Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 44
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, October 23, 1907
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News, Views and Comments.
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The estimated attendance at the Dallas State Fair Sunday and Sunday night was
between 27,000 and 30,000.
Governor Comer of Alabama has called a
special session of the legislature for the purpose of revoking certain charters
which brought about the pending litigation in the federal court between the sate
and railroads operating in the state. It ranspires now that the railroad
officials are making frantic efforts to revoke his call for the legislature by
offering to arbitrate.
A dramatic aspect of gloom, hovered
over Beautiful San Antonio Sunday. With an all-day steady rain and saloons
closed, sure locked front and back, the sad-eyed pilgrims wandered here and
there, hither and thither all day long, but usually met the new watch word
"Nothing Doing." Not a drop to drink was had; San Antonio was perfectly
dry in spite of the copious rains that was irrigating the whole town thoroughly.
At intervals a whisper would go the rounds that a back door around the corner
had been pried ajar and a wild rush would be made to the alleged "promised land"
and the pangs of enforced sobriety generally faced them closed.
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The new law for protection of orchards and fruit is being enforced and the
growers must comply and are requested to assist the authorities in enforcing the
same. The commissioner of agriculture and the state inspector of orchards
and nurseries are leaving nothing undone, which can be legally done, under the
present state law, governing nursery inspections. A strict compliance with
the law's requirements in this state will doubtless result in a better
protection to the fruit interests of Texas. Experience of the past has
demonstrated the necessity of keeping a close watch on outside shipments into
Texas, and the adoption and enforcement of the recently promulgated rule will
very greatly aid in this work.
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The balloon races at St. Louis will mark a notable notch of history of balloon
stunts of the world. This "meet" lasts from Monday until Friday,
which will be a free-for-all day in which any kind of craft that can get above
ground may participate to win the Lohm cup which was recently won by Aeronauts
Coy and Chandler in their flight from St. Louis to West Virginia.
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George Washington Washington, a wealthy negro who lives near Okumulgee, I. T.,
says the negroes should colonize in Africa, and has signified his intention to
leave for Africa for the purpose of visiting the various negro countries next
month, and also the English and German colonies with a view to thoroughly
understand the commercial and possibilities of Africa. He expects to stay
abroad a year and if possible, he proposes to head a movement in Oklahoma to
transport negroes of the United States to Africa.
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President Roosevelt's famous 15-day bear hunt has ended and the president is en
route to Washington to resume his duties as chief executive. The president
is highly elated over the result of his camp life on Bayou Tensas and Lake Bear
near Stamboul, La., and not being a "tenderfoot" he has gone through the ways of
a hardy backwoods man and now carries with him the scars marked by cane and
briars on skin and clothes. He lived on the meals generally served in camp
and he enjoyed them hugely. The trophies of his hunt were three bears, six
deer, one wild turkey, twelve squirrels, one duck, one 'possum and one wild cat.
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Report just out from department of agriculture says that five-sixths of the
$100,635,000 used in meat supply is as large as all capital invested in
manufacturing in 1904, and seven-eighths of the meat and meat products was
consumed within this country. There was a total of 93,502,000 meat animals
slaughtered and exported in 1900, while the exported live animals numbered
276,000. The dressed weight of the 93,502,000 meat animals constituting
the meat supply of 1900 was 16,549,921,000 pounds, of which 14,116,886,000
pounds entered into domestic consumption, lard being included with the dressed
weight of pork.
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A special from Waco says that Congressman Henry confirmed the report that he
would decline re-election to the post of the democratic caucus and predicted
that Congressman Slayton of Alabama would probably be chosen as his successor.
He stated that the chairmanship was an honor that should rotate and that no man
should hold it for more than one session.
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A determined effort will be made at the coming session of congress to abolish
the four negro regiments now in the army. Congressman Garner of Texas
introduced a bill to this end at last session and Congressman Shakelford of
Missouri, Heflin of Alabama and Byrd of Mississippi will each introduce a bill
of this character this winter.
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The board of directors of the A. & M. College met last week at that college.
Much was accomplished at this meeting and among the additional buildings to be
erected immediately are a new dormitory, Ross Hall, an agricultural Implement
building and a cottage for the farm superintendent. Two instructors were
added to the corps of teachers owing to the increased attendance of students.
The board expressed great pleasure and satisfaction over the progress they have
seen.
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A man in Austin walked into a drug store and asked for some sulphur, at the same
time asking the price. He was told ten cents per pound. "Whey," said he,
"I can get it from a mail order house in Chicago for seven cents." -- "And you
can get it in hell for nothing." was the quiet reply of the
pill-roller.--McGregor Mirror.
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Capitalists are figuring on locating a paper mill in the rice belt of Texas or
Louisiana. It is said that by a new process rice straw and the refuse from
sugar mills can be converted into excellent paper. The newspapers of this
section would rejoice to see the mill established.--Brazos Pilot.
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King Edward of Britain is to visit Canada in connection with the centennary
celebration of the landing of Champlain.
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The attorney general has approved the $30,000 school house bonds for the Coleman
independent school district.
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Throwing a piece of bread at another negro in a Houston hotel led to a serious
cutting affray. The thrower is in hospital and the other escaped.
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Jim Mixon, who killed Tom Brown in Lampasas county last year, has been awarded
five years in the penitentiary.
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Vandals hve visited the grave of President Kruger in the cemetery at Pretoria,
breaking and otherwise badly defacing the marble bust.
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Germany's great steamer that is to be constructed by English shipbuilders will
be named Europe and is to be 48,000 tons as against 32,500 of the Lusitania.
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A suit of $50,000 for the death of her husband, while in the discharge of his
duty, has been filed by Mrs. Mary E. Lamar at Austin, against the H. & T. C.
Railway.
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A party of Americans, including W. E. Walling, his wife and sister-in-law of
Indianapolis, Ind., were arrested and thrust into jail Sunday night in St.
Petersburg upon suspicion of their being "associated with rebels."
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Judge Sheppard has granted the motion for a change of venue after 120 out of 150
men in the venire failed to qualify as jurors int he case of Sam Hargraaves,
charged with killing of J. P. Burke at Big Springs, and the case has been
transferred to Howard county and will come up in district court there in
January. Although this being done and no trouble is expected, the state
rangers are still on duty there it is now a question about how long they will be
on duty.
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