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Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-02-05
Die Florida Press
WILL NOT BE GOOD ROADS.

The Times does not want 70 butt n
diScOursgingly, but as It notices that
szndry counties are eontrsetngtO have
good roads built for 500 and 500 per
mile, It feels impellei TO say that when
such ruads are built they VII 10, be
good roads. Tampa Tines.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-02-05
lisp 10 -sE co-NrEs

State Seho0l Superintendent Hello
Esy expresses rs belief that TIE eoU-
Ges Of Florida VII eo1-11e % support
t1er schools dung ne standard tern
Of eight Months E!,hog- ire s-ste aid
recently p7onguncsi Unconstitutional by
the supreme oo1-- The COUNTIES have
o4l- sIvz--iEg Eo-e. % re se1o9-s
d--i.g -e reriG -Lz- lie State failed
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-02-05

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That ether vahani krK.l AZ -
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rewarded By SeraaF Ts1sa4
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points as naturally o TtEtas
the needle 20 ~ pee IA
the ''pGbieans and snnes F
not Overiock thoss aysl ins
perso1sl Ebsrgy" -Alan RRa
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did thTOGgh TIE Tines-uuzE. ed
other prince q gOod islgss q
rosd did 10; forget 20, 70 ihste
belong the crumbs ard p.1zs An
News.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-02-05

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ner ts-pe1tEre @ - degrees O.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
MOB HANGS NEGRO At DAWSON
Summary Vengeance Is Dealt Negro
Who Insulled White Woman.

Dawson. Texas, March 30.--A
crowd of about 200 men took Joe
Redden, negro, from the city Gala
boose at O'Clock last night and
hanged him to a telephone pole near
the postofiice Early in the afternoon
he offered an insult to n white wom-
an. two miles southeast Of Dawson
He was captured at once by neigh
Dor and brought to town
Groups of men kept watch on the
Jail and talked over the case.
At dark the crowd increased rap
idly. but quietly, and the action taken
was quiet and orderly
In thirty minutes the negro was
dead and the crowd dispersed az or
derly ns It gathered.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
Two Nichlwa'chmcn Must An
swer tor b. I Rob
erls Death.
THE AFFAIR IS A MYSTERY
Newly Admitted Patient From l.ub-
book Found With Chest Crushed
In and Five Ribs Broken.
Death Soon Results.

Terrell Texas. March 30-As the
elimination of inquest proceedings
held OF the North Texas Hospital for
the Insane Sunday warrants were
issued for the arrest OF H. l.. Faub-
ion and j s. Arant night watch
men at the institution. charged with
causing the death of B r Roberts,
patient at the asylum. The night
watchmen were placed under arrest
and allowed bond in the sum of 5000
each, which they gave. Justice T.
l.. Frank set Wednesday as the time
for their preliminary hearing.
b. f. Roberts was a new patient
at the institution, having been re-
ceived only last Saturday from Lub-
book county He was discovered
some time Saturday night with his
chest bruised and FIVE ribs broken.
He succumbed to these injuries
about II O'Clock Sunday morning.
Justice Frank, County Attorney
Bass and Sheriff Crane were notified
and conducted the inquest Sunday.
following which the arrest of the
night watchmen followed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
Dallas Boys Are Charged With
Murder d Dr. Ii,1h
Terry
A PRELIMINARY HEARING
One Is Placed Under $4,000 Bond.
Two $1,000 Each and the Fourth
Under S250-lhe -Four
Are Released

Dallas. Texas. March 0.--fhe
preliminary hearing of Roy Terry
and his three young brothers. char
ged with murder In connection with
the death of Or. Hugh Terry, who
was shot and stabbed In numerous
places at the family home on State
four nights ago, took place
Yesterday before Justice of the Peace
Work. Roy Terry was held in the
sum of $4,000 bail; two OF the
other brothers In 81 600 each, and
the fourth in $3.50, The brothers
were all taken back to jail at $ p. m.
and friends began the effort to OBJ
tain sureties
Yesterday evening the four broth
ers were released on bond.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
BAG FIVE NEGROES
-Four of the Number Arrested IN
Connection with burglary of
Fruit Stand.

Four negroes have been arrested
and placed In iail in connection with
the robbery of the fruit stand near
the Central passenger station sun
day night. The prisoners registered
pt the jail as Wallace Allen, Joe
Wells. VIII Odom and Watt Leon
Brown Brown was arrested at Mans
field Monday morning and Allen
and Wells were caught In Fort
Worth Sheriff Forbes went TO Fort
Worth Monday night afr the pris-
oners. After reaching there he learn
ed that VIII Odom, who lives In
WaxahachIc, was implicated In the
burglary. Mr. Forbes called up his
deputies and instructed them to ar
rest Odom He was soon found and
placed In jail. They Will be held
pending an investigation By the
grand jury.
On the return trip home TUESDAY
morning sheriff Forbes picked up
Horny White. colored, Midloth-
ian on charge Of unla~fully riding
a train. He was brought along With
the other negroes and placed In Jail
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
VETERAN HAS TWO WIVES.
lie Wants One of Them on Pension
List of the State.

Austin. Texas. March 80. Quite
an unusual letter has been received
by Captain u, A. Bolmes, chief Of
the pension bureau In the comptrol-
lers department. from an applicant
for a pension. The letter comes from
u central Texas county, The writer
frankly admits that he has two
wives living and has raised family
by each, and wants to know, II he
Is entitled to pension, which one
OF his wives comes In for u pension.
He further states that he has been
living with his last Wife for the past
16 years, Captain Bolmes said he
replied to the writer by telling him
that II anyone was entitled to n
pension, II would be him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30

Roanoke, Va. March 80. Sever
al saloonkoepers, have been
selling their whiskey at cut rates In
order to have none on hand today
pending n decision of Judge Staples,
because OF decision OF the consti-
tutionnlity Of the Ward law by the
supreme court of appeals Judge
Staples viii not be likely to render
decision on the contest until the
supreme court passes on the per-
sonal payment OF polltaX question.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
MERCHANTS ORGANIZE.
Retail Dealers Form Organization
and Elect Officers for Year.

Representatives OF between forty
and nifty retail business establish
ments of Wnxnhachle met In the
Woodmen OF the World hall Monday
night and permanently organized the
Retail Merchants Association. The
organization viii be affiliated with
other associations of retail mer-
chants of the state. Officers for the
llrst year were elected as follows;
$. w. Durham, president; T. y
Englcdow. vice president w, p
Hood, treasurer.
Following Is the personnel OF the
board of directors: Frank Rogers
d. II. Thompson, w. u. Howell, j
H. Plummer. 3, =. spald'ng, John
Munroc.
A committee on constitution and
bylaws was appointed ns follows
p, =. Smith, chalrman; s. =. spald'
Ing. j. y. Campbell.
The association will meet nexl
Monday night to hear tho report OF
the above named committee,
All retail dealers. pofessiona
men. bankers and insurance agents
who have dealings with the retail
trade are eligible to membership and
are invited to join,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
PLACE OF MEETING IS CHANGED
Conference Of Waxahachic District
VIII Be Held in..This City

The district conference for the
Waxahachle district was to meet at
Milford Thursday afternoon nt 2
o'clock. but on Monday II became
necessary to change the place Of
meeting to Waxabachie, In explain
ing why this change was made Dr.
r. s. Armstrong, presiding elder OF
the district, said
yesterday was notified thnt
smallpox was IN the town OF Milford
and of course they could not enter
so short could not make arrange
menta 20 entertain " In any other
town, no there was but one thing to
do, that was to bring II to Waxahn-
chic Calling the Official board OF the
church together laid the case before
them and they agreed to entertain
the conference II tho ladies would
consent. or course they did and no
the district conference VIII convene
IN the Methodist church at 2 O'Clock
y. M. Thursday The business ses"
sona viii be held In the mornings
and afternoons during the remainder
of the week Bishop Key VIII preside
over the conference aud the sessions
will be interesting, ua important bus
moss viii be attended to. The bishop
viii preach sunday and sunday
night Everybody should hear HIM
The occasion VIII be II great one
and the membership OF the Metho-
dist church should take advantage OF
this opportunity, There will be
preaching each day at II u. m ana
s D. m. We are sure that the homes
OF the Methodist membership VIII be
thrown open to entertain these
guests"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30

New York, March 3o.~~The recent
merger of subsidiary corporations
having necessitated the election OF a
new set of officers, the annual meet
ing held today IL attending to that
duty. For the first time since the
panic, has started all It's plants on
full time. This movc hns been made
necessary by the large increase In
the volume of orders received hv
the corporation during the iast few
weeks. Moreover, 1t Is clplmcd that
it will be some time ht ore the
plants Will catch up with DO current
demand for tho company products
Tho factorlen are nov grin ing abou
100000 bushels OF }corn pr day a
against 10000 perl day turing th
depression.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30

t1d Young, colored, appeared III
the district court Tuesday morning
and entered Il plea of guilty to q
charge Of forgery and passing forg-
cd Instruments. The jury gave him
d term OF two years In tho pcniten-
tiary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30
CITY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

For May r.
a, LASS WELL.
For Alderman, Ward =
ED PLUMHOFF
+. +. THOMPSON.
Ito FIJI unexpirod Term OF u. q.
Thompson
For Alderman Ward
y. B. KENNER
For Alderman. Ward a.
J. r. SULLIVAN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-30

All kinds OF lawn and porch
goods. such as chairs. settces, rock
era. swings, hammocks. cots and GRO
quet sets can be found at Spalding
n McCartneyh. a09
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30

Lord. He had several bills in his pock-
ct and sundry change, perhaps a dol
lars worth, but he hunted about and,
finding this poor little nickel, he laid
1t on the plate to aid the Church
Militant in it's fight against the wicked,
the flesh and the devil. His silk hat
was beneath the seat, and his gloves
and cane were beside it, and the nickel
was on the plata whole nickel. On
Saturday afternoon he and his friend
had fancy drink, while the cash
register stamped 35 cents on the slip
the boy presented to him. Peeling off a
bill he handed 1t to the lad, and gave
him nickel tip when he brought back
the change. A nickel for the Lord and
a nickel for the waiter! And the man
had his shoes polished on Saturday
afternoon and handed out dime with
out murmur. He had shave and
paid Is cents with equal alacrity. He
took a box of candies home to his
wife. and paid 40 cents for them, and
the box was tied with a dainty bit of
ribbon. Yes, but he gave nickel to
the Lord. Who is this Lord? Who is
he? Why, the man worships him as
Creator Of the universe, the one who
put the stars in order and by whose
immutable decree the heavens stand
Yes, he does, and he dropped nickel
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30
The MACHINES WORK.

The machine runs the world Man.
kind is becoming incidental The hum
an is only necessary to start the thing
The machine does the work. Some
times it seems to furnish the brains
and need nothing but manual assist
ance from the human being in charge
See the advertisements Here is a
grinder which does the mastication of
food "a compound that attends to the
digestion and a vibrating machine that
takes the place of exercise II is SIM
ply a question of swallowing and set
ting the machinery in motion The
washerwoman has given place to a con-
traption or contrivance run by electric
ity or a water motor while the lady
of the house sits and listens to the
photograph presenting its program of
canned maestros She does not sweep
or dust; just starts the vacuum
cleaner going and sings Home Sweet
Home" while she guides its dirt de-
stroying activities. Her fireless cook
er takes care of the dinner while she
pays her round of calls or receives
company. The mechanical piano play
er does all the manual business on the
piano.
Down at the office her husband adds
by a machine, dictates his letters into a
horn for the girl at the typewriter to
put in black and white on another ma
chine. At the postoffice the stamps
are affixed and the letters dated by a
machine. In some offices the type
writing machine prints shorthand. The
machine gets busy and all the human
element needs do is TO throw switch
to start or stop it.
The spondence schools are
ready to make anything machine made
out of any kind of material. Pile a
hopper full of humanity and shovel all
kinds of machine made mechanics and
professional people out from the chute.
Somebody wants to send you every
thing from ready made mansion, with
furniture knocked down and ready to
be assembled according to the book of
Instructions to flying machine with
full instructions how to fly. Some one
solicits your banking business by mail.
Someone is anxious to sell anything
from suit of clothes and diamond
stud on credit
Don't lift Your hand. Keep a coon to
throw the switch on and off If you
haven't the money some one will be
glad to furnish you plans and specihca-
tons as TO how to make a million in
| two weeks at very nominal sum con-
sidering that you will profit by the diff
ference between the million and the
two dollars he requires for the infor-
nation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30
DROPPING BIG MONEY,

Wisconsin is losing twenty millions
annually That is a great deal OF
money to be lost in a year II would
buy two hundred thousand acres Of
good Iowa land. in some parts of Wis
consin it would buy two million acres.
How much is Iowa losing?
The Wisconsin agricultural expert
ment station says Wisconsin is losing
this vast sum thru careless manage
ment of her common farm fertilizers,
No one has estimated Iowas loss but
it is great. especially on the farms
rented and those which are still unde-
veloped. There remain spots in Iowa
where straw is hauled away from the
machine and burned to get it out of the
way. Up in northwestern Iowa this fall
the smoke of burning strawstacIs
mingled with the smoke of the thresh-
ing machines. 1t was part of Iowa $
twenty millions going up in smoke,
Over in part of Illinois where land
Is now selling above the 5000 mark
this straw is all put under roof, fed out
as carefully as hay and manufactured
INTO fertilizer The renters contract
provides that not a straw, or a wisp
Of hay or a cornstalk shall be sold off
the place but that all shall be fed there.
The fertilizer thus provided goes out
M, clover fields are mart of tho enntrao
In consequence there are hundreds OF
rented farms as fertile and as well kept
as any by resident owners. And the
renter comes to Iowa, buys land above
our ideas Of the top price and then
goes on to show US how TO make he
land worth $500 an acre.
Now we are losing somewhat. How
much? Twenty Millions?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30

while, does the country a greater In
jury that he does the railroads" We
can't but wonder whether the presiden,
measured the import of that speech
before he delivered it.
1t looks as if the relation between
the Iowa suffragist and the legislative
sufferer might become something like
that of cause to effect.
That figure there on the left seer
retiring to the bench-that is an ex-
candidate for the legislature. He vol.
unfairly became an lex" when ne
heard the plans of the Iowa suffra.
gists He doesn't want to have his
life Insurance policies cancelled.
If the movement to retire Speake,
cannon really extends to the inter.
ests, then it will he unanimous.
Speaker Cannon has repeatedly said
ne never would retire from public life
Uncle Joe, You can let go the speaker
ship, and still save your face as ar
ordinary NJ. c., provided the folks al
Danville are willing. But strictly
speaking. can it be said of an ordinary
member of congress that he is in pub.
lie life?
**s
An Illinois man has been beaueathet
100000 by his mother in-law. There
always are exceptions to the rule, o.
course.
At least Cooks manner of calling Z
man a liar is more diplomatic thar
Peary's.
After the election in New York, ther
the recount
That democratic candidate for mayor
of New York, as now appears mos
likely, viii turn out a Gaynor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30
For Sunday Reading
iii Sorts ofObiniions
Japan,s Narsian of Christianity.

Japan's Version Of Christianity.
The Japanese for a thousand years
have had good civilization, as IS
proved by the eagerness with which
they try ITO improve it. This is the
testimony of the occidental nissionar-
| les, English and american, but We
learn from the Rev. John Bachelor
that while Japan wishes to advance IN
political power, in morality, ana III
general righteousness, she will not ac-
cept western forms and formuiarles.
The new testament morality is looked
upon by the leading men OF PATRIOTISM
in Japan as some thing tending to make
the people better and stronger ana
more able to cope with foreign lnhu-
ences, but it must be made thelr own
| Speaking to a representative Oh eiie
London Daily News this veteran
preacher remarked:
Japan is open no western loeas.
They have been quick enough TO nno
which are the most utilitarlan, ana IN
no case where Japanese ideas ana Gus
toms are supposed to be better lliall
Caucasion or European DIDO they adopt
them or change their own. Japan las
had a good civilization for LOCO years.
and what they have adopted from
Europe has not superseded their own
civilization, but has been superimposed
upon it. They will take the scrip
| lures for themselves, and will work out
church .polity which will be purely
( japanese"
/ The very tolerance of the Japanese
government for all religious scots and
persuasions has proved hindrance ITO
4 the spread of christianity as we are
/ told by another native paper, the Koe
/ (Tokyo), in which we read:
THE various sects of Buddhism In
Japan are showing a strong tendency
toward fusion into one vast body. The
movement is growing. altho still meet
ing with resistance in some quarters
| Meanwhile many sects are gaining
large accession to their numbers from
the ranks of the hitherto Indifferent
thanks TO the Independence given them
by the power which thus seeks to coun-
teract the influence of foreign author
lily. Very many Buddhists are OF
opinion that fusion and unity among
themselves will be the best means oi
c0ntending With the influence of occi-
dental on"-Translations made
for The Literary Digest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30

in to support the Church Militant. And
what is the Church Militant? The
Church Militant is the church that
represents upon earth the church tri-
umphant of the Great God the man
gave the nickel to. And the man knew
that he was but an atom in space, and
he knew that the Almighty was with
out limitations and, knowing this, he
put his hand in his pocket and picked
out the nickel and gave 1t to the Lord.
And the Lord, being gracious and slow
to anger and knowing our frame, edid
not STAY the man for the meanness Of
his offering, but gave him this day his
daily bread. But the nickel was
ashamed if the man wasn't. The nickel
hid beneath a quarter that was given
by a poor woman who washes for a
living.-The Toronto Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-30
Topics of the Times

How would you feel were You driving
nine dollar cattle and eight dollar hogs
and seven dollar sheep into three
thousand dollar barn? Poor?
After all, it seems that it would
simplify matters Very much to lock
up John r. Walsh instead of setting
secret service men to watch him. There
have been those who objected to be-
ing watched by secret service men
whether or NOT they deserved ii.
o. Of course you can llold your cat
tie for $40. There is no law against it,
but there's a lot of chances against
you ever getting it.
Whether or not Cassius Dowell
stays thru the campaign, he has been
close enough u actual warfare to have
acquired the title of Colonel" in Des
Mones.
Keep your eye on the comet.
pententiary has ordered pumpkin pie
served once week. Perhaps ne kept a
lunch counter before he took up
penology.
If Junkin gets new trial lot of
people will be sorry that the mob
missed him.
The man who kicks on milk prices
should keep a COW and let her do the
kicking.
The Cuban president has accepted
the designations of two members of the
cabinet who wanted to fight duel but
We're not permitted 10 do so. If the
president wanted to rid of them why
didn't he let them fight?
Only eight weeks to Christmas and
not a present bought.
! An exchange is worrying about The
| Captain Kids of aviation. We dom
think anybody but the wives and chill
dren of those who go ballooning have
any worry coming just yet.
If an uprising occurs in Korea, NJ
doubt the ingenious Japs will fint
therein plausible opportunity to pu
down an uprising in Manchuria.
Some idea Of how seriously they tax,
their politics in Boston may be hae
from the fact that the price Of beans
is an issue in a campaign now pending
there.
A professor whose name happens t,
be Fisher says man will soon live t,
be $50 years old. He must be angiin,
for the favor Of the present speaker @
the national house of representatives.
Whether he wished it or not, Taft
by his Texas speech, placed himself II
position of defending the railroads
The Washington Post, for example
says: There is great deal OF pro
found policy in President Taft's warn
ing against railroad batting.
Our railroads are not yet half finished
and it will take billions to finish their
, And he that would harry them. mean