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The state herald., 1907-10-04
Peculiar Situation In WlII..

New York.-The viii OF Paul Mae.
Cormac. the elubman and AUTOMOBILE
list. who died from injuries received y.
an automobile accident recently near
South Norwalk. Connecticut. In which
his wife was killed. has been found In
the nafo OF A. G. Stnritn, his former
attorney. by the terms of the instru.
ment. Mrs. MncCormac was made the
sole beneficiary. but her death has
brought about nm unusual situation.
Mrs, MacCormac. In her will. left
the bulk OF her estate TO her husband.
She bequeathcd $4,000 TO be invested
In nm annuity for Joseph Adler Con.
verse. her oleycn,y enrold son by her
nrst husband. from whom nh. wnp dl.
vorccd. Mrs. Maocormac was Killed
on August 2bth. Her viii was dated
February. 1908. ana In II she left her
house In Connecticut TO her second
husband md made him trustee for her
non. who In with his father. Charles
Converse.
Mr.. MncCormao died soon after his
wife. iIla will left all Of hia estate 10
hiH wifo without any stipulation aH To
itH disposal In case OF her death. His
estate In estimated at about $500. 900
most OF II Invested In securities which
arc believed 10 be In n aafc deposit
vault In this city. Tho Mnccormnrs
had no Issue. 40 that now both oatntes
VIII be divided among folaliycn of MIR,
MncCotmac.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Strenuous College Presidents.

The old ideal OF college prosidcn,
IL seldom realized nowadays oxccp, In
some small and backward institution.
ho was rather aged and always ycnor.
able. His aspect was spiritual. His
vision was fixed upon the eternal yorl.
ties He wus prone To deep abstrac.
tion. lie was always doctor OF
divinity. lilo had ololstral air and a
cloistral voice. and he was at home
only whom talking on philosophy.
theology and metaphysics. Tho hu.
manl,lcs and the classes wero his
realm and the realm OF his institution.
All that has changed. declares Current
Literature. Tho university president
OF today 10 n good mixer" M tho
politicians say, lie has the air OF n
man OF Affairs. lie may be venerable.
but he doesn't pride himself on tho
fact and he doesn't care 10 look 40.
lie II no longer OF necessity n preach.
or. lie In not scholastic In tho old
classical sense.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
A Matter OF Honor.

The-regulations introduced by Secre
tary OF the Treasury Cortelyou appear
to work to everybody's satisfaction.
Under the new system passengers are
put upon their honor in declaring the
nature and value of their possessions,
while ample time is given to prepare
and sign the formal declarations to the
customs authorities, and there is no
long delay and tiresome searching OF
personal effects upon landing. The
new system was in full force and ef-
feet when the American line steamer
New York arrived at the city after
which she is named, on Saturday.
The ship had big load of passengers,
and there was much delight over the
changed arrangements One passen-
ger thus enthusiastically expressed
the feelings of himself and many
others: Putting good American
and believe most of them are pretty
good--on his honor is the best way to
Ah~ho bNib'is nave btNh h'AOSS
the ocean many times and / certainly
have objected to the corralling of pas
sengers in the saloon and forcing
them to feel as If they were undesira-
BILE citizens by an inquisition that was
not only unpleasant to them but also
to the acting deputy collectors asking
the questions. You cannot fancy what
a relief II was to be able to come up
the bay out on the deck of the steam.
ship instead of in the close saloon.
Sometimes we never got glimpse OF
the city until we were almost in dock,
and sometimes We never got Whit OF
the air of the bay except as it came
through the ports. / tell you this will
make people want to travel abroad
more and will attract foreign travel
es to our shores" Secretary Cortel-
you in making this innovation. says
The Troy Times, has given new proof
of his realization OF public needs. BY
the change thus wrought he has swept
away all cause for complaint that the
government is unduly exacting and Id.
quisitorial.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
UNCLE SAM
MUST FIGHT
JAPAN SAID TO BE PREPARING
FOR A TILT WITH THE
UNITED STATES.
SEC. TAFT's TRIP EYED
PAPER SAYS UNITED STATES is
REACHING OUT FOR MASTERY
OF THE PACIFIC.

st. Petersburg. - Secretary Taft's
tour of the world is being followed
with unusual interest here. The sov-
ernment is taking measures to sur
round the journey through Siberia and
European Russia with attentions usu.
ally observed for the rulers OF states,
and the press is busily speaking on the
likelihood and advantage of n Russo.
American convention, the object of
Mr.. Taft's visit to Russia being, 1t Is
alleged. TO negotiate an agreement be-
tween the United States and Russia.
The conviction prevails here that
war between Japan and the United
States is inevitable in the distant fu-
ture. The Novoe Vremya published an
article entitled "The New World Pow
err" picturing the marvellous growth n
America as sea power during Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt's administration, warn.
ing Russian diplomacy mot to be
caught unawares by coming events"
and adding:
''The day when the United States
fleet passes out Of the Straits OF Ma.
gellan and sweeps proudly into the wa.
ters Of the Pacific will open a new era
for the eastern world. Ofiicial cour-
tesies and the temporary lull in war
talk do not conceal the fact that Amer.
lea is reaching out for the mastery OF
the Pacific and already is strong
enough to attain 1t.
''She entered the race for It In tho
spring Of 1908, when Congress voted
the navy bill and the Panama bill. both
essential to the object in view. With
out any noise except the ceaseless rum.
Bile OF machinery. the mighty nation
succeeded In forging sea power nl-
ready including thirty.fye battleships
and having its docks crowded with
many more war vessels. The American
people are not lured by the glamour OF
mere display. The purposes are deeper.
Kindred OF England. the Americans
creed is that commerce follows the
nag. Her object is incompatible with
mere desire for trade In the Far East.
England won the throne of the Atlantic
from Spain. Holland and France.
America is about to challenge her ri.
val for the throne of the Pacific"
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Refused to Be sho, Full Of Holes.

Denver-The genuine pinching lid
has been discovered. lie goes by the
name Of Charles v. Hull. He is billy
the Pincher" most OF the time and n
printer on the side. according TO the
allegations contained In an application
for divorce filed in the County Court
by Nellie Hull OF 40l Lipan street.
Mrs. Hull says that since their mar.
rage In Berthoud. Colorado. November
13. 1904. up to the time OF his desertion
several months ago. Hull has pinchcd
her nose. pinched her ears. pinched her
shoulders. pinched her arms and
pinched her toes.
Her attorney. Isaac Dunn. filed as an
exhibit In the suit this Itinerary:
Jan. 2s. l905-He took me by the
shoulders and shook me until my teeth
chattered: also threw me to the floor
and kicked me.
March ]. 190G-He landed an upper,
cut on my chin that made me see stars
and several moons.
Same day. later-lnyited me to get
revolver. 80 that he could Nii me: re.
fused invitation.
March 20. l905-Sent home a right
swing and I went down for the count.
Jan. !. 1907-Ditto the foregoing
nlighted on my head and II was several
hours before | fully realized what had
happened,
July 10, l907-Pinched me wickedly.
Sept. 8, l907--Morc pinching; also
waved n revolver and said: Get to
the yard and let me see how many
holes | can put into you'' This invita-.
tion was also turned down,
FIhara uta nfhaF hutas hut fh.y ara
not given. TO avoid repetition.
The state herald., 1907-10-04

No, indeed, | don't
want TO vote. | think it
would be positively an
outrage TO take from men
the prestige they get
from their monopoly on
politics. Have YOU ever
seen a more perfect and
at the same time more
harmless example of n
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Plague Mortality sl.,y Per Cent.

San Francisco. The totals In tho
bubonlo plague situation TO date ato ns
follows
Cases verified. ~. deaths. 20, death
percentage. GOA per cent. suspects
Under observation. 20. No statement
was Issued yesterday by tho board OF
health, One case and one death ara
yesterdays additions TO Mondays
score.
The state herald., 1907-10-04

;. Marion Crawford has been com,
pcllcd TO give up his palac. In Italy
20 escape from the crowds OF Amerl.
cans who insisted ON fiocking there to
admire him. This may be set down as
ono Of the most banoful OF all tho
hardHhipH with which genius has 10
contend In an age Of mateflAliHm,
The state herald., 1907-10-04

The empress dowaeer OF China dem.
onstfaies her mental superiority over
some prominent male statesmen BY
proving that sbe knows when II is time
10 resign.
The state herald., 1907-10-04

According TO statistics
taken in large cities
throughout our country,
the young women Of TO-
day are showing II gain
over their sisters OF a
previous generation, both
in health and in phys
iquc. The causes for this
condition are varied, but
The state herald., 1907-10-04

arc The tInngs winch alter all make us ya1uc thom.
They make them just little incxplcablc. just
little different from us and we like il we may never
know how much until we have burned the bridge
behind MS.
The influence Of good mother upon her sons con-
tinucs through manhood and the woman who knows
enough Of politics to discuss them intellgcnty with
her husband or her sons has power which the pos
session of the ballot would not increase.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Anrrira'a Il 5rt1unl Gnusf thr
Typtral 8utlht1tg uf Eatth
By DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.
Noted Preacher and Lecturer.

The castle is Spain's typical building; the baron
ial hall is characteristic of old England the cathedral
represents Florence, and the temple Athens. But in
the republic the typical building is the school-house
new order of architecture is reaching its eli
max in the high school and college hall and library.
Wealth that once lavshed pyramids and palaces
is being poured upon buildings dedicated to the
higher education
Men of genius feel that nothing is too good for
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Ma,,' Il Mn1tnpnly nf
tlrr Ballnt
BY MRS. DORE LYON.
President Eclectic Club. New York.

dog the manger? Men don't they can't the
idea of it, not because they enjoy the privilege themselves and think there
not enough votes 10 around but because they like hear the
barking for it, and they like bark back from this point of
vantage Then why should begudge them this public
ton?
Women have monopoly bearing children and rearing
They have the moulding of mems potential ballots before they
selves have heard the word Think what lot Of comfort
of his monopoly politics What sort of stronghold would his political
club be if his wife admitted to its dscusonsg
These small monopoic such afford allow husbands
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O. b. CHURCH.
j. w. WILLIS, Pastor.
Same Fellow Wanted in
Logan.

Chief of Police Warner, of Nell
sonville, tried to capture George
Sinner, an ex-convlct from the
Ohio penitentiary, who was ex-
pected to meet his wife in the I'M
ion station Monday morning, and
after waiting from Z o'clock until
late in the afternoon he gave up
for the time. Sinner is wanted
for numerous petty thefts in Mel
sonville, and the police used his
wife as bait to draw him into
their clutches, promising the wife
that she would be released from a
charge of receiving stolen property
if he were captured.
All the goods were found in
their grips and trunks when they
attempted to leave Jacksonville.
Sinner is said to be wanted for
robbing hotel in Logan. Chief
Dundon was instrumental in his
capture here the first time.
Warner did not appear at police
headquarters.
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Probate Court.

First partial account of j. w.
Schaal guardian of Jacob Anthony,
presented and filed Dec. o. Set
for hearing January s, 1908.
Account of final distribution OF
estate of Mary E. Bowlby, de-
ceased, presented and filed by w.
S. Smith, administrator, Dec. 13.
First partial account of Anna S.
Woodruff, guardian of George W.
Palmer minor, filed December
13. For hearing 10th. day of
Jan. 1908. New bond filed same
day, one of former bondsmen w.
H. Woodruff being deceased.
Declination filed by Cora lies,
renouncing administration of estate
of H. A. lies, deceased, filed Dec.
16, recommending appointment of
John Hansel as administrator.
Application filed by John Hansel
of same date. Bond ordered in
sum of $4,000. same filed and ap-
proved and letters issued.
Dec. II, application filed by
John Hansel, administrators for
appointment of appraisers of the
estate of II. A. lies. Appointed
VIM. Waner, John Ucker, Sr. and
Nick Shorr.
Application Dec. II, for ap
pointment of special administrators
of estate of Truman Lee, of Long
streth, deceased Filed by ID. nj.
Soliday, at request of next of
blood kin; bond ordered in sum of
$4,000, same filed and approved,
letters issued.
Declaration of Administration
of L. A. Matthias deceased, and
recommendation for appointment
of T. D. Trimmer, filed by j. B.
Matthias, Lizzie Matthias and Ida
B. Matthias, December II, also ap-
plioation TO be appointed such ad-
ministrator. filed I. D, Trimmer
of same date, and bond ordered in
sum OF $4,000 90. Same filed and
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in the spring or sooner. But what OF
God2 In his sight / should be guilty
of suicide IL / anticipated by but lit
tie what seemed my dooml
I half rose in this new agony and
put my right hand among the bushes,
meaning to lean and peer over the
cliff. Now the moon was clear. My
hand hit something hard. With q loud
cry of. joy, / was grasplng my hunting
knifel This had slipped out of Its
sheath during my sliding and lodged
among the bushes.
praise God, from whom all bless
ings fowl My heart was nightly
lcheered with the sense that he had not
forsaken me- AS turned to the steep
slide and began hacking out holes for
climbing l had little thought of how
small was still my chance of escape.
But | was very careful, working
there in the moonlight Should my
knife slip from my hand 1t would hard
| ly be stopped again by the fringe of
bushes. Should hands and feet fail of
their hold ON the slope might slide
aside from that fringe and go over to
death.
| / picked and dug until 1 had three
pairs of holes extending as far up as
could reach. Then when l had
moved my feet into the lowest of
these holes and was cutting fourth
pair at my full reach my new strength
left me suddenly. There rested. face
down, for many moments.
Again set to work; again / drew
myself up; on / went as far as my
strength would allow, and again ex-
haustion forced me to rest. But now I
was up twenty-five or thirty feet from
the clump of bushes, and the fear that
might slip, slide down and miss them
could not endure this. Very cautiously
let myself down again till lay once
more among the friendly bushes.
The tale would be long to tell how
| went up again and again, each time
gaining short distance and each time
compelled to descend by the fear of
losing my grip or fainting and sliding
aside from the bushes. My weakness,
probably from loss of blood, was such
as cannot describe to the understand
| ing of one who has never felt the like.
My limbs trembled as with an ague.
| And all this time had to work with
and place my main dependence on my
awkward, unwounded left hand and
arm.
After long time reached the stunt
ed pine against which my Winchester
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Real Estate Transfers.

Ward-Henry Hite and Cordelia
Hite his wife to Lucinda Webb
and Lewis Webb, / acres, $3.50.
Perry-Charles w. Hoey and
wife to Charles F. Martin and
Anna Martin, 152 acres, $1,000.
Falls--Leah Katherine Ringhiser
and husband to John e. Zeller, 10
acres of land, ST.. and other con-
siderations.
Falls--John L. Zeller and wife
to Leah Katherine Ringhlser, 10
acres of land, 81. and other con-
siderations.
Falls-Homer G.. Hansel and
Malta j. Hansel to VIM. Phillips
and Katie Phillips, lot Al, $3.50.
Ward-E. e. Learned, Trustee,
to the Jacksonville Coal Co., eighty
hundredth of an acre of land, ST.,
and other considerations also 49,
81 acres and other right of way.
Logan-Charles Stevens and
BERTHE Stevens to Jacob Pfeiffer,
lot 1881, $125.
Falls--Jaeob Pfeiffer and Sadie
Pfeiffer to Miles Graham, lot 343,
Dickens allotment, 5000.
Green-The Haydenville Mining
and Manufacturing Co. to II. j.
Woodworth, 13,100 acres of land,
5000.
Falls Gore-R. G. Webb and H.
S. Webb to Frank Clinton Webb,
81 acres of land, 81. and other
considerations.
Falls Gore-R. G. Webb and Il.
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eeping Il THREW OUT MY HAND"
my right side to the bushes, for fear
ed that should go through if
lay uphill and pressed against them
with only the breadth of my feet.
Then I lifted up my wounded arm,
hoping to stop the flow of red. Per-
haps the loss of blood had helped to
break down my nerves. At any rate,
shuddered and shook and thought /
was about to faint 1t seemed great
time before could control myself suf-
ficlently to seek for some means of es-
cape. But / did not look down over
the cliff 1t seemed that one more
sight of that abyss would lure me to
jump over in despair. looked up the
slope.
The track I had made was as If a
very wide broom had swept snow off
hard white ice But / reflected that
this was only thin sheet of Ice COW
ering deep snow. could not break
through the slippery crust with hand
or foot, but l might cut holes in 1t
with my pocketlSnife and climb by
these.
So l put my hand In my pocket to
search for the knife. 1t was not there.
1t was not in any of my pockets. l
suppose it had slipped out during my
head first sliding. For a moment hope
went out of me. Then it sprang up
fresh. My hunting knife! How could
l have forgotten it? put my hand
to the sheath. The sheath was empty!
Now it seemed certain that / must
desc certain that the raving spirit
of protest was stilled in my heart. /
resigned myself to God. There was
nothing to do except go mad or accept
my fate, and to accept is to be calm.
1 think I then had the very feeling
with which SO many of the dying turn
their faces silently to the wall when
told that death is near. Evening had
now come on.
To the bushes I turned my face, let
ting my wounded arm, which panied
me little, come to the snow. With that
movement of resignation my thoughts
few again to my wife and child. 1t
was as II my soul sought communion
with them for the end. Then the ques-
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side of asbackbone, just on the edge OF
gulch. This was about 3-o'clock in
the afternoon, and the sun was already
low.
The doe had not seen me, and | did
not mean she should till / could get
close enough to make sure of that
steak. So l worked over on the east
side of the backbone and went along
till got right on top Of slope direct
ly above great wall of mountain that
i had admired on the way up. was
then watching for the doe more than
for my steps, and that carelessness
nearly finished me. Suddenly my feet
slipped, and / went sliding down the
sloping mountain side.
was not more than fairly on my
back when i understood what had hap
pened. I had trod on the old drifts of
snow which had been melted on the
surface by the Chinook winds few
days previously and had then frozen
again hard slope of Ice. This was
covered by the fresh snow of the night,
and so had not noticed the danger.
The fresh snow went with me. could
not hold on by 1t at all, and was max
ing quick trip down. The slope was
about 25O feet long. Where 1t stopped
the straight wall began. 1t was about
400 feet high. slowed round some
how and went heels first, then head
first, fat on my back.
You may suppose l had not time to
think much on my way down, but l
saw a great deal. saw Nelly and the
baby all alone in the house waiting for
me. saw what should look like aft
er falling 400 feet ON powders. | saw
Nelly's people thousand miles away
and more, and she with the baby in
her arms and without $40 In the bu-
reau drawer, hoping many day and
night for the bundle at the cliffs foot
to walk In alive. It was hard to see
all that and feel myself sliding to de-
structi0n.
As slowed around second time
and found myself going on my stom-
aeh, head first, / saw stunted pine
close ahead. MY Winchester was still
IN my right hand. Somehow had
clutched 1t by the muzzle. IN fash
threw out my hand, hoping to ding the
gun round the little pine and stop
myself. but the hammer of the gun
struck the pine. and the charge was
fred into me. The bullet pl0wed
through the muscles of iny forearm,
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pudding and don't know how many
kinds of cakes and pies that she had
planned for our Christmas dinner
We'll, Nelly, as there's only yourself
and the baby and me at dinner, / don't
suppose we'd starve without venison
steak" said, laughing "But there'll
be some fun getting black tailed
deer"
SO took my Winchester late in the
forenoon and started for the mountain
after kissing my young wife and the
baby-our first If Nelly had asked for
an elephant steak, dare say I'd have
tried to get one. She had come out to
the far west with me after had visit
ed home In Michigan, only two years
before. and my pride was that she
should want for nothing We had done
well from the start, and so we do yet,
thanks be to God and steady work in
season.
The night before 1 started up the
canyon with my rife and hunting
knife there had been fall of about
six inches Of snow This would make
1t easy to track game. So went along
in good spirits, struck the foot Of the
mountain two miles from home and
decided to go up an immense gulch
straight in front of me-
soon reached the head of the gulch
and the top of the mountain. Then 1
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haps for years unbound. Only the
foxes and the carrion birds would visit
them. They might In a season be over
grown by the bushes and hidden for
ever from mortal eye.
I pictured the agony of my wife
waiting In uncertainty. The shocking
thought that some wicked person
might persuade her that had desert
ed her came into my brain. Would II
not be merciful to her to push through
or to one side of the bushes and fall
over the precipice? Below there on
the powders my body might soon be
seen by some hunter, and certainly my
clothing and bones would be found
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1hn'N NEi4Li SAMc' STrOng
wind had risen, and expected reg
ular Montana blizzard But it proved
to be only squall, and again turned
to my work
TO let go of the tree and turn round
safely put me to an agony Of doubt,
but l did it and lay trembling face
down, with my feet against the tree.
till | found strength to hack and dig
again. / can remember little of what
did after that till at last drew my
self up and lay on top of the noun
tain.
For some time l could not move, and
when / did stand up doubted wheth-
er I had strength to escape, after all.
My steps were feeble, and my brain
reeled, but still staggered on toward
Nelly and the baby 1t was not till
had passed almost to the foot of the
mountain, keeping always in my morn
ing tracks, that sank down and found
myself unable to rise.
Then Nelly came. That brave little
wife of mine had actually left the baby
sleeping and set out all alone across
the snow in the moonlight to track me.
She had come two miles. She had be-
gun to climb the mountain when l saw
her suddenly but few yards away.
The bottle of tea she carried wrap
ped In a cloth was still warm when
she knelt beside me, and 1t reused me
quickly to some strength. Certainly
she saved my life, for could not have
risen again and should have been
frozen to death but for her bravery.
How we got home to the baby is a
story need not dwell on.
What Nelly did with all that Christ
mas dinner do not know, for l was
sick and senseless for more than two
weeks. But In the end l was as well
as before except that had paid good
Winchester and a belt of cartridges for
q venison steak that the fat black
tailed doe continued to carry where II
grew.