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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28
THE MIND

Is beginning to blow. Did you ever take notice how cold the winds are in the fall, particularly around election time? Say, it's cOmical to stop and listen to some of the windy ward poll tfcfans- Of course we can't blame the ward heelers" to be rather windy in their denunciations of the fellow on the other side. because occasionally We find even office seekers to be pretty windy: some of them can say more in five minutes about themselves than could be dispensed from a grapha- phone in fOrty-seven hours. fifty-nine minutes and fifty-eight seconds. Of course it's all wind; yes. and that same class of orators can promise seventeen political positions for every office to he zsiled. and when the time arrives to make good these promises. this type of windy politician can crawl out of his predicament in so slick and smooth a style that it takes the disappointed fellow over two years to see how he did it. Well. politics is pretty uncer- tain game; you'll hear ''heeler" say so and so is willing to spend lots of money to get there. Well. if he is willing to spend lots of money he must see where he's going to get it back and We cannot see only one source. and that's the taxpayers pocket; that's the fellow who must pay all the salaries. Again. you'll see the opposing factions meet after election and make up friends they'll go and have drink. but we'll guarantee it won't be fresh roast cd coffee or pure nice tasting tea they will have. When we say fresh. pure goods. we mean the kind we sell. Our tub better at g and 25 cents per pound still continues to tickle the palates of thousands. Why not try some from
 Phe1an's 1T Store,
 East Main St. Telephone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28

William Downs. who has been work ing at his trade of machinist the past three months in New York city, re- turned home last evening.
 One of the attractions at the Hibern- ian fair tonight will be the Shelvey Brothers in their great contortion act. The drawing for prizes will take place tonight also.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight; cloudy Sunday, probably with rain; light to fresh southwest winds, probably becoming eaSterIy ana increasing by Sunday.
 Edgar c. Teller, administrator, filed his account of the settlement of the estate of the late Lena Cairns in the probate. court to-day. The estate is said to be worth about $1.000.
 On Sunday and Monday nights, Sept % and 30, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Evans and Staff Captain Withers of Boston will conduct the meetings at the Salvation Army hall. All are cor dially invited.
 Mrs Keough. 194 Baldwin street. Specials after o'clock: One lot la- dies nightgowns. were 50c, this even- AnS3 o1S cAS iot oI iduIe5 uduuSASslC skirts with rufile, were 39e, this even ing 20c; one lot of ladies' house wrap pers, were 9Sc and S1.20. this evening 49c.
 The St Joseph-Jefferso game will be played at Waterville tomorrow morning instead of tomorrow after noon. This change is made so as to give the players of both teams and their friends an opportunity to wit ness the Brooklyn A. Washington Hill A.. c. game in the afternoon at Riverside park.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28
The HIIIIer GPGCk(O Special PrlCGS tOr Saturday
 Night and Monday.

At 9Sc-Ladies' flannel waists, silk
 trimmed, value Sl.50. At $2.99-Ladies' cloth capes, silk
 lined, were $500. At $2.9S-Ladies' tucked silk Etons,
 were S7.0O. At e9c-Ladies' sateen pettieoats.
 were S1 OO At 75c-54 inch. heavy skirting. value S150. At 29e7-Foule flannel waisting, value
 soc
 At 75c-3e inch all si4- satin duchessc,
 value S125 At 49c-2o inch hasatin duchesse, value Csc.
 At 3s4c-Light prints. from 5c. At 64c-Cream domet fannels, from 10c
 At 10e-Ladies' embroidered turnover collars, value 20c. 3 for 25c-Swiss embroidered handker- chiefs, from 10c. At 1215c-Pure linen, soft finish em- broidered handkerchiefs, value 17c. At 25c-Libertys satin ribbon, all col ors, from 35c.. At 4c-Torchon laces, value Sc At Sc-Whisk brooms, from 10c. At 39c-Silk finger tipped gloves, from DOC. At 9Sc-Ladies' cape kid walking gloves, value S1.25. At 29c--Boys' Scotch flannel shirt waists, Y patenta detachable belts, value 49c. At 49cA-Womenss natural wool and
 camelshair underwear, value T5c. At 50c-AIens fancy stiff bosom shirts, split neck bands, ,vfeled seams. At 15c, 2. for 425c-Ghildkeh' heavy and mediumMeight knit underwear. r natural and white, value 25c to soc. At 9c-Ladiest high neck corset GOV
 CTS, were 15c.. At 9Sc-Ladies' square neck night robes, insertion and Hamburg yoke,
 were S1.49. At 25cALadfes' h1uslin drawers, Ham,
 burg ruff1e. were 39c. At 19c-Children's outing flannel dresses, braid trimmed, were 29c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28
AMERIcAN IocKEY WON.

London, Sept 29.-E. Corrigan's Faf- cyman. ridden by Waldo, the Ameri- can jockey. won the Prince Edward handicap of 2000 sovefeigns for Swear olds and upward, at the Manchester September meeting to-day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28

 Curling irons, 3c Toilet paper,
 value 1Oc, 6 packages, 25c Fine leather pockesbooks,
 from 2oc. 10c Bone hairpins,
 from 1oc per dozen. 5c Wire hairpins,
 from Sc, 6 for 5c Fine writing paper and envelopes, per box, 5c Pure castle soap, per cake, 21ac Handsome fancy pillow topss 25c Pretty chatelaine bags,
 from 39c, 25c Real alligator chatelaine bags, 50c Fine satin plaited graduated bod ice belts,
 from 75c, DOC Handsome chiffon ruffa,
 from s2.oo, $1.25 Full length ostrich feather boas,
 from n 4s55;!oo, {! legl1 l1,f S4es LADIES' PEgrICoATs. Ladies heavy sateen petticoats, z with deep r.i1fffe. .7a !, }a ' 9Sc Ladies' very heavy fine sateen petticoats, with plaited and
  f coats : , a.58 li.A ' S147 z 1,. LADIES' CoRsETs.r Iadies' fine Frenelly model straight froAte corSetS, 49c F. B.; k. and c. and P. N. straight front corsets, 75c
 LADIES, CLOVES. Ladies fine mocha and dressed kid gloves, braid and stitched back, all new fall shades. S1OO LADIES'DRESSIN SACQ UES. Ladies' fine eiderdown dressing sacCues,
 from S1.00, 59c GENTS'l FURNISHINGS. Gents black and white double breasted shirts, 39c Gents overalls, blue and blue and white stripes. 39c GentsJ Ilaundeked ne$1igee shirts; attached or sebafate collars, 4Se Our rfallJ line of gents' necltwea1 has arrived. selling at 25c and soc Gents fleece lined double breasted underwear. 45c Gents fine camelshair underwear,
 from 75c, soc Gents double breasted shirts and seated drawers,
 from S1.00, 70c Gents scarlet single and double breasted shirts and drawers,
 from $1.25 and $1.50, $1.00 LADIES' UNDERWEAR. Ladies full fashioned ribbed win < ter underwear, |, with long sleeves, Is9l 25c Ladies' extra 6 iqualityT Egyptian yarn. vests, and pants,. fully shaped, 49c Ladies extra quality, fleeced and wool underawe ear,
 from S1.O0, - 75c Ladies' fine all wool underwear i'll white canfelshair, natural ac'' and scarlet, 9Sc
 19 E HOSIERY ' | Children's and boys heavy ribbed hose, ''
 121ac goods < 3 for 25c Boys and girls extra heavy ribbed hose. double sole and heel.
 from 15c, 2 for 25c
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-28
DON'T MISS OUR FALL OPENING OF LADIES', MISSES AND CHILDRENS CLOAKS AND
 SUITS.

LADIES' WAISTS. Ladies' rich striped albatross waists, bishop sleeve,
 special tonight, $1.50 Ladies' fine mereerized waists, tucked backsand front, bishop -,l sleeves, S9c Ladies' fine mercerized waists, solid tucked, button back and front, 9Sc Ladies' fine staffeta silk waists, solid tucked,
 from 5000, $3.75
 HOUSE WRAPPERS Ladies' fine percale house SWrap- pers, braid trimmed bertha and founce trimmed,
 from $1.00. 69c
 SHOE STORH- Children's spring heel shoes, patent tip, to 6, 75c Children's spring heel dongola kid shoes, patent tip shoes, sizes to 8, 59c Children's and misses dongola shoes, patent tip. sizes to 2.
 value S9c and $1OO, 69c Misses and children's fine dongo- la shoes, patent or kid tip, sizes S1z to 2.
 from $1.25, 9Sc Boys and youths satin calf shoes, extension sole,
 from -$1. .25 and $1.5O, 9Sc Ladies' fine, vici kid and box calf shoes.
 from S2.0O, S1!5O Gents fine vici kid marvel and box calf shOes,s
 from S3.0D, S19S CONLON BROS. New Shopping Mart, 14a to 14s SOUTH MAIN STREET.
 OPPOSITE sCov1LL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
EXIT THE RED BARN.
variety - Made Possible to Farmers
Nowadays by Cheap Ready
Mixed Paints.

There was n time, said paint man
ufacturer. when every farmer painted
his barn rcd. The paint used was called
Venetian rcd and was made OF oxide
OF iron instead Of white lead and zinc
II cost about half as much as lead paint
and stood the weather well. The farm
er bought this paint dry and mixed it
with oil himself, and put it on him
self. Now | suppose about one-thiri
Of the country's barns are painted red
and about two-thirds in other colors,
with the proportion of red barns de-
creasing. This change is due some
what 20 fashion and more to the wide
introduction of mixed paints ready for
use.
Nowadays prepared paints are put
upin simply scores of colors and shades.
and many of them are manufactured
and sold as cheaply as the old Venetian
red was. In the old days if the farmer
wanted 10 paint any color but red he
had TO mix his own colors. He couldn't
get a painter TO come from town TO
mix the colors, unless he could have also
the job of doing the painting. Now
the farmer can buy paint in any color
or shade that he wants from sample
cards and when he knows the area of
surface to be painted he can ascertain
just the quantity required.
There are district fashions in barn
painting. 1t might be, for instance,
that in one place the squire painted his
barns red and thus set fashion that
his neighbors would follow II might
be that some city man who had bought
an abandoned farm would paint the
old barns in modern style. Then the
height ors would say: i don't know
how much Mr. Cityman knows about
farming. but he certainly knows how
10 paint barn And the peop.e there
abouts would be likely 10 paint their
barns more or less Ike his. Thus YOU
might find districts where the barns
would run much alike.
In modern barn painting the body
is OF one color and the trim Of another.
The present prevailing style is colonial.
in which the body is OF light yellow
and the trim white. But barns are
painted also in grals and i'm other col
ors and in various shades OF color and
with various kinds of trim; and take
everything together the old red barn
is being more and more crowded bv
those painted in modern fashion. ".
Y. sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
->@@>--<A 49,
THIS BOY WAS PLUCKY.
Caught Mad Dog In Gunny sacL
and Then Drowned HIN Ina
the River.

A. Chester. Pa. few days ago. q
mad dog was terroriziGg the neigh
borhood Men and boys watched the
brute's antics from a safe distance. but
a boy Is years old, named Peter Brown,
took the occasion 10 stamp himself az
a hero by capturing the animal in a
bag. Here is what he modestly said OF
the feat a little while afterwards:
"You see" said he, "the dog was a
coming down n splutterin' for all he
was worth, and | knowed something
would have TO be done. | was stand
ing near a grocery store where they
was unloading some potatoes, and !
thought TO myself here comes my op.
portunty. It's an old trick. but only
them what's used 10 IL kin do H..
81 opened the bags mouth wide as !
could, just when the dog was comm
hardest. expected every minute he'd
snatch me leg. but as luck would have
it he didn't. lie made right for the bag,
and when he got part way in showed
him further. and then gathered it in
at the end, and the dog was fast
Then the other fellers came and
wanted TO help. but ! held on TO the
bag, and the grocery man let me take
IL away got some string and tied M
the end, and after got some Irvine
] hauled the animal down to the river
He was still splutterin' and growth
fer all he was worth. Then got big
stone and tied IL 10 the bag and
throwed IL over. Then the jig was up"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTER.
Eagle swooped Down on "A Spike Buck
and Had the Better of IL when
Hunters IDterfercd.

An eagle with an eight-foot spread
of wing tried in vain the other day to
carry off spike buck III the Pine Hill
country. He swooped down upon the
buck, perched upon his back, tore at
him with beak and talons, and had
him nearly exhausted when the buck
ran under a low-hanging branch and
diSlodged his tormentor. The eagle
was returning to the attack, and the
buck was making every possible effort
TO kill ii with his sharp-pointed hoofs,
when two hunters, Charles Lefeyre and
Joe Cunning, began firing on the eagle.
They did not kill the bird, but after
they had torn tuft from one OF its
wings it flew away. Lefevre thus tells
of the fight:
1--WE had hunted all morning with
out any luck and were returning TO
camp along the ridge, when we OBJ
served, circling high in the air above
the glades, what we thought was a
giant buzzard. Westopped and watched
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
GOOD FEED FOR HOGS.
n Good Many Otherwise weII-In-
formed Men Underestimate the
Nutritiye value of whey

Where whey can be obtained cheap
~ it makes a good feed for swine,
If it be fed with other things. 4 good
many people have the erroneous i'm.
preston that whey is mostly water
and that most of the substance has
been taken out of it, II would be hard
TO convince them that half the sub
stance that was i'm the milk is still
left in the whey. yet such is the case.
Prof Robinson. OF Canada, gives
the following as the constituents of
ordinary whey: Water. 90 per cent:
heterogeneous substances. O.92 Tor near.
ly one per cent?; fat, OBS (one-third
of one pound of fat in every hun
dred pounds Of whey); milk sugar.
AG5; Tactic acid. O.33 Tor oue-third OF
= pound in every hundred pounds);
a.h. 0.;5. or three-quarters Of one per
cent. These elements of food value ga
whey should produce at least two
pounds OF live weight in pigs. One
hundred pounds Of whey, fed in the
most iudicious manner, should pro-
duce two pounds Of pork; il will not
do when fed alone, but fed in com.
bination with other foods il will.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04

the birds actions. Each circle that il
made brought il closer 10 a patch of
wild oats in the center of the glade.
with a sudden sWoop and closed
wings the bird dived into the deep
grass and the next instant the bird
and a spike buck were in conflict. We
crawled to within 200 yards Of the
spot and saw that the deer's assailant
was a large eagle. The deer plunged
down the hill. the eagle perched upon
his shoulders and with beak and tai
ons tearing at his hide and flesh. Plung-
ing into a small oak bush the buck
scraped the bird from his back. but
only for an instant. rs the deer
emerged from the tangle Of branches
the eagle swooped at him again. The
buck. that had now ceased it's bleating,
reared up and with lis razorlike fore
hoofs struck at the winged enemy
lowering close above.
what the result of the battle might
have been is hard to say. We could
stand the sight no longer and opened
a brisk fire with our rifles on the king
of birds. One of the bullets plowed
away hatful of feathers, and then the
eagle scared away. We left the buck
undiSturbed d"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04

T. Matley, civil engineer in the
employ Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
has found that the Big Bald Knob, in
the Alleghenies, on the boundary be-
tween Somerset and Bedford coun-
ties. is the highest peak in Pennsyl-
vania, it being 3.oo7 feet above the
sea level. Until Mr.. Matley's recent
survey, the highest known point in
Pennsylvania was near Lutherburg,
Clearfield county, where peak reach
es the elevation Of 2.7S0 feet Mr.
Matley has furnished his surveys and
calculations to the government engi-
neers having in charge the new geo
logical survey of the state, and the
latter have accepted Big Bald Knob
as the eliminating point in Pennsyl-
vania.-N. Y. Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
HOW TO CUT UP PORK.

Mess pork is the side pork containing
the bone; clear pork is the side meat
containing no bone.
The carcass OF pig is often divided
down the backbone into halves. The
shoulder numbered l in the diagram.
is cut as shown by the lines; number
2 is the ham cut in circular direc-
ton, the bone being sawed through
short distance from the hip joint or
whirlbone. If this piece of bone is
removed from the ham there will be
a vacancy produced in which flies will
will be apt 10 enter and cause trouble;
it is therefore better TO let il remain.
The rump piece GU, 10 which the tail
is attached also 81, and the lon piece
az. may be sailed or used fresh 4. 3
aud 6 make good roasting pieces. or
may be cut up for chops and outlets;
o. the ribs may be taken out. and the
whole side. including 5. may be cured
for bacon or be sailed. The lower pOr-
tiou (S). however. makes the best ba-
con, being made up of thin. alternate
layers of fat and lean; 4. and are
what the packers call mess" pork
but when exclusively fat or without
lean meat, is called "clean mess"
pork. When used for bacon. this par.
Of the carcass is cut in long strips:
such being very convenient for smok.
ing; when only sailed. To be used as
salt pork. it is cut in pieces most CON
venient for packing. The head should
be split down the face. and the fowls.
or chops on separated. These are
generally sailed and smoked. The re-
mainder of the head, with the ears
and feet, together with the trimming.
Of the hams, may be boiled and made
into head cheese; or the feet. legs. ears
and snout may b. dsed as picked
souse.-Farmers' Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
Points About HeIgInn uar...

The color is the red, golden brown.
or tan of the thoroughbred Belgian.
There should be but very little gray
about them. 1t is not an unusual
thing for the headquarters TO shade
off into a slight grayish tinge, but
when the animals are scored they suf.
fer a cut in consequence. The thor.
oughbredi Belgian in exhibition flesh
should. when fairly grown. weigh
about eight pounds. Corn-fed or fatted.
they will weigh more and lose some.
what in symmetry or form. For this
reason fanciers feed mostly oats for
their grain ration. He should be long
in limb and body. with straight front
feet. fine in bone. Add TO these the
characteristic color. or shades Of color.
Of the Belgian and we know we have
good blood National Rural.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
SQUIRREL. Hair, Not Cnmer..

"Contrary TO the belief of most peo-
pie. the camers hair brush used by
artists has nothing OF the camel in
it," said manufacturer of soft
brushes the other day. There was
time when real camel's hair was used
for the purpose. The ship OF the
desert, however, has long been super
seeded by the homely little squirrel.
Not only is squirrels hair very
much less costly, but IL is better,
softer, more pliable and far more
durable. At the present day il is
doubtful if you could find a pound of
camel's hair in all the brush factories
in this country. However, there is no
cause for fear that the graceful little
squirrel will he eXterminated. 1t is
the European squirrel that furnishes
the hair for the brushes, the covering
of the American squirrel being too
furry and soft for the purpose.
Washington Star.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
'sLIyE 49,
Stock
CUTTING UP PORK.
u should he Done with Reference to
the Use for which Various
Parts Are Intended.

The cutting of pork should be done
Nth reference to the use for which it
intended. In the great pork pack
Ing establishments, the manner in
which il is cut and cured has special
reference to the particular markets to
which it is to be sent. Sometimes in
hams the hip bone as removed at the
socket, and sometimes left entire,
while the shank is left long TO the
hook Joint, or cut close up to the ham.
The shoulder may be cut square back
of the shoulder blade and neck or
trimmed off rounding at the upper por-
ton. The bacon pieces may comprise
the entire side from the ham to the
shoulder, and the flank piece may b.
separated fire. m the back piece. The
whole OF the ribs are generally taken
out. but some times the tips are left in.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
Watching


One Of the passengers on Broadway
car one night was Joseph Jefferson, the
actor. Near him was young man
reading a newspaper. As the young man
got off the car he said TO the conduc-
tor:
There's Joe jefferson in there"
"G'wan," replied the conductor,
"nothin' dom"
"Yes. he is" insisted the young man.
"Whistle and call Schneider
Cert" said the conductor. and he
let out a short, shrill blast followed by
Here, Schneider" in no mild tone.
The veteran actor glanced mp and
smiled. The conductor looked embar-
raised. The other passengers won
dered what was wrong with The con-
ductor-N. y. sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04

eter. Lath feet long are nailed to
each spoke and TO both ends OF the
frames as shown at 3, letting them ex-
tend outside about inches and nail
ing them all on the same side. To oper-
ate, remove the wire from posts, fasten
one end to a stake, stretch wire in
straight line, commence at the other
end from the stake. roll on the big end
of the reel, have an assistant TO hold
the wire up in front of reel 10 take ont
the slack. When the roll is completed.
bind il with wire I'm three or four places,
set the reel up on the small end, jar a
little and the coil will fall off. Label
the coil with the number Of rods there
in and il is ready 20 move. To unreel,
place the bale back on the reel; it Will
go down about half way. Put spokes
on the reel and unrou along the new
line OF fence. The space between the
spolles being open makes II handy to
bind the bale together.-A. ). Forsman,
i'm Ohio Farmer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
BARBED WIRE FENCE.
Moving IL L. n Hard job, Hut the DO
vice Here Described Makes
IL Little Easter.

Moving barbed wire fence i "A very
disagreeable job at the best. We have
just completed the rolling of one-half
ton which we wanted moved, an old
fence where we have erected a new
woven wire fence instead
In Fig. is AKA oak block or scant-
ling u inches long for frame; is 1x2-
inch lath 21 inches long nailed TO block
l. The figure represents one end Of the
frame. The other end is made the same
except it is one inch smaller in diam
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
The Betrothed Chinese Girl.

Chinese girl belongs 10 the family OF
her prospective husband, and often
when her own family is poor or feels
unable to afford keeping her until she
reaches marriageabe age, she is sent
even while a mere child to her hus-
bands family 10 be raised by them.
Even when she stays at home she wor-
ships not the tablets of her own ances-
tors. but those Of her sband's.-N.
Y. Sun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
The Dread of wild Animals.

when all other methods of controll-
ing Wild beasts fail. the keeper has only
TO employ an iron rod which has been
made red-hot at one end says an old
circus man. Lions and tigers will
cringe before the heated poker, and no
matter how restless and fretful they
may have been. the sight of the glow
ing iron Immediately brings them to
their best of animal senses. '-Jpdian-
apo.is News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-01-04
Cast Away Among Friends.

On voyage from Australia 10 Pana-
ma the bark Momentum sprung a leak
and although all hands worked at the
pumps the vessel continued 10 settle
and the captain had 10 make for the
nearest land, which was Easter island,
off the coast of Chill. As luck would
have IL. the vessel struck a reef. and
the crew just succeeded in getting
ashore with their lives. The inhab-
itants o. Easter island are barbarians
but simple minded and kindly. They
number about $50. and are ruled by a
king and four chiefs. The royal palace
Is a cabin OF sticks and dried mud. and
every body lives on vans. fruit and pork
the pigs being many and half Wild
On this little island the sailors had 10
remain six months. until taken of by
passing vessel The king and all his
subiects-men. women and children
shouted in lamentation as the e.Ciles
sailed away. 1t was probably the most
agreeable shipwrcck on record.