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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-15
A STRAW

[From the New York Sun.J
Within the past few months thirteen
,ut of sixteen minor suits brought
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-15

This old town is over a million dol
lars to the good in the way of surplus
over liabilities. Fine showing!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-15

among visitors to the city yesterday
ney of Conshohocken and active in tha
aliairs of independent telephone CON
Germs In this part of the State, Mr.
!, Tracy Is brother of d. E. Tracv' Of
Company. -pe Deiiuihe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-15
SUPREME COURT sITTINGs

CHE Supreme Court of Pennnsyl-
vania, having stricken the May
: session at Harrisburg from it's
The evening world., 1914-05-04
ENGLAND SENDS EXPERT ON
TRAIL Of AMERICAN BUGS
Robert Veitdh, Eminent Entymolo-
gist, Win Study Bugology Of Sweets
and Those Of Human System.

On the Anchor line steamer Came
roma, arriving to-day direct from
Glasgow. was Robert veitch Of the
Colonial Department Of Entymolosy
of Great Britain and Ireland. Mr..
veitch 10 eminent a. an entymoloEist
and will lead an existence among the
bugs Of many cllmes for the next two
years. He IL goin gto New Orleans,
Hawaii and FIN. First he will 20
TO Washington TO get a line on bug
life of America.
In Now Orleans he will study the
ravages of insects In sugar. lie will
carry this study to Hawaii and the
Fiji Islands. In FIJI. In particular.
no hopes to get line on tho little
bugs which play havoc with the sugar
cane. Tho results Of his investiga-
ton will be forwarded to London and
later given to the world.
Bugology In the sweets will not be
the only work Of Mr.. Veitch. He Is
also going to mako a study OF the
bugs which get into the human sys-
tom. by this he doesn't mean mi
srobes. In Washington no vii prob
ably look into tho grape Juice bug,
the war bug. the canal toll bug and
the mollycoddle. The tango hug he
wilkstill leave to Bellevue and Mattea-
wan.
The evening world., 1914-05-04
They noticed the four safe burglars,

They noticed the four safe burglars.
whom they recognized az old offend
ers, and when they left the boat
trailed them to No. 122 River street.
Fenneily and Oliver took a stand a
half block away on the corner and
ken police sergeant came along the
detectives asked that he stand by and
assist in the capture OF the robbers.
THAT don't go with me-" the po-
liceman replied. you will have to
come to the City Hall police sta
ton"
I'VE arc New York detectives" said
Fennell yand Oliver. Here are our
shields. our revolvers and our rail-
road passes to prove It,"
you'll have to show them TO the
lieutenant" replied the sergeant
The detectives pleaded.
THE men are at work In that build
ing now" they said.
But the sergeant remained flrm ana
safe In the belief that he had two
New York bad men" In tow. no
pulled out his whistle and blew sew
eral long blasts.
The four men In the express once
came out and ran OF. Detective
oliver. enraged. ran after and caught
Meycrson.
Then the detectives. tho Hoboken
sergeant and Meyerson went to the
police station, where the lieutenant
delivered a lecture for the benefit OF
the police sergeant.
It was found that the men had
jimmied the rear door OF the express
Office and bored a hole In tho safe
The police found a full set Of safe
burglars tools and explosives.
The evening world., 1914-05-04
SMART SERGEANT
bALKS ARREST Of
HOBOKEN YEGGMEN
Cop Who Had to Be Shown
Lets Three Get Away
From Detectives.

Detectives Fenneily and oliver of
- central ONCE returned to Police
0ooAauarters to-day with a story OF
Z Aoboken Police Sergeant. whose
Gssirs to ''be shown" caused the de-
nat OF a plan TO capture four safe
Mowers in the act Of robbing tho
00cs Of the Adams and United
o(Aeso Express Companies. No. 122
Wv0e street. Hoboken.
Opuplts the Sergeant. however. De-
(oDAvs Oliver succeeded in getting
- Of the men before ne had .
vAGlbes TO escape. He Is Samuel
1oey0sson. alias Dutch Unger. Who
- police say, has served time In
ooag Sing for safe blowing.
~ detectives were on q fsrryboat
- Z o'clock this morning on their
~ 70 Hoboken to servo a warrant
The evening world., 1914-05-04

- Co0pound and In . abort time was
Suse1 ed have been in excellent health
49, ] always praise the Compound
uAansv@ ! have an opportunity. - |
nOV 4 hslpsd me and will help others.
Lady I have given the Compound TO
~ daughter and wish oil suffering
touea would take Il and be convinced
. ~ Week.-Mrs.. JAMES A. BEL
DEL. MS N. Penn Street. Shippensburs.
n.
LYDIA r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pesod made from native roots and
kssbe. contains NO narcotic or harmful
drug. and to-day holds the record Of
MIG the most successful remedy for fe.
ulals ills We know Of, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials on file in the
kSnkham laboratory at Lynn. Mass.
eDeo 70 prove this fact.
= yeu have the slightest doubt
IT. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Cssnpeund will help you. write to
l966a z. Pinkham Medicine Co.
ycaafiAentiaD. Lynn, Mas, for adj
~. Your letter will be opened,
~ and answered by . woman, and
NJ In strict confidence.
The evening world., 1914-05-04
BOY ON TRIAL TO-DAY
As SLAYER Of TEACHER
Cianini, Sixteen, viii Go Before
Judge Who Sentenced Gillette
to Death.

LITTLE FALLS. N. r.. May A-In
tho Herkimer County Supreme Court
to-day. Jean Gianini. sixteen. who
In accused Of numbering his teacher.
Ida Lou Beecher. In Poland. March 81.
will be brought to trial.
Gianinrs defense. which will be con-
Quoted by John y. McIntyre Of New
York. will be mental irrespon sibility.
Alienists have been subpoenaed to tes-
tify by both the prosecution and the de-
The evening world., 1914-05-04

oush President Douglas Mathewson.
Sheriff O'Brien. District-Attorney Mar
tin, Coroners IIealy and Flynn. Surro-
gate schultz. Justice Gibbs. Justice
Brady, Senator Griffin and other Bronx
officials have accepted Invitations to
attend.
The evening world., 1914-05-04

Pinkham's Vesets-
bic Compound. I
then suffered terri
bly, every month. My
husband bought me
10 bottle Of Il and Il
ID elpsd me right
sway. Then after
my second child was
born I had . female
| trouble very badly
and !! used Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegeta.
The evening world., 1914-05-04

The young people Of the Church Of
our Saviour at One Hundred and
Eighty-third street and Third avenue.
the Bronx. are making PREPARATIONS for
n minstrel show Wednesday night at
Hunts Point Palace for the benefit Of
the building fund Of the church. A dance
and reception will follow the show. Bor-
The evening world., 1914-05-04
MRS. BEIDEL
Tells WOMEN
Hesv Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Kept Her in Health
for llYears.

oippensburs. Pat was several
800 ego that started taking Lydia E..
The evening world., 1914-05-04
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III. AllIIl(IIl * Vu>
have prepared for tomorrow (uesday) and Wednesday
Am Extraordinary Sale of Mems Furnishings
Hosiery,
andk
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Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Fiddle! Fiddle!! Fiddle!!!

Wednesdar cvtrintf at he Court
house there Was an Old time Fiddlers
Contest, those who took part we're
J " Blankenship, OF hat, Laurel
county, p L France, OF Benhsm.
Harlan county. Ed Wardrup, Ar.
temus and ] F Seeber Of this city
The prize was awarded Mr. Blauken-
ship hv the Judges, who were as
follows:-I h Golden, I J Hale G "
Tye, Jacob Hicks and w H Mcdonald
After the Fiddlers Contest we had
some old time buck and wing
dancing and Fl L Taylor. Amos
Mayhem, Jesse Vermillion and Cal
Black were the contestants and M r
Black. who is SO years old was
awarded the prize
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
M. E. Church Rally Day.

AT the Methodist Episcopal
Ohnrch next Sunday morning.
The Sunday school will meet
at $50 q m for the study of the
lesson, and then at IL 100 a m, the
children and young people will
render the Rally Day program,
published by our Sunday School
Board, in the main auditorium
of the church.
All the children and young peo-
pie are requested to be present
for the last rehearsal Saturday
afternoon ut $3.50 O'Clock. The
pastor will preach at night at the
usual hour q COZ. All are cordial
ly invited to attend these ser
vices.
L. Il. Overlsy, pastor.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04

creatures, and has come to the
Crossing Of the Cold and Dark
River" these same misers who
have set at their own tables,
where the wine glitters in the
goblet beneath the many colored
chandeliers, with all that there
is to embelish life. these same
fellows who called that man q
fool will say, "a he is being car
ried to the city of the dead, He
Was A Good Man, He Was A
Philanthropist." Why not say
that for him while he is living,
cay q kind word to him and bid
him God speed" while he is yet
on earth. Do not live for self
alone, make those about yop feel
happy and content. Try to make
the great blue sky bluer and the
sun shine brighter for the uu-
fortunate ones.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Thanksgiving Reception

The Thanksgiving reception given
BY Capt. and Mrs. John H. Lawson
on last Saturday evening vas one
Of the prettiest affairs Of the season
and was largely. attended. On ar.
irving the guests were served punch
by Misses Edna and Lille Lawson,
and throughout the evening we're
delightfully."- entertained by guessing
fortune telling etc, music
was rendered by Misses Cofer and
Cole. Covers were laid for fifty,
a delicious two course lrpcheor w-s
served consisting of q salad course
and hot chocolate. cakes and ices;
everyone enjoyed the evening i'm.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
LIFE

We live for some purpose Or
other. Some live to eat, others
eat 10 live, some live for self
while some live iof others; but
the man who lives for others,
the man who will make 9 sscri.
fee for the comfort of others is
the one pure, unselflsh being,
who, in tins world. is called a
fool because he donates to all
churches and charitable institu.
tions; the man who does not let
the begger go tottering, unfed
from his door is called. by all oil
the close-fsted, set, fool; after
he has done all that he can to
make those around happy, and
has tried TO let the sunshine OF
gladness into the souls of the
poor and unfortunate; after be
has worked day and night fol
the relief of these bic fellow
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
A Big Wedding at Scalf.

One Of the biggist weddings
ever pulled off at Scalf was the
one that took place Thanksgiving
when Miss Mary Mills and Noah
Messer were married at the home
of the BRIDES parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W NJ Mills, Rev. Lawrence
Bright officiating.
Whom announcements of the
wedding were cont out Mr.. Mile
sent for Mr.. Sigh Mills, who had
stolen his oldest daughter Eliza
more then two yesrs ago. and
who he had not spoken too since.
Sigh accepted the invitation
aud dinner was spread for Sigh
and Eliza. "a we'll as for Noah
and Mary. Mr.. aud Mrs. Mills re-
joiced 10 see their family united
once more.
A large wedding party were
present aud ell enjoyed the dou.
pie wedding dinner which will
hong be mbersd. We wish
the newly married couple, 81
he old couple . long enc happy
psrrIsd Life. "A yHIUxp. -
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Big Doin&s at Wheeler.

Thursday was big day With the
teachers aud students Of Brush
Greek, the whole community came
out to enjoy the treat that was In
store for them, as had been an
nounced by Prof. Baldwin, the five
schools were on hand, aud believe
me they had each done some real
work 10 have trained their students
the way they have. .-
The exercises begun at 9 o'clock
a IN with the most interesting pro-
gram the house was well staged and
decorated for the purpose, there was
not moment lost IN the whole day
while the stage was being changed
the audience was treated to the old
time violin with banjo accompani.
ment. Robert Holland performing on
violin and Thomas ]. Balwir PER
forming the banjo, they also had
with them Wesley King who played
the Egyptian flute and H. Clay Par
tin with the tenor drum, the enter
tainmsnt did not flag until 8 o'ciock
p m.
It II day long to be remembered
by the people at Wheeler and espeo-
tally by the children, and Prof. Bal.
win ia to be complimented for hit
splendid work. The children pro-
gram addresses were made by San
L. Lewis. w. w. Evans, W. l.
Davis aud Others.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

The Annual Christmas Bazaar
held by the members OF the Ladies'
Aid Society Of the First Methodist
Church will be 18th and 10th of
December, just the time to do your
Christmas shopping. You will find
hand made Christmas gifts without
makids them. There win also be
plenty Of candy aud other good
thisgs, The public is invited. Come
ana zee aud tell others
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
THE CHURCHES
Christian Church.

The usual services will be held
at the Court House next Sunday.
The subject of the forenoon
sermon will be -Four Great
Sins The sermon in the even
ing will be on Present Day
Service.
All are invited.
j. w. Ligon, Minister.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Good Roads Meeting

Friday evening Messrs. Il. X.
Wood, of Louisville, and James
Maret, of Mt. Vernon, address
ed our citizens on the Good Road
Law and urged that our county
take advantage of the opportun-
ity of getting State aid in road
building the State will put up
q dollar every time the county
puts up one; lsts build some
Good Roads. See our Good
Roads article on another page.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Baptist Ladies' Aid

The Ladies Aid Of the Baptist
cburch realized the nice little sum of
$4,000 from their dollar social.
The ladies now have enough to
finish paying on the secoud piano
they have bought for Barbearville
BAptist Instirute; thsv Eel happy
to b. out Of debt oscs more
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Heavy rain here Tues day.

Inc water COURSES III VHls COuu
ty continue very full.
VIM. Mathews, who las beer
South for several, is here now.
But a small amount of wheat
will be saved in this county. ow.
ing to so much wet weather.
Circuit Coust begins in this
county, August 10Th, and it is
likely the Grand Jury will have
it's hands full.
Mrs. NJ s Costellow has just
received a large eupplv Of But
ler's spoilers, which are for sale
Persons wanting school books
should give her call.
W. e. word, Of Flat Lick is su,
thorized to receive subscription
for the Echo. aud persons in 81.
rears are requested to settle
with him.
Ella Jane Taylor whom We re-
ported dying, from having a pin
lodged in her ears, we learn, we'll
and hearty and never has died.
The report was untrue, but the
pin is still there.
The recent lains have washed
and damaged the roads in our
county in many places. They
should be Immediately repaired
and in a condition to subserve
the use for which they we're in
tended.
W. r. Poe says he is looking
for q number OF gentlemen from
Chicago, who intend going into
the log business in this part Of
the state. They will most likely
make their head quarters here.
The school commissioners OF
our adjoining counties can have
the services OF Prof. Chittenden
if they desire it in their institute.
He will conduct the institute for
this county, and will be here
August 9th.
NoTIcE-Teachcrs Institute for
Knox county will be held at Bar
bourville beginning August 9th
continuing four days. Prof. II Il
Chittenden will conduct it. All
Teachers are required to attend,
and persons interested in the
cause of education are respectful
!y invited. JOIN d. JARVIS.
j. II. Fuller has q hen which
has developed . great propensity
for a litter of kittens. The kit
tens took possession of the hens
nest and the hen drove of the old
cht--taking the kittens in charge
clucking to aud feeding them, as
if they were little chickens; but
their relationship did not con
tinue very long, as Fuller broke
up the fun.
Last Monday was county court
and five hundred voters were
hero. Jas. D. Black, Ii. Ii. Sum
er and Demcy King. candidate:
for the Legislature, made
speeches. King and Sumner repub'
licans; Black, Democrat. Whisky
seemed to have possession Of sew
eral, but there was no fighting. II
vas a 6eld day for the candidates
and their friends. After dark q
large party left for whitley. t.
continue the campaign, smoni
them Cord Balm and Col. May
hew, who went as correspondent
for the Echo. They must, in writ
ing up the campaign, tell tn,
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04

Losr-Between Judge Davis cor.
ner and | 7 Beddow's rssidsncs on
Main street--a bunch Of keys. finder
will be suitably rewarded fos return
ing same to Advocate Once.
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-12-04
Knox County Items.

From The Mountain Echo of
July 80 1876.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-19
ON MEnIT AI,oNE.


No PUBLIC a Of this state, in
IN an 'ts history. ever has o..
ceivcd 80 enthusiastic aud
spontaneous a demonstration Of pop
ular approval as that given to a. -.
Ferguson IN Elks' thcater Monday
night immediately following his
nomination Tor congress.
II ever d convention was free from
commercial politics u was this SPLEEN
did gathering ct party volunteers.
IS one Of h speakers pointed out.
they came here at their own expense.
without "a thought Of selfish Interest
and prompted only by party loyalty
and a sense Of high public duty. aud
they felt that duty TO be performed
fully Ia the selection OF MIR Fergus
SON to succeed himself in congress.
IL was a tremendous tribute To pure
merit a refreshing phenomenon in
this degenerate day when we have
come to look for the dollar mark be-
hind every demonstration OF popular
enthusiasm for "a man IN political
life. There were mo- dollars behind
this demonstration. There was moth.
Ing behind Il but one plain. umpire
tcntious, conscientious citizen. stick
Ing 10 his desk In sweltcrinR Wash
ington against the protests Of his
friends and advisers. who urged him
Co come To New Mexico ana look
after his Fences" and who called
him "a fool because he did not do 80.
Mr.. FERGUSON b. not an advertiser.
We have criticized him for falling to.
let the people know fully tho work
he docs n the aims he has In view.
II seems We have moi given the peo-
pic 81 the state credit with az much
interest In and attention To public.
anairs as they have given. II seems
the people have managed to keen a
pretty good check on the work OF
this particular congressman. Il is
clear that the rank and nle Of the
Democratic party In this state has
each a section Of Mr.. F~ergusson's
political fence To look after and that
cach n IL right on the job. Be
You'd letting the mct that ne wanted
TO be renominatcd be known. Mr..
FERGUSON did no campaigning. lie
left his cas- with the people and
rested on his record The nominal
tion and the demonstration which
followed 1t were a tribute to merit
alone.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-19
W|TCHCRAFT CASE
FROM SIERRA
REVERSED
Court Over Rules
Lower Court in One Of
Most Interesting Trials on
Record in New Mexico.

1Se supreme cour; has reversed tho
famous witchcraft case from Sierra
county Mulch was known ON the
docket as The state Va. Eduardo
Chavez ct al The case was tried at
the May term. 1913. In HIllsboro
with H. a. wolford az prosecuting at
torney, senator Isaac Harth for Inc
defc1se, and judge Mcchcm on the
bench Chavez. Francisco Montoyn
and NJ. Trujillo. the defendants. were
accused Of assault with intent 10 muir
der an old Mexican woman who. they
believed. had bewitched the mother
OF n Of the defendants. A. the trial
the district attorney brought out a
regular compendium on the bellies
regarding witchcraft which prevailed
among some Of the mountain people
In Sierra county and elsewhere. The
defendants admitted that the only
way the bcwitched woman could be
cured was by either killing the witch
or forcing the witch 80 take on tho
charm. In his Instructions to the
Jury Judge Mechem said that there
had been evident perjury committed
ana this instruction was held 10 be
against section 2a9f. Compiled Laws
OF New Mexico which PROHIBITS com
ment on the evidence by the trial
Judge. on his ground alone WAS the
case reversed.
The reversal. District Attorney Tit
man SAYS, will create "a sensation In
Sierra county where those people who
took sides against the defendants
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-19

have beer living In a state of n,ore
or less fear for months because the
defendants believed when the appeal
WIS taken that u was edulvslcnt 90
an ncquittal and they are afraid uf
further reprisals by the defendants.
The opinion was as follows:
SECTIONS 29S6 and 2aS7. e. 7.
1897, requires "a continuance uf q
cause for absence of "a witness only la
cases whore the applicant has mo
other witnesses by whom such fact can
be fully proved Where. after the
overruiing Of u motion for a contlnu-
ancc, the desired fact Is fully proved
By other witnesses, the ruling VI tho
court In denying the continuance. eve
% technically when made
l. rendered harmless.
2, Q, A.-AsslFnments of errors hcif
not available upon well established
rules OF practice.
Am instruction that "thpre has
been manifest perjury By witncsses
who have testified In this, ease. as
counsel for Doth sides have claimed
In their argument. They, of course
differ as To- which witnesses have tcs-
tlncd falsely. u IL for yon Co deter
mine from an the evidence, which In
ciudcs the appearance of the witness
whca tcstifying as well az whnt thru
said. hat evidence you credit. held
erroneous, as violatiyc Of section 2pHi
G. l.. 1897. which forbids comment hv
the court uuon the weight OF the OWE
deuco.