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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-04-21
Telephone all social news to 638.
Anna D. Lilly, Social Editor
oGG-RoEBUcK

Miss Lucy Ogg and Mr. David Roebuck
were married in Breathitt County on the
9th inst. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
]. S. Ogg formerly of this county, but who
is now teaching in the Academy at Buck
horn, Ky.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-04-21
INFORMAL DINNER

Mrs. c. H, Vausht entertained informly
at dinner the past week in compliment
to Mr.. Vincent Bartlett the guest of Mr..
Thompson Burnam.
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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-04-21

Mrs D. L. Cobb, entertained the Nullo
Club on the afternoon of the 18th inst, at
her home in Burnamwood.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
FAIRTON

Fairton, June ALBERT Davis and
family, of Minotola. have been visiting
friends in town.
w. P. Sink, Jr. spent Friday in
Dorchester on business trip.
Daniel Ireland and family, of Sal
em, were visitors at George Hitchner's
on Saturday.
Rev. George H. Neal, D. s., occupied
the pulpit of the Methodist Church on
Sunday evening.
George and Charles Fisher are Wis
iting relatives in Norristown.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Davis spent Sat
urday in Millville.
Rev. . H. Neal, d. S., will hold the
First Quarterly Conference at the M.
E. Church On Wednesday evening.
Miss Emma Compton, of Maurice
town, was the guest of relatives here
on Sunday
Mrs. Tamson Bullock is spending
some time in Port Norris.
]. w. Allen, of Philadelphia, was a
visitor in town on Sunday.
Rev. VIM M. Seel has resigned as
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
and will soon leave for his new field
of labor in Nebraska. His household
goods will be offered at public sale
on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Italian berry pickers arrived in
town on Saturday.
The Board of Education held a
meeting at the School House on Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hahn, of Mas
onv.lle, N. j., have been spending sew
eral days with J. B. Milford and fam
lily.
j. Parvin Conner of Bridgeton.
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. F. Conner.
The w. c. T. U. will meet on We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Kelsie Moore. Leader, Mrs Moore.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
POSTAGE STAMPS OF EVERY
DENOMINATION FOR EXHIBIT
Washington Collection Finest In the
World With One Exception

The 100000 collection of postage
stamps that for years has been gather>
ing dust in the archives of the possoE-
fee department is being arranged and
classified for exhibition at the Nations
museum. ]. B. Leavey, government
philatelist, and T. I. BeIote, head OF
the museums division of history, ex
pect to have the exhibit In permanent
shape within about year.
Officials Of the museum and the poss
office department say the only coIIec
ton of stamps which excels In com
pleteness the one now being arranged
Is that owned by the British museum
There are specimens of every variety
and denomination of stamps ever IS
sued by this government, as well as e.
collection of practically all the stamps
ever used by any government since the
use Of postage stamps began. IncEUd
ed in the collection are specimens Of
the original British stamp of the foT-
ties, which was as large as an ordinarE
envelope of today, as well as the sizes.
issued in later years.
So far only nineteenth century issues
and about $4,000 worth have been pug
on exhibit. A novel case, consisting.
Of scores of sliding vertical sections
all locked with one key and absofuteEEs
air tight, contains the stamps. The idess
was taken from the British museum
but the cases are a great Improvement
on those there employed.
Among the most valuable stamps ixa
the collection are the Franklin carrier
stamp of the forties, which brings
500; the TYPE l" of 1851, whoss
faded square inch of paper is valued al
5000, and the one cent type of the
same year and like value.
'HThe value that attaches to stamp,
said Mr.. Leavey, sis determined very
queerly sometimes. A misprint, a re
called issue and historic associations
bring up the worth of stamp to amazs
ing figures in few years. IntrinsicaE
ly they have no value. If stamp c0E
lecting fell into disfavor all over the
world a good many paper fortunes
would vanish at blow"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
COULDN'T BOSS BRADLEY
Kentucky Senator Told Hanna onsn
Way Was as Far as Another.

Work and persistency marked thE
life of the late United States Senator
William o. Bradley of Kentucky from
the time he first began to rise.
There was time in his early strugS
giles when he slept in his law Office
and had only one suit Of clothes. When
he was laughed at for his aspiration
to be the Republican governor OF hfss
state his answer was to Work and
persevere." and he was elected-eleet-
ed as the first Republican governor
that Kentucky had ever had
When he left Louisville to go scF
Washington to take the oath as sena-
tor he said that he was going to hays.
the tariff schedule on hemp increased
and he was going to have the tax re-
moved from leaf tobacco. Again ey-
cry one laughed. But he made good
his assertion.
Once when Mark Hanna wanted
Bradley to come to Washington for O.
conference because the national ad-
ministration did not think he wEE
running things right he wired Mr.
Hanna that it was as far from Frank
fort to Washington as 1t was from
Washington to Frankfort
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
l%~~H~~~~~~~~%~~%~~~~~ees-
! HORROR TALES Of
RIVAL THOSE OF
Survivors Describe Awful Fate
of Men Who Died Insane
From Thirst.
THRILLING story of hardship

A THRILLING story of hardship
"a in an open boat in midocean,
a tale of heroic toilers of the
sea facing the torments of hun
ger. thirst, bitter cold and dire peril
OF winds and waves was brought to
Halifax, N. S., by Captain e. j Johns
ton of the American revenue cutter
Seneca, which rescued the four re-
naming surviving members of the
crew of the Leyland liner Columbian,
burned at sea on May 5.
The fifteen men In the lifeboat sub
sisted on ships biscuits, shoe laces
and leather and salt water.
They saw three liners pass, but their
efforts to hail the ships were futile.
Chief Officer Robert There, who is
only twenty-five years old, gave the
following account of the castaways'
adventures:
when we abandoned the Columbian
we had cask of water and the boats
bread tank was three-quarters full. I
put the boats crew on rations, one bis
cult and half cupful of water three
times day for each man. When It
rained we caught water in the sail,
and In that way kept up our supply
until we were rescued The biscuits
rapidly ran low, and at the end Of the
first week the allowance was cut down
nv Ono-third
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
Fooled the culnrit.

DR.. Kennedy, former head master
of Shrewsbury school. has keen sense
rs-umor. One year, on April l, an
a xacious schoolboy put the school
lock forward. and the chapel bell was
rung an hour too soon. The culprit
duly received the alarming order to
come to the head masters room lit
tie before noon.
Preparations were made for the usual
form Of punishment The cane whizzed
In the air, but, bracing his nerves. to
meet its descent the victim found him.
self untouched. A second time he heard
It swung with sound and fury, yet it
signified nothing. The boy was still
trembling for the third stroke when be
heard the masters voice:
"Go away, you April foolr'-London
Answers.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
What the Old Man Feared.

The head of a certain Washington
family was recently approached by bis
son just nearing his majority. Father
said he, 81 want to have a talk with
you concerning my future. l have de
cided to become an artist Have you
any objections?"
The old man scratched his head re
fectively and replied:
"Well. no. son-provided. OF course,
that you don't draw on me."-Lippin.
cott's.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
CEDARVILLE


Cedarville, June Memorial Day
was observed in our. town Saturday
and the following program was rem
dereds
Song by all-America.
Recitation, Scatter Flowers-Grace
Veal.
Solo, "The Patch Work Quilt-Lewis
Quadling.
Recitation, To The Unknown Dead
Elsie Somers.
Song, Just Before Battle-Gladys
Bateman, Ruth Brineshults, Esther
Brineshults.
Song, by All, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.
Recitation, Little Bronze Button
Hetty Sheppard.
Song and Echo, Old Black Joey
all.
Recitation, Little Jack Two-Sticks-
Camilla Woodruff.
Song by all-Marching Thro' Geor-
gia.
Song, Star spangled Banner-By
all.
Memorial Day Thought-Melvin
Johnson.
Duet, The Flag-Mary Brineshults
and Dorothy Bateman.
Song, Just Lock of Hair-Marion
Brineshults.
Sofo-Grace Miller.
Song, Swinging in the Apple Tree
Girls.
Talk by pastor Of Presbyterian
Church of FairIon.
Quartette, No Flag Like Ours.
Solo=Mary Brineshults.
Solo-Evelyn Quadling.
Closing Song, The Union Forever.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Clarence Wisham and
son Lester spent Monday in Bridge
ton.
Mrs. Ella Earle was Bridgeton Wis
itor Monday.
Mrs. Nelson Dufield spent Monday
in Bridgeton.
Miss Leta Earl visited Bridgeton
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gentry and Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Pancoast, of Bridge
ton, spent Sunday with Mrs. Henry
White and family.
Mrs. Feaster. has returned home af-
ter an extended stay out of town.
Mrs. Ida Bateman has been suf-
fering with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Theoph Hustled and grand
daughter spent Sunday with Mrs. Phil
ip Sheppard here.
Miss Lizzie Steelman spent Satur-
day with Mrs. Frank Johnson
Capt. Isaac Nugent is spending
some time in our midst.
Rev. George Ridout preached in the
NJ. E. Church here. All day Sunday
services and an altar service was held
in the evening.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
/ on THE WRONG SHIP.

Discipline Led Officer of the Day to
Obey Orders Of a Strange Captain.
Late one night when the feet was
on Vera Cruz certain captain step
ped into his launch and started for his
ship. His thoughts were on the days
work and the plans for the next, and
as his boat came to stop off a gang
way he stepped out on the landing and
mounted to the battleship's deck.
Tell the boat to cast off" he said to
the officer who saluted him.
The officer of the day did so. He
knew 1t was not his captain, but disci-
pine laid down it's rules. The captain
strolled across the afterdeck.
The commander-a commander Is
next In rank to a captain on a battle
ship, Is on duty twenty-four hours
day and ranks with major in the
army-met him, saluted and passed on.
That seemed strange to the captain.
What ship is this?' he asked.
The -, sir" said the commander.
t thought it was my Ship said the
captain.
"Drat that coxswain, why did he put
me of at this ship?" demanded the
captain from the officer of the day.
The captain descended the gangway.
The ships boat drew up to receive
him. The coxswain looked up to the
deck for his orders.
proceed to the - with a passen-
ger and return to ship" ordered the
officer of the day.
AYE. aye, SIR" replied the coxswain.
That ended the incident = not the
story.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
BECKER CASE CHRONOLOGY.

I July IL, 1912.-Herman Rosen-
: thai, New York gambler, pub
! hcally accuses Charles Becker,
lieutenant of police in New York.
! of graft.
July 16.-Rosenthal murdereG
) at 1:57 a. m, in front Of the 10
; tel Metropole, New York.
) July 17.-Shapiro and Libby,
owners of "gray murder carr
) arrested. They say Jack Rose
; hired the caR
} July 1S.-Rose surrenders and
is held for murder.
July 21.-"Bridgie'' Webber ar
rested and held for murder
. July 22.-Harry yallon surren-
dered and held for murder. Dis
J trict Attorney Whitman names
the four gun men as actual kiIs-
J ers.
July 25.-"Dago Frank" arrest
, ed.
July 29.-Rose, Weber and VAL
, lon turn states evidence, accuse
Becker of instigating murder,
which they procured. Becker ar
rested just before midnight
Aug. 1.-"Whitey" Lewis ar
rested.
Aug. 5.-Becker formally pleads
not guilty.
Aug. 10.-Sam Schepps arrest
ed as witness at Hot Springs
Ark, and returns voluntarily
Sept. 14.-"Gyp the Blood and
Lefty Louie" arrested
Oct. 7.-Becker's trial begins.
Oct. 24.-Becker found guilty
of murder in the first degree
Oct. Becker. sentenced to
die during week of Dec. 8, 1872
put in Sing Sing death house
Nov. 19.-Four gun men con-
victed of first degree murder.
Dec. Becker appealed from
conviction.
Feb. "a, 1914.-Becker's conyfc-
tion set aside; new trial ordered
Gun mems case affirmed.
April 13.-Gun men executed
May 6.-Becker's second tTiaE
called.
May 22.-Becker convicted the
second time of first degree mur-
der.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
The Coolest Hour.

The proverb which tells US that 1.-THE
darkest hour Is that before dawn" Is
inaccurate. for light increases in the
morning as gradually as 1t decreases in
the evening. The saying should be
4the coldest hour" etc., which Is per.
fectly true and Is owing to causes con
nected with the deposit of dew. Hoar
frosts, too. usually take place just be
fore daylight and are an additional
cause of the peculiar chiIliness Of this
time.-London Mail.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
Is Alrship Whose Inventor Was
Derided as a Darius Green.
BASIC POINTS UNTOUCHED.
Machine Hauled Out of Potomac River
After Failure In 1908 Vindicates
Langley, Who Died Broken Hearted.
= Now, Says Glenn curtiss, His Name
Antedates All Present Aviators.

"Langley's folly the famous old
tandem aeroplane that has been hang
ing in the Smithsonian institution in
Washington for decade, has been sue
cessfully flown by Glenn II. Curtiss
over Lake Keuka, New York. This is
the identical machine that was hauled
out of the Potomac river after its Sec
ond and last failure to fly on Dec. 8,
1908.
Professor Samuel p. Langley gave the
best years of his life to this aeroplane
and died in sorrow and disappointment
His friends said his heart was broken
by the ridicule heaped upon him as a
modern Darius Green. Congress at
the last, accepting the publie's atti-
tude, refused money for further ex-
periments, and Professor Langley ap-
parently lost his courage as an in
ventor.
1t is thought. says the New York
Sun. that this successful fight of
machine that was completely built be-
fore Orville and Wilbur Wright made
their first fights may bring about more
litigation over the basic patents grant
ed to the Wright brothers. The Lang
ley machine was built for the govern
ment and was not patented. 1t has
been contended that the Wrights OBJ
tanned ideas from DIR. Langley's expert
ments.
Turned Over to Glenn n. Curtiss.
Glenn H. Curtiss had the machine
sent to his factory at Hammondsport.
n. Y, at the request of Secretary
Charles D. Walcott of the Smithsonian
institution and fitted it with pontoons.
The planes were recovered, and the en-
Gine was tuned, but otherwise the ma
chine was left in its original state
) A puffy wind and the erratic per-
formance of the old motor cut the tri-
ais short after the first demonstration
Of the machines ability to raise itself
from the water. - i.
Mr.. Curtiss was asked after the fight
whether it was made primarily to as
ssail the claim of the Wright brothers
that they We're the producers of the
first successful heavier than air flying
machine. He said
Il acted under the direction of the
Smithsonian institution, which has for
some time desired to ascertain wheth-
er the Langley machine embodied
principles making successful flight
possible. The machine demonstrated
that the principles embodied in its
construction are correct
Although this fight proves that DIR.
Langley antedated all present aviators,
the Wrights have been awarded
court decision, which, so far as see,
stands. In making this flight / acted
willingly, actuated by veneration for
the memory of DR.. Langley and his
achievements
Entirely Different, Says Wright.
Orville Wright says the perform
ance of the Langley machine will have
no bearing whatever on the Wrights'
inventions. There is nothing in COM
mon between the two machines" he
says, "The Langley system of control
is entirely different from that of the
Wright machines 1t is very old
system that enters into the Langley
machine. That machine was tried out
ten days before our successful fight
In 1908 and failed, although it had
four times the power of our machine"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
PRAYER THAT ISLANDERS DAD.
Telling Child to Petition to Make Fa-
ther Better Held ReprehensibIe.

ther Better Held ReprehensibIe.
Mothers. do not teach your children
to pray, God. make papa better
man. That Is slandering your hus-
band and is actionable.
Wives, do not show your preference
for your mothers over your husbands.
That is treating your husband con-
temptuously.
Husbands, do not remove your wives
from rooms by physical force. That
win enable your wife to get legal
separation.
In granting Mrs. Tusi Bradley Bar
Der decree of separation from her
husband and giving her the custody OF
Der child Supreme Court Justice Mills.
sitting at White Plains. n. Y. handed
down decision embodying the fore
going precepts.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
SEA CASTAWAYS |
Fiction FANCY |
Those Left on Drifting Boat
Ate Boots of Sailors
Who PeriShed.

see today. In fact, l wanted to die,
as did we all. 1t seemed a terrible
dream.
When there were only five biscuits
and less than pint of water left for
the four survivors we cut up the boots
OF dead men and tried to mix a sort of
paste with the leather and the crumbs,
but it was not palatable.'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
Dreamed of Rescue.

"Prieve, the mess boy, was the last
to CO. Before he went he told us that
he had dreamed he would be on a
burning ship at sea and that he would
be for fourteen days in an open boat
without food, but would be rescued
pn the fourteenth day. He fought hard
to live until that time, but he was too
weak
From that moment we sat in the
most despairing and hopeless lethargy
Even the sight of the Seneca did little
to revive us. We had so often vainly
shouted for help from passing boats
that we could not believe rescue was
near. ] never thought l would live TO
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
Fight With Giant Madman.

"Margetts, the chief engineer, was
the next to die. He perished from ex
posure. Then one of the worst of all
our trials happened, Jakob, big oiler
a Russian, who stood over six feet
started to drink salt water, went in
sane and tried to kill the whole boat
crew. There were only FIVE Of us
alive then, and poor Dyckman, the
mess boy, was SO weak he could not
stand.
II was sleeping when BaIlanger
woke me up and said that Jakob had
gone crazy. He was sitting In the boat
with an ak and swearing he would go
ashore for a drink. talked to him a
bit, coaxed the ak away from him and
got him to lie down. took everything
I thought he could use for a weapon
away from him, but had hardly
fallen asleep when he got a boat
stretcher and came aft, threatening to
kill us all.e There was nothing for 1t
but to tie him up.
.Jakob was ordinarily a very pow
erful man, about forty years of age,
anu heHudi, bdildnger, LuuWlgSen ana
myself had all we could do to handle
him. He was screaming at the top of
his voice that we were trying to keep
his money from him so he could not
go on a spree. He shouted out that l
had his passbook and would not give
him his pay and he was going to lay
for me particularly.
'4We had pretty hard fight to get
him under control. But we finally tied
him down in the bottom of the boat
and lashed him to thwart. He lived
for five or six hours, screaming at the
top of his voice. Then he became ex-
hausted. We forced little water be-
tween his lips, but it was no use. He
had gone.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
NEW WIRELESS SIGNALS.
One of Those Proposed, at T." Is
Warning Against lcebergs.

One OF those proposed, u u" Is
Warning Against lcebergs.
John Burns. president of the London
board of trade. has drawn up mer-
rhants' shipping bill for safety at sea.
which will be introduced in parliament
shortly. 1t provides, among other
things. for new wireless danger sig
nal 'sT t T." which is to be repeated
ten times ut full power.
This signal will warn vessels of i'm
minent danger from icebergs. cyclones.
etc. The ct I t. win not supersede
the present IS O s." Other urgent
signals are provided for, such as
"lou are standing into danger" II
want assistance" Remain by" Il
have encountered ice" and Your lights
are OUT
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
Drinking Sea Water Fatal.

"On Saturday, May 8, Oiler George
Hull complained that he could not
stand short rations of water, and de-
spite all the advice of the boats com.
pany began drinking sea water. That
night he became delirious. We tried
to revive him with a little water, but
1t was too late, and after making sure
that he was beyond all help we put
his body over the side, and said what
could remember of the burial service
over him.
"Then Richmer, a fireman, died
about 2 O'Clock In the morning. An
derson, another fireman, died the next
day, and SO did the cook, Schrimberger
Gustafsen was the next to die.
All these men went pretty much the
same way They began to drink sea
water, and their sufferings were fright
full. The more they drank the more
they wanted. There was one tin dip.
per In the boat, and tried to keep this
In my possession. But If l was asleep
they would get it away from me. 1t
was pretty much one continuous night
mare about this time. l would get the
dipper away from men who were swill-
Ing salt water, but the next minute
they would be leaning out over the
gunwale of the boat, tapping it up like
cows at brook. Soon they would go
crazy. All of them died singing, COM
pletely insane. l think it was the salt
water more than anything else that
killed them. The men who kept to the
scanty portion of fresh water stood the
eynOSllrQ hatfnr
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
Just Gossip.

JUST OoSSTPs
'There is great deal Of gossip about
Gwendolyn's eyebrows"
Don't mind It Her eyebrows are
not as black as they are painted
Baltimore American.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-06-04
An Exception.

Mudge-H Here's a man figured out
that ifall the money in the world were
divided equally each adult would get
about $50 Meeg-H He's wrong. My
wife would get $60.-Boston Transcript