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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
Four Lost in Flood.

Columbus, Neb., Feb. IA. = The
breaking of an ice gorge in the Loup
river caused the water to rise over
five feet in an hour A family of four
were drowned while attempting to es
cape to higher ground.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
DIES OF HYDRoPHoBlA.
Minneapolis Man Dead as Result OF
Bite on Face.

Minnea polls, Feb. 14.-Martin Colby
sen, aged sixty-two, died at st. Mary's
hospital from well defined case OF
hydrophobia.
He was bitten in the face six weeks
ago by his dog and the wound appear
ed to heal.
A week ago, however, alarming
symptoms developed and death yester~
day followed the unmistakable convul-
sions of rabies.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
Telearaphers May Strike.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE union teleg-
raphers employed by the Western
Union in Chicago will take vote next
Sunday on the question of going on
a strike to enforce certain demands
that have been made on the company.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
UNIQUE HONOR FOR BRYAN.
Given Big Ovation by the Iowa Leeis-

Given Big Ovation by the Iowa Leeis-
lature.
Des Moines, Feb. 14.-W. j. Bryan
was given the unique honor yesterday
of an ovation by a state legislature
that is overwhelmingly Republican
He appeared on invitation before the
two houses of the Iowa general assem-
bly, and made an address in which he
covered the entire range of political
issues and which was accepted by the
Democrats of the legislature as ten
tative platform for the next presiden'
tial campaign.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
LOSES ALL HIS FINGERS.
Farmer Living Near EIysian Gets
Hands Badly Frozen.

TdNuS bduTy TTUACTI,
st. Peter, Mimi, Feb. IA. - Francis
Kelly, young farmer living near Ely
sian, was so badly frozen that he will
be manned for life. Kelly had gone
to Elysian with a load of wheat, and
on his return his sleigh was overturn-
ed in a snowdrift and his horses ran
away. The young man attempted to
follow them on foot, lost his way in
the darkness and wandered about the
greater part of the night. When he
finally reached a farmhouse he was
suffering greatly from exposure and
his hands were terribly frozen. All his
fingers had to be amputated.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
GUILTY of Murder.

Minneapolis, Feb. IA. = Murder in
the second degree was the verdict re-
turned yesterday by the jury in the
case of Clyde King, who killed his
brother-in-law, Elias Jobes, on Dec. "a
at Jobes' farm, near Osseo.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
TO ASSIST YOUNG.
T. .. O'Brien and A. E. Clarke Are Ap-
pointed Special Counsel.

pointed Special Counsel.
ST. Paul, Feb. 14.-Attorney General
Young has announced the selection Of
special counsel to assist in fighting the
commodity rate cases. T. D. O'Brien
of st. Paul, state insurance commits
sioner, and Albert Z. Clarke of Min
neapolis, veteran railroad attorney,
are the men selected. The choice is
non-partisan and was made after a
consultation with the governor and
the railway commission. Mr.. OBrien
was attorney for the shippers in the
famous New Ulm coal rate case. The
case was won for the shippers. Mr.
O'Brien will resign as insurance COM
missioner.
Mr.. Clarke was for years general
counsel for the Minneapolis & st.
Louis.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
Cave-in Kills Miner.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 14.-Timothy Har-
rington was killed by a fall of ground
lin the High Ore mine. He was cover
ed by more than ton of earth and
rock, and it was several hours before
his companions dug him out.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
Explosion Kills Nine Men.

Lorient, France, Feb. 10.-As a re-
suit of an explosion on board Torpedo
Boat No. 339 of the French navy yes
terday nine men are dead and two
men are injured.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
PAINTS; HAS TUMBLE.
Woman Falls Down Cellar Stairs and
Breaks Skull.

Western, Mimi, Feb. IA. - While
about to descend into the cellar at her
home. Mrs. T. B. Roberts suddenly
was seized with a fainting fit and
plunged down the steep stairs. She
struck upon her head, and it is feared
her skull is fractured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
BLIND MANS BUFF.
This Common Game Is of Great An
 tquity and French Origin.


 Blind mans buff Is of French origin and of very great antiquity, having been introduced into England in the train of the Norman conquerors. It's French name, "Colin Maillard," was that of brave warrior, the memory of whose exploits still lives in the chronicles of the middle ages.
 In the year 999 Liege reckoned among It's valiant chiefs one Jean Co., lin. He acquired the name Maillard from his chYen weapon being q mal- let, wherewith in battle he used liter ally to crush his opponents.
 In one of the feuds which were of perpetual recurrence in those times he encountered the Count de Touraine in a pitched battle, and, so runs the story, in the first onset Colin Maillard lost both his eyes.
 He ordered his esquire to take him in the thickest of the fight, and, furi- ously brandishing his mallet did such fearful execution that victory soon de- clared itself for him.
 When Robert of France heard of these feats of arms he lavished favor and honors upon Colin, and so great was the fame of the exploit that it was commemorated in the pantomimic rep resentation that formed part of the rude dramatic performance of the age. By degrees the children learned to act It for themselves, and it took the form of familiar sport.
 The blindfolded pursuer, as, with bandaged eyes and extended hands, he gropes for victim to bounce upon, ill some degree repeats the action of Co., lin Maillard, the tradition of which is also traceabie in the name blind mans buff."-London NJ. A. P.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Most Wonderful Cave In the World.

The most wonderful .cave in the world is in the island of Tonga, in the south Pacific. Byron called 1t "a chapel of the seas." It is formed in a rock that is almost surrounded by the ocean. This rock is about sixty feet high and broad proportionately. Many years ago boy, the son of a native chief, was chasing huge turtle, when his game seemed to sink into the rock. The lad watched and waited until the tide fell, disclosing a small opening in tho rock about six feet under low wa. ter mark. Diving boldly, the young hunter entered the aperture and, to his surprise, came to the surface in- side the rock. The rock was hollow. and its interior was found afterward. when the natives explored 1t with torches. to contain many beautiful stalactites. When attacked and fol- lowed by enemies, tho natives, who know the secret, leave their canoes, plunge into the water and disappear. Their foes finger. astonished at their disappearance. for no person not &C., quainted with 1t would suspect that the rock was hollow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
War and Waur.

He was a gallant colonel of militia, but scarcely good horseman. Own ing even large and popular emporiums on even the best of Edinburgh's best streets does not of itself breed cen taurs.
 His mount was fresh to an extreme, and the silent figure of Sir Walter Scott, looking down upon the assem- bling troops from It's marble pedestal, may well have expected to see an ac- cident. That, too. was probably the thought of n small street urchin who loitered just out of reach of the pranc- ing hoOfs.
 Boy. get away" exclaimed the ruff fled rider testify. Have you never seen a war horse?"
 Aye" came the answer. but never waur rider."-Dundee Advertiser.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
HER ECONOMY.
She Wasn't Ashamed of It, but Didn't
 Like It Advertised.

She Wasn't Ashamed of It, but Didn't Like It Advertised.
 "Of course," said the pretty school teacher who had just returned from her long vacation trip to Europe-"of course foreign labels slapped all over suit case may give 1t an interesting look, and they certainly indicate that one has been abroad, but 1 don't feel very proud of the record pasted on my bag. The trouble with 1t is that had to economize frightfully while I was in Europe in order to have the trip at all, and I had to stop at the very cheapest hotels could find. It seemed as If those Europeans were determined to conduct large advertising cam paign through the medium of my suit case, for I couldn't escape their labels.
 T tried in every possible way to prevent the porters from getting hold of my luggage long enough to take 1t out from under my eyes, but they would grab 1t up, run away with it to some secret place and come back proudly displaying another huge lnbel stuck to 1t. In every case I noticed. with additional pain. that the cheaper the hotel was the larger the label it used. It happens that I have few really swell acquaintances in New York, who know Europe like book, and they'll take 1t all in at glance. Of course I'm not ashamed of having economIzed, yet I don't exactly care to Haunt my poverty only wish the foreign hotels would allow us a choice In the matter"- York Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Are You Left Eared2

"I4eft eared?' said the physician. "Most of you girls are"
 Left earcd?" said the young lady from the telephone exchange
 Yes. left cared. The same as left hnnded-that is to say. is your left ear better At its work than your right oncf"
 She did not know. so he tested her, finding. sure enough, that her left ear was q little the acuter of the two.
 'Tt Is natural thing" he snid. You girls use the left ear exclusively all day long in your telephone work. and the right car has nothing to do; hence the left. Ike n muscle. develops. the right atrophIes.
 Indeed" he ended. "if the telephone comes into much greater use we shall have not merely left cared exchange girls. but wc shall become q left cared nation. ."-ClncInnau Enquirer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Only One.

At the unveillng of RodIn's bust of Henley In Westminster abbey" said a New York editor. "a number Of good stories were told about the great poet.
 I'll. c. Wells praised Henley's con- duct of the New Review. Of course this periodical failed. yet 1t was un- doubtedIy the best edited magazine of the last century. In it Henley intro duced 10 the world new writers of such distinction as Joseph Conrad. Kenneth GTahame. ". B. Yeats. MT. Wells himself and so on. One day as Mir Wells and Henley stood in the of- flee Of the magazine discussing rath- CT sadly it's gloomy prospects funeral went by with slow pace Henley lean cd out of the window and looked at the funeral an1iOusly- Then he turned to his companion and said. with q Wor- ried frOwn.
 "fCzn that be our subscriberT
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Tna Lnnn Mindad.

The inhabitants of the Canary isles. finding themselves oppressed by fam inc. sent to the governor of Gslicia one of their head men as an ambassador. They advised him not to lose himself in long wiried talk He promised and kept his word He tcok with hin q large number Of sacks. and. arriving st the town where the governor was on the circuft hs opened one of them before hin. saying only these words: ~It ts empty. FIJI it"
 The governor ordered this sack and the rest to bs filed win neal but he said to the spszkers -Tou had ns need to tell rs th1- the sack was empty TOT that ft was Becsssary to sI it We shog1d have readily guessed that An ether tizs hs brisssr tz yo1r tzl-- Bon Tfvant
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
oriain of Two Familiar Proverbs.


 It was the habit of the great Greek painter Apelles never to let day pass, however busy he chanced to be. with out practiclng his hand by tracing the outline of some object, custom which has now passed Into a proyerb-'No day without a line" He also made it a rule, when he had finished canvas. to exhibit 1t to the view of those who visited his studio. while he himself, hidden behind the picture. would listen to their comments. It Is said that once a shoemaker censured him for having painted pair of shoes with one latchet too few. Next day the shoemaker. re- visiting the studio. saw that the paint CT had corrected the mistake. He then began to criticise the les of the DOT trait, upon which Apelles came for ward and reminded him that a shoe maker should not 90 beyond the shoes. e piece of advice which has also crys- taIlized into a proverb. Let the cob bier stick to his last."-PIiny the Elder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
At c.s Ina CoHn

It was the French assassin Lupi who escaped to sea from Cayenne in a cof- an- He managed 10 get some nails. tar and cotton. and one dark night he got into the coffin shed He selected a
 fine. stanch and seaworfhy coffin and fastened the lid In order to turn 1t into 6 deck, leaving a cockpit sufficient to enable him to crawl in He caIked all the joints as well as he could. and when this work was finished he made a pair of paddles out of two plsnks- Then ks brought out his craft with great precautio7- Without much difa- culty he reached the waters edge s. lently and slowly be proceeded in the hope of reaching either ysDszuela or British Guiana I50 nautical niles dis tsnt Fortunately or unfortunately fer LupI the steamer AbeEIle. returning from tke AnsiIles, oI ParzDsribo pick ed him up. half dr0vzed ard alzost ia q fafntfrz co7fftion- and a few hozrs later he vas ia fro1s f7 his cell
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
In the Smoker.

Whats my state? Wash.-and the cleanest state fin the whole Union"
 According to that" remarked the traveller from Pittsburg, "I hail from one fit only for pigs-or literary men,"
 Wealthy sinners ought to settle in my state." was the contribution of the Bostonian.
 The man from Nashville closed the conversation. This is too smart Q crowd for me" he said, and yet my state can beat any nine others you fel- lows can pick out"-New York Times
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
He Knew the Step.

4 young constable arrived in a cer- tain borough in Scotland and fin the course of duty found 1t essential to apprehend a very old offender. Ar rived at the police station. be ushered him into the cells with the comment. Mind the step"
 "Gae ava. man." said the prisoner. with contempt. T kent the step afOre ye was bOrn."-Durdee Advertiser.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
would round up this little matter

without any sentimental nonsense.
 "Oh, yes," he said in his dignifed, legal mannax You probably refer to the day you dropped your handker- chief on my face. Here it is. l am glad to be able to return 1t to you. And he.e is your college pin also l found it near the fence where you had been carving your initials"
 He handed both souvenirs to her with cold solemnity he had difficulty in convincing himself was genuine.
 The girl looked at the pin carefully, glanced up at Richard a moment in perplexlty and then burst out laugh ing.
 Thank you," she said finally, recov- ering herself But why do you im- agine the pin belongs to me?"
 Richard explained with elaborate pride how he had traced the mono gram on the fence, the pin and the handkerchief.
 q cannot be mistaken, Miss Tudor" he finished confidently. You see, l discovered your identity some time ago. You did carve the initials on the fence, didn't you?'
 Yes
 And you did drop the handkerchief over my eyes?'
 "It blew out of my hand.'
 Same thing. And you are stopping at the Sea Cliff, aren't you?'
 "YcS."
 Richard made a gesture expressive of the futility of stating further evil dence.
 The girl made an effort to check her amusement.
 q will take up your points in se- ouence," she announced, with mock gravity, looking at him with frank ness so charming that he forgot his dislike of her and smiled back indul- gently.
 First, I did,carve the initials in the fence, but they were the initials of the girl who was with me; second it was she who lost the pin, and, third, the initials on the handkerchief are not II. IT.
 Then you are not Helen Tudor" exclaimed Richard, with such evident relief that the girl burst out laughing again. And you don't write clever theses and tack A. Ms on to your nameT'
 The girl shook her head.
 Richard took up her handkerchief, which was lying in her lap.
 Ut certainly looks like II. T. to me-" he said, examining the monogram closely. q am not yet convinced"
 The girl handed him the water soak ed novel. open at the fly leaf.
 "To Theodora Harnett," he read aloud.
 He took out his pencil and began scribbling beneath the inscription. The girl looked over his shoulder.
 "Theodora, adore you That was as far as his foolshness had a chance to go, for in flash Theodora had snatched the book from his hands and sped like deer over the rocks.
 Come back tomorrow" he called, "and tell me how the story ends."
 And she did-and not only that day, but the next and the next, until the end of their own story, like that in the water soaked novel, came with the asking of question and an answer short, but sweet.
 But. oh. how near you came to marrying II. T., didn't you, Richard?" laughed Theodora bewitchingly. Well, she's welcome to all the A. Ms and other degrees she deserves. I'm hap py with just Y. D."
 There's one degree that's yours by nature. little maid of arts" said Richard lovingly. Cupid must have conferred it on you at your christening. It isn't acquired from books, not even from water soaked novels"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Just a Reminder.

For nine long years he had been woolng the fair daughter of the farm.
 Jennie" he unused as they sat on the old rail fence. catching lightning bugs, "I read the other day that in 50.O00 years Niagara falls will dry up."
 Jennie clutched his arm excitedly.
 "Oh, Tom!' she exclaimed.
 What, galT'
 "why. as you promised to take me there on the honeymoon, don't you think we better be a little keerful that 1t don't dry up before we get there7"
 \. B-The next day the wedding bells rang in the vIllage.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
He- ETrt Birth.

Black Sarah was buzsly eupsoyed about cur noTthe-1 Kitchen. rzDarked q pruz8Inent housekeeper. wien I had occasion to go cut there and by way Jf being pleasant said:
 ~Yoz gre fro1 tbe south, are yos 11t. SzrzhY
 ~Law. res Et2- was the szSrr
 -Bo-u i1 the so1thY- I co1tin1ed
 -OriEizallT baua "a R5chzo1d E1z- r1s ths szt1zEsh1zS rzplyS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
At the Fo-sion Metal.

Bessie-They charge an awful price for board here. don't they? BTly-Oh, It isn't for the board That is cheap enough Bat they charge an awful lot for the air and scenery.-PhnsdelphIa Inquirer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
u.u,I Mar

Say. pep. whafs q rzHeT
 A r1Ee. ny so7. is where | buy nineteen chz1ces ca a dizno7d rig and the fsBou with ozs chancs wins H-Ka1szs City Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
What She Was After.

"Of course" said the earl, "every- body will say that you married me for my title"
 We'll replied the beautiful heiress. what do we care? get 1t, don't IF Chicago Record Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
From ,h. AIinoniaI Point Of View.

From the AIinonisl Point Of View. He-SO your marriage was a faIlurei she-Oh. I don't know.
 He-why, thought you had secured c divorce7
 She-I did
 He-weIl. don't you call that a com pIete failureE
 she-Hardly. You see. my partner made an assignment and I received a vsry neat sum as a preferred creditor. He-Oh-un-er-I beg your pando1- -Judg-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
n-. wLZ Tyz Er.s...s.

BrS5e-Hsrs Es q tsse-zE froz para BrsdeTs7 tszz4Iyp-wEat doss hs ssyf B-s5s Crsz%r not cDe kszs Al wu hs fsrEvl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26

He hardest thlzz to vta h tks uorsd k yozr ovn sslf rssPect-S- Lczas GIcheDezocrzt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26

Suspicion ard jealousy never did help any man i1 any situat1n.-LEr- eoEu.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
IN A LIFETIME.

When Ethel's little teeth burst forth In cunning, baby rows, They looked. so ma and pa declared. Like lines of pearly
 ooooooo She grew to be a beauteous maid, And young men would enthuse About her wond'rous matchless teeth An even line of
 UUUUU. At sixty things were somewhat changed; She ofttimes tried to please By smiling cheerily, but then Her mouth seemed full of
 V w V At length there came a moment when She sallied forth and bought Some artifice to take the place Of what was plainly
 O.
 Charles R. Barnes in Puck.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-01-10
Sean~en Of Mature Aqe.

Lord Charles BeresfOrd, who has
just been given the highest sea com
mand in the British navy, with the
rank Of admiral, is In his sixty-f1rst
year. Admiral Bosanquet, who relin-
pushes the particular service squad
ron, is 63, or a year older than any
American officer on the active list.
The new commander of the Mediter-
ranean station, Sir Charles Drury is
81. Vice Admiral CurzOn-Howe, the
new head of the Atlantic fleet is So
The chief of the new home feet, Rear
Admiral Bridgman, who is So, did not
reach his present rank until he was
55 Prince Louis of Battenberg, Sec
ond in command of the Mediterranean
squadron, is So. Farragut was 60
years of age before he obtained flag
rank and 81 when he fought his great
est battle
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-01-10
MUST GUARD THE TRADEM.n..
Cubans Register Them and D.
Royalties from Owners.

Americans who seek to do hus;,
In Cuba are confronted with a neor1is'
variety of peculation-approDria tio,,N.
trademarks. The department of o.
merce and labor issues a warninr =.
all manufacturers who have o.
thought of exporting goods to Cnha
If they do not immediately reeis+o-
their trademarks, others viii
Spectators are using the trado
marks of popular American goods ora
the manufactures of the genuine artt
Gle when he enters the Cuban markot
finds himself compelled to buy out tba
Spectator if he wishes to market bis
wares under the proper name. Whom
the Spectator registers a trademark
he has a hold on the American mann.
facturer, and he may demand and col.
1ect any price.
In some instances spectators hold.
ing the Cuban rights to bridesmaids
of American manufacturers have com.
PEELED the manufactures to pay them
a royalty.
1t is therefore essential that Ameri.
cans protect themselves by paying the
$3.50 required for registration and
thus prevent the conf1scation of their
trademarks.
Long Valley advocate. (Lardo, Idaho) 1904-1907, 1907-01-10
CISFiGURET.i SKIN HUMOR.
Impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered with
Sores-Cured by Cuticura.

"Since the year 1894 have been
troubled with a very bad case OF &C.
zema which I have spent hundreds OF
dollars trying to cure, and / went to
the hospital, but they failed to cure
me- and it was getting worse all the
time Five weeks ago my wife bought
a box of Cuticura Ointment and one
cake of Cuticura Soap, and L am
pleased to say that / am now COM
pletely cured and well. 1t was i'm
possible for me to get employment,
as my face, head and body were COW
cred with it. The eczema first ap-
peared on the top of my head, and it
had worked all the way around down
the back of my neck and around to my
throat, down my body and around the
hips 1t itched so / would be obliged
to scratch it, and the flesh was raw
I am now all well, and / will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to all persons who wish a
speedy and permanent cure of skin
diseases" Thomas M. ROssiter, 29O
Prospect Street, East Orange, N. J.,
Mar. 80, 1905.