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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-02-14
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One afternoon. on getting home
from the Office ! found May waiting at
The door in state of intense excite.
ment
Fred" she screamed, before / got
TO the gate, where is that ticket?"
What on earth is the matter?" l
asked.
"Oh, you have lost It! know you
have! And shall never get anything
again l wanted so much"
AS she seemed about to dissolve in
to tears / made dash up the steps.
! hate scenes above all things, and
felt instinctively that our neighbor,
Mrs. Markey, was peeping at us from
behind the curtains next door.
Now dear" l began, when | had
closed the door, you mustn't excite
Yourself, you know you mustn't"
But Fred" she sobbed, we've won
prize-a magnificent mahogany
suite; but we won't get it now you've
lost the ticket"
suddenly remembered. In spite OF
my objections May had bought tick
ct In the grand Hibernian Lodge lot
terry, and the suite she talked about
must be the second prize. ! ran into
the dining-room, and few minutes
search unearthed flaring red ticket.
After the first JOY of gaining some.
thing at the expense of other people,
the question arose, what was to be
done? Our house of five rooms and a
Kitchen was fully furnished. The fur
niture meant my savings for two years
before our marriage. We really had
not room for anything else. timidly
suggested that we should try and get
The suite changed into money. May
turned on me With fine scorn in her
eye.
"You never want to have things look
NICE" she cried. why we have moth.
ing decent In the house."
This was rather hard on the furni-
ture | had given up cigars and the
theater for But II doesn't do to argue
With May. So 1t was soon settled, and
that evening we proceeded to the Met,
ropolitan furnishing store to view the
suite. The sight of It made my heart
sink. 1t would have done for a pal
ace. May was In raptures.
She hurried me home, and we were
soon In our room arranging where the
things should be put. Our room was
IA feet square. It had two small win
dows side by side. and even with the
modest furniture In 1t there was bare
ly space to move about. But the mat.
ter presented no difficulties to May.
The wardrobe will stand here nice
ly; and the washstand there, Freddie, .
she said. (She always called me
Freddie when pleased). "And the
dressing-table will fit In beautifully
between the windows"
had my doubts, but said nothing.
There was little breakfast next morn.
Ing for May and the girl had been en-.
gagged from daybreak In clearing out
the old suite and devising places to
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wrong with the one we have?"
"Oh, you know well enough how
shabby 1t Is. And Mrs. Wright was
here to-day. and said we must really
have one to match the suite.
Anything else?" I inquired grimly.
"Oh. she knows a place where we
can get set for the washstand for
almost nothing"
But. my dear girl" expostulated,
what would be the use of It? We
can't perform our ablutions on the
stairs"
Il wish you would not try to be
sarcastic" said my wife, with dignity;
1T does not suit you"
Neither does the suite" joked
feebly.
May withered me with a glance.
In two or three minutes I was
routed horse and foot, and had to sur.
render Internationally and May was
smoothing down my hair by calling
Inc her own boy"
A week passed. grew quite ex.
pert in the various ways of getting In.
to bed and learnt to a nicely the
course to be steered round the ward
robe.
But May was not happy. The posi-.
tion OF the wardrobe and the wash.
stand, which latter was using to
store my collars and shirts on, was a
daily heartbreak to her. She grew
silent and listless, and l cursed the
day that brought that ticket into my
possession.
One evening, at last, the burden
seemed to have been lifted. After a
good deal of desultory talk she an.
nounced carelessly that she had been
out all day looking for another house.
and had almost decided on one.
! was dumbfounded. Was this de-
termined looking woman opposite me
the simple. clinging girl had married
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DOORS BARRED AGAINST POLICE,
WHO WORKED FOR SIX HOURS TO
CAPTURE SALOON PATRONS.
Only One Was Able to Effect an Es.
cape-Risky Jumps BY Another
Made Many Shudder.

Springfield, o., Feo. 11.-After six
hours OF desperate work the police
forced an entrance into Patrick Ke
hoes saloon. at Main and Penn streets.
and captured IS loiterers. The raid was
sensational and some OF the scenes
were thrilling. The police did not ac-
complish their purpose until after they
had battered down five doors, heavily
barred with iron, and then they were
forced to call upon the hook and lad
Der crew of the Central Engine house
for assistance.
Entrance was finally gained by cat.
ting a hole through ,he roof arr sur
prising the loiterers, who had gone 10
the attic TO avoid arrest Fully 5000
people gathered about inc saloon, and
for a time things looked threatening.
The police we're abuse and attempts
were made 10 block them in their
work, but they kept at their task and
finally won ont.
In the morning squad OF detec-
tives and patvolmcn. in charge Of Ser
geant Joseph Cre1 or, surrounded the
saloon. The police were armed with
n warrant, and wren refused. admit
tance they went to work on the outer
door with axes and sleages. They
found their task no easy one, but the
door finally gave way.
Once inside a rush was rnde for the
bar room, but it was dcserted. The
building in which the saloon is stu
l., - hrtals THO nnlinp
started for the second floor and found
the doors heavily barred. They finally
yielded, but no one was In sight Their
experience on the third floor was the
same. Then they started for the attic.
The door leading TO t.,is was 80 heavi.
" barred that # would not even yield
20 a lack.
The loiterers stood II az long as they
could and then they were forced 10
make their presence known. They
were packed so tight in the attic that
they almost sufrocsted They broke
omen the windows 10 get air and some
crawled out on the root. They hurled
all kinds OF epithets AZ the police The
crowd was startled by one fellow
jumping from the top or the building
TO telegraph pole. across an eight
foot sidewalk. His attempt to escape
was discovered by the police before
he could descend the pole. The fellow
climbed back and once more startled
the crowd by springing from the pole
10 the roof He caught hold Of 1t and
drew himself up
The crowd was given another scare
few moments later when another
fellow jumped from one roof tc
another one, the latter being very
slanting. Many closed their eyes
thinking that the man would be killed
He managed to hold on, crawled alone
until he reached another building and
finally made his escape.
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WoMAN's NECK BROKEN.
Struck Down BY Unknown Assailant
While On Her Way Home.

Memphis, Feb. 1l.-Mrs. Mercedes
Donovan. wife of Eugene v. Donovan.
an officer Of the Memphis FIRE depart
ment was felled by an unknown as
sailant with a blow which broke her
neck.
She was returning from shopping
tour, accompanied by her three-year-
old daughter and several other children.
Robbery was evidently the motive
for the attack. The attack occurred
within a short distance OF Mrs Dono-
vans home, in thiclly populated sec
tion Of the city She died within a
short time.
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store 1t away. She secuted my idea
that we might sell it, and said 1t would
do for the spare room when we got
one.
When / arrived home at three
o'clock ! found the van already at the
door and a small crowd of onlookers
around 1t. May was standing, flushed
and excited at the gate.
"Oh, Fred. what shall we do?" she
cried they cant get the wardrobe
in"
AS 1t was, there were four men on
our narrow staircase wrestling with
the washstand and using the profanest
language. They had smashed the lamp
in the hail. and the plaster all along
was furrowed like cornfield.
BY some miracle Of handling, known
only to furniture men, they negotiated
the turning, and the washstand had
reached its destination. That was the
top landing The men tried coaxing
and violence, tilted 1t on end. ram.
med 1t at the bedroom door in all sorts
of impossible angles, but 1t would not
be put through. So 1t was left where
II was.
We held hurled consultation In the
garden over the fate of the wardrobe.
1t was out of the question to attempt
the stairs with 1t. The head furniture
man announced that 1t would have to
be hoisted in by the window. AS the
apparatus to do this was not at hand,
1t was left all night In the garden COW
cred by a tarpaulin.
May was in ecstasy. She had seen
Mrs. Markey's face, green with envy,
at the window.
In the morning we were invaded
early by a gang of men with ropes and
pulleys, and the wardrobe was soon
dangling between heaven and earth.
All the people In the street were at
their windows, for the man directing
the operation had a voice like a fog
horn.
What an idiot the fellow was! It
had never struck him to use his mea-
suring tape. When the wardrobe was
got up to the balcony, II would no
more go through the window than the
washstand through the door. So 1t
had to be lowered over again. May
was half crying with vexation.
Bring 1t into the dining-room," she
said; I'VE will make that our room,
Fred, and have meals upstairs"
Mrs. Markey and her husband were
enjoying 1t immensely. could have
strangled them.
ordered the men to bring the
thing in by the front door, and caught
one of them winking at the other, as
he said: "All right. guv'nor."
or course the thing drew up In the
hall. and refused to bulge. I might
have known It, 1t was lucky the door
could shut.
! gulped down some tea that had
been made an hour before. jibed at q
chop that had been cooked at the
same time. and went on to town in q
rage.
At.dinner that evening May was un.
usually affectionate And she looked
SO pretty that ground down my
hatred of the suite as unworthy of the
husband OF so adorable wife.
She was wanting to say something,
and It came out at last.
Darling, we must have new car
| pet for our room"
"a new carpet7" cried: what 10
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Broke the Treaty On Arbitration.

Managua, Nicaragua. Feb. 1l.-Ad-
vices received here are TO the effect
that It was President Bonilla. of Hon.
duras. who broke the treaty of Co
rinto, which provides for the arbitra-
ton Of questions in dispute between
the Central American republics. and
that as a result OF this the tribunal,
which was sitting at San Salvador, in
an endeavor to settle the differences
between Nicaragua and Honduras,
was dissolved
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Engineer Scalded.

81 Louis. Feb. ia west-bound
passenger train on the Wabash rail
road was wrecked at Forsythe juno
tion, in the outskirts Of the city. by
a defective frog. The engine was over.
turned and Engineer Louis Wiseman
was plnioned underneath and probably
fatally scalded The baggage car was
smashed
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1t appears from the daily papers
that a vote has been taken in Germany
on the IL greatest Germans now living.
DR.. Robert Koch, Professor Ernst
Haeckel, Professor Konrad Roetgen
and Professor Ernst Won Behring
occupy, respectively, the third, fourth
hfth and eleventh positions In the
list.
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Results Just az Bad.

The Beggar-Please. sir, will you
kindly assist a poor man who has
three wives to support?
The P'sdestrian--Why. do you mean
70 say you are bigamist?
The Beggar-O. no. sir Two of
hem are the wives OF my sons-in.law.
STRAY Stories.
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At all of the socialist meetings in
Berlin a police lieutenant with his
helmet off sits next to the chairman.
If the speaker becomes too enthusi-
astic the officer puts bis helmet on,
and that is a sign that the meeting
must come to close.
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Arsenal EXPLOSION.

London, Feb. ia terrific explo-
sion wrecked the chemical research
department OF the Woolwich arsenal
All the windows In the town were
broken. It is believed no lives were
lost
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The Girls Condition Ia Serious.

Kansas City. Feb. 11.-Will Jeffer.
son, aged 10 years old, was arrested
and identified by Flora May Clark as
the negro who brutally assaulted her
as she was going home from work.
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It's the highest standard of quality,
a natural tonic, cleanses your system,
reddens the cheeks, brightens the
eyes, gives favor to all you eat Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do this
for you. IS cents. Tea or Tablets.
GARRETT q AYREs.
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Whole Family PerIshed.

\ Berne, Switzerland. Feb. 11.--AI
entire family OF seven persons per
ished in confiagration at the Nor
genital brewery at Steinbach. Eigh,
other families narrowly escaped I
similar fate.
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Won the WorId's ChampionshIp.

New Orleans, La. Feb. l1.--Capt.
Charles w. Oldrieve claims the dis.
tinction OF walking the water from
Cincinnati to New Orleans, a distance
of 1000 miles, In 40 days lacking as
minutes, thereby winning the worlds
champlOnshlp and q bet Of $4,000.
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She Was Wanting to say Something

six months ago? had meant to be
the head OF the house--though very
gentle loving head-and here we're my
rights being calmly set aside How.
ever. I allowed myself to be marched
on meekly next day to see our future
abode.
II was Q gloomy looking house in .
side street. house only 1T for dying
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
STILL NEAR CHURCH
UNIQUE LOCATION FOUND NY oF-
 TIGERS IN CLERURNE.
sren Were Seen Leaving Revival serv- lees Frequently, and Dtsttilery Pound When They Were Fol-
 lowed From Sacred Edihcc.

Deputy Collector Knox Booth and Deputy Marshal Gibson returned to the city yesterday from Cleburne County, and reported the operation of & hither- 70 fiourishing and much patronized dis tillery In that cornty's confines. The deputies said that from all accounts, the illicit manufacture had been going o, for quite 8 while. and that well organized group of bibbers had night ly. from all appearances. taken adVant- age of the operations.
 owing to the fact that the distiilery was located in a county belonging to the Northern United States District. the case will not be brought to the local Federal court. Tn the raid made by Deputy Booth, about 500 gallons of peer and a fair amount of whiskey was recovered and conhscated. Other iDdi- cations of illicit operations were found. No arrests were made, though the dep uties are still at work on the case and nope to be able to report captures In the course of the next few days.
 Deputy Booth chanced upon the dis. tillery in rather unique way. Having received reports of protracted meet. ing which was being conducted In Baptist Church near the boundaries or Cleburne County. and having received the additional information that men were seen to leave the church fre- auently to attend to some other affaira not connected with church operations the deputy and his party set watch over the building.
 By following the men on one of their jaunts, 1t is said, the information was obtained as to where the distillery was located, and the above results were the outcome of the deputies investiga. tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
w1rHpRAws FROM LMEsTONE.
Asandons cattle Tick Exc

Government A5andOns cattle Tick Ex-
 Pcrlments.
 Athens. Sept. 6.-(Special. )-After a campaign lasting for some weeks, in which much good has been done in riddIng the county of cattle ticks by the Government experts and State em- ployes, the whole thing has been aban- doned by a small amendment to the law gotten through at the adjourned term of the Legislature. and the effect has been to stop all work on this line in this county and to remove the in- spectors.
 Two months longer and the Govern ment quarantine would have been lift ed from this county and cattle owners would have been fin the open markets of the world. This Is very unfortun- ate for the people who have fat cat tie to sell.
 The best price paid here for cattle is not more than 2 cents per pound and as low as 1-2, while twenty miles north the same grade of cattle bring in the open market from to cents per pound.
 The State and Federal Government have agreed if the people of this county will go to work and get a cat tie law for a majority of the area of the county then the Government and State will return and clean the county. but this will be difhcult matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Etowah stokes Will wed NJ
 RrnRn.

Miss EtOwah stokes Will wed Mir,
 Bragg.
 Union Springs. Sept 5.--(SpeciaL) )- Mir. and Mrs. E. J. Stokes have am nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Etowah Stokes, to MT. Edwin Alexander Bragg.
 The wedding is to be solemnized De- tober at the home of the brides parents.
 Both are popular young persons and have many friends over the State and in Georgia who will be interested in this announcement
 Mir Bragg formerly resided at Brun- didge.
 Misses Katherine and Elise Farrion. of Birmingham, are the guests of the family of Fred McLaurine.
 Hix Frazer of Birmingham, spent several days here this week with his family who are spending the summer here,
 Mrs. George Walker and children of Montgomery, are guests of Mrs. Roxie Misses Maude Gholston and Grace Pritchett have returned from a visit to Mrs. E. C. Dawson at Columbus.
 Mrs. Booth Of Eufaula. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. l.. V. Hightower. Mrs. Bess Fielder left yesterday for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
GREENWOOD.

Lots In the new park cemetery. "GreenwoOd,- are now on sale The first 100 will be sold at S50.O0, about 25 per cent normal price, and on easy payments. Perpetual care given.
 Detail map may be feand at the of- flee of the American Securities O., 10 Court Square.
 First selections may be exchanged for others after development work ia completed, or to apply on higher priced lots.
 The purchase of these lots at present pr.ces is . good investment. Arrangements for necessary inter- ments will be made on . days notice.
 Literature sent on application, or an agent will call. Phone 1864 COCO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07

a visit to Mrs. T. w. Palmer at Mon tevallo. Mrs. Scale Harris of Mobile is also there for a visit.
 Mrs. w. B. Smyth and children will arrive from Nashville next Tuesday for a visit to Mrs Heron Rainer.
 Mre and Mrs. T. B. Miles have re- turned from a visit to Hendersonville N. c.
 Little Miss Annie Williams of Clay ton, will spend the winter here with her grandmother, Mrs. Emma Me Gowen and attend school.
 Misses Villa Reynolds, Teddy Eley and Henriette Gholston will leave next Tuesday for Marion to attend Judson College.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
TAKEN TO L0WNDES
 COUNTY FOR TRIAL
Man Arrested for Ten Year Old Charge of Burglary and Larceny Could
 Not Re Convicted Here.

Deputy Sheriff Underwood of Lowndes County yesterday took John Allbritten. alias John McQueen. held In the Montgomery County Jail on an indictment ten years old for burglary and grand larceny. to Lowndes County to answer charges against him there for carrying concealed weapons.
 The witnesses in the case against him for burglary and grand larceny have nearly all disappeared. there be- ing only one of them left. and this one could not be positive that the prisoner was the one wanted for the offense.
 There being grave doubt as to the ability to convict Allbritton on the burglary charge here, he was turned over to the officer from Lowndes, who took his prisoner back to that place yesterday afternoon. pee as,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
CUPID HAS BEEN VERY
 BUSY THE PAST YEAR
Seventy-fve More Marriage Licenses Than Were Issued in Same
 Period Year Ago.

Cupid has been much more successful in Montgomery so far this year than last. according to the official records of the number of souls that have been united. The books in the office of the Judge of Probate show that from Jan uary 1. 1906. to September 6, 1906, the number of licenses issued to white persons was 110. The number issued for the same period in 1907 is 1855.
 There has also been a marked in- crease in the number of negro couples who were attacked by the matrimonial germ. the increase. however, not be- ing as great as among the whites.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
JOHNSTON AT ENTERPRISE.
People Give New Senator An Enthus
 astlc Reception.

U'HIN INV FE"N--' Enterprise. Sept. 6.-(Special) )--An enthusiastic audience listened to Sem ator Joseph F. Johnston at the court house yesterday.
 The trusts, the Philippines and the tariff received large share of his at- tention He declared in favor of get ting rid of the Philippines-even if we had to give a chrorno with them.
 This was the first opportunity the cit- izens of Enterprise, as a whole. have had ir many years to hear a United states senator and the privilege was appreciated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
DraushOn's Chain of Thirty colleges.

UruuEhOh'h Ohuiu or Thtfty CUIEeBes.
 Prof. Jno. F. Draughon. President of Draughon's chain of THIRTY Colleges. located In SEVENTEEN States. one in this city, recently purchased the Spen- cerian Business College, Washington, D. C., one of the first Business Col leges established in the United States.
 Professor Draughon expects to open Business Colleges in Maryland, Penn- syivania and the Virginias and will make Washington "Northeastern Head quarters" The Home offiee will, how ever. remain at Nashville, Tenn.
 Draughons Company Is incorporated, $500 00000 capital. It recently paid 90 per cent dividend. About eight thou sand students attend Draughon's Col legss annually. Adv,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07

preached her. I'm in this with you now, heart and soul. spoke no more than the truth when said I'd give my life, If necessary to redeem my fail ure Already I've given something. but"
 What have you giveng' she caught me up quickly.
 My hope of happiness with girl l love as you love du Laurier," I answer ed. then regretted my words and would have taken them back if could, for she had heavy enough burden to bear already, without helping me bear mine.
 T don't understand" she said.
 Don't think of 1t. You can do noth- ing; and I don't grudge the sacrifice or anything" I hurried on.
 Yet I will think of It. If ever have time to think of anything beyond this tangle. But now, 1t must be au revoir. Save me, save Raoul if you can. Ivor. What you can do, I don't know. I'm groping in darkness. Yet you're my one hope. For pity's sake, come to my house when the plays over, to tell me what you've done. if you've been able to do anything. Be there at twelve."
 q promise."
 Thank you. I shall live for that moment. Now give me the diamonds. and I'll go: I don't want you to be seen with me outside this room."
 I gave her the necklace and she was at the door before I could open 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-07
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of bed wetting If 1t did there would be few children that would do it. There is a con- stitutionaI cause for this. Mrs. NJ. Sum. mers, Box 400. south Bend. Ind. will send her home treatment to any mother. She asks no money. Write her today fl your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child The chances are it can't help u.