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Readjustment of Wages Brings
Close Approach to Nor
malcy in Pits.
LURE OF THE HILLS DRAWS
P eople L eave P o puloue C e n te rs to
C om bine P le a s u re T rip W ith P ro s
p e c tin g -C o m p le x io n of Mining
H as C hanged.
a boom is looked fo r a s soon us th ese
re p o rts a re m ad e |-now n.
"W ild C a tta rs " S ta y O ut.
A la sk a Is no p la c e fo r th e w ild cat-
ter, fo r th e c o m m u n itie s a r e a rra y e d
a g a in s t sp u rio u s p ro m o tio n s, und all
effo rts to float su ch e n te r p ris e s a re
b a lk e d by th e p u b lic a n d p ress.
A s a n tllu s tra tio n o f how th e A las
k a n s a r e p ro g ressin g , a g ro u p o f b u si
n e ss m en h u v e a c q u ire d a n u m b e r of
oil len ses lu th e A n ch o rag e field and
h o ld th e m s u b je c t to th e a d v e n t o f
c a p itu l In sufficient volum e to d rill one
o r m o re co m p lete w ells, th e p ro p e rty
; b eing tu rn e d o v e r on a low roy u lty
basis, a ll em o lu m en t b ein g su b je c t to
s trik in g oil.
A n c h o rag e re c e n tly Jo in tly financed
a c a n n e ry p lu n t by escro w in g a ll su b
sc rip tio n s u n til sufficient c a p ita l w as
| ra ise d . T h e c a n n e ry w as lau n c h e d an d
I th in se a so n Is o p e ra tin g su ccessfu lly .
It Is th e policy o f A luskun c a p ita l to
; pool w ith o u ts id e c a p ita l on ull leg iti
m a te e n te r p ris e s a n d In th is m a n n e r
th e public, ns w ell a s le g itim a te devel
opers, a r e p ro te c te d a g a in s t buc
c a n e e rs o f finance.
Fishes Up Diamond He
Lost Four Years Ago
V alen tin e F e r a h a r d t o f B ay
o n n e lo s t a $000 d iam o n d rin g
in th e sh allo w w a te rs o f th e
S h re w sb u ry
riv e r a t
W a te r
W itch, N. J.. fo u r y e a rs ago. H e
se a rc h e d th e riv e r bed for
w eeks, t u t th e rin g w us n o t re
covered.
T h e o th e r d ay he w en t fo r a
lau n ch rid e on th*. S hrew sb u ry .
J u s t a s h e p a sse d th e spot
w h e re h e h a d lost th e rin g a
frie n d d ro p p e d a h a m m er in to
th e w a te r.
T h e bout
w as
sto p p ed . B e rn h a rd t p u t h is h and
In to th e w a te r an d fo u n d tit*
rin g b esid e th e ham m er.
A n chorage, A la s k a .— R e a d ju stm e n t
RUSS CANCEL ENGINE ORDER
o f w ages, b rin g in g a close a p p ro a c h to
n o rm alcy a s a p p lie d to m ining, bus re
P ln a n c ia l S ta te o f G ov ernm ent Make«
su lte d In a re tu rn o f th e p en d u lu m
P ay in g fo r 1,000 L ocom otives
to w a rd g r e a te r ruining a c tiv ity th a n
Im possible.
, h a s been ex p e rie n c e d In th e h isto ry of
A la sk a sin ce th e boom days.
S to ck h o lm .— A fte r h av in g o rd ered
W h ile th e A lask a ru ilro u d w as bu ild
1,000 loco m o tiv es fro m un en g in eerin g
lng It w as Im possible to o b ta in h elp
firm h e re a n d h a v in g received 300 o f
fo r m in in g o p e ra tio n s, ow ing to th e
them , th e R u ssia n g o v ern m en t h a s in-
good w ag es In ru ilro u d c o n stru c tio n .
| tlin a te d th a t it is now u n ab le to pay.
E v en now th e r e Is a g e n e ra l s h o rt
J W hen th e c o n tra c t w as m ade it w us
ag e o f m in e rs th ro u g h o u t th e te r r i
| a g re e d th a t th e en g in e s w ere to be
to ry , a n d ev ery m a n of e x p e rie n c e w ho
p aid fo r us th e y w ere d eliv ered , an d
c a re s to w ork Is em ployed. M ining
th e m a n u fa c tu re rs o b tu ln ed a g u a ra n ty
S tra y Dog P a y s fo r Meal.
ta k e s on an e n tire ly d iffe re n t com
C olum bia, I'a .— A s tra y dog w as fo r th e ir m oney.
plexion th a n a few y e a rs a g o ; a tte n
given a good m eal u t a re s ta u ra n t
It Is now co n sid ered p ro b ab le th a t
tio n Is b ein g g iven to g a in in g access
h e re by R alp h Jo h n so n , a clerk . T he ttie so v iet g o v e rn m e n t w ill cancel the
to know n p la c e r d e p o sits su ita b le fo r
dog follow ed Jo h n so n hom e la te at b a la n c e o f th e o rd e r. It Is believe«!
h y d ra u lic s un d dred g es, a n d a sid e from
nig h t. W hen a h ig h w ay m an h eld up th e p re s e n t fin an cial s ta te of R ussia
th is p h a se o f th e p la c e r situ a tio n
: Jo h n so n , ch o k in g M m, th e dog a t a n d th e f a ilu re o f th e G enoa n n j T he
th e r e is little doing sav e w h e re old- ta c k e d th e b a n d it, w ho fled.
H a g u e c o n fe re n c e s Is responsible.
tim e rs h a v e a little p iece o f gro u n d
from w hich th e y m ay slu ic e o u t a
g ru b s ta k e fo r th e w in te r a n d w ho do
not c a re to ta k e o u t u fo rtu n e .
Mine Much Q uartz.
T h e o th e r p h a se of th e re n a issa n c e
In m in in g Is confined to q u a rtz , and
Judging by th e e n c o u ra g in g discov
eries, th e a p p a re n t p e rm a n e n c y o f o re
bodies a n d a b ility to m in e econom
ically, th e ou tlo o k fo r q u u rtz Is ex
c ellen t.
Sebeste Outdoes Rivals in United cam e th e re v o lu tio n nnd he b ecam e a
self-sty le d d o c to r o f law an d a rriv e d
A d d itio n al p ro sp e c tin g in th e W il
States Army and Is Sen
In B e rlin w ith m any d e c o ra tio n s and
low C reek d is tric t h a s d isclo sed a I
th e u n ifo rm o f a n officer, w h ere lie w us
m o re ex te n d e d u rea, a n d a s rap id ly
tenced to Two Years.
w elcom ed b y th e G ard e C a v allere,
a s tr a il s an d ro a d w a y s a re ex te n d e d
S ch u e tz e n division, a n d a ssig n ed a s a
th e p ro s p e c to r Is b rin g in g co m m ercial
c o u rt officer to th e K elclis c rim in a l d«*-
p ro p e rtie s Into being.
p u rtm e u t o f th e o rg a n isa tio n . H e trie d
So g re u t h a s becom e th e lu re of th e
se v e ra l tric k s on ttie inen w ho w ere
h ills th a t alm o st a ll th e p o p u lo u s
c e n te rs a lo n g th e ra ilro a d a re u n d e r C o u rt P ro c e d u re B rin g s O u t R e m a rk b ein g c a u g h t a n d h im self w a s sen
te n c e d to six m o n th s in p riso n fo r
going a m id su m m e r q u ietu d e, every- I ab le T a le of ‘‘G old-bricking’’ A ctivi
p e tty crim es.
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o n e w ho h a s a g ru b s ta k e a n d m any i
tie s of K arl S eb este— Even
en g ag ed in o th e r lin e s o f b u sin e ss j
B orrow s H uge Sum s.
Jo in e d P olice F orce.
ta k in g a d v a n ta g e o f th e id e a j condl- |
D isc h a rg e d a g a in , S e b e ste b o rro w ed
tio n in th e h ills to com bine a p le a su re
B erlin .— W ild e st ta le s o f "gold- h u g e su m s o f m oney on th e p re te n s e
tr ip w ith p ro sp e c tin g .
b rlc k e rs ” In th e A m erican a rm y a re o f b eing a fo rm e r officer an d sw indled
"H ow m uch d o es It go to th e p a n ? ” ' su rp a sse d by th e sto ry of K a rl Se a w idow o f a n officer o u t c f 20.000
h a s b«*cn s u p p la n te d by “W h a t does It b e ste , fo rm e rly a p riv a te in th e G e r m a rk s, a n d sto le h e r [tapers an d th o se
ru n to th e to n ? ” a n d "H ow is th e cro p , m a n a rm y , w h o se v a rie d c a re e r h a s o f h e r b ro th er-in -Iu w , w ho w a s re
lo o k in g ?”
Ju s t la n d e d him In p riso n fo r tw o p o rte d m issin g d u rin g ttie w a r. W ith
E v en w hen a b ig c le a n u p com es in y e a rs. I l ls sto ry cum e o u t d u rin g th e th e se c re d e n tia ls h e se c u re d m oney as
a d isc h a rg e d officer a n d w en t to w ork
th e r e is no ex c ite m e n t, a s th e s e th in g s c o u rt p ro c e d u re .
u re becom ing ev ery -d ay o ccu rren ces.
S eb este, w ho is tw en ty -fiv e y e a rs fo r b a rr is te rs , w ho w e re obliged to
A lask a a t p re s e n t n eed s m o re In old, w as a c lerk in a h a t fa c to ry b efo re d isc h a rg e him fo r g iv in g aw ay secret«
te r e s t in q u u rtz m ining, esjieclnlly th e w a r a n d u p o n b ein g d isc h a rg e d to o th e r firm s.
I .a te r he w a s Im p riso n ed ngnln, h u t
fro m o u ts id e c a p ita l, it Is sta te d , fo r e n te re d th e arm y , fo u n d he d id n 't cu re
lo cal c a p ita l Is c a rry in g th e p e a k o f ! f o r th a t so rt o f th in g a n d “gold- em erg ed triu m p h a n tly a n d su cceed ed
d ev elo p m en t a n d th e lack o f lu rg e r b ric k e d ” Into b ein g d isc h a rg e d a s p hys In Joining th e B e rlin police, w h ere Ills
c a p ita l Is re ta rd in g ra p id d evelopm ent. ically unfit fo r serv ice. H e th e n d r i f t sw in d les b ro u g h t him h is la te s t se n
G eological su rv e y e n g in e e rs a re now ed In to th e p o sta l serv ic e a n d sto le ten ce .
m a k in g reco n n o lssu n ces a lo n g th e ra il cop io u sly from le tte rs , fo r w hich he
ro a d b elt a n d th e re s u lt o f th e ir find w a s se n te n c e d to five m o n th s In prison. POLICE USE PAPER BULLETS
in g s is e x p ecte d to h a v e a tre m e n d o u s
P ro m o te s H im self.
effect upon all c la sse s o f m ining, an d 1 U pon h is d isc h a rg e th e w a r w as T e a r G as B om bs Also P a r t c f th e
g e ttin g h o tte r nnd h e w as a g a in d r a f t
E q u ip m en t of th e L aw E nfo rcin g
ed a n d In h is first e n g ag em en t a t th e
P o w ers o f D etro it.
J fr o n t w a s b u rle d u n d e r a w a ll of
e a rth t h a t cav ed in fro m shell fire.
D e tro it, M ich.— T e a r g as bom bs and
Pigeon Broods Nest of
H a v in g re c u p e ra te d he w h s se n t to th e p a p e r b u lle ts a r e now p a r t o f the
Rats in Mother's Absence 1 fro n t ngnln, b u t p ro ce e d e d to develop re
g u la r e q u ip m e n t «if ttie police In th "
ill h e a lth a n d w as se n t to th e G erm an fo u rth city In A m erica.
G len R idge, N. J .— In view of
h o sp ita l in C oblenz. E m erg in g h e p ro
P olice C o m m issio n er In ch es fe lt th a t
th e w ell-know n en m ity b etw een
m o ted h im se lf to th e ra n k o f n o n m ach in e g u n s w e re n e e d e d by I Detroit
pigeons a n d ra ts , H e rb e rt T.
com m issio n ed officer und c o n fe rre d a to h elp in di»[*?rsing m obs. So th e city
D a rlin g to n , a New York hr«>ker
d e c o ra tio n o f th e Iro n C ro ss u p o n him b o u g h t a n u m b e r o f sub m ach in e guns,
liv in g In S u m m it a v e n u e h ere,
self. W h ile In th e h o sp ita l lie b a d ! to shoot 1,500 b u lle ts n m in u te, b u t the
w ns am az ed to find a pigeon s it
a lre a d y la id claim to h av in g been a co m m issio n er w as n ffllc te l w ith a kind
tin g on a n e st o f young r a t s on
s tu d e n t o f th eo lo g y a n d w ith th e p e r h e a rt a n d c o u ld n 't h e a r th e th o u g h t of
th e first fl«s»r o f h is g arag e.
m issio n o f th e c h a p la in of th e h o sp ita l th e ste e l Ja c k e te d b u lle ts m ow ing m en
D a rlin g to n h a d been m issin g
co n d u c te d th e d iv in e serv ic e s th e re I dow n Ju s t b e c a u se th e y hapi>eued to
sq u ab s f o r som e tim e a n d h ad
w ith g re a t success.
j be d iso rd e rly .
su p p o sed th e y w ere kill«*] by
r i e a s a n t a s th e h o sp ita l w as h e w as
D r. In c h e s su g g e ste d th a t p a p e r b u l
ra ts . H e kee[ia a lo ft of p ig eo n s
fin ally s e n t b a c k to h is o u tfit, b u t le ts h e m ad e, c o n ta in in g a c h a rg e of
on th e second floor o f th e g a r
m a n a g e d to e sc a p e a g a in In G erm any, m in u te b ird sh o t.
I t is sa id th e s e
age. E a rly In th e d a y h e saw a
w h e re h e b ec a m e th e relig io n s In stru c p a p e r b u lle ts w ill n o t c rip p le fo r life
la rg e ra t, a p p a re n tly a m o th e r
to r In a ca m p a t S p a n d a u . A gain he o r kill a n y p erso n , no m a tte r a t w h a t
ra t, going Into th e g arag e. H e
w as su ccessfu l, b u t w hen h e trie d to clo se ra n g e th e y a r e fired, b u t w ill
sh o t It.
o u st th e c h a p la in a n d h a v e h im se lf sto p a n y m ob.
T h e n he fo u n d th e pigeon on
a p p o in te d h is s in e c u re en d ed again
T h e b u lle ts w e re fo u n d to h a v e Just
th e n est, w hich a lso c o n ta in e d
nnd o n ce m o re he w as se n t hack to his a b o u t th e n e ra s s a ry sp e e d a n d h a r d
one em p ty pigeon egg. T h e lit
u n it In F ra n c e . T h is tim e th e a rm is n ess to g et u n d e r a m a n 's sk in and
tle r a t s w ere asleep.
tic e cam e a n d . h a v in g been d u ly dis m ak e him w a n t to h u n t a d o c to r In
ch a rg e d , h e trie d th e sta g e .
T h e n th e q u ic k e st p o ssib le tim e.
Germ an Soldier
‘Gold Brick’ Kins:
SWINDLES MANY AND VARIED
Floating Bar Found in the Potomac
AUTOS H IT; BABY SLEEPS ON
C hild In C a r N ot A w akened by S e
rio u s C ollision in New
Y ork S ta te .
T a rry to w n , N. T .— A six-m onths-old
b ab y In a n a u to m o b ile slep t on a fte r
th e c a r t a d collid ed w ith a n o th e r an*'
th ro w n o u t Jo h n B y a n o f C7 M a rq u e tte
av en u e, Y onkers, w h o w as ru sh e d to
th e G ra ssla n d s h o sp ita l d y in g o f a
fr a c tn re d sk u ll.
T h e a c c id e n t w as a t C h n sfo rd , w hen
Mr. a n d M rs. P e rc y M cE lreath of
R o ck aw ay , N. J., w e re on th e ir w ay
to c a tc h a fe rry a t T a rry to w n . R y an 's
c a r sh o t a c ro ss In fr o n t o f th e m and
tu rn «“ I o v e r a s It w as stru c k . R yan
w as th e only one fcurt.
L ooks l i t e a houseboat, b u t k ick s a re d eceiving, fo r w hen th e re v e n u e
m en sw ooped dow n upon th is innocent-looking c r a f t In th e P o to m a c n e a r W ash
in g to n th e y f o u n t it w a s re a lly a B oating b a r. T h e o w n e r w a s a b se n t, and
re m a in e d a b se n t.
Building One of World’s Largest Dirigibles
N ew P a p e r in W o rcester.
W o rc e ste r, M ass.— W o rc e s te r Is f« |
h s v e a new S u n d a y n e w sp a p e r. 'Th— i
first Issue o f th e Sunday Tim -* will
he p u b lish ed S e p te m b e r 1. It will
be Bold fo r 5 cen ts. J . F. E ste s, fo r !
m an y y e a rs m a o a g in g e d ito r o f th e
T eleg ram , la th e o w n e r of th e new
p a p e r a n i will be Ita e d ito r a n d pub
lish er.
One of th e la rg e s t d irig ib les In th e w o rld Is u n d er c o n s tru c tio n in th e a ir c ra ft fa c to ry a t th e P h ilad elp h ia navy
y ard . Section* o f th e h uge c ra f t a re sh ip p ed to L a k e h u rs t. X. J., to be assem ble«! In th e Im ngur b u ilt to bouse th e
ZH-2, w hich descen d ed In flam es in E n g la n d n y e a r ago. M ore th a n a billion n u ts u n d se v e ra l m llb o n riv e ts w ill
be uaed d u ring th e co n stru c tio n of th e g ia n t dirigible. T h e p h o to g rap h allow s u se ctio n of th e u lrsh lp being assem bled
a t th e facto ry .
Smock Marriage
an Old C ustom
Records Show That Such Cere
monies Were Common in
Early Colonial Times.
t h a t now Is so know n. O ne such m a r
ria g e Is re p o rte d In th e a rc h iv e s of
th e T ow n of F rie n d sh ip , Knox C oun
ty, o rig in ally know n a s M eduncook
(s ig n ify in g S andy H a rb o r). It Is also
o ne o f th e few In sta n c e s 111 M aine h is
to ry w h ere a d v a n ta g e w as tak«*n of
th e provision of th e law th a t In a
com m unity w here th e r e resid ed n e ith
e r m in is te r n o r m a g is tra te a m an and
w om an w ho a p p e a re d b efo re w it
nesses, read th e m a rria g e serv ice to
each o th e r nnd signed n m a rria g e
a g re e m e n t lu*«'ame law fu lly w edded.
M arried T hem selves.
Such n m a rria g e w a s p erfo rm e d In
1772, nnd th e reco rd on th e tow n
books r a n d s :
“C e rtificate—T h is m ny c e rtify all
w hom it co n cern s th a t W. E lw ell o f
Mi’duncook h a th been duly p u b lish ed
to H a n n a h T h o m as o f Me<lunc»ok.
“ ( S l.l) SEDATE WADSWORTH,
"c le rk M eduncook A p ril ye 18th 1772."
FREED GROOM OF WIFE'S DEDT
S om etim es She W ore O nly a Sheet,
b u t Nobody O b jected — E m barraee-
m en t O ften R elieved by H appy
Man B uying T ro u sseau .
PEDIGREE HUNT IN BRITAIN
A m erican V isitors A re E ag er a s N a
tiv e s to Know A bout T h e ir
A ncestors.
L ondon.—“Among th e k eenest In
q u i r e s Into th e ir p e d lg re ra —nnd gen«?-
alogy n e v a r b efo re w as ns p o p u lar as
It Is a t th is m om ent a re m any o f th e
A m erican s now ils ttln g th is co u n try ,”
say s S e c re ta ry F o th e rg lll o t th e St>-
d e t y o f G enealogists.
"T h e «lay of ’fa k e d ' p ed ig rees Is
p ast. W h at tlie m odern A m erlcnn Is
»«•eking Is th e tr u th ab o u t his fore-
h«‘a rs , tra c e d b a c k w a rd g e n e ratio n by
g en eratio n .
"T h ey a re p a rtic u la rly In terested In
th e new field fo r genealogical re s e a rc h
th a t h a s recen tly he«-n opem sl up, th e
dep o sitio n hooks of th e old co u rts.
T h is h as not yet been p ro p erly e x
ploited, fo r In ninny ln»tan«‘es th e rec
o rd s of ttie e c c lesiastical an d com m on
luw c o u rts and th e c o u rt o f c h a n c e ry
a re not y et open to public Inspection.
“T h e fa sc in a tio n o f th e se books Is
th a t th e y u re not m ere lists of n am es
und «lutes. T he very w ords spoken hy
th e p a rtie s nnd th e w ltn esses to th e s e
old d lsp u ttsi u ra p reserv ed , so th a t th e
a u th e n tic voice of on e's a n c e sto rs m ay
t»e h e a rd dow n th e c e n tu rie s .”
T h e m ain w ork o f th e society Is th e
p re p a ra tio n o f th e h uge c«ms<illdute«l
Index, w hich a lre a d y c o n s titu te s a
reco rd o f m ore th a n 2,000,000 b ap tism s,
m a rria g e s an d deHths, w ith o th e r bio-
gruphicul d e ta ils lu ninny cases.
B angor, Me.— A B an g o r law y er a t
ten d in g court in th e u n d e n t tow n «>f
W lscasset, L in co ln c o u n ty , sp e n t a
ra in y afte rn o o n ru m m ag in g th ro u g h
th e colonial re c o rd s of th e place, und
in th e co u rse of h is rea<ling cam e
a c ro s s th e official re g is tra tio n o f a
“sm ock m a rria g e .” X’ot know ing w tiut
a “sm ock m a rria g e ” wus, lie li>oked
f u r th e r an d got som e lig h t on a cus
"M eduncook,
Mny
12th,
1772.—
tom th a t p re v a ile d in E n g lan d nnd in
som e of ttie colonies us w ell lu th e \ W h e re a s th e su b scrib ers, W in. E lw ell
an d H an n ah T h o m as, b eing la w fu lly
E ig h te e n th c en tu ry .
Sm ock m a rria g e s w ere w eddings p u b lish ed A d esiro u s of «‘id**ring Into
w h ere th e b rid e a p p e a re d d re sse d only ttie holy s ta te o f M a rria g e A being
In a w h ite ch em ise o r sh e e t. T h e | confined In n pla«-e w h ere th«*re is
reaso n fo r It w us th e belief th a t If a n e ith e r n m in iste r o r n m a g is tra te , do
m an m a rrie d a w om an w ho w a s In by th e se p re s e n ts A in th e p re se n c e W ILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE
d eb t h e could be held liab le fo r w lm t of A lm ighty God A b e fo re th e s e w it-
she ow ed If he receiv ed w ith h e r any n«‘sses th a t m ay sign th is in stru m e n t, W hen C arlo G et T hrough L aughing
of h e r p r o p e r ty ; nnd a lso th a t If a eng ag e A do ta k e e ach o th e r a s m an
th* D eputy G am e W arden D ecided
w om an m a rrie d a m an w ho w as In debt nnd w ife, acco rd in g to th e law s o f
N ot to A rre st Him.
Ida c re d ito rs could n o t tu k e h e r p ro p God an d m an, a c c o rd 'n g to th e heat
e rty to su tlsfy th e ir claim s if he had o f o u r c a p a c itie s A ns th o u g h we w ere
San Q uentin. C al.—C arlo B a lle ste rl
received no th in g fro m h er a t m a rria g e . J m a rrie d by a m a g is tra te o r m in iste r. w us fishing on th e beach h ere. A m an
In E n g lan d , say s un a n tiq u a ria n , th e re In w itn ess w h ereo f w e huve h e re u n to cum e up und w atch ed him a w hile.
w as a t le a st o ne c a se w h e re a b rid e s e t o u r h a n d s :
Said th e m a n :
w as lu p u rls n n tu ra llb u s w hile the "W ILL IA M E L W E L L
“I'm a d e p u ty fish w ard en . I th in k
cerem ony w as being p e rfo rm ed In the "H A N N A H TH O M A S, h e r X m ark ." I'll p u t you In Jail fo r 30 d ay s f o r
g re a t ch u rch a t B irm in g h am . T h e j "S ig n ed In th e p re se n c e of we, the fishing w ith a net, w hich Is ugulnst th e
m in is te r a t first re fu se d to p erfo rm ( su b sc rib e rs, A th a t th e m an took her, luw ."
th e cerein«*ny, b u t h e could find noth- j a s w ere n ak e d nnd gave h e r clo th es
"H a, h a ! " said C arlo, o r w ords to
lug In th e ru b ric to Ju s tify a refu su l, so to p u t o n —Win. E. F ro s t, S am uel C on th a t effect.
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don, C o rn eliu s M orton, M ary C ondon
" T h irty d ay s In Jail Is n o th in g to
he m a rrie d th e p a ir.
h e r X m urk, O tis I’lukhuin, M ercy W.
laugh a t,” sa id th e m nn.
Uso V arious E x p ed ien ts.
L a rry h e r X m ark.
“A in’t I th e b ird th a t know s It?” In
T o c a rry o u t th e law fu lly ns th e
"N . II.— Wm. E lw ell A H an n a h q u ired C arlo . " I'm doing a life s tre tc h
people u m lersto n d It th e cerem ony T h o m as took th e com m on p ra y e r book
should a lw ay s huve been p erfo rm ed a f t e r th ey Imd signed th e abo v e In a t S an Q u en tin p riso n und am fishing
a s It w a s in th e B irm in g h am case, h u t s tru m e n t A read th e ch u rc h cerem ony hy sp ecial p erm ission.”
" O !” said th e fish w urilen, anil con
v a rio u s e x p ed ie n ts w e re co n triv ed to of m a rria g e to ench o th e r In serio u s
get a ro u n d It. S om etim e« th e b rid e m a n n e r b efo re th e w itn e sse s to th e te n te d h im self w ith confiscating th e
stood in a closet, a n d p u t h e r h an d aliove In s tru m e n t b efo re m«f— Wm. n et.
th ro u g h a hole in th e d o o r; som e F ro s t.
Aged W om an W o rk s G arden.
tim es sh e stood lM*hln«l a cl«»th screen
" T h e a fo re sa id W illiam E lw ell A
N u td re lt, O.— M rs. W illiam B ussell,
an d p u t h e r h a n d out a t one s i d e ; H a n n a h T h o m as w ere m arrie d In th e
ngnln, sh e w ould w ind ab o u t h e r a al«ove m an n er, Mny 12th, 1772—th e ir w ho Is eighty-seven y e a rs of age, a n d
w h ite sh e e t furnlshe«l by th e b rid e first child, nam ed H unnnh, w ns horn llv«*s In th e w«>»t end of th e tow n, h a s
g ro o m ; som etim es sh e st«w>d In h e r J u n e ye 21st, 1773; th e ir second, a a g ard en co n sistin g o f h a lf an a c re o f
chem ise, o r "sm ock.” E v e n tu ally , In son, nam ed E lias, horn A pril ye 5th, lun«l w hich is filled w ith v eg eta b les,
such n* p o ta to e s, c«»rn, beets, c a rro ts ,
L ssex co u n ty . Im m odesty an d e m b ar 1770."
ra s sm e n t w ere av o id ed by th e groom
T h e re Is n o th in g to show th a t th e b ra n s nnd m any kln«ls of flow ers. Till*
fu rn ish in g all th e c lo th e s w orn by th e | p ra c tic e o f sm ock m a rria g e ou tliv ed g ard en , w hich Is k e p t in e x c ellen t
bride, re ta in in g title to th e sam e In th e R evolution. In M aine, u p to 18.12, shape« Is w o rk » ! solely by M rs. R u s
him self. T h is he did In th e p ra ra n c e j a h u sb a n d w as liab le fo r d e b ts o f his sell. M rs. R ussell rise s a t 4 o'clock
of w itn esses, th a t h e m ig h t he a id e i w ife c o n tra c te d b efo re m a rria g e , and every m o rning a n d w o rk s In h e r g a r
to p ro v e th e fa c t In th e event th a t he no such su b te rfu g e a s th e sinock m a r den m ost o f each day.
w ns sue«l fo r any d e b ts sh e m ight h av e ria g e could reliev e him , co n sid erin g
c o n tra c t ed.
th e glory ot th e hrh ln i finery o f today.
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A m a rria g e of th is kind w as per- j
form ed In I ’ra«lf«>rd in 1773. th e f«d-
Pennsylvania Has Soft Coal
low ing b eing a tr u e c«»py o f th e rac • SNAKE AS SUNSHADE HANDLE
Reserves
to Last 290 Years
o rd :
Dog Is R apidly Being D isplaced in
A "F o x y " B ridegroom .
H a rrisb u rg . — P en n sy lv a n ia ’s
E ng lan d a t a P e t by F re a k
"B ra d fo rd , Dee. ye 24. 1773.
b itu m in o u s coal flebla co n tain
Rival*.
“T h is m ay ra rtlfie w hom soever It I
43.830.800.000 sh o rt to n s o f re
m ay co n c e rn s th a t Ja m e s B ailey of
co v erab le coal, enough to n«*et
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consum ption, th e s ta te «lepart-
c la re d th a t he took th e said person u su rp etl by th e m onkey an d o t h e r ;
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T h e su p p ly av a ila b le I* less
th e «dothe* sh e th en ha«l on w ere of on a strin g , a n o th e r w ith th re e r a t s ,
th a n p rev io u s e stim ates. w hich
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"W IL L IA M RAIX.TI, m in is te r o f ye m o torcar.
ah le a t a t le a st 75,OOOj)OO.Ono
R ut th * m ost s ta r tlin g Innovation
G ospel.”
sh o rt tons.
! t !» n o ted by th e sam e w rite r th a t In fa m ily p et* w a s observed a t a '
T h e purvey fixe* th e orginal
In all «"«:*** ot sm ock m a rria g e s th a t 'a w n p a rty w h ere a g u est c a rrie d w h at i
b itu m in o u s d ep o sits a t 75.210,-
h av e cotne to h is know ledge th e b rid es appeare«) to b e a su n s h a d e w ith a I
051.000
tons, o f w hich 5,319,-
have been w blow s. It Is th o u g h t th a t j highly d«-corstlve h an d le, ( 'I r a e r in- i
771.000 h a v e be«n ruined. W aste
d u rin g th e reign o f G eorge H I th e re , Bisection re v ealed th e "h*n«lls" to be
an d u n reco v erab le coal reduce*
w ere m any sm ock m a rria g e s In M aine, | a b e a u tifu lly m ark ed sn ak e, p e rfe c tly
th e am o u n t a v a ila b le to th e
th en p a rt o f th e P ro v in ce o f M assa m o tlonlesa an d c a re le ssly tw ined o v er
to ta l e stim a te d .
c h u s e tts B a y O h ie fly In th e C o u n ties o f Its f a ir o w n e r's arm and aro u n d h e r
l.lm ..in, a n d York, o r in th e te r r ito r y , su n sh ad e.
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