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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
GA @ToR R Bears tbe ~9T The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of Ne>Nz9zzse
WHY HE DECLINED THE JOB.
1t Will Be Seen That He Really Couldn't Afford to Accept Q
 Government IT Osition.

The officers of the treasury depart ment lately had strange experience. A few months ago, in making selec- ton from one of the eligible registers of bookkeepers at the civil service commission, their attention was att tracted by the most excellent papers of young man from Atlanta, Ga., and, IS they were so businesslike and presented such neat clerical appear ance, he was selected and rendered a position at $500 year. In due course of time the department received a communication stating that at that time he was so busily engaged that he very reluctantly declined the po- sition. A few months afterward his name was again certified, and he was again selected and rendered position at the same salary. He again, in a very courteous and businesslike letter, de- clined the position for business req sons, says Washington spond- ent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 He appeared at the department one day and called on the proper officers, and, after paying respects and thank ing them for their selection, he stated that the reason he did not take the po- sition at the times rendered was that he had business position that was paying him $50,000 year.
 The veterans in the secretary's off, flee speak of this case as the most unique that ever came under their ob- seryation
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
WITH THE WHEELMEN.
The Death of Nelson Recalls Several
 Other Bad Accidents.

The death of Johnny Nelson al Bellevue hospital yesterday in conse quence of his accident on the Madison Square Garden track last "Wednesday cast gloom over the racing men They not only grieved for the loss ot Nelson, who was very popular, but they grew reflective over the risks they take themselves. Several of them sit ting ill downtown office became rem iniscent and many terrible falls were told about and many hair-breadth es- capes recounted One listening to them could realize how perilous is cycle rae ing. It is not the safe and easy sport that many persons who watch the chase imagine. Nelson is by no means the first to lose his life through an ac- cident in a race.
 The last shocking accident was that which happened to Frank Starbuck the old campaigner and pace follower, at Washington last fall. Starbuck did not lose his leg, but it was crushed and broken in several places and the pieces of bone in it are now strung together with silver wire. The last fatal accident before this one to Mel son was the double tragedy at the Charles River park track on Decora- tion day, 1900. when w. E. Miles and ". F.. Stafford who were on a pacing tandem, were run up the bank and crashed into an electric light post. Stafford's skull was split and he died instantly. Miles, who was thrown over fence, lived only a few hours. A more recent case, though not similar, was that of Oscar Aronson. who fell in the six-day race at Madison Square Garden on December 19 last. He was taken to Bellevue hospital and was buried on Christmas day. The cause of his death, the doctors said, was pneu- monia, but he did not have it while in the race. In connection with the feelings of the riders about these mat ters, it is interesting to learn on the authority of one who knows them all that the pacemakers and pacefollowers fully realize that they take their lives in their hands every time they ride and that nearly all of them are fatal ists. They continue to take long chances. believing that they will not die until their time comes and that when 1t does there is no help for them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
At Chicago.

Chicago. III, Sept 1O.-Chicago made 1t four. straight from Boston by win ming two games yesterday afternoon The first was fierce contest with hon. ors about equally divided and was won by Fosters home run in the eighth. In the second game the visitors had a bad case of rattles and three errors followed by two hits gave the locals five runs in the first inning. Boston could not overcome this lead, although Griffith was hit often. Attendance HOO. Scores: R.H.E. Chicago ...111OO O0O1 A 10 l Boston ....0 1 O 2 O % 0 O-3 6 z
 Batteries Griffith and Sullivan; Mitchell, Lewis and Schreck.
 Second game RH.E. Chicago ..50O1 0O0O*-6 4 1 Boston .....O O.OO0O 10 3-4 Il 4
 Batteries Griffith and Sullivan; Winters and Sehreck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
At Boston.

Boston. Mass. Sept 1O.-Boston's bat fling was chiefly confined to one inn ing yesterday, five singles and a three bagger in the fifth, yielding five runs. Cincinnati scored one in the second on Boston's errors and two in the fifth on Steinfeldt's three-base hit, two sin gles and a force out. The visitors fielding was a feature. Attendance 1 200. Score: R.H.E. Boston .....O O 100 o % *-5 10 8 Cincinnati 70 1 O o 20 Q o O-3 5 l
 Batteries Nichols and Kittridge; Eudhoff and Peitz.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
English speaking in Mexico.

The constant growth of knowledge of English here is made evident by the new demand on the part of Mexican youth for books and periodicals in this language. One dealer in books and periodicals in English says that half his customers are Mexicans. They have learned the language with such a degree of thoroughness that they de mand English reading. How many people to whom English is mother tongue buy Spanish books and periodi- calls? The native booksellers say they are very few.-Mexican Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10

MOineS 0.
 At Omaha-Omaha 5, St Joseph o.
 Waterbury rightly earns sixth place and at the finish was a much better team than that position represents. As matter of fact it is doubtful if there were more than two teams head of II that were better, and at that by but a small margin.-Bridgepor Post.
 The Bridgeports were in. Hoboken Sunday and they showed the Jersey men how to play the game. The fans who looked on said that it was the fastest exhibition they had seen this season, and they had had several American league clubs there at that. No wonder they thought it fast when the visitors led off with a double and two home runs. The score was F 10 in favor of Bridgeport.
 Here are some of Dougherty's feats in the batting line: The big fellow made 151 safe drives all told, and not one of them went over the fence either. In the last eleven games he put on eighteen hits. He batted safe ly in all but two of twenty-five games, when he made forty-five hits. He made at least one safe hit in all but three of forty-two games, when he con nected for sixty-nine all told.
 A St Louis report has it that there is good authority for the statement that there will be an American league team in that city with Jake Beckley as manager Beckley was reported re- gently as having signed with tine American league to go to Pittsburg next year. This he denied positively, and besides, it is not at all likely that there will be any American league team in Pittsburg.
 Manager O'Rourke has received a big bundle of applications already from players and managers who want to place a team in Hartford next season for the State league. The latest appli- cant applied in the interest, so he wrote, of Billy Lush and Tommy Leahy. Perhaps that pair would not make a go of it in this league. But Secretary O'Rourke wrote back and said that it was not within his power to make any promises and that there were too many looking for that fran chise for him to even hint as to who might get it. even if it is possible for the city to come in.-Bridgeport Tele- gram.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
Al PhiIadeInhia.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept 1O.-Pittsburg won yesterdays game after giving the home club several opportunities at least to tie the score In the eighth inning TannehilI showed signs of weakening and Manager Clarke put Chesbro in his place and sent O'Con- nor behind the bat The change saved the day for Pittsburg. Attendance T.S15. Score: R.H.E. !. Pfttsburg O 5000 0 1 3-11 15 2 Phila ---..1 OOOO1 O-5 IS l
 atteries@TannehiIl. Chesbro and Teager. O'Connor; White, Duggleby and Douglas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
Government EmpIoyes.

Two federal departments disburse almost exactly the same amount in salaries, the treasury department and the interior department, in Washing ton, $5,o00,o0 each. But the treasury department has 400 more employees than the interior department, the average rate of compensation in the treasury service, in which there are many women employed, being less than in the other.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10

Nelson will probably be buried from the home of his manager at Orange, His parents in Sweden have been mo- tified and instructions are being await ed from his elder brother at Chicago.
 It was announced yesterday by the N. c. A. that there will yet be two cir cult meets at which championship races for double points will be run This is to replace the two events which were postponed last Saturday at Bos- ton. It was the wish of the riders that they should be postponed, because two championship races in the afternoon, followed by two more in the evening, would be too great strain. The man. agers agreed and so the two races will be run next week. Sanctions have not been granted, but they will probably be run on different tracks. somewhere in New England. This leaves Taylor fair chance to win the coveted title. As the points now stand Kramer has 72, Taylor 64, Lawson 50, and Fenn 34. If Taylor gets two firsts, Kramer Kramer will have to get the two sec onds in order to tie him with 80 points. As Taylor has been riding better dur ing the last fortnight than at any time during the summer, his chances seems to be good one.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
A SWIMMING RAcE

San Diego, Calf, Sept 1O.-Howard F. Brewer of San Francisco defeated Wilbur Kyle of this city in three quarters of a mile swimming race. Brower's time was IS minutes and 1 second and Kyle's 20 minutes, 8 sec onds. Both men broke the worlds record of 21 minutes. held by Shafer of the University of Pennsylvania.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
At Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., Sept 1O.-But for a low throw of Bradley's in the sixth inn ing, the Philadelphias would have been shut out yesterday. Score R.H.E. Cleveland 70 3 OO1 O00 A 13 1 Phila 10000 100 O-1 5 I
 Batteries-Dowling and Wood; Bern hardt and Powell.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
Josh westafer of Loogootee. Ind.

Josh Westafer of Loogootee, Ind, is a poor man, but he says he would not be without Chamberlain's Pain Balm if it cost $5 bottle, for it saved him from being a cripple. No external application is equal to this linament for stiff and swollen joints, contracted muscles, stiff neck, sprains and rher- matic and muscular pains. It has also cured numerous cases of partial paS' ralysis. It is for sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
RnnrnT nav

The greatest bay on the face of the. earth is that of Bengal. Measured in a straight line from the two inclosing peninsulas, it's extent is about 42o .OOO square miles. or nearly double that of Texas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
At Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Sept 10.-McGinnity was easy for the home team yesterday and in addition his support was very poor. Rain fell during the greater part of the game. Score: R.H.E. Baltimore ........2 o % 0 2-4 s 2 Detroit ..........0 3 l l O-S 10 0
 Batteries-McGinnni and Bresna- han; Yeager and Shaw.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10

Say mo" to the man who offers you a cheap substitute for Kennedy's But ter Thin. Biscuit. If you don't he wins, and you lose. It costs less to make poor limitations,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
Great Grun7bIerS

That's what the kidneys are-when they're sick. What makes the kidneys sick? simple thing They have to much do
 Must keep up their work, they rest. They can't be blamed for kicking. Ever have your kidneys kick? Ever have bad back, lame, aw weak or aching one? Know it's the thing? The back aches because the kidneys are blocked Help the kidneys with the work-keep them moving And the back will ache more. There is proof that DOANS KIDNEY PILLS do this It's the experience of Waterbury citizens. Read the in point:
 . Mrs B. Herman 72 says: "T had rheuma lower lmbs kind or cine when received much goou eng always on the outlook for something help me when was got box of Doan's Pills They at once All Druggists keep DOAN'S Kidney Pills. Remember the name DOANS and take no substitute. Price 50 per box. Fosterbun O. Buffalo, N. Y. Sole Agents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10

Providence, R. l., Sept 10.-"Bobby' Walthour was in fine form at the Coli scum last night and got string of new marks. He was slated to meet VIII Stinson, but the latter being i'll, Albert Champion took his place. Champion was out of training and was Tapped eleven times. Walthour lowered all worlds records from eighteen to twen- ty-fiye miles, placing the new marks as follows. Eighteen, 26:5S 3-5; nine teen, 2S:27 1-5; twenty, 29:55 1-5; twen- ty-one, 31:24; twenty-two,s 32:52 4-5; twenty-three. 34:22; twenty-four, 35:50 1-5; twenty-five, 37:17.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
At New York.

New York, Sept 1O.-New York and St Louis broke even in a doubIe-head- er at the polo grounds yesterday. Scores:
 First game R.HE. New York 4.OOo1 O-5 IA 8 St Louis 70 O % l co o O-1 2 3
 Batteries -Mathewson and Warner; Murphy and Nichols.
 Second game R.H.E. Et Louis .-2 o 70 o 0 1 2-11 IT 4 New York o o OO0O O-3 z 1
 Batferies-S Sudhoff and Nichols; Maui and Livingston and Bowerman.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
At Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, N- r., Sept 10.- Kitson's superb pitching and sharp fielding by Brooklyn shut out the chicaeos yester- 1o3 Cannon. New York state league fielder. played his first game for Chi tazo and made a good impression. &tr<e. 4R.HE. fhi1a<o --.-0. 0 .0,0 O o 0 o co 9 2 Hr5tkirn -..3 200011 t-811 o
 6aits1ies- -Eason and Kahoe; Kitson
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
EAsTERN LEAGUE GAMEs.

EASTERN LEAGUE GAMES. At Providence-ProYiden 10, Brockton 2.
 At Hartford Worcester 5, Hartford 1.
 At Toronto-Toronto 6, Montreal ,. At Rochester-Buffalo $, Rochester
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10

WESTERN LEAGUE GAMES. At Kansas City-Kansas City 5, Des Moines 0.
 At omaha-o Omaha 5. St Joseph 0.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12

While it would not likely be a paying
venture to SOW crops for no other pur-
pose than for bee pasture, there are
some crops which may be grown on
the farm which will yield paying crops
of themselves, and will also yield a
good crop Of honey without injury to
the crop.
OF the crops that may be grown to
advantage as honey producers and as
paying crops | know nothing better
than scarlet or crimson clover and
buckwheat. The buckwheat should
be sOwn about the middle of
July, and about one gallon of
crimson clover seed per acre sown
with it. The buckwheat will grow up
rapidly and protect the young clover
plants from the hot sun. In a few
weeks the buckwheat will begin to
bloom, and it will produce a good pas
ture for the bees for several weeks at
a season of the year that bees are most
in need of something to work upon.
BY the middle of September the farm
er may reasonably expect to reap a
paying crop of b~uckwheat, and also to
leave the ground covered with a good
stand OF clover, which will grow up
late in the fall and produce a good
pasture for young stock in early win
ter. The clover will begin to bloom
by the middle of May the next spring,
and will afford n rich pasture for the
bees for two or three weeks. The clo-
yer may be cut for hay by the tenth
of June if desired, or it may be turned
under and the ground be planted to
late corn, or perhaps a better plan
would be to cut the crop for hay, plow
the ground and sow it to buckwheat
and scarlet clover again. The clover
roots will keep up the supply of nitro
gen, and will bring up potash from the
subsoil and deposit it hear the surface.
AS a buckwheat crop takes only a
small amount of potash from the soil
the crop will need nothing but a light
application of phosphate each year to
keep up the fertility of the SOFIA. J.
Legg, in The Epitomist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12
MADE RICH BY TRUSTS
New Jerseys Big Treasury Balance,
After Paying State Expenses
Millions Spent on Public Buildings, But
Citizens Are Satisfied, For Cor
porations Pay the Bills

Trenton. n. 1.-The recent growth
of roo ;r1rs+rio1 o-ombfno +fons has
-. -
proven u great pecu"i"lS pei" - "
New Jersey, where so many Of the :.
trusts have filed certificates of incor-
narration,
mI' a., ia4 .ho
ihe lees thdt haNe ho"eu H'o Il
Golfers of the State have lifted New
Jersey from a struggling financial
| condition 10 n position which enables
her to boast that she carries more
ready cash than any othe- state in
proportion to her population and area.
State Controller w. s. Hancock an
nounced on November / last, the
beginning OF the current fiscal year.
that New Jersey had a balance in the
treasury of s ,0O5, DOB. and if the race
for New Jersey charters continues
the State will probably close the year
with a much larger balance. after
paying nearly three millions to con
duct its government.
When Governor Randolph, in 1870.
sent his message to the Legislature
there was only S2T60 on hand. For
many years afterward, and until the
corporation boom struck the State,
the best showing it could make-and
it was always made before election
day, with figures usually juggled for
political effect-was an average bal
ance of 100000. The State Treas
urer's report for 1890 showed ony
$2t1 SOFA little more than the United
States Steel Corporation paid TO get
the State seal on its certificate.
The official fees of the State in
1890 were only $1S,230; last wear they
were S4O0, 600. but IN to the present
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12
NEWS OF THE STATE


Major-General w. j, Sewell. com.
handing the division, New Jersey
National Guard, has issued the follow.
ing orders: THE Major-General oem.
manding the division desires to place
on record his appreciation Of the fine
military appearance of the troops of
this State at the inaugural parade.
The organization. unique in itself,
comprised of n regiment, a light bat
terry and a troop of cavalry. ELECTED
most favorable comment and created
considerable enthusiasm in the minds
of military men present on this occa.
sion. The Major-General command
ing further desires to express his
thanks to the men of this command
for the manner in which the credit
of the State was sustained by their
splendid appearance and excellent be.
hayiOr."
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12

Several particularly pathetic cases
within the last few months have been
the cause of reviving the old agitation
in England for the modification of the
law which requires that the sentence
of death shall be pronounced in each
case of q woman convicted of infan-
ticide. This law is regarded by the
majority of thinking Englishmen as
a crude and cruel relic of those days
when in the early part of the last CEN
fury persons were condemned to death
for stealing a few cents worth of can
dies or flowers. For many years no
woman has been sent to the gallows
for this crime; in fact, the term of i'm,
prisonment is being continually less
ened, But in the matter of the pro-
nouncement of the death sentence,
there is absolutely nc discretionary
power given to the presiding justice.
Knowing full we'll that the Home
Secretary will change the sentence TO
a comparatively short term of impris-
onment. stu he must go through the
CHASTITY form of sentencing her to be
hanged by the neck until she is dead.
AS those interested in the proposed re-
form say, this is merely a form of
exquisite torture, as cruel as it is un-
necessary, An empty formula, II is
contrary TO all the modern notions of
justice.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12

High tides in Bridgeton have de-
stroyed much valuable property.
Rich paint deposits have been dis
covered upon a farm near Amman
dale.
The residents of Pitman Grove are
taking steps to organize a hre com
pany.
A building boom has struck Quin-
Ton. and houses are going up in all
directions.
Adam Abrams, of Clermont, will
carry the mail between Clermont and
South Seuville.
There We're one hundred and sixty
five arrests in Millville during the
past official year,
Five hundred Hungarians have been
nut TO work ON the Edison cement
plant at New Village.
Sneak thieves are operating extern
sively in the vicinity of Clinton.
Several houses have been looted.
Cane May City Council has appro-
priated $4,000 to provide music in the
public pavilions ON the beach for the
coming summer.
The track at Colonel Green's stock
farm. at Woodbury., is being put in
shape for the spring matinee races.
A blight is badly affecting fruit
trees around PedricktOwn. The trees
seem dead and many growers say they
anticipated this in the fall, as the
trees had a peculiar appearance.
The Monroe Township Gloucester
County, Committee has adopted Il plan
by which it hopes to , we all the
roads in the township dyeled and
in condition to compare favorably
with the county gravel roads at the
end of three wears. .
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12
GARDEN PLOT FOR FLOW OF WATER.

nicely soak around the plants. After
it is well wet in, run the plow the re-
verse way, throwing the soil back
against the plants. If the soil becomes
too wet it is thrown back as soon as
dry enough, The main point is to have
a gentle stream. A fast n will Y
flow the furrow and run too fast and
simply set the surface. This leaves
the roots to grow near the surface and
the plants show the effect of a hot sun.
A slow stream soaks down, and | have
often saturated the ground under the
plant while the surface is yet dry.
Another advantage of this system of
irrigation is the ease with which it is
done. l can start the water on one
side of the garden and go to work on
the other, only stopping occasionally
TO change the water from one row to
another. | watered the row of early
cabbage more than the others, and had
them mature and out of the way in
time for a crop of celery, while the
last heads in the adjoining rows were
not matured until a month after the
celery was set out. The greatest ad-
vantage of irrigation is that you can
get the water when it is needed, and
do not have to wait for a rain. Moles
caused a great deal of annoyance, for
many times l have found the water
running down a mole hill instead Of
following along a row of plants. BY
using a blunt stick about one and a
half inches in diameter to punch
down the earth the hole will soon be
blocked up, r. Reynolds. in Amer
lean Agriculturist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-04-12
PENIS GROVE, N. j., FRIDAY, APRIL p, 19l. n
'SPEAKlk' PIECES"

You bet my face get thor'ly washed that
day fer good an all,
And Ma gets out my other coat and
brushes out the creases.
As fer my usual shirt an tie, they wouldn't
do at all,
Fer when FRIDAY comes around. at our
school they speak pieces,
l have my hair brushed fit to kill; Sue
bralds hers over night;
So Friday, when she lets it out, It goes
all crlmps an wavy,
At breakfast time think my piece. to see
+ ! got it right;
And Give me liberty or death" j said
onet, stead of gravy
Pa almost died a-laucbin' but Ma fixed
her face. Said she:
Il like to see a boy Jest onct with pow.
ers o concentration;
1t shows he has 4 serious mind and takes
more after me:
Yer Pas folks minds is always light an
wanderin' through creation"
An then at school we have to wait till af-
ternoon, you see.
An then it's time. Some Parents come
and sit beside the teacher:
They look upon their child with pride and
great solemnity.
And Cas'bianca' s then announced by
little Johnny Beecher,
An then a Parent says That lads an
honor to the school,
Wreck of the Hes 'prus, it comes next,
an I'VE are Seven" fOllers.
Sue, she says that, but twists her feet
which is against the rule
An hangs her head. most whispers first,
an towards the last nigh hollers.
A Parent pats her head, though, and
kindly asks her name.
"NNhat a thoughtful browl' the Parent