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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
Tales OF Two Cifles-

chicago and Los Angeles have each
made experiment with the employ
ment or a woman detective as a means
OF putting a stop 10 the annoyance OF
women on the streets by the inSolences
OF men looking for firtations. The
results make not one story but two.
The Chicago story is brief. The de-
tectlNe was instructed that a man is
not TO be arrested merely for bowling
10 lady or for speaking to her If he
does so with pOliteness. but only If he
persisted in intrUding himself upon
her or showed offensive attentions
She reported that after paradine tha
streets from TO in the afternoon
not man spoke TO her or was in any
way rude TO her.
me Los Angeles story Is too long to
tell an full The detective in that civ
mad TWO men convicted Of flirting tina
hrSt day of her service and four men
the second day. The Chief of Police
then detailed two men to assist her.
But by that time her career had
reused the town. II was alleged that
the "hirt cop" as they called her.
made overtures to men and captured
some very reputable citizens. The
wife or one OF these undertook to whip
her. Report says she went about her
work In a light-colored lace dress.
white shoes and stockings, large
seeVed olack-silk wrap lined with red.
collar and currs being trimmed with
SIX OF the same hue. and wore a tall
oiack domino hat the size OF a peck
measure. The Chief decided that the
dress was too attractive and the LADY
was excused from further service.
The moral OF the contrasted stories
Is too obvious TO be worth stating, but
II IS just as we'll to have had Il proved
by experimental. y. World.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
ONE DEAD, ONE HURT
IN AUTU. WRECK
Machine Goes Over Embankment
at Notorious Danger Point
Near Alton.

ALTON, Va, Sp c l. -
One dead and one injured. was
the result when a large Mitchell sir
touring car. in taking = sharp curve
on the new macadam road a short
distance above Alton. Nelson county.
tumbled down an embankment last
night about s o'clock. In the car
We're John T. Howe. general manager
OF the Avondale Land Company; J.
II. Tyler, Jr.. and John Tyler, the first
OF whom was injured and Charlie
Mayo, = negro chauffeur. who waa
killed. Mr.. Howe was badly injured.
sustaining a fractured leg and severe
SasheS about the face and body.
The auto turned turtle several times
in going down the embankment and
was completely wrecked when II
finally landed. One of the wheels
was broken OF. the steering wheel
torn out and the top ripped entirely
on and the machinery twisted and
bent
The point at which the accident
occurred is regarded by Automobiles
OF this city as a very dangerous turn.
and II has been the scene Of about
twelve serious accidents during the
past year.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
\. KIDDER SAYS HE PICKS
CHICKS WITH COMPRESSED AIR

LAKE HoPATCONG. y. J., Special
Amos wilder told this story to
George Henry Smith. of Cedar Grove.
while the latter was visiting here.
Amos says he believes in modern
methods and economy in farm work.
He sends plucked chickens to market
every once in a while and has had to
pluck them himself slowly and labort-
ously. Yesterday he got a vacuum
sweeper and held the killed Chickens
beneath It Forthwith every chicken
was swiftly denuded of feathers
Amos has some geese that he IA 90
ing 10 market pretty soon, and ha
says that when he picks them he will
nave the vacuum sweeper rigged so
that 1t will blow the feathers into a
bag.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

when your wife was shot vSr,>
Behind me-"
When you got down The ro,d
Sou i ''ls mat YOU did not have 4
Yes
] on your shirt"
Witness examined the shirt and
said he saw none on the ShOuISler
He thought possibly ne had his
coat on when the murder was com
mitted. but ne did not remember Whcz
ne took it OF. -.~-
At the request Of Mr.. wendenburx
the accused put on the coat.
Now, do you see any blood marks
which could have resulted from your
wife falling back against yOu2~
NO; may be she had not fallen
when I jumped out"
How did you place the body across
the seat when you first got back iRt1
the carr"
Il laid her head on one seat 80
her feet were hanging out on the
other side. The middle of her body
was on the left side"
Where was her head?"
In my seat"
When you got it home what did
you do?"
I tried to sit her upright in the
eft seat"
Why did you first lay her across
both SeatS2"
Il found her down in the bottom
# the car"
WendenbUrg asked for a cOntinU-
nee, but the court said go ahead
Il lifted her up and felt her pulse
nd heart"
app"
No; I know what you are driv-
ng at, but that is a mistake"
What am 1 driving at2"
Mr.. Smith Will tell you"
Judge Watson instructed Mr.. Wen
enburg to go ahead. The judge said
he attorneys had not progressed as
apidly as he had hoped. Mr.. Wen
enburg announced that the cross
Examination could not possibly be fin-
shed until tomorrow.
Judge Watson replied that court
would remain in session as long al
'ossible.
why was blood only on your wife'a
houlders?' Mr.. Wendenburg asked
Il don't know"
IF YOU held up your wife's bleed
ng body with your left arm. why is
here no blood on your shirt sleeves"
L don't know. Perhaps she was
lot bleeding"
Court here adjourned. with Beat
les cross examination still UntniSh-
q.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
SUBMITS TO GRUELLING
CROSS EXAMINATION

Court opened again at p. NJ, and
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr.. resumed the
stand.
Cross examination by Wendenburg
begins.
When Sheriff Gill opened court af-
ter the dinner hour the attorneys for
the defense announced that by agree
ment, there would be no demonstra-
ton of the murder by the prisoner in
his auto. and the prosecutor was at
liberty to proceed.
With quiet unconcern, the accused
left his place between his white-hair
ed father and his counsel. stepped for
ward and coolly took his seat in the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
BEATTIE'S OWN STORY OF
The KILLING OF HIS wife
s'g2J 1893 =.

Prisoner Takes the Stand I'm His Own
Behalf and Tells the Jury of the
Bearded Highwaymsn with the
Gun-Submits TO GruellinS
CrOss-examinatiOn With
Indifference.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

Witness admitted going to Richmond
told of going to Tom Owens house for
his wife. This was the night Of the
murder. She was lying across the bed
nursing the baby, he said. He leaned
over and kissed her and then teas
ingly put a finger in the baby's mouth
while it was nursing.
!. Next he washed his hands, after
(which Mrs. Tom owen appeared and
said something about getting a pre-
scriptiOn filled. The baby began cry
ing and his wife remarked, is not that
aggraVating' Witness thereupon tried
to soothe the baby.
Did you have any reason for sus-
pecting your wife of being unhappy"
Couldn't Quote Conversation.
IF / can quote q conversation with
her, may throw light on that. 1t was
a conversation about a third party
her brother"
(The witness was not allowed to
quote the conversation.
Was your wife unhappy about
your"
mo; there was nothing that she
knew to make her unhappy"
Beattie was now questioned about
his physical condition shortly before
ahis wife's death. He said that al
Though he knew exactly what his trou-
Fble was. he explained it to his family
by calling it Inflammation of the
bladder"
Night of the Tragedy.
Next followed questions and answers
about the arrangements for the fatal
auto trip. He was at the Owen home
about three-uuarters of an hour
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

Next followed questlOnS and answers
about the arrangements for the fatal
auto trip. He was at the Owen home
about three-quarters of an hour.
Beattie came downstairs with his
wife. Tom owen brought out a rain
coat, which the wife put on. Then
the prescription was given him.
The couple went out the left-hand
road of the pike to Washington s.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
HENS CANNOT FEED VERMIN
Best Results Cannot Be Expected II
PuiIets Not Furnished With Com
Portable Quarters.
(By r. G. wEATHERsToNH.)

tBy r. G. WEATHERSTONE1
Nc use to expect the best results in
the matter of laying If you allow your
pullets to stay in dirty winter quar-
ters. Get busy with the white-wasb
brush and the kerosene spray and
clean, clean, clean. Not only inside
the house, but the premises al
around 1t.
If you have so pullets for your lay
ing bunch 1T will take about two
hours to dust them and time canno,
be better spent. Let one person hold
the pullets by the legs while the othe,
fires Persian insect powder into the
feathers with a powder gun. Get II
under the wings, around the head
neck and every place where the
feathers are soft and fine, for there is
where the mites and lice love to cud
die and feast.
Referring to the use of the kero
sen spray, fill the roosts and all the
cracks around the nests and roofins
with 1t, for it is there the pestiferous
mites hide. You know body lice re
main on the fowls all the time, but
the mites seek the roosts and cracks
for moments of seclusion.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
POULTRY HOUSE IN WINTER
No Matter What Style Of Structure Is
Used Plenty of Sunshine Is Quite
Essential.
lBy w. M. Kelley

tBy w. NJ. kELLEY)
Whatever style of poultry house Is
lsed, we find it highly essential that
me side be well supplied with win.
lows so that plenty of light and sun,
shine reach the corners of the build
'ng. With no place but open trees foI
The flock and the mercury down pref.
~ low, the fountain of eggs will be
completely frozen up. At all times,
when they are kept inside, give the
birds fresh earth occasionally in order
that they may replenish their grind
'ng organs with pebbles. They should
also have dust to dust themselves in
and be fed meat in some form, either
cut bone and meat scraps from some
nearby market, or purchased animal
foods. A boiled liver from a butcher,
cut up fine, is excellent. A little
chopped cabbage or mashed vegetable
food with ground bones, crushed
oyster shell, ETC., will complete a diet
that should produce excellent results.
Feed regularly every morning and
the hens will be found waiting for
heir breakfast. Hot bu~ckwheat cakes
and table scraps with a drink Of skim
milk occasionally make one of the
best balanced rations that can be
found for a few hens. 1t is my opin-
ion that the fact that "a few hens pro
duce better results than a large mum
Der Is due in a measure to table
scraps forming a large proportion OF
their ration.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
tCopyr4gAt 1875 By Bobbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Nathaniel Plum of the sioop
:Typhoon, n secretly on Beaver is
land. Lake Michigan, stronghold of the
4Orrnons. Obadiah Price, an eccentric
old mar n councillor of the Mormons.
Who has been spying on him. suddenly
confr0nts him aud tells him he Is expect
Plum insists he has got the wrong
man. Price ignores his protestati0ns and
bargains for the ammunition on board
the sl0op. He binds Nat by a solemn oath
~ deliver q package to Franklin Pierce.
president of the United States. He agrees
TO show Plum the Mormon town. st.
James. Plum sees the frightened face
81 = young woman In the darkness near
Prices cabin. She disappears. leaving an
oA0Y az lilaca.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

by a pull of the sleeve to do the
same. There were three Of these
hummocks, side by side. and Captain
Plum chose the one nearest the old
man and waited for him to speak.
But the councillor did not open his
lips. Doubled over until his chin
rested almost upon the sharp points of
his knees, he gazed steadily at the
beacon, and as he looked 1t shuddered
and grew dark. like a FREELY that
suddenly closes its wings. With a
quick spring the councillor straight
ened himself and turned to the master
of the Typhoon.
You have a good nose. Nat" he
said. but your ears are not SO good.
Sh-h-h-h!" He lifted a hand warming
ly and nodded sidewise toward the
path. Captain Plum listened. He
heard low voices and then footsteps
voices that were approaching rapidly,
and ere those of women. and foot
steps that were almost running. The
old man caught him by the arm and
as the sounds came nearer his grip
frightened.
Don't brighten them, Nat. Get
down."
He crouched until he was only a
part of the shadows of the ground
and following his example Nathaniel
slipped between two of the knobs. A
few yards away the sound of the
voices ceased and there was a hest
fancy in the soft tread of the ap-
preaching steps. Slowly, and now in
awesome silence, two figures came
down the path aid when they reached
a point opposite the hummocks Ma
thaniel could see that they turned
their faces toward them and that for
a brief space there was something of
terror In the CLEAN he caught of
their eyes. In a moment they had
passed. Then he heard them running.
They saw mott" Captain Plum ex-
claimed.
Obadiah hoped to his feet and
rubbed his hands with great glee.
What a temptation, Natl" he whis.
pered. What a temptation to fright
en- them out Of their wits! No, they
didn't see us. Nat-they didn't see us.
The girls are always frightened when
they pass these graves. Some day"
"Graves!" almost shouted the
master of the Typhoon. Graves
and we sitting on 'em!"
That's all right, N%at-that's all
right. They're my graves, so we're
welcome to sit on them. l often conn
here and sit for hours at a time. They
like to have me, especially little Jean
the middle one. Perhaps I'll tell
you about Jean before you go away"
If Captain Plum had been watching
him he would have seen that soft
mysterious light again shining in the
old councillors eyes. But now Ma
thaniel stood erect, his nostrils smiling
the air, catching once more the sweet
scent of lilac. He hurried out into
the opening, with the old man close
behind him. and peered down into the
starlit gloom into which the two girls
had disappeared. The lovely face
that had appeared to him for an in
slant at Obadiah's cabin began to
haunt him. He was sure now that his
sudden appearance had not been the
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
TO Insure Success.

AS in every other line of endeavol
success in the poultry business de
s,ends upon the individual. No one
Who is shiftless and Indifferent vii
ind the raising of chickens profitable
1t is a business which requires no
My tact, but perseverance and per
sistence. There is much more to d.
han simply gather up the eggs afte
he hens lay them. and when some
ersons find by experience that con
siderable work of a systematic kint
= necessary they give up.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

only cause of it's terror, and he felt
that he should have called out to her
or followed until he had overtaken
her. He could easily have excused
his boldness, even II the councillor
had been watching him from the cabin
door. He was certain that she had
passed very near to him again and
that the fright which Obadiah had
attempted to explain was not because
of the graves. He swung about upon
his companion, determined to ask for
an explanation. The latter seemed to
divine his thought.
Don't let a little scent Of lilac dis
turb you SO, young man." he said with
singular GOODNESS. ut may cause you
great unpleasantness." He went
ahead and Nathaniel followed him.
assured that the old mans words and
the way in which he had spoken them
no longer left a doubt as to the iden-
tity of his night visitor. She was one
Of the councillors wives, so he
thought, and his own interest in her
was beginning to have an irritating
effect. In other words Obadiah was
becoming Jealous.
For some time there was silence
between the two. Obadiah Price now
walked with extreme slowness and
along paths which seemed to bring
him no nearer to the town below
Nathaniel could see that he was alb
sorbed in thoughts Of his own, and
held his peace. Was 1t possible that
he had spoiled his chances with the
councillor because of a pretty face and
a bunch of lilacs? The thought
tickled Captain Plum despite the deli
cacy of his situation and he broke
into an involuntary laugh. The laugh
brought Obadiah to a halt as sud,
denly al though some one had thrust
. bayOnet against his breast.
(TO BE CONTTNUEDJ
A bungalow is simply a house that
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

me appears begin to screen and vel
Get out, get Quit" The rats had al
most broken up the poultryman's bus
ness when the parrot idea struck him
since when he says he has had n,
trouble.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
Game Rooster Gives Alarm.

A farmer near Brookdale, N. j., was
awakened by the frantic growing of
game rooster, and on turning but dis
covered a thief making off with a bag
sul OF prize chickens. After a hare
light the thief was captured. A game
.ock v fails to give an alarm BY
growing loudly whenever a stranger
or dog approaches the chicken yard.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
PARROT SCARES AWAY RATS
Washington Poultry Raiser Adopt.
Unique but Effective Plan to Drive
Away Hawks and Rodents.

A poultry farmer living in Washing
ton has several parrots on his ranch
as policemen to drive away hawks
and rats. The parrots are in deadly
fear of the hawks and rats, and wher
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

Since the Price Of Eggs Rose.
Hewitt-How did he make his for
tune?
Jewitt-He kept a hen.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

Natick, Mass.,-"I cannot express what I
went through during the Change of Life before
IL tried Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. I was in such a nervous condition I
lcould not keep still. My limbs were cold. I
creepy sensations and could not sleep
nights. L was finally told by two physicians
that I had a tumOr.
ST read one day of the wonderful cures made
yby Lydia IL. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
land decided to try it, and it has made me q well
woman. NV neighbOrs and friends declare il
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take A BRONO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if 1T fails to cure. n. w.
GROVES signature Is on each box. &c.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces In
tAmmauon, allays pain. cures wind collie. &ca bottle.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

Calculated piety is the poorest kind
Of calculation.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

A bungalow is simply a house that
has seven times as much porch a. II
has enclosed area.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

has worked @ mIracIe o I. LyUEA IN. HAHt" eSetaUIi
Compound is worth its weight in gold for women during this
period of life. If it will help others you may publish this
letter."-Mrs. Nathan b. Creation, 81 No. Main ST., Natick,Mass.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

Cornwallville, N. Y, Greene Co.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound have thousands of such letters as those above
they tell the truth, else they could not have been obtained
for love or money. This medicine is no stranger 1t has
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
ANOTHER SIMILAR CASE.

Cornwallville, N. Y.-"I have been taking
Lydia r.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
some time for Change of Life, nervousness, and
a ibrOid growth.
"TwO doctors advised me to go to the
hospital, but one day while L was away visiting,
/ met a woman who told mo to take Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1 did so and l
know it helped me wonderfully. L am very
thankful that I was told to try Lydia +.
Dinlrhou me- Varntah1e NJ
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

&W Mp Is not recommended for
N- everything; but II you
KOOI have kidney, liver o.
bladder trouble it win be
found just the remedy you need. AT drug
g1sts In fifty cent and dollar sizes. You
may have a sample bottle Of this wonder
ful new discovery by mail free, also
pamphlet telling all about it.
Address, DR.. Kilmer d Co.. ~Binghamton, N. r
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27
M5hznn&AM1anE
@ln4AA%
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable

The Change of Life is the most critical period Of q
woman's existence, and neglect of health at this time
invites disease.
Women everywhere should remember that there is ne
other remedy known to medicine that will so successfully
carry women through this trying period as Lydia =
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from native roots
and herbs. Here is proof:
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-01-27

For so years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to it's credit,
emus,M Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
W. to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Prscestirgs zsii Senatorial Elssu:As
Committee.

81. Joseph, La.. Oct. III, l9ll.
Pursuant to call, the Democratic Exec
utive Committee Of the 29th Senatorial
District, met at the, Court House In St.
Joseph, at l2 o. clock, to-day. There were
present: G. G. Goldman, by Louis Buck
ner, proxy; Jos. Curry and W. NJ. Da-
wilson, OF Tensas, and 3. B. Parhsm,
represented by w. M. Davidson,) OF
Concordia.
On motion, Louis Buclner was elected
Chairman pro tenn.
The following resolution was adopted:
Be il Resolved, That in accordance
with the action Of the State Central Com
mittee, at is meeting in New Oricans on
Tuesday, October 3, 1911. it Is hereby
ordered that a primary election be held
IN the Parishes of Iensas and Concordia
on the 23rd day Of January, 1912, for the
purpose OF nominating q candidate for
Senator for the Goth Senatorial District,
and for the nomination Of two members
Of the Senatorial Executive COMMITTEES
from each parish, and for member at
large.
Resolved further, That sll candidates
mentioned above, shall file = written no.
| tification with the Secretary Of this Com
mittee before the 3lst day Of October,
1911, at II % clock M, setting forth nat
they are qualified electors under the con-
stitution and laws Of the State, and that
they are members OF the Democratic par.
ty; that all candidates for Senator shall
deposit with said Secretary upon the a.
! ing OF his application, the sum Of ter
i dollars, but no deposit shall be required
/ from candidates for committeeman.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Notice to co|orsd Teachers

PUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given that
/ win conduct an examination for col
ored teachers in the colored school house
in the town Of Newellton on FRIDAY,
October 9th at $50 in the morning. :,
On FRIDAY, November 3rd, l shall
conduct an examination the colored
school house in st. Joseph: This exam
ination will begin promptly at $3.50 IN
the morning.
Teachers living in the northern end Of
the Parish can attend the examination
at Newellton, and those convenient &c
the st. Joseph school can attend the ex
animation in st. Joseph ON November Src
All applicants must report promptly
and bring the dollar for the INSTITUTE
Fund, and pen and paper.
THOs. M. WADE, Supt.
October 10th. 1911.