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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08

"Mr Guilfoile has a good opportun- ity to enlarge his experience and his acquaintance with the best men in the state. He has definite and positive ideas as to the changes to be made i'll the constitution, and will no doubt be
 permitted to advocate those changes and perhaps to see some of them
 adopted. If his own theory, that this
 is matter of politics. is the right one,
 then in a body where the majority
 against him is two or three to one, his position will be select but not power full. We hope that he will find on ar
 irving there that politics is not so inn portant in governing the work of the | convention as it was in accomplishing his election.'
 The above is from our esteemed con- temporary. the American, and while it
 shows the feelings of the editor of that
 paper, it does not by any means Iol- low that it is the sentiment of the peo- pie who did the voting i'll Waterbury
 and elsewhere. Try as it might the American could not keep politics out of the question in Waterbury and it
 was just the same elsewhere. Look
 at the case of ex-Governor Waller. He
 insisted on making it a non-partisan
 affair. would have nothing to do with
 it unless politics were left out of the
 question. He tried to get an en-
 dorsement from both parties, but
 the ex-governor pulled off his coat, sailed in and won out over his repub- lican competitor and he goes to the
 convention as q democrat, although he has not been very obstreperous party man for a few years past. MT Gull | foile will find a whole lot of politics in the convention and the very editor. 1 Clark of Hartford. who is shouting no politics the loudest. will see that the party he belongs to will get all that is
 coming to it, ''and a darn site more. NIT Guilfoile ought to be thankful, per- 1 haps. if, as the American says, he will
 be permitted to advocate changes he
 may have in mind So long as he is
 allowed to advocate them the rights
 of free speech will certainly not be l curtailed. It is the height of non
 sense to say that no politics will be
 brought into the convention. Wher-
 ever they could do so. and were sure
 of winning, the republicans put up
 genuine thoroughbreds in the
 school of republicanism. Where they were not so sure of electing their man
 they cried for q citizes' ticket
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08

General Grosyenor. of Ohio. as usual, quickly followed the election returns to Washington and also, as usual proceeded to fill the newspapers with his opinions as to the meaning of the vote. ItisT quite the usual thing for Grosvenor to say wild things, but he never said anything wilder than that ':the result shows that there will be no more tariff revision by congress than there will be q revision of the Ten Commandments. That was both wild and irreverent. The idea of com pairing the republican tariff law with the Ten Commandments. or rather putting them on the same footing as to permanency. will disgust thousands of decent men who hear of it. Repub- licans of larger caliber than General Grosvenor are advocating tariff reyis- ion, and it is far from certain at this time that the idea can be downed in congress, even if it is opposed by the party bosses. As prophet General Grosvenor has had some nard falls in the past, which should have warned him to be little less sweeping ill his predictions as to what congress will or will not do.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08

Lord Pauncefote has arrived i'll Washington and he and Secretary Hay have adjusted any minor differences that they may have had in regard to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and it will be signed and ready to submit to the senate within .a few days. rendered ..fait accompli' as the expression Is. It is regarded as fortunate that the United States has the offer of the Panama canal company as a second string to her bow. In the light of the recent abrogation of all treaties be tween herself and the United States Nicaragua has shown q disposition to be unreasonable because she imagines that the administration is committed to the canal policy, and that she is i'll a position to dictate terms. So long. however, as NJ. Hutin and his com pany stand ready to sell their canal to this country the United States can be perfectly independent and reject the Nicaraguan route unless she can ac- quire it under entirely satisfactory conditions
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
SOLDIERS FOUND FoRTUNEs.

There are two young Australian troopers out i'll South Africa helping Lord Kitchener to clean up tha Boers who have no idea of returning to their homes in the island continent when things have become quiet i'll the Trans vaal. Not bit of it. They intend to stay in the country in which they nave fought and join the ranks Of the South African millionaires. Three months ago they were out on scout dutv ln the region south of Jacohsdal when the ping" of a Mauser bullet warned them that they had better seek shell ter
 They galloped off to naiglboring rayine and sought safety between it's precipitous sides Piczefing their horses in the narrow way. they walked up it for q distance. In hope of q chance to get a return shot at the en- emy. The rocky channel grew more and more narrow until finally the two Australians were forced 10 crouch on their hands and knees and wait in this position for the appearance of the Boers.
 As they waited they amused lham- selves bv enlarging with their knives and fingers their crampad quarters Suddenly one of them nftcrc1 an ex-
 
 clamation and picked something from the bank. It was a piece of quartz lined and scanned with gold. Just then the Ronrs came riding by and a brisk fusilade emptied iaree saddles and the rest made off. Then tf.e Aus tralians gathered more specimens of dHartz. put them in their pockets and reioined their command R,1t they 'vnow where the place is snd will not tell. If they survive the lighting and "snlping' they intend to work that eiaim for all it s worth. and they be- Iiove it is worth large fortune. Though thnv will tall no cne e the To- cation of the anrifarous e,llly. they conid not keep the find to then selves md have shown their specimens to their comrades and also had them tested by experts who lronnunco the quartz to be of the richest sort,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08

ever, only a question of time in any event and it is difficult for democrats to extract any particuar comfort from it. in view of the fact that everywhere in the north and west. and in the for mer doubtful states, republican sue cesses were repeated with larger ma iorities than ever before in an foff year. In Ohio. for instance. Governor Nash is now seen to have been re- elected by plurality of S6,000. where as the first returns indicated plural ity of only 55,00O. Moreover Cover nor .Nash-owing to his personal un- popularity-ran 12,000 behind the rest of his ticket, which received over 9St- 900 plurality. Yet President Mchin- ley last year in the greatest vote ever known, received in his own state plurality of only 69OoO. Two years ago Nash beat John R. Mclean by only 49,O23. Similar results occurred in Massachusetts, republican by 7o,O0O; New Jersey, republican by 15,0oo, and in other states. It is also a notable fact that nowhere did the republicans put forth extraordinary efforts and they are as much surprised by the in- creased pluralities as are their oppon- ents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
HEARD IN PASSING

The horse show season is ended and left many a horse that had no show for the money.
 The coal dealers are again being ac- cused of new weighs in the selling of their commodity.
 The Pan-American exposition did not pan out on expenses. There are millions in it yet-sunk.
 That was a yenturesome woman who agreed to become the thirteenth wife of Kentucky colonel.
 The diamond back terrapin is due to arrive November l. but it will cost ten dollars to sit down to the table with him.
 The annual auction of baseball play CTS is now in full swing and some of them fetch as much as q clever col ored coachman did in the south '.befo' de wah"
 The colored brother is rapidly catch ing up A bank that he started in North Carolina has gone to smash just as easy as if it had been run by white financiers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
PASTOR BELLS LETTER.

The letter of resignation presented to the Baptist church of New Canaan by Rev Edward Bell is an interesting composition. Here is part of it.
 While those who live scandalous and dishonorable lives are permitted to remain as members in 2ood stand ing, some of them never contributing for the support of the church, might continue to preach and toll for years, but could not accomplish what I am here for, as all say and do is render ed of non-effect by the lives of those whose connection with the church is a flat contradiction of their profess sions and the truth of the gospel as proclaimed from the pulpit.
 ''As far as our finances are concern ed I have never been taken into the confidence of the trustees in that matter, excepting last Sunday when the treasurer told me that 1t was hard work to raise money. l had not thought so as my salary was paid up to the middle of October, and sey- eral bills incurred before my coming had been paid and there was enough money that I had collected to buy a ton of coal and five gallons of oil. know that sympathy for me led Mrs ]. J uuSe UuuIIlS lO pTeSSul us nIU TOT lily salary and $2 for general expenses, also that Mrs James Hoyt made us a donation of S2, while I turned into the treasury S7.20 as the result of 'sThe Story of My Life" that more than $25 was raised from our lawn socia- ble in August; that about s was the result Of reception and oyster sup per. making about S55 raised outside of our regular contributions within the past four months, leaving only an equal amount to meet all expenses in that time. Of the S3 given to the state convention I gave one-tenth of it and had in mind plans to largely increase our contributions to home and foreign work as well IS church ex- ,penses, which would have made the question of finances an easy problem to solve. "-Stamford Advocate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER s, 1901.

The first returns from Stonington were that the democrats had carried the town, electing Ephraim Williams. It appears now that that was only the vote of the borough and that the whole town chose republican and elected Frank II. Hinckley. This makes the conventions roll stand apparently 122 republicans and 46 democrats, giving republican majority of 76.-Hartford Courant.
 Ahem. where are the citizen ticket and fusion candidates that were elect ed? Are you counting them in the re publican column. and how about Editor Osborn-is he put in the democratic or the republican column? A little more party politics in it. after all, than the g. O. D. tried to show before election.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
LIST OF PATENTS

F. $. Berry, Putnamville; Vt; saw mill carriage; F. c. Billings, Hartford, Conn: compensating gear; K. w. Ber- lon, Berlin, N. H., gluing or pasting machine; T. F. Carns East Berlin. Conn producing wrought metal wrench jaws; c. ". Cilley, Norwich, Conn, automatic drilling machine; E. R. Coon, Burlington. Vt; electric railway trolley; s. E. Donchian, Hartford, Conn, glove or dress fastener; M. A. Elliott, Waterville Me. saw horse; A.. B. Fowler, Central Falls, R. l., ma chine for making insoles; F. A. Frank lin, Shelton, Conn. retaining pulp; c. P. Harris, Rutland, Vt, fuel saving compound; M c. Johnson, Hartford, Conn, clutch; N. Johnson, Meriden, Conn, lamp; G. Lombardi, Derby, Conn. speed regulator; +. W. Mix, Stamford, Conn. revolver; D. Oldfeld, Norwich. shedding motion for looms; A. F. Schade. New Britain. Conn, car- penter's router; R. F. Stafford, Proyi- dence, R. l., finger ring.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08

Mir Rayner's picture of Lieutenant T. Potts, who testified that he was scared half to death when under fire on the Massachusetts, and that Ad- miral Schley looked scared, too, given in his argument, is good enough to be passed around. Mir Rayner said: Lieutenant Potts has covered himself with renown. His name will echo through ages of undying fame. When Manila shall be forgotten and Santiago will be buried in oblivion, the name of Potts shall live Upon the plains of Bosworth field Richard proclaimed that Shadows tonight have struck more terror to the soul of Richard than could the substance of ten thousand soldiers armed in proof and led by shallow Riehmond' The shadow of Potts has struck more terror to the souls of admirals and commodores and captains than could the substance of ten thousand sailors. Whenever an admiral or a commodore or a captain is engaged in the carnage of mortal conflict, beware of Potts. Beware of your looks. Be careful how you walk. Be careful how you sit down. Be re- served and reticent in your speech. Model your entire course and conduct of action according to Potts, that pre- cocious child of the kindergarten, who confesses that he was always scared when he was in battle, but who. un- fortunately, was never engaged in any battle sufficient enough even to arouse his timidity."
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
FLEETEST OF ANIMALS.

Comparatively few people realize of
 what remarkable speed dogs are capa- ble. Some remarkable statistics in re gard to this have been gathered by M
 Dusolier, a French scientist.
 After pointing out the marvellous en-
 durance shown by the fox terriers who follow their masters patiently for
 hours while the latter are riding on bi-
 cycles or in carriages, he says that
 even greater endurance 5 shown by
 certain wild animals that are akin to
 dogs.
 Thus the wolf can run between fifty and sixty miles ill one night, and an Arctic fox can do quite as well. il not better.
 Nansen met one of these foxes on the ice at a point more than seventy miles
 northwest of the Sannilzow territory, which is 4SO miles from the Asiatic lcoast. Eskimo and Siberian dogs can travel forty-five miles on the ice in i live hours..and there is one case on rec ord in which team of Eskimo dogs travelled six and onehaif miles in twenty-eight minutes.
 According to NJ Dusolicr. ,he speed of the shepherd dogs and those used III hunting ranges from ten to fifteen yards q second. English settlers and pointers hunt at the rate of eighteen 10 nineteen miles an hour, and they can maintain this speed fer at least ] two hours.
 Fox hounds are extraordinarily swift. as is proved by the fact that q dog of this breed once beat i thorough
 bred horse. covering four miles i'll six and one-half minutes. which was at the rate of nearly eighteen yards T l second.
 i Greyhounds are the swiftcst of all four-footed creatures. and their speed 1 may be regarded as equal 10 that of ] carrier pigeons. English greyhounds. which arc carefully selected and 1 which are used for coursing are able l to cover at full gallop q space between
 eighteen ,;tnd twenty-three yards every | second.--Our Dumb Animals.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
The New Haven Union thus solilc

The New Haven Union thus solilo- quizes on the. results of the elections
 held last Tuesday: Quite the most important of the. results of Tuesdays elections is their bearing upon the flu ture of the. democratic party, so long
 inured to defeat in the state and na- ton. Kentucky and Maryland, after six years of vacillation. have evident ly returned permanently to the demo- cratic column. This return was, how
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
FOR SALE.

No 20 Washington street, tie rent Of which is $645.50 per year; S5,000 will take it. Look at the beautiful place on Pleasant street, also High street. 4 place with all Improvements; one real nice up-to-date place on Ward. Ridge wood; that place on Wateryille street is one of the finest in the city; make me an offer. The place on Beileylew avenue win be closed out for less than cost. Lots of houses and lots every where. Call at
 D.H TTERNEY. Real Estate, Insurance and Bond Office
 1e7 BANK STREET
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-27

brave deeds there was always ''P.
s. telling how he gave his bed to
sick soldiers; how he bought food
for the boys when rations were
low; how he cut the red tape, hold
ing up trainload of provisions; how
he nursed his men like a brother,
took their dying messages and said
the last good-by-these and the
thousand other deeds known only
to God and the angels we're written
about, scratched on powder-stained
paper and send home to be read and
reread all over the land, in Western
camps and city palaces. Tears fell
by a. thousand hresides. The
humbliest backwoods ranchman, the
most desolate mother whose dead
boy rested under the willows knew,
that they all had great and pow
erful friend near the Government,
who was a friend indeed, their
friend and would dnever forget them.
He had nursed their wounded he
roes and had written words of SYM
pathy, which they framed between
Lincoln and Washington.
Every one, from the, half-breed
child of the Rio Grande to Govern
ors of States, knows all about the
man who in sorrow and busy lonli-
ness now bears the nations bur-
den's at the White House.
1t is true that he is man of many
ideas, but always man of the peo-
pie. In every position he has made
friends from the start.
What President was ever so per-
sonally near to so many people?
On the plains he was one of the
COW boys around him. In the
mountains he held his own with
the best of native hunters of big
game. In the battle he road ahead
of line.
REMBEMERs OLD COMRADES.
After the war was over and he
had returned to be honored by the
country, wined and dined IN the
of the rich, he still re-
membered the boys of the regiment.
When they got to New York and
painted the town red, spent their
savings, and found themselves
without friends or money, Roose-
velt open his big house to them at
Oyster Bay, entertained them, put
on the old uniform, told them sto-
ries and sent them home with their
fares paid, and bit of "chink" in
their pockets.
But the greatest day of lifetime
was when these cowboys of the
plains saw their friend return to
-hem on special trains, with Sena-
.ors, generals and statesmen, he
he biggest of them all, yet the
same friend as of old.
And he tarried with them. told
hem new stories, rode their dead
lest high-kicking bronchos, wres-
led with them as he had years be-
ore in the "cow countrv.' But he
vas always gentleman, and able
o hold his own with professors,
bronco busters" or Governors on
IL subjects and specialities. He
lever forget the women, some still
wearing black for their dead, nor
he half-naked children tum bling
,ver the adobe floors of the ranch
And now he bears with dignity
he honors of the White House.
rhe science of government has
'een the study Of his life. Well
having wide experience ]
n the administration of affairs as
-overnor, in the Navy Department
nd as leader of troops, he will
ave the chance to let the people
watch the development of other
ualities in him that have been
ong waiting for call to executive
ction.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-27

Representative Hull comes back
from the Philippines with his nose
out of JOINT because the officials out
there refused to Kow-tow to him as
''the hull thing"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-27
AS A ROUGH RIDER.

When the conflict came Roose-
velt looked around for his spurs,
sent in his resignation and got per-
mission TO organize regiment and
go to the front. But, strange as it
may seem, it is a matter not fully
explained to this day why it was
that when there was so much need
of competent men at the seat of
war these same men had to fight
and storm for an opportunity to
get there. OF course, recruits had
to be drilled and drilled, until they
were in proper condition tor execut-
ing military movements to the sat-
isfaction OF their officers.
1t is also a curious fact that Mr. .
Roosevelt, but recently powerful
official in the Navy, with friends in
all branches of the Government,
should meet obstacles at every step
in his journey to the seat of war IN
securing transportation and food
for his men.
1t was in these supreme hours,
when implements loomed up on
every side, that the indomitable
will OF the man. the genius that is
in him, became apparent to his ad-
miring countrymen. Roosevelt had
the gift of cutting Gordon knots
and kicking obstacles out of the
way, whether inconsistent subordi-
mates or barricades of red tape.
And, better than they all, he had
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-27
MOS .

The Druggist invites you pay him Call at the en-
terprsing drug house when you want anything line
it not convenient to CALL ring phone 9S your order
will be delivered at once
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-27
We Are CONSTANTLY

Looking for something and appreciate when custom
for that something We have just ordered lot of
highprced violet and other fine perfumes you
tell us what you think of it,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-27
DRUG STORE

Will get square treatment IN return
That is human nature and sound
doctrine, whether in the police OF
any other department"
Mr.. Roosevelt was not caught in
the many traps set for him. All
attempts to ensnare him were fail.
ures and soon appeared so ridicu-
lous that he become the best "let
alone official in the city govern
ment.
IN THE NAVY.
Such was the man whom Presi.
dent Mckinley selected for Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy in April,
1897. He accepted the position
and went to work on the instant.
Before the "old timers" in the de-
partment realize the change, the
Assistant Secretary, but few
days in the Office, began to astonish
them by his comprehensive mastery
of details. Presently 1t was per-
ceived that he was about the live
liest man in that part OF Washing
ton. He was everywhere at once,
and you could find him at almost
any hour where the complications
were thickest and the problems
most serious.
All the world knows how he pre-
pared for the war. His experiences
among the big game of the wild
West had impressed him of the
necessity of good craftsmanship.
He had found that you couldn't kill
a bear unless you hit the beast, no
matter who made the gun or what
political contractor supplied the
powder. He had also found that
to become a dead shot one must
practice, and consequently waste
powder and lead in preliminary ed
ucation.
So he threw himself into the
work OF hurrying up repairs on
ships and doing thousand things
necessary to prepare tor the COM
ing conflict, which he saw clearly.
1t is declared that he was one OF
the first, if not the first, to fully
the gravity of the sltua-
tion, and what was imperative to
be done in various parts of the
world.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR,
II has been admitted that but for
Mr.. Roosevelt's storming of Con-
gress for appropriations for sup
plying the gunners with ammuni-
tion for practice those historic
shots from Dewey's guns that sank
the Spanish fleet in Manila Harbor
would never have been fired.
When he asked for the famous
$500, 900 appropriation for ammuni-
ton. followed by $500,000 a little
ater for the same purpose, he ex-
planned that every cent of it was for
powder to be shot away in practi-
ing for the war.
When war finally came Roose-
yelt's department was well prepar-
ID for the conflict. Dewey has
.esti6ed to the great service render
d the navy by Mr.. Roosevelt. In
word, he was man for the hour,
/ man of action and achievement.
t is said that after the battle of
Manila the little baby ranchman
n the Far West every night, under
lis Buffalo robes, prayed that God
would bless Mr.. "Git Thar Roose-
,elt."
AS A ROUGH RIDER.
When the conflict came Roose-
elt looked around for his spurs,
ent in his resignation and got per-
MISSION TO organize regiment and
o to the front. But, strange as it
nay seem, it is matter not fully
Explained to this day why it was
hat when there was so much need
f competent men at the seat of
var these same men had to fight