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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07

Ksnnedy-s Laxative Cough Syrup is a safe. sure and proup. remedy for coughs and colds and is good for every member of the family. Sold by Buckingham Pharmacy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07
sIGNALa

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 the City hall l-I- Two strokes. fire out, recall l-1-f. Three strokes 1z u sp- r- l-f-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1- Tea st-okez quick win indicate q general alarm
 and will esll the entire forcs ints
 service.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-07
Ladies' Tailoring

Newly opened at 122 South Main street, complete ladies' tailoring es- tablishment where any garment for ladies' wear will be made in the best manner. Your inspection solicited.
 Your own goods made up in any style desired and perfect satisfaction guaranteed.
 Repairing and renovating done in the best manner.
 l have for years served the ladies of Waterbury as designer and man. ager of the ladies' department of the Guarantee Credit Clothing Co and trust my work there will be remem- bered. @r '
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
NO RESERVATION is
POSSIBLE IN ADVANCE
Seats for Bethany Home MinstreIs to
Be Sold Oct. 16-Entertainment
Already Assured Success.

Inquiries have been made as 10
whether tickets for the grand combina-
ton minstrels to be given for Bethany
home may be reserved in advance. bu;
the committee announces that in fair
ness to the general public this can not
be done, until the regular time, the
morning of Oct. Is in Moline and Oc-
16 in Rock Island. Preference il
choice of seats. however. will be given
to holders of tickets brought from tha
members of chorus and others who
have them to sell now. The number
of tickets given out has been limite l
to the capacity of the house and those
not buying their tickets now may find
that after awhile" will be too late
as the advance sale is already prOvin-
that the entertainment will be a SUI
cess. Box seats can be reserved IT
any time by applying to George Wen
ger.
There has never been a home talent
entertainment given in Rock Island
which possessed so many attractive
features as will the grand combination
minstrels. Among the specialties are
the Teddy Bear dance by some of the
best dancers of the two cities. the
Spanish dance with Miss Julia Ryan
of Davenport as soloist, the Irish danca
by Four Irish lassies in the costume
of their native land. the Pony Bale.
| by the Bronco Girls. led by Mrs Halle
McCrory Hogan, the French Dol,
dance. the Zulu Maids. the Geisha
Girls, the Dutch Babies. and many
| others equally attractive. The who'll
plan is for something entirely new
and unique and the entertainment viii
certainly prove the most attractive oil
| many seasons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
Lincoln and Stanton.

There was a marked contrast be-
tween Lincoln's manner, which was al
ways pleasant and even genial, and
that of Stanton. The latter's stern,
specialized visage commanded instant
respect and in many cases inspired
fear. In receiving visitors, and they
were legion. Stanton seldom or never
sat down, but stood before a high desk
as the crowd passed before him and
one by one presented their requests or
complaints, which were rapidly dis
posed of. He was naughty, severe,
donineering and often rude. When
think of him in the daily routine of his
public audiences the Characterization
of Napoleon by Charles Phillips, the
Irish orator, comes to mind, Grand
gloomy and peculiar."-David Homer
Bates in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
REVELATION TO PUBLIC IN THE FAIR AT WATERFOWL

buildings. The hospital also MAIN
tains its own printing plant. and an
exhibit of the printers art as EN-
plified at the hospital shop vii! be one
Of the features of :he fair
Not all of the patients work In
act there are $50 or 200 who do abso.
!u;ely nGthi'.@ the wlole dl, loEg eX
ccpt l'af arcu; their c.arters and eat
a. meAl III. Others are unable to
d. ary laLOr because OF physical as
we'll as natal 'nfrmaties. The ma
jorty CT t5a 1900 inmates, however
have some 'cgular employment about
the h sr!tai
THE Western Illinois hospital is
not greae.y unlike othCr hospitals for
the insane n the sta ( except thai
the inmates at the Watertown insti-
tuition are allowed greater freedom
thda a. other state Institutions, anG
with t!ls freedom have more amuse
ments anG a greater diversion.
biggest Ever Undertaken.
The coming fair is, however, tne
biggest thing in the way of amuse-
ment for the patients that has ever
been undertaken in the state as an in
stitution of this character There Will
be every feature of the usual county
fair i'll the way of amusements. with
the exception of horse races. and in
place of these there are to be foot
faces and various other athletic con
tests among the patients Prizes az.
gregating over 500 will be awarded
the winners of these events. There
will be music by the hospital band :
an organization composed of both en-
ployes and inmates of the asylum. an
there will be a daily balloon ascension
and parachute drop by Dorothea De
Vonda.
There will be cane racks, knife
| racks. and all of the other customary
devises: refreshment stands. and ba.
Ears. None of these, however, will be
conducted by outsiders. no concession
being granted to anyone not connecte /
with the hospital. The stands will be
operated by patients. under the super
] vision of the attendants.
| III oiiSiiiS5 III lIo ldil- III. lay
lor and the employees of the institu
ton have spent months of work. Tht
superintendent has had the approval
and cooperation the members of the
board of trusts % are F. W. Gould
of Moline, presiots &. Allan NJ. Clemant
of Chicago and William Trembor o
Freeport.
The fair is an experiment pure ans
simple but if it proves the success
which it promises now to be. it vii
in all probability be made an annuA
event at the hospital. DR.. Taylor has
an inclination for experiments of thi!
character, and for experiments of ;
scientific character, as well. AT Water
town hospital there is unique build
ing. the only one at any of the stat
institutions. This is the blue glasi
house, part of the equipment for tn
care of the insane who are also afflic;
ed with consumption. The violet ra,
treatment. coupled with scientific diet
ling and ventilation, is accomplishin,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
HELPS In SOLVING
NAVIGATION OF AIR
British Army Balloon Travels 35 Miles
and Maneuvers Successfully
Above London.

London, Oct. 5.-That the British
army has made practical progress in
the solution of the problem of aerial
navigation was shown to the satisfac'
ton of Londoners when the dirigible
war balloon which has had several
trials at the Aldershot camp, sailed
from Marlborough, So miles southwest
of here, to London, and after maneu-
vering over the city. started back to
Aidershot The balloon crossed the
Thames river at Black Friar's bridge.
and making sharp turn. proceeded
over the fleet and the Strand, making
complete circle over the latter thor
oughfare, and watched by thousands
| of people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
TOWER
TIRES OF HIS POST
Desires to Look After Personal Affairs
and To Live In the
States.

Berlin. Oct 5.-Ambassador Tower
has written President Roosevelt ask
ing that he be permitted to retire from
the diplomatic service next spring. Mr..
Towers reasons are understood to be
that. having been abroad for nearly !
years. he desires again to live in his
own country in order to have home
there for his sons. who are now nearly
ready to so to Harvard college, and to
give his personal attention TO his eX-
tensive financial. mining and railroad
interests that have been left to the
supervision of others during his long
a Sence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
PRISON FOR DEADLY WRECK
Conductor and Engineer Sentenced in
Connecticut.

Hartford. Conn. Oct. 5.-Engineer
Jerome Wilson and Conductor David
c. Maroney. charged with manslaugh-
ter were found guilty and sentenced
to nine months each in Jail. Wilson
and Maroney were in charge of the
passenger train which on June %. col
lided with a work train in this city,
killing 10 persons and injuring 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
Indian Hemp and Catalepsy.

A single grain of the resin of Indian
hemp will produce catalepsy in man.
A few hours are required for the ef-
fects to reach climax, when his
limbs may be placed in almost an!
position without difficulty. and wheD
once placed they remain In the given
position Indefinitely. although the nat
ural influence of gravity would cause
them to fall During the catalepsy the
body is usually insenslble to all I'm
preSSiuns.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05

of the rural districts for miles around
expect to drive to Milan to spend the
day if the weather is favorable, and
the CITY will entertain a crowd larger
than it has for years.
A committee of 30 citizens has
charge of the arrangements for the
celebration.
The committee is headed by Super
visor d. w. Mathews as president, F.
II. Caldwell as secretary and G. b
Snyder as treasurer. Elaborate dec
Crations. for which at least $500 vii
be expended. are included in the com
mittees plans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05

pieces of burnt wood. done in the
most artistic designs: there will be
scores of exhibits in the art and china
department. and of these last it can
be truthfully said that they are mar
velous. Then. too, the exhibits nf
woman's supreme art. cooking and
baking. will be extensive, as will the
display of canned fruits and veg
etableS.
And in the art line the men will
have something of more than ordinary
interest There will be shown col
lection of hammered brass. copper and
tin art pieces that are the work of 1
genius at this work. The collection
includes beautiful rass picture frames,
paper knives. art placques. and other
ornaments. Hardware novelties pro
duced by the patients in the black
smith shop of the institution will also
be shown. There will be exhibited
tools which the patients have made.
These are all made by hand, of the
finest steel that can be purchased, and
eXemplify the craftsman's art in the
highest type.
The furniture exhibit is another of
interest 1t will include pieces of fur
niture of almost every description
desks. tables. chairs. and various other
furnishings.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
exhibits will be that of the farm pro
ducts. The Western Illinois hospital
grounds include $50 acres. and about
$50 acres of this tract is level. tillable
land. Here the state raises wide
variety of farm products, supplying a
large part of the food consumed at
the institution. The farm includes 4
fine stock farm and poultry ranch. and
arrangements have been made to eX
hibit few of the fine thoroughbred
stock. including blooded cows and
registered hogs. and the premium
birds of the poultry farm.
| No Cost to State.
The articles made by the patients
represent no cost to the state other
| than the cost of raw materials where
] the articles are for use at the hospital!
Where the articles made by the pa
tients are sold, as will be the case
with much of the goods exhibited a
the fair. the cost of the raw material
computed most carefully, is deducted
and returned to the hospital funds
while the balance is paid over to tht
patient who manufactured the article.
sold.
The patients are not required t
work at all. but the effort of the au
thorities is to interest them in somt
occupation, and when the work tha
/ the patient is fitted for is learned. h
| is put to work. He works, however
only such hours as he desires. am
nothing but his own inclination o
whim governs the hours spent Fac
department of the hospital work is il
charge of employees. but under thes
as many as 75 patients. in some cases
are employed. In this way the pa
tients do large part of the work i
shops. and the laundry. besides doin
the other common labor about tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
Wisconsin Roads Kill 275.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 5.-According
% the annual report of the Wisconsin
railroad commission. there were PTS
people killed and 2,006 injured as the
result of accidents on railroads from
Iune 80. 1906. to June 800, 1907. In
Milwaukee So people were killed by
street cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
FORFEITS LICENSE
River Captain Punished for Rae.
ing While in the PreSi-
dents Fleet.
OUISTRIPPED THE OTHERS
United States Inspector Acts at Re-
quest of Roosevelt, Who Condemns
Reckiessness Shown.

Evansville, Ind, Oct. 5.-President
Roosevelt has telegraphed Il peremn-
tory order to United States Inspector
of Hulls Williams of this port direct
ing that the license OF the steamer
Fred Hartweg be suspended immeGi
ately The Hartweg is a swift little
Ohio river steamer and carried th5
Pittsburg delegation down the MissiS-
sippi on the notable journey which
ended at Memphis yesterday. The
Hartweg Thursday gave its sister
steamers a chance to show their speed
and ran past the Mississippi, upon
which the president was guest If
honor. The license of the captain Of
the Hartweg was suspended at once
by Inspector Williams.
While details are awaited from Col
onel Sears, it is believed here that
President Roosevelt did not relish the
sight of another boat running past the
one on which he was.
Race of short Duration.
The race which the Hartweg partici-
pated in was only OF short duration.
She challenged the Alton, upon which
members of the Business Mems league
of st. Louis were guests. and shovel
a clean pair of heels But the Alton
stuck to the smaller boat tenaciouslY
and in the course of events both the
Alton and Hartweg passed the Missis-
sippi.
The Alton. however, is said to have
beaten the Dick Fowler and the
president is reported to have watched
this race with interest. Why the spec
of the little Hartweg should have i'll
vited executive ire is something which
Colonel Sears or someone else on the
inside still has to explain.
The Hartweg's home port is Cairo,
but she is inspected at Evansville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
.HIND00s STONED FROM U. s.
Party Driven Across Canadian Line
and Shots Fired at Them.

Spokane. Wash. Oct. 5.-At Dan
lille, Wash, mob drove a small
party of Hindoos into Canada. sending
shower of missiles after them. 4
few shots were discharged at the tres
oassers. but none was injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
Build Up Policy.
Named for Mayor of Toledo.

Toledo. Ohio, Oct. 5.-m the city
convention yesterday the democrats OF
Toledo nominated Brand Whitlock.
present mayor, for another term Whit
lock also has been nominated by the
independent party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05

New comes from Boise, Idaho. that
the noted Chicago lawyer is dying
there
An abscess of the brain is the NAL
ady from which he is suffering. 1t
was of such a serious nature that an
operation invo ing the opening of his
skull was per rmed last Wednesday
as the only means of saving his life.
The operation in itself was an ex-
tremely dangerous and delicate on,
and from the best information obtain
able he had not rallied from it as
those watching at his bedside hai
hoped he would.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
President and Party Oc-
cupy Tents in Louis
lana Woods
FAR FROM SETTLEMENT
Squirrels and Trout Plenty and
There May be Bears in
the CanebreakS.

New Orleans. La, Oct. "a long
distance telephone message to the As
scciated Press from Lake Providence.
La. says President Roosevelt and
that large crowd of people lined IN
at the railroad station to meet him.
The president delivered a speech.
Camp 1. Ready.
Lake Providence. La, Oct. 9
Roosevelts hunting camp is east of
Carroll parish and is all in readiness
for the arrival of President Roosevelt
and his party today. Every prepard-
ton has been made to add to the com
fort of the party and all day yesterday
and early this morning men We're ar
work building drains and arranging
the tents. Eleven tents have been
pitched within a stones throw of the
Tensas river and the location is a
good one.
Small Game, This.
Squirrels are numerous around the
camp and plenty of trout can be
caught in the Tensas. The servants
left at the camp will hunt for small
game during the day and aid in pro
viding for the larder of the president
party.
The party is not to be disturbed by
visitors as the camp is situated Il
miles from a railroad and in 4 section
of the country that never heard the
woodman's AK before the men begar
work on the camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
EXPECT BIG CROWD
Milan Planning to Entertain
Over 10, 900 People at Cele-
bration Oct. 21
OVER CANAL COMPLETION
Committee of Arrangements Has In
cited Rock Island, Moline and
Davenport TO Assist.

Milan residents are completing plans
for a big celebration of the completion
of the Hennepin canal. The plans, is
has been stated heretofore in The A."
gus, have been under way for some
weeks The celebration is to take
place Oct 81. the day before the open
ing of the convention of the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement assO-
citation. and this fact has made it pos
sible for the Milan people to secure
some of the most noted speakers of
the central west
Milan has invited Moline. Davenport
and Rock Island to participate in the
celebration. and Moline and Davenport
have already taken formal action -
participate and assist in the demod-
stration There has been no meeting
of the CITY council here since the plans
were formulated, but it will probably
be presented at the meeting Monday
night. 1t is certainly incumbent on
the city council and the Rock Island
Club and Rock Island Business Mems
association to materially assist Milan
in the celebration. The completion
of the canal means much more to Rock
Island than it does to Milan, and nov
that the village has taken the Initiative
in planning celebration. the city
should give its encouragement and co
operation.
Plan Big Doings.
Milan plans to make the day a nota
BILE one in the history of the village.
In the morning there will be sports
and amusements. including cigar. egg
and spoon. needle and thread. fat and
lean mems races. tug of war, and
other contests, and a band concef:
AT noon there will he a chorus of all
of the steam whistles and other noise
making contrivances available. In tbs
afternoon there will be a program ol
speechmaking. a free ride on the Hen
nepin and various other amusemenfS
and i'm the evening there will be more
music. fireworks and other illumina
ton. and a water carnival.
Expect 10000 People.
The plans of the executive commit
tee in charge of arrangements con
template an attendance of over l0'O0'
neople at the celebration. 1t is Ger
tain that the three cities will send biz
representations. as the street car faci!
tiles will be of the best, and the even
is one to attract thousands, Resident
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
states Attorney VIII Investigate.

The fair and exhibition of manr-
factured and agricultural products to
be held at the Watertown hospital
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of
next week is not primarily intended
to inform the public of the nature of
the work done by the inmates OF that
Neither is it a money
venture. DR.. w. Z. Taylor,
superintendent of the hospital. i'll ex-
planning its purpose to an Argus rep
resentative said:
The fair is arranged with the sole
aim of amusing the patients and di-
yerting their minds from their cOnd;-
ton and ii is hoped that good will re
suit. We have many things here that
are solely for that purpose. the amuse-
ment of the inmates. Among the hos
pital buildings are the new auditorium
and billiard and pool hall and bowling
alleys. Patients have access to this
all day long. The state has also pro
vided a fine chapel and this building
serves the double purpose of a place
for religious purposes and for holding
theatrical and other entertainments.
However, the new music hall will be
used for the latter purposes. and now
the chapel building will be used more
strictly as a chapel. Pianos are scat
tered in all parts of the institution,
and everywhere are things for the
amusement and diversion of the pa
tient."
Is II Big Playground.
The latest thing for the amusement
of the inmates is the big play ground
where the fair is to be held This
consists of a tract of II acres OF
ground. on a plateau northeast of the
main buildings of the hospital. The
tract has been fenced in with a 10
foot high board fence. A big grand
stand with a seating capacity of about
. 900 has been built on the west side
and at the north end. overlooking the
river. has been built a small frame
building-Floral hall. A score or more
Of tents are being pitched, and these
with Floral hall will contain the eX
hibits. In addition. stock pens are
being prepared for the products of the
hospital stock farm.
The exhibits which will be seen a
the fair will be of the most diversified
character. There are over 400 of fancy
| work alone. and these include every
conceivable article of fancy work
| Scores of doilies. center pieces, tabl,
covers, fancy handkerchiefs. and in
| Vulnerable other articles to delight tn,
| eyes of women have been prepared
| And every piece to be shown, is th'
work of some patient of the hospital
| The women cared for at the hospita
have been working for weeks maxim.
| these things to be exhibited and solt
Turing the fair. A I'D almost every on
that has a piece y be exhibited an
dcipates a prize. ever was ther
held in Illinois a 4 county fair tina
aroused more interest and enthusiasm
among the women than has this.
Other Work Of Women.
Needle work is only one line c
lactfvity. There will be some Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05
John ]. Vance Stricken
Before the WATERWAYS
Convention.
CONDITION IS SERIOUS
All Who Express Themselves at
Memphis Favor a Deep
Channel.

Memphis, Oct. 5-President John |.
Vance of the Ohio Valley Improve
ment association. collapsed immedi-
ately after delivering an address be-
fore the Waterways convention here
today He was taken to a hospital.
His condition is considered serious.
Yesterdays sessions were taken up
with organization and speeches. Be.
sides the address of President Roose-
welt. W. X. Kavanaugh of ST. Louis.
Lyman Z. Cooley of Chicago and Con-
gressman NJ. n. Ransdell of Louis
vile delivered speeches.
Build Up Policy.
Ransdell. who is president of the
national river and harbOrS congress.
said the deep channel is a necessity,
but the only way to get it is to build
UP generous national policy of pub
lie Improvement which-will RAPIDLY de-
velop to their utmost capacity all our
waterways on the seaboards. lakes
and interior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-05

much in the cure of tubercuJosis
among the 20 or 80 patients at the
hospital who suffer from this disease
canvas house is also part of the
equipment of the consumptive depare-
ment.
Furnished with Money
Another of DR. Taylor's experiments
which has proven successful in the
extreme is the system of furnishing
spending money to the patients. A
regular fund is set aside and main
taihed at the hospital. and the pa.
tlents are given small amounts at in
teryals. for the purchase of such little
articles as they need. The cIothin.y
Is supplied by the state. and is made
at the hospital. but the patients are
allowed to buy the little odds and
ends which they need or have a fond
ness for.
And either in spite of these expert
ments introduced by the superinten.
dent. the regular reports of. the char
liable institutions of the state show
that the Western Illinois HOSPITAL :s
conducted at per capita cost smaller
than any other insane hospital and
comparing favorablv with the showing
of the other insane institutions which
do not have the draw backs along this
line that the hospital has.