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Divorces in Albany County.

Laramie, Wyo.-In the report on di'
yorces for the census bureau OF the
federal government being prepared by
Deputy Clerk Ihmsen of the DISTRICT
Court for the county of Albany, some
interesting facts are brought out. The
report will cover the last twenty years
Mr.. Ihmsen. being asked to give the
number of divorces by months, the pc
titioning party, the cause and the re-
suit. In the twenty years 24o divorces
we're granted here, nine-tenths oi
these to women. OF these three-fourths
we're on the grounds of desertion and
drunkenness, in the latter specification
some of the most remarkable state
ments of cruelty and neglect being
made by the fair petitioners. VI the
divorces to men at least three.fourths
we're on the ground of inidelity, the
correspondent being name in some In
stances. In 1895 the greatest NUMBER
OF divorces were granted in one year
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Giant Weighs $50 Pounds.

Fort Scott, Kan.-The other morning
n: the Frisco track here was seen the
biggest man in the world. He Is
ksown as Baby Jim Simmons. n negro,
ard weighs $50 pounds. There are
few people who will believe that any
human being could attain such a great
weight unless they chanced to see this
nastodon. One glimpse. however, al.
lays all doubt.
Simmons was accompanying w. X.
MacBurnett, a theatrical circus man,
to st. Joseph. He lives at Beaumont.
Texas. Simmons occupied the two
seats in the smoker and slept all the
time from early morning until .
O'clock, although there was a con-
s.nnt stream OF people scrambling
through the car to see him. Efforts 10
wake the negro Were unsuccessful. He
remained there, snoring loudly and
manager came through the car.
cleared out the curious ones and took
his big one to the vestibule to give
him an airing. A newspaper man
was admitted to converse with the
giant for n few minutes.
Simmons said he was twenty years
of age: that his parents were both
small. though his grandparents each
weighed more than 800 pounds. He
says he does not eat or drink any
more than the average-siZed man and
that he enjoys the best of health, his
heart behaving In a most satisfactory
manner. He is but sIxty.nine inches
tall and is farther around than up
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ieft-Handed "Innards" No Bar.

Tcrre Haute. Ind.-Ira c. Salyards.
with his heart, liver. spleen and
lungs on the other side OF his body
from their proper positions, has been
accepted as an able-bodied soldier in
Uncle Sans army after six months OF
examinations and deliberations by
army surgeons. He has stood all the
tests they could invent to discover II
his transposed viscera made him H.
capable OF performing the duties OF n
soldier.
Although not frequent. many cases
have been reported of the heart being
on the right side OF the body. but 1t
is said that there are only forty cases.
In all medical history, OF such derange-
ment of mans ''innards" as the Xray
disclosed In this stalwart interurban
motorman.
When six months ago the depart
ment at Washington was asked for in
officer sent Snlyards to the barracks
at Columbus, Ohio. where he was
tested in many ways. He was given
long fatigue marches and stood them
rs well as could be expected OF any
able bodied man. He was kept on
duty all night and the strain had no
more effect on him than 1t would have
on a normal man, and so 1t was with
many tests.
Salyards. who is thirty-four years
old. recently became widower, and
this led him to decide to enter the
army. He had known from boyhood
that his heart was on the right side.
but the X-ray disclosure that his lungs
were so disarranged that the arteries
entered from the wrong side Of his
body. and that his spleen and liver
had been specially placed for him,
came as a surprise. He is six feet
tall and weighs 175 pounds. He was
reared on n farm in Sullivan county.
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Judae Finds Work Too Sorrowful.

New York.-Magistrate Fred House
is about to resign his position on the
bench and turn farmer. He says he Is
going up to the Maine backwoods.
away from the noise and hustle OF city
life and the long lines of sad faces
which his duties of magistrate obliged
him to gaze on morning after morning
until the sight sickened him. The un-
dercrust of city life which he saw
turned up in the courts sometimes nine
tours in the day; the broken tale of
some wife whose husband had beaten
her: the cases which recalled to him
SO often Hoods "Son of the Shirt,
have so worked upon House that he
would certainly collapse should cir
cumstances prolong his term much
longer.
House found that he was unable to
listen unmoyed to the recital OF all the
narrowing details which were poured
into his ear day by day. Often after
some peculiarly distressing case he
has been seen in tears, and he said
this morning that his work on the
bench has placed him under more
severe strain than he ever suffered
before.
"I finally realized that I ought to
Weld to tho advice of my physician
and my friends" he said today. "They
have for four or five years importuned
me to go away from the maddening
crowd. l am going to remain on
farm Of 16O acres in Maine for few
wears somewhere near the water, and
/ shall turn farmer. shall just have
to forsake the noise and the things
see here every day."
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o..r Eat the Big Ones.

s,earflsh, 8. D.-Deer that eat po-
es and despoil the patches OF pros
nsctors have furnished the latest topic
peoth .ha nature takers whom the Presi'
Sart i has been busily denouncing.
aeN Near Mineral Hill lives John Nee.
~ Who works . number Of claims
snr;ne | the winter and cultivates Q
srncE % r. ssrden in the summer. Meehan
Sscisres a x that deer in his vicinity are
Secomins % plentiful that Tor three
~ ssto natch ana gone from hill to nil,
Sissing up the vegetables ana eat.ns ns
them. he sat up the third nisnt tho .Ss
..,tnsssed ~ the performances. A. me
Scsr season u not opsn. - cou'a uo'
I'm tnSn. ut drove ~. "a ~. ~ - -
Sss Ssss: =! = sasa y sss g ~ = -
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Ate HI. Trousers.

Wooster, Ohio.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Moore of this city entertained busi-
ness friend Of the husband over night
FRIDAY and when he went away he
wore a pair of Moore's trousers. In
driving in the suburbs OF Wooster the
visitors clothes became stained with
mud. Mrs. Moore volunteered to clean
them while he slept and hung them In
the yard to dry.
The Noores' COW swallowed the
troueers in the early morning, the last
iee disappearing as Mr.. Moore went
out 70 get them for his guest. Other
articles o. wearing apparel had dleap-
REARED. but the COW hitherto has -
cspe1 eu1pacion. TIM timas however,
| ~ ~ sanehs - ennGae& - =
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ALBERT sHArFeR is CLEARED.
coroner's Jury Gave v,rdiet Of JustI.
fable KILLING.

Golden. Colo.-Albert Shaffer, who
shot and killed Grant McQueary at
Shaffer's crossing. thirty miles south
Of Golden. was given his liberty at the
conclusion of the coroner's inquest
held here. The jury found that Nc
Queary came to his death by n wound
caused by shot from a rifle in the
hands of Albert Shaffer, and that said
necessary defense OF his life.
The only eye-witnesses to the shoot.
Ing were Charles Shaffer. a brother of
the young man who did the shooting,
Pearl Shaffer. wife Of Charles. and VIII
bert Matthews. a thirteen-year-old boy.
who was at the Shaffer ranch at the
time. All told the same story OF how
McQueary had come out early Friday
morning, had accused Bert Shaffer OF
stealing ties which he had piled on n
tract of government land near by and
had finally attacked him, first with "A
rock, and later with piece OF gas
pipe five feet long.
Young Shaffer stated that he knew
McQueary had n violent temper and
when angry would use anything he
could get hold of as a weapon. He at
tempted to run away. but when finally
cornered, grabbed his rifle and shot
without turning around to take aim.
The bullet pierced McQueary's heart
and he died instantly.
Other witnesses who testified were
Charles B. Coatney. who came upon
the scene OF the tragedy few minutes
later. and DIR. ID. T.. Garvin of this city.
who testified as TO the extent of the
bruises on young Shaffer's body as the
result OF McQueary's blows.
No one appeared at the inquest to
say word in behalf OF the dead man,
although 1t Is said that In there own
neighborhood there is considerable
feeling against the Shaffer family. For
many years McQueary has been con
nected with the lumber interests OF
southern and western Jefferson county
and lately has lived with his wife and
two children on a mountain ranch ad.
Joining the Shaffer place.
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Aul. Getting Ready.

Ault, Colo.-Big preparations are be-
ing made for the Ault carnival to be
held September 29th. The anair VIII
he everything that the name indicates
with the races, games. bands and pal
loon ascension, and special rate mas
been secured from Boulder and all IN
termediate stations on the colorado q
Southern road.
In connection with the foregoing at
fractions there will be fine agrieul-
Yural exhibit, Ault is the center Of an
agricultural section developing rapidly,
whose farmers are enterprising, as
shown BY the big agricultural display
from there at the Harvest Day festival
at Greeley, Aut winning the first prize.
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Ghost. Ar. Sen, to Prison.

Berlin, August PA remarkable
case In which haunted house played
. prominent part has Just been heard
at munich. A family named Wolf
mred farmhouse from an aged widow
hYihg near Ammersee. The house
suited them. but the presence of the
aseu woman in the house did not. and
they began to supply the premises with
number OF ghosts, as they knew she
was most superstitious. and in daily
beings.
Wolf and his wife and two daugh-
ters Installed altogether seventeen
ghosts. First, they tried wicked
Spirits. then angelic ones, with the re.
SUIT that the wretched woman was
nearly driven crazy by her nightly
visitants.
Inc spirits injured the cows, killed
COCKS and hens. stole eggs and butter.
ana made unearthly noises at mid,
night. Then Wolf offered help to
cleanse the house OF spirits for con,
sioeratlon, and In process of time
tnese cleansing operations cost over
$500.
Inc widow was robbed of all she
had and was in addition suffering from
brain fever, when the police began to
take notice. The result was that Wolf
was sentenced to five years penal
serviture. to pay n heavy fine and
TO suffer ten years loss of civil rights
hiG wife and one of his daughters to
two years and the other daughter to
eighteen months Imprisonment.
The precious family had regular re.
hearsals OF its nocturnal swindle be-
fore practicing It on the victim.
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n J.lI AZ sundancs.

sundance, Wyo.-John Dodshon, ar
rested 4 fev days ago near Belle Four
che. and wanted In this county on .
chsree of horse stealing, was brought
10 the ouunty pail. He was accom-
nsried 81 Hi wife and child. Dod.
anon W9S 3 foW years ago released
ssosn fiS n0Sttentiary, where ~ ha6
I've 1Ass = = \ ". s'ateass !. : \ =. \!
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OF THE WEEK
hortant Happenings Of ths
Past Seven Days.
|. Items Gathered From all
n tho World CONDENSED
Small Space tor the Bon
!, of Our Readers.
personal.

PeTsoHdts
wilhelm of Sweden. n srand.
nr Oscar. has arrived at tho
In exposition.
INorren. a farmer near Win
IN while beating his wife
,eyolyer, was shot dead By
) brother.
Isalell. n farmer living near
h. died from hydrophobia.
4 IN, bite OF n skunk.
nv OF War Taft made n
Columbus. o.. which he
is political confession OF
which he renews his belief
NV revision Of the tariff.
Lmy OF the Philippines In ses.
Kansas City. elected Capt. II.
of Connellsville. Pa. as COM
h.chlef.
Jennings Bryan recently
an audience of G.000 per
|Plattsburg. Mo.
b. D. Conkling. shortly after
sermon at Lyons, Kan,
OF heart disease.
Lewis Cass Fry. who com.
khe Pacific Coast division OF
hrmy In 1894. is dead ut
| on his way to speak at the
ILL.,. chautauqua. the train
! william j. Bryan was trav.
\ wrecked but none OF the
b was injured.
! President Cleveland is re.
) have so far recovered his
! TO be- able to travel.
Ary OF War Taft opened the
|n campaign in Kentucky
address at Louisville on the
)blem and general political
bm n southern standpoint.
bster McElroy OF the national
representatives.. is dead at
!. Ohio, He was IS years
krman empress was recently
BY a fall which will connnc
lr bed for several weeks.
A. Finley. OF Chanute. has
|ointed Judge of the Seventh
llstrict by Gov. Hoch.
iie OF Lieut.. Won Bredow OF
Ian army. n daughter of Sen.
Glands, OF Nevada. died re.
Berlin.
BY General Bonaparte has
tied TO address the Missouri
y association at its annual
In Kansas City in September.
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MiscelIaneouR.


lmlt,ee regarding the frauds
Fiction with Pcnnsylvania's
)itol building has been sub.
b Gov. Stuart with n recon-
pn that the attorney general
ccted to begin proceedings
lhe guilty parties at once.
omer, OF Alabama, has given
pads OF the state until Octo-
comply with the new rate
Ter that date he will call the
re and urge the enactment OF
bstic laws.
Western Federation of Labor
dering n proposition to bring
Fr suit against the National
lurers' association charging
with conspiracy.
|oard Of county commission.
nawnee county. Kansas, have
TO test In the courts the con.
nlity Of the new state assess
d taxation law.
ary Cortelyou has announced
'lan to relieve the financial
cy. Funds of the government
deposited at points where
ngency occurs instead of in
sum In New York as hereto.
ne object is to keep the
prs from profiting by govern
ID.
nator j. r. Burton, OF Abilene.
Housel and ]. II. Yetter. of
peka Capital, have purchased
ma, Kan. Union. The paper
made a daily and Mr.. Burton
e editorial charge.
In Cincinnati recently burned
Seral acres of ground and
property loss of $75O.000.
'er Mclver, n wealthy con-
OF Chicago, was recently
~ and robbed on the streets
city.
nhual reunion of the National
tion OF Mexican War Veterans
emily held at jamestown, Va.
New York Journal of Com.
authority for the statement
'orney General Bonaparte ia
leave the presidents cabi.
ntire business section of Port
A., mas been destroyed by fire
'la army comrades got into a
III the G. A. r. hall at Victor.
and one of them stabbed the
TN an old rusty bayonet in
wound from which he died.
.oreak Of the foot and mouth
Is reported among the cattle
~" county, Kansas.
1.-TWO horses were destroyed In
very stable fire at Nassilion
aoch Of Kansas has refused
y the resignation Of District
'uiwell and has ordered him
. years vacation.
nnual meeting Of the Missouf.
c,eeders' association will bt
.oe State EAir. a osdaliA q
Day. octobsr ;.
~ shovel I'm ~ ~ ~ ~
tcwn onstAS q \ wy
ter ~ ea1 lI
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GOING TO HONOR
MEMORY OF LEE
HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE GREAT SOLDIER WILL
BE OBSERVED HERE.

In Brunswick, as elsewhere through
out the Southland, the Confederate
veterans and the Daughters Of the
Confederacy are preparing to observe
httinely on Saturday January -, the
centennial anniversary Of the south'a
most illustrious son. General Robert
E. Lee. In Brunswick the exercises
vii be under auspices Of the local
chapter, D. A r.. and will be aota
appropriate and beautiful
The opera house will probably be
used for the exercises and there will
be a patriotic address by some wei
known speaker w1c will be invitei
by the chapter This is an occa.
sion In which the entire south Is in
terested, and fitting tribute will lie
paid the memory Of the great gem
eral of the armies Of the Confeder-
ate States of America.
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COUNCIL GOES IN At NOON.
erunswicks New Official Family to
Lake the Relns.

Tomorrow at noon the five mem
bers Of Brunswick's new city council
win take the oath Of office and for
the next two years they will serve as
public servants, Those who are to
be inaugurated are Mayor Symons
and Aldermen Robinson, reelected,
Mann Cox and Dart
The old council will hold meet
ing shortly before noon and transact
Whatever tusiness may come before
It. Immediately after this session
Clerk du Blgnon, of the superior
court. VIII administer the oath OF
Office to the new members. Those
whoge terms expire tomorrow are
Mayor Hopkins and Aldermen New
man. Gale. Golden and Robinson. The
personnel Of the council Of 1907 will
he as follows:
Mayor symons and Aldermen Tup-
poT, Wood. Wright, Cook, Robinson,
Maln. Dart and Cox
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565T 100000
.9gILRhCT HAS
DrrkI Rlllsnnrn
DLLN HUHDD[D
la,in RiII Dc Erected
at The A., D. { |.
Terminals
Jest ON TIE cl,r
Contract Was Awarded to 4 -soston
contracting Flrm-Tho [ edslna v
To Be Done hy tbs
Atlantic.

The Fore River shipbuil .ng Com
pany, which has the conua.c for the
erection of the A.. B. ard a. termi.
nails, has awarded a conn4ot for a
timber basin to be erected .ac the ter.
minnls Of the company in ,his city.
and which will cost eXa- .ly four
hundred thousand dollars.
Contractors were asked - submit
Ids on tne .DasIA SINE sk5 aso
slnnll---- vrWuv1 e ol4ee
q tue cgniAalss spa .ss
day The conuacr ~as aV rded 10
the Miller CONSTRUCTION Company, OF
Boston, While the contract for the
dredging Of the basin was awarded
TO the North Atlantic Dredging Corn.
pany, which concern owns the large
suction Dire gye Atlantic, which did
such wonderful work at the terinina
a few months ago She viii be re-
turned to this port in a few days and
will at once 1ogin on tae new con
tract.
The timber basln to be erected at
the terminals win be the largest in
the south, and win not be surpassed
by that in any port The marsh will
be dredged out for many hundred feet
blythe Atlantic and the basin will
extend over twelve hundred feet in
toward the mainland.
This basin, as it is called. Ia for
the accommodation Of vessels loading
at the wharyes Of the COM any. 1t is
built to facilitate the raJid loading
of steamers. When completed a
steamer can enter the basin and will
be moored in tae BASIN which will
put her right up to the wharyes OF
the company.
The magnitude Of the work to be
done on the basin can bes, be Judged
BY the large amount iuvol ed in the
contract, and while it call for work
to the sum Of 100000, I, is under.
stood that the basin viii probably
cost half million dorlar. before it
is completed
The work on this adluact Of the
terminals win begin as N as pos
le and means the employment
another large fotce OF N in the
city. 1t viii be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible il, order to
aecommo ate the ships oi ae Bruns-
wick Steamship Company which are
being turned out from 10 shipyards
Of the lose River Conn az at rate
II one psr month.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY WAGES.
Committee of r ainmer Confer With
Officials of Road.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Presldent
Finley, Manager Of Transportation
Seal, and the general superintendents
Of the Southern railway were IN con
ference today with a committee rep
resenting the conductors and train
men Of the Southern, concerning a
request made by the men for an in
crease Of wages varying from 10 to
20 per cent The meeting is one Of
the annual conferences which take
place between the officials and the
trainmen Of the system to determine
any grievances the latter may have
and to consider any question Of
wages. 1t probably will re two or
three days before the question Of pay
ard other matters in conference will
be adjusted Che men say they are
compelled to ask the increase on ac-
count Of the increased cost OF living.
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SlWy From RruH5gfk 70
.alia Line SaQa 10
Be Made
RESIDENT EGGIN[[R IS HIRE
Understood That Active Work on the
New Road viii Begin soOn--rhe
2e Mad
~

General Manager Emerson, Traffic
Manager Neville and Resident Engi-
neer Mindeleff of the Georgia Coast
and Piedmont arrive69in the city Fri
day night and spgnt several hours
looking over varioGs matters Of inter
est to the company In Brunswick.
The party came for the specific pur-
pose Of making preliminary plans
hg to a survey of the line from
brunswick to the main line aud 1t Is
understood that the actual work Of
making this survey will be com
menced at once and pushed anead
as rapidly as possible
Resident Engineer Mindeleff, who
BY the way is one OF the best railroad
eieil engineers an as south. win be
an Aafge 81 tthais taiiss very Important
Work. and while it Is under way win
{onad ia tisig CITY
lis Is the FIRST step the new line
has &c toward actual work on the
exte1s 80 Brunswick, and of course
the peoI The city will be delight
ed with the Smation that no long
and tedious deA will mark this
work. and that it - the intention Of
the management to put the tracks
of the company into Brunswick at
the earliest possible moment, under
terms of the agreement made with
the GNnn county commissioners.
The company is also considering
the matter Of Brunswick terminals
and nave several plans in hand on
that line awaiting final determination.
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FIRST STEAMER
FROM BRUNSWICK
BEE LINE sHiAwuLL BE THE
FIRST TO EVER - oNG IN
eRUNsWiQ

Tne Brunswick, Of Brunswick, is
what will. be painted in handsome
letters on the stern Of the big pas
senger steamer Brunswick, which
will arrive In port Tuesday from New
York en- route to Havana.
This Will be the first steamship
eve U hail fronf Brunswick and viii
al7a he the first 4a-is4e. tlre ranse1 OF
his city Years aso Nc hal smolf
passenger steamer on the Cumber.
land route named the City Of Bruins
wick, hut although several lines in
New York and Boston have operated
steamers to this port for years, the
city has never been honored by hay
ing one Of the saips named after the
port.
The Brunswick win bear the name
Of this port and will likewise hail
from here. We will all be proud of
her and she should be proud of her
aamesake.
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ALL NEGROES IN THE ARMY
WILL BE SENT TO PLTLIPP INES

Washington, Jan. 5.-By an order
issued by the war department today,
overy company composed Of negroes
in the country will be stationed in tie
Philippines
The Ninth ard Tenth regiments Of
cavalry and the Twenty-nfth Infantry.
which includes all the negro troops
in tne army in this country we're tho
ones to which the order was directed.
The oraer notified them to prepare
for service in the Philippines and to
be IN readiness to sai between Marco
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BETTER DEFENSE
FOR THIS COAST
STRONG PROBABILITY THAT EFF
FORTS WILL BE MADE SOON
IN THIS DIRECTION

Owing to the recent rumors Of a
war between the United States and
Japan, there seems to be a strong
probasiity that efforts will be made
in the near future to have increased
the forces manning the coast defen.
ses o Georgia, and. In fact. of the
entire country 1t may be that the
defenses will also be increased. In
addition 1t is being recommended tnat
tho Philippine Islands be better Pre-
tected
The possibility Of a war set the mil
itary experts speculating on the read
mess Of the United States and much
criticism was leveied at the coast do
fsnses and the inadeg,aato msnnas
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J. W. VANCE WAS CONVICTED.
Found Guilty Of Killing His Wife and
sentenced.

Danville Va, Jan 81. W. Vance.
charged with the brutal murder of his
wife one night last September, was
today found guilty Of murder in the
second degree and his punishment
fixed at IS years in the penitentiary.
TIE dead body of Mrs. Vance was
found by neighbors on the morning
after the killing. EPer face had been
beaten almost to a pulp. Her skull
was fractured and several Zones were
broken. An iron poker, which was
found lying on the floor with long
'strings Of nair entwined around 1t, Is
supposed to have been the instrument
which dealt death to the woman.
Vance. when arrested, protested that
he mad been drunk the night before
and knew nothing Of the death Of his
wife. He is 80 years Of age and a
well known farmer