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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-15
DEGENERATE BUT
NOT An |MBEC|LE
PROSECUTION TRIES TO PROVE
THIS VIEW IN MRS. MEL
BEERS TRIAL IN RE-
BUTTAL.

ALBANY, n. Y. March 15.---That
Mrs. Edith Melber, on trial for killing
her son George is not an tmbeciie. as
testified by the alienists for the de-
Tense. but q moral degenerate pos
sessing all her faculties was the con-
tention OF the prosecution to-day. The
alienlsts called by the prosecution
were DR.. Charles w. Pilgrim. DR..
Charles q. Wagner. Or. Charles L.
Bailey and DIR. c. NJ. Moler.
Mrs Melber as usual took no in
terest In the proceedings.
Chief Joseph M. Qutgiey, Of the
Rochester police. was the first witness
called by the prosecution on rebuttai.
District Attorney Sanford questioned
ber's actions while In the Rochester
police headquarters impressed him AZ
being rational or irrational. The wit
mess said that she was apparently
rational"
Addison Winnie. OF Schenectady re-
called. testified she always appeared
rational to him.
Or. Charles c. Wagner said he
made thorough physical and mem
tai examination OF Mrs. Melber. Feb
ruary %. 1T the Albany jail He
found her rational
District Attorney Sanford then be.
gan reading tho hypothetical ques-
ton covering twenty typewriter
pages a. to Mr.. Melber's sanity and
during it, progress the court ordered
= Recess.
VIII Know Fate Soon.
within twenty-four hours the fate
OF Mrs. Edith Melber, the self-con-
fessed murderess OF her 1ye-year-old
son. will rest with the jury. The
summing. up by agreement WILL begin
tomorrow morning, and both sides
have agreed 10 be brief. The judges
charge will BE- likewise. and by noon
tomorrow thu Case will be given to
.on Friday Mn. 1Ielber will be on
her way to Matfcawan." declared At
tcrney John H. Dugan, her leading
counsel, this afternoon. We have
proved our case. She II insane"
This afternoon alieniats for the peo-
pie testined u robuttat.
hot vIGMT ron GOAL
Il SS.s LAND OwNHnsHR.
4 farocia1 vs. The Richmond virginian.l
SxNklxNURG 19areh lk--An
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
$3.50, RECIPE. CURES
WEAK KIDNEYS, FREE
RELIEVES URINARY AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES, HAckAcHE, STRAIN
ING, SWELLING, ETC.
Stops Pain In the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't 1t be nice within week or SO
to begin to say goodbye forever to tho
scalding, dribbling, straining, or too fire.
quent passage of urine; the forehead and
the back-of- the-head aches; the stitches
and pains in the back; the growing mus
Gle weakness: spots before the eyesayel-
low skin; sluggish bowels; swollen eye
lids or ankles: leg cramps; unnatural
short breath; sleeplessness and the de-
spondency?s i'fSaGia SO ',e
l have a recipe for these troubles that
you can depend on, and IL you want to
make a QUICK RECOVERY, you ought
to write and get a copy of it. Many a
doctor would charge you $3.50 just for
writing this prescription. but I have It
and will be glad to send ito you entire
~ free. Just drop me a line like this:
DR.. A. E. Robinson, K-2n Luck Building.
Detroit, Mich, and / will send it by re-
turn mail in plain envelope. AS yousiwill
see when you get lit. this recipe contains
only pure. harmless remedies, but it has
great healing and pain-conquering power.
1t will quickly show its power once YOU
use it, SO I think you had better see what
1t is without delay. 1 will send you q
copy free-you can use it and cure your
self at home. Ay
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
NEED MORE. LEISURE.
SEEK NEW GATES TO HEAVEN
New Works. Famous Church for Mil
ionaires About to Close Its Doors
Gould Was Member.

New York.-The "millionaire's gate
to heaven" will be closed when the
famous West Presbyterian church,
which has counted among it's parish
toner's Russell Sage, Jay Gould, j.
Hood Wright, Alfred H. Smith, E..
Francis Hyde, Seth Thomas, H. M.
Flagler, Robert Jaffray and a score
Of other wealthy men, representing
$750,000,000, to which fact is due it's
irreverent title, shuts its doors. The
famous landmark opposite Bryant
park on Forty-second street, is to give
way to modern skyscraper.
She church organization will conso!-
idate with the Park Presbyterian
church. Its greatest success was dur
ing the incumbency of DR.. John R.
Paxton, the soldier preacher, who oc-
cupied the pulpit from 1881 to 1893.
when charges and counter charges
which led to his resignation caused a
split in the church. His vigorous ser
mons gave the church a great repu-
tation and crowded it to it's doors at
every service.
Jay Gould was brought into this
church by his daughter, Helen. after
she had heard DR.. Paxton preach, and
he, in turn, persuaded Russell Sage
to join. These two financiers were
followed by many others, some of
whom are still members and officials.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
GROWTH OF TRAFFIC ON sUEz
Canal Navigation Greatly Improved
Since 1e69-OrignaI Tariff Re
duced Several Times.

Port According to semi
official advance synopsis OF the an
nual report of the Suez canal, there
has been an interesting increase in
traffic through the canal during the
fiscal year of 1909-10 In that year
1929 vessels, OF a net tonnage of 49,
4O7,527, passed through the canal, as
compared with 1916 vessels, of Is, $685.
283 tons, in 1908. OF these 2,911 We're
merchant ships, 972 mail steamers
and 104 men-of-war transports.
The mean net tonnage has risen
from 1000 to 1871 to 1000 in 1890. and
to 1866 in 1909. The receipts for
1910 were the highest yet reached
since the opening of the canal, amount
ing to s24,12s,595.40, as against $751;
690,447 in 1908.
The average time OF transit for a
mall steamer has been fifteen hours
and for a cargo boat eighteen hours.
In 1909 the average for all vessels was
seventeen hours thirteen minutes, and
81 per cent. of the ships were navi-
gated by night as we'll as day. The
number of British ships In 1909 was
60 per cent. and In net tonnage 81
per cent. an increase on 1908. The
German percentage was Ia and Is, re-
spectively; and the Netherlands SO
per cent. and SO per cent, respect
lively.
The original tariff for laden ships
was 81 ton in 1899; in 1906 it was
$1.55, and there is to be a further
reduction % $1.45 in 1911. For ships
in ballast the tariff has always been
a fraction of cen, less. The 50 rate
a head for passengers has never been
changed
The navigable dimensions In 1909
were practically double what they
We're in 1869 The original depth was
eight meters, the original bottom
width % meters. while now the mini
mum depth is 9k meters and the bot
tom width 80 meters
The khedive's shares, which were
purchased by the British government
in 1875 for $20,3S3.1l0, are now worth
about $170,00O,000, and bring an an
nual revenue of over 100000. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
A new LEASE Law
90
FOR THE STATE AGRICULTURAL
LANDS WILL BE EFFECT
I'VE NEXT YEAR.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and Diff
ferent Parts of the
State.

The lease books from the various
counties of the state are in the state
land department. and show that there
has been little difference in the leas-
Ing prices for this year and last year.
While in individual leases the lease
price was run up pretty WELL the gen.
eral average was about the same, re-
CARELESS of the higher prices secured
on sales. This is caused no doubt by
the fact that the department made
only one-year leases this season. This
on account of the new law providing
for leases for agricultural purposes.
This law will be put into practical
operation in the leases of next year,
and five-year leases will be made both
for agricultural and grazing purposes,
and on term leases, the lease returns
will no doubt show a material gain
over any received in past years. In
fact ii the theory of those who en-
dorsed agricultural leases proves cor
rect the amount brought to the in
come fund from that source next year
should run we'll into the thousands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
cANNIBAL CROW is KILLED
New Jersey Man Who Lost 300 Eggs
Traps Bird and Hangs Body on
Tree as Warming.

New York-A crow which had been
robbing the hennery of John j. Mayn-
ard at West Caldwell. N. j., for three
or four weeks was caught in the act
the other day. Maynard estimated that
the bird had taken the inner works
from fully 800 eggs. rs
Beginning early this month, Mayn-
ard every DAY found eggs bruken-not
only those freshly laid, but those I'M
der setting hens. Only the shells
were left.
Rats said Maynard. not slangily,
seriously. The other day he went to
the hen house after breakfast Aspa.
tient watch of five hours was reward.
ed. A crow flew in through a gable
hole and made for pigeons.
The crow few to nest and destroy.
ed 9 new egg. MAYNARD leaped out and
beat down the ravenous marauder with
a broom. Wringing its neck he hung
the crow on tree close to the her
merry as warning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
is A MODEL PLANT.
Packing House at Sioux Falls Has
Rare Equipment.

SACSiu9 1ouSe al sioux rams fde
Rare Equipment.
Sioux Falls.-The first hog was
killed in the new MoTrell packing
plant this week. BY the end of the
week the plant was In complete work.
ing order. The company is now ready
to receive all the hogs and cattle Of
fered.
To start with, the new plant will
employ zee men. This vii, be IN
increased gradually to 800 men as the
killing grows from 600 hogs a day to
1000. The plant is large enough to
XIII 1000 hogs day, with certain ad-
ditions to the equipment, and these
will be made as soon as the business
calls for it.
The company has been employing
about so men in the old plant. All
of these will be retained in the larger
plant. Many of the men who have
been employed in the construction OF
the building will now be employed In
the plant, and Manager T. Henry Eos
ter says there will be no trouble In
securing the men required to operate
the plant. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Apiarists In Connecticut Who Have
i Lost Honey Gatherers Advance
Theory for Disappearance.

Hampton, Conn.-Bee keepers in
storing industry is to be failure the
coming season, and on comparing
notes they are becoming convinced
that the trouble is due to the spraying
of trees, especially apples and other
fruit trees, while in bloom or just be-
fore the opening of the blossoms.
City Clerk A. C. Scripture of Will
mantle, who was one of the first to
make the assertion, states that in the
winter of 1909 he took especially good
care Of his hives. kept them well COW
cred during the severe weather. fed
the bees as necessity demanded, and in
the spring the little honey gatherers
came out in prime condition, SO that
when the apple trees began to bios
som they were in trim to make q
vigorous attack on the hidden sweet
ness.
He supposed the bees We're storing
honey as in former, years and paid
little attention to. them for two or
three weeks. When he did visit them,
he was surprised to find very few bees
about the hives. At first he thought
nothing of 1t, reasoning that they were
out gathering honey The next time
he looked over the hives was at a
time of day when the bees should
have been about their quarters In
large numbers. He was surprised to
find even fewer than he did before.
Investigation disclosed that the bees
were practically all gone. 1t was too
early in the season for them to swarm.
and there were no indications about
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Chains Engine to Track.

Watertown.-The local freight on
the South Dakota Central railway was
unable to move out of this city one
morning recently because of the fact
that the engine had been chained to
the track by the sheriff to satisfy an
execution issued on judgment in
favor of Hess & Reau, a local firm.
The railways attorneys secured
stay of execution from the court and
the train proceeded after delay of
two hours.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Aurora Rorealis.

According to tn cory recently enun.
cfated. the aurora borealis is formed Of
cathode rays. emitted by the sun and
DETECTED by the terrestrial magnetic
field in the upper strata of the atmo-
sphere The velocity of these cathode
rays must be nearly equal to that Of
light. and very much greater than the
velocity OF cathode rays produced in
the laboratory. Lenard concludes that
these extremely hard" cathode rays
are emitted by unknown radioactive
substances in the sun.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Has Record as Traveller.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-The state record
as long-distance traveller while act
ing as a mail carrier is claimed by
j. w. Barnum, veteran mail carrier.
who resides at White Lake Almost
continuously for period of "a years
he has been a mail carrier In that
part of the state and during that pc
riod 1t is estimated he Travelled an
aggregate of about 100000 miles, or
a distance equal to eight times
around the globe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
DoubIe-Edoed.

The man whose daughter had just
been united to the husband Of her
choice looked a little sad.
II tell you, squire" he said to one of
the wedding guests, a man OF his own
age, and himself the father of num-
Der Of unmarried girls, II tell you
it is a solemn thing for US when our
daughters marry and go away" +.
The squire assented not altogether
heartily.
Il suppose it u.s." he conceded. 'but
tell you it is more solemn when they
don't" Youths Companion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
SPRAYED TREES CHASE BEES

the hive that they had died, no dead
bees being in sight.
Inquiring of other bee keepers, MIR.
Scripture learned that he was not the
only one who was losing bees. and
that Others had concluded that the
spray applied to fruit trees to kill the
tiny moths which infect the blossoms,
and later the fruit, was doing equally
effective work in killing off the honey
bees.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Before and Aft.,5

When girl is engaged to man
she believes him when he tells her he
would love to have her walk on him
with her tiny feet; after she il mar
ried to him she would be satisfied to
have him willing to put her rubbers
on her without acting a. II It were
killing him. x
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
long Hours of Working Girls
Cause Freak Ideas.
Or. Caroline Hedoer Makes Plea for
Adoption of Amendment to Wom-
3 ems Ten-Hour Law, Giving
Time to Think of Doings.

Chicago-More leisure as cure
for womens craving for rats" puffs
and high heels was advocated by DR..
Caroline Hedger in a talk before the
members of the Women's Trade
union league.
Her subject was "The Cost of Long
Hours for Women" and she intimated
that one of the results of long hours
was an inordinate desire for cover
dressing" and for appearing in freak
ish costumes
The speaker made plea for the
adoption of the amendment to the
women's ten-hour law. making the
limitation Of hours 54 week, which
would, she said, give working women
more time TO think OF some of their
doings and mend their ways"
Women who work need more time
for their religious duties, for their
family, and for the development Of
the best that Is in them" said Doc
tor Hedger. eff working women had
more time they wouldn't do the
things they do now.
They wouldn't wear high heels
and strut around with rats and puffs.
Thank heavens, l never had time to
buy a rat. If the women had
more time to study art and
life there would be few rats
worn and they wouldn't wear
freakish 'hand-me-down suits that
and without any more individuality
than thousand.
What do we women aim at as
women? We wish to attain and main
tain economic efficiency. We wish to
have social and family relations and
we wish to have an effect on the
future.
Nothing affects us so vitality as
fatigue, which may be classified as
normal and abnormal, and fatigue is
the result of mental and bodily &C
ton. a certain amount Of work ia
necessary for the muscular and cir.
culatory functions, but overwork In
creases the fatigue stuffs in the sys-
tenn and ends in physical break
down.
"The fatigue stuffs are poisons that
the system to maintain economic eff
cheney. The main way to dispose Of
the fatigue stuffs is by sleep. Fatigue
can be reduced by the taking of
food, but sleep is the main cure
More time is needed by the working
woman for sleep.
''You can't lose six hours sleep
one night without paying it back. II
you don't pay 1t back soon then you
will have to pay it back with inter-
est later on, and you may overdraw
your bank account Of health and go
bankrupt,
Nothing produces fatigue among
working women like the work Of the
standing trades such as mattresses
and store clerks. l have seen a wait
ress in Chicago restaurant fall
asleep standing on her feet behind
the lunch counter. These trades pro-
duce the fiat foot
Nothing impairs economic eff
5iency s1mueh as the 4. fat foot foot, ~w;;::ch
sometimes is produced by some Of
the prevailing styles of shoes. Work
ing women must have more leisure
time to learn these things.
Girls should be taught in school
how TO feed and care. for bies,. cook
food. and keep house. Women must
feed their husbands or they will go
to the saloon to satisfy the craving .
New Cable Service serire
I Rio 'rreiro Brazli.-,he German
govern ,-s--'tt's direct cable line from
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS NOTES

iiiS SiSTs;.Si 3HS SSsi SnSGS CT sno
farmers elevator at Langford were
destroyed by fire, the loss aggregating
about $1,000, with about $4,000 insur-
ance.
The city council of Redfeld has APP.
propriated $500 to aid their band, and
the city of Watertown puts up $1,000
the coming year, out OF the city funds,
to maintain the band at that place.
Stricken with apoplexy while chat.
ting and enjoying visit with an old
friend, Jurren Renders Dirksen.
pioneer resident residing near Len
noX, passed away. He was over 65
years of age.
Circuit court for Douglas county
will convene in Armour on Tuesday.
May 9, Judge r. B. Trip. presiding.
There is quite a large docket to come
UP for disposal, but nothing of a ssr;-
GUS character.
An old fashioned Indian "powwow''
was held at Yankton the other day.
between the redskins and the pale.
faces seeking to secure the redskins
attendance at the big Dakota ami
versary celebration in June.
AS the result of pulling a loaded
gun through wire fence while hunt
mig, julius Wenzlaff, farmer living
near Freeman lost his life. The weap-
on was accidentally discharged by the
hammer catching in the wire.
S. Trad, photographer of Center
Vile, who has been in Turner county
about IL years, will leave soon for
Syria, the Holy Land, and scenes Of
his boyhood home at Zahleh, 80 miles
from Damascus, in the heart of Mount
Lebanon, and in sight of Mount Har.
| mon.
Gov Vessey has promised to speak
at the Scandinavian celebration to he
held at Webster June l next. Prepa-
rations for this event are going for.
! ward with much vim and vigor and
| nothing is being left undone to make
| the celebration what it should be-a
grand success.
The execupt;ve council of the South
Dakota Bankers association has fixed
the dates for the annual convention
on June Z and at Sioux Falls. The
program committee, consisting OF the
local bankers of Sioux Falls and the
| officers of the association, anticipate
very large attendance, and prepare
| tfons are being made for most inter
estingg program and an excellent enter.
| tainment.
The members of the South Shore
band and number of the influential
| citizens are actively at work arrang-
| ing for a band tournament and cele.
| bration which they have decided !. to
| hold there on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June and s. Five or six bands
| from towns on the Great Northern
railway, already have signitied their
willingness to be present and compete
| for the liberal purses which will be
offered {sf1a.ff t-f at
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

Pesos 70 Better Than Plenty.
Better II . dry morsel. and quiet.
moss herewith. than Il ,;hosssi ,ss...se 81 e
ieastins with Strife Proverbs sof
Solomon. xyii:l
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Endowment Sales.

The sales of endowment lands made
by the state land companies this year
did not come up to the average prices
paid for school lands. The sales were
made in the counties of Mcpherson,
Marshall and Edmunds. bringing an
average of $2o.11 an acre. In Mar
shall 1907 acres were sold at an aver
age of $2294 an acre: in Mcpherson
1874 acres, at an average of SIG, and
in Edmunds, 722 acres at an average
of $25.79. The endowment lands were
selected from lands left for selections
after admission of the state, and as a
rule the better lands had been taken
in filings by individuals. and the char
acter of the lands were not up to those
of the state school lands, which were
located in sections l6 and SO of each
township, and were most of them of
as good qaulity as the average of the
townships in which they are located.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Subject to Restrictions.

II was cleanin' TO- new lady las
week an de dirt In her kitchen was q
sight, POI thing" said Rose, Mrs. Fra
zer's dark-skinned charwoman.
But why did she let it get like
that?" asked the lady.
Il dunno, ma'am. Guess she never
seen 1t. Some cooks, You know, is
mighty particular bout lowin' de
madam in de Kitchen. Dey 'jes take
dere orders from her upstairs an she
don't have no call to go into de Ntch-
en- at all
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Normal Heads Confer.

Presidents Nash Of Aberdeen nor
nal, Cook of Spearfish normal, Heston
of Madison normal, and Wenzlaff of
Springfield normal, ali state schools,
were in conference with State Super
intendent Lawrence over the course
of study to be adopted for these
schools. 1t is the idea to embrace in
the course of study those lines which
will be acceptable to the state super
intendent so that certificates can be
granted with the teacher taking the
usual examination, the graduating d.
ploma of the teacher being sufficient
for her to enter work. This will place
the normals on higher grade and
will be greater inducement for stu
dents to take up the work of teach
ing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
New Gable Service seeir.

I Rio 'rreiro, Brazil. he German
foverr''-.-,,t.'s direct cable line from
, lE-nde rrr,anv. to orprra hrco.
Rraz'. g - IBERIA.
hegais =
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small. sugar.costed.
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels and cure
constipation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

Let us never be discouraged by any
difficulty which may attend what we
know to be our duty.-Bowdler.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

It's easier for shiftless man to
make friends than to make good
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04

For your own sake, don't wait until it
happens. It may be headache. tooth
ache. earache. or some painful accident.
Hamlins Wizard Oil will cure it. Get
bottle now.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
Confirmed.

Confirmed.
Randall-Has a reputation for brav-
cry has he?
Rogers--Yes, with every one who
has been his wife.--Life
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
State. Engineers Are Kept BUSY.

State Engineer S. H. Lea has been
invited to present a paper at the ma
tional irrigation congress at its next
meeting on the subject of measure
ment of water of streams. as it APP.
pears this state. under his adninistra-
ton of the Office has pushed that
work. The principal points asked are
in the lines of devices for such meas
urements. as something practicable in
that line is desired all over the west
where the question of amount OF flow
of streams is becoming an issue Of
greater IMPORTANCE every war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-05-04
For Experiment Farm.

TOI CHPS' 'FI'S''s VII
Col. Frank B. Ainsworth has offered
to the government quarter section
of his ranch near Minnekahta for the
national experiment farm which is to
be established in Fall River county.