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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Anchor lodge, K. of P. 's Court Falcon, F. of A. ..e ..a .n Naomi chapter, o. B. s.
 St Jean Baptiste society. Comstock lodge, K. of P. Anchor lodge, N./ E. o. P. Kellogg lodge, F. and A.. M. Fraternity lodge, l. o. G. T. Nosahogan lodge, I. o. O. F.. ' Good Cheer council. o. c. r. Old Glory assembly, N. F. L. Carpenters and Joiners' union. Progressive council, o. J. A. M. Sanctuary Onward, A. O.. s. of A. Naturalist club.
 Drug Clerks union.
 E. F. Durand company, No II, IL. R. K. P.
 Jacques Cartier conclave, No s10, l. O. H.
 Falcons Pride circle, S09, Com panions of the Forest.
 Cout D. B. Hamilton.
 Bricklayers', Masons' and Plaster CTS International union, No l6. Ladies of Caccabees.
 Friendly league-Registrario for fall classes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
 Every economical housekeeper in Waterbury should take advantage of this four sale as the price is lower than the lowest, and the quality is superior, being excelled by none. Every barrel guaranteed.
 FLOUR per bbl .............. S5.f5 FLOUR, in sacks ..............TJc 4 lbs CRACKERS .... 2Jc 3 CANS CORN ............. 2Jc FANCY MAINE POTATOES, per buShel SJc DOMESTIC BAKING POWDER per 10 l5c MIXED TEA. per ID .........-- 2Ac 19 lbs SUGAR ...... sI00 ROAST BEEF. besa cuts, 10c-12c 3 lbs HAMBURG STEAK ...... 2sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17
THE COMING MAYOR

Should be a good living, honest hearted, strictly reliable, always painstaking, smart business and, above all, sober, industrious, well meaning gentleman. Well, SeWeif IS a good Republican, good man and, of course, he expects to be our next mayor. Thoms undoubtedly is a good Democrat, he knows how. 10 manipulate the political wires and has had a couple of years of very ex- citing experience. He certainly eX- poets to be our mayor for the next two years. Now, the writer cf this ad would like very much to see Doth of them given a seat away way pack in dreamland and have the mayor Of Waterbury be. a real brtterm'lk mayor, one who would know the real benefit of drinking pure fresh butter milk, one who would know that cer- tain kinds of drinks such as pon- ticians and ward ''heelers" are fill ing up on nowadays is paving thelr road to destruction. Not only Il It, but they are poisoning themselves and ruining their brains; when, 1T they would just drink the kind or butermilk we sell. or at their nomes partake of the nice tasting tea and fresh roasted top-notch quali'T (: flee which they can get at our store feir lives would be filled with happiness. and when a deal would be 'oT It would be an honest one or :3ne at all. If it will do all this with r,oli- ticians it certainly is what should be in every home in the city. But re- member
 pHELAN'S 1T STORE: l2 EAST MAIN ST. TELEPHONE.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17
1h.,. oIa Meona

Let us synpsthize vith ths little ray of sunshine who. having done . lot of hard thinking for . rear or two abozt the ~nev nooa,- suddenly broke out fn the presencs ef several dignt fed professors guests of the house. vith. Papa yoa told ne these nea knsv everything about the vorif snd hesvez- Please ash them if thsy can ten ne what hecouss of al ths ed Eoszz-Nsu Ysrk REzzk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17

So long as ve love. ve serve. So icug as ve are loved by others I would almost say re are indispensa- ble; and 10 man is useless while he has a frieud-Robert Louis Stey. srso1-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17

To hin that hath 1t shan De given (to gst ozt of paying his tzxes1 but from him that hath not shah be taken directly CT indirsczlyl evez thss sh.sh ks bsth-Pusk
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17

List of advertised letters: Mrs L.. Herman Ariel, Patrick Brann, Her. bert D. Chase, W. A. Clapp, James Foley, J. R. Giddings, Mrs Carrie Kemper, Miss Aldea Lapolice, Mrs J. H. McCrackan, A. W. Maroon, Mary c. Shaw, Frederick G. Vaughn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-17

SPECIAL. SPECTALi Our entire line of cookies your choice of ten different varieties, at 5c per ID. Hams, per ID 15c
 EXTRA TRADING STAMPS.
, 1907-09-05
High Peak.

Pinedale, Wyo.-T. NJ. Damon of the
United States Geological Survey has
discovered a peak in the Wind River
range that is higher than Fremont
peak, heretofore regarded as the high
est mountain in the state. Engineer
Bannon says the new peak, which has
no name, but which will in all proba-
bility be named Bannon peak in honor
of its ~discoverer, is 1875 feet high,
whereas Fremont's peak is 1925 feet
high.
Engineer Bannon has also discov-
cred two living glaciers, and the only
ones, by the way, in the United States
south of the Canadian border. They
are located near the base of Fremont's
peak, and are visible throughout the
entire year to the surrounding oun
try for hundreds of miles.
Engineer Bannon is preparing to as
cend the newly discovered mountain
peak, and the start will be made early
ext month.
, 1907-09-05
Took Gas and Goes Mat.

Notwithstanding under the infu.
ence af gas preparatory TO having a
tooth extracted, George w. Bowers,
aged twenty-eight, rose from the chair
and violently attacked r. b. Leonard.
who was treating him, severaly beat
ing and knocking him down. The doc.
tors call for help brought w. H. Wun.
ger, who was treated in similar fash
ion. Fearing that his life was in dan
ger, Dr.. Munger reached a small ham
mer near by and used il freely on
Bowers head, causing a compound
fracture of the skull. Bowers was
taken to an emergency hospital and
DIR. Munger was arrested. He was re.
leased on 81 900 bail. During the strug-
gle between the three men Bowers
wife and a number of women patients
were thrown into a panic and took
flight. Bowers will recover.
, 1907-09-05
To Improve eoyd's Lake.

Greeley, Colo.-Plans have been sub.
m!tted to contractors by B. ID. San
born for outlet gates and towers and
a 3O0-foot tunnel for Boyd's like, two
miles northwest of Loveland.
The water from this reservoir will
be emptied into the Thompson river at
the head of the Hillsboro ditch for use
in ~irrigating from that ditch. The OBJ
ject is to supply water. by exchange,
for use in the Greeley and Loveland
ditch, which waters the country be,
tween Greeley and Loveland, and if
possible to supply other canals SINH,
larly situated above the level of the
lake.
Boyd's like is four miles long and a
mile wide. The tunnel and outlet will
draw off thirty-eight feet of water. On
the same basis of valuation as Love
land lake, Boyd's lake has a value of
81, 100000.
, 1907-09-05
CUT wlFE's THROAT WITH RAZOR
Enraged Husband Kills Pretty Wife,
Then Tries to Commit Suicide.

Denver.-Jealous of his pretty wife
because friends had complimented her
fine features, Eugene C. Marrugg, a
fireman in the employ of the Denver
Gas & Electric Company, murdered
her at the family home, 1928 West Col
fax street, on Labor Day, by cutting
her throat with a razor.
Marrugg then attempted suicide by
cutting his throat, but the sight OF
blood gushing from his wife's mouth
and chin weakened him and his eff
forts to end his own life were evident
ly not sincere. At the county hospi-
tai it was discovered that his wound
was not of a serious nature. When
he had recovered his senses he tore
his hair and cried: MY God, what
nave l done? The babies are without
a mother now and they will never
see me again."
, 1907-09-05
Horse Gets $4,000 Monument

Chicago.-A $4,000 monument 70.
his horse is a feature that has been
Incorporated in the will of Henry
Graves, the oldest settler of Chicago,
who now lies near deaths door at his
home. He came to the little settle
about Fort Dearborn in 1881.
A pioneer racing man and ever a
lover of horses, Mr.. Graves has pro-
vided that the costliest monument
ever erected for a horse will be placed
in Washington park. 1t will memorial
ize Ike Cook, a famous %trotter, which
he owned fifty years ago..
Ike Cook had a record of 2:30, which
in those early days was remarkable
time. In fact, Ike Cook was the first
horse to make that mark on a one
mile track in the state of Illinois. The
animal was famous throughout the
country, and, with Mr.. Graves driving
him, won many great victories.
, 1907-09-05
WYOMING HAPPENINGS
stock Shipments From Centennial.

Laramie.-President Miller and Audi
tor Emmons of the Laramie Plains line
have concluded the contract with the
Big Creek Ranch Company to handle
the stock of the company from Centen-
NAL to the eastern markets, and the
work of building the loading chutes at
Centennial will be pushed. The COM
pany will handle from eighteen to
twenty cars of cattle, to be loaded at
Centennial and delivered to the Union
Pacific here. The train crew Will be
in readiness here to accept the train
from Auditor Emmons and it will be
sent through without reloading. The
shipment is expected to be made on
the 9th of September, and will mark
the beginning of what promises to be
a tremendous movement of cattle over
the road. President Miller and the
county board of commissioners are now
clearing the trail for the bringing of
the cattle to Centennial. The road will
be about eight miles long, and will be
cleared partly by the railroad COM
pany, partly by the county and partly
by the ranchmen in the territory af-
fected. The Big Creek company will
handle it's stock over the Laramie
Plains line entirely If the road can be
cleared so that the cattle can be de-
livered at Centennial without too much
effort.
, 1907-09-05
PLOT TO KILL BALLooN,ST.
Parachute Jumper Is Carried In Mid.
Air With Death as COMPANION.

Denver.-Wayne Abbott, the native
son, who as drum major in General
George w. Cooks famous drum corps
and as a sailor in airships and a para
chute jumper, is known from one
American boundary line to the other,
narrowly missed death in a horrible
form at the Tuileries.
II seems so much like an attempt at
murder that an investigation will be
made.
The rope that connects Abbott's
parachute with the balloon proper
passes through Il small iron ring. Fast
ened to this ring is a sharp knife
blade attached to n lever. The aero
naut, on his trapeze twenty feet be
low, controls the action of the blade
by a o hanging down from the
lever and at the proper height pulls
the cord, thereby ~severing the rope
and starting him earthward with his
parachute.
Abbott. as is his custom. attempted
to cut loose 1000 feet above the earth,
but the releasing mechanism refused
to work because a nail had been placed
through the iron ring between the rope
and the knife blade, so that when he
pulled the blade ii was stopped by the
nail. With no knowledge of the stu
ation-not knowing whether the con-
Meeting rope had been partly severed
and was waiting for a lurch of the
balloon to finish the work. of release
Abbott could not risk climbing to the
iron ring by way of the folded para
chute; his only course was to retain
his seat on the trapeze and trust to
good fortune to let him land safely
with the balloon. The absence of wind
permitted him to do this.
Had there been a wind the huge bal
loon as o o as emptied OF gas would
have turned on its side: the speed of
the descent would have been rapid
enough to kill the |aeTonaut at the fin
ish but not rapid enough to open the
parachute to land him safely.
II am pretty sure | know the name
of the person who placed the nail in
the iron ring" said Abbott, but /
shall not have him arrested until fur
Their investigation"
, 1907-09-05
A Wholesome Change.

Slavery in its best aspect implied a
moral obligation. The author of "Un.
Gle Toms Cabin" softened the terrible
arraignment by the chapters on the
old-style southern slave-owner, with
his ingrained sense of responsibility
to his living chattels. With the de-
struction of slavery this standard
passed. Underlying the upward. eco
nomic struggle of the south is a story
OF savage exploitation of the negro
through his fatal self-indulgence.
Drink, drugs and debt-these three
were made the chains of a new and
subtle enslavement. Narcotics sold
by the very employers of labor
served, on the n hand, to return to
the Golfers of the employer all that
he had paid out in wages; on the
other, to keep his black workman in
subservience. Within a few years co
caine had been distributed as "A regu.
lar ration to the emergency workers
on threatened levees, ITO keep them
up to the work" That system has,
happily. passed. The boss who de.
bauches his men with liquor or drugs
is to-day despised; in many sections
he is not tolerated. The negro may
keep his wage If he will but work hon
estly and, not less important. consist
emily for 1t. With the dawning of eco
nomic wisdom has come n recrudes-
Cence of the nObler sDirit or s~layary
days, the responsibility of the master
to the servant. The negro who
chooses TO be self-supporting and self
respecting has "A better chance, says
Golfers, than ever before under the
wise guardianship of the new south.
, 1907-09-05
Spanking May Cause Boys Deaf

Sheboygan, Wis.-Mrs. Fred vii,
liams, living at Bear Point, on Crooked
lake, nea this city, was severely in
iured, and her seven-year-old son prob.
ably fatally hurt, when n illuminate of
mercury cap in the boys hip pocket
exploded while the mother was spank.
ing him.
The boy had beer out in a field
where his father was using dynamite
to blow up stumps, and had slipped one
of the percussion caps, which Mr.. vii.
liams was using, into his pocket. He
later returned to the house and his
mother called him in to be punished
for some childish misdemeanor.
Mrs. Williams used "A shingle as the
instrument of punishment. The first
blow from the single exploded the
cap in the boys pocket, and the ex.
plosion tore a large hole in his hip,
from which he is believed to be dying.
The mother lost two fingers and re.
ceived a number of minor cuts about
her face and body.
, 1907-09-05
No Quarrel with Time

According to the poet we are speed
of change, and this is nowhere more
apparent than in the alterations In the
popular taste for he better, every
thing considered. A writer In the
New York Evening Post, in abiding
to this matter, says that those who
occupy the benches in the public
parks On a hummer afternoon to listen
to the band are no longer satisfied
with the Star Spangled Banner and
a medley from the comic operas. but
must have selections from Wagner
and Gounod, though he indicates that
they may not be averse to a little of
Richard Straus thrown in, we sup
pose. by way of dessert in the musical
feast. There is a like fastidiousness
In regard to painting, due to the in
huence of the museum of fine arts and
picture exhibitions. Chromos, even
when they are copies of celebrated
paintings, have lost their vogue, and
the fashion for fruit and flower pieces
10 SoihS out, "Hie marines, repre-
senting heart-rending shipwrecks,
have been superseded, 1t is somewhat
satirically observed, by Waves with
cotton wool crests and a splash Of
moonlight which discloses nothing be-
cause 1t is so suggestive" A change
in the taste of literature is also APP
parent in the demand for short stories
In dialect to replace the old-fashioned
serial novels. Continued works of fic-
ton in the monthly magazines still
have their admirers, though the ma
Jority of readers no longer like bloody
tales of the frontier type or long
drawn out sensational narratives of
unhappy brides and ghostly visitants.
Instead they prefer a story concern
ing the fair settlement worker who
lives among the poor and perhaps
makes a romantic marriage, or &C
counts of automobile adventures in
which the heroine has many lucky es.
capes from perils of various kinds.
In sermons, too, the ministers keep
abreast of the times in short dis
courses, treating the topics of the
hour as they zeal on moral and reli-
gious life, and do not mode their ser
mons after the fathers, who too often
had sleepy congregations. What was
fine enough in the departed days, that
we hear so much praise about, says
Boston Budget, is not adapted to the
present. With Tennyson. we hold it
we'll good things should pass, and
with the changes of time we need not
quarrel. They are usually in the direc-
ton of progress.
, 1907-09-05

we're crushed almost into a powder.
The bones in the shoulders were bro
ken. and also the backbone in several
places. .
w. B. Felker came to Denver in
1881. His father, Judge w. b. Felker,
was for a number of years a prominent
attorney in this city and passed away
eight years g Nh. Felker graduated
from the Denver High School in 1854
removed to Leadville during the boom
days in that camp and engaged in the
mercantile business. He returned TO
Denver twelve years ago and engaged
il the bicycle business. When the au-
tomobile first came into popular favor
Mr.. Felker was one of the first to en-
gage in the business. He had been
continually in that business since
1899. He was born in Oshkosh, Wis
consin, forty-one years ago. He leaves
a widow, a mother who resided with
him in this city, and a sixteen-year-old
daughter. Mr.. Felker was a member
of the Masonic fraternity, a Knight
Templar and a Shriner.
, 1907-09-05

Laramie.-At the meeting of the I'm
perial Military band the money cleared
from the Parker Amusement Com
pany's street fair. amounting to about
$3.50, was divided among the thirteen
members of the band. The ~organiza-
tiOn has received an offer from the
trustees of the Albany County and In
"termountain Fair Association to fur
nish the music for the fair on the 10th,
18th and 18th, and has the matter I'M
der consideration. 1t is probable that
the band will be given the contract.
The matter of further dances at the
park was not finally disposed of yea oil
nay.
, 1907-09-05
c. 6 S. May Build Own Track

Pueblo.-Reports are current that
the Denver q Rio Grande and the Colo,
RADIO 4 Southern railroads are to dis.
solve their agreement for joint track
etwee Walsenburg and Pueblo owing
to the heavy increase in traffic, which
as made that particular stretch of
country the heaviest travelled in Colo.
RADIO.
The Colorado & Southern, it is said,
VIII soon commence the construction
OF It's wi track and will have it in OPP
GRAFTON in three years. Local officials
OF h Rio Grande profess ignorance
as to tile truth or falsity of the report
although they admit having heard a ru-
NOR to the effect stated.
, 1907-09-05
New Wild West Show.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Peter Dickerson,
champion steer roper of the Southwest.
and Angus McPhee, champion of the
world, who have been matched to rope
five steers each September 21st and
22d, at Frontier park here, are making
arrangements for a Wild West show,
which will be given in connection with
the roping. An effort is being made to
have Johnnie Dodge of Cody and Clay
ton Banks of Shoshoni, the latter
champion rider of the world, ride Off
their match on "Old Steamboat" dur
ing the roping contest. In addition
there will be relay aces. COW pony
races, wild horse races, bucking and
pitching contests, etc.
, 1907-09-05
PREMIER AND TWO ARE KILLED.
Socialists Believed to Have Planned
the Assassination.

Teheran.-Mirza Ali Asghan Khan,
premier, was shot and killed as he was
leaving the national council.
Two soldiers were killed al the same
time and an ass%emblyman was shot in
the lex. One of the assassins commit
ted suicide, one was arrested and the
others escaped.
1t is believed that the assassination
was planned by The Socialists, who
have their headquarters at Baku, and
whose members, numbering about So.
0OG, have bound themselves to uphold
the Persian constitution.
The Socialists have collected arms
ana ammunition and are possessed of
considerable funds. Through the Per
sian press they have been carrying on
a campaign against the late premier,
declaring him to be an enemy of the
constitution.
1t is believed that the effect of the
news of the murder of Mira Ali As
CHAN Khan, added to the interior
troubles, will be disastrous and that
anarchy will gain in strength. Already
the roads are so unsafe that the Ger.
man consul, who is going TO Bushire,
has asked the government for an es'
cort.
~ ftuSSldh at lSpldH lOudN was
robbed of everything he possessed.
The slain premier had long played
an important part in the affairs of
Persia. Twice he held the Office of
yizier, the last time from August, 1898,
to September, 1903, when he was X
fled. This followed closely upon the
sudden death of the Hakim Ell Mulk.
After living in exile in Europe for
more than three years, Mira Ali was
recalled early in the present year by
the shah. Arriving in Enzellie, the
populace, which had been apprised Of
his homecoming, e~ndeavored to pre-.
vent his landing. so bitter was the
feeling against him. He arrived in
Teheran April 9th and was escorted
to the palace by a company of Persian
Cossacks sent by the shah to meet
him. During his exile, Mira Ali Wis
tied New York.
, 1907-09-05
Jim Howard Not Guilty.

Georgetown, Ky.-Goaded by the
statement here in the opening speech
of Judge s. Whager, Democratic noml'
nee for governor, that he would no.
pardon Caleb Powers if convicted OF
conspiracy in the murder of Goyerno,
William Goebel, Powers tonight ISSUED
d written statement saying that ne
had at last learned the name OF tn1
man who murdered Goebel, and couIa
point him out. No previous statement
made by Powers has created so pro
found a sensation, for it is believed az
last that the real murderer of GOV
ernor Goebel will be learned. Powers
says that the man who killed GoeDel
is not Jim Howard, who is serving .
life sentence in the penitentiary Oh
that charge.