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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
STIMULATING BUSINESS.

One day during my usual morn- ing walk along prominent street of the lower section of Manhattan. '' said the canyasser, ''I noticed a banana skin lying on the sidewalk almost directly in front of a drug store picked it up, deposited il in a waste can provided, for that purpose by the department of street cleaning. and continued my walk.
 About half an hour later return ing through the same street I was considerably surprised 10 find an- other banana peel in the same place, and on looking at 1t closer observed it was the same one that l had re- moved but half an hour ago. Again I picked 1t up and deposited 1t fin the waste can.
 Passing the same corner the next day my attention vas attracted to crowd of people squeezing their way into the drug store. elbowed my way through and got in just Ia time 10 witness the following scene: A badly bruised man was sitting or chair while pharmacist was dressing the wounds. saying aloud as he prepared to administer some salTe:
 Gentlemen. this man slipped on a banana peel in front of ml store The sslve I am dressing hin with is my own invention. and fl patented in Washington. IL Is cer. tain ,o heal wounds. mosquito bites and remove freekles from the face It's only 10 cents bottIe.'
 Many people patronizsd him and continued my walk Returning 1 little later I found the drug stor' empty and quiet. but on the side valk there again lay a banana peel again stopped 10 remove t. whei suddenly I vas sccosted by tn druggist. vho yelled. What th' deuce do you care if this peel lay here. Go about Fyour orn bust ! nesas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
FARMING BY ELECTRICITY.
Tom Lee Is a Pioneer In This Re
 spect.

Thomas W. Lee. until about two years ago general passenger agent of the Delaware, Lackavanna & West ern railroad. with Headquarters in New York. is the first man in the world to farm by electricity. MT Lee owns the Bungalow. a tract of more than 1000 acres in the vicinity of Idaho Falls. All that Tom Lee has to do now when he wishes to farm is to push a button. Electricity does the rest. The ground in the Bunga- low was broken for cultivation two years ago. The first season if return ed a profit on grain. It is fenced. has fine buildings. machinery and stock and is managed by a man to whom system is as necessary as breath
 One year ago Mir Lee utilized steam but that proved too siov and too ex- psnsive. This year the grain of the Bungalow will be reaped. stacked, threshed. sacked and made ready for market by electricity.
 Ex-Genersi Passenger Agent Lee ii now laying br electricity.
 A simple wheeled oontrivance cor tainlue a heavy coil of wire Is taken to the desired position Motor and machinery are set. and ia fsE min
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27

utes the pleasant, steady hum of cer- tain power is heard. This power IS transmitted about twelve miles. The feed wire on the ranch is fitted with plugs, and the juice is ready for coil and motor wherever it may be locat- ed. ' @sl s
 MT Lee has installed private tele- phone and electric wires. These wires are erected at his own expense, are stretched two miles from the main line of the company. These poles carry three wires, which are used for both power and lighting pur- poses.
 Water Is pumped, grindstones turn ed, saws, corn shelters, root cutters, hay forks, hay cutters, cider mills, grist mills, ensilage cutters, cement mixers, turning lathes, ice cream mixers, churns and separators are all run by electricity. A .25 horse power electric motor accomplishes all these things.
 The Bungalow is wired from corner to corner. Miles of poles and cables, motors, revolving drums and the most up-to-date farming machinery that money can buy constitute the equip ment. . sH
 This season the entire crop of the Bungalow, aggregating 2,000 tons of hay, alfalfa and clover; 10000 bush els of grain and potatoes and other products will be placed on trucks and with cable reels be handled with greater facility than it could ever be handled with human hands. ..s
 The cost of steam, with the coal and labor, was much greater than that of electricity. During the thresh- ing season labor alone cost $50 day for twenty-five days. MT Lee figures that the installation of electricity means saving for the first year of $2,200 on first cost and thereafter the cost of operating will be about one-fourth the former figures. Dur ing the threshing season the cost with the electric current will be only s400, as against $1,600 with steam
 Aside from the saving, MT Lee says the power is reliable, constant and doesn't go on strike; the danger of fire is eliminated and the satisfaction constitutes not the smallest feature New York World. ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
HEARD IN PASSING.

If Samuel Gompers fails to secure the insertion of the anti-in1unctlon nIank in the democratic platform, he might try the prohibltlonists'- Bridgeport Telegram.
 Colonel Bryan has Alexander Troup as a guest at Lincoln, Neo'' who bv the way, is capable of help ing him find all the flaws in the re- publican platform.-Norwich Bulle- tin. = -
 People will talk, if 1t costs. them money to do so. The returns of the Southern New England Telephone Co show that in splLe of the busi- ness depression there have been added over and above stations dis continued 2,2O0 stations in this state during the last five months.-Wln- sted Citizen.
 Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hartford Courant. who Is tickled be- cause of his success with the Taf' boom, and whose name has been mentioned with a position abroad IT case the Taft ticket wins out, is now speaking warm words for Charles F. Brooker, who is being boomed for the United States senatorship from this state.-New Haven Palladium
 A fatal automobile disaster the other day is attributed to an attack of heart disease from which the driver is supposed to have suffered The explanation is plausible and probably true, and it suggests the in ouiry how many accidents are due to that cause, and also how many at tacks of heart disease are due to ex cessive automobile speeding.-Meri den Journal.
 The mention of Archibald McNei of Bridgeport. Conn, for the vice presidency of the United States | quickly followed by that of Jerr. Sullivan of Des Moines. Ia. Mir Sul livan's nomination has strong sup port fin the Des Moines press. Ther, . may be a chance for Alderman Tin 1 GutsOw of the 1st ward in the Me tropolls of Chiwaukee. But hi friends must rally quickly-Spring field Republican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
made to carry highway bridge on the top of the service bridge.

Finding it impossible to get along on good terms with President Castro of Venezuela, the United States de- cided in a dignified way to pull out of 1t and drop the acquaintance. With out arguing the merits of the dispute between citizens of this country and
 Venezuela it can be said without bias that the government at Wash ington has handled the case from the start with extreme patience and mod eration. But Castro sits back and de- clares that he regards the princes, po- tentates and, powers of the world, the United States included, as quarrel some lot, while he is a martyr whose passing would be calamity to the liberty of the South American nations. Venezuela more than any other South American state has reason to be grateful to the United States. In her boundary quarrel with England in 1895 and in her more recent clash with England and Germany this country has stood by to insist upon the principle of arbitration for the sole purpose of giving Venezuela a square deal. In the present case Castro has been urged, without threats and with bullying, to apply to the disputes pending between his | government and ours the principles 1 invoked by us to save Venezuela in | the past. It is fair to say that the attitude of our government is one oi
 uncertainty as to just where right lies, and 1t is willing to abide by the decision of a court. With this posi- tion the American people are in sym pathy. Steps tending toward the use of force would undoubtedly prove un- popular. The merits of the American claims are not understood by the people at large, and much more infor- nation would be demanded before the! would approve of warlike measures The Castro government is at present in a situation of strained relationship with other countries besides the Unit
 ed States, and the causes are similar in each case. Great Britain, Holland
 and France have ceased to be or friendly terms with Castro, and in
 all cases the troublesome situation:
 may be traced to the autocratic meth ods and overreaching policies of the head of the Venezuelan state. Oul case is perhaps the more meritorious on the moral side because we have twice saved Venezuela from foreign spoliation. And this government might justly rebuke Castro for his ingratitude and effrontery in delib- erately ignoring the indebtedness oi his people to the power which has preserved them from destruction as a
 nation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
VISION OF INSECTS.
Some Interesting Facts Reported by
 Dr FereI. '~

A translation of Dr Auguste Fer els book on ''The Senses of Insects" comes to interest those who are ready to admit that there is psychol- ogy of insects. The authors ex- periments on vision lead him to these conclusions:
 Insects guide themselves in flight almost entirely, and on the ground partly by means of their facetted eyes. The antennae and the buccal sensory organs cannot help in aerial steering.
 Insects perceive the motion of ob- jects particularly we'll, that is, the displacements of visual images rela- lively to the compound eye. They therefore see better when on the wing than at rest, for during flight the image of immobile objects is displaced relatively to the eye.
 Insects only distinguish the con- tours and forms of objects more or less indistinctly.
 Insects appreciate the direction and distance of objects very clear ly during flight by the aid of their compound eyes. They can. also ap- preciate, even when at rest, the dis tance of immobile objects. -..
 Certain insects (bees, humble, bees), distinguish color clearly anG recognize colors better than forms Among others (wasps) the percep tion of color appears, on the con trary to be very rudimentary.
 The author has assured himself that bees guide themselves almost exclusively by vision. He thus de- seribes an experiment with these little creatures: ~s.-s
 ] In a glass box is placed a drop of honey. which is hidden by little hemisphere of metallic gauge with large meshes. Then some bees which have lasted a little are put into the box. The honey should be sufficiently close to the lattice, and the meshes of the latter ought to be large enough to make it easy for the bees to pass their proboscides through this obstacle and eat at leisure. But if care is taken not to soil the lattice with honey, 1t makes it impossible for the bees to touch their favorite food as they walk about. It is astonishing to see that all the bees promenade a hundred times at two or three millimeters from the honey, passing and repass. ing over the lattice. without stop. ping, without suspecting the pres. ence of the liquid for which they are hungering. They would only have to pass. their proboscides into the lattice in order to satisfy them selves. When the lattice is re moved they recognize the honey by accident and eat 1t with avidity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27

The St Andrews lock and dam that
 is now being erected near Winnipeg,
 Manitoba, Is situated on the Red river
 at the foot of St Andrews rapids, twenty and one-half miles below the
 city. The rapids extend in the shape of shallows in the river for distance
 of about ten miles above the lock, the total fall in that distance being fif- teen feet at the normal summer level.
 Heretofore navigation in this part of the river has been restricted to shall low draft boats, and that only at pe- riods of high water. By means of this dam, the present water level will
 be raised twenty-one feet above the low water elevation. thereby flood ing out the rapids above and shallow reaches in the vicinity of Winnipeg. The dam which is 500 feet long be- tween abutments, consists of a sub structure of permanent part, built entirely of concrete, and a super structure or movable dam operated from a steel service bridge. by means of which control is kept on the upper water level. maintaining t at a level of twenty-one feet above the water in the lower reach. The construc- tion of a movable dam was found nec- essary SO that in periods Of freshet the surplus water of the Red river ! could be carried of without flooding the surrounding country. Tn connee- tion with the movable dam it may be 1 observed that this will be the first movable dam to be constructed fn Canada. the type being a combination of existing dams now in operation in Europe. The service dam from which the movable dam is operated Is carried over the permanent dam by means of five piers spaced about 1s4 feet apart. From this service bridge steel frames are Io~sred by means c. travelling cranes. the lower end of ths frames resting on cast steel sts5 sockets fmbsdded in the concrete O. of the coueTets dam Rolling cur. tains are then lowered oa the steel frames and the water thus raised tc the desired lsEel- Provision is aIss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27

There seems to be little prospect that any part of the $500,000, ,000 emergency currency provided for by the much talked of law of the. last session of congress will be put in cir culation. This is the opinion of the officials of the national treasury, whose business it is to watch the financial needs of the country. The banks are we'll supplied with curren- cy to meet the demands of business, and nothing more is needed. While it was the opinion of the legislators and the financial experts when the new bill was under discussion that such a measure would probably never be put into actual operation, it was believed that legislation of the kind would be immediately beneficial. With the law in existence the gov ernment can at any time put out an emergency currency to meet any strain upon the bank circulation. In other words, danger of stringency like that which caught the country last October is next to impossible, and therefore hoarding of money by banks and others when a scarA comes on would be useless. Money cannot be cornered and no premiums can be re- alized from business men and banks, who must have funds or go to the wall. With .OOo.OOO ready for circulation at the word, nobody cares to hoard currency, and what currency there is will be kept moving and do all the business that is required of money. So the chief value of the law is in its existence. It is bulwark of confidence, though mute and inactive
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
Work has been mans lot since the

Work has been mans lot since the creation, but day of toll should not have it's penalty of pain. Why is 1t. then, you ask. that backache so often xollovsP It is because the modern tendency is to oyerwork. to tear flown faster than nature can rebuild. An unnatural strain is thrown upon the vital organs. and more especially upon the kidneys, which have the work of filtering the blood free of waste and poison. -
 The heavy tax of overwork-the strain upon the back that is SO com mon to many trades and occupations, is too great. The kdneys begin to fail in their work, and there is a double danger to health. The poison ous matter collects in the system. and the kidneys themselves begin to break down.
 ] Pain in the back is only warning of trouble in the kidneys. An infam. nation has set in, and a disordered condition of the urine soon becomes apparent
 Too much or too little urine. with a constant desire 10 void the eec-e- lions; any notioeabls deviation from the normal color; the sppearanee oi q sandy sediment, proves . disor-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
FOR YOUR \ VACATION

you'll need a Suit Case, a Bag, or probably a Trunk. We have the largest assortment to be found in the city at cut prices, and will save you money on whatever you need in our line.
 We do repair work on unl- breIlas, trunks, bags and all kinds of leather goods. Keys fitted. Work done at short notice-prices the lowest in town.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
Wat. Trunk ( Umbrella Mfrs.
 I53 Bank St. Telephone 255-4.
SUPREME coURT-KINGs couN-
Telephone 255-4.

SUPREME CoURT-KINGS coUN- TY: SUMMONS.
 William F. Titus, plaintiff. against Edward B. Titus, Rebecca A. Lane, Mary E. Titus, Rebecea A. Lane, Ida Stevens Donovan, Jesse B. Morton, Joseph B. Morton, Stewart W. Morton, Eme- line E. Morton, Eveline Morton, Brooklyn Methodist Epis- copal Church Home, Legatee. under the name of Brooklyn Methodist Home for the Aged. New York East Annual Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, Legatee un- der the name of New York East Conference of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, Hugh Jones, as Trus- tee for Rescue Mission, and Charles s. Taber, as Sole Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Edith Styles Barker, deceased, defend- ants.
 To the Above Named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to ans wer the complaint in this action and to serve copy within twenty days after the service of this summons. ex- elusive of the days of service; and in case of your failure to appear. or ans wer judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demand ed in the complaint. Dated, New York. June 18th, 1907.
 ANDREW J. SMITH,
 Plaintiffs Attorney. Post ofice Address and once Nos l53-63 Park Row. Borough of Man haitian, City of New York. To the Defendants: Ida Stevens Don- ovan, Joseph B. Morton, Stewart W. Morton, Emeline E. Morton and Eveline Morton:
 The foregoing summons Is hereby served upon you by the publication. pursuant to an order of the Hon Will liam J. Kelly. one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. dated the 9th day of June. 1908, and filed with the complaint In the office of the Clerk of the County of Kings. at the County Court House. in the Borough of Brooklyn. City of New York.
 Dated, June 30. 1908.
 ANDREW J. SMITH.
 Plaintiffs Attorney. once and Post once Addresses 53-6s Park Row, Borough of Manhat- tan. City of New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS,

Sun sets 7:16, rises 4:49; moon rises 4:4S a. m.; moons age, 291s days; 2:16 a. m., eastern time, new moon; p. m., planet Venus apparently stationary: I a. m., planets Mercury and Neptune in conjunction, passing each other; Mercury visible low in east before sunrise; Neptune always invisible to naked eye; possible Delta Aquarid meteors in east after Il p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
THE PENALTY OF ovERWoRK.

dered condition of the kfdneys, thh needs quick attention.
 If your work seems hard for youl If you have a lame, weak or achin1 back, if you seem tired and listlesa and seem to be running down without apparent cause. begin at once with Doan's Kidney Pills, the great kidne9 remedy that has cured co many ol your peighbors. It has given thou, sands of working men and women strong, sound backs for their dailJ work.
 WATERBURY PROOF.
 John ]. McNamara. brass worker, of i3 Third street. Waterbury, Conn, says: T hurt myself lifting sorns years ago and 1t seemed to affect my back. Whether I caught cold or not Icannot say. but my back began pain- ing me and continued to hurt for months. I worked many a day In per. feet misery. and ia spite of the many remedies I used I eonstantiy grew worse. 1 had heard . great deal about Doan's Kidney Pills and went to the H. ". Lake Drug CO, got a box and began using them. l got relief before had finished one box. but continued the treatment until tho trouble had all disappearsA rt had never returned"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
MONDAY, JULY 27, 1908.
July 27 In History.

July 27 In History. f77-Thomas Campbell, poet born; died 1S44. 1883 3- Montgomery Blair, postmaster general in Lincolns cabinet, died; born 1913. 19O7-United States Senator Edmund Wa aPettus of Alabama died; born 1891.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-25
GENTRY SHOWS PARADE
OVER MILE IN LENGTH

that they advertise, and that makes
this popular organization welcome in
whatever part of the country they
pitch their tents. The Gentry shows
have played In every state in the
union. and have left nothing but the
golden. econiums Of press, pulpit ana
public behlpd them; they produce
what they advertise ,,and are without
peers or rivals in their own particular
line Of the circus business This year
tht parade is bigger than ever be-
fore, and extends over mile in
length, is of amusing, educational ana
instructive nature, and as the parade
appealed TO all ages Of man, this gem
eFal appeal is accountable for our
pageant instinct. And. If not. 1t Is at
leas ms good an excuse as any to line
up to see the elephants go by.
It will be. noticed that the show
contains many new features this year
principal among which may be mem
toned the large Increase in the ami
NAL department.. and the special Eu-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-25
state q r Ssas. s s,sy @ T: .e,see.

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Cheney & Co.. doing business In the civ
OF Toledo. County and State Aforesaid.
and TINT said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
be cured BY the use OF Halls Catarrf
Cure. FRANK. J. CHENEY. :
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day OF December,
"A. d. 1885. Al NJ. GItNASONy -
SSeal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internni-
". and acts directly on the blood and
r'incnus surfaces of the system Send
for testimonials free,
n. ). C11niNIlY & Co. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 7bc.
Take Halls Famils Wills for constIpa-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

Tired nerves. with that .'no amof-
tfon" feeling that is commonly felt
in spring or early summer, can be
easily and quickly altered by taking
what is known to druggists every
where as DR.. Shops Restorative.
One will absolutely note changed
feeling within as hours after begin
ming to take the Restorative. The
bowels get sluggish in the winter
time. the circulation often slows up,
the kidneys are inactive, and even
the heart in many cases grows de-
cidedly weaker. DR.. shoop's Restor-
alive is recognized everywhere as a
genuine tonic TO these vital orgns.
1t builds up and strengthens the worn
out weakened nerves; 1t sharpens the
failing appetite, and universally aids
digestion. 1t always quickly brings
renewed strength, life. yigor, and
ambition. Try 1t aud be convinced.
Sold by all dealer
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-25
Magnificent Street Pageant
& Will Be Seen in the City
Tomorrow Forenoon.

What is there aoour a parade. espe-
cially. a circus parade. that brings
people outdoors and converts entire
highways into temporary gypsy
camps? Perhaps the all-consumlng
American desire 10 obtain something
for nothing" is the cause of the pa
rade's popularity-and II so, all that
can be said is that what one gets is
not in the least harmful.
But there may be deeper reasons
for our fondness for these pageants
From the earliest period of the hui
man race men have been attracted by
them. ana we must be escorted to our
graves BY al pageant
They occurred in ancient Greece
and Rome when conquering heroes
returned from their trlumphs, car
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-25

rying with them their trophies in
shape of prisoners OF war. The
games and gladitorial contests and
the cruel sports of the arena were
announced by public parades. The
pageant reached the zenith Of its
glory in the middle ages, when kings
with all the pomp and circumstances
Of barbarian splendor, rode in n gilt
terlng array out to the field OF the
cloth OF gold.
There Is nothing like a parade for
bringing people together, and doubt
less this will prove no exception to
the rule tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock when the Gentry shows will
be seen in all its glittering glory. And
best of all, the parade will come up 10
expectations. There will be the ele-
plants, camels ana other features