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New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
CRUSH ON WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE.
Trouble at Both Ends of Structure When
Feed Wire Breaks In Morning.

When the press Of passenger traffic the Will
!arnsburg Bridge was heaviest, shortly after Z
o'clock yesterday morning feed wire on the north
side Of the structure broke. and for forty minutes
the Manhattan were blocked Unlike the
BROOKLYN Bridge the Williamsburg span has a
doubie-ended bridge crush during the morning
and evening rush hours. and the block caused sert-
Gus tostling at both terminals Hats were knocked
off and were tossed about
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit cars we're overtaIed
BY the sudden increase Of traffic. and the passen
gers who were u1arooned in the middle Of the span
made loud protests. but hundreds Of them climbed
to the roadway and walked in the biting wind A
team attached 70 the repair wagon ran away while
the men were repairing the break and caused stiu
further excitement Traffic did not its
nal condition until 40 o'clock
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
INDIAN COUPLE ELOPE.
Girl Student at Carlisle Defes Edict
of Superintendent.

Carlisle. Penn, Dec. 2-supertntendent Fried
man of the Carlisle Indian School has sent out
kilograms to chiefs OF police in several cities
asking for the arrest Of Joseph Trim and Lystia
Wahoo Wtnnebago, an Indian couple who eloped
from the school yesterday
The girl was a scholar at the institution but
her lover came here from the West on Sunday
The superintendent declined TO permit the we'd
ding without the consent OF the parents of the
girl Instead Of awaiting the approval from their
Western home the couple eloped. No one seems
to know how they escaped.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
HISTORY OF THE USE OF EARRINGS

Booklet No. ?. in series on precious stones and
Jewelry, describing a special public exhibition OF
earrings. now being held by Howard & Co al No
SIS Fifth avenue. has just been issued II contains
a history OF the custom of wearing earrings In all
ages and contains several reproductions OF old
prints and paintings illustrating the wearing of
pendants In view Of the present revival of the
wearing OF ear decorations. the exhibit is expected
to prove interesting one.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
INDICTED LAWYERS OUT ON BAIL.
Held for Trial on Conspiracy Charge in
Bankruptcy Case

Jerome c Jackson and Henry c. Fried the law
yers indicted by the federal grand jury for conspfr
ing TO conceal from the trustees in bankruptcy
assets of the Rogers Misht Farlor. in Sixth ave
nue. near 2sth street. were released yesterday bv
Commissioner Shields on S2 500 bail each Their
trial was set for December g
Following the fling Of an involuntary petition in
bankruptcy June 5. Charles 3. Davis and Joseph
Morris. partners in the place. arrested on
charges of perjury in the bankruptcy proceedings
The indictments against Jackson and Fried came
soon after. Louis hickman. OF Philadelphia was
arrested yesterday at Mahanoy City. Penn and
will be brought here for trial
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
NEW CUP FOR DORIES.
Mr. Fry Offers Trophy for an
International Race.

The American Yacht Club. OF Milton Point Rye.
N Y through one Of its members-George Gardi-
ner Fry the owner Of the champion dory Tautog-
has offered cup for International dory race in
these waters next summer.
Commodore Richard Wainwright sent e cable
dispstch yesterday 10 the De Hoop Yacht Club Of
Amsterdam. Of which port the last interna uonal
race was sailed. inviting that club send dories
10 compete for the cup. One. three boats
may enter the race. which is 20 be sailed under
similar conditions TO the last race. Particulars
have been sent by mail 70 the Amsterdam club
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
OHIO COUNTY OPTION LAW ENJoINED.
Alleged To Be Unconstitutional in Suit of
SaIoonkeeper in Dry Territory.

Finday, Ohio Dec. "A restraining order. tenn
porariIy enjoinng the enforcement OF the Rose
county option law in Hancock County,
granted by Judge George E. Schroth here to-day.
Hancock County voted dry by more than
two thousand majority recently.
The temporary order granted in the suit
filed by Jacob Gassman, a saloonkeeper, against
ex-Probate Judge A. z. Kerns and Theodore ".
Bayliss, who managed the local option campaign.
1t is alleged in the petition that the Rose county
option law is unconstitutional
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
PRIZE FOR NEW CYCLE RECORD.

If the six-day bicycle record for teams of 2733
miles and laps. made by Miller and Waller in
1899. is broken it looks as if the time had
come A prize of 10000 francs has been offered by
a cycle manufacturing concern in Europe if any
one of the foreign win the race and
hang up mileage figures. The race Will be
started one minute after z o'clock on Sunday
night.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
FIRE ON GREENSBORO BRIDGE

Just before the workmen on the Greensboro
Bridge left their jobs last night pot of tar was
overturned on the Blackwelrs Island span and the
temporary wooden structure caught fire Some one
on the New York side the blaze md turned IN
an alarm BY the time hremen could climb up with
axes and exttnsuishers. however. the worknen had
quenched the flames. The damage was trffi1e br+
the fire furnished spectacle for persons on b0tb
sides OF the rty 0-i JUL
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
PLANS FOR ANOTHER MARATHON RUN

sanction has been granted by the Amateur
Athletic Union for a Marathon on New Years
Day at the Empire city track. near Yonkers under
the direction of the Yonkers Athletic Association
This race grew out OF challenge issued BY lanes
Crowley. who the Yonkers Marathon run on
Thanksgiving Day, to meet all comers Entries
may be made to William A Schlobohm No 10 War
burton avenue. Yonkers, y. Y
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
WESLEYAN ELECTS Football CAPTAIN.

Middetown. Conn. Dec 2-At a meeting Of the
members of the Wesleyan football team here to-
day. Arthur Moore, 10 OF Columbus. Ind was
elected captain of the team for the coming year
Moore is twenty years old and six feet two inches
tall He played right tackle this years team
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
PosrMAsrER GOES 10 sEAsunaE

Postmaster Edward NJ. Morgan accompanied bv
his wife and daughter. left his home No 5s3 West
li6th street yesterday for Atlantic City Although
apparently recovered from the effects OF the bullet
shot by Eric II. B. Mackay. who committed suicide
on November 8. Dr. Titus Bull the attending Dbv
sician. decided that the postmaster should have a
rest at the seashore before returning to his uta.
Mr. Morgan probably viii stay there fortnight
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
COLIN CAMPBELL ON HORSE SHOW BOARD

Montreal. Dec 2-Colin Campbell. Of Montreal
was notified to-day that he had been appointed
Canadian representative at the London England
Horse Show The United States and Canada are
allowed a single representative each.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
NEGRO RUNNER DEAD.
J. B. Taylor, Fast Quarter-Mtter,
Succnnbs to P1ieurrlOn Onid.

Philadelphia Dec John r. Taylor. the for
mer national and present intercollegiate quarter
mile champion, died at his home here to-day from
typhoid pneumonia Taylor, a negro, was gTadu-
ated from the veterinary department Of the Uni
veIsity Of Pennsylvania last spring. and was a
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
MARSHALL BEATS MlEsEs AT CHESS

Berlin, Dec. Frank j. Marshall. the American
chess player defeated Jacques Mieses. of Germany
in a game chess match in this city to-day OF
the ten games played Marshall FIVE and Mieses
four The other game drawn
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
AMERICAN HUNTERS Paw wEI1.

Fredericton. y. b. Dec. Upward OF four b,,,
dred American sportsmen contributed $33 90 To the
provincial exchequep in hunting license fees during
the deer hunting season which ended on Monday
or these sportsmen nearly every one carried awav
a moose head trophy.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
BROOKE A CAPTAIN AT WILLIAMS.

Williamstown Mass. Dec. 2-Belvi1ere Brooke.
10, of New York city. to-day unanimously
elected captain of the Williams College football
team for 1903 He has played left tackle on the
varsity eleven for the last tNc seasons.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
ONE-CLUB GOLF RECORD
National Champion Plays Brilliant
Round zCith Driving Iron.

Jerome D. Travers, the national golf champion,
psvs about as well with club as he does with
bagfu. In recent match against the best ball
Of three club mates, the Montclair Golf Club
links he was handicapped by the Of a single
club-a driving iron-and he not only won by UP
and 2 to play but returned brilliant n for the
eighteen holes Few golfers make round Of
the Montclair course in these figures using fun
complement of clubs and the performance was
little short of remarka ble
Throughout the match Travers drove long ball
off the tee, averaging close 10 hundred yards,
while his play through the green invariably
on the flag. His short game brilliant and his
putting so deadly that nine greens he only
reeded one put and never more than two on any
ofethe others.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
e lineup and summary follow:

Touchdoxns- -Kroeger Payne O. Thorpe and WauSska
Iev Hauser 90 F2sferee-Hoagland, Princeton. I'm
nira-FckersaI chicago Field judge-Forter, Cornell
Head rnesular-Correll, Indiana Halves-So minutes
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
ATHLETIC NEWS FROM COLUMBIA.

Columbia's fencing team is getting ready for an
active season ana in preparation for the inter
collegiate meets will hold handicap tournament
in the gymnasium next week About twenty men
have entered the tournament and II is Hkely that
varsity team VIII be chosen a result. The
first meet will be held on December - when
Columbia will fence the New York Athletic Club
trio. Only tentative schedule has been arranged
thus far. including meets with West Point An
nspolis. Yale. Princeton, Harvard and Massachu-
setts Institute Of Technology.
l. @ Kistler, Il l., was elected captain Of the
Columbia .cross-country team for the season OF
1910 yesterday. Kister has been on the varsity
team for two years and has consistently. He
will have hve OF this years team back next season
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03

Gilbert Nichols, the far-driving prcfess sional Of
the wocdlaWn Golf Club. who broke the Van Cort-
srdt Park record in a tournament there last sum
mer expects 10 take charge Of the Wilmington
Country Club links Jack Pearson, of the Rich
nond County Country Club will go 10 Camden.
c, for the winter. while Isaac AIackie OF Fox HIS
viii return Scotland brief visit. instead Of
locking for a winter green in the South
New-York tribune., 1908-12-03

Harry Lauder, the Scotch comedian. finds time
for an occasional round of the links golf is his
favorite pastime Not long ago Lauder went out
10 Raltusrol, where he the guest OF George
Low, professional, who recently presented
President elect Taft with q set OF clubs Lauder
PLAYED over the course, and after taking several
shots in one bunker he asked his caddie how many
strokes he had taken.
Nine. sir, said the boy.
That's the last time you viii cadCie for me. -"
was The comedians quick Tejoinder.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
CROSS HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Building About COmpleted--.Occupied on
Monday for the First Time.

Cross Hill, January 2O.-The new
school building is about completed, and
Prof. Hough and his corps of teachers
occupied their new quarters TODAY
for the first time. The children are
glad to get into the new school house
and all of our citizens are proud of it.
The trustees have ordered new furni,
ture for the Auditorium, and Just rs
soon as it arrives Prof. Hough will
have Il formal opening, with appropri.
ate exercises. AS soon as the Legisla.
ture passed the High School bill last
January a few public-spirited citizens
and friends Of education decided that
we ought to organize under that bill,
and that we ought to have a better
school building. Our people became in.
terested and with wonderful unanimity
the work has progressed, so that by
the next meeting of the Legislature we
shall have a splendid High school, with
four teachers, and a So, 600 school build.
ing with modern fixtures and every
thing complete.
Rev. G. M. Hollingsworth preached
at the Presbyterian church yesterday,
morning and evening. He will preach
here regularly every first and third
Sunday.
Mr.. Jim Hit had his hand caught in
the machinery at the mill a few days
ago, and was right badly hurt.
The ginnery here is kept busy every
Wednesday and Saturday. The rise in
the price has caused the cotton bust
ness to become right lively.
Mrs. G. l.. Carter has been quite i'll
again, but is much better at present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22

There is a certain inspector of schools
VINO pridcs himself on his original
method of examining, but occasionally
his originality receives a Sock. In II
ratherly II he had( Altered Il
class of young children 8lud him AJAX
soon had their open mouthcd al'e"-
ton.
Now, suppose that you and -. wer"
playing a game Of marbles" he
TO little Tommy Jones. you bovc
ten marbles and I have eight"
the class gathered closer round.
at the end of the game YOU ho %
won half of my marbles, and of course
want to play again to win them
back" ~
Inc children pressed even nearer.
M the end of the second pomo r
win half of those YOU now have. Toll
mc'-cXcitcmcnt waXcd intense-"teu
me- he continued, chow many mar.
blcs YOU are left within"
With a look of indispensable disgust
The boy addressed fell back. "yyby
Billy" he said, "blowed if It oin,t
Sulns."-London Answers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
QUEER REMEDIES.
Use is Made Of Animals, Exorcism
Charms and In%cantations.

Use Is Made of Animals, Exorcism
Charms and lamentations.
Or the strange remedies employed
at various periods and In various
lands a writer IN the Scientific Ameri
can says: JJbe magical powers of some
of the animals used to cure sickness
are believed to be increased in proper.
ton as there is mystery in their modes
Of life. Toads and other batrachians
come under this category, and hence
lizards which have been dried and
neatly stretched upon bamboo splintcrs
arc greatly in demand in China and
other countries where the primitive
medical man still holds sway. In ia
pan the kin of q snake is still SupDos.
ed to be a sovereign cure for abdom-
inal pains. Turtles, too, are regarded
with great 1--WE in China, and so are
tigers bones and c%arboniZcd monkeys
Skulls, which are prepared by putting
them into clay vessels exposed to heat
until the crania are thoroughly calcin-
ed. Birds are also carboniZed for me-
dicinal purposes, and the nests of GER
tain swallows, made out of the gclat.
nous substance of scawecds partly
dlgested ut disgorgcd, are believed
In that country TO be most invigorating
as medicine for the sick.
The American Indian medicine man
does not by any means rely wholly on
magic for his cures. He makes pco-
pie well by producing uncanny noises,
which are believed to frighten away
the spirits of disease. For this pur-
pose n wooden rattle covered with
Duckskin n made up in the shape Of
a turtle is often employed. For SINH
lar purposes of cXorcism The Tibetan
lama Yields a whip with a handle of
human bone and lashcs of human skin,
while he beats upon n drum formed
out of the upper parts of two human
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
What Is a Midshipman2

BY luck l for the Grst time in nv
HE have found n plausible derivation
FOR midshipman. 1t would appear that
In the days Immediately after the food
the vessels were very high at the ends,
between which there was a deep
waist" giving no ready means of
passing from n to the other. To
meet this difficulty there were employ
ed a class of men, usually young and
alert, who from their station were
called midship men, to carry messages
which were not subject for The trum-
pet shout. If this explanation holds
water, it, like forccastle and after
guard and knighthcads, gives another
instance of survival of nomenclature
from conditions which have long since
ceased.
Whatever the origin of his title. IL
well expressed the anomalous and un.
Defined position of the m~idshipman.
lie belonged, so to say, to both ends OF
the ship MS we'll rs to the middle, and
his duties and privileges alike fell
within the broad saying that what was
noDody's business was a midshipman's.
When appointed as such I'm later days
he zane in with the haysecd in his
mar and went out fit for n lieuten,
ants charge, but from first to last.
whatever his personal progress, no
continued as n midshipman, a handy.
DlHy.-Captain A. II. Mahan In Har.
Der'S.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
CarIyIe's Recira For Shirts.

Here IS an extract from Il letter OF
Thomas Carlyle, in w1ich he asks his
sister to make him some shirts and
sends the measurements. How many
women could make Il shirt after them d?
NV Dear jenny = In the mean
while l want YOU to make me some
flannel things, too-thrcc flannel shirts
especially. You can get the flannel
from Alick If he has any that he can
well recommend. You can readily have
them made before the shirts 90
off. | have taken the measure today
ana now send YOU the dimensions. to-
gcthcr with II measuring strap which l
bought some weeks & (at one penny
for the purpose. You arc to be care
sui to scOur the flannel first, after
which process the Dimensions are
these: Width (whcn the shirt is laid
on It's back, 22E inches: extent from
wrist button 10 wrist button, 81 inches;
length in the back, 80 inches; length in
the front, 2512 inches. DO YOU under
stand all that? 1 dare q YOU will
mako it out, and This measuring band
Will enable YOU to be exact enough"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
Muskrats,

Rare old Captain John Smith in his
quaint History of New England and
the Summer Isles" published in Lon
don in 1921, gives probably the first
written account of the muskrat. Uc
says that "thc mussacus is a beast OF
the form II nature of our IInglish)
water rat and add that "some OF
them smell exceedingly strong OF
musk" These animals may be caught
III almost any sort Of trap baitcd
with sweet apples or parsnips. Musk
rats nave very strong teeth and can
use them on God effectively, so II IS
WlSe TO protect all corners and cracks
III your wooden traps with pieces of
TN or sheet iron. They have good
noses and can smell an apple a long
Instance off. Place your traps In the
shallow water at the edge of the min
pond or stream inhabited by these rats
ana they will doubtless find it without
dlhtculty. Young muskrats are very
gentle II playful and may be handled
without fear. They do not grow fierce
With age if reared in captivity and ac-
customed to gentle treatment.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
OUR SPECIAL NOTICES.

FOR SALE-Having leased my farm
intending to give my whole time to
practice and insurance, offer for sale
three hundred bushels Mississippi long
staple cotton seed that has made a bale
per acre this last yea Will sell out
cheap. Apply to DR.. Dial. 23-3t
,NOTICE-C. T. Written has moved
his Blacksmith, Wagon, Buggy and
general Repair Shop to the lot in front
of e. w. Martins stables. 23-4t
THE SECRET Of success is to retain
your health. This can only be done by
eating pure food. COPYRIGHT flour
makes the best bread. Copyrights
pure. 2O-tf.
Be sure to let us show you our line
of Thing in different designs and col
ors, consisting cf the best and largest
line you will find anywhere to select
from.
S. M. & e. II. Wilkes & Co.,
FOR SALE-The Boyd homestead,
situated on Hampton street, containing
three acres, more or less, well i'm.
proved. Apply to w. L. Boyd. 25.4t
LOST-Silk Umbrella, between ex,
press office and Farley avenue drive.
Engraved ~. M. r." silver and pearl
handle. Reward if returned to Clyde
K. Ray, Palmetto Drug Co. 25-1t
Before you buy be sure to see our
line of Hall Racks, beautifully finished
in different designs and sizes, at prices
that will be to your interest to see our
line.
S. M, & E. II. Wilkes e. Co.,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
The Worlds Gvpsies.

The gypsies have passed under n va.
rlety of names, arising either from
their. supposed original country or tho
callings and characteristics of he race
The old English Egyptian, the Span.
ish Gitana and the Magyar Pharas
nepek (Pharaoh's people, all point to
an Egyptian origin. The Scandinavian
Tatare Identifies them with the Mon.
golian hordes which terrorized early
Europe, while the French Bohemian
suggests yet another country as their
cradle.
AS to the names bestowed by their
supposed character, the Arab boldly
calls them harami IA villaim, the
Dutchman heydens, or heathens. and
the Persian takes his name from their
complexion and dubs them karachi. or
swarthy. A charter OF william the
Lion, as early as the twelfth century
mentions their Scotch name of tin
klers, which is commonly TO
DO n corruption of tinker, although 8
sibly the substitution OF "t' for "zr
has produced this form of the Italian
Eingaro, one Of the most widespread
of gypsy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chron-
inIa.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
Tho BulIfiuht.

We went TO a bullight and wished
we had stayed away. 1t is quite as
unpleasant as people say, and the
cruelty to the horses turns one sick.
If 1t was merely an affair between the
men,, who are undoubtedly very skill.
full, and the bull, which is probably so
mad with rage as to be past feeling
much pain, one could shrug ones Shout
dcrs at the queer game and find some
excuse, but for the torture of those
poor Old blindfoldcd screws there can
be no shadow of palliatlon. After three
bulls had been killed we had seen
more than enough, especially as the
horses in the third encounter had al.
ready been badly gorcd in the second,
and the third bull was not killed neat
~, but ran about believing for awhile
with the %cspada's sword sticking out
OF his Observation-Disclosures Maya.
zine.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
Twisting a b

The wretched rabbit is first driven
into q hollow log or tree or hole, as
the case may be. Then the twister
cuts and trims a supple CAD Of suita-
BILE length, inserts it into the retreat
ana pokes about till he feels the rab-
bit. The CAD is then withdrawn, and
It's ten to one that a hair or two
clinging to the end will prove that
the rabbit has been touched. The
twister now makes n split in the end
OF he CAD, feels for the prey again,
and when the split is in the fur turns
the CAD steadily in one direction till a
firm hold has been taken of the fur.
The rabbit is then dragged out and
dispatched, If everything works lust
right! Too frequently things go wrong
"A Dbi skin is very tender, and a
rough handed twister may twist off
inches Of skin and wads Of fur before
he thinks that he has secured n proper
hold. Not seldom the agoniZed rabbit
reslsts So strongly that the skin is torn
off during the pulling process. The
whole business savOrs too much of
haying n beast alive to be worthy of
further discussion.
But In II instance the rabbit did
not suffer. A clever youth found n
hole under a stump and decided to
twist the hidden rabbit. The stick
TOOK hold in excellent style; the rab-
bit struggled bravely, but Il powerful
pull brought 1t forth with q bounce.
1t was a very curious rabbit-in fact,
the only II on record which wore a
long bushy tail and n black and white
coat, and, Judging by the odor OF it,
1t must have been in that hole a very
long time.-Outing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-22
Mr.. l.. E. Farley ParaIyzed.

~Spartanburg, Jan. Ill. e. Farley,
a well known citizen of this place and
throughout the State, was stricken with
paralysis while at the home of E. r..
TRIMMER, clerk of court. Mr.. Farley
was sitting around the fireside, talking
to the members of Mr.. Trimmier's
family, when suddenly he lost conscious
ness and fell to the floor. His entire
right side is paralyzed, and the power
of speech has left him. His condition
is most serious. Several years ago he
took active part in the county and State
politics, and for several terms was a
member of the House of Representa-
tives from this county. He is a brother
of the late Gen. Farley.