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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
VERMONT MAN FOUND GUILTY.

Bennington. Vt, Jan. 1S.-Verdict Of
guilty of murder in the second degree
was brought in today in the case OF
Alfred Mahan, charged with the muir
der OF his 4-year-old niece. Ethel Ma
han at North Bennington. last sum.
mer. The penalty is life imprisonment.
1t was charged that Mahan had mis-
treated his niece and killed her to
prevent her from telling the fact.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
EVANSVILLE HAS BIG FIRE.

GAINESVILLE. Wis, Jan. 18.-Fire de-
stroyed the julius Marquesse ware
house early today. causing a loss of
a quarter million on tobacco stored in
cases. The fire seems of mysterious
origin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
Usual Result From
Speeding Automobile

Baltimore. Md. Jan. 1s.-George Bill
lups. proprietor Of Hillups hotel. Park
Heights and Heywards avenue. and his
wife was instantly killed early today
by being thrown from an automobile At
Park Heights avenue aad Pimlico road
entrance TO Druid Hill park. Mr..
Shaad. the driver and owner. stopped
At Billups' hotel and was taking Mr.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
LEES BIRTHDAY.

Richmond, Va. Jan. 1S.-In Virginia
and throughout the south tomorrow
the 101st anniversary Of the birth Of
General Robert f. Lee will be OBJ
served. Memorial services will be held
in the chuches and special exercises
will be conducted by the United Con
federate Veterans and the Sons and
Daughters OF the Confederacy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
EDITORS NUDE BODY FOUND.

Syracuse, Kans., Jan. 1S.-George
Satterthwaite, until three months ago
managing editor of the Wichita, (Kan.)
Eagle. was found dead near the rail-
road track two miles east of here. His
body was nude, investigation showing
that he had left his clothes two miles
away and walked in the cold and snow
TO the place where the body was found.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
WILL TRY BANKERS.

New FORK, Jan. 18.-Prosecution OF
the Brooklyn bankers in connection
with the recent failures will begin Mon
day. when the jenkins brothers will
be placed on trial for alleged conspir-
scy. 1t was the original intention to
lead Of with the trial of Director Will
liam Cow Of the Borough bank, but AZ
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
ISAAC N. HAscALL DEAD.

Omaha, Jan. 1S.-lsaac n. Hascall
at one time acting governor of Ne
brasla, and one OF the most prominent
politicians of this state. died today fol
lowing an attack Of paralysis. aged II
years
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

and Mrs. Billups out driving. Mr..
Billups asked him to speed his ma.
chine and in turning a curve at the
entrance to the park the machine skid
ded and upset. Mrs. Billups landed be-
tween the trolley car tracks and Mr..
Billups on one OF the tracks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
HOUSE MEMBER
FAVOR r.
Poll Indicates His NOminatiOn.=.ROOSevelt no
Longer Considered Possibility
by Congressman

Martin W. Littleton. Cows counsel. is
also attorney for Harry X. Thaw. the
Cow case has been postponed until
the completion of the Thaw trial.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

The senate committee on foreign re-
lations recommends that more than
$l2,000.000 be remitted from the in
demnity exacted of China following
Boxer outrages.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
TElEGRAPhlC NEWS
TERSELY BRiEFED

A Toledo judge has decided that
wife Is not bound either legally or
morally to kiss her husband when his
breath is tainted with liquor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
coPpERs TO HAVE FACES TOOK"

New York, an. 18.-Orders to pho
tograpb all members of the entire po.
lice department of the city was issued
by Police Commissioner Bingham.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

District Attorney Sims OF Chicago Is
in Washington preparing to rush the
pending rebate cases against the Stand
ard Oil company. In which nnes aggre-
eating $6s.O00,0O0 are possible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Go to the ant. thou sluggard; al
though she doesn't make any noise In
the world, she isn't buried at the OK
penSe Of the county
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Styles sometimes make handsome
woman look otherwise.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Authorities of Cripple Creek made
several raids on alleged blind tigers
Thursday and number of gamblers
arrested.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

The senate Wednesday passed the
house bill permitting second entry OF
homesteads. amending 1t. however. by
substituting the bill recently reported
by the senate public lands committee
which enlarges the scope Of the house
bill 80 that "any person who has here
tofore lost or forfeited his homestead
entry through no fault or neglect OF his
own, or who was unable to perfect his
entry because Of an honest mistake af
to the character or location Of the land
entered. shall be entitled to the bene
fits OF the homestead laws as II tbs
former entry had not been made"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

gerous journey when the train ap-
preached. To save her life she jump
ed. She was So years old, and the re-
suit OF her injuries uncertain.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Man grumbles most where he is
treated best-at home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
MINERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

Monongahela, Pa, Jan. 1s.-Miracu-
lously escaping death by cremation or
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
JocULAR JOTT,NGs.

you say he made his wealth by
honest toil?"
Every cent OF IT,"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Paul Sours has been reappointed
postmaster at Denver. A wise coaclu-
sion on the part of the powers that
be"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Aunt Sarah" Bryant. colored wom-
an. said to have been 1875 years old.
died at Guniiison. She was born a
slave in Missouri and had lived in
Gunnison twenty-five years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

When troubles start they come ones
way like q string OF beads.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

A brother OF Count Szechenyi ar
rived In New York and Indignantly de-
nies that there has been a marriage
settlement between his family and the
Vanderbilts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
CRISP COLORADO
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

The prohibition wave is spreading
in several of the eastern counties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

The first sequel to the fight between
Count Boni de Castellane, the divorced
husband Of Anna Gould, and Prince
Helie de Sagan. his cousin. occurred
in the correction court Wednesday
when Count Boni and Count Jean de
Castellane, his brother, appeared to
answer to the charge Of assault. Count
Boni admitted that he had spat in
the fact of his cousin. hut only after
provocation. Count Jean maintained
that he was in no wise connected with
the fight. The hearing was continued
until February 4.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

an. said to have been 1875 years old,
died at Gunnison. She was born a
slave in Missouri and had lived in
Gunnison twenty-five years.
In the senate Wednesday bill was
passed providing for increasing the
cost limit of the federal building at
Colorado Springs from s275,000 to
$3.50. 900. the increase to be employed
in substituting granite for sandstone in
construction.
Edward Townley. aged %. was
drowned Wednesday afternoon while
hunting ducks on Terry lake. four and
half miles north of Longmont. 1t
is thought that he shot duck ald
went out on the ice to get 1t, the
ice breaking and letting him fall
through. The body was recovered this
evening. He was son of John Town
ley. a farmer. who has lived in this
section many years, and was well
liked.
Aroused by the effort of the sugar
factories Of the Arkansas valley to cut
so cents per ton from the price paid
the farmers for beets. the Vlneland
Farmers association has issued an ap-
peal to the beet growers in that sec
fIop uhetbar mann hars nf tho orpant-
cation or not to withhold their sigma
lures from contracts for 1908 until such
time as the farmers of the valley can
enforce their demands on the sugar
factories for maintaining the price of
beets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Because Mrs. Della Johnson did not
like the way Judge Grove and Assist
ant City Prosecutor James w. Breen
dispensed justice in the Harrison
street police court. she came armed to
the court room and when It was sug.
gested that she pay the IS fine assess
ed at preyius hearing she let fly two
eggs of vintage long gone by. The
display OF temper cost Mrs. johnson
sos. a fine OF IS which had been i'm
posed upon her being raised to 800
and 30 days in jail.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Pursuant to the determination Of
the government to make the Transvaal
80 hot for Asiatics that those now in
the country will be driven out, fifty
prominent Asiatics were arrested.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

The appeal made by We're st. Leger
Goold and his wife, Marie Violet, for
revision OF their sentence has been
rejected. Early in December Mr.. Goold
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
and Mrs Goold was sentenced to death
by the guillotine for the murder OF
Emma Levin at Monte Carlo last sum
mer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20

Walter Wellman says "the interests
in New York will try TO prevent the
Endorsement of the Roosevelt policies
and the nomination of Roosevelt can
didate at Chicago. but have not yet
united on q man.
The Press., 1908-12-02
WORTH KNOWING.

To remove Pimples, Black heads, BIotch, and all forms of Skin ernp- tions is, arcoIding to 8 we'll known Physician, a very easy matter; he sa,s that many are atfi ioted with some one of the above ailments, and are sul ject to great deal of embarrass- ment nu account of the uusightly ap- pearance which they present, and teco,nme nds the following simple, harmless and inexpensive treatment G1 to your Druggist aud get this prescr pIion filled: ClearoIa one- half ounce, Ether one ounce, Alco.lol seven ounces; mix, shake we'll aud apply to the parts affected aight and morning. allowing it to remain for at least ten minutes. then wipe off tie powder from the skin. Use a soft cloth or sponge in applying the mix ture, and in from ten days to two weeks your face will be smooth and clear as a marriage bell Get the Pure Clearola, which is only put up in one half onuce packages. Ask to see it
The Press., 1908-12-02
A WOMAN'S BACK.

The Aches and Pains Will Disappear
 if the Advice of This Stafford
 Springs Citizen Is Followed.
 A woman's back has many aches and pains.
 Most times 'tis the kidneys fault
 Backache Is really kidney ache;
 That's why Doan's Kidney Pills cure it.
 Many Stafford Springs women know this.
 Read what one has to say about 1t.
 Mrs. Thos. Simmons, living on Center St., Stafford Springs, Conn |, says: 1t is now some time since l used Doan's Kidney Pills, but have not forgotten what this remedy did for me. had been suffering from backsche and pains in my sides for a long time, and the least cold I con- traoted made my trouble worse. As all my symptoms pointed to kidney disorder and having heard so much about Doan's Kidney Pills, procured a box from Eaton's drug store and began their use. am glad to say that they acted just as represented and gave me prompt relief. have had no occasion to use Doan's Kidney Pills since. and consider them a most efficient remedy" :"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster. Milburn Co.,. Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan' sand take no other.
The Press., 1908-12-02
Only a Misunderstandino

Several years ago in well known wholesale house in big manufactur. Ing town an old bachelor bookkeeper, who had been many years with the firm, suddenly announced that he was to be married.
 The partners gave him weeks holi- day, and his fellow clerks raised a little purse and presented it to pay the expenses of his wedding trip.
 A couple of days after the wedding one of the members of the firm went down to seaside resort, and there, lounging about the parade and appar- ently enjoying himself immensely, he saw his recently married old book keeper. but alone
 ''Where's your wife?" asked the prin- cipal
 She's at home," was the reply.
 But thought you had money given you for wedding trip?"
 'So I had" was the reply, but I didn't understand that 1t was intend ed to include her"-Pearson's Weekly.
The Press., 1908-12-02
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
tltems of local interest taken from the columns
 Of The Press, thirty years ago.l
December 5. 1878.

Tueeday was one of those pleasant days which have been so infrequeni the past month, and a goodly audience gathered at Grace (Episcopal) church to witness the services of consaeration which began at II a. m., when the bishop and clergy in robes passed from the vestry and were met at the door of the chancel by the wardens and vestrymen. and proceeded up the central aisle to the altar, the clergy and people repeating alternately suit able selections from the Psalms Then came prayer and address by Bishop Williams, followed by reading the sentence of conservation by the rector. Rev. F. J Hawley, D D in which the church was declared to be snr rendered to tine bishop, free of debt or iucumbrance Morning prayer was then offered bS Rev. Vim. B Buckingham Cf St. James church, New London, W hn was the first re, toI in. n.charge of Craze miss OH; l lesson by Rev. $ 0 Se>mou of Trinity church, Nulw oh: 2l son l., Rev E H Randali oi F miI'i; cunciudint morning pIa>+r hA Rev D.. :. H GiesS of Clnlsi hurch, N'I~nt i; singing; q, ut con nLnttn AelVlte tA the liloi, kev. Dr b Il Dtsi.on uI Meridsn reading rsr epistlt singing of 1OUth Psalm co be juytul. al ). lands y The sermon fotloAed, by Bishop Williams, from the text, "Wllat mean ye hy this r, ice :?
 Warren H. Baker las resigned the positi,n ot superintendent of the Home and Tuckerville mills at Staffoidville.
The Press., 1908-12-02
An Agaravatinq A Boy.

Lord Curzon exhibited brilliant dual tiles both at Eton and Oxford. At the same time he was by no means Il quiet, studious boy when he attended the famous public school One of the mathematical masters there told how Curzon gave him more trouble than my boy he ever taught He was in- cessantly playing the fool and rag gfng' and apparently paid no attention to what I was teaching. But what made him more especially aggra vating was that, whenever I came down on him suddenly and asked him to go through some difficult problem that ! had been explaining, he never failed to give me a perfectly lucid and sat 1sfactory proof. And very often he was the only boy in the class who could. ."-PearSOn'S Weekly
The Press., 1908-12-02

killed three or four days ahead of time and hung up to freeze, had been cut down and devoured by cats, and to save himself from reproof the hired man had killed peacock and hung 1t fin its place.
 And so you see 1 had to saw and 1ab," explained the widow as the wid over was sent for.
 "Y-e-s, I see.''
 And you would also have had to saw and jab."
 Yes"
 "And though you went away you didn't miss your turkey"
 "N-o."
 "And all things considered''-
 "Yes, all things considered"-.
 The deacon's fur had to be rubbed the right way for time, but he purred at last. and on this Thanksgiving day he will do the carving and his wife will pass the cranberry sauce.
The Press., 1908-12-02
&1OO Reward. &1On.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all It's stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu- tional disease, requires constitutional treat- ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur- faces of the sys' em, thereby destroying the foundations of the disease, and giving the pa- tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doirg it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in it's curative powers that they ofrer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
 Address P. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation. s-e
The Press., 1908-12-02

aS you must know" interrupted the deacon, with considerable asperity. Don't jab the fork into the bird like chat. That's like a hired man jabbing q pitchfork into a heap of hay"
 "I was not jabbing. In order to start carving you must get a firm hold of the bird.
 'Then take it by a leg"
 "Neveri How would you look hold ing the bird with one hand while you sliced away with the knife? If you have always carved that way'-
 ''I have. and it's the only way to carve. There-you are jabbing again! One would think you were a soldier bayoneting an enemy"
 Deacon Silas Lapham, you arc talk ing like q childi When I think need to be told how to carve a turkey l will call on you for advice simply get 6rm hold with the fork and them
 "And then Jab. Jab. jab. A woman has no business with the carving knife and fork when there 1s a man present will carve this turkey"
 "I beg your pardon. but you will sit there and see me carve it. Don't for get that am in my own house and that l am still my own boss"
 You invite me to dinner and then humiliate me, do youT' shouted the deacon as he showed back his chair.
 "Now. don't be a schoolbOy," chided the widow as she nOurished the knife around. Having got firm hold with he fork, now proceed to cut around the thigh joint-thus."
 "But you are saving instead of cut tin6."
 "NO. I'm not"
 ''WidOW Henderson!'
 Deacon LaphamF'
 "If l was a swearing man.
 'YOu'd get of a swear word on this occasion Yes. you look as if you were swearing to yourself. this minute"
 'I haIn't sworn . single swear, but when man has to sit here and see a Thanksgiving turkey jabbed and poked and stabbed and sawed and butchered the Lord would surely forgive him for one or two swear words"
 Deacon Silas Lapham." she replied as he<rested from her labors, "I said I could carve a fowl"
 ''rhen why don't yOur'
 T am doing 1t. and if you would kesp quiet for i've minutes I''-
 This is too much, widow-too muchF' said the deacon as he started Reinforcement and hat "You Invite nc here and then insult me- I heard ahoutst0ur Obstinacy"-
 "And heard about yours"
 "And your wretched temper'-
 Same to you"
 ''But I thought 1t . islander. Now. however. I can no longer doubt"
The Press., 1908-12-02
At Iaak.

Mrs. Silas Bennett was a philoso pher. On a certain dismal occasion some of the neighboring women were eondoling with her. With commend. able cheerfulness she replied:
 i've raised four girls an three boys, expectin' every time they'd be twins and red headed like their Grandpa Ben nett, an yet they ain't.
 An I've worried consid'b bIe over smallpox breakin' out in my big fam fly. So fer 'tain't.
 Hast summer durin' July an August an mebbe part of September I was real meloncholic. fearin' I'd got an ap- pendix. but I guess l ain't.
 "An' through it all it never onct oc- cured to me that I'd be the one to fall through them rotten old meetin' house steps an break my leg in two places. but be"
The Press., 1908-12-02
A Valuable Milestnn.

A well known novelist was touring through Lancashire in order to learn something of the lives of the inhabi ants when he came upon an old man breaking stones on the roadside and thinking he might gain some knowl edge from him, addressed him thus:
 "How far is it to Fleetwood. III, man?''
 You'll see a milestone a bit farther on," was the gruff reply.
 "What's the use. if I can't read ?'' said the novelist. eager to draw the old man into conversation.
 'Then it'll just suit you, for there's nowt on it, said the old fellow.-Lop. don Graphic.
The Press., 1908-12-02

Neither can T."
 "It was my place to carve that tur- key. Tn your obstinacy you continued to saw and jab and butcher without regard to my feelings. My only re- course is to bid you good day and take my hat and leave"
 eff you will act like a boy, can't help it."
 And never come again." finished the deacon as he got on his over coat.
 The widow ate her Thanksgiving dinner alone, but that turkey was never carved to form a part of it. After the deacon's departure she re- turned to the carving knife and even tually managed to saw off a piece of the meat, but she had no sooner tasted it than she started for the kitchen to interview the hired girl
 1t was three OF four days before the mystery was solved, for there was a mystery. The turkey, which had been
The Press., 1908-12-02
A PERSONAL APPEAL

If we could talk to you personally about the great merit of Foley's Honey and Tar, for coughs colds and lung trouble, you never could be induced 10 experiment with unknown preparations that may contain some harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and Tar costs you no more, and has a record of forty years of cures. A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-12-02
MRS. MoRANEY,E EXPERTENCE,

Mrs N. McRahey. Prentiss, Miss, writes: Il was confined to my bed for three months with kidney and bladder trouble, and was treated by two physicians but failed to get relief. No human tongue can tell how suffered, and had given up hope of ever getting well until began taking Foley's Kidney Remedy. After taking two bottles felt like new per- sen, and feel 1t my duty to tell suffering women what Foley's Kidney Remedy did for me-" A. Jacobsen..
The Press., 1908-12-02
A E1i.nd In N..d.

'Loan me j .!n.!:,r old man said the actor I'm bungry'
 I'm broHc myself" responded the stage man's'r hut I'll p;t you on iu the bill tonight. We have an eating scene"
 Man. " sta:vn before night"
 ''In that ,T,sr E''l call tt rehea rsal."
The Press., 1908-12-02
Addinu to His oHenslveness,

The man who told us so is always doubly offensive if he comes around after the arrival of our troubles and tries to look as if he had forgotten All about it-Chica9o Record. Herald
The Press., 1908-12-02
A Bushes. Matter.

She-Here is your engagement ring. Henri cannot marry you; love an- other. He-What Is his name? She In heavens name. you won't kill him. will you? He-Oh. no; but thought I might do a deal with him with this ring.-Saurire
The Press., 1908-12-02

More people are taking Foley's Kidney Remedy every year. It is considered to be the most effective remedy for kidney and bladd r troubles that medical science can devise. Foley's Kidney Remedy cor reets irregularities, builds up worn cut tissues and restores lost vitality. It will Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-12-02
PessIbiy.

Possibly the, fact that the optimIst sees the dOughnut and the pessimis! the hole Is due to the further fact tha the optimist has mostly doughnuts and the pesslmist mostly hoIe.-Puck.
The Press., 1908-12-02
WiIlina to Tell.

"One-half the world doesn'. know how the other half lives" declared a notorious lady gossip
 That isn't your fault" quietly oh. served ore of her auditors
The Press., 1908-12-02
NEW, FULL STOCK OF American Seal Paint.

This season and last have sold paint enough for sixty seventy hOuses and can refer you to lot of satisfied customers. Get color card and let me tell you about the goods and the company who make them.
The Press., 1908-12-02
The Mean Part,

Phil o. Sopher-Don't worry. old man Chickens always come home to roOst, you know Discouraged Friend Yes. after they have laid their eggs In some other fellows barn.-Judge
The Press., 1908-12-02

Bad breath has probably bro en of more matches than had temper, and that 8 a good many. The best cure for bad breath Is the tonic-laxative, Lane's Fami. ly Medicine ,
The Press., 1908-12-02

Irritation of the throat and hoarseness are relieved immediately by two or three little swallows of Kelnp's Balsam, the best cough cure. Grip patients should make a note of this 5
The Press., 1908-12-02

When Willie saw peacock for the nrst time he said to his mother:
 "Oh, mamma, you should have seen 1t! Electric lights all over the ferns and turkey underneathY'-Deline
The Press., 1908-12-02
Social Analogy.

Mrs. Subbubs-That Mrs. Newcome just moved into the Dudley's old house on Saturday, so called today. MT. Subbubs-Well. well. how like poker this social game is. Mrs. Subbubs-How do you mean: MT. Subbubs-Why, In poker you also "calr' when you want to see what the other persons got Philadelphia Press.
 Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years No appetite, and what did eat distressed me terribly. Burdock Blood Bitters cured me."-J. H. Walker, Sudbury. Ohio.