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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05
WEIRD RITES AT nORGUE.
Four Hindus Conduct Services Over
 Dead Shipmate.

Four Hindus Conduct Services Over
 Dead Shipmate.
 Four dusxy Hindus called at the Morgue in New York the other day. They told the keeper that they had come from the steamship Virginia, of the Cuban Mail line on which they were employed as stokers, to hold a funeral service over the body of Cadi B. Jaknow.
 Jaknow's body was brought to the MOrgue on Oct. 9, from the Virginia, on which he died. He also had been q stoker on the steamboat
 The four visitors wore American made clothes, but carried turbans with them. They were dirty with coal dust and looked as though they had called for water. The Morgue keeper brought a pailful. The four took off their shoes and socks and washed their feet and hands and faces.
 Then they set their shoes in ordef in row along the side of the Morgue in Twenty y-sixth street and walked in. Inside they removed their outer cloth ing and adjusted their turbans. The plain pine box, covered with black cloth, which contained the remains of their shipmate, lay in the little chapel to the right of the Morgue. The man in the coffin was tall and Of fine physique, with the characteristic jet black whiskers of his race.
 One of the Hindoos took his position in silence at the head of the coffin. One stood on his right, another on his left little behind him, and the fourth directly behind him, but still farthter back, thus forming cross.
 The man at the head of the coffin bent his head and whispered. All four put their hands behind their ears and bent forward, as though intent on catching response from the sombre box in front of them. The two form ing the arms of the cross then began a low chant; the one nearest the cof, fin bowed over it again and uttered a prayer in monotone.
 Then turning to the right he gazed raptly at the ceiling for several min utes as though straining his eyes to see something. The other three look ed to the left equally intent. Standing thus, gazing ceilingward the four broke out into another chant then walked one at time to the cof- fin. looked for a minute on the features of the dead, and filed slowly out. Then they put on their clothes again and walked away without a word. The body was buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery at the expense of the steam. boat company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05

wife out of the room, and sat down. in the corner. so that the dog could att tack him only from one side.
 After frothing at the mouth and running around for few minutes the dog was seized with convulsions, in which 1t writhed for some time. Com ing out of the fit it lay quiet tor few minutes when, without warning, it jumped for it's master and snapped at him several times. Rowe beat it of with a poker and for a time the dog was quiet again, but soon began to froth ar the mouth. Every few min- utes it would spring for the mans face or, dart at his legs, snapping vii ciously, and every time Rowe succeed ed in beating it off with the poker without being bitten.
 After he had watched the proceed ings for about an hour Rowe slipped out of the house, borrowed a shot gun and killed the dog.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05

conceals most of the second in column of the blue brigades, this solitary bat taIion in the feathered black hats and the wake of it's skirmishers, is jauntily proceeding to show it's comrades bac4 sDn the pike how Bull Run veterans take a battery Half way between the tun groves. halted in inc road and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05
CHAPTER XVII.
HOW THE BRIGADE WINS ITS
 NAME.

HOW THE BRIGADE WINS ITS
 NAME.
 Over at the southwest, half way to that second grove in the shelter of which the rearmost brigade has halted, stand that little orchard and nearby farmhouse. a barn or two, with some fences and decrepit wall of jagged rocks. Half way to this one peaceful spot, to the right front of these crouch Ing. staring, incredulous lads of the sStonewall,' 7 the threatened guns are laundering, the gray cannoneers leap ing in and out through the billowing clouds of sulphur smoke. Half way toward that eastward grove, which
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05
Deties a Constable.

Youngstown, o. = Constable John Evans had an exciting experience with Mrs. Sarah Jones and hot cook stove. He had gone to the house to remove the stove on writ of replevin.
 Mrs. Jones seated herself on the stove and threatened to cleave the constSble's head with an ax she held if he attempt ed to take the stove out of the place. N took diplomacy to secure possession of the stove.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05

$3 Parlor Lamps, $l.39 and $l.59
 Ideal, Columbia and other makes of Steel Enamel Ware at less than cost of manufacture.
 White Tea Plates, 2C each White Dinner Plates. Sc each, soc doz Fancy Glass Dishes, 2for Sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05

AL u1HS C ClOCh, dS IuC ldSJ SCdLI0T1uS shots are fired out to the northwest, where some of Stuart's fellows have stumbled on the Hoosier pickets in the darkness, the division general sends an aide with brief note to Ricketts, telling him of the battle, and saying he means to hold the ground despite the fact that prisoners report old Stonewall 60,000 strong. He sends other staff officers in search of Mo- Dowell, his corps commander, with similar report and the request that Ricketts be ordered to close in and support him. McDowell's own engineer officer is with him, deeply interested witness, coming up with Hatchs bri- gade, which hurriedly recalled, had faced about and marched eagerly back, hoping to be of use, but reaching the field only as darkness settled on the line. So the engineer stays to hear the reports and views of the various commanders before going himself in search of his chief, stays long enough to give his opinion that the division must move off the pike to the right or suffer demolition at dawn, and this, too, is the. opinion of Hatch and Gib- bon, sitting with their division com mander and it is urgently given by both
 There is nothing for it then, urge the brigadiers, but slip of southeastwar in hopes of support, and Fred Ben ton, riding out to the left front wit orders to bring in the pickets, find those venturesome Hoosiers crawlin. forward on hands and knees, beyond the original line.
 There was horse battery came out khere just befc-a -s-slk-" Arnlasr-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05
Another Great Purchase

This Ladies Lace and Embroder cd Co Venice Collars ec white and butter fine Silk and Wasl on linen and scr both coors and white These goods were made retail at from 25 to so cents.
 We put the RIDICULOUS PRICE of lOc for Cuff Sets
 SEE SPECIAL DISPLAY IN EAST WINDOW
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05
Of Small Mind.

It takes pretty big tombstone to attract attention to little an.Chi- cago Record-Hrea1d.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-05
Rubber from the Amazon.

The rubber exported from the Anna zon river in the season of 1903-'04 amounted to 67.314,116 pounds.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
PILING 1T ON.
ON A WAR FOOTING.
President ROoseyelfs Strenuous Peace
Policy Suspicious.

The question: Is the United States
being prepared for war? may we'll be
asked. Joseph Pulitzer, in his open
letter to President Roosevelt, says:
1--WE are spending more money now
on our navy than any other country
in the world except England; third
more on our army than Austria Hun
gary, with nearly 100000 men under
arms, and twice as much as Japan in
times of peace, and more on army,
navy and pensions than is spent for
the same purposes by any of the over
loaded military powers of Continental
Europe without exception. Our navy
is costing us $9S,000000 this year.
France, hitherto the second naval pow
er in the world, is spending S61, 100000
on hers, and Germany. under your il
lustrious counterpart, the Emperor,
$50,000,000. On its face, our activity
looks as if we were preparing for GER
tain war.
I'VE are building thirteen battleships
to England's ten, Germany's seven and
Frances six, and thirteen great arm
ored cruisers, practically battleships,
to England's sixteen, Frances six and
Germany'S two. We are just finishing
half a dozen smaller cruisers. We
have more first class battleships al
ready built than any other country in
the world, except England, and the
English editor of Brassey's Naval An
nual says that in ten years at the pres
ent rate we shall displace Great Brit
ain as the first naval power of the
globe. Yet you keep prodding us on.
How much do you want? Fifty years
nc;1 %a1 0f fnrx- RI
en- frigates and our peaceful merchant
fleets covered the seas. To-day we
have over 100000 tons of steel battle
ships and cruisers, and our merchant
marine in the foreign trade has shrunk
until it is hardly larger than the navy
ttiGist tGsst il. supposed to protect it.
81 am not speaking tc Democrats.
This Is not party matter. Your
schemes are personal, not partisan.
Your boasted Americanism is really Eu-
ropeanism. 1t is the very antithesis
of the true American spirit. You are
proposing to EuropeaniZe our institu-
tionS. Not content with the eXtraor-
binary increase in the powers and pat
ronage of the President of the United
States, you propose to become practi-
cally the President of the whole West
ern Hemisphere. The accidental head
of one republic, you would make your
self the head of twenty-one. In the
name of James Monroe. the strict con-
structionist of the Constitution, and
under a hypocritical pretense of duty.
you assume prerogatiyes that would
turn Hamilton pale and that would
make Monroe rise in his grave. I defy
any of your eulogists. from the brill
liant and distinguished Whiteiaw Reid
downward, to show one line in the
writings of any previous President of
any party justifying your proposed SUI
zerainty over the Western Hemisphere.
But if you fail to find any warrant for
your policy in the Constitution of the
United States or the practice of your
predecessors. you may find it abun-
dainty in the quarter from which you
borrowed the policy itself-in Europe"
Joseph Pulitzer. in New York World.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
RESPECT FOR LAW.
General Principles of
American Freedom Must
Be Continued.

I'VE Democrats recognize the first
source of American prosperity in the
natural bounties of God, and next in
the vast extent in which, between the
Atlantic and Pacific, Canada and the
Gulf, has been tried the experiment
in human and industrial freedom of
equal rights and no special privileges,
of hostility to large military and naval
expenditures and preference for simple
and inexpensive administra ton and
dislike of personal and summary re-
StraintS.
From the marvellous success of our
country resulting from its century and
more of free governing, laW-abid-
ing. self-respecting citizenship, regard
full of the rights of other men, we Dem
ocrats conclude not that the general
principles of American freedom should
be reversed, but that they should be
continued. We would have not less re-
spect for law, but more respect; not
less freedom of trade, but more free
dom; not less respect for the rights Of
other countries and races. but more re-
spect; not more, but less foreign en-
tanglements: not increase. but decrease
in the proportion of military and naval
and general governmental expenditure
to the ability of the people
ITO promote all these. because We be-
lieve in all these. we hail with salts
faction and enthusiasm the nomination
of Alton 8. Parker for the Presidency
and Henry G. Davis for the Vice-Pres-
idency. They stand for return to
respect for law and order. national and
interna tional; for a peaceful and in
dustrial United States as against the
militaristic and wasteful ideals of our
President; for a sincere and persistent
effort to reform the tariff, especially to
abolish or reduce those duties. the plain
effect of which is not to extend nor di-
versify American industry. but to stide
its freedom; for a return to a public
economy and halt in enormously in
creasing expenditure; for resolute in
vestigation of executive departments;
for the speediest practical grant of
that independence to the Philippine
people, which alone is consistent with
the fundamental. doctrines of Ameri-
can Democracy; for dissolution of
the partnership between the great cor
pOrationS of the country and the United
States Government For these and for
other good things do the Democratic
candidates stand. Therefore. it is that
you and | support them. Therefore,
it is they shall and will be elected" >
From Edward NJ. Shepard's speech in
Brooklyn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
THE LAWLESS SPIRIT.
RooSeyeIfS Public Career AboundS In Id
Cidenis AffCrding Abundant Evidence.

Il am reminded" writes Samuel Un-
termyer, to the New York Times, that
the Panama conspiracy (Which history
will record as one of the foulest and
most cowardly crimes of modern times,
and the blacklist spot in the existence
of nation that had just accomplished
one of the most ennobling and self
sacrificing acts in the cause of human
liberty that was ever KNOWN is not
the only instance in which Mr.. Roose-
welt has shown that he regards the
Constitution as subject to the Execu-
tive will, to be nodded, ignored, or
trampled upon to meet lis views Of eX-
pediency, instead of looking before
him. His public career affords abun-
dant evidence of his determination to
WELD all the powers of government on
the dangerous trough rider principle
that all means are justified to accom-
plish the desired end"
This great lawyer, in a lengthy let
ter, points out the existence of 1.-The
lawless spirit" in President Roosevelt,
when he, as Governor. removed Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner. The New
York Times comments upon the Inter
meyer letter and says editorially:
This newspaper was not reckoned
among the ardent admirers of District
Attorney Asa Bird Gardiner. We de-
plored and censured his indiScretions.
personal and official, and at any mo-
ment during his term of office we
should have acclaimed successor to
him appointed in conformity with the
provisions of law. Yet, when Gov
ernor Roosevelt removed Mr.. Gardiner
we were compelled to declare that the
action he had taken was wanton, law
less, and a dangerous usurpation of
power. The commissioner appointed
by Governor Roosevelt to hear the
charges against Colonel Gardiner had
eyAwere not proved,
and that no action should Be- taken.
Subsequently, without further hearing,
and, as this community pretty gener-
ally believed, without proper cause, the
Governor removed the District Attor-
ney and appointed Mr.. Philbin in his
place.
1T was perfectly characteristic act,
yet New Workers did not know then
that it was characteristic of Mr.. Roose-
welt. They would have been disposed
to regard it as a sporadic outbreak.
They now know by repeated exhibit
tions of Mr.. RooSevelt's disregard Of
law that having his own way, either
with or against the statutes ard the
Constitution. is a confirmed habit with
him. The Gardiner incident is Illus
trative of the Roosevelt temperament"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
PARKER CONSTITUTION CLUBS
Large Enrolment of Lawyers ALI
Over the Country.

Parker Constitution Clubs are being
organized in all sections of the coun-
try, and the invita- tons seat out broad
cast to lawyers to unite themselves
with the organization are meeting with
cordial responses.
The parent club was formed in New
York, under the presidency of James
c. Carter, one of the foremost consti-
tutional lawyers of the country
Like clubs are being Organized in
Buffalo, under the direction OF Frank
lin d. Locke: i'll st. Louis, under that
of James Hagerman: i'll Hartford, un-
der that of William Waldo Hyde; in
Indianapolis. under Theodore P. Day.
is. and in Newark. under r. V. Linda
bury and Erskine Hewitt
In the organization of the club in
New York there has been a continu-
Gus rush to enroll, over 1000 names be-
ing volunteered Oh the first day.
The invitations for membership in
the clubs contain the declarat ton of
Democratic principles and express
the hope that every member will aid
by bringing to bear upon the public
the conservative influence of lawyers
in enlighteniug public opinion as to
the present and future effects of de-
parting from constitutional methods Of
government"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
EQUAL TO EMERGENCIES.
AStOry of Judge Parker's Early Career

That quiet man may be strenuous"
at times is indicated by a story relat-
ed of Judge Alton B. Parker, the DEM
ocratic Presidential nominee, in the
New York Herald. The story was re-
lated by one of Judge Parkers early
associates and demonstrates that even
in the early stages of his public career
he was equal to all emergencies:
He made his first speech in one OF
the small towns near his home in the
Greeley campaign" says the story,
He knew it would be hard to evoke
interest in the candidacy of a man
who had been conspicuous chiefly as a
denunciator of the Democratic party.
He had prepared two points which he
wished to press home to his auditors.
The chairman OF the meeting asked
him, as they took their seats on the
rude platform, if he had ever spoken
in public before.
Moo responded the young law
student, but I've got only two points
to make, and l guess | can get them
before this crowd all right
We'll, they're likely to sass" you
some if you mention Greeleys name,
so s'pose you couine yourself to gen.
eralities,' cautioned the chairman.
The yoEng aspirant for honors as
a champi0n at the hustings took MS
place. bowed. spoke out in bold, clear
tones and told a story or two to put
the crowd in good humor-a trait that
holds good with him to-day. by the
way-and then he launched out to
make his first point. He was getting
along famously, but he could not re-
call his second point. He lapsed into
generalities, as advised, when an IN
toxicated man in the back of the crowd
broke in with a gibe.
Instantly every red hair on the
speakers head rose up straight and ne
proceeded to go for his interrupter.
The crowd cheered and the campaign
er got his second wind His second
point came to him and he closed with
the crowd wildly enthusiastic. The
next day the intoxicated man. VINO
knew him, called to apologize.
~ had been drinking or | wouldn {
have interrupted you,' he said:
Don't say word replied MT.
Parker. You gave me my real start
THAT effort won him his spurs. Ever
since that night he has been in demand
at Democratic rallies.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
PANAMA CANAL.
Senator Bailey Voted For the Canal,
But Objected to Coercion.

They tell us that the President
does things. That expression would
do credit to the Bowery l believe in
doing things. but | believe that if we
acquire the bond for a canal we
should acquire it honestly. l believe
that our good name as nation is
worth more to us than all the ships
that will ever pass through the Pana-
ma Canal. l believe in the interocean
canal and voted for the measure that
President Roosevelt approved, but it
was for the right to construct the canal
without overa wing and coercing a
weaker nation."-From Senator Bail
ey's Brooklyn speech.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
YALE DEAN A DEMOCKATlC
WORKER.

As Indicative of the support being
given to Judge Parker by men or
prominence in educational circles, the
following telegram. which appeared
in the stanch Republican New York
Tribune of August p is interesting:
New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 26.-lt is
announced that Dean Henry Wade
Rogers. of the Yale Law School,. VIII
be invited to serve as temporary chair
man of the Democratic State Conven-
ton on September 6. in place OF ex-
Governor Waller, who has declined the
honor owing to ill health. Chairman
Walsh. of the State Central Commit
tee. and Homer S. Cummings, the Ma
tional Committeeman. have called on
Dean Rogers. and he has signitled ms
pleasure at the honor being rendered
to him ~
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
We IRE 4 WORLD PJFEi
Pulitzer Reminds Roos
welt Such Was the Case
Before He Was Born

Inc assurance with which you NJ,
President, born in 1858. assure ~. ~
have discovered the United States ~ "
its policies is even more astonnd;u nu
than the policies themselves, Yom tus
us that the Monroe Doctrine will ho 'en e
object of derision unles~ we baro AZ
mighty navy. The Monroe Doctrinsa
was thirty-five years old when ror
were born, and doing.remarkablv won
as it has been ever since. You fell ns
that without still newer. still hig.as
flrSt-claSs navy we must deinitol,
make up our minds to accent soo
ondary position, not only in political
but in commercial matters. When von
cut your first tooth we had the great
est merchant marine il. the world
greater even than England'S-and nm,
navy was insignificant Our mer,an.
tile shipping on blue water has steadiv
declined under the restrictive polirias
you favor, and it is smaller now than
it was when the first keel of the new
navy was laid.
You tell us that under your leader
ship we have just become a world
power" What were we-pardon tha
personal illuStration-more than gen.
GRAFTON before you were born. when
with only 100000 people and insig.
niticant armaments, we flung the Mon.
roe Doctrine into the teeth of the Holy
Alliance?
Considering your intelligence and
your knowledge of American history
your attitude seems a mystery. What
can be its explanation?
What can be the purpose o. all these
shrieks for a mighty army and navy,
these frenzied denuncia tons Of "cow.
ards" "weaklings" and "cravens," who
sordidly mind their own business in
stead of flying to arms, with NO dis.
cernable provocation; these frantic
wavings of the mailed fist in the faces
of the nations? The spectacle is ex.
traordinary and bewildering. The
country is il no danger from any pow.
er Of Europe. All the nations of the
Old World are watching each other,
afraid of each other, and infinitely
more in dread of us, the terrifying
American peril" than we could posi-.
bly, be of them. Not one of them
would dream of adding a war with us
to it's other dangers, if we gave it a
chance to escape. If we could stand
against England without great arma.
ments ninety years ago, when we had
only 100000 people, what have we
to fear now with, S0,00O,000 and eight
hundred times the resources and power
for war?-From the New York World
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-10
REPUBLICANS THE CAUSE OF PROS.
PERITY.

Representative John Sharp Williams.
of Mississippi, in a recent speech, de-
clared that the contention of the Re-
publican party that it was responsible
for the prosperity which has attended
the labors of American farmers in re-
cent years, reminded him of a story
told by Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Lincoln said there was a wood
pecker away up in the top of a tree
pecking and pecking and pecking at
the tree. and after a while windstorm
came along and blew down the tree
and the woodpecker believed to it's
dying day that it had pecked the tree
down