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She Made Faces at Him.

As peculiar. perhaps, was the plea
OF Rev. James z. Hanner. OF Ander-
son. Ind. who asserts that his wife
Inundated him professionally On
some occasions, he stated. she would
sit in church while he was preaching
and make faces at him, thus disturb
ing him greatly while he vas trying
TO lead sinners from the paths Of
destruction.
But this was not all According to
hts complaint she marked his Bible
after he had selected passages to read
in connection with his sermons or to
be quoted in its delivery and he had
thus been greatly confused end often
put 10 disadvantage.
It was ct Readlng, Pa, that an al
legged hair pulling trotted out family
skeleton. DIT. Joseph J. Johnson,
dentist, applied for divorce from EN-
ma r. johnson. and the sequel to an
Asburv Park. \. J.. romance was re-
vealed.
There, within the sound Of the
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bounding pillows. the young dentist
met and won the lady. a supposed
wealthy widow. some years his
senior" They were married in July.
1901.
According to the husbands testi-
mony their married life was not as
happy as Il should have been. stin
he does not know why his wife should
have inflicted various indlgnities upon
him, as he charges she did, why shs
should have pulled his hair in vigor-
Gus fashion. endangerinE his life and
almost driving him mad with constant
threats"
II was Judge McEwen OF the Chicago
bench who declar ed that thirty-one
highbaIs enjoved at one sitting by
wife entitled Philip Henrici. jr 70
legal separation
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The Unklssed Wife.

The urklssed wife who so bitterly
objects to remaining in the same class
with young Gladstone Dowie is Mrs.
Violette Lange. Of Chicago. Hark 10
the dread tale she uEfolds:
ION the very day after our marriage
Alfred passed me in the hall and didn't
kiss me. ! said It was r'~e evening
and waited for him to kiss me, but he
didn't" This sad state OF affairs and
the unappreciauveness OF the husband
finally landed the couple In the divorce
court.
Testimony that her cold feet had
been largely responsible in arousine
outbursts OF anger and cruelty on the
mart OF her husband did not deter Mrs.
Josephine Russell. Of Chicago. who is
said 10 be wealthy in her own right.
from prosecuting divorce proceedings
against Michael Russell
With considerable warmth Mrs. Rus
sell defended the temperature of her
medal extremities. They were made
cold. she gravely swore, by walking
on chilly floor. Just because I went
70 bed one NIGHT with odd feet she
rAneated. Michael struck ne"
-D.4 ne strike YOU on any other oo'
casfona" INQUIRED the court
Yes. he did" replied Mrs. Russell
with veECmenCe.
cold feet again. inquired the
Judge.
cold feet" laconicany responded
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Missing Dinners Didn't Appeal

The young wife came OF good old
navy family and the lighting blood IN
her veins rebened against turnips and
cabbage. bacon and ham. She vowed
she would rather starve than eat the
the mess. She wouldn't eat. Missing
three dinners each week didn't appeal
to her and the more her hunger grew
the more her love dwindled. But
the man was not to be moved. Final
" the wife had recourse TO the d.
vorce courts and was granted a decree
on the charge OF cruelty.
Out IN Washington. Pa. John Holt
and his wife dwelt for several years
in peace; IN peace until the wife took
70 wearing curl papers to the break
fast table. Holt swore that the sight
Of the curl papers took away his ap-
petite. then he swore at his wife. But
no matter how mucn ne swore she
continued 10 be faithful to the curl
papers, and gradually she learned TO
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swear with all the nicely Of an adept.
too.
II happened that she was very fond
OF going out. pictured herself a So
ciaI leader IN her set" To hold this
position Mrs Holt was firmly con
WINGED that she must nave waves IN
her hair. Nature hadn't provided her
with curly hair. There remained curl
papers So Mr. Holt sued for divorce.
1t may Save been pure jealousy on
her part. because she couldn't duDh-
cate the feat that led Mrs. Rufus
Clarke. OF Chicago. TO sue for divorce
because Ter husband insisted upon
striking matches upon the seat OF his
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cured a divorce from her husband be-
cause he was getting bald When
Charles Archibald married his wife
he had a heavy head Of hair and there
seemed 10 be little chance Of his ever
joining the-what Is coming 70 be the
great majority in America bald-head-
ed brigade. Whether il was because
Mr.. Archibald took an occasional tug
at his raven locks or whether the
struggle TO provide her with clothes
and food proved TOO severe. at all
events ArchIbald-s hair began 10 fan
out after a few years Of married life.
BY the time ho was thirty he was
a good imitation Of an ostrich egg.
When she was a girl Mrs. Archi-
bald had declared she would never
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NATURES PRAISE.

When great Jehovah from his throne on
high
With power onnipotent created earth.
He gave 70 lovely Nature, passing by
The power to people with creative
birth
Then first she clothed herself IN fine
array,
And viewed alone her awe-inspirlng
dress,
But soon she felt the longing. day by
day,
For other tongues her beauty TO cor
fess.
With sweet maternal feeling there she
strove.
And countless offspring OF her bosom
bore.
And now from ev'ry vale and leafy
grove
She hears her endless praises Ger and
Ger
And those who sweetest sing their songs
ef love,
Are heard and praised by Natures
God above. Frank L. Beeby.
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Afraid Husband Would Care Her.


Because her husband slept with a
razor under his pillow. Mrs James Nc
Bride, Of Scranton, Pa. said that moth
gni could persuade her 10 live In the
same house with the man. Mcbride
was a barber. He had dreamed once
that he would be killed by burglar
and so wildly had he dreamed that at
night he always saw to the locking OF
the doors and windows himself, Not
long after hts dream he went TO a
clairvoyant and she told him that he
was 70 die a violent death.
The strain proved too great for the
BARRIERS nerve One weapon he knew
how to WELD 20 Perfection razor.
He always carried one on his person
during the day. and when night came
the last thing he did before slipping
into bed was 20 strop the sharp blade
and then carefully conceal it under his
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marry a bald man She had once
read Of a woman who went insane
from merely watching her husbands
bald head. Il finally gor on her nerves
10 such an extent that IN a moment
Of frenzy, believing that her hus-
bands head was an egg waiting TO
be soft boiled. she brought a bucket
Of boiling water and threw IL over
the man. This story had much iu4-
pressed Mrs. Archibald, and the more
she looked at her own husbands head
the more she thought Of the story.
and finally she began 70 brood over
the matter. IN terror lest she should
repeat the action OF thu woman IN
the story Mrs. Archibald applied for
q divorce.
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-Yonr husband forced you to dad bis boots2

orgy a rude iolt by declaring that no
decree Of DIVORCES enforceable through
out the United States unless the hus-
band and wife had their matrimonial
residence IN the State whose courts
issued the decree. Hereafter the wise
man and woman will look into the laws
Of the various States before they select
the place for their marriage. Then.
too. the investigation Of the census
into the divorce records may be Of
great assistance In soaring Congress
into taking some action. Who knows?
Everything In this world has its hU-
norous side from funerals up. The
divorce movement has not escaped, and
the causes for which many divorces
have been granted recently in this
country would make a man who had
lost his rain check the day OF a double
header look happy.
A few years ago a Washington real
estate man and his young wife were
living out in Virginia. They found life
ideal until the husband developed an
Unsuitable appetite for boiled din
ners." Now a boiled dinner is thing
Of beauty and a joy forever 20 some
persons. but 20 others Il appears mere
food for cows The husband belonged
10 the first class; unfortunately. the
wife 20 the second. He insisted that
she provide him with a boiled dinner
three times a week. This might have
been all right had he not also insisted
that she eat the dinner. TOO.
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DIVORCE the rock upon which
this country is 10 split2
Some say il is. others say It
isn't. But whatever the argu-
ments pro and con. the figures
which stand forth IN their merci-
lessness are SUFFICIENT 70 make any
citizen OF the United States stop and
think the situation over Today an
Investigation is being made by the
census into the divorce records OF the
mast twenty years. and II has been es-
minated that in that period a million
marriage ties have been broken. In
the like period Just preceding IT Is said
that 82s, rs divorces were granted IN
the United States
The census OF 1900 showed that there
were then IN this country s4,237 di-
vorced men, and HAST divorced wo-
men. and these ngures did not cover
the divorced persons who had mar
ned again. As Il is not on record that
divorce cures men and women OF the
marriage habit, It is probable that
these figures 90 not come anywhere
near covering the number Of divorced
persons in the country az that time
In spite OF several congresses Of
bishops which have struggled valiant
" with the problem. the divorce wave
continues 20 roll on. gaining strength
as Il proceeds Contrary TO the poIu-
lar reputation which New York las
made for itself along the line OF wick
ednesa, there are fewer divorced per
sons in proportion 10 the population
OF the city than IN any other city IN
the United States In the metropolis
last year there was one divorce grant
ed for every forty marriages; in Chi
cago there was one for every nine: in
Washington there was one for every
eighteen. but out in Kansas City
there was one for every four mar
riages. This was the lowest notch
reached
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A Hard Row 10 PIon.

There has been a cry for uniform
divorce laws to govern the whole coun-
try. In view OF the fact thar each
State has divorce laws or its own,
ranging from those OF South Carolina.
which refuse a divorce on any grounds
whatever. 20 those Of South Dakota.
where a separation Is granted man and
wife for the hlmsiest kind Of reasons.
uniform divorce law would have no
easy row TO plow before II came into
actual existence. But the Supreme
Court not long ago handed the divorce
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BECAUSE HE LOVED HER so.


Because I love YOU So" he said,
II Will achieve the proudest heights.
The Jagged rocks that loom ahead
Shall not deter met The delights
or splendid riches and renown
I'll win as brave ard strong men do,
II YOU viii only cease 20 frown
Upon the love I offes you
She listened TO HIS earnest plea
And placed her future in his care;
because love you 50" said she,
Your lot I will consent to share"
He pressed her TO his breast and cried
Since I possess your precious trust
I'll win success. I'll bring you pride:
I Will achieve because I must"
Because he loved her so he rose
A little higher day by day,
And after dealing many blows
And striving ,onE he had his way,
Then being rich at last, he bought
His freedom from her, and was glad
To wed with one whose years had not
Dulled my OF the charms she had.
s. r. KiseT. in the Chicago Record.
Herald.
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trousers. thereby irritating her great
" She said, however, that II vas bad
for her nervous system. that she was
speedily becoming a wreck. So she
hied herself 10 the divorce mill. and
now she is no longer troubled BY the
man who made himself a human match
scratCher
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the witness. Mrs. Russell. however.
reclte4 other Instances Of cruel treat
ment on the part Of her husband. and
n the end secured her decree.
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week?
the breakfast table?
Irritating striking
his trousers?
continually you preaching
pulpit?
you over?
cocktails the night of her thirtrs birth
cold?
wife upon pulling your brushed
Your husband you you
Your husband enjoyed 'jag" in eight yearsP
Your viea used your of stealing?
Your slept with under his plOwr
-Yourh usba forced to black his bOOts2
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1908 'iags" in eight years?
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d your sister of stealing?
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allied to kiss you as often as you thought
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kicked you out of bed because your feet W.
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sted in wearing curl papers at the breakfa
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ted upon pulling your hair when you had j
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slept with a razor under his pillow2
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
AGUINALDO FARMING
FERTILE LANDS.
FORMER FILIPINO GENERAL Is
NOW AN INDUSTRIOUS TIL
LER OF THE SOIL.

When farmer Aguinaldo saw the
mammoth drydock Dewey at Dion
gapo he said:
"One grandei Caramba!"
He went to Olongapo with Com
missioner Forbes on Sunday. In
the party were also Executive Sec
retary Ferguson, Commander Helm.
Charles II. Sleeper. Mr.. Enright and
others. Aguinaldo said 80 was the
fourth time he ever was on any
boat except banca or the steamers
running from Cavite to Manila. The
first time when he went 10 Hong
Kong after the peace OF Bian-na-ba-
to. The second when he came here
with Admiral Dewey, the third time
when he was brought prisoner
from Palanan by Gen. Funston. He
is a poor sailor. and though he made
no complaints he took an absorbing
interest In watching the waves over
the sides now and then.
Aguinaldo Is now farmer on q
large scale In Cavite province, and
intends TO take up some OF the friar
lands soon. He is very industrious
and ambitious agriculturally. being
Interested In modern machinery and
increased production He aids the
Government whenever possible I'm the
effort to stop ladronism
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
ASKS AID FOR CHILE.
THE PRESIDENT MAKES AN AP-
PEAL IN BEHALF OF THE
EARTHQUAKE SUF-
FERERS.

oyster BAY. N, y. Aue. 27.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt today issued a pro-
clamatlon appealing for aid for
earthquake stricken Chile The proc
lamntion was lmed after a consul
tation with Acting Secretary OF State
Bacon az Sycamore Hill today. The
proclamation reads as follows
"A dreadful calamity has befallen
our sister republic of Chile IN the
destruction by earthquakes Of Valpa-
raiso and other localities We OF this
nation az this moment see the city
of san Francisco struggling upward
from the ruins ia which a like catas-
uophc overwhelmed her last spring
We keep kenly in mind the thank
ful appreciation we then felt for
the way In which all OF urope and OF
the South Americas came forward
with generous offeds OF assistance
10 this time OF woe OF our sister re-
public I ask that our people out or
their abOundance now strive to do
another os others last spring did TO
us The Red Cross association has
already taken measures 10 collect
any subscriptions that may be offer
20 for this purpose and I trust that
rhere viii be- generous response
Theodore Roosevelt"
oyster Bay Aug %. 1906"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
WON'T REMOVE
THE TROOPS.
WAR DEPARTMENT. WILL HELP
THINGS ALONG INSTEAD.

Washington. Aug n Represen-
tations have been made 10 the War
Department by telegram and other
wise that IL was feared by the au-
thoritics OF Texas that there was an
intention 10 remove the negroc sol
diers charged with murder and riot
at Brownsville. from the iuriadic-
tion Of that state 10 semi on
cial representation Of This Kind the
following reply was made by the Of.
hciais Of the department today:
The War Department has no I'm
tention Of removing from the juria-
diction OF tho state Of Tcxas any on
listed man who has been accused or
auspected Of completely fu the rc-
cent outbreaks Of Brownsville. nor
has The department any intention Of
Withholding any of these men from
delivery 10 the state authorities az
the proper time The War Depart
ment VIII not cease its efforts to dis
cover the guilty parties. and la
equally as aolicitous and determined
TO bring these parties TO Justice ass
are The authorltIcs OF The state of
Texas
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
RAILROADS INSTRUCT
ING THE PEOPLE.

Tho railroads are reported to have
established literary bureau at
Washington to educate the people
Of tho United states To- believe that
the control OF rates by the govern
ment will hurt instead Of helping
shippers and passengers So n viii
be well 10 receive such information
or misinformation as VIII appear
with due allowance for the source
from which it comes There IS no
doubt that the railroad rate bill was
purposely made imperfect 10 give
the railroads some legal holes 10
drive team through n the dem
ocratic amendments had been adopt
cd instead of being voted down by
the republicans. the law would be-
that much more perfect and have
given the people more protection 10
will have 90 be amended but 60 viii
first be necessary 10 wait and hear
what the Supreme Court has 10 say
about some Of its provisions and bv
that time it is 20 be- hoped, there
Will be- a democratic Congress 10 do
the amending
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
STRUCK $50 CASES OF
GIANT POWDER,
BUILDINGS wRECKED AT ros.
siL MINES, NEAR BEs-
SENiER. ALA.

Blrmingham. Ala. Aug 27.-A
special from nessemer says that dur
Ing thunderstorm Saturday light
nlng struck tho powder magazine OF
the Tenncsree Coal. Iron &Railroad
company, located ON the highest
polnt of Red Mountain. near Fossil
Mines, -Four and half miles from
hessomer
Two hundred and hfty cases OF
giant blaaung powder stored In the
magazine 'Npl ded. shaking tho
mountain for miles and almost com
pletely wreckIng the buildings at the
Fosil Mines. The new barns OF the
mines were destroyed and the win
dow panes smoched for miles. many
men were hurt by flying glass, but
not seriously The damage 10 esti-
mated at $4,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
LIGHTNING SHOOK
A MOUNTAIN.
SLIDE IN EAsTEND.
ON THE WORKS or L.. n. yaU-
CHAN ~ CO., IN wHICH ONE
MAN IS KILLED.

In this place on yesterday while
working on the cut I'm the East end
OF the n. \ w Yards. there occur
red serious slide. which caused
the death OF j. w Lynch and the
woundmg OF two italian laborers.
James Underwood was slightly hurt
but none of the wounded viii die.
There is no blame To be attached
tn anyone for the sad accident. which
is 30 much TO he deplored II IN one
of those unfortunate occurrences
which come Unexpectedly and without
warning The cut had practically
been finished and the men were
dressing up and putting ON the nm
ishing touches preparatory to leav-
Ing that part of the work.
The men were working the slope,
with no thought OF the cavlng OF the
bank. and I'm fact no one connected
With the work had ever given any
thought to such catastrophe. The
dead man. who was resident OF
Bluehcld. was taken In charge by his
friends and relatives and the wound
ed were taken TO St Luke's HospIt-
al and cared for.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
GAVE HIS SEAT
TO THREE WOMEN.

WASHINGTON, August 27.-Sec-
retary Taft has found his way into
the comic papers all over the world
as the result OF the joke Associate
Justice Brewer. Of the United States
Supreme Court, told Of the rotund
Secretary OF War at the recent Yale
commencement. The pleasantly OF
the distinguished jurist. II viii be re-
membered. was based on q compli-
ment he desired TO pay to the chiv-
airy Of Yale men.
Yale men everywhere are polite. ="
said Justice Brewer. But Secretary
TAFT is the most polite man { ever
saw In my life. Why. the other day
was I'm street car with him and
he got up and gave his seat TO three
women"
Scores Of clippings based on this
Joke reach the war Department ev-
cry week II has found its way into
many languages. but the Germans
seems to appreciate It most. Many Of
the German papers comment on the
story at length and say that at last
the Yankees" seem TO be develop
ing real wit
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
MILLIONS AT
RINGsIDE.
FIGHT N ALLEGHENY NOUN
TAIN RETREAT WATCHED
nv JOHN w. GATES AND
OTHERS AS RICH.

Saratoga, Aug. Eff n gang OF
Sicilian bandlts had only known that
there We're nifty men gathered In a
little out OF the way hotel Nesting
In n rnyine OF the Allegheny noun
tains just above Glens Falls Satur-
day night, they would certainly have
swooped down on them, for these
men were worth billion dollars In
the aggregate and they were 80 In
tent watching two prize lighters
pummel one another that they could
easily have ben rounded up and made
to pay a rich ransom for their re-
lease
No greater showing OF wealth has
over ben gathered around prize
ring than was represented I'm the
dance hall of this out OF the way
hotel. John w Gates John Drake,
Frank Bishop. II. B Duyrea, Blair
Painter, James B Brady, Dave Ell
klns, Jesse lewiston, Andrew Mil
Ter and thirty or forty bookmakers,
worth In the aggregate from $780,
600 TO 100000, helped to swell and
round up the millionaire Gloss.
The fight was arranged by Billy
Dubois, the bokmaker. In order TO
give an evening or pleasure TO John
w. Gates
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
Commander of Seminovsky
Regiment Slain at the
Very Portals Of Peter
hof Palace.
GENERAL AND FAMILY STAND.
ING on PLATFORM WHEN
TRAGEDY WAS ENACTED

st. Petersburg. Aug. 2e.-Satur-
days unsuccessful attempt on the
life OF Premier StolypIn. with it's
sickening. useless slaughter OF 32
person, was followed tonight by an
other revolutionary outrage In which
General Min. commander of the
Seminovsky guard regiment, and
who, since his promotion To be gem
eral.has been attached as personal
adJutant TO the suite OF the emper-
or, was Killed on the station plat
farm at Peterhof by "a young wo-
man who fred fye shots into his
Lody frCm an automatic revolver and
then without resistance submitted
tn arrest
The capture OF the girl was ef-
fected by General Minis wife. who
held her until the arrival of an OFF,
Ger.
This was the third successive at
tempt on the life OF General Min,
who was condemned to death by Ter
rorists Immediately after the Mos
COW revolt last December on ac-
count of the stern repression prac-
ticed by the battalion under his com
mand and especially for the whole
sale execution OF persons condemned
by drum head court martial for be-
ing caught with arms.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-08-28
COUSINS OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS
ENGAGED BY MANAGER BREN.
NAN FOR 1.-THE CI.ANSNiAN'
WILL PLAY IN THE SOUTH
ERN COMPANY.

New York, Aug. 7.-Manager
George II. Brennan to-day engaged
two cousins of the late President
Jefferson Davis of the Southern Con-
federacy for feminine roles In "The
Clansman They will appear with
the southern company during It's
forty weeks tour from the coast to
To gulf. The cousins OF President
Davis are both clever actrosses. One
already known TO "Clansman" play
goers through her work az Eve last
season, Her sister Miss Edna Davis,
is new recruit The mother OF the
Davis girls was Mira Elizabeth Hyatt
Davis, the second cousin OF the Con.
tederate President (She belongs to
the branch OF the family which went
North and settled ia Indiana The
girls are fervent admirers OF the
fame and achievements OF the great
Southern leader. II has been their
custom TO vlsit Mrs JEFFERSON Davis
every year and they are welcome
guests at her house. On the last
tour OF The Clansman" Miss Du-
rand was the recipient of many at
tentions from Southerners of note
who were aware OF her connection
with the Davis family.