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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-12-18

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
] FAYETTEVILLE TALK
Arthur Cocker Thrown from His Team
 on Thomaston Road.

Arthur Cocker Thrown from His Team
 on Thomaston Road.
 James c. Bride of Bristol visited friends on Sheffield street over Sunday. Leonard Slack has been appointed as clerk in the Waterbury postoface.
 Edward Tracy of Bristol spent Sun- day in town.
 E. ". Beebe is spending few days in Winsted.
 Joshua J. Davis has left for four days trip to New York city.
 Arthur Cocker was thrown out of a carriage while driving to Thomaston Saturday, receiving a severe gash In his leg. After having it dressed he played his position on the ball team.
 The Watervilie team came home vic- 4orious from Thomaston Saturday, winning by a score of T to O. Barker etched q fine game About sixty root CTS went with the team, including about twenty-two ladies. The team has lost but one game this year and ara open to meet any team in the state Much money changed hands on Satur- day's game.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
WHAT MAKES A GENTLEMAN.
Qualities That Neither Wealth Nor Education Can Impart to
 Any Man.

Archbishop Temple, the recently de. Eceased primate of the established Church of England and man of the highest character, gave a short time before his death the following out. I1ine of what he considered really gen. ftlemanly conduct:
 The man who is thoroughly unsel- fish in all small things, he is the man in regard of whom it is quite impos- Esible for you not to feel, that man is a gentleman. Let his rank in society be what 1t may, let him be ignorant lof the ordinary conventionalities of social intercourse, still, if the man lis truly self-sacrificing, if in his or idinary relations with his fellows there is true and genuine unselfish. ness, 1t is impossible for any man who has much to do with him not to feel That man is a gentleman don't care whether he is learned or not, whether he is educated or not; ' don't care how ignorant he may De or how low he may stand; I don't care if he be ever so poor; the man who constantly shows that he is giv. ing himself up for the sake of other people, that man is at heart and in reality one of nature's gentlemen and this is the way in which he shows it,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
APredatory Fib
Copyright. 1905. oy Dally Story Pub. Col
SARA ELIZABETH BURNHAM

TT HE Louisville & Nashville express,
 consisting of a locomotive, one passenger coach and an empty hatcar, which was being pushed ahead to test the roadbed, had stopped on the sub merged track, wadtingi for fatboat to transfer it's three passengers to am other train in waiting somewhere across the apparently interminab1e waste of waters caused by the annual overflow of the Tennessee river.
 The only woman on this train was Mrs. Thomas Abercombie, a pretty bride of three months standing, who had been marriedi at her home in northern Wisconsin during illness and was now on her way to Thomasville, Ga, to join the newly acquired hus- band, who had preceded her by g. few weeks
 There existed an understanding be- tween the two thatfinsorder to reduce to it's minimum the danger of her be- ing slung over the shoulder and car- ried off to the cave of some visionary primal male she would avoid making the acquaintance of any man whatso- ever during the entire length of her routes@ Up to the time her hat fell out of the window into the water and was promptly fshed in again by the crook on the end of the handsome umbrella of a very personable man. Mrs, Aber- crombie had most religiously observed her conpast.
 "Let me see," she cogitated (after' rendering thanks for the graceful service in a freezing manner and ob-, serving that her behavior had irritat-l ed the Personable Man1, 'tthe time has come for sne to give this ma tier grave considerations The fat boat will soon be here and how can I. 8 lady born and bred, refuse the assistancefof either or
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
RACE SUICIDE IN AUSTRALIA.
Birth Rate Has Dropped to Small Fig ure and Marriages
 Are Few.

A colonial newspaper has drawn at- tention to features in the affairs of Australia that are calculated to give pause to those who are looking for. ward to the future of this depend. ency, says London Sketch. One of these is what he calls the total ar rest of immigration, and the other is the steady shrinkage of the birth rate. He puts the point very cogent- ly thus:
 Here is continent equal in area to the whole of Europe, if Russia in Europe is omitted; it is only little less than the United States
 The richness of the country does not require to be enlarged upon, "yet," our correspondent goes on to say, lat the end of nearly 12o years of colonization, it's population is less than 100000, or about equal to that of couple of London suburbs" The annual increase of population has fallen from Il per cent. to two per cent. The marriage rate has shrunk from 8.64 to 6.S7, and, while the average number of children for each marriage used to be six. it is now only a little over four.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
vAGABoND BOB.

 GAn incident of the Kansas City fiood.l Bob was a vagabond. If you had seen The limp of his legs and the lay of his fur, His gaunt, yellow body, disgracefully lean, You had vowed he was only vagabond cur
 The torrent swept down on world un- aware; And women and children and men we&e his prey; And Death was his brother, who walked everywhere, And the faces of mortals were white with dismay. A babe in cradle was rocked to and fro, Tossed hither and thither mid fiotsam and wreck, With only grim Death and the angels to mariner wee on a pitiful deck. With only grim Death and the, angels? Not so. On a mound over wonder a vagabond cur Heard the wall of the babe, like the sum- mons of woe, And the spirit of heroes in him was astir. Now. vagabond Bob. now, outcast-what now? The chasm is wide by the mad current torn, And rescue's bark with Death at the stiil over the waters that wailing is borne. I think that he shivered one moment in dread; think that he doubted ere outward he sprung See now in the current the vagabond head, The debris, the f1otsam, the wreckage among. He reached her! He saved her! No mortal had known How long was the struggle, how cruelty hard; But the rescuers found them. the two waffs alone, And the babe was asleep and Bob was on guard. Alfred J. waterhouse. in N. Y. Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
OAKYILLE HAPPENINGS

William Russell went to Orange yes- terday with his two little girls Mrs Russell will go there probably Wed nesday. They will spend the summer there as usual, except MT Russell, who cannot be long absent owing to his meat and grocery business in Water bury.
 The score of the baseball game with the Reynolds Bridge team Saturday was 6 to 3 in favor of Oakville.
 MT and Mrs George Hosmer of Springfield have again come to spend a summer month or two at the home of their daughter, Mrs A. A. Stone. MT and Mrs F. Sharp, with Mrs Gilchrist, also of Springfield, Mass, have come for a few days visit. The former is Mrs Stones sister.
 Louis B. Newton of West Haven was the guest of Mir Bggleston of New ton Heights Saturday,
 Matthew Corrigan of Waterbury spent Sunday at his sisters, Mrs F. F. Broderick.
 The school meeting announced a few days ago will take place this evening at 7:3O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
HRITIsH NOT DEFEATED.
Matess From somaIazand Denied Re-
 port of Disaster.

NaxeB4 From G0mal1zam@ Denied Re-
 port of Disaster.
 LONDON, June According to n dispatch from Jibutil. Abyssinia, to che effect that the Mad Mollah had de- stroyed five British posts between Blu rao and Bohotle, in Somaliland, and that thirty-nine British officers were killed and 2,0OO native soldiers taken prisoners is contradicted by the war office here. A telegram denying the report has been received from Somali- land.
 The latest news of the Mad Mollah was that he was lowering eastward of the British forces, threatening the lines between Burao and Bohotle, which were the only British means of com munication with the coast. General Manning was expected to reach Boho- Gle June % with endorsements.
 The war office dispatch received was sent by General Manning from Bohotle June 26 and announced his arrival I there unopposed He captured num- Aper of the Mad MoIlah's camels and eep while on his vSay to Bohotle. eneraI Manning added that this
 ht of the Mad Mollah would have
 turned into a rout if 1t had been
 Bible to send column of sufficient strength from Bohotle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
NEWS : FROM : THE SUBURBAN ; TOWNS
WATERTOWN JOTTlNGS
Sacrament of Confirmation Admin
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Sacrament of Confirmation Admin
 istered at St Johns Church.
 Right Rev Bishop Tierney was at St Johns church yesterday and admins tered to large class the sacrament of confirmation. The first mass was said by Bishop Tierney and the second mass by Father O'Donnell, former pastor at St Johns church and now pastor of St Mary's church, Norwalk. The laying of the cornerstone of the new church in Woodbury took place at 3 p. m. and large number from here were in at tendance, also several priests from Wa terbury and other neighboring towns
 The regular monthly meeting of the Watertown fire department will take place tomorrow evening. large at tendance is requested.
 George Strobel of Waterbury visited friends in town yesterday.
 The local base ball team met and de feated the South Britain team at the fair grounds Saturday by the score of 10 to g. The game was slow and un- Interesting throughout and the score is no indication of the closeness of the game. Many errors were made by each team and the batting was not at all heavy.
 F. J. Working and family left Satur- day for Southington, where they will spend the summer.
 Floyd Monroe has taken a position with Fred Peck, the milkman.
 The Knights of King Arthur society will return from Bantam tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
NAUCATUCK NUGGETS.
Concert for Trolley Strikers Largely
 Attended Last Night.


 A sacred concert was held at the Gem opera house last evening for the benefit of the Waterbury trolley strik- CTS. There was good sized audience present including a large number of Waterbury people. The program. which was a nicely arranged and pleas ing one, was as follows:
 Overture .................. Orchestra Cornet solo ..... Miss Ethel Atkinson Character songs. Miss Annie Whalen Bass solo ....... Felix Gregory Musical selections. King and Fogarty Soprano solo, :. Master Edward Keefe Soprano solo ..... Miss Mayme Daly Parody writings. .... .Kiely and Nolan Character singing act ...........
 ....s... Clayton and De Beau Musical selections. King and Fogarty
 McGovern's orchestra furnished music. The Waterbury crowd came down in two large four-horse buses.
 The ffremen's base ball team more than made up for their defeat at the hands of Milford last year by complete " Overwhelming that team in the game here Saturday afternoon. The M1l- lords are not in it this year. Their team work is utterly the reverse of fhe crack team of last year, although the team is made up of the same play CTS. Failure of the visitors to catch on to Danny Sweeney's mysterious ones was the principal reason for their defeat The score was 10 to 1.
 The St Francis T. A. B. base ball team went to Bristol Saturday and came home smarting from defeat from the sturdy players of that city Seven innings were played. Score, 20 to 0.
 St Francis T. A. B. society will hold n special meeting this evening at 8 o'clock.
 The forty hours devotion commenced at the 1O:80 o'clock mass at St Fran cis's church yesterday. The forty hours will close Tuesday.
 Ofncer Malone has returned from New Haven, where he has been attend Ing the funeral of his brother.
 The class day exercises of the class Of 1908, N. H. s., will be held In the Gem opera house tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The closing reception and dance will be held tomorrow evening in Pythian hall. Admission to both class functions is by invitation.
 While the sacred concert for the ben eft of the striking trolleymen was in progress at the opera house last night, some one stood outside the building shooting off blank cartridges. The po- lice were on the lookout for the offend er, but did not succeed in landing him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
sEAT.

both of my fellow passengers. What have to fear from friendly inter-; course with these strangers, one of whom is ridiculously inoffensive in ap- pearance-from the point of view, given me by poor Tom, that is-and the other is cultivated gentleman evidently an aristocratic Englishman, Y, she added, taking note of the hand-i some Gladstone bag, high silk hat andi silver-trimmed umbrella with name plate which had been placed in the rack above the travellers, seat. Not 8 provincial Bnglishman with his indis- pensibie valet," she ruminated, 'sbut a citizen of the world, who can do with, out a body servant in country where they are mostly dispensed with by his associates. .. Just the man F would Like to know. He is probably going on a visit to that aris- tocratac English colony in the Tennes-l see mountains founded by that son of tha& Lady Somebody or other, ad- though the mans own title is merely 'honosab1e,' being ayounger son only.''
 Now, while the lady was thus agree ablv engaged in sizing up the Person.. able Man he had as evidently beent recAprocatang the attention, a facti which did not sGrfke her untai shA.h had encountered his eyes and each had hastily carried the gaze on to some other object number of different times.
 She forced herself to sit rnotionless while she collected her thoughts and decided what to do next.
 "I begin to see where the trouble
 lies and must reason a way out," she went on. ''To become Mrs. Aber- crombie, of Georgia, is tantamount- in the state of Georgia to oNbecoming a princess, is it? It has either given me what they call the big head down there or it has scared me into imbecil- ity--like the timid child, bid show himself off. An, I have a practical idea at last. ... Per
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
Annual Communion Services Tn Bos-
 ton Attended by Thousands.

. Annual Communion services Im B@S~
 ton Attended by Thousands.
 BOSTON, June 2e.-The annual com munion service of the mother church of the Christian Science denomination, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, was held in Mechanics hall yesterday, the three congregations aggregating over 15,000 persons. Each service was Impressive, especially in the silent com munion when the entire congregation kneit. At each service the readers of the First church. the directors and oth- CT members of prominence had seats on the platform.
 Professor Herman S. Herring, former ly of Johns Hopkins university and who is son of pr. Constantine Her ing, one of the founders of homeopathy in this country, officiated as first read CT, and Mrs. Ella E. Williams was sec ond reader. There was no departure from the order of service followed at previous annual communions of the mother church, and 1t closely followed the service in the individual churches of the denomination.
 Many thousands of the Scientists will make the pilgrimage today to the home of Mrs. Eddy in Concord, N. H., and numerous special trains have been chartered. It is estimated that about 1S,O00 members of the denomination have come here to attend the services.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29

hapS IT throw away my man Of the sea- l may be able to rise to the occa- sion. A princess travels i'm cognito. I will do the same"
 No sooner said than done. With a gracious air all her own, the young woman got up and requested the Per- sonable Man to turn the seat.
 He did so with alacrity.
 Then she found herself saying:
 "My name is Mrs. Wilfred Percy" Perhaps an exchange of cards would facilitate"
 She got no further, for she suddenly recollected that the visiting cards of Mrs. Thomas Abercrombie could scarcely be rendered available for the use of Mrs. Wilfred Percy. More over, the, sight of the effect upon the Personable Man of what she had all ready said would have arrested her in her wild career, anyway; for in the moment before he could pull himself together she had detected upon his speaking countenance mild contempt, following unbounded amazement, to be immediately displaced by an ill., GOuCSd1CU S4Illl6 OI{ dIIuSGIuEnb, dS IC pretended to be making a vigorous search for his card to avoid looking at her until he had regained compos- ure.
 "Oh, I have used the name of some one he knows He despises me for fraud; he is laughing in his sleeve all the time. .. The horrid thingl" she reflected miserably. Where did Eget the name. anyway? Inever heard it in my life. It belongs to somebody who is known to this man."
 By this time her vis-a-vis had both himself and his card in hand.
 Tn voice from which all objection able features had been carefully e1im- mated, and without gleam of the amusement which he must have been actually scarce able to conceal, he be- gan tentatively watching the effect as he proceeded:
 T fear, my dear Percy, that have greatly discomposed you by my-er-ill-conceale astonish- ment- my II may say, rather sur prising demeanor. Before you con- demn me-my conduct -utterly-you must listen to my explanation of it.. Actually y'-he broke off with an at tempt at a laugh-"I am half afraid to give you my card until have shown you the name plates on my travelling things. Really, I am at loss whether to believe that -ahl beg your par don!-I see by your expression that I must prepare you for revelation which will surprise you as much as it did me" He laid down the card and reached up for the Gladstone bag, silk hat, and handsome umbrella.
 The eyes Of the wretched woman had fallen on the bit of pasteboard on the seat. and, having done so, she saw nothing, heard nothing, further.
 She recalled peculiar pricking sen- sation of few moments before like Farradic electricity and realized that it was case of telepathic sympathy. The two had been think ing the same thoughts-the name was on the end of the man's, tongue, so to speak. But it was not possible to ex- plain this. And meanwhile she was open to serious misinterpretation which froze the blood in her veins and rendered her eyes as immovabIe in their sockets as if they had been in the head of 8 china image LOT better, a corpse. She felt like a corpse, and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
Captured Pilfering Letters.

' HARRISBURG, Pa, June 29.--Jacob Devine has been arrested at Columbia charged with breaking open and pilfer- ing street mail boxes. The postal au- thorities have been working on this case for three months and claim to have at last captured the culprit Post Office Inspector Malone of this city says Devine was detected breaking open a box and the Columbia police notified. When Devine was searched one of the numerous decoy letters sent through the mail by the inspectors was found on him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
Alabama Miners DecIane Terms.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 29.-At a joint convention of the Alabama min CTS and mine operators the miners de- clined the proposition of the operators for an advance of 21s cents per ton in the wages of miners, with iron at SIP per ton as a minimum instead of $11, inc scale to be sliding one, based on iron prices. It is thought by many that a compromise agreement will be reached since both sides have already receded
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
Condition and Theory

You have bad back. 1t bothers you nearly all the tine Days of misery and nights of restless tossing. The back is lame is weak aching. That's the condition. There's for 1t.
 Perhaps you have theory. Think 1t may be overwork. You take something for "that tired feeling You plaster the back rub it with lininlent. This is where you're wrong You not tired, but the Kidneys are. That's why the back aches. Backache is Kidney ache nine times out of ten Start the Kidneys working rightly, The back will quickly right itself All backache pains and Kidney Ills Are quickly cured by Deans Kidney Pills, We say this and back it by Waterbury testimony.
 H. of 21 Clock I suffered kidney disease blame hadshp endured during the When the bad at times that could head without hurting Kidney Pills advertised from time people trouble w. from the first and finally the pain left'
 All druggists sell DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS. Price 50 per box. Don't take substitute of similar Foster Mlburn Co., Buffalo N Y sole agents for the U S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
Astoria Man a Suicide.

BOSTON, June %. Harry T. Bar wick of Astoria, New York, jumped from railroad bridge in this city and was killed. Identification was made by papers on the clothing. From & marble workers card it was evident that Barwick had been working in Rutland. Vt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29

she fervently wished she were corpse. Then she heard herself saying, in an unnatural voice:
 "Ah, remarkable co-incidencei"
 It certainly was "a remarkable coin cidence"; for the bit of bristol board and no doubt the silver name plates -(she had not looked at them m)-bore this legend: HoNOURABLE WILFRED PERCY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
more asvadenoe Against Barrinston.

ST. LOUIS, June 29.-More evidence obtained by the police tends to strength en the case against Lord" Frederick Seymour Harrington, charged with the murder of James P. McCann, horse man and hotel proprietor of this city. The finding of McCann's rings and watch in a trunk belonging to Barring ton, detectives who are working on the case believe, is convincing proof that he has guilty knowledge of the mans death
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
overdne MinnetonIkn In In Pnrt.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2e.-The overdue steamer Minnetonka, on which reinsurance was quoted at IS per cent, has arrived from New York via Coro- nel The voyage of the big freighter was uneventful. She occupied eighty eight days coming from New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-29
Cotton.s Fleet to Go to Lisbon

WASHINGTON, June 29.- Upon the Ideparture of the European squadron |from England about the middle of July |it will proceed to Lisbon for friendly 'call at that port.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-12

The Shuqualak New Era tells OF
two persons driving into town Que a
drummer with his big trunks on and
back of him in the wagon bed few
bundles of fodder. the other farmer
with spirited hon ses who had just fell
in behind the drummers turnout,
coming into the main road By a
neighborhood road. The farmer
couldn't see the horses ahead because
of the big trunks on the wagon, bnt
he noticed steadily increasing
smnke streaming ont from the wagon,
but paid but little attention to it IN
til finally a blaze dashed mp, almost
enveloping the vehicle, causing tie
drummer to jump to the ground to as
certain the cause, when he esspied the
countryman behind and said to him
"why in the mischief didn't you tell
me that my wagon was on fire, when
the old man answered saying: Wal,
stranger, you see you city folks have
so many new tangled ways us travel
ing that thought you were running
by steam, and I didn't think it nee
essary, -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-10-12

The McComb City Enterprise says
that the chief source of revenue of
the state are privilege and back taxes
and gives them for 1902, as follows
State 1907. 677. 90; privilege. $4o2.
or. 80; back tax recoveries, $50. 1913.
90. For 1903: State, sl.375. 052. 63 (;
privilege, $59l, 1914; back taxes.
SI45, 7S6. 50. The rest of the revenue
is chiefly made up of land sales. in
surance taxes and fees.''