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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-05-27

toad's credit, or in money value il is
worth 1894 in three months time.
English and French gardeners appre-
ciate the value of toads and as high
as $50 per hundred is said to be often
paid for them. Owing to the dislike
OF the creatures for new and unfamil-
lar surroundings, ii is advisable in
many cases to provide breeding pool
for them in order that the young NAV
establish themselves where they are
wanted. A shallow pool of cement.
having small bat constant water SUD
ply, is sufficient, and the old toads
should be carried to il at mating time
which in this latitude comes in April
and May Stagnant water is better
than running water from the stand
point of the toad raiser.
For garden shelters, make shallow
holes in the ground and cover with
fiat stones or boards The toads will
retire into these in the daytime and
come forth at dusk for their nightly
forays. Toads are specially valuable
to greenhouse men, keeping down
slugs, snails. sowbugs, thousand
legged worms. plant lice. cutworms.
ETC.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-05-27

taken into rough woodlots and rough
roads covered with deep snow, where
1t would be impossible and unsafe to
use horses, and many of our hillside
tillage lands can be plowed to better
advantage with oxen. They carry a
pillow steady and sure and can get
over rough ground with as much
speed and with more safety to the
pillow and driver And if a team is
well kept they are not much of a loss
If by accident they have to be killed,
and again we'll kept yoke will COM
mand almost their cost value as beef
at any time when they become inca
pacitated for work by age or other
wise.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-05-27
Hma College
ALMA. MICHIGAN

The School of Music Vocal and
instrumentaD; The School of Art
(China, Water Color and Oil Paint
Ing); and The Commercial School,
may be entered at any time. The
instruction is individual. You be-
gin when you please, stop when
you please, and pay for what you
get if you please.
For full particulars address,
Secy ALBERT p. COOK,
Alma, Mich
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

A MYSTERY

st. Michaels, Md, June 25.-If Emr
snett e. Roberts. the supposed news.
paper correspondent, magazine writ
eT and author, was the slayer of Mrs
Edith May Thompson Woodin, the
wife of Albert Woodill, of Los Angel
es. che automobile manufacturer and
a ward of Lyman J. Gage, former Sec
retary of the treasury, whose body
was found yesterday in river near
here. he met a swift retrfbution when
he was shot and killed Iby the sheriff s
posse at four o'clock this morning.
- The body of Mrs. WoodiI, who was
twenty years old, was found nude and
with the skull crushed. She had come
east for a. visit with her father, Capt
Chas. III. Thompson. Her husband went
home a week ago. The woman was
last seen with Roberts and when the
body was found with signs Of foul
play, search was started for Rob-
erts.
Roberts recently bought farm near
here and when his bungalow was
searched. bloody garments were found
indicating struggle.
This morning sheriff's posse start
ed the search in a boat and came upon
a single boatman rowing in the dark
ness. They soon surrounded him and
in "a few moments Roberts stood up
in the boat. The sheriff called on him
to give up, whereupon he drew a re-
volver and fired shot at his ptm-
suers. Instantly volley was fired in
return and Roberts fell dead. "A search
of his clothing revealed number of
letters and bottle of poison The
body was brought back to ST. Mich
aels. Roberts did not utter word af-
ter he was shot.
With the lips of both victim and
slayer closed, the story OF the nights
struggle in the bungalow on the banks
of the Chesapeake Bay, the story of
the efforts OF the slayer to dispose of
the body and the motive for the dou-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

BILE crime, may never now be told. The
mystery of Mrs Woodills anteced-
ants, her brilliant prospects and ac
complishments, beauty and prominent
connections and her brutal murder.
created an intense sensation, which
was further heightened by the death
of the man in whose company she was
last seen.
Roberts was little known here. He
was known also under the name of
Robert E. Eastman. Some question
whether he was shot by the posse or
whether he committed suicide. Jeal-
ousy may have been the motive. 1t is
not known how he met Mrs. Woodill,
but 1T is believed that both were inn
mediately smitten with each other. A
letter, believed to have been written
by his wife, was found in Roberts
pockets, giving instructions concern
ing property. 1t was address by Mrs.
Robert E. Eastman.
San Diego, Calf, June 25--When
told of the dispatches from Baltimore
concerning the Woodill affair, Lyman
j, Gage. former secretary of the treas
ury, deplored the fact that a murder
so foul should be made the basis for
an attempted scandal. He said he met
Mrs Wooiin when she was but a girl
In Washington and had ibeen deeply
attEhed to her since. When asked
who her parents were he declined to
make a further statement.
Baltimore, June 25.-The death oi
Roberts at ST. Michaels marks the
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
LEON LING
Is AT SEA

Norfolk Va, June 25-The Ha-
waiian Steamship Company's steamer
Arizonian, which sailed from Norfolk
yesterday, bound for San Francisco.
has aboard Leon Ling, or Lang, who
was signed as member of the Chin
ese crew in New York, June H. He
left on the steamer for Lanibet's
Point on June II, where she yester-
day finished taking coal and left for
the Pacific coast.
Ling was one of three Chinese sign
ed as members of the crew of the Ari-
Zonian, which, up to this time, had
been plying between eastern ports and
Mexico in the coal trade and is now
to run between San Francisco and
Hawaii. 1t is probable the first stop
will be in the British West Indies but
the steamer may not stop until she
reaches Punta Arenas, in the straits
OF Magellan.
Leon Sent Washington Telegram.
New York, June 25.-The fact that
the telegram which was sent to the
parents of Elsie Sigel from Washing.
ton on the night of her disappearance
assuring them of her safety and prom
FSblfS al ScAlly TtluIl, was sent Dy
Leon, the young Chinese whom the
police charge with the murder, was
established today when the detective
who returned from Washington arm
ed with the original telegram which
compared with the writing of Leon
shows a marked similarity. A number
OF persons told of seeing Leon about
a Washington hotel, but the district
attorneys Office here does not believe
Leon is hiding in Washington now.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
AS USUAL

Our offerings for Saturday
in the Fruit and Vegetable
line will be in keeping with
cur policy-which is to
place the good housewives
of Roswell in touch with
all that is good and edible.
Then, our prices are not so
high, but that the wage
Garner finds it an easy task
to supply his table with a
tempting array of pala-
table luxuries--which were
once upon a time consid-
cred detrimental to the
pocketbook.
The idea is to wake up to
your own interests and
trade with the house that
keeps down your expenses.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

elimination of one of the most SenSa-
tional tragedies in Mary1and's history.
Some of the acts of the cneteoric ca
reer of Mrs. Woodill are told here by
her friends. Mrs. Woodill is said to
have been born in Minneapolis TWEEN
ty years ago. Her mother. calling her
self Mrs. Ames, died when the girl
was three years old, leaving her in ig-
norance Of her parents. Mrs. Charles
H. Thompson, of Mcdaniel, Nd. then
brought her up. When she was twelve
years old she went to Washington
where she lived for time with Ly-
man J. Gage, who took great interest
in her Later Mrs. Thompson took her
abroad where she studied cnusic. In
Boston, later still, she married a DR.
CaSwell and after Short time left
her husband. She left Baltimore
year ago when engaged to Harry Ad
ans and within thitS days after her
arrival at Los Angeles married Albert
Woodill. During her residence in Bal
timore Gage sent her checks contin-
ually, one of five thousand dollars
when she was married to Woodill.
She had great charm for men and
was very beautiful with an express
i've face and fine figure. She was
fond of Mr.. Gage, whom she called
Papa" Gage and fond of fine clothes
and always well gowned Through the
influence of Mrs. Gage she sang be-
fore President Mckinley at the White
House.
Washington, June 25.-Mrs Wood
ILL., the victim of the Maryland trage-
dy, is we'll remembered here. She was
often a guest at the home of Mr..
Gage when he was secretary of the
treasury and often sang for the guests
at the Gage home and occasionally at
the White House. She wore short dres-
ses then, and having no children of
their own, the Cages looked upon the
girl with unusual interest. Mr.. Gage
paid for half of her musical educa-
tion and since then he has maintain
ed a fatherly interest in her.
Minneapolis, Mimi, June 25.-Anna
Pearl Witse (Mrs. Woodill) was born
Nov. 80, 1885, in Acotin county, Wash
ington Territory. She was the flaugh-
ter of Mathew and Zelella Knight
Wise and was adopted by Charles
and Laura H. Thompson, October 13,
1890.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
MRS GOULD
WINS CASE

New York, June 25-Mrs RATHER
inc Clenmons Could was granted a
separation and $4,000 alimony annu-
ally, from Howard Gould by Judge
Bowling at the close of the sensation
al divorce hearing. p,
Mrs. Gould brought suit for $780,
coo annually ali-nony. She was on uhe
stand until almost the last of the suit
and denied absolutely every allegat-
ion made that she was addicted TO
the use of intoxicants and that she
used bad language.
Under questioning from attorney
Nicon, for Gould, she admitted she
had been friendly with Farnum be-
cause she thought she wanted to go
back on the stage when. Gould left
her and she wanted FarnIn to help
her.
At the close of the testimony Judge
Bowling made his decision and the
case was at an end.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
Green Vegetables

Roasting Ear Corn, Beans (wax
and green), peas, beets, cucum-
bers, okra, cabbage, tomatoes,
(finest YETI lettuce, carrots, tur-
nips, green chill, sweet peppers,
onions, radishes.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. M. o. Sallee. of Boil
var, Mo, who were here six weeks.
the guests of Charles Wilson. left this
morning for Clovis.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

Special for Saturday and Sunday.
Chocolates, 40 cts per pound at Kip
hngs.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

Mrs Ona Edwards and little son
went to Dexter last night for a visit
of indefinite length.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

CALL STAR LIVERY for nice rigs
for outing and mountain trips.-Tel
ephone 182.-R. B. Jones. prop. 743m.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

The Cemetery Association will meet
Saturday afternoon at o'clock with
Mrs. James Garrard.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

L. c. Neeley. of .Piutsburg. Pa. who
was here three months during which
he played the piano In the Hinson Or
chestra, left this morning for Durango
Colorado.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

Majestic.
Reserved seats on sale at Pecos
Valley Drug Store. 9St3
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

Sheriff NJ. C. Stewart, of Carlsbad
was here today
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
Texas Mamie Ross Peaches

We are now receiving daily
shipments of this highly fla
vOred peach
Packed in a IL ID baskets cnly 40
or retailed at lbs for 20 cts.
Fresh shipments of other fruits
such as:
Apricots, Peaches, Plums, Pine
Apples, Oranges. Bananas,
Cherries.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

Legal Blanks At Record Once.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25
Staple Groceries

We invite Comparison, and
ask that you make inquiry rel
ative to our quotations. We
are in position to make prices
which should and do appeal to
the economical buyer
Sound Smooth SpudS. per Cwf 2.35
Swift's Prem Lard. 10 Ib Dail. i.60
Swift's Silver Leaf. lob pail. $50
Moses Best Flour. acknowledged
superior 50 pounds I.80
Sugar. STANDARD Fine
Grdnuldted. Cwt. SIS
Meadow Gold Butter.
PaSteuriZed. pOusd 80
One Lot, Perfectly Sound and
Sweet 3OC Oranges. per d0z. 20
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

The only living charter members o
Roswell Lodge No. 18 were presen
yesterday and took an active part II
the days work. They are w. S. Pra
ger, John w. Poe, J. P. White, of Ros
well and A. w. johnson of Hope.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-25

the four prfncipaI Fomcers IN the
ceremonies, John w. Poe, e. A. Ca
hoon, A. N. Pratt and J. w. Wilson,
are all Past Grand Masters of che Ma
sons of New Mexico. Supporting them
was Judge Leroy B. Valiant, Past
Grand Master of the Masons of Mis-
souri,.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Free Advice.

The telephone In the office OF prom
inent Sew York lawyer rang, aud when
a clerk answer, i II the lady on the
other end refused to give her name,
saying she wanted to see the lawyer
himself on private business AS soon
as the lawyer himself picked up the
receiver. before he could make any
inquiries. she began. "Oh. please tell
me, must there not be two copies Of
lease"
Why" he answered. ut Is usual to
give one to the landlords agent and
ore to the lessee. But who are
"Yet the fact that the wife Of the
lessee had never seen copy Of the
lease wouldn't keep it from being le-
gally binding"
NO" slipped from the lawyer, who
quickly added. "Rut before I discuss
the matter further may ask to
whom
There was a pretty little laugh. He
admits it was pretty even now. "Oh,
I'm Mrs. Brown. and live on Broad
way. You don't know met was OBJ
vlous likewise that he wouldn't-"but
I've always heard your advice was 30
very valuable. and | wanted a lawyer,
and so just called YOU up. Goodby."
And when he asked for the number
central gave him the Grand Central
station!-New York Times.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
To Be Sharp,

The Aryan root ak meant TO be
sharp" and the idea OF sharpness has
followed 1t ut least through 10000
years into all OF the family Of Ian
guages of that tongue. 1t Is quite like
~ that the property of sharpness WAS
conceived of by these ancestors from
handling shells. the first knives that
man knew That cutting edge was re.
fcrred to by ak" long before the most
primitive people had learned to put
an edge on flint. When these Aryans
wanted TO express the idea Of sharp
ness of mind they used the same word.
This root went into the Greek, where
II became "nkrOs," meaning pointed.
In SanSkrit 1t Is acre. meaning the
same thing. In the Latin we find
"acrimonia," signifying sharpness, from
which our "acrid" comes. The Latin
also has "acer, meaning sharp. ana
"acus," needle. In the Anglo Saxon
II became Gag" an edge. So the Idea
OF sharpness runs all the way through,
and we have it in our acid" acute, ,
edge" and lax" rs well rs In "ncrid
and "acumcn."-A
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
The Quippy Ink Thief.

.women prisoners is quippy." said
the taller. Zone had qulp toward
writin'. and she was always swipin'
ink out of the schOolroom.
"She swiped ink in her thimble.
Shed fill the thimble up to the brim
and then stand 1t carefully in her hair.
Mighty good balancin' was required on
the way back to her cell Still. what
II she did spill drop or two on her
scalp? A female convict amt on view
like society woman, is she?
"Of course as soon as we got on to
the thimble game we put stop to It.
That didn't put stop to the Ink steal
In, though says to her one day on
the way back from the schoolroom:
"'Well. Russell, no more poetry writ
In with ink what don't belong to ye,
hey|
"She Just smiled and mumbled some
thin.
".Speak up says l. DO We miss yer
ink-yes or nor
"'Bub-ub-ub.' says she. tryin' to
brush past me. But | grabbed her
arm. | noticed thin black thread OF
sump'n tricklin' from her lips. Yes,
sir! Would We believe It? She was
stealth the peoples Ink now In her
mouth!-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Poor Billiards.

"One summer in the country" said
a well known amateur billiardist. IAN.
other man and | were overtaken by q
storm and had to go into tavern for
shelter. The rain fell steadily. We
had three or four long hours before us
Time began to hang heavily on ouI
hands.
"'Landlord' said |, do you happen
to have billiard table?
Sure said the landlord. Sure
Just step this way. gents
"He proudly threw open the door OF
a dark. stuffy room. We saw an anti
quated table with patched cloth. and
in the corner was a rack Of crooked
cues.
".Any balls?' said l.
"'Sure,' said the landlord, and he un'
locked a closet and laid on the table
three white balls. all alike-there was
no spot. you know.
"'But. see here demonstrated
how do You tell these balls apartT
".Oh, that's all right. said he. 'for
soon get to know 'em by their shape
St Louis Globe Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
New Works Lobster Palaces.

Nobody of distinction of appetite
goes to lobster palace to eat. One
goes there in gnudy mood or when
every other place is filled or closed or
with the kind of man who thinks gay
ETY. means overdressed women bedia-
moned men. walters rushing with
champagne ss If they had the fire
buckets and n caterwauling orchestra.
At midnight the din and the excite
ment incline IL sedate man to ask him
self whether he Is not in a riot. Ii
you have lobster digestion. you don't
hear the din or feel the muelStrom of
omnibuses. walters, head walters and
patrons swlrling about you. A man
who is eating lobster has to concen-
trate all his faculties, mental. physical,
moral and intellectual. on the ordeal.
You have heard no doubt OF the young
lady who was asked over her first lob
ster how she liked 1t. IL think" she
declared. ITS perfectly delicious II
there weren't 80 many large bones In
1t. They look like celluloid. don't
hey"-Richard Duffy In Putnam's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Buried Treasures In Morocco.

In Morocco II Is customary for a
man to bury most Of his riches IN
place known only to himself. This Gus
tom Is practiced by all Moors, for they
cannot trust their own family. who
would murder them directly II II were
known where the money was. At the
death Of the head of family IN Mo-
rocco digging operations commence at
once. but seldom Is the money discov-
cred There must he many fortunes
buried away In odd corners Of the
country. An instance came under the
writer's notice at one Of the coast
Towns. During the demolition OF a
house a considerable sum Of money
was found built into the wall.-London
Graphic.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
The Alexandrisn Library.

Omar. fauatira caliph who over
ran Egypt about the middle II the sew
enth century. proclaimed that. since
the Koran contained everything that
books had any right To exist 80 he
condemned to destruction the immense
library ut Alexandria founded by the
Ptolemies and constantly enlarged 10y
their successors until the advent OF
the Snraccns How enormous 1t was
can he ina cined from the fact that for
six months the manuscripts supplied
the fuel OF 1000 public baths. II was
the most terrible blow ever Inflicted
upon literature.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Claxeland's Greediness Fer Work.

President CleN cla.u Wus uIi,li at his
desk in the " hite House MA, il . clock
In the morning and up again III |
fell into the way vi NuiMiLs until
ABOUT ] O'Clock In the morning, and
because of the oppressive heat | Kept
the door of my room wide open. or.
ten during the hours around midnight
| would step INTO the hall in nope Of
getting II stray breath OF uir. once II
SO happened that as | looked across
the hall TO the half open door turned
toward mine | SAW upon lis polished
surface the reflection of the hand OF II
man writing with IL patience and an
industry that amazed me. | knew that
the president was at his desk. used
to ask the Waterman When went to
my task In the morning at what hour
the president had knocked OFF work
the preceding night. found that 1t
was generally about 3 o'clock In the
morning. although sometimes When he
had finished some severe task that he
had set himself he would stop at :
O'Clock usually stopped work at
O'Clock but ! did once or twice hang
on until = In the hope that might, II
only for once. show an endurance
equal to that Of the man next door.
whose greediness for work had become
proverblal George +. Parker in Nc.
Cures
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
BLICES ALWAYS EVEN.

box Is II curved cutting knife. operat-
ing in rotary fashion by means OF II
handle. A loaf of bread IL placed at
the edge Of the bcX. and IL turn OF the
knife cuts of slice. which drops into
the drawer beneath When sufficient
number Of slices are cut the drawer
can be swung shut. One merit of
this device IL that the knife. operating
as 1t does. cannot swerve to one side
or the other. aud the slices OF bread
are all OF uniform thickness. n result
NOT always achieved by using the Old
fashioned bread knife by hand.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
A One Man Jury.

A tailor who was defendant In a
case tried In court seemed much cast
down when brou"ht up for trial.
Whats the troublcT" whispered his
counsel observing his clients distress
~ he surveyed the jurymen.
ut looks pretty bad for me- said
the defendant, unless some steps are
taken to dismiss that jury and get In
a new lot. There amt man amongst
'em but what owes me money for
clothaA"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
WATERS PHARMACY.


Notice is hereby given to all persons
not to trespass with dogs, guns, fishing
ny cutting down of any timber upon my
mountain land, home place or the Will.
hide place, or on any land belonging tc
me Wherever situated, as the Law will
Ne strictly enforced against such person
or persons.
MRS. CHARLES SHIPLEY.
july l6tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Hard In tho Barber Shop,

"Our charges are the lowest In town.
observed the barber.
"Cut rites. eh?" said the customer as
he looked at his lacerated chin In the
sdiss.-Judge.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Optimism.

First Poacher-Hello. Bill! Wot luck!
Anything dom! Second Poacher-
Well. | dunno. but II | gets four more
besides the wan I'm after now III
have foive-an' that amt 30 bad
Punch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Difference Of Opinion.

Kitty-Mrs. Carleigh thinks her son
Harry is the salt Of the earth. Janet
We'll. l can't see why. think he Is
about the freshest thing / ever met
I.ippincott's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Undecided,

"If he has proposed. why don't you
give him an answer"
II can't make up my mind whether
would like him when l got him
home. brooklyn Life.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-06-10
Handy Broad Outfit.

One Of the latest additions to the al
ready large number Of continuation
household utensils is the combined
bread cabinet and cutting knife This
consists OF an ordinary wooden box
or storage compartment In which the
ioaves are kept. with two drn wcrs be-
meath 1t, These drawers are plvotally
mounted to swing to an open position
beyond the sides. On the side OF the