The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 13, 1902, Page 2

He evtidhne a ee ee AWFUL USE OF MORPHINE Caused the Downfall of a Wealthv Society Young Lady. Toledo, O.. March placed on the casket of Miss Gerald- ine Mitchell, who committed suicide, and the attendance of numbers of bootblacks and newsboys, whe pre- sented them, and who were the chief mourners, made a strange funeral 6.—Flowers to-day. The boys pronounced — hearty “amens” to the prayere offered for| the repose ot her soul and wept all through the ceremony. The little fellows suid that she was their best friend; that she bought clothes and j shoes for them: fed them when bhun- gry and helped them sell their papers when they were left on their hands, Miss Mitchell died two days ayo, but only to-day did all the facts con- nected with her death become known. Fora year she had been a confirmed morphine fiend, so cunningly conceal- ing her failing that it was known only to a devoted lover, No girl in Toledo should have been happier than she Senutiful, young, with wealth at her command, accomplish- ed in music and art, store of learning inother branches of with a good knowledge, sought for and made a lende of her younga in society, she was the envy The wealthy loved her for her beauty and ssociates, plishments, the poor adored her for her kindly beari ind charitable acts. Of admirers among the young men she hada score, but while all were treated graciously, only one, Arthur Blankmeier, was favored Her father is L. 2. Mitehell, but she made her home with her grandpar- ents, Ma and Mrs, Georwe WS ree- man, o cl street About a yee ro, When at the hie of her re shi s seized) with rheumatisui vas society's leader inflammatory gave her io relieve the some morphine pain, and she was soon as well us ever, The effects of the drug seemed pleas ant to her and she secured and took some of it ina few days. Then be- gan tier downfall, From that. time on she was a confirmed morphine fiend. In tablets, as a powder, by hypodermic injections—anyway she could wet it she used it, a little con- stuntly aud a greater quantity at intervals when she went on “mor- phine sprees.” These at first’ only lasted fora day or two once ev three or four weeks, Then they came oftener and were more until within the Jast f had been the influence of the drug. Dori ill this her father prolonged, weeks she almost) con under snthy time her grandpa and her of her ASSOCIATES Only rents, ght failing nd help habit. Her nnd he aided k her of the t was k pt by him, from others, Her her in concealin custom was to go toa hoteland reg- then spree” ister under an assumed ame, remain in her room until ler § was over. after which she returned ind told her x the time at the riends homie : had been spendi andparents she home of some Between these periods she attended to her social duties, Visited the poor and sick and took her usual place in the choir of St. James’ M. E. chureh and did more than her share of the work in the Epworth league, never a suspicion of her awful habit being cast before any of those with whom she came in contact. For some time she had been in the habit of registering at the Lincoln hotel. She became troublesome dur- ing a violent spree and was requested afterward to leave. She went at once to the Niagara hotel and began the ordeal which ended in death. On reaching her room there she hid tab- lets and bottles of morphine in every conceivable place, even in her hair and the mattress on the bed. Not wanting to go home she pawned her rings and other jewelry, purchasing the drug with the proceeds. When a physician was finally called she told him she wanted to die and. that she had swallowed a handful of tablets and some amonia on top of them. He succeeded in relieving her stom- ach of the poison andshe inimediate- ly pulled more tablets from her hair angate them. She took enough of oF ) killa score of relieved their wants, weoms | Aside from her one bad habit Miss Mitchell's life had been one of purity. Christian-like in every way. She was looked upon as the soul of honor, a model of piety and devotion. When at colleg powers in study were wonderful. A mere glance at her les- son seemed sufficient, where many of her mates pored for hours over the same task without mastering it. Mu- sic and art she acquired in the same} way, while with strangersa word was | sufficient to put them at ease and | under the magnetic power of her} many charms and graces. The fu- neral, which occurred this morning, | was a quiet one, but the actions of the little bootblacks and newsboys jis a sample of the esteem in whichshe | we as held by rich and poor alike. Christian Old Age. Old age ought to be the most beau- tiful period of a good life. Yet not always is it too, There are elements jin the experience of old age which jmake it hard to keep the inner life ever in a state of renewal. The bodi- ly powers are decaying. There is in memory a record of empty cribs and vacant chairs, of sacred mounds in the cemetery. The work of life has dropped from the hands. [t is not easy to keep the joy living in the heart in such experiences. Yet that is the problem af true Christian liv- ing. While the outward man decays, should be renewed the inward man day by d This is possible, too, as many christian old people have prov- ed. Keeping near the heart of Christ is the secret. Faith gives a new meaning to life, Lt is seen no more lation to earth and what is but in its relation toimmortal- The Chris tian old man’s best days are not be- He is walking, not toward toward the beginning. The dissolving of the earthly taber nacle is a pledge in its rel gone, ity and what is to come. fore him, theend but that the house not made with hands is almost ready.— Home Forum, Glass Street in Paris. The perfect pavement for streets is believed to have Paris ina material which nobody but been discovered in afew experts had regarded as prac ticable or economical enough foruse A street has been paved with glass, and the Paris newspapers are loud in praise of the innovation. Everybody who heard of the plan tit before it was tried. It roued that the lunghed ¢ surface would In prac- tice the pavement is found to afford anexcellent foothold and it neither become dirty nor absorbs filth, The surface of the pavement is dull. All kinds of the glass debri are used in its manufacture Was be brittle and dangerous. and the cost. is low, The inventor of the process ex- pects to become rich, as other cities are wateh e experiment with the f idea possibly of adopting the same rial themselyes.—-New York Sun, Little Girl Murdered. Lake Charles, La., Mareh 6.—Grace Kendall, 9 years of age, was murder- edin a vacant house near her home in this city this afternoon by an un- known man. <A deep gash was made inher throat. The crime ered by her 7-year-old sister. Suspicion rests upon @ was discoy- mulatto barber, who runs a shop about thir- ty steps from the dwelling where the crime was committed. Police officers and deputy sheriffs were dispatched in every direction, tracing every possible avenue for some reasonable clewto work upon The officers seem unwilling to report what progress they have made, but it is believed the guilty fiend will soon be appre- hended Kruger Losing Hope. Cologne, March 6.—Reports eman- ating from Mr. Kruger’s confidantes are to the effect that he is very much disappointed at the outcome of the interviews of the Boer envoys, Mul- ler, Wessels and Wolmarans, with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hay It is now stated that Mr. Kruger will make no further efforts to obtain intervention, and that the delegates will go to South Africa from the United States and will communicate with-the Boer leaders in the field. The Government May Buy the Big Trees. ington, March Me~Thg {Secretary Hay Philippit&s, the insurgent leaders are Icaenter 6 Shafer He Was a Former Kansas Man. 3 Guthrie, Okla., March 6.—A. B.| i { [i Cherry was burned to death, his wife alpen in| ha int fatally burned and a daughter injur- | ed by the explosion of a gasoline lamp on their claim near Lawton, | in the new country. They came to| Oklahoma from Parsons, Kas. | | Manufacturing Co. We Pay Casn For | For Breach of Promise, $13,250. Poultry» Eggs» Hides, | Zanesville, 0., March 5.—The jury in the breach of promise suit of Miss Loretta Roberts, the daughter of a wealthy farmer ef this county, against James E. Starkey, county auditor, has returned a verdict for Furs and ‘\ool. Get our Prices. We Solicit your Patronage. Carpenter & Shafer IIE Co. the plaintiff for $13,250. is Asylum Wing Contract Let. Ww ANAMAKER’S S ADVERTISING. Nevada, Mo., March 5.—The cen- ib ee tract for the new wing to the insane asylum here has been let to C. 8. Merchant Spends $1,000 a Day in Phil§| Davis, of Neosho, Mo., whose bid was 320,000. The wing will be made of brick, have four stories and provide accommodations for 150 patients. delphia~ Papers. New York Editor and Publisher, John Wanamaker pays over $1,000 a day just for advertising his store in Philadelphia, He uses a page a day in five daily newspaper in that city. They are as follows; Pre ress, $60,000; Ledger, $60,000; $50,000; Nerth American, $75,000. Up to a few months ago Mr. Wana- maker was using a page in the Record at the rate of $87,500a year, which would make an annual expen- diture of $3 00. When he wanted to renew his advertising contract with the Record, the publishers asked $25,000 more, ar a total of $112,500 Mr. Wanamaker refused to pay that amount thinking that no one else would pay that sum for the page. The proposition was made to Lit Brothers who accepted the contract without a moment's hesitation, and they are now paying the enormous sum of $112,500 for the use of the page for oneyear, The Cashier Killed Himself. Elkhart, Ill., March 6.—Frank Cat- tle, the bank cashier, whose alleged shortage of $32,000 caused the clos- ing of the Bank of Elkhart recently, killed himself last night at his home. Cattle was ill with pleurisy and shot himself after sending his nurse out of the room on an errand. The bank will be reorganized. The Safe Blowers Got Sio,000. Montgomery, Ind., March 5,—The First National bank was robbed last night. The vault was blown with dynamite and $10,000 in cash and bends stolen, Citizens heard five ex- plosions, but feared to attack the robbers who had armed guards post- ed. ‘The burglars escaped ona hand- car, The loss is covered by insur- Wheat Badly Hurt ' CAN'T BLAME THE GOVERNMENT. AlcPherson, Kan,, March 6.—Rvory Cited Answer to a Complaint of the and the Hessian fly. 50 per cent of the plants are dead, Wheat sown in corn stalks shows the injury. The stalks Closely pastured fields have suffered little. would prevent further damage. Boers. Washington, March 5,—While they were at the State department to-day the Boer delegates complained of the shipment of horses, mules and pro- visions from the United States for the British forces in South Africa Dio Out 4is.000 tn One Day. Secretary Huy went over thissubject i , very carefully with them, citing au-} Vancouver, B. C., March 5,—A dis- thorities and precedents whieh, he}patch from Dawson reports a rich pointed out conclusively, establish-| gold find in the Klondike. Richard ed the lack of authority on the part] Butler, owner of Discovery claim on of the general government to. stop] Bear creek, was about to abandon the American farmer from shipping} his property when he found an old his provisions and the stock raiser} bedrock, many feet below the first from selling his produce anywhere in| one, from which he took out $15,000 the world where they could get the}in one $600 in gold, Other claims He also pointed ont that /are now being prospected for this least snow, best price. the government's attitude in this, as| bedrock, the in Other matters connected with the pine Eee South African war, had been strictly James R. Woods Dead. neutral and that Malvern, Ark., March 5.—Mr. Jas. had done nothing to prevent ship-}R, Woods, of Lawton, @kla., died ments of commodities to the Boer} here thisevening while enroute home. forces. He had been to Hot Springs, and had receutly recovered from an attack of typhoid fever, which had left him in an enfeebled condition. Mr, Woods was the winner of the first prize at the drawing for lands in the new country at Lawton. He was accom- panied by his father-in-law, Mr, C. Killmell, of El Reno. the government To Keep Up Filipino Hopes. Washington, March 6 —According to mail advices just received fromthe resorting to all kinds of tricks and deceptions in order to retaincontrel. One insurgent. commander issued a proclamation recently saying that “now is the time to strike a decisive blew for Filipino independence,” and adding: “The United States is in the midst of a bloody civil war. The coal min- ers in Pennsylvania have risen against the government and at Chi- cago a great battle was fought in which 1,600 regular soldiers were killed. Anarmy of anti-imperialists guard. ie Reeeeine, eamcgeen soeer lhe opters escaped on a handcar. velt will be deposed and Dr. Bryan) The Joss is covered by insurance. proclaimed President by the Demo- crats on the 4th of March next. Within a month, it was asserted, Russia would declare war against the United States, and a Russian fleet that already had arrived at Cavite would sink all the American ships, even as Dewey had the ships of the Spanish in 1898. Bank Robbed of $10,000. Washington, Ind., March 5.—The First National Bank of Montgom- ery, eight miles east of this city, was robbed last night, the safe blown open by dynamite and $10,000 in cash and bonds stolen. Citizens heard five distinct explo- sions, but feared to attack the rob- bers, who had each approach under 3,000 testimonials of cure by taking Less Illness on the Islands. Washington, March 6.—Surgeon General Sternberg has received the health report of the military division of the Philippines for the month end- ed January 15. The percentage of illness was 6.16 and the total was ,034 cases. There were fifty-nine VIASTHE deaths during the month, a decrease . ‘ OINTMENT Alaskan dogs are called malamutes | of eighteen compared with the pre- C#EAT Ls and are a cross between a dog and a| vious month, Colonel Pope, who wolf. About two months after birth | made the report just, before his death, they are trained to draw little wag-|siys the small percentage of illness ons, and soon become very useful.| and the few deaths are gratifying in They do not bark, but utter a mel-| view ofthe active military operations ancholy howl. They have long hair] of arduous character in Samar and and can sleepin the open air with} Batangas. The eituation in regard p thermometer 60 degrees~below|to bubonic plague is more favorable ey are fed once a day, usu-|than at the time of the last report, Only three cases of the disease occur- red during the month, one being Mr, Harry Dunn, a uartermaster’ 8 ployee, who died mber 27. az the question. as chenp as -some-se-ealed ie wspas{ pers, but it is | to sell a. first-cl day emphasizes the fact that grow-] pr Authorities in] ite wheat has been seriously injured] printing. by lack of moisture, low temperature} pound you are posted on all fhe im- In ssome fields portant and interesting affairs of the able newspaper held the} brains can produc Good rains this week paper that is Cures Cancer, Blooa Poison, Eating est to cure when Botanic Blood Balm is used, tism or offensive form of catarrh, drug stores, $1 per large bottle —A ed of Pure botanicingredients, Over cm ASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature INLANIS €HILDREN In Us For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. 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