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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
OAKyILLE HAPPENINGS

Miss Annie F. Lynch of Philadel- phia, who came to the funeral of the late Bennett Ball, and has since then been the guest of MT and Mrs Frank Ball, returned to her home this morn ing.
 An addition has been built to the Baird Machine factory.
 The Rev MT Lutz, who went to Strasburg, Pa, about a month ago to visit Mrs Lutz who has been sojourn- ing at the home of her parents for several months, has returned.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregational church will hold meet ing at the home of Mrs Charles Mos grove on next Wednesday at 2:301 p. m.
 Mrs T. D. Shannahan went to Tor rington Saturday to visit her parents. Her sister. Anna, accompanied her back to Oakville and will spend about a week at the home of the former on Newton heights.
 Charles H. White, who formerly con ducted a grocery store in this locality, has accepted a position with the H. W. Keeler Go of South Main street, Wa terbury.
 Miss Clara Place has returned from Washington Hollow, N. Y., where she spent few weeks at the home of her parents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
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ORDER OF NOTICE. :
JOSEPH BILLINGS


 JOSEPHINE FRANCISOLoA BIL~ LINGS.
 State of Connecticut New Haven County, New Haven, Sept IT, A. D. 1908
 Upon the complaint of the said Jo. seph Billings praying for reasons therein set forth for a Judgment an- nulling 8, marriage, now pending be fore the superior court In and for New Haven county, to be held on the first Tuesday of October. A. D. 1908, 1t ap- bearing to and being found oy the subscribing authority that the said de. fendant has gone to parts unknown; therefore
 Ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by publish ing this order in the Waterbury Even ing Democrat a newspaper printed i'll said county, once a week, three weeks successively, commencing on or before the 18th day of September, A D. 1903.
 JOHN s. FOWLER, Clerk of the Superior Court for New Haven county. 9-1S-2e-2S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.

Ellen Kennedy, Daughter of Well Known Attorney, Goes to Georgetown.
 John Boylan of Cincinnati is visit ing relatives in town.
 Miss Ella Kennedy of Oak street has entered the Georgetown college at Washington, D. O., where she will take up the study of music.
 Mrs Carroll of Church street spent Sunday with her niece, Miss Anna Farrell of Chicopee, Mass.
 Miss Mamie Renehan, who attends New Haven normal school, spent Sun day with relatives in town
 The West End A. c. and the Star light A. C. football teams played a tie game at Washington park yesterday afternoon.
 The Reliance football team went to Thomaston Saturday to Hay the Grove A. c. team of that place. The Thom- aston players won out by a score of 10 to 5.
 The Naugatuck and Oriole Hammer club teams played tie game at Wash ington park yesterday.
 The funeral of Domenico Capasso. who met such sudden death Friday, took place at 2 o'clock from his late residence on South Main street.
 Mir and Mrs Edmund O'Neill re- turned from their wedding tour Satur- day evening. They will reside on Cherry street
 The mission for women which was held the past week a~ St Francis $ church was brought to a successful close Sunday afternoon. The cere- monies were very impressive and the large edifice was crowded. The mis- sion was a most encouraging success, the church being taxed to it's utmost capacity every night and morning. The mission for the men opened last night and there was large congregation present. Services for the men will be held every morning and night during the week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
THE RoYDAys.

 Ths toydays-the boydays-they were the
 best of all! Through all the hushes of the years the boydays ever cali; Out of the darkness of the night reSplend-
 ently they shine; And what a wreath of memories for one
 and all they twinea No matter what of baser stuff the later years may hold. We. may look up and back and see the boy days all were gold. The boydays-the boydays- come the threads of gray. Hou may live iu Tomorrow. but you dream
 of Yesterday; You may look in the mirror. but the only Is one that has the seulblance of the boy
 you used to be: And, musing, you may stumble on a broken bit of song That wanders from the boydays in a cadence sweet and strong. The boydays--a, picture with not-a-h hue to
 fade; The glamour of the grasses where the sum
 mer sunshine played; The sparkle of the ripple in some jolly Little
 stream Whose song was built of jewels of a never
 dying gfeam; The noddfag of the roses; and the white
 ness of the snow They blend across the picture of the-1ong
 and long ago. The boydays-the boydays-we never lose
 them alli The best of all the memories. they come at
 fancy's cafl Somehow they are made perfect by the alchemy of years. Which keeps alive the smiles they held and
 never finds the tears. The heart is but treasure chest our pre-
 cious things to hold, And chiefest of the goodly store is all the
 boydays' gold. Chicago Daily Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
An Ingenious Cadet.

An ingenious cadet of an English scientific corps made use of electricity to wake him in the morning and boil his coffee at the same time. The minute hand of his clock was made to bring two spring contacts together and thus send an electric current to ring the rising bell The current, at the same time, actuated small electro-magnet, which allowed some sulphuric acid to run out of spoon and ignite match, which in turn, lighted spirit lamp under the coffee boiler. By the time he was dressed his coffee was hot.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
At Rapid Selling Prices.

This Blanket department of ours made such a decided hit last season that we have left nothing undone to uphold its prestige this year, and we can conscientiously say we doubt If better values in all kinds and prices of Blankets can be found than is shown right here in this stock.
 Give us the opportunity of showing them to you and you'll verify the state ment.
 SIZES.
 All sizes are well represented from the crib or cradle Blankets to the large 12-4 size
 QUALITIES are in all grades from the inexpensive fleece blankets to the fine all wool and wool mixed California blankets. 11-4 WHITE WOOL AND COTTON
 MIXED BLANKETS.
 $21e and $2.50 a pair. A warm, clean and good wearing blan- ket at a moderate price.
 11-4 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS. S8, S3.50. Ss,75, $4 and $4.5o pair. The assortment at these prices covers the range of the most popular selling qualities. They all are the very best values that a thorough search of the blanket market revealed, and If it's d medium grade you're in search of some Of these grades will appeal to
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28

you. They've just enough cotton carded in to increase their wearing qualities and improve their washing. ALL WOOL AND WOOL MIXED
 BLANKETS.
 $5 to $S pair. This showing gives you a beautiful line of the incest kind of blankets to choose from, the $5 blanket being bet ter than any other we could buy to sell at this price. SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK IN
 CRAY BLANKETS. 11-4 HEAVY GRAY WOOL ELAN
 KETS. Regular $2.75 quality, for this week $2d9 a pair.
 COTTON FLEECE BLANKETS. 1O-4 Gray Blankets, 58c a pair. 1O-4 White or Gray Blankets, fine soft quality, 69c pair.
 11-4 white or gray Blankets, heavy quality, 89c a pair.
 11-4 and 12-4 white or gray Blankets, the heaviest and best, that come from 98c up to $1.75 pair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
Interesting Use of Liquid Air.

Tn the examination of the intracel- lular character of bacteria, it is desir- able mechanically to break up the mil mute bodies of the micro-organisms without modifying the cell juices by heat or chemical agents. This has been effected by freezing the bacteria solid with liquid air, and then grinding up the cold, brittle mass. In this manner 1t was proved that the typhoid bacillus contains within itself toxin, indepen- dent of the soluble poison that it se- eretes when alive.-Science.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
r4may and me T.xuoast1o,,

ROME, Sept. 2S.--After showing some hesitation and indifference the govern ment has now eneFgeficalIy taken up the matter of Italian participation in the St Isouis exposition, and if has de cided that the naval transport Eridano shall be placed at the disposal of exA hibifors to convey their articles gra- tndtonsly to tls 'UnitS1 states and pack.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
xne way of Tae World.

Frank -Ferdy over there is all ex- travagant boy. He ordered ten new quits to-day.
 Frances Gracious! Can he afford them?
 NO; if he could he'd wear his old 0nes. Pluck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
Kansas City. MO-. May 22. 1aa1.

W
 My Dear Frank: I've changed my mind about little Sadie. We'll, she and will be married this faH The night we went boating we got caught in one of those cyclones don't know what they are back in Detroit but they are the worst thing you ever saw or read of worse than any lake storm ever saw. She was as cool as could be- Cool as was-and she really knew the danger and dfdn't-though I could imagine. It didn't hit us exactly, though don't believe it missed us over 50 yards. It killed two people and wrecked lot of houses. We'll, am in rush tonight, but you'll see the sweetest little, bravest little woman in all the world. when I bring my little bride home. Write soon. Yours in haste
 MART
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
 THF NEWS FROM LONDON King Edward at Cowes-London Dull-Musc and Musicians >t
nv HENRY DEvEREAUx.
they would get plenty of black labour

they would get plenty of black labour.
 
 Shortly after the autumn opera season opens, by the way, there will likewise be inaugurated an establishment which will be of special interest to the members of the Covent Garden orchestra. It is new musical club under the auspices of the Amalgamated Musicians Union, and it is situated immediately opposite the Covent Garden stage door. Dinners and teas will be supplied at wonderfully cheap rates, and there will be modest sleeping accommodation for country members The principal room, which will be used as a club and billiard room, will seat 250 people. Long waits between the acts will, I fancy. not in the future be so tedious to the band.
 Here is choice example of army red tape. In March, 1900, lad aged sixteen years and nine months. enlisted as a boy in the Royal Artillery, producing his birth certificate in proof of his age about which there is no doubt whatever In course of time having reached the requisite age, he applied to be admitted to the ranks as grown man, when it was discovered that his age had been en- tered on attestation as fourteen years and nipe months. instead of sixteen and nine months. Although his. documents and his birth certificate clearly prove the mistake it was found necessary to consult the recruiting sergeant and as. the re- cruiting sergeant refused to admit that he had made any mistake. the regimental authorities seem to have found them selves powerless to recognize that any mistake had been made. The consequence was that the lad had to continue serving as boy until he was twenty years of age: and there is the further very serious hardship involved to him that, in accord ance with the regulations governing the messing allowance, he will not be able to get the benefit of that allowance until he is one and twenty. It seems a lucky thing for the boy that the recruiting ser geant did not put him down as four years and nine months, for in that case, appar- ently. he would have had to remain a boy until the end of his time with the colours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

Drummond opened his luminous chapter on "Bogenesis" as follows:
 For 200 years the scientific world has been rent with discussions upon the orign of life. Two great schools have defend- ed exactly opposite vlews-one that mat ter can spontaneously generate life, the other that ife can only come from pre- existing life. The doctrine of spontaneous generation. as the first Is called, has been revived within recent years by Dr. Bas- tian, after q series of elaborate experi- ments on the beginnings of life"
 Then, after stating Bastians theory in Bastian's own words, Professor Drum mond goes more into detail Glass ves- sels are three parts filled with infusions of hay or any organic matter. They are boiled to kill all germs of life and her. medically sealed to exclude the outer air The air inside, having been exposed to the boiling temperature for many hours is supposed to De likewise dead, so that any life which may subsequently, appear in the closed fasks must have sprung in- to being of itself. In Bastians experi- ments after every expedient to secure sterility, life did appear inside in myriad quantity. Therefore, he urged, it was spontaneously generated" And those who disproved Bastians theory found that he had committed two errors.
 First, to quote again from Professor Drummond. Professor Tyndall repeated the experiment, only with a precaution to insure absolute sterility suggested by a discovery of his own. He conceived that there might still be undestroyed germs in the air inside the fasks He manipulated his experimental vessels in an atmosphere which under the high test of optical pur- ity was absolutely germless. Here not a vestige of life appeared. He varied the experiment in every direction, but mat ter in the germless air never yielded life.
 "The other error was detected by MT. Dallinger. He found among the lower forms of life the most surprising and in- destructible vitality. Many animals could survive much higher temperatures than pr. Bastian had applied to annihilate them. These experiments have practically closed the question: The attempt to get inc living out of the dead has failed. Spontaneous generation has had to be given up And even while confessing that he wishes the evidence were the other way Tyndall is compelled to say, T affirm that no shred of trustworthy experimental testimony exists to prove that life in our day has ever appeared independently of antecedent life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

the levees surrounding the town. The rainwater that falls upon this area has to be pumped so as to force it into either Lake Pontchartrain or Lake Borgne. The city itself covers a large area, although the major portion of it's area Is not built up as a city. The part at present chiefly occupied by buildings consists of strip mile or so wide along the bank of the river.
 This area is the subject of rainfalls, the greatest of which for many years has been about seven and half inches with ing twenty-four hours, which Is equivalent to a cube of water S70 feet long, wide and deep Of course such a rain occurs only at very rare intervals. In 1894, before work on the new drainage system was commenced, records were kept of the amount of rainfall each year, and these records have been continued until the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
Your Credit Is Good

London, Eng, September n.-For years there has not been so dehght1ul Cowes week The weather was perfect and blue water and blue sky were gladto gether. You canont imagine a prettler sight than the start of seventeen yach's for a race one glorious morning The presence of the royal yacht with their ma iesties on board gave that ineffable fa- your to the meeting that is supplied by Maraschino or Noyeau in a fruit salad'
 The queen, wearing simple but beauti- fully cut and well fitting yachting garp, kodaked everything interesting, including q. little accident that occurred. One day her majesty went ashore in cream col cured serge and a brown straw hat An other day, cruising on the Britannia the queen was in blue serge and a burnt straw Homburg hat. macintosh blue like the dress, was adopted for breezy day, wher spray was plentiful The King was looking splenddly well. All the royal ladies. including Princess Christian ana Princess Henry of Battenberg, wore short skirts in the morning and early afternoon Yachting caps of unusual colours were worn this year for the nrst time at CoWes. Lady 1veagh, In cream coloured serge. wore one in pale biue' Mrs. George Keppel mauve, ana two or three other ladies red ones. Red gowns were to be seen on every nanu' Grey tweed costumes were numerous. The Empress Eugenie wore very simple made black one day, with a black straw sailor hat and a blue gauge veil wound round 1t in the way that no Engllsh Wo- man seems able to achieve.
 The king was much interested in the lady who steered her own motor launch when racing. I read in one of the papers that the king was able to go about at Cowes without being mobbed. uniortu- nately this is incorrect. Directly the royal pinnace flying the ensign was seen approaching the shore, people rushed from all directions and crowded up to see who was going to land.
 
 There is no doubt that there will always be plenty of black labour for agricultur- sts, as the blacks imported prefer agri- cultural labor to any other. They also prefer railroad work to underground work and 1t would be monstrous abuse were they to be taxed to make them work in mines, and Asatics to be imported for railway work merely to enable the asso- ciated band of mine workers to pay high dividends on existing mines, and to make money by promoting new mining companies. It is to be hoped that MT. Chamberlain will not allow this project to be carried out during the recess. but will wait until parliament has had an op- portunity to express it's views on any such injustice to the natives of the Trans vaal. The whole question is one of wages. No sooner had we conquered the Trans vaal than the mine owners at once pro- ceeded to reduce the wages of the blacks in tie mines. Were they to double it. and if they did it would still be pittance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
A VERY WET CITY.
New Orleans Has to Be Pumped Dry
 After Every Rain.

From the Engineering Magazine.
 The city of New Orleans. like most of the land at each side of the Mississippi river in the alluvial country, lies con- siderably below the high water line of the Mississippi river. The whole city would he inundated by the river occasionally If if were not protected by a levee along the river front. The city Is also protected by levees running at right angles to the river, one above the city and one below 1t and also by levee along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain and by levees along the hanks of the various canals which reach from that lake into the territory of the municipality.
 New Orleans is so near the mouth of the river that the land upon which the city is built is not only lower than the high water stage of the river. but Is in part lower than the level of the Gulf of Mexico and of the various lakes in the vicinity of the city. Therefore there Is no natural drainage for the land inclosed by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
SPONTANEOUS LIFE."
Dr. Bastian's Theory Was Refuted by
 TyndaIl and Others.

From the Boston Transcript.
 The discussion concerning the experi- ments of the Indiana physician. who is reported as claiming that he succeeded in creating life in the form of animated sub stances, or germs brings to mind the old discussion of spontaneous generation versus biogenesis, wherein the famous Dr. Bastian figured as the advocate of the possibility of spontaneous generation and was apparently refuted by Professor Tyn- dall and others. A brief resume of that discussion is contained in the late Hen ry Drummond's Natural Law in the Spiritual World" In that work Professor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

farms increases. the tfllers of the soil be- come fewer in number and poorer in qual ity. Those who remain to care for the crops have one fault which the city dwell CT is quick to notice. The worker some how does not put the spirit into his tasks that the eight hour day man in town ex- hibts. The city boy grows up in an at- mosphere of hustle. With his ability to make every moment coue the city bred man may get out of a farm immeasurea- bly, more than the average rural resident. Agricultural schools and a business in- stinct and training arc not bad substf- tutes for farm breeding and 1t will nor be surprising if the next few years wit ness an exodus of city bred workmen. filled with spirit and speed, to the dis trcts which produce the original matter for all the breakfast foods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
Country and City Boys.

Roy E. Downer in Booklover's Magazine.
 For years the country boys have been deserting the farms for the village, the town boys have been winning success in the cities, and the city boys have been making their mark in the metropolis The process, however, threatens to leave the farm without it's workmen. As the urban
 population which must be fed from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

present time. During the month of July. 1894, 325,739 S30 cubic feet of water were drained away from about half the total area included in the drainage plan. This discharge for one month is equivalent to a cube of water 6S5 feet on each edge or to lake ten miles long. 600 feet wide and 10 feet deep or to canal 80 miles long 40 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

All parties who Intend to occupy new residences, or move, and desire to use cleo tricity or gas will save delay by seeing that the proper connections are made. All reports should be sent in be- fore September l5.
 B. R. l.. & F. Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

Largest in the history of thls bewildered-- stood in amazement
 We contracted for the entire output of several manu YOU know the benefit derived from such purchase. buy cheap? Why can't sell cheap? See the hund There is not house in all this land that can show mof
 We would like to have you in right quick and just right and you don't have to bother about the mone
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-12
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