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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20

I sat down on a front seat and watched dad. Dad had read in the papers that the boy king wanted to marry an American girl, who was the possessor of a lot of money, so dad began to tell the king of girls in America that were more beau tiful than any in the world, and had hundreds of millions of cold dollars. and an appetite for raw kings, and that he could arrange a match for the king that would make him richer than any king on any throne.
 The boy king was becoming inter ested, and I guess dad wsuId have had him married of all right. if the king had not seen me take out a bag of candy and begin to eat. when he said to me: Come up here, Bub. and give ue some of that" Gosh but trem- 5lsd like a leaf but went right up the steps of the throne and handed him the bag. and said: Help yourself Bub."
 Well. sir. the qussrest thing hap pened. had bought two pieces Of candy 1lled with cayenne peppsT- Tor April fool. and the king handed the bag to the master of ceremOnies- a big span- Eard. all covered over with gold lace. and if you will believe me. the king got ore piece of the czyenEs pepper candy. and the spsngled prime minis ter got the other. and the Ring chewsd his piece first. and hs opelsd his mouth like a dog that hsspiekes up a t0s boiled egg ard he bieU out his breath 10 cool his tongue and said: Whoosh.- and strsngled and sPuttsrsd and then the prime minister he got Efs. and he yelled murder in Spanish and the hing called for water. and put his hands on Bis stomach and had sAcrzEp. and the other nan he tied hins4 upIzsdoubls 50s knOJ az1 e.llsa f1r a 1Eisst and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
A Slight Difference

'slr," said Lord Lefingvell to Col. Dwyer. q understand that you say that on the Fourth of July, 1863. I borrowed five dollars of you and never returned l."
 Never said anything of the kind, naior-never did"
 But you must have made some re- mark 10 start such a story"
 "An said was that you were or ono side at that date. al the battle of Gettys- burg. and that while you looked as if you would like to ask me for the loan of five dollars. the exigencies of the occasion prevented you from doing SO. pledge you my word I said nothing beyond that"
 well. you are a gentleman. and 1 accept your word. and we'll go and have a drink. If you only said that. then that's different. and Of course I have nothing to say."-ClsveIazd Plain DsalsT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
Sir Henry Irving.

We bring to your bier fresh laurels,
 We lay at your bier new bay; Then we weave q wreath of inmortelles And crown you king of the play. Great in the fields of the artist
 Who plays with the minds of men: Great in the great achievement
 Of bringing within the ken Of millions the dreams of poets
 Who lived in the ages past, All honor to thee, Sir Henry:
 You have won the reward at last That waits for the student and scholar, Who is peer fin the dear worlds part, And we leave our wreath in sorrow
 At the bier of your brave, true heart. -Lura Kelsey Clcndcning In Cincinnati
 Commercial Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
INDIAN DICTIONARY.
Tribe In Iowa Uses syliables Instead
 of Alphahet.

Tribe In Iowa Uses syIiables Instead of Alphabet.
 A dictionary of the Musquakie Indian language Is to be compiled by Profess or Duren H. Ward of the State Uni versity of Iowa for the State Histors- cal society. and when completed the work will be the first of any of the Indian tongue of this peculiar tribe to appear in print, says the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Mir. Ward has spent the entire summer at the reservation in Tama county. east of Eldora, and has succeeded in preserving many in- teresting manuscripts, treaties and documents of the Musquakies.
 The Musquakies have no alphabet as the Anglo-Saxon speaks of alphabets and letters, but they have language which conveys every possible shade of meaning. All thought is conveyed by the Indians in this reservation by the use of syllables, and the total number of these, according to Professor Ward, is about 500. Every syllable begins with consonant and ends with vowel The Indians borrow no words, forming their own terms out of these syllables. Among their consonant sounds they have no sounds like f, j, T or 2, but, on the other hand, have sounds from the following letters and syllables-bw, DIV, by, py, tw, dw, ty, dy, sy, jw, ky, gy, mw n and my.
 Professor Ward accomplished num- Der of objects in his summers work and has successfully photographed ev- cry member of the tribe, secured val uable history and data from the chief and his assistants and has complete list of all persons on the reservation, together with valuable data concerning the lands and property owned by the Indians.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20

better get out" and so we went out of the palace while the kings retainers were filling him with ice water. Well, they got the cayenne pepper out of him, because we saw him at the bull-fght in the afternoon, but for awhile he had the hottest box there ever was outside of a freight train, and if he lives to be as old as MT. Methuselah, he will always remember his interview with little Hennery.
 The bull-f1ght ain't much. Bulls come in the ring mad as wet hens, cause they stick daggers in them, and they bel low around, and the Spaniards dodge and shake red rags at them, and after bull has ripped mess of bowels out of few horses, then a man with sabre stabs the bull between the shoulders, and he drops dead, and the crowd cheers the assassin of the bull, and they bring in another bull.
 We'll, sir, dad came mighty near his finish at the bull-fght. When the second bull came in, and ripped the stomach out of blind horse, and the bull was just charging a man who was to stab 1t, dad couldn't stand 1t any longer, and he climbed right over into the ring, and he said: Look ahere, you heather, protest, in the name of the American Humane Society, against this cruelty to animals, and unless this busi- ness stops right here, will have this place pulled, and"
 We'll, sir, you would of thought that bull would have had sense enough to see that dad was his friend, but he probably couldn't understand what dad was driving at, for he made a rush for dad, and dad started to run for the fence, and the bull caught dad just like dad was sitting in rocking chair, and tossed him over the fence, and dads pants stayed on the bulls horns, and dad landed in amongst lot of male and female grandees, and everybody yelled Bravo, Americana" and the police wrapped a blanket around dads legs and were going to take him to the emergency hospital, but I claimed dad and took him to the hotel. Yours,
 ... HENNERY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
Agricultural Experiment.

The agricultural department is going to try to fool nature, says a Washing. ton dispatch to the New York Ameri- can. It is projecting series of tests to see if cabbage and beets and garden things cannot be made to grow as well under electric light as under the influ- ence of the suns rays. The idea is that with the use of tte electric light and the heat it will give off the beds may be placed under conditions as favora. ble for the growth of fruit and yegeta- bles in winter as in summer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20


 of "Peck's sun," Author of "Peck's
 Bad Boy" Etc,)
 Copyright. 1sO5 by Joseph B. Bowles)
 Madrid, Spain.-My dear Uncle; You probably think that we are taking our lives in our hands by coming to Spain, 50 soon after the Cuban war, in which President Roosevelt charged up San Juan hill, in the face Of over 30 blood thirsty Spaniards, and captured the blockhouse on the summit of the hill, which was about as big as a switch mans shanty, and wouldn't hold two platoons of infantry, of 12 men to the platoon, without crowding, and which closed the war, after the navy had ever lastingly paralyzed the Spanish vessels. and sunk them in wet water, and picked up the crews and run them through clothes wringers to dry them out; but we are as safe here as we would be on South Clark street, in Chicago
 Do you know, when I read of that charge of our troops up San Juan hill, headed by our peerless bear hunter, l thought it was like the battle of Gettys- burg, where hundreds of thousands of men fought on each side, and classed Roosevelt with Grant, Sheridan, Sher-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
New Type of Street Car.

Montreal has a new type of railway car. says the Toronto Mall and Empire. The passenger enters at the rear end and passes through c doorway. where the conductor In a species of ticket Of Zee collects the fare It Is stated that the company gzthsrs Ia g per cent uore farss h fhis ear taan It dld h the cd tTpe Thss Is o1e of tboss reforms that street znvaT companies fzd out far aeuelv&
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20

Pleas and Onions Trouble the Bad Boy and His Dad-"Little Hen nery" Treats the King of Spain to April Fool Candy-Dad Tries to Stop a Bull-Fight-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
s.ous.st Nsnarrh

King Charles Of Portugal has the repu. tstion of being the stoutest nonsrch alive. He weighs 30 pounds. yst Is wonderfully active.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
Tiu-Enz an Evil

It is held in Germany that the tip ping evil has led 10 the bribery method which is 60 verzti0us to busfness men
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20

the king said he would have to go to the chapel, and the fellows who were guard ing the king took him away, breathing hard, and red in the face, and dad said
 to me: You have poisoned the whole bunch of crowned heads, and we had
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
Ga@F ~v-srhirzr

-Ars yoa HuaEaryf- -Tez. Slam. well cone along. I'll FH--Na tfoual CeeErzT hfcal Mzzzzine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
Ionguss Alsag the Dznube.

Fffty-tso IzEEz2Esz and dialects arr s-okss uozz Iks baz1 ef fks Dzzzbs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
URGES LESS EATING.
Edison Says Americans Are
 Food and Sleep Drunk.
HARDER WORK RECOMMENDED

That With Few Hours of Rest and Small Meals the wizards Remedy For All Ills - Men, He Declares, Sometimes Eat and Sleep Them selves Into the Grave.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-20
BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.

Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former Editor of "Pecks sun," Author of ''Peck's
 Bad Boy" Etc)
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
FRAME OR BED-P1EcEs.

closcly-upon the ed-pieces. To prevent
a forward or backward movement, eight
strong iron hooks are attached by sta
pies to the sides of the cross-arms, and
when placed upon the bed-pieces are
readily hooked into the staples, A. Thus
arranged. one man can easily place the
rigging upon or take it from the wagon.
Or. if desired. bolts may be used to Yasten
all together, by passing them through
the cross arms and bed-pieces; there is
not Is cents difference in the expense.
Standards, ID, can be either stationary,
or hinged SO as to be quickly lowered,
raised or removed. by small bolt, as
shown at Y. The standards should be
six and one-half feet high, and quite
strong. to withstand the pressure of the
load. as we'll as to serve as a ladder. The
boards X should be of the same length
as the bed-pieces, and one inch thick
and six inches wide, of straight grained
light wood. Wooden pins or stakes, N,
are inserted as shown, and should be
only Slightly sharpened Should the
hind wheels project above the boards,
x. bridge over them, as shown at S.
Wash with petroleum and keep under
shelter when not in use.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
DREDGING IN CHINA CANALS
Boatmen Gather Rich Fertilizing Ma.
terial for the Neighbour
ing Farms.

Along the canals in China at any time
may be found boatmen gathering muck
from the bottom of the canal. This muck
is taken in much the same manner that
oysters are taken by hand on the Allan
tic coast. In place of tongs are large
baglile devices on crossed bamboo
poles which take in a large quantity of
the ooze at once. This is emptied into
the boat, and the process is repeated
until the boatman has load, when he
will proceed to some neighboring farm
and empty the muck. either directly on
his fields-especially around the null
berry trees, which are raised for the silk.
worms-or in pool, where it is taken
later to the fields. From this muck the
Chinese farmer will generally secure
enough shellfish to pay him for his work
and the fertilizer is clear gain. The fer
tilizer thus secured is valuable. It is
rich in nitrogen and potash and has
abundant humus elements. This dredg-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
HOW 70 SET A HEN.
It Is Not the Simplest Thing in tho
World to Accomplish Sue
cessfully.

All the large breeds of chickens
should be Matched out during early in
the season. If the pullets have been
laying since October, there should be no
scarcity of brood mothers, but if they
have not been laying it will be best to
secure some that have. To begin with,
it is folly to set hen where the layers
can get to her nest. A room apart from
the flock must be provided, to which the
setter should be quietly removed after
dark, the nest having been previously
arranged. Place few china nest eggs
in the nest and allow the hen to set q
day or two before placing the eggs un-
der her. Dust her thoroughly with in
sect powder and put in front of her a
supply of grit, corn and pan of fresh
water and let her help herself at will.
1t is better to set hens by twos SO that
when the broods are Matched all of the
chicks can be put with one hen and the
other hen can be reset, says Epitomist.
In cool weather, with good care, one hen
may hatch as many as three broods with-
out leaving the nest except for her usual
exercise and not be any the worse for her
nine weeks setting. Setting q hen no
doubt seems to those who have never
tried it very simple thing, but never
theless, the fact remains, that not one
person in hundred who raises poultry
knows just how to handle hen during
the Matching of her brood.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
FINDS NEW USE FOR GLASS
Experiments of French Inventor Re-
suit in the Discovery Of
New Method.

A practical inventor and scientist,
M. Garchey, known all over France, has
made very interesting experiment in
Lyons. He has discovered an entirely
new method, says a recent report, of
melting all kinds of old glass and trans
forming it into material as hard and
serviceable as Belgian blocks. In
1898 he obtained permission from the
municipal authorities of Lyons to pave
a portion of one of their main streets
with this new material and thus prove
to the world the value of his discov-
cry. The street selected was a princi-
pal thoroughfare, which was under con-
tinuous and heavy traffic, and yet the
glass is still as sound as when first
put down.
M. Garchey claims for "ceramo.crys
tall as he calls it, that it can be manu-
featured at much more reasonable
figure than any other reliable building
material now on the market in Europe
or America, and that it is practically
indestructible. 1t is also highly attrac-
tive and artistic in appearance, and
M. Garchey fully expects to see it tax.
ing the place of the building materials
now In use.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
A LENrEN HAZARD.

In Lent she turns from gayeties
And sreets me with pensive air;
She frowns on worldly revelries
And hunts out somber things to wear;
Not that her faith enjoins her thus
The righteous pathway to pursue.
But merely Nhis between just us)
1t is 1.-The proper thing to do"
IL Lent there are no suppers
Must pay for when the curtains fall;
The cabbies oft must wonder why
] summon them no more at all;
From worldly pleasures she withdraws
Not that her creed compels her to,
Or, that she's pious, but because
1t is "the proper thing to do"
In Lent bunch of violets
Is all she costs me day by day:
In Lent I settle up the debts
That have long been urged to pay.
She ceases for awhile to pour"
She turns from teas and dances, too.
Because, as has been said before.
1t is the proper thing to do
In Lent about three times week
l sit alone with her at night
And wonder If ought to speak
Tie words long have hoped might
rather like her pensiveness,
Her coy, expectant manner, too:
To speak or notch. we'll, ! guess
1t is the proper thing to do.
IS. Z. kiser. in Chicago Record Herald
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
SOME FACTS ABOUT BEES.
Things Which Every Keeper of Bees
Should Keep in Mind IF He
Would Succeed.

Blame yourself if you are not making
q success with bees.
The orchard is the best place for the
apiary.
1t is estimated that it costs the bees
ten pounds of honey for every pound of
comb.
From the time it is Matched, until it
becomes matured, the bee is q days old.
We doubt II there is better honey
plant than Al:ike clover.
Even at the tender age of three days,
bees help to perform the labors neces-
sary in the hive, like building the comb
and feeding the larvae.
The drone is an ideal loafer. He does
nothing but eat. Itrequires several days
more to hatch drone than a queen or
worker, showing they are even too tired
to come into this world
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
WOULDN'T FILL THE BILL.
Had wart on His Trigger Finger
and Was Not the Man for
tho Place.

When Senator Knox was attorney gen.
eral vacancy occurred in . judicial po-
sition in the far west, and famous Penn
sylvania congressman fastened to submit
the claims Of constituent, relates the
Philadelphia Record.
I'D be glad to help you, if you have
the right Kind Of man" said Knox.
what we want IL . man who hes no
fear, and will do his duty. He must
have nerve enough to defend himself, for
he may be shot at even while he's on
the bench, and he must hold the respect
OF his community by his ability to do
'He's just that sort-just that kind Of
Q man." broke in the congressman, eager
ly. 'He will fight the whole barr>1
need be-"
"And besides" continued Knox, che
must be able to stand daily temptations.
Somebody is apt to offer him SlO,000 as
he steps off the car, and $4,000 before
he has dinner. That'a the kind of at
mospherc he will live in, and that's the
sort of men he will meet; will your man
fill the bill?"
'.Now / think of it," said the congress
man, rising abruptly, "he won't FIJI the
bill-he's got wart on his trigger finger,
unless Pm mistaken"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11

conversed with, in her out-of- the way
sphere, who executed the major portion
of his dining by means of fork, prop
erly handled.
Consequently the lighthouse keepers
daughter promptly fell idolatrously in
love with the young scientist.
The young scientist couldn't help it.
He felt flattered that the young woman
considered him possessed of the fatal
gift of beauty. and all that, but mas
much as he was engaged to Washing
ton young woman. who knew how to
make honiton doylies and could play
Monastery Bells" and THE Maiden's
Prayer" on the piano. he really felt very
badly over the cascade of affection law
ished upon him by the Virginia sea
nymph and daughter of nature.
Moreover, the girl herself had a
beau. He was a rawboned young fish
erman, who combined business with
pleasure by ''coteing" her while he
creased his boots.
This was, of course, complication
from the viewpoint of the young
scientist. let alone all other considera-
tons. The scientist had never seen the
fisherman beau, and he didn't want to.
After only half completing his work
of gathering specimens, he packed up
and came back to Washington, glad to
again find himself within the safe. en-.
folding embrace of pure, undiluted
Science. with an upper-case s.
Sadly enough, the lighthouse keepers
daughter pursued him with more or less
violently affectionate letters-none the
less affectionate because they were one
and all signed ''yures very respekfiy."
The guileless, conscientious young
man of science was much perturbed after
having received several dozens of these
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11

ing of the canals for fertilizers is the
only way by which the Chinese have
kept their canals in reasonably good con-
dition for centuries. The fertilizer has
paid for itself both ways. Recently
there were complaints filed at Picking
that the ashes from the steam launches
plying on the canals were injuring the
muck for fertilizing purposes, and the
problem has been considered serious
one by the Chinese government.
In addition to securing fertilizers from
the canals, and thus keeping the canals
in condition, the farmers help keep them
purified by gathering all floating weeds,
grass and other vegetable debris that
they can find upon them. Boatmen will
secure great loads of water plants and
grass by skimming the surface of the
canal. The reeds growing along the
canal are used for weaving baskets of
several grades, and for fuel. In short,
no plant life about the canal goes to
waste.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11
POINTERS FOR eEEMeN.
Some Suggestions Which Will Prove
to Be of Value During the
Springtime.

The necessity of water TO the honey
bees is TO dissolve honey which some
times becomes candied in the cell. In
brood rearing, they can make but littlo
progress without an abundant supply.
In early spring, when compelled to go
long distance to secure water from
brooks or drains, the losses will be be-
yond comprehension. The careful apia.
rist is fully aware of the value of these
little water gatherers at this season OF
the year. He could we'll afford to lose
four times their number a month or
two later. 1t is apparent that many
cases of so-called spring dwindling is
traceable to the want of water at the
proper temperature, supplied at conven-
lent places in the apiary.
Many of us have taken great pains in
locating our colonies. perhaps wintered
fairly we'll. but without giving the mat
ter thought. Water had the most to
do with our difficulties. There is prob
ably no better way to keep the combs
not in use than under a colony. II for
any reason you do not want to keep them
there. little fear need be felt that any
harm will come to them from worms
from this time till late next spring. when
:hey can again be given to the bees. 1t
is generally admitted that more extract
ed honey can he produced than comb
honey. Just how much more. no one
seems to know definitely. Some say
twice as much, some say half more.
The explanation is easy In running
for extracted honey, extracting combs
are given. These the bees store with
their first honey and keep on storing un-
til full. They do not even have to stop
to draw out foundation, much less to
loaf around before attempting to draw
1t out. In the case of comb honey, a
super containing sections filled with
sheets of foundation is given. But be-
fore the bees enter that super, they will
crowd every available cell in the brood
nest. In the meantime the loafing habit
is started, and swarming is likely to
follow, says the Orange Judd Farmer
The fact of the matter is, the bees seem
much to prefer to store the nectar in
cells already drawn out; and it takes
pressure, great deal of it. to force them
into the supers. When they once COM
mence drawing out the foundation, then
the storing and the work on the other
sections begin.
Some farmers prefer to pour the feed
right on the bees. If the feed is of the
right consistency, it never Injuries them
at all. 1t takes but little feed to stimu-
late to start breeding, provided abund-
ance of honey is in theshive. 1t would be
poor policy to stimulate to rear lot
of bees and then allow them to starve.
In feeding in the spring, feed only
enough to fill the combs with the feed in
stead of the brood, for brood not stores
is what is desired at this time OF year.