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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-24
The Brewster Blow.

(Herald Specially
Topeka, March PA heavy wind
which amounted to almost a tornado
blew string of freight cars off the
track at Brewster and considerable
other damage is reported. No one
was hurt in the storm.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-24
STORM AT LAREDO.
One Person Killed and Four Injured.
Lasted Fifteen Minutes.

Laredo, Texas, March pa wind
and rain tornado of some proportions
struck this vicinity tonight at 1870
O'Clock. The round house of the Mex
lean National railroad was demolish-
ed, one person killed and four others
injured; the orphanage of the Sisters
of Guadalupe, situated on Iona Wis
ia Heights, was completely demolish-
ed, but the little waif occupants es-
capped the falling walls and were res
cued by willing hands from the de-
bris.
Also the residences. of Messrs, May
s9cGsllasA Fas.,s - =. J: ~
and Scovil were blown down anE
many other houses damaged.
The estimated financial loss is $751;
600, though the storm lasted only fif-
teen minutes. Telegraph and tele-
phone poles were swept down and
wires north are all out of commission.
The storm was felt as far south at La
Jarita on the National railroad.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-03-24
ll US and there will be D.

goods ID us and there will be LII in
Sharons tomorrow
Capt shattuck and Detective
Ward were attracted by the move
ments Of the trio and approached
them with a view to learning their
identity. The man carrying the
satchel dropped his precious burden
and started to run The remaining
man and the woman stood their
ground Shattuck took up the chase
for the fleeing man and captured him
only after two shots had been fired,
while Ward stood guard over the
others.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02
STATE NEWS NOTES


The residents Of Steamboat spsinss
are much elated over the discove y Of
vein Of good coal within . mile Of the
city limits.
The charter commission Of Grnpd
Junction has decided In favor Of three
instead Of five commissioner in charge
OF the proposed new city government.
Fire Friday night destroyed a barn
and wagon shed on the ranch of Ross
Miller on Coal creek eight miles from
Montroee. A lot of farm machinery
was destroyed and fifteen head Of hogs
were cremated.
Sunday night while c. w. Gilbert,
proprietor Of the Gilbert drug store
at I.oveland, and his assistant. Brown,
were charging soda water tank, 1t
exploded knocking Brown down and
breaking Gilbert's left forearm, near the
elbow.
Harry Ratliff, superintendent Of for.
est service, with headquarters at Steam
boat Springs, says that there has been
In the last three months 1Ol applica.
I
tions for homesteads In the Park Range
forest reserve, due to the influx of set
tiers over the Moffat road.
James Fenlon, nierch ant OF Uncon.
pahgre, a hamlet near Montrose, was
assaulted and beaten Friday night by
two mask men who bound him and
robbed the store of $50 In cash and
some goods. Fenlon received a bad
scalp wound where he was struck with
q gun by one of the robbers.
Albert Seversen, aged So, wealthy
ranchman living near Steamboat
Springs, shot himself through the head
Friday, dying almost Instantly. For
several months he had been paying
attention to two women Of Oak creek
both married, and with husbands Iiv-
In the East. IL is said that he prom
ised marriage to both, and that each
had agreed to return to her home, Sc
cure divorce, and return and marry
him. Seversen's divorced wife live In
the East
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

To FRANZ measure bearing up
on any important governmental
problem so perfect in expression as
to defy criticism, or easily to over
come it when made by experts, is
not an easy thing by any means.
In the matter of the corporation
tax, however. there is every reason
to believe that we will get a law
clearly expressed and one, that will
be able to pass muster in the courts
if taken there. Not only is Presi-
dent Taft, the father of the corpora
tion tax measure, a lawyer Of the
first class, but his advisers in this
matter, Mr.. Wickersham, Mr..
Knox, Mr.. Root, and several others,
are known to be the best qualified
lawyers in the country to decide
upon this or any other legal ques-
tion. Already solutions have been
found to the problems which so
sorely perplexed the Republican
members of the Finance Committee
in connection with his amendment,
as the result Of a series of confer
ences being held at the White
House between the President and
his advisers. While it is explained
that the solutions are not absolutely
final, it is known that they are so
nearly final as to need very little
material change.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

Milo Mcgowen, . young real estate
dealer Of Limon, was struck by light
ming aud instantly killed during
thunder shower Friday. He bad been
working In the garden and was walk
ing to the house with . hoe on his
shoulder. When near the house aud
in plain view Of his wife, who Was
standing in the door, he WAS stricken
down.
An epidemic is reported from the
Camp Bird which Is said to be deplet-
ing the force very rapidly, states the
Telluride Journal. Men who resigned
their places "Wednesday and came over
to Telluride, report that for the six
days previous to their leaving, there
were eight deaths. The disease at first
appearance Is diagnosed as measles,
rapidly developing into pneumonia,
death following In a few hours. Several
of the miners have quit and gone else
where.
Eight persons were hurt, none fatally,
late Sunday afternoon when three
coaches Of the east-bound Denver 4
Rio Grande passenger train No. 8,
known as the San Francisco Limited,
went into the ditch near Sedalia,
twenty miles from Denver. The wreck
was caused by the displacement Of rails
as the result Of the heat. A little later
an engine aud two coaches on the Colo
RADIO Midland passenger train were de-
rallied In the city limits Of Denver, as
result of heat-twisted rails. The
passengers and crew escaped with n
shaking up.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02
Friday. July 2, 1909.

WHEN President Taft sends to
Congress next December his first
annual message it will contain a
forceful recommendation of legis-
lation necessary to protect and pre-
serve for the people, of this and of
future generations, that part of the
natural resources represented by
natural water power. Through his
Secretary of the Interior he has
quietly aggregated these sites and
refused to permit them to pass into
the control of those corporations
which are seeking to obtain a mon
oply Of such sites. Secretary Ball
niger is in hearty accord with the
policy. He has had striking ex-
ample of its benefits in his own city
of Seattle where through the pub
lie ownership Of a watershed in the
Cascade mountains, the city enjoys
an unpolluted supply of drinking
water and, moreover, generates suf-
ficient electricity to light the entire
city at nominal cost. Had this
policy been pursued at Niagara the
natural water power derived from
the falls would have proved suffi-
cient to furnish abundant light to
every city in the entire Empire
State, instead of which the right to
use that power was donated to pri-
vate concerns who have garnered
fortunes from power they did not
create and are charging extortion-
ate prices 10 all who use the elec.
tricity generated for them by the
falls. Congress will be loath to
heed the Presidents recommen-
dation that further donations of this
character be prohibited by law,
for the individual member of Con-
gress who secures such donation
meets the expense of his recurring
campaign and insureshis perpetuity
in Office. And yet the President is
optomistic that he will secure the
legislation he asks. Certainly all
thoughtful and patriotic citizens
will wish him well in this struggle
with Congress.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

NEWSPAPERS all over the coun-
try report scores oftowns and cities
as preparing to curtail noise and re-
duce fatalities on the coming fourth
of July. Even Chicago has Joined
the "safe and sane" independence
Day league and its police depart
ment has printed for general circu-
lation list of "Don't prepared
by the Corporation Counsel. In
Baltimore the head of the police
department has announced that if
it is within the power of his men.
there will not be even firecracker
set off within the city limits.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02
Notice For Bids.

To move fence, buildings, ETC., at
school house In Dolores.
To furnish material and build school
house 20 by "a feet, on section 32, town
ship 81, range Is.
To furnish material and cell the in
side Of school house In German School,
and build a wood shed.
Specifications to be seen at Office of
+. l.. Wilber, secretary. All bids to be
in by July 18th. Board reserves right
to reject any or all bids. 2t
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

ACCORDING to Secretary Wilson
Of the Department of Agriculture.
there is little excuse for a man be-
ing out of work this time of the
year. Secretary Wilson has just
returned to Washington from trip
through the West where he has
found great shortage OF hands on
the farms of this country. This
too, comes at time when the cities
are reported to be overrun with men
who are out Of work. Truly the
facinations of the sidewalks are
great.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

follow, and almost before we know
it we shall have two cent postage
with all Europe. The next step
will be to make the two cent rate
apply everywhere in the Inter-
national Postal Union, and after
that we may look for one cent pos
tage on domestic letters.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

The town is now robed in its
holiday attire. The arch of well
come in the center of the river
bridge can be seen from Central
avenue. The band stand has been
beautifully decorated with bunting
and flags. The park has had a
thorough renovating, the speakers
stand tastily decorated and seats
and tables put in place. The big
sprinkler has been on the street for
the past two days and the street
where the races are run will be like
floor. You had better wear a
belt with few extra notches in it
for the purpose OF frightening. for
the barbecue is going to be hum
mer. H. V. Pyle, chairman of the
committee, says he has number
of inquiries from timid persons who
wish to know whether or not it is
safe to attend the celebration, and
he authorizes us to say that extra
police will be on duty and the best
Of order preserved. The fact is
that the committee don't even ex-
pect to get half shot.
The Dolores star., 1909-07-02

GERMANY Is now in the two cent
postage list. France must soon
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
Annual Kissinu Carnival.

In the little Roumanian town of Hell
magen an annual fair is held on the
feast of st. Theodore. On this occa.
sion the place swarms with newly
married brides from all the villages
in the district; widows who have tax
en- fresh husbands remain at home.
The young women, in festive attire
and generally attended by their moth
efs-in-law, carry jugs of wine, en-.
wreathed with flowers, in their hands.
They kiss every man they meet and
afterward present the jug to his lips
for nip" AS he takes it he be-
slows a small gift on the bride. Not
to take of the preferred wine is re
garded as an insult to her and her
family. She is, therefore, reserved
toward strangers and only kisses
whom she thinks likely to taste of her
wine. The kissing is carried on ev.
erywhere-in the street, in the tav-
erns and in private houses.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
PEARY DISPLAYS
MORE EcoTIsM

BATTLE HARBOR, Labrador Sep.
TENDER 14.-The Associated Press
tug Douglas Thomas reached here to-
day and moored alongside Peary's
ship, Roosevelt.
This is new record in newspaper
enterprise" said Commander Peary,
"and l appreciate the compliment"
Commander Peary then made a de.
tailed statement in which he said:
Il am positively the only white man
who has ever reached the North Pole
and am prepared to prove it. 1 have
said that DR.. Cooks statement that no
had reached the pole should not be
taken seriously and that l have him
nailed by concrete proofs to support
my statement
I'm six months you will probably get
the whole story. 1t would not be good
policy for me to enter upon a full de-
bate with the subject as it now stands.
To do so l would be giving out much
information of which other uses could
be made"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
READY WITH A WITTY REPLY
In Repartee, Prof. Woodrow Wilson
Rather Had the Best of Pres
ident Butler.

The story has been told of a fall
Prof. Woodrow Wilson once took out
of President Butler of Columbia at
certain educational gathering. The
man from Manhattan had been dis
coursing at some length on the life
and alertness of Columbia, which he
characterized as busy university in
the midst of busy city.
To draw comparison he is report
ed to have referred to Princeton as a
sleepy little town in New Jersey
where there was no hurry or hustle.
He thought that Columbia was located
in place where a man was kept alive
and was in no danger of falling asleep.
President Wilson was the next
speaker. In his opening remarks he
declared that possibly the sentiment
of Columbia's president could be un-
derstood more readily when one re-
called that it had been said: Behold,
he that keepeth Israel shall neither
slumber nor sleep"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
LOBSTERS THAT BORE WELLS
Are Boon to Australian CoIonists,
According to Story Told by
the Traveller.

HOLSTERS dispel drought in Aus
tralia"
The speaker extracted with his sill
'ver pick delicate morsel from the
huge scarlet claw.
Australian colonists, at the height
Of drought" he said, often find
their dried springs miraculously flow
ing again. Fresh-water Holsters work
that miracle.
In every creek and spring, you see,
there are large lobster settlements.
If these Holsters fail to find moisture,
they perish. Hence, when their
streams dry up, they follow the water
down into the earth. They dig, dig,
dig-just like our Panama canal work
ers-and in the end their strong claws
pierce through the soft clay covering
of some hidden spring, and a rill of
sweet, fresh water bubbles up
He lighted cigarette and gazed
through the open window at the moon
lit sea-
Some thousands of lobster artesian
well borers, working away frantically
like that, day and night" he said, ARE
bound to discover enough springs to
break any reasonable drought. Los
Angeles Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
WORN BY WIVES OF ARTISTS
Interesting Is the Result When Men
of Talent Devise Garments
for Helpmeets.

When the Society of American Ar
lists or the National Academy of De-
sign holds reception it is always in
teresting to sartorial observer to
pick out the women whose husbands
have designed their costumes.
Some of the wives with artistic hus-
bands plainly do not care for color or
line and come out in the latest fash
ions. Then there are others whose
gowns show evidences of planning in
which the spouse has had finger re-
garding the tint of the fabric or the
way it is fashioned.
Some of the women one sees at
these exhibitions trail about in artis-
tic and soulful robes which look as
though pluckeds from an unwilling
Botticelli angel and become slightly
stained in the fray. Very charming
are other of these artistic draperies
even though they lack that perfection
of finish and trimness which in fash
ionable life is regarded as the height
OF sartorial perfection. Brooklyn
Life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
A New English Word.

Mr.. Churchill added a new word to
the English language in one of his
speeches at Edinburg recently. 1--WE
had period of bad trade last year,
and the shortfall in our revenue was
only a million and a half. In Ger.
many there was shortfall of eight
millions, and in the United States the
shcTtfall was not less than nineteen
millions" "Shortfall" is not recog-
nized by any existing dictionary, but
the New England Dictionary" has
only got SO far as Sauce" so there
may yet be time to find room for it
there. 1t is much more expressive
word than deficit" because of the
elements of the compound are native:
the makeup of the word is understood
and felt by everybody, as well as its
secondary meaning.-Dundee Adyer.
tiser.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
Important Item of "News.n

1t cannot be very hard to get plenty
or news for an English newspaper.
as the following from the st. James
Budget indicates: THE prince of
Wales, in inspecting the coast guard
at Newquay, was passing a petty off,
Ger, which he stopped and turned
back. Aren't you Goddon?' he asked.
l am. sir said the gratifed petty
officer. Were you not with me in
Canada 20 years ago.? Yes, SIR said
the officer. Mr.. Goddon had been
leading hand in crosstrees when his
royal hlghness was midshipman of
the top. Give me your hand said
the prince, with smile. I hope you
viii have a long and enjoyable career
in your present position"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
The "Garter" Snake,

The newest fad of Virginia girls has
put a price upon the heads of verte-
brates, for the brilliant skin of the
garter snake is now to be utilized for
its legitimate purpose of supporting
the open work hosiery of Virginia
beauties. Exactly where and when
the fad originated appears not to
be known, but jewellers have found
it to be worth their while to prepare
the skins of snakes to be used as
bows and buckles on women's garters.
The snakes are being killed as fast
as they make their appearance Many
men are beating the woods as a sum-
mer business, Staying reptiles of the
proper size and coloring to grace the
pretty knees of Virginia women. Deal
ers in this necessary adjunct to ap-
parel of women say that there is a
growing demand for garter snake
adornment
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
hi"LG1tc5 AND "THE GATE"
c.. cf Place on University
Playing Fields.


"hen one figures up how many pro-
fesscrs could be paid, o. how many
Students assisted, if s1O73972O could
be divided up among them. the ex-
Iandithre of that sum at Yale last
year en- what are called the four
Razor sports" seems large. That par
ticular money, however, could hardly
have been secured for any except the
uses to which it was put, and as from
those same sports there were receipts
amounting to s11O,9SG34 the financial
showing, as such, is satisfactory, or
at least better than it would have
been with the balance on the other
side of the ledger. The boys who ham
dled these big sums, too, showed by
are getting out of athletics a certain
amount of business training.
1t is noticeable, looking at the mat
ter from this point of view, that only
football was profitable. Baseball
comes out only a little better than
even, but rowing and track sports had
to be debited with heavy losses. The
BUSINESS man WOulu therefore say,
Drop rowing and track sports, con-
finue baseball under a suspended SEN
tence, and devote redoubled attention
to football" That nothing of the kind
will be done or even considered is
proof that the whole idea of combin-
ing business with sport is somehow
wrong, and that the amateurs who
attempt 1t are verging toward profess
sionalism so far as their financiering
Is sound.
The ideal method would be to make
nothing at all out of sports, but to
consider the money spent on them,
not as loss, but as the price of phys
acal development and innocent amuse-
ment, both of which are worth buying
and paying well for. THE gate" some
observers cannot help thinking, is out
Of place on university playing fields.
All the abuses and excuses of ath-
letics are due to it, or related to it,
and without it most of them would
disappear.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
Seamen Scarce in EnoIand

Ten years ago it was estimated that
while during the preceding half cen.
fury the British merchant tonnage had
almost trebbled, the number of Brit.
ish seamen engaged in the mercantile
marine had decreased by rs per cent,
and the boys and young men by s.
per cent. In 1857 there were 96.914
petty officers and sailors, not includ.
ing .Lascars. employed in the mercan.
tile marine of the United Kingdom; in
1875 it was estimated that there were
$4,000; in 1899 the estimated number
had fallen to 60,7O9, while in 1901
there were only 44,290.-Fortnightly
Review.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
Sportive Prospects.

"You have settled a liberal allow
anco on your titled son-in-law?"
ST have" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
"Do you think he can manage to
keen out OF debt?"
81 dunno about that. One of us is
bound to feel more or less pinched.
Which it is will probably depend on
whether ! can persuade i'm to play
poker or he can induce me to try bac.
carat"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
Thought Aston Was Crazy.

People said John Astor was crazv
because he paid 81 900 an acre when
he bought the estate of Aaron Burr n
hundred years ago. 1t was a farm of
100 acres, located about where 21st
street is now in Manhattan. In ten
years he commenced to sell lots at
$4,000 an acre. But, fortunately. he
did not sell much at that price. What
it is worth today is hard to compute
in millions.-Cent per Cent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
Price of Life.

Young Lady-Give me a yard Of
why, haven't l seen you before?
Diapers Assistant-Oh, Maud have
you forgotten me? l saved your life
ut the seaside last summer.
Young Lady twarmly)-Why. of
course you did. Then you may give me
two yards of the ribbon, please. illus.
trated Bits.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14

A man is such fool about what
good judgement he thinks he has that
he will even give his wife advice about
the best way for her to handle him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
PARLOR TO KITCHEN.

Any and everything in the furni-
ture line. Cash or credit See our
line and figure with us.
13-tf. ABNEY FURNITURE co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14

Summer Boarder 0ust arrived from
Boston, What are the six best sellers
In this locality?
Farmer Stubblegrass-That depends
on whether you want to store perta-
ters or cider in 'em-Puck.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14

the public schools of Hattiesburg.
Teachers will be at each school build
ing at O'Clock ready to examine and
classify new pupils, and to give exam
nations to all pupils who have studied
during the summer with the object
in view Of entering higher grades.
Regular work for all pupils begins
Friday, September II.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14
NOTICE..

On acc)f holiday our store
will be cThursday and Friday
10th and VIII reopen as usual
Saturday,
9-13-3t s. & H. KATZ.
-
The az man doesn't know the
differencyeet a dimple and a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-14

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The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
USING HUMAN BONES
IN SOUTH AS FERTILIZER
Sold at Birmingham for Use In Manu-
faeture-Coroner to Start an
NlnVestig cation.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July e.-That
the bones OF human beings are being
sold in Birmingham for use In the
manufacture OF commercial fertiliz'
ers. is a startling discovery that has
been made by Coroner B. l.. Brasher,
and il may be that some sensational
developments will follow the inquiry
that has been set on foot by that OF.
fetal.
Being told that the bones Of humans
could DE found mixed with the bones
OF dumb animals In the Junk yards
Of the city. Coroner Brasher began al
investigation, and the truth OF the re-
FORT Was quickly established. The
Keeper OF one junk yard told the core
ner that in the last Few months per
haps a -four barrel full Of human
bones had been sold TO him, the price
being the same as that OF bones or
horses and cows.
The junk dealers claim that tho
bones are brought To them by Negro
who Is in charge OF the dumping
grounds or the city. This Negro Is
given the privilege OF exhuming the
bodies OF animals after three months
and disposing OF the bones. Coroner
Brashcr thinks IL possible that TIE
bodies of murdered persons have been
thrown into the trenches and buried
unceremoniously. An investigation
will be made.