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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19

patiently the infusion of African blood
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19

"''H W. 4i1'' = NlBUlHAhliN IT rs l'. lb' H'.'lb
folks the first break in the school year WIN.
a. It's festivities are for the most part reserved
for the period after niphtfalI So that even the
individuals who are occupied dIrug Tie day
may participate
The festival Of The nigh, Of October 81 Is m
'ts origin AMI traditions one Of 'ho mos, pic
'urcsquc which now finds observance ~ this
country u has q number q! iffcrou' dosigna
lions, among which are liailowe'cu All Hdllow
Even. Nutrrnrk Night and Snap Apple Night
u derives II most common name however. Rs
the eve or vigil Of All Saints ur NJ Ha,lows
Day November u. From time rut Of mind
this has been hcralded os night when
witches devils and other mirh.,' makers are
abroad ON their hauonl mlIulaHt errands,
"hl!" the fairies are supposed O hod on that
night grand Anniversary
To accept tn" spirit Of m" .r.s0u the de-.
'n''' ~ Halloween must con,ndy that ON no
other night of the year d, such supernatural
influences prevail as after dark on the closing
day of October According Go auD,ou' beliefs
h" spirits OF m" dead then wander about and
IN som" Instances the spirits of living persons
'i" supposed 10 have ~" temporary power io
I'"'" 'h'ir bodies and Join the rhosry 'Urlue
ESPECIALLY gifted with the power 'u cuuyuIs"
WIN airy 'lsItauis are person. nho hav" had
me E"od fortune to be born un Duclolrr g.
nut oih'i folks. nIso tradition bath b. may he
warned or advised hy the cnrs
For all 'hal such aw,sumr doing nro at.
'Hbuicd 10 the mysterious spirits that are
abroad on Halloween these supernatural be
lhgs cannot b" altogether I'll ra'ur"d since
h"' ar" willing without tee or reward and On
'he condition Of The performance Of q very sim.
N't ceremony, ID" disclose 10 any curious Young
man OF woman most interesting particulars
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
BILL NYE ON FOX HUNTING
He Considered 1t Most Thrilling
Pastime for Sons of the Ameri-
can Nobility.

"Fox-hunting is one of the most
thrilling pastimes of which l know,
said Bill Nye, ''and for young men
whose parents have amassed large
sums of money in the intellectual pur-
SUIT of hides and tallow, the meet, the
chase. the scamper, the full cry, the
cover. the stellated fracture, the yelp
Of the pack, the zip, the yell of tri-
umph, the confusion, the whoop, the
holla, the haloos, the hurrah, the abra-
sion, the snort Of the hunter, the con-
cusslon. the sward, the open, the earth
stopper, the strangulated hernia, the
glad cry Of the hound as he lays at
his masters feet the strawberry mark
of the rustic all, all are exhilarating
to the sons Of the American nobility.
FoX-hunting combines the danger and
the wild tumultuous joy of the skating
rink, the tohoggan slide, the husband
milk sociabIe and the straw ride. For
the young American nobleman whose
ducal father made his money by in
venting a fluent pill, or who gained
his great wealth through relieving hui
mainly by means of lung-pad, a liver.
pad, kidney-pad or foot-pad, fox
hunting is first rate"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

nights work" said the district attor-
ney, rising to his feet.
Don't go yet" said Haldane. we
must fix up the slate first, and that
will be ALL
It was half-hour later when the
last one departed from the house
Haldane was quite aware of the con-
ditions under which his fortune was
being increased and his power extend
ed He had been brought in contact
with the naked reality Of the situa-
ton great many times; but it
seemed to him that never before had
il presented itself in so hideous and
unattractive a guise as on that night
The fnancier was hardened. His con-
science, while keenly alive in other
directions, in matters concerning poll
tics and the people was scared and
indurated. But what had been said
and what he had discussed that night
had sickened him.
Haldane felt quite lonely, quite old,
as he sat there IN the small hours of
the morning, his cigar gone out,
lnusing over the situation. He pulled
himself together at last. The battle
was not lost. The enemy had not won,
and before that came about there
would be a struggle which would beg
gar description. The cards seemed to
be in his hands, or in the hands of the
ring Of which he was chief No more
experienced players ever sat at a
game than those associated with him.
They ought to win; but would they?
Haldane was by no means certain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
The Lonely Pope.

II Secola Of Milan, one of the most
considerable papers in Italy, lends it's
columns approVingly to reproducing
from La Perseverance, an article
which describes Pope Plus x as dy-
ing in the Vatican from inconsistencies.
In the blistering heat Of midsummer
Rome he pines for the cooling canals
which make his beloved Venice one of
the most pleasant Of summer cities.
According to this authority, the
physicians who have the care Of the
Pope understand perfectly that If he
could leave the Vatican and return to
Venice he could easily survive the ills
he labors under, and even greater
ones.
AS for the political consequences of
such a removal, the Perseverance,
Rome correspondent says that if the
Pope were to be removed to recover
among the old friends where he was
SO long priest and Bishop, the Govern
ment would not regard it as an accep-
lance Of the law Of guarantee or as an
event of political consequence. HE
who would emerge from the Vatican
would not be Pope Plus x, but Joseph
Sarto seeking a cure"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
INDUSTRIAL SHOW SUCCESS
Closes at MiIwaukee-Attend
ance Over $4,000.

Milwaukee. = The exposition of
Wisconsin-made products at the Audi
forum, which for ten days attracted
record-breaking crowds, has closed.
Secretary Bruce of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association estimated
that fully $4,000 people have seen
the show during that time.
1t is not likely that there will be
another show next year, although the
officials of the association were great
ly pleased, as were the exhibitors It
is probable, however, that show will
be given two years from now, and
that it will become a biennial affair
The Wisconsin Manufacturers as
ISOLATION will hold a meeting shortly
to consider the feasibility of giving
an exposition of state manufactures
next year. President Thomas NJ
Blackstock of Sheboygan saw this
show several times and was enthu-
siastically in favor of a state expo
sition, and other officers of the state
association also favored it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Small Bow a Little Mixed.

Little Harry, whose father has re-
Gently acquired a small farm in Perry
township, means to be an agricolist
when he grows up. City life, particu-
larry as 1t is lived in East Cleveland.
no longer appeals to him. Instead, he
runs after the COWS and the farm
horses, wants to know why this is,
and why the other isn't, climbs trees
and fences, has learned to walk bare
foot and in other ways evinces a nat
ural desire for a healthy outdoor life
Of course the nomenclature is a
bit strange to him. One of the neigh
bors owns a fine Llewellyn setter,
beautifully marked in black-and-white
and the neighbor on the other side
raises registered Holstein cattle, SINH
larly marked And Harry gets CON
fused
He was in town this week for half
a day, getting his hair cut by the
family barber, Willing time away in
the chair by telling all about his farm
experiences
"And you ought to see the stock, :"
he said, enthusiastically. There's
Belgian hares, and Holstein dogs, and
Llewellyn cows-the finest in the
neighborhood "-Cleveland Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
BANK CASE WILL BE TRIED
Judge OverruIes Demurrer in Action
by Receiver to Recover $780,
600, Charging Negligence.

Madison.-Federal Judge Hum
phrey of Springfield, ILL.,, has over
ruled the demurrer of Calvert Spens-
ley and other directors of the First
National bank of Mineral Point to
the complaint of G. L. Williams, re-
ceiver of the bank.
Mr.. Williams brought the action
against the directors to force the
collection of an assessment of $780,
600. He charged them with negli
gence in connection with the wreck
ing of the bank by Phil Allen, Jr.,
who is now serving a ten-year term
in the LeaVenworth prison The de-
PENDANTS filed demurrer, pleading
the statute of limitations.
Judge Humphrey decided that the
statute of limitations had not ex-
pired and the case will now be tried
on its merits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
HAIL DOES GREAT DAMAGE
Storm in TrempeIeau and Vernon
Counties Disastrous to Crops
and Buildings.

Trempealeau. = The most terrific
hail storm ever known here did an
immense amount of damage to crops
and property. The north and west
sides Of every building in town had
from five to twenty window glasses
shattered, the high school building
alone having ffty-fve panes broken,
creating panic among the pupils.
Actual measurements of some of
the hail stones showed them TO be
4 inches around and five picked up
at random weighed six pounds. The
damage done the city will exceed
$4,000 and in the surrounding coun-
try it is beyond computation, reach
ing up to many thousands. Corn,
barley and fruit trees suffered heav-
lily. Thousands of trees were fairly
stripped of their limbs, while much
poultry and small stock were killed.
The storm did much damage in
Vernon county, making worthless the
standing tobacco crop. About four
ffths Of the acreage of that county
has already been harvested, but the
loss to growers will be from $4,000
TO STE 600
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
BIG BOXING BOUT CALLEDOFF
Contest Yield to Threats of Mil
waukee County Authorities.

Milwaukee. The boxing match be-
tween Wolgast and Packey McFar-
land, scheduled to take place at the
Auditorium on the evening of Sep
TENDER Is, has been called off by the
promoters after a positive declaration
by Sheriff VIM. A Arnold that he
would stop the bout.
An advance sale of tickets amount
ing to over $4,000 had been made
and great pressure was brought to
bear upon the authorities to allow the
contest. Acting Governor Morris,
however, refused to recede from his
position that the contest was to be
a prize fight and as such was not per-
missible under the law.
District Attorney label declares
that no boxing matches of any charac-
ter will be allowed in Milwaukee in
the future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

AuIo1-oDlleS OF all sorts were avail
able for Transporting speakers, and
classes and social distinctions were
wiped out in the greater issues in
voIved. By these methods what was
picturesquely described in the city pa
pers as a whirlwind campaign was
inaugurated.
II must not be supposed that the
opposition was idle; by no means.
Never had its activities been SO great,
its energies so manifestly put forth.
It had welcomed with joy the news Of
the refusal of Gormly to become the
candidate of the minority party. Lif-
fey had at once decided in his own
mind that that settled the issue. Even
farther sighted men like Rutherford
were of the same opinion. Haldane
alone, the wisest, shrewdest, and
ablest Of the group, was not con-
yinced, and under his vigorous though
secret urgings the ring redoubled its
efforts 10 beat the man
At the proper time. the proposition
from the party in power to make
combination with the outs was sprung
upon the public. It was hailed on one
side as an evidence of the fairness
of the party in power and the Sachem
society, which many people imagined
needed no alliance of that kind. It
was considered as testimony to the
fact that the party in power had moth
ing to conceal, since it admitted the
outs to its councils, and that it was
sincerely DESTROYS Of giving New York
a business administration in which all
factions and parties should be repre-
sented. There was truth in the con-
tention, too. The only faction or party
that would not be represented by this
alliance would be the common people.
Wiser heads, however, realized that
altruistic methods were inconsistent
entirely with the real spirit of either
party and saw in the alliance a con-
fession Of weakness. And the editorial
contingent of the GormIy papers
seized upon this idea and made the
most of it. In the beginning, CORN
ly's advertisements, including his po-
liticGl manifestos, had been printed
in every paper in the city. They were
paid for as other advertisements are
and why not? But the Sachem so
ciety had PCT the screws on certain
journals which owed much to its infiu-
ence, and because of this pressure
they had summarily refused any more
of Gormly's unique proclamations.
They professed themselves entirely
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

ready to print his business advertise
ments at the usual rates Gormly
retaliated, Of course, by withdrawing
all adye1 ising of any sort from them,
and doubling the space he purchased
in the other papers. Naturally, there
fore, the press divided in two sec
tons; those that were controlled by
the party in power, and those that
were favorable to the new candidate
Incidentally, nothing that he could
have said or done could have so in
creased the business of his stOrel
His business rivals and associates in
deed suggested, and the suggestion
was quickly seized upon by the adj
minIstratiOn papers, that the whole
thing was clever advertising dodge,
and that Gormly was simply using his
candidacy to boom his business. There
was no satisfactory answer to this
argument, which was one of the best
that could have been devised by the
opposition, and it was harped upon
immensely, although their leader was
vigorously justified from this charge
by his army of fighters
The expenses of the campaign were
enormous. Not one cent was paid out
for bribery or for the purpose Of in
fluencing votes in any improper way;
but the hiring OF halls, the payment
of the expenses of meetings, organiza-
ton, transportation, printing, salaries,
and so on aggregated an extraordinary
sum. Even Gormly himself had not
realized how great these expenses
would be; but he PAID them without
blerching. His resources were vast.
He put at the disposal of his candi-
dacy all the accommodations and earn
ings Of twenty-five years. He saw
that by the time the vote was taken,
his ready money would be expended.
OF course, he would still have his
great business, which would be entire
y uneneumbered; but everything else
would go.
He still kept to his plan of printing
every week sworn statements of his
expenses, challenging the other party
10 do the same. The reason the so
ciety did not publish its expense ac-
count was not because it was ashamed
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
Did Not Know Own Child.

OF unassigned paintings the Dussel-
dorfer Zeitung tells an amusing story
which may interest picture buyers.
Achenbach, the German artist, enjoy
ed vogue about ten years ago. A
certain collector had bought from an
art dealer a seascape represented as
a genuine Achenbach. Afterward it
was pronounced to be a copy. The
buyer brought an action against the
dealer who turned the tables by de-
claring that his picture was genuine.
and the other was a copy.
Achenbach himself was summoned
by the courts 70 tell which was which.
Amazed 1t the absolute similarity of
the two paintings, he gazed at them
for long time, inspected them close
ly, front and back, shifted them. and
then frankly admitted he could not tell
which was the original and which
the copy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

Of the outs created a great sensation.
1t was an evidence, which by and by
even the stupid could apprehend, that
GOrmly literally meant what he said
when he declared that he was to be
an absolutely independent candidate,
tied to no faction, bound by no party,
entirely free and unfettered.
The men who rallied to his support,
while as innocent as babes in the prac-
teal politics affected by Liffey and
Benson, were nevertheless men Of
Astounding zeal, keen intelligence, and
high quality. Nor were the workers
that gathered round the new leader
entirely from the social set and circle
Of the Haldanes. Gormly in one way
or another employed a vast number
Of working men. His relations with
them had always been not merely
square" as they phrased it, but kind
and generous. They were organized
and started at work Immediately in
every direction. Before the enemy
realized it, ample time had been Sc
cured in every possible assembly
room and there were nightly meetings
all over the city.
In the Gormly store itself was a
great auditorium in which free con-
certs, lectures, and entertainments
had been given for the employees and
patrons of the store This auditorium
had outside entrances and could be
completely cut of from the other
business. Every afternoon he assem-
bled in the auditorium the workers
and speakers, and every afternoon
there was the freest possible discus
sion of the issues, of what was to be
said in the speeches o the night. of
the places to be covered, The man
showed a genius for leadership and
direction that was amazing. He de-
veloped a power OF succinctly pre-
seating the facts, which in large
measure he was able to communicate
to his followers.
Livingstone HalGane's example had
been followed by rot a few young men
of fortune and position. It became in
a certain sense among a certain set
the fashion to campaign for Gormly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
PARTISAN POLICE "HANG ON
One American Autoist Found Their
Relentless, and YVES at Last
Glad TO Settle.

Anyone who has ever attempted to
light the police OF Paris has been woe
fully defeated, and an American auto
mobllist who has just made a heroic
attempt to resist this powerful insti-
tuition has met his Waterloo like all
his predecessors. Returning from
drive to the suburbs one day last
summer he made a mistake of three
hters in the declaration of the amount
of petrol in his tank. He refused to
pay the penalty and was taken, hand
cuffed, to the police depot. Proceed
lngs were instituted against him and
the refractory automobtlist was SEN
fenced to a fine Of $40 and costs. AS
an alternative he might choose one
months Imprisonment. 81 shall go to
prison." he said
Some time passed and he was not
molested. He imagined that the po-
lice had forgotten all about him.
But one morning as he was coming
out Of his house two policemen laid
their hands on him and took him
second time to the depot, where he
was put IN cell with common Grim
inals. He spent the whole day here
and in the evening he was taken with
the rest of the prisoners-one of
them notorious apache-to the
Sante Jail.
The following morning he was
offered the usual pittance in an old
prison can, the very sight of which
disguised him, and he refused It. He
asked for some food to be sent to
him from the outside and offered to
pay, but this favor was refused be-
cause, he was told, he was only
"transitory" at the prison and no &C
count could be opened for him. He
did without the food the whole day
and the following morning the same
food was offered him and again de-
clined
In the afternoon he was put in the
dark police omnibus and after hours
of jolting over the rough suburban
paved streets he was landed at the
general prison at Fresnes. Here, on
the third day, the common fare was
again offered to him. He was unable
to take it and, at last, after a heroic
fast Of 70 hours he preferred to pay
the fine and costs and was released.
The police had its way and it would
be good lesson to any foreigner who
might be tempted IN a similar case to
protest. Better pay any small pen
atty at once than to arouse the wrath
of the terrible institution that holds
Paris in its grip.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
cameIs for South Africa

1t is not generally known that for
many years past the cape Of Good
Hope government has utilized cameIs
as a means of postal and police com
munication in the more remote and
arid districts of what is now the Cape
Province, stretching away north to the
area of Gordonia on the Orange river
The authorities at Cape Town have re-
Gently replenished their stock Of these
ships of the desert" by the purchase
of a dozen, which are now being
shipped from Suez, in charge Of Be
douins who accompanied them from
the Sudan.-Westmin Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
1INLIN RAPS FREE
USE Of INJUNCTION
ENDENCY SHOULD BE DIS
COURAGED, SAYS ASSOCIATE
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.
DELAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT
1urist's Opinion Interrupts Motions
OF Attorneys to Prevent State
Officials from Carrying Out Pro-
visions of New Measures.

Madison.-An attack on the use Of
ment of new laws was implied in
statements made by Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court W. H. Timlin
when he called the attention of At
torney General Bancroft to the grow
ing tendency to prevent the execu-
ton Of important new laws by in
junction and declared it would be we'll
for the states attorney to proceed
slowly and cautiously in doing any
thing to encourage such tendency.
Judge Timlin's warning was given
after several motions had been sub
mitted for injunctions to restrain
state officers from acting under new
laws providing for the compensation
OF injured workmen, a graduated tax
on incomes and for state regulation
and taxation of waterpowers.
Motions were made by the Wau-
sau Street Railway company, the
Chippewa Valley Railway, Light and
Power company, the Northwestern
Steel and Iron company, and the
Southern Wisconsin Power company
for injunctions to restrain state Off
GERS from enforcing the waterpowers
law until it could be tested in the
courts.
Former Judge Carpenter of Mil
waukee made a motion to advance
for argument the case of Bordnis
vs.. the Falk Manufacturing company,
involving the constitutionality of the
workmen's compensation act.
Briefs on these cases have been
filed with the Supreme court and
an early decision is expected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21
LIGHTNING KILLS STUDENTS
Young Men Struck While Taking
Refuge Under Tree Near Semi
nary at Franklin.

Sheboygan.-While seeking shelter
from terrific storm, Walter Theiler,
aged TO- of New Glarus, Wis, and
Carl Hern, aged %, of Cleveland, O.,
students at the Reformed Church
Seminary at Franklin, this county,
were killed by lightning
Both young men were returning
from the village of Franklin, which
is about a mile from the seminary
buildings, when the. storm broke.
They sought shelter under big pine
tree near the seminary when the tree
was struck by bolt and both were
killed.
When the two did not return,
searching party was organized and
the bodies, without a disfguring
mark, were found under the tree.