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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Thousand. Starving In North England

Thousands Starving In NortI, England.
SUNDERLAND, June o0-Here up on
the bleak northeast coast of England,
in the heart of the shipbuilding indus
try, great tragedy Is being enacted,
whole district being in the grip of
hunger aud privation. Thousands of
people are destitute, the majority of
them starving.
The famine area includes the great
shipbuildipg towns on the rivers Tyne,
Wear and Tees. Many other towns
have experienced the most dreadful in
dustrial stagnation of recent years, but
the hardest hit OF ali has been Sun
derland. where work has been at a
standstill in practically all of the thir-
teen shipyards. and 10000 men have
been out OF employment for more than
six months.
j is estimated that 10000 persons
are affected by the lull in business. A
brief fund has been organized in the
nelghboring section, and appeals sent
to all the large cities of London. with
the result that about 100000 has been
raised. Grocery tickets were purchased
with this money. but within two weeks
every ticket was exchanged for food.
and the conditions are now as bad as
ever
Some 5000 school children are being
fed every day free of charge. They are
ragged. hatiess and bootless. with very
few exceptions; they may be seen
standing at the food centres, where
voluntary helpers minister to them.
The parents of these children are In
heartrening poverty. In several
districts of Sutherland one may GO
through whole streets where there is
not penny in any house. where prac
tically all the furnature has been sold
and where people do not know where
the next meal is to come from.
But in worse condition than the
adults are the infants. Born in bare
homes. their mothers half starved for
several months past. there are babies
in Sutherland to-day simply CHASTITY
to look upon-they are SO thin. Many
os them have no clothes. and are wrap
ped in mere rags, pieces of blanket.
anything, and they Will bear through
life. II they survive, the marks of the
ordeal of starvation they now endure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Katherine Prescott Wormeley, an eye
witness of the ceremonies attendant
upon the bringing back 10 France from
st. Helena of the body of Napoleon
Bonaparte, has written her reminis-
cences for the July number Of Putman's
Magazine. where they appear as a
leading article. A critical study by
Maria Mucchi. of "A New Italian Novel
ist" takes up the problems of novel
recently published in England. which
has been widely translated and caused
much discussion. OF the short stories
in this number of Putman's, ones
mind turns involuntarily to "A Song
and Dance by Jane Dalziel Wood,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Mrs. John Van Worst. who has pre-
scented strong plea for THE Woman
Who Tolls" turns her attention, with
excellent effect. to the idle rich in her
complete novel, Second Quality APP
nearing in Lippinco,ts for July. a
feature of this magazine next autumn
will be its publication of two hitherto
unpublished manuscripts by "Ouida
containing her views on problems In
which women are specially Interested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Auto Kill. Spanish Grandee.

h
MADRID. June 2o.--one OF the worst
motor accidents Spain has ever wits
messed occurred on the Cordova Road
on Monday morning. resulting in the
death of one prominent member OF
Madrid society and serious injury to
several others.
The car. which belonged to the Mar
quis de las Cuevas del Becerro was
being driven from Seville to Cardova,
when something went wrong and It
ran into wall and was smashed to
pieces the marquis being killed. Tho
other occupants of the car, the Marquis
do la Granja and Colonel Reina and tho
chauffeur. were thrown out and all
were seriously injured.
The dead man and his injured CON-
panons all occupied the highest posi-
tions in society. and several ancient
families were thrown into mourniry
by the accident.
Ex-Pricst Robbcr of the Worst Typ,.
CANNES. June 2o.-An Italian es-
priest named Nincenzo Cont. alleged
to be criminal of the most dangerous
character, and who for a long time past
has been engaged In chloroforming and
robbing passengers on the Paris Lyons
Mediterranean line between Marseilles
and Monte Carlo, was arrested at Can
mes this week.
a number of American and English
visitors proceeding to or from the Ri
viera have during the past spring been
victims Of this class of robbery. and
the police say they will bring CONT
face to face with some of them. as the
victims state they can easily recognize
their assailants, and from the descrip-
tlons given them of their torturer.
there can be put little doubt that Cont
is the man.
particularly audaclous theft was
that in which Marcel1e Lender. the
Partisan actress. was the victim while
sheS was travelling from Marsetlles to.
Monte Carlo. Mile. Lender carried her
jewels. valued at 100000. In a modest
case but the thief, who has been rec
ognized as Cont. preferred to appro-
priate a more snowy bag. which con-
tanned some thousands of francs and
watch presented to her by Baron Henri
de Rothschild. 1t is said that Cont
had as an accomplice secondhand
dealer at Nice who disposed OF the
s'olen property.
The latest attempt OF Cont and his
choloform gang was made on tuesday
in the express from Nintimile to Paris.
The proposed victim was frst-class
passenger; who had the sum OF $4,000
In his pooketbook, and who was en-
toSin-. a nap. when he awoke with a
start. to find q man coolly holding a
phial of choloform to his nostrils. His
waistcoat had been unbtttoned. and
the thief. when interrupted, was in
the act OF snatching the well-flled
pocketbook. Before an alarm could be-
given. the man had escaped.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

LONDON, June 2o.--The latest do
nestle wonder here is the paper Jug.
London housewives may, in fact, ex-
pect to have their daily supplies of
milk delivered In them in the near
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
ECONOMY CARRIED TOO FAR.
Old Mans Thrift That Led Him Into
Ridiculous Action.

President ]. G. Schurman of Cornell
was discussing elective college
courses, of which in the freshman and
sophomore years. he disapproves.
"A freshman of 16 or IT, said Pres
ident Schurman, 'is too young to
choose for himself the courses best
for him. His mind is not mature
enough. 1t will make mistakes.
In its immaturity, its proneness to
error, it is like the mind of an old
man in my native Freetown. He,
though old, was mentally undeveloped,
and saw nothing wrong or ridiculous
in a piece of economy that he put in
practice in the cemetery.
THE old man had lost four wives,
and desired to erect for each a head
stone, with an inscription commemora-
tive of her wifely virtues.
But inscriptions, he found, were
very expensive. He economical in
this way:
He had the Christian name of each
wife cut on small stone above her
grave-"Emma," Mary" Hester" :"
Edith" Under each name a hand
pointed to a large stone in the CEN
ter of the lot. and under each hand
were the words:
For epitaph see large stone.'"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Already Decided.

A leading physician of Boston tells
this story at his own expense. To
emphasize the point, it may be re-
marked in passing that this physicians
fee for single visit is about what a
country practitioner would expect after
having successfully treated a typhoid
case
He had been to see a patient some
eight or ten times, and decided he no
longer needed his attention, and sent
him bill. AS he happened to be
passing the mans house one day, how
ever, he thought he would drop in and
see how he was getting along. This
he did. and found his condition salts
factory. AS he rose to go, the doctor
said:
Now. sir. you are in good shape. and
require no more medicine. You will
merely have to eat plain food, and not
stay out late at night"
The patient sighed. "That was what
/ decided, doctor, upon getting your
BILL" he replied
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Woman Tells of Her Brothers Terrible
Suffering-Two Babies Also Cured
-Cuticura Invaluable.

MY brother had eczema three diff
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back, and he said his suffering
was terrible. When it came on the
third summer, he bought box of
Cuticura Ointment and gave it a faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely of ec-
zema with Cuticura A lady in In
diana heard of how my daughter,
Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son
of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema so badly that they thought
they would lose it. She used Cuti-
cura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely, and the disease never
came back. Mrs Sarah E. Lusk, Cold
water, Mich, Aug Is and Sept. 2, 1907"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
What Did He Meant

For number of years a bitter feud
had existed between the Browns and
Perkinses, next door neighbors. The
trouble had originated through the
depredations of Browns cat, and had
grown so fixed an affair that neither
party ever dreamt of making up"
One day, however, Brown sent his
servant next door with a peace-making
note for Mr.. Perkins, which read:
Mr.. Brown sends his compliments
to Mr.. Perkins, and begs to say that
his old cat died this morning"
Perkins written reply was bitter:
"Mr. Perkins is sorry to hear of
Mr.. Browns trouble, but he had not
heard that Mrs. Brown was ILL.,,
Harper's Weekly.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Candidates Too Well Known.

1t was just after the opening of the
polls for the election of mayor in a
New Jersey town that two Irishmen
met and began discussing the chances
~ two candidates for aldermen.
"Itwill be a close race between Nc
Glory and Adolph Mink" said the first
Irishman, to which the other rejoined.
How is it, Clancy, that in so many
votes it should be nip and tuck be-
tween McGlory and the Dutchman
Mink?"
well, I'll tell ye," responded the
first Irishman; "it's like this: They're
both of 'em very unpopular min, Nc
Glory and Mink. If We knew wan ye'd
be certain to vote for the other; and
both of them are blamed well known!"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Not Born There.

A Washington man, whose business
mad brought him to New York, took a
run not long ago into Connecticut,
where he had lived in his childhood.
In the place where he was born he
accosted a venerable old chap, of
some so years, who proved to be the
very person the Washingtonian sought
to answer certain Inquiries concern
ing the place. AS the conversation
proceeded the Washington man said:
Il suppose you have always lived
around here?"
"Oh, no. said the native. 81 was
born two good miles from here"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Had Them Both Bested.

At the Franklin Inn, Philadelphia
literary club, a young sonneteer con-
graduated Owen Wister upon the sue
cess of his Washington studies.
Mr.. Wister smiling modestly,
checked that flow of praise with a
Washington story.
When | was a student at St PauPs
school," he said, "a boy in my form
failed wretchedly on problem in al
zebra.
THE master frowned at the boy.
Jones. he said, you ought to be
ashamed of yourself. Do you know that
at your age George Washington was a
Surveyor
Yes, SIR Jones answered. And
do you know that at your age he was
President of the United States?' -
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
THE DOCTORS GIFT.
Food Worth Its Weight In Colo

We usually expect the doctor to put
us on some kind of penance and give
us bitter medicines.
A Penn. doctor brought a patient
something entirely different and the
results are truly interesting.
Two years ago." writes this pa
tient, 81 was a frequent victim of
acute Indigestion and biliousness, be-
ing allowed to eat very. few things
One day our family doctor brought me
a small package, saying he had found
something for me to eat, at last.
He said it was food called Crane
Nuts, and even as its golden color
might suggest. it was worth its weight
in gold. l was sick and tired. trying
one thing after another to no avail,
but at last consented to try this new
food.
well! 1t surpassed my doctors
fondest anticipation and every day
since then l have blessed the good
doctor and the inventor of Grape
Nuts.
Il noticed improvement at once and
ina months time my former spells of
Indigestion had disappeared. In two
months l felt like new man. My
brain was much clearer and keener,
my body took on the vitality of youth,
and this condition has continued"
There's a Reason" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
"The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
JUDGING BY THE RESULTS.
Villagers Conversion Had rIot Been OF
Great Avail.

In our business we get many doubt
ful compliments" said Col. John F.
Bishop, deputy surveyor of the port.
the other day, "but / do not think |
ever received a compliment such as
my grandfather got down in my native
state of Tennessee. My grandfather
was minister and was a very small
boy when we both strolled down the
road one day. One of our fellow vii
layers came along toward us.
Good morning. said the villager,
who apparently had looked upon the
cup 1-sh conver-hic-ted, parson.'
he stammered with difficulty. An
twashyou-hic-that con-hic-con-
verted-hic-me.'
That must be So replied my
grandfather, for it's certain the AL
mighty had nothing to do with your
conversion New York Evening
Telegram.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
A Little Too Soon,

Sam Jackson's wife was to be buried
this afternoon and the bereaved col
ored man was shaking with grief over
the coffin, when comely young
darkey maiden stepped over to his
side and said, tenderly:
Don't. Mistah Jackson; yo' mus
try an bear up. Let me help yo to
fo'get!"
"Oh, Miss Johnson!" uttered the
weeping man, between sobs, sit am
berry kind in yo' t. offah such consola-
tion, but ah mus wait till aftah de
fun'ral befo ah engages in marriage
talk!"-Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

and 1 was helpless as a child. The
urine was discolored- and though I
used one remedy after another, was
not helped until l used Doan's Kidney
Pills, and I was so bad then that the
first box made only a slight change.
To-day, however, 1 am well man, at
81, and owe my life and health to the
use of Doan's Kidney Pills"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
To Save Trouble.

A Connecticut man tells of two
Irishmen from Boston who, while driv-
ing through the state named, observed
that many of the barns had weather.
vanes in the shape of huge roosters.
Dennis" said one Irishman to the
other, ''can ye tell me why they al
ways have a rooster an niver a hin
on the top of thin barns?"
Sure" replied Dennis. "Its because
of the difficulty they'd have in col
licting the eggs.'
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
IN JEOPARDY.

There is Catarrh in this section THE country
than ali other diseases put together and until the last
few years supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment pronounced II ncurable.
Science has proven Catarrh to be constitutional dis
and therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney
q Co.. Toledo Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. 1t Is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any It fails cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Aalls Family Pills for constipation.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
A Neat Epitaph.

An American who enjoys doing the
cathedral towns of England tells of an
amusing epitaph in the church yard OF
Tetbury, in Gloucestershire.
A marble slab, prominently dis
played, has this legend:
Beneath lie the remains of several
of the Perklnses, late of this parish
Particulars, the last day will disclose
Amen"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
The Editor of the Rural New Yorker

than whom there is no better Potato Ex-
pert in the country says: "Salzer's Earli-
est Potato is the earliest of 3S earliest
sorts, tried by me, yielding AGA bu. per
acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin yielded
for the Rural New Yorker 1876 bu. per
acre. See Salzer's catalog about them.
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and they will
mail you the only original seed catalog
published in America with samples of
Emperor William Oats, Silver King Bar
ley, Billion Dollar Grass which produces
L tons per acre. Sainfoin, the dry soil
luxuriator, ETC., etc, etc.
And if you send l4c we will add a pack
age of new farm seeds never before seen
by you. X. & w.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

Consul James E. Dunning of Milan,
reports that during the first six
months of 1907 the total emigration
from Italy amounted to 452,32S souls,
Of whom 195,19S went to other Euro
pean countries and countries of the
Mediterranean basin, and 7,130
crossed to trans-oceanic countries.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
A SIip.

Jack (studying geography
what is a strait?
Father (reading the papar)-Five
cards of a-that is, narrow strip of
water connecting two larger bodies
Harper's Weekly.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Cold and CALCULATING.

Ascum-"Did you actually have the
nerve to propose to that Boston grip"
Yerner-"Yes, l told her my heart
beat wildly for her alone and
Ascum- didn't believe you?"
Yerner-"No; she reached over and
felt my pulse"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

If the opportunity for great deeds
should never come. the opportunity
for good deeds is renewed for you day
by day.-Farrar.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

lifting a h e w
weight a sudden
pain shot through
my back and after
that l was in con-
stant misery from
kidney trouble. One
spell kept me in bed
six weeks. My arms
and legs were stiff
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

Only unselfishness wins affection;
only toll achieves success; it is only
the courageous heart that does brave
deeds.-T. Farquharson.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

You ought to be satisfied with nothing
less than Natures laxative, Garfield Tea!
Made of Herbs, it overcomes constipation,
regulates liver and kidneys, and brings
Good Health.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Wouldn't Burn,

Ths'coal man came down like wolf on
the fold:
He jingled with silver, he tinkled with
gold;
He sold us his specialty-"walnut" by
name
And we slated our roof in the spring with
the same,
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Safe to Postpone.

-"Procrastination may be a
fault, but if you put off doing certain
things you never have to do them all -
Mention one"
Frost-"Well, going to funerals, for
instance"
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Only For the Poor.

Boozey-"De Salvation Army's goin'
Z give free dinner to de poor tomor-
rowi"
Oozey-"Are you goin'?"
Nav. It's only fer dose
wot have t. work fer a livin'."
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

Eff you haf money to trow to der
birts, i'd iss appropriately to hant i'd
to der goldfinches.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
OF Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrpding Piles in
6to u daya or money refunded. Soc.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Disousted Rats.

Bacon-I see it is said that rats are
Judges of music.
Egbert-I guess that is right. We
haven't had one in the house since we
got the phonograph.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces IN
nammation, alays pain. cures wind colic 25c bottle
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO OtJININE. Look for
the signature of 10. w. GROVE. Used tho World
syer To Cure a Cold in One Day. Csc.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

In looking out for No. 2 widow
looks out for No. 1.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
a WELL MAN, AT ef.
Tho Interesting Experience of an Old
Settler of Virginia.

Daniel S. Queen, Burrell Street,
Salem, Va, says: Years ago while
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to de-
fer.-Young.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

"Oh, you misunderstood me.
mean to say it doesn't matter how
dark it is when / get home, she can
always see what my condition is."-
Philadelphia Press.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
A Sore Throat or COUGH,

If suffered to progress, may affect the
lungs. Browns Bronchial Troches"
give immediate relief
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Get Busy.

''It costs to advertise"
Some person says.
But what of that? This much is nat;
1t always pays.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
Sees in the Dark,

81 tell you," began the first club
man there never was cat like my
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14
important to Mothers,

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

w. Willie-I see automobiles have
been introduced in Borneo.
T. T. M.-What do you think will be
the result?
w. Willie-An increase in the num-
ber of wild men.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-03-14

"Oh, come. now" protested the
other. that's pretty rough thing to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-02

The
of
like this 1t is less the counties
make less than other officers paid is below the
all with
Assembly
$4,000 The the additional $1,000
his
advsably
mposhily o
frequent
ands stockholders
of the legislature
Importance concen-
that impor-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-02
THE QUESTION OF EXTENSION

with the question of extension
the city the Americas
has far been
obligations the city.
anticipate in the action
position
fathers will will not do
is o the public
of the lighting SYSTEM the
improvement of the water system
propositions the pressing Importance
protected A of the size
entirely reduced dangerously low proportions
health its living
the thing that
dhy
the suhciency times
The city this
hered
a it a
% arrangement no prepared to But in event the water
question be
handled o protection
The lighting The
aures of the contract is annoying after so long delay there is
probaHy allowed
work to completion work really pushed What the people
eally a contamination
facilities
@ the backbone the contract the people will doubtless be willing
The completion
unnecessary signify company
detail the end of could be
should that the
line be built and that there proper guarantees to
end but the matter of months not of vital Importance
adhered promptly the
public thereby really
of the
that the
but of bona fde
in city
welfare Amecus
hold the enterprise the
completion all could
be a in
satisfy public
speedily
Ia o Importance