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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
General Markets.

New York, Oct. 9.
 FLoCR-Dull and unsettled: Minnesota patents. s5.25a5.75: winter patents. s49Oa $40: winter straiEhts. 4.6Oa4.S0; winter ex- tras, Siai25
 RYE FLoCR-Firm; fair to good s5a 5.25; choice to fancy. s5.Z5a55O.
 wHEAT-weak cables and a further break in stocks precipitated a decline of Iizc. in wheat prices this morning; it was estimated that yesterdays total export business aggregated 1. 5000 bushels. De- cember. sl.0sssal.0934: May. N.l0aLlO54.
 CORN-Option market broke one-half to a cent in sympathy with wheat and on weak cables and larger receipts; Decem- Der, 6Ss.c.; May. s5izc.
 BUTTER Creamery, specials. per pound. Z7Izc: extras. ZIG: frsts, 96a2sIac. 1: seconds. s5az5Isc; thirds. z3a2Ic: held. spe. ciaIs. z7i.c.: extras. 5sIFaZIc.; firsts. 5lza z5c.: state dairy. tubs. fresh. finest. 26iza ZIG: good to choice, 15a25c.: extras. 24a ziizc: process. specials. Z5azSizc.; extras. 24a2nsc.: firsts. zc.; seconds. 2oazlc-; ; thirds. 1salsC.
 CHEESE State. full cream. small. col ored and white. September. fine. lsisc- ; small. co,Ored and white. October. fine. Islsc: small. good 10 prime. 1Ezs a1sI. e.: ! common to fair. lzizalslzc.; large. colored. i September. fine. 1si4c-s white. lSc.. large. ! October. fine. I5lzc-: large. common to prime. 1zIza14zsc. skins. Iiz pound spe- cials. 13a15izc-. fine. IIlsal11se-: fair to good. slsslelsc. common. 5ssa7l4c-: full skins. 1Iza5c-
 EGGS-State. Pennsylvania and nearby. selected white. fancy. 5szsc-: good to choice. zZs5sc-. brown and mixed. fancy. sza3sc: frsts to extra Grsts. 15azsc-; fir ties. Isa1Tc: checks. I2a15lzc; refrigerator. early packed lIa50c-: summer packed. Ii a1gzc.
 TALLOw-DuH: city. G.: country. s7ss Esc.
 wOOL-FTrm: domestic fleece. 2aassc
 HOPSStssdv: state common to choice, fsg1. I5zlSc. Isfs. ssI3c- HAT-Fzru. god to choice. E-I5a1A ETRAW-stes1y at 7ezssc-
 POTATOES-Qaier- but steady Penn syIvamfz choice. pr b-sEeL sss7sc-s do, fair to god do- s5aEc-. New York and western. choice. ssszcs do-. fair to god EGEc
 LIVE PoULTRT-Fruer s15 fn better cs-z1d- foEls- Iszzzlzzsc-= old roos1srs s1.zss-. sp-irz chickens. Iszi5e-: dzeks. | sIEz4c
 DRESSED POULTRY Qzsss- az: s=es1v= frss1 kEIzE fowls. cEcsas. Ese- ds.- fair ts good I1a1Ezzc-s ss5 roostsrz 4 rar-- roasting cnseEE-s- -7zrrv. IssF7c-; ! So1- wssssrr- IsaEse-. bruEerz zssrby. u |. szac= d.. vezssrz- 1szTsc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
TO MAKE ARMY ATTRACTIVE.
Toilet Necessities Will Be Issued Free
 of ,Charae Hereafter.

of Charge Hereafter.
 Washington, Oct. 31.-Acting Secre' tary Oliver of the war department has determined upon reforms in the army in order to make the service more at- tractive for the enlisted men. Con- gress will be asked for more money for the men, but the war department will endeavor to correct some conditions causing complaints by eXerting execu- tive authority. One of the principal causes of dissatisfaction among the men has been the practice of issuing toilet necessities, prescribed by army regulations, and taking the cost out of the enlisted mans first months pay. This would set him back $6 or $7, and 1t is believed to be the reason that de- sertions have been numerous among men who have served only month.
 An order was issued by General Oli- yer providing that the soldier shall re- ceive his first razor, toothbrush, soap and similar articles without cost to him, but that thereafter he must keep his toilet kit supplied The average annual enlistments are about 20,0OO men, but it is estimated that the change will cost the government only about $60,000 a year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Old Sweet Sprinus.

In the mountains of West Virginia, which are not as we'll known to the country at large as they deserve to be, are many lovely spots that are sum- mer resorts as we'll as beautiful rest ing places in spring and fall. Old Sweet Springs is such a place. It is far above the sea level, and there has been a hotel there ever since 1T92. George and Martha Washington spent the summer of 179T there, and there Jerome Bonaparte met Elizabeth Pat terson. There, too. is still standing the Lewis cottage, said to have been the first house erected west of the Ale ghanies. There is a golf course at old Sweet Springs. which is said to be very fine. Anyway. there is a mint patch by the brook. The springs them selves are believed to cure nearly ev- erything. including dandruT. Without vouching for this latter fact, doubtless If you play golf every day without a hat they will help.-Travel Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
TAFT ORDERED TO BERLIN.
Matter of Importance Demands Pres
 ence of Secretary In Germany.

Matter of Importance Demands Pres
 ence of Secretary In Germany.
 Manila, Oct. 31.--As the result of voluminous cable correspondence be- tween President Roosevelt and Secre' tary Taft it is understood that the lat ter will leave Manila on Nov. ? in or der to reach Berlin at the earliest pos sible moment. It is impossible to com municate with the secretary at pres ent, and the officials are silent regard ing the change in his plans. It is un' derstood, however, that he will leave here on the flagship Rainbow.
 Rear Admiral Hemphill received a cablegram asking whether or not he could make the cruiser ready to steam on Sunday. He responded in the afr native and was informed unofficially that a matter of the utmost impor tance is pending in Germany. and Sec retary Taft's presence there is neces sary immediately.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
A Seasick Hero.

No man is a hero while seasiek. La fayette was sent by Washington and congress to France to ask further sup plies of men and money for the Amerf can colonies. He sailed from Boston in the frigate Alliance. and a passage had to be cut for the ship through the ice. or the Newfoundland banks the ship was assaiIed hy a terrible tenn pest, which threatened destruction. and Lafayette was very seasIck His aid de-camp. the ChevaIier de Po1tibaud. who relates the incident in his ne moirs, heard him soliIOquiziHE thus o1 the hopeleszuess of the situation and the emptiness of gioTy:
 ~DiabEe, I have done well certainly At uT tine of Iife-barely twenty yezrs of zge-wfth Ey name. rank and fortune and after having EzrTied MLle- de NozrIes. to leave everything and serve as a breakfast fer codEzh-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Actor Hitchcock Disappears.

New York. Oct. 31.-Coincident with the finding of six indictments against him by the grand jury, Raymond Hitchcock, star of "A Yankee Tour ist," disappeared from his usual haunts and failed to take part in the matinee or the evening performance of the play in the Astor theater. The charges on which the actor was indicted were made by Elsie Voecks. Helen von Ha. gen and Flora Wishton. all of them under eighteen years old. They are of a serious nature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
rL....- c;Il.t..'. AgUe.I FiIes.

AIhsny. N- T. Oct 31--The return ca appeal from the conviction Of Ches- ter Gillette of the murder of his sweet heart. Grace Brown Of OtSeiie- hg drowning in Big Moose lake in the Adf-ondzeks. summer before last was fyea win the elerk of the co1rt of sp. pesls hy GIletfe-s attorneys No dzts has heea axed for the argIDents De fore t5e caarf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Ridgely Plans Relief.
New Seeks Hall For Convention.

Chicago. Oct 31.-Harry New. act ing chairman of the Republican nation al committee. listened tO arguments in favor of holding the national cOnven- tiOn here next year and respecting tho various buildings which are consider ed suitable for the purpose We want a building capable of seating 5000 persons he said
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Mrs. s,sn Collins Gets a Divorce

New York, Oct. 31.-An interlocutory decree of absolute divorce was signed by Justice Vernon NJ. Davis of the SUI preme court in which Mrs. Natalie Schenck Collins appears as plaintiff and Captain Charles Glen Collins of the Cameron highlanders as defend.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Assu,. Ersas of kiIIinu Uncle

Atlantic City. \. |. Oct 31.-The po- lice officials formally accused Jacob Freas with the murder of Al'saIOm Mazee. his wealthy uncle. NeO was killed last Sunday and his bcdy thrown into the Thoroughfare- Detectives in searching Fress' clothing found larzs srm q nnneT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Relief Expedition Starts.

An hour after the arrival of the Cos
 sack messengers from the place at Sa
 markand teLagraphic communication
 was restored with Hissar for the first time since the earthquake. Hissar is manufacturing and mining town of about 15,000 population, and the gov ernor there was ordered to send re- lief expedition across the mountains fifteen miles to Karatagh. Two com panies of Cossacks with d long train of pack mules started for Karatagh.
 Karatagh was just recovering. from the panic of the earthquake when the mountain began to move. A literal interpretation of Karatagh means Black mountain and the town took it's name from the mountain that over whelmed it. Blhck mountain was only one of many peaks in the Hissar range rising like mighty sentinels in a semicircle about the town. It was also one of the lowest of the peaks, which went back iu stately line until they merged with Ihe Hazrot Sultan mountains. The majority of the in' habltants of the place were Tartars, with a large spsinkling of Russians. | from the big immigration which has developed within the last few yearS from European Russia 10 central Asia
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Veteran of Manila Sea Fiaht Dead

Scranton, Pa. Oct, 31.-Dr. Mark L Nardys, for forty years in the naval service as medical inspector and who was with Admiral Dewey in the battlo of Manila bay, died suddenly while in a carriage on his way to hospital for treatment for heart trouble.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
Girl Assassin Hanued.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 31.-Miss Rago' zlnnikova. who shot and killed Gen. eral Maximoffsky. director of the pris. on bureau of the interior ministry, was hanged here notwithstanding the fact that her victim asked that she bd spared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
More Pay For kssissan. Secretaries.

Washington. Ot. 31.-Each member of the cabinet will recommend to con gress that the salaries of all the assist ant secretaries be increased to S6.OO0 q year. When congress increased the salaries of the cabinet officers 1t made no provision for the assistant secreta- ries. Their salaries range from S4,JOO to 5000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
kilburn Takes Heinze's Place

New York, Oct 31.-Frederick D. Kilburn. the former state superintend ent of banks, has been elected presi dent of the Aetna Indemnity company to succeed Arthur P. Heinze, who re- signed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
New York Banks Get French Loan.

London. Oct. 31.-The Central News says that the Bank of France has agreed to loan New York banks S15.' OOOOOO for three months at 3 per cent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-31
HUNDREDS ENCULFED
Landslide Falls on Karatagh and
 0verWheIms 1,500.
GOVERNOR AND MOTHER SAVED
Lofty Mountain In Central Asia Shakes Loose an Enormous Section of Its Side and Brings Death and Destruc- tion ito Town.

 tion ito Town.
 Tashkend, Russian Turkestan, Oct. S1.-The Etrlc town of Karatagh, in the Hissar district of Bokhara, has been overW elmed and completely de stroyed ny landslide that followed the eartbq ake of Oct. 21. According to the latest reports of the disaster, a majority of the inhabitants of Kara tagh lost their lives.
 The first reports of the casualties were eXa ggerated, the death list being placed as nigh as 15,000. Karatagh has about 2,500 dwellers. and there is reason to believe that about 1,500 were buried alive. Among those who sur vived the disaster is the governor of Karatagh and his mother.
 Karatagh is remotely situated, and it takes full week for news to get out from there; but, according to one courier who has come through, an enormous section of the side of the | Karatagh mountain, which practically hung over the -own broke loose and thundered down upon the village, . which is almost completely buried from sight
 Efforts are being made to get in communication with the survivors and learn the actual state of affairs and to send in such relief as may be required.
 Too Steep For a Railroad.
 Karatagh is small town in the His sar district It is noted for it's manu- factures of sabers, cutlery and fine silks and is used as a summer resort by the people of Hissar, a somewhat larger town and capital of the district of Hissar. Karatagh is in a mountain ous country at an elevation of 2,50C feet above the level of the sea.
 Karatagh was only seventy-five miles as the crow flies from this city, but lay in a valley encompassed by noun tains. The country is so steep that en gineers have been unable to open a way for a railroad The town grew ir size because of the fertility of the soi in the lowlands, and it had been pro posed for many years to enter the dis trict by a tunnel from the direction oi Hissar to Sile southeast. Now it is be lieved the whole Karatagh region vii be abandoned, as the Cossacks asser that following the destruction of the town tremendous masses were detach ed from the mountain and rolled ove1 the farm lands for distance of sev eral miles. The source of the Surkhal , river, a tributary of the OXus, nea , Karatagh was covered by the sweel , of the mountains and for many mil" f the river has been diverted to q new channel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
Long Hair a Mark of Honor.

In olden times excessively long hair was considered a mark of honor and rank. For many centuries long hair was in France the distinctive mark of kings. The ancient Persians and Par thians of high caste wore long, flowing hair, while the poorer classes were obliged to cut theirs short. Homer speaks of the long haired Greeks by way of distinction.
 The Gauls considered long hair 2 mark of honor, but Caesar obliged them to cut 1t off in token of submis- sion. Long hair was thought by the Franks to denote high birth, and the Goths looked upon 1t as distinctive mark of culture and honor. Short hair was considered by nearly all the old nations to denote thraldom, and even now criminals have their heads shaved. Denver Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
FLORIDA FILOSOPHY

Chance is something that comes to call before you get your invitations is- sued.
 Genius is the ability to get along without any contemporaries and their work
 Some men never attain wisdom un- til they are too old to draw any Dene- fits therefrom. Success in pointing out the direc tion of the wind was not what made the weather-yane. l. is a mighty poor brain that can not think up an excuse for the sins of it's possessor.
 Dogma is the ground on which men stand when their position is not in ac- cordance with reason.
 The average woman can never un- derstand why man buys beer instead of ice cream soda. It is funny how modestly man will look when some pessimist asks to see a really honest man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC. Three Years for One Dollar.

Until June 30, 1907, the Twice-A- Week Republic of St. Louis, Mo-, the oldest and best known semiweekly newspaper in the United States, will accept subscriptions at the remark able rate of three years for $1.00. At this price you cannot afford to be without this big semi-weekly newspa- per.
 Your friends and neighbors will also want to subscribe. Tell them about this great reduction in price, and ask them to send in their sub 'crlption. Old subscribers as we'll as lew may come in at this price. If you re already subscriber. your order will be accepted now for renewal o begin when your present subscrip- tion expires. Remember, dollar be- fore June 30 pays for three full years --312 eight-page papers.
 Send all orders to the Republic, St. Louis. Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
The Lining of His Cravat.

"You have often heard the question Where mans treasure is, there will his heart be also,'" said q city dctec- tive. "l saw an illustration of that not long ago on a railroad train. A de tective employed by the railway com pany and 1 were seated near country man who adjusted his necktie every few minutes.
 "TEat tie bothers the old man. l said to my companion.
 "'Don't think it's the tic,' replied thc railroad detective.
 Then he leaned forward and said to the farmer, Better take your money out of that necktic.
 Who told you I had money in my tie| demanded the farmer.
 '"The detective then explained that his actions i'll adjusting his neckwear led to the suppositiOn. The farmer ad- mitted that he had chosen the tie as the hiding place for number of bills.
 His idea was all right concluded the detective, but he couldn't keep his hands off the eravat.' "-Kansas City Star
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
Different Names For Waves.

They have curiously different names for waves about the coast of Great Britain. The Peterhead folk call the large breakers that fall with a crash on the beach by the grim name of "Norrawa (Norway) carpenters" On the low Lincolnshire coast, as on the southwestern Atlantic fronting shore of these islands, the grandly long un- broken waves are known as "rollers." Among east Anglians heavy surf. tumbling in with an offshore wind or in calm, is called by the expressive name of "slog," while a we'll marked swell, rolling in independently of any blowing, is called "home." "There is no wind," Suffolk fisherman will say. "but nasty home on the beach" Suf- folk men also speak of the ''bark" of the surf and a sea covered with foam is spoken of as Heather white" The foam Itself is known as "spoon drift. !" So, in the vernacular, we have it. "The sea was all feather white with spoon drift"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
Qualities of the OYster.

A San Franciscan has discovered q new method of cutting short rccitalS that promise to become too long wind ed. An acquaintance of his who has a local reputation as a bore was one day holding forth at some length whcl the Californian interrupted him with:
 By the way, did l ever tell you the story of tue Oyster?'
 On receiving a negative reply he con tinued:
 Tt seems that when oysters are talk en from the sea they often open thei. sLcis so that tic j;si~c or liquid run- out. As this is undesirable. the eXper; enced oyster Satherer has a tub of w;s ter close at hand into which the oyste: is plunged as soon as it begins to ope, its shell"
 Well. and what then?" asked the other as tEc narrator paused.
 The San Fralri,:can smiled.
 "Oh. after awhile the oyster learns to keep it's mouth shut" he ren;:rke ] quietly. = Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
Post
Art and Happiness.

Artists are not as a class the happi- est of mortals, but that is because they fail to relate the ideal rationally to life rather than because they are vow ed to standards of perfection. UnhaD- piness comes upon them as it would upon any one else-in consequence of folly and indifference and willfulness- and their devotion to art. which Is Of ten held to be the cause of their mis- fortunes. is in reality the only mitigat- ing factor in their lives.-Bliss Carman In Craftsman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
VACATION TRIPS.

In the summer resort region of Wisconsin, Minnesota and northern Michigan, The Northwestern line reaches with direct train service and through Pullman sleeping cars, a se- ries of cool summer resorts, hunting
 md fishing rounds, which for variety # interest excel all others. Numerous good hotels, boarding houses and amps. Some of the best fishing in the world. If you are interested in finding place suited to your par ticular needs, call upon any ticket agent, or address Geo. H. Brigham, General Agent, 311 North 9th street, St. Louis, Mo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
Tho Word "Fudue." {"

The expression Fudge" which is heard so often nowadays. is not new one. On the contrary, its origin dates back to the reign of Charles H., when there was sea captain who was named Fudge.
 No matter how unsatisfactory his voyage this nautical man always rc turned with an endless string of pre- posterous tales of great deeds and sue cess. His propensity for falsifying be came so well known that whenever any one was heard telling question able exploit, it became the custom tC cry. "Oh. you Fudge it!"-Pittsbure Post
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
CHRISTIAN
 TRAVELLING MEN

Toledo, Ohio, July 26.-One of the most representative bodies of men gathered in Toledo is that in atten- dance at the annual convention of the Gideons, an organization of Christian commercial travelling men, which opened today. That the "rounder' and "sport is no longer the type of "drummer" is effectually known by the present assemblage of Christian gentlemen from all parts of the Unit ed States and Canada. A meeting of the executive committee, presided over by President Charles M. Smith, of Detroit, was held this morning, and much important business affecting the conduct of the organization trans acted A devotional and song ser vice was held this afternoon. The convention will be formally opened at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the election of officers will take place. Religious services Sunday will bring the meeting to a close.
 The Gideons came into being July l, 1899, the city of conception being Janesville, Wis, where three travelling men met and organized what they named the Gideon society. At this time officers were. elected" by the three charter members, s. F. Hill of Beloit, Wis, being honored Win ,he presidency, w. J. Knight was i-lde vice president and John H. NichHlcon of Janesville secretary and trea urer. Each of these men are still living and members of the organization, hut t it's inception they little though; that the society would in eight years be- come national in extent. The present membership is 6,594.
 The object of the society, as set forth in the constitution, is as fol- lows: ITO recognize Christian trav- eling men with cordial fellowship, and encourage one another in the Masters work-to improve every op- portunity we may have for the bet terment of the lives of the travelling men, business men and others, with whom we come In contact daily; scat tering seeds all along the pathway of life for Christ"
 According to Secretary F. A. Gar lick of Chicago the society has been able to pay all its obligations during
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
GRACE GEORGE
 IS COMING

London, July 26.-Grace George will bring her successful season in London to and end this evening and sail for New York on Thursday. She will open her metropolitan sea- son at the Lyceum theater on Aug ust 12 and close her American tour at Chicago on April 15, 1908. Re- turning to London next year, she will open May 1 and continue indefi- nitely.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.

I have been a great sufferer from dyspepsia for about fifteen years; my trouble being my liver, stom- ach and bowels, with terrible head aches. Lemon Elixir cured me My appetite is good and am mell. I had taken a barrel of other medicine, that done me no good. CHARLES GERHARD, 1515 Jefferson St., Louisville. Ky.
 All druggists sell Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
Sure Cure,

Here's q letter from young man. said the answers to correspondents cd itor, "who wants to know how he can break himself of the cigarette habit"
 "Tell him to marry q strong minded woman who objects to It." growled the snake editor.-Chicago News
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26

CAPE JESSAMINES GRANDIFLORA
 Cape Jessamines Graudiflora, roses, and other flowers for sale by Mrs. C.. T. Robinson, 1122 Laurel street. corner Twelfth, Lakeside.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-26
What Is a Baby?

A baby: That which makes hom, happier, love stronger. patience great CT, hands buster. nights longer, days shorter, the past forgotten. the future brighter.-Rupert's Magazine.