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acknowledgements

9MET bekendtgjores herycd, at
~ Ki6bmand r G. BELL her af
Stedet Days Dato har opsiyet sit
30 til Skifterettens Demanding
SOM fallit.
ALE og Enhver, der MATTE have
noget at fordre paa oyenn@vnte
X 0bmand Il. q. BELLS Fallitbo,
indkaldes herved med & Maaneders
Yarsel til at anmelde og bevislig
gi6re deres Krav for underteSnede
Skifterct.
Frederiksteds Skifteret. St. croi1. den 22ao
September 1896.
, 1896-09-23

So lines Of rain were measured on sunday
morning, 81 in the afternoon, Is on Monday
moraing and 13$ this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28
A Homely Court.

A backwcods court is thus described
in the Cincinnati Enquirer: IA desper-
ado was offended at the court and used
unbecoming language, and when fined
for contempt claimed that he could not
be guilty of contempt, since there was
no courthouse. The squire ordered a
circle made to represent a courthouse,
whereupon the desperate got outside of
the line and renewed his insults When
told that he disturbed the court, he
said. Make your courthouse larger.
Another line was drawn. with similar
results. and still others. until the muir
murings ceased to disturb the court
Another defendant was guilty of a
breach Of the peace. The court sent him
to Jail. writing the following mittimus
'Jailer Of Garrard county. you will
please lock John Blevin up in Jail and
keep him until I call for him. He has
been cuttin up and cussin and tryin
to fight -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28
A DANGEROUS BIRD.
What WIN Happen Some Day to IN In
cautious Hunter Of Blue Herons.

What WIN Happen Some Day to m In
cautious Hunter of Blue Herons.
''Some of these days." said the long
shore hunter, 81 expect to open my daily
paper and see headline something like
this, Killed by a Blue Heron, and I'll
tell you why. The blue heron is big,
powerful bird which has already badly
disfgured the faces of several men. The
men have wounded a bird, and then
thinking to capture it alive they went
up to it. Why, I'd as soon try to kiss a
wounded grizzly. The birds grow as
tall as 6 feet. and have necks like fish
rod and just the kind Of muscles to
move it the quickest with the most
strength. They could drive their bill
points through quarter inch panel.
1.-THE hunter goes up to the bird and
sees it lying there looking as innocent
as a robin, with only wing broken.
What fine pet it would make, the
fool hunter thinks. Then he picks the
bird up and starts for home in a wagon
or a boat, with the bird between his
knees. The birds neck is drawn back
like a letter s. All of sudden the
bill shoots up and gives the man cash
alongside the eye three inches long.
That is what always has happened.
The wounded bird has missed it's aim,
but sometimes-and you want to remenl
Der it-this feathered spear1nan will
drive its bill far into its enemy's eye,
and like steel umbrella stick the poin,
of the bill will penetrate the mans
brain. guess the birds aim has al
ways been spoiled by the pain Of it,
wounds, and so many human life ha.
been saved. I don't monkey with
wounded bitterns, or crancs-well
scarcely. New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28
What Touched rhsckerav.

At the sale of Lady Blessington's
household furniture. her library. her pic
lures. porcelain. plate and some Of her
5ewelry, which were disposed of before
she left London for the last time. one
little incident ought not to be forgotten.
A French servant Of Lady Blessington's
wrote her letter in which he told her
that he had observed many of her friends
passing through the rooms, and he add
ed that mr.. Thackeray had to cover
his eyes to hide his tears. Speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28
ONE OF THE ouesassr OF LAKES.


4 Pazxls % Gselaeists In the Hass 0sas
Region Of Kentucky.
Sinking creek, in the northwestern
part Of this county, is not q running
stream or creek, as one would imagine
from its name, but i. is q large lake,
which forms only in the spring Of the
year, when thaws and rainfall produce
an overabundance of water. The forma-
ton of q lake covering over 200 acres
Of land and sometimes over 300 comes
with the suddenress Of q rise in tho
Mississippi river.
The lake is formed in hollow en-
tirely surrounded by gradually inclined
hills of blue grass fields and meadows.
These hills are at first imperceptible to
the eye ON account of the gradual and
even slope of the surrounding country.
A closer examination of the country
shows that for miles around it all grad
ually inclines to the place where the
springtime lake forms, but the place it.
self is merely slightly rolling tract Of
land, over which various fences, trees
and strawberries are seen. As the lake
depends on the rainfall for its supply of
water, it is larger some years than 9th
ers and has been known to cover $50
acres of land and the water all the way
from to 80 feet deep. This body
Of water is a veritable Mecca for duck
hunters at the time of the year when
ducks pass through Kentucky on their
way to the northern lakes.
There is no outlet above the earth in
the way Of a creek or hollow. There is
no cave or sink hole on any of the land
which is covered by water through
which the water may escape. Yet with
in one month this immense amount of
water disappears After the disappear
ance the earth which is covered, in
stead of being a wet, marshy place, as
is the case of an ordinary springtime
rise in water, is a beautiful. fertile, blue
grass vale, over which blcoded Ken
lucky stock roam during the summer
months and fatten on the rich pastur.
age. No appearance of marsh or water
weeds, etc., is found after the lake has
gone.
Exactly what causes the Sinking" Of
the lake has never been Disseminated,
although various biologists have visited
the scene. 1t is well known fact thai
quicksilver thrown into pond or lake
will cause it to soon sink, and it il
claimed that the water forming thi.
lake, as it is drained down from the
surrounding hills. brings with it a com
position of some kind similar to mer
cnry or quicksilver in its action on
sinking lake, and that this is the key
to the mystery Of Sinking creek. Mich
olasville Letter in Cincinnati Enquirer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28
Saltieat of Seas

Some idea Of the saltness of the wa
tiers Of the Dead sea may be gained
from the comparison made below. The
Dead sea is situated in Palestine, 90
miles east Of Jerusalem. 1t is 35 miles
long and from 10 to 10 miles wide, with
an average depth Of 90 fathoms (12O
feet). Common ocean water contains
but 80 parts Of salt to the /, 600. That
Of the Dead sea contains ESQ parts to the
1000, which makes the briny solution
exactly one-fourth salt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28
Her Plant.

A fat French lady despairingly says,
Il am so fat that I pray for disap-
pointment to make me thin, but no
sooner does the disappointment come
than the joy at the prospect Of getting
thin makes me fatter than ever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-28

After the rags used in the manufac.
ture Of paper have been ground TO .
pulp caustic I've is mixed with the
product in order 70 reduce the small,
hard particles that are found in the
pulp. and which, il left would make
knots in the paper.
, 1896-12-16
co..r,bu.or. 70 na<.nn...

One contributor states that be is Il
gentleman" wishing to go abroad OF
. historical and antiquarian tor,
through Normandy. the only difficulty
being that he has not sufficient means
to accomplish his object. He therefore
requests my father to send him e12 at
once, and he, the writer. will immedi.
ately start and contribute gratuitously,
he says, to The CorEhill an account Of
his journey. He trusts that il my father
cannot do this he will make some other
arrangement. The contributor thinks Of
going BY Rouen. Caen, Bayeux. st. Mi
chel and returning by Tours and Or
leans. "You will perceive" he says,
that this is an original O u and on
tains many interesting points"
"Honored and admired SIR" writes
another in Johnsonian language fro.n
the depths Of the country. Fin the writ
or Of this letter you would behold the
unlucky, unfortunate aud unworthy
contributor Of some poetical subjects to
your influential and extensive Cornhili
Magazine. Indeed, l have but received
. day or two ago such q piece returned.
I now try my hand at prose and send
you . paper for the May number Of the
magazine. (The letter is dated March
~. and the editor and printers would
have to bestir themselves "If the
manuscript is returned" says tho au.
thor, 81 will send the postage necessary.
May such a contingency be far of. -
Cornhill Magazine.
, 1896-12-16
THE VILLA EMILIA,

0sees that ] never entered. under the shadow
OF trees;
Gates with the garden discreet behind th<
wall,
Il It here. o garden discrest, il It herr, assss
all,
asre and behind your gates,
That the love OF my life awaits
In . golden sleep the dawn Of my coming, NJ.
der the treesf
n the quiet Of trees the garden sleeps in
the sun,
Sleeps and awaits one day . Weakening hand.
Il 1t / o garden discreet. IL 1t I shall Stand
One day at the gate and claim
Your princess in my namsf
For she aleeps and awaits the appointed som.
ing, sleeps In the sun.
Gates that I never entered, gates Of my Wills
Of dreams,
Is there . princess at all that your shadow
keep
For her lover. o garden discreet. in . golden
sleepf
All, II behind your gates
Only q shadow awaits
Ths shadowy love that I lay at your portals.
villa of dreamsi
Arthur Symons in AthenDum.
, 1896-12-16
Pr...a.nt..l Popular Vote.

There 10 a widespread feeling In the
country, II 1t does not amount to . posi-
tive conviction, that some Of the laws
regulating the method BY which the
choice Of the people for the highest Of
foe in their gift il made have sur
vived. the period Of their usefulness and
ought to be revised and adapted to the
conditions Of the present time, which
differ 30 widely from those existing
when these laws were enacted. The in
dications are not obscure that there is q
growing desire In the country to have
the existing electoral plan re-examined.
and possibly abandoned, 20 ~ to elect
the president BY o direct popular vote.
There IL at least enough Of this feeling
abroad 10 justify an impartial study Of
the subject from . nonpartisan stand
point. and with = view to do ample
Justice to the plan - 1t is a. we'll ~ to
ascertain whether 1t might be modified
20 ~ to become more republican in spir-
II and 10 work with greater equality
among the voters Of the different states.
Rev. Bishop 8. II Merrill in North
American Review.
, 1896-12-16

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-12
HASTINGS IS FOR QUAY
Will Heartily Endorse the Senator
for Presidential Candidate.
EFFECT or HIS CANDIDACY
The Governor Believes That Peuusyl'
vauia. the Leading Republican
State. Should Be Recognized st
tho National ConveutiOn.

Harrisburg. Pa, Feb. 1l.-Govern0r
Hastings declared in an interview to-
day that he IL In favor OF Senator Quay
for the presidency II he Ia a candidate.
Recently the governor was assured by
Senator Quay that II he desired the
vote Of the Pennsylvania delegation In
the next national convention he (Quay
would he for him, but the governor de-
clined.
He says: "Iknew there was no show
for my nomination. and I was not hunt
ing for compliments. Senator Quay's
candidacy would have q two-fold effect
in this state. 1t would reunite the party
in broad and lasting foundations.whic
every true Republican would welcome,
and would help to dispel the idea
abroad in the country that because
Pennsylvania Is the leading Republi-
can protection state and always safe
therefore she should never have pres
idential candidate. Pennsylvania 3
constant Republicanlsm should be the
best argument in favor of Pennsyl-
vania candidate. will be for Quay II
he Is willing to be a candidate"
GiikesOn In Line.
Harrisburg. Pa, Feb. 11.--Deputy
Attorney General Elkin and other state
officials supplement the Interview Of
Governor Hastings in declaring for
Senator Quay for president. Banking
Commissioner Gilkeson said tonight
Il am heartily in favor Of Senator Quay
for president. He possesses every
qualification for the place, and. in my
judgment, the mention OF his name in
this connection will create unbounded
enthusiasm among all the Republicans
Of this state
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-12
CRAZY BARBER'S DEED.
Charles pharcs shoots Ills Mother in.Law
and Fathcr.in.I.nw and Commits
Suicide

SuiCluc.
Newton. Ia. Feb. 1l.-Charles Phares
shot and killed his mother-in-law. Mrs.
X. 7. Smith. fatally shot his father-in-
law, and then put q bullet into his own
brain, dying instantly at noon today
Phares was a barber who had lived
for several years at Atlantic. Some
months ago. on account of failure to
get work. he and his wife came here to
live with the parents Of Mrs. Phares,
the Smith family. For several weeks
he had been respondent and even
threatened few days to kill himself
Today he went down town. returning at
noon. He entered the room where Mr..
and Mrs Smith were and shot Mr..
Smith. The bullet enetered the left
side of his face and passed through
his head. coming out in the right ear
Then. it is supposed he turned to Mrs.
Smith and shot her in the mouth. The
bullet entered her brain and she dropped
dead. He then went out in front of
the house and shot himself in the left
temple, death resulting instantly.
Neighbors rushed in and found the three
bodies. MIR. Smith was not yet dead,
and for a time revived. but he will die
When the news of the horrible deed
was conveyed to Mrs. Phares. who was
visiting in another part of town, she
tainted and has since been in danger
Gus condition. Her recovery is doubt
ful, and II is probable 1t will be a
tragedy with four victims before the
end Is reached. Mr.. and Mrs. Phares
had one child, a son years old. They
had lived comfortably together until
his reverses caused him to become de-
spOndent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-12
"BAT" SHEA ELECTROCUTED.
Final Protest Of lnuoc suce-JOhu u
McGOush Repeats Ills Confession rs Il
the killing OF Ross.

Dannemora, NY. Feb. b.1l-"Bat' Shea
was executed in the electric chair at
Clinton prison this morning. Shea re-
tired quite early last night and slept
soundly until little after seven o'clock
this morning. For breakfast he asked
for ham and eggs. Before breakfast
the Rev. j. j. Swift, of st. Patrick's
church, Troy. and the Rev. Father
Berlanger, the local Catholic priest, ar
ment. Shaking hands with Father
Swift, Ire said: II am Innocent, father
innocent"
Through the courtesy of Warden
Thayer, the United Press representa-
tive was granted an interview with
John b. McGough, who five weeks ago
confessed that he. and not Bat" Shea
who was electrocuted this morning.
killed Ross. McGough still insists that
he was the slayer and said:
II made every repatriation possible.
knowing that | killed Ross. 1t was
dead wrong to kill Shea. His revolver
was a 80 calibre. center fire while mine
was 80 rim fire. 1t was the latter
which killed Ross. In killing Shea
they have killed an innocent man.
am the man who should have sat in the
chair"
McGough made his statement with
out tremor.
Official timekeeper. DR.. Ives, says the
contact was one minute and twenty
one seconds. The voltage was 1,S00
gradually reduced to 150. When the
current was turned off there was q
slight muscular action and an eXhala-
ton from the lungs. DR.. Ransom Or
dered another contact, lasting less than
nine seconds. Shea was pronounced
dead after the first contact
The autopsy showed diseased con-
dition of the lungs. tuberculosis had
set in and Shea could not have lived
more than few months at the utmost
The following letter from Shea was
opened. after the execution:
ON the verge of death ! desire to say
that ! do not think / had u fair trial.
Extraordinary means We're taken to con-
Wet me and Testimony given by Mr. Lam
sin was absolutely untrue. ain sorry
for Ross family and for the gloom II has
cast over them, but | did not 20 to the
polls on election day to shoe, Robert
Ross, and had no intention Of inJuring
him. l die for a crime did not commit.
! am an innocent man. | bid you all fare
well. Bartholomew Shea