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Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
STATE NEWS

Bridgeport claims population of nearly 1oS,000
 \ man without eyes Is a curious freak of nature which Is attracting con- siderable attention in Brookheld.
 In better health than at any time since she became a centenarian, Mrs. Deborah Staples Silliman of Easton, the oldest person in Connecticut, was l06 years and six months old last Wednesday.
 Representatives of Boston concerns are canyassing Connecticut for laborers and say there Is real labor famine ln their city, with no prospects of relief In sight.
 No-hcense societies have been formed in several of the smaller Connecticut towns.
 A recent state report shows that there are now 76 free town libraries in Con- necticut that are receiving aid.
 A mouse was caught in trap in Wal hngford and when discovered next morn ing had given birth to four young mice.
 Horace Johnson, the Haddam weather seer, now predicts the end of the world, but will not give the date.
 The rail bird shooting season opens September l.
 X deed was recently recorded in Southington of sale of property which took place Sl years ago.
 William B. Thompson of Westport, aged 47 years and having family, fell against buzz saw and his head was split open, death being almost instan- tlneouS.
 Dennis Dorsey employed at a Water bury factory, is Gae of six heirs to a fortune of about $7 ,G00, 900 left by his uncle, Thomas Ward. who died in New NJ xico recently without will.
 The fifth annual fair of the Horseshoe Park Agricultural Association will be held September Is, 19 and 20 at Wilh- mantle.
 Sixty-seven of Bridgeport's married men deserted their families in the last year.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Perry and Mir. and Mrs. John Keeler and family have arrived in Stratford in prairie schooners, in which they travelled all the way from Minnesota. the journey occupying four months and five days.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
KEROSENE COMPETITION
The Four Brothers Oil Company sn.
 deavoring to get Foothold in Hart

The Four Brothers Oil Company En.
 deavoring to get Foothold in Hart
 ford.
 An oil war is the next event to attract the attention of the citizens of Hartford, and to call for their support. The fight is now in its preliminary stages and it is predicted by merchants that the price of Standard kerosene oil will drop from to 3 cents This is due to the advent of the Four Brothers Independent Oil Com pany into the city, making house to house canvass for the patronage of the people. The Four Brothers Company has been one of the strongest competitors that the Standard Oil Company has had
 The efforts of the Standard Oil Com pany to put the independent company out of business Is shown in the prices given i'll the different towns where there is 10 competition. In Hartford, where there is no competition. the wholesale price Is 9ls cents, while in Windsor, with competition, it is 7ls cents, in Springfield ' cents. and in Albany, the home of the independent company, 5 cents. All these different prices cover the same grade of oil
 Agents of the Standard Oil Company offered to sell for 31s and 4cents. merely to get the trade away from competitors. 1.-The merchants," said MT. Hisgen, were too wise to take this tempting bait and remained with the new company, and have maintained their low price. The rate of the independent company is S1a cents.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
Death at Camp Ground

Mrs. Julia A. Bangs. aged 92 years, of New York, died at Canaan camp ground Wednesday while in attendance at camp meeting. Mrs. Bangs was a prominent worker in the Methodist Church, hold ing number of offices in societies con- nected with that church in New York. She is survived by four sons and a daughter, all of whom reside ill New York. The body was taken there for burial Thursday.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
SOUTH CANAAN

Several from here attended Camp meeting at Pine Grove last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. L. P. Humphrey and daughter visited at R. P. Pendleton' 8 Sunday last.
 The Henry Yale place ill Huntsville has been sold to New Yorker and is undergoing repairs.
 Camp Hustle has closed and the Hill yer boys have started for Pennsylvania.
 Clifford Hillyer of Brookfeld Junction was in town Sunday.
 Master Malcolm Nichols is very sick.
 Mrs. H. F. Morse started for Carleton. N; I; last week and MT. Morse is going a little later.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
CLAYTON

MT and Mrs Percy Tyler are visiting at c. A. Weymouth's.
 Miss Marjorie B. Worswick and Miss Mildred O. Rood will return to South Manchester Friday.
 Mir and Mrs. Frank Joyner are visit ing in Bridgeport.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Hawley are staying at Norman Thompson's.
 There will be Lawn Party at J. B. Tnker's Friday evening. Ice cream and cake will be served.
 Rollin M. Rood of South Manchester is visiting at George H. Rood's.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
Plenty of Taters

William Andrews of Lakeville dug 72 potatoes from six hills. None of the tubers were smaller than a mans fist and many of them much larger. It Is said that the crop of potatoes will be large and of good quality this year.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
Will Resume Business

Luther NJ. Case. the bankrupt Winsted tobacco dealer says he intends to re- engage in the business as soon as he is discharged from bankruptcy.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30

Additional trains 12.eO D. m. for Norfolk Summit and way stations. 3.5o p. m. for Norfolk and way stations 6.47 p. m. for winsted and way stations Sundays leave Poughkecpsie o.40 a. m, Mfllerton ls.0i pm, Canaan aO6, Winsted S.55, arrive Hartford 5.SS D. m. Sundays only, June 24 to September 25 train leaves Millerton T.2s D. m, Canaa s0e, Norfolk S-s4, arrives Winsted s sb pm f. Trains stop only on signal or when conductor Is notified.
 s. Runs Saturdays only betwean Canaan and Millerton.
 D. West Fine Plains Station. m. Runs Mondays only between Miller. ton and Canaan.
 w H. SsELRy. Gen Passenger Agt..
 Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND
 RAILWAY COMPANY. 2 poU0hKEHPsIE BRIDGE ROUTE. Tn effect June 10. 1ao6
 Week Days-West Bound

Additional train leaves Canaan 2. .45 a. m. for Campbell Hall and intermediate sta tions.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk Summit ls.h2 D. m, Norfolk i.SS, arrives Canaan l.55 D. m.
 Additional train leaves Norfolk { as D m, arrives Canaan A.55 D. m.
 Sundays leave Hartford at s. 10 a m., Win sted a47, Canaan il.0s. Millerton II .35 a. m, arrive Poughkccpsie 1.53 D. m.
 Sundays only, June a4 to September 2S, inclusive, train leaves Winsted 5.la ?. m, Norfolk 5.35, Canaan [. .is, arrives Millerton 1l1 D. m
 Week Days-East Bound
Connecticut western news., 1906-08-30
Ladies

We have a carborundum wheel for grinding knives, shears, scissors and tools of all descriptions; also silverware polished. Will call, Send postal.
 F. W. DOTY,
 Sharon, Conn.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29
A SUCCESSFUL EDUcAToR.

The allusion in the articles of incor- poration of George II. Maxwelrs Homecroft association, filed in this city yesterday. to an educational cam paign recalls another educational campaign instituted and conducted by Mir Maxwell, the results of which have shown MT. Maxwell to be the most beneficent and useful educator that ever flourished in the west. MT. Max we'll so far is known, first enter tained the national irrigation idea. It was favOrably but not very hopefully accepted in the arid region but was rather contemptuOusly rejected in all othsr parts of the country. It was de- clared by those who took the trouble to consider it at all as utterly imprac- ticable The government which was allowed to waste annually millions on useless river and harbor improvements would never be permitted to spend a dollar of public money to create an agricultural empire in the west to compete with farmers elsewhere whose lands did not need irrigation.
 MT. Maxwell then began his great campaign of education. He did not try at first to overcome prejudice and selfish objection. He first sought to in terest the disinterested and the un- prejudiced. How well he succeeded at last. the rearing Tonto dam and recla- nation projects in progress through out the west prove
 After hammering away at the in- telligence of the country for several years his views in modified form found expression in the Hansbrough- Newlands bill which finally became a Jaw. That bill originally offered no benefit to the Salt River valley and other similarly situated regions, but MT. Maxwell whose educational pro- gram had been so far carried out, found little difficulty in inducing con- gross Ia amend the bill so that it's provisions might be applied to settled lands.
 Education has always been regarded by Mr. Maxwell as the great lever by which apparently immovable objects may be moved.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29
For Delegate to Congress Wm. F. Cooper
INTERVENTION.

Now that intervention in Cuba is set for today. there will be an intensity of interest in the outcome of it. It is not 10 be assumed that today will mark the beginning of permanent American oc- cupation.
 On January 1, 1899, following the close of the Spanish war, American troops, under the Stars and Stripes, took possession of Cuba.
 The possession continued until May %, 1902, when the island was turned over to its people the American flag was lowered, and the Cuban flag was raised over the government buildings
 Thus a precedent is established for beginning and ending military occupa- tion, for temporary American admins tration. for raising the Stars and Stripes and for lowering them when the occasion for keping them afoat has passed.
 Is 1t outside the bounds of possibility that such a thing may occur again? Are the Cubans to have only one trial of their capacity for self government: Having fallen by the way, may they not be helped to their feet and given another chance?
 Let us not hastily assume that inter- vention will mean absorption-a result not to be desired by the United States Let us hope that Cuba. having been put in order. may be left to maintain herself in that condition. It has been done before. Perhaps the experiment would work better another time.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbett was revelation to the prize fighters. From the earliest days of the ring the knockout blow was aimed for the jaw. the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach punches were thrown in to worry and weary the fighter, but if a scientific man had told one of the old fighters that the most vulnerable spot was the region of the stomach, he'd have laughed at him for an ignoramus. Dr. Pierce is bringing hoFea to tte public parallel fact; that tha sbQmacS is the most vulnerable organ out of She prlXe ring as well as in 1t. We protect bur ,hSaGS, throats, feet and lungs, but theNeSn1aNh\Te are utterly indiffer. ent to, until diseASAfnds the solar plexus and knocks us out. Make your stomach sound and strong by the use Qf Doctor Plerce,s Golden Medical Discovery, a1d you protect yourself il your most YulneT- able spot. "Golden Medical Discovery cures weak stomach" indigestion, or dyspepsia, torpid liver bad, thin and im- pure blood and other diseases of the or gans Of digestion and nutrition.
 The "Golden Medical Discovery has 8 specific curative effect upon all mucous surfaces ana hence cures catarrh. no matter where located or what stage it may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh it r. Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using the Discovery as constitutional rem edy. Why the "Golden Medical Discov- cry" cures catarrhal diseases, as of the stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic organs will be plain to you if you will read booklet of extracts from the writ ings of eminent medical authorities. en- dorsing it's ingredients and explaining their curative properties. It is mailed free on request. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y. This booklet gives all the ingredients entering into Dr. Pierce's medicines from which it will be seen that they contain not drop of alcohol. pure, triple-refned glycerine being used instead.
 Dr. Pierce's great thousand-page illus Tated Common Sense Medical Adviser will be sent free. paper-bound, for 21 one cent stamps, or cloth bound for 31 stamps Address Dr. Pierce as above.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

Among the outgoing passengers on this mornings Santa Fe train were B. H. Hubbard, Denver. and Frank Misel. St. Louis.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

The Arizona Star advises The Re hood discussion. It wants to know what The Republican means by as serting that the valuation of Arizona is much greater than that of New Mexico, when the Star knows that New Mexico is much the richer. The facts must be in the record, which shows that Arizona's assessed vaIua- tion is $63, 100000, while New Mexico's is s43, 1000, GOO. And we have the word of MT. Rodey before the house com New Mexico's assessed valuation is much nearer the true valuation than Arizona's is.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

the good of the country It will be re- called that shortly after the adjourn ment of congress the president found time to address an open letter to the people of Arizona, pointing out to them the obvious advantages Of statehood and advising them that only by doubling up with New Mexico could they hope to achieve sovereignty for many years to come The letter read like the crack of Q whip, and probably only a profound admiration for the president on the part of the rough and ready inhabitants of the territory re- strained them from responding in kind. Instead. they apparently sat tight; and today they are understood to be in no mood to budge from their original position.
 AS one of her citizens, himself of the presidents loyal Rough Riders, by the way, is said to have expressed it: Arizona will not be bulldozed by a merger proposition; she will remain with gratitude in virgin spinsterhoOd for all time rather than enter into joint statehood with New Mexico Another asserts that there are a few oficeholders and politicians who have a small following in Arizona who will vote for joint statehood-if they keep out of jail until November 6th.' But otherwise, when the returns are all in, it is confidently expected that Arizona will be found to have spurned enthusi- astically the suggestion. In a word, the prospect is that it will be amply demonstrated that neither the soft voice nor the big stick has been power full to produce any effect on her re- calcitrancy except to prompt her to kick the harder"
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

Circus people all, both great and small,
 at Donofrio's you must call And get his Crystallized Cactus Candy.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

COMMITTEE OF SIXTEEN-There will be a meeting of the committee of sixteen this morning at 10 o'clock at the office of the Water Users associa- ton.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29
PRoFEssIoNAb
MUSIC.
cHiRoPoDY.

prices SO cents each Privacy assured DRz or night All instruments sterilized .Fashi0r Barber Shop. 43 W Washington St. Opr Santa Fe office Telephone Red a62 InEroWine Nails a Speciality.
 FRAEE SHIRLEY
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29
UNREsPoNsIvE ARIZONA.

An accurate estimate of thing based upon a correct view may be made at long range. Even as far away as Rhode Island the statehood situation is as clear as it is to us who are on the ground. The Evening Bulletin of Providence sizes it up in this wise:
 "ln the matter of the proposal for joint statehood. the slogan, stand for fhe president will probably fail disas- tFcusly in making votes in Arizona, though New Mexico is reported to be Feady 10 foTego her independence for
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

Promo seltzer is said to be a good thing for headache on the morning ar- ter. Science had devised nothing for the relief of the heartache of many MaricOpa county democrats yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-29

There was never so little confidence among the democrats of Maricopa county and so great hope among the republicans as now
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
Religious Notes

Billy Sunday, the base ball evangelist. re-
Gently was paid s., 657 for six weeks work I'm
holding revival at Aledo, Ill.
Toronto Canada, has Jewish population
first congregation, Holy Blossom, was
formally organized in 1852.
-Four Chicago clergymen of different de-
nominations, believing that four heads in
the preparation of a sermon are better
than one will henceforth get together once
a week to work out ideas--a sort of sermon
trust.
Rev. Washington GLADDEN. celebrates his
10Th birthday February II, and he is still a
firm In his convictions and for his ideals as
in his youth.
Nearly 200 volumes of the Vatican library
university as special mark of favor from
Pope Piux X.
San Francisco has the first Hindu temple
in the western world, and the resident
priest is Swami TTigunatia. The society
has a membership OF fifty.
The will of p. b. Kemmern of Assump-
ton, H., which has just been filed, gives
practically all of his $4,000 estate to found
an orphans home at Assumption. The In
stltution is to be under the control OF the
A clever New York minister has secured
admission to a labor union on the ground
that he represents a closed shop, to which
only those with proper presbyterian Gre
over time work and from which, according
to Matthew xix:24, plutocrats are, as rule,
excluded
world. on an island 700 miles broad in the
remote Arctic regions north of Labrador,
Rev. T. j, Peck has reached England after
a perious voyage in a fifty-ton schooner.
The missionarys first church at Blacklead,
Bafin Land, was made of seaskns, and he
has translated the New Testament and
Genesis into Baffn Land dialect
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

and seemed even to shake the building
from its foundation. Evidently the safe
was proving stubborn. But more nitro
glycerin was used and more explosions
followed until total of seven had torn a
path into the inner vault where the money
was stored
The citizens did not heed her warning,
however, and the robbers were successful
in their work. Although some of those
whom she notified did hurriedly dress and
come downtown, they were too frightened
to get together and put up desperate
fight. Besides, they evidently thought that
the issue of an assault on ten desperate
and well-armed robbers would be exceed
ingly doubtful
After looting the safe the robbers made
good their escape, carrying with them
more than $1,000 of the peoples hard
earned money-which could have been
saved for them If every one In the little
town had displayed the bravery and
dauntless courage that Miss Cheeseman
did.
Even after the escape had been made
and before Miss Cheeseman had been re-
lieved from her perilous and nerve-rack-
ing duty to her telephone company she
had succeeded in calling up Munce, Cam
bridge City, Newcastle, Indianapolis and
other nearby cities, notifying the officers
at these places of the bold robbery at
Hagerstown and telling them to be on
the lookout for the bandits.
This is not the first time that Miss
Cheeseman has shown herself to be pos
sessed of unusual courage and discretion
in time of danger. Once before she heard
men attempting to force an entrance into
he ApV
presence and Of her knowledge Of their
intentions, she caused the gang to dis
perse empty handed.
Again, only a few weeks ago. she de-
tected the odor of smoHe and. stepping
into the hall which leads from the ex-
change room, she saw a glare of light In
a nearby dentists office, located in the
bank building. Giving the alarm. she sue
ceeded in having the fire extlnguished
without serious damage.-Chicago Chroni-
Gle.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
One Brave Woman Failed

A woman's wit and courage, displayed at
time when men were loath to leave their
homes to fight a desperate band of bank
robbers, has given Miss Hattie Cheesemau
telephone operator at Hagerstown, Ind, the
name of heroine.
While the gang of ten bold and daring
robbers were breaking into the First Ma
tional bank building at Hagerstown a week
or so ago, Miss Cheeseman, seated at the
telephone exchange in her room, immedi-
ately above the bank pluckily stuck to her
post while several explosions of nitro
glycerin shook the floor beneath her feet,
She was the first to give the alarm. If
her efforts had been rewarded the robber
gang would never had escaped with their
spoils, $500 in cash and note for 1900.
AS it was her conduct was SO admirable
as to win the plaudits of the entire COM
munity.
Not for n single moment were her
thoughts turned toward herself. She was
thinking only Of the safety OF others and
of the disaster that would follow the loot
ing of the safe in the bank below. She was
thinking of the people that would be made
penniless II the burglars succeeded.
AS these thoughts passed through her
mind the plucky girl made heroic efforts
spread the alarm,
1t was shortly before l o'clock that Miss
Cheeseman, all alone, was seated at the
telephone switchboard, Suddenly she was
startled by hearing strange voices below.
Investigating she found that robbers We're
at work in the bank.
Whispers and the noise of breaking glass
greeted her ears and presenting fine OPP
portunity for her to faint or go into hys-
terics. But she did neither Although the
dread and anxiety which she felt beggars
description, she coolly and calmly went
back to her switchboard and began to call
up the local subscribers. Her converse
ton ran something like this:
Hello, is this Mr. B."
yes"
1.-THE bank is being robbed by about a
dozen armed men. / am calling up all
the subscribers. They do not know that the
alarm is being spread and you can catch
them If you hurry"
with that Miss Cheeseman would discon-
meet Mr. b. and Immediately call up another
subscriber.
Her duty accomplished. the plucky young
girl, almost in frenzy, peered through the
Office windows and breathiessly listened at
the cracks In the door 10 ascertain if the
NlllLeHS hciS NoliilAS W VIZ 49,
as breathlessly she waited to hear the wei
come sound Of firing in the street, the sig
nal that the citizens of the sleeping village
had rallied TO the support of their property,
But no sound indicated that her warning
had been needed or her exhortation obeyed.
How long she waited Miss caeesenaR
does not know. Minutes drag slowly under
such suspense as she was enduring
II was but few moments later that she
felt the floor beneath her feet shake and
then a roar like thunder burst upon the
midnight air, The hrst charge OF nitro
glyeerin had been fired. Then for a mo-
ment all was still She still remained at
her post, hoping that the citizens whom
she had awakened would come to the res
cue.
In another moment a second explosion
followed This was stronger than the first