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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-20
IS Handbags
at $3.50 and 1928

We have ready for Saturday a
collection of elegant leather Bags
which we will offer at $3.s and
$3.o8 each.
All in perfect condition, in the
newest Autumn styles. They
are small groups which we picked
from manufacturers at less than
the regular price. They include
Genuine Black Morocco Bags, OF ele.
CANT quality. and Pin Seal Real Calf
Bags. finely made.
Come and take your pick at $3.50
aud s3.9S
Also $I.so Bags at osc.
These Bags have been selling for
$1.5O. They come In large and small
shapes in Vanity and other models.
Black and colors, It's snap to buy
such Bags at Csc.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

'Ex-dividend. per cent.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

on her shoulder, threw its arms
around her neck and squeezed her so
vigorously that II scratched her cheek
and neck
Young Ebbels vengefully swore he
would catch that monkey. and, with
the girls help, he climbed the tree
and caught it's lowest branches. Az
he assembled, the monkey reappeared
and pelted Ebbels with chestnuts, OF
which, II proved. Il had great stock
in the hollow branch.
As Ebbels approached. the monkey
ran down the tree and again sprang
on Miss Bruggeman's shoulder, chat.
tering excitedly as II II wanted to
tell her what very pretty girl she is
Miss Bruggeman tainted
Screaming, Miss Wood ran away;
the monkey, as If to show no favorit.
ism, chased, overlook her, and, leap.
ing on her shoulder, clasped her neck
and held on tight. Miss Wood ran to
the nearest house and tainted.
why, here's Jocko come home
again." cried the woman, living in the
house. The monkey sprang in her
arms; the children came running and
petted the monkey The woman re
vived Miss Wood, and told her she
had owned Jocko three years.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
IITAsHINOToN.- The

WASHINGToN.- The rough ri.
w ders" Of the TAFT administration
viii be the members OF the Yale class
Of 1878. When Roosevelt became
president the soldiers of his famous
regiment became the White House
pets The Rough Rider colonel never
overlooked an opportunity to show his
Affection for his comrades by granting
hem favors OF great and small Inn
portance, The fondness of the presl.
lent for his cowboys and quick shoot.
srs was 80 pronounced that Il had a
marked eject on the popular under
tanding Of his administration.
Mr. Tafts personal loyalty and do.
cotton will go to an entirely different
iet of men. The one set OF men whom
Ne places above others In sentimental
and anectlonate regard II made up OF
he youngsters, now grown up. who
graduated at Yale IN 1873. Nearly all
~ these men nrc now a little over 80
years OF age, and most OF them un.
Ter 55
Those In good health are IN active
occupations, and large number have
made their marks In various lines.
they live In many countries OF tho
world and cover wide ranges Of work
Classified. the largest body IA com
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

THE government printing Office was
1 an important factor In the reed mt
presidential campaign This instl'u.
ton turned out for the Republican and
Democratic parties 74ls,700 copies of
speeches delivered IN congress SIR
passing all previous records by 5000.
900 copies.
The total weight OF campaign
TDITG~-HT-- T1TrNrrrTT1 T77TTTg' The TTTrThTITg
OF fhe Sixtieth congress exceeds 400.
900 pounds. OF about "A car loads.
The printed sheets would completely
coytr as square acres OF ground and
II each rage could be laid end TO end
a bicycle track 9i7 miles long cosd
be obtained
The number OF words contained In
This years run Of speeches have been
roughly estimated at 2300OO.OOO 900.
With the newspaper calculation OF four
readers 10 each copy this would re.
quiro the assimilation OF nearly 1000.
5000 900 words
The printing OF speeches IN nc gov,
eminent printing Office for members
Of the senate and house Of represent a.
tlyes has been reduced 70 an cxap
science through wears Of experience
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

THE next mistress OF the White
House will go shopping Just as ladies'
Of less exalted position. In the city
stores. The Washington store keep.
ers are elated. In the next three
months Washington women will order
enough gowns TO las; two years. II Is
always SO In the winter preceding the
Inauguration OF new president.
That Mrs. Taft IL so friendly 10
Washington means many thousands OF
dollars TO them. Not many years has
a president been elected who yracti.
,ally considered Washington his home.
In the matter of clothes Mrs. Taft
Is a woman of the plain type. While
well and usually handsomely gowned
her clothes are never the first thing
which attracts the attention OF the
stranger. Her taste runs TO the plain
cloth and rich silks. She In EN-.
phatically not the tailor-made silk
lined woman. Her favorite colors for
the street are brown and gray and for
evening wear pink. almost invariably.
She has never appeared In an i'm.
ported gown. She has had number
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
PRESIDENT ALEXIS
Of HAYT| DEPOSED
The EOng Expected Crisis Comes, a
Tentative Provisional Govern
ment Established.
Mob Attacks Former Popular Exeeu.
tive as He Leaves His Palace to
Seek Refuge on Board a French
shlp.-5loodshed May Follow.

Port Au Prince.-President Nord
Alexis has been deposed. and is now
safe on board the French training
snip Duguay Trouin. and Port Au
Prince is In the hands of the reyo.
lutionists. General Antoine Simon. the
leader Of the insurgents, is marching
up the peninsula with an army OF
1900 men, and a new president, Gen.
eral Legitime, has been proclaimed
AT the last moment President Alexis
yielded TO the urging OF those about
him and decided to take refuge
aboard the French warship. At pre.
cisely o'clock in the afternoon OF
December /, salute OF twenty-one
guns announced his departure from
the palace. Thousands had gathered
there early In the day and had surged
around the entrance, threatening 10
tear down the walls to drive out the
president and his loyal followers. AS
the hours passed the great crowd be.
came Infatuated. shouting for him to
leave the country. The mob was
armed and men and women. beside
themselves with rage, heaped curses
on the head of the aged man who had
Hereby expressed his determination
to fight to the last
So serious was the situation that
the French minister. NJ. Carteron. and
other foreign representatives, together
with members of special committee,
forced themselves upon the president.
who finally consented to withdraw.
Shouts greeted him as he stepped
from the precincts OF the palace and
into carriage. NJ. Carteron, carrying
the French tri.color sat beside him.
and the minister threw the folds OF
the flag over the shoulders OF the de.
posed president to protect him.
An immense crowd of men and
women had assembled at the wharf.
and the arrival of the presidential
carriage, escorted by battalion of
infantry and a squadron of cavalry,
under command OF Gen. Hipolyte, was
the signal for tumult and riot.
The scene was tragic and shameful.
lnfuriated women broke through the
Gordon OF troops and shrieked the
coarsest insults in the very face of
the president, who strove bravely to
appear undismayed. They tried to
hurl themselves upon Alexis. and
fought with hands and feet against
the soldiers, who found difficulty in
forcing them back. In order TO dis.
engage him, the troops discharged
their guns.
A trunk, which was left behind on
the precipitate departure of the pres
ident and his party from the wharf,
was seized upon by the rioters and
broken open. II was found TO contain
some $4,000 in gold and 10000 Hay
ticn gourdes. The specie was scat.
tered about and promptly appro
priated.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
New Mistress VIII Do Her Own Shopping

Of evening gowns made OF the fasclnat-
Ing. hlmy Philippine fabrics, which she
brought back TO the states with her
after her long residence IN Manila
And yet she brought only what she
might have actual need OF In the near
fture. According TO her thrifty nature.
she purchases only what she can see
use for Mrs Taft has never boon
wealthy. Her money is always spent
iudlciously
Mrs. Taft patronizes always the con,
sentative establishments. Good val
ne for the money IL what she lools
for first in shopping She rarely eoea
into the cheap stores. except for unim
portant articles. which careful women
know how 70 buy. During her resi-
donce In Washington she has done hei
purchasing mainly in the shops alonk
+ street.
Mrs Taft and her daughter are both
careful buyers. In doing Christmas
shopping. they rarely are guilty OF pur
chasing useless trines. They go about
months before the holiday week. and
by the time other Christmas shoppers
are beginning TO think OF buying, their
gifts are bought and carefully put
away, carefully labeled. awaiting tbs
suspicious day In this respect Mrs
Taft is much like Mrs Roosevelt. only
that Mrs. Roosevelt does much OF her
gift shopping In the jewelry shops
while Mrs. Taft is more apt TO loof
In the department or notion stores
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
"Wash Ladies" Must Have a License

or retire from business. As a conse.
quence women OF all colors and ages
are leaving their names and applica.
ton for the coveted license. More
than 500 have already requested per.
mission TO continue the vocation OF
cleansing wearing apparel
II Is understood some learned In.
spector discovered dangerous mi.
crobes In his starched shirt front. and
hence the order that all washerwomen
must take out permits. II In Intend.
ed 10 examine all places where family
laundering ~ performed and see that
they are put In perfectly sanitary
condition. Otherwise the business OF
cleansing them must cease.
A regulation was promulgated that
objectionable noises must be elm.
mated. Soft pedals we're to be put
on the early garbage collection wa.
gons, and the negro with superabun-
dant Joy was instructed TO cease whis.
Ting after dark.
All dogs must be muzzled or held
In leash. All homeless cats are
supposedly gathered up by the pound.
master.
All newsboys must have a license.
before selling papers. Every cash girl
and ONCE boy under II years OF aga
must have his or her little permit be
fore.
Lettering ON the streets is pro
hibited.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
GUILTY OF VIOLATION OF
SHERMAN ANTI TRUST LAW
Union Pacific Coal Company, Two
Railroads and Two Former Of
helals Convicted in Utah
Courts.

Salt Lake City.--In the federal
court here the Union Pacific Railroad
company, the Oregon Short Line Rail.
road company, the Union Pacific Coal
company 4. Buckingham. formerly
general superintendent OF the Oregon
Short Line. and J. NJ. Moore. formerly
western sales agent for the Union
Pacific Coal company. were on Thurs.
day convicted Of violation OF the
sherman antitrust law.
The maximum penalty in each case
is fine OF $4,000 and one year in the
county jail. with the exception OF the
corporations. which are liable only to
fine.
A recommendation for mercy was
made in the case OF Il. buckingham.
The specific charge is that com.
bination was entered into between
the Union Pacific Coal company, the
Union Pacific Railroad company. the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company,
Everett buckingham. general super.
intendent OF the Short Line, and ]. NJ.
Moore. general sales agent for the
coal company. TO deprive ID. ]. Sharp
of a supply OF coal because he re
duced the price at which he sold coal
In Salt Lake.
The verdict of the jury was that
each of the corporations and lndivid.
uals charged In the government in.
dictment Is guilty OF violating the
Sherman antitrust law.
The case will undoubtedly be taken
to the United States circuit court OF
appeals and perhaps from there to
the United States supreme court be-
fore the final verdict In the case Is
given Farley /. Williams, general
counsel for the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company, is quoted as say.
Ing that the verdict was only the be.
ginning OF the case. and that an APP
peal would be taken Immediately.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

spot on his engine he was greatly agi-
tated.
Thereafter, whenever he was ap.
preaching this spot with his engine, he
would become nerveless and excited.
II grew worse with every trip, until
at last he would crouch in corner
OF the cab until the spot was passed.
He declared that the place was haunted
and that he could see the ghosts of his
two friends reckoning to him.
AT last his fancies took the form of
acute insanity and he was placed
In the observation ward OF the city
hospital The board of health de.
clared that he was insane.
Twenty-eight years as a night
Waterman, alone each night in a great
factory and going with his lantern
IRON hoor to floor, peering into dark
corners and listening to strange noises
OF the night at last broke down the
mind OF Jeremiah Sheehan, and his
brother. John Sheehan. a policeman
took him to the city hospital for OBJ
seryation.
jeremiah Sheehan was night watch
man in the factory OF the l.. M. Rum.
sey Manufacturing Company. Not
long ago l.. M. Rumsey. president of
the company, died.
jeremiah Sheehan returned to his
home with his lighted lantern in his
hand and began telling his wife Mar
garet and his son John that during
the night MIR. Rumsey had met him in
the factory and had long talk with
him.
why, Jerry. he's dead" said his
wife.
He is dead, know, but just the
same he was with me an hour last
night. he and Moses Rumsey, who is
dead. too, and we walked all over the
factory together and talked about the
business"
Then Mrs. Sheehan sent for her hus-
bands brother John. and after listen
Ing to his brother talk he took him to
the hospital.
The Old watchma6 took his lantern.
sun lighted, to the hospital with him
and refused 70 give It up. lie is 90
years old.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

w AsHINGToN is now unquesUpn.
w ably the most governed city On
earth. II stands without a rival In
the matter OF statutes and regula.
lions. Congress enacts the laws and
a triumvirate Of commissioners pre-.
scribe the rules under which people
may live and move and have a being
Each and every walk of life is plas.
tered with regulations. These range
all the way from supervision OF wash,
erwomen TO the control OF corpora,
lions.
And 80 II came to pass that the
other day the local health department
was besieged by washerwomen. all
seeking the required license by means
OF which they may be enabled Ia
sneak the weeks laundry OF the or.
binary taxpayer home without the
whole bundle being connscated by a
vigilant Inspector Every lady" who
takes In washing. and they are esti.
maetd to number more than 5000
must obtain a permit within 80 days
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
HE HIT HIS MARK.

During the recent territorial maneu
yers the subject OF rife shooting FIRE.
quently cropped up at one OF the Of
ficers' messes.
I'm bet anyone here box OF
cigars said Lieut. A.. that can fire
40 shots at 200 yards. and tell. without
waiting for the marker, the result OF
each one correctly"
"Done!" cried Mai u. And the
whole mess turned out early the next
morning TO witness the experiment
The lieutenant fired
"Missl" he announced calmly.
Another shot.
"Missl' he repeated
third shot
Miss"
Here, hold on put in Mai r
What are you trying to do? You &c
not firing for the targetl'
"Of course not.' was the cool re-
Spouse. I'm firing for those oigarg'"
And he got them.--Answers
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
Productive Soil.

People who remember the story OF tina
Chicago belle who objected TO stepping H.
the soil spilled from one OF the over.
turned urns at the Kansas building az tho
worlds fair because the lady, impressed
by the demonstrated productiyeness OF
the soil, feared contact with Il might
cause her feet TO resume growing. will
not be surprised at anything coming from
Missouri farmer In trying 10 give
some idea Of the productiveness OF tho
land about him, farmer OF this state
fays that they have 10 nov the grass on
the floor every day 10 ind the baby, and
one family near him having twin babies
and only one cradle, the child that had 10
sleep on the floor grew twice as fast az
the other. because Il was near the earth
And where the soil lies the deepest a man
fares not stand on one foot any length
pf time lest that leg becomes longer ana
Iothers him In walking. Exchange.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05

Yale Classmates to Be Taft's Intimates

posed OF teachers. and next come the
minister's
These are the Hens. the Bobs, the
inns OF the next president. Az boys
and men they have been closest to-
his heart, He knows their wives and
their children No matter how busy
he Is always ready TO hear about q
new baby or grandchild or an old.
classmate with many he keeps up a.
correspondence He may not appoint
ms many OF them to office as Roo5e-
welt did Rough Riders but the White
House doors are sure to be open to
them These are the men who will
come and get their names IN the pa
pers. instead of the bristling. noisy
Rough Riders.
A few Of the most prominent mem
bers OF the class are;
Herbert W. Bowen. diplomatlst: he
was serving as minister TO Venezue.
la while raft was secretary OF war.
and was recalled by President Roose
welt because OF certain diplomatic In
dlscretions Before being appointed to
Venezuela he was minister to Persia.
w. II, Law. former member Of the
Connecticut legislature and former as
sistant tax commissioner OF New York.
James Briggs McEwan. Republican
leader In Albany and for three terms
member OF the state senate.
Merrill Moores. formerly assistant
attorney general OF Indiana.
James Protus Piggot, formerly
member OF congress from Connecticut
Maiiro Taneka TajIri. vice minister
Of finance OF Japan In 1892 and en-.
nobled In 1895 for service in the war
NTH chino
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
stock losses VIII be Heavy.

Denver.-Thousand Of cattle on the
ranges in Colorado are reported TO be
starving, with the prospect that there
will be an unprecedented loss TO the
cattlemen during the winter, which
opened early and caught the majority
OF stockmen unprepared. Feed is
selling at almost prohibitive prices In
the range districts, hay now bringing
S25 % $50 0 ton ln the .Arkansas val.
ley and the Park range district. In
the Park range district the first snow
which fell early in october still covers
the range
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
Repeal OF Timber and Stone Act.

Washington.-The necessity for re-
zeal OF the timber and stone act. un.
der which. It is asserted, millions OF
acres Of public lands had been taken
up by land spectators at low figures
and sold later at phenomenal ad
Nances, was emphasized at a session
OF the national conservation commits
sion by Senator Knute Nelson OF Min
resota. Senator Nelson's declaration
that he wanted TO see the law on the
statute books stirred up lively dis
cussion. Among those who took part
in the debate were Senators Flint
Smoot and Dixon.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
Dozen Rloter, Shot Down.

Port au Prince. Hayti--For many
tours during the night following the
flight OF Nord Alexis, riot and pillage
prevailed in Port au Prince. The pop
ulace, maddened by the spirit OF re-
volt. turned from the skin that car
ried their deposed president to the
French training ship Duguay Trouin,
end gave full vent 20 their passions.
They looted stores and residences and
fought among themselves. An armed
force finally drove the mob from the
streets. after firing yolley which re
suited in the death OF twelve persons.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
TO PROTECT THE MINERS.
Dedication OF Government Testing
station a. Plttsbura.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Coal operators,
mine owners. engineers, practical
miners. scientists. and national and
state officials, all here for the meet,
ing of the American Mining congress,
Thursday afternoon participated in
the formal dedication OF the federal
governments laboratory and testing
stations recently established in this
city. A series OF tests in an artificial
mine. in which conditions OF real mines
are reproduced so far as possible,
showing the results from various ex.
plosions and from so-called safety
agencies, was the most interesting
feature OF the ceremony.
Secretary of the Interior James r.
Garfield officiated, and there were
addresses by John Mitchell, former
head of the miners organization. and
by operators and others.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
FllRTATlOUS MONKEY
SQUEEzES TWO GIRLS
1ocko SEES THEM CHESTNUT.
TING IN WOODS AND CEASES
TO BE HERMIT.

New York-Mlss stella Brpegeman
and Miss May Wood Of Montclair N
o. and young Jack Ebbels, a Mont.
ciair beau. went chestnutting in the
woods around the new State Normal
school, Montclair Heights. OF sud.
aeh Miss Bruggeman. who had wan.
dered little away from her comnan.
IONS shrieked affrightedly. Jack Eb.
peis ran to her. A monkey with a
iunny bearded face and a long tail,
Jumped from Miss Bruggeman's Shout.
uer' clambered up an oak tree and
vanished through a hole in big
limb
The frightened girl said she had
not seen the monkey until It sprang
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
LOSES TROUSERS IN CUE BET.
Player Awaits Another Pair, but Wife
Sends Smoking Jacket.

New York.-Something new In freak
bets was introduced in Brooklyn when
William w. Williams and Walter NJ.
Oestreicher wagered their trousers on
the result OF billiard match.
The bet, made in the heat OF an ar.
gument over their ability as cue WELD.
ers. was carried out much to the dis
tress of Mr.. oestricher, who. after los.
ing the game and his trousers and be.
ing compelled to hide himself beneath
the friendly folds of a pool table
cover, learned that his wife, to whom
a messenger had been dispatched for
aid, had sent In lieu Of another pair
of trousers daintily embroidered
smoking jacket.
II was agreed by the men that they
would play a 50-point game. and that
before starting they would remove
their trousers and hand them over to
a stakeholder.
Accompanied by the stakeholder.
Arthur Noteworthy, and several
friends, Williams and Oestreicher
went to the billiard academy and OBJ.
tanned small private room for their
game. Il was cold in the room, but
neither fiinched.
Williams is robust and stood the
strain, but oestreicher suffered from
the frigid air. Williams won by so to
81. and, after DOMINIC his own trous-
ers, tucked oestreichers garment UNI
der his arm and marched away in tri.
umph.
Bundled up in billiard table cover.
oestreicher awaited the return of
uniformed lad. who made a leisurely
trip TO the Oestreicher residence and
returned with the smoking jacket,
Williams finally went back to the
place and returned the trophy.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-05
-Four Perish in Flames.

Scranton. Pa.-Four persons per.
ished early Thursday In flames which.
starting from an oyerheated kitchen
stove. burned the Shapiro block in
PricebuFg, The dead Abraham Sha-
PRO, merchant his son Arthur and
daughter Anna, and his mother.in.
law. Mrs. Sarah Blatsld. Mrs. sha-
Iiro was carried down ladder and
two sons saved themselves by jump
fractured ankle. Another son came
home from a nelghboring town just
as the roof of the building fell In.