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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
37 YEARS; NO PAY.
Lyman Andrews Record Uniqua Among Uncle Sans Employes.

AuuAk Uuclc oaM EmplOyeS. Southington, Conn.,, Aug. 15.- Lyman Andrews of this place IL probably the only employe of Uncle Sam who has worked for him con. secutively for thirty-seven years without a cent of pay. And in all that time he has been of his jot only twice.
 MT Andrews is the weather ob. server for the government here. Ht began keeping records of the weather in 1860 for his own account. Later he offered to send his observations ts the Smithsonian institution in Wash, ington, which was glad to get them ! When the weather bureau was es. tablished in connection with the wal department MT Andrews fell in with the scheme naturally and was in. structed to forward his weather re. ports to Boston, He has ontinued tt supply them ever since. In 1905 the government asked him for his weath. CT reports for every month iron April, 1871, to December, 1904. and also the precipitation that he had noted. With the aid of his figures chart was constructed showing the average temperature, rain and other conditions for this part off the country.
 The governments first plans foi weather observation here included the taking of observations three times day, at ' a. m., 9 and g p. m As soon asthe weather reports cant under the supervision of the depart. ment of agriculture MT Andrews re. lceived from the government a maxi. mum and minimum thermometer, from which he takes one record day.
 Once during these thirty-sever years Mir and Mrs Andrews took vacation, going to the seashore foi three days. In his absence a neigh. Dor kept the records. This was the only time that the recording was in trusted to anyone outside the fam fly. For ten months Mrs Andrews took the records at a. m. because her husband was obliged to be IF New Britain at that hour. MT Andrews activity is not con. fined to meteorology. Recently he presented to the Springfield museum of science collection of 10000 min. erals gathered by him. He was anx. ious to present the collection to his native town. but Southington refus. ed to contribute the cases in which to house 1t and 1t went to Spring. field.
 For the last few years MT and Mir Andrews have been collecting botan. ical specimens and have at present about 50,000 in the house. 5000 .oi which are mounted. A large propor. tion of these have accompanying them water color sketches of the flowers done by Mrs Andrews.
 For a livelihood MT Andrews con. ducts greenhouse of early produce, In which he also takes great pride. He finds this more remunerative than his government work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
CHAUFFEUR LOST CONTROL.
Young Girl and Driver Killed rh
 Auto Wreck.

Young Girl and Driver Killed rh
 Auto Wreck.
 BERNARDSvILLE, x. J., Aug. 15.- Two persons were killed and four in- iured in m automobile accident near thIs place.
 While going at high speed the chauf- feur lost control of the machine. which dashed into a telegraph pole and was wrecked.
 The dead are Miss Kuhlewind, seven years old. of Be-nardsville and John Clark. chauffeur, of Far Hills.
 The injured are Miss Adelaide Pep- per of Brooklyn, arm broken: Miss Bertha Engeleke of New York, arm broken; Ralph Hazelton of Far HInx, seriously injured about the head, and Miss Anna Kuhlewind. sister of the girl killed.
 The accident occurred a mile east of Bernardsville The automobile, twenty horsepower machine, was speeding on a down grade at thirty five miles an hour when Clark lost control and the car skidded into the pole.
 Margaret Kuhlewind and Clark were dead when picked up. their skulls hay ing been crushed.
 Miss Pepper and Miss Engeleke. who are about nineteen years of age. had been visiting the Misses Kuhlevind here.
 The wrecked automobile was the property of Grant B. schIey. a Wan street broker. who has a country rssl- dence at Far Hills.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
HOUSEHOLD SUNDRIES.
GLASSWARE

GLASSWARE. Colonial glass vinegar or oil cruef- regular price 25c. special ..... - I5e Colonial glass. sugar or cream regular price 25e. special l5c eaeh Fine thin blown table tumhlerS. neatly engraved. regular price S4c. special ...... soc dozsu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
WOOD AND WILLOW WARE.

Double zinc wash boards, Tegu-
 lar price 4sc, special ...... 35c Painted cedar wash tub. regu-
 lar price 9Sc. special ...... s5e Good quality corn floor broom,
 regular price 30e, special %. 25c Padded sleeve or shirt waist
 boards, on stands. regular
 price 25e, special .......... Iee Oval willow clothes baskets.
 regular price 59e. special Q. Aoe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
STERLING ENAMELED WARE
 (Double Coatedl

3 quart tea and coffee pots,
 regular price 45c, special .. 29 { quart saucepans and covers,
 regular price 39c, special Q. 29 8 quart deep dish pans. regular
 price 35c. special ........ 29 6 quart dipped preserving ket-
 tie, regular price 35e, special 29 4 quart covered pail. regular
 price 39c, special .......... 2o
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
HEAVY TINWARE.

Extra heavy copper bottom
 wash boiler, No s, regular
 price s2.25. special ...... sIss Heavy quart long handle dip
 per, regular price 15c,
 speclal ....... Sr MIX or rice boilers. regular
 price 35e. special ........... 15f Heavy wash basin, regular
 price 10c, special .......... sr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
CLEAN UP PRICES ON ALL FLOOR
 COVERINGS.

Several rolls brussels carpets,
 enough of each for one room,
 values up to S9c yard, clean
 up price ...... ...... 65c yard Wool velvet carpets, good pat
 terms, for rooms or halls,
 value s1, clean up price S5c yard Wool ingram carpets, good as-
 sortment of patterns and col
 ors. value 75c yard, clean up price ........ ........ 62c yard Heavy administer carpets for
 parlors, oriental and floral
 designs, values up to SIPS
 yard, clean up prices .. 95c yard Heavy weight wool carpets,
 new patterns, either large or small ........ .-.... 49c yard Inlaid linoleum, eolors through
 to the back, guaranteed to
 wear, special ......... 89c yard Good quality, we'll seasoned
 floor oil cloth, 12 patterns all
 widths, special ........ 23c yard
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-15
Fire De.trsys the Inland Hou.~.

BELLOWS FALLS. Vt, Aug r5,- Fire destroyed the Island House. for meriy a hotel. and caused a los Of sD.Ooo to sereral firms occuprinr ths building Tne fire started from a ksro zene burner on linotype nschIns h t1e printing plant of H n. Gobs&
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
THE LORDS SUPPER.

ICAl.-LuhC . Ia.
When a friend is setting out on
long journey, or when, perhaps, he is
passing away from earth forever he
likes to put into our hands his pOr-
trait, or something he has used, or
worn, or loved, and he is pleased to
think that we shall treasure the keep
sake when he is gone. So our blessed
Lord, on the eve of His death, wished
that His friends should have a me-
mento by which to remember Him. The
dying gift of a friend becomes very
dear and sacred to us, and when we
gaze at the portrait or touch the very
pen worn smooth by his fingers we
then remember very wildly the happy
times we spent together and the loving
words and the wise counsels that fell
from his lips. Just SO the Lords Sup
per is very sacred to Christians, and
by means of it we remember our Re-
deener more wildly, and all He did
for us and His precious words of grace.
1t is memorial or remembrance of
our Savior's dying love.
Line uOSJ WAS the LOFu Jesus, ana
He tells His guests, with desire l
have desired to eat this Passover with
you before I suffer" He availed Him
self of the bread and wine on the table
as fitting memorials to recall His
death. The bread is 'My body broken
for you,' the wine is "My blood shed
for many" In this Sacrament we are
helped to recognize Christ as an actual
living person, who, by His body and
blood, saved us. When Christ Is said
to be present in the bread and the wine,
nothing magical or mysterious is meant
It is meant that He is spiritually pres
ent to those who believe. These signs,
the broken bread and poured-out wine,
which God puts into our hands to as
sure us of His gift of His Son to us,
help us to believe that Christ is given,
and make it easier for us to rest in
Him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Short Meter Sermons.
Torced Dietv is hypocrisy.

Forced piety is hypocrisy.
When the heart dries up religion soon
leaks out.
Human evolution may be but divine
revelation.
1t is always better to lead a man
than to carry him.
Power in life is simply putting our
passions into harness.
The force Of great deeds rests on
small personal fdelities.
The glory of the cross does not de-
pend on your being cross.
Many man is missing spiritual
meal by choking on the letter
Capacity for heaven depends on the
creation of happiness here.
There is no service Of the real with
out recognition of the ideal
Many man would feel a good deal
more confident about his interviey with
st. Peter If he was sure his wife
wouldn't be there.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

the key to perfection. The Christ has
drawn the veil aside and disclosed the
way, the truth, the life. BY revealing
the character of Coda holiness radi-
ant with love-we are brought face to
face with the possibility of attainment
through the law and the spirit hid in
Calvary's cross. BY initiating the ex
ample Of holy self-sacrificing we shall
grow into that glorious perfection Of
the Father manifested in His only be-
gotten Son,
True religion forms an upright mind
it elevates the judgment above preju-
dice, and creates a noble purpose to
receive knowledge through all legiti-
mate channels. 1t endows man with
sincerity and a quality of fair dealing
which no university can teach. 1t
breaks down the barriers Of set opinions
and destroys the bitterness between
sects and parties. 1t opens the heart
to conviction and a ready candor to
confess error. The intellect was never
intended to be bound to set rules or
encompassed with man made regula-
tons. It's density is an upward, on
ward march toward truth and true re-
ligion fashions all our inquiries and
misgivings with reverence and ever
leads us to the feet Of Him, with
whom there is no variableness nor
shadow of turning"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

supply of tobacco. This he distribut-
ed among the men of the burial par
ty.
Mrs. Louise Wardner,' said the
Sergeant, "has a story that is worth
telling. She is the wife of DR.. Horace
Wardner, who served through the war
as surgeon. Mrs Wardner was with
her husband at the front the greater
part of the time and had a good many
adventures. Immediately after the
battle of Corinth, in October, 1862. she
went on horseback over the battle
field looking after the wounded of
General Oglesby's brigade. She came
upon German desperately wounded
"She dismounted to comfort what
she supposed was dying man. She
discovered that one leg had been am
putated, that there was a wound In
shoulder, and a third wound in the
the other leg, another wound in the
lower part Of the face. All these
wounds had been received on the first
day of the battle and all were in bad
condition. Mrs. Wardner cleansed the
wounds as best she could, tore band
ages from the skirt of her dress and
bound up the wounds, and then re-
ported the case to the ambulance corps
out looking for wounded
1.-THE next day the brigade surgeon
asked her to look at the worst case he
had ever seen in hospital. She went tc
the hospital and found her German
patient Of the battlefield. She did not
accept the theory that he could not re-
cover, but gave him special attention
When the brigade moved from Corintt
she left him greatly improved, but did
not see him again for ten or fifteen
years. Crossing the Rush street bridge
in Chicago, one day, she was startled
by the bridge-tender calling out, 'Meir
Colt, it is the woman what saved my
life, and the man so desperately
wounded at Corinth hobbled toward
Mrs Wardner, to meet very kind re
ception. "-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Alfalfa as a Weed Killer.

PROBABLY no other crop, without a
single exception, presents so MANY
characteristics of value. AS it is stud
led more and more and as new expert
ments are made with it in different
capacities, its wonderful capacities be-
come more and more manifest, A very
eminent authority has discovered that
1t Is a weed eradicator Of unfailing
power. This will seem like contradic-
ton to readers who have been eau
toned about weeds, and which will
prove more destructive to alfalfa than
any combatable influence Neverthe-
less 1t is strictly true that the plant is
the greatest destroyer Of weeds known
This comes not so much from any quail
ity contained in the alfalfa plant, but
from the inability of the weeds to en-
dure having their heads cut off SO
many times in summer close to their
feet. The most strenuous weed soon
will succumb to this harsh treatment,
while the alfalfa plant will thrive all
the better the more it is cut. If weeds
can be kept back from choking the
young alfalfa plants until they, the al
falfa plants, are tall enough to be
moved, the question of weeds in the
particular parcel of ground is settled.
Therefore, it is wise to select a weedy
piece of ground for the alfalfa field,
but before sowing the seed every pre-
caution should be taken to kill as many
weeds as possible. This can best be
done by simply following the oft-re-
peated injunction to thoroughly pre-
pare the seed bed before sowing the
seed. If this be done, and the tract
narrowed and rolled after blowing at
a time when the tiny weeds begin to
show green over the field, and again
just before time to SOW, there will be
the cleanest field on the farm before
the year is out. There are many weed
infected farms and many farmers who
have despaired of ever getting rid of
the weeds. Alfalfa suggests the means
Of riddance-C. NJ Ginther in Agricul-
tural Epitomist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Christmas on the Picket Line.

The armies under Lee and Meade
occupied the opposing lines Of siege
work at Petersburg, Va, on Christmas
General Warrens headquarters to eat
my holiday dinner with an old com
rade Will Glider, who afterward be-
came famous as an Arctic traveller.
found him and General Egan in a
bomb-prOof near Fort He'll, on the Je-
rusalem plank road, and enjoyed a
hearty meal amid the shrek of shell
and loud detonations of artillery.
After dinner and a peaceful pipe
Major Glider and | paid visit to the
outer line Of pickets, being obliged to
crawl on our hands and knees for two
hundred yards to avoid the bullets
which were constantly whistling over
our heads. Finally we reached the
picket line, having given to a brother
officer a portion of thy; good things we
had been discussing. AS the Captain
finished his dinner there was a per-
ceptible slackening in the artillery and
musketry fire, until deep silence fell
upon the long lines of trenches.
"The Johnnies have hoisted a flag,
sir" said a sergeant, as he emerged
from a pit near by.
What for" demanded the Captain.
and think we have wasted enough am
munition."
well, they say it's Christmas Day,
Looking over the edge Of our breast
works 1 saw that the enemy's line was
scarcely one hundred yards away, and
along it's ragged edge were ranged
thirty or forty heads of the Confeder-
ate soldiers, our own line being also
alive owing to the implied truce.
"Say, Yanks." cried a tall, sun
burned Southerner, what did yer hey
for yer Christmas dinner?'
Turkey, apple-sauce, cake and rails
ms replied one Of the men at my
elbow.
THAT sounds like old times. 1 didn't
know there were any turkeys nova
days. Say, Yanks, hev yer anything
left over?'
With one common impulse half a
dozen men sprang to the top of the
embankment, their hands full of good
things to eat.
Come over!' shouted corporal
who stood at the elbow Of the entrench-
ment. "Guess we've got enough left
to give some of you a Christmas din
ner."
Three men in butternut clambered
over their eartlworks and met our
men as they advanced over the debat-
able ground between the lines To our
surprise the Federals came back with
a good supply Of tobacco, which was
quickly distributed
"Say, Tanks" said the Confederate
who had opened the conversation, 1--WE
'uns wish you 'uns a Merry Christ
mas
Same to you," we all shouted back.
and there was no more shot or she'll
along that part of the line during the
remainder of that the last Christmas
day Of the war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
THE POWER OF RELIGION.

Text-"Be We therefore perfect even
as your Father which is in heaven is
perfect Matthew 5 4S.
The Sermon on the Mount contains
the sum and substance Of Christianity.
In other words we find it to be the very
heart of the Gospel its divine precepts
transcending in moral grandeur the
loftiest conceptions ever thought or
spoken by mortal man. Great souls
af1ame with the sacred fire Of inspira-
ton have but mirrored the shadows of
the tremendous realities of the future,
and the mind of genius searching for
truth apart from revelation has failed
to discover the meaning and the end
of life. Here we have a command ut
tered by One who gave to humanity
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Farm Notes.

r,,oro is no sensible reason why hall
nc much wheat again may not De hau
from an acre within less than gener-
alton of time.
One-fourth of the dairy COWS OF the
country do not pay for their feed, ana
moro than half of them do not return
any profit.
In nine months 4,1S4,1S1 dozen eggs
roluad at 1865, 437, were exported from
+ha Tinted States, double the NUMBER
cont ont during the same period last
year.
The Agricultural Departments an
n,,aI report says the corn crop can be
increased by one-half within quarter
of a century, and without any pretense
+bo+ the limit has been reached.
Eonally feasible is so per cent in
crease in the crops per acre OF oats'
harley. rye, buckwheat Potatoes IN
staad of growing less than 100 busheis
zorro should double their produc-
ton.
The cotton farmer and planter coulo
ao,,b1e rho nresent crop of two-hfths OF
hale per acre, and the feat wouio
mood nothing more than demonstrated
and MISUNDERSTOOD principles OF farm
management.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Self-EVidenf.

Don't you think" said the gloomy
young lady. with a scientific twist,
that the pleasures of the table induce
rapid consumption?'
Sure" answered the practical young
man. what else are they put there
for ?''-BaltimOre American
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
>S"lNed Bone Black

/ b., Dissolved Bone Black.
W. 'ooe black is treated with sui
+ g.. "y.0 the insoluble phosphate
l nv 'o1'aLnS is converted into sol
Phosphate. o. says a Virginia bulle-
:. '''eu bone black contains
|rsa,. 70 . per cent of available
i n ~, "c'u' In this form it is one
h NJ valuable phosphate fertil-
lg,n. question is often asked. is
/ Ss..p phosphate from dissolved
,,sF than that from dissolved
IN ~, would be well, therefore, to
|zS,f1- 'S connection that available
biz ~, @cld has the same value re-
~Ss Of its source. "''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

unfavorable than the results obtained
IN previous years. Twenty-Five sam
pies of cream examined showed ner-
centages Of fat ranging from 1858 to
1891. The author believes that the
following standard should be estab-
hshed In Canada: Whipping cream
not less than % per cent fat, and table
cream not less than IT'S per cent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
PaDa,s Position.

Fred-Did Miss Cashleigh's fathe,
attempt to draw you out When you
called last night?
joel should say not. He was be-
hind me when l went out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Cut Tn.

Il understand you have new safety
razor?''
yes"
How does 1t make you feel to shave
yourself?"
ut makes me feel ashamed to look
nv barber in the face Houston Post
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
POur-Row Corn Marker.

IOIiO"Ing suggestion, which
~ good one, comes from a farmer
-aS quilt and used one. He says !:
:, VIII make four marks at a time
1svS or IN burrows. To turn at the
,0"S pull gang pole out of hole,
'"CA' Told up outside runners,
W. nave Just two runners to turn.
SIf as an ordinary sled. The
VIII clearly show the construc-
TUE marker. On stumpy ground,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

ii Losses Due 10 AHSe
s'n'n ao ~ of the mosquito had
lDS lrorpd to us beyond a doubt,
'evl j., r. bo inclined to regard the es-
''"'t - s700O00,O00 annual loss to
PIE =" interests caused by in
-' ,biob has been made by the De-
+ D4 ". Of Agriculture as too start
.,- bo true. The following table
| .,o basis of the calculation:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

b " OF whole milk analyz-
b NM, s0naoian station, forty-fiye
E,7.sra ou J., adulterated and
doubtful. This was more
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
Tas4f,~ Individual Cows.

A circular by the Illinois Station EN-
phasizing the Importance of studying
the production of individual COWS con-
tains records for one year of eighteen
dairy herds in Illinois, including ri
cows. The average production was D.
616.99 pounds of milk and 226.65
nounds of butter fat. The best herd
averaged 35O.17 pounds of butter fat
and the poorest 142.o5 pounds. The
host ten COWS averaged $3.50 pounds
Of butter fat and the poorest 1O,109.42
mounds, 1t is believed that at least
one-third of the COWS in the ordinary
herds are practically Improbable. A
marked improvement was observed IN
herds where grading had been prac-
ticed. It was found possible to remove
FIVE COWS from herd Of ten and there
NV increase the profit $7.62 per head.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18
JUST FOR TODAY.
By Ernest r. Wilberforce.

JUST FOR TO-DAY.
By Ernest r. Wilberforce.
(The author of this hymn is a descendant
of the great William Wherefore, the phil
anthropfst, and a son of Samuel WILDER,
force, the Bishop of Oxford, and later OF
Winchester. He was born in 1S40 and be!
came Canon of Winchester in 1878 and.
later, Bishop of Newcastle This Is his
only hymn which has attained popularity
and this has been Of recent growth. Id
was written for morning prayer at pri-
vate devotions.)
Lord, for tomorrow and it's needs
| do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin
Just for to-day.
Help me to labor earnestly
And duly pray;
Let me be kind in word and deed,
Father, to-day.
Let me no wrong or idle word
Unthinking say;
Set thou a seal upon my lips
Through all to-day.
Let me in season, Lord, be grave,
In season gay;
Let me be faithful to thy grace,
Dear Lord, to-day.
And if, to-day, this life of mine
Should ebb away,
Give me thy sacrament divine,
Father, to-day.
So for tomorrow and its needs
l do not pray;
Still keep me, guide me, love me, Lord,
Through each to-day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-18

aad total ...,..'..-'.' 49, Aoo'0oo
s,,b an immense sum being we'll
T. tbp saving, the department has
IL employ a large staff Of men who
eudying the life history OF the
~,ops insects to find out where
h are vulnerable.
| b work has been going on for some
| : and much progress has already
| made The cotton worm which
|nprIv levied an annual tax of $780,
| NO On the cotton crop, is now con-
Ind BY sprays; it has been proven
h tbp rayages Of the Russian fly
hi 0metimes have reduced the
hat acreage in Ohio 40 per cent and
Indiana 60 per cent besides greatly
|arng the yield of the remaining
haze can be considerably checked
Ialtng wheat at seasons when the
is not 50 rapaci0us; the coddling
th is controlled by arsenical sprays
G00OO,O00 worth Of apples saved
a result.
Tlq orange and lemon orchards of
LoTnia have been relieved of the
lie scale which threatened to de
by them, by the importation from
&raIa of the ladybird, a natural
Envy Of the scale. Many other in
Nes could be given of the wisdom
Watching the insects.