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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02
Noiite of Summons.

SUPREME COURT, New York County, Cen
traI Trust CompaI.y OF New York as Executor under
me Last WIN and Testament OF T Addison Richards
Iyey, Marietta Richards Harold Rchars Lucy +
ayio virginia Penneid e+se a. Richnrt R rrae r.
richards Walter NJ Richards. Kate Richards Kate 4
DnI'o DaBose webournt buI5ose Ma"fon ' Gesa
Wnr @haf:, A AassSn W,s. William Taylor
Itii Lee Williams stephen w Williams. Frank II
Richards Mabel Richards Finncy william r. Pe,E,,s
Florence Whitehead. Olive Whitehead Ellen Whnehead
Henry p Anthony. Frank II. Anthony. Clarence l. An,
Addison Anhony John Doe ana RaSiay han
Summons IL "'' '''''y OF Ne" York
To tho above named Detcndan,s-
You hereby summoned to answer tho c,,,-,.,,, 4,
This action and 10 copy OF your answer on ,ha
na ,7 at5oneys within after he s@ry f
Ease Of your failure to answer Judgment viii
be aiken aFa'nst you by default for the demanded
Dated Msw York. oc.99c1 - 1900
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
No. 5'' w r11' s}rrSt 2 2dSFe Y'rk CIV
a2ar ShoeT Harold r. Reha5. A2ns 5yey Mer~
Richards Dora Sullivan. irene r. TAYLOR virginia en-
Richards Kate Richards a DuI5ose A. Ai neltr I'm
Bose Webourne DaI3as Marion Daose @r,as ~ l.. a
Amelia 5, Williams. William Taylor Williams tg'a5as
Jams stephen W Williams Frank H. wlIiams jamie IL l.
RI4t"r E-d charis Cecil A Richards Mabel
N"ne Brown. BESSIE Richar;s Florence mi baS
Frank Anthony 6arenca Anthony. WiI,m AH'Ao Any
thony George l. Anthony. William Addison Kicharis An
The foregoing summons vas served upon Won bv ,,,,
R one Of the Justices Of ne pren.
re state Of N~w York. Gated the day Of Ocaier
" and an nI'4 WIN The conEaint IN the Ollie OF the
HSusc in the Ior5,rh 81 at the G}any t
HJl,T I,Il.L;. NoTM Ma, JoI.lND 4 MYNDERsE
ooise and Post-o Address
Guy Of New York.
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side, ii feet south Of Twenty-eg hth st. runs
south AJAX loa5 * north 2slx west TX south
store and tenement house. with four story prlck
tenement house in rear; foreclosure: withdra"f.
Py Herbert 4. Sherman: No. 1868 trotoha-aNt-,
east side 49, feet north Of Tremont-aTe,. runs runs
east aS TX north Gl0X east AK north 24lIX ~tst
10 TO Crotona-ave south - TO beginning three
story frame store and dwelling house; foreclosures
adjourned November u . -, ,,,,r5-a5
BY l. J. Phillips Il Co: No So East one no 81
arG-:orteth-st. south side. l02 feet easy o. %
Aun's-ave.. 2sx0). vacant foreclosures ~oJouilie0
10 November >, s,,+bo,e+
s,5e ~ 5aot north % hundred-and-SeveIT 1
,shtt-sr. 22.Il26 Two story tT&n r. a., evening
.oise; foreclosure: 20 the plaintiff for *-'e''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02

Sth-exe. 5, % II n Of I94th-st 25K75; Joseph
MoElFoy. tr, referee Everett Macy. 1900
s3d-st. Nos 332 and 334 East. 5ox1oOS; Ralph
Ress and wife to Hermann Rcenann
6th-ave, 1411 fl n OF 134th-st, 25xT5; Joseph
McElroy. jr referee. Herbert Carpenter and
S3d-stt s. 2339 fl OF Columbus-ave 1S.8x
1922 Edmund Dwight, jr, and wife 10 James A
Amsterdan-ave Nos 444 and 446 W g 5Ox10O:
the Pontiac Building Company to william II
est Nos 3os ma $40 r, 5oioo g Palm
Riess wife Herman Jovcshof. ............
1Oth-st, n s, l55 Il Of 5th- 2jx1l4; Meyer 7
Stein referee. John Hetterch and wife,. S0(
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02
AUCTION SALES YESTERDAY

BY William NJ Ryan. No. JIG West Seventy
nlnth-st.. map No IA. south side. rs feet
Ninth-ave 15xi"3c. four story stonefront dwell
ing house: foreclosure: % Samuel GugsenheiIner
representine Froderka Buck. for s42.750 Nos. IS
and ?G0 Wadsworth-aye. side. 20 feet south Of
Oae-hundrcd- 5 -eie ty-seVerth-st. 59xI5o. two
story frame dwelling house and vacant: foreclosures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02
IMPORTANT LEASES.

The building No. 1863 Fifth-ave. has been leased
for years a tailor for aggregate rental Of
$4,000 by Josephine L. Peyton. julius Friend was
the broker.
The Sir Roderick Cameron dwelling house. at the
northeast corner Of MadisOn-ave. and Thirty
fourtl-st. has been leased for the to Fred
erick De PeyS-c-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02
AUTOMATIC scUrrLE OPENER
BUSINESS CHANCES.

CORRESPONDENCE desired with Z large
manufacturing company n make and put
on the marker patented iafDT saving device
for cleaning windows = is simple ana easy
20 work J Il. GRAYBILL FORT Arthur
Route. sfh and Market sis. Kansas Lfty &.
No.
PATENTS! INVENTORS HAND BOOK
FREE. patents economically secured and
pren;ably sold. INVENTORS COMPANY.
$50 Nass>u-st
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WORK WANTED.
Male.

ESc;ISEER-Any kind boilers or machin-
cry, any kind OF work. ENGINEER. ass
sd-ave.
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Observation-Disclosures understands his
business. owner giving Up horses; can Be
highly recommended: either city or country
Address lao West 52d-st
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BOARD AND ROOMS,
EOTEL ROLAND

a A. EOTEL ROLAND
beth-st-. between Madison and Park AYES
Modern ho.el. with every comfort and con
yenience. DELIGHTFUL ROOMS, 81 PER
DAY. % WEEK. LIGHT ROOMS, WITH
BOARD. SIP PER WEEK. SUNNY
ROOMS. WITH BOARD. $fI PER WEEK
Every room hes hot AMI cold water. steam
heat and electric light Suites Of two and
CURED. CANNOT BE EQCALLED FOR
The MONEY.
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STORAGE NOTICE.


NEW YORK. October Goth 1900 To Mrs
! l. smith. Miss Mary T. Mccarthy.
VIM + Mcneil Mrs. West, Chas. Faul
ton. Mary Johnson. Miss :. MCNevon: I'm
Hand Andrew IIouser. Mrs NJ \. Srn ',rr
Mrs Harris. Mrs. Ellen Hall. Mrs Nc
Donald. Mrs. John Hamilton. Annie Mc'iov-
ern benjamin r Palmer. Mrs. Mary Don"
hue T. Brown. George Virgins. ny Mrs.
hopkins, Paul Panalyer. Samuel I.@avitt'
Heins,ead. Y II. Emerson. James Mar'!H.
R R m, i F. Quinn. Mrs. l. JaS&son Mrs
McGreGor Wm Allen. W. II. Johnson.
Mary Rrady. :. " Young. I"hn GrassHr.
RnphesI. Bill Green. Mary shuvler. P X.
Thompson. parE"ons Elk. Miss o. Nj
CTein. Ida F. Brown. Mrs lula henson.
John White. Frank Williams. r. II Bay
D.nG!e, a. Williams. Francis Johnson. John
Graham. Leonard Pollard. CeleStia Jackson.
Mrs. Costello. Mrs. L Whaltr. Mrs. NJ.
Holcomb. Michael C'nhil Mrs Glrov. John
Albertine. T.. Lane. Mrs :. Corrale Mrs
II. E'!~rs Lizzie Walsh. Annie Mark,in.
Jane Rurney. account 40. .. James +. Gl"a-
son. MIS- l. M"riarty. J"unt" Eai!"v. Mrs.
=. Wesr. Ms. + S'.-uh-.u. Mrs r. Leo:
You ara "1rh O; yoG "a" hereby notified
that N" time fp- payment ~ my lien |
having expired. after due ro-i-~ thereof
fRi he"n given You. l Will Cau4" such prop
cry. to VII household goods. personal
effects. merchandise. stored o.; YOU IN the
Guaranty Storage Warehouses;. 20 he cold
~ public auction. a-.O rliuR TO tho statutes
IN tG'h cases mad" and provided. a. 10
ttuarHntv S'oTag~ Warehouses. &i1 and 3l3
West 4ls' s.. on Thursday. November 1Tth
Is not completed on said date tho sale viii y.
continued AZ tho same place every Thursday
'7eTNd''er. beginning n 10 - "A n Eek
cept THURSDAY. Nov. 2n'h. 1900, and con
truicE tn all the goods are disposed or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02

AADISoS-AvE.. 44s, near Mth-st.-Hand-
soIsely furnished room With alcove sec
end story front; pa-lor dinirg room terms
azo1erata-
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az K-AVF.-Ort large room and
hau room. parlor d.ningroom: elevator
-efev-v
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CNOACHMAN or SECOND MANA gentle
man wishes 70 procure a position tor ms
Cnachnan whom he Will recommend most
highly IN every particular. Call OF AZ lrH=S
IT residence of present employer. ~ Ne4t
73d-s.. or at n Nassau-sr. and ask for
MI Alley
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TYPEWlIITEVs.

TNPENRTIENS new $40: RemodaIlAd
Rem'nE'ous. smiths S35: rentals reduced:
prompt repairing CONSOLIDATED TYPE
WRITER EXCHANGE. @4l broadway
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DETECTIVE AGENCIES.

INTERNATIONAL DETECTIVE AGENCY.
500 Broadway, rooms 7l1-7lS; telephone
I 63i Franklin. All civil and criminal cases
attended TO by expert detectives. male and
female.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02

GROOM. &c--Ey competent and reliable
groom CT coach man ami generally useful
man. strictly sober. wlliuS to work tor
moderate salary, with Al reference =. r.
IRVING, 1871 East 3lst -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-02

THOMAS DREW STETSON. - Murray
:, Eew- York. patent solicitor and expert ::
established 800. Telephone. l36 Cort-
IsnJt Superior foreign connections.
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MACHINERY.

AT REDUCED PRICES.-SnN secondhand
rood and iron working machines: fully
Guaranteed: machinery bought and ex-
cSsnped GEO. b. EDDY. 2eS Madlson-st.
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HALLS SAFES.

SA FkI5 bought. sold or exchanged "a "a -
Ing and repairing. KINSEY. RAfN .f2I,
& THOMSON. 1913 Broadway '->4ER
ADV EkTiSEMENTS ana SUBSCRIPTION. 1o-
oa me ITihIre RECEIVED at their Uptown
81 3Isr-st until 8 o'clock o. M: .aU vs.n
usements received at the following branch
ofhces at regular office rates until B o'cIocn
~ Us VIZ. <o4 eth-ave.. Q. e. cor. 2Sd-sf
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ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for
The Tribune received at their Uptown
once, No. l2i2 Broadway. I'd door north
of 3ist-st, until 8 o'clock p. m. adver-
tisen ents received at the following branch
of.ices al regular office rates until o clock
O. m. viz. 2o4 sth-avs.. 4. 9. cor. 23d-st
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BOARD ANn ROOMS.

l-ea PARK-AVE.-Ort large room and
han room; Tarlor d.ning-oom: elevator.
reference.
5 EAST ST-ST.-trentraI location: parior
G.-4.n- room. excellent cuisine; table
hoard f'r gentlemen.
Go WEST SD saE'.-SeconG floor suite: also
large hau rooms. WIN clo-ets. FOR gen
rlenier- excellent liable.
I7TIi-SY.. - vs. Ie~.ralle large Al!
small rooms, with board. h.ghe-t ref"r-
er.ces given and required
80 EAST 3s~H-sr.. near Fark-ave.-
Ls4rse room with aya-I. references eX-
changed
Is GRAMERCY PARF.-One suite and enc
large. desirable .oun iG late Govern II
T..dcl house. superior table.
IS TO - WEST 18th 81 beautiful la-ge
and single rooms. also suites win prI-
waite bath: table Eai SEW lce the best. tgr
lies and gentlemen; references.
SO WEST 82D-sT'-IarEs aIcove room.
private bath; par.or dining room. three
doors from Broadway.
7lsT-sT-. 80 WEST.-Two large. sunny
rooms, with board: mrs; class appoin1-
ments: references given and required
i.-MADIsON-AVT2.. No. II. near>Nadisor
Square.-Large rooms. families or gentle
men: also two single rooms; with board.
s3D-sT.. 81 WEST.-High class house. re-
modelled; handsome rooms: prtvate b.,e
hall room; choice table.
90 DEY-sT..' cUsTER's HoTEL-NewIv
Gle. double; save carfs-s and time: board
or without board.
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HELP WANTED.
WORK WANTED.


EemaIs
,.,-.,.,.,,., -,.-,-,-,....
~ I.Nr 'I'N HNNtS5 WIN best city
H"H'S III fIhE'lSh Aid muse hihf bach
w.. - ~ a. 'HI'''t" Il Sl'' :
,,..,.r,-,-
ms RtCTlpN given To- classes or 10 stu
dcnts s!ngly. preparing FIR c.!lrSc. in
CO man, non i.nEll>h ami Ms 'ry- Nd
AMI 9h-aNe
-,---I,--1-1-I- -
lHst!tuign. or a. mdtr"n. by an American
lady. a l.. - West l2yth A.
-----------------------
GONl;RNE tSS.-FTench nursery covernesS.
J. S6l 6th-avr. flight
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PRIVATE I.Es'SONS.-ErgIt~h literature.
ihet"ri : grammar. mathematics: by FOR
mcr hIPn sch29l teacher be- city rcr r.
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billiard q POOL TABLES.

billiard IL POOL TABLES.
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES. new and
second hand: lowest prices: easiest terms
MARIN BROS. - Union Square
CARPET Gle AIMING
+. ACkERMAN
Steam carpet cleaning feuther and mat
tress renovating works. 1873 West "od-st
Telephone 3l2 Madison.
Careful CARPET CLEANING CO.-Car-
pets Cleaned by steam by hand or on the
moor 5ss 2roadway. 421 Est 4sth-st.
soc & BRANDT. Tel. I32-3Sth.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

Sir. BAR7TMgl 0ME@'9
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
oil East 42d-st.. hrst class dOmestics are
supplied.
BEST SERVANTS BEST SYSTEM.-IR-
WINS. GTH-AVE AND nTH-SI.
REFERENCES INVESTIGATED. TELE-
PHONE 19-ISTH-ST-
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FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.

44TN ST, 2lO WEST.-Lsrge and sma!
rooms. also back parlor: southern eA
p-sr!re. private Samily: references.
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DESKS & OFFICE FURNITURE
DANBuRY EATS.

DANBURY EATS.
PA rS! T 90 P Ps55S DA R1HeFEy Al
CO. ~ Desbrosses-st.. N. Y.
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FURNISHED Apartments 90 Get.

THE AVA.
EAST 10TH ST.
To suhle furnished small apartment for six months.
Private dining Apply To MISS ELLIOT. = East
ION
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HORIZONS ICE CREAM.

TI0RTON'S ICE. CREAM is the standard
lee Cream ~ the world. II is no secret {;
everybody knows it. All orders promptly
flied city Or country
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
THE SLANG HABIT.

 'Tis 3 hideous practice, this using of
 slangt A A blot on the language we spiel! The bells of progressiVeness never yet
 rang ~ A more inexeusable speal! The mouth it pollutes of the old and
 the young
 With its vilely contaminate touch; Makes a tiippant, degenerate slave of
 the tongue f'1s' e'-'- When it once gets into its clutch! It throws all politeness clear off of the
 track! Our delicate instincts it rips up the
 back! Young fellows just starting upon a That promises honor and fame, Whose trail seems smooth one, whose
 heavens are clear, Who hold all the trumps in the
 game, 4~-- Fall into the habit so damnably rank. Their language is that of the slums! They toy with the monster while try
 ing to yank From the tree of distinction the Their shining escutcheon of language
 they stain With the foulness of slang. Oh, it
 gives us pain! A maiden as fair as the blush of q
 rose,
 A gem of the sex that we love, A model of grace from her head to her
 toes, A TtN oh Will riddle her chinning with hideous
 things.
 With bum phraseology till The language she so inadvertently Would give cadaver chill! Each flower of speech is attached to a
 bur Of slang, and that's just what's the
 matter with her! And even the old, whom we ought to
 revere, Knock our true veneration to wreck By giving the language we all hold so
 dear
 A chickeny slash in the neck! The ones who as shining examples
 should pose As models of good for the young Lose respect for their training, and
 everything goes, : As their slang they fire off from the
 tongue, And, though at their slang ridden
 spielings SeOff They keep it a-coming and never ring
 off. Oh, we believe in the chasteness
 speech
 Sit down on this idiot fad This slime covered pebble that filters
 the beach Of purity; give it the gad! If all will unite- in a vigorous war And hustle for all we are worth, We'll knock out the habit we all SC
 abhOr. Just make it get off the earth! If we all make d, pass at the dizzy
 deal. We Well, say! just won't do thing
 to it! See!
 Denver Post
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
HEARD IN PASSING

It is noticeable that the democrats who bore the burden of the late cam pal%n are not rushing into print with grievances
 DepOsitors in the Baltimore banks one national and one savings-which have closed their doors. are eXcusaDle for entertaining doubts about the presence of general prosperity in their immediate vicinity
 Wantpd.-A liberal price will be paid for a practical scheme that will enable the Yice-president to have some say ill the senate and in the distribu- tion of executive pie. Address until March 3, Teddy, Oyster Bay, N. |.
 Perhaps by the end of the new cen tury the demands on China. which have at last hcen agreed upon and signed by representatives of the DOW CTS at Pekin,. will be met. but we would not advise any one to bank upon it.
 If distinguished gentleman had shown the same anxiety for the vel fare of the rank and tile' of the dem- ocratic party when he was in a posi- tiOn to make it count. the democratic party would to-day be in control of this government
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
HOW RAILROADS WERE BORN.

Railways made of massive stone blocks laid parallel and smoothed on the surface for the use of wheels are almost as old as wheeled vehicles themselves. From that ancient origin were evolved the steel tracks of to- day. A careful search would proba- bly, reveal the remains of stone tram ways in various lands, beginning with the crude ones of ancient Egypt and continuing ill an improved line down to those of modern enterprise. l have examined ways of the early. kind ln Italian cities, and the native engineers said that they have been used from time immemorial. In various parts of Germany, they were used ill connec- tion with coal mines, and from them the idea and the name, tram, were carried to England in the seventeenth century, The wretched roads of Eng land, due to the moist climate, made the tramways a great convenience to the owners of coal mines.
 Soon the scientific societies got to discussing the details of tramway construction, and by that means the people of America learned that the prevailing want of roads 5 might be remedied by the construction of cheap tranlways. Early in the last century N they were introduced in the coal n1fnes of Pennsylvania, and the parties who built Bunker Hill monument carried stones from Quincy quarries to tide water by means of one of these roads. That was in 1S27.-Angus Sjhclair in January Success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
TOWN AND CITY.

The following editorial from last evenings Hartford Times will be of interest to Waterbury people just at this time:
 The proposed act consolidating the town and city of Waterbury will add about 3.000 or COCO to the city poDu- lation. The difficulty as to taxation in the enlarged territory is met. as ill Bridgeport by making two districts. one consisting of the whole city. and the other of what is now the city, Then taxes for the first district are made substantially on the basis of town taxation now and the second dis trict pays further taxes meant to cover superior advantages they enjoy In most respects the problem in Water bury is the same as it has been h Hartford and New Haven and other cities
 Each has had to have a separate act from the legislature. a little different from any of the others. In the same way every city has q charter different from every other. Each of these char tCrs has been favored and opposed be fore q committee of the general assem- bly. In each instance private interests have been active for or against some part of the proposed charter. Much llllh- dIu SOlIltlllutS lllOliGA IiiS bteH used in supporting or opposing pro posed charters.
 Now it is not too much to say that with the help of suitable committee. willing and able to become practically familiar with the system of general charters in use elsewhere, a general form for city charters might be pre- pared which would do away with all need of spending time on separate charters hereafter. The advantages of a uniform charter system are consid- erahle- Not the last is found in the | fact that in that case any resident of
 a city who takes the trouble to under | stand his own scheme of local govern ment will understand that of any other | city in the state. Another is the in- creased respect for the authority of 1 charter rights and powers which is naturally associated with finding them
 uniform wherever one goes. This sug- | eests foundation in well-settled prin- | ciples of law and justice, just as the | opposite suggests caprice and the prev | alenee of individual interest over gen
 eraI law. These things may serve as specimens Most readers can find l more if they will think over the sub l ject.
 One reason for desiring a general | form of charter is that it is not quite l so difficult to get some desirable things | into it. while it is merely general as H
 the single cases when particular city l anplies for action. There are things
 which most people admit to be souno and fair in the abstract which are sure to encounter opposition whenever they
 are proposed in such way that they I necessarily conflict with vested inter ests. A general charter obligatory | only in case of cities yet to be incor
 norated but permissible of adoption"b, those already existing. would make ;
 beginning eff some value. if nothins
 more could he done. It would at leas
 fafniliarize all citizens with the iudg
 ment and experience of others who has given the whole problem carefu study.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
kINbAll School ,t Music

Only school in the state where all branches of music are taught. All of the teachers are thoroughly train ed instructors, and the courses of study are thoroughly graded. The fol lowing branches are taught: PIANO, ORGAN, HARMONY, MUST GAL KINDERGARTEN, MAN
 DOLIN, BANJO, GUITAR, ' - CORNET AND SIGHT
 READING.
 Also fine School of Dancing and De- pertinent. Pupils may enter at any time. Catalogue mailed upon applica- ton.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT

the English people have had a rude shock to digest with their Christmas turkey. They had been led to believe that the war was over, and that all that remained to be done was to round up a few guerillas, which task was confidently assigned to Kitchener, who devoted to it the time he could spare from farm burning and making war on defenseless women and children. Suddenly England is startled by the announcement that on the anniversary of the terrible defeat at Colenso the Boers have inflicted upon English troops another disaster. Six hundred British officers and soldiers have been compelled to surrender after a fight lasting several hours. It is the Old story over again of British blundering and incompetency against Boer gener- alship and indomitable courage. Fast upon the heels of the news of this latest blow at England's military pres tige came the announcement or two more Boer victories in which the British loss was about 400. Thus. in the course of one week, the so-called ''guerillas" met and routed three or ganiZed bodies of British troops. The latest cable dispatch announces that a force of these same ''guerillas" have crossed from the Orange Free State into Cape Colony, and are carrying the war into the enemy'S country. How scrious the situation is may be judged by the urgent demand Kitchener makes for more troops. He has an army of 100000 under him, but does not deem that force large enough to cope with the guerillas," who are Gobbiing up British detachments. Up to date the British loss, according to official returns, has been 47 ,O0O. That Is to say, during the fourteen months that the war has been in progress A. GOO British officers and men have been Killed i'll battle or died of disease, or have been permanently rendered unfit for service. As the Boers have never been able to muster more than 32.OOO men, it will be seen that the British loss is once and a half as great as the army the BOers placed in the field to prevent England from swallowing up the country