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The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
EXAMINATION FOR MARRIAGE.
How BuncOmbe County Register of
Deeds QuIzzeS License Applicants.

Deeds QuIzzeS License Applicants.
From the AsheTiIle ~. c. Citizen.
John J. Mackey, the veteran regis
ter OF deeds. who has recently put on
the old harness for part Of his sew
enth term. has novel form Of cate
chism through which ne puts applicants
for marriage licenses
Yesterday a big staIwart negro buck,
as black as the ace of spades, walked
into the Office, attired in overalls and
Jumper, and said: Il want a license"
License for what?' asked the register
Il wants tub git married"
What's your name?"
Jim JOhnsing"
What's the girls name?"
Maria Warren"
How long have you been going to
see herr? continued the catechiser.
Bout a year" said the applicant
Docs she say nice things 10 your
The applicant turned sideways, looked
around the room, grinned sheepishly,
tied his hat in a knot and united IL, and
then replied, Yes. sub, when ives not
serappin'"
DO you love herr
Yes. suh-leastwise I feels that
way"
W here does she 1--we
she cooks for Mrs. Weaver"
rs she a good cooke"
Il spects So
Well Jim. I am going 10 make you
swear. Do YOU know what that means?"
''Yes. sub. but / don't do It much"
We'll, this kind of swearing is the kind
that If you tell a lie you commit an awful
crime and are liable for perjury, can be
hung or sent towel. you know where,
and you'd better tell the truth. Are you
sure you and this girl are over eighteen
years of age?"
Yes, suh-leastwise my mOthuh says I
was born in 1854 l dOn't remember, sub. :"
= little more quizzing a careful counting
Of small change, and the proud negro
was allowed to depart with his waiting
bride and the precious paper.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
The Chain Intact.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
L see there is another search being
made for the missing link said the
young man, trying to make conversation
Now, 1 never felt any interest in the
matter"
Perhaps, said the young lady, kindly.
in your case the link is not missing
Still, this was poor excuse for the acri-
mony manifest in the slamming OF the
door after him.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
To d. J. 5.

Like a tims-tempered curving violin
OF old Amati, well attuned and rare
Is be In youth who heareth everywhere
The melody Of God above the din
OF earthly TOices-happy he who in
The strength Of manhood blessetlly can share
In Gods e-eat silence-who would rather bear
A thousand lis than make his fine soul sin
In Vulgar plant thou noble life thou soul
Apart and yet benignant-all alone,
Though seeming Of a world that passes BIZ.
And iaurels thee-the warning storms NAV rolf
Yet in thy heart there is the undertoue.
To burst in music when mere sounds shall die,
MAURICE FRANCIS EGAN.
g,l,r;-4v,s.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Mrs. Bryce's American Relatives.

From the Boston Transcript
According to Frank Sanborn. the new
British Ambassador also has an American
wife Mrs Bryce is American by de-
scent, II not by birth. and is a distant
cousin. through the Greenes. of Rhode
Island, of Mrs Howe at whose house 1
breakfasted with the Bryces when they
were last here"
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
Not Sentiment.

From Nos L0isirs.
He-Oh, please, Mile Jeanne, 90 not
call me Mr.. Durand.
She tcoyly}-oh, but our acquaintance
is so short. Why should I not call you
that?
He-well, chiefly because my name is
Dupont.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
4 Good Holder.

From the Chicago Recurd-Hcraid
Msbel-MTs- Wimpsley is a woman who
holds her age well. isn't she?'
Juliet-Yes. She has been holding It ct
one point for the past dozen years
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20
'.HERE TO STAY"

We're a-feelin' mighty thankful
That we're here. an hare to stay.
For. it's truth to tell, dear brethren,
We're too poor to move away!
II
Lives Of great men al remind Us
GaTret stairs are hard TO climb,
And. should we depart, behind us
BaiiiEs Kcald be maxim tiInsl
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-20

charming a
The
Danos Oh Met net mounted bndado
WITH white lace buttons Frns
trimming In
the very short sleeves dainty decoetagc
the bodice Is treated
- -NF4TSN WIN s"'As
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-22

Roots Back at Washington.
washington, Oct 19.-Secretary
Root, Mrs. Root and Miss Root re-
turned to Washington early today
from visit to Mexico. The secretary
is looking particularly we'll.
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MACILLS FREED
BY COURT ORDER
TRIAL JUDGE INsTRUcTs JURY
TO ACQUIT, HOLDING CRIME
NOT PROVED.

Decatur, H.. Oct. 10. - Acting I'M
der Instructions from Judge Cochran,
the jury last night returned verdict
acquitting Frederick Magill and his
his wife, Faye Graham Magill Of the
charge of numbering Mrs. Pet Magill.
the first wife of Magill. In his in
structions the judge said the state had
failed to prove the corpus deficit.
The verdict was greeted with cheers
despite the efforts Of the court to
maintain order. The crowd in the
court room hurried forward aud Of
fered congratulations to the Nagills.
The jury afterwards filed by and ex-
tended hands to the Magills.
The arguments of the attorneys
were followed by crowd which
| damned the court room.
Claims Suicide lnstigated.
w. e. Redmond for the state. read
a decision of the supreme court of
Illinois to the effect that If person
knows another intends to commit sui
eide and If he aids Or encourages the
person, on that account he is guilty
of murder. He argued that Fred Ma
gill knew his wife was contemplating
suicide and that he encouraged her,
adding to her dependency by his at
tentions to Faye Graham.
BY the defense it was argued with
evident success that the state had ut
terly failed to prove that Mrs. Magill
had died violent death at the hands
of anyone or that Magill had instigat-
ed her suicide. The lawyers for the
banker pleaded that there be no at
tention paid to what was character
za vii loo IN nd In, I'd
to the relations Of Magill and Faye
against the plaintiff was no martial
1 infidelity. but murder.
Second Marriage Hurried
| The Magill case was on where the
funeral baked meats did coldly fur
nish forth the marriage table. After
the death of Mrs. Pet Candy Magill,
her husband, a banker, whose free
ways of living had already caused
scandal in the little town, married
Faye Graham with more celebrity than
good taste and the conventions of So
ciety would warrant The pair prompt
ly departed for the west On honey
moon trip. Inasmuch as scandal had
alreday been connected with their
names and the circumstances of the
first Mrs. Magill's death were not
clear. as they are not even now, the
whispered accusation of murder was
Immediately set In motion.
Magill and Fay were arrested in
Los Angeles and returned to Illinois
for trial.
The. plight of Magill's lovely young
daughter Marguerite, aroused swmpa-
thy all over the country, and she re-
ceived scores of offers to wed to go
on the stage, to be adopted, eac.
During the trial she stood close by
her father and step-mother, and had
the case gone to the jury. her testi.
mony in their behalf would have been
1 potent.
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st. Joe Banker Dead.
St. Joseph, Mo, Oct. 1s.--Louis
Boder, president Of the Merchants
bank is dead.
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AUTUMN TRADE
BROADENS
R. G. DUN & co. SAY sTIMULAT-
ING INFLUENCES DUE TO
FAVORABLE WEATHER.

New York, Oct. 19.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade today
says:
Autumn retail trade broadens under
the stimulating influence of favorable
weather and collections also improve
While reports are almost unanimous
regarding the satisfactory volume Of
retail distribution of seasonable
goods, there is some irregularity, at
tributed in most cases to high rates
for money, which induces conserva-
tism in preparations for the future.
Reports More Irregular.
Bradstreet's today says:
Trade. crop, and industrial reports
are more irregular. Interest as 10
distributive trade has now largely
passed from the wholesale and job
bling branches to retail trade. Job
bling business is fair as a whole, It
being noted that house trade is quiet,
while filing in orders vary with sec
tons reporting
"Undiminished activity and strength
are reported in the whisky trade at
all markets. At Cincinnati spirits
have advanced to-s135, this being the
highest price for forty years.
"The eastern shoe season has about
ended, with shipments nearly per
cent smaller than In 1906.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending October
II number 1874, against 1872 last week,
ITO in the like week Of 1906, 178 in
1905. 127 in 1904, and 216 in 1908.
Canadian failures for the week num-
Der So, as against "a last week, and
Is in this week year ago.
Bank Clearinss Of the Week.
Bradstreets bank clearings report
for the week ending October II shows
an aggregate of $3,034,865,0o0, as
against s2,721 ,039,000 last week and
S3,354,305,000 in the corresponding
week last year. Canadian clearings
for the week total $89,019 900, as
against sS5,968,O00 last week and
s74053.000 In the same week last
year.
Dun's Chicago Market.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-The total move
ment of grain at this port, 12,27s,364
bushels, compares with 14,644700
bushels in 1906 Compared with
those of last year, increases appear
in receipts 1 per cent, and shipments
101 per cent Receipts of live stock
rose to 33S.22S head, against 33O,705
head last. week and 1882 head a
year ago, Receipts of hides were g.
014.512 pounds, against 2,130,295
pounds last year. Lumber receipts
81, 100000 feet, compare with $685.
900 last week and 46,637,000 feet in
| 1906.
Compared with the closings q
week ago, prices advanced in pork 1o
cents barrel, cattle 10 cents hun.
dred weikht, and sheep Is cents, and
declined in corn 1h cents !bushel
oats 1sA cents, lard 21a cents, wheat
81 cents, hogs Is cents and ribs 80
cents.
Bank clearings, s2s6,577,1oe, ex
coed those Of the corresponding week
in 1906 by 1877 per cent.
Failures reported In the Chicago
district number IS, against "a last
week and &c year ago. Those with
liabilities over $4,000 were in mum
Der, against 8 last year.
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PLEASANT HON e.

Pleasant Home.-Rev. S. W. john
ston filled his regular appointment at
Bethel at IL a. m. and at Pleasant
Home at s p. m. last Sunday. An in
teresting Endeavor service was held
a p. m.
Ralnh Bachman and family visited
at the home of G. w. Cromwell Sun
day.
Mrs. George Millard is staying with
her daughter, Mrs. Vesteen Knox, In
Fairview, Ottumwa, who has been SER
iously i'll the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Brooks are visit
ing at the home of Prof. Everest
Brooks, at Ridgeway, Mo.
Several persons from this vicinity
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PRIZES AREC|VEN
TO "a HEROES
CARNEGIE COMMISSION MAKES
LARGEST NUMBER OF AWARDS
IN HISTORY

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct q. 19-Twenty-
four persons throughout the country
received awards for bravery last night
from the Carnegie hero commission.
This Is the largest number in the his
tory of the commission. The full num-
Der of awards is now 1875, and 1,121
persons have been refused either mon
ey or medals. For the first time since
the beginning of the hero fund a ne
gro, John B. Fill Of Atlanta, Co., re-
ceiVed an award.
Following are the awards:
BREEN, WILLIAM j., 80 years old,
Now York City; awarded bronze
medal; saved Christopher Powers
from drowning In slip in the Hud-
son river.
PROGNZER, PHIL c., "a years old,
fireman, New York City; bronze
medal; saved Mrs, Annie Gearty
from drowning in Atlantic ocean at
Coney Island
HARRIS LEON, is years old. Pensa-
cola, Fla; bronze medal and $500 for
educational purposes; saved Bernard
2. Johnson from drowning in Pen
sacola bay.
MAHER, THOMAS F., SO years old
Boston, Mass. bronze medal and
$1,000 to liquidate mortgage on his
=
boy, from drowning in Dorchester
bay.
Medal and $500 for Negro.
JOHN B. HALL, SO years old, negro
Atlanta, Ca, bronze medal and $500
to reimburse him on account of the
loss sustained by being injured. Hill
saved several persons during run
away accident. He was recovering
from an operation and was injured
again.
RALPH F. BERLIN, 20 years old
Santa Rosa Island, Fla; bronze
medal: saved three from drowning
in Pensacola BAY.
CHARLES WEISS, Is years old. BATH
Beach. NJ Y, bronze medal and $4,000
for educational purposes; saved ar
unknown woman from drowning ir
Gravesend bay
FREDERICK IF. HANKER, II years
old, Ellenville, N. Y. silver media
and $4,000 for educational purposes;
saved Lemons t. Gray, a com
panion from drowning in Beerkil
creek,
GABRIEL FARRELL, JR., 20 years
old Somerville, Mass: bronze media
and $4,000 for educational purposes;
saved two men from drowning in
Charles river, Boston.
JAMES 7. FARRELL, Fl years old, 6
brother of Gabriel, assisted in the
above rescue and week later diet
from typhoid fever, contracted, 1t Is
said, from water in the Charles riv-
er; bronze medal awarded to his
father.
NELs F. NELSON, % years old, Bos.
ton Mass, silver medal; rescued
Adam Haggerty from pumping
room of Boston Athletic association
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TO|LERS SHOWN
AS HIGH L|vERS
SECRETARY WILSON SAYS THEY
HAVE MORE GOOD THINGS
THAN EVER BEFORE.

washington D. c., Oct. 10. - "Our
american workingmen today fare bet
ter than Queen Elizabeth did," said
secretary Wilson, chief of the govern
ment depal tment of agriculture, in ex-
planning the extraordinary develop
ment Of farming in the United States.
Queen Bess couldn't begin to buy
things which are found on the table
every day in the home OF prosperous
American workingmen. He has the
pest cuts of meat, the choicest pota-
toes, and a wealth Ct fruit and vege-
tables which the queen of England,
with all her money and influence,
could not possibly have secured a
few generations ago.
Our FARMS" said the secretary,
were never as valuable as today in
spite of reduction in a number of
the most profitable crops. This has
been variegated year. Production
has decreased In many respects and
yet the general run of prices has been
such that farmers are overwhelmed
with their own prosperity. estimst-
ed last year a general farm produc-
ton of more than s6,5oo,0oo 900. The
total will run good deal over ST.
00G,000,000 this year The farmer is
prosperous chiefly because working
men In the cities are all employed 1T
high wages. Laboring men are get
| ting much better prices for their
work than ever before and the re-
suit Is they are spending their money
for better living than they were ever
accustomed to, and fare better than
| is the lot of the laboring man in any
other nation in the world
| Justifles Policy OF Protection.
"The republican policy of protec-
| ton of the laborer and the manufac-
turer has been more than Justified by
the result Of the last ten years, so
that now the skilled laborer in GER
tain favored lines of mechanics. who
needs only few years preparation
for his work, is frequently better
paid than lower grade professional
men, wlo have to put in years of
study before they are competent to
undertake their specialized work"
"It is, of course true" said Score
tary Wilson, who is recognized as tn.
greatest expert in the world on agri
cultural problems, that we have sur
plus farm products and are able &c
dispose of them abroad. The time
seems to be rapidly approaching how
4 ever, when we may not be able tc
keep pace with the demands of our in
creased population. The farmer has
been enabled to meet the demand
made upon him in spite of the seal.
city of labor in agricultural districts
by the use of improved machinery. Il
farms were run as they used to bf
run there would be terrible de
felt in our food supply The farmer
now, however, is adopting new meth
DDS and the latest machinery Where
| used two light horses my boys or
the farm now have four heavy ones
and where | plowed one furrow the.
pillow two. Their harrows are two
or three times as wide and they us,
machinery which was not even dream
ed Of two or three years ago. w,
used to cut our hay with marrow
mower, dried it, tossed it into cocks
laboriously pitchforked it on a Wagon
and ultimately threw it into a hay
!, NOW or stacked it by hand. Now
wagon drives across field with
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such relations The fact is the weather
bureau fears someone outside That in
stitution will discover the cause of
weather changes.
Prof Ricard says: 1.-THE high fence
between meteorolcgy and astronomy
is torn down; the suspected link BE-.
tween solar conditions and our wealth.
er is one of the fundamental subjects
of study adopted by the International
Society for Solar Research. Hence
forth the air man and the star man
can occupy the same chair and thei:
respective Offices be combined. Sir
Norman Lockyer said it had been
found that meteorology Of the sun
runs hand in hand with that of the
earth and as the earth Is planet
and as secondaries always react on
their primaries there is an avenue
| open for believing that sunspo.s may
have a planetary origin"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-22
DISEASE AMONG
HOGS SUBS|DINC

The fatal disease which has been
prevailing among the hogs to the
north of this township; in fact from
near Oskaloosa to Washington has,
the farmers think, about run it's course
or at least is dying out in localities
where it had been severe. There is
some dispute as to the nature of the
disease, but is generally supposed to
be cholera, while some claim 1t is
typhoid fever, and still others say 1t
is worms. At any rate some of the
farmers, north of Hedrick, have suf-
fered heavy loses.
The local market hasn't been affect
ed only SO far as to received more
small hogs than usual. The owners
seem to think that the disease has
about run its course as the loss is not
so heavy as it mad been.
1t is said by local hog dealers that
this is not unusual, as there are dis
eases among hogs nearly every year
which RACES for time and finally die
out. The hogs in the local markets
seem to be healthy and numerous
as usual. and unless the disease
spreads ii will not affect the loca,
markets, to any noticeable extent.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.

In your issue of Oct. IL there was
a statement concerning me as follows
"Nettie Timonds has filed suit
against r. S. Thomas for the recovery
of several notes. long past due ag-
gregating $554.54. together with $42.02
attorneys fees and cost of action.
Statements made in the petition
were wrong. have paid all of
above notes and interest In full, be-
fore any suit was commenced and
notice given In fact paid above
amount to Miss Timonds as soon as
found she wanted the money.
Yours,
r. &. Thomas.
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loader trailing behind it. Machinery
throws the spread out hay on a
wagon which is driven to the barn
where powerful tongs will bite out
half load at time and dispose of
it almost without human labor.
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Silver Medal to a Woman.

MRS. ROSA F. sCHALLER, 80 years
old. New York City, silver medal;
saved Miss Ida Wessman of Brook
Ign from drownin- in Long Island
Sound at North Beach.
JOSEPH GRADY, II years DID, New
York City silver medal; saved three
children from cremation in apart
ment at East One Hundred anc
Twenty-third street, New York. :
CHARLES w. HAIGHT, 3s years old
West Winfield, N. Y, silver medal;
saved child from being run over by
train.
JOHN c. BURNS, AZ years old, Brook
Ign, N. Y, silver medal; saved julia
Pullier, 35 years old, from drowning
in Atlantic ocean at Seagate, N. Y
CAROLINE STANTON, 35 year old
Mount Vernon. N Y, major Saliva,
ton Army, silver medal and $500 t.
reimburse her for loss sustained ~
account of injuries; saved child il
runaway accident. and was her
self seriously injured.
ROBERT H. CANF1FLD, 20 years old
East Orange, N. j.. silver media
awarded to young mans father
Garfield was drowned while at
tempting to rescue several young
ladies who had fallen out of a boa
in Oquaga, N. Y.
NELSON V. SMITH. "a years old
Lawrence, N. Y, silver medal; save'
woman from beine run over by {
train at Mineloa. N. Y.
DAVID WATERMAN. SO years old
Rochester, N. Y, silver medal
awarded to his brother. Watermol
saved Mrs. Margaret Weber from
death by q train, but was fatally in
tured himself, dying the next day.
LOCHLIN M, WYNN, 80 years ole
Admission. Ala, silver media; save
three men from drowning in Spen
GERS mill pond, Clayton, Ala.
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attended the Roll Gosney sale Stature
day. Henry Curry Of Bloomfield was
the auctioneer.
Rev. and Mrs Randolph spent Friday
at the home of William Wilcox neal
Bethel church.
Spencer Willard and Fred Ross have
been baling hay mead Chiilicothe the
past week.
Alfred Burton will soon move to the
Ira Haning farm, which he recently
purchased
Mrs. Mary Chisman, who has been
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. U. L. Harlan. and other relatives,
is a former resident of this county
but now lives at Canton, Mississippi
an likes that part of the country very
much. 4
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STORMY WEATHER
IS The PROMISE
RAINFALL AND COLD WAVE FOR
NEXT WEEK ACCOMPANIED
BY KILLING FRosTS.

Radical weather is predictei by
Foster for the beginning Of the week.
Dangerous storms may be expected
about the 22d and plenty of rain is
anticipated, followed by cold wave
and killing frosts. The predictions for
November will be the reverse of Oc-
tober's calculations, which had a cool
beginning and a warm finish. The
complete forecast follows:
Washington, D c. Oct. 49, Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent 20 to a. warm wave
10 to 49, cool wave % to 26. Next
disturbance will reach Pacific coast
about 25, cross west of Rockies coun-
try by close of rs, great central val
leys 81 to 80, eastern states 80. Warm
wave will cross west of Rockies about
25, great central valleys 81, eastern
states 20. Cool wave will cross west
of Rockies about 20. great central val
leys 30, eastern states Nov l.
This will be one of the severe
storm periods of this radical weather
month. All weather features will SO to
extremes. The disturbance will fol-
low a period of cooler than usual
weather and the warm wave expected
to cross meridian 80 not far from %
will go to high degrees. 1t will be much
like the hot wave of Oct. 6 ana VIII
not long continue But I am not expect
| ing severely cold weather nor killing
frosts to follow that high temperature
wave. The next cold wave will not
reach meridian 80 till about Nov s.
| The killing frosts will reach meridian
80 about "a, few days ahead Of this
| disturbance.
Some Radical Weather.
Some radical weather will ilnmcdi
ately follow Oct. 10. Dangerous
storms may be expected not far from
% and then rains, followed soon after
by cold wave and killing frosts
These bulletins said that coolest
| part of October would be about begin
ming of the month, the last of The
month being warmer. November vii
reverse that order and an unusual fal
i October so and November &c Yer,
severe and cold weather will monop
olize the last ten days of November
What Ricard Says.
Prof. Ricard, the astronomer il
charge of the Santa Clara Observatory
near San Francisco. has replied 70 ths
weather bureau criticisms of the tho
DRY that sunspots arc related to OIL
weather Prof. Able. editor Of Che
ation between cur atmospheric yari
atoms and sunspots and he seems do
itermined that others shall not set