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The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
GENERAL NEWS.

In his aeroplane test at Fort Myer.
near Washington. Thursday. Orville
Wright. who was accompanied by
Lieut.. Thos E. Selfrfdge, met with a
terrible accident. While the machine
was encircling the drill grounds at
height of about seventy-five feet
propeller blade snapped off and.
hitting SOME other part of the intri-
cate mechanism. caused 1t to over
turn in the air and fall to the ground.
enveloping the two occupants in the
debris. Lieutenant Selfridge's skull
was fractured and he died Thursday
night. WriRht's injuries consisted of
fractured thigh, several broken ribs
and severe Commissions about the head,
but he is expected to recover.
The official canvass of the Maine
state election gives Fernald (Rep)
plurality of 1886.
The automobile school of the West
Side Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. New York, which was one of the
first, II not the first in the country, has
entered upon its fifth year. All told
GA chauffeurs, owners and prospective
owners took the various courses during
the last year.
At baseball game played at Rome.
New York, between the doctors and
Rome hospital, James S. Sherman
started the contest by throwing the
first ball.
Under the will of John Durham
Brown of Ipswich. Massachusetts, and
Chicago. sl,000,000 is left to found an
institution at Ipswich to provide edu-
cation of especial value to men and
women entering business.
The differences between the Automo-
bile Club of America and the American
Automobile Association, the two fore
most automobiling organizations In
America, have been settled. and the
two bodies will cooperate in working
for the success of both the Vanderbilt
cup race and the grand prize races an.
announced by the Automobile Club OF
America to be held at Savannah, Ga.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

The Travelling Passenger Agents as
ISOLATION. meeting at Seattle. chose
N. II. Bohreer, Mobile & Ohio railroad,
president. and Chicago as the next
meeting place.
There were sixty-sfx suicide cases
in st. Petersburg last week. A large
proportion of that number were work
ing girls between the ages of eighteen
and twenty-five years
Captain Seth Bullock left Deadwood
Tuesday for Huron. S. D., to meet ker-
nit Roosevelt and go for a three
weeks hunt on the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne River Indian reservations.
Ex-Congressman John F. Lacey was
on Tuesday chosen by the boiling fac
ton Of standpatters to oppose Cover
nor Cummins as United States Senator
from Iowa, to be voted upon at the pri-
mary in November.
On Thursday at Issy. France. Leou
Delagrange stayed aloft in his aero
plane for thirty minutes and twenty
seconds. After alighting he expressed
the hope that he would shortly be able
to surpass the records made on both
sides of the Atlantic by the Wright
brothers.
Creditors of A. Booth & Co, whose
affairs were put in the hands Of re-
ceiyer last week, met Tuesday at the
Corn Exchange National bank, Chica-
go, and selected seven members of a
committee of eight to act in connection
with w. ]. Chalmers, receiver. in the
management of the company's bust
ness. Those present at the meeting held
claims aggregating 100000.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
CHOLERA BAD IN
ST.PETERSBURG
RAPID SPREAD OF THE DEADLY
DISEASE CAUSES GREAT
ALARM.
DEAD LYING UNBURIED
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND THE
SCHOOL BUILDINGS USED AS
HOSPITALS.

St Petersburg.-St Petersburg is in
the grasp Of Asiatic cholera, which al
ready has exceeded in severity and
numbers the visitation Of 1888. The
disease Is increasing daily at an alarm
Ing rate and unless the authorities
show in the future a much greater de-
gree OF ability to cope with the sit
uation than they have in the past there
Is every reason to fear that it will get
out of hand.
The governments threat to apply the
provisions of martial law has driven
the municipality officials to bend all
their energies to clearing the city OF
the scourge. The aldermanic council
has voted s250,000 to enlarge the hos
pital space, to purchase and distribute
disinfectants, the supply of which in st.
Petersburg is well nigh exhausted, and
to expedite the interment OF bodies.
which has been notoriously slow The
dead houses are oyercrowded and many
corpses lie unburied.
Under his authority the project of
St Petersburf. Gen. Dracheffsky, Sat
urday prohibited the sale of liquor
throughout the city. including the gov
eminent vodka shops. until Sept 22nd-
A beginning was made Sunday, when
public schools were transformed into
hospital wards.
A number of the grammar schools
were closed and 1000 students sent to
their homes.
As announced by the official bull
letins. the cases numbered 349 and the
deaths 12s during the twentyfour
hours between Friday noon and Satur-
day noon This was a considerable de-
crease from the preceding day. but
there is doubt of the accuracy of the
official statement. The record for the
same twenty-four hours ascertained
from unofficial, but reliable, sources
shows the actual number 10 have been
far in excess of that. Whether or not.
however. there was an actual decrease,
the disease resumed its march Satur
day. the statistics posted showing that
from Saturday noon until Sunday noon
there were 1898 cases and I91 deaths.
this being the largest number so far.
1t is feared that the cholera will last
another fortnight, being figured on
the basis of former epidemics. All
varieties of Asiatic cholera have now
developed here, there being numerous
cases of the Algid type. which is ac-
companied by the greatest suffering.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
AFRAID TO EAT.
Girl Starving on lli.seIected Food.

Several years ago I was actually
starving" writes Me. girl, yet dared
not eat for fear of the consequences.
Il had suffered from indigestion
from overwork, irregular meals and
improper food, until at last my stom-
ach became SO weak 1 could eat
scarcely any food without great dis
tress.
Many kinds of food were tried, all
with the same discouraging effects. I
steadily lost health and strength until
l was but a wreck of my former self
Having heard of Grape-Nuts and
Its great merits, 1 purchased a pack
age, but with little hope that it would
help mel was SO discouraged.
Il found it not only appetizing but
that I could eat it as I liked and that
1t satisfied the craving for food with
out causing distress, and If may
use the expression, 1t filled the BILL
For months Grape-Nuts was my
principal article of diet. 1 felt from
the very first that had found the
right way to health and happiness,
and my anticipations were fully re-
allied.
with its continued use 1 regained
my usual health and strength. To-day
am well and can eat anything / like,
yet Grape-Nuts food forms a part of
my bill of fare" There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
ville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest,
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
HELPFUL
ADVICE

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond doubt the power of
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Socialism has no footing in this
country as yet, nor is there any indi-
cation that it will gain a footing in
the near future at all events. Prior to
the war with Russia a small coterie
of men calling themselves socialists
argued vehemently against the open
Ing of hostilities and published a
newspaper organ to propagate their
creed. But they soon dwindled into
insignificance. and although a period
ical of so-called socialist views con-
tinues to be published 1t has no In
fluence. nor does it serve any purpose,
apparently, except to furnish material
for occasional comment on the part of
amused readers.-Japanese Weekly
Mail.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

New York.-Regardless of whether
Senator Foraker's defense Of his rela-
lions with the Standard Oil Company,
as evidenced by letters made public by
William r. Hearst, is deemed sufficient
to clear him of suspicion of impropri-
ETY.. there is distinct feeling here
that he will be eliminated from consid-
Grafton as speaker for the Republican
national ticket. Indications that such
move is on foot appeared in the an.
nouncement from the headquarters of
Herbert Parsons. chairman of the New
York county committee. that Governor
Hughes had been selected to make the
speech at the meeting to be held in
Camp Taft in this city Oct. list.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Formerly when man wished to
marry In France 1t cost him not less
than $40 for the 10 separate certifi-
Gates which he was compelled to Sc
cure before the ceremony could be
performed. The Able Lemaire con-
cluded that this expense and the trou-
BILE incident to securing the certlfi-
Gates prevented many marriages, and
succeeded in persuading parliament to
change the law and simplify the mar
rying process. Since the new law went
into effect, about year ago. there
have been nearly 5000 more mar
riages than in any similar period since
1872.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Cincinnati.-As part Of the purchase
money in an unsuccessful deal for the
ownership of the Ohio State Journal at
Columbus. the Standard Oil draft for
$50. 900 mentioned in the John d. Arch
bold letter made public in st. Louis by
William r. Hearst, was received by
Senator Foraker, and on the failure OF
the attempt to buy that paper the draft
was returned and the incident forgot
ten, according to a statement given to
the Associated Press by the Senator.
Senator Foraker declared that no one
at any time paid him cent or even
suggested such payment in considera-
ton of anything he might do as pub
lie man.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Washington-The widespread drouth
which is prevailing in the middle West
and New England began Aug. oath 1t
has extended over an extensive area,
including the Ohio. the middle and low
err Missouri. the middle and upper Mis-
sissippi valleys and in lesser degree
throughout New England. While the
lack of rain over this area has caused
great hardship. officials of the weather
bureau express the belief that it has
not injured the corn crop. but has
tended to mature 1t earlier than usual.
They say the wheat crop of next year
Is unfayorably affected as the ground
is so hard as to make plowing very
difficult.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
Candidates VIII Meet.

Chicago.-Judge Taft and w. j.
Bryan will meet at the Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce banquet in this
city Oct. 18th after all, according to an
announcement made Friday by Chair
man Dixon of the Republican speakers
bureau. 1t is possible that the two
presidential candidates will meet even
earlier in the day. as Judge Taft has
accepted an invitation to speak at
Galesburg, Ill, Oct. 18th. in the after
noon, and committee of Galesburg cit
liens has been appointed to invite Mr..
Bryan to be present
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
Steel Plants to Resume.

Pittsburg.-Orders have been issued
at the large iron and steel plants OF
the country TO prepare for resumption
by Oct. list. A plan has been evolved
at a series of meetings in New York
TO get the jobbers and dealers to stock
up and not wait until after election. AS
a result fully 100000 Idle iron and steel
workers in the country will find imme-
diate employment Jobbers have been
offered long line of credits by manu-,
facturers and have been guaranteed
against any reduction in prices later.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
LYDIA EPINkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
"Ever since was sixteen years OF
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous My physi-
clan said 1 must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you am to-
day well woman, and 1 am telling
all nv friends of my experience"
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Woman says one Of the results OF
the extension of the franchise to
women in Norway is that henceforth
women employed in the postal service
are to receive the same pay as men.
Norwegian women are greatly rejoic-
ing over this victory. They deserve
the pay, whatever 1t is. but 1t must
be remembered that even mems sal
aries or wages in that independent
country are small. The American
wage Garner would look cross-eyed at
its postal remuneration
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

The engagement bracelet" is a
plain fiat band of pure gold which
is fastened tightly on the wearer's
arm by an invisible spring or a tiny
lock and key. the latter being worn
by the other one" In. the former case
when once on. the bracelet cannot be
removed except by a small needle es-
pecially manufactured to touch the
spring in minute hole which is left
for its Insertion. Engagement brace
lets may cost any price the fiance
chooses to give. Try one.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

There are scores Of small crops
which do not get in the regular re-
ports. and yet which add materially
to the natural wealth of the country.
Here, for instance, Is California send
ing to market an output OF apricots
which will net the ralsers the snug
sum OF s1,250.000. And there are
scores of other small fruits which
swell the impressive total.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Forty-two delegates to the National
Irrigation congress have been APP
pointed today by Mayor West of Pu-
eblo and the county commissioners.
The delegates will take a fine display
of photographs and Pueblo products to
the congress and will make a strong
bid to secure the next meeting for
Pueblo.
The wedding of Miss Ollie West, a
granddaughter of Gen. Henry T. West,
the only surviving member of the locat-
ing committee who founded the town
of Greeley. and Alexander Trelease,
formerly of London, now of Telluride,
took place Wednesday.
Mrs. Frona r. Houghan. for thirty
years a teacher in the Denver public
schools and at present principal of the
Gilpin school, has been named as the
Denver representative of committee
of educators who will shortly leave for
Europe where a careful study of the
school systems abroad will be made
with a view to making improvements
in American educational institutions.
Head Master C. B. Dyke of the State
Preparatory school at Boulder, reports
Is per cent. increase in attendance this
week over that of like period last
year, and estimates that the attendance
will reach close to 500.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Henceforth any great event not only
will live in song and story, but it will
survive in the moving picture sympos-
ium and in the metallic tones of the
29-cent photograph. With undying
fame thus on tap there are strong
temptations for the ambitious man to
take course in prize fighting.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

The fashionable wedding journey for
British Columbia couples is tour OF
the coast. The Canadian Pacific rail
way has just added to its steamship
service honeymoon boat" which has
300 honeymoon staterooms." There
are only 30 second-clas berths on the
steamer. since. of course. no bride
groom would accept inferior accommo-
dations. Bachelors may use the cheap
er quarters
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

In big swim from the New York
Battery to Coney island the other day
the women who participated seemed
to have greater endurance than the
men. Woman is certainly getting into
the swim with both feet.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
very Unlikely.

HE frequently tells me my biscuits
are not like mother used to make yet
love him STILL"
Loyal grill"
well, you see, he says they are
lots better than his Mothers"
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

A clergyman of Bath. Pa, while on
his vacation each week sends to each
member Of his congregation a sermon
printed on a postal card. Next year
his parishioners may time their vaca-
tions so as to be out Of town when
he goes away.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
inS-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervousp rostration.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

New York is still searching for
methods by which to make its sub
way traction system endurable as well
as rapid. The best way would be to
pull 1t up by the roots and construct
q good one.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Pennsylvania man finds a dollar
which he lost "a years ago. And he's
probably feeling sore because If he
had put 1t out at interest he would
now have four times as much.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

German army statisticians estimate
that war with any European power
would cost Germany s1.5Oo.0O0 900
cash outlay. besides the industrial loss
and the lives of 100000 men the first
year. War is apparently little changed
since Sherman defined it.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

We are to have instead of the
Merry Widow headpiece little
dinky creation that looks like bath
cap cut in two and then trimmed
down. Trust the milliners to figure
out a style of hat into which the
other cannot possibly be transformed.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

New York is planning theater to
be exclusively for the managers and
critics. the public being barred. The
public will agree enthusiastically that
in many cases this will fill long-felt
want
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Kentucky twins look alike. think
alike, act alike. talk alike. write alike.
and are duplicates through all the
rest of the list. Hope they don't fall
in love With the same man.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

The smart set is not likely to take
up smuggling as fad in view OF re-
cent deyelopments.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

The woman mountain climber was
lost Just long enough to make mag
azine article salabie.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

A Pittsburg girl offers $3.50 for a
husband. Too much to pay. You
can pick one up for 1899 almost any
where
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

its wooden shoes when it gets ready
to spank Castro.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Mr.. Rockefeller says he is not near
ly SO rich as he is popularly supposed
to be. In other words, he does not
quite own the earth
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Boston bank arms all employees and
insists on daily target practice. Yet
some people think Boston is slow.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

A Georgia woman claims to be the
original merry widow, though evil
dence is lacking that she is about
1000 years old.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

Preacher on vacation sends postal
card sermon to each parishioner every
week Here comes the mail-order
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23

This certainly does not seem to be
much of a year for sultans.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-23
Larimer County Ditch Plans.

Denver.-Ditches which will furnish
irrigation for 149.s00 acres of land in
Larimer county will be constructed by
the Bellevue-Lew Stone Log-Ris Le-
bow and Empire bitches and Reser
voir Company, according to plans filed
in the office of the state engineer
Following the specifications, there will
be two reservoirs, of which the first
will cost s14,791 and the second $751;
ITS. The building of the principal
ditch will entail an expenditure of
$4,000, while three smaller ones will
cost a total of $2.096. Situated on the
right hand side of the Cache La Pou-
DIRE river. the bitches will draw mos
of their water from that stream and
adjacent reservoirs. During part of
their course, they will pass through
the land of the State Agricultural Col
lege, The Bellevue ditch will be 6.5
feet deep, IS feet wide at the top and
40 feet wide at the bottom.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
THREE HOMES ROBBED;
LOOT VALUED AT $Io7

Three Detroit residences were enter
ed by sneak thieves Sunday and prop
erty to the value of si02 was stolen.
In two instances entrance was gained
by means of skeleton keys. Jewelry
valued at $50, belonging to Mrs. A. b.
MacEachern, was stolen from the res
idence of her father, Attorney Thomas
Hislop. No. 1903 Ledyard-st., about s 80
Sunday evening. The thieves were
frightened away before they had com,
pleted their work. The residence OF
John Richards. No. 1919 Mt. Elliott
ave.. and Albert Kern, No. 1926 Sec
ond ave. were entered during the az
ternoon, the losses being $42 and $50
respectively.
A young man giving his name as
william Scjsco and his address as
No. 234 Eliot-st., was caught opening II
shutter on one of the windows OF Morris
Rovin's jewelry store. No. 433 Hast
ings-st., early Sunday morning and
was arrested by .Patrolmen Richert
and stoddard. The police say he con-
fessed that he Was trying 70 break
into the place. lie will probably be
charged with attempted robbery. Sew
eral skeleton keys were found In hts
possession
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

1856; second patent. s5:5: straight.
$5l5; clear, 1926 per Dbl.
Feed-Jobbing lots bran, $500:
coarse corn meal. We; corn ana ost
chop. $25: coarse middlings, s21; nne
Fresh Northumberland onions. is q
20c per doz; cucumbers. sl.50m1.7s per
doz; wax beans. $3.50 per BY; let
bu: parsley, 2o025c per doz; water
cress. 40c per dor.
FInnan Haddie--1o@12c per lb.
Grapes--Malagas, &4.5O u $50 per Dbl
Green Peppers--50c per basket
Honey-fancy white. 17m1Sc; amber
i4@l5c: extracted, s@9c per Id.
Hickory Nuts-$2 per blu.
Hay--Detroit shippers are paying the
following prices for new baied hay IN
car lots. {; o. b. Detroit no; l timothy
aoG 80 ' I've ,sra asoO H. c Mnea
and oat straw. So ton, in ear lots.
Hide.-No. 4 cured. ere; No, cured
Isc: part cured. No. 1. &c; No 2. DC: no
sus Erfe No. as GO No. rs Gen sip 81 green
| No. 4. &c: No 2, SIC; calf. cured, No. !
Tile: No. z. 9Mc: calf. green. No. 4
ossN No no : e. BIS ~ ah nsIss hsss as nc e
| Hardwnre-wire nails, s2.4o; base
painted barbed wire. $3.50; gaivanizes
s2.s5; poultry netting before weaving
| cloth, $40 per 100 feet; lap and slip
| so and 5 per cent on. poultry netting
! after weaving. so per cent on; wirs
joint eavetrough. so and 10 per cen,
on; round and corrugated conductor
pipe 20 and s per cent OF.
Lfmes--S1 Obs per 100.
| Lemons--California. e303.50 per box
Mushrooms--45@ SOC per 10.
Oranwes--Floridas, 3292.25 per box
California navels. $2.75M3 per box =.
Onions--75c per blu: spanish Via
crate.
OiIs-Raw linseed, 45c; boiled lin-
| seed Acc gal, less 1 per cent for casn
| in 10 days; diamond headlight kero-
sene, 9hc: turpentine. In barrel lois
| Pinenppi~s-Fiorida. s2@2.50 per doz
Pop Corn--Ears, ~ M2c per 10.
PotatOes-Car lots. Z. o. b. Detroit
| CO a. csc per bu; new Bermudas' *2'Se
per bu.
Tic. ducks. 12@13c. geese, Toe;
| turkeys, 14@15c: dressed springs: "a
@lSc: hens, In 12c: ducks, l3@l4c
geese. II n12c; turkeys, ls4lIc per 10
: provfxi0ns--Mess pork, $1S; family
pork. SI5.50Q16; light, clear. va. d
| heavy. $3.50; smoked hams. sAc: dry
sailed briskets, sac; shoulders. Sc;
picnic hams. SC: bacon. lie; lard, IN
Heroes. lShc; kettle rendered, sac ID
Rabbfts---sf. so per doz.
sweet P0tntoes-Illinois, $2m2.25 per
trswberries--s5a4 0c per qt