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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

iato the stocking. The regular dividend Is now 25 per cent, which, as the capital is only slgg, ,0O0, it does not cost much to pay.
 IL is the little banks-at least, the banks with small capifal-that have proved the gold mines in New York. The Chemical national pays 150 per cent. year. and it's stock is worth over si,o00 share. But its capital is only $500 900. The New York county national, with capital of s20O, 900 pays 75 per cent. When the First national had a capital of only s500.G00 it used to de- clare a dividend of 100 per cent right along; then it initiated the frog in the fable. swelled to sl0.000.OCO capital. is- sued special dividend of 1850 per cent, and has since made regular dividends of only 20 per cent-though that's good enough. The Bank of Commerce stock sold up to s50) when it was @ modest sf- fair. with Joseph C. Hendrix. an old Sun reporter, as it's president. But the Equitable Assurance directors saw tLdAIr ND udht sDIHE U4DLEs Ds re- organizing" it with s25. GOO. GOO capital. as rival of the Standard oils city bank. Hendrix was from Missouri: they had 10 show him. Fiercely he fought against high finance" and was finally put out, Valentine P Snyder succeeding him. The book value of the stock is now si5o. And the reorganization of the bank is severely criticised in Insurance Superintendent Hendricks report as un- fair 10 the policy holders of the Equi- table. whose money did the unproftable trick-unproftable 70 them. The d. rectors did very well. some of them.
 Chemical national is largely owned by Hetty Green. and is. as fl has been for years. easily the most solidly profitable of New York banks in proportion 10 it's size One hundred and 50 per cent. a year, So much for a xouar's ecouon- iczI management,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
ALFONSO 0F SPA|N|
FATHERLEss BOY IS WISELY BROUGHT UP BY MOTHER.
Stronger Than He Looks-Early Dell icacy Overcome by Outdoor Liv- ing-Fond of Riding-Lin-
 guist and Musician.

The young king of Spain has been much before us of late, his recent tou, of Europe having led the tale-bearers to surmise he was in pursuit Of a wife.
 There is good deal of the halo of romance about Alfonso XIII.-the fa- therless child born a king, his irail life holding together the loyalty of a disturbed and distracted country. and the burden of government resting uyon a woman. No child could have been more longed for, and it was pathetic, indeed, that his young father did not live to see his son. Alfonso XII. and Maria-Christina of Austria had two daughters but the king died at the early age of 2S, some six months before his boy was born on May r, 1886. Fortunately. the widowed queen was a woman of strong character, and she guarded the kingdom for her son with rare tact and discretion during the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

and vanishing is yer. common. some times properly, to darken and improve the natural color but more often to i'm. itate the finer and more costly woods by the use of that which is comparatively inexpensive and common. Such imita. tions always look cheap" while there is nothing so beautiful as the naturally fine grain of many of our best woods.
 Both water and oil stains of all de. sired colors, and for all kinds of wood, are manufactured by the company men, tioned above, and sold by their agents in all the large cities of the country. The water stains are the most common. ly used, not only because of their cheap. ness. but because of their penetrating and rapidly drying qualities The ob. jection to their use is that they roughen and raise the grain of the wood, making 1t necessary to sandpaper it smooth be. fore the filler or varnish can be applied, and this 1ndpapering, unless done by an expert, will cause the coloring to be un- even and often expose the bare wood on corners and projections. For this req son the oil stains are more and mora coming into use, as they neither raise the grain nor roughen the surface.
 Stains for Oak.
 Oak is usually colored by mixing ths coloring material with the filler. It's grain is so open that it can be easily col. ored in this way, and filters of any color may be bought for this purpose already mixed. If an especially fine bright color Is desired, as in some of the shades of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

bars, d and el. The other end of each rope is passed around the wind
 lass ta). and fastened. When the wag- on is driven into the shed. the slings are slipped over the ends of the box and the windlass revolved by means of a lever tbI, drawing the box up- ward and out of the way. For ladders or racks of any sort in place of the cross car (el attach ring like f to the end of each rope. which can be fas- tened by hook to the frame. The wind lass (al should. be about six inches in diameter and pierced al a convenient height with four holes for the levers. B. M. Scully. Clay county, Arkansas. in Farm and Home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

slht. HIS ldlT not yet gray, 20v bottles of champagne would be opened in a night But most orderly. Lyons saw to that. with his quiet. schoolmasterly voice. Holland. the daredevil Irishman who invented the submarine boat. had another such voice. Holland really was a schoolmas- ter. by the way
 But Lyons has found his key. Here after the famous place will be shut at midnight The glory is departed. Tim Sullivan and all the Sullivan clan are faithful. sitting together al long table nearly every night; but one clan does not make Bowery Delmonico.
 Away at the other end of the Bowery. where it doesn't call itself that. is an- other famous institution in the restau- rant way-Dolan Dolan is dead. Every soul who goes there knows it: knows that Johnny Meehan. the slim man with square beard. most unlike other New York political lights. who stands slicing corned beef behind the counter is Dolan's nephew and sue cessor; knows that the two took for tune of half a million dollars out of the tiny place. selling beef and" fThe and" means beans) st ten cents plate. On Meehan's wall hangs large portrait of the dead Dolan; another Of Tim Sulli- van, very much alive and much admired st both ends of the street: another of 'Dolando" and another of "Meehanus." the two race horses whose adventures al the tracks afun-loving reporter of the kev York Sun has made known vher- eyer that paper is read
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
K. X. Time Table.
SAUGATUCK DIVISION. Trains leave Bank street


 FOR BRIDGEPORT AND NEW YoRK-s.35. Ti;55. lO.52 a. m.; l.l5. 2,4s. 435. 5.i5 D. m. SUNDAYS-7D5. SEQ fto Brifve- port a. m.. 1.15. 5.l0 P. ID. FOR ANSONIA AND NEW HAVEN --i0. except Moudayi. GAS. 7s I052 a. m-. 1-i5. 2ss9. 435. s.Ia, 70 D. ID.
 sJNDAYs-10o. To5. SEQ a m: I15. 5.l0 75o ID. FOR WATERTOWN-ssa5 s32 ffnS a m-: 1Z3. 351. 5.10. s.I2. asg. ss l12H 2. m
 SUNDAYsa53 e- m. ST !, n. FOR THOMASTON. TORRINGTOx and wINsTED-s21. 105s a. m: I-I9. 3z3- ss5s. sss D. m sUSDAYS-e15s a m. SIT n. m
 HIGHLAND DTvIsrbx'
 Trains leave Meadow street FOR HARTFORD. wILLIHANTTC PROVIDENCE. PUTNAM AND BOSTON-sz4s. s52 a. u-. 121n sIs. TS4 to Harrror.fl D. n- FOR DANBCRY-sO a. n: zna FOR POUGHKEEPSIE@30 a u.. zf6 D n
 SUNDAY for BETST0r-fcosoe~f ing vfth third raI trsIns1- s2a 19S5 a. m-. 2Ss1. ssS. zoo D. m.
 DUBLIN STREET STATION. FOR NEW HAvEN-T1n. r01O 14n 411 p n
 sUNDAfS7Sn. 11fo s a.: ssD Q. E-
 FOR NERrDEx AND MIDDLE IOwN-e11 .. n. SIS D z- O. n GHERARD, CLHENPkTE4D Ge2. EgSt 0sa RneA Aex
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
A Hand CuIrivator.

you have not hand cultiystor then get one al once. unless the garden is ar ranged for using horse. Even then it will be useful l. need not be one Of those with a dozen different kinds of at tachmerts. These are convenient. but expensive. A wheel elltivatcr with sd- jgstasle handles will answer the pur- pose quite well There is no changing from a drag to a scsrifer and then to \ cultivator or some other kind of impls- ment. IL is simply a cultivator. The parts are not getting lost when needed most. II is always together and so sl- ways ready for use. After once using t you do not know how 10 gst along with out it--Prsiris Farmer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

the paper on blocK or holder but use varnish will gather in Jumps on the pa- per and deface the surface Of the work
 Wood Filler
 Another method, and one in more gen eral use. is to fill the grain of the wood with wood filler.
 Some of the cheap filters on the mar ket are almost worthless as filters. the only advantage obtained from their use being the benefit derived from the oil they contain.
 Among the few good filters there are none better than that manufactured by
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

golden oak" it is necessary to nrst stain the oak with an oil stain Ca golden oak oil stain is used for this purpose). which after drying for six to eight min- utes only, is rubbed of with soft cloth. This rubs the stain into the open grain of the wood and cleans il of from all ths hard glassy glints. making a beautiful contrast which can be produced in no other way. When rubbed on clean and smooth the oil stain must be allowed to dry for tventy-four or. better. for forty eight hours. before the filler is applied. All stains are put on with brush. and must be uset before filling and varnish- ing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

the wood is Iifeless i1 color. ss is tho case with fresh worked cherry. and ths desire is 10 darksn and enrich f. with out using a stain The oil must h1 used very thin. a. least one part Of tg-pen- tine 10 two parts of oil Brush on ali that the vood uilI absorb and allow I; 10 dry al least twenty four hours.
 For white maple. fine mahogany. and even for cherry. tvo coats Of white grain alcohol shellsc makes a much better foundation for the vsrrish. ba. is a lit- tie more expensive. The first coat of sheIlsc must be brushed on with care. and after drying ar least tys1tv-fogr hours. ssrlpsper vith No. 2 sa11psper removing all the grain vhich has been rouEhsued and raised bv me alcohol or ths shsllsc Apply zseoond cosi. which after drying for the sane length If ti-1s ss The first. is szai7 sssn5pspe-eT s-orh with the sane grad. of psper ss before The uhfte sheIisc holds ths natural oolor of the rood and kse7s the dsrker eolo-ed ~srnfss from penetrzs- s-E into and sisooIo-f1E the rco5
 Shellsc being spirit vsrrish- viii seen 10 he sry in an hozr froz the ti-7s I. is applied. trt the z5eo-oI o-lr has svzro-s-ez leaving the gun vhich viii ro- harden p-o1erIv f- Isss tine than s-z-e5 stoT. Whe- coz- of sEsllsc var rtsh iz 5rT i- ~ir -o- E- tke ss-dps- per- but riil be c1t of ia drF vhi-. tzs- as ia ssrdpzPe-i-g the sz-fscs of the kz-e rc6
 No--wten sz-srzr-5rg sesAzc or s-kr vz-zizh o< azy kiz1 io 1ot hol5
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
h. Coming Dry Tine

The dry time in SUBJECT may bs made one of the most Gssigl times of the year This is when The fields may be examined to find out where are ths sprirsy places When the whole land is wet one is Ike ly 10 be deceived ss 10 ~hst are the rettest places. but 1ot iu the dry time of sgnzsr This is the time Of digging ditehes for drains. and for this rors there is 10 other suitable time .Icspt the dry time Of sgn1sr-FzrueTsR Re-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

thinned xith turpentine 10 the consist sncy of paint when fl is easily applet with q brush l. should be brushed or 20 as 10 cover the surface vsll. and al loved to dry only until it begins 10 turn gray in color. usually in about len min utes. uhsn it must be rubbed o. iume- 6iatsiy. rubbing first with very coarse cloth scross the grain. thus rubbing the filler into ths open pores When vel rubbed in. finish with clen cloth. rub hing hard zzd polishing lsngthufss o- ths grain The filler must be carefully removed f-orl al angles and corners with the sha-p<1sd end ot a piece a. soft pine. oyer which the cloth is h4gs After Icing rubbed o- and polished th. fsl.r must dry from twerty-fosr to thirty-sir hozrs- and if zsI is to b< used in place Of vz-nisa. ever ionxer forty- sizh- tO sixty hours tes7z n.ces.s-y to rrspsre for a rsr fnfsh
 Good 1lls- Is sxpeusivs. oo<rcE f-ou sirtesu 10 twenty rents pozrs ia s-s.l qgsstittss. and czn be hoez-- ooic-ss 10 ssit fzs -oos ca phicn sr is 10 te rzet. q Iist. reddish t-orr fo- -zhoz- ary. light ard s.-k s7tiqge for sn1i1ns oak ard ss-k b-ovr for zenizh or ua-is. pine and lighter colo-=l roods
 No-s-Tts cIoeas gz-d fo- rs5tirz ir ard rolishf-r the filler sho1iS be bzrne5 o-fzz to the danger fpu spo1.zreo1s cozszs-5or if allowed sc fe. te1zzzs ot shs large s-oz-f cf esI vl-h rhiCa ttey are ss-z-z-s1
 s-si-s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
 Parish Clr-rbsr Rar,r1

There is only one church in the land which can boast that ii has sent out from the ranks Of it's clergy five men who are al present bishops in Eng land The church is the Leeds parish church. and the five Hiring prelates who have all been al one time or another engaged as clergy there are The bishops of Truro. Chester. southvark. Glouces- ter and S-e1re-.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
N.sd P--.sr rnndnn

h their sndesvors 70 ger a Teuis-s-.- cleaner. safer and healshier Londoa.- z the Bstteruent Of Do-5oa association and it's sarilis-y body. the street noises abstenent oo1uitree. have s7r- oeeded i1 i-dzci1g th= zu-borlriss 10 p-ohibst barrel o-zsrs ia l1 reads. squares and streets in the vest en6- while $ others are a- present under o&riAl eorsiferzro1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
Unu . College eradus.s.

Rear Admiral CrIu- vho bore .he t-unt of the great naval bzttle in the Straits ot Korea grzdrstsd iron the United S-s-es naval scsdenx al An rspoIis f1 1ss1 Hit government picked him oz- ss ore of ths clevsrs<1 and nost daring s-11s-ts in rts IsPa-ese naval slz1eny and ssr- him to this cozz-r. to stzdy His zifs is a s-zdzz-s of Vas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
A SIMPLE WAGON BED HOIST
Simple Arrangement for Lifting the Wagon Bed from Running Gear
 One Man Can Operate Device.

A simple arrangement for removing the bed or ladders from a wagon may be made as shown in the cut To the joist of loft attach two pulleys. (c). Through eaal of these pass half-inch rope, one end of which is connected with stretcher made of two cross
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
Fabulous Profits in Banks.

HE r lItl Avenue bank cut a melon the other day. de claring a specia dividend of l20 per cent. It had a pretty good right to do it, too.
 When this bank was organized a surplus was sub scribed to with the shares. For 16 years thereafter no dividend was paid. the profits going
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
Wtse Frois

B.esssz he Ire man who Invented ;te ham
 mock Blessed he the cua-izE that Eui5e5 his
 hand GI.irg -ts chance ot bo-h p-esszre and
 safety B-.ssfr.ly rocking n. ,oat Epoz ia1s. -N ' Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

The oe-o-s. or'ce is equipped with all the facilities for turning cut book and fob printing at short notice, and lt loves; prices for good work
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
I.essnns If fhe Little

Reverence the highest. have patience with the lowest Let this days per- formance of the mesnest duty be thy religion. Are the stars tco distant. pick up the pebble that lies al thy feet and from it learn the all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

the Bridgeport Wood Finishing Con- pany. of Milford Conn This filler is made of pure silica crushed and ground in oil. to which dryers are added. so
 that when properly applied it fills and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
Politicians and Wine Openers.

Wine Openers.
 EW YORK politi- clans have always dallied long at table and fed fat upon good things. The b Q e fste a k championships of the town are fa- ID ous. Lyons steaks went by the ton. Sometimes in the days when Croker would drop in. silent, impas- siye his hair mt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
4 LESSON IN
 MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS WITH AMBITION AND
 GENIUS.

How to Make Magazine Rack in Mission Style"-Stock Required Assembling the Parts-Methods of Finishing for Different Woods Filling the Grain of Wood with Wood Filler-Staining.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

becomes very hard in the open grain of the wood.
 Filler is in the form of paste, and can be bought in small cans. IL must be
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17

Tas s-alzszs os -oods s-zo-- slli.s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-11

in the cotatfs are often out of en-
pioyment, from various causes, and
are forced 10 seek a means Of sub
sistence among strangers. Shall we
condemn hem as Migrants because
possibly, If unavoidable cireumstan-
ces?
As stat'd. there must be a line OF
distinction, and it will take the COM
bined effOts OF our ablest law makers
to draw j, if indeed, it can be done.
That herr should be some law to
force the idle and vicious element to
work is acknowledged, but it seems
that yagnnt laws will not stand the
test.
Here is food for thought for those
law makers who promised the people
to enact vagrant law in Florida. II
one cannG be formed that will stand
the searhlight of the courts. it is
better 10 save time and money by let
ting it alone. We are in favor of some
means tc acquire the necessary re-
suits, but do not favor the enactment
of law simply to crafty personal
ambitions to be annulled a. the first
test in tn, courts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-11
TRlUMPHS IN WARFARE
AND IN REALMS OF PEACE,
San Diego Sun.


The year 1904. heavily darkened as
it has. been by the clouds of war. has
nevertheless made much remarka bic
history in all departments of human
progress. Notwithstanding one of
the greatest wars in all history has
held the center of the International
stage, the year has been noteworthy
Tor congresses looking to mans sociai
intellectual and spiritual betterment.
and il has seen issued a worldwide
call of the nations to a second Hague
conference for the promotion of uni
versal peace
The year has given Us one of the
greatest battles. ono of the most re-
msrkable sieses and ore of thu most
marvellous series of brilliant victories
ever knowu
But it has given Us. too. equally re-
markable triumphs in the realms OF
peace
The year has seen decision Of the
long mooted question of a trans-isth-
mian canal and the Inauguration OF
the great werk. 4 triumph of engi-
reering skill but little inferior has
been concluded in the completion OF
the sea wall at Galveston. Texas. An.
other like achievement OF great en-
cheering skill was the completion
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-11
of the New York subway.

of the New York subway.
II has been the year of the largest
crops ever raised in this country.
Steamship, locomotive. automobile
and trotting records have been smash
ed.
Distinct advances have been made
in the fields Of botd wireless tele.
graphy aad aerial navigation
Other notable scientific achieve.
ments lie in the seeing telephone
and in the improved method Of pho
Biography in colors.
The legal and financial event of the
year in this country was the anti.
trust decision of the United States
supreme court in the Northern Secu.
rites merger case-one of the most
important and far-TeaehiDg de
cisions ever handed down by that
body.
In a way distinctly discreditable
the year in this country has been
marked by total of 1870 lynchings
against the highest previous record OF
1O4.
The labor troubles OF the year, sc
marked that g, one time 10000 men
and women were on strike, have been
given unusual Importance because OF
the remarkable developments in the
Colorado strike.
A sociological event of the year de
serving special mention was the es'
Establishment with clerical sanction ri
VIVA. has become known as the sub
way saloon"
A total of $4,000, 900 has been given
during the year to charity and public
tenefactionS,
The Baltimore fire and the burning
of the excursion steamer General Slo.
cum are horrors of the year that will
be historic
In spite of war and some great dis
asters, it has not been bad year,
particularly for the people of this
country. The conditions and the out
look were never better than to-day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-11
COTTON QUESTION AS 30 80
AFFECTING PLANTERS.
Courier Journal.

The aspect of the cotton question, as
the planters, is not encourag-
ing. The great area in which the
plant can be raised and the large num-
Der of persons engaged in the business
make il impracticable TO have unison
of action in any scheme which will
limit the production. o. control the
crop when marketable, SO as 10 force
spinners or spectators to pay a high
price for it. In other words it seems
impracticable to form the Cotton
Trust in the interest Of the producers.
and that appears to be the best of all
the schemes now discussed. It is a
little curious to see the change
wrought in the short space of a year.
Twelve months ago the planters were
alarmed lest, from the boil worm, a
still greater shortage would ensue, and
all energies were applied for providing
against that danger. The consequence
was that there was the unprecedented
acreage of 100000 acres put in cult
walton, which, at the percentage of
crop prospects in the early summer. as
reported by the census bureau, promis-
ed a yield of 15,000,000 bales. Yet the
planters escaped this threatened ca
lamity, and with the December esti-
mate of 12,162,000 bales the price of
cotton fell below the cost of produc-
ton.
One unfortunate feature in the case
is the lack Of practical co-operation
among the planters. This was first
disclosed in the Shreveport boil worm
convention, when the cotton planters
of the eastern states proposed. as a
means OF reducing production next
year. that the boil worm area in Texas
should remain implanted. This created
no little bad feeling, being resented by
Texas, and since then there, has been
other evidences of lack of unison. In
congress a Georgia delegate leads in
a movement to abolish the estimates
of the census bureau. and a Texas
member as strenuously advocates II.
What will be the result is difficult to
foretell. But there can be no question
that the only sensible thing to be
done is TO reduce the area of produc-
ton. By what system of cooperation
this can be effected is not plain. But
III the planters cannot agree among
themselves, the suggestion of the Mem.
phis Planters Journal may serve the
purpose. This is for the land owners
and supply merchants" TO enforce a
reduction of acreage by agreeing not
to rent, nor advance money on sup
plies, to any grower who plants more
than a stipulated number of acres of
cotton to each pillow animal-tbe num-
Der being in inverse ratio to the fer
filthy of tho soil Tba tpoubIa about -
is, as in RECORD to all other schemes,
to bring about sufficient cooperation
to make it effective. The ultimate re-
suit will doubtless be, as in regard to
corn, wheat and other of the staple
crops, to let each farmer or planter
act on his own judgment and ultimate
ly learn wisdom by experience, how
ever expensive. There lis the same
objection in principle to a cotton as to
steel or other trust
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-11
PROPOSED VAcRANT LAW
FOR STATE OF FLORIDA.
~~~> 80 %Heee&%~ 80,
olive OAK Democrat. J

AGANC YIN OGulONAo b.l
During the campaign preceding the
last primary election great many
candidates for legislative honors ex-
pressed themselves as faToring a va
grant law, and most of them cited the
Georgia law as a model for Florida,
A few days ago Judge Emory Speer.
recognized as one of the ablest jurists
in the South. rendered a decision in
which he declared the Georgia yagrant
law unconstitutional as it was in con-
flct with personal liberty
Upon mature elaboration we arc
at loss to understand just how va
grant law can be framed hat win be
constitutional. There must be a line
81 distinction between the vagrant and
the lawful citizen. and where shall it
he drawn? There are q great. many
times when some of our best men hap
pen to be without. ready cash in their
pockets Certainly they are not va
grants. There are a great many OH
ers who. seemingly, do not work, be-
cause having acquired a sufficieney.
have no need to be continually at it.
They are not Migrants.
Some Of the most skilled laborers