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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-27
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-27

egoins comes as a complete
% the people of Florida, as
rs had not been mentioned
ise heretofore. The status
in Washington. until the
announced his decision,
ght to be as stated in the
which follows, and which
be when the dispatch above
|yed this afternoon:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-27
INTERESTING NEWS
OF WASHINGTON
(By Winfield Jones. J

Washington, D. G., June 27-
Messrs. Wilson, Walker, Tillman, and
Hatton, Of Barlow. passed through
Washington. today on their way
llomes from Baltimore where they had
been on q business trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
MARCUS c. GARRY.

The funeral of Marcus c. Garry, who died Monday at his home on South avenue, was held yesterday afternoon from the residence of his brother, Ed ward T. Garry. South Elm street. The funeral was attended by a large mum Der of sorrowing friends and relatives. a delegation from the Masons being among those present. The funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev B. c. Carpenter of the Meth odist church, and after the services were concluded the body was taken to Union cemetery where Masonic com initial ritual was exenplihed. The pail bearers were members of the lo- cal lodge of Masous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23

found possible, however, to divert the subway so as to avoid this property. The John Jacob Astor estate will start the demolition of the southern half of the building, but nothing was known at the offices of the public service commission as to the plans of William Waldorf Astor. He will be left with half of an anticipated hotel standing and some lots adjoining it, running through from Barclay street to Vesey street. There is probably more his tory, tra dition, tragedy and comedy associated with the weather stained, gray stoned old Astor House than with any other old building in New York. John Jacob Astor, the founder of the Astor family in America, bought the plot and in the early thirties decided
 much to the alarm of some conserva- tive old Knickerbockers, to erect there the finest hotel on the western con tinent. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1884. It took three years to erect the building, and the original cost was $7O,00O. Perhaps there is no
 place in America where during the march of years so many celebrities from exerX field of endeavor have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
WEARY SUCCEEDS LATE
 LIEUT.. JAMES CRONAN

At a special meeting of the fire board, held last evening, P. J. Weary, driver of No. steamer, was unani- mously elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death Of Lieut. James Cronan. Lieut.. Weary was appointed a call man in the fire department Au- gust 16, 1898. A year later, on July z, 1S99 he was made. a permanent fireman, and for several years has been the driver of No. steamer. He resides at 15e Norman street.
 At last nights meeting of the board Henry. J. Szerteslzy of 241 Newfe1d avenue was appointed a permanent fireman. He will fill the vacancy caused by the advancement of Neary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23

som ething about rheumatism. B. A. Carrl a nurse who lives at 361 Georee St., New Haven, SayS:-
 ''I suffered from Rheumatism for long time, my back ached, my feet and linn bs were sore and painful Tn spite of taking all sorts Of remedies worse so that was unable to work ail winter. Hearing about this Var-ne-sis I decided to try # with the result peared. I am certainly glad that a. remedy has at last been found for this terrible disease"
 Sarah DePue, a nurse who lives al 25 Willow St., Waterbury, Conn. saws:
 T. suffered from rheumatism so that 1t was impossible to go up or down stairs without the greatest difficulty. My hands and joints were very pain full and swollen and at night would wake up almost every hour to find a comfortable position, the stiffness was almost unbearable. What Var-ne-sis ibles for I do not have any trouble whatsoever."
 Mrs. Nellie Cow, a. nurse who lives at 16 Orfe1d Place, Worcester, Mass, and who has had many years expert- ence with the treatment of rheuma- tism says:-"I believe I am in a po- sition to appreciate the value of this new remedy Var-ne-sts. My knees len from a chalky deposit so that [ was una b1e to close my hands. Ev- cry muscle in my body seemed to ache.
 ''I am glad I was persuaded to try this Var-ne-sis for today I am entire ly cured and have not sign of my old affliction. I am recommending 1t to all who suffer as did"
 Other enthusiastic letters from Doc tors,> Ministers, Policemen, public of- hcials and men and women in every walk of life reprinted in booklet from which gives the story of this remark, able remedy. All seem surprised to think they had at last found health in Var-ne-sis by the new method when everything else failed. The Var-ne-sis expert will continue to meet the pub lie every day at the Riker drug store to explain more about this new remedy. The time to call is now and , in a week you'n be another man. Advertisement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23

New York. May 2s.-The famous old Astor House, for years visited by notables from all parts of the world, will be closed on May 29 for good. The final curtain on the historic hostelry may be rung down in an odd manner, however. There is a possibility that the half of the hotel owned by Will liam Waldorf Astor will be left stand ing while the half belonging to the estate of John Jacob Astor. the Iii tanic victim, will be torn down about June Is. This is why: The public service commission signed an agree ment with the estate of John Jacob Astor, which owns the southern half of the building, to buy a perpetual easement beneath it in return for a payment of $60O,000 and to construct a wall from bed rock along the Broadway and Vesey street sides of the lot which will be strong enough to hold any building which the estate may decide to put up. The original line of the new subway was laid out by the commissions engineers so as to cut across one corner of the north ern half of the hotel, owned by Will liam Wa1dorf-Astors It has been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
S. F. D. HAS BASEBALL TEAM.

Not a whit disheartened by the fact that the Outing Club boys defeated them at bowling and at basketball during the past winter, the Stratford fire department members are anxious to meet the Outing Club fellows on the baseball diamond. Whether the s. O. C. boys will prove their super iority to the firemen on the baseball field as they did on the bowling al- leys and the basketball floor, remains to be seen. The firemen are conf dent that they can beat the Outing Club at baseball if they can't beat them at anything else. They have organized a team and would like to meet the S. O. c. at any time now.
 The fire departments team will have on it's lineup the following: Frank Evitts. Frank Edwards. Harry Flood, William Nichols, H. c. Lowell, Fred erick Downey, Charles Lane, Thomas Nolan, Howard Policy, Harry Plumb, Leon Osborne, Irving Webb,- William H St. John. John Osborne, and sev era1 other members of the depart Iner1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23

gathered. There have been murder theft and suicide between those grim stone walls. Some of the bttterest political campaigns of American his tory have been planned there. A year after the place was opened Nathaniel Hawthorne and Charles Dickens reg istered there, and only a few months later Washington Irving spent several weeks there while on a visit to New York Every president of the United States since the civil war excepting William H. Taft has had at least one meal in the Astor House. In the par Iors upstairs the campaigns of Henry Clay, Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott were organized. Edgar Allan Poe, who in 1841 edited Graham s Magazine, dropped into the Astor House daily to pick up news. On the Astor steps Louis Kossuth bade adfeu to America, and the late King Ed ward, then Prince of Wales, with tho Grand Duke Alexis, bowed from those steps to the crowds. Thackeray pass ed in and out of the hotel entrance, and down those steps P. T. Barnum escorted Jenny Lind to her coach, and Macreadx foI1nWed4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
MAN INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN
 HIT BY TRAIN
Conductor on EIectrification Con- struction Train Meets
 Horrible Death
Especial to The Farmero

Stratford, May 23-John Carroll of New Haven, conductor of the Jobson- G1nord construction train which is be- ing used in the work of identification of the New Haven road, met a horri- ble death on the railroad just east of the Long Brook avenue bridge, yes terday afternoon about 5:3O o'clock
 Conductor Carroll, who was well known in town, had gone up to the Locomotive of the construction train to get a pail of warm water to wash up after his days work. He filled the down from the cab of the engine df- rectly. in front of express train No. 60 which was bound for New, Haven running at a terrific rate of speed to make up lost time.
 The train struck Carroll with such force that every bone in his body was broken and the top of his head was crushed in like an eggshell. The body was picked up 100 feet from the spot where the locomotive struck him. An examination of the remains showed that death had been instantaneous. The unfortunate man never knew what struck him.
 Medical Examiner William B. Cogs- we'll was sent for, but as he was not at home Coroner John J. Phelan was notified. Coroner Phe1an sent Dr.. Robert G. Fitzgerald out to view the remains and Dr. Fitzgerald gave or ders for their removal
 The crew of mail train No. 28S, which passes through Stratford at 7:23 o'clock, bound from New York to New Haven, was notified to stop at the the body aboard and carry it to New Haven. This was done, the body be- ing removed to the dead mans home, POS Grand street, in that city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
A SMALL AUDIENCE.

A disappoinfingly small. audience greeted the artists taking part in the concert given under the auspices of the Senior class of Stratford High School in Red Mems hall last evening. There were only about 50 persons pres ent when, considering the excellence of the. program rendered there should have been ten times that number. The concert itself was all that could be asked for in the way of musical ex- celIence. The soloists could not have been in better voice and the chorus singing was above criticism. The solos were by Miss Catherine Russell, Mrs Robert Hard and MT. Parker, the latter being from New Haven. Miss Louise Dufour presided at the piano and the choruses were directed by R. A H Clark, musical director of the Stratford schools. It is thought that the threatening weather kept many people away from the concert who otherwise would have been in attend ance
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
All, AMERICANS MUST BE-AsaER-
 ICANs.

| A number of gentlemen representing the United Kingdom have crossed the ocean to confer with a similar com pa.nv of American gentlemen concern Ire- the proper celebration of the hum dredth anniversary of the signing or tra Treaty of Ghent in. 1874 since which time there has been unbroEen peace between Great Britain and the limited states. Such a celebration Wlli be timely and appropriate and ought not to be interfered with There la no excuse for interference with it by Americans of other than British oe- eoAnt Such interference is certainty in very bad taste; it is also decidedly unpatriottc The idea of the celeDEa- flor, did not have its origin in the Kin ship of the American and British peo- ples Everybody knows that Anerlcl Is no longer English. It has had ac- sessions from practically every natlolt under the sun. But America ana Great Britain are the two great Eng lish-speaking powers. They are, es- erything considered, the two Great powers of the earth. Does any Amer ican, of whatever origin. object tp their celebrating the end of one hun dred years of peace and at tho sannl time doing what they can to in7uf- peace in the future? We troW nol. The measure of any mans oppoeitlo- to the idea is simply the measure or his inclination not to be an Amer can, but something else
 Is Professor Munsterberg of Her ward an American? We have no loe- whether or not he has gone througn the proces of naturalization IT ne has not, then this matter ig one pc ought not to have meddled rltni ~ was none of his business If he haa. then he ought to have treated it l9 an American, not as a German Eiia notion that the celebration 10 an af- front to Germany is absurd Germany. if she Is wise, will promptly repudia-c ts1Harpersa HKeedSI51
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
THE AWAKENED wARR1oh
EtheF Talbot echenausr. In Izarpers.
 Weekly.)

osthen Talbot echsnausr. in Harpers
 Weekly.) Thou that are srayer than the pesti- And thy besut rsddsr than the dawn
 fs red, Who art thou, aAhsn warrior. and ! .'out from the habitatlon of the
 dead. Out from the darkness where the
 tempest is,
 Like 2 strong man in pain psrpst- eroanine for old forgotten nissries. heard the old war -thunderg call
 ing me Laughter loved ana wine. laughter Good feastine and the little death And battles and the tumbled midst But they that have the keys of life
 to keep ''Loosed me in one stst-lk hour from an
 these things. Dissolved my great strength in
 misty foams e. .,....... And brought me to the plain where
 no bird sings, ....s.
 not come. 4.... .-rnis is my bitter pain. .that I so And hear not the good warS eiash that oEsrhs'dw a@ gTayer than the pssa- Ana S' my heart redder than the dawn
 is red"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
OBITUARY.

The body of Judson Candee, who died in C1ayvi1le, Va, arrived in this city yesterday, was taken in charge by Haw1ey, Wilnot & Reynolds, and re- moved to Easton for interment Mir Candee was for many years a resi- dent of Easton and was well known in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
oDLANDo BARrRAM.

Orlando Bartran, who passed away at the age of s1 years at his home, Seaview avenue, Bridgeport, yesterday, was an uncle of Herbert l.. Bartram, of the firm of Plumb & Bartram of this town. He was quite well known in Stratford and the news of his death was received with grief by friends in this town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23

about his remedy. His method iz en- Etrely different, he claims that the stomach. liver, kidneys and blood are the organs involved in rheumatism and that these organs must be put in a healthy condition before the poispns gan be removed from the system. Get these organs in perfect condition and disease cannot exist, he says. Stop using medicines that put the disease to sleep, that kill pain, or liniments or plasters that only relieve for the lime being-get at the cause. My collection of crutches and canes is proof that any and every case of rheu- InatiSTn, muscular. sciatica- lurn nbago uric acid neuritis responds to my remedy, Var-ne-s1s.
 The following from three we'll known nurses who live nearby are interesting in that they should knev
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
F1N,AI wH1sr OF SEASON.

Rebekah lodge will hold a whist in Odd Fellows hall, Monday evening. May 26 This will be the last whist for the present, and it Is anticipated that it will be the largest and best one in every way that the lodge has given this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-23
WHAT VAR-NE-SIS HAS DONE
 FOR THREE WELL KNOWN NURSES
Claim New Remedy Banished Pains and Aches After Everything Else Failed Now Enthusiastic
 sVar-ne- ties

Vafney of Nar-ne-sis fame who has startled New England by the remark able success of his remedy Var-ne-sis tn old cases of rheumatism and stom- 4ch trouble gave out very interesting statement why his remedy gets re- suits when the ordinary old fashioned
 remedies failed and why so many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-24
SOME LITTLE TALKS BY
BIRMINGHAM CITIZENS
Referee Dryer Stirred BY Coroners Report Lane
Hasty Speech-Some Political News-John Brodie Here
From oklahoma-East Birmingham Man Reg
listers Complaint

say remarked City Commissioner Lane
yesterday afternoon. L have heard sew
eral times today in connection with this
agitation about purse xnatchers that sew
eral prominent wcmen have seriously sug-
gested that a policeman and an electric
light should be stationed at each alley
mouth as soon as II gets dark.
"As We all know it is at these alley
mouths that purse snatehers get in their
work as the woman victim walks past
swinging her long handled purse. But this
suggested remedy is amusing. To put /
into effect it would take about 5000 police
men and as many lightse' And then the
distinguished head of the police depart
ment leaned back in his chair and laughed
and laughed.
The idea of placing 66o0 policemen and
$500 electric lights ip the alleys of the
city when at present the city hasn't
enough money to station one policeman to
square mile or to place a real street
light oftener than about every third block
In the residence districts struck the
judges funny bone. And that woman
would have known better" he added
when he gained control of his laughing
faculties, ebut she just didn't think.
THE lights cost $3.50 a year and the
policemen $50 a month. We'd all have &c
turn policemen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-24
TOM POUND WILL
MAKE TRIP TO CUBA
Leaves With Family on First
Of Month and May Also
Go to Panama

Col and Mrs. T. S. Pound and their
daughter, Miss Lizzie May Pound. will
leave on the first of the month for an
extended trip to Cuba. They will be alb
sent until about the middle of March, and
will tour the isle of Cuba from one end
10 the other, and in all probability will
visit the Panama canal before returning
to the city.
Colonel Pound is one of the most wide
ly known railroad men in the south. His
record as a locomotive engineer is pos
sibIy unparalleled in the history of the
southern roads For % years he has been
in the employ of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad and most of the time on a
passenger run. During this period not
a single demerit has been entered against
9.im, and he has never been in court as a
witness for the company.
Colonel Pound or Tom" as he is more
Familiarity known, numbers among his
wide circle of friends and acquaintances
many of the leading citizens of the coun-
ty and state and notwithstan nding a life
of almost ceaseless activity has taken a
prominent part in civic affairs and has
participated in nearly all the political hat
ties OF many years past. While in no
way an invalid, he has been on the sick
list for the past week or rwo and secured
leave OF absence from the companv in
order to take the trip to Cuba. and in
addition to the pleasure of travel To re-
gain his accustomed health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-24
KERR|GAN'S DEATH
WILL MEAN CHANGE
No Disposition Made of the
Second Hand Book Store
UNUSUAL CHARACTER
Jack kerrigan" Came to Birming-
ham in 1882 and Few People
Interested in Books Had
Not Visited His Place

No definite plans have yet been made
for the final disposition of one of Bir-
minghams oldest and best known insti-
tutions, Jack Kerrgan's second hand
book store" Mr., Kerrigan died January
10, and J. c. DAILY long time friend
OF the deceased is In charge of the store
and will probably be formally named ex-
eeutor by Judge stiles on February ].
dohn T. Kerrigan came to Birmingham
about 1882 and opened small second
hand book store in Avondale, which has
since that time been moved to various
locations in the city and grew until it
teoame one of the best known and most
distinctive of Birminghams institutions.
There are probably few men in Birming-
ham interested In books who have not on
various times browsed through Jack Kerr
riSan's collection, and many rare and in
teresting "fnds' have been made there.
Kerrigan was very unusual character.
Form in Connaught province about 80
Years ago. he had been in Birmingham
for little over 30 years at the time
of his death He had almost no school
ing, but was interested in books all his
life. and especially in old and rare books.
| His judgment their value was very
keen, and his intaitive knowledge of hu-
man nature was one of his most striking
| characteristics. He could usually tell
what part of the world man was from
before he had spoken half dozen words.
Sometime ago stranger walked into his
place and simply asked for a certain
look. Kerrigan got 1t and handed 1t TO
him and said: How long since you left
Sumatra?' The man almost tainted from
surprise, and said about six months ago.
No one knows how Kerrigan knew where
the man was from, but this is only one
example of many similar instances of his
knowledge of the world.
Kerrigans book store has occupied va
rious locations since it was opened in 1852
in Avondale. From Avondale il was
moved to Birmingham on the Southside.
In 1898 he went into the old Florence
hotel building and later to Second alley
ana Eighteenth street. and still later to
store room near Third avenue and
Il ghteenth street. Last February he
moved up to Twenty-slxth street oppo-
site the Terminal station, where the store
was located at the time of his death.
TO the customer who entered his place
the store always seemed in the most
complete disorder and yet Kerrigan
seemed to know the exact location OF
every one of his hundreds of old and
dcsty books.
Kerrigan had no relatives in Birming-
ham. He had sister in Chattanooga and
nephew, Judge Martin Fleming, who
presides over the police court of Chatta-
nooga.
Kerrgan had a number of hobbies and
some peculiar ideas, one of which was
that Andrew Jackson, OF whom he was
a great admqer. was born In ireland. II
always tabooed the claims both of Ten
nessee and of North Carolina TO be the
native state of 'Old Hickory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-24

"When the extra session is called,
then the Legislators of this county,
believe, should draft a bill and secure
its passage TO the effect that In the
future n discount, placed on a gradual
ing scale. vii be made on all early tax
payments. BY this means every man
who pays his taxes early will receive
certain rebate Of discount, the pay
ment of taxes will be greatly advanced
as regards time and the state will
thereby secure funds exactly when il
needs funds and will not be obliged to
ask some of the large corporations of
the state to pay taxes early and be
tion Not only this but the discount
will go back to the individual property
owner. the farmers and merchants, and
will be placed in the hands where IL
will do the most good.
"The question is how can we get the
extra session." some one interrupted
Mr.. Harding.
The state will have to have money
by at least the first of May and then
we'll get 1t easily" answered Mr..
Harding.
DIR. Elkourie's motion that a commit
tee be appointed to proceed with the
extra session movement and organize a
campaign much as possible In other
counties of the state and do anything
else which In the committees judgment
would tend to promote the cause, was
put by Chairman Altman and adopted
unanimously. Tie meeting was very
enthusiastic and lasted for over an
hour.