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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-07
Misdlfected Jealous Rage Led Old
Soldier Into Crime.
SHOT WIFI and son.
Come Witness the Justice 1 Have
Done He Shouted, Before Realiz-
ing His Horrible Mistake-attempt
at Suicide in Crowd Proved Flu.
tile.

Misdirected and insane jealousy
caused Julius Turner, a Civil war
veteran, and resident of Clay City.
Ill.,, to kill his wife and fatally
wounded his son as they were walk
ing home from church social.
When Turner turned the unconsci-
Gus form of his son and discovered
his mistake he attempted suicide.
The bullet scored the top of his head
but did not, inflict serious wound.
The old man is now in prison and
refuses to eat, declaring he will
starve himself to death. Turner shot
his wife twice in the back and once
in the head. Two bullets entered his
sons abdomen.
Mrs. Turner had arranged with
her 15-year-old son, Glenn, to meet
her after the church social in Clay
City that she might not have to
walk home alone. He was a few
minutes late and instead of meeting
his mother at the church door, met
her in the shadows of a thick grove
where Turner was in hiding. The
boy is almost six feet in height and
was mistaken for an admirer of
Mrs. Turner. In his jealous frenzy
the old soldier ran up behind his
wife and began She was kill
ed instantly.
More than 200 women anu chill
dren had been attending the social
in the church, and they were all
fling out and talking and laughing.
After, the shots there were a few
seconds of tense silence, then CAME
Turner'S voice.
Come over, all of you," he shout
ed, land see what justice 1 have
done!"
The man still held the pistol in
his hand when the women and chill
dren began to crowd around him. In
the deep shadows of the grove it was
difficult to see, and Turner caught
the wrist Of the boy and dragged
him 20 feet to a spot where the
lightfrom the church window stream
ed out Young Turner had fallen
on his face. and as he pulled on one
arm the old man said: 2
Now We'll see who l1e is."
AS the boy was pulled over on
his back Turner bent down. The
head was bent to one side and Turn
er'S fingers caught in the hair and
turned, the face squarely to the light.
What! Oh, God, my boy, Glenn!"
said Turner, and he Strengthened up
with an auguished groan. Before
anybody could interfere he had turn
ed the pistol on himself and fell be-
side his son..
In almost every detail the tragedy
parallels that set down by Scott in
"'Rokeby," in which the old soldier,
Morthamj suspicious of his wife, kill
ed the woman and her brother.
Mortham was jealous of his wife's
youth and beauty, and so was Tur-
ner.
Mrs. Turner was about 25 years
younger than her husband and he
was so jealous Of her that they Sc
parated repeatedly and then lived
together after a reconciliation Since
their last parting Turner has been
keeping a close watch on all his
wife's movements.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-07
PUT POISON IN COFFEE.
Woman Charged With Trying to Kill
Husband and Two Sons.

husband and Two Sons.
Mrs. Alexander T. Clark, wife of
a we'll known farmer, residing near
Ingrams, Danville county Va, was
held for the grand jury at preli-
minary hearing Thursday at Chat
ham, on a charge of thrice attempt
ing to poison her husband and her
two grown stepsons by placing Paris
green in their coffee. 1t was only
after the third attempt that the
cause of sudden illness of the three
men was discovered. A physician,
who analyzed the coffee, found that
il contained poison. The only rea-
son assigned for the deed is the un-
pleasant relations with her husbands
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-07
SIX HUNDRED KILLED.
Boat Disaster Occurred ut Batavia
MANY Eaten by Sharks.

NIUIIy
A dispatch from Victoria, B. c.,
saws news of storm which caused
a boat disaster. involving the loss of
over 600 lives at Batavia. was
brought by the Empress Of China
Wednesday.
Many large overloaded boats were
overturned in the harbor and shrek
;,r rassc3-c"s struggled Il the Wat
or with no chance Of rescue.
Others were snapped up by sharks.
During the week following "39
corpses were found. many being mu-
tilated by the sharks.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-07
BLOODY FIGHTING IN PARAGUAY
Breaks GEt in AsuHcion
and Hundreds are Slain.

ana fiUnttfcGS are SialH.
The latest advices received from
private sources at Formosa. in the
northeastern part of Argentina, say
that there has been sanguinary
fighting in the streets of Asuncion,
the Capital Of Paraguay, where a
revolution is said to have broken
ont recently, and that hundreds of
persons have been killed or wounded.
Edward C. O'Brien, she United
States minister to Paraguay and
Uruguay, and Harry B. Owslcy. Jr.,
secretary of legislation, both are in
AsunciCn.
Communicates by telegraph and
telephone with Ascuncion has been
cut. and consequently there are con-
flicting rumors of sensational
character current here.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-07
FLAMES DESTROY VILLAGE
Village Appeals Too Late For AS
SiStanCe.


Stamping Ground, village of 700
people, nine miles from Frankford,
KY, on the Frankfort and Cincinna-
ii railway, was practically destroyed
by fire which originated in the Hay
nor Hotel Wednesday night.
The large Buffalo Springs distillery
was destroyed and the flames swept
the principal business and residence
districts of the town.
Owing to poor fire protection in
the village an appeal for help was
telephoned to Frankfort, Paris and
Lexington, but the telephone eXchan-
ge was consumed by the flames while
orders were being given.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-07
Not Absent From School in ~ Years

The prize record for attendance at
nuhblic schools goes to Miss Alice
Ksrn, of Henry, ILL.,, who did not
miss a single day in II years ana was
u
tardy only once.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
.RUDYARD KIPLING
DISCOVERED" AMERICA.

Bailey Willard. a san Francisco news
paper man, tells in mighty interesting
fashion How KIplng Discovered
America in the January number Of
the BOOkman. Mr.. Willard, ia his re
portoriaI capacity, met Kipling when
he landed in 1889. being the first Amer
lean 10 welcome Mr.. KiplinE to this
country and 10 assist him in the dis
covery. Two paragraphs, not cOnsec-
u;ive, are chosen as glimpses which
VIII ind appreciation
He was plainly disappointed in all
that he saw, for he was looking for
something western and raw. One thing
that worried him was the rapid step OF
the crowd he wanted to know II they
always walked that way. The gOr-
geoUsly lighted and lavishly spread
shop windows made him stare, and he
said II was all vastly different from
anything he had ever seen. The Won
derfullv decorated and beInirrored cafes,
which were the boast OF old San Fran
cisco, were something amazing TO him,
ard never failed 10 bring forth admir-
ing comment The prOdigal free lunch
system OF the town, by which you
could buy glass OF wine and nave a
whole meal thrown in, appealed 10 him
strongly"
I'm the san Francisco Press Club,
writes Mr. Willard, after telling OF the
manner in which Kipling had grtlled
those who entertained him in articles
published after his return 20 England
they will tell YOU story of how Kip
ling, who was anxious TO raise money 70
meet his travelling expenses, offered two
Aiuivaney manuscripts 10 the SEnuay
editor of a local journal. and OF how
the editor, after reading them over, re
turned them to the author with his
thanks and the comment that, WhilO
they were we'll written, they were not
available as there was no interest in
East Indian tales in this country. I
have heard this story repeated so many
times that I am inclined 10 think IL IS
true though the editor. probably COW
cred with confusion by the wonderful
subsequent popularity Of those tales
would never admit the authenticity Of
the report. If II was true, as many be-
lieve and declare. here was another
Kiplingian reason why San Francisco
was q perfectly mad city, "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
FOREMOST WOMAN
IN SWEDISH LETTERS

Ellen Key, hailed as Sweden's fore
most woman, whose name is one TO con-
iure with throughout Teutonic and SIav-
onic Europe, is Of Scotch Celtic origin
and noble blood ran in her mothers
veins. Helen Zimmean, writing in Put
mans Monthly, gives some interesting
glimpses Of this fearless writer.
while still a mere child her ma
ternaI instincts evinced themselves in
her protective care for her younger
brethren" runs the story. she read
everything that came in her way and
loved poetry above all. Ter childhood
dream was 20 own house of her own.
in the country, where she could play
the Lady Bountiful and where all her
dependents should be content and
happy. No discords should creep into
her Utopia. That life should be har-
moniOus was always her deepest desire.
and is the aim OF all her books. The
training she received was simple, not
10 say stOiCal. To complain was 10 be
feeble, Who plays the game must Ell
dure its consequences. was iICessantly
repeated in the home, and the sc words,
says Ellen Key, the now gray haired
cbild-for a child she still remains-iaid
the foundations of the power with
which she has met the painful and often
shameful attacks to which she has been
subjected on account OF her views.
Equally pronounced in childhood was
her determination that everything
should be real and true. That her doll
might have the proportions and weight
OF a real baby she made one Of rags so
heavy that Il cost her an effort to carry
il Love must be real and deep: no
Dassing emotion, but a sentiment for
iife and death. Everything must be
thorough
Happily her parents put no check on
the development or her ego. Ihus, Ior
eyamnTa thew recognized her need for
privacy. and hence gave her. at the
a &c of twelve d room TO herself, which
she inhabited without Interruptions,
ion as might be expected from her
fathers views. did not follow the beaten
track. AS a mere girl there were put
into her hands such books as the
Ccr,ed,y Of Love Brand and Peer
cent Ibsen. in those days, was little
read in Sweden, but the elder Keys
were always in the intellectual van
guard"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
RARE SHAKESPEARES
SOLD IN ENGLAND

And now II is Earl Howe OF England.
who is selling his ShakscUeares. His set
OF the four fOliOs ana large collection
of quarters, some OF extreme rarity. in
Cludes Hamlet" 1904 second edition.
only three copies known. Hamlet"
lGll; Henry "" 1913; Henry V" 1915;
Richard, Duke OF YoTke' CHenry "
part iii), 1890. King Lear" 1905. Rich
ard H." 1898; Richard III" 1887. only
two perfect copies known; Merchant Of
Vonice," J. Roberts, 1900; Merry Wives
Of Windsor" 1919; Midsummer Nights
Dream" James Roberts. 1900; ''PericIes.
1903; "RomeO and Juliet" 1889 and
Titus AndrCuicus." 1911. The earIs
first folio IS perfect, that is, no leaves
arc lacking, but the leaf OF verses and
title are backed, some margins Of sew
CTal leaves are mended. and some few
letters OF print are Injured. In size L
IS large. measuring thirteen by eight
and Cne-quarter inches. II was No. - Of
Lees Census"
In Sotheby's sale OF December u to a
was a copy Of Mrs. BrOwnings first
book The Battle of Marathon" pub
hshed by her father. in an edition OF
fifty copies, when the author was thiT-
teen years old. This brings the list OF
known copies 10 seven, OF which five are
In the United States.
OF SibthOrpe copy OF the First Folio
Shakespeare to be the most precious
book IN the world" 1t was given By
William Ja6Eard, the printer, to his
friend, Augustine Vincent, herald OF
Windsor. 1t is bound in full calf. prob
ably by JagS ards orders, and has
stamped upon II the herald's arms. II
contains inscription by Jaggard, who
At the tine was blind, but az the top
OF the title (Which IS reproduced IN Mr..
FOlgers aTticle) is an inscripl0n In
Nincent's autographs: "Ex done Wi
Jagsard TypogrGphi a 1873"
The story Of the discovery in lSc. OF
the volume among a lot Of discal ded
books in the coach house on the estate
Of Coniu6sby Charles SibthorDe, and Inc
Identification OF the writing and tho
arms on the binding is interesting but
the most remarkable feature of the vol
Ume is that IL is absolutely uncut"
and the largest of known copies. -
Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
THE SHIP
FOR POOR SAILOR

A successful operation for appendicitis
was performed recently under remark
able circumstances on the CUnard liner
Pannonia, en- route to America. Al
though the man operated upon was one
of the hUmblest members Of the crew,
the great liner was stopped fer one
hour in mid-OCean 50 that the surgeons
could do their work.
The vessel at the time was iabOring
in a severe westerly gale and whereas
specialists on shore remove an appen-
dix in from seven TO ten minutes, il
took DR.. J. Fraser Orr, ships surgeon;
TT. TorOkof Of the Hungarian govern
ment and an assistant one hour to COM
plete the operation.
on December p Robert Law, a coal
trimmer, was taken III, and DR.. Orr
found that he was suffering frO-o ap-
pendicitis. Methods OF cure without
operation were rescrted to, but by night
the mans condition was such that an
immediate operation was imperC tive
The situation was explained to CAPTAIN
Irving, and the commander decided &c
stop his vessel until the operation was
over
When the PannOnia reached her pier
Law, who is al Englishman, twenty
four years of age, was recovering. His
life had been saved by an hour, for the
surgeons and found that gangrsne had
set in some hours before the operation
was performed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
.HYGIEaIC INSTITUTE
FOR WQRKINGNE n

A trade hygienic institute" Is to be
established in Frankfort Germany,
where all matters appertaining TO the
health and protection OF German fac
tory operatives and the working classes
IN general are to be studied and taught.
This institution is the first of its kind.
and will have great field in which To
work Frankfort has been chosen be
cause Of its close proximity to some
Of the great chemical factories. tecEni-
cal high schools and universities, and
the many economic and sOcial-scien-
tiflc associations in the vicinity. An
endowment cI S23,S00 mas been ratsed
for the support OF the institute. ~
the institute for commercial advance
ment.
All the data concerning experiments
and experience Of physicians and others
employed or interested in the care FOR
the working classes, also all report :
emanating from official trade insnec-
lions Of labor associations. etc, are To
be collected by this new institute
where they viii be examined BY ex-
perts and put to sood use. Extensive
laboratories fitted up with the best 0f
Inodern appliances viii be erected
This enterprise has its source in TIL.
bel ef held by its organization that a
cen raj rotnt for this kind of science
Will greatly benefit the chemical and
other industries, and especially the
WoTlnng classes connected herewith
Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
TWO MILES A MINUTE SPEED
FOR NEW GERMAN RAILWAY
Record of Nearly Hundred Miles an Hour Already At
tanned by Electric Car, Which Has Attracted At
tention of All Nations.

A seventy-foot car on the Berlin
Zossen High Speed Electric railway, a
military road between the German
cities Of Berlin and Zossen, made the
remarkable speed Of nlnety-nine and =
half miles an hour in a test on NOyem-
Der &c. The car which established this
new record for railway speed, steam or
electric, was built in Germany last
year, and has attracted worldwide at
tentton because Of its unique construc-
tive features of having three trolleys,
and the expectations OF its builders
that it would run 124 miles an hour, or
more than two miles in a minute.
In running at the rate OF ninety-nine
and half miles an hour. the three
phase. or three-trolley, electric car em-
pl0yed 1900 volts OF electricity, 200
volts less than the capacity. The cur
rent was furnished by the Oberspree
central station OF the Berliner Elktric
taetswerks. the distance from the cen
trail station to the Arrest point on
the line conductor bein 9.3 miles. The
transformers are carried by the car it
self. low voltage (495) being used for the
motors. In a paper before the Interna-
tional Engineering Congress at Glasgow.
Scotland. A. Iasche, one of the build
ers OF the Berlin-Zossen road and its
equipment, says II Is sun questionable
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
COAL PRODUCTION
OF WORLD IN 1906

The British board OF trade has issued
circular, giving an estimate OF the
worlds coal production In 1906 at sos. -
100000 tons. of which Great Britain con-
tributed rather less than one-third and
the United States almost two-fifths.
Nine-tenths of the total was mined by
tve countries, as follows: United States,
269, 672. 600 tons: Great Britain, 81, O6s, 600:
Germany. 1S4, 672 900; France, 80, 762, OOO
and Belgium q, 232, 900 tons.
In consumption the United States ex-
Ceeded all others. using nearly One-half
Of the consumption of the four leading
countries, 36l. 49,. 900 tons. or 40 per
head OF population. followed by Great
Britain with 174.329, 900. or 3.39 per head:
Germany 49, S2 co. or 194 per head, and
France 5029S zoe tons, or lbs per head
The petroleum produced in the United
States in 1896 amounted 10 45SL OO0. 90
gallons, a decline of 228,OOO 900 gallons
from 1905 while the Baker oil fields of
Russia yielded 1.Sf6, 0OO.O00 gallons. which
was considerably less than the average
IN recent years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
FAMOUS VIOLINIST
LOVES MANY MODELS

NJ Eugene Ysaye. the famous violin
list, who has Just had his reserve Stradi-
VaruS stolen from his dressing room,
is Belgian tone-pOet, who has been
welded TO the king of instruments from
boyhOOd. No doubt ne feels his p:s sent
loss most keenly. but possibly his broad
cathOlicity where hddies are concerned
may help him to get over It.
"A ViOlinist" he once said, '''Can love
as many fiddles as 8 sultan can love
wives, and more. l should like a violin
harem-a regular seraglio OF fiddles-
Strads, Guadagninis, a Guarnerius or
two, few AWAITS, and even a few
GaElianos."
Once. early in his career. he was pas
sionately attracted by an alleged Quad
agnini in a DawnbrOker's window in
Hamburg. Buying ii was out Of the
question, and the pawnbroker, after
much persuasion, only consented to lay
aside the instrument for awhile Even
then possession seemed remote until
Ysaye, meeting Acknowledging
friend, actually fired him with so much
enthusiasm for fiddles that he consented
10 leave a bag OF stones with the pawn
broker as security for the instrument.
In this way said Ysaye, Il was mar
ried 10 my first love among the fiddIes
my beautiful Guadagnini. Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08

whether to mount the heavy transform
ers on the cars, or whether 1t Is not
better 10 reduce the high pressure
80 600 Yolts-by transformers alongside
the track to medium pressure OF
about 1900 volts, and TO wind the motors
for this latter voltage.
The car which has come within a
half-mile Of 100 an hour was built at
COlOgnG-Duetz to accommodate fifty
passengers. It's length over ali is 90
feet. and The distance between its
buffer plates is 72ia feet The full
width is 9 feet 8 inches. The windows
OF the car are closed, ventilation TAX
ing place through the side window OF
tie lofty skylight. The apparatus is in
the center. dividing the car into twa
apartments, though passengers may
pass through the apparatus room while
the car IS at full speed. The trucks,
carrying the body OF the car, are As
feet and inches apart. The diameter
Each truck has three aXles. the two
outer aXles carrying the motors. The
distaToz between the wheels measures
Y feet and 6 inches. The load for each
axle is 3 little more than IA tons. Each
Of the eight motors is adapted for
normal output Of 25o-horsepower. and
for a maximum output OF 750-horI:ss-
power. The speed Of the motor is abe at
go revolutions per minute, which cor
responds to a car speed OF 140 miles an
hour The tension OF 1900 volts, at
which the current is supplied from the
overhead wire, IS reduced in the trans
formers TO 435 Yolts--The Hesperian-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO BY.

NOTE: Published only as information ana
not guaranteed
40 p. Nc. & o. Limited. Daily. Fast
vestibule train Pullman sieepers 10 Lex
inEt0n, Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Chicago and St Louis Connection for
Virginia E0t Springs, Pullman Car Louis
VILE 20 Memphis and New Orleans. Dining
Cars. a "a carte service
lIG 2. Nj. F. Y. LIMITED. Daily.
Solid vestIbule train. Pullman sleepers 70
Cincinnati. Lexington, and Louisville,
Compartment sleeping car 70 Virginia Hot
Springs week days. Dining Cars. a a
carte service. Pullman sIeepsrs Cincinnati
TO Chicago and St Louis, and Louisville 70
Memphis Nashville, and New Orleans.
Reservations and tickets al Chesapeake and
Ohio Offices 5lS Pennsylvania ave; COG 18th
St near T: and New Union Station Tele-
phone. Main 1880. for Washington Terminal
Cab Service, and Main 1855 or Z305 for c. & o.
Ticket once. no2S-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
THE DOG AND HIS MASTER.

certain dog of watchfuI kind
To scare the thief away
BaTked from the setting of the SIM
Until the dawn Of day.
His master at the morning light
F'lOgged him for barking thus an night
Sound with prodfgious snore-
me thief broke in and seizing all
Made exit by the door.
When morning came they flogge5 thu
brute
Because the lazy dog was mute.
-Ignatz Krasickf.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
FOR SALE HOUSES

FOR SAI.E-I.ocaa ed in a choice northwest
section. a splendiCly built nearly new, two
story modern brick house; contains eight
delightful rooms and Tiled oath. beautifully
arranged dining room with two large win
cows; hardwood finish; entire house finely
decorated: plate glass storm and yestibule
doors; laundry ROOM concrete cellar; hot
water heat; lot 2lXl10; large yard; paved al
ley Small cash payment Price S. 500. Ad-
dress BOX 81. Times Office. feS 10
FOR SAL.E-A nice six-room frame. always
rented. Rosedale 81. ne, 81, 500 easy terms.
GRACE M THOMAS. CorcOrau building.
fes-3t
FOR SALE-Furnished cottage. beautifully
situated on electric line; g minutes from
Treasury, containing rooms, bath large
attic. cellar and rDomy Verandas; terms 10
suit; anyone buying this house viii get
great bargain Call Room 5l4. Munsey
Building, between 10 a. IN. and 5-p. m.
fe7-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY
Ticket Office. 1kzI Peuua. Ave.

NOTICE-FOlloving schedule not guaranteed.
HOS a. m. daily-SeabOard Mail Through
coaches and Pullman sIeePers 20 Savannah
and Jacksonville Through sleeper Washing
ton TO Hamlet and Hamlet to Atlanta Parior
car to Plnehurst. Dining cars.
rs D. n. daily-Sea board Florida Lin
tied Solid Pullman train through to Jack
F1nYiUe and 81. Augustine Also through
sleeperz 70 Pinehurst Atlanta BirmInE-
ham and Memphis Dining cars.
$50 d. M daily-Seaboard Express.
Coaches and Pullmsns 70 savannah and
jacksonville
r. Il. sTANSELLa Distrie: Passenger Agent.
jaI6-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-08
THE MODERN MAUD.

Efaud Muller threw her rake away
lust az the judge was passing
said She. This work or raking hay
Is far below my CHASING.
I'll start a 'get-rich' school To-Day
And advertise for scholars
she did and now instead Of hay.
Wise Maud is raking dollars;
Chicago News.