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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

NEW YORK.-Signs and portents are
~ that the breach-of-promise industry
is fiattening out in this city. A few days
ago large. ornate, somewhat over.
decorated female person came quite a
sad cropper, so she did, while endeav.
oring to make well-known New York
lawyer give her trunkful of money
and deeds to houses and lots and other
bi1outerie. through legal mandate, be-
cause, said she, he had promised to
marry her. and hadn't made good. The
case not only was decided against her,
but she was arrested before she could
get out Of the courtroom, and now
they have a perjury charge against
her.
In commenting upon this case cap
tain OF police, who used to be one of
the stars of the memorable Brynes de-
tective stan, told me that he knew of
half dozen accomplished but quite
conscienceless women who up to a
couple of years ago derived large and
steady incomes from the business Of
suing or threatening to sue wealthy
elderly New Workers for breach of
promise of marriage. The breach-of-
promise game began to go bad here
two years or more ago, said the cap
tain, and now these women are oper-
ating the same game in other parts of
the country. They operate in different
cities under different names. and they
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
Millionaire Seeks Lincoln Relics

for his private collection.
]. Pierpont Morgan has an extensive
private collection in New York, but
Mr.. Oldroyd declined either to affirm
or deny that he was the man seeking
the memorials. declaring that the field
would soon be narrowed down by such
process to one man. and that he was
not at liberty to discuss the matter
at all.
Congress. in 1896. purchased the
house in which Lincoln died, after he
was shot by John Wilkes Booth in
Ford's theater, across Tenth street,
and has allowed the owner of the col.
lection his rent free. Thirty thousand
dollars was the price paid for 1t.
The purchase Of the collection. the
most complete in existence, by the
government and its retention in the
old house, has been discussed many
times, but has never been brought be
fore congress in the form of a bill.
MIR. Oldroyd, who is now quite aged
keeps a personal watch over the con-
lection. and during the years he has
had 1t in Washington thousands OF
tourists have visited it.
The collection fills the entire first
floor OF the house. including the room
In which Lincoln passed away. The
room Is in the same condition as II
was then
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
THE STOCK.

Constipation is the forerunner of all
diseases and disorders in live stock.
Keep the bowels open by feeding an
abundance Of green feed, or giving
liberal doses Of epson salts or raw lin
seed oil.
Never let the pig go hungry II you
want to make 300-pound hog at the
Page Of seven months. This does not
mean that you should be continually
stuffing 1t with corn, but allow 1t all
the pasture 1t can eat and then add
enough grain to balance the green
feed.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

A WRIT of attachment issued by
"a Justice Bischoff against the prop
erty OF Abraham White. the postage
stamp bidder" who cleared 100000
profit on single deal which involved
the investment OF just "A cents in
postage stamps. is taken as marking
the slipping away Of the fortune which
grew into Whites hands as rapidly
and easily as II by magic. The attach
ment is issued at the instance of New
York creditors who hold a draft on
which they say they cannot collect the
money.
In 1896. when White was a poorly
paid telegraph operator, he learned
through message he was handling
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

this bevel on either side at the top
of the rack. This gives a wide space
to put In hay, etc. so 1t will feed down
gradually. Below this is nailed six
inch fence board. Common six-inch
fencing boards are used for Stats.
which should be cut about two and
-one-half feet long in order to lap
enough for mailing to the top of the
feeding trough and the bottom of the
six-inch board near the top of the rack.
The stats should be set about eight
inches apart. That gives each sheep
fourteen inches Of feeding space and
thirty sheep can feed at sixteen-foot
trough. The trough can be used for
feeding either grain or roughage.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
SIipper Rowa.

One of the most attractive OF tho
slipper bows now in fashion is made
of very soft. thin silk with three loops
on each side. The silk or satin is of
such soft quality that it does not.
when looped. stand out at all, but is
arranged to lie quite fiat and SO ma
nipulated as to look like the petals
of flower. The loops are graduated
in size so that the lowest ones come
out the furthest. Tiny gold beads are
sewed on the ends of each loop and
there are three or four strands OF
these beads across the center OF the
bow.
Red slippers will be worn good
deal during the summer, and for some
of these there are bows Of velvet rib
bon to match the slipper exactly
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

There is much wisdom in the old
horror of being nine miles from a
lemon 1t is astonishing how much
good few drops of the Juice can be
made to do. Taken In glass of
water before breakfast. 1t begins the
day right; bit in the rinsing water
after shampoo will make tho scalp
clean; a few drops in any fruit Juice
will make 1t "jell;" put some in the
boiling rice and the kernels will be
kept white and distinct; wash the
finger tips with lemon to remove
stains; excellent as a gargle.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
TO SUIT THE COMPLEXION.
coIors Should Be Carefully Chosen for
General Effect.

1t is generally believed that blue is
the blondes color. but II she has the
slightest tinge of green in her pale
blue eyes. that color will be fatal to
her. though. strangely enough, green
is becoming to blue-eyed blondes.
Turquoise may be worn by those
with green eyes and SO may white.
pale and dark green. mauve, deep
brown. navy blue, cerise. silver gray.
blush pink. black. yellow and lilac.
The blonde with vivid red and cream
coloring will look her best in shades
having a tendency to diminish these
charms.
The pastel shades OF heliotrope.
blue, lavender and green will suit her
better than the true tones of the col
ors. while for evening wear lily-leaf
green and pale lemon may be chosen.
In pink or blue only the most delicate
shades should be selected.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
TALK OF NEW YORK
| Gossip of People and Events Told
in Interesting Manner.
Slump in Breach Of Promise Industry

exhibit marvellous vampirish shrewd-
ness in the selection of their victims.
AS general thing they endeavor to
pick out foolish elderly persons with
penchant for letter writing. and men,
too, whose social and financial stand
ing is such that they will usually ar,
rive at a compromise under threat OF
a suit rather than have the cases
actually lugged into court This cap
tain of police told me Of one woman
now living in a superb home on Long
Island, who prospered SO exceptionally
in her working of the breach-of-prom
Use game that she picked up something
like half a million dollars at it in the
course of Is years. She has now re.
tired from the business" and is a(
dressing herself to the careful educa'
ton of an accomplished family Of sons
and daughters, who know nothing OF
their mammals record as a gouger.
The police captain instanced the
case of another female schemer Of this
sort who had three separate and dis.
tinct breach-of-promise suits running
in three different cities at the same
time. the woman figuring in each case
under a different name-and she won
two of the suits at that!
But the New York papers, which
take to this sort of thing as felines
gloat over catnip, are liable TO go
without breach-of-promise headlines
for quite a spell now. since Mae Wood,
Senator Platt's pursuer, got thrust into
the Tombs on the perjury charge, and
since, just few days ago. another
woman fell SO severely down on her
case that she. too. was stuffed into
warm cell. Thus do New York's favor
lite industries slump and go to pieces
one after the other. Oh. we'll!
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

and refusing to stay for any length of
time In one place.
A clever contrivance which obviates
this difficulty altogether is shown in
our sketch. II takes the form Of two
cushions joined together In such a
way that while one part hangs, down
over the back OF the chair the other
serves as a comfortable rest for the
head. and one. moreover. that can
never slip about or get out of position.
Cushions of this kind, covered with
soft silk and bordered with hem.
stitched frills, will prove both useful
and ornamental.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
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SHEEP TROUGH.
Plan Of One Which One Farmer
Thinks Is the Best Ever.

Here is the plan of the best sheep
trough have ever seen, writes E.
R. Buck in Wallace's Farmer. The
cut will give an idea OF its construc.
ton Use 2x4's four feet long for
corner posts. These are set two feet
apart and four-inch trough is built
one foot from the ground. using two
twelve-inch boards for the bottom of
the trough. At the top Of the rack on
the end a twelve-inch board is sawed
to bevel and nailed as shown. A
twelve-inch board is then nailed along
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

many figures rarely give as good re
suits as neutral. walls with the figures
confined to borders. ceiling or panel
ing.
If the paper is figured keep the
drapery plain. generally of the prevail
ing tone in the paper.
Never have heavily-figured uphol-
stery when the walls are figured.
With lowered paper. however, in
bedroom or sitting room one or two
chairs or couch may be covered in
cretonnes to match the papering.
Don't think an artistic house is
only to be had with much expense. a
distinctive, harmonious furnishing 10
a question of good judgment and color
sense.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
CUSHION FOR PORCH CHAIR.
Head Rest That Will Add Much to
Comfort Of Sitter.

Delightfully."- comfortable as wicker
chairs nearly always are, they gener-
ally have one weak point. The wicker
frame to the chair at the back never
makes a comfortable resting-place for
the head, and sofa cushion of the
ordinary kind hardly meets the diff
Guilty. as 1t has the most uncomforta-
BILE trick of slipping up and down.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
For Sore Feet

For soreness CT feet or numbness OF
legs. place a teaspoonful OF salt in the
palm of each hand, dampen and rub
vigorously for short time, and rinse
IL clear water,
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
DRENcHING A HORSE.
Method Of Holding Him to Administer
the Dose.

Make loop in one end of rope
and put 1t around the upper jaw. Pass
the other end of the rope over a sill
or through ring to get the head up
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
CLOCK AND MAGAZINE RACK.
Fine Ornament for Hallway, Though
Somewhat Expensive.

Reed is used extensively for sum
mer furniture, and is even made up
into beds and bureaus, as we'll as hall
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

This leaves the lower Jaw and the
lower part Of the mouth free. says
Prairie Farmer. SO that the horse can
swallow, which is the idea Of the new
method
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

w Z q . III e
houses may be thoroughly cleaned and
moved to dry ground that is clean and
in good condition. They are easily
made out of inch boards and two by
fours. The boards are cut eight feet
long for the sides and the runners
which are also the stills, are spaced
eight feet apart. The floor is made
separate and is just the right size to
At between the runners and long
enough SO the two by four cross pieces
at the ends rest on top of the floor.
It y good plan to let the end board
ing project an inch below the bottoms
OF these cross pieces as that makes a
corner joint to keep the cold out, and
It holds the house firmly in place. In
placing them q little earth should be
piled against the sides to insure
warmth, because at narrowing, time.
either in the spring or fall. the days
arc generally chilly and frequently
quite cold. Such houses may be tipped
over and the sun will dry them
thoroughly. In this position they are
easily cleaned, white-washed or disin-
ssstsd in some other way.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30

clocks. bookcases and porch setiees
1t is somewhat expensive, however, IN
these newer forms, the bed and bu.
reau costing about S68. and the clock
which is shown in the accompanying
illustration. costing $38.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-30
NARROWING HOUSE.
Building Which Can Be Moved and Is
Easily Cleaned.

Some breeders very much pref.
having the sows entirely separate
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
ASKS BRYAN TO WITHDRAW
Illinois Delegate Wants Him TO Cut
Instruction Bonds.

Denver, July 2--The friends OF Gov.
Johnson Of Minnesota have come into
possession of a letter written to the
delegates to the democratic convention
by Samuel II. Wood Of Evanston, Ills,
In which he incloses a copy of letter
written by himself to Mr. Bryan urging
Mr. Bryan to withdraw from the race
as a candidate for president and per-
NIT the convention to make a selection
of a presidential candidate without
reference to Instructions Mr.. Wood ex-
plains that the letter to Mr.. Bryan was
tanned after three hours interview in
which he fully presented his views to
Mr. Bryan In this letter Mr., Wood
urges them to get together and pre-
pare petition to Mr.. Bryan asking
him to release them from the instruc.
tions and permit them to become free
to choose a candidate Of their liking
He points out that Mr. Bryan has
twice been an unsuccessful candidate
ana that the party should not for q
third time assume the responsibility Of
his candidacy In the letter to Mr.
Bryan, Mr. Wood declares that a ma
iority Of the delegates who have been
instructed to vote for him hold the
opinion that he cannot possibly be
elected. There Is no indication Of any
movement looking to a conference such
as Mr.. Wood suggests.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
THE PHOENIX CLUB
Will Celebrate Fourth of July
With a Pyrotechnical
Display.
SOUVENIRS TO GUESTS
Members VIII Dance Away the Last
Hours OF Independence
Day.

The Phoenix club, one OF the oldest
clubs Of West Haven are making
preparations for the greatest Fourth of
July celebration in the history of the
club, to be held on the Fourth of July
on the club grounds at the corner OF
Elm street and Fourth avenue. To ac-
commodate the members of the club
and their numerous friends In this
city and West Haven, the club will
throw open It's doors and allow the chill
dren to witness the fireworks display
from the veranda of the club A CON
tract with the Connecticut Fireworks
company to give a beautiful pyrotech-
meal display which, will consist Of ev-
cry conceivable form Of fancy fire.
works and set-pieces which will sur
prise and delight the spectators. At
Is o'clock light luncheon will be served
Ito the members OF the club and their
guests. The ladies and children will be
given handsome souvenirs as remem-
brance OF the occasion. The fireworks
exhibition will start at o'clock and
will last until 1880 o'clock An orches-
ira has been engaged and dancing will
help the members and their friends to
pass away the last hours of glorious
Fourth of July.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
ORAL BET NO CRIME
New York Supreme Court Holds
Individual Wagers Not
Illegal.
NO RECORD MAY BE KEPT
Mere Passing of Money Not Contrary
to Law, Decides Judge in
Test Case.

New York, July 2.--Justice Bischoff
In the supreme court to-day decided
that individual betting at the race
tracks Is not q crime under section
351 Of the penal code, as amended by
section 507, and discharged from
custody on the writ Of habeas corpus
Melville Collins, who had accepted
money on bet won at the Sheepshead
Bay race track and was arrested to
make test case for the race track
people.
Lawyers who have followed the de-
velopments Of the new race track law,
after a hasty glance at the opinion Of
Justice Bisehoff, were inclined to be-
lieve that the decision will permit bet
ting at the tracks SO long as odds are
not posted and no records Of wagers
kept.
LAS l understand the decision" said
a county official who has figured large
| ly in the proceedings, betting Is all
lowable so long as 1t Is not part of a
business or system of business. I'M
der this decision | should say that the
recording of bets would be part of a
business, and, therefore, is under the
ban. | have not yet had time to study
the opinion, but from what have seen
of 1t l should say that was the new
situation, and ! think the district at
torney of Kings County will take that
view OF 1t and act accordingly"
Justice Bischoff says In his decision;
ut may be that since the adoption of
| the constitution OF 1894 declaring the
popular will that every form of gamb-
Hing be unlawful, the legislature should
properly proceed to make the simplest
bet or hazard a crime, but whatever
the devised policy, 1t may be said that
that body has not yet done so, and.
indeed, when legislation was proposed
at the last session in the form of an
amendment of the racing law (Chap
$40, Laws Of 1880 directly prohibiting
individual bets upon the result OF a
horse race, and furnishing a violation
by imprisonment the proposed amend
Iment did not become law.
Because the provisions Of section
1851 Of the penal code do not, In this
import. prohibit the act with which
this relator Is charged, according to
the views expressed in this memoran-
dunn. and there being no charge of
a violation Of any other of the penal
statutes, he is entitled to be discharg-
| cd from custody.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
WON'T ARREST BRADLEY.
Proprietor Or Lcnox Club Not to be
Prosecuted.

After conference with Chief
Cowles. Liquor Prosecutor Niles and
Attorney David T. Fitzgerald 1t was
decided that Clifford Bradley the
proprietor Of the Lenox club for
whom a warrant has been out for
some weeks shall not be arrested after
all ..s
Instead of arresting and prosecut-
ing radley a warrant is to be Issued
for the man who did work In the
Lenox club similar to that Of bar.
tender, on the Sunday morning that
the place was raided The name OF
the man was not furnished the prose
cutting attorney yesterday, but he was
given positive assurance that he will
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
BUSINESS MEN TO DINE
State Association VIII Discuss Legis.
latlon NJ Ansantawae Club.

A special committee Of the state Bus.
mess Mems association. appointed for
the purpose OF arranging a summer
meeting. met last night in one OF Heu-
blein's rooms and decided to have the
meeting at HIS Homestead, formerly
the Ansantawae club, savin Rock. July
0. Dinner Will be served AT 2 o'clock.
and In the two hours following the
business meeting will be held
The meeting Will be attended by two
representatives from each OF the local
business mems associations throughout
the state. and one of the matters to
be taken up will be a discussion of
legislation which may be put through
the next general assembly to benefit the
business men of the state.
The business men viii take along
with them Professor Nichols and some
Of his orchestra for music. and win
have special cars from the depot al
o'clock The committee In charge Is
Edward l. Atwater OF this city. r. S.
Valentine of Derby and p. S. Bishop of
Merden
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
HAPG0OD ARRESTED
! President of Brain Brokers"
Held on Charge of Grand
Larceny.
INVESTORS MAKE CHARGE
College Classmate Acts--Hapgood
Held In Default of $4,000
Bail.

New York, July Herbert ]. Hap
rated, an employment agency, which
advertises itself as THE National Or
ganizaton Of Brain Brokers' was ar
rested on a charge Of grand larceny
tonight together with his secretary,
ralph Kirby. The arrests were made
in the Offices Of the Ilapgoods concern.
Mr.. Hapgood Is a director in a num-
Der of other companies and his ex-
tenslve advertising has made his name
known all over the country.
There are five compliments against
Hapgood, the chief one being William
j. White Of Roslyn L. l., who says he
was a college classmade of Hapgood's.
The other complainants are Charles
G. Bittel, Walter II. Page, I. l.. Col
Inns and ], +. Eliot.
All of the complainants claim to
have invested money In Hapgood en-
terprises, the total amount being S32,-
600. White says he put $4,000 in the
Hapgood's Sales company and $4,000
in Hapgood's Incorporated. Accord
ing to White, Hapgood told him the
Hapgood's Sales company was to In
wade the European market with new
safety razor of its own manufacture
and Hapgood gave him a position with
the company at $50 week. Later
he says he discovered that the COM
pany did not manufacture the razors
but simply acted as an agency for
them. He says he complained and
was discharged. Bittel, who says a
few years ago he was treasurer and
general manager of a st. Louis I'M
porting company tells much the same
story. He says he was sent to Eur
ope to manage the sale of the razor
after he had invested $4,000.
The prisoner was held in $4,000 bail
which up to late hour had\ not been
furnished
Hapgood said the compliments were
investors in his companies. but claim
ed that they had each and all received
everything that had been promised
them, and that criminal charge, in
view of the investments, was prepos-
ferrous. All the money received from
these compliments, he said, was used
in developing, enlarglng and advertis-
ing the business.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
WILL RUN EVERY CAR.
Trolley Company VIII Have Even
Closed Cars in Service.

The Connecticut company will have
every car at work on the Fourth Of
July and the following extra cars will
be run:
Eight cars from College and Chapel
streets to Lighthouse.
Four cars from the Green to Double
Beach.
Two extra cars for service on the
Derby line.
One extra car from Branford to
Stony Creek,
Three extra cars to Waterbury.
Three extra cars to Woodmont
Thirty closed cars will be run from
the Lighthouse to savin Rock during
the day.
Four extra cars from Chapel street to
Momauguln,
Thirteen extra cars from Lighthouse
to Savin Rock
Five extra cars on Dixwell avenue
line to Lighthouse.
Eight extra cars from Grand avenue
to Savin Rock.
Ten extra cars to savin Rock via
railroad station.
Thirteen extra cars to the Lighthouse
and Moinauguin from west Haven.
Ten extra cars from Church AMI
Chapel via Congress avenue to Savir
Rock
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
STARTING IN EARLY
Two Hartford Children Hurt by by.
Mantle Cartridge.

Hartford. July 2.-Mamie Haydoss,
ten years old, and Phoebe Harrison,
six years old, living at AZ Commerce
street, this city, were so badly injured
by the explosion of dynamite car
fridge to-day that their recovery is
doubtful. The children found the
cartridge in barn and We're pound
ing 1t with hammer, when 1t ex-
ploded The Haydos2 girl will lose
the sight of her right eye. and her
right hand and body are badly lacer-
ated. The Harrison girls face and
body are covered with powder marks
and decorations. They were removed
to the hospital
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-03
TWO ELECTROCUTED


Greenwich, July BY the swayng
Of an Iron signal pole which was be-
ing placed in position at Portchester,
N. Y, 1t came in contact with an
1000 volt feed wire Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road company electrocuting Frank G..
Combs Of Portchester, formerly Of
Danbury, who was at work on the
pole, the entire current passing
through his body John White also
of Portchester, who went to Combs
aid, was also killed by the current
The men We're employed In the signal
department Of the road and both
leave families.