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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04


 The girl "You should hape gone glanced at him On to Bldck Fc,ls
 incuriously and C'oSS'''g'
 with more curiosity at the dog. "Is that the Sagamore pup, Flynn" she asked.
 Tt is, miss" ! Cant you take him on the rumble with you?' And to Siward, There is room for your gun and suit case" And for meF" he asked, smiling.
 'I think so. Be careful of that Saga more pup. Flynn. Hold him between your knees. Are you ready, MT. Si- ward" = So he climbed in. The groom hoisted the dog 10 the rumble and sprang up behind. The horse danced and misbe- haved, making a spectacle of himself and an agreeable picture of his driver. Then the pretty little phaeton swung northward out of the gravel drive and went whiriing along a road all misty with puffs of yellow dust which the afternoon sun turned to floating golden powder.
 Did you send my telegram. Flynn?" she asked without turning her head.
 Il did. miss"
 It being the most important tele- gram she had ever sent in all her life. Miss Landis became preoccupied, quite obllvious to extraneous details, includ- ing Siward. until the horse began act ing badly again. Her slightly disdaIn- ful and perfect control of the reins in. terested the young man. He might have said something civil and conven. tional about that. but did not make the effort to invade reserve which ap- peared 10 embarrass nobody.
 A staccato note from the dog. pro- longed infinitely in hysterical crescen- do. demanded comment from some body.
 What is the matter with him, Flynn:" sine asked.
 Siward said. You should let him run. Miss Landis"
 She nodded. smiling. inattentive. ab- s0rbed in her own affairs, still theoriz- ing concerning her telegram. She drove on for awhile and might have forgot. ten the dog entirely had he not once more lifted his voice in melancholy.
 You say he ought to run for q mile or two: Do you think he'll bolt, Mir. Siward:"
 'Is he new dogE'
 Yes. fresh from the kennels, SUD- posed to be house and wagon broken. steady 10 shot and wing" She shrug- gel her pretty shoulders 'Yru see how he's acting already
 Do yOu mind If try him:" sug- gested Slward.
 "You mean that yOu are going to let him run?"
 ''I think SO"
 And if Ee bOltsy"
 "l'll take my chances"
 "Yes. but please consider my ,hanees. Mr Siward The dog doesn't belong ts me
 But he ought to run
 But suppose he runs away: He's 2 horribly expensive creature. If yOa i care 10 take the risk
 "I-Il take the risk. said siwari smiling as she drew rein. Vow Flynn. give me the leash. Quiet Quiet, puppy. Everything is comins your way That's the beauty of pa tisnee- great thing. patience He toos the leader The dog sprang from ii, rumble Nov. my friend look at Hse No. don't twist and squirn and srrau, be IOOk me square in the eye-so NoE we know each other. and we r sPeet each other. becauSe yOg are g. ing 70 be q good puPpy and obey Dosn shargp-
 Tbs tlc-. trembling with eager ca- rTebensiA1. dropped Ike a shot. u- zse laid q r between his Tzrs SIuzr him. looked down at hf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

4-Cor South Main and Grand sta.
 5-Seovill Manufacturing Co. (Pl
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 S-Euclid and RoselaEd avenues. 12-Rogers & Bro. (P)
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott sts 15-Cor High and Walnut streets. 16-Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17--Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm. Kingsbu.y sts 23-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbury Mfg Co. (P)
 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts 2s-Cor Ludlow and x. Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank aEd Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor w. Main and Watertown I'd 35-Conn. R. & L. Co car house (PJ 36-Waterbury Brass Co CP) 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. SS-Cor Grand and Field sts. <2-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Co. (P) 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co (PD 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P) 47-Cor 5. Main and Washington sts 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. b2-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-W'bury Clock Co, case f'ty. iPl 54-Rose Hill house.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts 5T-CoT Baldwin and Stone sts. 6S-Cor Luke street and Svlan av. 62-Cor DOolittle alley and Dublin s, T2-Cnr West Main and Willow sts 53-Cor \ Willow st and Hillside ay f4-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts 142-Wolcott st above Howard 153-Cor Walnut and Wood sts 162-Cor East Main and Welton st. 173-POli's theater.
 zl2-The Platt Bros & Co. Tp1 213-Shoe Hardware Co. CPl z14-W'bury Clock mvt. factory. CP, 2l6-Cor Cherry and North Elm sic 25l-Cor Round Hill and Ward st, 253-Farm street. cor St Paul 254-Cor Etna and North Mair e,, z6I-Junc Cooke and N. Mair ain ss-sOT Abbott and Phoenix ayes zz-GEoFe: Central and Holmes aF. sll-s. N; b. Tel Co building tPI 5lz-Cor Hank and Meadow sis. -RaAAoaEH ~ AtDNes. iPl 314-Piume < Atw,od Gpl 315-AmeTiesa Ring Co CP1 516-Electric Light Station ID 31s-Holmes. Booth ( Havds,s ID, szI-Cor Bank and WashinFton sI 52z-CoT Green and N- Leonard s,, 323-Cor Wash'ton ave Portland z. sz4-Cor Charles and Porter sf. 3z5-Cor Lafayette. Washington -r 32T-Rivsrsids Park. near brewery. 5TI-City Lumber and Coal Co. GPI 41z-TracF BroS tPl
 sz5-Cor Clay and Min sis 4sz-CoT Liberty snd s. Main s-. s5l-SteeIs q JOhnsCa Mfg Co Tpt s7z-COr BsIdEiz and W'hinzt0- s.s sSz-CoT Baldwin and Rys Ets. T42-CoT RidEeuoOd and W'vfIIs ss.
 (Pl Private
 SIGNALS q. Oze sfrozs czfis sapsTfntsnaent e
 the City hail IL Tvo strokes. fire out. recall. .-1-1- Three strokss l9 mGpu- .-1-I-1-I-I-I-I-I-1. Ten srrokss aufck viii indicate a general alarm
 and riII call the entire force Int
 .@~xfr.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
R.<.-ES.

Do yoa prefer coins without mot tossg-
 Yex.- answered the struggling cifi- zsns- its a good tdea- Infinitely preferable to mcttces without coIaL-- EaGhInwznn ssar.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Had p..son..

we are going tO put all the gTafters in jails" declared the prOsecutor.
 "But why are you 50 slOvT
 say. you wOzldn't deny us the pleasure of anticipation. would your -PhiIadeiphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
Enol;sh Nc, w,,..5

If Is sn exceedingly significant and a by no means Infrequent experience to read advertisements in Canadian pa- pers that end up. -NO English need ap- ply" - Sidney Brooks in Harpers Weekly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04

De part and par eel of a conven- tional ensemble so harmonious as to remain in conspicuous.
 You should have gone on to Black Fells Crossing" ob- served NJ i s S LandiS, coolly controlling the nervous horse. Didn't you know it?"
 He said he re- membered now that such were the directions given him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
THE TALE OF A TUB,

so far as laundry work Is concerned. is tale of the past in up-to-date laundries. Machinery that is exact, thorough, and yet extremely delicate in it's handling of the tlimsiest fab rics, has superseded the hand-work of long ago. We are looking for the trade of particular people who want their linen washed right and deliver ed on time at the right kind of price If you send them to us.
 50c-A WEEKS FAMILY WASHING-S0c
 New Method Family Laundry. 36 Ward St Waterbury. Conn Tel 136
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-04
MXCHApTERWE E4 ONE NN

"HE speed of the train slackened
 A broad tidal river flashed into
 sight below the trestle, spread \ ing away on either hand
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Capt. George II. Scott. medical corps.
is relieved from duty at Fort Logan
and ordered to duty in the Philippines
division.
The President has decided not to
give permission for the establishment
OF a wireless telegraph station on the
Washington monument.
The little daughter of David CHS
holm OF Eagles Nest. Alaska. was car
ricd away by a huge American eagle
the middle OF last July and three weeks
later its torn and mangled body was
found In the eagles nest and the bird
was captured John Kalem OF Seattle
bought the eagle and shipped 1t to Sc
attic. where II has been on exhibition
in his store. State Game Warden Hen
ry Ref has ordered the release OF the
captive bird.
Indemnity school land selections by
the state of Wyoming. amounting to
2,G4O acres In the Sundance land dis
trict and embraced in clear list number
:. have been approved to the state.
The unappropriated public lands in an
area of about 53.775 acres which were
recently excluded from the MonteZu-
ma national forest in Colorado will be-
come subject to settlement on and
after Dec. Is. 1908. and to entry. etc.
Jan. "A, 1909. at the local land offices
at Durango and Montrose. Colo.
Col. F. F. Stewart of the Coast ar
tillery, whose case. because Of his de-
tail to the ungarrisoned post at Fort
Grant, Arizona, has been before the
public for some time. has been or
dered to appear before the retiring
board at Washington, d. c., where he
will be examined as to his disability,
its nature and whether 1t was incurred
in the line Of duty. a board at Fort
Huachuca, Arizona, where he appeared
recently for the purpose Of taking the
test ride OF ninety miles directed by
President Roosevelt. reported that the
colonel wcs practically blind in one
eye and that, because OF this and the
additional fact that he had heart trou-
BILE. he was disabled for military SER
vice. Privilege TO take the ride was
denied Colonel Stewart. the examining
board in its report declaring that to
do so would endanser his life.
. President Roosevelt has declined to
deliver an address at an educational
in Philadelphia on the
ground that he will not make any
speeches during the presidential cam
paign.
President Roosevelt in a letter to
william B. Mckinley. chairman Of the
congressional committee.
made public Sunday appeals in citizens
to join with the national Republican |
and the congressional COM
mittee In a movement to elect william |
II. Taft rs President and n Republican |
Congress to support him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

For young pigs or calves. I consider
skim milk worth more per hundred
pounds than any grain or meal until
an age is reached when heavier feed
is required, then the odds are In favor
OF the grain.
There is nothing better to my knowl-
edge that can be fed with skim milk
than plenty OF grass and finely ground
oats for pigs. and whole oats with a
little bran for calves. a little oil meal
with feed for both calves and pigs Is
n great help. and don't forget a very
little salt In each feed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
SKIM MILK FOR PIGS
NY A. o. Raner.

have had good success with pigs
put on separator milk and finely
ground oats at six weeks old: feed
a little at time, but often. Too
heavy feeding of skim milk will scour
pigs. have never fed any skim milk
from the creamery, and II Obliged to
do so l don't think that ! could face u
calf or pig when I offered 1t to them
l never tried feeding dirty milk. /
always feed direct from the separator
with animal heat In It.
As far as growth and fat production
Is concerned. separator milk is just
as good as whole milk II the proper
amount OF oil meal or something sim
liar to keep the bowels regulated and
to take the place Of the butter fat.
10 fed with the milk
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
Congressman Longworth has been

Congressman Longworth has been
renominated by acclamation by the Re.
publicans of the first Ohio district.
Mrs. Eliza Bragg. widow of Maj.
Gen. Braxton Bragg of the Confederate
army, died at New Orleans, September
25th.
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia has
signed the convict lease bill, which
hereafter prohibits the leasing Of fel-
ons except by the consent Of the gov
ernor and prison commission.
At the Chicago Association of Com
merce banquet, October 7th, at which
William J. Bryan and William H. Taft
will meet, there will also be present
the leaders of other political parties If
they accept the invitations sent them.
Miss Annie Peck, the American
mountain climber, who recently sue
ceeded in reaching the summit of Mt.
Huascaran, has arrived at Lima. Peru.
in good health. Miss Peck had sew
eral narrow escapes during her adven-
turous climb.
Captain Van Schaik, convicted
commander of the steamer General
Slocum, by the burning Of which more
than four years ago, nearly 100 excur-
sionists lost their lives, is now skipper
of a little river craft between the new
Sing Sing prison site and the prison
pier at Ossining.
Attorney General Bonaparte, in an
swer to Mr.. Bryan's structures. says
that both the President and himself
have been anxious to land a criminal
trust magnate In jail. but the right op-
portunity has not presented itself. and
he did not wish to give the defendant
the benefit of an unmerited white
wash.
Wilbur Wright, the American aero
pianist. made Il flight at the Field Of
Auvours Friday morning that lasted
thisty-six minutes and fourteen sec
ton. He covered twenty-five miles
at an average height OF forty-five feet.
He came to the ground because one OF
the gasoline tanks. which had not been
firmly closed. leaked.
The publishing board Of the Colored
National Baptist association. under the
management Of Ii. II. Boyd, will es.
toDilSh a factory AT NASHVILLE, len
nessee. for the manufacture OF negro
dolls. The association objects to the
uncomely and deformed features OF
negro dolls as at present manufactured
and heartily endorses the new factory.
President Roosevelt has given to the
press a letter written by William II.
Taft In 1907 to a friend in Ohio. in
whicn Mr.. Taft declared that he would
emphatically object to a compromise
resolution In the Ohio convention en-
dorsing him for the presidency and
Senator Foraker for reelection TO the
Senate. Mr.. Taft wrote: Il don't care
for the presidency II It has TO come by
compromise with Senator Foraker. or
anyone else. In matter Of principle.
He has opposed the vital policies OF
the administration and In his oppooi
ton has seized upon and magnified an
important but incidental matter to
embarrass the administration. using In
this without scruple. blind race preju-
dice to accomplish his main purpose"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

platform for the attendant can be
moved up and down.
This apparatus used to be described
as a model OF an up-to-date labor saw
ing device. but actual working models
seem to have been extremely rare in
this country. The writer in all his
journeyings never saw one in use.
When making trip through New
York state some years ago he was
taken by a pOultryman he visited to
see one OF the curios!ties OF the locali-
". a poultry plant long out Of use.
which years before had been elabOr-
ately fitted up by wealthy man Of an
inventive turn OF mind, interested in
poultry and especially In the develop
ment of artificial methods. At this
place we saw one OF these contriv-
ances. said to have been imported
long ago from France. II was stored
in one of the numerous outbuildings
on the place. and was in sections
which apparently had never been put
together.
In its other features this plant has
been developed along the lines one
would expect In "A man of the charac-
teristics Of its owner. Everything was
on an elabC-ate scale. There was an
incubator which must have had a
capacity of more than 5000 eggs. and
there were brooders. arranged In shelf
like tiers under sash. on the principle
that young chicks. like tender plants
would thrive In n hothouse. The fur
nishings besides being on an elaborate
scale. were Of expensive construction.
probably representing In the aggregate
sum most poultrymen would con.
slider n fortune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
He Changed Vices.

The Colonel had demonstrated vigor
ously with Uncle Eph about the old
darkey's persistent excursions into the
state of inebriation.
Uncle Eph, though he promised
faithfully to refrain from frequent dips
into the flowing bowl, failed to live up
to the Colonels expectations.
On numerous occasions the Colonel
saw Eph under the influence Of liquor.
but the darkey. when taken to task.
stoutly denied the accusation. affirm
ing emphatically that he did not drink.
One evening the Colonel met Uncle
Eph in n condition which made 1t
plainly evident that the darkey was
Caught with the goods on"
"Eph." began the Colonel. seriously.
Il thought you told me that you had
given up drink"
"Ah sho' did, Massa Kern1: ah sho'
did," replied Eph. But lately ah took
up drinkin' an glib up lyin. '"-Harpers'
Weekly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
Odd Fattenins Device.

illustrations OF this particular kind of
fattening apparatus were frequently
seen" With the same purpose in
view we pass It along. If II does not
prove suggestive. It will at least prove
interesting.
The apparatus is designed for the
special fattening OF poultry. and is de-
vised to save time and labor OF the AT.
tenda mt, and to accommodate as many
birds as possible In small space. The
cage for the birds revolves, and the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
GENERAL NEWS.
Cholera is still raging at Manila.

Cholera is still raging at Manila.
Boris Loutsky, Russian motor ex-
pert. who lives in Berlin, announces
that he has made an arrangement with
Wilbur Wright. the American aeroplan-
= ist, to construct a seventy-five-horse.
power motor for use on the Wright ae-
roplane. This motor. 1t is said. will
double the speed OF the Wright ma
chine.
After an all day race Tuesday three
highwaymen accused OF holding up B.
y. Devinsky. night telegraph opera
tor at Grainfield, Kansas. were cap
tured by a posse OF $50 farmers. The
three men followed Devinsky when he
left the depot Monday morning, robbed
him and left him gagged and bound
10 a telegraph pole. After repeated ef-
forts, Devinsky freed himself and gave
the alarm. In the chase the farmers
pressed automobiles and horses into
use.
Cholera has invaded the winter pal
ace OF the Gar at st. Petersburg and
other palaces Of the Russian imperial
family.
A. Russell Peabody, one OF the at
torneys Of Harry X. Thaw. died sud
denly Wednesday at Babylon. l.. l., OF
Pneumonia.
1t is reported from German South
west Africa that the native leader. ST.
mon Copper. again Is on the warpath.
and the white Inhabitants Of the east
.r, <kyisio1 NJ tho Drot tectOrafe are in
danger.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
Economy.


81 have Just read story Of an eco
nomical farmer that Mr.. Rockefeller.
Jr.. had been telling to his Sunday
school class" said Higgins. He says
there is n farmer out near Cleveland
who makes n fad OF economy. Every
time he drives into town he carries u
hen with him tied to the seat OF his
buggy. A friend who rode out with
him one day was curious to learn the
use OF that hen. so he watched care
fully. and found out. When at noon
the farmer luncked under a tree. he
gave his mare feed from n nosebag.
and tn hen. placed on the ground.
ate all that the horse spilled from the
bag so that there was no waste at all.
Good story" said Virgins. "and
true, too. know that old farmer. Mr..
Rockefeller didn't say where he got
his lunch. did he?"
NO" said Higgins. the story stops
there
1T was the egg the hen laid under
the buggy seat on the way out" said
wiggins.-Harper's Weekly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DoiNGs, ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN NEWS.


The Washington State Supreme
Court has upheld the state law prohib-
itinS the sale of cigarettes and cigar
ette papers.
Present indications are that fully
1900 delegates will attend the nine
teeil(h annual Transmississippi Com
mercial Congress. which will meet In
San Francisco from October 9Th to
10th.
Upon learning of his sons candidacy
for presidency OF the sophomore class
of the University OF Nebraska. William
J. Bryan expressed his displeasure. and
William J. Bryan. Jr.. Immediately an
nounced his withdrawal from the race.
1t has been discovered that Finland
ers and Poles In Shoshone county. Ida
no, have been mistaking marriage H.
censes for marriage certificates and
dispensing with the marriage cere-
mony altogether.
Nearly an acre Of wooden buildings
on the north side Of the Boston &
Maine tracks In Chelsea. Massachu-
setts. which escaped the conflagration
OF April 18th. were swept away Mon
ing a loss Of about 100000.
The Montana State Board of Land
Commissioners have granted the
Northern Pacific right Of way for a
Few line OF railroad from Glendive to
Mondak In eastern Montana. 1t will
traverse the route of the new govern
ment canal.
The census bureaus report shows a
total of 4.575.43S running bales con.
sumed in the United States during the
year ending August 3lst last. COM
pared with 4.9S4.936 for 1907. The to-
tai number Of cotton consuming spin
dies was 25,s11.6 .6Sl for 1906.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
railroad at Chicago announces the in
auguration October Sd Of local service
to Butte, Montana. on the new Pacific
coast extension. The distance by the
ned line from Chicago to Butte Is CIV
en- us 1898 miles. and from st Paul
as lib miles.
4 Japanese performer OF the Sells.
Floto circus was killed and two per-
sons injured Wednesday night at Hold
enville, Okla. when a severe electrical
and windstorm broke over the circus
tent. Hundreds Of spectators rushed
panic stricken from the tents which
were demolished.
The will OF the late John v. Farwell.
pioneer merchant and philanthropist
of Chicago. was iiled for probate Mon
day. dksposiing of an estate OF Sl.115.-
900 equally among his five children.
The Moody Bibl. Institute. in which
the decedcnt took n deep interest, is
given an annuity Of $4,000 for ten
years.
President Winchell Of the Rock ISL
and railway. In an interview at Seattle.
declared that he was in favor Of an
interstate commerce commission hav-
ing jurisdiction over all the roads in
ine United States and he was in favor
of aboltshing the state commission, for
no two states have the same regula-
tions.
PlunEing from the east Sprague ave-
enue trestle In Spokane, almost at the
same spot where o. y. Collins lost his
life in a similar accident two weeks be-
fore, an automobile belonging to J.
W. Snyder fell sixty feet Thursday
night. killing the owner and severely
niSing two other occupants. w. II,
WASer of Tacoma and Miss May
ThNpson.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

Clean or Old Bark.-Take dull
hoe some wet day and scrape the
trunks OF old apple trees. The old
bark will come of easily when It Is
wet. Do the work carefully so as not
10 iniurc the live bark.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

She 10 a Wonderful is estimated
that hen weighing six pounds. lay.
Ing in the course Of a year 100 eggs,
produces IL pounds OF one OF the
most concentrated food elements.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
A QUEER FATTENING
DEVICE


The apparatus shown in our illus.
tration is taken from the Farm Poul.
try and was published recently by
them with the explanation that 1t was
an old cut printed again for the bene.
Mt of curious readers not familiar with
the literature OF bygone days when
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
Genius Described.

Mark Twain said of genius at a New
York banquet:
"a genius. as an old lady In Hanni.
bal once explained to me. is a man
what knows more'n he can find out.
and spills vittels on his clothes"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

Strong Props TeII.-Props under
trees are sure sign that somebody
neglected to thin the fruit last month.
II may be better 10 thin. even now.
than not at all
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
Family Likeness.

Mrs. De Firm-I tremble to think OF
our daughter marrying that young
man. Why, he orders his mother and
sister around as if they were slaves.
Mr.. De Firm-Don't worry. my dear.
He won't order our daughter around
more than once. She takes after you.-
New York Weekly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

The Horses Eyes.-watch your
horses eyes. Many u horse could be
saved from blindness II common sense
care was given In time
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

Honest Lad.-The Farmer-"Wha,
are you getting up in that apple tree?'
The Boy-"Stummick ache, sir
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02

It is n singular fact that the chap
who Is all the time blowing his own
horn very seldom hears an echo from
it.-Success Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-10-02
A Matter Of Necessity.

"A Turkish bath is strenuous at
fair
Judging from the Turks I've seen
1t should be-"