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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28

Low-Lived Fathers. Over thousand fathers have deserted their children in I.opGon
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
BAMBOO BLOOM DISASTER.
Chinese Believe That the Budding Season Brings Dreadful
 Misfortunes.

Tn some parts of China the natives are in dread of the bloom of the bam- boo, at which season all kinds Of dreadfud disasters are predicted and confidently looked for. Like some other superstitions this one has a slight foundation. The1f fact is that the bamboo only flowers once and then dies, and as rule the whole lot of plants, often covering large areas, bloom together.
 The reason of this is that the indi- viduals of a species are commonly gre- garious, and all are of the same age, having taken simultaneous possession of ground rendered vacant perhaps by a similar depopulation.
 A somewhat analogous case is pre- sented by some of the Strobilanths of tropical Asia. These plants live about seven years, then all burst out into a glorious mass of blue flowers and then die away, leaving, it may be, hundreds of acres of ground destitute of the luxuriant vegetation it previously sup ported.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
Fruit Brown Bettie.

Butter a bread pan and lay in slices of stale sponge cake, alternating with sliced peaches, pears and apricots; when the pan is full, pour oyer the fruit one pint of custard mixture favored with orange; set in pan of warm water in a moderate oven to cook until firm; let cool; then run a knife around the sides and invert onto a dish. Ar range preserved strawberries or cher ries at base; set in ice to become chilled before serving. -Household
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
CARD PARTIES AT MEMPHIS

The mayor of Memphis intimates that ill his city women play for prizes of considerable value when they mees together in the absence of their hus- bands and brothers, and that if gam bling is to be stopped in Memphis it will be necessary to extend the law over both sexes.
 The mayor does not say that he has ever known of q woman ever break ing her employers till in order to stake the contents at euchre party. He does not say that he has known of many euchre parties that led to ln- solyeDcy and suicide. He does not say that whole city departments take whole afternoons off in order to go to watch the euchre parties. He knows, of course, that all these things-theft, insolvency, suicide and neglect of civ ic duty-are frequent consequences of the kind of gambling that prevails among men. He chooses to heighten the risk of proceeding against mascu; line gambling by limiting at the simul- taneous necessity of giving feminine gambling q little notice.
 We'll and good. Let the mayor of Memphis raid few euchre parties and come away with cards, pencils, puckered foreheads. fearful eyes and other feminine gambling parapherna> lia. Memphis can give Up euchre in order to get rid of certain othergthings. And it would be worth while to give up euchre in this way simply in order to put a stop to the euchre party argu- ment, which municipal officials so often make when they are requested to proceed against faro. The privilege of playing euchre is not Il sufficient compensation for having to listen to that argument Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
FAIR WANDERERS.
See the Man Who Pokes Everything
 With His Umbrella.

With His Umbrella
 St Louis, Oct 2S.-Of course no one will undertake to prepare censds Of the funny people who visit this ex- position. No one will even attempt to count the men who wear celluloid col lars or those who get mad at the slot weighing machines for refusing to say more than three words for 5 cents. The placard on each of these machines says: T speak your weight" Most people after dropping nickel i'll the slot seem to expect .'the voice on the inside" to engage in conversation; but 1t merely says, "One-hundred fly -five' and then lapses into silence. It won't talk about the weather, the fair, the Pike or anything else Even John said he thought the machine might give Il little more talk for cents."
 Then there's the man with the ubiquitous umbrella. He brought it 10 the fair and of course he must carry it everywhere, rain or shine, and wherever he goes he uses it to point out objects of interest. Now it's all right to poke big red. yellow and green poll parrot in the Honduras building. All he can do is to squawk profanity and say shut up!" But when 1t comes to poking at $400 vases III sLlit JAJduESG SCCllOu OI dL LiiC lrOL'- celain wares ill the German section, 1t is q different matter. One fellow with q 90-cent umbrella damaged q $20O Roolxwood lamp in the Varied Indus tries building the other day.
 The woman who doesn't know how to step into boat is also here. Most women have learned how to step off | trolley car without being thrown on { their backs in the street, but they don't step into lagoon launches every day. A party of five were capsized and thrown into the lagoon one day this week because one of them stepped on the edge of the boat instead of in the bottom. The whole bunch was fished out of the lagoon by bystands CTS.
 One of the interesting sights in the Varied Industries building is the pro- cession that lipes up to the altar of roses fountain in the Bulgarian section
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
each one with his handkerchief ready
 to hold under the drippings from f11e

each one with his handkerchief ready to hold under the drippings from che fount Some days, however, this fount is not discovered for hours, when some individual who knows all about it walks up and saturates his with the rose-scented water Then the crowd, like sheep, proceeds to perfume itself.
 Making altar of roses is a great 1r-| dustry in Bulgaria, and this founf is intended to illustrate the bountifui richness of the country s product Tha sculptural part of the fountain repre- sents the struggle between Turkey and all the races once under Turkish ops pression. The roses from which the altar of roses is made grow in great luxuriance in the valleys of the Bal kans, the soil and climate being pe- culiarly adapted to the growing Of roses that are rich in the oil that gives them their odor. One dealer in this country sells a million dollars worth of Bulgarian altar of roses every year.
 Equally interesting are the men who line up to hole in one of the booths from which. air is escaping and which they fnd will brush their hats clean. Each one holds his hat against it until it is thoroughly brushed and goes away happy in the satisfaction that there is no colored man nearby to demand a tip" It is only feature of an exhiit which, illustrates the dust less method of cleaning carpets and furniture, by sending compressed air through them by means of a hose att tached to q pumping apparatus that stands out i'll the street. The old way was to- beat the life out of them'' with a stick. F. A. 0-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
Circus and Church Seats.

If people had to sit on as uncomfort- able seats at a church as at the circus, show they would roar! This is one of the things that prove the influence of mind over matter-Atchison Globe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
Sunday Rest in Spain.

The enforced Sundaysrest which has been introduced into Spain Is causing much dissatisfaction in all commercial and industrial centers. It is consid- cred likely that the cortes will repeal the law
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28

Just as the death list in the Orient let down, the football season opened In the Occident A boy at Likens, Pa, was the first victim.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
Political Progress.

We have passed the stage of develop ment where a man was considered a statesman just becauseh he could success fully feeS 2 calf. Springlieid Hll.) Jour- nal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28
Human Trait of Rodents.

It is said that rats may be driven from the premises by the playing of bagpipes. Rats, says the Chicago Journal, have U great many human traits, after all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-28

Women Screen Painters. Women have been doing some Of the scene painting at the Imperial theater. London, lately.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
EAST DEMANDS FLOUR.
Western Mills Unable to Handle all
Orders.

Western Mills Unable to Handle al
Orders.
Colfaox, Nov. S.--'srhe demand fol
flour from Eastern and Southern states
is almost as great as that for wheat
and would not be surprised II al
most as much -four as wheat IL
shipped east this season." is the state
ment of II. NJ. Warner. manager OF
the colfax Touring mills of this place.
Mr.. Warner has just closed a con-
tract for 1000 barrels OF flour to be
shipped to Tennessee and declined an
offer for5,O0O barrels to go to Balti-
more. Nd. He says there is strong
and increasing demand In the east
and south for Washington -four and
predicts that In the future the eastern
trade will be almost as great as the
western. He says better prices are OBJ
tained In the east than In San Fran.
cisco. the eastern market being about
twenty-five cents per barrel higher
than the coast market.
Mr.. Warner says the demand fol
shipment is far In excess of the capac-
ity of western mills this year and he
thinks he means much for the future
of the western milling Industry. ow'
ing to low water the Colfax mills are
only running during the day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
Sistsr.in.Iaw Of Dead ShipbuiIder
Overcome at Funeral-Was
80 Years Old.
ANOTHER WILL NOT SURVIVE
Mrs. Jessie Scbick Died From
Grief at Death OF Her Moth
cr--Four Deaths and An.
other Expected.

New York. Nov. s.--Just as the
funeral OF William II. Lawrence, q
williamsburg shlpbuilder, who died on
Friday, IN his eighty-fourth year. was
about 10 take place, at his home. at
i4e South Third street. his r-in-
law. Sarah Brooks, who was so years
old. waa overcome by grief
The members of the family helped
her TO a couch. II was believed that
she had tainted. and, after unsuecess-
full efforts to revive her. doctor was
summoned and he pronounced her
dead. Her death delayed the funeral
for more than an hour. The sister Of
the dead woman. Lawrences widow,
appeared to be on the verge OF col
lapse. and II was the belief OF the fam
ily that she would not long survive
the shock OF the two deaths.
Grief over the death OF her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Thompson. Of 4i3 Hum
boldt street, Williamsburg. hastenel
the death early yesterday morning of
Mrs. Jessie schick. Mrs, Thompson's
daughter, who lived at Harman
street and wyckoff avenue with her
husband and two children.
Mrs. SshnIck was IS years old.
Four weeks ago. when her mother be-
came III with pneumonia, Mrs, schick,
with her family. went to her parents
house in order 10 nurse her mother.
Mrs Thompson died on Saturday
night and the grief of Mrs, Schick
was intense.
on Sunday she was almost con-
stantly beside the body. Late at night
her father persuaded her to lie down
on a couch.
Shortly after midnight Mrs. Sshick
rolled of the couch. She was dead
when the physician who was sum
moned arrived, The double funeral
viii take place today.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
i since the commencement Of the war.
Each side is waiting for the other to
attack.
A Runaway Bicycle,

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg OF J. B. orner, Franklin Grove. M
1t developed stubborn ulcer, unyield-
ing to doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Saiye
cured. It's just as good for Burns.
scalds, skin Eruptions and Piles z5c.
at Chas. Rogers Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09

mark Of the ex-diplomat, pelted him
with various missiles and finally set
fire to the bunting with which the
trunk was decorated. Flames shot up
all around the speaker and those on
the truck with him and they beat a
hasty retreat.
Police reserves had TO be called out
and night sticks frequently used at
intervals for an hour and half be-
fore the negroes were persuaded to go
10 their homes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
Ready to Surrender.

Manila. Nov. s.-The Datto All, ths
rebellious Moro leader who. on the
pretext OF resistance TO the antisIavery
law, has been waging warfare with
the American trops. has sent mes-
sage TO Major General Wood. reques-
ting an interview with view to sur
rendering.
General Wood has granted the re-
quest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
ARTILLERY DUEL COMMENCED

= " tss
Most interesting" Situation Of War
About to be Solved.
Mukden, via Pekin, Nov. s.-Artil-
lery firing was continued all along the
lines on Monday and intermittent this
morning.
A battle might commence at any
hour. It viii be question Of many
days II not weeks TO decide the posi-
tion, which is the most interesting
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
ARGENTINE GETS IMMIGRANTS.
Spain and Italy Sending Many People
to South America.

70 South America.
New York, Nov. S.--The minister Of
foreign affairs has handed the British
minister note referring to the re-
opening of British ports for Argentine
livestock. says a Herald dispatch from
Buenos Ayres. The note points out
that the Argentine government has
followed strictly the regulations made
by the British government in adop-
ting measures to extirpate the foot
and mouth disease.
immigration has increased. During
October there arrived 1s,4S2 immi-
grants. The majority came from
Spain and Italy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
SET FIRE TO suNTlNe.

Negroes Break up Democratic Speak
ing in New York.
New York, Nov. s.--Negroes In 1S4th
street have attacked truck from
which James r. Spurgeon, a former
minister to Liberia was haranguing
the crowd in support Of democratic
congressional nominee.
The crowd, incensed by some re-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-11-09
BRAZIL WILL INCREASE NAVY.
viii Order Three Cruisers and 10
Swift Torpedo Boats.

Swift Torpedo Boats.
New York, Nov. S.--The bill pro-
viding for an increase Of the army and
navy. which has been approved by the
chamber Of deputies and Is pending in
the senate. contemplates the building
OF several war vessels during the year
1905. says Herald dispatch from Rio
Janerio. Brazil The government will
order three cruisers OF 10000 tons
each and 10 torpedo boats OF 36 knots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

down und signs und don't say not
tings for fife minutes. Den he says.
"Cobbler. vhas in some holes.
yes 20
"Und 7 like you to help me oudt-"
s'Vhell 2''
''If you vhas a philosopher you can
tell me What to do. I owe my land
lord $50 back rent, ind he vhas going
to seize my furniture for it, What
can / do? If you can tell me dot you
shall hat three pairs of shoes to mend
und charge your own price"
''Vheu." I says, you owe your
landlord $50, ind dot vhas fact
Eyes. $50"
Facts vhas not philosophy. Your
Indebtedness vhas a fact. After der
fact comes der philosophy
"Und vhant vhas it?"
1T vhas dot if you stay on you vhas
$50 oudt; if you move oudt in der night
you vhas about S45 ahead
"Py golly-py golly!" he shouts, ash
he jumps oop, but Why don't 1 think
of dot nayself-vhy don't I! It vhls
ash plain ash der nose on my head 1
vhas der biggest fool und you vhas
der wisest man in all dis state Say,
old mans, I vhas going right home TO
pack COP und get ready to move. und
before midnight I shall take a skip
und tell dot landlord to go to grass.
Der shoes Will come in dis afternoon,
und from dis time on vhas sooch a
friend of yours ash neffer vhas."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
HUSBANDS ORGANIZE:
VIII Endeavor to Break Up Women's
Card Parties.

New York, May 4.-Twenty-one
husbands who reside in Bayonne, N.
J., have met and organized the Mar
ried Mems Anti Euchre and Home
Preservation society. They declare it
is high time their wives and other
mems wives were cured of the pro-
gressive euchre habit and propose to
use all their efforts to establish such
a cure. Several letters from other
towns and cities were read endorsing
the movement.
A gentleman of the name of Kicks,
in accepting the presidency of the new
society, said:
1T is high time we asserted our
manhood and made a determined eff
fort to down this habit which threat
ems to wreck our homes. Many a night
I have had to walk the floor with the
baby until or o'clock waiting until
my wife returned from a euchre
party. It has got so that the clubs
meet every afternoon and evening and
are now talking about playing on
Sunday
other men spoke in a similar vein
and resolved to curb the popularity of
euchre by every means in their power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

In about half an hour my old friend
Mr.. Noglestein, comes in. don't see
him before for three weeks. He reads
my sign before he comes in, ind he
stand oop und strike der stove nit
his cane und says:
"Cobbler, but that nonsense vhas all
dis?"
1t vhas all right says
But you vhas no philosopher"
How do you know?''
Because I hat known you for ten
years, und all you can do Vhas to cob
bic shoes. You better look a leetle
oudt. If you vhas gone crazy you
viii be put in an insane asylum. Hoott
HOot! When an old eobbler sets oudt
to be a philosopher it vhas time to
call ducks geese. Tell me What you
mean"
i mean to be philosopher" says.
More like you mean to be some idiots!
Tell me What vhas some philosophy"
1t Vhas cause ind effect"
But What WAS cause ind effect p
Last winter you threw a SNOWFALL at q
boy boy und nit a groceer's horse in der eye.
una broke a wheel OFF der wagon una
you had to pay $h damages. Dot vhas
you vhas Iiarr' yeIIs voglestein ash
he gets red ind jumps oop und down
'NheA, tell YOU some more about phil
9sophy. You see dot growler over dere,
or course, but how can a GROWER be
You see dis nickel in my hand7''
"Vhen, if I take der growier und der
nickel und go by der saloon for beer. What
happens? --s+-s-- -ss-g. - ...-s..s.-s..i.-
Why, We shall sit here und drink oop
der beer. 30
mo, sir. "
But Why not?''
Because of philosophy. If I pay for
der beer und so for it, too, 1 drink it all
oop on der vhay back ind you don't get
n drop. You don't believe 1 know some
things, but"
But he vhas gone, ind he swears und
bangs der door ash he goes oudt How
effer, I get feefteen pairs of shoes to fix
oop dot day und my philosophy tells me
dot if a man WANTS to succeed in dis
world he must be either a wise man or
a fool.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
PHILOSOPHY OF BRASS BUTTONS

As a philosopher we are never fur
ried because we are never in a hurry.
We know that there is no short cut to
wisdom. We know that though he
who runs may read. he generally stubs
his toe when he tries it. Wherefore
we never hurry. Pleasure has an easy
roll to its gait and hurry is horrible.
There is the well known instance of
the man who died in a hurry, and
countless others shuttle off this mortal
coil before their time because they
send for the good physician before it is
necessary to do so. The young doctor
has ever been the stormy petrol of the
sanctimonious undertaken Instances
of proof pierces the sky, while bill
abound and examples multiply. Fact
is piled on fact until a mighty pillar
posters swarm up and down it, FASTING
this warning sign thereon with many
a professional slap of their paste laden
brushes:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

warrior letting loose snatches of a death
song, and it is plain to see from his man
man. In these days of pastry backbones
and meek-necked subservienee, it is pleas
ant to run across such a man; The guard
cries Humanity at once hedged him on
every side ''All aboard" growls the
bell twice. Then for a pleasant half min
ute the guard leans over the closed gate
and learns what the would-be passengers
We viii admit that clothes do not make
the man, but we will make no similar
is the elevator man. The busy citizen
gets into the car and he is confronted
with sign commanding him to call out
the floor desired Immediately upon enter
ing the car.
f'Tenthi'' cries the citizen.
The elevator man pulls his lever and the
car sWoops upward. The car doesn't even
hesitate at the tenth floor and the citizen
calls the elevator mans attention to the
oversight. He speaks mildly and even
alphabetically.
why didn't you call your foor?'' snarls
the elevator man.
It did" eontends the citizen
Then why didn't you call it so that I
could hear your demands the man.
An unanSWerable question and based
upon the very essenae~ of rhetoric
Now ordinarily a citizen in colloquy
thing out With pointed remark ana sting
ing smile, but not so in this case. The
citizen, awed by the Grass buttons, NUT
tiers something in an imdistinct tone, and
on the downward trip when the elevator
man let's him off at the tenth floor with a
his floor hereafter. the citizen doesn I
even open his mouth The elevator man
turns and smiles commisera lively at the
other passengers and the other passen-
gers smile respectfully. back
If it be admitted that we are equally
free and independent citizens. then it must
cheerfully be conceded tahat man in
brass buttons is a little more sO.-New
York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


c. V. Williams and wife to G. NJ
l4ukens,- part of lot 6, block !, Rich
land -, IS 425
Welton, lots SIS and SIS Harrison
street, Orchard Place addition 80. ass
z. NJ. McAdams to s c. McAdams
lots 145 to III inclusive. Pine street,
McAdams' addition to Rossviile - 200
J. g. West and wife TO "a. G. Elder,
lot 524 Mulvane street, Williams ad-
dition -, ,........-...,. $3.50
W. L. Gordon and wife to L. Drans-
field, part of the southwest quarter
of section II, township H. range Is 1 $50
J. c. Poccard ard wife to N. I. Dal-
ton, lot 557 and north half of lot 50
Kansas avenue, Orchard Place ad-
Ioa fl0 Rr,;iyara ana vie 10 Toi $500
son, lot 50 F. Tenth street. Null
vane and Chase's addition ......-.. 70
The Orchard Place Lot co. to Flora
a. Carpenter, lots 544 and 546 Harri-
son street, Orchard Place addition. 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Asks Police Board to Resign.

Chicago. May A dispatch to the
Tribune from New Orleans, says: May
or Capdeville has asked the members
of the board of police commissioners
Of New Orleans to resign as a result
of the charges by Commissioner joan
a. Woodville that the commissioners
are "grafters" and are responsible fer
gambling houses and lottery shops. The
mayors action produced a sensation
Riotous scenes attended the meeting
Of the board, and. on adjournment.
Woodville was cheered and carried
about by a crowd of his supporters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Diamonds to De Hieher.

New York. May diamond fmpor-
tiers have been advised of another ad-
vance by the European syndicate in the
selling price of stones The change
amounts to per cent and affects all
grades of uncut diamonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Annual Meeting German Baptist
Brethren (Dunkards.l

to Carthage, Mo-, May 18th to oath at
rate of one fare for the round trip,
limited to May 3Oth. Through train
service between Topeka and Carthage,
leaving Topeka 9: SO a. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

Travelling by the New York Central
Lines-the Michigan Central, or the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern from
Chicago. If you miss one train, you
have only to wait a very short time for
another Eight trains day. Chicago
to New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
Homeseekers, Excursions.

The Chicago Great Western railway
will on the first and third Tuesdays up
to October Is, sell tickets to points in
Alberta. Arizona Assiniboia, Canadian
Northwest, Colorado, Indian Territory,
Iowa Kansas Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota.
Oklahoma Saskatchewan, Texas,
Utah and Wyoming. For further in
formation apply to any Great Western
agent, or J. P. Elmer, G. P, A., Chi
cago, III.