davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-08
Spring Time.

10 right with us and the small boy is in his happy mood; yes, and the slrls also. Only a short time ago you'd see them going down hill helter-skelter on their double rippers. and goodness knows they've had lots of that sport this winter, and now you'll see them playing marbles, skinning thelt knuckles and getting their clothes all dirty. Of course that means mamma must clean them. Well, just now lhe hcusekeeper has lots of cleaning to at- tend to, house cleaning. for instance and let us say right here the man "ho will allow the housekeeper to do all! cleaning without using our Waslilhs fluid should be given a ride in the lc" patrol wagon, and surely some men are getting a ride in the "Black Ma- riar'' for much less offense. NoW' as far as cleaning is concerned the "o- man who does the washing or house cleaning without our washing mud IS a very foolish person, and if they doupt US, just buy one bottle and see TOT yourself We sell the Household, loc Ter bottle, and the Rising sun, lVc' Say, did you see those great hlS pl'ch' CTS and bowls in our window We give either with q pound of our Warran'eo good Baking Powder. 43c mo slanil'S'' and this week we give cup saucer snd plate with pound of our .oc tea (which is the good kind) tno stamps). If you want anything in our line, thls week, just give us q trial.
 pHELANS Y STORE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-08
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Brewers union. ~; aB <a s Nosahogan lodge school meeting. Friendly league, penny provident bank, 3:3O to 4:3O.
 MEETINGS TOMORROW. French Canadian band.
 Mulcahy council, K. of C.
 French Canadian institute. St Patrck's Holy Name society.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-04-08
The Mi||er&PeckCo
Special Prices for Saturday
 Night and Monday.

At $3.9S Ladies' and Misses Covert Jackets, value $5.5O At S1.49 Ladies' Mohair Walking
 Skirts. value $25O
 At $S.9S Ladies' Silk Shirt Waists
 suits
 At 39c 54 in Black Mohair, value 59c At 12kc Doublefold Fancy Black Goods, value 19c
 At 49c Guaranteed Black Taffeta Silk
 value 59c
 At 1Oc 30 dog Ladies' embroidery and
 Lace Turnover and Stock Collars | price 15c to Poe At Sc :. in all silk lustre Taffeto Rib'
 bons, from 121ss At 12hc Chiffon Neck Ruching from 2Oc
 At SAC Dress Ginghams from 7c At 7c 40 in White India Linon from s 1-3c At 5Oc White, Embroidered Waist Patterns. value 75c At 35c Children's Straw Hats, Ribbon Trimmed, value 5Oc At 49c Damask Bureau Scarfa, wide hemstitched hem, value Toe At 39c Ladies' Marguerite Corset Gov CTS with three rows insertion ribbon
 and lace
 At 39c Ladies Drawers. Hamburg
 trimmed. value 50c At 15c Ladies Fast Black Full
 Fashioned hose from 19c At 7c Children's Black Fleeced Hose
 from 121ac
 At 19c Boys Caps from Poe At 39c Mems Balbriggan Underwear,
 drawers double seated At 49c Mems Jersey Ribbed Under
 wear. medium weight. At S1.9S GO in Couch Covers At 10c 36 in Fish Nets At 19c Java Blend COffe6
The Washington times., 1905-02-02

attempting to skate across the thin
ice in the channel of the Eastern
Branch, John Clark, fourteen years Old
and living at 124S Eleventh street south
east. broke through the ice.
Attempts to rescue him resulted in
the plunging of four other boys in the
icy waters
For almost half an hour Clark kept
his head above the surface by holding
on to a cake of ice, which, while sup
porting him, was not strong enough tc
bear his weight.
Clark was finally pulled out and taken
to the Providence Hospital
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
EFFORTS TO RESCUE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Committee Appointed to Canvass the
CITY in the Interest of the organi-
acknowledging Yesterday.

A meeting was held yesterday after
noon in the Columbia Theater for the
purpose of discussing means by which
the Washington Symphony Orchestra
may be further maintained as feature
of the musical life in the Capital
There were about forty people present
Disbursement was expressed by those
anxious the city shall not lose the Sym
phonv Orchestra ghe assembly was
genuinely in earnest in its effort TO solve
the problem.
During the afternoon Mr.. de Koven
announced he had the promise of two
wealthy residents of Washington that
If the people would put up u certain
large amount they would contribute the
same. For instance, if the people OF
Washington will raise $4,000, each OF
these two persons viii give a like
amount.
A committee of citizens was appointed,
consisting of ten members. meeting
of this committee will be held at 4:45
O'Clock this afternoon in the Washing
ton College of Music, in the knabe
building.
It is the purpose of those directly in
terestcd in continuing the orchestra to
enlist others In the service of this COM
rnittee and divide. the latter into sub
committees of about four members.
Each subcommittee will be assigned to
a section OF the city and will endeavor
pie Of Washington concerning the reten-
lion Of the orchestra. The conclusions
of the committee will be further an
nounced after the meeting. today.
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
PLEA FOR EXTENSION Of
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
J. L. TAFT Urges Improvement in Be-
half of Methodist University.
Other District Bills.

J. L. TAFT. representing the Methodist
University and property owners along
the line of the proposed extension of
Massachusetts avenue, appeared today
before the House Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia and asked a FAVOR
able report on Representative Pearre s
bill to extend the avenue from Niscon-
sin TO Boundary avenue
The District, said Mr.. TAFT can
get the land necessary for the extern
sion much cheaper now than would be
possible in the future
THE property owners are now ready
to dedicate - per cent Of the land need
ed. and the District would have to con-
deIT1n % per cent of it. This condemna-
fion the District Commissioners esti-
mate would cost 700. but 1t might be
sTThe Improvement would be a great
help to the university out there. The
institution needs a direct means of
egress and insTess along Massachusetts
avenue which was intended for the
great avenue of the city.
ct will take three years to complete
the extension, and we earnestly desire
to begin at once,
The committee. before the meeting was
over authorized favorable reports on
three local bills, as follows:
To establish u railroad yard at Canal
street. the space te be gotten from the
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company; permitting the
Washington Market Company TO lay a
conduit across Seventh street west; and
10 close and open an alley in square 500.
Mr. Cowherd was authorized to offer
on the floor of the House an amendment
to the bill fayorably reported by the
committee to extend Nineteenth street
from WoOdIey road to NlntWoOd place
The amendment runs the extension as
far as Baltimore street. several hundred
feet beyond Mintwood place.
The committee did not consider in any
way the NJ street crosstown railway
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
The Presidents Reply.
white House. Washington,

w nlte HOUSE. " dShlng ton,
February l. 1905.
MY Dear Mr.. Darling: You have been
particularly painstaking, hard-work-
ing, and efficient public servant in your
position as Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. I am sorry that you are to re-
tire from this position, ana 1 am ur.-
willing to have you sever your connec-
ton with the public service 1 know
that it has been a sacrifice for you 20
come to Washington, and it ; my pur-
pose when your resignation takes effect,
to appoint you collector of the port of
Burlington. of the district of Vermont.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Hon Charles II. Darling, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
HAS TIMES CARTOON
HUNG OVER HIS DESK
Constant Reminder to Building In
spector Ashford of the Death
of Pet Project.

Building Inspector snowden Ashford
has hung over his desk in the District
building a copy of the recent cartoon In
Tbe Times portraying the death of his
pet project. the master builders exam
nation bill, in the glare of publicity
Mr. Ashford has called the attention
of the Commissioners to defective
work in the construction OF Trinity
Church. Takona Park. and argues from
this the need of such bill as is pro-
THE The chimneys of Trinity Church were
condemned by the Building Inspector,
who received notice some time ago from
the Fire Department that the hue IN
question was liable TO cause IRE. IN.
e5n p showed that it was supported
on wooden ceiling joints and not in Sc
cure condition. The chifnneys We're re
moved at the expense of the church.
when under the bill the builder would
have been held responsible.
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
COLLEGE OF LAW WILL
HOLD ANNUAL BANQUE I

The Washington College OF Law viii
give it's eighth annual banquet at
Rauscher's Saturday evening next. the
Hon ". b Hepburn, Senator from
Idaho, viii be the guest of honor and
respond to toast.
Arrangements for the banquet are IN
the hands Of the class OF 1906, ana us
president Mrs. Gertrude Ballard Fow-
Ter, Will act as toastmistress. The other
members of the class are William w.
Bon Durant. Mrs. Ella ID. Gates, MISS
Grace Garriott, Miss f, Mattingly
Lewis, Miss Mary e Lazenby. and Miss
Edna j. SDofford.
The dean of the college. Mrs Ellen
s. Mussey. will preside. II is expected
that the alumnae Of the college will also
be present
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
PHILADELPHIA NURSES
and Prominent Physicians Endorse Dr.. Bulls Cough Syu.
q PROMINENT HEAD
NURSE CURED.
PRESCRIBED by WELL
KNOWN PHYSICIAN.

NO other cough remedy enjoys the
= confidence Of the nurses Of the
United States to a greater degree
than does DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Even physicians prescribe this cele-
brated remedy in their practice.
It's wonderful cures Of coughs,
colds, bronchitis, ETC., whether in
acute, chronic or mild form, astonish
the professional man and woman as
greatly as the mechanic and the
mother. Prompt in relieving, posi-
tive in curing, pleasant in taste, DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup at once COM
nends itself as the family remedy
where cold, cough, Group, whooping
cough, bronchitis, grip and con.
sumption prevail. Try a bottle and
be cured. There is no better RENE
DIV to be had than the celebrated
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
WOULD REDUCE LIMIT
OF AGE OF FlREMEN

Chief Engineer Belt, of the Fire De
partment, has recommended that the age
limits for applicants for positions on the
force be changed from twenty-three and
thirty-fVe years to tWenty-one and
thirty-three years.
This will have the effect of reducing
the age limit, which Chief Belt thinks
is in the interest OF good service.
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
Nervousness
Read my oner-a full dollars worth Of
my Remedy free to try-without
deposit Or risk, or prom
3sc to pay.

Nervousness, fretfulness. restIessness, sleep
lessness. irritabiIfty-aii are the outward
signs Of inward nerve disturbance. The
fault is not with the nerves which give you
warning-not with the which
able you to feel. to walk, to talk. to think.
to see. But the INSIDE nerves-the auto
matte power nerves-these are the nerves that
work wears out and worry breaks down.
1 have not room here to explain how these
tender. tiny nerves control and operate the
stomach. the heart, the kidneys. the liver.
How excuses and strains and ovcrinduigence
destroy their delicate hbers. How. through
bond of sympathy, weakness in center
is conveyed to each of the other centers.
How this same bond of sympathy produces
the outward signs OF nervousness which
should warn Us of the trouble within. have
not room to explain row these nerves may
be reached and strengthened and Vftalized
and made wei by a remedy I spent thirty
years in perfecting-row known by druggists
everywhere as DIR. Shops Restorative. I
have not room to explain how this remedy, by
removing the cause, puts certain end to all
including freIfuIness, TestIessness, aieepIess-
ness, irTitability. All of these things
fully explained in the book viii send you
when you write.
In more than million homes nay remedy
is. known. and relied upen- let you may
not have heard OF It. So | make this offer
to you, a stranger, that every possible
cuse for doubt may be removed Send no
money-Tnake no promise-take no risk. Sim
ply write and ask. II you have never tried
my remedy I VIII send you order your
druggist for a full dollar bottle-rot a sam
pie but the regular standard bottle ne keeps
. constantly his shelves. Thu druggist Will
REQUIRE no conditions He WI accent my
order as cheerfully as though your dollar
lay before him. He Will send the bill to me.
WIN you accept this opportunity to learn,
at MY EXPENSE ABSOLUTELY, how to
be rid forever Of all forms of nervousness
to be rid not only OF the trouble. but of :i2e
very cause which produced II? Write today.
For free order Book on Dyspepsia.
for a full dollar bot Book > on the Heart
tie you must address Book the Kidneys.
Or Shoop, Box Digs, Book 4 for Women.
Racine, Wis. State Book for Men
which book you want. Book rheumatism
Mild cases are often cured by a single
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
TEN PERSONS KILLED
AT RAILWAY CROSSING

HORNELLSvILLE, N Y, Feb 3
Two miles west of this city this even
ing, while returning from an afternoon
OF merriment, a sleigh containing thir-
teen members Of the Ladies Aid So
ciety OF the UniversaIist Church, was
struck by a train over the Pittsburg,
Shawmut and Northern railroad.
Six Of the occupants were killed in
stantly, four died in the hospital later,
and three are still in that institution,
one of whom will probably die.
The driver of the sleigh, Elijah Quick,
escaped with a few injuries.
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
DR.. bUIL'S COUGH SYRUP

NJ Linn Philadelphia Handbook n.
18th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. s0r&tes:
50 have used and have advised others to the fa-
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup, and know it to be the best
remedy for group. bronchitis etc., the market. Many
of have also had good results from the of
Bulls Cough Syrup" Mrs. M. A. I-nn
4. Schott, W. n. z, Urites:-
Bulls satisfaction
frequently prescribe it, and fully repaid DOING
The Washington times., 1905-02-02

the best remedy, DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, the one that always cures,
and the one which hospital nurses
use and endorse and physicians pre-
scribe. Price, 25 cts, so cts. and
S1.o0. Sold by all druggists.
A. 6. Meyer s Co.. Baltimore MD.
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
Plans OF BattIeshIps
Destroyed by Flames
Chart Room at the Cramps Shipyard, in Phil
adeIphia, Goes Up in Smoke, Causing
Loss Estimated at $4,000.

of the Colorado and Pennsylvania. just
finished, ana the Tennessee, now being
completed, were also burned.
The armDred cruiser Pennsylvania lay
directly in the path of the flame and
blazing cinders covered her deck until
streams from two fiFeboats washed thera
overheard
The fire is supposed ohave originated
from a burning cigar stump carelCssly
dropped in toilet room
The Washington times., 1905-02-02

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup receives
stronger testimonials than any other
similar remedy. Every testimonial
published is absolutely genuine, and
the proprietors challenge any one to
prove the contrary. The original
letter is on file in their office for in
epection and can be produced in
0VeTy instance
The Washington times., 1905-02-02

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2--Fire early
this morning destroyed the chart room
at the Cramps shipyard and did damage
estimated at about $4,000. One fireman
was injured.
mans for the new battleships Idaho and
mississippi, two Clyde. me ships, reHye-
me cutter Galveston, and a Venezuelan
government boat, the Espanza. Those
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
Accept No Substitute.

Always ask for DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup and have nothing else. DO
not take the substitute tar or white
pine mixture which a druggist offers
you because it pays him ad better of snsa Nee
ingredients and will not cure. Get
The Washington times., 1905-02-02
MR.. DARLING RESIGNS
AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Treasury official Informs President CT
Intention to Retire at End OF
Four Years Service.

President Roosevelt has received and
accepted with regret the resignation OF
Charles H. Darling, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy.
Mr.. Darliug's four-year term VIII eX-
pire next fall and at the expiration of
this term he Will be appointed collector
of the port of Burlington, Of the district
OF Vermont.
Mr.. Dariing's Letter.
The following letters were exchanged:
Navy Department
'tWashington, February / 1909.
ITO the President:
II deem it best that / should retire
from the office Of Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy at the expiration of four years
service, or as near that time as best
ton has been one Of sacrifice, its duties
have been pleasant and interesting.
ut has been special privilege to
have held this office under your admin
istraton, conspicuous for the great de-
velopment of the navy Your personal
leadership has been an inspiration and
an incentive TO ones best efforts
81 shall also live happier because of
the friendship of Secretaries Long,
Moody, and Morton, under whom l have
served.
81 greatly appreciate the personal
kindness and consideration which you
have shown me and shall retire from
the office with deep regrets.
I beg to remain, most respectfully,
"CHARLES H. DARLING.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-07

sets. while the American Guild mum
bers ~. 900 members and 500. 600 assets
The smaller organization is represent
cd IN four states ynile the larger has
members in eleven or twelve. Officers
Of the new society will be elected in
Richmond. Va, next month
According 70 NJ. r Calvin. who was
prominent in bringing about the con
solidation. the deal was effected 70 a.
void ruinous competition and unneces.
sary expense II is stated that the
Columbian league did not have the
growth necessary 10 protect properly
the interests If it, members and % a.
void complications and possible trouble
the union with the larger organization
was effected.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-07

A rumor is.current that Will Brand.
OF Houghton, the speedy second base
man OF last seasons Calumet baseball
team has signed with the Grand Forks
club ~ the Northern league for the
coming season A statement 70 this
effect WAS recently published Ia the
sporting Life. a publication devoted 90
the interests 81 sport Mr. Brand
when seen Yesterday refused either 10
deny or affirm the report He admit
ed having received "a proposition from
Grand Forks hut would NOT say what
ne intended 60 40. intimating that he
Is SKIN undecided he practically
signed with Calumet ht the close 90
last season. bat 10 Us understood that
thh agreement is ina mo- way binding
Mr Brand u.s. a clover fielder and strong
in tGe batting department and 10 is
hclicge1 c1uid easily hjll hisown with
Grand Forks Calumet fans hope,
however that De- viii decide t1 remain
with the Calumet team for another
spHaln as his playing in every way has
been satisfactory
Calumet probably viii lose several Of
los last season players but 10 is said
chat most of tine men viii again be-
available The infringement has al
ready laid plans for ta- team
Pitcher DERRY Juev viii NOT be
witb tina club ne Dr. los accepted a.
paatiau tB coach tho University of
Ni.hiqlu team which rs formerly
eaptatnod bat Calumet stil has
Werner and HAenor two al the
spgaIat pitchers in lbg upper pcnIu.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-07
LOUISIANA suovENIR GOLD
DOLLARS.

Banker Jas. +. Corcoran determined
not TO be behind others in the world :
affairs especially in the matter q the
Louisiana Purchase exposition which
Il % be held at 81 Louis next summer.
To this end he purchased a quantity
81 the souvenir Gold Dollars that have
been coined hy the commissioners the
past year These coins are issued
from the United States Mint az
Philadelphia Go commemorate the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition and
known as tho Louisiana Purchase Gold
Dollar have been pronounced hy
numlsmensts the finest examples az
modern coming art This coinage
which will live as a metallic memorial
Of the great World Fair "a lg0t was
provided for by "a specific Act OF Goa.
grcss which also limits their iesae Go
2j0. 900 pieces The entire coinage VIII
b. delivered 90 the Exposition Com
pany and viii represent part of the
Government general appropriation Of
I 01o 600 for the Exposition
These speciall, designed coins are of
Two t,ues two obyerses having tine
Same reverse 10000 bear au excellent
nkene. uf Thomas JerttcrF1n Che
Government iuthor az tho Louisiana
Purchase The other 10000 present
the profile 90 William Mckinley tha
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-07
AFTER THE HAY FARMER
Leo N ccsmar Gets After Them Win
Burnt Stick

Leo. N ccsmar Gets After Them Win a
Burnt STICK
In his New Year pledges Leo NJ
Geismnr 81 the Upper Peninsula Ex
pertinent station does not intend 10
include relenting warfare against
the hay furmor who sells bis crop In
tho hope ~ making living he SAYS
chat there arc altogether too many
such farmers u the upper peninsula
mud he doses n0r wonder that they LJy
away from Farmer Institutes since
ID requires neither ambition u1r brains
tor this style III farming aud since
tine more ignorant "a man i- tho more
be tHinka ue knows Ito claims that
hay farming under such conditions
breeds a habit as peluiclogs as that of
the Jrunkapl ar opium eater leading
ta zhifue.nc-4 aud eventually 90 the
poor house Eie urgc the growing at
clover and alfalfa tf pl and sugar
bcUts and tru.t NOT auE because these
crops are emiueur!y well adapted 30
Uar Climatic conditions NOS hoeuuat
tboy involve more Intelligent farming
methods nor becauh thy bring three
to ten times more money per acre bat
principally because they foster indus
trial development. insure greater
homie market and promote The settle,
mcnt Of our million. of acres SIR.
Ceismar contends that Am increased
farming population benefits the farmer
even more than the merchant ur man-
nfaeturcr and ho deufad his views i'm
the closing remarks 3f his address at
the recent Farmers Institutes n
Houghtou county when BAG said % re
gard Ia the marketing OF strawberries
Last and not least Though YOU viii
gct lower price for I market IA
portion of your best fruit away from
home especially I'M large cities whore
your nrighborhood Is APT 90 be- ad
vcrtiscd oms. and The resources az the
upper peninsula become matter ga,
more general knowledge Printers ink
is# 81 infinite value hut since fut moro
rxistourn of the puddihs is NOT sun
Client to demonstrate its quality no
une bott thau yourselves mas tine ap.
p3rtunity for furnishing That pudding
which cuphatiealIy proves thar straw
berry culture u the upper peninsula b.
highly profitable and do-uye tu bo
rapidly expanded
You might think ID STRANGE that
should advise you ta#aeaept less Tor q
poruou#of something for which there
IL such great demand at home wet
sound Judgment viii convince yuu that
this temporary loss will prove o. be
one of the best of investments There
arc but handful OF farmers i'm the up-
per peninsula whore their should be,
and eventually Will be tens Of thou
sands Experience must have tauEat
You that complete success I'm farming
ana isolated and -pArsely settled com
munity is on mlnons task which
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-01-07


even the exceptionally strong and
gifted, can seldom accomplish until
nearly the closing days OF lifetime,
fraught with privations and devoid o.
the enjoyment Of most things which
help 10 sum up life's happiness
We have an touch Of vanity, and
the praise u over work spurns rs to
renewed activity while ignored or
forgotten. many OF ms fall by the way
side. for the simple want of recogni
ton Everywhere, the history ~
pioneer days shows that the farmer is
no exception 10 this rule Many an
earnest aud hard struggling farmer
fails. Though lite for him would have
been complete shcccss amidst tine din
and hustle of busy nughborhood
The forest tree and the houndless
prairie may be inspiring as tile
farmer only ueighuors urging him to
renewed exeriious they ARE "a dismal
failure. Ard thus we often and many
of the pioneer farmers losing thu fruit
Of years 0t honest labor simply for
being isolated MANY Of these depart
seeking a new start n life elsewhere
Others ID worse they stay aud becume
hay farmers On the other hand q
growing community Sea Tine home 90
prosperity The influence ot good
example ha. na boundaries % Uaeds