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The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
MESSAGE IN AN OLD HOUSE
Dry Job pIastering in California With
Vintage Of 1857, Says Note
in Bottle.

Auburn, GAIA message from the
days of gold was found by workmen
tearing down the old residence or
Senator w. b. Lardner in this city
The message, written on part Of leaf
from the Congressional Record of 1888
was in a wine bottle, and had been
placed between the walls Of the house
1t read as follows:
This house was plastered by James
McBurney, and it was damned dry
Job. Bullock wouldn't give us any
whisky JAMES MBURNEY.
1t was dated May %, 1859, The bot
tie contained label reading as fol-
lows: California Wine from Los An
geles. White Wine. Vintage of 1857.
Geo. T. Thatcher & Co., San Francis
co"
The reference in the message to Bull
lock was meant for the contractor who
built the house, it is supposed. The
house was a fine one in its day, and
was we'll made, the plastering being
specially we'll done, which may be ac-
counted for by the fact that it was so
dry"
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
CANDIDATES GET A SURPRISE
See Meteor as They Are Crossing
Swamp and Fear End Of World
Is Coming.

Hickory, Miss.-A few nights ago,
as four gentlemen Of this place were
coming through Chunky swamp, a me-
teor threw a fash Of light as bright
as day into their faces and scared
them almost as badly, perhaps, as did
the mysterious light which surround
ed Paul on the road to Damascus,
Two Of the men who, by the way, are
candidates, we're in very dark and
lonely part of the swamp, and thought
they were about to be held up by
highwaymen when the light flashed
all around them.
Then they saw the meteor falling
through the trees not more than q
hundred feet away, apparently. One
of the men said he thought the world
was coming to an end, while another
said perhaps the Germans had his adj
! dress.
The gentlemen who saw the mete-
or were NJ. G. Scarborough, f. G, Sem
mes, w. NJ. Everett and N. M. Ever
EFT.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11

New York.-Mrs. Hermann Del
richs has proved that there is some
thing new in the way OF charity en-
tertainments, If not in anything else
under the sun. She sprung one at
Newport the other day that people will
be talking about for some little time
1t was a fashion show and theatrical
entertainment all in one and it had for
it's setting the lovely French renais
sance house Of white marble that is
Mrs. Oelrich's summer home. More
properly it had the rose gardens, the
white esplanades and the background
of the sea for its setting, since the
entertainment took place out Of doors.
Twenty-Five professional models,twelve
dancers, several young women ac'
tresses and forty members OF the
smart set were engaged in the produc-
ton of the fashion passing show.
The photograph shows Mrs. Howard
Cushing as Joan OF Arc"
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11

it's construction. Then they got down
to work and built the road.
Although only thirty-five miles in
length, the road had more directors
than the Pennsylvania, New York
Central, Union Pacific and a dozen
other big systems combined. At one
meeting 300 OF the directors were on
hand-and they were not all there at
that time, either.
But the Atlantic & Southern was
not without prospects-and big ones,
too. The late Edwin Hawley at one
time had his eye on the property, and
at the time Of his death was prepar-
ing to purchase it and make 1t con-
Meeting link between the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, Iowa Central, Chicago q
Alton, Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
Clover Leaf and Chesapeake & Ohio
roads. 1t was his intention to extend
the little line southwark to Kansas
City, northeastward to Des Moines and
westward to Omaha.
Leslie Nj. Shaw Wanted It
And after Mr.. Hawley's death Leslie
NJ. Shaw, formerly secretary Of the
treasury, tried to buy the property at
receivers sale. Mr. Shaw deposited
$4,000 when the line was knocked
down to him at auction, but failed to
come forward with the remainder at
the proper time and his deposit was
confiscated. He is still fighting in the
courts to get his money back.
Two years ago, after passing
through receivership, the line was sold
at auction and was purchased by the
firm which had furnished the cross
ties, the bid being the amount still
due it. This firm operated the road
for eighteen months lost money every
month and finally, on January l,
closed it down entirely,
But the Atlantic &, Southern prom
ises to live long in law and to furnish
a precedent of vast importance. There
is pending before the Iowa state rail
road commission a suit brought by the
commerce counsel Of the state to
force the owners of the Southern to
operate the road, whether expenses
are being earned or not. This is the
first case of this kind in any state in
the Union and the decision will be
fought through the highest federal
courts, regardless Of the side that
wins before the commission. Iowa is
represented by ]. H. Henderson, com
merce counsel for the state, who con
tends that the builders Of the road
took upon themselves an obligation to
furnish transportation to the people
along the right of way and that they
must fulfill this obligation regardless
Of their personal loss.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
CROWD OF MEN GO TO STATE
FARM AND TAKE THE
PRISONER.
WAS HANGED NEAR MARIE IA
Warden and Superintendent Covered
While Men Take Frank From
Keepers-Prison Telephone
Wires Cut

Milledgeville, Ga-A mob various
" estimated at between 25 and 10
cverpowered the warden, superintend'
ent and guards at the Georgia state
prison farm, near here, and quickly
got Leo NJ. Frank and rushed him
away in an automobile.
Frank was hanged to tree two miles
out on pike from Marietta.
First reports that it might be friends
of Frank were dispelled when a pTis-
cnor said he had heard member of
the mob say that Franks body would
be placed on the grave of Mary Pha-
gan at Marietta, Frank was serving a
life term for the murder of the girl.
The mob was orderly, but worked
quickly Eight automobiles took the
men to within a short distance of the
prison. First all wires from the prison
and all except one from Milledgeville
were cut
Five men went to the house Of j..
T. Smith, warden, covered him with
pistols and stood guard over aim.
Other men went to the house Of j. NJ.
Burke, superintendent of the prison
and held him under the cover Of their
guns.
Practically every other member OF
the mob then rushed 20 the stockade
gate nearest the dOrmitOry where
Frank was being housed.
Discovery of Franks body was made
by searchers from several cities, who
started out in automobiles after news
spread that Frank had been kidnapped
The body, hanging from an oak tree,
was found clothed only in the silk
shirt which Frank wore when he was
torn from a bed in the prison dOrmi-
tory. A white handkerchief covered
his face his feet and legs we're firmly
bound, and under his right jaw was
the knot Of the hangman'S moose eX-
pertly tied to make certain a quick
death.
The body was carried to Atlanta.
At first secreted In a barn, 1t was
deemed best to remove it to an under
taking establishment to pacify the ris-
ing temper of a crowd searching for it.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
THE WINDOW GARDEN
BY E5EN E. RExFORO.

It may not seem reasonable to the
reader to treat of winter window gar
dens in midsummer, but careful con-
sideration of the subject from my
point of view will convince the flower
loving person, feel quite sure, that
this article is timely"
| Look over the window gardens OF
your neighbors, in winter, when they
ought to be at their best to give the
fullest degree of satisfaction, and |
think you will find the majority OF
them far from satisfactory.
The plants will be small, much too
small to be ornamental; and if you
keep an eye on them throughout the
season you will find that few of them
reach the Towering stage before
March, which is to say that most
specimens in the ordinary house col
lection of plants give few or no tlow-
ers at the period when a window gar
den should afford US the greatest
amount Of pleasure.
What We aim at is flowers in winter
not in the spring, when the blossoms
Of the outdoor garden are at hand.
Said woman to me, not long since:
'I don't see why it is that | can't have
flowers in the winter. Some Of my
friends have, and they don't take half
as good care of their plants as | do
Why, some of them don't repot their
plants at all, still l notice they have
lowers from them; and | go over all
my plants just before winter sets in
and repot them and cut them back OF
start new ones and take pains to give
them the best soil and am so careful
about watering, and fertilizing, and
airing, but most of them will not bios
som for me. They look healthy and
they grow we'll, but one doesn't care
for just leaves.
Now, this woman's failure to obtain
flowers from her plants was explained
by three words she made use of-"Jus,
gave the plants at that period came
several months too late.
The fact is, as anyone will readily
see when they come to think the mat
ter over, a plant cannot be satisfac
torily developed in two or three
months. Not much can be expected
from a plant that is not made ready
for winter until that season Is abou
upon us.
In order to secure a good collection
of good-sized plants for the winter
one must begin to get ready during the
summer. BY the term "good-sized,'
do not mean large plants in the usua
sense of the word, but rather plants
Of sufficient development to justify ont
in expecting flowers from them for thu
holidays.
Age is often a more important facto
in plant culture than mere size. founi
plants seldom bloom while develop
ment is taking place most rapidly
They must get their growth" so Il
speak, before we can expect them u
bend their energies to the production
OF flowers.
Therefore, advise the owner OF
collection Of house plants from WhlcI
she wishes to secure flowers al
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
Invents Protector From Gas

Paris.-Hiram Maxim is credited by
the London correspondent of the Petit
Parisien with having invented sim
pie and inexpensive contrivanCe to pro
tect soldiers from the effects of dead
ly gases. This device is designed to
cause the gases to rise, pass over the
heads Of the men against whom they
are directed
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
New Cattle Disease Appears

Lansing, Mich.-Puzzled by a dis
ease which is killing cattle in Sagi.
nav County, members Of the State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission were
confronted with another problem when
a report was received at Standsh,
Arenac County, that cattle there were
being stricken blind.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11

through the winter SedSOu 10 get ln6
plants under way now. If some OF
them are large, cut them back and al
low them to renew themselves wholly,
as to branches, during the months be-
tween now and winter.
Report now, If necessary, and shift
such as seem to need larger pots. IL
young plants are to be used, procure
them at once and keep them going
ahead steadily.
Do not be so anxious to secure rapid
development that you fall into the
error Of overfeeding. Simply aim to
bring about a strong, healthy growth,
and as long as plant seems to be
making such growth do not make use
of the fertilizers.
1t is one Of the hardest things |
know Of to make an enthusiastic anna
teur plant grower satisfied to ''let well
enough alone" She is constantly
wanting to urge her pets on little
| faster and in her efforts to do this
she gives Hem more food than they
can digest, and the consequence is
breakdown from overstimulation
nine times out Of ten.
A plant that does not get as much
food as it can make good use of, will
give vastly greater satisfaction in the
long run, than the plant that gets so
much food that it doesn't know what
! to do with it.
Some persons are under the impress
sion that all plants for winter use must
be young ones. Such is not the case.
| however. Year-old plants, as a gen.
eral thing, are much preferable to the
young ones.
There are exceptions as in the case
Of Chinese primroses, Primula obconi-
ca and others of habit similar, In
some respects to our ANIMALS; but for
the majority of plants adapted to
house culture like geraniums, hello
tropes, begonias, abutilons, asparagus
in variety and carnations, older plants
should always be chosen.
This summer | start the geraniums
which intend to depend upon for win
ter flowers a year from the coming
winter These will bloom some this
winter if let them, but | shall hold
them in check to great extent for
future service.
The person who breaches "youns
plants for winter towering to you
does not take into consideration the
fact that plant started this season
from a cutting will have but few
branches by winter, and plant that
has but few branches cannot give
many flowers because ample Towering
surface means many branches.
Therefore, instead of letting the ge-
raniums you start this summer bios
som in the winter, keep pinching them
back to produce a sufficient number
of branches to give the desired
amount of Towering surface.
The more branches there are the
more flowers you may expect.
Cut your ferns apart now and use
each division of the roots that has a
piece of crown attached as the basis
Of a new plant. Use leaf mold or
turfy loan for this class Of plants, II
obtainabe.
Hanging baskets should receive at
tention at once.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
Alaska Land Reopened.

WasLington.-Nearly half Of the
land in the Chugach national forest,
Alaska, through which the govern
ment railroad is to run, is restored to
the public domain by proclamation of
the forest contain approximately s.
$4,000 acres.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
United States Rejects Views

Washington.-The United States
dispatched to Vienna a note reject
ing the Austro-Hungarian views that
the great scale on which war muni-
tions are being exported from Ameri-
ca to enemies of the Germanic allies
lis not in consonance with the defnl-
tion Of neutrality"
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
Prairie Fire in Texas.

San Angelo, Tex.-Twenty-five sec.
tions, comprising 10000 acres of graz
ing land, were burned in Crockett
County as the result Of prairie fire
Ozona, one Of the largest towns in the
county, was saved from destruction
only by a change In the direction OF
the wind.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
All Alabama Schools Must Report.

Montgomery, Ala,-All private, de-
nominational and parochia! schools
must report regularly to the state Edu'
cational Department, according to n
bill which passed the Alabama house.
The bill has been passed by the Sen
ate, and now goes to the governor.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
RAILROAD BUILT
BY FARMERS MAY
GO TO JUNK PILE
Atlantic & Southern Has Not
Turned a Wheel Since
January |.
IS ONLY 35 MILES LONG
Strikers Once Ran II Till They Got
Their Back Pay"-LesIe M.
Shaw Wanted II Once, But
Changed His Mind.

Atlantic, lathe last chapter in
the spectacular history of the Allan.
tic & Southern railroad is about to be
written; the line is about to be sold
for junk. The rails and ties will Prob
ably be taken up and carried to Ar
kansas, and they will be used in
building a little railroad in that state,
The stations will be sold to anyone
who will buy them and the right of
way will revert to the farmers along
the way who originally donated most
of 1t to the railroad that was TO bring
competition and q reduction in freight
and passenger rates. Not wheel has
been turned on any portion of the
road since January l, and the owners
are now negotiating for the sale of
the property to w. Harding Davis Of
ST. Louis, dealer in secondhand
railroad materials, for use of the line
that is being built in Arkansas.
The Atlantic & Southern was
unique among railroads. 1t is thirty.
five miles long and was completed on
January l. 1911, after a spectacular
building race for a price of $4,000
which was to be paid conditional upon
the completion of the road upon that
date. During the last month of build
ing the work was carried on day and
night, electric lights being strung
along the line and double shifts, both
as to men and horses, employed.
The job was completed with only
few hours to spare and the first
train to pass from end to end arrived
at the terminal within less than one
hour of the last moment possible for
1t to do so and yet win the prize.
Built by Farmers.
The little railroad was built in large
part by farmers. Not only did the
farmers finance the deal, but they
performed most Of the work. When
ever farmer had nothing else to do,
to the line and put in a days work
on the grade. Sometimes he was paid
In actual cash; at other times he was
given credit on his stock subscription,
and at still others he was paid in stock
OF the road. Much of the right of way
was donated by the farmers and some
of the cross ties were cut by them and
delivered free.
The building OF the Atlantic &
Southern followed closely upon the
completion of the Atlantic & North
ern, road about eighteen miles long,
running northward from this town,
But whereas the northern road was a
success from the beginning, the South
ern never paid operating expenses,
much less a dividend.
= Operated by Strikers.
At one time there was a strike on
the road, the section men and the five
trainmen quitting work because they
had not been paid. They barricaded
the line and for almost a month not
a train was operated in either direc-
ton. Finally the strikers took pos
session, ran trains, took the money
and paid themselves off and then sur
rendered the property to the owners.
The little road was expected to
prove that a farming community could
finance and build its own transporta-
ton systems Every farmer along the
right OF way took stock and gave do
nations; towns voted bonds TO aid in
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
Mexican Children Starve.

Mexico City.-The death by starva.
ton of eight children was reported by
the police. The general hospital also
reported deaths by starvation, but the
number WAS not made public.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-11
Women 10 Get Same Pay.

Chicago.-Suftragists were jubilant
over the action Of the State Board OF
Administration, which decrced that
women employed in state institutions
shall receive the same pay as men
where they do the same work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-20
G|7NUsEl6aINENTsS
"BEULAH" AT THE VICTORIA TO-
DAY

To-day for the last time 1--WE present
"Beulah" a most remarkable motion
picture play, in which is featured one
of the worlds greatest screen stars,
Henry 3. Walthall, supported by Miss
Joyce Moore and cast of capable play
ers. This silent drama is wonder
fully acted and elaborately staged
production of the heart-gripping classic
of Louisiana, telling pathetic story of
"Beulah," the daughter of the olo
South. her sorrows. her heroic strug-
giles and her ultimate triumph in the
love of a real man. "Beulah' is taken
from Augusta J. Evans great American
novel of the same name. 1t is story
of a Young and wealthy physician who
preyious to the opening of the story
had married a beautiful girl and gave
her the deep love of real man. In
return she basely played him false and
shortly afterward died. All of which
ernbittered him against the world and
manlSind. But he finally is thrown into
comradeship of Beulah, his faith is re-
stored and his life made brighter by her
confession of love for him. Tomorrow
we present the seventh instaiment or
that wonderful serial picture play, The
Goddess," featuring Earl Williams and
Anita Stewart. Also three-part
Rroadway Star Feature entitled The
Criminal. l.''-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-20
B. F. Bickel, Civil War
Veteran, Dies at Dauphin
Special to The Teiegrdb

Dauphin, Pa, July 2O.-B. Frank
Bickel, aged 70, died at his home here
yesterday afternoon after a long ill
ness. Mr.. Bickel was born in Dau-
phin and was a veteran of the Civil
War, being a member of Company B
Goth Illinois Regiment He served
three years and was wounded in the
battle of Missionary Ridge. After his
recovery he was assigned at Harris
burg as a recruiting officer and was
honorably discharged at Washington
at the close of the war. He is sur
vived by his wife. Mrs. Mary Z
Bickell, two sons. w. Scott Bickel ot
Dauphin, and Ralph Bickel, of Syra-
cuse, n. Y, three daughters, Mrs
Katherine McCully, of Pittsburgh
Miss Annie c., at home, and Mrs
Mary S. Kline, of Dauphin; two sis
ters, Mrs. John A. Meyers, of Warren
Pa, and Mrs. James Kaiser. of Sun
bury, "a grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held Thursday morning, with Rev
Francis ]. S. Morrow. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in
charge,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-20
AT PAxTANG PARK

The The general verdict of those
who saw the vaudeville performance at
Paxtang, last evening, was some
show" In fact the bill makes an
Winnings entertainment that seems to
niease everyone. The Colonial Girls"
are nrogrammed as the feature act and
they clearly proved their title to the
nosition last evening. The girls present
about as classy a singing act as Harris
burg has seen in a long time.
The CIermont Bros. call themselves
the worlds greatest revolving ladder
artists and there was no one who saw
their performance last evening who felt
that the brothers were not entitled to
that distinction They do an act that
calls for remarkable skill and daring:
Herbert and Dennis are two comedi-
ans who get a lot of laughs out of a
bunch of nonsense that is made thor
oughly acceptable through the clever
ness of the performers.
Presto gave clever violin act and
made a lot of fun for his audience by
having the choruses of his selections
thrown on the picture screen with an
invitation to the audience to sins
them.
Lew Dulmage a man of generous
proportions. rode his unicycle with eX-
ceptional skill and demonstrated that ii
was possible for fat man to be some
thing of an athlete.
on Thursday evening the park man
agement will put on another grand fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-20
Murdered" Man Returns;
"Slayer" Serving Is Years

Milwaukee, Wis, July 90 - Frank
Klug, for whose murder" Nicb
Georgian is serving a 25 years sent
ence, and whose body" was identified
by his family, returned to-day to his
awe stricken family.
Klug supposedly was murdered on
August % last. Georgian was SEN
fenced December 5, 1914.
According to attorneys and officials
the fact that it was not Klug who was
murdered will make no difference tc
Georgian. That a man was murdered
was we'll established. they said, and
the circumstantial evidence positively
connected Georgian with the crime
Georgian, however, has continually de-
MED his guilt.
Klug left home because of domes-
tic troubles. Fearing arrest for de-
sertion, he said, he made no effort to
communicate with his family, and a
recent letter from a friend gave him
his first intimation that he had beer
murdered"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-20
MANS NECK BROKEN
BY DIVE IN RIVER
Swimmer Jumped Off Boat Land
ing and Was Taken From
Water Dead
Special to The Tslegrdb

Columbia, Pa, July 20.-Harry APP
pold, aged "a years. employed as q
'aborer at the foundry of the Keeley
Gtove Works, met death in the Susque-
lama river yesterday afternoon, as he
lived into the water from the running
board at Gladfelter's boat landing.
Shortly after making the plunge into
the stream the mans body arose to
he surface and floated with his face
downward. Earnest Kiehl, of Ian
caster, who was near the place i'll his
canoe saw the body and brought 1t
ashore. Physicians were summoned
md every effort made to revive the
man but deep cash on the top of his
head showed that he had struck the
bottom of the river and probably some
obstruction, as 1t was found upon ex-
animation that his neck had been
broken. The man made the dive In
four feet of water. The victim was d
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Appold,
who survive, also a sister, Bessie
Foreman, of Middletown, and a
brother, William, of Milton