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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

degrees of dirtiness. Some of them have no nationality or size to speak of. but they are all dirty. That is one of the sacred privileges of boyhood.
 Some of the deeper shades of dirt have faded oT the hands and faces of the lads in the Newsboys' home Sltu- ated near Newspaper row in New York The zsmins who Ioige there are required to wash occasionally and to take q bath once a week Somehow the little chaps rather like the novel experience. Maybe # is the shower hath that reconciles them. And then they have q chance to douse each other and do athletic stunts. The average hoy has no objection to water as such provided he can get his whole body in it. He will evcn run of and take the chance of a licking to % swimming. It is the application of water to his hands and face that gals his proud spirit
 Tbere gre various newsbcys' bones fa the Iarxer cities Of the country. but It 6 beIieved that the New York in- stifuf<o1 is fhe parent c1e. It has ben i1 existence souefkine ovef half C. -cs1zu... ItLqe- -zszlal2s4 unhE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

less waifs, returned runaway lads to their parents. besides furnishing a home for regiments of boys that had no other shelter Meals. and of a good, substantial sort at that, may be had for cents. while beds range all the way from 5 to 15 cents. The fifteen cent cots are in room to themselves that the boys call ''the Waldorf" It is proud day when an urchin gradu- ates into this exclusive bunch.
 The newsboys' lodging house has an odd savings bank into which the oocu- pants can drop their pennies. It con sists of a number of numbered and locked boxes with sits in the top. and here the lads deposit their small earnings. They receive interest on these deposits. and if the amount grows sufficiently large it is taken out and placed in some nearby savings bank. There have been a few accounts that grew to a thousand dollars or more. but these were not from regular newsboys. but from those who had graduated into driving paper wagons or some similar occupation. The ur- chins. for the most part. draw out their earnings to spend them on the gal leries at the Bowery theaters. at Coney Island or at "crap shooting" There are about 1sO boys in the home at one time. Only those are lodged that have no homes of their own.
 One of the things that make the place attractive 10 the lads Is the gymna- siun. Here are all the usual athletic paraphernalia. bars. clubs and the like The sport that Is liked best by the gamIns. however. is boxing. Those who don the gloves have to carry out the game according to rules. as the idea of a square deaI' in sport is quite well developed among these small Ameri- cans. IL would be imagined that they have enough fighting on the streets without resorting to prize fights. but their life is such a struggle that it de veIops that side of their nature to the full
 The event of the year at the home. hovever. is the Christmas dinner The boys themselves assist in preparing this feast. Tn leisure hours they pare pota- toes. turnips. onions and what not. help get the other vegetables ready and generally make themselves useful Tkey rs-1-. '- = -.ssir affair and there- fore take q prie in performing what otherwise would be irksoDe tasks. Ihey enter into these duties with the same spirit that they would display si q game of craps or . fight
 Tbere are about so urchins fed b the hone ezch Christmas and ff is safe to szy dat 10 fnst b tbe hnd b Dsrs 0isIeA 0Rl4 ssi1.!<e - - =
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

ieywsys. but he probably did. He would not have been e full fiedsed nevsy otherwise. not In New York. at any rate. and that was where be sold ''papes- Some people who got their start yelling "Uxtry-' do not want the fact mentioned now that they have be- come judges and things like that. but others just as high up in the world gre not 90 particular. Abe Lincoln never concealed the fact that he split rails and clerked in a store. Nor Is it related that Garfield was ever ashamed of having driven mules on a towpath. Mark Twain never made any bones of telling that he had been a printers devil and cub pilot. IL is not related that Bobbie Burns ever denied having been a pEouman- that Aesop ever tried tp crawl out of having been q slave or that the Naa Of Nazareth ever sought to refufe the story that be was born i1 . nanser. If % vhy shouId anybody blush at hsvfng sold papers7 Especial iy s9 when exT,erience proves that fh>re are few better schools for de veicpinx keennes<. Independence and n2nIipe>s Lcok st the next little ch1r 6u0 vhom rea buy . paYer. for b< mny be presidezf so7e tay-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
A santa Claus Party.

As the once popular donkey party" no longer holds forth for novelty. here is something new-a Santa Claus party. Take an old sheet and paint or draw on 1t a Santa Claus. Have number of red caps cut from medium weight water color paper and distributed among the guests. Taking turns. let each one be bIindfoldsd and. walking toward the sheet. trt to place the cap on Santa's head. The person succeeding is the winner and receives the prize of toy Santa Claus. The two who also come the nearest might be given prizes of reindsers.-Bee Hive
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
SalaGa's C0Ar6sGnaAas
 Mail

0 7 IS sleigh and reindeer re-enforc-
 eI ed by fast trains and ocean -U Jl liners. Santa Claus is deliver
 ing a much larger number of presents every year. The United States postal authorities say the Christmas mall this season will far exceed In vol ume that of last winter. And then 1t was tremendous.
 With every hamlet, town and city sending out and receiving ifs quota, millions of letters and packages-some by special delivery. many registered md others with ordinary postage travel from and to all parts of the na- ton. arrive from foreign shores or pass out to them. There are about s00O0.- 000 persons in this country. A ma 5ority of them both send and receive Christmas mail. from one 10 several dozen pieces each. This gives a faint idea of the extent of the work that falls upon the postal authorities.
 Whether In the heart of the city or on a rural delivery route the carrier Is loaded down with gifts-remembrances of loving friends or heart echoes of scattered families. The letters he must deliver are easily three times as many as in ordinary seasons. but his greatest burden Is the packages-in- numerable. back breaking packages.
 But if the carriers are worked hard. how about the postof'ice clerks? Be sides the increased amount of matter they have to handle. they must be par ticuIariy careful that the regulations of the department are not being vio- lated Many articles of merchandise are prohibited transmission in the mails- Violations are frequent be- cause of ignorance.
 One thing that causes extra work for the letter sorters is the peculiar ad- dresses on many lefters and paekaeesL Aside from the thousands of missfves sent to easta Claus. tbere arp tboss win soms such address as -Care of Leuteaanf Psary. North Pole-- Pu- xie sddrsss0 are not uncs@noa. snd. altbo9gh postD0ce peop,e entoy thsm ou6lnarfIy. they ds nsf ct C1Flsenas 0naL A fts<suBt esFD C sa1T1D ls . GmN1lG Ran1un luoGluR n =
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

highly developed, Knives, forks and spoons may not be used in just the proper ways. fingers being more fire quently employed. and 1t is barely pos slble that the boys "swipe" what they cannot eat, but at any rate they arc enthusiastic. They may reach for ev- erything in sight, eat the pie first grab joints of turkey in both hands, throw bones at the small diners across the room ands use their vel developed lungs in a manner that starts the bolts in the steel framework of the building. but all these little idiosyncrasies only indicate that they are having the time of their lives. It is related that on one occasion large and succulent pie was placed before each gamin and that In about two minutes most of those pies had disappeared. When 'cop" pres ent made a strenuous talk about pastry, the pies were pulled out from under tattered coats. where they had been slowed for future emergencies. The hard life of the street does not tend to bring out a very fine sense of "meum ct tuum" and the divine right of prop erty. In fact, it must be admitted that many of the boys will steal on occa- sion. but. considering the life they lead. who can wonder? There is no objec- ton to the lads filling their not too clean pockets with the remains of the feast. however. and they religiously avail themselves of this privilege. It is a point of etiquette for an Indian guest to carry away what be cannot devour. and these little chaps are the Indians O. the streets.
 But how they do enjoy that Christ mas dinner: No epicure ever got more delight out of an educated but sated appetite than do the New York gamins out of their turkey. potatoes swimming
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

In gravy. cram berry sauce and mince pies. Long before the hour for the spread they gather about the dooU fight ing for places. Ike a hungry bunch of Eng fish spsrrovs over q worm How they sfum- ble. leap and swarm up the stairwsu slide for their places and get busy filing the ach- Ing voids viH
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
Caught santa oa the Street.

Caught Santa oa the Street.
 A Santa Claus from the Salvation Army was ringing his bell beside his iron pot in Fourteenth street. says the New York Mall and Express, when suddenly a little girl broke away from her mother in the passing throng and, rushing up to the pseudo Santa, grab bed him by his gown and began rapid ly to tell her wants. First she gave him her full name and address, with many injunctions not to forget. Then she rattled of a list of things she wanted. regardless of the attempts of her mother to induce her to come away and not bother Santa. The It, tie girl was persistent. the crowd gath cred around to hear her little invoca- ton. and for awhile she blocked traffic on that side of the street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

ERE you ever . newsboy? We'll. don't get offend. ed. Hundreds of other good people have been, a m O n z them governors, congressmen en.
 merchants, law gsrs, bankers and even minis ters. General Phil Sheridan
 was once a
 newsboy and
 was proud of
 the fact. It is not related that he "shot craps and elept in aI-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

with their mouths and weep with their eyes to see 1t. It is. doubtful if any other scene in life contains so much of both the grotesque and pathetic.
 Outside of the spread at the home, many of the papers often arrange feasts for the urchins who sell ''papes." Mir. Randolph Guggenheimer fills large collection of empty newsboy stomachs on Washington's birthday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
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Mir. BIgheart-wizsins. old boy. VI have raised 50 to set the boss . Christmas present and we want some thing that will make a show for ths money-something that will look biz you know. Can't you suggest snsns things
 wigsins-Sure. Buy $50 worth . ricc and boil it.-Mcn and Women.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
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 The thousands of cenfs or nickeis c dimes dropped into the salvatio Army's iron kettles under the rcd tri pods st the street corners h New Tori cify last December provided Christina dinners for fully c8ooo poor peopls and go were supplied with clothin wifh the money contribsted by tA psblic-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
Christmas In The sssth.

In the south Christmas is celebrated as we observe Fourth of July. The presents may be of the most inex- pensive character. but there will be a bountiful supply of srecrackers. torpe- does and roman candles. not forgetting the tin horn. which begins 10 toot on Christmas eve and continues till mid AiEht of Dec g The cry of Christ mas gtft- resounds. and never once does one bear -Merry Christmas."- Chieaeo Record-HersF
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
CHRISTMAS
WITH THE NEWSBOYS
By J. A. EDGERTON

tcopyright. 1906. by J. A. Edgerton.l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

name. syfect anu 'cfty ~rFsteh lEHHnalD characters on . leaf of sprig of holly at the top.
 The greatest center of postal activity in the world Is probably. New York city. It is by far the largest mall dis tributlng or shipping point on the con tinent, receiving postal matter from foreign countries. from the north. south and west. It also has an immense for eign population that sends home vast numbers of money orders and register. cd letters
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

Ths Evening Democrat is ths peoD1s's paper. The prfco b e . oDpy, 13e c vesk. l1e c muufh. o8 . ysnss v nnl1 e sazs1w.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01
FIRES SHOTS IN POST OFFICE
 AT GLOBE
Morris Belknap Shoots Three Times at a Mexican-One of the Shots Take Effect-Jeal- ousy Said to Be the Cause

GLOBE. Oct. 31.-Within 24 hours after the discovery of the horrible murder of Joe Ludwig, and with the crime the sole topic of conversation on the streets. the city was again startled by another attempted murder in the very heart of Globe.
 Last evening. shortly after five o'clock, Morris Belknap, an old resi- dent of the city, fired three shots at ZacaTias Hernandez. Mexican, in the lobby of the postoffice. As is usual at that time of the evening the post office was crowded, and the sudden firing of the shots, coming without warning, caused a panic in the post office and those who were on the in- side of the building stampeded out in 2 cloud of gunpowder smoke.
 Immediately after the shots were fired Hernandez ran from the building down Broad street, turned the corner at the Old Dominion store, dashed down the alley in the rear of the Sil- yer Belt office, and onto the porch in front of the paint shop of Buxton & Merritt, where he fell. From there he was taken to the county hospital with bullet wound his left lung
 After he had fl the three shots Belknap put his gun, a Colts auto matic. in his pocket and with his wife who had accompanied him, walked up Broad street. Deputy Sheriff George Shanley came up with EiTn almost in front of the Old Domin'5n hctsl and demanded his gun, which Belknap turned over to the offi ger. He then accompanied Shanley to the sheriff s cffice and was locked up in the coun- ty jail to await the result of the wounds he had inflicted on the Mexi- can. !?
 Hernandez was asked to make a statement but except for declaring that Belknap had shot him he refused to talk. Later in the evening he told a countrymen that Belknap had shot him because the former was jealous of his wife, who is an Apache Indian and had charged him with being too intimate win hem.
 Thc-cc $ ancher and more credible -s.vo for the attempted murder lto-eve-. Yesterday morning Sheriff Stanley was notified by negro named Butler-and who is also mar lied to an Indian-that a Mexican answering Hernandez's description had beer carrying whisky to the In dians residing south of the city. Much trouble had been caused and Butler wanted the Mexican arresed. Or fcers looked for Hernandez all day Eut pelFrap found him first.
 It is reported that the Indian wilf cf PeIknap was one of those who paf took of the iruor brought to the camp by Hernandez. which is sup rcsed to have furnished Belknap the motive of his attempted crime
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01

chief, Capt. Rynning. who wrote of the incident to Gen. Torres. The Mex ican military commander has written
 letter of apology to Rynning for the
 iscourtesy shown Wheeler.
 The incident in which Wheeler was insulted followed the arrest of an American rancher. He had lost some goats, some of which ha5 strayed across the line. He secured permis- S Un from Jiminez to cross the line to look for his goats, but after he had crossed he was arrested by Jiminez and thrown in jail. Wheeler went to see about the matter and when he en. tered the presence of Jiminez was or dered to take of his hat. This Wheel CT refused to do unless Jiminez, whose head was covered, would indicate a similar courtesy. It is stated that upon Wheeler's refusal to uncover Jiminez made a rush at Wheeler. Now here is where the. hiatus in the story comes in. There are no details but it is said Jiminez suddenly stopped without completing his rush. Later Wheeler left Jiminez' presence still wearing his hat
 Gen. Torres took cognizance of the incident as indicated in the following: Captain Thomas Rynning,
 Douglas, Arizona.
 My Dear Friend: Your very kind letter has been received and l thank you very much for helping us watch the border for the bandits who were reported to be heading toward the boundary line.
 T deeply regret the lack of cour tesy shown by the administrator oi the customs service at Naco toward my friend, Lieutenant Wheeler, and ] have reported the case to the proper officials. I wish to apologize myself for the lack of good behavior on the part of MT. Jiminez, and l wish to say further that I work at all times tC keep the best of relations between the people of our two countries.
 Believe me, my dear captain, truly your friend. LUIS E. TORRES"
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01
BRADY O'NEIL WILL
 MAKE HOT FINISH
Candidate For the Council On the Democratic Ticket In Mari
 copa County Promises to to Throw Some Hot Shot Re- garding the Legislatures of Arizona From Their Earliest History Down to the Present Time. -----

"The people can find out what shakedown measures have been intro auced to hold up the corporations fl they will listen to me. will show how certain other elements of society have been milked for bribe money.
 q do not intend to stop at this. foz I will expose the tools and the combi. nations that nave ocen used by the corporations to get passed or
 vent legislation that affected them.
 People will have a chance Thurs day night to know how members of the legislature were bought and fgia'- ed to stay bought, especially five members who soId themselves 10 vote against woman's suffrage. and when they were threatened wiGh exposGte voted in favor of it.
 Tt is my intention to Sise c.e',it to honest men who have stood by the people for hcnest legislation, but no man will be permitted to wrap his party's flag around his Joins and. claim protection"
 O'Neil is loaded to the muzzle with thrillers. and promises that he will give them to the people Thursday night. He promises to spare no man nor to wrongfully accuse anyone who 's not deserving of what he says.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01
Especial to Revie S.,

PHOENIX, Oct. 31.-'T will trim the tigers claws, make him leap through hoops of fire and become as docile as spring lamb.'
 Eugene Brady O'Neil. Democratic candidate for the council. who has hired the Hardwick theater and will speak there Thursday night, made that promise this morning.
 O'Neil promises sensations from the time he begins to speak until he has reviewed the history of Arizona legislation and brought his exposures to close.
 'I will begin with the moving of the
 Prescott to Phoenix, said he. "and tell how 1t was accom- plished and what means were used to get it"
 'I will expose the corruption that marked that one incident in the legis- lative life of the territory. l have the facts and the figures. and I know who held the sack.
 q do not intend to leave anything unsaid. and after I have finished with the moving of the capitol 1 will re- view what has taken place right down to the last legislative session.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01

The republican administration of the district attorneys office in this county during the last two years ought to be sufficient to convince the people of this county that it is best always to trust public business to the democrats. The record of the democratic officials is clean in all the departments of gov ernment under their control.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01
RANGER CALLED
 COLLECTORS BLUFF.

Just because Mexican customs c.
 .'cer at Naco looked just like anyone else to him. Lieutenant Harry Wheeler of the Rangers recently refused to un- cover his head at the demand of the officer. Jiminez, for which he was in
 suited. All the details of the incident have not been given out and with them the story might be more interest ing. as showing how a good American cf tho Texas stripe will conduct him. elf when he is grossly insulted. Wheeler reported the matter to his
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01

The Dispatch evidently thinks that Ed F1annigan is extremely fortunate in not being brother of Tom Elan. nigan.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01

A conservative estimate in Bisbee is that Stewart Hunt will carry this pre- cinct by not less than two hundred majority, notwithstanding the Dutch courage" claims of the republicans.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-11-01
Little Dick
 The Market Boy

Gee, Fellers, we cert did have de good time last night, too, bad Halloween couldn't last all de time. Ch. watts de use. Good things can't always last; der must come a end. And then we can all zsart over again on something better. Dat Is de only way to look at things. But, dat reminds me, talking about good things, de Old Man is back. Looks fine an dandy, too. Gee, married life agrees with him; dats a sinch an no pipe, either. We'll, suppose it is up to Little Dick next. You can never tell when de fever is soin' to get you. Just like soin' to jail, can't se; away from 1t. And de Old Man couldn't get away from de bunch, neither. 1t was up to him to dig up de wherewithali to drown our sor- row. An he did. We lined up ten deep an de way we made de foam fly was de real ting. It will take the sale of many a fish to fill de hole in de Old Mans pocket. So, it's up to me to see dat de bunch of sea- dwelIers are disposed of. An | want to tell you we have a likely bunch of Fish for Friday:
 Salmon, Smelts, Yellow Tail, Spanish MackereI, Salt Mack ereI, Barracuda, Sowles, Haiibut, Striped Bass, Black Bass, Salt Herring, Bloaters, Fresh Oysters Bulk and Can; Also Vegetables and fruits of all kinds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

"In prosperity perpare for a change
in adversely hope for one" In
either case, advertising will make il
a change for the better.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-21

should miss. The program for the
week of September "a, is one of I'M
common eclat, including as it does
Carleton Macy & Maude Edna Hall,
who will be seen in the dainty m
dietta, The Maybe and the Jay" for
the first time on a New York stage.
They will be supported by a specially
selected company. The Rossow Mid
gets, whose extraordinary agility as
athletes and gymnasts have brought
them fame throughout the country.
hold an important place in the bill.
Since they have become American
lied, they have developed into n
inc comedians, and entertainers.
That Quartette," consisting of Syl-
vester, Jones, Pringle and Morrell. is
without a doubt the best act of its
kind in the vaudeville Usage. Other
artists in the bill who bask in the
sunshine of public favor are: Math-
ews e Ashley, two inimitably funny
comedians in the humorous sketch.
"A Smashup in Chinatown" Bailey
& Austin, ''the Two American Beau
lles, III an ecceHtrlc II
juggling specially; the Rooney Sis
tiers, dainty singing and dancing SOU
brettes; Al. Carleton, THE String
town Yap," with a budget of new
material; Alinei and his almost HUI
mar monkey, peter the Great" Nj.
and Mrs. Allison presenting the char
acter sketch, minnie from Mime
sota,% and a capital set ofinew motion
pictures.