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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09
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friend--he has become an easy con- vert to the good-roads proposition. He figures that better highways would improve business as well as morals. But will he help to build them? That the question.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09
Hase<uI Man

That Mir Sharpe is jus. hateful" said Mrs. Schoppen-
 ~lndeedZ querie1 her husband
 Yes. he baye me his seat in the trolley car today and then he leaned over and said Beg pardon I'm get- ting hard Of hearing; yo1're quite vel c00e e-Chjeago yournal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09

never seen uSbu III any other place. l send an illustra-
 ton of it. says a correspondent of the Epitomist. To make it take a niece of 0at. iron
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09
NOTICE.

Waterbury. Conn. Feb %. IqRl. The Board of Relief of tine sity of Waterbury will meet in the asSessoTs- office daily Sunday exeepteii from s tc F a. m and from : to ?. n-. for the purpose of hearing appeals from the doinss of the assessors.
 l. \. SPENCER.
 w. F. BOWES.
 N. F. PARKINSON
 Board of Relief.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09
CATE FASTENER.
Simple Arrangement for Securing Farm Gates After They
 Are Closed.

We have simple arrangement for fastening farm gates here that l have
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09

Ircland'S Own band at Columbus hall tonight.
 Seats for the religious drama. "Hu- mankind" will go on sale tomorrow morning at McCarthy's news store on Church street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09
$ricYc, BiSSct X Holland.
 8 and 40 BANK STREET.. TEL:PAONi 222 lcENTS FOR STANDARD PATTERNS. Ut1laundered Shirts

zM We're know embOdeS every Sauyih8
 Feature that shirt reinforced back and front all Sea R3elled and double chdooieS of the best cotton hoSon5 o 4
 short engo1en single double pait I1ts shirt have rde especially for Us because the ofahy htnade shirt shirt 1t this ce that gave Hperfec You'll tnd in 'OH Own Make Iat 49c each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09
REGISTRkRS' NOTICE,

The Registrars of Voters and assist ants will be in session at the following places Friday. February :;d and luth. 1895, for the purpos" of placing "H the list for primaries and cguru~es the rames of those who apply that are n"l on the lists previously prcpared. First District. roDm g. Platt haill. ing. 43 East Main street
 Second District. Frank Fclka-s tailor shop. over Citizens b1uk.
 Third District. City Court room. City hall.
 Fourth District. Dud-r's shoe store. S4-S6 South Main street.
 Fifth District. Kings -iSar store. is East Main street.
 Sixth DistTfct. WaterrilIe drag store
 GEORGE V. CHAPMAN.
 HENRY Ut'ONN NpE. Rs-istrars of Voters Room :. 43 East Main street.
 1-22S2s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09

- Jackets, half fitted and loosc
 backs. were sold from s.Iin to
 Slo.no .-.,.................. Sl.9o To Ladies and Misses Suits, were
 soId from sIHVO 10 $lJVO 70. $4.9o J dozen Waists. tanmris. cIIrvi"t>.
 monIirS nmd other materials,
 wpr" sold from Sl.;n to S2..o . . 95c F French Coney Scurfs, were sold
 at Sl.'" ..,...........-.... Toe Io Better quality French Concy,
 were sold ut N2-5o .......... SIPS I5 Imitation Mink, were sold from
 >5.:'S tu St.9S ...........-.- Sl.9o \ Imitation Mink and Electric
 Seal. were >old from Sl9S i"
 SI..'N .-.....-............-. s2.9o l1 opo->um and Maricm SeTirfs.
 We're ~"Id from NNtn [" Sl2.n
 ...---..- ..,....-.. -..-.-..-- S4.oo To Ibuuhl,. l>ahcIla Foxes. wcr"
 >uId from Sisp t" $aots ... SS.95
 All of the finer quality iur' arc selling at Iust haIf price.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-09

The Democrat office is equipped with all the facilities for turning out book and job printing at short notice. and at loves: prices for good work.
 Patrons having sociable and entef' tainment work done at Democrat off, flee get free notice in coming events column from time printing is odered until the affair comes off.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Ancient Chairs.

Seats more or less resembling stools
that is, seats without backs-were III
general use among nations possessing a
certain degree Of civilization in prehis-
toric times. What those were like IN
the early historic period we know from
an examination Of Egyptian monu.
ments. from a study OF Greek vases,
or from Etrurian or Roman antiquities
that are stored in European museums.
The Egyptian deities are seated gen.
orally on granite blocks, the backs OF
which are raised a few inches only,
giving a distant resemblance to a CHAIR.
That the Egyptians had seats more
comfortable for domestic use is posi-
Bile. but we have every reason to sup
pose, although they possessed a high
degree Of civilization, that their idea
of home comforts was not that OF mod
ern times.
The common people probably sat on
blocks of stone or wood or spraWled
about on the ground with some sort
of carpet that also served for a bed.
The Etrurians, ancient inhabitants OF
Italy before the arrival Of the Romans,
appear to have preferred the reclining
posture, in which they are usually rep
resented on the sarcophaguses in the
mGseums.-Waverley Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Lieutenant-G General Chaffee. Chief Of
Staff, received a cable message from
Major-G General Corbin, commanding the
Philippines division at Manila, saying
he had received the following dispatch
from Brigadier-G General Carter, COM
handing the Department Of the Wis.
ayas: Lieutenant Avery, n Philip
pine scout and two natives were
wounded in action at Dolores River.
Private Austin, hospital corps, was
wounded and nine constabulary were
killed in action near Maslog, Samar.
L%itutenant Avery and Private Austin
arrived here. The officer referred to
is First Lieutenant Morton L.. Avery,
Of the Philippine scouts"
A Delegate Of the Union party. Of
Porto Rico, which has a majority in
the House of Delegates, presented a
bill providing for the independence OF
Porto Rico under the protection Of the
United States. The Republican minor
ity in the House, with the support Of
Unionists who did not approve the
measure, killed the bill. #-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
BIG GERMAN COAL STRIKE
Two Hundred Thousand Miners
Leave Their Work.
Government Mining Commissioned In
Conference With Operators and tho
Labor Representatives:

Essen. Germany.-According to re-
ports received at the official Mine
Office nearly 100000 men from 2o3
coal mines went out on strike.
The Government Mining Commits
sioners were in conference for four
hours with representatives Of the po-
era.ives at Dortmund, hearing the min
ers' complaints. They were scheduled
to meet the Mine Owners Association
to hear their side, and it was expected
that the Commissioners would bring
about a conference between represen-
tatives of the mine owners u the
workmen: Herr Won Velsen. the head
of the commission, has instructions
from Chancellor Won Buelow to do
everything to restore peace.
The news from all parts of the min
ing district indicated that order has
been preserved, only Insignificant cases
Of violence being reported.
Coal consumers In this region or
dered supplies from Belgium and from
other German districts. The Govern
'ment railways, In anticipation of the
strike, 'accumulated supplies IoE Blk
weeks.
The speec' Of Herr Moeller, PrussiaR
Minister Commerce and Industry,
makes an unpleasant impression among
the miners, who think it will delay a
settlement of the strike. &c
The ~speech"of the Imperial; Chancer-
lor. Count Won Buelow. in the Prussian
Diet affirming that the Governments
tWOZduties toward the strike were to
preserve order and assist in q settle
ment so as. to save German industry
from a great calamity gives the min
ers hope of obtaining concessions.
The Executive Committee of the So
claIist party has issued a general APP
peal to German workmen to stand by
the strikers, "as they are striking not
only for daily bread, but for the rights
of all men, ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
A Nom Enforceable LAW

We gravely doubt if it is physically.
possible totenforce the law, at least
without making it's enforcement the
sole business Of the police, and that
would entail ,intolerabla conditions.
Some ardent and Unbalanced reformers
have been understood to advocate just
such an absolute concentration Of po-
lice activity on a single duty. but we
have never been able to discover any
good reason for attributing peculiar
sanctity to the liquor law and leaving
life and property to take care Of them
selves. Moreover, ever if the police
were willing and competent to make an
arrest for every violation, how valu-
able would the net result be. in view
of the moral certainty that the courts
would continue to excite the District
Attorneys indignation by dismissing
bis complaints?-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
FIRE IN JERSEY. PRISON
Wild Excitement at Blaze in Railway
Reformatory.
GUARDS QUELL: THE STAMPEDE
unconscious Prisoners Carried Out While
Others Are Placed Under Heavily
Armed Guards in Courtyard-Conhag-
ration Started In Paint Shop-Ciry Fire
Department Called.

Railway. n. 1.-THE widest excite
ment attended q fire in the New Jer'
sey State Reformatory here early il
the morning; when thirty prisoners,
locked in their cells, were overcome by
smoke and had to be carried to the
outer air, while the rest of the inmates,
on the verge of 4 stampede, were
marched out of danger between heav-
lily armed guards.
The fire started in 4 we;i-flled paint
shop, and was we'll under way when
1t was discovered by q guard.
He sent in an alarm. promptly arous-
ing the Warden and the entire force of
guards. While they were making
ready to fight the blaze with the prison
apparatus, dense and sickening smoke
spread throughout the reformatory,
penetrating to the cells on every tier.
The. institution was overcrowded. The
noise aroused the prisoners. When
through the smoke they became aware
Of what had happened they were seized
with fear and began %hammering at
their cell doors.
do you want to roast us, like rats?'
some Of them yelled. Some were pray
ing, some were singing hymns, others
were shouting for a priest, while 9th
ers again were cursing, and shouted
that they would break down the doors
that held them imprisoned.
When it was found that the fire was
spreading, despite the efforts of the
guards, the cell doors were at last un-
locked, and the prisoners marched out
into the Reformatory yard under a
heavy guard of keepers, armed with
rifles. 1t was then found that thirty
Of the inmates had been overcome by
the smoke. that had poured through
the corridors. In their unconscious
condition they were carried from the
building by their keepers. They were
resuscitated by Prison Physician
Hough and outside practitioners who
had arrived in response to hurry calls.
1t is said that the fire apparatus in
the prison was defective, and that the
hose was rotten and burst. Whether
this is true or not, it is certain that it
was only the prompt arrival of the
town fire department that saved the
prison from destruction.
The origin of the fire was q mystery,
although there seemed to be 4 dispo-
sition to attribute it to spontaneous
combustion. The damage was $4,000
Besides this, the Bertillion records,
kept in the annex building. were rem
dered worthless by being soaked with
water. The fire hardly got beyond the
paint shop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Corners the Coke Market.

BY the purchase of the Grassland
plant of the Atlas Coke Company OF
Pittsburg, Pa, the H. G. Trick. Coke
Company is believed to have secured a
complete. corner in the coke market.
1t has been manifest for some time
that the underlying concern of, 1.-THE
steel trust was trying to effect a cor
ner in the market. AS a result of the
Frick interests obtaining. a dominating
grip on the coke business, prices have
scared skyward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
DOMESTIC.

In a fire which partially destroyed
the Hosel Waltham. at Waltham,
Mass, Mrs. j. Lowell was burned to
death. p
The Atlantic Coast Line Florida Spe.
cial was wrecked iat Vaudeville, s. c.
and a dagman was fatally hurt.
In a letter to Fire Commissioned
Hayes Chief Croker, Of New York City,
asked that fireworks other than fire.
crackers be prohibited next Fourth Of
July.
The Chicago OILY Press Club cele-
brated its .twenty-ffth anniversary.
Albert Flake and Robert E. Bowling,
Of New York City, organized a $4,000.
900 real estate company.
Relatives of former President Zach.
airy Taylor inspected his grave, at st.
Mathews. Ky, with a view to making
it's condition more p~resentable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Sues For Over S4,OOO,OOO.

In the State District Court, at Hous-
ton, Texas, John H. Kirby. of Houston.
entered q suit against Patrick Calhoun,
of Atlanta, Ga, doing business in New
York City, for stock in the Houston
Oil Company of the value Of 81, $780, 300.
Kirby alleges that this stock belongs
to him and that Calhoun is illegally
Withholding it. Garnishments against
the receivers of the Houston Oil Com
pany and the Kirby Lumber Company
have been served to recover property
held by them and sums owing to them
by Calhoun. A bond Of S425,000 was
given to cover the garnishments. The
suit involves the operations which ter
minated in receiverships for the two
cOrDorationS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
MAll.B0X INDICATOR.

Persons who have found it difficult
to decipher the heiroglyphics On
Uncle Sans mail boxes, which show
the hours of collection, will appreciate
an automatic arrangement which an
aspiring inventor is just now endeavor-
ing to persuade the Postofice Depart.
ment to adopt for it's boxes through.
out the length and breadth Of the land.
A disc revolving inside the box bears
near it's edge the hours of the several
daily visits Of the mail collector and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
FRUGAL Minded Chinnlnan,

An amusing trait Of the Chinese
character is pointed out in the last re-
port Of the British Consul at FoochoW.
a British company started a match
factory to compete against the Japan
csc. 1t seemed to prosper. and then
stopped.
All the Consul drily remarks is: cit
would be we'll, however, if they bore in
mind that the Chinaman not only
counts the number Of matches in a
box, but also takes into considerations
the number of. those that break in
striking or fail to ignite, these being
the complaints brought against the
matches hitherto turned out by the
eompauy."-London Daily Mail,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
NoAn's Ark REBUILT.
Danish Engineer Believes He Has Pro-
dacea nm Exact Model or tho Craft.

Danish Engineer Believes BE Has Pro-
daced nm Exact Model or the Craft.
The accompanying sketch will give
Americans a good idea Of the extraor-
binary craft which has just been built
by NJ. Vogt, the Danish engineer. IN
an attempt to produce an exact model
Of Noah's ark.
To assist him in his task NJ. Vogt had
special TRANSACTIONS made by dlstin-
guished Hebrewists Of passages out OF
the Hebrew scriptures relating to the
ark. and got ideas, too, from a repre-
sentation Of Noah's craft on a coin
dated 800 B. G. which Is the property
of a museum in Copenhagen.
Owing to the methods employed in its
construction, doubt was expressed
, from the first as to whether N. Vogts
craft would float at all, let alone prove
seavorthy in a elbow" Popular IN
credulity and 'ridiculc, however, dis
turbed the builder not at all, and now
he has good cause Tor satisfaction, for
his crafts trial trip the other day
proved a complete success. Carrying
as passengers its designer, several en-
gineers, and q large party of newspa-
per men, the ark not only showed itself
perfectly seaworthy, but moved lightly
and quickly through the water. In
fact. experts have declared that in spite
OF her rudimentary design the strange
vessel is the steadiest craft ever seen
on the high seas.
i, AS nearly as NJ. Vogt is able to judge,
his vessel is one-tenth the size Of the
original Noah's ark and is Of about 12C
tons burden. Entering by one Of the
side ports, one finds a surprising
amount Of cabin space despite the low,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
WATER BOTTLE IMPROVED.
Auxiliary Hea'e:: Keeps Temperature
Constant.

In the ordinary forms of water bags
now in use the water falls in tempera-
ture after several hours, and 1t is nee
essary to replenish with hot water.
This fall of the temperature, and the
time lost in replenishing the supply, is
necessarily objectionable, and some
times in serious cases requires the con-
slant attention Of the nurse and a re-
lay of bags. A recently invented bag
maintains the temperature compare
lively uniform as long as desired. The
water reservoir is much the same as
usual, except that it contains a heating
coil, which may be Of rubber tubing.
"A hot water kettle and stand is also
provided, there being an inlet and out
let for vapor, connected by rubber tub
ing with the coil within the water
bottle. The bag is first filled with hot
wafer, and then~a gas jet or oil lamp
lighted Inder the kettle, the two~de-
vices being properly connected. AS
the water boils in the kettle the vapor
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Sporting Brevities.

The Boston Americans have signed
Pitcher O'Brien.
William Spring won the cross coun-
try run of the Pastime A. G.
-, Automobile men arrived from Paris
for the show to be held in New York
City.
The George and the Hazel L. were
winners in ice yacht races on the
North and Shrewsbury rivers.
Pennsylvania loses the services Of N.
J. Cartmell, a crack Splinter. George
Brooke has been appointed head foot
ball coach.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
AUTO MILE IN 81 SECONDS.
Bowd IN, of Boston, Clips, Two Seconds
of V%andelbilt's Worlds Record.

Daytona, Fla.-H. L. Bowden, of Bos-
ton. in an unofficial trial against time,
speeded his ninety-horse power auto
mobile a mile over the Daytona Beach
in thirty-seven seconds fiat, clipping a
full two seconds off the worlds record
made by Killiam X. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
over the same course Just a year ago.
MI. Eowden drove his car, and after
the trial said he expected to make
q further reduction in the figures. The
beach was in splendid condition. and
q strong wind was blowing with the
var.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08

IN aperture at the side Of the box is
so arranged as to permit only II OF
these hours to be seen at a time from
the outside. The opening Of the box
by the postman causes the disc to re-
volve. and in the little aperture ap'
pears the hour Of the next co'iection.
The thing is exceedingly simple, and
ss the figures on the disc are large
there can be no difficulty in determln'
inc the question when will this letter
7 am about to mail start on us jour
pey to it's destinations!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Labor World.

Union carpenters in Connecticut
number 17,300.
There is practically q labor Govern
ment in New Zealand.
Window glass jobbers held 4 recent
conference in Chicago, III.
Chicago Qll.) shoe manufacturers are
feeling the loss Of the union stamp.
The Massachusetts, Cotton Mills. at
Lowell, have reduced the wages OF 3OO
employees.
Pottstown bricklayers adopted q for
ty-cent per hour and nino hours a day
sraln for this a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Prominent People.

PAU Kruger left a fortune of nearly
$4,000.00 0
Edmond Duval, who for nearly half
a century has managed the Monte De
Pete in Paris, is about to retire froE,
his position.
Governor Lanham, Of Texas, issued
twenty-seven pardonS as Christmas
presents to the conyicts in the various
prisons Of the State.
Queen Alexandra exhibited eight
bantams at a poultry show the other
day and received ten prizes for them
from the %7attareh Judges
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON

The President. appointed Robert
Watchorn to succeed William Williams
as Commissioner of immigration at
New York.
President Roosevelt sent a message
to Congress recommending that the
Panama Canal Commission be reduced
from sever to fire or preferably three
members.
The Legislative Appropriation bill
was taken up by the Senate, and the
bill of the Merchant Marine Commits
sion was reported.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
STATES ELECT SENATOR'S.

New Jersey. Montana and Nevada
Choose Congressman.
Senator Kean was unanimously NOM
mated by a joint Republican caucus OF
the Jersey Legislature to succeed him
self.
- Thomas II. Carter was elected Uni
ted States Senator by the Legislature
of Montana. George r. Nixon was Sc
lected for Senator by the Republican
caucus OF: the Nevada Legislature.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
Big Suit For New York.

Corporation Counsel Delany brought
suit in New York City's behalf to re-
cover from the Empire City Subway
Company 100000 0 due, and to force
that corporation to surrender posses
sion of the underground electrical con-
Quits now held by the Telephone and
Light trusts into the absolute control
of the municipality.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
INSANE PRINCE DEAD.
Question of Succession In Lippe-Det-

Question of Succession In Lippe-Det-
mold is in Dispute.
Berlin, wGermany.-Karl Alexander,
the reigning Prince Of Lippe-Detmold
who was insane, died at Bayreuth.
EIis death renders more acute the
sauabble which arose over the re-
gency, in which Emperor William in
tervened last October. with the differ
ence that now the fight will be over
the succession.
President of Long Island Railroad.
William T. Potter was elected Presl-
dent Of the Long Island Railroad Com
pany.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08

collection OF mail. The experiment
has proven o>successful up to date
that it is quite likely that the service
will be very greatly extended in the
heal future. The illustration is pro-
duced from Motor Age.-Phi!adelphia
Record
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08

s!oping sides. AS the craft rides high
In the water, plenty of light comes
through the large portfolios in the
sides, which can be left open for ven
tIlation when the sea is smooth. OF
course, the ark is simply built and very
plainly furnished inside, to correspond
with the one to which the survivors
of the first food disaster are believed
to have intruSted themselves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
4 q OF ELEVEN SAVED.
Schooner Cordelia E. Hayes is Wrecked
Off Cape HatteraS.

Norfolk, Va.-Captain Brown and his
crew of ten men, Of the four-masted
schooner Cordelia E.-Hayes, were res
cued by life savers of Cape Hatteras.
The Hayes was see ashore on Dia-
mond Shoals, four miles southeast of
Hatteras, at half past 5 o'clock in the
morning, and crews from Creeds Hill
and Cape Hatteras started out in a
rough sea to the rescue. They had
great difficulty in approaching the yes
sell, owing to the high sea and thick
weather.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-08
AVALANCHE KILLS MANY.
Causes Inundation in Norway-Fifty-
nine Persons Perish.

Christiania.-Fifty-nin persons per-
ished as the result Of an avalanche Of
rocks at; Naesdal, North Of Bergen.
"A masss8f rock was orecipitated into
Loenvand Lake from the %neighb0rlDg
hills, cadsing an immense wavet twenty
feet high to sweep the neighboring
shores.
~Heuses, people and cattle were. swept
awayaey the rush Of water, and it is
known that ffty-nine persons persisted.
A great storm later stopped the re
ing unable to sendSbelp.