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The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
WOMAN ATTACKED
BY NEGRO THIEF
Mrs. Louise Louis Is Struck
Down and Robbed.
MAKES PLEA FOR LIFE
RObber Easily Escapes in Dark,
ness Of an Alleyway.

Pedestrian Who Hears Screams of
Victim shows No Disposition to
Help Her, and She Is Carried Into
House in @ Street Near Where At
tack Is Made-POIice Unable TO
Find Clew TO AssaiIant.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
Baltimore and Return, S1.25,
HaIfimore & ONfO r II

Every Saturday and Sunday All trains
both ways, both days, except ROYAL Linn
tied. City offices, l47 G st. and 619 Pa.
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Continued on Page ,, Column 4.
ImnroHed SerYice to Aikrn. : d

Southern Railway announces, effective
November l. through sleeper service 10
Aiken, 5. c. Leave Washington $50 D. m.
daily
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Not Only Interest. But Protection.

Is insured every depositor in banking de-
partment Of Union Trust Co, 1414 F st.
Interest paid on all accounts. Deposits
subject TO check at any desired time.
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A la Carte Lunch Served Daily
at Eckstein's from = to 5. I4l2 n, Y, ava
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Look Out! Prices of Lumber Auch Lower.
Frank Libbey Co. 9Th ST. and y. Y. ave
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Largest Morning Circulation,

Dressed Siding (CIenr) $500 per 100 Ft.
Frank Libbey G. Co. 9th st. & n. 7 ave.
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No. Cypress Shingles, $3.50 Per LOCO
Frank Libbey & Co. sth and N. Y. ave,
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Flooring (very gOOd), $500 Per 100 Ft.
Frank Libbey & Co.. 6th and N. Y. ave.
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MR.. BRYAN Is SILENT
Refuses to Discuss His Visit
to William K. Hearst.
PRESIDENCY NOT DISCUSSED
Nebraskan Says Report Of His IN
tended Announcement Is without
ciaI Disturbances VIII Prove Far
renchinE-OppOSed TO Judge Gray

New York. Oct 25.-WilIiam J. Bryan
returned to town to-day from his up
State tour. He was at the Victoria
Hotel and his call on William r. Hearst
came in for a few words from him. He
said:
1T is no ones business whether or not
called on Mr. Hearst by appointment
The question Of the Presidency was not
discussed in any way during my call on
Mr.. Hearst"
Mr.. Bryan. continuing said: Tt is
frequently reported that I am going 10
make an announcement at some time or
place Of my plans for the future. The
fact is. that I have never said to any
one that / would make an announcement
at any time or ulace as % whether or
not I would be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President next
year That is one subject have refused
TO discuss. III reference to the published
report that a brother-in-law OF mine had
said that I was a candidate for the
nomination. I will say that I do not be
lieve that my brother-in-law ever made
any such statement"
UnwRrranted Timidity.
Concerning the financial situation. Mr.
Bryan said: Il do not believe that the
present financial disturbance in New York
City is really serious or likely to prove
farreaching. It seems to me to be a
case of unwarranted timidity. One timid
depositor In a bank viii at the slightest
alarm, rush to withdraw his deposit. That
will alarm other depOsitoTs and in that
way a run on the bank begins"
Mr.. Hearst's friends said to-day that
Mr.. Hearst had perfect political under
standing with Mr.. Bryan. a sort Of Of
fensive and defensive alliance. and this
statement, made by those in the conf
dence Of Mr.. Hearst. taIlies with opinions
expressed on different occasions of late
by ex-President Cleveland
Mr.. Bryan, It was learned to-day, had
recently told a Democratic national com
mitteeman that he was opposed to the
nomination Of Judge Gray, of Delaware.
and that he would oppose Judge Gray's
followers in the convention next year.
Mr. Bryan declared that his opposition
TO Judge Gray sprang from the latters
alleged antagonistic attitude In 1886 and
1900.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
VIEWS OF FINANCIERS.

}. PierPont MOrgani las have
already said. ] cannot 100 strongly
emphasize the Importance Of the
people realizing that the greatest
injury that can be done 90 the
present situation is the thought
less withdrawal Of funds from
banks and trust companies and
then boarding the cash in safe
deposit vaults or elsewhere, thus
withdrawing the supply Of capital
always needed in such emergencies
as that with which we have been
confronted during the past week"
james StiIImRn, president Of
the National City Bank. THE wise
and heroic action Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the
splendid efforts of Mr.. Morgan.
with the assistance Of the clearing
house. have demonstrated a sound
financial condition Of the clearing
hOCse banks Of this city. Now, how
ever, in order TO facilitate the ship
ments Of cotton, grain. tobacco,
and other products, and TO faciIi-
tate the imports of gold. the as
sOCiated banks have wisely decided
10 combine their credit by the IS
Suance Of clearinghouse certifi-
Gates and thus prevent the para
lying Of great part Of the busi-
ness Of the country"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Why He Helped.

The priest of the struggling little
parish had done all he could to clear
off the debt and pay for building the
church, but he and his people were
poor and the struggle was long.
At last all the money was raised but
a certain sum, for which he pleaded in
vain. One July Sunday. at the close
of the morning service, he locked the
door of the church and put the key in
his pocket.
my children" he said to his congre-
cation, none can leave till he has paid
the sum of ten cents. Those who have
no money can borrow from their
friends"
There was faint murmur, but none
thought of rebellion. Many paid the
ten cents at once. Those who had no
money borrowed. but n quarter of a
dollar was lacking when all the treas
ury resources had been exhausted.
Suddenly there came a-sharp tap on
the frame of the open window, and a
hand, with a silver quarter held be-
tween the thumb and forefinger, was
thrust inside.
"Here, father" an impatient voice
began, there's the rest, and now will
you tell Judy Monahan to come out of
that. I'm tired waitin' for me dinner"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
MAN REFUSES TO EAT
AND WILL NOT WEAR ANY
OUTER CLOTHING.
For Four Years Train Robber Perry
Has Thus 'sFought for a Principle
In New York Prison-Receives
Food Through a Tube.

About fifteen years ago the entire
country was startled by the bold ex-
PLOTS of Oliver Curtiss Perry, who,
from a mild-mannered railroad worker,
was suddenly transformed into a BAN
dit, robbing express cars on New York
Central trains and, when cornered
stealing a locomotive and racing up
and down the tracks near Lyons. He
exchanged shots with pursuing officials
and finally deserted the locomotive, tax
ing to the country about Lyons, where
he stole horses to enable him to escape.
Pursuing parties were started after
him from several directions and ne
finally took to a swamp, where he was
captured. He was given practically a
life sentence-49 years. Since his in
carceration-frst at Auburn, then at
Matteawan and now at Dannemora-he
has proven himself an unruly prisoner
Several times he tried to escape. Then
he blinded himself Now he is trying
to starve himself. The New York Her
aid told the story of his prison life a
few days ago most Interestingly.
For four years he has not eaten a
particle of food nor worn stitch of
outer clothing. Once he was on the
verge of starvation, but absolutely re-
fused to take a bite or drink anything,
and the physicians, satisfied that he
would die rather than yield, fed him
through q tube. Since Nov. 10, 1903, he
has received nourishment through a
tube, not because it Is necessary, but
simply because he was determined to
die rather than eat the regular prison
fare. Perry declares he will never take
a bite of food SO long as he is in Dan
nemora hospital, and Drs. North, Town
send and Mcdonald, his physicians, be-
lieve him.
Perry has deied the authorities; he
has dared them to kill him; he has re-
garded his life as a mere plaything.
AS he explained, seated on the bed in
his. room, with a white bandage over
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

again until the food was improved, not
only for himself, but for all prisoners
He ran down from $50 to 120 pounds,
and became delirious. When 1t was
evident that he would rather die than
yield. artificial means of feeding were
resorted to. He did not resist the eff
forts of the physicians, and under the
treatment he gradually regained the
weight he had lost.
1t was but a week after he had
stopped eating that Perry discarded his
outer garments He tore his prison suit
to shreds, ripped his shoes to pieces,
and announced that until suit of re-
spectable cut and texture were provid-
ell he would wear no garments. He
has never since had on either coat or
trousers and he declares he will not
wear them except to prove that he is
sane.
In his cell Perry, with blanket COW
ering his shoulders, looks like WreSt-
Ter in the pink of condition. Five feet
ten, with cheeks pink as an athlete and
flesh as hard as a hammer throwers,
he weighs 200 pounds and is perfect
physical specimen. Over his eyes he
wears a narrow white bandage.
Some years ago Perry blinded himself
by dropping needle points and rubbing
glass into his eyes. He now says he
regrets it.
'No one who can see," says he, ''can
appreciate the agony Of one who can
not. fixed up a machine which when
heated dropped two sharp pointed
weights into my eyes. | lay on my
back and watched the needles because
wanted to make a good job of 1t.
"I had obtained some opium-it was
easy then to get opium-and the pain
was deadened. IN fact, went to sleep
after the weights dropped, and when
| came to / couldn't see at all. A little
light, however, gradually crept into one
of my eyes and l was glad-glad be-
cause / had little more to destroy.
You see my people had deserted me.
NV father wouldn't communicate with
me at all. A noble hearted Christian
woman came to see me, but wanted
to see my people 1 didn't want them
to help me get out, but merely come to
see me. l came to the conclusion that
if blinded myself could get my faith
er to come to me. / knew he must
hear of it.
"After l had finished my job l wait
ed and waited, but no word came from
my father Then l decided to COM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
HIS AMIABLE WEAKNESS.
ooooooooo0ooOOooOooooo

Horse trading is popularity supposed
to make severe demands on a mans
honesty. Abel Saunders found it so
when he attempted to dispose of the
live stock owned by his brothers wild
ow, to her advantage; for Abel had a
lively conscience.
"Any out about this critter?' you
asked me-" he said to a man who was
considering the purchase of the widows
gray horse. "WeH, never saw one
yet there wasn't some out about, same
as in folks, If you hunt for it long
enough. You ask me all the questions
you want, and I'll answer 'em true; but
I'm not a-going to volunteer informa-
ton. You can take him on my tell, or
leave him.
Then followed q long list Of ques-
lions as to the soundness,. strength and
staying powers of the gray horse, all Of
which were satisfactorily answered. 1t
appeared that this desirable animal was
afraid of neither steam engines nor
automobiles, nor had a road roller or
a moving machine any terrors for him !;
in fact, he had no qualms or fears of
any sort.
At last, after many vain attempts to
discover the "out," the wouid-be pur-
chaser said, slowly, ''Weli. I guess I'll
take the risk, and the horse; here's
your money. Now let's hear what his
failing is"
"I don't know as I'd call 1t a fail
ing, exactly" said Abel Saunders, when
he had carefully slowed away the roll
of bills in his wallet. Its just kind
of a notion he has You're all right if
you keep going ahead, but If ever you
want to go back round anywhere, you
just allow a good twenty minutes for
it"
"Hates to back, does he?" said the
purchaser, regretfuIly.
Hates to! No, he admires to ~ said
Mr.. Saunders. ITS a kind Of a good
plan when you're going off to harness
him In a little ahead of time and let
him back round in the yard a spell be-
fore you start. He's a real careful
hacker. He'll go round and round, and
hardly cramp the wheels a mite, and it
pleases him, tell you'll"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

plete my blindness. thinking that per-
haps that would bring him to me. /
got an electric light bulb and after
crushing it to a powder / rubbed it in
my remaining eye. Now l can't see
anything. / would like to look ouC of
that window. at the landscape so many
have described to me, but l never can,
of course. Never word has come from
my people"
Speaking of his present conduct,
Perry says: II am here as a crazy man
and l intend to have the consideration
due a crazy man. / am harmless at
least Although life could not be more
monotonous than mine Is here and
there is nothing to look forward to, I
have no desire to kill myself. / could
have done that long ago had wished
to. I shall live on just as / am. Wear
ing only q blanket and refusing to eat
are regarded as manias, and l suppose
they are. As a matter Of fact, they
are the resorts of crank and I admit
that I am crank. / quit eating food
because the soups and mushes gave me
dyspepsia. Up to year ago | would
have resumed eating if the officials had
given me the food wanted, but now I
have no desire to eat l have forgot
ten whatever pleasure | may have de-
rived from it. AS for clothes, | shall
never wear them again unless am
freed, or to convince the authorities
that l am not a maniac on the sub
ject. / am not the victim Of MANIA;
| am fighting for a principle"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Aunt Martha's Consolation.

Well, it's done! Amt no help now! Old
farms got to go!
I went bail for Henry Howe-matter O.
form, you know
Him and med been friends-let's see
thirty years er more
Never done tricky thing in his life be-
fore.
Marthy told me not to sign; said it
wouldn't pay,
Eyes, but he's friend of mine," l says
-"any way
There's no danger, not bit; Hen would
sign fer me-
Don't you do it! If you do you'll re-
gret" says she.
Well, I thought I'd tell him no. but there
are some men
That can talk you blind, you know, and
1 signed FER Heb
Put my name down On his bond-Mar-
thy'd warned me fair,
But knew him through and through, SO
didn't care.
Now he's gone! Wisht l was dead! It
has all come true
Everything that .Marthy said-she must
suffer, too!
I could stand it if she'd just jaw and
scold and blow
If she'd only boiler out that she told
me so!
But she comes and holds my hand, and
she saws saws she:
"Don't give up, John, they can't take all
from you and me;
We've the children left, you know, and
we're able still
Let's ask God to help us through, and
know He will y
If shed say she told me so it'd ease my
grief
could jaw her back, you know, and 50
git relief;
But she comes and smooths my brow
mornin', noon and night,
And she tells me that, somehow, things'n
still come right.
Yes, he's gone, the man I thought jist as
fair as day,
And l signed fer him and they'll take the
farm away
Lord, l wisht that l could die fore 1t
has to go,
Or that Marthy'd up and say: well, I
told you so !"
IS. e. Kiser in Chicago Times Herald.
Knicker-Do you consider poker
game of chance? Booker - Purely.
Sometimes my wife finds it out, and
then again she doesn't. -Harper's Ra-
Ear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

his blinded eyes, he has never had any
hope of being free, and 1t has been a
matter Of complete Indifference to him
whatever became Of him. He would
like to have his liberty; he would like
to go to some distant place and make
an humble living, as other blind men
do, but he expects to spend the remain
der Of his life behind prison bars unless
the two or three persons who have
stood loyal to him succeed in the move
ment they have recently undertaken to
have his sentence committed.
His relatives deserted him years ago.
1t was to bring them to his aid that he
put out his eyes. He never heard from
them. The two persons who have chung
to him are Rev. ]. d. Warren of the
South Presbyterian church of Hlmira
and Miss Haskell of Troy.
Inside the prison he Is regarded as a
sort of oracle by the patients who have
the freedom of that floor. He acts as
arbiter of many little differences which
sometimes ruffle the ordinary tranquil
life OF the hospital.
COMPLAINED OF FOOD.
For weeks prior to Nov. 10, 1908,
Perry had complained of the food that
was given to him. He insisted that if
he was insane, az he had been adj
judged, he was entitled to better food
than the ordinary prisoner. AS a eli
max to his protests he announced on
Nov. 10 that unless he could have GER
tain things he would starve himself to
death.
Although the remarkable prisoner
had demonstrated on several occasions
that he was a man of abnormal will,
ready at any time TO sacrifice his life
If necessary for what he regarded as a
principle, his threat to starve himself
was not taken seriously. When 10 and
IL days had passed and he was still de-
termined, it was realized that some
thing must be done to overcome his
strbbornness. Perry's only reply to ar
Euments was that he would never eat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

lege, for that brings hope Of rational
Improvement. 1t has always been true
that community composed chiefly Of
persons Of one sex has a tendency to
drop into carelessneSs of behavior.
Colleges have been no exception to the
rule. A certain mother had entered
her daughter at well-known college,
and went to the town to make the last
arrangements for her room and studies
She CHANGED to arrive on the campus
at the time OF the hourly change Of
classes. She stood on the green, watch
ing the hundreds of young women as
they trooped out Of recitation rooms
and dormitories. What she saw fl five
minutes caused her TO determine to
send her daughter to Europe with a
tutor, rather than to college. "What
was wrong with the girIs?" asked a
friend, who could not understand what
seemed to her a capricious change Of
plan. Nothing was wrong" replied
the mother. "If there had been any
question Of morals In the case, I should
not have hesitated to trust Mary to
stand her ground But bad manners
are more subtly contagious than bad
morals. could not bear to think of
my daughter among the screaming,
'stramming,' slouching girls, careless of
dress and hair and voice, who swarmed
over that campus. Doubtless there
were well-bred girls there, but they
were lost In the crowd. Education of
the mind is good, but unless 1t goes
hand In hand with breeding in gentle
manners, 1t makes scholars who are
neither good citizens nor sweet women
and want none Of such In my fam
ily." So deans and presidents and pro-
fessors Of women's colleges may well
take to heart the fact that the world
now, as In the past, IS more exacting
as to a girls manners than as to her
requirements. Nothing would prove
a greater obstacle to the future spread
Of the higher education of women than
evidence that 1t is inconsistent with
their being in the fullest sense Of that
noble -gentlewomen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

British justice is usually regarded as
tn sure and swift, and much has
en- printed to show how much hard
Is the way OF the transgressor in En-
md than in the United States, and
" much more certain he is to be pun
led. A recent communication to the
n1on Times by Sir Ralph Littler, a
teran magistrate, puts a decidedly
ferent aspect upon the matter. The
tier, complaining of the wholly in
eouSte sentences which are often
DOsed. mentions the case of one man
10 boosted that he had committed
offense Of housekeeping no less
IN twenty-five times. He had been In
son four times In one year, yet his
,gest sentence was ten months The
ndon police report seven hundred
thirty-three persons in the metro
.itan district who are habitual GRIM
lis. In the same district, out of five
ndred and twelve cases of burglary,
re we're only two hundred and
enty-four apprehessions; and in the
;es of shopbreaking the number of
.ests VIZ less than one in four.
csc facts certainly do not indicate
2 marked superiority in the admin
ration of justice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

If literary fame depended only upon
. number Of volumes sold, the late
IS. Mary J. Holmes would have to be
garded as one Of the greatest of
merican novelists. During her long
'e she produced thirty-nine novels, of
hich more than two million copies
I've been sold. The fact that a novel
tains the distinction of being one of
e ''best sellers Is by no means to be
ken as proof Of its excellence; but it
worth making a note of, that neither
p. Roe, whose books outsold even
Is. Holmes, nor Mrs. Holmes herself,
er found 1t necessary to resort to the
urient or the otherwise morally un-
aolesome in order to create interest
d hold a readers attention. Their
oks may not have been great, but
ey were clean.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

Say, you ought to hear ma singin'-she's
as happy as a lark,
And her smile stays on from mornin' till
a long time after dark;
She's been buyin' rugs and gettin' new,
costly switch~to wear,
And she takes a cab whenever she goes
calm anywhere;
She has bought herself diamond, and
you ought to see it blaze.
Mas as cheerful as a robin-they have
given pa a raise.
Sisters busy gettin' dresses that'H cost
an awful pile,
And the hats that she's been buyin' are
the very latest style;
She's to go abroad this summer with
some people named the Cooks;
Is she happy? Well, 1 guess so! You
can see it by her looks J.
She goes hummin' songs and dancin' and
in forty thousand ways
Lets us know that she is cheerful since
they've given pa raise.
Pa still works the same as ever, and he's
smokin' stogies yet;
Wears the suit he got last summer, and
guess he's still in debt;
Anyway, he starts off early, and comes
home tagged out at night,
And his forehead's gettin' wrinkled and
his hair is turnin' white;
Can't, somehow, help feelin' sorry as I
sit and watch him gaze
With a vacant look at nothin'. Yes,
they've given pa a raise.
Chicago Record-Herald.-