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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
A COSTLY CIGARETTE.
The confding Young Man Who Smoked 1t Was Loser by Very
 Large Amount.

Constantin Kardax, a young Pole, was going to the Imperial bank, in Warsaw, recently, with the intention of depositing roll of rubles worth about $12,000, when suddenly he was taccosted by an elegantly dressed man, who politely asked him if he could show him the way to the bank, reports a London exchange.
 T am going there" replied Constan tin, "and we may as well walk togeth- er.''
 The stranger thanked him and of fered him cigarette, which he took and began to smoke. A few minutes later he, became very sick and faint ed in his companions arms. When he recovered consciousness he found himself in drug store, and soon saw Shat his elegantly dressed companion and his roll of rub1es had disappeared. While he was wondering what had be- come of them, the druggist told him that he had certainly been robbed.
 Your companion vanished as soon as he brought you here" he said, "and, of course, he took the money with him. suspected nothing at the time, but soon noticed peculiar odor from the half-burnt cigarette, which you held between your fingers, and when I examined it I saw plainly enough that you had been drugged."
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25


 "The American people have learned much in the last few years" writes 2 man who is a thorough democrat and despises hypocrisy. They have been taught that it is treason to teach the lessons of liberty. They have discov- cred that it is anarchy to protest against existing evils. They have learned that it is blasphemy if they fail to bend the knee, that thrift may follow faWning, to some political dem agogue. They have been advised that it is unpatriotic to protest against the prostitution of high political office to the end of private gain and personal glory. They have found out that it is criminal to criticize the subterfuges employed by republican party leaders in their hypocritical pretenses about controlling the trusts. Does the falla- cy of the divine right of kings claim more for the spirit of iniquity than the republican politicians claim when they usurp the prerogatives of the people ?'
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
RAILROAD SIGN LANGUAGE.
signnIs Communfcate What Needs to Be Said as Perfectly as 1t Could
 Be ToId in Words

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 Itois not deaf mutes alone who e1n- p1oy the sign language. Railroaders have a tongue of this sort that, since lrailroading began, has been growing until now anything that needs to be said in it can be expressed as perfectly as in words, says the Philadelphia Rec ord The signals of railroaders are made with the hands and arms in the daytime, and with a lantern in the dark, the lantern signals, by the way, being comprehensible at a far greater distance than the daytime ones. The latter are made with one arm or with both, at the brakeman's option. To go ahead, to stop and to back are the leading ones. The arms moved hori- zontally and vertically make the two first signals; the back turned and the arms pushed out makes the last one.s The main lantern signals are an up-, and-down, crosswise and 8 circular movement. There are, of course, hundred other minor signals, and these vary slightly in different parts of the country. But the main ones are as common and as intelligib1e everywhere among American railroad CTS as the English language itself.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25


 Speaker Henderson has declined to stand for reelection because he does not represent the views of his party and yet his position. on the tariff ques- tion entirely coincides with that of the republican leaders and with that which the president has agreed to up hold, regardless of his own eonvic-. tions. It is. said at democratic head quarters in Washington that, unfortun- ately for MT Roosevelt. he has been led by his advisers to believe that the faction of hisqparty repre- sents the general sentiment and that he will suffer from rude awakening. It is also Predicted that now that the president has abandoned his hereto fore independent position on public questions, and his right to think for himself, he will rapidly forfeit the re spect of the Independent voters whose approval he has had in the past, and that the eventual result of his action will be to pave the way for great democratic victory in the next nation al election.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
HEARD IN PASSING

Mildred was past her second birth day, but had never seen negro. Her favorite doll, however, was Dinah, with a face as black as the ace of spades. The other day her mother engaged a new cook, a 200-pound negress, who at once made friendly advances to the child. These were repulsed with an emphatic No, nop' while Mildred took refuge behind her mothers skirts. Sud- denly the child's face lighted up and crying .sDinahr' she stepped forward, hands outstretched.-Har Post.
 One thing is certain. Any isthmian canal constructed through a route over which the United States does not exer, else complete authority and control will be an ignominious failure. Even with no more of a revolution than now ex- ists on the isthmus, shipping through waterway of the character that is planned might be seriously hazarded. The present revolt comes as a timely object lesson to Uncle Sam, though one which no country that is familiar with the history of affairs on the isth1nus should need.-Ansania Sentinel
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25

Speaking of the term "nigger' as applied to the Filipinos by the Ameri- can soldiers, one writer says that you cannot enslave a free people and yet retain in them the virtues of freemen. Destroy peoples self-respect by the superior force they cannot resist, and you will awake to the fact that their self-respect was the backbone of their virtues, and that in losing that they have lost much else. The term @nig- ger" as applied to our unwilling sub- jects by our soldiers, and no doubt by our civilians also, is significant of much. 1t is one Of the graceful terms by which the English endear them selves to the Hindoos The Hindoo TagaI, but he is not a black man, and he resents the suggestion that he is. His forefathers, when they poured down upon India from Central Asia thousands of years before our era, were as white as the Englishman, and were of the very same human family. For the dark-skinned people they found already in India they invented a Sans -krit nickname which is the exact equivalent of ..nigger'' Now the Hin doc is as dark as they are, but he cher ishes some queer remembrance of his former whiteness, and resents bitterly being called what he called the aborig- inaI tribes of his own country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
Troops at Wf1kesbarrs.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, Sept. 25.-In compliance with the request of Sheriff zerne county Governor Stone issued an order for the Ninth regiment, Pennsylvania national guard, to mob ilize at Wilkesbarre The regiment has it's headquarters here, and three hours after the order had been received Colonel c. B. Dougherty, the com manding officer, had the regiment, with the exception of the Hazleton companies, ready for the field. The regiment consists of twelve companies and has membership of about 75O. There are quite q number of mine workers in the regiment, but all re- sponded readily to the call.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
The Boston Transcript guesses that

The Boston Transcript guesses that ssnow that Chamberlain of Meriden has been nominated for governor, Water bury. it's deadly antagonist, is probably wild with rage" Fudge! Likewise. nonsense! Now that Waterbury has congressman it would scorn such lite tie thing as the governorship. Hart ford Post.
 Yes, at the present writing it looks as though Waterbury will be well pro- vided with candidates in the coming election. It is going to be hot affair and the winners will have to hustle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
7-G7H A MECHANICAL MARVEL.
What Sixty Miles an Hour Means to
 the Locomotive.

the Locomotive.
 It all sounds simple in the recital The wonder of the thing comes into view only when one reflects on the speed and nicety with which cumbrous parts are made to do their duty. The piston and connecting bar of a modern locomotive weigh some 600 pounds. When the speed is sixty miles and hour these parts travel back and form five times a second. Ten times a second, at the end of every stroke the piston head is at rest. It must pass from this condition to velocity of 1,S00 feet ] per minute in one-twentieth of a sec ond. The drive wheels measure more than rod at every revolution, but when going sixty miles an hour they must turn more than 300 times q min- ute.
 Sixty miles an hour is the nearest commonplace to the mind of the up to l date railroad man, but it means other things besides those described that are wonderful to the outsider. It means steam pressure blow of twenty tons on each piston every tenth or a second. 1 1t means that up iii the cab the fire man is throwing into the furnace tWo- thirds of a ton of coal every hour. No 900 burns coal faster than ten men cain mine it. It means two quarts of oil every hour to keep her Journal greased and everything running smoothly. It means that the engine with it's half dozen cars and load Of human freight is moving through space with twice the power of a shot from a 100-ton gun. It means that the engineer has worked her up to the point where she can use every ounce of steam, that he is coaxing her as a ! jocky urges his mount in fierce race and yet 1t means that he is ready at q seconds notice to move the reversing lever and apply the air-brakes that will stop the mighty avalanche within the distance that it covers as it stands on the tracks Earl " Mayo in AinsIee s.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
Off fiR NeYYnOrf.

First Naval Lieutenant-Isn't war howwid?
 Second Naval Lieutenant--Yaas It's so deuced smoky.
 "And it's so stwaining to the eyes" 'Ysas. And it makes your back so dweadful lame standing wound so stifay."
 ''And know we'll enough that walk ing up and down the deck is just suah to make my feet so pwecious tendah that I cawn't dawnce the german, don't you know, for souah gwapes.''
 Don't you wish the beastly war was ovah?''
 "Yaas. s.o-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
White House Visitors Counted.

Every stranger who enters the white house at Washington is count ed by an automatic register. The in- strument is held in the hand of one of the watchmen stationed at the door and for every visitor he pushes the button. Congressmen. senators, members of the cabinet and newspa- per men are not counted. Washing ton Star.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
With Cuqf u

''Your trouble, probably arose < from some forgotten confusion, whereby an irritation was caused which communicated itself to the 7
 'sOh, cut all that outi'' interrupted the other, impa tiently.
 But I was going to explain" said the surgeon, what caused the can cerous growth-''
 "Cut that out, too, doctorl' ex> claimed the patient.-Ch Chicago Trih- une.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
~--------------------- Relief Promised af Last

"And what is to be the subject of our lecture tomorrow night, professor?"
 Well, my dear young lady, I can hardly hope it will have much interest for you. I shall lecture on Sun Spots.
 70, but that's of the greatest inter- est 10 me. shall certainly come. You've no idea how suffer from freck- les. Stray Stories.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
RIOTING INCREASES.
Troops Out Tn Five Coal Pro-
 ducing Counties.
STRIKE ASSUMES 4 SERIOUS ASPECT
Reports From Every Section Cause Apprehensien-Nonu Mem Are Shot and Clubbed and Houses
 Fired or Dynamited.

PHILADELPHIA,S Sept. 25.-Of the ten anthracite coal producing counties of Pennsylvania state troops are camped in five. Despite the presence of the troops in these districts rioting and general lawlessness continues in the entire hard coal territory, from Forest City, Susquehanna county, on the north to WilIiamstown, Dauphin county. on the south, a distance of more than 100 miles. The section of the strike region in the vicinity of Forest City, which has been compara- lively quiet ever since the strike be- gan, was greatly wrought up yester- day by crowds of strikers interfering with and beating men who had re- turned to work, and as result Sheriff Maxey of Susquehanna county last night asked Governor Stone for troops to assist him and other civil authori- ties to preserve the peace.
 At the present time there are four full regiments, two companies of an other and two troops of cavalry in the field. The Thirteenth regiment is camped at Olyphant, six miles north of Scranton; the Ninth is quartered at its armory in WiIkesbarre, the Eighth regiment and the Second Philadelphia city troop are under canvas on the top of hill overlooking Shenandoah, one battalion of the Twelfth and the gov ernor's troop are in the Panther creek valley, and one battalion of the Twelfth is preserving order in the city of Lebanon, where the iron and steel workers are on strike. If the disorder continues, Governor Stone will be com pelled to call out additional soldiers.
 While there has been no big general riot, the disturbances have been Of such serious nature as to cause the authorities much apprehension. Every effort is being made by the sheriffs of the several counties affected and the troops to prevent disturbances from growing to such an extent as to cause bloodshed. Reports are coming in from every section of nonunion men and others being either shot or dubbed Houses of workmen have been burned or dynamited and attempts have been made to hold up coal trains or derail them
 Coal is being shipped from many parts of the coa1f1eld to market; but. compared with the normal output the quantity is insignificant. The output for this week will be considerably less than the average normal production of one day, which is about BOO, ,O0O tons The strikers claim that very little of the coal is freshly mined and that it is mostly coal washed 7
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
Sheriff paaxey Asks For Troops.

fg i SUSQURHANNA, Pa, Sept. 25l--An urgent request for troops has been ma de to Governor Stone by iSheaif ATaxey Of eSusauehanna county Yes terday morning No. ? colliery of the Hillside Coal and Iron company at Forest City resumed operation, and in the evening as the men were returning from work they were set upon by q mob of between POO and 300 men, wo- men and boys, followed to their homes and pelted with sticks and stones. Shots were fired on each side, but none of them took effect. After the men were driven to their homes the mob surged through the streets, and by order of the burgess all of the saloons of the borough were closed. So serious is the situation that Sheriff Maxey called the leading men of the borough together and after comforting with tben asked the governor for troops.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
The Popular Length.

Artist-Dosyou wish me to paint you full-length portrait?
 MT. Saphedde-Well, want it as long as your customers usually buyr-- Columbus lo,l State Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25

e A- @ sT 0 "a I. -AA-a Bear. tbe Iha Kind YOg Have Always B0ueR ''ssss''' z Ns,zzzzz9
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-25
At the Fulton.

Frogs Legs, Native Pickerel, Bull heads, Ciscoes, Snapper Blues, Sea Trout, Mackerel, Butter Fish, Halibut, Soft Crabs. EscalIeps, Long and Round Clans, and Lobsters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14
Charenton Canal.

Quite a quarter of a century ago
Congressman Acklen, representing
the 3rd Congressional District, OF
Louisiana, introduced bill in Con-
gress for the connecting of Grand
Lake and the bayou Teche at Charen-
ton by canal. The bill passed, an
appropriation was made, surveys were
made and stakes driven. The whole
matter theh went TO sleep. The New
Iberia Progressive League was organ
lied about one month ago at this
place who have addressed letter to
Hon. r. S. Broussard at Washing
ton, D. c., asking his cooperation
ing securing resumption OF this
important work, and asking for the
use Of the committee copies of all
Important public papers, maps, blue
prints, profies, etc. With history OF
all that has been done in connection
with this work, by the government,
in hand the committee will be able to
take the next step more intelligently,
-Iberian.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14
Oil Men to Bore Nearby.

Lafayette, May 31.-It is stated
here today that Haywood brothers,
the well known oil men Of Beaumont
and Jennings, have entered into an
agreement with the Robert Martin
OIL Company to bore IN Anse within
the next thirty days and it is report
ed that Capt. Moresi will bore for the
Guffey Company on the .Pourclo
place, where the derrick and machin-
cry are ready for work. The dis
coyery Of oil in large quantities at
Jennings has revived the interest in
this section.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14
Rice Experiment Station.

Our representative in the house,
Hon. Rom. z. Leblanc has introdue-
ed bill providing for the considera.
ton of the question of establishing a
state rice experiment station. The
bill which is concurrent resolution
Is as follows:
Whereas, the rice industry of
south Louisiana has grown to such a
magnitude that the attention of capi-
talists and farmers from all parts of
the United States have been attracted
thereto, and increasing the assessable
and taxable property of the state; it
is incumbent on the state to encour-
age the rice producers to improve
their methods and increase their
acreage productivity; therefore, be
it
ssResolved, by the house of repre-
sentatiyes and the senate concurring,
That committee of five be appoint
ed, three on the part Of the house and
two on the part of the senate. to visit
the rice district of Louisiana and
make report as to the progress and
| development of this industry, and us
to the advisability of locating rice
experimental station, and in the event
Of this being impraeticable, that d
series of experiments be made at the
experimental station of the state, i'll
rice culture, in order to exhibit the
rice possibilities Of the state of Louisi-
ana. . Lies over.
Speaking of the benefits of the bill
Mr.. Leblanc said:
"What | am after is to provide
such an experiment station for rice
as We have now for sugar. The de
| velopment of the rice industry iu
Louisiana has assumed stupendons
proportions. 1t is adding millions a.
the material wealth of the State. BuE
think there is still room for expand
Ing The industry upon scientific prin-
ciples, and | want the Legislature 10
authorize The establishments of prac.
tical school of experiment ID the heart
of the rice growing section OF South
western Louisiana. | do not know
whether the Assembly will consent 10
the proposition, but it. could scarcely
favor US with wiser piece of legisla-
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14
Wanted.

We would like to ask, through the col
umns of YOUR paper, if there is any per-
son who has used Green's August Flower
for cure Of Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and
Liver Troubles that has not been cured
and we also mean their results. such as
sour stomach, fermentation of food, ha-
bitual costiveness, nervous dyspepsia,
headaches, despondent feelings, sleepless-
ness-in fact, any trouble connected With
tire stomach or liver? This medicine has
been sold for many years in all civilized
countries, and we wish to correspond
with you and send you one of our books
free Of cost. If you never tried August
Flower, try one bottle first We have
never known of it's failing. If so, some-
thing more serious is the matter with
YOU. Ask your oldest druggist.
G.. G. GREEN, Woodbury., N. j..
Sold by A j GODDARD; Kibbe & Williams,
Erath.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14

There is lots of truth in the follow
ing from the jacksonville Reformer:
'.There are several reasons why busi-
ness men should have their printing
done at home. First the home print
er will spend his money at home and
you stand some chance Of getting
it back; second the home
printer will get your name spelled
correctly, the hcme printer will give
i,you the exact material you bargain
for, and the home printer will give
you your work in a short time after
you place your order, third, one
home printer is worth more to your
business 10 a home town than a regi-
ment in another place, fourth stand
for home institutions from the soft
soap factory up to the printing
office. or the printing office down te
the soap factory.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14
a sse.ls Friend.

ton for fifteen years, 7 says w T StuidJ-
want Of Merry Oaks, N G. AFTER / Ii II
tried many doctors aud medicines to IA
avail one of my friends persuaded me Il
try Kodol. 1t gave INN ediate relief
can eat almost an ythin5 ! wantnow al
nv digestion is good. / cheerfully II I
ommenf Kodol." Don't try to ct
further %eakens the system. You NJ
wholesome, strength ening food. Koaes
enables you to assiniilate what you VIZ.
} by diaestingit it without the stomacf'sait,
A J GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14

News comes to US that oil has been
discovered IN limited quantities ut
Belle Isle, and that boring is nov
actively in operation upon the islanf,,
We are also informed that tue ma-
chinery for The full-sized well At
Possum Point, TO be sunk by tue
Byrum-Helmer Co., has been pui-
chased III the north and is now in
transit south and that the intention
of the company is to commence boE-
ing as soon as it arrives upon the
ground. d.--Franklin Vindicator- News.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14

st. Martinsulle has bachelor maids
club. Now will some Of the breth-,
ren tell us If this is name for an old
maids club. b.-Mefidional.
Bro. Edwards don't you know that
there is no such thing as an '.old
maid" in this up-to-date century? You
should not let such query appear
in your bright little paper again or
you will have a list OF .'bachelor
girls" stop their subscriptions. The
term "old maid" is well suited to
the time of our ancestors but not in
the Twentieth century No never.
Washington Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-06-14
Leads 'EiaeRaa AL.

One Minute Cough Cure beats all other
medicines ever tried for coughs, colds,
Group and throat and lung troubles, SAYS
ID Scott C1lrrin of Loganton, Pa. One
Minute Cough Cure.is the only absolute
ly safe cough remedy which acts imliisL
diately Mothers everywhere testify rs
the good it has done their little ont.S..
Group is so sudden in its attacks that tlfs
doctor often arrives too late. 1t yields It'll
once to One Minute Cough Cure. Pieaa.
for grip, bronchitis, coughs.
A j GODDARD