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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

GtNNH NyAth and the guns in the course Of the after noon. There might be nothing wrong. of course. but it was no harm 10 fore stall any close and clever calculation Of the generals.
 "The sentry?' whispered Dunstan- bury.
 T had to cut him down. Shall we be at them. my .ord?" . -No. not yet. They're in the barn. aren't they?r
 "Yes. Don't you hear them? Listen: That's the door opened. Shall we charges'
 'No. no: not yet. They'd retreat in- side. and 1t would be the devil then. They'd have the pull of us. Wait for then to cone out. They must send tO look for the sentry. Tel inc men to lean right down in their saddles-closc down-close. Then the ground covers uS And nOv-siieEce til give the vs-d-
 Silence feIl a-aIn for a few moments. TSay werc waiting for a movement frcsH S;afaitz's men in the barn. Only Dunstzn5ury. bzreheat.ed risked iook over the h.ilock which protected them iron view.
 A s.ngia u,1n hsd cone ont of the b7rn and was boxing about him for tsz sentry who hsd fred He seemed to suspect no other presence. Stafnitz must have bean caught In a sound nap ttis tine
 The searctsr found his nan and 611npo,l CT hss knees tv hin fer a riomrnt. TbCu he rJze and ran h1r- rely toward tIa b1-a. crying. -CO5O- reL ca'1-e..
 Nor.- whispered Impetuous Lakc- vita
 Bzs D1-s-zni,ury nress-Si him down s-5I z-slzz -Not vrf- nat yet-
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 T. te--- s-zz-uezz ff- tie fiat T.zEp- v5.-h ssz fs-ss5zzh-rT gal fs-r1-ssa fhr zsi1 essect sf E Iss. s1e Ezzs -se -Esf -C-s-i-aU- -czs5 Ezvs Gs1-z- s- E-sr--s-t SzsEEt1 z-s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
Lioh,niru Hi,, Neither and Daughter

Charlotte. V. C.. June 5.-Miss Pearl Shepherd. aged eighteen. was instantly killed and her mother. Mrs. William Shepherd. fatally injured hy lightning. The two women were picking cherries near their home when a storm came up. and both were stricken by the same bolt while making an effort to re- gain the shelter of the house.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
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woodbury. '. T. June 6-Tho1sh . hundred citizens have been searching the territory sround the town. 10 trace has been found cf ths rsro whs at tseked and beat Miss Nellie Hie<in- bothsn vhHe she wss returning to hes kozs froz PkEadeirhla- The younx vuz.n fs I- . rsricas cs1ff1sn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
CTo B. Continued,

When you need to take something take it promptly for the stomach but take sousthing you know Is reliable -so-ethiaK like Kodol for DysRsp- sia sad indigestion Ko1ol Is pleas ant to take. it Is reliable and Is guar artes. to give relief It is sold ey BuckinghzE phsrusey.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
u,L, Smith L.,,. |, e.,r.I..

Atlanta. Ca. June 5.-Ali returns ln- dicate the nomination of Joseph M. Brown as governor of Georgia in the general Democratic primary by c plu- rality of about 15.ooo. He vas op- posed by Governor Hoke Smith. The Constitution estimates thst Brown has won by from 15.ooo to z5ooo The Brown managers claim the plurality is isrrnr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

Then he shall have the reward of his virtue in better fight for the guns" said Lukovitch. Now. lads ready! Listen. I'm going forward with Peter vassip here and four more. We'll secure tue man and his wife. Ther. might be servant girl on the prem ises, too, perhaps. When you hear my whistle, the rest of you will follow You'll take command, my lord:" He turned to Sophy. Madame, will you come with me or stay here?"
 ''I'll follow with Lord Dunstanbury," she said. We ought all to be in the barn before it's light:"
 Surely. A barge might come ID or down the river, you see, and it wouldn't do for the men on board to see any body but Vassip and me. who are to be the lock keepers" Ee and Peter Vassip rode of with their party of four. and the rest wait ed in field a couple of hundred yards from the barn. A dip in the ground af- forded fair cover. Some of the men began to disnount. but Dunstanbury stopped them Its just that one ney- CT knows" he said, "and it's better to be on your horse than off it in case any trouble does come, you know" ..
 There oughtn't to be much trouble with the lock keeper and his wife or even with the servant girl" said Basil Williamson.
 Girls can make difference some times Sophy said. with smile. I did once in the Street of the Fountain over in Slavna there"
 Dunstanbury's precaution was amply justified. for, to their astonishment, the next instant shot rang through the air and the, moment after a loud cry. A rideress horse galloped wildly past them. The sheepskin rug across the saddle marked it as belonging to Volsenian.
 By heaven. have they got there be- fore us?' whispered Dunstanbury.
 T hope so. We shan't have to wait" said Sophy.
 But they did wait there moment. Then came a confused noise from the long, low barn. Then a chatter of hoofs and Lukovitch was with them again, but his comrades were four men now. not five.
 Flush! Silence. Keep coverr he ,panted breathlessly. "Stafnitz is here already. At least there are men in the barn and horses tethered outside, and the barges are on the river. just above the lock. The sentry saw us. He chal' lenged and fired. and one of us drop ped. It must be Stafnitz"
 Stafnitz 1t was. General Stenovics had failed to allows for the respect which his colleague entertained for his abilities If Stenovics expected him back at Slavna with his guns on the Sunday, Stafnitz was quite clear that he had better arrive on Saturday. To this end he had strained every nerve. The stream was with him. flowing strong, but the wind was contrary. His barges had not made very good progress. He had pressed the horses of his company into service on the towing path. Stenovics had not thought of that. His rest at Rapska had been only long enough to give his men and beasts an hours rest and food and drink. To his pride and exultation he had reached the lock at Miklevni at nightfall on Friday. almost exactly at the hour when Sophy's expedition set
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
Hail Fer e.rrss priinssss-a

Berlin. ICne g. Eight nonoomnis- stoned officers of the guard artillery regiment rho were tried by court mar tisI have been sentenced 10 terms of Imprisonment varyinE iron two weeks 10 Effeen moufhs- They were charged with the naltrsafInenf sf sgbrrdinstes
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

Dswitts KlsnsT ans Bladder Fills are prompt sns thorouEh and wili in a very short tine strsaEtke1 the wsaksnez kf6reyG Sold bg B1ckinE- hsz rhzrzscT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

out on it's ride to intercept him.
 Men and horses might be wea-y now: StafniEs could afford to he indifferent to that. He could give the m a good rest and yet. starting at : the next morn-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
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Canoasbure- Pa June s--In q des- perste Hzht win q large wildcat vhich sttacked him Joz1 Brady. . farmer. ~.s probably fatally injured The sn- f-ai uss shot
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

spare even two. 1t was judged well to leave these. Their in- structions were tofre stshortin- tervals. whether there was much chance of hit ting anybody o- not Dunstan- bury hoped by this trick to make stafnitz believe that the whole detaeh-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

hnsths- Refuge Fsr cri-irsis esna
 Monfevideo. June 5.-Tbe UruEusyan government has signed an extrzdition fresty win tks United States
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

SFstr r8sfnHI sdttT- WhoIe detAcn-
 skfnsr- meur vas sta tionzry in the ditch thirty yards or more from tas point where 1t joined the liver. oaly ten stroug nov and one oi them . woman. they made thefr way toward the 11ush os the ditch and to- ward rr~ ------ ----ssz aeld the rrize f5ey
 CTo Be Contiuued.y
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05
PrERRor GETS THE HOOK.
Hoiyoke outaelder ImmedsntelS
 Snapped Up by Waterbury.

0utfeldsr Pierrot, secured D Holyoke from the Lancaster team of the Tri-State league. played wffh Waterbury yesterday la ths double header against New Britain. IL is understood that Perrott wzs given his reiease by Manager Tighs after the game with Bridgeport wednes- day. Ia this contest be made costly errors. and as he had been wsak uith the stick since joining Holyoks Et wzs decided to let him 70 an1 hold zsmIoch. Perrott has tks reputstion of bsing q fast hali pisy- CT. but hs has shown 10 bsssbxii brsiIisneT Of any sort whiis with Hoiyoks-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

A clGttcr of hoofs and LukoUitch irds trith them again
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

first think uf. too-the center of con test and the guerdon If victory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-05

.OR the history of this night from A the enemy's side thanks are due
 to the memory and to the un-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
SOPHISTICATED GEMS"

Great progress is also being made in turning
out Sophisticated gems This enterprise. largely
fraudulent consists OF the substitution of cheaper
colorless stones for diamonds, green garnets for
emeralds and so on. Certain stones are treated
with chemicals with heat to heighten change
their coors and increase their brillancy The wine
yellow topaz is changed to pink and white one
rendered whittier more brilliant by treating be-
comes sophisticated diamond A hole is drilled in
of-color stone, which is then improved by filing
the cavity with transparent enamel the inside
of a setting may be backed. painted enamelled-
These sophisticated gems of far less value than
the artificial gems. whose substance is Identical
nearly identical with that of the natural
"A lot Of trade secrets have been opened up by
Investigations of these sophisticated gems many of
which l have reproduced in the laboratory For
example 1 have taken a wine-yelIOw Brazilian
topaz and by properly packing il in magnesa and
then carefully heating it have changed its color
a very beautiful rose pink. l thus increased its
value about twenty times. Similarly banded
agate. with poor contrast of color. when treated
with dyes and chemicals shows marked contrasts
and becomes beautiful I have soaked such agates
in olive oil until this has penetrated the more
porous parts. and then have boiled it in sulphuric
acid which in combination with the oil. has turned
the porous parts to a rich veIvety brown or black
the non porous portions becoming whittier by con-
trast This is done in the manufacture of onyx
canoes. Indeed. the porous portions of many
asates are. for the trade. artifcialIy dyed red.
brown blue and other colors. desired
"A stone now on the market as harlequin
the of whose blues and reds changes like
cats eye in the dark is merely crocidote. blue
asbestos whose fbres have been treated with ami
line dyes. Most of the common Chalcedony seals
worn as watch charms have been arthciaIy col
ored, and q large amount OF the so-caIled jade N
market is merely chaicedony dyed green. Moss
agate is counterfeited by painting the natural col
orless chalcedony with mosslike patterns 1 have
done this for experimental purposes and have
deed, this chalcedony-a ciouded, milk col
ored variety of quartz-is used in making sophstf-
Gated turquoises and carnelians.
"Over million gross of imitation diamonds are
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
SOME INVITATIONS COSTLY.

"a imitation emerald now on the market
displays flaws such as commonly characterize the
mined emerald. Indeed. imitation gems COS.
more than do originals. two good examples being
the imitation rose quartz and moonstone and so
far az beauty is concerned they often more at
tractive than the natural exhibiting very wide
range of color. But they more easily scratched
than the natural stones. and exposure to foul air
usually dins their brIlliancy In fact, nearly all OF
the finest grades of imitation gems be readily
detected by their yielding the file and their ina
bility to scratch glass
quite tine newest and most interesting thing N
this line, however. Is a very high grade initiation
gem which actually does scratch glass readily and
does not yield the file. have obtained four OF
these thus far one green and the others delicate
pink I have not yet obtained a sufficient quantity
of this material determine it's character, but
ouspect that 1t is largely powdered quartz mixed
with small amount of alkali in the hux- These
are very durable having the hardness sufficient for
ordinary wear. besides fire and brlhancy far
superior TO those Of other imitation stones.
Beautiful and expensive imitation pearls are
made by coating glass beads with product r1Ads
from the scales of bleak fish OF the Baltic
Sea- the desired color being finally impaired by ths
delicate use Of dyes
THE very latest product is the Teckla pearl
made by secret process which have not yet
fathomed. and which reproduces the twtrls and
bumps of the baroque pearl"
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
MANY FAVOR COLUMBINE.
Thousand Think 1t Should Be Nn-
tiOnaI FlO1cer.

The Columbfne Association. formed several years
ago in Boston bring about the official adoption OF
the coIumbine the national flower OF the United
States has gained thousands OF members since last
summer. Its membership comprises many repre-
sentative Americans including artists. writer's.
ticultursts and botanists in various parts OF the
country.
Regarding the spread of the movement. Professor
James Sturgis Pray of Harvard University. secre-
tary of the Columbine Association, in a letter re-
cefved here says:
1 take pleasure in reporting that the Coiumbine
Association growing steadily and that our
growth during the last year has been greater than
for several years preceding Our membership,
however, Is not sufficient warrant our memorial
izing COngress-the final STEP which we believe
should not taken except in response wide
popular demand Meanwhile work continues
to be of education of public opinion regarding
flower for our country and the unique claims OF
the cOlumbne for that honor.
Among the vital ideals of country
ftlv SyrnbOlized by the colunbine is the idea OF
peace This is suggested both by the name.
Cfated with columbia tdoveb. and by the form Of
the flower. which in the short Spurred species
wonderfully resembles group Of doves BY Its
other name. aqUilegia, our American eagle is re-
called. symbolic or power
Thus. pre-eminently among flowers the colurn-
bine stands as the emblem Of the peace that makes
for power and the power that makes for peace. and
is most beautifully appropriate this season, when
II is in prime, deck the graves of heroes
who fought and died for peace and for the ideals
of
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

sumptive Archduke Francis Ferdinand, have all
laid themselves open to charges of favoritisrn by
adopting the rule advocated by Sir John Fisher
in the selection of the commanding officers of
their respective armies and navies. Seniority,
while il generally entails the experience of
years does not necessarily imply efficiency. Very
often an officer at the head of the list may be
lamenta bly, inferior to his juniors in energy, in
tact in Judgment and in the knowledge of the
newest developments of the science of war. He
may be suffering from temperamental defects,
such as those recently ascribed by the War De-
partment at Washington to Colonel Stewart 1t
Is in the interests of the service and in the in
terests of the nation that he is passed over and
that promotion goes instead TO that particular
one Of his juniors who is known by the execu-
tive TO be possessed in the highest degree OF the
qualities required for the command. Naturally
the executive upon whom the responsibility
rests is tempted TO nominate the man whom he
knows best with whose character he is most
intimately acquainted and of whose suitability
for the post he is most assured, perhaps through
nersonal friendship sometimes through close OF
fetal association This is only to be expected:
vet If invariably results in charges of favorit-
ism being brought against the executive who.
moved with a profound sense Of his accounta-
hiIity. has only been doing what he considers TO
he the right thing for the nation.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
VALUE OF MANGUVRES.

Sovereigns like chief magistrates OF repuo-
lies; prime ministers, as well as the heads OF
ministerial departments. owe their once pefore
everything else popular will 1t Is thelr
;dgn,ent that is relied on by the nation to safe
p1,srd the interests of the commonwealth by
amounting TO offices Of responsibility only
.,,ab mon as they feel convinced are duly
ouaIiAed to perform the task assigned TO them.
II tbev nominate men untitled they are held to
account For where the welfare and the sarety
of the nation are concerned no other cons1o-
.o.,one can he allowed to weigh in the matter.
not even seniority.
Tho ANIMAL manueuvres of the army and the
navy upon which such large sums OF money arc
snent each year by the United States ana Dy the
great powers of Europe. are designed ho' 6i'ho
for the purpose of affording training III soi
thing akin to actual warfare TO the troops ahu
to the ships but also to test the qualllieS VI Ni
commanders. Indeed, that is one Oh the iii
important features OF the sham campaigning ny
.ea and by land. Shortcomings ana mlS'aheS
- ,.ree,,llx noted by known and secret critics,
and whereas in Germany and in Austria the
.rest YEARLY rnaneuvres of the army are always
FoIloved bv the shelving of numerous offcers on
account of ineficiency. lack of resourcefuiness
"a ~, initiative or other faults detrimental 10
A., army and by promotions Of those who nave
zo ,ar+fcularly well, here in America as "eii
as in England memoranda are quietly niauo
.oatnst the delinquent officers. and when the
,noment comes for promotion to some important
resnons,ble command they are passed over IN
- ., iuniors-for the good OF the service
Every naval end military power to-day can
.,,,,,sb cases of men who have been advanced to
ni.b command without regard to the rules OF
seniority, and over the heads OF officers OF iiuci
,o,,ser wears of service than themselves. In
Gir French, IL
20 ,oior of Hussars at the outset OF the
90 War to-day at the head of the army
.o,r.rd which he stands much In the same POSI-
dr,;rsl Sir John Fisher does toward the
III 1rbs, is to say he is Inspector General or
u" @ roroes. General Officer Commanding IN
Gs,ef first Glass; the acting President OF inc
taosrd of Selection and Promotion OF oiaceis'
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
AUSTRIAN GENERAL DROPPED.

In Austria, Archduke Francis Ferdinand. the
heir presumptive to whom the aged Emperor has
delegated his active duties as supreme com
mander of the army, got rid of the veteran Cen
eral Count Beck the close of the grand army
manceuvres in 1906, after taking strong excep-
ton to the manner in which the operations were
directed and executed. and appointed In his
stead to the office of Chief OF the General Staff
Lieutenant General Won Hotzendorf with whom
he had been intimately associated for many
years, but who at the time relatively
known to the army and TO the people at large.
The treatment of old Count Beck and the ap-
pointment OF Won HOtzendorf excited no end OF
criticism, well the usual charges of favor
itism But the nomination has turned out ex-
tremefy well. and according to expert opinion at
Berlin and in Paris the change has been dis
tinctly for the better. and has had the effect Of
infusng new life and energy into the General
STAFF of the Austrian army.
1t was much the same thing when the Kaiser
three years ago appointed Lieutenant General
Helmuth Won Moltke in the place of old General
Count Schiefen to the office Of Chief OF the
General Staff of the German army-that is to
say. to the office held by the great Field Mar
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
NEW DANGER IN COAL MINING.

The soldiers out in the Philippines may get all
the excitement they want. but none Of them ever
had a time that befelI bunch Of coal miners
the island of Cebu'' said mining engineer. The
FiIipinos in the section of Cebu where the coal
fields are situated unusually superstitous and
in going to and from the mines had TO pass a
good many native houses. After We had been max
ing the trip times noticed that the
tive children would run at the sight OF u.s. and We
could see the mothers drag them IN out OF our
path and try conceal them. The men also be-
came very surly-
Nothing happened until late night when one
of the engineers stopped by party OF FIJI
pinOs at some distance from the camp. The natives
all had boIOs and spears. and the engineer got out
his revolver and prepared to defend himself when
a minor official of the village appeared. and after
talking with the men told the engineer what the
trouble was 1t appears that some mischief maker.
either TO make trouble for or to play upon the
crpd1JIttv of the natives told them that the prfn
CfpaI way the Americans found out where there
was A coal mine was to kill Filipino child md
let it's blood drop the ground II the blood
soaked into the ground without leaving trace,
there was coal underneath .
asTt took us long time convince the natives OF
the faIsfty OF this story. and the situation
Sarious before they believed that the cOnstabu-
Iarv had TO keep guard lot of coal for
a long time e''-WaShington Post
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

best Oriental r7lhes worth twice to six times
the price of big diamonds of equal weight before
the artificial ruby was discovered The manu-
facture of artificial rubies has gone beyond the
experimental stage. and many hundreds of carats
of these the market under the
name of manufactured scientific artificial and
reconstructed rubies.
In France they manufactured in this way;
Powder rich in aunina (oxid of alupinum) is
dropped upon platinum wire suspended IN the
centre of oxyacetaline- or oXyhydrogen lame
The fine powder fuses and the fused globule is
gradually built up. by addition of more powder
and little coloring oxide, into button or bead
of good color, which. like a mined ruby, is finally
for the trade
These artificial rubies are selling for varying
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

ehaI Count Moltke from the time OF the war be-
tween Prussia and Austria in 1866. until his
death since the accession OF the present En-
peror to the throne. The nomination aroused no
end of indignation in the army and in the press,
the newspapers. at the risk Of punishment for
leze majesty. intimatng that Helmuth Won
Moltke much TOO young for the post. that
he was devoid of the necessary prestige and ex-
perience. and that he indebted for his seIec-
ton solely and entirely 10 the favor Of the En-
peror to whose household he had been attached
for a number of years Here. again. the critics
proved all wrong True. Helnuth Won Motke
(xhO must not be Confounded with his very
distant kinsman. General Count Cuno
Moltke) was and remains a particular favorite
of the Kaiser and Of the Kaiserin. having been
for so long a member of their immediate en-
tourage-
But he has shown that he has inherited many
of the qualities and military gifts Of his illus
triorIs uncle the famous field marshal and the
great annual maneuvres OF the last two years
have been characterized by an originality and
scope unknown under the administration OF the
veteran Count Schieffen. Indeed. HeInuth Won
Moltke has borne himself well in the ex-
tremely difficult Office OF Chief of the General
Stan-justly styled the brains and the con-
trolling agency of the German army-that all
criticism has been silenced-
History. which is so hard on the system oc
favoritism in politics. furnishes numerous and
notable illustrations OF the advantage OF its ap-
plication in military and naval matters. The
great Napoleon paid but little attention TO con-
sideratiOns of seniority IN promoting ex-stabIe
boys. such as Lannos and Murat. from the ranks
10 the highest offices in his army They were
described his favorites. But If he showered
favOrs upon them IL was because he was ac-
quainted with their merits and with the value of
their capacities as commanders Like Sir John
Fisher. he. aiming AT results and success. ap-
piled in every instance the maxim that favor
itism.' thus considered. ''is the secret Of en-
ciency.'' EX-ArTACHR