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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
AGE OF PRESIDENTS
Best Results Are Expected From Men
 In Middle Llfe.t

From the Boston Transcript.
 There can be no question that physically MT. Taft will be equal to the demands made upon the occupants of the White House. incessant and often irritating as they are. He has the temperament TOT it, re-enforced by a large experience. That he is in the prime of years is proved by his activity. Prime of years is a relative term Some men at 50 have passed the period of physical activity and are approaching the days when the com mand of nature to halt and rest becomes imperative. Others are capable at that age of the strenuous life.
 President Roosevelt will be 50 in Octo- ber Given a fairly good constitution, normally active life and a healthy brain and the man of 50 should be able to re- flute the current conception of him as bet ter fitted for the retired list than active service. The capabilities of the man of 50 have often been illustrated by our Presidents. The first of them, Washing ton, was 57 when he took office and 50 when he retired. John Adams was b2 when he became President.
 It is a curious coincidence that Jeffer- son. Madison, Monroe and John Quincy Adams were each about 5s when they entered the White House as its occupant. Andrew Jackson, who is the popu'ar con- ception of energy itself, was i7 at ineus' ration. Not until Pierce dia we have President who was under 5t when called upon to take up the honors aa bnt- dens of the place.
 General Grant was 1T when he hegsn h.s first term, and President Clcyel8nd lacked a fortnight of being 4S on March L 5Si. MT. Roosevelt is the youngest man qVer chosen President of the United sf-ies he was under 43 the day he Naa sNo into office at Buffalo, in 1em.
 So many of the chief magistrates of the nation have passed the 50th milestone be- fore inauguration that if thefe ass not been a precedent establishe1 -asra has been an informal consensus o4 a.fier ep, parently that from midd Q li' sag le expected the best results n niH 1 tion-maturity of experieneg sf ton guiding an activity st being sustained through
 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

roads and they will continue to ride free as long as they exist at all. for no railroad can rid itself of the evil. Neither the law nor organized charity can do much with the evil, and all states have them, all communities are afflicted with them. The remedy is not in sight, and the fear is it never will be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
THE ORIGIN OF "cRoc."
,om the New York Press

From IIIe NGW TUT N IeSS
 The encyclopedias (some of them) tell us that grog was introduced into the English navy by Admiral Vernon in 1716. In England's West Indies possessions, where most of the honest rum of the uni verse Is made when under his surveil lance, he found that rum agreed with the natives and invented the drink of six-to-one. There was no name for it. The sailors were enthusiastic over it. Yer non had a habit Of walking the deck in rough weather in Q pair of grogram brooches, and his nicnname among the iackies was Old Grog. That was not a far cry from rum to grogram; hence s'grog." Grogram is coarse textile fab ric made of silk or wool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
PLENTY oF THE

From the Philadelpf .--aar
 A man who wore ] Yr mafh longer than fashion prescrib fa siTi5 a pi 5 the street, when ht tFpiaa4 = chin, who asked hi a1s of :. Obligingly pulling out Wate, the l replied that 1t lack nites ci (. "All right" said u t- posinE toI ! run, "at o'clock SC ot- Hair cut
 You young rascal med tie nm, starting after him. aHpW You now to insult me-" Turn a fH sAaden' f, the man collided c. -1lI man, w.) required him to exp h. laf scoundrei- ly boy told me to at hf ett Ft o'clock panted tl aHEe
 Well, whats tho s efei $ copper, smiling, ., Ep gnt : utes yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BAG a ,a.

From the New York Press.
 A woman puts dignity upon her hus- band being broke by calling it being em- barrassed.
 The average man would rather win a dollar on a bet than thousand working for it.
 No matter how wide hat girl wears, her lips can get out from under it on a moonlight night.
 A useful thing about owning an auto mobile is how it makes man economize on everything else.
 One of the greatest temptations of hay ing money is that 1t convinces you that you must get more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
Good Fishino.

Ex-Fire Chief Thad Mullin and Mrs. fullin returned last night from Ingram Wells, where they had spent week. I've found good fishing at Ingram Wells"
 aid Chief Mullln. About five years ago
 he management constructed an artificial
 ake and stocked it with bass, and one will have to travel quite distance to md better fishing sport than is afforded In this inland resort. I caught several fish weighing three pounds, and my wife and I pulled out IS pounds at one sitting. We left a large party of pleasure seekers at Ingram Wells including a number of Birmingham people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
TAKING A DRINK.
New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
 Magazine has an amazing but delightful story of the etiquette observed in Berlin beer halls, where newcomer salutes. bows and drinks to anybody else u tt may be at the same table. Here man rushes in the door, holds up his finger to the barkeep as he speeds for the free lunch and is out on the street again, with his face full of crumbs and his mind full of business before the cash register has ceased tinkling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The eclipse passed off quietly in the Birmingham district and so far as heard from there were no accidents anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The northern papers are beginning to advise their readers to select their cofflns for the Fourth of July and avoid the rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

No vice president has ever partici- pated in government councils to the extent that Martin Van Buren did in Jackson's last term
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Long distance promises of cool weather are not comforts when the thermometer persists in registering weather in the 90's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
JOHN TEMPLE GRAV

From the New York M
 To the Houston Post, s aH Age-Herald the Richm patch and other souther c1n that have delegated us iiad aAa pie Graves on the Am erieH aeito page, we apologize for lt ious aiisn and apparent derelictio Bet we r this anonymous prose DO 10 in iiis roi ing's issue on the 5000 5sorgia melons that have just iYels d. 5na clew:
 There come smilngly joyousig Iniiu - ably into what, for aln st eight Eart has been an arid deseit. Ihe ieee the Georgia melon has tne ts Or honey, of the fig, the e aHf orange, the tangerine and 'az aH et ate all mixed and woven int of ecstasy and delight.
 It's aroma intoxicates the fassf " l the heart of one held tu t-e aout4 is the combined perfure ot e res @ the lily, the violet and % lHaei.ltb. fresh fields wherein sn0W V the spice groves of the H- mine and magnolia val e1lHlai -
 Soft suns have kisse IT de g have mellowed them, npcan have caressed them, 9W Ask will sit in the summt aaa Azd opbs the seasons that prod them.
 An, what time TAt la.e n' the next three montl
 Gentlemen brother asEagral CTS union, here he il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The dog that forgets to put on its muzzle when he makes his mututinal toilet is apt to come to trouble before night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
About Persons,

John B. Knox of Anniston passed through Birmingham last night en route to Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The Manchester ship canal has been deepened to 2S feet It is getting to the modern depth gradually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

John Mitchell has to do a world of dodging in order to keep out of jobs of honor and profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Kings can do no wrong, and so when King Edward gave Miss Reid a cats eye for luck that settled it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

All Panama hats come from Panama in the same sense that all Mocha cof- fee comes from Arabia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The campaign book is one of the best sellers to campaign committees, but to no one else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Common fairness demands that the monitor Florida be permitted to shoot back when she is again assailed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Fines of the Standard Oil should be marked academic" for none of them has been crystallized into fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Anna and Helie are to be married on July 4, and the day will thus be- come doubly memorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

By insisting on a recount Hearst has lost chance to cherish a pleas ing delusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The monitor Florida wants a chance to hit back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The third-term stampeders feel like men whose occupation is gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

MT. Taft is individually a Unitarian, but he is an Episcopalian by marriage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The Coal Barons are among the near" great in the second division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The hot, dry weather is booming the summer resorts, and they certainly need a lift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Dogs may be muzzled, but cats that sing at night on the backyard fence cannot be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Governor Hughes may not be has been, but he is certainly might-have- been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

The powder rag feels overworked in htis kind of weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29

Anna and Helie are to be married on July 4, and the day will thus be- come doubly memorable.
  The campaign book is one of the best sellers to campaign committees, but to no one else.
  John Mitchell has to do a world of lodging in order to keep out of jobs of honor and profit. By insisting on a recount Hearst has lost a chance to cherish a pleas ing delusion. The hot, dry weather is booming the summer resorts, and they certainly need a lift. Dogs may be muzzled, but cats that sing at night on the backyard fence cannot be.
 ---.--Z Governor Hughes may not be has been, but he is certainly might-have- been.
 MT. Taft is individually Unitarian, but he is an Episcopalian by marriage.
  The Coal Barons are among the near" great in the second division.
  The third-term stampeders feel like men whose occupation is gone.
  The powder rag feels overworked in htfc kind of weather
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
Seeing Ourselves.

"The man who can pick out the best picture of himself Is rare bird" said a photographer. Even an author. who is reputedly poor judge of his own work. exercises vast wisdom in selecting his best book compared wits the person who tries to choose his best photograph. Every famous man or woman who has been photographed re- peatedly has his favorite picture. Usually it is the worst in the collec- ton. It shows him with an unnatural expression sitting or standing in an unnatural attitude.
 "The inability to judge of his best picture must be due to the average mans ignorance as to how he really looks. or perhaps 1t can be partly at. tributed to a desire to look other than he does, A stout man will swear that the photograph most nearly like him is one that makes him look thin, a thin man the one that makes him look stout. The solemn man selects the tol. Hest picture, the joyial man the most cadaverous.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
Senses of Insects.

Insects guide themselves in flight ai- most entirely and on the ground partly by means of their faceted eyes. The antennae and the buccal sensory or gans cannot help in aerial steering.
 Insects perceive the motion Of ob- jects particularly well-i. C., the dis placeAients of visual images relatively to the compound eye. They therefore see better when on the wing than at rest, for during flight the image of im- mobile objects is displaced relatively to the eye. t
 Insects distinguish the contours and forms of objects only more or less in- distinctly.
 Insects appreciate the direction and distance of objects very clearly during flight by the aid of their compound eyes. They can also appreciate, even when at rest. the distance of immobile objects. s ee-- 5-.. Certain insects Cbees, bumblebees) distinguish color clearly and recognize colors better than forms. Among others (waspsl the perception of colol appears. on the contrary. to be very 1 rudimentary.-"Senses of Insects"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
No HeIp Wanted.

Scene, a courtroom. A big. burly artisan is brought in by the bailiff and placed in the dock. He is a reg ular Hercules in point of stature and is brought up on a charge of assault. It is evidently his first appearance in court.
 When he enters the magistrate is busy with his papers, but presently looks up hurriedly and, turning to the prisoner. exclaims:
 Have you engaged any one to de fend you?"
 What's that?" asks the prisoner; then. collecting himself. he adds: "l don't want anybody. Come on, any half dozen of youT'-London Answers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
The Submarine Crew.

Not until you have gone down in a submarine and seen the crew at work can you say you have seen the limit to which it is possible to drill human creatures. No crack company of regi- ment, no fire company in any of our big cities. not even the engine force on a man-of-war, is under such discipline as the crew of a submarine. The navy department and the men themselves realize that months are required before even the most capable group Of ten can be made to work as unit, perfect as clockwork. There is no time to s'break in" crews when once war is de- clared, and for this reason the subma- rine service is continually and inces- sanity in war practice. Practice runs in the ordinary sense do not exist. Each time the boat stands out to sea she goes as if for business, the scenes you see being exactly like those that would be enacted were the vessel bent upon actually sinking an enemy.-st. Nicholas.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
WATERFOWL JOTTiNGS

Mrs R. V. Corby is spending few days in Litchfield.
 Walter Fox has accepted a position in the Greenville factory.
 Mrs Ellen McLeery spent short time at her farm yesterday. .
 Gordon Porter, who has been ill for the past few days is very weak.
 Mrs C. M Gardiner of Bridgeport is visiting with MT and Mrs Charles Gibson. -.
 Mir and Mrs c. w. Atwood and family are spending their vacation at Bantam lake.
 Dr E. K Loveland will spend the next three weeks in travelling through the west. Dr Spicer of Waterbury will be here during his absence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
WATERvlLLE

Thomas Magee is renewing old friends in the vile.
 The Waterville Jrs are trying to arrange a game with the Southington Jrs for tomorrow.
 Miss Sara Barker and Miss Margar- ct Hayden will spend their vacation in the Catskill mountains.
 Mrs Frederick Weibel and son of Newark, N. J., are the guests of MI and Mrs Gustave Weibel on Welch street.
 Waterville will be we'll represented at the K. of P. convention in Boston next week. Captain Draper has ap' piled for fifteen tents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
The Japs as Jokers.

In the days of the second empire Baron Gros was sent to Japan to de- mand the opening of certain ports to French commerce. Among the rest he named to the Japanese ministers cer- tain city. The Japanese functionaries smiled so broadly when he preferred the request that the French ambassa- dor asked them to tell him what gave them so much amusement, but instead of answering the Japanese ministers said: -.r 4
 we will open the port in question, my lord, if France in her turn will open certain port to us."
 What port is that" asked the Frenchman.
 "The port of Liverpool"
 "But, your excellencies," laughing "Liverpool is not a French port, but an English one"
 "Yes," answered the Japanese. "and the port you named is not in Japan but in Korea"
 The French ambassador was com pelled to admit that the joke was against him.-London Answers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

ADMIRAL SIR PERCY SCOTT. collision. Sir Percy. who was on board the Good Hope, doubted the accurac, of the signal and refraineu from obey ing it.
 The admiralty finds that the ma neuver order was not dangerous, bu at the same time as Sir Percy though there was risk he was justified il turning his cruiser the other way, an, Sir Charles so informed him at tn time.
 The incident has created much sti in this country. both admirals havini hosts of warm friends in and out O their profession.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
oriain of "psIl Mall"

"Pall Mall pronounced pell melD comes from paile maile, an ancient game supposed to have been played on the present site of Pail Mall by Nor man monks. by whom 1t was intro. duced into England.
 The observant Pepys in his famous diary makes mention of it thus:
 April 2. 1861. Into St. James park. where saw the Duke of York playing at Pelemele. the first time that ever l saw the sport"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
NAuGATUCK NUGGETS

The Southington base ball team was defeated here yesterday after noon by the Naugatuck fire depart ment team by a score of to }. The home team played fine game and cinched the game in the first few innings by heavy hitting, Danny Sweeney was in fine form and the visitors could no nothing with his curves. He allowed two hits and struck out seven men. The locals got to Walsh for fourteen hits. The attendance at the game was fair. A small delegation of Southington root CTS accompanied the team. The score was as follows:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down for
 Our Busy Readers.

Plainville-The local plant of the Bristol Manufacturing Co will be closed for three weeks commencing August 15.
 Thomaston-The Seth Thomas Clock Co posted notices yesterday morning to the effect that they would shut down tonight until August IT. < Deep River-Rev William H. Knouse of Deep River died yester- day afternoon at his home on Pros- pect street of a general breakdown, aged 79 years. He was pastor of the First Congregational church in Deep River for over thirty years and Ill health forced him to resign seven years ago.
 Terryville-Ten men went on a strike yesterday morning. They were local men employed Monday by the Pierson Construction Go of Bris- tol in building the macadam road be- tween the town hall and Bunnelrs corner. The daily wage was unsatis- factory and on Tuesday they de- manded higher wages.
 Hartford-Announc of the reorganization of the Pope Manu- featuring Co was made yesterday al the Hartford offices of the company on word being received by Colonel George Pope that the committee oi reorganization had perfected iti plans and would proceed at once t. the work of reorganization.
 Manchester-West side residents especially and many other towns people are interested in the ques tion which has been raised and which is now being investigated al to whether or not the Connection Go has a right to collect 10 cents fol ride within the towns limit, espe cially when the ride is less than ; mile and a half long.
 Bristol-Elias Burwell of Rac' street will be 97 years old in fev weeks and is by far the oldest maj in this section. He retains all of hi faculties in a most remarkable de gree. On Wednesday night hi friend. William E. Sessions, ealle' at his home in his electric Tunabou and took his aged friend on an au tomobile trip around the town.
 Windsor-A box car attached to freight train which was switching l the local freight yard at about o'clock yesterday afternoon turne turtle as it was being switched ont a siding just north of the plant of tn Eddy Electric corporation. Tn draw bar on the car fell and as th car passed over it, it threw it of tn trucks. A wrecking crew from Har' ford succeeded in placing it on th trucks again and hauled it to Hari for for repairs
 | Manchester-David Dixon has
 horse which he drives on his exnres to Hartford which has caused hiI much trouble of late owing to its b. i coming balk~ Wednesday evenin he was on Pine street when th horse decided that It had gone fs enough Pet methods brought T results in the line Of ur~zress an i strenuous acts were reverted 10. bE still the horse failed to bndge. m driver vas at a loss to know what do until the crowd which had co Iected came to his rescue. They E' behind ;he wagon and started
 push. The horre wss unequal to n . force behind him 5Hd was pushs , up the hill. wagon azd all Aft l about half an hours work the an mai come to the conclusion that
 had had enough fam and went aloT 5 with only a whip as 2 persusdeT-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
How Britain Trains Her Sons.

Home life in England lacks the inti- macy and the charming sentimentality of German family life. The sons Of England have to leave home early in life to go out into the wide world and fight for themselves. They become in- dependent. responsible men much ear Her than our sons do.-Berliner Tage- hiatf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

pointed commissioners on the new layout, etc, of Ward street.
 On Firemen's field tomorrow after noon the shoe makers and packing room hines of the New Shoe shop will play ball.
 Tomorrow afternoon the local fire department will go to Ansonia to play ball with the nine of that city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

E. c. Dewitt q Co. Chicago. Ill., GentIemen-in 1887 I had disease of the stomach and bowels. In the spring of 1909 bought a bottle of Kodol and she benefit I received Ell the gold in Georgia could not buy. May yoa live long and prosper. Yours verv truly. C. N Cornell. Rod- ing. Ca. AaK z7. 1sgs-+ Sold hy Buekfaxhsu Pharzacy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
TMtn Sides.

Shelf a man loves his wife as much as she loves him Ee will stop wasting bis money on cigars if she asks him. He-Yes. but If his wife loves him as much as she ought to love a man who loves her enough to stop If she asks him she won't ask him.-Pucs-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
ENGLISH NAVY
 ROW IS SETTLED.
Beresford and Scott Bott EI.
 onerated by Admiralty.

London. July 31. The admiralty after full investigation has exoner, ated both Admiral Lord Charles Beres ford and Admiral Sir Percy Scott from any blame in connection with the mis taken signal incident of the recent na val maneNyers.
 It seems that Lord Charles gave tht signal for an evolution which, if obey ed. apparently would have brought ths cruisers Argull and Good Hope into
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
Ambiuuous.

Parishioner Ia little worse for liquor) T hearsh you prenzh las night.
 New Minister-You didn't hear much, I fancy.
 "Thaz what thought myself."-Lon- don Pick-Me-Up.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
ouiss Refined.

Mrs. CalIer-Are your new neigbbors reaneds Mrs. Nextdoor-T should say go. They never borrow anything bEt our silver and cut giass.-Chicago NewS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

Two base hits, NJ, Sweeney, Ash more; hit by pitcher, M. Walsh; first on balls, off Sweeney 1, off Walsh l.; left on bases Naugatuck :, Southing- ton :; sacrifice hit, D. Sweeney; stolen bases, Buckley, Upson, NJ. Walsh ?; struck out. by Sweeney ', by Walsh 0; double plays, W. Swee- ney and Hannon, Reilly, Upson and McNerney, NJ. Walsh, McNerney and Harvey; passed balls, J. Sweeney 1; umpire, Waite; scorer, Ahern; time 1h 45m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
Gave Him up.

The doctors have given Johnson up"
 Dear me, is he as III as thatT' ~No: he's quite well. That's why they've given him up"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

~FIatteIy is Ike a fairy tale. Even though one does not believe it. one Ifs tens willingly to it
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

Dswut-s Witch Hazel salve Is es- pscialIy xood for piles Recon mended and sold by Buckingham Pharmacy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

Mind no business but your own.-Dr. Johnson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
Inauisitixe.

|, "One half of the world doesn't know how the other half liyes," observed the .soralizer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31

How provokingr' exclaimed Mrs. Gossyp.-Eppincott's.