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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

Stock Exchange operations have
been more or less checked by political
developments, says Banker CIews.
We are now entering upon the dis
cussional and really critical stage of
the presidential campaign. This is
the time when all sorts of disturbing
issues will be raised and discussed
with more or less vehemence. The
new policies recently advanced must
now stand the test of the political
furnace. and the development of pub-
lie opinion will be watched with keen
Interest in order TO ascertain the is
sues and the men that will succeed
in the coming campaign. The cru
SADIE against corporations and great
wealth makes this campaign one of
supreme importance. The political
atmosphere in this respect has for
tunsteiy already been much cleared
Public opinion has been thoroughly
aroused. and the agitation in this
respect has probably seen its worst
phases. II is now settled thar the
great corporations must obey the Law
and hereafter show 2 decent regard
for public interest. The latter they
are beginning to do. in many cases
voluntarily: having recognized the
necessity OF palliating public opinion
As for the misieeds Of so-calIe8
high finance these are already
meeting with deserved rstribution.
sometimes in the courts. but more
frequently through financial collapse
and public ostraeism- We have had
many striking examples lately that
there are numerous evils dificult Of
suppression By law. which disappear
quickly under the influence Of an
aroused and sDun7 public opinion.
The latter Is a poser Of tremendous
force when sEerted. snd It is safe to
say that many of the deals and trans
actions vhich we're pssssd over With
cat challenge two or three yszrs ago
vOzld not - repeated in the financial
district today. Comparatively little
refrum has thus far been secured
either through Legislation or enforc-
ing the IaU. yet svsrv ons within the
precincts Ct Val streets knows that
Business standards there are On a.
distfnrtIT higher level thsn twelve
zxo. ]
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
FRIDAY, FEB Fl, 1908.
feb. Il In Htstorv.

l677-Benedict Spinoza. philosopher, died
born 1882. 'Spinoza was truly" says
Hallam, what Voltaire has with less
justice called Clarke-a reasoning ma
chine
1S16-Ebenezer lockwood Hoar, distin-
guished American jurist, born in
Concord, Mass; died there Jan. 81
1895.
1s4s-John Quincy Adams. sixth president
of the United States. died in Washing
ton; born in Braintree, Mass, 1857
1906 - Seismic disturbances following a
tidal wave resulted in a loss of life
estimated at 1000 on the coast Of CO.
lombia.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

According to accounts in the press.
9S2 automobile accidents occurred in
Great Britain in 1907, killing 215
and injuring 675 people. For these
accidents and other motor car offenses
1870 people were summoned, of
whom 2,O46 were convicted. As the
number of automobiles in use is es-
timated at $4,000, it would seem
that one in about every % did some
thing illegal last year. Occasionally
the same driver is summoned more
than once, but his license is usually
revoked if it happens more than
twice.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
COINCIDENCE OF THE SEA.
How Pirates Sailed Their Prize
Straight to Its Owner,

Ralph D. Paine, while delving into
the old sealings kept by eighteenth
century captains, and now stored in
the Essex Institute at Salem, brought
to light a strange tale that yet was
fact. He tells about it as follows:
THE Grand Turk, a good ship De-
longing to Elias Haskell Derby, of
Salem. we'll known merchant, WIS
returning to Salem from the West
Indies. During the voyage Captain
Ingersoll rescued the master and
mate of an English schooner. the
Amity, whose crew had mutiniod
in the Spanish Main. The two
officers had been cast adrift in a
unique drama of maritime coinci-
dence in 1774.
After the castaways had reached
Salem, Captain Duncanson, English
master of the Amity. was the guest
of Elias Haskell Derby while he wait
ed for word from his owners and an
opportunity to return TO his hor,e
across the Atlantic. He spent much
of his time on the water front as a
matter of course, and used TO stard
at window of Mr. Derby's counting
house idly staring at the harboT.
"0ne day while sweeping the sea-
ward horizon with the Office spy
glass, the forlorn British skipper let
fly an oath of the most profound
mazement. He dropped his glass.
lbbed his eyes. ehewed his beard
I'D stared again. A schooner was
.aking across the bar, and presently
he stood clear of the island at the
harbor mouth and slipped toward an
anchorage we'll inside.
There was no mistaking her at
this range. It was the Amity. his
own schooner, which had been taken
from him in the West Indies, from
which he and his mate had been cast
adrift by the piratical seamen. Cap
tain Duncanson hurried into Mr..
Derby's private office as fast as his
legs could carry him. By some in
credible twist OF fate the eaptors OF
&C. '-r'-~ had sailed her straight 10
her captain.
IA. Leroy was man Of the great
est promptitude and one Of his an-
chored brigs was instantly manned
with a heavy crew. two deck guns
sIung aboard. and with Captain Dun
canson striding the quarterback, the
brig stood down 20 take the Amity
1t was Captain DunesnsOn who
led the bOarders. and the mutineers
were soon overpowered. and fetched
hack to Salem Jail in irons. The
grateful skipper and his mate signed
= crew in salem. and took the Anity
to sea. a vessel restored 10 her own
b. 30 marvellous an event that u
would be laughed out Of courts as
for fiction. Ralph ID
Paine in The Outing Magazine. (
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
HEARD IN PASSING.

Washington Oldest citizen, who
has just died at the age of 101 years
declared he never drank liquor or
used tobacco. Men who enjoy a
social glass and social pipe will prob
ably remark that the centenarian Is
dead, just the same.-New Haven
Palladium.
1t is predicted that the republican
national convention will last eight
days. That is not a long time in
which to choose a candidate and lay
down a platform upon which the
prosperity of the country can rest
during the next four years.-Bridge,
port Telegram.
This is the open session for demo-
cratic mayors asnd eX-mayors, If
political gossipers are to be believed
Fisher of Middletown, Martin OF
New Haven, Thoms of Waterbury
and Reilly of Meriden are mentioned
as candidates for congressman-at-
large.-New London Telegram.
Perhaps Governor Guild of Massa-
chusetts is willing to be candidate
for vice-president on the ticket with
Secretary Taft, but he isn't the one
whose Willingness is most essential
And certain recent public utteranees
of Governor Guild have not given the
impression that he is properly sub
missive,-New Haven Register.
Is In spite of the talk about New
Workers being hard up for money
the chance to invest in municipal
bonds at a four and one-half per
cent rate of interest brought out
bids for $S00,000,00O worth of Sc
curities, which was six times the is
sue that was offered. 1t took five
hours to read the bids of which there
were 1,16S. Judged by the subscrip-
ton list the fears that great many
of the well-to-do people were headed
for the poor house seem to have been
unnecessary.-New London Day.
The Ohio senate has passed an in
itiative and referendum measure
which gives the voters the privilege
of passing on all laws enacted by the
legislature before they are permitted
to become operative, and they are al.
lowed also to vote on all measures
which fail to pass and on all those
vetoed by the governor after passage
upon petition of ten per cent of tbs
electors. In fact, the measure is so
broad that it is almost a wonder that
Ohio doesn't adopt some plan by
which to do away with the legisla- +,
ture entirely.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

this remedy has no effect on the other
organs, except to drive out the uric
poison that interrupts their action.
u cures the kidneys and thus ends tho
cause c: disease. Rich, pure blood
and lasting health result.
Doan's Kidney Pills are recon-
mended by your own townspeople.
Waterbury. Testimony.
James Connally. Of 81 East Clay
street. Waterbury. Conn. says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me OF backache
and kidney trouble after had suf-
fered for years and had doctored for II
without getting relief. THOMAS Mil
Ter. friend OF mine boarding at this
house was all broken up on account
OF his back paining him. He was
weak in the loins aud 90 badly troubl-
ed that he was homesick. He had an
bad a case Of kidney trouble and
backache as ! ever saw. told him
about Doan's Kidney Pills and asked
him to send to III. W. Lake Drug
Company for box. He began taking
them and In few days was back az
work. His back II as strong a. ever
now. A number Of cases have come
to my notice where Deans Kidney
Pills have cured people Of kidney CON-
plant and backache. I look unoo
them as certain cure. NJ own err
perience with them was some wears
$40 and ! have not had to use any
kidney medicine since"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
ROW OVER TREATIES.
Friction Between Two Branches Of
the Government.

Washington, Feb. 21-Friction be.
tween the executive and legislative
branches of the government has exist
ed for about three years over treaties
negotiated by the state department
with foreign powers. The treaties in
question We're negotiated in accord
ance with the proceedings and under
standing reached at The Hague con-
vention. All of the participating ma
tons, including the United States,
We're signatories to that convention.
Pursuant to the agreement then
reached, the United States. through
the secretary of state. negotiated ar
bitration treaties with Great Britain,
Germany, France, Portugal, Spain.
Switzerland and Italy. In accordance
with our constitution, the treaties were
submitted to the senate for ratiica-
tion. 1t was urged by the administra-
ton that they ought to be ratified
without amendment, as any change in
them would prove embarrassing to the
department of state. The senate de-
clined TO adopt them without amend
ment, but. after considerable debate
in executive session. did ratify them
with certain changes.
With the amendments Of the SEN
ate attached. the seven treaties We're
returned to the secretary Of state. In
the archives of the state department
they have remained ever since. as the
president and secretaryo state decided
to make no attempt to exchange rati-
ficatiOns with the other nations
The difference that arose at that
time between the txecutive and the
senate was that the senate maintain
ed. if il should ratify the treaties as
submitted TO it. the entire treaty max.
ing power Of the government would
he lodged with the executive. The
senate held that it was the purpose
Of the executive to negotiate such
conventions or agreements as il might
choose to. without reference TO the
senate, which, under the constitution.
is part Of the treaty making power
Of this government. Apparently. it
was not so much the treaties submit
ted that the senate objected to, as II
was that its spirit had been touchc
II was heli TX the state den
ment that the treaties. rs amen
by the senate. amounted Ia not mue
more than the paper on which they
were engrossed rs they were merely
& Creaments 10 agree to arhitratc subj
get Ia the agreement Of the senate"
The fact that rev treaties with sew
eFnl powers have been negotiated by
Secretary Root has aroused a deal Of
cUriositv as 10 how he avoided the
difficulty which the senate laid in hrs
path. Il seems now Co De certain that
the TREATIES viii not he submitted, 90
the senate unssS some assurances are
given that they will bc ratified in
the form agreed upon by the dinlo-
Tatic representatives ~ the guvpru-
ments Interested. u is UNDERSTOOD
thaf g concession will be made t. the
senate iR one resDect. in that a pro-
vision - made in the treaties that the
subjects IN he arbitrated and the
scnDe AMI methods of the pfooeed-
HZs shall have TIE approval II the
sensir before formal action shall BE-
upon. u Is expected 'has this
arrau gement will be satisfactory to
tie senate and that tbe trpatips will
lzs ratified without unnecessary de 8
iay.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
Eri-. E.r e. ..u.i..I s.ir.-.

II future an allowance of 2 shfliugs
= EeeE viii b. paid in British ships Il
which Chaplain : aIlowsI and IT
certain other veSsels to any properly
qualissd member - tie ships con
pany who plays the hzrT8ouium Or ans
osher suitahle iastraneat and cou1uets
fIse choi- G-Tt1s i'~s1e service.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
AMERICAN b0ANCO
REMOVED TO
Room |. 1879 Bank ST.
Open Every Night, Phone 2e1'12
QUICK LOANS f sSllD TVS
MONEY TOLOAN
"If a man cheats me once, it is his
fault; if he cheats me again it is my
fault. Nugget Of Wisdom.

Many dealers are constantly impos-
ing on their trade goods that are in
ferior to the articles their customers
order and are surprised their business
is decreasing. 1t is the best to sell
the goods of highest quality in their
line. Browns QuiclIfire Charcoal is
The best of kindlers. Always gives
satisfaction.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

A contemporary remarks that this
is not a tariff revising winter nor
tariff revising congress. To which
might be added nor a tariff revising
speaker either.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

Kodol is scientific preparation of
vegetable acids with natural diges-
tanfs and contains the same juices
found in a healthy stomach. Each
dose will digest more than 1900
rr"'-s Of good food. Sold by Buck
ingham pharmacy.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

Bert BARRIER Of Elton. Wis. says. /
have cnlr taks~ four doses OF yoar
Efansy ard Bladder pills and ther
have done for ne more than srr
oskzr usiicfne kzs ever done. NJ
Bsresr refers 20 DeWItts EIdreT
ard BLADDER PIIbs. Tier are sold IL
Baekfnghan PkzrEs<y.
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The pemorr,t }. Dow maklnr : b

The Democrat .. now making big
magazine offer IN order TO induce
Subscribers TO pay in advance and 70
seizure new subscribers For A.
cents a month. which is less than 2
rpIsts a dAy. you cAn srcare the Even.
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Ffessnakinz AZ Home and the Moth.
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Deadwood, South Dakota.
Telegram received. Hundred tele-
graphed YOU. Lose no time. Play po-
ker, remit winnings TO house.
R, Manager.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
THEY KNEW HIM.

A certain Minneapolis wholesale
house received the following message
from one of their travelling statesmen
in South Dakota:
Deadwood, South Dakota.
12.D-,l7
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21
& Company,

MIHHtHpUIIS, MIIlH.
Showing hard. Snow plows stalled.
Good here for week. Wire funds and
Instructions. G.. S..
The manager Immediately replied:
Minneapolis, MINI,
12-9-UI.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-21

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:
Tonight and Tomorrow Morning.
Sun sets 5:3s, rises 6:S9. Moon rises
1858 p. m. Moons age, 20 days. Days
length, II hours.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-12-23
FROM FEARn SPRINGS, MISS.

Dear Editor:
thought / would write to the Ad-
vocate again as see nothing from
this part of the country. We are get
ting along nicely at this time, having
finished gathering and almost through
selling. We have not made much to
gather this year and as the old saying
goes, "a short horse is easy to curry,
and that is the way with the cotton
crop this year The warehouse at
Shuqualak is completed and we are
putting cotton in it. We have some
cotton that should be in our ware
house, but / think that portion OF
it is being sold around here. We have
not vet learned the lesson to stick
closer together, but ! hope that we
viii learn that soon, and do better n
the future than we ever have in the
past. / think it is time for us tc
do something great as we are always
reading about something they are do
ing at other places. / thank God fol
what is being accomplished along al
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-12-23

To Hon. Tom. S. Haynie, as Editor and
the Readers of Mississippi Union
Advocate:
Brethren: 1t gives me great pleas
ure to again read the good news from
Uncle Toms "pen." The Advocate
from some cause seems to have taken
on new dress and must congratu-
late the managers of the Advocate IN
securing Brother Haynfe as editor.
predict large circulation Of the pa.
per under the efficient editorship OF
Brother Haynie.
Brethren, / have a proposition
wish to submit to the readers Of this
paper: Let us spend about twenty
Eve cents for nice little book, and
in this book let us keep a strict ac
count of everything we buy or sell
from 4 one-cent postage stamp to the
largest deal we make, and at the
close Of 1909, let us be able to render
4 correct balance, then If our income
/ Is not sufficient to take care OF GU
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-12-23
FROM BROTHER r. /. EASTER
LING, or COLLINS, MISS.
Dear Old Advocate:

Dear Old Advocate:
AS have never written to the pa
per for publication ] thought would
try my hand. We have very good
local and have about thirty members,
but / am sorry to say that we are not
doing as well as we should do. It
seems that some Of our members get
careless. / think il we could get more Of
the members interested in what we
are doing that they would take more
interest. Some of them stay away
from the meetings until they almost
forget what they do know. have
heard it said that if you want to
sharpen plow faster always work
while it is hot, SO it isswith the Farm
ers' Union. Do not let us be guilty
of wasting our time when we can
spend it in doing something for the
union. Some people say ! cannot help
the union for am a poor man That
is the kind we want, for If the Farm
ers' Union did not want the poor peo-
pie the members would be very few
in nv country. AS / told man that
came to my house hunting for work
and he asked me if knew any very
rich old farmers. I told him did
not and thought they were all dead.
The Farmers Union is for the poor
man. the man that is laboring for the
speculator. The farming class Of peo-
ple are the most dependent people
on earth. And why? Because we are
mot allowed to price thing that we
produce. / do not see why we cannot
B be Just as independent as any other
class, and we can be and will be some
day. Let us do all we can for the
upbuilding OF unionism, and do not
be discouraged because we seem 70
be making slow progress for we can
not expect to gain the victory without
q struggle and all. at once. The Farm
ers' Union is the grandest organiza.
ton that has ever been organized iu
the south for the benefit Of the cot
ton growers. The first state to be or
ganized was Texas, in Rains county
six years ago, and with only ten mem
j bers and from that little seed that was
! planted the Farmers Union has spreac
Z over a territory of twenty-six states
i with a total membership OF over
8 million members and it is still growins
& and let us keep lighting long =
= see the day when we will have ou
n own cotton factories in our own coun
t try and we will not have to go to tn
e cotton buyer and say I have bal
e of cotton today, when it will be p
) more than to go to mill and tell tn
,f miller i have bushel Of corn | wan
q ground. Wouldn't it be a grand thin
K to have our own factories and It
e with us whether we shall have theI
n or not. AS things are today we tax
le our cotton to market and ask 70
% buyer what he will give us for it. "
IS want to get out Of that way OF doinl
g. and the sooner we do it the bette
or for us, and the better off we viii :
Ill , financially If the bankers, factorle
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-12-23

we can see the deficit and
then we can curtal our expen-
ses and increase our income, and
thereby profit But the usual manner
we farmers transact our business Is
to buy all we can on credit, and
make cotton for the mortgage holder.
The less we know about impending
dangers the smaller part OF thought
is given to shun them, but II we keep
our own books then we know at all
times how we stand, and it will great
ly aid us in stunning that damn
able credit system"
/ have often thought that If the
farmers would take fifteen minutes
after breakfast to figure on his days
work, that in many cases we would
make our work lighter and at the
same time get greater results and have
fewer physical wrecks in early man
hood.
Dear readers, let US also record in
this book what we do each day from
January list to December 31st, 1903
when we idle our time away at town
whiting up dry goods boxes, let us
record it.
Let us covenent together that the
year 1909 shall be a great historic
feature Of our lives for unionism,
Let's all buy some good-bloodet
hogs Chose who haven't already go
them) and plant at least one-thirC
more corn and other feed stuff, anC
give more thought to home consump
ton and less to cotton.
Brsther, If you are in debt you cal
never pay out by raising cotton AM
1 buying corn and meat.
If we have our home supplied witt
'shog and hominy'' we can hold on
cotton, but if we do not and our corn
crib is in the west, and our smoke
house in the north, and our enemie
| (the speculator) have the keys, the
! we cotton slaves must sell at thei
cut-throat prices.
Look out for the state meetin
january 18th, 1909. We hope to hay
the best state convention we hay
ever had.
With best wishes for the Advocat
and it's many readers, I am,
Your servant
S. A. SHOMAKE.
Sec. of State Executive Board.