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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25

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 There is a lot of inside history to the attempt that Is now being made in political circles to boom MT Cor telyou as a candidate for the gov ernorship of New York. Not all of this rebounds to MT Cortelyou's glory. In fact, it is said in inside political circles that MT Cortelyou has been weighed in the cabinet bal ance and found decidedly wanting. This statement should not be taken to MT Cortelyou's entire discredit.. There are a lot of good men who could not fill cabinet position, and a lot. of better men who would not want to fill cabinet position If they had a chance. AS a private secretary or diplomatic agent MT Cortelyou was without question one of the smoothest propositions that ever filled an American office. He was quiet, tactful and discreet, and a model to whoever might succeed him at the White House The presidents present secretary, MT Loeb, may be taken as an example of the difference between secretaries and secretaries. But it is said, on the quiet, that the president has not been satisfied with MT Cortelyou's administration of the postoffice department. Senators and representatives, who have had to do business with the postofflce, are even less satisfied because MT Cortelyou has a habit of making people wait their turns and there have been a number of instances in which pom derous senators have had to sit on a comfortably upholstered lounge and wait half an hour while the letter carrier or a fourth-class postmaster was talking to the F., M. c. about the real business of the department. Therefore it has been quietly sug-. gested that MT Cortelyou would make an ideal candidate for the governor ship of New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25

The pressing need of better trans portation facilities with South America and other parts of the world is something the importance of which should be more thoroughly impressed on the American public. Minister ohn Barrett, who appreciates the need of action in this matter, calls attention to the fact that many dele gates from North America to the re- cent Pan-American conference at Rio de Janerio were compelled to go via Europe, where they had the choice of six lines. They could not be expected to travel on semicargo boats with limited passenger accommodations. To promote trade, first-class mail and passenger accommodations are neces- Sary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
NOTICE TO CON1R ACTORS

SEALED PROPOSALS for the construction of sewers and appurten- ances in Robbins and Colley streets and also for Fuller street and Cath crime avenue, as separate proposals, will be received by the board of pub lie works until 8 o'clock p. m., Octo- Der 2, 1906, at which hour they will be publicly opened and read.
 Each proposal must be accompan- jed by a certified check for $250 drawn payable to the order of the comptroller of the city of Waterbury, as a guarantee that the bidder to whom the contract Is awarded will execute the contract with satisfac- tory surety within the time specified in his proposal. In case of his fall ure to do so the check shall become the property of the city.
 The engineers approximate esti- mate of the principal items is as fol- lows:
 l,6l2 linear feet of S-inch sewer: 630 linear feet of 12-inch sewer; IS manholes.
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 Proposals must be made on blanks furnished by the board. and no bids will be considered unless prepared in strict conformity to this notice.
 The contract and specification may he seen and proposal blanks and all available information may be obtain cd by intending bidders applying in person at the office of the city engi- neer, No Q Leavenworth street.
 By order of the board.
 R. A. CAIRNS. C. F., Sept 70, 1906. City Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
seards in sri,lsh Navy.

Orders to British naval volunteers:
 Those men wearing beards will have them clipped torpedo fashion" Tor. pedo" is a short. stubby vandyke and Is ths oficial beard of the British navy. It is semi-ofncially stated that the flowing beard is hopelessly out of fashion. and is usually worn by peo. pie who have reached that stage of life when they have ceased to crease their trouses."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
HEARD IN PASSING.

Prosperity everywhere in this fa- vored land. Business booming to a most extraordinary extent, crops the biggest ever. Real estate investing and exchanging going on to an aston ishing capacity to carry, even with their enormous increase of rolling stock. Surely these be prosperous times.-New Haven Journal X Cou- rier. F
 Better send an inspector down to see what's the matter with this mans meter," said the cashier in the gas cOmpany'S office, handing letter Ov- CT to the superintendent. "O! replied the superintendent, i've throw com plaints in the -" "This Is no com- plaint. He sends a check for the amount of his bill and says it's very reasonable. le."-Exchange.
 A Washingtonian whose wife pre- scented him with twin daughters de- cided to name them Kate and Dupli- cate. Several years later twins were again born into the family-this time boys, who were duly named Peter and Repeater. A third time this strenuous opponent of race suicide was blessed with children twain, and this time he firmly named the wee lads Max and Climax.-Gleens Fruit Grower. .- =
 An absent minded woman one Sun day morning walked into church, took a front seat and joined in the service vigorously. Then the collection basket was passed to her. and. putting a coin into it. she looked about. She cast glances in every direction, her mind cleared and an expression of amaze ment overspread her face. She got up. She hurried down the aisle. She over took the man with the collection basket. "I'm in the wrong church." |" she whispered. and taking out the coin she had put in. she hurried forth Chicago Inter Ocean.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
Highest Priced Orchid.

The highest price ever paid for any orchid vas paid in March of this year. at an auction sale in London. for a heavily-marked form of odontoglas sum. ss.o3s. and but for a small plant. It has enormous heavy blotches O: chocolate brown on each segment Q. the flower. occupying approximately onehak the area-Country Life h America -..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25

Seeing the experience that he has had with insurrections in congress, it is no wonder that President Roose- welt looks upon President Palma as an amateur, and the tempest in Cuba as of the tea pot variety.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25

If MT Gompers was really of as much assistance to MT Littlefield as MT Littlefield says he was. 1t looks as though the republican campaign managers ought to chip in and pay his travelling expenses as a matter of common gratitude.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
Exporfs ef yuestsr.

The Yucatsn exports for 1905 con sisted Of ss7-1ss bales of sisal fiber. valued at s1s.sfs.45o Mexiczn. s1IT.. 90 worth of skins. and sIs.zoo O; ehicie- During the last ten years the single pro1ses of siszl has produced the enormous sum of s1s1y yeoo. .co0 Mexiczr silver.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Naturalists' club.

Naturalists' club.
 Team Drivers union Myrtle temple. R. S. Ivory Workers uuion- Liberty circle. F. Of A. ComstOek lodge. K of P. MuIchay council. K of C. Waterbury lodge. l. O. F. Court Wolf Tone. F. of A. Nosahogan lodge. l. O. O. F. Carpenters and Joiners' union Progressive council O. [. A. N Waterbury lodge. No s. A O. T. ". Martha Washington council. s. S. Loubet camp. No 11.Ie0. N. W. of A
 Friendly league. registration for fall classes
 Companion Court Cecilia M- Quiz- Icy, No zs5. l. O F.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
I.eL ae.l.ssu. csr,.

A daily paper is responsible for the statement that . single cozzty is Ne vsta. covering Is.ose sssars nfles. hss novhsre within its bsrtsss svea . nis sioa han is vhieA fhs 0ospsl h prsaehed. and ye< It kas . popzlaftsa d ssvsral tbsDas1 pssp1A
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
The Public MarveIS
At the Wonderful Cures That Arc Being Made bv Dr. Horter and
 His New Method

At the Wonderful Cures That Arc
 Being Made bv Dr. Horter and His New Method
 Dr Horter has built up very large practice in Waterbury. a
 Every one praises his skill and marvels at his success, who have had his treatment. He makes no prepos- terous claims. but shows the results. Catarrh is his great speciality. He cures even very bad cases that have been given up. Many people think they have deafness when 1t Is only stopping up of the ears with ca tarh. Many people are running down into consumptive's grave when the treatment of catarrh Is all they need.
 Nine out of ten people who have stomach, liver and bowel troubles have only internal catarrh. and near ly every case of kidney disease is ca tarrhal. Most cases of female weak ness is due to catarrh of the pelvis and can be cured thoroughly.
 Dr Horter understands catarrh. He has made special life study of it in this country and in Europe. That Is why he cures when others do not know how to cure in this climate. Dr Horter knows how. You may consult him any day at his office 3I7 West Main street, near Willow street.
 Every kind of chronic disease cured including skin and scalp affections, nose. eye and ear trouble. diseases of the heart. liver lungs. kidney. bladder, etc. Female diseases, nervous and blood disorders. etc.
 Lady always in attendance. Pa. tients treated by mall: office hours Q fo 12 a. m.. 1;30 to 5:30 D. m.: [ to 0 p. m.; Sundays 0 to II a. m.; to Q ?. m.
 DR. HOR1ER, SPECIALIST. 377 WEST MAIN ST.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25

pewittis Little Early Risers Pleas ant little pills that do not grfpe or sicken- Sold by H. W. Lake Drug c. Joseph A Smith, SIS Bsnk street Bruoklyn-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
shows His Collection.

John Burroughs. the famous naturalist
and poet author of that fine poem My
own Shall Come TO Me-" loves TO tell
story which has to do with friend Of his
named Orr
On one OF his trips Mr.. Burroughs hap
pened TO be In the town where Mr.. orr
lives, Meeting him in the street. Mr., Bur
roughs insisted that his friend should &C.
company him to the hotel for luncheon.
As they were eating Mr.. Burroughs in
quired Il his friend was not interested in
any speciality.
II think" said the naturalist, every
man ought to have a collection Of some
kind II adds zest TO life"
"Oh, yes, said his friend 81 have quite
a collection; I am interested in flowers
Come home with me and I'll show them
20 you"
As they approached the Orr home, six
fine healthy children, playing on the lawn
ran 70 meet their father
These" said Mr.. Orr. with a twinkle In
his eye, form my collection OF orchids.
Are they not grand speeimens?'
Mr. Burroughs agreed that the cOllec-
tion OF Orr kids was the finest he had
ever seen.-People's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

noon in Washington TO a group of newly
elected congressman.
You boys" he said, must on no account
appear green. Keep cool, go slow, think
before you speak; then you won't give
yourselves away"
The unripe congressman laughed. and
Senator Beverage continued: Il should
hate to hear that one of you had acted as
new southern congressman once did.
He, soon as he reached Washington
went off to a photographers to be photo
graphed. L want my likeness taken he
said. Cabinet? the photographer asked
The southerner Redeemed and looked pleased.
No, he answered Just a plain everyday
congressman g. Buffalo News
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

the interests Of Omaha. From year to
year the organization drafted into the
service the best of the cty's business talent,
and men from all the professions and walks
Of life were quick to get on the firing line
and push the flag OF Ak-sar- Ben to the
hiiltnps
The tenets Of Ak-Sar-Ben faith have been
that the growth and prosperity of Omaha
are closely identified with the state and
that even in commercialism there is such
a thing as appealing to mems sentiments
through such high class entertainments
as the annual parades.
Many wise men from the east and west,
north and south, and from places between
those points, have declared that the or
ganization known as the knights Of Ak
Sar-Ben has done more for the substantial
growth of Omaha than any other one
agency. BE that as it may, it cannot be
gainsaid that this enterprising organization
has performed yeoman service in the work
OF bringing Omaha and the state unto its
own. If nothing more than the present
renown of Ak-Sar-Ben itself would be cited
as criterion. it would be mete to give it
unstnted praise in bringing the Antelope
state and Gate City to the front in
measure that would be hard to indicate
by any mere arithmetical process.
Through the kindly offices Of Ak-Sar Ben
the business lines of demarcation between
Omaha and the state have been softened
and Omaha's great trade strengthened
Ak-Sar-Ben has served as a beacon light
showing the citizens of Omha and those
living beyond the city that their paths are
after all not divergent. The annual Ak
Sar-Ben fall festivities have served as
large thanksgiving festal occasions for
those living in the Land Of QuiveTa.
In 1884 South Omaha was a cOrnfeld. A
few stock dealers were located there, and
in the year 1884 they hought $500 cattle
1856 hogs, 1888 sheep and 4S9 horses and
mules. Thanksgiving day of 1906 finds a
busy city of 10000 people with four pack
ing houses, many railroads and good mu-
nicipal conveniences In 1906 the receipts
at the livestock market were 1,O26,392 cattle
2,293,956 hogs 1s7O,5O2 sheep and 5,422 horses
and mules. That the market is still
steadily and rapidly growing is shown by
an increase over the same period of last
year for the ten months ending October 81,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

party in New York a Quapaw restaurant.
One evening at this restaurant" he said,
two miners near me got into a botanical
argument about the pineapple, one claiming
that it was a fruit, and the other that IL
was vegetable. In the midst of their ar
gument the waiter entered in his shirt
sleeves and looked about to see what was
the cause of the loud talking.
The miners decided to let the waiter set
tie their argument, and accordingly one of
them said:
Pete, what is a pineapple? Is it fruit
or a vegetable?
THE waiter, hicking the ash from his
cigar, smiled at the two men with pity.
ITS neither, gents he said: It's an
extra Boston Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

women who needed care
Much interest i'm the welfare of the pun
lie schools has always been taken bN Ine
club. and I'm politics it has eXerted an lun"-
ence to some extent. Judge Ben b. LINDSEY
was brought here two years ago TO help IN
educating the people on the subject "i
Juvenile courts at the time a juvenile court
bill which is now a law was pending in the
legislature. This law is said to be the best
Of its kind in the United States.
The social science department Of the club
began an investigation of the dairies whic.
led TO a campaign on the part of the city
health department for more sanitary condi-
lions The women are seeing to the en-
forcement of the child-labor law in the big
stores and factories. For years they fought
for an anti-cgarettc law.
The club has nine different departments
Of work, each of which has distinct pur-
pose in an educational way.
The Omaha Improvement league is di-
roctly responsible for the establishment OF
the public Fairgrounds which are at TwCn-
tieth and Harvey streets. Last summer
the league brought a superintendent foi
the Fairgrounds from Chicago and kept
him through four months work. Next
summer he will come again. The league
hopes to induce the park board to grant
space I'm each park Of the city for play
grounds, and will also eudeavor next yeai
to establish neghborhood Fairgrounds IN
charge OF capable boys and girls.
The main purpose of the organization Is
to make Omaha a city beautiful. Since It's
organization three years ago It has en-
couragcd i'm children the spirit Of civic
improvement by giving prizes for best kept
lawns and gardens and flower beds. In
the first year OF the existence OF the
league 1900 packages Of flower seeds were
distributed among the children, with the
cooperation of the schools, and 1000 chill
dren competed for the prizes given.
The second year 5000 packages of flower
seeds were distributed and 100 children
competed. An exhibit of flowers and vege-
tables raised was made I'm the city hall
This year the exhibit was held on the
Ak-Sar-Ben carnival grounds in connection
with the exhibit of the Douglas County
Agricultural society Vegetables, corn,
flowers, textile fabrics and even pies made
from pumpkins and other things the chill
dren raised, were shown
The removal Of unused telephone poles
from the business streets of the city was
due to the agitation begun by the league
The organization also wages war for the
removal Of unsightly curb signs and fol
the regulation of billboards
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

Butcher Ludwig was continually being
robbed OF meat by large black tom cat
belonging to a next door neighbor. Finally
his temper got the best OF him, and he
poisoned the cat.
The cats owner the next morning found
the animal lying dead before his door. He
knew at once who had done the killing,
and with a low bitter oath he took the
dead cat up by the tail and went indoors
Butcher Ludwig had happened to adver-
use for the week a mark down sale on
sausage. That night his shop was thronged
with sausage buyers
Suddenly, when the crowd was thickest,
the outraged neighbor elboWed his way
through the people and threw upon the
chopping block the dead body Of the huge
black cat.
There you are, Mr.. Ludwig," he said
That makes thirty-hys. IN bring the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

DR.. II. w. Wiley, the chief of the bureau
of chemistry Of the Department of Agri-
culture, was asked the other day by a re-
porter why he did not investigate rogue.
Rouge" the reporter said, may be very
harmful, very poisonous, sir Don't you
think that 1t requires investigations" DR..
Wiley smiled. No" he answered. Il
can't say | do. II rouge were poisonous,
unnumbered women would have died of 1t
long ago BY the way, I'll tell you queer
thing about rouge. 1t is something that |
came upon one day in a pharmacy, and
I think It illustrates an odd phase of hu-
man nature. A young girl was buying a
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

way property. working hand in hand before
the legislature with Edward Rosewater,
who was the pioneer Of the movement. c.
F. Harrison, Fred d. Wead and w. @. TIRE,
as members of the taxation committee oil
the exchange. and Attorney J. II. Mcln-
tosh. engaged by the exchange, worked In
person at Lincoln in support Of a house
hill which embodied the principle of ter
minal taxation of railroad properties for
city and village purposes. The three mem
bcrs Of the committee also spent much Of
their time in the towns OF the state. maxi
ing addresses and distributing circulars, in
order to educate the people on the subject
and induce them TO influence their repre-
sentatives in the legislature to vote for the
measure. The bill failed of passage, but
the principle was more widely advertised
than II had ever been. and the belief be-
came more fixed I'm the minds OF it's sun
portcIs that it would some time be adopted.
The exchange meets once a week to dis
cuss matters OF civic welfare in addition to
the routine of the realty business. visitors
in the city are invited to these meetings,
and what they hear and see often makes
them able disseminators of the gospel OF a
Greater Omaha.
At present the exchange is preparing a
booklet descriptive of the city. and this will
be distributed all over the country All the
change has taken up the solution Of the
financial question involved in its publiCa-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

The Omaha Womans club has always
been at the front in any movement for the
uplift OF mankind in general, for Omaha
wonGnhood and childhood i'm particular and
for the interests of Omaha as a city. II
has done real work to make Omaha a city
beautiful and has been strong influence
in arousing a healthy interest in a good
looking city. Just to show how a street
should be, the club maintained a model
block for a time, on which it kept the
streets and sidewalks clean with a body of
white wings employed by the club. AS one
outgrowth of this campaign for cleanliness
one sees today on the street corners large
boxes into which the citizens are supposed
to throw their papers, cigar stubs and other
rubbish. The club has always protested
against obscene advertising on the bill
boards and has sent committees to visit
the council on this matter at various times
The organization raised n neat sum of
money for the Transmississippi exposition,
and during the fair brought u number Of
womens meetings to Omaha. 1t kept
matrons at the station to look after all
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
stunning Figures.

Mrs L. =, Letter, when she is in Paris
spends a good deal Of time in the shops
of the jewellers and dealers In antiques
and objects of art. On rather dull after
noon Mrs Letter visited an art shop in
the Rue de la PaiX She looked at bronzes,
jewels drawings and other things, and
finally, pointing toward dusky corner,
she said to the polite young salesman:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

pot OF rouge, and heard her murmur to
the clerk, You guarantee that this will not
rub one I do the clerk answered. This
like all all our rouges, is warranted TO
stand the hardest kiss of investigation that
any of your women friends will try on it. "
Salt Lake Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

@MAHA the Market Town is The
slogan of the Omaha Commercial
club an organization which is
constantly on the watch for the
Nai.3aS city's interests Each member feels
he ought to do all he can to make Omaha
city Of 10000 by 1910. and the organization
works to that end.
A year ago. I'm answer to the opportunities
of the club, the railroads promised to place
Omaha on a parity with St. Paul in the
matter of merchandise rates to South Da-
kota-to make rates which would not OK
coed the sum of the locals to and from
Sioux city. This promise has been partly
carried out by a tariff which went into
effect August 2s Of this year. The club
claims to he partly responsible for securing
improved passenger train service on the
Wabash and Missouri Pacific, and a mail
service on the Rock Island which puts
Omaha mail into northern Kansas and
southern and southwestern Nebraska and
Colorado twelve hours earlier than for
merly The club is now working with
every road running into Omaha for the i'm
provement of the freight service
The club won last summer before the
western classification committee in it's
fight against the mixed carload rating pro-
posed by large eastern houses on goods to
this part Of the country
II has brought number of manufactur-
ing and iobbing industries to Omaha, and
is now about to organize a promotion cor
poration to bring more here. Believing local
jobbers were taxed high enough on their
stocks, the organization was largely instu-
mental in preventing an advance in assess
ment two or three years ago.
1t is assisting the Grain exchange in its
fight against the Rock Island road for maxi
ing grain rates discriminating against
Omaha. At present a campaign is being
waged for stop-over privileges for all per-
sons passing through Omaha.
The club makes three trade excursions
each year, boosting Omaha by letting the
people of the tributary territory know that
there is on the Missouri river a real live
town, with live people in It,
Omaha is advertised to the world on every
possible chance, and Commissioner Guild
says still more strenuous policy of adver-
tisement is to be pursued in future
-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

General Sherman once had occasion TO
stop at a country home where a tin basin
and a roller towel on the back porch sufficed
for the family's ablutions
For two mornings the small boy Of the
household watched IN silence the visitors
efforts at making toilet under the I'M
favorable auspices, but when on the third
day the toothbrush, nail, file, whisk broom
etc, had been duly used and returned to
their places in the travellers grip he could
suppress his curiosity no longer, so boldly
put the question:
Say, mister, air you always that much
trouble to 70 sef?"-lppincott's Magazine.
.
IL Only Plain Congressman.
Senator BeVeridge was talking one after