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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

The New York state machine has again been smashed. First, some
 years ago, the doughty Odell smashed it by wrestling control from Senator Platt. Then. only recently. the pres ident lent his influence to again smashing" the machine, and this time Odell suffered. By careful man. agement the republican majority of about 15O.OO0 was wiped out and if it had not been for democratic dis affection the head of the ticket last election would have been lost along with the tail. Now Governor Hughes has "smashed" the machine by ap- pointing Frederick c. Stevens super intendent of public works and Will liam Leary of New York superinten- dent of elections. This time the machine" was under the manage ment of State Chairman Woodruff and County Chairman Parsons of New York county. Having had much to do with the nomination and elec- tion of MT Hughes. Messrs Woodruff and Parsons entertained the idea that they should be consulted in regard to important appointments. They have quickly found. however. that MT Hughes, like his prototype and sponsor, President Roosevelt. is a bigger man than his party. Inciden- tally 1t may be said that Mir Spencer is president of the Commercial Na- tional bank and had much to do with recognizing the street railway sys- tenn of Washington. He is well and favorably known In Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

This week will probably seal the fate of two measures arising in the senate and of great public interest. On Friday. Senator Burrows will call up the resolution denying to Reed Smoot, the Mormon apostle, seat in the United States senate. Thus far every trust senator. every man mo- toriously allied with "The System" has openly or covertly defended
 Smoot. One reason may be that the Mormon church, through its presi- dent, or first apostle, holds director ship in the Union Pacific railroad, and is heavily interested in the sugar trust Senator La Follette's bill fixing the hours of service of
 railway trainmen, which passed the senate by a vote of 70 to 1, Is in grave danger in the house committee. The railroad lobby has reappeared in Washington, and the lobby can al- ways work to best effect in the secret sessions of the committee room. The railroad companies are trying to make 1t appear that the trainmen themselves are against 1t. and are producing petitions signed by them and by officers of their organizations. Senator Burkett. of Nebraska, threw some light on this line of argument the other day. when he produced a letter from one of his constituents. himself a railroad man. who said that he had signed such a petition hastily, thinking that 1t was in fact a petition in favor of the bill. He further said that the man who gave him the petition to sign and mis- represented its purport was "an ex- conductor. who had been promised reinstatement if he would get the petition widely signed" It is not reported, however. that any petitions of this sort are coming from the traveling public. of whom sonstAing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
CATHOLIC cHURcH's GROWTH.
Nor. Than 100000 communicsnts
 in the United States.

Milwaukee, Jan IT. Advance sheets of the 1907 oficial Catholic directory show that the Catholic pop ulation of the United States Is 13,- oss,353, an increase of 437,3os over the previous year.
 The total number of Catholic cIergymen is 15,0s3. an increase of sos. In the year 1906 334 new Catholic churches were established. making the grand total of 12,14s. There are eighty-six ecclesiastical seminaries with 5.es7 students. and 4.ss4 parochial schools with 1,0se.- s42 pupils
 The Catholic hierarchy of the United States consists at present oi one pspal delegate. one cardinal. fourteen archbsshops. ninety bishops and eighteen abbsts.
 There are fifteen vacancies In the College of Cardinals The oldest archbishop in the world in point oi service Is the Most Reverend Daniel Murphy of the archdiocese of Hobart, Australia. who has been . prelsts for sirty-one years. The oldest dig. nftary in the United states is the Most Reverend John Joseph VII Hams. archbishop of Boston- vho be' came c bishop forty-one yearB ago-
 In Greater New York there are 1ee ICzfholIe churches. in tho city e Chi- Icneo IFS. in Ph,Ia1elpAia s1. in q 'Louh 7e an6 lo Du1o1n @.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
THURSDAY. JAN 1e. 1907.

In the effort to check the pine bark beetle, which has been severely at tacking the forest in parts of the Black Hills Forest reserve. South Dakota, the government Is resorting to drastic measures. For the first time under the forest service, actual cutting, skidding, and burning of debris have been carried on by gov- ernment employees. Insect-infested timber. both standing and already felled under service direction, is of fered for sale. Large quantities of 1t can be secured at a fraction of the price charged for green wood. Yet this wood is just as good for lumber and railroad ties as green wood and would ordinarily bring an equal price. Small sales have not been nu- merous enough to remove the infest- ed timber; hence 1t is necessary to offer special inducements if the tim Der is to be saved. Timber not now accessible can be reached under ex- tensive operations which would war rant the building of the necessary railroads. The timber attacked by the bark beetle has not lost its com mercial value. There is no reason why the desired sales should not more than reimburse the government, besides utilizing large amount of pine which would otherwise be wasted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
HEARD IN PASSING.

Governor Woodruff is for business. Let the legislature get right down to business and carry out some of his excellent recommendation and the state will be under obligation to it, Rockville Leader.
 Individual coat racks have been placed in the Delaware capitol lob bies, in order to obviate the loss of coats, hats and umbrellas previously suffered by members of the legisla- ture in using general cloak room. Philadelphia Record.
 We know of no service a governor can do his people of more far-reach- ing effect than in hts judicial ap- pointments. Governor Woodrufi's message has set his standard high and we do not believe he will disap- point the peoples expectations.- Bridgeport Post.
 Only one boy out of a hundred who starts to school is able to go as far as the completion of the high school course. Capitalism kindly provides 8 place for the 99 boys in factories. Socialism would make it possible for all to complete the high school course and take advantage of the higher learning. But you would rather keep the capitalists fat than to educate the boys. Would you?-Appeal to Reason.
 We expect this winter to see the state house of representatives more circumspect in its legislative enter prises for the reason that the political minority there will be led by one who knows all of the secrets of prelimi- nary government, and who has the wit and the wisdom to put them to good use in restraining the majority. i It will be his intelligent criticism, or his intelligent support, whichever it may be for the moment, that will largely determine the course things will take.-New Haven Register.
 There is no hope for the restoration of the army canteen. Our soldiers will continue to patronize the post exchange for tobacco and edibles strictly non-alcoholic and find the dives and brothels still fourishing and holding out seductive attractions. It will be some other year before the enlisted man gets back his beer-a year when the canteen question is better understood and well-meaning folks no longer unwittingly lend their support to the sellers of strong liQuor.-New London Day.
 There is one way in which the al- legged abuses by the lobby in making up of senate committees at Hartford can be corrected, or at least can be got at in such a way as to hold some one responsible for the results and that is by giving the appointments to the presiding officer of that body as Is the case in the house. The speaker of the house makes up the commit. tees for the representatives and the lieutenant governor should make up the committees for the senate, and it Is safe to say in such case there would be no such "jockeying" of the business as is alleged and seems all too probable in the present case.- Bridgeport Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
OXYGEN STUCK IN THE MUD.
So the Air That Came Through Wal
 Too Poor to Burn.

It was recently noticed in a cold storage plant that candles or lamps began to burn with feeble flame as soon as they were brought into the room and that in many parts of it they were extinguished. A match could be lit, but the wax would not ignite.
 In the corner of the storeroom was a disused we'll from which gas issued and it was at first supposed that car bon dioxide was being distributed into the air from this well. But this was not borne out by analysis of the air in the room and from the we'll, says knowledge and science, for the amount of carbon dioxide was only slightly more than is present in normal air and was quite insufficient to have effected the combustion of candle.
 Samples of the air taken from diff ferent parts of the room contained only 17.5 to 17.7 per cent of oxygen or from 3.2 to 3.4 per cent. less than is present in normal air. The oxy- gen in the air in the shaft of the we'll amounted to no more than 8.6 to to per cent, and other experi- ments confirmed the conclusion that the air in the storeroom was ordin- ary air containing less than its or- diary proportion of oxygen. owing to its admixture of air deprived of its oxygen which issued from the we'll. The source of the impoverished air from the well was finally traced to tunneling operations close by in which compressed air was being used. The afr must have found its way through the soil wherever 1t was sufficiently porous, and SO into the shaft of the we'll. and on its pas sage through the soil must have been deprived of part of its oxygen by con- tact with some substance such as pyrites.
 Evidence in support af the cor rectness of this conclusion was fur nished by the analysis of this conclu- sion was furnished by the analysis of the mud from another we'll shaft near the first. This mud was found to contain pyrites and air left In con- tact with it for some weeks was deprived of almost the whole of it's oxygen
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Clerks Ofice,
 January IT, 1907. At . meeting of the Board of Edu- cation to be held February 4, 1907. bids for the furnishing of Stationery and Supplies to tho said department will be opened.
 Quantities and kinds of the sup plies, and conditions under which the contract will be awarded may be secured from the clerk of the board at his once, High School building. Waterbury, Conn. Per order of the Board of Educa- tion. J. J. FITZGERALD. l1-16-3 Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
A waa.. N-.-e.

A yard and a quarter of pretty plaid or striped ginghan. at IS cents a yard. will make a waist cover. It win pro tect the fancy waist or even the plain white shirt waist from dust Double the gingham and make a neat seam on each side. The bottom is left open and finished with . tvoinch hem Tn the center of the top cut . round hole about one inch in diameter and but tonhole it with heavy cotton Four inches from each side of this hole sev a loop of baby ribbon four inches long The hole is 10 slip the hook of the hanger through after the waist is ar ranged on -Ne
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

suckle and the Dee" Bees were shown gayly feasting upon cultivated and wild honeysuckle, the whole be- ing unusually realistic.
 Very handsome orocades are shown in scrolls and hyrals. both in satin and velvet with gold and silver cord and thread employed as high lights and to emphasize certain parts of the design. The edges are outlined with thin or thick cord. sometimes silk against gold Black satin very ire quently adds an exceedingly novel and effective touch. bringing out the de sign as nothing else would.
 A decidedly luxurious and Oriental air Is imparted to cushions of velvet and satin by bands of heavy lace studded with beads or ieveled sequins The circularshaped cushion. with crossed bands forming dianeters. ii 60 treated without additional decora ton which would mar the ornate bui rich beauty of the sparkling lace.
 Leather cushions of all sorts and conditions are enjoying great vogue Brilliant ones of scarlet green warn brown and tans in suede and sof Iezfhers are immensely liked Mon conservative fastes prefer the brishf hued cushions with littls or 10 decor afion-
 steneiIed e6scts in Iest1er cusAion' ars vsry opo1- thsss ussa11y shoufnl w b . uG1tsr e 6afAsr shnAs thaz
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

 the cushion itself or in pleasantly contrasting shade.
 For example, very rich design was in e warm shade of ten suede with black fleur-de-lis outlined In raising circles of gold (yellow paint touched with gold). The same idea was also shown in scarlet saphion with black fieur-de-lis. Stenciled monographs, too, are amang the exclusive novelties which the amateur artist may copy. Altogether different are the cut-out patterns of leather, sometimes being an all-over design, again wide border running diagonally through the center and under which a contrasting color is used.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
FOR COzY CORNERS
ELABORATE AND PLAIN cusH.
 IONS IN PROPULSION.
Hand.P Painted Floral Fantasies Among the Finer Ones shown-Hand. some eroeades Worked In
 Many Varied Styles.

Among the most elaborate cushions, incidentally costing a neat sum. are the exquisite ones for the drawing room and the bouAoir de luxe of plain with hand-paintes scenes from Wat teau. Etched medallions of similar scenes in fanciful shapes and border ed by gilt-cord are temptingly dis played. Hand-painted floral fantasies, sweet peas. roses, lilies of the valley, besides other appropriate florals are shown in graceful sprays on pale tint ed background in cream and black. A most tempting cushion was designed after the popular song. The Honey.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
FIREALARM

ESouth Main and 0rAna strvssA eScovill Mig C0. ltl.
 0-Bridge and Aagiu Ssreets. 5-ExchanRs place.
 @Euclld and Roseland avenueA 14-RoGers 6 Bro. (EC. 0-East Main and NiaKarn streaeA 1ANEasr Main and Wolcott gtreetA 3-High and Walnut s.recta 16-Esst Main and Cherry stieeeA 17-Cole and South Elm 0treetA 91--North Elm and KinRabury streseA @-Burton street i5re house. A-Waterbury Manufactuyine Co (n &1North and North Main streetA oo-Buckiugham and Cooke streeta H-Grove and Prospect streetA &-Ptre street and Hillaide aveauG 9o-Ludlow and Hsrth Willow strootR o1-Bank and Grand atrootA o2-Bank and North Rivorside stre<ep ol-Weet Main street aud Water
 town road.
 es-Connecticut Raslwsv aud Light
 fne Co. car barnA Rl. Ra-Warerbury Brnsa ca. iH. S7-Cedar and Meadow streetA e6-0rrud and Field streeta lz-South Main apd Clay stresta SS-New England Watch Co. (H @Benedict < Rurnhar Mfg Co n l6-Waferbury Buckls Co. P,. H-oOuth Main and Wsahinse>o
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 tory. P.
 M-R0ae Hill Hose houas. M-Tdberfy and River streefs. g7-RsIdwin and Stone streetu. NBaldwln arf Washington sfr.p<a 62-Doolittlr alley apd Dublin tired 52-North Willow and wsss NaIp
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 Wood street snd HilIflde sva Yl-Johnson and WaterviIle strepta ll2- wolrnsf ss-~ef. shove Howard es lK-wainut and wood streetA l6Q-East Main and WeIton srVoea l1s-poli'a theafer. li2-The P'sts Rrns & Co R. a18-The Hhoe Hardware Go sR. 314-Wstp~hrrv Ciock Co. move0s,1
 fsrory R- s,e-Cherry and vo-sh el, rsr>~ea SI-RourA Hni and Wand sf-s9a 6a-af PauI and ESst Farm strppep &A-CUrssr Aegna and North Man
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 ss,-cocke ana North Msss vsrepta S0-Abboft snd Phc>nix avenrss S72-Grove sRreet. betwera hosmsl
 and Ceufrsi svenuea st,-ecushsrn New Ennapd rs,>
 phons Ca h s,s-eerk snd Meadow sfrpp<s. a,s-Rs ndoIrh-r rtowes Mfg Co h uLplurne c Afwoof Mfg Co O1. s,LA0s-i~an Hine Co. tP. s,e-Coupesfirut Rsilway and IlGns
 ine C.. p0wsf house. tPA a,n-HolneA Doofb . Haydens Mfl On n.
 u1-nsnk strp<f and wssaisessu e0-crrpa srd NeFsh Lecnard serpssl s1S- S-Wes9 Porter strese sDd waao inefon ave1ue- g2S-rhs-l>s and Porser sfrpeeA eB-eIDess slrss oD1 WeoAingol n-D1vers;dp unr& Gsl-0ty Lumhpr C Cnnl ca h l19-The fncy RFns O. N 0-0ny an1 nflI s1fpgeR O-In1Fty --S 0uuGh Main sspprou U-0oD1le . So1mem Mia CA n | 6oo--xl114v1a an1 uyp e1gu1D
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

Hand.PaInted or Tinted Pillows.
 Cushions of these rough and ready materials look their best in . we'll stuffed circular design. the newest hay. ing ear.tied corners. Many are sten. ciled in queer Japanese characters and heraldic designs. When only a little work is desired. then tinted pat terms require only . heavy cotton or silk for outlining purposes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

more than ten thousand were killed last year. in many cases because of the errors or faults of overworked trainmen or signalmen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

HR AND MRS c. R. BAILEY, SPECIALISTS. Room III. 27 W MAil Permanently remove supernuous hair. moles. warts and all blemishM by electrolysis. Hours s-13. 1-l.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17
NOTICE.

The Board of Relief of the City of Waterbury will be in session on Janu- ary II, IS, IS. 22 and 25. from 3 to 5 and 2 t69 p. m.; January 8. 10, fl, 17. 21 and 24, from to p. m.; Monday, January 28. from 3 to IF a. m, 3 to and z to g p. m., at the office of the Board of Assessors. for the purpose of hearing appeals from the doings of the Boards of Asses sors and Equalization and any other business that may properly come be- fore said Board.
 IMRI A. SPENCER,
 JOHN F. GARREN,
 M. F. PARKINSON,
 1-7-1s Board of Relief.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-17

Dewitfs Little Early Risers. reliable little pills Recommended by H. ". Lake Drug Co. Jos A smifA, S7D u4nk ssrset BxUoklyA-
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NEW INTERPRETATIONS

OLYMPIA. july "a The follow
ing corporation papers were flied
In the office Of this secretary 81
state
The Metal Lath and Partition
company, Of Seattle, $4,000. By
George W. Sohns and f. w. MeGlns
mis-
John Otter n Co. Of North Yaki-
ma. $1,000, By John Otter, Thomas
g Borthwick. Gertrude Otter and
Matilda Berwick
Metropolitan Building company.
~ Seattle. s. 600 900. BY &. 81
White, ]. r. Douglas. James III
Douglas. w y. Lane and Austin e.
Griffifhs
Itaiian.Amerlean Club Of Wash
inKlou. Of Seattle. for social pur.
poses. By Frank Buty. Jack Bar.
berlH. John Cie0ria. Louis GALL,
Fred Marine. @ b refelli and O.
TaafFa
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which be- left behind. may have
been captured b the Russians
The National Association OF Man
BfaefnFera. which has a large and
important membefAbip. IL Vigorous.
" seeking tariff revision. accord
inE 20 a. II Miles. chairman Of
IT. tariff revision committees.
According to aaVlcea from Van.
coHver. =. G.. President Graves Of
the White Pass 4 Yukon route Is
on bis way north 90 determine che
extension of the road 70 the cop.
per districts near Whitehorse.
Nespasiau Warner. United States
eomniaaioneT 0f pensions, has gone
Into court and sworn that bis step.
mother ia Of negro blood.
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found near the corpse. we're the
chief means II Identification.
A remarkable feature ~ the sad
Occurrences was that Mas sax
seemed to have had a pTvm0nisinn
Of the fate that would befall her
On her arrival in the south. as she
spoke several times ~ giving mp
the trip and seeking employment
IS a teacher In the city schools
Almost GA the eve ~ the Journey
she decided not to 80, when a let.
ter from her friends. urging her 70
make a speedy trip. decided her.
= BE- mas very nervous on the day
~ her departure
She has q unfber living IN Mount
Vernon. y. r. snd e0Faa relatives
living At fezs chopala 1T. Santa
Barbara. Cal She spoke % having
taught ach0ol Ia The Bronx. New
York
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PERISHhBLES WILL
BE RECEIVED

The Seattle Local Freight Agents
association Yesterday granted q
concession 90 che Merchants Pre-
teStive association. sud Tor thls
reason the trouble between them
has heeu adjusted II hAs been
agreed To that ail the whaFFes Ia
ths city viii fNcaivu rersahAhie
gnaaa and froReu meats after 6
a'csoek aud THAT che fage. Instead
- being 50 cents q toa. wlii a.
main IS eenfa
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I.ss,le stars Exclusive ssFvietl
sAN FRANCISCO. JUS "a
an III victory Or desest The great
disaster that . nation can face
often caused b a trivial in
Eent
|ssaiesmen tho world over are
|1lne Il history is gosns En- repeat
III ID this regard aud Involve the
Inre q Japan and the United
Ia 81 America IN what would
|hably Be one of tha moat slNaa.
4 sarAl contests ia all history
Ii haagry pig once caused France
n Nsxlco 10 clsneh la d short but
~ conflict
r. hide ~ a pilfeFea calf. found
British barracks once caused
4 altca States and Gfeai britain
closer at each other over gha
ErAagan boundary line
|NM a wrecked restaurant a
IasAed hAlhhnuse window pane
I enforcement Of a municipal a.
h. ordinance. and = fes hysgrFi
I nexs dispasehes eanse the Ialf
States ana Japan 90 heap al each
bars threat
IAg tbs present date This about
b. 50 the differences between
japanese and the Inifea States
!, sAe fear Of war. 9rowinw out Of
NJ aifFgrence8 has caused che
~. xathnfii3es 10 Issue orders
h have set the wheels 81 industry
|mmiag In every aFsenal and navy
i IN tbs coantFy Il has cAasesi
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into. and The laws are being 10 ny
enforced
The salmon run on the sound ~
iiwht
index, snohomiah county. has pc.
utlened the county commissioners
for Incorporation.
hauiel Warmer, an ald pioneer OF
the state. has died N Tacoma AZ
the age oP9 years. lie crossed the
plains In 1860
Land pirates have been faidine
the hitehunsouf campers near Tn.
coma. and the other night on
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IOMAN WHO Died In FIRE
WAS &c. DELEGATE

sss from Sissun Cal states
ne aoar Of a young woman.
eea 70 Be- Mias Laura sax. q
zsian EndeaYoF delegate 10 the
sentinn held In Seattle. was
fuA IN TIE remains of the South.
Pafifle hotel. which waa burned
n sFuund last Friday morning
= sax vas from Mount Vernon.
aaa had been staying with
1aEiF u Tohn Mccullough. AZ
\ Broadway. Che left Seattle
nss trends AZ Shasta Springs
n'sT g. % Santa Barbara. Cal.
- ioeal convention committee
= layesilgatsd the case and have
~ell Information THAT makes the
4 hentlty positive A small
fnsian EndaavoF pin Of br0nxe
And on the body. and this
suit case bearing the un-
sahAie girls name. which vas
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|APAN HAS PUT BAN ON
EXPORT COAE---WHY?

the g Z railway. which ordered
several ahip loads during tho coal
STRIKE, received only enc.
4 Il also stated on the best ~
authority that tho Japanese govern.
mcnt has been inauiriug for iarge
shipments Of coal IN Wales and
also ia Australia The latter II
aesigned for The coating stations
remote from japan and probably
in tho vicinity ~ the Philippines.
Il Is positively stated that Japan.
csc Afo kning Ga Mexico through
Hawaii aud all are service men.
veterans Of the late war.
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Neahnn three providers we're shot a.
They escaped. however
ilait0n. Wash. votes 10 incor.
porate az city Of the fourth class
iifemerion Is planning FOR a big
naval entertainment. August 8
Walia Walla wheat of the turkey
red variety will average "a bushels
70 the acre.
A prominent woman 81 Lopez Isl.
and. Mra. George Mead. aged 49,.
died Of hemorrhnfeH Of the brain 10
the AnaeoFlen hospital
A fire caused by d spark from q