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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
WATERFOWL JOTTlNGs

At a town meeting held this week it was voted to rescind the vote of the last town meeting in reference to the new schoolhouse to be erected in the Center district. Three plans were submitted and it was finally agreed to erect an eleven room struc- ture to cost $5O,000. Architects Driggs & Hunt will draw the plans and 1t is expected that the work will go ahead rapidly.
 No change is reported in the condi- tion of Mrs s. H. Peck who has been confined to her bed for the past two months with diabetes. MT and Mrs Walter Kiersted of Waterbury visited as Albert Blakes- lees yesterday.
 The play Lend Me Five Shillings" which was presented by the Taft Dramatic club on Saturday evening at the Town hail was well rendered and the large audience felt we'll paid for their attendance There was large number of relatives and friends from out of town. of those who took part in the play. Charles Atwood has sold his feed and coal business to M. D. Leonard & Co who will take possession Marsh 1st.
 Benjamin Peck of Waterbury vis- ited his parents Sunday. R. V. Magee went to Bridgeport Saturday on business connected with the State Fireman's association. E. J. Munroe has resumed work
 in the factory after being laid up with blood poisoning four months. | James Maxwell has resigned his position with the Oakville Co.
 The Taft Hockey team added an other victory to their list by defeat ling the All Connecticut team Sat
 urday by a score of ao l.
 MT and Mrs Henry L. Rowland of Waterbury were visitors in town Sunday.
 ! Fred Toffey, fireman for the Con- solidated R. R. with headquarters in Stamford visited his family Sunday.
 Calvin R. Harding of New York
 was a visitor in town yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Raymond Munson of Stratford wis., ited over Sunday with his parents on Davis street.
 MT and Mrs J. M. Hannon have re- turned from their wedding trip through Massachusetts, Vermont and New York state and are now living at their newly furnished home on Bunker Hill avenue.
 Max Felsman of Terryville spent Sunday with his family on Wood street.
 The bridgemen got in some good work on the Welton bridge yesterday ;nd had it ready to hold up trains at 4 o'clock. All that remains to be done now is the riveting, which will take some time yet to complete.
 Trolley workmen are clearing the tracks between the railroad bridge and Smiths factory and 1t is expect ed that cars will be running between these poiIts before the close of the present week.
 Daniel Buchanan, watchman for the bridge company, was taken sick yesterday afternoon and is now un- der the doctors care suffering with a slight attack of penumonia. MT Buchanan's home is in Seymour, and relatives from the latter place are caring for him.
 The LeIten regulations were read in St Mary Magdalene's church yes terday morning by Father Traynor.
 James Lease of Main street has re- sumed his duties as fireman for the railroad company after several days illness.
 M. D. Middlebrooks has received a carload of choice shingles from Cali fornia, part of which will be used on his new house now in course of cree. ton in Oakville.
 The following letters are unclaimed at the local postofice: Miss Jessie Kind, Mrs Betty Nygsen. Miss Alice !! O'Brien, Walter H. Whitney and T Wolsteneroft.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
WATERylLLE.

Regular meeting of Good Will lodge, K. of F., tonight at 8 o'clock. The West Side Whist club had their final meeting for the season on Saturday evening at Scott's in Ches- hire. A turkey supper was served at 2 o'clock, after which was held the final whist party. Mrs Henry Kott and Elmer Chatfield made the high scores and Mrs Wallace and John Fawcett the lowest. The high scores for the season were made by MT and Mrs Henry Kott.
 Miss Martha Ward and Miss Jean Cochrane of New Britain were the guests of George Barker and family yesterday on Yale street.
 A. H. Barnes has returned from a visit with friends in Bristol.
 Edward Barker of Thomaston was a visitor in Waterville yesterday.
 Charles Miller had the misfortune to cut the end of the index finger on his right hand of Friday while at work on a shaper in the machine room of the American Pin Co.
 John H. Bolan, clerk at the Water vile Drug store, cut severe gash in his left hand on a broken glass Sat- urday. Dr Leonard dressed the Iwound.
 The past year has witnessed a sub. stantial development in Waterville An unusually large number of build. lings have been erected, and a great lmany building lots have been sold flor improvement this year, including two tracts of land for factory sites upon one of which, it is reported. thu Blake & Johnson Mfg Co will built lin the near future. At the present time there are no vacant rents. ant the prospect for the future is bright Among the more important building erected last year are: American Pir Co, four-story brick factory, 54x257 August Bitz, three-family house George H. Gloves. frame house; Sam luel Mccormick, frame house; Younl & Jenks Co, Thomaston avenue, ce ment block factory: Mrs Louis Gates frame house; St Paul's church, chap el addition: Mrs H. S. Patterson woodworking factory; Karl wallin ger, addition to store; c. w. Hotch kiss. frame house: Mrs E. B. Patter son. frame house; c. E. Hoadley frame house: H. L. Webster, aut, house; David Denton. remodel barr into house: Mrs Louis Garrigus three-story brick block; Walter Field frame house: w. E. Grilley. two family house: Berbecker f& Rowlani Mfg Co. brick addition to factory.
 George l.. Jenks has the founda tions in for three-family house t, be erected on Thomaston avenue will be built of concrete blocks. fur nished by the Young & Jenks Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
IT'S NEW.

The article which sells best is tho one having the best features. Such is the new policy issued by THE WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE co of NEW YORK. (Inc. l860). No estimated dividends: every figure guarantee. Rates lower than the lowest: loan values higher than the highest. Send for rates. Liberal compensation to men of character as agents.
 Walter 5. Vaudeville, Manager for Conn. Hartford. Conn.
 2-1-1m
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11

Use little KODOL after youl meals and it will be found to afford a prompt and efficient relief. KODOI nearly approximates the digestive. juices. It digests what you eat. |
 is sold or guarantee relief plan Sold here by H. w., Lake Drug Co Joseph A. Smith, S26 Bank street Brooklyn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
IT. Revive .Rip Van wiakIe.-

CATSkILL. \. r., Feb. 11.-PaIen- vile. a hamlet near here, will be the scene mex; summer of two open air performances of Rip Van wInkle.- A summer resident of means will finance the undertaking. Rips wife. Gretchen. will be portrayed by Mrs. W. I. Com Ter. who played the role with Joe Jef- ferson and who was the original Little Buttercup of "Pinsfore" days
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
FEARS STAMP FRAUD
Comptroller Glynn at Albany
 Makes Startling Report.
MILLIONS WORTH MIGHT BE STOLEN

nvestigation of Stock Transfer Tax
 Bureau by New Administration
 shows Many Irregularities,
 X. If Not Other Faults.
 X ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 11.-Comptrol- Ter Martin H. Glynn has made public the results of an investigation which he has been making into the condition of the stock transfer tax bureau of his office with reference to the handling and disposal of q ,OOO 900 worth of the stamps issued by that department for use in the transfer of stocks under the act of 1905.
 According to the comptrollers state nent, more than $5,OOO.OOO worth of these stamps have been destroyed ei- ther in process of manufacture or by actual burning without adequate rec ord or supervision in the two years since the act was passed, and there is only the personal word of a single clerk, salaried at $2,500 and not under bond, to certify the fact that they were destroyed at all.
 The total amount of stamps recorded as destroyed at different times be- tween June 2, 1905, when the first is- sue of stamps began, and Dec. 29, 1906, two days before Comptroller Glynn as sulned office, was $5,811. .658. Two lots reported as actually burned represent cd respectively $174,O00 and $2,2S3,- 5O7.4O. Another lot said to have been destroyed at the time of manufacture because one or more stamps in each sheet was defective amounted to $993, O42.6O. The balance of the vast total of over $5,OOO,OO0 are recorded as de stroyed in some stage of the process of manufacture.
 According to Comptroller Glynn, the entire business of printing and caring for the stock transfer tax stamp was in the hands of Charles M. Watkins of Penn Tan, chief clerk in the stock transfer tax bureau, an appointee of Comptroller Kelsey, who continued to serve in that capacity under Comptrol- Ter Wilson after Mir. Kelsey was ap. pointed by Governor Higgins to be su- perintendent of insurance.
 NIT. Watkins was superseded early in January by an appointee of MT, Glynn, and it was in the process of checking up the stamps on hand that the alleged state of affairs was dis. covered. The comptroller detailed John Hourigan, an expert accountant, to check up the stamps and papers on hand, and for several weeks he has been counting paper and stamps, show ing total of over $6.0000O0 worth o1 stamps on hand and a deficiency ac' counted for by stamps reported as de stroyed" either in process of manufac turc or by burning in bulk.
 The stamps were printed by Quayle & Son of this city at their plant on Green street. The plates were in the custody of the comptroller's represent ative, and each day of work were de livcrcd to Quayle. The paper first used was of an ordinary commercial sort which Comptroller Glynn said wal stored in the Quayle shop under an ordinary lock in an ordinary room, and while the sheets were counted out be fore printing there was no safeguard to prevent their being distracted Moreover, the comptroller declares tho count of sheets does not tally, the sx planation being that some of 1t wal used for other purposes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
smallpox at wfiliansbsrs, Va.

smallpox at Williamsburg, Va.
 NORFOLK, Va, Feb. n.-Smallpox has broken out in William and Mary college, at Williamsburg. and the in- stitution has been quarantined by the directors. At least twenty-five of the students escaped during the night and walked twenty miles to Newport News, where they took a steamer. Among them was a son of Harry St. George Tucker. president of the James town Exposition company.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
Awalsi.s KeIsey,s rate.

ALBANY. \. Y-. Feb. 1I.-LegisIa- tive attention appears to be concen- trated just now on the fate of Super intendent Otto Kelsey of the state in surance department Senators and as sembiymen gre not likely to devote themselves sWiduously to any other subject until that has been dispossd es finally
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
s,oep ss.sas mi.ss.s.

ATLANTIC CITY. \. T., Feb. H. Relatives of the captain and four men of the crew of the sloop Sinbad arc worried because nothing has been heard from them since last Tuesday. when they sailed from here for New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
rro.ble win Jap. h oregon.

wOODBURN. Ore. Feb. I1.-Follow. ing the replacing by the Southern Pa cific of ten white section men with Japanese laborers fifty Americans call ed at the section house and warned the Japanese to leave town. There was no violence, but the Japanese have departed for Portland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
Erpro.,.. .s wooiwieh Ar.e..i.

LONDON. Feb. 11.-A terrific explc- ton at 3:30 o'clock in the morning wrecked the chemical research depart ment of the woolwich arsenal Many of the windows fin the town were broken. It is believed no lives were ln<t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11

Victory For Oppoaiyion In Russia.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 11.-Elec- tions were held in eight large cities Moscow, Tinis. Kazan, Wilma, Yeka- terinoslaf, Astrakhan, Kishinev and Yaroslav of the twenty-four which send members direct to parliament, Moscow having four members and the other cities one each. The counting of the votes Is slow, and definite results of the elections are unknown. but the indications everywhere are of victory for the opposition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
A Jew Kmes AIena.sraev.ky.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 1.-The assassin of s. A. Alexandraovsky gov ernor of Penxa. who was shot as he was leaving the theater at Penza Fri. day night, has been identified as Hit fernan. q lev. from Sarafov.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
u.r,r .s Ki.s.ss. Die. .s r.,.rs..

KINGSTON. Jsmaics. Feb. II. . Charles Tait. mayor of this city. died yesterday st the public hospital as a result of injuries sustained at the time of the earthquake. He was then cen ductInx a meeting of the council and the building collapsed Mayor Tait vas sfxty-eisht yezs cd and of Scotch descenf-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
WATERBURY TESTIMONY.

Mrs Margaret Wilson of s4 East East Clay street. Waterbury. Conn. says: ''I suffered for a long timo with dull. heavy bearing down pains across the loins. lameness in the small of my back and was in such
 bad shape at times that I could hard Iy attend to my homework. I was so lame could not get up or down stairs. There was a constant pain be- tween my shoulders. One of my boarders advised me to try Doan's Kidney Pills. saying that they had cured him of similar trouble years ago. He spoke so highly of them that sent to the H. W. Lake Drug Co for a box and used the pills as d. rected. I found quick relief and in time an effectual cure. I have not had any return of the trouble since.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11
HALPERN' s
 NEW YORK BARGAIN STORE 288 NORTH MAIN ST.
 Telephone Connection.
 SPECIAL BARGAIN SALE

Copper Nickel Plated Tea Kettles. 98c. worth $1.25. Copper Nickel Plated Tea Kettles.
 $1.49, worth $1.75. Heavy Copper Wash Boilers, S9c. worth $1.25. Heavy Copper Wash Boilers. 99c,
 worth $1.35.
 Heavy Copper Wash Boilers, $1.25. worth $1.50.
 Great cut down on all Parlor Lamps. Our prices are the lowest in the city. N. B.-Call and see our many bar gains.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-11

Brights disease or diabetes.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are a speciaI medicine for the kidneys. and do not affect the bowels or any other organs. There is not a particle of poison in them-just the pure roots and herbs that nature intended for curing the kidneys.
 Doan's Kidney Pills cure every form of kidney trouble. Read the testimony of q woman of your own city, perhaps a neighbor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
A Woman's Health

Is heritage too sacred to be experi-
mented with. For her peculiar and deli
cate ailments only medicines of known
composition and which contain no alco-
hol, narcotics, or other harmful or habit
forming drugs should be employed. Such
medicine is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription-a remedy with a record OF over
forty years of cures to recommend 1t; q
remedy, the makers of which print its
formula on every bottle-wrapper and at
test its completeness and correctness
under oath; a remedy devised and adapted
to woman's delicate constitution by an
educated physician-an experienced spe-
cialist in womans diseases; remedy
every ingredient of which has received
the written endorsement of the most emf
nent medical writers of all the several
schools OF practice for the cure of woman's
peculiar diseases; remedy which has
more bond-t cures To its credit than
any other sold by druggists for woman's
special requirements. 1t is not given
away IL the form OF atrial bottles TO be
experimental with, but is sold at q fair
price by all dealers in medicines.
III woman has bearing down, or drag
ging pains, low down in the abdomen or
pelvis, backache, frequent headaches,
dizzy or fainting spells, is nervous and
easily startled, has gnawing feeling in
stomach, sees imaginary floating specks,
or spots before her eyes, has mclancholia,
or rblues," or weakening disagreeable
drain from pelvic organs, she can make
no mistake by resorting to the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t will
invigorate and tone up the whole system
and especially the pelvic organs.
No woman suffering from any OF the
above symptoms can afford to accept any
secret noStrum or medicine of unknown
composition, as substitute for a medi-
cine like DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, which is OF KNOWN COMPOSITION and
has a record OF over forty years and sells
more largely to-day than ever before. Its
makers withhold no secrets from their
patients believing open publicity TO be
the very & guaranty OF merit.
DR.. Pic invites all suffering women
70 consult him by letter free Of charge
All letters OF consultation are held as
sacredly confidential and an answer is re-
turned in plain sealed envelope. Address:
DIR. R.V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Sur
gical Institute. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
North Carolinian Killed by
Lightning.

Reldsville special in The OBJ
server: While en- route TO his
home five miles north of Reds.
vile this afternoon, Mr.. Green
Craddock was struck by lightn-
ing and in 'tantly killed. He and
Mr. w. b. Williams took shelter
under a barn during the severe
electrical storm. Mr.. Williams
was badly shocked and burned
about the face, but soon regalned
consciousness and will recover.
Mr.. Craddock's age is about 80
years and he leaves a wife and
eightchildren.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
Arkansas Farmers Good
Luck.

The State: A poor farmer in
Arkansas a few weeks ago pick
ed up two very common looking
pebbles that he had found in a
clay bank near his house. What
prompted him TO send these
stones to friend in Little Rock
he says he does not know, but
there must have been something
significant in their appearance,
something which awakened his
curiosity. He sent the stones and
few days later learned that he
was the possessor of two flawless
diamonds.
Since that time about one hun
d ed gems have been found in
the same clay bank. The ARK an
sas man sold his farm for a fab
ulous price and diamond min
ing company has been organized
and is already operating on the
barren acres which but a short
month or so ago afforded the
scantiest living to their former
owner. The company is made
up OF three citizens Of Little
Rock. Experts say that the soil
resembles that of the X mberly
mines, and that the s'ones are
remarkably precious and ofsplen-
did value.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
Piano and School Desks
Smashed by Vandals.

G-eenville, S. c., special in The
Observer: A committee of the
board of trustees of The city gra
ded schools, while making a re-
gular summer inspection OF the
school buildings and property
this afternoon, found that the
Oaklawn school building, located
on North Main street, had been
entered by vandals and valua-
BILE piano and clock, besides desks
and other pieces Of furniture, ll-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
Arm Broken in Cotton Mill.

Mr.. Jesse Wright, son of Mr..
Virgil Wright, of This city, had
his left arm brok ken in two places
and was otherwise bruised up
Tuesday afternoon at the Spring
stein mill. He was working in
the cloth room and in some wa
his arm was caught in the ma
chinery and he was whirIed over
the machine. Mr.. Willie Nc
Donald was near by and threw
off both the small and large
belts before he was extricated
from his perilous position -
Chester Lantern.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14

orally smashed. The loss is sew
eral hundred dollars, the piano
being the product of mum Der
of entertainments and small per-
sonaI contributions 10 the school.
1t is absolutely worthless now.
The other things will aggregate
a good sum also. The guilty per-
sons or the motive for the deed
Is not known. The deed was
probably committed weeks ago.
The police are on the case and
every means will be exhausted
t. convict these who committed
the deed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
Agricultural Department.

The dry weather that usually
follows dries out the soil and the
plant perishes. The land should
be plowed long enough before
seeding time to allow two or
three rains to settle the soil and
make it firm for the alfalfa roots
to strike into.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14

1--WE never repent of eating too little" was
one of the ten rules of Thomas Jefferson,
president of the United States, and the
rule applies to every one without excep-
ton during this hot weather. because it is
hard for food, even in small quantities to
be digested when the blood is at high tenn
perature. At this season we should eat
sparingly and properly. We should also
help the stomic as much as possible by
the use of a little. Koiol for indigestion and
dyspe psa which Will rest the stomach by
dlgesting the food itself Sold by Craw-
ford Bros
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14

Those who have stomach trouble, no matter
how slight should give every possible help
to the digestive organs 80 that the food
may be digested with least effort This
may be done by taking something that
contains natural digestive properties
something like Kodoi for indigestion and
dyspepsia, Kodol is preparation of ve-
geteble acids and contains the very same
juices found in healthy stomach 1t di-
gests what you eat. Sold by Crawford
Bros.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-08-14
August Farming.
Progressive Farmer.

In the Piedmont and hlgher
sections fallow land should be
plowed for wheat. The earlier
this is done the larger the wheat
crop will be-
Winter oats can be planted the
last Of the month in the Pied.
mont and mountain sectious.--
Some good oat growers advise
sowing the oats broadcast and
blowing them under, leaving the
land rough. Others advocate
the "open furrow' or "open
row" system that has so often
been described in The Progress
slve Farmer. The principle in
each case is The same: that of
putting the oa's deep in the
ground and allowing the winter
freezes TO pulverize the land and
slowly fl in around the plant.
Crimson clover in many sec,
tons Of The Progressive Farmer
territory can be sowed this
month-in many instances at
the last cultivati N of the crop,
and in others, by sowing in the
standing crop and then cover the
seed by running a light harrow
or cultiyator between the rows.
If cultivator is used the teeth
should not be allowed to run
deeper than is necessary to cover
the clover seed. Sow at the rate
Of fifteen pounds OF clean seed
per acre. Where there is doubt
about getting a stand OF clover,
it will be we'll to mix rye with
the clover seed, say, six TO eight
pounds Of clover seed per acre
and half bushel of rye.
Rape for winter grazing for
hogs, sheep, and possibly dry
cattle, can be put in this month.
1t will be we'll for our farmers 10
experiment with this compara-
lively new crop to most Of them
and learn its value as forage
plant. If put in broadcast, plant
six to eight pounds of seed per
acre, and, if drilled, from three
to five pounds per acre.
In this connec ion it may be
well TO remind our farmers of the
importance of a big "turnip
patch" The land should be fer
tile and well prepared. Sow
rutatagas al once, other varieties
later.
The second crop of Irish pota-
toes is an important one and
should be more largely grown in
sections where it succeeds. Plant
only sound potatoes and at a
time when there is "a season" in
the land. Dry soil and su' =
shine are death to the second
crop.
With this month comes the
usual fodder pulling time in many
sections. Are you preparing TO
continue this wasteiul method ,
or will you let your corn stand
longer, then cut and shock it as
has been advised in The P.ogres-
sive Farmer! Each reader must
decide this very important ques-
ton for himself.
To those who are expecting to
plant alfalfa this fall we will
again say all preparatory work