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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
Woman Can't Desert Crank.

Trenton, \. J., Feb. 3.-Charles F.. Gummere, chancery master. decided that 1t is no excuse for a wife to for sake her home because her husband is cranky at breakfast and throws his coffee and rolls about the table. In this decision he recommends the grant ing of a divorce to George Sauer, who sued hls wife for separation on the ground of assertion. Mrs. Sauer de- clares her husbands morning ill tenn per drove her from home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
lip,on's Representative Killed.

New York. Feb. 3.-David Barrie, Sir Thomas Lipton's representative in this country when the Irish baronet raced Shamrock I. and Shamrock II. for the America's cup. was killed in the Jersey Central depot. in Jersey City, slipping on the ice and falling in front of To- comotIve. which crushed him. Mfr. Barrie was on his way home to Cram ford. x. l.. at the time of the accident.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
New Haven Road Cuts Hours of wort

New Haven. Conn. Feb. 3.-A re'iuc- tion in hours as a means of economy has been made by the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad in It's re- pair shop here. the change being that coo men who have been working nine hours a day on ten hours pay for the full week will. until further notice. work but eight hours a day for i've days a week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
"A RACE FOR LIFE"

In projecting plays of the most sensational melodramatic complex ion, Theodore Kremer has never yet got left at the post, and in "A Race For Life"-his most recent thriller and a thoroughbred one at that--has made such a good start that win ming finish is most likely. It must be left to the stage to tell the story of the plot, which 1t is booked to do at Polls Wednesday, matinee and night with the assistance of realistic and adequate scenes and settings, and a company carefully selected. Popu- lar prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
Farm Boy , Eu,ur. EIn.neisr.

woodbury. \. T. Feb. 5.-Chsries Budd. a young farmer hoy. wko had besn working ct Lesgue Island but vas Ish oT. took vhat ready money he hsd. vent into Maryland. bought I.40s1 hushels of corn at g cents a bnshel. inclBzing the freight to this cify. where he readily sod t ct g eeats nsttizx SO ls c fsw hozrA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03

are no rigorous conditions connected with the affair. The joke must be of a local matter and must be mailed to the committees post office box, No 25, by February 10. It is, of course, he purpose of the minstrels to use some of the best of the jokes, but the authors of them, of course, will not be made known.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
EIKs- MINISTRIES

In inzugurating a contest for the best local joke the management 1f the EIks' Minsfrsls. Which viii show at Polls Oa Fsbruzry q and zs. De- lssvss that the public will hecoms Interested The ranzEe- rs4ut viii award a prize of @ for the nest. a f0r the next best. znd sl eseh for the naxt Ave best There
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03

Bert Barber of Elton, Wis, says: "I have only taken four doses of your Kidney and Bladder Pills and they have done for me more than any other medicine has ever done. MT
 Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are sold by Buckingham pharmacy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
FINDS KELSEY GUILTY
Fleming Sustains Charges Made
 Against Insurance Head.
HE RECOMMENDS DISMISSALS
Governor Hughes Investigator As serts Fourteen of the Nineteen Ac- cusations Submitted Are Proved.
 Calls For Complete Reorganization.

cusations Submitted Are Proved.
 Calls For Complete Reorganization.
 Albany, N. Y., Feb. 3.-Guilty of in efficiency, incompetence trustfulness and ignorance is the verdict rendered against Superintendent of Insurance Otto Kelsey by Matthew c. Fleming in an exhaustive report to the governor of his probing of nineteen charges against the head of the states most important bureau. On fourteen of the indictments sub mitted Fleming declares Kelsey con- victed. So sweeping are the accusa- tions that the governor is expected to transmit them to the senate, with second demand that Kelsey's head shall fall. And with it he is deter mined shall go those of many deputies and subordinates whom Fleming de- scribes as having either determined Kelsey's attitude and policy" taken things easy or been reinstated by Kelsey after being discharged by his predecessor for drunkenness.
 Reasons Found by Fleming.
 The counts on which Fleming finds Kelsey at fault are:
 Failure to reorganiZe the insurance department after the exposure of the New York, Mutual and Equitable Life scandals of 1905. Failure to enforce the law. Neglecting to look after decrease in deferred dividends.
 Neslecting to require an apportion- ment of assets.
 Permitting false bookkeeping by in surance corporations.
 Permitting continued payment of bo- nuses after they were prohibited by the statutes of 1906
 Permitting injustice to small policy holders in connection with loans.
 Failure to require full, true and hon. est reports from the companies.
 Failure to compel sale of stocks, notes and collateral trust bonds
 Allowing Thomas F. Ryan's Equita ble company to hold Ryan-Belmont Traction, Rockefeller Rogers Gas and Hartman Union Pacific speculative stocks.
 Permitting the Mutual company to hold Illinois Central stock to help E. H. Hartman out in his Wall street raids.
 Failure to inquire into the use of companies funds in the insurance cleo tions.
 Failure to take prompt action on in- dustrial insurance irregularities.
 Failure to require an apportionment of the surplus of the Equitable, Mu- tual, New York Life and other cor porations.
 Failure to secure for policy holders the benefits of mutuality. -~
 Charges Not substantiated.
 These charges are declared not sub stantiated:
 Failure to brand Hartman as dis qualified to hold office in any insur- ance corporation.
 Permitting lying advertisements.
 Refusing information to stockhold- CTS.
 Permitting the existence of "Nylic" as a means of paying bonuses and per hitting determinations in dividends against deferred dividend policy hold CTS.
 Fleming calls for complete reorgan- ization of the department and the throwing out of practically everybody identified with 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
NOTICE.

Dr Arthur D. Variell has removed his office from Apothecary Hall build ing to 25 Central avenue, opposite Leavenworth hall. 1916
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03

If your property is for sale, find a purchaser through the want column of the Democrat; 8 days for 25 cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
THE BEST JOKES

The Elks' Minstrels. which vii show at Polls. Monday and Tussdal evenings. February z4 and zs. VII par ten dollars l1el in cash for what is judged by the manags1en. to be the besf local Jokes. 4 frs prize of g. secnnd pri1e Of fs ant five pFtzes oE 81 each All jokes t be considered rnllss se in the hands d the committes befoFs February 10 1sos. Addrsss. Boz SIS. eIu.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-03
If It's Made of Rubber,
 We Have It.
Rubber Footwear

Bear in mind that we are headquarters for Rubber foot wear of all kinds. We do not handle cheap or poor Rubbers, but sell the best for the same or less than others ask for the poorer kinds.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
A Travelling Man Received tbe Thanks of Every Passenger
 in the Car.

l must te you my experience on an
 East bound .. R. X N. k. K. train rom Pendleton to LeGrande. Ore
 writes Sam A. Garber, a well know,n travelipg man. ''I was in inc smoL- Ing department with some other trav
 ilng men when one of them went ont mo the coach and came back and salu; % Ihere Is woman sick unto ueath m the ear, l at once got m. and went out, found her very ill witb cramp colic, so bad, in fact. that was almost afraid to take tha risl.. her hands and arms were drawn ,,,, so you could not straighten them ans with death like look on her faaN n
 TWO or three ladies were working gs;tl her and giving her whiskey. I want ", te
 my sult case and got my hottla " Shamberlain's Colic. Cbolera aa
 Diafrhoea Remedy q never travel Wlthout lth ran to the water tanL ,,t double dose of medicinein in tha e,l as,l se' poured some water in 1t and stirraS .Sss !, "t'n q pencli; then had quite a time so gee tns ladies to let me give fl to i'eis pue ! succeeded. l could at onca see me ehect and ] worked with her rubbing her hands, and in twsnt,, nel minutes gave her another dose Py this time we were almost jnto r
 Grande' where was to leave tbe t,ai a.0 l gave the bottle to the husband z ,a "'li. t- used in case another dose shN,,1S " needed, but by the time the b.ai,, oe into Le Grande she was all right a"g l received the thanks of eyerS " a'lu ger m the car For sale bv, Drug Co.,, and all dealers '"oAsoh
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
MARCH IN 4 PARADE
NOT AN ACCIDENT MARRIED THE MARCH OF c. A. R. MEN
 AT TOLEDO.
THE RANKS ARE THINNING VERY RAPIDLY
Number In the Line In Wednesdays Parade Estimated at From 5000 to 12,ooo--Msny Marchers From ono and MIchigan--step of the o'd ne roes Was Firm--Fine Weather.

Toledo. O.. Sept. 4-The Grand Army parade Wednesday was remark able for the absence of accidents ana cases of exhaustion, and for the good order which prevailed, not only among the dense crowds, along the line oi march, but throughout the city. Mayor whitlock stated that despite the crowd of 100000 visitors there had been fewer accidents, fewer misde- meanors and less work for the police generally than on any average day or the year. The weather was of the made-to-order variety. bright sunlight and a temperature comfortably below the summer average To this fact was due the lack of activity at the two emergency hospitals. Aside from veteran who was slightly bruised by being hit by an ambulance, there were no accidents and not more than dozen visited the hospital as the re- suit of fatigue. All were able to leave after resting.
 Estimates of the number of veterans III iIttt Ndileu HUH osOVV tO lSsVNV' The various posts marched with half a block between them and the depart ments were even further apart. There was good ten feet separating each row of marchers, and it was this lib erality of space which made 1t require four hours to pass the reviewing stand. Fully half the veterans wore the badges of either Michigan or Ohio.
 Some veterans carried camp stools over their arms and whenever there was halt they promptly sat down, to the envy of their comrades.
 While there were details of the pie ture which appeared strongly to sym pathy for declining years, it was on the whole cheerful sight. For the most part the step of the men was firm, their faces betrayed eager inter est and they seemed to be enjoying the applause and the familiar fife and drum music without thought of their years. Many and many veteran, vowing himself good for another war, pranced and danced along, to the vast approval of his comrades.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Oklahoma Democrats.

Tulsa. Ok, Sept. 3.--Oklahoma Dem. ocrats in state convention Tuesday declared for the sale of the state school lands as soon as practicable, and, while indorsing the Billups dis pensary law as an effective measure for inforclng statewide prohibition, declared the subject to be now before the voters of the state for a non-par- tisan settlement on referendum vote. The platform further declares for the purchase of the segregated coal and asphalt lands and the sale of the sur face of those lands in small tracts, and pledged the party to the conser- vation of the states natural resources
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
NEW COMET DISCOVERED.
Prof. Warehouse of Drake University
 the Lucky Finder.

Lake Geneva. Wis. Sept 4.-Direc. tor Edwin B. Frost of Yerks obser- yatory Wednesday night announced the discovery of new comet through photographic observations made by Prof. D. w. Warehouse of Drake uni versity of Des Moines. The presence of the comet was revealed Wednesday upon development of three photo graphic plates exposed in three cameras Tuesday night. It is clearly defined and has tail several degrees long and was found in the constella- ton Camelopardus. remaining above the horizon throughout the night. Its position was 3 hours and 20 minutes of right ascension and 66 degrees north declination. The visual bright ness, Prof Warehouse said, could not be stated until after further observa- tions had been made. but will prob ably be visible through an opera glass. The new comet. he said, had no con. nection with Halley's comet. Prof Morehouse has been engaged during the summer in graduate work at Yerkes' observatory in astronomical photography under direction of Prof Barnard.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
An Alabama Llouor Decision.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept 3.--In re. straining the Birmingham city authori- ties from interfering with shipments Of beer into that city, Judge Thomas O. Jones, of the United States court, Tuesday held that the shipment was an interstate shipment until it reached the purchaser. The Lemp Brewing company made a shipment which was held up at the express office. the city judge holding that the interstate haul ended at the depot and that 1t was unlawful to deliver 1t by transfer wagon to the place of consignee
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
WOMEN SHOT IN STRIKE RIOT.
Miners Attack State Police at scran-
 ton, Pa.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 4--In a strike riot at Dunmore Wednesday evening Mrs. Adam Kavalko and Mrs. Anna Cordlach, wives of miners, were shot while standing on the back porch of the Kavalko home. General Superin- tendent Inglish, Superintendent Cor win and the state police were escort ing the non-unionists home Wednes- day evening when they were attacked by crowd of strikers near the mine. Stones were hurled at the non-union- ists, whereupon the police charged the crowd. The strikers ran to the rear of the row of miners houses where the two women were watching the ex- citement. Mrs. Kavalko held an in- fant in her arms. Shooting began and Mrs. Kavalko was struck in the thigh and Mrs. Cordlach in the back Her wound is serious. Troopers Wednes- day night declared they did not know that anybody had been shot and were positive they did not do it. They de- clared that the strikers were also shooting and that the chances are the women were hit by stray bullets from guns of untrained shooters. One man who had pistol was arrested by the state police when they charged the crowd.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
SAID TO HAVE PAID BIG SUMS.
laFollette May Try to Prevent the
 Election of Stephenson.

Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. 4.-The charge that the senatorial campaign cost the various candidates from s400.- poo to $S5O,O00, and that Senator Isaac Stephenson spent the bulk of the money expended, may result in a de eision by Senator LaFollette to organ ize war in the legislature against his colleague in an effort to prevent Stephensons election
 AS basis for the proposed contest 1t is planned to introduce resolu. tion in the legislature providing for an investigation of the manner in which ne various candidates expended funds
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
R|OT FOLLOWS SUIT
LAWYERS AND WITNESSES IN Di. voRcE SUIT ATTACKED IN
 MISSOURI TOWN.
THE PLAINTIFF WAS SUED FOR s50,000
Much Feeling Was Aroused in Paris by Testimony Against John Cherry, an Illinois Millionaire, Who Denies
 Beinq Married-Warrant Issued charqlnq Assault With Intent to XII

St. Louis, Sept. 3.-Communication with Paris, Mo, over the telephone brings the information that night of rioting followed the trial of the suit of Rachel Pierce Cherry for divorce from John Cherry which ended Tues day. Judge Eby took the case under advisement, saying that a decision probably will be rendered by the end of the week.
 The tense feeling that has been held in check during the progress of the trial resulted in tumult and riot Tues day night. Two of Mrs. Cherry's law yers, James T. Boyd and W. M. liar grove, were assaulted, Boyd being knocked down and kicked while in saloon and Hargrove being attacked while at the railroad station with his wife waiting for a train.
 R. M. Hustead struck Hargrote- knocking him down, and then fled, closely pursued by crowd. and took refuge in a hotel. Then the crowd began searching for George Purcell, a saloonkeeper from Jacksonville, H., principal witness for Cherry, who had assaulted Boyd. The crowd declared they would finish him" if Purcell was found, and patrolled the streets all night, but Purcell had disappeared.
 The situation became so grave that Judge Eby appeared on the streets early Wednesday urging groups of men gathered on the street corners to disperse and avert further trouble. Finally quiet was restored. Warrants charging assault with intent to kill were issued against several of the dis turbers.
 John Cherry is millionaire of Jack sonville, Ill. He was sued for s50,000 damages and divorce. He denied that he married the woman who claims the name of Mrs Cherry.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
PaqanInI's Violin.

The famous violin of Paganini, which was preserved in a glass case. has been found to be rotting, and it is certain that the wood will not last many years longer. This dis. covery has caused agitation as to the means of preserving the precious instrument It has been decided that to keep it a few years longer it shall be taken out once year and played on for an hour by the best pupil of the conservatoire. Only once since the death of the greatest violnist who ever lived has the violin, which Is superb Stradivarlus. been touched. and that was some years ago. by the Spanish violinist, Pablo del Sarasate. to whom the city during a triumphal tour through Italy wished te offer 8 efrnaI honor
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Saved Her Sons Life

,o,r ns happlest mother in the little sg@u She u',,s. ~ ava, Mo, is Mrs. $. Ruppee. ...,e wfltes' One year ago my son Hia EtS gown gown with such serious lung tron. bein 'ial i.i our physician was unable to rSip ,,Sll nm when by our drucpist,s ad, D Nes b began giving him pr. Kino ,s tsem ;,.',0. discovery, and | soon noticed ~ ,''i ,rV,Nelnent. l kept this treatr,an, " rev weeks when he was narfan,i laatI V s, @eil' ne has worked steadily sNsls a,.as,. s1aSe Nn, et carpenter work. Dr. Kina,s
 e's~ a,,,e.s discovery saved his life y Gnssr ?
 9.leSeu Iss, pest cough and cold remed u1r- !. h., s :l, Jackson Drug Co. 50c N aa ,ealeey oy
 Trial bottle free. 00e ana sl.o0.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
cummlns VIII Be Senator.

Des Moines, la, Sept. 4.--The house Thursday passed the Lambert-Demar concurrent resolution providing for the election of short term senator September by vote of 72 to 29, the Democrats voting with the progress siyes. The election will be held at ? o'clock of that date. This action is taken to mean that Cummins will be named to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Allison.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Big Trees Not Destroyed.

Sonora, Cal, Sept. 4.-Reports re- ceived from the Big Tree section Thursday indicate that the forest fire has been turned away from the Cal yeras grove which. it is now believed, has been saved, though some damage was done before the work of the fire fighters proved effective.
 Unless the wind should change it's direction and cause the flames again to sweep toward the grove, the danger of It's destruction is past.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
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 ACCIDENT TO BALLooNiSTS.
Narrow Escape of the Vile de Dieppe
 Crew.

Niagara Falls, N. r., Sept. 3.-Fear- ing storm On Lake Ontario.the crew on board the racing balloon Vile de Dieppe tried to descend at Niagara Falls Tuesday The rip cord failed to work properly, resulting in poor landing. The three men in the basket got a bad shaking up and narrowly escaped death in the Whirlpool rapids. Capt. A. F. Mueller, in charge of the balloon, was taken to hospital Tues day night and may be internally in- jured. With Capt. Mueller were Perry Gregory, 16 years old, and Ger aid Gregory, IS years old. sons of C.. F. Gregory of Chicago. secretary of the American Federation of Arial Clubs. The Vile de Dieppe left Columbus. O., at S:30 o'clock Monday night. Their journey through the air was unevent- ful until nine o'clock Tuesday morn ing when they ran into troublesome air currents over Bake Erie and dropped to within 250 feet of the lakes surface Ballast was thrown out and the big bag shot up to 5000 feet. It was young Gregory'g first trip and he became very sick at the high alti- tude
 When the balloon was above NJ agara Falls it was practically without ballast and was dipping dangerously close to the ground. A storm was blowing up and Capt. Mueller decided to make landing. He tried to re- lease the gas with the rip cord. but tt failed to work properly with the re- suit that the bag dragged along for 1000 feet. An anchor which was thrown out caught in clump of trees and snapped from the balloon which rose and fell alternately, severely jolt. ing the occupants of the car.
 The basket dragged over railroad tracks, struck barn and finally land. ed at the Devils Hole, 200 feet from the gorge. Two of Gerald Gregory's teeth were knocked out and his head was cut. Perry Gregory was uncon. scious when taken from the basket His left ankle was sprained and his body bruised.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
Wants Thaw Removed.

Albany, N r.. Sept S.-A protest is made in a report submitted to the state commission of prisons Monday by Secretary George Mclaughlin against the further confinement in the Duchess county at Poughkeepsie of Harry K. Thaw, acquitted on the charge of murder on the ground of insanity. Mir. McLaughlin's report is on an inspection he made on August 24, last. The report says among other things, that Thaw's presence in the jail "demoralizes the discipline of the institution
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
NEGROES ROB A STATION.
A Shot intended to Kill an Oklahoma
 City Agent Missed Him.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Sept 1.-Two unmasked negroes entered the Mis- souri, Kansas X Texas passenger sta ton at a late hour Wednesday night, compelled Donald Venable, the assist ant cashier, to deliver the keys to the safe, took $500 and escaped
 q believe I'll shoot you just for fun, 7 said one of the negroes as they emerged from the door A ball missed venable's heart by an inch and grazed his arm. He fired four shots at the fleeing men and they fired back one.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
How to Remain Young

To continue young in health and strength do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, Me Donough, Ga, did: She says:
 Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured me of chronic liver and stomach trouble, complicated with such an un- healthy condition of the blood that my skin turned red as flannel. l am now practically 20 years younger than before 1 took Electric Bitters. can now do all my work with ease and as- sist iu my husbands store.N Guar anteed Jackson's drug store. Price soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
AmbIauous.

'Yes. the editor scanned my poem and seemed surprised He said that 1t was fortunate for the world that l hadn't turned by peculiar talent into other channels. Rather a neat compli. ment, wasn't it?a
 Perhaps It depends entirely on the point of view IL Is quite possible you know. that he meant 10 convey the impression that your poem was stolen"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
emmet Dalton Married

nsartiesyille, Ok. Sept. 3.-Emmett n's,' psi,on' who was recently pardoned wniie serving a life sentence in tbe INansas o1.., penitentiary, and Mrs. Julia - neNis' Widow of Ernest Lewis. who wa. was Killed in bloody battle with unlted States marshals here nine 1ion'ns , ago, were married here Tues. day night. s ues'
The Mena weekly star., 1908-09-10
To Be Happy

you must have good health. You can't have good health if yourliver is not doing it's duty--slo but sure
 poisoning is going on all the time under such circumstances. Ballard & Heroine makes perfectly healthy liver r-keeps the stomach and bowels right and acts as tonic for the entire system. For sale by Jackson Drug Co.