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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
The Makinu of India Ink.

The manufacture of so called india ink has remained jealously guarded trade secret for centuries. The name of the article itself is a misnomer. for the center of Its production is situated in the Chinese province Anhu. The raw material is lampblack obtained by the burning of mixture of oil of sesame with varnish and hogs lard. The slower the combustion the better and more precious is the product. The lampblack is mixed with a certain amount of glue. The dough thus form ed is then beaten with steel hammers on wooden anvils, and two laborers working together at this task can fin ish about forty pounds of the dough per day A small addition of Japa- nese camphor and musk gives it it's peculiar smell. While still pliant the mixture Is shaped in wooden forms and dried during fair weather. In or der to be perfect each cake must be exposed to the air for twenty days. Thirty or thirty-two of the ordinary sticks weigh pound, and the price in China varies. according to the quality, from 90 cents to S35 per pound.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
STORM DELAYS TAFT PARTY
Secretary Interested In RooseveIt's
 Destination Of Third Term.

Secretary Interested In RooseveIt's
 Destination Of Third Term.
 New York, Dec. IA wireless re- ceived here says that the President Grant. which has among its passen- gers Secretary Taft. Mrs. Taft and their son Charles. has encountered dis agreeable weather, which has retarded it's progress and probably will make the steamer day or two late in reach ing New York. Since sailing on Dee from Hamburg. where the secretary came aboard. tha passage has Il, en generally rough and the weather cold. The steamship is due in New York oil Thursday next. but is not likely to ar rive in port before Friday night or Sat urlay morning.
 The Taft party is well with the ex- ception of Charles. who has been i'll for several days. He is in no danger.
 Secretary Taft was interested in ihe announcement from the White House in which President Roosevelt reite=at- cd his determination moi tO accept a re- nomination. The n1ws was received on board the steamer by wireless. but the secretary would make no comment on ii. He said he had no information on the political situation at home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
PULLMAN IS RESTRAINED.
Senator's Speech Attacking Treasury
 Methods Toned Down.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Restrained by leash in the hands of Democratic colleagues who, by the direction of Senator CulberSOn. the new minority leader counseled moderation, Senator Tillman put buttons on the points of his pitchfork prongs. and his speech attacking the administration meth Ods of meeting the financial crisis was not up to the advertised standard. On two occasions the senator gave indi- cation of his desire to 'cut loose" but he soon scurried back to cover For instance, in referring to the presidents statement that he had turned on the light" Tillman demanded:
 When the president turns on the light why don't he turn on the hand cuffs too:"
 The alleged intimacy between the treasury department and Wall street made Tillman peevish. The comp trollers of the currency have always acted with such complacency toward the banks. he said. that invariably they are graduated into presidents of trust companies to immediately join the kings of finance. His cornfield opinion was that these agents of the treasury should look more carefully after the interests of the depositors in the trust companies and banks. And there was where he urged the presi- dent to turn on the light and the handcuffs together
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Paid In Full.

Two young ladies, evidently stenog. Taphers. were having an animated dis ,ussion while on their way to work he other morning in d Market street ,ar The discussion revolved around the question as to the best method to impress their respective employers as to the value of their services.
 Do you know" said the smaller of the two, my former employer was the worst old granny. He could not spell the simplest words correctly. and he couldn't pronounce them. One day 1 thought l would impress him with the value of my services. He gave ne letter to typewrite, and l just went along and copied it as he handed 1t to me. Then I made a second copy with all the misspelled words correct ed With beaming countenance I hand ed him both copies"
 What did he do?" breathlessly ask ed her friend, forcing the conductor to hold his car so that she might alight at her corner and at the same time hear the answer.
 He fired me-" was the reply.-Phil- adelphia Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

The earth compares with the sun as a pint compares with $500 barrels.
 Streamers of flame S0,000 miles long continually shoot up from the sun. and a solar wind blows at the rate of 36O,. 900 miles an hour
 When the telephone wires are over land the speed of transmission is at the rate of 10000 miles q second. Where the wires are through cables under the sea the speed is only G,020 miles sec ond
 There are stars many, many times bigger than the sun. The telescope re- veals in space 50.0C0,000 of such vast stars. There must be many billions more in those remote black interstellar spaces that no telescope is powerful enough to pierce.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

abroad. ITO point that demands atten- ton is that our banking system is unlike that of other countries. I agree thor oughly with those. however who believe that the present Is no time to urge the complete change we need.
 Central Bank Unnecessary.
 The currency question will never down until It Is founded upon correct principles. 1T there be anything established, it is that 1t should be based upon the assets viz, trade bills. which expand and con. tract as business does, the reserve being in gold. But this does not seem to be the proper time to urge so great change as this implies. The part of wisdom is to seize the opportunity which presents itself to get step taken in this direction and when normal times return make every ef- fort to get successive steps forward as oc- casion offers. Our first effort should be to get legislation turned from the wrong to the right path by introducing to some extent asset currency. As the people see the advantages of this system we may hope to enlarge its use and gradually to abandon bond security and in due time to begin the substitution of gold, real value For our reserves instead of government evidences of debt, thus giving us the most profitable and serviceable form of banking, as abundantly proved by the experience of other countries. No central bank is necessary to effect cure, but only the cushion. elasticity, which the president recommends.
 Plan by MT. Speyer.
 MT. Speyer in his address said that while he did not believe the commer- cial and industrial depression would be ct the subject of currency urgently re- quired legislative action of the right kind.
 Tt is particularly at such a time as this that good and elastic currency will minimize the danger and trouble and restore things to their normal basis quickly" he said. Public opin- ion now is aroused. We all must insist on congressional action before another panic is upon us.
 Personally, have no doubt that we will ere long also. solve this question of proper and elastic circulating me dium, based on the gold standard"
 Tt has occurred to me-" said MT. ;,-,. . .ciii results of d large central bank may be ob- tained without it's objectionable fea- lures by adopting substantially the following plan:
 Let the national banks form an as- sociation in the nature of a large clearing house association, for the pur- pose of enabling each member of the association to issue notes upon the joint credit of the associated banks, upon depositing with the association a proper reserve for the redemption of these notes and security in the form of guarantee of some approved clear ing house association, or of bonds or of ordinary bankingt assets, but. prefera- ply the latterss for the difference be- tween the deposited reserve and the amount of the notes.
 Il should make the minimum reserve to be kept up byseach bank against it's notes 9 per cent. and I should give the government power to control the note issue by giving to the secretary of the treasury power at any time to increase the percentage of the reserves to be kept by the banks against their note issues"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
privs,. Pension Bill IIrus,rs,sd.

Washington. Dec. 1T. - Senator Bourne of Oregon introduced a bill to increase the pension of one of his con- stituents and exhibited in connection with it two photographs to show that the applicants arm was injured be- yond remedy. Each photograph pre- senis the arm in a different position. The pensiOner. now a citizen of Ore gOn. served during the civil war in Company E. FoTty-ninth New York ln- fantry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and Theodore Marbourg of Baltimore. president of the National Economic association. Gompers Warns Employers.
 Mir. Gompers in spe2ch at the ban quet at the Hotel Astor declared that the workingman realized that the financial situation is not any fault of his. Speaking of the threatened de- crease in wages for labor, he said:
 Twenty times in the last twelve hours since 1 have been in New York men have come to me and whispered in my ear and told me that the work ingmen must come down in their wages. But let the employers of labor remember that if they attempt to force down wages they will not have the easy sailing they did years ago"
 Samuel Gompers. vice president of the federation. read lengthy letter from August Belmont. the president, who was unavoidably detained in Chi cago--by a business engagement, but will be present this evening.
 MT. Carnesie's Advice.
 Mir Carnegie said in part:
 Let us dismiss from our minds the idea that there is any cure possible for fnan- cial troubles and panics. These have their root in human nature and are as certain as the tides or the storms, the warm, stimulating sunshine of summer succeeded by the icy. frozen winter ani are just as essential for the regulation, clearance and purihcation of business as the changes are for the general health Of human life. No system of currency will Ienable us to escape seasons of depression, failures and losses. Prosperity is bound Ito stretch the lines beyond breaking point ard dull times needed to restore them. land just in proportion as the percentage |of the total of legitimate business grows smaller to that of speculation and gam bling upon margins financial disasters will increase in number and severity. Let us Therefore dismiss all panaceas for panics such as We have just experienced and (which were due several years ago. but de- |layed by an unequaled succession of food ,e-ops and strong demands for our crops
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Reaoar Dies Worth s4o.ooo.

Hartford. Conn. Dec. 1T.-F0r many years Charles Chittendsn lived on the towns bounty and the charity of kind Iy neigabOrS. When the authorities searched the wretclIed hoveI which had sheltered the agcI recluse for years three hank IrBokS were found These showed deposits and interest on them which aggTeEate Sin-G00 ChittendeH dbed q feE days agD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Verdict Surprises Judoe,

Beaver. Pa. Dec. 1.-The jury in the case of John J. Patterson of Beav- CT Falls. charged with soliciting Will liam Howard to murder Judge R. S. Holt of this place. returned a verdict of not guilty. Judge John Reed of Jefferson county. who tried tEe case, remarked. Gentlemen, this is sur prise to me-"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Lonswo-.h on Ways and Msans.

Washington Dre- IT.-EeTreS .ntatiVe N5cslolas LSlSwOTth WiI be ziv n a EIsee or she ways azd means commit tee a< tha rss-Is oF an infimztiO1 whfcf zFgs ard ty br df-4 from ths White IiOa-e ttsCt thu FreS5deat would spp1eci t. tEe fIvo- if his so1-InIaw should have Oaio-s psaee o1- the wsys and means eonnTtf,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
Finishes Sixty Day Peanut Diet Test.

Chicago. Dec. 1I.-Dr. T. ]. Allen of Aurora. H., finished a food test ex- tending over sixty days. during which time he lived upon peanuts and lemon ade. nothing else. The Aurora savant says that he has solved practically the whole scheme of material life. The thing is simple-peanuts and bananas. Eat 'em and thrive.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
MUST NOT CUT WAGES.
Gompers at Civic Federation
 Meeting Warns Employers.
TROUBLE. AHEAD FOR BOSSES
Organization Adopts Resolution That Congress Should Pass Some Meas
 ure as Speedily as Possible to Im- part Greater Elasticity to Currency.

New York, Dec. 17.-Following dis cussion on the currency question, in which men prominent in the financial world participated, the National Civic federation, in annual session at the Park Avenue hotel, unanimously adopt ed resolution introduced by Isaac M. Seligman that congress should pass some measure as speedily as possible to impart greater elasticity to the pres ent currency system.
 Among the speakers were Andrew Carnegie, James Speyer. Victor Mora witz, chairman of the executive board
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

Congress Adiourns on Saturday.
 Washington. Dec. 17. - The house passed concurrent resolution provid- ing for adjournment on Saturday until Jan. 6 for the Christmas holidays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17
A Matter of Grammar,

Teacher-Yes. Bessie. the old owl al- ways says: "To whoO.. To whOo"'
 Bessie Boston--Gracious. What an lngrammatical owl! He should say Hto whom."-St. Louis Republic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

of the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and Theodore Marbourg of Baltimore. president of the National Economic association.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-17

Ice We0l Square
 Requires 8 balls HcsSker's Superior Ice Hool This yarn possesses 8 brill iant lustre and a very fine thread that produce in the garment shown the facinating effect of lace with the sheen of silk. Although of an ex- tremely delicate texture, this gar ment will stand frequent washing if directions are carefully followed
 Full directions for making this garment may be found in ''Fieisheris Knitting and CrochetinS Manual"
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was placed by his captain behind q
tree for safety. Recovering some
strength and using his musket as q
crutch, he went back to the fight and
was killed in n few minutes.
Dabney (Tap), enlisted April II,
1861, in Company y, Thirteenth Vir-
GINA Regiment; seven times wound
ed; four wounds were received While
fighting With another command, with
General Jackson's leave OF absence In
his pocket. While at home, not quite
recovered from wounds, he armed him
self with n shotgun and killed and
captured another Of Stonemni,'s raid
crs. While at home disabled by q
wound received in the Wilderness, he
captured one OF Shcridan's men, taking
his horse and arms, Though wounded
in the hand a few days before the
retreat from Petersburg, and unable
to use his sinusket, he remained with
the regiment and was paroled ut APP
IpomattoX. &
Robert, enlisted 18th April. 1861, in
Company D, Thirteenth Virginia Regi-
Ement; Killed at Cold Harbor In 1852
John, enlisted 18th April. 1851, in
Company ID, Thirteenth Virginia Regi-
ment; wounded In 1863.
Monroe, enlisted 18th April, 1861, in
Company =, Thirteenth Virginia Regi-
ment; Killed at Cold liarbor IN 1867.
This splendid old mother III Israel
! had another son tltranls) much too
young to enlist Late In tho war, as
| her gallant boys the prop and stay
OF her widowed old age. were being
taken, she said she thanked God Frank
would be big enough to fight III a
lyear or two
The Jones Brothers.
The six Jones brothers enlisted in
April and May, 1861.
Tom, enlisted In May in LenlSe's
Battery; transferred in 1S62 to Com
| pany A, Twenty-third Virginia Regi-
mcnt; wounded in 1868.
John. enlisted April, 1861, in Com
lpany A, Twenty-third Virginia Regi-
Iment: killed ut Payne's farm in 1863
This man received permission or his
captain to leave the ranks to get a
pair Of shoes after midnight of the
esy General jackson moved lip to
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We remained eight or ten days before
being exchanged. We Joined our army
az ia an t,l 8 crossing and that night
Paine came back with us and went to
gettysburg, to the. Wilderness and
'SpotsYlyania battles and soon after
skirmissh we had their while on the
move 20 Cold Harhor. He now lies in
an unknown grave near the Chesa-
peake, and Ohio Railroad Peace to
man.
On TO Washington.
But to return. After we were taken
across the river we were marched down
to Falmouth and put into a prison
pen. General l{iilpatrick had charge Of
gave US "A hearty welcome lie said we
would have q plenty OF company in a
n9uFs sroG % @Hr o army they IN
rear in the morning. We were called
out very early on the 4th of May to
view the troops crossing at lrrcdericks-
burg: we We're made a little uneasy.
as NO know Genera! Lees force was
a small body compared with what was
then at Charlottesville. But to see
thirty thousand move in the rear OF
course o,lr hearts nched for our be-
loved leader One of our boys told
General Fitzpatrick he had better put
more pontoons down at the ford we
so fast across this side that what was
not captured or Killed, would be
drowned. He also advised him TO put
another Inc or two al fredericksburg,
of-those In crossing that We're not cap
tured or killed. How true his predic-
lions Were fulfilled, When our noble
leader, with his littie squad, as COM
pared to llooker,s host, drove his front
and rear pell nell back across the Rap
pahannocs and comlRellcd him 10 lepYe
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Bates.

In answer to several queries as TO
the Bates family, Will present briefly:
The earliest names found In Colonial
records are David. Thomas Fleming
and Joseph. the latter recorded as boz
Ing in regiment from Augusta coun-
ty. 1863. The Bateses settled in Gooch-
land. 1744. and we find John Bates in
the church vestry OF Halifax county ,
1852. Thomas Fleming Bates was In
Henrico county from 1852 to 177b. The
family were also largely settled In
Spotsylvnnia where Humphrey Bates.
1890. and James Bates. with Mary, his
wife (who was a Miss Mitcham), 1854,
were living, but in 1899 they moved to
Fauauier county.
Many Of the Bates family belonged
to the Society OF Friends Cor Quakers).
and In their church records of Gooch-
land county is recorded the marriage
OF Hannah Bates. daughter OF Susanna
Bates. widow OF ----- Bates, who af-
forwards married Stephen Woodson, by
whom daughter, Elizabeth Woodson.
Hannah Bates married Robert Easley
December 20. 1744, the ceremony being
witnessed by Charles and James Bates.
Tho principal point in the Bates
family desired is the name OF the
Bates who married Eliza Bell, and had
daughter. Judith Cary Bates, who
married John Friend. This Eliza Bell
was tho fourth child of David Bell of
Scotland who married Judith Cary,
sister of Colonel Archibald Cary, of
Ampthill. Va. They settled near
Lynchburg. Va Now, the Bells were
also Qnakers, and Captain David Bell
We find as living in Northumberland,
1881. who must have been the same as
the David. Of Scotland. We, however.
fail to place the marriage OF this
Captain David Bell with any of the
Cary family, but do find Fleming
Bates. which proves that the family
had early connection with the Flem-
ings. We consider this Fleming Bates,
son of the first Thomas Fleming Bates,
to have been the one who married
Eliza Boil. David Bell at one time was
merchant of Henrico county; In 1874
he bought lots in the town OF Fred
ericksburg. Va. and sold the same in
1746 to Charles Colson. an Inn keeper
Of fredericksburg. William Bell, his
brother, was second lieutenant In the
militia of Spotsylvania, 1855.
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When the Civil War broke out and
the call Of the Southland for volun-
teers to defend the principles 1t SO
gallantly maintained for four years
was heard Colonel Cummins, hen
boy of sixteen, was one Of the first
to respond. On the old spinning wheel
his mother spun the thread that she
afterWard wove into cloth OF gray,
and made for him his first uniform suit.
Then shouldering an old squirrel rifle
he marched to the front, and made a
record In defense OF the South that
ne is not ashamed to own UP to.
Through those years of struggle that
went SO hard With the folks at hone,
Colonel Cummings sister, Mrs. Callle
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Edftor s-DispatGh:
Sir,--Old Lpnenburs county can say
as much AS some other counties SO far
as Confederate soldiers are concerned.
Henry g. Hardy had eight sons. Five
entered the army at the beginning of
The war--ages from sixteen years and
SIN months to twenty-five years--two
being two Young aud one not able 10
serve, C. NJ. Hardy in cavalry, r. Y.
Hardy in Wise brigade, r. j.. Hardy In
Missouri Army, Il, Y. and j, r. Hardy
IN the Eighteenth Virginia Regiment.
Division, All came out, but
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NNicknnl.

This name descended from Wyke-
ham. time OF Edward T., England. Will
liam Wykeham. born 1894 died 14O4.
was Bishop of Winchester The name
has since become Wickam and Wick
ham. The Rev. William Wlckham was
one Of the first ministers in the col
ony; he preached at Jamestown, 1916.
and in 1920 was In charge OF the
churches at Henricopolis, Bermuda
Hundred, and preached up and down
the river for several years. Hennlng
gives John Wickham as one Of the
early settlers, probably brother of
William: from him descended John
Wickhan,. OF Richmond. 1900; his son,
William c. Wickham, born $780, was
general in Confederate War. and State
Senator. 1899; he was also long in
the service of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. lie died In 1883, Not
much further can be given at PRES
ent. 4
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Thompson, who now lives six miles
southwest OF Nocona, was only child
eleven years old ut the beginning OF
the war. but day after day she did her
lin supplying thread OF cotton and OF
wool for the loom.
Years have paused since those trying
times. Many OF the incidents have
been forgotten. The hatred it all
brought about has been buried, but as
treasured relics. the spinning wheel
and the rifle, together with numerous
other articles, including a mess oven,
case knife and fork powder horn, bull
let molds and charger, have been pre-
served. and while Mrs. Thompson was
here on q visit recently the spictura