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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14

nice appearance. It is essential to health that the house be in every way in a good sanitary condition, since the home is where everybody spends the greater part of his or her life. The admission of an abundance of fresh. pure air and sunlight is the first es- sential for consideration in the erec- ton of a dwelling. Use abundance of window glass to let in the sunlight. Light is d great destroyer of disease germs and a direct promoter of health. There is great satisfaction in perfectly planned dwellings,, where everything is properly arranged and contributes to the safety and convenience of the inmates. Sometimes by the judicious expenditure of a few hundreds of dol lars in the cost of the construction of building it's real value will be in-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
FOREIGN FACTS AND FANCIES.

The export of fresh flowers from France to Berlin has doubled within q year.
 Only two heirs to the throne since
 the conquest, under the duke ot
 York, have married English women.
 The gain in population made by Viz enna in ten years is 293,71O, making the present population of the Aust tran capital about 1,6a5,647.
 It appears that in the United King. dom there are 60,000 postmen, and in the course of year close upon
 3,600, ,o0o,000 letters, post cards, par. cels, circulars, boxes and newspapers are delivered.
 A couple at Alton Common, whd have just celebrated their golden wedding. have a family of seven sons and three daughters. The tallest stands six feet three and one-hali inches, and only one comes under si4 feet. ;
 One French journalist proposes td' exclude all accounts of duels and tha names of duelists participating there<; 1 in from the newspapers on tho
 grounds that if no notice were taken 1 Of them most duslists would be will. 1 ing to let their honor protect itself. i Tigers and leopards are found in
 all the mountainous parts of China, 1 the royal tiger of India is found in
 the range of mountains which parak | Tel the coast from Canton north td the Yangtse. while. in the mountains l of the no:th is found the grent Sfs i berian or Afongoian tiger.. which i1 | the mnSt mafrpi fi,ent Snaci1n6n 0f fha :; tiger family. In addition 10 these :: wild boars, wild sheep and goats. are i; telope, and, what is considered b4 !; the Chinese one of their greatest dels ] icacies, the wild onager. are eommoa
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
ARTIFICIAL RUBIES.
Some Are Made and Put Together So Cleverly to Deceive Ex-
 perts in Precious StOnes

"lf you are not a judge of precious stones don't buy rubies unless you have them examined by an expert,'' 3 said a welI-known jeweler the other day. Artificial rubies are being con stantly sold as genuine stones. There are any number of counterfeit rubies on the market at present. An arti- fcial ruby is not necessarily a doub- let nor red stone of some other va riety. t may be composed of gen. uine rubies and yet not be a real ruby in the true sense of the word. These are called vamped-up rubies.
 "A vamped-up ruby can be bought ten times cheaper than natural one. It is made by melting a number of small rubies into one. The process is a secret. When cut it would de- ceive the most expert lapidary if he trusted to his eye only. He must examine with a microscope in order to detect the vamped-up stone. Then only few bubbles are visible in it. That is absolutely the only differ ence between the vamped-up ruby and the natural one, and yet it makes a big difference in the price.
 This made ruby is quite as beauti- ful in appearance as the genuine. It has the double refraction, the eX- quisite depth of color and the rich brilliancy of the finest real ruby. It also possesses the hardness of the natural stone. But if you have bought it for the real thing and afterward try to sell if you will find that q jeweler will only pay for it the price he would give for any other artificial stone.
 ".Another device of the unscrupu- lous dealer is to set rose diamond or a halved brilliant on a foundation of paste. The gold setting hides the joint. The wide refraction, which is the cause of the brilliant fireworks, will be found in the stones set this way. The only way to detect the imposition is by taking the stone out of the setting. Necklaces are ire quently made in this way. Even a good jeweier would not detect the fraud unless he became suspicious and submitted the setting to an eN- pert. Many people are wearing imi- tation stones under the impression that they are genuine. There are so many such excellent commercials sold at present that those who consider themselves judges of precious stones are often taken in. Many people who buy these limitations never discover that they have been cheated. .'-Buf- faTo. Enquirer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
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creased manyfold, and the property will always find more ready sale or secure a better paying tenant, while money expended in meaningless crna- mentation is literally thrown away.
 I have the pleasure of illustrating herewith conveniently planned dwelling in style of design suitable for a suburban or town residence. It is well constructed and finished through out, and when surrounded with ample grounds is very effective. In the first story are the staircase hall, front and back parlors, sitting-room, dining room, kitchen. pantry, closets. etc. The entrance is from the front or side porches. As you pass through the front door you enter a handsome re- ception and staircase hall, abundantly lighted by a glazed door and stained glass windows located at each side of the door, all finished in red oak. On the one side of the hall are two par
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14

ducing disease. Through the mandate of mind or according to his belief, a man can he helped or he can be killed by drug; but mind, not matter pro- duces the result in either case.
 Neither life nor death, health nor disease can be produced on a corpse when mind has departed. This self evident fact is proof that mind is the cause of all effect made manifest through so-called matter, and that ma l. ter is but a subjective state of mort al mind. The general craze is that mat ter masters mind; the specific insanity is that brain, matter, is insane"
 During Dr. Hamilton's testimony he was asked further:
 Would you say woman who had recovered temporarily from pneu- monia and consumption and who at tributed it to reading Mrs. Eddy's book. Science and Health, was suffering g from mental delusions?"
 1T should"
 'What would you say of a woman who believed that all the blood could be drawn from her body and that she would still live?''
 
 belief" declared Dr. Hamilton. ''It in dicated loss of organic memory. X sane person could not have such a be- lief and at the same time associate such belief with the ordinary expert ences and facts of life.
 Gould she at the same time present the appearance of sanity to the world ?'' "She could have faced the world vii no indication of unsound 1nind.'' . Would she be influenced by this de- fusion in the distribution of her prop erty?'
 ''She would. undoubtedly. be influ, enced by her delusions against certain benefciaries who might be opposed to her false belief" T believe" continued Dr. Hamilt on speaking of Miss Brush, "that her men. tai condition was such as to make her act under delusions and that her Gelu- sions were largely the result of her extreme devotion to the Christian Sci. euce faith through the constant pres euce of its teachers"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mrs F. H. L'Hommedieu is suffering from q severe attack of the grip.
 Several children of Mrs Kings fam fly are sick with the measles.
 Miss Tillie Kaine has recovered from her recent illness and resumed her duties in the factory.
 Miss Ray Smith is entertaining friends from New Haven.
 Tickets are out for the fair to be given by the ladies of St Mary Mag dalene'S church shortly after Lent.
 Robert Smith, while alighting from the trolley car yesterday afternoon, had the misfortune to get his finger caught in the door, crushing it badly.
 John NJ. Hopkins has accepted po- sition ill the pin factory.
 Edson Peck is very sick with pneu- monia.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14

THERE is no architectural prob
 lem so complex as that of build
 ing complete and satisfactory home. The dwelling receives more constant and critical attention than any public structure of whatever char acter. The slightest imperfection is subject of everyday criticism and constant annoyance to those living in the house. The confusion and an- noyance are very great to him who is for the first time becoming a home builder. In constantly advising him and guiding him through this mass of detail and confusion is displayed the value of the architects services. A permanent home should be built with care and planned with special ref erence to the wants and necessities of the family; it should be neat and at tractive and in harmony with the lives to be spent under its roof. A house or stopping place may be all external
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14

tifica tion until 1907, when Scotch seven followers of Bruce secured en> trance by hiding themselves in q load of hay which was allowed to pass uns inspected into the castle. They cap- turcd the place and were rewarded by Bruce with rich lands.
 In the reign of Edward III. tha castle was again in the hands of the English, and in 1424 it was partly de> stroyed by fire. After the accession of the Stuart family Linlithgow be- came a fixed royal residence, and the Scottish kings were wont to deed it to their conSorts. James ". and his Immediate successors improved and enlarged the castle, and with them It was the favorite residence. The de- generation began in 1746, when the castle was abandoned to the use of soldiers as a barrack and was acei. dentally set on fire.
 The old ruin is all of polished stona and covers an acre of ground. Many fine examples of sculpture and decs orations are in fair state of presers vation, and q pile in the center of thd inner court is still distinguishable aa a fountain. The parliament chamber ir which Mary Stuart first saw tho light of day on December s, 1542, is an object of much interest to tourists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
CURIOUS COLOR EFFECT,
Optical Delusions of En rta aininH Character Produced by a Spin-
 ming Disk.

Tops have been made to yield the colors of the rainbow when spinning, although they have no hue but black and white. An Englishman named
 Benham has produced a similar effect with a. disk of cardboard. This should be entirely blackened on one side. On the other. between the center (where there is a hole for revolving ii. on pin)
 and the edge one may inscribe any sim pie figure or figures in black. Other wise this side should be white. On tha t part of the disk which is turthest away from the design one or more slits are cut in the cardboard. These should lie along lines -adiat;ng from the center, sholud not be wider than the pupil of
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
MRS. EDDY REPLI E LES.
Resents Statements Made by pr.
 Allan NcLaue Hamilton,
Head of the Christian ScieAtists An. swcrs the Noted Alien1st's Claim That Faith in Mind Cure IA
 . Sign of Insanity.

The teachings of Christian Science were the feature, in fact the basis, of the Brush will contest before Surro- gate Fitzgerald at New York. Dr. AL Ian, McLane Hamilton, the noted alien ist, was asked:
 ''Do you say that person who be- .ieyes in the power of God, operating through a human agent to cure dis ease without material means, suffers from delusions?"
 'Yes," he answered, most decid ed- ly."
 Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the head of the Christian Scientists. was tele- graphed the substance of Dr. Hamil- tons testimony and requested to re- ply. She sent the following to the New York World:
 ''Is faith in divine metaphysics in- sanity?
 "All sin is insanity, but healing the sick is not sin. There is universal in sanity which mistakes fable for fact throughout the entire testimony of the material senses. Those unfortu- nate people who are committed to in- sane asylums are only so many we'll defined instances of the baneful ef- fleets of illusion on mortal minds and bodies
 The supposition that we can cor rect insanity by the use of drugs is in itself a species of in sanity. A drug can not of itself go to the brain or affect cerebral conditions in any manner whatever. Drugs cannot remove in- f1ammation, restore Gisordered func- tiopc or destroy disease Nyit hort f h e aid of mind.
 If mind be absent from the body drugs can produce no effect upon it Mind must be. is, the vehicle of all modes of healing disease and of pro-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
WATERFOWL JorT1Nas
The Coming Entertainment of the
 w. c. #

's'<As Ns
 The coming entertainment and dance of the WatertoWn A. C. on Easter Monday promises to surpass all it's predecessors. By giving these dances from time to time, the public has assisted the boys in furnishing their rooms, as well as having good time. The entertainment to be afford ed this time will be a pleasing one, containing many local artists. Ad- mission will be 2o cents.
 Notes.
 The Heptasophs held regular meeting last night.
 Patrick Doherty is quite sick. MT Doherty is afflicted with kidney troubles
 Building prospects for the coming spring in Watertown are quite good. Many outside people could be induced to live here if we had the trolley.
 The Watertown Golf association will erect a golf house on the links in the near future. The timber has been ordered from the City Lumber and Coal company.
 When Charles Sweeney's dog came home on Tuesday evening he was Dad- ly cut about the throat. Just who or what did it is not known. The attendance at the center school thus far this winter has been amazing ly good. Generally when the winter sets in many of the children are kept in owing to the inclemency of the weather. But this winter we had very little snow, which is responsible for the generally good attendance. A cat and dog furnished consider able amusement for Onlookers near the drug store of D. c. Sullivan last even- ing. The dog, judging from the man. ner in which he was urged on, evl- dently belonged on the East Side. The cat, nobody knows who did own 1t, but she succeeded in chasing the dog away, after q brisk fight. The ''grocery' man from Waterbury was in town this week.
 The condition of the road on the flat near the old silk factory Is i'll a very deplorable condition. The road was badly washed by the recent rains and demands the Selectmen's immedl- ate attention.
 David Cushman has accepted a position at the Greenville factory. Another of the bi-weekly socials will be held in Bethlehem week from Friday night At the social gather ings. the fun is participated in by the old as we'll as the young and q general good time results. Lenten services will be held at St Johns church tomorrow evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
LINLITHGOW PALACE.
Famous Ruin to Be Restored as SCot. lands Memorial to the Late
 Queen of Great Britain.

In q speech at Edinburg Lord RoseA bery proposed that the Scottish me. morial 10 Queen Victoria take the form of the restoration of Linlith- eow palace, the most historic ruin in Scotland.
 Linlithgow, the birthplace of Mary Stuart and the home of tras tiona and ghosts, had its ginning in>4sO0, when Edward l. of England on one of his campaigns in Scotland erected a fortified camp on the site of the castle. The English occupied the for-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
Electric Traction on Canals.

\ wrlter OH modern WaterWays says that in the near future electric trac- ton will be universally employed CD canals. On the canal between Brus- sels and Charleroi. small electric road carriages have taken the place of horses in towing barges and the speed has been increased from one and one fourth milss an hour to seven miles. An overhead wire, is used and it fur nishes light and power to villagers ulQn0 the route.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
A Great Sch e Iue,

 The editor said: Tell 'em all r. m dead, I'll Just stretch out on the table; They're bound To pay To put me away And we'll get some cash for a rainy day, So work the scheme if you're able And he tretched him cut, And there seemed TO Goubt That the man dead a Hector, And they all drew near To his seeming bier And they laid the money they owed hlrr
 there,
 And the corpse was the bill collector. He heard them sigh Saw the cash piled high; But how did their gold veins jingle As the corpse. with smile, Reached out for the pile While in just ten seconds they made a
 mile
 And danced jig to its jingle. -t'. L. stanton, III Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
A New Americ.u DI.eu.e

X doctor in New York claims to have discovered an ''arsenical walk" due to the use of impure beverages. The ar senic accumulates in the system. hard ems the muscles and causes a stride as if both legs were. of wood. The victim falls if he tries to run.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
SOME GEORGIA NUGGETS.

Trouble gives lessons. but we forget all about them in holiday with Joy.
 It's long lane that has no turning; but sometimes it turns mighty sudden:
 We look so far away for happiness it is often hard to get back home and find it.
 : It always takes q little of the worst 10 teach . man how to hope for the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
More  Proof.

- Mrs "I subject to kidney latter sometimes all attack Kidpey Pills w. greatly benefited relieved This deal
 and valuable Kidney Pills" {
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14

Doan's Kidney Pills are for Sale at drug stores, or will be sent by mail on receipt of price, soc.
 FOSter=Milburn Co.,, Sole Agents, Buffalo, N. Y.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20
Thc Time 20 Drenk the Rule.

There Is an anecdote In some volume
OF French theatrical memoirs narrating
an experience of Mile. Clairon. the
great tragic actress, with pupil Of
hers, a girl Of strong natural gifts for
the histrionic art, but far too frequent
and too cxuberant In her gesticulation.
So when the pupil was once to appear
before the public in recitation Mile.
Cla!ron bound the girls arms to her
side by u stiff thread and sent her thus
upon the stage.
With the first strong feeling she had
to express the pupil tried to raise her
arms. only to be restrained by the
thread. A dozen times In the course Of
her recitation she was prevented from
making the gestures she desired until
at the very end she could stand II no
longer, and in the climax OF her emo
ton she broke her bonds and swung
her hands to her head.
When she came off the stage, she
went humbly 10 where Mile. Clalron
was standing In the wings and apollo
gized for having snapped the thread.
"But you did quite rlghtl said the
teacher. "That was the time to make
the gesture, not before!-Brander Mat
thews Ia Harper's Magazine.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20
SPEAktR CORBtTI Dad.
His Nduous Duties in the Legislative As.
sembIy Killed Him.

Butte, Montana, March l4.-Frauk
+. Corbett, speaker Of the house Of
representatives Of the seventh iegis-
latiye assembly, and the chief attor.
ney for Senator W. \. Clark, died of
nervous prostratiOn at the home OF
relatives in this city, at & o'clock this
morning.
Mr.. Corbctt's illness made itself
manifest within the past twenty
four hours. 1t assumed n serious
phase carly Wednesday morning.
Close attention to his duties ~
speaker of the house Of representa-
tlvcs and overwork are the causes OF
his sudden death. Mr.. Corbett was Il
man OF very nervous temperament.
and had not been well for n number
OF years. His urduOus duties at
Helena proved too much for him In
his weakened condition. The excite
ment attendant upon the session
kept him up until the end came, and
n few days after adjournment he
collapsed. His friends, however, did
not consider his Illness as serious,
and but little attention was paid to
1t outside the circle OF his family nm.
I'll two days ago.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20

and character were such as the ma
tion could i'll afford to lose. The
weather, like that OF yesterday, was
indispensable. bright, sunny, the
warm breath OF spring in every
breeze, and yet in the air touch Of
winter that brought blood to the
cheek and a sparkle to the eye.
The procession was to hare left the
house at 1880 o'clock, but it was fully
80 mlnuteslater when everything was
In readiness. ThedoOrs were thrown
wide open and the honorary pail
beaFers. who were Gen. Benjamin +.
Tracy of New York, John Wana-
maker of Philadelphia, W. II. IL. Mil
Ter OF Indianapolis, John W. Noble Of
st. Louis and Chas. Foster OF Fus-
toria, Ohio; Gen. Lew Wallace Of ln-
dianapolis, Judson Harmon of Gin
clnnati and VIM. A. Woods OF Indian
apolis, came slowly down the walk
leading to the street. After them
came the active pall.bearcrs bearing
the casket. They were:
A. l.. Mason, James Whitcomb
Riley, Evans Wootten, Harry j. Mil
ligan, Clifford Arrick, Vim. G. Robbs,
Harry S. New, Howard Gale, John I.
GritIiths, Newton d. Harrington, Hill
ton U. Brown and Samuel Reed.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20
.EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON dead
Succumbed to Pneumonia and Was Laid Peacefully
to Rest in Indianapolis s--Presdent Mckinley
Attended--The Close of a Long
and Notable Career.

Mrs. Harrison, W. II. III. Miller,
Sam'l Miller, his son, the Rev. NJ. l..
Haines, pastor OF the First Prcshy-
terian church, which Gen. Harrison
had attended for SO many years, s.
NJ. Tibbitt, DIR. Jamlson and DIR. Dor
sey, Col. Dan Ransdell, sergeant at
arms OF the United States senate and
q close personal friend of the dend
ex-president, Clifford Artick and the
nurses who had been in constant at
tendance at the bedside. General
Harrison's two sisters and mn aunt
were also present. Mrs. Harrison
kneeled at the right hand side oi the
bed, her husbands right hand
grasped in hers, while DR.. Jameson
held the left hand OF the dying man,
counting the feeble beats.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20
ACOuNTY JAIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
To be Built on the Moth Corner OF the
County Property.

Plans for the building OF county
Jail have been advertised for and con-
siderable latitude Is to lie allowed
as to size and shape of structure.
1t isto he a two-story building and
the original intention was to make the
building I5xj0 on the inside, but 1t
will in all probability be much larger
in order to leave room for the
sheriif's office in the front. There
are six cells and two cages in the
present building, one cnge being l3Xl3
white the other is l3y22 and it is the
intention to build the struc lure large
enough so ms to be able to place
these cells ia one side Of the building,
leaving an equal space on the other
side into which similar cages can he
put II necessary.
The upper floor will be used for
residence purposes for the especial
use oi the sheriff or jailer. The sur
plus space will be used for the pur-
pose OF combining yagrants and or
dinary drunks and will be rallied off.
The entire building will be heated by
a hot water plant and system Of
waterworks will be introduced into
the building at time OF construction,
the water supply being derived from
Il tanl. at the top of the structure
which will be kept filed 10y pumping
water from well 10y means Of a
windmill or gasoline engine.
1t IL hardly possible to estimate
the cost oi the building until the
plans have been approved of, but in
all probability IL will be in the neigh
borhood OF five or six thousand dol.
lars.
The ground plans for the building
will he received April 9th and it will
be necessary tn advertise thirty
days before proceeding further. The
working plans will then be submit
ted and in all probability bids for
construction will be received at the
June session oi the county commits
sioners. allowing operations to he
commenced in the early part Of July.