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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22

LONDON TIMES:
 A capitalstory. LONDON ATHENAEUM:
 bright and entertaining tale full of exciting incident AUGUSTA, ME, HERALD:
 Whether 1t is composed of sense or nom sense, we enjoy every word oft. BOSTON TIMES:
 Humor that is simply irresis'is.s- BOSTON TRANSCRIPT:
 Decidedly interesting reading. BOSTON ADVERTISER:
 Cleverly conceived and neatly ydeveloped BOSTON HERALD:
 A live, wide-awake, bold, hesitate-at- nothing story. BOSTON TIMES: Who says there is no lew plot will unsay 1t when he has read this tale of pirates bold. Hz NEWPORT, R. l.. MERCURY: Kate Bonnet will become a name to charm within the ears of all readers of good fiction. BROOKLYN EAGLE:
 sweet and charming story. BUFFALO EXPRESS:
 Filled with unexpected incidents. MT. VERNON, NY. BEACON: Not a dull line in the story. NEW YORK SUN:
 rattling good story NEW YORK TRIBUNE:
 A delightfully."- cheerful story. NEW YORK JOURNAL, Most ludicrous story of the year. NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: A story of adventure written in Mr. Stockton's characteristic vein. NEW YORK OUTLOOK: ..~ Even with the charming heroine in tears, thereader remains cheerful. NEW YORK PRESS:
 Nothing so fresh, picturesque and amus- ing has been presented for a long time. TROY, N. r., PRESS:
 Everywhere clean and wholesome. NEWARK, N. J., GALL:
 A joyous mingling of Mir. Stockton's quaint humor and his command of unex- pected incident. PHILADELPHIA ITEM: # Read it. It funny. It is good. PHILADELPHIA TELEGRAPH: There is merrimcnt throughout PHILADELPHIA RECORD:
 Creation of peculiarly distinctive indi- viduality.
 PITTSBURG, PA. POST:
 Ludicrously funny and enjoyable. PITTSBURG, PA. GAZETTE:
 As unusual as Mir. Stocktons imagina- tive pen can make 1t. BALTIMORE SUN:
 lust the story to make dull day bright WASHINGTON TIMES:
 most original and charming tale.
 This Is the last and best story Stoc quaint humor in every line. If is jus
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22
SUNDAY TRAINS.

Leave Bank street station Tor Neye york. Bridgeport and New Haven nf 7:O5, $50 a. m.; 1:S0. 6:1o and 500 p. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station Srons New York. Bridgeport md New Haven at 9.Ss 6. IT,; 1:13. 7:5c 0:S5 n. m.
 Leave Bank street station for Wafer. town and way stations at 0:58 a. nn. and SO3 D. m.
 wntertown and way stations aS 0:6a .. n and 4:5S D. ID.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22
MERrDEN BRANCH-

Trains leave Dublin street station f0g Middletown and way stations at 0sQE a. m. and 6:15 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street station from Middletown and way stations aSs 7:50 a. m. and 8:bS D. 10. Trains leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire s3 zoo, S:48, 11:10 a. m.. 1 :50. 4:01 D. nl. Trains arrive at Dublin street stu ton from New Haven by way oe; Cheshire at 9:S3 .. m.; 1s05. S:2O. a.00si V:46 ?. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Dublin street station for NevA Haven 5y way of Cheshire at 7:5O T. m.: 6:60 D. m.
 Arrive ar Dublin street station frouz. Se- Haven by way Of Cheshifa aa' eA0 q. m.s 6:50 D. m
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22

This the last and best Stockton There both kind
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Railroad Officials Should be Courteous

Railroad Officials Should be Courteous.
Conductors and porters on the Michi-
gan Central have been directed by Gen
eral Passenger Agent Ruggles to
answer all questions asked by travellers.
With view to assisting the employees,
the company has prepared pamphlet,
giving comprehensive map and all
the connections which are possible with
the road. On the first page of this
pamphlet is a short sermon, addressed
to conductors, which says, among other
things:
"Travelers are much given to asking
questions. They ask because they
want to know. It helps people greatly
if the conductor Or porter viii readily,
courteously and inteligently give the
desired information. The story has
been told of a conductor who fell into
fortune through being polite. 1t
helps the company, too in many ways,
to expedite passengers on their journey,
and send them on their way pleased
and rejoicing."
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Good Advice to Heirs.

The will of George H. Latin, the
Chicago pioneer, which has just been
filed for probate, not only provides for
the distribution of property valued at
$2,O0O0O0, but contains the following
advice to heirs:
I would advise all my children to be
prudent in their investments and not
to purchase anything simply because it
is cheap, but to remember that long
time security drawing a low rate OF in
terest is often more desirable than an
Investment which draws high rate of
interest.
I would also advise them not to pur-
chase ANYTHING which they cannot pay
for in full at the time of the purchase,
as more men are ruined by speculation
than in any other way. I also advise
them not to sign any note or bond and
to look we'll to all transfers of real
estate and not to incumber any real
estate except for the purpose of i'm
proving same.
MIR. Latiin's fortune was accumulated
by his own exertlOns.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Death of John 0. Farmer,

News comes Of the death of Judge
John @. Farmer last Wednesday fore
noon on the Northern Pacific train
near Billings, Mont, of heart failure,
aged 81 years. He and his wife were
going to Port Angeles, Washington, to
visit their son. The remains were
brought to Spring Valley where funeral
services were held Sunday. Mr.. Far
mer was born in Caledonia county,
Vermont, Aug. 5, 1923. At the age of
nine, he moved with the family to the
Western Reserve in Ohio where he
grew up. He was admitted to the bar
in Painesville, Ohio, in 1852 In 1864
he moved to Spring Valley and opened
a law Office. He was mem Der of the
Minnesota house of rs, 1vsentatiyes
in 1866, 1862, 1868 and was speaker of
the house. He was state senator in
1870 and 1871. In 1873 he was elected
Judge of this Tenth judicial district
and served for two terms. He was a
public spirited and influential citizen,
interested in education and reforms
and his record as a judge YVES ire
proachable.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Eradicating Canada Thistles.

Mr.. Albert Crane, of Beresford, S.
D., has forwarded a sample of thistle
which he desires to have identified. He
says: "What is the name of the enclosed
plant and what is the way to destroy it.?
l have not let it throw seeds, but it
spreads by the roots every year. 1t is
situated on high rich SOIL" The plant
forwarded is undoubtedly the Canada
thistle and if it is to be eradicated
prompt measures must be taken. We
would recommend that the land be
carefully plowed in the spring and
shallow rather than deep so that the
lateral roots shall not be much broken
or brought to the surface. The plow-
ing should be most carefully done so
that all the thistles shall be cut off. It
should then be worked on the surface
allseason, frequently enough to prevent
the thistles from pushing their heads
up out Of the ground. If no form Of
cultivator is at hand that will do this
then use the plow. The great point is
to keep the thistles under for one sea,
son when they will die. We never knew
this plan to fail where it was faithfully
carried out. Some who have tried it
Of course have not succeeded, but failure
was owing to q lack Of presidency IN
carrying out the work. st. Paul
Farmer. s
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Iawney's Appointment Popular.

Iawney's Appointment Popular.
National Chairman Cortelyou did a
popular thing when he made James A.
Tawney director of the speakers
bureau in the west, with headquarters
at Chicago.
Tawney is a hustler, and already he
has shown that he has some ideas con-
cerning the part that the spell binder
is to play in the present campaign. He
has suggested, and the idea has been
adopted, that Western senators and
representatives who were born in the
East, should be sent to their native
heath when the stumping campaign
begins in earnest. The same plan will
be followed with prominent Eastern
men who are out Of the West. Such a
scheme, Director Tawney believes, will
add piquancy to the canvass in many
sections of the country. AS director
of the speakers bureau in the West
Tawney for all practical purposes is a
member of the executive committee.
Mr.. Tawney has just returned from a
trip to New Y York, where he held con-
ferences with Mr.. Cortelyou, Senator
Scott, and other prominent party lead
ers concerning the organization for
which he (Tawney) will be held re-
sponsible in the present battle.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Blessing of Work.

The idea that work was sent as
punishment is an invention of the devil.
Adam and Eve, according to the
Scriptures-and it makes no difference
whether the story is parable or
historic verify, for tke lesson is the
same-were placed in the garden of
Eden ito dress it and to keep it, and
the reason that Eve was tempted was
very plainly because she was loafing
around and gossiping with the devil,
instead of attending to her beautiful
garden-looking after the plants and
flowers, the living birds and animals.
The devil always finds something for
hands and brains not usefully employ
ed, to do; for healthy brains, hands and
feet cannot be idle. The brains must
be planning, the hands must be work.
ing and the feet must be running
errands for God and man, or else plan
ming, working and running errands for
the. devil. Idleness is a disease that
must be caught like the itch, or ha-
bit that must be formed like whiskey-
drinking or tobacco using, its frequent
companions, adopted to keep off utter
disgust and loathing. or ennui and
insanity. No, one can be constantly
idle without becsming silly, and no one
can be otherwhe than usefully employ
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Symptoms of Sunday Sickness.

Morbus Sabbaticus, or Sunday sick
ness, is disease peculiar to church
members. The attack comes on sud-
denly every Sunday no symptoms are
felt on Saturday night; the patient
sleeps we'll and wakes feeling we'll; eats
hearty breakfast, and about church
time the attack comes on and continues
until services are over for the morning.
Then the patient feels easy and eats a
hearty dinner. In the afternoon be
feels much better and is able to take a
walk, talk about politics, and read the
papers; he eats a hearty supper, but
about church time he has another at
tack and stays at home. The peculiar
features are as follows:
1t often attacks members of the
church.
1t never makes its appearance ex-
cept on Sunday.
The symptoms vary, but never inter
fere with the sleep or appetite.
1t never lasts more than twenty-four
hours.
1t generally attacks the head of the
family.
No physician is ever called.
1t always proves fatal in the end to
the soul.
No remedy is known for it except
prayer.
Religion is the only antidote.
1t is becoming fearfully prevalent
and is sweeping thousands every year
prematurely to destruction.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
There is no Yellow Peril

The Chicago University professor
who is declaiming about "the yellow
peril'' may succeed in soaring himself,
but he will not scare the Western world.
japan has demonstrated her ability
to conduct war under modern condi-
tions with as much success as a west
ern nation. That does not signify that
the hordes Of China will be led by the
Japanese to overrun the western world.
There is a temperamental difference
between the forty odd millions of
Japanese yellow people and the four
hundred million yellow :people under
the dominion of the Emperor of China.
The former have always. been. active
and enterprising-so much so that they
have been termed "the Yankees of the
East" The Chinese temperament, on
the other band, is sluggish. More than
any other nation in the world the
Chinese are a people inclined to peace,
The preponderating Judgment of the
western nations is likely to be that in
stead of precipitating a peril, the sue
cess of the Japanese in their war with
Russia has averted a peril Russia
had become too vast, too aggressive
and too greedy Of power and of con-
tinually extending territorial domain.
Her policy threatened Great Britain in
India. 1t threatened the commercial
interests of the United States in Man
churia. It menaced the maintenance
of 'the balance of power" in the south
eastern corner of Europe. But for the
conflict with Japan, Russia might at
this moment have been lighting the
fires of war in the Balkans. The
Russian navy which the japanese have
partially destroyed, might have been
by this time bent upon making the
Pacific ocean Russian sea.
The Japanese, by their successful on
slaught, have practically driven the
Russian navy from the Pacific and are
now forcing the Russians out of Man
churia. There is in that no.harm for the
rest of the world, but the reverse
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Gross Earnings Bill Again.

0lOSS Earnings Dill AX6Aus
1t is none too early to begin the
campaign for. the four per cent gross
earnings bill, which will be submitted
to the people of Minnesota at the
November election.
Two years ago it hardly seemed
necessary to agitate in favor of the
gross earnings bill submitted by the
legislature of 1901 after a struggle of
intense interest. The voters seemed to
be greatly worked up over the question
and took summary vengeance against
members of the Legislature who had
fought the bill. But when they came
to the polls, these same voters forgot
to put cross mark opposite the "yes,"
and the bill failed to get the necessary
popular majority, receiving 130,522
votes out of 276,O71. There were 1903
votes cast against it, on account of a
doubt raised as to the operation of the
new system proposed by the bill:
The chances of success are better
this year. The 1903 legislature sub
mitted another bill, and under a new
law the proposition will go on separ.
ate ballot, with the constitutional
amendments. 1t will thus attract
greater attention on election day. Then
the bill as drawn is practically identi-
cal with the present law, except that it
raises the rate from three to four per
cent. There can be no possible question
of it's validity, and no question of the
increased revenue it will bring the
state. There is no room for doubt or
controversy. It is only necessary to
bring the proposition to the attention
of the voters, to get favorable deci-
sion. 1t has not been agitated for so
long that people have almost forgotten
about it, and in these prosperous times
they do not worry to any extent about
the distribution of the tax burden. A
campaign of education is needed.
Both political parties should declare
for the bill in their platforms. News
papers should advertise it, and cam
paign speakers should never forget to
solicit votes for the gross earnings bill.
1t means an additional revenue Of over
$5OO,OOO a year. Let us not have
another "auke. ."-Minneapolis Journal
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24

ought to secure 'em in their rights.
The wife earns more than half of the
accumulations any how in lots of cases
and she is entitled to the use of 'em.
This tryin' to ape old country idees in
entailin' property to the third and
fourth generation doa't go down very
good in this country and I'm glad of
it. One Of the biggest menaces today
is the pilin' up of immense estates by
stealin' and schemin' and squeezin' the
needy and I'm glad that government.
experts are sludyin' this gigantic prob
lem but the idee of tyin' up these pro-
perties so that they can't be distribu-
ted agen is contrary to the American
idee.
FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
The Details of the Wedding.

The editor of country newspaper is
often his own reportorial staff as we'll,
and some of his experiences when out
after news would make interesting
reading. The editor of a fourishing
journal in a northern California town
recently called at the "home of the
brides parents the day after the we'd
ding. He was desirous of telling his
readers all about the event and give
the young couple q good send off; as
we'll. The brides mother met him.
"Good morning, Mrs. Jones'" said the
editor. We called to get some Of the
details Of the wedding" .S s. .sff.s
sc odness,, y replied Mrs. Jones in
dismay they're all gone. You ought
to have come last night. They ate
every scrap" San Franciso Bulletin.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
The Primary Election
! Fake.

There is to be a conflict in the next
session of the state legislature, from
what can be gathered from the state
press and the comments of many men,
bers, over the primary election law.
There are some who favor the exten-
sion to state offices, and many more
who demand the repeal of the law.
Among the latter but one reason is ad-
vanced for the disapproval oflthe law.
and that is that when person is once
elected to an office he can keep it un-
til he is removed by a defeat of the
party that elected him. All claim that
the theory of the enactment is beautiful,
that the people have the power to say
who shall serve them. There was
never anything more fal]acious. The
people have virtually nothing to say.
1t is only the office holders who dictate
in that matter, and they are pretty apt
to name parties agreeable to them
selves. It is very seldom that objec-
tionable people have been elected to
county offices. AS a rule they have
been competent, honest and faithful,
and no fault could be found with the
manner in which they discharged their
duties. The objection is to giving
them life tenure through law enact
ed to give the people an opportunity to
say whom they will have serve them.
The more candidates there are for any
position, the surer is the occupant of
retaining it, for the latter will have
friends in all parts of county who
will give more than any one of half
dozen others can get in their own locali-
ties, and an aristocracy Of Office holders
is the inevitable result. Then as the
offices are given for Jealous party work,
what incentive is there for capable, en-
ergetic young men to get out and "hus-
tie" for q party, when all the plums fall
into one basket, and that receptacle
the one that has held them since the
law was enacted? These people will
consider that they have done their duty
when they have cast their Individual
votes, and there being no inducement
for them to see that other voters do
the same they only look after their
ownsbaisot.-. The same rule will apply
to state officers should the error-it
might be called a crime-extend to
state offices. Let them come under the
operation of this law and elections will
practically useless. The state officers
would be there to stay.-Rochester
Post and Record.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24

! / The date on the printed label Of
your paperetells every subscriber re-:
gularly the time to which he is paid up.
Look at it today and if you are in
arrears please make remittance Of part
or all if possible.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
lusuring Grain In Stacks Farme rs

lusuring Grain In Stacks Farme rs
1 am prepared to insure your grain
in stacks against fire and lighting
during harvest season in first class
company.
For one month 20 cents on $4,000
insured. :.>'. -. [EG,-
For two months 80 cents on $4,000
insured. r. IA, 'e--=.s.55 >.z, Il. 49,
. For three months 40 cents on $4,000
4 25 W. w. RANNEY, Agt. "
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
HOW'S This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hals
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transaction
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act
lug directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free,
Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24

You can't kill all the poisonous in
sects, but you can kill the pain of their
bites with one application of Coles
Carbolisalve. It quickly cures poisons
bites of insects and all itching skin
diseases. Keep a box handy, it's a
good thing to have. Coles is guarantee
ed. 25 and so cents by all druggists.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
Summer Tourist Rates

The Iowa Central has place on sale
daily round trip summer tourist tickets
to st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and
other Northern Minnesota summer re-
sorts; Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt
Lake City, Ogden, etc., at extremely
low rates. Limit for return to October
81. Call on agents for particulars or
address A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
FARMER BEN.

lind nothing better for liver derange-
ment and constipation than Cham
beriain's stomach and Liver Tablets
L. F.. Andrews, Des Moines, Iowa. For
sale by all druggists.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24
S1O.5O To St. Louis and Return
Via Chicago Great Western

Tickets on sale August 18th and 29th
September 18th and Goth. For further
information apply to any Great West
ern Agent or J. p. Elmer, G. p. A..
Chicago, III.
Mower County transcript., 1904-08-24

poU UU 10 San FRANCISCO ana Ke.
turn via Chicago Great West
ern Railway.
Tickets on sale daily from August
18th to September End. Good return
ing until October 18th. For stop over
privileges and other information apply
to any Great Western Agent or J. P.
Elmer, G. T. A., Chicago, Ill.
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