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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16

twenty-five three miles. nineteen two
miles and eight are single mile frour
end to end.
Every part of the country furnishes
specimens of these dwarf roads, says
the Railroad Mans Magazine. They
are found in mining districts and
scenic sections; they are the handy
helpers around industrial plants and
terminal centers; they climb noun
tains that would be impossible other.
wise.
The Johnstown and Stony Creek
Railroad. which is only mile long,,
connects with the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore and Ohio in Pennsyf--
vania at two points named in its title,
Freight Is the speciality Of the road.
and in the two years of It's existenca
it is said to have made very salts
factory financial return to Its owners.t
Ever hear Of the Due West Rail-
road? No? Well, it's hardly to bos
wondered at. seeing that it's scarcely
three miles long and slowed In an QUIT
of the way corner Of South Carolina,
Yet it has unique history of its OWL
The road runs from the town Of Due
West to Dowell. Its construction waS
the outcome Of the craving Of the I'M
habitants of Due West for easy trans
portation to Dowell So the people on
Due West, in the name Of their town.
issued $1,000 of railroad aid bonds
on behalf of the construction Of the
line. which was opened for traffic I'm
1908.
The road was a financial success
from the start and Is comfortably
paying its way. 1t has neither debts
nor bonds Of its own. in which re-
spect 1t is almost without parallel I'm
railroad history. The total cost Of the
construction Of the road and It's equip
ment. including its two locomotives
one passenger and one baggage car, In
said to have been less than 100000
Mary Lee is the sentimental name
Of little freight railroad that runs
between East Birmingham and Boy1es-
Ala, a distance Of seven miles. II
connects with the Queen and Crescent
Route, Southern Railroad and til0
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mary, according to published balance
sheets, is a paying proposition.
Fulton Chain Railroad is only two
miles in length. but this Lilliputian
line has brought enjoyment to thous-
ands of summer vacationists. It runs
from Fulton Chain to Old Forge, N. ".
and is operated by the New York Cen
trail lines mainly in connection with
the hot weather traffic. Last year 1t
carried $3.50 passengers; it's net
earnings were s6,019, and 1t had the
comfortable little surplus of $13341
tucked away in its jeans.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
PLAGUE EPIDEMIC HORRORS
Letter From Woman Says Victims
Bodies Are Fed to the Wild
Beasts In India.

Indianapolis the bubonic
plague. which has been raging in Gen.
trail Province, India, for several
months, has been killing so many per-
sons that hundreds of the bodies new
er have been buried, but were carried
out for the wild animals to eat, is de-
clared in a letter received recently
by Mrs. Thomas H. Nelson, wife of
the president of the Pentecost Bands
of the World. The letter Is from Mrs.
E. E. Tucker, superintendent Of the
girls orphanage conducted by the
bands in the infested territory. Whole
villages have been deserted. it Is said.
and the people still are fleeing for
their lives. The letter from Mrs.
Tucker follows, in part:
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
THE BEST PROOF
Newport Citizens Surely Cannot
Doubt It.

Doan's Kidney Pills were used
they cured.
The story was told to Newport re-
sidents.
Time has strengthened the evidence.
Has proven the cure permanent.
The testimony Is home testimony.
The proof convincing.
1t can be investigated by Newport
residents. +.
Mrs. Nancy E. Gates, Riverview St.,
Newport Tenn, says: "Four years ago
! suddenly began to suffer from dull,
bearing down ache in my back and it
steadily grew worse until l was unable
to work or get my proper rest. was
also troubled bv dizziness and the kid
ney secretions became unnatural. A
member Of my family had always con-
sidered Doan's Kidney Pills the best
kidney medicine to he had finally !
decided to try them, procuring a box
frcm the MINIS Drug Co. They re-
lieved me promptly and for that reason
consider them worthy of the highest
endorsement. Statement given Jan
uary 6, 1907
NO TROUBLE SINCE.
Mrs. Gates was interviewed on
December Il, 1910 and she said: 81
have had no recurrence of kidney COM
plant since | used and publicly en-
dorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. have no
hesitation whatever in confirming my
former statement in which l told of
my experience"
For sale BY all dealers Price 50 cents.
Fosler-Miburn Co., New York, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the namc-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
FOR SALE

r. One farm, one mile from Concord
Sc ID acres with good buildings and
good springs, creek running through
farm. Price $500.
so acres on an island. Will produce
so to 100 bushels of corn per acre. Near
good market, two schools and churches.
240 acres good red land, 10 acres in
timber, balance in high state of cu'ti-
walton. Good house, barn and out
houses.
One fine dairy and stock farm OF
1900 acres, one mile along river bot
tom, $4,000.
Any kind of a small farm or good
stock farm that man should want
Call for me. ! am prepared TO board
and keep all customers free of charge
free conveyance.
Houses and lots in Concord.
GEORGE CUMM1NS,
Concord, Team. Old Phone b
6-29 I'm
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16

proved him. Curbey was irlpudent to
her.
Miss Scott is not a large woman,
but she is strong. She grabbed young
Curbey by the collar with one hand.
caught up a cherry branch with the
other and turned the unruly pupil into
a position where he got the full bene-
fit Of the singing switch.
But one dose wasn't a cure for Cur.
hey. A couple Of lads who made fun
Of him got clicking" for their brash-
ness. He'd show 'em, he said, that he
still was the bully in the school yard,
anyway.
When Miss Scott heard CT that she
reproved Curbey again and when he
"sassed" her she applied the cherry
switch again. When Curbey went
home from school he told his father
and mother.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
BIG SCHOOL BULLY
WHIPPED BY TEACHER.
Boss Of Room "sasses" Little
Woman Who Promptly Gives
Him Good Licking"

Lawrence. Kan.-The story Of how a
little woman teacher chastised the bull
ly boy Of her school was told the other
day In Justice J. D.~Wilson's court.
The verdict was that Miss Ruth
Scott, the principal of the Pinckney
school was justified in whipping Cad
dis Curbey, Is years old, not only
once, but twice. -,r
Curbey, who Is Is years old, Is in
the sixth grade. He is large for his
age and has been accustomed to bully
the smaller boys. Curbey engaged in
several fist fights on the school grounds
on December Is and Miss Scott re-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
Carried the Bodies Out.

Z VIII have to tell you the sad
news that two Of our orphan girls
have taken the plague and one died
the other night. We have stretched
tent In the back yard as far away
as We could and have them in It.
The people are dying so fast around
Us that some do not get bsried at an;
they just carry the bodies out and lay
them down and the wsad animals soon
eat them up. You can not get doc.
tors for love CT zroney." =. rs
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
BAPTISM AT DEEP GAP

Rev. II. G. Tarlton filled the stand
last Saturday and Sunday at Deep
Gap, baptising Sunday morning at $50
a. m. After oaptising retired TO the
church for preaching. Sermon by Rev.
II. G. Tarlton; after sermon then par
taken the Lords supper.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
Public Welfare in Publicity.

The possession of the news. the
knowledge of the worlds daily life.
thought, movement. constitutes the
most effective weapon for the protec-
ton of society. Justice and truth
flourish in the light of publicity. In
iouity and wrong dread 1t and are III
timately cured by the Influences
which flow from its Illuminating rays.t
Samuel Bowles.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
Veteran Railroad Track Walker.

The Oldest railroad track walker I'm
Central New York is Richard Maha-
ney of Jordan. who, in twenty-eight
years of service with the New York
Central, has walked 51,100 miles. Ma
haney's territory extends from a quar-
ter of mile west of the station at
Jordan to two and quarter miles.
east Of the station. He makes one
round trip every day of the week.
He Is sixty-three years old.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
Time to Stop Worrying.

When all day. every hour. every
moment. there is the dull. insistent,,
numb pain Of something that maks~
itself felt through. above and beiOwt
all our other thinking. we must knoU
that we are WORRYING. Then there ~
but one thing to dove muse tkop
that worry; we must kill it.-9fO9
SelfControl ~ William George sos-
dan. 49,. i
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16

Use Eagle Thistle Soda and take ad-
vantage of Special Offer on a set of
Sterling Silver plated Rogers & Broth
er Teaspoons.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
) ~ rtNEY GROVE

,1>. Is q, Iarlton filled the stand at
iney Grove Saturday morning and
Sunday evening. Sermon by Rev. r.
g. Tarlton; alter sermon tlen partaken
the sacrament.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16

long. O these On
ly twenty-nino arU
more than seven
miles In length.
while twenty-five
Just reach thae
distance. Eight
cen are six miles
long. forty cover
five miles. sixteen
x.,,r fA.,~ r~f1oR
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
English a. Size Is Spoke.

French Chauffeur TO deaf farmer
on Maine road)-Can you tell me
sare, we're | get some Of re gasoline!
Farmer with his hand to his carr
Hey?
French Chauffeur-Non. non. non!
Not re hay-ze gasoline Kiss eez q
motor car, not horse.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
Money to Loan!

At 81 interest, on five years time,
interest payable annually. We loan
only one-half the value of farms, and
only want good farms as security.
Borrower must furnish abstract of
title and pay expenses of execution
of papers, etc. We do not loan less
than 81 1000, and the larger the loan,
the better we are pleased. If you have
money borrowed, or want to get some,
it will pay you to let US sexplain in
detail our proposition. Call or write
us if you are interested.
FRANK PARK, JR.
Jefferson City, Tenn.
Representing Chickamauga Trust
Co., Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
Natural lr>r,iIIses

Natural Impulses.
"A ba'A Is an uncanny sort OF
thing"
How can you say so'"
We'll, An't 1t creepy"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16
SHORT RAILROAD LINES
MANY IN THE UNITED STATES
THAT sEEM LIKE ToY&.
Small rs They Are, However. the Ms
IorIty Pay Handsome Dividends
According to the Capital
Invested In Them.

OF the 1,18o railroads In the Unite6
States 1870 are less than eight miles
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-16

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy
life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the
great system tonic and builder.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, July LIT is un-
derstood that an effort is being made
to get Theodore Roosevelt to attend
the third party convention in this city
on August /. Edwin NJ. Lee, chairman
of the temporary state committee of
the third party, however. had nothing
to say on the subject when he was
asked about 1t last night.
IT don't know anything about it," he
said.
"But suppose the story is printed to
the effect that Roosevelt will probably
attend the state convention?' he was
asked.
Print ii your own responsibility
But from other sources it has been
learned that plan of that kind is
under way and that it will be carried
through If the third party managers
have their way about it.
A dispatch from New York says that
Roosevelt is planning speaking trip
before the date of the third party ma
tional convention In Chicago on August
5. and it is known that he will speak in
Ohio and Iowa and probably other
states His itinerary has not yet reach
ed here or been published, but it need
not cause any surprise If it contains
| Indianapolis for the first day of
August Some of the third party men
who are seeking to bring about this
arrangement say that the presence Of
Roosevelt here at the state convention
would be a great boost for that cause
In this state, and that it would be the
means of drawing thousands of people
here from all over the state
| II have no doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt
will be away from home a good deal OF
the time between now and the election
in November, said Mr.. Lee sidestep.
ping the question of whether Roosevelt
was coming here If Roosevelt doe,
not come to Indianapolis for the thirc
party state convention he will surel,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19

Upon the settlement of the estate
the eldest daughter-Mrs. Van Dyne
now-and her husband. the latter's
health requiring change. removed
from Montville straight across the
country to Pasadena Cal. where they
settled
One day last winter, while motoring
about in the new country. Mrs. Van
Duyne visited Los Angeles. She was
driving her car along one of the ave-
nues toward the suburbs when troll
ley crossing at an angle halted her
The motorman, capped and coated in
blue. turned his head in her direction.
She recognized him at once. The mo
torman was her long missing brother.
AS soon as possible she arranged to
meet him. 1t was a reunion without
formahty.
And what lot of things there was
to tell-the death of the good father
just as he had rounded out his eight
last he had only the kindest thoughts
| for the absent son; of the will and the
| codicil thereto of his loyal wife and
! the daughters, and of the marriage OF
| one to as likely a chap there Is In
/ the valley. and of the new baby with
| eyes like its mothers, and just learn
| ing to toddle: of the fire which had
reduced the old homestead to ashes
/ all these things and more there were
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19
TRYING TO GET ROOSEVELT
TO COME TO INDIANA

come at some later date in the cam
paign.
The third party headquarters were
Opened yesterday in the Majestic build
ing, where they have nine rooms for
use of the campaign workers. All of
this costs money and 1t costs much
more money to arrange for state con-
vention and to carry on the prelim-
inaries of a campaign. The under
standing here Is that liberal bunch of
money has been received from Pitts
burg by the Indiana campaign man
ayers and that more will be forthcom-
ing when that is gone. Just whom this
money comes from has not been made
public. but Pttsburg is the home town
of William j. Finn, who is talked of
for national committeeman of the third
party.
The presence of the Democratic state
committee in this city today on a visit
to Governor Marshall is the political
event of the day here. 1t was not
known that they were coming until
yesterday evening when a press dis
patch from Chicago made the an
nouncement. Even Governor Marshall
had not heard of it. But when the
word reached him he and his secretary,
Mark Thistlwthwaite. made things
hum in getting things ready for the
company. Their coming is due largely
to the efforts of Tom Taggart, who, it
was said, iwhsed to take the members
/ of the national committee to French
Lick for few days. According to the
plans understood this morning the
members of the party are to depart for
French Lick this afternoon, or at
least a part of them.
| The visit of the national committee
men, with Chairman McComb at their
head, was regarded as decidedly appro-
PIRATE just at this time, for it will give
the members a good chance to get ac-
quainted with the Governor and size
him up before they start in on the
campaign.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19

Montville. n. j.. July f9.-When the
rowing fever got into the blood of Bert
Zabriskie the call of the great west
was Irresistible All his life he had
lived in Montvil1e: had been born here.
married here. He wanted to some
thing of the world, he wanted to get
away from the. lonely neighborhood
where he had spent all of his years.
And so one day. without saving
goodhy to his wife and his two little
daughters, without telling anyone
whitcher he was bound. he struck out
The wanderlust had overpowered him.
That was years ago. Zabriskie
never wrote home: finally ne was Civ
en- up for dead. and became mem
DRY to his wife and children.
Years passed. They were thrifty
years for Albert James Zabriskie.
father OF the man who had wandered
away. and when some four years ago
the old man died, he left snug for
tune of $4,000
The elder Zabriskie had two daugh-
tiers. sisters of Bert. BY the terms of
his will each of the three was to re-
ceive an equal portion of his fortune.
In his latter days he had added a codi-
ell. providing that If his son Bert
should fail to claim his share of the
fortune before Bert's youngest daugh-
ter reached the age of "a. the daugh-
ter should receive 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19

TO tell In record of the years that
had come and gone since he had
struck out
There was some telegraphing and
some letter writing the part of the
rover all of which was quite natural.
and as matters of the sort are bound
to be settled if only they are helped
along in the right way, Bert Zabris-
kie finally decided to return.
And what a Homecoming it was.
The welcome that was Bert Zabris-
kies was as sincere as he could wish.
When he reached the turn in the road
that brought him in view of the house
that had been reared from the ashes
of the old homestead they were all out
to meet him-wife and daughter and
the baby, too-and he was passed
from one to the other and there were
smiles of joy and tears of JOY and
| handshakings and embraces.
And of course there was a recon
Citation Everybody agreed to forget
the past and to make the future JUS
as pleasant and happy as could be. A
/ lawyer was called in and he declared
that there could be no question as L
Bert Zabriskie's right to the thirty
| odd thousand dollars.
Bert Zabriskie's hair is sprinkles
with gray His wife too, has reached
| middle age. But they look forward t,
! many happy years together.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19

here several months ago. H. J. Con-
day headed the local delegation. Pres
ident Pfel of Oshkosh. Wis, arrived
here Monday and accompanied the To-
cal delegation to Columbus. He favors
Lafayette for the next meeting.
Hartford City-Walter A. Jones.
formerly of Hartford City and Eaton.
a window glass manufacturer, has or
ganized company to give demonstra-
tons of glass making machinery to
independent manufacturers at Graf
ton, w. Va. The Jones company, of
which Walter A. Jones is the head.
has taken over companies at Sandus-
ky and Paramount, w. Va, and the
Bates patent will be superseded by the
Jones patent in several plants The
manufacturers who have witnessed
the demonstrations say the machine
will be of commercial value at the be-
ginning, and that more glass will be
made by machinery this year than
ever before.
Columbus-E. III. Kinney, justice of
e--peaee,- .and-.J~- r. Dunlap, a build :
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19

after the Fayette county free fair, in
order not to have the avenue torn up
at that time.
Jeffersonville-A contract has been
made by G. A Schear, county trea-
surer, with Joseph T. Elliott & Sons
of Indianapolis for the sale of $4,000
~ per cent ten-year serial free grav-
ell road bonds, at par and interest, the
buyer to print the bonds. The bonds
include the following issues: Jeffer-
sonville township, $1,000 and $500;
Washington township, $1,000; Monroe
township. $4,000 and $500.
Lafayette-A large delegation left
here Monday to attend the trienniaI
convention of the Retail Clerks Inter
national Protective association at CO.
lumbus. 1t is hoped to obtain the next
convention for this city. The interna-
tional headquarters We're established
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19
sufrraolst.' statue Of .vIcsory.~

Ing inspector, are completing a gravel
road in Wayne township, Bartholo-
NEW county, because they were on the
bond of william Romine. contractor
for the road. Romines contract was
between $4,000 and $1,000. He built
three small bridges. Then work stop
ped and the contractor disappeared.
His bondsmen have searched for him,
but have been unable to find him ard
they are now required to complete the
work. Kinney and Dunlap have hired
George Fivecoats of this county to fin
ish the highway for $500.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19
INDUSTRY
l ~ D ~ a

Greenfeld-The FIRE department. will
give a horse show and street fair the
latter part of August. Merchants will
provide free street attractions in front
of their places of business
Connersville-Work has begun on
several miles of concrete paving for
connersville streets. The work was
started on Grand avenue. and will be
transferred from there to Seventh
Eighth and Ninth streets. The paving
of Central avenue will be deferred TIL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-19

Soiled lingerie parasols will respond
to a good scrubbing of soap and water
with soft brush. Rinse thoroughly
after they have been scrubbed clean.
To clean light colored velvet, cordu-
roy or felt, rub the soiled portions
nightly with the cut surface of day
old loaf or white bread, cutting OF
the surface as fast it becomes discol-
-nred = =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
HERND0N.
rrespondence of The Star.

speclai Correspondence of The Star
HERNDON, Va, May % 1872
Mr. and Mrs Alexander H. Caldwell
had as recent guests Mr.. B. n. Caldwell
OF oxford, \. c., and Mr. j. Charles
Heiges of York, Pa. Miss Heiees Of
New Bloomfield, Pa, is the house guest
OF Mrs. Caldwell. Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Caldwell was hostess at a delightful
card party. Prof. S. E. Hedges of Crest
view has returned from a few days stay
in Richmond. Va. Miss Rosa PaschaIl
OF Buffalo Lithia Springs is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. w. w. Wagstaff in the
suburbs. Mrs. Mary Virginia B. Smith of
Purcellviile is visiting Mrs. Russell A.
Lyon on Eldon street. Miss Elizabeth
Huddleson entertained at cards Wednes-
day evening in honor of the birthday an
niversary of Mrs. Frank Huddleson. tho
party being surprise to Mrs. Huddleson
The color scheme of white and green was
carried out throughout the lower floor.
Those playing were Mr.. and Mrs William
ELS, Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ. Lawrence, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Lyon. Mr. and Mrs. b.
Harry Bready, Mr.. and Mrs. George q.
Bready. Mr.. and Mrs. David w.
Adams. Mrs. Charles Mcclellan, Mrs.
Robert Fink, Miss Ruth Detwiler and Mr..
Amos Crounse. Mrs. AL H. Kirk Of
Floris entertained the Methodist Ladies'
Aid Society Thursday. Misses Geriche of
Washington We're recent guests of DR..
and Mrs. Frank Mccoy Johnson of F'loris
road. Misses Louise and Mary Aud re-
turned Tuesday from visit to Miss Nell
Lake of Philomont. Thursday night Miss
Aud was given a farewell dance in Wal
ker's Hall here. Mrs. John McLaughIin
and Miss Frances Mclaughlin of Wash
ington have been spending the week with
friends here. and have now been Joined
by Capt. and Miss Mclaughlin. and have
opened their summer home. Mrs Ben
jam:n Shreve of Sterling has returned