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The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
SIGNS OF SPRINGTIME
AS SEEN IN COUNTRY AND CITY
The Surest Are the Advent OF Fish
Worms and Sassafras Tea
Groundhog is Antiquated.

"Why some people put their money
on the grounding when seeking signs
of the coming of spring, | never
knew" said man wise in his own con
ceit to the New York Sun. For good
many years | have read about the boy
with a top, or marbles as being surer
harbingers of the vernal season than
the advent of the robiy the budding
of the crocus, but | don't put more
faith in either than in the grounding.
81 have seen boys spinning tops In
New York for the last three months.
OF course, the past winter has been out
of the ordinary run. To see tops, how
ever, is no indication that fish are get
ting hungry.
1.-The marble in the city is not sign
of blucbirds. Not by a long fight. And
| don't know when | ever saw boy
roll hoop in Manhattan. That used
to be sign of spring.
"The city boy, of course, knows
nothing about resurrecting fish bait.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20

This burst OF true American girl indig-
nation was caused by the teacher saying
that Grape-Nuts, the popular pre-digest-
ed food, was made Of stale bread shipped
in and sweetened.
The teacher colored up and changed
the subject.
There is quite an assortment of travel
ing and stay-at home members of the
hoods for variety of reasons.
In the spring it is the custom on cat
tleranch to have round up, and brand
the cattle, so we are going to have
round up" and brand these cattle and
place them in their proper pastures.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
THIRD PASTURE.

Now we ccme to frisky lot, the
Labor Union" editors. You know
down in Texas weed called
Loco" is sometimes eaten by
steer and produces 4 arrangement
OF the brain that makes the steer
"batty" or crazy. Many of these
editors are "Locoed" from hate of
anyone who will not instantly obey
the demands" of a labor union,
and It is the universal habit of such
writers 10 go ostraightiuto system
of personal vilitication, manufac-
turing any sort of falsehood
through which to vent their spleen.
We assert that the common citizen
has right to live and breathe air
without asking permission of the
labor trust and this has brought
down on us the hate of these edi-
tors. When they so far enough
with their libels, is it harsh for us
to get Judgment against them and
have our lawyers watch for n
chance to attach money due them
from others? (For they are usual
ly irresponsible.)
Keep your eye out for the "Lo-
coed editor.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
SECOND PASTURE.
Editors of Trade" papers known

as grocers' papers.
Remember, we don't put the
brand on all, by any means. Only
those that require it. These mem
bers of the tribe have demanded
that we carry advertising in their
papers and when we do not consid-
crit advisable they institute cam
paign of vituperation and slander,
printing from time to time manu-
factured slurs on Postum or Grape
Nuts. When they go far enough
we set our legal force at work and
hale them to the judge to answer.
If the pace has been hot enough to
throw some of these cattle" over
on their backs, feet tied and bel
lowing" do you think we should
be blamed? They gambol around
with tails held high and jump stiff
legged with very "cocky" air
while they have full range, but
when the rope is thrown over
them "it's different"
Should we unite them because
they bleat soft and low? Or should
we put the iron on, so that people
will know the brand?
Let's keep them in this pasture,
anyhow.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20

Washington.-A resolution provid-
ing for the election of senators by di-
rect vote of the people has been ia
vorably acted upon by the House com
mittee on election of President, vice
president and representatives in Con
eress. The resolution. which was in
troduced by Mr.. Morris of Nebraska.
makes the term of members of the
House four years instead of two Both
propositions are to be accomplished by
amendments to the constitution. Rea-
sons why the term of members should
he four years are stated to be because
no party can inaugurate its policy in
two years.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
international Limitations.

President Buchanan, when asked to
protest against certain alleged acts OF
cruelty charged against the papal gov
ernment in 1855 announced through
Lewis Cass, secretary of state, that this
government would not intervene in the
affairs of another where the interyen-
ton involved an impeachment of the
government addressed. The rule then
formulated. states Youths Companion,
has, with few exceptions, since con-
trolled the dealings of this government
with other countries in such matters.
Secretary Root has applied it to the situ-
alton in the Congo region. A congress
man having urged him to institute an
inquiry into the situation, with view
to correcting admitted abuses, he replied
that the United States has no power
under any treaty or agreement to pro-
pose an inquiry, and no treaty right
to participate in any international
conference on the subject There will
be tens of thousands of persons in
the country who will regret most
powerless to act in the matter. A
great many OF them, doubtless, will urge
that humanity requires that strong
remonstrance be made, even If there Is
no right to intervene. In former times
there would have been little hesitation
on the part of congress to pass resolu-
tions, and not very much on the part OF
the state department to express sympa-
thy with oppressed peoples in any part
of the world. Since the United States
became a world power and to a GER
tain extent entaDgled in world politics,
greater circumspection has been re-
ouired. American diplomatists cannot
express their minds regarding the con-
duct of other governments quite so free
ly as they used to do. On the whole, the
fact that we are obliged to conform 70
the rules of diplomatic and internation-
al etiquette is not to be deplored, al
though in this case a vast majority OF
Americans will regret that Secretary
Root is officially tongue-tied.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
Suffering from Hunger.

Naples.-No such scenes have pre-
vailed in modern times as those wit
messed on the streets of Naples and en-
virons within the last forty-eght hours.
Fugitives from the villages of Otta-
iano, Bcso Case, and others. de-
stroyed or partially destroyed by the
eruption, have made their way to Ma
pies. Most of them are without other
resources than the clothing on their
backs. Naples at all times, as Ameri-
can tourists well know, has a horde of
beggars. but now the well-to-do viii
layers of yesterday are begging for
bread. 1t is estimated that 25O,OO0
people are homeless and destitute.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
Mayor Thomas L. ReIlly. Of Meriden

Mayor Thomas l.. Reilly, of Meriden,
Conn. after Icing three months in
Office, has given up his job. Mr., Reilly
was chosen in a close contest Before
election he was a newspaper man. He
ran several professional baseball
teams. He says the occupation OF
mayoring has them all beaten to a
frazzle." Since coming into office he
has been harassed to distraction by
Office seekers. This will doubtless serve
as a warning to newspaper men to re-
frain from seeking or accepting the Of
flee of mayor.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20
Enallsh Eaa.Laylna Contest.

Consul Daniels reports from Shelf
field a novel egg-laying competition at
the Lady Warwick, Ladies' Agricul-
tural College. The conclusions reached
are that breed does not govern so
much as the laying strain or families
of a breed highly developed as egg pro-
ducers. The pen of four Buff Orping-
tons led from October 10th to Novem-
ber 10th by producing forty-nine eggs,
and again on November 10th to Decem-
ber 10th with 100 eggs. One thing
the present competition: shows is the
little help it is to birds to be what
show enthusiasts call beautifully
Marked for as often as not 1t is the
ordinary looking competitor, birds a
show Judge would laugh at, that have
the biggest total of eggs to their credit
In the winter laying competition what
stands a bird in good stead is not that
its father was the winner of medal,
but that its mother and grandmother
were wonderful layers, and that its
male parents also came from a good
laying strain.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20

After vaccinated lap dogs. silver bath
tubs for toy spaniels, gum shoes, per-
fumed cushions, witchhazel nose and
eve washes, made-to- measure macllin-
toshes and pyjamas for the dyspeptic
pets of the rich women of New York, as
brought into public notice by the recent
show at the Waldorf-Astoria, there
seemed little left in the way of idiot!c
extravaganza. The limit then set has
been surpassed by one woman, who sent
to Paris for seven pairs-one for each
day in the week-of handmade bath
slippers for her King Charles spaniel.
The Springfield herald., 1906-04-20

It's wise mining stock that knows
its own par.
Say, Dick, what is this new fad they
call phonetic spelling?' IT'S the kind,
Jim, they used to fog you and me at
school for using
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
THE WILSON BUOY
GOVERNMENT TO TRY LATEST
 IN MARINE SAFEGUARDS.
Three of the New Lightships Which Require No Keeper to Be Placed at
 Dangerous Points Along .I. Atlantic Coast.

A lightship, fog signal, day marker dad submarine signal all in one is what is claimed for the Wilson buoy, three of which have been ordered by this government. If the tests which are to be made prove successful, more will be ordered. The inventor of this latest thing in marine signals is a Canadian, and he claims his apparatus is the most complete contrivance of it's kind ever devised. Burning acetylene gas, which is generated by the action of the water on calcium carbide stored in cylinder that rides on the waves, it is a lightship without keeper. It is a fog signal which operated by the action of the waves in all weather, and 1t is submarine signal that works when fog hides the light or a storm keeps the fog horn from being heard. The Canadian government is so we'll satisfied with them. it is said, that 30 of them have been ordered and in- stalled at once.
 In the water the buoy looks like an ordinary gas buoy. It is cylindrical,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Alarm Clock for Drinkers

A pretty little device of the wicked which is attracting a good deal of att tention in restaurants. cabarets. posa- das, cafes and hospices these days is called the flag indicator" 1t was in- vented for the benefit of good fellows who do not know when they have had enough to drink. It is a green frog. with pink specks upon it's body. and is about three-quarters of an inch long The customer receives one from the barman. which he is asked to put in his pocket and to place upon the bar before each subsequent drink. After a drink Mir. Crapaud Is returned to the pocket As soon as the rus- toner sees upon the bar more than one frog. or thinks he sees the frog move. he Is erpected-nay. required to quit drinking for the day-N. Y. Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
0AKVlLLE HAPPENINGS

There was free entertainment for those who happened in the vicinity of the trolley terminal yesterday morning i when the peanut man gave, an awful pummelling to colored fellow from Watertown, named Freeman. The story goes that while the peanut vender was returning from WatertOwn to Oakville on Saturday night he was held up by the colored fellow at the the point of pistol and his money demanded, the peanut man was about as quick as the would-be high way man in producing a pistol and while both men were about to fire team was heard approaching and the colored chap was frightened away. Freeman, who works in livery stable in Watertown drove party down down yesterday morning to take the trolley at Oakville, and the peanut man took the Opportun- ity of returning h.s compliments to Freeman, which he did in realistic style.
 Thomas St John has been promoted lEbIu lnt Ndtt'IDWH StClitl tO iist position of assistant foreman t5 Mat flew Cleary in Waterbury.
 Miss Clara Beibolt is visiting with relatives in Hartford.
 ]. !. Rogers bfs returned from visit With friernls in Saugatl.s.
 X jlack snake essuring nea 5 feet was killed by Henry Du ois of tue East side yesterday.
 Mir and Mrs Ii. D Stone. of Nauya- tuck, visited relatives here yesterday
 Mrs Walter Kelly, has returnel 10 her Enmc in Bc,1gel ort after an eI- tended stay with Mrs Kelly's mOIhcr Mrs Murtha, on Main street.
 .A daughter was born yesterday to Mr snd Mrs William Smith of Main street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
DANGEROUS SHOW ANIMALS
Most Pickle and Dangerous Among Them Is the Intelligent
 Elephant.

The terrible attack upon woman recently made by lion in London music hall recalls the fact that a still more dangerous show animal is the elephant. A buli elephant is one of the most fickle creatures known. He Is good-natured and submissive one moment, and the next his keeper is simply a mass of pulp!
 An elephant" said an expert keep CT, "is twice as dangerous as lIon, tiger or bear. Those animals have to be watched very carefully when one is with them in their cages, but the tension of watching lasts only a few minutes at a time. An elephant, on the other hand, is allowed more free dom, and as one cannot be on the alert all day long, he gets his chance when he wants it. He often fiercely resents even a mild joke.
 We elephant keepers grow fantas- tic after few years of the work. We expect to be seized and trampled to death some day, but live in hopes that 1t may not be soon. The great dan ger is when an elephant is just turn ing into rogue. All elephants turn rogues sooner or later, and they never recover. The female elephants turn rogues earlier, and are more violent than the males, and the females are more dangerous in ordinary times, too.
 "A good elephant trained can com mand big salary. I know one who has been receiving SIPS a week for II years. Mere keepers, however, are poorly paid"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
DIDN'T FIGHT WITH THEM.
Tanks Didn't Use Popguns, So the Johnnies Didn't Whip.
 Them.

Representative W. Bourke Cochran was delivering an impassioned speech against the policy of increasing the navy, relates Success Magazine, when he declared with vigorous gesture that the people of Greater New York have no fear of being destroyed by a for eign foe. 'The American spirit and courage In New York is so great, Mir. Speaker, that our people would repel a foreign foe with the cobblestones from the streets before they would surrender" finished Mir. Cochran.
 Jorn Sharp Williams, of Mississippi. who was sitting near, remarked to those around him:
 That reminds me of an old blow hard we had down our way. When war was declared he told his neighbors at the corner store that we could whip the Yankees with popguns. When the war was over. that same old fellow, who did so much brasging. was trying to explain the terrible result Some one spoke up and remarked: T thought you said before the war that we could whip the Yankees with pop guns
 ~T know I did replied the old fel- lov. with ready wit. but the Yanks didn't fight us with popguns
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23


 with rounded top from which springs a sturdy .trestle work supporting lens lantern. The lenses in these lanterns are really lighthouse lenses on smal scale, and by bending the rays of light to horizontal plane through theil prisms, save an enormous percentage of light
 This lantern is lighted by acetylene gas generated by the action of sea wa. ter on carbide of calcium. Down through the middle of the buoy prope, { runs chamber with a grating at the bottom. This is filled by Jumps of car. bide. The water, as the buoy rises and falls on the waves, comes up through an opening in the bottom. .and washes over the grating, wetting the Jumps ot carbide and freeing the acetylene gas. The chemical action of the water causes the carbide to break down into a pasty powder, the operation being somewhat like the stacking of lime.
 This paste escapes through the tube by which the water enters, and more carbide falls to the grating. If gas is generated too fast. the pressure simply forces the water down the tube. Gen. eration ceases, the stored gas is burned, the pressure lets up, and the water rises again to make more gas.
 The buoys have two long legs, as an ordinary whistling buoy has-usually one. These legs contain columns of air, and as the water lifts the buoy and congresses the air within the legs, 1t issues through a whistle set just under the lantern: a check valve on the buoy renews the air supply as the pressure lets up when the water falls away again. In its whistling aspect the Willson buoy is just like any other whistling buoy.
 At the foot of the legs is a cylinder, closed at the top. open at the bottom, in which to place a submarine bell, the apparatus for which rests on a shoulder within the cylinder. Only the striking mechanism Is kept at the buoy; the power-electric or pneuma- tic-comes through a cable or hose from shore station where the engines are
 The Wilson buoy Is made in two types. The standard type is ten feet in diameter on top. The type called the ''lightship" type. however. which is what was wanted for Stellwagen, is oval on top, and measures 14 feet by 10.
 It carries it's lantern 25 feet above the waves, giving great range of visi- bility and entire safety from icing up. The buoy and legs extend 25 feet down into the water, and the whole struc- ture is pretty heavy handful. They are so simple in construction, how ever. that the Canadians handle them Dy derricks in and out of their light house tenders with absolute ease.
 It is probable that the United States as soon as experiments with the three now ordered have dem onstrated their qualities. will place many of these buoys on the Atlantic coast. The submarine bell feature. in- deed. was added to the buoys with a view 10 the use of these marks in thick weather by the constantly increasing number of large vessels that are equipped nowadays with receivers that enable the masters to hear the bells.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

St Michaels guild will meet in the chapel tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
 The Church Helpers will meet with Mrs c. F. Hungerford on Wednesday afternoon.
 At the Y. M. c. A. rooms this eve ming the last fifty points of the pool match between Frank D. Nolan and i Charles Tomkinson will be played. Nolan won the first game by score of 90 to 47.
 Albert, the two years old son of MT i and Mrs J. A. Swanson of % New street, died of sacrlet fever Saturday. | The funeral was held at o'clock in the afternoon. The Eagles will hold special meet ing in their hall on tomorrow evening A son was born yesterday to MT and Mrs O. H. Hoffman of Beacon Valley. The Rev B. A. Zetterstrand, A. M., of Naugatuck, has been elected secre- tary of the New York conference of the Swedish Lutheran church.
 Dr Bull of Naugatuck has been appointed delegate to the house of delegates of the Connecticut Medical society. Dr Frederick Spring is an all ternate.
 At Firemen's field Saturday after noon the Naugatuck fire department baseball team played the second game of the season, their opponents being the West Danbury team. The firemen won by score of 6 to 1.
 William Blunt, pattern maker for the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co.,, caught his right hand in machine on Saturday and the first two fingers and a portion of the thumb were cut off.
 The Germania Mannerchoer celebrat- ed its twenty-ninth anniversary in Old Germania hall yesterday. The Con- cordia and Lyra of Waterbury and the Concordia singing society of Seymour were present
 At both morning and evening ser and Congregational churches yesterday special collections were taken up for tn relief of the sufferers in San Francis- co. The money will be placed with the fund in charge of the Naugatuck National bank and forwarded through the Red Cross. + t..".
 The funeral of Mrs Bridget Gushing took place from her late residence, ,123 Milyille avenue, yesterday afternoon to St Francis church at 2:3O o'clock, where the funeral service was read by the Rev Father Higgins. The pallbear- CTS were John Breen, John Hearns, John O'Donald, Laurence Cahill, Mich ael Moran and James Mulligan. There were several fine floral tributes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Suburban News
WATERFOWL jOTTINGS

Charles Atwood, who started in the grain business May IS last, Is having his barn near Pythian hall repaired and will use 1t i'll connection with his business.
 Joseph Barry of New York is visiting at Michael Demers.
 Taft's baseball team defeated the Middletown High school on Saturday by the score of 8 to 4.
 John Dunigan of Lowell, Mass, is visiting his mother, Mrs Patrick Duni- gan.
 Benjamin Gwilym of Waterbury was a guest at Judd Harpen's yester- day.
 ColonelC. H. French gave an inter. esting lecture at the Town hall Satur- day evening which was we'll attended. MT French left on the II p. m. train Saturday night for Providence
 Several prospective buyers have been looking at the property of the late Mrs Caleb Hickox and it will probably be sold soon for good price. A meeting of the members of the Watertown Soldiers Monument associ- ation will be held at the Town hall on Wednesday evening at o'clock.
 H. M. Hickox has purchased fine pair of black horses to be used in his undertaking business.
 The Taft, track team and the Water- town high school will hold meet at the Waterbury Driving park on May L2
 Charles Fields has sick horse.
 Joseph Shields has been engaged as pianist for Mrs Roberts dancing class.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
WATERvlLLE.

Regular meeting of Good Will lodge, K. of F., at o'clock tonight.
 James G. Couch spent Sunday at his home in South Manchester.
 A. L. Barnes was visitor in Bris- tol yesterday.
 Mrs Sarah Barker has returned from a visit with relatives in New Haven.
 MT and Mrs Fred Cocker of Derby spent Sunday with relatives in the 'ville.
 Timothy Bahan, formerly chef at the Waterville hotel, died at the Wa terbury hospital Friday night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
PhUial E1rf

Tt brosdsns ones horizon, % to speak. does it not" inquired the man who vas studying mu1icipzl condi- tionz. to serve the city in the cspac- ity of sIdsrmzng-
 T don't know about that answered the other nsn. but have noticed sh.t 1t generally brUzse1s his equator" -Cziczs0 Tribzns
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
h. Bodlsian IIhr.-

The BodIeisn library. which vas es- tablished in 144s. takes it's name from Sir Thomas BOdley. vho rsesssbIished the library in 15s7-1s8z. and presented it to the University of Oxford It con- tains more than 5O0.000 printed vol tunes. so.0os volumes of manuscrtpts. a great many first editions and early printinsz. and collections of coins and pictures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23

Women Barbers in Austria.
 There is a special examination ip Austrian cities for female barbers. who are yearly growing more numerous.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Mss Nellye I. Reeds Select Sehod of
 OanCino. Murray Hal. 43E. Main St.

Advanced class Monday evenings. Summer dancing club Wednesday evenings. Beginners class Thursday evenings. Academy open for class work and private lessons throughout the year. Reception and Japanese baseball game Wednesday evening. April s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Pessimisnc

Paw. can an honest man play poker.-
 -Yes. Tomny-but he can't win any, thing "-Chiczgo Tribune.