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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Poisonous Ncttles Of the Tropics.

In tropical regions there are nettles
far more powerful than that of our
own country
The one called Urtica stimulans,
which is found in Java. and that called
Laportea crenuata. found in Hindu
stan. when bruised emit an effluvium
which poisonously affects the eyes and
mouth and if handled produce convul-
sions and serious swelling and pain in
the arms. which may last for three or
four weeks and in some cases cause
death.-London Telegraph.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
A Personal Appeal.

If we could talk to you personally
about the great merit of Foleys
Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds and
lung trouble, you never could be in
duced to experiment with unknown
preparations that may contain some
harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and
Tar costs you no more and has rec
ord of forty years of cures.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13

Not a scrap of iron or steel will
enter into the construction of a non
magnetic steam yacht, for which the
Carnegie Institute has contracted
for use in correcting sea charts
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Accepted.

"Quills has had story accepted II,
last" remarked journalist to col
league
Surely not was the rejoinder
yes. He went home at o'clOva
this morning with an awful yarn. an
his wife believed it,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Tie Girl Of the Period.

Having greater liberty. greater self
reliance, better health. larger oppor-
tunitieS. the girl of the period. with all
her drawbacks. is 4 finer and better
creature than either her mother or her
grandmotSer-T. P O'COnnor in Lon
don NJ \ p
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
A Bio Deer.

The following is copy of bill
posted on the wall of country vii
lage in England: u lecture on to;@
abstinence will be delivered il L;
open air. and Il collection viii be mad.
at the door to defray expenses"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Surface Transit.

Step lively. please said the co'.
ductor
''If | was young enough to do thar
responded the aged passenger. cliE.r
ing aboard. I'D walk and beat va.
car"-Philadelphia Ledger
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29
BOLD ATTEMPT
 AT KIDNAPPING

Little Rock April 2o.-What is believed to have been an attempt at Kidnapping, was made yester- day afternoon at the Convent school for boys at Sixth and Louisiana streets. A stranger drove up to the parochial school and called for the little son of B. Heinze, well-to-do baker, who conducts confection- cry and bakery at 7IS Main street. The little fellow went out to the buggy and the man told the child to climb in as he was going to take him home in hurry as his father had been dangerously injured. The child refused to climb i'll the buggy and leave his hat so darted back into the school.
 When the child returned to the school room one of the sisters ask ed him if knew who the man in the buggy was and received neg ative answer. The sister, frighten ed on account of so many attempts at Kidnapping in similar, way tele- phoned to the Heinze establish ment and found there was no truth in the story of B Heinze being in jured. The mother hastened out and found MT. Heinze, who sum- moned policeman. Whe the off cer reached the school, the man was driving away, evidently fright ened by the failure of the child to return. The officer gave chase, but the stranger whipped up the horse and escaped. The buggy was later discovered where it had been abandoned. A general alarm was issued to the police, and it is expected that some arrests will fol- low as many saw the man sitting in a buggy in front of the school and they will be able to recognize him should he be arrested.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29
LADIES TO PUT
 ON CHAUTAUQUA

The success ot the first chautau- qua ever held in Conway last year has led the ladies of the Baptist church to close contract with the Educational Lyceum Bureau for another chautauqua course tor this summer. The chautauqua will be held during the week beginning June and ending June I2. At fractions will be presented on the afternoon and evening of each day, a strong list of I2 numbers having been secured. The price of sea son tickets is S2. 50, and the sale of seats will begin at once. The proceeds of the chautauqua will go to the Baptist church building fund.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29
W. R. JAMES AND WIFE SUED
Heir of Late John R. Suter Seeks
 Recovery of Property.
Alleges Conveyances from Grandfather tc
 Defendants were Wrongfully Ob- tained

LII tuC HduikilCi Cud uCSly COuIl, John w. Suter, a grand son and heir-in law of the late John R. Su- ter, by his attorneys, George Shaw and George w. Clark, has filed suit against w. K. James and his wife, Mrs. Edna P. James, for the recovery of two pieces of city prop erty formerly owned by the elder Suter. In his complaint the plaintiff charges that the property involved was conveyed through wrongful misrepresentations of the defendants.
 In the first suit, which Is against Mrs. Edna P. James, the plaintiff, alleges that John R. Suter, at the time of his death, March IS, 1909, was the equitable owner of lots and 5, block 8, Robinson's plan of Conway and that he is the grand son and only heir-at-law of the de- ceased; that John R. Suter at the time of his death and for several years prior thereto, was in i'll health, senile decay and second i stage of childhood; that he was de- sirous of getting married in 1904 and thereafter and after moving to the home of the defendant as boarder in 1904, became insanely infatuated by the defendant and was encouraged by her, and, in consideration of promise to mar ry him, Suter conveyed to her the property sued for, in Septem- Der, 1904; that a consideration of $500 mentioned in the deed was never paid by the defendant; that that the defendant often postponed the marriage, but Suter was always anxious and willing fol. or.itsconsum- nation, until August 23, 1909, when the defendant, who was widss ow, Mrs. Edna P. Jones, was mar ried to w. R. James; that Suter then realized he had been deceived, and contemplated bringing an ac- ton to cancel the deed and had ad- vised with council to this effect
 w. R. and Mrs. Edna P. James are joint defendants in the second suit brought by John R. Suter. In this suit the plaintiff alleges that on May 30, 1908, John R. Su- ter made contract with w. R. James conveying to him lot 4, block 8, Robinson's plan of Con- way for a consideration of 5000 and conveying from James to Stu ter So acres of land in section 30, township 5, range I3 west, for a consideration of $Iooo; that this price was exhorbitant and that the defenian knew Suter was penniless and without income to meet deferred pay ments, and did falsely, designed ly, corruptly and wickedly per suade and induce by undue in- fuence" Suter to sign these con tracts; that on March r. 1900, the defendants pursuaded Suter to reconvey to defendants the land which he had contracted to pur- chase from, the consideration be- ing the SIIoo in notes which Suter had given for the deferred pay ments; that on the night of that day Suter became violently i'll and died the following morning at the home of the defendants. The plaintiff also alleges that the de- fendants have ill their possession certain personal property of John R. Suter, which they refuse to surrender to him.
 In each suit the plaintiff asks for decree annulling the deeds by which Suter conveyed the prop art,, to tha 1afa rd q ,tc
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29

Philadelphia, April 29.-Special. In a pitchers battle between Massey and Jackson, Henderson won yesterdays game by the score of ? to I, giving them lead in the collegiate race, and dropping Hen- drix to third place. The game was the fastest played here this season and hits at :opportune time, and errors gave the game to Hen- derson. Both pitchers were in fine form, Massey striking out I3 men and Jackson 6. Hendrix made one run in the first inningion Jackson's single, Garvey's sacri- flee and Henderson's single. Hen- derson made her runs in the fifth by singles of Williams. and Agee. Kaufman scored both men by a hard drive. Hendrix makes her last appearance here today in the game with Ouachita. Score Dy innings:
 Score R H E Hendrix 10000 oooo-I 4 5 Hendersono ooo2 1000 O-2 5 ?
 Summary-Bases on balls-Off Massey I. Struck out-By Jack son 6, Massey B. Hit by pitcher By Jackson I, by Massey I. Left on bases-Henderson 4, Hen- drix 5. Wild pitch-Massey. Double play-Massey to Gilman to Dougan. Time of game-I:Io. Umpire-Turner.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29
BOARD ASKS A
 RECONSIDERATION

Little Rock, April 29.-The ex- ecutive committee of the State Nor nal board met yesterday afternoon and discussed the action of the sell ate committee of the whole in striking out of the Normal appro- priation kill the item appropriating S4o, ,ooo tor young ladies dormi- tory. The committee strongly rec commended that the senate recon slider this action and the members are today conferring with senators and explaining the pressing need of the new building. The appro- priation bill was made special order for o'clock this afternoon.
 Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Cureton ,,acfarIou ot SDri,nfo1I
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29

w. R. King, president of the Great Western Oil Co.,, Little Rock, is in the city today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29
HENDERSON COLLEGE IN LEAD

Pitchers Battle Between Mas sey and Jackson Yesterday. Hendrix Drops to Third Place in Collegi- ate League-Last Game at Ark
 adelphia Today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-29

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

The Cast Thread Company's plant in
Seneca Falls, n. Y, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000.
The Holland Hotel and several bust.
ness houses were destroyed in a fire at
Trinity, Texas. The loss is 100000.
Mrs. Showalter, a guest, was seriously
burned.
Committees of the chamber of COM
merce and of the Legal Aid Society OF
Cleveland are at work on a system OF
courts for Ohio cities and have taken the
Chicago Municipal Courts as a model.
Thirteen persons were killed, several
seriously injured and much valuable prop
erty destroyed by a tornado which swept
across Lonoke, Prairie, Woodruff and
Poinse.t Counties, Arkansas.
The bill providing that counties may
vote local option by an even majority, in
stead of two-thirds, has passed the House
in Arizona.
Two thousand negro farmers and teach
ers attended the eighteenth annual negro
conference at the Tuskegee Institute in
Tuskegee, Ala. The conference unani-
mo1slv demanded the enforcement of anti
liquor laws.
The international conference which
opened in Shanghai Feb. l is making pro-
rress in the discussion of the limitation
and control of the opium traffic. Resoiu-
lions drafted by DR.. Hamilton Wright q
America have been taken up.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
RaJtum ms n Cancer Cure.

The Paris Radium Institute where
Nine. Curie superintends the extraction
Of the wonderful radium from pitchblend
and other materials, reports sixty-four
cases of surface cancer, cured out of six
weight cases treated. Hundreds of cures
have been Trade of cutaneous affections,
including tumors, some of great size.
Thousands of birthmarks and scars have
been removed and remarkable cures of
chronic rheumatism. eczema and tubercu-
los;s have peer recorded. The %institu-
ton now possesses 10 grains of radium
valued at $S5,OOO.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

tration Of the oath of Office to the Pres
{dent and his address; the assembly
of the military grand division III
the streets south and southeast; of the
civic grand division in the streets west
and northwest of the Capitol the after
noon escort Of the President by the mil
itary and civic grand divisions from
the Capitol to the White House ut the
conclusion Of his inaugural address ;
review of the military and civic grand
divisions by the President from his
stand in the court of honor in front
of the White House from ) to = in the
afternoon and the dismissal OF the
parade: the great display of fireworks
in front of the White House, in com
bination with the illumination OF the
streets OF Washington through the
downtown section. the lone OF the
Capitol and the Washington monument,
and the inaugural ball in the pension
building. the biggest brick structure in
the world.
Ic,rcssivc scene in Senate.
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft
were escorted to the Capitol promptly
Mt tho hour set. their progress through
the binding SNOW being met with
cheers from a thin fringe of hardy
SPECTATORS who bravcd the elements
and stood ankle deep in snow ana
slush along Pennsylvania avenue.
The Senate chamber seldom before
has witnessed so impressive a cere-
mony or held a more brilliant a'ldl-
ence in the presence of high d1gnlta-
ries of state and nation and the am
bassadors and the representatives Oh
every country of the civilized world
than when. shortly before l ocloch
+c-doy. Mr.. Taft took oath of office as
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
A Colony of Communism.

DR.. Frederick Van Eeden, the noted
Dutch poet and communist, who came to
America last year to lecture, has now
returned to this side of the Atlantic, with
the intention of organizing a communis-
tic colony, in which he hopes to 'oust
the middle man, starve out the parasite,
provide high wages and plenty for the
worker and work for the idle" Dr.. VaA
Eeden says his scheme is not socialism.
and tina it lets politics and religion
alone. but he declares that the present
economic life is a failure.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

African hunting trip. while MI. latt
wont to the White House to continue
the chief figure in the long round OF
ceremonies marking his induction into
office and to begin four years of service
as the guiding spirit of the Union.
not the least picturesque feature or
this gathering Il the asS"mblage or
the entire complement of the foreign
diplomatic representatives to the Unit
ed States in all the pomp and panoply
Of their rank. On the same platform
with the new President was his prcde-
rcssor, the incoming and retiring Vice
President and other representatives or
the different branches Of government
Of the United States.
At 80 the greatest display Of fire
| works ever seen in the country was
given at the White House grounds.
The Inaugural Hall.
Later in the evening there was the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

President. Mr.. Taft's inauguration im
mediately followed that of Vice Presi-
lent James S. Sherman. which was
carried out in accordance with the
original program. The distinguished
company which gathered in the Sen
ate to witness the inauguration y
which afterWard VAS to have been eS'
cOrted to the immenS inaugural stands
on the east front of the capitol. sim
ply remained in their places in the
chamber to view the more impressive
ceremonies attending the induction
into office Of the new chief ~eN"cutlVc
Of the nation.
Vice President Fairbanks, presiding
officer of the Senate, administered to
Mr.. Sherman the brief Oath of office
prescribed by the constitution ana
turned over to him the presiding 9th
GERS gavel. Vice President sherman
made but a brief inaugural address and
then raped the chamber to order for
the further business of i~na1=urAilnG
the new President of the United States.
Mr.. Taft'S induction into office was
the same simple ceremony devised IN
the early days. He swore to uphold
and defend the constitution, to enforce
All laws. and to protect the republic
inst all encH!ics, both foreign ara
! domestic. The oath was administers
hv Chief Justice Fuller, who was olli-
ciating at such a ceremony for the last
| time in his notable career as the cher
presiding officer of the countryS high
est court. Mr.. Taft delivered his IN
@auyural address in abbreviated form III
the Senate chamber.
Parade in Slush.
After Mr.. Taft had taken the "lth
Of office and delivered the inaugural
address he was escorted to the Whit"
House by the Black Horse troop 81
cleveland. After luncheon. President
and Mrs. Taft. with their guests.
entered the stand in front of the
White House and reviewed tn" pa
ra>lr. Thousands of men marched in re-
view before the new executive. Ihrr"
were veterans Of the civil war ami OF
fine SuaniSl-Amrriran war i'll In"
ranks. and mingled with the blue and
khaki were a few companies of gray
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
FROM FAR AND NEAR.

The plant of Frederick Schulz & Sons,
in Hoboken, n. j., bakers, was destroyed
bv fire. The estimated loss is $22o,OOO.
New York city authorities will issue no
permit for the sale of fireworks at retail
between June 10 and July 10.
James Barnett, a stockman and land
dealer of Abilene, Texas, is under arrest
there. charged with the murder of Alex
ander Sears. another ~stockman, who was
reputed wealthy. Sears body was found
in the ruins Of a schoolhouse burned to a
crisp.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

The color manufacturing plant of @.
I. Rrpidbach & Sons. in New York, was
burned. Loss. 100000.
According to the Korona passengers
who arrived in New. York, the yellow
fever situation in Barbados is serious.
Famed by a high wind, fire practically
wiped out the town of Patton, Pa. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Pretending to be a thief, Tony Blal
started a commotion in a chicken o
near Nolan, w. Va. and his sister. whom
he sought to brighten, shot and killed
him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

iZa1iCns. including more than 100 cluDs
and political associations, many OF
them in unique uniforms.
The new President reviewed the pa
rale from a stand in front or the
White House. in accordance with Gus
tom. From 18th street to 18th street
on Pennsylvania avenue a court of
honor had been designed which sur
passed all previous efforts in street
decorative work at the capital. In the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Fire destroyed one of the largest bust
ness blocks in Chilhowie, Va. The loss
is 100000.
E. H. Hartman will leave New York.
soon for an extended trip in the South
on the advice of his physician.
The widow of Father John of kron-
stadt, the Russian priest. has been award
ed a pension of $1,000 a year.
Richard w. Barrett, reform candidate
for city magistrate in Philadelphia. was
elected over George IIogg, Republican, by
5000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Many fashionable women OF felnam
Manor. lust north of New York CITY,
voted in a special election there.
During the absence of former Assem-
blvman Randolph Perkins in his villa
4sWildhurst." at Woodclift Lake N. d.
was burned almost to the ground caus-
ing a loss of 100000.
The town of Nowata, Okla, was al
most wiped off the map by a fire that de-
stroyed thirteen business houses Two
banks and the county court house. Ihe
loss is estimated at 100000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

vicinity OF the Presidents stand were
grouped other stands in which the Ia
,orcd sat and watch the magnificent
,,.rtocIc arranged in honor Of the new
President.
After witnessing the inauguration OF
his successor in office, Mr.. Roosevelt
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
Thousands of Disappointed Visitors
Wade in Siush Through Streets
of the Capital.
DECORATIONS ARE BEDRAGGLED
Induction INTO Office of 9th Presi-
dent Most Costly Affair of It's
Kind in Nations History.
Washington correspondence

William II. Taft OF Ohio and James
S. Sherman Of New York were in#ugu-
gated at noon Thursday as President
II Vice President of the United
States. The ceremony Of the i]naugrru-
Ation WAS accomplished with all due
Armality and tinality, but under most
\uAi conditions, owing to a terrific
I'd which swept over the national
parnlyHing street traffic, de
communication with the out
and bringing dismay to tho
If assembled visitors who
in expectation Of tn"
ar demonstration. Not
Ec adverse conditions. all
lturcs of the Inaugural
Fent through. The mAir
modifying The Original
t the inaugural address.
ed from the east purri
EtOl, was delivered by Mr..
Senate chamber. The in
Hnony had beer designed to
Imposing and costly function
Of its predecessors, but the
MARRIED the magni1iccnce of the
d brdragglcd the expensive
),ns.
t. ~clinging snow, driven before
ing northwest wind, fell through
e night and wrought havoc with
None and telegraph wires, COM
bly, cutting off the capital city from
HmunirHtiOn with the remainder Of
country for many hours. Snow
Id sIuSh filed the streets to he depth
# a foot or more in pllr"S.
For several hours during the morning
WASHINGTON Was out of communication
with the outside world because Of tho
FURY Of the storm. Telegraph and tele-
phonr wires were all useless.
Ceremonies.
Important features of the inaugural
program were the morning escort OF
the President from the White House to
the Capitol: the exercises at the
Capitol concluding with the admins
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12

The proposal to revise the tariff made
IN such an authoritative way as to lead
the business community to count upon IT,
halts all those branches of business d.
rcctly affected, and as these arc most I'M
p~ortant, it disturbs the whole business
Of the country. 1t is imperat!ve!y nee
pssarv. therefore. that a tariff bill be
drawn in good faith in accordance with
promises made before the election by the
party in power, and as promptly passed
as due consideration will permit. 1t is
not that the tariff is more important IN
the long run than the perfectlng of the
reforms in respect to antitrust legisla-
tion and interstate regulation,
but the need for action when the revision
Of the tariff has been determined upon,
is more immediate to avoid embarrass-
ment of business.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-03-12
should Practice Economy.

The obligation on the part of those re-
sponsible for the expenditures made to carry
on the government. to be rs economical as
possible and to make the burden OF taxa
ton as light as possible. is plain and should
be affirmed in every declaration Of govern
mant policy. This is especially true when
we are face to face with a heavy deficit.
But when the desire tc win the popular
approval leads to the cutting off of expendi-
lures really needed to make the government
effective, and to enable 1t TO accomplish its
proper objects, the result is as much to be
condemned as the waste Of government
funds in unnecessary expenditure.
In the department Of agriculture. the use
of scientific experiments on a large scale,
and the spread of information derived from
I them for the Improvement Of general agri-
culture. must 90 on.
The Importance of supervising business of
great railways and Industrial combinations
and the necessary Investigation and prose
cution of unlawful business methods. are an.
other necessary tax upon government which
did not exist half a century ago.
The putting into force of laws which shall
| secure the conservation of our resources,
so far as they may be within the jurisdic-
ton OF the Federal Government, including
| the most important work Of saving and re-
storing our forests, and the great improve
ment Of waterways, are all proper Govern
mpnt functions which must involve large
expenditure If properly performed.