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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
PRESIDENT WANTED TO KNOW.

PRESIDENT WANTED TO KNOW.
 Time, 3 this morning. scene-the White House.
 Whir-r-r-r b-r-r-r-r
 It is the watchman's gong ringing violently.
 Good Lord.' gasps the startled watchman, as he ronses from slight doze. Good Lord, 1t is the presidents S room.' Bang goes his comfortably tilted chair on the floor and he Is up the stair four steps at a time. Is it a fire? anarchists7 burglars? He fumbles for his revolver. It is there He halts be- fore the presidents room
 "I-Is-there anything the matter MT PresidentY he gasps and mops the sweat from his brow as he leans against the doorway for support in his agitation
 ''No," replies thac we'll known voice calmly from within Nothing is the matter. but I wish you would call up the telegraph office and ascertain the result of the physical encounter in San Francisco tonight" Watchman (sotto voce): "H-o-I-y smoke"
 Voice from within: What did you say"
 Nothing, sir-yes. sir-that I will # right off, sir-be back in a minute, sir"
 Five minutes later waterman knocks at the door. "A person by the name of Young Corbett,' sir. He won in the eleventh round. sir"
 That's too bad" murmurs sleepy voice. "Too bad. That's all. Thank you very much. Good night" At 5:lO a. m. very wide awake watchman sits thoughtfully before the gong indicator slowly recovering his breath and composure
 At 3:15 q. m. he slowly shakes his head and remarks to the indicator:
 Well, I'll be d-,llt5
 All of which explained the broad grin that decorated the faces of the White House attaches this morning s President Roosevelt rode away to begin his western trip. Tonight official Wash. ington is g@aring the merriment, for the story leaked out during the day The president himself was in face. ttous mood when he left the capital At the depot he laughingly hailed Sec. retary Cortelyou as MT Chief Trust Buster" and after putting his foot on the car step he ran back to offer Herr Speck von Sternberg the loan of his riding horses while he is away "I think they will be LID to you weight" he suggested. Herr Speck von Sternburg is a diminutive man Washington Special, Wednesday, Night to Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14

It was ludicrous as well as pathetic to see the eagerness with which these big earth gnomes would hasten into camp after the days work. "How's Maloney?" would be the greeting, and He's pickin' up! would seem to do them more good than drink of whis- key. Maloney certainly was big hit in Black Hawk, though, poor chap, per- haps he was not exactly aware of the strange significance of 1t all. But one morning l slept later than usual, and was antonished when I found myself actually permitted to rise without being kicked out of bed and spanked with frying pan. An air of funeral melancholy hung over the camp, and the boys stood about, un- kempt, dejected and silent. The fire had not been started, and gloom per vaded everything. Maloney was dead! | They told me. I felt badly about ] 1t, and the boys knew it. They felt the same way. The crippled bird had walked into den of lions-or wild l bulls He had died and left us flock of sorrowing lambs.
 | They made him funeral casket out of powder box, and all hands attend ed the funeral under the big yucca palm just across the dike. "Maloney was all right!'' growled Long Bill.
 The gang concurred. And that was Maloney's funeral sermon. Surely, though, there never was one that came more from the heart. But I saw q deeper thing than did the gang saw that one small drop of sympathy, ju- diciously applied, will melt up the most refractory heart.
 The sun had risen an hour, and away over on the distant butte arose the dull booming of the blast in the Jackson mine. The boys went silent I ly down the shaft, and soon from the | black depths below came the steady clnik, clink of the drills and the ring of the cleaning-up shovel. Long Bill labored at the windlass, and began an oath which died on his lips as he glanced over his shoulder to where the rising desert wind was beginning to drift loose sand across the grave of poor Maloney.
 1T never felt this way but twice be- fore,'' muttered Long Bill; "once't after I was hammered within two inches of death in the fight at Dry Gulch, and once't when I j'ined the church years ago back in old Mis- souri,"
 | Just bird with broken wing flung into the desert by the whirling sand. storm. San Francisco Argonaut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Naturalist club.
 Myrtle temple, R. s. &Team Drivers union.
 Court Oregon, F. of A. SLiberty circle, F. of A. HCourt Rose Hill, F. of A. zComstock lodge, K. of F.
 Evergreen court, o. of A.
 Rainbow council. O. c. F. Court Wolf Tone, F. of A. . Fraternity lodge, I. o. G. T.
 First church Women's club. 8Hendricken council, K. of Q. 3Nosahogan lodge, I. O. o. F. lCarpenters' and Joiners' union. Progressive council O. U. A. M. Pride of the Valley lodge, I. Q. Q. F. \ U. Martha Washington council, s. s. Lasalette circle, Companions of the lorest. Y. NJ. c. A., boys class leaders lass. bowling league. Friendly league. millinery, physical faining, elocrtion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
MILDRED HOLLAND.

Lovers of the romantic drama are anticipating q treat when Mildred Hol- land appears in her new. success, The Lily and the Prince" Thursday evening at Polls. This play was writ ten for Miss Holland by Carina Jor- dan and she made her first appearance in 1t last April at Buffalo. A large amount of money has been invested in scenery, costumes, furniture and cleo trical effects, the period of the play admitting of fine possibilities in this respect. The sale of seats opens to- morrow at 25, 30, 75 cents, $1 and S1.5O. and i'm his connection it Is an nounced that every occupant of q re- served seat wi7l be presented with a handsomely illustrated souvenir pro- gram
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
BLACK HAWK CAMP.


 The Black Hawk camp was not zgentle place. The ethics of the Sun day school did not obtain there. All day the desert buttes re-ecnoed with #the thunder of blasts and the 2ervent vituperation of the ore hauler urging his sixteen mules to drag faster up the steep hillside the ponderous ore wagon and its heavy trailer. There was much doing in Black Hawk camp, and z there was much whiske. and no wo- men. Where woman is not man grows matted whiskers and a vocabulary of weird and uncanny profanity. Whiskey takes the place of coffee. and in the place of the gentle call to breakfast a man is awakened by the noise of q frying pan beating a devils tattoo upon such portions of his anatomy as present an inviting surface.
 Down in the black holes men worked and sweated and swore horribly. Up from the reek of the blue-black su!len powder smoke they would chamber at niRht and fall upon their lapJacks and sowbeliy with vicious jabs of iron knife and fork. On Saturday night they would 'line out across t-4e desert for the little collection of saloons four miles away, and on Monday morning early the driver of the water wagon would bring them into camp and dump them out in an indiscrimlnate heap. Ehe boss would sort them over, pick If01t the ones belonging to his shift, kick the others into a semi-perpendicu- lar attitude and send them on to the 5next claim.
 You would hardly stop in Black Hawk camp if you were out hunting The holy grail of human kindness. You would more likely go away swiftly and # breathe sigh of thanksgiving when Aonce safely out of range.
 One evening. just after the last round of 'sshots'' had been set off, the gang stood about washing the powder grime from their .woolly faces. They all used the same water. Water was as scare as gold and almost as valuable Sud- denly one of the toughest characters stopped and looked wonderingly. "Seei" he said.
 We all looked, and there coming around the corner of the shack was a poor, shot-torn' little dove. His eyes were sunken, and his whole frail little boy emaciated. One wing trailed upon the ground. He was Hmping along picking crumbs from the sand.
 Not a sound-not move.i Straight toward us came the little castaway He went to the open door and passed 4n He found a rich harvest beneath the rude old table. The cook picked him up and tenderly caressed him The boys crowded around. and theii words of sympathy for. the bird sound ed strangely, somehow, coming from the lips which I had never heard pro duce anything but hair-singeing paths
 The cook made a cage for the bird 1t was a sumptuous affair. built ou' of a cracker box and decorated witf quartz crystals. Every man did hi' part to jolly up the wanderer and pui htm in good spirits.
 " They left 1t to me to ring up name thought of Palmona''-which 1: S Spanish for dove" I thought 1t very pretty and extremely appropriate. Tht gang thought SO too. and for a day ol two Paloma began to weary thei tongues It finally developed into Ma loney and Maloney went from tha time on.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
JOHN DREW.

Another treat will be afforded on Friday evening at Polls when John Drew will present his latest triumph, "The Mummy and the Running Bird" in which he has just concluded most successful engagement of three Tnonths at the Empire theater, New York. For eleven years Mir Drew has been under Charles Frohman's man agenent, and it can be safely said that he has never had play that has giv- en him so much satisfaction, The part of Lord Lum1ey is a splendidly drawn character and Mir Drew's development of it IS one of the most artistic of his many creations. It not only gives him scenes for his light humor-al- ways so good-but has stronger s'tua- tiors that bring out his dramatic strength. The play fs beautifully written and the story is one that en- crosses and holds attention until the close. s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

On Monday evening, April 20, the distinguished actress, Mrs LeMoyne, will be seen ill this city at Polls thea- ter in her latest successful comedy. Among Those Present" under the d. rection of George H. Brennan. This promises to be the most notable event of the present theatrical season. Sale of seats will commence on Saturday. April IS. Prices 25 cents to $1.5O. On account of the interest manifested in Mrs LeMoyne's appearance, and the large number of inquiries already made at the box office, 1t has been decided that applications for seats sent in be- fore the opening of the sale will be filled in the order of their receipt. Free list will positively be suspended for this engagement. 4-6-9
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
of the incumbent. )

of the incumbent) 4
 The president called army into existence ocered it, clothed it. armed it. equipped it. collected navy then commander in chief of boh successfully prosecuted with perhaps important and arreachng waged the globe Then the president through his secretary of took of Cuba pacfed its people, stood guard and protected from outside ference while created constitution adopted elected and then the president through his secretary said "Are ready And the came, "Aye, s the president replied "Ho away and flag fresh from the womb liberty forth be kissed by the breezes of heaven while obedience the command of the president through the secretary of boomed forth salute welcome to THE FIRST EMBLEM OF INDEPENDENCE EVER HOISTED BY AUTHORITY OF ANOTHER NATION.
 The president through his secretary of war; took of the Philippine archipelago and with such wisdom and
 ence have the affairs of those islands been administered the people both and petition the that the
 sentative of the president likely the States president through his secretary sate bazed the for the adjustment of complications involving all CASsendom in its relations with the .ssss@
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
April IA In History

B-Mme, de Sevigne. famous writer of Letters" died; born 1928. g--Fort Sumter taken possession of by Confederates, the Federals marching out with flying colors.
 Abraham Lincoln asHas- sinated by Wilkes Booth.
 P--Joseph s. Alemany. archbishop oH San Francisco, died: born 1874.
 k-General Henry Warner Slocum, s distinguished Union veteran. died in Brooklyn; born 1927. Senator Zebulon B. Vance. ex-governor of North Caro- lima, died in Washington; born 1880. |5- Professor James Dwight Dana oi Yale died at New Haven; born 1913. Edward Drinker Cope, Ph D.. died in Philadelphia: born 1s40
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
Loubet rn Mar.sil1es.

MARSEILLES, April 14.-The entire city was brilliantly illuminated last night in honor of President Loubet. The enthusiasm shown by the populace for the president was unbounded. A Venetian fete and sham naval battle were held In the old harbSr, the festiv- ities concluding with display of Are~ works
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
Heavy Rains I'm Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 14--An unusually heavy rainfall has occurrNd here. The Tennessee river and its trib> utaries are rising. Two houses were struck by lightning, and Samuel Ogles- by, who was sleeping in his bed in one Of the houses, was stricken to uncon- sciousness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14

TROUBLE AND DANGER
 If be just and fair toward coored fellow citizens and they be completely made self respecting useful and safe members of body polite, THEY MUST BE TAUGHT TO DO SOMETHING MORE THAN TO HEW WOOD AND DRAW WATER The way must be opened for them engage something better than mena servce and their careful thrift.
 believe that the egency only be adequately through the nstumentay of well equipped manual training and industrial schools conducted either Independently in connection with dinary. educational institutions.
 AM CONVINCED THAT CITIZENSHIP, ORDERLY, coNTENTED PROPER CONCEPTION VIRTUE ALMOST CERTAIN FAIR CHANGE HONEST HOPEFUL LIVELIHOOD A SATISFIED PROTECTION coNslDERATE TREATMENT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
"sAN TOY"


 Dainty music, magnificent dresses, pretty girls, bright lyrics and plenty of comedy are the clements which go to make up the Chinese English musical play, san Toy" which will be pre- sented at Polls tomorrow evening. An afTnost unprecedented record both in London and New York has been scored byE"San Toy" Tn the latter city 1t is the only musical performance ever to have had more than one run on Broad way. It came back to Daly's theater on three separate occasionsand enjoyed extended terms of prosperity on each appearance. Much the same conn., pany will be seen in it that appeared at taht theater. among the members being Isobel Hall. Nellie Lynch, Norah Lambert, Samuel Collins, George K. TortescJie, Fl Hoba1-t4 Srnock, Nagle Bar ry. Sarony Lambert, Joseph Cauto and others. Prices are 9, 30. 75 cents, $1 and $1.50.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14

Frank Cotton and his educated don keys, the Deagons, Leroy and Wood ford, Russell and Locke, Fields and Whallen and the ,vttagraph. Prices are 10, 20 and 30 cents: afternoons 10 aud 20 certs, ladies 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
PontnI serxioe Receintn.

WASHINGTON, April 14.-The gross receipts of the postal service for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1902, were S35,- 223, ,0e4 and the expenditures $34, ,5s6,- 400. The receipts showed an increase of $3,000,0o0 over the same quarter a year previous, but owing to liberal ap- propriations and extensions of service the surplus was $S50,Oo0 less than the corresponding quarter in 1901.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14
THE GREAT AUTHORITY OF OUR. PRESIDENT

70 sovereign has greater authority than the president and few extensive. No sovereign has greater responsi
 bities and few equal Think what the president has done in the last six years speak of the office and not of the incumbent.) #4&
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-14

sISsaSMeT FOOLISH FOR US TO BLIND EYEs #558sg&&S FACT THAT MORE SHOULD DONE IMPROVE @ESgd THE CONDITION OF OUR NEGRO PoPuLAToN
 ssk And it should be entirely plain to all of that
 S#g the this is undertaken the will ser S@4SGJ duty be discharged and THE MORE SURE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-24

'vhen. maybe you know What gold
vhas -
"Of course"
"she comes oudt of der ground-out
of a gold mine
so somepody tells me one day"
EDO you eafer hear of some town
called Lame River?"
Lame River? Lame River? I nef-
mean Cripple Creek?"
Dot vhas her. She vhas oudt west
somewhere. How you come to know
to much surprises me. Maybe you
old age. Dot Cripple Creek vhas der
place where der gold vhas plenty
dot nopody can plant potatoes. Two
days ago strange man comes in my
soda water works. He vhas pale und
sick. He leans his head down on der
table und signs und groans. He
WANTS no soda water ind no cigars.
He shust WANTS to die und be buried
und haf no more to do init dis wicked
world. It vhas a sad, sad case
says.
What Not on my life. sir. Do you
feeling in my soul? I goes oafer und
talks init him und tries to cheer him
COP, of course. By und by he tells me
he vhas from dot Cripple Creek. He
owns der biggest gold mine oudt dere
She vhas worth ten million dollar. His
name Yhas Brown. und he comes east
to sell some stock to his friends. und
meets init nothing but ingratitude One
old schoolmate of his throws him
downstairs When he asks him to buy"
81 see.''
What you see? Was it a crime for
some mans to own a gold mine md
like to make his old schoolmate rich /?
Hans, don't you make me belief you
vhas a fool
IF / vhas some fools I can't help
her. Go on NIT your story"
''Vhell, don't speak dot vhay to me
any more. Dot man vhas sick. IN
gratitude makes him sick. He also
loses his bank book when he falls
downstairs. but he happens to hat
some stock in his pocket She vhas
for $500. und here she vhas. She vhas
In der Bully Boy gold mine. How you
like der looks of her. eh Gaze on
Voglestein."
"She vhas a nice looking bit of paper,
for her -
''Vhell. you see dot mans like me,
because | vhas tenderhearted ind don t
throw him oudt of my place und gif
MIN a kick. He must go to a doctor
send some kilograms und pay his hotel
phi; Dot stock vhas for $500, but if
gf him one hoonered I shall hold it
Two days. If he don't come back in
TWO days der stock vhas mine. Two
back
says.
"shust so, Hans-shust so. und vhas
ike 10 shake hands nit a man named
Voglestein?"
MAYBE I shall by and by DO you
know What dis stock vhas really worth %
tShe vhas worth $500 anyhow, und
MAYBE twice dot You vhas my old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-24
DER GERMAN COBBLER.
Mr.. Voglestein Drops in and Tells of
q Fresh Adventure.

q CSA <A0FCAR0AOs
I vhas putting some lifts on der heels
of pair of shoes for der plumber der
odder day, ind wishing I Vhas SO rich
1 could hat diamonds eafery day in der
year, When my frendt Mr.. Noglesteln
WALKS in and looks aroundt me und
says
"Vhen. Hans. I see you vhas workin
AWAY for nottings, der same ash all der
time before. If you can't be some
smart mans in America Why don't you
go back to Shermany ind raise some
cabbage?'
Dot hurts my feelings und I don't say
nottings, und by und by he puts his hat
on his ear und whistles ind says:
If somepedy hat brains he vhas all
right und can see Niagara Falls eafery
day in der week; if he hat some saw
dust in his head he can see only mud
puddles in der road"
But somepody who has brains WAS
sWindled sometimes says.
Maybe dot vhas so, but like you TO
understand dot nottings happens TO me.
How could dey When my name WAS
VogIestein? You talk like vhas swim
died eafery day in der week Can't L
shust drop in to see how you WAS NIT
out you pellet I vhas swindled? For
man who hat some brain IN MS head
you vhas very suspicious"
TJnd he vhalks aroundt und whistles
und sings und makes oudt how big
man he vhas BY and by, when DON
say something's, he speakes:
Sometimes I vhas sWindled, OF
course, because I vhas greenhorns, but
dot vhas long ago. When first come to
dis country. I shust like to see some
body come some gum games on me
now He Will find a mans who can
see through a brick wall nit a hole in
her in two minutes"
\ I don't speak to him aboudt dot, und
he goes oudt doors und comes in again
und says:
You tell me you vhas my frendt und
yet you yhas some fools. Humphi A
great big frendt you vhasi Maybe
vhas a 1eetle child or a crazy mans dot
I can't take care of myself, but I like to
crazy mans. If you only do ash 1 tells
you years ago you vhas some rich mans
now 1 advise und advise but you sit
Ike some bumps on log und all my
advise vhas thrown AWAY"
''Vhell, what hat you done dis timer
ask, as he smokes his pipe und keeps
quiet.
''Ha, ha, hal" he goes. ash he slaps
his leg und grows red in der face init
laughter 80 you Will belief 1 vhas
played for a sucker, Ell? VheI, my
name vhas Voglestein, und like to tell
you dat you vhas mistook. I vhas
shust $400 in my pocket, und don't you
forget her. IF you do forget her he vhas
badt for you"
How vhas it?" I says IF you hat
made a good thing 1 like to hear aboudt
It. Do you find a Docketbook in der
street car. or maybe you safe mans
life from some ice wagon?"
"It vhas nottings of dot kind. It vhas
business und peculation-sometings to
call for brains. I make $500 all right.
but if it vhas you you don't make
cents. Dot vhas der difference between
Voglestein und Hans"
f'VheIl -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-24

frendt. but I can't sell her to you for
less dan 5000
dot vhas too bad. I vhas going to
offer you twenty-five cents for it to
paste up on der WALL
'-How-how you mean?" gasped Mr..
Voglestein.
Two days ago der plumber sells
cents a pound. Ash we vhas old frendts
gift you twenty-five cents to help you
oudt- You know der vhay down to der
river, don't your"
of course. but what hat I got to do
init dot river?'
1T was a good place to jump into
'Do-do you really belief dot man
vhas some swindlers?"
Il can prove her by three men. He
don't own some gold mine. He vhaSn t
sick. He shust put COP some jobs on
you, und you vhas token in. If you
don't like to shump into der river, Why
not turn on der gas in your room und
be found dead in der morning?"
$3.50 I vhas swindled?' says Mr..
Voglestein. ash he stands oop nit his
face ash white ash flour.
You vhas. Mr.. Voglestein, shake
hands nit Hans, der German Cobbler.
We vhas old frendts und 1 shall see
you like to be buried head down.
wards?"
He tries to say something's, but he
can't He shust stands und looks red
und white, und waves his arms aboudt.
I stand ooD und pat him on der head
und smooth him down der back und
den I take him by der arm und lead
him to der door und put him oudt. He
looks back at me nit tears in his eyes,
und den he limps slowly AWAY und goes
aroundt der corner und I see him no
more.-(Copyright 1903, by G. B. Lewis)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-24
wANTED-sITUAT1oNs.
thing to you" called out Ted.

I gu stole my winters nuts, you
Just how it happened seemed strange.
but a nut shell hit the butterfly and
knocked it off its perch. Then confu-
sion most dire arose, the bees buzzed
madly, the grasshopper swallowed the
ant, and the frog swallowed the grass
hopper, the snail melted away. and the
angleWOrm ran away with the frog hop
ping after it two jumps at time Ted
was going to laugh out, but he was
afraid the pin might hurt him, when he
felt a terrible whack right on top Of his
head-an apple had fallen off the tree
and struck him. He jumped to his feet
and for moment was dazed He felt
for the long pin and for the ladybug in
his ear, but everything was gone. He
was as much frightened at their disaD-
perance as he had been when they
came. and he made a break for home.
He ran through the orchard and sprang
over the garden wall The chicken fled
in terror the dog barked at the ap-
proach Of his enemy. and the cat stuck
up her back and Kissed. 1t took Ted
some time to realize just how it had all
happened that afternoon. However, he
did not tease the cat that night. His
mother watched him and wondered
much at his gentleness. Then, looking
at him critically: Ted, what is the
matter with you? Are you sick?''
mo, NAV; I'm only reforming. -
WASHINGTON Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-24

1t is said that Lord Salisbury reso-
Iutely refused to tip his barber He
was a great man and not devoid of
But if we remember him
right he was mostly whiskers.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.