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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
MAN BITES FRIEND:
DEATH Is RESULT

Minneapolis. July 1S.-A Fourth of
July contention In the nome of Aune
Berg resulted in the death by blood
poisoning of John Kelly. who in the
melee was bitten on the thumb by
Berg. his lifelong friend.
Kelly dice In agony at his home. but
even when his suffering was the worst
he is said to have held nothing against
his friend and admitted that he himself
was as much to blame and Berg ad-
mits his part. but Is Unable to explain
how the trouble came up.
Whisky was directly responsible.
Berg invited Kelly TO his house for din
ner on the Fourth and during the day
the two drank freely and becamc in
toxicated. For Il time the liquor only
added TO the Joy of the occasion, but
late fn the day a. dispute arose which
could not he settled by argument. one
OF the men truck ii blow and the fight
was started. Tables and chairs were
overturned m each strovc to bring the
other down as though they had been
sworn enemies for years. Kelly, the
larger OF the two. seemed to be getting
the better Of the fight when the two
ciinched. 1t was then that Berg bit
his antagonist while his arm WAS about
his neck The battle ceased only when
the men became exhausted.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
LIVE TOO FAST IN
DISREGARD OF LAW
The President of Oberlin ScorGa
American Pas sion for Ma u
teriaT Comfort.

Chicago, July 1S.-Shallowness, pas
sion for material comfort and "a lacka-
daisical easy-going disregard OF law"
according to Henry Churchill King.
president OF Oberlin college. are the be-
setting sins of the American people.
President Kings diagnosis of the ma
.ion's case was made recently in an
address before the Oberlin Alumni as
ISOLATION at it's annual dinner here.
I'VE are in real danger from the
American rush." he said. I'VE pride
ourselves on living fast, and we do. But
The nation that lives too fast to think is
lost.
1T ia curious that in this age of sci-
ence in which the reign of law 10 SUI
preme. there should pe SO utter a dis
regard for law In moral spiritual
affairs. In our reaction from Puritan-
SIN we seem to have fallen into =
!ackadaisical, easy-going point OF view.
as II, somehow or other. we expected
to escape the law whenever we 80 de-
sire. I ave no doubt that the Amer
lean people are wrongly interpreted
when they are classed as mere one
%grabbers, and yet the danger of our
Immense increase in wealth, the danger
Of the stupefying ~deadening effect OF
our passion or material comfort. no,
man can deny. Our personal and our
national ideals-we had them once-
are in danger.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
PENNILEsS, DYING,
SHE OFFERS TO SELL
CHILD FOR $50

Pittsburg. July 1S.-Lying on her
%deathbed. with no earthly possession
but her 4-months-old baby. Mrs. Oscar
Temanos. of Monessen. Pa. today an
nounced The child for sale for $40 in
order that she might pay her medical
bills and her debt for food and leave
this life without n creditor.
Three months ago the father disap-
peared. leaving his wife and child des-
titute, and for several weeks the
mother supported hersei! and baby by
washing, Until she fell victim TO an in
durable disease.
The creditors have agreed to cancel
her indebtedness. but she insists on Of
fering for sale her sole possession. in
order that the debts may be fairly met
and the child assured of a home.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
DOCTOR BY DAY,
BURGLAR BY NIGHT,
He ENDS IN JAIL
Oculist Who Confesses to Many
Thefts Truly Penitent; Light
Sentence Likely.

Coatesville. Pa, July ~1S.-Having led
! DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde existence
for mere than a year, stealing by night
and practicing as an oculist by day.
DIR. Benjamin Holbrook. OF West
Brandywine township, has confessed
to many small burglaries and is now
In the Westchester Jail.
AS the oculist is we'll connected mi
seems to be truly penitent, II as he
has made a clean breast of his mis-
doings. the Pennsylvania railroads de-
t~ectives who succeeded in drawing the
mask from the man IA decided to
ask for a light sentence. So the doc7
tor will appear before next quarter
sessions, admit his strange double life
and throw himself upon the mercy OF
the court.
1t is said that Holbrook. while os-
tensibly living Il most respectable life
AS Il struggling young practitioner. ii
known to have committed at least eight
burglarics.
Holbrook kept his own horse and
buggy. At night ne drove long dis
tanccs from home. tied his rig In the
woods, and then went forth as a burg
lar.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
HIS MOTHER APPLIES
SLIPPER; BOY ExpLOOES
Firecrackers Play Havoc With
Woman Who Administered
Parental Rebuke.

Minneapolis, July 19.-"It hurts me
more than it does you.' Mrs. H. john
son, A Iglehart street, st. Paul. said
to her little son, Harry, when she start
ed to apply her slipper. holding him.
face downward. upon her knee. And
she spoke truly.
No sooner had she brought down the
disciplining slipper than Harry ex-
ploded. Mrs. Johnson is in the hos
pital. and little Harry is experiencing
difficulty in sitting down..
The boy had been celebrating a be-
lated Fourth OF July. He had filled his
pockets with potash, f~irecrackers and
other explosives. Mrs. Johnson was
annoyed because Harry did not come
IN early enough. and decided not to
spare the slipper.
Following the explosion both mother
and child were enveloped in flames. and
only the appearance of a neighbOr. who
threw u carpet ove them. saved their
lives.
Did 1t hurt you. mother:" was
Harry'0 consolinx remark
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
sI,5oo,ooo DROPS, AND
HIS LEG IS BROKEN
Fortune Falls on Treasury De.
partment Employe, and He
Is in Hospital.

Washington, July 19---Wouldn't it
jar you If packages containing $780,
900 should fall on you, break your leg
and you should be separated from the
pile and sent to the hos
pital for treatment?
This is the misfortune that befell
James r. Brown, an employee of the
treasury department., who is now aid
up for repairs. The large iron van
used for transporting bank notes from
the bureau Of printing and engraving,
Uncle Sans money factory, reached
the treasury department with a large
load of brand new gold certificates and
~greenbacks.
The notes were done up in small
packages for convenience in handling.
The ST. 500, 900 was loaded on q truck,
and Brown helped to shove the truck
to a vault, where the money was stored.
The packages toppled and fell from the
truck, burying Brown beneath a for
tune. He was literally rolling in wealth
for a few minutes.
When Browns associates eXtricated
him from beneath the packages OF
money they found he had a broken leg
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
DOCTORS TOLD NOT
TO ADMIT WHEN
DEATH IS NEAR
Eminent Physicians Assert Tina,
Such News h~astens
the End.

London. July ia problem that Oft
en- faces a doctor is whether he should
tell his patient that he Is going to die.
A discussion on the subject has arisen
from an inquest In which a doctor was
censured by the jury for having. as
they considered FASTENED a mans death
by telling him he could not live.
A prominent London surgeon says:
1T will only make the patient miser-
able and hasten the end. In hospitals
we never tell. Very few patients know
when they are going to die: We make
things as pleasant for them as pos
sible. Occasionally a man will discover
that he is doomed and hen refuse to
take food. the END coming sooner than
it ought
Another eminent surgeon says: with
many men, especially with lrishmen,
the essential thing is to make hen
believe they are going to get better.
l once heard Sir James Barr, of Liver
pool, declare that no man living will
from a terrible illness like an
Irishman II he gets it into his head
hat he is going to get better. n 40
one will die quicker If he thinks that
his illness Is to end that way.
The doctor who refuses to tell 81
man that that he Is dying meets with
one hopeless difficulty. To ask him
whether he has made his will is often
to put the seal on his death sentence
You must not run the risk of telling
him to do 30 unless you can get him
to do 1t for luck by saying that max
ing a will in the circumstances is like
taking an umbrella and a macintosh
To alpicn!c--I-honestly believe that to
tell a man that he dying destroys al
chances OF success
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
LIBRARIES CORRUPT.
DECLARES BISHOP

Denver, July 19.-'Libraries are
sinks of corruption" declared Bishop
N. c. MatZ. of the Colorado diocese, in
the Logan Avenue Catholic chapel.
In preaching on the biblical injunc-
tions concerning the giving of aims
and the giving of similar good deeds,
the bishop said the Widows mite given
in the right spirit, is more acceptable
in the sight of God than the princely
endowments OF colleges which million
aires are praised for giving.
He went on to describe the spirit
which Rockefeller and Carnegie make
their gifts in, asserting that their
wealth has been stored by the toll Of
the poor laborer and that the idea in
parting with their money is that the
world will sing their praises. He adj
ded:
libraries, l say. are sinks of COR
,uption. They place within reach of
the masses the infidel teachings of
Voltaire and the sensational lime nov
ell, getting in their work of d~estruc-
ton only too easily"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
wOMAN'S DRESS RIPS
AND DELAYS A TRAIN
Can't AIight Till Passenger.
Come to Rescue With
Pins.

Paducah. KY, July 1s.-Superinten-
aent w. J.. Hills. Of the Nashville.
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad Of
fee, here, thinks he has on Ale the
oldest excuse ever made for the late
ness Of a train. 1t was fled by q con-
ductor of a train from the south, and
reads:
Delayed five minutes for a fat
woman to dress"
The conductor explains that the
portly woman in question, who boarded
the train at Benton, was prapcing up
and down the aisle, and when tho car
fave a lurch her dress caught In a
seat There was a ripping sound and
q shrek from the woman in summer
attire.
Men passengers fed to the smok-
ing car. The train. which had arrived
at the stout woman's station. had to
be held while her garment was pinned
together.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
MIDWIFE ACCUSED
OF SELLING BABY

New York, July 19.-Detectives as
signed to investigate complaints that a
baby farm was being conducted at
316 East Fifty-fifth street, arrested at
that address Mrs. Lena Keller. u mid
wife, aged 43, and Frank Patterson.
who. the police say. Is the woman's
husband. Mrs. Keller was charged with
which deals with the Illegal sale OF IN
.fants. Patterson was charged with as
sault, and interfering with an officer.
The arrests We're made after Mrs.
Margaret Finch had subscribed to an
affidavit before Magistrate Wahle in
Yorkville court. h was accompanied
by Detectives Tobin and Cummins.
Mrs. Finch, in the affidavit. avs that
she saw a newspaper advertisement on
June l In which a baby was offered
for adoption. She went to the ad-
dress given, 233 East Ff%ty-fourth
street, and was received by Mrs. KEEL
Ter.
Sold for IS.
Mrs. Finch states that Mrs. Keller
old her a boy eight days old for SIS.
The baby was taken to the Finch home
| Mr.. Finch insisted next morning that
his wife return the child to Mrs. KEEL
Ter.
Mrs. Finch surrendered the infant
and says that Mrs. Keller promised to
return the IS at a future date.
Mrs. Finch says that h went Ia
Mrs. Keller's home repeatedly to col
lect the S. due her. On these occa
sions. she states in her affidavit. that
she saw women bartering for the sale
or purchase of infants.
Mrs. Finch appealed to the police, OF
the East Fifty-first station to assist
her in securing the return OF the So.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
BETS SALOON
THAT THE CHURCH IS
THE MORE POPULAR

excited over the greatest sporting prop
osition that ever struck town. A bet
was made last night by Father John
Kranjec, OF ST. Georges church. that
the church is more popular han the
saloon.
The priest ooh this method Of set
Ting an argument with Frank Me-
dosh, the most popular saloonkeeper in
South Chicago.
The elative attractions of liquor en-
poriums and religious meeting places
for the populace are to be decided by
vote.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
PRETTY GIRLS DESTROY
1900 BOTTLES OF BEER

Des Moines. Ia. July 1S.-Seven
pretty normal school girls gathered on
the banks Of the Raccoon river at Abel
today and smashed 1900 bottles Of
beer seized by Sheriff George Ross at
Dallas Center from the restaurant Of
Charles Robinson.
Lining up in battle array the maids
stood on the shore and hurled bottles
ut an old rock pier, twenty-five feet
away.
Miss Ethel Kent was leader. smash
ing twenty out Of a possible e
ty-five.
Others were Misses Ella Gagen,
Myrtle Egan, Estelle Meadows Crys-
tai Fowler, Muriel Beam and Ruth
Ross, the sheriff's daughter.
The entire group is attending sum-
mer school here and said 1t was the
most move experience OF their lives.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
PRIZE EATER VICTIM
OF INDIGESTION NOW
Had Half Ham, Two Gallons Of
Soup and Six Quarts Of
Lemonade.

Berwick. Pa. July 1s.-"Hungry'
Sam Miller. of Center township. is Ill.
on the Fourth of July. for a wager.
he e~ndeavored to keep up his reputa-
ton by %devouring half a ham, two gall
Ions of bean soup six quarts of
lemonade. The wager was $40, n he
won 1t, but he is now paying 1t out in
doctors fees.
In his career. is complaining of indiges-
ton, and his pride has suffered. He
has eaten more h he consumed on
the Fourth on several occasions. and
experienced no distress, and now fears
that his powers OF consumption and
storage are failing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
BABOON DOCTOR
IN GENTRY SHOWS DIES
OF PNEUMONIA

Dooley." the feature baboon Of the
Gentry Bros. show, which doctors a
sick pony and decides on surgery as
the only cure of the ailment and de-
lighted the children Of the entire coun-
try, is dead here of pneumonia.
The baboon was sem here for treat
ment from Minneapolis, last Friday
night. He caught a severe cold, owing
to the damp weather, which settled
or his lungs. He accepted treatment
like a baby and seemed to appreciate
everything done. He was worth IS, 900
as he was the last one OF the species,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
DEPEW'S SlSTER-IN-LAW
IN COURT TO REPLY
TO SERVANTS SUIT

Muskegon. Mich, July 19.-Mrs.
Frances Depew, Of Detroit. sister-in-
law Of Senator Depew. appeared in po-
lice court today to answer the suit Of
= discharged domestic to o wages.
In addition to denying she owes the
girl anything. Mrs. Depew declared that
Jennie Webb. the plaintiff. vas dis
charged because h said the butter
was rotten" and h a 1T tasted as II
Il came from q COW fed from a brew
cry"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
SINCE JULY 3 HORSES
HAVE BEEN DAZED
BY LIGHTNING.

Mason City. Ia. July 49,
Lightning has another freak
; added to its list. On the Sd Of
; July a heavy electric storm pre-
; vailed here for three hours. Dur
: ing this time lightning struck
; the large barn Of Dell Chilson,
three miles southeast Of this
city. Five OF his horses were
= stunned by the shock and since
: then it Is impossible to arouse
them. They eat we'll but are
; oblivtous to everything going on.
: Speak to them and they give no
; heel Veterinarians have worked
over theu but they are 1t their
= wits end. Nothing like It has
, ever occurred here.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
pARS0N, At WEDDING,
GIVES TRADE STAMPS
He JokingIy Promises the Girl,
and so She Holds Him
to It.

Vineland. n. j., July 1s.-Mahlon
Nut. and Miss Ada Butcher completely
fooled their friends by quietly appear
ing at the Baptist parsonage and hav-
ing the Rev. Frank B.. Lane perform
the wedding ceremony.
Mr.. Mutt ia son Of former Council
man Philip Mutt. The bride Is a stem
ographer. and often Joked Mr.. Lane on
giving trading stamps to induce matri-
n.ony among the young folks. The
man of sermons jokingiy promised to
do 30 II she would get married. and.
to his promise when the ceremony vas
performed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
WOMAN IN CABINET
IS REQUEST TO Be
SENT TO ROOSEVELT
Feminine Trade Union League,
in Chicago Meeting, Eyes
Possible Plum.

Chicago. July 1S.-President RoosA
velt will soon receive n communicates
from the Women's Trade Union league
now in session here. asking him to APP
point to n position in the bureau OF
labor a woman.
When congress meets a resolution
Will be presented asking for a law
making the office Of commissioner OF
labor q woman's position In the cabinet
of the chief executive.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
LIGHTNING FIRES
225,0oO OIL BARRELS,
TOWN IN DARKNESS
Cannon Used to Prevent Flames
From Spreading to Other
Tanks.

Lima. o.. July 1s.-IAghtning today
fred the huge tank OF the Standard
OH company here n a quarter OF a
million barrels OF oil were ignited.
The city is enveloped in darkness.
Cannon have beer brought into play
to prevent the flames spreading to 9th,
er tanks.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
NINETY YEARS FOR
KILLING HIS AUNT

st. Louis. July ls.-Edward Berg
mann. the confessed slayer Of his aunt.
Kate Qusrnheim. was today sentenced
70 ninety nine years In the pen.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-25
GIRL TAKES FATAL
DRUG AFTER DISPUTE

Des Moines. Ia. July 1S.-After an
argument with her brother-in-law
this morning. Miss liza Lympus, Of
Norwalk. % years old. walked to the
front porch OF her home and COM
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic
ncid. No other cause Is known.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-26

at lcds alUdys you, neUer the king"
and on TO the breaking OF day and
found ourselves at little roadside sta
ton lust over the border OF kuritania
The train was not quite due, and
walked with them In meadow by
little brook while we waited for IL.
They promised TO send me all news.
They overwhelmed me with kindness.
Even old Sapt was touched to gentle
ness. while Fritz was half unnamed.
listened in a kind OF dream to all they
said. Rudolf. Rudolf. Rudolf still
rang In my ears, burden or sorrow
and of love. At last they saw that
could not heed them, and we walked
up and down In silence till Fritz touch
ed me on the arm, and l saw, mile or
more away, the blue smoke OF the
train. Then | held out hand TO each
Of them.
ave are all but half men this morn
ing" said /, smiling. But we have
been men. ELI. Sapt and Fritz, old
friends? We have run a good course
between us"
1--WE have defeated traitors and set
the king firm Oh his throne" said Sapt.
Then Fritz Won arlenheim suddenly
before could iii ern his purpose or
stay him, uncover his head and bent
as he used To do and kissed my hand.
and as snatched IL away he said. try
ing to laugh:
Heaven doesn't always make the
right men kings-'
Old Sapt twisted his mouth as he
wrung my hand.
THE devil has his share In most
things" said he.
The people at the station looked curl
ously at the tall man with the muffied
face. but we took no notice of their
glances. | stood with my two friends
and waited till the train came up TO
us. Then we shook hands again. say
Ing nothing, and both this time-and
Indeed, from old SHpt il seemed strange
barred their heads and SO stood still
till the train pCre me away from their
sight. So that IL was thought some
great man Travelled privately for his
pleasure from the little station that
morning. whereas. In truth. IL was
only !. Rudolf Rassendyll. an English
gentleman. cadet OF good house.
but man OF no wealth nor position
nor OF much rank. They would have
been disappointed 10 know that. Yet
lad they known all they would have
looked more curiously sim. for, be
what I might now. had been for
three months a king. which. II not a
thing to be proud of. is at least an ex-
perieIce 20 have undergone. Doubt
less l should have thought more of II
had there not echoed through the air.
from the towers OF Zenda that we
were leaving far away. into my ears
and into my heart the cry of a wom-
ans love: Rudolf, Rudolf Rudolf,'
Hark. hear IL now,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-26

arms and seek 20 put OF the day when
the vigor Of youth must leave me.
One break comes every year IN my
quiet life. Then / go 10 Dresden. and
there I am met by my dear friend and
companion, Fritz Won Tarlenheim.
Last time his pretty wife Helga came
and lusty, growing baby with her.
And for a week Fritz and / are to-
gether, and hear all OF what falls
out I'm Strelsau, and IN the evenings as
we walk and smoke together we talk
OF Sapt ana OF the king and often Of
young Rupert. and as the hours grow
small ut last we speak Of Flavia, for
every year Fritz carries with him 10
Dresden a little box; in Il lies red
rose. and round the stalk of the rose
Is a slip Of paper with the words writ
ten, "RudOlf-Flavia-al And
the like | send back by him. That
message and the wearing Of the rings
are all that now bind me and the
queen OF Ruritania, for-nobler, as
told her, for the act-she had followed
where her duty to her country and her
house led her and Is the wife Of the
king. uniting his subjects TO him by
the love they bear to her giving peace
and quiet days 10 thousands by her
self sacrifice. There are moments
when | dare not think Of It. but there
are others when | rise ia spirit 10
where she ever dwells; then | can
thank God that love the noblest lady
in the world. the most gracious and
beautiful and that there was nothing
in my love that made her fall short in
her high duty.
Shall | see her face again-the pale
face and the glorious hair? or that |
know nothing Fate has no hint. my
heart no presentiment. l do not know.
In this world perhaps-nay. II Is like
ly-never. And can It be that some
where, in a manner whereof our flesh
bound minds have no apprehension.
she and | will be together again, with
nothing to come between Us. nothing
to forbid our lovef That | know not.
nor wiser heads than mine. But If IL
be never-if | can never hold sweet
converse again with her or look upon
her face or know from her her love
why, then, this side the grave | will
live as becomes the man whom she
loves, and for the other side / must
pray a dreamless sleep.
THE END
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-26

finger. your heart in my heart. the
touch Of your lips on mine. but you
must go. and |. must stay. Perhaps |
must do what II kills me 10 think OF
doing"
knew what she meant and a shiver
ran through me. but I could not ut
terly fail beside her. rose and took
her hand.
do what you Will or what you
must" | said. II think God shows his
purposes TO such as you. My part is
lighter. for your ring shall be on my
finger and your heart in mine. and no
touch save OF your lips will ever be on
mine. So may God comfort you. my
darling,"
There struck on our ears the soHne
OF singing. The priests IN the chapel
were singing masses for the souls OF
those who lay dead. They seemed 10
chant requiem over our buried Joy
to pray forgiveness for our love that
would not die. The soft. sweet pitiful
music rose ana fen as we stood oppo
site one another. her hands In mine.
MY queen and my beauty" said
"My lover and true knight" she said.
perhaps we shall never see one an.
other again. Kiss me. my dear. ana
60"
| kissed her as she babe me. but at
the last she chung 10 me. whispering
nothing but my name and that over
and over again--and again-and again
and then | left her.
Rapidly l walked down TO the bridge.
Sapt and Fritz We're waiting for me.
Under their directions | changed my
dress. and. muflllng my face, as | had
done more than once before, | mounted
with them at the door Of The castle.
and we three rode through the night