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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Unreasonable Hubby.

In the olden times woman in the
north OF Scotland went to visit her
husband who was condemned to be
hanged on the following day. The
doomed man began TO give his instruc.
tions to his wife preparatory to lid.
ding her farewell, when she broke in
upon the conversation and ex.
claimed; by the by John, whaur
will plant the tatties this Year,"
The unfortunate man, indignant at
the indifference OF his wife, ex
claimed. angrily: What need care
whaur ye plant them? I'm not likely
to need any o. them" "Hech," replied
the woman, turning to the warden
with a wag of her head. "oour Johns
huffed because he's gaunt to be
hanged the morn" and marched out
bf the cell
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
WHEN WEATHER is RAINY.
New Models for Wear on Intermit.
tently Wet Days.

Dressmakers are trooping home over
the ocean with their Paris spells and
that peculiar sound that thrills the air
is the last expiring gasp from papa's
pocketbook There are new designs
in dresses for rainy weather Wet
days. one dressmaker says. may be d.
vided roughly into two classes. the
hopeless and the intermittent, and
each presents its separate problem to
the woman who values her appear
ance. The hopeless day is easy to
deal with, but the internationally wet
day requires more careful handling.
Nevertheless. the dressmakers are
bringing home charming new models
in gowns and hats which will rob
such day of its terrors. The new
umbrellas are in either dark green.
dark mauve or brown shot silk, and
are finished with floral borders har-
monizing with the silk. They are
the prettiest novelty in umbrellas seen
in years.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
BEDS FINAL TOUCH
ADVICE AS TO THE SELECTION OF
A COUNTERPART.
AlLWhite Furnishings Mean Much
Trouble and Expense for Launder.
ing-"color Scheme" Has
Many Great Advantages.

Every woman likes to have dainty,
attractive looking beds. but for the
woman who does her own work and
the woman who must consider laun.
dry bills. bit of discretion Is neces.
sary when II comes to the choosing
OF counterpane
Some Of us still cling to the no
tlon that a beds furnishings must all
be white We banker after the curl.
ously wadded affairs in intricate
floral designs that gave 50 many
hours enjoyment to our grandmoth-
ers' industrious fingers; or we cast
covetous eyes upon the heavy hand.
some Marsellles Counterpart dis
played in the shops
These. however, are not only costly
in the beginning, but must go to an
expensive laundry or professional
cleaner when soiled so II madam
must have Whitehall white-and her
purse is limited, she would best buy
dimity or honeycomb counterpanes,
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
LEARN TO BREATHE PROPERLY.
Better Health and Greatly improved
Carriage Is Thus Acquired.

One OF the first things that the WON.
an who is earnestly endeavoring to
obtain beauty must seek TO learn is
how to breathe properly Have you
ever noticed that women who are
singers have prettily developed
bust, rounded waist. firmly set
shoulders. as well as an easy carriage
and a well-poised head? Not only Is
this seen In professional singers, but
notice your own friends who have gone
In for vocal culture for their own
pleasure and you will find that this is
true In almost every case.
A fine carriage is often mistaken
for a fine figure. The woman who at.
tracts notice holds her head wen up.
her shoulders back. and she walks
briskly and lightly. Another woman
may have a much better figure, but
she moves along with dropping head
and sloping shoulders and a slow.
heavy walk. You cannot breathe prop
erly with stopped shoulders.
Besin your breathing lesson In the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
RusslA's RED RECORD.
over Six Hundred Executed Since
January for Alleged Crimes.

st. Petersburg THE Rech has OBJ
tained and made public the official
statistics of executions in Russia dur
ing the year 1908 on sentences i'm
posed by the military courts. The
total is 627, of which "a we're soldiers
and 543 CIVILIANS.
The figures are considerably below
the earlier unofficial estimates. which
we're based on the condemnations re-
ported In press dispatches. According
to the official classifications, 453 per-
sons, or over 20 per cent, were
hanged or shot for murder or rob-
berry, accompanied by violence; So
men were executed for mutlny or
other offenses against military discip.
line. II for crimes against the states,
and four for desertlon. The Baltic
provinces took the lead in the num-
Der OF executions, with 1874 This
was due TO the final stamping out of
the Instruction
The Kiev regiment was next, with
81 executions. Odessa had 60, War.
saw c., and Moscow So
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
JEALOUS MAN MURDERS
HIS SUCCESSFUL RIVAL
Bride Of an Hour Witnesses the Kill
ing and Has Struggle with Muir
derer to Save Her own Life.

New Orleans. On her bridal tour,
which had begun scarcely one hour
before, and seated In a railrad coach
almost between her husband and
former sutton for her hand, Mrs Fred
Van Ingen saw the fash Of the suit
or's revolver. felt the sudden grip OF
her husbands hand as the bullet
struck and killed him. and then turned
and fought for her own life. When
the girl appeared about to become the
victim of a second bullet from the re-
volver, her uncle rushed up and
thrust his thumb beneath the hammer
OF the revolver, tanning the mechan-
ism and rendering the weapon harm
less.
The former sutton is F. S. Beauve
OF Plaquemine, La. where he was
taken from the train and placed un.
der arrest. The husband was Pro-
fessor Fred Van Ingen, a prominent
teacher of Alexandria, La, and a rel
alive OF former Governor Blanchard
The bride is the daughter OF James
NJ. Rhorer one Of the leading Off
clals Of Iberville parish. residing at
Baton Rouge. Beauye is "a years old
and Van Ingen was 20. The wedding
took place at Alexandria. Beauve
was in town, having arrived there, 1t
is reported, on the same day as Miss
Rhorer. When the bridal couple left
for New Orleans, he boarded the
train, and after a time sat In a seat
facing Mr.. and Mrs. Van lngen, with
the bride between him and her hus-
band. Passengers say Beauve talked
with the bridal couple just before the
shooting, and that his manner ap-
peared cordial. The young woman
had clasped hands with her husband
when Beauvre suddenly drew his re-
volver and fired After being dis
armed the young man quietly submit
ted to arrest
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Let Children sIeep Alone.

A child should never sleep with its
parents. The practice is bad at every
age, having not one redeeming fea-
ture. Moreover, the child shoule not
sleep with other children, II II is at
all possible for him to sleep alone.
When children sleep together there
are often chances Of their being slight.
ly injured in a number of ways. They
are often apt to kick each other out of
bed and in many cases the child fall.
ing on the floor may break a shoulder
or injure the arms, legs or head. Then
they often kick each other In their
sleep, giving and receiving numerous
bruises. Their limbs become wound
around one another and In the irrita
tion that results they kick on the
clothes. And they are often apt &c
give each other diseases.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27

which are light, dainty and almost as
easily Numbered as a sheet.
If she is willing to Introduce col
or scheme" into her bedroom, how
ever. her range of choice is very much
wider She can buy, ready for use, a
colored Counterpart in blue, brown or
mink which is lighter I'm weight and
much cheaper than the Marseilles'
but heavier than the dimity or honey
comb
If she has a taste for novelties and
time and talent for needlework she
can make herself covers of lowered
lawn or cretonne. Two or three, ac-
cordlng 10 the size of the bed, strips
of lawn sewed together and finished
all around with deep nounce make
an attractive substitute for a regula
ton counterpane The lawn, even the
cheapest grade is apt to wash well
and these covers are easily done up,
even by an amateur.
The cretonne covers are made In the
same way. but since the material IL
so much heavier many women pre-
fer to leave of the liounce, simply
making a deep hem at either end
The sides, OF course. have the sell
wedge of the material. Covers OF
this kind are usually tucked in after
the manner of an orthodox counter
pane. Cretonne has the knack OF
shedding dust and keeping clean for
long time. When the day of reck.
onng comes. as II must, 1t is well
to "set" the colors. by putting some
salt into the water in which the
cover is TO be washed.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
To Increase Coal supnlx.

Winnipeg important announce
ment was made here on Wednesday.
The Grand Trunk Pacific will con.
struct a second main line across the
three prairie provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, starting
from the present main line north of
Brandon. Manitoba. and running
thence across Saskatchewan to the
coal district OF southern Alberta, Civ
ing the railway second line through
the wheat fields of western Canada
but widely separate. From that point
the present main line runs northwest
To Edmonton
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Mexican ReyOIutIOnIsts convlot.d.

El Paso. Texas.-Charged with TO
menting revolution on United States
soil against friendly nation. Pre-
ciliano G. Silva and Lecardio The
vino were found guilty by a jury in
the United States court for the west.
ern section of Texas on Saturday.
Benjamin SILVA and Jose Maria Ra,
mirez were acquitted on the same
charge. Five alleged revolutionary
leaders were arrested in I'll Paso last
June, few days before insurrection.
airy outbreaks occurred in Mexico. AL.
legged inflammatory literature, arms
and ammunition, explosives and maps
we're seized by federal authorities at
the time.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Disastrous storms in the North.

Medicine Hat, saskatchewan The
first trains since Monday reached Hat
from the east last Saturday evening.
Riders got in from the district south,
stretching to the United States Dor
der, with fearful tales of hardships
created by the storm. Donald Cam.
eron, sheep-herder with two others,
were caught and forced to leave their
sheep to perish and seek safety them
selves. Cameron, however. became
exhausted and died. After sixty hours
without sleep or nourishment. the
other two reached ranch In safety
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
ENDS caresr Of Adventurer.

louisville, Ky.-Charles Joseph
Magnus, charged with being a De.
serter from the United States navy
and who says he recently married
Miss Ada German, daughter of the
late United States Senator Arthur p
German. was arrested at a local hotel
Wednesday night and placed in the
county jail. Magnus enlisted under
the name of Hart Love, and was
first class musician on board the
United States steamship Dolphin. He
viii be returned to the navy depart
ment. When arrested Magnus had
$4,000 in bonds and $4,000 In cash.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Bother Of DRESSING up.

Thackerays crossing sweeper who
Kept his carriage was not entirely a
creation of his imagination. | knew a
man who took his stand daily outside
public house, fetched cabs and did
odd Jobs. His relatives were very
wen on, indeed, and they persuaded
MIN to go and live with them.
After leading a life of luxury for a
couple OF months he reappeared one
day outside the public house. |, know
ing his circumstances, asked him why
he had left comfort for the cold pave
ment.
i had to-" he said. 81 stood II as
long as could, but when they wanted
me to dress for dinner every time they
mad company | chucked it."-Referee.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Sailors Full Of Hospitality.

TolSio.--The Japanese naval men
are loud In their praise OF the be-
havior OF the American sailors. The
last hours OF the bluejackets' stay
ashore, however, was rather disas.
trous TO the record OF inconsistencies.
Since midnight Saturday twenty-six
men have been reported missing, but
the majority OF these were picked up
Sunday and will be placed on board
the Yankton which sailed on Tues
Gay. No actual case OF desertion has
occurred, the sailors simply being
overcome by excess of Japanese hos
pitallty.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
REVOLUTION IN CHINA.
Plot to Assassinate Prominent Of
feials Has Been unearthed.

Amoy-The revolutionist plot which
was unearthed Saturday causes great
anxiety, the government officials fear.
ing that Its ramincations may be far
reaching. The object of the revolu-
tionists was the assassination of high
Chinese officials during the reception
to the officers OF the American fleet.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken and will be extended during
the stay of the feet here. and partic-
ularly during the functions. viceroy
Song OF Fuklen province, who arrived
here Saturday on the cruiser Hal
Yung, spent the night aboard the
ship.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Town Under Six Feet Of Water.

Oklahoma City, okla-A cloudburst
at Dale early Wednesday morning
caused rise In the Canadian river
that inundated its valley for several
miles between Shawnee and Mcleod
and washed away track on the Rock
Island, Missouri. Kansas & Texas
and Santa Fe lines. A cloudburst at
Perry caused the sudden rise OF all
the streams In that section and the
flooding OF several hundred acres OF
crops. A third of the town of Paw.
nee, with 1900 inhabitants, is GOV.
cred with six feet of water.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
New STYLES In Wells.

Among the new wells there Is one in
which the loosely woven net is of a
double or heavy thread and another
In which 1t looks like fine silk web.
The last comes dotted or plain and is
extra wide. Chinese embroidered
bands are especially useful this sea.
son for small reyers, vests, cuffs. etc.
The long-handled sunshade is super.
seeded by the very long-handled UNI.
brella, to aid in completing the direc.
toire turn OF fashion.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
A DAY OF HORROR.
Typhoon and Torrentlal Rains Bring
Death to Three Hundred.

Death to Three Hundred.
Manila.-Belated reports indicate
that the storm OF October 10 In the
Cagayan valley was the worst and
most destructive within the memory
of living inhabitants of the valley.
The official figures are not yet
available, as many places have not
been heard from, but It seems certain
that the number of deaths will reach
300.
There was heavy typhoon and
torrentlal rains throughout the val.
ley and in the mountains.
Rivers were flooded and many
places rose 10 a height Of thirty feet,
sweeping everything before them in
their rush to the sea. Hundreds OF
animals and houses were swept away
by the waters.
At Apart. which was almost com.
pletely under water the American
residents, headed by Lleutenants
Treadway and Clark, Postmaster
Foss and Engineer Clark, formed a
rescue brigade. which rescued scores
OF natives. taking many Off their
houses while floating down the river.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
A Double Tragedy.

Gulfport, Miss.-In a shooting az.
fray here. a cowboy. belonging TO a
wild west show, and Gulfport police.
man lost their lives. Lon Selby, the
cowboy, is alleged TO have ridden into
4 crowd of negroes, beating them over
the heads with the butt of his revol-
yer. Policeman Lee Variance started
In pursuit OF Selby, and the two men
we're lost TO view In a cloud OF dust.
Later their bodies were found near
the railroad each body bearing a
single bullet wound, and each mans
revolver containing one empty shell.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
WIRT'S FINE FOUNTAIN PENS,
D.50 to 5000. Sure to please yon.
PEMBROKE STATIONERY CO., Salt Lake CITY.
An Extended interval.

Two clergymen in a southern stats
were once discussing the process Of
sermon writing, when one OF them
remarked that the only really hard
propositions for him we're the intro
duction and the conclusion.
You remember" said he, "the ser
mon J preached at the installation OF
Brother Morley not long ago? Well,
] iattered myself that the exordium
and the peroration of that sermon
were pretty well done"
Yes" responded the other divine,
with faint smile. but, as remem.
Der, they were awfully far apart"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Hearst speaks 70 Germans.

New York.-To a throng OF several
hundred Of the German independence
committee, William II. Hearst and the
leading candidates OF the lndepend.
ence party spoke IN favor OF the per.
sonal liberty doctrines which the com.
mittee stands for at q reception in
the Hotel Aston Sunday Mr.. Hearst
said that While he was IN favor Of per.
Asonal liberty, be did not think that
The idea should be associated with ex.
cess and license. Thomas L. Hlsgep
IN his speech referred 10 the fact that
bis parents were horn IN Germany.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Another Prospeetor Loses His Life
In Death Valley.

Los Angeles Cal.-G W. Lewis
and S, f. Shankland who have just
returned from prospecting trip In
the Argus Mountains in Inyo coun
~ tell OF the discovery OF the dead
body OF a man, probably about 60
years OF age, who had persisted IN the
desert from lack Of food and water
h. r. Pratt was the name OF the man
found and notebook taken from a
vest pocket by Mr.. Lewis gave the
date the man started out 10 cross the
desert He had been dead nearly two
Inonths.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27

morning the minute you hop out OF
bed Raise to the half all the windows
In the room and walk slowly across
the room three times. with your hands
upon your hips and your chest held
nigh. Breathe from the abdomen.
This exercise should be taken before
any clothes, with the exception of a
warm cozy wrapper, have been put
on. After practiclng this exercise
which should not take more than ten
minutes every morning for a short
time you Will find yourself in better
health generally and with fuller
chest and bust and smaller rounded
waist.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
LIE Of governor Threatened.

Samburg. Tenn.--Because OF threats
against the life Of Governor. NJ. r.
Patterson, who is personally direct
ing the investigation OF night rider
depredations in this vicinity. the de-
tachment of troops assigned to safe.
guard him has been increased, and
additional precautions have been TAX,
en- to prevent any attack on the mil.
itary camp here. Threats were made
openly against the governor Friday
AS he passed store he was met by
jeers and verbal assaults. Several
persons shouted that he would not
live to run again for office.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
HIs sins BOUND Aim one.

New York.-Frank c. Marin. for
merly a well known Brooklyn law
yer. who was convicted of swindlng
Mrs. Caroline Barry, widow. out OF
$4,000. was ON Wednesday sentenced
to from fifteen TO twenty years In
the state prison. The swindle took
place thirteen years ago Marin
was finally traced to Honduras Later
he came TO Philadelphia and engaged
In extensive operations in cotton. file
was recently convicted In the United
States court in Pennsylvania OF
fraud In connection with thesb opera
lions.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
elrdIe Like MANS NE.

The newest girdle is made on the
same principle as mans tie. Il Is
offered in self colors and in stripes.
The ends are finished off in dark tas.
sells In the darkest shade OF the girdle.
Another fetching belt is of MORE
silk edged and finished with soft kid
or duh finished leather Those in
black with buckle of gun metal are
suitable with many kinds OF attire.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Expresslnn contemnt.

One Of the deputy clerks over at
the courthouse was angry with the
page OF his courtroom the other day
and wanted to express contempt oil
the pages mental capabilities. You
are wooden head" declared the
clerk. Why, II your brain was made
OF dynamite and some one should set
IL off the conclusion wouldn't muss
your hair!"--Indianapol Star
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Statesman Under Bonds to Keep the
Peace.

London. The case OF william
James Thone, Social Democrat mem.
Der Of parliament. against whom a
writ was issued last week, charging
that he had melted breach of the
peace by making a speech. In which
he advised the unemployed TO rush"
the baker shops rather than starve,
came up In the Bow street police court
on Saturday. Thorne was ordered by
the magistrate TO find sureties for his
good behavior for year, or to go to
jail for six months.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
New Thing in Stripes.

For two years the combination OF
self-toned stripes or those of solid
harmonizing oolors has been com,
monplaee design. Now we have new
thing in stripes Next to one Of a
solid color is another one of plaid
Each is about two inches wide.
The material In which IL is brought
our most conspicuously is called
plisse. II is quite soft, and the intro.
duetion OF this plaid stripe is not as
Earring as Il sounds.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Premier katsura Entertsiws Amerl
can Officers.

Tokio.--The dinner and ball given
Wednesday evening in honor Of the
visit OF the American feet OF battle.
ships by Premier Katsura at his res.
idence brought together about 1900
prominent people, including all the
American officers, who were invited
10 the ball The guests at the din.
ner however, were confined to those
holding official positions There were
no set speeches. Premier Katsura
proposed the health of President
Roosevelt and American Ambassador
O'Brien that OF the emperor OF Japan.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Salt Lake Route Officials Decide Upon
important Policies.

Los Angeles, Cal.-An important
meeting of the heads of the Salt Lake
Route was held here on Friday Pres
ident Clark arrived here from Je-
rome, Ariz,, where he had been in
speeding the working of the great
Clark copper properties j. Ross
Clark, vice president, and r. e..
Wells, general manager. OF the lines,
arrived on Thursday frqR Salt Lake
City. Matters OF freight traffic and
dinerentials were discussed and i'm.
portant policies decided upon.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
HANDING Him the lemon.

"out in Arizona" yawned the pretty
girl. 81 saw an artesian well drill that
had been digging away for weeks and
weeks. 1t reminded me so much Of
you"
WEAKLY" lisped the young man who
never glanced at the clock, In what
way?'
Why, it was such a chronic bore.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27

ering one egg, or in larger size for
Keeping three or four warm. On each
of the sides some pretty floral design
can be painted or worked in silks. and
the cording is caught up In four
loops at the top, which serve as a
handle by which the cosy can be lifted
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-27
Why Not2

Among the oldest personals ever In
serted In the society column was one
that appeared in a paper published 10
an eastern town. It reads as follows:
Mrs, Coulter, being confined to her
bed by illness, will not be at home
next Thursday, as usual" Harpers
Weekly.