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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
HARRINGTON's LUNCH ROOMS,

63 EAST MAIN STREET. Will open Monday night. July 3. I shall make a speciality of hot rolls. mullins. biscuit and cakes for morn- ing and evening. and a special bill at noon. Tuesday, July 4th.
 T-3-1m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
nn Turtle Found in Connecticut

On Turtle Found in Connecticut.
 J. E. Sears, of Elmwood, Conn.,, has fond a box turtle on his farm marked with the date and initials 70. C., 1885" Tie initials are supposed to stand for 0son Caldwell. who left Elmwood for Ohio 40 years ago. Another date, 1877, t also carved on the turtles back, lut with no initials to indicate who the carver was.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Turtle on Cows Forsleg.

F.rmer Edmund P Newell. who live near Bordentown. x. J.. was statled recently by sudden kick from A ,ow he was milking He was sent suawiing. On regaining his feet he Stcovered that the COW had stepped on aturtle. which had fastened itself to Ar foreleg.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
GOOD HOMEMADE BROODEP
Connecticut Poultry Keeper Designs One Which Provides Splendid
 Shelter for Little Chicks.

One of the best and simplest home made breeders we ever saw was de- signed and is used largely by G. G. Tillinghast, of Connecticut. success full poultry keeper and fruit grower It costs not to exceed $2.5O. if made of all new material. says the Farm and Home. It Is built of all matched lum- Der and consists of frame three feet square and one foot high
 In one side there is a door on slide
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Imnartial.

Mir. scstterton brides himself on be- ing strictly impartial"
 "Yes.- answered the unamiabls man. T once vent shooting with him He didn't seem to care whether he hit the rabbit. the dog or one of his friends TIt-BIts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-10
Caution,

Bill-why didn't the author of the piece come out and show himself when the audience called for him?
 Jill-Well you see. he'd just been getting married. and he's got light eyes. If he vent home with black eyes. he was afraid his wife wouldn't know him. Yonkers Statesman.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
Problem in Physics.

Most Of US have probably speculated,
at one time or another, What would
happen II a hole were bored right
through the earth and one we're 20
drop stone into It; and r. 4. A. 8
now gives his views on this pulling
question. The stone" he says, would
fall with increasing speed to the CEN
ter OF che earth, where 1t would have
attained a rate OF nearly 300 miles a
minute Its momentum would carry Il
at a constantly reducing speed through
the remaining half OF It's journey until
by the time IL appeared at the anti
podean end Of the hole It would have
come to a standstlll. II would then
begin to drop again. and would per-
form exactly the same Journey on Its
return to the starting point Thus II
would continue to travel backward and
forward from one end OF the earth tc
the other practically forever. Lea
don Tit-Bits.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
How to Make q FISHING S6mdDhOr6

Now mat the fishing season is open.
our little anglers will welcome this
novel aid I'm their sport.
You probably know what a soma
phore is. as you have seen dozens Of
them along the railway-the auto
matte signal posts whose movable
wooden arms wigwag up and down
upon their hinges and tell the en-
gineer whether or not the road is clear
ahead. You can make a very in
genious semaphore TO amuse yourself
with when fishing and IL will be OF
practical use. too. for Il viii not only
signal the fact OF a catch. but will
cell you whether big or little fish
Is hooked. says A. h. Langworthy, In
Chicago Inter Ocean.
First of all. how strong a pull has
a little fish on a line. and how strong
pull has a big fish In comparisons
This is the most important question
to decide in making the size telling
semaphore. because IT, whole princi-
pie OF construction IA based upon the
strength OF the fshs pull. Get a per.
fectly smooth. round stick. one inch
thick. Cut II 10 the length OF ten or
l2 inches. Then screw a round wooden
cap securely To the head of the stick.
being careful not TO spite the stick
In the operation. You can prevent
this by winding wire about the stick
head before driving in the screws.
The cap should be half an inch thick
by two inches wide. so that Il per
teetly overlaps the stick head half an
irch all around.
Then procure a tin cylinder nine
inches long by two and one-half inches
thick. open at one end. but having a
round hole one and one-half inches
wide az the other end. II you cannot
make Il yourself. the tinsmlth win for
triflng sum. IL Is shown In detail
in figures and ,. Figure shows
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
TRIALS OF A cEoLoolsT.
His Precious cpecimens Surrepti-
tiously Discussed OF by Con-
scieneeless Carrier.


Prof. W. c. Hayes, of the geological
survey. was talking in Washington
about the trials Of biologists, states the
Buffalo Enquirer.
Did you ever hear of the geologist
in'New Hampshire?" he asked. We'll.
there was a geologist wko spent a long
hot summer day in Croydon gathering
specimens of the very odd New Hamp-
shire rock formation to be found there,
and late in the afternoon he hired a
boy to carry the heavy bag back to
Newport for him. The boy exhibited
to a friend that night a half-dollar and
the friend said enviously:
Where did you get that?
" I made H. was the answer
How did you make it,
You know that there man that
was working all day with little
hammer hereabouts chipping OF pieces
OF rock and putting them into leather
bag?
Yes
"welI. he asked me to carry his
bag for him TO the Newport hotel. and
he gave me SO cents for the job.
well. IL was worth il. Must have
been pretty heavy, carryin' all them
rocks four miles
do you think carried them rocks
all the wav?' he said. No. sir. I
emptied the bag before startin'. and
just filled it outside the hotel"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15

center (A). Bore a hole In each side.
Procure a thin. round iron rod (the steel
rod OF an old umbrella Is good, cut IL
to the same length as the distance be-
tween the two posts. measuring from
the outside OF each post. Then make the
two signal arme the hood parts OF each
are the same size. but the thin end OF
the one to be marked small fish" lie
shorter than the other that Is marked
large Ash" CAS- shown In small iraw-
ing to left OF figure ID
Bore a hole In each the same distance
from the end OF broad parts. large
enough TO insert the rod into. 40 ths
arms will revolve easily upon Il.
Nail strip OF lead along the edge
OF each signal arm; this IL TO weight
II so that Il will drop readily: place
them In position by inserting them upon
the sxelrod, and then inserting that In
It's place between the posts at A. Pro-
cure a duplicate Axelrod for the wooden
triggers. one OF which Is much longer
than the other. (See small drawing to
left OF figure ID Attach a screw eye to
the bottom OF each trigger Then bore
two large holes through the float (shown
In dotted lines), which must be not less
than two inches wide. Bend a strong.
stin wire into the form shown AT BIZ hg-
ure 1. ID Is weight which you will put
on when you can determine the amount
OF weight needed to make the float bal
ance. A similar weight should be at
tached to the other side. Find the exact
center OF the float
Fasten the float securely In wise aud
set the cylinder In position by driving
a dozen long wire nails into the loat
close against the outside OF the cylinder.
being careful TO keep the nails away
from the Sits and catches. Then taston
the cylinder in position with the wooden
braces, as shown In drawing
Now 20 adjust the triggers with he
cylinder. One slit Is for the big ash
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15

the long ALT on the left side OF what
We will call the front This slit and
the corresponding one upon the right
side (as shown "a figure - are eight
inches long and a quarter inch vide.
Nov push the stick head. with its
cap. into the cylinder. Insert a pen
Gil through the sits and mark the
spots upon the i'm OF the cap. which
Il touches. Get a fairly strong. very
thin spring OF steel or wire, nine
inches long when uncompressed.
which will reach the length Of the stick
and AZ around IL. as shown In ngure 2
dotted linesl.
After you have fitted the spring
around the stick pull the lowest spirals
OF the spring outward from the stick,
so that their circumference will be
much wider than the circumference OF
the stick.
You now place the stick and spring
ia position inside the cylinder, as shown
In Fig. 2. The lowest spiral OF the
spring. being much wider than the stick,
rests upon the inclosed part OF the bot
tom OF the cylinder. while tho end OF
the stick p!erces the hole In the center
Of the bottom. and protrudes an inch or
two out OF a. Drive a screw eye into
the stick end. drive two small wire nails
into the pencil marks you made upon
the rim OF the stick cap. tie line to the
screw eye-and go fishing.
You are now to have practical test
OF the strength OF fsh's pull DO your
fishing from boat. pier, or some place
where you can secure the cylinder up
right with the open end at the top, so
that Il will remain stationary. Drop In
your line. A fish Is hooked, and you
will notice the stick-cap instantly press
down on the string. Mark the lowest
point which the nails or catches In the
side OF the stick cap (as We will call
them now descend to, as they travel
downward, projecting through the mar
row Sits in the cylinder. (See Fig. a.
II Is evidently a very small fish, for the
catches have hardly travelled half an
inch downward from their original posi-
ton. You pull the fish up and find II is
a very little one. But you can't go by
only one fish: you must catch several,
marking the point on the edge OF the
Sits where the catches descended to In
each case, and then you can get an Idea
Of what the comparative strength OF
large anc small fish Is.
You are now ready to determine how
strong the pull is of the average small
fish, and the average big one. Find the
spot on the edge of the slit where the
marks OF the small fish are thickest,
and mark IL very plainly. Take the
mark Of the biggest fish. which will be
much farther down, and find the center
In the distance between that and the
spot you decide the big fish to begin at
Thus you have recorded the strength
tests
Now look at figure 1. The block NJ
wood 10 very thick and heavy so that
II will support a good deal of weight
without becoming top heavy. You can
easily construct the outside hood which
houses tie signal arms. Then find the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
Man in the Kitchen.

The helplessness Of mere man in the
presence OF ordinary domestic tasks
was illustrated In the case OF the old
miner. who explained that he had once
tried 10 improve his cooking by study
ing book OF recipes. 1T was no use. %
he sadly confessed. because every one
OF them receipts starts off with take a
clean dish"
tie was kin 10 ons Of the sons OF
Mrs. Dunsmuir. a scotchwomsn living
in Pennsylvania She was called away
from home one day just after dinner.
As she was leaving she said TO the
boys
"One OF you must wash the dlshes
and the other wipe them and put them
away, that everything will be tidy by
the time | get back"
"All right, mother" said Jack. but
Wills got to wipe them. I'm willing
to wash, but wlplng is such greasy
worki"-Youth's Companies.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15

mark. and the other on the right Ia ZOE
the small FISH magk Figures and -
The best way 10 fix the wire holders 90
the outside Of the cylinder al thoss
points (see figure 81 Is TO solder them
on. Then measure the distance between
the screw eye attached to the triggers
on the float and the respective points
marked on the two Sits. and cut two
lengths OF strong. stin wire attach
them TO the screw eyes By looping the
ends with a pair OF plncers. and bend
them into the form shown in figure 3.
to TX them TO the wire holders on thu
cylinder. and your fishing ssmRphors
Is finished.
II IL hardly necessary 10 explain its ao-
ton after what has already been said.
OF course. when q fish Is hooked the
catches protruding through sllts press
downward until one strikes the topmost
wire end in position on the wire holder
across the outside OF the slit This pres-
sure Is kept up, and the protrudins
catch pulls the wire with II as Il travels
downward. which action. being Instant
ly communicated with the trigger at
iached to the signal arm marked small
FISH," releases the signal arm. which
drops OF It's weight from the hood, dis
playing It's signal plainly; but II the
hooked ash is a big one. Il will have
strength enough TO pull the stlok-cap
far enough TO release the other wire with
the other catch in the second slit. which
releases the big FISH" signal (hg-
ure g..
And supposIng you catch a whalei
Well, the size teller is not exactly
adapted for whale fishing. but II will
do very nicely for perch and bass.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
BARTLEYS
VACATION
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NHR. hartley stretched his long
Nl legs and yawned dismally.

Nh k. BAR LEY stretched MS long
WI legs and yawned dismally.
Gee" he said. but / do feel rocky
his morning"
Il am afraid. dear. said Mrs Bart
cy. with tender solicitude, that you
Te not we'll"
Well? OF course I'm not well. How
an a fellow be we'll with this ever
asting grind going on from morning
ill night? What | need is a vacation.
+ | could just get a rest for a few
lays I'd pick up aud be all right
Igain."
We'll" suggested Mrs. BARLEY. art
essly. why don't you take it?''
Take it," echoed BARLEY with
tragic intensity. IF you knew the
boss you wouldn't ask that. Catch
him letting a fellow have a day on,
Why. he's a typical sldnhint He'd
grind a chap into powder in order to
extract the last spark of energy.
That is the kind OF man | am working
TOR. yet you ask me why ! don't take
a vacation. Maybe il I was dead he'd
lei ne of for a few days. with full
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15

pay but nothing short of that would
touch his stony heart"
20 Fred. don't" she said. 1T breaks
ny heart to hear you talk about dying.
| can't stand t. You really ought to
stay at home to-day"
81 know / ought" assented Barley.
"and I'm going to do it, too, no mat
ter what comes of il. IN telephone
down that I'm sick. Perhaps if | get
out in the fresh air for few hours
I'll be able TO fight on this spell of
sickness that | feel is imminent"
Al ten O'Clock Mr. BARLEY tele-
phonod to the Office the news OF his
sudden indisposition: later he carried
cut the rest of his programme by re-
pairing 30 the frozen lakes of Central
park, where he hoped to imbibe gen
erous doses Of natures own tonic as
an artijote 10 the insidious poisons
tcrmentiLg in hi system The. next
morning ne got g.. The Office ten min
utcs alcad OF time The head clerl.
saw him come and called him over to
his desk.
AOh Nt hbhT - hbNf Ddl ley ne
said. You might as well have saved
yourself til" 'louble of coming down
to-day. You're not needed any long
er"
who said So
"Ihe boss lie told me to tell you
WHOM you came in to-day"
Bartley leaned against the desk
weakly Els that straight" he asked.
"Straightest thing in the world He
called me la yesterday and asked
about you. You know the boss. He
doesn't waste any words. BARLEY not
hele to-day? he said | told him you
were sick. Very we'll said ne.
when he comes tomorrow tell him
that he is not needed al present and
he may extend his vacation uatil--' So
The mead ciera saapped his FINGERS
sagsestiycly.
e. see. said BARLEY
lie added somethiag about the
18th said The head clerk. but that"
nut that supplemented BARLEY.
"was only his way of letting fellow
die--by inches What he really meant
vas that I've been dred."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
SIS RAPALYE.

When rainy -greener shoots the grass
And blooms the cherry Tree.
Aud children laugh by giitierine BROOKS
Nild with the ecstasy
OF bursting spring. With twitteriug bird
And hum Of honey bee
isis Rapalye" my spirit shouts.
And she is here with ne
A. laugh the children so her laugh
llaunts all the atmosphere
Her song is iu the brook refrain;
Her glad eyes. flashing clear
Are in the morning deWs; her speech
is melody so dear.
The blue bird trills: isis Rapalye-
1 hcar,-I hear'--I hear
Again in races. al Recess.
see her braided hair
Toss past me as stay to lifi
Her straw hat. fallen there;
The school bell sounds a vibrant pang
My heart can hardly bear
Yet SIN she leads-Sis Rapalye-
And leads me eVery where!
Now am old-yet she remains
TIE selfsame child of ten
Gay. gallant little girl. TO race
on into Heaven them
Yet gallant. gay Sis Rapalye-
In blossom time and when
The trees and grasses beckon her
Comes back to us again.
And so, however long since youth
Whose rapturcs Wild and free
An old mans heart may claim no more
With more than memory
share the springs own JOY that brings
My boyhood back to me
With laughter. blossoms. singing birds,
And sweet Sis Rapalyc.
james Whitcomb Riley. 10 Collier :
Weekly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
Practical Points.

V. 2. In the life which Jesus invites
there is abundant supply for every need
Rev. 7:16.
V. 3. Where God reigns suprenis
there is Heaven.-Matt. 6:1O
V. 4. The measure In which we see
Jesus to-day is marked upon our coun-
tenances.-2 Cor. 3:1S.
V. 6. Gods messages are given
through His prophets and should have
our careful study Tim. 3:l6
V. 10. To-day is ths time we should
strive to realize the blessodness OF ths
Heavenly life.-Erh. la
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
Rx Another Name.

Edna had been in the house for sew
eral days with a cold. She refused tn
eat anything. much to the worry OF
her mother. who feared she would be-
come very weak.
Edna insisted she was as strong as
ever. but later aptly described her con
dition by saying:
Mother, I don't feel one bit weak.
but my legs feel little bow-leggedy."
Philadelphia Press.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
untidily Dressed Nurses.

There is no doubt that a proportion
of nurses, whose training is unim.
peachable, do not dress as trinity as
they might when they are out-of-doors.
II unqualified persons dlshonCr the
uniform by appropriating it without
right. those who are entitled To the
uniform should honor It by wearing it
becomingly London Hospital.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-06-15
Stubhorn.

"self-opinionated? Well, should
say he is. never met anyone so dog.
matte"
rs that so?"
Yes; why. he's positively bulldog
matte. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-21
LOCAL NEWS 8

Mrs. Samuel Dreitzler is visit
ing in South Bend.
Plymouth schools have closed
for the holiday vacation.
Mrs. J. NJ. Matthews is visit
ing her mother at Goshen.
Miss Kate Laid of Bourbon
township, spent the past week in
Plymouth.
Mrs. T. ]. Hupp of Mankato,
Mimi. has been visiting relatives
and friends in this county this
week.
The Christian congregation at
Culver has bought a lot of Henry
Haag and will build a church
next spring.
Rev. N. S. Sh ;ppard will be
here ali day next Sunday and will
preach at the Christian church
morning and evening.
Mrs. Louisa Little has return
ed to her home at Pierceton after
a visit of several DAYS with her
son, James w. Norris.
Mrs. Anna Brown, who has
been in Chicago for the past two
months with her daughter, is
home for a visit of a week.
Mrs. John V. Astiey of Bour-
bon township, and her little
granddaughter, Ruth Swover-
land visited in Plymouth the past
week.
Announcement is made in New
York that the Trunk Line asso-
citation railways will abolish all
forms of free transportation after
January 1.
Another mad dog was killed in
Bourbon Wednesday afternoon
and the marshal has been ordered
to shoot every dog found on the
streets unmuzzled.
The electric line between War
saw and Goshen is being finished
rapidly and the prospects for cars
between Warsaw and Leesburs
this week is assured by the con-
tractors.
Charles A. Mcdonald, city edi-
tor of the South Bend Times
died Thursday after an illness O
almost four weeks of typhoid
fever. He was 46 years old ano
had been connected with the
Times % years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Channe
have returned to their home a
Dexter, Iowa, after a visit of
week with Grandma Wade, Mes
danes Firestone, Wiltfong ane
other members OF the Wade fam
lily in this county.
Mrs. Gunnett widow of the lat,
John Gunnett, died at her hom'
south of this city Saturday even
ing, aged SO years. The funera
services were held at her late res
idepce Monday afternoon will
interment at Summit Chapel
Bourbon Advance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-21

John Cook, of Twin Lakes,
went to Walnut Friday to visit
Mr.. and Msr. Matt Lowery both
of whom are seriously Ill.
Thursday was the anniversary
of the death of George Washing
ton and thousands went to
Mount Vernon to visit the tomb.
Mrs. Aaron Koch of Pretty
Lake, is visiting the family OF
Rev. c. H. Burgener at Wabash,
Mrs. Burgener is Mrs. Koch's
daughter.
David Staley residing near In
wood accidently slipped off of a
load of fodder a few days ago and
is now caring for a badly
sprained ankle as a result.
A magnificent electric foun-
tain will be erected in Howard
Park, Souht Bend, next spring,
1t is a gift to the city from ],
NJ. Studabaker, Sr.
The order disseminating the
postof1ce at Walnut has been
rescinded at Washington. A. B
Town has been appointed post
master and will take charge al
once.
Miss Barr was called to the
home of her parents at Hanover
Ind, Friday by the serious illness
OF her father, who is one of the
prominent Presbyterian minis.
tiers of southern Indiana.
The corn train special will STOP
in Plymouth December q, the
last day of the farmers institute
1t is under the direction of Pur-
due university and is a capita
plan for disseminating corr
knowledge.
The entertainment given by
the grades of the Plymouth
schools at the Washington build
ing Thursday evening drew /;
large crowd and everybody wa.
pleased. The children had thei.
pictures taken Friday morning.
The hunters who have beer
pursuing big game in the south
ern states all returned home thi
week. They report good sport
but did not bring enough mea
home with them to seriously at
feet the beef trust.-Bremen En-
quirer.
Frank Flora Of Tippecanoe ha
returned from Archibald, Ohio
where he underwent an operation
for the removal of a cancer. MI
Flora is getting along nicely from
the effects of the operation an
has best prospects for complet
recovery.
Early on Friday morning, Dee
s, the Goble school,, located
mile and a half south of Atwood
was totally destroyed by fire. l,
less than a week a new schoo
house Is by % feet, a temporar.
frame structure, has been erecte
on the same lot and the frs
J. session in the new school wa
held on Thursday morning, DEE
IA. Thirty-nine pupils are no,
at work in the new building.