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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Murderer Makes Liqht Of eallows.

A remarkable display of nerve wa:
made in the county jail yard in Potts
vile. Pa. by Joseph Christock, who
was hanged for the murder OF Mrs
Ann Richards.
Declining the assistance of priest
and deputy sheriff, he walked smil
ingly from his cell to the foot OF the
gallows and ran lightly up the steps.
1t was a public hanging, and before
him stood 1900 persons. 20 whom he
waved his hand.
Then he reached up. grasped the
moose and placed ii around his neck
put his arms by his side to be strap
ped. and cheerfully said, "Goodby
ALL"
The ncrvy man then held his head
in position for the black cap. and in
another moment the trap was sprung
Before going to the gallows. Chris
took confessed TO numbering the wo
man. told of many robheries and burg
laries and said he deserved TO be
hanged.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Judge Gray Against Income Tax.

Judge Gray Against Income Tax.
Judge George Gray. Of Delaware.
believes that the proposed amendment
to the constitution of the United
States providing for an income tax is
menace to the rights of the states.
In letter written by him to Aus.
ten G. Fox, in New York. he dis
cusses the subject at length and comes
to the conclusion that tax of this
kind levied By the federal government
must be double taxation, unless the
states give up the power TO levy in
come taxes.
On this part of the subject he has
this to say:
THE proposed amendment is not
mere grant Of power 10 the federal
government. Il is a practical surren.
der OF the power heretofore reserved
10 the states. What the states give in
this instance they practically deprive
themselves of, for. as ! have pointed
out. II is not mere sharing by the
E;ates AZ this power with the general
government. as the necessity of avoid
ing an oppressive double taxation
would make 1t necessary to the states
to yield to the paramount authority
of the national government. | think,
therefore. Governor Wilson. for whose
opinion | have the highest respect.
was mistaken in his short message to
the legislature of New Jersey in say
ing:
They (the states) will thereby be
sharing with the federal government
one OF the few powers of taxation
which under the latest decision OF the
supreme court of the United States
in that matter they may now regard
themselves as entitled to exercise to
certain extent exclusively.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Lineoln's Letter Saves Her job.

Forty-seven years ago Abraham Lin.
coin paused in the cares of the Civil
War for one OF those kind and homely
acts which have lived after him.
IL was to pen personal letter to the
postmaster general. asking that Off.
cial to employ Miss Susan Digger. OF
Carlinsyillc.- ILL.,. who was the sole
support OF her brother. a Union sol.
der. crippled at Shiloh. Miss Digger
got position and preserved the let.
ter religiously.
Secretary MacVeagh. after reading
the same letter Monday-though the
paper has yellowed with age and the
ink is dim-ordered that Miss Dug.
gers name be not dropped from the
treasury's list of employees. though she
has been i'll more than year When
an empoye has been absent without
pay for that length of time il Is Gus.
tomary TO strike the name from the
rolls.
Senator Cullom brought the letter
to Secretary MacVeagh, who promised
that Miss Digger may have her old
position If she Is ever able to work
again. She is now seventy years old
Miss Digger was transferred from the
postofiice to the treasury soon after
President Lincolns letter got her EN-.
ployment and became an expert in de.
tecting counterfeit money. She has
handled billions of dollars-some good
and many bad-during forty-five years
OF service for the government.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
LORIMER ELECTED
BY BRIDE FUND
Story Of Harvester Man Who
Was Approached.
INFORMANT CONFIRMS IT
100000 Spent by Chicago Lumber
King to Elect Illinois Senator.
Wanted His Money Back.


Edward Hines. the Chicago lumber
king, was named as the man who put
up the 100000 fund to secure the
election of William Lorimer as United
States senator from Illinois at the
hearing OF the senate investigating
committee in Springfield, Iii.
This statement was made by Clar-
ence S. Funk. general manager of the
International Harvester company. at
Chicago. Funk said that Hines had
come to him. asking him to contribute
$4,000 TO the fund. and that Edward
Tilden was the treasurer of the fund
Herman Kohlsaat. editor of the Chi
cago Record-llerald, first testified that
Funk had informed him that the fund
was raised and that on this informa
ton he had printed his editorial Funk
had released him from secrecy and
had accompanied him to Springfield.
Hines is close friend OF Lorimer
and was one of the senator's most
active lobbyists during the investiga-
tion at Washington resulting in the
va EuNd
den, whom Mr.. Funk named as the
treasurer of the 100000 fund, is ac-
credited with speaking for the meat
packers.
Mr.. Funk testified that Mr.. Hines
had told him that 100000 was to be
rushed to Springfield to secure the
election OF I.orimer, and that the In
ternational Harvester company was
expected to be one of the ten big
people TO make up the fund
Mr.. Funk said he refused to make
the contribution, but was told to think
the matter over and send the cash to
Edward Tilden. Mr.. Funk didn't know
Mr.. Tilden and It was not until he was
summarily ordered TO do so that he
gave Mr. Tilden's name to the COM
mittee
Mr.. Funk testified that he refused
to secure "A contribution TO the $780,
600 fund. telling Hines that his COM
pany was not in that kind of bust
ness.
What did you tell Mr.. Hines when
he approached you?" Funk was asked.
81 asked him why he came to me-"
replied Funk
You are Just as much interested in
having the right kind OF man at
Washington as we are" Hines said.
Il told him we wouldn't have anything
to do with the matter; that we we're
not in that kind of business. | asked
him how much he was getting from
the different people. He told me 1t
would be necessary to get the money
from few big concerns
III ten Of them will put up $4,000
apiece that will he enough" Hines
said
Funk then related that several days
following this conversation with Mr..
Hines he told the incident to Cyrus
Mccormick. president OF the Interna-
tional Harvester company. repeating
briefly the substance of Hines state.
ment
Mr. Mccormick asked me what |
did. and | told him refused TO con-
slider the proposition Funk said "He
replied. Good I'm glad you turned
him down promptly Mr. Mccormick
seemed very much chagrined to think
that his company should have been
approached in such manner and for
such n purpose
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Reform Mayor Kills himself,

Mayor Shafer Signel. of Hacketts.
town. n. j.. committed suicide by
hanging himself from beam in his
blacksmith shop.
Sigler first cut his throat with a
penknife. and when this method was
unsuccessful he hanged himself. His
wife found the body.
Mr.. Sigler. so far as known, had
no financial troubles. He was elected
mayor last November and tried to in
troduce reform policy. but was I'm.
successful His friends believe this
was responsible for his act.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Woman suffrage In Wisconsin.

Women suffrage In Wisconsin is as
sured for all Offices excepting presi
dent
The senate without debate passed
the measure giving women the bal
lot, the only condition being a refer.
endum. which submits the proposition
TO the voters OF the state for final de.
cision This will prevent the women
voting for governor at the next state
election in 1912. for the referendum
will be held then.
Following the passing of the bill.
Senator James. the sponsor for the
measure, whose daughter managed tho
campaign for the suffragists. passed
around cigars. the gift of his daughter,
who also arranged to give every sena-
tor who doesn't smoke a pound box
Of candy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
hlast Kills Three on German Warship

Three hluejackets were killed and
four others injured in an explosion Of
metnylated spirits aboard the iron
clad cruiser Yorck. of the German
navy. News of the fatality was receiv-
ed in Kiel. Germany. by wireless from
the feet
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Gave Baby Acid For Couch.

Adam. the thirteen-months.old son
of +. ]. Gillansky. OF Shenandoah. Pa,
had a fit of coughing. and neighbor
advised cough medicine and volun'
teered to bring II.
BY error. bottle of carbolic acid
was procured and dose given the in
FAINT Instantly the little fellow with
ed in agony. revealing the mistake.
After two hours of suffering the child
died,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
wiIkes.earre to Have Aviation Meet.

At meeting held by interested
citizens il was finally decided to have
an aviation meeting in Wilkes Barre.
Pa. during the week OF May Is. and
assurances have been received from
Glenn Curtiss. G. X. Hamilton. Frank
Paine and several other flyers that
they will be here with their machines
and take part in the competitive
events.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
CHRIS pisnuised as Blows.

Henrietta Wakefield and Hattie
Conklin. both inmates of the New Jer.
sey State Home for Girls. who es-
capped from that institution recently.
were captured in Princeton, ~ j.. at
tired in old overalls and other articles
~ elashins worn by males
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
% Middies 10 Resinn.

Nineteen members of the graduating
class at the United States naval acad-
envy at Annapolis, Md. will resign
from the service Immediately after
they receive their diplomas at the
end OF the present scholastic year.
Four members of the second class
will also resign at the same time. The
designations are due to physical dis
ability.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
o'corman Elected U. S. Senator.

Supreme Court Justice James A.
OGorman, of New York, a Democrat.
and prominent member OF Tammany
Hall. was elected United States sena.
tor by the legislature in Albany. N. Y,
on the sixty-fourth joint ballot. after
a deadlock lasting since Jan. 6.
Justice O'Gorman received i12 votes
out of 1872 cast. Chauncey Depew, his
Republican opponent. received so
votes. Necessary for choice. 81.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
FOR SALE ny ALL DRUGGISTS

Send ior.. name of paper and this al Tor sur
beautiful Savings hank and child's sketch'bsss
Zach bank contains Good Luck Penny
SCOTT & BOVINE. So9 Pearl ST.. New ~,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Socialists Elect MayOr Of eerkeIey.

The city of Berkeley. Cal. awoke
to discover that II is now in Mil.
Yankees class. a Socialist. ]. Stitt
Wilson. having defeated Beverly
Hodge Head as candidate for mayor
Wilson won 2749 10 246S at the pri-
mary, but il has all the effect of an
election. 1t was citizens nonpartisan
primary and the nominee is to be un.
bossed
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
Death In Bogus Whisky.

When stephen Alderman and family
moved from Reading, Pa. to Amity.
vile he found bottle in the cellar OF
new home whicn Contained cresoline.
Thinking il was whisky, he drank
some of il and died shortly afterward
IN intense agony. He was forty years
Of age and leaves a wife and three
children.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-04-08
HERO FUND FOR SWEDEN
Carnegie Gives s25o,0oo For Sixth
Renefaction OF Its Kind.

Andrew Carnegie has donated $780,.
000 for hero fund for Sweden. IL is
announced in Stockholm.
The hero fund for Sweden is the
sixth of its kind established by Mr.
Carnegie. In February he gave $780,.
900 for the same purpose to Denmark
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01

A car of very fine red cedar
shingles just received at Crows
lumber yard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
Take Off the Lid.

One thing that is "the matter
with st. Louis" is too much Slid. !"
Moralists may mouth and preach
ers prate, but town practically
Theoretically sealed loses trade by
that fact. The Slid" had it's Just
ification some years ago as a
drastic remedy for wide-openness
that was scandalous and widely
corruptive, but a lid nowadays
that makes every traveller "hike"
from st. Louis every Saturday
night at any cost is blight upon
business. A town wherein the
workingman gets no relaxation n
on Sunday is not a town the
workingman wants to live in, and
a closed town is not the place
the country merchant likes to
come to in order to buy goods.
The town can be kept decent with
out being made an arid waste.
The lid must come off if this burg
is ever again to get a move on it.
There is no big, busy prosperous
lid town on earth.-St. Louis Mirror.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
Amending the Song.

Governor Hadley has requested
that another stanza be added to
the State Song. Itdoes not, we in
fer, wholly satisfy the Governors
craving to have Missouri assisted
sto the 'front.'" 1t is a pretty song,
and it has lines as we'll as ideas
which specifically apply to Mis-
souri,. 1t is not merely a manifes-
tation of grace and fancy which
might be made to fit any State of
which one happened to be fond.
But it says nothing about Mis-
souri's poineer record in blazing
the way across the Rocky Noun
tains; it does not touch upon the
achievements Of Missourians in
searching for gold in California,
or in opening the Santa Fe trail,
or in opening various sections Of
the West and South.
1t Is true that it would be diff
ficult to put all this into a mere
song. a song should have a mood
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
Eiaag. 1NNe 2, lQIxi
TRIJSTEE,S SALE

Whereas, Herman Weise, (single) by his
certain deed of trust, dated the goth day Of
June, 1899, and duly recorded in the office
of the Recorder Of Deeds for the County of
Iron, and State of Missouri, in Book 36,
at page 537, did convey to Anton Roehry,
trustee, the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the County of
Iron and State of Missouri, to wit:
All Of block nine, (o), in the North Ad-
dition to the City OF Ironton, in Iron Coun-
ty, Missouri, as the same appears on the
plat Of said City on file in the Office Of the
Recorder Of Deeds for Iron County, Mo-;
Which conveyance was made in trust TO
secure the payment Of one certain promis-
sorry note described therein;
And, whereas, default has been made in
the payment Of said note and interest, now
past due aud unpaid;
u Now, therefore. at the request Of the legal
holder OF said note, and in pursuance OF the
terms Of the said deed Of trust, l, the under
signed trustee, will, on
Moaday, Jnae 19th, torT,
al the east front door Of the courthouse in the
City Of Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, be-
tween the hours Of 9 o'clock a. M. ana s
o'clock r. M. OF that day, sell, at public
vendue, the above described real estate and
property TO the highest bidder for cash, to
satisfy said note and the costs and expenses
OF this trust.
ANTON ROEHRY, Trustee.
Ifonton, Mo-, May ~. fofr. #
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01

muscles-this "soft" tissue which
cements the bones of the skeleton
end-to-end to form the human
body.
Here is a peculiar fact about the
body: both the rigid skeleton and
the "flesh" and other elastic
structures are essential to give
form and proportion to the body.
There would be nothing to re-
semble the shape of man without
either the bony or the soft parts
OF this body. Without the tie of
ligaments and muscles, the bones
would not stand jointed together
into a completed framework
would not form human skeleton
such as we see them when wired
together in schools and museums.
The two hundred bones Of man
without these binders would fall
into an indiscriminate heap like
kindling wood.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT
(From osteopathic Healthy


published by direction of DR.. w. J.
SMITH, Osteopathic Santarum, Ironton,
Mo-, to whom application for further infor-
nation may be made.)
HOW "BAD" MECHANISM IN OUR
JOINTS MAKES SICKNESS.
The human body is a strongly
built, delicately adjusted machine,
perfectly framed for the work it
has to do. 1t is made up of the
rigid part or skeleton, and the
soft parts or muscles, ligaments,
tendons, blood YES sells, nervous
tissue, organs, membranes. fascias,
skin, etc. The skeleton is the
/, architectural frame work of the
body which gives it its height,
shape, rigidity, strength. 1t is like
the steel work of the modern sky
scraper. Into this framework the
soft parts of the body are placed
and moulded, just as the walls,
roof, ceilings, floors and plumb
ing, heating, lighting and venti-
lating apparatuses are built into
the columns, beams and trusses OF
the modern steel constructed
building. Thus it is the skeleton
within us, and particularly the
shape, size and combination OF
each of its two hundred separate
bones that give man his stature
form, rigidity and strength.
Yet the softer parts of the hu.
man organism are really no less
essential to the makeup and
movements of the human body
than its skeleton foundations. The
cartilages are elastic, lubricating
pads attached to the ends of bones
wherever they hinge together,
forming the, joints of the body.
Some joints are full of motion and
allow motion, in all direction, like
the shoulder; others are less
movable and swing in limited di-
rections, as the hip; still others
are Stocked" and scarcely seem to
move at all, as the juncture of the
pelvis: yet all unions Of bone in
the body do allow of some mo-
ton.
Ligaments are dense, firm,
leather-like straps that pass from
bono to bone, all around every
joint, completely encasing them,
and holding the bones together,
end to end. Ligaments, cartilages,
and bones acting together form
hinges of various OF our body
joints. The joints Of our back
bones are hinges not less than
those Of our shoulders, elbows and
| fingers.
Muscles are placed next in order
Ia layers on top Of the bones and
ligaments. They complete the
work Of binding bone to bone and
holding the skeleton together. II
b. I
Iis these cartilages, ligaments and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
Will Hasten the Recall.

Washington dispatch via United
Press: Declaring that the in
depreciation of the Sherman anti
trust law by the supreme court, in
the decision dissolving the Stan
dard Oil company, appenrs to
'tgive the law to the people and
immunity to the the trusts" Rep
resentative Henry George, Jr.,
(dem., N. Y.,) son of the famous
single taxer, issued the following
statement:
~ regard the decision as in
much the same category with a
decision of the same court just
prior to the civil war, in the case
of the slave, Dred Scott. That
decision has been properly de-
scribed as giving 'the law to the
north and the niger to the SOUTH
The supreme court now appears
to give the law to the people and
immunity to the trusts.
The supreme court now, through
a majority of its members, arro-
gates to itself the function of leg
islating, as shown by the bighting
sarcasm of Justice Harlan in his
dissenting opinion.
The Standard Oil company can
now 60 through the form of re-
organizing; and then, on the plea
that it was only reasonably in
restraint Of trade, continue its
course of piracy.
The 400 trust combinations sim.
ilarly in restraint of trade and
similarly hanging on this interpre-
tation, can now by a shuttle, do
what the Standard Oil company
can do-make themselves appear
to be reasonably in restraint oi
trade, and so escape the immedi-
ate indignation of the people.
But they will answer before long
nevertheless. For either the law
itself will be quickly amended oil
else the people will seek to de-
stroy the privileges enjoyed by
the trusts.
/ am confident also that this de-
cision will SO widely weaken con-
fidence in courts as to quicker
the movement for the recall o.
Judges" q The Commoner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
SURPRISE DINNER IN PARIS
How Friends of Author and His Wife
Carried Out Familiar Scheme
With Additions.

Partisan society has tired of the Jig
saw puzzle and adopted the surprise
dinner as a relaxation. or course the
surprise dinner Is not exactly new, but
in the French capital some amusing
additions to the original idea have
been evolved Thus, quite recently, a
well-known author and his wife cele-
brated their wedding day. They had
been out for a drive to the Bois de
Boulogne and had strolled down the
pathway where they became engaged.
They had ordered dinner for two at
home, and when they returned for the
meal were bit surprised to hear
much laughter and talking coming
from the interior of their fiat. On en-
tering they did not recognize the
rooms in which they had lived for the
last ten years. A crowd of their
friends had invaded the apartments
and transformed the chief room into a
replica Of the country registrars Of
fee in which they had been married.
The guests were trinked out like vii
layers. and the garde champetre or To-
cal policeman was master Of the cere-
monies. Madame was laid hold of and
carried off, and, despite her laughing
protests, was arrayed in her wedding
dress. Before sitting down to table
repetition of the marriage ceremony
was hilariously gone through and a
bunch of ripe oranges utilized as a
substitute for the wreath of orange
blossoms.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01
Origin of Artesian Water.

Whence comes artesian water?
1t is believed by many persons
that artesian water is stored up in
the depths of the earth in great
reservoirs or exists as mysterious
underground rivers which event.
ually find their way to the surface.
1t is true that the water is stored
up in underground reservoirs, but
not as popularly supposed. With
the exception of few caverns of
comparatively small extent such
reservoirs bear no relation to open
basins of the surface type, but are
as rule rock strata or masses in
which the only openings are
spaces between the grains or along
lines of solution, planes of joint
ing, Cleavage, or bedding or other
fissures.
The probable source of UNDER
ground waters has been widely
discussed, and while everyone
would doubtless agree that by far
the greater part is derived from
from rainfall, there is considerable
variation of opinion as to the rel
ative importance of the other
sources, such as seepage or abb
sorption of water from the ocean,
or the release of otherwise un-
available waters in the earth's
crust which have been set free by
physical or chemical exclusion.
Bulletin 319 of the United States
Geological Survey, entitled "Sum-
mary of the Controlling Factors of
the Artesian Flows" by Myron L.
Fuller, discusses the subject of the
theory and behavior of artesian
wells. A copy may be obtained
on application to the Director Of
the Survey at Washington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-01

in MIND, rather than an assem- bling

in mind rather than an assem- bling
of facts.
But we believe we can supply
the Governor with suggestion
which fits the case precisely. Has
he any recollection of those old
time minstrel songs in which the
singer 'srendered" a stanza, and
then dropped into spoken words
to this effect: eyes, ladies and
gentlemen, my landlord was much
worried for fear | wouldn't have
the rent money on time, but l as
sured him | wouldn't be behind
hand; and sure enough-(drop-
ping into song again, and hitting
the key with marvellous accuracy /,
The very next day
Things came my way,
And my ship came sailing home.
We suggest that the song be
permitted to stand, and that be-
tween the first and the second
stanzas the young orators present
be permitted to turn things loose,
or some one in the audience take
the platform and read history of
the State. ST. Louis Times.