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Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

: make the terms of office of the
! Prison Commissioners six years"
Another amendment was pro-
posed and submitted which is
embraced in House Joint Reso-
luton Ne. 9 and provides that
the members of the Board of
Regents Of the State University
and Boards Of Trustees and Man
ayers Of educational, eleemosyn-
airy and penal institutions shall
be elected or appointed for six
years.
| believe that this amendment
ought to be adopted, because it
makes the term of office of the
members of the boards included
in the above quotation from the
joint resolution longer and less
subject to political changes.
This joint resolution and propos-
ed amendment includes Prison
Commissioners, and provides
that they may be elected for a
period of six years alternately,
one TO be appointed or elected
every two years so that a major
ity Of the board may not be chan
ged at one election.
The other amendment to the
Constitution proposing to make
the Office of Prison Commission
er constitutional one ought TO
be defeated in my opinion, for
the reason that the commission
form OF government for the pen
itentiary is more or less expert
mental, and if after full trial
it should be found not TO be to-
tally satisfactory the Office could
not be abolished by the legisla-
ture if this amendment is adopt
ed, whereas by the defeat of the
amendment and the adoption Of
the amendment embraced in
House Joint Resolution No. o,
which proposes to make terms
of Office of members of the Board
of Regents of the University and
trustees and managers of educa
tional, eleemosynary and penal
institutions six years, it will af-
ford an opportunity to give a
full trial to the commission form
Of government for the peniten-
t!ary, and if in after years it is
nnp1 ia hn tN,f .,ntn,.X~ tho
legislature can change the law
and abolish the office Of Prison
Commissioner.
All of the good effects which
would result from the adoption
of the amendment proposed in
House Joint Resolution No. %
can be obtained by the adoption
of the amendment proposed in
House Joint Resolution No. o,
both of which have been explain
ed above.
In your articles on the peni-
tertiary system, therefore | hope
that you will urge the defeat of
the amendment which proposes
to make Prison Commissioner
constitutional office, and urge
the adoption of the other amend
ment which proposes to make
the terms of Office Of Prison
Commissioners six years, and
provides either for the election
or the appointment of the Com
missioners.
Yours truly,
O. b. Colquitt, Governor
The next article in this series
will treat of the prison farms.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

people necessary to give the show,
and Mr. Dixon believes the people
of the smaller cities have as much
right to see "The Clansman' as the
people who live in the large cities.
1t will be seen here in jefferson on
Marshall Nov. 4.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder trouble, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheu-
matism and al Iutgularity Of the kid
news and bla idtr ia both men and wo-
ulcu. regulates bladder troubles in
chidtcr. /. to; sold by your druggist.
Njll la ,et 10y all on receipt of 90.
Du- snal botItr J., TWO months treat
uncut aud seid,n tails 10 perfect a cure,
~cud tor iexae testimonials DR.. +.
". Hail, 1926 Olive St, 81, Louis. Mo
sold dy druggists
1t is said that about 5000 for
eign walters find employment in
England, year.
The key To health is in the kidney
AMI liver. Keep these organs active
and you have health. strength and
cheerful spirits. Prickly Ash Bitters
ia stimulant for the kidneys regulat-
es the liver, stomach and bowels. A
golden household remedy.
Allen Crquhsrt, special agent
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
No CalOmel Necessary

The injurious effects and unpleas-
antness of taking calome is done away
with by simmons Liver Purifier, the
midest known liver medicine, yet the
most thorough in action, Put up in
yellow tin boxes only Prcs Doc.
Tried once, used always.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

The two newspers having the
largest circulation in Smyrna
are both Greek The largest cir
culation, 5000 copies, is enjoyed
by the Copanos, strictly satiri-
cal paper.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

The new Lexington avenue sub
way in New York city is to be
ten miles long; eight miles Of it
are now under construction; the
total cost Of the work on these
8 miles alone will be nearly S35,
600. 600.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
BY WILL n. MAYES.

side of it the shoe that is now
made and worn. How the men
and women ever wore the clum
Sy old shoes of former days is a
mystery. The like was never
seen outside of the penitentiary
and the convict camps. Now
they make a heavy, but comfort
able, shoe for work and light.
er shoe for the women and the
discharged prisoners. The light
shoes are good enough FOR any
ordinary wear, and the heavy
shoes good enough and comfor-
table enough for working men.
The old shoes cost the system
about 500 pair, while the
heavy shoes now made cost
about 81. 40. The state prisons
should manufacture all the shoes
the state has to provide for its
other institutions, and 1t is the
intention of the commissioners
and the Governor To have this
done as soon as possible. The
foreman of the shoe factory said
that he could get good work out
OF an intelligent convict in a
month and in two months could
make him competent workman.
Every man employed this way
has an occupation at which he
can make living when he serv-
es out his term.
The same marked improve
ment is noticeable in the ma
chine shops and foundry the
wagon factory and the furni-
ture factory, and in each of these
the men say there is some incen-
tive to induce the highest etlicien
cy on the part of the prisoners
for even the lifetime men are
hoping that some day they may
go forth from the prison free,
and able to care for them selves.
The man without hope is the
man who becomes desperate and
difficult to handle.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
Avoid Sedatiye Cough Medicines

If you wadt to contribute directly to
the occurrence of capillary bronchitis
and pneumonia use cough medicines
that contain iodine, morphine heroin
aud other sedatives when you have Il
cough or cold. An expectorant like
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is what
is needed. That cleans out the culture
beds or breeding places for the germs
of pneumonia and other germ diseases,
That Is why pneumonia never results
from cold when Cham beriain's Cough
Remedy is used. 1t has world wide
reputation for it cures. 1t contains no
morphine or other sedative. For sale
by all dealers
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
Why People COngh

is a mystery when DR. Bells Pine TAI
Honey viii cure any cough. Look foi
the bell on the bottle. 1t marks the
genuine.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

SO many cases of ptomaine poi
son have occurred in France from
eating stale oysters, or those Ia
ken from water containing sew
erage, that consumers are very
critical about shellfsh coming
from ab road.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

This the fifth Penentares
farms the
manaeent of the system suggested improvements, etc
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

Esperanto is taught i'm some
OF the state supported schools
in England, France and Germay.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
IIOW's ThiSy

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for ali
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall
Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO.. Tolcdo o
We, the undersigned, have known +. j. Che
ney Tor the last IL years. aud believe him per
tectly honorable in all business transaction and
financially able TO carry ont any Obligations
made by his firm
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo,
Hail. IS Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces to
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price -
ents per bottle. sold by all Druggists,
Take Hairs Family pills for constipation
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31
Constitutional Amendments

While the improvements made
in the past twenty months un-
der the management OF prison
com mission have been Aiare than
could have been expected under
existing conditions, and with
conflicting opinions with refer.
ence to the management of prls-
Oners, the commission form of
government for our prison sys
tenn is as yet largely experiment
al. 1t may be deemed best
after a thorough trial to change
the management back to a su-
perintendency. | hardly think
so, but this is possible. Peno-
logists say that we may not ex-
pect the system to be working
to greatest advantage for six or
seven years after such radical
changes as Texas has made. SO
we may expect the work to be
somewhat experimental, at least
as to management, for about
that period of time. | am Of
opinion that it would be mis-.
take to make the prison commits
SlOnerS constitutional officers,
because it would then be impos
sible for the Legislature to make
any changes, and the state
would also in a measure lose
somewhat of It's control and su-
pervision of the penitentiary
system. Instead of doing any
thing to in the least separate the
system from state supervision,
/ believe that the mistakes of
the past could have been largely
avoided had the state kept in
closer touch, though its govern
ors and Legislators, with the
prison management, and there
fore that the relations of the ex-
ecutive and legislative depart
ments of the government to the
penitentiary system should re-
main intimate to obyiate futher
mistakes. Therefore, | am OPP
posed to the adoption of the
amendment making prison com.
misSiolers constitutional o Ulcers
but favor the amendment that
would make the terms of office
OF the commissioners, as We'll Is
other boards, trustees and man
ayers OF state Institutions, six
years wishing 10 ascertain the
views of Governor Colquitt, who
has given serious and conscien-
tiouS study topenitentiary affairs
ana not desiring 10 antagonize
his views i'll could conscientious
~ refrain from doing so, | wrote
him and am pleased to present
his coinciding opinion in the
following letter:
Austin, Tex, Oct. 9, -.
lion WI 1t. Msyes. Hrosn~o0d Tex
Ny dear Sir acknowledge
your letter Of October :, and .n
reply beg 20 say that among 9th
er amendments % the Coustitu
ton proposed and submitted by
the regular session Of the Thir.
ty- second legislature. one is "m
braced IN House Joint Reso.u
ton No. - which proposes to
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-31

O. b. Colquitt, Governor
The next article in this series
will treat of the prison farms.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29
WHEN BROTHER
FRED CAME
Copyright, isii, By Associated Literary Pres.,
By Claudine Sisson

Seated before bright CRATE IRE In
mouth and his feet In another chair,
Tommy Glens was content. Without
was a winter blizzard, with snow pill
ing up to the tops of the fences and
a gale chasing itself down the coun-
try highway; within the house was
no other human being, The mother
had gone away the day before on a
short visit, and the cook had been
given two days holiday. Tommy had
felt himself able to wrestle with skill.
let and coffee pot, and had been left
to do It,
Tommy Glens gravitated between
the city and his mothers manor
house. He was supposed to be study
ing for the bar, but he wasn't wear
ing out his brains. He had been at It
a year, and yet he doubted II he could
fill out the blank spaces in a bill Of
sale. Tommy, being twenty-four years
old, was supposed to have his eye out
for matrimony, but he hadn't. Tom
my wasn't looking for trouble In and
direction. He Just wanted to be let
alone and take comfort.
And so the gale roared, the snow
fell. the drifts piled up. and Tommy
Glens smoked and read and yawned
and wondered why so many people
spent so much time In kicking when
the kicks did no good.
A mile away, an hour or so before
the lone young man sat down, Miss
Nellie Grafton looked from the win
dow on the storm for minute and
then turned to her mother and said:
why, mother, It's growing worse
all the time!" '$~' -.
"Yes?"
Its regular blizzard"
II guess 1t is"
"But I've got to drive to the depot
with the cutter to get Fred. He isn't
very well, you know, and he couldn't
walk mile and a half through this
storm. He'll try to, though, If I'm
not there"
Brother Fred was to come from
the city on the o'clock train. Had
his train come through he would have
been with it, and just outside of the
depot he would have found three
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29
starllnas Cause Of Bio Fire.

How flock of starlings set fire to
a small town in Wurtemberg is told
in the German Electrotechnical Re
view. The town Is lighted by electri.
city, and one evening there was ser
les Of explosions; most of the fuses
blew out and the people ran out OF
their homes, some of which were burn.
ed to the ground. 1t was some time
before the true cause was ascertained
1t happened thus: A hawk had been
chasing a flock of starlings which had
sought refuge In a corner of the pow
er house and had crowded together
In terror between the overhead high
tension wires and lightning conduc.
tor. Thus a short circuit was estab-
lished, which would not have had Sc.
rious consequences had not the ground
been in an extremely dry and parched
condition. The absence of moisture In
the soil put the earth connection out OF
action, and the current had therefore
to seek another outlet, with the result
stated. 1t was ot'until little heap
OF carbonized starlings and an cleo
trocuted hawk were found on the spot
that the mystery was cleared up.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29
WHARF "SaIlyv Came From.

To the ballad of sally in Our Al
ley" Henry Carey has prefixed an ar
gunent SO full OF nature that the
song may hereafter derive an addi-
tional interest from its simple origin.
The author assures the reader that
the popular notion that the subject OF
his ballad had been the noted sally
Salisbury is perfectly erroneous.
The real occasion was this: A shoe
makers prentice, making holiday
with his sweetheart, treated her Win
a sight Of Bedlam, the puppet shows
the flying chairs, and all the elegan-
cies of Moorfields; from whence, pro-
ceeding to the Farthing Pye-house, he
gave her a collation. of buns, cheese
cakes, CANNON Of bacon, stuffed beel
and bottled ale; through all which
scenes the author lodged them
charmed with the simplicity OF their
courtship), from whence he drew TINS
little sketch of nature.-Isaac DIS
raeli. Calamities and Quarrels OF Au
thors.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29
Usefulness Of Glass.

Casually we regard glass as a per
ishable substance. The fragility OF II,
however, is overrated. Some of the
uses to which glass has been put
speak of its strength rather than Of
weakness.
It is some years since well known
society woman astonished the world
by wearing glass dress. Now dress
es made Of glass are no novelty. Glass
carpets, rooms and buildings are or
binary. Er. br
Pavements made of glass are to bs
found in Lyons, France. The French
are enthusiastic over them. They
claim for the glass pavernents adj
vantages over those made Of asphalt.
stone or wood. 81, va ls
:. In Germany water pipes are made Of
glass. This In quite an old custom.
A more recent use Of glass by the
Germans is the making Of telegraph
poles. 1t has been an immense sue-
cess. y -.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29

snow-covered objects representing his
sister and a pony and cutter The
train left the city on time, but lost two
hours bucking the snow drifts. No
sister, no pony, no cutter to greet him
when he at length arrived! No hotel
ut the country station, and it was
against orders to permit suspicious
persons to pass the night in the wait
ing room 1t was therefore Fred for
home; and sometime before midnight
he got there. 1t was to find that the
pony had arrived an hour before him,
dragging the cutter on It's side and car
rying great hump of the fleecy on is
back and the mother walking the floor
and wringing her (hands.
"She's been tipped over In some
drift and is freezing to DEATH" was
the wall.
Brother Fred should have stun.
bled over the victim IL she had kept
to the road, but as he hadn't he had
to take it that his sister had stag
gered aside before falling. OF course
he must return over the road. The
pony was brought out to face the
storm again. the whip vigorously APP
piled and the search for a freezing or
frozen girl was on.
AS the pony made his slow way
through the drifts the brother had
time to wonder what frozen sister
would look like. Would she begin to
freeze at her ears or her toes first?
Would there be smile on her face or a
look of terror? Would her hands be fold
ed over her bosom or would they be
/ extended at full length, as IL reaching
! for the aid that never came? In lift
ing the poor girl into the cutter might
she not break in two and have to be
| carried home In halves?
Tommy Glens was so content to
hear that old blizzard raging outside
while he was so comfy where he was
that In time he dozed, In time he
also dreamed. In some other time
he dreamed that he was with DR.
Cook within 1000 miles OF the north
pole and that he was listening tc
cries for help. Those cries awokt
him, and then he heard them In re
ality. N'r cfFs
Bareheaded and in dressing gowr
and slippered feet Tommy made Q
rush for the arctic circle. which was
the highway, and when he returned
to the house he bore the halfinsensi
BILE form of Miss Nellie Grafton In
his arms. A quarter OF a mile down
the road, as she was returning home
the pony had tried to climb the fence
and had upset things, and then start
cd on for his warm stable. III.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29

in the shade so nearly resembling her
hair. and her eyes only the shadows
in the color scheme, 1t would be hard
for either choirmaster or manager to
turn her away.
She smiled whimsically. Appear
ance was valuable asset.
On her way from the subway to the
small room that Drucilla called homo
she was haunted by the fear that she
was being followed and that the
precious money would be taken from
her, and by the more terrible feeling
that she was fleeing from capture
with stolen money in her hands.
In the privacy of heirloom she took
out the bills and made an examina-
ton of the envelope. There seemed
to be no writing-nothing upon which
to hang an Identification clew.
Yes! Drucilla was guilty of sudden
irritation. There was writing on the
flap of the envelope.
Property of c. Drayton, 0O9 Clair
mont avenue" Drucilla read. She
sighed, but smiled whimsically again.
my dreams were short lived, and be-
cause they were so vivid | had better
go Immediately to Clairmont avenue,
before they become realities"
She donned her coat without stop
ping to make much needed cup OF
tea.
Drucilla's heart was lighted as she
made her way to the heights by the
Hudson. Her dreams had been pleas
ant while they lasted.
Upon arriving at No. 009, Drucilla
inquired Of the elevator hoy and
learned that c. Drayton was on the
ninth floor. She sent up word over
the phone that she was in possession
of a package, and was shown up.
A maid ushered her into the draw
ing room, and the girl was obliged tc
sit and gaze at the luxurious sur
roundings until Mrs. Drayton made
her appearance. ~
Drucilla arose when a sweet, moth
erly looking woman entered.
Have you found that foolish en-
veIope?" she asked kindly, and Dru
ella liked her the moment she spoke
Her startled eyes. however, made thu
older woman continue in depreca
ting voice: The dropping OF tina
D money In the subway was the result
d of a wager made between my hus
band and my son. Ny son, Carroll
made the statement that he woui'
N like to see the person who would re
Sturn money that had been found, ant
my husband took him up on W
wager that nine persons out OF tel
would return It." Mrs. Drayto
] 80 M. Nm. ~ =.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29
DRUCILLA AND
THE WAGER
tcopyrishs. isi. By A..oci.sed Literary Pres,
By MolIie McMaster


Drucilla cast a furtive glance at
the toe of her shabby little foot, In
order to make sure that II was not
protruding beyond the hem of her
skirt.
An envelope was lying on the floor
of the subway car at her feet. Dru-
ella stopped and picked it up. The
envelope was sealed and not empty.
There were few persons in the car
and Drucilla felt herself unobserved.
She turned the envelope over and
over in her hands, then she slipped
her finger under the fiat and peered
in.
Drucilla's wide, brooding eyes lit
up, startled out of their habitual
vague dreams. There was money In
the envelope. She cast surreptitious
glance at the numbers In the corners
of the bills. There were two tens and
enc FIVE. Drucilla closed the envelope
and thrust it well within her own
pocketbook and gave herself up to
multitudinous thoughts.
Elation, quickly followed by probes
from her conscience and a quick sue
cession of the urgent needs she had
for the money, chased through the
girls mind.
Down deep in her consciousness
there was the certain knowledge that
she would seek to find the owner OF
the money, but for the present that
truth was swamped in the joy OF hav-
ing twenty-five dollars in her hands.
She dreamed first of the much
needed lessons in sight-reading that
she could now have. Her glorious
voice, the training for which she
went without many lunches, was lit
tie good to her from a monetary
standpoint until she could read music.
And a position was essential within
the next year or so. Until then, with
overzealous saving, she could exc out
her tuition
She had just passed window in
which was displayed beautiful set OF
red fox furs. Drucilla realized, with
out conceit, that with her face framed
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-06-29
y MURPHY'S
MOBILIZATION

How would 1t do for me to create
n nobility, adopt you and make you g.
prince?" suggested Murphy, obviously
pleased at the idea.
Clemford groaned. "Unless you also
can create a titled ancestry for SOM
500 years back I'm afraid 1t won't do
he said. "You see Mrs. Hubbard woul .
rather have a pehniless duke the 20t,i
of his line than a millionaire baronea
of yesterday. She turned down Cos
kins because his father had been IL
the pork butchering business and wcs
knighted because of his liberal contri.
buttons to royal charities. She is able
to pay and she wants the real thing.
"If she doesn't like you why did she
put you In charge of the Carbaya es.
tates?" queries Murphy.
For the simple reason that Car.
baya is hundreds of miles removed
from her daughter" laughed Glen.
ford.
yet she brings her daughter on this
inspection" persisted Murphy.
For the self same reason that then
her daughter would be some hundreds
of miles from Goskins."
"She loves him, them"
mo. The old lady Is afraid that
she might. I think she has the idea
that II Miss Hubbard sees me as a
mere underling, an employee of her
mother, the old love will die. She viii
not have an opportunity to fall in love
with the pork butchers son and wiz
60 back to the States fancy free and
ready to marry the first blown-in-the
bottle title her mother has chance
to buy"
"~,", "We shall outwit her" declare /,
Murphy. 81 know not how, butt az,
Murphy"
Long live Murphy" cried Glen
ford.
Murphy's mother had been Spar
lard with a long line of governors in
her ancestry, who had lost her hear
to the glib-tongued soldier OF fortune
who had come to South America b.
cause here he could always be reason
ably certain of a fight.
From his mother, Murphy had il
herited the courtliness of his Castiliar
forebears. From his father he had r.
ceived the wit and daring OF the Co.
To Clemford Murphy confided all b.
ambitions, and to him in turn Glen
ent Clemford had come when cable