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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-02

Havana. June Five persons wero
killed and eleven injured, four probably
fatally, In a wreck yesterday on the
Cuban Eastern Railroad near Guap-
tanamo. One car loaded with workmen
rolled down a steep embankment.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-02
steamer Eddy sunk.

Detroit, Mich, June 1.-THE steamer
Selwyn Eddy, one of the Shaw Eddy
fleet of boats, was sunk In the Detroit
river today in a collision with the steel
barge Mazda owned by the United
states steel Corporation. None OF the
crew was injured.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-02
Crush Nine Women.

Corunn, June IA railway train
while being switched here yesterday
ran into overturned a vehicle In
which nine women were riding at O
level crossing. All were crushed to
annth
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-02

formerly Secretary of the Navy is a
notable exception. He simply tumbled
into a tub of honey by going to the
head of gigantic insurance company
in New York.
Alfred J. Stofer.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

@orf dlas 3ur Cite.
rWeibt bu pus2 0amit mir auF
unferer ReiIe ni9t 10 miibe iperben,
polIen mir miteinanber einen Wtdul>
sIel mietben. Denn i9 reite, 10
ssbit bu. unb psnn Ou sebf, 70 rsite
id!"
= SR Der 8tr5peifIung.
Pdtient: r!Serr Oottor, Iugen sic
mir uffsn, pie es nit mir Itebt2 Sd
babe W.utb, pos S9ltmmIte 81 boz
rem. MIR Senibbeit mOGte id] baben.
Glfo 'n9'n sic mir, nie lanse fpiro
cs nod ouuern, Bis it = meiHeH sss
robnten Ibeno!8oppsH pieber trt,E
len tanu9"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

2anbsbere a. 8. Dem kim
8abnbdu in Ruufering beidGftieten
SaslDbner 0ierl BON bier iinb bsibe
Siibe dbgsFabrsn pprben. Gr pOuts
frob 8arnune bas 9eleiIe iibsri9rsis
ten, fam gu 5an unb ipurbe bon Der
2ptomOtiOe iiberfubreu.
Qinoau. Sin eigsntbiimIi9es
8trTeben 1T Der @ii.nbabnpsrpaItung
paifirt. Siirslit purbe bic gers
Tsbuns bes StationsgsbiIFen RabIer
Dor 2inbuu mad Rotbenbad psrfiist,
besTsIben RabIer. pelhsr i'm Dor.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

Qrat (3ur 6ruu bes putient.n):
-Seien Sic topfer. suabis. Sruu! Sd
mub Sbnen leiber mittbeilsn, baB
Sbr @atte nur nod "a StunOeu 5u
Ieben hat!"
Sic (bstiimmerD: rltm @Ottesz
ipillen! limb bu boben Sic mod fir
minbefens 5 Sage 9lrSnei OerI9ris>
ben!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26
Bemets.

Sdulae: .aIfo, 9u psiBt gang
ssnou, buB Der 8urfd, ben 0u sts
fern ans'balten baf, niht Der sefu4s
te Spibbub 2huonbus Wleier par?!"
poliaiit: Scr fpar's gang ge>
ipiB net; er bat mir ia g MOnos
sramm an feinem Ssmb '5eist!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

Gin a9tfames Mdb9s en-.
Sausfrau: gber Maris, i'd babe
Sbnen bod immsrau seiast. sic iol<
len aufpafen, ipem Der Grbbeeridft
iibsrtpdt. 9ienitmGb9en: 9us babe
ih ia aud sstban, es mar serube balb
tins.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

= 9 der3frdse. rDdrum
blaIsn bic Srompetsr bss Rsiterresis
ments ME beim @inriiden duf Der
Sdlobbriide9" = .Deil bic S6lobs
bride teiR 8lasinitrument it,"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

Een 30 brtneen, tporlt RuPlmun
ben 8ranb IOi9en. Sierbei fiel er
iibtr bic Stanss, ipurbe bon Der &ups
pelung srfabt. eingeOrebt unb einige
Mals berumseIdIeubert. Wait gebros
cbenen @liebmaben ipurbe er aus Der
RaI9ins befreit. giad mehreren
qualpollen @tunben itarb Der S4psrs
berlebte.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26
2ae6feu6ltrg.

S6psrin. Der bsrii9tists Sill
berbieb Ridert, Der i'm 8priabre BEL
5ablrei9sn Sffi5ieren in pur9tm unO
9uatpissluit .iHbrud, lpurbs bonn bic
iigsn 2aHeesriht Su nsuH Sabrsn
2uhthaus bsrurtheiIt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1907-09-26

atsinsen. Sier fiel ser Sus'
lObner Hit. Seburser BON elmer Sens
n. infolae eines 6sbltrittes beruns
ter. nobel er bas Riidsrat brad. Nm
Teinem auftommen piro se5peifeIt.
DibeGin9en. Serr 5elir 9uss
borit, bisbsr 8itdr in 0iioslineen,
puree sum Yfarrer in Surddmps er'
n1nnt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
WARsHIPs AT NIGHT.

From the First Call at sundown to
 the MournfuI Taps.
 The routine of life on battleship at night will interest boys who have a nautical bent. l The first call'' is sounded five min I utes before sundown, when the ensign and the jack halyards are manned and a stay light made ready for hoisting to indicate the ships whereabouts during the night. Then the color call follows at sundown as the flag Is lowered and saluted by all as it reaches the deck. The assembly is then sounded for evening quarters and muster, but there i Is no drill.
 l As rule, it is just after sunset when the bugle call is sounded to Stand by hammocks." That brings all the crew on deck, and they stand in silence close out to the ships side be- side the hammock nettings, in two ranks facing the stern, until the boat swain's mate reports to the officer of the deck, "All up and aft" The latter then orders, Uncover; pipe downw and in obedience to this order and the boatswain's whistle the nettings are thrown open and the hammocks are served out and taken below to their proper places. Each hammock has printed on it number, and that same number is on the hooks below decks where the hammock has to be swung, so that each man sleeps in the same place every night, and that place is called his billet"
 l, Unless boat is called away there will be no more bugle calls until five minutes of 9 o'clock. The period is one of complete relaxation and is spent by the sailors in smoking. spinning yarns, singing, playing on musical instruments and dancing. At five minutes of the first call is again sounded as warn ing to the crew to prepare to turn into their hammocks and go to sleep. Then at 9 o'clock comes the call known as Tattoo"
 This tattoo is the survival of an old custom. In the "old navy'' it used to last fifteen minutes and was performed with drum and fife, playing all manner of airs and quicksteps according to the fancy or ingenuity of the drummer and the f1fer. It is even said to have been handed down from period of super stition, when they used to make hull labaloo after dark to drive the devils out of the ship. At the last note of tattoo the ships bell is struck twice for 9 o'clock, and the boatswain's whistle sounds "Pipe down." Every man must then turn into his hammock, whether he is sleepy or not, for an inspection is made by the master at arms to see that all have done so Then sounds that last long, mournful call, 'Taps."- Chicago News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
EXPENSIVE APARTMENTS.
Women Who Can't Rent Them, but
 Who Like to Inspect Them.

Women Who Can't Rent Them, but
 Who Like to Inspect Them.
 The superintendent of an expensive apartment building was telling his troubles.
 "It isn't showing apartments to those who really want one that makes me see the whole world through dark blue glasses just now," said he, Its the aggravation of the people who go about inspecting fine suits which they can not possibly pay for.
 "You wouldn't imagine how many women have the mania unless you had my job for awhile. Only yesterday a young married woman and her mother, both smartly gowned, asked to see one of my six room suits, which rents for S2OO a month, and there's no kitchen in the apartment either. We serve meals from the basement at $15 per week for each person.
 "Well, those women were here fully an hour. They discussed the outlook from the various windows and the size and plan of the rooms and every little detail. They wanted to know if the front room would be done over in old gold and brown to harmonize with a certain set of furniture, and they measured the windows to see if their curtains would fit.
 Where baby was to sleep bothered the young woman a whole heap. The nice sunny room she wanted for a nursery had only portieres between 1t and the drawing room, and another room opened into court, while a third had a draft blowing through 1t. They discussed this question for some ten minutes, and when they finally decid- ed that the kid should have a crib in the same room with its parents I be- gan to feel that the apartment was of my hands.
 Then they insisted upon seeing the chef and went over the subject of meals with him for another fifteen or twenty minutes, making him give all the menus served for a week back. After that they climbed to the top of the house to see the maids rooms. one of which goes with every apartment
 Finally they stated that the apart ment was the most satisfactory they had seen and that they would come back that evening with the young wo- mans husband. They felt sure he would decide to take it
 "As we came downstairs stayed be- hind to lock the apartment. which had been under inspection. and suppose they thought l wasn't going any far ther, for as caught up with them on the first flight I overheard the young woman saying:
 Wouldn't it be swell to live ike that mamma, with all those delicious menus every day? When Jack gets rich weu do so. won't weY New York Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
THE BABY POST.
A Curious Institution That Once
 FIourished In England.

A Curious Institution That Once
 FIourished In England.
 Although few people are probably now aware of it, the fact remains that there once flourished in England reg ular "baby post" the rates of postage being fixed on strictly business basis, according to distances traversed. , The curious institution came into 'ex- istence in connection with the found ling hospital in Guilford street. When this charity was first established, 1t was understood that it's operations would be confined to London and its environs. But the people of the coun- try towns and villages heard of 1t and showed a decided disposition to share in its advantages; hence the "baby postv
 All over the country there were men and women who entered vigorously into the business of carrying chill dren to London and depositing them at the gates of the founding hospital. The charge was 8 guineas from distant localities like York and Monmouth, down to a guinea from places situated within thirty to fifty miles of the me- tropolis. The unfortunate infants were borne on horseback in panniers, two to each pannier, or in wagons lined with straw, for which the charge was some what less.
 Naturally abuses grew up in con- nection with the traffic. But, even apart from them, the mortality among the posted" babies was terrible. Thus, out of 14,934 received at the hospital in four years, only 4,400 lived to be "apprenticed out" being a mortality Of more than 70 per cent.
 Eventually parliament passed a measure abolishlng the practice, and the "baby post" ceased.-London An swers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26

But suppose you won't help me to get work noww
 The woman had risen from the chairs edge. Mrs. Stone was medita- lively tapping the desk with her pen cil
 "Wait minute," she said. Mrs. Stone was thinking. She was remem- bering that two of her lady directors, lately widowed, were seeking forget fitness in Europe, the meager allow ance granted by the stingy departed having been multiplied by generous court while the estates were being set tied. Mrs. Stone might not be sympa- thetic, but she was logical and fair minded. 4'9There's a janitorship vacant in a school which I might get for you" she said. Its $60 month, and you could live well on that Are you strong enough to do the work, and will you do it well? Of course if you don't do it we'll you'll simply be discharged, but I should dislike to recommend an in competent person." s
 Put me on trial" said the woman eagerly. Indeed, I'll do it well, and Jamie is old enough to help. me some"
 Every well," said Mrs. Stone. Come at o'clock on Monday, and I'll see what can be done."
 For several seconds after her visitor had left Mrs. Stone sat silent before her desk. Then she whirled about in her revolving chair to listen to the next tale of woe.
 A month later one of her assistants said to her:
 "I'm afraid that woman for whom we secured the jaintress' place was an impostor, after all" ...
 What makes you think so?" asked Mrs. Stone.
 "Well, anyhow, I don't think she's as poor as Ellen West, who wanted it."
 "She has five children to support" " returned Mrs. Stone. "Ellen has only two, and she drinks"
 "Yes," said the assistant, ''but I saw her in the park yesterday, and what do you think she had on"
 "A sealskin sack perhaps" said Mrs. Stone, not looking up from the figures she was adding.
 "So you knew?" gasped the other.
 "Yes, knew"
 The assistant was bursting with cu- riosity. She waited a moment.
 Perhaps she has seen better days, she ventured.
 'I don't think so," said Mrs. Stone, though it was sort of inheritance"
 "Ohw said the assistant. "But it is very good and new. thought per haps it was electric, but 1t wasn't. should think she might sell 1t and get something for the children"
 "She might" said Mrs. Stone, "but don't think she will. Two, eight, nine. teen, twenty-four-we've taken in $24O in dues this month. That's not bad"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Odd Use For the Tongue.

The brakeman moaned and sighed, a cinder in his eye.
 "I'll tongue it out for you," said the conductor. and he bent over his asso- ciate, ran his tongue over the pupil of the mans eye and in jiffy had out the cinder.
 "On railroads, in foundries, in stoke holes," the conductor said afterward, wherever cinders get continually in the eye, there everybody extracts them in one way-with the tongue. The tongue removes things better than any instrument would do. It sweeps the eye clean as a flood sweeps a river bed. Further, it is painless. Its pas sage over the eyeball is. indeed, a rather pleasant sensation. As regards the sensations of the owner of the tongue-wellw - New Orleans Times Democrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Euphemisms For Mad"

In order to avoid the blunt word mad" many euphemisms are resorted to fin the English language. While '1unacy" refers to the supposed infu- ence of the moon. insane" simply means unhealthy; "imbecile" signifies only weak, and crazy" meaning de- crepit, almost corresponds to the slang cracked" "A tile off," mot all there," "a bee in his bonnet" are only a few of the efforts slang has made to carry of the sad fact with an uneasy joke. "Lunatic asylum" for the old "madhouse." represents not only a great improvement in the institution. but also in the term used to desig- nate 1t
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
4 Queer Epitaph.

may perhaps be allowed an inquiry with regard to a stone said to have been removed from Epworth church. yard within the memory of persons now living. but when or by whom nobody can say. It was to the memory of one Richard Towris, and it boro this inscription:
 Who lies heTe7 Who do you think? Richard Towris. and he liked drink. Drink? Drink. for why? Because Richard TowTis was always dry.
 London Notes and Queries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
TRIALS OF THE RICH.
Financial Prosperity and Its Worries
 and PerpIexities.

Financial Prosperity and Its Worries
 and PerpIexities.
 Once upon time young man and girl loved each other fondly. He was poor, but bright. energetic and persevering. She was pretty, cheerful and amiable. They married. Their friends thought they might have wait ed until their prospects were better, but they laughed prudence to scorn.
 Two years after the marriage the wife met one of her friends.
 "How are you getting along?" asked the friend. <
 'very nicely" said the wife, beaming. My husband is so good, and I have such lovely baby. And. just think. we have $1.000 in the bank, and we don't owe cent to anybody!'
 Five years later the friend met her again. 7
 T hear you are doing very we'll" she said. Some one told me your husband had $10,o0O invested in real estate" @=
 "Why, yes," said the wife, "but it's such worry. There are repairs and taxes and interest on mortgages, and one of the tenants has just moved out owing us a whole months rent. Isn't it shame?" .
 Five years more elapsed, and again the friend met her. ... ..
 ''They tell me you're growing rich," she said.
 Wees, but Pm anxious about the stock market. My husband has $50, 0,000 in stocks, and he thinks they're going up, but I'm not so sure about 1t. h. deed, didn't sleep wink last night"
 Five years later-another meeting.
 From what I hear your husband will soon be a millionaire"
 "Oh, I don't know" said the wife. "He hasn't more than half million yet. And it is so tied up in all sorts of investments-one never knows how they will turn out. I just wish we had enough to put the money in gov ernment bonds so that we wouldn't have to worry. But of course the in. come from half a million in govern ment bonds wouldn't be enough to make both ends meet. And yet, do you know, some people have such absurd notions about the amount of money we have! One crank has even sent letter to my husband threaten ing to shoot him just because he is rich. I declare, sometimes I'm so wor' ried don't know what to do."
 It would be pleasant to give this story happy ending, but that isn't the kind it had. This lady's wealth continued to increase as long as she lived, and she never ceased to be un' easy except in those brief intervals when she forgot all about it.-Bohe' milan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
A Tiny Well Diouer,

The mole is one of the thi1stiest of animals. It never burrows at any great distance from water. and at times of drought when the supply of the necdfuI element is diminished or cut of the little gentleman h the vel vet coat" counteracts the scarcity by digging wells until 1t comes to a depth at vhich water may be obtained
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Watery.

Looks like rain today" said the milk man as he poured the customary quart from his can to the pitcher.
 ''It always does" replied the house wife, compressing her lips with cold significance.
 StiAing an oath. he took up his liquid burden and departed heavily. New Orleans Times-Democrat-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Travel Free

-Conductor." said the gzsping pas senger. vainly trying to raise window. sThere are at least a billion microbes in this czr-
 You ought to be able to stand that If the company czn.- growled the street car coaductor- We don't get a blzned cent for c4ryfng 'el"-Chi- czeo Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Ne ns~sso cv

Don't ery. Buster said Jack after he catastrophe Napoleon didn't cry svery tine his brother hit him acci- sentaIly on the eye--
 T know that nstortsd Buster. ~Na- polesn did all the hfttin' on the eye hIsseTf.s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
After the Races.

The curfew tolls the kneIl of parting day; the grouchy herd winds slowly OCT the lea They failed to guess. as sporting people say. which was the she'll that hid the little pea--washing- ton Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
H.r Eear.

A little girl remarked to her mother. ~I an zot afraid ia the dark"
 -Of e0urxe not" said the mother T was afraid once. though. when I seat into the pantry to szt tzrt.- she sdded
 ~whs+ Esre rOz afrzEd ofy
 T wzz afrzsd I wu1d Ret frd the zr1- vas the rsplT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
The s1usM

~whers do y0u suppose tat sqzan is souiaz fruuT asked the aEate1r yaehtzan T do1t noE.- rsPEed the hezd o< a szzu but obS-rs7s-0zs fauFv. @ursssz it Ts coming fro7 ths cradle of the dssp.--BaIffzors Amer kan
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
Rezssured.

Say. ps. won't yO7 bay me drumT ~No. Tn afraid you'd disturb me with the x7ise.-
 .~No. i won't pa I'll only drum when yOu're asleep.=-Life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26

A swzr- af bees cy1tzfzs fruz 10s- coo to 2aeso ia a natural sE2te. la q five frpz Saoco to 410u0 bee4
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26

It is not c question Of how much man knows. but what be can make of what he knOws.-Hclland-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-26
A Universal Word.

One of the first words that a baby says is mamma or mother, and 1t is not strange. therefore, to find it one of the first and simplest words in ev- cry language. There is no word easier for a child to say than ma" unless it be "pa." In Hebrew and Arabic mother is lem" and "am." It is imam" in Welsh and "moder" in An glo-Saxon. In other languages 1t is slightly different, but near enough like our own word mother" to make it an almost universal word. so that a child crying in any language could be understood in almost any other language. Here are a few of the names.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-09
~wANTEo A wIFep

At the orpheum next sunday.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-09
SIERRA MADRE MAY
 CONNECT WITH ORIENT

.T have been studying over the sit nation out here lately and l do not see but what we will have to connect up at Minaca with the Orient rail road" was the statement made by President H. R. Nickerson, of the Si- erra Madre and Pacific railroad, to prominent local railroad man when out in that section a few days ago. What Mir. Nickerson meant was that his road would probably build from Sta. Elena. near Santo Tomas on the Chihuahua & Pacific railroad, straight through by way of Guerrero to Nina ca. connecting there with the Kansas Ctv. Mexico and Orient railroad.
 The Sierra Madre and Pacific Is buiIding south from Neuyas Casas GraDdes. this state to Santa Elena on the c. and P. road, and from the latter point southwestward. The dis tance from Santa Elena to Minaca by way of Guerrero is only about thirty i I,iICmeters.-C Enterprise For Review job and business office call Phone S9.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-09
[. B H. REFUSES
 FAIR AGREEMENT
Will Not Join in Any Arrange ment to Prevent
 Cutting,

Boston.-We understand that eff forts have been made recently by Phelps, Dodge & Co. and the United Metals Selling Go. to secure the CO., operation of the Calumet & Hecla Co. in some kind of a working agreement c- nslicy with respect to copper prices. .......
 It was not desired to make any agreement in the intersst Cf plain- taining fictitious prices. but it was thought that in view of the demoral:- zation which has foll0w"i since the Scent cut, further complication might be wisely spared the producing and consuming interests IS veil, if some definite price policy were adhered to by all the large producers. lnGis- criminate cutting, it was argIe1, was suicidal
 Calumet & Hecla Co. however, re- fused, directly or indirectly. to be a party to any agreement. anG answer ed that it preferred to go it alone. '
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-09
Mining, Smelters and Stock Quotations
MONEY MARKET
 CONTROLS STOCKS

Bostun.-The question one hears most frequently in copper share cir eles Is: Has not the decliae in cop per shares more than discounted any further cut in the price of the metal"'
 Important as is the price of copper in the valuation of copper shares, these are times when the price Of tue metal has seemingly nothing ta GO with the situation.
 In other words, the price of money is at times as potent a factor as the price of copper. When copper share loans for six and nine months gre bringing and l-2 per cent and even higher rates in some instances, 1t IS little wonder that the price of copper must at times be relegated to second ary consideration.
 It seenis that when copper was sell ing at only IS 1-2 cents-in February l90S-C Centennial, Copper Range. Isle