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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
HEARD IN PASSING.

MT Bryan Is a devout man, a sin cere preacher and good Christian. But these things will not prevent him from smiling at the suggestion that he ought to become profes. sional evangelist. He is too busy New Haven Register.
 MT Morse will have a month in the Tombs, anyway. no matter what happens to him after December 3. He is taking a gamblers chance in not going direct to the federal pri- son. for his present incarceration will not count against his sentence Bridgeport Post.
 Uncle Joe Cannon stands pat" In our opinion he stands decidedly too pat to suit the people of this country who voted to make William Howard Taft president of the United States. There are a lot of reasons why Uncle Joe should permanently vacate the speakers chair at the end of this session.-New Haven Leader.
 It will not please the temperance
 
 be established on the Isthmus of Panama and that it is expected to turn out quarter of million bar rels yearly. The company that pro- poses to spend $750,000 on the plant isn't doing it for fun but to supply demand that promises to be remun- erative.-New London Day.
 Governor Hughes eertifies to the secretary of state of New York that it cost him only $369.65 for cam- paign purposes. Of this amount there was paid for travelling expenses including expenses incidental to travelling, s260.16. The governor got off very easily. He'll better ap- preciate 1t when he reads what ir cost Congressman Lilley to fight his way to the governorship.-Me Journal.
 A study of the vote captured by |, the Socialist party, during the past campaign, does not reveal any alarm ing progress made by that party. The "red special" attracted some at tention. but not as many votes as was anticipated. It was a spectacular effort to catch ballots. and some be- lieved that the socialist vote would be quadrupled in consequence. In 1904 MT Debs received 402,2S3 votes. It seems improbable that he has increased this to 600,o00 this year.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 Sometimes, save for the moral ef- feet of enforcing ones rights, it is better to let a bad debt go than to follow it with more good money in the effort to secure it. The same is true of city, although the city is under even greater obligations than the individual to enforce the moral effect of debt collecting. The finance board of the city of Boston pays more for the collecting of it's poll taxes than they amount to, and very much of this loss is owing to the duplication of the work, two sets Of officials working on the same thing and producing results entirely made uuate to the outlay. Of late years Boston has become a more or less "gang ridden city, and the political heelers brought into power and set at work by democratic administra- tions are milking" the city without conscience. In this one matter of the duplication of workers, it is said that at least S4S,000 might be saved annually by business methods. Bridgeport Standard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
THE BUILDING BUSINESS.
Architects and Contractors Have
 Penty of Work Ahead.

Henry Kellner and A. Lariviere are building frame addition on M Lallier's house on Third street.
 Building Inspector Chatfield is sued seven permits during the week, at an estimated cost of $26,50O.
 Vernon E. Abel has been granted a permit for the erection of frame cottage, 1Sx24 feet, on the Frost road for himself
 Chauncey Seeley & Co are finish ing Miss Emily Cornelius new house in Wolcott and also William Doyle's new house on the Watertown road.
 Henry Kellner is clustering l.. R. Carter's new house on the Bunker Hill road and is building cement wall on Edwards street for MT Mas son.
 J. S. Goodwin is finishing A. R. Plumley's new house on Woodside avenue. The Barlow Bros Go did the plumbing and heating and the A. F. Taylor Co the painting.
 Plans of Architect Joseph T Smith are now being figured for the erection of new house on Chestnut avenue for Mrs M. D. Russell. Com plete details will be given later.
 Plans of Architect Leonard Ash, elm are now being figured for re- modelling the first floor of the build ing at 49S West Main street into | two stores for Engenio DiGiobanni
 Plans of Architects Griggs & Hunt are being figured for frame garage to be erected on Elmwood avenue | for George l.. Riggs. It will be 13x | 22 feet, with the exterior shingled A concrete floor will be laid W. H. Lowe has been awarded tho contract for the plumbing in the new house being erected on Stone stree 1 for J. J. Cassin. A E. Greene i! the contractor and Freney & Jack son the architects. The heating hal not been let. The house is nov ready to lath.
 The new two-family house bein. 1 erected on East Main street by ]. s 1 Goodwin for Mrs Sarah P. Hines il now ready to finish. The George s l Chatfield Go did the mason worl and the Barlow Bros Co. the plumb ing. The plans were drawn by Arehi tect Joseph T. Smith.
 John Wheeler has the contract fo painting four houses for W. r Wright at Warren Park, house fo J. s. Goodwin in Watertown, hous for John Mraz on Windsor street an, is finishing John Drescher's neV house and also decorating Miss Cath arine Hamilton house on the Boul | evard.
 W. T. Corcoran & Son are install ling the plumbing in a new two ! family house on Citizens avenue fo the Waterbury Development Co; ar rsnodeling the plumbing in Mr 1 Mary Delaney's house on Mapl street and are remodeling the plumb ing in NJ. Sacks house on Nortl Vine street.
 | Architects Griggs & Hunt are pre- pairing the final sketches for the ne' ofice building to be erected in Wa terville for the Blake & Johnso . Manufacturing Co. It will be brick building. one story and bast ment. 40x60 feet, with vault. 30 | 2f feet. There will he tar an gravel roof, steam heat eleetrl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
EXTRA STAMPS.

20 stamps with 3 pkss A. & P.
 Mince Meat. t.... ...... .... 20c 10 stamps with 1 can Sultana
 Spice. ...'... 1Oc 10 stamps with 1 pkg all prepared
 Plum Pudding -. ..... .1Oc 20 stamps with } ID crock John
 sons. Mince Neat. ..... soc 10 stamps with 1 ID French Ore
 Son Prunes. .... ...... .... 10c 10 stamps with 1 can Bells Poul-
 try Seasoning .... .. .. 1Oc 10 stamps with 1 jar A. & P.
 Jam m'... ...... 1oc 10 stamps with i lb can A. & P.
 Plum Pudding .... . 20c 10 stamps with 1 can Sultana
 Corn .... -... .. 10c 10 stamps with cans Iona Toma-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16

Alabama produced in 1907 gold and silver to the value of s26.272. an increase of s1.26S over the states producton of these metals in 1906. The gold yield was 1,256.SS fine ounces, valued at s25,9S2. an in- crease of 51.33 ounces in quality and of s1,061 in value. The silver yield, always small, was 439 fine ounces. valued at s2sQ Some copper, also. was produced in Alabama, in the form of cement recovered from treat ment in acid works of the cupriferous
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
BABE ON THRONE;
 CRISIS IN PEK|NC
Death of Dowager Empress
 Officially Proclaimed.
GUARD FOR THE LEGATIONS

Emperor kuans Su Died Without Med. teal Attendance or Trsatnent--.5otk Alone and Unattended When the Enc cams-Prines Pu Vi at Three Years of Age Becon,es Tituiar Ruler, With His Father as Resent-pisordsr Ex. peeted In Interior.
 Picking, Nov. 16.-A crisis has been precipitated here by three proclama' tions issued In quick succession, an. nouncing as follows
 That Pu Vi, the three -year-old son of Prince Chun. is emperor of China.
 That the Dowager Empress Tsi Hsl An has died. ...
 'That Emperor Kwang Su died ten hours before the dowager empress,
 The bodies of both scyereigns are lying in state in the death chamber.
 Prince Chun, father of the infant emperor, is declared regent. It is ofi. cially stated that Pu Vi becomes cm peror in accordance with promise made by the dowager empress soon after the marriage of Prince Chun in 1903.
 Troops are in readiness to quell any disorders, and the probability of up. risings is very great.
 Two divisions of troops are sta toned fin various quarters of the city, and gendarmes have been dispatched to guard the approaches to the lega. tions. It was announced that the le- gation guard was ordered out at "the special call of the legations on account of the emperors death."
 Prince Chun, the regent, has order. ed the viceroys and governors to take precautions for the continuation ,oi the administration of the provinces as heretofore, and he has ordered hun dred days of mourning.
 Deathbed observances of 5000 years ago marked the passing of the em peror and dowager. They died alone and unattended, although surrounded by oircies of abject spectators, who remained rod distant, as, on account of the sacred peraons of their maJes ties, they could not be approached
 Tho emperor died as he had lived without ministTation of whatever kint or scientific aid. For months he hai refused to permit the services of for eign physicians, and, although 1t wa stated that he had gone back to thu old form of medical treatment, 1t Ii believed that lstterly he received n, treatment at all.
 The government has given out tha the dowager empress in a lucid inter val received Prince Ching, who is , Manchu and member of the roya family and approved the edicts de claring Prince Pu IT heir presumptiv, and Prince Chun regent of. the en pire. Prince Ching was at the be ginning of the Boxer outbreak Tor, chamberlain of the court and com mander of the Peking field force. I was on Prince Ching that the foreigl officials hung hopes of the safety o the envoys.
 Both the emperor and the empress will be buried in the imperial mauso leum in the western hills, just fey miles away from Peking, with whic they are connected by raif All tn rulers of the Manchu dynasty are ir tered there.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
MONDAY, NOV 18, 1908.

There are said to be more than million users of the universal Ian guage, Esperanto, who have formed nearly 100 societies or groups, an in- crease of 30 per cent since the close of 1907.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16

A French company plans to dam the river Rhone to develop 100000 horse power. to restore navigation from the city of Lyons to Lake Ge- neva and to connect the Rhine and the Rhone by canal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16

It is all well enough to throw sar- casm and derison at George l.. Fox in his effort to purify the ballot, but if votes were bought and sold let the truth be known and the guilty ones punished.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16

Some of the papers are devoting more time and space to William J. Bryan now than they did before cleo ton. He must have some hold on the people surely when these editors are already trying to kill him off for 1912.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
ANNA GOULD DID SUE.
Withdrew Application Against De sa.
 gan 10 Avoid Scandal.

gan to Avoid Scandal.
 Paris. Nov. Is. - Le Temps states that Princess Helie de Sagan, former ly Miss Anna Gould. had actually en- tered suit for separation from the prince on the advice of her attorney, who considered that her separation would greatly increase her chances of success in her pending suit for the custody of her children.
 She withdrew her application at the cabled request of her family, who feared further scandal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
Look Out for Our CUT PRICE GROCERY SALE

Price at these sales will be HIT HARD, so keep your EYE on this space. It will be big pay for doing SO Golden Tipped India-Ceylon Tea,
 U. S., Ceylon, India, China,
 Japan, F lb pkg. -. =. =. 2oc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
postoffice Robbed of $18,ooo.

South Bend, Ind, Nov. 16.-Burglsrs pundered the South Bend postoffice of S1s.653 in stamps and made success fu escaue
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
TO CURE A COLD IS ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVES'S signature on each box. 25c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16

As MT Knipp, the man with the copper nose. staggered in, balancing himself with bag of
 BROWNS QUICKFIRE CHARCOAL in each hand. Mrs Xhipp exclaimed: "Oh, dear, thst horrid red terrier next door bit poor Muggin's Cher pet poodle) ear and then ran away with and ate that nice string of sausage was to have for lunch.' Its the same old story (hic) it's dog eat dog the world over," replied MT Knipp' as he staggered and fell on chair. overcome by gin and heat. we women are not considered intelligent enough to vote while such as this,' pointing in the direction of her hus- band, "is permitted to make our laws"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
MIKADo REVIEWS FLEET.
Thirty Japanese BsttIeships In Naval
 Review at Kobe.

Kobe, Nov. 16.-In all thirty battle ships and many torpedo boats were in position of this port today and were reviewed by the mikado.
 The assembled fleet simultaneously saluted the emperor's train when it arrived from Tokyo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
M.ier Hs,.y bio. suad.nIy.

Northfseld. Vt. Nov. 1e.-Major Hen lFy w. Hovey, .. .. A., retiSed, disd sud1enlx sf Asast en0unk <-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
Don't Get Roped In

to buy TRUNK of inferior quality at high price when we can ,offer you the very best make, constructed oi hard wood and patent locks for much lower price. We are leaders in the TRUNK LINE and our great sales speak volumes as to the excellence of our goods.
 We have a splendid new stock of UMBRELLAS for the wise and thrill ty to choose from, made with para gon frames and waterproof cover ings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-16
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Entsred at Ae Post otnos at Waterbury, con'
 as seoord class Matter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
DEMOCRATIC

Here is a real hot one.
The Helena Independent, the Official
organ OF Democracy in Montana, Of
fers some mighty cheap advice to the
sheepmen.
Among other things, 1t mentions the
fear Of the flock masters that II Bryan
ID elected president wool will be
placed on the free list and they will
% ruined.
From that point, with owl like Sc.
rousness. the editorial proceeds to
reason ~ the case as follows:
Il Mr.. Bryan is elected presi-
dent the senate being two-thirds
Republican will refuse to adopt
any recommendation Of his In re-
gard to the tarih. and for four
years more the schedule viii re-
main undistnrbed. Montana
uvin - four pears unprecedented
prosperity owing TO the election Of
MI g1lliem Bryan - president Of
Omitted states.
Aff6f reSdinx such drivel - the
- - sndsrstands Why the mule
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09

has been selected as the mascot OF the
Democratic party.
Elect Brayn, because there Will ne
Republican senate to watch him and
prevent him from doing anything thai
will injure the country!
An admission that he will need
watching-that his policies are wrong
that his ideas are runious-that he
lie inusionary-that his vagaries are
dangerous, and that the principles for
which he stands and in which the
party backs him would bring panic to
the country. All this is admitted in
the 5pitiful appeal to elevate him to
Office.
The American people do not intend
to elect to the high Office of president
a man who must be watched.
Truly, Bryan will 1--WE his defeat to
his friends.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09

key refuses to relinquish her claim to
sovereignty to the country and may
declare war, while Bulgaria seeks hos
tilities.
France is alarmed. because war In
the Balkans may disturb the balance
Of power-Austria seems determined
is secretly glad, Germany re-
mains silent, doubtless figuring on an
extension OF territory, while Great
Britain is assembling another feet.
and will call a meeting Of the sigma
tory powers to settle the dispute.
What the result OF a conference will
be this time, is not known: France
and England alone seem to desire the.
continuance OF the Identical terms Of
the treaty of B~erlin---the other pow
ers want something different, and
right at this point is located the match
that may fire the European powder
houses, convert the Balkans into an
armed camp, and possibly draw the
powers of the old world into q con-
flict the like of which has not been
known since the days Of Napoleon /.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
PETITION FOR THEcRosswALks.

If you want your, children to swim
through the mud on the way to and
from school, just keep quiet.
If you want nice crosswalks, petit
ton the city council and you will get
them. But do It right away.
If you wait until the next storm, you
will never do it. 1T will take about
three minutes to call on your neigh
Dor, and five minutes to draw up a
petition and sign it.. In ten minutes
you may be back home. You waste
more time than that every time when
you pick your way through the mud
after a storm.
After the next rain If you find your
self floundering in the Shiny ooze,
please recollect that you have your.
self to blame.
The crosswalks will be laid, Mayor
Foster says, if a petition is presented.
It's up to the parents now.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09

FL ENA
Grays will run 6rom light silver
grays to dark hues. blended with
divers rainbow colors. Stripes OF
orange, mauve, cerise. purple laven-
der, yellow, blue and green will SHIN
mel through these costly fabrics.
Even more popular will be q sack
coat with three buttons. This coat
win be marked by full Ghost effect,
being made two inches fuller at the
chest than ordinarily. The waist will
cit sleekly, giving a most dressy eff
feet.
Sleeves will be rather full. with a
stitched cuff. offset with one burton on
each sleeve. The lspels will be long.
with . full rolling effect. Coats will
be slightly cut sway at the bottom,
and VIII be longer In the 6ront than
in the back. They will be two inches
shorter than the spring coat.
ELHLa EE& [-Z - EFEEL 49, HlE 81.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
REPUBLICAN CELEBRATION TUES
pAY NIGHT.

EEhF aE 400 ~ HNa &HEM8EB@ LGN.
Republicans and Republican clubs
from all parts Of the county are in
vited to come to Billings Tuesday and
participate in the reception to the Re
publican state candidates on that oc-
casion.
1t will be the biggest celebration.
politically, In the history Of Eastern
Montana.
The meeting will be the most en-
thusiastic OF any yet held In the state.
All Republicans of the county are
invited to come to Billings to see,
meet and hear the Republican candi.
dates, and the orators who accompany
them on their tour of the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
WHY HARTMAN SUCCEEDS.

Whatever else may be said about
Mr.. Hartman, when it comes to ad-
vertising he thoroughly understands
the business. When he took charge of
the Union Pacific, it vas little better
than two streaks of rust. Dividends
were few and far between.
The country was MIXED and SO was
the road.
At. the present time It is n OF the
finest railways in the United States,
and pays dividends regularly.
The secret Of it all lies in the fact
that Hartman understands and be-
lieves in advertising.
His agents are everywhere. They
keep the newspapers filled with infor-
nation about the country which his
lines traverse. Immigration is en-
couraged.
New towns are fostered, business
concerns aided and assisted by a con-
slant influx of population. He listens
to every complaint against the road
applies a remedy when it is posi-
BILE and tries to operate the line in
accordance with the ideas OF the peo.
pie, so long az those ideas do not CON
fiict with the money making phase Of
the situation. Branches are construct
ed, and constantly an army Of men ia
kept employed on the roadbed.
Strengthening II here, ballasting It
there, improving it, shortening the
running time by reducing the grades
and avoiding long detours.
And always, night and day. he adj
vertises the resources Of the country
through which his lines run, and never
tires Of telling Of the opportunities
that await q man in the west-partic
ularly men OF means.
The result We all know.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
WHAT is THE DIFFERENCE?

What would you think Of a teacher
who attempted to work out problems
on the board and got the wrong re-
suit? And after doing this repeated
ly, insisted that her record Of failure
entities her to a position to teach the
young? It would be p%reposterous.
Yet Bryan has advocated a number
Of issues which he declared to be par.
amount, and time has shown that
every n is wrong. And he asks to
be elected to the presidency on this
record of failure.
What is the difference in the two
cases?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
WHEN A CONFER.

gt&G4EsL&4.4 MAGE@N gFWFf4TG3S -GN5R9 STANDARDIZATION
Russia is to have q finger in the
Balkan pie. Though not a party to
the Berlin treaty, the :czar has been
asked to send q representative to the
next conference. This will, Of course,
open the whole question at the identf-
cal point where 1t was closed in 1878.
The rulers Of that land knew that It
was only a question OF time before the
pendulum would swing the other way.
Now that n OF the parties to that
agreement has broken 1t, the car is
asked to step into the b~reach-and
who will say that he will not demand
compensation for the efforts put
forth in the late 70's.
The Turk remains in Europe, be
cause the powers cannot agree as to
the division Of the spoils, for to add
the territory to any crown, will mean
to change the balance of power. Aus
tria has but n seaport-and Great
Britain does not intend that she shall
have any more. Germany is hedged in
by the stormy North sea, the entrance
to which England commands.
Russia faces the Finnish gulf, frozen
half the year, and is barricaded at the
Bosphorus-and England proposes to
continue the isolation Of her navy.
France and Spain she does not fear,
and Italy cannot move because Of the
British control of fortified islands in.
the Mediterranean.
France, Italy and Spain stand with
Great Britain, for any change in the
policy Of Germany, Russia or Austria,
means increased expense for naval ar
maments on their part.
If n nation in Europe calculates
on war, it must first get an assurance
from the others that they will not go
on a shoplifting pilgrimage, and as
events in che past and in the case just
at hand demonstrate. that the pledge
of these nations is not worth the paper
it is written on, it is little wonder
that continental powers are suspicious
TEETH ZNSET&HE SIn#E&GN
of each other.
And in the midst Of it all, grim and
silent, her frontier bristling with fort
~resses, and a hedge of glittering bayo-
nets, Russia waits an opportunity to
push an army into India-by way OF
Kars, Afghanistan or Constantinople--
it matters little.
Like a cat watching a mouse hole.
Germany, also an unknown quantity
has an y on France.
AS a matter OF fact the European
nations have made and broken sc
many pledges that a. gathering Of the
representatives Of the powers is mucf
like the assemblage OF a gang Of pi
rates, each with q knife in hand ant
, all protesting to be honest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
WILLIAM is e

Usually in a laxative mood, EN-
peror William seems strangely silent.
The other powers are convinced. how
ever, that his failure to talk is not
due to advice ON the part Of his physi.
clans.
The head Of the German emperor
II longer than his tongue-and just
at the present moment they are all
straining their ears to catch the hrst
word.