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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-15
BIG LEGAL BATTLE
TO BEGIN OVER
LAND FRAUDS
GOVERNMENT IS NOW PREPAR-
ING IMPORTANT CONTESTS TO
GET TITLES TO THOUSANDS
OF ACRES.

OF ACRES.
Washington, Jan IA great le-
sal battle is about to be begun by
The government contest that. in
Fact, viii rival. in interest and inn
portance, the Northern Securities ana
Standard Oil cases. In the prelimi.
nary skiFmish of the battle, the gov
crnment was defeated. The case in.
wolves the entry and d.sposition Of
tmber and mineral lands Of the
United States, tens of thousands of
acres OF which have been acquired
by corporations and wealthy lndiy,
duals bv what is known as the dunn
my entry system
Scr iaany years the administration
Of the public land holdings OF the
government was. to express il mildly,
very loose, It WAS possible, under
the sort Of administration that pre-
vailed for thirty or forty Years for
almost anybody to obtain possession
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-15
Doing NOBLE WORK.
ou.ous Demonstrations Perform.

Mseu,oua Demonstrations Perform.
"a q the Nightly Exhisitiana.
pheuoubal are the results re-.
ceived from the use of DR.. Jones'
Beaver on Words Of PRAISE nave
baoa pouring in daily but none Of
SO convincing as the testimony OF
those Who produce living evidence.
Dr spege' and his wonderful great
display gained another victory last
night The results obtained fully
proved all that has been claimed for
tbs sreat preparation. It is evil
dent from the reports from tbs city
and vicinity from those who have
used bis medicine that be has demon
stratcd that this great discovery
Beaver Oil. has fulfilled all prom
ises made in regard to its curatme
powers
Last night L. T. Johnson who had
Suffered Ions with muscular rhea-
uat.sm. ana hearing Of the great
good done by Dr sp.agal SINCE his
arrival u town was urged by MS
Trend 50 opoa .he platform 3
see what ceull be d9ne. DR. spl gel
aU i5aeAag Il ca3se of h5 di
case aleda.ey w a. work r
tFe d 1i q lrle t1oal.l.enl aa ale.r
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-15
SEVERAL NOTED SCIENTIST
WERE PLACED ON THE
STAND YESTERDAY.
JEROME IS ON THE y


New York. Jan ll.--The di
case Of the people against aarA
TAaw. accused 81 numbering
ford White, is finished and today
defense began its effort to shows
Thaw was not mentally respd
for mis- act when lie shot
That insanity pure and eimple
defense on which Thaw's attorS
viii rest their case, was made p
in the opening address Of Thj
chief counsel yesterday.
There was delay OF half an /
in the beginning of the trial TOT
Dr John q. De Isnag, one Of
rhaw family physicians, was
FIRST witness h testified at
first trial that he treated H
Thaw as boy for St Vitus d /
and measles. lie repeated the t,
m6ny today. and told also OF ats
ing member Of the Copcly fan
the mothers branch Of the def
ants antecedants. Dr De Emaii
Henry Y. Copeley brother Of thdS
cr Mrs Thaw. cd an iIubecile
On cross-examinat,on. Jef
drew out the fact that Henry Cd
while ircapacitated for mental v
was never confined.
Or. William w. S. Butler, Of
noke. Va. former as stant physit
,.at thg Western LRpaiic Asyluml
Stauton. VA. where Horace s. Hh
paternal cousin Of Harry. was
ined. was The next witne g, andk
asked as to Horace Thaw's cond
up 10 the time Of his death
District Attorney jerome obi
on the ground that that was a
Dental relation between ply
and patient. and was sustaine
district attorney al4o successful
iectod to the Introduction in evil
Of the commitment papers pre-
when Horace Thaw was admit
the asylum, On the ground thi
were hearaay. Attorney Lii
took exception to both ruling
Or. l.. s Foster. Of Norfoll
formerly OF the Eastern State
pital for the Insane, at William
va. where William S. Thaw,
cousin Of the defendant. wa
fined, was next on the stand
70 ter was asked to Identity
ords of the asylum AZ t. I'll
tapca Of William s. Thaw,
So. When {he record was {
evidence District Atsorne
objected, On the ground th3
not competent testimony,
sustained.
Idttletou here recalled Or y
ana s1oceeded in crcumgeatil
former objections of the dis;g
tarncy as TO the case OF Jof
Dr DoGmar said he ceased
Ros phgsician after Tire Ia
committed t3 the Hope In
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
The Tricksters.

Political tricksters always give
themselves away" said a congress-
man. ''Their methods remind me of
the two men who wanted to sell their
corpses for dissection. These two men,
miserably clad, called on the dean of
a medical college in New York.
"'We are both on the verge Of star
walton, SIR the spokesman said. We
are well on in years, and it is clear
that we haven't much longer to live.
Would you care to purchase our bodies
for your dissecting roomr
1.-THE dean hesitated.
1T is an odd proposition he NUT
tered.
"'But 1t is occasionally DONE said
the spokesman in an eager voice.
WELL said the dean, we might
arrange 1t. What price do you ask?
lover in Philadelphia said the
spokesman, they gave us o.'"-New
York Tribune.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21

Ancient Egyptians Believed In Con.
slant Reminders Of Death.

Ancient Egyptians Believed In cen-
slant Reminders Of Death.
To the Egyptian death was but the
beginning Of q career of adventures
and experiences compared with which
the most vivid emotions Of this life
were tame. He lived with the fear Of
death before his eyes. Everything
around him reminded him OF that
dreadful initiation into the mysteries
of the tremendous after life for which
his present existence was but prep
aration. His cemeteries were not hid
den away In remote suburbs; his dead
were not covered with mere grassy
mounds or a slab of stone. The whole
land was his graveyard; its whole art
was OF the mortuary "Are there no
graves In Egypt that thou hast brought
us into the wilderness to dieT asked
the Israelltes in derision, and we may
believe that Moses WINGED at the sar-
casm.
Egypt is the land Of graves, and the
whole energy Of the people that could
be spared from keeping life together
was devoted to death. The mightiest
tombs in the world-the pyramids
were raised upon the deaths Of multi
tudes of toiling slaves. The hills were
honeycombed passages and galleries,
chambers, pits, all painfully excavated
in honor Of the illustrious dead and
sculptured and painted with elaborate
skill to make them fit habitations for
his ghost.
Wherever he looked the Egyptian be-
held preparations for the great turning
point of existence. The mason was
squaring blocks for the tomb chamber:
the potter nodded images Of the gods
or bowls and jars to be placed in the
grave for the protection or refreshment
Of the Ka, exhausted with the ordeals
of the underworld; the sculptor and
painter were at work upon the walls
of the funeral chamber, illustrating the
scenes through which the ghost was to
pass or depicting the Industrious life
of the departed
The very temples which cluster along
the levels beside the Nile were in q
sense but vestibules to the tombs in
the hills behind. The sacred lake. now
the weedy, picturesque haunt of water.
fowl, was then the scene of solemn
ferryings of the dead The temple
walls were covered with the terrors of
the judgment to come. The houses of
the living. indeed, were built Of per-
ishing mud. but the homes Of the dead
and the shrines where supplication was
made to the gods who ruled their fate
were made to last forever. On these
all the strength, the science and the
artistic skill of the ancient Egyptians
were cheerfully lavished.-London Sat.
urday Review.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21


do not doubt that an the world goes
on a deeper sense sofsmoral responsible
ity In the matter Of marriage will grow
up among US. But it VIII not take the
false direction Of ignoring these our
profoundest and holiest instincts. Mar
riage for money may go. marriage for
rank may 60. marriage for position
may go, but marriage for love, I be-
lieve and trust, will last forever. Men
In the future will probably feel that
union with their cousins or near rela-
tions Is positively wicked; that a union
with those too like them In person or
disposition is at least undesirable; that
a union based upon considerations OF
wealth or any other consideration save
considerations OF immediate natural
impulse is base and disgraceful. But
to the end Of time they will continue to
feel In spite of doctrinaires that the
voice of nature Is better far than the
voice of the lord chancellor or the
royal society and that the instructive
desire for particular helpmate is a
surer guide for the ultimate happiness
both of the race and of the individual
than any amount of deliberate CONSUL
tation. 1t is not the foolish fancies Of
youth that will have to be got rid of,
but the foolish, wicked and mischie-
yous interference Of parents or. out
siders.-Grant Allen.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
Knew the Sound of Wood.

There was an argument on cricket
field in village near Nottingham,
England, which interrupted the game
for some time. The match was being
played between the local tradesmen
of the village. All went well until
the bowler, who was the village con
stable, man over six feet tall, sent q
ball which bumped up from the
ground and hit the village butcher,
who was batting and who was ex-
ceedingly fat and perspiring freely, on
the head. The. wicket keeper, a re-
markably thin and agile man, who
was the village grocer, caught the ball
and yelled, "'Ow's thatT'
"Houtv' shouted the village baker
who possessed only one eye.
''Hi say nowy' roared the fat butch.
er, who refused to have it so. "But
hit 1T me on the cad"
''Hi don't know where hit 1T you,'
responded the umpire, who was the
village undertaken, "but Hi knows the
sound Of wood when HI ears hit, sc
hout you CO."
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21

Assistant Chemist Provost Hubbard OF
Director Pages scientific corps has
been leveling a half mile stretch of
road near Newton, Mass, for the lay
Ing Of the first molasses road.
This molasses is the almost useless
byproduct Of the great cane sugar re-
fnerfes Of the south and the beet
sugar refineries Of the west and south
west 1t is sickishly sweet, nearly as
black and as thick as tar and almost
as powerful as binder. Having al
ways been a waste product, it can be
bought at lower price than coal tar
pna q IN greater quantities, In lab0rs-
tory Experiments It behaved 50 well
and held out such promises for ideal
roads that the practical test Of real
road was decided upon.
"Slag as the useless byproduct Of
the blast furnaces and molasses as the
useless byproduct of the sugar re-
f1neries," a circular issued by the Office
Of public roads says, may in a few
years revolutionize country road build
th6T CAOolC q QClAdnu AOI luOLC OAIO1u-
ed roads In the United States. where
those products are most easily to be
had, and add millions to the wealth
Of the country by putting. a. cash
value on hitherto waste material. +g''1
while experts are laboring with
these experiments in the east, south
and middle west, another scientist,
nlso from the Office Of public roads, is
engaged at Independence, Kan, In try
Ing to devise q method OF constructing
oiled roads analogous to the methods
which have produced the famous oiled
roads Of southern California. He is
mixing heavy oils, possessing pro-
nounced asphaltic bases, with natural
soil and sand and compacting the
preparation so formed with a tamping
roller
The oiled roads Of California have
saved millions Of dollars 10 ths farm
ers and fruit growers Of that fertile
state In the last few years by sup
pressing the dust that formerly arose
In binding clouds with the passing Of
every vehicle. Those dust, clouds.
floating to adjacent fields and or
chnrds, deprecated the price OF farm
produce and lowered the values Of
real estate to startling degree The
sprinkling Of OF was tried. and the
dust was held In cheek. Then some
Of the roads were plo--ed and the on
mixed with the earth and the mass
firmly rolled to properly crowned
surface. Splendid results followed IN
most instances"
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
A TINY State,

The miniature republic of San Ma
rino is mere dot on the map of Eu-
rope, being the smallest state In the
world as well as the oldest independ-
ent republic. Its area is thirty. eight
square miles. only little less than
twice that Of the island Of Manhattan.
II lies entirely in Italy. but Is wholly
independent It's situation Is on the
easterly side Of the Etruscan Apen-
mines and about twelve miles from
Rimini. on the Adriatic sea. The from
tier Is only twenty-four miles In length,
and the population would make only a
small city ward, numbering less than
1900. There is no public debt, and
the annual expenses met by taxation
amount to $4,000. The country has
bronze and silver currency, coined by
Italy. 15S.000 lire Of the latter and 1OS,.
600 Of the former. The principal ex.
ports are wine. cattle and stone. The
military force OF the republic numbers
SS officers and $50 men.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
The Wild Boar.

The Wild boar Is most courageous
animal. The element Of luck counts
for great deal In pig sticking. as In
most other forms OF sport. and 1t often
happens that the foremost sportsman
who by dint Of hard riding or thanks
TO the fastest horse has come up with
the quarry Is deprived Of the coveted
honor Of first spear" by a sudden
'jink" or turn Of the pig. The boar,
in spite of his clumsy appearance. is
not only possessed Of a great turn of
speed, but is extraordinarily active. He
will turn and twist like hare. putting
every obstacle in the shape Of bushes,
rocks, water. etc.. between himself
and his pursuers. but all the time max
Ing for the nearest patch of jungle and
safety. The pace after pig is faster
than the best of runs with hounds. but
Is sooner over.-rllustrated Sporting
and Dramatic News.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
A Preserve Owners Sick Trout.

A man whose experience as q sports
man had been limited to an occasional
days fishing In the mountains bought
for himself a place with fine trout
preserve on Long Island. He looked
forward with great interest to the last
opening day, as that would be his first
opportunity to fish In his own pond.
and when the day at last arrived the
first streak Of daylight found him leav-
ing his house, rod in hand.
A day or two later q sportsman friend
inquired as to what luck he had had.
81 caught plenty of fish, and big
ones, too," responded the owner of the
preserve. There are plenty Of trout
in the pond, but they all seem to be
sick"
'Why. what's the matter with
them?" asked the sportsman.
WELL" answered the preserve own
er, Ito tell the truth, we were afraid
to eat them. Their flesh Is pink, and
never saw a brook trout that color be-
FORE"
Don't you know, man." exclaimed
the sportsman, with laugh, "that any
trout will turn pink if it lives in salt
water? Your pond efnpties into the
sound, and Of course the trout run in
and out The next time you have any
Of that sort of sick trout just send
them In to me, and I'll eat them for
you with pleasure. New York Times.
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
LAG-ASPHALT ROAD,
Governments Tests to Provide a
DustIess Highway.
NOVEL USE FOR MoLAssEs,
Waste Product Of Sugar Refineriss
R Utilized as Binder For "Candy"
< Highway Near Newton, Mass.-oil
Tried In kansas.

s Utilized as Binder For Candy
Highway Near Newton, Mass.-oiI
Tried In Kansas
& Chicago is to have dustiess road,
and Superintendent N. J. Doherty Of
the department Of streets and the su-
perintendents Of all the park systems
are awaiting the result of the expert
ment with interest
The road Will be constructed OF blast
furnace Stag combined with asphalt or
tar by the Office Of public roads or the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. 1t will be one Of a number Of
experiments conducted by the depart
ment in the effort to give the nation
dust proof thoroughfares. Possibly the
road will be constructed in one Of the
south side parks
If the results are as satisfactory as
the preliminary conditions indicate, the
slag-asphalt or slag-tar roads will real
lie the hope Of the scientists for both
the utilization Of byproducts and the
attainment of q dustless road.
The road to be constructed In Chi
cago under the supervision of Chief
Engineer Vernon NJ. Peirce will be Of
Stag and asphalt. 1t will be carefully
observed during the trying months Of
winter. If In the spring it has been
established that this class of road re-
mains firm, does not rut, sheds water
and makes but little dust, vast step
forward will have been taken In road
building.
More novel than this, however, the
office Of public roads has been prepar-
Ing in the east to lay stretch Of
what facetious writer's are almost GER
tain to label a "candy" road. In all
flights of fancy It Is probable that no
body except a scientist would go so
far afield in research as to adopt mo-
lasses as road building material, but
that is exactly what has been done
The Winchester news., 1908-10-21
Bark. Make Donation For New Roads.

Banks Make Donation Fer New Rosds.
AS a starter for fund to construct
a new road from Rock river bridge to
the town hall in Drury township, H..
three banks in Moline, Ill. have do
mated $1,000 toward the fund Of So.
600 which viii be raised for the ex-
penses Of the road. Each bank gave
one-third OF the amonnt. 1t VIII mean
a great deal to the city Of Moline. as II
will be a direct thoroughfare to the
south end Of the county. The road viii
be a regulation state road and win
allow ample room for any kind Of vehi.
cles TO pass.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-30
CHAPTER xvnl.

The Witnesses in the coppice.
Darlington was up early the next
morning. Parkman had procured a
carriage, and, as the meeting had been
arranged for seven o'clock, the two
drove out to ~Blythedale hall, whittier
~Strathgate had preceded them the
night before. The way lay along the
strand, and Darlington was not too
~preoccupied to notice that the Niobe
was gone and the Britannia had re-
turned. His wife was probably on that
ship. He looked long and earnestly
toward it. II he had consulted his
%inclinations he would have repaired
aboard OF It at once and asked for
giveness for all his folly and Injustice
toward her, but the conventions of
life-spelled in this instance by
hoRor-constrained him.
He gave a thought, too, to the frig-
ate which had departed without him.
For the first time in his life he had
failed in his duty. Kephard was a
kind old man, and well-affected toward
Darlington, who had been a midship-
man undcr him, but with the admiral
duty was always first and he knew
that there would be no c~ondoning his
oifense. He expected an order of ar
rest before the day was out. There
after he would come before a court
martial.
To what a sorry pass he had
brought his fortunes by his own I'M
mistakable follyl In the bright light
Of the fresh, brisk morning, be saw
Ellen in her right relation to affairs.
q woman, brave, strong, noble, true.
What If she did not shine amid the
dollhouse conventionalitles of the fass
and yapid life Of the crew whom he
had gathered at Darlington. In
stead Of being ashamed OF her, he
should have reIoiced from the bottom
Of his soul that she was so frank and
fresh and free. What a splendid wom-
an she was! Whatever she did, how
well It was donel No veteran Of a
thousand exciting nights over the gam
ing table could have played with more
coolness and daring than she did in
that famous duel at cards with Strath-
gate. And. although the minuet was
outside Of her accomplishments, how
swiftly had twinkled her flying feet
when she danced the sailors horn
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-30

cae TO his TASTE. A.s ere went along,
too, have no doubt, under coercion.
Admiral" returned Sir Charles,
haughtily. from the evidences 1 have
had"
over Baxter's Saints Rest?" said
the admiral.
1Quite So"
We'll, what do you propose now9"
Il have no proposition to make. I
suppose we can't hope to find them
now"
Might as well try TO hunt for a
needle in a haystack as to try to find
them in this darkness" said the adj
miral. It'll be ten hours at least be,
fore it's light enough to see anything,
and by that time they may have gone
anywhere. I'm expecting orders any
day for sea, and / shall have to get
back to the anchorage. There's no help
for It, Sir Charles. I'm sorry for you,
but you'll have to take a new de-
p~arture and follow the course in an.
other way. Mr.. Collier. bid Captain
Beatty make the best OF the way to
the anchorage without further delay.
l can offer you a berth yonder, Sir
Charles. l have no doubt you'll want
to turn in after az you've gone through
and the disappointment you've met
with"
Thank YOU" said Sir Charles, 4
do feel rather done up"
"Oh, these women" unused the old
admiral as Sir Charles disappeared
in an adjoining stateroom. It's lucky
that | have no creator attachment
than his matesty's ships, God bless
him! And then an admiral has all he
a do to rule his feet without having
to take orders from a pair Of petit
coats" which was the sailors quaint
euphemism for the other sex, and he
did not even know that the useful az
ticle of dress he cited did not come
in pairs!