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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19

The route of the Benguella- -Katanga railway is from Lobito bay Portuguese Angola) to Katanga Belgian Congo ter ritory). The dotted line running S. E. shows the prospective junction with the Victoria Falls, on the Cape to Cairo and Rhodesian railways.
 days nearer to London by saving of 5000 miles. The Benguella-Katanga railway will besides possess these other advantages, that it will assist in opening up the Portuguese colonies, and undoubtedly help in forming new trade centers in Central Africa.
 The departure terminus of the Benguella-Katanga railway is at Lobito bay-not many days steam from Southampton. Lobito bay pos sesses one of the finest natural land locked harbors in the world, and has an anchorage of some eight to ten fathoms to within a few feet of the shore.
 The first four sections of the Ben- guella-Katanga line have been open for some time for traffic, and 200 miles are under construction, while further 4SS miles have been surveyed. The line is constructed on the high est engineering standard. It runs for some 20 miles over a low-lying coun- try, and then ascends gradually, with the exception of one and half miles, where there is a steep gradient of to 16, until it reaches the table land, 5000 feet high, situated between the Zambesi ead the Congo rivers. On this plateau the country may just ly be described as a white mans country, presenting most excellent conditions for farming. fulfilling the dreams of the hunter after big game, and enrapturing the lover of nature with the beauty of the scenery, which is here diversified with the foliage of the orange, banana, rubber and other African growths.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
FOR THE HOMELESS
NEW YORK PROVIDES FOR THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER.
Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand | Dollar Building to Be Provided i on East Side for Needed ], " Charity.

More and more is the thought of the large cities turning to needs of the unfortunates, who homeless and friendless and hungry, need the time ly aid which shall save them from crime, and disease and death. Prob ably no city of the country has . larger problem of this kind than has New York city. and for ten years past she has maintained a municipal lodging and supper and breakfast are to be obtained by the destitute and needy, provided only he or she is needy, not drunk, or afflicted with a dangerous or infectious disease. All nationalities are represented in the roster of this public lodging house, and there are separate departments for men and women. The figures show that in 1906 40,S72 persons were accommodated, and for ten years be. tween the opening of the building for charity in 1896 and 1906 grand total of 622,0S5 men, women and children were cleansed, housed and fed under its roof {:
 Not before evening do the homeless begin to flock to this place. As they arrive their pedigrees are taken (sometimes, of course, they are lies). and then they are sent below stairs for bath and fumigation. About 40 suits are fumigated at once-for tho apparatus is big and the demand heavy. While the clothes are being thus treated the people owning them are obliged to undergo bodily exami. nation and have a bath. !
 One sees the greenish soap, like axle grease, which is used in giving the lodgers the shampoo-the finest, they say, in the world. Then the racks upon which the dried clothes and the shoes of the inmates are put, the towels and robes de mutt. with bath slippers, which are supplied free and fresh to each and all; the spot less kitchen, where good bread is stored (baked on Blackwell's island) and good coffee is made-to go with tuS pIedu TUT suppci, "itH HuCae dhu more for breakfast. Then the visitor ascends the stairs to the sleeping rooms, where the atmosphere Is kept fresh and pure by modern appli. ance. and the regulation is to keep the temperature between 6S and 70 Fahrenheit.
 The cots are double decked. They are very simpie--an iron frame, wire spring, blanket and pair of sheets and pillow to each. all the linen being supplied freshly every day. In the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
A Srider EartnrSk.

fn the forests of New Guinea there are factories whose WoTknen are spiders. These hideous spiders. with bodies as big as saucers. make fish nets for the cannibaI natives. The natives set up in the forest long poles. with wooden rings at the upper end net frames. The spiders. seeing these contrivsnces. run 10 them jOyfuIly. Here. they think. is a fine net ready started The Outermost circle fs d. ready made. And they weave their coarse. strong webs within the wood sn rings and. when the nets are quite finished. the natives come. drive away the insect v0rkuen- and. taking up their sps6er-raSe nets. set of grzEeEy on a fishing excursio1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
What She Found.

Frederick H. asd four. was some tines went to repeat tbe simpler stories which had been read to him. One day he was telling the story of The Three Bears. and when he came to the place where Little Golden Lccks- cones to ths bears house and finds the door partly open he amused his auditors by saying: Little Col den Locks cane 10 inc bears house, sad she found the door aiaE"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
InsxorsbIe Law.

"sIr." we said. timidly to the coal man. who was idly toying with the massive jeweled seal on his heavy gold watch guard. pray tell us why coal is so much cheaper in April than 1t Is in October"
 1t is the law of demand and sup ply" he responded.
 Would you mind explaining what you mean by these familiar words 5-
 Not at all We demand the money and you supply it-~-Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19

Ire FIrst Requisite. Diligence fs the mother of good for szza-CervanteS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
unnra,.tuI p..I.n..

To satisfy some patients and their belongings medical men should poe sess superhuman powers Indeed. some patients are SO exacting and un- grateful that 1t is a calamity to be called upon to attend them--Medical Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
Ie.sess Charm.

C1e cf Ls711z's most e-xrussing ekar-ns Is that it is aa epitOne Of the vhoie uUriS-fks cosmos. in little. Whatever oaa nay he in search of or whatever ous nay wish 10 have dsarfte fnformafsnz abost hs can snd kEks VIII, fn Loz5oz
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
elt, to nrid. and erpcm.

The groom gives souvenir gifts Co bis best man and the ushers. If he @ desires- The bride performs a similar office for her attendants. The groom's gift to the bride is generally some good piece of iewelry. which is the oniy ornament she wsers xt her ws6 tfax
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
No rieIs sor Hlm.

Saw the preacher yesterday. and he says he's going to run the devil out of town Hes too late said the woman of the house. John left sestsrdsyfs-Aflants Consultation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
FOR SALE.

For Sale Hard coal stove, kitchen
range, sheet iron wood stove. 4os East
Linn street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
ON TRAIL.
Bandits Who Hold Up Limited or
Great Northern Closely Pursued.

Spokane. Wash, Sept. 23.-Man-
hunting bloodhounds, armed posses,
and the constabulary of Washington
Idaho. Montana and southeastern
British Columbia are searching the
hills and valleys for the bandits who
held up the Oriental Limited train on
the Great Northern railway near Rex
ford, Mont, 200 miles east of Spokane,
cary the morning of September IL,
and since 1t has become known that
$40, 900 in currency, consigned by the
Commercial National bank of Chica-
go to the Old National bank of Spo-
karle, was the booty obtained by the
robbers, the s%earchers have redoubled
their efforts. Capture seems newt
abba, as the hounds, directed by Harry
Draper Of Spokane, readily took up
the trail, where the bandits used a raft
in floating down the Kootenai river
near the boundary, and followed it into
the. heavy timber in the fastness of the
mountains in western Montana. The
pursuers are accoutered for a long
chase and If the dogs can keep up the
work over unbroken roads and thick
underbrush they should gain on the
men. who, apparently, are not pre-
pared for a long siege. II is given out
by w. J.. Konmers. assistant cashier
of the Old National bank, that it as
well as the Chicago bank insured the
currency before IT was put into the
mails and that the insurance concern
Will have to make good the loss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
Tho Clam Gets It's Rights.

InQ1dHdpOuS NeWS.J
This movement for the protection Of
the fresh water clam is a splendid vim
dication of hat patient and long-de-
spised creature. It has waited long
for its day of recognition and triumph
but it has come at last. For countless
generations past, perhaps from a per-
iod antadating the mound builders, the
clam a pursued the even tenor Of
it's way in western waters, or under
them, content to fulfill the law of ma
ture, living. propagating it's kind, build
ing a pearl now and then and dying
without receiving so much as a passing
notice from mankind. The life Of the
clam was an obscure one, but it fol-
filled its mission and made the most
OF itself. It asked nothing of man
kind and it got nothing. 1t did not
resent this ~contemptuous treatment,
never interfered with the affairs OF
| men. never committed a trespass nor
did anything to indicate that 1t SUI
fered from the contumely that was
aeaped upon it. 1t simply lived, bur
rosed in the sand and was happy-as
a clafn.
But at last the greet secret OF the
Ella ufs life, and. perhaps. in part OF
| its happiness. got out. It was discov-
cred that it was a pearl procurement
a Wearer of pearls, nor a dealer in them
| after the manner of men, but a creator
and producer Of them. Then, all at
| once. the clam became an object of
great interest 10 those who had there
| tofore despised II. From having been
from time immemorial neglected, ig-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
Representative Cattle Sales.
Below are given a few of the repl
sentative cattle sales:
Feeders at Sioux City.

During the pest time of last weeks
market from s4.O0@4.40 was paid for
feeders with plenty of weight and
quality, with other grades of feeding
steers averaging from 700 pounds up
at s2.75@3.75. Yearlings and light
stockers found an outlet within a
range of $z.60@3.50. with feeding cows
and stock heifers at s2.00@3.00.
The recent bulge in feed stuff is be-
ing used as a bear factor. Prospective
feeders are on the fence to a great ex-
tent. Some intend to keep out of the
game, while others argue that condi-
lions will right themselves and that
there will be one in feeding cattle
this winter.
Revised quotations for last week are
as follows: Good to choice 700 to / 200
pound feeders, $4.0O@4.75; medium
grades, s3.00@3.75; all grades of year
lings, $2.75@3.75; stock heifers, $1,000
$50; mixers and springers, S27.5e@
1900; steer, bulls, $2.50@3.25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
GRAND JURY HOLDS SIX.
Man and Wife Charged as Principals
in Torture of Mother.

Chicago, Sept. a3.-SiN persons were
held TO the Lake county grand Jury
by the coroner's jury sitting at Wau-
kegan, in connection with the death OF
Mrs. Gr%eenlaugh at the hands of fan
atical followers of Parham in Zion
City.
They were: Harold Mitchell and his
wife. charged with manslaughter as
principals in, the tragedy; William n
Jennie G~reenlaugh, husband n
daughter of the dead woman, and Mrs.
Louis Smith, held as accessories in the
commission of the crime, n 3. j..
Hopkins, undertaken. Hopkins Is
charged with having withheld the
facts. Health Commissioner Larose of
Zion City also came in for a scoring at
the hands of the jury which called the
attention of the state board of health
to laxity that is alleged to exist In
Zion City in the matter of reporting
deaths. The death certificate was
signed by the undertaken who said that
the practice was sanctioned by Health
Commissioner Larose. The law re-
CURES thai the death certificate be
signed by a licensed physician.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
FhsrEN MURDER ON NEGRO.
Find Mrs. Grants Watch in Pawn
shop Where Mrs. Clark Left 1t.

Find Mrs. Grants Watch in Pawn
shop Where Mrs. Clark Left It.
Chicago. Sept. 23.-The final link in
the chain Of circumstances when po1ht
tc, Richard e. Walton, alias Williams,
the negro convict, as the murderer Oh
Mrs. William White Grant. the KIN
dergarten teacher, $500 Madison ave
nue.. was forged by the police yester-
day.
Tie identity of the murderer was
established c~onclusively by the recoV-
egy of the gold watch known to nave
heen in the possession of Mrs. Grant
ON the. day of the murder. The watch
wa found in Marcus Neirman's pawn
shop. 2916 State street. by Captain
@ Prien, chief of the detective bureau,
who had been watching the pawnbrok-
er's records with that object In view.
A few minutes after the recovery
of thu. watch Captain Mccain of the
Twenty-second street station, arrested
Mrs. Isabelle Clark, a negress, who
confessed that she pawned h watch
for SO and gave Walton the honey
Mrs. Clark keeps the house at 27lS
La Sale street, where Ethel Burns,
walton's sweetheart, is living.
Walton gave Mrs. Clark the watch
last Friday ana told her to pawn it
and set SIS on it. He told her to get 1t
from a friend of his living in Hyde
Park. Mrs. Clark pawned the watch
Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock and gave
the r,ame of Lillian Grant, 3oS1 Dear
born street.
The name Of the murdered woman
was given to her by Walton who found
it necessary to use his victims name
because of the monogram, IL. w. G."
on the watch case. Neinman would
give her only SO on the watch and this
she rave to Walton, who was awaiting
her return. After getting the money
WALTON left by a rear door.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
Size of Oregon Mosquitoes.
portland 0reeonianl

The late Colonel l.. L. Hawkins was
fond of telling a mosquito story of his
own, when Mazamas, gathered round
their evening campfire, had to fight off
the singing pest at the foot of nov
mountains, where the "hot footed
BIRDS are often troublesome.
you can talk about your big mos
uuitoes," said he, after The tale telling
drifted into fairy topics, but we
(meaning Rodney Gilsan n himself)
can tell something about mosquitoes
ourselves.
1--WE climbed SINNERS Butte, at
Eugene. to see the sunset.
After we had watched the sun a
awhile it was obscured by a dense cloud
of tremendous mosquitoes. They hit us
terribly. They were the biggest / ever
saw"
Here somebody usually asked: How
big were they, Colone1?"
"They were SO big was the response,
that many of them weighed a pound"
Strange to say, Colonel Hawkins
never suffered bodily injury for tell
ing this story.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23

For Sale or Rent = Smith Premier
typewriter. c.. j. Lander, Pilgrim drug
atlre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
EMBARGO ON MEATS GROWING.
Foreign Restriction Against American
Foodstuffs Shown to Be Spreading.

Foreign Restriction Against American
Foodstuffs Shown to Be Spreading.
Washington, Sept. 23.-Foreign re-
striction On American meats is grow
ing, according to an announcement!
just authorized by the secretary of
agriculture.
At the present time the importation
Of live animals from the United States
is prohibited by Denmark, the Neither
lands, Norway. and Ireland. Moreover
Austria Hungary, France and Germany
exclude cattle, Great Britain swine,
and Austria Hungary sheep and
goats.
The only European countries to
which live stock are shipped from the
United States in any considerable
number are Great Britain n Belgium.
The importation from this country of
all meat except pork and sausages is
prohibited by Austria-Hungary.
Pork is excluded from Russia. Nor
way prohibits the Importation of all
fresh meat from the United States,
fresh pork is excluded from Sweden,
and other fresh meat from Denmark,
while Germany excludes American
fresh beef.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
Jury Says He Killed Mrs. Gentry
and Fixes Punishment at
Life Imprisonment
JURY OUT ONLY SHORT TIME
DeIiberated Only Two and one-haIf
Hours = History of the Crime and
the Long Chase Around the World
After OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nsws of
the Day.

Chicago. Sept. SO -Frank J.. Con-
stantine was found guilty of the muir
der of Mrs. Arthur Gentry by the jury
in Judge kavanaugh's court Saturday
night. His punishment was fixed at
imprisonment for life.
TIL jury deliberated two and one
half hours, announcing at 11:49 that
they had agreed. The prisoner re-
ceived the announcement of his fate
with seeming Indifference. He stood
near the jury box when the foreman
announced the finding, and beyond a
tightening Of his grip on the rail upon
which he leaned and blanching OF the
face, he showed no emotion.
The crime of which Constantine
was convicted was committed Jan
uary 6. 1906, at the Gentry home
on the North Side where Constantine
was a roomer. He slashed Mrs. Cen
try's throat from ear to ear with q
razor belonging to another roomer,
and fed from the house without hat
or coat. Mrs. Gentry was able to
staggsr down a fight of stairs to the
office of a doctor who lived I the
fiat below. She could no speak and
indicated her slayer only by pointing
upward to her own flat.
Constantine pawned jeWelry. pur-
chased some new wearing apparel
and left the city within a few hours
after the, crime was committed Ac-
cording to his story he went to the
home Of his mother In New York
thence to Italy, South America ana
back again to the city, finally
ing to New York where he was dis
covered several months
On the witness stand Constantine
asserted Mrs. Gentry killed herseil
because he would not take her with
him to New York. This assertion
was not corroborated in n respect
The motive for the murder Is not
clear, hut It is asserted Constantine
became angry at Mrs. Gentry
she spurned his attentions and threat
ened to force him to repay money :
rowed from the Gentrys.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
EARTHQUAKE BREAKS CABLE.
Cuts OF Direct Communication With
Philippines.

New York. Sept. 23,-The CONNER
cial Cable Company announced that
they nave not been able to locate a
break in the Pacific cable somewhere
between the relay stations at Midway
island and Guam. Officers Of the COM
pany are inclined to think that an
earthquake may nav been RESPONSE
BILE.
The cable that goes under the Pa
cifc from San Francisco to Yokohama
and the Philippines via Honolulu. Mid
a and Guam went dead on Friday.
Midway, which lies between Honolulu
and Guam, reported that he spark
went out Of the submarine wires with
out warning and that all efforts to
communicate with Guam had been I'M
awaiting.
Since the Commercial Gable Com
pany's line Is the only one connecting
America with the orient directly. all
cable messages for the Philippines.
Japan, and points on the China coast
will nave 10 be sent around the other
way at double rates.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23

F,r Sale or Rent - Meat market in
a good Iowa town, for sale or rent
cheap. Building can be bought or
leased for a year. Address K-2o, care
T.-7R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
TAFT LEADS IN STRAW VOTE.
Hughes Makes Poor Showing Where
Strength Was Expected.

Washington, Sept. pa recent poll
of the New England states, made on
intelligent lines, showed a total of 2S9
votes for Secretary Taft for president,
as against 139 for Hughes, s for Fair
banks. 6 for Knox and 10 for Cannon.
while Mr.. Taft is also shown to be the
second choice of SO republicans who
named the president as their first
choice. AS the president will not ac-
cept another nomination. these republi-
cans will also vote for Taft, giving
him a total of 372 votes out of a total
of $40 cast The returns are somewhat
surprising to some of the politicians in
Washington, who had supposed that in
conservative New England Governor
Hughes would have made a better
showing. 1t is noteworthy that this
poll, in which votes We're solicited only
from prominent republicans. including
many ministers, was made by a news
paper which is an ardent advocate of
the nomination of Vice President Fair
banks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
BAN ON WALL STREET PAPERS.
RooseveIt's Speeches to Be Withheld
From Financial Publications.

Oyster Bay, Sept. 23.-President
Roosevelt's speeches will no longer be
sent to the Wall street ticker service
in advance of delivery. Neither will
they be distributed among the publish
ers of Wall street newspapers. They
will be sent to the regular press asso-
citation only.
This is the result Of annoyance which
the president suffered because of the
publicity which q given to two or
three of his speeches several days be-
fore they were delivered. The contents
of at least one of them-that which he
made in Indianapolis were banded
about in Wall street for a week before
it's delivery by the president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
KEY MEN WON TO ARBITRATION.
President Small Gets Chicago Opera
tors to Agree.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-President S. j.
Small of the telegraphers' union had a
hard task yesterday In convincing the
Chicago striking operators That thes
needed" arbitration. When MI. Small
proposed at u massmeeting that arpl-
tration, in his opinion, was the proper
method of ending the strike he was
greeted with a chorus of protests. La
fer he won the men over to bel1eVe as
he did.
~ am not sure that you will get a
chance to arbitrate," Mr.. Small told the
u~nionists. This acted as a damper on
the cry of mo arbitration" which a
filled the hall a few minutes berore.
Mr.. Small added:
"If President Roosevelt guarantees
a kind of arbitration that has the gov
eminent stamp on it to make 1t gen.
uine, what do you think we ought to
do?'
"Arbitrate," was the unanimous re-
Spouse of the operators.
Small predicted in his address that
the strike would be over within ten
DAYS. He said he had been apprised OF
a message between prominent employ
ers in New York n Chicago last SAT
urday which made him believe the
would intervene soon.
President Small declared that the
Western Union company alone has lost
$40 O0, 900 in dividends since the strike
started. On the other hand. he said,
the union will be in possession OF
enough money within two weeks t.
support every man and woman on
strike indefinitely.
Secretary Wesley Russell said the
strikers would have to depend upon the
human sympathy" among members OF
the Gould and Mackay families, who.
he declared. control the majority OF
the stock in the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies.
President Small probably will return
to New York today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-23
Fatal Symptoms.

The professional auctioneer, having
lust told the crowd the usual story to
the effect that the watch he was try
ing to sell was a full jeWeled time.
piece, with chronometer balance and
sold gold flled-case. suddenly felt
himself blushing at the aged and ven-
cradle lie.
"Great snakes he said to himself.
THAT'S the first time such a thing has
happened to me in thirty-seven yAars.
1t means either softenin' of the ara'n
or fatty degeneration OF the heart
Hastily stepping down from The l't:le
platform behind the count sr, he went
into he back roe IN and announced to
the. silent partner that he had retired
from the business for good and all.