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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-25

nands In coat pockets; q tall, slender,
sparsely built figure of man, clothed
Immediately in fiannels.
When at length he washable to make
himself heard: Good enough" he said
clearly, though without raising his
voice. "Sherry's in an hour. Right.
Now, behave yourselves"
Mind you show up on time!"
Never fear" returned Maitland over
his shoulder.
A witticism was flung back at him
from the retreating car, but spent
itself unregarded. Maitland's atten.
ton was temporarily distracted by the
unusual-to say the least-sight of a
young and attractive woman coming
out of home for confirmed bachelors.
The apartment house happened to
be his own property. A substantial
and old-fashioned edifice, situated in
the middle of a quiet block, it con-
tanned but five roomu and comfortable
suites-in other words, one to a floor:
and these were without exception ten
anted by unmarried men of Matt
lands own circle and acquaintance.
The janitor, himself a widower and a
convinced misogynist, lived alone in
the basement. Barring very special
. and exceptional occasions (as when
one of the bachelors felt called upon
to give tea in partial recognition OF
social obligations), the foot of woman
never crossed it's threshold.
In this circumstance, indeed was
comprised the singular charm the
house had for its occupants. The
quality which insured them privacy
and a quiet independence rendered
them oblivious to it's many minor
drawbacks, its lack of many conven.
fences and luxuries which have of late
grown to be so commonly regarded as
necessities. 1t boosted, for instance
no garage; no refrigerating system
maddened those dependent upon it; a
dissipated electric lighting system
never went out of nights, because il
had never been installed; no brass
bound hall boy lounged in desuetude
upon the stoop and took too intimate
and personal an interest in the ten
ants correspondence The inhabi
tants, in brief, were free to come and
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-25
EDUCATION OF FRENCH GIRL.
First Care Is to Shield Her from All
knowledge of Evil.

Education is under the mothers
constant supervision. The Bible is
never put. into child's hands. Scrin.
tural history is very much bowdler-
lied, and no story is told in the works
reserved for the young that would i'm.
ply that any of the kings of Jndea
had ever been guilty of the slightest
1ndiscretion. The expiration of nro.
fame history is still more comnlete
and the average French girl grows
up with no idea that any scandal ever
occurred in the days of the Bourbon
kings. AS the ''jeune file" advances
In years she may have male profes.
sors of history, Latin, dancing or mn
SIC, but no carefully brought-un girl
is ever left alone with a professor IF
she wishes to pass examinations and
has to attend courses of lectures sba
Is always accompanied by her gov.
erness, who is bound to report if anv-
thing in any shape or form bordering
upon improperly has been said
When, therefore, a French girl first
goes into the world she knows verv
httle.-London Saturday Review.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-25

The new drug clerk was filing his
first prescription, and when he handed
1T to the lady he told her it was $11O.
She paid the money, and after she
had gone he informed the proprietor
that the dollar was counterfeit. The
proprietor looked over his glasses at
the young man and said:
We'll, how about the 10 cents-is.
that good money9'
The young man answered in the af-
frmative.
ooh, well' answered the proprietor,
"that IS not so bad-we stiil made a
nickel
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-25
| Letter to
| DR.. Kilmer q Co,
Bin ghamton. N. Y.

Prove What Swamp-Root viii Do for You
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle 1t will
convince anyone. You will also receive
booklet of valuable information, tell
ing all about the kidneys and bladder.
When writing be sure and mention thip
paper. For sale at all drug stores
Price fifty-cents and one-dollar.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-05-25
Years of Suffering
Catarrh and Blood Disease
Doctors Failed to Cure.

Miss Mabel F. Dawlkins, 1914 Lafay-
cite ST., Fort Wayne, Ind, writes:
.For three years / was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. 1 tried sew
eral doctors and a dozen different rem
edies, but none of them did me any
good. A friend told me of Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1 took two bottles of this
medicine and was as well and strong
as ever. 1 feel like a different person
and recommend Hoods to any one suf-
fering from catarrh."
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called SarSatabs.
Col. John II. Carroll, the big st.
Louis railroad lawyer, came out of his
hotel in Washington the other day, red
in the face and humping the sidewalk
vigorously with his cane.
"What IS the matter, colonel7v
asked a friend who met him.
"Matterq' replied Carroll. Why, it
has got so now in these hotels that it
costs more for tips than it does for
food and room. This morning 1 sent
down a pair of shoes to be cleaned.
One boy brought up one shoe and five
minutes later another boy appeared
with the other shoe-and each ex-
pected a tipi '-Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
WILL ACT ON RECIPROCITY
dian Treaty to Be First Thing
Considered by CONGRESS.

Canadian reciprocity will be the
first thing considered by the house OF
representatives.
Accepting President Taft's pledge
that he would not prorogue congress
the house committee of Democrats de-
cided TO act on reciprocity first and
then to bring in bill putting many
OF the nscessaries of life on the free
list.
The free list bill, which will be
brought into the house Immediately
after reciprocity, includes the follow
ing articles: Agricultural Implement,
such as plows, harrows, reapers, bind
ers and mowers boots and shoes;
saddles and saddlery; wire fc3cilg;
baling wire; cotton bagging and ties;
coarse sacks; burlap; lumber; flour;
dressed meats and meat odsact is, and
sewing machines.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
OF RABIES
IN Y0NKERS, N. Y.
Thirteen Persons Bitten by
Mad Dogs.

Alarm over the epidemic of rabies
in Yonkers, N. Y, was increased
when information came from the New
York city bureau of health that thir-
teen Yonkers persons had received
treatment there within the past two
months for mad dog bites.
The state board OF health will be
asked to send men to YonkeIs to
shoot down every stray dog in the
streets. William Ceratto and Lawrence
Kearney, boys were bitten on Tues
day. Both dogs are under observation.
A horse bitten died of hydrophoba.
Not until the death of Abraham Ma
hon, of Park Hill, on Monday was the
seriousness of the situation disclosed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
BEGAN Work at Is.

Tom l.. Johnson was born in Blue
Springs, KY, July is, 1854. His father,
General William Johnson, a Kentucky
legislator, lost his fortune in the Civil
War, and at fifteen young Johnson was
thrown on his own resources. He got
a job as driver of horse car in
Louisville, and thus entered the busi-
ness in which he later made fame and
fortune. Later he became chief of po-
lice of Louisville, but he soon became
interested financially in the street car
systems of Indianapolis, Cleveland,
Detroit and Brooklyn.
He was practically at the height of
a most successful career as a street
railway magnate, when, in 1888, he
retired from business to carry out
cherished ideas of social reforms,
among which was that of three-cent
railway fares. This idea had been i'm
parted to him by Henry George, whose
influence over Johnson's entire life
dated from the time when, on a rail
road train, Johnson bought copy of
Georges Social Problems" Later the
two became fast friends and worked
together on various reforms.
On Georges advice, Johnson enter.
ed politics, running first for congress.
He was defeated in his first campaign
on the free trade issue. Later he was
elected, serving two terms, from 1890
to 1894. Here one of his most note
worthy achievements was the ruse
by which he forced the printing of the
entire next OF Henry Georges "Protec-
ton or Free Trade" into the Congress
sional Record and its free distribution
to the entire country.
Johnson was defeated in the Re-
publican landslide of 1894, but in 1901
he was elected mayor of Cleveland,
and he then began his real lfe's work,
that of establishing threecent car
fare. For years he kept up the fight,
and as a result Cleveland today still
has the three-cent fare, although not
exactly under the conditions he had
hoped for.
His various terms as mayor were
marked by a continual fight against
special privilege, with the result that
he quickly won the title of Mayor OF
the Best Governed City in the United
States"
In 1908 he ran for governor and was
defeated but he was elected mayor
again in 1905. He met final defeat in
1910.
Although he had been in poor health
since then, he had hoped to the last
to recuperate sufficiently to enter the
next mayoralty campaign During the
last few months of his life most of
his time was employed in writing his
autobiography.
Johnson married early in life Mar
garet j. Johnson, daughter OF the Con-
federate colonel, Robert Johnson, at
Louisville. Mrs. Johnson and two chill
dren, Mrs. Bessie Johnson Mariani
and Loftin Edwards Johnson, survive
him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Kansas Farmer Would Die Poor,

Like Andrew Carnegie, John Booth,
an eighty-seven-year-ol resident of
Manhattan, Kan, intends to give away
most of his fortune before he dies.
Booth, of course, hasn't as big
job as has the Laird of Skibo, but
he finds plenty to do giving away his
money to projects that he feels are
worthy of it.
Last fall Mr.. Booth attracted much
attention by a gift of $1,000, which
made possible the establishment of
children's playground in Manhattan.
The other day he gave $4,000 to the
Manhattan Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, which needs funds to help
it in its work. ~
81 HAYS, more than $4,000, ands.I
don't need the money" Mr.. Booth says.
Il am eighty-seven years old, and
don't spend $40 a month"
The old philanthropist lives alone
in two-room house in Manhattan. All
he has no near relatives. His chief
ambition now is to give away all his
money before he dies, and of course
there are plenty of applications for 1t.
But Mr.. Booth wishes to see that
the money is going to do some good,
and before any gifts can be obtained
from him it is necessary to show him
just how the money is to be spent
and satisfy him that his gift will ac-
complish something.
Mr. Booth is retired farmer and
ALL of his money he has made from
the soil
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Death Roll at PanCocst Co.,
i|iery is Is.
ALABAMA NINE ADDS 73
Nearly All the Victims In Southern
Explosion Were Convicts Only
Forty-five Escaped Death Blast.

Seventy-three mine workers, few
of them boys, lost their lives in the
Dunmore, also called China vein of the
Pancoast colliery at Throop, near
Scranton, Pa.
The Dunmore vein of the mine is $50
feet below the surface, making fire
fighting difficult. The colliery is own.
ed by the Scranton Coal company, af-
filiated with the New York, Ontario C
Western company.
The fire which caused the mine hor-
ror broke out from some unknown and
mysterious cause in the engine house
at the foot of the shaft. Many persons
attribute it to spontaneous combus-
ton. At the time there were 800 men
and boys in the various veins and
chambers of the mine. The flames set
off accumulations of gas, which in
creased the difficulty and doubtless in
creased the loss of life.
The vicinity of the mine seethed
with excitement. 1t was difficult to OBJ
tain a coherent statement from any
one. About the head of the shaft were
gathered thousands of people, includ-
ing the relatives and friends of the
men entombed. Ropes had to be
stretched to keep back the crowd and
to prevent a stampede when the bod
les were brought out.
The company officials acted with
the greatest promptness when they
learned the extent of the disaster, but
once started the fire spread with re-
markable rapidity. 1t caught on the
timbering of the shaft and spread
along the gangway. 1t seized upon
everything that it could devour and
with wall of flame separated from
safety the men who were in distant
chambers of the Dunmore vein.
AS soon as it was seen that the fire
was battling the efforts to subdue it
word was sent for the government
rescue car at Kingston, and this re-
sponded, bringing four men equipped
with apparatus, including helmets re-
sembling those of divers, for penetrat-
ing into smoke and the dreaded fire
damp.
This was the first test of the rescue
car and it's crew. The helmeted men
We're the only ones that could pene
trate into the affected gangway, and
they recovered the bo lies found.
Joseph Evans, head of the United
States mine rescue car, died. A de-
fective rescue helmet caused him to
suffocate while working in the burn
ing mine.
The only man brought out alive from
the zone of the fire was Joseph Wick
ers, fire boss. Vickers finding the
fire was becoming dangerous, accom-
panied by companion, ran down the
gangway to give the alarm. Before
they had gone far their lights went
out. Vickers realized his danger and
started back. He missed his compan-
ion. He managed to get by the worst
place on his return, but had gone only
little way beyond it when he was
overcome by smoke. Hours later he
was found by the fire fighters.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Receiver For a Church.

The court appointed receiver for
St. Georges Catholic church, of Shen-
andoah, Pa, parish which has 5000
members and is the largest congrega-
ton in that section.
The receivership is the result of an
equity suit brought by the late Arch
bishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, to COM
nit to his authority.
The congregation took the position
that they would recognize the arch
bishop and the priest appointed by
him in all spiritual affairs, but they
claimed that the law of Pennsylvania
gives every congregation the right 70
manage it's own financial affairs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Former Mayor Of Cleveland
SuCCumbS to Illness.
PIONEER IN STREET RAILWAYS
Was Leader For Three-Cent Fares
and Earnest Advocate of Single Tax
I Theories.

Tom l.. Johnson, four times mayor
of Cleveland, is dead. His end came
as his weeping family sat around his
bed at the Whitehall, in Cleveland, O..
They had expected his death at any
instant since Mr. Johnson was drug
ged into a fitful sleep Monday night.
Mr. Johnson's last conscious words
were: "Oh, feel so good" his lips
just tracing the words. Il had such
pleasant dreams; everything is all
right; | feel so happy"
The coma which preceded death was
the sign that cirrhosis of the liver and
Bright's disease had run their course
Mrs. Johnson, herself ill with grief;
mis- two children, Mrs. Elizabeth Ma
riani and Loltin Johnson, anI Mrs.
Loftin Johnson were the devoted fam
lily group at the bedside when Mr..
Johnson's breathing stopped.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Millionaire Publisher a Suicide.

After listening to the tragic story
unfolded by the opera Quo Vadis, "
in which two of the characters in
the last act end life's difficulties by
self-destruction, Craige Lippincott,
siXty-five years of age, millionaire
president of the ]. B. Lippincott COM
pany, publishers, of Philadelphia, left
the Metropolitan Opera House and re-
turned to his home at 21S South Nine
teenth street. In the morning he was
found dead by his valet in bed, with a
bullet wound in his right temple.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
New Minister to postyea, ca:le.

Henry s. Boutell, who was ret> >ntly
appointed minister to Portugal, saiied
on the KronprinZ Wilhel-, cf The
North German Lloyd line. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Boutell and their
daughter, Miss Alice Boutell
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Record Price for Barley.

Barley made an entirely new high
price record in Chicago. Up to $113
u bushel was paid. The rise reached
2 cents to 4 cents, making a total
gain of more than 20 cents in the
last two weeks. Scarcity of the grain
has developed sharp competition he
tween maltsters, and brought about a
boom excelling anything of the kind
previously known in the trade
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
NEGROES l!N4v.DlNG CANADA
The Exodus From Oklahoma to A.
berta Continues.

The exodus of negroes from Okla
homa to Alberta, Canada, which start
ed several months ago, is continuing
despite the fact that it. is not being
ment.
Twenty negro farmers from near
Falls, Lincoln county, left to join the
colony in Alberta. They expect to take
claims and Immediately build homes
and start their crops, after which their
families, numbering in all about 200
persons, will join them 1t is said that
a colonization company is financing
the negroes during the first season.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Miner Crushed to Death.

sudden fall of many tons of earth
and rock in an ore mine belonging
to the Juniata Furnace and Foundry
company, near Beavertown, Carroll
township, Pa, killed John Heiges,
forty-five years old. Several other min
ers barely escaped the same fate.
Heiges was completely buried from
sight and his body crushed beyond
recognition.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
REOPENS SWOPE
MURDER CASE
Dr.. Hyde, Once Convicted, is
Released Under Bond.
SUPREME COURT DECISION

| iionaire With Poison CapsuIes-Ap-
pIication For New Trial Attacks Tes-
timony.
DR.. B. Clark Hyde, convicted after
q sensational trial at Kansas City,
Mo-, of the murder of Colonel Thomas
H. Swope, a millionaire philanth. opist,
was granted new trial by the Mis-
souri, supreme court, sitting at JEFF
ferson City.
DR.. Hyde has been in the county
Jail at Kansas City nearly year, fol-
lowing sentence to life imprison-
ment
When news of the courts decision
reached the county Jail DR.. Hyde was
taking his usual promenade in front
of his cell on the third floor.
His lawyers shouted up to him:
You have been granted a new
trial"
Hyde stopped moment, smiled,
said Thank you, gentlemen" and
proceeded on his walk.
When the other prisoners learned
the import of the news a minute later
they crowded around DR.. Hdye and
congratulated him For the first time
since his Incarceration he mingled
among his fellow prisoners.
The news travelled quickly from
tier to tier, and as the prisoners, men
and women, on the different floors
heard it, cheering that had started in
Hyde's corner spread quickly through
out the entire prison. For fully five
minutes the demonstration continued.
A coincidence in connection with the
Hyde decision is that it comes upon
April II, exactly one year from the
date that his trial began.
An important point in the decision
remanding Hyde was that the court
said Judge Latshaw's action in or
dering DR.. Hyde locked up during the
progress of his trial was improper
and unjustified"
The supreme court, in setting aside
the verdict of the trial court, remands
Hyde ito the custody of the marshal
of Jackson county without bail"
The courts decision was on an ap-
peal of Hyde's attorneys for. new
trial. He was sentenced July 5, 1910,
to life Imprisonment by Judge Lat
shaw. On Sept. 23, 1910, his attor-
news asked the highest court in the
state for a new hearing, charging er-
ror in 255 points. These included the
following allegations:
That the indictments were illegel
and the evidence insufficient to sup
port the allegation; that competent
testimony was barred and incompe
tent testimony received; that preju-
dicial remarks We're allowed by the
prosecutor and by the court; that the
court should not have revoked Hyde
bond during the trial, and that the
verdict was the result of passion and
prejudice.
The chief evidence attacked was that
of the Chicago and Michigan toxocol
ogists who examined the viscera of
the dead man, Colonel Swope An es-
pecial attack was made on Professor
Vaughn, of Michigan, who testified he
found strychnine in the liver of Colo
mel Swope.
DR.. Hyde was found guilty of MUIR
uSI MdS ~, lJlu. Ills iudDlilly plOp-
erly to explain the purchase of cap
sules of potassium cyanide was chiefly
responsible for his conviction. He
said it was used to kill cockroaches;
the prosecution said it was to kill
members of the Swope family, and
asked: Does a nan kill cockroaches
with poison capsules?" Two days and
half after the arguments ended the
verdict was returned.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Widener Pays $50 80 ''7--~'.

The report frol State Library
A. B. Widener hau purchased 'rne
Mill" was confirmed at Mr. Widener's
office in Philadelphia. The price paid,
1t was said, was slightly in excess of
100000.
Prior to the sale of the celebrated
Rembrandt by Lord Lansdowne, an
option was given until March 81 to
the trustees of the British National
Gallery. A private subscription to
keep the painting in London had net
ted only $S9,240 when the option ex-
pired
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Denies Wife After 81 Years.

Mrs. Sarah Clark, of Newburyport,
Mass, petitioned the superior court
at Salem to order James w. Clark to
recognize her as his wife. She claims
that they were married in Nashua,
N. H., on June 6, 1858, and that they
lived together for fifty-one years until
two years ago, when her husband left
her, saying they were never married.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
WOMAN Is MAYOR
Declares She is Going to Clean Up
HunneWeli, Kan.

Mrs, Ella Wilson is now the mayor
of Hunnewell, Kan.
At the election she and O. M. Akers
were tied At first it was suggested
that the two candidates draw lots
for the Office. But that did not appeal
to the male voters. They said if Mrs.
Wilson could race to tie she ought
to have the Office Therefore the
judges of election declared her as be
ing elected.
Now she says she is going to clean
up Hunnewell. She proposes to corr ect
alleged infractions of the liquoI ahd
gambling statutes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
TENER TO PLAY BALL

Governor "Signs" to Cover First In
Game For Charity at Capital.
For the first time probably in the
history of the state a governor of
Pennsylvania will don a uniform and
participate in base ball game.
Governor Tener agreed to cover first
base in a horsehide sphere battle that
will be fought for charity on April 81.
The game willl take place on the
grounds of the Harrisburg Country
club, and many former college stars
will participate.
Mrs. Olmsted, wife of Congressman
NJ e. Olmsted, is taking a Inactive
part in the charitable work.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Military Prisoner Escapes.

Private James p. Conroy, military
prisoner at Fort Adams, at Newport,
r. l., escaped. He was recently SEN
fenced to three years at hard labor
for the larceny of government prop
erty.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Hero Fund Fer SNe Zen.

Andrew Carnegie has donated $780,
000 for hero fund for Sweden, ii is
announced in Stockholm.
The hero fund for Sweden is the
sixth of its kind established by Mr.
Carnegie. In February he~gave $780,
600 for the same purpose to Denmark.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
WeaIthiest NEGRO Dead.

After a long illness John Trower,
reputed to be the wealthiest negro in
the United States, died in German
town, a suburb of Philadelphia, aged
sixty-one years Mr.. Trower, whose
fortune is estimated at 81, 100000, was
prominent in church work and had
founded Baptist seminary in Down
ingtoWn. Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-04-14
Taft to Talk to Trainmen,

President Taft tentatively accepted
an invitation to address the tenth bi.
ennial convention of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen at Harrisburg,
Pa, ON Sunday, May A.