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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Justice on MIX Stool.

"There are numerous and divers
ways of administering Justice said
a Washington lawyer who had just re-
turned from a vacation in the noun
tains of western Virginia.
"Over In RappahannOck county Is
q magistrate who Is noted among his
friends for his good nature. The bust
ness of his court is not sufficient for
him to maintain an office. He has a
keen conception Of what Is right and
at the same time he has to take care
of the work about his farm.
"One of his neighbOrs was arrested
for an infraction of the statutes and
was brought before the magistrate.
The magistrate was engaged In milk
ing a COW when the officer and his
charge arrived.
What Is the complaints" the mag
istrate asked as the strains OF bovine
liquid made music against the sides Of
the pail.
Your honor said the officer, he
was found intoxicated
"'Two-ffty and COSTS the magis-
trate replied and there was no cessa-
ton Of the flow of milk. The con-
sable collected the fine and costs and
after the COW was successfully 'pailed
the money was turned over to the mag
istrate.
Justice and simplicity" the lawyer
added according TO the Washington
Star, Ego hand in hand over in Kappa
hammock county"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
She Had TO Have IL Ont.
what do you know about wome

What do you know about women?"
asked the thin young man.
Nothing" said the fat man with
the laid head
Il guess | don't, either. and l have
been married three months, too. Yes
terday my wife asked me how | liked
the dinner. She does the cooking. you
know"
The fat man didn't know, but he
nod6ed.
"And when | began TO praise the
dinner she began to cry and said she
feared l loved her only for her cook
ing"
"Oh," said the fat man, ''she had q
cry coming. That was aIl"-New
York Times
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19

A ROMANCE OF ACADIA.
~-~NNNON0~~~

"a VANGELINE WEST was rid
-aIHn ing ON an errand of grave i'm
~ port, but stopped long enough at
the foot of steep declivity leading to
a babbling brook to give her tired
horse long cool draught of the clear,
swirling water before he forded the
stream. He was a livery horse, hired
at the railway station, no other means
of rapid conveyance being available.
The young woman was home again
after several years of absence, during
which she had improved her time and
opportunities, and she was glad to re-
turn to her native heath, the land of
Evangeline, the Acadia Of her heart.
She looked far up the woodland brook
with a fond appreciation of its en-
chanted beauty. Evergreen trees,
pendent willows, silver birches and
graceful elms fringed the banks,
speckled trout leaped and splashed I'M
afraid in the sparkling water. To
complete the symphony a single musi-
cal note at intervals pierced the odor-
GUS silence, the call of the bell-bird to
its mate.
oh" cried the girl, longing to hear
a human voice, surely
This is the forest primeval,
In the Acadian land on the shores of
the basin of Minas.
Here, too, is Evangeline, but where
is her Gabriel"
AT your service" said a strong,
masculine voice at her ear, startling
her so that she dropped her bride
rein over her horses head. She turned
and saw man in clerical garb. one
of the travelling preachers of the prov
ince, and looked at him ungrac iously.
annoyed at his quick application of
her impromptu question addressed
solely to herself. Giving him a cool
NOD. she attempted to secure her pri-
die, which was entirely beyond her
reach. Her horse. feeling its free
dom, sprang forward, fording the
brook with rapid bound and gallop
ing up the further side at a pace that
nearly unseated his rider.
1t would have served her right IL
the new Gabriel had left her to her
fate, but after lapse of time enough
for him to observe her plight, and as
she thought angrily enjoy it, he rode
up gently. not to hasten the speed Of
Evangeline's horse, and caught the err
rant bride and restored it to her hand
Peter Grant. at your service" he
said, touching his hat stiftiy. Il am
on my way to visit very sick wom-
an. Pardon me-" and with leap his
horse shot ahead and was gone.
"He knows how to ride horse If he
,s A minister" thought Evangeline.
-.sPeter Grant, Why. we were school
coates. but he has forgotten me-"
Then she urged her horse forward.
FOR she, too, was going to see sick
woman her dearest friend. Aunt Mag
ets. who had been ailing for some
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time, and she had been delayed and
had heard no tidings for some days.
But such is the power of hopeful youth
to look on the bright side and throw
off dark foreboding that she found her
self wondering how Peter Grant had
succeeded in changing his trouble
some red hair Of their school days to
bronze brown, and what had become
of the freckles that had married his
face as youth before he went away
to the college at Wolfville.
L must ask Aunt Maggie about
him." she concluded. Hes a good
looking sort, although he did not prom
Use much in the old days, and he
knows how to ride and-he did not
recognize me-that pleases me-"
A few more miles of hard riding
and Miss West reached a farmhouse
Of the old Acadian type, with fifty
year MOSES on its implanted roof and
a we'll sweep of antiquated pattern,
picturesquely adjoining the yard. An
other horse was picketed there, and it
saluted her with a whinny--it was the
animal Peter Grant so vigorously be-
strobe.
"Ohr she cried out in sudden
alarm, "can it be possible that Aunt
Maggie is the very sick woman he
was coming to visit2 1 pray that
may not be too later
AS she hurried into the kitchen she
found it filled with women of the type
of many Of Aunt Maggie's neighbors,
and a murmur of strange unmusical
voices saluted her unwilling ears.
They had never in their lives had a
chance to peer into the cupboard of
this house before; Aunt Maggie was
not of their sort, and to Evangeline
their presence savored of sacrilege.
They all started at the stylish figure
In the tailor-made costume, and they
failed to recognize Vangie West.
How Is she? My Aunt Maggie-is
she very ill?"
"Jest alive-that's all. The preacher
he's up there now-be you her Sis
ter's gal-what she brung up"
w
Oh, takes me to her 1t Is so long
since | was here | feel like a stran-
ger"
What Rendered ye from comm
sooner, missY asked rasping voice,
which Evangeline remembered as be-
longing to a layer-out Of the commun-
ity. Threading her way through the
crowd, the girl sought the room where
her sick relative lay, strange sound
of monotonous singing leading her
thither. There, tossing and delirious,
lay the sick woman burning with fe-
yer. The room was crowded with
neighbors-women who gathered at a
death with the scent of hawks, yet
who felt-each of them-that theirs
was a religious duty. There, too. was
Peter Grant, lining out hymn. which
was only sung to the dying. As Evan
geline entered they were chanting mo-
notonously these hopeful lines:
"For while the lamp holds out to
burn,
The vilest sinner may return"
Women with corrugated Drows and
nasal tones sang the words in weird
discord, to which the preacher added
a robust and melodious bass.
Evangeline held up a vigorous hand
and babe them stop.
Don't you see that she Is far too
Ill for this sort OF thing? All leave
the room, please. and let her have air.
| will take care OF her now"
"She should be permitted to make
her peace with God" the Rev. Peter
Grant spoke. partly from habit and
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++++4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
DOING THE FAMILY SHOPPING.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


The group of men around the stove
In the country store looked up as
shadow darkened the doorway. A
small girl. barefooted, barelegged,
freckled and tow-headed, stood tenta-
lively on the sill. Morning. said the
storekeeper, affably. "What kin do
for YOU, sis?"
The little girl looked stolidly up at
him. my mamma wants some beans"
What kind o. beansY
Dunno"
"How many does she want?"
Dunno"
The storekeeper scratched his head.
"Well, sis, I'll give you some of my
orIin'ry beans, but how am l going to
know how many your ma wants."
One of the men round the stove
spoke. shes got a purse. P'rps the
money is in that"
Sure enough. Gimme the purse,
sis"
The purse was handed over, and the
contents emptied out upon the counter.
There was a nickel or two and many
pennies. The storekeeper counted:
ive-ten-fifteen-' three quarts
O. beans'll do ye," and he measured
them out carefully. He was about TO
pour them into the brown paper bag
when the little girl opened her mouth
again;
MY mamma wants some soap"
sSor,o eoon0 NNbxr HiIpit Won COW ca
before? What kind o. soap?"
Dunno"
Sunshine 1 guess. How much
does she wantT"
Dunno"
The storekeeper sighed "Lemme
see. I'll give you five cents worth O.
soap. Got any more moneyT'
"No."
"Well, I'll take 1t outer the beans"
Once more the beans were measured
out. This time they were tied up, the
soap in a second package, and the
storekeeper pushed them with a beam.
ing smile over the counter to the lit
tie girl. He was about to sweep the
money into the sill when she spoke
again:
MY mamma wants some matches"
"Matches That beats the Dutch!
Why under the sun couldn't you speak
up earlier? Well, how many does she
want?"
Dunno"
mo, o. course ye don't Nobody
could have expected you TO. They've
got ter come outer the beans, too, |
s'pose."
The Greek chorus about the stove
looked on sympathetically as the bag
OF beans was opened, and its contents
once more reduced. Then with the
three packages in her chubby arms,
the child started for the door. Half
way there she stopped, turned, reached
up to put the bundles back on the coun.
ter, then delivered herself once more:
MY sister wants a stick O candy
for the baby"
The Greek chorus snorted. The
storekeeper looked helplessly at the
beans, then at the child. But she
silently stretched out moist, fat hand.
A penny stuck to the palm. The man
picked it off and did up the stick OF
candy.-Youth's Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Seek Something Appropriate.

yes" said the old lnhabitant, I'VE
thought we'd ought to do something
nice for Bill after his funeral lie
only had one fault. He couldn't, tell
the truth"
What did you do for him? ?"
Carved little motto that his
friends would understandable him
lie in peace Washington Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
SONG OF THE DERELlCTS.

From ocean to ocean we wander,
From polar to tropical tide;
Alone, and forlorn, and forsaken,
The wraiths of our time-faded pride.
Through the tumult and surge of the
tempest,
Wave beaten and battered we churn,
The ships Of no name and no haven,
The ships that shall never return.
Boston Transcript.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Tribes Are Related

Mr.. Jochelson, chief of the Jessup
North Pacific exploring expedition,
states that the tribes which he studied
in Siberia possessed characteristics In
common with the Indians OF North
America
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
A Hero.

The smoker followed the engine and
landed squarely on top of it. This al
lowed the escaping steam from the
engine to fill the car. The smoker
was packed to its utmost capacity and
all the passengers were cooked alive.
Not single passenger in this car es-
capped alive and it is estimated that at
least 40 of the dead were in the smok-
err.
Baggagemaster Thomas j. Baum, of
Hazelwood who was in the wrecked
train, proved himself a hero With his
head and body frightfully cut, he man
aged to crowl from the wreckage and
cropping his way along in the darkness.
Ragged the westbound passenger train
No. 40. He had nothing with which to
lag the train except matches and
these he made use of in his despera-
ton, taking off his coat and setting
fire to it. He stopped the train just
in time to prevent it from plunging
into the wreck and adding further hor-
ror Baum collapsed when he saw he
had succeeded in stopping the train
and when the engine stopped he was
lying within few feet of it.
The dead bodies are all now in the
morgue piled up in gruesome mass,
and 1t is impossible at this time to
pursue the work of Identification with
any success. II is presumed that
many of the dead belong in Connells-
vile, but so disfgured are the faces
that they would be passed by as I'M
known even by their nearest relatives.
The clothing of many has been search
ed for some identification but this
means has proved fruitless. 1t is prob
able that at least half the dead will
never be identified.
Never were more terrible scenes to
be witnessed than those about the
wreck. the steam from the cars filing
the air and many of the stricken peo-
pie climbing out of the windows went
wild with bowls and screams of de-
lirium in the bushes and IL is thought
that many have not been found. Others
it is thought. were caught in their
and cared for
ChC man, dIlcI IuSliHS lHlO the
woods, came back again, went to the
baggage car of the relief train and sit
ting down, said: my God"
The next instant he dropped over
dead without another word. There
was not scar on him. He had in
hailed the steam
An operator at "Vr" tower. on the
C Lake Shore road, across
the river. was the first to send word
of the accident and to send for relief.
He was watching the Duquesne linn
tied as it was speeding along across
the river He saw the cars pile high
In the air and then sink back on the
tracks. The screams OF the injured
and dying were plainly heard In an
other second he was sending word to
the railroad officials at Dawson and
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
InpossibIe.

Ethel--Gwendolyn Fadeaway's fiance
is thirty years older than she.
Jean-Impossible. Don't you know
that Methuselah is dead?-NeY Or
leans Times Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19

Although have granted you this
interview" said the pompous new Of
fce-holder." 81 don't want people TO
think I'm in the habit of talking for
publication"
"They won't" replied the reporter.
when they see these remarks in
print. PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Owns Hall the Ahins.

Nearly half OF the 1891 steamships
and 1912 sailing vessels In the world
are British.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
Roasted to Death.

The killed were mostly foreigners,
who were in the smoking car just back
of the baggage car. They were liter
ally roasted to death, the baggage
and smoking car telescoping the en-
CINE and Immediately catching fire.
Many of their bodies are lying burned
to a crisp in the baggage room of the
Baltimore e. Ohio depot to be removed
later to the different undertaking
shops of the city.
A peculiar feature of the accident
is the fact that not a woman was in
jured, except a few slightly
The wreck was caused by the break
ing of castings on a car load of bridge
timbers on a west bound freight train
which had passed Laurel Run not
more than Is minutes before the ill
fated passenger train. The wreck oc-
Cured on curve and it was impos-
sible for Engineer Thornley, to see far
enough ahead to detect the obstruc-
ton on the tracks. A big Atlantic
type engine plunged into the timbers
at velocity of 60 miles an hour. The
engine plowed into the embankment
and the baggage car was thrown into
the GOughiougheny river.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-12-19
SIXTY MEN KILLED IN WRECK
AND THIRTY INJURED, AT CON.
NELLsViLLE, PA.
Baltimore & Ohio Flyer Crashed Into
Pile Of Lumber-The Killed Were
Mostly Foreleners-Were Roasted
Alive-Tom J. Baum a Hero-Not a
Woman Fatally injured.

Connellsville, Pa, Dec. 25.--With
terrible crash the Duquesne Limited,
The fastest through passenger train
from Pittsburg to New York on the
Baltimore & Ohio, plowed into a pile
of lumber at Laurel Run, two miles
west of Dawson, at 7:45 O'Clock at
night, and it is estimated that fully 60
lives were lost and 80 persons we're
injured
Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10

Bishop Fowler and Rev. John S.
Heisler will arrive here Saturday, and
in the evening there will be banquet
in their honor in the church. many of
the representative men to be present.
Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock there
will be an informal greeting to Bishop
Fowler at the church. There will
then be public worship, with special
music by the choir. followed at 10. Is
by sermon by theB ishop.
In the afternoon there will be spe-
cial services in the Sunday School
under direction of the Superintendent,
officers and teachers.
At six O'Clock in the evening. there
will be devotional services and rally
by Christian Endeavor Society.
At p. m. there will be public
worship, with organ voluntary and
special music under the direction of
Prof. Frank Church. At 73O p. m.
there will be sermon by Rev. J. S.
Heisler, D. D.
Monday night Bishop Fowler, one
of the most effective and noted ora.
tors of the day, will deliver in the
church, the celebrated lecture, "Great
Deeds of Great Men" Bishop Fowler
is remarkable man, and this lecture
will be but twenty-five cents, with
every seat reserved.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10
A LARGE SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

William A. Logue, acting for the
helrs OF the estate of the late CAPTAIN
Lehman Blew, Tuesday afternoon
made sale of six pieces of real estate.
Ihe sale was well attended and
much interest was manifested in the
bidding. The various properties sold
as follows:
s2l5o. Homestead property, west
side of Fayette street. Judge G. W.
MCPHERSON.
s775. Double dwelling Nos. 13 and
10 Taylor street. George Miller.
s545.. Double dwelling Nos. 10 and
u Taylor street. Arch Platt.
S57o. Single dwelling No. 23 TAYLOR
street.. Geo. W. Betchner.
5000. Double dwelling Nos, 25 and
~ Taylor street J. F. Williams.
$500. Block of building lots on
south avenue. Judge G. W. McPher-
son.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10
OFFICE S WILL
LUOK IMPROVED.

The public building committee of
the Board of Freeholders and Surro-
gate J. r. @. Thompson are getting
along finely. When the Surrogate en-
tered the offices he did not like the
appearance of things. The large office
rooms were cheerless, the walls were
dirty, the furniture damaged, hroken
hell together with cords, lack of ac.
commodations for anyone who desired
to sit down, and no place for the
hanging of hat. coat or wrap. The
floors were covered with cold limo
leum. with not rug about the estab-
lishment.
Surrogate Thompson interviewed the
building committee of the Freehold
ers. and there was conference. The
committee decided that there should
be something done. A large rug has
been purchased for the Surrogase's
private Office, together with neat
centre table. There will be a clothes
tree placed in this office, and fine
new office chair has been secured for
the Surrogate.
For the outer Office some new
chairs. large rug to be placed under
the desks. and a neat hall rack will
be put in place. Some of the best of
the old furniture will be done over.
touched up and put in commission
again.
The large table in the vault will be
nicely recovered, and high stools have
been purchased for the use of those
who desire to make search of the
records.
In addition to this Surrogate Thomp-
sonswill from time to time place upon
the now bare walls some suitable
pictures which will add an effective
ness to the place.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10

dealers held the corporation to the
fulfillment Of these contracts. Not
being able to secure the product the
company was compelled to 90 in the
open market and buy the goods at
high prices and thus suffered severe
losses. Is is said that the company
lost heavily year ago, and this year
the losses were even heavier than
then.
John Z. Brady, Robert g. MoGear
and Charles FL. Vannaman started a
canning factory on CLARK street, in the
north part of the city in the spring of
1887. 1t was known as John F. Brady
q 90. The feature of the business at
that time was the packing of toma-
toes. and "The Turkey Red" brand
became famous in the market and
found ready ssle Peaches, pears.
lima beans and other produce were
also packed upon small scale, and
the firm prospered fairly we'll. EN-
ployment in season was given to one
hundred and fifty hands or more and
something like $4,000 was paid out in
wages. A half million cans of goods
were packed annually. Later the con-
Germ was Incorporated, and some years
since Mr.. Brady and Mr.. McGear dis
posed of their interests. the company's
stock being held by John S. Turner
and Q. II. Vannaman. A single share
of the stock was held by Mr.. Turner's
father. giving the company the num-
ber of directors legally required. Mr..
Turner was the dominant figure in
the enterprise and held the position
of Secretary and Treasurer. Mr.. Van
naman gave nearly all of his personal
attention to the factory at Greenwich
which the company operated there.
This plant was formerly owned by
Job Bacon. The business of the
company constantly increased and the
capacity of the plant was greatly en-
larged. More people were employed,
and wider range of packing was in
! cluded in the list, all sorts of berries
and vegetables being put in cans.
Owing to the small crop of tomatoes
this year the company packed heavily
squashes. pears and pumpkins, putting
up thousands and thousands of cans.
These goods were shipped as rapidly
as they could be put in cases, and it
was thought that the concern was
doing most promising business. In
fact there is scarce anything now in
the line Of packed goods at the fac
tory. Many people have been en-
ployed until qui te recently. and little
If anything is owing in wages. The
plant on CLARK street is said to be
most complete, and is one of the
largest in South Jersey.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10
JURORS FOR
JANUARY TERM,

The petit jurors for the January
term of Court were empanelled Tues
day morning before Judge Thomas W.
Trenchard, by Sheriff Diament. The
following fifty -four names were drawn
the original one hundred and eight
that were placed in the box:
Bridgeton-Samuel F. Reeves, Will
liam 8. Priokett, John Hurff, John
Horner, Lemuel P. Johnson, Frank
Middleton, Kennard King, Isaac
Green, Walter D. Mills. Charles D..
Richards, Henry Elwell, Ernest W.
Lloyd, W. Frank Woodruff. Frank
Muta.
Millville. Milton Petit, Charles
Swing, Joseph Oongdon. Henry
Weatherby, William MoClung, Will
liam 8. Cassidy.
Landis-Charles Sheppard, William
Smallw wood.
Vineland-W William Boody, Charles
Nichols,
Hopewell-William Dubois. Edward
L. Brown, David Platts, Charles
Bowen.
Stoe Oreek-Charles CLARK, Ruel
Bonham. +,
Greenwich-Walter Goodwin, Fos-
ter Sheppard.
Deerield-T Thomas Jaggers, Harry
Woodruff, Robert Henderson, John
Richards.
Fairfield-Ephraim Whitaker, Will
liam MoChesney, Odo Mounts. Philip
Bowers.
Lawrence-Joseph Riley, Morgan
Hustled. John Willis, Harry Sheppard,
Edward Davis, William B. Nixon.
Downe-Charles Haley, John T.
Hill, Harry E. Lore.
Oommercial-William Chew, Reu.
ben Sharp, Clarence Robbins, J. H.
arraolough.
Maurice River-Lorenzo Donnelly.
40
Success takes all. the credit to itself |;
failure blames others.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10
Notice to Creditors
ESTATE OF JAMES H. NIXON, DEorAsxn

ESTATE OF JAMES H. NIXON, DECEASED.
}uRSUANT to the order of John r. q. Tbon,r-
son, surrogate of the County OF Cumberand
on N me third day of December 1905 on appi
ceased notice is hereby given to the cre;tora u I
aeceoeat 10 bring in to the subscriber their debts
cemadds ana claims against the estate Of said de-
date of such order or they will be forever sro .as
tbe prosecuting or recovering the same against
Dated Dec. 3rd, 1908.
GEORGE F. NIXON.
WILLIAM B. NIXON.
HORACE F. NIXON,
HORACE F. NIXON Proctor. 'u01s'
3l7 Market ST.,
Camden, N. j. 1aAow