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Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Funerals in Scotland.

Tn Scotland the custom still prevails of taking down the window blinds at death and hanging white sheets across the windows The custom also prevails in the north of England, and in many families a special sheet re- served for the death chamber is kept for the purpose and often used from generation to generation. In many parts of Scotland, too, it is still cus- tomary for the nearest relatives of the deceased to lower the body into the grave and wait by the side until the grave is filled p.-Westminster Ga zette.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Modest Young Maiden.

Tess-Yes, Miss Prim was going to write to her tiance to-day, but she was just lounging around in dressing gown and she was too lazy to get dressed up.
 Jess-Why should she get dressed up just to-
 Tess-Oh. gracious! She wouldn't think of writing to him while she was in habile.-Philadelph Press.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
They Don't Count.

"But there is much opposition to your proposed bill." Does Senator Graball oppose it?' "Oh, mo-"
 "Is Leader Graphter against 1t Not at all."
 "Then who does oppose it?' "The people,"
 "Oh. shucksw- sw-Louisville Courier Journal.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Assisted His Own Defeat,

'Home my dear, is that certain place wherever two people of opposite sex can make themselves happy" said he, as a clincher.
 "How convenient" exclaimed she, brightening up suddenly.
 "I hope 1t does not matter to you, but I have decided to live with my r."-Commercial Tribune.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Natural Deduction.

Gruff Patient-Are you quite suro you understand your business, sir?
 Physician~-Well, I've been practlc- ing medicine for fifteen years and ntt one of my patients has ever c m' plained.
 Gruff Patient-Huh! Probably not. Dead men tell no tales.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
He Did.

"Gobbleton has disgusting habit of answering a question by asking an- other. Ever notice it?"
 "Why, no; not particularly. Let's try him-here he comes. Oh, Gobble- ton, can you lend me $5?"
 "Take me for an easy mark ?"- Cleveland Leader.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Hopeless Case.

Aren't you. aware" said the kind lady, that there is something digni- fled about honest labor?"
 "Yes, ma'am," answered the unlaun- 1ered hobo. "I've heard uv fellers wot stood on their dignity, but Pm saters- ide t set on mine"
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
It's a Fact.

"Ever notice it?" queried the observer of people and things.
 Did l ever notice what" queried the puzzled friend.
 "That small boys face always looks as if he had been eating something" explained the other.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
An Old Standby.

"A good many people seem to dis like Toucherly-yet he appears to stand by his friends"
 "Yes-and I'll bet you never saw one of them offer him chair. ."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Will the Rates Be Lower?

Wiggins-I see by the papers that Kentucky man is going to build a subter- ranean hotel in the Mammoth Cave.
 Higins-Well, that's what 1 would call running the hotel business into the ground.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Not Boston Talk,

Towne-I guess he's from Boston himself.
 Browne-Oh, no, indeed.
 Towne-Didn't he ask you if you hadn't resided in that city at one t1mer
 Browne-No, he said: "Usen't you live in Boston onct7-Philadelphia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Natural Deduction.

Attorney-What do you do during the week?
 Witness-Nothing.
 Attorney-And on Sunday? Witness-I take a day off. Attorney-How long have you had political job?
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Natural Query.

Quizziness-These Chinese ships are called junks, aren't they?
 business-Sure thing.
 Quizziness-And are the places where they make 'em called junk shops ?-Baltimor American.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Feminine Substitute.

Myer-I wonder why young DeBull- yon does not marry? He has all kinds of money.
 Gyer-Oh, I suppose he thinks a wife isn't necessary. Money talks, you know.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02
Mammals Monopoly.

Say, paw" queried little Johnny Peck, "why do you wear whiskers1 ? Haven't you any chimp
 "1 guess not, my son." replied Peck ST. Your mother seems to have 1t all."
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02

In life it is difficult to say who do you the most mischief-enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best. -Colton.
Holbrook argus., 1905-09-02

India is the leading producer of mica, and supplies about one-half the worlds requirements.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-28
CONTRACT LABOR LAW.
I,sven Heads Of New York Manvsae.
turing Concerns To es Arrested.

New York, Sept. 25.--After eight
months Of careful preparation the
United States district attorney will
according to relia..e authority, cause
the arrest Of IL heads of the manufac.
turing and contracting concerns Of this
city. on warrants charging them with
having conspired, through the medium
OF an employers association, to violate
the contract labor law by the importa.
ton OF foreign wortmen. The penalty
on conviction is fine of not less than
$1,000 nor more than $4,000, or i'm.
prisonment for not more than two
years.
1t is understood that the depart.
ment of commerce and labor Is direct.
ing the prosecution and has. through
its own agents. assisted by operators
Of the secret service, prepared the
case against the accused. This has In.
volved many months of investigation
and also the keeping since January
last Of four men, English tile settlers,
at Ellis island. II is upon the evidence
Of these four men, backed by an array
Of corroborative dispositions, that the
government chiefly relies.
The evidence In the case goes back
to the lockout by the Tile. Crate and
Mantel association. an employers or
ganization. OF the men of the mosaic
and encaustic tile layers and helpers
Of New York and vicinity on August 6
OF last year,
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INsuRANcE INVESTIGATION.
r. Man Was Paid 235,ooo BY the Psesi
dent Of the Raw York Life.

New York. Sept 21.-That s2g5GO0
Gas been paid by the New York Life
Insurance Co. to Andrew A. Hamilton
n Albany; that mo- accounting for this
money has been made except to Prssi.
dent MCCALL verbally, and that Ham.
ilton attends sessions Of che legisla.
ture at Albany in the interest Of tire
New York Life Insurance Co. was
brought out by testimony given by Mr.
Mccall before the Legislative insurance
investigating committee. Mr.. Mccall
said that the various sums making
up the S235,OOO paid to Hamilton Rad
been given Him in connection with diff.
ferent' reaf estate deals, but Mr.
Hughes, after considerable question
ing, developed the fact that none of
the money had began actually applied
to 5uch deals.
Mr.. McCalD also said that Mr.. Hami!-
ton was allowed money for expenses a.
Albany and that rAH1niltoIis account s
wers not subject to audit. Mr.. Mccall
denied thae he gsve Mr.. Hamilton
money to influence any member Of the
legislature OF that he advised any such
course. The $235. 900 Mr.. Mccall said
he was sure would be psid by Mr..
Hamilton on demand OF the New Tork
Liz Insurance Ca
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HISTORIC STATE HOUSE.
The Work Of RemodeliIng the Senate
Chamber Completed.

Annapolis, Nd, Sept 2O.-The worl,
OF remodelling the senate chamber in
the old state house at Annapolis. the
room of national historic interest as
the scene Of the resignation Of Gen.
Washington's military commission, has
been practically completed and 1t is
said to be one Of the most accurate
and interesting pieces Of historical
restoration ever achieved in this coun-
try.
After careful research, every impor.
tant detail of the old chamber has
been fixed upon with well nigh GER.
sanity and reproduced minutely.
The senate chamber was reconstruct
I'd in 1876 In order to obtain addition al
room.
The event with which the room Is
always associated too, place on De-
oember 23. 1888, though this was not
the only event of national Significance
connected with IT. Tor there the treaty
OF peace which ended the war with
Great Britain was ratified ON January
IA. 1874. and there tSeDtember 11-14.
1850 sat the delegates from the six
states IN the meeting wfrfch led to the
calling Of the federal constitutional
convention Of 1887.
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KNIGHTS OF HONOR,
A New Insurance Policy Was Ordered
issued by the Grand Lodge.

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 2l.-Oficers
OF the supreme lodge of the knights
ana Ladies of Honor were elected and
a new insurance policy was ordered is
sued at the session of the grand lodge
in the new building of the order in
North Pennsylvania street.
The new policy will be for $3.50
Hitherto the order has issued thre
policies-one for $4,000, another for
$1,000 and the third for $500. 1t was
believed that a policy Of $3.50 would
attract large number Of desirable
policy holders, and would give present
policy holders greater latitude in add.
Ing to their insurance.
., With few exceptions the ofIicers Of
the supreme lodge Of Knights and yLa.
Dies 81 Honor were reelected. Those
reelected are: L. B. Lockard. Of In
,dianapolis. supreme protector: George
TAFT, of indianapolis. supreme secrc-
tary; George A. Byrd. Of Indianapolis.
supreme treasurer; DR.. L. D. Witherill.
OF indianapolis, supreme medical OK.
.aminef,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-28
A Loss Estimated at One Million
Dollars in the Business Por.
ton of the City.
FINE BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED
Every Piece Of Fire Apparatus in
Silver Bow County Was Called
to the Scene.
The Fine Library Building, Which Cost
$4,000, Was Among the Structures
Burned - Several Business
Blocks Are In Ruins,

Butte, Mont, Sept. 25.-Fire caus
ing loss estimated at one million dol
lars consumed the entire business por
ton of Butte, lying between the Sho
dair block and Renshaw alley, on the
south side of West Park street, and
partially destroyed the public library
The fire call was turned in at $40
At noon the four-story Symons store
was mass Of flames and the public
library and other places were burning
simultaneously. At o'clock Mayor
MacGinniss announced the fire under
control.
A cigar company occupied part CT
the ground floor and basement OF the
big Symons Dry Goods Co.'S building.
At once the firemen realized that TO
keep the fire confined to the basement
and away from the elevator shaft was
the only hope Of saving the block.
The men could not enter the seat of
the flames, but several went through
the rear sidewalk windows and held
the hose as close as they could to the
origin Of the fire. Finally, with fa-
vorable change in the wind, which kept
the smoke back temporarily, the fire.
men broke in three doors on the
ground floor and poured the water in
the direction of the elevator shaft.
A perfect geyser of sparks and burn.
ing shingles spouted across the roofs
Of other buildings, starting flames in
the Renshaw hall and in the, Park
building. From II o'clock until noon
the Symons building burned free as
bonfire and the fremsn confined their
labors to saving adjacent property.
The Miner. Broadway, Harvard, Ar.
gyle and other buildings were licked
up by the flames. bat gosd work on the
part Of the owners and the firemen
prevented what seemed for time
general cOnfagration, as q stiff wind
was blowing flaming einbers every.
where.
BY II O'Clock every piece Of fire ap.
paratus in Silver Bow county was a.
the scene OF the fire. The fire depart.
ment from the Rarus, Cora, Parrot,
Gagnon, Anaconda and other
mines responded with alacrdty ami
rendered great service.
The f1re batraIions from the. Centen.
nial brewery. from Walkerville, from
the Butte reduction
works and other places answered the
general alarm and lent valuable assist.
anCe.
Some of the Nsses follow: Blocks
totally estroyed-Maule. York. Ba"
rett- Woodwortff Ogden. The follow
ing are among the estimated losseS:
Syniunds store, Maule and York
blocks. owned by the New York Re-
atty Co.. $6OO,OO0; library building,
10000; Walkover Shoe Co., $4,000;
Ogden block, totaT loss; Atlantic: IA.
loon, $4,000.
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YELLOW FEVER 1spoar.
Only a. New Cases and Two Dsaths
In New Orleans Sunday.

New Orleans. Sept. 25.--Report to
p. m. Sunday: New cases. "a; total u
date, 1881; deaths, Q; total, 367; new
foci. 8; under treatment. 2Ss; discharg
ed, 2,176.
The low Sunday record is almost Q
duplicate Of that Of last Sunday. The
deaths and new cases are the same
There are no names Of special promi
nence In the list. Two cases were
brought into the city. one from Abits
Springs and one from Grand Lake, In
the Barrataria country. The Abits
Springs case excites some interest. .e
cause that Is one Of the resorts In ST.
Tammany parish whittier many Of the
people Of New Orleans went when the
coast resorts were closed to them By
quarantine. The young man, It seems,
had been sick since last Tuesday, on
the third floor of the main hotel. II is
believed that the patient had gotten
his infection in New Orleans, as he
made frequent trips to this city. One
man walked six miles In from Min.
burg. one Of the lake coast resorts. to
the hospital Sunday morning just as
soon as the first symptoms of the fe.
yer hit him.
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DRAGGED FROM, JAIL.
The hassro Was Struck with Wjthan
aRd eestsn WjtA ciuhs..

Williamson. w. Va. Sept. 25.-Mhaes
Lovern. negro. WAS taken from. tha
city Jail here early Sunday morning
by a mob and carried across the Tug
river into Kentucky. For almost hAli
an hour the frenaaed gang beat the
helpless negro with clubs and applied
wfthes to his naked body untit blond
flowed from hundred wouns1A The
pegro was returned to jail In pros
trate state and there IL no hope for
his recovery. Lovern's awfsl fate Ia
the result Of his encounter ON the
street Saturday afternoon with James
Butcher, a popular white man.
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WEALTHY STOCK BUYER.
He Was Shot and Killed BY Widow
Near Jamestown, O.

Springfield. O.. Sept. 23.-Henry
Lines, wealthy stock buyer living
at jamestown, 20 miles south of here,
was shot and killed instantly by Sa.
rah Richardson, widow who lives
alone about two and a half miles from
jamestown. Lines was 80 years of
age and leaves widow and two chill
dren. According to the story OF Mrs.
Richardson he has been frequent Wis.
itor to her house and Friday night
came unexpectedly in an intoxicated
condition. She says she demonstrated
with him and that he became abusive.
She succeeded in taking a bottle Of
whisky away from him and she says
that he was about to assault her when
she shot him through the heart with a
revolver.
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Admiuistrator's Sale.

In pursuance Of an order Of the Probate
Court Of Highland Csanty, Ohio I will OFFER
October, A. D. 1905, at Z O'clock 3. m. on the be
Situate in the State q ohio. county Of HisS.
Nn ano ,;ss, stsSwnship OF ~ nl, IN Eyans ana survey
so-wt;
First tTract-Beginning at a stone north.
y, west sS corner Of thsgal crssa m.s,etns:hOuse
east 10 $40 poles TO a. stake In front Of Thomas
Clements door-yard thence with the Spar
MN ~ roSa south sas,
Hanserds lot thsnce north s5x degrees.
east Q is.loo poles 70 stone in David CaldyS
west q So loo poles 70 a stone in IN a line Of
stones planted neap each other |; thence with
g. said aoes &c ss sSntS
tanning t~o acres sna roOS and
@ more or iess sIeS'i ''o' anu ." p0aes' OF 'ano''
farm of Mary E. johhssn saedM ana M running h WITH ias
the line Of survey No, 2bsO by the road rum
nR rs@ Sy S y meet
.as hs Of sS read IN the south
ae n in hs M,s 3 e
Candy thence nearly northxard 70 q stone
sSs n TnS%as Ss%
fraction less than, ne acre, ne two above
described tracs1 being the same premises
conveyed to said Andrew Holt BY James II.
nODeLS ~ oecd aated rebrraJy 10 1850 and
Records OF nj, counfy SA'
Th,rd drr.c,Nuss...;,
middle of the Ouaser road VSere he spar.
gur Mil road ibtns said Quaker road; thence
with said road and Tie land of which this ID
part northi1zM degrees. weat AIS poles 70
MSke "a tnar unf 9 Nathan Iyoth thence
= -
- p0lee tea sao0e corner 70 samuel y.
CAudy These WITH said Caniys line north
504 degrees, east u $500 p0aeO - q stone IN
W. .ss sIsoo!e .s sslo opargnr nm roe1; thence
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CHAIRMAN TAGoARr.
He Says He Never Received or Asked
For Money From Companies.

New York, Sept. 22.-Chairman Tag
CART. Of the democratic national com
mittee, arrived in New York from In
dianapolis.
He denied the statement made by
President Mccall, of the New York
Life, before the legislative insurance
investigating committee on Wednes
day that the democratic national com.
mittee had solicited money for the
campaign fund from that concern.
No member Of the national commit.
tee ever asked Mr.. Mccall, of the New
York Life, for dollar" he said.
Mr.. Taggart added:
Neither the democratic national
committee nor any authorized repre-
sentative Of the committee ever asked
a dollars contribution to the campaign
from any other insurance company
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cLCVELANO MAN.
Jumped Overheard From stsamee q
Palermo, Sicily.

Palermo. Sicily. Sept. 22.--Cards and
documents belonging to the American
supposed to be w. NJ. Rens, who jump
ed from the Hamburg-American line
steamer Prinz Oskar as she was enter
ing the harbor here Monday last and
WAs drowned. indicate that he was
Charles Wesbafer. Of Cleveland. O
The documents also seem to indicate
that he was president Of the Mononga
hela and Lake Erie Coal Co. The evil
dence 50 far at hand shows undoubt
edly that the man was deranged. Miss
4. Bevens, who was guest OF the
same hotel in Florence, at which the
suicide stopped. testified that he suf
fered from the delusion that he was be
ing prosecuted and fancied that his lif'
was endangered.
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THROUGH TIVE 6RAINA


ktisnt1,. GA.. Sept. zA-Capt- a u
G. Godfrey. axMatant surgeon IN IL
United States asmy. stationed at Port
HcPherson, has commdxted suicide b.
shooting himself thraaeh ths brain
wdtir an army revolver at his Esak1eDee
q the post. Capt.. Godfrey was son
Of Coa. T. g. GofAf10. commander oe
the Ninth United Ststes cavalry. stae
t1onAA at Fokt RffsT. Kan. CAuG. Cod
ffey was 81 pears old and as1Aduate
Of west F0lnt. He came 70 Port Nc
PhsF3on ffum Washingena thres
months soa He ID survived by his
wiz and . small son. tn CAUSE NJ
the decd 10 not known. bat 10 attrth,
uhsd by hs brother omeers q the posi-
tp temporary meatal abesratioa.
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Ok Killed and % Wounded In . Flight
a cIonfueooa. cuba.

Os~ sNsssO0 ost0 - WVUtuOO0 w y VuWV
at cIsnsuseos, CUBS.
Havana, Sept. 23.--Omcial Dispatcher
received from Cienfuegos announced
the killing Of Congressman Enrique
villuendas. leader Of the liberal part,
and the most able orator in the lower
house, and the chief Of police Of Glen
fuegos during conflict between the
two political parties. the liberals AM
the moderates.
The government advices say the ps
lice had information that within tn.
hotel In which villuendas resided 9
quantity of arms had becn deposited
and they went to the hotel to investl
gate the matter. As the police ascend
ed the stairs they were net by par.
ty Of liberals who fred on them. kill
ing Chief OF Police Il'ance. The police
returned the gre, killing Villuendas
and wounding several others.
Intense excitement prevails at Glen
fuegos and Havana. The government;
authorities fear the result which the
sffair may have upon the election Of
members Of the election boards.
AS the news spread throughout Ha.
sana the liberals and moderates are
rapidly gathering In their respective
clubs and It is feared that unless the
leaders give wise counsel a clash may
result.
A dispatch from Cienfuegos says
that six persons we're killed and 26
wounded during the conflict
Dispatches to the government say
that besides Congressman villuendas
and Chief Of Police Tllance. two police
men we're killed and number Of po.
licemen and civilians wounded Rural
guards are around the entire block In
which the hotel suizo the scene Of
the affair rs situated.
A search Of the hotel revealed two
dynamite bombs In the room occupied
by Villuendas.
The government has received tele
gram from Senator Frfas asking II to
send reinforcements at once.
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iNTERMENT WAS STOPPED.
The Relatives Demand a Post-Morten
Examination.

GAINESVILLE, O., Sept 23.-Just as the
remains Of Mrs. James L. Holden, wife
Of former Mayor Holden, were being
lowered into the grave at Greenwood
cemetery. in the presence Of congre.
CATION Of thousand or more friends
and relatives, an order came from Act.
ing Mayor Fred 8. Gates instructins
the sexton not to inter the remains
pending an investigation.
The crowd dispersed, the meurners
returned to their homes and the cas-.
ket containing the remains was re-
moved to the receiving vault and de.
posted there. when a post-mortem sx-
animation will be conducted by phys!.
clans yet to be employed by the broth
ers and sisters Of Mrs. Holden.
Prior to the. funeral. however, DR..
James l.. Holden. acting upon the re.
quest of Attorney A. A. George and
Chief Of Police Arter, had consented
TO the holding Of post-mortem ex.
animation.
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THE SONS OF VETERANS.
Col. II. v. speeIman, Of Cincinnati,
Elected Commander-n-Chief.

Gettysburg, Pa. Sept 22.-The last
session of the encampment of the Ma
tional of the Sons of Veterans was
held. Col. H. v. Speelman, Of Cincin-
natl, was chosen commander-in-chief
and Peoria, Ill.,. was selected as next
place Of meeting. In the afternoon
the parade Of the Sons Of Veterans was
given and the marchers were applaud
ed by thousands OF spectators. The
procession included many co@panicsi
Of reserves and was under command
OF Gen. r. M. J. Reed. OF PbiIadssphia,
with Col. w. p. Baker. OF Reading. anil
Maj. Henry Stewart a GettsbsRg, as
aide.
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ANSWERED NeLL,g,s CALL.


Urbana, O., Sept. 2s.-"Nellie has
been calling for me and must 30 to
her." we're the closing words Of pa.
thetic letter left by Hugh Brown, 81,
who committed suicide at the home Of
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Gordon,
in North Lewisburg. Brown swallow.
ed carbolic acid. He had been brood.
ing over the death Of his wife, which
occurred last May. He leaves daugh.
ter.
Mrs. Gussie Bowers, wife Of Charles
Bowers, a Wayne township farmer,
committed suicide by swallowing the
contents Of a bottle of carbolic acid.
She was found dead when her 16-year.
old son returned home from school.
She has been i'll for several years. She
left a note to her husband and son,
saying: Don't grieve after me. You
have been kind to me. can not stand
1t to live any longer"
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STOLE FiFTH.TW0 cNTs-
Dsse Kelly Sentsausd To the FsnsaGs
tiDy Fow One Wear

Cleveland o.. 8pt 25.-F0r ste9uag
81 cents Judge Strimpie sntenesd
Bent Kelly 10 the psn Tn ONE year -
the criminal court Kelly snstche1 .
posHetbook from. .. maAis hard,. and
waS convin1bd. affsr sDandinG three
nDaHths In nil. - rslAsad 10 plaad
guilty to- Dstit lsnany, whieA wuGd
hASe ailowsd' hin to- 0caps wtAh .
smdl hn&- The tidee i'm ssnfsne1sg
Ksily told MIN he thought he eommdt-
- perjury In thu WktnABe afnnzk