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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-Butter, creamery ex-
tras 43hc; creamery firsts, 43c; firsts, Ala
42c; seconds, 40d 4O15c.
Eggs ordinaries, 36G36hc; firsts, 37h 63Sc.
Cheese, Twins, 24d25c; Young Americas,
26h G26&c.
17G1sc; springs. 19hc; turkeys, zoe.
Potatoes, cars, Al; Wisconsin and Minnesota,
81 .15Q1 80.
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Butter-Steady; re-
ceipts, 1904; creamery, extra, 4S0441ke:
creamery, special market 45A d4515c; imita-
ton creamery, firsts, S9@44Ac; state dairy,
EggsEFirm: receipts. s's25; nearby white
fancy, 60666c; nearly-by mixed fancy, aga
Acc; fresh firsts, 43G44c.
Cheese-Firm; state milk, common TO spe-
cials. 24926c.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, Oct 11-FIour- Steady.
Pork-Firm; mess, 4s.50@40.O0.
Iard-Weaw; noodle west spot 24,00624 10.
Sugar-Firm; centrifugal, 90 test, 600; mo-
lasses, 50 test, 6.O2; cut loaf, 9.S5; crushed,
8. 80; powdered, s.5OGa65; 'granlated, s.35@
$40.
COffee-Rio No. Z, on spot sac.
Tallow-SpeciaIs, Ice; city, 1910.
Hay-Steady; No. 1, 81 .2061.25; No, 8, 93c
@S1.O5; clover, S5cd$1.15.
dressed pOultry-Steady; turkeys, S343Sc;
chickens, 23Q3Sc; fowls, 26@2s14c; ducks, "a
@26c.
Live poultry-Quiet; geese, lie; ducks. 22@
2oc; fowls, 25G28c; turkeys, zoe; ROSTERS, ~
@2Oc; chickens, brOilers, 25c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12
WANTED HELP-ndals.

FIREMEN, brakemen, baggagemen. hours
$40 COlored porters wanted everywhere. Elk
rerience unnecessary. $50 Ry. Bureau, East st
Louis, Ill.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12
DOLL HoUSE%Sa67TTE o FREE

with 10 complete
suits and hats.
Beautiful. bright
eolors- Given for
selling only II
sets Of Colored
Cards and Xmas
Novelties AZ To-
q set BLUINE
MFG. CO.. 2JT
Afill ST.. Concord
Jet. Mass.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12

MANTED-Man under 40 years old, with horse
and buggy, to sell maps; will guarantee 81
per day and chance TO make SIS to $50
week extra, II you are ready to begin work.
send names of two business men as reference.
Address, NJ. Myers, S2h N. Pryor ST., Allan
ia, Ca.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12
SEEDS AND PLANTS.


FREE with cabbage plants, one choice grape
vine or peach tree with each 500 plants, not
to exceed vines trees with a single order.
Plants 500 for 81; 1000 for S1.50; 5000 for
$3.50. Varieties, Early Jersey, Charleston
Wakefield, Succession and Flat Dutch. Cabbage
plants will head early and bring fancy
prices. X. u Stewart. Americas, Ga.
LABBAGE plants and seeds. Genuine true 10
name. Leading varieties; quick shipments
Express collect, $3.50, 1000. Parcel post paid,
500, S1.25; 1000, 81. J. L. G. W. CLARK,
brownsville, Ga.
CABBAGE PLANTS-CharIeston Wakefield
Early Drumhead. BY express, S1.50 per 1000
5000 $1.25; 10000, $1.0O. W, G. Doris. HI
ram, Ga
SAVE your potato vines; they are worth two
hundred acre. My method keeps them
green all winter. Write me. w. @. blackburn,
Mount Pleasant, Texas. ~
1,OOO. 900 cabbage plants for fall heading Now
ready to ship. At $3.50 per 1 900 F. o. B..
S5c 1C0 postpaid. Fairyiew Plant Farm. Tiff
ton, Ga. ...-. = t.a-s r.. -..-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12
wANTED-Agents.

WANTED-Agents.
AGENTS, MEN OR WOMEN-A real honest
to-goodness- sells itself line, over $50 light
100 per cent commission, So a day can be made
at the start. No capital, experience re-
quired Enormous demand sells fast big re-
peaters Valuable territory opened, all or spare
time. Elegant agents outfit furnished free.
Write today. Postal will do. American Prod
ucts Co.. 4453 Third street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
WRITE for liberal free sample. Get posted
on biggest money-making combinations and
specialties Guaranteed tremendous sellers.
Samples furnished free to distribute. Special
large profit offers made now. 5. e. New
berry, 202 Peoria, Chicago.
$500. Sample free. Money-making offer for
agents, part time or all. Write today. Chicago
Tailors' Association, Dept. NJ so, So. Franklin
ST., Chicago.
YOUNG MAN, would you accept a tailor made
suit just for showing il to your friendsf Then
write Banner Tailoring Co., Dept. 81, Chicago
and get beautiful samples, styles and Won
derful offer.
AGENTS-Make dollar hour. Sell Mend
cts, a patent patch for instantly mending
leaks in all utensils Sample package free. Co..
lette Mfg. Co., Dept. 72S-A, Amsterdam, N. Y.
SUITS, SO. 10; pants, S1.OO, made to measure.
ask for free samples and styles. KnickerbOcker
Tailoring Co.. Dept. 729 Chicago, Ill.
OUR proposition pays $4,000 for every 80 days
work. The best low priced laundry iron made.
Pease Mfg. Co., Dept. J, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12

Statesmen wANTBD-Owing to draft and
listment we have a few we'll worked terri
tories open and will be pleased to hear from
interested persons. Applicant must be exempt
from draft. McCannon Company, Dept ",
Winona Mimi ..s-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-12
WANTED-salesmen.

TRAVELLING Statesmen WANTED-Experi-
ence unnecessary. Earn while you. learn.
Hundreds of good positions open, Write to-
day for large list of openings and Testimonials
from hundreds of members we have placed IN
positions paying 800 to $3.50 a month. Ad
dress nearest office, Dept. 102 r, Rational
SaIeSmens Training ASSN, Chicago, New York,
San francisco. =.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
RESERVED SEATS FOR
PETERSON RECITAL

To accommodate business ne and
others who are busy on Saturday and
can not spare enough time to get
to the May Peterson recital just &c
she begins to sine, those in ebage OF
the concert have decided TO reserve
all seats. There will be no extra
charge for reserging seats, 81 in
GLIDING admission and rseryed seat.
These will be reserved at Curlin's
drug store every morning this week
from S TO 70 O'clock. All who are
DESTROYS OF hearing this great ar
list at Trinity next Saturday after
noon at 8 o'clock oge advised 10 get
their seats as early as possible and
th0s BE assured Of good seats.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
CAR OvERTURN5
NAN IS KILLED
MI. n. HANNAH OF ROCkFrIsT
KILLED I'M AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR WILMER
When Car Went into Ditch He Fell
UnderneAtia With side Of Car
Across His Neck-Was
Clicked 70 Death.

N. n Hannah, who lives on j.
WIZ Embry place neal Rocket, was
almost Instantly killed Saturday af-
fernoon about $3.50 o'clock when IN
automobile in which he WIS riding
was overturned about q half mile
ncrth Of Wilmer and he was caught
under the machine Hannah was
riding with Simon Farrar and vas
returning tram Dallas. He raj driv-
ing tbs machine at the time and APP
parensiv lost c1asrci ar the machine
while on the erpaankment and the
went into dILea and was oyer
turned.
Haauail Has caught A1aIe
The side of sle car aEd II
chat the sifas of f1e q
neck chsfad hiaa to death he caf
was asn at
yin
l9M pa
nah at ire time Has Hnhsrt
Hannah ana Farrar haa just pass
cd another car or wagon and IL
seems that the machine wobnled
soine causing Farrar 10 reach over
and aid Hannah in turning the
wheel.
Hannah is survived by q wife and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
WAXAHACHlE BAND BEST
IN LONE STAR STATE

In its write-up of the great style
show pulled off in that city last
week. the Ennis News had the fol
lowing to say Of the Waxahaebje
band.
The Waxahaehie band OF about &c
pieces, one of the best bands in tho
state. had been engaged by Colonel
c. 3. Pittman, the Kaiser of the
style show, at his own EXPENSE. ana
at 1870 this splendid aggregation Of
musicians eane round the State
bank corner into the avenue. ac-
companied by the Boy scouts,
marched down TO Dallas street, turn
co and stopped in front of the
Pittman ievelry store for In. frs,
number OF the concert.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
WAxAHACHIE WINS TWO
DEBATES At FORT WORTH


The local high school debating
team. composed of LacEey Connally
and Edwin Harding, have returned
from Fort Worth, where they we're
&c ID two debating contests
met the debating team Of
Worth Central High school
SHAY i2aa1 an tie state question
the Port Worth team
unanimous deeisien. On Sat
II night thsg niet he debating
q aoaf gIiIl school
sna "a de-
By q unanimous
fec
81 will ba remembered that Mr..
j. II. Heller. formerly Of the local
high school, is now instructor OF
manual training at the Diamond
Hill school. The boys report 2 very
asant trip.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
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, ABOUT WAXAHACHIANS I
AND VISITORS In CITY


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Miss Tsolma rohnson of nalgas
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a,as. a. Hsss F1fo, nr,il,s. 800
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naotored aver sror, ~r,sl,as o,,a4,,
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granddaughter Cha rIsna Armstronr
eefYrnoa saturday fror, . n1ooaaa2
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
nirsr children. He was about fifty
years OF age. Funeral was held at
Bells Chapel Sunday afternoon.
Ready For business.

now have my tailor shop open
and ready fer business. Have re-
ceived q new line Of spring and
summer samples and will be glad
for nv customers to phone 6S1 for
anytning in the tailoring line. To
those WHO lost clothing in cur
recent fire can file claim for same
and we will gladly make good all
Il sses. AT the same old stand East
side square. Our barber shop will
be open fer business in a few
days. Yours very truly.
II. ". PIERCE
adv 3os
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

J.. A. Kealy OF Waxahachie. deacon
and Rev. b. II. Harrington OF Ennis
sub-deacon. They were assisted BY
the local choir and a number o.
singers from surrounding towns.
Father Kealy preached the funeral
seromn, after which the body was
laid tenderly to rest in the city
cemetery. The floral offering was a
tribute TO the high esteem In which
the deceased is held. The atten-
dance was large.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
REV. r. Vi. BofIES IS
SUMMONED By DEl

a
MARSHALL, Texas, March i
The Rep. II. NJ, Boyles. presi1
elder OF the Marshall district "
oaist Episcopal church, South,
at I:30 O'clock yesterday afieFl
at bis hcne here, after . lias''
Illness. RE is sur,iyed By his :
nis father. Judge 2. II. Boys'
Marlin, former county Judge q
county, and four brothers Y
Doyles OF Dallas L. Il, BoSle4
Brownsville. d. i. Boyles Of Aos'
end Il. X. Boyles OF Reagan.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
5SSSoo oSSSo9So6a

born in Union county. Missial
but has lived here for many u
Fer the last few years he has
in feeble health. He is sarvivsa
q wife and parents.
The funeral was held this Il
noon 1T 2t3o.. Interment vas U
ct the city cemetery.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
Spelling Contest.
Red Oak. Texas, March

Red Oak, Texas, March 10.
To the public schools Of Ellis
county:
The Ellis County Interscholastie
meet is to be held in Waxahachie
March 80. The spelling contest win
be held on that date or one week
later. Watch the papers n write
me il your school is going to enter.
CLARENCE A. MORTON.
County Chairman OF Spelling.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Jic \. carIiale, age 30. died sun
Aay afternoon late az his home on
N uffaan street, The deceased was
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19
Funeral OF Mrs. Soion.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Agnes Scion were held at ST.
Joseph's Catholic church at 10
O'Clock this morning with a solemn
requiem mass Rev. L. J. HarrinF-
ten OF Dallas was sslsbrant, Rev,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

- &IAA
: TOLD IN BRIEF FORM -
Cash sales receipts are valuable at
curlin,s. adv sos
Always glad to have you come By
and see the flowers. Bird Forrest.
III
We grow flowers for WaxAhachie
md Ellis county. Come BY and
make your selection. Bird Forrest
adv II
Special demonstration of Majestic
Rsnges at Will Moore Hardware
company this week. adv a0S
Majestic range demonstration at
viii Moore,s this week. adv sos
Eight dollars worm or 6fauile
and copper ware free with each
Majestic Range at Will Moore Hard
ware company's demonstration this
week. 3oS
Miss Mary Lee Lybrand, who sub
mitted to an operation for appendi-
citis, Sunday afternoon. March IL,
was carried to her home on North
Rogers street yesterday afternoon.
Attention, Ladies! At last you
have a nice place to get your shoes
shined. Give us a call. Dennis
& sTrippet. mems furnishers and
tailors. 31S
Ladies, Attention. We have in
stalled q nice shoe shining parlor
and invite your patronage. Dennis
& Trippes. mems ear adv 3l3
Mrs. Harvey Toone was operated
on at the local sani.arium today
for appendicitis. She is doing nice
~.
Mrs. J.. j. Rice of Ferris, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Julia Cheek Of this city, |
was operated on at st. Paul's santa
rum Saturday for appendicitis. She
is reported as doing nicely today.
A card received al this office
from Will p. Hancock states that
he arrived in Havana. Cuba, March
IL and is having a good time. He
will go from there 10 Porto Rico. |
and then back to Panama and from
there home. He is making the trip
for pleasure and recreation.
The children Of I. ". Curry, who
lives 1t Bnena Vista. gathered at
tie old home Sunday in q family
reunion that WAS a most delightful
surprise To the lataer. They had a
pleasant dinner and q delightful
days visit. Those present were
Henry, Dave and Tom Curry of this
county. John Curry OF Haadrick, |
Oklahoma. Lee Curry OF Altus, Okla |
homa, Alex Curry OF Miles, Texas,
win Curry OF league, Texas. Mrs.
sallie Patton OF Midlothian, /. W.
Curry, the father, his sister, Mrs. |
Sallie Sandford. Will Sanford and
Lawson Paul.
The revival meeting being con-
Quoted by Rev. NJ. Wheeler, coun-
~ missionary for Ellis County. Bap-
list association, at Lotion Branch
ear Italy. is growing In interest
and power. Eight Joined the church
last night. seven OF whom are tor
baptism.
DR.. and Mrs. c. w. Simpson re-
turned Saturday from a stay OF two
weeks at Hutchins. The doctor do
clares that he Is feeling much bet
ter, but ne thinks 1t will be a few
days yet before he attempts to do any
work.
So |
f. A. Dill. employed AZ tho South
land Cotton OIL company, fell Satur-
day afternoon from a scaffold and
Is slightly injured. lie was hur-
ried TO the sanitarium in the ambu-
lance and reports say be is getting
along nicely and will soon be out
again.
People at Fort Worth are inter
ested In the May Peterson concert
10 given at Trinity on next Satur-
day afternoon and are making seat
~eServatio yiPht along Mas Rates
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Fire late Saturday night did some
damage to the VIII Farley building
on West Jefferson street. The
building was formerly occupied by
Thurman & Company. but this COM
pany had moved out and j. +. Roy
was ready to move in. The loss
sustained was light.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

A card received at this office
from Will P. Hancock states that
he arrived in Havana, Cuba, March
IL and is having a good time. He
will go from there 10 Porto Rico.
and then back to Panama and from
there home. He is making the trip
for pleasure and recreation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Mrs. ]. ]. Rice of Ferris, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Julia Cheek OF this city,
was operated on at ST. Paul's santa
rum Saturday for appendicitis. She
is reported as doing nicely today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

People at Fort Worth are inter
ested In the May Peterson concert
10 given at Trinity on next Satur-
day afternoon and are making seat
reservations right along. Miss Bates
announces that more than a dozen
seats were reserved today for Fort
Worth parties.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Attention, Ladies! At last yo
have a nice place to get your shoe
shined. Give US a call. DENIM
& sTrippet. mems furnishers an
tailors- 81
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Miss Mary Lee Lybrand, who sub
mitted to an operation for appendi-
citis, Sunday afternoon. March II.
was carried to her home on North
Rogers street yesterday afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Mrs. Harvey Toone was operated
on at the local sani.arium today
for appendicitis. She is doing nice
~.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

The revival meeting being con
Quoted by Rev. NJ. Wheeler, coun
" missionary for Ellis County. Bap
tist association. at Lotion Branch
near Italy. is growing In interes
and power. Eight joined the churcl
last night. seven OF whom are TO
baptism.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-19

Ladies, Attention, We have in
stalled q nice shoe shining parlol
and invite your patronage. Denni:
& Trippe.. mems wear. adv 81
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-13
ANOTHER WAY TO PLANT PoTA-


The extraordinary price at which
Irish potatoes are held, in farming sec
tions particularly, makes the subject
very interesting as to how to secure sue
cessful culture. For number of years
the amount produced has been steadily
decreased owing to the ravages of the
potato beetle. Spraying had to be re-
sorted TO continuously in the spring or
the potato plants would dwindle, cast
their leaves and leave no tubers, cast
the soil Seed for fall planting in my
town are now selling at $3.50 per peck,
or IS per bushel.
l was therefore much interested 10
find a direction in a northern paper Of
a successful way to plant and grow this
needful food product in the fall of the
year The writer averred that he had
grown as many as twenty-five bushels
on a spot of ground about eight by
twelve feet, and his plan will copy
here as I remember it:
Placing on a clean bit of ground four
stout pieces of timber. or small pine
logs, in the shape of square, he filled
the enclosure with rich earth and fert:l-
izer also. Around the edge next to the
small logs he set row Of "eyes," about
eighteen inches apart. Then he put on
another row of logs, or big fence rails,
forming another filled square on top of
the first one, but foot less all around.
When the next row of potato eyes were
set around on the second row the earth
was well wetted down. The potato pen
when complete made pyramid and the
top was well set and then there was rich
dirt thrown on the heap to cover the top.
This was done in July. BY the middle
of September he had a green mound of
healthy looking vines. By November
the potatoes were made and could be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-13

Miss Rankin represents one Of the
two congressional districts in the state
of Montana and she quietly arrived in
Washington City April 1 ready to per-
form her official duties beginning on
April 2. She occupied her seat on the
I'd contrary to loud talking prophesies.
Miss Rankin behaved with commendable
discretion. She appears to be modest.
refined and capable. Compared with
some of the male species of congression-
al members she seems to be dignihed
and discreet. She has two young lady
clerks. exactly what the law allows Miss
Rankin to pay for. for congress gives
salary, that the member can use to
pay fer clerk hire.
She has been interviewed by the
reporte of course. Her replies should
be satisfactory to the country as she is
thus recorded:
Mics hankin said she was my pre-
pared 10 outline the program of legls-
lation she has in mind.
II was elected on a platform that
had in IL child welfare, prohibition,
state and nation wide, and welfare OF
women / will be in favor of legisla-
ton for these, but / can't say yet Just
what shape any measure 1 may offer
will take.
81 exrect to offer the resolution for
woman suffrage. / can't say just when,
but vnen the opportunity lis suita-
BILE"
Miss Rankin declined to Ftate hee
views on the international situation.
She would like to be on the COM
mittes to which suffrage questions are
referred. she said. This would be the
judiciary committee, which had the
Susan b. Anthony amendment under
consider alton last year.
FRESH AFTER HER LABORS.
Miss Rankin arrived after a speak
ing tour across the country. Her sec
retaries did not know on what train
to expect er. When she arrived. she
hurried to the apartment prepared fo-
her by her mother. who came few
days ago
Miss RanHin wore a suit Of black
and a broad brimmed black hat. She
lad a manner Of briskness and quick
decision tonight, in spite of her siren
uuus speaking engagements and busy
day She dld not appear TO be tired.
az believe in the newspapers, and
think. ILey sre the greatest of educa-
tors"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-13
AT39iUNy16R2YY
~ llszgA co7dyxas0 I
ISSs< ~ klHXsAa1.
HOW THE BLOODY SHIRT" WAS
NAMEDI


1t was on May 10 and 20, 1856, that
Hon. Charles Summer delivered his cele-
brated speech, entitled THE Crime
Against Kansas: The Apologies for the
Crime. and the True Remedy" Dur
ing this two-days' speech 1t 80 recorded
that he was interrupted no less than
thirty-f1ve times by Senator William
Butler, of South Carolina At the close
of the two-days' speech Mr.. Sumner
used the following words: The sena-
tor touches nothing which he does not
disfgure with error. Sometimes with
principle. sometimes of fact. He shows
his capacity for accuracy either in
stating the constitution or in stating
the law. He cannot open his mouth but
out flies a blunder," with many other
sarcastic remarks. 1t was these re-
marks that made Mr.. Preston S. Brooks,
a nephew Of Senator Butler and q men,
Der of the house of representatives, at
tack Senator Summer two days after
ward, while Mr.. Sumner was sitting
at his desk writing, and who had no
acquaintance with Brooks.
Congress adjourned on May % and
the session was concluded and there
was no expectation of any personal
difficulties. Mr.. Brooks said to Mr..
Sumner: II have read your speech twice
very carefully. It is a libel on South
Carolina and Mr.. Butler. who is a rela-
tive of mine"
While these words were passing his
lips he begun a series of blows upon
Mr. Summers head. by which he was
stunned disabled and stricken down,
bleeding on the floor of the senate
chamber 1t is said he never recovered,
though he lived many years afterward
John Brown, the raider of Harper 6
Ferry, went to see Mr.. Sumner and was
shown the clothing, yet clogged with
blood. that was taken from Mr.. Sum-
ner's body after the attack made by
Representative Brooks. In some OF
Browns characteristic speeches made
afterward ne made mention of the
bloody shirt" of Mr.. Sumner, made so
by the arrogant conduct of the slave
power"
So, according to history, the first
man to call it the bloody shirt was
John Brown. a candidate for congress
and defeated by the opposition of the
slave power"
1t is also historical that Mr.. Sum-
ner and his family kept those clothes
he wore when Brooks attacked him and
also that bloody shirt" likewise worn
at the same time.
How much the attack made by Rep
resentative Brooks on Senator Sumner
had to do with fastening the Civil war,
can be imagined but not measured.
John Brown was afterwards hung
because he melted instruction, but
Kansas made mad rushes against the
policy of the southern ''hre-eaters," rep
resented by Mr.. Brooks, of South Caro-
lima.