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Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
PEOPLE MARRY OLDER.
Some Interesting Matrimonial Facts Cleaned at a Missouri County
 COurth ouse.

Ages given in marriage licenses in the recorders office show that men and women are marrying later in life than ten or twenty years ago. The average age, says the Kansas City Journal, is considerably above that of ten years ago, and very much above that of 20, 30 or 70 years ago. Formerly it was the rule rather than the exception for brides to be IT or IS and grooms 20 or 21. Now it is al- most reversed. Figures for several months show that the average brides age is between 25 and PC and the groom's between 26 and 29.
 The average of the first six couples applying for license at the recorders office on a recent day was 331% for the men and g for the women. When the number of couples had reached nine the figures were reduced to 30 for the men and 2S for the women. These figures, however, are not good Cri- terion, the couples applying that day happening to be a little older than ordinarily. Figures also indicate that couples marrying in May are younger on the average than those marrying in the fall of the year.
 q don't know to what to attribute the tendency to marry later in ife," said the marriage license clerk, ''un less it is that it takes the young man longer to get 8 start in the world than it did 20 or 30 years ago. The country is more developed, there are not so many opportunities open to him, and he must wait longer before he finds himself in position that would warrant his taking the respon- sibility of supporting a family. Tn other words, men no longer marry young because they can't afford it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
THE CADET GIRL"

It has been a rush and q crush all day at Polls to secure seats for The Cadet Girr' tomorrow evening. and from the way the house was being bought up it is safe to predict the largest house of the season. And 1t would be most surprising, indeed, il there were not an oyertiOwing house, in view of the magnitude and magniti- cence of the attraction offered. This will be understood when it is known that the production here will be identi- cally the same in every detail as dur ing the runs in New York. Philadelphia and Boston. and exactly the same as is to be taken to London i'll January. making it thus in every sense q truly metropolitan production. Manager \. H. Chamberlyn promises that every one of the eightly-tive people in the company and every inch of scenery used in the production will be on tine stage at Polls. and Mir Chamberyln's word is as good as his bond. And then, too, Dan Daily. the inimitahle comedian, heads the cast. and from all that has been published of him for the past decade Waterbury is due to see the greatest eccentric comedian of the age. The orchestra will be in creased to ten pieces for this engage ment As remarked above, it will be strange. indeed. if Polls is not packed to overfiowing tomorrow evening" Prices are p, 90, 15 cents, $1 and S1.5O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
COMMON CACTUS.
One That Lived Seven Years Under
 c Sealed Glass Case in h. Berlin.

One of the commonest of cacti in gardens is the Echinopsis multiplex, a small subglobular species, with five or six sharp ribs, and sparsely sprin- kled with few clusters of long, black spines on the sharp edges of the ribs. It sends up occasionally large, white tubular flower, which, like so many of the family, opens at night and soon withers away. In Germany a druggist named Ludwig Rust placed speci- men under a sealed glass seven years ago, and it is said to be yet in a thriving condition,'' to the surprise of the scientific men of Berlin. who are puzzled to know where it obtains its carbonic acid from. Many surges- tions are advanced as to the source of this element. So far as the pub iished account goes, however, there is no indication that the specimen was weighed before it was encased or weighed after its seven years of en- tom bment-no evidence, it may be said, that any carbonic acid was ab- sorbed. It is just as likely to be case of dormancy. It is now well un- derstood that in the absence of e1. citing causes dormancy in vegeta ton may be retained indefinitely.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
VERY GRAND OPERA.

Five vocalists came to Waterbury last night under the auspices of the Kimball school of music and they gave a pleasing entertainment in Polls theater. There was not a large au dience present but the majority seem ed to be pleased with the concert and applauded the numbers accordingly. It was an innovation to Waterbury people to hear grand operas sung in English and without a proper chorus, and fitting and becoming scenery, but the people last night did as well as any others could have done under the circumstances. There were several very commendable numbers and the performance would have been much better had it been properly staged. Using the house scenery made some of the pictures ridiculous. The famous Intermezzo was sung behind the scenes and in a manner which failed to elicit the admiration or ap- plause which the piece deserves. The introduction of Madame Charles Fon- taine Lorraine Was a severe shock to the sensitive nerves of those who went to hear grand opera and were treated by this woman to lot of haShed up stuff that might do at a vaudeville entertainment. or at New York roof garden performance. It was a drop from the grand to the ridiculous. We imagine that if the managers of the entertainment had any idea of what was coming Madame Lorraine would have been blue penciled.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20

"Ah. you think the problem has aI- ready been solyed?"
 ''To be sure. The article you have read us started out as if it were going to prove interesting; but, instead of that, it ends in an anti-cliTlaX. What is the crime here? The confessed theft, by a petty sneak thief, of a satchel worth, with its contents, perhaps eight or ten dollars. And where is the mys- tery? The ownership of few pieces of unmarked. linen of so little value that the owner does not care to take the trouble to claim them.''
 J q cannot agree with you, MT. Sprague. While the crime in this case may be petty theft, it contains, to my mind, interesting features, which you appear to lose sight of in your disdain- full summary The problem, it seems to me, involves a suitable explanation of two rather mysterious pistol shots, to say nothing of such minor details as lighted gas jets behind securely locked gates. As Mir. SturGis has informed us, in his earnest and lucid way, every eff feet has a cause. l should like to know the cause that lighted the gas in the Knickerbocker bank"
 q shall probably find out that cause the day after tomorrow" said MT. Dunlap. smiling, land l shall give the fellow a talking to for his carclessness in forgetting to turn out the gas when he locked up."
 'Mr. Dunlap's suggestion" contin- ued Murdocll, lis plausible in itself, and we might even assume that the same careless employe, after locking up the bank, forgot to close the outer door on the Wall street side. But even then, we have not disposed of the own ership of the satchel nor of the two Pis- tol shots. The police theory that these shots were fired by bank robbers seems, I admit, very farfetched. Profession al cracksmen would hardly be likely to fire unless cornercd; and then they would fire to kill or at least to disable. If their bullets failed to hit the mark. they would at any rate leave some trace"
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
COOK ISLANDS ANNEXED.
Great Britain Takes Formal Possess sion of Them at the Request
 of the Chiefs.

On October 3, last, the governor of New Zealand landed on the Cook islands and formally annexed them to the British empire at the unanimous request of the chiefs and people. For 12 years the islands have been under the protection of Great Britain and every enactment of the native legis- lature has had to receive the approval of the British resident at Raratonga before being regarded as law. But there has never been any formal an- neNation of the group and the natives are probably delighted to have that ceremony carried out.
 The islands, lying far southeast of Samoa, are off the usual lines of steam CT traffic, and most of their trade is carried on with New Zealand and New South Wales. They properly bear the name of the great navigator Cook, for he discovered the greater part of the group on his second journey in 1773, and made them better known in his voyage of TIT. Cook named one of the islands Hervey island, and the missionaries who settled there somehow got into the habit of applying the name Hervey to '4O4o Sioup. anu to-ddS they are called indiTerently, the Cook or Heryey islands.
 All of them are coral islands. lifted only little way above the sea level ex- c.ePt Raratonga, the largest and most populous, whose volcanic mountain rises to height of 4,COO feet Rara- tonga is one of the pearls of the South seas, and is rich in all the products of the southern archipeiagoes. The na- tlves have long used cotton cloth as money, but coin is now likely to be in- trOCuced
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
Theatrical = G Fraternal
THROUGH THE BREAKERS"

THROUGH THE BREAKERS"
 The above drama has many strong situations and has proven as interest ing to Waterbury audiences as any drama that has ever been played on the Jacques stage. Last night crowded house atteSted the interest that is still retained in the play and the production was an admirable one ill every respect. The cast of char acters is good one and each plays his or her part with d good cOncep- ton of the role assigned them. The scenic effects add to the beauty of the play and the whole forms a very in structive and very pleasing perform ance. The play will be repeated to- night and tomorrow and the prices are popular.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
Gettysburg,
CITY HALL, NOV 2G-27, 1900.

300 beautiful StereOpticon Views, many of them taken during the battle or soon thereafter by government pho tographers. Gettysburg is pictured as it was in 1863 and as it is to-day. after an expenditure of over four millions of dollars by the states and by the na- tional government. The battle will be described by the renowned guide and lecturer, l.. w. Aiinnigh. who has made that great struggle his life'S study and who as a battlefield guide and lecturer is uneQualed. Admission 2oc, gallery 35c. Tickets at Cones drug store.
 11-19-S
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
CHAPTER III.
pR. MuRDocKs PRoBL1

DIR. MURDOCkS PROBLEM
 Spargue's stag dinner was virtually over when a servant brought in a copy of the Evening Tempest. The dessert had been removed, the coffee and liqueurs had been served, and the guests had lighted their cigars. The host passed the newspaper to Dr. Mtirdock, who proceeded to glance lsisu,ely through it's columns.
 ''Ah! this will do," he exclaiined, at last. Here is something whicl will, I think, answer our purpose--..- .s .,-.-'-
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
MEETINGS To.NIGHT.

Court Falcon, F. of A. Naomi chapter. O. F. s. T St Jean Baptiste. society. Comstock lodge, K. of F. Fraternity lodge, N. E. o. r. Fraternity lodge, I. O. G. T. Nosahogan lodge, I. o. o. +. Carpenters and Joiners' union. Progressive council. o. U. A. NJ. BricklaFers' and Masons' union. Sanctuary Onward, A. o. s. of A. First division. 4. Q. H. Good Cheer councils o. c. F. Friendly league, physical culture and 7ressmaking.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
LULU CHASER.

Another large audience will doubt less be in evidence at Polls on Thurs day evening, when pretty Lulu Chaser appears as the star of sweet Anne Page" For nine seasons Miss Chaser was the prima donna SOuOrette of tine Francis Wilson Opera company, and during that period appeared ill the leading female parts of every opera which Mir Wilson produced both in his regular and auxiliary seasons. In her new opera Miss Chaser assumes four distinct disguises, each widely differ ent in character Her long and varied training ill this line of work, her nat ural qualifications, her talentagrace and comelinesS. equip her adIMrably for the multifarious role of Anne Page. sweet Anne Page" was written eX pressly for Miss Chaser. Louis De Lange and Edgar smith wrote the book and W. II. Neidlinger wrote the music, and the combination is q very happy one. The scene of the opera is romantic Devon. and the time 16SS, during the turDulOuS times preceding the dethronement of King James II. by William of Orange. The period furnishes uneXcelled opportunity for picturesque staging. and this has been made the most of by Miss Glaser's management. SiXty-five people are ill Miss GlaSer's company and she has been surrounded by an able cast. Seats go on sale tomorrow at p, 50, I0 cents, $1 and $1.50.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
MYSTERIOUS SHOTS IN WALL
 STREET.
 WHO FIRED TTIEN? STORY OF A STRAY SATCuEL. ;

WHO FlRGD IltEA!
 STORY OF A STRAY SATCuEL.
 THE POLICE PUZZLED. a 'While on his beat, at a quarter past five o'clock this afternoon, Policeman John Flynn, hearing the report of q pistol from the direction of the Kntckeroocker bank
 "The Knickerbocker bank!" inter- rupted the young broker. MT. Dunlap, that interests you. Do your directors indulge in pistol practice at the board meetings?' :
 "Whatis that about the Knicllerbock- CT bank?" asked the man to whom this speech was addressed. Having been en- gagged with his neighbor in an earnest discussion on financial questions, he had not been listening to the general conversation.
 Murdocll adjusted his eyeglasses and quietly resumed:
 Policeman John Flynn, hearing the re- port of a pistol from tho direction of tho ILnickerbockcr bank, in Wall street, start cd at the top of his speed toward that build ing. When he was within about 20 yards of the bank another shot rang out and at the same instant man dartcd down the steps and ran toward Broadway"
 Richard Dunlap, president of the Knickerbocker bank, was listening at
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
Occupa tiOns for Women,

The seven occupations open to worl- en in 1899 were teaching, needlework, keeping boarders, factory working, typesetting, bookkeeping and domestic service. Four hundred are open to them to-day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20
THE BOWERY AFTER DARK"

''The thrilling melodrama, ''The Bowery After Dark will he the at traction the last three days of the week at the Jacques. There are many sen sational scenes in the play and plenty of special scenery. The principal acts are Suicide Hall.'' the notorious re- sort where so many young women have shufiied off their mortal coils; q thrilling rescue by q ladder stretched across a street; an opium den and nest of snakes. A number of special ties of q BOwery character are intro duced and serve to give q local life like color to the play. The story deals with a young woman who runs away from her wealthy parents. is betrayed and deserted in the metropolis and who finally lands in Suicide Hall" Sale of seats tomorrow.
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20

when you want teap or hack go 1o Austin's. Telephone
Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-20

gro be Continued.l
The evening world., 1900-08-08
MRS. BAYNE'S OWN STORY
OF HER 4,500 MILE BIKE RIDE.
Woman Cyclist Com
pIetes 4, 800 lilies After
Thirty Days Wheeling.
and Then Dances at
Festival Arranged In
Her Honor.

Al 70 O'Clock last night, was completed
one Of the most wonderful feats Of en-
duranee q which the human frame ls
capable. A slender. diminutive woman,
weighing but ~ pounds at the start. had
succeeded IN e.tab ishing a neN worlds
and had placed the hsures at an altitude
that apparently rendered II secure for a
long time % come.
Amid the cheers " almos, two hun
dred spectators and the bursting Of are
works Mrs Emma r. Bayne, Of New
York city. dismounted from her wheel
IN from, Of Vests Hotel. Valley stream.
where she has been domiciled for the
past sin weeks. AMI was Immediately
pounced upon and overwhelmed with
congratulations upon the successful ter
minaiion Of her riie.
Al midnish, ~ July she SCI on, for
Q thirty-iay continuous tide. the worlds
century record for that time being her
objective point George Nobre. OF
Philadelphia. two years ago placed the
record at thlriy-nine centuries for he
month. and thLs mark had thus far re-
sisted repeated ons aughts on n. Mrs
BAyne. with hardly an EFFORT. covered
q total OF forty.hye centuries in the
stipulated time. and at the end danced
with one Of her pacemakers at the fes-
tivitles that marked the close
For the past two weeks preparations
were being made for lat nights cele.
braton. Mine Host West devastated
his cornneld to provide succulent and
Juicy ears for the participants and 4
New York caterer brought out an i'm
The evening world., 1900-08-08
AN HOUR THROUGH MUD.

Two weeks arp ! thought all my work
would count for nausht. just Ave min
utes intervened between success AMI
failure. You ses. tho Century Road
Club Of America. which governs all road
riding. ixes a limit Of fourteen hours
for a single century and twen'y-four
hours for n double. Well. two weeks
ago Monday the sun had poured down
IN dsssling force all morning and took
q rest, intending 20 get out early In the
afternoon and nnish the balance of that
day's century. Al : O'Clock IL began %
cloud up. and We started out We had
gone as far as Freoport when the skies
seemed 10 open and We were greeted
With such a downpour thai We we're
soaked 10 the skin before We could get
20 shelter. For over three hours Il
rained continually. anI when Il stopped
the road was one sea Of slippery mud.
VIII Browns ehainess wheel. which I
use In bad weather. was nine miles
away. and It vas utterly impossible to
ride back after Il. We waited for a
while for the road 10 dry out a blt-in
fact that was all We could do. sudden
y Mr. Wilson. one OF my pacemakers.
The evening world., 1900-08-08

menss quantity Of Ice cream q Valley
Stream where that commodity Is prac.
tically unknown
The village orchestra discourse I
popular airs in crcdl'1blc fashion. and
The afrnlr partook NJ the informally of
an old back -,ountry dance.
Nor Was this the only c. ebraii1n ~.
fertd 10 the newly crogn,d long. distance
champion. A. IIicksyiIle. tseniy-two
miles away Dr. Rave. the local drug.
gist. headed committee that fairly
outdii itself IN providing entertainment
fnr Mrs Bayne ani her pacemakers
This took place at o'cl1ck In the az.
The evening world., 1900-08-08

ternoon and lasted over an hour
A. for the title woman who had been
riding lay IN and day out. through Gun
anl rain. IN her determine lon g break
tn record. she bore all the hon r. shoN
cred upon her with becoming modcsty
Her appearance helicd the reports that
she was upon tie verge ~ physical col.
lapse.' Her 'ImPlcSiIu. (. j. true. would
nave driven aea.y expert iuto hys.
ierlcs. but % hcrwiss she aas ~ and
sound. T'hcf, MAS not psin lr an ache
In her body She was sleepy ~ 'ouSe.
but that fact dil not rem Ter her NJ VII
p.eyish or ill-temperei She chatted
cheoflly with her trainers and friends.
and looked anything but the weary and
faded woman she has been pictured.
The evening world., 1900-08-08

Fcr three hours this morning hrennen
fought = stubborn blaze IN the bssemen,
md sub-celiar ~ the hve-s,ory store
building at ~ Duane street, occupied
by Parss. Re A CO.. wholesale dealers
IN boots, si.oss AMI rut bsrr Twenty
thousand dollars worth "a damage vas
done. though only one alarm vas turnci
in
With dif1culty the frsmen found the
seat of trouble In the rear easement n
was almost Impossible 10 penetrate the
smoke 10 hght r.. The men took short
turns st cork In the cellar plrsmen
McNsmee. ~ No. !. and Lloyd, o. No
2. we're pros,rated for a time by .he
Herman JOfn. of No. 7. fe.l into the
hole, but a rope around bis Waist VAS
Ne means - saving his NE. The biase
was only esilngulshed when the base.
ment Eas fooled.
The evening world., 1900-08-08
WINNERS At
SARATOGA.
Hot Enough TO Boil the
Springs and Make
Records.

RACE TRACK. SARATOGA. Aus. 8
saratoga Is rel hot The heat Is h,ll.ng
ne SPRINGS and h'ling the air VITA
num.dliy that makes man fccl that a
Russian bath would d. cold Winter
Dg N comparison
The delegation which came from tho
cool bre.Ies At Brighton Reach Is long.
ina for Just one plunge into the surf.
These longInss onJ make ~, heat
more intense, however
The weather vas IDEAL for the horse
though. II put him AZ his best. and as
the track here is Yer, fast Il was not TO
he thought surprising n the course
records we're br Ken.
There Ncr, mo- stake features to-day.
'ut the carl was attractive enough t.
draw out .argc 'rowd.
First Rhrc--SiN furlnngs Won BY
Rlns leader, Ieuro was second and Bas.
tile third.
FlRsr RACE
Pr maiden thrss year olas lnd W. Ga h-.
.iaa
The evening world., 1900-08-08
Drought fias sent up the price d milk.

baby from a second story hre-escape
sobas:iano III Palermo, a push-oart ped
dler. broke the recorl foT quick moving
lie got three trunks. wash stand, a
sofa and other articles Of furniture
down from a fourth story fat. bat III,
wife claimed that In ile excitement she
lost a Dag containing 500 The damage
10 the building sas tgn,
The evening world., 1900-08-08
WINNERS At
BRIGHTON.
Empire Track Dates Nav
Be Split, II Is
Said.

BRIGHTON REACH RACE TRNCK
Aug S-The meeting A. RrIghton Beach
ended to-day Il was very successful In
most rr~p~cts and particularly Iu point
If lttr.jsnrc aud weather
The most Interesting race during ne
meeting Wa the brighton cup and
cyr1 nsi, was heard 10 remark thai II
moro distance races were run the crowd
would d. larger
The 'hri to-day was fairy attractive
ana t1r att"uilur, a big imprp, smsUt
over tn, two p'r' .lus dave
NNs .lmur,i hrre that there wiz Do
nn r',tilg ran loo the Autumn a. fVe
EM.r, track and that it, da,es Woull
ue .itl'e1 equally h"tween the Brook
Nu tui the queens County Jockey
clubs
E Nsene heads The Iist of vianlng
owners 80 tho truck his total being
nearly $500
The evening world., 1900-08-08
THE AGONY OF THAT RIDE.

II will be many years before viii for
set the agony % that ride. Following
pace was out II the question; would
have been blinded with mud In a quar-
Ter Of a mile. despite ,be goggles | wore.
First one ghee, would slip. and then
one Of the pacemakers would slide down
In q heap. We couldn't wait for any
unfortunate. however. time waS vital
Then my turn came and Il was only
nv tho merest chance that I managed 20
alight on my feet without injury II
seemed as u Vests Hotel would never
.ome IN slFht. and when We finally saw
The big fag In the distance fairly shout
"a with JOY.
When we reached the training guar
,ers We resembled anything but human
beings. and as for our whecl--- But
I had FIVE minutes 10 spare. and as Mrs
Hickey hustled me or 10 the shower
bath felt that the result repaid me
FOR the horrors of thai nine-rnlle trip.
The evening world., 1900-08-08
MORE RElFF VICTORIES
Am~ ricaa Jockey villas sussrn
Handicap aud Nv inEdeaa Pisas
In England.

LONDON. Aug. S-At the second days
racing of ths brighton Angus, meeting
to-day. the sussex Plate (handicap, for
ihree-year.ol ana upwards, six fur
long, sas won by Mr J a. brakes
Ro,al Flush. ridden by L. Rein.
ros. on whih 4. Rein also had tho
mount.
The evening world., 1900-08-08
WITHOUT SLEEP FOR DAYS.

After this I can sympathlze with those
who suffe- from Insomnia have had
my share Of Ing without sleep Some
nights / felt that would willingly give
an arm for just two hours sleep. but
Mrs Hickey would not permit H. roor
woman. guess she has lost almos; as
much sleep as have. No mater what
tim. " the day or night ! happen 20
come In. she Il always on hand 10 greet
me encOuragingiy. Eive me some thing
The evening world., 1900-08-08

A nre which started cary this morning
In the tuO-story frame stsble ~ as Jsf-
fsrson avenue created mu.h excitement.
J. W. Davidson. who. Wl;h M. Elk and
I'VE chiliren. hved next door. A. l7a.
aEoks 20 nni his house burning. II
having eauglt from the stable. lie <ot
aroused the family os Thomas s'eusr;
who I've at 10 the flames having
reached hat dwelling ako. Ths total
loss vas N.1A
The evening world., 1900-08-08

The nag dropped 10 very hli sttr,
Rnglelder being aNay With mach m,
lest Of H. Epignm outran him. nov.
ever and shovel tlc vay T. the f,r
urn. Waefe ne blew 40 Ringleader
hen took 10 The running and leI 'nf,
he stretch, with Basti.e anI Douro
cloSe 10. II was a hard hght an the
way home. ani al the end Rlngleaier