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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-02
NEW YORK GOSSIP
WEEKLY RESUME OF
MEN AND EVENTS

NEW YORK, July 1.-The city has
not yet fully recovered from the shock
which was caused by the terrible dis
aster on the General Slocum. The list
OF the dead has already passed the one
thousand limit and nearly every day
one or two more bodies are found and
new names added % the list of victims.
The testimony Of The witnesses at the
Inquest 80 clearly indicating the most
fragrant neglect OF every pfecaution
against fire or shipwreck. has stirred
up popular indignation and aroused 4
peremptory demand for reform. The
outcome Of the official investigation 10
awaited with great interest and there
seems determination on the part OF
the citizens to see to 1t that the guilty
persons shall be discovered and pun
ished. It is Z strange fact that IL in
variably requires powerful stimulus
like the Iroquois theater fire or the
General Slocum disaster to arouse the
desire for reform. which, perhaps, for
half a century has been dormant but
never asserted itself.
For several generations the public
and the authorities permitted the erec-
ton and use Of the most dangerous
firetraps for theater purposes. Every
now and then a voice Of warning would
be raised. but. as no serious accidents
happened. the public was lulled into a
deceptive feeling of safety. The awak-
onfncr
positively revolutionary With one fell
stroke everything was to be changed
from state of the most appalling in
security to a state of absolute secur-
ity The theaters were closed. and not
only the real firetraps, but also those
that, heretofore. had been considered
models of safety Such violent reac-
tons. however, rarely last long. So in
this case. Anyone who doubts this
has only to go to one of the smaller
outlaying theaters and figure out, after
due consideration Of existing conditions
what would happen. should ever a fire
break out in one of those houses.
Before long the General Slocum dis
aster will be forgotten; careless or cor
rupt ofhcials will continue to I'LL i'm
portant offices and in few years con-
ditions will probably be ripe again for
another terrible lesson. The present
agitation has had at least one good
effect. 1t has made the people more |
cautious and the excursion and pleas |
IRE boats have not been half so
crowded since the disaster las they used |
to he before it occurred
In rrost cases the mission of TIE sons |
Of onr American multi-nill'onsires !
seems to be TO spend the millionssac-
in a more or less honestrway |
BY their fathers. Among the fewsex-
ceptions to that r"le seems to- be
George J. Gn'ad. who is making prsc +
teal study of railroading. with the IN
IGNITION Of taking charge Of his IA Tiers
various railroad interests when 5 the
lime shall come. The young man. who
d unusually bright and an athlete 1t
no mean ability. started out the other
lay, to personally investigate the ays-
em Of physical examinations and tests
o which applicants for positions in the
'ervice are subjected. Dressed In 1
'habby suit Of clothes he presented
himself for examination before the ex-
lminer in Pittsburg. who did not kW "
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-02

John w. Gates. the Chicago millior-
aire. has decided to change his place
OF residence to New York. at least for
few years. What the object Of the
change is. has not been announced. but
II Is believed that business considera :
tons and not social reasons are re
sponsible for IL. Strange to say. Mr..
Gates has not purchased residence u,
one Of the aristocratic avenues OF the
city. but has leased for three years
the private apartments formerly &C
cupied by George C. Boldt in the Wall
worf-Astorta. The apartments are
quite separate from the hotel proper
and have even a separate entrance
from Thirty-fourth street Mr.. Gates
will move In a. soon ~ the furniture Of
bis Chicago residence has been trans.
ferred to his new apartments. He win
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-02

One OF the biggest excavating con-
tracts ever awarded In this country
was awarded the other day to the New
York contracting and Trucking COM
pany. The contract II for excavatins
the site Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
tunnel terminal and for erecting wall
to keep the sides Of the excavation
from caving in. The contract price Ia
five million dollars. The work will he
begun at once and several thousand
men will be employed on the Job.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-02

Primaries are to be held at the last
polling place in each precinct, where
the last election was held.
Two notices will be provided to be
posted In every precinct fifteen days
before the primary election.
BY order Of the republican county
central committee.
GAYLORD w. THOMPSON.
July 2-Aug. / Chairman.
The Teller for the ne,ws.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-02

him and had the satisfaction OF pass.
Ing through the tests with honor He
was recommended for position al
brakeman. with the complimentary
marginal note. that In due time he
might make a good locomotive en-
gineer. .s
While thousands of private fndiyid. .
uals and speculators lost fortunes
through the nuctuations of United
States Steel. few men. who happened
to be on the right side Of the market.
made fortunes out OF the same stock.
Among the fortunate spectators was
the former Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck
Of New York. He was In comfortable
circumstances, before the beginning Of
the present year, but by no means rich.
The other day, however, he retired from
business and went on long European
tour, after he had ciearned over one
million two hundred thousand dollars
by his expectations in steel.
Joe" Weber. of the old Weber.
Fields combination. quite recently d.
vorced, has found consolation by form
ing a partnership with Anna Held, the
Maiden with the dreamy eyes," or
rather her husband and manager,
Florence Ziegfeld. 1t has been an
nounced, that the new combination win
attempt to put on productions of a
kinds similar to those that have made
Weber & Fields famous all through
the country. A new constellation OF
dazzling stars is to he gathered within
the temple Of the comic muse ana Anna
Held Ia to be the brightest among the
stars Those who know Anna Held are
quietly calculating how iong that ne.
cuiiar partnership will, presumably,
last. There are already rumors In cir
culation, that some of the old Weber.
Fields stars are not inclined to have
their luster dimmed by Annals sinuous
charms and that. for that reason. they
will not accept engagements with the
new combination.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-02

The Teller for the news.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25

The 'NeWtOWn Bee
Ten Pages.
New Milford,
THE CANNING FACTORY,
1850

THE CANNING FACTORY.
 The new canning factory is now ap- preaching completion and is fine, sub stantial looking building. It certainly reflects credit on the promoter and the builder, D. B. SOule. AS it will not be many months before the factory will be in operation THE BEE gives a few facts from pamphlet published by the Department of Agriculture of Pennsylvania in 1902:
 The enormous quantity of canned goods that is annually put up by Amer ican factories is astounding, to say the least, and when considered commer- cially, is we'll worthy the distinction business may have hesitated to invest largely in this stock, but it is certain now that the canning industry is on as permanent basis as is the iron or coal industry. The successful preserv- ing of fruits and vegetables in tin wrappers in quantities to supply the world and for price that will carry the goods into the humblest home, has been demonstrated by the experience of more than quarter of a century. The demand for canned goods steadily increases from year to year, and it may be said even now that large part of our population is wholly depending upon the canner for the fruit and veg etable part of their diet. This is true not only of the millions who dwell in tenementS and other thickly populated portions of our cities, but also of other millions who formerly grew their fruits and vegetables in private gardens and abandoned them in favor of the canned articles which may be had at less cost and with less labor.
 A steady increase in population re- quiring increased quantities of foods, the introduction of special machinery to economiZe labor and cheapen pro- duction, and the tendency of men to engage in special and limited lines of work, force us to admit our mutual de- pendence for the products of each others labors. And so the canning industry has attracted to itself the men who are specially qualified to pre- pare and preserve certain foods which could not be enjoyed by millions of their fellOwmen, except for this art of canning. The demand for canned goods will continue to grow and it is next, to impossible to estimate lthe probable development of the next quar- ter of century. The growth of the business done in the past decade is pretty fair index of what may be ex- pected in the future. In the reports published by the A merican Grocer, the total packs in America of tomatoes and corn for the past ten years are ex- pressed in figures as follows:
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inviting and tempting prices on watch es. He asks you to come in and talk the watch question over with him.
1.-THE WIDOWS PAkADIsE."

A representative of THE BEE called, the other day, at the home of that highly esteemed and energetic lady, Mrs M. A. Hall, on Poplar street, and was urgently invited to remain to din- ner. Here abide four elderly and es- teemed widows: Mrs Sarah J. Man. vile, Mrs Catharine Stuart, Mrs George Hine and Mrs M. A. Hall. Ralph Warehouse, who is noted for his dry wit, called one morning on these ladies' On returning home member of his family asked him where he had been. He replied, "To the Widows Para dise.''' "Were there any men there?" "No!" replied MT Warehouse. "Well," continued his questioner, "then it was Paradise indeed" And for once the genial Warehouse admitted defeat in the war of words. Mrs Hall celebrated her 69th birthday on Wednesday, an- other sister, Mrs Albina L. Addis, being present. Mrs Hall is the mother of Charles N. Hall, useful member on the Board of Education, and one of the assistants to Secretary Hine of the State Board of Educatio
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teachers in this town; My brother. Vii Der and was postmaster. Clerk of the Dstri' t court, County trustee. served two terms as re- presentative of State Legislat9re, was CierA Of the House two tcrmS and died while a member of the State Senate. was a room mate at that time of our now Secret try of Agrcui- ture. James Wilson. I now have a farm of 300 acres-secured a aim to this land in ls4 before it was surveyed. l also owned he land where the churches and schools stand and springs that in all our dry seasons never fail ana supply an abundance of water for the and has not been frozen this winter. Grain is high now. corn 50 cents per bushel. oats B cents per bushel. hay is 5. $ and C per ton: have been 2I This last season boy ls years of age. weighing less than so pounds. piowed blow. could harrow 60 acres acres p per day. TWe live men and a F year old boy with a woman sase Of cc basseKs of osss keep 15 or 20 COWS. fatten 100 hogs and 15 to D steers in one season. We can put our butter in the eastern market for one cent . pound freight more than you pay in New England. We get the best of flour for g. to per hundred %g weight: That is is what in induces men to come age over si5. Yours,-tEdson Gaylord
 Miss Flora Coleman is visiting her auntS, Mrs Peck and Mrs Crane.
 Charles Young, with his wife, eight children, and hired man, Charles Chapman, started for Lake View, six miles north of Southern Pines, N C.. on Monday, the Fist of March. Charles Ohmen went with them to Jersey City.
 Mrs A. T. Peck is very feeble and failing. She is the oldest woman in town.
 A family, by the name of Parsells, has moved into the Charles Young place.
 Theodore Hurn has mo we'd into the Charles Dwy house. MT Hurn comes here from Cornwall.
 There will be a church SOciable at the home of Dea K. A. CurtiSs, March 3lSt, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. All good people are invited.
 MT Curtiss of Cornwall, who moved to the Comstock place, March l, moves back to Cornwall, April l.
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WARREN.
A WARREN BOY IN IOWA.

Extract from letter written by Edson Gaylord of Nora Springs, Iowa, formerly of Warren. Dated March 15, 1904, to friends in Warren: "We have had fine winter, good sleighing from
 December 15, to March 1. One could have split up kindling wood in Mo- vember, and left it out without shel- ter and there has been scarce morn ing yet but it would have been dry and nice. We seldom have seen the mer-
 cury go to zero and below more times than this winter. From 15, 20 and 9 below and once the thermometer got on a spree and sent it's mercury to 45 below. but this must have been one of the lying spirits. The forest trees have crashed open quite a bit
 this winter, and now and then an apple tree. One of our neighbors had an apple tree split clear through so he had to bolt it together to killed back several inches of the twigs. l have over 100 varieties that are not hurt. have sent 16 barrels of apples to the St Louis Exposition for next summer Wages for 3 board themselves. Our town has 1900 inhabi-
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WOODBURc.
HOTCHKISSVILLE AND VICINITY.

Frank Robinson of Waterbury has bought Charles A. Woodward'S milk route. He and his family moved, last week, into part of DawSOn's double house in Weekeepeemee.
 Miss Emma TraverS visited in Wat erville, last week.
 John Gordon won the SlO revolver that was rallied off by William Crow ell.
 Mrs Holden spent several days f. Waterbury, last week.
 The Gill family of Reynolds Bridge are to move into James Boyce's home, outside of the village.
 Mrs WaldrOn, who on account of ill., ness has been spending eight weeks with her daughter, has gained so as to be able to return to her home, last Sunday.
 Under the good care of a trained nurse from Waterbury, Henry Dawson is recovering, as many will be rejoiced to hear.
 M iss Olive c. Hall was ill with grip, last week.
 Miss Belle Suckley is visiting rela- tivesin Bridgeport.
 A Waterbury man called at Hub bard A. HotchkisS'. last week, to see if he could purchase his place, as he wish ed to reside here.
 Mrs Rabbit is to live in the lower part of Claude Waldron's house.
 There was dance at MT Fox's, last Wednesday night.
 Ferris. Thomas of Hazel Plain is working in the ware room of the knife shop.
 Mrs Walter Nelson is visiting her sister in New York City.
 Rev J. Freeman of WOOdbury will conduct the Sunday school lesson from the picture roll, next Sunday after noon.
 Mrs Omer E. Norton was called to Torrington, last week, by the sudden illness of her sister.
 James Dowd made a short but good address in Sunday school on Sunday.
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B ridge port were in town, Monday, guests of Rev and Mrs TOrrey.
THE MEKRYALL DISTRICT.

THE MEKRYALL DISTRICT.
 Will Beecher has moved into Byron Turrell'S tent ment house.
 Henry Murray, after long sickness following pneumonia, has improved so the trained nurse that has been in at tendance seven weeks, left for New Haven, Saturday.
 John Robinson, Mir and Mrs G. N. Abbott, s. B. Hendrix and daughter, Lillian, and Frank Benedict attended the Pomona meeting of the Grange at Kent and took the fifth degree on Wednesday of last week.
 MT and Mrs Garwood Merwin visited relatives in this place, the past week.
 Raymond Kinney of Bridgewater visited his cousin, Clarence Stone, over Sunday.
 Mrs c. N. Abbott has about 30 little chickens.
 w. H. Booth, from Mrs Blacks, was through here, Monday, looking for fowls. As they use about 60 per week, it makes good market for them He is paying 13c per pound for them. Mrs Blacks two schools and boarding house use considerable of the farmers produce.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25
MRS CHARLES ORTON.

The funeral of Mrs Jane Orton, wife of Charles Orton, was attended on Fri day at 2 p. m., Rev J. F. Plumb offici- ating. Her age was 83 years. She is survived by the following children: Mrs Charles Walker, Mrs F. H. Gra- ham, CMrs Lucius Bennitt and Mrs John Kelly. Mrs Orton was sick but short time, pneumonia causing her death. At the time of her death her daughter, Mrs Bennett, lay at the point ( death in the same house. The buri- al was in the Center cemetery. Tuner al Director Thomas had the arrange ments in charge.
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WEEDS

Consumption is a human weed flourishing best in weak lungs. Like other weeds it's easily destroyed while young; when old, sometimes inn possible.
 Strengthen the lungs as you would weak land and the weeds will disappear.
 The best lung fertilizer is Scott's Emulsion. Salt pork is good too, but it is very hard to digest.
 The time to treat consump- tion is when you begin trying to hide it from yourself. Others see it, you won't.
 Don't wait until you can't deceive yourself any longer. Begin with the first thought to take Scott's Emulsion. :. If it isn't really consumption so much the better; you will soon forget it and be better for the treatment. If it is consump- tion you can't expect to be cured at once, but if you will begin in time and will be rigidly regular in your treat ment you will win
 Scott;s Emulsion, fresh air. rest all you can. eat all you can, that's the treatment and that's the best treatment.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25

Mrs Carrie H. Soule has commenced teaching vocal lessons and will take a few more pupils. Her Italian method assures rapid development of the voice. Main street, corner Bank street, New Milford.
 Miss Fanny Addis of Bridgeport spent Sunday in town.
 D. B. Soule and Noble Bennitt spent Sunday at Lake Waramaug. F. A. Lake of Bridgeport has been visiting in town. w. B. Bull and August Peelstrom are now located at the Baldwin house.
 John Anderson of New Fairfield has secured pair of very fine coach har- nesses of Frank Evitts, the popular local dealer. B. L. Moore is working in East Hart ford.
 THE BEE learns from a reliable source that the energetic c. B. Thomp- son of Bridgewater will begin his build- ing on Bank street the latter part of the present season so as to have the building completed in 1905. This will be good news to New Milford people. The building locally is very dull at present, but with the opening of spring there will be quite little doing, it IS expected. w. E. Hutchinson passed Friday in Brook field. A good sized class were received into membership at the Methodist church, | Sunday, on probation. A. Roebuck, Jr., representing the American Bridge Co.,, was in town, Monday, looking over the local bridge question.
 Rev and Mrs Frank D. Walter of
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FSrmerS are benefited by having canning factories operating in their section of country, as they find it more profitable to grow tomatoes, corn or peas for the canner than by growing any other crop. The basis of calcula- tion is upon present prices paid for raw materials. The yield of tomatoes va ries greatly in different years and soils. 1t may be considered as coming some where between eight and 16 tons per acre, fair average yield being 12 tons or about 400 bushels. During the season of 1901 farmers contracted to supply tomatoes to the factory at S6 per ton, but owing to the unfavorable conditions existing in September, many canners were eager to get toma- toes at much higher figure. ~ yield from good land is about four tons per acre for which the canner pays about S6 per ton. Where corn is being extensively canned, as in New York and Maine, the farmers count 1t a little more profitable to grow sweet corn for the canner than to devote the same land to their usual crops.
 PROCESSING.
 The most particular work in canning foods successfully is what is known in the factory as the "prOceSS," and for which responsible man known as the processor is an absolute necessity. He was once supposed to have locked up in him great secrets without which canning cannot be properly done. His importance, however, is not dimin- ished in the slightest degree by the processes, for his peculiar and "myS- fori0l1CS rn0fS in hiC pYnpripnrp and good judgment in performing his particular work. Processing simply means the cooking of the canned goods at such a degree of temperature and for such length of time that the con- tents of the can will be effectually sterilized and cooked tender. The length of time required varies with the article being canned and the tenn perature under which the boiling takes place. Two kinds of processing kettles are used: the open top and the closed | takes place at PIP degrees Fahrenheit and no higher temperature can be se- cured. This is known as the "open bath process" The closed top kettle is an iron chest or retOrt into which steam may be introduced under pres sure, and thus raise the temperature of the boiling water above the normal boiling point. After the filled cans are placed in this kettle, it is run full of water to the upper blow-off pipe, and the lid is then bolted securely. As steam is being introduced the upper blow-off pipe is left partially open un. til the water boils or the thermometer registers PIP degrees Fahrenheit. The blow-off pipe is then closed tightly and the safety valve set to a temperature of 24O degrees E. The higher the de gree of heat carried the shorter is the time necessary for processing.
 From an oleanthite orange tree Mrs W. E. Miller picked one sprig bearing 27 buds and four blossoms. She sen1 it to her grandmother in Newtown.
 In his new adv. c. E. Riddiford has
 timely word about watches and watcl
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25
Watch @ Clock Sale Now On for
 50 Days:

Watch No. 2O3. O size, silver open face;
 Sl0, Now $6. Watch No. 2O7, H case, gold band sill
 yer, O size; $13, Now S9. Watch No. 266, gold filled open face, O
 size; $1O, Now $7. Watch No. 22S, H. c. Gold filled, O
 size, SIP; Now S7.5O. Watch No. 239, H. 0. c. F., size, $1O;
 Now $6. Watch No. 7s, o. F. Gold filled, l6 size,
 $15; Now $9. Watch No. 72, o. F., 16 size, c. F.,
 $15; Now S9.. Watch No. 56, H. c. G. F., 16 size, $13;
 Now 87. Watch No. 14s, o. F. Nickle, IS size,
 S6: Now 93.5O.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25
REUBEN J. WIXOM.

A case which appeals warmly to the sympathy of all who know the facts IS Thursday night, March IT, after four weeks illness with quinsy and rheuma- tism. He was married five weeks ago to Miss Jennie Waldron and the fol lowing day was taken seriously i'll. He was 26 years old. For year or more he had been in the employ of c. M. Beach, and was we'll liked. The funer- al occurred on Saturday, Rev J. F. Plumb officiating. The pail bearers were William Prince, John Brown, Err nest Benedict, Frank Titus, William Waller and Thomas Lahey. The mem- bers of the Painters Union, No. $40, turned out and attended the funeral in a body. The union contributed a handsome floral pillow.
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Mapes' Fertilizers.
Canada Hard Wood Ashes

We take particular pains to buy all of our ashes from responsible parties and they are shipped to us direct from the hard wood sec tiOn of Canada. Ashes will be hard to pro- cure this spring and we would advise you to give JUS your order at once. Orders taken none in StOck.)
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25
IN SECRET SOCIETY CIRCLES.

Good Shepherd lodge, I. o. O. F., worked the third degree, Thursday night.
 New Milford lodge, No. 292, N. B. o. F., will have regular meeting, MOn- day evening, the 18th.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-25
MRS MARGARET MURRAY.

The funeral of Mrs Margaret Murray was attended, last week Wednesday, from the Church of St Francis Xavier, Father Cronan officiating. Four chil- dren survive her, Joseph and William Murray, Miss Maggie Murray and Mrs Matthew Toohey. The burial was in the cemetery of St Francis Xavier. Funeral Directors La Hait & Thomas had the arrangements in charge.
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MT and Mrs D. H. Garfield are visit- ing in Hartford.
 George Case, who has been with Druggist Noble for some time, has ac. cepted position in New Britain.
 R. w. l.. Wendt is out after week $ illness.
 Jesse P. Mills, of the Perkins, Camp.