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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
INJURED BY FIRE CRACKER.
Thomaston Boy Loses Finger By Ex.
 plosion in His Hand.

Thomaston, July 2.-Lawrence Barrett, the 12-years-old son of Mi chael Barrett, was seriously injured last evening by teh explosion of a large cannon cracker which he held in his hand. The flesh was blown off entirely from the index finger of the left hand and compound frac- ture of the thumb resulted which was also badly burned. He was attended by physician and was later removed to the Litchfield County hospital.
 It will be necessary to amputate the finger and it is doubtful whether the thumb can be saved. The whole hand is imbedded with powder. It is feared serious complications win set in.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02

office to New York. As was the case a. Chicago the uliimatum has already gone forth that if New York wants the compliment she must show her good faith by getting to- gether and agreeing upon eandi- date as the republicans did on Mir Sherman. Again there is division. and in addition to he names Of Stanehfield and Harrison. the name of Charles A. Towne is now ire quently mentioned. and his friends are making strenuous claims in his behalf.
 Unless there Is a decidedly great.r tendency toward compromise than Is nov manifested the real fight will be over the injunction plank. but the leaders declare that before the committee on platform is ap- pointed a substantial agreement will have been reached. In Chicago the ighf was against the insertion Of any injunction plank at all: here all admit the necessity Of some deciara- ton. but many oppose the pro- nonuoement for previous notice in injunction proceedinEs. There hss been much communion with Mr Bry- an on this point but apPaFen " hir attitude is not clearly understood. and probably it wfli not he until hfs 6rsft of the platform which is understood tO be prsparing Is rs- ceivet. It is known. however. that he uoald use stronger language than Is employed ia the republican platform That he is willing 10 Eo as far as the Federation of Lztor demands nune is willing 10 say but his cioSexe friends Ssr that he doss 6 not consider it necessary to make sach a suesping aecisFa fen
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Arrested as a spy.

San Francisco. July 2.-Passsn- gers who have just arrived here from southern ports tell of the ar rest by officials of the Guatemalan government of H. Harrington. said to be an American citizen as a spy. The passengers who tell of the ar. rest say that they expect 10 hear that he has been put to death. They claim that the evidence against him was plain, he having papers in his poSsession which proved be- yond doubt thai he vas a spy from Salvador and that he vas in a con spiracy against President Cabrera.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Alleged Gambler Discharged.

New York, July 2.-Melville Col ins, who was arrested at the Sheeps. head Bay race track, charged with violation of the new anti-gambling laws, was discharged from custody by Justice Bischoff to-day. The Jus tice declared that Collins had com. Eitted no crime in making a verbal bet. The Collins case was selected by the Jockey club as 8 test case oi the new law.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Business Men Take Up Arms.

Fl Paso. Texas. July 2.-Mayoi Mattus of Juarez. across the river from here. city officials and Comand. ant Ponce de Leon early to-day began gathering together at police head. quarters all heavily armed and troops and police are held in readiness to respond to a call to repulse an at. tack on the town. Merchants have been notified that they must protect their own property in case of trouble
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Castro sends Condolence.

Caracas. Venezuela, July 2.-Pres- ident Castro sent the following cable- gram to Mrs Grover Cleveland: The death of MT Cleveland is a cause of mourning throughout the entire continent. Venezuela express es its sorrow to you as the faitnfuf representative of Mir Cleveland's pub lie virtues"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
BAD MINE EXPLOSION.
It Is Reported That More Than 10C
 Are Killed.

Yuzovka, Russia, July 2.-Last evening a violent explosion of gas occurred in the Rikoysky mine in which $50 miners were at work. A hundred are reported to have been killed. The thousands of miners in the town are greatly excited because of the accident and troops have been hastily summoned to prevent the dis orders which are feared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
No Change in Condition.

Coopertown, N. Y, July, 2.-There is no change in Bishop Potter's condition since the last bulletin is- sued last night, except that the pa tient is growing perceptibly weaker. He retains consciousness and is re- ported to be cheerful. He is still free from pain. One of the news papers of the village suggests that out of respect to the noted patient the usual Fourth of July demonstra- tions be dispensed with.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Frnch catl,nlir- Rnr.

Bristol. July z-The French Roman Catholic parish .f St Anne. organized about a year sgo. has par chased a site for a church ediere h the center Q fthe town. with A front age Of Isa feet on Mesf street and zf0 feet on Gaylord street IL Is ex- pezfed that work on Fhe building xffI be started about AusIst I. Rev ]. P. Perrezult is the Dsstor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
crsutb eF Pav.

No enc formerly looked on with any pity or even horror at punishments uhBch are now found too dreadful for description. Men were broken on the wheel. were burned at the stake. were racked. were cut up alive. No one seems to have felt any pity for their szonies. Men vere put into nOisOme prisons. where. with bad air and in- suficient food. they died unnoticed and uHritiedL IL Is very different now. Human hearts are more tender
 The Demo-Tat rs now makInx . Sie magazine offer tn order to induce subscribers to pay in advance and so secure new su5scribers- For 4s cents a month. wi-ich is less than 2 cents a day. yon c.7 serare the Even ing Drmocrat and three ucnfhiy magazines. namrTy. spsre Moments. DresznakinE at Hor.e snd the Noth- CTS Hat.xine-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
I,abors at an End.

Cleveland, O., July 2.-After electing general officers for the coming year members of the Ma tional Education to-day rested from their labors. Depar ment meetings continued but there was no general session" The day was given over to sight seeing. From an educa- tional standpoint this years eonven- ton has been an unusual success but the a;tedance has dropped much below that which was antici- pated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Gorernment Wants Money.

Washington, July 2.--lt is under stood that the secretary of the treas ury will this afternoon issue cal for between twenty-five and fifty mil lion dollars of government money held by depositing banks and paya ble July l5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
Rai.ler. Ianurr.s.

Mexlco City. July 3.-Acccrdize to a disrafeh received here to-day tks suthori ies have captured snt Izfrfsc1e6 IS more of the vlezcz "a st4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02

El Paso, Texas, July Texas and Pacific passenger train that left here at 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon went through washout at Boracho, Texas. 130 miles east of here at 2: 15 this morning. The engine and two coaches went over an embankment and the engineer, fireman and num- Der of passengers are missing. Un- dertakers and a wrecker have been ordered out of here with doctors and another relief train has been ordered out of Toyah, Texas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
CITY NEWS.

Albert Clark died at the Brookside home this morning. The remains were taken to Bergin's morgue. The funeral will take place tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02

A trough of Iow pressure extend ing from Texas northeastwsrd to the lake region Is producing cloudy and shaEery weather between the R0cky mountains and the Niszssippi river. aud ia the western portion of the lake region ShouerS have also o. cured during the pzss twenty-foar hours on the south Atlantic coast
 The weather fn this vicinity will hs fair with slightly ioetr tsure-s- lures but high humidity, foIBOued by ncrsssIng cloudinex ed profs6iy c<1I showers by FriEaT aftsznoca . rixkk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
TRAINS IN COLLISION
Met Head on and Several Per. sons Were Killed and a
 Number Injured

Sedalia, Mo, July 2.-Missouri Pa cific passenger trains Nos 3 and 12 met in a head-on collision two and half miles east of Knobnoster, Mo, early this morning. Six or seven persons are reported killed and a large number injured.
 A message received by General Claim Agent Jones of the Missouri Pacific says that at least fifiyefi per- sons were killed in the head on col lision of trains Nos 3 and 12 between Lamont and Knobnoster to-day. Six or eight were seriously injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight: Friday fair. followed or showers in afternoon or night; light variable winds
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

Resisting the effort of information to enter it, it
seems to be the strong point of some heads. Pru-
dent people preach against the careless of ben
zn, and tor their pains get laughed at-until there
happens to be funeral in the family of the careless
one, brought about through the ignition of the ben
zn The other day old friends or ours was tell
ing his daughter and girl visitor of the danger
OF using BENIN about the house. The young people
did not seem to be much impressed the visitor
the treacherous fluid for all kinds of household pur-
poses, and without any harm ever having come to
them on account thereof. A few days later the
daughter went to call her erstwhile visitor and
learned that she out-out attending the funeral
OF a child of the family which had made common
practice of using BENIN. The child had been burned
to death a result of an explosion of benzne vapor
Some time ago a popular newspaper writer advised
the use of wood alcohol floor cleaner. We wrote
him some facts, and suggested that nasmuch as such
use OF wood alcohol had caused blindness, it would
be we'll for him to refrain from advising it, and also
to those who had read his previous directions
OF the danger. He referred to our letter in his de-
partment, but was inclined to make light of it. A few
days ago he again recommended the use of wood
alcohol for securing and polishing purposes, and
about the same time read in Massachusetts,
paper of lawsuit in that State growing out of the
loss OF the sight of one eye by man who had used
a l1nment containing wood alcohol, of the ni-
ment having come into direct contact with the mem
Der. Records of of loss of sight through the
handling of wood alcohol are so numerous and have
been widely published that it seems little short of
criminal for even a lay writer to advise the inds-
crm1nate use of this liquid and for manufacturer
or druggist to so advise seems nexcuSabe crime.
we believe 1t to be the common practice of druggists
to purchasers of the danger lurking in BENIN
and wood alcohol
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
Where the Gold Came From.

New York Evening Post: One of the interest
ing questions of our recent raid on London's gold
how that city managed to send us nearly seventy
million dollars of the precious metal in November
and still leave the Bank of England, the countrys
gold repository, with gold holdings seven and half
millions larger on November 80 than November
1. The November statement of the British Board
of Trade, gives the answer it is rather remarkable.
In all, Great Britain exported in November nineteen
million dollars gold than it imported. Of
the months SIS 900 total exports 900 were
shipped to the United States
Every knows that the gold from the
Transvaa1 and gold loan by the Bank of France
helped to make good this heavy loss; the official
figures show, however, only ten million dollars
ceived from South Africa and sixteen and half
million dollars from France. Whence did the twenty
nine million dollars balance of imports come? India
appears to have sent only 100000 and Australia
only 100000; therefore two Of Englands greatest
reliances failed her in the emergency During that
period of crisis Berlin was in financial straits yet
the Board of Trade figures disclose the extraordi-
nary fact that Germany sent to England in No
vember, $23 100000 gold, more than came from
any other single quarter. How did Germany spare
this gold? The question is perple><ing. None of it
could have come from Russia for the Imperial Bank
of ST. Petersburg reported as large gold holdings
at the end of the month at its beginning AS for
the German Imperial Bank, its specie reserve de-
creased only seventeen and half million dollars in
November. Is it conceivable that the American de-
mand, operating through London, actually drained
Germany's coin circulation?
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
The Deadly BENIN.

Literary Digest: 1t is often subject OF amazed
comment that although certain familiar confidence
games are so we'll known as to be even somewhat
threadbare subjects for JEST large number OF clt
zens continue yearly to be deceived and Heeced III
the good old ways Similarly the man who didn't
know it was loaded" continues to shoot his compan-
ion and the person who rocks the rowboat still man
ages to drown himself and his party. Likewise I'M
needed as The Druggists Circular New York;
complains, are the repeated warnings of the press
that benzn is explosive and that wood alcohol is
dangerous poison. Says this paper
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
r1r. Taft's Burdens.

Senator Dick, of Ohio when asked to declare him
self between Taft and Foraker for President said
am for Foraker, first and all the time and am not
looking for anybody's band wagon to climb into
Is it possible that Taft will be compelled to agree
to the return of Dick as we'll as Foraker to the
Senate? 1t will be a brave start for President Taft
to make in carrying out Roosevelt's policies when
he agrees to the continuance of Foraker and Dick
in the Senate, both of whom are opposed in toto to
those policies
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18

"Our course the earrings quite pretty" pouted
the spoiled wife, "but the stones very small"
"But my dear" replied the foxy husband. eff I'd
got larger they would have been out of all
proportion to the size of your ears."-Philadephia
Press
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-18
Curious Facts.

The largest quill toothpick factory in the world
is in Paris 1t started as a mandatory of quill
pens, but when these went out of style it changed
to its present business
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
Westerville.

George Kirkpatrick was a Sunday
evening caller on Joe Moran.
AGA Drake has been under the
weather with the grippe for the past
few days.
Albert Barthalow is going to start
for the Ozark Mountains next week
where he expects to make his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Vanderpool visit
ed at 7. G. Gilreaths Sunday.
The young people are taking quite
an interest in the meeting here and are
making arrangements to have prayer
meeting and Sunday school.
Jim Cole has been on the sick list and
Joe Bohall has been doing his chores.
Jim Garrell's family visited at Jim
Graves Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Jones visited Saturday
night with her parents.
Ely Starks has been quite sick the
past week but is better at this writing.
The young people met at Tommie
Gilreath's Saturday night to practice.
Cora Anderson visited with her sister
Grace last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
Saturday Matinee 3P. N. at the Lyric. Children SC.
r. F. D. 3.

Mrs. Lon Fulton and daughter, Mrs.
Suel Shaw, visited with friends at
Pleasanton Friday.
Lots of sickness in this vicinity, but
all are reported better at this writing.
Manchester Bros. will hold stock
sale on Monday, Feb. 10th.
j. H. Morgan and O. H. Reynolds are
filling their ice houses this week.
Jacob Piper has bought a piece of
land from L. A. Durell.
John Snyder, of High Point, the
lightning wood saver, is saving wood
in this vicinity.
A good many attended the phone
meeting at Leon Friday. Be sure
you are right, then go ahead.
Will Stout has rented the Judge
Harry farm and will take possession
March 1st.
Levi Cation and Lon Fulton attended
tho Brazelton sale at Decatur last
Wednesday,.
Henry Sparger, of Hamilton town
ship, has moved on the Will Fulton
farm, having rented it for the coming
year.
]. G. Smith visited few days last
week with his son, w. D. Smith.
We are all proud of our mail carrier
on Route 3. He never varies minute
and is always in good humor.
Willie Barlean is able to be up and
around after his recent illness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
R. F. d. No. 1.

J. W. Drury went to GAINESVILLE Sat.
urday.
Will Moore left one day last week
for All extended visit with his sister in
Nebraska.
George Davis and wife spent Saturday
at AL Sparger's.
Roy Drury and wife returned home
Sunday after two weeks visit in
Missouri. Lawrence Wilson and wife
accompanied them home.
Marion Davis and family visited one
day last week at Herd Davis.
Neva Moore visited the past week
with friends in Missouri.
Mrs. Slower spent Monday with her
mother, Mrs. Hill in Pleasanton.
Mary Sparger and Floyd Kirk spent
Sunday at4Marion Davis.
Mrs. Cora LaFollette, of Missouri,
came up and spent a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Moore.
Mrs. Jane Peaster and son Ezra re-
turned to their home in Wayne county
after weeks visit at Seth Davis.
Charles and Homer Davis accompanied
them.
Mrs. belong and daughter yelva
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs,
George Davis.
Ed Still and wife spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. j. j. Minor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
Terre .Haute.

James Butcher returned home We'd
nesday from Leon where he had been
the first part of the week. He was
called there to act as petit juror.
D. S. Slaughter delivered hogs at
Davis City Wednesday, price 81 per
hundred. A nice market under an
anti-race suicide administration isn't it?
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdowell
last week bouncing big republican
10 Id. boy. All are doing we'll except
John, and he is often caught smiling
and muttering by himself.
T. H. Sutherlin and Mr.. Frank Citizens
passed through our burg Thursday of
last week.
The K. X. K. man was in these parts
last week, SO there will be no more dis.
located shoulders or Grippe for several
days to come.
Jacob Miller has finished delivering
corn at Decatur.
Rev. G. P. Shaffner, the veteran wood
chopper and lumberman is about thru
with the getting up of his summers
wood.
Claudio Butcher, superintendent of
Burrell township schools is visiting
part of the schools when not busy with
Office work.
Roy Sutherlin visited in Terre Haute
Friday.
Rev. Ellers called at the Houdesheldt
home one day last week.
Thomas Butcher and daughter had
business in Leon Wednesday.
Cliff Wheeler will move on the Nc
Elroy farm this spring.
George Williams and family are now
moving on the Tom Gray farm now
owned by Fl. J. Rauch.
Miss Leta Smith has returned to her
home in Ringgold county after couple
of weeks visit in these parts with rela-
tives and friends.
Neighbor Stella Shaffner visited with
her sister neighbor, Mrs. M. E. Mullins
Thursday of last week.
The Seller Bros. were in Davis City
one day last week getting some repair
work done on their saw mill. Ed Teale
reducing the fractured parts.
Pete Ellers has been attending church
during these protracted meetings. He
says it's good to go regularly to service.
We wonder there isn't more doing like
wise as il is much needed here.
We heard that some one called the
preacher liar during meeting one
night last week. If it occurs again we
surely will publish their names for re-
member sometimes people get into
trouble giving the lie even in poker
game. See!
Old Pete, much valued horse be-
longing to Isaac Brown died last week.
The horse was of gentle, loving dis
position, great family driving horse
and will be greatly missed.
Mr.. Tollman and his two sisters at
tended the dance at Willie Butchers
Friday night.
John Smith, of st. Joseph, Mo-, is
visiting in these parts at the present
time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
Burr Oak Ridge.

Pleasant weather since the blizzard.
Moving seems to be the order of the
day.
Ben Chastain and wife, W. H. McCalla,
Lon Adams and their families were
Sunday visitors at G. E. Chastain's.
Willard Lille and Miss Leila Watson
were out calling on friends Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Chastain spent pleas
ant day at Lide Chastain's Friday.
Miss Minnie Hazlet visited Sunday
with Miss LAME Meek.
Perry Chastain visited Friday night
at Chas. Chastain's.
Ernest Hamilton delivered hay Friday.
Lon Adams and wife visited relatives
at Decatur one day last week.
Several from this vicinity attended
the sale at H. l.. Pease's Tuesday.
Mrs. Edgington and children also Roy
and George Chastain were Sunday Wis
itors at Royal Peters.
The house on Jess Rumley's place oc-
cupied by Seth Webster was destroyed
by fire one night last week. None of
the contents were saved. The occu-
pants scarcely escaped with their lives.
So far the neighbors have responded
literally.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
Weldon.

Will Erb made a business trip to
Leon Thursday.
Miss Bessie Wingett, of Murray, ar
rived here Friday for visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Camilla Thompson spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with the James
Mitchell family at Smyrna.
Marshal Hale went with P. II. Mitch
ellis car of goods to Jefferson, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brannon moved
the first of the week from the Kline
farm south of town to the Lovett farm
near Garden Grove and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark moved from Leon to the Kline
farm.
Dick Erb came down from Des Moines
last week and spent few days with
home folks but returned to his work
the last of the week.
Mrs. Milo Potter, of Pleasanton, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. c. r. Mitchell.
Miss Linnie Cranes went Ito Center
vile Friday where she visited relatives
until Tuesday.
Oscar Williams moved this week to
the P. II. Mitchell farm.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-02-06
pleasant Valley.

Mrs. George Virden was visiting with
Mrs. Calvin Citizens and Mrs. Thomas
Sutherlin one evening last week.
Several in this vicinity have been
having the la grippe.
Miss Oracle Dingman visited at Geo.
Virden's from Friday until Sunday.
Ernest Robb, wife and daughter Mary
were visiting at Adam Zikas Sunday.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the entertainment and box sup
per at Jack Oak Friday night. All re-
port nice time.
Mrs. George Virden was visiting with
Mrs. Adam Zika last Tuesday evening.
Jesse Cox and family moved on the
James Bonner farm Monday.
Johnnie Coffin ir. was visiting at the
home of Tom Roberts Saturday night
and Sunday.
Mrs. George Virden and daughter
Julia and sons Levi and Rollie and Miss
Oracle Dingman were visiting at
Charley Milsap's Saturday evening.
George Virden was visiting at W. A.
Hills over by Leon Sunday.
Miss Jesse Noble was visiting at
Charley Millsap's Sunday.
Henry and Horace Quigley and fami-
lies were visiting at Ora Blacks Sunday.
While Jack Dingman and girl at
tended church at Decatur Sunday night
someone took seven rings off of his har-
ness.
Ed Martin and his father were visit
ing at Charley Millsap's Sunday evening.
Levi Virden and Oracle Dingman
were visiting at the home of her uncle.
Henry Claud, Sunday evening.
Mrs. W. G. Campbell, of Pleasanton,
is visiting with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. George Virden, this week.
William Virden was visiting with
Jack Dingman Sunday night.