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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-21
TFRRORS OF ANABAPTISM INVADE EUROPE

Anabaptism of the old horrible kind
that ragged in the sixteenth century
has broken out lei in one of the
ancient stamping grounds, and two
hamlets, Appeltern and Maasbommel.
In the Netherland province of Gueld-
'ern, have just been placed under mar
tial law to keep the people from u
-dering each other under pretense of
following scriptural commands. Be
sides these places are so near Castle
Het Loo, the Queens residence, that
the authorities feared the fanatics
might take it into their heads to try
and reform her majesty.
The sect is headed by a wealthy pea
SAINT named Scherf and comprises fifty
well-to-do families. For the last five
or six weeks these have held the other
inhabitants, 200 families more, in abb
ject terror.
In the first days of March Scherf
gave out that he had had a revelation
in which the Almighty commanded
him to offer all baptized children be-
low the age of understanding 'for
burnt offerings" upon the tops of the
nearby Veluwe hills, just as Abraham
was commanded by the Lord to offer
Isaac on a mountain.
To show that he believed in his own
teachings he promised to sacrifice his
five small children first, then six be-
longing to a widow named Zevenaer
were to be offered, those of other mem
bers of the sect to follow successfully.
Scherf also encouraged the brethren
and sisters to steal the children OF
heret!cs. That is, those who didn't be-
lieve in a~nabaptism, and hide them
until their turn for sacrifice would
come.
The murderous proceedings were to
be opened by a grand driving out of
the devil at Scherf's house, near the
village of Appeltern. on Friday,
March s.
Scherf is an Unbalanced man, and,
like most z~ealots, endowed with VIC
lent, stormy eloquence. He has played
the inspired for a year and seems to be
entirely unconscious of the fact that
his rawlings are merely The offspring
OF his disordcred Imagination. Start
ing with the idea that he had a divine
commission to fulfill he at last decIar-
ed himself the Messiah, to whom the
Lord had given a hodyguard of a mil
hon angels to protect him. This freak.
like many others which he processes,
scincides with the imaginations of one
OF the first Dutch anabaptists, the ia
nous John Mattiesen, of HARLEM. who
started the bloody a"nabaptist carnival
Ill Munster, Westphalia, in 1929, and,
believing himself inviolable, sailed
forth alone and naked to overthrow a
b~eleaguering army of ten thousand.
He Nas quickly cut to pieces, of course,
hut lis followers continued to believe
IN his nonsens. nevertheless. And, as
III Mattiesen'S case, tho contagious
madAess emanating from the words of
,Scherf spread and the numbers of
;sectarians increased with their perse-
cution by the local clerical authori-
ties, the pastors of the two villages
who labored hard to stem the tide of
fanaticism. In the beginning Scherf
led his adherents through the fields.
preaching sermons and singing hymns
on Sundays only. Of late the men and
women dropped all manual labor and
devoted themselves entirely to religi-
GUS exercises as they understand them.
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SEATED AROUND THE BODY OF T HEIR VICTIM.

They pretend to have revelations con-
corning the establishment of the king
dom of heaven on earth, proclaimed
the community of fortunes and wo-
men and the equality of all pure
Christians. Aside from the Bible they
recognize but o e book as fit reading
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with my servant Brinkman, who will
not listen to the word of God?' One
Of the women cried: "If he be possess
ed of the devil we must drive the devil
out of him and then, If he still persists
IN his heresy, we must have his blood
The whole assembly agreed on this
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upon the PROSTATE form with sticks
chairs, pieces of fire wood and Delft
plates taken from the walls and man,
tel.
The renewed assault is said to have
revived Brinkman, who cried piteously
for mercy, bat soon his voice died
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-21
A MOTHERS STORY.
Tells About Her Daughters Illness
and How She was Relieved
Two Letters TO Mrs. Pinkham.

"MRs. PMKHAM:-I write to tell you
about my daughter. She is nineteen
years old and is flowing all the time.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-06-21

DEAR Mrs. PINK
HAM 1T affords me
great pleasure to tell
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oAlOuSAlu WOu1O
D. try Lydia e. Pink
hams. Vegetable
" Compound, but I
want your advice
before beginning its
use. / have become
very much alarmed
about her, as she is
getting SO weak.
MRS. MATILDA A.
CAMP, Manchester
Mill, Macon, Ca,
May FL, 1899.
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and has been for about
three months. The doc
tor does her but very
little good, if any. 1
The times., 1900-12-30
ACCUSED OF INSULTING WOMEN
\ Real Estate Dealer Held mt the
First Precinct station.

a man giving the name of Benjamin b.
Bradford and claiming to be a real es-
tate dealer, was arrested last night and
lodged in the First precinct station.
charged with disorderly conduct. Police
man Giddirgs, who made the arrest about
o'clock at the corner of New York Ave-
nue. and Fourteenth Street northwest, said
that he arrested Bradford after he had
insulted Miss Matte King as she alighted
from a Georgetown car. Giddings said
that shortly before his arrest Bradford
approached him and asked him to have a
drink.
Il told him l wasn't in the habit Of
drinking" said Giddings, and then he
went away. A moment later a George
town car came down Fourteenth Street
and stopped at The corner. Bradford was
near the car and as the lady alishted
he placed his hands on her shoulders and
made insulting remarks TO her. | heard
MIN and Immediately placed him under ar
rest. lie had evidently been drinking
When he arrived at the station Brad
ford denied having spoken TO the woman.
His bond was placed at $50. He was
unable TO produce this amount at the time
and was locked up.
The times., 1900-12-30
DIED.

b IEwIs-On THURSDAY, December y. 1909. NARY
JANE LEWIS at her former residence, lJ9 SCHOOL
Street southwest.
Funeral from Zion Bc.7::-t Church MONDAY, De-
cember 81, 1900 Friends are invited. 1t
HANNAN-On Saturday. Decembcr %, is0d, at
40 o'clock p. IN. at her late rcsdG.-e. 20
beloved wife of the late Michael llanuan. 81 tii.
County Limerick. Ireland. Hctier oi i''i.ra! htr,-
after. ~
RRoSNAN-on Saturday December -, isHe, at
II A m. MARY ELLEN BROSNNN, ,ausitaf of
Jeremiah j. and Catharinc Bgus'ian, in her
twenty first year
Funeral from hor parents residence, 60 Sew
at g;30 O'Clock L. IN. Solemn requiem mass at
~ Domiuic's Church. Relatives ard friends
invited. de1rzt
HARRISON On Friday. Dec. IS 1870. AZ II 30
n m. MARY f.. beloved wife OF ErnesC T.. isr-
risop and daughter Of Eliza and the late Pctcr
Harvey in the 2sth year of her age.
Funeral from the residence ot her mother. 2S02
II .t NV. Monday dec. 81, at $3.50 a. ~, tieace
to St stephens Church. Tlere requiem utas5 VIII
be said ior the repose of her soni-
de29-2t,em
KEFsE-On Saturday. December 20, 1910. at
5:26 a. M, SAMUEL REESE. beloved husband OF
Mary Frances Keesc and son OF Martha 4 Manck.
at his residence 400 81. sw., in the hfty-second
year OF his age
Notice Of funeral later Item
MARsHAII.-on Friday, December ss 1900. at
o;2O A. m, MAX MARSHALL beloved husband
OF Augusta Marshall. at his late residence, 10
u Street northwest in the slSty-siXih year OF his
age ,,
December 81, 1900 Baltimore. Hd, and Peiets-
burg Va, papers please coy. ''e-v-St
The times., 1900-12-30
PUSHED INTO A BONFIRE.
Two New Jersey Children Likely to
Die From Burns.

HACKENSACK, n. J.. Dec. 29.-Rosie
Cholovisli, seven years old, died Thurs
day evening. few minutes after being
terribly burned at a bonfire. A number
of children were playing around the fire,
near st. Mary's Church. when Rosie was
suddenly enveloped in flames. and ran
through the street shrieking until she
fell. She was taken to her home. where
she fingered for short time in terrible
agony. IL is charged that she was push
ed into the fire by Frank Wensel. a boy
twelve years old The boy denies the
charge. He was arrested, but was pa
rolled in the custody OF his father.
AT about the same time Mamie Mobile,
nine years cid daughter of Nicholas No
bile. was similarly burned. The hospital
pbysicjuus say thatNshe cannot live.
John Eckert. a young son of Adam Eckert,
was arrested OH the charge of pushing
her into the bonfire. and he is in Jail.
The boy was taken 10 the hospital for
Identification by the child. but the doctor
would net permit her 10 be seen. He says.
however that Mamie declares that the
Eckert boy pushed her into the fire.
The Society for the Prevention of Cru
elty to Children has taken up the mat
ter, and will prosecute four other boys.
Five years ago a sister Of the Choloyiski
child was burned TO death while playing
around a bonfire.
The times., 1900-12-30
DEATH DUE TO BRUTALITY.
Patient st the Norristown. Pa,
Asylum Dies of Injuries

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-An eXami-
nation of the body OF Frank Hodges.
whose death al the State Asylum for In
sane at Norristown was reported yester-
day. shows that he was brutally beaten by
attendants and that death, instead OF be-
ing due TO injuries seli-infiicted. was due
TO the rough handling he received. The
autopsy showed that four OF his ribs in
the left side had been broken
Hodge. was sent to the asylum from
Phiisdei shia last December. He had hom-
icidal mania. At dinner yesterday he
thrsw food about the room. He was eau
toned by an attendant whom he after
ward alta acked and was getting the better
OF him when another attendant wept to
the rescue, and together they saadued
Hodges.
The times., 1900-12-30
FATE OF A RUNAWAY BOY.
A West Virginia Waif Killed by
Wild Animals.

PARKERSBURG. W. Va. Dec. CIVIL
lie Courtney, of Bellington. who ran away
from his home and was lost in the woods
tw. weeks ago, was killed by Wild beasts.
Search was made for him at the time, but
no trace OF him WIS found until Thursday,
when a party Of hunters found what was
left of his little body on the top OF the
Laurel Mountains, where it had evidently
been carried by the beasts. His clothing
was torn by the animals claws, his face
was almost eaten away. and the eyes had
heen torn ont of the sockets. He was rec
ognized by the clothing and the contents OF
the pockets and was carried back 10 the
town.
Willie Courtney had no parents. He was
removed from the poorhOuse in Randolph
county several months ago by Benjamin
Ogglesby. who took him into his family as
a child OF his own. He vas well cared Tor.
but longed for wilder experience and ran
away from his home to sec the world. He
was probably hiding iR the woods to avoid
pursuit when he became lost and was at
tackled by some wild animals and killed.
The times., 1900-12-30
A SPEECH BY MR.. LONG.
The Secretary DiscOurses ON the Pill
Krims and Lands Mr. Hay.

BOSTON. Dec. 29.-Secretary Long was
the chief speaker last night at the BAN
quet of the Commercial Club. In the
course of his remarks he said:
That the Pilgrims were good business
meI is shown by the fact that in a few
years they bought out their promoters and
carried the enterprise to success on their
own footing. They were expansionists.
reaching well out from their own bor-
ders. and for a century -or tive later no
man crossed the ocean oftener than Wins
low. their minister plsnipotentiary, who
looked after their interests abroad. 1t is
an interesting fact that nearly 800 years
lster we. their descendants. not in the lit
tie Mayfower. but in the great ocean
steamers of today are returning across
the sea TO plant on the shores of the ORR
entail isles the institutions which they
planted here.
Il cannot forbear suggesting how much
We are indebted 10 the work Of orr State
Department. the present head of which,
Mr.. Hay, has, believe earned for himself
a place in the gratitude OF the American
people. While our manufactures have
been absorbed in production, the consular
officers of the State Department stationed
abroad have by their activity In reporting
trade conditions aided largely in turning
our surplus products into foreign chan
nels"
The times., 1900-12-30
PATRONAGE IN DELAWARE.
COIored Supporters of Addfcks Fail TO
Receive Their Reward.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 29.-Colored
Republicans are greatly alarmed by the
repor. that they will not be recognized
by the local leaders in the distribution
OF patronage, and they are talking of
holding an indignation meeting to pro-
test
The negroes worked faithfully for the
Republicans during the recent campaign
They compose one-half of the party in
Kent county, nearly one-half In Sussex,
while in some of the legislative districts
of this county two-thirds of the Republi-
cans are negroes. When the Republicans
made a clean sweep the negroes, who
made an imposing demonstration in the
Republican parsdes. naturally assumed
that when the turkey was carved they
would ut least get piece of the dark
meat. The Levy Court OF this county is
Republican. and has many places to fill,
such as bridgetenders and ianitors.
When the negroes put in applications
for these offices they were given such a
throw down" that they have since been
imploring the leaders to give them
something.
II Is understood that neither Mr..
Chandler nor Mr.. Megginson proposes to
appoint negroes. The negro grating
clubs" during the Republican primary
campaign were unable to hold up Messrs.
Chandler and Megginson, and 1t Is sad
they consider themselves under no obli-
cations tc the negroes. Arday or so ago
the Republican organization of the county
sent its Representatives to the Republican
members of the court, suggesting that the
organization be given consideration in
filling places, but the Levy Courtmen-
elect Jared the organization by reply
ing thar they had their own friends to
reward. plea for negroes met similar
response.
The Republicans control the police force
of this city but the negroes have no Iep-
resentation on the force or about the sta
tion. The only political recognition the
colored men get is at the Federal build
ing where four are employed. In the
lower counties the negroes have been
locking for jobs, and the Addicks leaders
have been promising them such positions
az constables and collectors, but it is not
thought that they will deliver the goods
The c0lored men were coddled so much
by Republican leaders during the cam
paign that some of them actually suppos-
ed Governor elect HUM would appoint
negro on his staff but they have dropped
this idea. Some of them, too thought
the Legislature would abolish the punish
ment at the whipping post for chicken
thieves and although there is some agi-
tation for doing away with the post and
pillory, ii is not expected definite action
will be taken.
Another report current is agitating an
other class of Republicans. 1t is whs-
pered around that Governor Hum is not
going to appoint drinking nen on his staff.
and also that some of the members of the
Levy Court are opposed to drinking men
holding positions of responsibility. This
report has caused a commotion among a
large element of Republican officeseekers,
especially since the all-night beer meet
ings OF the Republicans were a marked
feature OF the campaign.
The times., 1900-12-30
TELEPHONE COMPANIES AT WAR
President Ross Issues n Circular At
lacking the Potomac Corporation.

President Ross of the proposed Wash
ington Telephone Company has sent to
business men generally a circular letter
attacking the Potomac Telephone Com
pany and criticisiug its recent announce
ment that it will make cut in rates on
private residence telephones on January
/. He suggests that the cut ia rates is
simply a device for defeating the WASH
ington Telephone bill now before Con-
gress. and says that there is really no cut
but an additional revenue to the company
for the service proposed. He says that
a service of several parties on one wire
will not be satisfactory one. because
of the inconvience OF waiting while other
people talk before being able TO use the
telephone.
Friends OF the Potomac Company say
that the company has secured new in
vention. which will obviate the difficulties
of several parties using one wire to
large extent. In other ways they criticise
the letter OF President Ross rather caus-
tically.
The times., 1900-12-30
HIS SANITY QUESTIONED.
William LarIsin Locked Up Pending
an Examinations.

William I4arkin, thirty-two years OF age,
who is thought to be insane. was taken in
charge by Policeman Edwards last night
about 8 O'Clock and confined in a cell at
the Third precinct station. His mental
condition Will be examined by Drs. Mar
bury and Mayfield.
Larkin lives with his brother-in- law,
NJ. s. Colbert, a timer at 2i2O Ninth
street northwest. and it was upon the
latter's complaint that he was taken in
charge yesterday. Colbert became alarmed
at Larkin's actions and decided that it
would be best If he were examined for
insanity.
Larkin was several years ago confined
for some time in Providence Hospital but
WAS discharged. He afterward served IN
the volunteer armv during the Spanish
American war. ard since being mustered
out at the cessation of hostilities he has
lived with his tr1tler-in-law in this city.
The times., 1900-12-30
THREE BRIDES IN ONE HOUSE.
A Triple Holiday Week Wedding at
QuepOncO. Md.


SNOW HILL, Md, Dec. 29.-Misses Ma
mie Lizzie, and George Purnell daugh
ters OF William N. Purnell of Queponco,
this county, were married Wednesday to
Ernest Burbage, John D. Rayne. and Will
lam z. Timmens. jr., respectively.
Misses Mamie and Lizzie and Messrs.
Burbage and Rayne were married at noon
by Rev William II. Bancroft. OF Berlin.
4 wedding breakfast was served and after
the departure of the newly married cou-
pies On their wedding journey attention
was centred on the arrangements for the
marriage OF Miss George Purnell and Mr..
TImmens This ceremony took place at
o'clock and was performed by Rev. +. X.
Moore. of Newark Supper was served
Immediately after. About q hundred
guests were present.
All three marriages we're at the home
of the brides, which has been in possess
sion of the Purnells since 1893. when the
land was taken by Thomas Purnell.
Mr. Purnelis fourth daughter Caroline.
WAS to have been married the same day
with the others but her iance. Oscar Bur-
bage. accidentally shot and killed himself
last August. while loading gun. So Miss
Caroline did not become bride, bat she
took a leading part in preparing for her
sisters weddings.
The reason why the three weddings did
moi take place at the same hour was that
Miss George determined to have an ev-
ening wedding and that did not suit the
other two. The old farmhouse was decor
sted with Christmas greens for the ocea-
sion. The minister who performed the
ceremony stood IN the doorway leading
from the parlor into the hall beneath an
arch of entwiued holly and mistletoe. The
balusters OF the stairway were heavily
cnyered with pine and cedar.
The times., 1900-12-30
r. & O. Railroad shop. Burned.

CONNELLSVILLE. Pa. Dec. 29.-The
Sodom shops Of the Baltimore and Ohio at
this place, which employed 14O men. we're
DESTROYED by fire early Thursday night,
with all the machinery and stores. The
supplies of oil aud lumber went with great
rapidity, the fire soon spreading over more
than an acre, including the main shop
building and piles OF lumber of all kinds
which stood about the shop. One locomo-
tive had to be abandoned to the flames. 1t
is ruined. 1t Ia thought. All the lathes and
other machinery are warped beyond re-
pair. The loss Is $4,000
The times., 1900-12-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

PUBLIC COMFORT.
Rooms 50S and 500. Fifth floor. the
Evening Star Building-All parties
wishing TO furnish accommodations to
visitors during the inaugural are re
quested to cali at headquarters or send
description of quarters. stating number
of persons that can be supplied with
rooms, with and without meals, etc, also
list of prices per day.
VI. /. WELLER. Chairman.
Public Comfort Committee.
The times., 1900-12-30

Heurioh's beers have beed leaders in the stan
dard OF purity age and stTingth ever since their
inception thirty odd years ago, and 1t VIII
lie cur constant aim To slways maintain tins
leadership in the next century. We are not
lacking any confidence iD tsie qualities OF Maer-
zen, Senate. or Lager to pleasc yon and We
respectfully saBinit these iecrs tor your candid
jujsmest 'Pionc GSi, Arlington Buttiins "a,
fer
The times., 1900-12-30
General MiIes ON a Hunting Trip.

RALEIGH. n. c., Dec. 2s.-Lieut. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles and DR.. Daley are hunting
at Rock Spring, on Trent River, guests OF
C. p. Jerome. and Will hunt deer, DUCKS,
and partridses several days.
The times., 1900-12-30

WE BUY UNDIVIDED INTERESTS IN
Real Estate and Perfect Titles.
Parties who failed tc pay 1898 taxes. and
whose property was sold, can protect them
from maturing to a deed and loss OF prop
erty by calling at the office OF WASHING
TON Law G. CLAIMS CO.. Room .. 41S
Louisiana Avenue northwest. city.
no1S-tf,em
The times., 1900-12-30

LEWIS-On THURSDAY. Decemher y. 1902 NARY
JANE LEWIS at her former residence, $50 School
Street southwest.
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A CONVENTION SOUVENIR.
Remarkable Gift in Connection
with the great Republican
National Convention.

While it is known by everybody
that Mckinley will be renominated by
the Republican National Convention
to be held in Philadelphia during the
week of the 18th, interest is no less
high on that account. 1t is admitted
that the convention will be among the
greatest in history on account of the
importance of its results. Every one
will therefore be anxious for a SOU
venir of the gathering. Approaching
this the great "Philadelphia Sunday
Press" has arranged to give free with
every copy next Sunday June ~ a
novel and attractive convention SOU
venir. On ground 10i by % inches
is printed handsome picture of the
convention hall, and in the pannels
appear the force of the leading Repub.
licans who will be prominent in the
work of the convention. Both, as a
work OF art and on account of its his.
toric value, this picture is certain to
be eagerly sought for and highly
priced. If you want it you had better
order next Sundays 'Press" to-day
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Accidents. Two OF a Kind"

While walking in the garden,
about a week ago, Mrs. Blair Rod
cay, of this place, noticed a nail
protruding from q board. Fear
ing the children might be injured
by it she pressed her foot against
it, hoping to bend it down or
break it off. Instead of this it
pierced the shoe sole and run the
full length into her foot, which be-
came much swollen and caused
her great pain. She is getting
better and nothing serious will
result from what's alwaysawound
that should be looked well to.
Master Clifford Grissinger, son
Daniel l.. Grissinger, of town,
while at play, was also so unfort-
unate as to run a nail into his
foot. We think Clifford will pull
through as whoever is attending
him is givinghim careful nursing,
as we noticed something like a
pillow tied about his foot with in
Vulnerable bandages, making it
quite burdensome for him to car
rV them.