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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05

at 39 cents,
 Clearing Sale Price 25 cents Plaln or Figured Silkoline, were 12Rc. Clearance Sale Price SC Cheney's best Drapery Silks in for al designs and Oriental figures, value 75 cents.
 Clearance Sale Price 59 cents Rug. fringe ill all colors, value at 121s and 15 cents,
 Clearance Sale Price cents Shade Fringe, value 10c. 15c and 9 cents. Clearing Sale Price Sc Sofa Pillow Cords in all colors, val ue at 15 cents and 19 cents.
 Clearance Sale Price cents Irish Point Curtains in pretty pat terms, value $1.9S,
 Clearance Sale Price $1.59 Nottingham Lace Curtains, value at $1.45, Clearance Sale Price 9Sc Ruffied Muslin Curtains with five tucks, value at 30 cents,
 Clearance Sale Price B cents A few patterns in figured Velour, value at 75c to $1.25,
 Clearing Sale Price 30 cents
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
WHITE GOODS.

20 pieces White Crossbar Muslin.
 worth cents, Clearing Sale 5c 20 pieces Dotted Swiss Muslin,
 worth 19 cents, Clearing Sale 1212c 30 pieces India Linen Lawn, worth
 cents. Clearing Sale 5c 20 pieces Mercerized Waistings.
 worth 9 cents. Clearing Sale 15c 5 pieces 30 inch French Lawn.
 worth 30 cents. Clearing Sale 35c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
JULY CLEARING SALE OF SILKS.

Startling values in the seasons choicest and most popular silks Never have new choice dependable silks been offered at prizes such as these. and only a strong desire to re duce stock would tempt us to making such concessions
 q inch White Hsbutsi silks. all
 pure silk always 3ac yard This Sale fe cents vzr1 Corded Wash silks all coscrs- in eiuding white sc quaIifes-
 This Sale s cuufB c yard
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
CORSET COVERS

Corset Covers, light fittings, sizes
 34 to 44, This sale cents p styles in Marguerite Corset Gov
 CTS, lace, hamburg and ribbon
 trimmed, This sale 25c Colored Corset Covers. black. pink
 and blue, This sale 5Oe Umbrella Drawers. Fruit of the
 Loom, cotton, hemstitched, tuck
 ed ruffle, This sale 25c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
CHILDREN'S WEAR.

Children's Muslin Drawers. hem
 and tucks, all sizes. This sale 10c Children's Drawers. waists in cam
 hric and knit. This sale l2c Misses, and Children's White Skirts.
 hemstitched ruffie. This sale 2Jc Children's NainsOok White Dresses
 in surplice and yoke style. ham
 burg trimmed. This sale 49c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
JULY CLEARING SALE IN
 BASEMENT.

Here is where every housekeeper in Waterbury gets beneft-the things she needs every hour in the day brought to her for just what the goods cost in the factory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
JULY CLEARING SALE OF NECK WEAR, RIBBONS, vEILINGS,
 GLOVES AND LACES.

The most desirable and wanted goods of the season, all reduced in price for this big Clearing Sale. Those who have fixings of this sort to buy for their summer outfits will find these items profitable reading.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
JULY CLEARING SALE OF LIN
 DERSKIRTS.

gingham with deep tlounce,
 regular price 4Sc, July clearing
 sale Soc Wash skirts in plain and stripe
 with circular flounce, July sale 4oc Ladies extra size wash skirts made very full regular price 75c, Juiy clearing sale -~- "-+ ooc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05

JULY CLEARING SALE OF SUN
 DRIES.-a-. :. -ez5-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25

The third ball came plump over the
plate. and he didn't even hit at II, for
fear, as ne said later, he couldn't keep
his hands off. an would kill il. But
the umpire didn't call him out No.
indeed That wasn't what they was
lookin' for
And then Mcrrett KICKED TO
HAVE THE STRIKE CALLED ON
HINT
rs the world upside down." says
L "Or is that mug plum crazy?
And then d great. big white light hit
me. and 7 had TO hold tight TO second
base for fear o falIin' off it an gettin'
touched.
sam Merritt WANTED to strike
out!
What punken heads we was! It was
plain as day now. The Chanceviles
had been tryin' to work him into hit
tin into q double play. an he had
seen through it. He struck yard
away FIN the next. the inning was over
and they only had twenty-six putOutS-
We needed six i'm that inning to win.
Their first three men hit safe, aud
there were more pandemODiums runnin'
round. One hit me in the back O the
head: il felt like A beer bottle but
Lamp Hymes goes after the guy with
a bat. and the next man put the ball
out to the right field ropes Farmer
RUFF Gibson got it with two fingers.
stretchin' out over the heads o the
crowd there. They tried to knock II
out of his hands after he caught. Hard
losers in Chanceville-
The next man struck out and then
the empire began calm everything
balls. We could kick. but kickiu' did
no good. When their last man came to
bat we had twenty-threc putOutS.
we needed four more. and the blOOmin
gun at the bat took a leaf out o Mer-
rett's book and Perceeded to strike
OUT
He famed wide at two good ones,
and then l was ready for him. l
wanted to show the crowd I was ready
to make sacrifices to win. too. and
when the next ball came down |
muffed it cold. and then picked it UP
touched the plate and slammed it to
Harrison at third
Quick as thought, he passed 1t to
second. and Pinch, on the job. as be
always was. drove it to first. Brownie
tagged TO bag. when the Teller who had
struck al that last ball was ten feet
away
The audience. except the few who
had bet on US. was cold and numb at
the suddennesS of IL. We had made
a quadrGule I.'ay--fouT out at OnCe-and
it meant the Chancevilles had lost, q
to 26.
To their credit. they gave Reggie his
bundle Of money. but we had TO hurry
out o town
Copyright. 1905. by George William
Dalev)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25
Home Run Haggerty 81 :=: :: g: !; 81. s:
By George William Daley.

In Chanceville the team scorin' twenty
seven putouts quickest wins
''Twenty-sev putouts" says Josh.
Twenty old maids. YOU mean
Why. the team first 10 bat always loses
You might as wei chuck pennies for
the game"
Al any other time" scys the judge,
"your sneers at this toNsu'd get you
into a peck O trouble. But YOU seem
interestin, well-meanin chaps. an
Wen let IL pass. Now. in the first place,
this here little change i'm the rules from
runs 10 putouts was done to encourage
bettin'."
Encourage it, says Josh, his eye
brows goin' up n under his hat brim.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-25

Copyright, 1905 by George William
Dalev)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
The Duck and the Orator.

Some day, my child, will take yOu
out into the wide, green country and
show you young rckin duck. He Is
m active little tyke. is the Pekin
duckling, even when ho doesn't date
back farther than day before ycstcr-
day. When II comes 20 swimming he
- n sight reader. aud he Is more de-
structiye to tender grass than young
Nebuchadnczzar. Put unfortunately
ne is so constructed and fat Of back
that If by any chance he gets turned
wrong side up be cannot turn over
again unaided, and unless help comes
he lies there and paddles the air wit.
his little feet until he fans himself tt
death. He is cheerful about It. though
and makes no Outcry apparently think
ina that because his legs nre working
he is swimming along according Z
Hoyle.
My child, a little duck on his back
and the average after dinner orator on
his feet are roth deserving OF the sym
pathy which we should be ever ready
70 bestow on the unfortunate, and
therefore we should sign all petitions
that are presented TO us looking to tie
establishment Of commission 10 turn
little ducks over and loquaCious gen
t,emen down In the hope that II they
are prevented from padding and gab-
bling themselves to death they may
be of some use hereafter.-Tom Wat
sons Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
nof,ev.s First London Dinner.

When Nlr. Motley. The historian, was
American minister 20 London he had
trouble m his fist dinner party Sir.
I.eveson-t soWer says. AT that time
coup,es were sent in % dinner il pair.
but nobo-ys place was hXed. Cnfor
tunately the Turkish ambassador was
allotted 90 Lady Waldcgrave. who did
not care 10 have him a. her neighbor
She consequently told him that hiS
place was NJ the other side of the IA
bic. He, with oriental pOlltcncss. DID
as she badc HIM ana sat down opposite
10 her. This upset the whole arrange
ment. The couples wandered about tht'
room Ike sheep hat were being driven
prt of a fic.d Mr. Motley, who hnd cy-
cry merit except good temper, went
into passion, ana l nearly died OF
laughing"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
That Painter,

The artist who had found Marshby
full Of 'paintable" places and friendly
people was much attracted by one OF
the young women Of the village. whom
he met at q social gathering. He
asked AMI was accorded permission to
escort her home from little party one
evening. and. "a the evening was mild
and the moon was shining, they In
gercd at her cate for a few minutes
conversation. Suddenly the Stiffness
was broken by hoaTse shout which
came from an open window Of the
little house:
Cast of that painterl Cast of that
painter"
The artist started as If he had been
shot, but he young woman gave him
a reassuring smile and q becoming
blush.
"It's-it's just father dreaming" she
eah softly. Hes retired sea cap
tain and often talks I'm his sleep"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
JIcredity Mysteries

IF there Is much virtue IN the doc
tine Of Inherited qualities, why Is
there such vast difference, as we see
I'm n multitude Of instances, between
brothers or between sistersY said an
observer OF men and things Years
ago | began 10 make study OF this
matter. and I have n book at home
filed with cases bearing Oh frnternal
disparities. know OF learned jurist.
and n most excellent man from every
point Of view, who has brother In the
pcnitentiary. ! knew OF family OF SIX
brothers. three Of whom were men OF
the highost social and business stand
ing. while the other three were kna7es
and vagabOnds. OutcastS from society.
They had the same father and mother,
the same moral ami intellectual train
ing. Whence the difference / Know OF
two sisters. one Of whom Is al angel
and the otter a totally deprBed crea
ture. Inherited qualities often exist
and are influential IN the formation OF
character. but the law OF their trans
mission is wholly uncertain. Wash
iuRtOn Post
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
The Dnnce OF the Gods.

At the great festival OF the New
Year held In Lassa the dance OF the
gods" Is performed In the presence OF
the grand lama. \ long cable OF twist
cd leather thongs Is stretched from a
high point In the battlements OF the
lamas palace TO the plain below, ana
two men slide from top to bottom, ~
ing on their chests and spreading out
their arms as II to swim. The tremen-
dous rapidity of the descent Is fire.
quently fatal to the dancers. but there
are never wanting fanatics who VIII
undertake 1t In the hope of happy
transmigration or Adventures attract
ed by the value Of the reward offered
by the court
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Names Of Guns on Men-of-vnr.

I'm the olden days" remarked yet
eran sen captain the Othc: day, the
custom obtained Of giving names TO
the guns on men Ofwar
in the case Of the United States
frigate Chesapeake the principal guns
bore distinctive names. as follows
Brother Jonathan, True Biue, Yankee
Protection, Putnam. Raging Eagle
Viper. General Warren, Mad Anthony
America, Washington, Liberty FUrev-
er. Dreadnlughi. Defiance, Liberty or
Death. United Tars. Jumping Billy
Rather, Bulldog, Spitiire. Nancy Daw
son, Revenge, Bunkcr's Hill, Pocahon
tas Towser. Wiliful Murder. These
names we're engraved OH small squares
Of copper plato"-Washington Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
How 20 Dose a Dog.

A dose Of castor oil is as dlsagreeable
to the ailing dog as to the ailing hui
man being. lie kicks against Ii, and
does right, when he is grabbed by the
back OF the neck, and with his jaws
yanked apart with a towel awaits the
nasty dose This Is poured down his
neck-On the outside. 1t is usually fol
lowed by q few more doses, ali Of
which 20 the same way, which IL the
wrong way The jaws are IN wise.
the dOg is in torture, and he is ready
TO condemn his very best friend for
thus treating him shabby. IL they
only were sensible enough TO know
how any dog. from the meanest cur
70 the bluest blooded canine on earth.
was IN the habit Of taking his oil, II
would be different, but they are all at
sea on the subject, and poor doggie Is
about dead when a friend utters:
Hump. All chumps on dogs, | see.
Pour the stuff over the poor fellows
paws"
10. and behold, The wise few who
thought they knew all about Cogs and
dog thing learned something to their
credit when they saw how carefully
Towser licked his paws, cleaned them
md thus took his oil without fuss and
tn the proper way.-Outing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
,rnr md Icnthers.

"Ifna Greek was the first to apply tar
and feathers to the body OF an offend
err" said Il doctor. Then. as now, this
punishment of the victim was consid-
cred one OF the worst possible In fact
tarrin2 and feaihcring was considered
A greater punishment than hanging. 1t
was "A living punishment Of the most
reDuls!ve kind. Aerating OF the blood
10 certain extent through the skin
takes place, and In the naked skin fs-
sures this is very important part Of
the aeratlng process. In man the skin
does about one thirtieth part of the
work, while the lungs Go the rest 1t
has been demonstrated that frogs
live but few hours after having
been given a coat of varnfsh. y man
that Is 50 unfortunate as TO receive Il
coat Of tar and feathers 40 soon as
freed from his prosecutors seeks TO free
himself from the recently applied tar.
A man with good kidneys could endure
longer such an application than one
suffering from an attack Of any disease
affecting the kidneys. Death might
follow his suffering. The skin Is Il
great absorbent agent"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
A Poor Man of Mutton.

A poor man Of mutton Is term
applied to shoulder of mutton IN
Scotland after 1t has blen served as a
roast az dinner md appears "a q broil
ed bone at supper or at the dinner mex
day. One Of the former earls OF B
popularity known as "O!d Rag" wa
lndisposed at hotel in London
When one morning the landlord cam
20 enumerate the good things IN hi
larder and to prevail on hs guest to
eat something. his lo-dship replied.
Landlord. think could eat morse.
Of a poor man" This, together WIZ
the extremely unprcl assessing appear
ance Of hts lordShip's couEtenance. -
said TO have so terrified poor Bcnif@"'
that he hel incontincntly from tbe
room and tumblc1 h2adlong down
stairs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Horrlnte UPrOtsnA-

One of The Resolutions gunnCrs was
standing by his gun as the snip
sheered abreast Of DE Grasses flag
ship. The gunner was all ready, just
going to fire, when a shot came IN at
the port and took his leg off at the
knee. As quick as thought the man
pulled of his neckclOth and tied his
leg above the stump. The next instant
he seized his shot of limb and
thrust It into the muzzle OF the gun
which went of two seconds later. MY
foot" shouted the man e1ultantiy, is
the first to board the Vile de Paris
Frasier's Famous Fighters"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Matter Indestructible.

An essential property OF matter, bun
which does not commend itself TO SUI
prficial observation, like those OF ex'
tension and resistance, is indestructi'
binfy. So far AZ experiment ana oD
seryation can discover matter can mel
fher be created nor destroyed. On the
surface facts seem to contradict this
assertion. for any particular portion OIL
matter may be decomposed and resoiv'
ed into its constituent parts so that II
seems to have disappeared, because the
form under which we knew II Is no
longer present. In reality, however, no
diminution In the quantity OF existing
matter has taken place. One proof OF
this is easily afforded by combustion.
II we allow a piece Of wood or coal or
any combustible solid body to burn
away" there will, as we all know, b
ashes remaining. II while the combus-
ton IL going on We take means to pre-
serve not only the ashes. but also every
part of the body which would ordinari-
ly be dissipated, as smoke and steam,
and then weigh all the different sub
stances, solid, liquid or gaseous. enes
we have obtained. we shall hnd ene
combined weights equal to the oeae,
welght of the body Itself
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Amos npd Boards.

Almost all opes have boards. Oar
win says that gorillas, chimpanZccs
and orang outangs have also stiff ana
brlstiy hairs upon their upper lips re
sembling cats whiskers. The boards
of apes possess n remarkable reseIn-
blance TO those of men, In being nj
most invariably lighter In color than
the hair Of the head. In apes the chin
growth is most frequently yellow or
red. becoming white in age. 1t is
common TO both sexes, although more
strongly developed In the male. Apes
and monkeys also-have eyebrows as
well. which do not grow thickly TO-
sether as in human beings. but are
scattered through the hair, covering
the part Of the face which would be
called the forehead In man.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Father Of Electric Railways.

The honor of first suggesting an cleo
trio railway must be accorded to Thom-
as Davenport OF Brandon. VT, black
smith and electrician, inventor and sci
enlist. In 1894 he ran toy motor
mounted on wheels on small circular
railway, and year later he exhibited
Il at Springfield and at Boston Then
II gave up the ghost, and for more
than twoscore years various inventors
In utter ignorance of the principles OF
the modern dynamo and with no source
OF power except the zinc burning pri'
mary battery. labored with small re
ward.--Century.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
A Psmous Beauty.

Mime. de Remusat bad features 30
perfect that her contemporaries said
she was worthy to sit rs model Tor
a Greek goddess. The flesh OF her
face closely resembled alabaster, ahd
vet she was not pale and did not give
the impression of being In delicate
health. Her beauty attracted unlver'
sal attention to her, no matter where
she went. and even in old age she re-
tanned most Of her good looks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18

"l cnTil Sc" nu r.I'ou lo' ,l' p'e'
a'cncc of cancer anOus "a, na A"O"I7.
mon ol North Aincri .a,S M i-.'-
lish writer. The other day. how"'r..
happened 10 read IN M account "i
the backwOodS OK CANDIDA that The lun
bermcn maintain their r"markaD.c
powers on buckwhe1t cakes serve"
with mOlaSsos. potato Pics. EaNt'
beans. white bread, pork nad bacon
SO lnr good, nut that tca, black as ih"
swccteneL with molnsses or su-a-
house sirup. i always neas fhe IRE =!
day and by night md IS useI In 'AS.
Quantities. Here we have the rich m
triment and the great excess oi slowed
tea and the excess Of sugar. cor
rcSnnnding t0 thr excessive beer dnt
excessive coffee OF parts OF toilahd-
Scandinavia. Switzerland, Baden ana
Bavaria. In all Of which cancer Is ex
ceedingiy prevalent"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
The slit In the Coat i-apc1.

A unique and beduilrui custom
among the orthodox Jews Is directly
responsible 10. ,ho angllar silt III tie
larel of the modern coat The Jew
when death visits hIS household takes
n knife and. cutting dc lapel, murmurs
IN Yiddlsh. % God. accept thy judg-
mcnt" This custom tns come down
from antiquity and j. known AZ "krea"
(rending tho garment. The cutting OF
"krea" is associated with 'uch solemn
and religion, obligations hat many Il
stern Hebrew father. rs punishment
for son on daughter WHO marries out
OF The faith, vii reud h~ garment a.
a token of the death OF Sech chilu
The act is cmb,emdt.c Ot the profound
est grief, but also has IL comforting
influence. for il accepts with IN" ,reSig
nation of the typical religious Jew the
Will of the Almighty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18

A prominent New York banker was
dilatlng on the dangers Of deceit By
way Of illustration, he told OF a 80
ciety woman who aaw In jewelers.
window collar Of p"arls that Sh
wanted. She inquired the price and
was told 5000. She gave her checi
for $1,000, saying she would send hei
husband 10 see the pearls but tht
ieweler was to tell him they cost only
$1,000. The stOrekeeper was famillal
with that sort Of game and agreed.
The husband came 10 see the pearls
and that evening told his wife he had
bought them His wife delightedly
asked # ne had brought home the col
lar, whereupOn he replied: NO dear;
I had II sent TO my mother. You know.
II Is her birthday tomorrow"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Polo Ia Ancient.

Polo was played from the backs OF
horses IN Persia during the tenth and
eleventh centuries. At that time the
Persians In a great contest, Iran versus
Turan. found their match In the Turks
greatly TO the disgust OF King Afra
slab. The Byzantine poet Miami sun9
of polo In the twelfth century. TheI
polo spread from Persia into centra
Asia, India and Tibet IN the sixteenth
century, when the great Emperor Ak
bar patronized 1t. In Japan the game
is at least 1000 years old and is still
popular under the name Of da-kin, oI
ball match"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Democracy on Warships.

Visitors to the big warships IN the
navy yard are astonlshed at the way
the men address their officers with the
title Of "Mr." Everybody below the
grade Of captain on the ship is adj
dressed with Il simple Mr." This is
To save time. rs commander, lieutenant
commander, lieutenant and midship-
man require too much time - enun-
cintc. = national guard officer Of rank
below that Of major visiting the yard
the other day WIS surprised To hear a
lieutenant commander referred 10 as
Mfr" Tie very thought Of such f.
thing happening 10 Am IN the armory
made him almost shiyer. All" said
he, II see why II is The officers are
on board day after day while we
guard officers are 10 the armory only
now and then. Consequently, we can
stand a little waste of time IN hearing
our titles uttered " Brooklyn Eagle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Connecttcut,s Negro Governor.

The negroes of Connecticut were
formerly accustomed to elect q gov
ernor for themselves. Negro cleo
tion," as It was called. generally took
place on the Saturday following the
election dhy Of the whites. Just what
the negro governors duties and priv
ileges were does not appear. At ali
events. he was respected as "gubern-
or" by the negroes throughout the
state. The custom was established be-
fore the Revolutionary war and was
continued as late as 1920.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18

simpler-They are going to be mar
ried? Why, didn't know they were
engaged. Smarter-Well. you see. there
are so many engagements broken now
adays that they thought they wouldn
get engaged-just simply married.
London Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
HuAon His Trnuh Com e..

Smith-DO you mean 10 say you
don't have any trouble in keeping
YOUR wife dressed In the height o.
fashion? wedderburn-Thats what l
said. My trouble comes when l don't
keep her dressed that way
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
Continual Opportunity.

Great opportunities seldom present
themselves, but every moment of every
hour of thy conscious life Is an oppor-
tunity to improve thyself, which Tor
thee is the best and most necessary
thing.-Ruskin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1905-08-18
proxiuu His Love.

Bride-I know you don't l-love me.
Groom Why, child, what makes you
say thati Bride-Because you're not
Jealous. Why, Maymc Gray's been
married nearly year, and her hus'
bands 40 Jealous that he's shot at her
twice and tried TO kill himself three
ttmeSi