WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, NOI3ER 1, 1900.
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IT AUGATUCK NEWS
Democratic Rally at the Geui Opera
T. House To-nigM.
, ' There. will be , a. democratic rally at
the Gem opera house to-nighf.' The
speakers will be George Frefl Williams
of Boston, who is one of the most elo-
. quent orators stumping for Bryan this
.campaign. Mr Williams has been
called the "Altgeld of the east." There
will be a short parade, headed by the
. drum -corps. The rally will start at
7:15 sharp, so as to allow the speaker
to catch the 8:40 train for "Waterbury,
where he will speak. The nailery will
be reserved for ladies and their es
corts. One of the tricks played by those
wishing to celebrate Hallowe'en last
night was the hanging of a dummy
above the track at Weber's curve and
looting it fall, on the tracks when a
car smroached.
The Y. M. C. I. will attend the fair
In p. body to-night.
There were a number of Hallowe'en
parties in different parts of the town
last night.
There was a large attendance at the
republican rally held In the Gem op
era house last night. The speakers
were the Hon X. D. Sperrv and" J-lditor
Merrill of Middlcrown. The McKin
ley and Roosevelt club turned out.
header! by the drum corps and marched
to the opera house.
Frederick Kurbett. who has been
working out cf town, is visiting friends
here for a few days.
The Y. M. C. I. will meet to-night.
All members are requested to be
present as business of importance is to
be transacted
There will bo a meeting of the fire
department at the hose house at 8
o'clock to-night.
Attorney Durant. republican nomi
nee for senator from this district, was
down here last night electioneering for
himself. He was accompanied around
town by a couple of local politicians.
There was a good attendance at the
German fair last night. The entertain
ment to-night will consist of songs by
E. Beerbaum and Miss Carrie Beer
bnum. and dancing of the sailor". honi
riine and other dances bv Waterburv
ta'ent.
Martin Mnh-ahey. the young man
who was taken to the hospital suffer
ing from typhoid fever, is much im
proved. The Xaugatuck foot ball team is
practicing hard for their game with
the Yaunigans on Saturday. The boys
look forward to a victory, but say it
will only be Avon after a hard game;
We hope the people will turn out and
patronize -the boys, ns the game will
undoubtedly be a giod one.
The V. II. Fagan company have
completed the state road on Main
street.
There was no session in the parochial
school to-day.
Mrs Ellen Glynn was arrested last
night on charges of breach of the
peace and using abusive language.
'This morning Judge Ilungerford con
tinued her case for thirty days.
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SHIPPIWG WILD ANIMALS.
Dotv They Are Confined and Cared
for in Transit Across
t Ii ' Gcean.
Itr. W. B. Robertson tells us in Cas-
eell's Magazine that, compared with ;
giraffes and elephants, lions, panthers
and tigers are small; they are always :
bo aggressively ferocious, however, ;
that care must be exercised in pack
ing them up for shipment. To see
such goods in process of transit is
to see simply a box that might be
taken for a packing case full of sew
ing machines or some other harm
less article of peaceful merchandise.
Look at the label, however, and you
will read in large letters: "Wild ani
mals with care." Sometimes this ia
supplemented by a drawing of a lien
or tiger or snake, or whatever the
animal inside may be. on the box.
This is in case of its having to be
handled by people that do not know
the language in which the label is
written. The box is only a box in
' - appearance, the woodwork being
merely the outside covering of the
v iron cage wiihin. The whole thing
n is called a den. and access to it is
obtained by lifting a sliding door at
one end. Behind this is a small gate
way, through which the animal is fed
and watered. At hjs journey's end
the other end of the "box is knocked
off, the exposed Ironwork is - lifted
out of its sockets, and . the captive is
fee to walk out not where he likes
but into the cage, against the open
door of which has been placed the
open end JAthe den he has been
traveling in. It is easy to get him
, to walk from the small den to the
large cage, from cramped captivity to
comparative freedom. Still, he is
sure to be suspicious, and to save time
he has been kept from food and wa
"t ter, both - of which are temptingly
"-idisplayed before him in the cage. He
' Ves a bound forward, intending to
, rVU-jHj,. t0 now familiar lair with
. the 'joint he seizes; but the bars are
dropped against him and he glares
defiantly at his jailers. Similar de-'
vices are resorted to :in getting a
dangerous animal from his large cage
into a, small traveling den; if he prove
- ob3.tinate" he is. quickly driven out by
lighting a fire? of straw in the cage.
Under the Itiffht Condition.
"Still, one can' learn to love,", he
urged. .-. - '..' ''" '
"True," she admitted.
-.'"" "Even you might." ' '.. ' .
"True again, but " -
"But what?"
. f k
"There is no stud for - Whif-hi "it"
Is so ' absolutely essential that one
shall have the right tutor." - t -
Then fie knew that his suit was'
hopeless. Chicago Postf' . - $ ;- ,
tlskes the feed more deKcious and vvhofesome J
tivrs!. miciwo FOvrorn co.. kew vontt
WATESTOWH JOTTINGS
No Steps Taken Last Nigtii In Re-
, gard jto Troljy Qustjot. ;
The town meeting iwh'ch was held
last night in the town "hall brought
about no. startling results with regard
to the trolley question. No step was
taken, but it was decided to leave the
matter entirely in the selectmen's
hands. The meeting opened promptly
at 8:15. B. H. Mattoon was first to
speak, lie offering a motion that they
not be aljowed to lay their tracks
within six feet of the shoulder of the
Telford road. lore spoke on the sub
ject, some favoring. the trolley cross
ing on the side and others favoring
having them take the middle of the
road, providing they widen the road
on both sides. Nearly all of the. citi
zens do not wisli to destroy our tine
drive to Waterbury over the Telford
road. It was finally voted to put the
matter in the hands of the selectmen,
who will look out for the interests of
the town.
Notes.
Yesterday afternoon while one of
F. X. Barton's meat wagons was
standing near the depot the horses be
came frightened by the cars and start
ed to run. no damage was done ex
cept when the horses started they
broke the wagon pole. Before they
had gone a very great distance they
were stopped by one of Mr Lyme's
drivers.
Yesterday was the first timb since
the work has been started that the
road scraper was used on the Academy
hill road.
Last night was' the last night of
the operetta "Bryans." A good sized
crowd was in evidence.
Some of the younger ' element en
joyed themselves last night by pulling
off and carrying away all 'the feny
gates that could be found. It is said
tha.t not a gate could be found any-a-,-
"V between the oh! shop and the
J Xs celebrated in St John's
churcii- morning at o'clock and
at 8 o'clock in honor of the feast of
All flints.
Anna Feck has accepted a position
in the Greenville factory.
Bv.ell Hemiiiway and family are
spending a few days in New York.
Charier: Ileminway lias been in Kan
sas City representing the Connecticut
Lighting and Power Co at the conven
tion of electric railroads.
MILLIONS GIVEN MVAY.
It is certainly gratifying to the pub
lic io know of one concern ia t!ie land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The proprie
tors of lr King's New Discovery fin
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial bot
tles of this greai medicine; an J have
vhe satisfaction of knowing it has ab
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
eases. Asthma. Bronchitis, Hoarse
ness and all diseases of the Throat.
Chest and Luntrs are surely ov.iel by
it. Call on G. L. Dexter & Co .h-ug-gists.
and get a free trial bottle. Reg
ular size. 50c and $1. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded.
OAKVILLE IIArPEITIZ?G-S
Frederick Main has recovered his
r.sual health and resumed his duties
at the factory.
Flovd and William Jerman. who
have been sick with typhoid fever, are
recovering. William is able to be out
and Floyd is aide to sit up a while each
day.
Oscar Harris, who is sick with ty
phoid fever, is about the same, 'no
change in his condition having oc
curred yet.
The Daughters of the King will hold
a meeting Friday evening in All Saints
church.
The .Woman's auxiliary held a meet
ins at the home of Mrs George Ilanna
yesterday afternoon.
Saturday afternoon the Junior aux
iliary will hold a meeting at the par
ish rooms at 3 o'clock.
Miss Edla Atwood. who is suffering
with typhoid fever, was taken to tiie
Waterbury hospital Tuesday.
They are rushing the work on the
trolley road and expect to run it fur
ther this week, if the weather .contin
ues pleasant.
HE FOOLED THE SUIIGEONS.
All doctors told Eenick namiltou, of
West Jefferson, O.. after suffering 18
months from Kectal Fistula, no would
die unless a costly operation Vas per
formed; but he cured himself v.i'.t
live boxe.? of Buckleu's Arnica Salve,
the surest Pile Cure on Earth, and the
best Salve in the World. '!' cents a
box. Sold by G. L. Dexlar & Co,
Druggist3.
HAVE G0K3 CUT OF STYLT2-
Portcrhctisc Eton Ics Arc ifu Lougcr
Crarcd by the Kcvr Yorli
FoshiDsxtilcs. ,
Porterlouse. stsaks'have gone or-t
of fashion, according to cue of the up
town butchers who supplies meat to a
lot of tte families in the fashionable
districts on Kiverdijle drive and- West
End avenue, ecys th New Yfrlf Trib
une. Fcr year? and yearn the porter
house Eteak has been ccnsIBered the
best cut of beef and has fetched the
highest price. Now tha "dsmend is
for the Delmcnico steak, which 13 the
portcrV.ouse with the bit of the "ten
derloin cut out of if. ' A dislike for the
tastel&3 bit, of, tenderloin seems to
have ceveloped uaiess the tenderloin is
served separately; either as a roast or
fiXfd up as one of -the fancy steaks that
the accomplished chef knows how to
prepare. There, is,' more flavor to the
sirloin, and the demand is either for
the bene sirloin, as it is called, pr the
Delmonico steak, which -follows it in
the carving of a. "critter." This fancy
has generally put out the butchers,
who have now to" find a new way to
carve their meats to "ah " advantage.
Even when the tenderloin is cut away
from ths bone, it is sr.id by the dealers
to.be the harces pisce of the . beef to
now dispose of to advantage. -
WHITE HOUSE FIRES.
Twice the Executive Mansion Was
, on the Verge of Destruction.' ;i
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Saved toy the Heroic Work of Gallanl
- Firemen President Johnson'
Generosity to the lAave
Boys. ' '
Special "Washington Letter.3 '
OO.CTpiHERE are only two of us
I who draw the maximum
pension of $50 per month,"
says Calhoun Clark, one of the retired
veterans of our city lire department.
"This pension roll is kept up by the
voluntary contributions of the fire
men. For many 'years I gave up one
dollar every month for the pension
fund. The lowest pension paid is six
dollars per month and the highest is
$50, which amount I draw, and it gives
me a competence."
The old gentleman will not discuss
his career and his deeds of daring, but
he is known as cue of the bravest of
the brave, a man whose career in the
fire department of the national cap
ital would fill a volume. He likes to
talk about the fire department and its
good work, but never about himself.
"It is not generally known nowa
days that on two occasions the white
house came near burning down,"- said
Mr. Clark. "Both times the fires oc
curred during the administration of
Andrew Johnson. In 1867 the white
house stables took fire just before
daybreak. Those stables were lo
cated on the ground just east of the
white house and opposite the west
entrance of the treasury department.
They were brick stables, but the
woodwork and the inflammable eon
tents made a hot fire. We had a hard
time that morning, for I was one of
the coldest mornings I have ever
known. I was driver of Hibernia En
gine company, which was located
three blocks west of the white house.
The alarm was brought to us by a cav
alryman, and we were very soon on
the scene. In these days we did not
have electric alarms, as they have
now. Well, very soon after us came
the Meigs and the Ruckcr engines
with their firemen. All three engines
worked hard that bitter cold morning.
We prevented the "conflagration from
extending to the white house, but we
could not save the stables.
"When our work was over we were
all taken down into the basement ol
the white house and supplied liberally
with coffee and other things to d'rink.
and everything eatable that there was
on the market was spread out for us
and served to us in elegant style. We
had an impromptu state dinner there
that morning, and I never ate a meal
that I enjoyed so much, because I wds
hungry, and cold end in good condition
to enjoy a meal. 'It was the greatest
breakfast the firemen here ever had
tendered to them, and, I guess, we
were the only firemen in the world
who were ever entertained at break
fast by the executive head of a na
tion. "Col. William Dickson was chief en
gineer of the government fire depart
ment at that time. He is the man
who was foreman of the star route
jury, and who was fcr many years
democratic national committeeman for
the District of Columbia, and one oi
the most popular of our citizens. He
was a brave man and a successful
chief.
"The other time the white house
was in danger was when the conser
vatory took fire. That, you know, is
adjoining the west waj'of the white
house, and it was d'iP Lit to keep the
fire from taking id of the main
building. But by hard work and care
ful attention to every detail of the
A WHITE HOUSE BREAKFAST.
(President Johnson Entertaining tlie Fire
Fighters.)
work in hand we kept the white house
from taking fire, and we saved a por
tion of the conservatory, too. But it
was a close call for the white house.
"We were in the federal government
fire department then. It is not gen
erally known tiat the city govern
ment and the federal government each ,
maintained a fire department during
and- after the civil war. But vhen.j
Grant became president, and Sherman j
commander of the army, there was a
great cry about retrenchment and re
form. As a result of this clamor
Gen. Sherman abolished' the federal
government fire department,- and wo
all returned to duty in the city 'fire
department.' There has been no fed
eral fire department since that time.
It is as a member of the city depart
ment that I am pensioned and on the
retired list. ' "' ;
"The hottest fire I was eve? en
gaged in fighting began at 10:40 a..m.
September 18, 1877, in the patent of
fice, in the model rooms on the Ninth
and G street wing. That fire -raged
for two days and nights. Fire en
gine's came here-from "Baltimore to
helo us. and they rendered good seTr-
lce. The lire lasted from Wednescay
morning until Friday afternoon, and
smoldered for some time after that.
The" heat was so intense and awful
that firemen at the nozzle could only
play en the flames for a couple it
minutes at a time';'Thcn they, would
ret're . almost, roasted, and others
would take their places. The steam
engines kept puffing- and blowing' con
stantly and the water supply of the
city was alnlost overtaxed.
"All along G street the houses were
in- crreat danger, The Baltimore en-,
issisii
gtnes 'were wofked "for Qieir protec
tion. -'There was a - large' stable on
that street which' was in danger all
of the time, and, if it had caught fire;
that whole Section of the city would
have been in danger, The "Baltimore
boys -protected that , stable - and ad
joining buildings, and kept them sat
urated with water. - The flying cin
ders fell on roofs which - were wet
enough' all the time to put them out.
The fire was finally stopped at the
mil'-iA
Vi jS-a)? ffawii,i"'il"ii,,'iiii . 1
THE RUN TO TIIE FIRE.
corner of Seventh and G street,
checked, headed off and driven back.
But it was the most terrific work that
I ever experienced. The model-rocm.
of the patent office was practically
eaten out by fire before we could get
there with our nozzles. It was a tre
mendous loss to the government. We
could do nothing to save the model
room, and it was all that we could do
to save the building which is the
home of the interior department.
"The other government department
buildings have been free from 'fires,
excepting the old "navy department
building on Seventeenth street. That
fire occurred so long ago that I have
forgotten the date. Besides, it didn't
amount to much, for we put it out in
a very short time.
"Did1 you ever hear of the burning of
the Smithsonian institution? That oc
curred about dinner time in February,
1866, or 1S157. Tatk about cold weather!
That was a hummer! . Wc worked in
snow a foot deep and with a blizzard of
wind sweeping around us. We poured
icicles on the five. Tlie water seemed
to almost freeze as it left the nozzles.
We had an awful time with the hose,
too, for it was almost frozen. And if
the water hadn't been running through
it very fast it would have frozen in
the hose. We saved the walls, but that
was all. It was impossible to save anj
thing else. The wind helped the fiame3
and completely baiHed allcf cur efforts.
If it hadn't been for the bitter cold and
the terrible wind we might have done
better. We certainly worked hard
enough.
"There were three other notable fires
in wliich cold weather prevailed against
us and our work. Wall's cpera house
burned down. It was on the corner
of Minth and Louisiana avenue, close
to Pennsylvania avenue. The site has
since been occupied by Ford's theater,
and is now the common vaudeville play
house. That was an awful night of
hard work in winter weather.
"Then there was the burning of Lin
coln's hall, the home of the Y. M. C. A.
That fire occurred in midwinter and
kept us hard at 'work all night, but it
went up in smoke. Some of the firemen
succumbed to the cold and were obliged
to give up. There were many frozen
fingers and toes and ears, and some of
the men never recovered from the ef
fects of the work of that night. '
"In the winter of 1886 the National
theater burned. We were all praying
that no fire would occur that night,
for it was blustery and cold a sort of
damp cold that penetrates even to the
bones. But just after midnight we were
called out, and we worked all night to
save adjoining property. The theater
was doomed when we got there. But
it was on Pennsylvania, in the heart
of the city, near two prominent hotels,
and surrounded by business houses-.
We saved all of that property. But it
was; a night of exhaustion and terror
to all cf us on account of the weather.
"Well, I'm glad it is all over. But,
to tell the truth, I really enjoyed the
work, the excitement of it and the feel
ing that we were heroically endeavor
ing to save life and property for our
fellow men. There is a great deal of
pride in the breast of a true fireman.
He feels that he is a public benefactor
all the time; and let me tell you that
I have seen many a fireman do deeds
which would 'give him a nero's crown
if done in battle."
Then, turning from the subject of a
fireman's life itt the early days, Jlr.
Clark said : "Some evening I will tell
you about my experience as a page boy
in the house of representatives. I was
there when some of the greatest men
in the land were members. Ex-Presi-'dent
John Quincy Adams was one of
them. I was there when Morrill, of
Vermont; Sumner, of Massachusetts;
Drcckenridge.of Kentucky, and Brooks,
of South Carolina, came to congress.
Brooks was the man who assaulted
Sumner with a cane. All four of the
men whom I have named were physical
giants. Sumner was the handsomest,
of them all. He was a natural athlete.
If he had taken a different course iri
life he could have whipped a regiment
of Suilivans, Corbetts and Sharkeyis.
I'll tell yon about those men some even-
Ling scon. SMITH D. FRY.
f An Imperial lienevo'cnce.
'.The czarina has organized an asso
ciation of Eussian. women in reduced
circumstances', who are almost con
stantly employed in embroidery for
ecclesiastical purposes or for court
dresses.-rN. Y, Journal.
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" Sahara- Cinlck: Sands V
- Nothing is too big or too small to es
cape' the maw of our hungry globe.
Quicksands are the traps she spreads
for smaller 'fry. Probablyrthe worst
nd'niost dangerous in the world ore
the T'Shotts" of the Sahara. These are
perhaps the dregs of some historic sea.
Now they are covered over with a thick
crust of salt and sand. Whole cara
vans have -walked unconsciously into
these; leath traps and' been quickly
swallowed - Up. Beclus, '; the great
French authority,' declares " you can
sound '' these quicksands to a depth of
3p0 f aet without finding bottom. N. Y.
6un'. 1 . :'V - ,
" : ' The Ileit Help."
: Helping Others is the best self-help
Itajn's Horn, " - ' r -.
A j STREAK " OF LUCK.
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It Gave a Deserving Young Man
His Start in Life. '
It Wouldn't Hitg Happened, IIow
evesrj If the Auctioneer Hadn't .
Forgotten ills Eyeglasses
' en This Particular Day.
"I owe my start in life to the fact
that an 'estimable old gentleman for
got to put his eyeglasses in his pocket
one morning," said a prosperous busi
ness man from a sister city, to a Xew
Orleans Times-Democrat man. "It's
rather a curious story," he went on,
"and I'll tell it it as briefly as possible.
A good many years ago I was a young
fellow of 25 or thereabouts I drifted
into Louisville in search of a job that
didn't materialize, and the upshot of it
was that I found myself practically
broke in. a strange city. Up to that
time I had always worked for small
Wages and had never succeeded in ac
cumulating as much as $50, but I had
an abiding faith that if I could once
get hold of a modest stake I codld
launch out for myself and make some
money.
"One morning, when I was wander
ing about with only, two or three silver
dollars in my pocket, looking for a
chance to go to work at anything that
might' offer. I dropped into a big down
to wn. room where some real estate was
being sold at auction. A large crowd
was present, and there was an inde
scribable feeling of tension in the air
that wanted me something was about
to happen. While 1 was standing there,
only vaguely interested, the auction
eer, who was quite an elderly gentle
man, put up a piece of improved city
property, and aftr a considerable
pause received a bid of $2G0. I could see
that the smallness of the amount ex
cited surprise and was also aware cf a
commotion in one corner, where half
a dozen previous bidders were gathered
together in an excited group. They
seemed to be quarreling about seme
thing, and meanwhile the auctioneer
was indignantly appealing for a re
spectable oiler. 'Make it $2,500,'
he shouted; 'does any gentleman bid
$2,500?' lie looked directly at me. and
l.made a gesture of denial. 'Thank
you.' he exclaimed, great!' to my sur
prise; 'the gentleman over there bids
twenty-live hundred; and, if I can help
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vJ.Viilfflllllln..-.
"LOOK HERE," I SAID.
it, no combination of buyers is going
to be allowed to dictate prices at thi3
sale!' With that he suddenly knocked
down the property to me.
"No sooner was this done," con
tinued the story teller, "than a great.
uxroar of protests arose from the
group in the corner. They insisted
that they had been given no chance
to bid, but tne autcioneer stood firm,
and, calling me to the platform, re
quested my name and address and a
20 per cent, cash deposit on the $2,500.
By that time I realized, cf course,
that some extraordinary chance had
thrown a fine piece of property into
my hands at a fraction of its real
value, and I did some" quick- thinking.
"Then I took a desperate chance.
I pushed through the crowd, which
was already interested in the next
sale and beckoned to a little fat man
who had been one of the loudest kick
ers a few moments before. 'Lock
here,' I said, drawing him aside, 'do
you want to be my silent partner for
an hour or so?' 'What d'you mean?'
said he. I gave him the truth in a
dozen words. 'Now let me have that
$500 deposit money I added, 'and
we'll share the iroiits, whatever they
are.' The little man looked at me
shrewdly. 'This is a big joke on all
of us,' he said, grinning, 'and I guess
I'll risk the deal.' At the same time
he counted out $500 and put it in
my hand'3. .Then, to make a long story
short, my silent partner offered me
$1,000 cash for my interest, and as
$1,000 looked about as big as a moun
tain at that . stage of the game I
promptly accepted. That thousand,
fortunately placed, gave me the start
that has kept me oing ever since.
" 'But what about the-eyeglasses did
you say ? V
"Why, the auctioneer, as I . aft
erward learned, was very near
sighted; and on the morning- to which
I refer he had forgotten his glasses.
That was why he mistook my gesture
of disavowal for a sign of assent, and
forced me,' in spite of myself, into a
good- thing." "I never understood the
exact true inwardness of the deal,
but the facts in tha rough were that
a clique of speculators had formed a
combine , to keep down prices, but,
owing to' some misunderstanding,
failed to bid promptly on the property
which ,1 secured. . The. auctioneer was
onto the game- and anxious to break
it up, hence his- precipitancy in knock
ing down, the 'lot to yours truly. I
heard, later on, that- my portly silent
partner, -made $8,000 out of the trans
actioh but I . didn't , begrudge him
the money. The $500 he gave me on
faith that, morning was worth fully
ten per cent a minute."
' .Got Even with His Honor.
A police jude in a Missouri town
recently : lectured! the police for per
mitting gambling:, and they promptly
"Captured 0 .slat, gambling machines
belonging to his brother.
Apparel of John Chinaman.
" The Chinese never wear wool not
even. in tlie depth Of winter; and, gen
erally .speaking; the entire population
clothe themselves in cotton all the
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.Difference
in this batch cf bread ? There
isn't any. 'The same invari
ableness runs through every
batch of bread riis.de from
Gold Medal plour but it's
in iiivvard goodness,:' no out
ward appearance. Every loaf
of bread is the salne it's as
good as good can be. It's as
good to-day as yesterday
the best and always the best;
You can count on a. good
batch of bread every time you
use ("'"
WASBBURS-e&SSSY'S
FSoua"
and 3Tou can count on its being
a more nutritious batch of
bread than you ever had with
any other flour.
Have you trted YTCri,
.tljo liew wlit-at food?
WASnETJUN-CROSBY COMPAITr,
tVlisccupolls, IVIlun.
IKE CGST OF WAR.
Enorcions Sunn for to Pay
for tlie S( : Ii Al'ican
Cli 1.1 n 1,; 12 .
Recently some interesting data have
been published regarding the trans
portation of irocps, hcrses and mate
rial to South Africa, based on official re
ports, saj s the New Yerk Sun,
Between October 20 and June 9 ES4
transports left England for the seat
of war. carrying- on board 1SS.141 men,
36,333 horses, 409 guns and 1,051 wag
ons. Moreover, about 34,000 horses
came from Australia, Argentina and
New Orleans, and 10, COO were brought
by the colonial troops. Finally, some
75.0C0 mules were shipped from the
United States, Italy, India and Spain,
making a totel of 150X00 animals. The
average price of those purchased
abroad was $77 for horses and $67 for
mules. The cost of transporting the
trocps was about $70,0C0,C00.
For the hospital service there were
31 general hospitals, five permanent
nospuais ami 27 iieid hospitals, be
sides 13 bearer companies, with a per
sonnel of 470 military surgeons, SCO
civil surgeons. 530 nurses, 3.50C men
of the hospital corps, 500 volunteers.
1,200 men of the St. John ambulance
corps, and 130 men of the militia ambu
lance corps. Fiualiy, two hospital
trains and four hospital ships were
sent out from England.
Between October 5 and April 2S, 752
ships, of a total tonnage capacity of
293,7-14 tons, were chartered fcr carry
ing ammunition and supplies. ai-:l
about 150.0CO tons cf meat, coal, fod
der, etc.. were sliip;L'd from Es:g".aru!
and foreign ports.
For the postal service 573 teleg
raphers and 3,500 postal officials v,f:e
required for the encrmcus mail. vhic,
for example, on one cay (May ID
amounted to 313,461 letters and 1S1.3CS
newspaper packages. "Finally, up to
the end of Ma3", the transports hhd
brought back to England 11,343 sick
officers and men.-
ISaticrflles Sleep lie ml Down.
The butterfly invariably goes tc
sleep head downward. It folds and
contracts its wings to the utmost.
The effect is to reduce its size and
shape to a narrow ridge, hardly dis
tinguishable in shape and color from
the seed heads on thousands cf other
stems around. The butterfly also
sleeps on the top of the stem. In, the
morning, when the sunbeams warm
them, all these grey pied sleepers on
the grass tops open their wings, and
the colorless bemiets are starred with
a thousand living flowers oi purest
Ezure. Chicago Chronicle.
TIio Kind "Sou IlE-vyAlways
in use foi- over SO years,
-CiCGi44t AIIq-.v
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-g-ood" are hub
Experiments tliat trifle with and endanger tlie Iiealtn of .
Infants and Children Experience against Experiments
Castoria is Iiarmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains .neither Opium, Morphine nor other 3Sareotie
substance. "Its age is its guarantee. It destroys "Worms
and allays Feverisimess. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency,- It assimilates the Food, regulates tho
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend.
Bears the
TIidKMfoiiHaie
(n:Use For Over 30 Years.
TMC CINTAUR COMPANY. TT
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HOT UP IN THAT GRADE.
Little Willie's BIstlicmatical Ability
V:s Not Efiiial to the Tilt.
Set for Him. "
It 5? not often that the very young
recognize t ha advantages of higher edu
cation, but in this case it is eviijen that
little Willie, even in his first six months
of school, had grasped the meaning
and value of superior knowledge, says
the Chicago Chronicle. It was one of
his restless afternoons and to keep him
busy he had been set to counting a
basketful of walnuts. Stretched full
length on the kitchen table he labori
ously piled them out one by oue in a
big heap. Tessie, who was a past mis
tress of the art of "plaguing," picked
a double handful from the pile and car
ried them off to the hammer. "I only
took 12," sh& said, sweetly. Willie
gazed after her fiercely for awhile,
then began to count them all over
again. Fifteen minutes later, when he
had a second time almost emptied the
basket, Tessie again raided his stores.
"1 took ten this time," she said. There
was a moment of storm, but it ended
with Willie beginning once more at the
beginning. But when she perpetrated
a third outrage the small brother sent
forth such a roar of fury and rushed
with his case before the maternal tri
bunal. "Jist as soon as I get them near
done she comes along an' takes away
a lot of them I've counted, an' then I
have to count the whole basketful over
again." "Yes, but. maw," protested
Tessie, virtuously. "I aiwa3-s tell'him
just how many I take." "Ves. yuh do,
y;ih mean thing, yuh," yelled Willie,
''but ,uh '.enow vtry well our class is
a"y Leg';: aim" subtraction!"
Crr.T)l. , itio Oyster.
It requires a r;-at deal of patience
to cultivate the bivalve of the oyster
species, about i'.v; years being neces
sary for them to reach maturity. Tho
oyster deposits its eggs in the open
sea. thousands ar.d thousands of theza
in a season. Cnly about one out of
2,CCC',C-C0 ever reaches maturity, and
these have to be carefully watched dur
ing the first stages cr they will be lost.
BUa Wr.uica Proof of Valor.
An English woman said the other day
to her sewing woman, whose husband
is in the South African army: "Well.
Mary, you must be glad to think your
husband will soon be with you again,"
but got the answer: "Lor, no, mum:
I don't want him back yet. I don'6
want him back till he's covered with
glory an eye out, or something lik
.that." '
Bouglit, and winch lias been
lias borne tlio signatnre of
and hs.3 been made under Ms per-
Rfiraol fimiprvifiirai Kin ? t4 i i ii nr-x
no one to deceive you in tliis.
ALWAYS
Signature of
MURnAY STWCST. KEW TOI1R CITY.
Always Boupt