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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12

For a minute Sadie's blue eyes lights
up like I'd passed her plate of peach
ice cream IF | only couldp' says she.
Then she shakes her head. No." she
SAYS, Il should hate to lie. And, any
way. there's no one within reach who
could play their parts
Amt they the wonders, these wom-
en-"
THAT beln' the case" says 1. lit looks
like you'd have to go ahead and break
the sad news. What do you want me to
do-hold bucket for the tears?'
Sadie said all she expected of me
was to help her forget it afterwards;
so we rolls along towards Wigghorn
Arms We'd got within a mile of there
when we meets a Greek peddler with
bunch of toy balloons on his Shout
der, and in less'n no time at all them
crazy quilt ponies was tryin' to do back
somersaults and other fool stunts. In
the miXup one of 'em rips shoe al
most off, and Mr. Coachman says he'll
have to chase back to blacksmith
shop and have it glued on.
"Oh, bother says Sadie. We'll, hur-
nv up about it. Wen walk along as
far as Apawattuck Inn and wait there"
1t want much of a walk. The Apa-
wattuck's place where they deal out
imitation shore dinners to trolley eX-
cursionists, and fusel oil high balls to
the bubble trade. The name sounds
well enough, but that amt satisfyin'
when you're real hungry. We were only
KILN time. though, so 1t didn't matter.
We strolled up just as fearless as IL
their clam chowders was fit to eat.
And that's what fetched us up against
the Tortonis. They was well placed,
at a corner veranda table where no one
could miss SEEM 'em; and as they d
lust finished a plate of chicken salad
and a pint of genuine San Jose claret,
thew was lookin real comfortable and
elegant.
say, to see the droop eyed way they
sized us up as we makes our entry,
you'd think they was SO tired doin'
/ that sort of thing that life was hardly
worth while. You'd never guess they
/ been livin' in a hall bed room on crack
ers and bologna ever since the season
| closed, and that this was their first
real feed of the summer. on the strength
of just havin' been booked for fifty per-
formances. He was wearin' one of then
torrid suits you see in Max Blum
| STEMS show window, with a rainbow
band on his straw pancake, and one
of these new flannel collar shirts thai
you button under the chin with a bras:
safety pin. She was sportin' a Petel
Pan peekaboo that would have made
Comstock gasp. And neither of 'em hat
seen a pay day for the last TIVE
months.
But it was done good, though. They
had the tray jugglers standin around
respectful, and the other guests won
dering how two such real House o
Mithers should happen 10 stray II
where the best dishes on the care
want more'n sixty cents double por
ton.
Course, ] amt never been real chum
my with Tortoni-his boardin' hous
names Skinny WEIGH. you know-bu
I've seen him knockin around the Rial
to off'n on for years: so as l goes b,
to the next table / lifts my lid an
\ says, Hello. Skini How goes II p Say
want that friendly enough? But VIVA
kind of come back 90 get! He JUS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12

as much TO home as if she'd been usin'
up a green transfer across 34th. III the
style was new to her, or the motion
gave her a tingly feelin' down her back
she never mentioned ii.
They did lose their breath a few,
though, when we struck Wlgghorn
Arms. It's a whackin' big place, all
fenced in with fancy iron work and
curlicue gates fourteen feet high.
1--we just got to run in a minute and
say a word to Mrs. Wigghorn," says
Sadie Il hope you don't mind watin'- !"
oh no, they didn't. They said so in
chorus. and as we lOoped the loop
through the shrubbery and began to
get glimpses of window awnings and
tiled roof could tell by the way they
acted that they'd just as soon wait in
side as out
Mrs. Wigghorn wasn't takin' any
chances on havin' Their Dukelets drive
UP. leave their cards, and skidoo. She
was right out front, holdin' down a big
porch rocker. with her eyes peeled up
the drive And she was costumed for
the part 1 don't know just what it was
she had on. but I've seen plush parlor
suits covered with stuff like that. She's
sizable old girl anyway. but in that
rig and with her, store hair puffed out,
she doomed up like a bale of hay.
why, how do you do. she squedis,
maxim a swoop at Sadie as soon as the
wheels stopped turnin'. And you did
bring them along, didn't you? Now
don't say a word until 1 get Peter-he's
| just gone in to brush the cigar ashes
off his vest We want to be presented
! to the Duke and Duchess together, you
know. Peter, Peter" she shouts, and
| in through the front door she waddles,
yellin' for the old man.
And say. just by the look Sadie gave
me | knew what was runnin' through
her head.
shorty" says she, I've mind to
do it,
Flag it," says l. You amt got
time
But there was no stoppin' her.
Listen" says she to the Tortonis
l"Can't you play Duke and Duchess q
Kildee for an hour or SOP"
What are the lines?" says Skinny.
You've got to improvise as you &c
along" says she. Can you do it ?'
Its pipe for me-" says he. 'Flos-
sy, do you come in ON it %
Did she? Why, Flossy was diggin
up her English accent while he wa:
askin the question. and by the time
Mrs. Wigghorn got back. draggin' Pc
ter by the lapel of his dress coat. the
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patent out of some poor inventor, and
his bank accounts been pyramidin so
fast ever since that now he's in the
eight figure class; but when it comes
to bein' in the monkey dinner crowd,
they amt even counted as near silks.
Why says Sadie. I've heard that
they have their champagne standing in
rows on the sideboard, and that they
serve charlotte russo for breakfast.
That's an awful thing TO repeat, "
says 1.
"Oh, we'll" says she, Mrs. Wigs
horns a good natured soul, and l do
think the Duke might have stood for
her an afternoon. He wouldn't, though,
and now I've got TO go there and call
it off. Just as she's got herself into
her diamond stomacher, probably, to
receive them"
You couldn't ring in couple OF
slbs?" says l.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
By, SEW LII FO II ID

Well, l didn't 1t took a ten to make
the landlady loosen up on the ward
robe. TOO: but considerin' the solid joy
I've had, thinkih' about Skinny and
Flossy eatin' charlotte russo for break
fast. and all that. l guess I'm gettin'
a lot for my money IL amt every
dav YOU have a chance 10 elevate u
vaudeville team TO the peerage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
USE YOUR KODAK TODAY

And take your films 10 Harry Simpler.
Isl SO. Main. for expert developing
and printing. At the electric sign
Simpler.
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
AT MEADOW VIEW FARM.

The little social colony at Meadow View farm, the home of Mrs Marthi F. G, Hawley, is being rapidly aug, mented. Summer guests are constant. ly arriving and:the homelike quarters in the cosey little farmhouse are taxed to capacity. There is always q de- mand for quarters at Meadow View and the motherly treatment admin istered by Mrs Hawley, (she is always Aunt Martha" to the guests), is ap- preciated like that of prodigal son returning to the home roof from which he has been absent for many years. It is never dull at Meadow View, be- cause the diversions are many and va. ried enough to suit the most exaeting bon vivant of the city. Among the guests there at present are Mrs E. M. Vail, Miss Elinor Vail, Miss Reta Card, Miss Elfreda Withey and Miss Stella Tyler, all of Waterbury; John Kulp of Trenton, N. J., and the Nor ton children of New York.
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ef lightning. Tn damage in both
 cases was light, put tLe scare was se-
 were, At the home of William Wheeler.
 the telephone instrument was put out Of commission and the same state of affairs Is reported from the home of Philip Rowland, The houses have been required, but the telephones. property of the Waterbury Automatic Co.,. are still in state of silence, custom which seems to be q characteristic trait with this particular independent tele- phone company. The service is al- most as rapid as the rural free deliv- cry and will be an excellent example of the service rendered by independent telephone lines when the subject comes up for discussion at the next session of the legislature.
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14

This sign is permanently attached to the front of tho main building ol the Lydia K. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn, Mass. ..-u. What Does This Sign Mean?
 It means that public inspection ol the Laboratory and methods of doing business s honestly desired. Itmeanl that there is nothing about the bus. mess which is not "open and above. board"
 It means that 6 permanent invita-. tion is extended to anyone to come and verify any and all statements made in the advertisements of Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound
 Is it 8 purely vegetable compound made from roots and herbs with. out drugs? t. Come and See.
 Do the women ofAmerica continu. ally use as much of it as we are told Come and See.
 Was there ever such a person as Lydia B. Pinkham, and is there any Mrs. Pmkham now to whom sick woman are asked to write? Come and See.
 Is the vast private correspondence with sick women conducted by women only, and are the letters kept strictly confidential?
 Come and See.
 Have they really got letters from over one million, one hundred thousand women correspondence Come and See.
 Have they proof that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has cured thousands of these women? Come and See.
 This advertisement is only for doubters. The great army of women who know from their own personal experience that no medicine in the world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ills will still go on using and being ben- efted by it; but the poor doubting, suffering woman must, for her own sake, be taught confidence, ,forshealso might just as well regain her health
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14

machinery was designed by the Gener' al Electric Company in collaboration With Il, R, Leyden. the electrical en' gineer of the New Milford Power Com pany, formerly manager of the Hamil- ton Electric Light & Cataract Power Co,, the machinery itself being built and installed by the General Electric Co. The penstock from the forebay to the pOwer-house was built and erected by the Riter- -Conley Manufacturing Company, of Pittsburg. The Berlin Construction Company, of Berlin, Conn.,, furnished and built the steel work for the power-house and entrance gates. The dams, waste gates. etc., forming the rest of the work, were designed by the writer.
 The contractor for the entire work exclusive of the installation of the ma chinery and steel work was D. L. Em- anuel, of Pennsylvania, who was repre- sented by L. l. Fletcher, of the same State. Some HOO men were employed and l5 derricks and hoists, cableway, l5 steam rock-drills in addition to the regular contractors plant.
 The assistant engineers were Messrs W. A. Thompson, Eugene Underwood, W. G. Fox, A. Gideon, W. $. Thom- son, F. E. Toquet, J. T. Harrington, F. N. Fowler, IT,, and c. H. Beach, graduates of Yale, Harvard, Renssel- aer, Cornell and Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology.
 In addition to MT King, before men, tioned, were associated in the com pany, Charles Sooysmith, of New York, M. Am. Soc. c. E., an engineer of high standing, also J. w. Ogden, a leading fnancier or New York City. 1.-The Engineering Record.
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AN ENERGETIC CITIZEN.

IAAN I4NH1sN' IA " VI AAAANs
 The report that John B. Pope, first selectman of Oxford, had sold bis home farm, Woodlawn, situated in the fertile valley of the town, was sur prise to many readers of The Bee, last week, and later, when it was intimated that MT Pope might remove to another town there was general regret. For many years Mr Pope has been recog- nized as one of the leading business men of Oxford and of New Haven county. He has conducted his farm upon business principles and is now the largest employer of labor in the town. He has been the leading man in polit- ical affairs receiving the support of all citizens irrespective of party affil- iations because he has been honest, up- right, industrious and always working for the interests of his home town. In the social side of life Mir Pope has been ably assisted by his cultured family anG it is the hope of all res idents of Oxford that he will decide to build another home within the limits of the town and continue in his active business life. Mir Pope owns many hundreds of acres of land and there are many charming places among his possessions where it is possible to build an attractive home.
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
IN THE PEACH ORCHARD.

Lee Armstrong has had wonderful success with his peach crop, this year, and has just completed the last ship ment of over 1000 baskets of the lus- cious fruit from one of his orchards.
 The fruit was in prime condition when ready for delivery to the commission dealers and when placed upon the market was quickly disposed of. Care
 was exercised in the sorting and pack ing of the product and honesty seemed to be the key note of Mir Armstrong's methods. The peach on the bottom of the basket was as attractive in appear. ance as its mate on top and merchants have come to the conclusion that the name Armstrong" stamped on the side of the basket is guarantee of the square deal' in buying peaches. Mir Armstrong will harvest the crop
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largely limestone of varying degrees of hardness. The canal was filled with water on December 10 and Il. and was practically watertight, no leaks show ing of any moment.
 Forebay and Penstocks. The fore,
 bay entrance chamber containing the racks, gates and entrance to the pen
 stocks, is large and substantial, the foundations running down to solid rock. The racks are placed some distance ir front of the head gates, 2la feet, to in- sure more unifo rm velocity of water through the racks. The sides are all built on reverse curves so as to give an easy entrance to the penstocks. The wing walls to make functions with the earth banks are of concrete as we'll as the chamber walls themselves. The walls are given a top width of E feet, the base at the bottom of the pipe be- ing IS feet. The wall around the 13- foot pipe is carried six feet farther down the hill in order to increase the anchorage of the large steel pipe.
 The penstock, 13 feet in diameter with bell entrance 15 feet in diam- eter, is made of steel three-eighth, seven-sixteenths and one-half inch, double riveted and supported on con- crete piers, closely following in its incline the rock surface down the hill. The turn at the bottom to line par allel with the power-house is at an an-
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14

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The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
Oxford.

CHARMING SUMMER RESORT.
 Without any organized attempt on the part of residents to boom their home town. Oxford is beginning to at tract attention as an ideal country town in which to pass summer vaca- tion. The scenery in and about the Pomperaug valley cannot be equalled in Connecticut and in few places in New England. The sunsets as viewed from the hills remind tourists of the views to be had far out on the western praries and in the dun colored moun- tain sections of Colorado. In addition to the glorious climate, there is an added charm in association with the residents of this old Connecticut town. One cannot help but notice that warm hearted cordiality which exists and the hearty greeting extended to strangers makes the visitor to Oxford forget that he is in the east, a section of the country which is not noted for its hospitality because the old timer res idents are so engrossed in business. There is touch of southern hospitality here combined with the democratic simplicity of the west which makes stranger feel at home and when leav- ing to express wish to soon return to the ideal home spot of grand old Con- necticut. A little effort upon the part of the citizens in the center of the town would attract many persons to the place in anotPsr year and among those so attracted would be some who might re willing to invest money in building homes and manufacturing in- dustries. A board of trade or hust- ling citizens committee could work wonders for Oxford.
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gle of 50 degrees. It reduces in size as the feeders lead to the wheels. The
 work was we'll constructed and showed

gle of 50 degrees. It reduces in size as the fee lers lead to the wheels. The
 work was we'll constructed and showed no appreciable leakage under pressure.
 Power-House. The power house is formed into one main building, 15 feet long by AS feet wide, and an annex in the back and at the center, A X AS feet. In the main building are placed the wheel cases, hydraulic valves. gov- ernors, generators and exciters, while in the annex, forming a part of the main building, is found the switch board, oil switches and electrical con- nections. In the rear of the annex and separated by concrete partition wall a space IS X 48 feet is devoted to the
 transformers and lightning arresters. The walls are 30 feet high above the foundation.
 Tbe power house is built entirely of concrete and steel. The foundation,
 in all cases carried to solid rock, is built of concrete, the sides and par tition wall of the same material. The main building has its roof and the trav- cling crane supported on steel, the ends of the purlins resting on concrete gables. The draft tubs discharge through arched openings, the gener- ators resting on solid concrete piers. The switch board is placed on a raised platform in the center annex, the plat form being of concrete, granolithic flooring with expanded metal, resting on steel supports. The flooring of the power house is formed of 10-inch con- crete with a granolithic top two inches thick. A concrete retaining wall sepa- rates the draft tube chambers from the rest of the building.
 The wheels used, 31 inches in diam eter, are the most recent high-head type produced by the StiIwell-Bierce & Smith-Vaile Company. They are placed tandem and directly connected to the generators and governed by Lombard governors. Each pair of the wheels has capacity of 1,75O horse power, making a total for the six units o f 10, 800 horse-po The genera tors are rated at 1,l5O volts, 5O3 am peres with three-phase current at 60 cycles and have a capacity of 1000 kilowatts. They can be overloaded 50 per cent for short time and are guar anteed for 25 per cent overload for several hours. The voltage is stepped up in SIX oil transformers in banks of three to 33,5OO volts for transmission on double-pole line, each carrying three seven-strand aluminium wires. Six complete wires are installed. The arresters are in two sets, one for each line.
 The hydraulic machinery and that portion of the penstock in front of the power-house were furnished by the Stilwell- -Bierce & Smith-vaile Com pany. which also furnished the plans for the power-house above the founda- tion walls. the plans for the founda- tion walls being made by the writer. | They also designed the steel structure at the entrance gates. The electrical
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14

from 1000 trees in another orchard dur ing the latter part of August or the first week in September, Next year. with favorable conditions, MT Arm- strong will more than double his out put.
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
 The electrical storms of Thursday and Friday of last week played havoc with the roads in many sections of the town. Incidentally, two houses were struck, the homes of David and Will liam Wheeler being shattered by bolts
The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
A CARD.

Mir and Mrs Frank Collins wish to thank their neighbors for their kind ness during the sickness and death of their baby daughter, Lillian.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-25
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Havs Root Print n.
Rudolph =. gwoboda, Publio-AooountanG
Bowman, III X l6. Douglas shoe, 'a.5o.
Pa ROurks for Quality cigars, SIS s. 18th.
Rinshart, photographer. 18th & Farnsm.
James Q. Kinslsr for county atty. Adv.
Equitable Lifs-Pollcies. sight drafts at
maturity. H. d. Nicely. manager. Omaha
Rurgsss-orandin Co, 1911 Howard ST.
Gas, electric fixtures, electric wiring and
repairs. Residence electric fans, tl0.50,
W. r. coburn IL worse-william f. Co.
burn, who has been very i'll at his home
for several weeks, was taken worse Friday
and It was decided to take him to tho
General hospital Saturday.
Keep your money and under
your own lock and key in the American
Safe Deposit Vaults in the Bee building.
which are burglar and fireproof. Boxes
rent for 81 a year. or 81 for three months.
wRding Pool In Bemis Park-A small
wading pool in Bemis park has been fin
ished, much to the delight Of the children
in the vicinity. The pool Is less h two
rods long and the water is but a couple
Of feet deep In it, but the children enjoy
padding in 1t. The pool has a gravel
bottom.
Residents object to Picking Plant
In conformity with council resolution,
Health Commissioner Connell has served
notice on Smith & Lockwood, proprietors
Of a hide house at Thirteenth and Castel-
lar streets, to abate a nuisance. The resi-
dents in the vicinity object to the pick
ling plant and the health commissioner
Instructions are to clean out the watts and
the basement and to renovate the premises.
Men Wanted for Striking woman
James p. Haley and w. E. Roberts, who
were arrested in South Omaha several
days ago for stealing a barrel Of whisky
from an Omaha saloon keeper, were taken
to South Omaha Thursday, as the owner
Of the stolen liquor refused to prosecute
the two men after he secured the whisky,
and they are wanted in the Magic City
for assaulting the woman to whom they
sold their haul.
Gang Of Crooks Arrestsd-W. p. Bryan,
John Gormley, William Winters and E.
Mcfarland, a quartet OF we'll known
thieves, pickpockets and confidence men,
were arrested by Detectives Maloney and
Van Deusen Wednesday evening. Gormley
had been given an opportunity to leave
town by Judge Crawford. but neglected to
avail himself of 1t. He was seen on the
street by the officers and they followed
him to his room. where the other three
crooks were c~ongregated. In order that
they would not all get out of jail at the
same time Gormley was sentenced to ninety
days, Mcfarland thirty days, Bryan twenty
days, while Winters will be free at the ex-
Of fifteen days.