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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

flftA ~ tstNlssA.
ra@lssn. 10 the councils u the
rass mry Nine years ago Lar.
srlsi Miss EyiR stuEEis. daughter
Fr1l ssaFsis, Of the ual,ed States
~ vent 10 Mitchell 10 reside.
rors pfNsldsns Of The ftEs, Ma.
tlss asa sonSInusa IN that posi-.
n a. sswwnt slns. Mira. tawiess
pM lister. Mrs.. poasman %
~ Il CAIat. visited the LAWYER
! ~ me- MeliFidss In . social
Nss naasman became attracted
7s.A BE- being a man % more
rtsRy ability and married him
ht fftFats character. however.
afsa.. Ess tot o. shc bsss.
'Nes 10 slengiae's marriage 20
aaEsaan iAuirf rzs requested
e W. ssatest relatives 81 MFs
ne . isturn her Of ,he private
PIC u Msilflds. and be ava No
~ All IaEirF did In Opposition
hssTiaEs. according 20 relatives
n5sf soZial gatherings. trips 70
saass and winter residences IN
i@t followed. nn,il Mcbride.
{ ssaessis life. usnt after other
aars sfeitinE pleasures A detso
w. fsPsfted the matter of.yl0
Rligi4Ee roNs and other acts
szsn separated from Mcbride
F@'sd divorce Mcbride then
N 70 Mitchell and commcnerd
Hrit st,scks upon LAWYER. bis
~ The First National bank,
~ Eho deposited In the bAnk
2 Aciiride. and shosa who wsrc
|naan, Esre hunted up and given
asi they had better take their
~ Of the bank. and in conse.
she hanks support among
sss steadily decreased for the
a'ss years Every weeks issue
4'al some sllusion TO ,he bank
z president. based on faIschood.
spvaf'ng in such a manner that
: las could he taken agains,
! sAFesT Of McBride's was idly
= pon BY The people until the
aas the other day that John n.
y aAd suddenly died In Sioux city
ssls. whittier he had gone on
~ The full force OF Mcbride :
I. ''.lhued abuse then came home
!. tuiens. and they resolved 10
= avn Of the editor. This crys.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
DIRK ron 4 SWEETHEART.
4 i,issppsist~a Harsfssd Lover commi..
feFsthls Crime.

4 nissPpsist~a Hartford Lover commI,.
f@rsfhls trims.
Louise Trsbbe. - years old, q single
Nusnsn. daughter Of she late Hermann
Treble. Has murdered Al her home in
soash Manchester. Conn. the other
morning b. caspAr nartlein. a farm
Aani. employed 10 DO chores Abou, the
place Harsleln had been In love with
his victim and had impor,uned her TO
marry him She dld not reciprocais
his affection and bad repeatedly told
him 50. she I'D not fear him and when
eFst shs could escape from his atten-
ssons did 40, Al about $50 o'clock hat
uaoralns she sas combing her hair In
che kitchen shea HRr,iein came up be-
atnd her. looked orer her shoulder and
aid
Louise. slIl you marry me!- She
replied. impssisntiy; Get away from
mo. don's bother me Harticln turned
Assay " groan. vent into the pan
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02


dicate)
delphia They made other agreements
that would have profited the Baltimore
| q Ohio. and Robert Garrett decided not
10 build the road. He estimated that
the project had already cost 81, 900 900.
The Pennsylvania was ready 20 pay
that.
II had really cost 100000. The
Pennsylvania withdrew from the agree
ment. The game was not worth the
candle to them. Robert Garrett built
his road. II proved fearful drain
on the Baltimore q Ohio. The road
noated $4,000. 900 Of securities on the
strength OF that road between Philadel-
phia and Baltimore. But large part
OF that money was diverted TO other
parts Of the Baltimore & Ohio system,
and was dissipated by peculiar finan-
ciering.
The Baltimore & Ohio found itself on
the brink OF insolvency In October. 1887.
Drexei, Morgan q Co.-which is to say.
]. Pierpont Morgan-advanced the
money that delayed the day of reckon
ing. But, before lending cent, Mr..
Morgan demanded that Robert Garrett
resign the presidency.
Samuel Spencer, who was vice-presi-
dent OF the Baltimore & Ohio. became
president In Mr.. CARROTS stead. Mr..
Spencer is OF the firm of Drexel, Morgan
Co.
Miss Mary Garrett, who. of course.
inherited a great fortune from her
father, old John W., put her hand In
her pocket. She loyalty paid on large
part Of the roads obligations to Drexel.
Morgan & Co. Then Samuel Spencer
had to go. Then came Charles +.
Mayer as president. The road con-
tinued to go down. Bad. aye criminal,
bookkeeping was resorted to to keep up
the price OF stock for gambling pur-
poses.
The stockholders OF the road have
been for years deluded by false reports
OF the company's profits by a peculiar
system Of bookkeeping.
For six months ending Dec. 81 last
the company reported net earnings
"a 1920, but on Saturday 1t was I'M
able to borrow the 100000 needed to
pay interest due to-day, and the crash
came.
And II is said Stephen Little, the ex-
! pert accountant, who went to Baltimore
to examine the Baltimore & 0hio's
books. found the books doctored. There
are hints of journal entries that bear
the initials Of the officer requiring them
to be made, thus to relieve the account
ant OF the responsibility.
Enhancement of the market prices OF
securities is made on the books to APP
pear as income, and no change was
made when the value of the securities
again declined. 1t Ia understood. too,
that Mr.. Little found $50 engines laid
IN. useless for want OF repairs.
John X. Gowan, who resigned his seat
In congress to become the Baltimore &
| Ohios president one week ago, Is now
| made receiver OF the property for the
United States courts. He will continue
| 10 operate the railroad much as though
nothing had happened, but the credl-
tors of the company will be told when
| they press their claims: You can dc
nothing. The company is In the hands
OF the courts"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

number TO become MeBride,s sg.o,
. gave MN sufficient money 70 nav -,
tse wha,. ana ,hen proceeded to destroy
~, ,s, sno'e oniiii, The committee q nov,
!, hunting for Mcbride 10 impress , nv"
his mind that his stay In Mitchell, NM, apyn
be brief. ''ne'i must
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

He swore that she should never get a
cent of his money. He declared he
would see It burn before his eyes
sooner than let her have 1t. His favor
lite retreat was his big orchard. back of
the house. There he spent most OF his
time, walking up and down between the
rows of trees and muttering to himself.
Just before he died he made midnight
pilgrimages to the orchard, and 1t is
where the searchers hope to find the
treasure. When the frost is out OF the
ground systematic search win be
made. But though every inch Of the
ground has been gone over. not one spot
has been found which looks as II 1t
might conceal gold and silver and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

,sy. came back with a vicious looking
dirk knife about eight inches long. and
xl,hsu, word plunged tho knife into
bot breast. jus, above the heart Miss
Trehbe sank 10 the i'oor and died In NJ
,enu miun,ea There was no witness TO
m. fatal deed. and Mics Treble was
slmrovered few minutes later by her
widowed sister. Mrs. Thomas ward
rlth whom she lived. The murderer
IL under arrest.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
A Practical Joker FATALLY shot.

AS Orlando Deweese. of Marion. Ohio,
was escorting young woman from
church Sunday night. Virgil Eberly and
two friends stepped from behind tree.
Drawing revolver. Eberly cried:
Hold up your hands" Deweese then
shot Eberly through the lungs and he
will die. Eberly and his friends vera
simply trying to brighten him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
wiped GU. Tho Family.

John Mackin. 90 years old, of Jer-
sey City, Thursday night shot and In
stantly killed Lizzie. his wife, p years
old, and Mrs. Bridget Connors. aged "a,
her mother, and mortally wounded
Morris Connors. aged Sc, his father-in-
law.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02


PHILADELPHIA. for all that remained was
10 sign some papers,
Now, be II remembered, Robert Gar
rett was never a self-contained man
IIe drank deep. Arrived In New
York. he went to dinner party with
acme OF his old friends. Some mem
hers of that odorous tribe known as cor
noration lawyers we're among them.
At that dinner the bottle OF cham
nayne that cost millions was opened,
Robert Garrett drank 1t. Flushed. ne
could not keep his triumphant secret
congratulate me-" he cried. Drink
n the ms O. and her outlet to Philadel-
phia. In two days will control the
r., w. a B."
More corks popped. But one man
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
:, IN. hundred.

Horny Mahcr, aged iOo s.e eOmn Ksu.
.oielde al his home in Bel, county ,'nn no AM
s s,,asv The other day. He had !, oeen
u s",n preacher for more than 'oyears'
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
MILLIONS VANISHED.
TIE BALTIMORE q OHIO RAN.
Road IN THE COURTS.
'As history OF the Koad Read. LIZ. !.
n''"@nes The First Railroad In IN.
cnitsd states = CRIMINAL M...
meat !, Alleged.

HE story OF the
Baltimore 4 Ohio
railroad. which has
Just gone into the
hands Of a receiver.
reads like q ro-
nance. In the first
chapter we see an
humble American
citizen engaged In
the pursuit Of hap
rfnAaa 18th .-..tn
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
oMEwHERE be-

OMEwHERE be-
meath the fertile,
rolling acres Of Old
Bill BENEFITS farm,
on the southern
outskirts of the lit
tie village Of Ca
naan, Conn. 9 for
tune In gold. silver
a n d government
bonds lies buried.
Old Bill alone knew
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
liter REVENGE.
-, ss-m'sRipE FEup IN
.o,JTn DAKOTA.
-. Asa.sd John IA LAWYER
n,.a % = Breksn Heart -
-, Of al Unhsppy Marriage
4. ssss,.a iife.

- HE entire outfit Of
a1I the weekly Mail. a
7i long established
HH newspaper In the
VII town of Mitchell. 3,
D., Was destroyed
III By an indignant
IN populaee the other
day Paper. press.
es. type and other
paraphernalia be-
longing TO tho
slsnt acre taken into the
~, vublicly burned By a body
- men. The type was melted.
..ssork s~nt up in smoke and
I. ,,sssss gsre smashed into
:. i pieces This act ia an
/ q. il the tragedy Of the Malls
IN Mcbride. A story OF blast
I. rslnsd lives and the display
"a d the malignant efforts 10
ssass Is mixed up IN ths easa
4 "a John d. LasleF. president
| nm National bank. were 4
q < ,ssrs ago ON friendly terms.
~ seing editor OF the only dsm-
n ~ser 10 that section. and The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
BURIED HIS MONEY.
OLD BILL BENNETT WOULD NOT
MAKE A WILL.

HAD Three Wives and stssvsa Fhssa An
Sat ON his Porch ssd wstshsd
Thsi, Faasrsis DO By--bssth NESS. ne
HIa His Gold.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

silk worm eggs are ABOUT '''
At mustard seeds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

Ten years ago all Europe manufact-
ured 81, 100000 pounds Of silk. valued az
64.o00.000 pounds.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02

bonds. His cunning was kssnsr thas
theirs, and In the spirit land old Bin
still jsnghs LAST and best,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
THE CHRIST DAY.

Home bringing and home loving
and home happiness are the bright
features of the Christ day through.
out the metes and bounds of Christ
endom. Callous is the heart, and
dead to all impressions of light and
gladness, which is not quickened to
gentle1ess and unselfshness upon
the natal day of Him who taught the
broadcast humanity and the most dis
interested love. Had Dickens writ.
ten only of Christmas, he should
occupy a commanding place in the
affection OF humanity because of the
CHEEKY scenes he pictured and the
CHEEKY halos he east about this dav
OF all days in the year. The very
pathos, which at times seemed part
OF himself. when he wrote, quicken.
ened and Enlightened under the light
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
THE CHRISTMAS BELLS.

Hark. upon calm, still, midnight
Comes the sound of pealing bells,
Far away their echo sounding.
Ger the hills, and DER the dells.
Over all, heaven S canopy
Stars that shine with brilliant light;
ederneath the snowy hillsiIes,
listening through the starry night.
Not a sound To break the silence,
ReigniDg throughout the earth.
Save these BELLS, SO sweetiy telling,
OF the Savior's lowly birth.
Sweetly ringing, sweetly ringing,
Do they tell the story old,
When through all the coming ages,
Shall forever more be told.
Softly ringing, they are speaking
OF the dear ones passed away.
OF the lives. which out of darkness,
Now have entered perfect day,
OF the hands SO meekly folded,
LIES long toll forever done:
OF the crosses, bravely carried,
OF the crowns of glory won.
Gayly ringing, they are speaking
or the many joys TO come;
OF the happy laugh of children,
OF the love and peace at home.
HarE, the angels sing the carol,
Which they sang TO shepherds then:
Glory be to God in heaven,
And on ear.h, good will TO mem
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WITH this issue the NEWS fin
ishes its 5iSt YEAR The News was
established in 1915, ami with but
very little interruption has enjoy
eel a prosperous career, up to the
past few yeahs, when it was per
mitted to lapse from he high place
il occupied, But it is once more
climbing the hill, and we hope ere
the year of 1897 has passed it will
have reaSSumed the position FROM
1T fell. We have done what we
could In the past two years to give
people of Tazewell a readable To-
cal paper, and from the encourage.
ment we have received We feel
that our efforts have been appre-
cIated, and we will go into the
new year with more courage than
we went into the one that will
have passed into eternity before
another issue of the paper appears.
To the many friends who came
forward and extended us help
ing hand during the past two
years, we return our sincere thanks
and promise them to do all in our
power to please them AMI all new
patrons who may come to our aid
in the future.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
THE FORCE OF LOVE.

Hold back thy whip, O master,
Hold back thy cure and frown,
The demons of disaster
Fear not the sword or gown;
The demons of disaster
They troop to wreck all ships
Than winds OF heaven faster
Hold back thy frowns and whips.
For these, the poor, thy brothers be
Remember him of Galileei
What other power can save You?
From evils trooping near:
From demons all that brave you?
lis love alone they fear;
The demons all that brave you
What other is TO stay?
Give as he freely gave you,
On this His natal day.
BY sacrifice we come to bliss.
There is no other path but this.
Behold the star that shineth
Forever in the east!
Behold the rose that twineth
Above the lair of beast
Behold the rose that twineth
To bless the monarch's bower,
The same His hand designeth
To cheer the toiler's houri
The space between the poor and
great
His presence doth obliterate.
. perfect love that chideth
The heart that haTbors wrong!
o love that still abdeth
To make the weakest strong!
. love that suill abideth
When all else pure hath fled.
Thou art &! thy strength O 'er-rldeth
The demons man doth dread.
lis thine, o silent force of love.
To make lion of the dove.
CHARLES EUGENE BANKS.
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Of that day until it was nearly di
vested of all of its sadness.
The tragedy Of Calvary was years
after the birth scene at Bethlehem.
Tue God child had need TO grow up
to mans estate and wrap about Him
the mantle of infinite deity before He
became a man of sorrows and nc
quainted with giief. The Christ day
tells of the virgin mother and her
glad smile of JOY as she looked upon
the face of her newly born child. ID
recalls the cheruoic song of the an
gels that startled the shepherds at
Salem and the effulgent star that
guided the wise men to the manoer
in which he lay. II brings out of the
past the happy circumstances of
those who we've led into the Divine
presence, bringing with them gifts of
gald aud frankincense and myrrh. So
too, clearer than when first uttered,
because now better under stood, is
heard after the lapse of 1000 years
the Heavenly promise of peace, good
will to men. Comes also the teach
ing of mercy, forgiveness and char
ty as substitute for the older law of
eye for eye aud tooth for tooth
When He came the dark night of cru
city aud wrong and oppression rolled
away, ushering in the gray dawn of
an endless day of love for enemies
and prayers for those that use their
neishbors despitefully.
The example of the sages who
came as gift bearer is universally fol
lowed, and meet is it that it should
be so, because the heart that gives
In love has a sure promise of bles.
sing from the Lord The inspiring
motive OF donatives lie the love that
love that thinks no evil against the
recipient of the favor, and love is the
dominant ruler of the heert that is
good. The Christ taught nothing if
He did not teach the Infinite beauty
OF home life that is builded upon
love. The heart that loves and is
cheerful gives freely, thus communi
eating pleasure to others i the re
fiection that they are not forgotten,
and hapsiuess TO the donor in that
he peroeives that he has communi-
Gated happiness. Love is conta-
Sious, as happiness is contagious,
and blessed aud thrice blessed is
that household which Welcomes
Christians with ringing Of bells and
singing of glad songs, with laughter
and merry voices, aud that makes
memorable the day by tokens of af
lection, whose value rests in the mo
tive which prompted the giving Of
them.
Did He sorrow? Not for his sins
or follies did He grieve. Did He
sweat great drops of blood in His
agony? Then was it that men might
be freed from sin and be capable of
approaching and COMMUNICATING
and initiating the infinite good OF
His nature. The face that was MARI
ed is now lit with the ineffible iov
that comes of mans redemption, aud
from His great throne He regards
all earth S children in love and smiles
responsive to the gladness of those
homes which make merry and bright
the Christ day, Christmas.
WILLIAM ROSSER COEBE
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M ANTED-SEvERAL FAITHFUL,
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slble established housei in Virginia. Sal
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

The Sovereign College of Allied
Masonic Degrees for North America
has been Incorporated at Washing
ton. The obj cts of the organiza
ton are stated to be to have jurisCic
ton over the degrees of Ark Mari G.
Secret Monitor, Knights of Constan
tine, knights of Three Kings,
Knights of Christian Mark, knights
of Holy Sepulchre, Holy aud illus.
trious Order of tho Cross and sncl
other degrees as the college may ad I
from time to time, 10 encourage the
members of the college in the re
searching for Masonic information;
to diffuse charity and to do all other
acts for the Advancement and prog.
Of the College as the faculty may see
INT TO do from time to time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

Masonry IS a synonym of fair deal
ing, honesty Of purpose. moi only in
our Intercourse with each other as
Masons, but in the world at large.
1t teaches that we should s'always
act upon the square, and do unto
others as we would wish to be done
by. 1t places all men upon an equal
ity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

There is a general attack al along
the hue of grand lodges upor the
use OF the cipher in teaching the u
written work of the degrees. Wis
cousin Grand Lodge issued mauda
tory iIct in 1885, prohibiting the
sale, or having in possession, of a
printed cipher by brethren in it's
jurisdiction. Ii such a book is used
IN this State it is direct violation of
grand lodge regulation, and a
brother so issuing it is subject to
discipline. The grand lodges of the
country evidently believe in living
up to the lesson of the three Jewels
of the fellowcraft.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

Masonry is religious, and constant
ly saying lit is not religion is un-
called for. Such language sounds
apolcgetic when no apology is need
ed and when there is no complaint
of Masonfy's on auy denomination
or sect Voice of Masonry.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

The ancient and Accepted Rite
practices what it teaches aud recog'
nizes it's members in every land
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

Carrot A. Hobart Republican
Vice Pre- sident, is Knight Templar
and the present generalissimo of his
commandery.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
Pitchers Castoria.
Children Cry for
MASONIC.

In the United States and Canada
there are 1913 lodges, with a total
membership of 1864 Masons.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

Freemasonry bears the stamp of
tolerance and liberality, and it's best
representatives are those brethren
who do not cherish resentments-
who take broad views of all subjects,
and who oan walk and work with
their brethren of different religious
creeds aud political opinions.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25

BY law of the granG lodge of
Pennsylvania adopted in 1SO4.andnot
rescinded, no member of the craft
in the jurisdiction can be q member
of two lodges at one and the same
time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-12-25
LEGENDS OF The XMAS-TREE.
Origin of a Beautiful Custom
Lost IN Historic al UncerfoI1ty.

Nearly every Christian nation
claims the honor of having given to
the world the custom of the Christ.
Eastree. Yet its origin is so OBJ
scnre that no man may rightly say
whence or when the beautiful usage
began. A Scandinavian myth of
great antiquity speaks of service.
tree sprung from the blood drench
ed soil where two lovers had been
killed by violence in their innocence
AZ certain nights in the Christmas
season mysterious lights were seen
flaming in its branches that no wind
could extinguish
The French have their legend as
well. In a romance of the thirteenth
century the hero finds a gigantic tree
whose branches are covered with
burning candles, some standing erect,
the others upside down, and Oh the
top vision of child, with a halo
around his curly head. The knight
asked the Pope for an explanation
who declared that the tree undoubt
eddy represented mankind and the
child the Savior, and the candles
hood and bad human beings.
Wolfram Won Einhenbach, the fla
nous minstrel, sings of prevailing
custom of welcoming guests with
branches ornamented with burning
candles.
ASCRIBED TO LUTHER.
One tale bestows the honor upon
Martin Luther. One Christmas Eve,
travelling along over the snow cover
ed country. the sky, with it's thous
snds of glittering stars, made such
a deep impression upon the reform
er that after arriving home he tried
to explain it to his wife and children.
Suddenly an idea suggest itself to
him. He went into the gaIden, cut
off little fir tree, dragged it into
the nursery, put some candles on its
branches, and lighted them.