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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
HEARD IN PASSING

Lieutenant Hobson's hooddo still rursues him, He is. ill with typhoid fever in q New York hospital.
 Mir McKinley'; messages to con gress would be improved for general reading if lie would take a newspaper course in condensation.
 If Mr Bryan's published comments Cn the recent campaign are Sc- unin- portant. why are so many republican editors commenting on them?
 To be a member of the AGO is not necessarily to he envied. For in stance. who envies any Of the 40O Eng iishmen who were scooped iii by Gen eral De Wet. the plu"sy little Boer fighter. the other day?
 It is announced that eleven hundred acres ill Nassau county. L. l.. has been purchased by the Boel refugee aid committee for a colony of seventy Boer families. the first of whom will arrive December 29. If some of the Boers are really willing to be asSimi- lated they can De benevoiently accom- nCdated here. But if they propose to be Boer colony in the United States. we do not want tham.-IIart- ford Times.
 Consul Stowe. who is- on his way home from Cape Town. declares that the men who are iiow keeping up tie fighting in South Africa are mainly what are called read agents in this country. A large proportion of them arr cercenaries. and their operations indicate that they are seeking plunder rather than peace, Mr Stowe says that the farm burning done by the British has been confined to buildings where treachery had been practiced or which had been used for military pur, poses.-Hartford Times.
 We learn that the s,l1lll towns are to unite in d refusal to allow the trolley taxes to be paid to the communities in which the reads are located. They now get the benefit of this money in- directly. when paid to the state. and fhey do not propose to give it up. Such q continuation would do some good in asmuch as it would be an object les- son and draw the attention of the peo- ple still more forcibly to the present unjust conditinons. By all means let the little towns combine. and let the larger ones understand just what they mean to accomplish by doing it. We know Of no quicker. or better manner in which to educate the pecple.-New Britain Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
THE KRUPP GUN WORKS.

Some very interesting details of the development of the man-killing art ara to be cleaned from the annual report of the ISrupp iron works. This firm is ore of the richest and most powerful industrial organizations in the world. If Dossesses it's own blast furnaces and factories in diff rAnt parts of Germany: four coal mines. 800 iron mines in Ger many and Spain: three ocean steamers. ten miles of shooting ranges. railway system of fifty-siX miles, fifty miles Of telagraphic and 200 miles of telephonic communication. In all. 4G.6I9 work people are employed, the bulk of them working at Essen. Here 1.T00 fur naces are in operation; machine force is got from 497 steam engines of an az gregate of 41.213 horsa power. and con suming 5.Q00 tons of coal per day. Every class of war material, from per cussinon caps to mammoth cannon is turned out here. It Is for the last named article that Krupp holds such . great name. and the demand Is pretty constant. Up to the end of last year Krupps sold no less than SS,4IS of these big guns.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
AN ATTACK OF THE FELLOWS.


 Connecticut journalism has been dis sraced this week by Il nasty piece Of yellowism. Responsibility for the per fOrnance lies either ill Waterbury or Bridgeport, or is divided between those towns. The basis on which the super structure Of yellOwiSm was erected was the pulpit alluSlon which the Rev Father Slocum of Waterbury made on sunday to the purity movement in New York. He indorsed the anti-vlre crusade and declared that to it every righteous citizen should lend q hand. but he thought that it aimed to sup press a smaller evil and left a greater one untouched. On Tuesday morning a Bridgeport paper under faring mead lines and a Waterbury date line, print ed q sensational dispatch. telling how Father Slocum had attacked Bishop Potter and upheld Tammany. There was lot more along the same line. but this is enough. If the truth were suffering from the smallpox the dis patch ill question wouldn't have been exposed to contagion. Into the article no conscious word of fact crept From A to 1Zzard the story was q fake, and is so characterized by Father Slocum. It was an interesting yarn. but with truth it had no commerce. The author of it resembles the historian. men, tioned by Froude. who made his facts as he went along. Profoundly we re- gret that such a ccse Of yCllowism in journalism should develop in Connec- ticut. With the general character of newspaper management and policy in this state such an exhibition of faking is wholly out of harmony. Tine press .of the state suffers from such Il dis graceful performance. .journalisti, rt.I ji.,t in,, of f too quick CT too emphatic.-Hartrord Post
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
IRISH HAUNTING CARS.

long line, of vehicles. outside cars and cabs. some of them battered and shaky, others sufficiently well looking. was gathered on two sides of the green for Dublin, you know, is the. ear drivingest city in the world" Friin- ceSca and l had our first experience yesterday. It is easy to IeH the stranger, stiff. decOrOuS. terrified. clutching the rail with one or both hands, but we took for oar model d pretty Irish girl. who looked like noth- ing so much as a bird on :i swaying bough. 1t is no longer called the "jaunting." but the outside car, and there is another charming word lost to the world. There was formerly an in- side car. too, but it is almost unknown in Dublin, though still found in some Of the smaller towns. An outside car has it's wheels practically inside the body of the vehicle. but an inside car carries it's wheels outside This Gefi- hilton was given US by an Irish driver, but lucid definition is not perhaps an lrishman's strong point It is clearer to say that the passenger sits outside of the wheels Cn the one, inside on the other. There are seats for two per sons over each of the two wheels, and "dickey' for the driver in front, should he need to use it. Ordinarlly He SlIS on one side. urlNlnG. While you perch on the other. and thus you jog along. each seeing your own side Of the road, and discussing the topics of the day across the well" as the coy ered-in center of the car is called. There gre those who do not agree with it's champions who call It "CUpidS own cOnveyance: they find the seat too small for two, yet feel it bit unsociabl when the compan- ion occupies the opposite side. To me modern Dublin car with rubber tires and good Irish horse is the .joliest conveyance in the universe: there is a liveliness. an irresponsible gayety. in the spring and sway of it: an ease in the half-lounging position against the cushions. unique charm in tray cling edgeways." with wour feet planted on the step. You must not be afraid of q car if you want to enjoy it. Hold the rail if you must at first. though it's just as bad form as cling ing to your horses main while riding in the Row. Your driver will take all the chances that a crowded thorough fare gives him: he would scorn to leave more than an inch between your feet and q Guinness beer dray: he will shake your fiOunCeS and furbelows in the very windows of the passing trains but he is beloved by the gods. and nothing ever happens to him.--Natc l'oUglaS Nlgg!n, in the Atlantic.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
CHINESE NOMENCLATTRE.


 The mysterious names appearing in 1he Chinese dispatches. says the tree- man Journal Of Dublin. become. famil- far enough when translated thus: Tung means east: Si. west: nan. south: pei. north; while tsn. kin. or king stands for capital or metropolis. as ill Pekin morthern capitaD and Nankin tSouth- crn capitah. Tien means Heaven. so Tien-TSn means heavenly metropolis
 Ho Or kiang means river. so Pei-hO is north river: Si-kiang. west river Che means seven, so Ene-kiang is seven riv- CTS. Shan is mountain. and Shan tung. east mountain. and shan-si. west mountain. Fai iS white. and Pai-Shan. white mountain. IIai iS sea- and kwan stands for gate, so Hui-kWan tho mar itine cU*tOmSl is gate of the sea. and Slan-hai- ai-kWan. mountain and sea gate. Shan% is d city. and Shanghai a city by the sea. HOang is yellow: H0ang
 Ho. Yellow river. and Hoang- Hai. Iei- low sea. Yang means ocean, TSe. son, hence the Iang-tSe river is son Cf the ocean. and Tien-tSe. son of Heaven (the emperor. ku or Row is mouth or pass. and Ia, big or great, so Ta-ku
 means big mouth tof Pei-Hol. while Nan-kow stands for south pass fron MGngolia). Hu is a lake: ling. q hill: hsiang. q village: hsien. Il tax district. Flu is a prefecture: tai. d governor: tao q circuit or group of administrative departments: so taO-Si is Il governor of q circuit. and fUtai is Il governor of ;l prefecture. Chao CT kiao is a bridge: Ii. Chinese mile: pa. eight; and thus. Pa-li-kiao is the eight mile bridge. Ch0 or chow is a depot or stopping place: hence Tung-chOW. eastern tdepot of Pekinl. Shen is province. and Shen- Hi is the western province. Namen is d police station or official residence. and Hui d secret society CT club. TS ing means pure or clear. so TS'ing-kiang is clear river. while Ia Tsing means great pure (name of present dynasty). and Kwo being d kingdom or empire, Ta-Ts'in" kwC si@niiies the enl,'rc of the great pure tChinal. Ia Mei l\a is the name applied by the Chinese to the United States. and means great Amer
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07

lIumph. Some things are neces- aarily disgusting. For instance. the rrmor that Eagan-the cmbalmed beef chap-is to he restored to duty. and thi. Alger interview, endorsing Pagan. In stead of the pot calling the kettle black" the latter is q case of the pot calling tie kettle white. Thus wrote q Washington newsgatherer a day or two ago. It came sooner than he pX- pected. it seems. for Eagan has been
 whitewashed by the president already.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

WAIERBOR1 l FIRE AlIA1tM.
 4-Cor South Main and Grand Sts.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Co. (P).
 G-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 T-EXchange Place.
 12-Rogers X. Bro. (P).
 13 Cor East Main and Niagara sts. l4-Cor East Main and Wolcott I'd. 15-Cor High and Walnut Sts.
 1G-Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 1T-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 2l-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23-Burton Street engine house. 24-Waterbury Manufacturing Co. P) 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 2G-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29-N. Willow bet. Ridgewood and
 Hillside avenue.
 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor West Main and Watertown I'd 3J-Conn Lightg & Pow. Co, car
 house, QC.
 36-Waterbury Brass Go. O). 3I-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-Cor Grand and Field Sts. 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Co. (P). 45-Benedict X Burnham Mfg Co. P) Waterbury Buckle Co. p). 4i-CQf S. Maln ana WaSillnIOn StS. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-Wat'by Clock Co. case fact'y (P). 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts. 56-Cor Liberty and River sts. 5T-No , Hose House.
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. G2-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. 212-The Platt Bros & Go. (PJ. Buckle Co. U9. -Wat'b'y Clock Go, mvt fact'y P). 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. o51-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 2G1-Junction Cooke and x. Main sts. 311-S. N. E. Telephone Co bldg. P). 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 3l4-Plume and Atwood (P). 315-American Ring Go (P). 316-Electric Light Station (P). 31S-Holmes. Booth < Haydens (P). 321-No Hose House. 323-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter sts. 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 325-Cor Silnonse st and Wash'g'n ave. 371-City Lumber and Coal Co P). 412-Traey Bros tP}. 451-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go (P). 5S2 Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
FRIDAY, DECEMBER '. 1900.

Charles A. Towne, who stumpcd the country for Bryan, has received an appointment in the senate to fill the uneEpircG term of the fate Air Davis TCwne will have only q few months to serve. but we venture the prediction that he will make himself heard while he is there.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07

it would have been better to extend the law under which tine volunteers are now serving in the army, for q dtli, can idea of providing for q big rrgula.' army, as Il permanent thing. They are right. Even those who. are most opposed to our present Philippine pol icy are willing to give the ahministra- tiOn authority to enlist the number of volunteer soldiers needed. but not will ing to have a permanent enlargement of the regular army.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07

It seems to be a pretty well settled fact. all over the state, that the mum Der of liquor licenses are to be re- duceu. The commissioners are busy listening to remonStranccs and many of them are granted. It is also stated that q determined effort will be made at the coming legislature to take the power to grant licenses from the com missioners and inaugurate system of high license.-New Britain Herald. Things do seem to be running that way. yet very few licenses are re fused in q town. when one takes into consideration the number i5SUed BuSi- ness would be so much better for tie lucky ones if the number of licenses were decreased.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-07
THE WORM TURNS.

"Yes.'' said Mr Henpeck, q, too. have my fayorite fowers.'s-ss 5
 ssAnd what may they be, pray? sneered his wife. ..s
 s5They are the ones that shut up at night he bravelv managed to artic- vlate.- Harper's BaZar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-11-15
IT DAZZLtS THE WORLD.

No Discovery in medicine has ever
created one quarter of the excitement
that has been caused by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. It's
severest tests have been on hopeless vic
Tins OF Consumption, Pneumonia, Hem
orrhage, Pleurlsy and Bronchitis, thons-
ands of whom 1: has restored to per.
feet health. For Coughs, Colds, As
thma, Group, Hay Fever, Hoareeness
and Whooping Cough it is the quick
eat, surest cure in the world. 1t 10
sold by r. r. Whitehead & Co who
guarantee satisfaction Or refund money.
Large bottles 50c and $l.OO. Trial boz
ties free.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-11-15

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-11-15

"Y1ELD1NG to the persuasion OF my
dealer. I changed chill tonics and tried
RoRERrs'. and found it the best ever
nsed :" W. 81. Corprew, GAINESVILLE, N.
c., to the Roberts Drug Co, Suffolk,
Va. Aug. IA, 1899. Price 25c: Get
,na Kind with red cross on label.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-11-15

WHEN others fail, take ROBERTS
TAsTELEss CHILL TONIC. It cures
chills, fevers, malaria and general bad
health. 25c. A red cross on the label
assures you of the pure, hlgh-class
material that makes Roberts success.
Don't take substitute.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-11-15

When you want prompt acting hftle
pills that never gripe use DeWitts Lay :
tie Early Risers. E. T. Whiteneao !"
Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-11-15

The rapid rate at which the paper
demand is consuming wood pulp indi-
Gates that at no distant day the forests
OF this country will be greatly
devastated. There never has
been such a demand for paper and the
consumption increases largely every
year. The consumption of paper
material by the newspapers of the
country is something enormous.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
Befricna. saiynt,oni.i..

Many exaggerated stories have been
published relative 10 the relations OF
the Queen OF Sweden 10 the salvation
Army. One OF these Is TO the effect
that her majesty wears the Salvation
lst bonnet and plays the tambourine.
Her connection with the army is eS-
planned by Booth Tucker in this way:
The queen is the friend OF the army.
She has contributed literally to our
funds She is interested in the Warm
Shelter, which Is n club room for the
poor in Stockholm. Her son, Prince
Beruadotte, often speaks at our meet
ings. He has entertained me at his
home. When / entered the princess.
his wife, came toward me In impulsive
Swedish fashion, with both hands out
stretched. We love you because you
love the army she said. Prince Ber-
nadotte has given up court life and his
succession to the throne to work for
humanity and religion"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
How to Make Tea.

Consul Fee. at Bombay. in letter
to the State Department. gives what
we may consider official directions for
the making OF tea. He says that 1t is
impossible TO make good tea with hard
water, though the excess In lime in the
water may be corrected by the judi
cious use OF carbonate OF soda In the
proper making or infusing of tea the
object is 10 extract as mnch OF the
tbeine-the active principle and aro-
matte oil-which gives the aroma. and
as little us possible of the tannin.
which gives the tea its astringency. This
seems best accomplished by not boiling
the tea. but by pouring boiling water
on IL and allowing il TO infuse but a
few moments. In some places in the
East tea Is made in the cup. The prop
er quantity OF leaves are placed i'm the
cup, boiling water Is poured over them
and the cup covered for short time
with the saucer. To prevent the leaves
from rising to the surface n perforated
bit OF silver or silver filigree work is
placed over them.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
E8SaaSzl
90 IEB

AT the recent Bradford meeting OF
the British association paper read by
). b. c. Kershaw dealt with the COM
parative cost of power produced by
steam engines. water turbines and gas
engines. with the result of showing
that gas engines have a very promis-
ing future. The supremacy OF the
steam engine is now disputed. says the
Baltimore Sun. On one side the wa
ter turbine. on the other the gas en-
gine, has become its rival. During
the past ten years." says Mr.. Ker-
staw. "a most remarkable develop
ment of hydraulic power has been
taking place on the continent of Eu
rope. In France and Germany, and in
America at Niagara. The aggregate
amount OF power at the present date
generated from falling water forms no
inconsiderable portion of the total
power utilized in the manufacturing
industries. and two years ago It was
estimated by the author to be between
236.ooo and $4,000 horse power. On
the other hand. gas engineers have
been busily engaged in working out
the problems presented by large gas
engines and by the utilization OF the
waste gases OF blast furnaces. Gas
engines up to $50 horse power have
been built and have worked smoothly
and economically"
Local considerations will often de-
eide ones choice between the three
possible sources of power. but a large
waterfall does not always give the
cheapest power and the nearness of
tho coal field will not always make
the steam engine preferable. The
most economical source OF power can
only be determined after an exhaust
i've study OF comparative cost data.
Water. II is conceded. is the cheapest
source OF power II its fall can be util-
lied without much capital expen6i-
ture. but IL II costs heavily TO utilize
Il or to transmit the power when OBJ
tained. then steam or gas may be
cheaper. Some water powers deyel-
oped In Switzerland, II is observed.
cost more than the other sources OF
power. The praetieabii!ty OF large gas
engines Is settled. and under some cir
eumstances they mus. displace the
turbine and the steam engine. Their
use may unsettle practical caleula-
tons. III they do not cost excessive
iy for maintenance and repairs" says
the writer. large gas engines. in con-
Junction with coke ovens and blast
furnaces. may entirely alter the pres
ent position OF affairs. and the new
Industries which at present are be-
Ing established In the neighborhood
OF water power stations may ind
themselves In severe competition with
similar manufactures carried on in the
coal and iron districts of the older
manufacturing countries"
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
Jonab z. r. Leonard.

Jonah F. R. Leonard. who received
$4,000 votes as the candidate of the
United Christian party for the presi-
dency OF the recent election. is an Iowa
farmer of sturdy character and ire
proaehable life. In the neIghborhood
Of Arnsworth. where his property is
located, he is highly respected and
popular. Mr.. Leonard Is n native of
Pennsylvania His parents removed
to Kansas in 1856 and his father was n
free soiler. At that time the recent
candidate for president was "a and was
a participant In the many border skir-
mishes that followed the agitation. The
elder Leonard was personal friend OF
John Brown and his son shared his
enthusiasm, After the war. through
which he fought with an Illinois regi-
ment. Mr.. Leonard settled in Iowa
and has lived quietly in that state ever
since. He had been Republican. bu'
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
sELF-LEVELING CHAIR.

trate herewith. the inventors claiming
that Il will counteract the rolling and
pitching motion OF the boat in any di-
rection. Tho method OF suspension of
the chair viii certainly maintain the
seat in a horizontal position and II this
does not have the desired effect In ex-
tromely rough weather. or II the pas
scnger desires to sit on deck. suitable
screens are arranged TO prevent the
occupant from suffering the optical Of
feet OF motion at sea. II will be no
ticed that two rings are placed above
the chair and by pivoting these rings
Mt right angles to each other they will
tilt II in such n manner as to hold the
chair motionless In the toughest sea.
The idea is also applied to berths ON
shipboard and by drawing the curtains
and shutting out the view OF the inte-
rior OF the cabin the passenger may
Imagine himself safely on land again.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
.m.,,., .f IN. Small.

While We are accustomed to think OF
atoms as the smallest possible particles
Into which matter can be divided. re-
cent experiments. particularly those OF
DR.. Gusthye lie Bon. have Indicated
that, through electrical dissertation.
atoms themselves are capable OF sub
division into particles OF amazing mi
nuteness- Many years ago Lord Kelvin
calculated the probable size OF mole
cule OF air. and according TO him about
25,ooo. 900 such molecules laid in a row
would measure an inch. There would
be COO air molecules in n wave-lengta
of ordinary light. Every moleeulc IA
composed of atoms smaller than itself.
Now. DIR. lie Bon calculates that the
PARTICLES dissociated by the electric
energy which produces such phenom,-
na as the Becquerel rays are so smail
that even atoms would appear to be
infinitely large" in comparison With
them.
Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
TO USE INSECT ErlDEMIcs.
Agricultural Department Tells How to XIII

Agricultural Department Tells How to XIII
Insects.
The experts of the Agricultural De-
partment have discovered a Contagious
disease which can be disseminated by
insects with deadly effect to the pests,
but without danger of spreading an
epidemic among members of the hu-
man race. By close observation 1t has
been discovered that many annoying
insects have distemper, some of high
ly contagious character. By propagat-
Ing these disease germs and spreading
them, so that the insects will be af-
fected, contagion is spread and havoc
follows. Farmers will be especially in
terested in the announcement that
disease among grasshoppers similar to
leprosy has been discovered and that
experiments conducted in Mississippi,
Nebraska and Minnesota demonstrate
that 1t is possible to distribute the
germs in walls through the mall, with
instructions to farmers as to the meth
cd of using the contents SO as to pro-
duce the best results.
The farmer becomes in a short time
the manufacturer Of his own grass
hopper poison The germs are placed
In n tumbler of water, q number of
healthy specimens of grasshoppers Sc
lected, immersed. and afterward fed
upon greens that have been dipped in
the water. The disiease rapidly devel-
ops, the grasshoppers are given their
liberty and are permitted to spread the
contagion. The scientists believe that
the method of determination will not
be only efficacious in freeing the farm
ers Of the harmful grasshoppers, but
that the principle can be adopted with
equal success in driving out other in
sects.