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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
PUZZLE TO FIGURE
OUT RELATIONSHIP
WHOEVER AND TWO SONS MARRY
WIDOW AND DAUGHTERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Be-
wildering relationships among mem
bers of the East Finley township fam
lilies have resulted from the marriages
of a father and his two sons and a
widow and her two daughters. the
three ceremonies were celebrated
within the last two, months. Henry
Dillinger, an aged farmer whose sec
ind wife died nearly year ago en-
Gagged Mrs. Maria Richmond as his
house-keeper. 1t was agree dthat the
daughters of Mrs. Richmond, Lucy
aged IS, and Jennie, aged 10, should
live in the Dillinger home with the
father and his two sons, Charles and
David.
After a time the aged farmer mar
ried Lucy Richmond, and the two Fam
lilies continued to occupy the same
home. A few weeks after the firs'
marriage, Mrs. Richmond became the
wife Of David Dillinger, the older sou
Jennie Richmond and Charles Dilling'
err next we're stricken with the matri'
monial fever and were married last
week. The three families now live ~
the East Finley township home OF the
elder Dillinger, all apparently happy
and contented.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

ROME. Dec. 28.-The three prov
inces of Cosenza, Catanzaro and Reg
pio Di Calabria, comprising the De-
nartment of Calabria, which forms the
southwestern extremity of Italy, or
"the toe of the boot" were devastated
today by an earthquake, the tar-reacn-
ing effects of which were felt almost
throughout the entire country Inc
town of Messini, in Sicily, was parity
destroyed, and Catania was inundateo'
In Messina hundreds of houses have
fallen, and many persons have been
killed. Owing, however, to the fact
that telegraphic and telephone COM
munications were almost completely
DESTROYED It is impossible to obtain
even an approximate idea of the vast
damage done.
The fate of entire regions within
the zone of the earthquake IS I'M
known. but reports received here up
to q late hour tonight indicate that
the havoc has been great, and the
destruction to life more terrible tnan
italy has experienced in many years.
The uncertainty Of the situation FOR
many thousands has filled all Italians
with the deepest distress. for tney
still fear that the day may come when
that part Of the country. which seems
to have been most blessed by nature,
will be destroyed by the blind FORCES
of that same nature which, nearly
nineteen centuries ago. overwhelmed
Pompeii and Herculaneum. All re-
norts show that the present catastro-
ME embraces a larger area than the
earthquake in 1905.
The tidal wave which followed tne
earth shocks on the eastern coast OF
sicily sunk vessels ond inundated the
lower part Of Caltanisetto. 1t Is known
that a number of people were killed
at that place, but the rushing waters
carried everything before them ana
caused such an indescribable con-
fusion that it will be impossible for
some time to estimate the damage ana
lives lost.
For a period the town Of Messina
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
BOODLER RUFF
GETS SENTENCE
FORMER POLITICAL BOSS OF NE
eRAskA, Is SENT TO PRISON
FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Abra-
ham Ruef, former political boss OF
San Francisco, was today sentenced
to fourteen years in the State peni'
Tertiary at San Quentin prison. SEN
tence was pronounced by Judge VIM.
P. Lawlor, who presided over Ruefs
trial on the charge of bribing a mem
Der of the Schmitz Board of Super
yisors in the award of an overhead
trolley franchise to the United Rail-
roads. The trial, which ended with q
conviction on Dec. 10, was one Of the
most celebrated in the history Of the
city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

and the whole province of Reggie
were completely isolated through in
terruptions to the telegraph and tele-
nhone and landslides that INSTRUCTED
the railways. Absolutely nothing was
heard from Reggie throughout the day,
while the first news from Messina
came in the form of dispatch, which
torpedo boat, flying at full speed
along the coast of the peninsula, car
ried from point to point, always ind
ing the wires down, until it reached
Nicotera, where the telegraph lines
were found to be intact. From this
point the dispatch was sent 1t states
that the situation was desperate, and,
after summarizing the size of the
catastrophe, ended with the announce
ment that Capt. PASSING, commander
of the local station of torpedo boats,
was buried under the debris, after
having with other officials, performed
heroic work in trying to have others.
The Italian Government proceeded
energetically to relieve the widespread
distress, concentrating at the points OF
greatest need troops and engineers.
Members of the Red Cross were dis
patched to various places. and camps
with provisions we're Immediately
prepared, all available railway lines
and warships being used for their
transport.
The city of Messina has suffered
probably more than any other place,
the latest information coming ind1-
rectly from that place, stating that
two-thirds of the town was destroyed
and several thousand persons killed.
The steamers washington and Monte
hello, which were in that harbor, later
proceeded to Caltanisetta, loaded with
injured, who were so stupefied by
terror that they seemed unable to
realize what had happened, simply
saying that it looked as though the
end of the world had come Five
steamers left Caltanisetta for Messina
to assist in removing the injured from
that place, who were reported to num-
Der thousands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
DENIES WRITS OF
HABEAS CORPUS
JUDGE HART REFUSES TO RE-
LEASE ALLEGED NIGHT RIDERS
OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY,

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 29.--Judge
Hart this morning dismissed the petit
lions OF five of the alleged night riders
now in jail here for safe-keeping for
the Humphreys county officials. The
motion to dismiss was based on the
record Of the court which showed that
day for the hearing OF the question
OF bail has been set by Judge w. L.
Cook and that the petitioners at that
time offered no objection to the time
fixed for the hearing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
Notice to Stockholders

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Maury National
Bank, Columbia, Tenn, for the pur-
pose of electing directors for the en-
suing year and such other business
as may come before the meeting, will
be held in their banking rooms, Tues
day, Jany. IL, 1909, at IL o'clock a. m
G. A. PARKER, Cashier.
29d&w1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
MIND YOUR BUSINESS!

If you don't nobody will. 1t is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
you can and you can and will keep out
of liver and. bowel trouble II you take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
keep biliousness malaria and jaundice
out of your system. 25c at GEO. ).
ALCORN'S drug store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

How about Carnegie heroine med
al for Agnes Lockwood, the s-year-old
New York girl who was almost scaid-
ed to death resculng her doll from q
tub Of hot waterf
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

You should not delay taking Foleys
Kidney Remedy at the FIRST sign OF
kidney or bladder trouble II you real
lied that neglect might result In
Brights disease or diabetes. Foleys
Kidney Remedy corrects Irregularities
and cures all kidney and bladder dis
orders.--GEo. 8. ALCoRN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders'
laborers rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil. Takes the sting out OF cuts
burns or bruises at once. Pain can
not stay where 1t is used
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

The Chattanooga Times would cut
off the number of crimes by suppress
ing concealed weapons, but would In
crease It hundred fold by throwing
omen the saloon. Why not suppress
both and thereby eliminate SO per cent
of all classes of crime.-sweetwater
Telephone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
X. P. LODGE TO
INSTALL OFFICERS

There will be an interesting meeting
Of Phinteas Lodge on Friday night the
occasion being the installation Of the
new officers
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

IL you will take Foley's orino Laxa-
tive until the bowels become regular
you will not have to take purgatives
constantly, as Foley's orino Laxative
positively cures chronic constipation
and sluggish liver. Pleasant TO take.
GEO. 8. ALCORN.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01
THOUSANDS SLAIN BY
EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL
WAVE IN SOUTH ITALY
TRACK OF DEATH, DESTRUCTION AND DESoLA-
r1oN SPREADS ACROSS THREE ENTIRE PRO
yINCES IN THE TOE OF THE BOOT.

MEsslN PARTLY DESTROYED AND cATANA IS INUNDATED AM
THE FATE OF OTHER TOWNS IN DISTURBED ZONE 0A""o'
observation-disclosures HAVE BEEN RENDERED
DESTITUTE AND HoMELEss.-eoVERNMENT
TAKES STEPS RELIEVE DISTRESS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-01

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Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
THE SIN OF TIE BIG HAT

CINCINNATI, April lOth.-Under the
caption "The Naisance of the Big Hat, :"
the Western Christian Advocate, Metho-
dist publication, of which DR.. Levi Gill
bert is the editor, takes fling at the mil.
linery Of the day. The editorial says:
''It quite frequently falls to our lot to
cit 10 the peWs with the congregation, and
1t is not at all conducive to a pious and
peaceful frame Of mind, such as one ought
to have when trying to worship God, to
sit behind rows Of bats that spread them
selves like green bay trees or circus tents.
One feels like taking shot at them with
4 hymn book and hambling their lofty
pretentiousness and pride in the dust.
''What are our Christian women think.
ing of Are they such devotees Of fashion
that they must need haul these unseen.
", hideous, outlandish constructions 10
church with them TO make the devout
groan and the undeyout almost swear?
IT'S hard enough to get people, especially
men, to attend church regularly these
days, and we don't want anything that
will discourage their coming and make
things more difficult for the minister.
. 1t is our solemn conviction that this,
which looks like such a trivial matter,
amounts almost to an absolute moral of.
tense and sin."
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
IxpREss MESSENGER ARRESTED

After an investigation lasting for twt
months, three detectives of the Adams
Express Company believe they have
solved the mystery Of the disappearance
Of one hundred dollar bill from a pack.
age containing ten thonsand dollars en-.
trusted to the express company for ship.
ment from Philadelphia to Washington.
Herman G. Pippin. of Wilmington, the
express messenger who made the trip from
PhiladelplIia with the money, has been
arrested and charged With the crime, and
il is said that he has made confession.
He was one of lhe most trusted employees
in the service of the company, and the
news of his arrest came as a surprise to
the officials:
After the package Of bills had been
opened in the Washington bank to which
it was consigned, it was found that only
ninty-nine of the one hundred crisp
bills that started the journey were to be
found.
Since that time, the three detectives
have shadoWed every man in the COM
pany g employ through whose hands the
package passed. The private habits Of
each man have been made subject of
study, and many men have been closely
questioned. All have protested their in.
nocence.
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
NoYFL rRArspoRrArror


After trundling his wife and four chill
dren in pushcart for !, 600 miles William
w. Bishop got job in Wilmington Fri
day. Bishop started from WaterVilfe,
N, Y, on September llth, 1908, to search
for work and ended his trip in Whining.
ton Friday. Several months we're spent
by. Bishop in Winchester, Va. but. the
trip from that Town TO Wilmington, ads
tance Of 400 miles was made without a
break. The motiier and @the oldest soa
.made the greater, part Of the trip aioot
with the father, though on some days
when the weather was severe. tile mother
woddsride in the wheeled domiciie.
The total weight Of the cart when the
smaller children were inside was 400
pounds, and Bishop was able to make
from nine to twenty five miles day, de-
pending upon the weather conditions and
the ruads. Nights we're spent at farm
hoHses or in towns aud villages, only one
night was spent by the wandering family
in the open. In. the cart was carried sHf-
ficient bedding for all, but. no cooking
Was done, provisions being purchased
along tile route. For projection Bishop
carried bic army saber and a policemanss
night stick
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
WISE WORDS

Age brings wisdom. bat the trouble is
Il doesn't leave US much time 70 use II.
The thief generally suffers in she end.
Even The fellow who steals kiss may Be
Obliged TO marry the girl.
The easier the job, the harder to get il.
This illustrates the perversity Of existence.
Even when some fellows land in Jail
they expect their friends to help them
out.
Putting it on ice WON'T always keep a
secret.
The man who marries twice doesn't
always agree that second thoughts are
best.
Some young men propose to girl on
their knees and some on their uppers.
Il seems strange that when . girl is
sweet there should be no flies on her.
Many man is rich in experience who
eae't raise the price Of meal.
Iflkvasn't for ihe word ashsy, de
average groom wOuidn't know be was 1t
bis own wedding.
Love is blind. That is, il is born blind,
but Il soon gets its eyes open.
Too many people mistake an excuse for
reason.
The people who are looking for trouble
deserve all that is coming to them.
The fatterer is always sure Of his
audience.
The harder you are to please, tie less
your friends will try.
The proof Of the pudding may also be
in the amount left over.
Many man gives himself away who
isn't an advocate Of free speech.
A woman's idea Of a good likeness is
one that looks just like she thinks she
looks.
Troubles too often come disguised.
Many a chapeFon develops into match
maker.
There is an old saving to the effect that
you can reach mans heart through his
stomach. wonder if the missionaries
who go to the eannibal islands ever think
Of that.
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
WANTS STATES TO Par sss, ,ooo,o

Tie publication over the country of the
introduction by Representative Murdock,
Of Kansas, OF bill to call upon the 26
States to repay the Government $28, ,000,-
00O which was distributed during Andrew
Jackson's administration, was followed
by a food Of kilograms upon members,
Senator's and newspaper correspondents
for more light on the subject.
In 1885 there was surplus in the Fed
eral Treasury of $3S, ,000, 900, due largely
to the sale Of public lands in the Central
West. Congress authorized the distribu.
tion of this money among the States upon
their pFomising to pay it upon demand
Of the Secretary of the Treasury. After
$28, ,000, 900 had been distributed, but be.
fore the fourth installment had been
paid, Congress passed law postponing
payment of the final installment and in.
cooperating as Joker" q proviso that
the money distributed should be subject
to the demand of Congress instead of the
Secretary of the Treasury. It is said that
the matter Of the repayment ascalled to
the attention OF Mr.. Murdock by the
claim of Virginia a few years ago to the
fourth installment, still undistributed.
Delaware received s2S7, 900 from the
government as its share.
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
po1EAR ZOE sAv1Ne 4 LIrE

-
Here, Mister; is aaiollar for youSaeti
aAd fireman for eaviitg my life a9fsw days
ago, and wants toser xOn nicer pres.
ent when 90 over %. Agfttblk 2 said
Laura PAWS a coIofed woman, 10 E6ei.
neer Edward Z. West 81 Delmar. West
vas running the Norfolk Express aouthsa
few dass ago. when the woman stepped
in front Of Ills engine. He blew bis
whistle and sle stepped aside just as 4he
train passed l.er,
This saa The last West thought Of Il
until Tuesday when lls woman pre-
sented him with TIVE Columbian hall ll.dal.
lafa, which she forced him ID accept
lVesi handed one 81 ths halves oser Is li;a
liralasEi B. Cox
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
siiusr cnn For Rest Corn .tti

To further al ouse interest in farm work
by country school children Professor
Harry Hayward, of the State Experi-
mental Station at Newark, has offered a
silver emp to the school the children Of
which grow the best corn to be exhibited
with the stations exhibits at the next
county fair. The corn must be grown
under rules to be established by Professor
Granthan, OF the Experimental Station.
Professor Grantham will publish pafticu-
lars OF the concert soon. The premium
list OF the New Castle county fair associa-
tioulwill be issued on May 18th.
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
THAT STATE HOUSE BILL
How the Much Discussed Bill Was

Passed
i Unable to get enough votes to revive
and pass through the House the Conner
bill to borrow $75, 900 With which to erect
a State administration and library build.
ing, advocates Of the new building pro-
ject took new tack and passed through
both branches of the Legislature a bill
providing for State administration and
library building to cost SG2, 500.
The bill was passed within hall Ian hour
after it had been introduced, making a
record for "railroadine' in the Delaware
Legislature. Instead OF obtaining money
to pay for the building by a bond issue
tlIe bin directs State Treasurer Moore TO-
transfer $62, 500 from the sinking fund
into the general fund to meet the building
expenses. it being the net amount Of the
war claim Of 1912 which Delaware OBJ
tanned through the efforts Of Attorney
General Richards yeas or 80 ago. The.
restoration Of the present State House
also isto be made ont of this amount.
When it was discovered that the neces.
sary. twenty-ssven votes could not be
secured in the House for the requisite
three:fourths vote to borrow the $75, 600
first planned for the starter there was
remarkable parliamentary manouvsring.
Former Senator Kenney, Democratic
leader, and Walter H. Hayes, the Repub-
licau lawyer, were brought together and
they discovered that the old War claim,
Just paid by the Federal Government and
recently transferred to the sinking fund,
could be used for all primary purpose, by
merely transferring it to the general fund
and appTopriating it. This only required |
a majority vote. In other words, the
State would not be required to borrow,
for it had fonnd none! they dill not know
sbe had.
The bill names Governor PenneWill,
former Governor Preston Lea and Ebe W.
Tunnel, Senators Alvin B. Conner, NJ. |
Monahau and Alexander P. Corbit,
Speaker 7. o Cooper and Representatives
W, F. Latferty aud Timothy E. Townsend
as commissioners to supervise erection Of
the building. They are to serve without
Contracts for the erection
Of the administration building and for the
restoration of-the present State House to
It's Colonial appearance are to be rewarded
after bids have been received. The new
building will be erected on the side of the
Jump property, owned by the State and
south of the present State House. The
administration and library building will
be fitted with Offices, and in the rear will
be tirepreof wing for State Library. 1t
8 s.expected that tke new building will be
If colonial design.
The present State House will be used
'nly for meetings Of the Legislature and
or the exhibition of historical records of
he State. The first floor, now occupied
~ Slate officers and the State Library,
will be used for committee rooms for the
legislature. The new building is to be
eady for occupancy in January, 1911.
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17

The TRAFSealIg psg
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17

We have been advised Of the shipment
Of several hundred tons (soms Of which is
now on track Of our HIGH GRADE
LEHIGH COAL. Owing to che fact, We
ars prepared to make price for April de-
liver, ats so per ton delivered. Phone 5.
JESSE L. HEPHERD.
Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
Curse Blood, Skin Diseases, Cancer Gtaatest
Blood Purifiar Frea

Curse Blood, Skin Diseases, Cancer Gfeatest
Blood Purifier Free
II your bloodisimpure. thin, diseased
hot or full Of huanor. If you have blood
poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores,
scrohlia, eczema, itching risings and
bumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains,
catarrh, rheumatism Or any blood 81 skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm tB. B
IB. Soon oil sores heal, aches and pains
stop and the blood Is made pure aud rich
Druggists Or by express sI per large bot.
tle. Sample free By writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlapta Ga. =. B. B. ID especially
advised lor chronic, deep atsd caass ss
+ cures alter ali elas falls.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1909-06-10
San Antonio. Texas. Junio Ode 1909.
Muchacho Financiero

DoS muchuchos. deseando pasar s,,
tempo dlsponible de agradablc name
ra, encontraron que por todo cnpital
tenian dos peniQues.
Esta cantidad. pensaron. no nos es
suuciente para NADIA. VOlyiendo d
81 casa, uno dc los muchachos SO uui-
20 loS pantalones. Su camnrada los
ueVo- nj empeho, en- donde le presta-
ron dos chelineB. Despues fu6 un
Dazar. en- Ell que compr6 un reioj por
el que debia pagar dos chelines cada
mes, dando allf Ell primer abono nde-
lantado con 10 ndQuirldo en- ell empe-
no. En- seguida march6 d otro en-
peho. en- el que dej6 el reloj. reci--
biendo 26 chelines de prestamo. In
mcdintamente fue nj primer u.npefio.
saco el pantalou que alli habia en-
pehado corri6 d llevarlo d su CON-
p,ihero. AL saiir de nueyo de In en-
81 los dos mnchachos, pensaron en-
10 divertido que para ellos ibn a ser
el paseo, puesto que ahora tenian d.
nero, pero un polszonte los nprehen-
do. conduci6ndolos In prevention,
A 10 mafana siguiente aparecleron an
70 el Juez, acusados por ell dueiio del
bazar de andar vendiendo .articulos
pendientes do pago. pero ell Juez opl-
no que Ia acrsaci6n no procedia, por
que los muchachos no veudIeron ell
reloj. sino que simplemente 10 empefia-
ron. Por consiguiente los puso ell
iibertad
Entonces el nstuto muchacho pro-
ceso al duefio del bazar por calum-
MIA obtuvo una Tecompensn de 80 IL
bras esterlinas, unos $3.50.
El regidor. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1888-????, 1909-06-10
El Gar y el Kaiser

Ha sido concentrate una entreyisto
entire los emperndores Guillermo v Nj
colds. Qeu tendrd lugar en- las aguas
del Colo Finnish.
La fccha exacta de IN entrevista sc
decidira mhs tarde. pero probablemen-
te Sc verificara el II de JUNO.
Las noticias de Ia proyectada entre-
vista de los dos emperadores. iumetlia-
tamente despnes del arreglo del asun-
70 de los Balkanes, ha deslertado 10
espec,ilacion de los diplomaticos de s.
-eeters6urgo. Sc ha supuesto Ell aigu-
nos centres Que In mcdiacion de Ale
mania. que concluyo la criais,
Ia dejado una herencie de amarsura.
quo diatanciara los dos monarcas v
colducira Russia hacia una mas es-
trecha identification con la pol!tica
continental de Gran Bretafia.
La entrevIsta, que seg1n algunos in
torHes ha sido arreglada iniciatiya
del Emperador Nicolas. parece signi-
ficar que Russia prefIere I'm urreglo
pacifico con Alemania las conse--
cuencias dudosas de una politica
dc antagonismo.
81 el Emperndor Guiilermo ENTIRE
vista el Presldente Fallieres, como sc
Ia aicho en- Berlin, IL situacI6n ell
ropea puede considerarse que entra Ell
nfa Ease de decidlda paz.