Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
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 Herr Renauld, colonel in the Ger han army, and a military financial
 xpert, has compiled some sensational
 stlmates of the cost of war between
 w0 great European countries. Ger lany, he says, would be able to mo-
 ilize 100000 trained soldiers and
 100000 partially drilled men, aild hey would cost the empire 3,5OO,OO0
 ounds daily. A war between two
 bowers would cost not less tlian ,OOOOOO pounds daily.
 Here are a few of the secrets of buccess: Push said the button. take pains said the window, never be led said the pencil, be up to date said the calendar, always keep cool said the Ice, do business on tick said the, clock, hever lose your head said the barrel. do q driving business said the ham liner, aspire to greater things said the Inutmeg. make light of everything said the fire, make much of small things said the microscope, never do any thing offhand said the glove, spend much time in reflection said the mir TOT. do the work you are sooted for said the flue, get good pull with the ring said the doorbeH, be sharp i'll your dealings said the knife, find a good thing and stick to it said the / glue.
 The tlriftiest man in the United States lives in Louisville. He has trades that fit any climate, season or time of the. day As an example of his wonderful versatility friend tells the following story of an average day in the life of this strenuous man: One morning he started out with a rug to sell on commission for an install ment house. He sold the rug and then came back and took out clock which he also disposed of. About noon he was called by an undertaken to embalm a body, which he did. Another undertaken sent for him to drive hearse to the cemetery, and after he had disposed of this errand he preached short sermon at the grave. He drove the hearse back to the town and filled in the afternoon for candymaker who was taken suddenly ill In the evening he work. al from 6 to 8 o'clock ill barber shop and from that hour until mid night set type on a daily newspaper.
 A ton of dead flies was the strange cargo a vessel from Brazil unloaded at the London docks. Dead flies are admirable food for chickens, birds in captivity and captive fishes. The r.y- CT Amazon abounds with flies. Bra- zilians float down the stream in boats and scoop in millions of. the flies which circle in dense clouds just above the waters edge. The flies are killed, dried thoroughly in the sun and packed in bags. They are tlon shipped. Dead flies constitute one of the richest foods for animals. For chickens the flies are mixed With other ingredients. such as millet- and corn By themselves the flies are too rich but their power of nourishment is so great that small quantity of them has most beneficial effect. Two years ago the Brazilian government stopped the exportation. being afraid that the fish in the rivers would suffer by be- ing deprived of this fly food. But the prohibition has been removed. For merly dead flies sold at 10 cents a pound but the demand has grown and the supply so lessfnsd, tlia&. TO, cents pound is now charged. One ton of flies fills large room. as there are only fifteen pounds of flies to a bushel.
 E. F. Simmons. the daring indirid- ual who with his wife not long ago finished trans-continental trip there by making himself famous, walked into a newspaper office in Syracuse last week and dared the members of the editorial staff to take an automo- bile ride in the blizzard then in pro- gress. Three of the staff gathered all the stray clothing there was in sight and were soon ready for the trip. as a glance out of the window convenced them that MT Simmons was in ear nest: his Pope Hartford stood at the curb or where the curb was suppos- ed to be. for everything was covered with snow. At the wheel sat Ernest Wilson, one of the best chauffeurs that ever drove a car. and man and machine were waiting patiently. You must be crazy to go out day like this" was the general exclamation. as the snow was falling rapidly and it was drifting badly. Come on, gen. tlemen.'' said Simmons. well put you through all right" and so they went. At the City hall another joined the party making an even half dog en. Through the drifts they dodged out of one street into another and the unusual sight of an automobile out on such day caused people to stop and gaze in wonder. Soon a photo- grapher was added to the party mak- ing seven passengers or about 1.2n0 pounds of humanity. but it made To difference with that Pope car. which plowed through the drifts with per feet ease. When we'll out in the coun- try the car was backed into drift which hid the wheels and a picture was taken of the entire outfit. By six o'clock. they were back in the city all jubilant over their ride, which to put if mildly. bordered on the marvel ous. for the day was one of the worst of the winter.