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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
CARTER DID NOT BORROW.
Henry Pritchard Claims Money Was
 Lent to His Own Grandfather.

Henry Pritchard Claims Money Was
 Lent to His Own Grandfather.
 The article in yesterdays Democrat in regard to the suit of Henry Plitch ard against Loren K. Carter as execu- tor of the estate of the late Charles Pritchard, was rather misleading and did MT Carter a great injustice. The facts in the case are these. Some time ago Charles Pritchard died and left all estate worth $100,000 or more. MT Carter was named by MT Pritchard as executor without bonds, and has been carrying out the provisions of the will of the deceased to the satisfaction of the heirs. Henry Pritchard, a grand. son of Charles Pritchard, of late has set up the claim that the estate owes him $1,000. He says his grandfather borrowed that amount of him, and not MT Carter, as yesterdays item stated. The executor and the other heirs of the estate wondered at this and could not understand why the grandfather, who was well off, should borrow from the nephew, and consequently the other heirs requested MT Carter not to pay until more tangible proof was present ed. Hence the suit against Mir Carter. as executor, and not against l.. R. Car ter, real estate dealer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
President Doing welt.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The pres tdent rested very comfortably last night. He is complying strictly with the injunctions of his physicians to give his injured leg complete rest, and good results are apparent already. In view of the satisfactory improvement in the presidents condition no pre- pared statement is made, Secretary Cortelyou simply saying when he left the temporary White House this morn ing that MT. Roosevelt was doing nice ly. The doctors say that the president will be confined to his room a week or ten days, with two weeks as the out esde limit
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
FOUR MEN KILLED.

Head on Collision the Bessemer
 Road Near Mercer, Pa.
 MERGER. Pa, Sept. 26.The worst wreck in the history of the Bessemer road was occasioned by head on coI- lision between two freight trains at q point two miles east of Mercer, in which four were killed and three in- jured.
 The dead are: J. K. Mackey, conduct or, married, Greenville; Charles Bill lington, engineer, Greenville; Peter Loffi, fireman, Albion; O. H. Caskey, fireman, Greenville
 The wreck was caused by cross or der issued for the two freight trains. Who is to blame has not been ascer- tained. Three engines and eight steel cars are badly wrecked. The injured are in the Mercer Cottage State hospi- tai and will recover.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
Some Coal Handled.

READING, Pa, Sept. 26.-For thir- ty-six hours ending last night the Phil adelphia and Reading company's re ports show that it has brought down 16O carloads, or 4,80O tons, of coal. About half of this, it is claimed, was mined anthracite and the remainder washery coal. All of it was sent to tidewater points The company is ac- cumulating the coal now being pro duced in the western Schuylkill region, and about 10000 tons of washery and mined coal is promised by the end of the week
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
X Mysterious Package opened.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26.-Two weeks ago a package was left at a business office, and yesterday evening it was opened. Amazement was expressed when it was found to contain clothing saturated with blood and two pound plated scale weight, also blood stained. There was a shirt marked ''B. G." a collar baby dress, woman's shirt waist and bartender's apron. It is not known just when the bundle was left nor who left it. The bundle was turned over to the police, who have be- gun an investigation on the theory of a murder having been committed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
Four KiI1ed In Railway Wreck.

PRINCETON, H., Sept. 26.Four stockmen were killed and two seriously injured in a rear end collision on the Burlington road near Maiden. The Burlington passenger train crashed in- to the stock train, telescoping the ca boose. The dead are: George Stewart, Winchester, H.; A. H. Canthers, Table Grove, IL; A. H. Wagner, Prairie City III; w. l.. Collins, Bardolph, III. The injured were taken to Ga1esburg.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
Depnrtment Store Burned.

MARSHALL, Minn., Sept. 26.--Ba1d- win & Leveridge's department store and annexes have been destroyed by fire. Several firemen were injured by an explosion and falling walls. The loss to the firm and to tenants and lodgers in the building is $100,000. Baldwin < Leveridge have an insur< ance of $40,000.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
Nh Linuor For Nativea

CAPE TOWN, Sept. 26.-Sir John Gordon Sprigg, prime minister of the colony, has announced in the assembly that he intends to introduce a bill for the total prohibition of the sale of liquor to natives.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
GUARANTEED '

Fitzpatricl6's Corn Cure is guaran- teed to remove every corn on any part of any foot; Joe per box. Fitzpat- rick's Pharmacy, East Main and wall streets. Telephone 63
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
Secretary 7eatx Coming.

Secretnry Neat4 Coming.
 ROTTERDAM, Sept. 26.-Mr. Reitz, former state secretary of the Trans vaal, and his daughter have sailed for New York on board the Holland -Amer. ican line steamer Statendam.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-26
LADIES, NECKWEAR.


 Hemstitehed Crepe de Chine Ties. all colors, usual price 75c, for Saturday 4Sc Lace and Net Ties, in black, white and cream, with lightweight or heavy ends, value 75e, for Sat- urday 4Sc Stock Collars, with solid color or plaid tabs, usual price 75c, for Saturday 4Sc White Turnover Collars, 10 differ ent designs, value 10c, for Satur- day 5c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

are engaged in a hfe-and-death struggle
trying to secure sufficient to take their
little boys and little girls of tender age
and send them to school, where as Amer
lean citizens. they properly belong" The
Journal does not know to what extent child
labor exists in Pennsylvania, but II 1t ex-
lists to the exent of keeping any children of
school age out OF school it calls for prompt
correction. Pennsylvania has free public
schools. and IL she has not compulsory
education law she should have. Children
of tender age could not be employed in the
mines without the consent and cooperation
of their parents. The only defense for 1T
would be poverty. and this would have to
be very extreme to justify keeping children
of tender age out of free schools and per-
hitting them to work in mines when they
should be getting a common school educa-
ton and enjoying some of the pleasures of
child life. 1t Is difficult to see how child
labor can exist to any considerable extent
in any part of the United States without
the direct connivance of the parents
After all, is there not some danger of go
ing to a sentimental extreme on this SUBJ
ject? American children should. be pro-
tected against any form of imposition or
oppression and should be assured the bene-
fits of a common school education, but they
should not be brought up to regard labor
of a kind suited to their age as an evil or
hardship. On the contrary. it is an edu-
cation. Much depends on what is meant
by children" Our school law fixes the
| school age at between six and twenty-one
years, but it would be absurd to call all
persons under the maximum age children.
The law also says that mo person under
fourteen years Of age shall be employed
| in any manufacturing or mercantile estab-
lishment, mine, quarry, laundry renovating
works, bakery or printing office within this
| State" This fixes fourteen years as the
| tender age under which children must
| not do regular work. Yet thousands of
boys on farms do, and thousands of city
boys would be benefited by It, No State
| fixes the age at which children may be en-
ployed in mines or factories at below four
teen years. and 1t is not believed that a
boy of that age can be hurt by regular and
stated labor of light character suited to
his years. 1t would be mischievous to in
culcate the idea that boys of that age
should not be permitted to hire out" es-
pecially If they have obtained common
school education, as most American boys
do before that age. The evils of child la
Dor should not be magnifed to the extent of
substituting the evil of child idleness.
Wherever child labor prevails to an injuri-
| Gus extent it will be found that parents
are mainly responsible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
THE BOSS OF BOSSES.

II any man in a party convention was en-
tirely and openly the whole thing. Mayor
Tom L. Johnson is in the Democratic con-
vention at Sandusky. He dictated the
committees. the platform and the ticket.
He will be both temporary and permanent
chairman. He goes into the district dele
cations to which he does not belong and
advocates the election of the men he de-
sires. AS the dispatch of the Cincinnati
Enquirer declares, there is nothing left
but to say that he is the convention.
Johnson's influence is so potential that
he seems to be able to carry an indorse-
ment of Mr.. Bryan and his platform. A
year ago another Democratic convention
in Ohio voted down Endorsement of Mr.
Bryan by a large majority, and even
trampled his picture under foot. On Tues
day night sixteen members of the commit
tee on resolutions-twenty-one in number
declared for the Kansas City platform and
praised the craftsmanship of Mr.. Bryan.
The performance is no more nor less than
change of fronts. What was political
heresy a year ago is political truth to-day.
Doubtless the same men who voted against
Organism year ago are applauding 1t
this year. And this because Tom L. john
son demanded it.
The influence of the control of the Demo
cratic organization In Ohio cannot be over
estimated. In the first place, it plants the
Democracy of that State against the East
ern scheme of reorganization. 1t is notice
that Mr.. Johnson believes that Organism
lie a better card for 1904 than is the Eastern
Democracy. 1t means that Mr.. Johnson
will be candidate for President Mr..
Bryan's legatee, and that he believes he
will have a better chance for nomination
under the Bryan flag than under that of any
Eastern man on an anti-Bryan platform
Ohio should have been for reorganization
and against Organism. as 1t was last year,
but for his own purposes Mr.. Johnson has
decreed differently. He would extol Bryan
ism, and in so doing. and in the manner of
doing it, he has given a severe blow to the
Democracy Of Cleveland. Hill. the New
York Times and the Boston Herald. In
short. Mr.. Johnson has destroyed a great
many highly-colored visions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
MAY LEAVE THE CABINET
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE WILL
son MAY RETIRE EARLY IN 1908.
Presidency OF the College at Ames, Ia,
Has Been rendered to the Eminent
Farmer and He May Accept.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-It is probable
that early next year James Wilson, secre-
tary of agriculture, will resign from the
Cabinet to accept the presidency of Iowa
Agricultural College, situated at Ames. in
that State. The presidency of this institu-
ton was made vacant by the death. on
Aug 5. of DR.. William B. Bradshear, and
soon after that event the position was
rendered to Secreatry Wilson. He declined
to accept, with the understanding that the
place would be held open for him until
next year. This was agreeable to the re-
gents of the college who have decided to
leave the presidency vacant until II suits
Mr.. Wilson's convenience to take the post.
If the position comes to Mr.. Wilson, IL VIII
be for life at a handsome salary. BY de-
ferring his retirement for a year II Is said
the secretary believes he will be able TO
secure from Congress an appropriation Tor
the new building for the department. or
agriculture, plans for which already have
been prepared and the building will be left
as a monument to Mr. Wilson's administra-
ton. The soil survey Of the United States
will then be under way, the silk industry
in the Southern States will have been au-
spiciously inaugurated and the numerous
other projects In which the secretary reels
an especial interest will have been placed
en- the high road to success and will stand
as evidence of material benefit TO agricul-
ture accomplished during Secretary Will
sons incumbency.
For six years previously TO entering the
Cabinet OF President Mckinley. Mr.. Will
son was director OF agricultural expert
ments station and professor Of agriculture
at the Iowa Agricultural College, so that
in returning to that institution he will be
among old friends and associates and will
be engaged in a work peculiarly suited 70
his tastes and qualifications.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The late Senator McMillan's GRANDSON,
eighteen years old. has had his name
changed TO James Thayer Mcmillan, his
parents wishing to perpeiuate the given
name on the family recorus.
Says the London Speaker of Booker T.
Washington, whose book. up from Slav-
cry" 1t had been reviewing: When he
dined with President Roosevelt at the
White House, the most remarka pie
citizens OF America were brought to-
gsther.
Miss Alice Giikey, a popular young
woman of Winchester, KY. has a new style
of fishing tackle In the shape of her finger
and a diamond ring. While dabbling her
fingers in the water from boat. with a
Jerk and a scream she landed three
pound bass which had taken In her whole
finger. biting for the diamond.
Judge jackson. of West Virginia. whose
injunctions against the striking miners of
the soft coal field have been so widely dis
cussed. says that people seem to think he
IL conducting wholesale and retail bust
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

From the account of the accident to the
presidential party yesterday near Pittsfeld,
Mass, it is evident that President Roose-
death or fatal injury. OF five occupants Of
the coach in which he was riding one was
killed, one fatally injured and the other
three badly bruised. 1t is the first time a
President of the United States has been in
peril OF his life from an accident, and it
will remind the people that a Pres
ident who travels is subject to other dan
gers than Anarchists. The motorman and
conductor of the electric car which caused
the accident seem to have been guilty of
gross carelessness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
UNsUsTAINED CLAIMS.

Some of the men who spoke or wrote of
Labor day gave very limited definition
of what constitutes labor. There are those
who limit it to what they are pleased to
call manual labor. The better definition
of labor is that whatever Of human effort
contributes to the well-being Of the human
race is labor This definition would ex-
clude all those employments whose re-
suits are harmful to the well-being of man
kind. Many men have done much for the
human race who are scientists and dis
coverers and do not toll with their hands.
Another mistake that appears in some of
the addresses of Monday is the attributing
of the production Of all wealth to labor.
Capital is as essential in the production
of wealth at the present time as is labor.
The reason that so slow progress was made
hundreds of years ago in civilization was
due largely to the absence of capital. In
primitive times 1t may be said that there
was no capital Soon, however few men
turned their spare time to making rude
utensils which enabled those in the primi-
tive state who were able to obtain these
implements to do much more labor. At
the outset no one man had any advantage
over the other, but one made use of his
spare time in making utensils which he
used to better advantage himself or loaned
to others for a part of the results of their
labor. That was the beginning of capital
The fortunate man had it because lie
IL
produce it. The man who gave a part of
the proceeds OF his labor for the use of
the tools did so to make his labor more
valuable to himself.
1t is essentially the same to-day under
ethe more complicated system OF produc-
ton. What could thousand men without
tools or supplies do toward building a rail-
road or a factory? They would have the
muscle, the brain and even the intelli-
gence. but they could do nothing of i'm
portance without tools with which to work
or the means with which to purchase food
and material. 1t will be saidp that
capital represents the labor Of other men.
Primitively capital represented not the
savings of general labor. but the extra
labor Of few. To-day capital represents
more the utilization of labor than what
labor adds to capital A railroad is built
largely upon credit. and that credit Is
turned into capital TO pay men for grad
/ ing. to buy iron and other materials The
railroad increases the values of the land
through which II runs because capital and
labor have built the road. The capital Il
represented by bonds in which the saw
ings OF labor are often invested. Labor
gets it's compensation out of the proceeds
OF the bonds. and It's claim upon the toia'
product Of capital and labor Is satisfied
The railroad greatly enhances the valu.
| of the land through which it passes. rha
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

ness in injunctions of all kinds A man
In Chicago recently wrote TO the judge to
get an Injunction to restrain his neighbors
cat from annoying him.
Interest is manifested In the offer of a
5000 cash prize by the st. Louis worlds
fair authorities to any person who shall
successfully transmit. without wires, cleo
trical energy amounting to one-tenth of
horse power 1000 feet This achievement,
the development of electrical science.
Many experiments have been made in the
direction suggested.
In his "reminiscences" Frederick Good
ALL R. A. tells a story on wellington as
an art connoisseur. He paid Wilkie 5000
for his Chelsea Pensioners" and laborious-
ly counted out the amount in cash. When
the artist suggested that 1t would be less
trouble to write a check. the great duke
retorted that he would not let his bankers
know what ID fool / have been to
spend 5000 for a picture.
The Scandinavian philologists who re-
Gently met In congress at Stockholm dis
cussed the question of a universal Ian
guage. Only small majority put for
ward ''Volapuk of Esperanto" These
and similar attempts to construct Ian
guage were described as unscientific. Latin
found some adherents, but the general
as the most desirable tongue for a world
language.
Rev. DR.. A. T. Pierson, of Brooklyn, will
this month succeed the Rev. +. b. Meyer
as pastor of Christ Church. London, Mr..
Meyer desiring to enter more extensively
into evangelistic work. DR.. Pierson for a
long time supplied the late DIR. Spurgeons
pulpit, SO that he Is well known in London.
Rev. DR.. Pentecost, Of Yonkers, will on
Sept. IL sail for the Philippines as repre-
sentative there, and the Orient generally,
of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

things, when striving to get a plan which
will prevent wrongdoing by corporation
which desires to do wrong. not at the same
time to have a scheme which will inter-
fere with a corporation doing well, If that
corporation is handling itself honestly and
squarely-" The corporation smashers will
presist in declaring that all combinations
of capital are equally dangerous to the
public welfare and must be wiped out OF
existence. and people who think little
will see that the President is right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

In discussing the evils of child labor In
mines and factories care should be taken
TO avoid giving the impression that the
laws OF any State are responsible for the
condition. The settled policy OF all the
Northern States is for child education in
stead of child labor. Some of them have
compulsory education laws covering the
entire period of childhood. and most Of
them also have laws limiting and regulating
child labor. In his speech on Labor day
President Mitchell. of the Miners Union.
said: The coal miners OF Pennsylvania
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
SENATOR FAIRBANKS.
Reasons why Indiana Republicans
VIII Win I'm November.
Kansas City Journal.

Kansas City Journal.
United States Senator Charles w. Fair
banks, of Indiana. a Republican national
leader and presidential possibility. is in
Kansas City as a guest OF the committee
in charge of the Labor day programme
The Republican prospects are general
ly very favorable. and the condition of
bushes throughout the country is crafty
ing. said the Senator last night. The
Republican party must have the credit
of successfully administering the business
affairs OF the country In such way as 10
give confidence TO enterprise.
There is no reason why there should be
and change in the control of affairs by the
Republican party. Its policies seem TO be
meeting fully the business requirements.
The Democrats party is without definite
policies or leader ship.
cit is gratifying TO know that labor Is so
generally employed throughout the country
and that wages are. as general thing. so
well maintained. The more prosperous the
laboring man the greater the prosperity the
country viii enjoy.
Senator Fairbanks expressed himself as
sanguine Of Republican success in the In
diana elections this fall. The contest VIII
be q sharp ONE he said. .as all political
contests in Indiana are. All the indicatcrs
are that the Republican party will hold
their delegations in Congress, elect the
State ticket and also carry the Legisla-
ture.''
Kansas City Journal EDITORIAL.
Senator Fairbanks presents IN succinct
form the reasons why the Republican party
ought to and probably viii win In the con-
xressional elections this fall The princi-
nal of these reasons Is that IL has restored
prosperous conditions. On the one
side Is party which went into power
when the country was In the slough OF de-
pression, and by the application OF wise
remedies raised IL 10 the height OF prosper
tsy IL has able recognized leaders nj
definite, positive constructive policies for
the future. The country can judge OF
what IL will do II kept In control By what
II las done and Is doing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
Characteristic.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
You know there's belief that when a man
is delirtous from fever he tells his most cher
shed secrets?"
Yes. but 1t isn't 50. could show you
We'll, 1t certainly isn't true in the case Of
old Pohggamus. When he raving In his
delirium the other night the watchers supposed
he would let out a few fats about his wealth
and what he's got IL invested in He not only
didn't DO that but I'm blessed IL he dion't tell
more lies about 1t than II he had been talking
10 the assessor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

The suggestion that President Roosevelt
trine as means of getting appropriations
for a larger navy is absurd. The Ameri-
can people want a strong navy and do not
require any scare" arguments to 'coerce
them into that view Besides, Congress
makes the appropriations and has not
shown any backwardness in the matter.
Nevertheless. what the President says as
to the need of strong navy to make the
Monroe doctrine effective is strictly true.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04

The last Official paper issued by Com
mander-in-chief Terrence Is a circular let
ter sent TO all the Grand Army posts urging
fts members TO contribute to the building
OF homes for ex-Confederates who are fee
bic and very poor. Col ]. NJ. Falkner.
United States district attorney in Alabama
county. His plan contemplates the con-
struction OF forty cottages costing $3.50
each Two cottages are built and occupied.
The commander-in-chief asks posts and in
dividual members to send contributions TO
Col John NJ Faikner. Montgomery. Ala 1t
seems that {. little effort were made a
sum sufficient might be obtained to carry
out the scheme.