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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
THE PURSER'S JOKE.
Why Religious Services Were Not Held
 on That Trip.

on That Trip.
 On most of the big ocean steamers a minister is usually found among the passengers. and invariably he is called upon on Sunday to conduct religious service in the main dining saloon. Oc- casionally the man of the cloth seeks the purser and asks if he may conduct a service on the Sabbath. A case of this sort happened recently on one Of the Red b steamers on the run from New York to La Guayra. \ young minister who three days before the steamer sailed had taken orders from a seminary. and a day later a wife asked the purser if he might conduct religious service on the following day. which was Sunday The purser re- piled that the dining saloon was at his disposal and that the passengers would be informed At what hour shall the service begin:- asked the young minister The purser rubbed his brow a moment and replied that he could begin at nine bells The minister and his bride appeared in the dining saloon at o'clock in the mon- ing and waited four hours for the con greg2tiOn. which did not come On the following day he listened again for nine bells" but heard them n0t-Nev York Tribune
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18

There was grim truth in Dean | SWift's saying that Providence shows 1 it's estimate of wealth by the people | on whom 1t cOnfers 1t. If there be any millionaire on either side of the Atlantic, either ancient or modern, whose personal weight of character
 or grasp of intelligence entities him
 to an esteem above the average, his
 name has escaped me, says a New
 York critic. It is not impossible that
 many of them might have risen to
 distinction in these important re-
 spects; but the pursuit of wealth as
 an end in life seems to have cramped
 and retarded their growth in the
 things which make a really eminent man. It appears to chill their affec
 tionS, weaken their sympathes, dry up their imaginations, and make them less of men than they might have been. One proof of this is in their ability to spend money in any fine and adequate way, which will produce effects at all proportional to its amount. They have, indeed, the service of expert advisers in every field of life, and on these they natur ally depend. But after all, the result is below the possibilities of the case. They show far more largeness in their ways of making money than they ever do in spending it. And from this judgment even MT Carne- 5ie is not excepted, although he comes nearest to being an exception-the 'roverbial exception which proves the 'ule.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18

A report on retaining the swami
 land of the country has just beel
 rendered by J. o. Wright, of the de | partment of agriculture, and some O
 the facts are startling, says ouI | Washington writer. The swamp lanC
 area of the United States that i!
 waiting to be reclaimed is 77.OOO. .O0C
 acres. The most of this lies in the
 middle north, along the Atlantic
 coast or in the southern states. It is
 an area bigger than England, Ireland
 Scotland and Wales. bigger also than
 the whole of New England, New
 York and part of Pennsylvania. A good deal of this land has been drain ed by private enterprise and it has been shown that when drained it is the finest agricultural land in the world. The matter of draining is simpIe-much simpler than reclaim ing land for irrigation. for all that Is needed is a comprehensive system of canals and ditches and the water flows off itself The cost of draining this immense area by the most ap- proved methods would be about hiI- lion dollars. hut the land iself would be worth four billion when reclaimed whereas now it is worth nothing. Ii would furnish forty acre farms for L. 90O,000 families. and the work. like the irrigation. could be done gradu- ally and made to pay for itself MT Wright makes no recommendations in his report as to whether the work should he done under federal or state authority. The draining can easily he done by the individual states without interfering with each other. In this if is different from irrigation where frequently a river runs through more than one state and where the federal government is the only authority that can well handle and adjust the claims between the states l. Is a fasciDat- ing problem. this draining of the swamps-addiHs to the national wealth. adding 70 the available home area of the country and largely wfp- ing out malaria and mosquitoes in the process. How soon the work will be undertaken on a large scale. it is impossible to say. but it is something that would cost practically nothing and should be done at once.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

4-Cor South Main and Grand sts.
 6-Scovill Manufacturing Co. (P)
 Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 S-Euclid and Roseland avenues.
 l2-Rogers 6 Bro. .(P)
 l3-Cor East Main and Niagara sts.
 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott sts. 15-Cor High and Walnut streets.
 l6-Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts.
 21-Cor North Elm, Kingsbury sts.
 23-Burton street engine house. 2f-Waterbury Mfg Co. (P) ; 25-Cor North Main and North sts.
 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts.
 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts.
 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts.
 S1-Cor Bank ard Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts.
 34-Cor w. Main and Watertown ird. 35-Conn. R. & L. Co car house (P) 36-Waterbury Brass Co. (P)
 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts.
 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Co. (P) 45-Benedict 6 Burnham Mfg Co (P) 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P) 47-Cor S. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-W'bury Clock Go, case f'ty. (P) 54-Rose Hill house.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts. 57-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 5S-Cor Luke street and Sylan ave. G2-Cor DOolittle alley and Dublin st. I2-Cor West Main and Willow sts. I3-Cor Willow st and Hillside ay. 14-Cor Johnson and Waterville stS. l42-Wolcott st above Howard. l53-Cor Walnut and Wood sts. l62-Cor East Main and Welton sta l73-Poli's theater.
 212-The Platt Bros. & Co. (P) 2l3-Shoe Hardware Co. (Pl 2l4-N bury Clock myt. factory. (PI Zl6-CoT Cherry and North Eim sts. z51-Cor Round Hill and Ward stsL 253-Farm street. COT St Paul. 254-Cor Etna and North Main sts. Z61-Junc Cooke and N Mair sts. 265-Cor Abbott and Phoenix ayes 212-Grove. Central and Holmes ay. 311-S. N. E. Tel Co building TPl 3l2-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. & Gloves. (Pl & Atwood CPl S1s-American Ring Co. (P) 316-ElectTic Light Station. (P S1S-Holmes. Booth G Haydens Tp, Bank and Washington av S22-CoT Green and N. Leonard sts. S23-Cor Wash'ton ave Portland st 324-COr Charles and Porter sts. S25-Cor Lafayette. Washington av. 327-Riverside Park. near brewery. Lumber and Coal Co. (Pl l12-TTaey Bro. (Pl t25-Cor Clay and Mil sfs. t32-Cor Liberty and s. Main sts f Johnson N-rg Co. (P1 S72-Cor Baldwin and Wilmington sts 5sz-CoT Baldwin and Rye sts. 74z-Cor Ridgewood and w'vfIle sts
 (Pl Private
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
Subscription Rates:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS. 1907.

There are crematories in eight of the large cities of Germany, but there are none in Prussia, although the question has recently been agitated in Berlin. A foreigner in Germany who desires to be cremated in case of death may have his purpose carried into effect by providing himself with signed statement. The freight on a corpse from Berlin to New York via Hamburg amounts to about $143, whereas the ashes, including the urn, can be shipped by express or other wise at slight expense. Quite sav- ing, although it may not be appreci- ated by the dead person.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
The Discovery of Iron.

The stone age. bronze age and iron age so overlap one another it is i'm possible 10 say just when one begins or ends. Men began to use both bronze and iron long before stone had ceased to bc used In fact. America was in the stone age so late as Its discovery by Columbus 400 years ago. It is safe tO say that history proper and the iron age were born together anywhere from 5000 to 10000 years ago. It Is more than likely that men gained their first information concerning the prop erties Of iron through experiments with the pieces of it that had fallen from the sky in the shape of meteOrs.-Ney York American
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
SIGNALS

l. O7e stroke eaifs superintendent to
 the City hall. 1-l- Two strokes. fire out. recall 1-1-1- Three strokes Izu uspn Ten st-oksa
 quick will indicate a general alarm
 and will call the entire force into
 service
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
SECRET WRITING.
How Letters May Be Made Safe From
 Frying Eyes.

IySSs
 Even with the most unromantic of us occasions sometimes arise when we should like to make some memoran. dun or write some letter which cannot be read except by those we wish to do so. Here Is simple method:
 Soak a sheet of note paper in cold water and lay it perfectly flat upon a pane of glass. Place above 1t another sheet, dry this time, and on the upper sheet write your message with a fairly hard pencil. You now destroy the dry paper and allow all the moisture to evaporate from the wet piece. Don't hold it to the fire, but let it dry nat urally. If you then examine it close ly you will see not the faintest trace of writing, but if you moisten the paper once more and hold 1t up to the light you can read quite plainly all you wrote. It will show up like the water mark on a postage stamp. This meth cd, by the way. is sometimes adopted by cOnvicts. They use their gruel cans instead of glass and sharp piece of wood for a pencil.
 Another way is less dirty and even more effective. Lay several sheets of paper on a fiat surface and write upon the top one. Then remove the bottom sheet, on which no impression appears. If you hold this in the vapor of iodine, however, the writing will turn brown and be quite legible. The explanation is plain. The note paper contains starch, which on being pressed turns to hydramide. a substance which is acted on by iodine in the manner de- scribed-Answers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
HEARD III PASSING.

Our army may need a feet Of war balloons. but if we understand the situation there 5s a more uress51z Eeed for it to pull down s5me of the things it nOw has --uP in the air. BrOekt0a Times
 President Frederick ". Hamilton Of Tufts college zTs that the average yoz1g nan EiI not % to a co-sduea-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
Eartr nr TEa-.

Ars- Chzttert0n-I always weigh ny Tords before speaking Mir. Chatter fon-WeIl my dear. 10 one can se- suse you of giving short Ueight-Ex- shanas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18
T-a La. An n..-

Gerald-I would die for you GeraI- dine-But "a says you are a dead Ozs slrezdy-NeE Yors Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18

Take DeWittTs Little Early Riser
 PiIls- Sold by Buckingham Pharmacy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-18

Misses Panama Skirts, all wool l. IT gore. fold at bottom,
 this week $2.75 eachl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
MORE BODIES FOUND
NUMBER OF DEAD IN PRUSSIAN
DISASTER UNKNOWN.

sAARBRUECK. Rhenish Prussia, jan
uary a0.-The search of the galleries of the
Reden mine at st. Johann-en-S aar, where
the explosion occurred, January %, contin-
ued throughout the might. More bodies
were brought up and identified as being
among the list of 14S men already given UP
for dead. The fire has been extinguished
galleries is proceeding.
Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, who
brought with him $1,000 from Emperor
William for distribution among the families
of the victims, today took part in the fun
erals of the miners. who lost their lives IN
the disaster.
Herr Delbrueck. the minister of COM
merce. who has been inauiring into the
mine disaster, today telegraphed as follows
to the appropriations committee of the
Prussian Diet:
ut is probable that the cause of the
Reden explosion was coal dust. Up to the
present siXty-two bodies and twenty-six in
jured men have been recovered from the
mine and there are eighty-six miners miss
ing. So far as can be ascertained all the
missing men are dead
Old miners express the opinion that the
cause of the explosion was the careIessness
of a miner in smoking in the galleries II
has developed that there was a good deal
OF pipe smoking in the deep level galleries,
in spite of the fact that smoking was Sc
verely prohibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
A FAVORABLE REPORT
Authorized by Senate District
Committee.
ON Mr.. HEYBURN's BILL
To Acquire Land on South Side Of
Pennsylvania Avenue.
FOR SITES FOR BUILDINGS
From Fifteenth Street to Botanical
Gardens, Either by Purchase
or Condemnation.
FOR SITES FOR BUILDINGS


The Senate committee on public build
ings and grounds today authorized favor.
able report of Senator Heyburns bill for
the purchase of all the land not now owned
oy the government bounded by the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue, the botanic
gardens, 18th street and the Mall. Sena-
tor Hepburn introduced this bill few days
after Congress assembled and the commit
tees report on it today was unanimous.
Mr.. Hepburn presented to the committee a
large amount of interesting data, showing
the Importance of providing for sites of
public buildings in this city and pointing
out the many advantages both as to con-
venience of locality and in identifying a
grand thoroughfare by having these struc-
lures put up along the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue.
Mr.. Hepburn pointed out to the COM
mittee that it would probably not again
find an opportunity to purchase so many
desirable building sites as that which pre-
scented itself to them at this time. He
showed that advancing values in this city
had tended to increase prices, so that If
the government is ever to secure the land
on the south side of the avenuc al a rea-
sonable price it should do it in the near
future. He showed that this project had
been in the minds of leading men of Con-
greSS for many years and that it was in
ueeu lOOkeu upon DIS the uXeQ purpose Oh
Congress to secure the land at an early
day.
Mr.. Hepburn will begin the preparation
of a report to be made to the Senate, and
will make it exhaustive. in showing ali
conditions that are connected with this pro-
posed purpose.
The bill which he is authorized to report
to the Senate is known Senate bill 6649
1t provides for the purchase of all this land
under the direction of the President of the
United States. or for It's condemnation for
public use by due process of law. 1t pro-
vides that any or all streets interesting the
land may be vacated at any time the Presi-
dent may deem necessary or expedient.
The sum of $40, 600 to be used in pay
ment for the land is appropriated by the
bill.
The bill provides that the Secretary of
the Treasury, subject to the order of the
President, be authorized to purchase or ac-
quire the land as soon as practicable, at
such price as may be agreed upon between
the Secretary and the owners of the prop
erty. not exceeding it's actual cash, value.
If it's purchase at satisfactory prices can
not be agreed upon condemnation proceed
ings are to be begun for acquiring the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
TO VOTE FEBRUARY 20
SENATE DECIDES TO SETTLE THE
SMoOT CASE.

The Senate has agreed to vote on the
resolution declaring Senator Smoot not en-
titled to his seat at clock Wednesday,
February 20.
Senator Burrows presented the proposition
to vote in the form of a resolution which
provided that the resolution declaring Sen
ator Smoot not entitled to a seat in the
Senate shall be taken up for consideration
Immediately after morning business Febru-
airy 20, land that at o'clock on said day
the Senate shall proceed to vote on any
amendments and then upon the resolution
itself without further debate
senator Allison suggested that consiG r.
ing the present condition Of business a
whole day ought not to be given up to this
matter, and said that unless the order was
modified so as not to interfere with appro-
priation bills he should object. Later, he
made this objection positive.
Mr. Smoot the subject of the resolution,
expressed the hope that the objection would
be withdrawn. Personally" he continued,
ter and will be only toe pleased to have it
at an early day. l would further state
than rather than take any further time of
the Senate, IL an early day will suit the
Senate l will be perfectly willing to have
it come to a vote without further discus
sion. But 1 do hope the senator will with
draw his objection"
Senator Dubois urged the same action,
and after 1T was explained that the reso-
the date mentioned Mr.. Allison withdrew
his objection and the order was agreed to
in the terms suggested by Senator Bur-
rows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
THE SPEAKER ACCUSE D
CHARGED WITH HOLDING UP AN
IMPORTANT MEASURE.

Representative Lever Of South Carolina
stirred up a hornets nest in the House yes
terday afternoon when he offered to the
agricultural appropriation bill an amend
ment appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of the Appalachian and White Noun
tain forest reserves. He said twelve states
were interested in the movement, and many
governors had personally solicited the
Speaker of the House to permit the bill
coming before the body on its merits. But
through mysterious influences. he said, the
Speaker was continuing to hold the bill up
and he wanted the country to know the
facts about the measure.
Mr.. Tawney objected to the personal at
tack on the Speaker, and said he would
object to further consideration
oh. it was not personal attack on the
Speaker replied Mr.. Lever cts an out
spoken statement as to where the objection
to the bill is. Personally have profound
regard for the Speaker, but he and some of
his henchmen are blocking consideration
of this bill, and, by the gods, 1 propose
that the people shall know It."
Mr. Tawney replied that he was not
questioning the motives Of the gentleman
from South Carolina, but he was question
ing the language used.
Mr.. Lever tried to make it appear thai
the agricultural committee was unani-
mously in favor of the bill, but Mr.. Haugen
Of Iowa, with considerable warmth replied
that he had not voted in favor of the meas
ure, and he gave notice that he would vote
against it If the bill should ever get before
the House.
Z you vote against four-f1fths of the good
propositions that come before this House"
holly replied Mr.. Lever.
Mr.. Wadsworth made a point of order
against the amendment, which was sus-
tanned, but not until Mr.. Lever had been
heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
PROTEST TAKING FORM
BUSINESS MEN TO CONSIDER
BRoAD-TIRE BILL.

In order to emphasize the individual pro-
tests that have been made by Washington
business men against the final passage by
the Senate of Representative Babcock's bill
requiring wagons of certain weight In the
District to have four-inch tires, as given in
The Star yesterday, a meeting of CONNER
cial men has been called for $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon in the Board of Trade rooms
in The Star building. Mr.. John L. Newbold.
president of the Merchants Transfer and
Storage Company, today caused to be sent
out a large number of notices Of the meet
ing, and 1t is expected that the gathering
will be large and representative one.
1t is proposed to make strong protest
to Congress against such arbitrary legisla-
ton as that In the House on Monday when
the Babcock bill was rushed through with
out Endorsement of the District Commits
sioners and against the objections of many
of the leading business men OF the District.
On all sides today there were words Of
condemnation at the action OF those menu
beers of the House who. as one merchant
expressed it, "had foisted upon a helpless
community fad measure which will cause
the already overtaxed people to expend
large sums of their money In order that
an experiment in good reads may be tried
here"
Particular stress was aid Upon the OBJ
jections to the four-inch tire proposition
that were made by experts In both con-
GREETING and r,,adways. 1t was also said
that the Washington commercial men have
faith in the good Judgment OF the Senate
and the President, and they believe when
the absurdity of the proposed change Is
shown as it was to the House committee
on the District. the objectionable measure
will meet its DEATH
Al the meeting this afternoon 1t Is said
many good reasons will be advanced why
the Babcock '.juggernaut bills' should not
be allowed to become a law, and the case
will be presented to the Senate committee
by committee of Washingtons most sub
anffal ha,Sfxaaa and rrnfasnior1al man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTIVE
IMMIGRATIoN LAWS.

Inc President received delegation from
Boston today, which entered protest against
the enacticn of restrictive immigration laws
|<at this session. The delegation declar the
time is inopportune for such legislations
and states that the country is still in need
of both skilled and unskilled labor.
The delegation recommend the appoint
| ment of a commission to study the question
and report upon it later on.
The delegation consisted of Charles
F'leischer of the Liberal Immigration
League of Massachusetts, Joseph Santo-
mosso of the Allied Italian Societies of the
same state, John H. Dillon of the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians, Andrew Badaracco of
the San Rafael immigration Society and
Max Mitchell of the Federation of Jewish
Societies.
Representative Cocks of the Long Island
district OF New York saw the President
to introduce an old Quaker friend, Nicholas
Hailock of Queens L. 1. The President
ccc-a9nme~+ed the Quaker people, and in
talking about their qualities said that
TIE, never hght unless they have 70 and
when they do have to they do not let up.
the reappointment of Miss Genevieve
French as postmistress at Sag Harbor,
L. l.
Mayor Weaver Calls.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia called on
the President today to speak to him about
the desire of Philadelphia people to have a
thirty-foot channel in the Delaware river.
Representative Kinkaid Of Nebraska pre-
scented to the President today, by request
of constituent, the book written by Rich
ard l.. Metcalf ''Of Such is the Kingdom
of Heaven"
Carrie Nation at the White House.
Carrie Nation started into the front door
of the executive offices of the White House
today. Officer Dalyrimple, good tured
bluecoat, who handles the door, told --er
quietly that there would be no admission
for her. Instantly she began to preach.
There is no king in this country, al
though it begins to look that way she
says. THE meanest cigarette fend in
Chr;stendom can walk in those doors, and
yet l refused-a gray-haired, honest,
virtuous American woman. It's a shame!
That building pointing to the executive
offices, does not belong to Theodore Roose-
welt. 1t belongs to the American people,
who never intended that its doors should
be shut in the face of a respectable wom-
an. It's a shame! The idea!'
Mrs. Nation talked So loudly that Officer
Dalyrimple had to advise her to be- more
quiet, at which she grew somewhat defiant.
A year or mora ago Mrs. Nation was
elected from the executive offices because
Of boisterous talking in the Offices of Mr..
Loeb, and the police officer evidently knew
what to expect if she got in again.