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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04

you look as If you were In trouble,
my friend. Received bad news?'
eyes. Here is telegram which tells
me that my wife drove buggy and
team into the river this morning and
that they were washed away and
drowned"
'Good heavens! That is bad news in
deed!'
"Isn't it? don't care so much For
the buggy, but that pair of horses cost
me $3.50 hard cashr-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04
Took a Header In Venice Canal.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-Miss Lydia M
Johnston, seventeen years old, who
came here from Trinidad, Colo, six
months ago with her mother to cult
vate what she believes to be voice OF
remarkable range and timbre, fell into
the canal at Madison Square Garden
where Bandmaster Duss Is giving Sc
ries Of summer concerts, and nearly
drowned before she was rescued by a
man said to be w. w. Denslow, the
artist. Miss Johnston declares that she
reached for locket which had slipped
from her neck and lost her balance.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04
Weak Stomach,
Impaired Digestion,
DiSOrdered Liver,

they act like magic-a few doses will work
wonders upon the Vital Organs. Strengthen
Ing the MUSCULAR System, restoring the long,
lost Complexion, bringing back the keen
edge Of appetite, and arousing with the
Rosebud OF Health the whole phy.
steal energy of the human frame Theses
are "facts" admitted by thousands, In all
classes of society, and one OF the best guar
antees to the Nervous and Debilitated In
that BEECAAMsS PILLS have the
Largest Sale of any Patent
ME dlclnes I'm the World.
Beecham's Pills have been before
the public for half a century, and
are the most popular family medicine
Beecham's Pills
RECON- MEND THEMSELVES.
Prepared only by Thomas Beecham. ST.
HHelens, Eng. and 365 Canal St.. New
Sold everywhere IN boxes, loo. and 25c.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04
Mems Collars.

80 dozeu Mems and Boys Linen Collars, regular
price 10 and 12ac EACH odd sizes. DC each, SOC do
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04
How to Clean 1nkstanas.

Silver inkstands and other writing
table implements constantly get
stained with ink, which, IL treated at
once, Is easy enough to remove. If,
however, 1t has been allowed to harden
on, try washing 1t in hot borax and
water, and If this is Intellectual rub
the stains with a solution Of chloride
Of lime
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04

Barnes-When was young my moth
>er always used to sing me to sleep.
Shedd-Yes, women are good at that
sort OF thing, but it takes the fathers
voice to wake fellow up in the morn
1ng.--Boston Transcript
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04
Cobort.s victim +. worse.

MILFORD, Mass, Aug. Mrs. Con-
cetta Misci, who was shot by Rocco
Cobori last week, had change for the
worse, and her condition is dangerous.
Two bullets in her body have not been
located The police have not found Co
bori
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
PLAN TO CLOSE SALOONS.
Representative Stewart Advises So
ciety lnat WIN Undertake Task.

Chicago. June Whenever a saloon
keeper gets more attention from the
politician than the preacher it follows
that the saloonkeeper is entitled to
more consideration from the politicians
point of view" said Orville W. Stew
art. the only prohibitionist member of
the Illinois legislature. at a meeting in
the First Methodist church.
The meeting was held under the aus
pieces of the Young Peoples Christian
Temperance union. The members Of
that organization propose to organize a
society that they claim will eventually
close every saloon in Chicago and Mr..
Stewart was the first speaker. The
members of the society viii soon have
a meeting at which it is expected rep
resentatives from every young peoples
society i'm Chicago will be present.
They claim that when this organiza-
ton has been perfected a monster petit
tion VIII be presented to the city coun-
Gil and with the petition an ordinance.
This ordinance viii provide that ward
elections may be held to determine
whether there shall be saloons in that
particular ward when 25 per cent Of the
voters have signified they are ready for
an election of that kind"
Mr.. Stewart was in favor of the move
and that paved the way for his tenn
perance talk
THE fight against slavery was not
clearer than is the fight against the
dram shop" he said Some people
make the claim that the odds are too
great and that temperance will not
win. But the odds are not against the
temperance advocates. What are few
hree-for-a--time politicians? What is
Billy Lorimsr alongside Of God2
Why, those politicians are the most
Arrant towards and the biggest fools on
earth They are simple propositions.
Convince them that it would be a wise
plan for them to so with the temper
ance people and against the saloons
and they viii do it without a wink.
Whenever he discovers that the anti
saloonists are i'm the majority you will
see how quickly the politician win be
able to do without his Intoxicating
drinks"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
NAY ELECT CLEVELAND.
Bourks Cochran Says Success Would
Follow His Nomination.

Berlin, June In the opinion n
Bourke Cochran, who has just arrived
in this city from Egypt. Grover Cleve-
land will be elected president of tbs
United States if he is nominated by the
Democratic convention. Speaking OF
the ex-president's chances, he said:
Two things are perfectly obvious
with reference to the Cleveland third
term movement. In the first place he
has already received an expression or
popular confidence beyond that be-
slowed on any public man throughout
the whole fi~tcry q TIE United States;
second. his nomination must result
from an imperative demand springins
directly from the people. 1t cannot be
brought about by any manipulat ton o.
political machinery, because the man.
agement Of his party is overwhelming
~ hostile to him.
From these two perfectly obvious
conclusions a third inevitably follows.
If there is a popular demand for Cleve-
lands return TO the presidency strong
enough to force his nomination upon
the Democratic convention that sans
popular demand win be strong enough
to insure his election. because the OPP
position to him is strongest in his own
party Any movement sufficiently
powerful to overcome the greater OBJ
stacle is not likely to be arrested by
the lesser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
ADMIRES DEYERE
Parkhurst Says "Big Bill" Always
Fights in the Open.

New York, June before Rev: Dr.
Charles H. Parkhurst went aboard th-
steamship Celtic he read in the morning
papers that Big Biz Devery had ad-
vised him to preach the gospel and
give up trying to butt into politics
WELL he said. there is one thing
about Devery-he fights in the open. 1
admire him for that. When he has
anything to say he comes out and says
what he wants to. I think that he adj
lnires me for doing the same thing.
Mayor Low has made a splendid city
head, but he has made mistakes. One
of the greatest mistakes he made was
in his treatment of the liquor men, II
the saloons We're allowed to open for
time on Sunday and the payment Of
blackmail stopped and the men given
a chance to conduct their business there
would not be a saloon element in poll
tics and if that element was out We
would vim.
Or. Parkhurst was accompanied by
his wife He viii be abroad -four
months and said that most of that time
might be spent in England though they
would visit Switzerland before return
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
MARCONIGRAMS.
Chicago and Milwaukee Executives
Win Exchange Messages.

Chicago June Mayor Harrison will
open the new Efarconi wireless teIe-
graph station at the foot of oak street
this afternoon with an exchange of mar
conigrams with Mayor Rose of Mil
waukee.
After a month of preparations it was
announced yesterday that the Chicago
and Milwaukee stations are ready for
use and H. w. Beauclerk. western man
ager for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
company, called on the mayor. He was
introduced by Corporation Counsel
Walker a Lake Forest neighbor of Mr..
Beauclerk
We Will omen our new wireless sta
ton this afternoon" he said, and
would feel honored if you would send
the first message. Mayor Rose of Mil
waukee Will be at the other end of the
circuit"
The mayor said 3 o'clock in the after
noon would suit him and as that time is
agreeable to Mayor Rose shortly after
that hour the mayor viii be conveyed
to the foot of Oak street The mayor
stipulated that press representatives ac-
company him, to which Mr.. Beauclerlz
readily agreed.
Perhaps I could send a message to
Captain Streeter," the mayor said In
the heart of "StreeterviIle' where the
captain once laid the foundations for
the capital Of the District of Lake Mich
isan. the plant of the new enterprise has
been set up. 1t consists of a building
and mast 210 feet high, close to the
Lake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
BIG GAMBLING GAME.
Jai Alai Court to Be Next Door to
New York Cathedral.

New York. June Ground on which
is to be erected a S750.000 jai alai court
-one of the biggest gambling games in
the world-has been bought adjoining
the Cathedral OF St John the Divine ON
Morningside Heights The New York
home Of SPANS great betting game is
thus to be next door neighb0r to the big
cathedral.
The promoters expect to make the
game the rage here as it is in Havana
The privileges granted TO the game in
Havana furnishd enc Of the scandals of
General Leonard Woods administration.
Betting ON the game there was as eX-
citing and widespread as betting on the
New York race tracks
A Spanish syndicate IN which some of
the promoters of the Havana game are
said to be interested bought the site to-
day The bah court when completed viii
involve ain investment of s75000O Mr.
Anudrar, manager of the syndicate, is
TO put UP the building, which it was
said yesterday would have a seating ca
pacity of 1000. Besides the court for the
game there will be "a restaurant and
refreEhment rooms and il is probable
that facilities for other games may be
provided.
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Write aboufH.
r. C. DAVIS, c. p. A.
Chicago. llIs

like a yellow fever flag, and when it
comes to a matter of Kings English,
Johns vernacular IS decidedly Mary
Landscape, but whatever he may lack in
point of personal puchritude and pic
turesque parlance is more than OVERLAP
arced by his wares. John is a substain-
tial Maryland farmer, and what he and
his wife do not know about old fashion
er preserves. pickles. jellies, catsups and
the like is not worth acquiring.
A little further along, on the corner
of Seventh street, one encounters a real
antebellum institution Here are three
venerab bic negro women who deal in
herbs, roots, bark and every variety OF
simples known to the local fora The
oldest Of the three is old Aunt Matilda
Fenneu. Aunt Matilda was ''borned'
over in Charles county. and was the
property of Marse Willyum Upton.
Marse Willyum's wealth and connec-
ton became somewhat scattered and
dispersed during the civil war, "all
tored up" as Aunt Matilda would say
leaving the old negress somewhat
on her own resources. On the
Upton plantation she had built
as a ..yarb DOCTOR her knowledge of
medical roots and herbs and the prop
critics and application of each. being
extensive She used to cure ''marse's
chilunss as well as the rising genera
ton of negroes on the plantation, and
when the war left her to shift for her
self. she settled down ia Anacostia and
set up a root and herb stand on the
corner of Seventh and streets. at a
time when the cid canal was still open
for boats and running parallel with the
last named thoroughfare, and before
there was such thing as Center mar
ket
She is stiil imbued with a great deal
of professional pride, and at some time
and somewhere in her life has formed
the notion that a reputable medico
never dispenses advice free Of charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
BOAT WAS oAPs1zED.
Rescuers Got Out Two Men but Are
Nearly Drowned


At II o'clock Saturday night three
Young men started on trip in North
Topeka from which they returned about
2 o'clock having been nearly drowned in
reaching the Melan bridge coming back
The boys were unacquainted with each
other but had taken the boat together
in their anxiety to reach friends on the
other side. Two Of them were named
John Parsons and F. Usher. Mr.. Par
sons story Of the adventure IS that on
their strenuous trip they reached the
forbes elevator at Norris and Harrison
streets. where they found five men.
One of these men, named Wise, re-
ported that he had reached the elevator
in a boat with woman and child IN
known to him, but that in the eddy IN
front Of the elevator the boat turned
over and the woman and infant We're
drowned He waS so unnerved that he
could not be induced to leave the eleva-
tor but two of the other men entered
the boat and returned with the boys
At the Melan bridge a cable had been
stretched connecting it with a big elm
tree on the river bank and along this the
five made their way to safety. The boat
was carried away but the men chung to
the rope and worked their way to the
bridge. Parsons had to be carried out
of the water to the bridge. He was in
sensible from suffocation in the water
but was revived with a little work.
This was enc of the last trips made
across the cable in the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
MISS STONE MUST TELL.
Department Demands Explanation
from the Kidnapped Missionary.

Department Demands Explanation
from the Kidnapped Missionary.
Washington. June 1-Bllen NJ. stone.
the missionary whose capture by bril-
gands in Turkey caused a sensation,
has been requested by the state de-
partment to furnish information upon
which the department can prepare q
claim against Turkey The demand
upon Miss Stone is admitted to be per.
to supply The facts desired and the de-
partment is 1ndisposed to proceed fur
Their with the case.
Correspondence between Miss Stone
and the department has been unable
to obtain from her anything tangible
upon which to base a claim for dam
ages. The missionary has written y
letter of excessive length in which she
tells the story Of her capture, but not
one of her statements is suDstantiated
by afhdavits or other proofs upon which
action could be taken.
The affair has a number Of singular
features. 1t is known for example, that
Miss Stone was in full sympathy with
the Macedonian committee, which even
tually received the $4,000 that was paid
for her ransom. and that the money
milton with which to fight the Turka
This fact was made plain to the state
department by Spencer Eddy, the sec.
rotary of the American Iega ton in Con-
stantinople, when he was here several
weeks ago.
Miss Stone herself admits that she
was well treated by her captors. also
that they We're Christians like herself
and fighting against the Turks. who
are Mohammedans Much doubt exist.
whether Kiss Stone can establish Z
valid claim against Turkey or justly
demand apology from the sultan.
Ihe state department believes Miss
stone is in possession of facts Whicn
she has not yet made known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

This rule she carried out TO the letter.
and reporters and inquisitive people
who expect to learn the virtues Of her
simples. can only do so by first making
a small purchase or giving her a dime
or nickel i dOan tell Whut I knows
fur nuthin." she says and what she
lays down for fact generally sticks.
Displayed in heaps ana plies are all the
old-faShioned and forgotten remedies Rem
edies Tor simple Ills OF simple people IN
simple age Calamus root fer cramps and
Indigestion wild cherry bark to improve
the appetite. red oak bark as poultice Tor
ulcers. slippery elm for a little of every
thing. black walnut bark as hair dye.
poke root for swollen limbs sweet balm for
fevers. boneset for chilis. cotton root for
cramps sweet marjoram. thyme. sage.
sarsaparilla, sassafras. MAY apple root.
berry. wood betony and hoTehound. Aunt
Matilda raises the herbs in her little gar
den al Anacostia and gathers the bark anc
roots in the woods.
Some Of the names she has for different
herbs are decidedly curious and employed
only by the old-tine Virginia and Mary
land negroes She has one herb wild
plant, that, whatever its scientific appeiia-
and Eve" It is q wild growth and ghty-
five years ago was well known to the
MARYLAND houseAeepers as Welding a very
excellent and lasting glue or paste II Is
still used among the Washington negroes
and certain old people who prefer it to the
keeps on hand a stock of raw pine rosin,
just as it comes from the trees. which IS
one of the main ingredients CT gin spllnt-
ers.s a famous Old kidney regulator.
She also keeps All manner Of wild prod
t1cts pereinmOns in season. Walnuts. hick-
Org nuts etc. Her custom is not alto
gether confined to the colored clement for
a very large number Of southern people
living IN the capital. both Old and young,
still stick to the old plantation remedies
Of their childhood in preference to the
prescriptions of modern physicians. Some
are cranEs on the subject confirming them
selves when III to just such simples as
they were used 70 taking during their
childhood days.-W ashinston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

Christ and Miss Day Knight. a graduate
nurse from Christ.
The Salvation Army had 300 for
breakfast this morning and two cooks
and half a dozen helpers to wait on
them In spite Of the amount of cloth
ing that has been contributed the Sal
walton Army has bought shoes and
stockings for the refugees for whom It
is caring, but it IS short of funds. Yet
no relief station has done more effee-
tive work than this little band. Con-
tributions to its fund are all small and
even when one of the little God bless
YOU" boxes is filled the dimes and
niekels don't amount to any considera-
bic sum when it is a question of feed
ing hundreds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
MONEY FROM COUNTY.
Appropriation Will Be Made by
the Commissioners.

Silas Rain. chairman Of the board Of
county commissioners, announced tnat
the board would make an appropriation
from the county funds for the relief OF
the food sufferers as soon as the Com
mercial club needs the money. The
board has no fund for the purpose, but
the commissioners will feel justified in
making the appropriation. The board
has instructed Poor Commissioner Hale
to care for all sufferers who apply to
him for help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

Mrs. p. B. Chadwick. who has been
in failing health for the past year. died
burn, about nine O'clock SUNDAY morn
ing She was nearly 20 years old a
native of New York. and had lived in
Kansas As years. She is survived by
her husband, a son and four daughters,
the soH and two daughters residing in
Colorado. The funeral VIII be held from
her late home at 10 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. interment at Mission Center.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
PUT POISON IN COFFEE.
Child of Thirteen Contesses Attempt
to Kill Two Women.

Stroudsburg Pa, June 1T do not
know why put the poison in the coffee
except that ] do not like Mrs. Shook "
Thus spoke Nellie Coffman. aged 10.
who was arrested today to answer the
charge of attempting to poison Mrs
Joseph Coflman and Mrs. Emma Shook.
Of Cresco-
1t is alleged that the girl put carbolic
acld in the coffee. The child was
adopted by the Commans seven years
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
FAMILY IS MISSING.
T. J. Parrish and People Were In
Trees.

Tt IS reported that the family Of T. J.
Parrish. who lived at the north end OF
North Harrison street, We're drowned
Parties Who were near by and who We're
afterward rescued stated that they saw
members CT the family perched in trees
after they could no longer remain IL
their house The last that they We're
seen was about O'clock Saturday at
ternoon. After that the trees We're
empty. but no boat had been seen res
cuine those marOoned in them. There
were 1--WE members in the Parrish fam
liz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
SAVED FROM DEATH
Beggs' Blood Purifier Cures a Promi-
nent Citizen of SchoefieId, Pa.

BLoOD $ guaan o cur
LI1rsOi Sores.
Skin
Trouble Nervous
vi cure Of
he
AN OF TO S
Nerves.
s i 0 bod
there's %
dtsefup
ec health for n he
cat
nandnn Iacraah
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

Reading. Pa. June Mrs. J. S. Shicx.
a wealthy widow of this city. died sud
denly of Ecart failure She leaves two
sons and a large estate. Her eldest son.
Mr. Robert Potter ShicS, was the SON
in-law Of the late Hon. John James In
gals. having married his second daugh-
ter, Constance, who died several years
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty Eight Thousand Dollars Paid
for a Fancy Lot OF Tobacco.

The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made in the West by a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis, Peoria
H., for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
Of SO high a grading Herald Tram
SCRIPT Dec. ~. 1902.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER vitalizes
and purines sluggish and impure blood tones
up >the entire system, ITS the Bowels.
Stomach, Liver. Kidneys, Heart, Nerves and
Brain to do their work as easily and perfectly as
Unhealthy childhood. It adds years to your life.
Itmeans Health, Strength, Vigor and Happiness.
It began sometime last March, had what
seemed Watery Pimples on my face 1 got
salOw and my wife said I was bilious. but the
pills did not help me; used to be tired and well
nigh played out every day before 1 noticed the
Pimpies and this feeling got worse, got so
didn't sleep well, and didn't care about meals
and soon got feeling that 1 just didn't care
anyhow, I suppose a regular case OF blues. 1
suffered and got worse. got a prescription
from our doctor. It seemed he just purged me
for l kept getting worse and my back would
ache as bad in the morning as when went to
bed. One day a neighbOr told me Of your puri-
fer and I got bottle. 1t did help me and by
the time I had finished the first bottle / felt
ever so much better. 1 took the second bottle
during the following month and can truthfuly
say I am we'll. it cured me sure and believe it
saved me from q fit OF sickness for was get
ting worse right along think ought to let
you know"
THOS. Il. MAXWELL, Schoeneld. Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
KILLED BY HIS OWN SNARE
Youth Electrocuted While Catching
Carp With Live Wire

Lorain. O., June Joe EngIe. of
Toledo. Ohio. aged p. who has been
visiting here. was killed a few miles
east Of this place last night while catch
ing carp in the lake with electricity.
With a number Of young men Engie
ran a wire attached to the Lake Shore
electric railroads trolley cable to the
bank &c the Ial1e. When a carp swan
b. the boys would shove the wire at
the fish. temporarily stun him ara
wade in after him. Engle was in the
water and his foot slipped. and in try
ing to save himself caught the live
wire He was almost instantly killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

DR.. VIM. Maelay Lyon. physician and
surgeon. 732 Kansas avenue. 1ndepend-
ent phone sS1.