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The Washington times., 1901-12-14
SPANKED SON IN COURT.
Mother Puts Lad on Her Knee and
Uses ShinEle.

BUFFALO. Dec. 13.-Albert schuncks
mother secured his release from imprison-
ment this morning by appearing in the
Sunrise Court, and saying that she could
punish him Sufficiently.
The lad is fifteen years old. and large
for his ag, but when Justice Rockford
told Mrs. Schunck he would release her
son II she spanked him hard. the mother
secured n shinglc, put her big boy across
her knee. and spanked him until the
youth howled for mercy.
Scores of spectators witnessed the r:o-
ceedinss. schunck was released. He had
been arrested for corner loungilg.
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
wss %' Cts ss' hss s91s Vs, APOLIO AZ S,{3sa qst'
THE FRENCH REVENUES.
statement for November shows q
Marked Dccrcnxc.

PARIS. Dec. I3.-The revenue receipts
for the month OF November show a de-
crease of S,t4S.7OO francs as compared
with the corresponding month last year.
The receipts for the eleven months of
the year 1901 show a falling of OF 49,
54j.9OO francs rs compared with a similar
period i'm 1000
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
ResiEnntion a snrrrise.

Major Clark's resignation was great
surprise to all OF the members OF the
Blavatsky Branch" said Miss Eulalia A.
Colcord. the secretary, to Times re-
porter. Every possible effort viii be
made to have Major Clark retain his
membership in the society, even though
he does resign the presidency. Further
than this ] have no desire to discuss the
matter at present
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
WANT MAJOR CLARK
TO REMAIN A MEMBER.
THEOSOPHISTS MAKE REQUEST,
Desire Him 10 Remain I'm the Blnvat-
Sky Branch, Even Though he Is
No; Able to Rctnin the Fresi-
dency-Committee Named.

Despite the resignation Of Major James
Albert Clark from the presidency OF the
Blayatsky Branch. Thcosophieal Society
OF America, which was presented at the
regular meeting on Thursday night. the
members will make an effort to have
Major Clark retain his membership in the
society, even though they fail TO persuade
him to reconsider his resignation OF the
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
New Canadian Mail Line.

LONDON Dee. 13.-The "Birmingham
Post" says that an agreement will short
ly be arrived at for the Inauguration Of
fast mail service between Canada and
England
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
A Committee Named.

To this end committee comprising H.
H. Bergman and 7 c. sullivan was ap-
pointed to wait on Major Clark. The in
etructiong given to the committee were
to have Major Clark reconsider his resig-
nation. and in the event Of his refusing. to
urge him to retain his membership in the
society. The committee will report at the
next regular meeting, which viii he held
next Thursday night
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
wireless system for Russian ships

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 13.-The navy
department has decided to fit Russia s
warshlps with wireless telegraphy ap-
naratus. The system to be Installed is
that invented by Prof. Popof
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
ocean steam.hip Movemcnt..

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Arrived: sidra
Hamburg; Boston, Bristol. Arrived cut
Trave, from New York, at Genoa.
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
PALACE BUILDINGS BURNED.
Attempt Made on Occasion of Chi
nesc Empress birthday.

LONDON, Dec. IA despatch to the
STANDARD" from Shanghai says that on
the occasion Of the Empress Dowager's S
birthday some members of a secret
society set fire to the palace at Kaifeng-
~. Two buildings were destroyed.
This. it is believed. explains General
Yung LIS desire to hasten to Peking.
The Washington times., 1901-12-14
Sent to the House of Detention.

Coates was sent from Police Headquar-
tiers to the House Of Detention, where he
will be 6ept pending the Coroner's in
quest. The Coroner viewed the body
Thursday nigh; and ordered IL removed to
the morgue. An inquest viii be held at
IL O'Clock this morning
The Washington times., 1901-12-14

Young Coates had cooked the shotgun
before leaving his home, and on meeting
the Corbin girl and her ten-year-old
brother he in a spirit of fun told them to
throw up their hands. Forgetting that he
had cooked the loaded weapon. he pulled
the trigger, and the Corbin girl became
the target for its contents. The shot
entered her left breast and passed through
her hodv
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
Disregard the German Flag.

New York. July 30.-rhe Hamburger
American line steamer Allegheny.
which arrived yesterday. reported that
she was held in the harbor of Sava-
nilla. Colombia. for twelve hours. Pas
sengcrs on the Allegheny report that
Abel Murrillo was arrested on the ship
at Cartagena and taken ashore by the
Colombian authorizes. Murlillo pro-
tested against his arrest. claiming that
he was entitled TO the protection of the
German flag.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

The rights of striking workman
were clearly and concisely stated the
other day by New York magistrate
who was hearing case of assault.
You may work for whom you please y
he said, "as long as you please, and
leave whenever you please. II You can
do better or get more money, you have
perfect right to do so. But every
other man has the same right to sell
his labor for what he sees fi,, to
work as many hours as he pleases. and
to accept whatever compensation has
been agreed upon between him and his
employer. The law does not psrmit
you to interfere with him." II every
striker would keep this simple state
ment in mind, labor troubles would At
least be free from vio!enca
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
Old Yacht Defeats the New

Newport. II. l., July 29.-Thc Column
bia Today defeated the Constitution.
boat for boat, in.a splendid race. by
tw" minutes and fifty-four seconds
and won the $1,000 cup presented by
John Jacob AstOr. Her victory was
decisive and convincing.
The behavior of the Constitution, on
the other hand. was disappointing in
the extreme. and this evening Mr.
Duncan announced that bis boat
would not take part in further races
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

Maryland judge has judicially af
frmed one of woman's rights, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. If woman
finds her husband lettering around the
streets, she has a right to order him
home, where his presence is wanted,
and to push. shove or otherwise use so
much force as is necessary to make
him obey. This is an especially in
disputable right, according to the
learned court Of Hagerstown, Md.
where the lettering husband is found
in company with another woman.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
COLORADO.
JULESBURG.

II is fact worth bearing in mind
that whenever news is scarce in Wash
ington the correspondents are sure 10
set afioat one or two rumors; that An
extraordinary session of Congress is
to he called, or that some member Of
the cabinet is about to retire. Matter
for second dispatch is furnished by =
denial of the rumor. A knowledge oi
this device will enable readers to esti
mate the probable truth of these nj
mors when they first make their ap-
Dearance.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

Dorothy Talbert, cclored, 10i. who
now lives in Atchison, for many years
was slave in Clay county, Mo. Mrs
TalDert was originally owned by Vir-
ginia family, but she was sold before
the civil war to Fountain Waller OF
Liberty. Clay county together with hel
five children. The Virginia man who
sold them afterward bought back Hes
ter, one OF the children and she is still
on his plantation, and is herself
great-grandmother. Mrs. Talbert lives
alone, and tends her garden beside do
ing her own work. Mrs Conway, her
daughter. who died a few years ago
although 81, was the old lady's baby"
and she feels the loss keenly.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

The author OF THE Kidnapped Mil
,ionaires,' the latest novel to attract
general attention. is Frederick Upnam
Adams, an inventor of some note He
recently built a railroad train whi,h
shattered all records from mile TO
one hundred miles. 1t was built to
avoid atmospheric resistance, and was
popularity known as the Cigar shaped
train or the "wind-splitter." Between
Washington and Baltimore this train
Of seven cars attained the remarkable
speed Of 103 miles an hour.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

Western apples sent to the New
York market last season afford new
proof o, the Importance of packing
goods in the best way. In the ordinary
New York fiat there is seldom room
for barrel OF apples, nor would fruit
bought in such quantity keep until
used. On the other hand apples pur-
chased by the dozen or the peck are
expensive. Western growers who act
ed upon this knowledge were well paid
Last year they shipped their apples to
New York in boxes. They were sold
at barrel rates, and the boxes were
conveniently kept on the fire escapes
until freezing weather. Two hundred
and fifty thousand boxes were sold las. .
winter, and this year the number will
be still larger.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
OUR UNCLE SAMUEL'S LOTTERY
LAND DRAWING in OKLAHOMA


forth and Colonel Dyer again an
nounced:
Leonard Lamb of Augusta. Oklaho-
ma. born in Illinois,
In quick succession other envelopes
We're drawn and as each name was an
nounced each one WAS greeted with n
volley of cheers. The other eight will
nerS in the FL Reno district We're:
). Frank Brown. Ponca City. Okla
homa. born in Kansas.
/. Calvin Churchill, ChickaSlla. In
dian Territory
). Charles D. Williams. Norman. Ok
lahoma.
6. Ollie NJ. Rogers. Cordell. Oklaho-
ma.
:. Edward c. Prince. Watonga. Ok
s. Andrew J. rhillsower, sheldon.
Missouri
10. John $. Heller. Weatherford, Ok
lahoma.
When twenty-five names had been
attention was turned to that represent
ing the Lawton district.
The first name brought out for this
II.
of Weatherford Oklahoma. and the
crowd again Went wild. This meant
Woods would be able to claim the quar-
ter section adjoining Lawton, one of
the choicest in the entire country.
The second ticket was drawn and
Colonel Dyer cried out: Il have the
pleasure 10 announce the name of the
first woman to draw a prize Matte
+ l.. . fol
Then Colonel Dyer gave her deScrip.
tion as twenty-three years of age. five
feet three inches in height. just the
height of Woods.
Instantly the crowd caught the hu-
NOR Of the situation and thousands of
throats sent mp the shout: They must
get married"
The other first names drawn from the
Lawton district follow:
J. Winfield :. Laws. LangSton. Okla
hOma.
1. Falcon Woodhouse. Eldon. Iowa.
j. Marvin Hawkins. Wayland. Texas.
g. William c. Laid. Fort Worth.
Texas.
:. Harry T. Foster. agent for Harry
4. Harrison. FL Reno Oklahoma.
s. Lee \. Stuhhle field. Dunbar. Okla
homa.
9. Richard II. Wyatt. Henrietta Tex
as.
10. Charles c. DosS. Shawnee. Okla
hOma.
The eighteenth winner in the I.aw,on
district was Minerva McClintock. aged
twenty-five. of Oklahoma City. She
was married yesterday and by this act
forfeits her right to file for a claim
She might have chosen :, .l,;u, n.,r ,
county seat town worth several thou
sand dollars.
The drawing is continued to-day.
b.<:<.<@< <.<: y: <4<9<a<@<.
until her rig had been altered. He
declared that the Constitution is not
laiuM lGrsulf iust il...: tlat ..l... =.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

=
niSsionerS appointed by the federal |
government adjourned the dra wing for |
the day 1.GoO of the choicest OF the l3.-
oru lGo-acre claims in the Kiowa-Co-
inanche country had been awarded.
James X. Wood of Oklahoma and |
Miss Matte ii. Beals. IL telephone Girl |
Of Wichita, Kansas. drew the first two
numbers in the Lawton drawing A
majority of the first twenty lucky ones |
were Oklahoma people.
over 2.0O names have been thrown
out for double registration and lnlny ,
who have registered twice by the use
of fictitious names will. if they draw |
claims. lose them when they appear TO |
file on them.
The first name drawn from the .
wheel was that of Stephen A. ii. IIo- /
comb of Paul's Valley. Indian Terri |
tory. for Il homestead in the FL Reno
district and the second. Leonard Lamb .
of Augusta. Oklahoma. These two
may select the Two choicest claims in .
this district
The capital prize winners. however. |
proved TO be James r. Wood of Wea .
therford. Oklahoma. whose name was
the hrst to come out of the Lawton
district Wheel and Miss Matte II. |
fealS of Wichita, Kansas. who drew
the second number In the district. They
Will have the privilege of making the .
hrst filings in the Lawton district and |
Will undoubtedly choose the two quar-
ter sections adjoining that town. These
are considered the most valuable in the |
territory and are. it is estimated. worth
from S2oooD to $4,000 each
The day has been one of keen excite |
hent. replete with interesting scenes. .
II is estimated that fully 1900 persons ,
witnessed the drawing. The immense
thr"ng was wrought up to the highest |
pitch. The drawing of the first few
names were followed by mighty
shout that reverberated between the |
hills and must have been heard for
miles over the prairie
The dra wing had been set for 81
O'Clock. but the transferring of the
bundles of envelopes holding the appli- |
cations from the general receptacle to |
the wheels. which was by lot was 50
slow that it was 1880 o'clock before
the frst name was drawn.
Twenty-Five names were drawn from
the I'll Reno district and then an equal !
number from the Lawton district. |
W hen all was ready Ben Heycr placed |
his hand in an aperture in the FL Reno
wheel and withdrawing an envelope,
handed it to Colonel Dyer. 1t was |
passed to Chief Clerk Mackey. stamped
and handed back to Colonel Dyer. The |
commissioner walked to the front of
the platform. raised his hand for order
ana in loud tone exclaimed:
'StpDhpn A Holcomh nf p,ul. Val |
ley. |. L.. draws the first number"
The crowd yelled for three minutes. !
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02

until her rig had been altered. He
declared that the Constitution is NOT
doing herself Justice: that she is not
going well and that there is no use in
racing her further until she is put in
proper shape.
Tie Constitution will not participate
in the Newport yacht racing events of
Thursday and Saturday of this week.
as competitor of the Independence.
The Columbia. however. has been en-
tered for these races and will sail
against the Boston boat. The Consti-
tuition will go TO Bristol a; once to
have the alterations made.
If this change in the plans of the
Constitution does not prevent. the
next races in which she will start will
take place over the Newport course
August 18th and 14th.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-08-02
steel Casting Combine.

Steel Casting Combine.
Chicago. July 29.-Anothcr steel
combination, embracing the principal
plants engaged in making steel cast
ings. is to be formed. At the present
time there are about 100 different
styles of car couplers complying with
the requirements of the Master Car
Builders Association and the Inter
state Commerce Commission. 4 move
nent will be made to "starhardiZc"
by adopting three or four standard
patterns and thus avoid the necessity
OF forcing railroad to carry n stock
OF parts for so many STYLES of
couplers. The steel casting companies
own some of the principal patents and
Will refuse to make couplers for those
outside the combination. What is true
Of couplers is true also of brake shoes.
driving wheel centers for locomotives
and Other locomotive parts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
Generous Great Britain.

Britain's earth hunger" is common
sheer on the continent, but look at
what we have given away without the
least reason!
We took the Ionian islands in 1909
and handed them over to Greece for
nothing about 80 years afterward.
Corsica shows George III as it's king,
but we abandoned it three years later,
and the French naturally grabbed it.
Tangier came to us by the marriage
of Charles H. We abandoned it at the
end of % years.
We took Cuba in 1852 and handed it
back to the Spaniards, after holding
it for 10 months. We took the Philip
pines and returned them to the same
country for $500, O0O-which was never
paid.
Here is short list of other places
which we once held and gave up with
out compulsion; Minorca. Sicily, Sar-
DINA. Buenos Ayres, Montevideo, Java,
Pondicherry, Celebes. Moluccas, Elba
and about 80 other places.
We took Cape Colony in 1895, but
gave it up again to the Dutch. In 1906
we took it again-and kept it
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
The Germ of an Invention.

The late General George B. McClel-
Ian, U. S. A., is credited with having
made the statement many years ago
that the sinking Of clans into the sand
along the ocean shore by closing their
shells and ejecting the water from
them in thin stream first suggested
to him the use of the water jet as an
aid in sinking piles in sand. At any
rate as long ago as 1852 a water jet
was so used by General McClellan's adj
vice in putting down piles for wharf
and warehouse. Water was forced
through an ordinary rubber hose, with
piece of gas pipe on the end for
nozzle. This was placed close to the
point of the pile on the bottom, the jet
Of water securing the sand away from
the pile and making a hole, in which
the pile sank rapidly
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
THE TITLE REILLY TOOK.
lie Made Himself as Big Man as the
Best of Them

when you mention the name Of
John Reilly, you touch reminiscent
chord in the hearts of hundreds of the
older residents Of Baltimore" remark
ed well known gentleman.
"On one occasion Reilly had to jour
ney to Philadelphia on business. 1t
was in the time Of the old stagecoaches,
and he made his way leisurely along.
Upon arriving there he registered at
one of the leading hotels. That leads up
to my story. At that time it was custom
airy for men to add to their signatures
such titles or evidences Of dignity as
they possessed When Reilly looked
over the hotel register, he saw some
thing like this: John Jones, LII. D.;
William Smith, A. NJ, A. B.; Samuel
Johnson, D. d. Selling a pen, he in
scribed the following: John Reilly, f.
r. s. Then he went about his bust
ness and spent pleasant and profita-
BILE afternoon.
Returning to the hotel at night, he
was met by committee of leading and
learned citizens. They greeted him
with great and expressed their
qualification that such distinguished
man should be in their midst. He was
urgently requested to deliver a lecture
before some scientific body during his
stay. You see, they judged from the
mystic letters on the hotel register that
he was fellow of the Royal society.
"Reilly was a man Of imposing per-
sonal appearance. He made himself
very agreeable to the committee, but
could not name a date for the lecture.
When they left him, a friend asked the
reason of the demonstration.
"'What do you mean by writing the
letters f. r. S. after your name, any
way?'
""They mean 'fried, raw and stew
ed" and l serve the best in Balti-
more Baltimore Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
TIL. shipma.ter,a Cow.

A certain farmer is telling mean
things about Rockland shipmaster.
''The shipmaster," he says, bought
COW of a man down my way; good
critter-nothin the matter with her.
But it seems the captains wife one
day thought the milk tasted funny
and segested that p'raps she'd been
eatin spruce boughs; said the milk
tasted like spruce. And what Goes he
do but go out in the pasture to watch
the COW, to see what she did eat. The
COW was layin down, chewin her cud,
and he went erlong and run his finger
In her mouth to see what she was eat
in. Then he was mad. He put a rope
on the COW and started off with her.
He met neighbor, who says, Where
are you goin with the COW? Coin to
take her back to the Teller that sold
her to me. He's cheated me, and l
won't stand it.
"The man wanted to know what was
the matter, and he went on to tell
about it and says: She wasn't eatin
boughs, but she was chewin gum;
that's what's the matter with the milk
and makes it taste like spruce. And,'
he says, that amt all. She's so addict
ed to the habit that she's Worn all her
teeth out. She amt got an upper tooth
in her head. Back she goes, quick
"Of course, the man told him that it
was all nonsense-that cows never had
no upper teeth. But he didn't believe a
word of it and went on and had tar
nal row with the man that sold him
the COW. Guess he was never satisfied
about it or knew what darned fool
he was maxim of lf."-Rockland
| (MeJ Opinion
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14

Today, Thursday. March IA, 1901,
while you were sitting down to din
ner Mr.. Peter Peterson and Miss
Ella Patty were standing in the
presence of Ed. Humphry, their i'm
mediate relatives and a few invited
guests and taking upon themselves
the vows that in the sight of the
law, names them husband and wife,
the ceremony taking place at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs.
David Patty, in southwest Greeley
township. The bride has grown to
womanhood on the farm, couple
of miles to the north east of town,
possesses strong individuality
and possesses many graces of both
heart and hand. The groom is a
young man who has recently moved
to this community but by his in
dustry and gentlemanly ways has
won the good will of all with whom
he came in contact. After hearty
congratulations by the guests pres
ent they all sat down to splendid
wedding feast, and later in the day
the tin can orchestra played few
select airs. Peter treated the invad-
ers lavishly and then the bride and
groom repaired to the Jake Hill
farm, couple of miles farther east
where he had house already fur
| mined to receive his bride.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14
History as She Is Taught.

"Pickings from Puck" or Judges
Yearly" are nothing compared to the
compressed humOr in one of the sight.
seeing crowds that are piloted every
hou1 in the day through the historic
halls Of the Capitol Following one
Of the parties, and listening to the
comments they make and the infOr-
nation they add to that so volubly
poured out by the guide, are not like
ly to lead to an increased reverence
for history as taught in public schools
and private seminarieS. Older people
say nothing. aud hide their ignorance
but the youngsters of the crowd bab-
BILE on to each other and show the
boundless amount they have not
learned from their textbooks. \ par
ty from somewhere outside the classic
and crudite bounds of Boston, a few
DAYS ago. were gathered around tie
railing at the top of the stairway lead
ing to the senate gallery, looking at
the picture of Commodore Perry leav-
ing his flagship during the battle OF
Lake Erie. The guide was pointing
out this and that feature OF the paint
ing, dwelling on the realism of the
bloody bandages over the foreheads of
the roWerS of the boat and the fear
less. commanding presence of the com
modore himself. when one little miss
chrped in with the information,
"Thats where he said. Don't give up
the ship
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-14

J. w. Gearheart. Extras master
stone and brick mason and plaster
err, began the seasons work, Satur-
day, by doing a job of plastering
for Gene Wilson. MIR Gearheart
will have more business on hand
than one man can handle this
spring and expects to employ a
good man to help him. He has
contracted to build foundation
for barn for Jake Ingle out on the
east county line, for Jake Wahlert
seven and half miles east, he will
move an old house and build a
formation for d new one for Pete
Swab. Greeley township, he will
raise his house and put new foun-
dalton under it and plaster same.
AL Fredericks is to build a new resi-
dence and Mr.. Gearheart has the
contract to plaster it. That is only
the beginning. The work of build
ing and remodeling promises to be
lively in and around Extra this
year and you can count on Joe han
ding his share of it.