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Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
DIES IN SECLUS|ON
Woman of Wealthy Family Lived
Lonely Life for Years.
Deserted by Husband and Son as Re-
suit of Family Quarrel, She
Finally Hid Herself In Lit
tie Cottage.

Trenton, N. J.-After secluding her
self in a lonely cottage for 1s years,
during which time she preferred her
loneliness to the luxuries of a man
sion In Germany, Mrs. Katherine Zim-
norman, a member of wealthy Ger
man family, is dead in the Mercer
hospital here.
A broken heart was responsible for
the woman's desire for seclusion. The
first trip she had made from her trim
little cottage in IS years was in the
ambulance which took here to the
hospital. Mrs. Zimmerman, who was
S3 years old, was surrounded by
wealth in her childhood, passed near
Berlin, with a poor lad named Henry
Zimmerman as playmate of the
little Fraulein van Augur. In time
Zimmerman told of his love, which
was reciprocated. Marriage seemed
| impossible, because of his poverty.
He sought the land of liberty to win
wealth. He was but moderately sue
cessful.
| Much to his surprise he received a
letter from his fiancee declaring her
willingness to leave her home, face
separation from her parents and come
/ to her sweetheart. Zimmerman &C
cepted the sacrifice and the couple
were married in this country. They
located at Wilkesbarre, Pa. For 80
years the couple lived in peace. One
son was born. He had grown to man
hood when a family quarrel brought
about separation between husband
and wife.
Mrs. Zimmerman came to this city
Both her husband and son had disap'
reared. She had then passed the
half-century mark and soon came into
possession of small fortune by the
death of a relative.
After continuing her search fol
seven years, Mrs. Zimmerman wear
led of the world. She purchased q
cottage in the suburbs and began heI
life of seclusion. She decided never
to talk to a human being again. She
told her resolution to several friends
here. members of prominent German
families, and they consented to see
that she was supplied with food with
out leaving her home, as she desired
She arranged to pay the money nee
essary for this.
Day after day during her entire pc
riod of isolation. food had been lef
ON the rear porch of her home in the
morning, at noon and in the evening
To prevent herself from being seer
or seeing others. those who brough
the supplies would be far away be
fore the aged woman would touch thu
food. The meals, which we're alwayi
left in a basket. were procured b!
Mrs. Zimmerman by lowering from
the upper room of the house, II
which she lived almost entirely, {
rope with a hook attached. by means
of which she would haul up the re
ceptacle.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03

"Lets Think Of Some Fancy Ones"
from any child l ever saw. and she
must have a name that fits her. The
other day | positively decided upon
Helen on account of grandma's mother
Il thought 1t would please the old
lady so-but when | called her by 1t
she burst into tears. and so | just
knew the poor little thing didn't like
It at all
Edith-Well, / certainly would de-
eide upon a family name; 1t looks as
If you didn't have a particle of blood,
to go hunting around outside.
Mrs. W.-Family names! Did you
ever hear one in your life that was not
hideous? Elizabeth-Nancy-M
et-Caroline! How you can persist in
that family name" idea / can't see
AS for blood, we know she has it. and
why should we care what others
think? Besides. you know the baby is
to be an artist, or writer, or singer, or
something, and we must think how the
name will look in printi
Robert-How do you know she will
be any of those things. sis?
Mrs. WHY, of course. she has
got to be! You don't think my baby
an idiot. do you?
Robert-Certainly not, but / don't
think you can tell much about babies
careers at three months old either.
Mrs. W.-Now, there you go as
usual. changing the subjecti Robert.
you don't even try. You have never
even suggested a namei
Robert (doggedly1-Yes l have.
said in the beginning, name the baby
Eliza" after mother: that's what you
ought to name her!
Mrs W.-Eliza! Oh. my goodness
| simply couldn't! Think of deIiber
ately attaching something hideous-
repulsive q can't help it-mamms
says herself It's horribIe)-to my chile
for life
Mr.. w (rising and putting his arm
about his wife's shoulder) Really, mJ
dear, keeping yourself in such a con
stant state OF excitement will end b.
making you i'll. Surely, out of all the
names In the world we can find one t.
suit. Since you don't like family
names, let's think of some fancy ones
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Mrs. W-CamiIle. And send m,
child out into the world in the ver1
start without a character. and perhaps
to die of consumption Why. Frank
I'm ashamed or youi
Mr.. w (shrugging his shoulder
and taking his seat We'll. I'm surt
don't know what we are going to dc
Mrs. VIII tell you what let's do
Let us not go to bed until we have de
cided upon somethIngi
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
ITALY PLANS NEW AIRSHIP
Journey Of More Than 400 Miles to BE
Made with Three Passengers
Make One Stop.

Rome. Italy.--A new military diri
gibles airship is about to depart from
Bracciano, near this city, for Venice
1t will carry three passengers and the
distance of more than 400 miles will
be covered with only one stop, at An.
coma. for a supply of petrol. The
journey is expected to take about
seven hours.
Great Importance Is attached to the
experiment, as the dirigible must as
cend 5000 feet In crossing the Apen.
mines. If the experiment Is success.
full many of these airships will be con-
structed and this particular one Will
take part in the grand military ma
neuvers in the autumn. King Victor
Emmanuel is an enthusiast over aerial
navigation.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
JACKIEs ARE MOST FRUGAL
Sailors Said to Save More Money
Than Any Other Glass Despite
Tradition of Proflgacy.

Washington.-Though Jack ashore"
may have acquired the reputation of
being the model spendthrift, the latest
statistics of the navy department
show him to be thrifty person when
1t comes down to year In and year
out steadiness.
Jacks pay, though not large, is de-
cidedly regular, and then again Jack
has long periods when he has no op-
portunity to spend at ALL II, when
he does get bit of shore leave, he
manages to make things hum some.
what faster than the average man in
the street and often rolls back to the
anchorage in a state of financial de-
preston equal to the treasury of a
South American republic, he. ten to
one, has not spent 1t all, for, accord
ing to the allotment system in vogue
In the navy today, the bluejacket has
the privilege of alloting any portion
of his pay to whomsoever he may
designate.
The pamphlet recently published by
Assistant Paymaster Jere Maupin. u.
s. N, shows % per cent. of the sail
ors are putting something by The
allotment privilege only applies to
the men serving on the ships. The
sailors on shore duty are. presumed
to take care of such matters for
themselves.
1t has been ascertained that en-
ployes of corporations generally save
fss than 20 per cent. of their salaries
IT. fact the savings are probably near.
eh4ten per cent on an average.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Former Consul Denby Says Field
Is LimitIesS for America.
For the Conquest OF the Chinese
Trade Field United States Must
Cease to Regard Empire Mere
ly as Market Place.

Notwithstanding American dollar
with the American man behind It.
That" said Charles DENLY, recently
consul general at Shanghai, who is in
Washington en- route to a new post
of duty at Vienna, Should be the
motto for the conquest OF the Chinese
trade field. To achieve success we
must cease to regard China merely as
a market and begin to consider it a
region for permanent investment We
cannot hope to sell our goods by
standing at the doors of our ware
houses. We must get closer to the
Chinese people. They are unusually
friendly toward Americans as a result
Of our generous policy in Chinese af-
fairs during recent years. The gov
ernment is likewise cordial, and in
vestment Of American capital is de-
sired.
The time must come when our H.
nanciers and business men to promote
American trade in China will regard
seven per cent. in that empire as
seven per cent. here. It is futile to
hope for orders for American mate
rials to be used in the construction
works financed by foreign capital. In all
government loans made for the con.
struction of railroads, ETC., it is now
purchased from the nation providing
the funds. l have known Germans
constructing railroad in Shantune
to refuse to consider American ten
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03

moved from the old hulk, and the
rooms amidships that used to open
into the engine room have been COM
bined into the assembly hall.
The after deck has been boarded
In and transformed into reading
room. Tables and chairs with many
books, magazines and naNeapNpaFas
give the place homelihe appearance,
and here the sailors of the Seven
Seas, with human derelicts from many
lands, congregate in the afternoons
and evenings to find out what is go
Ing on in the great world.
Really the Seaman's Bethel is a
sort of institutional church. The after
part of the hold has been fitted up as
gymnasium. Here also is a bowl
Ing alley; and in another corner are
bath tubs and water heater. An
other part of the hold is fitted up
with hunks, where the sailor who
finds himself broke" between voy-
ages is made welcome to spend the
night-or as many nights as he
pleases.
Every Thursday and Sunday even
ing Gospel services are held, but no
collection ever is taken. The mission
is maintained by the Seamen's Friend
society as true charity, on the prin-
ciple that salvation Is really free.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Extra Paw Cut of

Washington.-There is weeping and
waiiing among the officers and EN-.
ployes of congress.
The long established custom of
granting them an extra months salary
each year was ruthlessly swept away
in the house when Mr. Wagner of
Pennsylvania, the, presiding officer.
sustained a point of order made BY
Mr.. Macon of Arkansas against the
proposition.
In vain did Mr.. Olmstead of Penn
sylvania, the father of the PROPOSE
tion, plead for the withdrawal of the
point.
Messrs. Macon and Sisson of Mis-
sissippi were especially antagonistic.
They practically charged graft and
said the time had arrived to put an
end to 1t.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
OLD VESSEL NOW A CHURCH.
seaman's Bethel, on Island of Cali
fornla Coast, Is Refuge OF
Sailors.

San Francisco-It would be difficult
to find a greater oddity in church ar
chitecture than the Seaman's Bethel
on Rattlesnake Island, close to the
port of San Pedro, of the coast Of,
California. 1t is the decayed and
weatherbeaten hulk of an old ship
that used to ply the salt seas. Be-
coming unseaworthy, 1t was beached,
made fast with cables. and trans
formed into a church.
The Seaman's Bethel is a mission
church, maintained for the benefit of
the sailors that come into San Pedro
harbor, and of the fishermen of Rat
tlesnake Island All the machinery
and sea-going fixtures have been re-
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Millionaire Doesn't Care for Expenses
and Changes Residence Site for
Better View.

Waukegan, Ill.-That Joseph Medin
Patterson. the Chicago millionaire,
who owns a palatial home south of
Libertyville, doesn't care for expenses
when 1t comes to satisfying his wishes
has just come out, the incident occur
ring when work was started on his
mansion. which is now completed.
Patterson bought a large tract of
land south of Libertyville and had an
architect and lanscaper start work on
laying out his home.
Plans for the house were accepted
and the contract let, and work ordered
started.
One day, after work on the founda-
tion was well started, Patterson hap
pened to drive out to his place.
Driving down the main road leading
south of Libertyville, Patterson saw
his house rising on a beautiful site,
facing the main road in accordance
with the plans of the architect and
landscaper, who had ordered 1t built
there.
Here, that isn't where | want my
house built. | want it over there half
mile, facing that other road. running
east and west Dig it up and take the
house over there.
And the architect did as ordered. He
had the foundation taken up and the
house was restored on the side road.
on spot which. to some people, is far
inferior to the one where the architect
and landscaper planned erecting it.
But on the new spot the building went
up, and now is one of the show places
OF the locality.
The change in location cost thou
sands of dollars in general rearrange
ment of details, etc, but Patterson
was satisfied, and that was all to be
considered
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
A CAT OF ANCIENT EGYPT.
FeIines Considered Sacred and Were
WorshIped In Olden Days-one
Preserved in Bronze.

Observation-Disclosures volume
on 1.-The Place of Animals in Human
Thought" has just been written by
the Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Ce-
saresco, who shows us that the life
of the meanest animal is full of mys-
terious and uneomprehended possibili-
ties. The beast is not merely the
servant of man: he is his friend and
ally. He occupies a Complementary
place in the great scheme of creation.
Such a conception of animal life is a
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03

- 4%-
Characters - Mrs. Westmoreiand.
young mother; Mr.. Westmoreland.
young father; Edith Chamberlain.
young sister; Robert Chamberlin,
young brother; Baby herself; nurse.
Scene-Parlor in Mr.. Westmoreland's
house; time. evening. Mr.. West
moreland. Edith and Robert seated
around a table reading.
(Enter Mrs. Westmoreland.)
Mrs. W.-Upon my word. Frank. /
can't stand this an hour longeri Here
you all sit perfectly calm and COM
posed and the baby no nearer being
named than she was three months ago,
whom she came into the world! Our
horses and dogs and even our cat has
a name, and my poor little baby
Mr.. w. (seriously)-Now, see here.
Carrie, l think we've had about enough
4. this! For three months there has
not been a single subject discussed In
this house but naming the baby. For
my part I've made up my mind to let
Il go at Baby and end the whole
Business.
Mrs. Wand let It go at Baby"
when abe is twenty, thirty, even fifty
years Of age, suppose. How absurd
Mr.. W.-Wel, it's your fault my
dear. 1.-
Mrs. Why fault! OF course, l
knew you were going to say thati Pos
itively you will drive me crazy! /
don't sleep at night / just lie there
in the dark, while you snore away.
and call over every name on earth. in
the family and out of the family, and
1t Is not that nothing suits me, but
nothing suits her. You see she is such
q different baby, SO entirely different
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Never Missed School in - Years.

The managers of the Sheerness
schools have had their attention called
to the remarkable attendance made
by the family of a resident named
Hutchings. His daughter Bertha,
who is leaving school at the age of
Ia, commenced attending at the
age of three years, and has never
missed an attendance nor been late
during the whole period of IL years
In which the schools have been opened
d 1853 times. Another daughter. Eth
ell, was presented with a gold medal
few years ago as reward for seven
years perfect attendance, and there
are five other children of the family
who have medals for similar records.
The council school managers have de-
cided to ask the Kent education
committee to make some official rec
ignition of Bertha Hutchings' re-
markable punctuality London Mail.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Egyptian Cat Preserved in Bronze.

commonplace with many of the older
religions 1t has permeated the phil
osophy of the east to so great an
extent that the deVout Indian will not
willingly iniure fly or worm, lest
he invoke divine retribution. In an
cient Egypt cats were considered
sacred and were worshiped. One of
these Egyptian cats. preserved in
bronze, in the collection of the French
ambassador at Rome, forms one of the
illustrations IN the volume and is re-
produced here.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Chlnese Ban ON Iaps.

Tokyo.-The greatest stumbling
block in the way of an amicable settle
ment between China and Japan of the
differences over the Antung- Mukden
railway is the order of the Chinese
authorities that land be sold to
Japanese along the line under severe
penalty. This and several other ques-
tions concerning Japanese policy in
China will be determined in a short
time, 1t is expected, as the whole mat.
ter has been placed in the hands of
the emperor by Foreign Minister Ko-
mura.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
Nineteenth child Born to couple.

Richmond, Ind.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Lipscomb are the parents of a new
baby. The infant was lusty, growing,
bald and like nearly every other new.
born except for the fact that he is the
nineteenth child of these fond parents
Lipscomb, hale and hearty farmer, Is
Sc years old, while his wife is 49
Their near score sons and daughter
are all valuable members of Ricl
monds community.
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
TOMB AND BODIES ARE SOLD
Vault Wherein Lay the Owners Dead
Disposed of at Forced Pub
lie Sale.

Greensburg. Pa.-The spectacle of
a vault wherein lay the owners dead
being disposed of at a forced sale
was witnessed the other day at the
old Unity cemetery. The sale was
necessitated by the insistence of
Montpelier examiner., 1909-09-03
NAMING THE BABY
BY G. WERE TYLER

(cOpyright. by ]. B. LippincOtt co.)
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-11-05
is YOUR MEAT PURE7

While the people of Portland are
being agitated over the impure milk
proposition, It would be well for our
people to look to the quality Of meat
they are using. II is Of just as vital
Importance that the meat used should
be pure as the milk, and It is likely
that as many deaths are caused by
diseased meats as from impure milk
only It is more difficult to trace.
Therefore, why buy your meat where
any question might be raised as to
Its purity? Go where It has been
proven beyond peradventure of a
doubt that only good. wholesome
meats are sold. You owe It to your
family and you owe It to yourself.
There Is now more sickness In this
city than ever before, and who can
say that poor meat does not have It's
share in this deplorable state of af.
fairs7 There Is one market In st.
Johns where you can get the best,
and nothing but the best In the
meat line. That Is at BITGoOD q
COLES new market on North Jersey
street. Try them and sec.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-11-05
Proposals For Street Work

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office OF the Recorder OF the
city OF st. Johns. until Tuesday
November .. 1908. at 4 o'clock. y. m.
for the Improvement OF Portland
boulevard from the West line OF
Fessenden street 10 the Easterly line
OF Thompson street In the manner
provided by Ordinance No. 26i sub.
jeet TO the provisions OF the Charter
and ordinances OF the city OF st.
Johns. and the estimate OF the city
engineer. on file.
Said work consists OF 6-foot wood
walk i2foot curb. earth surfaced
grade.
Bids must be strictly In accordance
with printed blanks. which win be
furnished on application at the office
OF the Recorder OF the city of ST.
Johns. And said Improvement must
be completed on or before 60 days
from November 9th. 1909.
No proposals or bids will be con-
sidered unless accompanied by a Ger.
titled check payable to the order OF
the Mayor OF the city OF St.Johns.
certified by responsible bank for
an amount equal TO ten per cent OF
the aggregate proposal.
The right to reject any and all
bids Is hereby reserved.
by order Of the City Council,
A. NJ. ESSoN.
City Recorder.
Published In the st. Johns Review.
Oct. 22 and 29 and Nov. s. 1909.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-11-05
GOT SOME PRIZE WINNERS.

Harry Hunter was one of the Wis.
itors at the Albany Apple Fair. He
and his partners purchased Ia boxes
Of the prize winners, costing them
si.0O per box delivered at Portland
They are going to use them for dis
play purposes to show that the land
they are offering for sale is capable
% producing apples equal II not bet.
ter than the famous Hood River pro-
duct.
He has a series OF IL photos that
were taken OF the farm that they are
selling In acre tracts, and they GER.
tainly show some rich farming land.
One OF the pictures shows a steam
pillow drawing IL disc.
His proposition with the land and
people to back II up is certainly
winner. They have sold nearly 600
acres during the past 75 days.
Harry states that they have never
taken n party to see the land who
have not purchased. Even the Prof.
Of the o. A. G. who examined
the soil for them purchased 40 acres.
You Will find Harry Hunter at his Of.
flee 302.3O3 Lumbermens Bank Bldg.
9Th and Stark, Portland.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-11-05

Rev. Mr.. Muckley says he bap.
tizcd eleven Chinese one night. True,
no doubt; and II he will give each Of
them n pretty. young American girl
for a teacher. he can baptize Chinese
In squads Of eleven. right along. Na.
turc is insistent on perpetuatlon Of
tho race. and mixes up things won.
derfully--if not restrained. But the
religious idea, the idea Of propaga.
tion Of the gospel. mustn't be per.
mittod TO triumph over common
sense. There IN one instinct OF Ma.
ture that--unlcss rostrained--will
triumph over all the rest. Even he
religious instinct IL poweriess before
II. But II will use tho religious In.
stinct-if II can-as n means 10 an
end. Judicious observers don't think
much Of Mr.. Muckley's eleven Chris.
tian baptisms Of Chinese. The mo.
tive OF the converts In not found In
the abstracJ.ons OF Christian faith
orogonian.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-11-05

A great many pious people would
probably prove far greater bless
Ing to humanity II they would worry
less about their wings and work more
diligently with their hands and their
heads. II they would wonder less
about playing golden harps In heaven
and give more thought TO glsddening
earth with tender symphonies played
upon the golden strings OF love
stretched on human hearts. II they
would have less anxiety about the
exact nature OF the spiritual booy and
greater concern for the natural con-
dItion and hcalthful care OF the
physical body. We all ought 20 long
to dwell In n gloriflcd body In the
world TO come; but we ought also to
strive To glorify this body In which
We are living In the world that now
In. From November Physical cul.
ture.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-11-05

ears explains itself, and shows that
we may expect no heat ON the ears
the coming winter. Il follows;
"Your letter TO Mr.. 4. |. Fuller,
our Vice President. has been turned
over to me for investigation and re-.
ply.
While heaters are installed on
many lines In the East where the
weather is extreme and gets down
to few degrees above and IN a
number of places below zero. Il is
a question that We have had up
quite frequently ON the coast, both
In Portland and the Sound cities. as
TO heaters ON the long runs and ON
account OF our moderate climate, we
have no. been able 10 see the necess.
ity OF II up TO the present Time. In
number OF cities In the East where
they have heaters. they keep them
cut off except in the morning and
evening when the thermometer gets
below 80 degrees. You can see II
We adopted this practice In this part
OF the country, which In the East is
accepted as reasonable one, there
would be little or no use In putting
heaters In the car.
Last winter. OF course, was an ex.
treme case and the most severe, as
far as statistics show which | am |
able TO gather. that We have had In
the neighborhood OF 10 years and |
while l think your request is largely |
based on the experience of last win.
ter. do not think IL is fair TO take
an exception Of this kind as a basis
for your request.
l also wish 10 call your attention
to the heater situation in a number
% Eastern cities where, Independent
OF the cold weather. during the rush
hours the heaters are turned off and
only allowed TO remain on during the
middle Of the day for the reason
that the consumption OF current is
80 great at the peak load. when most
of the cars are out, there Is not
enough left TO run the cars success. ,
Iully. II is not the cost OF heaters
themselves that makes them expen.