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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
BLACK HANDLERS
STOLE MY BOY,
SAYS C|R|NC|ON
Many Threatening Letters Re-
ceived by Father of Union
Hills Stolen Boy.

UNION HILL, Sept. 2~S.-Convinced
that the kidnappers of his little son
Peter are members of the same Black
Hand gang that stole little Michael
Scimeca, Charles Cirincion, of Union
Hill, carpet merchant, stands ready
and anxious to pay a handsome reward
for the return of his boy.
1.-The men who kidnapped Peter be-
long to the same gang that carried
away little Michael Scimeca," said Mr.,
Cirincion. Il am convinced that they
got away so easily in the Scimeca case
that they believed they could continue
their blackmail. Last winter | received
four letters which bore the mark of the
Black Hand, but l paid no attention to
them. Two of the letters were post
marked at the Madison street station,
New York, and the others We're mailed
in Brooklyn.
Lost Boy Mothers Ideal.
MY kidnapped boy is the youngest of
my five children and was his mothers
~favorite. She died thirteen months ago.
Last January my brother Dominick es-
capped death when members of the
Black Hand hurled a bomb at his house
in West Fourth street, New York. The
explosion blew out a door and shattered
every window in the place. My brother
was badly cut. He never told me If he
had paid the Black Hand to let him
live after that"
Anthony Cirincion, uncle of h kid
mapped boy, who is a carpet merchant
in West Hoboken, learned that the two
men were in the neighborhood of the
rolonJ e;A11 Iaat Urr;lox- oftoTanOn
That day they met Peter, but he
escaped because of the number of COM
panions who were with him. They
came back Monday morning and wait
ed all day until the school closed. Mr..
Cirincion continued:
81 believe. as my brother does, that
Peter was taken ava by some men
who may be members of the gang
which abducted Michael Scirpeca. /
knew DR.. Scimeca well, and as my
brother is also rated a wealthy man
it is likely they planned to get a big
sun of money from him."
Letters Demanded $1,000.
Mr.. Cirincion told Captain Kreiger,
of the Union Hill police, that every let
ter he had received from the Black
Hand contained a demand for $4,000
and stipulated hat if the money were
not paid the child would be taken away
and it's left ear severed. The letters
were destroyed several months ago.
The police within fifty miles of Ho-
boken have been asked to search livery
stables for two white ponies and a
wicker top pony cart in which Peter
Cirincion was kidnapped Monday after
noon. Through George Sutton, a
neighbor of the Cirincion family, the
police got an accurate description Of
two men and the vehicle in which the
boy was carried away.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
GIRL SUICIDE MENAcEs BETRAYER.

ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. 2S.--"I will
haunt him the rest of his days. wrote
Miss Ida Whitfield on the eve of her
suicide yesterday morning by drinking
two ounces of carbolic acid. Miss Whit
field, who was a mere child, penned
her dying declaration Monday evening
and mailed 1T to her parents, who are
prominent. In it she charged a young
man, Tiny Stiffler, Of having deceived
her under promise of marriage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
GIRL CROSSES COUNTRY TO WED.

MOUNT HOLLY, Sept. ga bit Of
romance is attached to. the departure
tonight of Miss r. C. Alloways, of this
place, for Hillyard, Wash, as her mar
riage t. Fred c. Norcross, formerly of
Mount Holly, is the object of her long
journey across the country Norcross
went West several months ago. and
since locating at Hillyard has laid the
foundation for the beginning of MS
marital blessings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
JURY FINDS WIFE GUILTY.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 2S. Notwith-
standing Judge John A. Evans declared
that "the law gives a wife the right to
protect her husband, even If it be
necessary to lake a human life to dc
So" the jury found Mrs. Mary A
Streets guilty of shooting Daniel A.
jackson; a negro. The defense was
that she shot to protect her husband,
hmes Streets.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
SEARCH FOR DEAD woMANs RING.

GLOUCESTER CITY. Sept. 28.-The
police are making a search for the we'd
ding ring of Mrs. William B. Mackey,
one of the three persons killed on Sun
day night in an automobile accident at
the Essex street crossing. 1t is believed
that when the young woman fell that
the ring in some manner was pulled
from one of the fingers of her right
hand.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
CUPID HTS GLOUCESTER HARD.

GLOUCESTER CITY. Sept. 28.-
There will be numerous october brides
in this city. Already about ten en-
gagements have been announced.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
GIRL WEEDS MAN SHE SHOT.

PITTSBURG, Sept. 2S.-As a sequel
of the shooting affair. in which Mary
Walsh shot Harry Brumbaugh through
jealousy, the two were welded here
yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-28
| do not feel that old. IN
| do not feel that old."-Mrs. Rhoda Pritchard, 9th Ave, Astoria, 1. I
Duffy's Pure Malt WhiSkey

has to its creditfftyyears of success without a question as to its meritsas
acurative agent. During this time ithasbrought theblessings ofhealth to
overworked men, delicate women and sickly children, who find in it the
trengh-givin properties that are so necessary to them. 1t quickens and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
An Artists Struggles.

Professor Won Herkomer. the famous
painter. had such struggle to gain
a living in his early days that had 1t
not been for his inexhaustible stock
of patience and self confidence he
would probably have abandoned art
entirely. He sold his first picture for
2 guineas and later on earned for
short time couple Of pounds weekly
for a woodcut which he supplied to
a comic paper. This modest salary
coming to stop, he was at his wits
end to know what to do. He applied
to a troupe of Ministries for an en-
gagement as either player. but in vain,
and then took to designing carpets.
For some years he battled with pow
erty. achieving no success until he
obtained employment ON a weekly IL
Illustrated journal.--London Globe.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
SIR JOHN S0ANE'S WHIM.
The Practical Joke q Celebrated Man
Played on Posterity.

One of the most famous of postmor-
TEN Jokes was that perpetrated by the
donor of the celebrated Soane museum
Of pictures and other valuable objects
dart to England. the late Sir John
Soane. who died in 1887. In his will
Sir John made provision for the open
ing of three sealed cupboards on GER
tain specified dates in the presence of
the trustees. In lS66-that Is to say.
almost thirty years after the death of
the testator-the first of the mysterious
receptacles was with much ceremony
and breaking Of seals opened III the
presence of committee of men. with
the then president of the Royal acad-
envy, Sir +. Grant. at their head. In,
stead of priceless treasure or some
evidence that would throw an entirely
| new light upon some doubtful incident
in political history the contents of the
cupboard proved to be worthless ac-
counts. letters and stationery.
Twenty years passed by. and the in
terest that had smoldered after the
disappointment of 1866 was again
famed into fame at the prospect of
breaking the seals of the second cup
board, at which rite there were pres
ent, among others. DR.. Alfred Water
house. r. A. and Sir (then Dr. b. w,
Richardson. Like the cupboard men,
toned in the well known nursery
rhyme. Sir Johns second cabinet
proved bare" of any sensation. the
contents being chiefly composed of let
tiers relating to certain long forgotten
family quarrels that had not even the
merit of being interesting If some of
those authorized to be present at the
opening of the third and last recepta-
Gle of mystery were dubious about the
profit that would accrue by letting the
light of day fall upon the contents
thereof after sixty years darkness, one
at least. Sir B. w. Richardson. looked
forward with unaba interest to that
day In 1896 when the last seat would
be broken and the mystery solved. but
he. alas. died just two days before the
ceremony was performed. and the fact
that Sir John had played practical
| joke upon posterity was duly confirm
ed by the presence of a collection of
| perfectly worthless letters and papers
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
CIRCUIT COURT Opens
AT HALzEHURST

Special to The Nesos.
Hazlehurst, Miss, May 4.-The
Copiah Circuit Court opened here yes
terday, Judge d. M. Miller on the
bench, with District Attorney H. ".
Wall to look after the States inter
ests. After the empanelling of the
grand jury j.. Q. Martin was made
foreman.
Judge Miller's charge was to the
point, covering an important infrac-
tions of the law. He dwelt especially
on the increase of homicides since
last term of court here, there being
eleven within the last six months in
this county.
This is the first term of court here
since the re-districting of this dis
trict. Hons. ]. S. Sexton, R. N. Miller
and others addressed the crowd pres
ent on the subject of good roads. In
the afternoon T. M. Shelton and
James Cassidy spoke in the interest
of their candidacy for Congress.
Court will possibly last through the
four weeks term.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04

We Really Know Very Little About the
Celestial Bodies.

Celestial Bodies.
The amount Of ignorance not yet
removed concerning the planets Is very
great" writes Il. s. Grew. I'VE do
not know. for example, whether the
planet Venus rotates. If it does 1t may
possibly have a life and a vegetation
like our own. though we suspect that
1t is clothed in eternal cloud. OF
Saturn's rings we cannot say whether
they consist of millions of tiny moons
like brickbats or whether they may be
even smaller still-a veil of shining
dust. OF Jupiter we can only say that
It is covered with clouds, though Of
their substance we know nothing,
and, according to Professor Lowell and
Sir William Higgins, some OF the
bands we see on it may be riffs in the
clouds revealing the body of the plan
ct Little lines crisscross these bands.
Photographs of Jupiter taken at Flag
staff observatory seem TO indicate that
these lines, too. are the upper clouds
of Jupiter
But whenever we see planet we
see it badly. Even Mars, the most
clearly revealed of them all. is con-
stantly obscured by a refracting haze.
SO that even of the famous canals
though nearly 500 in number. only a
few are perceptible at time. and an
unskilled observer would probably not
make them out at all. Sandstorms,
sometimes snowstorms. sweep the sur
face of the planet. and because the
winds of Mars are very gentle and
slow moving these occurrences take
long time to pass by."-London Family
Herald
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
First Oil Well.

In the year 1859 e. L. Drake of
Titusville. Pa. drove the first oil we'll
Like other pioneers. he was regarded
as a dreamer or fool. and people
laughed at the idea of tapping a sub
terranean oil lake. 1t was only by
pretending that he was in search Of a
bed of salt that he was able to get
drillers to work for him. When the
borer had reached depth of about
seventy feet Drake found his antici-
pations realized. and he was the pos
SCISSOR of an oil well which. with the
aid of a hand pump. yielded him
twenty-five barrels a day.-New York
American.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Shoots TITS Wifi
HOLDS CROWD OFF
New Orleans Man Became Enrased
rscausc She Would not es. With
Him and Shot Her in Neck.

New Orleans, May AIRS. Bertha
Ragas was shot and seriously wound
ed by her husband, Amedee Ragas
shortly after 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. The shooting took place at the
Ragas home, 1903 North Rampant
street, and followed quarrel be-
tween the couple.
Mrs. Ragas was talking to her g.
year-old daughter Viola, and a Mrs
Reelman when the murderons assault
began. She ran into the street, fol
lowed by her husband, who fired five
shots at her. Three lodged in her
back and one in the back Of her neck
The woman fell to the sidewalk, and
for some time Ragas, with the smok
ing revolver in his hand. stood over
the PROSTATE form, and refused to al
low any one to approach, though a
number of neighbors, aroused by the
pistol report, attempted to go to the
rescue.
AS the crowd increased in numbers
Ragas finally withdrew and the pistol
was taken away from him. Sergeant
Leroy arrived and placed the man un.
der arrest Mrs. Ragas was taken to
the Charity Hospital in an ambulance
The trouble is said to have started
by Mrs. Ragas' refusal to eat dinner
with her husband. She placed it on
the table for him and went in to talk
to Mrs. Reelman. Ragas entered the
room and started quarrel about
money matters.
After a wordy quarrel he went into
another room, secured a revolver and
attacked his wife. Realizing her peri
she ran to the street and he began
firing Immediately.
Mrs. Ragas is a fieshy woman. and
it is believed she has a chance for
recovery. The bullets were fired from
32-calibre revolver.
At the police station Ragas made a
statement to the captain. The pris
oner declared that the shooting was
the result of quarrel about a man
named Narcisse Otillio
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
HE AMUSED THE CUBS.
Then the Young Lions Took q Turn at
Amusing Him.

Then the Young Lions Took Turn at
Amusing Him.
A negro attached to an African hunt
ing party met with a curious adven-
ture, says an English paper. Wander
ing one day from camp, he surprised
two lion cubs at play and thoughtless-
" commenced to amuse them. He was
only too successful. The big cubs gam
boiled fearlessly about him and to his
dismay refused to desist when he
wished to leave them.
Realizing the danger to which he
would be exposed should the mother
appear. he began to run, but the cubs
refused to be shaken off and in their
play scratched his legs in fearful
fashion
That the creatures were thoroughly
enjoying themselves was evident from
their manifestations of delight, and
before long their unusual cries brought
a lioness leaping to the spot.
Trembling in every limb, the negro
faced the growing animal. while the
cubs continued to jump up at him,
eager for further caresses. The en-
ragged lioness moved round uneasily
in a circle, man and beast keeping
their eyes steadily on each other. Sew
eral times the lioness crouched to
spring, but the man, from fear, never
shifted his gaze.
At length, after what seemed an age.
when the negro was ready to drop
from exhaustion, the animal suddenly
called her cubs away and disappeared
into the surrounding scrub.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Malacca Sticks.

The most costly walking sticks come
from the Malay archipelago. and the
most highly priced stick is the malncca
cane. To insure straightness these
sticks are reared in glass tubes. A
good malacca should be yard long,
not less than an inch in diameter at
the upper end. perfectly straight and
smooth and of very dark chocolate
color. slightly notified. 1t should be
used delicately. for the lacquer which
gives il its beautiful gloss is easily
Clipped London Graphic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04

impressive. and large crowd attend
ed the unwilling.
Music was furnished by the
Woodmen Band. OF Hattiesburg. and
members of the Moselle Camp assist
ed in the ceremonies. Those present
state that the exercises were greatly
enjoyed and were carried out in a
most acceptable and satisfactory man.
ner.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Not at All Stylish.

Madam-What funny looking hat
that woman has on. Adam-Don't see
anything funny about it. Looks mighty
sensible to me. MaGem-Yes: that's
what makes it so funny looking. lie
he!-New York Times
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
BANKS TO CLOSE.

On account of Opening Day of the
Hattiesburg Base Ball season, we, the
undersigned banks agree to close at
one o'clock p. m. Thursday, May the
fifth.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COM
By Geo. ]. Hauenstein.
CITIZENS BANK,
BY ]. c. Ballard.
HATTIESBURG TRUST & BKG. co.
By ]. S. Love.
22t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Just as Good.

Have you any postage stamps?
asked the man entering the drug store.
81 have not" replied the druggist.
but I've got plasters that stick just
as good. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04

Ms. Muggins- When a girl is mar
ried she Is apt to think her troubles
are over. Mrs. Buggins- Yes; she does
not seem to realize that things can go
amiss with a Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
UOQDMEN UNWILLING
AT EASTABUTCHIE

The uniform rank of Hattiesburg
Camp No. 449, Woodmen of the World
unveiled a monument to Sovereign Ba-
ker. member of Eastabutchie Camp,
yesterday The services were very
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04
Relief.

"My patience is taxed very often
"Weii. notice you get relief In the
usual way"
whats thatT'
Swearing it off."-Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04

The miser is as much In want OF
that which he has as Of that which he
has not.ASyrus.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-04

II you wish any blessing look for 1t
yourself. Adrian.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-16
shrewd Scheme Stopped Run.

Many years ago, in consequence Of
a commercial panic, there was severe
run on a bank in South Wales, and
the small farmers jostled each other
in crowds to draw out their money
Things we're rapidly going from bad
to worse, when the bank manager, in
at of desperation, suddenly be-
thought him Of an expedient. BY his
directions. clerk, having heated some
sovereigns in frying pan, paid them
over the counter to an anxious appli-
cant why. they're quite hot!" said
the latter as he took them up. "Of
course" was the reply; what else
could you expect? They are only just
out of the mold. We are coming them
by hundreds as fast as we can"
Coming them!" thought the simple
agriculturists; then there Ia no fear
Of the money running short" With
this their confidence revived, the pan
ic abated, and the bank was enabled
to weather the storm.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-16

Andy Meleen was dying, and chiefly
OF that most incurable Of diseases. old
age, while his vast wealth must de.
scend to an heir whom he had never
seen.
upon a curious continuance Of do
nestle devising, half bedstead. half re-
Ginning chair, set upon casters so that
1t could readily be wheeled indoors
and out, lay the old millionaire. Each
livelong day, from sunrise to sunset,
he insisted on being placed in his
wide porch, whence he could still
oversee his beloved town, and gaze
at the noble prospect, with its con.
stantly shifting panorama of lights
and shadows. Only nightfall drove
him within doors.
Rugged and gnarled as his own ma
tive hills, originally of great girth and
mighty In stature, he was now shrunk.
en- to mere skin and bone. All the
life and virility of the man seemed to
nave retreated to the massive head,
as beleague-cd forces take refuge in
some strong keep for last desperate
rally. From beneath a square fore
head and a thatch of grizzled eye
DroWs pair of piercing gray-blue
eyes flashed imperiously, while from
the heaving chest there still issued
tones surprisingly strong for one SO
evidently near his end There was
no sign of senility when he shot a
curt query at his only servant, an old
pioneer like himself, who sat in the
doorway stolidly cleaning a rife. out
of sight but within call.
Putty nigh timo that lawyer fellow
was here, eh?" said Andy over his
shoulder, striving vainly to raise his
head from the high-heaped cushions,
but only succeeding in moving 1t from
side to side
Evan rose and went to the railing
of the veranda, whence one could see
the winding road. scarcely more than
a well-trodden trail, which led from
the town to the house on the hill.
Shading his eyes from the binding
glare of the nearly level sun rays, he
peered downward for some moments
before responding. Then, saying la
conically:
Jest comm up the RISE" he re-
turned to his seat and his task.
Shortly there became audible the
soft thud of hoof-beats and the creak-
ing of straining leather, punctured by
the cracking of whip and the en-
couraging "cluck-cluck" of the driver.
The road curved behind the house,
and as the sounds drew away Meleen
followed them with a hearkening,
rolling motion of the head infinitely
pathetic in its yearning helplessness
and impotence.
Soon there was the sound of foot
steps within the house. and there APP
peared upon the veranda the long-ex-
pected arrival, Phineas Carboy, we'll
known San Francisco practitioner in
the law, whose firm had transacted
most of Andrew Meleen's affairs since
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-16
TINY BABY'S PlTIFUL CASE
bRnquets

"Our baby when two months old
Was suffering with terrible eczema
from head to foot, all over her body.
The baby looked just like q skinned
rabbit. We were unable to put clothes
on her. At first it seemed to be q few
mattered pimples. They would break
the skin and peel off leaving the I'M
derneath skin red as though it were
scalds. Then a few more pimples
would appear and spread all over the
body, leaving the baby all raw without
skin from head to foot. On top of her
head there appeared a heavy scab a
quarter Of an inch thick. It was aw-
full to see SO small baby look as she
did. Imagine! The doctor was afraid
to put his hands to the child. We
tried several doctors remedies but all
failed.
Then we decided to try Cuticura.
BY using the Cuticura Ointment we
softened the scab and 1t came Off. I'm
der this, where the real matter was,
by washing with the Cuticura Soap
and applying the Cuticura Ointment,
new skin soon appeared. We also
gave baby four drops Of the Cuticura
Resolvent three times daily. After
three days you could see the baby
gaining little skin which would peel
of and heal underneath. Now the
baby is four months old. She Is a fine
picture Of fat little baby and all
is well. We only used one cake Of Cuti-
cura Soap, two boxes of Cuticura Oint-
ment and one bottle of Cuticura Re-
solvent. II people would know what
Cuticura is there would be few suffer
ing with eczema Mrs. Joseph Koss-
mann, st. Johns Place, Ridgewood
Heights, N. Y. Apr. 80 and May 4, '0S."