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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17
WATERFOWL JOTTINGS

John Downey. aged F. died last night. He is survived by wife. five sisters and two brothers, Mrs Dennin of New York. Mrs Kershner of Staten Island. Mrs Flynn of Bridgeport and the Misses HanOra. Nellie and Thomas and Maurice Downey of Waterbury. The funeral will be held at St Johns church at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning and the remains will be taken to Tor rington on the 1920 train for inter- ment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.

Miss Edna Draper of Orchard street is confined to the house by sickness.
 The N. A. C. basketball team will play no games this week. , A number of the teachers ill tlra public schools are visiting out of town schools today.
 Concert and lecture at Columbus hall tonight.
 The A. o. H. and Ladies' auxiliary will give banquet in the opera house tonight.
 Rubber City lodge \. E. 0. F., meets tonight in Pythian hall. ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17


 Your stock will come drumming at feed time if the feed you give them is good and appetizing Why not give them the Best Feed obtainable? Try, our Lenox Stock Food at $25 ton. Compare our prices for good feed with that of other dealers. That is all wS ask. We just received a car of Mid. dlings. but we have not got room for it and we must get rid of it at nearly cost price, and it is the best White Middlings obtainable It is yours for S2o.5O ton. We also have Pratt's Food and all kinds of Pratt's Medicines for all your stock. Kow Kure, Whips. reed Bags, Tie Lines, Blanket Straps. Horse Brushes and all kinds of Axle crease, Harness and Hoof Oil con. stantly on hand. Just give us a trial order and we'll guarantee you'll be satisfied. We keep Yellow Meal and Salt for family use.
 New York Graipand Feed Store
 I2o-12e MEADOW STREET.
 Tel 143-3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17
Patrick neeI |. sing Sing.

ALBANY. \. Y-. March 1s--From the company of his wife and children and seat in the court of appeals room Albert T. Patrick last night returned to his cell in --murderers' row in Sing Sing prison. The three days argument of his appeal from tS. judgment con yicting him Of causing the death of William N. Rice came to an end and his counsel. David R. Hill summed up. The iudees reserved their decisioA-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17
Cs.r. Page a RevoIutioni.t.

ST. PETERSBURG. March 1.-The mystery of the letters addressed to the emperor by revolutionaries which were constantly found in the palace of Tsarskoe-Selo has been solved by the arrest of one of the imperial pages named Verkhovski. son of General Nerkhovski of the Russian army.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17
T.rror,.s Throat. .t we.cov.

MOSCOW. March 11.-Considerable alarm has been caused here by the re- ceipt of anonymous letters announcing the intention to blow up public build- ings. The threat applied particularly to the depots of army stores destined for Manchuria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
RAILROAD NEWS.
Different Ideas on Effect of Rate
LIE gislatiOn on Employees.
Some Think That 1t Will Mean
a Reduction in Wages.
ALL OPPOSED TO 1T.
BrOtherhOOds Against Anything
That May Disturb Conditions.
and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
ALL OPPOSED TO IT.

There seems to be quite a divergence
of opinion among the leaders of the
various brotherhoods of railway en-
ployes as to the possible effect on them
of legislation which may be enacted at
the coming session of congress provid-
ing for a regulation of railroad rates
by government commission. With
the possible exception of the Switch
mems union all of the big brother
hoods are opposed to congress taking
any action regarding the control of
railroad rates, but as stated there is a
diversity of opinion as to how such
control will affect the railroad workers.
This is evidenced by interviews
which have been given recently by P.
H. Morrissey, chief of the Brotherhood
Freeman, general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
of the Lehigh Valley system. Mr.. Free
man has this to say on the subject:
1--WE railroad men see in this pro-
posed legislation grave danger to our
selves. We believe that rate regulation
means nothing more or less than rate
reduction, that rate reduction means
reduced earnings for the railroads and
consequently losses by US. Were the
railroad employees to be the only ones
to suffer from this loss a means of
it be shown that any good whatever
would result from the law, but what
is true of the railroad man is true of
the entire country.
I'VE believe that the passage of the
Esch-Townsend bill by congress will
cause shrinkage in the values of rail-
road securities through reduced rates,
that business will be paralyzed by the
wholesale readjustment of commercial
relations which will of necessity take
place and that thereby the public credit
will be seriously impaired. It stands to
reason that no one bureau or commits
sion will be able to control the work
that now takes several thousand men
and cannot be done to the satisfaction
even of the railroads. We believe. too.
that the mileage system of freight
rates, which has proved disastrous
wherever tried, viii be the result of
this law
Mr.. Morrissey takes a little different
view. He SAYS:
There will be no reduction OF wages
of trainmen in the event that congress
passes law providing for govern
mental supervision of rates and the abo-
lition of the rebate system. The rail-
roads may try to force economy in
operation by stealthily increasing hours
or by adding to the labOrs of trainmen,
but / do not believe there Will be any
reduction in wages. AT the same time,
we are with the railroads in their cam
paign to prevent any disturbance of the
present situation. We declared in our
last annual convention against any
further legislation that would tend to
disturb present cODditiOns''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
ZEE. HINafAN,s PREDICTToN.
Orient Engineer Says Road VIII Be
Completed in Years.

Kansas City, No, Dec. 4.-''The Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient railroad will
be complete from Kansas City to the
Gulf of California at TopoIobampo,
Mexico, within three years" said J. A.
Human, a civil engineer who has been
making surveys for the company and
who was in this city for few days
last week.
i have just completed the survey of
175 miles of road between UTnaia and
Cieneguita," he continued, "and con-
struction work there is going on
steadily.
There is a steady increase in the in
vestnent of American money In Mexi-
co and American people settling there
are rapidly undermining the whole social
system The poems are poor workers at
railroad construction, understood and
badly fed. Meat is very dear and the
men live on corn and beans. Even that
food is expensive, and the careless way
in which Il e children of the poor are
allowed to live gives them no chance to
reach healthy manhood. These poems
also are incurably dishonest. They
steal every little thing they can lay
their hands on. But I want to get back
as soon as can" Mr.. Human conclud-
ed, sas / find the cold weather uncom-
Portable after three years in Mexico"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
BRAKEDLAN's EAR SEVERED.
E. r. Grove Attacked by a Couple OF
Tramps at Ewing.


Wichita, Dec 4.-E r. Grove. a.
brakeman on the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific, local freight from Harrington
to Caldwell, met with an accident at
Ewing, small station north of White
water, early Saturday morning which
resulted in completely severing his right
ear from his head. He is now in the
hospital here in an exceedingly serious
condition.
His run was on local freight number
q, southbound out of Herington, and
which passes through this city during
the night. He was head brakeman and
was engaged in setting out a coal car
at Elving. The conductor ana the 9th
ed brakeman were back near the rear
of the train, and noticed the lantern
which Grove carried faS f-Om the top
of the cal. This attracted their atten-
ton, and as Grove made no signal, they
hurried to the scene and found him
lying at the side of the car in an un-
conscious condition, with d great cash
on the side of his head. From the facts
gathered, from Groves statement to the
nurses attending him after his arrival at
the Wichita hospital, he was attacked
by a. couple of buns whom he had
put off the train several stations back
and after sneaking a ride to Ewing
were DESTROYS of getting even with him
for ditching them.
Grove said that he was on the car
back of the coal car and was waiting
to give the engineer a signal, when ne
noticed two men going along at the
side of the train. He spoke to them.
thinking that they were a part Of the
crew. Just then something struck him
on the side of the head, anS that was
the last he knew He was found lying
at the side of the train wisA his head
badly smashed and lying over a. rail.
1t is thought that the blow from the
missile thrown by the tramps knocked
him unconscious. and that his ear was
cut off by falling on the rail.
The train was brought on into this
city, and Mr.. Grove taken to the Wich-
tia hospital. The train was held over
until a relief brakeman arrived from
Harrington to take his place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
THEIR LONG MARCH ENDS.
Field Artillery reach Fort Riley
From Fort Sill.

Field Artillery Reach Fort Riley
From Fort Sill.
Junction City. Kan, Dee. 4-The Sec
ond battery of field artillery arrived at
Fort Riley at noon Sunday by march
ing.
The battery left Fort sill. o. T., on
its overland trip on November 4 and
came to Fort Riley, where it will be sta
toned. The battery has been regularly
stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Last July it was taken by rail to Fort
Sill. where it was a part OF the second
provisional regiment of field artillery for
three months drill and maneuvers.
While it was at Fort Sill, the order
was issued for the transfer of the Sixth
battery of Fort Riley and the Second
battery. The Sixth battery left here
November 1 and met the Second bat
terry at Caldwell, where a transfer of
transportation wagons was made. The
Second came here under the command
of First Lieutenant D. ". Hand and
Second Lieutenant F. Q. c. Gardner.
The captain of the battery, Ernest
Kinds, is in Washington as member of
the field artillery drill regulations board.
The men, horses and equipment came in
first class condition. They marched
over 400 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
Rural Carriers for Kansas.

washington, Dec. 4-The following
Western rural carriers have been ap-
pointed
Kansas-CIay Center, route ,. Joseph
". Montel. carrier Bessie MonteI. sub
stitute; Holton. route 6. David 3. Nor
mCr. carrier. Clifton German, substf-
tute; Kirwin. route l. Loren A. Des-
brow, carrier, William NJ. Desbrow.
substitute; New Cambria. route /,
Henry DOnmyer, carrier. Daniel J. Don
myer, substitute; PIevna, route !. Fred
erick w Burtch, carrier, joseph W
Hoch, substitute; Potter, route ?. sam
T. Hcugh. carrier George W Brown.
substitute; Seandia. route 3 George z.
CARRIER. carrier. Nathan r CARRIER. sub
stitute: Sedan, route 5. William R. Van
eaton. carrier. Anna n. vaneaton. sub
stitute; Wilson, route 2 Frank c. Breck-
EFT, carrier. B. 3. BTeckett, substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
BREAKERS AHEADl
Some coffee Users Hit the Rocks Hard

The experience of a hard WORKING
minister illustrates the grave uailsSIS
into which coffee drinking Iedus lA9
unconscious victim.
Deranged nerves, cloged liver ana
disturbed heart action, are rarely at
trfbuted by the sufferers to the right
cause. and the aid OF powerful and dan
gerous drugs is sought to give the re-
lief. Opium, in its various forms, IS
the commonly used sedative, and with
the result, too frequently, that as the
use Of the coffee is continued, the all
ment grows worse, and larger and
larger doses of the drug are demanded.
Then comes a day when the victim
realizes with horror that he has be-
come the slave of terrible habit, the
most difficult to overcome of any known
to medical practice. Thousands go to
their graves every year because of drug
additions, and the proportion of those
who recover is very small indeed for
to break the chain that binds the suf-
ferer a strength Of viii power is re-
quired of which the drug has already
robbed him.
Very few, perhaps, ever deliberately
make choice of indulgence in hypnotic
drugs. In the majority of cases the use
is begun merely as temporary ex-
pedlent. and with no thought of its con-
tinuance; but with each dose the pow
less. And these who do not under
stand the dangers of coffee INDULGENCE
are, because of that very ignorance
The more easily led to the verge of
moral as well as physical shipwreck.
The clergyman referred to says that
ne had been coffee drinker for 20
years. and that as time went on he be
came semi-invalid. at made me so
nervous and dull and stupid that
oLten resorted 10 hypnotic drugs to in
uuce sleep or to enable me to make r.,
HeCessdIy preparations for the pulpit
a clergyman is expected to preach
good sermons, and when he finds t,fs
intellectual faculties have erroV-,7 GO
sluggish that he can not properly pre-
pare himself, it may be readily seen
tlat the temptation to use a stilnulat
ing drug to overcome this inertia and
quicken his powers might prove fairly
Irresistible.
Inc time came to him when ne real
lNeu his dangerous condition It rnust
pe serious for q religious teacher tn
uIHt INTO such a state: he states that
ABOUT that time he Went through the
Fostum tacories at Battle Creek and
20" no" Fostum Coffee is made and
"Hsh ne went home he determined to
MAKE the struggle for freedom. Ha
found it easy to rid himself Of the c5,f-
Zee naplt at once for Postum gave him
tne not delicious beverage he wanted
Tor breakfast and no drug. but rather
the strong rebuilding food elements.
Lhereupon his natural sleeD returned
Inc pains in head disappeared and the
old lethargy left and he saws the
growth in his f'vigor and strength has
been most remarkable" A true and
happy return to natural conditions and
perfect health. It's worth while Name
given by Postum Co Battle Creek.
Mich
There's d reason. Read the little
book THE Road to Melville" in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
"UNcLE BILLY" BROwNHnLL
Has Been at an Engine Throttle for
Half a Century.

@AeeG A1~NA4 at dlA A--AAssAAA6 AAALOlNlE AOE
Half a Century.
Leavenworth, kan, Dec. 4.-WiIliam
Brownhill, better known as "Uncle
Billy BroWnhill, a veteran Rock Island
engineer, whose home is in this city, is
one of the Oldest locomotive engineers,
IN point OF service in the United States.
Through a period of almost half a CEN
fury at the throttle, he has never been
discharged, and has never had a serious
wreck. He took his first engine, a wood
burner, in 1852, and mas handled loco
motives ever since with the exception Of
short time spent as engineer on q
river steamer during the war. For the
past thirty-one years he has been a
trusted employe of the Rock Island and
for eighteen years has had the run lie
now holds, between Leavenworth ard
Cameron Junction.
Uncle Billy" enjoys the distinction
of having run the first train into Oska-
loosa, Pella and Monroe, Ia, and held
the throttle on the second engine to en-
ter Des Moines, Ia. From 1866 to 1869
he had a run on the Union Pacific be-
tween Junction City and Ellsworth,
Kan. and in 1875 was master mechanic
for the narrow gauge between Kansas
City and independence. During this
year he entered the employ of the Rock
Island.
The old engineer has always been 4
very active member of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and has or
ganized several divisions of that order
including 412, the Leavenworth division.
He is prominent in lodge circles, being
an active member of the Masous and
ODD Fellows.
Although Y years of age, 'fUncle Bill
ly'' Brownhil is as spry and active about
his engine as a boy almost, and is con-
sidered one of the most faithful and
reliable employees of the road. His hear
ing and vision are perfect and he ex-
poets to hold the throttle a good many
years yet. BrownhiIl is one of the few
engineers who has been able to keep a
seat on the right side of the cab Dur
ing the transition from the clumsy, old
wood burning locomotives to the pres
ent monsters with their complicated
machinery and great speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
ALL OF THE WAY BIZ TROLLEY.
Chicago and Milwaukee Now Joined by
Electric Road.

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Chicago now is con-
nected with Milwaukee by electric
roads. The link that joins the two cities
was opened for traffic on Saturday, with
ceremonies at Kenosha, in which Off
GERS of all towns and villages between
Evanston and Racine took part. Elec-
trio cars have run from Chicago to
Waukegan for several years and from
Milwaukee to Kenosha. The gap be-
tween Waukegan and Kenosha has been
closed by the Chicago and Milwaukee
electric railroad, making possible a
hundred-mile trip on electric cars.
A. c. Frost, president of the road, had
charge of the excursion and festivities,
marking the opening of the new line.
Nearly 800 guests were entertained. A
special train left Evanston at 11;15 a. m,
with most of the party aboard, but in
every village some guest was picked UP,
and at tWaukegan the special met a.
train on the Northwestern road with a
party that could not get away in time
to join the winter picnic party at
Evanston.
The new track is well ballasted and
there being few crossings the special
made fast time. President Frost, who
held the watch, said the train was do
ing between fifty and sixty miles an
hour,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
A FARMER a SUICIDE.
Francis Sweet Cared Not for Life After
Wife Sought Divorce.

Parsons, Kan, Dec. 4--Francis Sweet,
a farmer living southeast of town, set
fire to his house Friday night. Later
the body of Sweet was found in the
ashes of the destroyed home BY his
side was an empty revolver, indicating
that he had first set fire to the house and
then committed suicide.
late Saturday Mrs Sweet went to
Oswego and fled suit for divorce
against her husband and on account of
the strained relations existing in the
family no one was home at night but
Mr. Sweet, Mrs. Sweet remaining with
a married daughter over night mrs
sweet sets forth in her petition that she
and Mr.. Sweet were married in Marshall
county, Indiana, III 1876. and that they
have ten children She. alleges extreme
cruelty as grounds for divorce. They
have lived in this county twenty-one
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
FREIGHT CAR DOES TRICKS.
Truck Leaves Track, Tears Up Switches
and Jumps Back Again.

Laramie, yVyo., Dee. 4-One of the
most peculiar and at the same time
lucky accidents in local railroad his
tory occurred the other night in the
west end of the yards. Conductor
Stewart had his train on track No. Z.
He backed out over the switches in the
west end of the yards and took the
main line for the east. It was found
after he had gone that one or two pairs
of trucks had been of the track and had
torn the liver lights out of a couple of
switches to use the polite expression
of the yardmaster. For a few hours no
one knew what happened. or, rather.
how it happened. The night foreman
was called up by Trainmaster Let's
and he could throw no light on the ac-
cident. The day men saw the broken
switches, but could not tell what had
broken them. The trainmaster was in
a sort of a sweat when q report came
in from Conductor Stewart at ForeiIe
that he had discovered q loose wheel on
one of his cars. The loose wheel had
left the rail, taking the truck with 1t.
and, after tearing I'D two switches, had
mounted the rails again and the car
had been taken to the first station east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
PASS ABUSE IN COLORADO.
Agents RaIzed Over Goals for Giving
Transportation to Get FREIGHT.

Agents RakeO over Goals for Giving
transportation to Get Freight.
Chicago, Dec. 4.-The use of free
transportation to secure freight ton
mage has reached a point of such
fragrant abuse in Denver that the ex-
ecutive officers of the railroads have
been obliged to take cognizance of it
and have called their general agents
to Chicago to haul them over the car
pet. No one seriously thinks that this
action will cause any cessation of the
practice or will do any more harm
or goodman to damage the feelings
of the general agents. which damage
can be repaired easily by a lunch or
dinner at the expense of the COM
panies.
Executive officials of the western
roads have learned that Denver mer-
chants are going east to buy goods,
and that they are travelling on tickets
which were furnished them free. The
executive officers are particular to
say that they were not passes, simply
free tickets. It is said that some 400
of these tickets have been given out.
1t is admitted that no general agent
has permitted any business to get
away from him for the want of hav-
ing tickets to give away.
There is an executive officers agree
ment against the giving of passes to
influence business, and it was only last
week that it was ratified again for
1906.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-04
PRESENT COAL RATE STANDS.
Rock Island Grants More Time Before
Enforcing Increase.

Oklahoma City, Dec Awhile the
coal dealers representing many Okla
homa towns were in session here Sat
urday afternoon to take action protest.
ing against the increase in the rate on
coal by the railroads from one dollar to
one dollar and twenty-five cents a ton,
which increase was to become effective
in a few days, a telegram was received
from the Chicago, Rock Island d Pa
cific officials announcing that an extern
sion of time would be granted before
the rate is raised. In this connection a
communication was received from w
B. BiddIe third vice president of the
Rock Island, as follows:
eve believed that the proposed ad-
vance in coal rates is justified. We
have no desire to act hastily and are