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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-18
Mr.. Shaw's Little Joke.

The presidents affection for men,
bers of the old Rough Rider regiment
and the preference he has shown them
in making federal appointments have
been the basis for many a Joke. Leslie
NJ Shaw, while secretary of the treas
ury. went to cabinet meeting. with
newspaper In his hand, and, while the
president was waiting for one or two
tardy members, Shaw read the paper.
He came across a headline that read:
Rough Rider Incarcerated."
Here, Mr.. President he said, what
do you think of this? 1 read here that
a Rough Rider has been put in jail
oh" the president replied, those
were rough fellows, and from time to
time one of them falls from grace"
IT know" said Secretary Shaw, "but
doesn't this leave a vacancy somewhere
in the government service? '-Chicago
Post
Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28

Hornbeck's s store and Dr. Cobb was
 called and administered quieting medi' l cines. The prisoner was bound over to i the June term of court and deputy sher- l if Hornbeck started with him for Lltch- 1 field. The hallucination relative to the ! two men came upon him frequently and MT. Hornbeck had considerable diff culty, before Torrington was reached, tc pacify him. At Torrington an automo- bile was pressed into service to take the prisoner to Litchfield and on the way he became violent, jumped from the rapidly moving machine and disappeared in the woods about one and one-half miles from 1 Litchfield. Help was summoned from the jail and after searching until after mid night, the man was found in swamp. | yelling like mad, and trying to beat oil his imaginary enemies. He was finally lodged in jail and will, no doubt, be ad- judged insane and committed to an h. stitution.
 Through the courtesy of George Hall and that remarkably fine pair of blacks, | representative of THE NEWS, was ele- vated to the top of Beebe hill last Satur- day morning. On our first visit to Falls Village we were impressed by the fact that it is beautiful spot and we have remained steadfast in that be- lief but not until feasting upon the magnificent view from the Beebe hill elevation did we fully realize the fine handiwork which nature has bestowed ! upon this section of Litchfield county. i From this elevated viewpoint stretches before the eye in all the grandeur of the verdance of spring, panorama of ex' quisite loveliness, a landscape of sur Nv fho anrfhNua Y6 seen, in more or less dim outline, the famous Berkshire hills while to the south stretchs the valley through which flows the majestic Housatonic, flanked on either side by the lofty peaks of the Taconics as there mountains extend toward the famous Sharon. At the base of Beebe hill nestles Falls Village and a short distanos to the south is afforded 2 glimpse of portion of Lime Rock, that veritable hive of industry and the for mer and present home of able men who have played a prominent part in the making of the history of Connecticut and of the nation. It is 8 scene worthy of the brush of any artist, scene which holds one spellbound and impresses up
 on him the magnitude and sublimity o1 the wondrous works of the Creator This exquisite and marvellous exposition of the accomplishment of nature, the tree studded hills, the fertile fields, the soul-sntrancing landscape, dotted here and there by the homes of industrious
 and hospitable people, increases the wopderment, which oft finds expression on the part of those who are familiar with these scenes, that building sites on this magnificent hilltop are not in greater demand by the city people for ii would seem to embrace all the attributes which induce the ecstacys of delight OF the part of persons of wealth and refine ment who find their greatest satisfac
 tion in summer spent in a country where modern development has not tc any appreciable extent interfered with primitive beauty and attractivsness.
Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28
NEW LINE OF SPRING
 SHIRT
 WAISTS soc to 5000. Mems Spring
 Suits $500 tO$I5.OO The New York Store D. Chertock, Proprietor Falls Village, Conn.
Tan Oxfords
 for w omen

This season tan feathers have returned to universal popularity, and our stocks are abundantly provided W i t h every handsome sort that has been brought out; and never before were styles quite so handsome and varied.
 The most important varie- ties are the following.
 Butcher Oxfords of tan Russia
 Calfskin, with welted soles
 and military heels at. $2. 30 Ribbon Tie Oxfords, of brown
 Kidskin, with light soles at $2. 50 Ribbon Tie Oxtords, of brown
 Kidskin, with light or heavy
 soles and Cuban heels at. .$2 .OO Brown Kidskin Oxfords, with
 military heels at. .........$1.5 .50 Brown and Tan Pumps, heavy
 sole. .$2.50, $500, $3.5C
Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28
SALISBURY

Mrs. T. F. Watcher of Riverton, spent Sunday with friends.
 G. A. Selleck is again able to be out after his recent illness.
 The Oratorio of Elijah" gwen by the Salisbury choir in the church Fri day, May % 1908, was a perfect success. The cholr of one hundred voices was assisted by Mrs. Shanna Cumming, soprano, Mrs. H. s. Wilson. mezzo soprano, Miss Genevieve Wheat, con- tralto, Cecil James, tenor, Ericsson Bushnell, bass, W. P. Perry, organist, also by The Boston Festival Orchestral Club.
 J. Williams of Bridgeport, spent Sunday with friends.
 Mrs. W. P. Everts spent part of last week with friends in Bridgeport.
 A. Miller and Mr. Williams of New York spent Sunday in town.
 Mrs. B. s. Conklin of Ashley Falls, spent Friday night with friends.
 C.P. Hollister and family of Pitts field, Mass. called on friends Sunday
 Through the generosity of our good neighbor, Charles Bissell of Lakeville, our village has been presented with a hO" hiaA W0kCAluk ls now being erected; thls addition to our village will be much appreciated.
 A play was given in the town hall on Wednesday evening for the benefit of the base ball team.
 The boys of the Salisbury school are to give their play and ballet in the library on Saturday evening. Lewis Ostrandsr and wife of Water bury were here Friday and Saturday to see his mother. who has just returned from Pittsfeld hospital. ....
 Miss Minnie Eddo of Pittsfield is the guest of her friend, Miss Harristt Conklin.
 Mrs. Bertha Conklin visited friends here few days last week.
 Mrs, Frank P. Scribner went to Pitts field with her brother. Clarence Hollis. ter in his auto Sunday afternoon, re- turning by train Monday.
Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28
CHAPINVlLLE

Mrs. N. O. Seoville with daughter, Miss Mollie, and MT. Robert spent part of last week in New York.
 l., G. Beal was in Millerton last week, looking after well. .#..#. --s
 Mrs. J. M. Gray was in Nillsrton last Saturday.
 Robert Ohara is very sick with spinal trouble.
 J. A. Sterling was in Bridgeport last week on business.
 Stanley Joyce was In town one even ing last week with his new auto.
 L. E. Parker is at Grassland Farms looking as fine and fair as ever.
 Miss Agnes Roger spent Sunday in Canaan with the Misses Roger.
 Miss Bertha Washington of Lakeville spent Friday with her sister Mrs. l.. De- Vantery. E"
 William H. Wilkin of White Plains a conductor on the N. '. O. R. R. was in town last week with a couple of friends and tried to get all the trout in the coun- try. They took home some fine ones. Mrs. Stent of Millerton spent Saturday with Mrs. G. 8. House.
 Ed. Mclean and some of the boys went to Lakeville last Friday and got eight of those nice lake trout.
 The 0. N. E. R. R. have been place ing about 800 new ties between here and Salisbury. Quite a number from here attended the exercises in the church at Salisbury last Friday evening.
 Chas. Lumb and family of Po'ksepsie are at Twin Lakes for the summer.
 J. NJ. Bell of New York was in town oyer Sunday looking after his cottage.
 Geo. House has new typewriter, one the telegraphs as good as an operator.
 We noticed that little article in THF NEWS last week about setting out trees and we are pleased to know that for s small town Chapinville is known to sei out more trees than any of the surround ing towns thanks to R. and Fl. Soovills W. T. Joyce and others who have nice places in and about town.
 Miss Mary Leto of State Line was ir town Saturday.
 1 D. Hatmaker was in Canaan Friday
 Vegetation is rarely as advanced al this season of the year as 1t is at the present writing.
 Quite delegation from Chapinville attended the concert given by the Sails bury chorus last Friday evening, wher the Elijah" was very successfully rendered!
 Zucian Parker and Stephen Lynch o1 Torrington, spent Saturday camping and fishing at Plantain Ponds and returned home on Sunday.
 One evening this week two deer were seen feeding In the meadow just west o1 the Scoville residence.
 Mrs. 0. s. Phelps, the State Flora, Ii sending out special programs adapted for Flora's night, for use by subordi nate granges.
 Several new cottages are being erected at Twin Lakes by Frank Bieros of thi! village.
 MT. and Mrs. O. s. Phelps attended the open meeting of the Sheffield Grange last Tuesday evening.
Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28
NORFOLK

A class of about 35 will bS confirmed this afternoon At the church of the I'm maculats Conception. The sacrament will be administered by Right Rev. Michael Tierney. bishop of Hartford.
Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28
Benton & Wright,
 SHOE DISTRIBUTORS, Canaan, Conn.
Never Lost a
 Dollar

For more than thirty years THE MIDDLE SEX BANKING COMPANY, of Middletown, Conn, has been dealing in farm mort gages, and no investor during that period has lost dollar, or suffered a day's delay in the payment of either principal or interest. Over $50, ,OOO, ,OOO has been invested, and 10000, ,O0O in principal and interest has been returned to the investor. We sell either the mortgage itself, or debentures, secured by mortgages deposited in trust, in de- nominations of $1O0, $2O0, $25O, $500, 5000 and 5000. Orders will receive immediate attention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
Burglars at
Deering Center.

Portland. Me, April 2S.-Burglars early
today broke into the drug store Of Frank
l.. Winshp, the grocery store of j. w.
c. Roberts and the Central Bakery. all
of which are located in Hoegg block at
Deering Center, and obtained about 800
in money and small quantity Of stamps
and pCsta cards from the Winship store
in which there is a sub-postal station for
tho sale of stamps. Winship's safe was
blown open No clue to the burglars had
been obtained this afternoon.
Wrapped up in a newspaper ana tucked
under a plank runway leading into lot
of land on Main street South Portland,
about 5000 worth Of the jewelry stolen
Friday night from the residence of Il. f,
Ducharme at 2S3 Deerins avenue. was
found by Lester Cash, Il young man VIII"
was cleaning up the lot, The find was
reported to the police and The Jewelry
identified by Mrs. Ducharme. The Pc
lice have found no clue to the robbers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
CUT IN TWO
The British Navy Is Rapid
" Being Reduced.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Gala
Sunk by Scout Boat.
Another Destroyer Damaged...But
One Life Reported Lost.

Harwick, England. April 2S-The
British torpedo boat destroyer Gala
was cut in two and sunk early this
morning off Kcntish Knock, in the
North sea, by the scout Attentive
The torpedo boat destroyer Ribble
was also involved in the collision and
returned to Shecrness with two COM
partments fun Of water.
The notilla was engaged in night
maneuVerS when the accident occurred
Engineer Lieut. Frank A. Fletcher of
the Gala, who was in his bunk at the
point where the destroyer was struck,
went down with the vessel There was
no other loss Of life.
Th accident oil today resembled in
many respects that hich befell the tor
pedo boat destroyer Tiger, which col
liL@d with and was sunk by the Brit
ish cruiser Berwick while engaged in
night maneuyers off the Isle of Wight
April g The number of lives lost on
that occasion, however, was &c.
Lieut.. Wright of the Royal Engin-
GERS, witnessed the collision from q
window of Fort Victoria. He heard the
st. Paul give one blast of her siren
and a few seconds later, what seemed
to be an answering blast. Then the
Gladiator hove in sight. Both vessels
We're brOadside to him and he was
unable to tell if they changed their
course
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29

held services and then decided to re-
main until the spirit told them to leave
Late last night. under Bachman's
direction, Smith in fighting the Devil
broke three doors, kicked in the foot
board of bed and jumped on the bed
smashing il.
Meanwhile Bachman was in an add
joining room with the Smiths only
child, May Irene, who would have
been five years old today. When Mrs.
Smith entered hat room she found her
daughter dead on the floor and Bach
mar IN his knees alongside in a re-
lieiOuS frenzy. The Mortified mother
snatched up the bleeding corpse of her
child ard ran shrieking from the
house Later the father and mother
took the body TO their home, eight
miles distant The forehead and upper
portions of the child'S body were
bruised and scratched.
This afternoon Bachman was arrest
ed. His wife told the coroner that the
child had been killed by God and that
her husband was God The belief is
that Bachman, in his frenzy, unWit-
tingly killed the child Smith and
Bachn,an are brawny cement mill
WOrkmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
MRS. FARMER MAKES
TWO CONF ESS|ONS
I'm pfCating Self and Husband In Muir
der Of Mrs. brennan---A Religious
Fanatics Terrible Deed.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, April 2S-Mrs
James Farmer, who with her husband
is held at the county Jail. suspected of
the murder of Mrs. Sarah Brennan of
Brownsville, whose mutilated body
was found in a trunk yesterday, has
made two confessions of the crime, ac-
cOrding to statements made by the po-
lice.
IN the first she is said to have stated
that it was she who struck the blows
with the axe while Mrs. Brennan was
looking out of the window with her
back turned.
She had the trunk in readiness for the
body she said. When confronted with
the body of the victim she made the
alleged second confession as follows:
II may as we'll tell the truth. Jim did
1t | found him leaning over her body
in the sitting room. He had the axe
in his hand and said to me with AN
oath, That's the end of her"
Both prisoners retain great compo-
sure and show no worry as to their
position A sister of Farmer claims
that he was at work all day Thurs
day at her home, the day that Mrs.
Brennan disappeared and the day Of
the murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
KILLED BY GAS.
Six Unknown Italians Found Dead In
New York Lodging House.

New York. April 2s.-The bodies of
six unknown Italians, supposed to be
miners from, Midwife Pa, were found
late today in room on the third floor
of a Greenwich street lodging house.
The gas in the room was turned on and
the coroner stated that the men had
been dead several hours.
Seventy-two Italians took quarters
in the house Saturday to await passage
to Europe and all but six of them
sailed yesterday. A porter smelled gas
when cleaning the halls this afternoon
and tried the door of the room occu-
pied by the six men. Unable to gain
entrance, the porter broke in the door
and found the men lying on their cots.
The porter found that after the 1tal-
ians had closed the door for the night
they had nailed it shut from the inside
and had fastened the window tight.
evidently with the idea of preventing
thieves from entering the room.
The appearance of the gas jet in
dicated that one Of the men had turn
ed out the light, but did not fully close
the stop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
Maine Members Work for
Public Buildings.
Busy Times for Gov. Bur|eigh
in Committee Work.
Bill Embraces Projects In Every
State Of Union,

Washington, April 2S.-(SpeciaD.-
Nobody in Congress has had a more
strenuous time for the past few weeks
than Congressman Burleigh of the
Third Maine District who is the rank
ing member of the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds. This
committee has been engaged day and
night in framing an omnibus bill en-
bracing projects in every state and
territory in the United States There
are Is members of this committee and
they come from the states Of Missouri,
Maine. New Jersey, Iowa, Illinois, Ne
braska, New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Minnesota. Georgia. North Carolina,
Mississippi and Alabama.
This important committee is divided
into six subcommittee. and sub
committee number two. of which Gov
ernor Bureigh is chairman, deals with
public building matters in all the six
New England states and also in the
states Of Alabama, Georgia. Louisiana
and ohio. There are II members of
the House from these states and
Representative Burleigh during the
past five weeks has personally consult
ed with each of them relative to mat
work has been a large one and has
taken 50 much of his time that it has
been impossible for him to give as
prompt attention to his correspondence
as he could wish.
Besides being the ranking member
OF the full committee over which he
presidcs during the absence of Chair
man Bartholdt of Missouri, Governor
Bl!"leigh is also the ranking member
of subcommittee number one known
as the Committee on Revision, which
reViseS the action of all the other sub
committees. The work of all these
committees is practically finished and
1t IS now expected that within day
or two the fun committee will report
the bill to the House and that it will
be passed during the present week. 1t
is thought that it win carry from $780,
100000 to $23,000,000. Every state viii
be remembered, and Maine, as well as
all other New England states, will be
fairly considered.
1t has become the settled policy of
Congress, policy supported alike by
Republicans and Democrats, to APP
propriate money for the erection OF
public buildings throughout the coun-
try ana Tor the repair and enlarge
ment of those already erected Such
is also the policy of all river and har-
Dor improvements. AS soon as the
public buildings bill passes the House
1t Will go 10 the Senate where addi-
tons and changes will be made, pass
that body and go to committee of
conference which will be composed
of Scott of West Virginia, Warren of
Wyoming and Culberson of Texas on
the part of the Senate, and Bartholdt
of Missouri, Burleigh of Maine and
Brantley of Georgia on the part of the
House. Sometimes there is pro-
longed contest in the committee of
conference over items added to or
stricken from the bill in the Senate
Thus there is much interest and
anxiety felt as to the result until af-
ter the report of that committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
IN THE HOUSE.
Much Interest and General Praise for
the Presidents Message.

Washington, April 2S.--Ostensibly
considering the sundry civil appropria-
ton BILL the House devoted most of
its time today to speeches covering q
wide range of subjects ana concluded
the session by giving an attentive
hearing to the Presidents special
message. Although nearly every MEM
Der had read the message in the news
papers, a large number remained in
their seats carefully following the
words of the reading clerk. When the
portion of the message referring to the
multi-mlllOnaire whose son is fool
and his daughter 4 foreign princess"
was reached, there was q storm of APP
plause equally prominent on both sides
of the House.
Leake of New Jersey gave some
cauStic remarks on the President,
ev"king applause on the Democratic
side.
Sumpluary laws and especially the
shutting out from army posts Of the
canteen were the subjects of remarks
by Goebel Of Ohio.
Predicting that Roosevelt policies
would prevail at the next national Re-
publican convention, Madison, Kan,
paid Il glowing tribute to the Presi-
dent. declaring that his forestry
achievement alone had realized 1.-The
dream Of the ages
The great advantage the country
would reap from the manufacture of
all of its cotton instead of sending
two-thirds Of that product abroad.
was the subject of a stirring speech by
Byrd, Miss. BY abandoning protective
tariff principles, Byrd believed that re-
suits would be achieved.
Need for further educational re.
striction in immigration was discussed
by Burnett. Ala. who deprecated the
condition of immigrants from south
ern Italy.
Aiken, S. c., advocated the passage
of his bill to limit the jurisdiction of
federal control over interstate COM
merce to permit states to control the
liquor traffic within their borders.
Keller of Ohio discussed pension leg
islation and directed caustic criticism
toward bills introduced by his col
league. General Sherwood Later Ans
berry, Ohio. in a brief speech, defend
ed pension measures presented by Gen
eral Sherwood and expressed regret
that two veterans of the war should
be at odds over pension legislation.
Other speeches were made by Hitch
cock, Neb.. Nreeland, N. Y, and Ham
lin, Mo
until 1870 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
By 0verturning Of Steamer
In St. Francis River.
Vessel Is Caught In a Wind
storm and Capsized.
Those Rescued Cling to Overturned
Boat Several Hours.

Helena, Ark, April 28.-Fifteen per-
sons lost their lives and several 9TH
ers sustained serious injuries. while
several score are suffering from ex-
pcsure as the result of the capsiZing
of the river steamer Marion, having
aboard members of carnival COM
pany near the mouth of the st. Fran
els river Sunday. The dead:
Anna Golden, Albert Jordan, Blink
ey Dale, w. M. Berry, engineer;
Irene Fleming, Frank Berg, A. Dutch,
Dan Thomas, Tom Boyce. six negroes.
The steamer, which was proceeding
from Helena to CarutherSVille, Mo,
was caught in a Windstorm and over
turned when Z0) yards from shore. and
with the exception Of several who We're
washed into the water, those aboard
chung to the overturned boat and drift
ed for several hours, the waves from
time to time washing one after another
into the water. until, when rescued by
a passing gasoline launch. Il of their
number were missing The Marion was
a f5-tOn boat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
PRINT PAPER AND
WOOD PULP HEARING
Exciting General interest," -Mr. Norris
Continues Presidents MessageRead
--Leake CritiCizeS the President.
LEAkE ATTACKS PRESIDENT.

Washington, April 2S.-Representa-
tive Leake of New Jersey in a speech
delivered in the House today criticized
President Roosevelt as desiring to per-
petuate himself in office by procuring
the election of a proxy. He conceded
even more than enough ability to the
President, but declared that he lacked
dignity and pose. He would have the
emblem of the Republican party chang
ed from an elephant to log if the
present conditions We're to continue be-
cause the dog can both bark and wag
its tail at the same time 80 that no
one is able TO know which end to be-
leVe."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
HORRIBLE MURDER.
Religious Fanatic In Alliance, Pa,
Kills a Little Girl.

Allentown, Pa, April 2S-A report of
IL horrible murder by religious fanat-
ic in the borough of Alliance, near
here, reached this city today. Council
man Henry Smiths little daughter
was killed by the formers brotherin-
law, Robert Bachman of Nazareth,
Pa. while on Il visit at the Bachman
home. A the time of the killing Bach
man was in a frenzy during which he
drove everybody except the little girl
out of the house.
Bachman was the head of new
praying band and last week he got the
Smiths interested. They went to Bach
mans house last Saturday, prayed and