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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01

our pope and lead us all blindfolded by the nose"
 s'Give us your hand, Number Seven." said Number Six, skipping me familiar ly on the shoulder. Its good job you ain't a parson, for if heard you fpreach a few times, believe you'd convert me, and I'm damned if could stand that. I'd no idea we'd got such an orator among us. Anyhow, he's convinced me; so go ahead, chief, and let's have the details in full"
 Good humor being thus restored, Number Two continued his explana- tion.
 '"The thing is to be done in this way" he said. lubbock was once chef at the Ishmael club, and is still friendly with the steward and the other walters. From one of them he has heard little secret which is supposed to be known only to the secretary of the club and the committee. The Ish- maelites are very fond of having what I may call unrehearsed effects at the house-dinner evenings, and the mem Der. who is in the chair often springs a surprise upon the company by pro- vidfng some unexpected feature for their entertainment The secretary a whimsical fellow-has hit upon an idea which he purposes to carry out on the occasion of the prince's visit Good fellowship being a sine qua non for election to the Ishmael, the prince of Wales, who is, as every one knows, the best of good fellows in the social sense, is naturally prime favorite there. As you all know, the prince is only now recovering from serious ill., ness, and as his presence at the Ish- mael will be his first puDnc appearance after his convalescence, the Ishmael- ites intend to give him an ovation. The speech of the evening will be, The health of our guest his royal high ness the prince of Wales Well, the secretary has sent the ten-minute timekeeper to Switzerland to have the ordinary gong replaced by a musical box which shall play God Bless the Prince of Wales The chairman, in proposing the princes health, will pur- posely outstay his ten minutes. The gong will strike, but instead of mere ly sounding ten warning notes on the bell it will lead off with God Bless the Prince of Wales As soon as the mem bers tumble to it (for the affair is to be kept secret from all but two or three), the chairman will spring to his feet and take up the air, which will be sung, all standing, and ending up with three times three. That's just the kind of thing to catch on with the Ishmaelites, and I shouldn't be sur prised if it proved an immense success and pleased +h n i7tn the bargain.
 (To Be Continued.)
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01

they nKe to play at Tom and Jerry, they are quite welcome to do it. and if they can make believe so well as to persuade themselves that they are the original and only Toms and ferries, why, let 'em in Heavens name, and be hanged to 'em. Our interest in them doesn't hinge on that; but there is one custom of theirs that has been handed, on from what Mr. lubbock calls time immoral which does concern us and which must describe to you.
 One of their rules-a very excellent one-is that of no long speeches. Ten. minutes is the maximum of time which. is allowed to any man, guest or mem Der, prime minister or paragrapher, and to keep this golden rule inviolate the original Tshmaelites initiated acus- tom which is still religiously followed. At every meeting of the club there is placed on the table in front of the chairman little metal cube about the size of 8 pint-pot. When any one rises to speak. the chairman presses ? spring at the top of the cube which
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
Copyright. 1899, by Herbert s. Stone s Co.

Of our jubilee programme for hoisting the queen and the royal family sky high. It wasn't our fault that we failed. We know now, though we didn't then, that our failures were due to. treachery, and if any proof were need ed that it was so, 1t is, I think, to be found in the fact that the very first enterprise we undertake, after we have rid ourselves of the traitor, turns out complete success. If that female Judas who pulled the finch pin out of our plans for the blowing up of Lord Cranthorpe's place and for celebrat- ing the jubilee on quite another way than her majesty intended, had been member of this council when we. planned to lay hands upon the 25,O0O that was sent to the strikers by Ger many-if she had been member of the council and incur secrets, the money would not be in our pockets to-day
 Number Two paused for breath, and a murmur of unmiseakable approval and applause hummed through the room
 Well, my friends" he went on, "Hubbock has devised plan for re- trieving the failure at Lord Cran- thorpe's and the failure at the jubilee. Here 1t is.
 Some years ago lubbock was chef at the Ishmael club. Have any of you ever been there? No? Then the Ish- mael club, you must understand, is a coteRie of travellers, actors, artists, authors, journalists, musicians and so on, wkS pride themselves on being Bo- hemians. They are popular1y supposed to be in revolt against conventionality of every sort, and in suburban and provincial society member of the Ishmael club is looked upon as dread- full upsetter of the order of things and as one who stands for all that is Ead- vanced' in thought and manners and morals.
 As matter of fact the members of the Ishmael cIub+s Brother Ishmael- ites,' as they call themselves-are just as sober and solvent set of respect able, law-abiding. custom-following taxpayers and citizens as you will find outside the precincts of the clubs of actual fogeydom. It is true that the original members who founded the Ishmae1 club some 50 years ago were a Bohemian harum~scarum lot. but the
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CHAPTER xX.
NHE MUSICAL BOX THAT PLAYED x TWO VERY DETERRENT TUNES.

NHE MUSICAL BOX THAT PLAYED \ TWO VERY DETERRENT TUNES.
 Number Two was sufficiently recoy- Eered to preside at the reassembling of Sthe syndicate. After greetings had been exchanged and inquiries had been made in regard to his health, he came 10 fhe point without further delay.
 'sOur newly y-elected councillor, MT. Hubbock. who celebrated his advent 10 the council by successfully accom- plishing the carrying off of the money which had been sent from Germany to furnish sinews of war for the dock strike. Is apparently not content with Hhat exploit, but is burning to distin- ea1ish himself still further in the serv- ice of the council. He has communi- cated to me project which have promised him to put briefly before you. at is, as you know, most necessary that we should impress our numerous sub- ScribeTs in this country and in America with our activity Unless we keep our @esves we'll before them and before the public, subscriptions will assuredly EaII off Nothing has been done for lsssme time in the way of striking a SIow at the monarchy or at the aris- Rocracy, or.at any of the other figure heads which we set up before our own particular public-just as a snowman gets up the ever-familiar figure of Aunt Sally at country fairs-in order that the public in question may dump down money for shying at 1t. The pub Iic dearly loves some sort of Aunt Sally to shy at, and in a general way the Aunt Sallies are not very much the worse But wise snowman who wishes to keep the coin coming in, humors his public, and takes care that every now and then one of the many cudgels that are thrown shall catch Hhe old lady full in the face, and per- haps bash her features as well as break the pipe in her mouth That makes the throwers feel that they are getting something for the money, and 1t keeps the coin coming in.
 Well, we've had two tries at the popular Aunt Sallies' lately, and each time we have missed. The first time was when we tried to blow up that best hated man in England, Lord Cran- -Ifhorpe. and the second was the failure
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

a161AANO Olt1O1ONs
 Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at TOO a. m.; 12:3S, 3:15. 8:O7 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- tion from Boston. Hartford and way stations at S:05, 11:40 a. m.; 1:45, 6:20 D. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York, Poughkeepsie. Dan- bury and way stations at s:18 a. m.; and 1 :50 and 6:24 D. m
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta ton from New York, Poughkeepsie. Danbury and way stations at 6:55 a. m.; 12:34 and S:o4 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at s:30, 10;05 a. m.; 200, 5:05 and 700 p. m.
 Arrive at Meadow street station at $50. 11:30 a. m.; 4:50, 6:50 and $50 p. m.
 NAUGATUCK DIVISION
 Trains leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport. New Haven and other places south at G:35. 7:55, 10:52 a. m.; 1:14, 800, 4:35, 6:15 and 500 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from New York Bridgeport. New Hav- en and way stations at 7:15. S:25, 0:05, 10:58 a. m.; LIS, 3:45, 5:2O. 6:S0. 6:58 8:48p. m.; 12:39 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Winsted and way stations at S.20 10:59 a. m.; 1:19, 3:46 5:21 (Waterville only), 6:53 and 8:48 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 0:S5 7:55, 10:52 a. m.: 1:14, 5;O4, 5:47 eva. terville) 6:15 D. m.
 TrafY1c leave Rank afroaf sfaffor, fnp Watertown and way stNtions at d:45, S:3O, 11:03 a. m.; 1:22 $50, 5:1O. 6:12, 6:5S, 8:53 and 11:20 D. m. Trains arrive at Bank street station frcm Wlatertown and way stations af GAO, TAG 10:42 a. m; 100, 2:56, 4 80 5:52, 6:45, 7:45, 11:16 p. ID.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport and New Haven nt 7:O5, $50 Bridgeport. New Haven and way stations only) a. m.; 1 :05, 6:10 and 500 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport and New Ha, ven at 9:53 m; 12:50, 7:52, 10:05 m.
 Leave Bank street station for Water ] town and way stations at 9:5S q. ID. 1 and 8O3 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations at 6:5S | a. m. and 4:58 p. m. MERIDEN BRANCH. Trains leave Dublin street station l for Middletown and way stations at l 9:21 a. m. and 6:15 p. m. Trains arrive at Dublin street sta- ton from Nliddletown and way sta lions at 7:5O a. ID. and 3:58 p. m.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 1 TOO. 1O5O a. m.; :15 p. m. ] Trains arrive at Dublin street sta- tion from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:20 a. m.; 2:35, 7:42 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:50. :OO a. m.; 5:50 D. m. l Arrive at Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire at $50 a. h.; 3:45, $50 D. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
FIRE ALARM.

4-Cor South Main and Grand sts.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Go P.) Z 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers < Bro (P)
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott road 15-Cor High and Walnut sts. 16-Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm and ingsbury sts. 23-Burton street engine house. 21-Cor N. Elm and Kingsbury sts. 25 Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove ard Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts 29-Cor Ludlow and N Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor ". Main and Watertown I'd. 35-Conn By & L't'g Go, car h'se P) 36-Waterbury Brass Go CPD 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43--New England Watch Go 5P.) 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Go PO Waterbury Buckle Go P) 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. .52-Cor Franklin and Union sts, Waterbury Clock ACo, case fac P) 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts. 57-No 5 Hose house.
 58-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin sr. 72--Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-North Willow st, cor Hillside. 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. l42-Wolcott st, beyond Howard. l62-Cor East Main and Welton sts. 173-East Main st, opposite Polls. 212-The Platt Bros Go (P.} 213-Hammond Buckle Go (P.) 2l4-W Waterbury CPk Go, m'v't fac (P.) 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 253-Farm street.
 261-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 263-Cor Abbott and Phoenix avenues 272-Grove, bet Central & Holmes avs 311-S. N. E. Telephone Co bldg, (Po 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. SIS Randolph & Cloves P.) 314-Plume & Atwood (P.) 315--Amer1can R1ng Co (P.1 3l6-Electr1c Light Station (P) O-C sy 332l--No 4 Hose house. 3;S:2.;2,--Cor Green and N. Leonard sts. 323-Cor Washington av & Porter st. 324-Cor Charles and Porter ~sts. 325-Cor Simons st & Washington ay. 371-City Lumber & Coal Co P.) 412-Tracy Bros QP.) 432- Cor Liberty and S. Main sts 451-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go P.) 5S2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
 P) Private.
 SIGNALS.
 l. One stroke calls superintendent to the City hall.
 Ill. Two strokes, fire out, recall.
 Ill. Three strokes, 12> m.. 6 D. m.
 Fire gong blows at o'clock. \ 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-T Ten4stroke quick will indicate general alarm and will call the entire force into service.
 II 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-l-1-1-1-1 Fifteen strokes quick will call out the militia.
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 tails make themselves known by re- sults'
 did not at all approve the turn that things had taken. It was only because had been appraised beforehand of the conspirators' line of action that ! had on more than one occasion been suc- cessful in frustrating their projects. But if secrecy were maintained in re- gard to their proposed operations, the game would be up as far l was con- cerned, for unless l knew what move they were about to make, should not know how to go to work to checkmate them.
 'sThe chiefs quite right in insisting upon everything being. above board, ' said, boldly We don't want any hole-and-corner business in a concern like this. We are all like so many mountaineers roped together on a mountain. If one of us makes a slip and the others aren't prepared to set their feet hard and meet the jerk when 1t comes, the chances are that the lot of us get pulled over the precipice. And mind you, friends, a rope round your body on a mountain is one thing, and 8 rope round your neck on scaf- fold is another. I've sampled one, but don't want to sample the other. So think the chief is right in taking us into his confidence as he has done. We all hang by the one rope, so what say is, Let us know where we're go- ing Besides, in concern like this, which claims before all things to be democratic, we don't want any one man show Here are we working to overthrow the autocrat or aristocrat wherever you find him, and you pro- pose setting up one man who is to be
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01

club as it now stands is simply. living on it's past tradition and reputation. The present members do their best to delude themselves and the public into the belief that they are a daredevil crew, and they take their club and themselves so seriously that I verily believe most of them are persuaded that no four walls in the world con tain such a gathering of sad dogs as is to be seen in the dining-room of the Ishmael on their house dinner night. They stick their heads, like so many ostriches, into the sands of the past, and refuse to see that the old order changeth and that the members of the Ishmael are Ighmaelites no longer. All that, however, doesn't concern us. If
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
Spiced Blackberries.

Heat together five pounds of fine ber- ries which have been { thoroughly washed, two pounds of sugar, one pint of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls each of ground cinnamon, cloves and allspice; when they come to the boil skim out the fruit and boil the syrup one hour; return the fruit, boil IS minutes, and can in Mason's cans.-Washingto Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
Good Revenue.

More than 31, 800 persons paid for admission to shakespeares birthplace last year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
FOREST PARK

Week Commencing July 2b., High Glass Vaudeville Afternoon and Evening ELLIOTT AND NEFF, Eccentric
 Comedy Sketch. GEORGE YEOMAN German Come
 dian.
 BATCHELER SISTERS, a Musical
 Melange Of Singing and Dancing. AGNES BAYLIER. Vocalist. CONTURE AND GILLETTE, Comedy
 Acrobats.
 Coming for week of August l, Mile Beatrice Nata, champion lady high diver. This act is performed twice daily free to the public. Grand anna teur performance every Friday night. Band concerts Sundays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-01
Far-sighted

The man with greatest insight usually has the largest outlook. -Lndianapnlis NeWa.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
SEABOARD INDEPENDENT.
Statement Issued by Purchasers OF
Williams and Middendorf
Stock.

New York, August 25.--The Sea-
board Air Line is to be operated in
dependently according to statement
made by Thomas F: Ryan, who, with
Blair\ & Co.. and T. Jefferson Cool
idge, Jr.. purchased the 10000 shares
held by Messrs. Williams and Mid
dendorf. Mr.. Ryan said:
"The Seaboard Air Line will be op-
Grated Independently of the other
railway systems in the south. The
suggestion that has been variously
expressed that the Atlantic Coast
Line or the Southern or any other
railroad interest is directly or indi-
rectly interested in the purchase Of
the Seaboard or that the managers OF
owners of such properties will in any
way influence the management OF the
the Seaboard is without the slightest
foundation
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
TRIED TO FLOOD TOWN.
Attempt To Blow Up Gates Oh
Reservoir at St. Mary's.

St. Mary's. O.. August 24.-An at
tempt was made yesterday by an un-
known person to blow up the gates
at the head of St. Mary's reservoir
with dynamite. Fortunately the
charge of dynamite was not sufficient
ly large to destroy the masonry or
to displace the heavy gates.
There has been much i'll feeling
among the people living in the viciri-
ty of the reservoir, owing to the
widespread belief that the banks of
the big body OF water are. not safe,
Notwithstanding that the state has
spent large sums of money during the
past year in Strengthening the earth
works. Had the object of the mis-
creant been attained the town of St.
Mary's and the adjacent valley would
have been swept by a most destruc-
tive flood causing enormous loss of
life and property.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
NO ORATORICAL CAMPAIGN.
No Certainty About Parker Making
Any Speeches During Campaign.

ESopus. y. y, August Alt was
made plain at Rosemount that there
is no certainty OF Judge Parker max
ing any speeches in the west in con-
nection with his St. Louis trip or at
any other time or place The prin-
ciple on which Judge Parker will act
in the matter was learned from an in
innate associate OF the Judge, who
said:
Judge Parker has no faith in the
utility OF speechmaking for its own
sake. and will make no speeches ANY,
where for the mere purpose of ap-
pearing in any given locality. He be-
lieves stumping tour by a presiden-
tial candidate to be improper and he
will undertake no such tour. The on
ly condition upon which he will make
any speeches anywhere will be the
fact that he has something definite to
say and that he is convinced by his
own reason that some given time and
place best suits the saying of it there
and then. You may say with the ut
most confidence that under no con-
ditions will Judge Parker make any
speech anywhere
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
THE CARS HEIR.
Baptized With Elborate Ceremony
on Wednesday-The Cxar's
Manifesto.

St. Petersburg. August o4.-With
pomp and ceremony the Czarevitch,
heir to the Russian throne, was bap-
tized in the palace church, in Peter
hoff. today.
The assemblage OF diplomats and
others who witnessed the ceremony
was a most brilliant one.
After the ceremony the manifesto
of the Car on the birth of his son
was published. 1t grants many privi-
leges to his people, and attempts to
conciliate the people of Finland
Cars Manifesto.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-Emperor
Nicholas manifesto on the birth of
an heir to the throne, the text of
which is published today, abolishes
corporal punishment among the ru-
raj classes and for first offenses
among the sea and land forces; remits
arrears owing to the state tor the
purchase Of land and other direct i'm
posts; sets apart S1,5oo,ooo from the
state funds for the purpose of form
ing an inalienable fund for the bene-
fit Of landless people of Finland;
grants amnesty to those Flnlanders
who have emigrated without authori-
cations; RENTS the fines imposed on
the rural and urban communes of
Finland which refused to submit to
military conscription in 1902 and 1903
and also RENTS the fines imposed up
on the Jewish communes in the cases
Of Jews avoiding military service.
The manifesto provides for gen.
eral reduction in sentences for COM
mon law offenses while a general am
neSey is accorded in the case of all
political prisoners with the exception
of those in which murder has been
done. - -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
ROOTS DECLINATION.
An Interesting Story Comes From
Judge Parker's Home.

Esopus. N. Y. August 25.-Rose-
mount heard today what purports to
be well-substantied story Of Elihu
Roots final declination of the repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination in
New York. According to the story
President Roosevelt urged upon For
mer Secretary of War Root to ac-
cept the nomination. Mr.. Root. &C
cording to the story, offered to do so
on condition that Mr.. Roosevelt guar
antee to leave the field open to him
equally with others for the presiden-
tial nomination in 1908.
This President Roosevelt refused
to do. whereupon Mr.. Root declined
to accept the gubernatorial nomina-
ton of New York
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-26
CARLYLE MCKINLEY.
Died at Home in Charleston After
Long and Painful Illness.

=: Charleston, August 25.-Carlyle
Mckinley. Of the editorial staff Of This
News and Courier, died at his home
Tuesday night after a long and pain
full illness.
Mr.. McKinley's long career as a
newspaper and literary man had made
him widely known, not only in South
Carolina, but throughout the country
and wherever he was known he was
esteemed.
Mr.. Mckinley was son of Charles
C. Mckinley and Frances c. Jackson,
OF Athens. Ca. He was born No
vember 22, 1S47, at Newman. Georgia.
Mr.. McKinley's father was a pro-
fesor in Franklin college. Ga, Mr..
Mckinley was taught by private in
scructors, and graduated at the Theo-
logical Seminary, in Columbia. In
1876 he was married to Elizabeth, the
daughter of Campbell R. Boyce, of Co.
lumbia.
He taught in the male academy in
Columbia from 1874 to 1875 and was
the Columbia correspondent Of the
News and Courier from 1875 to 1879
In 1870 he was sent to Washington
as the Washington correspondent Of
the News and Courier, which position
he flied from 1879 to 1881. At the
time Of his death he was on the edi-
torial staff OF the paper to whose ser
vice he had given the best years ot
brilliant life
Aside from his newspaper work
Mr. Mckinley was an author of sigma