farriers, car.
penters. blacksmiths, timers, brick
layers or stone masons. In those
days the best work of the South was
done by the negroes. Plantation dis
cipline could place the black boy un-
der control Of the black bricklayer
and hold him to his apprenticeship.
Nowadays no negro boy in the
towns will submit to the regular re-
gimen and steady work of a long
apprenticeship. He came to town to
escape work.
When young George Washington
Johnsings turns loose the plow and
struggles away from the plantation,
he's not hunting for a trade His sys-
tenn doesn't banker after q confining
occupation. The delicate constitution
of Wash Johnsing Graves short hours
and long rests-with a swagger and
a dash of sport on the side. He loves
to sit In the shade and superintend
the toiling masses. What's the use O.
workin' when blackberries will soon
be ripe. He wants to be pass-picker
at the crap game. preacher at the
protracted meeting, or a jack-leg
lawyer loafing around the justice
&C urts.
For a nice, clean, easy job Wash
would prefer to be a bishop.
Says an old negro bricklayer, an
intelligent old antebellum mechanic:
When US ole men is dead dey won't
be no niger masons no mo-. Dees
here boys won't work: dey wants ter
gamble an loaf around de saloons.
De prentice what I got now is
young white boy; his pa put him wild
ME cause he knowed I'd learn i'm is
trade. We gifts along fine. He does
everything I tell 'im-dat sho' is on.
smart boy. couldn't git no cullud
boy ter work wild me-" This is a
town Of twenty-five thousand peopl,
and half Of them negroes! the streets
and jail are crowded with negro va
grants. The same is true of other
trades. A self respecting white faith
er places is son with a negro me-
chanic for training-yet the white
apprentice and the negro master
thoroughly understand their respec-
tive social relations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

James +. Hyde has been elected
treasurer of Lincoln, H., at the age
OF ninety-five. 1t is claimed for Mr..
Hyde that he Is one of the oldest ma
sons I'm the country. having joined the
order In 1S45. He first saw Chicago
In 1916, and described ii as being then
nothing more than q mudhole.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Warrington. June 3.-The anti
Aldrich members Of the senate. the
nsurgents"-believe they have won
q signal victory over their adversaries
and that they will now accomplish
practically everything they set about
In the early days of the extra session..
so far az the making Of the new
tarin bill IL concerned.
This feeling has been brought about
entirely In consequence OF ruling Of
the president of the senate yesterday
regarding the order Of business that
shall be followed in the senate. When
the usual suggestion Of An sbsence of
quorum was made. 1t was contcnded
that when senator had the floor and
until he yielded for the distinct pur-
pose Of allowing some other member
to make the suggestion ot no iuor um.
there was no way by which he could
ordinarily be taken of hts feet. and
that even II thsre was no one pres
ept In the chamber but tho member
ON the floor that would make no DIFF
ference. In vihei words THAI when
senator has he fieor he may hold II
With every other senator at nome and
asleep in bed. until he yields for the
purpose OF allowing a point of no
quorum IN &c made.<
That Is just the thing the "ipsur-
gents have been looking for all the
time. some opportunity to get the
floor and hold 1t indefinitely until they
force the Aldrich forces to recognize
their demands for lower duties.
Immediately after this ruling was
made yesterday its effect became no.
ticeable. All the senators. with the
exception of possibly half a dozen,
left the chamber entirely and went
home or lounged in the cloak rooms
But most Of them left the capitol and
made the best Of q hot and uncom-
Portable day.
1t is freely predicted that the Elm
surgents'' will now take every possi-
BILE advantage of this ruling; thai
they will get the floor and keep 1t
until they force the Aldrich forces to
capitulate. In the insurgent camp
there are twenty or more long-wind-
ed. all-day speakers. some of whom
In fact might hold out considerably
longer IL called upon to do so. "Fili-
bustering' has already commenced,
and there seems to be no way to head
II off unless the committee on rules.
finding that the decision on this ques-
ticn would be likely to interfere with
their plans, would bring in a special
rule. In that event 1t would be a re-
versal of the ruling of the chair
which would hardly be done Mean
time those senators who have been
waving for an opportunity to make
real trouble in the Aldrich camp see
light before them-more I'm fact than
has broken since the extra session be-
gan and IL they follow the lead that
they have set they will undoubtedly
force Senator Aldrich and his allies
tn come to terms. though the efforts
may be costly to people who are
losing $4,000, 900 a day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

frage, the late Charles c.. Bellor left
$4,000 to the Carnegie Library of
Pittsburg. The provision attached to
this bequest is that the annual income
from the money shall be used to pur-
chase books relating to women con-
sidered physically, intellectually and
historically.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

A good deal Is being Done at present
&C. prove the correctness of the theory
that United states Senators ought to
be elected by the direct vote of the
people.--Chicago Record Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Prof. David, Of Sydney University,
on his Antartic expedition, suggests
that Australasia shall establish q per-
manent weather observatory in the
Antartic and connect the observatory
with Australia with wireless telegra-
phy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

puted to be over 112 years of age and
who several years ago won widespread
notOrity by cutting, what appeared
TO be, the third set of teeth, has just
died in Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Director Tin laundering voice)---
Why on earth don't you come I'm
when / tell you to? First bass
(meekly)-How can q fellow get in If
he can't find his key?-Yale Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

The seventeen acres which are tn
enclose the memorial buildings to be
erected adjoin the original nine acres.
which were the remnants OF the plan
tation upon which Samuel Davis.
father of the president. settled when
ne came from Virginia In 1913. These
nine were given by Mr.. Davis to Beth
eI Church on the occasion. June 21
1sSs. OF his last visit to his first home.
To the people OF the neighborhooi
this church stands as a memorial to
their great neighbor. and to his pride
I'm his old Kentucky home they as
cribe the fancy which led him to call
mis- land along the Mississippi shore
OF the Gulf "Beauvoir
The site OF the memorial slopes
softly from a splendid grove. which
crowns ITS highest point. 1t Is In the
heart OF Fairview. ard the present
plan Is to place all the records of the
Confederacy In the temple to be built
within the shadow OF the trees. A
two-story residence is also on the
land. and the intent Is 10 make OF this
. home for the'widows of the confed-
crates whom age has rendered de-
crepit and from whom the years and
the war have taken husbands and
sons.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

It's easy to talk philosophically If
the other fellow is paying the freight.
All the world loves a winner-with
the exception of the loser
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Aisle Akyroyd. fifteen years old. OF
East Boston. has accomplished the re-
markable feat OF swimming Hull Gut.
a task which has defisd some of the
vfrongest male swimmers thereabouts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Ito avoid serious results take Fo-
ley's kidney Remedy mt the first sign
OF kidney or bladder disorder such as
backacte, urinary Irregularities, ex
haustion. and you will soon be well.
Commence taking Foleys Kidney
Remedy today. w. W. Sibert.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
ALDR|CH AND STONE ANGRY.
FORMERS REFERENCE TO GER
MANY CAUSES SHARP COL
LOQUY.
missouri Senator Charges Rhode
Islander With Delivering AfYront
to German Government, and Lat
ter Charges Former With Being a
Representative of Germany-Ald.
rich Claims no Insult was Meant.


rich's recent characterization of the
course any Government which might
send to this country as ANONYMOUS
statement concerning prices in the
foreign country with a view TO
influencing legislation was made the
subject of an acrimonious colloquy in
the senate today between Mr.. Aldrich
and Senator Stone. The previous re-
mark OF Mr.. Aldrich was based upon
the fact that in response to request
from our State department the Ger
man authorities forwarded to this
government statements Of manufac-
turers concerning the rate of
wages In Germany with a request that
the names Of the manufacturers be
not used.
Senator Stone brought up the ques-
tion ty reading a cablegram from
serlin. In which it was said that the
German Government had taken Of.
fense at Mr.. Aldrich's language, be-
cause Of the important position he oc-
cupies In his party and in Congress.
Reading from Mr.. Aldrich's original
remarks, Mr.. Stone said:
When the Senator from Rhode
Island made that somewhat petulant
and exordinary declaration, every one
here took notice and I think every
one regarded his utterance as i'm
polite If not impolite."
Mr.. Aldrich responded that he had
made no charge against the German
Government, ,but had been talking OF
German manufacturers.
Hot colloquies followed as to
whether the reference had been to
Germany. Mr.. Stone. still main
tanning. despite Mr.. Aldrich's denial,
that 1t was that government which,
was meant.
Mr.. Stone said that he had gained
the impression that Mr.. Aldrich had
given a deliberate affront to a friend
ly Power.
Mr.. Aldrich said that he had been
at loss to account for Mr.. Stones in
terest In the matter, unless he ap-
peared as representative OF Ger.
many. This intimation made Mr..
Stone mad.
That statement" he said, 'Is an
impertinence; yes. 1t is worse than an
impertinence. I am an American, ana
represent American interest on this
fioor as much as does the Senator
from Rhode Island, and I resent the
EFFORT to place stigma upon me. 7
repeat that his expression Is an i'm
pertinence. a gross impertinence."
Mr.. Aldrich subsequently paid a
compliment to the German Emperor
and government, reaffirming that he
had Intended no affront to either. He
said that his criticism was directed to-
wards the effort to use the informa-
ton from Germany to influence
American legislation.
Senator Depew spoke in depreca-
ton of the entire incident, saying that
1t was absurd to think that the Ger
man government had in reality given
serious consideration to the matter
Senator Tillman suggested that the
abstract Of statements from Germa ny
should be published at once, which
vas agreed to by Mr.. Aldrich and or
dered by the senate.
Mr.. Tillman said:
because these statements by Ger
man manufacturers did not conform
to the ideas of the American manu-
facturers, the Snator from Rhode Is
land got unhappy over it,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

He (pointing to ball field)-That's S
Green over there. In q few weeks he
will be our best man. She-Oh, Char
lie, this is so sudden.--Princeton IT.
ger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
Fairview. KY. June s.--Among the
trees. which have grown up above the
birthplace Of Jefferson Davis since


trees. which have grown up above the
birthplace OF Jefferson Davis since
me year. early in the nineteenth CEN
tnry. when the Davis family removed
10 Mississippi. the Jefferson Davis
Mtmoria Park was simply dedicated
today. s'orthxsst. acrosa the state, Is
Eocssnville. near which Abraham
Lincoln was born eight months after
his great opponent. rairview is still
= tiny town trimmed with forests and
stoping gently toward the grass
Grown battienelds Of Tennessee.
In September. 1sc when the grey
grown and ennladsd ranks Of Ken
tucky's famous orphan brigade" met
IN Glasgow. KY. at the grave OF Gen.
Joseph II. Lewis. their commander.
former Governor Bolivar Buckner. Of
Kentucky broached the plan OF the
Jefferson Davis Memorial Association.
Subscriptions were started. tile wom-
en OF the south aiding nobly and
wben al but $4,000 had been raised,
20 purchase seventeen acres at Fair
view. 0sn. Bennett II. Young. COM
Danding the Kentucky division of the
Coufsderste Veterans. advanced that
eum and made the memorial possible.
orssory. music and flowers made
the day notable. A basket dinner
and Z barbecue were provided by the
people Of Todd and Christian Coun-
t5sa which share equally the town
of FAirvisw. and when Col w. A.
Milton. Of Louisville. ~ chairman in
the Absence Of Gen. Young. who was
detained in Chicago. opened the meet
1ne. the homestead OF the Davises was
crowdsd. Gen. Young. q prominent
Louisville lawyer. wrote the chief ad-
dress OF the day. and II was read by
Col Milton. He asserted that every
Southern state should rear shaft to
Js6srson Davis. whose character and
ouflcrings he dweit upon sympatheti-
cally. He paid high tribute to Lin
coin. saying that the time had come
when men might speak kindly and
truly Of the past. I, He said the mes
49, which the united South gave to
cne world today was one OF everlast-
inS peace.
The plan Is 90 raise $4,000 more
Win f'hIeh 20 build a memnrial tenn
pic 10 contain all the records OF the
contfderacy, and 10 remodel two
11pry residence upon the Davis farm
- house the widows of Confederate
be,1Isrs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

The members Of the house watch
while the senators prey-Indianapol
News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

A monument erected to the MEM
ory OF Confederate soldiers of Lancas-
ter County was unveiled Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

The pigmy mouse Of Siberia is be.
lieved to be the smallest quadruped
In the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09

Walker G.. Jones was drowned In
the Congaree river while fishing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-09
i0UIEs TRIBUTE TO Davis.
MEMORY OF CONFEDERATE
CHIEFTAIN HONORED.

Sessr<on Davis Memorial Park Ded-
tcased ~ Fsirvicw, Kentucky,
Where the Great Confederate Lead
- Was Born-Appropriatc Excr-
c1ses Held Elsewhere I'm the South.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-28
Types Of Spanking.

To spank or not to spank is the
much discussed question IN children's
magazines. A large and oversensitive
majority avert their eyes in horror 6
the very mention Of the operation. But
it seems to me, my friends, it all de-
ponds Oh how the thing is done.
Punishment of any kind in anger o.
not to be thought of. The principal
reason is that it is absolutely uncon-
vincing. How can you teach a child
respect and self control if you as a
parent are totally lacking in the latter
virtue?
OF course l do believe in moral sua-
sion whenever it is possible, but there
are-I am absolutely sure of it-some
children. especially boys. whose men,
DRY is so short that moral suasiOn
takes thorough, constant reiteration.
the form of nagging. For these un-
ruly ones. believe me, the old fash
toned spanking. administered with due
calmness and reflection. is the thing
1t will refresh children's memories -
nothing else will and will save much
unnecessary waste Of lung power