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The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Their Golden Wedding Folloqvs
Three Others in Same Family
Mr. and Mrs Gopher HINT Hale and Hearty 78 and 20
Years, Respectively Grandparents, Parents, and
Brother Also Wed Half Century.

Yes, we haze just celebrated our
fiftieth wedding anniversary. and we
are going TO live fifty years more. Do
we feel old? Bless your heart, no. It
seems just as if we we're gett ng ready
for another honeymoon said Mrs
Zophar Hunt. Of 14l1 Ames Place, north
east. TO a representative of The Times
today.
Il confess to being seventy years Old,
and my husband Is eight years my SEN
Tor, but we don't look It. now. do we?'
continued the p,sasant-faeed matron. as
she sat in the eozy little parlor of the
home. surrounded by her children and
grandchildren.
Mrs. Hunt was quickly assured that
had she not told her age nobody ever
would have guessed it. Indeed, she ap-
peared TO be the youngest Of the party,
IN spirits. anyway. II not IN years
The pleasant home was profusely dec
GRATED with goldenrod, palms, and cut
flowers, while the anniversary gifts
were numerous and costly, including
cut glass, silver. and a real shower Of
gold pieces. amounting to several hun
dreds Of doIlars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt were married in
Smithland. Ky, August Is, 1853. The
latter was Miss Emma Elizabeth, one
cf the bellies OF the town. They re-
moved to Washington and lived here
until the close Of the civil war Mr..
Hunt at that time working On the Ma
uonal Republican, a newspaper Of con-
siderable lnDg4nce during the early six
ties. The western fever got into Mr..
Hunts mind and the couple went to
Indiana, settling in LOgansport and
residing there until seven years ago,
when they returned 70 Washington,
Mr.. Hunt securing a position in the
Government Printing Office, where he
is at present
OF the Ave children living. four were
present at the reception-Ars Eva Dill
zen. Wabash. Ind: Amos Z. hunt, with
bis wife aud daughter, OF this city;
Oscar +. Hunt, with his wife and
daughter. OF philadelphia. and Morton
Z. Hunt. with his wife. OF Traverse
( City, Mich. Their second daughter. Mrs.
Ida Kate HumrickhOuse, Of Canton,
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
END COMES AT LAST
TO MERCHANT PRINCE
John Y. Farwell, 50, With Long
Pedigree, Dies at Home in
Chicago Suburb.

CHICAGO. Aug. 21.-Johu Y. Farwell.
ST., for years one Of Chlcago's best
known men aQd head OF the J. V.
FarweI Company. wholesale dry goods,
died last night at his hume IN Lake
Forest. aged eishty-three years.
He had been I'll long time, and rel
stlves and friends were Ct his bedside
when the end came. DIT. Alfred C.
Haven Of Lake Forest. VINO had been
attending Mr.. INarweH in his illness
was present when death came, and all
efforts to revive the sinking patient
were futile
John Villars Farwell was OF English
decent, aud traced his ancestry in di-
rect line back 10 Richard FarweH OF
Yorkshire. England who. in l2S0. was
married to tie heiress Of Elias de Bill
crtcne. His earliest American ancestor
Henry Farwell, came TO this country
early I'm the seventeenth century and
was cne of the first settlers at Con
cord, Mass, which was Incorporated in
1885
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
WANTS DAMAGES
FOR Missing DOG
81, 900 Claimed From Atlantic
Coast Line for Loss
Of Pet.

Beaulah Bouknight this morning en-
tered suit in the District Supreme Court
through her attorney, George c. Shinn.
TO recover 1900 damages from the At
lantic Coast Line railway. for the loss
Of a pet dog. The plaintiff states that
several months ago she shipped her
dog from Washington 10 Jacksonville.
Fla, and that il never reached its
destination. Because Of It's breeding and
since tt aided her OftenJimes in the per
formanee Of tricks for the amusement
OF friends, she says IN the bill that
she had great affection for it. and that
the damages viii not begin 10 repay
her for the loss OF her pet.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
WAS A WAITER BY DAY,
A BURGLAR BY NIGHT
Thrifty EmplOye in Chicago Cafe
Found Tips Insufficient 10
Satisfy Him.

CHICAGO, Aug. sI-Samuel Hanson IS
thrifty. He admits fl. BY his own con
fession, he works in a downtown cafe
as "A waiter during the day time. but
the tips he gets are rot sufficient 70 sat
isfy hIm. So at night he INDUCES IN
burglary as a side line. He has a
diploma from the Joliet penirentiary.
He was sent there in 1895 by Judge
Kavanagh for burglary, and was
paroled last June.
He stcle jewelry and silverware val
ued at $500 last evening from the apart
ments of Mrs. L. E. Huyler. on New
port avenue. Mrs. Huyler saw him.
with a suit case in hand, coming out
of the building when she returned from
a shopping trip.
When she entered her apartment she
found il had been ransacled. She ran
out and followed the man with the suit
case until she met Sergeant James
Duncan. to y.hom she told her story
Duncan arrested Hanson after a chase
Of several blocks.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Little Ragged Hero SaveS Child
By Stopping RunaqUay in Street

A little hero OF ten years. ragged,
unkempt. and unacquainted with the
better things of life, won the admira-
tion of passers-by at Eighth and .
streets yesterday afternoon, when. af-
ter rolling a baby carriage containing
two infants TO a safe place, he seized
a runaway horse. attached TO wagon,
whose only occupant was a child.
The little fellow was seen slowly
pushing a carriage along @ street In
the carriage were two babies, con-
tented. though their guardian was
ragged and dirty. and their own raj
ment was not the finest. Suddenly the
led increased his speed and seemed
bent on running his charges into a
nearby fence.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
DEER ROAM THROUGH
RAILROAD YARDS

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. I.-Wild
deer have been seen in Harrisburg sew
eral times within the past few weeks,
This afternoon John Lane. a truck
farmer in the Tenth ward, discovered
a full grown doe eating his corn. When
he drove it away it jumped into the
river and swan to an island half mile
1*f.
The animal had come out Of Wildwood
Park and crossed the thirty tracks IN
the Pennsylvania railroad yard, the
yardmen considerably holding up shift
ing operations until the deer had safely
crossed.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
SPECTATORS LAUGH
IN POLICE COURT
Dialect Defense, However, Did Not
Prevent Norris From Be
ing Fined.

Nah gracious. sam. Old boy. amt
you all eetn' fat since yuh got mar
rtdT Cross NAH heart jedge yeronner.
dats all All said to dat man When he
pcrliCemans came along and laid his
hand or nah shoulder, aud says 'Yous
rested, boy
This was the excuse William ]. Nor
1ls offered To Judge Mullowny in the
Police Court this morning when ar
raIgned for disOTdcciy conduct. The
Judge could hardly suppress smile,
While everybody in the court -num
roared. Norris was funny-awfully
funny. and ne made such a hit with
the crowd that everybody was sorry
when the judge imposed a s. fine.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21

A passeT-by in the distance wondered
what it ali meant. until a moment later
he saw the urchin run at breaknecR
speed toward an approaching delivery
wagon. In the wagon was a child, play
ing upon the floor.
The horse had become frightened and
had just started down the street at a
galIop. when it felt a tug at the reins.
The little hero guided the animal away
FROM a standing vehicle. with which
a collision seemed imminent.
After hitChing the horse To a post, ne
returned 10 his own little charges, and
the ueghbOThOOd applauded the young
ster as he walked unassuUinEly down
the street. To him. the rescue appar-
entity seemed trivial, and he regarded
the incident as OF little moment.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
LUNCHROOM MEN
MUST OBEY LAWS
Inspectors Recommend Issuance of
Warrants for -Four George
town Owners.

As the result of a reinspection of
lunch rooms in Georgetown. Inspectors
Stoy and Norris today recommended the
issuance Of four warrants
The prOprietors are alleged TO have
failed 10 heed the warnings 10 comply
with tie health regulations. Their es-
Jablshments, the inspectors saws, were
found yesterday to be I'm generally un-
clean condition, improperly screened
and in two instances open garbage cans
were found in the kitchens
The inspectors say the proDrietors
have had time 10 remedy conditions.
Warnings 10 comply with the regula-
tons were given in eight instances.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
TRIED TO EMULATE
CIRCUS PERFORMER
Wagered 500 on His Ability
to Eat Tacks and
Nails.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Aug. 2l.-After
watching a professional circus iron
eater swFIlCw a quantity Of tacks and
nails. JCnn +. Hoyt. of Ware. on a 500
wager ,t5empted TO emulate him, and
this m Jrnilg in Wesson Memorial Hos
pital Dr. J. II. Carmichael removed a
score Of tacks from his stomach. The
operation will be continued tomorrow.
Hoyt swallowed the tacks five months
ago. He has been i'll for weeks with a
high fever, and has lost forty pounds
in weight.
The hospital surgeons say that Hovt
viii be himself again when separated
from the hardware
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
CHILD IS KILLED
BY PETTING HORSE

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 21.-''Ntce
hOrsey," said Viola Eckenrode. aged
three years, stopping on a street cross
ing to pet a horse attached to a heavy
dray
The horse sprang aside to avoid step
ping on her; she fell down, a wheel ran
over her breast, and she died two hours
later.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
DAUGHTER SEEKS
SLICE OF MILLIONS
Death Reveals Rich Jersey
Man Has Wife and Child
Living in France.

NEW YORK, Aug 2L-An effort to
break the will OF the late Etienne Giver-
maud millionaire silk manufacturer. Of
West Hoboken and North Bergen. who
died July T. has been instituted by his
daughter, Nine Eugene Walls. OF
Lyons. France.
She was cut of with 5000 A petition
on appeal from the probate OF the VIII
was filed yesterday with Surrogate
John +. Egen. of Hudson county. by
counsel for Alexander Simpson, OF Jer-
sey city.
In this petition Il is alleged that when
Mr. Givernaud married his second wife,
Barbara Hines, who had been an en-
ploye IN one of his mills, his first wife.
Nine Walls mother was in France.
and that he had not been divorced.
The petition further asserts that undue
influence was exerted on him Dy Bar
bara Hines. and the executors named
in the will, Thomas a. Kennedy, OF
West ffobOken and Oscar Vein. OF
M0ntclair, and that because of an HI
ness lasting over the past twenty years
he was Of unsOund mind and incapable
OF making a will.
Reason For Delay.
Mr.. Simpson stated yesterday that his
delay IA filing the appeal was because
=. wished to perfect his case before
making any move. and that he now
had his dispositions and afhdavtts and
all evidence required.
Mr.. Givernaud, In cutting his daugh-
ter of, made a statement IN the viii
10 the effect t';at this was ian amount
more than sufficient TO repay her all
money received by me from her
mother" Nothing was left 10 Giver-
naud's first wife. who Is still alive and
makes her home with her daughter in
Lyons.
10 Barbara Hines Givernaud. the
widow by The second marriage, Giver-
maud gave $50 coo in cash, together with
the furnitUTc and uNtUTes IN the home
ln North Bergen. and the horses. car
riages and other equipment Of the
establishment.
There are two codicHs 20 the will,
which is dated August 3, 1855. In the
original document ar, GiYernaud gave
his second wife $1,000. In the first
cUdicil. dated December u, 1901. Mr.
Givtrnaud increased this by $1,000 and
gave 20 aer the home and its furnish
ings.
Gives Rest To Brother.
To his brother, Louis Givernaud. now
Head, with whom he had been asso-
ciated in business since his coming to
America. he gave the rest and residue
, Of the estate, including the right, title,
and interest ir the business known as
tEe Givernaud Brothers. For twenty
years prior &c his death Mr.. GivernauC
had been a sufferer from locomotor
ataxia-
TIE wedding Of Etienne Givernaud 10
Barbara Hines WAS a seven days sen
saIiOn IN Hudson county twenty-five
years ago. The girl was employed in
the silk mill I'm North Bergen. She
was energetic and capable and OF more
than ordinary good looks
The wealth Of her husband made the
pretty Mrs. GfVernaud acceptable 10 the
more select sat of her EcCtion Of the
county, and soon she was p society
/ leader. This position she held.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Ill With Consumption, Mrs. N.
Snellenberg, of Philadelphia,
Takes Strychnlne.

DENVER, Col, Aug. p. - Mrs. N
Snellenberg. wife Of y. Snellenberg, the
millionaire department store proprietor
of Philadelphia committed suicide on
Tuesday last at The Oaks home in this
city, by eating strychnine tablets which
had been prescribed for her as medicine.
Mrs. .SneIlenberg was afflicted with con-
sumption. and it is believed her illness
produced melanChOlia.
The fact of her suicide did not become
public until last night.
The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Nearly SO Per Cent. Better.
P. g. G. Naphtha Soap weighs more, does
more and is made of better materials
than any other Hdphtha SOAP

than any other nGphthd soap
P & G. NaPhtha Soap is nearly 50 per cent. better
than any other naphthd soap.
That is pretty big statement but it is true.
If you analysed cake of P. & G. Naphtha Soap and
cake of any other naphtha SOAP you would kn0V that
Is true.
P & G. Naphtha Soap better than any other naph-
tha Soap for these reasons:
Because made much better materials than any other napha soap,
Its cleansing power is greater.
Because it is harder than any other naphha soap,
X 1.I11 it viii las longer.
IpPO2ssSiDG Because weighs more, viii do work :,
| rWPHTHRS09 Cents Cake-Worth More.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
JUDGE CARTHEL
SENDS OUT LETTER

Montgomery, March 1.-(Special)-A
feature of the meeting of the State Sun
day School association in Birmingham on
April $780, will be the fact that every
delegate will be expected to provide his
or her own entertainment. Low rates
have been secured on the railroads. The
letter of Judge Joseph Carthel general
secretary, is given below:
My Dear Co Worlxer:
This is to remind you that the twenty
fifth annual convention of the Alabama
Sunday School association is to be held
in the city of Birmingham April 1880.
We trust that your school will plan to
send a full delegation to the convention
and appoint only those who will attend
every session, for every delegate ought
to get the full benefit of the convention
and return home determined to do better
work.
The basis of representation is: Five del
egates- at-large from each county, all
ministers of the gospel, the superintend-
ent and two other delegates from each
Sunday school,
The names of all delegates should be
sent. to Mr.. B. C. Bynum or e. c. Thurs
ton, Birmingham Ala.
Each delegate will be expected to pro-
vide for his own entertainment. Mr.. By
mum, the chairman of the white cap COM
mittee, will give the delegates full in
.ormation about hotel and boarding house
accommodations and will have a list of
boarding houses and the rates charged az
each place.
1t gives me pleasure to inform You that
the railroads of the state have granted
to delegates attending the convention a
rate of cents per mile, plus % cents for
the round trip. This is practically one
fare rate for the round trip. Full infor-
nation can be obtained from the railroad
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STOLEN-Horse and bugg,

STOLEN-Horse and buggy
at corner 3rd Ave. and Goth ST.,
about s o'clock last night.
Sorrel mare Is hands high,
white spot in forehead, right
hind foot and ankle white;
blind in right eye, PAGES and
trots, front ankle q little en-
larged; shod with heel corks o..
front and hind feet, very
fleshy. Babcock buggy, side
screens, plain wheels, half
badge spokes, rubber tired,
new dusk top, rubber cushion,
body painted black, running
gear originally painted red, re-
painted black. $40 reward for
recovery of horse; 500 for ar
rest and conviction of thief. DR..
A. H. French, 1431 3rd Ave. N.
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FOR PIMPLES, TOO
New Discovery Cures Eczema and
Eradicates Minor Skin Troubles
Over Niqht.

About a month ago the dispensers Of
poslam the new discovery for the cure
of eczema, decided to allow the druggists
of the country to handle it. Previous to
that time it could only be obtained direct
from the laboratories.
Since this change in the method of
distribution, poslam has met with the
most phenomenal success of anything in
PRODUCED to the drug trade in the last 30
years. All leading druggists, including
Jacobs Pharmacy, in Birmingham, are
now carrying the special 50-cent size re-
Gently adopted, also the 81 jar
This great success is not surprising
when it is remembered that, in eczema
cases, poslam stops the itching with first
application, proceeds to heal Immediately
and cures chronic cases in a few weeks.
In minor skin troubles, such as pimples
blackheads, acne, herpes, blotches, rash,
etc. results show after an overnight ap-
plication. Experimental samples of pos
lam are sent to anyone by mail free of
charge, by the Emergency Laboratories,
80 West Twenty street, New York
City.
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BOND MAJORITY
MAY REACH 700
Issue Will Be Placed as Early as Pos
sible and Work viii Begin
On Roads.

Decatur, March 31.-(Special) : The
result of the bond election held in this
county yesterday will be a majority of at
least 500 for bonds. Up to this time "
CT the % boxes in the county have been
heard from. The majority may reach 700
The bond issue is for $26O,000. Probate
Judge William e. Skeggs stated las.
night that the bonds would be placed on
the market just as soon as possible. He
says that they can be disposed of readily
and at a good figure The taxable value
Of Morgan county is now about seven and
half million dollars, or more than double
what it was five or six years ago. Judge
Skeggs thought it would be about August
before work would commence on the
reads. 1t is the intention to commences
work after the crops are laid by so
tie farmers of the county will be able to
Go hauling for the roads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
CHILD SUFFERED
With Sores on Legs. Cured in
Two Weeks by Cuticura.

"My little daughter suffered with
sores on her legs all last summer. Her
feet were sore, too, and she couldn't
wear her shoes. think she was poisoned
by running through weeds but the doc
tor said it was eczema. l tried several
remedies but failed to find cure. Then
l sent for Cutioura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her in two weeks.
l find Cuticura the best ever tried for
any kind Of sore and hope / shall never
be without it. Mrs. Gertie Laughlin.
Ivydale, w. Va, Apr. rs, 1907.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor of Infants Children. and Adults
consists OF Cutcura Soap (25c) Cleanse the Skin,
Cuticura Ointment I50c) to Heal the SKIN, and
Coated Pills 25c per vial Of COZ to Purify the Blood.
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug d Chem.
Corn. Sole Props, Boston, Mass.
aa-Mailed Free. Cuticura Book ON Skin Diseases.
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MYSTERY IN SHOOTING.
Police Claim Dead Man Was Gentle
man Burglar.

Montgomery March 91.-A special TO
the Advertiser from Mobile says:
It was discovered tonight tnat the wife
of G. A. Riddle, who was shot to death
several night ago by policemen of Biloxi,
Miss, resides in Mobile. The police of
Biloxi claim that Riddle was gentleman
burglar and it was at first thought he
was man named Frieburg of Chicago.
Mrs Riddle denies that her husband was
a burglar. She says he was attached to
a street fair organization and that the
instruments found on his ION answer
the description of the tools he used in
his business She will clai' the body.
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Creditors Want Their Money.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 3l.-The Railway
Electric Power company, through Attor-
ney Robinson, today objected to the dis
charge of the receivers of the Westing-
house Machine company in the United
States circuit court. Attorney Robinson
stated that the company owes his clients
S31d, Co., which natures December 81, 1910,
anc that the interests of the power COM
pany would be jeopardized by the dis
charge of the receivers at the present
time Judge Young reserved his decision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
PHILLIP BARRETT
BROWNS IN RIVER
WHILE PLAYING ON BANK WITH
ANOTHER BOY BOTH ROLL INTO
THE WATER-BARRETT COM
PANION is SAVED.

Montgomery, March 31.-While playing
on a steep bank of the river, in the edge
of the city tonight, two boys rolled into
tie river and one of them, Phillip Bar
rett, 10 years old, was drowned.
Young Barrett was son of William
Barrett. the veteran doorkeepr of the
Grand theatre, whose children are pets OF
many people of the city. The body was
not recovered.
The other boy was saved
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Election at Madison.

Huntsville. March s1.-tSpecial)-Th
city election held, yesterday in Madison
resulted in the election of Mayor {. A.
Strong and Aldermen A. II. Lewis and
NJ II. Anderson. Prof. T. q. Riddle, j.
Herman Lewis and s. Q. Gates were also
elected aldermen.
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Fire at MaysviIIe.

Huntsville, March 31.-(Special.)-A tele-
phone message from Maysville last night
stated that the general merchandise store
of A. ]. Byrne and a cottage belonging
10 Ma. w. H. Echols had been burned.
The total loss amounted to $500, partly
covered by insurance.
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PERSONAL

Coroner W. D. Paris and family have
returned from Jacksonville. Fla, where
they have been visiting for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Scrofula is eradicated and all kindred
diseases are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

agent in your own place. Yours cordially
JOSEPH CARTHEL,
General Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Save on your Doctors bills. How? Eat
wholesome, delicious Sugar Glen molasses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Save on your doctors bills. How? Eat
wholesome delicious Sugar Glen molasses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

For all information regard
mo cheaper rates to eastern
points, and two-cent inter
changeable mileage books call
at Southern Railway City
Ticket Office, Morris Hotel
Building, or phone Bell 3067;
Peoples 617.
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did not use any internal remedy, and
while some gave partial relief, none re-
lieyed as much as did the first box OF
Cuticura Ointment. l made purchase
of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
my hands were perfectly cured after two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of soap were used. now keep
them on hand for sunburn, ETC., and use
Cuticura Soap for shaving. | could write
q great deal more in reference to my
cure but do not want to take more OF
your time. William H. Dean, Newark,
Del, Mar. %, 1907"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
DEEP CRACKS
FROM ECZEMA
Could Lay S!ate-PenciI in One
Hands in Dreadful State Dis
ease Defed Remedies and Pre-
scriptions Suffered Seven Years.
FOUND A PERMANENT
CURE IN CUTICURA

At had eczema on my hands for about
seven years and during that time had
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ubtu B6VtTdI SO-CdIItU
remedies, together with
physicians and drug
gists' prescriptions. The
disease was so bad on
my hands that / could
lay a slate-pencil in one
of the cracks and a rule
placed across the hand
would not touch the
pencil. / used