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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03
THINKING ALOUD.
A Russ Which Reused Lord ~
ant Formed . Fr,snds,;o

Ono OF the carts VI Dudley. VIII, -
addicted Z" ~" prs .l,rr OF th,s.
aloud. fO,Inh hi'n>"if in "a very -
ward pr'-l''.'nrn' ON certain ess.
sion, IT, WIS 7" ''" Il ID" even NJ IS
tho house ~ Il fr.'nd and o.l,,S ~
carriage curly. ~ ne had a hon. A,,..f
ba. L to his oM u hrni,.
Wh'a the !"".r arrived the cnry,.-'
was Not fDr!.."u:.!'!!. S.",ny -.
LOr,! Dudley Was cru-i lrrahly an..-
ell Ivy IT." decay. on. of the ru..c.
whose way ho!L'vn.'l lay p,st ~
lords Lips house. politely offered hin .
seat in hiS carriage. III" y.ntle.s
was almost stranger to Lord ~.
ley. but the Offer was n'rrptrl.
The drive did not prove II very sor.>.
bic one. Lori D;n!icy took his -.
ami Immediately r"iap~-d into siIense
his Thoughts apparently enyruss.,a -
some unpleaSa SAINT subject Presently -
began to speak In a low but dis,ine1Iv
audible tone OF voice. aud his co,unaS.
lon. to his astonishnlent. hcafd Nh
say:
I'm very sorry accepted his oQe,.
I don't know the maui 1t was ciyfi
certainly. but the worst L. I suppos,
! must ask him to dinner"
Silence followed this bit Of audibl,
thinking. His Iordship was unavas,
that he had betrayed his thoughts a,a
was probably still netiitating upsn
the same unpleasant subject when IL
voice Of his companion broke tho stiH.
ness.
Apparently this strangcr was amjet.
ed with the same mala'iy from which
bis lorSlshIp suffered. for he exactly
Initiated Lord Dudley's tone - -
said:
"Perhaps he'll think I did Il to main
bis acquaintance. Why. I would have
done the same to any farmer On ~
estate. I hope he won't ask me to din.
ner. for ] shan't accept bis invitatioa.'
Lord Dudley's abstraction was al
gone. lie listened to the others woedA
Immediately Coinprebend!nR the joks
against himself. and frankly offered
his hand to his companion. making
many apologies for bis involuntary
rudenesa.
The stranger proved magnanimoua.
and from that night the two became
fast friends.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03
THE TAxIOERMIST.
Hs Stretches Animal Skins Over Piss.
Ter Of Paris Forms.

w OVSSSVSS $VsUo' 0SlUo Ovof PVoos
ter Of Paris Forms.
Recently . prominent taxiiermist Of
st. Louis was takin. = ia rty OF visit.
ors through his esta blishnlent. lie haI
some very rare specimens Of hi: game
nsh. both W the sra a:rd river. teSiIes
q large collection Of birds Of every
cline ainu' The wallis.
lis that strfF"'. tnO:" asked a lady.
tndicatin. the llfelke form 81 n small
net dog whi h sat motionlrss upon the
hearth
The taxi.i'rni>t frownrti AMI return.
Ell very in'Ii"naniiy:
MA lam. We slo no stuf:in- here We
stre: n our hides over Iias trr OF paris
forms. The cay ~ stuffing Is pat. aud
no up to dat" sta!'iishnent docs It,"
The party was taken upstairs,
through the nooms where the real taxi
dcrmy is dome They had expected 10
zee hides .eiIg cramn'e.l full OF saw.
dust. shavings anil perhaps hair. No
such thing was seen. however. and In
place Of this were men and lOys mold.
Ing out the forms Of deer antelope.
ash and other kinds 81 animals in tho
smooth white plaster. This Il done
very much In the same way rs the
terra Gotta cOrrk'es are nodded to
srace the corners ~ buildings. The
hides after going through the cleaning
process are stretched tightly over the
plaster form. which indeed r. moro
lasting than the old fashioned manner
Of stufRnS them.
Even specimens Of hsh are treated
In this manner" resumed the taxider.
mist. "and you may easily nee how Q
skin would retain It's shape . great
deal longer over the hard. smooth sur
race OF the plaster than II . softer ma.
teriaI were crammed into II. which n
Improperly done will bulge and last but
0 short time."-- Exchange.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03
lineo'n's Last Law Case.

Lincoln trie'l his last cave In Chi.
ca:o, II was the case ~ Jones versus
Johnson In April and May. 1850. In the
United states circuit court before
Judge I'rmmn"nd. The case involved
the title to land Of very great value.
the acrretioh On the shore Of Lake
MEhiSan. buriu: the trial Judge
Drunm"nd AMI all the counsel on both
SIDES inc!ndin. Lincoln. dined together
AZ IN" house ~ Isaac ~ Arnold.
At the c"nrl"sirn of the dinner this
roast was PROPOSED: May Illinois fur
nish the next president Of the Cnitel
states. II was drunk with great en-
thrsiasm hy the friends Of both Lin
coin and douglas. - Chicago Record.
Herald
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03
Fatalism exsmoii6sd.

Soe-l hope. dear. that you are BOT
going to worry about my exceeding my
allowance this tme.
He Orizhtcn!ng up,-You don't mean
70 tell me. dearest. that there isn't any
Decossity for it:
Certainly not What's The 49, Of
Worrying a''ort someehlaS yos east
6el0T-Nsw York Lie.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03
~unuTIoS OF LAND.

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90 "a, 3 IT &. ~ ~. lots
III 60 b1ks q. 20.
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03

~S g Nvk and VIZ Of Sen
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500
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03

Nh OF Seh OF Neh ..........
Com IS yds z OF Sw cor OF SwA
OF NeA ............... ....
run w 2S5 yds. 8 40 y d.. +.
429 yds to Hawthorn and Wal
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run w 7.35 chs. N 37h de-
grses. w 1891 chs, s 8 de-
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grees. e 1851 chs In ..,....
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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03

~ - s ts00t q BollaAy Ave
4 n11eo . - q ~ TollA W
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01g0o o4j0onlaG same. Nelr0ss
~ 9 1t & 0imms' Survey,
eooD0o4 u ~ Dave Lewis and
4n09. = ~ Joaa 0oodsou.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-03

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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
kNIckERBockER BRANc H
BANK SUSPENDS TEMPORARY
lLY AFTER PAYING FRIGHT
ENED DEPOSiTORS TOTAL OF
$4,000, 600.

NEW YORK, Oct. PA run was
started on the Harlem branch of
the Knickerbocker Trust Co. this
morning shortly after the opening.
Police reserves were called out to
keep order among the depositors.
Bank officials brought over huge
stacks of currency, which was dealt
out rapidly. They declare they
have enough money to meet all
calls.
The run was precipitated by the
National Bank Of Commerce refus-
ing to continue bank clearances for
the Knickerbocker company. Ru-
mors of designations of officers
were also afloat.
Payment was temporarily sus-
pended at the downtown branch of
the Knickerbocker Trust Co. this
afternoon because of no cash on
hand. They paid out $8,000.000 and
said they would resume as soon as
specie could be secured from the
reserve.
After an all-night meeting, at
tended by J. Pierpont Morgan and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
Chief RICE CAN'T
STAND FOR MACHO

81 am unalterably opposed to
granting a new employment agent
license to this man Macho," de-
clared Chief of Police Rice this
morning. A. M. Macho's license ex-
pires tomorrow and he will ask
Comptroller Farley for a renewal.
Both the chief of police and Mayor
Moore are opposed to granting a
new license because of the trouble
Macho has given the police depart
ment.
1t is Comptroller Fairleys duty to
issue a license to Macho when he
pays for it. After that, Mayor
Moore says, he will take steps to
see that 1t is revoked. A recent
employment agent ordinance gives
the mayor power to revoke licenses.
MachO is working hard among
councilman and other officials to
try to keep In business. His place
on Stevens st. is constantly
thronged with ignorant foreigners
who seek jobs on the railroad and
other places and willingly give up
hard earned cash for jobs which in
many instances are mythical.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
SURE HE CAN PROVE ALIBI'

pie called at the county Jail this
morning and say he bears close
likeness to the swindler, If he is
not the right man. Officers believe
he is the guilty party.
The specific charge on which he
was taken. into custory was the
fraudulent representations by
which a man who claimed to be
Oscar Will got a loan OF $275 from
j. Grier Long, depositing worthless
counterfeit school bonds OF Crook,
s. D.. as security This same per-
son swindled the Bank of Troy.
Idaho, and the Bank of SedrO
Wooley, all within a few weeks
last June.
That there is a possibility of mis-.
take was indicated this afternoon
when j. S. Gearhard and Samuel
East, Spangle farmers, called to
look at the prisoner, They at once
said he was not the man who last
June gave them worthless checks
for 1900 on land deal. These
checks were signed Alonzo Branf.
The description they gave fitted
Crosby. but when they saw him
they at once said he was not the
man. They got the checks about
the time the swindler was operating
in this vicinity. T
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22

when the proper time comes
will prove perfect alibi,"' stated
R. c. Crosby, the Dundee, Ore,
farmer and dairyman who was
lodged in the county Jail yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff Mac Pugh, on
complaint OF j. Grier Long, who
identified him as clever swindler
and who instigated the search con-
Quoted by Pinkerton detectives
which resulted in Crosby's arrest.
The farmer talked freely of his
movements. He wears neat suit
of common gray goods which
cost about 81, low shoes and
spectacles. He claims to have been
engaged in the coal and wood bust
ness in Portland for about 20 years.
"All this talk about Pinkerton de-
tectives having been after me for
20 years is all rot" he said. i've
been where they could get me for
many years and am well known and
respected. | am man easily iden-
titled and II seems odd they could
not have found me before now In
stead of $4,000, am only worth
about $4,000"
Crosby Is thin featured, wears a
chin beard and the tip of his right
thumb is amputated. Several peo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
To PAY THE
BARBER BILL

William r. Roy, president of the
board of works, tonight will recon-
mend to the council the payment of
$6,9S4.90 to the Barber Asphalt Co.
for the Division st. job which
raised such protest when asked
for several months ago. The first
bill of the company was at $2.75 a
square yard, but after the bill was
held up by the board the company
reduced this to $270.
Even at $2.70 the bill is exor.
bitant and in excess of the usual
charge. The work was not bid on
as the original job, before the city
tore it up to lay water mains, was
performed by the Barber company
For replacing the pavement as
maintenance the company attempt
ed to collect at the rate of S270,
when t240 is a fair price.
The board feels that in getting a
reduction of 5 cents it is doing as
well as possible. Should the
council refuse to pay this bill the
company, in preference to carrying
it into court, may make another
reduction.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
HAS
GRIEVANCE

A storm is brewing at police
headquarters over the appointment
Of Tom Lister as detective by Chief
of Police Rice. Lister is one of the
most efficient officers on the force
and the appointment was entirely
unsolicited. For the past few
months on occasions Lister and
Patrolman Cecil Thompson have
acted as detectives.
Since Listers appointment regu-
larly to that duty Thompson has
protested to the police commission
maintaining that he should be given
the preference on account of length
of service. Listers number is %
and Thompson's %.
The appointment of Lister has
not been acted upon as yet by the
police commission, which will give
Thompson hearing. Thompson
has been off duty since the Inter
state fair, but is now ready for SER
vice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
WOMAN WHO LET BABY DIE
NOT OF LATTER FAITH
LIGHT ON Mho. EDDY'S
TEACHINGS ON CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES.

Mrs. Skaggs. who let her baby
die of diphtheria rather than avail
herself of the services of physi-
clan, is not a Christian Scientist, as
she claimed to be to the health Of
flee officials, according to Mrs. M.
C. Lucas. first reader in the Chris
tan Science church of this city. In
stead of being member of that
faith, Mrs. Skaggs belongs to the
Saints of God" Mrs. Lucas says:
Never having known Mrs.
Skaggs as a Christian Scientist, I
made immediate inquiry of them
and found the facts in the matter
to be these:
"Mr. and Mrs. Skaggs are not
Christian Scientists, nor students
OF Christian Science, but belong to
the sect known as the Saints of
God" No Christian Scientist was
called in nor knew anything of the
case at any time.
"As there Is evidently a misap-
prehension on the part of the health
department and public of the meth
cd by which Christian Scientists
handle contagious diseases, allow
me to say that the golden rule OF
AS we would that men should do
to you, do we also to them likewise,
is a fundamental principle OF our
religion.
Therefore. until the efficacy of
Christian Science treatment is DEM
onstrated so thoroughly as to In
pire public confidence. the discov-
erer and leader OF its movement,
Mrs. Eddy, has instructed us to re-
fuse to take contagious diseases for
treatment and to Immediately re-
port the same to the health depart
ment should they occur in the
homes of Christian Scientists.
IF quarantined. Cnristian Scien-
lists observe most vigorously every
regulation which will protect the
public from carelessness or ignor
ance. For the same reason. we. as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
PICTURES OF THE POWDER HORROR
BY GEO. r. PULFORD

FONTANET, Ind, Oct. o.
Would you walk through the Valley
Of Death and return to the living
to tell of the truth of Dante's hide
GUS conception of Inferno depths?
Would yo uwitness the red spec
tacle of the last word in disaster
the very superlative of horror in
death? %s
Then you must come, as | came,
to the scene of the powder mill ex-
plosion in this demolished little In
diana village. You must view the
same sense-numbing sights that
chilled the blood of those OF us who
came to record in the annals of
great American tragedies the awful
story of the Dupont powder mill ex-
plosion.
You know that more than 40 lives
were snuffed out in a hell of fire
and shock which came with the sud.
denness of a pistol shot, while 800
lived to suffer injuries, many of
frightful nature.
Look upon the poor torn clay OF
the dead and then agree with me
that this is death unthinkable
My investigation shows that
100000 pounds of giant powder
or the unmixed ingredients there
of, and 10000 pounds of dynamite
exploded and wrought this horror.
A spark of fire from a hot jour
nal in the glaze room Kissed in a
key of powder. 1t was tiny,
speck of heat and as it imbedded
in the loose grains of explosive it
snapped like the crack of whip.
A workman sought to smother this
flame, but in another instant
giant column Of purple fire burst
around the room, gathering force
from every side until within
a few seconds it leaped thousand
feet to the blue Of the sky and the
horror had been written in blood.
There was dull roar as the fiery
specter streaked the sky. The
earth for scores of miles quivered
and rocked. Through the county
the very texture of the atmosphere
was torn and for several seconds
there was not air to breathe.
Forty were dead-hideously kill
ed. Eight hundred were in suffer
ing and distress. A town had been
RACED A baby in it's crib six miles
away from the scene of this dis
aster died under the falling timbers
of its home.
A quarter of a mile away the
home of Supt. Monohan, of the
Dupont mill, caved under the
shock. took fire and seven people,
including the superintendent, his
wife, her sister, little child and a
travelling man named Hellun, per-
ished in the flames.
Three school houses within a ra-
dius of five miles tumbled like jack
straws. There were 80 pupils in one
of these school houses, all of whom
were injured, but miraculously not
one was killed. The walls fell out
and the roof surged down, but
through the unknown providence
that cares for the innocent, the
children fell under their stout oak
desks and were saved from being
crushed under the timbers.
The bell in the tower, crashing
down, struck the desk of the teach
er, Miss Susan Bishop. She was
badly hurt.
1t is impossible to describe
the carious strange elements that !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
GRIEF FOR WIFE
DRIVES HIM MAD
Wild Mania Attacks NJ. A. Allen
Early This Morning.

The patrol wagon reached the
scene few minutes afterward and
Allen was taken in charge by Pa
trolmen Pitts and Nelson and taken
to jail. He is Sc years old and has
a small fruit farm on Seventeenth.
He owns the Havana hotel on
Front st. near the city hall.
The family retired as usual last
night, Allen not complaining OF
feeling other than in his usual good
spirits. The mania attacked him
during the night and he aroused the
house with wild shrieks and curses.
Nothing would quiet him, and he
raved and threw things about. He
Is temporarily insane. His mind
has been failing since the death of
his wife a year ago
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22

Shrieks OF fear and cries for
help at 4:30 o'clock this morning,
aroused A. Stilson, the manager OF
the Franklin garage, who lives at
E2708 Seventeenth av The cries
came from M. A. Aliens residence,
E2547 Seventeenth av. Stilson
dressed hastily, grasped his re-
volver and ran to the scene.
Just as he arrived, the Allen chill
dren ran from the house into Still
sons arms and begged to be saved
from the fury of their father, who
was within, throwing the furniture
about and raving. Stilson entered
the house but was driven out by
the angry man. Running into the
street, he discharged his revolver
to summon help. Someone tele-
phoned the police.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22

Although Mayor Moore requested
that a representative of the Wash
ington Water Power Co. appear be.
fore the city council tonight rela.
tive to payment by the company OF
back cost of repairs due the city,
under the old Gable contract where
in the company agreed to pay half
the cost Of repairing Monroe st.
bridge, it is not believed the com
pany will comply.
1t is generally understood that
the w. w. P. Co., rather than per-
nit the construction of new
bridge from N. Monroe st. to Front
and Lincoln, will agree to pay at
least one half the cost Of the pro-
posed new structure for the old
site. Nothing definite regarding this
is known as yet.
Since the late rebuff given the
mayor and city officials by King"
Henry M. Richards, neither side
has made overtures. Peace repre-
sentatives, however, 1t is under
stood, will begin negotiations after
the council meeting tonight.
The Traction Co. is ready to step
in and pay a share of the construc-
ton of the proposed diagonal
bridge If the city will grant it a
franchise. Should this be the ulti-
mate outcome, the Traction Co.
would then have an opening to
build lines into territory now ex-
clusively served by the Washing
ton Water Power So.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
FROM
MOVING TRAIN

II. Billiveau. of 1409 Broadway,
notified the police last night of the
disappearance Of N. A. Purves, age
81, from dining car on tn eSpo-
kane & International. His grip and
hat were found in the car after his
disappearance was noticed.
The possibility is suggested that
Purves jumped off the moving train
during period Of mental aberra-
ton. He is described as five feet
six inches tall, weighs 135 pounds,
light complexion, dark brown hair.
He wore a dark suit.
This vague information Is all that
was given the police, and the 10
cal offices of the Spokane & Inter
national had heard nothing of the
occurrence this afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
MAKE IRELAND STATE

LONDON, Oct. pa new plan
of Irish home rule, based on a modi-
fication of Americas system OF
state government, Is under consid-
Grafton by English statesmen, &C.
cording to authorities in close
touch with ministerial circles.
The idea in brief is to make Ire-
land state of the United King
dom. Sir Anthony Mcdonnell, un.
der secretary for Ireland, is UNDER
stood to have visited Ambassador
Bryce to study the matter from tha
Irish standpoint
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22
REFUSAL TO LISTEN TO
PARENTS LED TO RUIN

she went upon the streets and
made $500 for him, she said. he
choked and cursed her because she
made no more. She met Schrader
year ago In Butte, Mont. Her
parents were very much opposed to
her Keeping company with him be-
cause he was theu out on bail for
horse stealing. Despite all protes-
tations of her parents she continued
in Schrader's company and came to
Spokane with him. They had only
a few dollars when they arrived
here and this the parasite spent In
drinking and carousai.
"Oh, why did not | listen to my
parents," walled the poor girl as
she wa led from the courtroom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-10-22

der this blast, and when she was
picked up 1t was found that both
eyes had been burned out. Many
others were blinded in similar
way. Most of the bodies found
we're burned to charcoal. Following
the calamity were the usual dis
tressful scenes, with the usual wild
ows and the usual orphans.
Fontanet has paid as awful price
for allowing the powder trust to
maintain such an instrument of de-