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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-26


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aid . travelling man.
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paint . gold leaf book and . ~ q
vegetable brushes. From hut 70 hut sho
passes, and for Z smaIl fee-a yam. .
lunch Of oananas, three cocoanuts-she
paints the Su1da FLANDERS teeth Q GID.
tsnlng Alack-all but tia two froue
tseth. These che gilda. And the sun
da islander thereafter goes about with
q self-conscious smile revealing q truly
knock-me-down dental display, q black
and gold symphony. It 10 4 common
trick among the semicivilized to color
the teeth In Macassar dark grown II
he popular hue. and In japan among
the uuenllghtened classes the teeth Of
wives nm always painted black. In
such countries the toothblnck ID an in
stitution- She goes from house -
house a full Of gossip as Z barber
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-06-26

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md meeAIy removed tbe offending cake.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

Governor Woodruff and his politi- cal family are doing much for MT Lilley's cause. MT Julin, Governor Woodruff's private secretary, is au- thor of a good piece of campaign writing. biographical sketch of MT Lilley that took a page in the New York Sunday Herald.-American.
 Yes, it Is campaign writing all right. It is like a lot more of the stuff that is being circulated. Every thing goes with republicans during the time of a hot presidential cam paign, and we suppose that is why the following from that Herald story is considered good piece of cam paign writing. Waterbury people know how much truth there is in 1t. His (Lilley'sl entrance into politics was by curious chain of 'circum- stances. He had. log camp on Lake nine miles out of Water bury, where with his family he spent the heated term of the year. One as he drove into Waterbury he counted 152 laborers at work on a short stretch of road where they lad for some time been at work. The 'mall gravel bank where they were hen busy could accommodate scarce y dozen men working to good ad-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Big Request Staggers Mayor Mo.
 Clellan.

Big Request staggers Mayor Nc.
 Clellan.
 New York, Oct 7.-The board of education asked the board of esti- mate yesterday for s33,031,4S4 for next year. an increase of more than $6,000,000. President Egerton L.. Winthrop said that the mandatory increase of teachers salaries would amount to $3,273,000 and that the budget called for $2,223,000 for new schools.
 Superintendent Maxwell stated that the cost in the High schools was $90.97 pupil, and when Presil dent Finley of the College of the City of New York asked for an in- creased appropriation the mayor did some figuring and the remarked that the boys in City college cost .$129 per capita. He asked why there should be so wide a, difference.
 We prefer to have our own way in this work" said pr Finley.
 A few moments later when Chair man Sherman of the executive com mittee of the Normal college said that there it. was. s53.13 per capita the mayor threw up his hands and confessed that he was unable to un- derstand. MT Sherman suggested that perhaps the solution might be found in the salaries paid to teach CTS. The average pay of teachers in the High schools is $1.S77. while the teachers in the Normal college average only s1,291.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

John H. Converse of the Baldwin Locomotive works in Philadelphia, well known, as a republican, states in an interview that he has made a personal canvass of the men in his shops and finds them almost to a man for Bryan. 'I was surprised" he said, flor I had supposed many of our men were republicans. While I knew some were friendly to Bryan, l had not expected to see such gen. eral sentiment in his favor. It open ed my eyes to find that republicans as well as democrats were going to vote for him." MT Converse added that if the feeling among workingmen at large was what he found in their shops, it was difficult to see how Taft could be elected.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

vantage. Near by was a farm which Mir Lilley knew was owned by an of- flcial of the town government. Sus- picious of things, he called the fore man and asked who was paying the wages of the big gang. The man answered evasively that MT Lilley need not ask. for he could guess 1t" Arriving In town MT Lilley took the matter up with the first selectman, and threatened that that official would hear from him in no uncertain fashion If the men were still at the same place in the afternoon. He found that 800 men in all were on the payroll two weeks before election time. The gang of 152 had disap- peared by afternoon but were discov- cred at work in another part of the town. Waterbury had at that time dual system of town and city gov ernment, and soon the time for town election came around. The old off, cials were reelected and that even- ing town meeting was held to act on the selectmen's annual report. Then came motion to appropriate $40, ,000 for repair of town roads for the next year. For the first time in his life MT Lilley arose to. make speech in public. Of the one thous- and persons in the hall about eight hundred were town employees on the roads, or their fathers, brothers or sons. When he protested against $40,00O as an appropriation and add ed T will furnish bonds to take contract to repair the roads for year and keep them in better condition for $4,000 than they have been in years" he. got no further for half dozen men had hold of him, pulled him down into his chair and shouted at him their threats if he did not keep still. He tried again and again to resume, but each time with like re- suit, and the motion for $40,000 was put through.
 Waterbury had some red hot town meetings in those olden days, but no one ever heard that gag law was used. The one great trouble at those meetings was that would-be reform CTS and orators were given too much rope and consequently many people refused to attend the meetings. There were always few sore heads present, however, and they invariably tried to make it disagreeable for the select men, whether it was Perry Morris, Ben Sedgwick or Edgar Pinney that was at the helm. There are always to be found croakers in every town and it must be admitted that the Water- ! bury town meetings of by gone days had its share of them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for the construc- tion of sewers in Eagle street will be received by the Board of Public Works until 8 o'clock p. m., Tuesday, October IS, 1908..
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder or bidders making it and accompanied by a certified check for S100, made payable to the order of the Comptroller of the City of Wa terbury, as security for the execution of the contract within the time spe- clfied in this notice, in case the bid is accepted. The person or persons to whom the contract may be award ed will be required to attend at this office with the surety offered by him or them and execute the contract within five. (5) days after the date of the award, and in case of failure or neglect so to do he or they will be considered to have abandoned it and as In default to the City of Wa terbury.
 The principal items of work are approximately as follows:
 200 feet of 24-inch vitrified pipe sewer.
 1 manhole.
 The Board reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids if deemed for the interest of the city.
 The proposals must be made upon forms furnished by the board.
 Forms of contract and specifica- tions may be seen tnd blank forms of proposals and bond may be ob. tained, with all available information by intending bidders applying in per- son at No g Leavenworth street.
 By order of the Board of Public Works.
 R. A. CAIRNS, Engineer.
 October 8, 1908. 1o-6-2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

7. |ceedings .tofstop thetuse of voting ma chimes they will be- used in that city at the coming election. There has been considerable objection to them up that way, but the mayor, evident ly, has faith in them. He gives them this free "ad:," The voting machines give us a fair and clean election, with speedy and accurate count. They do away with the nuisance of ticket and paster peddling at the polls. and any voter can vote for any one he likes, whether nominated or not, in abso- lute secrecy. They tend to reduce vote buying to a minimum, for there is no possible way that the buyer can be sure that his purchase. is delivered, while there are; scores of ways under the old envelope system. "Ansonia Sentinel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

l ...T The, New, Haven finance board fig Eures out that 1t will take $2, 2,l2O,- E6S9 to keep the municipal mach1nee
 oiled during the next fiscal year.
 This is about $774,000 less than the departments asked for.-Hartford 1 Times.
 l In the 1S93-4 so-called democratic
 panic" there were IT bank failures.
 In the 19O7-S panic in Roosevelt's s
 administration, 43 banks stopped payment. This is one fact that re- publican orators are kept busy dodg-
 ing.-New Haven Union.
 Some persons in the state of Maine
 have quite thirst in spite of the
 prohibitory law. One man, in whose
 place, eight quarts and 15 pints of liquor were seized, was discharged on
 the testimony of his wife and another
 woman that the ardent was all in- tended for personal use. It would have been an interesting addition to
 the testimony if it had been stated under oath how long such supply was expected to last.-New London Day.
 New York, with nearly twenty seven million dollars in it's treasury at the close of the fiscal year. challenges the country to show that it Is not by far the richest state in the union. Rolling in its imperial surplus, the state contributes unblushingly to col lect two cents from every citizen of every state and every county who disposes of a share of stock on the worlds exchange which happens to be within it's borders.-Providence Journal.
 Regardless of the law which says that betting Is illegal the sporting fraternity in New York is placing wagers on the election result. The odds are. five to two in favor of Taft and five to, six In favor of Chanler over Hughes. The betting men of course, want MT Hughes defeated, but they are not apt to bet money in a way to lose it, just for spite. They study the situation and make their bets as they bet on everything else in hope of winning.-New Haven Leader.
 It is of course impossible to invest the almost ten millions of Yale's pro- ductive property without selecting many stocks and bonds which must inevitably be affected by the condi- tien of the financial market. The showing of the treasurer's report is- sued yesterday is, considering that fact, one most encouraging and reas- surfing It proves anew what the ob- serving have often before noticed, that the placing of Yale's resources has been done with the most expert and prudent care, and that the uni versity rests, as regards that income which is essential to It's progress, on i a foundation sure and sound.-New Haven Register.
 The time is near at hand when measures to be brought | before the next session of the general | will be advertised It might | be suggested at this time that eau tion be used In carrying to the legis- | lature all unnecessary matters. For several sessions past the legislative | wheels have been clogged with mat ters that could never become a law, i but have to go through the regulation | grind, as it were. the same as any other measure It is an imposition | lpon the legislatures to burden them with freak bills. and only those which have a reasonable chance of | ,eing passed ought to be presented.-l New Haven Palladium. # t.,t~
 Mayor Thoms of Waterbui saysl4 hat unless someone brings COL ?ro,sf |
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
To-DAY's TANGLE


 Now Roosevelt's answered Bryan, and Haskell's answered Hearst; and everybody's lyin'. to see who lies the worst; and Hearst has answered Has kell and all the coal-oil gang and every ones rascal who ought to go and hang. Now Kern has answered. Sherman, and Shsrman's answered Kern. and neither man has wiskers amounting to dern: and Debs has answered some one. and some ones answered Graves, and Hughes has bought ticket that's good for seven slaves. And Taft has challenged Botkin to meet him in debate, and Mrs Pinkham's answered the man who pays the freight. To all this answering business no ending do 1 see; 1 know it's got me rattled and baffy as can be.-Emporia oasstts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

Life without liberty ia joyless. but life without joy may be great The grea tness Of life IS sacrifice -Ouida.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

= tS;one but the contemptible arc ap-,
 prehensfve of contempt .. Rochsfos- cauId-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
LOOK

Pearl Tapioca, regular price 6c,
 to-day. ...... ....... 4c A. & P. Fancy Corn, regular price
 1212c, to-day. ... ..... lie can Best Cal Apricots, regular price
 25c, to-day. ...... 21c can A. & P. Evaporated Milk, regular
 price 10c, to-day. ... ... Sc can A. & P. Evaporated Milk, regular
 price 5c, to-day. -. .... 4c can Coleman's Mustard, regular price
 13c, to-day. -. =. 1Oc can Singapore Pineapple, regular price
 15c, to-day. .... .11c can Dried Lima Beans, regular price
 7c, to-day ....... ...... 6c ID Safety Matches, regular price dozen to-day. ....... 5c pkg 10 STAMPS FREE with any of the
 following articles:
 1 bottle R. & R. Mixed Pickles,
 R. 6 R. Gherkins or R. & R.
 Chow Chow -. 12c cans Campbell's Soups ...... 25c 2 lbs Laundry Starch. =. ..... 5c 1 bottle Salad Oil ........... 1Sc 1 can Franco-American Potted
 Beef ...... ...... ... 10c 1 can Iona Peas. .... .1Oc Macaroni or Spaghetti .... ... 1Oc bottle Manzanilla Olives. .... 1Oc 1 pkg A. & P. Jelly Powder. .. 1Oc
 Fresh Eggs. Best Cheese.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

The Pilot is now the official organ of the Catholic diocese of Boston. taking the place of The Jesuit. Arch bishop O'Connell has given his sanc- tion to the Pilot, which is one of the oldest papers in New England, as we'll as one of the most readable. It has a large clientage in all parts of the country, and has been the family paper of many households for years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
Bryan as an Art Critic.

William Jennings Bryan, the dem- ocratic candidate for the presidency, was asked which of all the cartoons the newspapers had printed about him he liked the best. Bringing forth a cartoon printed in the New York World. MT Bryan said: That's my favorite." It is not only cartoons, but news stories from all parts of the, earth; illustrated articles about science, re- ligion, art, politics, tragedy, TO- nance, etc; comic skits by Americas leading artists; sporting, theatrical, financial. etc, facts and figures and scores of other prominent features that make the New York Sunday World the, best magazine-newspaper in the United States. Or. der next Sundays World from your in advance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

Baltimore; born 1909. tin. 1S71-Beginning of the great fire which nearly destroyed the city of Chi cago. .
 lSs4-Andrew G. Curtin, war governor of Pennsylvania, died; born 1877. l907-Professor David Mason, noted Scotch scholar and historian, died at Edinburgh; born 1872.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
HEARD IN PASSING.

The, New, Haven finance board fig ures out that it will take $2,12O,- E6S9 to keep the municipal machine oiled during the next fiscal year. This is about $774,000 less than the departments asked for.-Hartford
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 5:29. rises 6; days length 111s hours; moon sets All a. m.; moons age l3 days; moon at perigee, nearest earth; planet Mercury visible after sun-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07

Presidential Electors. Louis Schmidt of Southington. Samuel L. Bronson of New Haven. Tryon B. Robertson of Montville. Melbert B. Cary of Ridgefield. s. M. Chapin of New Hartford. George Leonard of Middletown. Oscar o. Tanner of Willimantic. For Senators. S-Thomas J. Gibbons, New Haven. 1l-John F. Shanley, New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-07
Oct. 7 In History.

1779 - Count d'Estafng and General Lincoln repulsed in an allied attack upon the Brit ish at Savannah.
 1S4S-Edgar Allan Poe, American poet and prose author, died in PoIfirooro. ho,r 1QnN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04

The men in Ladder Three's house,
Portland. who are always ready to go
to the rescue of pets belonging to citi-
Zens in the neighborhood, had an ex-
perience with an unaprreciative feline
this week. Kitty was perched on a
high limb of tree showing all the
signs of fear that an animal displays
when in Il place it can't see any way
to escape from. The fire ladies APP
peared on the scene with Il long ladder
and proceeded about Tie business OF
life saving. No sooner had the ladder
landed against the tree, however, than
the cat made a flying leap for the
ground. TIE agile animal struck on
all tours, as cats are in the habit of
doing, and scooted to parts unknown.
So far as the boys of Three are con-
cerned, that particular Table may
perch OH the uppermost branch of the
tailest tree and die of old age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
PERSONAL NOTES.

Art objects collected by the late
Richard Mansfield are to be sold dur
ing January at the American Art Gal.
leries, New York.
The crrators Of the University OF
Missouri have accepted the resignation
of President II. H. Jesse, rendered on
account of i'll health.
Prof. Henry Morse Stephens of the
University Of California. will make an
effort to organize on the Pacific sea
board an Academy of Pacific Coast
History" The Oregon Historical So
ciety has already sanctioned the
scheme.
Official announcement is made by the
Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes, Jr., secre-
tary of the Yale Corporation, that Viii.
liarl Davis Ely of Providence, r. T.. a
retired lawyer, is the oldest graduate
of Yale living. This announcement is
made to settle a dispute
James c. Courts, who has just re-
ceivcd a reappointment as clerk Of the
Appropriations Committee Of the
House of Representatives. is now scrv-
ing his thirtieth year in the service OF
the House, having been first appointed
by Representative Atkins of Tennessee
in 1877. He is one of the highes,
salaried employees in the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
Long Live the Republic.
(NaW York Worldly

There is plenty Of work for the critic
and reforE,er to do; but there was
never less corruption in politics than
row, the government is cleaner and
better. the republic is more firmly es-
tablished. The greatest danger that
threatens American institutions comes
from the Icopie themselveS-frOm their
good nature. their indifference, their
credulity. their apathy. their readiness
to IRE exploited by men who make
politics Il trade. The republic is bound
TO last as long as the people retain the
instinct and capacity for self-govern-
nlcnt; even the latent desire for self
government In spite of demagogueS.
never more eloquent, influential and
Unconstitutional: i'll spite of corruption
lists: in spite Of predatory poverty,
predatory rlutocracy and all the other
forces Of evil, not only are American
institutions safe and the republic Sc
cure, but they are safer and securer
than at any other period in the history
of the United States.
Long live the republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-04
COLLECTORS ADVERTISEMENT
Of Sale of Lands of Non Resident
OWners.-State of Maine.
dec2Sjan4.l1

Unpaid taxes assessed on real estate
situated in the town OF Belgrade in the
County of Kennebec, for the year 1897,
against nonresident owners.
The following list of taxes assessed on
real estate of nonresident owners of the
town of Belgrade for the year 1907 COM
nittcd to me Collector of said town for
1907 on the fifteenth day of June 1901, re-
main unpaid:
Austin Hotel Co-IIotel, Stable and Lot
situated at Belgrade Lakes formerly own
ed by G. II. Austin: also wharf property.
situated al BELGRADE Lakes north Of ana
adjoining homestead of Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Libby; Amount of tax due s;06S
Fred Arnold-Snnner Cottage on land
bought of Joel Richardson on shore of
Stow Pond. -4nlount Of tax Que So 80
Martin Eickford-Ccttage and Lot
bought of Seth Eickford on shore of Lit
tie Pond. Amount of tax due $".s2
Clukey & Iibby-Summer cottage stu
ated Oh shore o: Great POND on land OWL
by J. Il. Stevens. Amount Of tax due $4.1D
Charles Clukey-Sunmcr Cottage on
Horse Point on shore of Great Pond. on
land owned by j. L. Stevens. Amount Of
tax due Ssh
Frank Clenont-Farm owned by him
situated near Belgrade Lakes lying north
of and adjoining homestead of w. t.
Farnham; Amount of tax nue $9i
l.. 2. FoSter-Summer Cottage on land
of NJ. J. Richardson. on shore of Snow
Pond. Amount Of tax due sl5oi
Sil"S HoXic--Summer Cottage and Lot
on shore of Snow Pond formerly owned
J. Lawrence. Amount of tax due ss5S
Alice McCormic-Cottaee Lot on shore
of Great pond, bought Of +. l.. Kelley,
formerly middle lot of Helly's pasture
Amount of tax duo S752
J. l.. McCormic-CottaEe lot north one
on shore Of Great pond. bought of r. T..
Kelley. formerly Helly's pasture. Amount
of tax dlie sl3, Il
Henry a. Morrill-Pasturc lot owned
lying south OF and adjoining land owned
by Belgrade Hotel Co. Amount of tax
due sISS
Abbie Pevcau-Farm owned by her w.
ing north of and adjoining homestead of
Emma Glidden. Amount of tax due SI22!
Robert PrOcter-CottaCe on land owned
by Frank and Nell Richardson. Amount
OF tax due si3,l5
Notice is hereby given that if the taxes
aforesaid. respectively, and interest and
charges. ere not paid on or before the
first Monday in February, 1908, I shall
sell at public auction much of such
real estate as is sufficient for the paw
ment of said taxes thereon. with interest
and ali the charges at Grange hall in
said Belgrade, being the place where the
last preceding annual town meeting was
held. ON Monday February 3. A. D..
1903. at 9 o'clock in the forenoon.
JOHN NJ. CUMMINGS.
Collector