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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
CHARLES DICKENS LETTER

A correspondent sends us the fol lowing interesting letter from Charles Dickens addressed to his friend, Mir Thompson, the father of Lady Butler and Mrs Meynell. The letter has never been published in the collections of Dickens letters, where, however, the same fancy is worked out in a slightly differing version, addressed, if we re- member rightly. to John Forster:
 My Dear rThompSon-MacliSe and 1 are raving with love for the queen, with a hopeless passion whose extent no tongue can tell, nor mind of man conceive. On Tuesday we sailed down to Windsor. prOwled about the castle saw the corridor and their private rooms-nay. the very bed chamber, (which we know from having been there twice, lighted up with such q ruddy), homely, brilliant glow, be- speaking so much bliss and happiness, that I, your humble servant, lay down in the mud at the top of the Long Walk and refused all comfort. to the immeasurable astonishment' of q few struggling passengers who had sur vived the drunkenness of the previous night. After perpetrating some other xtravangances, we returned home in a pOSt-chaiSe, and now We wear mar riage medals next out hearts, and go about with pockets full of portraits, which we weep over in secret. Fors- ter was with us at Windsor, and fOr the jokes sake) counterfeits passion. too. but he does not love her.
 Don't mention this unhappy at tachment. I am very wretched, and think of leaving my home. My wife makes me miserable, and when 1 hear the voices of my infant children I | burst into tears. I fear ll is too late to ask you to take this house, now that you have made such arrangements of comfort in Pail Mall, but if you will | you shall have it very cheap--furni- | ture at q low valuation-money not being so much an object as escaping l from the family. For Gods sake turn this matter over in your mind, and please to ask Captain kincaide what l he asks-his lowest terms in short for ready money-for that post of Gentle man at Arms. I must be near her.
 and I see no better way than that for the present.
 Il have in hand three numbers of | Master Humphreys Clock and the first two chapters of 'Barnaby.' Would you like to buy them? Writing any | more in my present state of mind is i out of the question. They are writ ten in a pretty fair hand, and when am in the Serpentine may be consider ed curious Name your own terms.
 "I know you don't like trouble, but I have ventured, notwithstanding, to make you an executOr of my will. There won't be a great deal to do, as there is no money. There is a little bequest having reference to her which
 you might like to excute. have heard on the Lord Chamberlain's au- thority that she reads my books, and is very fond of them. I think she
 will be sorry when I am gone.
 should wish to be embalmed, and to
 be kept Qf practicable) on the top of triumphal arch at Buckingham
 Palace when she is in town, and on the northeast turrets of the Round Tower
 when she is at Windsor. From your
 distracted and blighted friend. c. D. | s.P. S-If it comes to that don't
 show this to the ner.''-London Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

There has been a lot of foolish talk on both sides of the water since the attempt to make q speech in Irish by a member of parliament. Mir O'Don- nell makes a very good explanation for his conduct and after reading it one wonders why all the rumpus. Mir O'DonnelPs explanation of his action is as follows: "Onefourth of the pop ulation in Ireland speak the Irish Ian guage and transact the greater part of their business in that tongue. My object in speaking Irish on Tuesday night was simply to draw attention to the fact that the English government has done it's best to kill the Irish lam guage. Irish literature and Irish intel feet. While know English, l can speak Irish more fiuently, and with far less trouble. I never spoke a word of English until l was 12 years old. I learned French and Latin and mathematics through the medium of the Irish language. Every meeting held by my constituency in West Ker- " has been addressed to me in Irish. To me English is as foreign tongue as French is to English people," MT O'Donnell is q graduate of Queens university and is said to be master of several languages.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
HEARD IN PASSING

An Augusta, Me, correspondent of the Boston Globe says that the ice trust has "sandbagged'' all the ice works in that state, so that 7,5oo men and 2.5OO horses are thrown out of en- ployment for all winter. The trust will allow no ice to be harvested there, so that an artificial famine will allow it to exact high prices of the unfor- tunate consumers next summer. It Is the first time in thirty five winters that no work has been done on the Maine rivers, and the consequent loss will fall not only on the farmers and laborers who depended on that indus try to eEe out a living. but also on the ship and tugboat owners. Maine has an opportunity now of realizing the ad- vantages of government by trust Boston Pilot.
 The New Britain landlords have got another of those attacks that they get from time to time and have formed an association to control the rent pay CTS. They propose to make tenants pay their rent in advance and do many other things that most tenants object to doing. and one enthusiastic land lord suggested that the landlord write ''bad' or good on the back of the rent receipt to indicate his opinion of the tenant. The landlords ought to know. and if they don't they will prob ably find out before the association is very long in existence, that tenants who are worth having would refuse to conform to the requirements of the association. and would steer clear of the members of the combine. The re- suit would be that the association land lords would only have the most unde- sirable class of tenants and this class will be able to get around any of the schemes the combine can invent New Britain Independent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

4-.Cor South Main anu Grand sts.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Co. (P).
 c--Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7.-Exchange Place.
 12--Rogers & Bro. (P).
 13 Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and VVolcott I'd. 15--Cor High and Walnut sts. 16--Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17--Cor East Main and Cole sts. 2l-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23-Burton Street engine house. 24--Waterbury Manufacturing Go. (P) o5--Cor North Main and North stS. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. o1--Cor Grove x Prospect Sts. oS--Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. oa--N. Willow bet. Ridgewood and
 Hillside avenue.
 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 32--Cor Riverside and Bank sts. e4--Cor West Main and Watertown I'd 25--Conn. Lightg & Pow. Co, car
 house. P).
 e6-Waterbury Brass Go. P). sT-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 2S-Cor Grand and Field sts. 4o-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 42-Nev England Watch Co. (P). z5-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co. (P) 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. P). 47-Cor s. Main and Washinton sts. b1-Cor Baldwin and River sts. h2-Cor Franklin and Union sts. h3 3-Wat'b'y Clock Go, case fact'y (P). 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River s:s. 67-No Hose House.
 5s-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. 1o-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. oi2-The Platt Bros $ Co., P). o13-Hammond Buckle Co. P). o14-Watb'y Clock Go. mvt fact'y p). o16-Cor North Main and Grove sts. o5l-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. os1-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 272-Grove. bet. Central x Holmes avs. e11-S. N. B. Telephone Co bldg. P). s12-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 313-Randolph & Cloves. (p) 314LPlume and Atwood P). 315rAmerican Ring Go (P). 316-Electric Light Station (P). a1S-Holmes, Booth x Haydens {Pl 3o1-No 4 Hose House. 9o3-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter sta 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 9o5rCor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave 971-City Lumber and Coal Co (P). 4i2-Tracy Bros (P).
 451-Steele x Johnson Mfg Go (Pl. h92-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
ola s-p.r-t1t,en r.ldlled.

# The old superstition that from folks dying near the seashore the life goes
 out with the tide was curiously ful- filled in the death of Queen Victoria.
 According to the official announcement
 the queen died at s:30 P. n. on Tuesday. The British tides table show's that 1t was hieh in spithead nsar C6wes a1outa n minutes Atter noon on that Iday. 6p IT would he deed. lsselsyetsr At
 lsj sel M IT tAss I'll II iext
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

There was not single approprfa- ton bill passed by the fifty-sixth con- gress that did not provide for an in crease of salaries. although it is we'll known to everybody that government employees as rule receive more than they could earn in private employ. Using the peoples money for gratui- ties is extravaganza of the worst sort.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
NOT1CE.

The Board of Commissioners of Pub He Works of the City of Waterbury, at meeting of said Board, held Feb ruary 26, 1901, made assessments for sewer purposes on property and prop erty owners on Rye street, South street, North Vine street, Division street, West Grove street, Sylvan ave- nue, and property owners having spe- cial sewer agreements with the city, to the amounts set to their respective names, as follows, to wit:
 Rye Street.
 Patrick F. Hogan, $S2.5O; John Reilly, S7S.O0: T'hornas Kelly. S7S OO: Martin Flannery, $4762; Henry Galli- gan, $S5.5O.
 .- South Street.
 Patrick r. Hogan, S61 50: Martin Flannery. $92.25; James Shea, S92. .o5: Annie and Bernard Hollinger, S75.OO: James H. Hurley. S112.5O; James ODonnell, S1125O: John Reilly. SsO.OO; George A. Boughton, S42eO: Caroline Elizabeth Boughton, S36O. 40; Isabel Peck, $33O.43
 North Vine Street. David Stein, $37.5O: Joseph c. Le- win, $75.0O: Morris H. Waas. S75.OO: Joseph F. Sandiford. S75,0O Noise Le- clere, $15.OO;Agnes A. Benedict, $75.00; Charles J., Wilfred E., Robert F. and David c. Griggs, $111.75; Charles J., Wilfred E., Robert F. and David c. Griggs, $632. SS.
 Division Street. Charles J., Wilfred E.. Robert F. and David c. Griggs, $4431O; Annie Grierson, $1G5.0O; William H. Hine, $135OO; Frederick F. Stanley, S1SO. %; John NJ. Joy, $6O.OO; Charles J.. Will fred E., Robert F.. and David c. Griggs, $225.OO; John W. Gaffney, $75.OO; Georgia NJ. Higgins. $75.OO; George L. Wooding, $75.OO; Joseph R. Leggett, $75.OO; John .I Munson, $75OO; Cynthia D. Barlow. $75.OO; J. NI Holczer, $75.OO; Mary F. Loiselle. $75OO; Maria E. Whitney, S1SS 79; Wilbur L. Whitney, S112.5O: Frederick J Kingsbury, S6O7.75; Frederick J. Kingsbury, $351.S7 Frederick J. Kingsbury, $329.74. West Grove Street.
 Henry Weyand, S35. 5.62: Mrs Mary B. R. Munson, $1O29O; William D. Mid dlebrook, $9O.52; James A. Schroeder, $99.61.
 Sylvan Avenue. James Flynn, $S7OO: Edward Me Donald, $227.SO; Albert I. Chatfield $1S3 OO; estate of Michael Bowes, $3O3.oO; Nellie Coyle, $1S2.4O; Maria kinnerney, $54.OO. MISCELLANEOUS. Easton Avenue. Mary A. and Patrick T. Mcfarland | SGO.OO; Floretta c. Taylor. $61.5O. l North Main Street. George Cook, sS0.62. l North Vine Street. Andrew Weber, Se3.00. 1 Locust Street. l Frederick L. Pecor, s6i 50; John and Annie B. Rowley, $121.99.
 Hospital Avenue. Oliver T. Norton, S6S77.
 Woodlawn Terrace.
 Frederick G. Humphrey, $120.00.
 Fairview Street.
 John Crellin, $79.50.
 Kenyon Street.
 Frederick B. Rice, $16e.2o; Fredericl B. Rice, $157.50.
 l Chestnut Avenue.
 W. Sumner Babcock. $9O.OO.
 North Willow Street.
 Frederick w. Nettleton. $75OOO.- Branch Street.
 Samuel and Julius Chatzianofl $95.l4; Isaac Shapiro, $75.O0: Morri Tafel and Leopold Ginsburg., ,$1 hS. 20 The above assessments become du and payable March II, 1901, and ar payable at the office of the CollectO of Taxes, William p. Thpms. Room 2( odd Fellows buiiding. North Mai street. Attest: Al1CF1AHI II RYAN,
 2:ssg City Cletk
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

By the way, is the Commoner still published ?-Hartford Post. It strikes Post has asked te above question. Why not send to the Commoner a copy of the Post with blue pencil x mark on the wrapper?
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

CuriOsity of Georgian Language.
 In the Georgian language, spoken in the mountains between the Caspian and Black seas, dada means mother and mama father.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
Wea ring.

"Your wife has such terribly tired look, old man."
 "Yes, tomorrow night it will be her turn to entertain the'Don't Worry club to which she belongs" Detroit Jour. nal!
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
An EIDlauatiOn.

Ikey-Fadec,, vot means ''rapacity."
 His Father-Oh! dot is word vot some folks use to relief dere veelings ven dey gan't get dere money back Puck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
Ba1Xnce on Wrong Side.

When some men balance their ac- counts with the world they find it nee essary [ D subtract what they own from what they cwe.- Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

"The iron resources of the Paclhc coast naturally introduce the question of the possibility of competition in manufactures with other parts of the world says q writer in the New Eng land Engineering Magazine. 50 far as natural conditions for the manufac- lures of iron go, they could not be inn proved upon. One of the largest and most valuable known deposits of iron in this whole region exists on an island and, dipping under the Sea, reappears on the main land adjacent to the sea- shore At the most important coal mines the bunkers of ships are filled from the pit mouth. The requisites for economical reduction could not be more amply fulfilled. And, in addi- ton, no metals except tin and nickel, which enter into the simplest as well as the most complex manufacture of iron, but are produced within the limits of the territory under consideration, and are reproduceable there in larger quantities {and therefore ultimately at less cosD than anywhere else. Anoth- CT point, which Is of great importance, has seldom had drawn to 1t the atten- tion it deserves. In all this territory it would not only be unnecessary-it would be almost impossible-to estab- fish any manufacturing industry be yond the radiai limit of electrical en- ergy generated by water"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
kIMBALL
 School ,t Music

Instruction in Piano, Singing. Organ, Vlotln, Harmony, Musical kindergar- ten, Mandolin. Banjo. Guitar. Cornet ana sight Reading. School of Dancing ana Department. Taught by Fac ulty unsurpassed for it's excellence.
 Ensemble playing free.
 Free admission to RecitaIs, Concerts and Lectures. 50 for term of ten private piano lessons.
 Register now for all departments.
 Students received daily.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
The Last Chance

am authorized to sell premises No POP Bank street. for the sum of S1S.- GOO. The property is next south of the rink, that being the property, 1t is said, syndicate has formed to nur- chase. This offer is good for the first conner.
 Inquire at D. IT. Tierney's Real Es- tate. Fire and Plate Glass Insurance, Contract Court and Fidelity Bonds Office, No 1G7 Bank street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04

There was . sensational scene on thS 4odr of the house last week, and nf TIT but bllnd pffieehahiD ssyed
 lll!I lI!l Z! II|! .;!. 7! Y! . z ss y'!
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

ing donations to men on strike one
day, urging other men not to come
out the next; finding home and light
employment for a so-called black-ieg
who got roughly mauled by the very
men he assisted to resist the capital
lists: talking to an enraged mob about
keeping their heads and fighting their
battle fairly; excusing them De1ore
others on the ground that all human
anger is madness and that injustice
provokes 1t to extremes; and-and
generally making an exhibition OF HIM
self that one does not know what
to think of him, except that he is quite
unfit for the society of county mag
mates. and of no earthly use to any
respectable party"
Here Berthe, who had been busliy
handing cups of tea, waved his own
particular allowance in the air, and dug
the following classical quotation
(probably from the libretto OF some
pantomime) out of himself in jerks:
sIf some fellows thought less about their
party and more about their nation
Affairs would not get into such a pother-
alton"
The vicar turned his eyeglasses full
on the luckless youth; Mr.. Porcher ut
tered the angry exclamation: Upon
my soul!"-but before he could get
any further with his remonstrance, a
loud cry from an adjoining barn drew
the attention Of the entire party in an
other direction.
"Oh, dear me. I mafraid it's a
party of tramps. I'm sure they are
fighting" exclaimed Mrs. Trevor.
Somebody will be killed; / know 1t.
Oh. why arc tramps allowed to come
about! Mrs. Gunter-Mr Porcher-do,
somebody, go and stop them. Tell
them they mustn't, they really muslin t
upset people So
Here's a co." exclaimed her son
who, if somewhat slow of speech, was
1.-the and active of limb, and had boun-
ded over the fence which separated the
public land on which the party had
pitched its temporary tent, from Bev-
erly Park.
Its little shaver, and that French
man, whats -his-name, who is staying
with Mr.. Osborne Come on, Di, here's
lark"
lie me go, will yer? didn't go fer
to do no arm, and haven't done none
Lee me go, dye 'ear?"
What you do yere, you william child
Eth? Say then what you come for,
eh?"
The rustling and tumbling noise
within the barn, here eliminated in a
heavy thud against its side; and then
the two combatants (the hand of one on
the collar of the other) lurched together
into the open.
They were certainly ill-matched in
point of size, for the first speaker was
a youth who might have been any age
between overgrown twelve, or undevel-
oped sixteen. His antagonist and cap
tor was middle-aged Frenchman. But
in spite Of his superior height, weight
and strength, he had his work cut on,
| for him, for the boy struggled. ducked
and squirmed in his grasp, and showed
his milk-white teeth, too, like a weasel
Tuck in your twopenney, and butt
him in the bread-basket." suggested
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

BERTHE, who, though very sportsmal
like, as a rule, apparently thought hat
the Queensbury rules did not apply Ia |
this case.
What were you up to yerself? You
amt got no more right there than n.
| haven't took nothing, have l? II
spilled yer little game, did 1? Le' 60
or I'll bite yer; for two pins. will"
"Mesdames ct messieurs. | demaM
pardon. l not think to disturb pique
nioue. find this little vaurca in ID,
barn of my friend, Osborne, and Il
bring him out apologized the French.
man, letting go his hold of the boy 70
wave his excuses with outstretchs
palms; while the urchin, abashed BY
the assemblage of men and danes
hitched his ragged coat again into
position, and stood still at last,
boy. come here!" said Mr.. Porche
severely, creating himself Spokesman
of the party, in view of his right %
append ]. P. to his name. Don't you
know that you had no right to be u
that barn?"
81 wasn't doing any harm, sir, y
piled the boy.
THAT may be your opinion, retotst
Mr.. Porcher; "but you must know N!
lad. or we shall have to teach YOU
that every one who breaks the law
does harm. You were trespassing On
private grounds, in the first place.
you were concealed in a building o.
erection devoted to-er-private agr'
cultural purposes. Now, how are W.
to know that you were not lurklli
on those premises with intent to COM
NIT felony?"
81 dunno, SIR" was the boys vaga
response, as he pulled his ragged ca'
off, and began twisting it nervoHl
in his hands.
Don't be f1ippant!" cried Mi
Porcher, sternly. Mark my words
sir: don't be fippant This gentle
man." bowling to the Frenchman
very wisely and properly e)ec'@
yu-"
HE tore my coat and shook me- ala
tre't' me worse ner a dawg! inter
iected the boy. That's what he dois
sir"
HE elected you. Now. why did yU
20 into that barn, where you mad "
earthly right to be? Don't try 10 e'au'
The question. l am a Justice OF u'
Peace. and l can commit you 10 'N
lookup, If I like"
The boy began to whimper ana u
laying her hand on his Shoulder salu'
Don't you think we had better Sew
for Mr.. Osborne? If the boy mas uOn'
any damage, he will be able to ]udse-
BE quiet, Di, insist beg 'i'"
Mrs. Trevor. 1.-THE boy may be Dan
gerous character. Leave 1t 10 MI :"
cher and Mr.. Lechlade, do
I'm afraid" whispered the 'ic1i
the ]. P.'s ear, that no action TOT u"
pass or wilful damage could lle' uli''
Osborne would prosecute; and ne W.
tainly won't. Better let the you'n .
with warming"
The mention OF Osborne, ho"2'N
was like red rag to a bull. MI ~
cher expanded in his just wrath :.
Its not a question OF osOo'A''
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
A Bolt From TIE Blue.
BY DORA LANGLOlS,

Of THAT edheaded Woman The Kiss of Judas THE
Secretary's Daughter" Vcoras Dream" &c.
The Brunswick times-call., 1901-06-16
DEATH QUICKLY FOLLOWS
DISEASED KIDNEYS.

Death soon follows from diseased
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The following symptoms indicate the
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The Brunswick times-call., 1901-06-16
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