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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
HEARD IN PASSING

In man that which is called con
 science is largely fear 1hat ne in4S
 bo found out.-New Haven Onlon'
 The great national game now mas q
 rival in the popular game playeo ey-
 cry four years known as saving tne l country. y.n-Brockton Enterprise. There are about 49,O00 members ID l the cigarmakers' union and they pay 3O cents a week to keep 1t godng. II l the last 20 years it has paid out ovei
 S5, ,OOO, ,OO0 in benefits to the mempeie'
 Senator Fairbanks says he has new I CT used whiskey except as neale1ne. l1If this is true he is out of hls sphere'
 he ought to head the prohibition uck-
 et-Morning Telegram Union.
 There Is a show at Coney Island
 called "War is HeI.' It must be suffering severely just now from the competition of the Brooklyn trolley
 cars.-New York World.
 If any American citizen wishes to divest himself of trial by jury he has I only to visit the Philippines. The l constitution does not run there.--New Britain Herald.
 1 President Roosevelt with his six children and Senator Fairbanks with his five are in themselves pretty ralr
 anti-race suicide platform. Chicago
 Tribune.
 Enforced idleness is injurious to any one. The habits of industry do more 10 harden up the muscles, warm up
 the cookies Of the heart and prolong 1 life than anything else. Norwich Bul- BtSll ! letin.
 The next house will probably be 1 controlled by the party that takes the 1 greater care in picking out dts candi- l dates for congress and then works I the more energetically and systemah-
 cally to elect them. Fifty-six mem
 bers of the present. house thirty demo- crats and twTenty-six republic got l in, two years ago. by less than 2,OOO plurality y-H Hartford Courant. Dog chains have gone above par in 1 Boston. The other day smartly dressed woman appeared on the street ] with her smartly dressed young son in \ tow. The seven foot dog chain kept him ''in sight," and though the young hopeful plus the chain, occasionally | got mixed up with pedestrian, rhe l general verdict was that 1t was l good idea" ."-Meriden Journal.
 Every boy or girl should learn now
 to swim. It doesn't often happen that l Deople have to use the art, but when l the time does come the knowledge of l keeping afioat is badly needed. Far ents should see to it that their sons
 ana daughters learn the art, for they l little know when 1t may come in han- l dy.-Lakeville Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04

Slow as is the rogress of civiliza- tion in China, yet industrially at least the Celestial" empire does move, the report of the inspector general of GUS toms Of the empire shows that China is rapidly getting into condition to supply herself with certain articles for which she has depended heretofore almost entirely upon other countries, She now manufacturers 30 per cent of all the cotton goods supplied to the home market. Tn a year China's Inn ports of flour have fallen off one-fourth but the deficiency in imports was more than made good by the recently estab- 1ished Chinese four mills grinding Chinese wheat. These would seem to be signs that, in spite of corrupt and incompetent government, China is be ginning to awake from her sleep of centuries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3. 1904.

There is 8 lapland express train
 from Stockholm to Narvik which
 leaves twice week. on Tuesdays and
 Fridays, from June to August. It is about a three days Journey, and it may be set down as true, says an ex- change, that it is the only train of its kind that take travellers from the bosom of civilization and carries them through what are called "sceneries of intact wilderness This journey to to the land of the midnight sun affords both land and sea travelling. as the express runs in connection with the steamships to Nordkap. From NarVik the tourist may either go north or south; or he can come down the coast of Norway, break the sea voyage at Trondhjem, and go by rail through the Meraker valley into Sweden again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04

The question of immigration cohtln- ues to attract the usual attention of
 thoughtful citizens. It IS to be feared that many who discuss the matter these days are doing little thinking on the subject. It is generally admitted that one of the most trying questions in this country at this time is that of where we are to get help to do our manual work, says an exchange. The public school system is rapidly turning out generation that will not do labor ing work. The average American boy is not raised with the ideas of digging ditches, building railroads, carrying the hod, Or even learning the trades which call for hard physical effort. At this time the land is filled with com plaints of farmers to the effect that they are unable to secure help on the farms. The intelligent laborer is no longer to be found looking for the work which the farms and ditches call for
 The migrants of the early decades plunged into that sort of work, and they gave their brawn and muscle to the building of the cities, the making of the railroads. and the cultivation of the farms. It is not overdrawing the thing to say the country is confronted with the question now, where are we going to find men to do the laboring work, not to speak of the still more pressing demand as to where the wo- men are to come from to do the domes-
 tic work which women raised in this country will not do if they can help it? This so called fear of immigration is curious in this country. That the class of immigrants at hand now is of less value to the nation than was that of a half century ago, cannot be disputed but this is the country in which there has been room for all. The children of the early immigrants are not digging ditches, as their fathers were. and the country has them in the walks of bus mess, in the various occupations of honor and worth, to the development nf the resources of the republic. Can
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04

Judge Parker is of course, pre-emin- ently lawyer and jurist; this is his serious business and passion in life, says one writer, but after that he is a farmer who loves the woods and the river, and he experiences a real pleas ure in making the soil bring forth abundant crops, and in breeding and raising horses and cattle. He makes everything pertaining to the farm real study, and it is safe to say that there is no man in the state of New
 York who understands the subject better than he Judge Parker was born in the village of Cortland, and raised on farm near there. When he arrived at manhood, however, he became a resident of Kingston, and in time purchased country place a few miles below there, in the township of Esopus. Of all the livestock at Rosemount, Judge Parker probably takes the greatest pride in his red poll cattle which have won many prizes at the country fairs in New York state and there Is no surer way to start him talking than to ask him for information concerning them. They are his hobby. and he will discourse on them by the hour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
cosTER BUTCHERS CHARITY.

A London coster butcher brought his barrow to standstill in the New Gut. An old woman looked with longing eyes at the meat She. was evidently very poor, for she hesItated to pay Sd for scale full of selected bits.
 Ere, have lem at tuppence," grow led the butcher. 'sIt's too much" said the woman dolefully. "Ave lem at a penny" Still the woman hesitated. There was look of pity mixed with disgust on the butchers face as he murmured pathetically. ssEre. 'ang it all, missus. I'll turn my back while you sneak lem.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04

really proposed rights has been during the last half century Of all that the beginning these United States rathe the society of the non preference and choice opposed to the traditions of the old.
 BUT AS THE COUNTRY GROWS IN WEALTH AND LUXURY Americans and spend holidays and keeny observe the people, CHANGE HAS CREPT OVER THE PRnLEVAL SIMPLICITY. Along with other imporaons of convenonay has the system of chap efonage and it artificial all the The original good very young girl should into society with her mother just the parent bird when the fedgng begins try wings accompanies it's feeble flight chng and showing how guide the renous and how find early the gterng grub But the young bird has strength and enough fly alone the mother about her portant affairs and leaves the daughter practical lessons she has learned.
 But the improvement upon that young bird becomes responsible bird with the right self guidance until she mated that THE MOST VENERABLE AND PROPER AND DEMURE OLD MAID SPARROW MUST NEVER TRY TO FLY OR TO PICK UP THAT EARLY WORM UNLESS SHE IS UNDER THE PROTEC TON OF SOME LITTLE FLIRTY, FLIGHTY HEN JUST MARRIED TO SOME JAUNTY LITTLE COCK SPARROW NO OLDER THAN HERSELF,
 
 Now THIS ABsURDIrY arises from remnant of the old barbac idea that all fools and all brute for that old chvary by of the Knights of the Round Table and great deal of pretty and the impossible things people pretend that they would like reproduce.
 But the noble days of hvaly and the world has moved several degrees upon that orbit which they tell
 
 Men have learned cultivate their instead of simply their passions for murder. and rapne.
 LONGER LESS PREY HER DESTROYER. OUT CHILDHOOD YOUTH DEvELoPED AN AMOUNT OF CHARACTER AND A WEALTH OF PROMISE THAT HAVE MADE THE TRADITION MoNoERs coNsERvA- TvEs AeHAsT AND sTAMMER DisMAY: STOP STOP! GoINGT
 Do suppose however that advocating the complete emancipation of young girls from parental control Mo- for think nothing dsagreeabe than the independent and almost insulting tone adopted these days by good girls toward their fathers and mothers Mo- idea simply let the girls be trained while still children such and woan self and self reliance that they would msbehave themselves society than their mothers would and let them they older show their right freedom by their moderation and wisdom in using it
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
An Old Faxorife
THE COLISEUM AND THE GLADIATOR
By Lord Byron

 1ULSSlRCHES arches! Rome 2 = NT~ NssI Collecting O herl line, lUAAISI Would build up all her triumphs in %w&NSl Her Coliseum stands; the moonbeams AMMA M As 'twere it's natural torches, for divine AA AA Should be the light which here, ilume 3IS%%rxkI This long-expored still A@AAkzA-O Of contemplation; gloom
 Of an Italian night where the deep skies which words, and speak to ye of heaven
 and monument And shadows forth it's glory. given
 Unto the things of earth which Time hath bent, A spirits feeling where he
 His hand, but broke his scythe there power And magic in the ruined battlement
 For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till its dover. met Gladiator lie:
 He leans his hand-his manly brow @@tT Consents to death, but conquers agony,
 And his dropped head sinks gradually low And through his side the drops, ebbng 4 gash heavy, by one, Like the first of thunder-shower;
 The sWims around him-he gone, Ere ceased the nhuman shout which hailed 1t, eyes
 We're with his heart and that was far away; He recked not of the life he lost prize.
 But where his rude hut by Danube lay, There his young barbarians all a play,
 There was their Dacian mother-he their sire. Butchered to make Roman holiday
 All this rushed with his blood-Shall be expire And unavenged 7-Arsei ye Goths and glut your ire! "Whie stands the Coliseum Rome shall stand;
 When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome fals-the World" From own land Thus spake the pilgrims this mighty which to call
 Ancient and these three mortal things still On their foundations and unaltered all:
 Rome and her Ruin past Redempton's skill The World-the wide denof thieves what will.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
Haro 10 Find.

True patriotism never thinks of the premiums. Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
DESTRUCTION OF EGGS.

Millions Of eggs are destroyed in England every year simply in order to keep the prices up.
 When the eggs are coming in too fast from abroad and a gIut in the market is threatened. 1t is the practice to break open case after case and de- ilDerately smash the contents with a suck Thousands of acses, too, are thrown overheard at sea, and one way or another it is no uncommon thing thlng Tor half million foreign eggs 10 be destroyed in a week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
Do. Our Girls Need Chaperons ]? sz1ss es sss' ......
By Mrs. FRANK LESLIE

EFT US CONSIDER WHETHER OUR GIRLS NEED CHAPERONs or if the colonial system of maids and matrons going whither they would, by light and moonlight, in company with their brothers,
 their fathers, their cousins their unces the might be, or without them just as 1t happened, was
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-04
Worth Considering.

You needn't experience the incon- ve1ience~o or going into paWnshops any longer. We will accommodate you with any amount by calling at 1T2 South Main street-in the store, not a pawnshop. All business strictly confl- dential. A full line of watches and 5ewelry always on hand.
 We also do repairing of watches, clocks, jewelry, and engraving, and guarantee all our sales and work to give perfect satisfaction or money re- funded. Try us once and be convinced.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-02-17

tlemcn, but L must say that you are
still in Il tight place"
He then related to them the whole
story. Just before 6 o'clock Mizrox had
gone to the princes room to prepare
him for the duel. The door was closed,
but unlocked, as he found after repeat
ed ~knockings. Lorenz was lying on tho
bed, undressed and covered with blood.
The Mortified duke made @ hasty ex-
animation and found hat he was dead.
A dagger had been driven to his heart
as lie slept. The hotel was aroused, the
police were called, and the excitement
was at its highest pitch when the two
friends camc from their room q few
minutes after 6.
"But what have we to do with this
dreadful AFFAIR." Why are we rushed
of here like criminals?" asked Lorry,
n feeling of cruel gladness growing out
OF the knowledge that Lorenz was dead
and that the princess was freed from
her compact.
"NIy FRIEND" said Dangloss slowly,
"you are accused of the murder"
Lorry was too much stunned to be
angry, too weak to protest. For some
moments after the blow fell he and
Anguish were s%peechless. Then came
the protestations, the rage and the
threats, through all of which Dangloss
sat calmly. Finally he sought to quiet
them, partially succeeding.
MIR. Lorry, the evidence is very
strong against you, but you shall not
be u~njustly treated. You are not q
prisoner as yet. In Graustark n man
who Is accused OF murder and who was
not seen by any one to commit The
crime cannot be legally arrested until
an shall go before the princess,
who is also high p~ricstcss, and swear
on his life HAT he knows the guilty
man. The man who so u agrees
to forfeit his own life in case tho other
is proved innocent. If you are to be
charged with the murder of the prince,
some II must go before the princess
and take oath-his life against yours. I
am holding you here, sir, because 1t Is
the only place in which you are safe.
Iorenz's friends would have torn you
to pieces had we not found you first.
You are not prisoners, and you may de-
part If you think it WISE"
But how can they accuse me? I
knew nothing Of the murder until /
reached this place." cried Lorry, stop
ping short in his restless walk before
the little baron.
$50 you say, but
IF you accuse me, I'll kill your
whispered Lorry, holding himself tense.
Anguish caught and held him.
"Be cain, SIR" cautioned Dangloss.
II may have my views, but 1 am not
willing to take oath before her royal
highness. Listen: You were heard to
say you woul xii! him. You began
the fight. You were the aggressor, and
there is no II else OH earth, 1t Is said,
who could have wished to murder him.
The man who did the stabbing entered
the room through the hall door and
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companion rs they crossed the parade.
The other gave n start and did not
look pleased. Then he instlnctively
glanced toward the castle.
THE princess is at the Window he
cried. catching Lorry's arm and point
ing back. But the other refused to
turn, walking on blindly. "You ought
not to have acted like that, Gren," said
Anguish n few moments later. "She
saw me call your attention to her, and
she saw you refuse to look back. I
don't think hat you should have hurt
her." Lorry did not respond, and
there was no word between them until
they were outside the castle gates.
"You may leave tomorrow, Lorry, If
you like, but I'm going to stay awhile"
said Harry q trife confusedly.
Haven't you had enough Of the
place."
II don't a r. a whoop for the place.
You see, it's this way: I'm just as hard
hit as you, and it is not a princess that
1 have to contend with"
You mean that you are in love with
the countess2"
"Emphatically."
LIN sorry IOr yOu.'
"Think she'll turn me DOWN.
"Unless you buy a title Of one OF
these miserable counts or dukes"
"Oh, I'm not SO sure about that.
These counts and dukes come over and
marry our American girls. I don't see
why can't step in and pick out q nice
little countess If I want to-"
"She Is not as avaricioHs as the
counts and dukes, I'll wager She
cares nothing for your money"
WELL, she's as poor as a church
mouse" said the other doggedly.
"The countess poor? How do you
know"
II asked her one day, and she told
me all about It," said Anguish.
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left by the same. There are drops of
blood In the carpet, leading direct to
your door. On your mob are the
prints of bloody fingers where you
or some one else-placed his hand in
opening the door. 1t was this discov-
cry, made by me and my men, that
fully convinced the enraged friends of
the dead prince that you were guilty.
When we opened the door, you were
gone. Then came the search, the fight
at the head of the stairs and the race
to the prison. The reason l saved you
from that mob should be plain to you.
I love my princess, and L do not for
get that you risked your life, each of
you, to protect her. 1 have done all
that L can, gentlemen, to protect you
in return. 1t means death to you If
you fall into the hands of his followers
just now. A few hours will cool them
off no doubt, but now-now 1t would be
madness to face them. know not
what they have done to my men at the
hotel-perhaps butchered them"
There was anxiety in Dangloss'
voice, and there was honesty in his
keen old eyes. His charges now saw
the situation clearly and apologized
warmly for the words they had ut
tered under the pressure Of somewhat
extenuating circumstances. They ex-
pressed a willingness to remain in the
prison until the excitement abated or
until some one swore his life against
the supposed murderer. They were
virtually prisoners, and they knew it
well. Furthermore, they could see that
Baron Dangloss believed Iorry guilty
OF the murder. Protestations of limo
cence had been politely received and
politely disregarded.
"Do you expect one of his friends to
take the oath?" asked Lorry.
"Yes; 1t is sure to come"
"But you will not do so yourselfT'
mo"
"I thank you, captain, for 1 see that
you believe me guilty"
IL do not say you are guilty, rcmcm-
Der, but I will say that IL YOU did muir
der Prince Lorcnz you have made the
people Of Graustark rejoice from the
bottoms OF their hearts, and you will
be euloglzed from one end Of the land
to the other"
Hanged and eulogizcd," said Lorry
grlmly.
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CHAPTER XIV. tooNrINuED).

There was nothing more to be said
or done. SO after n few moments the
Americans took their departure. The
countess babe them farewell, saying
that she must return to the princess.
I'll see yout tomorrow" said AM
guish, with rarc assurance and The air
of an old and Indispensable friend.
And YOU, Mr.. Lorry?" she said curl.
ously.
IL nm very much occupied" he mum
blcd.
you do wrong In seeking to deceive
me-" she whispered as Anguish passed
through the door ahead of them. u"
know why you do not come"
HAS she told your
IL have guessed. Would that 1t
could have been you and not the 9TH
err
"Onc cannot be n man aud q prince
at tho same time, I fancy" he said
bitterly.
"Nor can one be a princess and a
woman"
Lorry recalled the conversation In
the sickroom two weeks before and
smiled ironically. The friendly girl
left them at the door, and they passed
out Of the castle.
~ shall leave Edelweiss tomorrow"
said one, more to himself than to his
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LAURENs. q. c., Feb. II, 1904.
The State House Scandal.

The botched and shoddy character OF
the State House work speaks for It.
self. The report of the legislative COM
.mittee merely puts in words what all
informed people know. The language
employed is harsh, 1t is extremely Sc
we're but it is not adequate to the sub
ject.
Nobody fancies that the members OF
the State House building commission
have been dishonest. No one believes
that any member Of the commission
was in collision with the architect or
the contractors. With the exception
of J. Q. Marshall the members Of the
commission were deceived by the arohi-
tect and contractors. That Ia the whole
story. The less Mr.. w. j. johnson and
others of the commission have to say
the better it will be for them. Their
melancholy failure to protect the pub
lie interests is what they should try to
forget. Any effort on their part to de-
fend the State House work must be
ludicious.
Mr.. J. Quitman Marshall Is q relic OF
"Ring Rule" He was the late Gov
john Peter Richardson's Score
tary Of State. While holding that Of
lice he became familiar with the State
House and grounds, as their official
custodian. Had this survivor Of the
days of "Incipient Corruption" OF the
~"Oligarchy," of the people who were
"tsmed SO to speak" (see the Shell
Manifesto,) been listened to in the
balmy days of Reform, the State of
South Carolina might have saved q
quarter of a million of dollars.
Mr.. f. p. Milburn, the Reform
"Architect" of the State House, the
successor Of Nerrsee OF Ring Rule
days is o person of sleek appearance
and pockets with good cigars. His
rooms in the hotels flow with hospit-
ality. every man is the architect OF
his own fortunes" and Milburn is a
conspicuous success.
We repeat-the less said by the State
House building commission the better
by far.
The most disgraceful feature of the
whole story IL that Mr.. Marshall time
and again gave warning. Mr.. Mar
shall's protests were approved by THE
LAURENS ADVERTISER and other news-
papers. Mr.. Marshall's protests were
given no heed until too late.
First and last what Reform has done
for South Carolina is a plenty.