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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
WOMAN OPERATES FARM AND
SCORES GREAT SUCCESS.
Takes Up Work Because Of illness Of
Her Husband, Changes the Whole
Scheme Of Management and
Makes Money.

Maxwell, 1a.-Being the poultry
queen of Iowa is a profitable occupa-
tion. Mrs. d. C. Johnson, who owns
and operates a 270-acre farm near
here. is accorded that title, and she
has lands and money in bank to prove
1t. Fourteen years ago the Johnson
family moved onto the place. They
had money enough to make part pay
ment. The next year Johnson was
stricken with asthma and has not
been able TO do a stroke of work since.
His wife stepped into the breach, and
has within the last eight years built
new house and barn, double corn
crib. hoghouse, poultry houses of yari-
ous sizes, as well as other outbuild-
ings; paid off $4,000 indebtedness
and sent her children through college,
Two successive crop failures were
really the foundation Of the Johnson
fortunes, for she turned her mind In
the direction of poultry raising Be-
ing without capital. she had TO con
struct her own incubators and brood
ers
Two dry goods boxes, one OF which
had seen service as a receptacle for
wood, were drafted into use. One was
smaller than the other, and this was
dropped inside and the intervening
space filled with sawdust A hot-air
space was made at the top and bottom,
and pipes were run through the saw
dust to conduct the heat from hero-
sene lamp. At the end Of three weeks
los chicks hatched out of l16 eggs
Elated at her success, Mrs. Johnson
rigged up several other incubators,
and from the first crude affair she has
improved until her appliances, al
though home-dcsigned and home made,
are of the highest standard
From $500 to 5000 chickens are
hatched. reared and sold each year.
AS high as 1000 chicks are hatched
at time. and the best of care and
light, airy apartments are provided for
them. Their feed is principally Sc
cured from the broad fields Of the
farm. which Mrs. Johnson has titled
by hired help.
Il have had from two to five men
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
IOWA POULTRY QUEEN.

employed as assistants says Mrs.
johnson. and In addition to my chick.
ems | have had general oversight OF
the big farm. | have made the living
for the family, paid the help. and be-
sides canceling the big debt shoui.
dered when we bought the place. I
have erected buildings that cost $4,000
Not all this was done with poultry and
eggs, but most OF IL was.
THE farm earnings were all de-
voted to paying of the land debt, but
the chicken business helped to make
that easier. too. Two OF my sons are
now attending Highland college In
Des Molnes, and old Betty is footing
the bill.' My success Is due not to any
special talent, but to simply investl-
eating the possibilities OF the busi-
ness, learning 1t thoroughly and know
Ing all the time what I am doing. I
am going to write a book about 1t
when | get time
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

dose only, just enough to make him
unconscious for short while AS
the chloroform was beginning to wear
off DIR. Irvine suddenly pushed the
man off the operating table SO that
he struck the floor with a thud. This
awakened the crazy cop" in a
jlffy.
Get up and hurry over to that
doori" commanded Mr. Connaughton,
who was present during the expert
ment.
Ennis walked to the door. lust as
you or | would, in a natural way. He
had forgotten all about the hobbling
and the crouching-andt that was his
unGoing.
"Oh, you fakir!" yelled the experts
and Connaughton. You fakiri We
found you outi''
The moment Ennis realized that he
had been caught with the goods on !"
as big Bill" Devery would have said
had he been on hand, he turneo az
white as sheet Nobody realized pet
ter than he did that his end was at
hand.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

solution of the case. But two months
under the guidance of the experienced
attorney-at-law had made an absolute
ly positive change for the better. The
miserable life of the prisoner was
saved by a method that is only too
often applied in cases which are con
sidered desirable. The defendant, in
stead OF being put to death. is now
serving life sentence in Sing Sing.
There are others of his kind there.
Nobody knows that better than does
the shrewd Connaughton, the principal
keeper of the prison, or, as he is often
called. the "P. K"
1t is not always that the murderer
succeeds in carrying his shamming
game to a successful termination. I
recall well the case of Policeman VIII
liam H. Ennis. His is considered the
most remarkable of all the shamming
cases that ever came under the OBJ
servation of the officials in Sing Sing.
Ennis was Brooklyn policeman. He
was married man, and as far as his
police record went good policeman.
But he would get drunk, and when he
"oo III hlS cups lheIt WAS no lelllHB
what he would not do.
The bluecoat and his wife did not
get along well Some said it was a
case of too much mother-in-law.
Whether that be true or. not, Ennis
shot and killed his wife, and then shot
his mother-in-law. who recovered.
When arrested Ennis slammed sui
cidal mania. He was put on trial,
nevertheless. His defense was insan-
ity. He was convicted. Throughout
the entire trial the fellow sat beside
his counsel as though in trance. His
lawyer pleaded and pleaded with great
earnestness. Alienists swore the po-
liceman was surely mad His friends
also TESTIFIED that in their opinion he
was of unsound mind Ennis never
said word. There were many in that
crowded courtroom who. after looking
ct the man, insisted that he was sure
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
Woman Learns Her Patient Is Own
Boy After Nursing Him.

fort Worth, Tex.-After having
been swindled out of the money left
by her deceased husband in Spain,
and having her only son kidnapped and
taken to Africa, later marrying a
second time in America, and becom-
ing a Sister Of Charity upon her sec
ond husbands death and doing mis-
sionary work in the Philippines, Sis
ter Rejina was made happy by recoy-
ering her son while nursing in the
hospital at Juarez, just across the Rio
Grande from FL Paso.
She was returning from the Phil
ippines to Spain in the hope OF find
ing the long.lost boy. when she
stopped in El Paso and then crossed
over the river to help the sisters
In the hospital She nursed young
man 10 days before discovering that
he was her son. who had. been kid
naped in Spain and taken to Africa.
where he escaped and came to Mexico
In search of his mother, only to he
taken i'll and confined to the hospital
In JuareZ.
Sister Rejina was married In Spain
to wealthy man who lost much OF
his wealth during the time of the re-
public. he died soon after this time
and left an only son. who was kid
naped and held for large ransom. be
ing taken to Egypt. The mother for
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
GIRL LOSES DIAMOND GARTER.
She Advertises and Receives Many
Offers from Strangers.

Philadelphfa.-Adve for lost
diamond garter has brought to Miss
May Heaylow no end OF Interested in
quiries, although IL has not restored
the buckle as yet. Miss Heavlow, who
is a bewitching blonde of about 20
years, Is in distress over the report
that she removed the garter In the st.
James cafe.
The fact Is she took II of in the
dressing room at the solicitation OF a
woman friend who was member Of
the party. and whs desired to show il
to a manufacturing jeweler for the
purSose OF having 1t duplicated on an
enlarged scale for a belt buckle The
jeweler also was a member OF the
party.
"On account OF those stories" said
Miss Heaylow, almost In tears. Il have
been heaped with insults. Dozens of
anonymous letters have come to me
criticlsing me for something which
did not do at all, giving nippant ad-
vice or asking to make appointments.
Il am afraid TO answer the telephone
for fear II Is some fresh insult. | do
not know how many strange men have
called me up to say that they would
be pleased to get me another garter
buckle. II II continues. shall report
the matter TO the police and endeavor
to have the offenders caught. am
simply distracted"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

"Gentlemen." he stammered, Eyes,
you have found me out. But you
would not have done so had you not
put me under chloroform. Now I'm
glad Its over and am ready to take
my medicine. You cannot imagine
what | have suffered during all these
long months while | was trying to
beat the chair. Now l azn glad the
end is at hand"
We'll remember the case of Mar
tin Thorn. the barber, who. together
with Augusta Mack, a midwife, killed
William Guldensuppe, a rubber in a
Turkish bath. William F. Howe, the
veteran criminal lawyer. was his
senior counsel. Joseph Moss, now
magistrate, and at that time also con-
nected with the firm of Howe & Hum
mel, was also of counsel. / sat next
to Thorn during his trial, which took
place in Long Island City, and later
on l saw him electrocuted in Sing
Sing.
There was nobody at that time who
understood more about putting up
the right king of defense than did the
veteran Howe. | remember going to
him Just as the trial was about to
start and asking him what kind OF u
defense Thorn would put up.
All. my boy said Mr. Howe to me,
Il don't know myself. That is, it all
depends upon circumstances. In the
first place we" (he always spoke of
his Client as WEI did not commit the
crime. Therefore. you see-and quite
readily too-that we are innocent of
this most awful charge that a grand
jury, guided by misinformed district
attorney has declared against us"
A short time after the commence
ment of the trial Mrs. Mack an
nounced that she would turn states
evidence. She confessed all and
swore that Thorn had committed the
murder
was assigned that night to notify
Mr.. Howe of what had occurred. /
found him in an uptown hotel. He had
retired when the bellboy took up my
card. was asked to Come right
in, my boy"
told him that the woman in the
toot AOhi'SHth AAal II
killed Guldensuppe and that she had
helped the man to dispose OF the body
of the victim.
What are you going 20 do now
about the defense?" | inquired.
Il have it! have it," all at once
shouted Mr.. Howe, looking as happy
as schoolboy with new toy. What
do you think of it?''
The only thing left You is insan.
ity,' | suggested.
And that is where you are wrong
replied Mr. Howe. 81 told you had
1t. Here is our new defense. | knew
it all the while. Now. please, don't
think that | just manufactured It.
Why, OF course, we knew all the time
that this was the body of Guldensuppe
although the head was missing We
know. too, who killed the man. We
did not. She did Yes. she did. Al
We had to do with the case was tc
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

jump out of his skin, writes Gus Roe
der in the New York World.
whats the matter this morning?"
inquired
Nothing the matter" he replied.
"only here l was ready for the trial of
that man I was assigned to look after
on the charge of homicide, and that
fool has spoiled my defense"
The lawyer explained: The case was
one of cold-blooded murder. 1t was a
homicide committed while In the act
of committing a burglary. The de-
fendant was an old-timer. The district
attorney was looking for conviction
of murder in the first degree the pun
ishment of which is death in the cleo
trio chair. The lawyer who had been
assigned to defend the man surely was
''up against it."F
MY man was insane at the time of
the shooting said the attorney. The
district attorney laughed when he
heard about the kind of defense that
was to be offered.
Two months later the prisoner was
brought to court again. What
changel / was unable to identify the
man. His hair was long and looked as
though comb had never passed
through it, There was a two months
growth of reddish beard on his face.
His eyes were starry Altogether the
defendant appeared more like a mon
ster than human being.
The Ruse That Worked.
mo use trying him; he's not right
in his upper story" said the lawyer to
the assistant district attorney in
charge The prosecutor seemed to
have his doubts. In order to go to
trial in the case IL was necessary to
get jury. and then there was some
doubt as to whether. after all, con
viction of murder in the first degree
could be secured.
viii you take plea of guilty of
murder in the second degree?" asked
the lawyer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
The Practice Might Almost Be
CLassed as a Fine Art--7oU
1t Has Been Successfully
Done, with Legal Assist
ance, in Some Celebrated
NeU York Cases.

New York. ITS 5hamel
Here l was ready to go to trial
with my murder case this morn
ing. and that fool of a client of
mine had to go to work and get a
shave and a haircut. Now l can't
have him triedsfor two months. He's
got to wait now until the vacation sea-
son is over. I'll make sure that he
does not shave any more while have
anything to do with his defense
l was coming out of the criminal
courts building when l ran Into law
yer, an old acquaintance-he is one
of the bestknown criminal lawyers in
this country-who appeared to me as
though he was about mad enough to
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

ly fit subject for an insane asylum.
They called him the crazy cop"
But the district attorney won his
point The jury found the policeman
guilty of murder in the first degree.
There was nothing else for the judge
to do than to sentence the man to be
electrocuted at Sing Sing. Ennis heard
the sentence and acted as though he
did not know what was happening.
They took him to Sing Sing. He was
weak and broken in health. He was
placed in one of the steel cages in the
death house and there the man sat, In
almost utter silence, for nearly two
years, while his case was being passed
upon by the highest court in the state.
During all these days and months
while Ennis was confined in the death
house he never spoke to one of the
other condemned men. Although they
tried their best to entertain the con-
victed policeman he never spoke to
them. When the warden and the keep
ers attempted to draw him into con-
versation Ennis would humble some
thing that they could not understand.
He would sit all day and long into the
night, always in croIching position.
When once a week they would open
his cell door and tell him to step out
side that he might be bathed and
shaved. he would hobble about as II
he was a wild beast. But never
word did he utter. At first he refused
to taste food. After while he ate.
but sparingly only He wasted away
terribly.
The chloroform Test.
Or. Irvine. the expert physician Of
the prison, was among the few who
seemed to be in doubt as to whether
Ennis mind was really affected or not.
His case was widely discussed among
experts, but here was kind of in
sanity that was up to that time prac-
ticaily unknown.
One day there came word from AL
bany that the court of appeals had
confirmed the sentence and conviction
of the lower court, and that the death
sentence must be carried out accord
ing to law. Warden Johnson was puz-
zled.
Warden Johnson. who is a very con-
scientious man. reported to the gov
ernor and the latter, in order that no
injustice should be done and an in
sane man made to suffer the death
penalty, appointed a commission com
posed of leading experts in insanity,
and they went to Sing Sing and looked
at Ennis. They questioned the ward
en- and the keepers and from them
learned the story / have narrated
here.
'If We can only get his mind off
the subject" said the doctors. IF he
is shamming we can find it out only
by getting his mind off the sub
ject"
They carried Ennis out of the death
house and up to the operating room in
the hospital inside of the prison Ills
There they placed him on an s---at-
ing table and the chloroform was ad-
ministered. They gave him a small
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
FINDS HER SON IN HOSPITAL.

feited large sums of money in an ef-
fort to effect his release. but he was
never returned TO her. Scheming law
yers defrauded her OF most of her
wealth and she came to Louisiana.
where she married again. but her new
husband died soon after and she
returned TO Spain to again take up
the search for her son. Failing to
find him she Joined the Sisters OF
Charity and went to the Philippines.
During that time the son was released
and returned to Spain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

The prosecutor consulted the Judge
on the bench. He said he was willing
The prisoner was arraigned once
more.
Defendant at the bar" called out
Clerk Penney, you say you change
your plea of not guilty of murder in
the first degree. heretofore interposed
in your case, and now plead guilty to
murder in the second degree. Is that
your plea?"
1T is" came the response from the
prisoner at the bar.
Two months before that-right after
the shave and hair cut-no such plea
would have been accepted. Death in
the electric chair was then the only
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13

help her. out of pure gallantry. to
dispose of the body. That is no
crime. She did the killing, nothing
else. That is our defensel"
Thorn went on the witness stand
and told the story just as Mr.. Howe
had outlined it to me. But the jury
did not believe him, and convicted the
barber of murder in the first degree.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
The Reason.

F. A. Busse, Chicago's new mayor.
had been complimented by a reporter
on the direct. terse quality of a state
ment ne had given out.
u am a believer in brevity," said
Mr.. Busse, smiling. "The fewer words
you say a. thing in, the stronger and
more striking is that things effect.
Once | knew a man who hated the
Swiss.
why. Jake said to him one dav.
you astound me. You hate,the Swiss,
yet mere you are married to Swiss
wife
Yes. said Jake; that's the rs.
son
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-13
BIBLE NOT AN uNFAILlno GUIDE
Richard D. Harlan Comments on
Theories in Washington Sermon.

"eS''eS W washington sermon.
Washington.-Tha belief in the
inspiration Of the Bible is not fnnda-
mental. was the assertion made by
Rev Richard d. Harlan, formerly pres
ident OF the Lake Forest lllJ college.
and son OF Associate Justice John M.
Harlan of the supreme court OF the
United States. in his baccalaureate
sermon to the graduates Of George
Washington university.
The Bible" he said. is not infaili-
BILE: it is only the take this or moth
ing method of teaching Christianity
the 'brigandage method" The speak
er declared that 1t is not necessary to
consider the Bible an unerring guide
when IT comes to some OF the questions
of geology. history and ethics.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-11-21
LAMP CLOCKS.
They Were Quite Common In the Sew
enteenth Century.

OF the various examples that have
been given of early specimens Of the
clockmaker's art not the least interest.
ing are the several types Of lamp
clocks. One of these was Of a kind
quite common in the seventeenth CEN
fury and consisted Of lamp burner
placed at the base of a glass oil recep-
tacle mounted vertically on suitable
standard. The oil reservoir had at
tached to it a scale facing the burner
and showing the hours, beginning at
o'clock in the afternoon, at which time
the lamp was to be lighted In winter,
and ending at I o'clock In the morning
The lamp being lighted, the gradually
descending level Of the oil as combus.
tion proceeded marked the hours.
The other device, of later origin, dat.
Ing back to the beginning of the last
century, utilized the same principle. II
consisted of two communicating oil
chambers, superposed by clock dial
In one of the chambers was placed O
night lamp to illuminate this dial, and
in the other was suspended a foat
from cord which passed around Q
small pulley. The latter was mounted
on a horizontal axis ending in the cen
ter of the dial. The float of course de
scended as the oil was consumed ant
carried the index hand along with 1t
thus marking the hours precisely a,
in the case already cited.-Pearson''
Weekly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-11-21

A number of the farmers who have
been annoyed by stock running at
large and getting into orchards, have
determined to petition the county
court to give notice that at the next
general election the question will be
voted upon to prohibit stock running
at large. IL the same carries there
will be a penalty of $40 for the first
otfense and 800 for the second offense.
The section of the law governing The
matter Is as follows:
Section 4243. On the petition OF
one hundred or more legal voters OF
any county n this state being filed
with the county clerk before the time
# giving the notice of the general
election In any year, the county clerk
shall cause notice to be given that at
such election a vote shall be taken for
and against stock running at large.
On the petition OF fifteen or more
legal voters OF any election precinct
in any county being filed with the
county clerk before the time of giving
the notice of the general election In
any year, the county clerk shall cause
notice to be given that at such cleo
tion vote will be taken for and
against g. ock running at large in such
precinct.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-11-21

Prior to the year 25s, which witness
ed its invasion by the Scott, tribe
who inhabited the northern portions Of
the country now known as Ireland,
Scotland bore the name of Caledonia,
literally the billy country of the Caels,
or Gaels. The word Gael, or gael, Is a
corruption Of Gadhel, signifylng in the
native tongue "a hidden rover" while
Scot, derived from the native scuite,
means practically the same thing. e.,
wanderer. The Caledonians were the
inhabitants of the highlands, the ter
mination dun expressing the Celtic for
hill, fort. stronghold. The Scots were
the invaders from Scotia, who appro-
priated the Hebrides and western Is
lands, whereas the lowlanders were
the Picts, so called from their descrip-
ton by the Romans, picti, painted men.
Names and Their Meaning"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-11-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that the board Of d.
rectors of the H Ood River irrigation District In
Wssco county, Oregon. will sell the bonds o
said district IN lets Of Ten, Fifteen or Twenty
Thousand Dollars. at 10 o'clock z: n. hatur
day, the 2sd day Of November, 1907, ut the Of
fice OF said Board Of Directors ct the reaidenct
OF C. f. Markham in said District, and thai
sealed proposals for said bonds In the lots ol
amounts above specined win be received by
said bonds until the day and hour aboyt
mentioned, ut which time the board will
open the proposals aud award the purchaat
OF the bonds TO the highest responsible bid
any and sil bldg bids to be accompanied by
certified check for 10 per cent OF the
amount Of the bonds for which the bid ID
Said bonds shall be payable In money Of
the United States In ten series as follows. to-
witt Al the expiration OF II years hve per
cent Of the whole number OF said bonds, 81
the Of e y.sr .l cent cent
the expiration OF the 18th year s per cent;
| at the expiration OF the 18th year . per cent
| at the expiration Of the 18th year. 10 Ter cent
the The Of ss The @ yssr
at the ez piFation OF the 18th year, lkper cent
at the ex xpiration OF the 20th year, l6 per cent
and shall bear interest at the rate OF six pei
the frst day OF January and July OF each
year. The principal and interest shall b
payable at the place designated In the bond
and bidders are given the option Of havini
said bonds payable at Portland. In the stat
of oregon, or ct New York City, In thestate o
New York, and said bonds will be issued II
accordance with the election OF the successiu'
bidders, -. =
| Said bonds shall be each Of the denomina
| tion Of not less than One Hundred Dollars o.
more than Five Hundred Dollars, and shsi
| be In negotiable form, and coupons for tn,
interest shall be attached TO each and signet
| by the Secretary.
Dated at Hood River. oregon, this llth ds,
oi7 % Mi '' secretary