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The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
The City Of the DOVE.

When mighty Amru went to conquer
Egypt he camped on the east bank OF
the Nile opposite Memphis. that great
twenty miles long capital Of mud
bricks whose western verge was the
pyramids and whose mud brick houses
have all vanished. Amru crushed the
Egyptians and came back to get his
camp to move over and occupy Mem
phis. A dove had built In the folds
near the top Of his tent Blood bathed
Amru. the ruthless. would not let her
be disturbed A new city started about
his tents. 1t grew northward along
the Nile. It Is today Cairo. Memphis
Is only a name.
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
Kills. a Murd erer.

A merciless murderer Is Appendicitis
with many victims, but DIR. King s
New Life Pills kill it by prevention.
They gently stimulate stomach, liver
and bowels, preventing that clog
ging that invites apipandicitis, curing
Constipation, Headache, Billiousness,
Chills, 25c at all druggists IN
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
BASEBALL STRATEGY.
Bench Orders at Times ousers lhe
Batter With the Fans.


One Of the charms Of the game Is its
unexpectedness. the fact that you nev-
er can tell what's going to happen un-
Ill 1t Is history.
Do you know what "inside ball"
really isf Most fans" think they do,
but few really do know. In fact, It
is a very interesting sidelight. both on
the game and on the American char
acter to realize that nine out of ten
people who see ball game see only
the flesh Of 1t. never realize the skele-
ton on which II Is built, never see the
heart beating nor watch its lifeblood
fiow. You go to game and shout
yourself hoarse.
"Hit It out you. you rboneheadr
What yer standing there for? Think
this pink tea? They're all perfectly
good-hit 'emr' And the player at
the plate. hearing, longs to obey-for
all players love to hit-yet holds him
self In.
make him give you three balls.
Then hitr are his orders from the
bench from the baseball general or
dering the game. A man Is ON third.
There Is but one out Hits have been
few and far between. but a long hy
viii score the man. How get long
nyf By meeting one which 'cuts the
heart Of the plate square and fair.
How get the pitcher to serve such a
ball? By working" him until three
balls have been called when the
fourth ball must come over the plate
or the batter be given a pass; hence
the orders. II they go wrong. II the
pitcher succeeds In getting three strikes
across before three balls. the batter
strikes out and groan goes up from
the crowd But the batter knows. and
the pitcher knows and the team
knows. and the players on the bench
know that the man at the plate struck
out because he was obeying orders
World Today.
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
Fame can never make us lie down
contentedly on deathbed--Pope.

For bowel complaints in children
always give Chamberlaln's Collie
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil 1t is certain TO effect a
cure and when reduced with /, water
and sweetened is pleasant TO take.
No physician can prescribe better
remedy. For sale by all drug
gists. m
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss.ss ss: Of IhzzzN
A sineeurs.

A Sineeure.
General Horatio O. King, on one oc'
casion narrating some war memories.
said:
I'VE suffered many hardships on
both sides. but the poor. brave Con-
federates suffered most remember
a grizzled old colored man who at the
outbreak of the Spanish war applied
for a place as an army cook.
"'What experience have you hadT
the old fellow was asked.
al was cook. sab, TO Confederate
regiment in sixty-fo',' he answered.
that is. sab. had the position Of
cook. but, to tell the truth. l didn't
work at it.
"'Why notr
"sThere wasn't nothin' to cook,
sah.'"
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
His Flau Was Up.

When the crowd assembled for theii
game Of ball Johnnie. the pitcher. was
missing. Jimmie was sent to invest
gate.
els Johnnie at homer asked Jimmie
Of the sister who answered his knock.
Course" answered the sister. "Don't
you see his shirt on the line r'-Success
Magazine.
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15

AS usually treated. sprained ankle
will disable a man for three or four
weeks, but by applying Chamber
lains LnamSnt freely as soon as the
injury is received, and observing
the directions with each bottle, a
cure can be effected in from two to
four days. For sale by all drug
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
When Tsnnyson sa. Up NIuhs,.

We have had Alfred Tennyson here;
very droI and very wayward. and
much sitting up Of nights till 2 or 8
in the morning with pipes in our
mouths. at which good hour we would
get Alfred to give us some Of his mag
ic music. which he does between
growing and smoking. and so TO bed
-Fitzgerald's Letters" lls3s).
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
"Ths Almighty Dollar"

The idea of the forceful phrase ''the
almighty dollar" is much older than
the time OF Washington Irving. Ben
Jonson's "Epistle to Elizabeth. Count
ess Of Rutland" commences thus:
Whilst that for which all virtue now b
sold.
And almost every vice. almightie gold.
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15

Milly-You know. dear. we've been
engaged for two years. and think it's
time we were getting married. Tilley-
oh. don't know, dear. II you really
love him you'll let him b happy for n
little longer yet
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
BAIZETOWlN

Aug. 2s-- Everybody g. rjoying the
good rain his port
Mr.. Josc Baize. Of Z. ne. visited
friends In . place q sgT days last
week. Urxss Ics as We all call him
10 Sc year old and can get about
almost as good as most young men.
Mr.. w. C. Daugherty. of this plaos
has been grading roads with his en-
gine is at home this slssk.
Born to the wide OF Mr.. Claye
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
Had Misludaed Him.

"Does your fataer ever kiss your
mamma. WillieY asked the lady who
had once been the gentleman's sweet
heart.
"Yes. every morning when he goes
away to the city"
Dear me! And to think that once
doubted his courager'-C Chicago Rec
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15
Getting Back.

Gee. nor exclaimed the pretty cash
girl '1 don't want nothin' to do with
you. ] wouldn't marry you If you vas
the last man on earth. Is that plain
enough English for your
ut is certainly plain enough" said
the mortified bookkeeper. ''but It isn't
English. h."-ChicagO Tribune.
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15

Mature knew what she was doing
when she ceprived fishes of a voice"
-How do yon make that out2"
-What If fish had to cackle over
every egg II laidT-Exchange.
The Hartford republican., 1911-09-15

What is not good for the swarm is
not good for the bee.-Marcus Azure
Illus.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
To eIeetrltx Eastern Pennsylvania.

Plans have been filed with the re.
corder in Allentown. Pa, giving no
tice that application will be made on
April to the governor Of Penn.
sylvania by W. A Lathrop. Rollin II.
Wilbur and II + Baker. OF Philadel.
phia. for charters fol about siNty clec
trio companies.
This will be the first public move
in the fulfilment OF the great powei
scheme OF the Lehigh Coal and Nayi
cation company. which aims 10 cleo
trify eastern Pennsylvania affecting
a territory with population OF 2j0O.
600 people. including Philadelphia
Immense power house, are 10 be
built AT l.ansford. a. 80 run by coal
that has heretofore been allowed a.
so To- waste. as we'll as by water
power. and the main high tension
transmission lines, 1872 miles long. are
TO run into Philadelphia. with branch.
es to all industries. towns. villages and
sections that viii contract to utilize
the power
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
through q narrowing experience to 81
cnna death frnnn nnnrnhina

through . narrowing experience to 90.
cape death from morphine.
Edison had taken ten grains. and
then. full OF repentance, hunted doc.
tor To keep him from going into n
fatal sleep the doctor summoned tu
his aid score OF university medical
students.
In relays they started q sixtcen.hour
Marathon Edison was stripped to the
waist His legs we're laid bare by cut.
ting his trousers on at the knees
With students at each elbow lie was
walked and trotted by the hour. A
third student followed. beating HIM
over the back and legs with q rough
wet towel. When the flesh became raw
salt was applied.
Five hundred persons Witnessed the
performance, among them Edison :
wife. trouble with whom Is said IL
have caused him to attempt his life
Several times he came near going III
sleep Ia spite Of the heroic treatment
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18

pain, my nerves are stronger and can
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Vegetable Compound cured me after
everything else had failed, and rec
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Creston, Iowa.
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Inc testimonials like the above prove
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: Women who suffer from those dis
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She will treat your letter as
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hesitate-writc ut once.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
unnurt When Bolt Hits Bed.

A lightning bolt that In It's freak per
ordinations parted at an iron bed ana
left unframed couple sleeping there.
while II destroyed chairs and pictures
and other furniture in the room. caus.
ed the destruction by fire Of the two.
story frame home of David Fulk. near
Singers Glen. Va.
The electric flash shattered the
roof of the house. set fire to va
cant bed. darted into the lower room.
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fulk, divid.
ed at their iron bedstead. wrought
havoc In the room all about them,
shot out into the kitchen. demolshing
sideboard and chairs, shattered ey.
cry window and fired the structure.
The terrified couple escaped in their
night clothes
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
coIIapses a! slah. Of slain Women.


After looking into the faces OF his
mother, Mrs George Bean, and hts
sister, Nina, who were shot and kille i
at Maidstone, VI, on Thursday. ~
thur Bean, the eighteen-yeaEold son
and brother. who Is charged with he
murders. collapsed and almost ieil
across the collins.
The youth had been permitted To at
tend the funerals. but when the ser.
vices were over was taken 10 The fam.
lily home in Maidstone and los ked up
tor another night with his guards.
Three daughters aud one other son
of Mrs. Bean also attended the IA.
neral, but no sign Of recognition was
exchanged between the accused man
and the rest OF the family.
Members of the family told friends
that the cause of the tragedy was the
disposal OF the Bean home The house
was left To Arthur by his father, and
the grandfather resently sent the
young man hill for labor and ex.
penscs about the house aggregatlng
more than the house was worth
The youth objected 10 paying the
bill. and members OF the family took
sides in the matter II was said by one
OF his sisters that Arthur went 10 her
house recently and ilOurish,ng re-
yolver. declared somebody will gel
hurt II they don't STOP nageins me"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR weak
winter clear, $3.50G375; city mills
fancy, $3.50 SIS.
RYE FLOUR steady. at s4nf1j pei
barrel.
WHEAT weak; No. red. new, "a
@91c.
CORN quiet. No. yellow. 52G
52hc.
OATS quiet: No. . white. S6isc. :
lower grades, Soc
POULTRY: Live steady; hens. l6g
16isc.; old rOOstcrs. llMilisc Dress
ed steady; choice fowls. l1isc: old
ROSTERS, 13c..
BUTTER firm; extra creamery. 2Sc.
EGGS firm: selected. 20n23c near.
by, 19c: western. l9c.
POTATOES Arm SIG 6Uc bush
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Sank Robbery Kills Woman.

The safe in the bank OF the Rush.
vile Bank company, al Nashville. west
of Geneva. n. Y, was blown open dur.
ing the night and its contents. esti-
mated at $4,000, stolen.
Villagers heard the explosion and
one of them saw three men. one with
a bag on his shoulder, walking from
the bank.
The safe breakers escaped in rig
before a general alarm could be given
Mrs. w. I. Jones. wife OF the cash
Ter of the bank. who has been ILL.,
died from shock when she heard OF
the robbery.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Explosion Felt a Hundred Miles.


Hardly house In the thickly pop.
nlated farming country within "a
dins OF i've miles from Pleasant prai
RE, Wis. is in habitable condition as
result OF the explosion OF five maya.
zines filled with dynamite and black
gunpowder in the plant OF the Du.
POnt de Nenours Company
One man. t. S. Thompson. was
killed: one was seriously injured. sew.
eral hundred were painfully hurt, and
the greater number OF residents OF
Pleasant Prairie. Bristol. and the sur.
rounding farming country have pack.
ed their remaining household goods
and moved away until their home are
rebuilt
The explosion was felt more than a
100 miles away, Ia illinois, Indiana
ana Michigan.
In Chicago. sixty odd miles from
the scene Of the explosion. the larg.
est granite buildings were rocked as
If by an earthquake The tremor
caused a panic in some OF the hotels
and theatres Many persons rushed
to the streets. At Elgin H., woman
dropped dead from fright
The Ave magazines which exploded
contained $50 tons finished dynamite.
$50 tons unfinished dynamite. $4,000
kegs finished giant powder. $4,000
kegs unfinished giant powder
Mr.. Bumstead superintendent OF the
powder plant, said the exact cause Of
the explosion could not be learned,
but that it might have resulted from a
hammer blow or from a broken
piece of machinery flying against the
wall or floor OF the glazing or finish.
ing room.
Nearly every one within ten miles
Of the factory when the explosion oc.
Cured is wearing bandage. but the
injuries sustained are not severe In
more than half dozen cases.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
colored Man Kills wife.

Mary Powell. colored woman ea'
shot and instantly Killed hy her has
band, Ephralm Powell ~ their home
In Milford nel The husband u.ed 4
shotgun. and the entire charge en-
tered his wife's head below The len
eve The crime was Witnessed by q
small child Powell met the father a
the dead woman while being taken te
Jail. tore loose from the policeman
and struck the aged man in the face
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
cattle worth s25o. GOO Rurn.

Almost two areas of stock sheds
were burned down in Fort Worth,
Tex. roasting to death between 500
and 1000 head of horses. sheep and
hogs and seriously burning four men.
The value OF the dead animals is es.
timated at about s250.00O and the
property loss $4,000
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
To reach PuoiIs to swim.

Swimming is TO be taught in the
Chicago public schools as part OF
the regular curriculum.
Plans we're approved by the board
OF education for the new Nicholas
Sem school building, at South Port
and Francis avenues and Perry street.
and II is here that the first pool will
be constructed Pupils are TO he given
swimming lessons by an expert.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
insane Negro Murdered E,ah,.

Doc Massey. a negro. who is believed
TO be insane. killed negro deputy
sheriff aud seven members OF family
in Hart county. KY.
After the crime Massey made his es.
cape A posse is searching the coun.
try for him.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Avalanche Kills Nineteen.

An avalanche swept down upon and
crushed workingmcn' tenement
near Tiiiis. Trans.Caucasia. Russia.
while the occupants were still asleep.
Nineteen persons were killed outright
and sixteen others received injuries
that probably will prove fatal Seven.
~ more sustained minor injuries.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Society Boxer Nearly Los, an eve.

For more than three days Anthony
J. DreXe Biddle. the popular amateur
society boxer. ~ Philadelphia. has
been reposing IN dark room, AMI u
was not until SUNDAY that nr Charles
: Tufnbull was able Ia assure him
that he wouldn't lose the sight ol his
right eye.
Bddle's injury was sustained last
Thursday afternoon In a furions bout
with Jack O'Brien. incidentally the
energetic amateur had three teeth
broken In the same fight. while lack
O'Brien sustained severe damage IN
the way Of cnt lips and nose
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Lixs Stock Markets

PlTTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE lower; choice. So 50ef6 20:
prime, $62Jm6.5O.
SHEEP steady prime wethers
S4.S5M5: culls aud common. $3.50 "a
$50: lambs. S5dte.S5. veal calves
50. 60Gf10
HOGS lower; prime heavles, S7.2U.
mediums, $725dl7 So: heavy Workers
light Workers and pigs. $3.50; roughs
ed06.6O.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18

in my side. sick
headaches and ner-
vousness. | had Ia
ken so many medi-
cines that ] was
discouraged a n d
thought ! would
never get well. A
friend told me of
Lydia l.. pinkham's
Vege t table Com
pound and 1t re-
stored me to health.
/ have no more
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Lyneher Goes to Prison.

Robert Cleveland. charged with
murder in connection with the lynch.
ing of Carl Etherington. Prohibit
tion detective. In Newark, Ohio. last
July, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
He was sentenced to an indeterminate
term in the Ohio reformatory He IL
the third man to be sentenced In con.
nection with the case.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Chicken a Graceful ouadruped.

Elmer Crawford. Of bloomsbury.
Pa, is the owner OF a YOUNG chicken
with four perfectly formed legs Il
handles the four as well A. the aver
age shacken handles two
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18

Nevada to Vote on Woman's Suffrage.
The senate of Nevada passed the
bill submitting the question OF wo.
mans suffrage to vote OF the people.
The assembly already had passed II.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Walked ,s Miles For Life.

Raced aud walked on u skating rink
floor in bloomington. Ind, for six
teen hours and beaten with rough wet
towels and rubbed with salt until his
flesh was raw. Thomas Edison went
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Lightning Kills Woman.

During severe electrical storm in
Kings Mountain. n c.. Mrs Della
Gordon was killed by lightning and
her daughter. Mrs. Wallace. was SO
verely shocked.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18

An order for forty locomotives was
received by the BALDWIN Locomotive
works in Philadelphia from the ilii
nois Central Railroad company The
transaction will total about $500. 600
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Supreme Court Holds Law
constitutional.
AN EXCISE TAX ON BUSINESS
Decision insufes On Annual income
70, the Government Of S25.o0o.0Uo
o. More.

The corporation tax was declared
constitutional by The unanimous de.
cision u the supreme court OF the
United States. The decision was deliv.
cred by Associate Justice William X.
DAY
Washington, March ~. 49, The cor.
poration tax was declared cOnstitu-
tional by the unanimous decision of
the supreme court OF the United
States. The decision was delivered by
Associate Justice William H. Day.
This upholding Of the validity Of q
new system Of raising revenue, made
part 0i the Payne.AIdrich tariff bill. ID
a sweeping victory for the administra-
ton. as the tax was evolved by Presi.
dent TAFT himself.
The decision insures an annual In
come tor the government Of $25.OOO.'
900 or more, the collections for the
fiscal year having amounted TO more
than $2G,9OO.00O
The decision Is the first In the
three big cases affecting the business
world TO which financial interests and
lawyers have long looked forward
with greatest interest. The others
are the dissolution suits against the
so.called oil trust and tobacco trust
All three have been reargued since
the presidents recent appointments
to the supreme court.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
Government Loses One Point.

OF all tho objections to the tax
raised by suits in all parts Of the
country none of them was found sum.
cient to nullify the law. The court
did hold that the tax was not appli-
cable To the real estate trusts" OF
Boston, which are organized. not I'm
der any statute. but under the com
mon law
The law was held not applicable
also TO the Minneapolis syndicate, a
real estate concern. on the ground
that IL was not doing business" with,
ia the meaning of the law.
Justice Day first announced that
Il was within the power OF the SEN
ate to insert the corporation tax pro-
visions in the tariff law. which orig.
mated In the house
He said that the court held the tax
was an excise tax on the doing OF
business" This is exactly the basis
on which the government defended the
law
Justice Day next held that the tax
provisions we're not the arbitrary ex-
ercise OF a power This was urged
in argument as one reason why the
law should be held unconstitutional.
BY regarding the tax as measured
by income rather than being tax on
Income. the opinion held that the law
was constitutional. Notwithstanding
that the law might reach the income
from sources III themselves non.tax.
able.
Near the outset the opinion sets
forth that the tax lis imposed not
upon tho franchises of the corpora
ton. irrespective of their use in busi.
ness. moi upon the property of the
corporation. but upon the doing OF
corporate or insurance business. and
with respect To the carrying en- there
OF in sum equivalent to one per
centum Oi the entire net income over
aud above $4,000 received from nj;
sources during the year that is. when
imposed in this manner. IL is tax
upon the doing OF business with the
advantages which inhere In the pa.
ouliarities OF corporate or Joint stock
organization Of the character de
sciibed"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
A REASON WHY.

II you were i'll you would call in the
best Physician; il you had law
suit, the best Lawyer. II your eyes
are bad why not take equal precau.
ton TO select a reliable 0ptician and
Optometrist?
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-03-18
INFLAM=
NATION
AND PAIN
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Creston, Iowa. -" was troubled for
a long time with iutlammat ton pains