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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
WORK OF THE LIFE-sAvERs
Ninety Thousand Lives and $780, 100000 in Property Saved
 on Atlantic Coast.

The United States government ex- bends $2,000, ,000 year for the main tenance of it's 235 life saving stations. 200 on the shores of the Atlantic coast, 20 on the Pacific, 10 on the Gulf of Mex leo, and along the great lakes chain. The work, systematically begun in 1871 in New Jersey, the coast of which, sandy and with few bays, offers many dangers to the navigators, has been extended so that 1t now practically covers the chief danger points of the whole coast line of the country, more than 10000 miles in extent and longer than the coast line of any other country.
 Eight hundred persons are employed in the life saving stations. Their work counts most, of course, in winter time, except on the northern lakes, where travel is suspended in winter and the perils of navigation are greatest in the summer.
 Since the establishment under govern ment control of the life saving service of the United States the number of wz'ecks at points within signaling dis tance of government stations has been 14.000, and the number of persons saved or helped to safety by the life savers has been 90.0Oo. The number of per sons lost during the same period on wrecks of which notice to a life sav- ing station could be given has been 1000
 It Is believed that the total property In ships and cargoes saved during this period by the government employees amounted to $16o, GOO, ,000. There are about 730 wrecks year on the coasts oi the United States-that is, at the rate of about two day. By the use of life lines, non-capsizable boats, ocean rafts and other like appliances, the means oi safety to passengers has been largely increased, and it is a rather curious proof of their efficiency that the loss of life on steamboats on interior rivers Is more than 20 times greater in s year than from Wrecks at sea along the coast line
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
PoPE's SISTERS DODGE HEAT
Plus B. Orders Ladies to Leave Rome
 aAd They Go to Summer 1 Palace.

The Gordian knot is cut, and the sis ters of Plus K, who live in Rome, have flied the heat and are in Castle Gondolfo. says the Pall Mall Gazette. Before the decision was taken, great was the com. motion in the little apartment in the Corso Vittorio Emanuele. However, 1T stepped his holiness, and not only in sisted that they should leave Rome, but indicated where they should go, and, as the good ladies would as soon think ot cutting off their heads as dispute any thing that Plus x. decides upon, they are already safe in the papsl summer palace.
 The palace. with it's immense grounds, is one of the few temporal possessions left to the pontiffs after the Italians took possession of Rome It dominates both the Mediterranean, on one hand and the tiny historic lake of Albino or the other, and is only about an hour b, rail from the Eternal City. The palace is a rambling old pile with enormous halls in which regiments could be ac- commodated; fine chapel, but, alas! bare of furniture. At one time it lad quantities of antique furniture, price les marbles and old tapestries, but these have in the main vanished into thin air.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
TO SAVE CALIFORNIA ELK.

Rich CntfIeraam to Have Preserve
 For Them Near San Francisco.
 The California elk is to- be saved from extinction. Henry Miller, the cattle king, is to save the elk, says the San Francisco Chronicle He is at work upon a magnificent country home with in easy reach of San Francisco. 1t is called Mount Madonna, because it tops a little mountain of that name; but Elkwood might be a more appropriate designation, for it is about this sur passing country seat that Henry Miller is arranging preserve, immune from gun and dog and the civilized things which harry forest dwellers, where the California elk may live on in peace to the perpetuation and even increase of his kind.
 The cattle king will be able to carry out his praiseworthy scheme, because already he owns about all the Califor- mia elk which lift their antlers today There may be 15O specimens of these magnificent elk in California. Henry Miller owns 125.
 The elk which he now owns compose what is probably the only herd of American elk which it will be possible to save Tn the terribly rough Jack sons Hole country of Wyoming, in | Arizona and in a few places farther | east the last of the elk are now in. hid l ing. Tardy game laws have come too l late to permit the rejuvenating of their l kind in the United States. The elk must l soon follow the moose, whose fate was l that of the buffalo. Henry Miller would have elk in California when elk are to be found nowhere else in the country. Miller's elk are on one of his many cattle ranches, the Buena Vista ranch. l in the mountains of Kern county, thir- l ty-four miles east of Bakersfield When first cattle were driven there the l elk were plentiful Herds of elk graz ed and browsed with herds of steers. 1 With the settlement of the country the l elk thinned before the settlers guns. l When but a few were left Henry Mill
 Ter saw that complete extermination
 was close at hand, and he interfered.
 He chose the best wooded portion of
 his land, containing hundreds of acres
 of timber and thicket in places almost
 impenetrabie, and built about the great
 area an eight foot fence The fence was left open at places, and the nat
 ural instincts of the elk taught him in
 time that only within this ideal re-
 treat always guarded from hunters
 and intruders, was he safe. The elk
 of the whole vicinity took up their
 home thepe and their number has in
 creased within the last ten years.
 II
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
Something New.

What's this peculiar instrument7" Inquired the visitor.
 That" replied the manufactures, sis table knife. We've just filled large order for Chicago firm"
 ''But what's the idea in the raised rim all around the blade2"
 That's to keep peas and things from rolling off."-Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
Few Dollars.

Philip Hale, Boston musical critic and annotator of the Symphony pro- gramme books, was talking not long ago with a woman who is strenuously pursa- ing musical culture. MT. Hale. she asked him, what is the difference be- tween the first and second violin in an orchegtra?' About ten dollars con- cert, madam" replied the critic. Phil- adelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

the United States 271, ,1S8 persons. Of these 25,S10 hold positions in Wash lngton. The total includes all those who draw pay from the national gov ernment excepting elected officers. About one-half the number. 134.548, have apparently obtained their ap1 pointments under competitive condi- tions.
 T. C.-What is the score of the champion billiard player and who is he? (2) Who invented billiards and pool and when?
 A. Maurice Vignaux of France ia the present champion and his run Of l,531 points in match play, straights rail billiards, is the highest record eyer made at any style game of bilIiarGs. (2) The origin of billiards and pool Is obscure. Some say that billiards was brought by the Crusaders from tha east Cotton in his CompIeat Game ster 0674) wavers between Spanish and Italian origin. There is reason to believe, however, that one Derigne of the court of Charles IIX of France invented the game about 1874. Pool is an outgrowth of billiards. |
 J. c, C.Is there generation of people known to history as the bearded people," or does the term personify q certain individual of an cient notoriety?
 A. The history of boards among na- tions is an intresting one, but [ am not aware that history records any especial bearded people For instance. Alexander the Great ordered the Mac edonians to be shaved lest the beard should give a handle to their enemies. The Tartal's. out of a religious prifl. ciple, waged long and bloody war with the Persians, declaring them in- hdels because they would not cut their boards after the rites of Tar. | tary. The Jews have worn boards for centuries. The Russians, even of rank: did not cut their boards until within
 a few years, and Peter the Great was
 obliged to keep officers to cut off the
 beards by force.
 I J. McC.-Please sketch the lives of 1 Steiner and Ole Bull, the old violin
 makers?
 A. Steiner was one of the earliest
 of the famous makers of vtolins. being mentioned in connection with Stradi- vaTius, Amati, Maganni. De Salo and
 others He lived some two hundred
 years ago. Ole Bull was not a maker of violins, but Il player and composer. l He was. however, enough of mechan- I ic to devise some Improvements in pf-
 ano making Bull was born in Der 1 gen, Norway, in 181O and was a vio- l lin enthusiast from babyhood. At ten
 years he played music his teacher could not Poverty was his lot until.
 he earned fame shortly after reaching
 manhood. From that time he trav-
 eled extensively, visiting America in l 1S43 and three times after that On his
 second visit here, in 1867, he became acquainted with the lady who became
 his second wife, in Madison, Wis. In ! 1879 he resided for a Sime in Cam I bridge, Mass, and formed many warm friendships with artists and writers.
 among whom were Longfellow and 1 Whittier He returned to his native
 land and died early in the following l year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

tain which also runs beer. She read this placard:
 BEER
 Served at this Founk.
 GOOD SODA WATER and GOOD BEER ARE EQUALLY HARMLESS IF TAKEN TEMPERATELY.
 sThat is a lying, misleading sdgn," she declared, "and am sorry for the poor souls wso will be led astray by it. If Sister Nation were only here!'
 Bishop Samuel Fallows of St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal church in Chicago lauds the action of Bishop Henry c. Potter. Bishop Fallows himself con- ducted similar experiment In Chicago. He said:
 Bishop Potter is one of the few men in the country who are endeavoring to deal in practical manner with the saloon evil. His sympathies are with the workingman. In this Subway sa- loon movement he is following the plan adopted by Earl Grey and 8 very large number of the. Church of England clergy. Conditions are different in this country, and American sentiment is not in favor of thus meeting the saloon problem. thoroughly believe that the most feasible way of antagonizing the saloon is to provide proper substitute, and in this substitute saloon no in- toxicating liquors of any kind should be sold.''
 Among the most ardent advocates of temperance in New York are the Paul. ist Fathers, says the New York Herald. Rev. John J. Hughes said of Bishop Potter's action that 1t reminded him of an incident that had happened in the church in Father Hecker's time.
 "A man came here.' he said, land told Father Hecker that he wanted to open a saloon in the parish. You know he added, that I'm good, law abiding man, and I want to conduct the saloon on good moral lines, and | don't want you to oppose me in opening it. 1. you will consent I promise to comply with any stipulations you may make for me in running 1t.
 All right Father Hecker answer ed, you can go ahead if you will com ply with my conditions. The first is that you will have none but archangels for barkeepers.
 Tt is unnecessary to say" continued Father Hughes, that there was no need of mentioning the other condi- tions My opinion on the subject is that laid down by all the Catholic bish- ops who say in the decrees of the council of Baltimore as to those en- gagged in the sale of intoxicating liq- uors:
 Let them if possible, choose some more honorable way of making a liv-. ing.''
 Bishop Potter's action, though con demncd by some ministers in Cincin- nati. is not without supporters. The Rev. Philip |. Pendleton, Christian, is grieved by his example and regards his action as u regrettable mistake. The Rev. David Kinney, Reformed Presby- terian, says that the dedication of the tavern was 'as incongruous as pray CT meeting in hell'' and insists that the pcrticipator should be expelled from his church.
 The Rev. C. ". Blodgett, Methodist. is emphatic in his condemnat ton. Rabbi Louis Grossman. Jewish; the Rev. Dud- ley w. Rhodes. Episcopal, and the Rev. Father Mackay, Roman Catholic, praise the fearless independence of the movement and see in it a philanthropic enterprise devoid of pedantry, not harmful, but in the end beneficial.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
Boards for Priests.

It is understood that the pope is to is- sue regulation whereby all Roman Catholic bishops and priests who Sd ds, sire may allow risossT Ssards to grow. k
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

Chinese Soldter'A Hatred of Russia.
 Governor General Tsen of Canton is said to have urged the empress Of China i've times to declare war against Russia, and to have sent telegraphic messages to all the leading mandarins gn the emuSre to sBRport him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

Snake Venom for Plague. Cobra venom is said to be powerful remedy for tse
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06
Weieht Changes.

The weight of body is said to in crease as its temperature falls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

nke this is poss.o4e. I would not have believed it"
 Then she peaked into the water wagon" department-at the soda foun- tain which also runs beer. She read this placard:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

c. B.-How many persons hold po- sitiens under the national govern ment?
 there were last year in the emnlog of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

Some Pastors Praise Fearless Inde- pendence of the Movement Tne Bishops Participation Tn Dedicat- Ing Model Saloon Unnecessary, Says Robert Graham-view of 8 Woman Temperance Worker.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-06

A woman with Woman's Christian Temperance union badge came up Bieecker street early in the morning, says the New York Tribune. She was looking for the dedicated" tavern, and she hoped to be disappointed. She knew the worst when she read the bulletin in front of the place.
 "Yes; this Is the saloon dedicated by Bishop Potter yesterday. You are well come'
 Below it were clippings from newspa- pers giving an account of the interest ing ceremony which formally launch ed the drinking place.
 The world is getting worse and {, she. declaged. Nhen sa tsssss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
COAST line WILL
NOT INTERFERE.
':-iicss as to Louisville rnd.
Nashville Stock Are Not
Well Founded.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch. ).

Special to The Times. Dspatcil)
NEW Y DIRK, October oS.--.A number Of
stories lately have been current to tho
effect that louisville and Nashville stock
would be taken up by Atlantic Coast
Line by means Of an issue OF Atlantic
Coast Line stock for louisville and Nash-
vile on tho basis Of 100 or 1875 Coast Line
for 100 Louisville. It has also been said
that tho dividend rate OH Louisville ana
Nashville would be advanced in January.
4 It does not appear that there Is sub-
stantial basis for this report. The At
lantic Coast Line management, which now
controls louisville and Nashville has no
intention Of disturbing tho present status,
nuor has 1t In mind any carly change
In the lLlusvlle ana Nashville dividend
rate. AS matters stand ut present, the
usual 21-3 per cent, semi-annually VIII
be declared on Louisville and Nashville
stock in January and no more,
The Atlantic Coast Line people are be-
levers In the future of louisville and
Nashville, and consider II fairly we'll
worth the present price, but give no en-
couragement8 to extravagant yaluat ton OF
tho property or extravagant predictions
as to Its early future.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
RALLY ON
N. Y. MARKET
Pick Up III Stocks Follows lid
ing Over Of Foreign
Troubles.
THE FEELING is MUCH EASIER
United States Bonds Unchanged
on Calais to Other
y Securities.
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81 s5'tl .st#5. INV Associated PreEs.D 5t
NEW YORK, oct. 2S.-With2 the lcar oL
: rupture between Russin and Great
Britain relieved stocks scored . SHARP ,i ~,
recovery to-day. There was an assertion
OF the recovered bull control OF me mar at
ltet and excursions were MADE l1to ~. ~
Kst to develop new points or stTelis III
Tho efforts met with SUCCESS.
Tho striking feature OF the market,
however, was tho decline IN Interest at
, tho higher levels tnnd tho lapse INTO nc-
tual diullnas at times. inc Market Wis
tho smallest OF tho week. In The carly
dealings Union Pacific maintained wen rs
recent prominence IN the market, the M
polling factor being the definite dccisioh
on tho part OF the Oregon Short Line, o.
rcctors to avail themselves OF thc. pr TN
lego under the mortgage to retire inc
participating bonds ut 102 l-2 IN spite OF
ali official disclaimers. tho speculative cle-
ment sees In this n certain lndicltlo'i
that the Northern Securities. settlement
IL being worked out to extend me 4, z. co ,t
!, n,unity OF interest In the transcontinental
railroad field. .
was as effective as anything in the days
crs and other CHARTERS Of the list Lack
awannn was especially conspicuous. soar-
ing TO new record levels on smanll trans
actions and by Jumps OF several points
between sales at 800. The renewed
strength OF United States Steel preferred
was as effective as anything In tn days
market In restoring speculative conti-
curities may be said almost to have
shared with the war scare as n cause Of
the weeks break In the market.
THE decrease in the foreign tension at
forded some relief here TO the exchange
market. and no further engagements were
made or gold for export tomorrow, rs
had been anticipated. The occasional
fluctuations OF the market gave way to a
recovery In the final dealings and thu
closing -yas firm and generally at the
best prices. is5s u.
Bonds we're nr,n. Total sales rar
value, $500, 900.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call. "a Sc HI
300 shares.
FL MONEY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Money on call, steady. 2a2 IL per cent:
lowest. 2; ruling rate. 21-4; last loan,
- 51-2: closing b q. 2; offered at o1-4. 533s
Il Tlnlc loans. easy and dull: 60 days. 3
z per cent; 30 days and six months, 1-idt
BE-.
Prime mercantile paper. 4d5 per cent:
sterling exchange Arm. with actual bust
ncss In bankers Bills. at sisG75eI$is 20
for demand and at s4S3.95GslSi for sixty
days bills. Posted rates. s4si -2li$is5 and
sis1Qpl-2. Commerc al bills. s4S3 3-4. Bar
silver. Is rs Mexican, dollars, as IA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
BUSINESS rs ACTIVE.
The Cool Weather Proves Help
ful-M manufacturers Are Busy.

~ : i .E.
(By Associated Prcss.)
NEW. YORK, Oct. 2s.-R. g. Dun 6
.company's Review OF Trade tomorrow,
Will say:
NIildwes ather early IN tho week. check
ed by the distribution Of seasonable
goods, but had IA permanent value In fa-
'c;litating the harvesting OF cotton and
late grain. Subsequently the temperature
fell. restoring retail trade IN Wearin g up
parel, fuel and similar products to great
or activity than WAS experienced a. year
ago. Building operations are active,
Strengthening the markets for lumber and
mater ais. Manufacturing plants arc
IN aking steady gains, particularly In the
leading industries. and 1t Is significant
that relucta ice to do business has sh fled
from buyers to sellers, elimination largely
the concessions in prices that prevented
stability. Labor is unusually well em-
ployed, judging by the official compls Ca
ton Of the unions. aailway freight block
AIDES cause some complaint. which Is re-
markabe In view of the restricted gran
movement and earnings in the three
weeks Of October were 90 per cent. larger
than in 1903. BIZ ii
Textile manufacturing returns are again
irregular, owing to the fact that OK pecta-
lions OF Increased activity In cotton goods
We're not realized. Failures this week
numbered 233 against 253 last year. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.

tcorreA Ned daily Unless otherwise stated these
quotations are wholesale prlces,)
5(lIye)- Fairly active. Quotations.:
Chickens 4| large, per pound. lSGl4c,; medium
per pound, l4allbc. small, per pound, lGc;
hens. per pound llc,;. ducks, large. per pound,
igg lsc. & ducks, small per pound, lodlllc.;
KEYS in act We demand receipts light.
si3uTTER-Cholcs family packed, per pound,
!l70lsc. fancy dairy packed per pound. Haglsc.;
choicer dairy packer, per pound, lbIlGe;; choice
store packed, per pound, l51l6c, medium. per
lIHund, j 1901 10. !; common, per pound Sgvc, !;
choice yellow rolls, lGGpl7c. per pound; mixed,
white and. yellow II ~ e9l6c, per. pound.
EGGS-Crates. yearby, fresh laid, 22823c per
dozen, crate other sections, 70. per dozen;
barrels and boxes. sogslc, per dozen; gulena,
Is FA III aGss AND m pple. Pc.
choice ihanupacked.s sl,75a3 per barrel medium,
handpacked, ~ rs par bplrel; bulk, slul6o,
.Heans-N ayy No white, l7OSvl 50; con'm !Na
i il scoiorsd Sl.s2bO l,50i blackeye peas,
ri. 4ol l.60 fhushol Onions, bushel, 70dlSoc. Pota-
toes, Virginia, t015Qc per bus; Western, 6ogt0c
Peanutsr-Farmerg, per pound. ~. %, HAMS.
SMALL 1bepl6c. hams, large. 1876 tS.; sides,
smoked. lvQl lyo.: shou lders, smoked, sqpIvc,
a ss.S 4Sa as.
bsse, s asss fSs Ssns "
fiEsL,ouR-rWinter superlbr. 1915 p4.o 90 winter
extrn, sihO&pA7 "a; Winter DE SOS. 20; winter
straight, s5s0Jbz5 81 winter patent, s5,a5af6lO,
SACKED 7S9 q: scountiY 6olfed, sacked 6s's u
Csc, N Miilfeedr hpstnh' per ton. ~ 90 w |;
bran, $40. 5OGpsl w X Il Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
COTTON MARKET:.

X NEW YORK Oct. 2s.--1t was Il very quiet,
but generally steady day in the cotton market.
The opening was tll1n at unchanged prices %
an advance Of points. or rather better than
due on the cables. nj u result OF more optin!s-
tic views Ut tho European situation ana re-
ports OF more or less general frosts IN the
centra! and western belts. There was com
paratiyciy iiitie cotton for sale, and following
ten cali this market continued to advance on
u steady demand through wire and commission
houses and covering OF room shorts. The
larger operators did not appear. 70 be taking
any very active part in the trading. Some OF
the New Orleans operators were evidently buy
Ing In n moderate way, as though Stesting the
Remaining siprt interest. Gables cantinued
steady after the locap opening. and when It
was seen that Interior receipts were running
II little lighter local prices increased their
gam. The highest point was In the late trad
ing when January sold at $50 and March at
a 50. The close was little down from tho
best but steady at q net advance OF s6nl2
points. Sales were estimated at 10000 bales
@rhere were SI.uTnors circulating in the after
noon that the Fall River strike had been
broken and that the mills there were to start
on full time after the first OF tho month. This
r1lnor wns not confirmed from oiscial sources
Receipts Mt the ports to-daS&were 3TsS bales
against 8, bt. last week and 81. 81 last year;
for the week 10000 bales against 1898 500 bales
last week and ais last year; recn p.s
at New Orleans were 10 SIS bales against ID, 10
last year, and at Houston o.S9S bales against
10. sS4 last year