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Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

Irish Giant has taken up the mana geTial job for Curran and will bring his man to scratch to meet Hazard, stipuiating that the bout must be put on soon, as Curran is to be in Phila- delphia by May 1st.
 Besides acting as manager for Cur ran, McGrath is training the Spring field boxer, working him out at the Y. M C. A. gym and in rOadwork in this vicinity. For a couple of splendid sizeable specimens of manhood these two six-footers have anything stopped in these parts. and when they get to exchanging wallops they make blow from the hammer Of Thor look like a tap from a fairy wand.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
sToNINGToN
eurIap to ee Used in Gypsy Moth sn1 Elm Beetle crusads-consregat Church Msetins-42-P Pound Cod or Exhibition.

This afternoon at the meeting of iEe Travel club the addresses will be ry Miss Emma Palmer. Surrey, Rufat Life L in Engiand: by Mrs; Mrs James ,a, pss k J. O. BarrowE.
 Two large bales of burlap are at the. local freight station Monday. con signed to State Entomologist Dr. w. A. Britton. to be used in banding the trees to protect from the gypsy moth and elm beetle.
 Repairing Railroad.
 Work train No 703. with fifty men, on Sunday commenced the distrdbutIon of new steel rails on the railroad be- tween Stonington Junction and West erly- The next five-mile stretch VIII be laid the eastbound track.
 The oyster dredge Amerieus. with a large load of seed oysters. is in the harbor and will go east as soon as the weather permits.
 Capt. Richmond Wallace has launch ed his catboat Louise.
 c. T. Willard. is painting his fast power boat Yoja. She will carry A horse power motor and will soon be launched off the Chesebro ways To Attend Grand Council, Royal Ar
 canum.
 Dr. C. F, Brayton, Thomas Wilkinson and Dr.. J. H. Weeks, Jr., will attend grand council of the Royal Arcanum at Hartford Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
 During Tuesday Dr. Weeks will at tend the meeting of the Connecticut State Dental association at New Ha- ven.
 The annual meeting of the Second Congregational Ecclesiastical society was held in uile chapel Monday even ing. large number was present. Heavy Fog on Monday. Fog bells and sirens were kept busy all day Monday owing to the heavy fog which settled here Various Items. | Mir. and Mrs. Edward F. Darrell re- turned to New York Sunday in their automobile. MT. and Mrs. Samuel Doughty of New York were at their summer home, Darling Hill farm, on Sunday Fletcher Dabo11 of Providence was | a visitor here Sunday. Capt. William King returned to Newport Sunday.
 Miss Grace FeIls of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. John Wagner
 George Slade was home from New ! port over Sunday.
 Thomas Shirley of Providence re- 1 gently spent few days in town. | Rev. Dwight C. Stone has returned l from visit of a week at New Haven and Kingston. | Rev. Charles T. Redfield of Kingston was entertained over Sunday by MT and Mrs. Henry B. Moves. | M B. Morton of New York, with 8 | party of friends, made an automobile l trip to Stonin|gton, reaching here late ] Sunday afternoon.
 l In the case of the death of Edward | Dcherty of Moss street, Pawcatuck, the witnesses are Dr. c. Grant Savage apt | Bernard Mccormick The witnesses l and jury were ordered to be present il Kingston court this (Tuesday) morn 1 ing at 9.30 o'clock | In Stevens store is on exhibition z mammoth cod caught by Grover Eld | ridge. It weighs 42 pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
City League Piekups.

The Certra1s have arranged to play the N- F. A. nine a game on Wednes- day on the Academy campus
 Manager Clish had his West Ends down at the Sandy Desert on Sunday for game with the Uncas Speciality company nine but it was so cold that only three innings were played by non; was in the Box for the West Ends and was twirling in deceptive form.
 The West Ends have game for next Sunday out of town, meeting the strong K of c. nine at Montvilie-
 Manager Desmond has picked a team called the Norwich Stars to play the Norwich-Taftville team at Taftville on Saturday.
 Manager Tom Casey has. bunch of contracts for the Falls nine already in his strong box and says that he has a band of warriors that will rank with the best of them.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
J.ffries Not Worrying About Referee

Ben Lomond. Cal, April 1S.-When James J. Jeffries was informed today that Jack Johnson had declared in fa- vor of Jack Welsh for referee of the coming fight he said: .1 don't believe I've given the question of a referee a moments thought so far Any of the names suggested would be agreeable to me The selection of the referee will be in Bergers hands Personally I don't care much who the third man is so long as he thoroughly under stands the game.
 Berger said that he felt very much as Jeffries did and had no particular choice in mind.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
New Eight City. Baseball League.

Chicago. April 1S.-A new inter-city baseball league. to be composed of Chi cago, aKnsas City, Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis and possibly Boston, is under contem- plation, according to Henry c. OSter- man.
 Osterman said today that money had been obtained and queries had been sent to the cities to determine what steps might be taken to bring about the immediate organization of the pro- posed leage.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
THE PERFECT WAY Scores of Norwich Citizens Have
 Learned 1t.

If you suffer from backache,
 There is only one way to cure 1t.
 The perfect way is to cure the kid neys.
 A bad back means sick kidneys
 Neglect it, urinary troubles follow.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are made for kidneys only.
 Are endorsed by Norwich people.
 Patrick Sullivan, 4S Mt. Pleasant Street, Norwich. Conn.,. says: If any person should ask me what to use for pain and lameness across the small of the back I would advise a trial of Deans Kidney Pills. have found that they have no equal for this trouble. My supply was procured at N. D. Sevin & Sons drug store and they thoroughly relieved me of severe pain in the small of my back, strength ened my kidneys and benefited me in a general way"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster -Milburn Co. Buffalo. New York. s9le agents for the United
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Johnson Won,t Train in chicaao.

Chicago, April 1S.-Jack Johnson, disgusted with the continued winter like weather in this vicinity, said to- day that he would make no more att teInpts to train until he reaches the coast. He expects to leave here next Thursday. stopping at Salt Lake and Los Angeles and arriving at San Fran cisco May 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
ABE SHOEW SCIENCE In Four Rounds with Young Gray of

At Rioux hall in Jewett City on Monday evening the two boxing bouts entertained a crowd which was not as large as had been expected because of the rainy evening. Jack Curran of Springfield was referee.
 Kid Wilkerson of Lowell and Kid Freeman of Putnam opened the card, going three rounds at 120 pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Watch for the Comet.

The Red Dragon of the sky Watch the children for spring coughs and colds Careful mothers keep F'oley's Honey ana Tar in the e.heuse. It iu the best and safest prevention and cure for croup. whore the need is urgent and immediate relief a vital necessity. It's prompt use has saved many little lives. Contains no opiates or harmful druEs. Refuse substitutes. Lee q osgoed Go.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
CuRRAN MEET HAZARD?
 WHY, OF COURSE! SixFoot Springfield Man Training for
 tho Bout.

Bill Collins can get action for his money if he wants to communicate with Manager Jack McGrath of this city in regard to the challenge Bill is sued to Jack Curran of Springfield to meet Joe Hazard of Providence for a six or ten round boxing bout. The
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

Bridseport-The Arab patrol of Py- ramid temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine returned to this city Sunday a.ious time in New Orleans and were treated royalty at every stop made upon the trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

London, April 1S.-A big crowd saw Jem DriscolI, the featherweight cham
 pion of England, knock out Spike Robson, also of England, in the hf- teenth round for the featherweight cham mpionship and a purse of $5.00O. The bout was scheduled for twenty rounds, but Robson was outclassed- The Lonsdale belt goes to the winner
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Tuckey Will Run Smith.

C. E. EIaherty. manager of Tom Tuckey the Montville runnenr, writes to a New London paper that his man will run fWilber Smith of New London who stated through The Bulletin on Friday that he was looking for match with Tuckey. F1aherty will back Tuckey fer a S2e0 side bet against Smith for a Is mile foot race on any track Smith wants to name.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
COTTON.

New York. April 1s.-Cotton spot closed quiet, 20 points lower; niddIdng uplands, 15.05- middling gulf, 15.30; sales. 7,0IS bales. Cotton futures closed steady Closing bids: April 14.75, May 14-65, June 14.39, July 14.39, August 1869. September 12.s3, October 12S3, November 12.21, December 12.19, Jan uary 12.14. February =, March =, April =.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Ten Runs in First Inninq.

There was an opening ball game be- tween the Putnam Stars and the c. A. c. 2d at Putnam league field Satur- day afternoon, the Stars winning, 19
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
MON EY.

New York, April 1s-Money on call steady at 1908 per cent; ruling rate 3: last loan 3 8-4; closing bid 3 3-4; offered at 7-s. Time loans some what easier; sixty days and ninety days per cent: six months IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Shifts Among Leaders in Baltimore
 BovvIino.

Baltimore, April 1S.-All four of the leaders in the individual class were displaced by toebay's rolling in the fourth annual tournament of the Ma tionaI Bowling association now in progress at the Garage alleys and at the same time the third and fourth teams in the two-nan team race were pushed aside.
 John Roster of New York, who is credited with having made more per feet scores than any other man, took the lead in the individuals with 623 pins.
 In the bwo-man team contests King and GroSsrnan of Philadelphia retain first place with score of 1221.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
BASEBALL RESULTS MONDAY.
Exhibition Games

Exhibition Games At Fall River-Fan River s. New Haven 0. At Lynn. SIass-Rochester-I I-y m game postponeds rain-
 Baseball Games Postponed; Rain. All baseball games in the National league were postponed Monday because of rain. and all but the Detrot-St- Louis in the American league.
 American Association. At Cofumbus-Indis T. Columbus 8. At St Paul-Kansas City-St- Paul pame postponed; i; 
 At Minneapolis Milwaukee 2s Minneapolis [. At Toledo-LouisviIe 2. Toledo 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Bailey Weakened in Eishth.

Detroit. April lS.-Railey pitched unbeatable ball today until ei@hth, when seemed to un seoady him. He passed two men with two out and Cobb e the with a double. In .he ninth he walked Crawford Delehanty three 1IuIIin was start. but good fielding him The
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

xfsan for Stanage in 9th.
 Score by iIsninEs
 Detroit ....-0 o o Q 0 1-S St. Louis .............1 0 o 0 0-2
 Runs. Detroit Mcintyre. Crawford. D. Jones. for Louis Stone. Demrlitt; two base hits Cobb, Wallace three base hit. Deiehanty; sacrifice hits. Griggs, Demmitt Stephens; sacrifice fly, Hoffman, Hartzell; left bases Detroit B. St Louis G. hrst base cn balls, sfullin of Bailey 5; struck out. by sulin l. by Bailey l; time. li0; umpIres kerin and Sheridan
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

Weak probably responsible for sickness other diseasoy there" fore, whom other kidney trouble follow
 Your other need attention bpt kidneys most attention trst
 If you fss that your kidneys are the cause Of your sick moss down condition, begin taking Dr. Kiimer's swampRoof, the kidney, bladder remedys because better they S hep aI the other heaIth.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
LEM DRlSCOLL DEFENDS HIS TITLE
Knocks Out Rival English therweeht-Norwch City
 Baseball League Adopts schedule-Curran Accepts
 Challenge to Fox Hazard-Detrot-St Louis Only
 Major League Game.
AMERIcAN LEAGUE STANDING.

to g. The winners scored ten runs in the first inning.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Prevalency of Kidney Disease.

Prevalency Of Kidney Discase.
 Most people do not realize the alarm Ing increase and remarkable prevail ency of kidney disease. While kidney disorders are the most common dis eases that prevail they are almost the last recognized by patient or physic- ians pho usually coNfent themseIDes soith doctorsHs the effects. while the Ori1inai dssease constantly undermines the sys- tenn.
 i The mild and immediate effect of Swamp Root. the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for it's remark able results in the most distressing cases.
 Symptoms of Kidney Trouble. 1 Swamp Root is not recommended for everything, but if you are obliged Ito pass your water frequently night and day. smarting or irritation in pass
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19
Detrsit.

Totals. 27 27 Ie 0l Winning run made with none out xIsan for Stanage in 9th-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

ing, brick dust or sediment in th@ urine, headache, backache, lame back, dizziness, poor digestion. sleeplessneae, nervousness, heart disturbance due Co bad kidney trouble, skin eruptiona from bad blood, neuralgia. rheumatism, lumbago, bloating. irritability. worn out feeling, lack of ambition, may be loss of flesh. sallow compleXMon, or Bright's disease may be stealing upon you, which is the worst form Of lkid- ney trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-19

It You Need Medicine Swamp Root Is always kept up to its
 A sworn certificate of
 SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE-To pro- you may have a sample bottle and a absolutely free by mail. The book coI received from men and women who i edy they hooded. The value and SUI that our readers are advised to senC mer & Co.,. Binghamton, N. Y. B' offer in the Norwich Bulletin. Th'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
ship BRICK
next MONDAY
HAMMOND COMPANY READY TO
SUPPLY BIG SUMMER
TRADE.

The Hammond Fire Brick Com
f,any's plant which was burned out on.
November 10Th. 1909. has been rebuilt
md is now about ready for operation
n all departments. Manager Brett
las pushed the construction work
tlong as fast as the weather condi-
Ions during the winter would permit.
All Of the buildings that were burned
lave been replaced ind the company
A now manufacturing fire brick. The
company has a good supply of fire
rick on hand at this time from the
rlres Of the new factory and will start
chipping brick on next Monday. All
he departments. of the factory will be
IN operation the first week in April.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
Land Leased.

Harvey W. Harnler. as trustee for
the @. Williams &. Company. has
leased a large tract OF land In Tyler
county which the company vii devel.
on for oil and gas. The land is situat.
cd between Simpson and Webster and
lies on Long Run and Buck Run: It
Is the nnrpose- of the COMPANY. to dc.
velop the newly acquired territory at
This davelnnment along will,
the work Of the bennington Oil and
Gas Compnnyy also going on in the
western portion OF Tyler county. this
field will be thoroughly tested:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
WALLACE FARMER
A HYPN0TlST
GEORGE HELDRETH PUT cLARks.
BURG MAN TO SLEEP WITH
HIS FIST.

CLARkSBURG, March 25.-Jumes
F. Dye. an active Clarksburger who
reaides onsMechanic street. had an al
terchtjon yesterday with George Hell:
dreth,,. Wallace farmer, near Wal
lace this :;c6unty. 1t seems that the
trouble arose over the payment OF q
note and that Dye had attached. some
property Of Heldreth's. During the
discussion and %gesticulation of the
matter by Dye, Hcldreth hit Dye a
blow on ttliee head with his fist whicl,
felledSDye to the ground and put him
slumbering.lT5 1t was some time before
Dye tineW what happened but finally
restoratives brought him TO his
senses.
Hcldreth Is a prosperous farmer
and comes OF one of the oldest fam
i}ies In Afarrlspn county. Dye was a
former resident of Wallace and sold
his farm to Heldretll where Heldreth
now resides. 1t Gems that Dye had
been very persistent In collecting
some none from Heldreth which
Heldreth clnimed had been paid.
hence the alteration.
Mr.. Dye Is quite NH active man In
affairs. and. 1t Is said that he recently
had some loquation and ~gesticulations
with a local attorney which followed
with an .altercation aud barely cscaT-
cd u with an evangelist.
A warrant was obtained by Dye
f""r' .1nstices 2. A. Long to which
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
.clarksburu Rally.

One of tie biggest Sunday School
rallies vet toshe held in the State dur
ing the present year will be held at
ClarksburG the coming Sunday. It fs
expected that two thousand people
will attend this rally. one thousand
being children. Miss Martha v. Ora,
ham. State Superintendent of the In
~t"rmcdiate dfnartment will address
the rally on the subject. The Door OF
the Date Stone"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
J. SANDS JACKSON.
New Charters,

Secretary OF State Stuart F. Reed
has issued charters to the following
concerns:
The Monongah Fuel Company. Of
Monongnh. with chief works In Clay
district, Harrison county. Capital
stock $4,000. Incorporators: Scott c.
Lowe. OF Fairmont: Carroll Curry.
Clarence Curry. F. K. Lowe. Of M,non-
geh ~. P. Alkire. Of -Everson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
chartcra Issued.

Charters were issued from the. OF.
iceFf Of the, Secretary of State this
morning. as follows:
Clear Fork Splint and Gas, Coal
Company. of ,Jarruld's Valley, Raj.
eigh county. to deal in coal lands.
The capitol stock Is $4,000, OF
which $500 has, been subscribed , and
$50 paid Incprpi,onlrraitto'rs:: John ,Ruthenr.
ford, a. J Strong. Coal Creek, Tenn;
Rufe Bennett, Clinton. Tenn: T. Z. B.
isilcr'. LaFoliette. Tenn; aud N. X.
Cracraft. Of Charleston. Viva.
The .!Monongah Fuel Company. OF
Monongah. w. Va, will have Its
chief works In Clay district, Of Har.
rtson county. The capital stock Is
$50.O0o. OF, which $500. has been
subscribed and, $50 paid. Incorpo.
~rators: Scott C. Lowe: OF Fairmont::
Carroll Curry. Clarence Curry and
T X. Love- Of Mrnongah. and J..tP..
Alkire. ufs EyHe,rson, w. Va.
The .Lansdpwne Coal and Land
COMPANY. Oh Fayetteville. Will have
its chief works in Nicholas county
and Will deal in mineral lands. The
capital stock Is 100000. Of which
$500 has been ssl bscribed and $50
paid. .Incorporators ND {. w. Oscn.
ton. A. .. Koran. I, NJ. McPeek., Ben
p: Koontz and A ~ Smith. tJr:.: all OF
Fayetteville.s Il Az n 4 S+:S v
Commissions were issued to Tho.
following nntArie s M saSFss i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
lee geld FOR
GRAND JURY
NAN CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL
VOTING eEANGuisHEs IN
COUNTY JAIL.

Charles Lee, the colored man that
va arrested and placed in the county
jail for voting illegally in Fifth ward
n 1.-THE last ely election. was given d
hearing before Justice Boydston yes.
terdny evening and was held In the
sum of five hundred dollars for his up.
.nearance before the next grand jury.
Zee failed to furnish the necessary
bond and was committed; to the county
fail. 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
soop RolgoFF.

One 81 the best roll oifs held al the
Temple alleys took place "Wednesday
3ntghts The winners were All in d
bunch and the scores were high:
ThereSa We're BtitSten pins between the
first and the fourth position. Harry
HyerS Ko first place With J. Hays "a
close second; There q large
oN;d gut Q the contest which was
Very ai~nteresting The scores were
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
AM
NOTICE.

TO Whom It May Concern:
My wife. Fannie X. Jackson. having
wilf,illy and without just cause left my
bed and board and deserted me, notice
Is hereby given that | will not pay or
be responsible for any debts contract.
ed by her. and all persons are warned
not to extend credit to her on my nc
count.
X J. SANDS JACKSON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
New Church Building.

The Methodist Episcopal denomina-
tion of %Buckhannon have accepted
'nlans for the erection of a new church
building. The building will be com.
menced the first OF April and will be
completed late in the summer. The
structure will cost In the neighbor.
hood Of forty thousand dollars and
will have a seating capacity Of 1000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
@E
AMERICAN LAUNDRY WINS.

Two contests were rolled on the
Temple Bowling alleys last night. The
American Laundry team won five out
pr the six games rolled. defeating
both the Juniors and the Teddy Bears.
The scores were as follows: -. 49,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
State Mews
100000 10 az spent.

One hundred thousand dollars VIII
be expendedFa lat Williamson by Abe s
W. Patterson & Co. mining eompan,
in developing their coal lands. "A ten,
mile branch railroad has BEEN started
up sycamorecre creek. Over a thousand
men will be given employment soon.
viii invest Fifteen Millions.
What Is considered to be n of the
largest coal mergers In the south.
western Virginia fields for years has
been closed and fifteen million dollars
worth OF coal properties will be pooled
with onc company: The Dominion
Coal Company an Ohio corporation
is to merge with the st. Charles Coal
Co. Virginia-Lee Coal Co. Monarch!
Coal Co.. Dnby Coal Co.. Imbodcn Coal
Co. and the Black Mountain Coal and
Coke Co, TheseIcompnnies represent
over fifteen mliitou, dollars Invested
and own all the coa1 lands in the
Black Mountain region. Fl. Lee Early
president OF the Dominion company.
has verified the consolidation. The
company Is arranging to ship coal to
the southern and western markets.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-08-26
Notice of Referees Sale.

Notice is hereby given. that by
of the district court, in and for Rich
ardson County, Nebraska, ON the
Sd day of August, 1910, in a suit
for partition wherein William Fischer
is plaintiff, and Charles Fischer, Geo.
Fischer, Emily Herschberger, Louis
Fischer, Annie Smith, Lizzie Peabody,
Fred Fischer, Rosina Walruff, Myrtle
Fischer, Alice Fischer, Fredricke C.
Fischer, Mary Fischer, John Herself
berger, George Smith, George Peabody
julius Walruff, Annie Fischer, VIM.
Fischer, Lydia Fischer, Albert Fisch-
er, Louisa Fischer, Frieda Fischer,
and Walter Fischer, are defendants,
directed to me as referee, in said
suit for partition, l will as such
referee, on the 9Th day of September,
1910, at n o'clock p. M, at the
west front door of the courthouse in
Falls City. Richardson County, Ne
braska, sell for cash the following
described premises towit: Lots Nos.
nineteen (19), twenty 600, twenty
n CID, twenty-five (22), twenty
three (23), and twenty four (24) in
Block No. (93) ninety-three, all of
said lots situated in the city of
Falls City, in said county and state,
according to the official plat and sur-
yey of said city.
Terms of sale cash.
Dated at Falls City, Nebraska, this
Sd day of August, 1910.
j. r. WILHITE, Referee.
First publication, Aug. 5, 5 times.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-08-26
What and When to Drink.

Cold water at all times.
Cocoa, chocolate or hot milk if nerv-
ouS.
Coffee for a slight stimulant once a
day,
Lime juice and lemonade as blood
purifiers.
No wine, spirits nor beer; alcohol is
a depressant, its stimulating effects
being quite temporary.
Between meals is the best time to
take liquids, an hour before and an
hour after, this dispels the desire for
much with meals.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-08-26
Drunkenness and Divorce.

United States census returns show
that drunkenness figured as a direct
and contributing in 10 per cent.
of all divorces from 1887 TO 1906 in
the United States. According to the
census figures, liquor was the sole
cause of divorce in 1856 cases, and
the cause in combination with some
other in 1875 cases. In addition to
this, there were 130,2S7 in which
drunkness was an indirect or contribu-
tory cause.