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turned to the bridge we found the marks
where the bushwhacker had jumped.
We found where the iron shoes OF the
horse had scraped the stones, and where
he had clambered out : In the woods.
a mile away. we found the horse and the
rider.
The captain had been shot through the
body. He had been dragged by the stir
rup until his body had become tangled
among the underbrush. The horse had
eaten every bush and limb within reach,
but had been without water and was
just able to stand His rider was prob
ably dead within fve minutes after being
shot. You may have made up your
mind to hear that the assassin was also
discovered through my dream, but he
was not. / have always believed that IL
was his hand which knitted the pickets,
but II is only my belief. No one charged
with any Of the crimes was ever brought
to book 50 far as I know. i could
have identified the busnwhacker among
a thousand men. but 1 never had the
opportunity. week after the finding
OF the captains body our brigade was
marching and fighting forty miles away,
and II the assassin was a farmer living
in the neighborhood of his crimes he
was safe from discovery.
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with his infUrruation for s.. It's straight
and sure, and within two hours I'll be
melting ice to prove it
Il hope there's something in it"
Something in IL! My dear woman,
where / start with one barrel Of water
I'll end up with ten barrels OF gold.
Your words of encouragement have done
wonders for me. 1 must now go to the
drug store after a few ingredients"
He went, and he returned with three
bottles and a gallon jug. the contents
of which were poured into the barrel.
Mrs. Bowser still further encouraged
him by coming downstairs to see him
pour and stir and mix, and the cook was
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as drove away, and looked to see her
tripping up the path with new joys and
greater hopes in her heart I had just
reached the Schimerhorn's and was drop
ping a letter in the box when the old
man came out of the cOrnfield with a hoe
on his shoulders and said:
Look-a-here, Abe. I'm going to bust
this darned old government into a cooked
hat, and l thought 1 might as we'll tell
you here and now"
What's the matter, Uncle Henry?'
said l.
Haven't ! stuck by this government
through thick and thin for the last
twenty years.
I'm sure you have
Haven't l got the American eagle
planted on my hoss barn. and kept the
Stars and Stripes flying every day in the
year,
TITS true. Uncle Henry"
And I'm allus the first TO chip in for
Fourth of July. Yes. Abe. I've stood up
for America in hailstones and thunder
storms and when everybody was done on
her. My son Bill has got sore eyes and
a stiff knee, and I thought l would get
him soft job for the summer. I wrote
to the President to see il he had a place
to fit and he never even answered my let
ter! What sort Of reward d ye call
that?'
Hes awful busy. you know" says l.
That's no excuse. He could have
wrote me on Sunday If he was rushed
during the week"
OtBEtu ana tnlEeaLHQ MN TO stay MS
hand, and struggled with him for half
an hour, and finally on my promise TO
drop in and see the government some
evening and see that Bill was taken care
of, Uncle Henry agreed to let things go
along for another month. ] had only left
him half a mile behind when / came
across Silas Bebee as he was driving
to tow, and he stopped me, to say:
"-ipe. I've allus found you a square.
man, and l want to give you a word Of
Look out for another jobT'
What's the ROW." said I.
"Sunthin's goin to tumble and you get
out from under"
''But what is IT, Silas?'
They've raised taxes on me-a dollar
more'n last year,"
But what can you dor"
Start revolution that will upset the
old apple cart inside Of a month and
bring folks to their senses I'll do it.
do it IL II takes my last COW
and warn you to look out for another
Job I'm q bad man when I'm trampled
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his evenin' and I'll post her up on the
ioor. want to spring 1t on 'em all OF
sudden. / want to see EN- turn pale
|nquirers, pap, that Jericho is comm
sght to the. front like a steer goin' fur
" cornfield.'
wanted TO know what the scheme was,
put the Squar' winked and nodded and
ooked mysteriously and went of without
sivin' his secret away. There was great
feal of curiosity durin' the day Some
hought the Squar, had balloon ascen-
ion in order to attract public attention
10 our new cooper shop. and others had
that he had found a way to dodge the
State tax, but it was all guesswork
There was a tremendous crowd on hand
when evenin came. and the Squar' went
kround ruhbin' his hands together and
.smiln' all over his face. When he had
got the crowd worked up to the pitcn
where everybody wanted to die fur lib
erty. he called the meetin' TO order and
|said
''FelIer Freemen Of Jericho: We hev
here a beautiful town, salubrious eli
We hev the best water, the lowest Of
axes. and skassly any use fur doctors.
we hev the telephone, electric doorbells.
'and a town pump. A stranger would
hook around him and say we needed
'nuthin else. But We do. and that is why
hev called you together here tonight
We need jest one thing more TO put
Jericho on the pinnacle, and that is
brass band
BY John, but he's made a pint!"
: laid Deacon Spooner. as he whacked on
he counter with his cane. Yes, sir,
ericho needs a brass band to boost her.
nd I'm with the deacon. Let us hear
What Moses Hopkins has to say about IT."
"As l take it," said Moses, "a brass
and plays tunes, and I'd like TO know in
dvance what sort of tunes this band is
DIN to play. If it's goin' to play The
sweet BY and By then I'm in fur
and. II it's goin' to play hi-diddle-diddle
unes. then I'm ag'in it"
kThat's a pint as fur as it goes" said
ne deacon, but II don't go fur nun
Enos Williams. YOU was in the hog-buyin'
igness fur twenty years. and YOU ought
know about brass bands. What d'you
blink Of the idea?'
~That depends" said Enos Il don't
much on a brass band that toots its
ind all over town and wastes it on the
II. If We had band that would come
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when I got along to the Widow Tay-
lor's the other day, 1 found her at the
gate, looking pale and anxious. There
was a newspaper for her. but no letter,
and, seeing that she was greatly cast
down, / said:
Amy one sick, widow, and are you ex-
peeting to hear bad news?''
Say, Abe" she replied after minute
I'm almost a mind to tell you some
thing, but I'm afraid you'd laugh at me. :"
Don't you believe 1t, widow, Is 1t an
official or private communication? Don't
forget that as the driver Of mail wagon
I'm representing the postal service, the
administration, the great American ma
tion. and the flag which waves over
90, ,OO0,0 900 freemen."
This amt got nothing TO do with the
American nation" she said, as she
turned away to sigh. It's between me
and you, Abe, that 1 say I've been
shook
DO you mean somebody has given you
the marble heart?"
1T looks ike II. Do you remember the
fellow who came along here last jan
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q sure thing Of it. The stun had a rank.
acid smell. but he smiled at II as heart
lily as II 1t had been cologne. A chunk
Of ice was brought from the refriger-
ator and laid on the ground. and with a
great deal of solemnity he dipped q
stick with a sponge tied TO the end Of
il in the barrel and sopped 1t over the
ice. There was no explosion or sudden
outbUrst Of flame. Even the cat tip
toed forward and smelIed Of the chunk.
OF course ice won't melt as quickly as
snow, and in his own mind Mr.. Bowser
gave that chunk three minutes to vanish
of the cold earth. The liquid honey
combed II and threw out a lanyard odor,
but there was no melting.
What seems to be the NATTER" Mrs.
Bowser finally queried.
IL may not have put enough on"
replied Mr.. Bowser as he removed the
sop with liberal hand. There can't
be no mistake in the mixing. and the
thing is bound TO work. Can't you keep
that blamed cat away"
The cat was chased away. and there
was another painful period OF waiting.
The ice could be heard cracking. and
II freckled up like a schoolma'am in
summer, but there was no melting.
Perhaps the discovery only alluded
to very soft snow" suggested Mrs. Bow
ser.
Soft snow be hanged!' he shouted. 81
tell you this thing is all right. The
stun put in cost $50. and it's bound
"Then why don't it work." And if
il cost $50 for two pals full how are
you going to remove snow for a cent
a ton? I hope you have got a good
thing, but it strikes me"
"Oh. yes, you are always being
struck he interrupted. And this very
minute you are hoping I will make
failure Of this thing But / won't,
though. Perhaps it needs more stir
ring"
He seized the stick and stirred and
swirled and poked. and again the chunk
of ice was doped. The smell was ranker,
but that was the only result. 1t was
like waiting for the minister to get
with his remarks at a funeral.
Perhaps the dying sailor left the
wrong manuscript" said Mrs. Bowser
by way OF breaking the painful silence.
why don't he take a teakettle Of hot
water to melt it?" queried the cook.
by the living lingo, but she'll work
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BOWSER'S WINTER SCHEME
But It Met the Fate of Many Others

or bustf" shouted Mr.. Bowser as a wave
OF anger surged over him Stand back
there and gimme ROOM
He seized the barrel with a strong
grip and up-ended Il over the chunk OF
Ice and then gave Il a kick that sent
It flying across the yard. Mrs. Bowser
and the cook had retreated to a safe
distance, but the cat had advanced to
satisfy her feline curiosity. AsNthe bar
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on and they'll find it out when wave
OF blood goes sweeping over this coun-
tryi I'm on my way TO town now to buy
a new hoe and start the revolution go
ing!".
II took me fifteen minutes TO get him
to hold on for q week while / wrestled
with the government TO have his taxes
reduced. and as ! drove on he called to
me:
Two weeks, Abe. but not another day,
It's either lower taxes or a wave OF
blood and you can tell EN- I'd q leetle
rather have the blood"
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kind enough TO remark that Mr.. Bowser
looked like q man who would not know
house IN order TO kin on poor working
girl at SIS per month. II was an hour
before the experiment was ready. The
dead sailors manuscript and the hard
up mans advice were TO the effect that
the mixture need not stand over ten
minutes. but Mr.. Bowser wanted to make
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
Thief Given 10 Years
Escapes; RObs House
Again, 2OYearSMore

Not content with receiving ten
year sentence for burslarIzing the
nome Of j. W. Russell a -four mer-
chant Of No. 3 Lafayette drive.
Ansley Drive. last November VIII
Daniel alias Preston Fleming ne
gro escaped from the changing,
robbed the same house again and for
his second offense was sentenced Fri
day TO serve twenty years more
The first robbery took place carly
last September On November 8 the
negro was sentenced 60 the chain
gang After serving q lew weeks Of
his first sentence the negro made his
escape iAst month he robbed the
homo Of the -four merchout again.
Clothin- seemed 90 be the only thing
sough. bv the negro
Mr. Russell is member Of The
firm Of D. j Russell AZ Son, with Of
foes "a the Austcu Building.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03

Rehearing Is Denied
Methodist Bishops
In Vanderbilt Case

NASHVILLE, April 3.-The Ten
nessee supreme Court has refused a
rehearing in the Vanderbilt Univer-
sity case, as petitioned for by the
College Of Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South 40 further
legal action is likely 70 be taken by
the bishops and the board of trust Of
the university Will probably not be
further interfered with by the church
officials in governing the college.
The next development will come d
month hence when the General Con
ference of the church meets at Okla
homa City in quadrennial session.
when it is expected movement viii
be put on foot to establish a new
Methodist university or enlarge one
of the existing Methodist colleges into
a university to take the place of Van
derblt as church institution.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
Says Wilson at Heart
Is an English Wing

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON April Speaking On
Changing America" before distin-
euished audience. s. X. Radcliffe, an
eminent English sooiologist, warmly
eulogized President Wilson, whom he
characterized as a. cultivated gentle
man thoroughly stepped in English
law, history and politics and who at
heart is an English Wing"
on the immigration question Ne
declared America is not a melting
pot but q pot of varnish. The one
unmistakable product Of immigration
is vast new proletariat living under
conditions which repeat ana intensity
the industrial serfdom of Europe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
F AM|LY Of 6
LEAP FROM
FLAMES
Trapped in Early Morning Fire,
SIeepers Escape Through Win
dow-GirI Sounds Alarm.

The somewhat commonplace fact
that little Blanche Beardon, years
old, wanted drink of water early
Friday and insisted on her fathec
James F. Beardon, getting it for her
probably accounts for the saving of
the whole Beardon family from death
or severe injury by fire
The house at No ~ Glendale
street Edgewood, was in flames when
Mr.. Beardon was awakened nv nis
daughter He noticed a glare Of light
on the window Of his room and
thought at FIRST it was a neishbor's
home on fire Then he became aware
OF a humming noise and crack
ling, while he found breathing diri
cult and the air strangely warm. His
own house was in flames.
The hall outside his room was fun
Of smoke and all the upper part of
the house was in a full blaze Mr.
Beardon CROPPED his way to another
room and aroused his wife and the
three other children Nellie, s. Fred
4. and Edwin, 2. The family tried 90
escape by the front door but were
forced back by a volume OF smoke
and flame
Mr. Bearden took the two older
children in his arms and, followed by
his wife. carrying the others, they
,,,,5o .l,1;, no. =. a ,t-4,,d,vt- ir tha
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03

liant Friday over the selection Of
Atlanta as site for one of the
regional reserve banks author.
lied by the new currency act.
They declared that the victory
firmly establishes Atlanta as the
financial center Of the South, and
expressed the opinion that the
recognition of Atlanta s worth
and strength will have a ire
mendous bearing on the future
of the city. 1t is considered an
almost certain index of prosper.
ity and growth
Coming as a climax 10 the hardest
fight local business men have ever
engaged in. the victory Is regarded
as a magnificent tribute TO the ATTAIN
Ia spirit and the happy faculty At
lanta business and financial men have
OF pulling together and sinking their
personal differences in the battle for
the entire city, Of subscribing thssin-,
Continued on Page 4, Column I
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
P PNEUMONIA
F A 7 Al 7 D
LIGHTER
Jimmy Grant Ill Before Bout, Says
Ooctor-Eggers Sobs Grief
to Beavers.

Jimmy Grant. the little boxer who
fell unconscious after his ten-round
battle with johnny Eggers at the Or
pheum Theater Tuesday night, died
a o'clock Friday morning, never
having regsined consciousness.
Dr. Louis c. Rouglin, who attended
the fighter at the Grady Hospital,
said the cause of death was pneumo-
MIA, with complications Or. W S.
Goldsmith had previously declared
Grant probably had pneumonia when
he entered The ring.
The body was taken to Patterson
undertaking rooms, but no further fu-
neral preparations were made pending
the arrival Of John Reiners, a broth-
er-in-law, from whom telegram was
received Thursday night saving ne
would reach Atlanta from Florida
Friday.
Johnny Eggers, the New York box
er who engaged with Grant in his last
battle presented himself at police
headquarters as soon as he learned
that Grant was dead
Opponent Sobs Grief.
He had been arrested and released
under a 500 bona.
II YOU want to arrest me again. go
ahead" E,ggers told Chief Beavers be-
tween soDs Il don't care what hap
pens TO me now
But the chief decided that the
present bona was sufficient especial
IL in view of the decision of the phy-
siciens that it was pneumonia. md
not injuries received IN the boxing
match, that caused Grant death
Eggers remains charged under me
blanket term Of "disorderly conduct"
He VIII have a preliminal nearing 1t
$50 o'clock this afternoon in the Re
corder's Court when it will be de-
cided if any state charge shall be
placed against him
Real Name .lctor Barnett.
Jimmy Grants. real name was Vic
tor Barnett He lived in Chicago
until four months ago, when he came
TO Atlanta In that brief period he
reached the Top Of the 6eap in he
bantamweisht boxing class in the
south and his battle with Egsers was
regarded as the supreme test Of
whether he should keep on his way
upward I'm the boxing game. or bide
his time ana axe more of inc sea-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
) ENTRIES IN
COVE RNOR
RACE SEEN
4oke Smith Not Likely to Have
Opposition Unless Joe Brown
Decides on Battle.

On the eve of the meeting OF the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee. which will gather in the Capitol
Saturday morning at IL O'Clock, the
Impression among astute observers
has deepened into all but a fixed con
viction that Governor John NJ Slaton
is to be a candidate for Senator Ba-
cons unexpired term, aud that an an
nouncement to that effect may be an
ticipatcd within the next few days
Moreover. in the event OF the Gov
ernor's candidacy developing along
the lines confidently expected, he
Governor most probably VIII not re
sign pending the election certainly
not before the Legislature adiourns
Following the avoWed candidacy Of
Governor Station for the Senate, the
announcements of j. Randolph Ander-
sn W. G. Nereen and perhaps c.
Murphey Gambler for the Governor
ship are looked for
There is a growing belief, too, that
Senator Hoke Smith is to have 40
opposition for recollection. unless it
comes from former Governor Joseph
NJ Brown, Interesting rumors to the
effect that Governor Brown is prep1r-
ing to enter that race have been go
ing the rounds, but nothing whatever
mas come from the former Governor
in regard to the matter.
Browns Plans in Doubt.
1t has been suggested time and
again that Governor Brown might Of
fer for the Governorship, and later il
has been stated that he IS consider
ing asking for Senator Bacon's uneX-
pired term It is the general belief
however that if Little Joe" gets into
the present miX-up it will be as
candidate against Senator smith
and that is not thought likely.
It seems improbable that Senator
West win offer either for the Senator
ship or the Governorshig but viii
rest content to retire with his laurels
already won.
Undoubtedly Attorney General Eel
der is in the race TO stay put" for the
short-te Senatorship and Con
gresham Hardwick insists that ne
TOO. is in to stay.
There stin is lingering suspicion
IN The minds Of observers. neverthe-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
FinancierS Are
JubiLant Over Big Victory

Doluged with consratulator> 'ele-
grams from an parts Of the country
and smiling broadly with the assur-
auce or great victory Atlanta s
bankers FRIDAY formed the most OPP
tmieuc and cheerful coterie that
could have been found in all The
South
The reason. or course was the re-
giona hank
The biggest boost Atlanta has mad
In vears" was the way Charles =
Currier president Of the Atlanta Ma
tional put &c. AT one stroke. yoG
might say Atlanta has gained pres
tige and AN advantage in the duan-
cItl world that could have come in no
other vaN Atlanta now Is at one
step alongside the great financial cen
tere OF the country and J, viii keep
ztep with them
The policy or distributing an or
part Of the surplus fund already put
.u operation by one big bank In Pits
burg. did not appeal AT AN TO me At
l1ula bankers
Doesn't Look for Surplus Cuts,
I'm sure the American National
has not considered .t said Robert
o. daldoN. vice. president Of hat
a IN, "The idea OF course would
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
Wilson Says He Is
His Own Mouthpiece

WASHINGTON, April 3. President
Wilson, when asked if Dudley Field
Malone had spoken for the Admins
tration when he expressed opposition
to Governor Glynns appointments, re
piled that the only 'mouthpiece" Of
the Administration was his own
tongue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
Burning Bulldog
Fires Fire House

YONEERS y. Y. Apr. 3 a uun-
dog. oil-.oated and SCI attire by p-
ping over lamp rm through for
rooms anu fire destroyed Antons dre-
house
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia Fair Friday and
Saturday somewhat colder
Friday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
Don't Bidc Your Time

Don't "Bidc Your Time
for you might go to
sleep on the job. If
you We got ambition
and want to be more
and have more keep the
searchlight Of daily Wig
lance trained on The
Georgian and American
Want Ad' pa g es.
There S abundance of
opportunities daily pub
lished for the knowing,
wise reader, who is
ready to grasp them.
Wake up-this is your
busy day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03


earning power ~ that much or
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with the availability ~ the re-
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doN said. the banks would more than
ing capacity, and it would be a very
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
atom J. K Orr and R. Maddox Thank Hearst Aid Securing Regional Bn

W. Hearst rendered invaluable aid the
which he publicity claims not only his Atlanta
but also his of throughout the country
OF F Maddox
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
Mr.. w. R. Hearst. New York

eces victory appreciates the splendid work of
many The chain of did much
get of the whole country
% - 49, J. K ORR
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-13

East Oahu. vurth District.
l. \. r. Clark, Henry FreItaS, S
X Paulo, Jr ..e r..
= T. p. Cummins, Chas. X. Kea
loha, r. S. Kelly. Carl A. Widemann
3. Geo. G. Guild, Eben p. Low
Abraham Lewis, Jr
4. r. w. Breckons, Clarence II
Cooke, A. ID. Castro.
5. l.. Ma Judd, VIM. Thompson.
Z. Peter Baron, E. X. Lilikalani
w p Puakala-
S. A. l.. Mackaye, E. L. Schwarz
berg, ]. p. Rego.
10. F. p Mcintyre
II Carlos A Long. Ben H. Clark
West Oahu, Fifth District.
l, VIM. Henry.
3. Albert L. Kauaihilo.
4. Geo. Kekauoha, L. r. Nainoa
5. o. P. Cox, Clifford Kimball, 10,
seph P. Medeiros "a. s. Mahaulu
crossed out-Cox substituted).
s. J.. K. Kupau (resignedl Henry
K Kaipo (sub). F. Meyer, Sr.
Z: r. Muller, Geo. F. Renton. Jr.
s. Chas. n Arnold, A. D. Cooper
y t. y. Sid"I JUS, I. bldEi
Cecil Kiilehua .:-
TO- NJ. K. Richards. X. R. G. Wal
lace
. IL. w. c. Achi. Samuel c. Dwight,
F. F. Fernandez, Henry Vierra
13 Eugene X Ain. Albert F. Judd.
IA David K Bent. w. II. Craw.
ford, John Kekaula, John K Motley.
Is. VIM. S. Kaka, Samuel Keliinoi.
II. John de Fries.
Kauai, Niihau.
l. p n. Kalauakaino.
2. G. Hansen.
3. w. o. Crowell.
4. H. Fl. Brodie
Z 5. Karl Roendahl
6. Henry Blake.
7. e. Lowell, Chas. A. Rice, Chas
H. WilcoZ -
s. ]. NJ. Kaneakua.
10. A. Menefoglio, VIM. Werner