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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
EIGHT MOR0S
KILLED IN FIGHT

MANILA. March IA belated dis
patch from Lake Lamac reports that
"A band OF hostile Moros attacked Lieut..
Furlong's detachment of constabuiary
al Bordong on March g. After a sharp
fight eight Moros and two members
OF the constabulary were left dead on
the field while two soldiers and one
civilian were wounded.
A company OF the Twenty-fifth in
fantry and detachment Of scouts
have gone To the aid OF FurIong >
forces
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
KILLS SELF BECAUSE
HUSBAND SCOLDED

SAGINAW. Mich. March l7.-Mrs.
Thomas c. White swallowed dose OF
carbolic acid early yesterday and died
before a physician could be summoned
She returned home about midnight
Monday night and was reproyed by her
husband for staying out so late After
some words White retired, leaving his
wife up with their l4year-old daugh.
ter.
Well. Violet. here goes exclaimed
the mother as she swallowed half the
contents OF an ounce bottle Her
brother and physician were sum
moned
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
BOARD HTS Kim: DIES.

CADILLAC, Mich. March John
Schmidt. a well-known farmer who
lived in Clam Lake township. was in
stantly killed yesterday in a sawmill
south of here. A piece OF board few
back, striking him over the heart. He
died almost instantly A widow and
five children survive
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
WOMAN WHO CAUSED
FISK DUEL DEAD

WASHINGTON. Pa. March IL
The body OF the slain woman found in
the canal at DAYTON has been identi-
fed as that OF Mrs Frances Doolittle.
OF this place The fact that Mrs Doc
Titles maiden name Is said to have
been Josie Mansfield. has led TO the
belief here that she was the woman
for love OF whom Edward S. Stokes
shot Jim" fiske dead in the early
seventies
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
$4,000 DEFAULTER
GETS s-YEAR TERM

PORTSMOUTH. y. H.. March IL.
Fred NJ Vsrney. cashier OF the First
National bank OF Somersworth. who
In December was found to be a de
faulter 20 the exten. OF $4,000. was
sentenced TO five years Imprisonment
in the United States penirentiary al
Atlanta, Ga He will be- sent south
to-day
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
BAY CITY MAN DIES.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. March Thames
Fowler Ewing. aged "a. a former salt
manufacturer OF Bay City. Mich, who
was general manager of the Michigan
Salt association. died here yesterday
OF apoplexy He was born in Troy. y.
Y He was thirtythird degree Ma
son and his funeral will be under Ma
sonic auspices.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
FALLS AND BREAKS NECK.

FENTON, Mich, March lI.-LoriL
p. Riggs. "A prominent and retired far.
mer. while going up the stairs OF the
Commercial bank Tuesday. slipped
and fell into ALI oper cellar breaking
his neck lie died in few minutes
lie had been resident OF this plac,
for 30 years and had been retired for
10 yesrks.sHe was - years old. and
leaves widow and a family OF seven
children
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
Train Kills Two Men.

NEW YORK. March Two IN.
identified men we've instantly killed
today by a West Shore express train
crowded with commuters near Little
Ferry one OF the men was decapi-
tated,- The other MS hurled down a
+5.fnof embaukmpnt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
HILLSDALE MAN THINKS
DEAD MAN is HIS SON

PORT HURON. Mich. March IT,
George W. Smith. OF Hillsdale. Mich.
has written 10 Chief OF Police Marx
asking for a description OF the man
who died In a local hospital last Fri
day. Smith thinks the man. who gave
his name as Munro. is his son. who
has been missing for several months
The remains will be held by Coroner
Falx until Smith arrives TO view them.
Business-likc Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co.. No.
is John r. st. Phone 1898.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17

Japan recently completed ard
placed In commission the fastest pas
senger steamship in the Pacific. Oil
fuel Ind turbine engines give Il 90
knot speed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17
100000 Fire.

FITCHBURG. Mass March IL
Fire ia the d. VI Dillon Steam Boiler
works early this morning did damage
estimated M 100000
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
LanIor's Gentle Character!

One of the lectures in which the
late Bishop Potter was most enter
tanning illustrated the eccentricities
of the artistic temperament and con-
tanned his anecdote of Landor, the
poet. Lander, he said, was at the
same time the most violent and bru-
tai and most delicate and sensitive
of men. He adored flowers. The
gardens of his beautiful villa at Flor
ence were full of flowers. and the
poet walked among them daily, never
plucking them. only bending over
them reverently to admire their lovll-
ness and their perfume. His cook
one day served him a wretched din
ner, and in his rage the poet threw
the man out of the window into a
bed Of splendid roses. AS the cook
writhed with broken leg, Landor
from his window exclaimed in a hor-
ror-stricken voice: Gracious, / for.
got the ses!"-The Argonaut./
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

accurately the four vigiliae into whic
the night was divided. 1t is believe
that the first water clock was brough
into Paris about the year 1895. frol
Burgundy. The one illustrated wi
probably be a relic of those days.
is dated MDCCX.
1t is three feet one inch in heigh
and the framework is made of oal
The cylinder and dial plates on II
upright posts are of brass. The hou1
are marked from vi to the followi1
but one TX, twenty-seven hours,
that the cylinder requires to be wou1
up once every twenty-four hours.
is hardly a very trustworthy tint
keeper, but, as an exceedingly intel
esting old curio, P1has very prom
nent place in a ce.{aln hall.
The small coo. er-jug hanging d
the right-hand sid is used for film
the cylinder.-P. ladelphla RECORD
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

had strolled to the hilltop for a
last view of the distant lake, Cornish
said to Dalton:
The little fellow ought to have
a gun. Did you see how he looked
at ours? Maybe he could kill the
bear"
Dalton laughed There's village
boy who offers muzzle-loader lot
five dollars" he said
That afternoon they sought out the
village boy and secured the gun,
and in the evening, just before leaV-
ing for their train, Cornish gave II
to Billy. with an elaborate mesenta-
ton speech.
But you oughtn't to give it to me.'
cried the boy. / haven't done a thing
for you: it's all been fun for me-
Never mind,e said Dalton. "AI
we ask is that when he come back
to stay with you next summer, you
have a bearskin to show us"
The Aliens summer season did
not close for three weeks longer. On
returning to the city Cornish and Dali
ton sent a friend of theirs with his
two young sons.
The upGhot of it all was that with
the returns from Billy's boarders and
the money that Emma earned at the
canning factory, where she had had
more work than usual, the Aliens
!
now even Aunt Sues clearinghouse is
no more prosperous and no better
supplied with croquet and hammocks,
and offers ice-cream to it's guests
no more frequently than the estab-
lishment which advertises under the
name of w. Allen-Y outh's Compan'
ion.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
fOTAOIISn.

Wat care / for the woods glad
voice.
E1ough all the world-but mere
ioice?
Why should l love the wild birds
lit,
O. notice where his nest is built?
TIE pale-faced night, the pink-cheek-
ed dawn
a4sok on my life but to be gone.
Here is the Lovers Walk" where
A month ago. but years to ME,
Rsneath a rosy. dimpling sky,
enrolled oft together he and l.
And | was all his world-ah, me,
TIE days l never more NAV see.
j know each shrub and flower here;
Fse his dear sake each one is dear.
iAs rested there, beneath that tree,
lmd. whispering sweet love to me,
Dmoothed tenderly my silken hair,
And said twas wondrous fine and
fair.
But now, those hands with fond ca
ress
A head of golden wimples press.
lie looks into her smiling eyes
And sees picture of the skies.
They stroll together here-and i?
4 am dog, They pass me by.
ase more such love may bless my
life.
For master has brought home wife.
-Leslie's Monthly.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
THE STRENGTH OF AN EAGLE
Weight the Bird Could Carry in
FIight-His Strong Claws.

FIieht-His Strong Claws.
While l cannot give any positive
proof O: how much bald eagle can
carry, l should suppose that he could
carry at least as much in proper
ton to his weight as a hawk or
horned owl l have the recorded
weight of a male bald eagle weighing
nine and one-quarter pounds and
female weighing twelve pounds.
A horned owl will weigh from four
to five pounds, and l have several
times known one to carry off large
house cat One was very large
one and the owner told me he could
hear the cat cry as he was being
carried off. Now. any one who Will
weigh a large house cat will find 1t
to weigh at least ten pounds.
/ have seen a goshawk carry OIL
a hen fully twice its own weight, and
| have taken from a marsh hawk a
very large chicken which would weigh
more than twice what the hawk
would The marsh hawk is one of
our weakest hawks, but he had car
ried this chicken over a quarter OF
mile. My belief is that if a hawk
or horned owl can carry more than
twice it's weight land I know posi-
lively that they CAM that an eagle
could, if occasion required, do as
much in proportion to his weight.
which would be to carry eighteen
or twenty pounds.
Once when an eagle, shot through
the body with a rife ball, lay on its
back, upended long -oad skid and
dropped it on him. Before it reached
him he stretched up and caught it in
HIS claws and held, it up the length
of his legs above him. I walked up
on the skid and stood above him and
he easily held me and the skid, which
l should Judge would weigh more
than twenty pounds. l took pains to
be weighed the same day and weighed
119 pounds. Put stick in the claw
OF wounded eagle and let him grasp
small tree with the other and a
man must be stronger than l ever
was to take the stick from him.
From Forest and Stream.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
The Spanish Main.

The Spanish Main meant the eli
lar bank of islands forming
northern and eastern boundaries
the Caribbean Sea, beginning +
Mosquito, near the Isthmus, and
Guiding Jamaica, st. Domingo,
Leeward Islands and the WindW
Islands, to the coast of Venezuela
South America.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
The Most Noble Dairyman,

Lord Ripon is the only peer who
controls dairy as public business
and his carts and shops at Ripon and
Bradford bear the sign 1.-The Most
Noble the Marquis of Ripon" Kip
ling has described him as the weak
est of all the Indian Viceroys, but
most people are of opinion that he
was one of the most successful
London Daily News. ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
! Billy Boarders
sSxSSSsssssssssssssssss: ssSssSssSssss:ssu

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Billy Allen sat ON the chopping-
Alock, whiting dejectedly. He had
Keen listening to a conversation be-
tween his father and mother, and
q was quite evident that things were
going to the dogs" The crops had
Killed miserably, the interest ON the
aAd even with the money that his sis
aer Emma earned in the c,rn can
nary, could not De net by fifty dol
hrs.
But what had hurt Billy worst of
~ had been his mothers final re-
mark; the pathos had been in her
voice perhaps more than in the words
themselves.
Its a pretty place. she had said,
turning away; and Billy knew that
meant they would have to leave the
cid. rocky. hillside farm, which, af
ser all, they loved.
He was summoned to carry the
Saily can of milk to his Aunt Sue
and having harnessed the horse, he
drove off on his errand, still frowning
and melancholy with unproductive
thought
His aunt lived a mile and a half
xway, in the middle of Pembridge
village. To Billy, whose own home
at the foot of a mountain ana be-
Mind forest was remote, the vii
Age was highly interesting place;
and in summer the NEST interesting
hing in 1t was his aunt's honse, for
she took in boarders. At the even
ing hour. when Billy arrived with the
milk. these well-dressed city people
would usually be sitting on the piazza
OF under the trees. or perhaps play
aE croquet on Mrs. Snyder's bit Of
hwn.
On this evening Billy looked at
them wistfully. They seemed to him
70 inhumanly free from all the cares
ana worries of this world.
He carried the milk into the kit
chen. His aunt was on the back
1srch, turning the crank Of an ice
cream freezer.
Billy" she said, "have you five
minutes to spare? Turn this while,
and I'll give you some of the ice
cream"
Billy took his aunt's place, remark.
ING his time was not valuable.
They're going to have a party
tonight" she explained, pouring the
milk into her pans. 1T makes lots
u extra work, but land. they pay.
L don't complain"
How did you get EN-, Aunt Sue?"
Billy asked. languidly.
Advertised. Can't get anything
without advertising, nowadays"
They have to have croquet and
Aammocks and ice-cream, don't they
Aunt Sue?"
my folks do. My sakes, they want
the earth. But there's always a
profit on it if you manage right,
she added, cheerfully.
On the way home Billy's thoughts
centered upon summer boarders. II
there were only some way of persuad
ing them to come to his mothers
house! There were two spare rooms
2ecently furnished and every one said
his mother was "natural-bor cook
But what attractions could he Offer
n place Of such impossible luxuries
IS his aunt was able to afford? Moth
ing except the great, overtowerins
nonntain, with its trout brooks and
sss one traditional bear-which many
Rsofessed to have seen and at which
4 few had shot.
When Billy reached home, he sale
- his mother:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

companying sketch. The point
actly midway between the hour hi
and the figure IL will be due south
1t is we'll to remember, howeN
that during the time from 6 in
afternoon to 6 in the morning
rule gives the north point instead
the south. In the southern hen
phere the rule will be reversed
Good Literature.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
Ye Water Clock.

The measurement of time by the
trickling of water or sand from one
vessel to another dates as far back as
the days of the Babylonians. The
clepsydra, or water clock, was in COM
mon use both by the Athenians and
Romans, and was employed in courts
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16
Every Wa h a Compass.

That every W. ch is compass i;
fact probably ue known TO most pit
ple. To prove hat such is the ca
lay your watch flat on the palm
your hand, withthe hour hand poll
ing to the sun, as shown in the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

of law to limit the length of the
pleadings. Thus, a counsel was al
lowed SO much water, instead of, as
we should say, SO much time, to adj
dress the court. Clepsydrae were also
used by the Romans in their camps,
chiefly for the purpose of measuring
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

Steel rails average 100 tons OF
metal to the mile; iron. las tons.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-01-16

gHusband"Oh Hida, dressmaker has charged
figure for ball dress"
Young Wife-Now don't anything pretty figure
it."-London Weekly Telegraph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-19
KING SEES WRIGHT FLY.
Edward Of England Enthusiastic Over
Aeroplane's Work.


Pau. March 1S-King Edward wit
messed two flights by Wilbur Wright
and showed enthusiasm over the re-
markable accomplishments of the
American aeroplanist
The weather conditions were highly
favorable. The sky was unclouded, and
there was very little breeze. Wilbur
and Orville Wright and their sister
Miss Wright, were presented to his
majesty.
Wilbur Wright then conducted the
king to the aeroplane shed, where the
latter minutely examined the mech.
anism of the machine, which was dec
GRATED with American, British and
French flags. His majesty watched the
preparations for the ascent with the
greatest interest taking position
with group for photograph.
Mr.. Wright made the first ascent
alone. He remained in the air foI
seven minutes, performing marvellous
evOlutions with the utmost precision
around the king and his party and
coming to the ground without diff
Guilty.
On the second flight Miss Wright
was a passenger. They scared to a
great height and then skinned along
the ground and disappeared in the di-
rection Of Pau. They reappeared after
an interval Of six minutes, descending
amid applause from the king and other
visitors. His majesty warmly congrat.
ulated Mr.. Wright on his success.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-19
CUBANS IN ARMS.
The Revolutionary Outbreak
Proves Serious.
PRESIDENT SURPRISES NEWS
Captain of the Rural Guard Shot
and Killed by Troops Sent
by Gomez to Santa
Clara.

Havana, March 1S.-The revolution
in Santa Clara province is spreading.
and it is reported that more than 2,0oe
insurgents are now under arms.
The movement Is aimed at the over
throw Of President Gomez, and the
malcontents seem to be well supplied
with rifles and ammunition.
The first fatality reported is the kin
ing Of Captain Lavastida Of the rurs1
guard, formerly a friend Of Comes
who had Joined the insurgents. He
was shot down by a detachment Of the
guard sent from here to suppress the
insurrection. He made a determined
resistance.
Lavastida was reported officially 0B
having been arrested at Placetas on a
charge Of completely in the insurree-
tionary movement.
The government has information Of
the spread Of the insurrectionaxy
movement, but it refused to divulge
the contents Of its communications. M
is rumored that the uprising is more
serious than the authorities are willing
to admit.
Secretary of Government Alberdi and
General Machado went to the palace
to confer with President Gomez. Lat
er cabinet meeting was called. The
cabinet remained In session four hours,
when the announcement was made
that the government was without fur
ther advices, except that the fugitives
were surrounded by 1000 rural guards
and would undoubtedly be captured
soon.
President Gomez is in receipt Of
many kilograms from officials, veteran
organizations and private citizens
pledging loyalty and active support IN
the maintenance Of the republic.
Reports from various parts Of the
island show an extraordinary concen-
tration of the rural guard in the d.
rection of Vueltas, Camaguay ana
Placetas, apparently far in excess Of
the requirements to pursue and cap
ture the revolutionists.
The government has sent a tele-
graphic circular to all mayors through
out the republic declaring the upriB-
ing to be without justification and con
veying the thanks of President Gomez
for the assurances Of loyalty and sup
port.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-19
CLEVELAND H0NoRED TODAY.
President Taft at Memorial Macs
Meeting In New York.

New York, March 1S.-In the me-
tropolis Of the nation America is doing
honor today to the only man who was
ever elected to the presidency, then
defeated for that office and again
elected. Today would have been the
seventy-second birthday of Grover
Cleveland If he had not died last June.
For the purpose Of paying proper trib-
ute to his memory the president of the
United States, the chief justice of the
United States and the governor Of
New York state came here to join with
the mayor Of New York and other no.
liabilities in two great mass meetings
The first of the two meetings took
place in Carnegie hall today, and the
other will be held this evening in the
great hall Of the College Of the City
Of New York. Mayor Mcclellan Of
New York presided at the first meet
ing. Addresses lauding the place held
by Mr.. Cleveland in the nations mem
ory and history were delivered by
President Taft, Chief Justice Fuller
Governor Hughes and others. A let
ter from former President Roosevelt
expressing regret at his inability to
join in the meeting was read. Richard
Watson Glider. the famous editor and
poet, who was a close personal friend
of Mr.. Cleveland, read an original
poem.
Among the purposes Of the meetings
is the planning Of permanent memo
rial to the memory of President Cleve-
land.
Mr.. Taft will remain in this section
Of the country two days. Tomorrow
morning he will 60 to New Haven to
attend a meeting Of the Yale corpora
tion, Of which he is member. He
will return here in time to attend the
dinner Of the Yale alumni Of New
York.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-19
TRAIN WRECKS STATION.
Four Killed and Thirty injured On
Strange Accident,

Montreal, March 1S.-Four persons
were killed and thirty others seriously
injured as the result Of the blowing
out of a pipe on locomotive hauling
the Boston express into the Windsor
street station Of the Canadian Pacific
railway.
Scalding steam filed the cab, and thu
engineer and fireman were forced -
jump. The train, without a guiding
hand at the throttle, dashed into the
station, through the granite wall int
the women's waiting room and thea
into the rotunda, where the locomotive
after demolishing one massive granite
pillar was brought to a standstill ~
another.
The four persons killed were sitting
in the women's waiting room.
Why before jumping the engineer
failed to bring his train to a standstiM
may never be known, for he is uncoa-
scious and is not expected to live.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-19
MRS. POTTER GOES FOR GOOD
Actress Never Expects to See This
Country Again.

Country Again.
New York, March 1S. - Among the
passengers on the Mauretania for Eng,
land was Mrs. James Brown Potter,
the well known actress. Mrs. Potter
expects never to see the United States
again.
my American managers didn't give
me fair chance" said Mrs. Potter.
81 had straight contract for eight
weeks, and played only three. They
complained Of my work They didn't
like the two poems 1 recited-'Little
Boy Blue by Eugene Field, and
Memories, by Mr.. White, both of
which have been very popular in Eng
land. They insisted on my reciting
'Ostler Joe.' Think of it-'Ostler
JOe,' which is passe! Why, every
schoolgirl can recite it. Just think of
coming 5000 miles to recite 'Osuer
Joe! If they had allowed ME to do
my work properly it would have been
as popular as in England. I don't
think I ever shall see this country
again."