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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
TRAMP OF TELEGRAPHERS.

A. A. Bogardus, who was in his ear-
 ly life one of Edison's companions and telegrapher known all over the
 union, was heard from recently. Then he was at Fort Worth, Texas, on one of his periodical trips. He Is famil- iarly known to the profession as .sBogy," and has been over the contin-
 ent many times. He is good natured. Tramping has made an habituaI drinker of him, but this has not caused him to lose his sense of good breeding. "Bogy. began, as all boys do, to be useful. Reaching the years of discretion and without any school ing whatever, he picked up by hard
 knocks the very little he knows now. His aptness brought him ameng tele-
 graph operators and in 1852 he had so far advanced that he was appointed
 manager of the House Printing Tele-
 graph company at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., where he remained until 1856, when he accepted the assistant post
 mastership at Whitehall, N. Y. In that same year his ambition started him westward ho.n The EPike's Peak fever was on at the time 1, and he and his comrades went over the old Smoky Hill route to the
 Grand Eldorado'' Cattle and every
 thing else were sacrificed to keep alive those who were seeking an unknown or expected boom. 9Bogy'' tells his story as follows.
 "A party just arrived at the foot of
 Pike's Peak. Another just going
 back; one said to ths other, Are you
 going back? .Yes;' Please give this to my father: Dear Father: Arrived at
 the Peak this afternoon; will sleep on
 the Peak tonight, with the Peak in
 my pocket, and start for home in the
 morning.
 After this I joined the military tele-
 graph corps. 4 was all through the
 civil war, beginning with Generals
 Fremont, Halleck and Curtis in Mis-
 souri. I was then ordered to Wash ington, where I served in the war de- partment for a time, and was Presi- dent Lincoln's private operator until
 Mcclellan moved, whenI went on the Peninsula campaign, and had to be re- lieved on account of sickness just after 1 the noted seven days retreat at Har- rison Landing.
 .sI was married after this and located at Rochester, N. Y, where within year buried my wife, mother and two children. After the death of my wife and children my once happy home was
 made desolate, and it was then com menced my restless wanderings.
 Having travelled as much as he has,
 aBogy' is conversant on almost any subject. He is keen observer ana q patient listener and does not talk much.
 His form is somewhat bent by the bur- den of his years or of his sins. His
 broad brimmed hat protects his face from the rays of the sun as he tramps
 from one station to another and also
 answers the purpose of an umbrella. The furrows in his face are not deep,
 but numerous. He objects to. shaving, for fear he might detract from his
 beauty, and has worn his beard for a
 quarter of century. X Chicago Inter Ocean.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
TraveIing RIindIw.

If you are going to travel be sure to take your eyes with you! Too many people travel blindly, without getting all the recompense to which they are entitled. They merely go somewhere, they dc not travel in the true sense. There is hardly mile of railroad in this country that is en- tirely devoid of interest. From the car windows one can, at almost every mile post, see something scenic, his toric, industrial or unique, that is worthy of notice. The traveller who does not anticipate his journey, and who knows nothing of the country through which his route may lead, misses the best of the trip.v-Four- Track News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

Now, auntie dear. cease broiling, frying, toasting, for Ready Bits saves ante mortem roasting. Packages 15c. All grocers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
A Few Specials for Saturday Afternoon and Evening.
Me heed their room.

We need their room. A 3-piece Parlor Suit for $1S.50, regular price was $25.00. A Mahogany Divan, silk damask seat, for $14.50, good value at $18.00.
 Good Office Couch, pantisote covered, $9.50, was $14.00. A Velour Covered Couch, gold en oak frame, with claw feet, $13.50, from $500.
 Another one in Velour at $13.0c, was $1750.
 A Full Sized Half Brass Bed for S10.0O, from $14.50.
 $5.50 Chartered Oak Rockers for $3.50.
 A s5.5O Music Cabinet for half price, $2.75.
 J. IT. BurraIl & Co.
 eOBANK STREET. UNDERTAKING-Night calls. an- swered by O. B. Seymour, 184 Maple street, phone; D. M. Stew art, 101 Franklin street. phone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

News Note. The day of the girless telephone is not far distant. The hello girls in some of the largest central offices have been replaced by an auto- matic system that does the work for merly performed by them, promptly and perfectly, and without talking back"
 "A girless telephopev' Oh, say, Hello! Hello! How's this? And can it be that we must come At last, alas! to this? A phone without sshello girl's Would be poor affair, Fen though she ruffles us at times Until we (almost swear! Despite her faults, we love to list Unto her soft "Hellow Then pity take, ye men of wires, Avert this final blow! Don't rob us of the one bright ray Amid life's telephonic whirl; Take anything else you will. but spare, Oh, spare the sshello girln
 Win s. Gidley.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST 6, 1902.
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President Theodore Roosevelt is to visit New Haven on a flying trip through to more favored Hartford, and while New Haven will have but one short hour in which to receive the dis tinguished guest we can do something possibly to let the president of the United States know that we are still on the map-New Haven Union.
 New Haven can't have everything, and everybody. The Hon William J. Bryan has honored the Elm City by his presence fer several days and so Roosevelt belongs to some of the rest of us during his stay in the state.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

The price of coa1@is jumping up and if the men who are bleeding the public do not let up pretty soon there is no telling what is liable to happen. With coal at $8.5O a ton it seems as though the limit had been reached. Why IS it, asks a citizen. the local dealers raise prices on coal that was bought before the strike commenced? There has been no coal bought by local deal- CTS since the strike was inaugurated. The answer is, of course. easy enough. The dealers follow the market, and ii that says $1O ton for coal that IS what a shivering public must pay. Who is this fellow. market, anyway that he can regulate the prices of what we eat, drink, and burn? It used to be said that Jay Gould was the power. This might be considered revolution ary by some of the state editors, ii 1t wasn't for the fact that the man with the money is behind the scheme. t is only considered revolutionary when a movement is made or some scheme is discussed that is going to benent the plain, everyday ordinary people. If one man can regulate the price of coal for the whole country there hard Iy can be any good objection raised to one man in one state calling little thing like a, constitutional convention
 In the meantime we hope the man behind the coal bin will not tack on another dollar per ton before night
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06
CALLING CONVENTIONS.

A1Iuding to the plank in the Econom- ic league platform demanding that the governor assume arbitrary and revolu- tionary authority and call constltu. tional convention by executive procla- mation, the esteemed Waterbury Dem ocrat states that s.this manner of call ing constitutional conventions, we be- neve, has, happened in ether states. " Will the valued Democrat kindly sup. ply us with details, dates and locaA- ties ?-Hartford Post.
 The Post editor answers the Demo. crat question by asking another. That is a peculiarity of certain class Of people, but we didn't think that Editor Wells was one of them. However, in answer to the request for dates and details we will say that conventions have been frequently called in disre- gard of existing constitutional restric- tions. and the work performed by some of them has been em- bodied in organic law. Instances of this may be found in Tennessee, 1796; Michigan, 1S35-36; Arkansas, 1886; Florida, 1888; Iowa, 1844-46; Califor- nia, 1S49; Kansas, 1855-57-59, also in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, etc. A few of these conventions were recognized to be clearly illegal and of no avail and were superseded by subsequent gatherings, but theTexisting constitutions of many of the states came into being in express violation Of law, whereas in Connecticut where there is no prescribed method for call ing convention, a governor might as- sume the moral right to do so when elected by the people on that express platform. In Pennsyl
 yania a constitutional provision con- ferred upon board of censors the privilege of calling conventions, but as the board was neglectful of the peo- ple's interests a convention was called through the latter's representatives, and a new law became organic in the commonwealth The constitution of Delaware was also explicitly violated !. in 1791, in calling a convention, but the people desired it and it being ap- proved became law the following year. Maryland. too, has a constitution that was prepared under the express pro, hibition of its predecessor and was adopted and became the fundamental law of the state at an election where only one-third of the registered vote was cast. The California convention of 1849 was convened at the call of one man, Military Governor Riley. Relat- ing to Michigan convention of 1S35-36, Senator Niles of Connecticut had the following to say in the United States senate, and it is especially timely at present: Are we now to be told there is no political power remaining in the people; that having established and put in operation governments they parted with all political power what ever; that they cannot revise or new model this form of government they have themselves established, unless in. pursuance of a provision in the consti- tuition, or in accordance with law of the legislature? This is maintaining that sovereignty resides in the eonsti
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

Toothless gunner, here's hummer. Ready Bits the food for summer. Packages 15c.~ All grocers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-06

h Ready Bits is all that harvest yields, the dew washed nuggets of the, golden fields. Packages 15c. All gro. cers.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
pIsPENsARY BOOZE.

From the Bocton Messenger.
 Every crime or misdemeanor that is committed in Blocton is attributed by certain people to the dispensary. Before the dispensary was put in operation all crime was attributed to blind tigers. Of course dispensary liquor, like all other liquor, is bad-no mater if $2 or 4 a gallon is paid for it. The stronger 1t Is the quicker it can fire the blood and brain.
 We are in receipt of other communica- whisky, In one communication the writer scores the dispensary for selling whisky that would kill the devil off-hand' and then gives this advice: Drink Greep River, the whisky without a headache1,' Possibly the writer has been the raci- pient of a bottle of this brand win the compliments of the manufactXer.
 Another writer suggests that the dis pensary should handle none hut such brands as "Elgin Club" becaSse he knew another man (not himselDi to drink a pint of it in ten minutes/w home in good humor. slept off and got ur
 
 the next morningv, aye hearty breakfast and went to worK Another fond love, e .A ..ra+,, H"o'nei Aonu ioYei or the aroent says: There haint nothing in that ispensary equal to 'old George MitcheYs corn." This latter brand is said to have been universal, popular witG all disciples of Bacchus many year7 ago. We have even heard this noteY brand of ancient times most igniyr<spoken of by a prominent minis. teT<of the gospel. Of course it is natural % think of many things we used tc 'have years ago as better than anything we can get now. Just so. it may be in years to come, when people can look back ten or twenty years and say this dispensary whisky is nothing like as pure and we'll favored as 1t used to be.
 In our opinion the weaker and sorrier whisky is the better, because there is less danger in it. A load of buckshot with one drachm of powder behind 1t is not half as dangerous as it would be with three drachms. The stronger and more potent whisky is to diffuse itself in the blood and stimulate the heart and brain, to do and say things that would be better undone or unsaid the worse 1t rs for the thinker.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
Mercerizinu of Cotton.

This much discussed process is not generally understood. Discarding all technical terms, the mercerizing of cotton is simply the treatment of cot ton yarns and goods with caustic soda in such a way as to impart to them a silk-like lustre and appearance. This consists in impregnating cotton yarn or cloth with rather concentrated cold solution of caustic soda and sub sequently washing out the caustic li- quor with water, the material being held in a state of tension during the time it is treated with the caustic allxili in order to prevent contraction, OF stretched back to it's original length after treatment with the alkili, but before washing.
 It is unnecessary to discuss the chemical changes that cotton thus un. dergoes, although it seems well set | tied that the two phases of the mer- cerizing process do change the sub stance of the fibre without rendering it weaker, if properly conducted.
 The process is now well developed and it has today and will continue to have for a long time to come much to do with the development of cotton manufacturing. The chief difficulty at present consists in conflicting pat ents and litigation over them. These suits have brought out many conflict ing opinions and theories, all paid for, and these conflicts have served to be cloud the situation.
 The mercerizing process is, how ever, sound one, and it has come to stay, and it's study in the South should keep pace with mill construction and development The American Wool and Cotton Reporter has begun the publication of series of articles on this subject that promises to be ex- haustiye and satisfactory, in which later on will be discussed all the pat ents and all the mechanical devices that pertain to it.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
CAPTAIN ROBSON.

From the Washington Times
 We fear that the evident desire of Cap tain Hobson to get out of the navy means something more than the relief from the ties of the service; we apprehend that it is a symptom to get into politics. Hob- son was a gallant person in the first posi- tion. There was a disposition to make fun of him when he came as a naval hero from his osculatory propensities, which we thought at the time was rather hard in view of his youth and temptation; but the difference between being a gush- CT in this way and a gusher in politics is marked. The one Is comparatively harmless and pardonable, while in the other the tendency to "slop over" if we me use the phrase of Artemus Ward, is apt to work mischief We suppose the Democrats will have Captain Hobson when he essays to appear in politics, and we are inclined to suspect that they will obtain something like an elephant in the operation. Incidental military heroes may do; deliberate and designing ones are dangerous.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
Butter and Butterine.

"The trade in oleomargarine Is increas- ing steadily but the sales of this product are not so large in Birmingham as one might suppose" said prominent produce merchant.
 ''The quality of oleomargarine has been improved in recent years, but the best imitation of butter is butterine. The but terine business is assuming large propor- tions. Nearly every hotel and cafe serves this substitute for butter. and guests like It. High priced butter may be little more choice than butterine, but as between ordinary butter and but terine the preference is decidedly for the latter article. Another article that is as scarce on the average hotel table as but ter is Worcestershire sauce of the English make An imitation sauce is used. The genuine article is very expensive, while the substitute, which is cheap, is almost as good. There is not one high liver in a dozen who can tell the difference, and as for the ordinary run of people not one in hundre,- ever tasted the real thing.
 Condiments by the way, form big item of the expense of every eating house. A hundred per cent more seasoning is called for now than was the case twenty years ago."
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
On the lnstallment Plan.

At the beginning of the present cot ton year Alabama had 49 cotton mills. Georgia had twice as many; South Carolna even more, while North Car olina had four times as many. Just why there should be over 200 mills in North Carolina and less than 50 in Alabama no one can say with any degree of sati ton. Fuel is far | cheaper in A. .4a, more cotton is raised, and labor is plentiful, seeking employment. The cotton mill situa- tion of the two States should be re- versed, and Alabama should have the more mills of the two. The State that can supply steam coal at a dollar a ton in it's central counties should do more cotton spinning than State that has no coal.
 Cullman is moving to secure a cot ton mill, and we believe twenty other towns will do likewise. They certain ly would if they had the services of Betsy Hamilton for a single week. She is an Alabama woman who has studied the mills of Talladega, all of which were built on the installment plan. She is woman who indulges in no sentiment when she discusses the building of cotton mills. She talks business as directly as Mrs. Hetty Green could, and she has none of Mrs. Greens peculiarities.
 But her services are not necessary. Any one can call for subscriptions. As oetsy Hamilton" herself puts it, any town should easily get:
 Fifteen men to subscribe 5000 each s15,OOO. paying s25 each a month.
 Twenty men to subscribe $500 each. $1O. : GOO. paying s12. 50 each a month. Thirty men to subscribe $500 each, NS9OOO, paying S7 each month
 Fifty men to subscribe $200 each, sf0,- l 900, paying s5 each a month.
 Sixty men to subscribe s1OO each, $60Oo, paying s2 50 each a month.
 Making a total of 175 men subscribing s5O.OOo.
 This would build in the course of from twelve to fourteen montk min that would hold 6Ooo spindlds, consume 25Oo bales of cotton and give employmenK to 75 operatb prs. Twenty towns inAlabama shoul{ build mills in t9Iy way. If there be doubters in sach towns let them at at least visit Jralledega and study it's three millS all built on the ,nstal,Ie1t msean te@sv pap' and all making
The age-herald., 1902-02-24

J. W Clayton of Winston N. C.. is at the Morris.
 Joseph Buckley of Boston Is at the Clinton Franklin of St. Louis Is at the Morris.
 Fl. Maring of Atlanta is at the Morris. R. D. Tutwiler of New York is at the Morris. s5t,.. ss
 E. D. Market of Atlanta Is at the Metro politan.
 w A. Davis of Knoxville is at the Metropolitan.
 J. R Billings of Chicago is at the Metropolitan. u T. J. Simpson of Tuscaloosa is at the Metropolitan.
 J. J. Beggs of Charlotte, N. C., is at the Florence.
 Walter Hoffman of New York is at the Florence.
 P. H. Estes of Richmond, Va, is at the Florence.
 W. c. Haskins of Montgomery is at the Florence.
 S. c. Kirkpatrick of Nashville Is at the Florence.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24

stitution, and the chief task left is the elimination of all ballot box ras- cality and crookedness. Every county should assist in the execution of this task, for a wrong in one would be a wrong to all A stuffed ballot box and dishonest election return in one county is felt in the entire sixty-six, and the Age-Herald calls upon the honest men in every county to take steps that will ensure honest cleo tions-elections in which every vote will be a vote in fact, to be counted as cast, with no rascally vote to null lify 1t.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
Give inc CopstItution a Trial.

It is now believed the registration will exceed 100000, and that the Dem ocratic vote for Governor next fall will exceed the vote cast for Govern or Sanford, and not a little of that vote was open to suspicion. The fear that the prepayment of a poll tax would reriously diminish the white vote of the State has proven unfound- ed. and the new electorate will not only be of higher quality, but it will be abundant in numbers. We antici- nate a white vote next fall of fully 100 1000. Governor Sanford received 115,367 votes In 1900.
 The chief vindication of the new constitution will come however in the stoppage of ballot box deviltries, and right here Is where action of an or. ganized nature is needed at present. Corrupt and illegal practices have been winked at so long in this State in every county-it is important that an organized and determined eff fort should be made in each and every county to put such practices down, and to punish any one who indulges in them hereafter.
 V The excuse for .6udh pgactices has long been Wanting. White men sim ply cheated each other, and the bal became in this State screaming farce. The ballot box expert became the ruler of his county, and through the county, of the State. Even the shadow of an excuse for such prac tices are now taken away. A worthy electorate will soon be registered, ir which the negro will not cut much oi d figure. The new electorate will be practically speaking a white elector ate. Some worthy black men will be registered, but their number will not constitute a danger to the State, and any pretense in that direction should be hooted at.
 The State Is in the, hands of its ksst people. thanks to the new con.
The age-herald., 1902-02-24
The Oyster Season.

"This has been a good oyster season, but one hears certain cheap people com plaining that Birmingham does not serve the best" said the proprietor of first class cafe.
 Tt depends upon the caterer of course as to whether flrst-class oysters are served, but the same may be said of beef or any other article of food. People who are willing to pay for the best oivaives can get them in Birmingham almost any day during the season. The men who kick about poor oysters are those who pay 25 cents dozen for them. These are the same fellows who pay 30 cents for beefsteak and kick because It IS not equal in quality to 75 cents steak