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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09

hear Mrs. Wayne when she cried out the first time:
fre!' - w.
And then she fastened to give the great bell on the
top of the summer kitchen ring which set it to jang
ling that the folks the creek started on the
to what the matter.
"Guess that'n be the end of the old house'' Mr.
Wayne said, when he the sheets of fame mounting
fire with!''
But he did not know the secrets of the chemicals
which Ben quickly brought up out of the of an
ola box IN the wagon house, where he kept his Of
stufs for experiments.
'Get pail of water quick as you can Charlcy!''
he called to of his brothers. tWe will see now Just
what this kind of frefghting will do!''
And, before the men had reached the from the
lot the creek Ben had emptied package the
Strengthening and strange smelling powder wa
ter and, armed with another package the small COM
pressed airpump he had bought for father to wash
wagons and windows with, they all the field
the adjoining farmhouse. ~ 49,.
Pouring the mixture from the pail to the pump, Ben
dropped the contents Of the other paper it, hurredy
put the and turned the little hose toward the
blazing walls of the house. ... .~,.s
Out shot the tiny as Ben opened the tube and
worked the compressed air handle minute.
AS the chemical fell the burning building the
flames died almost suddenly they had come and,
safe from the enemy which had threatened de-
st1cton Mr.: Wayne came up, hot and painting, and
looked the blackened walls Then he turned his gaze
at Ben 8 little machine. @.~ :@s=@a
ttDid you do all this with that thinga" he asked
with SURPRISE when he could gain his voice. ..-
'fThat's what he did, shouted back Charlie eff
you've got any more fres bring 'em along'' In his
eyes Ben was greater hero than the most distin
guished general $50 ,z.-s -s@-. .~.
For time Mr.. Wayne stood there silent. Then he
motioned Ben aside.
II never have had much of an idea of your book
education, eBn, III up to that But willing to
up beat It AIM just this You are beating us
everywhere Your farm is way ahead Of ours I amt
ashamed to say it. Ben because it the truth It
late for to do any better now; but the boys Ben
there is chance for them. Will you help themi They
will study hard, and II pay you well for all you
for them. - = 49, - 500
And Ben did help them all, and the mortgage was
cleared up on the Lake View farm-Young Peoples
Weekly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
this old farm good lift while we are here.''

this old farm a good lift while are here.''
And they did Thru the evenings light
burned in Ben 8 room, he and his friends toled
the books Rainy days. too gave them opportunity to
push this work along and they very faithful about
heavier work about the farm Before the vacation ended
things took decidedly new appearance. The fences
made over the barns tidied up and fresh
paint made the house look new again.
"Next summer we will put some new sills under the
barn. father" -..- -~..
This Ben's word of encouragement at parting.
IT think I will have week at Christmas time We
will 60 down into the woods and hew the stills them And
when get June and before we put the hay
in we will get the stills in place Now don't work %
hard father Charlie and Ned getting older and
stronger. They ready to help all they We
going to have studies by ourselves by and bly, They
have quite idea of things Books are not
the worst thing in the world, after all folks may
say" -. ....-
And then Mr. Lochren asked about Ben Is money
matters 49, @-.-.. r.
IT don't need any yet father. You shall know it
when do'' -. :,
But he meant to make that little Finest egg,' in the
bank go just far he could. And someway word
long in coming to the father that he began to
.'seems if that must all be gone,', he said to his
wife ~ did not suppose he could possibly make it
go far.'' ..
But he did not know anything about the boys who
came to Ben's room for help They were all ready to
pay something, too for the assistance they received
Then too, mill the school needed Waterman on
Saturday nights. Ben took the place and this added
So two three years slipped by. Ben kept on coming
home to spend the summer vacation With him always
came younger men who needed the help he could
give Them and who willing to work on the farm
in return for Ben's instruction.
Mr.. Wayne watched and wondered Somehow things
had not gone he had anticipated that they would
He thought MI. Lochren would need to borrow more
money and he had kept his at home working hard
to get that money =
He will come again., he told his sons ssBen will
make the dollars fly His father will have to come again
In the end viii have the farm and they will the
book learning I'd rather have the farm than the
books''
Sometimes the raised objections to this line of
reasoning And particularly when time went by and Mr.
Lochren did not come for more On the contrary,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09

Trying to find out what it
needed to make it produce
better! Land sake! If l
couldn't farm it without
such works I would quilt
But that's what your book
farming amounts to-"
Still, the boys did find
out what was lacking in
the soil of their fathers
farm, and, a little later,
they drew up to the barn
a great crop to astonish
Mr.. Wayne when he knew.
that it came from that
back lot, which, as he had
said a few, years, before,
:. would not raise white
beans.
And one thing more came
from Ben s experiments
with the chemicals. 1t
came on a windy day,
when the men folks were
all down across the creek
getting in the last of the
hay CROP Ben and his
brothers, with a couple Of
visiting students, were
grubbing away at some ex-
pertinent which interested
them 80 that they did not
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
Miss NeIlye I. Reeds Select School of Dancing, Murray Hall, 43 [. Main St.

Advanced class Monday evenings. Summer dancing club Wednesday evenings. Beginners class Thursday evenings. Academy open for class worl- and private lessons throughout the year. "Hurdy-Gurdy Dance" by Summer dancing club. "Wednesday evening, May 23. at academy, 43 East Main.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
WATER RENTS NEARLY S1OO.000.
Would Be Considerably Higher With
 the Whole Service Metered.

The receipts from water rents are working upward right along and in short time they will have reached the $100,000 mark. The sum total for the past six months is $S6,044S9, an increase of $3.7S4.43 during the past half year. Of this amount &C., 067.S9 was from the metered service. With the whole service metered and everybody prying the same rates 1t is believed that the present supply would be ample for some time and the receipts considerably higher. This may appear rather strange, but there does not appear to be any doubt about it. The added revenue would be made up from the large con- sumers while the burden on sma, consumers would not be increased to any appreciable extent. If the boot were on the other foot the remedy would have been applied long ago, but seeing that the little fellow is paying more than his share of the load. the powers that be will not be in a hurry to tighten it SO long as they know that such action would mean the putting up of the cost of the article on themselves.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
"The Husking Bee"

St Michael's bazaar, which Is be- ing held at Goodwill hall. Waterville. had another successful night last evening. The young men Of the par ish were in charge and the principal attraction was furnished by a min- strel troupe from Thomaston which scored big hit. The work of the interlocutor. James Morris. was like that of professional. Charles Klein, Henry Beardslee. John Davis. James Carr. John Waters and Harry Begg as end men also made favorable impressions. Vocal selections were also rendered by the Misses Irene Keefe and Mary C. Fay. Tonight people from Oakyille will manage af- fairs and will furnish as the princi- pal attraction a farce entitled The Husking Bee" Tomorrow evening the Ingraham Stock company will furnish the entertainment. The en- tertainment will start promptly this evening at sac o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Will Send Dependents Back to Eu'
 rope to Be Cared For.

The board of charities met last night and authorized Superintendent Morris to make arrangements to send few persons to their former homes in the old country, the parties pre- ferring to go and the board being satisfied that it is much cheaper to do this than to maintain them here. The question of employing some one to help out in the office was taken up and while the board is convinced that such step is necessary still It went over until the next meeting. Just why this has not been done be- fore now is something nobody out side the commissioners appears to know, but perhaps they have some good reason for keeping it on the waiting list so as to make sure that the present force cannot reach every thing. The payrolls were approved without objection, although one of the commissioners inquired if five gallons of whiskey was not an un- usual quantity for one month. Clerk Crary explained that it was the usual quantity purchased and it was used for medicinal purposes and costs but $2.50. Then the commits sioners shrugged their shoulders and acted as if they felt like saying, give them lots of that stuff and the num- Der will diminish so rapidly that the superintendent won't have cor porars guard left. The monthly re- ports of the superintendents were read and approved.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
Daughters of Isabella.

The busiest people in town these days are the Daughters of Isabella. for but two days remain until the grand May carnival will take place in the Auditorium. Many society people are interested in the affair and a large and representative gath erinE is expected to be present The place will look attractive with its esrIands Of May blossoms and stream CTS of purple and white the eolors of the society. Everybody will thor oughly enioT the gay music and fas- rinztinr dances To add beauty to the scene the Daughters .will be att tired ia pretty Eowns with smilax trinminTs Lovers Of music uill have ga opportunity of listening to sr exreIiert concert from to ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
wATEaN i WOMEN THERE.
Mrs vaill and Daughter Saw Good
 Side of the Earthuuake.

SAuV VI tILC GuItuuuuACs The following article appeared in
 one of the Denver papers last week: Mrs E. M. Vaill and her daughter,
 Alice J. Vaill, of Waterbury, Conn,
 were guests of the Grand hotel, San
 Francisco, on the morning of the
 earthquake. They are now guests of
 the Oxford hotel, Denver, and are
 thanking the people of the city of the Golden Gate for their assistance in getting this far on their journey
 to their home.
 We had been in Los Angeles and had reached San Francisco on our
 way home the morning of the earth
 quake" said Mrs Vaill. We went
 to the Grand hotel Wednesday morn ing at 2 o'clock Our train was late
 and the room we had reserved by
 telegraph was let to other persons.
 We had to take room on the
 fourth floor, and were later thankful that we got this room instead of the one on the second floor that we had
 reserved. We were tired and went to sleep almost immediately. We were
 awakened by the noise and the rum ble of the earthquake.
 We were not greatly excited nor were many people that we saw excit- ed. Everyone took things coolly and, after the first shock, when we heard a few women scream, there was not moan nor shriek from man, wo-
 man or child. My daughter and my nd ho rn On down to the street. Everyone leav- ing the Grand hotel was fully dress ed and carried suit cases, grips or baggage of some sort.
 We wandered out on the street and were not at all lonesome, as we found thousands of others there be- fore us. There was no one to tell us where to go, and there were few Ila- tives of the city or people who knew 1t in the crowds We wandered aim- lessly around with the others and fl- nally reached the Pleasanton hotel. My daughter and I went to sleep in this hotel, although all the other
 guests in 1t sat up and would not go to theiE rooms. About II o'clock that night we were awakened by the hotel employees, and were told that the flames were so close that we
 would have to go out on the streets again.
 "We tried to hire some carriage or conveyance to take us to the Pre- sidio but horses and vehicles were scarce and could not be supplied even
 at the high prices offered for them.
 We wandered further away from the
 burning portion of the city, and fi-
 nally reach sd sanitarium. Some
 man gave up his room to us, charg-
 ing us nothing for it, but the propri-
 etor of the place charged $o for its
 use for a short time. :, We finally
 reached train that took us out of
 the city and we were we'll cared for
 by the people of Oakland when we
 reached that place.
 We found many people to help us and those who rendered the great est assistance were the ones that did
 1t freely and would take no reward for it, while those who gave slight as- sistance did 1t grudgingly unless there was plenty of money given them for their pains"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
GOES OVER TO TOMORROW.
Counsel Likely to Be Reinforced
 When Case Comes Up.

Counsel for A. E. Rice in his con- troversy with I. P. Kellogg over stock in the Apothecaries' Hall Co is like ly to be reinforced. The hearing on a motion to assign a date for argu- ments for extending the time to file claims against the estate of the late F. B. Rice was to have taken place in the probate court to-day. but it was postponed to tomorrow morning.
 Attorney C. c. Root appeared for A. F.. Rice. and Attorney Carmody for I. P Kellogg. who as president Of the Apothecaries' Hall Co made the motion flor extension of time 10 file claims. Mr Root said that as Mir Rice wished to consult with Attorney Goodwin stoddard Of Bridgeport. the hearing would have to go over. MT Carmody made no objection. and it was understood the hearing will take place tomorrow morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
LATHRoP DISPOSITIONS.
A Motion for Alimonv Pending Deci.
 sion Will Be Heard This Week.

Mrs Elizabeth l.. Lathrop, wife of Edwin |. Lathrop. has not yet got her spring suit, hat and other ac- compartments. Last evening her at- torney.. Mir O'Neill, and Colonel Bur pee, counsel for her husband, return ed from New York where they have been since Monday taking depositions in the two suits of Mrs Lathrop for $60,000 for maintenance. The evi- dence taken was mainly purporting to her physical condition during the past year; and there was plenty of 1t showing that she has been quite frequently under the care of doc tor. She spends the greater part of her time in her rooms. mostly in her own room. and never goes on the street without the advice of her phy- sician.
 At short calendar in the superior court Friday morning motion for alimony pending the hearing of her cases will be heard. It is rumored among the lawyefs that 1t will be one of the most interesting hearings from a layman's point of view that has been heard in the, superior court in some time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
SANITARY INSPECTOR BUSY.
On the Lookout for People Who Are
 Violating Ordinances.

u
 Sanitary Inspector Callahan is on the lookout for people who make a practice of drowning dogs in streams or killing them and leaving the car casses exposed in lots. Yesterday somebody threw dead dog into the Manhan canal and the inspector had a hard time getting it. out. Quite frequently complaints come from owners of private property that car casses of dogs and cats are on their premises and requesting that the nuisances be abated. This will have to be stopped else somebody will get into trouble. Another very prolific source of annoyance to the health officers is the dumping of refuse in lots on the roadside. Nobody objects to clay or ashes, but the stuff gath cred up, in back yards or the sweep ings of stores is decidedly objection able and the sanitary inspector is making great effort to eaten the of- lenders. One thing that assists teamsters to ply their game is the lack of names on wagons. so that while the neighbors see the work going on they are powerless to pre- vent it on account of not knowing the parties. Why wouldn't it be a move in the right direction to pass an ordinance compelling the owners of carts to print their names on them so that everybody might be able to tell the owners, just the same as milk vendors have to do? This would go good ways towards pre-. venting an abuse which is causing the authorities good deal of trouble. It wouldn't cost much and would not interfere with anybody who wants to respect the rights of his neighbors. Of course it would be a serious handi- cap to people who don't hesitate to dump a load of filth in the most con- venient spot they can find, regardless of what others may think of their conduct
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
THE HUBBARD CASE.
Discharged From Concern Where He
 Was Injured for Violating Rules.

The main point to be considered in the suit of William Hubbard for s3.000 damages against the Ran- dolph-C Gloves Co is a written release Hubbard gave Franklyn A. Taylor. president of the company. for a con- sideration of s34.50. Hubbard lost part Of the four fingers of his left hand in a machine. If the release holds good in the estimation of the court, Hubbard has received all he can get from the company.
 Mr Taylor said he had the plaInt- iff sign the release in order, to avert a lawsuit. He said that some law yers bring suits for damages without any legal basis and the lawyers get most Of the damages.
 Attorney Kennedy asked Mir Tay- Tor if he ever before had brought suit against the Randolph-Cloves Co and the question was stricken out
 Mir Taylor further testified that in his experience he knew of a number of cases that were brought merely for the purpose of seeing what chances alleged aEgrieved parties could get out of corporations and manufacturing concerns.
 other testimony was to the effect that after the plaintiffs hand had got better and he was able 10 return to work. he applied for his old position and said that the accident was the result of his own earelessness- He was given his work and few weeks later he was found asleep on drying oven. the average temperature of which is about 1so degrees A week later he was found violating the rules of the concern again and he was then discharged.
 The defense closed yesterday and rebuttsl began this forenoon The main question to-day vas Hubhsrds szpscity ss a workman before the se- sideat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02
NOTICE.

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-02

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-27
HEARING Is
RESTORED.
Cooper Gives Sample Of Work
which Aroused Eastern Cit.
les During Past Year.
St. Louis, Sept. 26, 1906.

H
On Wednesday afternoon some re-
markable demonstrations were given
in public by T. L. Cooper, or the
"Great Cooper" as he is called, who
is Introducing for the first time in St.
Louis the preparations which created
a sensation in eastern cities.
The demonstrations took place at
Mr.. Cooper's headquarters and were
witnessed by several hundred people,
AS nearly as could be learned the
facts were these:
At three o'clock in the afternoon
the young man agreed to show what
one of his remedies would do for
deafness, and agreed to make any
one present who was afflicted with
deafness hear again in less than three
minutes.
There were many deaf people pres
ent and about a dozen of these were
given the demonstration, consisting
of a single application of one of the
Cooper preparations.
The hearing of these people was
then tested after an interval of be-
tween two and tire minutes. The
test consisted of questions put to
them in an ordinary conversational
tone at distances varying from five
to thirty feet.
The results were remarkable in the
extreme. Some of these people who
were treated had been deaf for a
number of years. When the first
question was asked a look of amaze
ment would spread over their faces
and they would forget to nswer the
question. AS the questions were re-
peated the surprised look would give
way to one of delight. Many were so
affected that they burst into tears
and were scarcely able to answer the
question.
In no single instance, so far as
could be learned would an individual
fail to hear. Many were able to hear
a finger snap at a distance of thirty
feet. At the request OF Mr.. Cooper
questions were put to them by their
friends or by various spectators in an
ordinary tone of voice and the ques-
tons were readily answered.
In giving an account of these DEM
onstrations, Mr. Cooper said:
THE preparation used is not the
one with which I accomplish most,
as my New Discovery, as it is called,
and to which l owe my success is for
the treatment of all forms of stomach
trouble and the general breaking
down of the system that follows in
the wake of diseases Of this char
acter.
1.-THE stomach is the seat Of a great
many troubles; for instance, my rem
edy will relieve thousands of people
of rheumatism in this city, simply by
getting the stomach in working or
DER
Many people seen who were pres
ent at this demonstration assert posi-
lively that Cooper undoubtedly made
these deaf people hear again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-27
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