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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
ROOSEVELTS ADVENTURE
WITH THE SLEEPY GIRAFFE

When 1 was within forty yards, in
plain sight, away from cover. she
opened her eyes and looked drOwsily
at me; but 1 stood motionless and
she dozed off again. This time 1 walk
ed up to within ten feet of her.
Nearer 1 did not care to venture, as
giraffe strike and kick very hard with
their hooves, and, moreover, occa-
Sionally strike with the head, the
blow seemingly not being delivered
with the knobby, skin-covered horns
but with the front teeth of the lower
jaw. She walked, looked at me, and
then, rearing slightly. struck at me
with her left fore leg, the blow, Of
course, falling short. 1 laughed and
leaped back. and the other men ran
up shouting. But the giraffe would
not run away. She stood within
twenty feet of us. looking at us peev-
ishly, and occasionally moving her
lips at us, as If she were making q
face. We kept close to the tree, so as
to dodge round it, under the branches,
If she came at us; for we would have
been most reluctant to shoot her. /
threw a stick at her, hitting her in
the side. but she paid no attention;
and when Bakhari came behind her
with stick she turned sharply on him
and he made a prompt retreat. We
were laughing and talking all the
time. Then we pelted her with sticks
and clods of earth, and, after having
thus stood within twenty feet of us for
three or four minutes, she cantered
slowly off for fifty yards, and then
walked away with leisurely unconcern.
She was apparently in the best of
health and i'm perfect condition. She
did not get our wind. but her utter
Indifference to the close presence of
four men is ineXplicable.-FrOm
African Game Trails" by Theodore
Roosevelt, in the July Scribner.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
WOUNDS SELF. TOO

NEW YORK Special Bayard
Smith, an electrician, of 60 Ryerson
Street, Brooklyn, concealed himself
in the vestibule of the house at 10
Cornelia Street, Brooklyn, Wednesday
night, and when his wife returned
home at 1890 o'clock from a Brook
Ign department store, where she held
a responsible position, he leaped out
and shot three times at her.
Two of the bullets took effect, and
at the Bushwick Hospital, where she
was taken, il was said there was little
or no chance of her recovery. Smith
shot himself twice in the head, but
only succeeded in making scalp
wounds.
big crowd pursued him and he
Smith and his wife have been sep
was captured, pistol in hand. by PO-
llcemen Grady and Dougherty, of the
Ralph Avenue Station.
arated since September, 1909. She
is the daughter of Lieutenant Bah
cock, of the police force. There is a
little daughter, Sadie, who was living
with her mother.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
DROWNED TRYING
To SAVE WOMAN
BelleVed that Mrs. Bower aud One OF
the Lost -MidShipmen We're Taken
With Cramps.

ANNAPOLIS, MD.-SpeciaI.-
bodies of Mrs. Joseph Nice. BOWER,
Iaughter-fn-lRW of Captain j. VI.
boWyer, superintendent of the Ma
WI academy; Midshipmen Sher-
man n. Mason, OF Newport, IL. l.,
and Grtgsby T.. Thomas, of Union
Point, Ca, were found drowned this
morning near Chink Point, abOut
one mile and a half from the NaVaI
Academy, and near where the sail
boat they left here I'm yesterday
bodies were all clad In bathing
suits.
1t is believed the unfortunate
woman and the two young men
suddenly found themselves out of
their depth, although the wafer
where the saiIbOat was anchored is
but nVe feet deep. But the bottom
shelves of suddenly few yards
away, and IL As thought that nor
knowing this, the unfortunate wO-
man was attacked with cramps and
that in trying TO save her, Mason
and Thomas lost their lives also.
Her Husband Dead.
Mrs. BOWyer wus a Miss Dean. of
Pfttsburg, before her marriage sew
er6l years ago. Her husband, JOS
eph BOyvyer, died I'm 1905. She had
since lived with her father-in-law
and has wife.
The bodies were found close together
IN shallow water, that of Mrs. Bow
yer in standing position, while those
Of the two midshipmen were lying on
the bottom near her feet The bodies
lay in only about six feet of water, and
the head OF the young widow was only
about two feet below the surface OF
the water.
1t was thought by some of the
searchers that one of the young men
as Wen as Mrs. Bowyer, must have been
seized with a cramp, as otherwise ii
would be hard to understand how two
strong young men could have drowned
In SIX feet of water, even with a woman
in distress clinging to them.
Found by Fisherman.
The bodies were found by William
Branzell, a local fisherman, who, with
many others, had joined in the search
They were taken ashore in one of the
government launches, and the body OF
Mrs. Bower was carried to the home
OF her father-in-law, Captain John M
Bowyer.
1t was only after an all-night search
participated In by practically every
government craft in the harbor, that
the bodies We're found. The torpedo
hotiila, including the Bagley, had
played searchlights upon the uneven
floor OF the harbor throughout the
night while. their crews. reinforced by
marines and sailors In launches, had
dragged the bottom sands from the
searching craft.
The discovery of the sailboat YES
oerday afternoon in which the young
widow, and her two companions had
gone sailing In bathing attire, gave the
search definite direction The boat was
anchored on q bar not far from the
coast, with the young woman's coat
ia t. An investigation showed that the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
ROOSEVELT to Patch Up Truce.

Mr.. Roosevelt is to be the guest of
President Taft at the latter's country
house at Beverly. The quidnuncs will
be all agog until the character OF the
interview transpires. This paper takes
no stock in the speculation which as
signs TO the eX-President the role OF
disturber of Republican peace. What
ever may be his ultimate personal in
tention in regard to the presidency he
Will set himself the immediate task Of
endeavoring to rescue the Republican
party from the menace OF defeat which
confronts it in the pending congress
sional elections. He is shrewd enough
TO know that unless that defeat can be
averted there will be but a precarious
outlook for any Republican aspirant in
'19l2. He is a practical man, and as
such realizes that the party house must
be set in order now If there are TO be
any future honors either for himself o.
Taft. The time is inopportune 70,
showing his hand even if he does Sc
cretly share the common belief that his
chosen successor has muddled the job
The old cordiality may be a thing of
the past, and an open breach may be in
ent there will be a maintenance Of re-
lations and cooperation to a definite
end. Those who expect anything else
are doomed 70 disappointment What
ever ambitions for the time to come
either of these gentlemen may enter
tain, there will be no captaincy for
either If they cannot between them
conjure up some plan by which TO keel
anoat the ship in which all the hopes
of both are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vir-
ginian-Pilot.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
stick to the Single List.

The multiple list, as we apprehend 1t,
affords the various local school au-
thorities wider range for choice in the
matter OF textbooks, and gives the
agents of the big book concerns OPP
portunity to besiege the various local
book committees and by persuasions
and courtesies to secure the adoption
of the books of certain publishers.
Under the single list, the State Board
of Education prescribes the textbooks
which are to be used in the public
schools of the State until another list
is adopted. As a result of this plan, it
is contended, the State Will secure text
books or enable the parents of pupils
TO secure them at a lower rate than IL
a multiplicity of books were permitted,
for the reason that with a single list
the publishers of the books selected for
the entire State will by reason of the
great number of textbooks sold, offer
them at a lower price than If half or a
third the number were sold.
II seems to us that IL would be de-
liberate defiance of the popular will If
the majority of the state Board ig-
nored the single list policy and again
exposed the local school authorities to
the wiles and Vaccinations of the book
agents. Stick to the single list.-Dan-
Vile Register.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
NINE WEDDINGS. SEVEN HOURS,
A PASTORS RUSH DAY
TRENTON. N. J. Snecial. His marry

TRENTON, N. J. Special. His marry
ing record was smashed by the Rev.
Charles II. Elder, pastor of the Trinity
NJ. r. Church, when he united nine cou-
pies in seven hours Wednesday. At 8
o'clock this afternoon Mr.. Elder went
in an auto to Mercersville, FIVE miles
away, and married Miss Annie Jones to
George Young. The clergyman barely
had time to take one kiss from the
bride before he hurried back to the
auto and returned swiftly to Trenton
Here he welded another couple at $3.50
The marrying parson" had a rest un-
til o'clock and began to fear ne was
growing unpopular. But at that hour
third couple appeared, more or less
blushtng, and thenceforth until 10
o'clock he was engaged in his favorite
speciality; In fact, couples entering and
leaving the house were humping into
one another most of the evening
The multiple marrying would not
have been so difficult a task had Mr..
Elder been able to make his study the
place OF every hitching. But certain
girls wanted to be married in their
homes, and he had to hustle to ali all
his engagements
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07

Two Weddings took place I'm the
The nrst was that or Misc Lillian NJ
Wright and William c. Wooley. Next
MISS MISS Marietta Wooley and samuel T. A.
bridegroom and brother OF the first
bride, were married after being brides
maid and best man. Mr.. and Mrs
Wooley were mRtrOn OF honor and best
man at wedding No. 2.
Wright was travelling I'm India, when
he received a letter from his sister,
telling him OF her engagement to
Wooley. She also told her brother what
nice sister her sweetheart had.
Wright started n correspondence with
Miss Wooley. When he got home he
wooed her, and the bond between the
families was made double.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07

a home. and the desire of his life is to
have a hearth of his own. The mere
mention of his marriage distresses his
mother so that she can hardly speak,
and her gloom falls like a weight upon
her whole domestic circle. This moth
er is a conscientious Christian woman,
yet her maternal tyranny is by way
of running the lives OF her children,
and il causes her to behave with COM
plete injustice to a son who has reach
ed middle life.-Christian Herald.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
WRkYsER's NBRvE AND BONE
IMMINENT.

YEARS A SUCCESS
.kEksR being made and used in thou
axnds Of hemes as the hest remedy
Enr al achss pnd pains for forty-hve
rh&Ta, We have decided to show our
aERreciatien by doubling the size of
Dur 25c bottles. You will never know
Agw much difference there could be
~ IMMINENT until you have tried the
Daa original FRAYSERS NERVE
AND BONE. LINIMENT For Man
~ BaAst
J. W. FRAYSER & CO.,
1901 e. Main St
Richmond, Va.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
A False Chord.

hear the singing OF a Tyre;
Can you hear II, too?
1t says you are my life's desire.
L hear the singing of Tyre.
Singing, II will never tire
Loving. loving you"
hear the singing of a liar.
Can you hear 1t, too?
j. M. Van Deusen In Smart q.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07

water at the point where the boat was
anchored was but i've feet deep. From
the appearance and position OF the boat
and the fact that the young widows
outer coat was found in ~. IL was
believed then that while they were. i'm
the shallow waters. Mrs. BOwyor got
OF the sand bar in the deeper water
which was found 20 exist a few yards
from the boat: that the others went to
rescue, and all were drowned in the eff
fort to rescue Mrs. Bower.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
DemeanOr AnaIvzed

Your chauffeur seems very
respectful" said the guest.
That air of deferential solicitude."
replied Mr.. Chuggins, lis not respect.
II is sympathy. "-Washington Eve
ming Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
Suggested BY DIR. McDanieI's Sermon.

Suggested BY DIR. McDaniel'S Sermon,
There are many observant persons
who believe that the trouble with the
younger generation is due 10 the lax
ditions are due to the parents them
selves. and they alone can remedy il.
The State can punish hayward boys
and girls, but an ounce of prevention
is worth all the punishment in the
world, and the only way il can be
had is for parents to do their duty.
Sinking ii toward their children is
dice.-POrtSmouth Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, PA.
Manor & Mountain House

Beautifully situated highest point on
Nesterh Maryland X. r.; every COM
fort; excellent table. supplied nv own
garden and dairy; both houses of stone:
open al the year. Address JOHN w.
WELSH, as above, or at THE Newell"
. Is st. n. W., Washington, ID. c., same
management.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
Never Touched Her

Bridget" began Mrs. Youngbride.
timidly; L don't suppose you would
er-obJect to my getting an alarm
clock"
Not at all. ma am" replied the
lazy cook. Them things never dis
turbs me at all."-CathoIic Standard.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
CHICAGO WOMAN
KILLED BY HUSBAND
HUSBAND THEN KILLS HIMSELF.
NAINLY TRIED To REFORM
WOMAN.

CHICAGO Special.-Failure of a
young, pretty woman to change her
mode OF living resulted in the death
OF herself and her supposed husband
wednesday. Their bodies were found
lying across a bed in a cheap West
Side rooming house. The woman had
been shot through the right breast
and the man ended his life by shoot
ing himself through the left lung.
A note found in the mans possess
sion stated that he had vainly tried
70 have the woman reform
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07

ID you wear false teeth that drop
w'hns eating, Laughing or talking?
SFzzaeneS is guaranteed to remedy
kA2s trouble and worry. $1.OO per
Bseaase. THE PLATENE CO..
Richmond, Va.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-07
ITS HAMPDEN-SIONEY 1q10
COLLEGE
COLLEGE

Able Faculty. Select student body.
High standards and thorough work.
Distinct moral and intellectual tone.
Extensive campus and athletic field.
Courses leading to degrees B. A, B. s.,
B. Lit, M. A. Steam heat, light, baths,
and other conveniences. 135th Session
begins SEPTEMBER IA, 1910.
For catalogue and other information,
address
Rev. HENRY TUCKER GRAHAM,
President,
P. o. Box H.. Hampden-Sidney, Va
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E1cuesD HAND BAGS AND BURLAP
n~ sale, RICHMOND BAG CO..
1Eaeamond. Va.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-05-21

Mrs. KeIl is packing up end leaves
shortly with her daughter, Miss Eva,
for Salina, where they will reside.
Don't forget that this is the season
for Dill Pickles and Hoffman keeps the
best at his butcher shop.
If you want good loan at lowest
rates and quickest service call on
MILLER BROS, Hays, Kansas.
The Experiment Station got in their
car of state coal Monday and the sta
ton teams were kept busy hauling it
over there.
The rain and heavy roads prevented
the farmers from coming to town last
Saturday and business was very dull in
all the stores.
The cold spell the first of the week
made many hustle for q coal pile,
while many regretted having taken
down their stoves.
The rain and mud put stop to the
auto riding for few days and gave
the hos-carriages little chance with
the travelling men,
Miss Anna Verhoeff of Grinnell came
down Wednesday night to visit with
her friend, Miss Olive Westbrook. and
attend the Normal play.
The ladies who attended the cooking
school are very proud of their course of
study. They feel that they learned
much that will be useful and much re-
gretted that it could not last another
week.
On account of the High School b&ccu-
laureate address in the Lutheran church
last Sunday evening, the other churches
held no services and all went to the
Lutheran, which was crowded to the
doors.
Mrs. Rob't Mcmillan entertained
last Friday p. m. for Mrs. C. J. Skinner
at her home. The guests were; Mrs.
Fred and Mrs. Henry Schwaller, Mrs.
C. F. West, Misses Farley, Ward and
Pestana.
week to select their teachers for the
coming year. It is said that Prof.
Turner will secure the principalship to
succeed Prof. Light, who leaves this
Saturday night for his new eastern
home.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-05-21
ADoubIe Triumph.

The Knights of Columbia Lodge put
this elegant play on the stage of their
Catholic College on Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings, and showed to
large and appreciative audience each
evening. The play is a noted church
one of the Roman empire times, and
the characters, without exception, took
their parts to per ection. and the lead
ing costumes brought here from Penn
sylvania were fine and very appropri-
ate, fully demonstrating the act as
seen that day and time. Prof. Bird as
the Roman General, Alex Meier and
Alex Schueler, took the heavy parts,
while Treasurer yDreiling as Emperor
and Mulroy as the Pope were extra in
their make up. Frank He'll and Nick
Gassman in their oddities captured the
audience, aud in fact every character
was we'll carried out Mrs H. J.
Penney as the wife of the Roman Gen
eral was as sweet as professional
actress and eiicted warm applause
Miss Annie Ryan rendered beautiful
vocal solo and was brought back by a
hearty encore. while the orchestra
composed of Miss Gertrude Ryan,
Meier, Kissing and Wolfe rendered
beautiful music that was much appre-
ciated and much applauded. The even
ing closed with a tabieau, with the
whole cast in the scene and it was
simply grand. The acting of Prof
Bird was especially noted. 1t was a
very difficult part, requiring much ex-
preston. and the audience was sur
prised that he was SO much Of an actor.
He received many congratulations for
his part. The play took so well Tues
day evening that it was repeated We'd
neseay evening by special request to
| give the children 8 chance TO see re-
hgious persecution In the olden time
The scenery was painted by He'll,
and was very fine and appropriate and
set the play OF to perfection
After the play Mr. and Mrs Win
Jordan entertained tire actors at =
theatrical sspper.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-05-21
Farmers Coming to Havs.


The Agricultural College have ar
ranged to make practical showing of
the benefits of the Ft. Hays Expert
mental Station to the farmers of west
ern Kansas on June 7th and 9Th. and
have published long invitation in all
the papers of the western half of the
state, as also the Topeka and Agricul-
tural papers, telling them of it and it's
benefits. President Waters, Director
OF the Stations, Webster. and the new
superintendent, Prof. TeDEyck, have
promised to be here and every institute
is requested to send five delegates and
all the farmers are invited to be pres.
ent. The towns where they have no
commercial or farmers clubs are urged
TO send delegates so everybody can see
the benefit the Experiment Station is
to the farmers in raising better grain
and better stock and the handling of it,
There are nearly five hundred acres of
wheat now, all improved varieties and
reports Indicate that it is the finest
wheat prospect in the State half of it
knee high now. See it when there, Isl
something worth while to show-wheat.
corn, kaf1r, broom corn, milo, alfalfa, :
fruit, forest planting and gardens
experiments in progress by the state
and experiments in cooperation with
the United States Department of
Agriculture. OF interest to stockmen
will be the biggest cattle feeding ex-
pertinent ever conducted any where
with twenty-four cows and one bull of
each of the four hreds, Hereford,
Shorthorn, Angus and Galloway. At
least the experiment started a year
ago with the above number and now
there are calves at side. The same
program will be given both days:
Visiting the farm and herds from 8
a. m to noon. Addresses and confer
ence from 80 to 4:30 p. m. Addresses
will be made by President Waters,
Director Webster and Superintendent
TenEyck. This should bring a big
crowd Of farmers to our city and our
citizens should give them a royal en-
tertainment, just as we did the Odd
Fellows. Show them we appreciate
their coming. Farmers from all over
the country should arrange to have
those two days as a vacation, or as
much Of the time as you can. Bring
the family and hear the address of
President Waters, who is said to be a
spell-binder in talking on Agricultural
subjects. Hear Prof. TenEyck tell
what he proposes to do the coming
years on the Experiment Station to
make 1T success for western Kansas
and for their benefit He is a practj
cal worker and proposes to make a
showing over there if the State Lepis-
lature and farmers back him in the
work OF making it success. 1t Is the
largest Experiment Station in acreage
in the world, they have the variety of
soil, the location and the ability if they
only have the required and necessary
backing. So remember the days.
Tuesday and Wednesday, June z and 8.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-05-21
Cora Miller Married.

Many of our citizens remember Miss
Cora Miller, who used to come here
often representing Crane & Company
of Topeka. ''The Hill City New Era
says: Miss Cora B Miller was married
in Idaho to Mr.. 81. D. Wood last week.
Miss Miller is well known in this coun-
ty, for years she was the travelling
representative of Crane & Co., OF To-
peka. We figure that Mr.. Wood tho't
he Wood marry. and as Cora suited
him he would not let Cora 3. He
probably argued his case SO well,
most any man Wood, that Cora B.
Wood marry him to get him to hush
and let Cora B. We Wood wish the
y6png couple much joy and hope that
be will xbe as good to her as Cora B.
Wood be to him if he is good.'.'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-05-21
he MiIitsry Company in Hays.

On Wednesday evening those young
men who had signed the Company roll
met and organized and elected Fred
Rea as captain, Tom Tennent as first
lieutenant and George King as second
lieutenant. Rea has received his ap-
poin tment from the Colonel command
ing as mastering officer, and the work
will now progress in securing the neces-
sary number of members. !. Such a
company is very nice and lots of fun.
It does not cost the members a cent,
the state furnishes everything except
the officers uniforms and they must
pay for them for the honor of being
officers. The yearly trip to Ft. Riley
gives a splendid two weeks vacation
without expense, while the military
training it gives young men is splendid.
Both Capt Rea end 1t. Tennent have
served in the state militia for several
years, so have had lots of experience.
They know what is expected of them
and can instruct the boys well in their
work, while no one doubts but that
George King will be as jolly an officer
as he is companion.