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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
AMERICAN ENGINEER ALERT.
In South Africa He Has Diverted Much Business from Brit
 ish Factories.

Many of the large mines in South Africa derive their supplies of plant and machinery from America and this largely through the efforts of the American engineer. In consequence the British manufacturer is placed at a disadvantage.
 The sympathies of the American en- gineer are with American manufac- turers; his taste for American machin- cry is as pronounced as his success in installing it upon the mines under his charge. Assistant engineers and staff are quickly Americanized; and so far as the machinery and equipment are concerned, particularly where 1t is electrical, this section of the market is dead to the British manufacturer. Tn the early days of mining on the Rand excuse was not wanting for such pro- cedure, for England could supply neither the men nor the plant.
 To-day matters have entirely changed, but the result remains the same. and while British engineers and British mining and electrical plants are second to none, the American engineer is often given the preference, and, un- der his guidance, American machinery installed. In this manner hundreds of thousands sterling of plants have been diverted from English into American channels.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
NHY ICE DOES NOT SINK.
Magazine Writer in Explanation Says That Water Alone Is Ex-
 banded by Cold.

It is one of the most extraordinary things in this extraordinary world, writes Henry Martyr Hart in maga- zine, that water should be the sole ex- Heption to the otherwise universal law that all cooling bodies contract and therefore increase in density.
 Water contracts as it's temperature falls and therefore becomes heavier, and sinks until it reaches 39- degrees. At this temperature water is the heav- lest, this is the point of it's maximum density. From this point it begins to expand. Therefore in winter, although the surface may be freezing at 8 tenn perature of 32 degrees, the water at she bottom of the pool is six or seven degrees warmer.
 Suppose that water, like everything else, had gone on contracting as it cooled until it reached the freezing point; the heaviest water would have sunk to the lowest place and there be- come ice. Although it is true that eight pints of water become nine pints of ice, therefore icebergs float, show Ing above the surface an eighth of their bulk, still, had the water when at the bottom turned into ice, the stones would have locked it in their inter- stices and held it there, and before winter was over the whole pool would become solid ice and all the poor fish would be entombed in clear, beautiful crystal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
BUILDING A MISSION HOUSE. IN
 NORTHWEST INDIA.

missionary work, as will be seen from the following report from the Pwo Karen district of Burmah: Our meet ing place" writes the missionary, twas to be booth, but when the natives planned this primitive church I told them to avoid the many posts which break up the floor space of native structures in Burmah. Forthwith they took me at my word and suspended the thatched roof from two mango trees.
 News of another delightful church comes from the Presbyterian missions in Mexico-Toluca, Ozumba and Chi mal-a little church room, with it's dirt floor strewn with the new mown grass and the petals of pink roses. It is no wonder that the deacons and officials of these savage churches should take unto themselves fowery names.
 Speaking of China, let the Rev. F. H. Crolfant tell us about his wonder ful church at Weihsien, which may be said to have been built around one beautiful rose window, the gift of the Park Avenue church at Pittsburg t'This window may be seen behind the pulpit, and it was sent out just before the great Boxer outbreak, but fortu- nately had not reached it's destina- tion before the riots began, on June 2S, 1900
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
AS TO RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Increase in Casualties TraceabIs ka Physical Deficiencies and
 Too Long Hours.

Railroad accidents are inereaslnH every month. During the months off July. August and September last there were 280 persons killed and 8,582 in< jured in train accidents. Other aoci- dents not due to train collisions malke the total number of killed and iniursd 15,187. This is an increase of 18x over the number of accidents in thot preceding quarter, l. e., April. Maxy and June last year. This auartsr' showed, also. an increase of 50 oven the quarter immediately preceding. {.
 The constant increase in the nunber of fatalities and accidents on our rail-. roads. says Medical Talk for the. Home, certainly requires investig ga. ton. Tn spite of all the precautions. and scientific additions for the safety of men. the destruction of men eontin- ues to increase every year.
 Traced to the bottom it will hB found, we doubt not, that this fncreasel in casualties is due to the physicazi condition of the men employed. Wal do not think that any moral deIin.4 quency explains 1t We believe 1t tol be partly due to the long hours ot. work, and partly due to original phys ical deficiencies. railroad man ought to be man who has regular. hours of sleep. man of good hab- it's, a man whose physical condition is such as to give him complete posz session of his body, steadiness of nerva and coolness of judgment in all cases of emergency.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Bible Studded with Emeralds.

The ikons in the Cathedral of the Assumption in the Kremlin at Moscow are immensely valuable. They yielded about five tons of silver and five hum dredweight of gold to the French sol- diery in 1872, but this treasure was re- covered by the Cossacks, who in their gratitude presented to the cathedral a silver chandelier weighing 900 pounds. The jewels with which the iKonostas is adorned are valued at 945,0o0, single emerald alone being worth a10,000. This is a Bible so large that two men are needed to lift it, and it is studded with gold and em- eralds and other stones. A sober esti- mate of the weight of gold used in the tkonostas and vessels of this famous church alone places 1t at 106 hundred weight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
SEES A GERMAN REPUBLIC.
Seer Consulted by Emperor William Says New Government Is
 Due in 1913.

King William, grandfather of the few months before his accession to the throne of Prussia by Berlin prophet ess the year when he would become emperor, and also the year of his death The king, she said, would be- come emperor in 1871, because this was the date obtained by adding to 1849 the year in which he had come to the throne, the numerals (22) of which l849 was composed. She then said that he would certainly die in 1888, since this was the date obtained by adding to 1871, the year in which he would become emperor, the numerals CID of which 1871 was composed.
 The present emperor has pondered at times over this prophecy, and recently he consulted seer, who arrived atsre- suits in the same manner and who assured him that if he desired to know the year in which Germany would become republic all that he need do was to add to 1888, the year of his grandfather's death, the numer- als of which 1888 was composed.
 The numerals of 1888 added together q plus 8 plus plus 8 are equal to 25, and the emperor, by adding this 25 to 1888, learned that 1913 was the year in which, according to the seer, the empire would be overthrown in Ger many and a republic established in it's stead.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
LOW Temperature and Life.

A remarkable suggestion, bearing Upon the survival of organic life at extremely low temperatures, was made in paper by Prof. Travers, of Uni- versity college, Bristol, read recently before the Royal society in London. He said 1t was quite possible that if living organisms were cooled only to temperatures at which physical changes, such as specialization, take place with measurable velocity, the process would be fatal, whereas, if they once were cooled to the tempera- ture of liquid air, no such change could take place in finite time, and the organism would survive
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
NATIVE CHAPEL AT PAKULL, CEN
 TRAIL AFRICA

chapter in church history. And we might also mention in this connection, the church on wheels of the colporter, who drives from town to town in our western and northwestern states with his well-equipped wagon containing or gan and other adjuncts to the success full religious meeting, and the chapel cars, of which there are several now running over the roads, west and north and south. These cars contain chapels which will seat about 50 people, and are fitted up with all the conveniences of the modern church.
 But the queerest places for worship are found in the strange lands to which we send our missionaries. Econ omy figures largely in the matter of, church edifice on the mission field, and sometimes the missionary is forced to build the church as well as to preach the Gospel, as was the case with one who is stationed at Pakuli central Af- rica He constructed chapel without boards or nails, and entirely with his own hands. Grasses woven into mat ting was strapped to upright poles to form the sides of the walls, and the roof was thatched, and a very cool and comfortable house of worship it made.
 Bishop Partridge sends a pathetic, story from Japan We have one small rough board table for Holy Com munion," he writes, and don't know. what use they put it to when we are not there.
 "Our church is most primitive. We put square cushions in a circle for guests and call it our parlor. Then when little trays of fish and rice and eggs are slid along it's polished surface 1t becomes our dining room, and in the evening when we bring in the green quilts that tempt repose 1t is our bedroom And on Sunday morning when it is swept and cleaned and the cushions ranged facing the east we have to call 1t our church.
 It does not take much to construct 8 "church" suitable for the beginning of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
4 SWAPPING TURTLE
HUGE FEMALE THAT PROVED AN INTERESTING STUDY.
Nasty-Tempered Reptile That Com mands Respect by the Strength of Her Mighty Jaws-Her
 Life in Doleful Pond.

Not far from where I liYe, there is a good-sized pond with a bottom of mud soft, rich mud which the oldest inhab- itants declare to be unfathomable However this may be, it is not to be fath- omed with any available pole borrowed from a farmhouse nearby, and the bank, when you jump upon it, sways up and down, causing movement on the sur face of the water, and making you won der what would happen If you should break through and slide into the ooze only few inches beneath you. But this same mud, which would mean death to the man who should be so unfortunate as to get into it is a paradise for a thou sand creeping and crawling things in habiting this sheet of water, which is known by the suggestive name of Dole full pond. Great eels live here, among the roots of the water-lilies, and among tke stems of the pickerel weed which lines the banks, we may see the squirm
 ing forms of many -colored, well-fed water snakes. Often while walking along the shore we may startle six-foot black snake, too, and if we pursue him he will surely glide to safety in the treacherous waters of Doleful.
 But among the inhabitants of Doleful pond the one which interests me more than any other, is huge female snap ping turtle, which long ago named Me- dusa. A mighty creature this, tipping the scales at 50 pounds, and with moss covered shell which fits snugly into a medium sized wash tub. Powerful, scaly legs she has, and her broad, webbed feet are armed with claws which would not head which is of greatest interest to me that big, snaky head at the end of a tel escopic neck, which enables her to snap at an object, a foot or more in front of her shell. The merciless, coldly blinking eyes are set close together near the top, and as you look at them you know ex-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
SOME ODD CHURCHES
THE ROMANCE AND PRIvATIoN
 OF THE MISSION FIELDS.
Economy and Force of Circumstances Often Compel the Use of Queer Places as Houses of
 Worship.

In the home land one often finds singular buildings serving as churches -the sod churches of the Nebraska prairies, the canvas church of the western town, an old land office, per- haps, preempted by a jealous preacher and converted into chapel, as is the case at Goodland. Ind, an abandoned butcher shop at Cordell, Okla. with the meat hooks as clothes racks, and the meat block as pulpit, or the log churches of the lumber camps of Mich igan. And then, on the other hand, in this Christian CD land we sometimes find church turned into a saloon, or 8 factory, or printing shop, and this all forms a singular and interesting
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Meat Eaters stfll Numerous.

Despite the vogue of the health food, the number of beasts slain for food has never been so great as now. The butcher shops have been thronged, not withstanding all done by the packing combine toward checking the demand Vegetarianism has thus 1anguished The old and often-used examples that the Greeks who fought at Thermopylae and the athlete who won the Mara thon race ate only lentils have lost their potency through too great famil- iarity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Willing to Be Temnted

Berger-We are all of us inclined to one set of morals for other people and another for ourselves. Do you believe, now, if you were trusted implicitly with a hundred thousand dollars, you could resist temptation any more than hun dreds of others?
 Crimmins-Of course I could; I'm not like other men, suppose. By the way, on the quiet, now, do you know of any body who's willing to tempt me in that ay?-Boston Transcript.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Care of oilcloth.

Oilclsth looks better and lasts longer if polished with beeswax and turpentine than if washed. To make the polish dis solve an ounce of besswax in a pint ot turpentine. Apply with one piece ot flannel and polish with another. To get good effect quickly be careful al ways to use clean cloths. Old woolen vests, etc., will answer the purpose. and it is really saving of time in the end If they are washed each time they are usedr- -Washington star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Fell or His Farm,

On farm near Castana is hilH that is too steep tc .s;== ----szthfuIly dez scribed as rolling The owner of th< place was chopping tree on the hill< side the other day. and. losing his balz ance, fell and rolled to the bottom of the incline. severely injuring one legs says the Cassana Times. Asked afters ward how the leg was injured. he rer piled that he fell off his farm anF hurt 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
His PhiIosophv.

'tHow is it, old man, that vheneveA pass your way, you're just a-danesng in the sunshine?"
 Bless God!" exclaimed the old darHy. "I got so much trouble, jest has to dance! !"-Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
A DimcuItv.

What we want" ;" said the though zfug citizen, s'is an old-fashioned Fourth of July.''
 'Of course we do." answered the f1fp-' pant person. sBut you will encounter ths same old difficulty. It's ten times. as easy to set off pack of freoranksrs as it is to reoite the Declaration of 1n= dependence. And you'll get 20 timon as many people to stop and pay attsn~ lion to it"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Much Needed Sipn.

In front of one of the restaurants in the French quarter, near Washington square is grass plot at least two feet long by two inches wide. And annu- ally there the restaurants patrons see that spring has come. A painted sigr of nearly the same dimensions as tho grass plot comes out about this time and is pleated in the middle. It reads:
 Keep ea the grass!"-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Tn Saa cor

Stubb-Hello. old man buying your skyrockets and Roman candles al- ready? :.
 Penn-Yes, you kRcy they are bound 10 go up about the Fourth of July.- Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Mean Dig.

Tn Boston they have discovered that neuralgia may be cured by violin music. On the principle of counter-irritation of course.-Chicago Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Objects to PhiIosonhu.

The discovery of what is true, and the practice of that which is good, are the two most important objects of phil- osOphy New World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Easy Thiner

Belle-I've just celebrated my twen- ty-third birthday.
 Lena-Better' late than never, sup pose.-Town Topics.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
valuable Catch.

Last year some fishermen on the Azores caught whale from which BATS worth of ambergris was taken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

cle?" CD How are these words pro- nounced-inancee jacqueminot? (8) What poet was editor of a New York paper? 60 What are anti-trade winds? :? (1W What is infection as used in grammar? (1D What is the gold standard? O Is Emma Flames a ma tive of Tennessee?
 A.-Valentia, it is supposed. (2) Owen Meredith. (3) Jacob Bobart of Oxford, England (4 Chatelaine. (5) Is round dance, (6) A benefit performance is one given for the bene- fit of some person or object; the other terms are divisions of the auditorium. @ Fe-on-sav: zhac-me-no. G) Will liam Cullen Bryant, N. F. Willis, George F Morris and many others. 9) Probably you mean counter trade winds, which are the prevailing winds beyond the thirtieth parallels; in the Northern hemisphere they blow from the southwest, and in the Southern hemisphere from the northwest. (10) Infection is the variation of nouns, etc, by declension, and verbs by con Jugation. GID The gold standard is the unit of money value based on gold, system which has the endorse ment of nearly all fnanciers. Will liam J. Bryan is notable opponent. (12) No; she was born in Shanghai, China, in 1865. She is the daughter of Julian Story.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Soap from Tree.

The bark of tree which graws in fh6 Malay islands yields a fine soap.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
Pulsation Quickened.

The circulation of the blboz isaszssts ed by music Medical JoufnaI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
The Thing Tha4 wina

Charm strikes the sight, but merit
 @ans the soul. .Rope.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02

-q-
 J. N. P.-What proportion of the people of the United States live on farms?
 A.-51.9 per cent.
 -E-
 R. D.-What is the Monroe doctrine and when was it used in the United States? @ What was the Magma Charta-how, when and by whom ob- tained? (3) What is meant by am bassador, consul and minister?
 A.-The Monroe doctrine has been the policy of this government since 1923, and simply excludes govern ments on the other side of the water from "bossing'' American republics. CD Magma Charta is the body of laws which serves in Great Britain the same purpose that our constitution does here. 1t was derived from Ed ward, the Confessor. G) An ambas- sador is a minister of the highest grade, representing one country tin another country. A consul's powers are limited; he looks after the rights of his countrymen in the state where he is located, and is expected to fur ther commercial intercourse, etc. -H- Is it proper to wear solitaire dia- mond stud in shirt front when in full dress? When is it proper to wear a Tuxedo coat?
 A.-Yes, if not unusually large. The Tuxedo is worn at functions not sufficiently formal to demand the swallow tail
 c. N. J.-What day of the week was December 16, 1873? @ Was there case known where a husband after arresting his wife and partner for eloping, went on his wife's bond and resumed marriage relations with her until court convened? i A.-Tuesday. @ Such course would certainly prejudice his case when, it came to trial. The questions man knows of no such case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-08
John SIOcum Says Machinists
Have Lost Their Fight.
He Is President Of Brotherhood
of BIacksmiths.
SEEMS TO BIZ ANGRY
Says Machinists Should Have
Consulted With Other Unions.
Not Yet Charged That SlOcum
Is a PinkertOn Man.

Albuquerque, N NJ, June s.-John
Slocum, general president of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
and Helpers, of Chicago. spent yester-
day in the city and was at the shops
for a portion of the day in conference
with Superintendent of Motive Power
S. L. Bean. Mr.. Slocum is on a tour of
the shops of the Santa Fe and is just
returning from a trip over the coast
lines. In conversation he stated that
his order had no differences with the
Santa Fe Railroad company and that
the strike of the blacksmiths was not
ordered by the general offices. He says
that at San Bernardino the blacksmfths
were locked out and that they later
met and decided that they would strike.
In Albuquerque the men went out in
violation of the instructions personally
sent out from his offices.
"Of course the machinists and black
smiths both belong to the Federated
Metal Trades of North America, and
our interests are mutual, the same as
lists have been carrying on these pre-
parations for a strike on the Santa F'e
ever since last July, and not until their
men were out did they solicit aid.
Il am of the opinion that the Santa
Fe company had the machinists licked
in the fight before it was ever started.
OF course, the company will be disturb
ed for a time, getting an entirely new
force of men in their shops all at once,
but in time matters will right them
selves. There are too many idle men
in the country at the present time, and
all the big cities of the country are
overcrowded with mechanics of every
sort. In Chicago there were some eight
or nine hundred men answered the ad-
vertisement of the Santa Fe, employ
ment agent for machinistS and boiler
makers, and out of that number there
must be some good men. I personally
feel sorry for the boys, but they should
know better than to try and lick the
Santa Fe company alone.
If they had came to our union as
they should, and asked our support,
stating what they wanted and showing
the request to be just, we would have
gone out with them, but instead of do
ing this they went ahead on their own
hook and now they are in the middle
of it and want the others to help them
out.
Il would not say whether there will
be any action taken by the blacksmiths
and I am simply on a trip. of inspection
and investigation. I leave on No. for
Ration. q II er
out in Albuquerque drawing benefits,
1 cannot say what will be done. If
they ask for benefits they will have
hearing, but as yet they have asked for
no benefits"
Mr.. Slocum was at one time in the
employ of the Santa Fe at Kansas City
and is said to be one of the most eX-
country. He is of ponderous frame
well advanced in years and has the
appearance of being a clever and
shreWd business man.