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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-21
POLITICAL POINTERS
Lake GsiuiDg- Got Majority oi
 Delegates Elecled Last Night.

Last nights republican caucuses gave Congressman Lilley Goshen and New Fairfield. Lake captured liar winton, Seymour and Andoyer. Woodruff delegates were elected in New Haven and Hamden. The dele gation in Norwalk, second district, was one for Lake and one for Lilley, In Norfolk Lilley got three and Woodruff one. The Hartford Cour- ants tabulated score gives Lilley 157, Lake 45, Woodruff 19.
 A worker in the camp of Candi- date Lake furnishes the Hartford Times "a correct statement" of the standing of the delegates to the re- publican state convention, as fol- lows: Lilley 101, Lake ST, Wood ruff II. ..-
 Here are some of the appointments that Congressman Lilley will be call ed upon to make if he is elected gov ernor: Two railroad commissioners, four years term, salary $3.000 each; one bank commissioner, four years term, salary $2,500; one commission CT on building and loan associations, two years term, salary $2,500; three commissioners of fisheries and game, two years term, compensation $3 a day for actual service and expenses; one shell fish commissioner, four years term, compensation $5 day, limited to S1,500 in one year; dairy commissioner, two years term, salary $1,800; tax commissioner, four years term, salary s3,800; three members of board of examiners of barbers, two years term, ,compensa- tion $5 day for actual service; two commissioners of pharmacy, three years term, salary conditional, $3Q0; one commissioner of domestic ami mals. two years term, salary $1,S00; seven state chemists, compensation, fees.
 The Marching club or Lilleys of the Valley as some term the organ ization is adding to it's membership every day and by next Monday. when a meeting will be held to elect officers, it is thought that 300 good men and true will be on hand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-21
Window
 Screens at Less Than Cost.

To close out the line for this sea- son.
 We have A screens 24 inches high, adjustable width from 22 in to B in. Regular price BOG, now 23c.
 We have .23 screens 24 in high with spring end adjustment from SC to 36 inches wide. Regular price 45c, now BOG.
 These are the best screens made. We make the above prices to clean them out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-21

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derbuss," says he, Frightening of a
sudden.
'Blunderbuss!" says I, with a sneer
why, it's veritabie band of roaring
satans, that lives on blunderbusses."
"Oh, Lord, deliver u.s." he cried. and
Wrung his hands. What shall we do?''
Now, in point of fact, as you may
see, twas in my power without more
ado to play on my poor buffers fears,
and so, skipping out of back door. to
leave Jeffress and his crew to cool
their heels on the terrace. But I was
by this time infused with zest of the
adventure; I entertained it with a
gusto; and SO, drawing him gravely to
a window near by that looked upon
the front.
See you" said I, pointing out the
escort where they lay in waiting.
there's a monstrous set of rascals
for ye, all a-hungering for blood, they
are; all a-spitting on their hands to
f1irt their hangers with which to slit
the threats of poor civil citizens like
me and YOU
Lord save us!" he said, with his
teeth going. And just at that mo-
ment thin voice sounded from some
where above, and a tall, lean old gen
tleman, wrapped in a nightrobe and
looking choleric of face, peered over
the stairway at us.
What the devil are you at, Jen-.
kins?:" he says peevishly.
"Oh, my lord" cried Jenkins (if that
was the FOOLS name), a'tis a gentle
man that has come to warn us-and
there is a pack Of highWaymen with
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And in this way we rode up into the
town, srrtnkled with growing lights,
and twas not until we came abreast
of the White Hart that Tony opened
his mouth
There WISE space of hall, very bare
and plain. and upon two sides there
opened doors into the further parts
of the houss; but the third was filled
with screen of windows, separating
O little privy corner, in which sat the
innkeeper, very greasy and affable OF
look, / threw down a guinea and he
fetched out q pint OF wine; the which
drunken, I turned on my heels and
clattered up to a great door set with
brass knobs. But the. little fat land
lord was on my heels in moment.
you cannot enter there" said he
in a great taking. otis a private
room, and not for strangers"
But with the wine newly bubbling
in my head, I made little of him.
1.-THE DEVIL" said I. 81 will have
what pay for, and / will enter
where / list"
gs clasped my arm. "sir! sir!" he
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an excellent liar" he said. "Yol
would come here and offer me {
cock-and-bull tale, thinking me lack
wit to see you so impudently stand IL
your lie."
My lord" said !, as warm as MAJ
be, "see in what my position stands
am come here, penetrating to YOU
very areside. I staked my head upor
the risk. Ills in your Office to sound
a word, and these fellows will take ns
zSGS::th l.rnn a canital ehargs-of treason
/ have cast my die for the good,
Yet my death, which would be an
evil to me in that case, would profit
you nothing. my lord-nay, less than
nothing in the coming trouble"
Again he paused. '"The chief Jus.
tice OF this realm does not parley
with treason" said he.
But I had glimpse of the man now
1 saw what fear ran in his blood; he
would not have kept me haggling
there If he had It not in his heart to
coquette with fortune.
My lord,' I said, "and who would
credit that q poor highwayman talked
of state politics with the lord chief
justice? Why, a gallows and the tons.
man would serve his turn"
He heaved a little sigh, fidgsting
with his fingers. Who tbs devil are
you?" he asked. you are taken for
padsman."
my lord" said I, It's strange com.
pany man may keep for a purpose.
/ will not, deny that I know your sus-
picions and whence they spring. 10.
deed, it was the gentIemaI's natural
conclusion. / was pressed to carry
my mission. Sure l have been worse
accompanied than by q tobyman. But
as Tor my name, your lordship has
given me ID answer. Call me Ryder.
| am for tde prince"
He heard me out, and twas the
little touch OF hraggadocio I think
converted him as much as anything
What do you propose?" he asked, in
another tone.
I would ride back tonight" said.
unless your lordsnip decide that /
must lodge in JAIL
AS to that" he exclaimed, "Mr.
Ryder, / fear that we must lodge you
there In the meantime. What hour
would you start?"
THE sooner the better," said T.
But nine will serve.''
He regarded me with an urgent face
OF inquiry. This may be trap
he said, suspiciously.
Your lordship may guard against
that" said I, suavely. '.As large an
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conVersfng together. But the OIL
GERS approached, and stood a little
way off by Jeffreys' signal, but keep
ing out of earshot.
Who are you, fellow, and what pre-.
lenses are these you maker" asked
his lordship, roughly, as soon as we
were alone, but examining me with
curiosity.
my lord" said I, 81 make no pre-.
lenses, as shall assure you; and as
for myself, believe me that l play a
truer part than does appear"
He started and stared at me under
his brows in suspicion. What prince %
he asked, brusquely.
There is but one" said I boldly,
"and one that shall rest so no longer
by Gods grace and the trusty arms
of England"
You mean the prince of Granger
he asked, in lower voice. I nodded.
You are bold man." he said, .'to
bring me this message.
Il would do that and more than
that for the good Of the cause" said L.
Jeffreys was silent, and then:
Come, what is this message, them"
he inquired with sardonic glance.
Events have been stirring in the
low country" said !, "as your lord
ship will be aware. The whole of
the north is disaffected against his
majesty. 1t needs but to land" I said
and your iordship knows what might
happen"
Il think, sir, we were to come to
quarters" said Jeffreys, in low voice,
but still in his imperious way.
Well, if he would take it. be was
to have it then and there. "The
prince" says /, whispering, "is already
landed"
He started before my eyes, but re-
covering himself, Il have had runners
from Plymouth this afternoon" he
said, "and there was no news Of i'm
port"
may" said I. sit was not from
Plymouth come. my lord"
"You remind me of my duty" he
exclaimed stetrnly. Deliver this
message, for can tarry no longer"
My lord" said /, IL would have
come to it sooner were it not for
your distrust. am charged by the
prince himself, no less. l have rid
den all day upon a circuit. Three
noblemen were named, and your lord
ship also. The prince lies on English
soil tonight and would confer with
these four faithful subjects"
This Is very well, sirrah. You make
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WOMACK IN P0VERT
MAN WHO FIRST DIsco2ERH
GOLD Ar CRIPPLE CREEK.
Some Of Men Made MiIlionaIres
Poor Cowboy Plan to Give Him
Life Pension - Gave Away
Claims Worth Fortunes.

I Denver Womack, the pod
cowboy who sunk the first shaft in tie
Cripple Creek district and thereby ea
riched the Golfers of the world
$3.50, O00, 900, is in dire poverty in Co
orado Springs, and will be given a IFS
pension by some of the men he has
made millionaires.
Womack for several years has bee
helpless cripple from paralysis. Pre-
vious to the paralytic visitation he
aided his sister in running a boarding
house. Nobody would have dreamed
that this bright, CHEEKY old man, some
times splitting kindlings, or again
washing dishes or waiting on table
had discovered the great gold camp Of
Cripple Creek and, had he held to his
original claims, would have been worth
$25,0QO,0O0. Yet such is the fact, and
to-day Womack would be facing the
poorhouse were it not that some Of
the men who have profted by bia
faith have resolved not to let the old.
prospector come to any such fate.
Late in the eighties Bob Womack
was riding the range for a cattle outs
fit in a tract of land known at that
time as Requa Gulch, where Cripple
Creek Is now situated. Cripple Creek
was first settled on by ranchman
named Levi Welty. Bob Womacks
father secured Welty's title, but the
land passed from his control to tive.
young men named Thompson and An.
derson, and Bob did the work Of 81
cowboy for the new owners. The cat
tlemen did not prosper and real es-
tate firm, Bennett 6 Myers of Denver
had to foreclose a mortgage on what
they thought a most undesirable piece.
of property. The real estate firm put
a young man named George Carr To-
charge as foreman Soon Carr COM.
planned that his cowboy, Bob Womack.
had the prospecting fever and that he
was digging SO many prospect holes
on the ranch that cattle were falling
in them and being injured. He tried
to prevent Bob from doing prospect
ing, but the cowboy had the gold
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ton and better plumed for service! a
worm in his head, say you? Godsakes
III never believe it! His wits wear tc
knife edge with practice"
"And who is this that dares pass
questions on his lordship?" ne cries in
sharp, clear tone. "Come, I should
like to look on him attentively," he
says, that. might know him again
He must be fellow worth acquain
lance If for his future only. / prom
Use you that shall be secured to him
and that he shall know very SOON"
The poor wretch was in so pitiable
a way that I found it in my heart to
be sorry for him; and, after all, he
had served me very kindly at the
start, so spoke up, rising in my seat
and bowling.
my lord" said, "the gentleman
says well. Though twas to him that
my remarks in praise OF yourself were
addressed, | was mistook. Twas not
on you that his comment was d.
rected."
II am in your debt, sir" he said,
''for your defense of me. You do
well. warrant Jeffreys has still his
wits about him. He has an eye for a
rogue, sir. You will do him the JUS
tice to acknowledge that, I hope, on
our better acquaintance" And he
laughed somewhat harsh1y and eyed
the board as if inviting a round of &C.
clamation. The miserable time-serv-
ers cackled their loudest, and his
lordship, turning again to me: 81
should know your face" says he, and
offers kind Of wink to the company.
otis no wonder, my lord" 1 an
swered, pat as you will; ""tis almost
as well known as your lordship's and
almost as favorably received"
Hal" he cried, with his cold and
bitter laugh. It knew not that I was
unawares entertaining rival. A
learned man in the law is this gentle
man, no doubt. Well, sir, will be
greedy Of your advice while l may.
Look you. There was a man tried
afore me this day that had rumpadded
civil and innocent gentleman upon
the kings highway, and faith the
rascal was rash enough to venture
into the company of his victim to
dinner. What dye say to that? What
sort Of sentence would ye deliver on
the wretch?"
How was he took?" said 1.
WELL" said his lordship, after
pause and smiling towards the door,
II fancy the sheriff's officers were
summoned upon him."
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fever, and persisted in digging holes
in the ground wherever he found a
| likely-looking spot
In January, 1891, Bob dug prospect
hole on what is now known as the Ell
Paso lode of the Gold King Mining
company, one of the richest veins in
Cripple Creek. Womack took some
rock from his Ell Paso claim to two
citizens of Colorado Springs. The ore
gave splendid returns, and fortune was
within the poor cowboys grasp. but
he flung it aside.
Well give you $500 for the clat,4l
said one Of the future millionaires.
Done" said the cowboy, to whGLY
$500 looked like q big fortune.
The deal was made, and deyeIoup
ment work was begun on the property
which has paid many hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars In dividends and
which Is still one of the great gold
mines of the camp.
Nor did Opportunity cease to knock
at Womack's door in the case of the
Gold King or Ell Paso mine. It is e.,
timated that during the years 1890
and 1891 the cowboy had between 90
and 40 locations In the gold-bearing
district Whenever one .cs~i1is friends
was looking for location Bob would
make him present Of claim. Some
OF the best properties In the district
passed through his hands in this man
ner without his receiving the slightest
benefit therefrom.
The growth of the new camn waa
phenomenal, but Bob Womack had IA
part in 1t. Miners were Striking it''
on every hill, and, in the mushroom
town Of Cripple Creek, frenzied men
were buying and selling shares In
countless mines and prospects. For.
tunes We're being made with a turn of
the hand, yet luck had deserted Wo.
mack, and the poor cowboy could only
look on, dazed, at the vast flood Of
riches he had almost unwittinplv
started from Natures storehouse ia
saw the man who had bought his
prospect for $500 sell third interest,"
in his mine for $4,000. He saw
claims that he had given away Weld.
ing rich ore at the first strike Of Tia
pick. Puzzled by the trick fortune has
played on him, the cowboy turned
from the hills and went to Colorado
Springs, where he has lived with q
spinster sister.
The movement Of the gold kings
OF Colorado to support the discoyerer
OF this Ell Dorado is a grateful, though
tardy, acknowledgment of indebted.t
ness to the poor cowboy who rubbed
the Aladdin's lamp and flooded the
world with gold.
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NAY" said ]. Then, had I beer
justice, since he was took, would ha
hanged him, for twas a poor wit that
served him no surer than to be SO
took"
His lordship's smile stole farther up
his face and opened his lips so that
the white teeth shone, and he smiled
| in an ugiy fashion to the fellow next
him.
You hear that, my lord?"> says he,
in his sneering, way. Faith, they Es!!l
presently be saying that he did not
deal justice to Dame Alice Lisie. -
The man that he addressed WINGED
and smiled uneasily, for twas well
known that the popular feeling ran
high upon the scandalous trial, which
was but newly concluded, though /
wondered to hear the prime engine Of
that Infamous conviction jest so wan
tonly upon It.
"Sirrah," he said, you have sig
nal charter for your tongue, can per-
ceive. It is a righteous conscience
keeps you in countenance. You are
bold upon your virtues. I have met
your kidney before, and If l must
hang knave, I prefer to hang one
with an insolent front to him that
sniVels. l would disembUWel t'other
in the piliory. There is too much
softness in this modern Justice
My lord" says I, you speak my
feelings like book. Faith, I would
griddle the canting rogue with these
two hands"
Twould be strange, to learn, sir
rah," said his lordship to me, "out of
a natural curiosity what robbed thee
of thy senses to fetch thee here. 'Tis
an odd new policy for the hare to lie
down with the fox"
With that got to my feet. my
lord" said l, very boldly and in a pub.
lie voice, II have come here unin-
vited, It's true, and prefer you my
apologies for the trespass; but have
come upon a pressing private busineas
with your lordship"
His lordship stared at me with
sour look in his eye. "Indeed?" says
he, harshly. u am not used to have
any business with one of your kidney,
and that not private" he says. MY
lord" said /, It's the most urgent
message, and needeth instant de-
livery,
We'll" said he, in his tyrannicai
fashion, Il hope we shall hear good of
this message; for / swear, if I do
not I will have thee hanged the high
eT." and he motioned to me to draw
nearer, at the same time that the
ether gentlemen Of the kings counsel
withdrew to the bottom of the room,
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out, and our tnroats SHAH all be cuts
Hea ven help us!"
Silence, sirrah viii have mons
of this noise" cries the old gentle
man in a peppery voice. you have
disturbed my rest!" he says angrily.
"But, my lord" cried poor Jenkins,
"the highwaymen--"
well, WELL" says he, shrilly, send
'em away. You must get rid Of EN-"
and he looked testify at the butler.
But by this time from the noise of our
talking the whole house was awake,
and there came the sound Of doors
opening, and forth from dark pas.
sages broke lights and faces peered
over the balustrades.
my lord" said I, for twas time for
me to think OF old Jeffreys outside,
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Said 70 se 13o year. O.

Probably the oldest man alive Il
Hadh Raouf, who lives in Constants
nople, and is said to be 1872 years old
He still works at his profession az
saddle-maker, and has never left the
house he was born in. His father 81
believed to have lived to the aga
Of 142.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-02
Mexican Frult Rlpena 80.

st. Louis and other western eitIes
expect to be able soon to feast on
Mexican oranges every year fror. II, af
middle Of October. on, these oranges
BEING ripe month or 90 earlier thar
the California fruit
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-12-02
500 Reward. Sl00.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in it's curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure Send for
list of testimonials. Address,
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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Camp Hamilton.

In the midst of trees and sur.
rounded by a high fence in the sub
urbs of Eddyville is the site of a
former camp meeting ground. 1t is
here our soldier boys have their
camp-Camp Hamilton.
The tents are comfortably fixed
for wintry weather, containing a small
stove and an abundance of blankets.
The MOST important personages of the
camp-the captain and cook-have
their headquarters In cottages, while
others serve as kitchen and dining
room combined, barber shop and
bathroom. Part of the tabernacle
does as a shelter for the horses.
Thanksgiving day they served din
ner-a dinner of which they were
Justly proud-to a large number of
guests, thereby repaying some of
their social obligations, for while
our boys adhere rigidly to duty,
yet so creditable have they conducted
themselves, they are held in esteem
by the best citizens.
The surrounding country is hihy and
picturesque. The shores washed by
the Cumberland river, the summit Of
a hill of mountainous heights COM
mands a magnificent view of the coun
try, while nesting at the foot are
the crystal waters of a lake.
Many renowned springs are not as
beautiful as that of Kuttawa, bub-
bling in its rock bed with sprays of
moss adding touches of beauty.
1t is sad to think Of crime and
blol0dshed where nature has lavishly
blessings. May our fair
State SOON be as peaceful as She is
beautiful.
AS the shades of night are falling
the soldiers go to their posts of du-
ty in the 1ulfillment of which they
are happy.
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people financially. It cannotbe main

people financially. It cannot be main
tanned without said support.
Therefore, Bro. Farmers we wart to
app cal to you 10 see that the little
pittance OF $3.50, the amount OF your
annual dues, is Taid rs soon IS pos
sib,e, as the state and National unions
need tine money to push forward the
work of organization. This is the logi-
cal time of year to do said work while
the farmers are not so busy with their
farm work. We should tlke advantage
of our opportunity to prepare TO take
care of the marketing of our crops be-
fore another calamity in the way of
low prices is upon us. Also the most
of the tobacco controlled by the society
is sold and the people are delivering
and therefore have the ready money
to pay these little expenses, which by
the way is not tax but an investment
that will return TO them more than
the same amount placed anywhere else
There is much yet to be done. Then
let us all get busy in an effort to stir
up the careless in our own ranks, en-
large our membership. Let the strongly
organized sections help the weak or
unorganized communities. This is the
real spirit of cooperation.
Whatever may be our views in re-
gard to handling the tobacco question
we cannot afford to let our local un-
ions go down. That is our local school
and the real basis for cooperation. We
need the local organization in all our
efforts, as an economic means of ac-
our objects. When the
voice of the people is wanted on any
matter this is the logical place to get
it-from the local unions. We cannot
afford to throw away the great bene-
fits that it is possible for us to secure
in cooperative marketing of other
crops because we Imagine we differ in
regard to how to control the tobacco
situation. Don't let our prejudices run
away with our better Judgment, to
the great injury of all -.
M. F. SHARP.