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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

l New rural free delivery boxes have been placed in position at Platts Mills.
 !. The Cowboys baseball team defeat- ed the Old Eastern Twirler Saturday by score of 12 to 3.
 Peter Rafferty who has held the position of engineer for some time at the Chemical works has accepted a position with the B. F. R. Go. I In closely contested game Satur- day afternoon the fire department nine defeated the Newfields of Bridgeport, the score being to 1.
 There will be a meeting of the members of the Congregational socie- ty this evening at 7:30 to reconsider the action recently taken to sell seats. l A hearing will be held on May ? on the application of Edward N. Will Hams, minor, asking the court of pro- bate to appoint guardian over his estate and person. ,. It is almost a settled thing that the republican nomination for war den will go to Marshall E. Bronson, who is at present the local manager of the Consolidated Railway Co. The office nine of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co and a picked nine from the shop played a tie game Sat |urday afternon on the new field. The score stood 6 to at the close of the tenth inning.
 | The Naugatuck high school :lash- man team defeated the Driggs school nine of Waterbury here Saturday af- ternoon by the score 15 to g. The batteries were Pierce and Marsh for Naugatuck, and Nagle and Tracy for the Driggs school.
 The civil suit brought against Lud- wig Ploski by Josephine Kosloski in which the plaintiff claimed $1OO damages for assault, was brought up before Justice Hamilton Saturday. On account of the necessary absence of Attorney Sweeney, who represents the defense, the case was adjourned until Saturday, May 4.
 During the coming week Nauga- tuck politics will receive more att tention than at any other time of the year, for both parties will hold thei- borough conventions for the purpose of choosing the candidates for war den, tax collector, bailiffs, borough treasurer, justices of the peace, reg istrars of voters and town clerk.
 Constable Armstrong took to Ox- ford Saturday Jessie Totten and Will liam Sumpf to answer to the charge Iof breach of the peace alleged to have been committed week ago. The case was tried before Justice of the Peace E. B. Treat oI the town of the town of Oxford and Attorney jThomas Bowen appeared for the two boys. The boys pleaded guilty and lpaid fine of $7.000 each. They were strongly reprimanded by the Justice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
What Makes the Sky Blue.

It is the atmosphere that makes the sky look blue and the moon yellow. If we could ascend to an elevation of 50 miles above the earth's surface we should see that the moon is a brilliant white. while the sky would be black. with the stars. shining as brightly in the daytime as at night. Furthermore. as a most picturesque feature of the spectacle. we should take notice that some of the stars are red. others blue, yet others violet. and still others green in color. Of course. all of the stars (if ve bar the planets of our ovn systemD are burning suns and the hues they wear depend upon their temperature.-Rezder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Travellers Tree Myth.

Among the romantic stories of far oil lands that have long maintained their circulation and commanded more or less belief. says the Youths Companion, is that of the travellers tree" credited with possessing res ervoir of pure water fitted to save the lives of wanderers in the desert. c. F. Scott Elliott declares from his own experience that the tree grows only in the neighborhood of swamps. and that. although it has considera- ble amount of water in a hollow at the base of its leaf. the water pos sesses a disagreeablc vegetable taste. and. of course. is inferior to other water to be found in the vicinity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
WATERVlLLE

Regular meeting of Good Will lodge, K. of P. tonight at o'clock.
 The firemen will have practice to. morrow evening. All members are requested to be present.
 A. H. Barnes spent Sunday with relatives in Bristol
 Edward Barker of Thomaston was a visitor in the vile yesterday.
 George l.. Ward of Brooklyn, N. Y, spent Sunday with his family at Fairmount.
 Lawrence M. Tabor of Faber ave- nue has returned from a three days "trip to New York city. The local business mems ball team will play the first game of the sea- son with Towle's team of Waterbury tomorrow.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
CHEAP GAS.
Three-fourths of Country's Supply Is
 Made from Water.

Made from Water.
 About three -fourths of the ili,imi' mating gas now made in the United States is water gas, which means tbat 1t is made mostly not from coal but from water-which is undeniably cheap.
 Originally Illuminating gas was simply the vapOr distilled from coal and a ton of good anthracite was re' quired to yield about 1OOOO feet of gas. By modern processes ton of coal will produce about 4O.O00 feet of gas.
 The method. stripped of its tech nique, is simply to coke the coal. and while it Is red hot to force steam through the mass. Carbon, when highly heated, has q great affinity fOr steam and hence the water vapor is decompOsed and the hydrogen gas re- leased to unite with the coal Ens, forming q fixed gas. TO this is added naptha. or q petroleum vapOr from what is known in the trade as gas oil, serving to enrich or improve the quality of the light.
 The United States Census bureau calls attention to the astonishing fact that more than One-fourth of the il. luminating gas made and sold in the United States is produced in New York city.
 The enormous strides made in pub. lie favor by the gas engine are shown by the census figures. From 1890 to 1900 the growth in the manufacture of steam engines was 91 per cent while the growth in the manufacture of gas and similar combustion engines was 1,511 per cent.
 Of all the cheaper forms of gas coke oven gas is making the most progress at this time, says Moody's magazine. It is used extensively abroad. and a large plant at Everett Mass is operating successfully. Be ing a by product of coke, the gas costs but trifie and has good heating value. though it requires to be en riched for lighting.
 This or any other 50 cent ga' should he in demand for both heat and power. having the special advant age of being smokeless fuel. Many who have studied the matter expect to see the day when New York city will he supplied by great gas plant located at short distance from thu city, furnishing better grade of ga' than at present at about n cents. ana producing also n cheaper gas. dcliv cred direct to a series of mammoth gas engines. driving dynamos. .. which cheap electric power shall b' wired wherever it is wanted. fol operating street railways. elevators and machinery generally. as well a, serving electric lights and the miscel laneous purposes of a great metropo lis.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
May Re Too Late to Save Miners.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. April 29.-Al- though twelve large pumps have been working for two days at mine No. 2s of the Berwind-white company at Eoustwell. where seven men have been imprisoned since Friday by a flood of water from abandoned workings, so little progress has been made that the miners may not he reached until too late to save their lives. All day the tapping on the compressed air pipes continued.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
APPEALS TO PEOPLE
Governor Hughes at New York
 Tells of Reform Measures.
HAILED AS -FOUR NEXT PRESIDENT"
Big Demonstration mt Cooper Insti- tute Cheers for Public Utilities Bill, Ballot Recount and For
 Speaker Himself,


 ute Cheers for Public Utilities Hill, Ballot Recount and For Speaker Himself.
 NEW YORK, April %. = Governor Charles E. Hughes went over the heads of the politicians last night to appeal directly to the people in behalf of measures of government he has adyO- cated: A public utilities bill, ballot law, a recount act, greater centraliza- ton of authority and responsibility in the executive hands.
 For upward of an hour the governor made of Cooper Union that "court of public opinion" which he has described so often since his election and to which he has declared again and again that no public officer will ever appeal in vain for support. For the time be- ing he was the peoples advocate.
 The governor was greeted by 2,50O persons as Our next president!' He left the platform from which he had spoken with the hail in his ears. He was the guest of honor of the Peoples institute, and the occasion was the concluding meeting of its ninth season of work in the interest of good government and popular rights.
 T have no desire, through pride of personal opinion, to enforce my views,' said the governor, but it is my duty as the elected chief executive to contribute my best Judgment as to measures which will remedy existing abuses and to endeavor to have the state government in all it's departments administered honestly and efficiently in the interests of the people.
 '"The employer who will oppress his men and treat them unfairly will op- press the people if he gets a chance. And the employee who will cheat his employer or the representative of a union who will betray it for his own advantage will cheat and betray the public if he is put in office.
 "The man who thinks the first object in life is to serve himself and who thinks that the American idea is every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost' will Iever be a faithful servant for the people. And I make no apology for adding that I believe most strongly in the cultivation of the religious principle and of the faith in the supremacy of the power that makes for righteousness, upon which all else that have spoken of is based. "Now we consider the machinery of the government. The essential and primary demand is for fair and honest elections under proper ballot law.
 "I recommend, and I now strongly favor, the passage of recount bill for the recount of the votes cast in this city for mayor in 1905. I favor this without any reference to persons or to personal considerations or to the pos sible result. but upon the ground that It is matter of the greatest concern that no means should exist for prompt ly settling the claims that ballots in that election were not properly count ed. Nothing is more important than that our citizens should be assured that the man who is elected gets the office.
 My friends, the surest way for any party to be successful is to show that 1t is disinterested in its service to the people,"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
w.,,,us .t Madr,d.

MADRID. April 29.-Queen Victoria went driving during the morning and last night attended banquet in the palace in honor of Cardinal Aguirre Garcia. bishop of Borgos. upon whose head King Alfonso yesterday placed the red hat. The king never leaves the side of the queen now. He has abandoned all automobile trips.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Hunt For the Most Beautiful Girl.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 20.-The quest for the most beautiful girl in Wisconsin, to be pitted not only against Della Carson of Chicago, but against all the other beauties of the country, including Miss Ethel McDon- aid. the girl selected in New York to represent that city, has resulted in a flood of offers of marriage to Milwau- kee and other girls in the contest. Miss Edith Sheldrick, one of the leaders, has received dozens of offers of mar riage from men who have seen and admired her picture.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
London wemen Wear sasess.

Women of the poorer class in Lon don have adopted Dutch wooden shoes for indoor use The sabots are i'm ported by a streatham HIll firm and their price fs from s cents upvard- Dutch sabots are said to be comfort able ouce vearers have become e e1stoued to fkeu-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
The eoyish Preferenee.

If boys were permitted to wait until their tenth birthdays and then al- loved to choose their own names, the mothers of this land would be shocked to note the preponderance of -BiIls- and -Jacks- over -AIger- nons- and -ReGinaIds-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Manicure rarror For Cats.

CLEVELAND. O.. April 29. - The Cleveland Cat club has decided to es- tablish a manicuring parlor for their feIines. "we believe that disease Is spread under cats nails" says Mrs. stephen Buhrer. president of the club.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Business Education.

In no other field has education in the United States made such marked advance within the last few years as in the direction of commercial knowl- edge and training.-Youth's Compan- ion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Not Human Nature,

"Dar ain't no mo chance" said Uncle Eben. of a rich man gittin' tired of maxim money dan dar is of a boy winnin' all de marbles he wants"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Uncle Allen.

There is so much dirt in politics" !" said Uncle Allen Sparks. that when you mix unlimited whisky with it you don't wonder at the campaign mud"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Way to Success.

Keep on trying to do some one thing well. even if you paint a sunset that is so realistic that it burns up the canvas.-Manchester Union.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
o,a Men. Beware:

NEW YORK. April 2a- = Professor William Osler and Captain Boris Semenow. Russian military attache to Japan. were passengers on the steamer Lucania from Liverpool
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
aoo..x.,,. ..y. L. rolIesse.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 29--Unit- ed States Senator Ia Toilette of Wis eonsin. who arrived here. gave it as his opinion that President Roosevelt will be nominated by exclamation at the next Republican convention.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29
Aruentina First,

Australia now ranks second among the great sheep raising countries. Ar. gentina is first with 92,O0O,O0O sheep. Australia second with 72.OO0,00O and Russia third with 70,000,00O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-29

The Evening Democrat is the peoples paper. The price Is 2c . copy, 12c a week. 42e a month. S5 . rear. by mail or carrier.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16

= other southern States is having its
ii-altcce - virginia 90 such an ex-
ten- mat TIE people are Cf1uorirE for
O county E-.t -aw largely similar q
Lle Kentucky county Urit law The
Executive Com -rltrree adopted county
c7-i1l as a part 81 the legislative PRO
gram The measure wt-l D. framed
r-rnr away and printed cD the back
ct petitions and petitions Sent out an
cFf- the STATE Tor signatures. ana re-
l--'-ls -et-rrel before the Tx stature
meets me -e1Ele has not au-lci- e--
&c adopting county cr-icn unrii l-s
trends began @ c-aur- fcr IL Tine
country people claim that they should
have e. --ELr 90 ssy whether saloons
shall erts- C. rheir county seats or
nc- according O. the report ot thc
-el- men. and That the cc-rthlrse be-
lc-Es 90 the county. while f-s citizens.
men. boys and women - necessity.
attend court ls witnesses ana other
wise. ana tnat the country people have
O. TC- ~ WIKI the DRINKS and dis
Greer ct I.rrscrs 81 hicn "a prcaslore1
~ tne saloon. Fc- these reasons they
demand what rhfy believe o. he
rlEn- sCcE as is extended ir Eerrr-l,y
and Alabama - vote as g. county.
TIE re.- u--- reported thar nearly
Az fne members q tne LeElslafure
ere dependent -Trl Pc. people 81
TIE r-rll sections tlr election AID
these people were So much ir ea-rest
-r-t tney ctl nor 80 bow uafcrlrr
90 TIE LsE-- 1-l-e could e-rrl % slap
trr -lra. population -r r.e face tr
naD-saEIc- - county local option.
The committee also decided % eu-
brace i- tl-s ~ ll another measure
t-e sarre principles o. apply q vot-
.-E against lle~--sar-t-e
TIE league has recently PAID al i-s
bills ard is aiming 60 D. lr good
.-aE .e. -n-r-c-l-g. g. rlsa co-resT.or nd
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
SHOUT
GEN. BOOTH S FAREWELL

NV TDRK-Specia l-ssre-a
Both. the Erard old man q the SAL
Vario- Army. blt farewell 90 Aruerlca
to1ay. and sailed Tor England OF the
- A~c--1. Prom f1e steps % the city
Hal -aFt riglt the general made hts
farewell aclress 20 q rhr0rg % g.cge.
ara the Inspiring strain g 'sGod Be
Nlrn You TIL Ne Meet Again rolled
- = mighty chorUs
me aged general stood on the
stepg. a great white moving picture
sheet was stretched hack q him:
thousand - his faithful f0lloEer
literally Cafherea az MA feet. His
PAIRING words were repeated through
rnegzphcnes ~ four lcsty lgnxed sal
vSt.olistz. 20 that every word was
carried % the utternost limits O. the
crowd.
he delivered his farewell IA short
paragraph. and after 10 spoke each
one q the four mega phone men IA
unison Shouted the words 20 the as
seEnsl&ge. 60 tast each snlght hear
VIA. were probably fne last words
th2t Genera Booth viii SPEAK 20 MS
followers 81 the United States.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
FIEkD DRAGGED THE
GIRL INTO BUGGY
Desperate Attack on q Young
Italian Girl by Negro Brute
Near Stuart Monument,
in Richmond.
RICHMOND. vA-spec,al

RICHMOND. VA.-Spccial.-
Ju--a Aveila. an CiEhteer-ycar-o
italian girl % this city. was the vic
tim % daring attempted criminal
assault az che hands o. an unknown
negro late Wednesday afternoon un-
der The very shadow OF the =. Y 3
stuart Monument in the heart OF the
most fashionable residential section
of Richmond.
Miss Aveiia IS n siuruia-iy beautiful
young woman. she IS an cmploye OF
the E2Elc Paper Company.
shortly after s o'clock Wednesday
evening. 8 cold and steady rain fall
ms. Miss Aveiia was picking her way
along the deserted streets in the West
End 90 The city on her way home
driven hg negro Darkness In
creased every moment. the rain fell
undated. che vehicle stopped az the
monument
As the solitary girl continued her
Journey The negro in the vehicle lay
waiting for her 20 pass him. when
Mss Aveils had come abreast OF the
busy the negro called 20 her and
Inquired 20 she would step i'm out Of
he rain and permit him 20 drive her
g. beg home The girl WAS az once
EARNED hy tho proposal and quicken
- her pace iuto The darkness.
IN "a moment the negro ieaped from
lis seat latl hold about tho young
no-1ar's waist a-d lf-c1 her bodily
MO the buEgy.
Terrified fo- e moment. -he victim
colli not screau. and in moment
the negro made an Insulting proposal
nile tfe horse was dashed into a
--H7Q The next minute however. a
Wild scream rang oct through the
night. tEe negro. in his turn. became
alarmed. and Miss Avelis sprtnginc
from the busy. plunged bliud.y
through the rain 20 the safety u her
home. 1tls Beverly Street
so action was taken co the home
- the Italian girl and she returned
20 work as usual yesterday morning.
Here she again recnlDrei her er-
Ter-eDce ~ The preceding niEht. and
Manager kinEar- learning Cf the cir
r-r-sta-ces. az once notified the
police
Miss Ave-la believes 50 VIII be irn-
possible for her 90 Identify or recoC-
riEe her assallanr.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
Or. samuel r. Anderson.

Dr samuel r. Anderson died at
Chuckey. Tenn, last sunday night IN
The e-Ehty-1cth yea- % his age He
was brother of the late Joseph r
Anderson. the founder % Bristol. and
was rho last member % that family.
He was born in scott county. Va.
and from there went 90 Bristol in
1852. and was the first prnctlcing ply
siciar there DE served in the Nexi-
can war. bat during the civil war was
ir kansas and Gll not enlist as SOL
d-e-. His death removes the last mem
Der ~ cisIn guishol family in VIZ
GINA
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
AkTl-SAl00H LEAGUE
FOR COUNTY OPTION
VIII Urge Legislation Before the
Next Assembly Giving Each
County Power 70 Decide
It's Liquor Question
RICHaioND- Va s7e-ial-

RICHMOND. VA s7e-ial-
The A-I-saioon League yesterday
G1teruoo1 save out the following
Ire Executive Cu--mirree cf the
Virginia A--l-Ssiocu LezEue heE -
hi-nu-rhlv meeting iu this cry iaE-
Iues1Ev Richmond has beer select
60 az t-e Tl1ce for TIRE state CONVEX
-irr. o. D. held Fehr-a-- 4-F. -scs-
Inc r@.L ur-ae-s reported tn1t The
ceua-E rr -he -l-- - tEe people has
become 50 s--lrE fc- county option
rrzr lr Was De-ess1-T o. ADOPT county
crccu a. q pax 70 ere legislative pro
r-lul. ana thar the teLpera--e wave
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
RICHMOND DRUG CLERKS
UNITE FoR SHORTER HOURS

RICHMOND, A---Specfsl---
The drug clerks CT Rtchsnond. az
. meeting last night. formed what ~
known as the Drug Clerks Union
The men are looking for better
kours.
We do rot ask fer more money
says the statsnDent but 3ast SAX the
pfoprtefoFS 20 close ID ordinarily a.
5 +. NJ. Saturday AZ 70 p ~ and on
Screays open three hours in the morn
snE aud three IN the eveninx. That
- al Se aKk % ths-pFoprletors. n
tney Co not have . nsst1nE soon and
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16

Nrs. Kate Yost died az Bristol Mon
dav. aged sevcnty-four. She was a
daughter OF Major Thomas Nalonev.
who was associated with President
Andrew Johnson in the latter's tailor
shop in Greeneville. and who later be-
came MS private secretary Ms. Tost
as chill. WAS favo~ite % Andrew
johnson. ana among the relics which
she %. served was q pair ~ scissors
and O. c1rflestlck which Johnson gave
her when hc was tailor in Greene
Vile
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
Inaenh y. Edwarlis

Joseph =. &c wards. a worthy young
man. died at Hlu station Saturday
night from injuries received a week
earlier. He Was running a "dlnkey''
engine on the South and Western Rail-
road, when the engine left the track
and rolled down an en- bankment sew
snty-nve feet high. he was horribly
burned and bruised. He was a nephew
Of -. ~. Horton. cashier OF the First
National Bank OF Gate City.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16

Mrs Eivira Hiil. widow OF John T.
Hil. died Tuesday night az her home.
Alexandria. she was eighty wears ~
age. and IS survived by three sons
and two daughters. Hey children are
Alderman =. Marriott HHl. Police
Commission Fora Hul and Frank NJ.
Hall and Misses Hattie =. and Mar.
Ellen Iil Her funeral viii be to-
morrow az St Mays Catholic Chu-ch.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16

SSree With Us. they VIII md ;ha, they
are going 90 have trouble. There -
not = drug clerk IN the city that has
not Joined the union. and We must
have better hours or else we Vii 60
20 some other town where we know
We can have better hours"
The union Claims 10 have now on
roll $50 men. and 90 be working IN
harmony with the union IN Norfolk
which IS said 20 have membership
OF about SIS. q
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
Marion lindsay.

Ar. Marion Lindsay died sunday a.
BIS home or kerrs Creek RocEhridEe
county. aged 1fty-seven years He was
a brother OF former United States SEN
ator William Lindsay. * kcutucE KY.
Three other brothers survive. as fol-
lows. Bruce Lindsay. q Kentucky.
and Charles and James Lindsay. u
Eockhr-lEe. Els widow. who was
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
John ". Thompson.

Afr John w Thompson died az his
home near Longwooc Rockbrldge
county. "Wednesday morning after an
EXTENDED Illness from consumption.
aged forty-siX years He leaves a
wife and fsVe children His father.
T. =. Thol. rson. ~ lexington. and
-everal brothers and sisters survive.
The remains were buried az High
ridge Presbyterian Church Thurs
day.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16

Mr., and krs. Thomas q. Burton,
Of Hishcaent, have issued invitations
90 TIE marriage OF their daughter.
May Es&nska. 20 Nr. Woody V. Aes-
lory. on Thursday evening. Novesc 8 81
zfft. az hkif-D&st 9 O'Clock, IN a.
nome OF the bftA9n pArsnts
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-11-16
Alc1andrr NlcCnrmIck.

master az EcrYyVlle and ore OF the
Leading business men O. ne town.
did Wednesday night at Or. A. s.
fuckers hospital ln BerryNlle. aftt r
an illness o. two months. aged sixty
years. Ar McCoCFnick never mar
ried. -Four sister survive him.