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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-09

named were called they would
pile Off the 1mprOvised beds and
take their places until their
names were reached. Then there
would be scrambles for places,
for there were not touches
enough for all.
There were in the chamber
men who sought no rest. They
were the men who we're seeking
some outlet from the tangled
situation, some agreement by
which vote could be taken on
the Lorimer case and other
measures, such as the permanent
tariff board bill, which entered
into the confusion and was part
ly responsible for the refusal of
a vote on the question of the
Junior Illinois Senator's right to
his seat.
After reading that; after thinking
Of all one has read in the newspa-
pers concerning the bartering of a
seat in the United States Senate by
those who had that tremendous priv
1lege, 'the ballot" doesn't seem such
a desirable thing after all, does it?
And Mr.. Lorimer remains, by a ma
jority of six votes.
Man named Rich married a Miss
Thrift: $50 mought it be-"
Some of the rooters are already
beginning to practice baseball dope.
The peach crop of the South is
fated to die early and otter this sea-
son.
Turkey turns to Hague" says a
newspaper; hereabouts it turns to
hash.
Honest, now, wouldn't you hate to
go up in an air-ship with a skipper
named Coffin?
And a scientist assures us that
every little microbe has move
ment of it's own
Speaking Of ''the Yellow PERIL
how about those two Cinnamon who
are to be educated at West Point?
lie dGIIdl lines Oh CnG future may
be safest, after all; another railroad
train has been held up and robbed
It's funny those Mexicans don't
run special observation and excursion
trains to Juarez while the excitement
is going on.
SO deeply rooted are some super
stitions, a New York Bowery tough
went to jail rather than pay thirteen
cents for lunch he had eaten.
STORMY for the week." says the
weather prediction, but it seems ap-
plicable to politics in various parts
of the country, also.
Pity the lot of the New York burg
lar; one went burglaring lately and
found only two dozen doughnuts;
just for spite, he ate 'em.
When one day passes in Houston
(Texas) without murder recorded,
the Chronicle considers it rare
enough for editorial comment.
Pie, as an aid to the insurance of
a husbands love, is recommended by
woman writer-and it's opposite is
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-09
WHAT WOULD WOMEN DO?

HE past two years in Americas
political history have been re-
markable for the exposures of
n political methods. All sorts
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
POWER HELD BY SIX MEN
What Half Dozen Of the Worlds
Richest Men Could Do II They
Wished.

What could the six richest men
in the world accomplish with their
vast wealth-such men as John ID.
rockefeller, j. Pierpont Morgan,
Astor, Lord Strathcona, Andrew
Carnegie and Lord RothschildP 1t
Is calculated that between them
they own $5,0OO,OOO,0OO. What
might they do with such a sum if
they combined forces? What things
could they achieve with $4,000
100000? Suppose they were ag-
gressive and inclined to wage war.
They could put 100000 men in
the field and maintain them ten
years, perhaps for twenty years
The American Revolutionary War
cost 100000. The wors with
Napoleon from 1890 to 1915 cost
Great Britain $3,25O, 900. The
Crimean war cost $15O,OOO, 900
for two years. The South African
war cost England $1,25O, 100000.
The rich seXtet could have borne
the costliest of these wars and had
good sum over.
If they turned their attention to
the sea they could, with half their
capital, build a fleet that would
be unique, overpowering, irresisti-
bic. The biggest fleet in the world,
that of Great Britain-could prob
ably be duplicated for $1,OOO,OOO,-
900. Again, these invincible six
could give 500 each to every
man, woman and child in the Brit
ish Isles. They could run the
United Kingdom for six years and
longer, pay the total amount of
it's expenses and remit everything
to the taxpayer
They could close the Custom
and allow every one to send letters
and kilograms free. They could
buy up all the English railroads
with their rolling stock and build
ings. They could buy all the au-
tomobiles in the world and then
have enough left over to purchase
the Panama and Suez Canals, and
after that sufficient to buy up the
total value of British shipping for
ten years. And if Carnegie could
persuade his five friends to come
in with him on a land deal they
could buy up Scotland, for the as
sessed value of that country's real
estate is only $4,650, 1000. These
are a few of the startling things
these six elderly gentlemen could
do with their combined wealth if
they only possessed the required
audacity, imagination and agree
ment.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
No "''Laws Delays"

II a correct inference has been
drawn by a number of South Caro-
lima from several recent decisions,
the supreme court of this State has
taken a long step towards elimina-
ting what Is commonly called the
laws delay"
If the conclusions that have been
reached by several Of the best train
ed and most conservative legal mind
in the State be correct, In the fu-
ture prisoners In South Carolina
will have to fight their technically
battles'fr behind the walls OF the
State penitentiary.
This stand by the supreme court,
which has been implied In at least
two decisions, means that when a
man is convicted in South Carolina
he must enter the State penitentiary
after his sentence has been affirm
ed by the supreme court and with
In 10 days, the time prescribed by the
remittur to be sent down.
The decision will force those con-
victed to enter the penitentiary
whereas in the past they might have
remained free, that In, under bond
while their case was being buffeted
about in courts on the technical
grounds. Several months ago the
supreme court issued an order In the
case OF the State against Rodman, in
which 1t was held that the circuit
court has Jurisdiction to entertain a
motion for a new trial on the grouA
only while an appeal Is pending in
the supreme courts, but after the re-
mittur has gone down. A similar
ruling was made In the case of the
State against Hunter ON TahruarV
23, 1911.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21

wore a button that was ornament
ed with designs of fantastic SYM
bols. 1t was a witch charm and
he had great faith in it's efficacy
to protect him against evil spirits.
He wGs disposed to assume the
grand style; and did many things
apparently In the lord of the man
or spirit. At one time there came
into fashion cart called The
Rather They were either so ex-
pensive or so abominable, because
of the noise made when on the
road, that none but the we'll off
men owned them.
There were three In our town,
and Mr.. Deering had one. He used
to ride in 1t and seemed to enjoy
1t; but 1t was a nuisance to his
neighbors. It ratified and ratified,
and double ratified. Some of the
modern styles in woman's dress are
no more outrageous or offensive to
good taste than were those kind o.
vehicles.
'"The most remarkable incj2enst
were those OF dumping the 'churn-
ing into the fire. There was an
old fellow living In the neighbor-
hood who had the reputation of
being a wizard, and for some rea-
son when the butter would not
make readily Mr.. Deering thought
he was the cause, and nothing
| would suffice but throwing the
whole mess of cream into the oven
so az to burn the wizard or the
evil spirit.
When the command was issued
to burn the wizard, fear was up
on the house. The ceremonies ere
solemn, but brief The fire was
made hot. One and sometimes
two, would hold the churn, and as
the old man swung open the great
oven door the bewitched contents
would be thrown in, and the door
slammed to with a vengeance and
closely guarded until the cream
had evaporated in the heat"
Mr.. Dennett's father inherited
Pilgrim Tavern" 1t was later
sold to Elmer E. Wentworth, and
Is now owned and occupied by os-
car Carpenter.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
SOME REMARKABLE SLEEPERS
A Laborer's Seventeen Weeks Nap.
Man Who Preached in his Sleep

The counterpart of Mr.. Wardle's
Willesden police court with sleep
ing out. The missionary said the
boy was born tired, and then be-
fore the magistrate he appeared to
be dozing and only replied to the
questions put to him by a suspicious
noS and with closed eyes. He was
remanded in order that ship nigh
be found for him, presumably in the
hope that life on the ocean waves
might succeed in waking the boy up
1t may be that the boy will develop
into a remarkable sleeper of whom
many records remain.
Margaret Lyall, of Denniland, in
the parish of Marytown, three miles
from Montrose, went to sleep on
Wednesday, June II, 1912, and did
not wake up for two days. She went
to sleep again on July 1 and slept
until August 8. When fully awake
she complained of giddiness, but ha
no recollection of being blistered,
bled and immersed in cold water.
She merely thought she had had a
long night.
There is also the French case of
Elizabeth Arten, OF st. Gaullain,
Mons, fell asleep for four days, and
shortly after waking went of to
sleep again for eighteen hours. For
the succeeding five years she sleep
ing until 9 o'clock at night. In
1884 she was prevented by the argue
from sleeping for five weeks. In
one of her periodical fits Of sleep
ing needles were thrust into her
flesh, pieces of burning rag appli-
ed to her nose, ,and pins placed un-
der her finger nails; she was even
whipped, but nothing could awaken
her.
Samuel Chiffon, of Tinsbury, near
Bath, a robust, stout laboring man,
20 years old fell into profound
sleep on May 13, 1894, from which
he could not be awaken for a
month, when he suddenly arose and
about 1926 began preaching in his
went on with his work. He did
not, however, regain the power OF
speech until another month had pas
sed. On April 19, 1896, he had
another sleeping fit. An apothe-
cary bled blistered and applied a
number of external irritants, but to
no purpose.
He was artificially fet ten weeks.
when he suddenlya woke d. d.'assed and
walked about the room under the
impression that he had only slept
for one night. His next attack st.
ed from August IT, to November L y
1897. He went off to sleep again
almost Immediately after waking
and did not wake up again until the
beginning of the following year Feb.
ruary.
Very curious was the case of
Simeon Watson, a hard working, in
dustrious man, age 80, of athletic
habits and active temperament, who
sleep. His trance or sleeping fits
invariably lasted as long as the
ordinary Nonconformist services
which he was in the habit of atten-
ing. The attacts became more fire.
quent as time went on, and he
would go through the whole Of
the ordinary service, praying, read
Ing the Bible and preaching.-Lon-
don Daily News.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
WON HER WITH IA BULLETS.

Sterling. ILL.,. Dec. 5. - Miss Ann
Doinach, who was shot fourteen
times by Louis Spoler, her sweet
heart, one month ago, was married
to Spoler yesterday at Depue.
The girl, Just out of the hospital,
said she did not care for Spoler un-
til he showed his love for her by
trying to kill her rather than see
her the bride of another.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
Body Lay in Pasture Fl Hours.

Mallory, Dec. II. Special. Mr..
Geo. w. Taylor, returned last night
fromhis old home, at Dunn, N. c.,
where he went to attend the funer-
al CT his brother, who was killed
from the accidental discharge of
a shotgun just as he was climbing
over d fence in his hog pasture.
The body lay from Monday morn
Ing until Tuesday morning, when
1t was found by his wife.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21
To Hunt Wolves in Air.

Galveston, Texas, Dec. 2 - Ten
owning 10000 acres in
Pecos, Brewster and Ell Paso coun-
ties stocked with 100000 cattle,
have invested in an aeroplane, not
for pleasure, but to rid their lands
of wolves, panthers and mountain
lions which kill cattle.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-12-21

The man who cuItivates a cheer
full disposition is likely to be re-
warded with a pleasing crop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14
SURREY NOTES.

Miss Retta Hardy has closed her
school for a four months vacation
and is home again.
The township supervisors are hav-
ing the town hall remodeled and a
floor laid to provide place for pub
lie doings.
Mrs. Lambert still continues quite
sick.
Miss Davis was called away Sat-
urday to attend the funeral of a
friend Evelyn Fox took charge Of
her room during her absence.
Danny Wolfe is in Sawyer and
Mrs. Culbertson in Velva at present
helping with the meetings there.
Frank Hackett, who has been IN
Canada for some time, Is back again
Tossie Young who has been quite
sick with appendicitis Is some better
at present.
About a dozen of our young folks
went to Sawyer last Friday evening
returning Saturday evening to attend
the revival meeting there.
AL Bartlett has gone east with Z
car of potatoes.
Mr.. Chambers IL home from MiDot
where he has been for some time q
Juror.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

John Coswell is the hustler. He
took a big load of grain topped out
with a nice bunch Of chickens to the
Magic City Monday.
c.. Vanett transacted business In
Minot Monday.
Mr.. Big Fat Charley Cline was on
the water wagon hauling water for
the machine that was tbreshins for
his father one day last week, and he
was very generous to some OF the
little toys who helped him OFT.
NJ. Witham was in Mfnot getting
groceries for the store.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Shea will 90
to Minot this week to do their Christ
mas shopping
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

between Williams store and Zorn ..
Anyone finding same please leave at
the store.
GAYLORD Germany wet to the Magic
City Monday and returned Tuesday.
B. G.. Witham and Gus Anderson
took grain to Minot Monday.
J. Mccarthy took load OF max TO
town Tuesday will say next week II
he gets back the same day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14
OWE AND VICINITY
Mr.. James Williams was in Minot

Mr.. James Williams was In M1nOt
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccarthy
visited at the Troumble home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. A Britten have been
visiting at the Tremblee home for tho
past week, after putting in seventy
one days threshing at Churches Fer
~.
Nye Taylor returned home from
the north where he has been thresh-
ing for the past two months.
Mr.. n. "a. Germany, our local
Sears-Sawbuck man, has quit the
turkey business and has invested In
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14
STRINGTOWN

Miss Milley Hessenalt visited ct
B. C. Williams.
Miss Margaret and Messrs. Harry
and Herbert Shea visited at Mr..
Lawrence Toftners last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Britton are visit
ing old friends here and looking after
their farm.
Lille Germany lost her fur collar
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14
THE BRANCH

from st. Hilare, Minn., tho brides
former home. The ceremony waS
performed at the Youngman homo
by Rev. T. A. Olsen, in the pres
ence of the relatives and a few Of
the most intimate friends of the cou-
pie. At three o'clock q dainty we'd
ding lunch was served and that ev-
ening the couple left for the west on
their honeymoon. They will reside
at st. Hilare.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14
Eighth Grade Examination

December 81 and ~.
The Eighth grade examination for
the pupils Of the Ward county
schools will be held Dec. 81 and n.
Supt. Warren has appointed certain
teachers as special examiners and 1t
is estimated that 800 will write the
examinations. The papers will be
forwarded to the office of the super
intendent
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

Miss Clara Lindquist, who has made
her home with her sister, Mrs. Frank
W. Youngman for some time, was
united in marriage last Friday to
John Fromme, a prosperous farmer
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

a Minneapolis uhreshing machine.
RE will try it once more. He has the
cook car left yet that he had with
the farmers friend.
Oren Carpenter spent Sunday with
Miss Merle Tremblee.
Cicero was out riding with his
Lest last Sunday.
Squint Witham will soon be back
fro Rustin, Mimi, where he has been
learning engineering and oh where,
oh where will our local Sears Saw
buck man be then?
B. C. Witham and family spent
Friday evening at the Tremblee
home.
John Shaufuss Was IN Minot Thurs
day.
The Ladies' Presbyterian Aid wall
soon start the erection of the mag
nitcent barn at the Shea school
house for the benefit of the public.
This is a move in the right direction.
Butinsky got home sick and is
going to follow her up.
Gus Anderson is wondering how
he is going to spend his flax money.
Why not subscribe for few Appeals
and send them out for Christmas
presents?
Mrs. Maggie Germany called at
the Mccarthy home Monday OF this
week.
Readers of the Stringtown items
take notice to the cheap way Of ad-
vertising.
P. w. Carpenter is still hauling
hay to Minot. Ross has got into the
game too, now.
Ralph Carpenter and mother we're
Magic City visitors Friday.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

Ottumwa, Ia, to live with Mrs.
Thompson's folks. The Thompsons
have been farming the Deeter place
the past season.
Quite number of dogs have been
poisoned the past week, and we I'M
derstand there is a reward out for
the arrest and conviction of the
guilty parties.
Mrs. Chas. Doss and daughter were
throw from their buggy at Bantry,
aud both severely injured. Mrs. Doss'
arm was broken. Her aged parents
remained in the rig, altho the horses
an thru two wire fences, they es-
"aped injury, aside from a severe
shaking up.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

Roy RUIZ and Ray DurdorR went
to Minot Tuesday night.
Fred Thompson left last night with
q car of potatoes for Mr.. Lewis. Mr..
Thompson will join his family in st.
Paul and from there they will 90 to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-12-14

SURREY GRAMMAR ROOM NOTES.
Pupils are all studying hard now
The literary program was given
last Friday afternoon. Everything
being considered, it was very salts
factory.
Mrs. Jesse Pearson and Mrs. W
NJ. Brey were the visitors in room
3 last week. ..
Our spelling contest is going alona
very nicely, there being four or five
extra good spoilers In the class.
Practice for our Christmas program
which will be given on Friday even
ing, Dec. %, is in full progress now
Everybody is invited to attend thu
above entertainment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-08
FIGHTS MAN IN HER SHOP
Woman Captures Alleged Burglar
in Embroidery Store.

Mrs. Frances Plat, OF No. 7E Lexington
avenue. captured an alleged burglar yester-
day in her embroidery shop, on the second
floor of the house.
Mrs Platt told the police that she
was coming from her apartments on the
third floor with her husband when she 70"
the shadow of a man on the glass door that
leads TO the shop. which is kept closed III
summer She opened the door Just IN ui'e
to see man going into the front part oi
the building She followed, and the man
ran into the workshop and tried 10 open I"
window that leads 10 fire escape
Mrs. Platt ran to the window ana. seihI's
the man. tried 10 pull him back into the
room. He tried to free himself, but Mrs'
Plat struck him on the face with her
hand bag. Mr. Plat then ran TO MS "iie
assistance, but the man succeeded IN set-
ting away after a struggle and ran to the
stairs.
lust as no started downstairs bernard
Stern. who has tailor shop on the srounu
floor started upstairs to find out WHAT "a'
the matter. Mrs. Plat again attacked inc
man and with the aid OF Stern 'nre"
him TO the floor I'm the lower nail ""o
then ran TO the street and called %a'ro'i'an Il
Erb, who arrested the man.
The prisoner said he was Mi-hael Law
ton. a musician. and had no nome III ''''
possession. the police say. they iouhu d
knife, a screwdriver two gold watches anu
three pairs of eyeglasses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-08
EATS 81 EARS OF CORN
Cab Driver Wins First Prize in
Gastronomic Contest.

Louis emerged yesterday afternoon from
among the heaps Of Corncobs and husks
which strewed the sidewalk in front OF
the entrance to the saloon that graces
the intersection Of Broome and Clinton
streets Raucous cheers and the clatter
of an East Side band could be heard issu-
ing from the brightly lighted interior,
where glimpse of further husks was
visible What's the use?" asked Louis
and turned disconsolately away.
The cause Of I.ouis's apparent discom-
future was not clear. why" he replied
to questions, the guy ate flfty-seven OF
EN- What's the use O. trying to compete
with an appetite Ike that?'
1t developed that the fifty-seven were not
varieties this time. but ears OF corn. Ex-
Assomblyman Edward Rosenstein was CIV
ing a little party I'm memory OF the forty
seventh anniversary Of his nativity. and
the solid part Of the entertainment con-
sisted Of some 400 ears Of the luscious
vegetable. A corn eating contest was the
order Of the afternoon, and j. Dugan
known among his brother cab drivers as
Red" who sleeps at No. % Willett stree,
when he doesn't on the box, consumed the
amazing total which Louis mentioned.
"rhc twenty bucks goes to him. said
Louis. sadly. referring 10 the prize Offered
nv Mr.. Rosenstein for the greatest ca
pacitv for roasting ears. They asked him
how he felt when he got through. and he
said. An right But I bet they have to
carry him home"
He amt so much. though continued
the defeated contestant. Frightening. lie
only beat me because the fellow that won
last year didn't show up. He was a cor
named Willy Ornstein. lie ate siSty-one
ears"
Louis volunteered tho information that
Harry Hertzman. a widow cleaner ny
trade. earned the second prize Of $40 by
cleaning up forty-siX ears. The law was
ronresented among the winners by Josef
Nadinski. clerk in a legal firm, who ate
thirty-nine cars.
"Go on in" advised Louis. and eat
He's giving 'em away TO everybody now
and YOU don't have TO break your neck
getting EN- down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-08
LIMITS ACCIDENT LIABILITY
Court Decides for Railroad in Case OF
Death on Ferry.

In what was said TO be the first case in
this country Of an application by an inter-
state carrier to limit its liability In case or
accident to an employe, Judge Chatfield'
of the United States Supreme Court,
Brooklyn. yesterday decided In favor OF
the Erie Railroad
On October 20, 1908. an oier named VIII
son was killed by escaping steam In the
engine room Of the ferryboat Passaic' De
longing to the railroad. Counsel TOT inc
relatives of Wilson said the railroad couln
be forced to pay damages greater than
merely the worth Of the Passaic, as pro-
vided by law.
Counsel for the railroad argued tnat no
negligence on the part of the company
had been shown, and that under the ACT
named the company was not respohsioie
for wilson's death. In upholdins the id'
ter view, Judge Chatfield said:
The accident shows the deslraolllty Oh
some compensatory method OF ad)ustfhen. y
but viewed from the standpoint OF mex
Ii9ence. no liability can be ascGt,siiieu,
Hence the petition TO limit the hapih.S VI
the railroad company must be grahteu'