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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-10-07

'Yes."
"when?"
There was a long pause. in which
heard her rapid breathing.
"They-they tell me can get pas
sage on an English vessel. the Al
batross. within n few days after we
reach Buenos Ayres."
Her hand frightened on mine. and
she dropped to her knees. her face
buried In the coveriet.
fought the devil in me like q man.
my hands clenched. my teeth set fierce
", but II was a while before I could
control my voice sufficiently for re-
ply. She did not lift her head. and as
I continued to gaze at her my heart
throbbed with a love which became
sacrifice.
Doris" I managed to whisper at
last. whatever you believe to be
right will think right also. Only let
me be alone for little while-just a
little while. until I can fight this out
and conquer"
She lifted her head. her hand on my
hair. her gray eyes looking frankly
into mine.
IL thank you. Jack" she smiled
trembllngly. The next moment I was
alone.
While I was sitting up and partially
dressed that evening. Marsden. the
chief mate. came In and told me brief
ly the story of our rescue.
I'VE were considerably to the west
Of our course" he said. gravely. be
cause we had met headwinds and a
heavy sea all the way down the coast.
1t was just at daybreak when we
sighted your boat in longitude IS de-
grees west and latitude So degrees.
II minutes south. I've been knocking
about at sea for 20 years. Mr.. Ste
phens. but never saw a more pitiful
sight than that longboat presented
when we got up alongside. The jib
held. but the mainsail was In tatters,
and for a minute or two didn't think
there was living soul aboard. There
was q man forward lashed down with
ropes. dead: a man and a woman were
wrapped up in blankets amidships.
leaning against each other. their eyes
closed. Close up to the stern another
woman was lying with her arms about
ybur neck and hiding your face"
Doris. with her arms about met"
I thought. How well I knew the desper-
alton that could lead her TO the en-
brace she had ever refused me! Mars
den went on:
+ "A big fellow held to the tiller as
II he was froze there. but he'd dropped
down until his head hung dangling as
the boat rocked. There wasn't one OF
them took any notice Of us until we
were fairly alongside. Then this big
sailor lifted his head and stared dull
eyed like he thought he saw a vision.
and when I spoke to him the woman
that had her arms about you stag
gered to her knees and began to cry.
Good Lord, sir. but It made my heart
ache. and never saw SO much misery
In any human face before. Well, we
fell to, and got you all on the Ell Cid.
hoisted the whole outfit over the rail.
and, barring the dead man, l reckon
you're all good for a spell Of life yet"
They told you our story?"
"Yes-most OF 1t. anyway: and !
understand all right what It was did
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
His Discipline.

Pop, you must take this child In
hand. | have had about all that l can
stand. She has no notion of mindine
me; 1t Is time you took her across your
knee
Send her to me-" said Pop, with a
frown. 1t won't take me long to tone
her down"
But how could be punish her, tell
me. do, when she looked at him with
her eyes of blue? Looked ut him In
the same glad way that her mother did
In that faroff day when she was his
sweetheart and he her beau. How
could be strike her I'd like to know?
But still be took her upon bis knee
and at once was lost In a reverIe that
carried him back to a shady street
and a little maid whom be used TO
meet. blue eyed maid whose count
erpart now sat on his knee with a
beating heart. waiting for him to for
get those days and punish her for her
wilful ways.
Nom peeped In through the half
closed door. They were playing jacks
on the parlor floor, playing jacks and
quarreling. too, Just as two children
are apt to do. She frowned, Il was
more than half caress. Il will have to
punish them both, l guess"-Chicago
Record Herald
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
Orioin of Confatfi.

The history Of confetti Is rather curl
Gus. Several years ago a large print
ing works In Paris was turning out im-
mense quantities of calendars. through
which a small round hole had been
punched 10 receive an eyelet for hold
ing the sheets together. A heap Of the
little circular scraps Of paper cut out
by the punch accumulated on a table,
and one Of the machine men amused
himself By scattering a handful Of
them over a working girls baIr. She
Immediately snatched up q handful
and threw them In his face. Other
girls followed her example. and the
first confetti battle began The bead
Of the esta Enlistment came In when Il
was at Its height, and. being what the
Americans call a smart man." be at
once realized that there was money
in It" He ordered special machinery.
placed large quantities Of the new ar
ticle on the market. made a fortune
and created a new industry.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
The wayR of kolaa.

Among common animals few have
been less studied in their life history
than the mole. An English natural
list. Mr.. Lionel E. Adams, says that
under the fortress which the mole
constructs above the surface Of the
ground will always be found a series
Of tunnels running out beneath the
adjacent field. A curious feature al
most invariably found Is a perpendic-
ular run penetrating about q foot be-
low the bottom Of the nest and then
turning upward to meet another run
A mole Is never found In bis nest, al
though 1t may be yet warm from bis
body when opened. Guided by smell
and hearing. a mole frequently locates
the nest Of a partridge or pheasant
above bis run and. penetrating it from
below, eats the eggs. The adult mole
Is practically blind, but there are en-
bryonic indications that the power of
sight In the race has deteriorated.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
KIND OF PAPER PERRY HERALD IS.

Accused Of being "whiskey newspa-
per" by the Brooksville Argus, because
it has printed some of the literature sent
out from the Holt headquarters in Jack
sonville, the Perry Herald acknowledges
the soft impeachment and says that on
the same parity of reasoning the Argus
is stomach and liver and kidney pa
per-" because it prints stomach, liver
and kidney" advertisements.
To do the Herald no injustice this pa
per prints what it says in its own
words:
$50 far as the Herald and the whiskey
question is concerned q reference to our
files during the month Of June, 1909,
when local option campaign was pend
ing in this county, will find its columns
full of dry" argument, with not a
"cheep" from the "wets," and since
that time nothing has been said except
one little statement to the effect that il
we saw fit to discuss the amendment
proposition we would be able to do so
without any help from the W. O. T. U.
headquarters at Lake Helen or the sa-
loon headquarters at Jacksonville.
1.-The Herald is newspaper, and not
personal or factional organ, and be-
lieving everyone has a right to be heard,
we stand ready to insert advertisements
for those who see fit to place them in
our columns. If Mr.. Holt has any ''lit-
erature" he can get all the space he de-
sires in this paper at our regular rates.
II that makes of us ,'whiskey paper
we are it, and upon the same grounds
we claim also to be a dry goods paper,
q grocery paper, fresh beef paper, q
railroad paper, coffee paper, a bank
paper, q Chinese laundry paper, and
several other kinds Of paper"
The newspapers IN bringing this charge
against other newspapers do the profess
sion an injustice Newspaper space is
an article Of barter and sale; 1t is the
only thing q newspaper has to live on,
and if it does not carry anything else
with it, the sale is legitimate one.
When a lawyer sells his services to de-
fend whlskey case he is not called q
whiskey lawyer. or when he defends q
murderer ne is not called q murder law
yer 1t is his method of making o liv-
ing and the world recognizes it as being
legitimate.
Space is the only thing the newspaper
has for sale, and the owner sells it for
what it Is supposed to be worth. His
advertising columns are not supposed to
control his editorial expression. He does
not guarantee that what all the patent
medicine men say is true, nor does he
endorse everything the home advertiser
says, although his faith is strongly in
clined in that direction.
Don't misjudgs the newspaper man.
He In about a good a. the average of
his oe.-Ocala Banner.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

1t will be recalled that the Telegraph
some months ago protested against the
methods that were being used to sell
lands in the Everglades to prospective
settlers. A note of warning was sounded
against the inevitable bad results for the
state that would follow the selling of
these lands to people under misrepre-
sentstion. We were looked upon at the
time as just natural born kicker against
Everglades drainage, but it is noticeable
now that others are awaking to the i'm.
portsnce of avoiding, as far as possible,
{ re detriment to the entire state that is
bound to result from the disappoint-
ments growing out Of land purchases at
this time in the 'Glades. Even the Mi
ami Metropolis scents the danger and
calls for q halt. We reproduce else
wnere what the Metropolis has to say on
the subject.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
WITH FLORIDA EDITORS.

INTEMPERATE TALK BY THE BRETHREN.
There are few papers in the state
that are getting all the fun out Of the
constitutional amendment to be voted
on in November. They have worked
themselves up into fine frenzy and are
having a back fence setto that is vastly
amusing to the galleries.
Editor John NJ. Caldwell, for example,
is q prohibitionist, but she has taken a
violent oath that he will nevaire-nevaire
support the constitutional amendment,
and being called to task by Editor Adri-
! al p. Jordan, the fish tale monger OF
the Florida press and also holder of the
office of pure food and drug inspector,
Editor Caldwell flares back and proceeds
to inquire of the Punts Gords editor
where he got Oh anyhow. He makes
allegations, general and specific, as fol-
lows:
Adrian p. Jordan, editor of the Pan
ia Gorda Herald and pure food inspec-
tor for the state of Florida. has no
warmer friend than our old editor.
But, if Bro. Jordan is worth cuss
TO the state, in his official capacity, we
have not heard of it.
BRO Jordan's fish stories are abomi-
nable, likewise his platitudes rs to
weights add measures, but we are Just
diving to know what service Bro. Jordan
has rendered to the citizens of Florida
in his official capacity.
Tell us, Bro. Jordan, tell us all about
it, and let the fish stories 60 for one
week"
The Punta Gorda editor naturally re-
sents these aspersions and wants to
know why 1t is that al honest person,
even if he be a fish tale monger, may
not hold q sinecure and advocate the
adoption of the statewide prohibition
amendment at the same time if he sees
fit to. The Punta Gords editor, in fact,
refuses point blank to tell what tits that
he does to earn his salary, saying that
he reports only to his superiors and not
to ecclesiastical gossips and brawlers."
Wow. that was a hot one. The Punta
Gords editor would teach these inter-
meddlers a thing or two. He scouts the
claim that his brother Caldwell makes
to a warm friendship for him, and says:
From the above it appears that the
preacher writer must have a very Irri-
tating carbuncle on his spleen, or some
even worse ailment. Doubtless the re-
peated and severe editorial fiagellations
which he has received from some Of the
for quoting scripture in de-
fense of the liquor traffic, is causing him
to snarl and snap Unfortunately at
every one in sight, even at those for
whom he processes warm friendship
As he quotes the Bible to sustain the
liquor interests, we are not greatly sur
prised that he regards it an act Of warm
to hold up a respectable citi-
zen to public suspicion as being recreant |
to his official duties Miami Metropo-
lis.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

Sehoolbey DsARitlens.
HsFs are some definitions from the
gehoolroom: "A LIacobits 70 q man
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
An Arab Laoand

There is none so poor but there Is
one poorer"
A poor Arab spent his last bara on a
handful Of dates and went up on a
high cliff to eat them and die. As-he
threw the stones over a lean hand
shot out below and caught them.
"Ho! said he. Why do you catch
my Gate stonesT'
Because. o brother" answered a
weak voice. i have not eaten these
three days. and Allah has sent these
stones to save my life"
Praise be TO Allah" answered the
first man. for be has saved me also,
for here Is one poorer than l."
And both men went into the city.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

Several of the state newspapers have
criticised the Times Union because OF
its opposition to the prohibition consti.
tutional amendment. As modifying
the degree Of the big daily's offense we
cite the fact that it hiss not gone the
limit. Il has not yet quoted scripture
20 show how god it is to maintain open
saloons and drink lots Of iquor-eveu
INTO drunkenness. If it will remain
steadfsst in this course and keep Aller
Rogers, who comes up strong on thu
scriptures when liquor is in the balance
suppressed, we promise to feel muct
more charitable toward its shining
And while we are on the subject we beg
10 suggest to the lesser lights on the ant
side that they leave the scriptures ont Of
their arguments. To make such use d
holy writ strikes us - little short Of
saculege.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
STAND BY THE NOMINEES.

We are informed that L. A. Cribs
has bolted the democratic primary OF
May 10th. in which he was defeated for
representative in the Legislature, and has
announced himself as = candidate against
John High, who is one Of the democratic
primary nominees for representative in
the Legislature. We believe Mr.. Cribs
is making mistake, for We can't see
how he can expect any man that par
Hcipeted In the recent primaries to vote
for him Agsinst the regular party nomi-
nes. We viii support the full demo
cratic ticket White Springs Messenger.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
NIP THIS MOVE In The BUD.

Whether II is the case or not, it looks
very muca like the whiskey interests
are undertaking to play heavy hand in
state politics Over in Hamilton county
L. A. Cribs has announced himself a
candidate for representative lin Opposi-
ton 70 NJ. John High" Farther on in
his announcement Mr.. Cribs takes
pains 70 make it plain that he il opposed
"to the adoption of the proposed state
wide prohibition amendment to our
state constitution.
Now, i 90 happens that Mr.. John
High, whose scalp Mr.. Cribs Is after,
is one OF the democratic nominees from
Hamilton colnry and is an ardent advO-
cate OF the prohibition amendment.
Hamilton uo1nty is entitled to two rep
resentatives and there are two nomi-
nees, but III. Cribs announces speCifi-
cally that his candidacy is in opposition
to Mr.. High The other nominee is
Hon. Walter P. Jennings, who is
understood to be opposed to the
amendment. The Jasper News, one of
the most ardent newspaper opponents to
the amendment, announces unequivO-
cally that it will support MIR. Cribbs,
the anti-amendment, independent candi-
date in preference to Mr.. High, the
nominee Ct the democratic primary.
This combination of circumstances
may have no special significance, but to
say the least, things begin to look much
like the whiskey people are interested
for some purpose in organizing and con-
trolling the next Legislature.
No snch domination should be toll
Grated for q moment, and every good
citizen, whether he Is for or against the
amendment, should resent the efforts of
any such corrupt and corrupting infiu-
ence to control the affairs of this state.
The blear. eyed brewer and the corpu-
lent char keep" are all right in their
place, 80 long as the Law gives them a
place, but they are not fitted by natural
bent or training to manage and control
the affairs Of state, if it wishes to be
we'll managed and controlled, and it will
indeed be 3 sorry day for Florida when
Q few of these fellows can band thom-
selves together, make up a purse, ap-
point a manager and control our cleo
>tions.
The first movement in this direction
ought to te nipped in the bud and this
paper hopes tae good citizens Of old
Hamilton will stand by John High and
elect him by triumphant majority.
We have never admired Mr.. Highs
political views. He is far too radical TO |
comport with our ideas, but he is the
nominee Of the democratic party, nOmi-
mated, as we remember, by the largest
majority given any candidate for repre-
sentative in his county. He went into
the party primary in good faith and won
by fair methods. On account of tins
nomination, if for no other reason, he is
entitled to election, but the good citizens
of Hamilton should be sure to see to it
that he is elected as a rebuff to the sp-
parent effort of the whiskey organize
ton to control the affairs of their county
and of the state.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02

deAfnded from Jacob" Snoring Il
our breath meeting the air which 8
corsing IN our mouth" "SneezinR "a
a Kind Of 'cOfing' in the throat" An
othy boy writes. when you are cold
the inside Of your body rumbles and
theis 1t makes a noise which Is called
sneSdng." "A telephone Is a kind OF
long; wire with a spout at each end."-
Westminster Gazette.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
First Tsst Of the Al, pumo.

The first public test Of the air pump
was IN 1854 by its inventor. Otto Won
Guericke. in the presence Of Emperor
Ferdinand Of Germany. Guericke ap-
piled the carefully ground edges Of
metallic hemIspheres. two feet In d.
ameter. to each other. After exhaust.
ing the air By bis apparatus he at
tached fifteen horses to each henri
sphere. In vain did they attempt to
separate them because Of the enor-
nous pressure Of the atmosphers. The
experiment was q great success.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
unfortunately Expr~..ad-

ViSlinist Zone Of trio Of amateurs
who have Just obliged with a rather
lengthy performanceb-WeIi, we've left
or aS last.
Hdgtess-ThaDk you 90 much:
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
A Good Opportunitv.

Your pas coming down on Sstur.
day. l wonder If that would be a good
time speak to him?"
Yes When ma tells him what she's
spent down here hen be glad to get rid
Of thp lot Of us"-Comic Cuts.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
On thu Lima

The artist over the way was boast.
ing tp me that his work Ii being hung
on tie tine."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-08
AMERICAN RAILROADS
 AHEAD OF EUROPEAN

Washington, September VT re- turn from the International Railway conference at Berne, Switzerland, with much greater enthusiasm over the American railroads as agencies of transportation than I had before"
 This statement was made by Frank lin K. Lane, a member of the Inter state Commerce comission, who was one of the representatives of the United States to the International Railway conference.
 "The conference established beyond question, I think, the supremacy of the American railroads from the stand point of efficiency" MT. Lane continued. "One of the impressions that is left in my mind Is as to how European rail- roads manage to pay four, five or six per cent in dividends with the small volume of traffic they have compared with the volume we have.
 "One thing Europe is far ahead of us on, Is providing pensions for our civil employees. Europeans regard our methods as barbarous and say that they have butgrown them by fifty years Another thing in which we are behind Europe is in the matter of employers liability Every man In England has to pay damages for an in Jury that is suffered by his employe. Employers generally insure against this damage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-08
SLIGHT ADVANCE
 IN COTTON PRICES An Early Decline Is Followed
 By Good Recovery SPOT DEMAND BETTER Aggressive Selling is Begun Early In the Session But This is Stopped
 By Bull Traders Who
 Cause Advance
SPOT DEMAND BETTER

New York, September 7.-There was a further decline in the cotton market during today's early trading, but prices rallied later on talk of an increased spot demand and reports that tropical storm was moving at rapid rate northwest ward from Porto Rico. The close was firm at a net advance of 1 to points.
 The market opened easy, with septem- Der unchanged, but with other months to 8 points lower in response to easy cables, reports of further light showers in the southwest and a renewal of selling movements. The initial decline uncov- cred stop loss orders, and prices had a further sharp break under heavy liquida- ton, much of which appeared to come through wire houses with southern con uections.
 Local traders were also aggressive sell CTS and active months were soon at a net loss of il to 14 points, with October con- tracts selling about 1c a pound below the high record of last month At this level offerings were less urgent, and the market steadied on prof1t-taking by recent sell CTS, while during the afternoon reports of an increased demand for spot cotton in the south from exporters and fear that the West Indian storm might reach the belt in sufficient force to damage open cotton encouraged a little buying for local accounts.
 Offerings showed tendency to increase above the closing figures of last night but last prices were within a point or two of the best, except in the case of Sep tember, which after ruling relatively firm all day and selling up to a net gain of points, closed at 1S.49c, or 4 points net higher
 Southern spot markets officially report ed early were unchanged to Ac lower, but bulls claimed that the lowest market was above q parity with New York oon- tracts, but relatively steady ruling of Sep- tember. During the day it was said to re- fleet the impossibillty of selling here against purchases in the south at profit The weekly weather report read rather bullish, and may have helped the after noon rally, although it attracted little apparent attention.
 Receipts at the ports today, 164l1 bales, against 11,9S3 last week and 23,S97 last year. For the week, 125000 bales, against S5, 1885 last week and 151,s ,s22 last year. To- days receipts at New Orleans, 1S8 bales against 2220 last year, and at Houston, ii. 400 bales, against 7235 last year. New York Cotton Futures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-08
New orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 7.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at decline Of to Il points. Cables were about as due but bears were encouraged By reports or continued weakness in the interior spot markets and they sold heavily on the first call. Commission houses had many selling orders and 1t was apparent that the outside public was taking an active part in the market for the first time in many days Some of the selling from outside sources was said to be against holders of spot cotton. There was noth- ing in the weather to encourage bears, Texas being comparatively dry. After the call prices fell off until they were 12 to IS points down. At the end of the first half hour of trading there was re- action of to points on profit taking by shorts.
 Around the middle of the morning the weather bureau circulated bulletin giv-
 ing notice of tropical storm south Of Porto Rico and stating that the wind had assumed a velocity of 72 miles an hour at San Juan. This caused much uneasiness among shorts, especially as the bulletin stated that the disturbance was apparently moving in a northwesterly direction.
 Fear that this might strike the cotton belt in this country induced much cover ing. The buying increased toward noon with the result that just before the noon hour prices of the more active months showed a complete recovery to the level of yesterdays closing.
 In the afternoon session nervousness among shorts increased and they bid the market up on themselves until prices stood at an advance of to ' points over yesterdays closing. At o'clock the market was very steady at the high est levels of the day. The close was strong at a net advance of 5 points.