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to come to see the babies. l hac named them like I dreamed theil names, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Johr and Paul. was the only one who could tell them apart. Three hac brown hair and dark eyes, and two had light hair and blue eyes" Mrs. Lyons lips pinched together little tighter as she described what followed.
 My babies starved to death," she says, through the tight lips. "We couldn't feed 'em. A woman came over to help me nurse them, but i, wasn't enough. People sent me all kinds of milk, and druggists sent bottles, but they wouldn't let me use them. Nobody thought much of using bottles in those days.
 My babies were all fully deyel- oped, but they just starved to death. That-and the crowds" she added.
 You never saw the like. The road from Mayf1eld was black with people. The railroad would stop the trains and people would get of and come to see. the babies, train crew and all. They would nearly smother us. Even after deputies came to keep order, some people would crawl through the windows.
 
 All Dead in IA Days
 Dr., Mathews suggested people ought to make some kind of dona- tion to help out. So people put money in 8 glass jar by the head of the bed. I saw some of them take out rather than put in."
 On the fourth day the smallest boy died. On the 11th day an- other. On the 18th day the third and the fourth died. And on the 14th day the last of the 'Lyon Quintette" died also.
 Mrs. Lyon is very active for a woman of her age, and thinks nothing of making two trips @ day into Paducah, 17-mile jaunt. In addition to the "Quintette," she had eight other children, of whom four sons and a daughter survive to-day. And now she has also eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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of a sons house at the brown, ter- raced Kentucky tobacco fields as she turns back the years to recall the night of April 29, 1896.
 With her husband, Oscar Lyon, she lived then with their six chil- dren on 30-acre tobacco farm near Mayfield. Grover Cleveland was in the White House. Farmers of the day were concerned with the effect of comets on crops, the eff ficacy of celery tonic, and the sig nificance of dreams. A Dreamed of Babes Coming
 Just before the babies came, Mrs Lyon had 8 dream.
 q dreamed I was going to have five or six babies" recalls Mrs. Ly- on, rocking gently in her chair be- fore the coal stove. T even dreamed that their names would be Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and aPul.
 "The day before they arrived, l had 8 letter from my sister saying that she and my brother had also had strange dream about me hav- ing number of babies, and asking if I were all right"
 Mrs. Lyon brushed back her cur ly gray bobbed hair with one hand and went on.
 That night I sent Claude-he was my oldest boy-for the doctor. That was Dr. Mathews. His ini- tials were s. J. He lived in May field. Pretty soon I heard him come galloping up on his horse. I re- member that he brought his saddle bags into the house with him.
 ''The doctor was worried, but I wasn't. I had sent for neighbor, a Mrs. Fanny Richardson. But she didn't get there until after the sec- ond baby was born.
 All Five Were Boys
 "Dr. Mathews asked me what he was going to do with 'em. He and
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THE Republic of China has
 A drowned on the superstition and has done much to educate the newer generations away from 1t. but the mass of the people still venerate the hairy dragon of an. cestral China.
 A single hair from this dragon is token of especial luck. Dur. ing the great earthquake of 1918. in China. the evil "joss." or spirit. was supposed to have prevailed. When the Chinese felt the tremors in Hong Kong. the inhabitants said that the great dragon had been tussling with this evil "joss." and had been striking the earth with It's tail. Early the next day. many Chinese were afoot, and searched the streets of Hong Kong for hairs of the dragon. And
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Quintette" lettered on it. It showed the five babies, neatly bundled in an extempore cradle on the seat of a rocking -chair. Their eyes are all tight shut because it was necessary to drag the chair to the strong light at the doorway to make the picture.
 "The doctor left about mid- night" Mrs. Lyon resumed. "The babies had been born between g and 10 o'clock. I didn't have any trouble. I was all right. Dr. Ma thews went back to Mayfield and told everybody.
 Crowds Jam House
 "The next morning people began
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26
REYMOND'S WINNER OF QUALITY AWARD

The November Better Bread con- test high quality award has been won by the Raymond Baking com pany of this city. The contest is sponsored by the Quality Bakers sf America and the local firm won the first honors for its "Sliced Long Butter Kryst" bread.
 c. R. Ludlow, manager of the manufacturing department of the Quality Bakers of America, in Q let- ter to the local firm. lauded the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26
LINGO CLUB STAFF
 ABDUCTED TONIGHT

Newly elected officers of the Unico Club will be installed into office during dinner meeting at the Elton to night. Professor Pierre Zampiere, principal of the Connec- ticut Jitnior college of Bridgeport will discuss 'The Italian Ethiopian difficulty and European Politics" :" Officers to be installed include: President, Paul Puzzo; vice-presi- dent. Joseph Santa Barbara; secre- tary, Hugo Guastaferri; treasurer, Gustave DeCicco; sergeant-at-armS, Roland Ruggiero. Member sof the board of directors are Louis Sci- gliano, Joseph Trumfio, Frederick w. Palonba, Humberto Mangini and John A. Membrino.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-26
Wistful Eyes Of Mother Who Lost Her "Quins" 40 Years Ago
 Closely Watch DiOnnes' Drama
Five Sons Would Have Lived With Expert Care Given Canadian Children Firm
 Belief Of Kentucky Grandmother
BY MARSHALL J. SMITH NEA Service Special COrresuOndent

DADUCAH, ky. Nov. 26-In white, threeroom farm
 house IF miles north of here lives gray-haired of 78 who follows with unusual interest the fortunes of the Donne quntuplets
 That keen interest is not hard to understand when you know that this woman Mrs Elizabeth Lyon herself the all
 They ages ranging Mrs Lyon is could raised them all they had had the
 active interested the events of odays world little advenous inclined She looks out of the window
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AnszUers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6. 1. A deep defile through the White Mountains, N. H. 2. Great Britain. 3. Thames. 4. Lockjaw. 5. A Greek philosopher and natural scientist. 6. One term of two years 1899 and 1900. 2. The English and the French.
 s. Atlantic. 9. English cardinal. 10. Brick.
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many said they had found what they had sought!
 The s t a m p shown ere is. one of s verdi dragon issues of China before it became a repub.
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Copyright. 1895, NEA Service. Incl
 NEXT: What czar Of Russia wax believed to have taken up a wanderers life? 22
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How they take 'em. Your discriminating Wa terbury drnker to-day takes his rye with water and not ginger ale or charged water, just plain water It's all the style in New York and the custom has spread to little old Waterbury Your Martinis for Thanks giving ought not to contain dry VermOuth alone, less your drinker calls for them that way The best Martini medium is usually produced by mixture Ot the dry and sweet VermOuths. And California has finally come through with grape brandy which is now comparing favorably with the more familiar imported brands of HennesseyS and Martels. -.
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Heard in passing w. P. Allgore, well known in tire circles in Waterbury well throughout the state
 has just been named manager of the Goodrich store in Bridgeport. He stationed locally for short time early in the wear. . William Williams of San Fran cisco is due in town any one of these fine days Mr. Will
 Hams is newspaper butcher by trade but right now is in New York following his hobby That's collecting over the country. Last week he making the rounds of the metropolis various rehouses This week he ex- pected to strike north to Connecticut Massachusetts, and the other New England states Anything concern ing fireman is coecable to this lobbyist, but he has
 particular yen for the badges and has some very fine ones So Waterbury should be prepared for his com
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MT. Lyon were scared. just laughed at them. I said, Give 'em to mei' They rubbed each baby with olive oil and passed it over to me. I remember 1t was cold enough to have a fire going in the fireplace.
 "There were five boys. I knew there would be. I wasn't surprised at all."
 Mrs. Lyon brought out an old. faded photograph, with "The Lyon
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Good Evening.
THANKSGIVING MARKETING

To market, to market To buy fine bird; Turkeys are plentiful So we have heard. Turnips and onions, A bushel of potatoes, EScarole and lettuce, Endive and tomatoes. ... Sweet potatoes and squash, Stuff for the nlince pie, A bag of buckwheat flour For pancakes to fry. ... Plenty of fruit, Celery in punches, Salted nuts and candy For after dinner crunches. ... Look your list over, Shop if you're able, And when Thanksgiving comes You'll have fine table.
 -Em. Elm.
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Smith handing out some sound advice to group of youngsters . Next on the spot is Bud Davis sending
 class of business through their afternoons calls thenics which most of them need badly There's Ken Perry Dave Keys pride and joy of the Red Tran- gle boxing stable, purchasing ticket for the Putsic Frars dance at Hamilton Park, Thursday, December D. Louie Chieffo Matt Holloway and Doc" Franklin Read getting ready for handball match with Bill Jackson Atty Greg Lynch and John Coloty:, And there goes 'Tip Turley into the nataorum with his proteges That fellow works miracles with kids. Charley Leader sporting new badminton racket This game is gaining in popularity daily and at the present Murray Grossman is the king Last but not least is Arthur Jones' all- around man, showing Leroy Ferguson, soda mxoogist extraordinary just what Joe Louis is going to do to Pau lino Uzcudum in their New York benefit fight next month. -.
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Congrats . Our hat is off to Supt. Tom Fleming and his Street Department boys who did such fine job in making the streets of Waterbury fit for Sunday traf ic after Saturdays unexpected and heavy SnowStorm
 It was fine piece of work and although there may be some complaints from sections of the town which did not receive prompt attention residents figured they warranted still the whole the response of the depart ment was both instantaneous and thorough. And by the same token think much praise should also be showered the who abored in the garages and re- pair shops until the hours of Sunday morning-put- ting chains and taking of frozen radiators and dead batteries. Lines formed in front of many of them but the workers qualed and kept right on pushing the cars out into the stor this time prepared to brave it.
 Good Night
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fading photograph the bh 40 ago. qunuplets legend huried printed by the Maye Ky photographer summoned babies the photo shows Matthew, Mark Paul few days after their bith all five rocking All
 were within days
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Right on tme The one new thing about the Old Farmers Almanac which has just arrived at this desk, is the mprint-The Old Farmers Almanac by Robert B. Thomas. For years it was published by Col: Carroll J. Swan but his death occurred on March and Mr. Thomas after much dickering acquired all inter- ests in the welI-known almanac. Nothing else is changed in the friendly little volume now in its l44th year. Reams have been written by sentimental editors about the fathfuness of its appearance. To that might be appended the faithfulness of it's di versifed contents. ..
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high quality and superior favOE of Reymond's bread.
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Remington facts Eleanor Rochon will soon make the pages of Moo Yawks social register but thinks nothing of it. She made her debut at the paatlal Ciuo and met host of celebrities Hello, number pease?
 . Ed Curey, Jr. George Luddy Bill ODonnell and Joe Donahue guests of John Crowley on an 1nspectlon tour through the Jonathan Edwards buildings at Yale University Sunday John is member of the 1885 class
 Joe Riley and Marty scalzo dapper East End oil men, saving their pennies for months trip to Flor
 ida next spring So far they've pocketed enough for an excursion ticket to Times Square, MT. and Mrs Freo Quatrano will celebrate their first wedding anniversary tomorrow Mrs Quatrano is the former Avina Sirica.
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Spoke too soon That little squib of several days ago about Victor Herbers pOsthumOus operettas came too soon, judging by the news of the day AL
 most coincden with its appearance in the column ap peared the in New York papers to the effect that at least three Herbert musicals had been unearthed and might be produced this As we recall 1t year ago Eddie Bowling all set to stage posthu- nous Herbert play, which was supposed to contain many beautiful musical numbers. The three just discovered @ by Mrs. Ella Herbert Bartlett the com posers daughter are titled "The Lavender Lady, with iibretto by Otto Harbach, "The House That Jack Built, and Seven Little Widows We're roofing for another Herbert musical. His tunes have never been touched. ...
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Tall Tower Topics

Qf1097ai A,il BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-09-26
BEAGLE HOUND HAS NERVE
TO BATTLE ANY WILDCAT

The beagle hound has had rough
row to hoe. He started as the Off
spring of little, low and big, tall
dog, and the result was not very
pretty to look at, observes writer
in the Detroit News. Out of this
beginning came the beagle with
straight legs, symmetrical body,
kindly eyes, a record for friendli-
ness unbroken by years of hard
work, and a disposition that will in
the years to come make him the
sweetheart of every country where
working dogs are used.
A beagle's main occupation in life
is hunting rabbits. He has nerve
enough to tackle a wildcat and is
extensively used for that purpose in
California. The beagle can master
any trick that any other breed can
be taught to perform, his physical
capabilities considered. He will sleep
in bed with the youngsters or out in
the snow, uncomplainingly. He will
watch a home with the certainty of
an infallible burglar alarm.
When mealtime comes he'll take
what's offered him and like it. He
will go into a battle that he's sure
to lose and come out cut and bruis-
ed, but without whimper. .s
The beagle will work from morn
ing till night without food and drop
dead game unchanged at your feet.
In American the beagle is Is ms.
or under in height. In England he
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the r. B. Dighton home Tuesday
evening. id z. g..
Mr.. and Mrs. Haley of Walla Wal
la visited at Mr.. and Mrs. F. Girls
by's home Sunday. +. 49,. H.. +
Mrs. Breithaupt is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Ruth and Helen Havestead
visited at the Phil Nelson home
Sunday. .x..a. T.. / s.a. -,
Don Dolvin returned from Yaki-
ma Wednesday evening. ...
MIR. and Mrs. Murray were visit
ors at Freewater Wednesday
MIR. and Mrs. F. B. White and Mr..
and Mrs. r. T. Irby were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. RAIDER
Sunday. :. ..s-ar$ ....... ~ II
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mclaughlin of
Walla Walla visited at the home Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Rose and Mr.. and Mrs. @. N. Nc
Loughlin.
AL Ellington and Worth Curtiss
were in Ellensburg and Wenatchee
over the weekend. s--:.
Virgil Irby and Mrs. Mahoney of
Grandview visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Irrby Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landsverk of Port
land and Mrs. F. Folger and daugh-
ter were Walla Walla visitors Sum
day. f. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Mclaughlin of
Walla Walla and children visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. N.
Mclaughlin Sunday.
| Leone Skeen is reported as doing
las well as can be expected according
to the reports of friends.
Norman Carmichael left Monday
for Seattle to continue his studies
at the University of Washington.
Several children from Richland
won prizes on their pets at the Pas
co Pet parade Saturday. Those
winning prizes were Dean Mcintosh
on his kitten and another prize for
being the first to enroll from the
Richland district. Billy Allison got
a prize for the most novel pet, a
porcupine which the boy caught
several months ago. He also got
another prize for being the entrant
from the greatest distance. Tommy
and Annette VanFossen had pets
but were unable to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mel oughlin,
who have been visiting at the G. N.
Mel oughlin home for the past week
left for their home in Charleston on
Monday morning.
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Great Ship Canal, Providing Short Cut
Across Florida, Gets Under Way

WORK has begun on the great.
y" est project of its kind since
he Panama Canal-a waterway
which, within the next four years.
may bisect Florida and make the
southern part technically an is
land.
The new $150,0O0,000 big
Ditch" will save the long, perilous
ship haul around Florida's reef.
strewn tip on which, recently, the
steamer Dixie was hurled by hur.
ricane winds. o..
On each trip, 1t is claimed. yes
sells plying between New York
and Gulf ports such as New Or
leans, Galveston, and Tampico.
will save several hundred miles,
at an estimated annual savings in
transportation costs of $7.500.000.
The projected short cut across
the top of Florida will extend 1876
miles from Jacksonville. on the
Atlantic, to a Gulf point near Port
Inglis. Creation of half of the
projected canal will simply mean
dredging to a depth of 80 feet,
since 100 miles of its route will
coincide with the courses of the
Withlacoochee. Oklawaha, and st.
Johns rivers. The other 95 miles
will be carved through high, open
country near Palatka, and be
tween Dunnellon and Silver
Springs.
There will be no locks, il being
a sea-level canal; but four spill.
water dams will be needed to ad.
just the canal channel to those of
the rivers and lakes with which
1t will connect.
president ROoSEvELT'S ap
prevail of an allotment of
$5,000,000 to launch work on the
Florida ship canal successfully
eliminates a long campaign on
the part of north Florida and the
other Gulf states.
The canal seems already to
have divided Florida in opinion
on its merits. South Floridans
are bitterly opposed to the whole
thing. Naturally, they don't relish
diversion of ship traffic to the
oorth; and they point to the pos
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lee bennett from
Seattle visited at the A. s. Murray
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gress were
Kennewick visitors Monday. u
Mrs. H. Willmsen entertained
Mrs. Boettcher, Mrs. Carlson, Mrs.
Murray and Mrs. Burgan at a tea
Wednesday afternoon. -. if
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Muncey
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Roy AL
len and family, Mr.. Dave Allen, and
Mr.. Compton at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kramer visit
ed at the home of DR.. and Mrs. L..
Lemon Monday. While Mr.. Kramer
was there he wired the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Muncey from
Roseburg, Oregon is visiting his
brother, Will Muncey.
Fritz Miller and Elsie Gleason
were dinner guests at the Murray
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Y. Wynan and
Mrs. Frank Lyman from Walla Wal
la visited at the Dickerson home
over the weekend.
Mrs. H. E. Lyle visited at the Will
son home Sunday. e.
Mrs. Fletcher and daughter left
for Yakima Wednesday morning to
pack apples
Mrs. John Dam and daughter
Margaret have gone to Matches to
work in the apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Schireman have
returned from Spokane where they
have been visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Murray made
a business trip to Yakima Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Harlan Burgan
were dinner guests at the Elsie
Gleason home in Kennewick last
evening.
Friends of Mrs. Joe Willard re-
port her as improving.
81. Willmsen is having his house
shingled and painted.
MIR. and Mrs. Sid Relton were
Kennewick visitors Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. McElroy and
Mrs. McClendon were visitors at
Mr.. and Mrs. Dolberg's home Sum
day.
Mrs. Frank Forrest and daugh-
tiers, Alice and Eva, left for Tieton
Wednesday to work in the apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Irby, Mrs.
F. Folger and daughter and MIR. and
Mrs. F. B. White were visitors at
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The Highland Mems club will
meet at the club house Friday,
October 4.
Lester Foraker of Tacoma spent
the weekend in KenneWick.
Albert Sonderman and Fay Davis
accompanied the high school stock
judging team to Dayton Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Miller Of Colorado
have rented the N. P. I. 40 and are
living there until they can find a
suitable place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Marshall were
Highland visitors Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lois Ridley is expected here
Sunday where she will visit at the
Reymore home before going to Ell
lensburg to attend the Ellensburg
normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Green attend
ed the regatta at White Bluffs on
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Giles was hostess to the
Les Amies club Wednesday. Twelve
guests were present.
Duane McNall has returned from
Idaho, where he has been employ
ed the past summer.
Wallace Preston was an over
night guest at the Ted Watkins
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lampson and
family were Yakima and Toppenish
visitors Saturday.
Miss Adelia Kippes is working at
the j. w. Ferguson home.
Quite few of the local farmers
are picking second growth straw
berries this week. :. :. IL 81
Basil Shields, who has been work.
ing in Eugene, Oregon, has return
ed home.
Elmer Lewis has purchased new
Chevrolet coupe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. LiebeI were
dinner guests at the j. D. Mckay
home Sunday.
Word has been received that G.
w. Hodde will be able to give the
ciSANl1 dG GA1C oOO0O-
ers' Night meeting of the Highland
grange Monday night. A chicken
supper will be served to grangers
and one invited friend at seven o.
clock, after which a program by the
lecturer, Mrs. Mayer. Mr.. Hodde
will talk on what the grange has
accomplished and what it hopes to
accomplish in the future. The pro-
gram is open to the public.
The Kennewick Highland Wo-
mems club will meet Friday, Octo-
Der 4 at pm. Every one is asked
to answer roll call with an item
about Alaska. After the business
meeting Floyd Hutchins will show
his Alaskan pictures. The hostess
will be Mesdames G. H Meyer, Bur-
dette Boies, Guy Story and M. G.
Clark. =
Mrs. Hyatt, Mrs. Hodgeson and
son, Bud, of Weston, Oregon spent
the weekend at the home of Mrs.
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Hodgeson's daughter, Mrs. Archie
Bishop. Mrs. Bishop and two child
rem returned home with them for
a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. bennett drove
to Pilot Rock and brought back the
CCC boys for the weekend. They
took them back Sunday afternoon
The Highland Home Makers met
with Mrs. Frank Lampson Tues
day evening.
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iniest fraction of an ounce.

tiniest fraction of an ounce. ..,.~s.-
The new machine receives the
beans from giant hopper over
head. The beans travel down
chute which is vibrated by electric
ity. Before the last of the beans
reach the end of the chute they
hesitate, and are dropped into sacks
one by one, much as the old-fash-
toned storekeeper used to shake his
weighing scoop with a tap of his
finger to get the exact weight into
the package.
The weight indicator travels up
ward in the scale until tiny black