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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Since the interstate commerce com

Since the interstate commerce com mission has been at, work on the railroad investigation, it has turned up an amazing amount of corruptionr It has found that graft permeated the whole railroad structure of the eastern seaboard and the middle west and there is more than suspicion that when the roads of the far west are investigated, they will not prove to be in much better shape. It has been shown that officials on a big salary were more than doubling that salary by illicit means. It has been shown that employees on small sal ary were accumulating fortunes. It has been shown that the coal opera tors of some sections were making fortunes but that they paid other for tunes to the railroad to allow them to make more money out of the peo- pie The bureau of corporation of the department of commerce and labor showed in the same way that the Standard oil company was grinding fortunes out of the consumer and using the railroads to crush competi- tion. The bureau of corporations has more things to report about the oil business and the interstate commerce commission will have more things to report about the coal business and some things about the oil business thrown in. Altogether it is a very rotten situation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
SIMPLE TESTS FOR CERTAIN FORMS
 OF FOOD ADul ITERATION.
The Housewife May be Purity of Various Articles
 ip Common Use-corefuly Observe Precautions 0veD.

form layer and place 1t in white saucer, or better, in plain glass dish. Set basin of water-as warm as the hand can bear-on the outside window ledge and place the dish con taining the chloroform extract in 1t, closing the window until the chloro- form has completely evaporated. In this manner the operation may be con ducted with safety even by one who is not accustomed to handling chloro- form. In warm weather the vessel of warm water may, of course, be omit. ted. Benzoic acid, if present in con- siderable amount, will now appear in the dish in characteristic flat crys- tals. On warming the dish the un. mistakable irritating odor of benzoic acid may be obtained. This method will detect benzoic acid in tomato catsup or other articles in which it is used in large quantities. It is not sufficiently delicate, however, for the smaller amount used with some ar ticles, such as wine. It is often con- venient to extract larger quantity of the sample and divide the chloroform layer into two portions, testing one for salicylic acid and the other for ben zoic acid.
 DETECTION OF BORG ACID AND
 BoRAX.
 Boric acid (also called boracic acid) and its compound with sodium (borax) are often used to preserve animal products. such as sausage, butter and sometimes milk. For the detection of boric acid and borax, solids should be macerated with a small amount of water and strained through a white cotton cloth. The liquid obtained by treating solids in this manner is clari- fled somewhat by thoroughly chilling and Altering through filter paper.
 In testing butter place a heaping teaspoonful of the sample in a teacup, add a couple of teaspoonfuls of hot water. and stand the cup in vessel containing a little hot water until the butter is thoroughly melted. Mix the contents of the cup we'll by stirring with teaspoon and set the cup with the spoon in it in cold place until the butter is solid. The spoon with the butter (which adheres to it) is now removed from the cup and the turbid liquid remaining strained through white cotton cloth, or bet. ter, through filter paper. The liquid will not all pass through the cloth or filter paper, but sufficient amount for the test may be secured readily.
 In testing milk for boric acid two or three tablespoonfuls of milk are placed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

avail. So the housewife, by a few simple chemical tests. can broaden her field of vision and detect many i'm purities that are not evident to the senses. All of the tests here described may be performed with utensils found in any well-appointed kitchen.
 DETECTION OF SALICYLIC ACID.
 The determination of salicylic acid can best be made with liquids. Solid and semi-solid foods, such as jelly, should be dissolved, when soluble, in sufficient water to make them thinly liquid. Foods :. containing ,s insoluble matter, such as jam, marmalade and sausage, may be macerated with wa. ter and strained through a piece of white cotton cloth. The maceration may be performed by rubbing in a teacup or other convenient vessel with a heavy spoon.
 Salicylic acid is used for preserving fruit products of all kinds, including beverages. It is frequently sold by drug stores as fruit acid. Preserving powders consisting entirely of sali- cylic acid are often carried from house to house by agents. It may be detect ed as follows:
 Between two and three ounces of the liquid obtained from the fruit products, as described above, are placed in narrow bottle holding five ounces, about quarter of a teaspoon full of cream of tartar tor. better, a few drops of sulphuric acid) is added, the mixture shaken for two or three minutes, and filtered into second small bottle. Three or four table spoonfuls of chloroform are added to the clear liquid in the second bottle and the liquids mixed by somewhat vigorous rotary motion. poured into an ordinary glass tumbler and allowed to stand till the chloroform settles out
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

in a bottle with twice that amount of a solution of teaspoonful of alum in a pint of water, shaken vigorously. and filtered through filter paper. Here again a clear or only slightly turbid liquid passes through the paper.
 About teaspoonful of the liquid obtained by any one of the methods mentioned above is placed In any dish, not metal, and five drops of hydro chloric (muriatic) acid added. A strip of turmeric paper is now dipped into the liquid and then held in a warm place-near a stove or lamp-till dry. If boric acid or borax was present in the sample the turmeric paper be- comes bright cherry red when dry. A drop of household ammonia changes the red color to dark green or green ish black. If too much hydrochloric acid is used the turmeric paper may take on a brownish red color even in the absence of boric acid. In this case, however. ammonia changes the color to brown just as 1t does turmeric paper which has not been dipped into the acid solution.
 DETECTION OF FoRMALDEHYDE
 Formaldehyde is the substance most commonly used for preserving milk and is rarely. if ever. added to any other food. Its use is inexcusable and especially objectionable in milk served to infants and invalids
 To detect formaldehyde in milk three or four tablespoonfuls of the sample are placed in a tescup with at least an equal amount of strong hydro chloric acid and piece of ferric alum about as large as a pinhead. the liquids being mixed by gentle rotary motion. The cup is then pIaced in a vessel of boiling water. no further heat being spplied. and left fer five minutes. At the end of this time. if formaldehyde be present. the mixture will be distinctly purple. If too much heat Is applied. muddy appearance is imparted to the contents of the cup.
 Cautson--Great care must he exercised in working with hydrochioric acid. as it Is strongly corrosive It must not com. in contact with the flesh CT clothes of the operator nor with any EsszIltc vessels and must be greatly dIated with water before Il Is p0sred into the sink
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Forbidden by Parcel Post.

In Holland potatoes are not received in the parcel post, Denmark will not receive almanacs. and Egypt will not permit sausages to be posted. Ger many refuses anything of American origin, and has some clauses directed against Japan; while air-guns, maps, wax matches. rosaries. relics and jew elry are the miscellaneous lot barred by Spain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Practical Response.

New Minister-"Im glad to see my sermon on charity met with so prac- tical response. Members of the con- gregation were dropping money into the box all through the sermon" !" Sidesman-"oh, no, sir. You see ours Is a penny-in-the-slot meter, and we should have been in darkness if We hadn't attended to it."-London Tat Ter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Neckties on Reels.

Haberdashers now keep plain rib bon ties on reels, the way tape is sold;
 but instead of having to take the whole roll length of tie is shipped off for each customer. The advantage of the reel is that tie vii fit the size collar worn by the buyer. Formerly different lengths had to be kept in stock, but now thin necks or fat ones, small or large, may each be fitted ac- curatety by cutting piece off the reel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

from his groceryman or eats at the hotels and restaurants. He said there was no objection to anybody who chose eating them or eating fromalde- hyde or borax or anything else that they choose. But what he did object to was having the doctored food palmed off on the public as the "very best and purest" in its line with nothing on the label to show that the claim was a lie.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

And now some of the English cor respondents express admiring sur prise that 'the meeting of Mrs Long, worth and King Edward was like the meeting of equals" We'll, Alice al- ways was more or less tolerant when she was over here.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Is Coming Home.

Liverpool. Enzisnd June 25-The White Star line steamer Majestic uhirh sails from this porf JuDe z1 for New York will take among her pas senesrs. Sir Joseph George Wari- postmaster zsneraI of New Zealsnd- ubo bopes to enlist Canadian support Of the pruFo~irion to establish a uni- vers&I fvo cents postAge rate
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
His Evening Tn.

Mir. Jymes was a member of six se- cret societies. A friend tried to per suade him to join another one.
 NO" he scid. "I want to spend my Sunday evenings at home. me."-Cleveland Leader.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Keen Cheated

pr. Bigbills-Tm sorry to tell you that you have consumption in its worst form.
 Mrs. Nevrox-That's strange-vs nsve plenty of money to get the best of y,.ything.-Cleveland Leader.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Barmaids in Burmah.

After a struggle lasting several years, the respectable portion of the English community in Burmah ha: succeeded in securing the passage oi a law forbidding the employment oi women as barmaids.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
TUESDAY, JUNE o6, 1908.

MT Tillman says they have gotten a great deal of light in their four days hearings on the rate bill, but the trouble with it has been that so much of it was gas" light.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Multimillionsire Senators.

Three United States senators sr' vorts more than sIO.Oo0.oOO. They ar' William A Clark. of Montana: Steph en B. Elkins. of West Virginia. snt Nelson A. AIsrieh. of Rhode Island
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

The sworn statement of the msnu- factursrs protects you from opistes In Kennsdy1s I.sxatfve Honey an.l Tar. Sold hy H. W. Lake Drug Co and Jos A Smith. e1s Bank strse<. Brooklyn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

ir the bottom. Shaking is avoided. as it causes an emulsion which is difficult to break up. As much as possible of the chloroform layer (which now con tains the salicylic acidD is removed (without any admixture of the aque- ous liquidD by means of a medicine dropper and placed in a test tube or small bottle with about an equal amount of water and a small fragment "a little larger than pinhead-of iron alum. The mixture is thoroughly shaken and allowed to stand till the chlOroform again settles to the bot tom. The presence of salicyiic acid is then indicated by the purple color of the upper layer of liquid
 DETECTION OF BENzoIc ACID.
 Benzoie acid also is used for pre- serving fruit products Extract the sample with chIorOform as in the case 3f ssIieylic acid. remove the chloro-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
Nation Without Colonies,

Austria is th9 only empire in ths world which has never had colonies. or even transmarine possessions. in any quarter of the earth. Her ambition has hitherto been continental.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

There's little room in this great world of ours for the "Fat Woman" She's a hindrance to her. self in street cars, flats. elevators; but what can she do, poor thing-take HoIlister's Rocky rloun- tain Tea. s cents, Tea or Tablets.
 Apothecaries Hall Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-26
New York China Tea Company, l81 South Main Street. HEADQUARTERS FOR .Fenton's Ceylon
 Teas. MLE WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY.

io15 ID Gran Sugar Tor soc to all purchasers Of our celebrated .Tess and Cofiees, our CsyIon Consou and formosa Teas need no introduction to the people of Waterbury.
 CoIfees IS 20 and zse per ID are the best sold for the pries. ' THOMAS FENTuN.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

San Francisco is humming and the
rebuilding of the city goes on at
rapid rate.
The steamship companies have ac-
coded to the demands of the steve
dores' union, which demands so cents
an hour for day Of nine hours and rs
cents for overtime.
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana af.
ter having taken a trip through the
mining belt from Montana to New
Mexico has left New York for Liver
pool.
Diamonds valued it is said, at $4,000,
were stolen recently from the salesroom
of Carrau and Green, wholesale jewell
ers of San Francisco. Thet hieves es-
capped.
Despite the attempt on the life of
the Grand Duke Nicholas at Kraasnoye
Selo, the emperor, accompanied by his
entire family and the major portion of
the court, has gone to Krasnoye-Selo to
spend a week at the guards camp.
BY drilling 45 lie inches in 10 min
utes, Walter Bradshaw and M. +. Mic
hols, known as the Pittsmont team of
Butte, won the $500 cash prize at the
big miners union picnic at Butte last
Monday. John Mcvor and William
Ross of Bisbee, Ariz. won the second
prize, $500, by drilling A lie inches,
and third prize, 5000, went to Fred
Flick and Joseph Freethy of Butte, who
drilled 40 4-l6 inches. The contest was
the greatest ever held in the west eight
teams contesting. The attendance at
the picnic was %, 900.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining
comanpy has declared its quarterlysdiv
idend of 3 per cent, or $405, 900, paya-
BILE September 10. This is at the rate
of 81, 215, 900 year on the big copper
gold mines and smelters at Phoenix
and Grand Forks, B. G.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
lMPosTER IN RUSSIAN CAMP.
Fake officer of Reds Gets Military
Secrets.

There have been many frequent
cases in the central Russian provinces
of the revolutionary agitators wearing
the uniform of an aide de camp of the
emperor going through the country an
nouncing to the ignorant peasantry
that the emperor has decreed the dis
tribution of all land, but that the no.
bles and landlords were preventing
the news from reaching the peasants.
and instructing them to take what the
emperor has given.
A still holder fraud has been ex-
posed at Kharkov which illustrates the
receptions to which the revolutionists
are resorting in order to penetrate the
military secrets of the government and
to open up channels for their propa-
ganda in the army. Some time ago a
man appeared at the headquarters of
the commander of the Kharkov garri-
son. representing himself as Lieuten-
ant Pojotsky, aide de camp of General
Sukhomlinoff, commander of the mill
tary district of Kiev, in which Khar-
kov lies. He presented what appeared
to be an official document. authorizing
him to transmit orders regarding the
disposition of troops.
The idea of questioning the mans
authority never seemed to have en-
tered the mind of the commander of
the garrison. who received him with
the greatest attention, and turned over
for his inspection all military docu-
ments in his possession.
For several weeks Lieutenant Po-
jotsky" was entertained by the Off
GERS, was a prominent figure at the
mlnlary reviews, and personally ac-
companied several punitive" expedi-
lions into the country. When he left
it was with full military honors.
Later. in the course of correspond
ence of General Sukhomlinoff, it was
discovered the man was an imposter.
In consequence of this the commander
of the garrison has received a scathing
riprimand, and general orders have
been issued from the war department
Warming garrison commanders through
out the empire to beware of similar
tricks of the revolutionists.
In addition to the military informa-
ton which the revolutionary "neuten-
ant" secured. M. Kharitonienka. a rich
land owner. mourns the loss of $4,000,
which he willingly loaned to the dash
ing young "aide de camp" of General
Sukhomlinoff.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
SPORTING NEWS.

Battling Nelson has been matched
with Joe Cans for a finish fight at
Goldfields early in September.
Kid Hermann of Chicago was given
the decision over Benny Yanger in a
glove contest at Indianapolis at the
end of the tenth round before $500
persons at the baseball park.
Frank Payne of Tacoma Saturday
captured the Pacific northwest inter-
national tennis championship by de-
feating the former champion, w. A..
McBurney of Spokane, in the challenge
match.
Worcester, Mass.-Fighting for the
place from the beginning of the mile
and a half straight away race for the
international honors in the four-oared
race on Lake Quinsigamond today, Dan
Murphy's quartet, representing the
Portland Rowing club of Portland.
Oregon, pulled against four of the
fastest crews on the continent, landing
in second place, close behind the Non
parcels of New York, and two lengths
ahead of the Ravenswood crew of
Long Island City, four lengths ahead
of the Winnipeg men and seven
lengths ahead of the Metropolitans
1t was the most interesting race of
the day at the Saith annual regatta of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen, and was witnessed by thou
sands of persons. who cheered the
plucky Pacific coasters on their skill
and Drawn in strange waters, Avn
miles from home.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
OAKLAND STREET CARS CRASH.
Pacific Coast Baseball Mines in the
Wreck-Two Deaths,

The most disastrous street car acct
dent in Oakland, Cal, in years oc-
CURED Sunday afternoon, when a Tel
egraph avenue car, packed with pleas
ure seekers from Berkeley and ldora
park, crashed into a Key route cleo
trio train, bound from Piedmont to the
Ferry mole, at the Fortieth street
crossing. A score of persons were
badly injured, at least two of whom
are so badly hurt that death may re-
suit.
The injured were nearly all riding
in the street car. On the street car
were most of the members of the San
Francisco and Los Angeles ball teams,
who had just finished a game at the
park.
A defective air brake on the street
car is said to have been the cause of
the accident.
Although nearly all the members of
the San Francisco and Los Angeles
baseball teams were on the car.
Wheeler, Dillon and Umpire Hodson
were the only ones hurt.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17

Chewelah, Wash, Aug. 1S.-After
the most desperate gun fight in the
annals of Stevens county Mike" Nc
Kale slew William Drugan Sunday at
Brown lake. The men were veteran
prospeetors, both over the half century
mark in years and of violent DISPOSE
tions They quarreled over permitting.
a party of Chewelah men to fish in the
lake. Both rushed for their guns.
Twelve shots were exchanged, Drugan
firing six rounds after McKale's first
bullet had stretched him dying on the
ground
McKale is under arrest at Chewelah.
After the duel he gave himself up to
w. ]. Jackson, deputy sheriff. No.
charge has been placed against him.
Six Chewelah men were present
when the alteration commenced, and
from a distance witnessed the duel to
the death When the fight became in
evitable the visitors bolted for cover,
whence the terrible scene was enacted
before their eyes. Their testimony is.
that Drugan was the aggressor when
it came to shooting and that he was in
the act of aiming his rife when Nc
Kale fired the fatal shot.
The fight hinged on the hospitality
extended to the Chewelah party by
Drugan.
Drugan was raising his rife to his
shoulder when McKale opened the bat
tie with shot. The bullet found a
billet and Drugan fell. Lying on the
ground, and gasping his life away, the
old prospector fired six shots at the
man who had been his partner for
years in the lonely hills. McKale ad-
mits firing six shots In all. Drugan
had one cartridge left in the magazine
of his rifle when his strength failed.
Drugan and McKale were odd old
men of the hills. The dead man was
generally regarded as being insane.
McKale will be held by the authori-
ties pending the disposition Of the
case.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
CAUSES ANOTHER SUICIDE.
Chicago's Bank Failure Proving a
Bad One.

Chicago.-F'rank Kowalski, paying
teller OF the Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, which failed Monday, and for
some time assistant receiving teller
in addition to his other duties, shot
and killed himself at his home. Crit
icism by neighDors and lifelong friends
who accused him of share in the
downfall of the bank, is believed to
have driven Kowalsh to his death.
Kowalski has complained bitterly
of the suspicious of his friends, and
declared that unless his character was
speedily cleared he would take his own
life.
Kowalski's relatives are firm in the
belief that he was innocent of any
wrong doing in the management of the
bank.
Kowalski was 30 years old and had
worked for the bank for 13 years.
While the coroner was holding an
inquest over the body of Kowalsh
crowd of angry foreign men and wo-
men gathered about the house and Gre
ated a demonstration. A Polish man
and woman entered the house and
hurled athemas at the family, shook
their fists at the body and cursed the
memory of the young man.
The crowd tore the wreath of crepe
from the door and crushed it in the
gutter. The excitement grew to riot,
when the police subdued it with clubs.
More Than One Thief.
All theories that Paul o. Stensland
was the sole forger of the $1,000,000
worth of crooked notes in the looted
Milwaukee Avenue State bank have
been smashed.
At least three other men in addition
to the crooked president are thought
to have been engaged in the production
of bogus signatures.
The big forger, it is said, is Cashier
Herring. The authorities now believe
his hand planned the signatures to
over 100000 worth of crooked paper.
The first thing to make the inquisi-
tors certain was the discovery of
bogus $4,000 note with the name of
M. A. Labuy attached to it.
When confronted with the signature
and charged with it's execution, Herring
became embarrassed.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
Uncle Sans Boys Killed.

First Lieutenant John F. James and
two privates of the Eighth infantry.
with Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder
and Internal Revenue Collector Will
liams of Illinois, were killed in a hand
to hand fight with force of Pulajanes
at Julia, island Of Leyte. The detach-
ment, which numbered 10 men, was
greatly outnumbered, but made a gal
liant fight. The Pulajanes captured
three pistols, four Krag-Jorgensen RI
files and 300 rounds of ammunition.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
Navy Short of Men.

Lack of officers in the navy is en-
phasized just now, when applications
are in for leave of absence for a short
time during the hot months. Most
OF these requests have been refused,
as there are not enough officers to go
round. Some of the ships are without
their full quota and there is a demand
for officers to fill the details ashore
and in the various bureaus.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-08-17
Theater Men DEFY Law.

Louisville, Ky-In defiance of orders
OF the board of public safety to keep
the house closed Sunday, the managers
OF the Avenue theater opened under
disadvantages. Police were stationed
at the doors to keep the actresses
from entering. Some of the actors and
several persons had entered before the
police arrived and the other actors
were piloted into the theater by way
Of the roof.