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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
Whenever a good @ democrat kick:

Whenever a good @ democrat kicks over the traces and makes goo-goo eyes at the republican party, no matter for what cause, the republican editors form a hollow square about him and try to hoist him to the highest pinnacle of the 2. O. D. rostrum. It doesn't al- ways work, but strange to say in many instances the good @ democrat seems eager to accept the sheltering protec- tion of the republican press. Here we have the editor of the Hartford Post making apologies for ex-Governor Walters slump from the democratic party. The Post says that democracy nowadays has too much Bryanism, and accuses the Democrat with being inoculated with some of the ideas of the man who received the votes of nearly seven millions of American freemen, which goes to show that the Democrat was not alone in espousing the cause of the man from Lincoln. If the ex-governor has fallen behind the party he formerly affiliated With, surely that is not the party's fault. The democratic party is progressive, and he who would retain membership in it must not waste his time star-gaz- ing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
MANDRAKE.
Ancient superstitions About a Queer
 ROOt

| Root.
 I On August 24, William Hawkins | was charged at the Sou shwark police court with being drunk and disorlcrly.
 He was hawking mandrake and Lad
 established his pitch" outside T;ie
 shop of q rival dispenser of druss,
 whose goods he was comparing with his own, much to the depreciation or | the former. But as regards Mir Hawkins and his mandrakes, which l were probably bryony roots he las only himself to blame for getting | into trouble. He mentioned that he l dug up his mandrakes with q table
 knife. This is not at all the right way
 to go to work.
 The mandrake, if we may believe experts on the subject, is terrible
 root and demands caution. According I to the best authorities when eyulsed | from the earth it is naturally annoyed and shrieks. If the gafherrs hears
 the shrieks he immediately dies CT
 goes mad or is stricken with some
 to gather mandrakes is to go to where they grow at the right timn. the sea
 son of the year, the phase Of the moon and several other matters being taken
 into consideration. A dog, prefera-
 bly, one belonging to some one else.
 also has to be procured. One end of the cord has to be attached to the man. drake and the other to the dog. The seeker after mandrakes after having carefully stopped his ears, says Rats" or stimulates the dog by whipping It so that it bounds forward and So pulls the mandrake from the ground. On hearing the shrielx the dog dies. The root is then carefully gathered into 2. clean linen cloth and taken home.
 The genuine article is the Mandra- gora officinallis and if sathered ac- cording to instruction it possesses wonderful properties. The earliest re- corded use of the mandrake was as charm or drug to promote fertility, 1s may be seen from Genesis xNX:1f. But as mandrakes were uncommon and dangerous to get and there was a great demand for them the ingen- ious traders were wont to substitute artificial mandrake.
 Sir Thomas Brown gives the follow ing description of these mandrakes, quoted from physician named Math- iolus who he says learned this way of trumpery from a yagaDond ;.heater lying under his care for the French disease * The roots, which are carried about by impostors tc de ceiye unfruitful women are made of the roots of canes, Bryony and other plants, for in these, yet fresh and vir- tent. they carve out the figures of men and women, first sticking therein the grains of barley and millet where they intend the hair should grow; then bury them in sand until the grains shoot forth their roots, which at the longest will happen in twenty days; afterward clip and train those tender strings in the likeness of boards and other hairy teguments."
 We do not wish to imply that this way was MT Hawkins method, but we merely point out that he cannot find the genuine mandrake in this country for it does not grow here, ard that it is as well for him that it does not if he digs up the roots vita his kpife. He was fined , shillings and he may consider himself lucky that nothing worse happened. Dabbling in magic nowadays does not pay.-The Lancet.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
Every Vessel Salute. Her,

''The master of every vessel that touches at Savannah" said Capt. John B. Ryan, of the steamship Berkshire, the other day, "feels personal in. terest in the girl who lives on the Savannah river, about halfway be- tween Tybee island and the city. We have never been close enough to her to see what she looks like, and we don't even know her name, but that doesn't make any difference. She gets her salute just the same. There is a flagstaff in front of the house, and years ago, when she was little bit of girl, she used to run her handkerchief up every time vessel passed. About ten years. ago she blossomed forth with an American flag, and then we got to giving her the salute. suppose on the average at least 40 vessels pass there every day, and rain or shine. she is on hand with her colors. Just why she does this, or what particular pleasure she derives from it is more than I know" Philadelphia Record
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18

Wouldn't it be provoking if the dele gates from the small towns to the con- stitutional convention would take It into their heads to adjourn the con- vention without doing any business! And yet that is what they will un- doubtedly have the power to do, as they will be in the majority. It has been currently reported already that something like this is liable to happen. If the rural members throw down the city fellows in any such manner there is bound to be the biggest kind of row, and by such an act. the members from the small towns may defeat their own purpose.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
The Weight of Ice.

The ice man and the coal man are often suspected of giving short weights maybe oftener suspected than guilty; maybe oftener guilty than suspected. The means of testing the weight of from ten to thirty pounds of ice are not always at hand in the house, but a close estimate of the weight can be reached by multiplying together the length, breadth and thickness of the block in inches, and dividing thefprod- uct by 30. This will give very closely the weight in pounds. Thus if block is 1ox1ox9, the product is 900, and this divided by 30 gives 30 pounds as the correct weight. A block 1ox1ox6 weighs 20 pounds. This simple met thod can be easily applied, and 1t may serve to re- move unjust suspicion, or to detect thort weights. Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
KEEPING CLEAN.
Various Methods to Remove Spots
 and Stains from Fabrics.

 Various Methods to Remove Spots
 and Stains from Fabrics.
 When stains have dried into a fab ric, or worse still when they have been washed with soap. the spot be- comes fixed and very hard to remove. The ordinary absorbcnts,. sour. milk. lemon, or lard, which might remove new stain, are almost powerless when the spot is of respectable age. spread the stained portion 0f goods on piate set on steaming teakettle. Tor heat will hasten the work. Then soak it with turpentine or alcohol which Will remove paint or yarnish, ana fun gently. For a grease spot, sponge with ether or chloroform, To- dine stains can be removed with al conoI. Use ether for a vaseiine stain. A weak solution of oxalc acid will cleanse fruit, wine, tea, or coffee stains Cheesecloth whicn has been. washed manly times is tho best mater lal to sponge out spot. If the stuff is dirty all over give it gasoline scrub. Lay the goods smooth on table and dip small vegetable brush 1n the gasoline, then scrHo with the. weave of the cloth till the dirt is gone. Shake well and wipe off with q cloth wet in gasoline; when clean lang out doors; the sun and air will complete the cleansing process. The gasoline treatment may be given to silk, wool en goods, velvet, almost anything. Put lace that is soiled ill glass can, cover with gasoline, seal tightly, shake for ten minutes, then allow to stand twenty-four hours. It may require a bath i'll clean gasoline. Then squeeze. dry and roll on bottles, smoothing out the pattern carefully. Allow to dry before unrolling and hang ill the air a to remove the odor.-Good Housekeep- ing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1901.

The democrats of Waterbury will nominate a man for delegate to the constitutional convention this evening. The delegates to the recent town and city conventions will meet in the city court room for that purpose. Water bury will probably be first in the field with a candidate. although the Times is claiming that honor for Hartford.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18

It is stated that the South African war has already cost Great Britain $700,000,000 in money, and 1S,0O0 lives (the actual casualties aggregating ,5, O00), and the end of the war is 10 ncay- CT, apparently, than when it began. It is hardly to be wondered Ut that the British taxpayers are beginning to be- come a little yexed.-New Haven Pal ladium.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
FOR. SALE.

No 20 Washington street, the rent of which is S645.50 per year; 5000 will take 1t. Look at the beautiful place on Pleasant street, also High street. A place with all Improvements; one real nice up-to-date place on Ward. Ridge wood; that place on Waterville street is one of the finest in the city; make me an offer. The place on BelIeyiew avenue will be closed out for less than cost. Lots of houses and lots every where. Call at
 D. H. TIERNEY. Real Estate, Insurance and Bond Office
 1e7 BANK STREET.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
ruc OnH rf.na

"What great boon hairpins are to women" observed Pennington.
 "And to men," hastened Meekwood. NHow SOP"
 Why, when woman fills her mouth with hairpins man has the chance to get in few words. .'.--Chi- sago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18

Even a pouring rain did not serve to prevent the president from attending church Sunday and taking a walk af- terWards.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
Big Tnercane.

The population of London has inc creased from 95s, ,7ss in 1901 to {, ,6oo, ,ooO In 1s901.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
NOTICE

I have purchased the livery and boarding stables of F. 0. Morris and formerly owned by c. H. Barnes, on Spring street. Prompt and first-ciass attention will be my motto, and public patronage is solicited.
 H. R. LOUCKS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18

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 New York, Jan 3, 1901. Drs Taft Bros Medicine Go,
 Gentlemen: Your Asthmalene is an excellent remedy for asthma and hay fever, and it's composition alleviates all It's success is astonishing and Won-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-18
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AsthmaIene Brings Instant Relief and Permanen
 Cure in All Cases.


There is nothing like Asthmalene. It brings instant relief, even in the worst cases. It cures when all else fails.
 The Rev c. F. WELLS, of Villa Ridge, III, says: Your trial bottle of Asthmalene received in good condition. l cannot tell you how thankful feel for the good derived from it. I was a slave, chained with putrid sore throat and asthma for ten years. I despaired of ever being cured. saw your ad- yertisement for the cure of this dread ful and tormenting disease, asthma, and thought you had overspoken your- selves, but resolved to give it trial To my astonishment the trial acted like a charm. Send me full-size bot tle."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
The Florida Raxorback.

The Florida .'razorback" Is the hog
indigenous to this climate and soil. He
is usually large of limb and fleet of
foot. being the only known porker that
can outiun n dai'ky. He has a tail Of
wondrous length, which, while he is in
active motion, he twists into the tight
est corkscrew, but with which while
quietly feeding he raps his leathery
sides much in the same manner that
the docile COW uses her tail.
He is self supporting. He earns his
own living and thrives equally well i'll
the highwoods, in the tlatwoods, in the
hummocks and in the marshes. He
subsists upon anything he can find
above the earth or underneath its sur
face. He has a clear. %farseeing eye
| and is very sensitive of hearing. Ma.
ture has equipped him with a snout al
/ most as long as the beak of the wild
pelican of Borneo, with which he can
penetrate the earth many inches in
quest of worms. snakes and insects.
He is the most intelligent of all the
hogs and is likewise the most coura.
geous. He has been known to engage in
mortal combat with a coon for the pos
! session of a watermelon and to reno
asunder a barbed wire fence.-Fores'
and Stream.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
Hindoo Belief.

When the land is contaminated, men
should at the time Of milking COWS let
the milk fall directly on the ground and
moisten it. They should also fast.
Deeds of charity and sacrifices in be-
half of ancestors should be performed
in every house, village and city. For
t'impiety is the root of all diseases"
So says Charaia. the highest author
ity in medical science.
The planets should be propitiated.
The observance Of these good rules will
create in men a kind Of psychic force
which will purify the tainted soil. wa
ter. ETC.. and render them wholesome.
Vishnu should be worshiped in every
house with offerings of leaves of tulasi.
Such holy ~observances will put an
end to all pestilential diseases like the
bubonic plague, malarial fever, cholera.
etc. There will be timely showers of
rain. followed by abundant harvests.
Men will pass their lives in the enjoy
ment of health and peace. Nothing else
can contribute to the happiness of man
kind.-Calcutta Indian Mirror.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
Hints For

Here is a good tip for a smoker: The
best pipe grows foul sometimes. and
the various patent cleaning devices are
of little use in making it fresh. But if
you pack the bowl tight with grass or
hay and lay the pipe aside for a few
days you will have it as sweet as when
it was new. Talking about smoking.
here is a good idea for lighting match
es: Don't light them OF your trousers,
for you'll burn Sits in them, nor on
your shoe soles. for you'll rub the heads
off. The plan is, to rub them on a piece
of paper-a folded newspaper. an envel-
ope. a ticket. The silica in the paper
acts like s%andpaper.
Many people can't smoke a dozen
cigarettes without getting a sore throat.
Inveterate cigarette smokers are fre-
quently troubled with a perpetual cold
in the head. 1t Is not the smoke that
is to blame. but the dust. Now, if you
use a cigarette ~tube-anlber. cherry or
c~ardboard-a tiny bit of cotton wool in
the bottom of it will catch every par
ticle of dust. Try this. and you'll have
no more sore threats But you may not
enjoy the smoke.-EXchange.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
Time and Telephone work wonders.

Time and work WOn0eras
IT was startled the other day and in
an entirely new way" said a prominent
electrical engineer. s9The use of the
telephone has become so much a part
Of my life that in talking with my
friends and acquaintance every few
days 1 apparently kept up the ac-
quaintance as of old, when l used to
see them more regularly. A few days
ago l had occasion to visit an old time
friend of mine with whom 1 had talked
probably once a week or oftener for
the past three or four years, but whom
l had not seen during that period.
"When l met him, | was startled. His
black beard had turned gray. almost
white, and he had changed in other
respects, as was natural, during the
three or four years of that period, yet
through the use of the telephone l had
in my minds eye seen him as of old
every time I had talked with him. and
you may imagine how surprised, even
shocked. l was to see this change in
him.
Did you eve have a similar expert
ence? l imagine the increasing use of
the telephone causes many of them.
You hear the usual voice on tue tele.
phone and mentally picture the friend
as he looked when you saw him last
which may have been a year or several
! years in the past."-Electrical Review
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
when Hurry Was the Fashion.

The following extract from the Lon
don Times of May IA. 1901, gives an
interesting picture of the good old
days: 1T is now the high fashion to
run. or at least to trot. through the
streets at d rate of six miles an hour.
A running walk is absolutely necessary
for any young man who has the least
%pretension to ton. You must lounge in
a hurry and saunter with expedition.
1t is an old proyerb. the more haste the
worst speed. but Bond street daily
shows us the more hurry the less to
do. When we see our idle youths rid
ing race horses. walking for wagers or
boxing for fame, we must agree with
Horace that 'strenua los eAercet in
ertia.'"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
The Result Of His study.

81 suppose you have made a study of
human nature" remarked the friend.
81 attribute my success in life to that
fact" answered Senator Sorghum.
Were you ever tempted to give the
world the benefit of your observations.
to put them into book form as a human
comedy or something of that sort?"
MY dear sir, it wouldn't take a book
to do it. l have figured on the problem
Of human nature until l know the an
swer.. ! should just say. Human ma
ture loves money! and let it go at
that."-Exchange.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
ceaae,ess Growth Of the Ears.

The systematic examination of more
than 10000 pairs of human ears in
England and France has resulted in
some interesting conclusions. For one
thing, it is ascertained that the ear
continues to grow in the later decades
of life. In fact, it appears never to
stop growing until death. A woman
who has small. shell-like ears at 20
years of age will be very apt to possess
medium sized ears at 40 years and
large ears at 60. Saturday Evening
Post.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
A PuZzler.

Lady Passenger-Do you know, cap
tain. | have never been able to under
stand how you find your way across
the ocean?
Captain-Why, by the compass. The
needle always points to the north.
Lady Passenger-Yes, l know, but
supposing you want to go south?-Glas-
Cow Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
Buttons.

Towne-For goodness sake. what are
you so cranky about?
Browne-Oh. ! asked my wife to sew
a button on my coat.
Towne-And wouldn't she do it?
Browne-Yes. but I've just discover
ed that the button she sewed on my
coat she cut from my vest.-Exchange.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
The Same Old Cry.

'I wonder what Eve said when she
found she had to leave the garden of
said Mr.. Grumpin's wife.
1T was just about what all women
say when they are starting on a jour
.ey. She complained that she didn't
have a thing to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Star
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25
what Wa. Needed.

Henry Ward Beecher used to tell a
story about a priest in the olden time
who was called to bless the field of a
poor farmer prior to the planting. He
came and after surveying the soil re-
marked to the agriculturist. praying
won't do here; what you want is ma
nure."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-25

Waited Her tt Have the Best.
Nell-Rather conceited, isn't he?
Belief should say. He said the best
was none too good for me, and then he
proposed Philadelphia Record.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-29
Wore His Old Hat Home,

They were talking about getting bald.
Men wear their hats too much" the
doctor was saying. Il have noticed
that great many business men wear
them in their Offices The head should
be kept bare as much as possible -
"My partner always wear an old straw
hat around the store" replied Market
street merchant "He wears this in
winter as we'll as in summer, or at least
he did until last winter, when he had
an experience that cured him of it.
"One very cold afternoon he left the
Office early, and as he walked briskly
through the street he noticed in rather
absentminded way that he was attract
ing considerable attention. People turn
ed and looked after him and laughed.
1t was not until he had walked five or
six blocks that be realized what it all
meant He met lady Of his acquaint-
ance. and when he went to raise his
hat he found that he was still wearing
the old straw one, having forgotten to
change it when he left the Office. For
tunately there was hat store near by,
and he went in and bought one more
suitable to the season. ."-Philadelphi
Record.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-29
THE STATE BARRIERS BOARD
State BARRIERS Board Meets at the
Capital Today and Effects 40
Organization.
President, Secretary and Treasurer
Elected and Board Now Ready
y. for Business.
Next Meeting will be Held at Fargo
August 27-Barbers Must File
r. r.. -. Affdavits. s.s5 :3S 35.s35 35$

A meeting Of the state barbers' board
was held in this city today and organ
ization effected. The following mem
bers comprise the board: Chas HI.
Bell, Cakes; M. G. Burke, Valley City,
(author of the la;w) and Jos Wickert
of Devils Lake. - IL " t.:(& 3.
The following officers we're elected:
President-Chas. H. Bell, Oakes. i.
Secretary-M. G. Burke, Valley City.
Treasurer-Jos. Wickert, 1 Devils
Lake. ,f.. y ~ I'D.
The new law took effect on July ,lst.
All practicing BARRIERS in the state at
that time can secure a license, good
for one year, ON application to the sec
retary for fee of 50 and will not be
subject to examination. All BARRIERS
coming after July 1st must submit to
examination at a regular meeting of
the board, also submit to a medical ex-
animation and pay a license fee of S.
The next meeting of the board will
be held in Fargo on August 9th and
2Sth.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-29
NEW CORPORATIONS.

The following corporations have filed
articles with the secretary of state:
First M. E. Church, :Merricourt-
M. Glenn, J. G. Hyde, E. G. Sweeney.
M. e. Church, Linto-H. J. Herolz,
w. J. Marchant, B. F. Burge.
Evangelism Lutherisch Johannes
Church, Nordley District-G. Janke, F.
Giezler, F. Wolf.
St. Catharine's Church, Valley City
John Stanley, Thos. Egan, R. A.
Heinzmann.
Riverside Cemetery, Wahpeton-Alex
Hay, e. J. Hasty, G. A. Mexican.
Kindred Evangelical Lutheran
Church-N. Arntson, K. Iverson, G.
Larson.
Ringsaker United Nor. Ev. Lutheran
Church, Fox Lake-O. H. Hagen, E.
Kalhagen, P. Matson.
St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Bis
bee-J. J. Poole, S. Kinkenmeder, G..
GERHARD.
M. e. Church, Hannaford-J. G.
Mills, r. W. Patterson, W. L. Cave
Bethel Church, Newburgh-O. G.
Dahl, T. P. Thompson, G. o. Norgord.
: Dale-Stabeck Land and Credit Co.,
Bottineau- -Thursten stabeck, H. J.
Dale, c. L. Newhouse.
First State Bank of Maddock-J.
Rosholt, Wesley Styles, Asa J. Styles.
Esmond State Bank-C. H. Ross, G..
H. Davidson, jr., o. I. Hegge.
Ashley State Bank. Fl. Wishek, A.
P. Guy, F. D. Mccartney.
Bank of Oberon-W. F. Garfield, M.
C. Garfield, Goodnow Torrison. a.
State Bank of Oriska-Thos. Van
Steinbergh, Eben Young, William C..
Clark.
{ The Baldwin State Bank, Lucca-F.
J. LANCER, S. B. Bartlett, S. H. Baldwin,
G. S. Churchill, M. A. Baldwin.
The Galesburg State Bank-Alex
Stewart, w. J. Taylor, Andrew Knud-
son, M. A. Baldwin, G. S. Churchill.
Farmers State Bank, Maddock-C. H.
Ross, C.. H. Davidson, jr, O. I. Hegge:
< First State Bank, spiritwood- L.
Farnham, G. S. Newberry, Bernhard
Larson. .ss..&.. z r. So -...@.'s..
First State Bank, Barlow-G. L.
Farnham, G, S. NewBerry, Bernhard
Larson. =, e, 4 r. >,s.5 ID, s5%,9 -
Farmers and Merchants State Bank,
Pingree-G. L. Farnham, G. S. New
berry, Bernhard Larson. s 2.,s5 NJ. ;..5@: ;;.&@:
First International Bank, Esmond--
James Grady, A. w. Enger, G. J. Lee.