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Nflss stahI and t,e Code.

Failure To familiaTiZe herself with the
bell code In Southern hotel caused Rose
Stahl. appearing in James Forbes comedy.
THE Chorus Lady" an embarrassing few
moments during her recent Southern tour.
Miss Stahl has many friends in the South.
and In almost all Of the cities in which
she appeared she received such social at
tention as the limited period spent in
each city would allow. In Mobile, Ala,
a cousin whom she had not seen in sew
eral years called at her hotel to take her
out 20 dinner Miss Stahl had just ar
rived after a tiFesome trip, and without
noting the printed instructions regarding
the various rings. punched the bell twice
that being the customary signal for ice
water Bell boys in that section are
much slower in their movements than in
the East or West. and after waiting what
seemed a very long time she went at the
button again and gave il several jabs.
Even this did not have the desired effect,
and. becoming impatient at the unseemly
delay. she connected with the little ivory
and rang again and again
In a few minutes procession Of bell
boys gathered outside the door and
knocked for admission. The first one
deposited a pitcher Of ice water another
had a glass of lemonade. a third carried
q bottle Of beer, and the fourth set a
high bali on the table She protested
vigorously against turning her room into
la miniature saloon and then the spokes-
man Of the party assured her You done
ordered EN-, missy; you sure did ring the
bell for all those drinks" and when the
boy invited her 70 look over the bell calls
she discovered them listed as follows
Rings ice water.
2-ChambeTmaid.
Fire
4-Bell boy.
5-LemOnade.
6-BOttle of beer.
Cocktail.
8-Eighbail
Needless to say everything but the lem
onade and ice water went back to the
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

The number of deaths of all kinds or
violence except suicide and lynching, as
reported by telegraph and recorded in the
newspapers of the various States and Ter
ritories. was S.712. or SIS less than the
number reported for 1906. AS this record
IS closed on December 2S. Of course a few
more would have to be added to make a
complete statement. IT should also be
borne in mind that this record does not
contain merely such cases commonly des-
ignated as murder or homicide, which are
brought to trial III court, but every form
of death by violence. The various causes
of these-violent deaths were reported as
follows
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Clara BIoodgood,. WIN Proba,ee.

The will of Clara Bloodgood. who in
private life was Clara s. Laimbeer, was
filed for probate in New York on Decem-
Der "a. The will Is dated June 10, 1907.
Under the will her husband William
Laimbeer. viii enjoy the income of her
entire estate for his life, with power to
dispose Of the principal by viii The house
at 105 East Thirty-ninth street and its
contents go to him for his life, Bernard
NJ Baruch and Shepherd NJ, De Forest
are named as trustees to collect the in
come of the estate and pay II over to
Laimbeer. The estate is valued nemi-
nally at over sl0.000,' in both real and
personal property, but it is known that
Mrs. Laimbeer had accumulated a con
siderable sum.
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In $50 smaller towns and villages
throughout the country 164 have been
killed and 60l injured, making a total of
924 killed and 1,2A injured. as compared
with 200 killed and S5l injured last year.
During the hunting season proper 70
persons were killed and 81 wounded, as
compared with "A deaths and 70 wounded
in the hunting season of 1906 The record
for the entire year, however. shows that
101 were killed and 155 wounded, as ccn-
pared with rs killed and l67 wounded last
year More than one-half Of these were
victims of criminal negligence. The COM
plete list for the year is as follows:
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Rose stahl to b
appearing THE
Sah
including
daughter Of Col Trenton IN
Women The
shl vaudeville story
Lady which
Chorus Lady" amplhoauon probably
just
Baltimore
Philadelphia, Newark Broeklyn.
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Or, total Of ], 40 killed in these disas-
ters in this country and !, ,2S5 killed in for
eign countries. The total fatalities re-
ported in this country for the year are
1854. but il must be remembered that
many individual cases are never reported
The fire losses Of 1867. though $3.50, ,000,-
600 less than those of 1866, when the i'm
mense aggregated OF S552. .000.000 was large
ly due 10 the san Francisco FIRE, are still
heavy and larger than those Of 1906 with
the San Francisco fire omitted. The
total loss is about $l59, ,0C0.O00 in this coun-
try.
The loss Of life by disasters upon the
ocean in 1887 was 1,7S5 and upon inland
waters, 3H. There were . vessels lost
upon the great lakes, involving a loss or
rs lives, the most disastrous wreck being
that of the Cypress, which went down In
the October gale on Lake Superior. only
one of the crew Of twenty-three escaping.
32f Killed by Automobiles.
The following table gives a list OF those
who have been killed or severely injured
by automobile accidents of ali kinds in
the year 1851 in thirty-tWo Of the larger
cities Of this country. Altogether acci-
dents have happened in 552 places, as CON-
pared with 192 places last year. showing
the rapidly increasing use Of this kind Of
vehicle:
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aThe Rcd MIL, Coming.

Charles Dillingham's production OF
The Red Mil" which will be given at
the National Theater on January l3. with
montgomery and Stone in the principal
parts. has score by Victor Herbert
which is said to be plentifully supplied
with catchy, whistleable tunes. Some
OF the song hits are called Good a Bye,
John. Tn Old New York" 'oThe Tale
OF the Mill. Whistle It." Every Day
Is Ladies' Day with Me. You Never Can
Tell About a Woman" and Go While
the Going is Good"
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Steer the ReaI Ro..

The real boss of p. II. Sullivan's com
pany, which presents The Cowboy and
the Squaw" at the Academy this week. Is
Calico. a big 1600-pOund steer. He
does not make his appearance on the
stage until the finale of the third act.
but when he does he is master of all
he surveys" The stage manager. car
penter, property man. stage hands. ac-
tors, and actresses all have business
elsewhere at that time, and the trainer
and Bronco Bob are figuring where they
can find an Insurance company that
VIII take out another policy on their
lives
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DISASTERS OF YEAR
Last Twelve Months Notable
in Number of Tragedies.
MANY LIVES LOST IN MINES
More than Twelve Hundred Victims
I'm America Alone, and still Larger
Number In Foreign COuntries-I.ist
of Automobile Accidents a Long
One, and Victims Number 3Z4.

II IS matter Of more than passing IN
terest that the year 1907 was notable for
disasters of all kinds throughout the
world. from the mine explosions TO wind
storms. which have caused death and de-
struction.
The following table gives the loss Of
life resulting from disasters Of vafIous
kinds in this country in 1897. as reported
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

Miss Evelyn Vaughan, now under the
direction of Henry B. Harris, is appear
ing as Dorothy Nelson with Ralph Stuart
in ''Strongheart" Miss Vaughan is well
and popularity known in both social and
dramatic circles in the East and TIE
West. and is adding much to her dra-
matte history by the great excellence of
her Interpretation in the leading feminine
role with Mr. Stuart
Edith Barker, well known as an inter
prefer of important dramatic character
lzations, is this season leading woman in
THE Lion and the Mouse Company c.
Miss Barker is under a five years con-
tract to Henry b. Harris.
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Flora Juliet Bev
leading
military family being the daungr
her elder brother Albert
brother Bowy graduate of Smith
College the ranked among
the first Of her
The Fortunes which
induced Mr. management She
appeared last Mouse
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bar, and the famous Patricia O'Brien
hopes that her cousin believed it was all
a mistake.
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These are what are termed as general
disasters. outside Of railroad wrecks. au-
tomobile fatalities. hunting casualties.
war losses. marine disasters. homicides,
and sporting ana holiday casualties.
In the railroad accidents. not counting
the persons in the employ OF the COM
panies. the records show that 2sS9 have
been killed and 1897 injured on the steam
roads and III killed and $3.50 injured on
the electric roads. With the number OF
trainmen and others employed by the
road added the total would be largely
increased, as may be inferred from the
reports made 70 the Interstate Commerce
Commission for 1906. which gave "a total
Of 3,S07 employees killed and 55.524 injured
Many Mine Disasters.
There were thirty-four mine disasters in
The Washington herald., 1908-01-05

Miss Marie Shotwell is now appearing
as Shirley Rossmore in Company B OF
THE Lion and tire Mouse" It was
through her splendid work that Mr.. Har-
ris engaged her for the present role of
Shirley Rossmore in The Lion and the
Mouse"
Miss Kate MacLaurin. as leading wom-
an for Edgar Selwyn. in "Strongheart, -
is scoring a marked success in the role.
Miss MacLaurin comes Of a distinguished
Southern family, being the daughter Of
the late William MacLaurin, of Missis-
sippi, and the niece OF United States
Senator H. J. MacLaurin, Of the same
State.
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Hard work of the Proctor,

The only living for a poor aspiring
teacher was then, as it is now, the posi-
ton Of usher or proctor in a lycee. Al
phonse Daudet, who himself was once
a proctor in a small college of the South
mas told in his pathetic novel. lie Petit
Chose, the trials of the pion. the nm
deT-paid and shabby life of these men
who have to live. eat, and sleep with
the pupils, always on the mi viva
obliged continually to inspect. SPY. renri-
mand, and punish, exposed to the bostfI-
ity or ridicule of their wards. either
hated or hazed, discontentlng or discon-
tented
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Many Mine Disasters.

There were thirty-four mine disasters IN
1907, showing large loss Of life. They were:
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Pike Run No. |

Protracted meeting at Mt. Carmel
is in progress at present with good at
tendance.
Mrs. Ollie Carney and son, were
visiting his father-in-law Il part of
this week.
Geo. Denton, merchant of Jimtown,
was seen on our streets, Sunday.
Oliver Childers and VIM. Sitz, of
this creek, purchased fine bunch Of
pigs Of Mr.. Eby, of near SO, Bloom
ingyille.
Sylvester Deyault made business
trip to Nancy, Thursday of this week.
Swackhammer's mill Co. is about
done saving in Beaci Hollow.
Marion Devault, our butcher, is
busy all the time.
w. II, Harden and family enter
tained Wm. Stevens and wife, Sun
day for dinner.
Lafette Carney and Gurnie Smith
returned home, Saturday night, from
husking corn
Mrs. James McQuary Is very poorly
at this writing.
Thomas King and family, of Eagle
Mills, are attending protracted meet
ing at Mt. Carmel.
Thomas Tatman of Haynes, Ohio,
attended church at Mt. Carmel, Sun
day,
Gretna Smith, the little daughter
of Gilbert Smith and wife, met with
a very painful accident on last Thurs
day, by falling from chair and dis
locating her elbow and breaking the
same, and they had to take her TO
Chillicothe, where DIR. Leslie set the
broken arm and gave her medical aid.
James Garrett is getting along nice
ly with his new house.
Wheat looks very fine In our yieini-
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Max

Butchering is the order of the day.
Alma Larimer spent last week in
Bremen at the home of her brother
Milton Larimer.
j. Welty was Bremen visitor, Sat
urday.
Mrs. r. l.. Saffel spent last Thurs,
day visiting friends in New I.exing.
ton,
Matte Larimer was q Bremen visi
tor, Saturday.
Forest Focht spent the latter part
of last week at the home of Phil
Wagner near Bremen.
Bertha Blackston has gone to work
for Frank Sheets, south of Logan.
$. y. Focht and Frank Larimer
made business trip TO Logan, We'd
nesday.
Harvey Chapel NJ. Il, S. S, is pre-,
pairing for an Nmas tree Xmas eve
ming. Everybody is invited TO attend,
BLUE BELL.
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IleSbOrOugh

Protracted meeting is in pro-
gress at this place. Everybody is
invited to- attend.
l.. B. Mills sold valuable
horse to Allen Reichley.
Marion Fox, of Big Pine Valley,
visited Thomas Vancuren, last
week.
Henry lies visited his uncle, last
Thursday.
George Emerine was Logan
shopper, Saturday.
Mrs. Juletta Allen visited Mrs.
WIN. Vancuren, last Tuesday.
Mrs. S. A. lies visited her
daughter, Mrs. w. ID. Horn, Tues
day.
John Shaw was II Logan shop
per, Friday.
Mr.. Prstts and wife passed
through this place, Saturday.
Mrs. John Leach is on the sick
list, at this writing.
Olive Milstead aud Carrie Steel
visited Merle Nancuren, Thursday
evening.
Henry Mcdowell passed through
our town, Saturday.
Mrs. John Ferguson is or the
sick list at present.
Archie Bowers and Ivoe En- gle
were seen on our streets, Sunday.
Clayton Safer and wife visited
James Lindsey and wife, Sunday.
Harvey Bowers visited Henry
lies and wife, Sunday.
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Here and There

John Inboden and wife visited
Jefferson Fetherolf's, last Sunday.
Mrs. Ida McCreary is reported
on the sick list.
Ellsworth Smith and wife were
Laurelville shoppers, last Friday.
Joseph Turner sold bunch of
cattle to Grant Dresbask, one day
last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kalshner was a
Bloomingville visitor, last Thurs
day.
Gretna Smith, little daughter of
Bert Smith, had the misfortune of
getting her arm broken, one day
last week.
Nelson Reid and family were
the Sunday guests of Elmer Ken
nedy's.
Bert Swackhammer and wife at
tended church at Mt. Carmel, last
Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Evans and son, of
Gibisonville, visited Thos, Hock
mans, last Monday.
Harley Lindsey of near Amanda,
was the guest Of his parents, last
Sunday.
Rufus Johnston, of near Logan,
has moved on the farm that he
purchased of Mrs. Lottie Devault.
Edward Kennedy, of Tarlton,
was a business caller on Blue
Creek, last Monday.
MAUD MULLER
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ment since the issuance of the last
report, it's condition being now
estimated at 60 per cent. COM
pared with an average as against
So per cent. reported one month
ago. Local showers in many
sections of the state have proven
very beneficial, hence the increase
in condition reported. The plant
generally is small and weak, In
poor condition to go into winter
and unless conditions are most
favorable during the winter and
early spring NJ ,nths, many fields
will be abandoned and put to
other crops. The seeding was un-
usually late, due to the prolonged
drouth, which also tended to
greatly reduce the area seeded.
The damage reported by insect
pests is very slight. The amount
of the crop sold as soon as thresh.
! is estimated at 1 / per cent.
The area planted to corn for
this years harvest as returned by
the township assessors was ., $685.
S95 acres, and the average pro-
duction per acre as now estimated
by the correspondents is SO, 8
bushels, giving total production
for the state as Il whole of l03,-
G30, 7i6 bushels. This is an in
crease over the harvest of 1907 of
approx mately 1900. 600 bushels.
The crop genel ally is of good
quality and was cribbed In fine
condition. Husking was delay ed
to some extent by the continued
dry weather The CORES 2ondents
estimate that 4 per cent. of the
present crop was put into silos.
The average date of cribbing was
October 13. Ohio's banner corn
crop was produced in 1905 and in
comparison with that year the
present production is short ap.
proximately %, 100000 bushels.
Apples are reported at SO per
cent. compared with an average
yield. This is an increase of 38
per cent. over the crop of 1907.
About the same number of
cattle is being fed for spring mar,
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Enterprise

Mrs. Jacob Matthias was the guest
of her mother, Of Stringtown, We'd
nesday night.
Mrs. Thomas Lake made trip ia
Columbus, Tuesday.
protracted meeting at ROckbridge
is progressing nicely under the man
agement of Rev. NJ. Il. White.
DIR. Rannells was seen on our sire cts,
Wednesday.
Rev. NJ. II. White and family were
the guest of George Kimbol, Thurs
day.
Mrs. j. A. Kline, who has been a
visitor at Canton, o., returned home,
Wednesday.
John Blosser is reported on the
sick list
Mrs. Gertrude Edwards had as her
Sunday guests, her brother and sister
in-law, of So. Bloomingyille.
Alya Kline and wife made trip TO
Rockbridge, Sunday.
John Blosser, OF Logan, was the
guest OF his parents.
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official Report on Corn Acre.
age.

The following report presents
an estimate OF corn production for
the the present year, and the con-
dion of ther crops as computed
from returns received from the
official crop correspondents of the
department.
Wheat, condition compared with
an average, go per cent.
Wheat, amount OF crop of 1905
sold IA soon as threshed, A per
cent.
Wheat, damage to grow ing crop
by Hesslan fly, 0 90 per cent.
Wheat, damage to growing crop
by white grub, 0 6l per cent.
Corn, area planted In 1908 at
returned by township assessors,
2,S0G, S95 acres.
Corn, average yield per acre,
3G bushels.
Corn, total estimated product
for 1908, lO3, G29,7i6 bushels.
Corn, put into silo, 4 per cent,
Com, average date cribblng be.
gan October l3
Glover, area sown in 1907 cut
for seed, 81 per cent.
Glover, average yield per acre,
! s busheles.
Apples, probable total yield
compared with an average, SO per
cent.
Tobacco, probable average pro-
duct per acre, 76l pounds
Cattle, number being fed for
spring market compared with last
year, So per cent.
Sheep, number being fed for
compared with last year,
64 per cent.
Wheat shows a slight improve
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now.
John wilkins has moved to Bremen,
Friends farm.
The families of Edison Heron and
Beecher Ebert have been on the sick
list for two weeks past, but are re-
covering at this writing
Ambrose Reid and wife were visit
inc his brother. Nelson Reid, Thurs
day last.
Will Stebleton, of Laurelville, was
in our vicinity, last Sunday.
We are sadly in need of a truant
officer and game warden in our COM
munity.
earSir, will you kindly give US the
law in this case. where parents neg
lect to send their children to school,
same being of school age. FnrrZ.
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SOCIETY NEWS OF (
OTHER TOWNS K:
Pilrsell
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Bill Springer wrson our streets,
Saturday.
Geo. Cotkle called on Lewis
Conkle, one day last week
Joe Hutiine called On VIM. Wine
last Friday.
Ira Shisler WAS on our streets,
Friday.
Mary Wine was the guest of
Forest Wine, last week.
Mrs. Rosa Wine called on Mrs.
Eliza Wine, one day last week.
will Wine called on Bill Brown,
one day last week.
Arthur Voorhees, called on Otie
Wine, Friday.
Bill Brown and Will Wine were
hauling feed, Saturday.
Bill Springer called on Jacob
Wine, one day last week.
Emery Banter was on our
streets, last Tuesday.
Mrs. Bertha BANTER and two
children were on our streets, one
day last week.
Luella and Mary Wine called on
Forest Wine Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Eliza Wine called on Mrs.
Jane Conkle, one day last week.
Geo. Conkle spent last Saturday
and Sunday at 50. Perry.
Charles Kitchen was on our
streets, Saturday.
VIM. Wine WAS seen on our
streets with u large load of lum-
ber, last week
Bill Brown was on our streets,
one day last week.
Myrta and Ella Lindsey called
on their grandma, last Wednesday
Mrs. Alice Shisler, the teacher
of No. 10 school, was the happy
guest of Forest Wine, Thursday.
Jacob Wine was on our streets,
Saturday.
lcel Davis called on Mrs. Vern
Kitchen, Tuesday evening.
Prayer meeting was we'll attend
ed Mt Pine Grove, Sunday.
Mr.. Dickens is visiting Mich
Wine and wife.
Miles. willard is visiting Jess
Thash, of Carol.
Tom Willard, wife and daugh-
ter were the guests of his father
and mother, last week.
will Young is visiting friend, of
PurselI.
Bill and Blanche Brown and
Will Wine were the guests of Lewis
Conkle, Sunday.
Isaac Brown was on our streets,
Monday.
Edna Woodard was the guest of
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Csrmon Burgoon, Sunday.
Sherman Burgoon called ON AL
BANTER, Sunday evening.
Mr.. Dickens and Luella Wine
called on Mrs. Chllcost, Sunday.
Charlie Smith is boarding at
will Wines and working for Mr.,
Springer
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W.
Mary Carney and sister called on
Mrs. A, f. Stephenson, one day this
week.
Mrs, Charles Tailor with her baby,
called on her parents, Lewis Smith
and wife, Saturday.
George Bum made business trip
to Salt Creek, Saturday.
LITTLE ELK.
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California Hollow

Hunting skunks, husking corn and
butchering Is about all the go here
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Mr.. Flayius A. Kerwood, of
Pleasantyille, is the guest of his
sister, Mrs. f, L. Martin.
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sPoFFoRD.

Miss Annie Kilburn is visiting in Brat
tleboro.
Allen Worrell of Keene was in town
Sunday.
Miss Annie Chase is at home for the
summer vacation.
Herbert Puffer of West Swanzey spent
Sunday with his father, Nathan Puffer.
Willie Barden of Keene was recent
guest at the home of his uncle, Amos Jud-
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Richardson of Brookline,
Mass, are spending few days at John A.
Joslin's.
There will be social dance at Village
nished by Maynard's orchestra.
Benjamin, Marion and Marguerite Hop
kins of Keene are visiting with their
grandmother, Mrs. Miranda Hopkins.
Alton Chandler with his wife and. little
son is spending two weeks vacation at
the home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
E. Chandler.