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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
"A GOOD HAWK STORY.
Bird Flew Away With Trap, but Re-
 turned to His Death,

turned to His Death.
 East Hampton, March 26.-Ernest Markham, son of Selectman W. N. Markham of Chestnut Hill, owns a fine flock of pigeons. One day recently he detected large hen hawk making off with one of his pets. He set trap and the next day he found the trap gone and with it four feet of chain with which it had been fastened. A few days after a large hawk was seen circling around. high up from the ground, and, as he turned and circled, something glistened in the sun, just below his body. Yesterday, just a week after being caught, the big bird was seen to alight in q large chestnut tree on the ledges just west of the house.
 Markham and hired man, John Kane, started for the spot The bird did not fly, and soon it was perceived that he was securely held. As the hawk lit on the tree, a small branch ran through the trap, holding It fast. Young Mark ham secured q club and climbing the Chestnut, to the height of fifty feet, gave battle to the hawk, which, though handicapped, fought valiantly. At last Markham got in the knockout blow. The hawk proved to he an. immense 4pedmen of the red tailed variety and me6sj1red four feet six inches from tip to tn. The hawk had een cAlent by twO toes on the le9 ans1 usae Nas mlssiag where s
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
GILLETTE NOT TO RETIRE
Will Not Respond to Curtain Calls But Will Remain on the Stage

But Will Remain on the Stage.
 William Gillette, actor and plav- wright, closed a season of five weeks 1n Sherlock Holmes'' at the Hollis street theater, Boston, Saturday night. ana, 1n response to demands from the house, he appeared before the curtain and gave what was expected to be a farewell to the American public. but 1t appears that his farewell is only as William Gillette, not as Sherlock Holmes or any other character writ ten for him. He said in part:
 During the last season the papers have exhibited a strange tendency to keep me retiring from the stage, and under the circumstances I certainly feel that a farewell of some kind is due from me. Although I have no in- tention of abandoning dramatic work at present, this is positively my last appearance personally before the cur tain of theater i'll this country. While 1t IS delightful to respond to the con- piiment of call and to be the reel pient of such a compliment, it is a great mistake for an actor to yield to the temptation. feel that, in appear Ing before the curtain or outside of the scenes of the play, I aE1 shattering at one blow the Illusion which not only myself, but the entire company has been faithfully working to establish. This Illusion. or sense of actuality, is Rt the very basis of modern effective drama, and 1t should not be subjected to so rude and unnecessary a blow. For this reason am going to bid you, and through you, if you will allow me, the theatergoing public, very affec- tionate personal farewell, although l sincerely hope to have the pleasure of again appearing before audiences in America in the place to which my work assigns we.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
TRAMP KILLED.
Run Over While Fighting With Crew
 of Freight Train.

of Freight Train.
 New London, Conn, March 26.- While engaged in a fight with the crew of freight train a tramp whose name is thought to be Reilly was in stnhtly killed last night at the Harri- son street crossing by the TAO passen- ger train on the Central Vermont rail- road. Another tramp, Cummings, who was also participant in the fight, is under arrest for stoning the train. The two tramps came to this city yes terday afternoon. After getting bad ly intoxicated, they started to board 9 special freight which was making up for Worcester, Mass. They were put of by the train crew. but returned second time and the fight resulted. In the course of this Reilly ran to the southbound track directly in front of the TAO train. which was running at . good rate of speed, and was struck by the engine. His bouy was badly mangled. and the head crushed be- yond recognition. Cummings was ar rested and held for a hearing.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26

cree from San Fernando, in 18tQ- E1111s' latter part of the name, de BexAr. A v~as intended as compliment osAhA duke of Bexar, possibly a,desceud4 4n1k of the grandees to whom CexvapSeAs dedicated his immortal work, eDDM Qnixote de la Mancha.''
 The Mexican commander, Gen. Ans tonic Lipez de Santa Anna, was born in 179s in Jalapa, Mexico, and early in life assisted in throwing off the Span.- ish yoke. In 1883, after having emerged successfully from several revolutions, he was elected president. which was only another name for dictator. He was a typical Mexican revolutionist, but man of immense energy, considerable military abiiftys inconceivable vanity, and constitutions ally cruel.
 Col. William Barrett Travis, whd commanded the Texans, in the Alamo.; was a native of North Carolina. He was lawyer by profession. At the time of his death in the Alamo he was 2s years old. In person, he was six feet tall, weighed ITO pounds, had light hair, blue eyes, with reddish beard and whiskers, we'll proportioneds a fine-looking figure. Penned up. ands doomed to die with Travis and hiA little band, were David Crockett and | James Bowie, men of heroic mo1ds whose names are household words | wherever the English language ia spoken, men who had they lived in the middle ages would have been classed with Godfrey de Bouillon and Richard, the Lion-hearted. | | Shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, March 6, 1886, the eleventh day of the siege, the Alamo was close- ly surrounded by the entire Mexican
 army. At daylight the charge waa sounded, but the Texans were readyr
 and the assaulting columns were
 hurled back by the whitening fire of the defenders. A second assault was made, but again the Mexican soldiers reeled and fell back in dismay before
 the deadly shower of grape, musket 1 and rifle balls. Then there was al
 pause, and for while it seemed as if the Mexican soldiers could not be in- | duced to renew the attack. A third as- sault, due mainly to the threats and l promises of Santa. Anna was made- | At lengththe exhausted Texans could
 no longer keep back the hundreds of
 MeNicans who took the place of those
 who were killed or hurled down from the scaling ladders. Then the plaza of
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26

5o,o0O inhabitants, with every inven- tion and convenience of modern i'm provement.
 That this wonderful empire state, with her great natural resources, her pasturage for millions of cattle and sheep, besides vast mineral wealth, fell into the arms of Uncle Sam, was due, indirectly at least, to the heroic determination of the hero of tke Alamo and his intrepid followers, to neither retreat nor surrender. An other great result of this wonderful battle was the war with Mexico, in which the Texans once more "glutted their ire'' on their former oppressors, and more than wiped out the old scores of the Alamo and Goliad, at which aforementioned engagement 33O
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

"A we'll attended meeting of the Cath olics of Oakville was held in the church of St Mary Magdalene last evening. William A. RatchfOrd was called to the chair and T. J. Kelly was chosen secretary. Permanent officers for the coming fair were elected and the various committees were appoint ed. Books were also given to the can vassers, who began immediately their labors. The fair will open in the base ment of the church on April 17th, and will continue six nights.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
'. . NAUGATUCK NEWS
Little Daughter of Representative Bird
 Met With Fatal Accident.

Met With Fatal Accident.
 Helen, the 2-years- daughter of Representative John Bird of Union City met with sudden death yester- day afternoon about 2:3O o'clock. The little girl saw some of the older chll- dren cross a brook to get some maple sap from a tree which had been tapped. To get to the other side there is a path about six feet above the brook and from this the child fell head-first into the brook. The fall crushed her head and the doctor stated that it knocked her unconscious and that she smOthered in the water. The family have the sympathy of the whole community The funeral was largely attended this afternoon from the home.
 Miss Mamie Mahon of Cherry street left this morning for Allentown, Penn, where she expects tc enter an acad- emy.
 Charles Connors, who so brutally assaulted his father on Saturday night. was given a hearing yesterday before Justice Allen of Beacon Falls and was bound over under S1,O00 bonds.
 Patrick Burns of Church street has entered the employ of the Prudential Insurance Go.
 All the schools will close Friday, the 29th, for the Easter vacation. Schools will reopen Monday, April s.
 James Donovan of Hartford was in town this morning on business.
 A horse and two-seated wagon were found on South Main street last night bys Frederick AShmore and Michael Spadola when they were going home. The horse was walking up Main street and they caught it and brought it up &l.. +,,,, +1,N whole outfit over to Officer Malone, who placed it in charge of the hostler at Jones's livery stable with inStruc- tionS not to let it go until he gave him permission. It is a small bay horse with white stripe down the face. and 3 two seated carriage in which there was lot of fine split wood.
 Thomas Larkin of Ansonia was in town this morning on business.
 Senator Kennedy and Representa- tive Page are in Hartford to-day.
 Last night about 10 o'clock Joseph Linnweber made complaint to Chief Smith that he had been assaulted on Main street by Daniel Roach of West mountain. It seems that IinnWeber shot dog on the mountain Saturday and scared ROach's horse. and that the argument started over that. In the court tnlS morning t0acnS case was continued until Friday morning to ac- commodate Attorney Kennedy. who has been engaged to defend Roach.
 A smooth tongued young fellow who was around town yesterday selling mackintoshes, reaped a few dollars from a number of the young fellows, who could be heard kicking last night as some of them let the rain right through.
 Division No 2. A. O. H., will meet tonight. All members are requested to be present, as business of import ance is to be transacted.
 The |. NJ. c. A. congress will meet tonight.
 Edward Conway, Jr, of Curtiss street is confined to his house with throat troubles.
 Edward Schofield of South Main street is confined to his house by sick ness.
 James Mulville of Boston was in town yesterday on business
 A number of Naugatuck young men are contemplating going to Chicago to work after the agents of this new company which is starting out there arrive in town.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
CTo Be Continued.)
When Mother Say. "come 1n.'

When Mother Says s'COme In.1 In memory still plainly hear My mother calling: Willie, dear
 Come, Willie! Hurry imp In fancy l can see the door And her there as she stood of yore,
 And hear her say: Come in!' In every gladdest hour of play My joys were always swept aways For mother ne Ter, forgot to say:
 "Oh, Willie! Now come in!' o 1t was long ago that Obeyed that sweet, that fond old cry i
 Of Willie dear. come in!' And oh, would that could be A child again, back there, and she
 Remained to call me in! { Ah, when my cares are put away, szs When am through with toll and play, Shalf I, mp there, hear mother say.
 In loving tones: Come in?''ssg e-S F. Kiset, In Chicago Times-Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26

"'Who are you?" she asked, wildly.
 "Your friend. Don't excite your self"
 Your name? your name?'
 Frances Brookin! And, oh, I am so sorry for you, so very sorry!" Louise seemed to have. heard only the name, which she repeated softly, wonder ingly.
 Frances Brookin! And your father who was he ?' 4
 "John Brookin."
 ''Ah, my God!" And the face upoa the pillow was turned away in shame and confusion. After awhile she looked back, a strange light in her eyes.
 What do you want of me?" she asked, suspiciously.
 II wanted to tell you," said Frances, covering her face and sobbing anew, "that didn't know-of you! That if I had no power on earth could have won my consent. Oh, have been de- ceived-cruelly, cruelty" Louise, who was ignorant that Fran oes wAs the girl in the room at the time of the shooting, now saw her op- portunity. She raised herself eagerly.
 'You are my rival then. You came only in pity" '.Yes. And to ask your forgiveness. You have nothing to fear from me. .' A glad light filled the eyes of Louise. She could with difficulty restrain her .eea1 and contrel her voice., sS.Es sI believe you. ' ahe cid. ~Yous will not 1eke him from me-from hia k7R7 lss 5 as Ss-- x ;t
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-26
FOOD CHOPPERS. STRIKE. New Britain, March 26.-Fifteer. en

New Britain. March 26.-Fifteerl em- 1eges of the food chopper department Qk te flanders Frary & Clark fac
 6ent o4 1sAffike yeaterday be- of tnet xs1 n1osR9ect of q 5B sap the psice pAld for piece
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11
CLEANED HERE AND THERE,

In Europe there are 16 births and
10 deaths minute.
Paris has 60 wholesale firms which
deal In mushrooms exclusively.
In many parts of Europe river and
canal routes are legally regarded as
highways.
The largest Enclosure for deer is
said to be the Royal park in Copen-
hagen, 1890 acres.
Railways, automobiles and bicycles
are safer conveyances than vehicles
drawn by horses, according to statis-
tics just issued by the French gov
ernment.
The Austro-Hungarian census lust
completed shows the total population
to be 100000 an increase since 1890
of nine per cent, The population of
Buda-Pesth has increased As per cent.
The Swedish mile is the longest
mile in the world. A traveller in
Sweden when told that he is only
about a mile from a desired point
would better hire a horse, for the
distance he will have to walk if he
chose in his ignorance to adopt that
mode of travel is exactly II 200 yards.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11
IN THE LARGE CITIES

The latest new building in New York,
besides extending IS stories into the
air, will have four stories under
ground.
An Oakland (Cal.) man has been
granted divorce from his wife on the
ground that she was addicted TO smok.
ing cigarettes.
Mortality among the colored people
of Baltimore during 1890 was three
times greater than among the whites.
tuberculosis caused one-tenth of the
deaths.
The Cheshire national bank, OF
Keene, N. H, has put in a sterilizing
oven, in which all the money handled
by the bank is to be sterilized for the
present on account of a scarlet fever
epidemic.
improvements already authorized
or contemplated in New York city will
cost the tremendous sum of 1877 800.
600. This includes $40 900 900 for a
vast scheme of dock improvements
along the rivers.
The man who has the contract fol
collecting ashes in the city of Wash.
ington says the city dumps, where
the ashes are carried, are visited by
many poor people, young and old.
white and black, who pick the ashes
over and collect cinders, which they
carry to their homes for fuel.
Cleveland has a home gardening as
ISOLATION, which encourages children
20 cultivate flowers at home. Last
spring the association distributed to
children $4,000 penny packages of flow
er seeds, accompanied with printed I'm
structions how to prepare the soil,
plant and water. About IS per cent
of the efforts of the children were sue
cessful.
The employment agency that deals
with the most costly servants in New
York is situated in an uptown butcher
shop, which shows no outward indica-
ton of this phase of its work. 1t Is
patronised by the wealthiest New
1orkers, who engage their cooks there.
AS these cooks draw salaries ranging
from $4,000 to So, 900 the engagement
OF one of them is a more or less i'm
portant matter. No fees are paid by
the servants or by the master, but no.
body doubts that the proprietor makes
MS Proht out Of the arrangement.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11
FROM THE FATHERLAND.

The German city Of Cassel will cell
eorste the thousandth anniversary of
its foundation in 1919.
Dresden is to have In 1903 a "c;tv
exhibition" at which all German
towns of over $4,000 inha bitants are
to be represented.
OF $4,000 persons paying taxes in
Berlin over e95,0o possess an income
between $3.50 and $3.50 per annum.
only $4,000 pay on incomes of over
S'oo' while IL persons have an income
over $2'o'ooo, and one person has
Berlin has an association of physi-
ciahs who pay q sdm equal to five
per cent. of their income tax every
year into the treasury. This Yields
about $4,000 year, which is given
30 those members and their families
who need help.
Germany, although Il has s5,ooo, COO
acres of forests sxcellently managed
and yielding an immense revenue, de-
mands Increasingly greater quantities
OF wood. so that for the last ten
years the amount OF timber which IL
buys has doubled and its value
trebled.
Germany has now expert CONNER
cial attaches at New York, Buenos
Ayres, Constantinople and st. Peters
burg. The services of these gentle
men, who are attached to the con-
suiates general and not to the en-
bassies, have proved very valuable to
German trade interests.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11

he could decide upon q satisfactory
disposition Of his case, aud a specta-
Tor in the court, q man Of means and
anfuence, came forward and agreed
60 provide for the boy, and see that an
opportunity was given him to become
an honest and self-respecting citizen.
He has the stuff in him for that, and
more" he said
Here the story ends, so far as the
newspaper reports of il GO. but so far
rs the actors In the tragedy are con-
cerned, 1T is far from ended. One can.
not help hoping, not only that the
spectator in the courtroom was right
In his estimate of the boys character.
but that sooner or later such q love
must have its influence on the poor
wretch of a father, and call him back
20 the duties he has so long neglected.
@Youth's Companion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11
GREATEST RoBBER ON EARTH.
The Liquor Trsfic Arrsixned and
Found TO he Greatest Foe to
Mankind.

The greatest robber on earth is that
which deprives US of the most precious
possession that n man or woman can
have. And what is that2 Is T. a we'll
filled pocketbook, or a good bank ac-
count? No, for some of the poorest,
most miserable souls on earth have
fat pocketbooks and healthy bank ac-
counts. Is it a luxurious home with
all the modern adornments? No, for
gilded cage cannot make a happy
bird, and in the most sumptuous home
may dwell the most wretched of slaves
the slaves of vice and passion. Is 1t
fame, reputation, power, glory2 No,
for the next wind of popular favor
may dash these baubles to the ground
and leave us reciting the lament which
Shakespeare puts into the mouth of
Cardinal Wolsey.
The most precious possession which
any man can have is his own true, in
dependent, selfrespecting manhood,
and the greatest robber on earth is
that which robs a man of that.
The most precious possession which
any woman can have is her own true,
tender, virtuous womanhood, and the
greatest specific evil on earth is that
which deprives women of that.
Monopolies are an evil which Amer
lean people must grapple with; but
even If all that the most eloquent
calamity howler'' in the world has
said be true, what is IL that the monop-
olies rob us of? Money, goods. chat
tells; but not manhood. All the mo-
of all
of his manhood or one woman of her
womanhood. Wall street can't do IL;
a Chinese wall tariff can't do It. ~
mans a man for a that" They may
rob him of his home, rob him of his
fair-weather friends, rob him of his
money and turn him out a beggar and
a tramp; but still ga mans a man for
a that" and il he stands by his own
manhood il will stand by him.
There is, however, a robber that
takes not only mems homes, their
farms, their bank accounts, their rep
utation and their friends, but their
manhood as well; which robs women
not only OF all the beauties and COM
forts of life, but of their womanhood
as well. and which robs Innocent lit
tie children OF their childhood before
they are out OF their swaddline
clothes. Who is that robber? There
is hardly any reason to name him.
Describe him, and the civilized world
recognizes him at once as The Liquor
Traf'tc-the greatest robber on earth.
There isn't a woe that all the other
robbers can infiict that this chiefest
of robbers is not inficting to-day upon
unnumbered thousands; and, In add.
ton, he is intiicting far worse woes
than any of the other robbers can In
dict he not only robs tho people OF
this land OF over one billion dollars a
year equal to ST. for every family
but there are two and half millions
OF men and women in this land who
have been robbed of their manhood
and wotnanhood, robbed of their lib.
erty, robbed OF their self-respect,
robbed of much OF their ability as pro
ducers, and who are in q slavery worse
than African slavery ever was, and the
greatest robber on earth is responsible
for it.-Rev. John +. Hill, D. D., in Pres.
byterian Banner.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11
BREVITIES.

Speaking of rum and civilization, Il
seems to be fact that the elimination
OF the bar would, in n sense at least.
leave very little of Northumberland
Journal
In southern France, where beer
costs 26 cents and milk Is cents q
quart, new wine has been lately on
sale in unlimited quantities at two
cents quart.
A recent order of the Belgium gov
eminent prohibits either the sale or
the drinking of intoxicants in the vi.
entity of the chambers during the sit
1lngs of the legislature, and hsrea fter
the members will have to contant
themselves with tea, coffee and the
like.
"A celebrated physician saws there
mas been great increase of juvenile
smoking in London, and other LARGE
cities of England, and he favors mar
hamentary dealing with this matter
1or ne says that the. use of tobacco
early in life must have a disastrous eff
Sect on the longevity of The race.
Mrs. NJ. Deckard, of Elnora. Ind.
who objected to having her husband
conduct a saloon, visited his place of
business on February 20, armed with
= Ratchet, and completely demolished
IL. She has served notice on all the
other saloon men of Elnora to QUIT
she business or suffer the conse-
kuences.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-05-11

Some sensational facts concornfno
the prevalence Of absinthe drinking in
the Swiss army have lately been
published by DR.. Chatelain, a military
noctor on active service. BE states
shat out of the 100000 men who have
passed under his care within the last
eour years, $4,000 men were suffering
from the effects of absinths In :
greater or less degree. ohicial stats.
tics, he adds, alss show that - per
etnt. Of the mala Population ever 90