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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
THURLoW WEED LOVED BOOKS.

T heard that 8 neighbor, three miles off, had borrowed, from still more distant neighbor, a book of great in terest. I started off barefoot, in the snow, to obtain the treasure. There were spots of bare ground, upon which I would stop to warm my feet. And there were also, along the road, occasional lengths of rail fence from which the snow had melted, and upon which it was a luxury to walk. The book was at home, and the good peo- ple consented upon my promise that it should be neither torn nor so1led, to lend it to me. In returning With the prize, I was too happy to think of the snow or my hacked feet
 This little incident, related by Thur, low Weed himself, as a sample of the means by which he gained that knoWI- edge and power which made him not only the ''Nestor of American journal ism,' but also rendered. him famous in national affairs as the, American War; wick or 1.The king maker
 There were no long, happy years of schooling for this child of the s'com- mon people, whose father was a strug- gling teamster and farmer: no prelude O1 GdIS1CSSs iduEklA1lSl ShlASthSoo @oNIOA Y the stern duties of life began.
 My first employment" he says, twas in sugar making, an occupation to which became much attached. now look with great pleasure upon the days and nights passed in the sap bush. The want of shoes( which, as the snow was deep, was no small privation,) was the only drawback to my happiness. I used, however, to tie pieces of old rag carpet around my feet, and got along pretty we'll, chopping wood and gather ing the sap.''
 During this period he travelled, bare foot, to borrow books, wherever such treasures could be found among the neighboring farmers. With his body in the sugar house and his head thrust out of doors, where the fat pine was blazing" the only light poor boys could afford in those days, the young enthusiast devoured with breathless in terest History of the French Revol- ution," the prize he had walked three miles to borrow.
 Later, we see him working as cab- in boy and deck hand on Hudson riv- CT steamboat, and cheerfully sending home the few dollars a month he earn ed. While employed ill this capacity, he earned his first quarter in New York, by carrying a trunk for one of the passengers from the boat to a ho- tel on Broad street.
 But, after year of seafaring life, he found his niche in the office of small weekly newspaper, the "Lynx," pulp lished at Onondaga, New York.
 So, at fourteen, owing to his indomi- table perseverance. which conquered the most formidable obstacles, as knights of old are said to have swept from their paths dragons and other fabled monsters, we find Thurlow Weed started on the career in which, despite the rugged road he still had to travel, he built up a noble character and won international fame.-Success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
TROLLEY MEN SURPRISED.
Greenwich's Health Officer Tossed
 One Into the Mud.


 Dr l.. F. Jones, town health officer, ex-warden of the borough of Green wich, and ex-state senator, and the family physician of D. 0. Benedict, William Rockefeller, H. O. Have meyer and other first families of the place, struck the first real blow at the trolley's progress through Greenwich Saturday afternoon.
 He stopped the workmen from planting two trolley poles in front of his property on Putnam avenue. When moral suasion had no effect he used force. He picked one of the workmen up by the seat of his trous- CTS and shirt collar and threw him into the middle of the road, where he slid in the soft mud to the other side of the street and then ran home- The foreman looked on with astonishment but finally gasped
 Do you know that you have con- mitted an assault P
 ''Yes, l know," replied the doctor, suavely, sbut l do that every day. Now that your man has disappeared, 1 want you to get those trolley poles out of the gutters at once, or I'll have them chopped up for firewood to- nightn
 The foreman, short and stout man, replied:
 Where I come from out west, some lead would do for you."
 But" said the doctor, 1.-two can work at that game, and you present a broader front than I do, and l couldn't miss you. I'm not so stout, so I might escape"
 The doctor then left the foreman to do as he bid or else suffer the loss of the poles
 The Greenwich Tramway, company is laying tracks from Port Chester to Stamford. The medium class of peo- pie desire the trolley, and showed no opposition. To-day the Workmen came into the district where the million aires and rich New Workers reside. Dr Jones has chalnpioned their cause from the first, and as the poles were brought in front of his property and laid in the gutters he determined that they should not be put up.
 As soon as the men started to dig he remonstrated. Then the men dug in another spot, and he was kept busy between the two for some time. As last resort the doctor picked up the workman and deposited him in the slimy mud.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30

For about the thirty-ffth time the veterans of the G. A. R. to-day deco rated the graves of their dead com rades with garlands and greens. It is a beautiful ceremony, and grows in magnitude as the years roll by, al though many who assisted in the work when the day was first designated as Decoration day have since passed over to the silent majority. The ranks of the veterans are thinning, yet there is no cessation in the work begun by them more than a third of a century ago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
NAUGATUCK DIVISION.

For New York-6:35, SIP, 1O:5O a. m.; 1:30, PAS, COS p. m.; Sunday, 7:45 a. m.; 5:10 p. III.
 For Bridgeport 8:12, 1O:5O, q. m.; 1:3O, PAS, COS p. m.; Sunday 7:O5 a. m.; 5:1O p. m.
 For New Haven (via Derby Juno tion)-6: :35, SIP, 10:5O a. m.; 1 80, PAS, COS. 7:oO (mixed) p. m.; Sunday, 7:O5 a m., 5:10 D. m.
 For Ansonia-6:35, SIP, 1O:5O a. m. i; 1 80, PAS, 4:45. 6:0s, 7:20 (mixed) D. m.; Sunday, 7:05 a. m., 5:1O p. m.
 For Watertown-6:45 S:41, 11:17 a m.; 1:31, 4:01; 5:0O 6:12, 7:03, 9:O5, Il 20 p. m.; Sunday, 9:43 a. m., 500 D. m.
 For Thomaston, Torrington and Winsted-S:36 11:12 q. m; 3:56, 6:5s, 800 p. m.;. Sunday, 9:3s a. m.; 7:55 p. m
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
How We Are Like the Chineae.

After all, in considering the subject of superstition, we must remember that it prevails to some extent in all nations. In our own country people generally prefer to see the new moon over their right shoulder, and to have at the same time silver in their pock- cts. If the salt is upset some of it is thrown over the left shoulder to do away with the bad omen. It is bad luck to pass funeral, and ill fate also threatens if a black cat crosses your path. The theater pro- prietor implicitly believes that if a cross-eyed man enters the house early in the evening there will be no audi ence that night.-Hon. Charles Denby, in Forum.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30

Senator Burrows has been busy dressing up the ybugaboo of reduction in the congressional representation of those states which have disfranchised illiterate voters, and is coddling it as earnestly as though it were bran new baby and he were it's daddy. He has also discovered and announced a veritable mares nest-that congress has authority to make a new congress- ional appointment at any time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
RAILROAD DIRECTORY
HIGHLAND DIVISION.


 Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at 700 and S:38 a. m.; 12:38; 4:05; S.O7 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta ton from Boston, Hartford and way stations at S:05; 11:40 a. m.; 1:45; 5.13 and 7:45 p. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York. Fishkill Landing, Dan- bury and way stations at SIS a. m., and 1850 and 5:1S D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- 'tion from New York, Fishkill Landing, Danbury and way stations at S:36 a. m., 12:34 and S:O4 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at S:3O; 10:O5, a. m.; 200; 5:o5; TOO p. n.
 Arrive at Meadow street station at 9:50; 1l:3O a. m.; 4:50; 6:50; $50 p. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
BRIDE AT LAST SAID "oBEY."

In telling about Some People Have Married" in the Ladies' Home Journal for June, the Rev D. M. Steele says: Being an Episoopafian always use the formal printed service in the prayer book. In this the greatest stickler is obey One day a coup.e came to me bringing as witnesses the parents of both bride and groom.
 Everything proceeded smoothly to the point love, honor and obey when the bride refused to say the last. I repeated it and waited. Again she re- fused and shut up my book. Then there was scene. They talked 1t over, and the more seriously they argued and discussed the more stubbornly she refused. The parents became angry, the groom excited and the bride hys- terlcal. To humor her he joined in the request to have, me leave it out. But liked the fellow and decided that a little sternness from me in the pres- ent might be q favor to him in the future. So l told them I had no au- thority to change it and would not do so. I tried to show the foolishness of her objection but it was no use.
 Finally, said to him: Well. this household must have a head sone- where. will leave it out for her if you Will say it. This was his time to refuse. which he did. He gathered I'D his hat and started for the door whan, presto change she sprang after him. lea him back by the hand, looked up meekly at him and said it.v
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
THURSDAY, MAY 30. 1901.

No doubt there are a great many people in the country to-day who have a greater contempt for the, supreme court than Bryan is said to have en- tertafned a few years back. The re- cent decisions on Porto Rican and other matters has brought the supreme court justices more notoriety, of sey- eral kinds, than those worthy person ages have received in many days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30
ABERDEEN BRANCH.

Trains Leave Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations at $50 a. m., and 6:15 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sta- tion from MiddletoWn and way stations at 7:50 a. m., and 400 p. n.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30

''The Russians are awakening to the uses of electricity; various cities, from Odessa on the Black Sea to Vladivo- stok on the Pacific, are inviting esti- mates on trolley systems and electric lighting" says magazine writer. T have stopped at Russian hotels which
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30

When you want team or hack, go to Austin's. Phone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-30

We have never been better equipped to supply the trade with our standard and always excellent
 Our bottling department has every facility to meet promptly all demands of the hotel and family trade.
 The company's STOCK ALB will soon be ready and no expense has been spared to make it q strong and ster- ling beverage, with flavor that only age can give.
 Telephone BIO.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
NEW YORK sUPREME COTRT- corYTV

- OF NEW YORK.-San.J Fl z Kflner. as sole sr--,u
ing executor. &c. plaintiff against Mary Heath Far..
ard others. defendants pursuance iudgr,s1t ~
foreclosure and sale duly made ard
entitled action. bearing date Of June 1000
undersigned u. referee i~ said nar7e5
lie auction. -he ms now ~
Gated No. III Broadway. the 80r1ug0
CITY Of York 10Th day October 1901 a. ~
o'clock that by Peter F. auro1as.--
premises directed BY jud dgnlsn 10 be so5 -
described follows: All
Of land with the buildings n1prov enlanrs t
erected situate lying and being
OF the City Of New bounded and Described ~
follows; Beginning point sou-herlv si5s -
Seventy-eghth distant hundred and sjv a..
inches westerly from the formed b ~
OF sourherly side Of
with the westerly side OF Columbus Ninth
running westerly along Sevenuyeshh srrss,
inches: southerlv and
allel with Columbus and part way through
wall. hundred feet and inch thence esst-
erlv and nearly parallel with Sevenry-sighrh
wenty-six feet a point distant hundred ana fonr
feet westerly from he side Columbus avs1n
line drawn right angles therefrom. northsv
tnd nearly parallel with Columbus avenue HUNDRED
feet six inches the point place Of beginning; aid
premises being now known No. log West Sevenyegh5
'
Dated. New York. September sd 1901.
SOL KO1N. Referee
CARDOZO & NATHAN. Attorneys for Plaintiff No Ias
Broadway, Borough OF Manhattan. City os New YorE
The following is diagram OF the property sa as
@escrioed above the being West Sew
eaty-eighth street Ianhattan. New York City:
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
foreclosure Gales

SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF NEW
- York Gottlo6 A schweizer, Plaintiff against
Thomas Haggerty Others Defsndants-In pursuance
of Judgment OF foreclosure and duly made and
aboveentted action bearing date the
day September. 1901. the undersigned the Ref
said Judgment named. will cell public auction
the New York Real Estate Saesroom. NO Broad
way, the Borough OF Manhattan. City OF New York
23d dav Of October, 1901. Il O'Clock noon on
that day. by William NJ. Ryan Auctioneer. the premises
directed by said Judgment be sold. and therein de-
scTibed follows: All that piece or parcel
Of land. with the building thereon erected situate living
and being in the City OF New York of
New York. and bounded and described follows: Re
ginning point the northerly OF Eleventh
distant hundred and seventy-dve (I7l feet
westerly from the formed by
the norhery eide OF Eleventh the westerly
side Of Sixth avenue and running thence northery
allel with Sixth avenue and the way through
party wall enc hundred and three dQS) go
inches thence westerly and parallel with Eleventh
twenty-five t9 feet thence southerly parallel sixth
avenue and part OF the through party wall
one hundred and three QOO 90 inches 10 th-
northerly side Of Eleventh street hence eastery
along the said northerly side OF Eleventh
Two cd feet 10 the point place OF
10 certain covenants contained recorded In
the office OF the Register County OF New YORK IN
LiDer 40 OF tonVeyances 40S
Dated New York. September Both. 1901
,,-,x - EDWIN A WATSON, Referes
WILLIAM III. STOCKWEI4I. Attorney for Plaintir Iss
5S BroadWay Borough Of Manhattan. New York city
Inc Following Is diagram property 20 he sod.
its street number is ll5 West 11th Street.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
NEW YoRK SUPREME COURT COUNTY

- OF NEW YORK--George 5. Bowdoin and others as
trustees IN New York FOR the Commercial Union
ance Co: Limited. Of London. Eng Plaintiffs against
Gstav r Taussg and others Defendauts-Tn pursuance
oI Judgment OF Foreclosure and dusy made and
etsreG IN tue aboveentitled action bearing the
zSrd day OF September. 1901 T. undersigned. the
tSeteree IN said Judgment named, Will a Public
uceGn at the New York Real Estate Saesroena, No III
oEosd"ay, IN the Borough OF Manhattan. City of New
on tne 18th day OF October 1901 al t2 o'clock noon
on mat day. by Herbert A Sherman. Auctoneer. the
premises directed by said Judgment be sold and therein
oesSrioed as follows All certain piece parcel
OF ahd With the building erected thereon, lying
ehd being IN tie Borough Manhattan City. County and
Ste OF New York and bounded described follows.
eslnnins at point IN the southery line OF Ffrysxt1
street. distant hundred and twenty-five C2) feet
rom the southeasterly corner OF Ninth Avenue
ad ftysxth street. and running thence souhery and
fafae! 10 Ninth Avenue one hundred GoO feet I've Co
70 the centre line OF the block thence eastery as
saa centre line OF the block hfty O feet thence noEn
cry and parallel 10 Ninth Avenue hundred GOD fee'
hVe tl inches the line OF Ffrysixth street
Ahd enee westerly along said scutherly lire ot ty
ginning
Dated New York. September "a. 1901.
EUGENE SMITH. Referees
BUTLER. HOFFMAN JOIINF & NTYNDERSE. Attorneys
I9r Plaintiffs "a Wall Street Borcugh of ManhatIAn'
New York City.
The following is a % he property Re- sold
oescrloed above the numbers being o. anu '
West C6th Street:
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
foreclosure Sales
NEW YoRK SUPREME CoTRT Con- :.

NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. Countv :.
New York--Colored Orphan Asylum ara s..s
ror the Benefit OF COlOred Children the Ct- - son
YORK Plaintiff. against Philip Smith ana o5s, 4Sss
tsndants-In pursuance Of Judgment Foreclosure & &
sale duly made and entered entifisS ana
bearing date the 24th day OF September. 1901 the on
signed the Referee in said Judgment named will aer-
public auction, at the New York Estate sci az
NO III Broadway. Borough OF Manhattan CIV
YORK on the I'D day Of October. 1901 II ocoe new ew
OF that day by Peter F. Meyer Auctoneer the noon
directed by said Judgment to be sold therein ds,ses
as follows: All that certain lot piece or parcel
situate. lying and being In the City of New w., and
bounded and described follows. wit: Ragi1,S and
point on the nOrthery side OF FIunrreItb SIS a.
tant one hundred (Ot feet easJerly us
OF the said northerly side of one on
the easteriy side OF the Third Avenue: thence IN
eastWardiy along the said uOrtherly ns
dredth Street twenty-five (25) feet thence runn nun
Wardly and parallel with the easterv si5s N
Thlrd Avenue and part Of the distance y tne
wall one hundred COO feet inches party
nng westwardly and parallel with said norrb run
or one Hundredth Street tl feet, tb side
nlnS sOuthWardy and again parallel run
ery line or the Thr! Avenue hundred CO0, g.. es
ts) inches. 10 the point place begrnnT Ssi eight
erty now hes In Section in Block I65O On prop
Map OF the City OF New York '' 'he Land
Dated New York, September 5Oth 1901
RICHARD Fl. MITCHELL.
PERKINS < JACKSON. Attorneys for Tsi,irtiSs es
Broadway, Borough ~ Manhattan New VOL S, III
The Following Is a diagram Gf proDartN -
It's street number is 2OS East Fundrrtb SSr sod
1Oist St ''See-
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16

Lns approximate amount Of the lien OF satisfy
Nhich the above described property is sold is
twenty seven thousand and sxJy-two Dollars with IN
terest thereon from the 11th day September 1901 TO-
with costs and allowance
dred thirty-eight and 510O Dollars S5SS 90 together
Win the expenses OF the sale The apprCxnoate amount
or taxes assessments. other liens which 70
aI3~ed 20 the purchaser OF the purchase money
PAID oy the Referee, IS One hundred and
tWenty-slx Dollars and interest.
Dated New York. September 18th. 1901
WILLIAM Il WILLIS Rafars.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16

The approximate Of the lien or charge TO SATISFY
Which he above described property be sold.
sSoSo 2d-lOO, with interest thereon
June. 1900 less the OF So OO6 q paid on account
thereof, together with allowance
s5Sl %. with interest from the 18th day June 1900
together with the OF the sale. approximate
amount or taxes assessments other liens
be allowed 70 the purchaser OF purchase money
or paid BY the referee is 81 733. Il interest.
Dated. New York. September 23d 1901.
SOL. KOFfN Referee.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
Eleventh Street.


The approximate amount CT the lien or charge to
satisfy which the abovedescribed be
Is s. with interest thereon from the 10th day Sep
TEMPER 1901 together with
Ing 10 SS9965 together with the sale The
approximate amount OF the
rates other liens allowed purchaser out
OF the purehase-money paid Referee S243
and interest
Dated New York. Both day Of September 1eo1
EDWIN A WATSON. R.f.rsa
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
56th Street

The OF the lien charge to satsty
which the above-described property Is 10 oe sola -
ssSOOs.9O. with interest thereon the lSts Cay
September. l9O1 together with costs and aloWaIS'
amounting S426.TO with interest from SEPTEMBER -
1901 together with the OF the sale ne
mate amount OF taxes. assessments. OF other liens 49,
are to be allowed to the purchaser cut or me
money paid by the Referee Is SS56OTI and Merss
Dated New York. September "a. 1901 -
EUGENE SMITH. Rereree
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
YORK SUPREME COURT. COUNTY


OF NEW YoRK-winiam E. Dodge plaintr.
against Luther F. HaTtweu and others defendants
pursuance Of Judgment Of Foreclosure and Sale duly
made and entered in the above entitled action bearing
date the 18th day Of September 1901 the undersigned
the Referee in said judgment named will sell Public
Auction at the New York Real Estate sslesroor No.
III Broadway. IN the Borough OF Manhattan. City OF
New York on the seventeenth day OF October 1901 u
O'Clock noon, that day. by %. PnRnix Ingraham
Auconeer the premises directed by said Judgment
sold and therein described follows. All certain
lot piece or parcel Of land situate. lying and being
the Twenty-second Ward OF the City OF York with
the building and improvements thereon erected and
a. Number IS formerly 80 West 64h Street bounded
and described as follows: BEGINNING point the
Southery side OF West 64th Street distant two hundred
and seveny-hve feet Westerly from the formed
by the intersection Of the Westerly Of Central PARK
West formerly known Eighth Avenue. and the
erly lire OF 6+th Street, and from point running
Southery parallel with Central Park Vest and part
the through party wall hundred i've inches
70 the centre line OF the block Westerly along
parallel with Central Park West I've
inches 20 the Southery side OF 64h thence
Easery along 64th Street twenty-five feet point
the place OF beginning The said premises being located
n Block LIE Section No T. the Land Map q the
City Of New York Together with the appur-enancs4
Dated New York. September nth, 1901.
WILLIAM Fl. WILLIS. Rsfsrae
ADAMS CCMSTOCE. Attorneys for Plaintiff No ss
Wall Street, New York City.
The following is diagram OF the property be sold
as described above the street number being formerly
30 West 6+th Street
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
iOOth s.

The Approximate ~ the lien or charge m s.,,.
which above described property is to he 80 sy
SIS 972 or with interest nom the 18th day OF Ssperbs
1901 together and allowances annOI11a
with interest from tember 24th 1901
with the expenses OF the sale The apprxinats sT
OF taxes eSsr1ents. insurance other
aoue1 the purchaser the purchase Sn ere
paid BY the Referee Is 81 0S9 90 and interest 7S
Dated New York September 30th 1901
RICHARD 7.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16
Assiquee's 9 Notice.

IN PURSUANCE of an Order OF the HOB
Chas. Truax. Justice OF the supreme Court Couns5
New OF New notice IS HEREBY 49,
persons having claims against the E. F. Drspes ~
Advertising Co. lately doing business in the CiS
New York to present same with the vouchers a.
duly verified. the subscriber. who mas been duS
pointed Assignee said F.. F. Draper Advertising
benefit of his Office. - Pine
ough OF Manhattan. city OF New York. on or oeto5s
Eleventh day Of December. Nineteen Hundred ana ON7
Dated New York. September 25th 1901.
SIDNEY A. TRENNETr, AssisN7s'
BREED q ABBOTT. Esqs. Attys ter Assignee
New-York tribune., 1901-10-16

A ADVERTISEMENTS ana suc.criotions The Trruns
~ received their Up-OWn once No. l242 Froaas - -
3lst-st O'Clock o. SdVetl...
nents received the following branch offices AZ Nsa
or1ce rates until o'clock D VIZ: 3s sIn-aVes
cor 23d-st-: I32 6th-ave i2th-st: Nacys on 10
and 1Ah-st-: ls2 Colurnbus-avs- West
West A2d-st near shave: "a tstn-ss-: 2s7 W.
x2d-st, between tn and lo0 EaAr k7ra-s<s