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Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
DEADLY POISONS.
One Whit of Pure Prussic Acid Is
Sufficient to Kill,


The discoverer of prussic acid was
instantly killed by inhaling one Whit
of his own handiwork
Pure prussic acid is never sold or
handled. The smell of it is always
fatal. 1t kills not in three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant it enters
the lungs as a gas. The mixture or
dinarily sold as prussic acid is 9S parts
water to two parts of the drug. Even
in this form it is very deadly. A 20
per cent mixture of the acid would kill
nearly as quickly as if pure.
Atropine, though it has no harmful
odor, is so deadly that as much of it as
would adhere to the end of mofstened
forefnger would instantly cause death.
Cyanide of potassium has a pleasant
smell which is not injurious, but a
small quantity swallowed kills at once
Pure ammonia if inhaled would
cause death almost as quickly as prus
sic acid.
When carboy of nitric acid is bro
ken some one has to suffer. 1t will
burn wood, eat through iron plates and
destroy whatever it touches. Such an
accident once happened in an acid fac
tory. Every one ran away, leaving
the acid to amuse itself by setting
fire to things. Soon it was seen that
the building would be destroyed and
hundreds of people thrown out of
work, and four men volunteered to put
out the fire in the acid room. They
succeeded and came out all right. Five
hours later all were dead
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
The Suicide Symphony.

The idea that music may be harm.
ful-that it can create a fever in the
blood dangerous to life and reason
will come as revelation to many
Friedrich Nietzsche. the well known
German philosopher, declares that
there is something in some music
most notable in Wagner and Tschai-
kowsky, which acts unfavorably on
the brain and nerves Of many people
Tschaikowsky's baleful influence can.
not be denied. He destroyed himself
after composing his famous "Sixth
Symphony" and as several have died
by their own hand after playing it. il
has come to be known as the suicide
symphony"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
A LIVE COAL TRICK.
Teaches Natural Law, Yet Has All the
Appearance of Magic.

Appearance Of Magic.
No one would suppose that it is pos
sible to hold a glowing coal on piece
Of linen or cotton without burning the
cloth. but that such can be done is easy
for any one to prove, and at the same
time the experiment teaches an impor-
tant natural law. Every child knows
that the telephone and telegraph wires
are made of copper because that metal
is a good conductor of heat and elec-
tricity, which is only another form of
heat. if a poker is heated in the fire
you pick up a cloth to hold the outer
end, although it has not been in the
fire, because experience has taught you
that the heat is connected through the
metal from the fire to the outer end.
This experiment with the flaming
coal is based upon this principle and
the additional one that linen and cot
ton are poor conductors of heat. Take
a globe of copper and draw a piece of
cloth tightly over it so that there is
not a wrinkle at the top. If the linen
or cotton is closely woven the trick is
all the more certain. Then. holding the
cloth tightly in place, you can safely
put glowing coal on top of the cloth,
and, while it burns fiercely, the cloth
will not even be scorched.
The reason is that the great conduc.
tivity of the copper draws the heat of
the coal before it can burn the cloth.
Do not make this experiment with
good handkerchief first, for if the cloth
is not tightly drawn it may burn, but
take some worthless piece of linen or
muslin, and after you are certain of
your experience you can astonish your
friends who do not know the secret
Washington Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
BONSPElL FOR CURLING CLUBS
Sixty Kinks From United States ane
Canada to Compete In St. Paul.

0i<ty Kinks from united states anc
Canada to Compete In St. Paul.
Great preparations are being made
for the bonspeil of the American curl
e-s. scheduled to be held in st. Paul
Jan. 11-16 Sixty curling Kinks from
the western United States and Canada
will compete for an unusually attrac-
tive list of trophies, medals and prizes,
using twelve covered sheets Of ice,
lighted by night by powerful electric
lamps.
Between fifteen and twenty Canadian
rinks will be il attendance as the
guests of the Americans, and it is eS
pected that Butte, Detroit. Milwaukee
and Chicago will have strong repre-
sentation in the events. Butte has q
live club. and active correspondence is
in progress to arrange for a visit from
the western sportsmen, who have not
in former years appeared in the events
of the Northwestern association.
Chicago has a strong team of stall
wart Scots, Detroit has several excel
lcHI lIlhS, anu MILWAUKEE, HIS Uccu
active in the sport since the days when
Colonel Pfister used to provide the
trophies. The principal trophies to be
contested for are as follows:
st. Paul jobbers' trophy and sixteen in
dividual prizes given by the Nushka and
Capital City clubs, Duluth Curling club
trophy and individual prizes from that
club, Minneapolis merchants trophy and
individual prizes from the Minneapolis
Curling club, the 500 trophy, furnished
by Canadian clubs and to be competed
for by the Americans only, with iadivid-
ual prizes furnished by the Canadian
clubs; the international trophy, going to
the winners in a contest between five
picked Canadian rinks, playing against
five crack American rinks.
Among the Canadian clubs which
have already indicated that they will
be represented are Saskatoon, Calgary,
Rainy River, Kenora, Lindsey, Regina,
Della Raine. Southampton, Toronto and
the Braden. Rochon and Carson rinks
from Winnipeg. 1t is expected that
Milwaukee will send the famous Wall
rink, and the celebrated Macauley rink
from Detroit is expected.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28

Montana, President Elect Taft started
this morning on his visit to the Pana-
ma canal zone, announced more than
month ago.
Mr.. Taft and the party of engineers
who will inspect the work being done
on the canal are on the North Carolina
The Montana is going along to watch
over the safety of the vessel carrying
the president elect. AS Mr.. Taft said
jocularly few days ago, two armored
cruisers are required to carry a man
of his bulk on trip of such import
ance. Seriously speaking, however, the
decision to have two cruisers to con-
vey the president elect is a precaution
suggested by certain senators on the
ground that there is no legal provision
for successor to the presidency in the
event of fatality overtaking a presi-
dent elect prior to his inauguration.
Will Stay Week on Isthmus.
The North Carolina and the Mon
tana are speedy vessels, capable of
making % knots if pushed, and will
get Mr.. Taft to Colon in four days.
Mr.. Taft's stay on the isthmus of Pan
ANA will be limited to one week. While
there he will be the guest of Colonel
Goethals at his, residence at Culebra.
Mrs. Taft accompanies her husband
on the trip.
Accompanying Mr.. Taft is the board
Of consulting engineers who are to
make an examination of the Panama
canal for the special purpose of re-
porting to President Roosevelt their
opinion as to the canal work. They are
Arthus P. Davis, chief engineer of the
United States reclamation service;
John R. Freeman, of Providence, R. l.;
Allen Hazen, of New York; Isham
Randolph, of Chicago; James Dix
Schuyler, of Los Angeles, Cal, and
Frederic P. Stearns, of Boston.
These men, who are numbered
among the best civil engineers of the
world, will make an unbiased and
frank report on the canal and the pro
gress of the work. In particular they
will devote part of their report or re-
ports to the question of the advisa-
bility of continuing the present digging
of the canal on the lock plan. They
have been urged by the president to
forget that the government has COM
mitted itself to the construction of a
lock canal. If the opinion is that the
adoption of such plan instead of one
aiming at the digging of a sea level
canal was mistake the engineers
will say so.,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28

tions of regard for Sunny Jim," as
the future president of the senate has
come to be known, will be President
Roosevelt, who first saw the light in
New York
Secretaries Root, Straus and Cortel-
you, all New Workers, will also attend
the dinner, which is to be given to
Mr.. Sherman by New York's delegation
in the present congress and the men
who will represent the state in the
Sixty-first congress.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
johnson to Run Again For Mayor.

Cleveland. Jan. 25.-Mayor Tom L.
Johnson, nothing daunted by the fail
ure of his Scent fare operation of the
city's traction system is to try for the
mayoralty next fall. He began his cam
paign by taking out petition blanks
for primary use. Belief that the nego-
tiations looking to a settlement of the
traction problem here will result in
fare no higher than cents is said to
have actuated Johnson's move.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
TWO VIEWS OF YUSSIFF MAHMOUg,

TWO VIEWS OF YUSSIFF MAHMOUg, WHO II
ANXIOUS TO MEET GOTCH
beat Gus Shoenlein, known as "Amerl
GUS" and Leo Pardello, the Italian
champion.
Notwithstanding his huge size, Nah
mout has surprised the followers OF
the graphing game by his knowledge
of the fine points of wrestling and also
his speed. He doesn't depend on his
size to win, but matches his skill
against that of his opponent.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
YaIe's New Cross Country Captain.

A. M. Haskell has been elected cap
tain of Yale's 1909 cross country team.
Haskell finished twentieth in the in
tercollegiate run in 1907 and was the
fourth man of the Yale team to cross
the line. This year he finished twenty
first in the Princeton run and was
again the fourth wearer Of the blue to
finish. He prepared at Andover and is
q member of the junior class.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
TAFT SAILS TODAY
TO VISIT CANAL
Leaves Charleston on Cruiser
North Carolina.
ANOTHER SHIP TO HELP HER

1t Takes Two Vessels, Says President
Elect, to Convey Man of His Bulk.
He Is Accompanied by Board of
Engineers Appointed by President
Roosevelt to Inspect Work Being
Done on lsthmus and Report on Plan.
Charleston, S. c., Jan. 25.-Amid the
booming of guns fired to mark the
passing down the harbor of the cruiser
North Carolina and her convoy, the
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
MAHMOUT WANTS MAT TITLE
Turkish Wrestler Has Made Good and
Now Seeks Match With Gotch.

After cleaning up several top notch
ers in the wrestling game in this coun-
try Yussiff Mahnout, the giant Turk,
has set his cap for Frank Gotch, the
worlds champion. The Empire club
of Chicago has announced that it is
willing to hang up purse of $4,000
for the two bone breakers, to be divid-
ed as they see fit.
When Mahmout came to this coun-
try seeking for gold and honor he
was looked upon as another joke wres-
tier, but he has made good ia every
match and figures a worthy rival to
Gotch. Mahmout started off by beat
ing Tom Jenkins, followed it up by
tossing Fred Beele and only recently
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
WAsHINGToN's SWORD
J. p. Morgan Buys Old Relic In Bal.
timore

Baltimore, Jan. 23-J. Pierpont Nor.
gan has purchased from Miss Virginia
Taylor Lewis, of Baltimore, the sword
worn by George Washington when he
resigned his commission as COM
mander-in-chief of the army at An
napolis in 1888. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Morgan intends contributing the
relic to the Mount Vernon association,
to be kept permanently at the old
home on the Potomac. The price for
the relic is kept secret.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
THREE DEAD; TEN INJURED
Terrific Rear End Crash on Pennsyl-
vania Railroad This Morning.

Johnstown, Pa, Jan. 23.-Runnlng
at a speed of nearly fifty miles an
hour, the second section Of the st.
Louis express on the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into the first section,
which had met with an accident at
point between South Fork and Sum-
mer Hill, known as running ground"
with terrific force, killing three per
sons and injuring ten others.
The second section was running at
a terrific clip when the accident oc-
Cured, plowing its way through the
first section and demolishing all the
cars but one. The second section was
a double header, with two large en-
gines and big train.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
wife Beaten Gets six Years

Philadelphia, Jan. 23-James Crab.
tree, who has been arrested seven
times for beating his wife was sen.
fenced by Judge Staples in quarter
sessions court to serve six years in the
eastern penitentiary for his last Of
fense
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Gives Summer Home For sanitarium.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 23.-Levi
p. Morton, of New York, former vice
president of the United States, has
made an offer through Governor w.
M. o. Dawson to give the state of
West Virginia his summer resort prop
erty at Red Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
for sanitarium for consumptives. The
offer will be accepted.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
crieketers NAV Visit West Indies.

The Associated Cricket Clubs of Phil
adelphia have received an invitation
to send cricket team to the West In
dies. Several prominent cricketers
have already been invited to make the
trip, and as the majority Of replies
have been favorable there is every
prospect that the invitation will be ac-
cepted. The team probably will sail
on Feb. 4.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Extravaoant.

Stranger (ih Drearyhurst)-Is there
a place here where ! can get square
meal? Uncle Welby Gosh-Yes. sir
There's a restur'nt round the cawner
where you can git the best meal this
side O. Chicago if you don't mind it's
bein' leetle expensive. They'll sock
you for 35 cents, but. by gum, it's
wuth it!-Chicago Tribune.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Girls Bodv Found on Doorstep.

St. Louis, Mo-, Jan. Pa policeman
found young woman dead on the
doorstep of negro preachers home.
1t was developed by an autopsy that
she had been shot in the mouth. Her
Identity has not been disclosed. 1t is
not known whether the wound was
self-inflicted or not. She was well
dressed.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
RUTH BRYAN SEEKS DIVORCE
Commoner's Daughter Anxious to
Avoid Publicity.

AVOID PUBLICITY.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 23.-Ruth Bryan
Leavitt, daughter of William J. Bryan,
filed her suit for divorce from William
H. Leavitt. The petition was imme-
diately withdrawn from the files to
avoid publicity. Mr.. Leavitt is now in
Paris.
The reason given in the petition is
alleged non-support To minimize pub
licity the attorney exercised common
privilege of taking back into his pos
session the documents in the case. The
suit is not withdrawn.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
DINNER TONIGHT
FOR ''SUNNY jim"
New Workers in Washington to
Honor Sherman.

Washington, Jan. 23.-It will be a
notable gathering of sons of the EN-
pire State that will get together to-
night to do honor to their fellow citi-
zen, Vice President Elect James S.
Sherman. Leading in the demonstra-
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
Another Kentucky County "pry.,

Nnotncr NeHtuCKy OUuHty Dry'
Hodgenville, KY, Jan. 25.-In local
option election Larue county, in which
Abraham Lincoln was born nearly 100
years ago, voted "dry" by majority
of 1885, the vote being more than
1 to against license.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-01-28
WILL WALK TO FRISCO

on His 10th Birthday.
New York, Jan. 23.-Not satisfied
with his walk from Portland, Me-, to
Chicago, ILL.,, just forty years after his
record walk of Oct. 29, 1867, Edward
Payson Weston, the pedestrian, has
undertaken still greater feat On his
SEVENTEEN birthday, March Is, he will
leave New York for San Francisco, a
4000-mile journey, which he expects to
cover in 100 days.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-12-16

D mot q W Coplen OF Palmer and
gave him a sample copy lie inform
ca me Dee did not care 10 subscribe
o. was not long however. until met
him with a dollar In his hand Re
had gone home and told his family
about seeing me and Was promptly
sent back Lord bless the women
anyway Whom he gave me his name
he said his name was originally
Copeland bui lot OF the name turn
ed Yankees when the war came up
and he changed the spelling Of his
name. Out east OF Palmer and on No.
.3. / found p. Hampel at home and at
work lie had very recently purchas-
ed the farm OF his father-in-law, Mr..
Thompson at s12o 90 per acre but
had p.el'y OF money for me. G.
Townsend took the Enterprise and
the Palmer Rustler. found J. Il.
Denny and family at home on Pal
mer 3. | got acquainted and got a
subscription. C. E. Harper was in
town and reported that he had been
blue marked and proceeded to get
right. He called my attention to the
improvements in town, fifteen
thousand dollar brick school build
ing and a brick business house I'M
der construction and material being
placed on the ground for another
brick business house So much for
Palmer except that | found Judge
Wilkinson and number of assist
ants busy getting out the Palmer
Rustler which was little late on &C"
count of being a large edition.
Friday evening boarded the train
for Ennis where | met a good many
old time friends.
Saturday it rained and clustered
so that | spent most of the day by
the fire at the hotel. The News and
the Local are at home In new quar-
ters since the fire and Editor Hardy
gave me a writeup. At 10 o'clock w.
j. Bryan came in. ! do not know
whether he had heard | was in town
or our being there at the same time
was one of those coincidents that
come all along the way
BILL cox.
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NOTHING FINER HAS EVER
son ment--VI
Curtin


brethren and sisters. have been
silent too long but have hoped you
would lay aside sectarian prejudice
aud your commercial spirit and let
] have neglected you too long Come
on now and let's get right and prove
10 an over critical world that We are
what our name indicates. christians
Indeed and IN truth. Let US one and
all who believe In harmony Join
heart and hand IN a movement for
the uuification of human effort Let
ms preach justice practice justice
and at all times when differences
arise between us and others let us
go off TO ourselves and look at it
from the other partys standpoint
and see if you may not change your
mind concerning the right.
One more thought and | am done.
Brethren, when you have been In
court and won do not take that as a
sure indication your cause is right
for our laws are made by men and
our courts and juries are men and
he who has no higher idea OF right
and wrong than what the law gives
him has not very exalted sense and
would probably succeed better as
lawyer than as a professed follower
of the high ideals taught by the
great Nazarine.
Monday morning | put on new
suit of clothes and that plug hat and
came to Waxahachie where / first
met G. A kell, substantial farmer
on Red Oak /. j. ID. Mahoney on We
nus ! was attending county court as
juror. His Enterprise had been out
for a few weeks and he said 1T had
been very lonesome. +. A. Smith of
Forreston 2 was in town, G. H.
Green of Waxahachie 4 is with us
one year more. f. M. Clark OF Wax
ahachie Z, remembering that letting
his time run out last year cost him
dinner came up with the coin. T. w.
Norman, who is moving from Forces
ton to Waxahachie 6, will now
read the paper. ]. ]. Kelly ia re-
cruit on Waxahachie No. 6. 0. o.
Barnett on Waxahachie renewed
his allegiance for another year. j.
ID. Hargraves was in from Waxaha-
chic No. 5 and made good. At Ferris
| called at the residence of Mrs. Co.
BILE and got renewal of Mrs. Hat
ties paper and got George Wadley
back on my list. | accepted an inv1-
tation to dine with Mr.. and Mrs. w.
d. Duff where / found new, we'll
arranged and comfortable modern
dwelling, plenty of good eating,
hearty welcome and good time.
Near nightfall | went out to the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Wilcher
where | spent the night. Mrs. Farris
Mr. WIS sister, Is visiting him, and
his mother nearing her Goth birth
day lives with him. Mr.. w. Is not
very much of talker but takes
lively interest in public affairs and
lives at home. On my way to Trum-
bull l came upon the new residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Wilcher, got
acquainted with them, got dollar
and hurried on to Trumbull where I
met several of the citizens, among
whom were j. X. Bate and B. s.
Reid, an old settler who has spent
some time in the west. On down the
road 'owa'l Palmer l found V. M.
Tate of Trumbull busy preparing for
another crop. At Palmer l met e. F.
Nash of Palmer 2, who had fallen
away but got reinstated. He told me
he had made IS bales Of cotton this
year and of course was feeling good.
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More fhnpKtlIs Proof

Jacob Schrall, 452 South street.
Danville, Ill, writes For over
eighteen months ! was sufferer
from kidney and bladder trouble
During the whole time was treated
by several doctors and tried several
different kidney pills. Seven weeks
ago ! commenced taking Foley S
Kidney Pills, and am feeling better
every day and will be glad to tel
anyone interested Just what Foley S
Kidney Pills did for me. b. w Fear.
il d
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NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA.
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Il was taken last August with
severe stomach trouble. The doctor
said 1t was nervous dyspepsia. He
gave me medicine for that. ! took his
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! did when | commenced taking his
medicine ! took everything ! heard
of. The first day of December, 1908,
| got box OF Mi-o-na. ! took them
that afternoon and the next day and
haven't had one bit of pain in my
stomach since the I'd OF December.
took five boxes. Feel we'll now, sleep
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done in a number Of years. Mrs. M.
e. Maxfield, r. f. d. Q, Avoca, N Y.
June 8, 1909.
M-o-na in the form OF a tablet is
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Mi-o-na is sold by leading drug
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