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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
5000 DEAD AND
OVER 5000 HURT
Terrible Distress Among Earth
quake Victims.
THE SHOCKS CONTINUE DAILY.
Reports From Mission Detailed On
v. S. Gunboat To Investigate
the Disaster In the Region
About the Sea Of Marmosa.

Constantinople-An appalling story
of suffering and damage caused by the
recent earthquake IN the region about
the Sea of Marmosa was told by the
members of the expedition dispatch on
August Il to the stricken district on
board the United States gunboat
Scorpion, guardship at Constantinople,
which returned here Saturday.
J. Cornell Tarler, second secretary
Of the United States Embassy and the
special mission Of four doctors on
board estimate the number of killed
IN the various towns and villages at
5000 while the total OF those injured
reaches 5000.
1t was found impossible to approach
several villages on account OF the
odors arising from the human bodies
buried among the ruins Other vii
lagos were simply heaps OF charred
debris The plight of the survivors
has been rendered worse on account
of the difficulty of obtaining building
material.
Earthquakes continue almost daily
at many places along the coast. Six
shocks were felt Friday and many
damaged houses collapsed.
In several villages visited by the
expedition some of the houses which
were apparently unchanged were
found to con1ist of empty shells, the
whole Of the interior having col
iapsed
At Myriophite the first appearance
of the town was very deceptive be
cause a number of the houses stand.
ing on the seafront, surrounded by
gardens, we're intact, but Immediately
in the rear scarcely a stick or a stone
was left upright Numerous assures
were observed in the ground but none
of great size, although the villages re
ported that a cleft nearly 200 feet deep
had opened in a hillside eight miles
inland
The people throughout the district
appeared utterly stunned by the
catastrophe and made no attempt to
help themselves, sitting and brooding
over their misfortune and awaiting
the arrival Of relief
The Red Crescent Society and the
Greek Philanthropic Societies are do
ing good work in the district. the Red
Crescent having dispatched missions
10 the interior to assist the sufferers.
The Turkish transport Bozzm-Y-
Alem has been converted into hos
pital ship and anchored of the coast.
The American Medical Mission.
after treating 300 patients and finding
that it's work was overlapping that of
other missions, handed over its sup
plies and medical stores to the Vail
of Adrianople, who is experimenting
the work on the scene.
The American Red Cross Society con-
tinues to dispatch supplies to the suf-
ferers, and the foreign colonies here
purpose to collect a subscription under
the patronage of their respective lega-
tons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
Morse Forms Ship Line.

Houston, Texas.-Charles w. Morse.
Of New York, recently released from
the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ca.
has completed all details for operating
an extensive steamship service be-
tween Houston, New Orleans and
New York Houston will become a
port for deep-sea vessels when the
canal from this port to the Gulf is
finished. Morse also will run a line
to Porto Rico from New York. OIL
cials OF steamship lines have con
inrmed the reports of Morse's new IN
gertaking.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
Dead" Woman Sues Him

band. She said that she left her hus-
band and went to Wilmington, where
she worked for several years, after
which she came to this city, where
she learned that her husband was liv'
ing and married to a second wife.
Thereupon she procured a warrant
for his arrest. Mrs. Kynoch refused 10
have her husband arrested for bigamy,
and sale that she did not want to send
him to jail All she asked, she de'
clared. was his support. Magistrate
mcfarland held him in $500 bail lor
court.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23

BY thus placing all women on an equal
footing so far as title is concerned,
the League of Madame" as the
unique organization styles itself,
hopes to democratize womanhood gen.
orally and infuse into the sex a new
spirit of camaraderie. Also, with the
abolition of the title "mademoiselle,"
or its national equivalent, it is argued
that the privileges generally accorded
to married women should be extended
to their single sisters, while men and
women would meet on more equal
terms.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
TO PROBE PATENT OFFICE.
Senate Passes Resolution Which Pro.
vides For Investigation.

Observation-Disclosures of the
condition of business in the Patent
Office was provided for in a resolution
passed by the Senate. The measure
authorized the Economy and Efficiency
Commission to spend not to exceed
$4,000 in an examination of the sys.
tenn of granting patents.
Senator Sanders bitterly criticized
the present system of issuing patents
The congestion of business has be,
come so great" he said, that result,
ing condition have made patents moth.
ing but rights of action in the courts.
They do not protect" The resolution
had passed the House.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
LAND FOR LUTHER BURBANK.
Senate Gives Him Chance To Try Out
Splneless Cacti.

Washington.-Th Senate passed a
bill placing at the disposal of Luther
Burbank II sections of land in Cali
fornia, New Mexico Arizona and Ne
vada for the propagation of the spine
less cacu. The bill provides that if
Burbank succeeds in growing on this
semiarid land cacti suitable for ami
nal food for a period of two years the
land shall be sold to him for the regu-
lar $3.50 an acre government land
price The bill already has passed the
House.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
UNION QUARREL ENDS FATALLY
Two Bartenders Stabbed To Death;
Another In jail.

Clarksburg, w. Va.-Michael Clancy
and James Devine, union bartenders,
were stabbed to death in front of a
saloon here, and Joseph Devona, a
non-union bartender. is in jail in CON
nection with the crime. The men
were standing on the street, quar-
reling about the union, when the trag-
edy occurred and Devona fed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
REHoBoTH FIRE SWEPT.
confIagration Starts In Moving Picture
Place.

Rehoboth, Del.-The entire business
section of Rehoboth was threatened by
a fire, thought to have been started by
incendiaries in the cottage of Charles
Horn, and communicated to the Casino
Opera House and then to the Newman
picture house. All were destroyed, en-
failing a loss variously estimated from
$4,000 to 100000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
RURAL CREDIT SYSTEMS.
Senate Approves Plan Of Southern
Commercial Congress.

Washington.-Th appointment of a
commission by the Southern Com
mercial Congress to investigate rural
credit systems in Europe was Endorsed
in a Senate joint resolution. The COM
mission, to consist Of a delegate from
every State, would report to the gen
eral assembly of the International In
stitute of Agriculture, at Rome, next
May.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
TO CALL WOMEN "MADAME'
New Society Formed in Vienna Would
Abolish Distinguishing Label Of
Married Portion of Sex.

Vienna-A woman's society has
been formed here, under the presi-
dency of Baroness de Rosenwerth,
Polish woman of note, with the object
of bringing the title madame" into
universal use for women of all sta
tions in life, married and unmarried.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
Burns Herself To Death.

Tampa. Fla-Crazed by excessive
and constant smoking, Victoria Ruiz,
a Cuban woman, poured a, gallon of
kerosene over her clothing and lighted
a match to it, She was burned to a
crisp and did not complain once dur
ing her horrible suffering. Neighbors
witnessed the act.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
OLD SHELTER is TREASURE
Metal So Far Taken From Debris
Worth 62,ooo-Searcher Elk
pect $4,000 More.

Kansas City.-Gold, silver and 9th
er valuable metals from an old smelt-
er dump at Argentine, Kan, a sub
urb of Kansas City, have yielded $62,'
900 in the last IS months.
The site is now occupied by a struc'
tural steel company. officers of the
steel company said they believed S2o''
900 more in metal was in the dump
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
FAMINE FEARED IN NICARAGUA
Commander OF American Forces
Cables For Flour.

Panama.-The commander of the
American forces in Nicaragua cabled
to Camp Elliott requesting the dis
patch of 20 tons of -four, threeinch
guns with ammunition and Colt auto
matte guns, with 10000 rounds of am
munition. Nicaragua is threatened
with famine and a quantity of -four
intended for the relief of the inhabit-
ants was lost on board the steamer
Newport when she sank at Balboa.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
INDUSTRIAL BILL PASSED.
Commission OF Nine Created To In
quire Into Labor Conditions.

quire into LABOR conditions.
Washington.-Th Senate passed
the Hughes bill, creating a commit
tee on industrial relations
A commission of nine persons is
created to inquire intn the general
conditions of labor in the principal
industries of the United States, includ-
ing agriculture, and especially in those
which are carried on in corporate
form. The purpose of the commission
is to ascertain facts and suggest legis-
lation calculated to establish better
relations between capital and labor. A
report must be submitted within two
years. A special inquiry must be
made into the illegal entry of Asiatics
into the United States or its insular
possessions. The measure has al
ready passed the House.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
Bids $4,000 FOR a Pistol.

London.-An American collector has
offered $4,000 for Dick Turpin's pis'
toll, recently discovered during the
dismantling of the historic Globe room
of the Reindeer inn at Banburg. Al
present the ownership of the pistol Is
in dispute as between the owner oil
the building, the finder and the pur'
chasers Of the ceiling where it had
been concealed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
CHANGE IN PUBLICITY LAW.
Amendment To Campaign Expense
Statute S Proposed.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and repre-.
sentatives may hereafter swear to and
file in any regular postofice theil
statements required under the cam
paign contributions publicity law, il
the Senate adopts an amendment to
that law adopted by the House Now
representatives have to swear to their
campaign expense statements in their
own districts and senators in their
own states.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23

The most wearable morality is just
being true to yourself.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18

They Labor necessarily In Fields, De-
stroying Many Injurious and
Destructive Insects.

The birds are the best friends that
the farmer has. Why? Because they
LABOR daiiy In the farmers fields. de-
stroying the insects that destroy or
feed upon the tender plants of the
fields. Have you a friend that will
labor In your fields daily DESTROYING
these insects just for his board and
clothing? No, indeed; you cannot
place your eye upon but one friend
that VIII do this for you. That is
the little birds which are being slaugh-
tered by you in large numbers. Why
do you not try to protect these friends
who are so faithful to you, when they
ask you for no pay for services rem
dered you in your fields. DESTROYING
insects that injure your plants, simply
because you have not stopped to think
over the matter as you ought to. Do
you not realize that they are worth
hundreds OF times more to you as in
sect destroyers than their flesh IL
worth to you in bird pie or in some
other way?
FARMERS, 1t is time to wake I'D to
the fact that these little bird friends
must have better protection. WHY?
Because they are needed more and
more every year. AS people Increase
and the clearing OF more lands in
creases, the insects are bound to in.
crease very rapidly, because they feed
mostly from the farmers fields. Az
insects increase, why should not the
Dirds increase also? Simply because
they haven't had the protection that !
they ought to have had. Some OF
lhe species of birds that used 10 he
found in large numbers are now very !
seldom found at all, simply because
lhey nave not received any mercy
from the hunter. and because the
laws are not strict enough on this one
special thing.
Every farmer should feel it lis duty
% urge his lawmaker to do all i'm his
power TO pass a law that would give
lis little friends in feathers better
law should be passed
states having no such law, prohibit.
ng the killing of these birds under a
ieaVy penalty and Imprisonment for
'ioiation thereof. If this were done.
'ou would see great Improvement
II crops and fewer insects. Good
Increment depends largely on farm.
rs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
Sprouts or Growth Destroyer.

VIDE a growth destroyer more especial.
~ designed for use on land that has
oeen cleared of timber, to DESTROY the
sprouts or returning second growth in
very simple and effective manner
For this purpose use is made of a
wheeled vehicle adapted to be moved
over the ground and provided with a
revoiuble beater, having flexible arms
adapted to forcibly strike and cut off
the growth at or near the ground sur.
face. The illustration shows a section.
al side elevation of the apparatus.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
IT'S THE FOOD.
The True Way to Correct Nervous
Troubles.

Nervous troubles are more often
caused by improper food and indiges-
ton than most people imagine. Even
doctors sometimes overlook this fact.
A man says:
Until two years ago waffies and
butter with meat and gravy were the
main features of my breakfast Finally
dyspepsia came on and found myself
In bad condition. worse in the morn
Ing than any other time I would have
full, sick feeling in my stomach
with pains in my heart. sides and
head
AT times l would have no appetite
for days. then l would feel ravenous
never satisfied when did eat and so
nervous | felt like shrieking at the
top OF my voice. | lost flesh badly and
hardly knew which way to turn until
one day bought box OF Grape-Nuts
food TO see if I could eat that. I tried
IL without telling the doctor. and liked
1t fine; made me feel as if had some
thing TO eat that was satisfying and
still didn't have that heaviness that
| had felt after eating any other food
Il hadn't drank any coffee then in
i've weeks. / kept on with the Grape
Nuts ard in month and half bad
gained 10 pounds. could eat almost
anything | wanted. didn't feel badly
after eating and my nervousness was
all gone. It's a pleasure 10 Se well
again"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the book. The
Road TO MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
q reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
arc genuine. true, and full of h--a. /
Interest. Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
PREPARING FOR SPRING WORK
FARMERS Should Have All Farm npIe-
mcnts In Good Order to Be-
gin Work at Once.

Have the plows, harrows. cultiya-
tors, drills and rollers In order for
spring work. Lay in few extra pIow
points and bolts. Have the harrow
teeth sharp. Extra whifHetrees and
some good hame strings should be
provided. The seed oats, corn. clover
and grass seeds should be bought this
month, so no time need be lost when
the season opens, says a writer in the
Baltimore American. Buy and haul
the fertilizer you need now. III the
plow or harrow is worn out, it will pay
To buy good steel pillow and q spring
tooth harrow and a two-horse cultiya.
tor. A corn planter and a grain drill
may be hired for % cents an acre. If
you only plant ten acres in corn and
seed a few acres to oats it will be
cheaper to hire than to buy these i'm
plements. Only buy those implements
you really need. Farm sales take place
this month. and good implements may
often be had at less than half the orig
mai price. 1t will pay to buy IL you
need the implement. but do not buy
1t because 1t is cheap. nor because you
can buy 1t on time. The note soon
rails due and it often comes due when
you are short of funds. Do not ask
your neighbor to go security. if the
bank will not accept the note with
your wife as indorser, do not buy. |
This is sound advice and il followed |
VIII save you lots of trouble and con-
money. Do not go security
for anyone. 1t is wrong, as yor may
ruin yourself, and oftentimes your
family as we'll A good-natured, easy
going farmer had better remain away
from farm sales.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
Qpnlrs. EsteIla GiIlispie
ONE CASE OUT OF MANY
TO PROVE OUR CLAIMS

st. Anne, Ill.-"I was passing
through the change of life and I
was a perfect wreck from female
troubles. l had displacement
and bearing down pains, weak
fainting spells, dizziness, then
numb and cold feelings. Some
times my feet and limbs were
swollen. | was irregular andhad
so much backache and headache.
was nervous, irritable and was
respondent. Sometimes NV ap-
petite was good but more often IL
was not. My kidneys troubled
me at times and / could walk
only a short distance.
L saw your advertisement ina
paper and took Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
1 was helped from the first. AT
the end of two months the swell
ling had gone down, / was re-
heved of pain, and could walk
with ease. / continued with the
medicine and now do almost all
my homework. / know your
medicine has saved me from the
grave and l am willing foryou to
publish anything / write 20 you.
for the good of others.
EsTELLA GILLESPIE, RID. No 4
Box "a, St. Anne. Illinois.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
Marie Divioeo the Candy

When the uncle or a couple of
Brooklyn youngsters last called az
the household whereof they form a
part he brought with him some pieces
or candy, which were given to the
little girl to divide with her brother.
Later the uncle summoned this
child to the living room and asked:
Marie. when you divided those five
pieces of candy with your brother, did
you give him two and half pieces?"
No. sir" said Marie Il saw thew
weren't going to come out even. so
ate one before / began 10 divide
Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18

"A Haverhill (Mass.) shoeman has
obtained patents giving him the right
70 make lamps and tops OF vegetable
nper which he has invented and per-
iected 10 be used in the manufacture
oi snoes. A few cases OF shoes have
Deen made OF this material which ap-
pears 10 be good substitute for leath-
er. NE hDer is said to be particularly
adaptable for warm weather wear be-
cause being OF woven material. air
can penetrate the vamp and top. The
Inv ehtor also claims that a shoe made
OF this material is waterproof.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
FARM
AND
GARDEN
REPEATING TRAP KILLS RATS
one winding OF New Device Will De-
stroy Fifteen or More of Disease
Spreading Rodents.

Did you ever hear OF repeating rat
Trap! One has been invented by an IL.
hhois man, who declares that with
one winding II will kill Is or more of
the disease breeding pests and kick
each one out OF the way. The gen
erai design of the trap is shown in
the cut. When a rat steps on the plat
form in front his weight releases the
trigger and striking arm, operated by
q powerful spring. hits him a deadly
uppercut and throws him several feet
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18

hloney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
ne mas been benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew.
eral months later he wrote: l have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
ized. correspond with Rev. Z. Hes.
Top about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.
Bunalo, N. Y. Write for Household
hints, also music of National Anthem
(English and German words) and re-
cipes Tor dainty dishes. All sent free
Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
and
NOTES

Rush the blowing.
Prepare for the fall rains
The onion thrips is bad pest
Slack fence wire is slack farming.
Rhubarb IS an easy crop to grow.
The crop OF potato bugs was light
this year.
Potatoes infested with rot are a
poor holding proposition.
Joint grass may be killed out in the
beet fields by clean cultivation
As rule. We do not make as good
use OF our pasture lands as we might
IL is important that ar alfalfa field
where seed is grown be free of weeds
1t will pay to batten the cracks in
the barn before coming OF cold
weather.
The state and county agricultural
fairs are OF value to every farmer in
the country.
IL the pasture is not available. silaee
or good soiling crop will be abso-
lutely indispensable.
Before you fill your stave silo II
should be painted on the inside with
coal tar thlnned with gasoline.
Improveme Mt in the quality and con.
dition of wheat is not the only benefit
derived from stacking the crop.
Farmers who do not have silos
should not let large percentage OF
he corn crops value go to waste.
The potato digger works best in a
Dose, mellow soil and the ororn5
should be free of stone and stumps.
The cutting OF an alfalfa seed cron
S usually done with an ordinary
mower. which may or may not have |
. punching attachment.
One OF the first things the farmer
leeds to look after Is water.tjebt
tails and cutters and the use OF
nough bedding TO absorb all the
lquids.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
Business for Father

The small daughter of a practicing
physician, who evidently has an eve
10 business, told her mother, in no I'm.
certain terms, that she must call at
once on their new neighbor.
And why must / call on herr" ask
ed the mother, amused at the child's
positiveness.
Wen, in the first place" explained
the little lady, they've got three of
the scranniest kids, and the mother
herself don't look very strong"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18

away with the same motion. 1t vir-
tually kicks him to death. Another
feature of this trap is the fact that no
scent Is left on 1t to warn any wise
ola rodent that it is an apparatus to
be avoided. A bait. of course. is set
inside the opening, under the striking
arm. and where rats are particularly
numerous they will not be scared off
by the sight of dead comrades in the
vicinity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18

Business men from New York are
70 establish In Red Bank. N. j.. the
nrst butterfly farm In the world. They
VIII raise butterflies OF all varieties.
specializing in specimens of brilliant
coloring and highly decorative appear
ance. The product Of the farm Is to
be sold to society women, who thus
VIII be enabled to satisfy their whim
for having butterflies about their con-
servatories and parlors
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
Joke on His Clerical Brother

Two brothers named Chalmers. one
a minister and the other a physician,
lived together in western town. One
day man called at the house and
asked for MIR. Chalmers The physi.
clan, who answered the door, replied:
II am he."
You've changed considerably since
| last heard you preach said the
man, who appeared greatly aston.
ished
oh, It's my brother you want to
see; he breaches and l practice"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-18
Getting Alonq Fine at SchooI

Now that school has been going"
several weeks parents are beginning
10 inquire OF their young hopefuls as
10 their progress. The other day a
mother out on Harrison boulevard.
while eating luncheon with her 6-year-
old, asked:
And how are you getting along in
school, Dorothy"
Oh replied Dorothy between
mouthfuls of bread and milk "iust
fine! 1 and Frances Smith are the
smartest and best dressed girls In
the school. kansas City Star.