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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-09-21

10 Stop Chills in One day.
Take Royaline Chill Cure. Money
back if it fails. Good to take. Great
Tonic. so cents. For sale by j. l..
Shell & Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-09-21

See our line of Telmo goods. Best
in town. F. ID. CARTER s co.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

said the "patriarchal purity" Of King
Christian and the crown prince fur
nishes source of comment and not q
little amusement to the worthy Danes.
who are noted as nation for lively
appreciation of the fair SEX" Fonte-
noy further adds to the picture of an
upright prince; informs us that Fred
ericlz is a model father, that he is
studious, eloquent, open-handed but
not extravaganza. For the description
of Frederick's spouse, we shall quote
directly: Ellis wife is remarkable for
her quick-wittedness and intelligence.
On her first advent to the Danish
court she shocked it a little by her
mode of dressing and her freedom Of
manners, but she has now toned down
and fitted herself into the simple
burgher old world milieu. She is,
moreover, famous for being the tallest
and wealthiest princess in Europe:
Her stature is absolutely gigantic, be-
ing over six feet two, and, SO far as
her fortune is concerned, she inner
tied $15,000,000 from her maternal
grandfather, Prince Frederick Of the
Netherlands, besides the entire wealth
of her father, the late King Charles OF
Sweden. She is extremely fond OF
Paris, fact which is attributed to
the existence Of French blood In her
veins .. " : 5 .sSS: :. @s ..*. r
AS crown prince. the present king
WAC verv nnn1l1ar his genial manners
winning the affection s his people
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

and ceremony by his titled relatives
One wing Of the splendid castle, he told
her, had been reserved for their living
quarters, and only his mother and in
'timate relatives would occupy the great
palace with them.
LORI and Lady harrington, as they
were known, went back to the hotel to
live Their honeymoon was of just a
weeks duration. In that time, how
ever, Miss; Cochrane had written home
glowing letters of her happiness, tell
ing her parents how proud they should
be that their daughter had married a
member of the nobility. Alas! for the
poor girl!
Sentenced to Workhouse.
James F. Cochrane, her brother,
came down from Kansas City to inves-
tigate the record of his royal relative,
who pretended to be in this country to
spy ON the British consuls. It did not
take him long to discover that Lord
Frederick Seymour harrington was a
rank, impostOr. COchrane met his new
bro:her-in-law in Mrs. Elliott's home
and confronted him with the facts his
Investigation had revealed. harrington
was promptly kicked out of the house
and arrested. A charge Of disturbing
the peace was lodged against him. He
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
&m1aal1tttg nf thf
pnltttral mathtt1f
By PROF. FRANK PARSONS.
President Of National Public Ownership League


Of the organization political machine
bnation of politicians themselves and their party power
semblanc machine in this only effectiveness the
but also the lack Of intelligent discretion that
ICES its action
The tendency of the political machine degenerate
proved strong that the term has prac
cay swallowed the other and in talk carry
flavor of reproach.
Perhaps would be we'll to keep this phrase political organza-
that have seed organizations that have become
engines of capture and keep the offices for ring
such machines smashed the introduction
machinery of benefit civilization but grevou injury
The rising tide of independent thought and action sweeping
re country deong boss and ring and partisan governments in
Philadelphia New York and other cities will carry the old far
and bury them miles Deep where future NAV
find them describe them fossil relics of barbaros age
be remembered that organization power and
ho who stand for justice and right avail themselves it,
well as those who stand for graft craftsmanship
The machine excellent thing rightly means efficient
education of the people splendid awakening enthusiasm
But be allowed the throne and compel serve
simply to keep the machine and its Office must be
thought and independent machinery defeat
machine that lends itself to gnobe purposes a.:
On such conditions the political machine likely stay but the
Of domination regardless Of the justice cause is drawing to
close with The growing enlightenment developing 81
8 -. iz,<-@.& 1@e<a~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

hlgn sounding title of Lord Frederick
Seymour Darlington, captain in His
Majesty's Horse Guards.
Early in January he wrote his name
on the register of the Southern hotel.
The next day there appeared in the
local newspapers the following adver-
tisement:
INSTRUMENTATION English gen.
gleman (2S), of high social rank, desires to
correspond with refined. educated, non
mercenary, eligible lady with view to hon
orable marriage; no agents.
Darlington lived at the hotel few
days and then removed to fashiona-
BILE boarding house conducted by Mrs.
, r. Il. Elliott whose beautiful younger
sister, Miss Wilhelmina Grace Coch-
rane, Of Kansas City, came to visit
soon after her English guest took lodg-
ing iii her house. In less than two
week: harrington had completely won
the heart of the Kansas City girl, who,
he thought, was the daughter of a
wealthy pork packer. On January Is.
1903. the wedding ceremony was per-
formed by the pastor of one Of the
mosr fashionable churches in St. Louis.
! Darlington told Miss Cochrane
amazing stories of his wealth and
titles. He said he had millions in Eng
land and owned a magnificent castle OF
600 rooms in Brighton. He, told her
tha: after the wedding IN St. Louis
they would go to Washington and be
remarked in the British embassy, and
then sail for England ], where they
would be entertained with great pomp
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

Good King Christian Of Denmark
had a long reign, reign full Of days
and. honors. Soon after he assembled
the throne, the gaining of Schleswig-
Holstein by Germany made him, very
unpopular among his subjects, and he
often longed to renounce the purple;
but his queen was both brave and pa.
tient and bade him wait. Ever her
counsel was: "Wait patiently; this
wave Of unrepularity will pass away,
and you will be one Of the most popu-
lar and beloved kings who have sat
upon the throne Of Denmark" Her
words proved prophetic: the other
day, when Christian TX. died, the ma
ton mourned with sincerest grief.
But, as nations must, the people
were ready to cheer for a new ruler,
to cry, "The king is dead, long live
the k:as!" And let us, the public,
likewise ~ hail to King Frederick
VIII.
Frederick ascends the throne at the
ripe age Of GO. Grown Prince Freder-
lex and Princess Louise of Sweden
were married July %, 1869. They
have eight children living. Their eld-
est is Crown Prince Christian. mar
ried to Princess Alexandrine Of Meek
lenburg; King Haakon Of Norway,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

riyc- bottoms. Mighty trees grow there
and the underbrllsh grows thick. 4
large quarry. pond, abandoned years
ago and filed with water, stands near
by. A mere lonely place at midnight
cannot be imagined. :. q. : ,.z
After McCann's life had ebbed away
the murderer had to dispose Of the
body. The clothing was stripped from
1t, and it was dragged through the UNI
der5rush to the brink of the 80-foot
embankment overlooking the quarry.
One shove, and the body shot down.
ward. The splash below told the muir
derer that his work had been we'll
done
Fatal Circumstantial Evidence
A man trained in all the arts Of
murder could not have done the deed
more skilfully. No eye had seen him
fire the fatal shot. Only a faithful rail-
road Waterman mile away had heard
the TWO reports of the pistol and the
dying appeal of Mccain for mercy.
But here his hand lost its cunning.
Cleverness Of plotting gave way to
bung'lng. Darlington proceeded, with
appalling stupidity, to. wind enough
circnmstantial. evidence about himself
to hang 20 men. Covered with stains,
wearing the murdered mans hat and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

too Young to merit punishment for the
offence. He first broke into prison at
the age of ten years, when, on July Z,
1870, he was sentenced to five years
and ten days in the refOrmatory for
embczzlement. In the summer of 1875,
when he was l. years old, he was re-
leased from the Juvenile prison., but
on September 7 Of the same year
ne was sentenced to IL months i'm
watch. BY good behavior he got out
on tI.ree-fourths time, but before the
year was out he was in trouble again.
On July 10, 1876, at the Maidstone as
sizes, he was sentenced to ten years
penal servitude. for burglary. After
serving four years of his term he pro-
cured his release upon forged pardon
papers.
He was at liberty long enough this
time to make his first matrimonial VEN
ture. He married an English girl, got
possession of all OF her property and
deserted her. 1t seemed impossible for
him to keep out Of prison, and on Oc-
tober 81 he was again sentenced at the
Maidstone assizes to ten years penal
servitude and seven years police su!
pervislon for burglary. After serving
out the full ten years he made his way
acros: the Atlantic ocean to- try his
hand at crime in America.
WEEDS American Girl.
He turned up in Brooklyn as Sir
Frederick Sydenham BurSoyne. He
was suaye CT manner and spoke Eng
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

Like his father, he showed preference
for simple ways, and both king and
crown prince habitually walked the
streets unattended, unless it might be
by couple of Danish boarhounds.
The royal pedestrians would stop and
exchange greetings with passers-by in
the most democratic fashion.
The new king and queen are pos
SCISSORS Of much more wealth than
were Christian and Louise, whose in
come from the civil list was not large
and neither Of whom had a private
fortune. The present queen. though
4 great heiress, has brought up her
family in simple manner. and gener-
ally has followed the simplicity char
acterizing the home life of her hus-
bands parents; though ON state occa-
sions she has been wont to appear in
most magnificent toilettes, and is said
to possess one of the finest collections
Of jewels in Europe.
The new queen is not beautiful, as
was her predecessor, Queen Louise, but
has charms of manner; perhaps an in
heritance from her grandmother, De-
Stree Clary, beauty for whose favor
two famous men sued, Joseph Bona
parte and Gen. Bernadotte. She mar
ried the latter, became queen Of Nor
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF
GEORGE F.. BARTON, BOGUS
NOBLEMAN
ABOUT TO HANG FOR MURDER OF A FRIEND
Life of Crime and Adventure Extending Over
Two Continents to End on the Gallows-
His Quest for an American Heiress.

st. LOuis.-By affirming the decision
OF the lower court the Missouri SUI
prene court has sealed the fate of
''Lo-l' harrington, one of the most
notorious criminals Of the age, and he
will be hanged on March Is for the
brutal murder OF his friend, John p.
McGann, nearly three years ago.
George Frederick Barton, or as he
persists in calling himself, Lord
Frederick Seymour Barrington," has
had Il most extraordinary criminal
career, extending throughout England
and half way across the American con-
them. He is only 43 years old, but
the ruli;c records show that he has
spe1, nearly three-fourths Of tnat time
in prison. The record of his crimes
covers one successful and one attempt
ed murder, five distinct cases Of big
amy. two cases Of forgery, innumerable
proofs OF burglary, cheating at cards,
obt ming money By false pretenses,
and even common poc!let-picking
Through it all Darlington has stout
~ maintained that he is an English
n,al OF high birth, with a brilliant
army record and Il father whose es
tate aud title he would succeed. Not
one u. these statements is founded on
fac.
Bennington employed the English
lord game successfully to win the
hearts of three American women, but
when his story OF unlimited wealth, his
marvellous word picture OF his; fictitious
ancestral home, rivaling in grandeur
and magnitude the rich architectural
beauties of Conlbe Abbey, Blenheim,
Chillingham, Walmar and other castles
presided over by wealthy American
girls who married titled Englishmen,
begui!ed Miss Wilhelmina Grace Coch-
rane into becoming his wife, it was the
beginning Of the end.
In quick succession he was turned
out OF a fashionable hotel for failure
to ply his board bill, kicked out of his
bru!her-in-laW' home when his decep-
ton was discovered, sentenced to break
rock for six months in the city work.
hot:Hc, released by pardon, and then ar
rested. tried and convicted of the MUIR
der ct a man who had TAKEN him in
and given him a home.
Life Story a Criminal Romance.
kcrrington's life history reads like q
criminal romance, with one climax fol-
lowing closely upon another. We first
hear Of him as a seyen-year-old boy
in Tunbridge Wells, England, setting
Ere TO the commons. he was thought
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

lisn. Spanish, German, French and
other foreign languages tiuently. He
was of a studious turn Of mind and
had spent his years of prison life in
the mastery Of foreign tongues. So
when he described, in his faultless
English, the beauties of his imaginary
villa in Burgess Hill, Kent, to Celeste
Ellie beth Miller, Brooklyn, she was
ready to believe him. That was in
1891. Miss Miller married him and re-
turrea with him to England, after
having disposed of all of her property
She went with him to London, where
she lived with him for few sad
weeks. He rented an apartment and
furnished it luxuriously, buying the
furniture on time payments and sell
ing it off in a few days to get the nee
essa"y money to keep up appearances.
He finally succeeded in getting the last
dollar his wife possessed, and then de-
serted her, leaving her with a small
child to provide for. He was arrested
soon after while paying court to a
clergyman's daughter, and sentenced
to another long term in prison.
The disillusionized girl made her
way back to Brooklyn and took in
washing to earn livelihood for her
self and child. The next official entry
in Earrington's record shows that he
was released from the Dartlnoor prison
on December u, 1900. There is no rec
ord Cl his movements during the next
two years, but we again get trace of
him III Brooklyn, where he reappeared
ana tried to get his deserted wife to
take him in. But one experience was
enough for her, and she turned deaf
ear 70 his entreaties.
He was employed for brief period
as coachman in New York, but soon
drifted to Jersey City, and from there
to Philadelphia, where, in December,
1902, he married a wealthy young wo-
man. Her name has never been given
to the public on account of the promi-
nencc Of her family. Elaborate prep
aratiOns were made for the wedding,
and she wore a $500 trousseau when
the ceremony was performed. He lured
her Oh to Cincinnati, where he desert
tanning most of her costly. wedding
outfit. Some of her clothing was found
in his trunks, which were held by the
Southern hotel, in St. Louis, when he
failed to pay his board bill.
Appears in St. Louis. 4
from Cincinnati he went to St..
Louis. There he appeared under the
ed and got away with her trunks, con-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
KING FREDE RICK VIII.

who married Princess Maud of Great
Britain; Princess Louise, married to
Prince Friedrich of Schaumburg-
Lippe; Prince Harald; Princess 1nge-
borg, married to Prince Charles Of
Sweden; Princess Thyra; Prince Gus
tav; Princess Dagmar. Frederick, like
Christian, is the father of a large
family.
It is said the children of Christian
and Louise were brought up with al
most Spartan strictness, this royal
pair not believing in indulgence or
pampering. The gossiping MARQUEE de
Fontenoy had no scandal to retail
about their eldest son; in fact, she
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28

way and Sweden; and now her grand.
daughter is queen Of Denmark, her
granddaughter son king Of Norway
The court life of Denmark, as wa
have emphasized, has been marked By
simplicity. About once a week dur,
ing the season an official dinner and
reception was given at the Amalien-
borg, these tn e principal entertain,
ments. In addition, there were three
state balls, and there were numerous
family gatherings, family reunions
great institution with the royal house
Of Denmark. At the close of the sea,
son, a change to the country was
made. Their majesties retiring to tha
freedom from restraint they both en-
joyed. The white palace Of Fredens.
borg, situated only, few miles from
the capital, for years has been the
royal residence in summer; as some
not merely OF Denmark but of Eu.
rope, for here was wont to gather roy
atty from far and near to visit Chris
tian, "father-in-law of Europe"
The king of Denmark rules over the
smallest Of the Scandinavian king
/ doms, over land with an area OF
about 10000 square miles and a popu-
: lation of 100000. It comprises Jut-
land, the Danish archipelago to the
east Of the peninsula, the Island of
Bernholm, and the Farce islands. The
colonial possessions consist of terri
tory in Europe and America; Iceland,
Greenland and islands in the West
Indies. The total area of the colonies
is S6,634 square miles, the population
10000. The law does not allow the
union Of small farms in large estateg
in Denmark, encourages the parcelins
out of landed property; and the peas
ant proprietors are forging ahead, emf.
grafton from the country has recently
shown a large decrease. Almost tina
whole population is native born.
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
In Old London.

ut seems they don't use the or
binary transmitter on the London tele-
phones"
"No, they talk right into the fog and
take their chances" -Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
In the broad sense, a

In the broad sense, a
political machine is SIM
ply a political organiza-
ton, SO perfect as to
resemble a machine in
its effectiveness. # the
purpose is bad the re-
suits will be evil, in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
A SLEEPY SONG.

A'soon as the fire burns red and low,
cbo Ind the house upstairs is still,
dlsings me queer little sleepy song
If sheep that go over the hill.
Tb'
lie good little sheep run quick and sott,
~ Their colors are gray and white;
They follow their leader nose to tail,
Z For they must be home by night.
And one slips over and one comes next,
And one runs after behind,
The gray ones nose at the white ones
The top of the hill they find.
And when they get TO the top of the hill
They quietly slip away;
Rut one runs over and one comes next
Their colors are white and gray.
And over they go, and over they go,
And over the top of the hill,
The good little sheep run thick and fast,
And the house upstairs is still.
And one slips over and one comes next,
The good little, gray little sheep,
watch how the fire burns red and low,
And she says IL t fall asleep,
Frank H. Sweet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Our NotionoI Drinl, ann.

Statistics published by the American
Grocer, drawn from the internal revenue
records, show that since 1901 the cost of
stimulating beverages consumed in this
country has risen from $1,273,212, 1856 to
81 ,54S, 70S, 307 in 1905, or gain of q 1-3
per cent. During the same period the
population increased from 77,647,0 900 to
IS, 900, or a gain of 61a per cent.
These figures include tea and coffee. In
other words our drink bill is one-fourth
the total estimated production of our en-
tire farm products. The per capita ex-
penditure for stimulating beverages for
the year ending June 80, 1905, was
$1S.63, or S93.15 for each family of five
persons. OF this the cost Of tea, coffee
and cocoa was S2.6S leaving S15.95 for
alcoholic Stimulants. England's drink bill
still costs each inhabitant something over
$40 year, while the average for male
citizens over 10 in Germany is $37.36.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
TORNADO CAUSES RUIN.

Fierce Storm Sweeps Minnesota
Towns Near st. Paul.
A tornado Wednesday afternoon did
great damage TO property, killed o-e
man and injured many others in The
Ticinity of Wyoming and North Branch.
small towns about fifty miles north Of
st. Paul, MINI. 1t is feared that other
lives may have been lost, as the storm
blew down telegraph and telephone
wires and it is impossible to get into
communication with outlying farming
communities.
The storm seems to have formed near
Lindstrom, MINI, and swept in a north
easterly direction, cutting path about
900 yards wide for a distance Of if
teen miles.
Everything in its pathway was laid
bare, even the grass being cut as though
moved with seythe. Four men were
in the direct path of the storm and
took refuge under a bridge crossing a
small stream, where the water was
three feet deep. The wind took the
bridge from over their heads, sucked
all Of the water out of the stream, Ieav-
ing the bed perfectly dry. All four
of the men were hurt, but none fatally,
The Engdahl residence on Pine ISL
and, three miles from North Branch,
was destroyed and Mr. Engdahl, ST., is
reported dead. The other members of
the family received serious injuries.
At Wyoming much damage was done.
The house and barn of Henry Funk
were completely destroyed and his wife
and son severely injured.
Mrs. Funk and her 15-month-old babe
in her arms when the storm came up,
and though she tried to cling to 1t, it
was blown away. Later it was found
some distance away unhurt, but with
out a stitch of clothing on it.
One man, H. j. Halvorsen, was prob
ably fatally injured, four were serious
ly injured and ten buildings were lev
eled by a tornado near Stoddard, Wis.
The storm swept over Lacrosse. The
hurricane centered apparently one and
one-half miles east of Stoddard, Yer
non County. 1t passed up Coon Valley
and Mormon Coulee, striking Stoddard
and Brinkman most heavily.
Western Kansas was visited Wednes-
storms, taking the form of tornadoes in
some places, but no loss of life has been
reported.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Dread of the Courts.

The Springfield Republican, which
has long been regarded as one of the
most enlightened newspapers in the
world, concludes a long article on the
Senate debate on the rate bill, as fol-
lows:
THE great constitutional lawyers
will evidently continue to dispute and
wrangle and creep about uncertainty,
shying at every whisper of what will
be the opinion of the judges. And in
this, as Senators and representatives
of the people, they do bear striking
testimony to the overshadowing power
obtained by the judiciary in the gov
eminent of the nation. It Is not with
them what the people may want or
what Congress thinks they ought to
have, but what the courts will demand
or exact. This Is a condition forced
upon them and beyond their control"
No act of Congress can be operative
upon which the Supreme Court has
once placed the seal of its disapproval.
and any act, whether constitutional or
NV, may NC CdIIIeu IuIO execution LIl-
less that court has disapproved it. The
court, therefore, is In reality the leg
islature of the Union. Its members
hold office for life, and are not respon-
slble to the people for any official act.
1t Is practically irresponsible, but it
Is very far from being infallible. If
our system of government has broken
down in any part, the defect will be
found in the responsibility and the
"overshadowing power" of the Federal
judiciary. Men whose opinions have
the effect of laws, and may override
or annul laws, should be held respon-
sible directly to the people. The mem
bers of the Supreme Court should be
elected as the President and Vice Pres
ident are. The present system is I'M
doubtedly a failure jefferson foretold
this encroachment Of the Federal tu-
dietary and advised that their appoint
ment should be limited to a stated
term