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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
FRUIT HEDGES.
Agricultural Departments Scheme to
 Grow TEers In America.

A6r1cuituroA Dcportments Schcme 10
 Grow TheIs, In America.
 According to an official of the de- pertinent of agriculture, fruit bearing hedges are among the latest novelties for introduction into the United States, says a Washington dispatch to the St. Louis Republic.
 The plant In question Is imported from South Africa. where 1t Is known as the amatungula. Its flower is white. and the fruit, a red one, is perfectly edible. The shrub, thrifty evergreen. makes the finest kind of hedge. The plants botanical name Is given as Ca rissa grandlfiora.
 In Natal. whence the queer plant is obtained. the fruit Is one of the most popular varieties found In the market. It is about the diameter of large damson plum. but has an elongated form and distinct point. Europeans in South Africa recommend the fruit of the hedge for use in salads.
 Tn bloom the hedge of the amatun- gula Is described as beautiful sight. the white. jasmlne-llke flowers being in marked contrast to the dark green foliage. Later the conspicuous red of the fruit offers another pleasing sight.
 In order to raise the shrub 1t Is nee. essary that the seeds be sown In a bed. and when the plants are six inches high they must be set In the place chosen for the hedge and about foot apart in alternate rows. The moro they are trimmed the more they inter- weave their branches. which are tough and thorny.
 A rclated species. with pendent. edi- ble fruit. resembling barberries in shape. is grown In the municipal gar den in Cape Town. It Is recommended for ornamentation of lawns and parks in the subtropical regions of America.
 Another plant from South Africa which 1t Is hoped will find a place in the warmer sections of the United States Is the Kaffir plum. a beautiful shade tree that grows SO sturdily that strong winds cannot injure 1t. It pro- duces a wood which botanists say is almost indIstinguishable from mahog- any. The trunk of the Kaf,r plum Is gray. and the foliage Is very dark and green. The tree grows In the shape of a vase. Its bright rcd fruits are ornamental and prized by the native children. but arc not valuable fc.- the market For sl-ade trees In the frost less sections of the United States the agricultural department strongly rec onnends the cultivation of the Kanir plum.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
RECORD SHIP GUNNERY.
Maine Makes Twenty-nine Hits Out
 of Thirty-nine shots at Target.

Maine Makes Twenty-nine Hits Out
 of Thirty-nine shots at Target. Twenty-nine hits out of thirty-nine shots at range of 1000 yards, more
 than two miles. with five six-inch
 broadside guns is the record recently made by the gunners of Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans battleshp Maine. which arrived at the navy yard in Brooklyn the other day. According to the best information obtainable, this is a worlds record for naval gunners un- der the conditions experienced, says the New York Tribune.
 The target practice took place off Barnstable, Mass, at the south end of Cape Cod. Forty shots were called for by the navy regulations, but when the thirty ninth had been fired the gun pointer reported that there was no bullseye left to shoot at The practice was new to the gunners of the United States navy. It is known as broadside firing. all the guns on one side of the ship being fired on signal at target placed not less than 1000 yards away.
 The first broadside of five shots went wide. The second broadside took from twenty to twenty-five seconds to fire: then as the range was found the guns were loaded and fired faster and faster until eight broadsides were fired in 160 seconds. and as twenty-nine of the shots were hits and the target was sixty feet long and thirty feet high this means that if the target had been a ship she would probably have been put out of commission and sunk In that space of time. Ensign L. R. Leahy was the officer in control of the firing on this occasion.
 A worlds record with the Maine's twelve inch after turret guns was es- tablishe1 for night shooting by Mid shipman Bryan McCandless and his guns crew. Out of twelve shots fired while the rays of searchlight played on a small target u7 by 21 feet placed 4.ooo yards away they made six hits. Lieutenant Roger Williams at the for ward turret guns also made a record of eleven hits out of sixteen shots. The MissOuri's men made eleven out of fifteen shots. but the Msine's gunners fired one shot more than called for at the range. With the three Inch guns at the same sized target and at 2cco yards range while the ship steamed at 10 knots Midshlpman Drake and his guns crews made high percentage in the forty shots fired. each gun pointer firing ten shots.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
cIsTERN FULL OF CIDER.
Farmers Novel Way of DisposinG .
 Biz Apple Crop.

Farmers Novel Way Of Disposing of
 Big Apple Crop.
 If the home of Thomas c. Shaw in Jasper township. in Illinois. is not made the Mecca for his friends this fall and winter 1t will be because some body will have put the ''lld" on the cistern, says a dispatch from Fairfield. III.
 Not being able to market a bountiful crop of apples from his 100 acre or chard at a price that would net him proper returns. he has dug clstern ten feet in diameter and twelve feet deep. had 1t properly cemented and pump installed and Is making the en- tire apple crop into cider and storing it In the big underground jug.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
PLAN TO STUDY THE SOUL.
Fund sf e25 900 Contributed to Main- tain Scientific Research Institute.

Fund Of 426 ,OOO Contributed to Main.
 tain Scientific Research Institute.
 Endowment long deferred has at last come to the American Institute For Scientific Research, which has actively begun work under the direction of Pro- lessor James H. Hyslop, says the New i York Herald. Six well known New York men, whose contributions were made on the condition that for the present their names should be with held from publication, have given $25,- GOO, which will pay expenses for two or three years. The institute has talk en over what remains of the American branch of the Society For Psychical Research, which went to pieces after the death of Professor Hodgson. Professor Hyslop now has charge of the records of mediums, investigators and delivers into psychic lore. He has surrounded himself with a large libra ry, filing cabinets and banks of card indices, and he and stenographer are busily at work getting the newly en- dowed society into running order. The institute has the help and the co-opera- tion of the British Society For Psychi- cal Research, although 1t has no off, cial connection with 1t.
 It will extend Its labors to the field of investigation which has been en- tered by the Institute General Psy- chologique in France, which has re- gently been subsidized by the French government. Its principal work for the present will be the examination of phenomena connected with abnormal and supernormal psychology.
 The institute, which is at present at 619 West One Hundred and Forty ninth street, New York, will be moved In few weeks to a suit of offices in the lower part of the city.
 We do not intend" said Professor Hyslop, ito investigate the claims of professional mediums and to examine Into their materializations. Our time will be given to the inquiries into the experience of those whose names will not be made public. We do not intend to waste time with those who make claims to mediumship. At some later date the institute will take up the ap- plication of hypnotism as an agent in healing. and if the funds be forthcom- ing will open a hospital where the ef- fleets of mental states upon the body may be studied. Within six months we hope to obtain large permanent endowment fund"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
"cABeAoE PATCH" PARTIES.
womer Hold Then Ia New York te
 Afd Church werk

"A cabtage patch party Is the latest Idea of woHea's societies connected with church work as a means to raise money. says the New York World Several such parties have been held In the Bronx recently. and each was voted "a great success-
 The latest one vas under the aus pices of the Ladies' Aid society of the wooilawn Methodist ehurch- It was held by Mrs. Lyman C. Fierce at he, h1me. Clover avenue. wocdIaun Heights The exterior Of the house vas deco-zted with huge heads of. cabbage snd h1terns The interior of the hou-e vas Ifke-tse ornanezfedL
 Ia the bo1se the ueuaI rusczr p-o- erz11e vas rsn1er>1 a1d erfrzcts fro1 Nm Wxp q tke Cab1aes PascA- vefs rena eeuvoirs ursppei - onon0 Duavo vwe sss2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
He. squad i. eo,erune.s Erpersne,

Hen Squad . Goverumest Experiment..
 How to entice hens to lay more eeSs Is the interesting problem now stsorb- ing the attention os the agricultural department. accorslinz to a Washing ton special dispatch to the St Louis Globe Democrat The bureau of animal industry has employed Robert n. slo- cura t0 have charge of this new work. Besldes seventy i've as chirper white Piymoufh Rocks as man ever laid eyes on Mir siccum EiIl have the assist aace cf c few well paid scienfisss The hens gre to be taken 10 Balsirc-e- FIrst Mr sisca7rs puliets viTl be .sk- ei to dcrno1s.rzte vketser nash shouH be fed ts ten nlasst e dry. nhe1 fhe derartnent v=1ts to know vheth- 4 It is better to fed he1s all tbey uazt-tk.t Is. ty the brppe- urtAct- e f1st e md ss . n.n tkI-ks fh<y sho-sf erf-tk1f ts. sy the tstze cHbo<e E<<boi strscf fsb vf1 be krpf ss s>s ssfpuf sf tAs fsv1s frsa e ss dsy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
NEW DIETETIc THEORY
Made Good or Bad by Food,
 Says Bishop Fallows.
ADVOCATES SCIENTIFIC FEEDING.

dren, Argues Famous Churchman. Pastry, Cake, Pickles and Impure Candy Sure Prelude to Perdition. Claims Food Given Child Deter- \ mines Future Man.
 A brown. bread egg sandwich for the Latin student and cereal salads for the Kindergarten.
 These are some of the propositions in the new dietetic philosophy expounded by Bishop Samuel Fallows of the Re- formed Episcopal church, says Chi- cago dispatch. The first announce ment was made in a sermon by Bishop Fallows on the topic, My People Are Perishing For Lack of Knowledge" There are more children literally starving in well to do families than there are in the homes of the really poor" said Bishop Failows. "If every child was scientifically fed we'd have no moral baseness, no mental deprayi- ty, no spiritual ignorance.
 Feed the children for their needs; feed the little ones scientifically"
 Here. according to the plan of Bish- op Fallows, is list of the good foods. classified according to the needs of all kinds and conditions of children:
 For the thin, anaemic genius two generations ahead of his gage, a milk diet, fat meat and plenty of butter For the stout lad who can whip the teacher, but can't do long division, beans, we'll baked; apples, boiled rice and cereals.
 For the thin girl that giggles at ev- erything. but gags at spelling words like deceit" n glass of milk and cream, beans and slice of brown bread buttered thickly.
 For the model boy of the class that is just too good to live. pie, candy, pie kles and hard doughnuts.
 Bishop Fallows says if anything will incite to crime it is a diet like that.) For the nervous girl whose health is breaking down, rice, eggs, brown bread, good butter, fat meat and apples. Would you be virtuous? Here in word or in list, then, are the foods to which you must cling. Stick to diet like this, says the fa- nous churchman, and the world is yours:
 BREAKFAST.
 Cereal Milk (pure).
 Brown Bread and Pure Butter. s Rice. Fruit.
 LUNCH.
 Baked Beans. Potatoes
 Egg Sandwich tBrown Bread).
 MIX, Cocoa or Chocolate.
 DINNER.
 Soup. Plenty of fish. Rice.
 Meat (the fatter the better). Potatoes.
 Salads (all are good).
 Fruit.
 MIX. Cocoa or Chocolate.
 But if you want to induce crime, if you want everything good to leave your nature or any one else's nature. here. says Dr. Fallows, are the foods that bring about that result: Pie. pic kles. cake. doughnuts, impure candy. cream puffs. pastry of any kind. There'll be little chance for you if you eat this, says the bishop. When I was superintendent of in- i struction fin Wisconsin, good many years ago." said he, T studied the ef- | fleets of food upon the students.
 T believe-in fact. 1 am certain | that food given to the child determines more than anything else the future | man. A child that Is fed improperly i will live improperly. Virtue can be fed 1 Into a growing child, and by the same vice can be fed into children their stomachs."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
A Iabsr Tezps>.

Montreal tCsrsd.s unf,-,sts are pre- parins to erect tbe nnes< hbsr te1pis h NorsA AnssscA It vin cosf s1uor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

D..ev rss<s Ts< . Y7s~R. The sun ef skTso vas ps1 b Lsar Ar. sAs afk~ daE fa nn w<hkA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

The Rev. Sam Jones was at all times. to say the least. forcefuI In his Ian guaee. says Success. Above all things he objected to q p-eterse Of supcrsaint- Illness. his religion being something on the "shirt sleeves order. On one oc- cssion the r.vIvalist had taken for his text Vanity" and to point his moral said.
 Now. If there Is . woman In the congregation tkls morning who didn't look in.o the mirror before coming to the meeting I want to see her. Irant her to stand upr'
 A single woman arose and stood with meekiy dOuncast eyes- To describe her h Kindly v.y. one would say hone ly. The Rev. Mr. Joaes rested his ear. nest eyes Epo1 Der
 wen Cod bi.ss youL sfs.er.- he s.id Tt certainly is rity thsf you d.dat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
SOUTH ROYALTON.

Mrs Carroll GriSwold and children OF
Barre arrived last Saturday afternoon to
be guests Of Mrs. Martha Sibley.- Miss
Amy kbboc is acting as substitute for
Mrs. Charles Seymour in the high school.
Miss IottiC Merrill has been very i'll
with pneumonia the past ten days.-Eastcr
was observed by appropriate exercises in
the Congregational and Methods st
Churches on sunday mornng.-Lcster T..
Ashley has been Spending the Easter va
cation with his parcnts.-Miss Maudlne
Abbott is home from the X. S. y. S. for a
short Nacatiou.-William Pearl visited
friends in twin over Sunday.--Mrs. Davis,
vino has been caring for Mrs. Eli Ash
bury.-Miss Mabelle Clark is with her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. Aldrch. Joseph
w. Waldo has been confined to his home
by Illness the past few days.-Charles Sey-
mour is i'll with pneumonia. II. Schosl-
tag is working in A. i. SINNERS meat
markct.-GcOrge Ainsworth is running the
Sharon Crcamery.-Alice Dewey of Chel-
sea is wit. her grandmother Mrs. Harri-
son DcWey.-Mr. Plimpton of Mortified
Falls has moved TO the farm he recently
bought Of Frank Dugs.--Arthur Dings
and family have moved to Hartfrd, where
he has taken farm,-Dr. -. l.. Burnett
is repairing the house llto which he re-
Gently moved
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
GAYsVILLE.

Guy tlou.h Of Iraiutrco has been in
town IN tho interest of the Peoples Tclc-
ph"n" "unpauy.-EdWard Packard of
West Lebanon. \. H., has been Visiting
relatives in toWn.--'rhc Rev and Mrs.
Miller went to burlington Monday to
visit fricudS-1ho Ladies' Aid society
meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Al
van Savage. William Reed went to Rut-
land Monday, where he has employment
land business collegc.--rhc Misses Ethel
Adams and Maud Hinklcy have been the
guests for Il few days of Miss Doc ALI
bot George Martin, who has been spend
ing the winter at Greensboro Bend, is
in town for a few days.--Fred Rogers
tives.-Mr. and Mrs Romano Holland ar
rived from Newport, n. H., the first of
the wcek.-Among those in town last
week to attend the ordination of Vcrda
Maria Mack were Henry Prentiss Forbes,
II, D., of Canton, \. Y, the Rev.
Frances Kimball of Williamstown. the
Rev. and Mrs. Alvin Smith of Plainheld,
the Rev and Mrs. T.. T.. Adams OF Ru-
chester, the Rev. q. r. Forticr of Bethel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mack aud Clar-
encc Simmons of Woodstock. William
Flint and family the to go soon to Law
renee, Mass. where he has employment.
Mr. Lyon has moved his family to Han
cock Miss Dora Davis returns 10 Mont
pclicr Thursday of this week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
The SHOCKS AT SALINAS.
Sprcckcls Bie Sugar Factory Destroy
cd-Acndcmy Burned Mt watson
viIle--Bridsi Couple Killed.

salinas CALI April B.-At 5:l5 a. m. to-
u"F three earthquake shocks shook Sa-
mas Iast'hE respectively hVc, three and
l. seconds Ihcy came from the northeast
duu Sou'I"cSt' the damage ~ s2,'o"OVV.
40 '.,'' M'r' 'ost'
vi SANTA u" Jumped
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19

down the river to J. A. Carpenters tcnc-
mont house on tho East Warren road. L.
Samuel j. Sumcrvillc and Mrs. Nellie
Maxwell. widow of the late Thomas Max
well, were married Tuesday evening,
April 10, at the Waitsfeld house by the
Rev, W. A. Rcmelc. They have gone for
a few days tour TO Montpelier and ROx-
bury. -Gcorsc L. Miller of Boston was in
town over Sunday, being called here by
the critical illness of his brothcr-in-law,
! Il. j. Browne. with pneumonia, but who
! Is now considerably impruvcd.--Mrs j..
! ID. Savage and daughter Bertha, and
Miss Annie Dale went last week to Mont
pclicr for A weeks visit with relatives
and lricnds.-Georgc Kew had "A bad fall
last saturday from his suspension bridge,
striking IN the shallow water among the
stcscs. very seriously iniurine one ankle.
Miss May Foley is teaching tho spring
! term OF school in South Duxbu,y. COM
mcnciug Monday, April ls.-Willam H.
| lIasclton. who has been spending the win
| ter with his daughter, Mrs. \. w. Cor
| ham, in Ncstwood. Mass. returned to
town Monday. April 10 James Coaklcy,
| the culored man and CX-SlaVc, who has
made his home for many years with John
| Maxwclrs family, died on Monday, April
/ IL. and his funeral services will bc held
! at tho home Of MIR. Maxwell at irasvillc
! ON Wednesday afternoon at one O'Clock.
| attended by the Rcv. i. ~. Roberts. pas
tor Of the Methodist Church and burial
was in tho lrasvillc ccmctcrN.--rho viii
lagc schools viii commence their spring
term ON Monday. April %. with Miss Min
mic Maxwell rs teacher in the upper grade
and Miss Jessie Stanton of EuXburN in the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
FIFTY THOUSAND II
FAMILY POISONED.
Alexander LaHnmmc Dead and Three
Others Seriously Sick.

Especial to tn" Free PreSs)
Suclburnc. April 1S.-AloNandcr Lid
famine is dead and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
l.anammc and their young daughter arc
all seriously sick as the result of acute
poisoning. The cause Of the death and
sickness is unknown but tho Internal ar
gass of the dead man and samples of
the food which had been eaten by the
family have been sent to til" State l.ahur-
atory Of Hygiene in burlington for cNam-
nation,
A theory Is advanced by tine family that
Lanammc may have poisoned the food
as he had been melancholy Of late aud
had said lie did not want to live. To
support this theory the fact that "A box
OF rat poison va has been in the PAN
try, is now missing.
Mr. Lahammc died Monday afternoon,
The members Of the family had break
fast that day at about $50 and an hour
later were taken violently i'll. each pa
ticut having chils and vomiting spells.
Every cffor, to save Lafammcs life was
futile. The others partially recovered and
last night it was stated that they were
probably out of danger.
The breakfast of the family consisted
OF ham and eggs, buckwhcat cakes and
coffee. People who had dinner at the La
famine house Sunday wcrc not sick 50
the theory is that the poison Was in Mon
days breakfast There is no suspicion
Of foul play and nothing will lac done
in the way of estigation until the state
laboratory completes It's analysis of the
samples submitted,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
WATERBURY,.

Deputy Sheriff ". j. ONcll went TO
Lebanon, y. H., Friday, returning Sat
urday with Fred l.ov"ll. whom he had
arrested at White RiVcr Junction, the
charge being larceny of a watch and
chain, which lac IS alleged to have taken
from tho home Of Joseph Mincr There
were two complaints against Lowell. and
when arranged before the acting grand
juror, q. II. Dale, he Wa found guilty on
two counts aud fined with costs an
amount Of ST. In default Of payment
ho was taken to the House Of Correction
al Rutland yesterday by Officer ONcI.
Word has been received from Mrs. j..
e. Turner, vino lis in tho Massachusetts
Ilomcopa hy hospital at Boston, that dur
ing the past few days her condition has
not improved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19

were burst, and 1t is feared that there
Will be an epidemic of disease. Pro-
visions are sold at fancy prices and
even water is vcndcd by the glass.
The pastor of St Francis Church on
the slope of Telegraph hill, q fcw
blocks from the raging furnace below,
gathered his flock about him on the
sidewalk where all knclt in prayer.
In the basement Of tho building of
tho Hall of Justice, Mayor Schmitz es-
iablished his headquarters, using can
dies for light.
There is neither gas nor electric
light here tonight. The plant of one
of the gas companies blew I'm this
morning aud as prccaution, all the
other gas in the city was turned off.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
The postoflce was half wrecked.


The First Presbyterian Church was de-
molishcd and the court house is a wreck
Passengers arriving from any g Icr
cities in California, bring tales of death
and disaster. Santa Cruz, Monterey, Gil
roy and HOLSTER arc fatally wrecked
The death list at Santa Cruz is reported
to be large.
n report says that Santa Rosa is a
wreck, 1000 persons being homeless. The
loss will probably reach into the hum
drcds. Main street is piled many feet
deep with fallen buildings. Not one bust
ness block is intact. The four story court
house is ~ pile of broken masonry. Idcn-
tilicatiou of the dead is impossible What
was not destroyed by earthquake Was
swept by fire. Citizens fled To the fields
and hills to watch the destruction Of
Santa Rosa. The water system was de-
stroycd by the earthquake.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
FIFTY KILLED IN SAN JOSE.
Nearly Every building There Damaged
-iO.OOO Homeless In santa Wosa.

Los Angeles, cal. April N.--A report
from san Dose says the Nrndomc Hotel
was wrecked IN ui' - persons being killed.
woman was Killed, Dr, DegroW was killed
aud his wife was injured
every business building in san Jose was
damaged or demolished. The mayor dcpu-
tiHed 81" mcu in watch property II -
csinna''d that - persons were killed "a
san Jpse,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
WHOLE CITY WILL GO.
Outlook NJ Ten O'Clock Indicated THAT
SaU Eranrixco - Doomed.

san Francisco, April lS.--lo p. u.
~ looks now as if the entire city
would be burned. Tho Associated
Press men are trying to get news mat
ter to Oakland by boat, but the latter
are very uncertain The government
is furnishing tugs but the confusion l.
so great that they cannot be relied
upon 1t Will be impossible to send
full details for several days.