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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20

It is perhaps not generally known that there was imported into the United States during the fiscal year 1906, 70,S79,179 pounds of cotton of the value of $1O,S7S,4S3, which makes the price 15 3-10 cents a pound in the country from which im- ported. It is estimated that there will be imported from Egypt alone this year about 115,000 bales of cot ton which it will cost about $10,000,- 900 as the Egyptian cotton being long staple of the sea-island variety, it sells for much higher price than our upland cotton. This imported cotton only competes with our sea-island product and as there is not sufficient of that quality raised here to supply the demand, it is probable that the price of the home product is not re- duced by those imports.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20
"oId Ironsides," ss She Looked Housed Over and Before Work of Res
 toration Was Begun.

story. and whose exploits must ever be an immortal memory to every patri- otic heart in this land.
 It was about half a century ago when this renowned vessel was saved from the scrap heap by the poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes. written at the time when 1t vas proposed to break her up as being unfit for further serv. fee The ringing lines of the poet put to shame the thought.
 On, better that her shattered hulk
 Should sink beneath the wave.
 Her thanders shook the mighty deep.
 And there sheuld be her grave:
 Nall to the mast her holy flag.
 Set every thrsafssre sail.
 And give her to shs god Of storms.
 The lightning and the gals,
 Once more the history vessel has tes1 saved from destruction, this time beessss of a petition signed by so.- o9o citiEens of Msssachusetts. and vhs forwarded 1t to Mr. Bcuspzrte. late seeertsrx of tts nxyy. wiyh ths
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20

cestoa Used by New York- New York eity consumes 11s.l5s.o0o pounds of eotton each yssr.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20
0LD IR0NS|DEs"
HISTORIC CRAFT OF COLONIAL FAME STILL SHOW FEATURE.
Being overhauled and Restored to Her Former Condition After She Had Been Ordered
 Destroyed.

It Is probable that no exhibit at the exposition at Jamestown will attract more attention than the old frigate Constitution. Certainly no other fea- ture of show can equal in historic in- terest this renowned old vessel, the famed "old Ironsides" of song and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20
MensY In Canary eirds.

The breeding and selling of canary birds in Germany. which has reached such propositions that it now controls the markets of the world. is eonsery- atively estimated of a value of szss.- e05.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20
a. obj.r.L..sor.

Professor useturiAe en hysieuel- Tobacco. gentlemen. akes men uely. short-vinded. idiotie. sralytfc: and can tell TOu this from experiences fsr I have snoksd for nznT Tsz<E
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20
Test of er.a,n.n

The greatest living American may be man who does not care a whistle whether anybody knows 1t or not Dallas News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-20
panar. hr surfae. c.r.

Surface cars on Manhattan isIsad do daily damage to persons and prop srty in the average sgm of s9.T5o.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
EARLY SETTLEMENT
OF WAGE SCALE.

Atlantic City, N j., July 3d.
Prospects of an early settlement of
wages and hours for the II 900 union
glasshlowers Of the country are looked
on as certain by President Dennis A.
Hayes, of the Glass Bottle Blowers
Union, who is here with committee
OF workmen in conference with repre-
sentatives of the Glass Manufacturers
National Association. Work Of listing
and classifying new forms of bottles
and other ware is being taken up by
the joint committee, which is meeting
daily. The matter of wages and
hours wilI come up on Thursday.
While there is Likelihood shat both
sides will ask concessions as to wages
TO be paid during the coming year,
both President Hayes and mem bers of
the manufacturers committee acknoW.
ledge that the present lookout for
prosperous season in the trade will be
likely to force a quick settlement.
probably on the same basis as that
paid during the last three years.
1.-The 5000 glass blowers of South
jersey and Pennsylvania are almost
certain to see one of the best seasons
OF their history" said Mr.. Hayes to-
night "Our reports show that pres
ent orders will probably force this
opening of the factories early in SEN
tember, with good chances for steady
running until June of next year -
Neither side cares to discuss the
question of any radical changes in the
management Of the union over men
who run bottle blowing machines, but
this question will bob up in the final
settlement whiok may not be reached
until next week.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
Throwing Stones.

Tuesday two pers ons were hurt by
missiles thrown by two careless col
oIed boys. Harold KinkIe, while
walking on Warren street was hit
under the eye by a piece of coal
thrown at him by a colored youth.
Young Kinkle did not see 1t coming
and had no time TO dodge: however, it
was nothing serious, as a cut and
bruise was the extent of the injury.
The other victim was Jonathan Ell.
mer, Jr., working at Fithian's grocery
store. He turned into the lane back
of the store and was suddenly struck
behind the ear by an oyster shell
thrown by a oolored boy. This injury
also was not serious but boys should
be careful where they are throwing
things as 1t is dangerous practice.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
Haymakers Here Saturday.

All members of the independent
Order of Red Men know what the
Haymakers are. Not all Red Men are
Haymakers, but all Haymakers are
Red Men. The Haymakers is a side
degree organization of the regular
order, and is conducted largely for fun
making purposes. There are many
lodges of the Haymakers, and they
have regular State Conventions annu-
ally, On Saturday, August 3rd, the
State Convention will be held in
Bridgeton. It is expected that there
will be not less than one hundred
delegates. The visitors will arrive
here in the morning, and the business
OF the organization will be dune in
the morning. AT noon all of the
delegation will go to the Park, where
Ovid Davis Twill serve them luncheon
on the second floor of the lake pa
vilion. In the afternoon it has been
arranged that the entire body of dele
gates will attend the matinee perform
ance at the Casino. The out of town
delegates will leave on an afternoon
train. Local Haymakers are arrang
ing to give the visitors royal good
time.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
BRIDGETON N j. THuRSDAY ATrcrcT 1oo7
BRIDGETON WON
IN THE TENTH.

Bridgeton turned the tables on the
nine from over the pike, when bv
superior all around work they finally
pulled out ten inning victory by
clean earned run in the final round.
Kaufman led off with two-bsse
smash to left centre and Novak was
johnny on the spot" with a pretty
single and a we'll earned victory went
to the boys in grey.
The locals out played the visitors
and should have won sooner but an
adverse decision kept out run in the
seventh on two distinct occasions
Shatfer was on the slab for Bridgeton
and did great work. Millville did not
make semblance of hit from him
until the seventh inning after which
they made one in each round, although
one of them was fnke. Fleming,
for Millville, also pitched we'll allow
ing but five safeties.
The scoring began in the fourth,
when More got the first hit of the
game, clean single to left. Reeder
sacrificed him TO second, but More was
not satisfied with one base so he kept
on going, and the throw from Zeigler
went to the bleachers and he continued
on home.
Millville tied it up in the sixth
when zeigler took Shatfer's only pass,
was sacrificed to second by Nagle, and
took third on passed ball then when
Boogar grounded to More, "Bill"
fumbied it. slipped and fell in picking
it up again, SO Zeigler crossed the pan,
If ever team played in hard luck
it is Bridgeton when opposing Mill
vile. Everyone knows how they lost
both games before this one and then
take yesterday, in that seventh we
really had three runs. Reeder was
safe at home, Novak's hit was called
fair then foul and finally the latter,
but Sullivan had crossed and so had
Novak but Millville came out ahead
cshA obO DhAA was uOOlnICo 1OuA anu
the runners went back. Bridgeton
never gave up in the face of 1t all, and
finally won out.
A decided change in the batting
order was made and for the most part
seemed to work we'll. Sullivan, from
Salem, played right field and did fairly
we'll although he became ratified once
on the base lines when he ran Reeder
off of third.
More. White and Fleming did the
feature work on line drives while
Zeigler made fine stop of grounder.
1t was rattling good game all the
way and although everything went
against the locals, as usual, they
pulled out this time. making the
victory all the more satisfactory,
The score:
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
Hunt Brothers
THE CHURCH is
200 YEARS OLD.

The Presbyterian church at Green
wich celebrated its 20Oth anniver-
sary Wednesday.
In 1915 John Fenwick sailed from
England in the ship Griffin and after
~ months on the 23d of September
anchored opposite the Old Swedes
fort.
The day following they ascended
the river (now Salem) about miles
and landed on the south side of the
river, where now is the city of Salem.
says Bessie Ayars Andrews in Histor-
ical Sketches of Greenwich in Old
OohaLsey.
After the long voyage crossing AT.
lantic's troubled waves, the thankful
ness of landing at thas beautiful spot
suggested the name OF Salem, the
City of Peace.
AS soon as practicable after his ar
rival John Fenwick bought from the
Indians or natives the portion of New
Jersey which included Salem and
Gum berland counties.
The title to land in New Jersey was
derived from the British Grown.
Among the nations of Europe it was
a settled principle that all uninhabited
countries, and also those inhabited by
savage tribes, became the property OF
the sovereign whose subjects sailing
along it's river and harbors, first took
possession of it.
So Fenwiok had legal right, but
policy and sense of Justice prompted
him and the early settlers to make
compensation for the land.
TIE friendship of the Indians was
worth great deal TO the few scattered
settlers. Immense tracts could be
bought for few baubIes and to the
fair and reasonable treatment they
received from the Quakers may prob
ably be asoribed the absence of those
desolating wars which prevailed in
New England.
When kindly treated the Indians
were capable of devoted and enduring
friendships and were extremely sensi.
tive to contempt and injury. They
had no written language, important
events were kept in memory by care
fully repeated traditions. handed from
generation to generation with aocur.
acy. They were very fond of personal
adornment and sometimes their vanity
and ignorance were taken advantage
of, but no part of New Jersey was
ever taken from them by force, all
was acquired by voluntary sale.
A street was laid ont from the
wharf one hundred feet wide to where
che Presbyterian ohuron now stands
and where the celebI alton is being
held. a report Of which will be given
ko.m0rr0V
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
Miss Garrison Dead.

Very many Bridgeton people will
remember Benjamin +. Garrison, at
one time grocer in Bridgeton. They
will we'll recall his interesting fam
lily, and many were acquainted with
his charming eldest daughter. Miss
Edith. On Monday. Miss Edith, then
young woman of 26, died at her
home. 1895 Spring Garden street,
Philadelphia, after a very short ILL.,
ness. Great regret will be felt by
this community in this sad bereave-
ment of the family. The funeral SER
vices will occur tomorrow morning
at II O'Clock. The interment and SER
vices will be In Philadelphia.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
An Improvement.

|ASAt the ball grounds the new two
ssRfy stand for the press box and Asso-
SAAtaon stock holders, has been finished
'.no was used for the first time yester-
Wy a1ternoon. The stand Is located
'sou 'h'o1 toe grand stand, has a very
'a17ansageous> location, and yesterday
~ seaad was filled. The press box is
specially appreciated, and the boys
e all Particularly indebted to Mr..
Aares' general manager of the Traction
S0n pany for furnishing the accom-
modations.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
Care for Children.

Mrs. William Krupp, whose hus-
band is in jail under the charge Of
stealing copper wire, has Determined
to send her two little girls, Anna and
Myrtle, to the New Jersey Home for
children. Mr.. Williams, the superin-
tendent, Is expected to be here some
time to-day.
The children are and II years old,
and are anxious to go to the home.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
A Weazle Down Town.

Tuesday morning, soon after
seven O'Clock. when Chester Paullin
and others were going to business at
the down stores, they saw a large
weazle run back of some baskets in
front of Fithian's grocery store, and
they chased the little fellow. 1t ran
in Fithian's, Childs', Walter E. Wares
and all around that neighborhood, and
finally escaped. It is rather unusual
to find one of those animals in the
centre of the town.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
New w Wagons.

al ne ohiid's Grocery Company have
iS' handsome new delivery wagon
n 'ne streets. It is fine, buff COLOR
81 s. Vehicle, and very pretty. On the
Aees are "1o6 Childs. Cash Retailers''
III On sne rear end "You know the
ece, These all stand out In plain
se aetters. The wagon presents a.
ry showy appearance.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
MILLVILLE.

Fleming out for bunting 3rd strike.
None out when winning run was
scored.
Millville, 900 OO10O O-1
Bridgeton, 100000 Ia
Earned run. Bridgeton /. Two-base
hit, Kaufman. Sacrifice hits, Reeder.
Sullivan, Nagle. Bases stolen, Sulli-
van 8, Kaufman, Brady, J. White.
Double plays, White to More, Novak
to More, Boogar to Brady. Struck out,
by Shaffer. 6; by Fleming, 8. Bases on
balls. from Shaffer, 1 from Fleming,3 8.
Hit by pitched ball, J. White. Passed
balls, Smith, Rowe, Wild Pitch,
Shaffer. Time, Las. Umpires, Barth
and Hewitt.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
HAPPENINGS
BRIEFLY TOLD

d Sunshine.
Humidity.
Il Not comfortable.
Horse racing to-day.
4 A fast job-the dye business.
n Many boating parties last night.
IL We are better small than not at all.
81 The dead man is in grave condi-
stion.
Some people are far too conscious of
|5self.
u There were many at the Park last
might
Y model person is made from self
design.
July was in every respeou hot
month.
" Does the long spring make the sum-
mer short.
"a Telephone extension is all the while
Increasing.
# When some people go ahead they
tart a-toot.
Oystermen have a month in which
30 get ready.
To him who makes, awaits the plea.
8ure to partake.
~ Will August be as pleasant and
Summery as July?
Any one ought to take a vacation
without getting hauled in.
81 Some who are pretty soft, turn out
10 be pretty tough articles.
The B. A. A. boys are preparing
or the September Carnival.
IA This is real picnic time, and the
4bicnic parties are numerous.
# Interesting base ball has been the
result this summer thus far.
=A The lawns have been greatly fresh
aned up since the recent showers.
There are a lot of busy days in pros.
pect at the Park during next month.
We can forgive beauty for being
only skin deep If the girl has money.
9 The crowds this afternoon and TO-
morrow will go toward the race track.
Every country has good many SUBJ
Jeots that are not international affairs.
S When it comes to a stiff article
sfaroh seems to be there with the
&oods.
Vretty busy these days filling his
riders.
al There is quite little illness
Brought about by the intense warm
heather.
VI There will be a change in the
Qasino bill at the Park tomorrow
xtternoon.
@ The streets and roads were soon
fried up yesterday and there was
renty of dust.
# Some men are going to he surprised
Il find that the Recording Angel has
Anch good memory.
@ The people who come here to enjoy
vacations ave sending many..post cards
way from the city.
# True merit, like the pearl inside
ne oyster, is content to remain quiet
sansil it finds an opening.
A Preventives of evils are far better
nan remedies, cheaper and easier OF
implication and surer in result.
About the only use there is in the
Morld for the chronic kicker is that
M varies the monotony of life.
The Haymakers will be here on Sat-
day. Ii is jolly push and the
elegates will have good time.
Y pray, first. for good health; then
@ prosperity; thirdly, for happiness,
And lastly, to owe no man anything.
here will be great crowd of peo-
ple at the Park on Saturday when
'llVille plays another game of base
6all
Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-08-01
New Walk.

A new concrete walk is being laid
in front of. and around the residence
of Mrs. Laning on Walnut street.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-26
INVITE A TEST.
Hanson e. Emerson Ask Catarrh
Suffers to Try Hyomei on Their
Guarantee

Hanson & Emerson invite all who
suffer from any form of catarrhal
troubles to get Hyomei outfit from
them with their absolute guarantees
that if it does not give perfect satisfac-
tion, the money will be refunded upon
request.
There is no other treatment for ca
tarrh that in any way resembles
Hyemei, none that give such quick
curative results and lasting satisfac'
ton, no medicine that can take its
place, none that can be sold on a
guarantee like this, to refund the
money unless it cures.
Catarrh is a germ disease and can
be cured only by breathing Hyomei, so
that the most remote air cells in the
nose, throat and lungs are reached by
its antiseptic healing powers. In this
way all catarrhal germs are killed.
the irritated mucous membrane is
healed and catarrh is driven from the
system.
This wonderful medicated air treat
ment does not drug and derange the
stomach, but is breathed through a
little pocket inhaler that goes with
every dollar outfit, The usual way in
which Hanson & Emerson sell Hyomel
attests their confidence in the remedy.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-26
BREAK CANAL RECORD
Northern Pacific Engineers Move
More Material During October
Than Government Workers
on ISthmuS

Much has been said recently as to
what is being done by the government
on the Isthmus of Panama in the
construction of the canal, and in an
article which appeared abort while
ago in the Literary Digest under the
caption, ".Outdoing Expectations at
Panama." the writer referred, with a
good deal of proper pride, to the fact
that ], ,Se8, ,729 cubic yards of material
had been moved during the month of
October. This was, without doubt,
credit to American engineering
ability and methods, and while the
writer OF the article looked upon it as
representing Re a stupendous task and an
unusal amonnt of excavation, it is
not so if one stops to measure the
feat by similar feats perfomerd on
some American railways in these
days of grade revision and general re-
construction.
The reader need not 60 far from
home to learn that during exactly the
same period the Northern Pacific rail-
way moved 3,432,62S cubic yards of
material-almost double that moved
by the Panama canal engineers-ln
newswOrk now under way on.that great
system.
While this work was going on the
usual heavy freight and passenger
traffic was moved without any serious
inconvenience from this cause. The
figures afford an extremely interesting
comparison and show at single
glance the tremendous volume of
work being done by the Northern
Pacific in improving its facilities to
meet the new conditions.
This work is not confined to any
one state, but included the entire
Northern Pacific country in the states
of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington
and Oregon-from the Great Lakes to
Puget Sound and the Pacific ocean
and includes double tracking, recon-
struction of single track to conform
to new and easier grades and curya-
ture, replacing old bridges with new
and more substantial ones of steel and
concrete. enlarging yards, new termi-
nal facilities, etc.
Another item of interest is the fact
that the Northern Pacific railway 4
carrying over portions of its sing {
track main line as heavy freigl
tonnage as is handled by many of the
railways east of Chicago over thier
double track lines.-Minneapolis
Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-26
Early Cigarette Smokers.

Who first introduced cigarettes into
this country? They were first used in
the streets here by the late Laurence
Oliphant; and, curiously enough, the
Introduction of this method OF smoking
to the English people came as result
of the Crimean war.
Our officers in Russia, among other
hardships, could not procure tobacco
or cigars, and learned the use OF the
cigarette form their French, Italian
and Turkish allies, and also from their
stay in Malta and Gibraltar.
Introduced in London military and
other clubs, the new custom made
very slow progress. But its use
steadily spread from 1870 to 1880
when the fashion was set by the gold.
en- youth Of those days.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-26
CROP REPORT
Figures'of Production for 1907
As Prepared by the U. S.
Government

The final government report, cover
ing production in 1907, acreage and
the value of agricultural products, is
out The report is rather over the
estimates G: the grain trade as to pro-
duction and under the estimates as to
the value Of the crops.
The greatest surprises are in the
figures given out of the spring wheat
and oat crops. The former was raised
9,578,000 bushels, the result OF an in
crease in the final spring wheat acre
age figures of $4,000. Final figures
on oats were 2,922, 900 bushels larger
than the October estimate. There
was no change in the acreage figures
and the difference must have been a
higher return per acre than that given
in the last report which was 23.5
bus shels per acre. On the present
basis the return per acre would show
the AVERAGE Weld per acre to have been
atunt -. Cu,hels per acre
The vaiua of the crop is put at
S., 4U4 900, go compared with the 1906
Winston AZ the farm of 1926, ,226, ,073,
making tnIs years production $i77,-
77ihC0 more remunerative than the
previous crops. The yield in bushels
is nuci .iuailer than last season, but
tnis has been more than made up by
t,r gr..atec appreciation owing to the
general shortage and 10 material
esidence OF restricted consumption
This is. especially true Of wheat which
i commanding high prices the world
over.
l'he average weight per bushels OF
spring wheat is found to be 56 9
pounds compared with Sc pounds
last year. The average weight OF
winter wheat is $50 pounds compared
with 59.2 pounds last year. The
average weight per bushel of the oat
crop has been ascertained to be 29.4
pounds against 32 pounds last year
These figures would indicate better
quality Of crop in both wheat and oats
than expected.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-26

Millions of InstruEr - n Use in
This Co.

This CO. t.
Statistics Issued It tbe close of the
year 1895 show TT ',~-, we're in use
in the Tn tel Et.G: Z" more than
100000 telephones. Wh'Ia an aggre-
gate of little more than 100000
miles of wire was use for telephone
service
The telephone industry gives en-
ployment to 9G,000 persons IN the Uni
ted States, an increase of III per cent
in six years, while during the same
period the number of stations has in
creased 239 per cent and the wire
mileage $40 Pr cent.
There is little doubt that much OF
this increase is due to the general
system in place OF the fiat annual
charge formerly in vogue. BY making
the charges proportional 10 the num-
ber of calls the use of the telephone
has been widely extended both be-
cause of the greater willingness of
people to become subscribers under
such conditions and because the sys-
TEN gives an incentive to the local tel
ephone companies to give GOOD service
and encourage the use of the tele-
phone.
Another cause for he increase in
the number of telephones in use is
doubtless the extending number of
large business buildings in various
cities, since the telephone is an abso-
lutte necessity in the modern tall build
business as well from tie twentieth
story as from the ground floor. The
installation of the telephone in every
suite in the modern hotel and large
apartment house accounts for a por
ton of the increase.