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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
AFRICAN HORSES GAINING.
Nine-Terths of the Animals Sold Are Provided by the
 Kaffirs.

South Africa is foreseen as achiey- ing it's destiny by becoming one of the great horse producing countries of the world. At the present time the man who would dabble in horse flesh needs both experience and courage. The Kaffirs provide nine-tenths of the horses sold. When dealer arrives in a native territory he sends round word that he has come to purchase horses and the natives roll up with all sorts and descriptions of the equine tribe. which for the most part are of no earthly use. The man picks out an animal and the owner names an exorbitant price, which he never hopes to receive, the dealer offering sum which no sane man could accept. But eventually a price is agreed on and the owner receives a written order for the amount, which he redeems in the evening by coming to the dealers hotel and receiving cash. By easy stages a descent is made on the next purchasing site and by degrees a de- cent sized troupe is got together When these arrive at their final des- tination their original owners would not recognize them. They have been clipped on the way down, had a few condition powders. and had a general cleaning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
PONDS FOR SKATING
If Authorities Would Do Something
 Lives Might Be Saved.

So many lives are lost skating and swimming in Waterbury that the au- thorities should do something to re- duce the death rate from this source. Every winter somebody goes down through the ice and as d rule in sum- mer several are lost in the swimming ponds about town. Why wouldn't it be a good idea to have q dozen or more skating ponds in the different sections of the city? This wouldn't cost much. Anybody who owns large tracts of land would gladly allow the use Of if for such purpose. The Wa ter wouldn't cost anything and frost is dirt cheap in the winter season. This and few more swimming pools, such as we have at Hamilton park. in ether parts of the town, and q law passed obliging owners of large bodies of wa ter to fence them OF employ somebody to warn children off. would put a stop to all this loss of life and grief brought home to people whose chil- dren are lost on the skating ponds and swimming pools. But of course some will dispose of this question by asking who sends for those youngsters, and there you are.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
STURDY JOHN BURNg.
PROVES "A MANS A MAN FOR
 A. THAT"
Labor Leader Kinsman of Bobby Burns-His Rise to the Cabinet
 Marks Something New in # English History.

No one doubts the devotion of the English labor leader, John Burns, te the interests of the workingman. Him. self a workingman, thoroughly famil. jar with the life of the working classes thoroughly familiar with their needs he is heart and soul with them, labors untiringly against injustices done them. Since 1889 he has received from workingmen an income of $100 g month that he may be free to give his whole time to the cause in which he is so wrapped up.
 He might easily have had more, and very probably needed more. Burns did not have his head turned. when he be- came member of the English parlia- ment, still kept to his coarse clothes and simple way of living. For years he has been a conspicuous figure among carefully garbed associates, and now is more conspicuous than ever since he has been raised to a cabinet position. It is the first time in Eng fish history that workingman has risen to the cabinet.
 That Burns has been made a mem Der of Sir Campbell -Bannerman's cab inet. strengthens the Liberal ministry, the laboring classes rest secure their side of questions will be well looked after.
 Burns is a born leader. In appear. ance and speech he gives indication of great force, and his accomplishments go ahead of these promises. Once a despised leader of despised body of men, to-day he is ( recognized power, the people he stands for recognized
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
Funeral of Highland Chief.

Nearly every great Highland family was represented at the funeral of Cameron of LOehiel. twenty-fourth chief of the Clan Cameron. which took place at For; William recently. Many wera the tartans worn. CIuny. Mackin- tosh. Ballindalloch. Glenaladale. Lov al, Ardgour. Gairloeh. Glenmuick all wera there. as we'll as the earls of Leycn and Dalkeith. X long pruces- sion was formed. and wound it's way rouri the base of mighty Ben Nevis pas, the towers of ancient Inverlochy and the battlefield where Montrose broke the power of Argyll. to the lit- tie Highland church among the hills. The body was laid to rest in the little ce1etery. amid the mouTnful vail of the haEpipes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
TIMELY TOFIcs

Miller X Peck are selling ladies sweaters at low prices. Some pretty silk waists at S2.Ig and S2.aS.
 Dodge has some snappy styles m mems shoes at S1.69 and S1.9g. Good selling ones s2.I9 and S2.g9. Currans will end their clearing sale tomorrow. Watch for the specials put on Ut different hours. Harding has received another lot of French plate mirrors. He has them all sizes and prices. Clearance sale of shoes at HolcZer <. Misses patent tip lace shoes at Gic; mems and ladies slippers. :s!c.
 Wednesday and Thursday are bar gain grocery days at Waterbury Mar ket Cos. PaIicake demonstration free.
 Customers are always satisfied when they buy furniture or ranges at Lang Icy's. the square deal store.
 Bargains still left in the price rf'ilic- tion sale at IL. R. Harder's. Overcoat; at small cost.
 I;rfrve. BisSet X Holland have som" beautiful new goods in white lawn waists February patterns in.
 Big bargains in groceries at thc Union Supply Cos. Se the cOmbi..a- ton aud stamp offers this week.
 Fenner has stock of gas mantlcs at very low prices. Ioc. l5c and 2:ic.
 See Wilson X Tyrrelrs warm caps. They have them from 40' to Sl.i0. l. E. MuIlings & Son have son.s hobby style overcOats for boys at SI..n
 The t;reat \. X F. Tea Co gives tsI stamps with one pOund of \. X +. hakiug powder.
 I. Tdeluwitz of iaI Baldwin street gives the last call for sale on dry .nHIs. Saturday is the last day.
 If vou want the best results get I.a high coal from JohR McElligott. II is hard and clean.
 You will save money if you luy suits CT ovcrg4ats al tho UpSon. Singleton A Co.'S <iurr
 r.. l. Finn has a nice line of co:H- fartablc footwear foT elderly pcs,Pl.'. Natural shapes. S2. S21 S:isr, and S:l1
 Don't wait for zers weather before taking a,Ivantage uf the -u' en suits aud oyeTsS,ai< at Jones L:iugan & Cos
 urss oT tl,- g,--l ipaTgains at Colby SllcrwcszI-S slioc st"r @ Is 2 S2 slloc at Sitg,. Ss.r the g,,a-Is.
 HaIf priszr sale now on millinery. sil kinds of furS. suits. ia-ketS. skirts. waists anI IettieoaiS at FoTman'S-
 Case. lockwood & BTaiHar,l of Hart ford want first class job paper ruler fsr tlFs. Hisksk HactIiIlr-
 \ r. Cyules iS selling Ss golf hats at lss-- ehikiFpn's SI.ls1 ani Sspl hats at 9-s sszn1<-
 I.s.sk flp tIse grsrerv SI-~isIs offers-l lsv rIrs Public market te-mighi far Ws-i- rsSsIsv ansf Thursday
 ]. e. Izrkke & SuElS have plain tssr Slsss-S fe~ men at S2 Szzsl sr-i <sot Fznsy SEirTserS fer lsurinZ
 Resi 6 HugheS have a new line cf es.znseI warp. the Lew Kind in white smI fezulzr gray Wa-r- Ielsn T ssrFsSissy IEsS s iIIrs-s family IossSc aH.l a tsrn for sale is the npEsh susL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
SOUTH AGAINST SLAVERY.
People of Southern States Unite to Suppress the Evil of
 Peorism.

In the educated and enlightened south of to-day, 40 years from Ap- ponlattox Court House, any sort of human slavery is as obnoxious as it is anywhere else on the globe. says Tom Watson's Magazine. The southern peo- pie are intensely Jenersonian in all things. and no matter with how much skcpticism the statement may Ee read elsewhere, it is nevertheless true that this section is to-day practically unit in opposition to any sort of human slavery.
 Let those that have been disposed to hold the entire south responsible for the brutal cruelties shown to have been practiced in certain localities take sane view of the situation, if possible, and analyze it. The peonage laws, while they are being enforced in the United States courts. are being en- forced by the people of the south. Without a grand jury in sympathy with the court, no indictments can be returned; without traverse jury will ing to enforce the law no convictions can be secured. The juries are made up Of southern people, largely white people The membership is principal ly of those who hold to the prevailing political faith of the south. The judges who have dealt with the peonage ques- ton in the trial courts are with one exception southern men. and while they do not all belong to the same pc litical party, they all hold the same views on the negro question Three of them were insthe confederate army.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30

influence. He had been the means ci bringing about various reforms. The poverty" streets of London have him to thank for their present cleanliness. He once saved the city of London the expenditure of s100000 by exposing the dishonesty of rascally contractor. He did much toward effecting settlement of the great London dock strikes of 1899. As member of the London coun- ty council, he displayed unsual ad. ministrative and executive ability. To- day he occupies the position of presi- dent of the local government board, has control of all public buildings, the royal palaces. parks and post roads. In this position he will come into per sonal contact with the king-this man that twice was arrested as dangerous agitator. and once was kept behind prison bars. The income that goes with his post is s10.000 year. .,
 His life reads like a book. and in looks he is not unfit for a book hero: "At first sight he siartles, but the i'm pression which his darkness of com plexion causes wears of. He is west of Scotland Celt, but was born in Bat tersea, England, in 1858. In former times he would haze been known as Burns Dhu. His beard. which extends high on the cheeks and advances on the cheekbones. and his eyebrows. which are beetling and broad and nearly meet, are of that deep black one finds in coal. His complexion matches. The eyes are light hazel shot with green. as bright as Ieline's in the dark, but more canine than feline in expression. One sees likeness to Robert Burns. the poet. and it is ae- counted for when it is ascertaineo that John Burns is descended from one of Roberts uncles-an Ayrshire man. Burns laughs heartily and openly shows a set of glesming. evenly set teeth, which add to the startling strangeness of his physiognomy. He talks pleas antly out of the fullness of bdrnine thoughts and Of meditatiOns forced on him by hard experience He is usually in a state Of permanent white heat anger against what he deems the in- justice of the present social state. hut is not bitter or malevolent."
 A hard experience indeed has been his. and only the most rugged eonsti tuition could have come through. His mother left a widow when he was very young. he went to work in a factory at the age of ten. But he went to night school. and with his reading was enabled to go on with the education he so hungered for He became a me chsnical engineer and accepted a diff fcuIt position at the work out on ths West African coast. The two years there did not undermine his splendid health. and on return to England he vigorously set to work by means oi lectures and addresses on economir subjects to instruct and upraise his fellow workmen. But he was no idlins sgiiaior. To quote his own words: T went to work in a factory al the age of ten years and toiled until I left my workshop to stand as parliament tary candidate
 HENRY THAYER-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
Productive County.

During the year 1904 Riverside county. Cal received ssys5T. ls5 for or. anses. sI-ass.1l5 for lemons. s2oop.- .eoo for grain. slss.ssI for daily prod ducts. ssz.szs for honsy. sI17.1sa fer poultry. sseo.es for manufactured ar ticlsS. sIl5-eae foT vsrious fruits. sssch ss grapes. sIr7oads and strsubeTrisss and sas.eee for vegetables.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
Crrrded to tl1. Rear.

-I envy ysu.- declared NachpoP. ~wEy soz- inquired Nokids- -BeSzuss you haven't esildrsn- \ mere husband cuts 10 ice with children in the hO1ss. Yoa at least ceeEPy some place ia yOur vffeis scheme Of life Oa- don't knov. vss she rsefsl response -Shs has a couple Of rubber plants --sRS- riIss Cozrisr-JouruaL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
Paresis.

Senator WamDum-What. Senator Grabbit insane7 Where was he stricken
 Senator TTus;.-In the committee room He began to jabber something about the pubI:- interests and "tht peoples welfare" IL vas heart rend- ing.-Puck
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
To All Who May Be Concerned

Take notice that I have this day sold to Michael Abraitis the retail meat and. grocery business conducted by me at No S14 Bank street. Waterbury, Conn. All bills to date will be paid by me.
 Dated at Waterbury this Both day of January, 1906.
 1901 ANTON AklALls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
Queer Custom

AnloHg the middle classes of Rus sis shen a death occurs and sn i'm pTesSivs funeral corteSe is desired iramps are sometimes employed ss mo-Tnerz. suitable clothes. with the exception of shoes. being furuishes b. the employing agency.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
DRIED FRUIT
Half Prics>PATENT MEDICINES>Haf Price

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
No French Dishes.

Kansas has prohibited the printing oi menu cards in any language save Eng fish
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30

CONNECTIrTT AGENCY.
 Life IsesssrttneEi- F. E- HAI.I.Dgk- General Agent HuIiuEer RuibIinz- Neu Haveu- Conn Aes-5Ieut au.l I.iaIfIily DeJzrtmeat- RAETON. KNOX & HINKI.EY. In
 erp- tseaeTzI AzeatS . A-smz life BuihI1nE- HsTrfe7sl Csun- T. q BIINN- Iss>tFirf Ax-ut- HulIncsr BuikIi1s- New uaveu. Ccan- l@x
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
LATE WANTS.

T IGHT TRUCK-Fair condition, needs I painting, can be bought cheap. For particulars write C. w. L., 33l w. Grove street. l-Z4-o
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
FARM

1s5 scres. 9-rosrn house. : large tsarns. : horses Is head of dairy cat tie carriage and repair sipp. wood kens1s. ehicken houses. cattle ard wzzsa sheds. stock of farming tcols. darn wazsns- niles freza city. viii sell e trade for Sfamily kouse
 p. J. COOCAN, Real Eslasc. IDsprzF<e- Eoo4 it. f18
 Bank Street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30
WORD AID VS.
MHpgED

WANTED Lady agent. new idea, cir
 " cular free. Wilson C. Jones, Brock ton, Mass. l-27-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30

| TIPRIGHT 5000, good condition, must
 v sell at once. A chance for bargain. E. Hiram. Box 6l7 City. l-24-6
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30

w ANTED-The people to know if they
 W have net $7 for ton of coal they can get big bag Otto Coke from their grocer for dime. l2-l-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30

WANTED-To know if you can spare a " dollar a week, if so open up an ac- count with us, Diamonds, Watches, and Jewelry oil weekly payments. Money to loan. $. M. Schneer, lo5 South Main St.
 l0-l7-ly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-30

WANrED-Pupls. class of six to learn
 W nice paying business, branches taught reasonably. $ up. day or evening class. Gail soon. Removed to No. 5S Center street. Madam Frances Murray. Telephone 2O5-2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-30
SOUTH SALISBURY

Wallace Lyons aud wife spent Sun
day gut OF town.
Mrs +. f. Dean is spending part OF
the week out OF town.
Rev. C. 8. Agan has been out OF
town part OF the past week.
Mrs Jennie Barber visited at +. I'd
dy's day or so this week.
S. f. Hawkins spent Sunday with
his family returning to work on Mon
day.
The V. |. society will meet at Cole
hall Nov. 5 for their regular monthly
meeting.
On Thursday Mrs II. Boitum OF
Center SALISBURY called on friends
in the village.
Grant Bronson and wife are visit
ing for week or so among friends In
western New York.
Mrs c. S. Madison aud daughter
are spending a short time with friends
ia Springfield, Mass.
John r. billiard spent Saturday
and Sunday among friends in Man
chester and Dorset.
Mr. JOLIET will move up to George
Corey's so that his wife may care for
Mr.Corey's children.
Jesse Day and wife OF Belcber, n.
Y, have been visiting at Geo Moons
and also at Hote! Lyons.
Rev. T.. Barrett, wife and little
daughter and Mr. Harris and wife dlned
recently at T. II. Dunlap's.
Vim Moon, Mrs Mary L. Moon and
Mrs Geo Oh pin and children visited
In Bennington last Wednesday.
Mr. Dockum will move from the G.
r. and A. b. Hawkins tenement into
the G.. Bren. on tenement vacated by
Mr. JOLIET.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet at the home OF Mrs
Sarah Mirfeld on Wednesday after
noon, Nov. I.
Mrs WneeleT OI w luCueDuOui MASS
Is expected to join her husband at the
home of Mr. Deith and will remain
during the winter.
There will be a chicken pie supper
next week in Cole ball. Keep II in
mind for further notice. Keep Friday
Nov. 9 for that supper.
II there is anyone OF the Library
S Subscribers that has one of Mrs A. ID.
II. Whitney's books "Hitherto," that
has in any way been mislaid, will they
kindly make a search and return II
found as it is the only missing book
in making our yearly account of
stock.
Wentworth Smith has moved from
the Harrington place that was sold
recently at auction, into the old home
stead on the Bennington and Shafts
bury road. Both are quite feeble and
they are quite. broken up since the
death of his brother Isaac having liv-
ed together for many years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-30
ARLINGTON

Frank Brainerd of North Adams
was in town recently.
Mr.. Blood of North Adams W in
town Friday on business.
Mrs Edna Long and Mrs Mary Ad-
ans spent Friday in Shushan.
Miss Mary Butler of Bennington
spent Sunday at H. s. Wilson'S.
Harold Abbott of Burr g. Burton
spent Sunday with friends here.
Mrs Abbie Woodward of Pepperell,
Mass. is visiting at Mrs Sadie Vaults,
Miss Ellen Higgins OF Bennington
was at her brother Thomas Higgins
recently.
Miss Emma Benedict and Miss Egg
gleson of Manchester we're in town
Sunday.
Miss Sadie Hard has returned from
her extended trip through Massachu-
sets and Connecticut.
Mrs Chas Phillips of North Bonn.
ington has been visiting her grand
daughter Mrs Geo Howard,
Game Warden Harry Niles and Ber-
ME Hayden were arrested Thursday
by Sheriff Wilson charged with intox-
ication.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-30
POwNAL.
Amaosa Thompson is quite i'll.

Amaosa Thompson Is quite i'll.
The Misses Brown left Laid farm
for Brooklyn last Monday.
Myron Blanchard has taken a posit-
ion at Rotterdam Junction.
Mr. Moore an Evangelist from Troy
occupied the Me, pulpit last Sunday
morning.
Mrs Flora Renther and little daugh.
ter are spending sometime with her
mother, Mrs Geo Leonard.
The family of Mrs A. Fl. Potter, for
merly of Pownal, have moved from
North Adams to Mt Vernon, N, Y.
Mrs Potter is in a Boston hospital.
The prize of the deer hunting season
seems to have fallen to Geo Grady the
II year old son of NJ. P. Grady. Last
Saturday he shot a handsome $50 Id
buck with shot gun. The deer had
very handsome horns about "a inches
long with numerous branches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Briefly
Told for Bus, Reader.

Mrs G. p. Endress has returned
from Boston.
William Mangan has returned from
weeks visit in Pittsfield.
Miss Grece Eddy has returned from
weeks stay In New York.
Another large gang OF men arrived
today TO work on the electric road.
Mrs s. II. lockwood has returned
from weeks visit In North Adams.
George Williams who has been Wis.
iting relatives In town has returned to
Dorset.
Mrs G. yelling Thatcher has gone
to Oneida, n. Y for a two weeks Wis
1t with her daughter, Mrs Elmer Ayres.
The Molly Stark whist club opened
the season last evening. The club met
at the hume of Miss Maude Carpenter.
Officer Richard Hurley went this
morning TO Rutland with Thomas Fol-
ey who is TO serve four months in the
house OF correction for vagrancy.
Thursday, All Saints day, there
will be two celebrations of the holy
communion at ST Peters church, al
Z a. IN. and l0a. m. There will be a
special CONNER Grafton OF the Faith
full Departed" at both services. Mem
orial flowers should be sent to the
church on Wednesday afternoon.
Fuller G. Smith of st Adams, Geo.
I Howard OF Craftsbury and-l. S.
Bingham, the state board OF railroad
commissioners are here today inspect.
ing the grade crossings of the new
electric road. The board is accompan-
led on its tour by o. NJ. Barber, attor-
ney for the road. The out OF town
members of the board we're entertained
at dinner at the Bennington club last
evening.
The German e. Ford company
opened their weeks engagement at Lib.
rary hall last night to large business
and gave satisfactory performance.
TIE acting was good and well balanc
ed and the specialties above the aver.
age. The play tonight will be 1.-THE
Fatal Marriage" Remember the pri-
ces, reserved seats, 20 and 30 cents;
general admission, 10 cents to every
body. Seat sale at Ayres' drug store
where seats may be reserved for any
night Of the engagement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-30
CHANGING TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Work Preparatory 10 AOvlnS Into New
Oilles,

Nofh preparatory 10 hovlhs Into New
0iilss.
The painters finished work on the
new Office for the local telephone ex-
change In the Brewster block annex
Saturday aud the switchboard was
moved into the building yesterday.
The offices consist OF large room fac
ing on North and Pleasant streets for
the operators, a eommodious room for
u business Office facing on Pleasant
street and u workshop. As the Offices
we're designed for the purposes for
which they will be used the require
ments have been well considered aud
carried out.
A gang OF ten men are now at work
rewriting every station 10 make the
changes necessary In shifting from the
present magnet system used 10 what In
known AS the common battery system
aud which Is nov In use In all the
larger exchanges.
AZ present there are two wires run.
ming TO every instrument In the local
system and the work now In progress
consists OF putting In third wire
which will furnish the current neces.
sary for each individual telephone.
When the change 70 the new system IL
made there will be no necessity for 10.
dlyldual batteries attached 10 each
phone; the current, 10 the amount OF
"a volts, will be sent To the instrument
from the main Office when u subscriber
Is given q connection.
An advantage that will be provided
by the change Is n uniform cNrent OF
electricity throughout the system and
the annoy ance that has been occasion
cd by weak batteries will be done away
with. The instruments will eventually
be changed throughout the system and
In place Of the battery case now In use
there will be q small shelf on which TO
write or place memoranda.
With the new system IL will not be
necessary TO ring central. Taking the
receiver from the hook throws up the
signal In the Office with the subscribers
number attached. As soon as the party
desired by the calling subscriber takes
the receiver from the hook that fact,
too, Is signalled at central so that II
will be unnecessary for the operator
to inquire "Haye YOU got them
Another Improvement.
II will take some weeks to put ir the
third wire over the entire system but
the Sork can be done without any In
terruptIon, and when the new head.
quarters are completely equipped It
will only be necessary for the opera
tors to walk from one Office 10 the
other
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-30
The Fall Examination
of Teachers

Examinations will be held as fol-
lows:
Manchester Center, Friday and
Saturday, November 10 and II.
Held in the school house, beginning
each day at 10 a. m.
Bennington, Friday and Saturday,
November % and "a, beginning a
9 a. m.
Those taking examinations should
be present the first hour.
ALBERT w. VARNEY.
County Examiner