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widow and Mrs. Willie Elliott o
Jackman, twin sister of the dead man
were very visably affected. Dr. Nc
Grath told of the condition of the in
testines stating that he had found evi
dences of fruit pulp or vegetable ma
terial therein at some time earlier
than the meal had been eaten at the
time Of death. In the dead mans
Adam apple was found piece OF
chewing gum bearing the imprint OF
teeth and in the gullet signs of yomit
the bullet wounds either of them hay
ing tendency to cause vomiting. Dr.
McGrath explained. He also saw red
dish brown stains on the heritage near
the cave. The clothing the dead man
had on at the time he was murdered
was also exhibited and while this I'M
pleasant testimony was being given,
Mrs. Elliott, the twin sister of the
dead man, left the court room. DR..
McGrath described the articles of
clothing piece by piece as to condi-
tions OF blood stains. He stated that
the blood had not spread over the sur
face of the coat when the garment
was smooth. Objection was made by
the defense and sustained by Judge
Dunn in regard to blood stains and
wrinkles on the coat being consistent
with the description of the body when
found according to the testimony of
DIR. Boothby given earlier in the trial.
1t will be recalled that DR.. Boothby
testified to the fact that rigor mortis
had set in before the body of BARLEY
was placed in the cave DR.. McGrath
p1npl that tho pnn1itinD Cr ho Loft
sleeve indicated the position the coat
was in when the blood stains were
deposited by the distribution of the
stains
DR. w. Booz of Boston. taxolo- !
gist, arrived in Skowhegan Thursday
to appear as a witness for the prose
cution
Thursday at midday court was
brought to rather an abrupt termina- !
ton owing to the illness of Ord X. /
Fuller, one of the jurors from Hart .
land H. S, True of Canaan was i'll .
Wednesday night but was able to be .
on duty at opening of court Thursday
forenoon. The session was suspend
ed until Friday morning at $50 only
During Thursday afternoon. Dr. Al
bert H. Hamilton of Auburn n Y,
expert in chemistry and micosCropithY
and Wilbur f. Turner hand writing
expert from Boston made eXamina
tions of the slides made by DR.. Whit
tier from the trousers John A. Burke
was wearing at the time he was shot
in the leg. These two gentlemen had
previously examined 10 slides taken
by DR.. Whittier, the first day and
with water two of these be- {
ing requested of DR.. Whittier by the
defense and the remainder being TAX
en- by the prosecution. The "a which I
were examined Thursday afternoon I
were mounted with glycerine. s
Friday morning DIR. McGrath took {
the stand after the interim from {
forenoon occasioned by the |
Illness of Juror Fuller who had re- |
covered sufficiently to take his place '
On the panel at that time. DR. Nc {
Grath offered an explanation of the j
bones of the arm and hand to the /
Jury and stated during his testimony a
hat 1t was not necessary for any L
foreign object to support the arm from a
q point from the ends of the fingers C
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They didn't come

good deal of noise. They didn't come
to any agreement, and after quarrel
Ing a while further, proceeded out OF
doors, walking side by side off from
the veranda and after staying there
for five minutes. chewing the rag, on
the veranda outside the door.
He said he slammed the door three
times to close it, and when they went
off the porch--by the way, | don't
know whether he said porch or We
randa- he was walking on the left
and Mr. BARLEY on his right, and as
they got to the rock at the left hand
entrance he stopped down. to strike
match with his left hand and Mr..
BARLEY wheeled around directly in
front of him and fired a shot right in
his face.
Mr. Burke said, 1T plugged up my
ear so that | didn't hear out Of it for
quite a while Then Mr.. BARLEY ran
down the road into the Canada road,
turned the corner to the left and ran
up by Piper's Office. and that is the
last he ever saw him"
An exhibit that attracted attention
was the introduction by the State Of
two notes, one for $1,000 and the other
for $1,000, as well as receipt for $780,
which Burke claims Barley signed
These documents which the State
claims are forgeries.
Sheriff Mooers said that Burke had
told him that BARLEY had given him
the notes for the liquor which he had
lost and which he CBartley) claimed
had been stolen by Eddie BARLEY
"He claimed" said the sheriff. that
Nelson BARLEY knew that the rum
had been stolen. and he had given him
the notes and the receipt as a settle
ment therefor
That Burke also claimed that Mr..
BARLEY also put up the money to
make good his tBurke'sl tax shortage
with his other bondsman, Mr.. Murtha
Burke claimed that he wrote the
Rotes and the receipts on his type
testified the sheriff in his
office at his home and that his wife
Flossfe. witnessed them. He said
he signed the notes and the receipt.
The cross-eAamination of Sheriff
Nooers didn't change his testimony in
the slightest degree, but ampliiied it
10 considerable extent He
stated that ON his screenings at the
ave, Eddie Bartlcys house and else
where he never found the fashlight /
which it is claimed Nelson BARLEY .
ook with him from the hotel the night ,
ne was murdered. He admitted that
lie never had searched Burke's house
or the flashlight. but that he had had
opportunity 10 do So The sheriff
stated that he had not been informed
~ Burke how much money he had
ct BARLEY have to purchase the Ii
Iuor nor what his shortage with the
own was. The sheriff stated there
vas found in the clothing of BARLEY
fter his death S212.12. The cross
nomination of Sheriff Mooers by
.tty Pattangall completed the after
oons testimony for Friday.
,ddie BARLEY referred To in the nara |
ion is a half-brother of Nelson Bart
az and is a witness for the defense.
The first witness called Saturday
Forming was Geo. Nash of Jackman
Tho stated that he was in Blais bar
err shop the night of the murder.
oing from the barber shop to his
ONE he passed the Boothman Road.
Re left the barber shop at 10 minutes
{ o'clock and saw no cars in the
icinity of the Boothman Road at that
me. Under crosS-eXamination he
aid that he had made two trips to
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.ers are in New York City. During the

tiers are in New York City. During the
past eight years he has testified in
federal, state. criminal, civil legis-
latiye and district courts. In his
opinion the notes and receipts held by
Burke against BARLEY were not sign
ed by Barley At suspension Mon
day noon he was still on the stand
under direct examination. pointing
out to the jury with microscope,
chart and photographs. the variances
in the questioned and standard sigma
lures entered as exhibits.
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Cnrd of Thanks

We wish to thank our relatives and
neighbors for their kindness during
the sickness and death of our father.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Berry and
family
Scion, Maine, Feb. 26, 1920.
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Sampson & Avore sell the Pitts
field Advertiser, Madison Bulletin
Dexter Gazette, Piscataquis Observer
Houlton Times and the Independent
ReDorter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
FoREsAW CONQUEST OF AIR
But Brother-in-Law Of oliver cron.
well Had Some Ideas That
Appear Crude Today.

John Wilkins, who married Robina,
sister of Oliver Cromwell, in 1855, had
original ideas on flying. He set forth
his theories in book in which he dis
cussed four possible varieties Of avia.
ton: By spirits or angels, by the help
Of fowls, by wings fastened immedi.
ately to the body. and by a flying
chariot.
Wilkins wrote that the fourth way
seemed to him ''much more useful
than the rest; and that is by a flying
chariot, which may be SO contrlved
as to carry man within it; and
though the strength of spring might
perhaps be serviceable for the motion
of this engine, yet 1T were better to
have it assisted by the labor Of some
intelligent mover. And, therefore, If
1t were made big enough to carry sun
dry persons together, then each Of
them in their several turn might sue
cessfully labor in the causing Of this
motion"
Wilkins was one of the founders
Of the Royal society. He believed it
should be "easy to frame an instrument
wherein anyone may sit and give such
motion unto 1t as shall convey him
alOft through the air"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Another Crafty Fox,

A reader of the Companion tells us
the following story of q clever Ameri-
can fox to match recently published
anecdote Of clever English fox. On
November day, he says. neighbor
Of his saw flock of ducks on the
opposite side Of small creek that
runs into Shinnecock bay.
While trying to get nearer to the
ducks, meanwhile keeping himself well
hidden and watching them very eau
tiously through the grass, he was
amazed to see fox that had waded
out about forty feet from Shore It
was attracting the ducks by gently
waving it's tail. In few minutes 1t
would unquestionably have caught
duck had the man not shot it.-Youth's
Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
STOVES KEEP Their secAEf
Restoration 81 stenshsnss Has -
vsalsd Nothing New 81 lntsrsGe
20 the Antiquarian.

The restoration Of Stonehenge has
revealed fresh evidence as to the orig
inal building Of the famous circle
There are Indications that the entire
monument was surrounded by cir
Gle Of at least 40 stones, not one Of
which remains today.
The ONCE Of works, in conjunction
with the society Of antiQuaries, II
overhauling the monument, replacing
the fallen stones and exploring the
site. Excavations have revealed sock
cts for number of stones that are
no longer in existence, but history
cannot account for their absence.
During the excavations numbeEl
Of hammer stones. chisels and burn
bones were found, also many article
Of more modern origin, scraps Of Rd
man remains, pennies and farthings Of,
varying date even up to the present
time. The places where these coins
were found are a problem in them
selves. Why, for example, should
half-penny Of George III be found
deeper in the earth than farthing
Of James II
A new map Of the monument is to
be drawn and preserved in the Anti
quaries museum, but the object Of the
excavations, the discovery Of the ORR
gin and purpose of the famous monu-
ment, is still unsolved by the recent
wOrk.-London Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
CENTER OF HUN WAR POWER
Ruhrort, with ito Splendid River Har.
Dor, Really the Most Important
City Of Germany.

Ruhrort, which had the largest riv-
er harbor in Europe, and which In
cluded the Ruhr basin, was the power
plant Of Germany's former Industrial
machine and mighty war engine.
Between the Rhine and Ruhr 10
Duisburg, city Of rolling mills, found
ries and factories. This beehive Of In
dustry was once university town,
but the school was supplanted by fac
tories. Duisburg is connected with the
Ruhr by a canal.
Farther up the Ruhr is Witten, i'm
portant not only for its steel, but also
for beer, soap and chemicals. The
Ruhr basin coal fields not only were
important to Germany because of their
heavy production, but because they
alone were accessible for water Inn
portation of ores. A canal connected
Dortmund, city Of the Ruhr basin,
with the Ems river, thus affording an
outlet to the North sea at Emden. The
Ruhr was made navigable from the
Rhine to Witten, some IS miles, BY
means of locks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12

Fruit Mush.-Pick over and mash
any fruit in season; add one-half its
bulk of boiling water and cook slowly
until tender enough to be put through
sieve fine enough to retain the seeds
when such fruits as blackberries are
used. Use this fruit pulp instead of
water In cooking any breakfast foods.
Stir in little sugar and mold in
cups. Serve cold With cream for
breakfast, or for dessert
Fruit Tapioca.--CooR together equal
measures of fruit and water until soft
enough to put through Il sieve Meas
ure, return to the fire and for each
cupful add n scant tablespoonful of
tapfoca. Stir frequently until it swells,
then cover and cook until transparent.
Add sufficient sugar to sueeten; pour
into a serving dish and set aside.
Serve with ice-coId cream.
Strawberry Pudding-Butter thin
slices of moist bread and arrange q
layer in a baking dish. Crush a pint
of strawberries. adding a little water
W nuke more JUICE anu SulHcleIlt
sugar to sweeten. Pour the fruit over
the bread, arrange another layer and
let stand covered in cold place. Serve
with cream and sugar. This is des-
sert you need not fear to give the
children.
Cherry Pudding.-Take one cupful
Of -four one teaspoonful of baking
powder, one-quarter of teaspoonful
of salt; sift and mix well and add one
half cupful Of milk to make drop
batter. Butter small custard cups or
molds and drop in spoonful of the
latter; add tablespoonful or two of
pitted cherries Juice and all; sweeten
to taste. Set the cups into shallow
pan, pour around them boiling water
to half fill the pan, and cover closely,
cooking fifteen minutes. Unmold and
serve with cherry sauce or cream
and sugar, or sweetened whipped
cream.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Optimism.

Old Lutte Lathers is great fellow
to look on the bright side of things,
said gaunt Missourian, whom the
Forecast notes. He was riding to a
town on load of hay the other day
when the roads were so muddy that
one wheel dropped into chuck hole,
the hay slued, and Lutte rolled off and
landed on his head in deep puddle.
"Well, sir" said he, when they had
dragged him out, "these ERE mud
roads don't bruise you up like rock
road does. If that had been hard
surfaced road. it would have plumb
broke my neck."-Youth's Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
FEEL NEED Of okUMBLlNo
csmplaints Absolutely q Source q
Enjoyment to Great Mass Of
Human Belnaa

One Is as likely to grumble against
the people one Injuries as against the
people who injure one. One has to
grumble at something or other A
man who can find nothing to complain
about simply does not know how to
enjoy himself, the New Statesman
Uondon) observes.
Now wouldn't your life be exceedingly
nat
With nothing whatever to grumble att
That is why people like to read let.
tiers In the paper, and also helps to
explain the huge circulation Of one of
the notorious weekly papers. The edi-
tor was clever enough to see that most
people dearly love their grievances,
and that II you give them platform
for their grievances you will sell more
copies than II you give them only
platform for your own ideals.
We do not mean to say that the
mass of human beings are devoid Of
ideals, but we fear that on ordinary
occasions they are great deal more
interested in their complaints. 1t is
JUST eAo Sume Will IeedIu " tHcA
health. They are much less likely to
boast how well they are feeling than
how Ill they are feeling. A liver COM
plant means far more to a man than
the best digestion. II you allow him
he will describe his symptoms-the
taste In his mouth, the sudden loss of
vision. and what happens If he eats
stewed plums. And he tells you all
this not in humility but with the van
ity Of peacock.
The vanity Of an invalid far sur
passes any vanity known in healthy
men and women. This Is, perhaps, one
Of the compensations of Ill health. It
gives one something to complain about.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
connolsseur Of Feminine Beauties.

V0nn0i68euf OF Smlnlne 6e1UIIe0s
An extraordinary request from q
professor Of anthropology in Vienna
was received by the Western Austria.
liam minister for education. Mr.. Cole
batch. This Austrian professor APP
peals to the minister "as connois-
seur Of feminine beauties for photo
graphs Of several hundreds of the
most beautiful women In Western Aus.
tralia. He intends to publish these
photographs In an illustrated cata-
legue of the beauties Of all countries.
While Mr.. Colebatch's sense Of humor
has come to his assistance and pre-
vented him from sending the extreme
~ blunt replies vouchsafed trade let
tiers from Austria and Germany, 1t may
be understood without fear of contra
diction that the viennese professor
will not publish the Western Australia
reply. II a selection Of press com.
ments on the professor were forward
ed to him he would recognize that
Western Australia girls have the knack
Of saying the right thing In the right
way at the right time
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
II Followed.

When Aunt Helen kept company
with young lieutenant in the army
she prevailed on her ten-year-old
nephew to wear a soldier overcoat.
The young lieutenant was succeeded by
a boy scout executive. and Bobby re-
celved boy scout uniform, which he
had to wear to please auntie.
But the boy scout executive and
Aunt Helen have disagreed and Bob
by has been much interested In know
ing who will be his successor in win
ming Aunt Helen's attentions. The
other day he made a discovery, and
came running in the house to tell
mother about 1t.
"Oh, mother" he began, 'you might
as well get me Prince Albert coat, q
white vest and tie. Aunt Helen is
beginning to warm up to the ministers
Indianapolis News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Mexlco's Fashionable Drive.

The parade ground Of Mexico City
Is the Avienda de San Francisco. This
short street extends from the Mexican
White House to the Alameda and Is
only about "a feet from curb to curb.
Here, at the approach Of twilight. every
smart equipage in the capital comes.
Down the one side of the street and up
the other side moves a procession at
slow walk, while everybody looks at
everybody else.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Rush.Pith Lens Cleaner.

Almost any ordinary medium that
can be used is likely to smear and
even scratch lens in the cleaning. A
very perfect lens cleaner can be made
by using the medulla or pith Of such
plants as sunflower rush or elder, says
the Scientific American. Strips Of the
dry pith are cut and these are fast
ened with an adhesive to piece Of
cork. The pith may be arranged in
rows with small spaces In between.
The lens is rubbed gently with the
novel cleaner and all marks disappear.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Sjdetracked.

Fire runs have always been my pet
worry when driving car, SO when ]
heard the excited changing of bel!
while riding through one of the city
parks recently l pulled over to the
curb, almost running into lamp post
in my rush. Then turned around to
watch the engines and discovered two
small boys on a pushmobile holding
the center of the boulevard and work
ing a large bell overtime while Sun.
day crowd laughed at the Joke which
was certainly on me.-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
"Merry Andrew.

II was first applied to Andrew Borie.
physician to Henry VIII. He was
cry learned and very eccentric, and
n order to instruct the people he
ised to address them at fairs and
ther crowded places Those who
inflated his wit and droll tricks,
hough not possessing his genius, were
allied Merry Andrews.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12

The daily torture of the toiler's aural
nerve by Il s'!'ident alarm clock can
be avoided in several ways. He may
sleep all morning. or he may buy a
gentle awa|iencr now on the market.
Ihis new alarm clock rings no bell
ar the rising hour: instead, it starts
phonogiaph Think of the delight
OF being awakened hy The strains of
u Don't Care If You Never Come
Back, or Everybody Wants the Key
to My Cellar. Mechanics
Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Church Valuation.

All denominations in the United
States own a little over 100000 church
edifices valued at about 81, zoo. O0O, 1000
Foot Square and Square Foot
A mathematician says there Is no
difference in area or quantity of sur
face between foot square and q
square foot. but there may be differ
snce In shape. A foot square must
De rectangular surfats, having four
equal sides, measuring one foot long
each. square foot may also be
foot square. but 1t may be irregular in
shape, say six inches wide and two
feet long, or any shape so long as
the area is equal to IA square inchess
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Simple journalism.

The editor of the Bano (Africa)
Daily News does not have trouble over
such matters as circulation or the
high cost of paper. When he gets
piece of news he smooths off some
slabs of wood, writes up the story in
,is best editorial style. and then gives
the slabs to his Office boy. who runs
off with them and hangs them in con.
plcuous places so that he who runs
nay read.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Aluminium Shoe sales.

One of the newest uses for alumni.
mum is It's employment in making the
soles of shoes to be used by workmeD
employed in wet and damp places. The
aluminium- soled shoe lasts much long
er than an ordinary shoe. and Is said 70
be impervious to damp.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Ns,,..s 1Nle4rse
To Duplicate Baby.

One day while out walking | met
title Grace, the daughter of a dress.
maker. wheeling her little brother.
after kissing the baby asked Grace
+ ] could keep it. "Oh. no." she
answered. but mother would lend you
] paper pattern for one like him.
Illustrated News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
Make Themselves Miserable.

1t is not SO much happiness as i'm
patience that from time to time pos
sesses men, and then they choose to
call themselves miserable Gontbe
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12

ure 20 De HHu
there are many
delicious dishes
to be made from
them, both now
and canned for
future use, when
the season is
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-12
TIh@ N.I7TCE[Fii Hen!
GA!Bu(Q|[EE
If you pick up a starving dog and
make him prosperous he will not bite
you. This is the principal difference
between dog and a man.-Mark
Twain
GOOD THINGS FOR SUMMER
LUNCHEONS.

With berries becoming plentiful and
many regions where wild berries
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-20
DOUBT DISAPPEARS
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Back Should Ignore This
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With it may come dizzy spells,
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ney secretions burned in passage and
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work. Doan's Kidney Pills, which /
got at Wood & Sons Drug Store, gave
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NEARLY NINE YEARS LATER, Mr..
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