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Chelsea. Massachusetts, Burned.

BnSlun,-An apparently insiSnifi.
cant fire, which started among rags on
"A DUNN in the city of Chelsea Sunday,
WAS famed by northwest gale into
n c0nfIagratiOn which Oblitcratcd near
" nnc.third of the city.
Five hundred dwelling houses and
public buildings were destroyed; l.5OO
families were driven from their habi-
tations and 10000 people made home
less
Three lives were known to have
been lost. Others may have perished.
4 woman shot herself in frenzy over
her inability to save her property. Sew
enty-tive TO 100 persons were injured.
At an early hour this morning the
ruins were under guard of fourteen
companies of the state militia and
marines from the Charlestown navy
ward. and the city was put under mar
tial law to prevent looting. The sol
diers were supplied with ball cart
ridges.
The bodies of three persons. so
badly burned as to be unrecoGniZable,
are at the North Grove street morgue.
No other deaths have been officially
reported.
An early morning estimate of the
loss by an official of a prominent in
surance firm placed the total at be-
tween $500. 900 and sl0,0OO,OOo. The
total insurance, it was figured. was
about S5,OO0,OOO.
The fire ragged before 4 forty-hve
mile gale for more than twelve hours,
defying the utmost efforts OF the com
bined fire departments Of Chelsea and
several nearby cities and Il large de-
tachment of Boston firemen and ap-
paratus.
The fire area. which was in the form
of an ellipse, a mile and n half long
and half mile wide at its broadcast
part extended diagonally across the
city from point near the boundary
between Everett and Chelsea to the
waters of Chelsea creek.
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Spells OF Couqhinq.
MADE HIS MEANING CLEAR.
Professors Son Translated Fathers
Speech Into the vernacular.

A college professor. in company
with his son, was enjoying n walk in
the country. when he met an old
farmer. 1t had been Il very wet sea
son. and the professor. thinking to
start the conversation in n way that
would prove interesting to the farmer
remarked:
There has been rather abnormal
precipitation of late"
The farmer seemed somewhat en-
barrassed. and the professors son.
who used different vernacular.
though he was a student in the college
to which his father was attached. at
tempted to straighten out the matter.
Drawing the farmer to one side, he
said in superior way:
The governor means that we've
been having a devil Of lot of rain"
-Harper's Weekly.
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Condition of Wheat Crop.

The Department of Agriculture April
Sth announced that the average condi-
ton of winter wheat April list was 81"
per cent. against S9.9 per cent. April !,
1907, S9.l per cent. April !. 1906. ana
GIG per cent. April |. 1905. and So
per cent. the ten-year average.
The average condition of rye on
April LIST was S9.l. against " Aprll
|, 1907. and a ten-year average of $40.
The following table shows for the
winter wheat states raising over
.OOO. 900 acres, the average condition
April l. 1908. and the average OF the
last ten years:
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Miscellaneous.


St Paul man recently starved
Feli to death in an effort to fast
ays TO demonstrate his theory that
uihd controls the body. His fast
ed u days.
pc suit brought by the Pennsylva-
sugar Refining company to re-
S5oOOO.O00 from the sugar trust
oeen dismissed in the federal
in New York.
ne state bank at Huron. Atchison
NY Kansas. was recently robbed
burglars of s6.500 in cash.
ne taking of evidence in the anti
suit by the state of Kansas
ast the two live stock exchanges
Kansas City has begun.
ne miners and operators of Illinois
ana Ohio and Western Pennsyi.
"a are soon to hold an interstate
"e monument erected by the state
In the national park at
'n 10 the memory of the Mime
soldiers who fell on that Civil
oa''leheld, was dedicated re-
~ f'och has issued a call for a
e.ehce OF all the officials of state
N ,onai ao institutions at Topeka on
ls' An attempt will be made to
Tue diiferences in the faculties
'ne various institutions.
,ua'er New York has chosen n
hy solid Hughes delegation to
'pup'ican national convention.
n arrival OF a carload of strike
6Is ''s at Pensacola, Fla. from St.
NV was the signal for rioting and
4 aer, as which resulted in the in
y. 10 OF the imported men.
pa, sures are being taken in Port
h,aa se S 10 force Intervention by the
rsa states in Haitien affairs.
.ntire wedding party, including
ra,. %ue and groom were poisoned
nm % ihd., recently by eating ice
b N 1erai grand jury at Green's
i,.. ~. ". has returned indictments
(ras. various citizens of the state on
yes OF peonage.
\ municipal election in Kansas
|Ira aulted p In the election OF the
Ition Democratic ticket with the ex.
a s,o =, police Judge and treasurer
"A ;. massachusetts, delegates at
ItionS - sne Republican national con.
ASn are uninstructed
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Personal.

H. II. Lee. for several years oper'
ator for the Associated press in Okla
boma City, Ok. and widely known
throughout the west. is dead.
Senator Housborough. of North Da
kota was successfully operated upon in
Washington for mastoiditis.
c. E. Billingsley. former president
of the Capitol National bank OF Guth'
ri, ok has been sentenced to seven
veors and five months in the federal
n.nitentiarv at Leavenworth. Kan.
President Roosevelt has sent let
ter to Attorney General Bonaparte d.
recting proceedings by injunctions 10
compel certain railroads OF the south
IN furnish equal accommodations 10
white and negro passengers.
Rev Charles A. Jacquith has re-
signed the pastorate OF the FIRST con
prerational church at South windsor
Conn. to become principal of Gates
academy at Neigh. Neb. He will en-
fer upon his academic duties next fail.
Herbert S. Hadley, attorney general
of Missouri, mas gone " roit "o''n'
Texas. for few weeks. If his health
,mnroyes Mr.. Hadley may yet enter
tho race for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor.
Charles Henry Parker. 92 years, old
and the Oldest Harvard alumnus, is
de,d in Boston. He was member
of the class of 1888.
Grover Cleveland is again sunerihs
from the cold and rheumatism wnicn
have been troubling him for seVerh'
Count vergano. the Italian amoas-
Sador to France, died recently In taris
from n hemorrhage of the brain fo''
lowing grippe. y., ,om.
lanes l.. Gaines, of Agra, Kan, COM
n,tted suicide recently because OF wor'
rv over his tax statement.
Attorney General Hadley OF MISSOURI
has annunoced that he would no. ue
candidate for the Republican nomina.
tion for governor. The decision Is
made ON the advice OF his physician
Wiluam H. Milton of Florida mas 3
heen sworn In as the successor OF tne
,nte senator william J. Bryan.
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would whcczc and have spells of cough
ing that would sometimes last for a
half hour.
Now we can never thank you enough
for the change You have made in our
little ones health. Before she began
taking your Pernna she suffered every
thing in the way Of cough. colds and
Group, but now she has taken not quite
II bottle of Pcruna. and is swefandsfronE
A. sh. has ever been in her life"
Pe-ru-ns for Colds.
Mr.. James Morrison. 6s East 10th ST.,
Paterson. n. J.. writes:
81 have given Pcruna a fair trial. and
I find il to he just what you claim it
to be. cannot praise il too highly. I
have used two bottles in my family for
colds, and everything imaginable. L
can safely say that your II. .dicine is the
best | have ever used
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-17
rs OF THE WEEK
T., oor,ant Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Items Gathered From. Ell
os the Wo-,' Condensed
,,o Small Space Tor the Bon
y" az, of Our Readers
Conversational.

,,sIuess men and bankers
.,rlnp before the houS" com
a, banking and currency in
ron TO the Aldrich financial
lao of the shortest messages
no has vet transmitted to con
| president Roosevelt has called
,,eution OF that body to the nec"s.
1, further legislation on tn" sub
a, anarchy. With the message
,r,nsmIttcd report reviewing
|,egol phases OF the question by
rrey General Ronapartc.
house employers liability bill
nassed the senate without amend
The bill is expected to meet
reouIremrnts Of the recent de
of the federal supreme court
N declared III" old law uncon-
tlonal
hIl has been introduced In the
J prohibiting the dealing in fu'
in agricultural products by for
Ipg dealers to use the mails. in
kate transportation and banking
Ites,
" naval appropriation bill carry
an aggregate amount OF sl"".-
Isl has been reported to the house.
kpresentatiyr Scott OF Kansas. has
btuced bill requiring every com
carrier Of Interstate commerce
sallroad to maintain its roadbed.
Is. bridges. ties. etc. In a safe
seryiccablc condition.
hans are being elaborated In Wash
bn for the mobilization of Il Joint
Sary and naval force in NcneZue-
waters. The president is only
H,ing the consent of congress TO
h TO force against Castro.
Ae house has passed the resolu-
introduced by Speaker Cannon
hg for information from the de-
nents regarding the paper trust.
D. belle; Is expressed in Washing
| THAT there will b" little lcgisla-
| from now on in congress except
appropriation bills and 1t is like.
bat an adjournment may he had
|ihe end Of May. The measures
u by the president seem TO be
bed
! motion OF Senator Gore of Okla.
y the srnat" has granted to that
i the first flag with &c stars that
fs over the National capitol. II
be- preserved by the Oklahoma
loriCal society.
f1atOr Warner of Missouri has
made chairman OF the senate
(mlttee IN the Mississippi river and
tributaries
BE- hous" has passed the bill ap.
priatlng sG5O.000 for naval sta
at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii.
be Sterling employers liability bill
Ping common carriers liable for
Ponal injuries to employees re-
|ed In the service of the companies
passed the house with but one
against II.
Pc army bill carrying an appropri-
! Of slOO,OOO,0O0 which has passed
senate materially increases the
OF the officers and men of the
b.
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ouI in the need Of
he
perhaps slightly When the condition
easily chilled This especially person sitting A.,
Begin 81 ca II
prccau cold.
rc1uen in The Spring and he
advances do deere
o o n
a cold caught liable through summer
liability catching cold
81
n o he
% that the cold
a
Ia
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No Visible Sianala.

"Yessum." said Sandy Pixies, as he
devoured the wedge of pumpkin pie,
II sternly object to the nefarious prac-
tice Of clipping off de tails Of dogs"
"Ah, I am glad you are so tender
hearted. my poor man." sympathized
the good housewife.
We'll, it amt exactly dat, mum. but
when dog hasn't any tail l can't tell
by de wags If he is in good humor
or not and 1t makes me skeery about
approaching de house."
The Ordway new era., 1908-04-17
A Rustic Sarcasm.

did your husband ketch chills an
fever?" asked the woman who was
standing in front of the cabin.
NO" answered the woman who was
driving a spring wagon. He wouldn't
have that much git-up-an'-git. He jes'
sot around an let 'em overtake him. :"
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tions, which contained sediment. My
husband urged me to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and at last I did SO. They
did me much good, and l used in all
eight boxes which restored me to per-
feet health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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last Spring and as I
did not know what
was the matter I
kept going down
and down until I
was a physical wreck.
/ had smothering
spells. flashes of
heat over the kid
neys and pain in pass
ing the kidney Secre-
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Condition T"n-y""r

A good many cattlemen on the range
who were required to put in dipping
watts are building them of concrete.
In some places professional mixers
with an outfit moved from ranch to
ranch and put in the work on con-
tract.
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Bad Effects from Cold.

Mr.. NJ. J. Dcutsch. Secretary Building
Material Trades Council. l5l Washing
ton St. Chicago. ILL.,, writes:
II have found your medicine to he
unusually eificacious in getting rid OF
bad effects from cold, and more cspc-
ciallv in driving away all symptoms Of
catarrh. with which ] am frequently
troubled.
The relief Peruna gives in catarrhal
troubles alone is well worth the price
per bottle. have used the remedy for
several years now.'
Spells OF Coughing.
Mrs. c. +. Long. writes from Atwood,
Colorado, rs follows:
when / wrote you for advice my
little thrce-y"ar-old girl had cough
that had been troubling her for four
months. She took cold easily, and
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SPRING KIDNEY TROUBLE.
Wildly Described by One Who Has
Suffered from 1t.

Mrs. II. Mutzabaugh OF Duncannon.
Pa, says: 81 was sick and miserable all
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30
FINLEY FLOURIsHING
Is Still in No Hurry to Come
Back For Trial.

MartinsviIle, Ind, April PA
question generally asked here is
When will w. S. Tailor and Charles
Finley return to Kentucky for
triaf.?"
For three years after leaving Ken
lucky, Finley made his home here
in Martinsville. TO all the inhabitants
he said he and Taylor would return
to Kentucky if they could be guaran-
teed fair trails. Gov. Augustus E.
Wilson has promised the men charg-
ed with completely in the murder of
William Goebel with fair and inn
partial trials, but thus far it does
not appear that Taylor and Finley
have made any preparations for re-
turning to the their native State.
1t may be that they are waiting to
be sent for, so it is said here, but
Immediately after the election of
Gov. Wilson it was announced that
both men would return to Kentucky
on their own motion;
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30
DIRE DISTRESS
It Is Near at Hand to Hun
dreds of HopkinSville
Readers.

Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is the kidneys cry for
help.
Neglect hurrying to their aid
Means that urinary troubles fol-
low quickly,
Dire distress, diabetes, Bright's
disease.
M. G. Long. farmer, one of the
best known residents of the county,
who lives on the large farm which
he owns, on the Franklin road, one
and a half miles east of Russellville,
KY, says: Il had marked symptoms
of kidney ailment, particularly in
connection with the kidney secre-
tions which at times were most ir-
regular and distressing. Once and
a while would feel a heavy, dull
aching across the small of my back,
always more severe after an over
exertion. Ny attention was attract
ed to Doan's Kidney Pills by adver-
tisements in the papers and the state
ments made by people who had tried
them led me to believe that they
could be depended upon. | procured
a box and before / had used the
contents there was a vast improve.
ment in my condition, enough to
prove to my satisfaction that Doan's
Kidney Pills are fine for kidney and
bladder troubles"
For sale by all dealers, Price so
cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30
DORA'S DUKE DEAD.
A French Fortune Hunter
Found Dead in Bed.

Paris, April &c The Due de
Chaulnes, who February 16 was mar
ried in New York tn Miss Theodore
Shonts. daughter of Theodore P.
Shonts, president of the INTERIOR
ough-Metropolitan Railway Compa-
ny, was found dead in bed in his
apartment at the Hotel Langham, in
the Rue Boccador.
The dead body of the Duke was
found by his wife. The death of the
young man was due to embolism, the
obstruction of an artery.
The Duke and Duchess had lived
at the Hotel Langham for three
weeks, awaiting the completion of
their private residence. now in course
of construction.
According to the statement eman-
ating from the police the Due of
Chaulnes and his wife had retired.
Later the Duchess awoke to find her
husband dead by her side. Servants
to her cries for help and
a doctor was summoned. The Ouch
ess is stili nrestrAtad from the shock
but she has greatly improved.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30
Finley Gains 20 Pounds.

Finley returned here this week
after a trip through the west for
the benefit of his health. He gained
twenty pounds while away in Colo
RADIO and Arizona, and instead Of be-
ing a dying man." as reported, he
is now full of health, vigor and
strength. He will not discuss his
plans or intentions. Finley says
himself that he is now in perfect
health.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30
Taught To Be a Ean-Hater
She Has Now Changed
Her Views.
QUEER SECT OF WOMEN
After ALI, the Horrible Men
May Be Endured BY
Fair Sex.

A few days ago ticking over the
wires from Philadelphia announced
the marriage of Miss Adah Pratt to
Mr.. B. Franklin Hoover. The
thought at once ran back through
more than thirty years and stopped
at the town of Waco, in the state of
Texas.
At that time there was living in
the town a Mrs. Whirter, who was
long on religion and short on senses.
This woman claimed she had receiv-
ed visitation from God and had
been told that it was sinful to live
with man. She found other wom-
en-, sour on husbands, who accepted
her theory and a colony was estab-
lished with headquarters at Britton
and all men-haters were invited to
come in and made welcome. 1t was
Tennyson's story of the Princess"
told over without its intelligence
and pulchritude.
Mrs. Pratt, the mother of the
Philadelphia bride, was one of the
converts and leaving her husband,
joined the sect and shortly after
ward there was born to her the first
and only child ever born in the col
ony, and it was named Adah Pratt.
The babe was hailed as one sent
from God to prove how useless and
sinful it was for women to marry
men. Her life was to prove to the
world that woman's true sphere and
happiness was in the realm of single
blessedness.
Everything that could be, was
done to create in the girl an aversion
for men. For twenty years she nev-
er spoke to man. OF course she
saw men, but never took any notice
of them; thought it was sinful. One
day she met Hoover and her idea
of sin vanished like mist when the
sun had risen. A new light had come
into her life. She was in love, as
she expressed it herself, II was
just crazy about him, so / followed
him TO Philadelphia and told him of
my love-" He said, Let's get
married." and so we did.
The sect now has its headquarters
in Washington, with farm in Mary
land. There are said to be many en-
thusiastic members who go out to
destroy man and his works, and with
them man and the devil are synony-
nous. There are still some children
in the colony and to save the girls
from so sinful a fate as marriage,
they will have to go out and kill Dan
Cupid, but he is shy little devil and
sometimes shoots his arrows into old
hearts. The fox who lost his tail in
trap thought foxes looked better
without tails, but could not convince
the others, and these good old sisters
may believe they have a revelation
from God, but it will be hard to con-
vince a young girl that fine looking
fellow is something to be summed -
Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30
LAMBS DEVOURED
Alive By Starving FloCkS of
BuZZardS.

Mr.. A H. Wallace, of Newstead,
reports that buzzards have destroyed
II or IA of his young lambs. They
disappeared one by one until he
finally found out the cause of their
disappearance. Other farmers have
reported similar mysterious losses
that can be traced to the same cause.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and constipation weakens
the whole system. Doan's Regulets
25 cents per box) correct the liver,
tone the stomach. cure constipation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-04-30

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and en-
JOY life. use Burdock Blood Bitters.
the great system tonic and builder.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-22

purse behind. He gave it as his
opinion that the fire started At the
kftchen--tha he observed IT there
irst. and that his room was next to
IT. He noticed no odor that could
claim kinship to either kerosene or
gasoline. He was asked as to his
source Of income since the FIRE, and
said he had a friend IN Spokane
working Ia q drug store who sup
piled him with dollar each day.
Every day during the last week he
had received one dollar bill through
the mail from this friend. and was
still receiving money from him.
That was the substance OF his testi-
mony.
William Gourley was then called
to the stand. He has lived about
Occur d'Aiene for the last three
weeks and made his headquarters at
the Franklin. He testified that he
took man BY the name of Horrigan
to the room occupied BY Layton at
1850 and that Layton was in bed
at the time. and in about is minutes
after he had returned to the bar
room the ere broke out. On his way
back to the saloon after putting Hor-
rigan In bed he met Mrs. Kidd com
ing from the kitchen. She had some
thing In her handscoyered with a
sheet. he said and when she saw
him, started back and gave an ex-
clamation. He says that he then
advised her that he had put his friend
to bed. and that Horrigan would
want the room for two weeks, and
then passed down stairs. He said he
started to follow Deegan up the stairs
when the FIRE broke out. but got
no further than the head OF the stairs
when he was driven back by the
smoke and heat. After he returned
to the street he saw Horrigan leaning
out Of the window. and he together
with other men rescued him by the
means Of a ladder. Horrigan had
told him that Layton had also come
to the window. but that some one
had called out to them to go back.
and that Layton went back-went
through the door and into the hall.
and that this was the last seen Of
him, Neither Joyce nor GourIey,
when questioned, knew Mike shomer.
Frank Deegan was then recalled
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-22
ROLLED HIS
COMPANION
Searched Pockets of Intoxicat-
ed Partner and Both are
Locked Up.

A man giving his name as How
ton when apprehended. but claiming
TO be James Kelly. was arrested
together with l.. Casey this morning
and lodged IN the city jail.
The two men when arrested we're
lying on a vacant lot ON the corner
of Occur d'Alene and Fifth streets.
They had been seen BY Residents In
the vicinity TO come TO the lot to-
getheT, and after lettering about
Casey laid down. Kelly then laid
down beside him, and In few
minutes he was observed in the act
of going through the pockets OF
Casey. and the police were notified.
Kelly, when arrested. stated that
Casey was his brother: that he was
intoxicated and that he was trying
to take care Of him. He said he
had attempted to take him into his
room. but had been unable to do so.
II was after this that the two went
to the lot and laid down.
Casey was in a state Of iutoxiea-
ton. and Kelly vas Also more or
less under the influence OF liquor,
when arrested While Kelly was
clearly observed to be going through
the pockets Of Casey the latter says
be has not lost anything. Both men
we're well sobered up this. afternoon,
and besides being possessed with an
appetite and a thirst for liquor. were
anxious to know what charge would
be preferred against them.
Kelly claims 70 be from Spokane
and 70 have been engaged in the
barber business there Casey wal
formerly employed m the city b. the
Fernan lee = Fusi company.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-22
TRUSTS NOT IN
THIS CAMPAIGN
Archbold Disputes President
Roosevelt's Statements.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20. John b.
Archbold, vice president 81 the
standard oil company today issued
a statement denying thei the trusts
were IN any way participating IN the
campaign He took occasion III his
statement TO refer bitterly TO the
business men being AZ he termed Il
held up By alleged lawmakers. He
stated that he was impeIled 10 make
the statement BY President Roone-
Eelt's statement made public last
night IN which he clearly referred 10
the Standard on company a. endeav-
oring % defeat che policies Or the
Roosevelt administration