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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21

Bishop Ward, whose home was ir
Houston, Texas, sailed from san Fran
cisco late in July to make his annra
inspection work of his church's for
eign mission work. While he was not
suffering from any chronic complaint
it was known that he was in poor
health and his friends attempted &c
dssuade him from making the trip
The bishop was 81 years old He serv-
ed as assistant mission secretary Of th+
Methodist Episcopal Church South
from 1902 until 1906, and was elected
bishop in the latter year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
BISHOP SETH WARD.
Head of Methodist Episcopal Church
South Dies in Japan.

Toxic. Sept. 20-Bishop Seth Ward
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, died this afternoon. The bishop
arrived in Kobe last month on his
regular tour of inspection of the Metho-
dist missions of Japan, and he was
taken ill shortly after his arrival. Last
week he was reported as gradually
sinking and the fatal termination 81
his illness was not unexpected.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
THE STORY.

1T was in the long, long ago, when the
1 good King David ruled in the land
of Israel, and the Jews had become a
mighty nation, possessing wealth and
safety at home and holding the fear
and the homage of the nations far and
near. In accordance with the custom
of those days the magnificence and
the power and the glory of the kingly
office was indicated by the number
of women of the royal household, and
David the king had a number OF
wives, and at the period of our story
there was none more beautiful, or one
who enjoyed the kingly favor to such
a degree as the fair Bathsheba.
She it was who dwelt in the most
beautiful of the palaces. She it was
who enjoyed daily communion with
the king, and shared with him in the
activities of the royal household. And
she 1t was who had been blessed with
most beautiful and a most promis-
ing baby boy, who at the time our
story begins was developing into the
early stages Of that boyhood time
which marks the border line of the
state Of young manhood
This boys name was Solomon. And
the fame of the little prince had
spread through all the royal house
hold, and he no doubt would have
been spoiled by the fiattery and the
petting of those about him had it not
been for the faithful ministry and
watchful care of the Prophet Nathan,
who from the early days of Solomon's
babyhood had made it his special
task to guard and guide the little
life, And 1t was the touch of this
Cody life and the instruction and en-
couragement which he was able TO
give which kept the little prince grow
ing in body, mind and spirit so splen-
didly that he was famed as much for
the precociousness of mind as he was
for the comeliness of his eountenance.
Such was Solomon at the time
OF our story when he met fair Wis.
dom and fell in love with .hey.
1t was real experience and the
holy passions which she inspired were
as real and held him as powerfully as
though her presence had been wish
BILE one. Nay, more, for the spiritual
emotions far outweigh those of the
fleshly desires in potency once they
are Quiokened into being and are nur.
tured and fed by the unfailing mamma
Of truth.
solomon had the buoyancy and
opsn'haartedness of youth and still
nossessed that subtle sometime which
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
cation of story, introducing well-to-do
Nathan Scudder of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley, two rich
New Workers seeking rest. Van Brunt, it
was learned, was the successful sutton
&or the hand of Miss Agnes Page who
gave Hartley up. Adventure at Fourth
of July celebration at Eastwich. Hartley
rescued a boy, known as Freddy" from
under a horses feet and the urchin
proved to be one of Miss Pages charges,
whom she had taken to the country for
an outing. Van Brunt rented an island
serom Scudder and called 1t Ozone island.
In charge Of a company Of New York
epoor children Miss Talford and Miss Page
sVisited Ozone island. Eureka Sparrow, a
country girl, was engaged as q cook and
Van Brunt and Hartley paid visit to
ther father, who for years had been claim
ling consumption as an excuse for not
working. Upon another island visit by
Miss Page, Eureka diagnosed Hartley's
case as one of love for Agnes. Hartley
Invented a plan to make Washington
Sparrow work. In putting the plan into
effect Hartley incurs wrath of Miss Page,
Ror whom the "sick man" sent. Agnes
then appealed to Van Brunt Sparrow
SO escape the treatment proclaimed him
self well and went to work. Storm bound
on Ozone island, Van Brunt and Hartley
tired Of the Natural Life" Hartley suf-
Tered q broken arm while hunting q ply
-Bician for Freddy" supposed to be suffer-
Ding from appendicitis. "Reddy's" ailment
later proves to be an overdose of green
CApples.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
ST. JOSEPH MAN DECLARES He
CAUSED DEATH OF BROTH
Err AND SISTER.
INVESTIGATION TO Be MADE
Self-confessed Slayer May Be Parolsd
and Tried on Killing Charge
Wife Believes Part Of
Story.

Jefferson City, Mo.-Half dozen
convicts who came to the penitentiary
from St. Joseph were separately ques-
ton by the prison officials with the
view to ascertaining whether or not
any Of them had knowledge OF the
murders to which William Murphy,
convict from that city, confessed, In
a letter to his wife, intercepted by the
officials. They gave no information
which would tend to establish Muir
phys guilt, though they said they
knew of the commission Of the crimes.
None of them knew Murphy, though
one of them knew one Of his alleged
victims.
Murphy wrote another letter to War
den Andrae and in it he confesses TO
other killings. He says he Is willing
to make any other acknowledgment
which may be necessary to get the
hangman's moose. In this letter he
gives the penitentiaries in which he
claims to have done time," and men
lions the specific years. Some Of these
have been verified.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
Denies Being a Thief.

Murphy denies ever having stolen
s. worth of stuff in his life, or that
he ever killed anyone for the purpose
of robbery.
Some portions of his story have al
ready been substantiated, but that ne
has committed all the crimes which
he voluntarily lays at his own door
is not fully believed. However, should
the investigation to be made by the
st. Joseph officials warrant such a
course, he may be given a parole COM
mutation from the % years for an
attack upon his own daughter, to be
placed on trial for some one OF the
numerous murders. The two crimes
to which he confesses in his letter
to Warden Andrae are the killing OF
a baby sister and a brother. One OK
the murders spoken Of in his letter to
his wife is the killing of one OF their
children.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

Based on Apocryphal Book OF Wis
dom Of Solomon, especially chapters
to IL.
Book Of the Wisdom of Solomon.--This
is the sixth book of the Apocrypha, and
contains 10 chapters. 1t may be convent
emily divided into two parts: 1.-CChapters
1-0-It contains the doctrine OF wisdom
In it's moral and intellectual aspects. a.
Chapters 10 to 19)-The doctrine of wis
dom as shown in history The first part
contains the praise or wisdom as the
source OF Immortality, in contrast with
the teaching of sensuallsts; and next the
praise of wisdom as the guide of prac-
teal and intellectual life, the stay of
princes, and the interpreter of the uni
verse. The second part, again, follows
the action of wisdom summarily, as pre-
serving Gods servants, from Adam to
Moses and more particularly in the pun
ishment of the Egyptians and Canaan
ties. From the internal evidence, It seems
most reasonable to believe that the book
was composed in Greek, at Alexandria,
some time before the time of Philo (about
l20-S0 3. c.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
CHAPTER XIX.
sImpIe Nereus DupIex.

Simple Versus Duplex.
l left Eureka at Nate Scudder's.
She was going to have him take his
dory and row her over to the island.
She was to see to things there till
come. Dewey was all right and over
his cold, she told me, 80 she could
take cup her regular Job again. Scud-
der was glad to see us. don't know
but he'd been scared that his whole
gang of dodgers had cleared out and
left him in the lurch. 1 told him about
the doctor chase. His eyes stuck out.
Godfrey scissors!" says he. ut
must have cost that Hartley man lot
for that automobile"
"Cost!" says 1. you bet it did"
81 presume likely that'll come out
of the doctors bill, won't it?"
mo-" ! says, scornful. Land of
Goshen! No. Why should it?"
well, If twas me I'd take some of
IL out The doc hadn't no right to be
over TO Brantboro after giving folks
notice through the papers that he was
to Wapatomac," He thought min
ute more and then he says: Say,
Sol; don't you cal1ate there's a COM
mission coming to us from Ben Baker?
He'd never let that auto wagon if we
hadn't provided the customer"
Didn't that beat all? Sometimes /
think Nate Scudder'll rise up in his
coffin afore they bury him and want
a commission from the undertaken.
He'll never rest easy and see all that
cash going to somebody else when he's
furnishing the center Of interest.
] found Martin planted easy and
pretty comfortable in an upstairs
front room at the Old Home. His arm
was hurting him some, OF course, but
other ways he felt better, having had
nap and something to eat. He want
sick in bed at least; and that's how
l expected to find him.
told him the good news from Red.
ny, and It pleased him most TO death,
Then give him the Page girls mes
sage. He didn't say much, but twas
plain to see how he felt. promised
to be back next morning, and then
said good-by. His good.by to me was
sort of absentminded, left him
smoking and looking dreamy out OF
the window.
was in q hurry to get to Ozone
but ! couldn't help stopping where
they was digging the cellar for the
new part OF the hotel, and looking for
our old friend Washy Sparrow. He
was WheeiinG dirt In a wheelbaFrow
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
cHAprER xvIII,-contInusd.


I want much good, but DR.. Jordan
was a whole team and the dog under
ythe wagon. He sent me for the con-
Sductor and between us we got Hartley
into the baggage car and away from
the crowd of passengers.
Then we rugged up kind of bed for
him on pile of trunks and the doctor
went to work.
He got Martins coat of and his
rshirt-sleeve up and had a good look
aAt the arm. Hartley opened his eyes
while the examination was going on.
Broken, doctor, isn't it?" he asks,
weak.
YES" says Jordan. only a simple
fracture Of the forearm, though. Well
get off at the next station and find a
comfortable place for you"
But he wouldn't hear of 1t. Not
much he wouldn't. He was going to
,see that that doctor went straight to
Eastwich. Said he'd had too much
trouble getting him on that train to let
him on it now, even If twas his neck
instead Of his arm that was cracked.
There was considerable pow-wow, but
finally Jordan give In.
"All right" he says. Needs must
II the old gentleman drives. The arm
As in better shape than you deserve,
considering how you've treated it. I'll
make a temporary bandage, put you
of at your home station, and come
back and set the bone as soon as can
leave the boy. Hand me that box
over there, conductor, please"
With slat OF box in the baggage
and pieces of Hartley's shirt, he
spliced that arm as pretty as a pic
ture. Then he rugged up sling made
of couple OF handkerchiefs, and there
was the patient In pretty fair shape
considering.
When we got to Wellmouth the con
ductor--A mighty decent Teller, he was
.--held up the train while made ar.
engagements with the driver Of the
old Home house depot wagon to take
Martin to the hotel. was for going
with him, but he put his foot down on
that plan in hurry.
mo. sir!" says ne. Il want you Il
see that the goods are delivered. You
get Jordan to the school on time and
find out If there's anything else you
can do to help over there. Then you
can come back II you want to-; but
don't you show your head around me
till the contract is carried out. u you
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
GEMS FROM THE BOOK.

Whose despiseth wisdom and
torture, he is miserable, and
their hope Is vain, their labors
unfruitful, and their work I'M
profitable.
Wisdom Is the gray hair unto
men, and an unspotted life Is old
age.
The desire of wisdom bringeth
to a kingdom.
Wisdom Is glorious, and never
fadeth away: yea, she is early
seen Of them that love her, and
of such as seek her.
Whose seeketh wisdom early
shall have no great travail; for
he shall find her sitting at his
door.
To think upon wisdom Is the
perfection of wisdom.
Wisdom goeth about seeking
such as are worthy of her, show
eth herself favorable unto them
In the ways, and meeteth them
in every thought.
The very true beginning of
wisdom Is the desire of disci-
pline; and the care of discipline
Is love. And love is the keeping
of wisdom's laws.
The giving heed unto wis
dom's laws is the assurance of
interruption.
The multitude Of the wise Is
the welfare Of the world: and a
wise king Is the unfolding of the
people.
Glorious Is the fruit of good
} Iabors; and the root of wisdom
shall never fall away,
Wisdom is a treasure unto
men that never faileth; which
they that use become the friends
Of God, being commended for
the gifts that come from learn
ing.
Wisdom Is the breath of the
power of God, and a pure lnflu-
ence flowing from the glory of
the Almighty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

do-well, my right arms in pretty
good condition yet"
In spite of the pain knew he was
in he managed to pump UP grin. l
grinned back, but there was a big
lump just astern of my swallowing
gear.
The train got to Eastwich on time,
and Lord James was waiting with the
team at the depot. We drove to the
Fresh Air farm like we was going to
fire. Miss Talford was at the door.
Here's the doctor" says. "How's
the boy?"
"The pain is little easier now, we
think" says she. Come right up
stairs, DR.. Jordan. 1t was so good of
you to come. Agnes hasn't slept since
he was taken ILL.,"
l followed the doctor and the Tai
ford girl up to the bedroom. A mighty
pretty room twas, too; all Powered
paper, and colored pictures and sun
shine. But didn't notice these things
much.
Poor little Redny! There he laid, in
the middle of the big bed, his brick
top shining against the pillow and
the freckles ON his nose like red paint
spots on a whitewashed wall. He
knew me and the first thing he said
was: Hello, Andrew Jackson" That
was the name I'd always called him.
Agnes Page was there, sitting by
the bed, holding the little feller's hand
She looked mighty hollow-eyed and
pale. She shook DR.. Jordan's hand
and thanked him for coming. She
shook mine, too, and 1 noticed how her
hand trembled.
The Duncan doctor was there, ready
to begin his carving. Dried.up young
squirt, with whiskers as scattering as
corn-stalks In the Ozone garden.
'Er-Dr. Jordan" says he, lawfully
sorry you've been put to all this
trouble. Entirely without my sane
ton. I assure you. A most simple case
Of appendicitis. I should have op-
Grated Immediately whether you ar
rived or not"
Jordan went across to the bed. He
looked the boy over, careful as could
be, humping him, and listening and
asking questions about where he felt
the worst, and all that After a while
he looked at Duncan, and says he:
The pain doesn't seem to be 10
Called as yet"
"No-er-not yet" answers t'other
doctor, pompous. "But, Of course,
that's quite usual-often the regular
thing. Er--yes."
Jordan nodded. Then he asked a
! few more questions; when the young
ster was took sick. and how It begun,
and the like of that. Finally he says
to Redny:
What have you been eating lately?"
Jaw, don't know, sir. Miss Agnes
give me some Jelly and some mush
and cream and"
yes, 1 know But those are what
you've had inside the house. What
have you eaten outside? l noticed an
orchard back of the farm here. There
/ were some very pretty late apples on
the trees. How do they faster"
Redny looked worried, seemed to
me. He fidgeted with the edge Of the
bed spread.
Il ain't ct only a few of EN-" he
says. "The ones on tbs ground was
wormy, So
Miss Agnes broke In here. Tile
couldn't have eaten those apples. doc
tor" she says. I've expressly for.
hidden the children to touch them"
Eyes. OF course" says Jordan. "Bu;
I've had the advantage Of hainR boy
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

once myself. The apples on the ground
were wormy, you say. How were those
on the tree7 And how many did you
eat--well, say night before last7"
"Only SIX" says Redny, beginning
to snufle. Il Knocked 'em dow. with
a rock. They was"
81 see," Jordan smiled, quiet, and
stood up. Doctor" he says to Dun
can, II wouldn't operate yet awhile.
He seems to be much easier now.
think 1t will be safe to wait"
Duncan bristles up and waved his
hand, pompous. He was going to
speak, l guess. but all at once the
sense of what Jordan meant seemed to
work down through his skull. He
looked at me. was beginning to grin.
Then he looked at Agnes and Marga-
ret; they looked queer, and Miss Tai
ford's mouth was twitchlng at the
corners. He turned as red as a small
pox flag.
T-I-why didn't you tell me about
those apples, boy?" he asks, sharp.
you never asked me-" snuffles
Redny. "All you asked me was what
had for supper, and told you"
Green apples, hey?" says 1, more to
myself than anybody else. "Humph!
Well, they never operated for them
when was boy"
went down to the kitchen pretty
soon after that. Eureka was there and
she and me had a big talk. Duncan
come stomping down little later and
went out and slammed the door.
"Humph!" snaps Eureka, bobbing
her head the way she always done;
"he amt going to get the chance to
try his tricks on that boy. Pesky
thing! Why don't he run a butcher
shop? Then he could cut up and saw
be happy, and nobody'd be killed ex-
cept them that was dead already"
By and by Agnes came to the door
and called to me.
"Mr. Pratt" she says, when her and
me was in the hall together, how can
thank you for what you've done for
me and for that poor little child?"
you can't" says, short. Because
I amt done nothing. It's Mr.. Hartley
that"
Il know. DR.. Jordan has told me
some. Please tell me the rest How
is he? Is his arm badly hurt? Is he
suffering? Do you think there's any
danger?"
Here was my chance. And Just
spread myself, too, now 1 tell you.
spun the whole yarn, from the time
the Dora Bassett pulled out of Horse
foot Bar cove to when Hartley was
loaded into the Old Home depot wagon.
He's a brick, that's what he is"
says I, finally. "And he always was
one. And there's one thing more I'm
going to tell, now that I've got my
hand in, Miss Page. That's about that
business with Washy Sparrow. Mr..
Hartley want no more to be blamed
for that than "a"
She stopped me. please don't"
she says. 81 know; Eureka told me.
And, Mr.. Pratt" she adds, and her face
lit up like there was glory inside it;
I'm not going to ask you to beg his
pardon for me. But will you tell him
that, as soon as l can leave Dennis,
I'm coming to Wellmouth to ask his
pardon myself, and-to thank him
Tell him that, please"
Eureka and me drove back to Well
mouth together, If that old buggy had
been trimmed up to match the feelings
of the two inside it 'twould have been
the gayest turnout that ever come
down the pike road. No circus cart
would have been in it.
But poor Van!
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
Couldn't Do Il.

"A father should be the friend and
companion of his son., said MIRA.
corntossel, who had been reading a
magazine.
Mandy" answered the farmer.
you're askin' too much. There's 40
use OF aslSin' man at my time o life
to let his hair grow out over his fore
head like a beck porch an go around
in clothes II amt matss hollaria'
1Sahl rahi re- 80
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
Thinks Him Guilty Of TWO Murders.

Thinks Him Guilty Of TWO Murders.
St. Joseph, Mo.--Mrs William G..
Murphy, wife OF tire Missouri convict
who confessed to the murder o. six
persons, stated that she did not be-
lieve her husband had committed all
the crimes he laws claim 10, but that
in all likelihood he killed William
Mignery. the contractor, who was
struck with a brick when the Rebi-
doux hotel was in course OF erection.
and that Of Joseph Worden. who met
deaf by falling from the Brown fran
fer Co.'S building.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01
Letter to the Warden.

His letter to Warden Andrae, nam
ing the penitentiaries in which he has
been confined, and the period served
in each, follows:
Here is a partial list of some OF
the crimes that l have committed. The
first one was when l threw my baby
sister downstairs, and the next one
was when I made my brother tramp
on a live rattlesnake. It bit him,
and he died. The next one was my
own baby, if l remember right. or
course that amt all. Two years ago
this summer me and my wife and
children were all down at the lake
fishing. There was boat out in the
lake, not far from shore, and my wife
aid daughter dared me to swim out to
it. I went to climb into the boat and
ii upset and drowned the man and
woman who were in it. l tried to
save them, but could not.
Names Prisons He Was In.
"Here are the penitentiaries have
been in: San Quentin, Cal, from 1873
to 1880; Walla Walla, Wash, 1881 to
1882; one year in Fort Madison, Ia;
in Joliet, ILL.,, from 1886 to 1888:
was arrested at the gate and was ia
ken to Colorado, where 1 did time
one year at Canon City. In 1890
got married the second time, and went
to New York. l got into Sing Sing
for counterfeiting, serving Is months;
and also one year at Milwaukee for
counterfeiting. l served two years
at Little Rock, Ark, for fighting and
attempting to kill. / served one year
at Fort Smith, Ark, for selling whisky
to the Indians in the territory. At
Clay Center, Neb., where | shot at
the town marshal, / got two years,
which l served at Lincoln, Neb., from
1903 to 1905.
81 never stole IS worth of stun in
my life, although l have been CON
victed of theft several times. never
killed any one for the purpose OF
robbery, for 1 don't believe in steal
/ ing. l always went by my righh
name, William George Murphy, II
you fellows can think OF anything that
has been done here in Jefferson City,
tell me about It and will aeknowl-
edge it. With me it is anything to
get the hangman's moose. My wife
came down to draw my money, and
that is what made me push the man
of the barn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

Feet swift to mischief are slow tc
service.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

The heart wen kept keeps the life
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

Temptation resisted is might ae
quired.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

The Lord THINKS hlshlg oF the lo-ai-
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-07-01

The fear of the Lord is the end OF
wisdom.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-28
for a conference"
Admitted the Forgeries.

81 admitted the forgeries" and said:
"I will go before the states attorney,
tell him just what / have related to
you gentlemen about these wholesale
forgeries. plead guilty and go to
prison like man.
1--WE had another conference soon
AFTER" continued the witness. Final
Iy / proposed to settle with them. ]
promised to pay them from 81 900 to
$4,000 a week Altogether ultimately
I paid them approximately $250000. y
Maurice Rosenfeld is we'll known
capitalist and real estate dealer. He
has been engaged in the real estate
business in Chicago since 1887. He
was a director of the Chicago Ma
tional bank and the Home Savings
bank. two of the John r. Walsh insti-
tutions which failed some years ago.
He was vice president of the United
Hebrew Charities and a director OF
the Chicago Relief and Aid society.
In 1900 he served a term as county
commissioner and is prominent
member of the Standard club.
Bernard Rosenberg likewise has
been prominent in the real estate
business and in Jewish society circles
for many years.