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The sun., 1908-12-27
VALUES LEG MORE THAN LIFE.
Deaf Mute writes Series OF EInpha tie
Replies TO surge0ns' Pleas.

1eptSs 10 BuFBc0ub fIe6b.
James Carroll. a deaf mute known In
the Horseshoe section OF Jersey City as
Dummy Carroll. Is facing certain death
at the City Hospital In that city, accord.
ing to the physicians, unless he consents
to let q surgeon amputate his right leg
below the knee. He was found on Christ
mas morning with crushed foot along
side the trolley tracks at Ninth and Bruns-
wick streets As soon as he was admitted
to the hospital he made signs indicating
that he couldn't talk or hear and he was
supplied with pad and paper. He wrote
his name and address and explained that
he received his injuries by being pushed
of q car by some passengers.
The doctors realized that it was hope
less task to save the foot and jotted down
a formal request for permission to cut
it OF
Il would rather die than have it ampu-
tated,' he wrote.
at may be the means Of saving your
life,' soribbled doctor. "Gangrene
has set in and II general blood poisoning
develops you'll surely die"
Dummy Carroll insisted that the leg
was his own TO do with as he pleased,
anu ttlO pnyBlCidub temporarily 6OAu-
doned their efforts to convince him that
he was acting unwisely.
DR. Mortimer j. Lampson, the warden,
adopted other tactics and some of Car
rolls relatives and the parish priest were
asked TO use their influence on him. Al
though suffering intense agony from the
gangrenous log the mute stolidly refused
TO read and obey their good advice yes
terday.
4 am going to keep my leg. he wrote.
"if it kills me-
In the course Of the day Carroll thought
that the surgeons might be tempted to
perform the operation while he was under
the influence Of an anesthetio and reach
ing for his pad wrote:
@If by any means am given an anes-
thetic and my leg is cut oil and get well
will surely blow my brains out
Warden Lampeon said last night that
Carroll is doomed unless the amputation
Ii made before long.
-The patient Is In a very serious con-
dition. he said. -and it may be too late
now for an operation. Carroll. however.
is very stubborn and we cannot proceed
unless we get his permission. The law
holds that every mans leg is his own
and in my long experience az q physician
| never knew of g case where an ampu-
tation was performed when the patient
refused to give his consent 70 it.
Carroll is IS years old. He once had
a reputation as pugilist
The sun., 1908-12-27
STATEN ISLAEbSCHoOL RATE
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD HEARS
A DISCUSSION OF 1T.

viii Probably Decide the Transit Gem.
pany Is Amenable to Its Orders and
Net to the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and May Give Reduced Rate.
The Public Service Commission gave
q hearing yesterday. at which Commits
sioner McCerron presided, on the decision
Of the Staten Island Transit Company
to discontinue ON January next the
rate Of - o month 10 public school pupils
on Staten Island on the ground that the
road 10 under the control Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and that
the rate 10 discriminatory.
The Board Of Education was repre-
sented yesterday by John H. Haaren,
associate superintendent Of schools, act
ing for Supt. Maxwell; School Commis-
sioner Frank d. Wilsey of the committee
on supplies; District Supt. Darwin 8.
Bardwell and Harry F. Towle, principal
of the Curtis High School. the only one
on Staten Island. There was a large
delegation Of Staten Islanders. including
representatives Of the Fifth Ward Inn
provement Association. Joseph p, Cot
ton, counsel and director Of the railroad.
Wao tAiC ohiy PoAooh PhODOAt IA ITO Doitoit .
When Mr.. Cotton was asked TO present
his case he said he was not prepared to
do so. having understood that he was
merely to attend the hearing but not
to present any arguments
School Commissioner Frank D. Wilsey
asked the Public Service board to COM
pei the road to restore the rates. He
said that the Board OF Education now
49, xk.k -, <xftf IL
tary school children because II is much
cheaper to do 30 than establish another
school. The cost Of carrying these chill
dren will be increased 800 per cent. he
said, II the new rate goes into eject.
He said that many students OF the Curtis
High School would have to drop out,
District Supt. Bardwell said that the
cost of transporting the children will
be at least Se,2s a month and the income
of the railroad company will he increased
81 a day. He said that altogether between
100 and 1875 children will be affected by
the high rate. many of whom will have
Principal Towle said that five or six
of his pupils had already told him they
would have to drop out after January
I. He cited the case of three orphans
in Tottenville who are supported by their
aunt. a school teacher. They Intend
to be school teachers also, but can't af-
ford the s1s.:5 month 1t will cost them
to go to school.
After hearing these statements Mr..
Cotton said that he fully understood how
great the hardship will be and how much
antagonism will spring up. "but what
else can be done?"
-Do the directors Of the road desire
to continue the school rates IL they are
not illegalf" asked counsel for the Public
Service Commission.
Mr.. Cotton avoided answering the
question directly. and when pressed he
said. "In long run or short run the school
rate system would be DISASTROUS
Commissioner McCarroll reserved de-
oision, but 1t Is understood that he will
support the contention Of Chairman
Wilcox that the Public Service Com
mission and not the Interstate Commerce
Commission has authority. 1t is prob
able that the courts will be asked TO de-
The sun., 1908-12-27

acquisitions made by me upon ths dossrn-
on Of Missouri aud other States have been
refused. and the denial Of the Missouri
Executive was based, ss am advised,
upon the principles have herein set forth.
Gov. Mead concludes by saying that
he had not ut any time entertained a
doubt that Archer would receive Justice
tention. he said. was that In the admins
tration Of justice under the extradition
act the State of Washington has the same
privilege as has any other State In the
Union in extending protection to one of
its citizens. Il have a duty TO perform
toward the citizens OF my own State
which no law requires me to violate"
he says.
The sun., 1908-12-27
SECOND ARREST AT COLONIAL.
Police Say Mrs. Pringie's Lost Brooches
We're in Chambermaid's Room.

Catherine McNally. a chambermaid in
the Hotel Colonial. at Eighty-first street
and Columbus avenue. was arrested last
night and is the second prisoner made
by the police in their attempt to find what
became Of Mrs, Stella Pringle's two
brooches.
Mrs. Pringle. who lives at the hotel,
missed the brooches valued at 1850 a
few days ago. and on Thursday night the
police arrested Louise Groarke. a maid
at the hotel She was arraigned the next
day and held for further examination
tomorrow. The only evidence that the
police had against her was that she had
one of Mrs Pringle's handkerohiefs.
When Catherine McNally was arrested
last night the brooches were found In her
room, the police say. She was arraigned
in the night court, and q detective ex-
planned to Magistrate Walsh that she
probably was not responsible for having
the brooches in her possession. He said
the woman was half witted and that she
did not know what she was doing In keep
ing the jewelry. She was held for further
examination in the West Side court to-
morrow.
The sun., 1908-12-27
ADMITS KILLING HER HUSBAND
Mrs. McCredlc Says He Went 70 Sleep
threatening Her, So She Stabbed Him.

Mrs. Jennie McCredie admitted TO Cor
oner Dooly yesterday that she had killed
her husband. Samuel, who was found
stabbed to death in their home at SIS
West Forty eighth street on Christmas
night. Mrs. McCredie, who is 80 years
old, was released from the Wards Island
hospital for the insane four months
ago. She was committed to the Tombs.
Her son Harry, 81 years old. was sent
to the House Of Detention a. q witness
He had been remanded 70 the Coroner
with his mother. She said he had nothing
to do with the murder.
my husband threatened TO kin me
when he should wake up she said, and
90 l killed him while he slept. / did It
in self defence.
HE had been out all night, He came
home at 0 o'clock Christmas morning
drunk and abusive. He quarTelled with
Harry. separated them and sent Harry
out. Then ne turned on me, beat me
and kicked me with his heavy shoes.
Finally he fell asleep on the lounge
Then / took the knife and stabbed him
In the throat. struck him several times
again with the knife. After the first
blow he groansd and rolled Oh helounge.
The sun., 1908-12-27
DESPERATE BEGGAR TO JAIL
And Glad to Go TheFe-Threatencd I
French vice-COnsuI.

Ana GIAu 10 $50 Tnofo-InEeateucu y
French Vice-Consul.
Pierre de Larrogue. the third French
Vice. Consul in this city, appeared as COM
plainant in the Yorkville police court
yesterday against young man who gave
the name Of Jacob Phillips.
Mr.. De Larrogue told Magistrate Butts
that he was walking up Fifth avenue
late on Friday night with a man and
woman friend when at Sixty-fifth street
Phillips stepped in front Of him and de-
manded money. refusing to let him pass
until he gave up. The woman became
frightened and the two men stepped be-
tween her and the holdup man.
Just then Detective Wall OF the East
Sixty-fifth street station ran across the
street and arrested the beggar.
The Magistrate asked the prisoner
IL he had told Mr.. De Larrogue he could
not pass until he gave money.
=Yes, told him that. was desperate.
| have had nothing to eat for two days
and / needed the money said Phillips.
He was committed to the workhouse for
SIX months and said he was satisfied, as
now he would get food.
The sun., 1908-12-27
THE GOTH. ELECTIONEERING.
Many Candidates In the Field for the
Post OF IAeutenantsCoiOnel.

Post OF IAeutenantsC0iOnel-
What promises to be the lfveliest cleo
ton In the Sirty-ninth Regiment in many
years will be that for rLieutenant-C Colonel.
which will be held at the armory to-
morrow night. Among the officers in
the regiment named as candidates are
Major Philip Eugene Reville. Capt. Charles
Healy and Capt. William John Costigan.
Among the officers on Col Duffy's staff
who 1t il said will be In the race are
Lieut.. Louis Daniel Conley, battalion
adjutant and Lieut.. Thomas Lennon Rey-
noids, battalion quartermaster. Even
Lieut.. Percivd Edmund Eagle. IL is de-
olared, may be brought into the field.
Some Of the officers, IL is said. would
like TO elect an outsider, Lieut.. FL. H.
Rogers. Jr.. who Is an aide de camp on the
stan Of Gen. George Moore Smith, COM
manding the First Brigade.
There was some talk that Lieut.. Rhine
lander Waldo might be q candidate. but
up 10 the present time he has not been
exerting himself for the prize.
The sun., 1908-12-27

Jaeger Of the Third precinct found sssfssi
Of them dead Of coal gas asphyxiefieelz
at O'Clock yesterday morning. The
third was unconscious. He. was eefttd
70 the City Hospital and last might be yae
men were taken to Hughesie norgzIola
They had not been identified al q IakA
hour. fiaa ~
The sun., 1908-12-27
FRENCH LINERS F0RMONTREAL
Compa gnie Gcneraie Announces Direct
Service With Four steamships.

COmpa gnie Generate Announces Direct
Service With -Four steamships.
OTTAWA. Dec. 2a.-During the last
year 1t has been rumored that the Com
pagnie Generate Transatlanhque Of
France would place one or more steam
ships on the St. Lawrence route. and now
r. Genin. Canadian agent for the COM
pany, declares that 1t has boen decided
that four vessels Of the line shall run to
Montreal, the vessels being the Chicago.
La Gascogne, La Touraine and La Bre-
tagne. AT present all are on the Havre-
New York service.
Recently tho secretary treasurer OF
the company was in Montreal looking over
the Canadian field. On his report the
change In policy is announced. II 10
expected that the new service will greatly
increase trade between thu two countries
Another French steamship line viii
hesdquarter9 at MArscilles. has similar
movement under confederation.
The sun., 1908-12-27
MAN AND WIFE DEAD TOGETHER
English Couples struggle Against Ad-
yersity Here Ended on Xmas Day.

Charles scriven and his wife. Eliza
beth. who came from England six years
ago, were found dead In their room last
night by Mrs. Elizabeth En,as II o., lynch who who
nue.. According to DR.. Blakely. who
was summoned from Roosevelt Hospital.
they had been dead since some time on
Friday, and Coroner Dooley's opinion
is that they were killed by gas.
Scriven and his wife had lived In Mrs
Lynch's house for six years. and most
OF that time he had been out OF work
and his wife, cook, had been supporting
them both. They owed Mrs. Lynch
for months rent.
A letter was found from Scrivens
father, a police inspector in London.
There was also a Christmas postal card
from @Daisy' with the address 'ios Sloane
street. London. 8. W.
The sun., 1908-12-27
s,ept on warm Ashes. Killed by Gas.

Three negroes employed by the Millard
Company In exoavating
for the new Erie railroad cut through
Bergen Hill went to sleep on Christ
mas night under the stars on top OF q
nele avenue. Jersey City. Policeman
The sun., 1908-12-27

By denying the extradition you ask !
am mindful that my act is In eject re-
fusal of the state OF Washington. for the
limo being at least, to deliver Archer to
tho State OF New Jersey. This refusal does
moi. however, make the State OF Wash
ibR,on haven for lawbreakers or an asylum
'or criminals. The citizens OF Washington
are Law abiding people. II has not been
recessary to call upon ths National Guard oi
'hs State to enforce the law since ] have
neen Governor; neither has there been
rnching nor any general demonstration
against the supremacy OF the law ! pre-
aune that during my term OF ONCE j nave
ronored as larRe percentum Of the req
risitions esented to me az has the Governor
81 any other state In the Union. However.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09
Jenny Lind's Pietv.

Jenny Lind. who gave her first e.
600 to the poor. continued throughout
her life series of charities and pie
ties. In regard to the latter we have
the assurance of friend that this
greatest Of singers deliberately cut
short her own public career while her
voice was still in perfection. 1t was
Lady Taylor. wife Of the author Of
Phillip Van Artevelde," who found
Jenny Lind sitting toward evening on
south coast beach Just after her
withdrawal. with book in her lap
She spoke Of her resolve. II found
that this"-the setting sun-"was be-
coming less to me and that this''-the
book in her lap was Bible-"was be.
coming nothing to me. and knew then
that l must check myself AID change
my life."-London Standard.
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He HAD TO PAY.
Half Dollar That the Travelling Man
Hated to Spend.

Half Dollar That the Travelling Man
Hated to Spend.
"The 80 cents hated most to spend"
said the travelling man, event to the
Canadian Pacific railroad. don't mind
paying for things get. but this par
ticular expenditure couldn't be In
d0rsed for value received
"A number of US got into st. John,
N. B., one night just in time to catch
the night train for Boston. We got
aboard only to learn that the train
didn't carry diner. Now, a long
night ride without dinner isn't pleas
ant prospect, SO we besieged the con-
ductor.
"'Why don't you start on the Mont
real. which pulls out just ahead Of
u.s.? he said. 1t carries a diner, and
we can pick you up at Fredericton
Junction.
"'No danger Of your passing us? we
asked. and he assured us that he
couldn't very well. as there was only
one track. So we all piled out after
leaving our baggage in our Pullman
berthS.
ut was surely a fine scheme we
thought as we dined at our leisure in
the Montreal train. After dinner we
sought the nearest smoking compart-
ment in sleeping car and prepared to
wait in comfort for Fredericton juno
ton.
"Then along comes a much uniform
ed official and demands 80 cents each
for the privilege Of eating meal and
having smoke aboard his train. We
explained carefully that we belonged
on the other train. had given up the
price for Pullman berths. and. further
more. that we had been sent aboard
this train for the sole purpose of get
ting our dinner. Didn't the Canadian
Pacific run both trains?' we asked.
"But it was no use. We had to pay"
Washington Post.
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FINED A FRANC.
Whist That Meant 20 an American Who
Was Living In Paris.

Whist Tbat Meant 60 an American Who
Was Living In Paris.
When you are lined franc in Paris
1t means that you pay IL francs q
centimes. or just over half q sovereign.
This is the only conclusion tCwhich
one can come after reading the curl
GUS experience Of an American citizen
who Is staying IN Paris to complete
the education Of his sons He lives in
an apartment near the Arc de Tri-
omphe. and the other morning one Of
his servants committed the impru.
dence Of shaking Z carpet out, Of the
window after 8 O'clock. A lynx eyed
constable saw her and Immediately
climbed the stairs. rang the bell, en-
tered the apartment and drew up a
summons against the tenant The
American was called and gave his
name.
~ did not know 1t was a breach Of
the law" he said. But as l have
broken it must pay. How much is
itT'
"You will be fined franc" replied
There you are" answered the
American, and he held out the coin.
But the "agent" refused to take it.
Later on" he remarked as he with
drew. you will be summoned before
the justice Of the peace"
Some days later the delinquent was
invited to appear before the 'juge de
paix" and bbeyed the summons. He
was obliged to wait three hours in an
antechamber. Then he was admitted.
do you admit" asked the magis-
rate. having broken the law?'
II do" was the reply.
"Good. You are fined / franc"
There you are. then" And the
American again held out the franc.
But the magistrate would have none
Of 1t.
"You will pay the sum later. You
will be advised when. You may with
draw"
The American took his departure,
considerably surprised at so many for
malities in connection with a franc
fine. A few days later he received a
stamped paper inviting him to- pay.
first of all. franc. the amount of his
fine. plus 25 centimes. the amount of
the declines. plus II francs 4S CEN
times. the amount of the costs. making
in all total of 12 francs % centimes.
The American paid. but as he left the
police court he Remarked:
I'm America law which forced q
citizen to pay $12 when he had only
been fined 81 would be considered a
hypocrttical and dishonest law. And
we would not tolerate 1t long, you
bet!-London Globe.
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Mexican Lottery Tickets.

Nearly 100000 is spent in the City
Of Mexico every week in lottery tick
cts, and in the same period about $780,
600 is paid back in premiums. On the
weeks Immediately preceding the big
drawings the sale, Of course, mounts
up to great sums-as, for instance.
when the 100000 drawings are held
there are 10000 tickets at $40 each
sold on the streets. and practically ev-
cry ticket is disposed OF, most of them
during the last two weeks before the
drawing. But as general proposition,
on an average. $4,000 day is spent
by the people Of the City of Mexico on
the lotteries.-AIeXican Herald.
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THE wARr HOG.
Il Is One Of the Most erotssqus Ami.
mails In Existence.

mails In Existence.
To the naturalist who closely stud
les animal life it sometimes appears as
If nature had either deliberately set to
work to form weird and curious crea-
lures or else had been engaged in ex-
periments. for there are birds and ami
mails which might be accused Of being
made up Of odds and ends.
One of the most grotesque animals in
existence is the wart hog of Africa,
called by the Beers the Vlaktevark pig
Of the plains.
1t stands about thirty inches in
height. has huge disproportionate
head. with eyes set very high up, and
large protruding tusks. These are ex-
actly opposite those Of other pigs. the
upper ones being much longer than
those in the lower jaw and sometimes
attaining length of over twenty
inches.
But the most unusual feature of this
curious looking creature and the one
from which it derives its name is the
great wart just below each eye, a
smaller one appearing between each
tusk and the large wart above 1t.
The body is almost hairless. except
that along the spine and the neck long
coarse hair hangs. and the whole effect
Of the animal is weird and grotesque.
These wild hogs often take possession
of empty burrows made by other Sni-
mails, and when pursued they slew
around sharply as they enter. making
their way in hind first.-London Tele-
uronh
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AN lmPRovlDEHT RACE.
Queer Ways Of the Native Black Of
Australia.

Queer Ways Of the Native Black Of
Australia.
For bearing hardship, such as thirst
hunger. long hours in the saddle, etc.,
the black has far less endurance than
the white man. In fact, a black fellow
Il uncomfortable II he goes for any
length Of time without water. And
yet nobody IL more improvident than
he. Give him two gallons of water.
twenty pounds Of nour and two or
three sticks Of tobacco and tell him
That he will get no, more for three
sleeps-vtz. three days-he will DELHI
erately settle down and not be satisfied
till he has finished the lot. have
known civilized and clothed black
fellow who was travelling with me sit
down after dark and wash his clothes
"a most unusual proceeding) when he
had only three gallons Of water and
dfty hours riding before he could get
any more. and this with the thermom-
eter registering 112 in the shade.
This is not thing that occurs once
or twice, but always. The black man
will not look five minutes ahead, nor
will experience teach him. A gamble
on small scale is dear to the heart
OF every black fellow, and 1t is a COM
mon occurrence for one Of them to
swap brand new suit of blue dun
garee for an old frayed white coat,
thinking that he will be able to sell
or deal the latter away and make q
profit simply because 1t Is white, an
unusual color with them. But one
good point these black men have.
They never complain when they find
they have made bad bargain. This
Is POSSIBLY because they forget with
whom they made the deal.-Australian
Cor. London Standard,
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Rismarck's Appetite.

Bismarck. the Iron Chancellor, had
an enormous capacity for eating and
drinking. He once told friend that
the largest number of oysters he ever
ate was 175. He first ordered twenty.
FIVE: then. as they were very good,
fifty more. and, consuming these, deter
mined to eat nothing else and ordered
another hundred to the great amuse-
ment Of those present. Bismarck was
then twenty-six and had just returned
from England.
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Heat prostrates the nerves.
In the summer one needs a
tonic to offset the customary
no t weather Nerve an d
Strength depression. You will
feel better within IS hours af-
ter beginning to take such q
remedy as DR.. Shops Restora-
tive. Its prompt action in re-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09

storing the weakened nerves is
surprising. Of course, y o II
won't get entirely strong in a
few days, but each day you can
actually feel the improvement.
That tired, lifeless, spiritless,
telling will quickly d part
when using the Restorative.
DR.. Shops Restorative will
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-09

sharpened failing appetite; it
aids digestion; it will strength
en- the weakened Kidneys and
Heart by simply rebuilding the
WORKOUT nerves that these or
gans depend upon. Test it a
few and be convinced. Sold by
all dealers.