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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-18
''Mhat is a MOllvcOddIe.

Inquired Mrs Knipp. "A mollycoddle ls a man who goes out for q good time, when he comes home drunk he tells his wife that Smith forced him to drink replied the man with the copper nose. What would you call . man, who. when he comes home full, says: Jones insisted I try his new brand of gin?" asked Mrs Knipp. "A man is not required to. answer any thing that would incriminate himself" answered Mir Knipp. Mir Knipp en- Unused over the sweetness of shad boiled over fire made with BROWNS QUICKFIRE CHAR COAL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-18

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
world vet II Is actually exporting that

world, yet it Is actually exporting tina,
product The exports Of domestic
products include 31,51S,4s4 pounds OF
green. or raw, coffee, valued at $2,-
s70,5s2.
This Is explained by the fact that
Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands
are customs districts Of the United
States and that their exports to for
eign countries are now included with
the figures Of exports from the various
customs districts Of this country.
1t is stated that doubtless all Of this
coffee is the product Of the island pos
sessions referred to. In addition 49,
100000 pounds Of coffee Of foreign
production brought into this country
was re-exported.
Still another curious feature OF
American commerce is that while this
country produces three-fourths Of the
worlds cotton, s11,OOO,OOO worth OF
that product was imported last year,
to say nothing Of $1,000.000 worth OF
waste cotton. This product, however,
Is of a different quality from that
principally produced in the United
States, being Of the long and silky fl
Der, coming principally from Egypt.
While this country Is the largest
manufacturer Of cotton goods, the i'm
portations Of manufactures Of this
product aggregated in round figures
$69, 100000 in value. which was more
than so per cent, In excess Of the value
of these goods exported.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
STORY OF AN EAGLE.
Bird Kills a Dog, But 10 Badly Injured
In the Eiuht,


One afternoon some time ago the fol-
lowing episode, in which a great eagle
figured, occurred at Furstenwald, in
Brandenburg, Prussia, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. A field laborer heard
dog bowling in most dismal manner
at no great distance from the spot at
which he was working. Running in
the direction from which the sounds
came, he saw a large bird perched on
the watchdog Of a neighboring farm;
the two were struggling and fighting,
partly in the air and partly on the
ground.
At last they passed into an adjoining
copse. when the laborer ran and call
ed the bailiff Of the place where he
was employed. Both proceeded to the
copse, to find the bird moving with the
greatest difficulty and scarcely able to
hop a few PAGES; 1t tried to fly, but
was evidently disabled and well-di-
rected shot killed 1t.
They found the poor dog dead, all
the flesh had been literally torn from
the bones by its enemy. The eagle
measured seven feet between the tips
Of its wings and was almost black
with snow white shoulders, indicating
great age. 1t had evidently had O
history, for on its left foot, just above
the claw. was a strong gold ring on
which were engraved some letters, the
meaning Of which could not be de-
ciphered, the word "Eperjes" and date
40, 9, 1927" Eperjes is town In
Hungary, not far from the northern
Carpathians. The bird had probably
once been in captivity.
The eagle in its native haunts Is a
solitary bird, its mate alone excepted;
no other Of It's kind Is likely to be
found living within a considerable dis
tance Of II.
A tlow from its wing alone is said to
have killed kid. There are many in
stances of babes and young children
having been carried Off by eagles.
1t Is even stated that in the canton
Of Geneva a boy Of ten years Of age,
who was attempting to rob an eagles
nest was seized by one of the birds
and carried a distance Of 500 yards.
He was, however, rescued by his COM
panlons without having suffered any
very serious injury, although its talons
had inflicted some severe wounds.
The eagle builds its eyrie in the
Ne - ha
edges Of precipices, the nest being lit
tie more than a flooring Of sticks and
branches lined with leaves. Here 1t
brings and stores up a considerable
amount Of food, often consisting Of
young lambs and game.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
CHAPTER VII.
Esther.

Il never knowed anybody by the
name in these parts. sir, and I've lived
here, man and boy, for fifty years.
recken you're on the wrong track
Tempest" meditatively. mo
sir, There's no Tempests at Cinder-
VILE, but sich as whoop and holler uT
and down the coast, and play the dev-
il with the fishing boats and any Other
craft that may be laying about loose
sir"
The speaker, a wrinkled fisherman
in a flannel shirt and canvas jacket
with his trousers tucked into a pair OF
enormous sea- boots, was calking 9
boat, drawn up on the stocks, in the
sleepy little Maine fishing town OF
Cinderville. Guy Fleetwood, the per.
son addressed. stood leaning against
the sagging gable -end of fish -houst
"a queer, tottering structure, yellow
with lichen, and decorated with the
rotting figure head of some lost shiI
-laZily watching old Tom Dexter a
his labors.
In front of the two men lay an ole
wharf strewn with debris-lobster'
traps, broken yawls. damaged tubs ant
barrels. and a great sea, like lapi:
lazul, combing and curling in gloomy
waves against the sandy beach. Be
hind them, the little hamlet Of Cinder'
vile went struggling up steep hill
its painless church well in advance
the gray fish-houses bringing up th'
rear. The whole hillside seemed Sc
with flakes" for drying fish. There
were cornfelds, however, and flocks
Cinderville for the place was half-ma
rine and agricultural.
"Hereabout, sir" said Tom Dexte
to Fleetwood, "a man can't wholly ge
his living neither on the land nor oi
the water-he's got to draw from
both"
Then" said our Canadian friend
helplessly, as he leaned against th'
old fish, house. "you are sure, Mr.. Dex
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
PASSING OF THE soMBRERo.
Famed Hat Now Seldom Worn BY Up.
per Class Mexicans.

per SIdoo NCNiSdho'
The famed Mexican sombrero ID
now seldom worn by Mexicans Of the
upper class when riding. driving or
hunting, says the Mexican Herald.
Not so many years ago even here at
the capital men Of position were occa-
sionally seen wearing the sombrero. a
most suitable hat under tropical sun
such as we all feel at midday.
Pity that the sombrero should have
given place to the black derby or
bowler, a hat that should be catalogued
among hats that are not hats in true
sense, just as Charles Lamb made up
a list of books that are not books. Nor
i3 the narrow brimmed modern straw
hat a sufficient shade for the eyes IN
this land of glaring sunshine.
The Panama hat, real or imitation,
now in high favor among the younger
men, Is almost ideal as protection TO
head and eyes. 1t is light, almost uni
versally becoming and growing ever
more popular.
The Panama has come TO stay un-
less fashion, so potent nowadays, ex-
lies it. Yet it would be absurd for
denizens of the tropics to give up
the best of hats for any caprice or
Dame Fashion.
OF late years the wearing Of straw
hats in winter here has been frowned
upon by the gilded youth who give
the law of style to the young men or
the middle class. Yet there is hardly
a day in the year when, under the sun
of Mexico, a straw hat Is not suitable.
Some very sensible young Britons
wear straw hats the year through, real
izing that they are dwellers OF the
tropics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
GOLD NOT GOOD IN CHINA.
What Money Is Depends Upon the Lo-
eality, Says a Traveller.


eality, Says a Traveller.
1T Is hard to define just what money
is," said Representative Julius Kahn OF
San Francisco, recently, says the
Washington Post. "At best, 1t seems
to be a relative term-that Is, what
passes for money in one part of the
world is regarded with suspicion at
some other place.
Gold Is supposed to be the one cir
culating medium that passes current
everywhere, but it is not true. In the
far east for instance, the natives pos
itively refuse to take anything but Sill
yer. Gold Is not money to them, and
in Washington or New York or any OF
the cities along the Atlantic coast
when l hand a man a $40 or $40 gold
piece to change he looks upon me with
suspicion. He almost says in so many
words that he would rather not have
it. But let me hand out worn and
dirty bill and he accepts it without
looking at It,.
"Out in California bills are still
more or less Of a curiosity and conse-
quently the people are not accustomed
to them. Go into bank in San Fran
cisco and tender $50 bill for change
The chances are that the president OF
the bank and the entire staff OF off,
cials would be called into consultation
as to it's genuineness, and l doubt II
there is a store in the town where
bill would be accepted and changed or
hand. We are all creatures OF habit
and custom rules the world after ALL
| THE silver coins in circulation In
China" Mr.. Kahn continued, ARE OBJ
iects of curiosity to foreigners. In
| China the coinage Of money Is let 10
private parties, and the amount OF Sill
YER in a coin depends largely on the
personal honesty Of the man in charge
of the particular mint. On this ac-
count each coin as it passes around In
circulation has to be stamped with the
initials Of the merchant last having
| Il I'm his possession. The last man
stamping the coin Is held responsible
for any shortage in weight In the coin.
The result is that the coins from re-
peated stampings, resemble small sau-
GERS, and each one fits into the other
when stacked up in q pile. l Imagine
that they might be useful for picnic
| purposes, but they are certainly incon-
venient to carry around, as any one
can bear witness who has Travelled
| through the Flowery Kingdom"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
A ROMANCE.
About An Eastern Tenderfoot Who
Struck Il Rich.


Archie Layton was from the east
His parents were exceedingly poor.
One of his sisters chewed gum before
typewriter all day long in brokers'
office in Columbus, O., while his broth
er hoped counters in a Cincinnati dry
goods store These two supported
their. poor old parents. Archie want
ed to strike a gold mine and pay the
mortgage on the old farm in Ohio. He
had come to Big Nose. the new camp,
to look around. Everybody laughed
at him but Alkali Jim, a big-hearted
miner To him Archie told his story.
81 will help you," said Alkali JIM
I'll steer you right and you will find
gold"
Archie toiled and toiled. His hands
became covered with blisters, but every
day he thought of the old folks at
home and the mortgage. One day AL
kali Jim said: Archie, go out yonder
and dig like the devil, and maybe
you'll strike gold"
Archie followed his advice. He took
a lunch and a box Of cork tipped Gig
arettes one day and went out and dug
like the devil. At 8 o'clock exactly he
began to get disheartened. He had
found nothing. With another Thought
of the old home he buckled in and dug
some more. All at once he struck
something hard. He breathlessly dug
out some rock. With several specl-
mems in his hand he ran uptown. He
thought Of the old home and the mort
gage once again. Running to the once
Of an assayer. he threw the specimens
on the table and yelled, Eureka! Here
Is gold"
He lied. 1t was Just plain rock. Ar
chic Is now playing piano in Bullneck
Harvey's saloon in Ely, Nev.-DenVer
Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
Mistellaneous 8eadins,
NO MORE SoToL WINE.
Uncle Sam Stops the Manufacture Of
Mexican Nectar.

q Mexican Nectar.
One of the minions Of the United
States internal revenue bureau came
out here from San Antonio, says q
correspondent of the New York SUM-
writing from Ysleta, Tex, and de-
stroyed 600 gallons Of wine made from
the root Of the sotol plant. Not only
this, but the word has been passed
down the line in all the upper Rio
Grande border region that there must
be no more manufacture Of alcoholic
liquor from the sotol.
Sui Boggs rode all the way from
Tornillo to get a supply Of the sotol
wine. He arrived the day after It had
all been spilled by the revenue agent.
He was disgusted.
1T beats ALL" he said. What is
this country a'comin' to? Here we've
been drinking sotol ever since this part
of the coun :ry was discovered by the
Spaniards, and here comes some kind
OF new rulin' made by some jumpin'
jack up there at Washington and cuts
US fellows off from one Of our princi-
pal ratlons.
"Tll bet the man who Is responsible
for doin' away with maxim sotol never
tasted the liquor in his life. Sotol
wine is nectar for the gods.
II guess 1 can go without 1t, but
lust wait until the Mexicans along the
river hear that they can't get any
more sotol to drink, and you will see
the biggest exodus of Greasers bound
for Mexico that was ever witnessed In
these parts"
Sotol is to the people Of these parts
what whisky Is to the men Of Ken
lucky. Small sotol distilling plants
have been in operation all through this
region from time immemorial.
The sotol grows profusely upon the
ranches of the extreme southwestern
part Of Texas and Of northern Mexico.
1t Is a mi-desert plant, and In
drought 1t Is fed to cattle and sheep
in lieu Of grass.
In all the border saloons sotol can
be bought It has long been a favorite
beverage with the Mexicans who work
upon the ranches and live in the ter
ritory where the sotol plant thrives.
The sotol liquor is said to possess a
peculiar quality which nerves men up
to do desperate deeds. To be a real
bad 'ombre a man must take a few
drinks Of sotol.
1t Is related that at the time Bill
Taylor and his band Of outlaws held
up and robbed the Overland Express
on the Southern Pacific near Comstock,
a few years ago. they were all more
than half drunk on sotol. When three
members Of the gang were captured In
the Davis mountains several days Ia
ter they had on hand a half empty
Jug Of sotol They had been forced to
tighten their burdens by dropping a
big bag of silver, but they retained the
jug of sotol.
1t has been said by physicians that
sotol is one Of the purest and most
healthful Of all alcoholic liquors. If
taken in moderate quantities it builds
up the system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25

OLD-TIME PUNIsHMENTs.-A NUMBER
of tender-hearted English gallants
joined a pioneer expedition to Vir-
ginia. The weather was cold and the
work hard. When these soft -muscled
young men were set at chopping trees
their hands were sorely blistered by
the axe helves. With cries OF pain
many oaths were heard. The presi-
dent Of the company soon put stop
to the swearing by ordering a can OF
cold water to be poured down the
sleeve of the guilty one at every oath
he uttered.
In colonial days hog stealing was
considered Cne of the most serious
crimes. At the first offense the thiet
ears were slit. at the second his ears
were nailed to a pillory, and at the
third he suffered death "without ben
eft Of clergy"
Deceitful bakers and careless hsh
dealers had to lose their ears, while
he who spoke detracting words had
his tongue bored by a bodkin.
A Frenchman travelling in America
in 100 described the ducking pool as
pleasant mode" Of Furnishing a
scolding woman.-Youth's Companion
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
ANECDOTES OF DR.. AkED.
Famous Britisher Who Will Preach to
John D. Rockefeller.

Rev. DR.. Charles Frederick Aked,
former pastor at Pembroke chapel In
Liverpool, who recently arrived In
New York to take up his duties as
pastor Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church is an athletic type Of man, and
his manner reminds many Of President
Roosevelt. 1t Is told Of DR.. Aked that
when he was about to take the pas
torate Of Pembroke chapel, Liverpool,
he went fishing at o'clock one morn
ing and, finding a suit Of clothes on
the bank. jumped in to save a sup
posed drowning man. He brought out
the mans dead body. AS a result of
the incident Pembroke chapel on the
morning that DR.. Aked preached his
first sermon was crowded to the doors.
People wanted to see preacher who
had gone fishing at 8 a. m. and who
had jumped into the water to save
man.
When interviewed somehow the con-
versation turned first to John d. Rock
efeller, and DIR. Aked rather resented
the idea that he was to be the pastor
Of "Rockefeller's church"
81 know nothing Of Mr.. Rockefel-
ler," he said. land 1t Is rather hard to
call the Fifth Avenue Baptist church
Rockefeller's church. He is only pew
holder in the church"
Here some one managed to get In a
question as. to tainted money and DIR.
Aked frightened up.
"I am not talking now on tainted
money" he said. 'But perhaps you
feel like the negro. The story goes
that two negroes were talking when
one of them asked whether he had
heard that a certain rich man had
tainted money.
What is this tainted money? ask
ed. one.
what said the other, amt you
heard what dat Is? Well. 1t tain't
yours and 1t 'tain't mine."
When the Transvaal war crisis be-
gan to approach, "in season and out OF
season." to use his own words, "Dr.
Aked denounced Chamberlain's policy"
When the war began he was the first
and most fervid Of the pro-Boers. On
a Sunday, after a disastrous week to
British arms, he announced q lecture
in Pembroke chapel dealing with the
South African war; The police expect
ed what would happen and had 2oo
men at the chapel.
After the service Dr. Aked, his wife
and a deacon got away safely in caf
by a side entrance. Before the cah
reached the minister's house 1t was
overtaken by the mob and partially
wrecked. It managed, however, to
reach the house.
Dr. Aked sprang out, fought his way
to the door, opened 1t and fought his
way back to help his wife from the
cab to the house. One man stood IL
his way DR.. Aked dealt with him III
the fashion he has applied to all MS
fights. He did not speak to him, ne
did not wait to see II the man would
really offer violence-he was In the
way, and DR.. Aked knocked him down
like log.
When the minister and his wife were
safe inside the mob amused itself by
wrecking the house from without. moi
leaving a pane of glass unbroken. Fol-
five weeks this scene was repeated
every Sunday. For five weeks Dr.
Aked denounced his own country un-
der police protection. Three hundred
police guarded the house and chapel
and all the way between the two, back
and forth, DR.. Aked was handed from
plain clothes man to plain clothes man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
LESS CHAMPAGNE DRUNK.
United States Imports of Sparkling
Wine Show a Decrease.

United States imports OF Sparkhh9
Wine Show a Decrease.
Apparently champagne drinking In
the United States is on the wane, says
the Washington Post. Both the guam
tity and value of that beverage i'm
ported into this country last year were
less than in the preceding year and
practically no greater than a dozen
years ago.
This is only one Of several surprising
features Of a statement issued by the
bureau of statistics on the "ebb and
flow Of the commerce Of the United
States in 1906" The figures show that
394.727 quarts Of champagne and other
sparkling wines were imported in 1906,
valued at $5,S55,425, while in the i'm
mediately preceding year the number
of dozen quarts was 4O1,514, valued at
s5,51S,651.
Another rprising fact Is that while
the United States Is one Of the great
est coffee consuming countries in the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26

Republicans to heap abuse upon
Democrats because of opposition to
the colonial or expansion policy
upon which the Republican party
started less than a decade ago. for
too many Republicans high up in
party and prominent in official life,
notably a member of the supreme
court, have discussed the insular
policy with perfect freedom, disa-
greeing with the policy that their
party pursued from its first and it's
defiance of every tradition and the
Declaration of the Constitution. Re-
.publicans today, not few of them
see the ridiculous position their par
ty took, its rulings being contra
dictory in some instances, and they
hold as Democrats held from the
first that the Constitution must fol-
low the Flag.
The Capitalization and concentra.
ton of power and wealth are now
regarded with alarm upon the part
of Republicans who see the newt
able end to which the drift of their
party will lead. In holding to the
rights of a state and to the principle
of the largest measure of home
rule the Democrats are no longer
subjected to ridicule, for they are
supported in their position by Re-
publicans.
There is change front upon tho
part Of a good many Republicans led
by President Roosevelt when it
comes to the question of an income
tax. a tax the Democrats provided
for less than IA years ago which by
bare majority of the supreme
court was held to be mcunstitution-
al
The Democrats have long looked
forward to tariff reform. Through
the work of protected interests, the
day of such reform has been post
poned, but a change has come about
in sentiment in the Republican
ranks where 1t is no longer consid-
cred an objectionable political her
NSJ W duNOtdtN tUulStS Ill llrlu
schedules for the benefit of the peo-
pie instead of for the trusts as so
many Republicans beside the entire
Democratic party regard the present
tariff schedules a, operating. Re
vision must come. The strongest
stand-pat Republicans see it, and
some would be more willing to be-
gin the work soon than fight il off.
knowing that the Democratic party
must eventually be delegated to do
what every interest but the special
demand.
The reduction of the Republican
representation in Congress is anoth-
re sign of the times that should give
nope TO every Democrat that the
principles for which he has stood
steadfast are yet to triumph as they
should Youngstown Vindicator.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-26
BIILLONAIRES AND
NATIONAL PROSPERITY

Chancellor Day the volcanic and
erratic head of the Syracuse Uni
velsity the man who q few months
ago burst into prominence by call
ing President Roosevelt an anar-
chist, has exploded again. The
cause of the explosion was very
much the same which caused the
first eruption and the result win
undoubtedly be much the same; no
body hurt nobody sccred and no
harm done.
Mr.. Day has again taken up the
defense of the trusts and corpor-
alton and the Hcrculancous task of
cndcavoring TO make the people
think they are all right and Of
making them believe the trusts are
the greatest blessing ever bestowed
upon the people. lie predicts that
the wave of reform in business
which is sweeping over this coun-
try and the trend for legislation
which will curb the monopolies and
wreck theftrusts which are fixing
prices receiving rebates and throt-
Ting competition, will have no ef-
feet and that not many years dis
tant our millionaires will have be-
come bill;onaires and our multimill-
ionaires, 8multibillionaires. He
places his stamp of approval upon
the trusts and their manner of
doing business. He points to the
man who has made millions and
calls him the ideal citizen, the man
who has brains and the fellow
upon whom the future of the ma
tion depends, contrasting him to the
laboring man, whom he declares is
nothing. With Chancellor Day, the
part which the laboring man plays
in the Importance of the nation is
very. very insignificant. He does
not stop DO reason that all of the
inventions which are made by the
brain would be Of no account,
were it not for the men, the COM