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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

,, cr ,b,, matter. Course, he'd been around a lot
-. Young rn,n-taight school in Rutland for tw"
terms, and visited whole summer III Bellows rams
Reside; there was the blood, him being an own cousin
to Twomblcy-Cranc. Just that was most enough |"
turn nv head even if that branch OF the family never
did have much 10 do with the Leavitt side. But II
a fact that Mr.. Leavitts mother and lwonoicy-
Cranes father were brother and sister.
"You don't mean It! says |.
@Of course She goes on "thc Lcavltts always
STAYED poor country folks and the Cranes went |" t'
city and got rich When the old homestead was lcit
to Mr.. Lcavitt, though, he said he WASH gong 10
,pcnd the rest Of his life old, WORKOUT farm N"
Sirr He was going to do something better than that
something big. We al believed 1t too. For the irS'
six months Of our married life kept my trunk packed
ready 10 start any minute for anywhere, expecting MN
f. find that grand career he'd talked 50 much about
But somehow we never started. That wa the "oIS'
Of Il, either year slipped by, and we hadn done It
thing,-didnt even raise enough potatoes 10 LAST u,
through Thanlsgvin', and if hadn't sold the hay
standing and the apple crop the trees don know
how we'd got through the winter
~Alonp about the middle Of March got my eyes
vide open saw that if anything was done TO Keep
II, out Of the poorhouse I'd got to do 1t. GA MI
Clark wanted someone to help III the general store
,h,ut then and | took the job at SIX dollars week
Inside Of a year | actin postnlstrcSS, had iul
b,roc of the drvgoods side did all the grocery buyln
and ,c,s agent for a horse rake and mower concern
cv months later when Mr.. Clark gave up altogether
AMI tb, store was for sale, jumped in, mortgagcd the
Lcavitt place all it would stand, borrowed fifteen hun
IrcJ dollars from brothcr-inaw back IN Nova Scotia
and mt a new sign over the door That was over
thirty wears ago. butts thereyet threads, Mrs Sae
Ic,vitt. General Merchandise.
oR,t where did Mr.. Lcavitt fit in says |.
afI,pnbr" SAYS She "Nostly he's set around the
.,r. and talked Oh, he helps with the mail, cooks
;,,le when Pm too rushed and amt got any hired girl
and washes dishes That's always been the one useful
th;na he could do,-wash dishes. | expect that's why
cor,,hod, At the Mills calls him Mr.. Saic Lcavitt
There, It's out. | don't know as | ever sad that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
Drawings by F. Vaux Wilson

YOU must know, was dom a social
duck. Not that amt more or less parlor
broke by this time, or am apt to shy at
q dinner coat, like a sclimade Tammany
statesman when addressin' his fellow
Peruvians. Nothing like that Pick out
the right comp'ny, and can get through
quite some swell feed without uSin' the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

Wi 4
the Twomblcy-Cranes English hinkc5 would do at the
sight Of pumpkin pie on the breakfast table was most
too much for me. As it was had bad cougmn IT.
and when recovered suggests eager, "Ncl why not
THEY'LL keep day or 50, won't they
"Not while I'm as hungry as am now says She,
"And I'm dog tired too. Young man. whcrcU we ma
2 good. respectable tavern around here"
"a Wien says /. z"t,fl get you hotl. Now
let see Why expect the best thing YOU can d" IS t"
lump in one OF these ni6tQfbuscS and ride down to
no. | nights well 90 along S'ltS night on my way
home Hcrc's one coming now. ...o,.
SO we piles in; pfnbrdn> pies, and all, and inside OF
half an hour I've Gnde tPe.gholc sho2tinm %Ie
in two-fty airshaftroon in one OF hose'puhK,i'Ac
tenstory hotels down in the JOS showed EN- hoy hoy
to worlht electric light sS3tch, got epE somc' 80
water, and pointed DIT the fire escape N isfL dc a3hc
everything but uclcm in bed, and + hadFahd go21
night twice and was maxim my, ge-ayaX, &Aen "a E
Lcayitt follows out into the hall .'nsthl huoeyan
by himself ..-. III
JUST one thing more, Mr.. McCdbe, She q
guess you needn't say anything to TwombIey-o r2ne
about our bcin' here. - -
"Oh!" says l. "Gon to spring .it'on him tomomo"
yourself"
"Naybc," says she, "and then again maybe won't
90 near EN- at all. I'm going to thin; it over.
81 see saysI "But expect Mr. Lcavitt will bcup.
"What, alone says she. "IIim; Not much"
I'm! says J. ana while didn mean II 10 SHOW,
expect must have bumped my eyebrows little. Any
way, she comes right back at me.
"Wcll, why should he" she demands
"Why, don't know says |; "only he-hes the
head Of the house, amt he"
no. he amt, says she 81 don't say it in a boast
ing spirit for its always been Of the trials Of my
life; but Mr. Lcavitt amt at the head Of anything
never was, and never will be"
Had plenty Of chance, expect says sarcastic.
dust the same chances other men have had and
better" says she. "Why, when was first married
thought he going to be one Of the biggest men in
this country. Everyone did He looked it and talked
it. Talk, He was the best talkcr in the county, Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

''lI' - '''N q,
"Clarks Mills. Up Skow-
hogan way, amt it,"
vermont, says She.
This is Mr.. Lcavitt. I'm
much obliged to YOU, Mr..
NlcCabc, but YOU needn't
bothcrabout tcllin' anyone
anything. If they've got
company, that's enough.
| wish I'dncvcr left Clarks
Mills, that's what | wish
Now, Sallic." protests
the other half OF the
sketch, speakin' mild and
gentle.
"That'll DO, Mr.. Lcav-
ittl" says she decided.
"You know very well II
was al along Of your fuss
ing and frctting about
never having seen your
cousin that We come 70
make this fool trip, any
way"
81 realize that, Sallic,'
says he; but
"Nlr. Lcavitt, She
brcaksin, "willyou be care
full Of them pics Then
she turns to me apollo
gizin'. Course, 1t does
seem sort Of silly, travelin'
around New York with
two pumpkin pies; but |
didn't know how good a
cook the folks had here;
and besides | don't take a
back seat for 7anybody
when it .c@Gics>to mince
or pumpkin. You see, !
was planning to surprise
Cousin Twomblcy by slip
ping 'em onto the table to-
morrow for breakfast.
g, tbn tbCu0Lt az What
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26
POLLOCK PICK UPS.
rrogrcss. June so.o

progress. June 20.)
Ed. McConville is in the city to-
day with load of porkers which
he sold to G. w. Tracy.
Andy Marsh returned Monday
from a couple of weeks visit to
Waukpala and Mclaughlin.
The farmers are all busy these
days cultivating their corn, which
promises to be good crop this year.
A. d. Prouty went to Strasburg
Saturday to meet his daughter, Ar
louine, who has been attending col
lege at Mount Carroll, H., the past
year.
The W. c. Gilbert family left
Tuesday for Lennon, S. d, where
they will make their future home.
The many friends of this estimable
family much regret their departure
from Pollock.
A few hours of excitement occurred
Tuesday afternoon when the suffra-
gettes and their "partnercttes" got
out in battle array in Buick and
surrey formation to beat the old
man Prouty for school chairman.
When the votes were counted the
mint juleps were on Prouty for he
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26
came out winner. with his opponent.
Louis Dornbuah, a close second.


Louis Dornbush, a close second.
Sam Solomonson. of near Winona,
was in Pollock Tuesday. He re-
ports his son, Steve. as being much
better and out of danger from his
recent attack of pneumonia.
What is known as the army worm
was discovered this week, Tuesday,
in the grain fields of W. D. Fenelon
just east of town, and since that
time they have caused some excite
ment and have been watched with
interest as to the damage they
might do. Up to this time they
have not done any damage to yege-
tation, except Russian thistles and q
field Of 80 acres of spelz belonging
to the Slater Bros. on the old J. j.
Fenelon ranch four miles east of
here which they ate up sleek and
clean. In the wheat and other grain
nothing but the thistle has been de.
stroyed, and that. they take as clean
as they do the speltz.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

Early Friday morning of this week
the special train bearing the North
Dakota civil war veterans to the re-
union at Gettysburg, Pa. will leave
Fargo bearing several hundred of
the old soldiers who will be, in a
way, guest of the state. At the last
session of the legislature it was ar
ranged that $4,000 might be used
toward paying the expenses of the
veterans to Gettysburg and return.
1t was impossible to determine just
how much would be needed to &C.
complish this and the above amount
was deemed approximately what
would be needed. Later it developed
that many more would go than had
been expected and it was found that
the money would not be sufficient.
1t was then arranged that those who
mad been at Gettysburg during those
three days of terrible fighting fifty
years ago should have their expenses
paid. The remainder would be dis
tributed pro rata and will meet the
greater share of the expenses. Per-
haps few will be able to appreciate
the great amount of pleasure which
this will mean to those heroes who are
now approaching the evening Of life.
Think of the acquaintanceships
that will be renewed when these old
men mingle together on the battle
field that proved the turning point
of the war and is acknowledged by
historians one of the half-dozen great
battles of history, ranking with Wa
terloO. Orleans and others. No
doubt there will be many instances
where comrades in arms will be
brought together perhaps after near.
ly fifty years separation, when the
return Of peace sent them to various
parts of the nation to take up their
duties once more as peaceful citi-
zcns. Think of the memories that
will flood the minds of these grizzled
old veterans as they view the hills
and valleys over which many OF
them charged and countercharged
in veritable hail of bullets in battle
such as only American soldier against
American soldier could wage. As in
the days half century ago when
train-loads Of men went forth tc
battle, they were cheered on by those
who were not to go, now will they
be cheered by those at home when
they go forth to enjoy toRethe,
memories of those other days.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

Just at the present writing the
farmers of this part Of the country
are watching with bated breath the
brand of weather that is in store for
them. Crop experts feel that this
10 the crucial time of the season.
Monday IAN extremely dangerous hot
wind prevailed. Cloudy weather
that evening and sultry weather the
next day at least saved US from an
other day of hot winds. We under
stand that eastern lumber and grain
corporations have instructed local
agents to furnish daily weather re-
ports all of this week. They. too.
realize the necessity of getting by
the rest of this month in order to
stand q show for q crop. 1t is gener-
ally conceded by those who have
travelled much of late around the
county that the north half stands q
pretty good show. while the south
half can only secure part of crop
at best. OF course. the kind of
farming done is asserting itself now
but there are many fields south and
southwest Of this town that can hope
for only half crop. A heavy rain
would do wonders however.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

killing Of F. Z. Funk. his associate
in the bank. Is still on at Washburn.
The state has rested its case. after
devot!ng ell i.s efforts to weaving a
chain Of circumstantial evidence
which has been meant to show that
the fatal bullet was fred from a
window in the Anderson home and
that Anderson was the only occupant
at the time Of the shooting. The
case has been attracting state-wid g
interest. owing to the prominence
Of the parties and Of the mystery
surrounding the tragedy. The Bis
marck Tribune has been giving q
full and comprehensive report of the
proceedings, which does the paper q
credit. In their effors to make the
general reading public realize how
they are being rewarded in the vi.
cinity Of the crime, the Tribune has
frequently mentioned in it's articles
that certain Of the principals spend
intervals Of the court sessions in
reading the Bismarck Tribune re-
ports of the case. It Listens" funny
to readers Of that paper and also
the Fargo Forum to see the Forum
carry articles identical with those Of
the Tribune. the only variation be-
ing the statement that the princi.
pals mentioned spend their time in
reading issues Of the Fargo Forum.
Well admit the Forum is a mighty
good little daily, hut isn't there still
room to give the Tribune some cred.
it for their efforts?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26
SAND FOR SALE

SAND FOR SALE.
Having rented the Fogle sand-pit,
] am ready to furnish sand by the
wagon-load or carload. Phone 62.
z. Norman,
(Adv.) Linton, N, D.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

The murder trial at Washburn in
which "aIfred Anderson, former
bank official is being tried for the
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

II you want the best -four get the
White Lily. "Sold at Linton always.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

time. The trip will also give them
a fine chance to view all the country
they pass through. as we'll as having
q fine outing.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26

PIONEER PAPER OF THE COUNTY
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
MEXICAN SITUATION
HOLDS THE BOARDS
Discussion Turned Toward ProposaIs
That the United States Act
as Mediator.

Washington, July 24.-Discussion
OF the Mexican situation today turn
ed toward proposals that the United
States act as a mediator while cleo
tions are held and a constitutional
government established.
Although such suggestions have
at various times been made to Pres
ident Wilson, Secretary Bryan and
members of Congress by persons in
this country and Mexico, the PROPOSE
tion has never reached the stage of
serious consideration because of the
insistent attitude of the constitu-
tionalists that they would not enter
tain mediation under any circum-
stances.
who will guarantee the honesty
of an election? The only guarantee
we can have is to take possession of
the government by arms, put in a
provisional president and hold cleo
tions when the country is pacified
Elections with most of the country
up in arms would be impossible"
This was the answer of the consti-
tutiOnalist representatives here to-
day to reports that mediation was
about TO he undertaken through the
Offices of the United States The CON
stitutiOnalists profess to see in such
a proposal an effort on the part of
the Huerta government to secure a
suspension OF hostilities during
which it would take retaliatory
measures to suppress the constitu-
tionalist cause. The constitutional
lists point out that the same kind of
proposals were repeatedly made in
the declining days of the Diaz ad-
ministration
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
SECOND FIRE AT
SING SING PRISON
Prisoners Locked in Cells Yell With
Fiendish Fury as Flames
Crackle in Clothing Shop.

Ossining, N. Y, July 24.-Another
fire at Sing Sing prison today gave
the mutinous convicts a chance for
more riotous demonstrations. The
blaze started in the clothing shop
the prison fire brigade extinguished
1T after hard fight without outside
aid.
1t was the second fire in the prison
building this week, Notwithstanding
the fact that the guards had been
doubled since $15O,OOO worth of
property was burned up there two
days ago Although il is generally
believed that the fires are started by
convicts, the warden has been un-
able to place the blame.
When the fire broke out today in
the clothing shop the whistles were
blown and every preCaution was talk
on to guard against the escape of CON
victs. While the guards and the
TRUSTEES" were attacking the flames
more than athousand prisoners lock-
ed in their cells raised a chorus of
yells that sounded high above the
noise of the alarm. The men at
work in the building were marched
out in good order and the blaze was
eXtinguished.
Warden Clancy attributes the re-
cent disturbances among the con-
victs to an order for the transfer of
some Of them to the state prison at
Auburn. Most of the prisoners at
Sing Sing come from New York city
and object to being sent upstate.
where their friends will find It difi-
cult to visit them. 1t was this ele-
ment that led to the mutiny yester-
day which at first promised to de-
velop into an organized attempt at
prison liberty.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
TIPS ON THE BOIL WEEVIL
SOUTHERN SENATOR'S GET BUSY
They Confer With Experts on Best
Methods of Fighting the
Enemy of Cotton.

Washington, July pa number
of senator's and representatives from
the cotton belt conferred this morn
ing with Secretary of Agriculture
Houston concerning a plan of cam
paign to combat the spread of the
boil weevil. Among the senator's at
tending the conference were Hoke
Smith, Williams and Vardaman, of
Mississippi; Ransdell of Louisiana.
Sheppard of Texas, Gore of Okla
homa and Smith of South Carolina.
Secretary Houston called into the
conference number of experts in
the department, who outlined a
comprehensive campaign against the
weevil, which is expected to invade
Georgia next year. The government
now provides 100000 annually to
fight the weevil. AS a result of the
conference today Congress will ex-
tend further aid to the department
of agriculture.
Senator Ransdell, in opening the
discussion, declared there was urgent
need for an Immediately more ag-
gressive fight against the bool weevil
instead of the indirect methods now
employed by the department. In re-
ply it was pointed out that these
methods thus far had proven effec-
tive and that they could be made
more so through the extension of the
work
+. F. Evans, an expert of the de-
partment, declared that there was
only a small section in Mississippi
and Louisiana where the boil weevil
could not be checked through prop
er agricultural methods. He said
there were not enough men in the
work to reach the vast territory in
volved and urged that the demon
stratiOn work be extended.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
AIMS AND PURPOSES
OF FARMERS UNION
Are Sane, Practical and Are Set
Forth in Clear, Concise
English.

The following is taken from yester-
days Columbia Record:
The permanent constitution OF the
South Carolina Farmers Union.
which was adopted at a Columbia
convention July 27-2S, 1910, sets
forth set of as high ideals as those
which give impulse to any other body
within the state. They are sane, prac-
tical and expressed in clear, concise
English. No meeting since the Co
lumbia convention has seen fit to
change one article of the entire
document. They will perhaps stand
unchanged as long as the union
exists.
The following is from the pre-
amble of the constitution:
In the course of modern indus
trial development we find it neces-
sary that the farmer not only apply
the principles of scientific agricul-
business by cooperation and apply
the principles of scientific com
merce.
Expensive and wasteful methods
Of exchange have been a constant
drain on the farming class, and spec
ulation has been allowed to demor-
aliZe markets and prevent the nor
NAL operation of the law of supply
and demand.
To enable farmers to meet these
conditions and protect their inter
ests, the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union OF America has
been organized for the following
purposes:
To secure equity, establish justice
and apply the Golden Rule
To discourage the credit and mort
gage system.
To assist our members in buying
and selling.
To educate the agricultural
classes in scientific farming.
To teach farmers the classical
tion Of crops, domestic economy and
the process OF marketing
To systematic methods of pro-
duction and distribution.
To eliminate gambling i'm farm
products by boards OF trade, cotton
exchanges and other spectators.
To bring farming up to the stand
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
UNION WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE
Salvador Won't Approve of the
NiCaraguan Treaty.

New York, July 24.-The propos-
ed treaty between the United States
and Nicaragua would make impossi-
bic the projected union of Central
American republics, according to
President Melendez of Salvador
In reply to inquiry from two New
York newspapers which are sound
ing the opinions of the presidents of
the Central American states, Presi-
dent MelendeZ today expressed his
disapproval OF the proposed Nicara-
guam treaty.
1T would make impossible the
realization of the proposed Central
American union, the great ideal of
these countries" he said, and adds
that Salvador would reject the pro-
teCtOTate idea.
National opinion would undoubt-
edly refuse the ratification of trea-
ties of whatever sort which would
impair our seuvereignity," he de-
clared.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
INVESTIGATION
OF HOLOCAUST
At Binghamton, n. ". Overall Fac
tory, Where 80 Pcrished-Only
Three Bodies Identified.

Binghamton, ~ Y, July "a
State and local authorities today be-
gan an Investigation OF the circum-
stances surrounding the fire in the
factory of the Binghamton Clothing
Company, in which at least so wo-
men and girls lost their lives. Rep
resentatives of the state department
OF labor, the state fire marshal, the
state factory investigating commit
tee and the committee OF safety of
New York were present at today's
inquest which was conducted by
Coroner r. A. Seymour of Whitney
Point.
Workmen today continued TO
search the ruins OF the burned fac
tory building. OF the 2S bodies thus
far recovered only three have been
identified The others are burned
beyond possibility of recognition and
will be buried in a plot to be set
apart by the city for the unidentified
dead. A public funeral is planned
for Sunday.
The task of compiling a list of
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25
SERVICE WILL BE INCREASED
Agricultural Department to Send
Out Weekly Letters.

Washington, July 4.-Secretary
Houston has announced that here
after the department of agriculture
would send a weekly letter to it's
$1,000 township and $500 county
correspondents of the department,
giving the latest agricultural infor-
nation of value to the farmer
The letters will treat of crop CON
ditions and prices, the discovery of
new plant or animal pests. pure food
decisions and those which affect
users of irrigated lands and the ma
tional forests and any other work of
the department which can benefit
the farmer.
The Crop Reporter" a monthly
publication of the department, is to
be discontinued.
AS correspondents who gather
crop news are in constant contact
with the farmers in their communi-
ties the secretary decided they would
be the best medium for the dissent
nation of the official weekly informa-
tion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-25

victims of the disaster is progress
ing slowly. OF those in the hospital
four are so badly injured that their
recovery is not expected.
Besides the seven known dead, "a
bodies have been reported missing
and probably are dead. Fifty-four
survivors have been accounted for
Not until the office safe has been
opened can a complete list of the
employees of the clothing company
dead, living and missing, be made
The safe was uncovered late yester-
day, but it was so hot that no at
tempt was made to open it.