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PRISONER FOR THE LAST TIME" exact moment when l speak mine; then you see how many seconds elapse be- tween the two moments. Is that it?'' That's it. only I have a watch that marks the ffths of a second. Are you willing to make the test:'
 Suppose l refuse?"
 The magistrates face hardened. If you refuse today I shall know how to force you to my will another day. Did you ever hear of the third degree. Groener:" he asked sharply.
 After all.'' Groener said carelessly, what does it matter? Go ahead with your little game. It rather amuses me-
 The test began. Vaudeville speaking the prepared words and handling the stop watch. while Coquenil. sitting be- side him, wrote down the answered words and the precise time intervals.
 First they established Groener's av- craze or normal time of reply when there was no emotion or mental eff fort involved. The judge said milk and Groener at once by associa tion of ideas said ''cream;' the judge said smoke" Groener replied -'fire;' the judge said early" Groener said ''Iate;' the judge said water" Groe- ner answered -'river;" the judge said tobacco" Groener answered pipe" And the intervals varied from four fifths of a second to d second and fifth. which was taken as the prison CTS average time for the untroubled thought process.
 Hes clever!" reflected Coquenil. He's establishing slow average
 Then began the real test, the judge going deliberately through the entire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-08
Through The Wall By CLEVELAND MOFFETT Copyright. 1909. by D. Appleton
 @ Go.
(Continued.D

''On these sheets." he explained, t'M. CoqueniI and I have written down about a hundred words. simple, every day words. most of them. such as house. 'music.' tree baby that have no particular significance. Among these worlds however, we have intro duced thirty that have some associa- tion with this crime, words like An sonia,' billiards pistol I shall speak these words slowly, one by one, and when I speak word 1 want you to speak another word that my word suG- gests. Fer example. if 1 say tree you might say garden if l say house you might say chair Of course you are free to say any word you please but you will find yourself irresistibly drawn toward certain ones according as you are innocent or guilty.
 For instance, Martinez. the Span iard. was widely known as a billiard player Now. if I should say billiard player and you had no personal feel ing about Martinez you might easily. by association of ideas, say Span iard.' but if you had killed Martinez and wished to conceal your crime then when l said billiard player you would not say 'Spaniard.' but would
  or chalk. That is crude illustration, but it may give you the tdea.''
 ssAnd is that aIl?" asked Groener, in evident relief.
 s.No There is also the time taken in choosing a word. If I say pen or umbrella it may take you three-quar- ters of a second to answer ink or rain,' while it may take another man whose mind acts slowly a second and a quarter or even more for his reply. Each person has his or her average time for the thought process, some longer, some shorter. But that time process is always heightened after one of the critical or emotional words-I mean if the person is guilty. Thus if I say tAnsonia' to you and you are the murderer of Martinez it will take you one or two or three seconds longer to decide upon safe answering word than it would have taken if you were not the murderer and spoke the first word that came to your tongue. Do you see?"
 ~ 'eI see,'' shrugged the prisoner, ssbut it never would carry weight in court of law"
 Never is long time," said the judge. Wait ten years. We have a wonderful mental microscope here, and the world will learn to use it. I use it now
 Do you really think" Groener asked presently. fethat if were guilty of this crime I could not make these answers without betraying myself?"
 'Ym sure you could not.''
 t'Then if I stood the test you would believe me innocent?'
 The magistrate reflected 8 moment. ssYes, should think you innocent-''
 'sLet me understand this.'' laughed the prisoner. You say over a num- Der of words. and I answer with other words. You note the exact moment when you speak your word and the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-08

Pi1tsburg, April 8.-The indictment of Frank N. Hofstot. president of the German National Bank and president of the Pressed Steel Car Company, by the grand jury in connection with the graft crusade is to be followed by half a dozen other sensations, according to District Attorney BIakeley. MT Hoff- stot lives in New York more than half of his time. He has a long story to he can explain how and why he gave. as the indictments charge s52, 800 to P1ttsburgs Aldermen to secure favor able ordinances
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-08
POINTS OF INTEREST.
The Rest Fue1 for Stoves

The Best Fuel for StoVes
 Ranges and furnaces if yours as a matter of course (and the purest and cleanest. tool if you send your order to the Naugatuck Valley Ice Company handy-down-town office, 154 Fairfield avenue Give us the order and stop worrying.
 Advice to Mother
 Take your baby in the fresh air, it will save doctor bills. Get Alvin Go-Cart Or Baby Carria ge and you will besure to have the best. Fifty styles to select from. The Glasner Furniture Go, 1192 Main St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-08
IDEED.

CHATFIEI1D.-In Woodbury ATawch 31 Robert Chatfeld. aged A6 years MUJRRA Y-In NorWalk April s James A. Murray of East Norwallz, aged E years.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
DEATH OF
GEO. POPHAM
Aged Man, Said to Have
Lived 100 Years, Died
Here Sunday.

George Popham, or as he was bet
Sunday at the home of his grand
daughter, Mrs. W. W. Bowman, in
this city. Mr.. Popham's exact age
is not known but it is said that he
was over ninety and some acquaint-
ances claim that he had passed the
century mark. An effort is being
made by relatives and friends to
ascertain the date of his birth.
He was born in England and came
to America in 1850 and participated
in the exciting events of the golt
rush to California. He prospered III
the hotel business there but latel
! lost his wealth. He has resided fol
many years in Idaho county, being
! identified with the Indian war o
1877 For several years past he ha.
been a familiar figure upon the 10
cal streets and by his kindly dispo
sition evoked reverence and re
spect for himeslf in the hearts O
all with whom he came in contact
Burial services were held Monda
and the remains laid to rest in tn
cemetery at Mt. Idaho.
Death came from old age-withou
rapidity and without pain. Th
emotions of the aged mans hear
the thoughts of his brain and tn
actions of his tired body ceased a
gently as night envelopes day.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
POLICE COURT ACTIVE.

A dash of unusually strenuous COM
motion occurred at Batty's saloon
Saturday afternoon about five O'Clock
when number of the patrons of the
place INDUCED in a battle for SUI
premacy via the fistic formula. War
rants were issued and those affected
brought before Acting Police Judge
Chadwick w. B. Watson, H. H. Bar
hm. J. NJ Brock and j. o. Finch
plead guilty to the charge of assault
and battery and each paid fine of
$3.50. Walter Eubangs and DR.. h.
]. Coggins were charged with disor-
derly conduct and each contributed
$1O.5O. The doctor says he occupied
a back seat but it cost $10.5O just
the same. He says that he does not
intend to engage any esats for the
Jeffries-Johnson mill, fearing they
would come too high. Roy Batty
charged with assault and battery
and Fem Batty, booked to answer
charge of disorderly. conduct, have
plead not guilty and their cases
have been est for next Monday.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
GRAINS ARE DISPLAYED.

The display of grains at L. NJ.
Harris & Company's office, which
has always been the pride of the
local booster and revelation to the
homeseeker, has been materially in
creased lately by the addition of
samples sent from this county to
the A. Y. p. exposition at Seattle
last fall. These samples were re-
Gently returned to Mr.. Harris, who
originally gathered the exhibit, and
he has displayed them prominently
and properly in his office. One can
learn a whole lot about the prai
RE and its virtues by a few minutes
visit at Mr.. Harris place of bust
ness.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
"Snowshoe" Brown, in Row, Fir
ed With Deadly Effect.
Officers There to Hold Inquest
and Investigate Affair.

William Boyles was shot and in
stantly killed ut Dixie Saturday
evening by "Snowshoe" Brown.
The sheriff's office has received no
report from the shooting other than
that which called upon the proper
authorities to come and investigate
the affair. This report brought the
that Brown was attempting to
shoot Mart Jackson and that some
one interfered with the result that
Boyles received the bullet. The
shooting was done with 5000 rifle.
Very little news concerning the
trouble leading up to the shooting
can be obtained but from different
sources it is reported that Brown has
been conducting a questionable resort
in Dixie and it is supposed that gam
bling was the direct cause of the kill
ing. Two or three stories of the af-
fair have been circulated all of which
would tend to substantiate the ac-
count as here given.
Deputy Sheriff Brown, Prosecuting
Attorney Gilmore and County Coroner
Blake left Monday for the scene of
the shooting. An inquest will be
held there. Undertaken p. B. Bailor
has gone to take charge of Boyles'
body.
Billy Boyles was well known lin
Grangeville and all over Idaho coun-
ty. He was identified with the early
development of the Hump country
and has followed mining here for
many years. He was employed as
bartender at Courtney's place on east
Main street about a year ago. Snow
shoe Brown has resided in the Dixie
country for several years. 1t is said
that he was once a wealthy man. The
officers are expected to return tc
Grangeville about Friday evening.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20

night as if it were Just hanging
around in order to give the flames
boost in case they became beyond
control of the firemen.
Harry Wood was carried from the
building after several minutes of des-
perate work in fighting the fire.
He was badly overcome by the
smoke and was unable to be at his
work the next day.
+. s. Sweet also suffered from in
juries received while trying to To-
cate the base of the fire. Several
of the men who held the hose and
assisted otherwise in the brave work
were scratched and bruised to some
extent.
Geo. d. Smith, at his livery barn.
had all the buggies and sleighs
drawn to safety, the saddles load
ed into a rig and all the harness in
the barn on the horses ready to be
taken out if the fire should have
gained any headway.
After the excitement had begun tC
subside a flue from one of the of
fices in the First National bank
building burned out
The usual number of ludicrous anC
amusing events always attending 6
fire were in evidence.
The A. & F. Co, having sustained
one big loss in the fire of 1905, haC
men ready to move all it's valuables
and at McLeans News Depot abou
half the goods were boxed read!
for hasty removal should the con
flagration threaten to spread.
The worst night for fire in years
NJ. Kornfeld, the owner of tn
Grangeville Department store, wa
out of the city when the fir
, occurred
| All the hose carts, hook and ladde
/ chemical engine and other equipm er
J was brought into service.
: Insurance adjusters will arrive a
soon as traffic on the railroad
resumed.
No announcement has been mad
public about the future plans of tn
department store. The Sweet
Wright grocery was closed to ava
the arrival of the insurance men an
the Sweet meat market is open fo
. business as usual. The Vogue millil
e cry will continue i'm business.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
DRAW 1910
JURY LIST
Names Selected by County
Commissioners in Session
at Court House.

The list of jurors for 1910 as
drawn by the county commissioners
last week is as follows:
Grangeville No. l precinct: J. A..
Powell, B. Whealdon, WI. Braybrook
w. E. Hannah, Levi Castle, J. M.
Graves, Pete Brockenour, John II.
Cos5man ana S. w. Scofield.
Grangeville No. precinct: John
T. s5n, K. E. Wann, C. H. Schmad-
eka T. A Chandler, Geo. w. Mar
iall, w. D. Gillett, Jacob G. Eimers,
Sidney B. Brown and VIM. H. Sc
bas,ian.
Grangeville No. precinct: James
Fray, John F. Stephens, w. K. Gra.
ham, ]. A Wilkinson, H. G. Denny
Mat Gilbert. John Coram, ID. T. Mills
Roy Letter.
Grangeville No. precinct: E. G
Wood, A. w. Robinson, J. F. Dear
ing; j. e. Greenfield, Cyrus Over
man, George Kerr, George Briscoe
and J. F. Jackson.
Cottonwood precinct: r. e. Brun
er, Michael Darschied, Ellsworth d
Lamb, William Schiller, Andrew G
Gentry, William Hanley, A. j. Barth
! Martin Wirrer, Thony Aichlmayer
]. F.. Howell, Herman Fl. Nuxoll
Jacob Matthieson, Barney Tackle, F
! Moberg and August Won Bargen.
! Denver precinct: Edwin Nelson
w. H. Zumwalt, A. e. Steinhouse
Ed Liston, John M. Bernthal, Pete
Reuter-, Joseph Mcdonald and H. E
Rowe.
Sites precinct: A. M. Reynolds
John M. Gordon, Fred Hoffman, NJ
A. Packer, Clarence Pell, c. w
Hall and John d. Skaggs.
Stuart precinct: J. L. Gross, CaI
Yenney, Edwin P. Orser, j. A. Okel
berg and L. L. Palmer.
i White Bird precinct: George E'
i crest, Sheldon Delmage, Edward L
Smith, William Butzein, Fred Pain
er and T. B. Galloway.
Fairview precinct: Neil Zehnel
c. L. Kerlee, d. T. Kincaid, w. {
Hanson, John H. Chase and r. {
Day
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
SOCIAL NOTES.

The next Billiken ball occurs at
the |. o. o. F.. haM "Wednesday
evening of next week. Invitations
will be issued soon.
The members of the G. L. C. club
and few guests were entertained
last evening at the Wilkinson home
by Miss Elbra Harrah. A very de-
lightful evening was enjoyed. High
honors at cards were won by Miss
Harrah and Miss Olive Coram. The
next social session of the club will
Miss Olive and Miss 10 Graves will
be the hostesses.
About two hundred people were
present at the l. o. o. F. hall Mon
Day evening to participate in the
good time provided by the members
of the w. o. w. and Circle. fine
supper, abundant in both quantity
and quality, was served at six O'Clock
and this followed by a program of
musical and literary numbers in
which Mrs. NJ Reese Hattabaugh,
Miss Georgia Greene, the Misses Ian
Jackson appeared. Each number was
we'll rendered and appreciated, espe-
cially the duet by Mrs. Hattabaugh
and Miss Greene. After the pro-
.,ram dancing was indulged in until
The alarm of fire suddenly broke up
the festivities and the guests dis
persed rapidly to the scene OF the
conflagration down town. The affair
vas a brilliant social success and
made many friends for the lodges.
There will be a public reception
given in honor of Rev. Hitchcock and
wife in the Presbyterian church,
Thursday night, January 81, from 8
till 1880. All members and friends
of the church are cordially invited.
u The pupils of Mrs. p. M. Glanville
} will give a pianoforte recital at the
M. E. church on the evening of Fri
day, January 28th.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
WARRANT FOR SWANS ARREST

A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Jeff Swan upon charge of
battery. The offense is alleged to
have been committed in the north
part of town last night when Swan
attacked his wife and administered
esveral brutal blows. VIM. Hen
bricks, a man well along in years.
was the next victim of Swans wrath,
according to the story, and Hendricks
was pretty badly used up. Swan is
said to have been drinking and re-
ports portray his part in the affair
as most cowardly and brutal. The
sheriff will serve the warrant and
it is possible that a more serious
charge will finally be brought against
the alleged wife beater.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20

Big Butte precinct: S. Ea Lows
ness. John NJ. Lamb. Dave Yates.
Russell Crittenden James o. Fronek
Keuterville precinct; Chas Olsen,
Edward Blake, b. S. Hussman and
Barney Micke.
Harpster precinct: Thomas Sur
ridge, C. K. Weholt and Charles
Steele
Glover precinct: Francis Three
house, AL Wolfe and Albert c. Meis-
ner.
Elk City precinct: Robert Romer-
Perry.
Tahoe precinct: Samuel Hosig, 1,
T. Green and John T. Borden.
Clearwater precinct: Thomas j.
Harrison. Martin Folden. Frank Cow
ling and j. w. Lytle.
Lake precinct: Orrin Bentley, A
| V. Overman. Floyd Trueblood. John
A. Johnson and j. w. Wilson.
Woodland precinct: Clyde B.
Moon, Daniel w. Bundy and Oliver
| u. bldnk.
Ferdinand precinct: Joseph Herr
og, Henry Nau and John w. Goodall
Greencreek precinct: b. A. Baer
locher. Joseph Ahlers, Nicholas
Schaeffer, Harvey Miller and Adolpl
4 Hinkelman.
Mt. Idaho precinct: J. E. Callan
B. w. Jarrett. G. Suesens, w. A
Lindsay and w. j! Newman.
! Pollock precinct: Warren Ads
ley and Otto Gotzinger
Westlake precinct: W. j. Eastma
and d. l.. Strang.
Pleasant View precinct: Earl +
Brugh and Marion M. Frazier.
Newsome precinct: w. H. Giles.
Dewey precinct: Peter Solem.
r Kamiah precinct: c.. W. Ellei
7 son.
7 Joseph precinct: w. e. Reed.
Deer Creek precinct: Jerry Val
T deburgh and John ID. Evans.
Orogrande precinct: Jas. ii. Go
grove.
John Day precinct: j. F. Call
son and Levi Sharp.
Slate Creek precinct: A. F. M
y Gaffee and o. G. Gompf.
Goff precinct: Fred B. Riggil
[ and Homer Levander.
Forks precinct: William Flick al
O. Nj. Jones.
y Lorena precinct: w. E. Meeke
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20
SECURES MORE ROOM.

A number of changes have taken
place at the local office of the Nez
Perce Cooperative Telephone com
pany the past week. NJ. Reese Hat
tabaugh and the firm of Pangborn &
Howe have moved from the base
ment of the First National bank
building to new quarters over Fos-
ter's store and the telephone COM
many has taken the entire base
ment under the bank for an offlce.
In this way larger quarters are pro-
vided. Miss Helen Palmer has LETT
the operatorship of the local office
ond Miss Birdie Patterson, formerly
assistant, has gone to Vollmer. MISS
Addie Genger is now local operator
for the company.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20

II p. Blake. county coroner, was
in town from Keuterville the first
Of the week on his way to Dixie to
hold an inquest in the Boyles killing
affair.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-01-20

f. l.. Parker and wife, OF Cotton-
u,ood were in the city the first
of the week.
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CARD OF THANKS.

To the men who so bravely labored
to extinguish the fire at the Grange
vile Department store Monday night
acknowledge a debt of gratitude
and extend my sincere thanks and
expressions of appreciation. l realize
that the conflagration was conquer
ed the best and quickest way pos
sible and l am deeply indebted to
all who assisted in the effort to
save the store. M. Kornfeld.
John Eimers and Earl Wood, of the
Eimers- Wood Co., are in Spokane this
week attending the meeting of the
hardware dealers association
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

In another column OF today's Issue
OF this paper there appears a state
ment from Rev. James Buchanan. sec
rotary of the Virginia Home and In
dustriai School for Girls. in which an
explanation is made concerning a
feature OF the plans Of the promoters
Of the girls home project to which
the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch objected.
This paper concurred In the Ledger
Dispa,ch's remarks. which we've TO the
effect that Il would be q great mis-
take to associate in confinement 1T
tie girls Of from eigh; to twelve years
Of age with incoSrisible Young women
Of sixteen OF eighteen.
Dr. Buchanan states that Il Is not
the intention Of the promoters of the
Virginia Home and Industrial School
fcr Girls 70 place dependent or nor
nal children With delinquent OF ab-
normal Children Tie goes on to say
that on farm Of more than zeo
acre t. T. proposed 70 erect a spa
rate cottage sor abnormal children
frcm eight years Of arc and upwards
~ho require mcdici treatment and
careful PERSONAL supervision.
Therefore u seems that 10th til,
paper AMI the Ledger Dispatch vcrs
mistaken a. 20 the plans o. the pro
meters Of this proifa- There can -
no caicction 10 the plan. - expiainet
~ ~. Buchsnan In fact. rsch Z
Department - he suegssis veuis
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30
The Lure Of Cash.

When William Siegfried. carpen
ter OF Yonkers, inherited 5000, 900
recently he was so elated that he let
all the world know of his happiness
and good fortune Now the carpenter
v it'll the classical name is unhappy
II am going to some lodge in a
wilderness. says William, and there
live incognitc And what is it that
bothers MIR. Siegfried? Women: just
women. Ever since 1t was known that
he carpenter had received fortune
the letter carrier has been bringing
the YCnkers mechanic peck OF let
tiers daily. Every one is from a
woman. and every woman proposes
marriage In vain has Siegfried an
bounced through the press that he has
his eye on a girl and has made up
his mind whom he wishes To marry.
The women continue 10 write. and
half a score or more have waylaid the
hapless Siegfried and demanded that
be lead them to the altar. 1T is my
money they want, says William. and
he is right. So are the women, Tor
that matter While money does not
always mean happy marriage. II
helps a lot.-New York Telegraph.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30
Kinq Of All Fish.

One time at San Clemente, we
sighted feeding school OF tuna. an
exhilarating sight. A flying fish weigh
ing a pound and a half or mere
would start frcm the water and soar
an extraordinary distance, nearly out
OF sight, but every inch of that flight
| knew was covered by big tuna
keeping his place just beneath the
flyer" and ready to seize it the mo-
ment it fell into the watch. This
rarely failed The moment the fish
began to drop the tuna would spring
at 1t like tiger. turning and toss
ing the supme into the air with
splendid and electrifying rush. man
euver that was repeated all over the
blue channel
This sensational charge meant that
school of tunas had discovered q
school of its natural prey, flying
fishe: at cnce the lust for blood and
food was on and carnage was the re-
suit.
have observed some curious
scenes at sea, but never have | seen
fear 80 forcibly expressed as by a
school of flying fishes exhausted ana
at the mercy OF the voracicus tunas-
Il have had them gather about my
boat and cling to its keel as closely
as they could, whiIe the air was fuli
Of leaping and soaring flying FISH. AT
such times when a school OF sardines
is rounded up the fishes are so erTi-
fed that men have rowed up to them
and scooped them in by the pail
ful-Outing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30

seem to be very necessity and de-
sirable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30
THE NORFOLK & WASH
INGTON STEAMBOAT co.

(Schedule Effective Nov 1, 19OS-l
The New and Powerful Iron Palace
Steamers NEWPORT NEWS, WASH
INGTON and NORFOLK will leave
daily as follows:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Some women seem to be ashamed
to ca, real food in a public dining
place.
Among ether things that fail to i'm
press a man favoraoiy are his wifeS
relations.
A fool and his money are soon part
cd. bit it's different with n lazy Boy
and a warm bed.
An Ohio man fell and broke hia
neck the day before mis- wedding was
scheduled to take place. Some men
are born lucky.
Some sudragettes advocate whip
ping posts for abusive husbands. be,
they are mum as 10 a suitable penalty
for nagging wivss.-Chicago News.