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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10

Joseph Degnan, years old, whose par
snts live at 4o3 Eddy street owes his
life 70 a pair OF lusty lungs and the fact
that Ned Donahue and Patrick Hardy
were near enough 10 the water front and
hoard his cries.
Joe and some OF his friends were down
at the river near the docks OF Manches-
ter a Hudson today shortly before noon
fishing for mummies. They were setting
their lines and running along the string
piece OF the dock 20 which the schooner
Ruth Decker is moored when Joseph
slipped and was soon struggling In the
river and yelling when not half engulfed
at the top OF his voice.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
LUSTY LUNGS
DREW RESCUERS
TO JOE DEGNAN

His companions took fright and those
who did not run yelling from the spot
were too dazed 90 do anything than wiring
their hands and yell. Ned Donahue and
Patrick Hardy, unloading bricks I'm the
yard heard the cries and rushed to the
scene wher they found the little fellow
clutching at one OF the slippery piles.
Donahue plunged into the water and
supported the boy In his arms while Har-
dy grabbed a piece OF scantling nearby
and pushed IL out for the rescuer 70 cling
to. The man and boy were soon on land
again and the boy was soon revived
enough 10 be sent home without calling
the ambulance.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
FINANCIAL
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Reported for The News-Democrat over
the private wire of LEWIS III. TAPPAN
q co, Bankers and Brokers. Banigan
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
CHICAGO GRAIN AND WHEAT

Chicago. May lO.-The market opened
today with wheat dealers seeking higher
prices Corn firm but quiet
Futures were selling as follows:
WHEAT
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10

After Sunday next there will be lots OF
poiftfoe. as there ~ TO be meeting OF
the town committee of the Democrats on
that day to arrange for the caucus on
ThUuday evening All sorts OF rqImors
are ahoat about possible changes In the
council and scbool COMMIT ttee.
Representative and Mrs Daniel r. Shea,
accompanied by Miss Katie Ryan of Ash
ton. are passengers on the steamer Arabic
Tor Liverpool. Eng The many friends OF
the popular representative will wish him
and his party most enjoyable trip.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
HEARST SCORES
ANOTHER POINT
IN HIS FIGHT

Albany, n. Y. May l0-The court of
appeals today sustained the right of At
torney General Jackson 10 attack, I'm the
name Of the people, the title OF George
B Mcclellan as mayor OF New York city
In behalf OF William r. Hearst.
The Hearst cause has now won i'm all
courts. The court is unanimous and no
opinion is given.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
Alleged Swindler Caught

Trenton, Mo-, May l0--A man arrested
mere yesterday on suspicion that he ,s
nelson B. Sears, said TO be wanted I'm
Chlcago, 81 Paul. Boston and other cit-
ies Tor alleged operations In worthless
cnecks The man had been here a week
Schciuns advertisements for a railway
ume table and had worked on the same
&cheme at Milan and Sedalla. Mo. before
tte resembles the description OF the man
Pears. contained In circular sent out by
the Boston police.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
Crews Are Ready

BOSTON, MAY 10.-lrhe Columbia
varsity crew. which will race the Har-
ward varsity crew on the Charles river
tomorrow. arrived this afternoon from
New York and established headquarters
at Hotel Lenox The oarsmen planned
to practice late In the day and get
acquainted with the course.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-10
Defeated Her Sister

Newcastle. Ire. MAY 10.--Miss May
Heziet. the champion Of 1892 and 1902.
won the final round and title OF the
woman's golf championship here today.
defeating her sister, Florence, by two
up and one TO play.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
His Dear Old Mother.

"My dear old mother, who is now
eighty three years old, thrives on Elec-
trio Bitters," writes W. B. Brunson, of
Dublin, Ga. ''She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an excellent
appetite, feels strong and sleeps well. :
That's the way Electric Bitters affect
the aged, and the sane happy results
follow in all cases Of female weakness
and general debility. Weak, pupy chill
dren too, are greatly strengthened by
them. Guaranteed also for stomach,
liversand kidney troubles, by O. M, OIL
sen druggist. SOC.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
GREAT WOLF CHASE.
4nimals to Be Captured and Slain on
Big Pasture In Oklahoma.

4nimals to Be Captured and Slain on
Big Pasture In Oklahoma.
Perhaps the greatest wolf chase held
IN the southwest will take place at
Eschiti. in the big pasture reserve.
Thanksgiving day. says Muskogee
q. T9 special to the St Louis Globe
Democrat. For many years past the
citizens of Chattanooga have been hold
Ing an annual roundup. but this year
it is expected Chattanooga will give
way to Eschitf and assist it in car.
rying into effect splendid drive.
Invitations have been sent out to
John Alternately. United States mar
shall for Oklahoma. who secured great
notoriety by being the leader of the
Roosevelt hunt in this same reserve in
the spring of 1905 and from which he
received his appointment: Sim Shep.
pard, chief Of the Lawton fire depart
ment. who is a lover of the sport and
the owner Of large pack of wolvers;
r. ]. Prettyman. agent of the Rock Is
lduu SldllOu Ill NluShOScG, WuO udS
more than local reputation as a catch.
er of the coyote. and many others to
attend.
Colonel ]. A. Mangum Of Chattanoo
ga, who has always had charge of the
Chattanooga chase. Is expected to lead
one Of the wings of advancing horse
men in the chase. The hunters will
divide themselves into groups and viii
drive out over the prairies, which are
only slowly being fenced off by the
newly selected homesteaders, and ther
form themselves into an advancing
line. At the signal Of the leaders the
sportsmen and hunters will proceed
toward the CENTER driving the fleeing
animals before them. AS they ap
proach the center of the corral the ami
mails will be slain by the use of no in
strument other than the lasso rope
= and the bare hands.
AS last resort the dogs, which have
been held in reserve. will be turned
loose and the capture made complete.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

sand is done on foot or pony back. A
regularity Of the climate was discov-
cred hereto wit, the higher the tenn
perature is the lower it is. Anyway,
a thermometer on top Of Mount Lowe
shows about Is degrees lower than at
the foot-the same thermometer, too,
SO it must be true.
Thursday we went to Venice-by- the
Sea. put there by Mr.. Kinney of ciga-
rette wealth-he doesn't smoke them
himself. hence his wealth - and we
were received by a brass band which
played the Dead March" as we
struck the ground from the car. It
was the most serious thing that has
happened in Venice since the times of
the council Of ten. We almost felt as
If we were standing on the Bridge of
Signs. Nobody laughed but the man
who had hired the band, and he quit
when he saw the bill. However. we
were given a bath in the noble Pacific.
discovered by Balboa several years
ago, fed on ship and treated as we'll
as If we had come down to buy prop
erty.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

he innocently inquired how the cars
got up the pole. This vas considered
very fair for a beginning and caused
roars of laughter-among our hosts.
Nothing but place Of rest would
have made aShumorist smile after that
1000 mile ride. We weren't used to it.
Since the late cruel railroad pass pre-
ventive legislation we have walked so
much it lanes us to ride.
Morning broke fair after a good
nights sleep in a 100000 hotel, the
Alexandria, whose regal appointments
just seemed to be made for humorists,
and we hied ourselves forth to get our
first breath of the glorious climate of
California we had heard so much
about The glorious climate at this
season needs a nice, cold mint julep
to sprinkle it down. It has a thirsty
air. 1t hadn't been rained on for
weeks.
Now the orgies begin. At 9 o'clock
we were whisked away to MOnrovia
where we were lunched and received
and autoed. and beautiful ladies and
gallant gentlemen wed with each other
in extending Inequalities of every va
riety, and our pictures were printed in
the Monrovia News, and nobody tried
to sell us any real estate, and the dust
stayed on the ground where it be-
longed. and paradise was spilled all
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
L. Beau, 5, 0,

Western terminal of New Minneapo-
lis & st. Louis Railroad now being
built across Eastern South Dakota.
Division point. Eighty acres of ter
minal grounds, shops, round house
and other terminal buildings. Cattle
yards for one thousand animals.
On east bank of Missouri river.
Artesian wells. Natural gas. Fuel
and light free from your own well.
Brick and Potters clay, Factory To-
cations free. -...
Will ship in and out one hundred
thousand head Of cattle. Will supply
one hundred townships of agricultural
land and cattle country. Twenty in
land towns and trading points.
The point of deoarkation for the
Cheyenne reservation, famous Bntte
county, South Dakota and Eastern
Montana Homestead country.
Railroad now being graded. Rails
will be in LIE Beau Sept. 1st, 1907.
For information address, Thos. A.
Way, Townsite Agent, M. & st. L. r.
r., Aberdeen, S. D.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
BY w. j. LAnPTON.

II HAVE but recently come from the
annual meeting of the American
Press Humorists, an aggregation
not a trust-of sober minded meE
who do not make jokes for the fun OF
the thing. They need the money
The annual meeting of the A. P. H
is held every year. This is no joke
Ask those who pay for the pleas
ure. 1t is almost as serious as own
ing an automobile. Indeed, only
a wealthy editor can own a funny
man and an automobile at one and the
same time. The purposes of this aggre
CATION Of jokesmiths are promoting gOod
fellowship. upholding the quality OF
modern humOr and permanently retir
ing decrepit~j jokes Of all classes. Among
the hundred members are Rev. Rob.
ert J. Burdette, better known as Bob:
Wilbur D. Eesbit, S. e. KiSer, Strick-
land W. GiIilan Thomas A. Daily, Ed.
mund Vance Cooke, Frank Thompson
Starlight, Robertus Love, Judd Morti-
mer Lewis, Sam Davis and other clev.
err funmakers. John D. Rockefeller
whose humor is of a rich and oily va
riety, is an honorary member. John D.
is the best paid jokesmith in the bunch.
His income is S21 per minute.
This the fifth annual meeting of the
A. P. II. was held at Los Angeles, 4
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
Hard times In Kansas.

The old days of grasshoppers and
drought are almost forgotten in the
prosperous Kansas of to-day; although
a citizen of Codell, Earl Shamburg, has
not yet forgotten hard time he encoun-
tered. He says: 81 was worn out and
discouraged by coughing night and day,
and could find no relief till I tried DIR.
Kings New Discovery. It took less
than one bottle to completely cure me-"
The safest and most reliable cough and
cold remedy and lung and throat healer
ever discovered. Guaranteed by O.. ".
Olsen, drug store. Soc. and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
70 Pump a Sea Drv-

Little Holland. with it's 100000 PEG
pie living safely behind their wave
washed dikes, is about to make new
conquest from Its old enemy, the ocean
Already Dutch engineers have begun
the tremendous task which will result
In turning the Zuyder Zee into 1,4O(
square miles Of dry land. Where of ole
the great Dutch war fleets gathered
where now 1000 fishermen sink their
nets, there will rise happy villages
broad pastures, poplar bordered roads
and sleepy canals-new farms and
homes for $4,000 Dutchmen. The task
to be undertaken is a tremendous one
says the Technical World It will cost
nearly $76,OoO,OOO. In return the gov
eminent expects to secure annual rent
ais Of more than $5,OOO,OOO from those
who occupy and till the hard won
ground.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
FARMAN'S GREAT TRIP.
Paris Aeronaut Drives His AeropIane
Distance of 285 Meters.


Henry Farman recently succeeded il
driving his aeroplane distance of 2S5
meters through the air, thus breaking
the record Of 22O meters. held by San
tos-Dumont, says Paris cable to the
New York Times.
The presence of houses on the out
skirts of the military maneuvers
grounds, where the trial was under
taken, apparently was all that prevent
ed the making of an even longer flight
The machine, travelling at a speed OF
twenty-five miles an hour, was brought
easily to the earth, only one Of the
wheels being slightly bent. Farmar
throughout the trip maintained a per
feet equilibrium and evidently haG
complete control Of the apparatus.
After few preliminary runs agains
the fresh southwest wind Farman Sc
his fifty horsepower motor at full
speed and the machine soon was scud
ding along at rate of twenty mile;
an hour. After run of only a hun
dred meters Farman raised the from
horizontal rudder to a slight angle
and the apparatus slid easily into tn,
air at height of twelve meters. II.
again adjusted the rudder so that b,
maintained the twelve meter heigh
throughout almost the entire distance
Santos-Dumont expressed delight a
Farman's success. He said it gave tn,
final proof that the aeroplane sool
would replace the balloon as a mean
Of aerial locomotion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
Glass telegraph Poles,

Reinforced glass telegraph poles are
being exploited by company operat.
ing factory at Grossalmerode, near
Cassel, Germany. The poles are pat.
ented by an architect Of Cassel. The
glass is REINFORCED with interlaced
and intertwined wire. The selling price
Is not definitely fixed, but it is stated
that the concern is accepting Sc for a
pole about twenty-three feet long. One
OF the principal claims for the poles
Is their value in tropical countries
where the ravages of insects and eff
fects Of climate cause a short life ia
wooden poles. The German imperial
post department, controlling the tele.
graph and telephone lines. has ordered
the trial of glass poles in one district.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
Off For Los ANGELES.

But I am DEPRESSING before I really
get started. The point Of gathering
for the eastern contingent-everyth
is eastern to California which lies this
side of the Rockies-was Chicago, and
there we took the Los Angeles limited
at 10 p. N. Of a Thursday and settled
down to a continuous performance of
elegant leisure at forty miles an hour
until Sunday midnight During those
days and nights more subtle humor,
keen wit and brilliant jeu desprits
were wasted than would have support
ed half a dozen families in compare
tive comfort if marketed at the cur
rent rates. But what cared the hui
morists? They are generous men and
spend what they have the most Of with
a lavish tongue.
We were met somewhere up the road
from Los Angeles by committee con-
sisting Of Mr.. Frank Tea Starlight
secretary A. P. II. and the real cause
Of all the trouble; Mr.. Douglas White
a modest and dithdent Salt Lake route
man, and several prominent citizens
on foot and in carriages and escorted
within the walls. 1t was too late for
the brass band boys to be out and Sun
day besides, SO we got in without I'M
due demonstration. The first Joke
opened for inspection in that neighbor-
hood was presented by thoughtless
visitor. While waiting for q car this
person observed sign halfway up a
telegraph pole. Gears Stop Here" and
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

/. is :
That our American forests abound In
plants which possess the most valuable
. medicinal virtues is abundantly attested
by scores of the most eminent medical
writer's and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had discovered the useful
ness OF many native plants before the
advent of the white race This informa-
tlon, impaired freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have a rich assortment of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
- - -
Dr.. Pierce believes that our American for
ests abcNnd in most valuable medicinal roots
fot the cufo>Qt most obstinate and fatal dis
easfs. II we you'd properly investigate them:
and liz beAfrnaffsn of this conviction. he
poiHse< with pride>1 the almost marvellous
cures effected by bis Golden MedicalQis
coyerye which has -nroYeu itself to be the
most efficient stomach tonic. liver iuYigQI-
afoE- heaIt tonic and regulator. and blood
cleanser kpoHn 70 medical science. Dyspep-
sia, or Indigestion. torpid liver. 7unctionar
and even valvular and other affections Of
the heart yield to its curative action. The
reason tohy 1t cures these and many other
affections. is clearly shown In little book
OF extracts from the standard medical works
which Is mailed free to any address by DR.. R.
v. Pierce. Of Buffalo. N. Y. to all sending
request for the same.
- y
Not less marvellous. In the unparalleled
cures 1t is constantly making of woman's
many peculiaI affections. weaknesses and
DISTRESSING deTangements, Is DR.. Pierce's
FaVorite> Prescriptions as is amply attested
by thousands ofTanSoaicite testimonials con-
tributed by>g2Teful pat1ens who have been
cured BY It olcataErhal pelxic drains. painf1r
periods. Irregularities. prolapsus and Other
dlsRlacements -caused~bX weakness. ulcer
alton Of uterus and Kindred affections. often
after many other advertised medicines. and
physicians had failed.
- - -
Both the above mentioned medicines are
wholly made UP from the glyceric extracts OF
native, medicinal roots. The processes en-
ployed in their manufacture were original
with Dr. Pierce. and they are carried on Dy
skilled chemists and pharmacist with the
aid of apparatus and appliances specially
designed and built for this purpose. Both
medicines are entirely free from alcohol ana
all other harmful. habit-fOrming drugs. A
full list of their ingredients is printed on
each bottle-Wrapper.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

over us. Oh, but it is grand to be a
visiting humorist in southern Califor-
MIA! Then the San Gabriel mission,
older than the oldest joke the Yonkers
Statesman man ever got off, and other
scenes Of interest, and back to the ho-
tel, where there was a banquet at
night, with Bob Burdette, the A. P. II.
chaplain, presiding and letting every
body else do the talking as much as
possible. And, oh, it was grander than
ever to be hunorist among an ap-
preciative throng of polite people who
laughed at everything we said!
Next day we were lunched at the
beautiful home Of Brother and Sister
Burdette in beautiful-this adjective is
used Observation-Disclosures, and we
were autoed around town, and some of
us got beyond the Arroyo Seco to the
home Of Mrs. Foy and her daughters.
where more reception waited for us
and joy was unconfined
Dined In Pasadena.
In the evening the Pasadena board
Of trade dined us at the Hotel Mary
land, but it did not wine us. Pasadena
Is dry town. When southern Cali
fornia town is morally and meteoro-
logically dry, say, the desert of Sahara
feels like getting wrung out and hung
up for Improvement Still we did our
banquet stunts and took pleasure in it,
for every time we made those Pasa-
dena people laugh it cracked their lips
open till they wished sincerely that
they had waited till after we came be-
fore they voted the Prohibition ticket.
1t was our dearest revenge.
Wednesday we hit the trail for
Mount Lowe, stopping at Hollywood
to visit the fowery home of Paul de
Longpre, who paints flowers so nat
urally that he has to put nets over
them to keep the bees off and has a
home prettier than any of his pictures.
The ascent Of Mount Lowe-every hui
morist in the bunch remarked that
Lowe was funny name to give a
high mountain is made BY sliding
scale for 5000 feet, and the other thou
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

Does your back ache? Do you feel
tired and drowsy and lacking In ambi-
tion? If so, there is something wrong
with your kidneys. DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills relieve backache, weak
kidneys, and Inflammation of the blad-
DER. A weeks treatment 25 cents
Soldby Eug. A. Pfefferle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
A Criminal Attack

or an lnoffensive citizen is frequently
made in that apparently useless little
tube called the appendix" It's gener.
ally the result of protracted constipa
ton, following liver topor. DIR. Kings
New Life Pills regulate the liver, pre-
vent appendicitis, and establish regular
habits of the bowels. Csc. at o. M. Oh
sens Drug Store.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
The Alice Roosevelt Rose.

A new rose, the Alice Roosevelt,
will be among the challengers for ia
vor at the annual Chicago flower show,
to be held in the Coliseum Nov. 6 to
II The new rose comes from the
west, and its color is pink. 1t is ex-
pected to take some of the honors
which have been won by the Mrs.
Marshall Field rose the last two years.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

fEYAcAI anne We own 100000 acres of lane
EA4S OiANDO In the PANHANDLE: esanG
VAN HohSE VALLEY. Texas lone Of the most isrtile
passes through the Van Horne Valley lands and the
proposed line OF the Santa Fe will directly through
our Panhandle tract These lands are exceptionally
well located for retail purposes They were cal eiuy
selected and, having purchased them some time ago
can quote you prices and terms that are right
LAND AGENTS, ATTENTlON!-Secure control
CT 10000 of this land. which you do by MAX
ing small payment down. and realize profit OF
$4,000. Own your own lands. Don't sell on commits
SION. TEXAS COLONIZATION CO.. COTS Pioneer Press
Bldg. 81. Paul, Mlns,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

If you take DeWitt's Kidney and Blad-
der Pills you will get prompt relief from
backache, weak kidneys, inflammation of
the bladder and urinary troubles. A
weak's treatment % cents. Sold by
Eug. A. Pfefferle. ...
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve IS good for little burns and big
burns, small scratches or bruises and big
ones. It is healing and soothing. Good
for piles. Sold by Eug. A. Pfefferle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
DISEASES OF MEN AND PRIVATE
DISEASES A SPECIALITY,

Obstinate cases of constipation and
nasty, mean headaches promptly dlsap-
pear when you take DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Riser Pills. Sold by Eug. A. Pfef-
ferle..
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-23
Staircase PLAYS Tunes

A staircase has been invented which
plays tunes as it is walked up and
down upon. A series of pins is press
ed by the feet and plays songs and
drums, while others are connected with
collapsible chambers which blow vari-
GUS instruments.