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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
YOUNG MEN IN CONGRESS.
Crop of Embryo Statesmen Whose Ages Range from sS to 32
 Coming to the Fore.

"The Fifty-eighth congress will be res markable for it's membership of young men, who are notable, not only in point of numbers, but conspicuous for ability. Some 50 members of the new congress have emerged from kits since the last bullet sped at Appomattox.
 Tn official and congressional life,r = says MT. North Overton Messenger, in Pearson's, "a man at 40 years of age is considered young, and the graybeards look upon the fellows of 35 as mere striplings; but here comes on crop of embryo statesmen whose ages range from 2S to 32. Who can say that a man who possesses ability enough to push him through the stirring competi- tion of these times into seat in con- gress before he is 30 years old, may not within the next decade take his place among the most brilliant statesmen ol the land?
 With president in the white house, who, as the head of the government took the executive chair at 43 years of age, there Is a following Of young men in important positions throughout the various branches leg fslative, executive and judicial-wh emphatically marks this as the age cf young men. Behind this army Of ag- gressive, ambitious, energetic, and com petent men is solid backing of expe- rienced legislators, jurists and executive officers who will furnish the hy-wheel, the governor to the engine, so to speak
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
IN INTEREST OF INFANTS.
Battersea Sells City MfIk to Mothers and Records Weight eff
 Their Babies.

Battersea mothers are taking livel, interest in the weights of their babies
 A weighing machine has been added to the municipal milk depot estab Iished by the borough council for tn, better feeding of infants. The she'll shaped scales in which the infants art placed are similar to those used b, grocers for weighing flour.
 At the last fortnightly weighing day large numbers of proud mothers com. pared notes after the ceremony.
 One lusty infant, which kicked wig. orously, had gained nearly two pounds since the previous weighing day. The champion baby, aged eight months weighed 28 pounds, and the puniesi three-weeks-old infant turned the seal. at six pounds.
 Municipal milk, sterilized and human ized, Is being served to 400 mothers daily. It is sent out in neat-lookine cruets, and the total cost of one child $ daily allowance of six, eight or nine bottles, according to age, is six cents
 The milk has worked wonders with the infant health of the neighborhood The death rate among Battersea infants has declined from 710 to 96 per 1000 since the establishment of the milb depot.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26
A bsen tzHhinde1.

Gentleman-What do you mean by putting your hand in my pocket?
 Ihlef-Excuse me, sir Pm so ab- sentminded. I used to have a pair of trousers exactly like yours.-Woman's Home Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26

kr@1 OR moment they sat listening
 to the clear staccato knocking of the distant blows and the N more fnrcafl1I thnds nf +hn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26

Next Electoral College.
 The electoral college in 1904 will con. sfst of 476 members, which makes 23s necessary to a choice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26

There are ten people who watch fo your failures to one who glories il your success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26

The worth of library consists in the use you make of it, not in the num- Der of books it contains.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-26

Wanted in Wall street-Lambs te shear.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22

lsnguidly claimed that the country
was prosperous, equal 70 any emer
gency and proof against all dangers,
Resulting from these conditions
in manner not difficult to trace,
wholesome national sentiment is
threatened with utter perversion, All
sorts OF misconceptions pervade the
public thought, and jealousies rapidly
taking on the complexion of class
hatred, are found in every corner Of
the land. A new meaning has been
given to national prosperity. With a
hardihood that savors of msolence,
an old pretext, which has preceded the
doom of ancient experiments in pop
ular rule, is daily and hourly dinned
in our ears. We are told that the
national splendor we have built upon
the SNOWY ventures of speculative
wealth is a badge of our success. I'm.
sharing contentmcnt is enjoined upon
the masses of our people; and they
are invited, in the bare subsistence of
their scanty homes, to periodically
rejoice in their country's prosperity.
This is too unsuhstantial an enjoy
ment of benefits to satisfy those who
have been taught American equality;
and thus has arisen, by n perfectly
natural process, dissatisfied in
sistance upon better distribution of
the results of our Wanted prosperity,
We now see its worst manifestation
in the apparently incorrigible diSloca,
ton of the proper relations between
labor and capital This, Of itself, is
sufficiently distressing; but thought
full men are not without dread of sad.
der developments yet to come, There
has also grown up among our people
a disregard for the restraints of law,
and disposition to evade its limita.
tiOns-whilc Querulous structures con.
to undermine popular faith In the
course of Justice; and last but by no
means least complaints of imaginary
or exaggerated shortcomings in our
financial policies, furnish an excuse
for the flippant exploitation of all sorts
Of monetary nostrums. | hasten to
give assurance that have not spoken
in a spirit of gloomy pessimism.
shall be the last of all our people to
believe that the saving grace of pa
triotism among my Countrymen is
dead or will always sleep, | know
that its early revival and activity
mean the realization of the Hottest
hopes of a free nation. have faith
that the awakening is forthcoming;
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22

cline Even II labor ORGANIZATIONS
comprised the entire number OF wages
workers in the country, this would
give thom no right either to ovorri6e
the personal liberty ct those within or
beyond their ranks, or To- Insist upon
special privileges or immunities They
must rely upon the justnoss OF their
cause, and to the extent that forcc liz
used, the boycott or the hludgeon IN
compelling others to unite with thom
to that extent taey negative thoir own
claim 10 being n brotherhood organila
ton, whose purpose Ia to elevate and
benefit the wageearnlng class, But ms
n matter of fact while labor organizn
tions arc very strong IN some indus.
tries. they include only about ilrtoon
per cent of the wage oarnors of the
country, and II must not be forgotten
that organization, however powerful
can give no rights to curtall the per.
sona liberty of the remaining eighty.
i've per cent of the wage earners uf
TIE country. Public opinion demands
that the great public service corpora,
lions not only shall perform their fmc
ton hut also they shall pot bo oh
struetcd In that performance and IL
also demands that the great avenues
Of supply and distribution OF tho neces
stiles Of life shall not be arbitrarily
cut off In order 10 test the relative
strength and enduring powers OF the
contending forces Organized labor
and organized capital are In forum.
tive state They are both new to their
acquired power with time and ex
perlence reaction in favor Of conser.
yatsm viii make itself tolt, and In the
meantime Cancellation will help rather
than hinder more reliable and pormn
nent remedy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22
NEITHER BOYCOTT
NOR BLUDCE0N
MAY BE USED TO FORE WORK
MEN TO UNloNlZE,
DECLARES OSCAR STRAUSS
No Right Exists for the Overriding OF
Personal Liberty or the lnsIstenee
Of Special NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In
Favor OF Conservatism Coming
John Mitchell Speaks.

Chicago, oct lG. The conference OF
the NationalCivic Federation which
opened here yesterday attracted many
prominent employers and labor lead,
ers of the country Among the prom
ment labor leaders was John Mitchell,
who spoke in opposition to the open
shop, going into an extended review
Of the question lie soke Of the re.
| tusal Of the uniOnist 70 work with a
non.unlon man and compared II with
the right of any organization TO reject
n member obnoxious to 1t, The union
list, he asserted had the legal and
moral right TO refuse to work with
luon.uniunIsts but II was not always
polite TO exercise this right
John NJ Stahl, secretary of the far
mers national congress spoke Of The
| Public by Farmer, touching upon
the freedom Of employment and saying
that open shops should be allowed
and deprecatinE violence on the part
OF union men.
Thomas Woodlock OF New York
SPOKE on the Principle Of the Open
Shop.
Edward A. MoTett OF New York
spoke on The Open Against the Closed
Shop
Following Is an abstract Of the al.
dress of Oscar S. Straus ut
the meeting Of the civic federation:
"The great hope Of our industrial fut.
ure Is that the working classes whose
power for good and To- evil have been
so strengthened by organization. Will
be guided by enlightened principles,
and abstain from seeking proximato
benefits In eontrayention ofundOubtcd
economic experiences and at the cost
Of fundamental rights. TO the extent
they misuse their great power, Of arbi'
trarily cuttaIling the rights OF their
fellow laborcrs or their employers,
they array themselves against public
sentiment, and from that day their
power. and their usefulness will dc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22
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best safeguards against selfish citi-
zenship Give TO our people some
thing that will concentrate their com
mon affection and solicitous care
and let that be their country's good
give them purpose that stimulates
them to unite in lofty endeavor--and
let that purpose be a demonstration
of the suffciency and benefcence of
our popular rule-and we shall find
that in their political thought there
will be no place for the suggestions Of
sordidness and pelf.
who will say that this is now our
happy condition. Is not our public
life saturated with the indecent de
mands of selfshness? More than this.
can any Of us doubt the existence Of
still more odious and detestible evils
which, with steady, cankering growth,
are more directly than all others,
threatening our safety and national
life? | speak Of the corruption Of
our suffrage open and notorious. of
the buying and selling of political
places for money, the purchase of po-
litical favors and privileges. and the
traffic in Official duty for personal
gain. These things are confessedly
common. Every intelligent man
knows that they have grown from
small beginnings until they have
reached frightful proportions Of
malevolencs; and yet respectable
citizens by the thosands and hundreds
OF thousands have looked on with per
cant have declared they are not poll
ticans, or with silly pretensions or
faith in our strength and luck, have
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22

timent and patriotic activity from po-
litical action on the part of those who
are indifferent to their duty or fool
hardy in their optimism opens the way
for ruthless and unrelenting enemy
of our free institutions. The abandon,
ment of our country'S watchtowers by
those who should be on guard and the
slumber of the sentinels who
should never sleep, directly invite the
stealthy approach and the pillage and
loot of the forces of Selfishness and
greed. These baleful enemies of pa,
long as human nature remains UNI
regenerate; but nowhere in the world
can they create such desolations as in
dom, and law, and order only as so
cruelty destroy mans highest and
best aspirations for self-government.
1t is useless for us to blink the fact
that our scheme of government is
based upon close interdependence of
interest and purpose among those who
make up the body of our people. Let
us be honest with ourselves. Ii our
nation was built too much upon senti.
ment, and if the rules of patriotism
and benignity that were followed in
its construction have proved too i'm.
practical let us frakly admit it. But
if love of country, equal opportunity
and genuine brotherhood in citizen.
ship. were worth the pains and trials
that gave them birth, and if We still
believe them to be worth preserva.
tion and that they have the inherent
vigor and beneficence to make our re.
public lasting and our people happy,
let us strongly hold them in love and
devotion. Then it shall be given us
to painly see that nothing is more un,
friendly to the motives that underlie
our national edifice, than the selfish
dom, and law, and order, Oily as SO
many agencies in aid of their designs
Our government was made by patri-
otto. unselfiSh, sober-minded men, for
the control and protection of patriot
ic, unselfish, and sober minded people
1t is suited to such a people, but for
those who are selfish. corrupt and un.
patriotic. it is the worst government
on earth. 1t is so constructed that ii
needs for is successful operation, the
constant care and guiding hand of the
peoples abiding faith and love; and
not only in this unremitting guidance
necessary to keep our national
mechanism true to its work, but the
faith and love which prompt it are the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22

and on this faith | build a cheerful
hope for the healing of all the wounds
inflicted In slumber and neglect. Nor
do | forget my surroundings as
speak II the city of Chicago has had
experiences that support my recital
Of perlls ! do not fail TO remember
that IL has also been here demonstrat.
ed in what manner good citizenship
can protect against them. As in the
municipality, so in our nation, our
veal or woe Is made dependent upon
the disinterested participation, or the
neglect OF good men In public affairs
II is time that there should be an end
Of self satisfied qualification, or pre-.
tense Of virtue, in the phrase--I am
not a politician. and 1t Is time to for
bid the prostitution OF the word TO a
sinister use. Every citizen should be
politician enough to bring himself
within the true meaning Of the term,
as one who concerns himself with
The regulation or government OF a
nation or state for the preservation Of
its safety, peace and prosperity. This
Is politics in its best sense, and this
is good citizenship
II good men are to interfere TO
make political action what IL should
be, they must not suppose they will
come upon an open field unoccupied
by an opposing force. On the ground
they have neglected they will find
host Of those who engage In politics
for personal ends and selfish purposes,
and this ground cannot be taken with.
out hand 10 hand conflict The at.
tack must be made under the banner
Of disinierested good citizenship, by
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22
BOY ACCUSES
FATHER OF
PARR|C|DE

Chicago Oct 49, Frank Pavlik
created a dramatic scene in court yes
terday by pointing an accusing finger
at his father and declaring that the
latter was guilty not only Of wife muir
DIRE but also Of parricide
The murder OF my mother is not
the first one committed by my father"
said the accusor I'm Bohemia whore
| was born he killed his own mother
too He became enraged at my grand.
mother and struck her a vicious blow.
For three weeks she suffered and final.
ly died. My father was never pun
ished for thac crime"
The attorneys for the defendant
told the jury they would make no de-
mails OF the charge that the defendant
killed his wife. but would seek TO
prove him insane.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22

Donora. Pa. Oct iG-During a
quarrel last night Charles Eryen shot
and killed William Sweets and then
committed suicide.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22
BOY SHOOTS PLAYMATE.
Youth Recently Released from Home
for Dependent Children,

Milwaukee. oct. 18-Out Of pure
deyiltry, II IL said, Ward Beham, IA
years old, sh~t his playmate. Martin
Maederer. aged lG. in the left cheek.
The boy escaped. His victims wound
is not fatal The bullet lodged in the
upper jawbone Just under Tho left eye.
II was found and extracted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22
General scofeId elected.

Washington, Oct. l6-General John
NJ soofeld was elected president Of
the Army OF the Ohio
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-10-22
military omeers eanaueted.

Havana, Oct. 17.--SIxteen United
states artillery officers were enter
tained here yesterday at a farewell
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
How To Get Coal Land.

Coal lands may be entered at the
proper United States land Office by
individuals or associations of persons
In the case of an individual he must
be above the age of twenty one years
and citizen of the United States, or
must have declared his intention to
become soch III an association of
persons each one must possess the
requisite qualifications. The right to
purchase coal lands can be exercised
but once. All locations must be
made on the public tunoccupied) sur
veyed lands of the United States, and
must conform to the lines of survey.
a single individual cannot take more
than l60 acres of coal land, nor cor
poration or association more than 800
acres. Tracts applied for must be
contiguous. The applicant must file
with the register of the proper land
office a verified application describing
the lands sought to be purchased, his
qualification under the law to make
the entry. etc. If the tract is clear
the price is fixed. depending on the
situation of the lands in reference to
a completed railroad If within 10
miles of a railroad, at $50 per acre; il
more than 10 miles from railroad,
at $40 per acre. The applicant must
be in actual possession of the lands
heh as applied for, and he must. prior
to final entry, have opened and i'm
proved the mines situated thereon.
The claimant must within sixty days
of assuming actual possession of the
land present at the land Office his
declaratory statement of facts. Fail.
ure to provide this instrument within
the time specified renders the land
subject to entry by another. Final
proofs must be made and the land paid
for within one year from the time of
filing respective clai ms. Within this
time one year from time of making
declaratory statement--c claimant must
make his application to purchase, and
submit proof showing compliance
with the law.
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
Biggest Dam in the World.

In a gorge of rock little more
than POO feet wide, the government
has decided to construct dam of solid
masonry at the Tonic basin site that
will create in the valleys of the upper
Salt river and Tonic creek the largest
artificial lake in the world
From it the now arid plain will be
irrigated and an abundance of water
will be secured for every acre of lower
valleys tributary to these streams.
This is the information contained
in dispatch from the secretary of the
interior, which has just been made
public by Charles D. Wolcott. director
of the United States geological survey,
who has arrived here from Washing.
ton on his second trip to this region.
The secretary OF the interior stated
in his communication, transmitted by
Director Wolcott. that, as u result of
ten years of explorations, the depart
ment was satisfied that the Tonic
basin dam site afforded one of the five
most logical points for reservoir con
struotion.
The secretary approved the articles
of incorporation of the Water Users
association and indorsed their mode
of procedure
lie assured the people that. if their
interests could be united. the govern.
ment would proceed. probably next
fall, to actual construction The
people here declare that nothing will
stand in the way of the plans of the
government.
The reservoir will impound storm
water in sufficient volume to reclaim
,and literally irrigate approximately
200, 600 acres OF land. The cost of
constructing will amount to 81, 800, 600
The length of the artificial lake is
to be. it is estimated, from twenty
to thirty miles and the average width
will be perhaps ten miles st. Louis
Post Dispatch
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
Coal Creek News.

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
celebrated their eighty fourth ami
versary at Coal Greek last Monday
evening. Quite crowd attended the
concert, and the dance passed off very
nicely Everybody enjoyed them
selves.
Mrs Maggie Williams left yester-
day to join her husband in the south.
Miss Laura Davis and Miss Mae
Gregory were at Florence yesterday.
Mr.. John Miller of this place re-
turned last Sunday after short visit
in the east. All OF his friends were
glad to see him.
Mrs. Watson and her little daughter
Eta, left yesterday to join her hus-
band IN Perinio where she will make
her home for sometime.
The young folks of Coal Greek had
nice time at Mr.. John G. Miller's $
last Thursday evening in honor of his
son, Tom Miller. All present enjoy
ed themselves.
Miss Laura Davis is visiting her
sister in Florence for few weeks.
Miss Jennie Wallace is at home
after visiting with her sister in Flor
ence for some time. UNO.
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
Bryan Not in Oil.

Lincoln. Neb. May Nv. j. Bryan
gave out statement this morning
den ying that he had any connection
with any oil or mining enterprise
He said that certain advertising mat
ter was being distributed setting forth
the merits of certain oil and mining
enterprises in Wyoming and represent
ing that W. j. Bryan and seven sena-
tors were interested in the proposition.
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
President In Kansas City.

Kansas City, May An immense
crowd welcomed the president to
Kansas City today. Twenty thousand
people crowded INTO convention hall
and listened to the presidents address.
After the meeting he took luncheon at
the Commercial club after which he
drove over the river into Kansas City.
Kansas. Business in the city was
practically suspended. The weather
was splendid.
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
Rio Grande Excursion.

Excursion rates to San Francisco
National Encampment, Grand Army
of the Republic, San Francisco,
Calf, August II to ~, 1903 Rate
$40 tor round trip. Dates OF sale
August to Is, 1908 Final return
limit, October 10, 1903. Going:-
Transit limit tickets good for stop
overs; may be made at any point
within 10 days from date of sale east
of California. Within California.
stop-overs may be made at any point
up to Oct. 10. Returning Return
passage to begin on date of execution.
stop, overs will be within final limit
Oct. 10.
Excursion rates to San Francisco,
Los Angeles, California. Account
Genl Assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the U. s. A.; Los Angeles,
Cali. May 2lst. June 2, 1903. Dates
OF sale May 13 to 10 inclusive. Fin
al limit for return July 10. Going
transit limit July 10th going passage
to begin on date of sale. Stop overs
up to California line at any point
within 10 days from date of sale
within California stop.over at any
point up to July 10th. Return pas
sagc-stop- overs will be allowed at
and west of Colorado common points
National Assn. of Master Plumbers
of the U. s., San Francisco, May 10,
%, rates and dates of sale same as
above.
Homeseekers excursions to north
west April. May and June 1908.
Rate one first class limited standard
fare plus 81 for the round trip. Dates
of sale April 7.2l, May 5-i9, June
ZIG. Going transit limit 10 days
from date of sale, tickets to be exc
cnted for return passage any day
within final limit, which shall not be
more than 81 days from date of sale
and good for continuous passage,
The daily tribune., 1903-05-01
Too Great a Risk.

In almost every neighborhood some
one has died from an attack of collie
or cholera morbus, often before med
icine could be procured or physician
sumomned. A reliable remedy for
these diseases should be kept at hand
The risk is tool great for anyone to
take. Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has undoubt-
edly saved the lives Of more people
and relieved more pain and suffering
than any other medicine in use. 1t
can always be depended upon. For
sale by all druggists.