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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
HEARD IN PASSING

Hello there! Is the Porto Rico leg islaturc in revolt? It has voted to ig- nore the Foraller law, after calling it ..a rathoIe for Porto Ricans to fall into'
 .'Student' asks us the origin of the phrase. That beats the Dutch" We do not know. except that it did not originate with the British in South Africa.-PilOt.
 Oh, yes! the WAT is over ill the Phil iDpines, but Secretary Root says the flag will be disgraced if congress doesn't hurry up and provide for send ing lot more soldiers over there.
 If Ii Hung Chang isn't happy. he is hard to please Every one of the de- mands made of China is so worded as to require additional negotiation, and negotiation is Lis strong suit.
 Bishop Potter pronounces the en- trance into the pulpit of minister un- able to speak the English language with correctness and elegance an inn pertinent intrusion. If all ministers who do not come up to that require ment were excluded. how many preachers would be left in the pulpit? ? New York Sun.
 The Berlin courts set Us a good ex- ample WileA si illilioiistifS baliheI- pfoN- en guilty of criminal transactions. was sentenced to two and half years imprisonment and five years depI'iya- tion of civil rights. The man, like many. of our own millionaires bad got ten rich quickly hy sWindiil1g his GUS toners fn every imaginary manner.
 How MT McKinleg's advice to econ or,ize. is being taken bv congress is shown by the river and harboI. bill, which carries "only', S6Q.000, eco, being the largest amount ever carried by q siraiIar InII. with oneseXception. When the treasury surplus has been disposed Of tie renrbIicans may,g economize. They will have to. or impose new | taxes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
SOAP TO LAUNCH A SHIP.

lThe launching of a little torpedo boat is comparatively easy. and the cost is
 not over a few hundred dollars, includ- ing flowers, souvenirs and even the bot
 tie of champagne used in the christen-
 ing, says the New Orleans Times Dem
 ocrat. But when it comes to q big
 armored cruiser or q frst-class battle
 ship the actual expense seldom falls
 below $4,0O0 or 5000. The building
 of the ways for the ship to slide down
 over is the main item, and then comes
 the greaSing. Every inch of timber
 over which the vessel slides must be
 covered with lubricant. Different
 firms use different substances, but
 soap and tallow form the main ingre-
 dients of them all. Cramps use a layer of beef tallOw and a layer of soft soap,
 and, taken together, between one and
 one-half tons of the stuff is required
 to put a move on the average battle
 ship. The tallow is spread on first, to
 the depth of three fingers, and the worlln use big, flat trowels to make the surface as smooth as possible. Then they pour over the soft soap.
 which is just thick enough to run, or about the consistency of tar. As general thing the double coating an
 swers the purpose admirably, and the ship glides into the water as if it was sailing on air. If it sticks, as has hap pened in a few cases, it is likely to spring some of the plates, and acci- dents of that kind are so costly that
 nothing is spared to.avert them. More
 over, sailors are very supcrstitlouS about launchings. and. if anything goes wrong, the ship is regarded IS uu- lucky. something greatly dreaded by all
 officers. Several years ago a Chicago
 packing house got up special prepar-
 atOn for greasinG ships ways and sent
 a quantity of it to q firm in Maine to
 demonstrate it's merits. It was made
 from the refuse of the rendering house
 and had an odor that seemed off it's
 bearings. The firm tried it on q small merchant ship which it had ready to launch but instead of showing any ot the qualities of q lubricant it acted more like a Glut. The vessel stuck fast
 on the ways and had to be pulled off
 with jacks. That was the last ever heard of the preparation, and the Chi cago folks dropped the scheme. What is left of the soap and tAllOW after q launching is carefully scrap2d off and
 sold. It is used for making axle | grease.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
Departure and Arrival of Trains.
NAUGATUCK DIVISION.

Trains leave Bank Street Station for New York, Bridgeport. New Haven and other places at G:35; SIP; 10:50 a. m., 1:2S; 2:4S; 4:45; 5:05; COS and 700 D. m. The D. Ill. is q mixed train.
 Trains arrive at Bank Street Sta ton from New York. Bridgeport, New Haven and way stations at S:3G; 9:12; 11:12 a. m.; Ill; 3:5G; G:25; G:5S; 800 D. m.; :2S a. m.
 Trains leave Bank Street Station for Winsted and way stations at S:3S; 11:14 a. m.: sos andsT:00 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank Street Sta ton from Winsted and way stations at SIP: 1O:5O a. m.; 2:4S; eos D. m.
 Trains leave Bank Street Station for Watcrtown and way stations at G:45; S:41: 11:1I a. m.; 30; 4:01; 800; G:12: 7:03; 9:05 ana 11:20 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank Street Station from Watcrtown and way stations at G:25; 500; 10:40 a. m.; 1:02; 2:3o; 4 40; 5:52; CAT; 7:54; Ills D. m.
 Sunday Trains.
 Leave Bank Street Station for New York. Bridgeport and New Haven at 7:1O a. m. and 5:25 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank Street Station from New York. Bridgeport and New Ha- ven at 9:3S a. m. and 1:5J D. m.
 Leave Bank Street Station for Wa tertown and way stations at 9:43 a. m. and 500 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank Street Station from Watertown and way stations at 6:5S 2. m. and 5:12 p. m. HIGHLAND DIVISION. Trains leave Meadow Street Station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at TOO and S:3S q. h.; 12:39; 4 :0o; S:0T D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow Street Sta ton from Boston, Hartford and way stations at S:05; Il 40 a. m.; l :5O; 5:13 and 7:45 P. m.
 Trains leave Meadow Street Station for New York, Fishkill Landing, Dan- bury and way stations at SIS q. m. and 1:50 and 5:1S D. m. Trains arrive at Meadow Street Sta ton from New York, Fishkill Landing, Danbury and way stations at S:36 | a. m.; 12:34 and S:04 p. m.
 Sunday Trains. Leave Meadow Street Station at l S:30; Il 80 a. m., 5:30 D. m.
 Arrive at Meadow Street Station al 1920 q. m.; 2:1S and 7:20 p. m.
 MHRIDEN BRANCH. 4 Trains leave Dublin Street Station l for AIiddletown and,sMay stations al i $50. a.. m. and G: :15. D. m. < Trains arrive at Dublin Street Sta | ton from Middletown and way sta I tions at z DO a.. 1ll.. and 400 D. m. ELECTRIC CARS.
 Leave Exchange Place daily at 5:3 a. m. and every b minutes thereafter lsuntil II :3T p. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
QUIET DEFECTIVE WORK.

''F had an interesting and uneXpect- cd experience with former President Cleveland during his last term" said q naval officer of high rank. ''which taught me a lesson 1 ought to have known before, and illustrates how ne sometimes went behind the record when he wished to inform himself as to the accuracy of official documents.
 T was at the time clerk of q divis- ion in the navy department, A Wo- man. whose namc it is not necessary to mention, used to annoy me greatly by soliciting my aid to secure her q place as chairWoman in the war, state and navy building. She would come to my office every day until her pres pncc became exceedingly distasteful to mo.
 One day she produced q petition for q pension for $JO q month for disabil- itics alleged to have been incurred in an explosion in the old arsenal build- ing in the reservation on the Potomac during the war, and where she had been employed in some capacity. The petition Was headed by the name of an officer superior i'll rank to myself and bore half q dozen names of other persons of comparative prominence in the capital. To get rid of her 1 af- fixed my signature.
 "Her private pension bill was final y taken up and passed by congress. IT was vetoed by MT Cleveland. Be fore the veto message was sent up to inc capitol I was visited by q polite young man. WilO SalG that he repre- scented the president He desired to know whether I was personally ac- quaintcd with the applicant. I said that I was not. lie asked if l knew anything of her antecodentS, the na- tuTe of her wounds. her past and pres cit moral character, all of which had youchcd for to the president by ! my signature to her petition. l was forced to confess to my great chagrir | as I was personally acquainted with the president. that I knew nothing 1 about her beyond what 1 had seen of 1 her ill my office.
 My polite inquisitOr then informed me that private inquiries made at the | instance of the president had proved | the falsity of her petition in all rG | spects save that she had been employed l by the government at the time of tho ! explosion. Nothing ill the papers showed that she had been in the | buldn" at the time of the explosion and she was otherwise unworthy o1 government assistance.
 ''In this veto message Mir Cleveland made those in the war. state and navy i building feel uncomfortable by hi sarcastic remarks about officers ant gentlemen who testified to the charac ter and worthincss of those of whom
 they knew nothing. and scored con gross for passing q bill with the proc
 uf injuries absent from the record.
 Tn Washington the petition signin:
 habit. formerly much in vogue, ha
 fallen into disfavOr, and officials arr
 very cautious upon whose petition
 they place their signatures
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

Bridgeport office holders must pay their inst debts. for q movement is on Eoot in inc Park city at present not to allow q public official to assign his wages for the purpose of eyading paying his bills. The Post of that city says thai there is q rising demand that mn .n tha employ uf the city who per aj>t. ullE have t}I"ir wages assigned to some one else in cr6er to prevent their creditors from recovering their just dUoe, a"c not tho proper persons to serve thr ciI.-. If there are any such at thc present t,mc pains should be taken to supeTcpJo them with other men. By allowing city employees to assign their wa@es 10 some other per son for the reason namcd, the city is virtually protecting a species of dead beagS. which are alubng the most try ing to merchants and others whose money makes the city machinery go.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

Minister Congcr is 10 be recalled on account Of his alleged 5otch work in the negotiations at pe1iin. which have, at last, resulted ill the signing of an agreement by tho foreign ministers on the demands that shall be made on China. if close friends of the adlninis- traitor know what they are talking about. Others say that if ConEer is recalled it will be merely to make him scapr@0at behind which the admin fs,ration may conceal it's wabblinG, whijh ended sn pcremptOry order to C0urcr to sign an agrecment-its full text was made public Saturday-con- taining demGnGs that this government had over and over again said it would not agree to. Scmi-otticial statements cmanating from the state department charge ConGer with the responsibility of having placed this government in q false position by his blundering con- st1-uctiOn of instructions. The mcm- beIs of the diplomatic corps in Wash ineton are all laughing at the whole business.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
THE SHADOW OF LIFE.

y E One of us two must some day turn and go Into q silent valley dim and wide, Darker than dusk, and colder than the Of gray December's winter-hidden And which it shall be we shall neither know Till one shall part and one forlorn abide. No fruit of any harvest we have sown Within that land of shadows we can bear, Nor gift of all the stores we called our own; But our good deeds will walk beside Us there; And loves sweet wealth of memories alone Will shine, as here, across the troubled air.
 Marion Muir.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

The extent Of the fight for re-elec- ,ion that little Billy Chandler las on his hands may ne judged from his having Dc@@,d letters of rccoumrnGltion from twcnty-three of tI.r republican senators, to be printed and circulated i'll New lamp shire, as an answer to the charge that lc had lost tl,. confidence and support of many of his republican colleagues .n tHc senate. This Wcuid have been q shr,Nvd dodge. if tlc endorsement of l sufficient uumIor of republican sen ators had h2en secured, but when the number, t, less thau one-haIf of the republican senators, it S,', lllS moro like I c3u6rmatiou than a refutation of the char@c. uS if is certain that Chandler 7, tIl the letters he could.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
COLD STEEL OR DEATH.

9"There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an operation, was the awful prospect set before Mrs l. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge, Wis, by her doctor after yain!y trying to cure her of a frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. He didn't count on the marvellous pow CT of Electric Bitters to cure Stomach and Liyers. but she heard of it, took seven bottles. was wholly cured, avoid cd the surgeons knife, now weighs more and feels better than ever. It's positively guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles and never disappoints. Price soc at G. l.. Dex- ter & Co.'S drug store.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
SCHOOL CRIPPLED MECHANICS

To be entirely successful, such schools must be conducted by men of broader views and SOunder practical judgment than are usually found as sOciated with high scholarship and ripe pedagogic experience. The profession al teacher has, as the rule, no cOnceD- ton of what such q school of applied mechanics should be. He deems it his duty to teach the pupil what books contain, rather than to show him how to use books and to avail himself of the rules, tables, formula and dcduc- tiOnS which are the keys to unlock every closet in the StOrehouse of knOwlodge He wants to make the pupil an expert i'll laboratory manipu- lations. which he should he if his elected career is that of an analytical chemist, but cannot understand that for any one else it is less useful to be able to make the analysis than to know what the analysis means when made. In mathematics the profession al tendency is to prepare the pupil for detail work which has already been done before. rather than to show him how to use the convenient means of every engineers hHndibOOk to get the results he needs. In every branch of science the pe0agOgic standard is 3DlllIN 10 cGuNUCI OIlSllStl lIN tSllSit- tions; in practical work, which is q failure if not pecuniarily profitable, the capacity for rapid and accurate generalization from available data is worth a great deal more. In q word, the knowledge of how to use books is what the great mass of technical students with a purpose in life most need. There will always be plenty of book makers. The schools which i'm part this knowledge most successfully will be those conducted by broad mind ed business men with the assistance of teachers who are not ambitious of professional chairs in the universities, and are perhaps untitted for them.
 The work of the Cooper union in New York places it in some respects at the head of the educational founda- tions of this country for practical use fitness. Many other institutions or ganzed on similar lines merit honora- ble mention. But there are not nearly enough of them.-The Iron Age.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.
 4-Cor South Main ana Grand sts.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Co. (P).
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill stS.
 7-EXchange Place.
 12-Rogers x Bro. (Po.
 13 Cor East Main and Niagara stS. 14-Cor East Main and WoIcott I'd. 15-Cor High and Walnut sts. 1G-Cor East Main and Cherry stS. 17-Cor East Main and Cole StS. 21-C0r North Elm and Ningsbury sts 23-Burton Street engine house. 24-Waterbury Manufacturing Co. tP) 2G-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove x Prospect Sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29-N. Willow bet. Ridgewood and
 Hillside avenue.
 21-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor West Main and Watertown I'd 35-Conn. Lightg & Pow. Go, car
 house. Q1.
 36-WatcrbUry Brass Ca. (P). 3I-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-Ncw England Watch Co. (p). 45-Bcredict Sc Runham Mig Co. P) 46-Waterhury. Buckle Go. (P). 47-Cor $. Main and Washinton sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-Watb'y Clock Go. case fact'y (Pl. 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 5G-Cor Liberty and River sts. 5T-No , Hose House.
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. G2-Cor DoolittIc alley and Dublin st. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. T4-Cor Johnson and Watervi!le sts. 212-Thc Pl1tt Bros 6 Co. (iol. 21S-IIammond Buckle Co. P). 214-Wat'b'y Clock Co, mvt fact'y P). 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 2G1-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 2T22-Groyc, bet. Central SS Holmes avs. 311-S. N. F. Telephone Co bldg. P). 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. Randolph & Gloves. (p) 314-Plume and Atwood P). 315-,American Ring Go (P). 316-Electric Light Station tP).. SIS Holmes, Booth & Hayden P). 32I-No f Hose House. 323-Cor Wash g'n ave and Porter sts. 3324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 323--Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave. 3I1-City Lumber and Coal Co p). 412-Tracy Bros (P).
 451-Steele x Johnson Mfg Go (P). 5S2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
VICTORIA IN 4 NOVEL ROLE.

Let it be said to the high credit of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales that they have taken practical action against inc idiotic and brutal fashion of docking horses tails
 wish that they had done so long ago. but are grateful to have it done at all
 for it means great deal more than an act of humanity on the part of the royal perSOnages. It means that tens of thousands of people, who in the inscrutable wisdom of heaven are al lowed to own and mistrcat their su- periors, the Quadrupeds, will immedl- ately ape royalty and cease to mutil- ate horses CT to buy any that are so disfgured. It means, further, that the pin-headed leaders Of fashion across the British channel and the Irish channel and the Atlantic ocean and in far India and Australia will suddenly become humane because the queen of England has set them the example. The same people would even try to become decent if the Prince of Wales took q start in that direction.
 Nevertheless we are glad that the queen and prince have done the right thing ill this matter. It is a sign, we trust. of reformation in a still higher direction, and while the lamp holds out to burn we will entertain the hope that some day her majesty may be led to feel some sympathy not only with dock-tailed horses, but also with starv- ing Indian ryots and Irish peasants. It is not very likely, but still we hope. Boston Pilot. -"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the city of Waterbury in the matter of as s7Ssment and determination of benefits and damages accruing to all parties interested by the layout of Round Hill street, from a point 350 feet south of Wood street to Camp street, and the establishing of a grade on Round Hill street, from Wood street to Camp street, as the same was accepted by the Board of Aldermen, September IT, 1900, approved September 2G, 1900, made report to tho Board of Aldermen setting forth that they caused reason able notice to be given to all persons interested by the proposed public i'm prOvement ill all respects pursuant to the provisions of the charter of said city, to appear before them and he heard in reference thereto, and that they fully heard at the time and place specified ill said notice all persons wI,o appeared before them.
 And thcrcupon they did assess and determine that the city of Waterbury pay to tha following named persons in full of all damages accruing tC~them by reason of the proposed public im- provemont the sum written opposite their names. respectively, to wit
 Herbert r. Camp ............ .$1, 10000 E. G. Wood ................ 12S.00
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

It shouldn't be forgotten that five second-rato representatives in congress from Cannprtiout wouldn't be half as dr>.rabIa as the four tiIHt-rate ones that are now doing such an efficient business at the old legislative stand Hartford Post.
 There's IuyI, in odd numbers, 'tis said, and Iprhars the fifth congress- man would keep the others in line.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
HER LITTLE PRECAUTION.

"Tho fact that a determined stand is all that is needed" continued the Western man. was illustrated a good many years ago by a peculiar little incident which took place on the old stage line running out of Tombstone, A T. HOldupS used to be frequent on that route: but. strange to say. mo- body took any precautions against such 2 contingency. One day the stage was carrying an unusual number oI passengers, and while it was going over an extremely desOlate section of the road d masked man stepped from behind a rock, leveied a shotgun at the driver and ordered him to pull up. He oDpyed at once, and the robhcr be- gan the usual program by telling everybody to get out and range them selves in line with their hands above their heads. There were several nervy men on top. but none of them cared to court sudden death by taking the initiative. and it was impossible, more over, to say how many additional rufiians might be lurking behind the rocks. At any rate all hands were cIambpring down when suddenly the door of the stage was flung violently open and out lcaped q big. fierce looking man with q cooked revolver in
 
 robber took an involuntary backward step and fell sprawling over q round stone Both barrels of his gun went off in the air. and in the confusion he picked himself up and ran like deer for cover. He lad q horse on the other side of the rocks, and in less time than it takes to tell it he was in the saddle and burning the Wind' across the | prairie. He got away; and now comes | the funny part of the story. While | the robber was beating his retreat the big man snapped both pistols inefec- i tually at least half a dozen times, and 1 then discovered to his blank amaze l ment that neither one of them was i loaded. He was glarinG dumbfoundcd | into the empty cylinders when his wife stuck her head out of the coach and burst into .veciferous weeping. l oh, John,' she sobbed, I took the cartridges out of them guns this morn ing and forgot to tell you about it As she spoke she held out q handful l of brass shells. What the - - did you do that for?' he roared. T was i skeered that they might go off in the coach and shoot the baby. Boo! hoo. i hoor she replied. New Orleans | Times Democrat
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
Goshen T1I

EOShen, III. Genesee Pure Food Co.,, Le Roy, N. Y: Dear Sirs: Some days since a pack age e. your GRAIN-O was left at my office. I took it home and gave it a trial. and l have to say I was very much pleased with it, as a substitute for coffee. We have always used the best Java and Mocha in our family, but I am free to say I like the GRAIN-O as well as the best coffee l ever drank.
 Respectfully yours,
 A. c. JACKSON, II. D.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27
The consolidation bM is DOW nuDllc

The consolidation bill is now public property. and it will pay all our citi- 2cns to read it thoroughly. The Dem ocrat has fer the past two weeks pub lsLcd the main features of the bill nevertheless it would he well for every one Interested to digest the full docu- mynt, which will be found on another page.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

The Hon Grover Cleveland, assumes to speak as q democrat. ..tbat did he vote tho democratic ticket either in 1896 or 1900? sSss
 Kidnapping is, of course, most rep rehensible crime, but few of the big trust magnates might be Kidnapped without injury to the country.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

NtDOTt aCCtDlCU, dSSC'sIIICIII VI USIIV- fits and damages confirmed and adopt ed by the Board of Aldermen, Decem- Der 19, 1900.
 Approved December %. 1900. Payable January 4. 1901. at the office of the collector of taxes, W. F. Thoms. room 20. Odd Fellows building, No 36 North Main street.
 Attest.
 MICHAEL J. RYAN. 12-42-3 City Clerk.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-27

1ttdl .'S1.--o.oO
 And that each of the following named persons pay to the city of Wa tcrbury. for benefits accruing to them and each of them, by the proposed pub lie improvement, the sum written op- poSite their names respectively, to