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LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD,

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stI5 4 u. daily. for GENEVA. ROCHESTER,. BuF.
FAIU. MAG kEA FALLS. SUSPENSION. rKiDpr. ana
III. Wet. and principal local points: Dining car TO
SuSpc sion Fridge; Pullman NeStihule Sleeper TO
II 700 \. NJ. daily. except Sunday. for MAUCH
CHVNk and intermediate points. Connections for
I 700 p " d1i'v except sunday for EI.MlRA and
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and loading; chair car to WllSeshnrr"
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II T. n"tinn. ard all intermediate stations.
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II NCIION amt principal int rmcdlate stations. run.
NAV Buffet Far or Car 10 Wilkesbarre; connections
for PottsvIr.
5;Is p VI. daily for EASToN and intermediate
G,IO =. NJ. daiy for BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS:
ann all points West Pullman Slcener Nestibuled
Train New York 10 Chicago. sleeper to ,Runalo and
300 + n. daily for ITHACA, GENEVA. ROCKIES
TEX. ECFF> LO. NIAGARA FALLS. and all points
West Pullman Sleeper to Chicago and BUFFALO. Chair
Car To- WllkCsbnrre.
IN $50 p. NJ. daily. except Sunday, for EAsToN and
Intermediate points.
Additional local trains daily. except Sunday, for
ROUND BROOK and intermediate points leave as fob
lows: sun \. n. 900 A. NJ. l2:lOP. NJ, Ago i. NJ,
Tickets and Pullman accommo iatIon, at 2S5. 273.
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Settees, Benches, Camp Chairs,
etc, etc. There is nothln so SER
viceable for out-of-Ioor use as the
hhn,n ,, ES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10
Acourt martial in the Ninth Regiment. In connec-
ton with tho charges against Capt Wilcocks, is said
to be Inevitable.

The last semi annual returns of the Fourteenth
Regiment show a net loss of IS. the greatest loss. II is
believed, OF any regiment In the State. Company r
alone shows the unusual loss Of 2l men. The only
companies which show a gain arc A and X. The com.
plete returns follow:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

The First Battery. Capt. Louis Wendell, will Assem-,
bic at Its armory next Thursday night for annual in.
spectiOn aud muster.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
Committed No Crime.
MRS. GODDARD DID NOT MURDER
JOHN SIERS.
Killing was Justifable.
After IL Hours Deliberation the Jury
Return Verdict of Not Guilty.

estate of idaho against Mary T..
Goddard: We, the jury duly empan-
eiled and sworn in the above entitled
action, find the defendant, Mary f..
Goddard, not gully"
The above verdict of the jury in the
Goddard case, read in the District
Court at 10 o'clock II. III. Tuesday,
closed the most celebrated murder trial
ever heard before the courts of Idaho.
Mrs. Goddard, who has been held by
the courts since May 10th, charged with
the wil,ful and malicious murder of
Jno. Siers, has been acquitted of the
charge of crime and released from
custody.
Mrs. Goddard was held on the
charge of murder for the killing OF
John Slers on May 10Th last, in a
shooting afflay at the old Shisslel
ranch on Waha, and in which tragedy
Frank Ward, her son-in-law also met
his death.
! The circumstances leading up to the
tragedy was published in the TELLEF
of May 23rd AS follows:
"John Siers had been for quarter of /:
century prominent resident of Waha
| and only little less prominent resi-
dents of that district We're Mrs. God
dard and Frank Ward. In the early
sixties John Siers, in company Will
Joseph Shissler, located CD the thei
barren prairie of Waha. They tolleo
I q l. e,,yl Il in, off -
the most valuable farm in the Clearwa
tel country was to stand as an evidence
of their Industry. The waters of LAX,
Waha were reverted to flow upon theiI
lands, and for many years their farm
was as an oasis in a desert. Large band
of stock = iamed the range bearing tn
firm brand, and the very name O
Shissler & Siers bespoke of prosperity
AS the country progressed other set
tiers, attracted by the fertility of TIL
soil. located on the favored portions q
| that prairie, and in period of II fey
short years Waha was subjected to
rapid development.
Mrs. Goddard came to that section il
1854 with her husband and two chi
dren aud settled upon "a homestead ad
Joining the Shissler ranch. In lSS
Joseph Shissler died. The stock intel
est of the firm had been removed
Wyoming, and in the settlement of tn
estate Siers retained the stock and tn
Shissler heirs came into possession {
the farm. The real estate was aftel
ward turned over to Sers upon a pul
chasers bond. Frank Ward formed
partnership with Siers III the owner
ship of the land, the company as,un
ing an Indebtedness of 5000. War
) was "A son.in.law of Mrs. Goddard.
fine residence was constructed Oh Il
, farm which became the home of nj
and Mrs Ward. Mrs. Goddard W:
! more or less connected with the firm
D Ward Il Siers, and was intimately CO.
q nected in business with Mr.. Siers fl
number of years. During the wint
of 1S94-5 Siers returned from WyOmiI
and the business relations between hi
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
Rathbone Sisters Organize.

A temple of Rathbone Sisters was Or
Eanized in this City Monday evening,
with fifteen charter members. The
ceremonies were conducted by Mrs.
>. A. POcock, of Colfax, Chief of the
Grand Temple. There were many vis-
itors from Genesee, Colfax and Pome.
roy. The gathering was most pleas
hnt social affair
The following is the list of officers:
Most excellent Chief of the Temple,
Mrs. McConville; Excellent Senior,
Mrs. Mounce; Excellent Junior, Mrs.
Dubuc, Manager of the Temple, Miss
Elaine Kester; Mistress of Records and
'orrespondence, Mrs. Foresmau; Mis-.
tress of Finance, Miss Anna Binnard;
Protector of the Temple, Mrs. Reed;
Guard of the Outer Temple, Mrs. f.
Thatcher; Past Chief of the Temple
Mrs. Doris.
The following ladies were initiated
INTO Calanthe Temple No. 8: Mrs
McConville, Mrs. Mounce, Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Doris, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. VIM
hettenbach, Mrs. Dubuc, Mrs. Leland
Mrs. Akins,. Mrs. Foresman, Mrs. Fix
Miss Elaine Kester, Miss Anna Bin
hard, Miss Grace Atkins, Mrs. Thatcher
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16
School Notes.
BY the B. CT ass.

We are very glad to welcome into
bur ranks Miss Grace Hibhs and Will
liam Roberts, of Enterprise Bar.
AS nothing of particular interest has
occurred during the past week, our list
bf items will necessarily be short.
The skating is very good now and
fonsequ emily four O'clock is looked
knxiously forward to by large num-
per of scholars.
The study of General History, is ex>
feedingly interesting to this class as
we all like to study about ancient peo-
pie and customs.
On Friday afternoon the Literary
Society did not meet because of so
many of the scholars being absent but
Fecided to give a program, consisting
Pf essays, dialogues, songs, recitations,
etc., on the last Friday of this month,
10 which the public are cordially in
Iited.
Monday and Friday our school room
looked like our scholars had deserted
ls. The scholars became so interested
N the trial tnat they nearly forgot
hbout school, but on Tuesday they
we're nearly all back in their usual
aaces. Tuesduy morning the boys had
he word "truants" written on the
board and under il was written Il list
pt those who were absent.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16

face and peaceful heart. Old man
Siers WAS man In whose heart anger
rankled and on Whose brow the frOwn
Of vengeance lowered. And Mr.. drifIits
after three hours took up the narAtiye
and none Of the force Of the picture
was lost when he retouched II. The
man whom Mr.. McNam,~ displayed ~
a victim ofa plot stood out In bold
lines before Mr., Griftiits as nemisis
not to he appeased. Mr.. Grii1its, .
stranger here, proved to be . forcible
speaker. vindicative but effective. He
pursued his theories with ,an earnest
purpose and made them stand Tor stat
ues and only daring hand would vels-
ture to tumble them down Re.
fore the builder. Asa tactician and
general to conduct desperate defense
Mr.. Griffits is at the head cf his pro.
fession. Mr.. Clagett, as = reasoner and
ali orator sustained his great reputa.
ton. HIS speech, on behalf Of the pros
ecution, was never equaled In the STATE.
He held the interest Of the largest au.
dience that ever assembled In the
court house for one whole day. HIS
easy, dignified speech, charmed the
people who heard him. He reviewed
the whole case with It's many connect.
Ing links, with remarkably clear enun.
citation. The simplest auditor could
comprehend his logic and the deepest
reasoner could feast upon his learning.
So complete were his researches and so
forceful were his deductions that the
people left the hall musterlng indigna-
ton. The excitement Of the 10th Ol
last May was re-kindled and the whole
community echoed Mr.. Claegett's ring
ing demands tor justice and the vindi
cation Of the law.
The part Of the presiding Judge In III
important trial. IA It Is not less thar
, that Of the other factors II il not les
trying. Judge PIper's charge to th'
) jury In the Goddard case was IN som'
; ways remarkable document. Their
were SO many blending issues TO h
reconciled that the charge must D
necessity embrace an extended scope
The charge was at the same tim
I simple, elaborate aud exhaustive
q Some of the phases touched upon wer
delicate enough to call forth the mos
! accurate reasoning and ut the sam
/ time SO importaD as to require tn
g touch Of bold expounder. Whel
the field covered, the substance matte
\ and the simplicity Of the reasoning ar
a considered this charge IL pronounced
!. strong legal paper. These who zeal
ously guarded the interests Of th
state could find no objection to tn
@ charge and the defendants counst
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16

suggested only si,ght alterations, The
judges charge, while u was inst. ~ !
tlignified exponent ~ the highest
ideas ofthe impressive lsw ~ TIE hand
Judge Piper Il reco9nixed at1thotaty
on criminal iaw and the great trial just
closed has brought new and deserved
honOrs. ss
This case was submitted q tlIe lnsx
1t Ehalf past nine % M0ndey nt9
It transpires that upon the flrst b1lift
nine jurors stood fnr aCquitfal. IA
short time the vote stood elaveii q 90
III favor Of defendant. = This state c0llss
tinued through the night and M NJ !
the time \ verdict was anllonnced 0ls
Tuesday at II o'clock There was y
small audlence present wl,en The ver-
dict va read. Every nerve W1s
strained Ia. silent expsctAnny wlsIle
the important little pApcr w1a bling
scanned by the Judge xnd b~ing rs-
corded ~ the clerk. The defendant
ana her faithful kinfolk attendants
ws'c - o1s.ss'.s.s .se.s ~ I''ss ...s.a.
the words s0 w. - !neanislk, 49,. ls,E
guittys Wetn sss.l,$ tnsts Wes1 s.ssf
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES c, s, ,ra ss WI
came outbnrsts III sphs ffosll the slst6ys' :
daughter and con 0f the prisoner, I1e
Disappointed pefsplo st0l1 out III tl1es
room. ss
wy w sa.ssss 49, y 49,. 49,. Y n
g tne ssa.e ~ ~ sss ~
| that the verdict Of ~ 1uSY ras ferhlyo
by the hundre1a Nfl&0 hed attended,
| the trial with err UtucoSo Indignant
surprise IL s
N0rks An uO1eNN,rlols
| j,,dve (,Iacrett mar Y slIent KI1xtn-
ment lAst Monday when Was Wy mn
pfessive. 10 order ~ ~ - lsy W.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16

War in Europe does not affect us
10 such an extent that we are obliged
10 sell Patent Medicines, etc., at and
oeiow cost Nor have our goods been
oh hand such length of time AS to
warrant our sacrificing them. We
sun do LEGITIMATE business at the
OH stand. DENT & BUTLER.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
CARING FOR GLOVES.
TIC Keep Them in Good Condition Follow
the Directions Here Given.

Always stretch gloves out smooth
and put in a box without doubling
when removed from the hands. A nice
addition to the glove box is a scented
sachet, giving the gloves a delicate
odor when worn.
An error that is commonly made is
that of mending kid gloves with sew
ing silk. as the silk cnts the kid and
shows the mend more plainly, while
fine cotton thread gives a much more
satisfactory result. If the gloves are
torn, put piece of silk of correspond
ing shade under the torn part, basic
carefully so as not to reveal the stitches
on the right side and then draw up the
rent with cotton thread.
a few good glove cleaners are rec
commended, but it is generally better to
send gloves to one who makes this his
business than to experiment on them,
Tor. like the mending, it is trade in
itself. But. whenever you do, take
warning by the fate of nice pair of
driving gloves we once had, and never
try to polish-them up with French shoe
dressing. The way it came about, we
read in one of the papers that an april
cation of this liquid would renew the
youth and beauty of old and badly
soiled kid gloves, and deeming newspa-
per lore to be relied upon, we put it
into effect. but, alas! the result was a
revelation. To be sure, there We're no
soiled spots remaining visible, hut the
shine on those gloves made them posi-
lively reflective, and the way they adj
hered to the reins turned our thoughts
10 agricultural fairs and molasses
candy. In conclusion. we have only to
say: Mend, patch, clean or wash your
gloves. but never try French shoe
dressing. 1t doesn't worL - $50
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
BICYCLES AND ROADS.
Indirectly the Wheeling Craze Will Be OF
VaIuo IN Eoru,ars

Indirectly the Wheeling Craze VIII Be of
Value to Farmers.
1t is estimated that 100000 bicycles
will be sold the present year, to such
enormous proportions has the craze for
the wheel attained. l do not sup
pose that my great number of these
will GO into the hands of farmers, and
yet the farmer is likely to be as greatly
benefited by this piece of mechanism
as any class of citizens, for while coun-
try people have for generations been
dragging along over poor, rough and
muddy roads, no sooner has this great
army of bicyclers arisen than there has
arisen concerted movement all over
the country for better roads. Never
before has public attention been so
sharply drawn to this matter of
wretched highways, and, what is more
to the purpose, substantial progress
has been made, not only in arousing
public opinion. but in actually forcing
beginning to be made in scientific
road construction. In many instances
states have taken hold of the matter
and are constructing state highways.
while elsewhere counties have under
taken the same work. Nothing succeeds
like success. and the experience with
these new roads is sure to lead to the
building of others near them, and so
the good work will spread.
Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
ABOUT FARM DAlRYINe.
What Prof. wing, of Cornell University
THINKS of 1t.

What Prof. Wing, of Cornell University,
THINKS of 1t.
Many think that the creamery but
ter is better than can be maze on the
farm.
Now, this is entirely erroneous. Not
only is it perfectly possible to make as
good butter on the farm as can be made,
but is a matter Of no great difficulty
and does not require an expensive or
elaborate equi. mcnt. The principles
that govern the manufacture of good
butter are the same in either case;
their observance will result in GOOD but
ter on the farm Just as surely as their
,reglect will result in lad butter in the
factory. That this is so s.seen in the
fact that numerous private dairymen,
having recognized these principles, are
getting more for their butter made up
lin small way in a private dairy than
lis given for the very best grades of
creamery butter. Indeed, from the fact
lhat the private dairymen can control
fthe cows, their feed and care, and the
milk from the time It leaves the COW
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
SOME ORCHARD EVILS.
How to Protect Young Fruit Trees from
Mice and Rabbits.

How to Protect Young Fruit Trees from
Mice and Rabbits.
The following directions are issued
by the Pardue univ ersity agricultural
Experiment station:
Young fruit trees are very apt to be
Injured during the winter by mice and
rabbits gnawing the bark. This is es-
pecially true if the orchard has been
neglected during The summer season.
A heavy growth of grass or weeds about
The trees makes excellent nests for mice
during the winter, and where rubbish
heaps have been allowed to accumulate
in the orchard, especially if it is near
forest, rabbits will almost invariably
congregate. Under these conditions
the young trees will almost certainly
suffer from the ravages of one OF both
of these pests. 1t is important there
fore that this matter be attended to at
once.
There are various remedies recon-
mended for these evils, the first and
most successful of which is clean cul-
tivation. If this has been followed,
then remove all loose mulch. dead grass
and rubbish of various kinds from the
immediate vicinity of the base of the
trees. This will destroy the nesting
places of the mice and will go far to-
ward protecting the trees from injury.
Then, in addition to the above. make
a smooth, compact mound of earth. a
foot high. about the base of the trees,
just before the ground freezes. These
two precautions will be all that is neces-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24

alarmed 1t does not confine its at
tacbs to fruit trees, but is found work
ing On shade and ornamental trees as
well; usually the maple, elm and noun
tain ash.
The beetle will attack perfectly
healthy trees, but has a decided pref
erence for weak and sickly ones. A tree
infested with this insect can be easily
detected by little careful observation.
The trunk and larger branches are
usually pcppered full of little round
holes, about the size of pin head, rs
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton at Fig. 2. In many instances the
gummy exerdation from these pune
lures is very conspicuous, standing out
jim bead-lille masses or running down
the branches and trunk. l have seen
many trees, especially cherry, in this
condition the present season. The
little beetle responsible for this ms
chief, is about one tenth of an inch i'll
length and one-third as wide. 1t is
nearly black in color, somewhat cylin-
drical in general form, and under a
glass of moderate power shows a cloth
wing covers. The head is vertical and
the Jaws are short and stout. The
beetle is shown in Fig. 1, very much
enlarged.
The adult beetle after making hole
in the tree, deposits her eggs in little
grooves made ia the inner bark.
The young, that hatch from these
eggs, feed upon the inner bark and sap
wood, making long channels running
IN all directions from the central
groove. These young worms frequent
ly become so numerous as to complete
" girdle the branch or trunk as the
case may be. The young have no feet,
and are white, with small brown heads,
OF the general shape shown in Fig 3.
They transform in these channels, and
in due time the adults eat their way out,
thus making more openings similar to
the ones made by the female when de-
posting her eggs. There are probably
two broods each year. One brood de-
rosits it's eggs in September and the
insect passes the winter as larvae or
worms under the bark. These trans
form in the spring, and begin to emerge
ms adults as early AS the middle of
March. | have also found full grown
larvae the last of July.
The fact that the fall brood passes
the winter in the larvae state, the first
remedy that suggests itself, is the cut
ting down and destruction, by burning,
of all infected trees during the winter.
II would recommend this procedure only
lin extreme cases or where the trees ave
of no special value. An attempt at eX-
termination would mean the absolute
destruction of every tree showing even
the least attack experimentation with
various sprays and washes for control
ing this pest has not been carried for
ward very rapidly. Trees sprayed with
4 strong solution of Bordeaux mixture
Gnd Paris green combined, at about
double the strength which is generally
used, have given very promising re-
suits. The first application should be
made about April 1 and the second two
weeks later. In order to be most eff
fcctual, the spraying should be done
before any of the Characteristic marks
Y of the insect are found upon the trees
rs it will be much easier to prevent the
attack than to destroy the beetles after
they have once entered the tree.-Prof.
w. q. johnson, in Western Rural.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
MACADAMIZED ROAD BUILT BY CON-
VIr'FS

corn bread and molasses, salt pork and
fruit, the convicts crawled into the
tent where they were chained together
for the night. After an hour of sing
ing and talking, they fell asleep and
snored contentedly till daybreak, when
they were crowded out for breakfast
and another day on the road.
It was said that all the roads in Hous-
ton county were made by convicts.
There were no jails for petty offenders;
but as fast as convicted, they were sent
out to the chain gang and put to work.
At first thought, the sight of that armed
guard and the stories of whippings
that were told, made the whole thing
seem like a relic of barbarous age.
Yet, 1 saw enough to convice me that
those convicts were better off working
on that road than they would have
been cooped up in q hot Jail, and sub
ject to all the evils of idleness. would
be glad to see the fat and lazy inmates
Of our northern jails out on the roads
at work. If drunkard, thief or q
wife-beater were made to understand
that falling meant hard and constant
labor on the road, such people would
think a good many times before they
duplicated the crime that forced them
into such service.
AS to the character of the work done
by these Georgia convicts, there can be
no doubt of it's value. 1 have never
seen heater work done on a country
road. They went straight through
rough country, cutting through hills,
and filling low places in a thoroughly
workmanliie manner. The cost to the
county was ridiculously small as COM
pared with the usual system of con-
tracing. In the cut is shown picture
Of a road in North Carolina made chiefly
by convict labor. The load of cotton
shown weighs 5000 pounds. Many a
farmer has had hard struggle to haul
two bales into a southern town. This
road is macadamized with three LAYERS
of broken stones of different sizes well
spread and packed. The picture is
taken from the Year Book of the depart
ment of agriculture-an excellent vol
cme that all farmers should obtain
from Washington.-Rural New Yorker.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-24
ABOUT FILLED CHEESE.
The Practice of Making 1t Is Very Rel
I rehensible One.

The Practice of Making 1t Is Very Rep
rehensible One.
1t is~A fact that American cheese
makers have lost their prestige in the
markets of the old world on account of
this country, and Canadians have, to
a great extent, taken the place thus left
vacant.
There is probably more filled cheese
made in Illinois than in any other state
in the union, though Wisconsin isa good
second. The practice of making filled
cheese is a reprehensible one, and the
evil is a growing one, for Chicago con-
tains a long list OF sinners in this re-
spect.
If the cheese thus made could be sold
to the consumers for just what it IS,
there would not be so much harm in it.,
for he could buy it or let it alone, just
as best suited him. 1t is due the max
ers of filled cheese in Chicago to say
that they make no pretense that it is
full milk cheese, but make and sell it
for exactly what it is; but after it
leaves the hands of the maker it is
palmed off as pure cheese, regularly
made, and this is what gives American
cheese the reputation it has abroad,
and what has taken the trade away
from us and given it over into the hands
of Canadian cheese makers.
There should be laws to make this
state of affairs impossible, but so far
there has been no effective movement
to check the making and sale of hogfat
cheese for full cream.-Farm and Fire
side