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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

No .as.LAh s,s alleged discovery regard
Bush hss,ec'ricity, described by j. r.
nr,,sa sn In the Arena, Is that II
s,s,s,s,w ss with it the potentiality Of
ntiss.a 9 through which it passes, and
n sir.s,. ss can be medicated in succession
elue s,,., ,,a.,,'aneously be given of medi.
Il !. "''aout ,',.,, a particle being lost, as
rrobsh,o,' ha,o',aly inclosed. lie thinks II
lnd ! s mat with continuous wire
nsl,aa,a s,amclent electro-motive force, O
1I.,o,a oose might be sent from San
suu|d u ss % New York. and n hospital
~ Isbosa saa q dose by wire from
)lihs s,S'0ry sa;,'''ry to . patient In any part
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

The army officials, it was said, arc
h make experiments with condensed
|pup, concentrated hash and coffee
|hEsnges. Compressed meats already
|sr 4 success, and II the other schemes
b made to work, soldier may carry
{ weeks rations in his hip pocket.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

ruE deficit in the Canadian treasury
hr the past year is over Si,oo0,O00
|vbIch is the worst showing since the
|suiederation Of the provinces twenty
|.rht years ago. The total debt /,
|pzpo, 900, or s63 per head Of the pop
|satiou.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

HAaEnsrowN, Md. Oct ~ N<l<
Eakles mills, on the road leading y
Locust Grove. Sunday night, M.
Lands, 10 years old, shot his wife a
the temple. and believing her % 3
dead. killed himself. Mrs L4ud1
expected to die at any moment Jtel@
ousy and frequent quarroIs led up -
tho tragedy.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Capt Adrian An
son OF the Chicago baseball team had
u bad fall from a bicycle while riding
on Michigan avenue Sunday, receiving
several painful cuts about the face and
head. lie was picked up unconscious
and borne to a drug store, where he
was revived and taken home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

BALTIMORE, Nd. Oct 21.-The
morning session of the third working
day OF W. c. T. U. convention was de.
voted to hearing reports from national
superintendents on methods of promo
tion and to memorial service, con
ducted by Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman, OF
Missouri.
The delegstes and visitors were early
In their places, and the work OF the
convention was dispatched with una
hated enthusiasm.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
A General Conference.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 2l.-Hon. T.
w. Rector, Col. George W. Murphy and
Hon. Will II. Martin, three Of the most
distinguished attorneys in Arkansas,
have gone to Little Rock TO look after
the interests of the Florida Athletic
club and OF Hot Springs in the Corbett
case before the supreme court.
w. A. Brady and Martin Julian had
long private conference, and gen.
cral conference between the citizens
committee, the Florida Athletic club
and the representatives of the respect
i've pugilists followed. 1t is believed
that matters will be settled amicably.
and that Julian will have Fitzsimmons
come on at once. Corbett expresses an
earnest wish that this should be the
case, and says he will do everything he
can to facilitate an agreement.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

'oRS has been going abroad for some
ume at the rate of l,900,O 900 bushels a
week. 1t is reported, or nearly ten
'nes as much as was exported last
y''i' and more than double the ex.
%s OF 1892 and 1901. Europe has
~en slow to learn the value of Indian
70 @'u' but Is beginning to have better
'aOwiedge OF one Of natures finest
Fcductions.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

SECRETARY MoRroN is having some
,aus'les prepared for a bulletin of
m'ormation which show the farm
,'.gages amount to per cent
y arm valuation. 1t also appears
Y w., " The railroad mortgages on roads
s.,s : n's country amount to es per cent.
aua''on, and thus 1t will be made to
1lsai ,ppsar from the information given
! Is' the farmers are troubled less with
"ueotedness than are the railroads.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

WIrH the admission of Utah as the
|hrsy.ffth state, only Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma will remain to
|klin. The admission of these three
|kuitorics will bring the number Of
|fAies up to forty-eight, at which figure
hwlll probably stand for a long time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
HURLED INTO ETERNITY.


Z SrEuBESvuLE. o.. Oct 2i.-Forr
men were hurled into eternity at 7;s0
a. m. at Millers station crossing ON
the Panhandle railroad by east-bouud
accommodation No. SO. The men are
from Youngstown near Latrobe. in
Westmoreland county. Pa. and their
bodies were horribly mangled. Their
names are:
Edward Cogan, driver, IS years OF
age.
Samuel Cogan, Jr., aged 20 years
Samuel Cogan. Sr., plasterer
John Campbell, a hod carrier, aged
a6.
The men were working for Jesse
Cogan. who had plastering contract
under George c. Anderson & Son, of
Latrobe. The men started for Miller's
in a wagon. When near the
railroad crossing they saw the accom-
mediation and started the horse on a
run to cross the track in front Of tho
train. The engineer OF the train says
he did not see the wagon until he was
right ON top OF II, as there is a sharp
curve approaching this point and the
engine struck the wagon about in the
middle, demoIishing 1t and killing all
four men. The horse escaped.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

TIM returns of the recent schoo
,ections in Connecticut showed that
he women cast only 1906 votes, a,
|rupared with S,aiI in 1894 and 3, s0C
b 1895 This seems to imply that the
vomeu do not care much about the
|hllot after they get IL.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

THE Cleveland to) board of trade
}" adopted a resolution asking the
|rmmercial bodies OF the cities
throughout the country to take action
|hvoring shorter presidential cam
plgu next year, as the excitement OF
|poltics Is detrimental to business pros
|peritv
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

THE st. Louis Globe-Democrat says:
silver advances even two or three
anls year the gap between II and
nld may soon be bridged. Gold pro.
a'e'on is growing so rapidly that that
metal may decline in price. An adj
nnce in silver and decline in gold, il
mH up long enough, would solve the
sIver problem.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

FIRE losses in the United States and
6uada for September amounted to
|No'dd, 300, and for the nine months OF
lhe year TO sos, 977. 900 This is de.
crease Of sl,5Oo,oOO compared with the
nne period in 1894, and Se5. 600, ,ooc
Mort Of the nine months record OF
/ Ina
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

HAVANA, Oct. 2l.-A heavy rain
storm set in SUNDAY morning, and has
continued steadily here and In the
western part of the island ever since.
Forecasts indicate that the center of
the storm will cross the island near
Mantauzas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

The London Speaker says that pop
hhr sentiment In the United State,
Enthusiastically favors every insurrec,
tpnsry movement which aims at the
rmoval OF European flag from Amer
un SOIL" That is really what the
+ Monroe doctrine means.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

WV ls-inch gun tested by our
- dspartment at a distance of 1000
s.rs sent a projectile weighing i,lOe
,.suds through a sheet of steel Is
'.ebes thick and l2 feet into the earth
Il
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
The SUPREME COURT
OF Arkansas and the Corbett Ha.
heas Corpus Case.
WILL IT REVERSE THE caAHcEILQRi
That is What is Keeping the Hot Springs
People Guessing Distinguished At
torneYs Arguing for the Pugs-
A General Coni;renes.


The Corbett Iisbeas Corpus Case Appeal
Hor SPRINGS, Ark, Oct. .i.-Atty..
Gen. Trustworthy has gone to Little
Rock. Before he left the representa-.
tive of the United Press had a
brief interview with him, in which
he said that there were some er.
roneous things credited to him In
what rurported TO be an inter.
view with him Sunday with refer.
ence to his opinion of what would be
the action Of the supreme court in the
appeal from the chaneery court in the
Corbett habeas corpus ease. lie de-
sired the United Press to correct the
error, and said emphatically: II dc
not believe the decision of Chancellor
Ieatherman is correct, and am of the
opinion that the supreme court viii re-
verse .he decision"
When asked upon what legal ground,
he said: II do not care TO answer OF
to be interviewed further. 1t would
give the other side mn advantage, and a
good general does not disclose his plans
to the enemy
Suppose the supreme court affirms
the chancellor's decision, what further
recourse will the governor have To
carry out his expressed determination
to stop the fght?'
III can not speak for the governor
and have nothing further to say"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

nas JouN A. GROVER died at Lara.
M Wyo.. recently of starvation.
|Lse had taken no nourishment except
. class OF milk for over two months.
|gtou 200 pounds in weight she wasted
.wav 10 seventy-hve pounds.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

~, s.,nlsBuReH' Pa, has been using nat
m.a,' m gas since 1884, and though the
s1py 1tP,y near at hand will be exhausted
ssS. Two years, arrangements are
nv ' way to pipe it from West vir
,lss & The Pittsburgh Dispatch say.
A. =, ,shough some of the industries ol
so,, u''y nave gone back to coal foi
rs,e. sr' 'he value of natural gas to that
|tbss ~ mas been enormous. 1t predicts
m, ~ era OF smokeless fuel 10 the
h,na VI coal gas and coal dust is al
n ~ .s.'A snd that the natural gas will no,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

Foo-Cmow, Oct. 2l.-Fourteen per-
sons implicated in the missionary mas
sacre we're executed to-day. The four
condemned leaders will leave ku-
Cbeng ON Wednesday and be brought
here to be put to death.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

~ PREPARATIONS are being made at the
ssouri state university to manufac.
y. ahti'toxine. Prof. Graham ex.
ks., s's1 70 nave supply ready for distri-
s .sson oy February 1. Anti-toxine is
svw oeing used in Germany as a pre-.
.'se OF diphtheria. The claim has
~ ~ made that the injection of half a
! s''c centilneter-less than one-fifth
~ = lnch--of the strong serum will
m, immunity to a child not already
"acsed by diphtheria.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
AN ANGEL uNAWARES.
An oklahoma Couple Well Rewarded 10
Entertaining n Stranger.

An Oklahoma Couple Well Rewarded for
Entertaining n Stranger.
lIESNEssEy, OKLA, Oct Clearly
last month seedy-loolsing stranger
knocked at the door Of David York's
farmhouse and requested something to
eat. A meal was given him, and after
eating part OF it he fell in spasm.
After three days suffering he died,
telling York that he could have the
contents Of his small bundle to pay for
his kindness. 1t was thrown aside by
Mrs. York and not opened until Sum
day. when two government bonds for
81, 900 each and $500 in greenbacks were
found.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
NEW MEXICO.
what Gov. Thornton Has to Say About His
Territory.

WAsulSeroS, Oct. CIV T. Thorn
ton, governor of New Mexico. reports
that the population during the year
has not materially increased. The to-
tai bonded indebtedness OF the terri
tory up to July %, 1895, was s9o7, 500.
There have been no railroads built in
tho territory during the past year, but
there are several projected ones. stock
raising is in prosperous condition,
and wool shipping has been carried on
extensively. Gov, Thornton states
that the various industries In the ter
ritory are reviving.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Oct 1i.-A =.
Adams, a newspaper Publisher Of 'spor
kane, Wash, was found On the s''!e<
walk in front OF the Sherman ho9et
dead lie had committed suicide ~
shooting through the head. No'c~1ro
Is known for the act. 4|=s
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The comp
troller of the currency has declared q
third dividend OF 10 per cent. in favor
of the creditors of the First national
bank Of Dayton, Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Oct. 2l.-The
Episcopal convention gives evidence of
its early dissolution by the small num-
Der of delegates in attendance. The
body Of the church was not two-thirds
filed, and the familiar faces Of some
Of the most able and prominent dele
gates were conspicuous by their alb
sence, having returned to their homes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
Tho Citizcns OF Alaska VIII Fight Against
Britain's Demands.

SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 2l.-The citi-
zens Of Alaska are greatly exercised
over the boundary line question, and
propose TO take steps In the matter
without delay. They do not want to
see what they term the richest por-
tion OF the United States annexed to
British Columbia, and they say
they will fight before they will see It
taken. Much dissatisfaction Is ex-
pressed at Juneau and other camps
over the dilatory action of the govern
ment in this most important matter.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

~vx Massachusetts, Man Suffrage as
..s,Iou opened headquarters in Bos'
,.eeutIy and will make an active
.r.siru against woman suffrage in
..aicinal politics.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
Toledo to Get Five Years. Franchise.

TOLEDO. O., Oct ALB B. johnson,
Of Cincinnati; Matt Killilea. OF Mil
waukee, and W. F. c. Colt, OF Indi-
annapolis, composing the circuit COM
mittee OF the Western league, were
here Sunday examining Into Toledo's
claims for place In the league, and
decided unanimously to recommend / t
for five-year franchise.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

psrr. N. Y, Oct 2l.--Chsrles Oscar
vale The bank lock expert, and well
known among safe manufacturers
died d al his home Sunday evening u
his sixty-sixih year.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
NO 10


Ex-Prssldesi HzrFisoa Out q Y - =-''',-
SARATOGA. \. r.. oet. sl.-Ex=l.esls-
dent Harrison Ieft town Snnday n'kh5
on the south-boupd snidnISat tram.
presumably for New York. 1snnx
Mckee continues to improve.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

DESIsoS, Tex. Oct. sl.-The drouz1e
In north Texas and the Indian terri
tory is the most severe In mnny years.
Wells are dry and courses are dried n
The stock OF water IN large rarch1rl
has given out. and herds are co4tl1@
ually on the move for water. ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

BERLIN. Oct. Ala dispatch from
Dlrschau. Polish Prussia, says thai te'1
children were burned to death % aon=
day in house in PreussieH o1zfk~I',
in which they were copdned.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

/ ,rcESr dispatch from London
/ - shat the revision of the Bible
t1s ,'' h<su completed, including the
y ,.,,hrypha, and that it would shortly
t.-..ad
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

DFs MONIES, Ia. Oct 9i.--Romer d.
Cone. the famous elocutionist, who was
formerly with Lawrence Barretts CONS
osay, died sunday at NJ. Pleasant
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
-z--l------- ----4---+
THE SETTLERS WIN
I'm the Contest with the Railroads In io"a
for Certain Lands.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 The triangu-
lar contest between the Chicago, Mil
waulxee & st. Paul Railroad Co, the
Sioux City & st. Paul Railroad 20 ana
the settlers, backed by the United
states. for title to and possession OF
certain lands in O'Brien and Diclsenson
counties. Ia, was settled by the SUI
preme court of the United states ID
favor of the settlers and the unlteu
States in an opinion delivered by Mr.
Justice Harlan.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
UNPRECEDENTED.
A Tacoma twash.) hank Makes Run ON
Its Depositors.

Its Depositors.
TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 2l.--The First
national bank of Puyallup made run
on its depositors Saturday night, prob
ably the first time such thing was
ever done in the history OF banking.
Before midnight all were paid and
money returned to them. The action
was taken because an attempt was
made to make the bank pay si,5O0
owed to the present county treasurer
Of Pierce county before paying other
denositors.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

LoSpoS, Oct. 81. Henry kcaYPf' =
G.. d. @. T., the English hiztarI<nis n
died at Christ church. sResl 81 year
lie was Tor many years editor ol ~
Edinburgh Review. rs ~ !. !. .
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
CURRENT COMMENT.

...o,H #. IL TURNER, of the A. NJ
!. D'. .ss-eb' after recentt irof Africa,
more strongly than ever the
- -, Of negroes to Liberia.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

wAsHperoN. Oct a1.--comptroller
Eckels, who has been absent In Eu
rope for six weeks, has resumed BIZ
dptles at the treasury department.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
To Manutact.re Alamiulum.

GLASGOW, Oct. 2l. "A company or
ganized for the manufacture Of alu-
ninium has acquired water privileges
u tho falls Of The Clyde.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
slc.rarusn Crops Ruined by Cold

New YORK, Oct. si.-A Mahagua
nicaragua special says; Owning 70
the serious cold weather most oil the
irons have been ruined. A decree
orders that all cereals from neignoor,
inc countries imported by the national
road or steamers shall pay no ieigh'
Il
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
IN SCANTY ATTIRE.
Hotel Guests. Scared by smoke, Make =
Frantic Exit.

CHICAGO, Oct 2l.-The guests In the
Hotel Bilsa. No. 33s Dearbon street,
were thrown into panic at 1880 a. m.
by smoke which filled the building
from fire in the basement saloon Of
Ettleson Bros There were So guests,
and most of them rushed to the street
clad in scanty clothing. Mrs Levy aud
Mrs. G. A. Frazie were overcome by
smoke and were carried TO the street.
The fire was soon extinguishcd, the
loss being but $1,000.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
MARRIED BY a WOMAN.
The First Event Of the Kind In Washington
County, Md.

HAGERsTowN, Md, Oct. a1.--The first
woman ever performing marriage
ceremony in Washington county was
Rev. Miss Laura E. Grossnickle, who
married Miss Rosie Nunamalser and
Mr.. James r. Keadle, at Napleville,
Saturday. Rev. Miss Grossnickle is a
native OF Washington county and was
ordained minister in the German
Baptist Brethren (DunkardD church in
nl,so
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

LONDON, Oct. 9l.-The st. James Ga.
zette, in an article on the situation Of
the dispute between Great Britain aud
Venezuela says: The United States
government has serious grievances OF
its own against Venezuela, and il
would best become its position as
a great civilized power to join
in bringing these Spanish-lndian
barbarians to order. A good lesson
given to Venezuela would be equally
profitable to both the United States
and England, and the cooperation of
the United States would also be hu.
name, since IL would have tendency
to make the lesson bloodless, convine.
ing the venezuelans of the folly of re-
sistance.
The Westminster Gazette says: Ven.
ezuela, like Nicaragua, after much
fuss, will probably prove to be small
beer. No doubt the less scrupulous OF
the New York papers will talk big
about what they are going to do with
the lions tail, but Great Britain and
the United States are not going to be
set by the ears by pack Of venezu.
elans.
The Globe says; Even II the Monroe
doctrine was an axiom OF interna.
tional law, IL could have no bearing
upon our dispute with Venezuela. Its
widest application can only be held to
insist that no European power shall
effect fresh lodgment In America. so
II does not affect the decision of En-.
gland not to allow Venezuela to oc.
cupy part OF the colony Of British
Guiana"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct 2l.--rhc presiden,
appointed David r. King postmaster
at Roodhouse. ILL.,, vice r. L. Whit
lo,k.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

WAsHIseroN. Oct. u. The TREASURY
gold reserve Is now sas,ss7,als, :
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

ST LouIs-cattle fancy export. q ooosso;
far 10 choice. st.eo bi7s: batcAerS'. s30)d4.to
Hogs-PackIng, ss6i 3Sl httelcrs hog
tS6ja3 ssh; Workers.. ~, ,s85 sheep Prices
range Ut IL Is s13oo spr nx .anlb>, ~ o. 1dz5.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23
A British Squadron Tor Venezuelan Waters

LONDON, Oct 2l.-Following Lord
Salisbury's ultimatum TO President
Crespo, demanding indemnity for al
legged outrages upon her majestys sub
jects on the Guiana frontier, 1t Is
learned that the admiralty office has
arranged to concentrate in Venezuelan
waters upon short notice squadron OF
warships.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

lIoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 2l.-At the
conference between the Florida Ath.
letic club officials and managers of
Corbctt and Fitzsimmons the club
asked for postponement of the con-
test to November II. Brady agreed to
this, but Julian steadfastly refused to
bulge. The club then declared the
fight off. Brady then announced that
Corbctt was prepared to fight any man
In the world on November II, Robert
Fitzsimmons preferred, The man to be
namel within twenty-four hours. Ven
dig then announced that he would
match Peter Malier against Corbett for
s., 900.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

Quotations Tor midaIsng range Is folIo45| Is.
Louis. sxci New York. e1s: New rTi523<.
i-I6,; Memphis. SKIS Charleston. 6xo.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-10-23

ROME. Oct. 2l-rhe Don chislo'te
Della Mancia (newspaper announces
that the report that King Menelek OF
Ahvssin;a had been killed by stroke
- i;gbtnipg Is officiallyfconfrned.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-09-26

Since medical science has discovered
and demonstrated the germ theory of
disease, a growing feeling exists that
all disorders to which flesh is heir are
more or less contagious. This, believe
to be equally as true of crime. Turn
one shrewd, cunning criminal loose in
a community, and he will SOW seeds OF
crime wherever he can find susceptible
ground. The damage he is capable of
doing is incalculable. Suddenly we
hear of some criminal act in our midst
perpetrated by one we have known for
wears. We are shocked and grieved,
and cannot fathom its meaning. But
careful investigation into the details
of his life will show that while there
has been gradual moral degeneracy
going on for some time, the seeds of
that disorder were sown some years be-
fore and the crime is but the budding
of the seeds sown on fruitful ground.
Do away with this death destroying,
seed planting leper and fewer criminals
will be made.
The system Of prison government l
have outlined is admirably adapted for
the treatment of the habitual criminal,