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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
NAUCATUCk NUGGETS

Edward F. Flaherty has entered the employ of the O'Brien Construc- tion company, as timekeeper.
 Morris Zuish, charged with breach of the peace. fainted in court ycster- day and his case was accordingly ad- 1ourned until Friday.
 Naugatuck will receive $1,75O of state highway funds for the ensuing year as filed by State Highway Conl- missioner Mcdonald.
 Peter F. Meegen of Highland aven- ue has entered the New York Trade school. Mir Meegan has just com pleted his apprenticeship with John NJ. Page X Co.
 Milo Osborn. aged sixty-seven. of Osborntown, died yesterday morning. The funeral was held this afternoon GunntOwn cemetery.
 The Women's Study club met yes terday at the residence of Mrs Her ris Whittemore, a musical, with com positions from works by English com posers, was enjoyed.
 Dr w. E. Gerresh of Naugatuck is one of the lecturers before the 3lst annual meeting of the First District Dental society of New York, which is being held at the Grand Central palace.
 Matthew O'Brien died yesterday at the residence of his mother, Mrs Michael O'Brien, h Carroll street. He leaves mother, wife, two sisters, Miss Bridget O'Brien, Mrs L. E. Downs; four brothers. John, Edward, James and Martin. The funeral will be held Thursday with interment In St Francis cemetery.
 A rehearsal of the Choral union was held in the new High school audito- rum last night, after the rehearsal q recess of two weeks will be taken and then the sopranos and altos will re- hearse separately from the tenors and passes. The chorus will then be ready for the orchestra which will be chosen largely from local talent as- sisted by musicians from Waterbury, Bridgeport and New Haven. The Rose Maiden will be presented the second week in February in the Gem opera house.
 W. G. Hurd, a witness brought be- fore the commissioners in the con demnation proceedings yesterday es- timated the value of the Sullivan property at from $100 to $2W per front foot and the Rya" property at from $1OO to $50 for the same amount. Frank H. Judd from busi- ness experience of twenty-two years on Water street thought it the princi- pal business street of the borough. H, H. Schofield did not consider the occasional flooding of the cellars any detriment. He had kept flour In ms cellar winter and summer during tne years he had been in the grocery ousi- ness on Water street. He thought the Sullivan property ought to bring about $162.50 per front foot on fhe average. Richard Neary believed Water street to be the main street or the borough about which all business reyolved. Architect Williams of New Haven demonstrated that very small cost would keep the cellars on the street dry. Charles F. Lander put the value of part of the Sullivan iand at $225 per front foot and the rest of 1t at from $150 to $175 per front foot.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
oAKWLlE HAPPENINGS

The train due in Oakville at s:0s D. m. was nearly an hour late last night. due to the bursting of the wa ter tank on the engine and several local residents working in Water bury were late in reaching their homes. -
 The icy condition of the streets in the village make travelling dimcuit and several residents have received some hard falls during the past few days. Yesterday one prominent resi- dent of Newton Heights was hurry ing to catch car when he slipped on the steps back of the railroad station. coming down the lower flight with bump. Fortunately his injuries con- sisted of only few slight bruises.
 Mrs Belle Hickox of Newton Heights has returned home after sev- eral weeks in New York state.
 Mrs J. M. Henry of Davis street. who has been on the sick list, is re- ported to be somewhat better.
 Theodore Cunningham of Main street is arranging to spend the re- mainder of the winter in the south.
 Skating on the different ponds around the village is reported to be excellent.
 George Conrad hes entered the employ of the Baird Machine Co.
 NJ. E. Saunders and family have moved from Knob hill to Benjamin's tenement on Newton Heights.
 Mrs F. J. Coon is recovering from her recent illness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
The Bedosin's House

The Bedouin's house Is round and surrounded by round wall In which the nocks are penned at night. It Is flat roofed and covered with soil. and inside 1t Is as destitute of interest as 1t Is possible to conceive-a few mats on which the family sleep. a few jars in which they store their butter and a skin churn in which they make the same. In one house Into which pene- trated bundle was hanging from the ceiling. which found to be baby by the exposure of one of It's little feet. Everything Is poor and pastoral. He hardly has any clothes to cover him. self with. nothing to keep him warm when the weather is damp save his homespun sheet. and he has not soul above his focks. The closest intimacy exists between the Bedouin and his goats and his COWS. The animals un- derstand and obey certain calls with absolute accuracy. and you generally see Socotran shcpherfess walking be- fore her flock and not after it and they stroke and csress their little COWS until they are as tame as dogs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
MEsMER's METHODS.
10 InAssncNe Patisuts by sugses.
 ton, but Hta Real Power.

Hs InAssac~a Patieuts by sussss.
 tton, but Hid Real Fewer.
 Mesmer published in 1773 his ac- count of the marvellous cures effected by what he was pleased to term an- final magnetism. When in IT'S he came to Paris he came with well de- veloped sense of the value of adyertis- ing. The campaign he inaugurated was of character to disgust the conserva- tive and thoughtful. but to take sen sation loving populace by storm. Most extravagant tales of cures he had ac- complished in Berlin, Vienna and else where were noised abroad. Through . convert he challenged the physicians of Paris to enter Into a contest with him, they to treat twelve patients by the orthodox methods, he to treat twelve by his. Of course this challenge was rejected. and equally of course Its rejection was interpreted by the thoughtless as an acknowledgement of the superiority of Mesmer's treatment. His rooms were thronged. His purse waxed constantly heavier.
 The treatment he gave was such as to appeal wildly to the imagination of the patient-in word. to increase his suggestibility. Suggestion. indeed. was its root element, although Mesmer fall. ed or pretended to fail to recognize this and taught that It's efficacy depended upon the emuence of . mysterious fluid. In . room dimly lighted and hung with mirrors the patients were seated about a circular vat of con siderable size covered with . lid and containing various chemicals. A long cord connected the patients with one another, while in the lid of the tub were several holes, through each of which passed an iron rod bent In such way that It's point could be applied to any part of a patients body. The patients were requested not to speak, the only sound In the room being strains of soft music. When expectan- cy was at it's flood Mesmer would en- ter clad in the robe of magician and carrying an iron wand. At one patient he would gaze intently. and another he would stroke gently with hls wand. Soon some would burst into laughter, others into tears. while still others would fall into convulsions, finally passing Into lethargic state, out of which. 1t is claimed. they emerged cured or on the highroad to a cure. Occasionally the treatment was given outdoors. tree being "magnetiSed" and the patient collapsing in swoon so soon as he approached it-Apple- tons Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
Wanted the Credit.

Anything in regard to Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga: is interesting. but some of the anecdotes told of him make plain the fact that he was not wholly free from human weaknesses. One story, whether true or not is often told of Allen and is recorded in Mir. Morrill's Self Consciousness of Noted Persons"
 Ethan Allen was not wont to bridle his tongue. especially when flushed with success. His bravery was not to be disputed, but sometimes his words were even bigger than his deeds. Had 1 but orders I could go to Albany and be monarch In three weeks. and I've half mind to do it," he once boasted. On the Sunday after the capture of IT. conderoga Parson Dewey thanked God In hls long prayer for the great deliv- ,erance. The hero of the occasion was one of the congregation.
 "Parson Dewey! Parson Deweyw was heard in a whisper by those sitting near Ethan Allen.
 The clergyman was absorbed In his own thoughts and continued to thank the Lord.
 ''Parson Dewey!
 This time the exclamation was heard all over the church by every one but the preacher. Allen could stand it no longer and shouted in a stentorian voice. "Parson Dewey. thank the Lord, but just mention that was therew
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
ExiIed.

Her look holds no reienting sign.
 We meet. but never. as Of yore. Her soul a stranger is to mine
 dwell within her heart no mora I see the smiles that others wear.
 hear them shouting in their giss And wonder vhy they cannot care
 Because the world is strange to nc I pass through dark. forbidding lands An exile. friendless and alone. Since she has ceased to lay her hand1 For trustfni guidance in my oSn- Scenes that were once familiar. rev
 Have eafIines that are strangely nsv. And hsunts that once were dear. sons
 how
 Have loss thsir oii attractions. too. The brooks have c>ssed to slrK fer toy. pass frou place to place alone Where nsen c forelrn seech empioy.
 My soll ts exiled frcrn It's own. Her lo-ok ho15s no reieutfrx sfr..
 We m>es. bst nerer es of yores Her soGl . stranger is to nine.
 dNeil uffhf1 her h>4rt ns Eere- a E. Kiser. b Chic.Es Rsco-t-H9ss1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
MT. Lambert of Waterbury.
All Remedies had Failed to Care Min UatiI hs
 Teok the Df. Richards Dyspepsis Takets.

If your blood has been impoverished by weakness and headaches from dyspepsia, do not neglect to treat yourself at once with a good tonic and digestant. You will find both fin the Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets.
 MT George E. Lambert of No. 70 South Main street. Waterbury. Conn |, says:
 'I have used Dr Richards Dyspep- sia Tablets for six weeks and have found them all they are represented to be. can say with all sincerity and truthfulness that they cured ne of a serious stomach trouble, some thing all other remedies have failei to do. A friend recommended these tablets. I had no faith but went to Hall and got a bottle. I noticed a marked improvement after taking the first bottle. After the sec onJ bottle I was entirely cured of all my old complaints and the beauty of it is that the cure has been a per manent one. thanks to Dr Richards Dyspepsia Tablets.
 For sale by all drurzista Better to say Richards twice. Price fifty cents per bottle. Made by Dr Rich- ards Dyspepsia Tablet Association, s Worth street. New York
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
OLD PUZZLE ABOUT CHECKS
When They Gould Not Re Drawn h
 Favor of Any One PeFsOn.

When They Gould Not Be Drawn h Favor of Any One Person. Discussing. at the London Kings col lege Gilbart lectures on banking. the rise of the bank check system, Sir John Paget. K. O., had the following to say:
 "The origin of crossing checks Is we'll known. It began in the clearing house for the convenience of those em- ployed there, and then it began to be adopted by the general public. There was no statutory interpretation. no statutory sanction; still, when done by the drawer of check. it had some ef- feet. If a man drew a check on his banker and wrote across it the name of another banker he obviously meant his banker to understand something by 1t. He meant to convey something to his banker. Following the analogy of the clearing house and looking at the natural meaning of writing another bankers name across the check, one might be inclined to say that the req sonable interpretation was that the customer forbade his banker to pay the check except to or through the medium of that banker.
 But in those days and indeed later judges and lawyers could not reconcile this Interpretation with the continued negotiability of the check. All checks were up to 1853 made payable to bear CT. and the objection was: How can a check be at the same time payable to bearer and only payable to a specified banker? + it be payable to banker, why cannot the bearer demand pay ment of 1t himself over the counterY We know better now. We know that no crossing, except the Not negotiable one, in any way affected the full ne probability of the check, but in those days the problem was terrible stum- bling block. Consequently, as pointed out by Lord Cairns in Smith and the Union bank. the crossing prior to statutory enactment amounted only to . caution or warning to the paying banker to exercise special care If he paid the check otherwise than to a banker, for they drew no distinction in the days prior to 1858 between special and general crossing.
 That was so even after the first act in 1858. All that the crossing. whether special or general, amounted to was. IS I say. to warn the banker to be careful if he paid the check direct to the bearer. If he took no precautions he might be liable to his customer on the ground of negligence if the pay ment were to person with no title and the customer suffered loss there. by."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
r.ee,.c,.,, U,wsrsss,.

That the average schoolboy is an un- conscious humorist of the highest order is amply proved by the examples which. supplied by schoolmssters. ap- pear from time to time in print. says Chums. ~Rivers flow because no one csn stop them.- declared one youthful esssyist recently. while another. when asked to give the seven great powers of the world. wrote in sii good faith. Gravity. electricity. steam power. sss power. horsepower. armies snd navses- Tn describing the difference betveen a physician ani . surseon yet snother budding writer declared: "A physician is q man vho deals with medicines. He Epes out to see people. A surreon fs a man vbo uixes medL eines in the surr>ry for fhe physician and vho takes beEs of whea sny one requires if or srns-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
WANT RESTORATION
Plea Made to President on
 Behalf of Negro TroopA
STEWART AND NORRIS AT CAPITAL
Envoy of Constitutional League Pro. sents Evidence to Executive Show. ing, He Asserts, Innocence
 of COl0red Soldiers.


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Gilchrist Stewart. representing the Constitution al league and l45 of the dismissed ne gro soldiers, and Rev. Dr. Charles S. Morris, the pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist church of New York city, are in Washington in the interest of the battalion of soldiers of the Twenty fifth infantry, colored, who were dis charged without honCr'' as result of the shooting affair at Brownsville. Tex.
 Mir. Stewart has with him 8 large amount of evidence regarding the af- fray, which he presented to the presi- dent through Secretary Loeb. The president is preparing his answer to the senate resolution calling for in. formation regarding the discharged sol diers.
 MT. Stewart presented to the presi- dent TIP affidavits showing, according to his story. that within five minutes after Major Penrose ordered the ''call to arms" every man of the battalion answered the roll call land was under the direct supervision of the white officers who verified the roll call, mak- ing 1t impossible for substitutions;" that all of the officers and men thought the firing was of mixed arms and that the fort was being attacked by cer- tain element in the city which had threatened to drive the colored soldiers out of Brownsville.
 Mir. Stewards ahidavits, he held, showed that Major Penrose ordered the three companies in position of defense on the walls of the fort, each company supporting the other, Con- pany 0 staying on guard all night. He contended that the evidence made 1t clear that an attempt was being made to not only do the soldiers bodily harm, but, failing in that an effort was made to lay the blame upon the soldiers both by shooting up the town and then get ting government cartridges and clips from the target practice grounds and scattering them along the streets.
 He stated that the afiidavits show it would have been impossible for any soldier to have got back into the lines without being seen by the white ofil- cers and adds that there were threats by citizens to shoot colored soldiers after II o'clock on the night of the difficulty: that citizens were dressed in khaki uniform and regulation hat and carried rifles, being seen on the street that night in two squads, one of four men and one of five.
 The men are asking congress as the result of these affidavits that there be a thorough congressional investigation by a committee having power to sub poena witnesses or that the president take steps to restore them to the army without prejudice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
Cave Them . surprl.e.

wILKESBARRE. Pa. Dec. 12.-Pat rick Golden of Avoca. who was report ed as having been killed In the mines in West Virginia. surprised his family by walking into the house late at night in the best of health. About six weeks ago a telegram was received by his wife that he had been killed in the mines in West Virginia and that the body had been shipped to the home of his sister in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Gold. en was unable to attend the funeral, and the family since then had been mourning him as dead.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
Death Mes.e.ger Awaited Singer.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-Those who listened to the superb singing of Mime. Olive Fremstadt as Venus in "Tannhauser" at the Academy of Music last night did not know that as the singer charmed her audience . dread messenger was waiting fin the last act with news that Mime. Frem- stadt's mother was dead at her home in Minneapolis.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
A,s.,.. .,s Eav.rS 10 Nees.

PARIS. Dec. 12.-A dispatch from San Sebastian says that King Edward of England and King Alfonso of Spain will meet in March at the Villa Belle fontaine. BIarritx, which King Edward has rented.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
shet rasA.r For wnipp,.s ni..

RIDGEwOOD. N. Y, Dec. 12.-wil- liam weden. sixteen years old, shot and seriously wounded his father. John weden, because he would no longer submit to the thrsshings that have been his due since he made up his mind that he had outgrown hIs school boy days. The shooting took place in the weden home In Glendale. . sub
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12

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 The sunshine of calamity.
 The essence of pure devotion. One who understands our silence. A link of gold in the chain of life. An insurance against misanthrpy. Friendship. one soul in two bodies. One truer to me than I am to my self.
 A star of hope in the cloud of sdver- sity.
 A volume of sympathy bound in cloth.
 A diamond in the ring of acquaint- A stimuIsnt ,o the nobler side of our nature.
 The je~el that shines brightest in the darkness
 One uto considers ny need before ny deservines
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-03
THE THEATE Err.
New. National Theater.

The Rogers Brothers have again changed
their nationality, for the time being, and
are now freshmen. At least, they adopt the
attire OF the folk of the Emerald Isle and
sing the songs of Old Erin. but the Dutch
dialect. characteristic of the comedians, Is
retained and thereby hangs the reason for
much Of the mirth that permeates the latest
John ]. McNally farce. "The Rogers
Brothers in Ireland" In past years they
have appeared I'm Paris" I'm London"
and at other spots, but I'm Ireland the
environment is more decidedly novel than
in any of the others. Max Rogers is absent
from the cast because of Illness. and he
was missed by the large audience In the
New National Theater last evening. al
though Joseph Kane proved an excellent
substitute. The production is crowded with
tuneful music for which Max Hoffman, the
musical director for the company, is respon-
sible: pleasing stage pictures and, inciden-
tally, pretty girls. As to plot, there is some
reference to an option on the blarney stone
IAN echo is a hole in the wind and swift
zerland is not in Ireland; it's in Pennsyl-
vania" Each of the three acts has It's
distinctive song hit and grouping novelty.
All who have speaking parts use the
brogue. the music bears a decidedly Irish
strain. and the jig is the popular form OF
foot movement. The Rogers Brothers In
Ireland is action from start TO finish. In
addition to Gus Rogers and Joseph Kane
the principals of the east are Corinne,
Bessie DE Vote. Josie Intropidi, Maurice
Darcy, Charles F. Mccarthy and Edward
OCGnOOT.