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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20
A strenuous Initiation.

Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 20.-Gov. .-eIeci
Shallenberger is confined to his room al
the Lincoln hotel and is suffering from
a fractured leg He was injured while
being initiated as member OF the
Shriners Wednesday night
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20
Van vlIssInaen oo.a to N. Pen.

Joliet, ILL.,, Nov. 20--Peter Van Wis
singer. self confessed forger to the
extent of 100000, on Thursday be
came convict No 60S. 1t was just fiyO
days ago that the Chicago real estate
man startled the public by his confes
sion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20
Woman CONVICTED of Murder.

Sioux City. Ia. Nov. 20.-Mrs. Mary
Harbour accused of the murder OF
Miss Rose Adams. her foster daugh
ten was on Thursday found guilty OF
mdrder In the second degree.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20
TWO Men klIleu.

Buffalo, N. ", Nov. 20.--Whlle the
steamer John A. McGean was trying
90 pass out of the canal at the I.aoka
wapna steel plant Thursday her bow
caught the rigging of a hoisting ma
ehibe used in unloading iron ore, tear
ing the machinery down. The debris
fen upon three men, killing two OF
them
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20
Lake County Votes Dry.

PainesVille, o, Nov. 2O.--Lake coun.
~ on Thursday voted dry by 1859.
Twenty-three saloons are affected.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20

'Daily . Daily except Isundsy. N.
All trains daily sxssrt lockls snA
Jos. . and IL. -~,--. a
Phone i45. -
Ia. II. NrBERGAIin. rai
.ga r Ticket Agent 3
For further Information rogardins
raisn call inforfnstior opsrator.
tther 'Bhone.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20

Out OF every 1000 letters used in
writing English 10 occurs 1877 times. II
Is the next most frequently used.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
JUST A TOUCH or SATIRE.
Little Note That Probably Made Mean
Employer Vince.

Prof Charles Zueblin, the brilliant
and original sociologist of the Uni
versity of Chicago, enunciated before
the League of Political Education in
New York a superb epigram:
HE who begins with saving to pro
tect his family may end with neglect
ing his family to save"
Discussing the dangers of immod.
crate saving Prof. Zueblin said the
other day:
Its by saving immoderately that
we come to inserting want advertise
ments like one saw recently
Wanted, capable Office boy; salary,
81 week
"A young man of Seminary avenue,
noticing this advertisement, couldn't
resist replying to it. His reply ran:
"I beg to offer you my services.
Should you require premium l could
furnish $780, You do not mention
Sundays-should l have to work on
that day? Neither do you state
whether the applicant must be clothed
or not, but / have concluded that he
must at least wear trousers, or he
would be unable to carry home his
wages
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
VIGOROUS FOWLS.
Watch the Flock and Pick Best for
Future Breeders.

Any person that has much to do
with fowls is forced to notice the
greater vigor of some when compared
to others. In a flock of so fowls per-
haps ten will show exceptional vigor.
These should be kept for breeding,
and the fowls with weaker constitu-
tons should be disposed of, says Farm
ers' Review. This vigor means a great.
er power to produce flesh if flesh is
wanted or to produce eggs if eggs are
wanted.
The vigorous fowls are the ones
that resist disease the most effective
ly. The disease killing factors in
their blood are more powerful than
in the less vigorous fowls. Therefore
with such fowls, the losses from dis
ease are sure to be less than if other
fowls are kept. The less vigorous
birds are the ones that first fall vic
TINS to any poultry disease that
comes along. Therefore the quicker
they are fattened and made into meat
the surer is the owner of getting his
money out of them.
The less vigorous fowls are doubt
less as good for food as any others
and that is where their greatest utility
will be found. This question of vigor
worthy to receive, for it counts for
much in the development of the far
mer's flock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
THE LARGE INCUBATOR.
It Is TO Be Preferred TO One of Small.
er Capacity.

The size of the incubator must be
regulated by the operators needs, but
We believe small machine does not
pay so we'll as the larger sizes, for
the cost of operation is nearly as much
and less time is required to care for
one large brood than several small
ones. When the beginner can hold
the temperature steady and the same
in all parts Of the egg chamber for "a
hours it is safe to put in the eggs
These should be carefully selected, of
medium size and of good shape, not
elongated nor very large at one end
nor fiattened. The shell should be
smooth and firm not thin or porous
nor too heavy. BY the way, says the
Farm and Field, one should be careful
about the place of storage for eggs for
Matching purposes; if it is too cold the
germ will be chilled; if too warm the
germ may begin to grow. Eggs have
been known to terminate at 50 de-
greeS. The eggs need not be placed
in rows, but never should be crowded
SO that they are piled On each other.
Upon the care of the lamp and the
regulation Of the temperature depends
in a great measure the success of the
hatch. Always supply the lamp with a
new wick at the beginning of each in
cubation and fill it late in the after
noon for then if anything happens it
will be in the daytime. Never handle
the eggs after caring for the lamp as
there is danger of closing the pores
of the eggs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Went WVillingly
TO Death with
MAN HE Loved
Boy GbeerfuIIy Yields Life Ratb-
er TbaD BE Separated FROM
Gon0PaDioD to Wbon0 He
Was Attached
Was Alta bgd

hurried him into the hospital and
called for assistance. The man was
unable to speak because of weakness
from loss of blood, and motioned for
paper This is what he wrote:
Please get my boy 200 yards north
east Of the post at Sheridan.
He whispered incoherently about
killing the boy. but no one believed
the story until morning. Private Sage
determined to investigate and went to
the spot designated.
Here he found the body Of a 12-year
old boy under tree, lying in pool of
blood. He Immediately notified the
officers of the post, and the man, who
was then unidentified, was double
strapped to his bed for fear he would
escape.
The story of the murder and at
tempted suicide in all its details was
told by Amann first to Lieut.. Frank
Griffis, hospital surgeon, and later to
the coroner's jury. He begged for a
knife that he might fulfill the suicide
compact.
Il was up against it and sick and
discouraged and determined to end it
ALL The boy would not leave me and
wanted to go with me. We wandered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
FROM THE "LAND O. CAKES"
Once More Is Told the Tale of the
Ubiquitous Scot.

In the year 1879 the Russians and
Turks, weary of war, commissioned
two plenipotentiaries- the Russian
side Marshal-General Keith, on the
side of the Turks the grand vizier of
the sultan-to make peace. The VITO
diplomatists met and carried on pro-
tracted negotiations through inter-
prefers.
When all was satisfactorily settled
the plenipotentiaries rose to take for
NAL leave of each other-the marshal
making his bow with his hat in his
hand, and the grand vizier his salaam
With his turban on his head.
These ceremonies of leave-taking
over, the grand vizier suddenly
Strengthened himself, and, to the mar
shaPs utter amazement, marched up
to him, gripped him affectioRately by
the hand, and, in the very broadcast
Scotch, cried: 'Dinna be surprised.
man; I'm frae the same country as
yourself. Weel / mind seeing you and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

When his wife died he came to Chi.
cago.
He used to play in saloons and
about the streets to earn money. He
went to board at the house of Mrs.
Mary Knobel. 755 Racine avenue, II
years ago. Mrs Knobel had come
from the town of his birth, Kirchhofen,
in the province of Baden. The two
were friends from childhood. Mrs.
Knobel had three children-George,
who is now IL years old; Amanda, 16,
and Walter, who was nearing his
twelfth year.
After Mrs. Knobels husband died
Amann continued to live at her home
and urged her to marry him. The chill
dren had learned to wait on him and
liked to be with him after he had
been stricken with paralysis.
AS the two eldest grew they revert
ed tLeir affections to their mother, but
Walter chung to his Uncle Henry"
Two years ago Amann ran away with
the boy, taking him to San Francisco.
From there he wrote he would return
If Mrs. Knobel would send him 5000
Mother Refuses Her Hand.
Fearing she would never see the boy
again she sent the money, and Amann
returned and again asked her to marry
him. She refused, and he left her
home and went to live in the base
ment of a house owned by Herman
Fielder, 1912 Otto street. The boy
went with him, and they kept bachelor
quarters in the one room.
Since they moved there in January
the boy went to the Hawthorne school,
and has not been seen by his mother
in that time His brother frequently
urged HIM to come home, but at such
times Walter would burst into tears
and run away.
Saturday night Edward Martin, a
barber living at 915 School street, re-
ceived an envelope that contained
three letters.
The envelope showed that it had
been posted at Lake Bluff May 16 at
, eight a. m. 1t contained three letters.
one from the boy and one from
Amann, and a third for Hermann Fled
Ter, saying farewell and telling of the
purposA TO commit suicide.
Amann said in his confession he also
mailed letters to his relatives in Ger
many After the letters to Martin were
mailed the pair kept close to the woods
and remained in hiding for fear a
search would be made and they would
be arrested.
Boys Mother Fears BlackmaI.
Mrs. Knobel thought when she first
heard of the letters that it was only
another attempt on the part of Amann
to get money from her. She did not
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

1--WE talked it all over again and
talked about all the good times we had
had together in our travels. We talked
about Pennsylvania and Colorado, and
Salt Lake City and its big lake. and
California.
"Then we went up to the rifle range
where the soldiers were practicing
We hid in the bushes and talked about
dying. / told him if he would lead we
would run from the bushes out in
front of the targets when the soldiers
fired and die there, but he would not.
81 don't know just how long we
wandered after that, but it was night,
and we kept hid. 1t came daylight
again. and we heard voices of men and
women near us, and I thought they
were hunting US.
1T was warm and we were tired and
lay down to sleep We talked it all
over again, and l urged him to leave
me and go to his friends. He threw
his arms around my neck and cried,
and said he would never leave me.
"He said he would go to his grand
pa, and that l could go to my father in
the next world | gave him some
laudanum, and he slept again, but it
was not enough to keep him asleep.
lie woke again and thought l was try
ing to leave him.
Then he opened his coat and shirt
and pulled them back with his hand,
showing me where to strike, and
opened my clothes so 1 could kill N.Y.
self, too. He showed me where his
heart was, and begged me not to miss
the place. Then he lay back on my
arm again and went to sleep.
Il lay there and looked at him and
my head went all in a whirl 1t seemed
that my brain had turned to water and
was surging all around in my head. l
picked up my big hunting knife, which
| had opened before. l reached over
and felt for his heart beats and then
felt for my own. / had located the
places, but l stopped again. My nerve
was leaving me.
Pushes Dagger to Heart.
ut seems that l went crazy, but
placed the point of the knife over his
heart and pushed it down. Then l
turned it and plunged it twice into my
own breast, which was harder than
the boys.
He awoke and saw the blood squirt
ing from my wounds. He drew his
handkerchief, and put it over my breast
to stop the blood, an that was all
knew until they found me-"
Amann was still holding this hand
kerchief to his breast when found by
the guard at the army post II hours
after the time he gives for the stab
bling. Officers at the post think he
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

might have been deceived by the
clear moonlight and thought it was
day in his half-demented condition
The confession was made as the
prisoner lay strapped to bed in one
of the hospital wards. Coroner J. l..
Taylor and his deputy, Edward Conrad
of Lake county, and States Attorney
Hanna were present as Amann told
his story.
Jury Gets Whole Story.
A coroner's jury was formed, with
John Congdon as its foreman, and be-
gan the investigation into the boys
death. AS Amann grew stronger in
the hospital they agreed to wait until
he could give evidence, in the hope
that Lieut.. Griffis could obtain a con-
fession in the meantime.
Shortly after noon Amann offered
to give his name and tell the whole
story if he could see the body of the
boy. 1t was brought into his room and
he asked that it be moved closer. He
touched the body and kissed the cold
forehead and murmured Goodbye"
Then he started in and told the
story, incoherently and with many
pauses because of emotion and partly
because of weakness.
He said he was born in Germany
and came to America 81 years ago.
He is 43 years old. He was a tanner
by trade and later a flute player, and
lived in st. Louis for eight years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
coNFIDE IN HOTEL CLERKS.
Man at Desk Is Made Repository of
Many Secrets.

Hotel clerks are intrusted with
more confidence than the average fam
ily physician" declared Dave Mills,
veteran clerk.
I've had scores of men come to me
when l would be on the night watch
and tell me about a hundred things to
do in case they died in the night. The
chances are that they were in perfect
health, but they were just melancholy
on account of being away from home.
They would go into details about do
nestle and financial troubles that
would have caused a whole lot of
trouble in some cases if l had told it.
It's strange that they don't think Of
that. They all seem to think that it's
safe to tell hotel clerk anything,
just as much as it would be to tell
the doctor or lawyer
Then lots of times during the day
some fellow who has something on his
mind will come up to the desk and get
the clerk into conversation and steer
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
Costly Weapon of Warfare.

The Germans have installed in the
port of Wilhelmshoefen a Krupp can
non which cost the trifing sum of
$4,000, every shot of which costs
$3.50, S627 for the projectile. s1S5
for the charge which expels the shell
and SS3S for the checking apparatus.
This gun can not fire more than e5
shots before it is completely useless.
Because of the repeated action of the
explosives, erosions are made in the
bore, which destroy the quality of the
steel, and the piece can no longer be
used without danger of bursting.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
kindly Say please"

Gen Smith-Dorrien tells an amusing
story in which Lord Kitchener figured
One morning, during the South At
rican war, an orderly brought the gen.
eral important dispatches from Lord
Kitchener. The man reined up in
front of him and delivered his papers,
and a verbal message in rather free
anc-easy language Tell the general
l will be ready in two hours said
Smith-Dorrien, "and say please the
next time you speak to me-" The man
saluted and rode off. When he
reached Lord Kitchener the latter
asked him what Smith-Dorrien said
THAT he would be ready to move in
two hours, and would you kindly say
please the next time you speak to
him." was the reply.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
BEE AND POULTRY NOTES.

Stale, not mouldy, bread moistened
with milk with little fine grit mixed
in is one of the best first feeds for
little ducks.
Try a good grade of prepared roof
ing on the hive covers. 1t is water
proof and will save the frequent paint
ing necessary with wooden covers.
Candied comb honey can frequently
be liquified by putting it in an incu-
bator and keeping it at a temperature
of 103 to los degrees for ten days to
two weeks. Try it in small way.
Sow a small patch of rape in the
garden for the hens. 1t will provide
green food all summer.
There are many outlets for the egg
besides the consumers table. 1t takes
over a million dozen per year in the
manufacture of calico.
Burlap sacks make the best feed
ing devices for young ducks. Take
them up as soon as the ducks are
done eating and wash them when
they become dirty.
The lazy man should never engage
in the poultry business. Poultry rails
ing requires more hard and continu-
GUS work per dollar of profit than any
other division of the farm
Pullets should be fed wheat and
oats, also beef scraps, if obtainable,
but do not allow them to get fat, as
fat pullets do not begin to lay early.
Don't let the chickens go into win
ter quarters on a dirt floor if the
poultry house is in low, damp loca-
ton; board floor will provide warmth.
Birds that are raised in large num-
bers should have meat or ground
bone, as it is possible that even free
range will not supply enough animal
food.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

two days in the woods and along the
beach and finally agreed to die to-
gether," he said
I'VE wandered and talked about the
people we saw Men and women
seemed happy and walked to and fro
and we watched them. l had talked
about leaving the world and told the
boy to go back to town, where he
would find friends.
"He said, I will go with you and
where you CO. and | tried to slip away
from him as he played in the sand. He
saw me and followed me.
1--WE watched the people going by in
automobiles We were hungry and
turned away from there to go into the
woods. l was tired of life and discour-
aged and could have gone into one of
the lighthouses and killed myself.
Pluck Flowers in Woods.
In the woods and away from the
people we gathered flowers and l told
him the Latin names for the flowers.
Il found a specimen of Trillium
Grandiflorum, and explained how rare
1t is, and compared it with the other
and more common trillium, which
grows in abundance.
I'VE had had nothing to eat since
Tuesday and pulled roots and shrubs
to stay our hunger. 1t came night and
we slept in the woods until it began
to rain. Then we went down to the
beach and curled up under a wide
cornice of one of the houses.
I'VE lay on my coat for pillow, but
the boy woke up and was cold. We
walked until morning and went to
Lake Bluff, where we wrote and mailed
three letters telling our friends we
would end all.
Friday we walked to Lake Forest,
and then back to the beach by Fort
Sheridan. We saw people and they
were we'll dressed and happy They
rode in automobiles. We were hungry
and went from the beach into the
woods again. Walter wanted to go
down to the lake and jump in, but the
water was too cold
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

and stark, the little tense fingers still
clutching at the shirt that he had
barred for the blow
The boy was:
Knobel, Walter, u years old, son
of Mrs. Mary Knobel, 755 Racine ave.
nue..
The man:
Amann, Henry Rudolph, 43 years
old, 1912 Otto street
Here art the letters that the man
and the boy wrote during the period
of &c hours that they wandered to-
gether through the north woods, pluck
ing flowers, eating roots and nuts, and
talking of their resolve to quit the
world together:
From Walter Knobel to his mother
and to Edward Martini:
Chicago, May Is, '0S.-Good-bye Mr..
Martin. | want to be with my father
Tell mother Farewell (Not signed,
but in boys handwriting
From Amann to Edward Martin:
Mr.. Fielder has no faith in me any
more. | am going to end it all. My
brothers in Germany will pay all my
debts.
From Amann to Hermann Fielder:
MY brothers in Germany will pay all
/ owe you. Goodbye. | am going to
end all.-H r. Amann.
In Amann's pocket, in two hand
writings:
Please bury us in the same grave
Everything was against us l do not
want to live without my father. l go
with my own free will. (Signed)
Walter
On matchbox in woods:
1t is his mothers fault. She is a
calumniatOr.
In the morning about two o'clock
Amann was found wandering as if de
mented near the officers quarters at
Fort Sheridan. He was challenged by
Private Sage of Company d, who was
on picket duty.
The guard advanced, TO find blood
flowing from the mans breast. He
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the conversation around in such a way
that he can tell his troubles and un-
burden his heart.
The reason for this, of course, isn't
hard to find. When a mans away from
home he is naturally more likely to
worry over things than when he's sur
rounded by his family and friends,
and if he's in hotel the clerk is the
only one he feels free to go up to and
talk TO. And man who is worried
has to tell somebody. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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space between each of the pairs the
width of hive. This is convenient
when making the spring interchange
of brood-chambers above mentioned.
The 2X4-inch stills on which the hives
rest are liz and inches from the
ground, the rear sill being the high.
est. The roofs CT the stands are
made of light 1a-inch boards, and are
high enough above the hives to allow
of necessary tiering up and easy
handling Of supers.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04

strange story of the love
b of man and boy.
q The man was musician
g~ and hopeless invalid. The
boy was no kin. But the
boy loved the man so that he forswore
his own mother to run away with him.
And when the moment came that the
man could stand his pain no longer,
alone in the woods beside the lake the
boy lay down, barred his breast to a
dagger, and waited with closed eyes
while the man sought his heart.
The boy died. With shaking hand
the man plunged the knife into his
own breast, but his stroke failed to
find vital spot
Hours later soldiers at Fort Sheri-
dan found the man, wandering and
gibbering and clawing at his bloody
breast. They took him to the hos
pital at the fort and strapped him to a
cot 1t was not until daylight came
that they paid much heed to his NUT
terings and the writing that he
scrawled upon slip of paper.
Then, when they followed his vague
directions, they sought in the woods
and found the body Of the boy, cold
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-06-04
HIVE-STANDS.
One Seven Feet Long Will Give
Room for Four Hives.

have my hives set on stands seven
feet long, each stand accommodating
four hives, writes a correspondent of
Bee Culture. The following is a dia-
gram of one of these stands:
The hives are set in two pairs with