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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Horoscope
BY oCTAvINE

For persons who believe that. hu- man destiny is guided by the plan- cts, the daily horoscope Is outlined by a noted astrologer. In addition to information of general interest, 1t outlines information of special interest to persons born on the designated dates.
 September 25
 Most favored ones today arc those who were born from July 21 through August 21. General Indications of the Day for
 4..t Everybody
 Morning--Fair.
 Afternoon---F'air.
 Evening-Doubtful. .. =. Today is good for social activ- ities.
 Today's Birthdate
 You may be interested in sur gery or in business where you employ stretching or cutting.
 November should be very fa- vorable month for you. You should study, travel and deal with rela- tives.
 Be on your guard to avoid &C., cident fro mfire. temper, sudden accidents and emotions from Feb. 20 through 2G, 1886.
 Socially favorable Feb. 22 through 25, 1886.
 Readers desiring additional in- formation regarding their hOrO. scopes are invited to c0mmuni- cate with Octavinc in mare of The Democrat. Enclose q cent stamp cd, self-addresscd envelope.
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TO-DAY's COMMON ERROR Never say, "It looks as if they are agreeably to be dlsap- pOinted"; say, ito be agree- ably disappointed"

A. The official name is Repub- lica Argentina. In English 1t is Argentine Republic or Republic of Argentina.
 Q. When was William Dewitt Mitchell the Attorney General of the United States?
 A. From March 4. 1929 to March. 4. 1893.
 Q. What was the date of the Johnstown, Pa., flood?
 A. May 31, 1889.
 e. Did the United States owe money to any European country at the beginning of the World War?
 A. No.
 Q. When was the ship Consti- tuition launched? Why was 1t nicknamed "Old Ironsides?"
 A. It was launched October 21, 1797. It was built of live oak and red cedar, and in a battle with the British on August 19, 1912, with stood the shots so well that the sailors nicknamed 1t "old Iron sides"
 Q. Who invented Coca Cola?
 A. J. s. Pemberton. He first made the beverage in an old house on Marietta Street in Atlanta, Georgia. in 1886.
 If you want a copy of our new bOOlxlet BRIDES BOOK, write Go The Waterbury Democrats Wash. ingtOn Bureau. enclosing ten cents (fOc) for postage and handling.
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Counselor Leitner insisted, "the Ambassador cannot

Counselor Leitner insisted,
 'the Ambassador cannot
 come"
 Finally Father Walsh hit up- on 8 compromise solution. He had the two flags sewn together back to back. The audience could see the flag of the Third Reich. But the Am bassador, sitting on the platform facing the audience, canld make sure that he was saiuting Hitler's cherished Swastika.
 "A Merry -Go- Round
 The presidents invitation to Harold Ickes to join him on his Pacific fishing trip had behind 1t primarily his appreciation of what Ickes suffered during his wife's death. The Santa Fe au- tomobile disaster, combined with the fact that the secretary of the interior has taken almost no va cation since the New Deal start ed, hit him hard. Also, Roosevelt wanted to dispel rumors that he was on the outs with Ickes. Speaking of the Borah Boom, critics of the Senator who claim he is always booming have dug up the following from the May, 1915, Boston Trans cript: What does this call for Borah mean It is coming from all parts of the country. It is apparently spontaneous. He has not announced his candidacy for the Presidency. Yet hundreds of republicans and progressives are discussing Borah."
 Copyright, 1895, by United Fea- .' ture Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Life Was a Great Risk

There came to this desk not long ago a copy of life insurance policy, issued by the American Temperance Life Insurance Go. in the year 1851. After setting the company's obligations in the usual suited language, the policy went on to tell what the insured person might not do while the policy was in force.
 The contract would be void, it stated, if the insured person should. without the con- scut of the company, pass beyond the "settle9 limits" of the United States (with the exception of certain parts of Canada), visit California or Oregon, travel south of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Why I Am Interested

The, publisher and the staffs of the Pape papers have sought to convey the impression that l. like themselves, belong to the mushroom element of the city's residents. What laugh that must be to the almost extinct generation of Waterbury's early Irish settlers. My father came here in 1849 and my mother shortly after 1850. They were married in the old Immaculate Conception church on April 20, 1861. From that date until now my family has paid taxes in this city. As trustee of the family es- tate l am still paying taxes.
 Under the circumstances It
 would appear that am aitO- gethcr justified In taking an inc tcrest In local politics If for no other reason than to see to it that the administration of the city government does not pass
 into the hands of carpet bag gers.
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of the town committee. Not only did he select the nominees on the ticket without bothering to con- suit the delegates to the party conventions but he also marked out for elimination from the ball. lot the names of men, like Alder man Charles Schmidt and Judge Harry Beardsley, who were per- sonally obnoxious to himself. The Pape-lican platform" was made up from the various accusatory editorials and news-stories which have been printed for years in the Pape papers. The program of misrepresentation, innuendo, and scurrility which has been followed by the same journals whenever 1t was possible to blacken the repute of the city which makes possible their ex- istence, has been adopted by the radio spokesmen of the Pape- lican party. It has been necessary to make these facts known to the readers of this column. In answer and flor the want of something really germane to the election the Pape papers have seen fit to drag my unimportant self into their pages. I have re- trained, for various reasons, from commenting on the degradation of having 'my name appear In such malodorous sheets. One was that am neither a candidate for office nor an issue in the cam paign. Another was the knowl- edge that no matter how bitterly the galled jade of Pape-licanism winced my wlthers remained un-. wrung. A third was the fact that while have been missed in the past the people who did 1t paid for the privilege. Therefore. gra- tuitous hissers demanded no mo- tice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
IA Book a Day
Here's Fine Book About Mary Stuart
 nv nI1Ur6,E rA,rrpN

If ever lady lived q life that was made to order for popular biographers 1t was the luckless Mary stuart of Scotland. Those qualities which we call glamour and romance hung over her like a halo, and she came to darkly tragic end, and the poorest bi- ographer could hardly fail to build an interesting book around her.
 Stefan Zweig, who is q very good biographer indeed; takes his turn with the lady in Mary, queen of Scotland and the Isles." and produces a book which will prob- ably stay on the best -seller lists for a long time.
 He presents Mary as woman who had much courage, more"it" than was good for her her, and very ties she was great contrast to her arch-rival, Queen Elizabeth, who at last had Mary's head cut off; and in the way the qualities were mingled. Mary was doomed not only to. come to grief herself, but to bring disaster to great many men.
 Mary was crowned queen Of Scotland at the age of six days. She became queen of France at 16. At 26 she had lost both thrones cinnoyed at the murder of hus- band (Mr. Zweig thinks there js no doubt of her full complicity) and had been chase dout of Scot land. ..
 There followed many dreaI'y years of captivity in England, of frantic plots and conspiracies, be- fore Elizabeth's ministers finally framed Mary and had her be- headed. E
 MT. Zweig writes of her with sympathy and understanding. and his book Is extremely readable. Published by Viking, 1t sells for $5.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Test Y Q ur Knowledge

Can yOu answer seven or these test questions Turn to last page for the answers. i. What are the constituents or gunpowder
 2. What was the name of Lots wife?
 2. Name the capital of Uru- guay. {. What is chlromancy? ' 6. Who was Samuel Taylor Col- sridge?
 (. What docs pomiform mean? ? [. Where ss the state of Gwalior2
 &. What mountains lie in the Misaisslppl valley between tho Missouri and tho Arkanaas rivers? .. Name the capital of ver- mont.
 10. What was George Washing toms middle Bame7
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c. Can the terms each other and one another be used inter- changeably?
 A. Each other is sometimes used when only two are referred to, and one another when more than two. According to H. w. Fowler, the differentiation is neith- CT of present utility nor based on historical usage, and the terms may be used interchangeably. Q. Are all cadets of the United States Military Academy required to learn how to fly before they can graduate
 A. No.
 Q. What does the name Biagio mean?
 A. It is an Italian first name derived from the Latin. and means a babbler.
 Q. When was the popular song "Stardust" published?
 A. 1929.
 Q. Where is Sinclair Lewis farm in Vermont?
 A. Barnard.
 Q. Is Argentina the official name for the country in South America?
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c U m m q TIE Q what has been disc l os e q to d a e. Events h a v e proved
 beyond contra die tion that { h re is no longer a bona hde Republi- c g. n party in
 Waterbury. It h a g become the Pape-lican
 D a ty. T h e pupil 8 h e r of the Pape pa.
 pers is in com nlnAn nnnfnnl
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Selected Poem

BENSON (Dorothea F. Thayer in the New York Tirnea) The lawn moons horns Are in the velvet; The acason's closed For stalking cIeft-foot woe. Under new leaves ls dsppled magic; Wonder, born new. Glides with the dapplcd doe. The aspen bouRhs Brush holy fingers. Cool from the font Flame Of my flesh, burn lou' Wake here no cry Out Of itB season: IIot-broathed, too soon, Hounds bay and bugoA blow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Press Comment
NUTMEG NONCHALANCE
 (New Britain Herald)

The road up Mount Whiteface, near Lake Placid, got q deal of public attention when President Roosevelt dedicated 1t with kind words fo rthe engineers and the workers. We make far less fuss about such things fin Connecticut. We put through the road over southington Mountain, over Avon Mountain and over RattieanakA Mountain - not to mention the soscalied road up West Peak - without any public excitement whatever. Nutmesgers are that way: They tako it easy. The same achievements anywhere tn New York would receive . mint oe pub- llcity. Consider, for example, the hosannahs which pealed forth when the Hudson tube was fin- lshed an dcomparc the nolse with tho tiny squeeks which were heard when Boston finished the East Boston vehicular tunnel.
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Current Comments

Relationships among people in a community for the purpose of pro noting their individual welfare and their community interests. =. are in many respects no more im- portant than proper international reln nships.--Secretary Hull. Is there really some mysterious law that inaures that everything that is the greatest. the purest, the most beautiful should last only for
 n short time e?--i3eigian Premier van Zealand. referring to the death of Queen Astrid.
 I consider my father on two planes. One is the man 1 love and admire. a pal and friend. The other is q political enemy. Nancy Bedford. .Jones who denounced bel
 fatbev'e article on communion in colleges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Daily NKe~ D-~l WILL MAKE SUPREME
 EFFORT FOR NOMINATION
- By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN

Washington Sept 2When the executive committee of the republican day). William Edgar Borah will be sitting in his hotel Boise 
 practical purposes vsage be staring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24

You might reverse it thus The years at the fall; Gods in his heaven, all's well with us all.
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The Democratic Platform

The platform upon which the Democratic administration is standing for reelection Is a sim pie one. It may be told in two sentences, Look at Your Tax Bilp', and Look at the Record ,of Work Done. For its, own purposes the Pape-lican tparty and the Pape papers are at- tempting to belle the first advice. They say that Waterbury's tax rate Is the highest in the state as if the administration had ever said 1t was the lowest. What the administration asserts, and what the figures prove, is that FROM 1880 TO 1885 THE TAX RATE IN WATERBURY HAS BEEN RE- DUCED FROM 41.92 MILLS TO 32.00 MILLS, A REDUCTION OF 9.92 MILLS, THE RATE OF REDUCTION BEING 23.7 PER CENT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
A Thought for Today

And Jesus said unto him. Why calIcst thou me good? None is good, save one, that s, Cod -St. Luke 1S:19.
 He who loves goodness harbors angels roveres reverence, and lives with God.- Emerson.
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There are gains for all losses as wit ness next Saturday night or early Sunday the gaining of lost hour.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24

an increase of 2.3 mills, the
 rate of increase, 7.7%.
 Hartford. 1890 -. 22.75 mills. Hartford, 1895 =. 26.7 mills,
 an increase of 3.95 mills, the
 rate of increase 17.4%. Lest the above figures be qucs- toned 1t may be stated that the ones for 1880 were taken from the Connecticut State Manual and Register. Those for 1895 have been taken from the Pape papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Resume

Before proceeding to a discus sion of the issues which the vot- CTS of Waterbury will decide on october sth 1t might be well to
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Question Box

Yeu can get an answer eo asy answesable Questi0n of fact or tA. f0FmatiOn by wsSflng e0 Fse9eslck M. Kerby, 0uestion EdIt0s. The Waterbury Democrat, WashfngtOD WashlngtOn. D. O., eRcl0siDg TAREE cents In eoiA OF postage stamps for reply. Do s0t @se postal cards. Medical end segaI advices cannOs be given noR cas extended research be made. All other questions will receive . personal reply. Letters without name OF. address cann0t De an. swesed. All letters are eonAden. tlal. You gre cordially lnv1tea to make use of this free service as
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24

Henry yIodgins, q fargeF five years ago, gave himself up and
 vas sent to prison at Liverpool. England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24
Daily Almanac

Moon rir"s 3:43 A. m. daylight time). sun rises $40 n. m. Aois G3is D. m., fdaylight timoJ.
 All vehicles must be lighted thlrty ulln. Dies after sunset.
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Year by Year

Tn 1880 when the present ad- ministration went into office 1t was handed a tax rate of 41.92 mills, which represented . regular rate of 39.02 mills plus a mill spe.- ciai tax. The rates from that year until the current one were
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BY WAY of NO HARM
 by James William FitzP Patrick

CTe opinions conclusions appearing below
 necessarily those o the ealtors Of be constfsed Q . reflection of their vtewp0nt).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-24

Tn these years of depression and reduced income for all taxpayers Waterbury wns tlse only niaJOf city Co the state WHICH RE- DUCED ITS TAX RATE. New Haven, Bridgeport. and Hartford INCREASED a'EISfEtts as will be shown by the following tables.
 New Haven, 1880 .. 24.O mllls. New Haven, 1885 .. 27.b mills.
 an increase of 3.b mills. the
 rate of increase. il.0eb.
 Bridgeport, 1880 .. 1e.5 mllIs' Bridgeport, te5B .. stss milln,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06


I
didn't realize where he until he
hin He
when
add its din
buildings battle
shells flying
all the strip Of ground which he lay
trembling with determined
chancef ALL Chs running
started running for
all directions Afraid to
look just kept running and running"
Running Through Rain of Exploding Shells
pinted the distance Sth
killed Twice
knocked explosions and each time he thought
him but at last he
exploding shells
had chance to
iumpn or o a vehicle
vehicles Jim the highway he
hundred
behind him and turning heavy truck
speeding in direction
Jim to attention him.
In a OF the nghbohood as
OF the determined 70
jump onto the running board while
It RAJ full speed ~
him when Jim eaped
road He rode In that truck
stopped then picked him up
and pretty tough luck Jim thinks to
Hade
by gasoline
CIV
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06
Appreciation of
Beautiful Things
Shown in Treatment That
Is Accorded Articles
of Value.

An appreciation of beautiful things
is not a matter of words, nor neces-
sarily matter of collecting the arti-
cles of merit. It goes deeper than
these things. 1t shows itself in the
way In which articles are handled
before they are purchased, when
they belong to some one else, or are
merely being examined in a shop.
The person who handles the articles
carelessly, does not appreciate them.
1t is the care of choice pieces what
ever they be, that gives evidence of
true appreciation.
Handsome Silk Textiles.
Have you ever noticed how dress
makers handle beautiful silks? They
seem to manipulate the textiles with
out grasping them at all. Their fin
gers skim over the materials as
butterfly brushes flower petals light
ly with his wings. Their hands ac-
tually express love of the beauty and
appreciation of the texture. 1t is
thus when they are sewing on ex-
quisite garments. The material is
lifted lightly. turned deftly, and han
died so well that when the work is
laid down, it is as spotless and free
from rumples as when in the bolt.
Beauty in Books.
A person who appreciates books
handles them almost with reverence
To be careless with them would be
unthinkable. Bindings are fingered
over, pages are turned softly. New
er is page thumbed to turn easily,
nor corners of pages folded down TO
mark places. The very way in which
book is opened is expressive.
Books are laid on the table or stood
on the shelves of a bookcase almost
lovingly, so much are fine volumes
cherished and cared for by them.
And this same treatment is accorded
books of lesser beauty of binding, of
paper and print.
Home Furnishings.
The homemaker who appreciates
the beauty Of her possessions cares
for them fittingly. And to the practi-
cal articles she pays adequate dues.
The home furnishings show their
good treatment. They repay her by
looking their best. This may be a
magnificent best or threadbare best,
according to the intrinsic value and
excellence of the articles, or the
worth they represent to the person.
Silver.
No one can expect to have mate
rial things reflect beauty unless they
are treated we'll. In house where
there were quantities of silver of fine
workmanship, heirlooms, old family
| pieces, etc., it was so carelessly
treated that it was dark and actual
ly gloomy looking. instead of bright
and shining. 1t would have been
better, if time was not at the house
wife's disposal to keep all polished
to have put away all pieces except
those she could care for adequately
The appreciation of beautiful thing;
Is sadly lacking.
g Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06
PEOPLE FEAR THE
THINGS THEY DO
NOT UNDERSTAND

The beautiful voice of famous
opera singer issuing forth in song
caused panic on board a ship!
Seriously-that is the content of q
news dispatch from off the coast of
Australia where an American ship
carrying explorers was recently an
chored. The voice of the singer came
through gramophone, and the
audience among whom it caused a
panic was composed of natives, who
ran in terror from something that
they did not understand.
1t may seem incomprehensible to
us that beautiful voice should in
still dislike or fear. Whatever the
language of the song, you may say, is
not beautiful singing beautiful to all
who can hear--as the trilling of a
bird must sound the same to men of
any color and any language?
But the beauty of the voice Is
obscured by the fact that Its source
is something the natives do not I'M
derstand. For that reason it is an
object of suspicion-and of fear.
If we stop to think about it, it will
surprise many of us to realize how
much we have in common with those
Australian natives in that we fire.
quently refuse to see beauty In the
things we do not understand. We
too are suspicious and fearful of
things we do not know. Most of the
worlds bigotry and prejudice springs
from ignorance. And many of us, If
we but realized it, create a spectacle
no less foolish and unreasonable than
those natives in panic over a beauti-
full voice issuing from a gramophone
when we condemn without investiga-
ton, when we Turn without considera-
ton from things which are new. things
which are different, ways to which
we are not accustomed.
@ Bell syndicate.-wNU Service
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06
The Thoughtful Child

The thoughtful child Is often mis-
taken for lazy one. One of two chill
dren was always tainted by the other
for being lazy unless equally active.
The active child is lost today in the
average group of humanity. The less
vigorously active child has developed
into an artist OF high recognition. She
was looking at life with its widening
view opening to her young imagination.
She was seeing what the other child
could not. Mental activity was present
in one, and this uses up energy as well
as physical activity. Neither child
was lazy. Each was active in her own
way. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06

If you've large proportions to cope
with, yet aspire to slender figure,
you'll love this house frock which
breaks lines in just the right places.
Four easy pieces are it's sum total
of chic, one back, one front, and one
for each sleeve. Don't you love the
diagonal rows of buttons at the
shoulder, just where they're needed
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day!
Pattern 9546 may be ordered only
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40, AZ, a and 46. Size 16 requires
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
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NUMBER and SIZE.
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eenth ST., New York, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06
Bank Note for a Penny;
Only One in Existence

The E1,OO0 banknote is the highest
denomination regularly issued by the
Bank of England, but four with face
value of f1,00O,O00 were once struck,
although none of them was ever cashed
One the bank retained, and 1t may be
seen In its interesting note library;
another went to Samuel Rogers, the
banker-poet, who put 1t in a gold
frame; still another was given to Bar
on N. M. Iothschild; and the fourth
to George ~.
But much greater curiosity of the
Bank of England's note library is a
bank note for penny, says Tit-Bits
Magazine. AS there is only one in ex-
istence, there is no telling to what
heights its sale value would soar were
il to appear in the auction room, but 1t
is very unlikely ever to see the light
Of day again. 1t was printed and Is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-12-06
ADVENTURES
CLUB

"Roar Of the Blast
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter.

YOU hear of talk about Hades boys and girls but in
opinion the place overrated I've few places right here
devils weknown backyard look like the
penthouse the top floor of Paradise
And this James Kekes about of them When Jim was
today Adventurera
D.
grdde.
S WE'LL October N. J,
South the last
World
the whole nehbohood upside
the the big munitions works went The
plosion
beginning working the
she'll finished with other
Explosion KNOCKS People Down Like Tenpins.
that
looked the
of the plant
them, smokey pouring a factory
around
plant
hundreds
which headed But
a minute
running their lives
my companions fearing
Excited Jim Runs Right Toward Death
"But in
straight toward the fire. The gate