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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15

was remarkable that the entrance
Of one man sufiiced to arrest the
attention Of the whole crowd as.
sembled In the chief saloon of
Maysville. Ark. but the newcomer
was stranger whose appearance was
calculated to provoke interest. He was
tall and broad shouldered. and so much
of his face rs was visible beneath the
gray sombrero was keen and rCsolutc.
The man was clad in long frOck coat
of gray cloth cut low on the breast. rs
was the waistcoat. TO display an even.
ing eXpanse Of tarnishad linen. On
the bosom of his shirt five splendid
solitaire diamonds stood in stately per
pcndcularity, shining and glintin-
with a luxurious hrilliancy that awed
every beholdCr. On the fingers othcr
Jewels proclaimed the riches Of their
wearcr while from pocket TO pocket
of his waistcont stretched watch
chain made of huge topaZcs.
This gorgeous individual stared about
him, seemingly ohliyious of the imprys,
sion his advent had created, then
moved to Il chair that Glanced " be
vacant near hy. sat down. drummcd
loudly ON the table with his fists ana
cried in vigorous voice:
Hi, larheJpor"
That functuUary responded surlily,
for he was Of saturninc demc&nor,
"What We WANT
I'm Jim Buuts from Texas, an I'm
white man, an I'm pdSsin' through
here, an. helm Il sociable crittcr
says to myself, says !. Let's liquor SO
if all We galoots will name yer pi2cN
I'll buy it fur yc. I'm takin' old rye
myself. Let her 20, Mr.. BarkcepCg
Here's what" And Jim Bunts thrvw
down a twenty dollar goldpicce on the
table before him.
There could be no question as to the
immediate popularity acquired by the
Texan. Each person in the crowd or
dered the most expensive drink Of
which he could think, and when the
stranger followed up his first liberali-
ty by inviting his guests 20 renew liba-
tons at his expense the enthusiasm
knew no bounds.
The only exception to Eunts' admir-
crs was Lumpy, gambler, one Of the
local bad men sitting ut the same
table, who after having obtained mo-
mentarv favor by the purchase Of one
drink around" now found himself
forgotten before tbs p.odigal hospital
ity of the newcomer.
The stranger ordered Il third glass OF
whisky for himself, and then, as if in
cidentally bade the barkeeper fill all
the glasses, whereby Il sensation was
caused. Immediately after the glass
Of whisky had been set for him Bunts
reached his hand into coattail pocket
and produced therefrom a dog, which
he placed with mingled fondness and
pride upon the table before him.
This animal was one of the small.
hairless Mexican breed, Il sort strange
to most of those present. and strOn"
curiosity was It once excited. Where
furGnthe Texan. INDUCED in second
address.
"rhat ere dawg's named Rckets,
'cauSe 'c'S never grown Il mite since
e was born, an I've bout given ~
hope OF is settin' any more stable.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
HOSIERY MILL BLOWN UP
Boiler Explosion at Beverly, N. -
Wrecks Plant and Kills Watchman.

Beverly. y. j.. Oct. 6.-The large
boiler in the hosiery mill of Turner
Birkhead, of this city, exploded with
fearful crash that Jared Beverly,
wrecked the engine room and two-
thirds OF the main building and in
stantly killed Alfred Stucky, the watch
man. The building Immediately be-
came enveloped in flames, and damage
10 the extent Of 5000 was done before
the fire was gotten under control. The
loss is partially covered by insurance
The crash of the exploding boiler
was heard and felt within a radius Of
five miles. and fearful Of an earth
quake people rushed to their doors
In this city the buildings shook, glass
and dishes rattled, and it was not until
a bright flame shot up in the west that
those who were awakened by the
shock realized the situation.
The city fire department soon had q
plug stream on the burning structure,
and after an hours work the flames
were subdued. Meanwhile the body Of
Stucky, which had been blown several
feet from the building by the force of
the explosion, was removed to has
home. The body was badly torn, the
clothing rent into shreds, and death
must have come quickly.
What caused the explosion is not
known. since the boiler was recently
inspected and pronounced In good con-
dition, but 1t is presumed that Stucky,
who was an old man, turned cold water
on the hot crown head without looS.
ing at the glass, with the inevitable
result.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
Reformed Chassis Wins Suit.

Easton, Pa, Oct. 6. Judge Scott
handed down an opinion in the case Of
Rev. DR.. H. NJ. Kiefer, the deposed
pastor Of the First Reformed Church
Of this city. against the East Pennsyl-
vania Chassis. refusing an injunction
restraining the olassis from endorsing
its decree dissolving the pastoral rela-
tions between DR.. Kiefer and his con-
gregation, pending a decision on an
appeal to the synod. The case is one of
importance, and has created much in
terest throughout Reformed church
circles.
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I)OCt()''
Tried but Could NJ.
Relieve Me
OF Headache, Di.,LI
ness, Twitchins.
DIR. Miles Nervine NJ,
Relieve and Cure

"The doctor tried but couldn't rel.r.
is phrase commonly met with in the 49,.
we receive from grateful patients ~
reason is plain, The doctor tries TO cp,,
symptom and neslec,s the disease I,
cases of chronic headache, neryors.I
weakness, general debility. dizzy smell,
of appetite inabi i:y to sleep, lack al o., ,n.. W
loss ot Hr h, lack of interest, morbid ,..
encieS, hys;eria, the disease is a nerynr' y
order and some means must be taks,
strengthen and restore the nervous SvS,.
DR.. Niles Restorative Nervine is perior..1
wonders every tay and will cure van -
has Thousands Of others. Read how oT;-it
II acted in the follow ne case:
a few years ago l was greatly t,,,p.,
with nervousness and indigestion. Wh.,|
work 4 dizzy spell would come over rns
would b, forced to stop and rest. -. I,s :.
tsuib y from headaches and my reryar,.'|
was 50 marked as to cause almo,. coree.
twItChing of the muscles. My doctor ~
but could not relieve me. finally h,.-
the use Of DR. Miles Restorative Ns,Ss
and continued until have used four bo,-
although have not had dizzy Smell ~
taking the first dose. am very tIaplLiG.
what your medicine has done for me -
shall take pleasure in recummeniir,
whenever | can."-FRANK Z. BENTLry M
dlebury, VT
All druggists sell and guarantee frs \.
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for fee M.
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. ADJ.
DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
He'll be a nice one when he gets n
growth, | don't think! But now nd
jist watch that there hyena that dr,.
what my hairless pup turned I'd
nose at"
There was silence. The crowd M
drawn close, waiting eXpectant for N
issue. Scratches sat motionless
hands aloft, blinking at the reyOlys
Little by little his eyes blinked Ofteus
and the lids lay shut longer. \ suddsl
trembling seized the man, and his arm
shook like aspens. A few seconds ma.
and the wrctched creature began sw,,
ing in his place. To and fro he swu,
diZzily: then at last his form collapSI
He fell heavily to the floor and M
there inert. unconscious.
A hum of approval greeted the eva.
Rickets barked joyfully. Bunts d
dressed the Kid:
"Now. ye miser'blc infant, ye Il
drag off that pardner of yers, Js
drag i'm outside, an be quick about
Yell be hanged some day, all righ.
Drag i'm out He'll come round Vn
time, l s'pose-worse luck"
When the Kid. unassisted, had dns|
ged his companion across the sao,
and out Of the door, Bunts again a
dressed the crowd:
"Strikes me ye're got some cwfI
characters in yer village. But Rlckal
usu'ly comes out on top in dawgSst
Specially with me to back i'm. 4.
now name yer pizen, gents"
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hiddies DENY Hazinu.

Washington. Oct. 6. - Midshipman
Alyah 4. Court, president Of the sec
ono class at Annapolis, has written a
letter TO Captain Willard II. Brown
son. superintendent Of the naval acad-
emy, denying that the class has bro
ken its pledge and INDUCED in hazing
Captain Brownson. in his reply, says
he has confidence in any statement the
class may make, and expresses the
belief that the class kept faith. At his
request Secretary Moody has made the
correspondence public.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
vRAN ...A. FOUGHT
TO SEE PRESIDENT
Refused to Leave White House and
Was Arrested.
BADLY INJURED IN STRUGGLE


Washington. Oct. "a desperate
hand-to-hand encounter with an arm
ed insane man who was determined
to see President Roosevelt occurred
in the vestibule Of the White House.
The man. who gave his name as Peter
Elliott, a machinist, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, was overpowered by the Off
GERS and carried to police van.
which had been summoned. He was
placed in the van in the custody of
two officers. Seeming to realize then
for the first time that he was under
arrest, Elliott began a furious strug-
gle with his captors for liberty. He
drew a revolver from the right side
pocket of his trousers and attempted
to shoot Officer James Cissell. The
officer grabbed his hand and wrench
ed the weapon from his grasp. Eli
otis struggles were so fierce, how
ever, that the two officers in their
Crampcd quarters of the van wer2 un-
able to overcome him. Officer Cissall
then drew his revolver and fired two
shots to attract attention.
In the struggle within the police
van Elliott had broken a glass panel
with his hand, severely cutting his
head and face. Officer Cissoll sus-
tained a serious cut on his right arm,
two inches OF flesh being cut out of
the fleshy part OF the arm. He suf-
fered considerably from loss of blood,
but his injury is not serious. The van
was hurried to the Emergency Hos
pital where the injuries of Cissell and
Elliott were dressed.
Several days ago Secretary Loeb re-
ceived n letter written on letter paper
OF the st. James Hotel, this city. The
letter enclosed a photograph of Elliott
and an incoherent request for an inter-
view with President Roosevelt The
letter was signed Peter ELL" the
statement being made Immediately
under the signature that the writer
was registered at the hotel as Peter
Elliott. 1t was evident to Secretary
Loeb that his correspondent was in
sane, and he issued directions at once
that the officers on duty both at the
White House and at the executive Of
fees should be on their guard against
him. The photograph was turned over
to the secret service officers.
Nothing was seen of the man until
the president attended services at
Grace Reformed Church, when Elliott
appeared near the entrance to the
church and made an effort to speak to
the president, but he was foiled In his
endeavor by the secret service officers.
He next appeared at the executive Of
fees and was turned away.
At the Emergency Hospital, where
his wounds were dressed, Elliott said
that he was Swede and that MS home
was in Minneapolis. From the hospital
the man was taken to the First Pre-
cinct police station and incarcerated
in one of the detention wards.
The police surgeons. after a careful
examination of Elliott. certified that
he was insane. An order was issued
Immediately for his removal to the
st. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane.
Elliott said he came to Washington
from Paterson. n. J. He also said he
had been in Lancaster, Pa. When
locked up at the police station he made
a long, rambling statement as to the
reasons for his action
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Trying to Make An Apple Corner,

Salem. N. j.. Oct. 5.-FoSeign deal.
ers and commission men are appar.
emily trying to corner the apple mar.
ket in South Jersey. Last year the
same tactics were used. when they
paid 81 per barrel. This year they
offer $50 to 81. One agent has
bought 1900 barrels and put them in
cold storage here. anticipating a rise
IN the market.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
SHOT FOR REFUSING TO DRINK
John Hudson Used Pistol When
Friends Refused Whisky,

Media. Pa. oct John Hudson, Of
this place shot four persons at his
home here because they refused to
drink with him. None of them was
fatally injured. Hudson had been
drinking. and when he arrived home
he found several friends there. He
took a bottle of whisky from one of
his pockets and invited all present 30
have a drink. They refused and Hud-
son became greatly mcensed. He
drew revolver from his pocket and
fred it point blank at the company.
Mrs. John Hudson was struck in the
cheek. Miss Rcbccca Hudson received
bullet in the shoulder, Charles 7.
Farley received a bullet wound IN the
temple and Mrs. Farley was hit in the
neck. Hudson was arrested after a
struggle with tho police.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
Anti.SIavery Law For Moree,

Manila, Oct 6.-The legislative couA-
Gil Of the Moro provinces has passed
an anti-slavery law which prohibits
slave hunting In all territories under
its jurisdiction. It also provides 70.
the confiscation OF all vessels engaged
IN the trade.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
Victim S hatnsId.Mccoy Feud.

Ne.aA. ". Va. Oct. 6.-William Nc
Coy. young member Of the Mccoy
family. sAot Aaa fatally Wss1ded ".
erett 'rNe>p-&, y ssAstn-lav Of The
Hathelds. The tragedy u the oat.
growth OF feua vAieA has szisteA
for 20 years.
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Smotherec in Pile Of Seed Cotton.

Raleigh, n. C.. Oct. Cyrus John.
500. a li-yearold boy, while playing
in pile Of seed cotton near his home,
l. miles from Raleigh. fell into a fun.
nel-shaped hole he had excavated in
the mass. and being unable to extri.
cate himself was smothered to death.
A younger boy, his stepbrother, saw
bis legs sticking from the cotton seed
and dragged him out but only to find
that be was dead.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-15
Woman and Baby, Price So

Irwin, Pa. Oct. 5.-Casnif Garu
purchased the wife and siX.montaA
baby Of Michael Evanic for $55'
ceipting for the money Evanlc
up all claim to the woman. Garv'
took her on a shopping tour and y
ward invited friends to his hon'
Hemlock Row to celebrate the eVe''
DisprOved.
Mrs. Knicker-They say a fool
his money are soon parted.
Mrs. Bocker-It isn't SO. GeolHI
q perfect idiot, and I can't get
out Of HMM. Y. Sun.
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Most BILLS Arc.

Householder - There's sones1
wrong with this bill. It's too Dig !
Grocer's Clsrk-That's why tne
sent me to collect it.-Brooklyn ~
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At the woman's Club.

Are they very advanced"
Extremely. Why, they play ,,
and make 1t q rule that four queen
q straight flush. IN. Y. Timss.
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Appropriate.

Winton-You cali his wife auW'
Hinton-Yes; she's slways ~ :
down people.-Psunsylvan's :
BeWl.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-07
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Wallace Cooper, a single man. by
his certain deed Of trust. executed on jan
uary 18th, 1870. and recorded In book number
$50, at page l42, In Office OF recorder of deeds
for Lafayette county, Missouri, did convey
to the undersigned trustee the foil wing
described real estate in Lafayette county.
Missouri. TO secure payment Of a certain
prOmiSSory note therein described. to-wit.
All Of the southeast quarter of southeast
quarter Use u of SO AZ of section number
twenty five t2j). township number hfty-one
t5l), of range numb t~wenty-four ca con-
tanning forty (40l acres. be the same more OF
less. And whereas said Wallace Cooper has
been dead more than nine months prior to
this date, and default has been made In the
payment Of the interest when due on said
note, whereby the whole debt becomes due
by terms Of said deed of trust II so declared
by the legal holder Of said note, which such
holder has done, now, therefore. by virtue of
The authority and terms Jf said deed Of trust
| will offer for sale and sell, at public
vendne, TO the highest bidder for cash. at
The north front door OF the court house, in
the city Of Lexington, Missouri. on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 1904.
between the hours of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and five o'clock In the afternoon of
said day, the above described real estate,
for the purpose OF paying said aebt secured,
and all costs of eXecutinDth trust.
l-l0td D. N. PlNkERTON. Trustee.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-07
rHIs Fox us WISE.
HOW BE Got the Better of a Party
Of WsI-EQuipped Hunters.

Tie Radaor Hunt went a-huntng
GDdcame near, says the Philadelphia
American, 10 catching a fox. The
snowelad hills and meadows, the
sharp air and the spread" in the
great old dining-room afterward were
as good as anything Of the kind in an
Gld-iashioned English novel. The
spread was particularly pleasing. The
nders, among whom were many wOm-
en-, gathered at the clubhouse at ten
o'clock and a few minutes later John
p. Valentine, the NJ. F. H., gave the
signal for the start. David Sharp was
the huntsman and Harry Harrison
the whipper-in. Out spread the pack
of about 40 hounds and with a loud
blast they were off.
AT Kim BALI farm, a mile away, the
hounds took up a scent and presently
dislodged a large and lively fox.
Hhen the fun began. He set off in
full view of the hunters and in an in
slant they were all galloping hot on
his trail. Through the Ellison and
Drexel estates the chase led, skirted
the place of Rudolph Ellis and finally
reached the farm Of Stewart Wood.
Hard-pressed by the hounds the fox
mere made straight for a big old tree,
went up it like a brown streak and
nestled comfortably on one of its up
per branches,
The unsportsmanlike behavior
1onplussed the hunters for awhile.
They sat and looked at one another,
The horses paved the air impatiently
Round the base ofthe tree the hounds
huddled and yelped hungrily. Then
Paul Dencla Mills swung a leg over
ahe side of his horse and continued
the chase alone. He climbed up as
near the fox as he could get, shookt the
boughs with all the strength Of his
arms and yelled Justify to the fox to
come out. He did in half a minute,
and he was away before Mills reached
the ground again and found his COM
panions staringa at one another harder
than ever, some Of them with the sus-
picion Of a smile.
When everybody had recovered, L.
G. Altemus and George McFadden
took three Of the hounds and set out
again. They found the scent, but
did not get within speaking distance
of the fox, who merri!y tripped along
until lost to sight in the ofing.
He finally found coyero on the Lewis
farm. and the hunters could not start
him again, so they went back to the
clubhouse and to luncheon. Reynarc
won The HINT
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-07
NEW KIND OF LIFE . A
A Big FRAMEWORK Filled with Cork
and Cushions Of Kopok.

There was an official test of a new
lifeboat, the invention Of Capt. Val
demar Engelhardt, Of Copenhagen, at
the navy yard in Brooklyn recently,
says the New York Sun. The trial
took place on a joint order Of the sec
retaries of the navy, the army and the
treasury. The craft is 20 feet long
and 6 feet wide, and pointed at the
ends. The framework is of white
pine, covered with vanished canvas.
1t is six inches deep and consists Of
a broad frame filed with layers Of
cork and contains compartments
stuffed with cushions Of kopok.
A fender runs around the bottom Of
the boat, stuffed with the same ma
terial and laced to the frame.
The weight of the vessel is about
1,4O0 pounds and when folded the
length is about II inches. 1t could
be stored away on the deck Of a man
Of-war and would not have to be
thrown away before an action as is the
case with The present splinterable
lifeboats.
Capt. Engelhardt, the inventor.
put the boat through several evolu.
tions SO as to test its strength, buoy.
ancy and carrying capacity. It wa
opened and collapsed repeatedly il
quick time and dropped from a heighr
Of nearly 20 feet landing on its bot
tom.
Although rs men got in it it
draught did not seem to be percepti
bly, increased. Both the navy and
army men seemed to look upon til,
invention with favor and if further
tests are as satisfactory as that of thu
other day, its adoption by the govern
meAtwill probably be recommended
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-07
OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI, T..
County of Lafayette, fss'
In the Circuit Court Of said county in vaca-
ton, December 10Th. 1902.
The state of Missouri at the relation and to
the use of ]. } Fulkerson, Collector OF the
Revenue of Lafayette County, in the State
Of Missouri, Plaintiff,
Unknown heirs Of Charles l.. Braudau,
Defendants.
To the said unknown heirs Of Charles Z.
Braudau; You are hereby notified that said
plaintiff has commenced a suit agaist you In
said court by petition. the object and gen.
eral nature of which Is to obtain a Judgment
for the taxes, interest and cost due on the
following deserted real estate, situate in
the county OF Lafayette and State OF Mis-
souri,. to-wit:--Lot six, t) block t~hirty-twO
t32, first addition to Lexington, Missouri,
SAID real estate being delinquent for the
years 1897, 1898. 1899, 1900 and that said
taxes for said years exclusive Of penalty, ilcC
tereSt and costs, amount in the aggregate to
the sum of'rwo and 6j-i00 Dollars S2.65l and
that the same may be declared a lien on said
real estate. and that the same may be sold
or so much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy tie judgment rendered herein, with
interest, fees, penalties. commissions and
costs.
And you are further notified that unless
you appear at the next term of said court, tc
be begun and held at the courthouse, In the
City OF Lexington, In said county. on the 66h
Day of April, 1903 next, and on or before
the first day OF said term, IL the term shall so
long continue, andi II not, then before the end
OF the term, aud answer said petition, the
same Will he taken as confessed.
And It Is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published, in the Lex
lngton Intelligence, n newspaper pub
lished In said county OF Lafayette for four
weeks successively, the last Insertion to be
at least thirty days before the commence
ment OF the next term of this court.
A true copy Attest
IsEALl J.H. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
BY j. W. SYDNoR, ID. J
Chas. Lyons, Attorney for Plaintiff. l-i7t5
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-07
L~Istening At the Telephone

In Stockholm almost every house
Lolder is con the telephone" and
practically every kind Of business is
discussed by means Of the instrument.
This fact has been turned to account
by the police authorities in a curious
way, The creditors Of a business
man who had serious doubts Of his in
tegrity employed a detective to OBJ
tain Information about him. The
detective s'tapped" the telephone
wire from a house at which the sus-
pect was staying, and overheard many
private conversations. The action
Of the detective, however, has aroused
considerable indignation among the
community.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-02-07
An Old Custom.

There is an old custom of the Unit
ed States supreme court that prevails
to-day as in the days of John Mar
shall. Every morning when the court
energies front the robing room and the
chief justice starts to cross the CORR
dor leading to the supremecourtroom
he is met ~bytheclerk Of the court. For
many years it has been MI. McKen-
ney, chief clerk, who has SO met the
chief justice. Mr.. Mckinney APP
proaches the chief justice, bids him
good morning, shakes his hand, and
allows him to pass to the court room.
The crossing Of the capitol corridor
by the court is a thing to be remem
bered when once seen. The ushers Of
the court, when they see the justice:
emerging from the door, stretch vel.
vet ropes to form a passageway fol-
them, so that by no possibility could
the progress be interrupted.-Wash
ington Star.