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Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Friday, July 8.

Friday, July 3.
The Pure Oil company's local plant
at Bethlehem, Pa, was completely de-
stroyed by fire, due to the explosion Of
a gasoline engine. causing loss of
$4,000.
Five persons were killed and thirty
six injured near Knobnoster Mo-,
when the fast California special on
the Missouri Pacific colIided with the
st. Louis special.
Four persons were seriously injured
and two dwelling houses partially
wrecked when chfhge of dynamite
was exploded by Black Hand agents
at the home of George Deavotoria,
wealthy Italian, living at McKeesport,
Pa.
Monday, July 6.
Receivers certificates to the amount
Of $4,000 may be issred to allow of
the purchase of jamestown Exposition
state buildings.
The police of Schenectady, N. Y,
have arrested Eugene Wilson, colored,
suspected of being mail robber want
ed at Kansas City.
Wading out beyond his depth and
unable to swim, Clement, the seven
teen-year-old son of ]. r. Montgom-
cry, of Orangeville, Pa, was drowned
in Fishing creek.
After an illness of more than two
years, Mrs. Ida Young, wife of Judge
James S. Young, of the United States
circuit court, died at the family resi-
dence at Pittsburg.
Tuesday, July 7.
Minneapolis has been selected as the
next meeting place of the National
Young Peoples Christian Union, of the
UniversaIist church, July to IA, 1909.
The E. l. Du Pont De Nenours Pow
der company, of Wilmington, Del, was
the lowest bidder, at s23S, ,405, for fur
nishing 2,090,000 pounds of dynamite
to the isthmian canal commission.
Charged with disorderly conduct in
masquerading for nine years as a man,
Mrs. Augusta Sieg, thirty-six years old.
of Gal Sixth avenue, New York. has
been sentenced to the workhouse for
FIVE days.
The president has accepted the re
signation of Judge William Lochren
Judge for the United States district
court for the district of Minnesota al
st. Paul, and has appointed NJ. D
Purdy, present assistant to the attor
ney general, to the vacancy.
Wednesday, July s.
| Five persons, all members Of one
family, were drowned in the Nemaha
river, near Unadilla, Neb., during 9
food.
Algernon Sartoris, grandson oi
President Grant, has been appointed
secretary of legation at Guatemala
vice William F. Sands.
One man was killed, a woman was
fatally injured and damage amounting
to $4,000 resulted at Monongahela
Pa, when boiler in the water works
plant exploded.
| Jacob Zimmerman, aged seventy-si1
years, engaged in the coal business al
Norristown, Pa, for many years, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself II
| the mouth with revolver.
Thursday, July 9.
Two hotels and twenty cottages were
destroyed by fire at College Point, L
l., entailing a loss of 100000.
John D. Rockefeller celebrated the
sixty-ninth year of his birth Wednes
| day at his residence in Cleveland.
During the electrical storm lightning
struck tent at Ocean View. near At
lantic Highlands, N. j., and its six oc
| cupants were severely shocked.
/ Mrs. Lydia Runyon, ninety-two years
old. widow of d. G. Runyon, of New
ark, N. j.. is being treated at the Pas
teur institute in New York as the re
suit of being bitten by supposed,
rabid dog.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
Eat Fever Germs In Test; Near Death

Pittsburg. July 9.-In mixing typhoid
germs with pure blood while making
test in the Allegheny General hospital,
Edgar T. Chatham, student. drew
some of the germs into his mouth
through a tube and accidentally swal-
lowed them. Malignant typhoid fever
followed and he is dying.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
$1,000 Diamond In piece Of Cheese.

Bloomfield. N. J., July ga woman
of this place found ring with three
diamonds worth $1,000 in an eleven
cent piece of cheese she bought from
Fritz Weber. AS no one can be found
who lost the ring it is believed it got
into the cheese at the factory.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
What : BLESSING,

smith What blessing children are!
Jones tenthusiastically}-Aren theys
Now that my wife has two to look
after she has no time to play the
plano San Francisco Chronicle.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09
Live Stock Markets.

pITTSBURG (Union Stock Yardsl-
CATTLE higher: choice, $6S0W7:
prime, s6.6DG6.75. SHEEP strong,
lambs higher; prime wethers, $4,000
4.40. cuIls and common, $2Q3; lambs,
Sb@7.50; veal calves. $40 7.50s HOGS
higher: prime heayies, mediums and
heavy Workers, s6.8506.9 80; light York
ers, $3.50; pigs, 5000; roughs, $50
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-07-09

our eyes to these irregularities, but no
set of men with spark of justice in
their breast could do other than we
have DONE"
The first speaker for the minority
report was. Mr.. Straus. who had pre-
sented it. He asked that the substitu-
ton of the minority for the majority
report should be on the ground, that
the majority report was an attack upon
the indefensible rights of the Demo
Gratis of the sovereign state.
Mr.. Straus, who spoke with great
fervor and earnestness, was given an
ovation as he left the stand after maxi
ing an impassioned appeal for the
adoption of the minority report.
To conclude the argument in behalf
of the minority report the chair recog.
nized John D. Bellamy, of North Caro-
lima, one of the signers of the docu-
ment. He declared the contestants
brought absolutely no sort of creden-
tials with them to set against the un-
disputed count of ballots cast in favor
Of the Guffey delegates. The speaker
called out storm of disapproval when
he asserted that the Republicans who
went to the polls as Democrats had a
right to have their votes counted as
Democrats. No, no; nothing like
that" came the chorus from the floor.
The closing speech for the majority
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
POOR COOKING NO EXCUSE.
Judge Tells Hubby That He Must Eat
 What He Gets.

New York, Dec 24-lf you have a wife who doesn't know how to cook and who lets your steak lie on the fire for five hours and then expects you to eat it, you mustn't lose your temper nor leave your wife, but just put up with it and have patience un- til she learns how to cook properly. This was the decision yesterday of Recorder Lazarus in the Bayonne, N. J.. police court in the case of Andrew Selby of 199 East Twenty-second street. who was arraigned on com plaint of his wife, who declared An drew had abandoned her.
 'I admit that l went away from home, judge, but I think had sutti- cient reason" said Selby. You see, my wife doesn't know how to cook. Whenever she got steak for my sup per she would place it on the fire about ? o'clock in the afternoon and let it lie there until about o'clock, when | got home. You can imagine what kind of eating a steak is that frizzles and fries for four hours.
 Marriage is lottery" replied the recorder, and man should stand by what he draws. l am going to compel you to give your wife $2.o0 week. Take my advice, have pa tience until she learns the art of cooking and you will get on all right" Mrs Selby said she was anx- ious to learn how to cook.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
LINCOLN'S CENTENARY.
Grand Army Seeking to Bring About
 General Observance.

Officials of the G. A. R. posts have received copies of general order is. sued by Edward Griswold of Guil- ford, department commander, rela- tive to the observance of Lincoln day February 12. The Grand Army is seeking to bring about a general ob- servance of the anniversary of the birth of Lincoln, and to this end ev- cry post will hold exercises on Febru- ary l2, appropriate to the occasion The arrangements for the observance of the day have not been completed by Wadhams post, but the matter is now being talked up and the pro- gramme of exercises will be prepared in the near future.
 The exercises to be held will probably take the form of public meeting as suggested and outlined by the department commander, with the reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg address, and an address on his life and character by some prominent speaker, with patriotic music and singing. Efforts will also be made to have the day observed in the schools by special exercises that the children may learn more about Lincoln and his services to the nation.
 February 12 will be the one hun dredth anniversary of the birth of Lincoln and it is proposed by the old soldiers who fought for the cause for which Lincoln stood, that the oc- casion shall be fittingly observed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
Animals Affected By Color.

The effect of color upon mind IS most easily noticeable in dumb an imals because they make no effort to curb or control their emotions. Wave a red flag at bull and he he comes violently angry. Shake red shawl in front of turkey gobbler and he will storm around tearfully. I made an experiment in the coun- try one summer 10 see if this same fact held true of other animals. On my farm I had an enormously fat. lazy pig. that disliked nothing so much as to move. All day long it used to lie asleep in the sunshine. and sometimes even the attraction of food could not budge it. l took number of pieces of silk of the same quality but of different shades, and after waking the pig. waved each strip of silk in front of it. For the blue and green it never moved: but when waved red and orange strips. if jumped to it's feet. stamped about and appeared to he thoroughly angry. Time and again l repeated this experiment and always with the same result.-Frank X. Parsons in Good Housekeeping
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
THE CITY COURT.
Man Who Took Scrap Iron Settled
 for S10.

In the city court this morning Fred Byers and Edward Leary for in- toxication, were committed to iail for thirty days each and a case against Domenico Diamanto for breach of the peace was continued to Saturday.
 Joseph Doubrosky was charged with theft of 7S0 pounds of scrap iron worth $10 from the Waterbury Casting Co, but as his accusers were not in court in time to testify and Doubrosky was willing to settle for SIC it was so disposed of After court the managers of the casting company arrived and when they heard the case was settled for s1O they seemed to be greatly disap- pointed Someone with a little cu- riosity asked where Doubrosky work ed and one of the representatives of the company. bursting with anger. said:
 He doesn't work anywhere; he doesn't have to work so long as he can steal"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
BIRDS ON SEA VOYAGE.
The Trent's Officers Took Their Log
 Craft for a Life Boat Adrift.

New York, December 24.-While on her way from Colon to Jamaica the Royal Mail steamer Packet liner Trent, which arrived yesterday, after a fast run of ninety-sfX hours from Kingston, went out of her course to pick up what Captain Boby and hls officers took to be shipwrecked crew.
 Chief Officer Lainson was on the bridge in the early morning watch, when the lookout man on the fo'c's'le head sang out, Boat ahead sir, on the starboard bow
 The officer looked through his glasses and saw what he thought was ships lifeboat with ship wrecked crew on board. He imme- diately sent word to Captain Boby and he came on deck, Through his glasses he saw what he took to be the passengers waving their arms to the oncoming steamship.
 The course of the Trent was alter ed and the ship headed for the sup posed lifeboat When she got along side it was seen that it was the trunk of a tree hollowed out, on which ten or twelve mollyhaWks were taking a trip to sea and rest ing their wings from the daily tussle with the West Indian gales.
 AS the Trent came within 200 feet of the floating dugout the seagoing birds Tapped their wings, uttered shrill cries, and flew away.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
MODIFIED MURDER PENALTY.
Prison Directors Favor Indeterminatc
 Sentence

The directors of the Connecticut ness in the report to the governor for the two fiscal years ended Sep tember 30, 1908, which has been sub. mitted to the governor. The direc- | tors of the Connecticut state prison recommend that the penalty for mur- der in the second degree be mOdi- fled" The penalty is Imprisonment | for life, and this punishment, the di- rectors tell the governor, has no va riableness, neither shadow of turn ing. They venture to urge that the principle of the indeterminate sentence and parole, now a recog- nized feature of Connecticut's penal system, be extended to the punish ment of second degree murder, and the suggestion. reduced to specific phrases, is that the penalty for this felony be changed to an indefinite sentence whose minimum term shall be imprisonment for not less than twenty-five years and whose maxi mum term shall be imprisonment for life"
 The report calls attention to the increase in prison population during the past two years. The average daily census for the first year was 52O, while the high mark in the his tory of the prison as was reached in the year 1907S, when the average was 559 and the number of inmates ran from 519 to 5S6. The directors attribute the increase in numbers in a measure to the effects of the finan- cial panic.
 The revenues of the prison for the two years exceeded those of any pre- vious period of that length, being $143,143, $6S,293 for 19O6-7, and $74,S50 for 1907-S. Of the receipts sl3O,054 represented earnings from productive employment
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL.
Events of Interest," to Many Water
 bury People.

The Cotillon club held the second of a series of dances in Leavenworth hall Tuesday evening.
 Tonight Waterbury Turn Verein will hold their annual Christmas Eve dance at Turn hall on Walcott street.
 This evening at the Third Congre- gational church the Sunday school class will hold Christmas festival al the church. Foxy Santa" and his Christmas tree will be the big attraction.
 Reception and dance at Kicks dancing academy tonight, also danc- ing tomorrow evening, Christmas night; special programme. Class for entire new beginners will start Mon day evening, January II.
 Dancing afternoon and evening will be one of the attractions in this city tomorrow. The event will be held at the Buckingham and will be under the auspices of The Locals, an organization composed of popular young men. An attractive programme has been arranged and Galipeau orchestra has been engaged to fur nish the music.
 One week from tonight St. Ml- chael's drum corps of Waterville Will hold their first annual grand ball and reception al Goodwill hall In Waterville. In connection with the affair fancy drill is to be lntro- duced by the corps which is predict ed as being the finest drill Of its kind in the state. Lallier's orches- tra has been engaged to furnish music.
 The Omphalea club reception and dance which is to be held at Leaven- worth hall on Monday evening prom ises to be one of the biggest events of the season. The club has given several other dances during the past few years and have earned reputa- tion for giving a good time. The af- fairs are always held during the vacation time in order to give mem bers of the club who are away to school an opportunity of attending. Galipeau's orchestra has been en- gagged to furnish music.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

pany see no reason why the com pany should do more than 1t has ex. eept that the people take hold of the question and obtain from the city government modification of the order which has been made so that the order will comply with the general law. Under the general law railway company will keep in re- pair the streets between the rails and two feet outside thereof, or will lay pavement in said space of like kind to that already in existence, and will lay It's rails 10 conform to the grade given by the proper city authorities. There is no provision whatever under the general law about the repairing or building of bridges, or having beyond the dis tance l have herein stated; there is no provision about the company lighting the streets or paying any sum for the right to locate track, or for grading outside of where it's tracks are located
 If the people of this vicinity de- sire this proposed extension built and will procure modification of the order granted by the city author ities to comply with the general law, this company will at once build and operate the so-called Baldwin street extension.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
Better Goods Tor Less Money GEO. J. GAILEY'S
 Jewelry Co.,, 25 Grand Street. Waterbury.

s10 and SIP Solid Gold Ladies and Gents Sgnet Rings at S4.OO up.
 $2O Waltham and Elgin Solid Gold Watches at s13.
 s30 Diamond Rings at s19.3O.
 $50 Diamond Rings at S35.
 It is to your interest to buy your Xmas gifts from us for We are the only manufacturing jewellers and watch makers in Waterbury who sell direct to customers at manufacturing prices. Don't forget our NAME our PLACE and our PRICES. We guar antee every article We sell to be as represented at; money refunded at any time if not satisfactory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

Let fate do her worst,
 There are relics of joy.
 Bright dreams of the past
 Which she cannot destroy;
 Which come in the night time
 Of sorrow and care,
 And bring back the features
 That joy used to wear
 We are told that it is not well to lose sufficient time to take a good view of the past. because it will come not again. but let those who can live up to that admonitiOn heed il, and if you could count heads-perhaps we should have said hearts-in Water bury at the different dinner tables to- morrow it is safe to state that the ones who would be found wholly un- mindful of the past would be few and far between. What about the loved ones who sat at the table with you one year ago? Human nature is not built so that it can forget them in a twelvemonth. How about the old folks at home in all parts of the United States and nearly every other quarter of the globe? You say for get them. you who have tried to do so and succeeded must eXpound that theory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24

Pay your subscription now and be in time to get the January number of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. 42 cents month for the Evening Demo- crat and this popular magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-24
Yours truly,
 A. w. PAIGE. General Cp,IDcaI

The company was given all 1t asked for when it agreed to build the Baldwin street line. Why don't they finish it? Is it on account of the attitude of public officials who are standing in the way? No: they have absolutely no excuse in this case, and in deciding to take the matter to the supreme court Mayor Thoms has shown that he does not propose to allow the company to trifle with the public. The whole community Is behind the mayor in this contest, and if the city is beaten in the courts the case will be taken to the legislature.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-01

er; the corrupt hoesfEof corporation
and the corrupt labor leaders are
both In the same degree the enemies
of honest corporations aid n honest
labor unipns;- the rebate takcf, the
franchise traffcker, the manipulation
OF securities. the purveyor and pro-
tector Of vice, the blackmailing ward
boss, the ballot-box stuffer, the de-
inagogue. the mob leader. the hired
bully. and mankiller-- all alike work
at the same web of corruption. and
all alike should be abhorred by hon-
est men,
''The business Which Is hurt by
the movement for honesty is the kind
of business which in the long run.
II pays the country to have hurt 1t
Is the kind af business which has
tended to make the very name high
finance term of scandal to which
all honest American men of business
should join in putting an end. The
special pleaders for business dishones-
ty, in denouncing the present Admin
istration for enforcing the law
against the huge and corrupt corpor-
ations which have defied the law. also
denounce 1t for endeavoring to secure
sadly needed labor, legislation, such
as far-reachlng law making en-
ployers liable for injuries TO their
employees. Ut is meet and At that
the apologist, for corrupt wealth
should oppose every effort to relieve
weak and helpless people from crush
ing misfortune brought upon them by
injury In the business from which
they gain a bare livelihood The bur-
den should be distributed. 1t is hypo-
critical baseness to speak of girl
who works in a factory where the
dangerous machinery Is unprotected
as having the right freely to con-
tract to expose herself to dangers to
life and limb. She has no alternative
but to suffer want or else to expose
herself to such dangers, and when
she loses a hand or is otherwise
manned or disfgured for life, 1t Is
a moral wrong that the whole burden
OF the risk necessarily incidental to
the business should be placed with
crushing weight upon her weak shoul-
ders, and all profit by her work es-
cape scot-free. This is what oppon-
ents of a just employers liability law
advocates; and It Is consistent that
they should usually also advocate I'M
munity for those most dangerous
members of the criminal class-the
criminals of great wealth.
"Our opponents have recently been
bitterly criticising the two judges
referred to in the accompanying
communications from the Standard
Oil Company and the Santa Fe Rail-
road for having imposed heavy fines
on these ! tWo corporations; and yet
these same critics Of these two judges
exhaust themselves in denouncing
the most respectful and cautious dis
cussion OF the official action OF a
Judge which results in immunity TO
wealthy and powerful wrongdoers.
Most certainly 1t behooves US all 10
treat with the utmost respect the
high Office Of judgel; and ar judges.
as a whole, are brave and upright
men. Respect for the law must go
hand in hand with reJpect for the
l,,,doos. and as whole, II Is true