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New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
HOW SHE WAS RELATED

VOU say. Madam" said the bespectacled
l lawyer to the woman IN the witness
chair, that the defendant is a sort of rela-
ton of yours. Will you please explain what
you mean by that? Just how you are re-
lated to the defendant"
The witness beamed upon the court and
replied. We'll, it's just like this. His first
wife's cousin and my second husbands first
wife's aunt married brothers named Jones.
and they were cousins to my mothers aunt.
Then. again. his grandfather on his mother S
side and my grandfather on my mother s
side were second cousins, and his stepmother
married my husbands stepfather after his
father and my mother died. and his brother
Toe and nv husbands brother married twin
sisters. l amt never fggered out Just how
close related we are; but I've always looked
on him as sort of cousin.
Quite so. answered the lawyer. "Your
explanations are perfectly satisfactory"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
Pantswick of the Laughing Devil
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Continued from Page Z

ahead. He caught whiff of petrol on the
wind. and the head man cursed him. Rot
ten light. Ought to be fred''
Ought now?" Devhn gasped.
But the officer sitting Just behind him
cried out. Devlin saw only the flash of the
speCter- white face What he said was lost
in blur OF canvas of the great spreading
wing. The war aeroplane sped on her way
south. and Devlin turned away
Numb and frozen. with tear blinded ewes.
he stumbled through the door into the lamp
rooIn-and into dense cloud of smoke
The room was full of ii. The lamp in the
center burned dimly red The smoke came
up bitter, black. choking him. The place
wrthcd IN tongues of flame, blue and pale
red demons. filled with fire. He backed
away. at first not fully comprehending.
That's what | get for kicking the
lamp over. like a fooli'' he gaSped. cropping
for the door. 1t kctched the oil spilled
round
On the outer gallery he stood. blankly
staring. as the situation dawned upon him.
Now | have gone an done it-hnali"
HE was not a heroic figure. Keeper Dan
Devlin. shivcring. choking. in the night
and the gale in his ludicrouS undrcSs and
great sea boots; but he faced death, defiant
against odds. as he had faced the Inspector.
Danny had never heard of those eminent
stage characters. Nicomede or Robert Ma
care, he was more like a comical Figaro
perched ON a pyrc OF his own making; but
New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
HOW TO LOOK PLEASANT

by her gracious and cordial manner the
II wife of a Western Senator has long
charmed those so fortunate as to attend her
delightful functions.
On one such occasion a close friend was
alluding to the hostess graceful method OF
making everyone feel at home How on
earth do you manage to do it?" the friend
asked.
"Oh. it's easy enough" replied the woman
with the engaging manner. ''As each guest
approaches to shake hands. Just pretend to
myself that the person | am going to speak
to is some one | like"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
.UNDAY MAGAZINE FOR SEPTEMBER IL. 1910

rarely does day go by that some still is not
captured. But with all that moonshlnlng
is constantly increasing From July l, 1909,
to May this year, the Office at Atlanta,
Georgia. raided more than seven hundred
illicit distilleries.
Each year the part played in the drama
bv revenue officers becomes more and more
dangerous, as the moonsfliner gets better
guns. sharper tactics, and more vengeful
spirit.
Against all this the revenue officer must
contend in fact, his life always in the balance,
while the coarse oathed and often murderOus
minded mountaineer is glorifed in fiction
New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
PUZZLED BY WIRELESS

MISTAH JENKINS" asked an old ne
A'A gro of Atlanta of his employer. would
yo' be so good, sab, as to explain to me bout
this wireless telegraph business | hears EN-
a talkin 'bout2"
Why. certainly, Henry responded the
employer, though l can do so only in a
general way. as myself know little of the
subject. The thing consists in sending mes
sages through the air instead of over wires. "
''Yassah.' said Henry. Il knows bout
dat; but, sab what beats me is how dey
fasten the air to the poles,'
New-York tribune., 1910-09-11

officers became cut on from MS companions.
He was no sooner alone than three outlaws
charged upon him. The officer turned and
ran for his life, with the moonshners on his
heels hoping to take him without shot, IN
order not to attract the attention of other
revenue men, The officer, with great pres
ence of mind, lodged into one of the moon
sinner houses where there were two or three
women and children.
With these as protection he opened fire on
the moonshiners. They could not return II
for fear of wounding or killing their own
wives and children. 1t was not many MN
utes until the lone officer was rescued; but
his clever bit of work had saved his lIte.
So all the morning the war was waged. the
moonshiners firing from ambush and the Of
ficers charging whenever opportunity offer
ed. By nine o'clock thirty-five prisoners
were being held at the wagons. Separating
the women and children, the officers started
at noon for Mount Airy with twelve prison
ers While on the way they were ambuShed
three times; but the hanking parties kept
the officers in the wagons from harm.
The following day they were tried before
a Commissioner and were bound over until
district court at Greensboro. From here
they were sentenced to the federal prison at
Atlanta, where they are to-day.
Several other raids were made later. At
one of these one of the officers was shot from
ambush Rewards were offered for the men
dead or alive, and other raids followed until
all were captured.
Thus SmithtoWn fell.
1t was found that Jim Smith, the leader,
was worth fifteen thousand dollars.
Women as Helpers
IN all the raids women are a most impor-
tant factor. The wives, sisters. and
daughters of moonshiners are even more Bit
ter against the officers than the men them
selves When a lawbreaker is taken on
raiding expedition the women often seize the
guns of the officers so that the moOnshiners
may have an opportunity to make dash
for liberty or leap to the attack themselves.
Even when they can do nothing else, they
claw and bite the officers like wild animals,
all the time hurting at them the vilest oaths
imag aginable.
Women are used to advantage all the time
in making illegitimate whisky. During the
day they often watch the still, keeping up
the heat, while their husbands go about
their small work of farming. When officers
are known to be in the neighborhood and
close watch is being kept on the men. a
woman will be seen to come out of the
house with pail in her hand and saunter
off along bypath as If going to one of the
neighbors. When she thinks all eyes are
off her she may turn sharply aside and dodge
into clump of bushes or into a ravine.
where she puts out the fire under the still or
closes up the mouth of the cave or hides
all traces of the still, as she can usually do
in few minutes.
So the war goes on, the "Shiners" against
the revenOoers" In the mountainous States
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
TWO SCORE INJURED IN CRASH
Three Bobsleds in Collision at ST.
Cloud.


Nearly forty persons suffered inju,
ries in the collision of three bobsleds
on Remer hill at ST. Cloud and sew
eral are in serious condition.
Mrs. F. Marchant suffered COM
pound fracture of the thigh. Mrs. e.
M. Larsen's shoulder was broken. A
girl named Wheeler was severely
bruised and her leg was broken.
A sled containing sixteen coasters
went down Remer hill, from the bot
tom of which rises another hill. Up
the latter incline the sled few and,
reversed in it's course, descended to
the bottom. When it reached the base
of the hill it was struck by another
sled loaded with merrymakers. I'm
mediately behind the latter vehicle
came another and the occupants of all
three were hurled against one another
into snowdrifts and upon the frozen
slide. Men, women and children were
among the victims of the accident.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
CONVICT HEIR TO FORTUNE
Imprisoned Sailor Will Get IOvs%
Eighty Thousand Dollars.

Eighty Thousand Dollars.
Jackson Mcpherson, a salt water
sailor who has for the past two yeaxS'
been on the Great Lakes and VINO wss
convicted of second degree murders I'M
Duluth a few days ago for killing u
shipmate, Otto Frey, on the ship North
Lake last September, has announcaH
that he has fallen heir to approximate
ly $4,000.
He displayed letters in proof, Ia.
gether with draft for 952 interest
money on a part of his property. The
money, according to Mcpherson ami
the letters, was left him by the la4s
Thomas Smith of Edinburg, ScotlanL,
an uncle of the convict.
Mcpherson says he will carry hiH
case to the supreme court. He claims
to have killed Frey in self-defensg,
Mcpherson is about thirty-fiVe years
old and unmarried.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
GOOD YEAR FOR RAILROADS
Gross Earnings in Minnesota in
1909 Show Big Increase.

"The gross earnings of the rail
roads for 1909 will amount to over
100000 more than in 190S," said
State Auditor Iverson.
There is an increase of nearly Is
per cent shown in all the reports al
hand, in addition to the phenomenal
advance in the business of the two
iron range roads," he said. "Of these
roads, the Duluth, Missabe and North
ern jumped from $328,571 to $495, $3.50
and the Duluth and Iron Range from
S232,118 to $346,231.
This condition is indicative of the
great growth of the state and shows
that affairs during the year were de.
cidedly favorable to the transportation
companies"
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
BOOKER HELD RESPONSIBLE
Duluth Man Accused of Killing His
.. Stepfather.

A coroner's jury at Duluth has held
George Booker, a Zenith City team
ster, responsible for the death of MS
stepfather, Charles Clark, and Booker
was served with a warrant charging
him with first degree murder The
coroner's jury has been probing the
mystery surrounding the death of
Clark for several days, with the result
stated.
Booker and Clark hauled load of
machinery to French River recently
The same evening Booker hauled the
dead body of his stepfather to Du-
luth.
Booker said that Clark had been
taken suddenly i'll and had died on
the road. The autopsy disclosed that
Clark had several broken ribs and one
penetrated the lungs. This led to the
coroner's acting and the arrest of
Booker, who is charged with having
caused his stepfather''s death.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
If You Have to Eiaht a Boa,

If any reader of this article should
ever be so unfortunate as to expert
ence the embrace of a boa constructor
it is recommended that he try to re-
lease himself by taking hold of the
creatures tail and unwinding it from
that end. 1t can be easily unwound in
that way, but otherwise it is not pos
sible. The way to kill a snake is not
to attempt to crush its head. the bones
Of which are very hard. but to strike
the tail, where the spinal cord is but
thinly covered by bone and suffers
readily from injury. 1t is the same
with an eel Hit the tail two or three
times against any hard substance and
the eel quickly dies. The boas are
not venomous, but their fangs are suf-
fciently powerful to seriously wound.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
MIMI
RAJ
G0fll
Woman Once Tried for Murder AgaaH,
Indicted.


Indicted.
Mrs Grace Ledbeter, recently aas~
quilted of completely in the murder
of her husband, appeared in court zt
Mankato and was arraigned on an M
dictment charging murder in the aseGe
ond degree.
She was indicted as Grace L. Led
better, but she stated her true na1ns
was Emma Grace Ledbeter and skR
will be proceeded against hereafter
under that name She stated that sha
has no property or means with whish
to retain an attorney, nor any nRzR
relatives able to assist financially, aEiM
she asked the court to appoint a Law
yer to defend her. Judge Quinn RR
pointed c. L. Laurisch, who was oSB
of her attorneys at the December trial
The indictment charges that on May
4 last Mrs. Ledbeter did, with instTE
ments and weapons unknown to fbet
grand jury, make an assault on her
husband, Holland j. Ledbeter, ana
Willfully and feloniously cause his
death"
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
WERE MENACED BY FLAMES
School Children at Rochester CooEIF
March From Building.

Only the great presence of mind or
the instructors in the Northrop schooa
building at Rochester and the wiz
ingness of 100 children to obey thu
command given them prevented II
panic when fire threatened the destrue
ton of the building. That not soM
was injured seems a miracle.
The fire had gained considerable
Roadway when discovered and by the
time the alarm was given smoke and
flames were in evidence in the hall
ways through which the children
marched to safety, though without
their outer clothing.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
ORGANIZATION OF FARMERS
Will Make War on Commission sMen
at Duluth.

The Producers Cooperative gsse.
citation is the name of an organfza
tion effected at Duluth at a meeE
ing of delegates from the numeE
Gus farmers clubs of st. Louis and
adjoining counties. They purpose To
develop market at the Head of this
Lakes for the products of that region,
L. H. Bugbee of Wrenshall is presz-
dent and E. A. Schulze of Duluth III
treasurer of the association. ,...
The association will at once employ
a competent man to represent them ia
Duluth and Superior in opening up a
market for the farmers of Northeast
ern Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
ARRESTED BY THE POLICE
Armed italian Who Insisted on Seeing
Governor Eberhart.

Michaelangelo Scavo of ST. Paul,
who acquired notoriety by having his
throat cut last March, tried to force
his way into Governor Eberhart's
Office at the capitol, the police charge,
and was subdued only after struggle
with several guards.
Scavo, according to the story, in
sisted on seeing the governor to pre-
sent petition. When the guards
blocked his way he produced a re-
volver and flourished it. A telephone
message brought the police, who put
the man into patrol wagon and took
his to the station
Scavo was held by Judge Finehout
under 5000 bail. He is charged with
carrying concealed weapons.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
Feminine Bravery.

There is one important quality in
which men seem much more deficient
than women-moral courage. A wom-
an sticks at nothing If she imagines
she is in the right and is much less
afraid of being told to mind her own
business.-London Black and White.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
Body Is Frozen to Rails.

A Milwaukee and st. Paul railway
brakeman, William Cole, was ground
under the wheels of freight train al
Albert Lea His body was found
frozen to the rails. The body was
crushed and torn beyond recognition.
It is not known how the accident oc-
Cured.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
RECEIVERS BUT 81 DAMAGES
Minneapolis Woman Asked $4,000 for
Breach of Promise.

The jury in the $4,000 breach Of
promise suit of Miss Martha Harper
of Minneapolis against Patrick Ne
Tighe, on trial at Mankato, brought in a.
sealed verdict finding in favor of the
plaintiff and assessing her damages
at 81. The woman, aged forty-sevenY
said McTighe, who is sixty-seven.
courted her daily and told her he
would marry her. The defendant de
MED he proposed marriage
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
spectaeular Eseape from Fire.

By means of derrick used for
handling building material in the next
lot six men made spectacular es
cape from the top floor when flames
cut them off from the regular exits in
the three-story building occupied
by Schulze Bros. at Duluth, manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers in haF-
ness and saddlery.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
NORWAY.

The Norwegian Storthing Influenced
by Socialism two years ago gave to
every woman above twenty-five years
and paying taxes the right to vote and
to be voted for. The Socialists were
sure that the women would vote for
the "red' candidates. TO their angry
surprise at the recent election all the
women, even those whose husbands,
sweethearts and friends are Social
lists, cast their vote for the conserva-
tive instead of for the radical and de-
structive men, One lone woman, a
teacher, was elected to the storthing,
but she, too, is on the right and not
the left side of the house of deputies.
The Socialists feel very sore about the
ingratitude of the sex they wanted to
liberate.
The illness of the aged Norwegian
poet, dramatist and novelist, Born
stjerne Bjornson arouses sympathy
among the lovers of true literature all
over the world. Bjornson is seventy
seven years old. He was born on Dec.
s, 1882. In his youth he took up journ-
alism after leaving college and early
turned his attention to the drama. He
was director of the Bergen theater in
the latter fifties, after which he re-
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18

Denmark. Returning TO norway nc
took charge of the .Christiania theater,
which he directed for several years.
He was in America in 1881 and 1882,
lecturing in all the larger cities.
A new ministry has been formed in
place of that which resigned several
days ago and of which Gunnar Knud-
sen was premier. The new cabinet is
as follows: Premier, M. Konow; min
lister of foreign affairs, ]. Irgens, the
present minister to Great Britain;
minister of finance, M. Berge, who was
formerly minister of public worship;
minister of commerce, s. A. P. Arc
lander, senior burgomaster of Chris
tiania; minister of public works, M.
Braenne; minister of education, M.
KVigstad; minister of justice, M.
Scheel, judge of the supreme court;
minister of defense, Lieutenant Col
onel K. S. J. Bull.
A barrel of whisky can cause all
manner of trouble and came very near
causing loss of life at party in Sogn
not long ago. 1t appears that party
of twenty persons had sent for bar
rel of whisky to Denmark and also a
barrel Of beer. They had a party and
the result of it was that a general
fight ensued in which eight persons
were injured, two of. them seriously
so that at times their lives were des-
paired of. Knives and axes were used
freely.
Major H. L. Rustad, well known in
military circles, and chief of the Third
Military Division of the regular army
died during the latter part of last
month. He was very popular in mill
tary circles and enjoyed the respect of
all those with whom he came in con-
tact. He was born in 184S
Professor Dr. Brogger, of Christi
ania, Norway, has been reelected as
president of the university for the next
three years. He will therefore be in
charge of affairs during the 100 years
jubilee. Out of SO votes the professor
received So.
Naerbo creamery in Jaedersen was
totally destroyed by fire Jan. 10. Dur
ing the fire several persons were in
jured and two men aged each twenty
two years respectively were killed out
right by falling roof
The Norwegian army budget for the
current year has been increased by at
least 100000 crowns. The budget
amounts to over 1,411,000 crowns.
The Grisbaade affair cost Norway
939 crowns.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18

Shot and Stabbed in Saloon Fight ir
ST. Paul.

Revolvers, dirks and razors we're the
weapons used by thirty Italians in a
battle in a ST. Paul saloon and when
a sergeant of police and several patrol
men broke in the front door of the
place they found young Italian, Sal
vatore Brizzi, lying unconscious on the
floor in pool of blood. He had been
shot through the neck and cut with
knives across the hands.
When the police arrived bartender
in the saloon was holding crowd of
excited Italians lined up against the
wall, their hands above their heads.
while he leveled gun at them and
threatened to shoot if they tried to es-
cape Three had already run from the
scene of struggle
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
MANY PERSONS ARE INJURED
Passenger Train Is DeraiIed Near
Walker.

Walker.
The Minnesota and international
northbound passenger train was de
rallied seven miles southeast of Walker
Six people were seriously injured.
They are: .
Charles Eichman, Alexandria; Miss
Mitchell, Alexandria, Of the Ernest
Fischer theatrical company; Charles
Burns, of the Ernest Fischer Theat-
rical company; Harry Lacour, Hib~
bling; Mrs George Coppersmith, wife
of the conductor of the passenger:
unknown man, probably laborer, may
die -.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
minnesota AT society Exhiblt.

The seventh annual exhibition OF
the State Art society will be held in
New Ulm April Ia to "a The exhibit
ton committee plans to assemble the
pictures and other works of art to be
shown in the exhibition in the Twin
Cities in March, first showing them
in st. Paul March 8 to IL and then
taking them to Minneapolis for March
rs to April 5. The official exhibit will
be held in New U1m April IA to "a.
Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
DEN MARK.

939 crowns.
DENMARK.
That Iceland desires to sever her
connections with Denmark is becom-
ing more evident every day. They de-
sire to be Independent and have an Of
fetal of their own, who practically
corresponds to minister of foreign
affairs, who is working for Iceland's
independence night and day. His
name is Bjarni Jonsson, who recently
has spent a month in Norway for the
purpose of negotiating commercial
agreements with that country, without
even single reference to Denmark,
whatsoever. He had also intended to
go to Sweden in the same errand, but
he had to return to his own country
owing to pressing business there.
There is one feature about this fight
on the part of Iceland for her indepen-
dence. The Danish people do not un-
derstand the Icelandic language and
so what it written in the Icelandic
newspapers, is as good as dead mat
ter to the Danes. An interesting sit
uation has developed and one thing is
certain that the ICelanders mean bust
ness about becoming an Independent
nation and the Danes of course are
equally determined not to let them GO
Therefore some mighty interesting
developments between the island de-
tendency and Denmark may be looked
for in the very near future.
According to the Danish statistical
bureau for 1909 the exports for that
year amount to not less than 100000
600 crowns. The butter export has
been increased by about two million
pounds and the export of pork has
been increased by about 100000
crowns. The exports of meat, horses
and live stock has been steadily in
creasing especially to Germany. Dec
orative furniture and Sloyd articles
have been exported to the amount Of
at least 100000 crowns. So it may
be cleaned from this that Little Den
mark is more than holding her own
WHICH, IL SO1uSS W CApOl
i Arrangements have been completed
for a new cable between Norway and
England. 1t will run from Egersund,
Norway, to Peterhead, Scotland and
will be controlled by the governments.
One result of the new line will be
reduction in cable tolls between the
two countries of cents a Word, the
new rate being placed at cents.
Rev. Barrat continues to speak in
tongues meetings and thousands have
f1ocked to hear him. A number of
trouble makers were present at one
of his meetings recently and tried to
break it up, but the police were
promptly on hand and put stop to
the disturbance
Knut Rasmussen has positively de-
MED the rumor that he intended to go
to Iceland next summer and see the
Eskimos who accompanied Peary and
Cook.
1t is learned that the remains of
Princess Marie will not be placed in
the Roskilde cathedral, but that spe-
cial chapel be erected for this purpose
near the Bernstorff palace.
A Fishery hall will be erected in
Copenhagen in the near future by the
Danish Fish Dealers association at an
expenditure of 100000 crowns.
A new bunch of currence money has
just been sent out The new money
is not materially different from the
old.
The winter is mild one in Copen-
hagen, which has been great boon
for the many hundreds of people who
are out of employment.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
SCHOLASTIC STANDING
OF STUDENTS AT Y. P. /.

whatever are not included in this
list.
Seniors.
Highly Distinguished. Y. q, Ayre.
IA. r. Nuaser, o. N. Bishop.
u. auaflt1
Prodolent: ri. B. Hawkins. e. ,.
" Huffman. r. B. Lamb. w. Mcv.
Abnt10mery. H G. Painter. III. Nj.
H0bissson.s r.. Shackelford. L. ". SUIT
ten, O. as VA, H. A. womack, d. G.
Wysof.
| Uunt0es.
\ Highly Distinguished: w. G. Harris
Distinguished; G. III. Crabtli. M. c..
Gmtth.
Proficient: J. H. Bell, F. r. Ben
son, q. 4 Berkeley. r.. J. Cousins NJ
X Davia. j. "A. Hale. w. G. Harris. w.
4. Harvey, w. ~. Herrin, "A. N. Hodg-
eDM, Al, q. Jeffery. e. L. Kenner. r..
II Large. A. Lockhart. Il. T.. Mar
chant. II. s. MuagFAye, .Jr.. Omohun-