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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
BALK AT MARRIAGE
English Nobility Reluctant to Talk
Matrimony With Servian Prince
WARMLY GREETED ON VISIT,

Alexander Makes Great Impression For
Himself and His People, but Rumor
OF Wife Hunt Causes Many to
Place Themselves on Guard Against
Any Matrimonial Talk.
London. 49, Alexander, crown prince
and regent Of Servia, has been in
England hunting a wife, it is rumored,
as well as seeking political and finan-
cial assistance in recovering his coun-
try. he made great impression and
created warm sentiment for him.
self and his people, But fathers with
manageable daughters, from King
George downward, did not appear anx-
ious to meet any matrimonial advances
from the prince. He went to Bucking-
ham palace and was entertained by
the king and queen. Prince Albert was
delegated to meet him at the station
and to see him off when he departed.
But Princess Mary did not come In
contact with him.
The hesitation manifested by English
fathers and mothers of high degree to
an alliance with Prince Alexander is
largely caused by the uncertainty Of
his ever sitting upon the throne Of his
father and the certainty Of his living
In constant danger Of his life If he ever
Is able to return to Belgrade. It has
taken some time for England to over
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
GET $4,000 FOR KINDNESS.

Boy and Girl Rewarded For Favors to
Invalid Woman.
Pittsburgh.-Henry Paul McPeake of
this city and his sister, Miss Lois Me-
Peake Of Canonsburg, have just been
made aware that it pays to be kind
to an old invalid lady, in the fact that
her will. filed for probate here, pro-
vides for the boy in the sum of $1,000
and $4,000 to his sister
Some years ago when Mrs. Anna SUIT
ton Leech. a wealthy resident of Pitts
burgh, was at sanitarium at Markle-
ton there was also there as a patient
young McPeake. who is a son of
George c. McPeake. Republican nomi-
nee for the legislature in Washington
county. and when Lois came to visit
her brother they got acquainted with
the lonely widow. Between them they
contributed to make life a little pleas
anter for Mrs. Leech. and she promised
not to forget them. She died recently.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
VATICAN HAS SHIP
For First Time Since 1870 Papal
Flag Flies. Over Steamer.
to- CONVEY REPRESENTATIVES

Painted With White and Yellow
stripes-safsty Said to Be Guaran.
teed--Rsported Won 1ueIow Believed
Best Way to Punish Italy Was to Re-
store Temporal Power TO Pope.
Rome.-For the first time since 1870
the Papal flag is flying OYER steamer
owned by the Vatican, and strangely
enough, it is sheltered In the Civita
Vecchia harboF WITH tn5aonsent of the
government at Rome. When United
Italy under Victor Emmanuel II. es.
tablished the house Of Savoy at Rome
in 1870, the pope was deprived of ali
power and position as sovereign. He
became a voluntary prisoner in the
Vatican, while the king housed his
court in the former papal palace Of the
Quirinal. AS every king has been
devoted Catholic, the enmity between
the king and pope has been a political
expediency, fiction in fact. Loyalty
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
POISON TROUT BIT HIM.
Fish Leaps Out Of tho Water to AZ.
sault an Angler, -.--.

Fish Leaps Out Of tho Water to AZ.
sauIt an Angler.
Pasadena, CaL-An angler who is
the proprietor of Pasadena cafe has
documentary evidence of the follow
ing:
While fishing in Deep creek recently
he spotted twelve inch trout and tried
for an hour to land it. Following it
from rock to rock, spashing through
the water in pursuit as it played its
game Of hide and seek, the weary fish
erman finally closed in on the fish I'M
der ledge which overlooked the water.
As he peeped over the edge to land
his game the trout leaped to his face
and fastened itself in his jaw. 1t held
on until two companions came to the
rescue, beating of the assailant with
the butt ends Of casting rods.
The cafe proprietor's face became
swollen to twice its normal size He
and his companions are warm in their
praise of the efficiency Of whisky as
an antidote for venomous bites They
declare that bottle which they had
handy saved the unfortunate anglers
life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
THEIR AT HOME" IN jAIL.
Bride and Bridegroom Accused of Not
Telling Truth About Auea.

Bride and Bridegroom Accused Of Not
Telling Truth About Ages.
Hart, Mich.-Albert White a-wooine
Went-went all the way from Colfax
township, Oceana county, to Battle
Greek. Now he's back and with him the
bride he won, but they spent their "at
home" period in the Oceana county iail
Their offense against the peace and
dignity of the state, as formally al
legged, was that they didn't tell the
truth about their ages when they got
their license to wed.
The banana peel in the path of love
was an angry mother. Albert slipped
up and dragged down his bride when
Mrs. Mary Decker, who objected to
Mamie getting married, heard that the
girl swore she was eighteen when she
was seventeen, as her mother reckons
1t. White, who gave his age as twenty.
is said to be nineteen.
The families lived on adjoining
farms In Colfax. Decker and his FAM
lily moved to Battle Creek last August.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
II SENIORS UNKISSED.

Class President Says They Arc Crosse.
Between Heroes and Darned Fools.
Muskogee, Okla.-Of the thirty-five
boy members Of the senior class of
Central high school in this CITY seven
teen admit they have never kissed or
been kissed.
Thomas Leech, president of the
class, Is not one Of them. GAS presi-
dent of the Glass;" he said, II consider
that the unkissed reflect great glory
upon the seniors and upon Central
high. AS a man, speaking unofficially.
l say l think they are darned fools or
perhaps martyrs. That is what mar
tyr Is anyhow-a cross between a hero
and darned fool"
The girl members Of the class are.
to put it mildly, astonished at the reve-
1ation. One Of them declared that she
was "for starting a campaign for the
benefit Of the seventeen" and that, if
necessary, she was perfectly willing
to undertake the whole task by her
self.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
TELLS THE time BY
HIS FAM|LY'S FACES
He Is I O'Clock, His Wife Is 2, and
Children Go According to Age.

st. Joseph, Mo.-The fight of the
hours are marked on the dial Of G. w.
Hundreds watch by the faces of his
ten children and by his own face and
the face of his wife. Tiny photo
graphs are set in the dial in place of
the Roman numerals. Every time Mr..
Humberd-who is grading contractor
here-looks at the time he sees his
whole family. -
He is ! o'clock and his wife is 2. The
children are arranged in the order of
their birth, beginning at 3 O'clock with
Carl, who is thirty-four, and continu-
Ing through Calvin, Albert, Bertha,
Glen, George, Eva, t'Hoterty Vernon
and little II O'clock Edith, - Who is'
three and the youngest of the family.
The watch was made especially for
Mr.. HUNDRED few years ago and
he Is so used to it that he can tell the
exact time at glance. He arises at
Albert o'clock in the morning, has
luncheon at half-past Edith and is
usually home by Bertha.
II ne refers to the watch a score Of
times throughout the day he is remind
ed each time of his loved ones and
there Is little chance that he will ever
forget his family in the rush Of bust
ness. The idea of putting the family
In the watch occurred to him as a SEN
tfmental novelty, unlike anything he
had ever heard of. His work as
grading contractor carries him out of
town frequently, but he reports he is
not so lonely as he used to be, since he
feels that he can take a glimpse at his
youngsters any time he cares to with
out attracting outside attention.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
SENTRY A CANDIDATE .-:
FOR WALKING RECORD
Arizona Man Maker Forty Miles to
Find ReIief-Reported
"Missing.' ~

Douglas. Ariz.-Adam Dockery. a
private in Company B, Arizona militia,
recently reported as missing. returned
to camp after walking nearly forty
miles while on outpost duty.
The private, a recent recruit. it was
said at militia headquarters, was placed
on guard at the international line, with
instructions to walk to the east until
he met the sentry he was to relieve.
Dockery missed the sentry. He kept
walking until finally he met patrol
on guard. twenty miles east of the
camp. ...
"Dockery certainly obeyed instruc-
tions," an officer remarked, ''but it is
a good thing he met that patrol, or he
probably would have walked to Ell
Paso." -- ... ....-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
RETURNS AFTER THIRTY YEARS
Sailor Had Been In Almost Every Port,
and Parents Didn't Know Him.

Sailor Had Been In Almost Every Port,
and Parents Didn't Know Him.
Townsend, Del-Mourned as dead
for thirty years, David Guessferd re-
turned to the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Guessferd, who live
on farm near here.
When sixteen years old young Guess
ferd went away on boat plying be-
tween Smyrna and Philadelphia as
sailor. He was anxious to see more of
the country, so obtained berth as a
sailor on vessel plying between New
York and the East Indies, and that was
the last heard of him.
He has been in practically every port
In the world and on one occasion was
wrecked in midocean and he and the
captain Of his vessel were the only sur
v1vors. He Is said to have accumulated
considerable money and will remain
with his parents. They did not know
him.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
.M0T0RCAR "DEADLY WEAPON"
Judge Says II 10 Used For Offensive
and Defensive Oparationa.

Judge Says II 10 Used For Offensive
and Defensive Operations.
Portland, Ore That a motorcar under
certain conditions Is q dangerous weap-
on was held by Judge Robert Morrow
In the circuit court. The case was that
OF G: A. Warmer, accused Of assault
with q dangerous weapon In having
with his motorcar ridden down mo-
torcycle on the Columbia highway
which carried n. 81. Beckman and his
wife. Mrs. Beckman was badly IN
jured.
Judge Morrow fortified his decision
with citations from American proceed
ents and observations on European bat
tlefelds, where, he said, the motorcar
was employed as a weapon Of offense
and defense.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
UNCOVERED HEIRLOOM.
Silver Watch Was Lost and Lay In
Ground Q;~ N>a~,

Silver Watch Was Lost and Lay In
Ground Six Years.
Dayton, Wash.-An heirloom watch,
lost. six years ago by George Jones.
came to light recently when County
Commissioner Lee Lindley turned a
furrow in field he was blowing and
brought the relic to the surface.
Jones lost the watch while at the
Lindley farm and had never been able
to find it, although he had looked care
fully many times.
1t was in silver case, which was
badly discolored from long contact
with the earth, but after Lindley had
shaken the dirt from it and wound it
1t ran as well as the day It was lost.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
HOUSE CARRIED THIRTY
MILES BY TORNADO
Heavy Construction Literally Torn
to Shreds-Parts Distributed
Over Three Indiana Counties.

Brownstone, Ind.-Bits Of books and
pieces of boards have been picked up
In Jackson and Scott counties which
were identified as parts belonging to the
house OF Mrs. Elizabeth Wilcox. q wid-
oW living near Campbellsburg, Wash.
ington county, which was DESTROYED by
a tornado and scattered along in the
path OF the storm for a distance of
about thirty miles.
The house, two story eight room
building, stoutly constructed and in
good shape, was literally torn to shreds
In few seconds. A barn across the
road from the house was demolished.
and Of the corn crib, made of large
round logs, no trace has been found.
A large rug was taken off the floor of
the house and carried about five miles
A heavy iron range was found about a
quarter of mile from the house. and
an iron kettle weighing about seventy.
nVe pounds was found a mile away
from the place the next day:
Mrs. Wilcox felt q slight lar of the
house Just before going to bed on cot
near large stone fireplace. Parts of
the fireplace fell on her and pinioned
her to the floor. The house was splin-
tered and carried away by the storm.
The tornado had dipped and struck a
knoll just across the road from the
house and scraped the sod off space
about twenty-five feet square.
Alex Brown, who lives near. stepped
out early in the morning and found his
front porch gone. Looking over toward
Mrs. Wilcoxs place, he noticed the
ruins and hurried over. He found Mrs.
Wilcox conscious and soon removed
the stones that held her down. A doc
tor was called, and it was found that
one arm was broken, her chest crushed
In and bruises and scratches covered
her body.
Three tive-dollar gold pieces were
carried away. One Of them was found
later about half a mile from the house.
Rabbits and fox squirrels were slaugh-
tered by the storm when it struck the
woods east of the place. OF the $50
chickens on the place not more than
twenty-fiv could be found, and several
Of them were stripped of their feathers
by the storm. A black oak tree about
three feet in diameter was found near
the house, and no one seems to know
where it came from. as there are no
black oaks in the woods near by. An
apple orchard was blown about quar-
ter Of mile from the place, and there
was not fence or post left standing
on the place. '
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

among the few Americans in the
northern part of Guatemala these at
tacks by Mexicans are spoken Of as
"chewing gum raids" In almost every
case, particularly along the frontier of
the department of Peten, the object Of
the maurauders is to steal the labori-
ously obtained and valuable stores of
chicle from which chewing gum is
made and for which the forests of
Peten are famous.
The chicle finds a ready market
among dealers near by and is shipped
out Of the country as a Mexican prod
uct, usually to the United States.
A trip through the interior Of the
country is sufficient to convince the
traveller that the republic was never in
a more peaceful condition. The only
revolutionary efforts that have been
discovered have been those of Next
cans, most of whom are known to be
in Carranza's pay. These gentlemen
have been promptly deported.
United States silver dollars in the
district between Guatemala City and
Puerto Barrios, the Atlantic port, are
much more in evidence than they are
along Broadway. No one seems to be
able to explain the influx of coins, but
they are welcomed, and the tattered
money of the republic is bad second
in popularity.
Only second in Importance to the
business boom among all classes is the
effective solution of the high cost of
living problem.
Bread forms the most important part
Of the peoples food, and bread has
been steadily rising In price on account
Of the control Of the grist mills by q
few large syndicates. President Estra-
da Cabrera called a halt on this by ma
tionalizing all the water powers of the
country, setting up mills and leasing
them under suitable regulations.
These mills cut the price of bread,
and the syndicate, unable to compete
with them by using steam power. found
their grip on the pantry Of the repub-
lie broken.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
INDIANS GAVE HIM NAME.

Chief Of Police Of Albany, Ore, Has In
terestins History.
Albany. Ore.-John Catlin, chief Of
police here. has an interesting history.
He was first found by United States
troops In 1852 among the Snake In
dams OF. Oregon when he was three
years old
The Indians said his father and
mother had been killed and that they
did not know his name, SO they gave
him the name Of John Catlin.
he served through the civil war as a
.bngler and was In the army for twenty
five, years after that until he returned
to Albany. where he has been police
Official ever since.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
Photo by American Press Association
GROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER.

come it's feeling Of repugnance to the
prince and his father, King Peter hav-
ing always been held responsible for
the murder Of King Alexander and
Queen Draga, whose deaths removed
the obstacles in the way Of his own &C
cessi0n, while Prince Alexander was
blamed primarily for the assassination
Of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand
and the Duchess Of Hohenberg. The
princes gallant conduct in the war and
the general feeling in England that the
British government was responsible for
unwisely advising the Servian army to
resist the invaders and hold out until
the allies sent endorsements have
created reversion of feeling In his
favor.
The government took pains not to
involve England in any way with the
affairs Of Servia except as relating to
this war. The prince was the guest
OF Lord Kitchener, and at York House
Prince Alexander met Sir Edward
Grey, the secretary Of foreign affairs,
in party which included the Earl Of
Derby and Walter Long, both men,
bers Of the government. Sir Edward
Grey was likewise present at the din
ner given in honor of the prince by
Lewis Harcourt on behalf of the gov
eminent. The Marquis Of Crewe, lead
er Of the government in the house Of
lords, presided at this dinner. The
Russian ambassador, the Japanese am
bassador, the Belgian minister, the
Portuguese minister, the Marquis Of
Lansdowne, Lord Kitchener, Arthur
Balfour, Walter Runciman, Lord Rob-
ert Cecil, General Sir William Robert
son and the lord chancellor were pres
ent.
Sir Edward Grey was also upon the
platform at Victoria station when
Prince Alexander, accompanied by
Prince Albert and Lord Kitchener, ar
rived to take the train for the coast
and embark for the continent. The
foreign secretary Of the British gov.
eminent did not entertain the prince
regent of Servia at any official hos.
pitality. And, although the prince re.
gent was accompanied by his prime
minister, M. Pashitch, they were not
received or entertained by the British
prime minister, Mr. Asquith.
Seldom has any visiting royalty ever
received In England such deputation
of distinguished men in different walks
of life as waited upon Prince Alex.
ander at his hotel.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
MUST RUN TO AVOID KILLING.
Court Rules It's Murder to Stand When
Life Is Threatened.

Life Is Threatened.
Trenton, N. jim an opinion filed
here recently by Chief Justice Gum
mere sustaining a conviction Of MUIR
der in the second degree the supreme
court says:
"A person upon whom an assault is
made so violent in it's character as to
endanger his life or threatens him with
serious bodily harm is not justified or
excusable in standing his ground and
killing his assailant If he can avoid the
impending danger by retreating."
The case was that Of Nunzio di Maria
of Harrison, who was sentenced to
from twenty to thirty years in prison
for shooting Frank Barber. ~
The charge of the trial court to the
jury regarding the law of self defense
was the only ground for reversal of the
conviction. The instruction objected to
was that the defendant had a right to
save his own life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
SHIPS DOG FOR Treatment.

Injured Pet Sent Halfway Across Con.
tinent to Surgeon.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Struck by an auto
mobile in Los Angeles street, pet
house dog belonging to Charles Dyer
was shipped to Milwaukee by express
to be treated because the Dyer family
insisted on having their family dog
surgeon care for the pet.
DR.. g. M. Sullivan, who had the dog
under his care, had him around again
in about a weeks time. A telegram
from Mr.. Dyer preceded the arrival of
the dog. "He will not take prize at
the kennel show" said the message,
"but he is one OF the family
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
indian Gold Heart Balm.

Sisseton, 8. D.-The first breach Of
promise suit In which Indians were
both plaintiff and defendant was de-
cided when Miss Agnes Bear was given
verdict Of $500 against Smiley Fin.
ley by q Jury here. As q result all Is
sad in the Finley tepee "Ugh," said
Smiley, mo more white man smoky
ookum for Smiley Finley!'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
Girl Born Blind Can Sec.

Lehighton, Pa.-Born blind, Miss Ida
Friend now can see. She has passed
her twenty fifth year. Restoration
came by an operation performed at
the Wills Eye hospital, Philadelphia,
Mrs. Eckley B. Coke, owner Of many
coal mines, bearing the expense. Sur
geons say she ultimately will have ex
cellent vision.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
Find Fossil Man n Mine.

.Beckley, w. Va. Miners digging in a
coal mine Of the East Gulf Coal COM
pany unearthed the body of petrifed
man. The fossil is perfect specimen
of the human body. It was found sew.
eral hundred feet below the surface.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
Cripple stops Runaway Ho.se.

CF1ppIt STOPS RUNWAY Horse:
Shamokin, Pa.-Although handicap
ped with permanently crippled leg,
Constable Weary in a crowded thor
oughfare made flying leap at rum
away animals head and was dragged
a considerable distance until the horse
was stopped.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
Fish Yields Diamond Rina.

FOh Y1eId6 Diamond King.
Grand Rapids, Wis.-Andrew Musial,
a fisherman, is great admirer of suck
ers-the flshy kind. The other day
while busy with rod and line in the
Wisconsin river he pulled up one Of
these despised specimens and when
cleaning 1t found a valuable diamond
ring In the entrails.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
IMPATIENT NATION
Guatemala, Mexico's Southern
Neighbor, Suffers From Raids.
BIG LOSS BY DEPREDATlONS.

at Intervals, and Valuable Stores of
ChicIe Arc Taken and Readily Sold to
Nearby Dealers, Who Ship to United
States.
Guatemala City.-The people of the
republic Of Guatemala, Mexico's neigh
Dor to the south, are about as nearly
out OF patience with the Carranza GOV
eminent as are those of the United
States. The depredations along the
northern border of this country, which
began as soon as Carranza found him
self accepted by the American govern
ment as real ruler, have continued at
intervals ever since.
The damage suffered by the citizens
living on the frontier has not been so
great as that inflicted on Americans
along the Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico border, because the dividing
line Is much shorter and the country
is less thickly settled
The tactics against Americans, how
ever, seem to be the same as those en-
ployed In the north-the quick raid
upon some isolated and unprotected
hamlet, the shooting Of few inoffen-
sive and unarmed people, the looting
and the hurried get away.
Although the Carranza government
has steadily disclaimed all responsible
1ty for these incursions and has placed
the responsibility upon the omnipres-
ent bandits, enough evidence has been
collected by government agents to
show that many of the attacks were
participated in by men known to be
Carranza partisans maintaining loose
sort Of military organization.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
DRAINED ALL THE LAND.
Water Over Low Tract Disappeared
When Ditch 10 DUO.


Rockport, Mo.-The outlet ditch that
drains Lake Nishnabotna at Langdon
Is the talk of the whole Missouri bot.
tom. The effects have been almost MI
raculous. ....-. -ss 81.
It seems that when the ditch drained
the Nishna, water standing all over
the bottom, whether It had connec-
ton with the ditch or not, disappeared,
often In the night, leaving the ground
dt for cultivation within few days.
The Nishnabotna river has been
standing full of water for about a year.
and as the water level was almost as
high as the great body Of surrounding
land, the water soaked through and
saturated It all.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
Ring In Chickens Crop.

Neillsville, Wis.-Mrs. Ada Eagles,
visiting her daughter in Bellen, dressed
a chicken and found in its crop gold
ring which she had once given her
grandson.