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VOL. XXI, NO. 281
12 Pases.
WATEUBUJtY, CONN., MONDAY, NOVKMBEIt 9, 1908.
12 Pncoo.
PRICE TWO CENTO. J
MORGAN SHOT
BITTEN BY PUPS
NEGRO KILLED
C0UISEN SENTENCE
PAID THE PENALTY
WITD DIGNITY
New York's Poslraailcr Asiaisl
, tiled on Ibe Streets ol New
York To-dy
TOE ASSASSIN IS DEAD
New York, Now 9. Postmaster
Edward M. Morgan of this city was
hot down in the street as he was
leaving his house in West 146th
street for the post office this' morning
by Eric H. B. Mackey, a stenogra
pher employed by a downtown law
Arm, who then shot and Instantly
killed himself.. The single bullet
which struck Mr Morgan entered and
the right Bide of the abdomen and
passed "out at the left side without
penetrating the walls. There was
no internal bleeding but every like
lihood that the wounded man would
recover in a thect time.
The only excuse known for the
shooting was that Mackey had com
plained to the authorities at the
post office in Washington that his
mall had been tampered with and
that some one turned out an electric
light when u was reading by it In
the corridor of the post office. Mack
ey had received a reply that there
Wjs no evidence of tampering witll
his mail and that the incident of the
electric light was an accident. Mack
ey's employers, the Arm of Hunt,
Hill and Betts, declared they could
account for the tragedy only on the
theory that Mackey was insane. Be
sides a revolver it was. found that
Mackey carried a dagger and a
altingshot. ".
Mackey was an Englishman, 31
years old, who formerly was employ
ed tn Boston.
The Shooting took place In the
presence of Miss Dorothy Morgan,
the fourteen years old daughter of
the postmaster who was accompany
ing hira to tbP subway on her way
to school. Mackey had been pac
ing up and down the Bldewalk near
th corner of Broadway and 146th
street for two hours before the
shooting. When Mr Morgan and his
daughter left their home and walked
toward Broadway, Mackey turned
down the side street and met thent
Evidently he had never seen the
postmaster before for as he met Mr
Morgan he asked: 'are you postmas
ter, Morgan.".
' At Mr, Morgans affirmative reply
Mackey drew his revolver and fired
one. shot into , the .postmaster s an
domen. The. wounded man fell t
the sidewalk and as two witnesses ot
the shooUnz came running un Mack
ey lay down on the sidewalk opened
Ihs vss: and sent one bullet crashing
Into his head and another Into bis
heart. He was dead when the flrsl
man reached him. Mr Morgan wai
rarrled Into his own home, physi
cians were hastily summoned and 11
was found that the bullet had mere
ly passed through the fleshy portion
or tne abdomen ror eignt mcnes in
fllcting a superficial wound. It was
said that Mr Morgan was resting
' easily and there was no cause fov
alarm. He declared that, he did not
know Mackey and never saw him be
fore the shooting. It was learned
that a man answering Mackey's des
cription had called at Mr Morgan's
home three times during the past tea
jlava Attfintr ntct ghaanft.
The first news of the shooting
with the report that it would be fa
tal ior nr morgan i.-reaieu vvuncr-
nation at the post office where the
postmaster s greatly lovea.
Mr Morgan left his home in West
146th street for his office and bad
just reached the corner of Broadwa
when the man stepped in front of
him. " There "were several persons
within a few feet of the two men, but
none of them heard a word spoken
and the first intimation they had of
trouble was when a bullet ahot rang
out and Mr Morgan fell to the ground
with a bullet through his stomach. He
lost consciousness immediately. For
an Instant after the shot had been
fired the assailant stood looking
down upon, his victim. - Then he rais
ed the still smoking revolver and
pressing it against his forehead pull
ed the trigger. The bullet did not
cause i. fatal wound and once more
and then a third time, the man ut
a bullet crashing against his skull.
The third ball penetrated the brain
and the man fell dead. As he lay
there with the revolver still clench-
' ed in his hand,' several persons' who
had witnessed the double shooting
rushed up . to the assistance of Mr
Morgan' whom some of them had rec-
- ognized. A physician was calle:l
from a house nearby and was with
the wounded man within a few mo-
'jinents after the first shot had been
Jlicu. m iiu tuo aooioiaua ui a num
ber of men In the crowd which had
quickly gathered - he removed Mr
Morgan to his residence only a few
doors from the corner. There an
other physician was called into con
sultation. It was found that the out
let had passed entirely through the
stomach and the doctors held out lit
tle hope Tor Mr Morgan' recovery,
i Hurried preparations were made to
ferform an operation, however.
Jr hlle the surgeons were working
ver Mr Morgan at his home in an
effort to save his life, the body of tbe
tian who fired the shot and then
I lied himself, was lying on the aide-
alk- where he had fallen. A great
wd had gathered , at the scene.
lit I detail of policemen who had
n rushed to the place Immediately
ter the shooting stood over the
dy. They were, directed to guard
and prevent its removal until the
Ival of the coroner.
Ir Morgan has been connected
ih the postal service in New York
1 r more than a quarter of a century,
tie began his career as a letter car
rier thirty-one years ago and worked
fcia way to the top. Last year he was
Elgin Children Are to Be Given
Ibe Paslcor Treatment
One Victim Dead.
1 Chicago, Nov 9. Eight children,
bitten by young pups which had
been fed by a mother afflicted with
rabies, will arrive here from Terre
Haute to-day or treatment at tho
Pasteur institute. The mother dog
was killed, not because she was
thought to be mad but because It
was believed she had un Incurable
aliment. The ten pups were distrib
uted among neighbors.
Peter Gross, 12 years old, one of
the boys bitten by the pups, died last
Friday. The other victims are An
na and Harry Grosse, his sister and
brother; Cecilia, a cousin; Charles,
John and Lulu Gary; Lena and Wal
ter Endlcott. Tbe children range
in age from 2 to 4 years. The fam
ilies are poor and $600 was raised
by popular subscription to send the
children here. Mrs Barbara Dvorek
of Wauseka, W1b., was taken to the
Pasteur Institute yesterday by Dr G.
A. Perrin. She had been bitten by
a colt suffering with the rabies
communicated by a mad -dog three
weeks ago. -
The colt's brain was brought to
Chicago and Dr Lagorl found It con
tained , rabies bacilli. Mrs Dvorek
Is 78 and. on account of her advanced
age she may die from her injuries.
Three persons who were bitten by
cats suffering with rabies are under
treatment at the Institute. They are
William H.- Falkner, 68 years old,
FordlandMo.; S. A. Johnson, .16
years of age, Omaha, and Harry
Fisher, 19 months old, St John, Kan
sas. Sensational Break.
New York, Nov 9. There was a
sensational break in American To
bacco stock on the curb market to
day following the adverse decision of
the United States circuit court on
Saturday. That decision was an
nounced after the close of the market
when American Tobacco was quoted
at 375. Soon after the opening to
day the curb was flooded with selling
orders and within the first 35 mln
utes the stock had sold down to S4S,
a drop of 27 points as compared with
Saturday's closing price. .
Will Cost 93,046,000.
Washington, Nov 9. The -New
York Shipbuilding Co of Camden, N.
J.i was the lowest bidder for ihe con
struction of the battleship Utah, bids
for which were opened to-day. Their
proposition is for a 20 knot vesssel
at a cost of $3,946,000. The New
port News Shipbuilding Co was the
lowest bidder for installing the ma
chinery in the battleship Florida,
built by the government at Brook
lyn. Their price was $1,517,000.
...
Vied of Heart Disease
Hartford. Nov 9. George A. Fair
field, secretary and treasurer of the
Hartford board of trade, died sud
denly to-day of heart disease at the
age of seventy-five years. He was
an inventor and one of the pioneer
sewing machine manufacturers in
this country.
promoted for assistant postmaster to
the position of postmaster, to suc
ceed William R. Willcox. who be
came a public service commisloner.
Mr Morgan is the republican leader
in the Washington heights assembly
district.
When the physicians made a closer
examination they found that Mr Mor
gan's wound was not as serious as at
first supposed. It is now believed
that the walls of the stomach were
not penetrated by the ball and that
the postmaster has a chancs for re
covery. -
The man who shot Postmaster
Morgan has been identified as Erich
H .B. Mackey, a stenographer. He
had been employed by a firm with
offices at 165 Broadway.
Mackay, the assailant, had been In
the employ of Hunt, Hill Betts,
lawyers of 165 Broadway for about
four years. He came from England
nine years ago, worked for a time in
Boston and .then came to this city.
Mackay was held in high esteem by
his employers and they are complete
ly at a loss to explain his act. The
only clue thus far found which 'may
have a bearing on the tragedy Is con
tained in a number of letters found
in Mackay's desk.. These Indicate
that about a year ago he had com
plained to the postmaster that some
of his mall had not been properly de
livered. This correspondence was
signed by one of the regular depart
ment clerks. Mackay's employers say
that so far as they knew he 'never
met or had any dealings with Post
master Morgan.
Mr Morgan regained consciousness
while the physicians were working
on him. ' He said he never saw his
assailant until he confronted him
this morning. He knew of no reason
fori the attack he said. Among pa
pers found in Mackay's pocket was
an envelope addressed to "Miss Ann.
Mackey, care of Training School for
Nurses, Anna Jacques Hospital, New-
buryport, Mass."
The envelope was empty. A slung
shot and' a dagger were found In
Mackay's pockets.
Boston, Nov 9. McKay was a son
of H. W. B. McKay of Cambridge.
who Is engaged in literary work. He
was born near Dublin, Ireland, and
was about 15 years old when his'par
ents came to Boston. , About si
years ago he shot fellow employe
because of a fancied grievance, and
after the trial he was. adjudged In
sane. He was committed to the Wor
cester asylum from which ha escaped
in 1904.
Policeman Smlln Sbol Biro, Uak
log Twelve Pistol Shot Deaths
In Eigbt Dajs.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov ' 9. With
the killing last night of John Henry
Adams, a negro, bytPollceman Smith
twelve men have met death in Bir
mingham by pistols within tbe past
eight days. In addition to tbe quad
ruple tragedy last night, a number of
other violent affairs have been re
ported in the city and suburbs yes
terday. Joe Reed was shot and kill
ed through a window in an Ensley
dance hall last night Just" after he
had finished dancing with another
man's partner. Edward St Claire
was held up by a an unknown high
wayman In Bessemer late last night,
and when he attempted to ' run the
highwayman fired upon him, inflict
ing a dangerous wound. Sam Unsen
a Bulgarian, was found dead in a
pool of blood at his home In Ensley
this morning. Louis Smith was
placed In Jail at Ensley yesterday
for hitting another man In the head
with a rock and robbing him late
Saturday night.
TORTOISE SHELL.
The Way the Platee Are R.mov.d
From the Animal.
The comb of tortoise shell has a
very pale aud translucent yellow, the
only really valuable kind of shell
"Many people think this pale, un
mottled shell tbe cheaper kind," tho
dealer said. "Do you know yvhy? Be
cause tbe imitations are all made like
this. -
. "That is one vulgar error about
shell. Another is that tbe tortoise is
killed to get-its shell casing. That Is
s absurd an error as It would be to
say a sheep was killed to get Its wool.
"What is done is this: The fisher
men, having caught a tortoise, tie him
and then cover his back with dry grass
and leaves. They set fire to this stuff,
it burns slowly, and the heat causes
the thirteen plates of the shell to
loosen at the Joints. With a knife the
plates are pried off, and afterward the
tortoise Is set free. The base, or root,
of his shell is Intact and will grow
again. If tortoises were killed to get
their shell they would long since have
become extinct. ; .
"No, no. Every ' tortoise Is, as It
were, a farm a shell farm. Fishermen
catch him regularly and with heat and
a knife gently remove, bis shell."
New Orleans Times-Democrat'
COLORS IN THE OCEAN.
Various Causes For tho Different Tints
- of tho Water.
Sky and cloud colors are often re
flected In the sea, but Just as tbe air
has its sunset glory so water has its
changing tints quite apart from mere
reflection.
Olive and brown lines in the waves
off the coast come from the muddy
sediment washed from the shore, as
blues arise chiefly from reflected sky.
But there are many other colors In the
ocean.' On almost every long voyage
at sea spots of reddish brown color
are noticed at one time or another.
When a few drops of the discolored
water are examined under a micro
scope myriads of minute cylinder shap
ed algae are seen, some separate, some
Joined together iu scores. It is this
organiam sometimes called "sea saw
dust" which has given the name to
the Red sea, although It also abounds
In other waters. Sometimes the wa
ter far from land will be seen to be of
a chocolate hue for an extent of sev
eral miles, and this is caused by mil
lions upon millions of minute one cell
ed animals which lash themselves
along, each ou his erratic Individual
course, by means of tbe finest of hair
like threads of Ilia. Pearson's.
Tho Trteos of tho Boasts.
On every side in the Malay wilds
tbe traces of the beasts which here
lire as scheduled, as safe from moles
tation, as did their ancestors in p re
Adamite days are ' visible on tree
trunk, on beaten game path and on
the yielding clay at the drinking
places by the hurrying stream. Here
a belt of mud nine feet from the
ground shows that an elephant has
rubbed his itching back against tbe
rough bark of a tree, and, see, coarse
hairs are still sticking in the hardened
clay. There a long, sharp scratch re
peated at regular Intervals marks the
passing of a rhinoceros. Here, again.
Is tbe pad mark of a tiger barely an
hour old, and tbe pitted tracks of deer
of all sizes and Tarieties surround tbe
deeply punched holes which are the
footsteps of an elephant. Corn hill
Magazine.
Settled tho Sign.
When WUliam M. Evarts was sec
retary of state a uuw elevator man
had been employed in the department
who did not know Mr. Evsrts by sight
In his car was a conspicuous sign to
the effect that by order of the secre
tary of state smoking was prohibited.
One day Mr. Evarts boarded the car
in company with a famous senator,
the latter smoking a cigar. Tbe new
man promptly touched the smoker on
the elbow and said, pointing at the no
tice, "Can't yon read that slgnT Mr.
Evarts promptly tore down the of
fending notice and. turning to tbe ele
vator man, said: "What sign? I don't
see any.'' The attendant, suspecting
something, wisely held bis peace, but
he followed the pair out and asked the
guard, at the door Who the chap with
to largo bead was.. The guard told
Utt. ,-
TiFT'S RELIGION
Cardinal Gibbons Says Read
Roosevelt Letter.
INQUIRIES ARE ANSWERED
President; Wrltoo, '' Do Not Boliovo
That Our Follow Citizens Can Bo In
dueod by Narrow Bigotry to Refute
to Vote For Any Thoroughly Upright
Man Boeaufo Ho Happens to Have a
Particular Religious Creed." '
Washington, Nov. 9. President
Roosevelt made public a letter written
to one of many perilous who addressed
to 111 m inquiries concerning the re
ligion of W. II. Taft. This letter Is
Intended as a reply to all. It rend:
I received many letter, during the cam
paign expressing dissatisfaction with Mr.
Taft on religious grounds some of them
on the ground that he was a Unitarian
and others on the ground that ho was
suspected to be In sympathy with Cath
olics. I did not answer any of these let
ters during the campaign because I re
garded It as an outrage even to agitato
' such a question as a man's religious con
victions with the purpose of Influencing
a political election.
You ask that Mr. Taft shall-"lt tho
world know what his religious belief is."
This Is purely his own private concern,
and It Is a matter between him anil his
Maker, a matter for his own conscience,
and to require It to be made public un
der penalty of political discrimination Is
to negative the first principles of our gov
ernment, which guarantee complete re
ligious liberty. Mr. Taft never asked my
advice In the matter, but If he had asked
It I should hare emphatically advised him
against thus stating publicly his religious
belief. The demand for a statement of a
candidate's religious belief can have no
meaning except that there may be dis
crimination for or against him because
of that belief.
To discriminate against a thoroughly
upright citizen because he belongs to
some particular church or because, like
Abraham. Lincoln, he has not avowed his
allegiance to any church is an outrage
against that liberty of conscience which
Is dne of the foundations ot American
life.
Mentions John Quiney Adams.
You are entitled to know whether a
man seeking your suffrage is a man of
clean and upright life, honorable in all
his dealings with his fellows and fit by
qualification and purpose to do well in
the great office for which he is a candi
date, but you are not entitled to know
matters which lie purely between him
self and his Maker.
If it la proper or legitimate to oppose
a man for being a Unitarian, as was
John Quincy Adams, -for Instance, as is
the" Rev. Edward Everett Hale, at tho
present moment chaplain of the senate
and an American of whoso life all. good
Americano are proud, then it would bo
equally proper to support or oppose a
man because of his view on justification
by falth: or the method of administering
the sacrament or the gospel of salvation
by works. . ' : -, .'.
Now, for your objections to him be
cause you think his wife and brother to
be Roman Catholics. As It happened,
they are not, but If they were or if he
were a Roman Catholic himself It ought
not to affect In the slightest degree any
man supporting him for the position of
president. You say that "the mass of the
voters that are not Catholics will not
support a man for any office, especially
for president of the t'nlted States, who
Is a Roman Catholic." I believe that
when ybu say this you foully slander
your fellow countrymen. I do not for
one moment believe that the mass of our
fellow citizens or . that any considerable
number of our fellow citizens can be In
fluenced by such narrow bigotry as to re
fuse to vote for any thoroughly upright
and fit man because he happens to have
a particular religious creed. Are you
aware that there are several states In
this Union where the majority of the
people are now Catholics? 1 should rep
robate in the severest terms the Cath
olics who in those stales refused to
vote for the most fit man because he
happened to be a Protestant, and my
condemnation would be exactly as severe
for Protestants who under reversed cir
cumstances refused to vote for a Cath
olic. Refers to Hi Cabinet.
I know Catholics who have for many
years represented constituencies mainly
Protestant and Protestants who have for
many years represented constituencies
mainly Catholic, and among the congress
men whom 1 know particularly well was
one man of Jewish faith who represented
a district In which they were hardly any
Jews at all.
I believe that this republic wilt endure
for many centuries. If so. there VIII
doubtless be among Its presidents Prot
estants and Catholics and very probably
at soma time Jews.
In my cabinet there sit side by slda
Catholic and Protestant, Christian and
Jew, each man chosen because In my be
lief he Is peculiarly (It to exercise on be
half of all our people the duties of tho
office to which I have appointed him.
Baltimore, Nov. 9. Cardinal Gib
bons upon being shown a copy of
Presidert Roosevelt's letter relative to
the religions belief of Mr. Taft said:
"I would like to say two things
about the letter. First. It Is well
worth reading and pondering over;
secondly, I knew it was coming out."
HITCHCOCKTO SEE TAFT.
National Chairman First Takes Root
at French Lick Springs.
Fretick Mck. Ind., Nov., 9. Chair
man Frank II. Hitchcock of tbe Re
publican national committee, has ar
rived here for a short period Of rest.
He is accompanied by Secretary Wil
liam Hayward. Assistant Treasurer
Fred W. fpnian of Chicago and sev
eral assistants.
The party will leave this afternoon
for Hot Springs. Vs., where Chairman
Hitchcock will hold a conference with
President Elect Taft tomorrow.
President to King. '
Washington. Nov 9. President
Roosevelt to-.day sent a congratula
tory message to King Edward, who
Is celebrating his 67th anniversary
of his birth.
The rent card in the window will
not do the? work that a mi adv In
tho columns of the Democrat will
do. The card Is resd by persons liv
ing I yor district. Tbe rent d
maid N irad by people tat avll prts
of the city. Try rent adv and tars
money; S days for 23 cents,
lolled Stales Soprcme Court
Says 11 Lacks Jorldlcllon
in Ibe Case.
Washington, Nov 9. The cane of
Adolphus Coulson, under sentence of
death In the Panama canal zone, the
penalty being inflicted in a trial
without a Jury, -was dismissed for
want of Jurisdiction by the United
States supreme court to-day. Coulson
raised the point that the zone was
on American territory and that a
trial In a capital case without a Jury
was unconstitutional.
IM NOT KNOW OF DEATH
Mrs Couforti and Family Arrive To
day from Pleasure Trip to Italy.
New Haven, Nov 9. Entirely un
aware of tbe death of their father
and brother, Mrs Conforti and six
children will arrive in New York city
to-day after spending four months
In Italy where they went for her
health. They were on the way from
the old country on election night
when the father and son were so
severely burned in a fire at their
store, 124 Columbus avenue, that
the son, Frank, died that night and
the father Camillo Conforti, holding
out until last Friday.
The Confortl's are of the best Ital
ians In the city and are a very en
terprising family, owning the pro
perty at the corner of Columbus
avenue and Christopher street.
LABOR DINNER.
President Roosevelt Will IHne a
Cumber of Labor Men.
Washington, Nov 9. President
Roosevelt has issued invitatlous for
a notable "labor legislative" dinner
to be held In the white house here
Tuesday, November 17. The guests
will include many national labor or
ganization chiefs, several prominent
chiefs and executive officials, but it is
understood that President Gompers,
Secretary Morrison, Vice President
O'Connell and Treasurer Lennon of
the American Federation of Labor
are not included. Labor legislation
will be discussed.
.CITY NEWS.
A special meeting of the board of
finance will be held Thursday after
noon " to discuss estimates for the
coming year. .
National Commander General
Harry White of the G. A. R. has ap
pointed George O. Robbins of this
city as one of his aides.
A trolley car jumped the track
near the Scovill bridge on the Bald
win street line during the noon hour.
The car went completely off the
track.
The police have not as yet got any
clue to the man who entered the
home of William Wlldman on Chest
nut avenue a week - ago Saturday
night and stole about $100 out of
Mr Wildman's trousers.
The funeral of Edward L. Jen
nings was held yesterday afternoon
from his late residence on the Tower
road, where services were conducted
by the Rev Charles S. Dinsmore, D.
D. The remains were taken to Hyde
Park, Mass, for Interment.
The funeral of Mrs Charles Hul
sart was held this afternoon from her
late residence, 1 Simons street. The
Rev William E. Smith, D. D., pastor
ot the South Methodist church, read
services !at the house. Interment
was in Pine Grove cemetery.
C. Wasinkouras was arrested this
afternoon by Detectives Keegan and
Colesanto, as he Is accused of being
implicated .in a theft case which, oc
curred in Brooklyn last evening.
Three arrests have been made and
the trial will take place In the city
court to-morrow morning.
Judge Burpee in the city court tills
afternoon began the hearing of the
case ot P. H. Garrlty against Elmer
Parker et ux. A number of persons
seemed to be interested in the con
tention, for inside tbe railing was
quite a crowd. Mr Garrity claimed
a balance of $93.85 was due him on
a plumbing contract, the amount of
which was $465. The defense is a
general denial.
Warner up to the time of his down
fall ten years' ago was one of the
leading citizens of Northampton, and
besides being president of the Na
tional bank and treasurer of the sav
ings Institution, wag Interested in
several industries la , Northampton
which also suffered from his mis
management. Warner was 60 years
old when sentenced to prison, but
to-day he did not appear to be 69.
A month's mind mass for the re
pose of the soul of the late Bishop
Mlrhael Tierney was said in St Jo
seph's cathedral this morning at
10:30 o'clock. Bishop Harking of
Providence was the celebrant of tbe
mass and he was assisted by Right
Rev Monsignor Edwards of New
York, Bishop Walsh-of Portland. Me,
and Bishop Beaven of Springfield.
Several Waterbury priests were in
attendance.
Despite his nine years behind
prison wall the former bank official
appeared in excellent health and
spirits. He was attired In a black
suit and a black hat and his prison
pallor was hidden by a neatly
trimmed beard and moustache, both
of which had become gray since he
entered prison. He was given tbe
customary $5. In, addition to a sum
ot money which his daughter had
sent him several days ago..
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f towa at Me otoiags
Waterbwrf or rtiaa i
Qm Democrat: SS a yean
42 cents anuOT.
Fcrmrr Baokcr After Serving
Nloe Yean Leaves Charles
. lowo PrlsoD. 1
Boston, Nov 9. Breathing the elr
of freedom for the first time In nine
years, Lewis E. Warner walked
briskly out from the state prison at
Charlestown shortly before 9 a. m.
to-day, having paid the penalty for
wrecking the Hampshire County Na
tional and tbe Hampshire County
Savings banks at Northampton, Mass,
nearly ten years ago. The charge
was the misapplication of $640,000.
Speculation caused Warner's down
fall. Warner left tbe prison entirely
alone and dodging a dozen newspa
per men and photographers, leaped
Into a carriage and was driven to the
South station, where he took a train
for Springfield and Northampton.
THE PALACE WAITED.
A Suggestion That Changed tho Plans
of a Pope.
At a time when there was great suf
fering among tbe people from lack of
food and when famine In Its worst
form was threatened Pope Alexander
VI. had made arrangements for the
erection of a magnificent palace. The
best architects bad been employed, and
the plans had been submitted and ac
cepted, and an accomplished builder
had been sent for to come from Venice,
a man whose work had won for him
renown and who was known to be a
Just aod upright man.
The bnilder had arrived, and at an
appointed time he watted upon his
holiness to receive the plans aud make
bis estimates. "There la one thing yet
to be done," said tbe pope. "There
has been no proper Inscription or leg
end thought of to be placed over tbe
main entrance of tbe palace. It should
be put above tbe great gate. You have
bad experience. Do you think of an In
scription that would be appropriate?'
"If your holiness would pardon me
for the liberty, I might suggest one
most appropriate at this time." .
"You are pardoned In advance," said
the pope, smiling. "Now, what shall
It be?'
"Sovereign pontiff, let It be thus:
"Command that these stones be made
bread!" '- '
Tbe pope was visibly and deeply af
fected. He paid tbe builder munifi
cently for bis expenses of coming and
going, and instead of building his pal
ace he fed the hungry ones of his
children. - ' ' ; '
1 , Poverty Has Its Advantage.
A man on tbe wane of life observes
that poverty has advantages and ad
versity Its uses. If you are poor you
can wear out your old clothes. You
r simisnl from falls You are not
troubled with many visitors. Bores do '
not disturb you. Spongers do not bannt
your tables. Brass bands do not sere
nade you. No one thinks of present
ing you with a testimonial. No store
keeper Irritates you by asking you,
"Is there anything I can do for yon?"
Begging letter writers 'do not bother
you. Flatterers do not flatter yon.
You are saved many debts and many
a deception. And, lastly. If yon have
a true friend in tbe world yon are sure
to know it In a short space of time by
him not deserting yoo. HnntsvDlo
(Ter.) Post-Item.
Very Careful.
- Indulgent TJncle-Jack, are you care
ful about your personal expenses these,
days? Jack Yes, sir. I manage, wltn
some effort, to make them balance my
Income to the exact cent Chicago
Tribune.
The world doesn't really grow worse
every time yon need medicine. Galves
ton News.
"We Furnish the Prettiest
Homes."
"In your position as serving the people it is your duty to call
their attention to and try and sell them a Glenwood Range."
Remark by a lady who owns a Glenwood. -
GLENWOOD
RANGES
are constantly making new friends
for the Hampson-Sellew store. We
try to, have everything we sell np to
the high standard of merit contained
In the Glenwood.
CAX r0U IMAGINE A MORE
A RETAIL STORE?
We sell Glenwoods from $25
Parlor Glenwoods from $11.25
The Hampson-Sellew Furniture Co.,
OFFICE i'UJUIITUKE HZADQUAXIEIS. 116-UO EASX ETHXT.
lord Major's Show Bad Flotl
With Old Time Prlsllng Press
Turning Oat Work
AN AMERICAN EXDIDIT
London, Nov 9. The lord mayor's
show to-day celebrating the installa
tion of Sir George Trussott In suc
cession to Sir John Charles Bell, was
a more dignified and more interest
ing spectacle than usual. Of late
years the ceremony had become a
mere circus procession.
The principal feature to-day was
the historic pageant organized by
Louis N. Parker, an American dra
matist. Poets and musicians from
Chaucer to Milton and many of the
most notable figures of those times
appeared In the parade costumed
with historical accuracy. Shakes
peare was naturally most conspicu
ous and was accompanied by a pic
turesque entourage of characters
from his plays. Chaucer, who head
ed the pageant, was followed by a,1
Dana or personages of his creation
and Spencer anl Marlow were at
tended in like manner. ' A striking
feature was William Caxton on a
float with a group of printers work
ing an ancient printing press. These
historical pageants will be continued
progressively in future shows. Sev
eral companies of militia, in gorgeous -
uniiorms, and a number of bands of
music completed the fine spectacle.
1 ne weather was perfect and
brought out a great crowd.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Connecticut: Falf
to-night; warmer in western Con
necticut; Tuesday fair; slightly cool
er during evening and night; light
westerly winds. , -
An aera of low pressure is central
this morning north of Lake Huron.
Light precipitation has occurred
during the past twenty-four hours in
the northern sections. Pleasant
weather has prevailed elsewhere.
An area of high pressure is mov
ing eastward from the British north
west and temperatures of freezing or
below are reported from the western
sections as far south as Kansas. -
Conditions indicate for this vicini
ty fair and warmer to-night. Tues
day fair and cooler. ' "
Best
Creamery Butter
II PRINT4
26c Each.
Best Teas . . . . 25c lb
(None Higher)
Best Coffees . . .20c lb
EASTERN TEA IMPORTERS Co
89 South Main St. Up One Flight.
It Has Arrived. Our Trainlord of
. . '. AOtNTS . . .. ;
iXTRODrcnox price. I
80c bag, 96.35 bbl (with empty bM)
It is the "Queen of Quality." '
IDEAL WAT OF COXDrCTIXO
up to $125.
up to $35.