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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Lost in Deep Reverie.

this unaccountable belief take root in his heart that he secretly purchased the object of it from the farmers son. the price paid being a dime and the two bottom joints of a fishing rod.
 This happened the day before we left, and on the following morning. while returning in an open wagonnette . sudden exclamation from one of the ladies caused us to glance fin the di- rection of the box seat. and we were surprised to observe a small. brown lace peering down at us from under the boys elbow. with a quaint. apolo- getical look which seemed to say, Tim here. but don't blame me"
 You don't mean to say you've brought that little beast with you,"
 "0f course have" answered the boy. taking the mongrel up in his arms. Hes mine: and he's not a lit- tie beast. Are you my beauty"
 Ugh, you dirty thing" exclaimed the pretty cousin. How can you let him lick your
 Hes only kissing me"
 Well. don't let him do it."
 Co on,- answered the boy. with Charming impotence You're jealous
 "Ooh," cried the girl. a dimple con- ing in her soft cheek and adorning it like jewel. "very we'll. I'll never kiss you again
 Wont you7 Just wait till we get Into the train
 An. boy. that was long ago now. and times change.
 It must have been nearly IS months before saE the pup again On this occasion. having called at the boys home and strolied out into the gar den. I saw. sitting ia the sunshine. out In the very center of the lawn an ua- shzpely. disrepEtable looking dog. ar- pare1tly lost in a deep reverie. and wearing o1 his head an absurd model of top-hat- On hearing my footsteps he rose and shanhled across the grass to meet ne. his hat luhich vas se- cured uith an elastic bzndl cooked knovingly over one ere
 Why. yOa remember him. cried tne ecF- This is the dog I bought at 0a fzxn Ne cal hin Nzrxus An
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Good Reason Why.

Recently a bashful young woman from backwoods county in Virginia went into local store carrying three chickens. She inquired the price of chickens and at the same time put them on the counter.
 VIII they lay there?- asked the clerk. who cid not know that the chickens legs were tied.
 She bit her Handkerchief in embar- rassment a moment. and said:
 No sir; they are roosters."-Lip- pincott's.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
MARCUS
 AURELIUS
By HAROLD AVERY
S y'vV VyVy(vlvv yVVy(vyvyyN
(Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)

4
 It was while large party of us were staying one summer at farm lhouse-that the boy picked him up-- sja little, sad-faced, lop-sided, mongrcl ! puppy.
 The old sheep-dog, who had long Host all recollection of his own child. hood, treated him with that arrogant Acontempt with which Age, that may be said to have learnt words of one Isyllable, habitually regards poor Youth, still struggling with the alpha. bet, and in consequence the unfor- itunate juvenile was forced to seek amusement in the society of a litter of small pigs. Whenever you crossed the farmyard you were sure to catch sight of him trotting about with his miniature herd of baby swine, his de- |jected look, and ragged puppy coat, making him the very personification of & poor little four-footed prodigal.
 Whether, under the circumstances, 1t would have been fair to have blamed the pup for his choice of friends, or to have judged him by the company he kept, are questions which the reader can decide, but I know at the time he certainly seemed to me to be, from an intellectual standpoint, hardly at all superior to his compan- lions.
 When you called him he promptly ran away, and if you pursued he would lie down and grovel on his back in the mud, and as often as you set him on his feet he instantly fell down again. What little mind he had appeared to be attracted towards medical research, and (having no one else to practice On) he freely administered to himself most strange garbage with all that dis regard of personal risk which charac- 'terizes true martyr of science.
 A penchant for prescribing for his own real or fancied ailments seemed indeed to attend him all through life, and even now, though we'll advanced in years, it is hardly possible to take him for run round the garden with out being startled by his suddenly commencing to cough and choke in an nlarmingly noisy manner over some particularly long blade of grass which he has rashly undertaken to swallow. The boy, however, with the same youthful confidence which caused him to believe that the vile little imitation meerschaum that he smoked clandes- timely behind the hay-rack would some day color" averred that the pup had a future before him, and, when full grown. would be in some way or other . remarkable animal. So firmly did
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16

] relius because he's always meditating
 He's awfully clever; I've taught him
 heaps of tricks"
 The animal sauntered up and wiped
 his paws on my trousers by way of a
 greeting.
 Hello Marc!" said his master. 'Sit up!'
 The dog promptly Topped down full length on the grass. T didn't tell you to die" cried the boy. "Sit '1p you little blackguard!" Marc, with his top-hat hanging un. der his chin like a nose-bag, rolled over and entertained us by dying on his back.
 That's just like him. said the boy; tits the easiest trick he's got; and whenever I tell him to do anything else he always will 'die;' he won't sit | up or run round after his tail" Marc having died for what he considered reasonable length of time, now rose to his feet and saun- tered back to his meditations, this time wearing his top.hat on the back of his neck, as though it was a sol dier's knapsack.
 Whats he got that on for?"
 Why, I want him to get accus- toned to it, because I'm going to teach him to wear it when he goes out into the street.
 What can he do besides die?" Well" answered the boy, T think he'd make good sporting dog be- cause he's always digging holes in the garden, and I think he's kill rats if he had the chance. I tried him once with a mouse that I caught in the stable: let it loose on the kitchen floor, and somehow Marc lost it, and it ran away somewhere, and we couldn't find it, and mother made an awful fuss. She doesn't like Mare, I'm sure she doesn't, and he isn't allowed even to lie in front of the dining room fire, but all ways has to go into basket Women never value a good dog; they don't know one when they see him. Do they, Marc?"
 The dog-who appeared now to have finally determined to carry bis top-hat as chest protector-on hear ing his name called, awoke with start from his reverie, and after mo- ment's hesitation, as though he forgot exactly how the trick began, turned slowly over and died"
 Many years have slipped away since I first saw Marcus Aurelius medi- tating on the sun-lit lawn, and though I knew him as baby, find him to be quite a gray-haired old man. No top-hat appears rakishly perched upon his shapeless head, and he stretches himself w:th perfect confidence upon the sacred tearthrug and suffers no rebuke.
 Mare" says mother, with slight tremble in her voice, where's your master?"
 The dog wags his stumpy tail, but 1t is heartless proceeding, and he does not even raise his head. Per haps he knows as we'll as we do that wide seas roll between himself and Australia. and long before the boy will ever think of crossing them again. Marcus Aurelius will have performed his old trick in sober earnest and shambled off down that dusty pathway trodden years ago by the family of juvenile porkers. the old sheep-dog, and all the other friends of his youth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Felt nt Albany and Bath.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The dis tant earthquake observed at Albany. N. Y and Bath. Me. during the night was recorded on the government seis- mograph here. The disturbance was a little north of west and trifle south of east, the horizontal movement being one-sixteenth of an inch and the per pendicular movement about one-thirty- second of an inch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
DISASTER IN MEXICO
Chilpancingo and Chilapa De-
 stroyed by Earthquake.
FIVE HUNDRED REPORTED KILLED.
State of Guerrero Rent by Shocks Which Still Continue, Causing Death and Destruction In
 Two Large Towns.

Two Large Towns.
 CITY OF MEXICO, April 16.-The
 towns of Chilpancingo and Chilapa, ii the state of Guerrero, Mexico, were completely destroyed by earthquake during the night. Eleven persons are known to be killed and twenty-seveu injured. The shocks continue, and the people of the towns are panic stricken
 A panic prevails everywhere, and people are fleeing to the open country The earth continues to rock at half hour intervals, and many minor shocks are completing the work of destruction of the first earthquake.
 The following message was sent to the federal telegraph office in the City of Mexico from Chilapa:
 Our boys are working in a public garden. A terrible panic prevails, as the earth continues to tremble at regu- lar intervals. Send us tents that we may establish an office out in the coun- try"
 All communication with the west coast has been cut off since the mo- ment of the first shock, and 1t is not known to what extent that region suf- fered. The nearest big town, Acapul- co, which is 131 kilometers to the southwest of this place, has not been heard from.
 There were no deaths in the City of Mexico, only damaged plaster and cracked and fallen walls. The proper ty loss will be insignificant. Owing to the long duration of the shock this is considered most remarkable and is only accounted for by the peculiar swell-like motion of the earthquake, which was regular and from east to west.
 Among the dead are Federal Postal Inspector Leopold Lopez Guerra and the child of the postmaster. Communi- cation with the towns destroyed, which was interrupted by the earthquake, is now established. but is frequently bro- ken by the continued shocks The tele- graph operators have established their offices in the open country outside of the ruined towns.
 Violent earthquakes in this district continue, cracking walls, killing horses, mules and other animals.
 The National Bank of Mexico has received telegram saying that 500 lives were lost in the destruction of Chilpancingo and Chilapa. The tele- gram adds t.at both cities were com pletely destroyed.
 Chilpancingo, the larger of the two towns destroyed by the earthquake, is the capital of the state of Guerrero. It has population of 7,265. The town is located on the proposed route of the Mexican Central railway line to the Pacific port of Acapulco and is about 120 miles southwest of the City of Mexico.
 Chilapa Is sixty-five miles northeast of Acapulco and 125 miles southwest from the City of Mexico. It is a town having a population of S256 in 1895. It has manufactories of delft and is the seat of the bishoprlc of Chilapa, SShich was established in 1863.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
RELIABLE TESTIMONY.

William Deshon. residing at 24 West Farm street. Waterbury. is one of the best-knOwn men in the city. He says:
 For a long time I was troubled with catarrh. which Kept my head duII and stuffed up all the while. Ny kidneys and stomach were affected likewise
 T believed the X-Ray Doctors could cure me. So went to them for treatments.
 Now. after 1 few weeks only hfe eatanh is much letter. my iFexd loes not feri duIl- myeye>sre sfrunk- CT. and never wafef-as th<J used soL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
THREE DAYS FREE.

Owing to the large number of pa- tients under the care Of the Radio Chemic Physicians. who take up large proportion of their time. it has become necessary to limit the days for free x-Ray examination to three a week. Hereafter. those desiring the free service will call on Monday. Wednesday or Saturday only. Re- member the days thereby avoiding disappointment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
shock. Registered In Germany.

BERLIN. April 16. = The seismo. graphs at Hamburg. Potsdam. Goettin- gen and Jena registered a severe earth quake shock during the night at dis tance of G.210 miles. The disturbance was noted as somewhere in South or Central America.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Mccrea to Tramp Through Britain.

PHILADELPHIA. April 1G.-James McCrea, president of the Pennsylvania railroad. has planned tramping trip through England. Scotland. Ireland and Wales that. he believes. will com pletely restore his failing health.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Felt Tn vienna,

VIENNA. April 16.-The meteorolog- ical stations in this city and at Triest report violent earthquake at a dis tance of 6.2JO miles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Encoura1.rent no.s u,,rh

No man ever did uork ia spite of persecution that he might not have done 10000 times better if he had been encouraged - John Oliver Hobbes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Surely limit of penraxifx.

Thomas King was fined in London police court the other day for taking his baby to a pawnshop and trying tc pawn 1t for % cents. sherexith to buy gin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
peeuIlsr pIur1er.

Among the piuade- which burglars carried of recently from a San Fran. cisco boase were tro donkeys. or bur. ros. a they call then ozt there
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
WILLIAM DESHON."
RHEUMATISM CURED.

Daniel J. Darlington lives at sey- mour. Conn. where he is well known, being a successful wheelwright and blacksmith. He says:
 For a great many years. I had rheumatism, which often troubled me most severely Catarrh I have had nearly as long as can remember. and kidney disease was another afilicIion.
 Il was advised by friend to see the x-Ray Doctors. so I went to them for their wonderful treat- ments.
 Now the rheumatism and kidneys are cured. and the catarrh is nearly SO. for I am troubled with it but a little.
 "I recommend the Radio-Chemic IPhysiesans. because they have done more for me than any others could do. tsignedD
 DANIEL ]. cARRINcToS.' .''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16

The fact that this is the fourth wear of our location here should be to any doubting one sufficient proof that we accomplish what we prom jss. We cure those who place their confidence in us not by faith. but by up to date methods. appliances and scientific remedies
 What more can be said than that we. the Radio-Chemic Physicians have cured thousands in this city and it's surrounding towns Many te<timo- uiaIs of we'll known people have trrn puliished. proving eonriusiveiy that the x-Ray treatments cure.
 WOODWARD BABBITT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Oppcrfunitiee

A good many of the opportunities that seem to be golden are merely goldplated.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
w,;ser H;,r,eIe uv,, s.,..

If . book cone from the heart if will continue to r-seh other hesrts. -Cariyle-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16

My kidneys are cured. and the pain in the back is almost gone. tSignedl,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16
Free X-Ray Examination.

All Wednesday, Saturday,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16

SIOMACh TBOVbLE CUftED.
 Darwin c. Prescott is popular ems ploye of the Waterbury Brass com pany. and will vouch for the truth of this statement He resides at Speny street. Waterbury. He says:
 "I had stomach trouble complicat- cd with an ulcer. All this came from a strain and blow in the stomach. I suffered the most severe pains.
 "I have taken a few treatments of the Radio-Chemic Physicians. and all the troublesome and distressing sym toms are gone I can now attend to my work and feel fine.
 T have the greatest confidence ip the x-Ray Doctors. tSigned)
 DARWIN C .TRESCOT.s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-16

WOODWARD BABBIII.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31
DAILK STORY
A PAYING TELLER'S
VINDICATION.


lOrigiHaL1
When Ned BarnicOat was seventeen
years old his father died iusolvcnt. and
Ned suddenly found the burden of car
ing for his mother and two sisters
thrown upon his youn- shoulders. An
old friend of the family took him to
the president Of the Twelfth Naliona!
bank. the stock of which he was the
largest owner. and said:
This is Ned Barnicoat l would
like you To make position for him at
the bottom round of the ladder ana ad-
vance him as rapidly as he shows fit
ness for advancement"
Ned showed such carcfulncSs. mteC-
rity and other faculties required by
one handling Il great deal of money
that in n short time he was advanced
10 the position of rccCiyin" teller with
Il salary that enabled him to take fair.
~ good care of his mother ana sisters.
Then something happened that for Il
time made it questionable whether he
would go up higher III the scale or be
turned out OF his position altogether
of Peter Bushnell * co. came 10 Ned's
window with deposit. Peter Bush
nell was Il director of the bank and
one of its largest dcpoSitoTS. At least
he had held Il large account there. but
after Il heavy slump in stocks il had
been OveriraWn. There were eighteen
checks for deposit, one for $2O,GO0. II
was drawn by William Copeland to Pc
ter BuShnerS order and had. of course
| been Endorsed 10y Bushnell. There was
a slight rouchness apparent to Ned'>
| eye. practiced on such matters. on the
paper where the figures dcnOting the
amount to be paid were written. Nee
| passed his thumb over the place ant
| thought he felt the rOughneSS. III
turned from his cage and asked two OF
| his fellow clerks If they noticed wha
he thought he noticed Neither of then
| could see or feel anything unusual.
| Ned felt in his innermoSt conscious
| ness that the check had been raised
| II it had been originally drawn foI
| $1,000, there was room i'll the writer
| amount between "two" and thou
| sand to make the an and fill il
| the letters "nty." There seemed Il
Ned to be the same roughness on tn,
| written as on the figure portiOn-tha
is. Ned thought there was roughnes:
on both. though the clerks not detect
| ing it made him doubt his discovery.
To charge Peter Bushnell with rails
| ing q check would be TO create an en-
envy who had the power to end til,
teller's connection with the bank.
was here that Ned displayed qualities
of daring mingled with caution. II.
resolTed to refuse TO pay the check. bu
leave some mark upon it by which b,
i should know it again. He picked 1
pin hole in every cipher on the check
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31

The plan to develop Rock Island in
dustrialIy and advance it generally is
the common cause. 1t is eVerybody's
mission. 1t is, as has been said, an en-
terprise in which we are all partners
and all equally interested. 1t canno
fail if every man does his duty, but is
accomplishment depends upon ever
man doing his duty.
The rounding out of the total ma,
depend upon d particular subscription
and it may be only small one at that
This is an undertaking in which tn
mite counts as we'll as the big amour
in the individual subscriber, and thu
man who contributes to the extent .
his ability is every whit as much ;
factor in Rock Islands growth as tn
man who is able to subscribe thous
ands.
And the man of limited means vii
prove in. like proportion a benefciar,
from Greater Rock Island.
Do your part toward the project tina
is to result in a Greater Rock island
You will find it not only a wise invest
ment in the end, but you will be prout
of it to the end of your days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31
Salary Grab Lost.

1t appears that the bin providing
that members of the assembly shall
receive $4,000 instead of $1,000 for
their services is not to become a law.
Under the constitution it is required
that the presiding officer in bo,a
branches OF the legislature shall sign
bills before they are submitted to the
governor. Lieut.. Gov. Sherman as chi2l
of the senate purposely wirhholds his
signature. He does this on the ground
that his memory and the senate rec.
Ords both show that there was no roll
call on the motion to recede from IN
senate amendments. Inasmuch as The
payment of money is involved it is held
by Sherman that the roll call was I'M
essential. AT any rate both he and the
governor were seeking an excuse tC
kill the bill and Sherman is willing {,
take the responsibility of discoyerina
one.
The lieutenant governor has doUb.
less broken the hearts of a good
many legislators who hoped uiG
mately to profit by the salary grab BIZ
he can rest in serene content with III.
thought that it is better to break III,
heart of politician than the purse q
the people.
The salary grab had but few homes
friends in the first place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31
MONTH OF ROSES USUALLY
GIVES ALL VARIETIES
Temperature Varies from SO to % and
Rainfall from 40 Inches to
1879 inches.

What June may bring us. but not
what it is necessarily expected TO de
liver, is revealed i'm the summary Ct
data for the month for the past sc
years. which are prepared by J. NJ.
Sherier, observer at the local Office.
Mr.. Sherier finds that the mean tenn
.perature in June has been ~. The
warmest month was that of 1873. when
the average was IS. and the coldesl
month was that of 1903. when the az
erage was &c. The highest tempera-
tire recorded was on the 18th. 1879
when a mark Of 9S was attained. The
lowest temperature was reached on the
4th. 1889. when the mercury showed 50
June has usually seen large amount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31
johnson for President?

FL Paso (TeXas) Herald: Up LAX
Superior way there is a raw-boneG
smoothfaced. firm jawed Swede. VIII
answers to the name of John JOhnso!
and who happens to be governor of tn
state of Minnesota. He happens to b
governor because about 10000 voter
who voted for Roosevelt i'll 1904 vote
for the democrat, John Johnson, fC
governor, and because they returne
him last year by a smashing pluralit
Roosevelt men voted for Johnson, tn
democratic candidate. last year. JOIN
sons entire administration is Tepubl
can with minor exception or two
Johnson is as popular throughout tn
northwest as he is in his own stat
Men of his nationality are more apt t
be republicans than democrats, and tn
northwest is full of them, but men o
JohnSon's type get ahead in polite
without regard to ordinary party line!
Johnson has made a popular COVE
nor, fairly conservative and yet fire
from too many entangling alliance
with railroad and corporate interest
The very fact that he has used his pC
sition to build up the state of MINI,
sofa instead of to build up democrats
machine is what has given him HI
great hold on the people In national a
fairs Johnson is rather inclined TO tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31

Bryan wing, and it is even said thai
Bryan may favor him in the national
convention. 1t is deemed likely that
johnson will be ON the ticket, if not i'll
first place, then in the second.
Johnson will soon visit Vicksburg.
Miss. to make an address at the un-
yelling of the Minnesota battle monu-
ment. II it expected that he will make
speeches at other points during his
tour. This will give him chance to
make himself known to the southern
voters. and to sound the sentiment of
the democracy. If the party should
put him on its ticket it would be a
shrewd move. for there seems no likeii
hood of the democracy winning the
national election. while some prestige
might come to the party if few states
in the west and northwest could be
turned over.
Johnson is the son of a washerwo
man, and made his own way against
bitterest adversely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-31
NV Best Friend.

Alexander Benton. who lives on Ru-
al Route l, Fort Edward, n. Y, says:
DIR. Kings New Discovery is by best
arthly friend. 1t cured me of asthma
tx years ago. 1t has also performed
t wonderful cure of incipient cOnsump-
ion for my sons wife. The first bottle
nded the terrible cough, and this ac
'omplished, the other symptoms left
me by one. until she was perferctly
veil. DR.. Kings New DiscOverys pow
I over coughs and colds is simply mar
elous." No other remedy has ever
qualed it. Fully guaranteed by w. 7
IartZ, druggist, 301 Twentieth street
o cents and 81. Trial bottle free