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Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Strikes A Rich Find.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic Indigestion and nervous
debility" writes F. ]. Green, of Ian.
caster. N. H., No remedy helped me
until l began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines ever used. They have also
kept my wife in excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bitters are
just splendid for female troubles; that
they are a grand tonic and invigorator
for weak, run down women. No other
medicine can take its place IN ouI
family" Try them. Only SOC. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed by D. B. Spagnoli
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Robbery.

The residence of Mrs. Anativio at
South Jackson was robbed last night
of S7.75. Two men we're implicated.
The men knocked at the door. Mrs.
Anativio opened the door, and the two
men entered. One took a seat on q
box and the other on the bed. She
said they had whiskers over their
faces. might have been disguise, as
she could not recognize them. They
talked for few seconds, when one
said 1--WE want your money" They
then broke open two trunks and from
these took the money, and left, extin-
gushing the lights before leaving. The
officers are eudeavoring to run down
the robbers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
The Daily Work

It's the daily work of the little conqueror The workings right here at home Lifting burdens from helpless backs b.#s. Bringing sunshine to many home. It's deeds that count, That bring the never-ceasing sounds of praise The public learning fast, Learning to appreciate merit, Learning to distinguish between claims and proof. Home proof is the best proof. DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS are ndorsedby Electromagnetic Read what Waterbury citizen says
 MT of No 40 William hard when but not
  attacks accompanying it there difficulty and particularly inconvenient remedies my were until Kidney Pills about them which the ermning them got box H. backache" All druggists sell DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS. Don't accept a substitute. Foster-Nilburn C., Buffalo, NY
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
OAKvILLE HAPPENINGS

Miss Margaret Peeker Is entertaining a guest from Torrington.
 Mir and Mrs Timothy Kelly, ST, of this place spent day last week with their daughter, Miss Kate Kelly at the convent of the Immaculate Conception at Parkville, where Miss Kelly recent ly joined the sisterhood.
 MT and Mrs Edward Hitchcock and daughter. Minnie, of Philadelphia, Pa, have been spending a few days at William R. Hitchcock's of Bunker Hill road. ..
 MT and Mrs Arthur Straw and little daughter, Florence, of Philadelphia, are the guests of Mrs Straw's mother, Mrs Richards
 Miss Mary Kelly, a nurse in St Mary's hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y, Is ex- pected home some time this week.
 4 meeting was held last Wednesday evening in the school house to make arrangements for fire protection The Rev A. R. Lutz, Leonard Mercy and Henry Warner were appointed com mittee.
 Mrs William McKenna entertained out of town guests Sunday.
 Mrs Ellen Brophil has recovered from her recent illness.
 Mss Josie O'Brien and Miss Nellie Hayes of Torrington, who came to spend day or two at the home of T. D. ShanaIhan, returned home yester- day.
 Demo Therault an employe of the local factory, pitched for the Water towns in the game with the Ansonias Saturday The former won.
 Walter Straw, who has accepted q position from the Long Hook and Eye Eso, went to Philadelphia thds morning
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

We spent three days on the top OF our house. We were fairly warmly dressed, but had only two loaves of that time. All day Saturday and Sun day we had nothing to eat Our sttua ton was desperate and extremely un- comfortable, but we at no time lost faith in the ultimate ability of our friends to rescue us. My wife and chill dren were rescued; soon my turn came, and I cannot begin to tell how thank full am."
 Harvey Parsons, local newspaper man, had a thrilling experience. He took a boat and made his way to house in the hope of making rescues.
 A woman and her baby, names un- known, were in the house, and Parsons took them into his boat. They had pro ceeded only a short distance when the boat capsized. Parsons contrived to get himself and the others up into tree, and there they remained some hours. When rescued they were brought to place of safety, but prob ably will not survive. Two small steamboats were put into service at 4:3O, one from Ottawa and the other from St. Joseph. One of the boats brought eighteen people and landed near the dessicating plant. They float ed down half a mile and became lost north of the Melan bridge. This was before the flood had eached its height. Fourteen people entered a car, but soon had to seek the roof. Standing in this uncertain position for twenty four hours, their condition was desperate until they were taken off with the aid of big cable.
 There is ground for hope that the worst has passed. With 175 or POO lives lost, millions of dollars of prop erty destroyed, with hundreds of pistol shots as signals of distress blended with the agonizing cries of unwilling inha abitants of tree tops and roofs of houses and the waters creeping up- ward and then slowly subsiding and al- ternately changing hope to despair, the capital city has passed the most mem- orable day of its existence. Through all this dtscomforting condition of af- fairs was added the presence of cold, dismal rain.
 The arduous work of the heroic res- cuers was not abandoned in the least by the conditions which confronted them. For long, dreary hours knee deep in water and sometimes in water up to their necks they worked with might and main. They can point to 300 or more rescued persons who oth- erwise might have been swept away in the current.
 Briefly stated. the present condition of the flood is this: One hundred and seventy to 200 people drowned; 5000 people without homes: $4,OO0,0O0 loss of property; identified dead, five; float ing bodies seen, 20; people missing, POO; houses burned as result of fire In lum- Der from stacking lime, probably POO: big business blocks almost ready to crumble, 5O.
 Rock Island trains containing 150 passengers are held here by high wa ter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
WATERVILLE TALK

Bishop Brewster Administered Con-
 firmation at St Pauls Church.
 Bishop Brewster preached at St Paul's Episcopal church yesterday af- ternoon and administered the rite of confirmation to large class of young people. The church was very pretti- ly decorated with roses and wild flow CTS.
 The Young Peoples association of St Paul's will hold a special meeting in the parish house this evening at 8 o'clock.
 Glass meeting at Grace M. E. church tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock. James Gift, ST, will act as leader.
 Frederick Blodgett, ST, underwent as doing nicely.
 Thomas Mason of New Britain was the guest of his sister, Mrs H. M. Grill ley, Sunday.
 George D. Castle returned home yes terday from Torrington where he has been spending the past few days.
 Charles Edwards and family spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs D. D. Sprague.
 Frank Johnson of New Britain spent Sunday with friends in town.
 A. NJ. Sauvar and family of Hart ford spent Sunday with Mrs Sauvars s mother, Mrs Turgeon of Chapel street
 William Loomis spent Sunday with his parents at South Norwalk. . Mrs N T. Meredith of Dickson street, who has been spending the past few days in visiting her brother-in- law, Willis Vandemark, at New Ha- ven, returned home yesterday.
 Several members of the W. B. B. C. attended the game at Winsted Satur- day.
 Frank Johnson of Main street spent Sunday visiting his sister in Torring- ton.
 John Seery of Driggs street is the happy father of a baby boy.
 Good Will lodge, No 54, K. of P. will hold their regular meeting in Good Will hall this evening at 8 o'clock when they will work the third rank. Court Pine Hollow will hold their regular meeting in Good VIII hall to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
WATERFOWL JOTTINGS
Traffic So Great Passengers Rode on
 Platform of 4:4O Train.

Traffic So Great Passengers Rode on Platform of 4:4O Train.
 The annual reunion of the Taft school took place last Friday and Saturday. About 100 former students returned and on Friday night large bonfire was made and the alumni danced and sang around it until a late hour. On Saturday morning the regu- lar baseball team played team com posed of the alumni, neither side being able to win, the score being 6 to 6.
 The 4:4O train last evening was crowded to it's utmost, many of the passengers being obliged to ride upon the platform. On man who happened to be a trif1e late ran about one hun dred yards and when he caught up with the train had great difficulty in getting aboard. This is demonstra4 tive of the fact that an extra coach is needed on this branch for Sunday ser vice.
 Charles Hudson and son of Ansonia spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends in town.
 Thomas Colgan of Bridgeport was in town over Sunday.
 Mrs Clarkson of Tibily-on-Hudson is visiting her son at the Taft school.
 The services at St Johns church was very largely attended last evening. A reception of the sodality, the Chil- dren of Mary took place and about ten members were admitted. Rev Father Fitzgerald of Sacred Heart church, Waterbury, delivered a most eloquent sermon taking as his subject The Blessed Virgin Mary.
 The Watertown baseball team went to Seymour Saturday and in a hotly contested game won out by the score of 6 to 4. The feature of the game was the pitching of Therault, who al- lowed the heavy batters of Seymour just three hits. The local team bat ted one pitcher, O'Brien, out of the hoY
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
FLOOD AT DIES MoINEA

Six Thousand Refugees Are t@ Be
 Cared For.
 DIES MONIES, Ia., June 1.-Once more hope has been inspired in the breasts of the 5000 flood refugees by the report that the river has begun to slowly decline. The condition of the sufferers has been slightly alleviated by the better organization of the relief forces. But isolated instances of ex- treme need of food have been discov- cred, and those who were living in rain soaked tents have nearly all been re- moved to places of comfort in public buildings.
 Boats afford the only means of com munication' between North, South and East Des Moines and the main part of the city: This is extremely perilous. So far as is known but seven authen- ticated fatalities have been reported. The Great Western, Wabash and Bur- lington roads have completely aban- doned their lines in this city.
 For over two days it has rafned con- stantly, and the mercury has stood close to the freezing point. Scores of men, women and children have spent hours at time in soaking wet gar ments sitting on the roofs of their houses awaiting the arrival of rescuers. The property loss will mount up into the millions. The situation at Ottum- wa and other points on the Des Moines river below here is little better.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
NEWS / FROM / THE SUBURBAN / TOWNS


to start work. He does not know yet just when he will move his household goods there; it may not be before a month or two. J. B. Kelly has rented the place and will occupy it as soon as 1t Is vacated.
 Miss Lizzie Barry and Margaret Cor gan of Danbury are visiting Miss Jos ephlne Barry since Saturday. They expect to return tomorrow.
 Mrs Kutttz's, the barber's wife, went to New York this morning.
 Miss Carrie Beardslee of Hartford is the guest of her brother since Friday.
 Charles Haight, the actor, who had been visiting his mother at Oakville, went to New Haven this morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
The St. Louis Exposltio on.

One may get an appreciation of the magnitude of the St. Louis worlds fair by comparison. The Centennial expo sition covered 236 acres; the last Paris exposition, 356; The Columbian exposi- ton at Chicago, 653, while that at St. Louis will cover 1, ,1so acres. The total cost of the Columbian exposition, the greatest the world had ever seen, was $27, 7,25O, ,000; that of the St. Louis fair will be 0.0oo, ,ooo-this exclusive of state appropriations.-Ch Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
Good Use of Charitable Gifts.

During their visits to Russia the late Felix Faure and President LoubeH each presented $2o0,Ooo to be distributed among the poor. These gifts are about to assume a desirable form in the shape of two asylums for the poor, called re-, spectively Faure and Loubet asylums. The czar's gift to the poor of France was distsibuted by a committee in gifts of ss cents each to the "disin-. heritedm eg the citx of Paris
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
One great merchant In

One great merchant in Gotham makes it a rule never to allow his ap- propriatfon for advertising to fall be low his total expense for wages of em- ployes. He argues that the expense of serving customers should not be greater than the expense of bringing them to the store with a well defined idea of what they want to buy Be low this mark is the line of danger in any business" he says. How does the rule apply to your business?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
The Flood at Hannibal.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, June 1.-The rise in the Mississippi river has brought heavy damage to the islands and bot. tom lands. Thousands of acres of corn and other crops are submerged, and everything Is lost, including all farm property as well as dwellings and more than half the live. stock. The residents escaped to the Missouri shore. In Hannibal the water is far up on the levee, and residents of the squatter section have been compelled to vacate their homes for higher places. The Mississippi river is ris. ing at all points north of Hannibal up to St. Paul.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

the flood came by riding trusty horse. His stock of hardware had been swept away with the building and entire es- tablishment.
 Chief of Police, Golf and his family are among those not yet accounted for. Isaac Standen succeeded in reaching the B Street Baptist church with 500 pounds of provisions. He was two hours in making the trip of not much more than a mile. Half a dozen per sons are in an abandoned street car north of the bridge and have been there for thirty hours, but will be res cued. Eighteen people were rescued from house. A man who has just re- turned from the flood says he could see as many as ten persons hanging from trees near the Sardou avenue bridge at the foot of Morse street. E, D. l.. and Charles Waldon, Santa Fe employees, started out in a boat early to rescue a Russian whom they saw on the roof of a house not far from the bank of the river. They got the Russian in the boat, which immediately capsized. The three found resting places in trees, where they remain at this time.
 Another party is trying to rescue the trio. A gang of telegraph linemen suc- ceeded in getting a heavy wire cable stretched across the top of the pontoon bridge. A large sand dipper was at- tachcd to this and used to take large quantities of provisions to those who were not yet rescued.
 The first food victim to be rescued by means of the cable was the Rev. A. N. Pearson of the North Topeka Eng fish church. MT. Pearson said:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
The Flood mt Ottumvva.

OTTUMWA, Ia., June 1.-Hundreds of homes in the west and south part of Ottumwa are flooded. The work of rescuing victims occupied all the day. Churches, public buildings and many private houses have been opened to the sufferers. Railroad traffic is cut off on all roads except on the Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy. The police report that thieves in boats are plundering stocks of merchandise to an alarming extent, and several arrests have been made,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01
The Flood mt Muakonea.

MUSKOGEE, I. T., June 1.-Ths food condition here is growing serious. The Arkansas river is out of its banks and lowlands are flooded. The river is now even with the tracks of the Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas bridge. Rain has been falling all day, and there is no immediate prospects of relief.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-01

Free $40 worth, 400 Green Trading Stamps with the above order at $2.7O.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
A WooLFUL TEMPER.
{Honorable Mention

Sheep not often considered intelligent animals,
but from experience Otelia, a friend Of NINE
had with lamb, while she visiting her cousin, I
think the exact opposite is true. It called the
lamb tho it really too old to be called lamb.
The cousin lived upstairs store and whenever
Otelia downstairs the lamb would start for her
with very unfriendly Intentions.
zs One evening, Otela ventured down. thinking the
lamb was not the lookout but she had sooner
reached the yard than he after her She did not
have time to upstairs, she and hid behind
the stairway. The lamb thought IN upstairs
again. SO he ran up after her. Then he sat down
the porch and waited for her to out As
Otelia knew the lamb upstairs she barn,
but he her and ran down the stairs taking about
three steps at time. She had just reached the barn
when the lamb and stationed himself outside the
door. When her cousins the lamb there they
that Otelia was inside they drove the lamb
and took the little girl many
lamb still held its oldte grudge against her. But
day they SHARED the lamb and after that it
forget it's old tricks and, strange
Otelia again. Ella Sanderson,
Seventh Grade Harmony MINI.
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JIM CRoW-HoUsE HAuNTER.
{High School Credit. J

thigh School Credit.)
Jim Grow! jim Grow! Where are you?" Cav!
Cav! CaW' he would he flew to your shoulder.
Such a proud. knowing bird he he strutted
down the garden walk too proud to look of the
other fowls But what thief! One day we sat
down to sew we could not find the thread High and low,
far and near We hunted but could not find it, The
next day it in the work basket several days
1t would alternately disappear and then reappear Who
playing the joke? We questioned every member
of the household, but had had anything to do
with it. After this two of silver disappeared
and thought that surely thief must be around,
pr else the house was haunted So put everything
under lock and key While at dinner, day,
were startled at the sudden appearance Of Jim Crow
who, perching the back of chair cooking his
bead on one side watched eat very closely for a
Few moments, when he suddenly flew away. AS we
were fnishing-bang! clang!-and our missing silver
spoons fell the table Overhead. the hanging
damp, sat Jim Grow, calm please, tho say
ing, You didn't know what could do. did your We
had not noticed his return with the spoons. OH the
rascal How amused, yet Disguised were! am
afraid that Jim vain, for day while look
ing in the water barrel and admring himself he lost
is balance and fell in drowned before help
crrived. Hazel Fancher,
Ninth Grade. Devils Lake, N. D..
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KTTTY'S FOLDING BED.

ss#55sszz (IIonorab1e Mention.)
One day summer we were getting ready to go
out to1the lake and mama packing the trunk She
used 10 leave l. standing open, and twice
mad found GU. pet kitten cudded in it asleep That
afternoon when the for the put
some pillows In in hurry and let him take the trunk
Out When evening came could not find our kitten
anywhere but We thought she out in the yard,
we did not feel worried when morning
came ana she did not appear went out and asked
the hired girl if she had her and when she said
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DR. MNNEApoLs MINNESOTA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER % 1900
che JOURNAL JUNIOR,

run at will over the house. night we had all gone
10 bed except papa, who sat at his desk writing He
heard queer noise like chuekle his feet, and
looking down he the bushy tail Of the squirrel
ing tflumphantly from of my little sisters red
efocheted slippers moment pair bright eyes
appeared and peeped him, tnen-the noise
Was heard again as he lodged into the toe all out
Of sight-except his tail. This was repeated several
times AT last with another happy chuckle he dis
appeared again @ sleep.9-Al,na Boten,
Seventh Grade. Brooklyn Center MINI.
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Fifth Grade.
MERITS HIS NAME.
Honorable Mention.l

I s@0A0 -
OF all the cute and intelligent things have seen
any animal do there is one that must not fail to
tell you about. There who was X
ing for my father who had horsetha called
Judge. It very faithful gentle horse. It's
color was brown and white around the nose with
spot of white on it's face and its feet When
around town. happened to go into store,
was not going to stay very long he did tie him.
When he came back and did not see Judge standing
where he had left him he began to search. He hap
pened to into the livery his
as he took MIN to the place he had put the horse
and said, This must be Your horse because it came
here all saonesJ Judge looked around if
say something and his said that Judge must
have seen the word Livery it was in big letters
in pain sight the front of the barn. afterwards
this barn was his home and he would always obey his
master and go to the=bar1 when told to-
A Sixth Grade abel Kyllo,
$500 Central School Red Wing MINI.
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loud squeas grunts there was my little pig
close beside not able to farther and squeal
ing vigorously. took him back to the and after
he had drank some more warm milk left him, but in
the morning he dead. have always wondered since
how that little pig knew. enough find
the night Ostby,
Sixth Grade, Danvers Mimi.
District N. 1919
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No we commenced to hunt her., but could
not ind her, SO we thought she had run away..The
next NJ ornng We went to the lake, you can
imagine our surprise when opening the cottage
We heard the kitten n1ewing in the trunk. did
take US long to open it let her out and She was
very glad be +. more. 5s.s=.zzss3s
Marion Alexander, FRA
Fifth Grade. Barnesve, MINI.
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PEEK-A-Boo REDTAIL.
Honorable Mentions

.-|- {Honorable Mention.)
One morning hired caught small red
squirrel out in the barn and brought it house.
We put him in little box him, and as he
quite young he became tame. But we soon.
found that he could not be kept in the box, for
very short time he had gnawed wood and could
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday, Dec. ~:
"WOODPILE."

What does this word, woodpile, suggest TO
you? 1t may be any kind Of wood and any
kind of a pile. Everybody surely has had some
sort of an experience with some sort of a wood
pile, the stories ought to be both many and
of very welcome variety The papers must be
mailed SO as to reach the office Of The Journal
Junior
Not Later Than Thursday Morning, Dec. s.
s They must be strictly original written in ink
on one side only OF the paper, not more than 400
words in length, nor less than 100, marked with
the number Of words and each signed with the
grade, school, name and address Of the writer
The papers must not be rolled. rf ss5-