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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
WORKED IN HER SLEEP.
Remarkable Performances by a Som
nambulistic English Girl.

DR. James w. Russell, assistant
physician to the Birmingham Cen
eral hospital, gives a description in
the current issue of the British Med
ical Journal Of an extraordinary case
OF somnambulism. In July of last
year, patient, girl 81 years Of age
who is a student of music, came to
him complaining Of sleep-walking,
which had at that time been of a
months dura ion. The doctor took
her into the hospital for the sake OF
observation. Recounting what she
did there, he says:
She used to come down In the
middle OF the night, play the piano,
tune her violin, and put new strings
on it, She would sleep quietly for
the first few hours, but about 1880
to a. m. she would get out of bed.
On one occasion, finding the door
locked when she attempted to go
out of her room, she went at once
TO a table and wrote letter in Ger
man and then threw IL away.
ION several nights she took books
from the library and read them,
studied harmony. and did crochet
work, although the room was in
darkness, and it was noticeable that
II there was a faint light from the
gas she would take her hook or work
away form 1t and read or crochet in
the darkest part of the room.
''On the last night of the present
series of attacks she wrote short
letter to her music teacher, together
with an essay on sonatas. which she
put into an envelope and addressed
correctly.
This essay as well as the accom-
panying letter. was written clearly in
pencil and was indicted in dim light
in which while awake. she was UNI
able to write with any degree of legi-
bility. II is worthy of note that the
events which occupied the young
woman's mind in the sleeping safe
were not forgotten when awake. -
New York Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
Eninrams From Marx Twin.

Some new epigrams by Mark Twain
were brought 10 New York recently by
the Quebec line steamer Bermudian,
from Bermuda. Among the passengers
was Miss Jeanne Spur. n Newark
N. j. little girl, who proudly showed
a ball programme on which Mr.. Glenn
ems had written:
Considering the proportion Of things.
Il is better to lee a young June bug
than an old bird Of paradise"
G. ii. Pedrie Of Glens Falls. y. Y.
told Of an incident at the ball. Mr..
Clemens. seeing another little girl max
Ing faces and otherwise causing con-
sternation to her guardians, wrote on
her programme.
Never do anything naughty when
any ones looking"
Mr.. Peirie said that Mark Twain
spends most Of his time rOmping with
the children and telling them stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
BATTLESHIP FLEET AT WORK
Eyewitness Describes Activities Now
Goinq on In MsqdaIena Bay.

Captain Albert Hyder Of the launch
Norah, who recently returned to Los
Angeles from Magdalena bay, gave an
account of the Atlantic feet which,
he says, is the scene of the greatest
activity at all hours. He said:
Target practice continues all day,
and maneuvers frequently consume
half the night. No shore leave is al
lowed. The ships leave at early morn
ing for practice, but all that can be
heard Of them is the roar of the guns.
A sudden call for drill and gun prac-
tice may come ut the dead Of night.
"One night call l shall always re-
member The way that big fleet came
TO life and scattered for business was
n spectacle worth going a long way to
see. Within n minute from the time
the signal lights flashed from the flag
ship the whole fleet was in motion
and standing of into the night without
q light in view"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
WAITED 1S YEARS.
D. F. Maloney, Returning From
China, Finds His Fiancee Faithful.

New York, April 4.-There is a
retirement of Miss Katharine F. Muir
ply of 78S President street, Brook
Ign, from her place as confidential
stenographer in the office of an in
surance brokerage firm in Wall
street.
Eighteen years ago, when Miss
Murphy was in her twentieth year,
she became engaged to young
Brooklynite named d. F. Maloney
but as he had yet to map out his
career no plans were made for the
marriage. Young Maloney had a
hard and unsuccessful fight to get a
start in business and finally de-
termined to try his fortune in the
west, but his i'll luck continued. For
a couple of years he correspondent
regularly with Miss Murphy, but fin
ally his letters stopped, and con-
Guiding that he had dropped out OF
her life for good she studied stenog-
raphy and worked her way to the
good place she resigned a few days
ago.
1t was not until last October that
her long absent and almost forgotten
lover reappeared in Brooklyn. he
told Miss Murphy how he had drifted
from the west to China and finally
established himself after severa
years hard work in a fine business
in Hong Kong The long standing
engagement was renewed and reach
ed speedy fulfilment, Mr. Maloney
having to start back for urgent bus
mess reasons to China in another
week. He was very anxious to have
his bride return with him, but she
decided to remain at work until hel
contract with the insurance firm
terminated and then follow him tt
the Orient. 1t was also arranged
that she should still remain Mis-!
Murphy" to all but few of hel
intimate friends and it was not unit
, Monday that even her employers
learned of her marriage. They i'm
mediately gave a handsome wedding
present to her.
On Monday Mrs Maloney will star
on her long voyage to Hong Kong t.
join her husband. Her sister will
succeed her as confidential stenogra
pher in the insurance office.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
TO SEEK UNKNOWN TRIBE.
Harvard EthnoIosist to Study Eskimo
Indians on Coronation Gulf.


Indians on Coronation Gulf.
After having spent thirteen months
among the Eskimos on the north coast
of Alaska in 1906 and 1907 V. Stefans-
son, ethnologist of the staff Of the Pea
body museum Of Harvard university,
will start again on April Is for the
arctic and winter on the coast of Coro-
nation gulf, Prince Albert Land, among
a tribe of Eskimo Indians of whom
nothing is known.
Mr.. Stefansson will travel with
dog team and native guide but no
outfit. He will depend entirely on his
gun and fishing net to supply him with
food on the journey. Staple goods like
-four, sugar, tea, coffee and salt can be
purchased from the trading posts of
the Hudson Bay company at various
points until Fort Macpherson, the most
northerly post in Canada, is reached.
On his last journey Mr.. Stefansson
went as the ethnologist Of the Anglo
American polar expedition, and this
time he will 60 under the auspices of
the American Museum Of Natural His
tory with the object Of studying the
different tribes of Eskimos and more
especially those living in Victoria
Land, along the shores of Coronation
gulf.
Speaking of his projected overland
trip, Mr.. Stefansson said:
II take a great interest in the Es-
KINDS and have found them a peace
able, Industrious people, very different
from the impression Americans have Of
them generally. Wealthy men on hunt
ing trips to the northwest go in from
Fort Rae, near the Great Slave lake,
for short distance until they manage
to shoot musk OK. Then they speedi-
ly return to civilization with its head
and claim to have explored the great
northwest.
II speak the native language and
have the fullest faith in the Eskimos.
Those on Coronation gulf have never
seen white man, and | hope either to
winter there or in Duke of York S
archipelago, so that can explore Vic
toria Land in the spring.
Nothing can be more enjoyable or
health giving than trip through the
arctic regions with dog team and
| Eskimos to do the work and drive the
team. David Hanbury travelled that
way with an Eskimo family for eight
cen months. during which time he
went along the north coast Of Hudson
bay up to Baker lake, then north to the
arctic coast, up to Ogden bay, across
the bay to the mouth of Copper Mine
river, where he embarked on Peter
boro canoe that he had carried with
him on his sled, and descended to the
| Great Bear lake and civilization"
Mr.. Stefansson is about thirty years
old, over six feet tall, with robust
frame. He had planned to do the trip
quite alone. but now it is possible that
naturalist from the American Mu-
scum of Natural History will accom-
pany him, as that institution Is paying
an equal share of the expense with
himself.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
Strin.d Guns Nov.

A sailor vas painting a big gun in
stripes Of rel. yellow and blue. That
+ the newest wrinkle he explained
1t makes a gun practically Invisible
Germany'S the inventor. All sorts Of
tests have been made. aud the results
show that q cannon painted in red.
yellow and tue stripes comes. against
No matter what background. the near
est to InvisIbIlity Of any visible thing
known TIE next step-and youll So
twill be the painting q wazhips
red. yellow ard blue and the adoption
Of red. yellow and blue for soldiers
and sailors uniforms
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
THE ROOSEVELT IDEA.
Government That Is Monarchy in
EVERYTHING But the Name.

Judge Drummond of Auburn, n.
Y, in a recent interesting talk before
class In social ethics of his city,
made a striking analysis of President
Roosevelt's conception of democratic
government and that of Governor
Hughes. Judge Drummonds dag
nosis was that the Roosevelt plan
embodies the idea of effectlng legis-
lation by means Of organizing ca
bal in congress which will support
the measures of the chief executive.
The fault of such policy In the
mind of the speaker, was that II
results in civic apathy on the part
of the people. They say to them
selves, we have a man for presi-
dent who is able TO do the right thing
for us, therefore We can sit down
and watch him do 1t. In the Roose-
Welt idea you get the dependent on
one man. You have centralized
form. 1t is a monarchy N every
thing but name" 1t seems 10 Judge
Drummond that for the perpetuation
of the American form of government
IL is absolutely essential that the
people shall awake to better sense
of civic duty.
BY contrast he developed the
method which Governor Hughes has
employed. as follows:
1.-THE Hughes idea is totally diff
ferent. Hughes says: 1 am the
governor of New York state. | am
not the legislature. the courts or the
people. recognize the constitution
which limits my powers as we'll as
those of the legislature. the courts
and the people. / intend to do what
IL is right to do under the COnstitu-
ton. shall do my duty and l as
sumo that the legislature VIII do the
same. assume that the legisla-
tire will be bound by the constitu-
ton and will pass only such laws as
the members believe to be for the
public welfare. | assume also that
they are able to draft these laws
Z without my assistance. I don't pro-
pose TO organize factions TO promote
these measures or any measures
which I think should be made laws.
shall content myself with my con-
stitutional duty of advising the Leg
islature. But il the legislative ma
ehinery becomes so rotten that | am
startled in my executive chamber |
won't upset the Capitol I will tell
the people what I think should be
done under the circumstances and
let them apply the pressure. let
the people give the instructions.
That's the Hughes idea of govern
ment. II may be wrong; II may
be visionary. II is not. however.
any one Of these unless the people
are 50 atrophied that thsy can no
longer see the value OF such a con-
eeption- n they are i'm mis- eondi-
ton they deserve all the rotten gov
eminent that they are getting and
hope they will get it from a cor
rsnt political machine until they are
aroused 70 their duty Here in
America the democratic form OF gov
eminent is making its last stand on
earth It's got to prevail OF die
forexer. -SprinzfeId Republican.
Il
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
CURING A TOOTHACHE
Remedy Of a New Mexico Cowboy
That Proved Effective.

One of the cleverest old customers
we ever knew was Judge Booth, VINO
lived on the Bell ranch along the Red
River in the northeastern part OF
New Mexico. One morning out on
the range the judge rolled out of his
blankets with jumping toothache
and although he exhausted all the
remedies in camp, nothing had any
effect
1t was forty miles to the nearest
town, with the chances of not find
ing a dentist there, and it was H.
nally decided to appeal to the Texas
cowboys riding herd five miles away.
He came over in response to the mes
sage, and after taking a look at the
tooth, which was a double one on the
upper jaw, he said: ledge, l can
shoot that tooth out as slick as grease
if you don't mind the scar it will
leave on yer cheek"
"Shoot it out? shouted the Judge
at the top Of his voice. why, man,
you must be crazy!"
wall, then mebbe, 1 kin pick in
huff powder to blow 1t Out?" me
ver!' Might possibly hammer it out
with piece of iron," mussed the
cowboy. "And you might go to Pat
agonia and beyond" exclaimed
the indignant sufferer.
Eyes, that's generally the way with
folks. I'm only tellin' you how we
do it out there, but if you don't want
the tooth out, of course you'll have
to stand the pain"
| The cowboy started back to the
day herd, but after a gallop of hall
mile he returned to beckon the
other boys aside, and said: "The
jedge seems to be purity squar' sort
! O. man, though leetel techy, and
I'm sorry fur him. Kin he sit on a
hoss?" Some of the time" kin
he shoot?" ''Only now and then.
Then I think 1 can cure the tooth
ache"
! He spent five minutes unfolding
the plot, and then went over to the
sufferer and said: "Jedge, I've come
back to say that We are a BOBBY ant
: COWARD. w HdIs yt1lCu Tin
Judge as he sprang up from his sea-
before the campfire. "a BOBBY, 6
coward and squaw, jedge, and like
wise burned old liar!"
The jedge jumped for him, but thu
cowboy ran for his horse. There
was another near at hand with two
guns in the holsters of the saddle
and the judge sprang aboard ant
gave chase. Half mile out the
prairie the two men began to shoe
at each other, and it was not unit
the judge had fired his twelfth bull
let that the kind-hearted cowbo!
rode away and left his enemy to rid'
into camp and declare: Well, by
thunder, if that Internal toothach'
hasn't stopped so dead still that
feel just like singing!'
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
Cote. waaon For Chicago Eiremsn.

Chief Koran Of the Chicago fe de-
partment recently suggested the plan
Of coffee wagon 10 give sustenance
and restoration 20 city fremen COM
PEELED to work long hours at stubborn
blazes. The suggestion was passed
along TO George NJ Murphy. superin-
tendent Of the Ere department repair
shop. and submitted by him to MichaeI
q. RYAN. foreman 81 the shop. In the
tbsence Of any specifications. Mr. Ryan
designed and built the only vehicle II
It's kind known 20 be In use in the
United States. It Is 4 kitchen on
wheels. provided with three urns of
ten gallons capacity each. and Is on
call by signal from the engine house al
Michigan avenue and Fourteenth
street The wagon Is drawn by two
horse<. On arrival 80 q IRE 4 h1se
roanerrs Tire wagon with the nearest
Ere eaxine. and the coffee + bid By
the sane s.sam that pu1ps the wstsr
to PIT ont Tire arp
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
GIRDLE FOR A BRIDE.
Made of Hundred Cents That Paid
For Marriage License.

Miss Marguerite Snow of New York
city and Abraham Greasy Morrison
obtained at the city hall in New York
the other day license 10 marry. Miss
Snow varied the monotony by hand
ing to the clerk in payment Of her dol
lar fee a package containing iGO cents
Of the mintage OF 1905
Don't be angry" she said to Clerk
Hart. to whom she handed the coins.
because he will buy them back from
you
ME- Morrison bought them hack and
said that he intended TO have the
coins which had paid for the license
made into belt for bis bride.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04
Firs, Translation Of suddh. Beck.

Justine Hartley Moore. a student In
the Indo-Irsuian department at Column
hia university In New YORK. recently
completed a translation Of the ~Iti-
yuttaka.- or The Sayings Of Buddha. =
Wiki il the first translation Of the
work ever made into English. This Is
one q the few important documents
on Bsddhism that have apparently been
oyeriookei by orientaIisfs. There is
. Chinese version supposed to have
been made IN the seventh century
A d The hope that Il might throw
soue neu light On the much Discussed
te1chiags q Buddhs was what ma6e
Moore srsf interested In the project
q trzn~lsti1g A.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04

The HoIland-Amertcan ocean fnef
Rotterdam. TIE deferred sunch 81
uhsch took place At Belfast kss q
gross tDunAg. 81 z475o Her eisplxes
ment b 1900 tuns- Among the inssr
nal features vfrl be q spsctozs pain
rourt ard a pood frou vktrh psss<n
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04

The okIahoma state senate recsntiT
passed Retdie's TN making 4 4 PM
Tertiary orense n co1dsct q ezubli1s
kowzs.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-04

would you BE without vazt yOu
want vhen q 7sc sd might get itf
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
KILLED sv SLIDING ICE.
Ed Powers Of Russell Has Neck
Broken, Dying Instantly.

Ed Powers Of Russell Has Neck
Broken, Dying Instantly.
A sad accident by which Ed Pow.
ers lost his life occurred at Russell.
While E. E. Neiss, John A. Coburn,
Lora Stoeser and deceased were load
ing ice from the river, Stoeser was
pushing lump weighing about $50
pounds onto the wagon; he slipped,
the ice coming back, but stoeser step
Fed aside. Powers, overestimating
his strength, endeavored to load the
same piece, but in his efforts he also
slipped, and the chunk came down
with great force, striking him on the
head and breaking his neck. Death
was instantaneous, as only a slight
gasp was audible.
His companions Immediately con-
veyed tbs body to j. r. Maier's under.
taking parlors to await the arrival of
Coroner Devine. The coroner decided
that an inquest was not necessary.
Deceased has been resident of
Russell since pioneer days, and was
engaged in the livery and dray bust
ness. He was about twenty-five years
of age. The body is being held await.
ing the arrival of relatives.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
HEARING FALLS FLAT.
Plaintiff Was Absent and lnterstat,
Commission Dismlsses Case.

Plaintiff Was Absent and Interstate
Commission Dismisses Case.
The case of William Patten OF
Palermo against the Wisconsin Cen.
trail and the Great Northern railroads,
which was brought before the inter.
state commerce commission at Minot
resulted in dismissal Of the action,
owing to the failure of the plaintiff
to put in an appearance.
The action was brought to deter.
mine the reasonableness of emigrant
and lumber rates from independence,
Wis.,, to Palermo, N. D. The plaintiff
shipped carload of emigrant goods
and carload Of lumber from indie.
pendence to Palermo last year. He
received the emigrant rate on his car
of machinery, ETC., and contended that
he was entitled to the same rate on
his car of lumber, inasmuch as it was
to be used on his claim. The rail.
roads contended that lumber did not
come under the head of emigrant
goods, and, therefore, the regular rate
would apply. There being no appear.
ance, the action was dismissed.
A. H. Lossow, special examiner OF
the interstate commerce commission.
was present to take the testimony F;
Walter D. Corrigan, attorney for the
Wisconsin Central;. A. F.. Clark, as.
.sistant traffic manager of the Wiscon.
sin Central; c. ]. Murphy, attorney
for the Great Northern, and Jas. Rob
inson, Great Northern division freight
agent, were also present at the hear.
ing.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
STATE MEET IN FARGO.
County Commissioners Will Gather on
March 5.

County Commissioners Will Gather on
March 5.
At meeting of the county commits
sioners OF Benson, Pierce, Wells,
Ward and Mclean counties, in Minot,
a resolution was adopted calling a
meeting of the county commissioners
of every county in the state, to be
held in Fargo, Thursday, March-5.
The object of the state meeting will
be to discuss the state tax law and
other. general matters wherein the
commissioners find trouble each year.
It seems to be the general impression
of the commissioners that the as
SCISSORS should assess personal prop
erty at its full value. If this uniform
rule is adopted, it will b., an easy
matter for the commissioners to equal
ize the taxes from this basis.
The Fargo meeting is looked for
ward to with interest, and will doubt.
less prove beneficial.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
mIsTook DRUG FOR MEDICINE.
Palermo Woman Escapes Very Tragic
Dsath.

0:3th.
Last Friday morning social Palermo
was thrown into intense excitement.
by what nearly proved fatal mis-
take by one of the most respected Ia.
dies. Mrs. Hoff thought ste was
taking headache tablet. but by mis-:
take swallowed tablet Of .bi-chloride
of mercury. Mrs. koif is the wife Of
Oscar Hoff, one of Palermo's most
popular merchants, and their resi-
dence is in the Mccain house. On
the morning above mentioned, Mrs.
Hoff was troubled with headache, and
seeking to relieve it, made mistake
which nearly cost her life. Fortu-
nately she discovered her mistake
within few moments after taking
the tablet, and lost no time in &C.
Quainting Mrs. Mccain and her Sis
ter, Miss McSherry, of the. fact.
These ladies promptly hailed a pass
ing team and the sufferer was driven
rapidly to McDovell G Sons drug
store, where all aid was rendered. In
the meantime, DR.. Wicks of Blaisdell
was 'phoned for, who, on his arrival,
found her out Of danger, and that. her
safety was due to her own presence
of mind, and the prompt action of the
ladies who assisted her to the drug
store.
The case proved a stubborn one
and for q considerable time no one
could say what the result would be-
and there was great thankfulness ex
pressed when it became known that
the drug had been counteracted. The
patients suffering was great before
she obtained relief, but by Sunday
she was able to be about, with a few
reminders of her narrow escape.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
A esIIboy With Hopes,

A small colored bellboy at one of the
hotels was seen by guest late the
other night intently rummaging
through the big wicker hamper con.
tanning the soiled individual towels
used in the wash room.
what are you looking for there.
sonny?" inquired the guest curiously.
"Oh, I'm huntin' fo' di'mon' ring
says the little bellhop.
Some one lost their ring. eh?" sale
the guest, getting interested,
mo, sah." explained the boy, 'nt
one amt jes' los no ring, but ev'ry
now and then somebody pulls one OF,
their finger when they wipes Their
hans, and some o. these days they'll:
drap one in here and not know bout
it. Then ah'll find it and get the re
ward and be man Of means"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Rates Too hioh.

A lanl1y countryman from the mines
came into the Melbourne Argus Office
"My old guv'nor's dead and shpult
like bit of poetry or something -pui
in. the paper about him."
"All right" says the clerk, "hand /,
over"
Cant you fix something up fol
me?" asks the miner. "He was a right
good chap"
"Oh, yes" replied the clerk, "weI.
manage that for you; our charge fol
In Memorium' notices is sixpence ar
inch"
"Oh. thunder" exclaims the mourn
er, II can't stand that; my guv'nol
was over six feet!"