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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

w. Ee bToWhA alu q uuuUSE8 OL AdISG corporations conceded higher ages to their employees, some voluntarily.
 Wall street saw record payment of dividends and laughed at the wise acres. 1t was not many weeks before signals of distress began to show in curtailed dividends and public distrust. Morgan hastily returned from Europe. but even his magnetic name failed, to stem the tide of downward prices when the shipbuilding trust went under in June, carrying many fair reputation in it's wake. Then followed long era of tobogganing. nearly all the standard se- curities dragging after Steel and the other industrials. The great war between the Pennsylvania and Gould systems had become acute over the destruction of Western Union poles pending litigation, and the outcome was Rockefeller Morgan financial duel, with victory for the man of oil. Whether due to this or to the lessening output. the price of oil has steadily advanced. Schwab was superseded by Corey as head of the steel trust The collapse of Lake Su-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31


 ly a worldwide corner, with millions for themselves and the south. but sert- ously curtailing the activity of the mills and the wages of mill operatives. When this corner still stood solid in the presence of a new crop. King Cotton ruled rising market all along the line. The tendency to vast industrial combinations which characterized pre- ceding years continued, but with signs of abatement. Notable instances were the iron combine of the middle west, the coastwise schooner trust, complete street railway combines in New York and Baltimore, exploitation of largest banks in several cities, the automobile trust and the glass machine works. Y Other industrial efforts were the commercializing of wireless telegraphy and publication of first wireless papers on land and sea, President Roosevelt receiving the first wireless message from Europe; the putting into opera ton of the ,i-I American cable to Ma nila. 3 wnsnan's dail1 na>ar in Iola-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

Der, he decided to go it alone. and the Balfour cabinet went to pieces, though
 again patched up for time with nondescript material. Balfour himself taking moderate course for retalia- tory tariff and the free trade war horses snorting in opposition alignment.
 :" %s At the same time an internal sore of long standing was healed in the his- toric passage of the Irish land pur- chase bill July 21, piloted by Redmond and Wyndham and sealed by the royal journey through Ireland. England has exerted a new power through the diplomatic personality of King Ed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

ing the possibility of the transmutation of metals. < t Other women figured notably in scientific achievement Dr.
 Florence R. Sabin of the Johns Hop kins faculty received the $1,O0O prize for the most original swork throwing light on the mysteries of the Iymphatic system. Mrs. Workman, in company with Dr. w. H. Workman, made new worlds record for mountain climbing, getting 23,656 feet high in Himalayas. Dr. Charles Barrows of New York announced the success of forma- lin as cure for blood poison. From all quarters came news of successful serum cures, such as Dunbar's hay fe- yer, Tizoni's pneumonia, Aronson's scarlet fever, Fletcher's cholera infan- tum and number for tuberculosis. The microbes of sleeping sickness, hy- drophobia and smallpox were identi- fled. Carbolic acid and the salts of chloride and potassium were used suc- cessfully in lockjaw cases. Professor Hatai of Chicago discovered a food called lecithin, producing rapid growth of. animal tissue. New mercury arc light and static converter were per fected by Steinmetz and Hewitt. Pro- lessor Bedell of Cornell sent alternat- ing and direct electric currents sinlul- taneously. German government made new worlds trolley speed record of 1301a miles an hour. Professor Goodspeed of Philadelphia photographed from hu- man body's radiations. Runner, in Ger many, made wireless telegraphy, capa' DIG or secrecy. AIesoLer e-A4A.uited com- bination talking and moving pictures. Many airship experiments were made, the most successful being those of the Lebaudy brothers of Paris, who made new speed record of forty-four miles in 100 minutes, Dr. Greth, who sailed over San Francisco; Stanley Spencer at London. and Benbow, who used a new system of automatic steer Ing and balancing near Syracuse, N. Y. Professor Langley's man-earryfng aero drome, built under government aus pices, was tried on the Potomac, near Washington. and proved a conanleta
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
The Efforts and ! Achievements of Science
M N W

d sF sgs ; { What does the world know that it
 didn't know year ago? The year was yet young when the realm of science was astounded and the whole civilized world interested by the achievement of woman, Mime. Curie, working in asso- citation with, her husband, Professor Curie, in France. It is still too soon to attempt any final estimate of the scien- tific value of the new element, radium. thus identified. The greatest scientists are yet sperplexed by it's apparent con .tradictions and miraculous powers. To the iayman it is known as substance separated chemically in very small quantities by the reduction of large amount of uranium. which is the waste product of the oxide works in Austria. Its most striking property, for which it was named, is the capacity to radiate
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

uSpdILLUGnL WdS uC- voted to elaborate courses in fire pro- tection. Forestry was taken up at Gal ffornia, cattle killing at Iowa and gar dening at, Columbia. Western Reserve started school for librarians. Mis- souri had a travelling school of farm work. Columbia established chair of Chinese. Southern schools gave in- creased attention to actual gardening, both for training and support. Travel ing medical university for country doc tors in Germany Throughout the north more attention was paid to manual training and Kindergarten work. Charles M. Schwafs began the enlistment of a series of trade schools. There was a continuance of the era of ex- pansion, the enrolment of students in public and private schools and colleges rising to new records, and the total of benefactions running into the tens of millions. Throughout this country a concerted effort was made by teachers in public schools to secure higher sal aries. ** Nevertheless prominent churchmen, notably Cardinal Gibbons and Dr.. Greer. begana vigorous assault on our educational foundations because of the failure of the schools to incul- !, cate a religious spirit and seriously proposed to reorganize by letting the churches take their proportionate share of the schools and operate them.
 .Ste
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 was the progress made toward 8 fed eration of Congregationalists, Methodist Protestants and United Brethren, while the several varieties of Presby terians have cleared the ground for one com munion. Tn all this the forces of lib- eralism have been necessarily domi- nant, with an insistence on practical mission work at home and abroad and a greater participation in the social and political problems of the day as the true remedies for the waning pow CT of the church. The democratic per- sonality and policy of Plus Ks Leo s successor. place the Catholic church in line with these tendencies. The oth- CT points of general interest were the consolidation of smaller churches, the final approval of Presbyterian creed revision, celebration of Wesley's two hundredth anniy yersary. the death of Archbishop Temple of England. sue ceeded by Davidson; completion of Methodist S20n0nO0o thank offering,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

fin 2:31 3-5. s* Reliance defended the America's cup against the third Sham rock. Cambridge outrowed Oxford. Yale outrowed Harvard, and Cornell again swept the Hudson. ' Janetzy won the auto Derby in Ireland. Old field made the mile auto record of 0:55 Is, Rolls the kilometer in 0:26 2-5. < The British Doherty brothers took the Davis cup from American tennis players: Larned American champion. Vardon, British golf champion and Travis the American leader. Bos- ton Americans beat Pittsburg Nation als for worlds championship. Prince ton, in east. and Minnesota. in west ranked first in college football. American team of marksmen took tho Palma trophy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
Ups and Downs Of the Workaday World

Taking in sail. There, in three words.
 is the last analysis of the whole indus
 trial and commercial tendency of the
 calendar year past. The fact is writ large over the economic face of the
 world, with war and fear of war plus famine in the orient and eastern Eu- rope, with western Europe struggling desperately under trust competition and the handicaps of vast national armaments, while young America. big and proud of new powers. pushes on, but with the white face and set teeth that betoken bad case of financial indigestion. This, too, in spite of a good crop year. generally speaking. Looking particularly at our own case, diagnosis will place before us vir- tually the business history of the pc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
STRIDES TAKEN TOWARD CHURCH UNITY

The mills of God, which grind slow but exceeding fine, have brought into use lenses of vision powerful enough to conceive the ultimate goal of uni versal religious unity for the human race. This lofty aspiration was realiz- ed in some measure when the death of Pope Leo, July 20, caused a universal wave of recognition and appreciation of his personal character to seek ex- pfession regardless of the barriers be- tween Protestant and Catholic. Again this note of wider Christian unity
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31


 the administration were the effort to che ok trusts through the enactment of She Elkins law, the effort te expose and punish corruption discovered in nearly every department, chiefly in the postal service; the insistence on the recogni- tion of negroes in official appointments, the open shop declaration in response to labor's challenge in. the Miller case at the government printing office, Gu ban reciprocity at 20 per cent of the Dingley rates, the reorganization of the army under general staff and the 1lnifyfng of the state militia. For the thoroughness of the postal exposures credit is due to NIr. BFistow. Other important acts at the closing session of the Fifty seventh congress were for free trade in coal, for Philippine gov ernnent, antianarchy, creating the de- partment of commerce and labor and ,appropriating total of $1,554, ,108,514 for the two years. The ship subsidy bill failed, and the statehood deadlock in the senate went over to the present session on a compromise. It was un- der the Spooner act that the treaty with Colombia was made. The Fifty eighth congress, summoned in extra ses- sion for the confirmation of the Cuban treaty, started in with new house lead CTS. Cannon being chosen speaker, while Williams of Mississippi took command of the minority and scored
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

the negro recognition policy, and the opposition took advantage of the post al scandal to begin the cry, Turn the rascals out!" The state elections in November made new changes in the political map. Tammany captured New York city, Hanna overwhelmed Johnson in Ohio, giving new inspira- ton to the Hanna boom, while German made good in Maryland Through the year the Democrats were engaged In a still hunt for presidential timber. The Cleveland movement gained considera- ,ble headway in the east until the ex- president formally denied bis candi- dacy. The Bryan faction scoffed at the suggestion while considering Folk of Missouri, Parker of New York, Cock rell, German, Harrison, Hearst, John son, Garyin of Rhode Island and oth- CTS, but could agree on none. # Vermont and New Hampshire aban
 doned prohibition. Kansas and New Hampshire rejected woman suffrage
 Many states worked for direct election of senators. Pennsylvania adopted the press muzzler, but could not enforce t. *a Other notable executive acts were retirement of General Miles, deds fcation of War college at Washington. appointment of Day to salprerae court
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
a son~ For the New Year.

A song for the new year! Exultant it's
 hours: The dust of defeat hath not sullied it's
 flowers, But fancy hath dipped them in roseal
 dew And brought them. all blooming in beau
 ty, to youl A song for the new year! clarion
 strong; ;. Achievement through service, reIreshment
 through songi Ne mountain too mighty for faith to re-
 move; NO labor too lowly. transfigured by love! A song for the new year! A message of
 joy; May never a discord its music alloyi But. growing in sweetness and melody
 clear, May 1t ever inspirit and str<-sgthen and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31


 in 1:5S1a. A. still lower figure for pacers was made by the equally wonderful Dan Patch, who went a mile in 1:56z and half a mile in O:56. Prince Alert paced a 1::57 mile. : < % On the running turf .Africander took the Suburban, Picket the American Derby. and Waterboy beat them all in the Century with me and Oue.half miles
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
NEW RECORDS
 IN REALM OF SPORT

The great feature of the sporting year was the arrival of the two-minute trot- ter and better in the equine personality of Lou Dillon, the five-year-old Cali fornia mare owned by O. K. c. Bill lings. She not only did her two-minute mile at Rockville, Mass, equaled soon after by Major Delmar and bettered by Cresceus. but reclaimed her queen dom at Memphis later, doing her mile
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

lain. 1t was after the popular ovation for his Boer settling trip last spring that the colonial secre- tary proclaimed his policy of a protec- tive tariff on food stuffs on a pro gramme of imperial reciprocity and uni &u .o+oYs irp CaYN%nYl1. i.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
aerbert spenser,s Ear caips,

The late Herbert Spencer used In hlk later years to pay visits to Mr. Grant Allen, between whom and himself there existed a great friendship, says the London correspondent of the New York Post. On one occasion he came prs, vsded with two curious objects tied bsi- hind his ears. These excited the curI. osity of the company. Their purposa was soon disclosed. for whenever the conversation took turn which did nelt interest him he pulled the things ovss hig ears and so obtained eilence wltll. in hsssmelf He called them ear cllps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
Schools Becoming More and More Practical

One word epitomizes the years ed- ucational effort and aspiration-practi- cality. This is true of Germany, France. England and especially of the United States. It applies from primary grade to graduate university work. The most impressive instance in our own coun- try was the $3.OOO,OO0 school of profes- sional journalism intrusted to Colum- bia university by the munifcence of Jo-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

attitude of organiz- ed labor was be-
 iieved by capitalists to be responsible for the unfavorable turn
 in the business tide.
 The labor legions, flushed with their coal strike victory, forced the fighting in every trade and industry for better Nov sH1ortoys hoy1y-c
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

ruIure under existing conditions. " %
 Pickering of Harvard discredited the long accepted Franz theory of moon craters Professor Dugan discovered a small planet. Great spots were ob- served near the central meridian of the sun. Ten new stars were discovered. 7 German explorer located new
 land in antarctic regions. New gospel papyri were unearthed in Egypt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

by net opposing the Cuban treaty. Around both the for cign and internal pol icies thus outlined the party alignments were begun in anticipation of the national cam paign of 1904. Al ready it was clear that the south was made more solidly Demo x.ro%fc hu ife riowxz If
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

ward, who in a se- ries of royal visiting has drawn France
 and Italy closer in
 bonds Of amity and arbitration, though the partnership with Germany in Vene-
 zuela's blockade met with popular re- buke. A great stride toward American
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

seph Pulitzer, editor of the New York
 World. The teaching of practical journal ism was begun also at the Kansas univer- sity. Tn many col leges for women new courses in domestic science were started.
 At Yale and elsewhere insurance was taught, and at Chicago a new
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

was SCruck Ill the ap- peal of the Episcopal
 bishops congress at Washington for great CT charity toward their brothers o. the Roman faith, and when a great movement for the fed
 eration of all Protes- tant churches was def initely started. Par aIioI with fhiS ofifoT-%
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

perior and 8 large number of minor failures occurred. **s The one bright spot in the financial Armament was the high price of cotton under the influence of the Brown clique at New Orleans, " hich c arri e d %bro1Toh cqyccpaafy1I-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
POLITICAL
 CRISES IN OTHER LANDS
* t #

GREAT BRITAIN has been brought face to face with an economic revolu- ton that rocks her very foundations through one tenacious and magnetic personality-that of Joseph Chamber
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

by failing to raufy ln time. We continued our general supervi- sion of Central Amer
 fcan and West Indian
 neighbors. Chile ac- knowIedged the Mon- roe doctrine, being the first South Amer ican country to do so. =" "" The features of The internal policy of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

of prosperity and con- fdence were still full
 set when the year 1903 hove in sight. It was in January that the biggest of trusts put into operation it's so called profit sharing scheme for employees
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

particles of it. self constantly
 at inconceivable speed without apparent To s S.. This radio ac- tivity'' later was Q b s cry e d by Ramsay to cause a gaslike sub stance W h i c h changed spon- taneously i n t 0 heliuuo. suggest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

aon, developments Of long distance trol- icy systems, beginning of Pennsylvania tunnel under Hudson river, beginning of union station, at Washington, fight against boil weevil in Texas. : Next to watered stock, the aggressive
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31

spectacular New orK crusade of Dow ieites, building of largest auditorium st Battle Creek by Adventists, erection of $1,OOO,OOO church at New York by Christian Scientists and the united church war on divorce.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
N IFE'S infinite loom spins ceaseless-
 ly the vast fabric of civilization.

A9 or WHICH LHe IeaSL OL us HuLHdH
 creatures is factor. In and un- der and over and through flies the great shuttle of history, while we per- form the psychological marvel of being at once actor and spectator by pausing on the threshold of the new year to take a quick, sweeping glance back ward at the new strands which the Great Spinner has added to the sum total of world experience since year ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27
INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

AT the rate at which she is now moving
along the mob line Indiana can soon keep
step with South Carolina.-Bloomfield
News.
We had an idea all along that they would
find crookedness in the Postoffice Depart
ment. Ten years ago we mailed love
letter and 1T hasn't got there yet.-Logans-
port Journal
VIM. r. Hearst, the yellow journalist, is
being mentioned for the presidency by the
same party that once enrolled such men as
jackson, 1flden, Hendricks, Thurman and
Voorhees.-Starke County Republican.
Until rain comes of sufficient duration
and copiousness to settle about six inches
of dust on. unimproved streets and drives
about the city, the Journal will discontinue
observations on the remarkable beauty of
the highways and boulevards of Lafayette.
Lafayette Journal.
To settle the vice presidency question SO
that our brethren among the unterrified
may no longer worry about it. let it be I'M
derstood that the next Vice President will
be Republican. and, of course an able,
patriotic man, SO what is the use of ma
king any more fuss about it?-Noblesville
Ledger.
President Roosevelt knew to whom he
was talking when he advised Indiana peo-
pie at indianapolis to stand by the navy.
lnuldnd, tnOugn State or WOODS ana
prairies, has given to the navy a secretary
of the navy, admirals, some commodores
and captains and lot of gallant tars. II
Is friend 10 the navy.-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
1t is gratifying to learn that railroad cor
porations are seriously considering the adj
Visibility and necessity of limiting the
speed of their fast trains The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad is taking the lead in this
timely movement. The public at large Will
be greatly pleased If this limitation shall
soon be made reality Running trains at
lightning speed does not commend itself
TO people who have some regard for public
safety.-SOuth Bend Times.
The Indianapolis Sentinel is performing
valuable service TO science by publishing
the views of prominent Democrats on ques-
tons of party policy. Every time it quotes
| a Democratic leader it adds new species
of Democracy to the already extended cata-
logue of kinds. The only belief held in COM
mon seems to be that there is something
wrong with the country and 1t ought to
take Democratic administration for it, In
1892 the country CROPPED around in the dark
| for remedy and apparently got the wrong
bottle. The next time it goes TO the medi-
cine chest 1T will examine the label with the
| light turned, on, and any old thing won't
anSwer.-Anderson Herald.