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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
NODDIES--HOW THEY
 LIVE ON BIRD KEY

Out in the Gulf of Mexico, sixty five miles from Key West toward the set ting sun, rise half a dozen barren sand bars from the exquisite tilrquoise-blue waters. One of these, Garden Key, is a government fort and coaling station, another is the Loggarhead Key, our last outpost toward Cuba and Central America. Other islets are untenanted save when the great sea turtles crawl; one alone, Bird Key, is pre-empted b5 the birds. It would be hard to ind q more desolate or isolated region. Though the climate is warm through out the year,it is not until May that the feathered hosts arrive from the far south at this sandy rendezvous. In the van comes the noddies, few about the first of May, and the rest within q few days. A week later the sooty terms pour i'll, and it is said that within a week of their arrival both kinds begin to lay. At the time of our coming near ly all the birds had eggs and were de- voting themselves to their family cares.
 To reach the buildings from the lit tie landing place we had to pass through a tract of bushes, and here It was that | saw the first nests or the noddies, Upon the tops or in the forks of the bushes. each pair had built sa rather rude. yet fairly substantial. platform of sticks, only slightly hol- lowed, and upon each one sat dark gray bird There was something about these graceful little creatures that in. stantly took me by storm, case of love At first sight. The noddy is very much like dove, except for it's webbed feet. in size. in form. i'll the softness Of it's plumage. the expression Of It's large dark eyes. and its gentle cont1ding ways There is no wild alright as tue stranger approaches Just shadow Of fear is evident,but the birds sit quiet ly on their nests. hoping and trusflnS and do not Ry unless approached witll- in arms length. Then they lit gently away. alighting upon q neighDorlnG hush until the intruder has withdrawn, when they return directly to their charge. Ii seemed remarkable to ma birds so perfectly tame.-Outing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

Stick pin here, you goOdy -goody republicans who swear by your party candidates from dark to dawn and back again. Last evenings Hartford Times has the following bit of news which is interesting from a democratic standpoint: "For twenty-seven days after the adjournment of the New York legislature Governor Odell with held his approval of the act which gives to the law officers of the city of New York the power to compel wit nesses in gambling cases to testify, by taking away from them the right to refuse to testify on the ground of self discrimination. During those twenty seven days the leading gambler ill New York, Mr Richard Canield, was enabled to dispose of a large amount Of property in New York, and to ar range his affairs so that he may ab- sent himself from the state perman- entity Had a democratic governor done this he would have been charged with showing fayoritism to a law breaker. but the republican who does 1t will be free from such accusations from the party organs"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

Korea Is to a certain extent gold producing country; gold is exported from that empire to the amount of about $2,5O0.000 annually, says Col Hers. This gold occurs in aIluviaI de- posits and in veins in rocks. The all luvial deposits are worked to advant- age by the nativls; the methods, al- though rather primitive, are perhaps the best when one considers the cheap ness of labor The mechanical diffl- culties of getting the gold from veins are rather too much for the Korean. The ore-grinding machinery consists of two stones, the motive power q squatting native; very naturally the product is not large The introduc- tion of modern machinery has been hindered by two causes--the nature of the government and the price of coal. All the coal used must be obtained from Japan, although there is evidence that Korea contains coal beds sufficient for her needs if permission could be obtained to work them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
CONNECTICUT AND PARKER.

Connecticut is the one New England state in which, since the war, a demo cratic victory for president has been recorded. The Connecticut democrats have instructed their national dele gates to vote as a unit for Alton E. Parker Tor president. This action Is of great significance, for many req sons
 First, because Connecticut hns been democratic before, and is regarded as possibly democratic again this year, if the wise course is pursued. The Con- necticut democrats arc ln no doubt that the wise course is. Parker.
 Second, because efforts were made to unite all New England on MT OIney of Massachusetts. an excellent man. whom focal priae'' might have made an attractive candidate for Connecti- cut to tie to temporarily, if there were truth or reason fn the ''ghost stories of "real candidate" yet to be re vealed.
 The real candidate has been reveal. ed: New York named him, Connecticut gladly accepts him.
 Connecticut, by more than two to one, speaks out unequivocally for the Man Who Gan Beat Roosevelt. She N HI lo uoupJ as ID Fne Identity O1 that man. Her democrats have nei. ther gone a-Hearsting, like Rhode Is. lands. or complimented MT Olney 1 like Massachusetts, or left the dele gates uninstrueted. like New Hamp. shire's. The one democratic possibili ty among the New England states gives the lie to the ridiculous yarns about weakening of Judge Parker $ candidacy and prospects. Albany Argus.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1904.
A New Bedford. Mass, man, wh

A New Bedford. Mass, man, who modestly describes himself as "a mi ser" has reached the conclusion. like Carnegie. that 1t is B disgrace to die rich, and that he will give away all his property before he dies, Such sudden changes of heart are becoming quite common of late. Even Rocke- feller is said to have practically reach ed the same conclusion. although not yet quite ready to admit that it is a disgrace. The New Bedford penitent is SE years old. He has worked hard all his life and lived in little cabin partly under ground. all the time hoarding money. He has DOW moved above ground into the home of q worthy lady. But all converts to Car negieism are welcome, although all cannot expect to be so fortunate in the business Of philanthropy as he.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

After n perusal of the doings of the republican state convention, and after seeing the fondest hopes of the g. 0. D. machine busted, the Hartford Post editor in desperation turns toward Wa. terbury and makes reply to a squib that appeared in the Democrat, He takes third of column of space in which to say that the democrats are changeabie and inconsistent. After what the Capitol city politicians of the grand old party have been through this spring, and contemplating what is in store for them, we could hardly ex- pect any bouquets. Roosevelt is tue only one receiving those nowadays, the whole platform of the Connecticut re- publicans being bunch of taffy for him. No inconsistency in this, per haps, but if a dark horse should appear on the scene there would be considera-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

The department of agriculture, through its 28 GOO agents and corre- spondents in the United States, has collected some valuable facts on farm labor. n summary of which Is given as follows: The total number of farm la borers is placed at 4.41O,91O. of whom more than half are actual farmers and members of their families, The re- maining 2,044, 762 come properly under the head of farm laborers, and the sta tistics of wages deals with them alone. Of this number there are included 222.- GOO females, and the bulk of these are employed on cotton plantations. Or the members of farmers families, about twice as many female saborers are recorded. but here also it is mainly in the southern states that the women and girls work in the fields. The lat est average for the entire country of farm wages, without board, Is $22 fl monthly, against $2023 in 1899. and still less in every earlier year since t1@ pSIAOQ Ol bEhdGLLS JSASS OSAOtO ~AS civil war. The low point was $18.42 in 1879. Wages of farm labor with board averaged S16.40 against $14.O1 in 1899 and $10.4B in 1879. These dg- ures apply to classes of employment all the year round and the long period of comparative inactivity in winter ac- counts in part for the apparent low wages as compared with other pur- suits. The hours of labor range from about nine to thirteen according to the season. Tn harvest time when extra help is required in great number the average for the entire country is $i.53 per day against $1.37 in 1899 and S1. l4 in 1895. Best figures of day wages are reported for the spring wheat states, where the average rose to $2.67.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

Santos Dumont writing in Success says that the mists of the future still hide the airship that will be used as q conveyance. making regular trips, carrying people to and fro above the earth on business and pleasure, but the coming of the practical ship is in- evitabIe. l will not venture to say how soon 1t will arrive, but I know that many who are now alive will move over the housetops in airships. when most houses will have entrances on their roofs. have no faith in the idea that flying machines may be de vised for single individuals, or that the correct principle may be found by studying and copying the flight of birds. When such plans are sug- gested, am reminded of the ideas and efforts of inventors who, cen tury ago, tried to make locomotives with four legs to operate like horses, The thought of these mechanical ex- perts was that, since the horse moved more rapidly across the land than al. most anything else with which they were familiaE it followed that any mechanism that was to attain great. CT speed would have to be constructed and operated in similar way.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
SLEEP OUT OF DOORS.
Mrs Stalker Puts on Weight; Mir Stalker Never Felt So Well.


 Mr and Mrs Neil Stalker. who live near Charter Oak park, Hartford sleep out of doors. Some time ago Mrs Stalker was very low with nervous prostration and she lost weight until she was reduced to 12O pounds She went to a resort for invalids where the principal treatment was sleeping out doors. When she returned to Hartford she continued the treatment at her home at Charter Oak park and now she weighs 16o pounds.
 MT Stalker has neyer.been sick, but he wanted to try the treatment, too. and while he has not gained in weight he says he feels better than he ever did before and neither he nor his wife would sleep inside the house for any thing. They have beds ont on the yefanda. which is enclosed with avn ings to keep out the rain and the sun
 When the nights are clear the avn ings are drawn In and the fresh air hasa clean sweep around the veranda. They sleep with the same amount i covering that one does inside house Iii the winter with all the fires going.
 When 1t is 20 degrees below zero Mrs Stalker covers her face sometimes. but Mf Stalker does not think he gets the full benefit Of the weather if his face is covered. He says he sleeps like a top and he could not be induced to sleep inside house again
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
UP OR DOWN STREAM

In fiy fishing, as in many otner arts' there are more ways than one TOT Lne successful accomplishment Of the oD- ject in view. know experts Who, II allowed the choice. never would nsh other than upstream, explaining thelr preference by the fact that the moving, if not rapid, water is then less haDle to carry any sound of disturbed stones or foot movement to the fish. This is reasonable enough, and many hne nsn are killed in that way. Other anglers scorn the idea of working against the stream and say: 'Ayoid the disturb ing of stones and other sounds. The fish always lie with their noses up- stream and their eyes looking for what the water brings down. Therefore, be natural, and send the lure down. as the real fly would come" This is sound sense, for beyond question the more naturally lure is presented the more tempting it should prove: hence the reader might say ''the down stream theory appeals to my judgment and I'll follow it." That is all very well, but suppose, when working elth- CT up or down stream, a bend happens to bring low sun directly behind you what then?
 So far as I know. there are few things which will so thoroughly alarm trout as the shadow of u man, or of his arm and rod shifting over a pool When the complicated shadows or q lot of breeze stirred branches are play ing all over the surface, the addition of few extra shadows may not great ly matter; but those days are compar atively rare, and even then it would seem that any unusually large shadow would of necessity be noticed This suggests that upon tAa typical winding stream, alternate sections of which needs must trend towards widely apart points on the compass. mar will have considerable trouble to keel control of his warning shadow. This is best accomplished by canny shift ing from side to side as occasion may demand. and I believe this maneuvei to be well worth the slight trouble it involves. A wise man never suffer- shadow of~his making to touch the water to be fished
 And now in regard to bait fishing that shockingiy pfebian sport which your bigoted flicker of humbugs deems a gory old crime. I believe in scien. tific bait fishing for several reasons chief of which is it's Likelihood 10 catch fish, and the biggest and bulliest fish there be. don't mean whole lot of fish, but say a couple Success
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
WHO'LL SUPPORT BABY.
It's Question in a Pauper Case Be
 fore Judge Goats.

IOEe Judge COatH.
 The town Of Bristol and the town Of Huntington are involved in law suit over the support Of Charles Stone and his wife. whose maiden name was Julia AtWater. The town of Bristol alleges that the town of Huntington should pay one-half of the amount it costs Bristol for groceries, house rent and cloth--Ag for the Stone family, but the town of Huntington says that if the court should find that it IS liable Tor one-half the support of Stone and his wife, 1t should not be liable for any portion of the support of the baby in the Stone family. as the baby was born in Bristol and its father lived there at the time of it's birth
 The Stone family appears to have been expensive for the towns of Bris- tol and Huntington. Stone and his wife were married on February 6, 1894. Mrs Stone was the widow of George Tucker. At the time of her marriage and for some time prior thereto she was a town charge in Huntington. On September 15, 1897, Stone and his wife became charges on the town Of Bris- tol, which town notified Huntington that 1t would be holden for the support Of Mrs Stone. On March 6. 1900. a set tlement was made between them by the selectmen of Huntington paying to the selectmen of Bristol one-half the amount that was due for the support of the Stone family up to that time.
 The town of Bristol did not send another such notice to the town of Huntington. and Huntington alleges that 1t canQot be holden in the absence Of the notice. The town of Hunting ton will make further claim that it cannot be holden for any part Of the support of the Stone baby in any case. Bristol DOW asks Huntington fO pay one half Of So43.7S. Mrs Stone was 3 witness on the part of Bristol, She testified to the number of times she had been i'll and the medical attendance she had received.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

ble scrambling to get next to the new man. The republicans in power, judg- ing from past experiences, believe that to the victor belong the epoils. We are still of the opinion that 8 change is good thing now and then, and If the change now under discussion succeeds, in deposing the present republican ad- ministrat1on, happiness will abound and joy will roam unconfned in tAe democratic party.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
TAKE NOTICE

that the Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk Store, 153 Bank street, is stin in the lead with it's grand mark down sale of Umbrellas. Trunks. Bags and Dress Suit Cases. Our stock includes the latest and best values in the state. When you buy from us you buy direct from the manufactures at rock bottom prices. We guarantee to keep in repair free. 1t will pay you to see our line and prices. Ask for the eight rib um- brellas, special. 65c, worth $1.25. Yes, we repair trunks. bags, umbrellas: also recovering in best manner at reasona- ble prices; best gloria silk from 65c up.
 Telephone 119-2; will call for and de liver all repairs free. Speciality lace covered Parasols
 Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk Mfr. 153 Bank St (formerly cor Bank and
 Grand sts). Keys sold and fitted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
anax Able to Travel.

WASHINGTON May F. The i'm proved condition of Senator M. s. Quay of Pennsylvania permitted his depar- 3ure, accompanied by Mrs. Quay, for Morganza, Pa, where some weeks will be spent at the home of the senator's brother, Jerome. The senator has been successfully treated for enlargement of khs mves.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
X steub~n yrllc Tragedy,

uel Davis shot Mrs. Nun Chapel three times and then blew out his cwn brains. They had been living as man and wife. His brother is under in- dictment for the murder of Calvin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
HoolS moaatasn Find Eos n.nsa.ey.

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 ETACK, N. Y., May 12.-Thomas Abrams, representative of Hugh H. Baxter of New York, aftos an inyesti- gation said he was positive that the body found in the branches of n tree halfway down Hook mountain was not that of Henry Baxter Kingsley of Rut
 land, Vt. Kingsley disappeared last November while on visit to his cous- in Hugh H. Baxter, at New Rochelle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12

= a. s T o 7 EA. Bears she ~9 Tho Kind You Nays Always Bought ''s'a'''' .s AIHzzzzsse
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15
Stock News TO the Nortbword


The shipments of stock continue
from the Clearwater country. The
reports that no stock is being fed has
been denied by stockmen on Camas
prairie and the Salmon river and it
is reported that large numbers of
cattle are being fattened in the upper
country and will be put on the mar
ket late in the winter. 1t is also re-
ported that large numbers of stock of
all kinds are being fed in the Yakima
country and coast packers will make
large purchases in that territory
within the next three months.
Stockmen generally expect to see
livestock of all kinds advance within
the next two months, but no greater
advance than is generally the case at
this season of the year. While there
are few sheep ready for the market
1t is probable that the usual' ship
ments will be made from the country
before the bands are driven from the
winter quarters. One carload of
sheep will be shipped from Sites this
morning and shipment of cattle will
be made from Genesee tomorrow.
Reports from the Palouse country
indicate that large numbers of hogs
are being fattened in that section and
buyers predict the output from the
Inland Empire as a whole will be lit
tie below last year.-Lewiston Trib-
une.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15
New Electric Road

jay r. Graves has Incorporated the
spokane e. Interurban system. n
Dnild an electric line from Spokane
across Moran prairie, through the Pa
louise country to Moscow, Idaho. and
eventually to the Snake river. The
arucies of incorporation were filed
with the county auditor Yesterday
ana the capital of the companv is
placed at $4,000, 900.
The incorporators are Alfred cool-
idge, president of the Traders Ma
uonal Bank of Spokane, and of the
Colfax National Bank of Colfax; John
Twohy' a member of the firm Of
Iwohy Bros, large railroad contrac-
tors and heavy stockholders in the
old National Bank; F. Lewis Clark
capitalist, and one of the largest
property owners in Spokane; F. A.
Blackwell, president of the Coeur
dAlene e. Spokane Railway Co. and
western representative of the william
Howard Lumber Company, one of the
large lumber companies of the Unit
ed States, and Jay P. Graves. pre,i-
dent of the Spokane Traction Co. and
an extensive stockholder and manag-
ing director of the Cranky mines and
r.-Spokesman-R Review.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15

The luminous organ of the glow
worm is rounded area on the alb
domen, under which is fatty sub
stance that gives out phosphorescent
light as the result Of slow chemical
change. We may regard this as a
'love light" which attracts the active
winged males during the hours of
darkness, for glowworms are Of noe
turnal habits. The eyes Of the male
are unusually large and well developed,
no doubt in order to help him in the
search for his shining but more slug.
gish mate. In some other species, such
as the firefiies of south Europe, it is
the males which give out light, and
the reason for this is not clear. Pos
sibly it promotes rivalry in courtship,
and it has also been suggested that it
may serve as a means of amusement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15
Top Notch in Idaho Penitentiary

There are at present 167 prisoners
confined in the state penitentiary, the
highest number in the history of the
institution. Three more will be
brought in from Lewiston in a few
days. When Connors has been dis
posed of there will then be 16s in
Warden Ackley's care. OF this num-
Der three are women and Is are in
for life.
The high water mark was reached
before when John HALEY was warden
when there were. 16S prisoners
Boise Capital News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15

Father James or i'll, who for the
past lew months has had charge of
the Catholic parish in this city, left
today for California, having received
word from the bishop that Father
Desmarais will return Thursday. The
church dislikes very much to part
with Father o'Neill, whose pastorate
mere has been most satisfactory and,
by the way of showing their appre-
cation some of the ladies of the par
ish visited him this morning and pre-
sented him with a purse containing
SlOO.-The Dalles Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15
stony Cities.

In jana and Jerusalem, as In Malta,
everything Is Of stone. Even the very
cisterns or tanks on the housetops are
Of stone. But in those stony cities the
stone does not stop with the street lew
el. The ldwellers descend and burrow
into the earth beneath. In many Of
the Jerusalem and Bethlehem build
ings there are Easements. subbase'
ments, crypts. subcrypts and dungeons.
One may descend several stories into
the bowels of the earth amid the damp
ness and slime, where ooze trickles on
the stone steps.-Argonaut.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15

Frank Fuller. a well known en-
ploye of the Oregon Lumber Co, met
with serious accident about s
o'clock this morning that will result
in his being laid up for some time to
come. The facts in regard to the ac-
cident are that while working around
pile of lumber it toppled over on
him pinning him to the ground and
breaking his leg between the ankle
and the knee.-Baker City Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15
AMONG THE EXCHANGES
or THE INLAND EMPIRE

ascertain the cause of the lights be-
ing not in use last night and when
about two miles from town noticed
the wires crossed. Upon examination
he discovered large timber owl ly-
ing dead beneath the wires. The bird
measured five feet from tip to tip
and had probably alighted' on the
wires last night and received the full
voltage of 5000 Grangeville
News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-15
Church Out of Debt.

With the last payment of 1914,
made possible by the fair held two
weeks ago by the ladies of the Catho-
lie Church Debt Society, these ener-
getic women have lifted a $4,000 mort
gage, which since the erection of the
splendid church in the city has hung
over them.-The Dalles Chronicle.