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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25

Of Countess Tolstoi rapidly grew
attending her and the aged count be-
came seriously alarmed for her life.
After a desperate entreaty of the
physicians for the privilege of seeing
her husband alive once more, the
countess was allowed to be present at
the death of the author and social re-
former, which occurred on Saturday.
She collapsed Immediately after Toll
stoi's last spark of life f1ickered out.
1t is understood that the body will
be taken back to the village of Yas-
maya Polyana. where he was born and
where he spent his youth. 1t is be-
lieved that his known wishes in regard
to his funeral will be obeyed.
Whatever the form. however, which
consigns the great seeker for truth to
his last resting place, the ceremonies
will undoubtedly he witnessed by
gathering of the greatest men of Rus
sia. Though he died without making
bis peace with the church, from which
he had been communicated, the
great Russian writer is sure to be
honored in death, even as in life, by
superior intellects.
Count Tolstoi died without regaining
sufficient consciousness to enable him
to say farewell or cast lovins zoos
upon his wife and children.
His last words were: There are
millions of people and many sufferers
in the world. Why always anxious
about me?"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Quarter Meter Kills Girl.

A quarter gas meter was the cause
of the death of Miss Maria Curran,
aged nineteen years. of Scranton, Pa.
Late Thursday night the gas in the
Curran home failed because nobody
had quarter to put In the meater,
and the Jet in the young woman's
room remained open A few hours
later her brother returned home and,
placing quarter in the meter, turned
on the gas. The room occupied by the
girl was flooded.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
STOCK SW|NDLE
OF s50,000,000
Federal Authorities Raid offices
and Arrest Firm
HUGE FRAUDS ALLEGED
Wholesale Swindle In Shares Of Com.
panies That Have Eailed-Big Divi
dends Were Promised. But None
Paid,

dends Were Promised, But None
Paid.
Federal officials raided the offices
occupied by Burr Brothers. in New
York, a corporation dealing in stocks
and other securities.
The raid was made on warrants
charging the use of the mails to de-
fraud investors
Postoffice officials say that the con.
cern has sold to investors at par value
between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 Of
stock in various companies, most OF
which have gone out OF existence or
become bankrupt, and none in sim
gle instance paying the dividends held
out in the promises of the concern.
The raid was planned by Warren w.
Dickson, postoffice inspector, in charge
of the New York district, and Post
master General Frank Hitchcock and
Robert A. Sharpe, chief postoffice in
spector.
The officers arrested were: Sheldon
c. Burr, president; f. Harry Tobey,
vice president, and Eugene H. Burr.
secretary ana treasurer.
The three officials of the company
arrested were arraigned before Com.
missioner Shields and held in 100000
bail each. Pending the furnishing OF
bail they were sent to Jail.
Hundreds of complaints have been
vestors. who charge that they have
been swindled through false represen.
tations made to them concerning the
profits that were being realized by
those who put their money into the
various oil, timber, copper, lead, zinc
and gold companies.
After the raid Postmaster General
randum concerning Burr Brothers.
The firm was organized several years
ago and In 1907 was incorporated with
a capital of 100000 and later increas.
ed to 100000. The memorandum says
that among other companies the Burr
Brothers are selling the stock of the
Buick Oil company, a concern with
$5,000,000 capital.
The memorandum further states as
follows:
"They have also organized the fol-
lowing oil companies: Carolina Con.
solidated, capitalized at $1.O00.0o0;
Coalinga Alladin, capitalized at 81 ,000..
900; Kern Western, capitalized at
s75O,OO0; New York -Coalinga, capital
lied at $5OO,O00; Coalinga Crude Oil,
capitalized at 100000; Peoples Asso-
ciated Oil company, capitalized at ST.,
100000.
''All the stock in these companies
has been sold except part of the two
first named. While all the companies
are still in existence, none save the
first four named is doing any work at
the present time.
"The Burr Brothers have also organ.
lied, promoted and sold the stock in
the following mining companies: Raw
hide Tarantula, with capital of ST..
100000; Montezuma Mining and
Smelling, with capital of $1,OO0,000;
Golden Fleece Mining, Milling and Re-
fining company, with capital of $500,
600.
Practically the entire stock in the
companies has been sold to the public
and at the present time all these com
panies have gone out of existence
''They have also sold large amounts
of stock in the Red Top Mining and
Leasing company, capitalized at ST.,
100000; Long Beach, Mexico, and Ari
Z>na Mining company, capitalized at
$1,500.000; Nevada Goldfield Mining
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Big Fire at Harrisburg.

Fire that for a time threatned to
sweep the business center of Harris
burg. Pa, destroyed three business
buildings on Market square before 1t
was gotten under control.
The buildings burned were occupied
by the David W. Cotterell Stationery
company, the Harrisburg Hardware
company and the Holmes Seed com
pany.
The three structure were complete
ly gutted and the loss on buildings
and contents will CGc, ed $l50,00O
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25

Steamer With $50 Passengers Overdue
The big coastwise steamer Bear, of
the San Francisco Portland steamship
line, carrying 450 passengers, is now
more than three days overdue at San
Francisco on her southwark trip and
the company's Offices are besieged by
inquiries The Bear was scheduled to
arrive in San Francisco early on Mon.
day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
6s WEDs II
Bridegroom a WdoWer Eight Years
When Bride Was Born.

Henry Dickson, siXty-eight years of
age, and Miss Mary Barkowitch, aged
seventeen years, both of Tunkhannock,
near WilkesBarre, Pa, were married
i'll Scranton by Rev. DR.. G. G. Lyman.
Dickson is a farmer and he had
been widower for eight years when
his new bride was born. The young
bride after the marriage said
I'm sure we will be very happy, as
he is so good, and | know he will take
good care of me-"
Dickson met the young girl year
ago and has been counting her ever
since. A short time ago she got per
mission from her parents to marry
him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Johnstonc Killed In Fliaht.

Ralph Johnstone was killed by q
drop of 500 feet in his runaway biplane
at Overland Park at Denver, Col. He
tried to remove his helmet after he
struck the earth, gave a few short
gasps and expired. Nearly every bone
in his body was broken.
From the time he lost control of the
machine until it struck the earth it
turned three complete somersaults,
and it is question whether something
broke or whether the machine was
broken by the strain of these evolu-
tions before it struck the ground.
When the crowd saw the machine
whirling downward there was a scat
tering, and the space on which it fell
was clear of people until the crash.
Then there was a rush to the spot
where Johnstone's crushed and bloody
body lay. Police were the first at his
side and lifted the motor which bore
him down. Then the crowd was driven
back and canvas stretcher secured
to remove the body. Forced backward
by the officers, the crowd next rushed
to where the lighter parts of the ma.
chine lay in a tangled heap thirty
feet away, and before the police could
prevent it the framework and every
thing had been broken or torl to bits
and carried away by souvenir fiends.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Taft to Be Dinner Guest.

President Taft has accepted an invi-
tation to be the guest of honor at the
annual dinner of the Pennsylvania So
ciety at the Hotel Astor. in New York.
ON Jan. 21.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
ADMITS KILLING WOMAN
Confronted by Razor, Man Confesses
In Center County Jail.

When he was confronted with the
fact that the authorities had found
his razor with blood spots on it, Bert
Delige. now in Jail at Bellefonte, Pa,
for the murder of Mrs. John Baudis, of
Scotia, on Oct 16, confessed that he
did the deed when intoxicated
Mrs Baudis was on her way home
from visiting neighbor, when Delige
grebbed her, threw her down and cut
her throat from ear to ear.
His case will come up for trial in
December.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Five Children Die at Sea.

1TVC V'''U' VTI O'S at 0Cd'
Five children died on the steamer
Carpathia on the voyage from Trieste
to New York
When the ship got into port she was
held at quarantine for the transfer
from the steerage Of fifty-three chill
dren. all Ill with minor contagious dis
eases.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25

Divorced From Brutal Wife.
Because his wife pulled his hair and
barred him from the house, the court
at Norristown, Pa, granted a divorce
to George w. Magill.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Pastor Commits Suicide.

Rev. ]. o. Kindstrom, pastor Of the
Swedish Lutheran church at Alta, Ia,
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with razor. He is believed to
have been insane.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Dr.. crippen's Father Dead.

Myron II. Cri'a1G aged eighty-three
years, father o. Dr. HGwley H. Grip
pen, under sen ence of death in Lon
don for the murder of his wife, died in
Los Angeles, Cal, ricndless and pen
niless.
His death, due to the infrmities OF
age, was fastened by grief over his
sons crime.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
Congress to Probe Delaware Ballot.


Senator Dupont may not be returned
from Delaware as senator without the
washing of much dirty linen.
The Democratic house in the Sixty.
second congress Is to inquire into the
ways of Delaware politicians and poll.
tics.
1t Is charged there were grave
frauds in the election to congress of
Representative Heald. and as he repre-.
sents the state at large, contest be-
fore one of the election committees
CT the house will bring under public
scrutiny the conduct of the elections
in the entire state, not of course as to
officials other than members of the
house, but at the same time it is ex-
pected to illuminate the general sub
ject of election methods in Delaware
pretty thoroughly.
Inasmuch as the Anti-Bribery league
had detectives watching at the polls
on Nov. s, 1t is supposed that 1T will
have some evidence of interest to con.
tribute if there is an investigation
1t is charged that the buying of
votes in Delaware Is so nearly open
and so fragrant that there Is little con-
cealment about it, and that enormous
sums are used. The advantage of in
quiry into the facts by committee
of congress is that it will have due
authority to get at the facts. 1t is
pointed out that if an exposure of the
truth does no other good, it may at
least through publicity serve to help
conditions.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25

ToIstol Is Dead; Wife ~.
With her husband lying dead in tht
bare room of a railroad flag station
at Astopova, Russia, the condition
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-25
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY SO
House Figures Give Republicans 1863,
Democrats 227, Socjaiists 1,

Democrats 227, Socialists I.
The Democratic representation in
the next house of representatives at
Washington will be 227, as against 168
Republicans and Socialist. according
10 the roster of the house. These fig
ures give the Democrats a majority Of
63 and plurality of GA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
Buffalo Lithia Springs Hotel

Opens June 10.
On Norfolk Division. Southern Rails
way, sixty-two miles east of Danville.
Va. Round trip tickets. good to return
until September so. on sale at reduced
rates, from all principal points. Hot
and cold mineral water baths. Guests
have free use of the medicinal waters.
For medical testimony, rates and full
information, address
A. w. ARCHER, Manager,
Buffalo Llthin Springs, Va.
Or. B. X. Hays, Resident Physician.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
IN JoBB1NG CIRCLES.
Much Rain Has Its Effect on
Wholesale Trade-A Bsd Eject, To

Much Rain Has Its Effect on the
Wholesale Trade-A Bed Eject, Too.
According to the best information
obtainable. the past week was not
decidedly active one in the jobbing and
wholesallng circles. And it istall at
tributable to the much wetness and
the too much rain.
Tho produce and commission men, the
majority OF whom do business down
on Cary Street, say the continued
leaky clouds have made business
rather cloudy for them. This is pre-
ana because Of the continued rains
these goods reach Cary Street In a
rather damp and bedraGgled condition.
This naturally requires the cutting
absolutely Knocks out all hopes Of
making satisfactory sales, that is sales
that can be encouraging to the berry
and fruit producers.
Other Goods Are Active.
Tho wholesale grocers have no spe-
cial complaints to make, but they, too.
to come to G stopping point have had
had effect on business;
The dfg goods ana Sh8sf dsai
ers, attribute dull weeks business
almost entirely to unfavorable weather
conditions. The hardware and build :
ing material dealers report good bus
mess in spite Of rain and the clouds;
A wholesaler who buttoned- holed
The Times-Dispatch man yesterday.
said: II spent three days Of this week
in North Carolina looking after trade
conditions. visited a number OF
points and had to use an umbrella
and raincoat all OF the time, found
the buyers who trade on the Rich
mond market rather blue, very nlue'
and all on account OF the weather.
With the cotton plants almost swim :
ming in water and the TOBACCO plants
looking like pond lilies in the Dismal
swamp, being surrounded by water
that had come from the heavy clouds
that, seemed to have no notion Of let
ting up, it was hard to get these folks
t4talk business, In fact they would
not talk at all. But all the same the
rains can't last forever. and when the
sun begins to shine with its usual SUM
mer vigor trade Will pick UP all right
enough" This Richmond tobber was
not altogether blue, but he realized the
fact that weather conditions have made
the tobbins business dull for the time
| being. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
Hotel Shoreham,

Ocean end Virginia Ave. A modern Hotel
with every OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, private
baths. etc. Open lawns allow plenty OF light
and air. Ideally located. Service and table
the best. Rates. $3.50 up weekly Booklet
IS. y. GOTTEN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
THE BLUE MOUNTAIN HOUSE

In the Heart of the Blue Ridge, Now open.
smnarbly located at elevation Of 2ooo feet,
with Understanding view OF woria -ta a5as
srn In every detail, rooms with or without
prIyate baths electric lights. telephones hot
and cold water throughout me .,, house. i.s.
hilara.ting atmosphere. beauiitui scenery
emy connected with Hotel. For rates IS book %
Iets etc. address BOND & GIBBONS. Bel
vedere Hotel. Baltimore, ND.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
Pavilion HOTEL Cottages, and New Bath House
OPEN JUNE 49, 1910.
The Celebrated White Sulphur Springs Bathing
Establishment.
NOW OPEN
NOW OPEN

Highest award at Paris Exposition llsoo)
Baden OF America. Ranks with the best water
cures and watering places In the world The
air is pure and tonic and free from ma
iTs spRINGs-Thc White Sulphur Mag
nesla and Chalybente, Its Sulphur Pine
Needle and Eauheim Baths and touches in
ali forms and inhalation attract thousands
evnrv wear for their efficacy in rheumatism.
govt. skin, nervous and mnlarial diseases.
CHI onic heart disease, nasal catarrh and
bronchial diseases The superior quality ana
abundant supply OF water, the variety OF
applications and experienced and skilful ad-
ministrators combine to make SHARON
SPRINGS the leading water cure In tho
country. perfect water and sewerage sys-
tenn. For amusement and recreation every
attraction Is offered. Booklet free.
JOHN II. GARDNER & SONS.
w. H. CRAIG. Manager. Sharon Springs,
N. Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
PRED|CTS RECORD
BREAKING CROP
~
! now help to pay the bill for barrels"
Last Years Shipments.

now help TO pay tHe Dill LOT pdETeis.
Last Years Shipments.
The following number of barrels OF
apples were shipped from the different
stations In the county lest year: South
ern Railwa 1895;
Charlottesville, 2,705; Covesvllle. 49,.
635; North Garoen. l,4a4: Red Hill. goo;
Tsattepng Is chesapeadk ahb and one
shedwell. 8 Keswick, C5S; Charlottes-
River. s4o; Greenwood, 1900; Alton.
200; scattering, zoo. Grand total. a.
and Ohio carried 42,45e barrels, and the
crop at crozet that year (s2.0oo bar
rels).
In speaking of other fruit crops, Mr..
Whately says.
Other Fruit Crops.
ITO further illustrate the increasing
value of the fruit industry to the
mention that at the Crczet depot alone.
2,S02 crates of Strawberries. con-
tanning one, bushel each, and including
some Cherries, were shipped between
II estimate the net value OF these
ing a total q s7.sso for berries alone;
AS an example OF how the handling, Of
Glasses. even boys and girls finding
| for'Npicking this fruit. IN addition to
| this, there Is an enormous peach crop
! in sight in the county. IT is roughly
| estimated that at least 10000 carriers.
| OF three fourths OF bushel each vii!
be shipped from Crozet alone. Green
| wood, Alton and Charlottesville will
add considerably to this total AS q
rule, our main crop of August peaches
\ average. net. more than 81 ror carrier,
but II we use 81 as our net estimate. 1t
is easy TO sac what money may he sx-
tad ha poa oh rrr, r,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-11
Evolution Ha. No Favorites.

The best is none too good for Bust
ness-the best of everything, the best
of ideals, the best and highest stand
ards of humane policy in this govern.
ment of ours it has assumed, says
Charles Edward Russell in Success
Magazine. Only the very best will
keep 1t and us off the rocks. To preach
at it that it ought to do certain things
because these things are prescribed in
a code of morals, or to threaten 1t
with law, dissolution, fines and other
punishments, is just to waste our
good time. If it goes down dark alleys
after vice and graft alliances, or arm
in-arm with San Francisco and Phil
adelphia rings, and if it continues to
let poverty pile up, it will learn in
time that these things do not pay.
But whether it will learn this fact be-
fore it gets crumpled UP by a nation
where Business is wiser, or before 1t
declines at home among a nation OF
slum-dwellers, nobody knows and evo-
luton doesn't care. That's one beau
tiful thing about evolution; 1t doesn't
care a rap and has no prejudices about
race or nationality. If the people OF
one nation desire to get-for a while
outside of it's lines, it works on
cheerfully In Germany, New Zealand,
Denmark or any other old country.
And after a time a fold of the stratum
topples over upon the reversionary
spot and brushes it out forever.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-11

any means. nor awe of any other
acknowledged enemy Of law deflers.
What the criminal breads is sleep,
which Is, it appears, the friend of
the righteous only. To men with the
knowledge Of dark stored within them,
sleep is the most treacherous of foes.
The countless poems hat have been
written in praise of it very naturally
appear as so much cold-blooded mock
cry to such as are in hourly dread
Of betraying themselves under it's in
fluence. An untold number Of crimes
have beer confessed by their perpetra-
tors during sleep. Is 1t any wonder,
asks a writer in Science Siftings, that
those conscious Of irregularities of con.
duct prefer to remain awake?
1t was not long g that a we'll.
known detective happened to be travel
ing in a sleeping car. The detective
who CHANGED to be occupying a lower
berth, heard the sleeper above him
burst forth into a long-winded comics
sion regarding several daring jewel
robberies wherein he had taken part
Much impressed, the officer kept an
eye on him. Further inquiries proved
hat the confession had been an exac
record of what had taken place.
Many years ago a common lodging
house was the scene of a sleeping
criminals confession. The was
occupied by himself and n other
a young sailor. While the sailor was
living awake he Suddenly heard a curl.
Gus and CHASTITY laugh issue from his
companions lips. The laugh was fol
lowed by a long and rambling descrip.
tion Of a murder he had committed
horrible in it's details. The sailor
crept downstairs and informed the
landlord of what had occurred. The
latter at once summoned a policeman.
who recognized the sleeper as the man
wanted" for the crime in question.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-11
The power Of Napoleon.

The desperate struggle to do some
thing worth while is the very thing
which draws out our reserve forces
and develops latent power, says Orison
SWEET Marden in Success Magazine.
Without this struggle, many people
would never have discovered their real
selves. Napoleon was never so re-
sourceful, never so levelheaded, never
had that vigorous mental grasp, was
never. able to make such powerful com
binations as when he was driven to
desperation. 1t was when all bridges
were burned behind him, and there
was no possibility of retreat, that the
possible Napoleon came to the rescue,
Napoleon said of his great general,
Massena, that he never showed his
mettle until he saw the wounded and
and dead falling all around him in
battle; then the lion in him was arous-
ed, and he fought like a demon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-11
Fathers VIII be Fathers.

A Kansas man complains hat since
mis- daughter has taken music lessons,
which he paid for, she insists upon
playing only classical stuff. When he
I'M home tired and asks for a little
tune, he gets nothing but musical gym
nastics. The whole feminine part Of
the community, he thinks, is in a con-
spiracy to uplift him, and he doesn't
want to be uplifted.
1t is just like father to make a COM
plant like that. Father newell did take
kindly to culture. He sits disconsolate
in the draughty kitchen, while daugh-
:er's Browning Circle meets, in the front
room. It is mothers idea entirely that
he put on an uncomfortable collar in
he evening and heard a missionary lee
ture on Borneo. Fathers taste for mu-
sic stops short at Suwanee River, and
he knows almost nothing about the
minor poets and the pre-Raphaelites.
His art ideas are derived from the
illustrated Sunday supplement; he will
not sit in q Louis XVI chair and he
cares not a whit for the pottery Of the
ancient Chaldeans. Shirt sleeves and
carpet slippers are his conception of
correct evening dress for gentlemen.
There is little hope that anything
permanent can ever be done for father.
When the millennium comes he will
still be found reading the newspapers,
smoking up the window curtains, i'm
peding progress-and paying the rent.
Success Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-03-11
..nread, and "pixeon. Seed.

School children in the crowded
parts of New York do not speak OF
corn and oats and wheat by those
names, but always refer to them as
Seeds" The other day In n Of
the big schools the teacher was talk
ing to her pupils about gardening.
She ended with q request for each
pupil to bring a few seeds the next
day to be planted in the window
boxes. The following morning the
children appeared mostly with either
oats, wheat or corn. While putting
a few grains of each in the earth the
teacher referred to them by their IA
miliar names. One of the girls in
the class took courage to 'set the
teacher right and said: Some one
must "a told you wrong, teacher.
That"-pointing to the wheat-"ia
bread seed. an that yellow stuff amt
corn; it's pigeon seed. We always
call them that in the block where We
live"