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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
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J. G. Jackie & Sons, 1875 Bank street, start great bankrupt sale of shoes Friday, March 22.
 New wash goods in dainty designs for shirt waists, embroidered Swisses and Madras ginghams at Reid & Hughes.
 You can save money by buying your meats at Castles market. Store will close this evening at 6:30.
 Lowest prices in the state on GUS tom made suits, pants and overcoats. Clothing cleaned, dyed and repaired by Fred Mattel.
 The Turnbull Go bought another large purchase of Nottingham, Swiss and Irish point curtains, which will be sold cheap.
 Those night lamps for 25c each at Harding's are very handy things to have in q sick room. Use Chicago gluten meal to make your COW give more milk, cottonseed meal will make it richer. Platt Mill Co sell it.
 Two pounds of loin steak for 25c at the Public Market. Choice fresh pork sausages, Sc q pound. The Exchange Furniture Co, ]. l.. Saxe, manager, will remove to North Main street about April ]. The go crts that ]. NJ. Burrall sells are strong in construction and hand some in design. Large variety. A large variety of well-made and carefully finished suits for ladies and children placed on sale at Curran's spring opening.
 Swell shoes for swell men nit D0dge's. A handsome line of spring shoes received for ladies and children,
 This is spring everEoat weather,
 etsd 4Q f4fhteh yqst Ith seyerAI
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
STILL A MYSTERY.
The Remains of General Greene and
 His Son Not Discovered

The Remains of General Greene and
 His Son Not Discovered.
 New York, March 19.-The identifi- cation of the remains of General Ma thaniel Greene and of his son. George Washington Greene. which were sup posed to have been found in vault in Savannah. has not been satisfac- tory, according to a dispatch from Sa- vannah to the Tribune. It is estaD- lished beyond doubt that the coffin plate taken north by Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner did not belong to any mem Der of the Greene family. From pri- vate source it has been learned 1bat the coffin plate, after being treated with chemicals by an expert. showed more or less distinctly the name of James or Thomas Oliver. and the da ie of death was much later than General Greene's.
 As a result of the experts discovery. the whereabouts of General Greene ; remains is now as much a mystery as ever.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
THEY ARE THANKFUL.
The People of Tutuila Return Thanks
 to President Mckinley.


 Tutuila. Samoa. March 5.-The fol- lowing is a translation of letter ad- dressed by the people of Tutuila to President Mckinley:
 To His EXcellency, the President Of
 the United States of America:
 Your Excellency: Our good and es- teemed father, greetings.
 The people of Tutuila wish to ex- press their thanks for your reelection to the most honored position of presi- dent of the United States of America.
 It seems now. that With that cleo tion our great anxiety of the past IS at an end.
 We willingly ceded our country to your government and we are now greatly rejoiced with the annexation of this portion of Samoa to the United States.
 Our hope in the United States is now strengthened: we feel that as you have considered us kindly, so you will do likewise in the future.
 We are deeply grateful for all that has been done. On account of your good will to us, you gave to us lead CT, a governor, a high chier whom we have learned to love and to respect:
 He Commander B. F. Tilley) has framed a government suitable for us. Our great fear at first was that we would be cast aside in our government, our customs which we honor would be changed or interfereu with. we feared the rule of the soldier (military rule) But now our doubts are finished. We are satisfied because the good govern or you sent to Us has been faithful and kind to us and has kept his prom iSes. He has made good laws with wisdom and according to our opinion. In days gone by such laws we had were indiscriminately broken. but now the wrOngdoer fears the law, he knows lie will be punished in the courts es- abolished by the governor and over which he has placed wise, impartial judges who judge uprightly. We dwell now with safety and in friendship with each other. Under Commander E. r. Tilley we are learning and we are improving and we hope to become worthy of our connection with the United States. But our anxiety now is lest he be removed from us. according to the GUS tom of the governments of the great nations.
 Our prayer is. if it shall be pleasing to you and to Commander B. r. Til ley, that he remain with us always. or until all he has inaugurated has ma tured and the good work he has con- menced has taken deep root in the country and has become unchangeable. and for this we will be ever thankful. May our God in His graciousness be stow life and happiness upon you. We are your true children,
 (SigncdD
 MAUGA,
 Governor of Falelima East.
 TCITELE,
 Governor of Falelima West.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

mining what kind of paving should be used there. Some think bricks are the proper thing while others contend that they are too slippery for such steep grade and that the place should be paved with granite dimension blocks. While standing around the corner a crowd of children came troop ing around and wanted to know who was getting married. Commissioner Blakeslee pointed to Mr Mahaney, who was standing some distance away. at the same time informing the little ones that he had his oyercoat pocket filled with candy and that he was pass ing it around to all the children. A few second later ten or fifteen boys and girls were swinging onto CommiS- Sioner Mahaney'S cOattails. and no matter what he might do or say he could not disabuse them of the notion that he was just after married and that he had lots of candy about finn. if he wasn't too stingy to pass it around. Finally the commissioner
 made his escape by jumping into q
 hack. Before the party had q chance to get away very handsome little girl approached Mir Rlakeslee-the children seemed to take to the alderman from the secondhand asked which of the gentlemen was Mayor Kilduff. She
 was introduced to his honor, who
 tipped his hat to the winsome lasse with as much difference as if she were the daughter of king. He then gave
 her hearty handshake, after which the party was whirled away, followed by a wild cheer from the youngsters. Several other places were visited. | but nothing definite was agreed upon | at any of the places. It was after C | o'clock when the, board req ched the l City hall building on the homeward | stretch. It would take about two or 1 three more outings to investigate all
 the petitions on the list
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
WELL KNOWN MAN DIES.

Exeter, N H., March 19.-Colonel Edward H. Gilman, one of the best known men in the state, who was stricken with paralysis yesterday, died today. He was 45 years of age. He was manager and treasurer of the La. conia Car works. MT Gilman served in the New Hampshire house in 1884 and in the senate in 1889. He was a member of Governor Busiel's council ana Of Governor Sawyers staff and many times was mentioned as pros, pectdRe candidate for governor. He teaysl ki0oM and one soa,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
LORD SALISBURY ACHING.

New York, March 19.-A Tribune dispatch from London says: Those who have heard Lord Salisbury's re- cent speeches in and out of parliament are impressed with his apathy and lack of lvigor. He has been ageIng during the last few months and looks and speaks like a veteran whose work is done. His retirement from office during the present year is expected by practical politicians and by we'll in- formed diplomats. The present .ses- the fortunes of the unionist party. A new leader must soon appear in the person of Mir Balfour. with promotion of some kind for Mir Chamberlain. The liberals, meanwhile, are gaining ground.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
CHURCHES FOR CHICAGO.

Chicago. March 19.-By unanimous vote the presbytery of Chicago at it's
 meting pledged itself to raise $1OO,OOO during the next five years to be used
 in the erection of new churches in
 Chicago and it's suburbs. This action
 MAS taken upon advice offered by a sapeciaa aacommittee appointed at the last annual meeting of the Chicago Pres SB3teIy to investigate the subject Of |M!t3 church extension work and formu- plans for pushing the efforts in
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED

New York, March 19.-The implica- ton, drawn from the review of the worlds commerce for 1900 that the United States has officially recognized the annexation of the Transvaal and Orange Free State by describing them as British colonies, is contradicted by fhe state department register for 1901, says a special from Washington to the Times: The register describes the Transvaal and the Orange Free State as independent republics. The state department register conveys the official position of the government on the question. The review of the worlds commerce is prepared in one of the bureaus of the department.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

W dBS1DIzE SHIP BUILDING.
 B. C., March 18.-The Iegis- sesked the Domtnt0n govern idlxe ship belldlng. The LII decided to anpeal to
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19
DUTY ON SUGAR.

London. March 19.-The prospective duty on sugar is agitating the West India committee. which is trying to enlist the aid of the Colonial office in support of their views. The commit tee holds that the imposition of q uniform duty will practically amount to q prohibition of the importation into this country of any but refined sugar and would therefore be most detri- mental to the interests in the sugar colony. In the event of a duty being decided upon, the committee will point out that the scheme ought to provide at least four different rates of duties for sugars of varying qualities, and that the quality should be determined by the process of polarization. as color is no longer q proper test. The com- mittee is also of the opinion that glucose, saccharine, etc, ought to be taxed approximately.
 New York, March 19.-Ernest A. Bigefow. attorney for Gustave A. Jahn x Co, has filed an appeal with the board of United States general ap- praisers against the levying of a countervailing duty on sugars, import ed from Russia. The firm filing the ap. peal. on protest, is one of the import CTS of the sugar arriving on the ship Darlington about three weeks ago. in accordance with the expressed wish of the secretary of the treasury. the beard will hear the different arguments and render a decision at the earliest possible moment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

ITO RENT-Tenement of five rooms All improvements. Inouire Of Mrs. M. A. Thom pSon. 320 Baldwin street. 3-l1-6
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

raising or vegetable garden. Address F. O. Box 5Vl 3-I46
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-19

ITO RENT - Tenement SIX rooms improve ments. private hall Inquire, Mrs Dawson, eSi Riverside Street. 2-s6-tf
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
AN OLD NOTION AI1A CKED.

Every day brings something new, and so it is not surprising that we'll es- tablished notion has been attacked by
 pr. w. H. Wilson at the Weather con-
 vention in Milwaukee. Dr. Wilson
 boldly said that the claims made by promoters of certain health resorts that
 the richness of the air in ozone, the resinous gases from the pines, the pe-
 culiar purity of the atmosphere in @ particular locality or the elevation or aridity of the air, act as a specific in
 certain diseases, are not generally based on scientific investiga tion. but have their origin in the fertile brain of the advertisement writer or are in- spired by the cupidlty of some dishon- est or ignorant physician. It is com mon knowledge, he pointed out, that the principal components of the atmos- phere are in practically the same pro- portion the world over; that the amount of moisture varies and that rarefaction results from an increase of elevation. This tends toward increased lung capacity, but it has not been shown that excessive humidity or ab- sence of moisture are specific remedies. or that rarefied atmosphere is essen-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
THE THIRD P.dRTf.

There is mild and intermittent inter-
 est in the third party convention, whlch
 will meet in Kansas City September l7,
 IS and 19. J. H. Cook, chairman of the
 fusion Populist State committee Tn Ms
 souri. who called the convention, has predicted that there will be 5000 dele
 gates present, and that Kansas Clty will be surprised at the size of the con- vention. So 1t will, if there are half five thousand there, and the rest Of the country will also be surprised The Kansas City Times, which has been in vestigating this movement, predicts that not one-third the number men toned by Mr. Cook will attend, and that most of them will come from Mis- souri and Kansas. It has discovered as to the composition of the proposed new party that some are socialists, some
 iatists, some middle-o e-of-the-roaders, others single taxers, still others munic- ipal ownership advocates, with possibly a mild sprinkling here and there of gentle anarchists
 Even if the convention is not large it may be lively. Most of those present will want to talk, and there may not be time enough or harmony and patience enough to go around. It is not at all probable that the country will be saved by the convention, or much damaged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30

Wended their way homeward. Two days
 later there came letter into the post
 at Oleona from Ole Bull It was mark
 ed Wellsville, N. r., and in it Ole ex- | plained the failure to keep his engage
 ment. The day before the one upon
 which he was to depart for Oleona his fiddle had been attached at Wellsville
 for an unpaid hotel bill. He had no
 money to redeem it, and without his violin he knew his presence at Oleona
 would be of little good, consequently ne concluded not to come. Ole Bull
 never visited the settlement after that He continued westward on his concert
 tour subsequently, marrying a beauti- ful young woman in Wisconsin. Years afterWard, through the mystic charms or his violin, fortune again smiled upon him, and it is said that when he died, in Norway, in 1880, he was again quite wealthy
 Within a stone's throw of the old ditch are two of the quaint fat-roofed log houses that were built by the colo nists. The larger one of the two was an important factor in New Bergen's history. In it was kept the postotfice, >'''N pSiledtu llS IOOl IDdny d SaLuerlnS or colonists was held. Here, too, Ole Bull and his fiddle have enlivened the populace, and the merry dance has been enjoyed. The other building was occu- pied by five families of Norwegian set tiers, and judging from it's abbreviated proportions, one is led to believe that it's occupants must have been packed like sardines in a box.
 And thus was Ole Bull deposed from the excited position of ideal, which he held two years before, to be embarrass- ed and hunilitated by the very men for whom he had sacrificed much. Tn an- other decade the old Norwegian log houses will have rotted down. the re- nalning walls of the castle" on the hill will have been razed by the ele- ments, and the story of Ole Bulls star ving colony will be known only in his tory.-Elmer F. Person in the Philadel- phia Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
FRIDAY M lso

tial to the destruction of the germs of disease. Persons suffering from tuber- culosis have been as frequently bene- fited by residence in humid atmos- phere at the level of the sea as in the dry and arid atmosphere of the West. That climatic influences
 may play an important part in the curative process is not to be denied but we must look further than mere climatic changes for the cause of cures. One might fight a winning battle against disease in almost any climate, whether it be in the arid atmosphere of New Mexico the soft and genial warmth of Florida or the rigorous cli- mate of the New England States.
 Come to think of 1t, there are facts which seem to support Dr. Wilson's ar gument. It is possible that the glow ing advertisements of health resorts have made too much impression on us.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
OLE BULLS COLONY.
Tragic Romance of Community in
 Wilds of Pennsylvania.

Tragic Romance of Community in
 Wilds of Pennsylvania.
 When Ole Bull, the great Norwegian violinist, during the fall of 1853, fiddled his way into the hearts of great audi ences in New York, Phila adelphia, Bos- ton and other large American cities, there were few of his enraptured hear CTS who knew that much of the money he thus earned went to keep a colony of his countrymen, in the wilds of Pennsylvania from starving To-day, as link between those troublous times and the present, there remains on a wooded hilltop in Potter county, Penn- sylyania the tumbled walls of what was once "Ole Bulls castle" while in the country round about, within a ra- dius of six or eight miles, are num- Der of low, fiat-roofed log houses that remain as mute yet eloquent reminders of philanthropic undert aking which though facetiously termed Ole Bulls folly, embraces features and details that make a most pathetic and inter- esting narrative. Though the ruins of Ole's castle" are now resting place for chipmunks and gray squirrels chat ter saucily in the trees that the famous violinist planted, there is associated with the place an air of romance and mystery that is most delightful Built on the crest of a hill in the Kettle Creek
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
OPTIONAL.

All men are little lower than tho angels, and the majority are consdera- bly more so.--Atchson Globe.
 Banty-Our town is going to have 6 | dog law We want fewer CUTS. Buffoon-Ah, sort of a curfew law eh h?-Philadelphia Record. 1 He--Are you still living at the same address in town, Mrs. Jones? | She-Yes, but since I've become a 1 widow I've been looking for another | hat.-Punch. Quinn-Were the mosquitoes big out there? DeFone-Big? Why, when one enter ed the house it set off the burglar alarms.-Chicago News Not Complimentary to Medicine Doctor-Brain flag, overworked, you should have called me in sooner.
 Wife-While he had any sense left he wouldn't have doctor.-Moon- shine.
 Well" said the blind man, grasping his cane and starting on, "Pll see you again."
 Let me hear from you occasionally" said the deaf and dumb man cordially. Chicago Tribune.
 One of Them-"This ancient umbrel- la,' remarked Sauildig, belonged to my grandfather.
 "Ah, one of the shades of your ances- tors" added McSwilligen.-Pitt Chronicle Telegraph.
 Willie-Pay what are false eyes made of?
 Pa-Glass.
 Willie-But what kind of glass?
 Pa-O!-er-looking glass, I suppose. Now, run off to ed-Philadelphia Press.
 Young man." said the fortune teller, going into trance, T can see you in the near future with an airship.
 Make 1t an heirship to a million, cant you" eagerly exclaimed Ardup, slipping another half dollar into her hand. ."-Chicago Tribune.
 No Occasion for Any.-While the church was locked up for the summer 1t WAS occupied as a sleeping place by tramps, and on reopening the building it was decided by the trustees that it must be fumigated.
 Have you got any brimstone?" ask ed the man who had come to do the job.
 NO, sir" stiff1y replied the sexton. This is a Universalist church "-Chi- cagO Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
Tho Hero Explains.

Yes, I'm one
 Of the heroes who were where Tue Mauser bullets flew Through The air, | 1 helped to run The Dons from the Western Continent. | For awhile Wherever 1 went They cheered me in handsome style; | To-day
 I'm dead one--I'm forgotten now--but say, There are others who Have dropped through the trap door to The only one that's been forgot Not by Il long shot! Do you know What happened to the chap that wrote And Macrum, l wonder what's become Of him? And that other rara avis, Webster Davis? By the way, There was young man that Became Famous In a single day By reading the Declaration of Independence The Kansas City convention. Let's sec, Whats his name? He. Too, seems to have fallen through Somewhere. Then there Was Bryan's running mate. l hate To disturb the dead, but who Was he? As the poet says: 70 where are the heroes of yesterday And the men the world talked about? Like the candle whose wick has been burn
 cd away.
 They flickered awhile and went out! New wonders keep rising, new heroes ap.
 pear
 To be hailed as supreme or sublime And to drop out of sight in month or
 year In these strenuous days they must fall to
 the rear
 Who fail to raise ---- all the time"
 Chicago Record Herald
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
4 pAN-AMER1oAN RATLRoAD.

| The announcement that United States l capitalists have got control of the un | finished section of the Argentina l Trans -Andean railroad leads to the
 can railroad will again come into mo- 1 tice. This Pan-American line would be l through line from New York to Buenos Ayres, connecting the railroad | systems of Canada. the United States, Mexico, Central and South America. A commission sent out by congress has
 roughly surveyed the missing links, which aggregate 5,456 miles. From New York to Buenos Ayres would be 10,22S miles, of which distance existing
 railroads supply 4,772 miles, Of the
 STA, ,29O, ,270 the new mileage would cost
 $65, 75S, ,146 would have to be spent in Peru. $3S, ,73S, ,424 in Colombia, S26,S63,855 in Ecuador, 17,154,517 in Central Amer
 ca and other millions in other Latin American regions where there are abundant mountains and revolutions, but very little traffic.
 It may be a litle early to revive talk about the n-American railroad, but there will eventually be such a railroad. What is $1740OO,O 900 to the railroad kings? And they can take care or 4l.n,~.roI,,oe o,d thair interests under any form of government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30
RUSSIa MAKING UP.

The United States Is feeding the
 world" now, but it may not always have
 that privilege and profit. Russia is 3
 big country, and there are indications
 that she is waking up to some of her
 opportunities, For instance, some in fiuential Russians, including Prince
 sian Imperial Agricultural Society,
 have come to the conclusion that with
 Russian cattle, and agricultural pro-
 ducts generally, to Great Britain may ingly several committees of representa- tive Russian agriculturists have been organized who will visit England soon, find out the needs of the market there and make inquiries as to the best means of establishing frequent and reg ular steamship communication between the two countries. Incidentally the whole subject of Anglo Russian trade relations will be investigated, especially in their bearing upon grain, butter, eggs, etc. Back of the Agricultural So-, ciety is the Russian government, which will see to 1t that the envoys have every opportunity of getting at the desired They will arrive in Lon don at the end of September, and will be met there by M. Tatestcheff of the Russian Ministry of Finance, who has been arranging for an inspection of the great markets in London and other principal cities The Russian govern ment is said to have pledged itself to help the scheme by giving special rail- road privileges to agriculturists.
 Let us continue to make hay while the sun shines. It may not always be such good hay weather for us as we have lately had.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30

The emperor of Japan Is poet Ac- cording to Baron Takasaki, scarcely an evening passes that he does not com- pose from twenty-seven to thirty of the thirty -one-syllabled couplets called sswA-ka." In nine years he has written s7ooo.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-30

"Oh, my friends, there are some spec tacles that person never forgets," sad an orator recently after giving a rapid description of a terrible accident he had witnessed.
 ''I'd like to know where they sell them" remarked stout, elderly lady on the outskirts of the erowd.-Tit- Bits.