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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26
CHEAP RATES

Via Southern Railway. Jamestown
Ter-Centennial Exposition, Norfolk,
Va.
On account Of the above occasion
the following instructions will gov
ern the sale of round trip tickets to
Norfolk, Va. from Mulberry, S. C.
Season ticket-$19.55. This ticket
will be sold daily April 18th to and
including November 30th, 1907. final
date to leave Norfolk returning De-
cember 18th. 1907.
10 day tieket-$16.3O. This ticket
Will be sold daily April 18th to and
i:1rluding November 30th, 1907, final
,li.e to leave Norfolk returning SIX
- (G0) days from cate of sale and
l.. { lated than december 18th, 1907.
Fifteen day ticket-sl4.3O. This
ticket iwll be sold daily April 10TH
to and including November 3Oth
1907, final date to leave Norfolk re-
turning fifteen (15) days from date
Of sale.
Coach Exclusion ticket-$8.55. This
ticket is not god in sleeping, Pull
man. or Parlor cars, and will be solo
on Tuesday Of each week during per
iod of the exposition, final date tt
leave Norfolk returning ten Q0)
DAYS from date Of sale.
For routes, stop-overs. etc., Wr1t'
ar call on US.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26
NO ELECTION FOR BARNWELL
Petitions for Vote on Whiskey Ques'
ton Refused.-Not Enough
Names.

The members Of the registration
board for Barnwell county having
finished the work Of revising the reg
istration books have addressed let.
ter to the county supervisor, in which
it is shown that the petitions asking
for a election on the dispenSary ques
ton do not contain the names OF the
requisite number of qualified electors
and the election will not be held.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26
BROADWAY SENSATION.
!oung Woman Shot to Death by De-
mented Pursuer.- of EX-
cellent Character.

New York, July 23.-A sensational
shooting in which young woman lost
her life. man was critically injured
and the lives Of several other persons
were endangered. occurred here to-
day Charles Warner, a former mer-
chant. whom the police believe to be
insane. shot down and almost Instant
~ killed Miss Esther Norlin@, young
woman without seeming cause. III a
st0re on West Fortv-second street.
and then with a smoking rev iver IN
his hand fled through the crowded
tGornughfare and under the cover OF
a fuS;lavle which ne discharged at his
pursuels, made his escape through the
building Of the Spaulding sporting
goods firm to West Forty-third street,
where he eluded the pursuing police
for nearly three hours, only to sud-
denly reappear in the store of John c.
Wilson. friend on upper Broadway,
where he shot Wilson twice after max
ing a request for a small loan.
Wilon wa turning to get the money
when the bullet struck him down.
Warner pushed aside the employees
and ran into the street. where his
flight wa ended by blow on the head
from truckman. Warner was TAX
en- into custody by the police. Wilson
was taken to the hospital, where it
was said this afternoon that his condi-
ton was critical. Business troubles
are believed to have disordered War
ner's mind.
Miss Norling had frequently COM
planned that the attentions of Warner,
who was a former employer. were an
noying and at she feared his mind
was affected by his financial reverses.
Warner is about go years old.
Warner made a desperate effort to
free himself from the truckman, who
grappled with him. Warner fired one
shot, which rebounded from the pave
ment. and the truckman. to save his
own. life. brought his hook down on
Warmers head with such force that
he laid the scalp open and dropped
Warner to the sidewalk unconscious.
TIE police hurried Warner to the hos
pital. where it was stated that there
""< little chance for him to survive
his injuries.
Miss Norling was young woman
of excellent character and musician
of ability. Her mother died several
years ago and her father remarked.
since which time sh- had not lived
with him. Her friends say Warner
wished her to go into business with
him, she having saved up some money.
and his frequent visits to her are said
to hare been with this motive in view.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26

it? I! is 50 easy. j; ma: be. to pass
the aged by without 4 Wort! OF greet
iny. but low much >llcii Il w;:rd means
to them. \ little more thoughtful
ness. y, jc greater regard for the
sensitive nature of those in advanced
life. 4 little kindly effort in their be-
hair. AMI in" world would be both
!:.:,::.;y: .a:; ':..:irv.--Cat:l .ir StH;lu-
ri
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-26
Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va.

For the above occasion 1h" Char
l,stoa AMI Western Carolina ra'!"a!
will sell cheap round trip tickets. FOR
rates, etc., see ticket agent Or write
Ernest Williams.
6. p. T.. Augusta. "a.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
BALK BLACKMAIL PLOT.
from Salvation Army Arrested
in Lowell, Mass.

BOSTON, Mass, July ia scheme
to defraud or blackmail the Salvation
army out of $4,000 eliminated yesterday
in the arrest of Solomon Roditscheck and
benjamin SilverbIatt at Lowell, as al
legged participants in the plot.
Early in May last, when Roditscheck
wrote letter addressed to Gen William
Booth, it was opened by Ransom Caygill
treasurer. Accompanying the letter was
a poem in type, which was of a decidedly
scurrilOus nature. The dozen verses re
Elected severely upon the motives Of the
Salvation army and officials.
The letter said thousands of copies
could be sold i'll this country at cents
apiece and that the poem would com
mand an extraordinary sale on the other
side of the Atlantic. For the sum of
$4,000 the poem would be suppressed.
Treasurer Caygill after consulting the
postal authorities, kept up Il correspon-
dence with ROditscheck. Finally the lat
ter turned the negotiations over to his
lawyer, Silverblatt. \ meeting was ar
ranged for yesterday in Lowell at Silver
blatt's office, to which Inspector d. f.
Mcleod went as the lawyer for the Sal
walton army. Roditscheck was present
and after some dickering the arrests
were made.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
OLD "PINOCHLE.v
odd Character Who Is Getting Rich
on Needs of Cornell Students

Odd Character Who Is Getting Rich
on Needs of Cornell Students.
With the close of the school year at
Cornell University, Aaron Wells, more
widely known at "PinochIe." reaps a
golden harvest. Stnudents who are
hard up go to him at this time and
borrow money, sometimes on notes and
frequently ION honor" only, but they
one and all have to pay old Pinochle
fat interest.
Wells began business there ten years
ago practically without dollar. Too
poor to pay rent, he stood on the street
offering to buy secondhand wearing
apparel Of any kind. Now he has a
pretentious clothing store and it is as
much Of a landmark as the Dutch
Kitchen or the Office Of the registrar Of
the university. Five men are now en-
ployed by the industrious clothier, who
makes small fortune in this business
alone.
His agents still hang around on the
corners, but PinochIe only goes up the
hill when teIephoned for. Every once
in a while swell fraternity men will
summon him up to the house and there
is a grand clearance sale. Suits that
have only been worn for one season,
dress clothes that are bit too small,
OvercOats of the most fashionable
styles, all are thrown toward the little
clothing man with the query, 'What
7 y
fairly worn out; more often the owner
is pretty hard up, and in both cases
they are sold for a ridicuIousIy low
price
A suit that cost $40 will go to Pin
ochIe for 50, and dress coats and over
coats bring from So to $40. Sometimes
the student will kick, but the best he
can get out of the imperturbable dealer
is: well, I'll match you. Five dol
lars or nothing" And even at this
game he usually wins. He makes about
800 per cent on every article he buys,
but the students need the money, so
they let it go.
But it is in the money-lending bust
ness that Wells has acquired the great
est celebrity. Almost any fraternity
man in Ithaca with whom he has done
business in Clothes or any well-to-do
student who can get an Introduction to
him, can make a touch" when he is
hard up. and thousands Of dollars are
loaned out every year. Money to go
home on, to bet on football, baseball
and track games and crew races, to
pay bills that are about to be sued on,
to play poker within fact, money for
everything can be obtained from Wells.
In small sums or large, it makes little
difference Sometimes the men leave
town without paying up; there have
been cases of loans as high as 5000
standing out for years, but in the end
they are collected. Either the borrow
ers themselves pay or their parents pay
for them, as Pinochle keeps close watch
and knows the addresses Of all his
clients. He is the best pinochle player
in Ithaca.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
MUTUAL SERVICE.


The experience of Capt Robert Ben
ham, during troubles with the Indians
in Ohio in 177S, is one of the strangest
in the history of Indian warfare. The
author of THE Ohio River gives q
description of it. Having broken
through the line Of Indians during q
battle, Benham made his escape, though
wounded by a musket-ball in both legs
near the Ioins. He reached an i'm
mense fallen tree, crawled under it
and lay still through the ensuing night
and the next day, In bitterest pain
"On the evening of the second day
he shot 4 raccOOn on q tree near by
hoping by some means to get and cook
it. At the crack Of his musket tho
sound Of a human voice reached him
In a moments time he reloaded anG
awaited the Indians approach, resolv.
ed to fight to the last extremity. The
voice sounded nearer.
"'Whoeyer you are were the be.
seeching words, answer me- And at
the words a borderer, shot through
both arms, came into sight.
"The comrades were unspeakably
pleased each to find the other, for be
tween them they had a pair Of arms
and a pair of legs and therefore some
hope of life and escape AS best he
could, Benham dressed all the wounds,
and then proceeded to cook some food :;
all that could be done with arms and
hands Benham did, cooking. loading
and firing the gun.
His comrade, having the rims of
hat placed between his feet by Ben
ham, waded into the river and secured
sufficient water for their needs he also
drove wild turkeys near enough to Ben
ham to allow him to bring some down.
and then ne kept tossing them with
the toe of his boot toward camp until
they were within Benhams reach. By
the same means he kept his partner
supplied with wood.
when the wounds healed and the
men could travel, they camped at the
mouth of Licking River in the hope
of being picked up by a passing fat
boat. Near the last of November a
boat was hailed, and although it took
some time to prove that they were
not such savages as their appearance
indicated, they were taken on board
and carried to Louisville"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

II YOU ever have the opportunity to
witness Il balloon race. do SO by all
means, says Wiuiamsport (Pa.) Grit.
A horse or automobile race is not in the
same class, and even the human race is
quite tame along side Of it. The excite
ment is not confined to the competitors.
The spectators share it. and they feel
as the ballooniSt does that it is n race
against time and space. with death as a
competitor with a possible chance of
winning. The balloon racer is unOues-
tionably above other racing mon. He
goes over course in which ordinarily
no obstacles can be placed. and he usu-
ally has the track to himself
Above is picture OF recent balloon
race showing the balloons ready to
start There are about a dozen of them,
and each one is Juggling at the ropes
which hold it captive One almost fan
cles the great canvas spheres are ami
mate beings and are eager to be off at
the crack of the pistol, like a trained
track horse. The spectators are stand
N7 ""ONAN, HIAtllc, w IAIC ldttIS dllu TIE
men who will race them. The balloons
are really the racers of the aerial track.
and the daring balloonists are the jock
eys who will guide them over the course.
When all was In readiness, at a Civ
en- signal the balloons were simultane-
ously released, and shot up into the air
with a loud swish A mighty shout
arose from the assembled spectators
For a few moments the racers seemed
to be about neck and neck in the race,
and then the racer floating the red
and white colors forged bit ahead. A
shout of frenzied delight arose from
its partisans. Evidently the applause
reached the ears Of the man guiding
1T, for the balloon shot ahead another
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19


Not since the time Of the puZzIing
Jheraiier d'Eon, in the eighteenth cen
tuf= A'ls there come TO pubic attention
slicA Sex riddle as has Dee'l presented
= 'he case 81 Nicolai de haJIah VINO
Aid@ 'lhffaacd eighteen years as man
"'le1 Hef d"aiA u IAoehIN, Afiz., last
December diary and bundle Of
correspondence in the Office Of the Chi
cago public administrator, reveal an
amazing story.
De Raglan it appears, was started
OIL her career OF deception in an at
tempt to bIacEmuil hor mother, at
whom she WAS iucausad because the
paternity Of the ,frI was kent n secret
De RavIan adoDtcJ male attire and
tried to prove that She had been mas
qucradcd as a girl by her mother in
violation Of the laws Of Russia, which
provide heavy punishment for such an
offcnsc 4 feature of the story is the
fact that De Raglan interested the late
M COustantfnf patrovitrh pnbindopost
eff, procurator OF the holy synod in
her case, and prevailed on him to start
suit against her mother
The diary. which covers the period
between 1883 and 1892. shows that the
real family name Of De Raglan was
TaIetsky The first entries depict her
as a school girl 10 years Old, about to
graduate from a seminary at Kiev,
Russia At this time the girls mother
suddenly acquires wealth to the
amount Of 100000 rubles (about $125,
0O0), and Nicolai, the only name by
which De Raglan is known to have been
called, discovers that the money has
been settled on her parent as trustee
by a member of the nobility, to be CON
served in the interests of NicoIai. The
girl becomes curious as to the reason
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

fidence men and thieves. OF such a
type was the old farmers wife whose
story Is told in the Minneapolis Jour
nal. The ways Of the city were mys-
terry to the good lady, and she resolved
to be armed for every emergency
The farmer and his wife were set
ting off for an event in their lives,
visit to st. Paul. They had been eau
toned repeatedly by their friends to
beware of sharpers. They replied that
they would keep their eyes open, and
started with a nervous determination
TO look out for confidence tricks.
On the way the old farmer got off
at a junction to buy some lunch, and
the train went on without him. II
was a terrible mishap. The last he
saw of his wife she was craning out
Of the car window, shouting something
reproachful at him. which he could
not hear on account of the noise Of the
train.
1t happened that an express came
along a few minutes later. The farmer
boarded it and got to st. Paul nearly
ON hour earlier than his wife.
He was waiting for her at the sta
ton when she arrived. He ran I'D to
her and seized her vallse.
'FWell, Sarah" he said, I'm glad to
see ye again. / didn't know but we
was separated forever"
mo, We don't. Mr.. Sharper" she
cried. 81 left my husband at the juno
ton. Don't be coming any Of yer con-
fidence games on me, or I'll call
policeman"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

fifty feet as Il result of some manipu-
latiOn For some minutes the balloons
appeared to hold the positions attained
at the start, and then the red and
green noticcahly gained on the red and
white. The two by this time were far
ahead Of the others, and Ii was evil
dent to all that one of the two balloons
in the lead would win the race, ard the
betting became wildly enthusiastic.
Farther and farther UP into space they
arose. Now they would appear to be
going inland, and again as they entered
higher current of air they would APP
pear to be going seward at Il fright
full pace, and one would hear q groan
Of diSmay from the spectators. Soon
the two became mere specks in the SKY,
and 1t was no longer possible to learp
which was in the lead. The anxious
spectators learned the result of the race
by telegraph two hours later, the red
and white having Travelled the greatest
distance by far in the specified time
There was not a hitch or accident in
the race. In spite of the danger which
IS certainly always present with such
sport, balloon racing is rapidly growing
in popularity.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
CRUSADE ON DIVORCE
AMERICAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION
FOR UNIFORM LAW.
Membership of Organization Nearing
100000 Mark, According to Sec
retary's Report.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 15.-The
sixth annual convention of the Ameri-
IAN Federation Of Catholic Societies held
Is first business session today. following
the celebration Of solemn high mass of
requiem at ST. Johns church. The SEES
sions are executive. President Edward
Feeney Of Brooklyn was in the chair
today The morning session was de
voted to the organization OF the couven-
ton. the reading Of reports and the ap-
Dointment of standing committees.
The annual report Of Anthony Matre.
national secretary. which was read to-
lay shows that the federation mas been
introduced into f0rty-thrce states ana
territories. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippine islands. The total member
>iup. says the report, Is rapidly nearing
the 2,O0OOOO mark.
The report points out the results Of the
crusade of the federation against the
uyorce evil y uniform divorce law is
favored. The movement for such 4 law
: gathering force. it is declared.
On the subject Of the sanctity of the
Lords day. the reports says that efforts
ire being made against employers who
force their employees 10 perform uuneces-
sary labor on Sunday. The attention OF
the government was called to the fact
that the Strengthening establishments Of
New York carry on the butchering OPP
arations on Sunday and Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson has promised TO take
octiOn i'll the matter.
Two plans, says the report. have been
evolved for the formation Of a young
mans national Catholic union. along the
lines of the Y NJ {. \. and reports of
the committee having this matter in
charge will be made at this convention
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
SECOND WIFE MUST BE DUMB.
Widower Says No. Kept Her
Tnne-ue Going Every Hour.

widoyyer Says No. I Kept Her
Tongue Going Every Hour.
twelve months trial Of life as a
widower has proved unsatisfactory to
Roger Manchester and he is looking for
a second wife, but the requirement Is
such as to make the search difficult,
SAYS the Pine Ridge Is. D. correspond
ent of the New York World His first
wife was an interminable talker, and,
he SAYS, her chatter was continuous
from the time ST. arose in the morning
until bedtime.
Manchester says the woman he seeks
and he will take no other, must be
without the power Of speech, but she
NAV have her hearing; he would pre-
fer her that way. He began his search
two months ago and has even Travelled
all over the State in his quest. Dumb
women. he says, are not at all plenti-
full. He wrote to several matrimonial
agencies setting forth his needs and
begging them to send him at once the
names and addresses Of as many dumb
women Of manageable age as they
had listed, so that he might place him
self in communication with them and
make choice
At the time they received his letter
the matrimonial agencies had no dumb
women listed, but they have promised
to make a diligent effort to supply him
with the names Of some, and he Is
now waiting with as much patience as
he can command, to hear from them
further.
Manchester is a reticent man, some
where in the forties, is well to do and
is fairly attractive in physical aspect
and IN manners. He admires good
looks in a woman and he says he hopes
the woman he weds may be comely.
He likes a sweet, sunny temper also,
and he expresses the hope that his
second wife may be of sweet, sunny
temper.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Buffers Rival.

Beaten by a Frenchman in the dis
covery of a substitute for butter, the
American has now far Outstripped his
scientific rival across the sea in turning
that discovery to commercial uses. One
result is that American manufacturers
are shipping hundreds of tons of cleo
margarine back to the land of its orr
gin every year, and are selling it there
cheaper than the Frenchmen them
selves can make it. Chicago is now the
center of the oleomargarine industry of
the world-Technical World Magazine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
BANKER CHARGED
WITH MURDER,
Frederick H. MagilI and His Bride Ar
rested on Suspicion of Killing
First Wife

CLINTON, Ia, July 15.-Frederick II.
MagiIl, formerly a bank official of this
place, and his bride, were arrested at
San Diego, Cal, charged with the muir
Ter of Magills first wife. They We're
IN their honeymoon when arrested.
Two months ago the first Mrs. MagilI
died suddenly. Her husband delayed
several hours in reporting the death and
then when he did, he told his relatives
that he was afraid he would be suspect
ed of killing her. The coroners jury
brought in a verdict of suicide
The body was found covered with
blanket. In one arm the woman held
a bowl of chIoroform in the other
sponge, and her head was wrapped
tightly with q towel
Two months after the death. MagiIl
married Foye Graham, his daughters
chum, a girl OF 10. It then developed
that he had been paying her marked at
tentiOn before his wifes death.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Hobson's Choice,

The phrase "Hobson's choice" orig
mated in an English livery stable. To
bias Hobson was the first man In En-
gland to rent out hackney horses. It
may have been through an unshakabIe
sense Of justice, it may have been
through laziness, but at all events this
eccentric stable keeper obliged all who
applied to him to rent a horse to take
the one which happened to be standing
nearest the stable door And so the
no choice at an.