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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
SAVING AN ELM TREE.
Thirty-ive Tons of Cement and Sand
 Used at Sufield.

Suffield. Aug. 23.-The old elm tree, known as the Washington Elm." has been receiving considerable attention the past week. The tree was fast decaying and City Forester Clark of Northampton was sent for. He decided the tree should be taken care of at once The decayed wood was all scraped from the inside and the cavity filled with Portland cement and sand, it taking about thirty-five tons. Mir Clark says 1t is the largest job of the kind done in this section.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
POTATO BUGS sTARvE.
Lack of Rain Causing Hunger Among E | the Farmers Foes..

tu6 CuFIuCEo EVCos
 Milford. Aug 23.-Driven to des- peration because the potato plants of this section of the state are sadly stunted and burned by the contihued dry weather, potato bugs on the farm of Henry Simmons near Milford were yesterday found feeding ravenously on some hardy cornstalks which were trying to grow in a field adjacent to the potato patch.
 MT Simmons stated last night that he had never in all his experience heard of potato bugs desertins the potato plants to feed upon any other kind of vegetation and that as mat ter of fact large number of .he bugs were slowly starving to death because they refused to eat any other kind of plants but the potato vlnes. The bugs found by Mir Simmons were very much smaller than those which are usually driven from the vines at this season of the year by liberal doses of Paris green.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
wHrTKEYs CHAUFFEUR DEAD.
Ran Down and Killed a Peddler and
 Injured Himself.

Louvres. France. Aug 25.--Ioseph
 Fritz. the chauffeur of H. Payne Whit. ney. vho was seriously injured while dffving m automobile near this cfty
 August 20. and who ran down and killed q pedlsr. died In the hosplfnl here to-daF. His companion, Pouref. has been arrested. the fssfimonr taken proTins that the deceased vas ,iriv- ing sf the rate Of abogf fhlrfy-nrs mlle< a hcur when ths scczisnt oc-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
DR. BENEDICT DEAD. We'll Known Practitioner Dies in a
 Sanitarium.

South Norwalk. Conn. Aug. 23.- Dr George w. Benedict. Yale, "A, and later a graduate of the New York Medical college, died this morning at the Westport sanitarium, where he had been undergoing treatment for nervous trouble. He practiced medicine in South Norwalk. and dur ing President Grover Cleveland's sec ond term was postmaster here. He is survived by a sister. Mrs James l.. Russell of South Norwalk. with whom he had always lived.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
Frr For All Fieht

London. Ky. Aug 1s.-Neus has just been received here of a free foF all gun ight vhlch took place al the Knox county fair grounds 4 constable vke tried to ousli the dis turbsncs vas killed instantly. one other nan dIed later Of his wounds and several nshers rers baaiT h. larsd-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
CAUGHT BY CAVE IN.
old Resident of Bristol May Have
 Received Fatal Injuries.

Bristol. Aus 23.-While assisting in getting dirt out of an excavation on North Main street to-day. Alida s. Futile. a we'll known townsinan, was caught by cave in and buried to his neck. He was quickly dug out. but owing to his advanced age. he being 70 years old. it is feared that he will not survive. One ankle was broken and his back was badly wrenched and there are evidences of internal injury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
WOODLAND FIRES.
Drought in This State Causing Much
 Damage.

Moosup, Aug 23.-Woodland fires are breaking out throughout north eastern Connecticut. owing to the drought, many of these being st- tr.bu.ed by the farmers to sparks from the railroad locomotives. Yes terday fire between Lisbon and Can- terbury burned over a section three miles long and one and half miles deep and then smouldered out for lack of material to work on. An other fire is burning between Oneco and Sterling. and last night men at Wauregan fought fire in the wood land of the wauregan Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
ARMY COSTS MONEY.
Nearly Three Millions to Keep soI-
 diers in Cuba.

Washington. Aug 23.-It cost tLe American government s2.554.s70. in addition to .he regular ordinary ex- pense. to keep the American army of Cuban pacifcation in that island dur ing the fiscal year of 1907. This ia t lis shown in the annual report of Gen eral Aleshire, quartermaster-genersl of the army. Of the amount stated s1.s1s.ss3 was spent for transporta- ton
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
THE BOILER EXPLODED.
Engineer and Six Others Killed in
 Hoboken-

New York, Aug 2S.-A boiler in the coal barge Paterson, which usually plies between New York and Boston. exploded to-day at Iang's dock in Ho- boken, killing M Hopkins of Boston. the engineer and six other men.
 The boat had been lying at the dock several days and to-day preparations were made to get under way. Hop- kins. the engineer. started the fires prior to getting up steam and the ex- plosion followed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
SPEED OF TRAINS.
New Speedometer in Use on One of
 Big Railroads.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The manage. ment of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad is experimenting with a German speedometer and expects tc adopt it for general use on all pass enger trains. Unlike the speedo. meter now in use on the Burlington the German invention is placed in stead of on the locomotive in one of the cars composing the train.
 The new machine not only records the speed which the train makes, but also records all stops and their dura- tion.
 A complete check thus is kept on the engine and train crews.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
Manr Granted Amnestr.

Bucharest. Roumania. Aug B. King Charles to-day granted amnesty to all these who were implicated in the recent agrarisn revolt. with the exceptfon of about 200 militant priests and fhose already sentenced Tor murders committed during ths uprising The prisoners. rho total about s.es1. Eill forthwith be re-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
RaIIoons fo Find Moors.

Paris. Aug 23-Several captive
 balloons are being forwarded to Cas- ablancs. Morocco. from the army's
 aerostatic park for use in locating the enemy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight: Saturday fair. followed bg
 showers In afternoon or night in
 east portion; lIzht ezsferly to z5rih-
 erly rfnds-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20

stage. Henry Miller. the man behind
the production. and Mrs. lie Moyne,
who never seems to tire of leading
Browning to the footlights, have only
proved what needed no proof. A new
light has been shed on the seemingly
hopeless venture by the announcement
that 'EleanOca Leigh who figures as
Fhene, is really. Miss Alice Lewisohn
and that she has been willing to eX-
change portion of her fortune for
stage experience.
Meanwhile Miss Mabel Taliaferro
trips off in her bare feet with most Of
the honors. She is Pippa to be thank
full for, and, although she talks OF the
day until you long for the night, you
are sorry when she is gone. She mixes
soap and water with poetry, gives her
face and neck more than a promise, and
dresses and undresSeS i'm a way that
would not interest Anthony Comstock.
Miss Taliaferro does wonders with the
part. Just as she did with the fairy
child i'm The Land of Hearts Desire
She scrubs her face, combs her hair,
and trots about in her scanty clothes
without betraying the slightest sign
that any one is watching her, and all
the time she is giving the absurd lines
a beauty as fresh as her own. Her
| toes add TO the fascination. They seem
10 have a spiritual quality. for they are
4 forever turning skyward. Feminine
symbolists see i'm them a reaching up
for the higher life.
The yearnings oS this Pippa was in
/ her face as well as I'm her toes, and
there was a touch of something quite
| above the common when she went out
to gather flowers and sing out her heart
/ in one holiday of the year"
1 = =
/ Some friends at Richard Mansfield's
dinner table the other night were de-
scribing the remarkable feats of a vau-
/ deville contortionist. When they had
concluded Mr.. Mansfield said:
Il knew a contOrtionist once. He had
seemingly no joints. He could throw
any of his joints out of place One day
he threw his right hip out. and called
for an ambulance. which took him to q
| hospital. The consulting surgeons pro-
! nounced il a serious case. and advised
an anesthetic. He said he would en-
dure the pain. and great was the ad-
fniration Of every one as the surgeons
manipulated the dislocated hip back
into its socket To their surprise the
patient hoped nimbly off the table
Then he looked solemn, and, with grea
! concern in his face and voice, he said
| But, doctor. i'm setting my right hip
YOU have thrown my left hip out o.
it's socket And he made the deeply
concerned surgeons perform another
operation, for which he again refused
an anesthetic.
81 met him once when he had been on
of a Job for a long time, but he looked
contented and prosperous. He ex
planned that when he needed money nov
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
Harry Tracy, The Bandit"

Starting this evening, the Grand the
atre will offer for four days and mat
inee on Wednesday. the John A. Wolfe
company in a scenic production of the
sensational drama of realism. "Harry
Tracy. the Bandit" Mr. Wolfe Will be
seen i'm the role OF Harry Tracy. and the
entire strength of the splendid company
will be shown to advantage In the re-
spective parts accorded them. The piece
itself Is an interesting bit Of novelty in
the line of melodramas. and is away
from the beaten path, and has been n
success wherever it has been produced.
Several scenic effects new to the stage
are promised. among them being the
wheat field, the scene covering the en-
tire stage. Mr.. Wolfe especially invites
the ladies to the Wednesday matinee.
and beautiful souvenirs of the occasion
will be presented to all the ladi 8 at
tending that performance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
Vaudeville.

ne Ofpheum promises a sensation In
the hcadliner for this week, commence
ing tomorrow night, and IL is safe TO
predict that Pals" Edmund Days
great sketch. will he the talk of the
town ere many days. Ashton Stevens.
the dramatic critic OF the San Francisco
Examiner, says that Pals" presents
the most exciting rough house" ever
seen on the stage. In fact. he puts il:
"A rough house in Cripple Creek is a
pink tea to Pals" pals" is said 70
be the greatest one-act melodrama ever
staged.
1t is an old story Of chum making
advances to his friends wife, the re-
turn Of the friend Just as the drink
crazed pal is following the woman up
the stairs in the center Of the stage.
Then riot ensues. The two men tight
with teeth and hands, feet and bottles
and q chair and pistol and what not.
A champagne bottle hurtles through a
chandelier, which crashes into frag-
ments; decanters. bottles and jardi-
hlefes smash the mirror and the win
dowS in their flight. Then the men
clinch and Swerve, and the lights are
wrenched from the newell posts and the
banisters from the stairs. Up the stairs
they fight to roll down them. leaving
the husband choking the life out of his
false friend as the curtain falls. Pals
wrecks the stage at every performance,
the perishab BILE materials costing nearly
800 a week. There are four people in
the company, which is said TO be ex-
cellent.
According to the Los Angeles Times,
John HyamS and Leila Mcintyre have
a comedy offering that almost does the
impossible. 1T comes the nearest to
absolute originality of anything i'm it's
class" That ought To be enough. but
then their Offering. 1.-TWO Hundred
Wives has elsewhere on the Orpheum
circuit been the headliner.
Sad Mr.. MaZuZ and athletic Miss Ma
Zett are another couple whose mission
Is TO promote sunnyness They are not
only clever, but lay claim to being aero
bate comedians Of Internal ional repute.
Happy Jack Gardner has been seen
at the Orpheum before i'm a musical
awaiting MIN when he steps out in
zone" again tomorrow night.
Cavalier A. l.. Guile. ''the celebrated
French tenor. formerly with Adelina
/ Patti is the only number on the bill
devoted 10 really serious solo work. The
New Orleans Item Of last week speaks
highly of his talent
The Three Keltons have an act that
is billed in the musical and dancing
class. They are good especially little
Gladys, who is said to be the best child
dancer and Nylophone expert on the
vaudeville stage.
Then, Of course. there Will be the ever
popular kinodrome, with a couple Of
| stirring motion pictures.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
ALFRED L. FARRELL.

prominent. never cast aside the famous
role of Dan O'Hara, and il is natural
that too much has been expected of his
young successor, but over a year ago
Mr.. Doone demonstrated his ability to
fill the bill i'm a most creditable man.
ner and has been meeting with great
success ever since.
The production carried far eXcels any
thing ever before undertaken, and en-
braces costly settings depicting the hills
of Old Kerry, the famous race track,
and the thoroughbred race horses
which lend a pleasant atmosphere, the
famous carrier pigeons and the many
other novel features with which the
play so notably abOunds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20

he took out a short term accident in
surance policy. did his old trick of put
ting his shoulder blade out of place,
and went to an unsuspecting surgeon to
have ii set OF course, the surgeon set
il, gave him certificate. advised rest
for weeks, and the company paid him
several hundred dollars. He never
worked the same company twice. eX
cept at long intervals, but he succeeded
i'm accommodating quite a tidy sum for
a rainy day"
Francis Wilson was telling a COM
pany of friends the other day that
while in Paris he wanted TO buy a
French library of books for his daugh-
ter. AT first blush" he said. II
thought II would be easy" Then he
hesitated.
And didn't you find it 500" asked
one Of the company.
NO" said MIR. Wilson; Il found il
more and more difficult with each sue
cessive blush"
One of Chauncey Olcott's Irishmen
wanted to sell his dog, but the pros
pective buyer finally decided not to buy.
The man then told him why he was so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
Kerry Cow

ireland will have it's inning at the
Grand theatre, Jan. "a, % and 26. when
Allen Doone, supported by the Joseph
Murphy company. viii present Kerry
Cow This viii be a high-priced at
traction, but the original prices will
prevail. This viii be one of the finest
attractions that will appear at that
popular playhouse this season. Kerry
Cow is too well known 10 need any
particular comment, further than to
say that this play is a clean-cut drama
of Irish life that has stood the test for
over thirty years. and presented by one
of the finest companies ever seen i'm it.
Mr.. Doone. the star. is a newcomer to
this class of play, and IL can be said has
undertaken a big job I'm trying TO fill
the vacancy made by Joseph Murphy,
who in all the years that he was so
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
PROMISE OF THE THEATRES.
"she stoops to Conquer"

~, Ole OF tho best Of all of the old
-'Silsn comedies. "She Stops to Con-
t1ts' the revival Of which Is being
Sp"tcd by Charles Frohman and
. --'socr 4 Co. will be presented at the
III Lake theatre on Thursday. Friday
,. saturday nights with strong in
,.l'alional east. Heading this cast
~, mo American comedian William VI.
~, .".e and the English actress Miss Ell
Inc nc tsct that Mr.. Crane. Who. since
,,e' sou death. is the most repre-
setiVe actor Of the OLD school OF
Syi'iiealens left to the public. has allied
....'i 10 another star mas causes
.,', surprise. How Il came about
y. ene things which led up to II. NAV
Ing est 20 pear the tell
w. s.,o''lsmith's fine old comedy. which
a. originally called before George
~. ''d ~ originally produced II AT 90
80 ' Garden theatre. London. lsa ve,,,s
49,. me Old House a New Inn" was
ise1 at the Haymarket theatre. in
,'n a few years ago. In thaf re-
Miss JefreSs enacted the saucv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20

sayed Lumpkin, playing him more IN
the order of a fop than as an ignorant
young cub. William Warren. John
sleeper Clarke and John f. Owens ali
Won honrs i'm the part of Lumpkin.
ffed Ihorne of the present revival was
hlnseh considered fine Lumpkin thir-
" years ago.
me play is produced in accordance
WIN the directions OF the old prompt
LOOKS LOOKS and as correct IN all of it's details.
me me MOI outings are elaborate and every
thing about the play has been handled
With desire TO make it's presentation
memorable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
"The Power of Justice"

The Lyric stock company will put on
for one week at the popular little play
house. starting on Sunday night, a big
successful melodrama, called The
Power of Justice" This play deals
with western life, and contains all that
goes to make a satisfactory perform
ance. viz, sensation, comedy, pathos
and heart interest. The lead will be
played by Fred Moore, who is fast be-
coming a great big favorite at the
Lyric The usual matinee will be given
ON "wednesday and SATURDAY..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20

anxious TO sell You see" he said II
bought the dog and trained him my
self i got him so he'd bark all the
time If a person stepped inside the gate
and 1 thought / was safe from burglars.
Then my wife wanted me to train him
10 carry bundles, and 1 did. If ] put a
packet I'm his mouth the dog would keep
it there until some one took it away.
Well. one night l woke up and heard
some one i'm the next room. / got up
and grabbed my gun. They were there
the scoundrels and the dog"
Didn't he bark?'' interrupted the
man.
Sorry a bark; he was too busy
Busy? What doing2"
Carrying a lantern for the burs
glars?''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
BY INDIGNANT WALKER"

Chicago Tribune)
Everybody walks but father;
He rides around all day.
He's big mogul on a railroad,
He doesn't have to pay.
Little Johnny is walking.
So is brother VIII.
So is the whole Blank family
Since Hepburn passed his bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-20
THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES

Friday ana SdluiuaS evenings anu
. saturday matinee. William II. y
. Crane and Ellis JcffTeys i'm she
. Stops TO Conquer
= pheuin.--NaudeVilie. Matinees g
every day except Monday.
Grand This evening ana y
y through Wednesday evening. mat y
2 iuoe Wednesday, Harry Tracy, y
the Bandit Thursday Friday =
. and Saturday evenings and Sat y
urday matinee Kerry Cow
Lyric This evening and =
= throughout the week, matinees =
= Wednesday and Saturday, The +
= Power % Justice"
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Won't Il be great to see a real drama
again? William II. Crane and Ellis
JeffrCys, the English actress are COM
ing to Salt Lake this week, the last
half. i'm Goldsmith's "She Stoops to
Conquer" Play and players nave becn
received with the highest approval
wherever they have appeared. and tie
revival Of the old play has scored one
Of tho biggest successes Of the season.
After the long run of musical comedies
and more or less trashy modern plays
DESERT place to see this fine, cleaa
Well-acted drama.
Do YOU remember the thrill that rar
down your boyish-Or girlish-spint
when YOU heard James O'Neill as tn,
Count Of Monte CristO. say IT, thai
thunderous voice OF his: "One?" How
long ago was IL? More years, perhaps
than some OF YOU care to remember
And some OF. you who haven't bee
closely I'm touch with matters theatrica
viii be surprised TO know that Mr.
ONeill is still appearing in the same
old play. You will De gratified, too. f
earn that he will be seen at the Sail
Lake theatre next week. OF course
you will go to see him.
$50
The engagement of Madam Butter
n.y.. the great production that Henry
". Savage has on the road this year
with JoSeuh c. Sheehan and a galaxy
Of other stars in the cast. will be linn
TED 20 hot more than two perform.
ance. one I'm the evening and ont
matinee. This is not at all pleasing
news to Salt Lakers. Hardly a tenth
81 those who viii want to hear thi.
magnificent opera will have the oppor.
unity tO hear il. IL will be distinctly
AfAA'ANoA tNFilA VI AA-t rtsicOil. anu
y great pity that the engagement
Goes not include at least four perform.
anceS, instead Of only two.
y
An OLD friend. Dustin FaTnum. come.
10 the Theatre in The Virginian" tn,
after part OF the month. With hin
Frank Campeau. the best bad man
absolutely without exception, on tn
american stage today. Me-. Campea,
Ias his old part OF Trampas and thos.
VINO have seen him in y on other Oc
caSlons viii fyant to see him again. NT
Oampeau achieved fame first as tn
negro twin. Tom, in Putin nhead VIII
son. and he emphasized that success
Win his Tony i'm Arizona" "Arizo
p" gave Mr. FarnUm his lift toward
S'efuom. for his Lieutenant Dentoi
was q nearly perfect piece of work.
Nc nave had q great run OF womai
lars 80 Salt Lake this winter. An
u.ntr IS scheduled 10 appear befor
VIZ long Olga Nethersole. Privat
A ICES are to the effect that Mis-
-'elhersole Is at the zenith of he
t""'r as an actress An effort win D
nage 10 induce her 10 PLAY Camille
N'ig her salt Lake engagement
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-02-08

Somebody wrote: ITO the Dutch the
ladies of all nations are indebted for
the invention of the thimble. The
about the year 1900"
How can this stupid error have arts
en-? The thimble is probably prehis-
toric Thimbles in some form or 9th
er must have been used by the women
who executed the rich embroideries of
the medieval time. The late Pro
fessor ]. e. Thorold Rogers in his
History of Agriculture and Prices In
England" mentions, under the year
l494, one dozen thimbles which cost 4
shillings. What is, however, more to
the purpose. they are frequently allud-
ed to by our old dramatists. Here are
two examples from the greatest of
them
In The Tanning of the Shrew" Cru
milo says:
II commanded the sleeves should be
cut out and sewed up again and that
I'll prove upon thee, though thy little
finger be armed in a thimble."-IV. 8,
149.
In the early days OF the civil war be-
tween Charles l. and the parliament,
when the citizens Of London were call
ed on to send in their plate to be coin
ed into money, the royalist testers
made fun OF the puritan danes who
were said to have given even their sill
yer thimbles to the cause-Notes and
Queries.