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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

there was sigma Of rank exposed cbowcd my way into
the front OF the group soldiers who surrounding two
musicians playing violin the other flute and Joined in
the song they singing
IL was the first time had heard H. learned
words that Il was Just Before the Battle. Mother"
II was my plain duty officer order the light out
and the song cndedbut didn't In the circumstances il
was the sweeteand the saddest-music heard The
soldiers had made canopy by hosting rubber blanket
nskets the musicians They played and sang softly
confess that that sympathetic melody brought tears
my eyes For kncw--se all knew-that the morning sun
wopd shine many body from which the soul had fled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

When the song ended M prck Of conscience hav
ing let the candle burn the Wilderness light the prayer
heaven.
Ere the went down that sixth Of May that group
Of soldiers lay in death upon the battlefield Yes 90 percent
Of that division killed wounded in the battle in the
Wilderness.
Many mothers boy failed answer his the
next roll call Many mother after that engagement pointed
the chair and though she geved goried
the for which he died the defense Of the flag of
greatest republic the world has ever known
am glad let them sing that song.
+. +. CARROLL. Stevens Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

;.aael Jones 10 Lionel Moore:
h1er that time in slxty-four.
c.,.s ~ pickeis-an' how we tried
each other IN the hideg
... = you an you at me
~ : single chance we'd see"
Defe J got this creak In my bones.e
Il Moore to Lemuel Jones.
-~ zones said Lionel Moore:
."oef thai little truce We swore.
,wS.ls ~ lsAapped tobacco an built a fire.
fnsr : coon TO our hearts desire.
Sns< !. our folks at home, an then
IN -. we was plain fightin' men,
y y ~. pack TO our pits that day
3 = q. blue an me for the gray
NJ s,'.1ss ,'ss spoke IN spltefnl tones
sso your hat of, Mr.. Jones?~
- ~ sasI Jones' to Lionel Moore;
~ - S.S sanS made an awful roar.
came through the woods peIl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

= .vsted the vsnnln wartime story In The stsrs con
ods~. rsry Of the O. A. n. parelpated
-.rsea Judge Carroll. s beautiful double
~ - snssd ssvenfoe staff appropriately decorated
= n shan Of The star BY General Hss
~ Fs~-~<lsl sxereises az the Coliseum tedsyl
= =. nisht Of May 1864. the Ninth army corps was
" an The chaneellorville field Of historic memory
9s;ns rain falling making the night uncomfortable
- "a soldiers but in those days accustomed to
- uu-,.hips Of the march and camp.
s sss the night preceding the great battle OF the Wilder
r.nn frcs and lights OF all kinds prohibited The
- .sked arms for far rest could be had while
sses ssees a. dawn that the battle might begin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

. was then staff officer and was busy in the saddle de-
verng orders and directing affairs for the coming Know
ING the order ~ regard 20 lights and fires my duty
see that II was scrupuously obeycd
While leaving the commander OF OF the divisions OF
the Ninth corps saw al distance what appeared light
and as approached heard the sound oI music Had
been on horseback could have the light for when
dlsmounied the light not observable left the horse
charge OF my orderly while approached the light II
single candle light held in the stock OF bayonet point Of
the being stuck in the ground Around were as
sembled probably dozen soldiers
wore slouch hat and wrapped in rubber coat so
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

The y. p. special trip arranged
for the Seattle business men to see
some of the improvements Of the
city will take place Saturday. u II
expected that q thousand will be
the railroads guests that day. Wis
It's will be made 10 the site OF The
Ford automobile factory. the new
canal docks. the new line around
Lake Union and the Fisher flour
ing mills.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30
FINE MAY FETE

The May fete held yesterday In
Woodland Park by the girls from
Lincoln high was delightfully."- pie.
turesque and charming. The pret.
" white dresses of the girls
against the dark green background
OF lawns and trees made n pleasing
picture. The entertainment ol
wns the idea Of Lincoln girl and
was put on by Miss Glass. one of
The teachers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

"The king of France
And forty thousand men,
Marched up a hill
And then marched down again. .
Twenty-Five hundred Seattle
people journeyed out TO the Mead
ows yesterday aftcrnoon--and then
came back again.
They went TO see Phil Parmelee
and Cliff Turpin. the daredevil
aviators." perform their mnch-ad-
vertised feats. such as the dip OF
DEATH "the ocean roll. the figure
3, the spiral glide, and 80 on.
What they really saw was about
the dreariest fizzle ever perpetrat-
ed on an amiable and long-suffer-
ing public.
Thrills Were Missing.
They were TO see two machines.
There was but one. the other being
In the hospital. The show was ad.
vertised TO begin nc 2.S0. Parme-
lee made the first flight after 3. Il
was nice, safe flying, with nary a
thrill in II.
Then, after an interminable
while. during which the thrill-seek-
ers yawned and growled, and the
mechanicians tinkered with the
aeroplane. Turpin also flew. The
crowd looked In vain for dips OF
death and figure S."
Turpin's effort was as featureless
as a fake wrestling match. lie was
up about minute.
Another long wait.
Refused to Carry Girl.
The announcer beloved through
his megaphone that Miss Genevieye
Buckner, The Star blrdgirl. would
fly with Parmeleee. Then he an
nounced that Miss Buckner would
not fly with Parmelee. Hundreds
OF people had gone to the Meadows
TO see that feature in particular.
Miss Buckner was on hand and
anxious TO go up. But Parmelee
backed down on his promise. The
motor was working badly. he said.
Also, the wind was high The
leaves hung listless and motionless
on the trees, and the air was
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1777777-s71-777-
YALE GETS
$6OO,OOO

tny United rrc~s Leased wfree
MADlSN. Conn. May 30.-Yale
is enriched today by the value of
the estate OF Mrs. Mary Hotchkiss
OF Deep River, just filed for pro-
bate. The estate is left to the
Sheffield Scientific school of Yale
university. to be used toward In
creasing the salaries OF professors.
II is subject 70 a lifeo use by q
daughter. Miss Marie ifotchkiss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30
PURSE STOLEN FROM WOMAN

A purse containing $40 In gold,
certificates of deposit to the value
OF 5000 and several deeds and doc
uments was stolen from Mrs. Eva
O'Donnel. OF the Vernon hotel, yes
tcruay
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

"The king OF France
And forty thousand men,
Marched up a hill
And then marched down again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30
MILES

c.ceral Nelson A. Miles tells
s,ory Of Bloody 'o2" for The
Star on page I.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-30

How veterants are spending the
day at their big home told in
story on page 8.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
Reports OF Insurance
Companies Show Increase

Atlanta, Jan. 1.-Reports OF cor
porations and business organizations
throughout the south, showing the
progress made during the year now
coming to its close. indicate that all
southern institutions are on a SOLID
er foundation than ever before in the
history of the section.
The big corporations are payin 6
their taxes Their Official figures
show they are all prosperous.
Official reports on Southern life
insurance companies show that these
institutions are forging for eward in
a growth that is as rapid as it is
substantial.
Figures just filed by the State
Mutual Life Insurance company OF
Georgia, with headquarters at Rome,
show that it, the first legal reserve
company ever established in Geor-
gia, has assets on hand amounting
to over three and a half million dol
lars. 1t has paid policy holders and
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02

carrying their product. Why should
one class of mail users pay more
than others? This has been the
great problem the officers of the
post-office department have been
graphing with. The department
has no animus toward any class of
mail. 1t has no desire to antagonize
any persons using the mails. 1t has
been inspired by a single purpose
to do its duty towards citizens gen
orally.
You pay more than eighty cents
per pound for carrying letters about
the United States, although it costs
about half that sum. To correct
this manifest injustice, we intend to
ask Congress to so adjust other rates
as to put them on a cost-payins
basis, and then letter postage may
be reduced to one cent.
Il certainly believe that one cent
letter postage will pay if other rates
are adjusted. During the fiscal year
1911, it is estimated that the gov
eminent made a profit of $62,031,-
99065 on first-class mail, while it
has deficit or loss of $685. 1886, 662,68
on second-class mail On third-class
mail it made an estimated profit of
$182,184.29, willie on fourth class
there was a surplus of $500, STA.
IF congress will re-adjust rates on
the various classes of mail, we will
have solved the problem of one cent
letter postage. 1t is an inequality
which must be rectified and that
speedily. feel that first-class mail
should receive consideration because
one cent is all it is worth to carry a
one-ounce letter. Deprive persons
of cheep facilities for conducting
correspondence and you deprive
them of one of the most valuable
means for extending intellectual
culture.
The chief reason, however, why
one cent postage should come is a
business reason, and that is that we
should carry all classes of mail at
cost. The officials of the depart
ment are seeking to conduct it on
that basis, and no other"
James j. Britt, Third Assistant
Postmaster-General, is a native of
Asheville, North Carolina, was a
prominent laWer of that city before
being appointed to assist Postmaster
General Hitchcock, and, in addition
to the divisions of finance, money
orders, registered mail, and other
divisions, has charge of the classifi-
cation of mail, determining into
which class all matter shall 60.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02

Council reconvened with mayor
A. B. Book and councilmen Miller
Parnin, Paulk, Mclaughlin, Griner
Adams, Broadhurst, Stokoe and
Mays present.
Alderman D. P Adams was re-
elected mayor pro tenn.
The committees appointed for the
year 1912 are as follows:
PURCHASING Mayor, Mayor Pro
Tenn and Paulk.
FINANcE-Griner, Paulk and Nc
Laughlin.
PRINTING-Parnin, Mays and Nc
Laughlin.
JuDIcIARY-Stokoe, Mays and
Griner.
L1cENsE-Miller, Broadhurst and
D. P. Adams.
SAN1TARY-Mayor, Stokoe and Par
min.
PoLIcE-Broadhurst, Paulk and
Griner.
PUBLIC BUILDINGs-Griner, Stokoe,
and Parnin.
FIRE-Miller Stokoe and Mays.
RAILROADS AND CoRPoRATIoNs-Mc-
Laughlin, Paulk and Mays.
CHARITlEs-Mayor, Miller, Parnin
and Griner.
Geo. w. Brown was reelected
clerk of the council.
Col. J. B. Wall was reelected city
attorney.
L. S. Osborne was reelected SAM
tary and plumbing inspector,
Herman Smith was reelected
chief of police, with G. r. Putnam
day policeman and O. E. Osborne
and T. J. Baggett night policemen.
Walter C. Wilkerson was reflect
chief of the fire department with
Milo Mckee as assistant and H. P.
Waters and A. A. Chaple as firemeD.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02

beneficiarjes or now holds to their
credit over seven million dollars.
Growth and prosperity are reflect
ed in the fact that the State Mutu-
al is making material Improvements
in its headquarters at Rome, en-
larging the building, extending the
vault through the fourth floor, put
ting in elevators, steel front and
back, concrete and tile fioring on
every floor. This work will be fin
ished in April and will cost $4,000.
or $4,000
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02

M. S. Hopkins was reelected sex
ton of the cemetery.
The office of street commissioner
was left open pending the filing
of applications,
The matter of official printing
was referred to the printing COM
mittee to report at the next meet
ing.
The Exchange National and First
National Banks were chosen as de-
positaries for the city's funds.
L. N Buck was elected to do the
scavenger work at a salary of SIS
per month.
Stay Peel colored was elected
janitor of the city hall.
A communication from L. WI
Meakin was read requiring Express
Companies to give free delivery to
all parts of the city was tabled.
Several requests were made by
delinquent taxpayers asking per-
mission to redeem their property.
These were read and filed for further
consideration.
The following men were issued
licenses to sell Dear-beer for the year
G. E. Davis, Wiley Williams, Frank
Hager, W. w. Murray and G. A.
Murray The Fitzgerald Ice Com
pany was licensed as wholesalers
An application for license from L.
L. Hall was read and tabled be-
cause of check not being enclosed.
After some remarks of Mayor Cook
in regard to giving the city a thor
ough business administration and
the proper cooperation of the Mayor
with the different committees es-
pecially in regard to enforcement
of the city's ordinances and a lower
tax assessment the council adjourn
ed.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
Third National
Declares Dividend

Cashier A. B. Cook, of the Third
National Bank is sending out divi-
dend checks this week to the banks
stockholders. This dividend makes
THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
in cash dividends paid out by this
bank in four years and the past
year has been a most successful one
for the bank.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
Council Proceedings.

chief of fire department, sexton OF
the GENE cry, and sanitary and
plumbing inspector were read and
approved.
The oath of office was admins
tered to the newly elected mayor
A. B. Cook and the following alder
men Paulk. Mclaughlin, Broadhurst
Mays and Griner.
Mayor Paulk then delivered the
following address thus closing the
business for the year 1911.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
One Cent Letter
Postage Is Inevitable
According To Officers OF The
United States POst-office
Department

James j. Britt, Third Assistant
Postmaster General, in speaking at
Cleveland on behalf of Postmaster
General Hitchcock and the depart
ment. declared definitely and en-
phatically that just as soon as a
readjustment of postal rates can be
brought about, one cent postage will
he possible.
The government is making an av-
erage profit of sixty-five cents per
year from every man, woman and
child in the United States, accord
ing to General Britts estimate,
through the postal department on
carrying of letters. The depart
ments actual profit is carefully es-
timated at $62O31, 99O.65. On the
other hand, every man, woman or
child, some 94000,000 of them, is
each paying the government a tax
of sixty-eight cents per year for the
loss occasioned by the distribution
of other classes of mail under exist
ing rates that was being estimated
at 66,336,66278.
The United States post-office
touches the door of every person in
the country declared General Britt,
in his address. The department
not only carries the pathetic epistle
of the wee child who writes appeal
ingly to Santa Claus, but caters d.
rectly to every man and woman in
every class up to the great business
houses which send out millions of
letters each year. No other trifiing
expenditure carries with it so much
Significance as the purchase and use
of a postage stamp.
There have been many difficult
problems which we, as officials, have
been brought face to face with, and
which we have attempted to solve.
Those responsible for the administra-
ton of the postal establishment feel
that it should receive sufficient rev.
enue to pay its own way. There is
every reason why it should be man
aged so that it will be self sustain
ing.
There are a number reasons why
the government should conduct the
post-office and mail carrying system
of this great country. 1t can carry
and deliver mail cheaper than a
private corporation. 1t can make
delivery in a shorter length of tire.
1t can safeguard and protect the
mails. Since 1885, postal rates have
been woefully out of joint. First
class mail, consisting chiefly of let
tiers, has paid enormous profits to
the government. On the other hand,
other classes of mail have been
handled at an equally enormous loss.
In mailing a letter, all are re-
quired to pay two cents, despite the
fact that the government can carry
it for little more than half that
sum. Users of other classes of mail
pay but a fraction of the cost of
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
en parts of the country commencing schools what they know
and have heard of them.
FIRE DEPARTMENT

and have heard of them
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Department. the best the state considering
size and the officers this department entitled to credit for the
manner have guarded and protected the property
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Our public buildings have been properly cared for all times
the City Building has been ovehaued inside and fire
proof vault protecting the public records sewer connections
made Council Chamber removed its place and stove u built
heating moved into quarters and the
Cy Treasurer moved Office the fire vault and the
building throughout The old school buildings have been
propey and the coored school enlarged
to double its capacity All this work done aggregate cost of
something $25OO0O the Trees have been set out most
of the places the parks with order out to complete
the job.
Our public records fine shape and always will be- long
they are hands of City Clerk and City reasur
e They are deserving officers and have done themselves credit
in the manner conducted their respective Offices
In closing ADMINISTRATION desire to thank each and
official with the city for the two years. my service
YOU nothing but pleasure all times account of
YOUR ever ready behalf out policies and
pledges thank the people in general for their coop
Grafton called upon making in undertaking to
pull the city which have DONE and the city is in
the best shape financially that it has been for
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
Lost, a Pointer Pup

Saturday morning a pointer
seven months old was stolen from
my house on West Pine street.
will pay $500 for the recovery of
this dog.
DEsCMPrIoN- Black with white
breast, short tail, answers to name
of Sport. Notify. H. Order, or
Enterprise.
State Game and Fish Commas
sioner J. E. Mercer is looking after
business matters in Atlanta.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02
SCHOOLS

Schools it's needless tell about them Tor we nave Tie DeSt
~ in the state and we all proud Them scasey day has
d hut what have kind Of communion IRON dher
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02

The 1911 council met in regular
session last night with Mayor Paulk
and the following named aldermen
present: D. P. Adams, Parnin,
Duckworth, White, Miller, J. M.
Adams, Ware and Stokoe.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
The pay roll for the month of
December was read and approved.
The annual reports of the city
clerk, city treasurer, chief of police,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-15
Everywhere She Is Doing Now What
Formerly Was Considered the
Work of Man.

It may be difficult to tell what is a
woman's age, but unquestionably this
is it. Mems colleges into which wom-
en- have made their way have had to
drive them out again in order to give
the men a chance at graduation hon
ors. From the pulpit and the bar down
to the coal mine and the iron furnace
women are doing what used to be
regarded as mans work. The liter
allure of the day is overwhelmingly
feminist in its character and very
much of 1t is the work Of women.
Men are being told things about wom-
en- that it was not deemed proper for
their fathers to know, and as for them
selves. they are being shown up with
out remorse.
Within a few days illustrations OF
the feminist revolution, physically and
intellectually, have become public.
Man is destined to lose even his
physical superiority. The superinten-
dent of hospital in Boston. where
5000 babies are born annually, says:
1--WE have noticed that girl babies are
getting taller and that they are APP
pearing in this world lately with more
real vitality than formerly. The boy
babies continue on the average, both
In weight and height"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-15
She Had but to Show Him Those Letters.

alone. They had fascinated her.
They were letters from some other
man to this map's wife. They were
signed by an initial only and the iden-
THY of the writer was quite unknown
to her. The woman's replies were
not with the others, but 1t was easy
enough to see what those replies had
been. All the passion of which the
woman had been capable had evil
IDENTIFY been bestowed upon the writer
of the letters she had treasured.
Her story was quite plain. She
had married Newbold in fit of
pique. He was an eastern man, the
best educated, the most fascinating
and interesting of the men who FREE
quented the camp. There had been a
quarrel between the letter writer and
the woman; there were always quar-
rels, apparently, but this had been a
serious one and the man had savagely
flung away and left her. He had not
come back as he usually did. She had
waited for him and then ne had come
back-too late!
He had wanted to kill the other, but
she had prevented, and while Newbold
was away he had made desperate love
to her. He had besought her to
leave her husband to 60 away with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-15

great gulf which lay between the rich
man and the beggar, that separated
heaven and hell was that he could
not cross.
81 never dreamed, / never hoped
OH he exclaimed as If he got his
death wound, this cannot be borne.
He turned away but in two swift
steps she caught him.
Where do you go?"
Out, out into the night"
you cannot go now, it is dark;
bark to the storm, you would miss
your footing you would fall, you would
freeze, you would die"
What matters that?"
Il cannot have it.
TT would be better So"
He strove again to wrench himself
away, but she would not be denied
She chung to him tenaciously.
II will not let you go unless you
give me your word of honor that you
will not leave the plateau. and that
you will come back to me-"
II tell you that the quicker and
more surely l go out of life, the hap
pier and better it will be for YOU
And ! tell you,' said the woman
resolutely, that you can never go out
Of my life again, living or dead" She
released him with one hand and laid
It Ii; upon her heart. FYou are here
Enid" cried the man.
NO" she thrust him gently away
with one hand yet detained him with
the other-that was emblematic OF
the situation between them. Not
now, not yet, let me think, but prom
Use me you will do yourself no harm,
you will let nothing imperil your life"
CAS- you WILL" said the man regret
fully. Il had purposed to end it now
and forever, but ! promise"
your word of honor?"
my word of honor"
And you won't break it."
Il never broke it to human being,
much less will do SO to you'll"
She released him, he went into the
other room and she heard him cross
the floor and open the door and go
out into the night, into the storm
again.