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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
HEARD IN PASSING.

What is spoken of as the ''unwrit-
 ten Iaw'' in New York, is called ''the
 code in the south, and other names in different sections of the country.-
 Norwich Bulletin.
 What is probably the highest price ever paid for q picture post card was given in Paris recently. when q card bearing a photograph of Carmen Sylva, queen of Roumania, with q few words written by her, realized $6OO.-New London Globe.
 i The general assembly will make no | mistake in granting the largest possi- ble degree of home rule to the larger cities of Connecticut They are grown up now and can see no particular use or advantage in legislative leading strings. s.-New Britain Herald.
 The fact that the cadets, at Anna polls, are to be given active practice on board of sumarine boats, would seem to indicate that the new form of sea-fighters has come to stay. to be used for something besides such nO- vel experiences as they may give to favored guests.-Ansonia Seminal.
 It was Dr Leonard Wood who is- sued the order prohibiting the Cubans to indulge in. their favorite sport of cock-fghting. Secretary Taft is to be asked to rescind an order which ran- ders American interference especial ly odious. He suppressed the sport in Manila. but had to tolerate it in the rest of our Asiatic dominions.- Bridgeport Farmer.
 Get into the railroad promoting banking business. make large deals. don't worry about the small fry and you will become top of the heap fin- ancially. The profit in the Southern Pacific deal as reported before the interstate commerce commission was sixty-one million dollars and the banking firm putting it through re ceived five per cent.-Press.
 Kentucky in these latter days is proving strangely untrue to it's tra- ditions. It is fast becoming prohi- milton state. Within the last six months p counties, with 176 saloons, have been conquered by the temper ance folk and made to reinforce the other 70 dry counties, leaving only 24 counties in which liquor can be sold legally. and some of these are partly dry. Soon the denizens of the blue grass state will be abolishing the title of colOnel.-Springfeld Union.
 The Hamburg-American company's newest ocean steamer. which is to be named the George Washington. is to be the largest vessel afloat. which is all right. But in speaking of this ship we shall have to refer to ''her." which does not seem all right. The George Washington will also be the fastest thing afloat. which again makes the name a misnomer There was nothing fast about the father of, his country. His chief distinction was that ''he got there" in the fulness of time.-Hartford Times.
 We have been called upon to dis count the alleged wealth of John D. Rockefeller, which was soaring up in- to the bilious in public estimation, but which on the dependable author ity of business associate is mere bagatelle of S3OOOOO,OOO. Hardly enough for a socialist to kick at. And now the late Governor Higgins of New York state comes, through the probate court, with an estate ap- praised at S1,25O,OOO, instead of the $14, 100000 credited to him by gener- al belief at the time of his death Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
sHALLENBERGER IS OUT
As Result of Upheayal in Postofficc
 Department.

Washington, D. C.. March 2.-An upheaval in the postofice department which long has been expected by those familiar with postal affairs has occurred. w. s. Shallenberger, for ten years second assistant postmaster general, will retire in a short time to private life on the toe of the ad- mistration's boot. Edwin c. Madden, the third assistant of the department also will seek occupation in private life practically because his services are no longer required by the govern ment
 Mir Shallenberger has been under fire for some time. His adminlstra- tiOn of the affairs of the. railway mail service, which involve an expenditure by the government of about $75,OOU,- 900 a year, has not been unqualified ly satisfactory. He is able, plausible and keen, but 1t has not been felt that he has administered the affairs of his great bureau with that singleness of purpose which ought to character ize the work of government official. It is well known that, since George B. COrtelyou became postmaster gen. eral, practically every important question affecting the railway man service has been passed along to him for decision, instead of being deter mined finally by Mir Shallenberger. This not only has increased material ly the work of the postmaster general but, by it's very nature. it was grind ing on Mir Shallenberger. He be- came merely figurehead and was unable to do what he formerly had done.
 Some charges were made, perhaps not directly against him. but against the administration of his ofilce. that were investigated very thoroughly. Both postoffice inspectors and secret service operatives were engaged in the inquiry into the operations of the second assistants office. The nature of the findings has not been disclosed. but at any rate. Mir Shallenberger re- signed his office. His resignation was accepted by President Roosevelt be- cause he felt that new administra- ton of the bureau was. in all respects desirable.
 Mir Shallenberger was appointed early in the first administration of President Mckinley. largely on fhe recommendafion of the late President Cassatt. of the Pennsylvania raiIroad. That the Pennsylvania was immense
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

It is almost five years since the
 Boers laid down their arms after hay ing kept the field for nigh three years against the armies England sent against them. says an exchange. The Boer war is of so recent a date that it is hardly necessary to dwell upon the incompetency the English mili- tary authorities displayed from the firing of the first gun until the end came. When the aImed struggle closed tbsre was not a shred of Eng lands military prestige left. A hand full of farmers had held at bay for moniEr English armies sent against them. at last they were conquered
 by tactics unworthy of a civilized na- ton. The concentration camps in
 which thousands of innocent chill dren. helpless women and decrepit ols men were literally done to death, played a very important part in bring ing about the cessation of armed hos till 'es. The brave Bocrs who were ready to risk their lives on the field of battle Lad their souls harroved by the C instant thought that those vso were dearer to them than life itself were slowly tortured to death. When the end came it xas largely a vic-cry fir the concentration camps Already soa-e English newspapers are a sense of uneasiness over the decided victory the Boers gained at the recent election It is feared that their political strength may eadznger English rule in the near fatare. The Bsnnzrmsn minis try. hoveyer. have been willing to face that risk rather than incur the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

,ly interested in the railway mail ser vice and in the administration of the affairs of the second assistants bu- reau might have been a mere coin. cidence. At any rate. the Pennsylva- nia never has suffered particularly by reason of MT Shallenberger' iIlcum- beHcy in office. Mir. Shallenberger served in congress with President Mckinley and was held in cordial esteem by the late president
 Mir Madden's approaching retire ment from official life is another story. A third assistant, he has charge of the second and third class mails. Through his rulings and recommendations, especially one sec ond-class mail matter, he has rem dered himself unpopular with news papers and magazine publishers throughout the country. They de mand his removal from office insist ently, maintaining that he made it nearly impossible for them to do bus fneSi with the department because of the technical questions which Mir Madden continually was raising. He has been attacked so persistently by publications of all sorts that it fan ally was concluded that where there was so much smoke there must be some fire.
 Mir Madden's appointment was brought about principally through the influence of organized labor, with which he was Identified prominently. Nobody would imagine, however. from his appearance that he ever did a stroke of manual labor in his life. He is one of the best dressed men in Washington and always looks as if he had just stepped from a band-box He insists that the criticism of his official work is unwarranted and un- just.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
SATURDAY, MARCH ?, 1907.

| Speaking of the great accumula- tion of wealth by few people, New York writer remarks as follows:
 The perils of wealth are upon us as a nation. We are to-day the richest country in the world. We long were so in aggregate of our possessions.
 We now are so in the amount which would fall to each citizen, if the total were equally divided. Great Britain
 long held the first place in this re- spect, but was passed in 1900. With
 in two centuries we have acquired such a mastery over nature, and such accumulation of the results of that mastery, that we have passed in the race the countries which count five times our years. The great test of our character as nation will be the use we make of our riches. Shall we copy the vulgar ostentations of the old world, and foster thereby the envy and bitterness which the wealth of Europe has bred in the classes which have nothing but their toll to support them? Or are we capable of rising to a higher strain of living, and establishing the principle that the power to accumulate is itself trust, to be used for the general good? If we are, then wealth will take on a new dignity, and its pos sessors will find in it satisfaction never enjoyed by the, wealthy classes of Europe, and our republic will be more worthy of that great name than was any government or people in the history of Europe or Asia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

A feature that must not be lost
 sight of is the rapid growth of rail road expenditures due to increases in
 wages and high cost of materials, says Banker Clews. During the month of December ninety-six railroads re- ported an increase in gross earnings of 1000 900, all of which, except $9OO,- GOO, was consumed by increased ex- penses. As this comparison was made before the recent advance in wages by Pennsylvania and other railroads. it seems likely that the in creases in net will soon entirely dis appear and give way to decreases, al- though we may continue to sec con tinued gains in gross. Even the lat ter, however. are declining, for in July. 1906, the gain was nearly + per cent over last year, in August F per cent, in September s per cent, in October 10 per cent. in November per cent HIlu III Dttcilibei O pei tcli, while in January it fell to 3 per cent. This shows a tendency towards small Ter increases in gross and larger de- creases ir net. The result of this tendency, if continued, will probably be anything but favorable to con- tinuance of the large advances in div idends which have been made during the last year or two, apparently more for the purpose of facilitating borrow ing operations than with the idea of placing the stocks upon q stable bas- is of valuation. When first-class short-term notes can only be placed at , and per cent for the next three years. what are the chances of main- taining stock at per cent level. particularly when net earnings are threatened, as they are, with a se- rious shrinkage?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

Ths Evening Democrat b ths peoples paper. TAs price is 3e . copy. lie . veek. l3c . montn, SE c rear. by nai1 of enrTsof.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

greater risk of creating by oppressive measures a new Ireland in South Af- rica.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

An inrscase fn busfne1 Deans . gFcafrr inco0s fur you- Secure tic busfueU sy e1vessisfng- Isy shs OeDutFue.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
''The things we need to make us happy are often overlooked, simply bekauze they are so near to us."- Josh Billings.

Those people who are miserable trying to kindle fires with damp wood, should try BROWNS QUICK . FIRE CHARCOAL.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
Now Smack
 Your Lips

Our famous annual Book Beer is now on the market. On draughs ID the leading cafes and bottled hand someIy for home use. The finest Bock you ever sipped- Convince yourself. Telephone and mail orders solicited Telephone Brewery, BIO; BottIssy. 21s-2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02

PAINTING AND DECORATING.
 Get your Painting done by exper. fenced workmen. THE CONN. DEC. GRATING co. has had Is years ex. perience. Give us trial. Rooms, including paper, from $2.00 up. 30 ABBOTT AVE, NEAR ARMOHY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-02
LOUIS A. WALSH. ARCHITECT 61 Ieavenworth Si
(. JEROME BAILEY, Architect
 Apothecaries' Hall Building.

JOSEPH T. SMITH. rchitect. 36 North Main s.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
He Felt ComnIimented.

A man from Philadelphia, says a
writer in the Ledger of that city, was
visiting in town Of very few inhab-
itants. One day when he was about to
make purchase he discovered that he
had exhausted his small change. The
shopkeeper could not break the ten
dollar bill offered him, and the man
went out in the main street to see how
he might solve the difficulty. He asked
several persons, but no one had the
requisite amount for the bill. At last
an old white-haired, seedy negro came
along. In sheer desperation the man
said:
"Uncle, can you change ten-dollar
bill for me-"
"Uncle" looked dazed for a moment,
then his shambling figure Strengthened.
With a dofing of the hat and a bow
worthy Of Chesterfield, he replied, with
dignity:
mo, marse, 1 can't change no ten
dollar bill, but done 'preciates the
compliment jes' the same, sah."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
BABY ITCHED TERRIBLY.

Face and Neck Covered with In
famed Skin-DOctOrs No Avail
Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
'NMy baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar to eoze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
a year. 1 took her to a number of doc
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss G..
/ did not use it at first, as 1 had tried
So many other remedies without any
favorable results. AT last tried Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an improvement.
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with Cuticura
Soap and Pills, l am pleased to say she
is altogether a different child and the
picture Of health. Mrs. A. @. Brestlin,
III N. Lincoln ST., Chicago, Ill, Oct.
20 and 80, 1906"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Character Read in walking.

People betray their characters very
much by the way they walk. Firm,
regular steps show a steady, determin-
ed, reliable character; jerky, uneven
steps denote nervousness and irritabil-
ity. The energetic person walks quick
ly and stops suddenly. The dreamer
saunters along abstractedly with slow
steps; but most people walk slowly
when they happen to be in deep
thought, SO this is far from an infalli-
bic test
The obstinate man plods along and
will not deviate an inch from his path
to please anybody. At the same time,
the person who is ready to get out Of
eyeryone's way is not necessarily weak
willed. He may merely suffer from an
excess of politeness.
The long, elastic step usually marks
the generous broad-minded person,
while, per contra, the small, petty step
shows one of mean and narrow char
acter. This applies far more to men
than to women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
ola
Ta11utitR&
o@O0N~~NNON
Tho Smack in school.

A district school, not far away,
Mid Berkshire hills one winters day,
Was humming with its wonted noise
OF three score mingled girls and boys;
Some few upon their tasks intent,
But more on furtive mischief bent.
The while the masters downward look
Was fastened on a copy-book;
When suddenly, behind his back,
Rose sharp and clear rousing smack !!
AS 'twere a battery of bliss
Let off in one tremendous kiss
whats that" the startled master cries |;
THAT, thir," a little imp replies,
''Wath William Width, if you pleathe-
/ thaw him kith Thuthanna Peathe y
With frown to make a statue thrill,
The master Numbered, "Hither, Will u
Like wretch o'ertaken in his track,
With stolen chattels on his back,
Will hung his head in fear and shame,
And to the awful presence came,
A great, green, bashful simpleton,
The butt of all good-natured fun.
With smile suppressed, and birch up
raised
The threatener faltered-"Tm amazed
That you, my biggest pupil, should
Be guilty of an act so rude!
Before the whole set school to boot,
What evil genius put you tot?"
"'Twas she herself, sir" sobbed the lad.
Il did not mean to be so bad;
But when Susannah shook her curls,
And whispered, 1 was 'fraid of girls,
And dursn't kiss a baby doll,
l couldn't stand it, sir, at all
But up and kissed her on the spot
know-boo-boo-I ought to not,
But, somehow, from her looks-boo-boo-
thought she kind O. wished me to -
j. w. Palmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Birds that Boat in Their Nests.

'"The mother bird sat on her eggs at
the waters edge, and when l approach
ed she pushed off with her. foot as
though the nest had been boat, and
away she foated calmly down the
stream"
"What you saw was a rare specta-
cle," said the nature student. 1.-THE
bird was a grebe, the COLUMBUS minor.
She always builds on the waters edge,
and her nest is always woven Of
aquatic plants so closely and firmly
that It will float herself and her eggs
without leaking On the approach Of
danger the bird pushes off. Nor is she
at the currents mercy during her voy-
age. She uses her foot as a paddle,
and / have seen her steer her boat
nest with some little dexterity round
a bend, landing In a quiet cove as
well, say, as the average young lady
waterman"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Hardened by su1phuric Acid.

Hardening an ordinary drill In sui
phuric acid, states the English Me
chanic, makes an edge that will cut
tempered steel or facilitate cutting
hard rock. The acid should be poured
into q fat-bottomed vessel to a depth
of about one-eighth of an inch. The
point of the drill is heated to a dull
cherry red and dipped in the acid to
that depth. This makes the point ex-
tremely hard, while the remainder re-
mains soft. If the point breaks, re-
harden, but with a little less acid In
the Vessel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
The State of Man.


Farewell a long farewell to all my
greatness
This is the state of man; to-day he puts
forth
This tender leaves of hopes, tomorrow
blossoms,
And bears his blushing honors thick upon
him;
The third day comes a frost, a killing
frost,
And when he thinks, good easy man,
full surely
His greatness is a-ripening, nips his
root,
And then he falls, as do. have ven
tured,
Like little wanton boys that swim on
bladders,
This many summers in a sea of glory,
But far beyond my depth my high-blown
pride
At length broke under me and now has
left me,
Weary and old with service, to the mercy
OF rude stream, that must forever hide
me.
S1,oI~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
OLD DUTCH CHAIRS IN VOGUE.
Many Newport Homes Contain Relics
of KnicI<erbOcker Days.
Shakespeare.

Many Newport Homes Contain Relics
of KnicI<erbOcler Days.
Old Dutch furniture promises to have
a vogue In Manhattan this season that
will make it rival any other fad in
its line, says the New York Press. Mrs.
Matthew Baird, Jr., whose husbands
family for generations has been identi-
in spite of the fact that she is to spend
the next two years abroad, has done
much to increase it's popularity. So
has Mrs. Augustus Jay, Mrs. Delaney
Kane's younger sister, whose Newport
cottage contains many beautiful speci-
mems of the ancient Hollander's handi-
craft.
In fact, several Newport homes boast
Dutch rooms, in which every article is
a relic of Knickerbocker days. One Of
them is that of the Harry Payne Whit
neys. Another is the cottage Of Mrs.
Pembroke Jones. Mrs. Robert GOelet
even has Dutch chairs and tables in
the cabin of her yacht, in which she
IAas spent every summer for the last
ten years. One of the most popular
types among the discriminating is an
armchair of the kind which Van Dyke
himself used in his Holland studio. Its
breadth and depth WOO one to ease TAX
ing. yet the sweep Of the arms Is sug-
gestive of the dignity that sat so heav-
lily on the old PATRONS. Little carving
is seen on the best models. In fact, a
chair that stood in the hall Of Living
ston Manor in Albany had scarcely a
scallop to relieve its stately severity,
yet it was one of the most attractive
pieces of furniture in the building.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04
Important snuR-Boxes.

No longer applicable is an old diplo-
mats advice to take snuff often and
slowly" yet according to the Hon. John
w. Foster, author Of 1.-THE Practice of
Diplomacy" the time was when snuff
boxes held an important part in the
councils of nations. The present which
the Spanish government rendered to
General Pinckney in 1895, and which
Congress withheld from him, was a
gold snufr-bOx.
The British plenipotentiary who at
tended the conferences at the close of
the NapoleOnic wars received as pres
ents twenty-four snuff-boXes of the
value of one thousand pounds each.
Richly jeweled boxes were the dfplo-
matte fashion century and more ago,
but the fashion has changed.
AS a reminder of the olden time, Sir
Charles Russell, afterward Lord Chief
Justice of England, the British senior
counsel in the Boring Sea arbitration
at Paris in 1898, a great collector of
historic snuff-boxes, carried precious
Oue, anu WAS O1ClIdS LIS
contents to his colleagues.
After the treaty Of 1856 was con-
Guided with Persia, the American min
lister to Turkey, who signed it, wrote
to the Secretary of State:
81 would suggest the following pres
ent: a diamond snuff-box of the value
of four thousand dollars, for the Shah ;
to Mira Agbra Khan, the Grand Viz
Ter, a diamond snuff-box to the value
of three thousand dollars; to Farrukh
Khan, with whom the treaty was ne
gotiated, another Of the same value
to Mira Ahmed Khan, the Persian
charge at Constantinople, diamond
snuff-box to the value of two thousand
dollars"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

going In largely for keeping snakes,
which, varying from twelve inches to
forty inches in length, we sell at from
Is to 5s Cd EACH We also have big
demand for tortoises and lizards, the
former selling from pence each, ac-
cording to size, and the latter at a
shilling each. Many hundreds Of green
tree frogs have also been purchased
here during the last three months.
''Then the canary season is just start
ing. The birds are coming into song
now and were never so popular among
society ladies as they are at present.
German rollers are always in demand,
and ordinary singing birds sell at any
thing from rs Cd to los each, while the
more skillful singers sometimes COM
mand as much as guineas. Piping
bullfincheS run from to 10 guineas
each, and we have two or three aristo-
cratic customers who are always look
ing out for any really clever birds we
obtain
There is never a diminishing call
for love birds, guinea pigs, rabbits,
doves, pigeons and parrots. There is
an accomplished African gray parrot
here now for sale at 10 guineas. The
bird can whistle, dance, laugh, bark,
miaow, cluck, call a cab, spell B-r-i-s-
toll, and then pronounce it, and say
numerous other words"