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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
FRArERNAL AND SOCIAL.
Coming Events of Interest to Many
 Waterbury People.

Coming Events of Interest to Many
 Waterbury People.
 All popular music will be furnish ed at the Military Bands promenade on New Years night at Eagles hall. The full band will be in attendance.
 The rooms of the Abagadasset club, which have been renovated, were reopened last evening with an informal reception and concert. George Ira Tompkins renderd sew eral violin numbers and as usual these selections were excellent. Wal ter J. Hayden and Rollin P. Clark also contributed solos. Orchestral music was furnished throughout the evening. The committee in charge was: Dr w. o. Beecner. chairman: Dr F. J. Erbe. F. E. Pretat. W. j.. Hayden and Joseph H. Harper.
 At the annual meeting of the Y. P. S. c. F. of the Second Baptist church last night officers were chosen as fol lows: President, Howard Adams; vice-president, Willis Mitchell; secre- tary, Miss Edna Kenworthy; treasur- CT, Miss Ruth Mitchell; chairman of lookout committee, Charles Cough; social committee, Miss Eva Wight man; prayer meeting committee, Miss Edna Kenworthy; music committee, Miss Gertrude Snagg; calling commit tee, Mrs J. F. Vought; flower con- mittee, Miss Grace Graham; Sunday school, Mrs John Buchanan; mission ary, J. F. Vought.
 The residence of MT and Mrs John Lawson, 735 Baldwin street, was the scene of much merriment last night. the occasion being the observance of the birthday of their IA years old daughter, Amy. About thirty-five or forty boys and girls were in attend ance, and they made things quite in teresting for themselves and also for some of the older folks. The pro- gram included plano selections by Amy Lawson, Edward Brown, Katie Degnan and Annie Flanagan. Solos were rendered by Kittie Doolan, Caro- lima Day, Fred Lawson and Alice Degnan. Miss Lawson was assisted in receiving by her mother, and the guests will not be through for the next month telling about all the good things set before them. A large number of handsome presents were received.
 A reception was held last night at the home of Mrs c. Siebert, 12S Buckingham street, the occasion being the coming out of her youngest daughter, Miss Adelaide Louise Sic bert. The house was tastefully deco rated and an interesting musical pro- gram was rendered. Mrs Siebert and her daughter were assisted in receiv- ing by Miss Dorothea Siebert, Miss Annette Hills of Hartford, Miss Isa- belle Higgins of New Haven, Miss Minna Assman of East Orange, N. J., and Miss Ethel Hollingshead of New York city. Among those present from out of town were: Mrs Will liam Hess, Mir and Mrs Samuel Hig- gins, Dr and Mrs H. Merriman Steele, George Byrnes and Minot Osborn, all of New Haven; w. w. Croxton and Miss Ethel Hollingshead of New York city, Miss Mary Ely of Greenwich, Miss Minnie Austin of East Orange, N. J., Miss Natalie Cushing of Chi cago, pr and Mrs Thomas Hanchett of Torrington, Harry Coolidge of Minneapolis, Philip Corbin of New Britain, Manice Lockwood of Nor walk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29

William E. Shannahan died last night at his home. @ Bergen street. Besides his widow he leaves three children. Frances. Mary and John. also four sisters and five brothers. Mrs Christopher Mullen. Katie. Rose. Mary. John. Robert. Dennis. Edward and Thomas Shannahsn. He was a member of America lodge. 4. Q. T.. W. and Camp Rose Hill. F. of A. The funeral will take place at 1880 tomorrow afternoon with service at St Francis Xavier's church and in- terment in new St Joseph's cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
ONE
 DAY
 SALES

The biggest bargains ever offered will be on sale at our Store every day this week.
 Each day will bring something new to you below cost of Manufac- ture. These sales will last one week only, Our Entire Stock must be closed out before inventory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
Reduction

of from 35 to 50 per cent on our Wines and Liquors on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29

Bernard Francis, infant son of Mfr and Mrs William Ladden. died last night at the family residence, 1s7 Baldwin street. of pneumonia. The funeral will take place tomorrow af- ternoon at o'clock with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-29
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| sDs USOsssOs - SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
 AND MONDAY. AT 79c, value $1-Ladies' Black Sateen Petticoats. AT 39c, from 5Oc-.Five pieces Ger man Plaid Dress Goods. AT 98c, value $1.25-Ladies' Gloria Silk 26 inch Umbrellas. AT 63c, value 75c-Ladies' Elder
 down Dressing Sacques. AT SASS, from $4.00-Child's Long Coat.
 AT s1o.ss. from s1s.oo-Ladies
 Baltic Seal Coat. AT S9c. value $1.25-Renaissance Bureau Scarfs, plain center. AT 75c, value 9Sc-Children's Blue Sweaters.
 AT 25c. value 3sc--Ladies' Kimo- mas of outing flannel, scalloped AT 39c, from 50c-Children's Jersey Cloth Leggins. AT 49c, from $1.00-Boys' Buster DTOWu LeSSluS. AT 39c. from 69c-Children's Wool and Cotton and Wool Union Suits. AT 13c. TWO FOR 25c--Women's s Fast Black 'No Seam'' Hosiery. AT $2.19, from $279-Men's Bath Robes.
 AT 1sc, TWO FOR 25c-Boys' Heavy Weight School Hose.
 Gloves for Co Ga Charity Ball. White Kid Gloves. 12, 16, 20 button length. at s2.25, $2.49, $2.sS and
 $3.25. Silk Gloves. -16 button length, in shades of pink, blue, lavender, yellow. black and white, at $1.49 per pair
 Java Blend Coffee at 19c a pound. Formosa Oolong Teas, at 25c a ID.
 SECOND FLOOR. AT $1.75, from $2.25-Smyrna Rugs, AT $4.39, from $5.0O-Baby Car riage Robes of fur. AT $4.9S. from $5.75-5-A Street Blankets. all wool. size S4x9O.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
Profita of MiddIemen.

Consumers of fruits and vegetables
In large cities are charged high prices
by the hucksters and grocers. In chi
cage peaches are selling retail for thir-
ty-five or forty cents for small basket
containing about twenty to twenty -tive
peaches; other fruits and vegetables In
proportion. 1t would be interesting to
farmers to know just bow much of this
is booked as profits. Farmers get no
such prices; in fact they are lucky II
they get one-third of the prices now
prevailing in Chicago. Either some
class Of handlers is making exocbitant
profits or there Is an unnecessary ex-
pense attached to the business Of dis
tributlon. 1t costs money to handle
produce. 1t requires storage, horses
and men, and none of these things are
cheap in the city, but there is no good
reason why the consumer should pay
three hundred per cent profit on what
the farmers sell-Farm, Field and
Fireside.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
The College Bred Farmer.

Prof. L. H. Bailey, director of the Cor
nell university college of agriculture, in
the third of his series of articles for The
Century, gives the result of his inquiry
among his students as to what practical
use they expected to put their education.
OF the 179 replies received, seventy-eight
were those of students reared on the farm.
OF these, sixty-eight desired to go into
practical farming and then to teaching
and experimental work. Of the sixty-nine
students reared in town or city, forty
four wish to 60 into practical farming,
fourteen into teaching, eight into land
scape gardening and the rest undecided
OF the fourteen women students, two
want to become practical farmers and
twelve teachers of nature study and agri-
culture. Of the eighteen foreign students,
fifteen wish to return to the farm and
three to enter experimental work. Prof.
Bailey says that the agricultural college
is now teaching from the farm rather than
from the academic point of view.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10

129o-Edward 1. exiled Jews from Eng
land on penalty of death.
1565-Spaniards, under Gov. Menendez,
landed at st. Augustine.
1595-English force under Drake and
Hawkins sailed on expedition against
Spanish settlements in the West In
dies.
1609-Hudson discovered Delaware bay.
162O-English pilgrims sailed from
Plymouth in Maydower.
1645-Treaty of peace between the New
England colonies and Narragansett
Indians.
1690-King William forced to raise the
siege of Limerick after great loss.
170S-Haverhill, Mass, burned by French
and Indians.
1757-Battle of Norkettin between the
Russians and Prussians.
1779-French fleet captured off Charles
ton, s. G.
1781-Washingto and Rochambeau re-
ceived In Philadelphia.
1SO1-French evacuated Egypt in favor
of the British.
1SO4-Planet Juno discovered by Prof.
Harding of Gothingen.
1S14ECity of Alexandria, Va, capitu-
lated to the British .Bombardment
of Fort Erie continued by the Brit
ish.
1S16--Treaty signed by Algiers and Eng
land, by which Christian slavery was
| to be abolished
1S1S-New York State prison at Auburn
| opened.
1S33-Twelve thousand houses destroyed
by fire in Constantinople.
1S49-Convention at Monterey, Cal, to
frame State constitution. Russians
captured Fort Achulga.
1S54-Maria Christina, Queen mother of
Spain, fed from Madrid to escape the
wrath of the people.
1860-Street railways first introduced
in England.
Observation-Disclosures and capture Of
forts Hatteras and Clark, N. @.
1Sc2-Union forces defeated in battle
near Richmond, Ky.
1S7o-Capitulati of Sedan by the
French.
| Aoof-otedmer belmont capSlzeQ In Onl0
river; 10 lives lost.
1S96-British bombarded palace of Sui
tan of Zanzibar.
1S97-Boston subway opened.
189S-Col.' Henry, who forged evidence
against Dreyfus, committed suicide
GEAR proposed an international
peace conference.
1902-Volcanic eruption of Mount Pelee.
1903-Caleb Powers found guilty OF
completely in Gov. Goebel murder in
Kentucky.
1904-Desperate attacks of Japanese at
Liaoyang repulsed by the Russians.
1905-Edwin 1. Holmes, Jr., indicted in
the government cotton report scandal
....Japanese and Russian ENJOYS at
Portsmouth reached peace agreement,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
A Splendid Wheat Crop.

The annual crop and business report
of the Commercial National Bank Of
Chicago, covering the Mississippi Val
ley, and a few Of the more important
States Of the Pacific coast, says, In
part:
1.-THE wheat crop of 1905 will be
among the largest and best ever pro-
duced. The yield not only will be
great, but the weight and quality will
be far beyond the ordinary. In these
respects 1t may be considered nearly
perfect. The period Of uncertainty Is
closing rapidly and the crop may now
be called practically out Of danger.
The yield of soft winter wheat is large
quality the finest and movement free
Inamuch as this movement has begun
early and all grains are now nearly OF
quite on an export basis with the ten
dency Of prices downward), large ex
port business may be expected"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
The Robber Cow.

Two cows cost $40 each year for
keep. One Of them yields 1000 quarts
Of milk year, that bring $S6. The
other yields 1900 quarts, that bring
$26. The latter loses about $14 and
reduces the gain on the former from
$46 to $32. Why do you keep that 1,2Oo-
quart COW? You would be better Off with
the one that clears $40, for you would
have only half the Investment, half the
work and half the feeding, and you
would gain $14 each year.
There would be no surplus butter on
the market for years to come and
prices would rule strong II all the
cows were eliminated which are kept
at loss. Dairy farmers have not yet
half walked up to an understanding of
the great practical Importance of weed
ing out the Improbable cows from their
herds. Many a man would make fair
profit, that now faces constant loss, II
he would keep only such cows as pay
a profit on their keep.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
A New Aid 10 the Blind.

DIR. George NJ. Gould, the Philadelphia
eye specialist, writing to the New York
Science of the recently improved Rouls-
sen device for the reproduction of speech,
known as the telegaphone, suggests that
this be employed to take the place Of the
cumbersome, expensive, slow and weary
ing embossed letters and points through
which books are now made available to
the blind. In this way book could be
read to the sightless or to the invalid
while the patient lies in bed, and lectures,
concerts, Rotations, ETC., may be had at
will. Letters may be dictated or spoken
upon the thin sheets of steel, and these,
after being sent by mail to distant
friend, will reproduce the voice of the
sender exactly as to infection, pitch and
emphasis. The record may be used again
and again.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
Under the Yoke.

New occupations for American wom-
On are frequently described In the
household magazines. Meantime many
women of the Old World steadfastly
cling to their old tasks. A traveller with
good eyes may see in single summer
day In Belgium enough to make MIN
wonder what are really the boundaries
Of "woman's sphere"
At five o'clock in the morning he
may see a red-cheeked old woman,
rude harness over her shoulders, pull
Ing, with big dog for helper, heavy
cart of vegetables three miles from
garden to market. The cart holds sew
eral bushels of potatoes, carrots, cab
bages, topped by a great bundle Of dew
sprinkled roses and before the woman
and the dog trudge home with 1t again,
everything will have been sold.
Our traveller may come upon TWO
muscular women transferring load of
coal from sidewalk to cellar, shoulder
ing the baskets as easily as men would
do. If he fingers to watch them finish
their task, he will see girl Of sixteen
swing wooden yoke over her shout
ders, and carry pail after pail of water
from the town pump, two squares
away, for the scrubbing clean of the
dusty sidewalk.
Three women toss bundles Of oats
upon high cart, and themselves drag
1t up from the field to the yard, where
the grain Is to be threshed, and where
later they will build the straw Into
symmetrical stacks.
A great herd Of cows cluster round
the mixers in the field, and from the
group the talk and laughter Of girls
mingles with the sharp whistle of the
milk in the pals.
So, in the little kingdom Of Belgium
where wages are low and taxes are
high-women toll at what we have
come to consider work fit only for men
But 1t must be said that they do no
look unhappy under the yoke. Perhaps
the freedom of farm and market ant
street Is really better for their peac
OF mind than the "too much kitchen
which often makes our more fortunate
women weary in body and depressed II
spirit.-Youth's Companion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
Water Needed by Corn.

Much interest has lately been mani
tested in determining the exact amount
of water required for the growth Of
plants. This is just as important in
the east as in the irrigated region, for
we often. have droughts which made
necessary the most careful cultivation
to prevent plants from suffering. Pro-
fessor Clothier has found that after
corn becomes two feet high each stalk
uses up three pounds Of water a day
until the ears mature This Is equiva-
lent to an inch of rain week. In
regions where the average rainfall Is
lower, and where a good, milky quality
of sweet corn Is desired In the garden
during August and September, 1t is OBJ
viously necessary to have the soil in
the most perfect state Of cultivation so
as to retain as much moisture as is
needed.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10

Among the multitude of shirtwaists
that my lady provides she must include
some which are suitable for afternoons,
or for dressy occasions when a plain
blouse will not answer. The soft mex
pensive thin silks are charming for
this use, as is shown by the dainty
model sketched here. Pale mauve dots
are sprinkled over on ivory ground and
this bit of color is still more accented
by using mauve trimming bands. A
chemisctte OF fine ivory white all over
lace fills In the round neck, and frills
of the same lace edge the short sleeves.
In the back two box plaits are tapered
from shoulder to belt, to increase the
apparent slenderness Of the waist The
front Is cut in novel and artistic
style, giving the blouse an attractive
individuality. The little extension tabs
are faced and caught down with but.
tons of gold and white enamel The
model Is made over a lining, but this
may be omitted. There are innumer.
able pretty materials suitable for these
dressy little blouses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10


The short sleeve Is not likely to be
quite SO universal as 1t has been. 1t
has had fairly long run, and, now
that its novelty is exhausted, 1t has not
much that is sensible to recommend It.
They need endless new Fittings and
good deal. Of care, for crushed or
soiled ruffies are not to be borne, and
whereas a long sleeve can, and nearly
always does, go quietly on to the wrist
and there as quietly stop, the short
sleeve cannot leave off SO easily. 1t
must stop short with an outbreak Of
lawn or lace or net.
For general wear, therefore, the long
sleeve will probably be among us very
soon again; but afternoon dresses are
likely to keep to the short sleeve right
up to the cold weather, and also for
wear In the South. They are undoubt-
eddy smart. They also give an oppor-
tunity for the display of bracelets,
which the long sleeves nearly always
hide.
Besides, they are horrible as worn
by the masses, either the gloves being
poor or the bare hand and arm ugly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10

The pretty dress at the left Is made
of white embroidered batiste. Valen-
ciennes insertion Is set into the skirt
to form panels, in which are large en-
broidered motifs. Narrow rutfles OF
plain batiste finish the skirt and form
the epaulets, which are headed by
bands Of English embroidery and con-
nected by loops and rosettes Of pale
blue ribbon.
The round neck Is edged with the
Valenciennes insertion. The short pun
Is finished with band and bow of blue
ribbon and a ruffle of the batiste.
The dress at the right Is made Of
blue pongee. The skirt is trimmed with
three rows of Valenciennes insertion,
and finished with a ruffie Of the same
lace. Two rows of the insertion are
set into the lower part Of the waist,
which Is plated into yoke of madeira
embroidery, bordered with the lace
ruffie.
The elbow sleeve Is trimmed with
insertion and gathered into a band OF
insertion, edged with lace. The sash
Is Of white ribbon, tied at the side.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10

of public man abroad. Had Lady
Curzon wed husband who won high
place here, her wealth would not have
served him or gained political promo
ton as it did in England. He would
still have been, whatever his place,
holding only for term Of years, sub
ject to the recurrent choice Of body
Of democratic equals. Only on these
terms could he share in the exciting
task Of government" For a.decade she
drunk Of the best Of life's cup. No mar
riage in this country could have given
her a life as vivid, as spectacular, as
brilliant or as conspicuous"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10

Light brown etamine Is used for the
gown az the left. The top of the prin-
cess skirt Is plated. The lower edge
Is cut In large scallops, trimmed with
silk braid From under the plaits fall
three shaped rufiies of the material.
The eton Is boxplaited and trimmed
with the braid. The round collar Is
bordered with braid and frill Of
cream taffeta, and over this Is turn
back collar Of the cream silk, embroi-
dered In brown. The elbow sleeves are
gathered into straight cuffs, trimmed
with braid, and finished with ruffles Of
the taffeta. The gulmpe Is of Valen-
ciennes. The cravat is of cream taffeta.
The gown at the right is made of white
cloth. The front of the princess skirt
forms an Inverted box plat. On each
side are stitched bands, passing through
slashes cut in the skirt, and ornament
ed with embroidery. A shaped flounce
finishes the foot. The plated blouse is
of white silk, trimmed with cluny In
sertion and narrow ruffie of mousseline
de sole. The high stock Is fagoted
The collar is Of the lace7edged, with
two ruffles of the mousseline, and 1t is
ornamented with rosettes and plaitings
Of the silk. A band of insertion trims
the box plait on the outside of the
sleeves. The deep cuff Is made of the
lace.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10

I raise five crops instead of one on
the same ground, and on the same vines
with hardly any extra work. Plant in
the usual way. When cucumber Is
taken from the vine let it be cut with a
knife, leaving about an eighth of an
inch of the cucumber on the stem. Then
slit the stem with knife from Its end
to the vine twice, leaving small por-
ton Of the cucumber on each division.
On each separate slit there will be a
cucumber as large as the first. By this
method you will only need one-fifth the
ground that you would need If grow.
ing cucumbers in the old way.-Walter
Strosnider in Epitomist
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
The Farm Toulouse.

No building on the farm pays better
than a good Toulouse. 1t should be so
convenient of access that there need be
no excuse for leaving farm implements
exposed to the weather when not in
use. Properly cared for, many lmple-
ments that now last only a few years
ought to be serviceable as long as the
farmer lives to need them. Besides, a
tool that has not been rusted, warped
and cracked by exposure will work as
well the second and third year Of use
as the first. On many farms the tools
are SO much injured by being left out
of doors that after the first season they
cost more for repairs than they save
in labor.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
Marketing Farm Produce.

A small farmer who has made sue
cess of marketing his produce gives
sound and ingenious advice in recent
magazine. His preliminary work sug-
gests Hannah Glasses famous preface
to her instructions for cooking hare :
First find lady customer" Is his ad-
vice. To her sell nothing but the
choicest of fruit and produce. 1t will
not be long before she will acquaint
her friends, and they in turn will pass
along the word to others. 1t pays to
sell nothing but the best; the inferior
produce can be fed to stock, and in a
short time the farmer will find he has
good market and a good price, with
no leakage Of profit to the middleman.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
School FrOclxs.

White or colored mohair Is singu-
larry appropriate for these between
seasons dresses, as 1t has just sufficient
warmth for safety and not enough to
promote discontinue. Then, too, so
many of the pretty trimmings which
give to linen frocks their style and
daintiness can be used with 1t and the
same effect be gained. For everyday
wear serge Is standby, especially for
the country, where the school Is at a
distance. Navy blue, red or tan are ad-
mirable. With all embroidered white
linen Elton collar and cuffs are attract
i've, and soft silk ties. With the red,
black tie and belt look best, and with
the blue a red tie can alternate with
the black.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-11-10
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Crested White Ducks.

Bulletin No. Ga Of the Department
of Agriculture says of the Crested
White duck:
The Crested White duck Is what may
be called an ornamental duck, much the
same as Polish chickens. They are
not bred to any great extent in this
country, and they are very seldom seen
In the showrooms. They have no es-
pecial value to the farmer, as better
and more easily bred birds are to be
found in the Pekin and Aylesbury.
These ducks have medium-sized
head; medium-sized bill, large we'll
balanced crest upon the crown of the
head; rather long neck; medium
length back breast, round and full ;
body, round and of medium length