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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

At the last meeting of Naugatuct lodge, B, P, O, E.. 1t was voted to give $l00 to charity, Of the sum voted $50 will be given to the King E Daughters and $50 to the Sisters of Mercy. The lodge had as its guest Wednesday evening District Deputy James Smith of Ansonia, who deliv- cred brief address in which he complimented the lodge upon It's substantial gain in membership and upon the fine showing 1t has made since It's organization. After the initiation of candidates a social ses- sion was held. the programme in- cluding vocal and instrumental music, recitation and brief addresses.
 John Olsen, who has been accused of setting fire to two houses some time ago was examined by Drs Bull and Robbins and pronounced insane yesterday. The board of charities will now make application to the probate court for the commitment of Olsen to the asylum for the insane at Middletown but as there is no room for him in that institution at present he will be kept in custody here until he can be received at the state asylum
 At the last meeting of Naugatuck camp No 994S, Modern Woodmen of America, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Consul, George G. Hotchkiss; advisor, Fred J. King; banker, Frank M. Moss; clerk, Charles II. Manville; escort, John Van Duesen; physician, Dr John J. Carroll; watchman, Peter Lindahl, sentry. George Buchanan; managers, C. B. Andrew, w. G. Hard.
 Thomas Penn Ullom has written the pulpit committee of the Baptist church that he cannot begin his la bors with the church until the first Sunday in January. There will be preaching service morning and even ing Sunday. Mir Lewis of Water bury will officiate.
 The Columbia football team has accepted the challenge of the Nau satuck high school team and game will be played Saturday afternoon on Firemen's field. Both teams must he composed of the same men that have played with them this season.
 Contractor w. J. Meginn has talk en over the business formerly con ducted by the late Lester H. Wins low. He has been awarded the con- tract to build two-tenement house on Park avenue for Albert Johnson.
 At Red Mems hall Saturday night the Red Mems Hall association will give another of their popular dances. The music will be furnished by Prentzels orchestra.
 Cedar street will be closed against wheel traffic until the wOrkmen in the employ of the Naugatuck Water company finish laying a water main there
 Miss Helen A. Martin of Boston has been spending a few days with relatives here She formerly resid> ed here.
 Miss Bessie Smith of New Britain is visiting her cousin, Miss Edith Foster of Carroll court.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11

q haven't read that I did read Pro- lessor Rays book on the same sub ject."
 An. You have read Rays book?' he questioned
 She nodded. q had tor
 "Why under compulsion" There was deep interest in his tone.
 You see, Peter Ray is my brother in-law's elder brother"
 You know him?" he asked
 "Not at all. I have never seen him, but Bob says he is jolly grind, and my sister says he is charming"
 See that squirrel" said the man, suddenly changing the subject. "It is a flying squirrel, and hsg antics are worth watching. Squirrels are perfect acrobats.'
 A long, white motor car crawled down the road to the railroad station A man struggled Intellectually with the | speed levers. 1 oul uoulS lIou lllt uul ling" murmured a white yelled vision 1 from the to2neau.
 Il can't help 1t, Lettie. don't know what's got into the machine. Elsie will be starved to death after this long wait If Laidlaw isn't there she may try to walk groaned Bob Ray dis mally.
 If Peter was only here" said Lettie gently.
 Aye, Peter could make the blamed thing go! By love- Lettie, look there" He pointed ahead, where huge log was rolled beside the path.
 On it sat man and a girl deeply in- tercSted in watching the antics of squirrel in the pine tree overhead.
 "Elsie" cried Mrs. Ray breathessly. And Peter, as I'm a sinner" added her husband, footing his horn gayly.
 The pair on the log turned around l and then arose.
 For the first time that day Elsie felt embarrassed at the situation. She could explain the fact that stranger had accompanied her on the long walk, but now to make it clear to conven- tional Lettie that sitting upon the log was a natural outcome of their friend ly companionship?
 Bob Ray saved her from Lettie's dis pleasure.
 Peter, old, man." he shouted gee- fully, forget all your old isms' and 'ol- ogies' and get down and tinker this thing into shape! How is ElsieG$ired, eh?'
 Elsie flushed and hesitated Pro- lessor Ray came nobly to her aid. q met Miss Lansing at the station We came up on the train together, you ! know. There was no conveyance, so we walked. Glad you met us, though" he added mendaciously When the automobile had been in- Wardly sOothed by the skillful hands of the professor they whizzed smoothly toward the Eyrie. ''I thought you and Peter had never met, Elsie:" said her sister, with an in- terrogative glance.
 ''Why-yes- we-er-m met faltered Elsie. with a pleading glance at the nearsighted blue eyes that peered at her from the front seat. We me- said the professor whose mental insight was without flaw, we -e"-met. Is not that suficient?" Lettie looked at her sisters conscious face and at Peters betrayfng eyes
 Il think that is sufficient" she said, with d sage nod of her pretty head.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11
THEATRICAL BOOKINGS.

Friday. Dec 11-Otis Skinner in "Ine Honor of the Family"
 Saturday, Dec 12-"Lena Rivers" |" Sunday. Dec 13-Imperial Moving Pictures
 Tuesday. Dec 15-The Rays
 Thursday. Dec 17-Yiddish play. Sunday, Dec 20-Imperial Moving Pictures.
 Friday. Dec 25-"The Thief" Saturday. Dec 26-"The Luck of Mac Gregor'
 Sunday. Dec 27-Imperial moving pictures.
 Monday, Dec 2S-Dockstader's minstrels.
 Wednesday, Dec 30-Howe's nov ing pictures.
 Friday. Jan 1-'The Road to Yes terday."
 Saturday. Jan 2-Yale University Dramatic association in The Critic. y Sunday, Jan S-Imperial moving pictures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11

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 .Connecting for Springfield, Worcester, aui Boston.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11
Best Dental Co.,, Over Manufacturers Bank,
 65 Bank St.

Is the most precious of gifts and should not be neglected. Eye Glas- ses and Spectacles make the most thoughtful gifts. Eyes examined Free when you make the purchase or any time after the Holidays and CHARGE. We have established our Reliability by our low prices and fair dealing. Our prices for the righs Glasses are the lowest in Waterbury.
 Xmas Special-Gold-FiIIe Glasses worth $3.5O, our price, $1.
 The Best Optical Co.
 PERMANENT LOCATION
 t9 Abbott Ave. Waterbury.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

male or Htaminatc Scuppernoug occurs occa-
sionallY. and the other s!nea hear better by rea-
*"a OF ifa being there. Hut nothing gll ever
mask" II bear. as II ia a barron wins. Down In
ts1aA Mi. AunHnn raia.a varieties Of tho Scuppcr-
tons e""ilins. With - st.w to Improvement and
Has eome very good ones. hut In Texas th. Post
OAK grape commonly takes tn. place Of tho Soup
p"fHonE here. and Mr.. Mnnson In selling Scuppcr
nouFh always sends "A barren plan; u pollenirrr
There is no p.x,icular need of tina, In North Caro-
1!u3. ~ NC have an ahundnuc. of the barren bull
Lac" vines along tho roadside. Hut nil tn. same
having ono right "a, hand. M on. of my corre-
ap"ndentA has. would let 1, alone IN IL will
NOR" perfectly poieniss tho other vines which
inay II" deficient In pollen and which might no,
DO SO we'll II The male vim. MAS removed uut
you may be sur. tina, Ii will never bear grapes
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

of hard pan below the plow-pont is an advantage
in preventing rapid teaching.
No Experiment Station that have read
after has found sub-soiling on steep lands any
thing but benefit. The instances reported are
all on deep level and mellow soils. for even the
red soil OF the Georgia Station Ia not steep. Any
man cutivating hills so steep that team plowman
and plow sometimes slip down hill. will under
stand the Importance OF deep breaking and sub
sotling. 1t may be needless In Texas. but In all
The rolling rcd hills Of the southern uplands IL Is
at vital importance II one wants to keep his soil
and keep the moisture there instead OF running
away from him and having his crops parched In
the shallow plowed soil in dry weather Improve
menis In agriculture do not go backward. and
deep rowing on red clay hills will become more
and more common, and the crops better thereby
because o' the retention of tho moisture. Level
planting and shallow and level cultivation will.
ere long. become the rule with the cotton farmers
who plow deeply.
While on tho matter OF Professor Welboru's
article. will add word abou; shreddcrs and
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
SAVING YOUR CowrEAs AND OTHER HAY.

Co~peas for hay should be mown when the
PODS turn yellow. and by rapidly whiting they can
be cured In the cocks to the proper stage for
storing In few days. Cure the hay with a. lit
tie exposure to the sun ms may be possible ana
endeavor To retain the leaves by storing before
they Get crisp and waste In handling
cowpcas intended for seed should be allowed
10 get more mature, These will unavoidably lose
most OF the leaves. but these will still be good
feed after the peas are threshed.
Soy beans should be cut at the proper stage or
before the stems get hard and the pods are In
cined To ripen. Cut later. there Is Il great waste
OF hard stems.
Crab grass that has been allowed to grow for
hay In fertile truck soils will make excellent hay
II cut as soon as tho heads develop but left later,
this grass loses value rapidly
Harvesting the corn crop Is important enough
FOR u separate article.
W. f. MASSEY.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

Lime. aH "" hav. often baid. should never be
mixed In manure nor In a fertilizer containing
nitrogen. In n fertilizer containing only acid
phosphate and potash II may not do as much dam
age. but II viii tend 10 mako tho phosphoric acid
'cA" afaiiahl" by r.y-rting |, 10 a ieaa soluble
state. aud hence should never be mixed with any
fertilizer. You can apply wi,hou, damage whor.
fertilizer has already been applied 10 tn. noii
after IN" tnil has taken IL Lime may lessen the
immediate value OF IA non-nmmoniat.d fertilizer
bnt VIII not injnre It's permanent value but |
had rather not mix them before putting them I'm
the soil
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
DOES IT PAY To REMOVE CORN SUCKERS.

Som" varieties OF corn sucker worse than 9th
era som" poprcorna sucker very freely and make
good ears on the suckera. | have always pruc.
tic"d removing the suckers while young and do
not hno" OF any experiments showing what tho
difference would be II they are left as compared
win removing them. But ono can eanily test
THIS Tor himself by treating pieces OF corn of
sam" hize and equal development. taking the
suckers from one piece and leaving them on the
other and then comparing the results
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
FOLLOWING CowrEAs WITH GRAIN.

II you have field OF eowpcas which you intend
10 follow with winter grain. do no, imagine that
you can get better wheat by powing the whole
under. You will generally get less than on the
stnhbl" and Will lose the value OF the feed the
nay VIII furnish. Wheat needs soil we'll COM
pacted and fined. and where II follows peas or
corn or tobacco. would never uso plow after
thcs" crops are OF. but would make the surface
M hne an possible by going over repeatedly with
tho cutaway harrow.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

The following matters are all of timely inter
rbt IN Indicated by the questions wo get We
do not print the questions always. but prefer to
give an many answers space will allow. when
asking auoatiou always give your name and
Irost"fiicr Tor county, 40 that | may know who
YOU ar" and what section you live In. Your name
will not b. used II you request tis omission.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

tis,s have found serum that can be used to I'm.
muniEc hogs from the disease. hope this n
true Hut II all dead animals were buried out OF
reach of th. dogs aud all the buxxards were
starved out killed. there would be little hog
cholera. for the dogs and huxxards are the main
carriers of the disease. and protection by law OF
husxards IL u great mistake
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
WE WANT THE ONE.HoRsE MAN TO BECOMH
4 TWo-HoHsE MAN.

Physician wants us TO help the one-horse
man. That is just what have been trying TO
do. help him 10 understand that In this country
no man who has In him tn. pluck to make 4
ruccc&ssui farmer will long remain n one horse
man. We are trying to get the one-horse man to
get another horse and do better work than he can
ever do with on. horse. and any man OF charac-
ter and industry need remain a one-horse
man. The men who stick To horse are going
Ia got left. for they the men who will not read
and study and who complain ,ha, their land II
poor while they are annually scratching Il over
and making IL poorer.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

scrubs. Shredding machines may be rrs+,
some places, as all farm machinery Is let rn., =. ~
some people. Farmers should use the cottonso,
hulls they exchange their seed for with tho mos,
but the shredder will give them far mora ,oa,
and enable them to feed far more stock, and u.a
their corn stover to the best advantage
Scrub cattle II is we'll known. will gain we,,,.
as. fast when we'll fed the best pure blood. ana
grades. but did Professor Weborn ever 500 A.,
top the market? No matter how much the scruh
animal has gained. his gain will be mainly Of IA,
low the inside. and not the broad juicv ,o,n.
that make the wel-bred beef animals moro v,,
liable. saw once ut Chicago lot OF scrub cat,,.
that had been fed ut the Missouri Station Thav
very fat indeed. but they did not bring ths
price that similarly fat animals did simply ha.
cause they had not made the valuable cuts tha,
the packers wanted. and could not be sold to tho
butchers who cater TO n high-class trade for air.
loin and porter house steaks.
II tho stations are to help the advance in ART
cultural Improvement they must lead the vav
not by general statements. but by n study OF con.
dltsons. for advice given 10 will be total.
ly erroneous when given TO another working mn.
der different conditions. W. F. MASSEY
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
HoG CnoLERA-mow TT IS SPREAD.

friend asks II there Is II cure for hog cholera
lhere IL none. though there are advertised rem
edies IL is reported that the Government scIen
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

While on tho matter OF Professor Weborns
article. will add n word about shredacrs and
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15
The Captain Fled

Down on the lower track, just this side of the 300 mill, the Treadwell Company has put gate, over which is an inscription which tells the pass crby that the inclosure marks the boundaries of private property aud that trespassers are not allowed. The same inscriptions also appears in the Ser7iau tongue, and this latter is by far the most prominent, Nearby, in the old Bears' Nest boardiug honse, Captain Martin 1as uH office a"d II is his e.pccial bnsiuvss to guard the gate. Nov thr Captain k moi ouly d seaman of large eXpnrleuce, bua won honor iu the service of. bj, country duriDe the rebellion, However, the Csptain nearly met hj- Waterloo There one day last week
 An excursion steamer had just land ed at the TreadwclI dock and bnnch of tourists was huwying for Indian town. Although there were number of women in the party, they were about to ciim5 the siy-wjro fence when the Captain iuterfered and told them to go through ,he gate aud, as they did, to read the notice posted over ii. Que young woman gave hasty glance at the strange characters over the gate aud shouted:
 "AI right, but I'll have to stand on my head tu read that
 "Wait a moment, please" said the Captain, as he rushed for the door of his office, just wait until get inside"
 As this is true story, we are unable to say whether the young lady read the Inscription or not.
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15

When the City of Seattle, Capt. O'Brien, left Seattle on her last trip north, Mrs. Olaf Matson aud two children were among her passengers,
 ticketed for Juneau. When out about two hours from Seattle the youngest ohild, boy, died, of diph- theria. His body was placed in wooden box which was placed in one of the ships boats. The mother and little girl were confined in their state room and closely guarded until they reached Douglas, when they were allowed to come ashore, "whilo the Captain was busy landing the ship" The Captain telephoned Mr. Thomas, the Douglas undertaken, to come to the wharf. The box containing the body of the child was unloaded from the ship, and the Captain told Mir. Thomas to take 1t away as quickly as possible and bury it; Shat the child had died of diph theria, and the box was lined with zinc and air tight. When questioned by the city officials, who arrived later, the Captain could tell nothing of the whereabouts of the woman, and al though a dihgent search was made she was not found until the next morning when she and the child were isolated in cabin the other side of Lawson creek. The news of the death of the child was published in the Juneau dailies, but after the Seattle reached Ketchikan, the same papers published the statement that the agent had heard from the Captain of the ship and there was absolutely no foundation for the report. The questions that are upper most in the minds of Douglas people are: Who lied. Why was Douglas se- lected as a dumping ground. How can the city be protected in the future, should Capt. O'Brien or some other captain see it to repeat the doso.
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15
Caught Them Mapping

The fact that the United States fleh commissioner by making an unan- nounced visit to the fish traps found them all, with one exception, violating the law. is no surprise to those famil far with the manner in which the fish business is carried on in this part of Alaska.
 We are informed by a man who is thoroughly familiar with the subject, that the fish commissioners and in. spectors do not usually display so much caution. The plan usually fol- lowed is for the inspectorto notify the manager of the cannery that he is about to pay him visit, and for him to come to Juneau with his private launch on a certain day. When the day arrives, and the manager of the cannery goes to Juneau after the in- spector, you may rest assured that the cannery is in apple pie order.
 The fish traps are bad enough and if their use is allowed for a few years more She industry will suffer for it, but those who are allowed by law to operate them should live up to the re- ouirements oR the law or pay the ex- sreme limits of the penalty prescribed.
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15

On the ladder of fame there is always room at the top. Graham, formerly editor-in.chief of the Daily Record, is now official dog.catcher for the City of Douglas. The BIack-and- Tan may yet achieve such great honor; who knows?
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15

On account of rushing business my trip to the Westward has been post poned indefinitely, or until the arrival of my assistant from Idaho.
 DR. J. H. MOCALLIE, Dentist.
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15
That Tired Feeling

That black and-tan editor of the Ju- neau Record makes us tired. In the Rec ord of July 9th we found the following:
 "The city council on Friday night passed the order setting aside the sum of 50 per cent of the license for school purposes. This was done in accoT- dance with the order announced by Judge Gunnison last week. 4 few of the council had attempted to arrCgate to themselves the position of dlctators in regard to what proportion the schools should get; other members of the body from the start were inclined to act fair. However, when the gentle men who attempted to Usurp the rights of the Judge saw the position they had gotten themselves into they receded as gracefully as possible, which was less graceful than 1t was ridicuious.'
 The above led the News to say; "That Judge Gunnisou has interfered in the matter of the Juneau schools and has fixed the amount that shall be expended for that purpose is past be- lief, yet that is the contention of the Daily Record"
 Black and-tau takes the matter up again, on July 10, as follows:
 "The editor of the News knew when he wrote the above that he had never seen any such contention in this paper. The News saying that thing Is "paSt belief surely expresses degree of un- certainty that is astonishing, a. glance at sOme of the matters tbe News has published lately shows that 1t be- Neyes a lot Of strange thiugS-at least it must believe them or it would not likely run them in the paper. The trouble with the oleagiuOus proprietor of the News is that his newspaper con- edy at times makes him melodramatlc- For instance, he hOwls about terrltOr- ial goverument and says the present form is all wrong. His fellow hOwllers say the reason they want territorial government is because the corpora lions are against it, yet 1t Is notorious that the News is the biggest corpora ton booster in Alaska. How, then, are the two stands taken by that paper reconciled?
 Judge Gunnison did not fix the amount the schools should eXpend. The law does not give Judge Gunnison that power, and the News man never saw any such article in this paper. It is simply another case of the News editor getting things all mixed up and permitting an article to appear which had DO foundation in faCt-just one moro instance of making a more com plete ass of himself than nature had originally devised"
 Now if any of our readers can recon cile the two statements of the Record and make them both mean the same, the editor of the News is willing to ad- init that he is possessed of many of ths characteristics of the animal men, tioned, otherwise we shall continue to believe that the long ears would it better on the ass across the channel.
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15

Ell Bielich brings himself before the public through communication pub lished in a Juneau paper. Eli is one of the poor, overworked celebrities who refuse to allow the iron heel of despotism to be placed upon their neck, even so lightly. Eli, in his self sacrificing zeal for his fellows, stands as a stone wall 'gainst every tempta- tion. Ellis very soul revolts at the offer of such a pittance as S2,OOO. Eli Is a shining light in the miners union, the membership rolls of which once boasted the proud names ofa Lazinsky, and a Steferson, and a Torkelson. Yes, Eli is noble man. His occupa- tion is bar tender,
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15
NOTICE!

From and after June 18th, and until further notice, the Ferry Time Sched- ule will be as follows:
Douglas Island news., 1908-07-15
LICENSES TO KEEP DOGS

in this City for the current year are to be obtained in the office of the City Clerk and Notice is Hereby given that all dogs found running at large after July 6th will be shot by the Marshal or Dog Catcher.