,_ ,I' with
Nokitdien appliance venuclt
militiamen and resilient:
as the new Perfection ‘
J lxfiflus FilameIOil Cook-, ,
Kitchen work. this coming
I or, will be better and quick-
er done. with greater per:
comfort forth:
ofths stifling ,
you cool: by.
r
.iw
ynv sou NORTH
Adam.
WELLMAN T0
POLE
Pingi- to start ii'I August—Will Take
‘ Airship, Dogs, sludges, Etc.
Iter Welimnn announced at
we ington. D. 6... last Week that this
sum or he will renew his effort to
reach the North Pole by means of a
diff ible balloon or airship All the
1) adobe have been made and Mr.
Wellgan will sail nest Week for Paris
and orwaay This expedition will be
under Mi Weliman‘s Individual ow~
net-ship and responsibility. The capi-
to! has been supplied by Americans
solely on scientific and patriotic
groun'ds. The balloon will start front
Dame Island. Spitsbergen. in August.
if weather conditions are favorable.
The airship will be the “America."
which had a trial In a voyage of
about twenty miles at spituborgon a
year ago Iast'September. The owners
of the ‘Chicago Record-Herald“ have
turned over to Mr. Wellman. free of
Monastic the airship. plant. buildings
lachiiioiiy of Mr. Weliniatis for-
mer enterprise
The America is the second largest
air being about three- fifths the
””33 the Zep elin It has a lifting
city of ties y' tcu tons. If the
[F"Amal$ca" is able to start next,Au-
E“). on her voyage of 700
Although the air to the pole she
airy a crow of three men. 6.000
ponti of gasoline for the engines.
food for a yeJn sledges. sledge dogs.
WOW“ and all the requisites of a
sledding party. one member of the
crew will be Chief Engineer Vanamati
an American w o was-iii charge of the
ship's engines limit Mr trial voyage
In 1907. The third member has not
yet been selected
“The diflioulty of getting a fair
start with an airship designed to so
10“th Pb'lé Is of course very great,“
said flit. ‘Wciininn "on account of ice
conditions it Is impmctictihic to reach
the zbsse apditprt effective w01k be-
tats the. oath days In June The sea-
son is at an end In the last days of
August AlctoaiIY. the period of ef-
fective work is confined to about ten
weeks; 7 If ~~delay or accident happens
from any cause it may be necessary
:1; postpone the value till another
Sistine OF HERMANN
M90. will! Walther “Elected Second
timed Vice-President.
The twelfth suntan convention of
the sister led a of the Order of the
Sistaisof Her arm. was held in Nor-
wich, :Mmday: The reports for the
past year showed nineteen lodges with
a membership of 951,, and .11 tottii capl-
ml “or “99.13 The per capita tax
need from 401m so cams. '
fi’l‘h owls officers were elected:
1112...: Fred new . 1315115“th
Dolliniiviile' ilait grand ”nonresident.
onetime 'Wiltermami WW; 's‘ee-
011.ng vioeepresidc‘nt‘, Quart Walth-
or. usury; grand secretary; Otto Ber-
set. Animals; stand trensuner Minna
Richter. New Haven; gland trustees.
Emily Hoffman.- inui smarts; and
Maria Kanttheil all of ad art. . 4
.The nest state conveuti will lbs
bald In Torriagton. ;
"M
REV. i. w..WJLLtAMst LITTER.
Rev; 1; W. Williamspp. Huntington,
W. V1... writes: “This is itn certify
that i used More Kidney Emmy
for' normal exhausum and kidney
trouble. and am free to say that it will
all shat you claim tor it " Foley's
dney Remedy has restored health
and strength to mandamus of weak.
run down people. Contains no harm-
uid is pleasant to take.
Pnrmacy and F. B. Baxter. 0‘
. ;. m...—
DEAD LN NAUGATUCK RIVER.
HWY; May 16. «The. body of
dam hearty. of this city. sips bound
it upwards In the Nation;
tucks: ire: yestsnday.
plankton tit tombs-id shoutthd sire of
11.1-in it is; stated that he
ballasts: yesterday afternoon on the
mm this' city and it has not been
determined us whether Mil was due
to drowningrormto some other cause.
,An investigation is being made. Fol
warty was about 50 years old.
“—4.“.
\
'four slid five
Theda was it,
Blood is one or the oldest articles
of diet except mull
SEN»-
Dclivers but where you want it—nevsr where you don’ 1 want it
thus it does not overheat the kitchen.
with shelf'forwarmingpistes and keeping food but after cooked.
convenient drop shelves that can be folded back when not in use,
' two nickeied hats-tor holding" towels. \
‘ Three sites. With or without Cabinet 1‘ op At your dealer' I,
or write cur nearest agency. . ,
some“
Note the CABINET 'I‘OP.
alto
and
din points—safe.
a won-
mic£11“)! made,
beautifully nickeled. Your liiing-rooln will be plus-nut
with a Rsyo Lamp.
if not with youndesler. writs our nearest agency.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Incorporated)
THE CIRCUS COMING.
W
Frank A. Robbins All, Future Show
to be In This City.
The famous circus arrived in Cuba‘s
during the small hours of the day and
the experienced workmen orecteti' the
big tents with the 1"apldity with which
the mushroom springs from :1 pasture
lot The 11111111111 invariably marvels at
the ease. and quickness with which the
drone melt build the Ilugec canvases
iroin a comparatively chaotic intrl»
racy of ropes, pulleys. and poles. If
one believed In the power of mu.-
glcians. one would almost declare that
every big circus must employ 11 won-
derful magician to wave his wand over.
the men when "they erect the. tents.
However, the combined efforts of all
the magiciays on the face of the earth
would not prove eilIcacious in the mat-
ter of building the white tops; for
there Isn't a bit of magic connected
with the work at all. it is simply
system thlii does the trick-wit splendid
system wiiich‘Is carefully adhered to
by every working man. from the sup-
erintendent down to the iiuiiiblest can.
vasman. And to the careful abserver.
this system is truly. admirable
To the infinite joy of the small boy
and his sister and the evident delight
of ,the older. folks. the cliche parade.
replete 11d resplendent. In malesiid
scintilla lug. bewildering beauty. was
taken over the principal streets of (‘0-
hoes this morning. And the pageant
made a decidedly favorable impression
on all who thronged the line of march
The ticket wagon and main entrance
.were opened at} ocIock and the big
show began at 2. The performance
proper is one of the very best that
has ever been given under canvas In
this city.
The doors will be opened at 7
o'clock this evcpii and the perform-
ance will start at .«o-Cohoes Republi-
can. Will exhibit In South Neiwaik
May 20
COMMISEIONEBS URHELD BY
“ ' COURT.
superior Court Sustain: Their Action
In Granting License to James ' .
McDermott. In' Bridgeport.
BRIDGEPORT. May 15 -—-T.he county
commissiciners have been upheld by
Judge Cuitis. of the superior court, I11
a decision handed down today in the
appeal of 'Jesse A Steivart, from the
commissioners action In granting a
license to James McDermoii There
was a lengthy hearing before Judge
Curtis. when the appeal came two
weeks ago. and many witnesses were
heard ,on both sides
McDerinott deslie‘d to open a saloon
on Madison avenue. near Alice street
whe'nM Brien wash filing this
numerous remnant ces, he objected
to Mopermott, becaii Elle claimed the
location was not wi bin tbfi city p‘o
lice limits 'f‘hl s objection was sub-
sequently withdrawn. and Attorney
Jesse. A. Stewart took up the cudgels.
declaring that the appeal was taken
after the commissioners had decided
to grant a license.
'W
RAILEOAD AND expanse coM-
11“va visiting;
malt AV N. Mpy ib-r-A question
of would rah e tagaltnde. involving
claims of, the lat company for
11st nam'eiits a rcndlufitfioptof fu-
are ones has or en between the New
YOrk, New Hagen turd arttord Itali-
road corporAi-ion and 6A Eat-
press Company. 11 incident of the
matter It; a prpi up; pry step taken on
the part of the' aiiroad 11151111111” for
a Connecticut chllrter’ db to own ex-
press business. The 4 s Exprcss
Company has operated ,p‘ the New
York, New Haven iii‘d oi'd Rail-
road system 1'6 ‘ ddo s
a gross busing; ”digital Maillotu'egu
4......“1441. ‘
PLO l
”1:1“va t.
forth‘ th‘E ioridb. orange tirop will be
marketed direct, according to J. .
Swing] II e o the Flor
Fruit 3%“ 81?? (l lithium; 11', Assonn
tion whr tins listen in Denver "Tho
anagram of Flbr rtlgmthls year." he
said. "will exceed or any other
year sitioelssb. and we: will produce
half as much as the entire crop of
California."
$183113“ 'caop.
11y 'lb—e-‘fleuce- "
uuuun'
imwum
Nomination in. Testament oi Mrs. Cor-
ncit'a H. 3. Rogers So Vague They
Had to Be Oiiered lite Trusteeship
BRIDGEPORT. May i5.“"E\'el'y
Judge of the superior court Including
the judges of the supreme coutt oi
errors. filed written decliiiaiions In the
probate court this morning. to act as
trustees of the fund established by the
third clause of the second codicil of
the will of Cornelia II. B. Roget's.
Judge Nobbs accepted the declinit-‘
tions, and appointed Attorney John W.
Banks as trustee.
The oodicil of the will h) which
they were. nominated made reference
to "judges of the supaiioi court In
and for li‘airileld (ounty. " and litter
iieys Hill and Iloarduiun. as counsel
for the executors of the will. John G.
Alger, of New York. and Rachael I..
Dunn. of Massachusetts, represented
to the probate court today .that there
are no such persons as designated in
the will for trustees. {It
Judges Decline.
Judges of the superioi court not
for the entire state, and not for our
particular county. The provision of
the. will was snooping. and it made
urran emcnts for a veiy large trus-
teesh p. for members of the supreme
couit of errors are also members of
the superior 1-',ouit so a formal declina-
tion was presented by Justice F. ll.
llall. Simeon Baldwin, Samuel 0.
Prentice, John M. ’I hot 131 and AI-
berto ’I‘ ltoruimek. or the supreme
court, and Judges Silas A. Robinson
llowiird .I. Curtis. Gctiige \V. Wheeler.
Ralph Wheeler. Milton A. shumwuy.
Edwin J}. (lager, William S. Cane.
Joel II. Reed. 'WIIIlam N. Iloiiiii‘itt,
Lucien F. BIII'IIN‘ and William H.
Williams.
The osiuse In
which the judges were
provides 111-. follows: “For the (OT-
pui'iiilons of idle University. of New
IillVl'Il. (‘niiii and \ussur Cliiifli‘flf‘ 0f
I'oitghitoupsie N Y, mentioned In
the seventh section of III) w,iil I hero-
I)\ substitute iii? (‘Oitiiiy of Fitiiiluld
In IIII state of (‘lllllli'Cfitlil and I give.
to the citizens of said county of Full"
field. the lesidue and rtmaiuder bu
Ing two-thirds of my estate. to be re
duted in possession and the found. so
("tented shall hr in memoriam of my
daughters, Cornelia H B. Hogeis.
2nd 1111th Sarah Buckley itiigl’ls, \lllllst‘
attractors have been citizens of tin
county Ii om the beginning.
Section Whore Named.
“I also order that one-fourth ofibe
net income of this land shall be paid,
annually, to my duughth' Miriam.
during her natural life, and at her
death such fourth part of the net I11-
come of this fund shall be paid an-
nually, in equal shares. to the towns
of Monroe and New h‘itirlield. for town
purposes furevt‘t‘.‘ The income of the
remainder of the fuiid shall be Used
for county purposes. and I hereby
nominate, constitute and appoint the
judges of the superior court in and
for Faiirfield county and their and
ressors, to be trustees of-tliis fund.
and in hold it safely in pvt‘petiliiy."
The will of Mrs. Rogers was writ
ten by herself. and the foregoing is a
fair sample. Mrs. Miriam S. Perkins,
the stile surviving daughter, has sued
to have the will set aside, and the
paragraphs quoted will be construed
b the superior court. as by their prtv‘
visions she is denied the extent of
participation in her mother‘s estate
which she considers herself entitled
to. What tlie'testatrix lllt‘illls by
“county purposes." isa puzzle.
i'odicii under
nominated
the
New Trustee Sworn in.
Attorney Banks. the new trustee,
was sworn in this morning, and be ill-
ed 11 $100 bond. If he should come
Into the trust fund after the lItIgn~
tion is ended. be will be required to
flIe a supplementary bond. The estate
is valued at 5300.000, and It gives
promise of becoming .a famous Iitign
l on
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
C A'_ S T O___ R I A
ENSIGNS IN THE NAVY.
.—
President Promtoes Two Connecticut
Boys.
President Taft has just promoted
two Connecticut boys to be ensl'gns in
the ham. They are Richard F Cos
sl‘dy. so of Dr. Patrick Cassidy oi
Norwich. and Rufus W Mathewson.
Both are naval academy graduates.
Cassldy Was first recommended for
midshipm‘an as alternate by General
'lla'wley, and later by Senator Bulke—
Iey. He was finally appointed upon
the recommendatio or Senatot Bran
degeé, while the lat r was seiving in
the house.
CAUGHT BY A BIG ABALONE.
LONG BEACH. Cal, May 15.-—-Roy
Spt'at'tly a‘ visitor from Wyoming. is
wnflued to his bed from neivous col
lapse, the result of a terrific expo
dlerice Wednesday. Spr‘attly went
at er to Whites Point to ather shells
and reaching under a i k to grab
what he thought was a turtle shell he
found his fingers caught in u vise. by
a big abalone. After trying to break
loose he used his pocket knife to pry
open the. shell, but broke both blades.
To add to his terror the tide began to
creep up and soon the water was up
to his knees. For two hours he was
held prisoner, until finally his cries
were heard by a Japanese fisherman.
who" succeeded in releasing him.
.Til malts the most of the. fi‘giire 6
turn. it: Irhottom upward.
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.1“
\j
..... filial; Flips-o
Was 1...... ”middling
FREE Milli-Iii; mm (I lit.
slm
339‘ h inven-
’miim. ‘ii' 9« 0W. '3 RD" N. Y:
Feel Headadu’
It probably comes from the
bile or some sick condition of
the stomach or bowels. No
in g1lttr Which, put yourself
11 1tw1 ,
E CHAM'S
.BP E 111143
MRS. KNIIWIIIIN
iiili ill Billilli
Relates Experiences to Court in Sup-
port oi Petition in: Divorce
Judge Howard J. Curtis granted two
divorces. yesterday, took the papers
Ill another case, and refused to grant
the applications of two other appli
cents for separation.
Auguste K. Knuwltuii, ui' Diiiibury.
was granted it divorce from Joseph
Kiiowlion. a Duiibury biiii'In-i', on the
ground of intolerable (-i'uelti. Mrs
Knowltoii testified that she was mur-
ried to the defendant October. 11596.
and that shortly afterward ant: made
the discovery that her husband was
an Italian who had changed his name
to Knou'ltou. It was peter 11 hiippv
union, she said but It was bearable
until the past three ,1cars,ubeii his
drinking habits made Iiiiii too ugly to
be tolerable.
it was his habit to
every vile name" that could he tide
dressed to a woman. Two yours 11.110
she was dressing twenty chickens for
the market, and because she did not
have them finished when
call his .wife
Wanted ”Will. he threatened to run
11 knife through her. At another
time be beat her, tearful: her shirt
waist in strips. It was when the
mother of the plaintiff died at the
hospital that the husband f-IImWPil his
worst leiiii'iol‘. Ilvl'uuso shit went to
sue her mother the night she died, he
refused to allow her in the house.
She finally got Ill, but had to Iif‘i‘ll-
py another room IIIIII lurk the door,
because she was afraid of Ililll. Air
other time he brought home killiit'
“Will that was green uilii old 111:0, liiid
a neighbor was gains 1;. carry a sum»
pie, to the board of health. She left
her husband last August because he
threatened to shoot Ill'i'.
Decree for Mrs. Dolph.
Alberta S. Dolph. of staiiifOrd, was
granted a decree from Hiram it.
Ikilph. mi lllt' ground of habitual
firtinkmioss. The testimony of the
wife and Oml‘t'l‘s “as that Dolph was
11 hard rid-'1' drinker. and was 11eg at
all fillies. When in his cups Ilt‘ be-
lieved it was his duty to beat his
wife and choke bur.
Says Husband Was Cruel.
Clara (loci-11s, 11f Greenwich. was
before the court for a LIIHII‘N‘ from
George (Ioei‘ss. on the ground of
cruelty. The plaintiff testified that
the husband was a drinking mini and
choked her. lie threatened to client
her once because she refused to give
him money. The plaintiff owned :1 lil-
tie. store ‘and sold it out. She was
induced to put the money in the batik
in her husband‘s name. us he said
that he would add to It. But ("It
day he dr'eu out $3110.1111d had a good
time with It In New \"oik. The judge
took the pnpeis
Mrs. Akin Must Wait.
Jennie. C. Akin. of Danbury. was ad-
vised to wait a couple of years
before getting a divorce from Floyd
Akin on the ground of desertion. She
wanted It for cruelty. but the testi-
mony showed that the defendant had
it habit of I‘lll'illiltg away. He finally
left her ill April. 1908.
Eggs Were Soft.
Lena Chase. of Bridgeport, was an-
.r who was told by the court to
we for a couple or years before she
brought action for a divorce She
snorted cruelty on the. part of Ralph G.
(‘hiise an east side ding iletfilt lit the
.Park City. The petitioner said that
one time her husband threw soft boil
ed eggs at her because, they were not
hard. Another time her husband punch-
ed her because she rcmonsirated with
him for talking to another Woman. The
court said that as she had lived with
him after the acts alleged, the cruelty
case wits not proven.
K. OF C. FIELD DAY PLANS.
The Knights of Columbus Mara-
limit and field day committee has
about completed the preliminary ar-
rangements for the Memorial“ Day
event at Rotdn Point. The Marathon
race will be started at the Greenwich
Town Hall at noon. and the course
will be through Stamford and Darlen
to the armory In South Norwalk,
where the turn will be made for Rot-
on Point. The last five miles will be
run on the track at the Point. Efforts
ni'o\being made to secure the entries
of Tewinimco. the Carliele Indian
runner: Jim Crouly. Tom Morrlssey
and Sammv Mcilor It Is probable that
(ii
them. will be between 75 and 100
entries. Matty have already been rt}
ceivcd. Immediately following the
Marathon. the track and field events
Will be taken up. There will be ten
events. including jumping. sprinting
and distance running. The days
sport will be very roperly wound up
ivlth a to? 'of war between the shear
ford diva one of the Ancient omn- of
Hibernitri‘ts. l
u—h—_-—A—
SOCIAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION.
tisnrroan. Mily 111411-01. Paul H.
llsuns. bf Harvard UtiIVersity. tid-
ii'essed the annual meeting of the
llaitl'Qid County hers‘ Assucia
‘ion at Unity Hall 'Ii‘e’tierday. on “So
"'Ifii Aster-ts, of Education." Yestcn
lay 11ft rnoon Prof. Avord L. Bianca.
‘if vile; spoke on "Commercial
lengraphy." and Superintendent Psy-
snn Smith. of Augusta. Maine. read a
paper on “The Characteristics of a
300d SChOOi."
illiR illiliiili
' die,
her husband
. tariff bill comes buck to the house,
‘ change the present program.
..t-1
wl
I
"IlliH iiDRiiH
Buikeiey and Brandrgec wiiii Lead-
er on Tariii
WASHINGTON, Miiy lb.~’l‘he tariff
discussion in the senate is dragging
along Its weary way, and everybody is
about tired of the whole thing. Yet,
no one is willing to predict just when I
congress will get. through with the
bill but many think that the bottom
will soon diop out of the senate muti-
and 11 vow-taken This Is likely
to come at any time. and Senator AI-
dricb Is still confident he can get the
bill through by June 1. Others put It
much later. No one knows knows just
how much the senate has done, for
every now and then they go back and I
take up something already passed. it
Is understood this will be inbound after
this, and If so, the progress ought to
be iiiutii faster.
Titus for Senator Aldrich and the
so called elder statosmeii‘ Imu- won
out aI along the line. In all lIlI' votes
taken Senators Iiulkeley and lil‘llllilf."
gov have lined up with Senator Ai~
drich and the majority of the finance
committee. lloth the Connecticut sen-
ntors have lit-eli'classod as AIdi'Jcii
Iili'ii, and their vote shOu' that they
have been placed orret'lly. 'l‘lte)‘
might want to register a protest
against the Philippine section. but as
it determihed fight on this section
would be 'Iiopeiess. the Connecticut
senators will piohiibly only object in
thitt‘fnaturo-of the bill, and then go In
with the majority.
From letters and appeals 1'1 i'eiitly re-
ceived by the Connecticut senators. it
would seem as though the Illallllfillllul‘~
err. were anxious to have the discus-
sibn eiidcd. Nearly every letter from
the state urges them to have votes.
taken, and the bill gotten out of the?
way. but at the same time they are
urged to be sure to look out for all
the Ciliiiit-t'iivut interests Ni .iriy e10
erv senatou gets the some kind of
kittens and there Is when: the trouble
mines In Each senator is no doubt
willing to currn- ton vote. provided he
can secure just what his constituents
want. and tiu one can get that. Hence
the talk is liiosliy for home consump-
tion. .
The western senators are much
more insistent that the eastern ones,
This It natural, for the west wants a
lower tariff on rill manufacturer urtl
ties. but. when it comes to free hides
and other western products, the west-
erners are just its insistent mi protec-
tion as their eusterii colleagues. The
situation lit the senate is 1 int the same
as It was in llit' house w It‘ll the bill
was under consideration in that body.
Each man has some pet Industry that
he wants protected, and that Is all
he cures about.
Connecticut iiiniiufactui'ers are also
urging the senators to favor the
iiinendiiivnt by Senator Aldrich to 1m»
vldo for a coniiiiisston to furnish tariff
information tio tI-t president and to
loimiess. This is the modified tariff
(omniissiou idea of Senator Iii‘IL’lHIdKO
and It will probably be in the filial bill.
The amendment authorizes the presi-
dent in empiriy stub persons as may
be required to make thorough lilies
tigations 11nd exuiiiiuntions Into the
production commerce anti . trade of
the United states and foreign I‘Ollll'
tries and ii" conditions effet'iiiigthe
game.
The house will be busy for the next
few days with the Philippine tariff hill.
Rumor has it that the leaders are
now anxious to get the iiieiiihcrs to-
gether and keep them there. until the
This can only be done by having some
bill constantly before the house. and
the Philippine bill is just as good its
any for this purpose. There has been
some discussion as to the probable
conferees on the bill, but it Is said
that Chairman Payne has practically
selected the luv!) he wants from the
house to help hint out. Mr. Hill is
understood to be slated for one. hilt of
course something may come up to
it is not
expected that the fight in the confer
once committee will be 11 long drawn
out one, as the Republicans of the lien-
ate and house will be anxious to come
to some agreement within a reason
able time. ,
DISTRICT STEWARDS MEET
MERIDE’N, May 15.——The annual
convention of the New Haven district
stewards of the Methodist Episcopal
Church was held at the Flist M E
Church hero vesterday with about sev-
only live members present. Rev. Dr.
W. W. Bowdish. of New Haven, pro-
sided. and Rev. w. H. Kidd. of New
Haven. made the address of welcome
Judge (l. H Cows" of Waterbury.
speaking In response, A. T. Bierkan,
of New Haven. was reelected secre-
taiy of the organization for the eighth
time. The morning session was taken
lip with the omcial reports. Rev. F. H.
1.. Hammond. of West Haven. treason
er of the Pastors' Aid and Church Un-
ion. reporting that 28 churches In the
district had been assisted. $1.200 hav~
ing been paid out of the fund. The
afternoon and evening sessions were
devoted to addresses by well-known
clergymen.
STUDENT DIES IN HOSPITAL.
WINSTED May fi.~—A message re
ceived here yesterday announced the
death in the Springfield Hospital of
William Owens. the student at the
Connecticut Literary Instittue at Suf-
iieid, who fell out of a window. Owens
died of a ruptured liver. Clausen. his
companion. who lives here. was not
seriously hurt . , .
,sr .
"E‘ i am...
SATURDAY, MAY 15. rgog
u.
The Ilub French Sectional Top allows for a
round oval. square or oblong opening over
the tire.
V : i ’ Tor asleep and. While. ”1.
“Emma Acogsmdi OATH.
Changes Suggested by William R“-
niond Cause a Warm Debate In House
of Commons.
LONDON. May Iiw—A comprehen-
sive bill for the removal of Romin
Catholic disabilities and providing M
an alteration In the accession oath tak-
en by the. British sovereign was intro-
duccd by William Redmond In tbi
House of Commons. todav and gave
varitty to the ousiomti'rtv dullness of
the Fridav debate. '
The ”Roman Catholics ha never
ceased to inveigb against 1 . "Insult-
ing references" to certain beliefs lit
the men rcli’s accession declared as
super-slit 01111 and idolatruue. The
same opposition that hitherto has do»
tested any effort to. alter the oath of
accession again allowed up today.
alien 11 petition signed by 300 000 poll
soils against the r'onioial of Roman
Catholics' disabilities was" handed in
just before Mr. Redmond arose. Mi‘.
Redmond 5 bill not only depletes What
Is the zirded us the objectionable por~
tion or the oath of accession, but It
I‘i‘lii‘tliii the acts prohibiting residence
und the (requisition of property by the
Jesuits and other monastic orders, and
abolishes lili‘ disqualification which
prevents Catholics front filling the om‘
res of lord chancellor pi Great liritaiii
and lord lieutenant of Ireland. -
Premier Asquith spoke curly ‘In the
(It'liult‘, and gave. his cordial suppmi
to the objects of the bill. He declared
that the exclusion of Roman Catholics
frmn the lord (dinneeIloi'eliip and the
lord lieuteuiiiiey was quite unjustifis
hie on the grounds (it either logic or
policy. .liegarrliug the oath of accos-
shut, the premier said that this tit-chm
ution was tintedduriilg the worst per
iod of British history. The language
therein could not be justified. and the
time hall come to put an end to it.
lie suggested if parliament were up-
posed to the total abolition of the doc
Iaratiou, that a eoniiiiiticc be appoint.
ed to devise a form, of words that
would .be mutually satisfactory.
KNEW HE wasul'r DEAD.
A certain young R1811}: men s
thought he Was dead but be v: as only
in a state of coma. \\' hen. in ample
time to avoid being buried he showed
signs of life. he vi'its asked how it
seemed to be dead
‘llead'.’" he exclaimed. “I wasn‘t
dead. I knew all that was going on.
And I knew I w'asnt dead. too because
my feet were cold and I wfis hut‘igry.‘
"But how did that first make you
think you were still alive?" asked one
of the curious.
"Well. this way: I knew that it i
were In heaven i wouldnt be hungry
And if I was in thy other place my feet
wouidii‘ t be cold ‘
ONE OF BILL NVE‘S.
Iiill Barlow. of Wyoming, told of
one of the. first humorous paragraphs
of his former editorial associate, IIIII
Nye. There had been a railroad ac
cideiit. Tile locomotive was lost two
passenger cars Weie destroyed the
express cat was Smashed; but no one
had been fatally hurt This is the way
Bill Nye described it; ”For upward
of twenty years repairs have been
repeatedly promised to old South
bridge. Hoping against hope. and
waiting until distracted, the old bridge
became discouraged at last. and yes
terday just lay down in the gorge with
a passengei train "
SILVER SERVICE FOR BATTLE-
8 . '
PHILADELPHIA. May li.—é’l‘he
magnificent sliver service or the Unit-
ed States battleship Mississippi was
shipped from this city today to Merid-
inn. Miss. The service which was
made by a Philadelphia jewelry house“
was on public view in the art galleiy
of the company all the week. More
than the usual Interest was attached
to the sei'vice‘whilo on view because
of the criticism relative tothe en-
graving of the portrait of Jefferson
Davis on one of the larger pieces of
the set. The service contains sixty-
:hree pieces, weighs about 2.600
mnces and cost $7, 200.
SOLD POOLS ON HORSE RACES.
HARTFORD. May 15.—Charged
vith selling pools on horse races, Ross
Joiiiiis, of Springfield. was before the:
police court yesterday. Through
,iis attorney he asked for s continu-
incc and the case was put over uti-
tII Tuesday momiiig. The police did
not find tickets or slips either on CoI~
this person or in his room. but they
expect to procure a conviction by pro-
dut big as witnesses penpic. whom It is
18 South Main Street.
alleged. purchased pools from Collins.
oo’wu Fort PLUNKE‘TVILLE
Well wife. we ve got to move again.
The bishop says it's so.
He called us off for Plunltdtviiie,
And so we'll have to go.
It took me greatLv by surprise, h
For we had talked it o’er .
So many times and felt so sure
We'd be back here once more.
llut titan it seems there's-something
wran .
The peop 0 want a change:
Tlio‘ what the trouble‘s all about
To me seems very strange.
Ilut Brother Sly wrote down one 11111
And hold the elder so;
And then the bishop~fouiid it out;
And so we'll have to go.
The bishop told us how he'd prayed
And worked to suit each .iiiau.
And he hoped we‘d look upon it all
As somehow God‘s own plan.
True faith, he said. would make It such,
And maybe. that is so.
At least. We‘re down for Plunkeivilie,
Aud'tbere we‘ll have to‘ go.
We've tried to do our very best
1T0 suit the people here.
I' ve preached the Gospel faithfully.
And never flinohed through fem;
And for and wide he visited
And you've gone with me. too;
'I‘hro' winter‘s cold and summer's Iicut
We're toiled the long your tliro'.
And sure. the year‘s not been so bad.
You come to look it o'er.
The old debt‘s paid, the sheds are.
'built
And, better yet, a score
0f precious souls for Christ are
And saved from sin andeoe.
But then it seems We didn‘t suit,
And so we'll have to go.
“'0“
God bless the people. anyway!
it‘s all the some to us;
What do we care If Brother Sly
Did try to stir a fuss.
All things together Work for good
To them that love God' :1 wIII'
So let us pack our duds. my dear,
And off for l’lunitetville.
Warren W. {timberlalli’rgouth Bend
CA5“. tfifiik
nmun
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RATTLESNAKE stint MARKS.
The cowboy lifted a long look from
his tonkard and iionohaiantdy wrung‘
It out
“As I was sayin'. " he resumed. push
ing the look behind his ear. “anybody
can shoot a rattlesnake. the crittci
itself takes him.
“You point a stick or a gun muz
sle."l1e explained “at s rattler and
he'll get his head rightv In line Willi
it"305 as to strike. you know. Move
your muzzle to the right. Mr. Snake
moves too; to the left, and it's just the
same.
"Many a bet I have'won, hoidin‘ 11
gun about 10 feet from a rattler. that
I’d shoot his head off with, my eyes
’shut. I‘ always done.‘ The rattler
always did—or rather done—«my
afnnnt is l- i .
Flt eyoti desire a clear complexion take
5W all e 491' constipa
tion and liver trouble as it will stim-
lhte these organs and thoroug“ y
cleanse your system, which is what
et’cry‘oiie needs in the timing in older
i RB“ feel if?“ Bridge Pharmacy and F.
ter.
CHAMPION ABSENT-MINDED MAN.
An English paper says that the
champion absent-minded man lives at
Balhain. on one occasion he called
upon his old friend, the family physic-
ian. After a chat of a couple of hours
the doctor saw him, to the door and
”bade him good night. saying: "Come
again. Funny all well.- I suppose?"
“My heavens!" exclaimed the absent-
minded beggar, “that reminds me of
my errand. My wife. is in a titl”. .
Act QFlckly ‘
if you )mm a sudden chili—ii youlisvc
colic, cramp or dis Edit—don't. wait antin-
ute. Take a tens ai‘ul of Perry Dnvis’
Painkillcriui zlfnclasnc’ bot wuteror milk.
You‘ll be on the nlufl‘o it'l‘r'lt ream-w.
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dis louse. Triage. 11.11? tiff lhphwt
till. Ndw Eli‘s button 56., a time: like.