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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
THE MODERN BABY.


They can say that I must not be rocked
Because my brain might addict
If could speak, they would be shocked;
I'd call that fiddle-faddle
And yet, of course, they ought 70 know
Still, 1 can't help but wonder
If some one rocked them years ago
When folks were apt to blunder.
They stand around me, looking wise,
And say they must not pet me;
A gentle pat to soothe my cries
They claim would further fret me.
My raising must conform to law
Down to each jot and title
Did people hold them off with awe
When they were bald and little?
They say that bouncing me Is sure
To make me very nervous.
That childrens frames cannot endure
Such sadly thoughtless service
Yet these phlegmatic scientists,
Ere they began to toddle
Were bounced until their chubby fists
Played tattooes on the NOODLE.
! When + stretch out my willing arms
Inviting them to frolic
They rise in wondering alarm
And talk Of Group and collie
It's hard to be q baby now;
They will not pet or jump US,
And when | sleep, my peaceful brow I
Must lie straight with the compass,
When grow up of course I'll be
triumph scientific
But really 1t seems to me
My hard luck is terrific
If / could only speak my mind
But, then, they would not thank me.
One Unframed custom they would find
They still think they may spank me!
w. d. N. in Chicago Daily Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20

as to the disappearance of Mrs. III. lie
Roy Jones, whom the police have
searched for in vain, except that she
had planned to elude the vigilance of
her husband and relatives and seek
greater freedom than she enjoyed in
her own home, We're eliminated at a
family conference at the Jones resi-
dence. Search Of Mrs. Jones room dis
closed the fact that she had taken a
comb, a toothbrush and 4 lot of jewels
with her when she accompanied her
husband and Robert Il. Cutting to the
Morris park race track, where she dis
appeared on Monday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
L1Nco1,N,s LOG CABIN.
Not Used for Barn, Farm in Good
Condition.

Dispatches from Kentucky within
the last few days, says the New 1ork
Sun, have said that the log cabin In
which Abraham 4ancoln was born and
the farm on which he spent his early
childhood days would soon be sold at
auction TOR arrears of taxes. Accord
Ing to the kentucky stories, the log
cabin is dilapidated and is now being
used for a barn. The residents of the
Blue Grass state have taken these re-
ports seriously and on Saturday a
member of the Kentucky legislature
introduced a bill to purchase the Lin
coin cabin and farm for $4,000.
1t may surprise this Kentucky legis-
lature to learn that the log cabin in
which Lincoln was born is not OH the
Lincoln farm in Kentucky. 1t certain
" will surprise New Workers to know
that the historic old cabin is in this
city. The logs are stored In building
in College Point The old cabin was
taken apart and brought from it's rest
ing place few months previous to
the opening of the Buffalo exposition.
1t was exhibited there.
David Crear builder of this city,
owns the cabin, and he also holds title
to the Lincoln farm. He obtained both
in 1898. A. w. bennett of SURPRISING
coffee fame, was the owner of the prop
erty up to that time, having bought it
because he realized it a good specula-
ton. He was particularly interested
in the old cabin and presented pictures
of 1t to many of his acquaintance
Inere is one of these pictures in the
Sun Office. Mr. bennett disposed of
the property a short time before lie
met with financial reverses. Since
then Mr. Crear has owned it. He said
yesterday:
1.-THE stories coming from Kentucky
about the old farm and cabin being
sold for non-payment OF taxes are
made out of whole cloth. To begin
with, the cabin was removed from
Kentucky several years ago. AS to it's
being used now for barn, there is a
barn on the old farm, and suppose
that's what they refer to. Why should
not barn be used for barn? Neither
the barn nor the farm will be sold for
unpaid taxes, for the taxes are not un-
paid. The taxes were paid three
months ago, and they were not over
due then.
81 have never been to the farm, but
have capable caretaker on 1t look
ing after my interests. There are 10
acres In the old homestead and it's all
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
one Hundred strikers Prisoners.

TRINIDAD. Colo, May 20. One
hundred striking union coal miners,
who refused to be registered by the
military authorities of Las Animas
county, which is under martial law,
have been brought to this city as mill
tary prisoners from the strikers camp
near Ludlow. They We're forced to
march eighteen miles under cavalry es-
cort AS the county jail is already full
q bull pen will be constructed in which
the strikers will be herded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
x-Rays Remove Smallpox Scars.

1t is alleged that applications Of th8
x-rays will remove the marks left ON
the skin by smallpox. Not only are
we told that experiments have BEEN
successful with patients just recover
ing, but there is also reason to believe
that pitting of many years standing
may be removed. The old scars OF
burns and tuberculosis are also re-
moved by the X-rays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Topographic Pieces.

Dining-room subjects in topographic
work are very handsome Rabbit, fish,
game and like objects come out well
in the burning, and are decorative
Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Fashionable Colora

White will not be so universally and
exclusively worn this summer as last
year. Delicate colors of pale green,
pink, plue and mauve are all to be
fashionable in pongee. linen, silk o.
cloth. Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Alarm Subsided-

Considerable alarm was created u.
short time ago by the news that some
one had said woman of fashionlI
should have at least ten new hats eachl
season. The alarm subsidized when lH|
was discovered that the person who's
made the statement was the head Cd,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
The Neck Finish

The newest effect in neck finishes
for dress waists is like, yet decidedly
unlike, yoke. 1t is extremely shall
low in front, and is brought we'll
down over the sleeves to produce the
long shoulder slope. Detroit Free
Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
The Final Test.

The transmission of the word Petro-
pavlovsk, without transposition of let
tiers, by wireless telegraph is dis
tinct triumph for the Marconi machine.
Memphis Es+S2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Ancient Instrument.

The cembalo, quaint instrument,
200 years old, upon which Rossini took
music lessons when he was ten years
old, will be exhibited at the st. Louis
fair. It is the property of the Malorbl
family, of Lugo, Italy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Famous Bust.

Gerome left his famous bust OF
Sarah Bernhard to the Luxembourg
gallery, with the expressed wish that
in course of time 1t might be thought
worthy of a. place in the Louvre.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Scots the Cash.

Rockefeller advises young men to save
up their pennies. He wants to know
where they are when he needs 'em.-In-
d;anapolis Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Professional Orchid Hunter.

Eugene Andre, orchid hunter to one
of the Rothschilds, has written book
about his adventures in search of this
flower,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
SPORT in the Vegetable world.

The Potato--Why are you looking SO
wilted?
The Lettuce i bet on the wrong horse
radish--N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20
Largest Educational Corporation.

The University of Calcutta is saidto be
the largest educational corporation In
the world. Every year it examines over
10000 students.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-20

They Know Where to Stop.
Women always chide their husbands
for working overtime, but they never
spurn the money which is earned that
way.-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
SATISFYING INVESTMENT


lost investors consequence Of the value stocks bonds
wersq also authority for the statement that never before has there been
a
would indicate that wageeaners Withdrew their small accumuaons
savings
stocks which everybody seemed go crazy Bitter experience has
readily the best class securities be robbed their market value by
There
not fallen market value during the last six months from o5Opr and
and to thousands others the tying indefinitely of various
the people, and result pvaton aonds where abundance formerly
securities; every life insurance policy has specified value easily
an with its terms Such redemption guaranteed by such plethora OF assets
the life of financial in
stuonof the world Had the small investors preferred place their
life policies its wild
speculation Forgoodsa ye and profitable investments there is
Weekly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23

Amateur entertainments are usual
~ painful experiences for those who
listen but few of those present have
the nerve to say so after the agony is
over. The following is the way the
Atchison Globe speaks of an amateur
event in that town:
The amateur entertainment given at
McInteer hall last night was, with one
or two exceptions, the rottenest thing
Of the kind ever seen in AtchisOn. The
singing of Miss Rildae Parkinson was
something awful, sounding most OF the
time like pig squealing for something
to eat. Miss Parkinson is victim of
politeness. Her friends pretended 10
enjoy her singing in private, whereas
they we're bored. They spurred her
on to make herself extremely ridicu-
lous last night, and did her great harm
by not giving her a hint of the ruth.
The henderson sisters played duet on
the piano for fifteen minutes by the
watch. 1t was simply awful, but the
audience thought it would not be
polite not TO applaud, and brought on
second attack which lasted ten min
utes. The sisters were probably
ruined for good housekeepers by This
misapplied kindness of the audience.
/ Falson lnterson. youth who should
be put to work, sang one OF those
maudlin popular songs about Sadie
going away from home because her
father would not keep her supplied
with street car tickets. Falson loafs
around with the girls too much, and he
will never amount to anything. The
violin solo by Miss Archery was too
/ bad for description, and the accom-
paniment was no better. The recita-
lions by Annie Chanter and Alice
| Pointer were the same old thing, on
the same old subjects. Yet both were
applauded, and their minds turned
from the right channel of housework
and dish washing. 1t was an unfortu-
nate and painful affair throughout,
and no good can come Of it,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
House for S ale

Desirable Residence. Noble Prop
erty, 2O6 Stafford street, for sale for
cash, on easy payments, or exchange
for less valuable rentable property
and cash difference. Large, ten room
house, high ceiling, large closets, big
comfortable hall, one-half acre lot
with fruit trees and shrubs.
VIM, Wilcox,
w SonsrVllle. Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Publisher
Not Wholly a Failure .

Shades of Mai Valentine, is the eX
pertinent of Vermont in securing Swe.
dish immigrants so soon forgotten?
That experiment cost the taxpayers
$40, 600 or Sl5, 900 and was an absolute,
unmitigated failure. Why should any
one want to try it again?-Burligton
News.
This is apropos of the suggestion
that Vermont farmers might hire
Swedes and NorwegIans to do their
farm work and is a good thing TO re-
member. Ludlow TRIBUNE.
On the whole we are inclined to think
that the experiment was a success
not perhaps in the way it was intend
ed but in attracting attention to YER
mont and especially in attracting "A
few desirable emigrants to this state,
The Swedes and Norwegians brought
here by the Vermont immigration did
not stay where they were put, that is
on Vermont's abandoned farms but
they and others remained in the state
| largely and there are today few count
les of the state where there are not a
ew families of good, honest, industri-
Gus and thrifty Scandinavian people.
For instance, in Brattleboro where
there were twenty years ago only one
or two Swedish families now may be
found a good sized community of these
people, including Swedes, Danes and
Norwegians Two churches have been
built there by these people and they
are decidedly desirable addition to
the community.
Some of these are the very people
brought here by Major Valentine.
Neither have they all settled in the viii
lagos. A small but growing number
have found their way to the farms OF
southern and eastern Vermont and the
productiveness of Vermont agriculture
has not been decreased by their COM
ing.
The Banner believes that it was a
mistake on the part of the state not to
continue the immigration commission,
modified and improved as experience
suggested, but kept active and alive
in helping develop the natural re-
sources of the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
DAKOTA STORM.
HamIin County swept by Severe
Hurricane.

Hurricane.
WATERFOWL, S. D., Aug. pa
severe windstorm has swept over s
region in Hamlin county, in the north
east part Of South Dakota, killing Mr.
Erickson of Willow Lakes and Mrs
H. Schilling Of Bryant and iniurlni
thirty persons. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b
Smith of Willow Lakes and Mrs
Schilling's son and daughter were prob
ably fatally injured.
The greatest damage was done Al
Willow Lakes and Bryant
At Willow Lakes every building was
damaged Three churches, school.
house and all the elevators and livery
barns are lying in heaps Of ruins. The
Great Northern depot was thrown
across the railroad tracks, and seven.
teen box cars We're turned bottom side
up. The Methodist church is upside
down in the parsonage.
AT Bryant, also in Hamlin county
the property loss is not 50 heavy.
The loss to farmers by damage to
their crops will be heavy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
COMMIssIoNERs, NOTICE.

Y Estate OF ALONIO 3. VALENTINE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Ben.
ningtOn, COMMISSIONERS, to receive exam.
Inc, and adjust all claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate of AlonZO
b Valentine, late of Bennington I'm said
district, deceased, and all claims
exhibited In offset thereto, hereby Civ notice
thdtwe will meet for the purpose aforesaid al the
Probate ONCE in Bennington on the "a day
OF September and 2Sth day OF Jan. next from
2 o'clock p. m. until O'Clock p. m each of said
DAYS, and that six months from the 10Th DAY of
July, A d. 1901 Is the time limited by said court
for said creditors to present their claims 10 Us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington, Vt, this nth day OF
August. A. ID. 1904.
HARRISON l. NORTON
l.. +. ABBOTT
lSG Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
GALVESTON EN- FETE.
Celebrates Completion of
Great Protecting Work.
FINEST S"A WALL IN THE WORLD
Two Granite Monuments Commence
rating the Event Unveiled by
Governor Hunham, Who Made
the Principal Address.

GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 23.-The
completion of the Galveston sea wall
the greatest structure of its kind in
the world, was celebrated yesterday by
The populace and 10y eXcmsionists from
different parts Of the state. Governor
I.anham was present and made a Gu
logstic address, commenting on the re-
markable work which has been accom-
plished here, Galveston being now in
line to seek advantage from the unique
position of the city ms an up to date
American port and railroad center near
est of all to the new Panama canal and
natural outlet for the commerce Of
nearly one-half Of the United States.
The sea Nall has been fully cOmplet
ed. Two granite monuments that had
been erected mt the foot of fremont
street to commemorate the completion
of the wall were unveiled yesterday
afternoon. The Galveston sea wall
represents one of the. finest pieces Of
engineering work of any kind ever ac-
complshed in America. The wall is
1883 feet long, 10 feet wide ut the
base ) feet wide at the top and stands
II feet at mean low tide with a gran
tie riprap apron extending - feet out
ON the gulf side. The contract price
of the wall was Sl,10S,11S The actual
construction Of the wall proper CON
sumed one year four months and sew
enteen days.
The grade Of tie city is now 70 be
raised to slope gradually from the top
of the sea wall.
The last session Of congress- provided
for an extension of the Galveston coun-
~ sea wall 10 protect Fort Crockett
for distance of 1000 feet to the west
ward. This @ill extend the wall TO
Fifty-hfth street so that the city Of
Galveston on the gulf side will he pro-
tected 10y sea wall the full extent Of
its corporate limits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
Two Girls Drowned Near Portland.

PORTLAND. Me, Aug. %. - Miss
Amy Clark, aged nineteen years, and
Miss Clara Smith. aged twenty-five
years, members of prominent families
in Gray, were drowned while bathing
in Sebago pond, near here. Miss Smith
was seized with cramps, and her cont
panion was attempting to save her
when both sank The bodies were re-
covered Miss Clark was the daughter
Of Frank u. Clark ~nd a member of
the sophomore class at Bates college.
Miss Smith was the daughter Of Hugh
]. Smith. Both were graduates of Pen
nell institute.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
Landed Thirty-ave Feet Under stree,

NEW YORK. Aug 23.-Nrs. Ellen
Shea fell into the subway on lower
Broadway last night and landed thirty
five feet under ground She, with 9th
er women. was crossing the poorly
lighted street when she suddenly dis
appeared "us If the earth had opened
aud swallowed her. So it had. She
was raised only slightly hurt in one Of
the big iron buckets in which earth
and stones from the excavation are ele-
waited 10 waiting trucks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
FOR SALE!
w lrsIIIe. M as

At Sandgate, Vermont,
One first-class portable steam
saw mill with edging table
cut-up saw and three bench
saw tables, suitable for work
ing out chair stock, sa wing
lumber, etc Also two pair
horses with harnesses, wag-
ons, sleds, chains and other
gear suitable for the lumber
business. Do not want to sell
the teams until the mill is sold.
Apply to
S. q. MUNRO
SYNDICATE VERMONT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
Silver CIV Flonded.

Ell PASO. Tex, Aug %. - Silver
city. y. NJ, has been swept by flood
after a severe cloudbursJ in the noun
tains above. No loss Of life has been
reported. but it is believed that fifty
homes were washed away. The Santa
Fe railroad is washed ont in many
places, and seven bridges between Sill
yer city ana Whitcwaters are ont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23

WICHITA FALLS. Tex. Aug. %
Dr. L. J. Jones. physician and stock
man of Benjamin, Tex. attacked his
wife with q knife while she slept and
stabbed her to death. He then went to
the residences of County Attorney
Brooksou and attacked the latter.
Brookson threw the physician down
and broke his hip and then had him
placed under arrest
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23

ST. LOUIS, Aug, 23.-Nineteen per-
sons have been injured in rear end
collision between two Creve Occur street
ears. one car had stopped to repair a
defect in the gearing when the second
car came around Il curve at full speed
and crashed into the first. Motorman
Littrew received the most severe in
juries. The passengers received cuts
and bruises
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
rAtm co1lislon at ror1.mouth.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Aug. 23.-Two
Norfolk and Western freight trains
collided here at the Kenova entrance
to the Ohio river bridge. Twenty-Five
cars were wrecked aud one engine.
Two tramps We're killed and buried un-
der the wreckage. Engineer Staten
was fatally and Conductor Henley Sc
riously hurt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23

NEW YORK, Aug, 23.-Forlner Sen
ator Frank j. Cannon of Utah and
Fran& Clark, Democratic nominee for
congress in Florida, will speak for the
Democratic ticket in Maine during the
campaign
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23
snnhhnggers Got 81. 300.

WATERFOWL. y. Y, Aug. 23.-Bert
Belmont. manager of the McAllister
Flour and Feed mill at Richyille, St
Lawrence county, was attacked by
three men, sandbagged and relieved of
$1,000 currency near his home. His as
snilnnts cScnnel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-23

TIME LATE MARK A HANNA u. S. Senator had
$50 900 life insurance in the New York Life Insurance
Co., which promptly paid, because the New York
Life policies payable IMMEDIATELY, and thus besow lega
cies not law suits.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-09

Al Three 81 the Parties Who Lest
Their Lives Are Msxieaus.

Laredo. Tex. Jan. ga triple kill
ing has taken place near uhis city.
while Texas ranger and three Of
ncers were IN search OF Mexican
named Mata. in order to arrest him.
they entered room where Mata was
supposed to be hiding. No sooner had
they effected an entrance than a man
who was half covered with a banker
sprang up aud fired on the officers with
q Winchester. Before he could get
in a second shot the officers literally
rlddled him with bullets. Killing him
instantly. On investigation the dead
man proved not to be Mata but a
companion OF his named AnIceto Serno.
The officers cannot explain Serno's ac-
ton in firing upon them, as there was
no charge against him
Two Mexieans an old man named
Chapa. and another named Gonzales
were killed on the river bank sup
posediy in a fight against three other
Mexicans. There is no clew as to the
perpetrators Of the killing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-09
10 ST. PETERSBURG.
Russia Wants Negotiations Held at
Her Capital City.
Is OPPOSED BY JAPAN
Korean OfsieIal SAT- Landing Of the
Quilted States Marines Is Re-
sHIt Of Secret Understand
ng of America and Japs.

London, Jan. s--According to the
Daily Nails Toxic correspondent, the
Russian reply proposes. among other
things, TO transfer the state of negoti-
ations TO 81. Petersburg. and the Jap
anese newspapers denounce this as A
maneuvsr TO entargle Japan in the
webs OF Russian intrigue The cor
responder. adds that the riot at Chol-
lado Korea, is increasing The officers
OF the Jananese Shini Maru. which left
Port Arthur on Jan. 4, report that
there were more than eighty warships
and three first class tropedo boats in
side, and five battieships outside the
hrbor Dredging VS. proceeding night
nd dy m the western portion of the
hrbor Owing to the breakwater the
port is almost icebound
The correspondent says that dis
patches from Seoul to japanese news
papers represent the emperor Of Korea
as vascillating and unable to adopt a
definite policy. The emperor is greatly
r"@ ee'f~sa ~ - --@--.;-. = :. ::-,-.-,-,;..:
from the Korean officials declaring that
there IS no danger OF var, the arrival
OF the United states marines being due
to "a secret understanding between the
United states and Japan. and that the
japanese war preparations are merely
hiuff Intended 10 frighteu Russia.
Other kilograms 10 The Daily Mail
state that the Russian reply was fur
ther considered at q cabinet council
IN Toxic on Friday which sat for sew
eral hours. II rs supposed that Japan'g
reply ~ Russia may have been drafted
for submission to the council 90 the
older statesmen and tho ministers