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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18

dreamily as she murmured the words or the clown song that Jim and Toby had taught her years ago:
 "Ting ling.
 That's what the bells sinS''- Mandy reachsd the siGe of the bed as the girls eyes opened second time and met hers with blank stare of astonishment. A tiny frown came into the small white forehead.
 Whats the matter?" she asked faintly trying to find something fa- miliar in the black ia Lefore her H Hush. child. hush." Mandy whis pered. "Jes' you lay puiiickly still Oats only de furs' bell a-ringin''
 First bell:" the girl repeated as her eyes travelled qui ky the strange walls and the unfamiliar fittings of the room. "This ain't the show!' she cried suddenly.
 "Lcr' bless you. no! Dis nin't no show" Mandy answered. and she laughed reassuringly.
 'Then where am l?" Polly asked. half breathless with sbewilderment
 "Nebber you mind bout dat" was Mandy's unsatisfactory reply.
 But l do mind" protested Polly. trying to raise herself to n sitting po- sition. Where's the bunch?"
 De watT' asked Mandy in surprise
 '"rhe bunch-Jim and Toby an the rest of the push!'
 ''Lor' bless you" Mandy exclaimed. ''dey's done gone long wid de circus hours ago"
 "Gone! Show gone" Polly cried in amazement. "Then what am doi1' here?'
 "Hor on dar. honey! Hor on!" Mandy cautioned. Don't you cite yo'se'f."
 "Let me aloner' Polly put aside the arm that was trying to place shawl around her. ''I got 10 get out of here. ''
 "louse got plenty O time for dat Mandy answered. "Jes' yo' wait awhile"
 'I can't wait, an I won't.' Polly shrieked. almost beside herself with anxiety, ''I got to get to the next burg Wakefield. ain't it? What time Is 1t? Let me alone! Let me gor' she cried. struggling desperately.
 The door opened softly. and the young pastor stood looking down at the picture of the frail. white faced child and her black. determined cap tor.
 'Here. here! Whats all this abouty he asked in q firm tone. though evl- dently amused.
 ''Who are your returned the girl as she showed herself quickly back against the pillows and drew the coy. CTS close under her chin. looking at him eddy over their top.
 "She done been cuttin up somefn awful" Mandy explained as she tried to regain enough breath for a new en counter.
 Cutting up? You surprise ne, Miss
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18

~)uE church bells were ringing
 their first warning for the morning service when Mandy o peeped into the spare bedroom for lhe second time and glanced eau tiously at the wisp of hair that bespoke feminine head somewhere between the covers and the littie white pillow on the four buster bed. There was no sound from the sleeper. so Mandy ven tured u,ross the room on tiptoe and raised the shades. The dropping boughs of autumn foliage lay shim- mering against the window panes, aud through them might be seen the gray outline of the church. Mandy glanced again toward the bed to make sure that the burst of sunlight had not wakened the invalid. then crossed to a small. rickety chair laden with the discarded hnery of the little circus rider.
 "Lawdy sakesv' she cried. holding up spangled dress admiringly. "Ain't dat beautifulr' She drew near the mirror. attempting to see the refec- tion of the tinsel and chiffon against her very ample background of ging- ham and avoirdupois. You'd sure be swell nigger wid dat on. honeyw she chuckled to herself. "Wouldn't dem deacons holler if dey done see dat"
 The picture of the deacons' aston. ishment at such spectacle so grew upon Mandy that she was obliged to
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18

For burn or scald apply Chamber. lain s Salve It will allay the pain aI
 most instantly and quickly heal the in. jured parts. For sale by all druggists.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18

BEEF WAS HIGH when the COW jumped over the nou but that was long ago before we stsr.s in the business. We are selling choj,, cuts of Beef, Veal and Pork at yer, low prices. and we feel assured s,, could we be favored with your s,s order we would have no trouble in s curing all your patronage. Just ,na Is all we ask.
 HI. MOUNCE & co. Ae1 N. BROAD PHONE 2lsl
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-18
CHAPTER V.

HE church bells were ringing I their first warning for the
 morning service when Mandy J peeped into the spare bedroom
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
ROBBERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Waterman of JeweIry Store, After Be-
Terribly Beaten, Manages to
Give Alarm

London, England.-An extraordinary
robbery occurred here. About 8
o'clock in the afternoon watchman
named Smith in the employ of Map
pin & Webb, silversmiths and jewel
ers, in Cheapside, fronting the bank
of England and the Royal Exchange,
struggled through the door of the
building and fell in a condition of col
lapse. His cries of alarm were ar
rested by number of constables,
who found that Smith had been terri
bly, battered about the head. About
the same moment four men rushed
out of the store and escaped in cab
Six others tried to escape but were
captured. In the meantime Smith be-
came unconscious and was taken to a
hospital. A search of the store
showed that daring attempt at rob-
berry had been made. Jewelry to the
value of $4,000 had been packed up
and placed near the strong room in
readiness for removal. Smiths alarm,
however, prevented the robbers from
getting away with their booty. Three
of the arrested men when searched by
the police were found to have in their
possession jewellery at many thou
sands of dollars.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
TWO KILLED IN AUTO CONTEST
Two Records Broken During the In
auguration of the indianapolis
Motor Speedway.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Two lives were
lost and two records broken dur
ing the Inauguration of the Indianapo<
lis motor speedway here. William A.
Bourque. driver of the Knox car in the
250-mile race, and Harry Holcomb, his
mechanician, were killed in the fren-
zied carnival of speed.
Barney Oldfield, driving a high
powered Benz covered a mile in
:43 1-10. breaking De Palma's mark of
:51, and Louis Cheverelot in Buick,
negotiated ten miles in the marvellous
time of 1855 4-10, cutting Oldfeld's
time of 9:12. Both of these are new
American track marks. Robert Bur-
man, in a Buick car, won the 250-mile
race, the feature of the day. and the
contest which cost Bourque and Hol-
comb their lives. The winners time
was 4:38:5 4-10.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
BOAT BURNS TO WATER
PASSENGERS AND CREW OF THE
STEAMER ARE SAVED.
Escapes from Vessel of Passengers,
Most of Whom Were Women and
Children, Exciting.

Peoria. Ill. - The steamer Fred
Swain, Capt. Verne Swain, of the
Peoria & Lasalle Packet Co., with
it's 25 passengers and Is sailors
aboard, burned to the water after the
flaming craft had been piloted into
four feet of water and the occupants
had escaped to the bank of the Illi-
nois river, up which the steamer was
bound when 1t caught fire. No lives
were lost but Joseph Casrider, the en-
gineer, was burned about the face and
body, and Charles Reicheberger of
Peoria suffered q broken arm. The
loss is $4,000. Several of the pas
sengers lost their belongings.
The escapes from the burning ves-
sci of the passengers, most of whom
were women and children, was excit-
ing and at one time when flames were
discovered issuing from a state room
on the second deck, panic reigned.
Fears were partly calmed as the burn
ing steamer drew nearer shore and
scores of rowboats were seen hur.
riedly putting out to the rescue.
The gang plank was lowered to the
waters edge when the steamer had
been beached and one rowboat after
another took off load of passengers
and sailors. After two boats had
loaded and started for shore the gang
plank caught fire and fell away from
the steamer, letting Is persons, in.
cluding several women and children
into the water. Thomas Powers OF
Peoria and E. A. Caron of Worcester
Mass, who were on the plank when il
fell, each saved the life of two chill
dren, half carrying and half swim
ming with the tots on their back and
shoulders to old tree stumps to await
the arrival of rescuers. The others
who were thrown into the water by
the collapse of the gang plank were
taken in boats to safety. Those still
aboard the steamer managed to lei
out new gangway at place farther
from the flames which were rapidly
| creeping over the boat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
BOATS ARE IN GREAT DEMAND
About 100000 Tons of Coal Must bs
Shipped UP the Lakes Before
Navigation Closes.

Cleveland, O.-At least 100000
tons of coal must go up the
lakes from, the first Of September till
the close Of navigation, according to
experts. That the movement in those
three months will equal the banner
year of 1907 is freely admitted by the
best posted vessel owners in Cleve-
land.
Hundreds of boats will be required
to bring ore down, and inasmuch as
the ore tonnage is expected to reach
40,000,00O, the big vessels will go
back light, not daring to wait at Ohio
ports for coal, as the delay would in
terfere with their ore contracts, made
earlier in the season with the big
mining companies. So it looks as il
the day of the small boats has ar
rived.
In order to transport 100000 tons
of coal in 80 days 5000 cargoes would
have to be shipped, each ship carry
ing 1000 tons. One of the largest coal
mining companies with headquarters
in Cleveland is now making arrange
ments to ship 2,5OO0,0O0 tons up the
lakes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED
Score of Buildings Destroyed and a
Dozen Others Are Damaged at
Decatur, Ill.

Decatur, Ill.-A score of business
building were burned and a dozen
others were damaged by a fire
that swept along the business portion
of East Main, Merchant and Water
streets. The total damage is placed
at S1,000,000 with insurance of about
80 per cent. The fire burned from 1
o'clock in the morning till sunset and
was the worst in the history of the
city. The city experienced water
famine as the supply of water in the
city reservoir was almost exhausted
by the fire fighters.
Springfield, ILL.,, sent an engine and
fire crew to aid Decatur's three en-
gines, but this help was Offset by the
loss under falling walls of several
hundred feet of hose. Moorehouse G
Wells, in whose building the fire start
ed in East Main street, suffered the
greatest damage. Their loss is COM
plete and is said to total 100000.
Other individual losses range from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
A TRULY ROOSEVELT FAMILY
Maine Farmer and His Wife Are the
Happy and Proud Parents Of Fl
Healthy Children.

Canaan, Me.-Over a few short
hills from this sleepy village lies
the hard-scrabble farm of Charles L.
Dicbie, says the Cleveland, CO., Press.
1t is rock-littered, and much Of the
land is covered by tangled bush, in
which, now and then, black bear or
deer may be seen feeding.
The Dickie farmhouse is a pitifully
patched and weather-beaten structure,
two rooms below and an apology for
sleeping room under the roof. Look
at the unfertile fields and you will
wonder how a man can make a COM
Portable living from them; look at the
house and you'll be convinced that
he can. But this poor 100-acre farm
has produced the greatest, and If
Roosevelt is right, the finest crop of
any home or farm in America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickie are the parents
Of 81 children, all born singly in the
old house, all living, all in good health,
all bright-faced, all obedient, and all
home-loving. There have been as
large families in this country, with
twins and triplets counted, but the
crop of Dickie birds, considering sin
gle births, beats all known records.
Dickie, at %, married his neighbours
daughter, Effie Eta Estes, then IA.
She is the mother of this wondrous
family of 81, and she is only AZ years
of age to-day. Therefore, in % years,
the little woman, still comely of face
and figure, and with courage to wear
rat in her hair and tight belt be.
tween her sateen skirt and starched
waist, has gone through the ordeal of
motherhood once each year, seven
years excepted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
MALES ARE IN
The MINORITY
MEN FORM LESS THAN oNE-HALF
OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
IN UNITED STATES.
EDIFICES COST 81, $50, 600, 900
Total Church Membership for 1905
Was 32,e36,445, of Which 2o,2s7,742
Were Protestants and 12,o7e,-
142 Roman Catholics.

Washington, d. C.-Standing out
as conspicuous feature of bulletin
issued by the census bureau entitled
Census Of Religious Bodies" is the
fact that out of church membership
in the United States in 1906 of nearly
33,000000, males formed considerably
less than half of the total. OF the to-
tai church membership reported by the
various religious bodies and classified
by sex, 43.1 per cent were males and
56.9 per cent were females. Among
the Protestants the difference was
greater, only 1913 per cent being males,
while in the Roman Catholic church
the males formed 49.3 per cent of the
total membership.
Fewer males than females were
found among the Latter Day Saints,
the Lutherans, Disciples, Methodists,
Baptists, Presbyterians and Protestant
Episcopalians, the per centage of male
members decreasing in the order
shown and there being but S5.5 per
cent male among the Episcopalians.
Among the Christian Scientists, only
27.6 per cent were males, and of the
Shakers, but 21.3 per cent; but in the
Greek Orthodox church, 939 per cent
were males.
Other salient features of the report
show that there are $1,250, 100000 in
vested in church edifices and that
every day eight new churches sent
their spires skyward. OF the total es-
timated population of continental
United States in 1906, the church
members formed 391 per cent, as
against 1921 per cent for 1890. OF this
ga per cent increase, the Roman Cath
olic church is credited with A per
cent and the Protestants with 1.S; the
remainder being divided among all
other denominations.
The total church membership for
1906 was 32,936,445, of which number
the Protestants were credited with
20,2S7,742. and the Roman Catholics
with 12,079,142. OF the Protestant
bodies the Methodists numbered 5,749,-
S3S; the Baptists 5,662,234; the Lu-
therns 2,112,494 the Presbyterians
1,S30,555 and the Disciples or Christ
ians 1,142,359.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
FREIGHT STEAMER BEAcHED
As a Result of a Collision With An
other Boat a Large Hole Was
Stove In Her Starboard Side.

Detroit, Mich.-A Free Press Spe-
cial from Sault Ste Marie, Mich, says:
The 410-foot freight steamer Senator
of Detroit was beached ON the upper
end of the middle ground in the st.
Marys river opposite Detour as the re-
suit of a collision with the steamer
Norman B. Ream of Cleveland. The
Senator had large hole stove in her
starboard side abreast of the engine
room and there was barely time to
run her on the middle ground before
she filled with water.
No one was injured in the collision.
The Ream's stem was twisted to star
board and her anchors were carried
away but she is stilR seaworthy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27

Amid many complaints that profess
sions are overcrowded and trades
over-supplied with workmen, it is re-
freshing to learn that there are educa-
tional branches badly undermanned-
or underwomaned, says the Los An
geles Herald. When the new era in
education was begun, with .recogni-
tion of the Importance of the gymna-
sium, the playground and the football
field in the education of complete
American" the demand for medical
inspectors and examiners, school
nurses, supervisors and directors of
physical education, supervisors of in
struction for playground work and for
instructors in athletics was increased
steadily until now it far exceeds the
supply.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
DEATH CLAIMS TWO BATHERS
Girl Gives UP Her Life in a Futile
Effort to Save Male Companion
Both Expert Swimmers.

Wildwood, N. i'm a futile effort
to save the life of w. Brooke
Lessig, a very well-known Philadel-
phia lawyer with whom she was
swimming in the surf at Wildwood
crest, Miss Virginia Paul, one of the
leaders in the younger set of Philadel-
phia society, was also drowned in the
swift ocean current.
Miss Paul was a stepdaughter of
Clarence Jeffries, Pennsylvania Off
cial, and resided, at Swarthmore, Pa.
She was about 81 years old. She and
Mr.. Lessig were guests at the cottage
of Morton q. Paul, at Wildwood Crest.
They entered the surf at point be-
low the regular bathing grounds and
after the life guards had gone off
duty. Both were expert swimmers
and were soon beyond the breakers.
After they had been swimming for
some time members of their party on
the beach noticed Lessig threw up his
hands as though in trouble. At first
they did not appreciate his danger but
soon noticed Miss Paul swimming to-
wards him. She also waved toward
the shore and appeared to be calling
for help. A swift current seemed to
be dragging both swimmers further
and further from the shore. Realizing
at last the struggle which was going
on before them, those on the beach
ran to the life saving station and no.
titled the crew. A boat was hastily
launched and an effort was made to
reach the struggling bathers. Lessig
had disappeared from view in spite of
Miss Paul's efforts to reach him. Miss
Paul continued her unequal battle
with the rough surf, but before the
life boat reached her she too had been
swallowed by the huge waves.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
Dreams of Wealth Shattered.

Louisville, Ky.-Dreams of wealth
containing $1,000,00O in counterfeit
Mexican pesos were shattered for
John c. and Marion Roberts. brothers,
here, when Deputy United States Mar.
shal William Blaydes arrested John
Roberts In Shelby county with the
money in his possession. Since Rob.
erts' arrest there has been unraveled
in the custom house of Louisville and
in central police station remarkable
tale of attempted financial buccaneer.
ings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
FOOD EXPERTS GATHER
CONVENTION OF STATE AND MA
TIoNAL ASSOCIATION.
Lively Battle over the Committee Re-
port on Benzoate of Soda Is
Looked Forward To.

Denver, Col.-The opening session
Of the thirteenth annual convention Of
the Association Of State and National
Food and Dairy departments was held
here on the morning of August "a and
was attended by great number of
food experts from nearly every state
in the Union.
President j. Q. Emery of Madison,
Wis, was in the chair and introduced
in turn Gov. Shaffroth, Mayor Speer
and DR.. Hugh L. Taylor, secretary Of
the Colorado state board of health, all
of whom cordially welcomed the del
egates to Denver. Response to these
addresses was made by A. G. Bird,
dairy and food commissioner of Mich
igan, and then President Emery deliv-
cred his annual address.
In the afternoon there were five
minute talks by many commissioners
telling of the progress of food, dairy
and drug control in their respective
states. At the same time the food
chemists were in conference listening
to papers by DR.. r. e. Doolittle of
New York, DR.. A. P. Sy of Buffalo, DR..
A. E. Leach of Denver, DR.. M. e.
Jaffa of the University of California,
H. E. Barnard of Indianapolis, and DR..
A. S. Mitchell Of st. Paul, MINI.
Wednesday morning DR.. e. F. Ladd
of the North Dakota agricultural col.
lege and DR.. Barnard of Indianapolis
will address the convention.
Thursday is the day of all the mem.
bers of the association are looking
forward to, for then the committee of
state food chemists, appointed by di.
rection of the executive committee
will make its report on the expert.
ments and conclusions of the bureau
Of chemistry. United States depart
ment of agriculture, of the referee
board of consulting scientific experts
and of the state food department, on
the subject of added sodium benzoate
to foods. 1t is expected that a live
ly battle will develop between the
supporters and opponents of the con
clusions of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
though the convention probably will
sustain DR.. Wiley's position. Several
eminent authorities are on the pro
gram for speeches on sodium ben
zoate.
Thursday afternoon DR.. Wiley will
read a paper on the chemistry oi
bleached flour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
MONEY is CERTAINLY FIRMER
Higher Range Of Prices for Cereals
Has Encouraged the Movement
from tho Farms.

New York City.-Bradstreet says:
Jobbing trade and manufacturing
industry tend to expand as the
vacation season wanes and harvest
possibilities grow into certainties.
From a number of markets, however,
come the reiteratlon of reports that
purchasers take hold conservatively
and that retailers are still cautious
buyers. Currency shipments to the
country are enlarging and money is
certainly firmer.
Something like a SOLDERING process
has been witnessed in the securities
markets, which are lower all around.
Perhaps the most encouraging fea-
lures reported come from a few of
the leading industries. The high
er range of prices for cereals, particu-
larly winter wheat, has encouraged
the movement from the farms. and
the number of idle cars has decreased.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
Father and Daughter Reunited.

Akron, O.-After being separated
3S years, and living within 100
miles of each other, father and daugh-
ter were reunited here. Mrs. Kate
Gorby of East Palestine had believed
her father, Samuel Witherow of Mar
shalville, dead for % years, and he
thought she was dead, but chance
remark of travelling man on train,
heard by Mrs. Gorby, led her to be-
lieve that her father might yet be
alive, and she wrote a letter to him
which was forwarded to Akron, where
Mrs. 'Gorby came to attend family
reunion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-08-27
BUILDING OF CITIES.

The conference of national interests
on the subject of the building of cities,
at Washington, has taken up a big
subject, says the Buffalo Express.
Just what progress 1t can make with
an important problem remains to be
seen. We all realize that almost no
cities are built as they should be. Al
most no cities are built in circum-
stances that will permit them to be
built as they should be. The few ex-
ceptions are cities like Gary, Ind,
which is built from nothing to full
grown community at once. Most cities
are merely matter Of growth. They
have small beginnings, and as the
community grows 1t provides for its
immediate needs as they arise. The
small community canot afford to look
very far ahead. A comparatively few
years at the most is all that can be
considered. So when the community
outgrows the needs for which it pro
vided few years before, 1t has sim
ply to do the work over again on
little larger scale. If the modern city
could be planned and built at the out
set on scale which would probably
provide for its needs many years
ahead, then it would avoid many of
the evils from which the average city
suffers. And it could safeguard its
own rights and have the enjoyment of
many improved conditions which
would be very difficult and very costly
to obtain at the present time.