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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-12
MRS. MARY FROST.

Mrs. Mary Frost, wife of the late
James Frost, died at her home, 778
Hunterdon street, yesterday, al the age
of 80 years. The funeral will be con-
Quoted privately at her home. The in
terment will take place at Scotch Plains.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-12
PRESIDENTS ACTS
REVOLVING SAYS
SEN. ]. 3. FORAKER
Continued from First rnge.)

ply and that the ruling of the treasury
department, that the appropriation Is
permanent. is correct, and that 1T m
tinues to stand. and will stand, as an
available appropriation for such pur-
poses as those for which it was in
tended. until entirely exhausted, the
question remains whether such pay
ments as are now under consideration
are legitimate and proper to be made
from It. 1t would seem that, grant
ing all have indicated, they are yet,
nevertheless, clearly Illegal and in fiat
violation of a statutory provision
Speaking of the use of private de-
t~ectives in Investigating the Browns-
willie affair Nr. Foraker declared that
sit Is impossible to find language with
which to 6ttingly characterize such q
procedure as this detective business has
been from its incipiency down TO the
manstrous stages IL has reached. IL In
atrociOus, revolving, shocking to every
sense of fairness, Justice and even COM
mon decency."
President Weak.
Mr.. Foraker reviewed the statements
made by the President in his message
TO Congress on the Brownsville affair.
ut will be noted" he said, that the
guilt of these soldiers, as charged by
the President, was, according to the
President, 'conclusively' established by
the testimony first submitted. He took
occasion to repeat this in his first mes
sage oven and over again.
"Why he should so often repeat 1t is
inexplicable except upon the theory
that he is, after all, like all other men,
and that Notwithstanding all he had
said, he had some doubt about the efli-
! cheney of the testimony upon which he
had acted; for. if he had no doubt,
there could have been no necessity for
such unusual repetition of the state
ment of that fact
Speaking of the reply of the Presi-
lent and of the secretary Of war to a
Senate resolution calling for ipforma-
ton on the detectives Investigations
into the Brownsville affair, Mr.. For
aker said:
''Thls message of the President with
it's exhibits and this report of the secre-
tary of war present a new and more
serious feature of this unhappy bust
ness. They not only disclose deter
mined effort on the part of the Presi-
lent to again bolster up the case
against these men which he has here
%tofore, on numerous occasions, both
officially and unoficially characterized
as conclusive and overwhelming and
that he has resorted to a method in his
effort to secure such testimony that
cannot be fittingly characterized without
the use Of language which, if employed
might appear to be disrespectful to the
chief executive"
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
minutes How Willie got into the pia
pen Is a mystery.
Assaulted by Lem QuigIsy

We had a serious accident in the
Bugle Office this week. and Tor an hour
or two It looked as If We wouldn't get
to press on time. but By heroic efforts
we managed to DO y
Lem Quigley come 20 the Office and
wanted 10 know why we had slandered
his wife by saying that her new calico
rappcr didn't fit her. We told Lem that
while we was editor OF The Bugle We
would tell the truth If il took the hair
ard hide both of. Lem, who has a
temper that he can't do nothing with,
grabbed I'D the office towel and hit Us
belt over the head with Il, cutting
! long cash above our left ear. The towel
was one that had been in use some
months and was hardened with dried
/ ink and roller composition until Il made
almost a deadly weapon in the hands Of
frenzied man. The only thing We
could reach was the hell-box. Grabbing
/ up a handful OF old type out OF this
we threw 1t with great force into LENS
eyes. binding him for the instant, and
/ before re could get his bearings we
( kicked him outen the office Our head
ached some for a day or two, but We
managed TO get 10 press on time IN
spite OF that
Subscribe for the Bugle
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
FELL!
Deacon ButtaTWOTth Fell From His
Front Door, Also From Grace, AG-
cOTding 10 the Reports as TO
What He Sail When He Lit

Deacon Butterworth is enhancing the
beauty OF his palati2l residence on Main
street by the erection Of ; wooden steps
leading from the board walk to his
front door. The old steps having been
IN use ever since the house was built
90 years ago, and being also crumbled
almost to decay, the deacon removed
them on Tuesday preparatory TO putting
in a new set Wednesday.
On Tuesday evening after supper the
deacon filled his pipe, put on his hat
and told his wife he was going over 10
Hen Weathersby'S store 10 chat a bit
with the boys. Ii was dark BY this time
and the deacon forgot all about having
took the steps away from in front of
the door, so when he stepped out he
was met by a awful surprise. He fell
forward, turned over once and landed
in mud ditch acrost the board walk.
When he got on his feet his whiskers
was full OF mud and the skin was sort
OF wore of in spots, but otherwise he
was uninjured. When he fell he broke
his pipe of and like to have swallered
the stem.
Reports differ as to what the deacon
said when he stepped out OF the door
into space. Mel Higgins, who was pass
ing at the time, says he heard the
deacon say, Dang it alp but we
hesitate TO believe that a man of
the deaoon's moral standing in this COM
muniy would give utterance TO SIGH an
ungodly and blasphemous sentence even
though the occasion justified it. Eph
Higgins, who was standing in che post
office door and saw the whole thing
happen, says that all the deacon said
was ooh, shucks !"
Whatever the deacon may or nav
not have said, we must all admit that
It was very irving moment 70 him
and it is likely if his mouth had moi
of been full OF mud he would have re-
marked more at length on the subject
Deacon Buttcrworth has the sympathy
of the entire community In the loss OF
| his pipe
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
LITTLE Willie LOST
TuTTihIG Excitement in BingViII8 for
a Spell Tuesday

There was great excitement spread all
over Bingville last Tuesday afternoon
by the mysterious disappearance Of little
Willie Spooner, youngest and only 5
year-old son Of Jed and Hannah
Spooner, who lives at the lower end of
Bingville.
Mrs. SpooHer was darning socks at
the time and Willie was PLAYING with a
pair of scissors IN the front ward. Hav-
ing not heard him jab himself with the
scissors for some time, Mrs. Spoouer
naturally become uneasy, and going 70
the front door was Mortified TO see
Willie nowhere IN sight. She called
Willie" two or three times, but get
ting no reply hollered out his full
name, "William Henry Curtis Tares
Spooner /! !" When Willie didn't answer
TO this his mother bnowcd he was lost
and at once dropped her work and
started up Main street giving the alarm.
In few minutes all OF the most re-
spectcd residents of Bingville had as
sembled IN front Of the postoffice and
were exeitedly discussing tho turrible
news Somebody rung tho church bell
and the FIRE department, thinking the
church was on fire. responded promptly,
Seth Dewberry, our iion-hearted town
constable, was asked his opinion and
stated that after a careful examination
Of the Spooner premises he was satisfied
that the child had wandered of some
where and was likely dying Of starvation
AT that minute, This naturally didn't
cheer Mrs, Spooner up any,
The crowd then separated In every
direction and started out into the coun-
try districts where the hunters beat
around until II got dark, Then they ali
/ returned bat alas no Willie.
Mrs. SpooneT returned home almost
beside herself with grief. Remembering
that she had forgot to feed the pig. She
done so and was surprised to find two
pigs in the pen Closer examination
proved that one of these pigs was a
bow covered with mud. Mrs. Spooner
took the child into the house ant
washed its left arm with soap and
water, revealing a bright red strawberry
mark; then she knew It was her long
lost Willie and licked him fer ) or il
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Local Items

Subscribers Is as scarce as usual. This
ought to be otherwise.
Subscribe for the Bugle at once, II
for no other reason than to aid a. teller
creature IN distress,
The chestnut crop Is failure this
fall, as you might say. Mel Skinner and
Lige Brown traipsed clean over to
Wildcat Ridge after chestnuts last Sum
day, and all they got was handful, and
them was worny,
Cyrus Hoskins tells Us that he IN.
tends to repair the water spout on his
HOUSE. before winter sets in. This Is
tho only local improvement VIC know
of at present,
Ras Slocumb had awful sick head
ache one day last week, Ras said, Now,
IL Il had OF been my tooth, ! could of
had Il pulled" bun being Il was Raises
head he just had 10 wait patient until
the headache petered out,
Uncle Jed Winslow had boil on his
Both birthday and consequently didn't
celebrate the event as usual,
Miss Phebe Hildebfands cat has a
litter of kittens which anybody needing
kittens can have Tor the asking.
Bill Hepburn, our stalwart black
smith, while trying TO work during q
spell of intoxication last Saturday, I'm
Intentionally picked up a Fed-hot horse
shoe In his hand, which was laying or
the forge. Bill is now carrying his hand
in a sling,
Yves Woodruff, vito has been talking
ever since last spring of buying !
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Personals

Theodore Rusevelt Cranky the ,
year-old son OF our esteemed towns
man. Hiram Cranky, was took very
suddint with collie the other night, but
Doc Livcrmorc fixed IL
Melancthon Skinner has neuralgia in
his face i hasn't changed Melancthon's
face any but he says It hurts him
powerful at times.
Seth Dewberry, our brave town con-
stable has a cold on his lungs which
ne caught tracking criminals like as not.
We have told Seth time and again that
he ought to be careful and not expose
hisself, but he will do II.
Samantha Deevers is not on the sick
list this week, as usual. Samantha has
no excuse to offer for her good health.
While walking down street FRIDAY
evening Of last week while a high wind
was blowing, the Rev. Samuel Moore
was struck on top OF the head with a
brick which bowed off Of Gid Smallev's
chimley The Rev. Moore stated that
he calNilated the Lord sent It. We have
our doubts
Jasper Hawkins hasn't been around
our sanctum for quite a spell. Jasp is
probably afraid Wen ask him for his
hack subscription, but we won't-we
can't get blood outen a turnip.
Mrs Martha Tucker lost her pocket
book between the postoffice and 5
o'clock last week. Any person finding
same and proving ownership to property
will be literally rewarded.
Miss Sally Hoskins is taking lessons
In croshay work by mail
We reckon Indian summer IS about
tuckercd out.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
The Leading Paper Of the County
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Our officious and popular postmaster,
Mr.. Eph Higgins, handed Us a copy Of
a Boston newspaper tother day and re-
spectfully called our attention 10 the
following news item which appeared in
its columns:
AN anonymous reader has mailed Us
a copy Of the Bingvillc Buglc, a rural
weekly newspaper published in the in
terests Of Bingville and environs A
careful perusal of the Bugle reveals a
woful ignorance in the spelling OF even
common English words and the makeup
OF the sheet is about 100 years behind
the times. Some Of the items are very
ludicrous and the advertisements would
make a horse laugh. The Bingville
Bugle no doubt serves a purpose in the
backwoods district where It is pub
lished, but it is deplorable that there
should exist a community where the
natives are satisfied with a publication
so crude as the Bugle, Until the city
papers penetrate TO Bingville that vii
| lage must remain in pitiable isolation,
cut off hopele7sly from the worlds
/ progress"
There was no name signed 10 the
article. and we don't even know the
name Of the paper the above was IN,
| being as the top part was tore Oh when
/ Postmaster Higgins received It. Any
how it was nothing but a mangey
sample copy and amt hardly mt to put
on kitchen cupboard shelves.
In reply 20 the above scurrilous and
libilious attack on the Bugle, we desire
to state that the Bugle amt needing
advice from any wooden-headed, milk
and-water city newspaper editor. II
/ has been our misfortune several times
in the past to read some OF the city
newspapers and our life would be
Durer and cleaner if we hadn't. Here
tofore we have never criticized city
papers because We make il rule tc
tend strictly to our own business, but
the above assault shall not pass TN
noticed.
The contents OF city paper Is made
I'D largely Of murders. wars, suicide:
and advertisements which you cam
believe on oath. They amt fit to bt
read in a refined family, and Bingvill'
is to be congratchoolated that then
evil inflooence has not yet reached
our midst to pollute Us and bring
blight and ruin on our homes. Cit
papers spend most OF their time print
ing one thing one day and denying i
the next. Ananias was counted a pretty
fair liar in his age and generation, bu
Ananias couldn't lie fast enough to b.
editor Of city newspaper more thar
"a hours. Truth crushed to earth vii
rise again, but it never rises In cit.
newspaper and don't you forget Ill
We would like to meet the pimplc.
hali-breed literary cur who wrote TIL
above slanderous article against IN
Bugle. We would like 10 meet him gu
in tho open for about 10 minutes. Tina
would be long enough TO make hin
swaller his words and pray ike
mongrel for mercy He says, Som
Of the Items are very ludierous an
the advertisements would make
horse laugh" The blamed fool talk
as II he thought We was running
comic weekly.
All we have got to say In conclusion
Is that our spelling may not Away
tbs with the dictionary and that "
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

bisickel, has now give It up until next
spring.
Mrs. Anne Hillyer washed and ironed
and baked and cleaned all on last
Thursday. Mrs. Hillyer don't let no
grass grow under her feet when II
comes 10 a worker.
Old Grandpap Carew's store teeth has
been rubbing his gums considerable Of
late and grandDap has left of wearing
them. He says he is willing TO sell them
for half price 10 anybody they will ht
We think we know where we can 20
and get a new subscriber, but we don't
care 70 say anything about It az this
time
Mrs. Abe Withrow has took in from
the front yard her geraniums for the
winter.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Market Report

Following closely on the heels Of the
city newspapers we have made arrange
ments with Hen Weathersby, prop. of
Bingville's biggest and only store,
whereby Her will furnish the Bugle
with a market report every week, OF
as often as he can get enough spare
time. This, we regard, as a very enter
prising move on our part We always
aim to be up-to-date
Potatoes have a bushel and don't
need no more at present Eggs-Fresh
ones, 23c. doz., not so fresh ones, l5c.
Butter-Will pay whatever It's worth
according TO who made It. Side meat
fresh choice, l0c b., last years or the
year after, 7c, ditto. Beans-I have
about IS quarts of beans in stock which
have been on nv hands since 1877 and
which I am willing to sell cheap, no
extra charge on account of their ex-
treme age, Notice-These beans posi-
lively must be sold within the next few
months In order to make roop for new
goods, Dried apples, from SC, TO 7c.
per b., according TO how dry they are
anybody knows that dried apples that
amt dry weighs more than them what
is, Nails-same prices as usual. Dried
herrlngs, Sc. each or ) for Is cents.
Onions-good strong ones that will
bring tears to your eyes, only 40c, PIX.
or Dc per IL PIX, Sugar-pure, &c. ID,
P. S.-We also have on hand brand
OF Sugar composed partly OF sugar,
sand, ct cetera, for those who don't
wish their sugar 50 sweet, which we
can sell at &c. per ID and still make a
good profit Prunes-We are out Of
prunes, but If we had them they would
be about 1sc, per b. Shirting-l5c, yd,
and up, Monkey wrenches-75c, each
(oniy one left-hrst come first served)
| Molasses-These molasses we handle
are A No, l, We ask 60c. per gal. for
them, Yours for trade,
HEN 'WEAPHRRSBP,
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
Country Correspondence
CALAMITY CORNERS

Amir Haines was kicked on the first
Of the month by a mule. but is some
what improved at this writing. being as
he is now able 10 set up in bed and
swear some whenever he thinks Of the
mule
Miss Zelia Comstock OF Snake Bend
IS visiting her aunt, Mrs Hester Ruskin
Of this place Zelia IS a powerful good
locker and most OF the Corners boys
have got their eyes on her.
Ezekiel Snodgrass has wound up his
corn husking.
We are going 10 have a hard winter.
some say, and again others say It will
be a open winter, so between the two
you can't tell nothing about II, being
as it's mostly gesswork anyhow.
r. L. on?
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07

don't try to put on many fancy frills
and didos, but VIC do manage to tell
the truth occasionally and our in
hooence can't be bought by a mess OF
pottage and two-for-hve-cent cigar,
either.
We hope that the white-livered, sour
stomached parody on a human being
who wrote the above criticism OF the
Bugle may live 70 realize that he was
created 10 impersonate a jackass and
not 70 write for a newspaper.
Subscribe for the Bugle
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
PuRkinS for SaIaI

This is to notify you all that 7 havu
more punkins on hands than I know
what TO do with. I viii therefore sell
aforesaid punkins at SIS per wagon
load as long as they last. They are good
10 feed stock or to make pies out of.
See me at once, or if I am not at home
see my wife. LEM QUlGLY
Bingyille. IT.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
! ! !
! S
TO
ca ! i!

Beginning next Wednesday, will
peddIe FISH through Blngville once
every week until further notice,
l get these fish at the county
seat-they consist mostly of halIy.
but, mackerel. Gods and
oysters, also which | will
sell at popular prices.
They are all dead and ready
to eat. When yen hear a horn blow
that's me! Come out to the
Wagon and examine my stOcki Doc
LiVermOre says If you eat
fish you will have more
brains Buy your fish of of me,
Sam Skinner.
BingYille,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-03
SCHOOL LIBRARY
AT MCDOWELL
POPULAR FEATURE AT WELL
KNOWN EDUCATIONAL IN
STITUTION.

School libraries are becoming the
most popular features of the institu.
tions OF learning, and there is posi-
bly, not another school in the country
that derives as much or more benefit
from its library than does the Mellow
ell school, This circulating library
was established by the Jeffersonian
Literary Society of the school in the
season of 1908 and has been perpetu-
ated During vacation the library has
been opened every Saturday by one
of the boys living close to the school
and has been well patronized by the
school children. The library was Gre
ted by few of the patrons of the
school donating a number of books
and then the matter was taken up by
the society and a number of books
were bought and this nucleus has
been added to from time to time. The
school this year hopes to take advan-
tage of the library fund offered by the
State in which the State gives fifty
per cent as much to libraries as the
school will raise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-03
FARRELL RESIGNS
AS SECRETARY
OF CARMAcK MEMORIAL ASSO.
ClATlON-CLIFF HENDLEY is
ELECTED SUCCESSOR.

The Maury County Carmack Me-
mortal Association held called meet
irig this morning and accepted the
resignation of Secretary E. R. Farrell,
who leaves this afternoon for Hatties-
burg, Miss, where he has, Jointly
with Mr.. F. D. Lander, purchased the
Hattiesburg Daily News, and who will
make his future home in the South
Mississippi metropolis. Mr.. Farrell
checked UP his accounts with the as
ISOLATION, and turned over the books.
Cliff Hendley was elected his success
sor and will at once begin an active
campaign to collect the money that
has been subscribed for the purpose
of erecting a monument here to the
late Senator E. w. Carmack. Those
who have subscribed to the funds, but
who have not paid their subscriptions,
are urged to send checks to Mr.. Hend-
ley at once.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-03
CHEAP RATES
TO THE FAIR
L. & NJ. TO SELL TICKETS FOR
ONE FARE PLUS rs
CENTS.

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
has issued official circular No. GAS,
which states that all agents on the
company's system are authorized to
sell tickets to the Maury County Fair
for one fare plus 25 cents. The tick
cts will be on sale beginning Septem-
Der 14th and continuing through the
18th, with return privilege Till Septem-
Der goth Children FIVE years old and
under twelve will be sold tickets at
half the price named.
The fair begins September 14th and
continues through the 18th. The or
der provides for tickets to be sold
at these rates from Nashville, Deca-
tur, Tuscumbia, and intermediate Sec
tions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-03

will kill both Lucas and his wife if
they ever return here. Citizens there
are afraid to attempt his capture, as
he is a desperate man and a dead
shot. He is said to have been con-
nected with the Hargis feud and also
the French-Eversole war in Perry
county. Mrs Lucas says the reason
for his enmity towards her and her
husband is that Mrs. Stamper came
10 their house in the first few days
after their marriage to talk with them
about their new happiness.
Lucas and his wife are afraid to go
home in face of Stamper's repeated
threats, and Lucas telephoned Gov.
Wilson and asked that reward be
offered for Stamper's capture, which
the governor assured him would be
done. Stamper goes heavily armed
day and night Lucas Is working for
the Central Tobacco Warehouse Com
pany until his wife is sufficiently well
to be taken home, which will probably
be next week Lucas seems to be a
Woodworking fellow,
and is very happy because he can be
near his wife while she is sick. He
everything Mrs. Lucas
has said
Lucas talked to Aacting Governor
Cox over "the wire" as Lucas ex-
pressed it, Thursday night, and he
promised to offer $50 reward which
would be increased to 500 if not suf-
fcient, if Stamper is not captured on
the smaller offer. The following let
ter was received by Lucas from his
father, telling of the danger which
awaits his son on his returun home.
It is printed verbatim:
"Fincastle, KY, Aug. 29, 1902
Mr.. F. d. Lucas.
Dear Son:-I will answer your kind |
etter soon. When you come back
home be sure and come to MARKERS i
,reek spur at Fincastle and don't !
stop at Torrent, for Joe Stamper is
till in ambush for you and has six
stocks of dynamite and says he will
low you and your house into hell the
irst night after you return home.
answer soon.
your Father,
y. r. LUCAS"