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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
ELoQUENCE OF THE NEGRO.
Notable Example Was That Present. ed in the Preaching of Rev.
 John Jasper.

Rev. John Jasper represented the highest type of ignorant eloquence. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly con :ains an interesting account of the fa- nous old preacher.
 There were many other discourses, says ths author, just as good as the 'sSun-do-move" sermon, though not so we'll known. In every one he wrought himself up into pitch that was aston ishing. In preaching one Sunday on the final triumph of Christ's kingdom he scared aloft in his imagery. The au- dience, white and black, were wrought up to the highest pitch.
 An Death" he said, "whar will Death be den? Chained-tied fas' to de golden chariot O de Lawd. He will be groanin' an' stumblin' an fallin'!" And taking up one foot in his hand with the suppieness and the activity of trapeze dancer he hopped and hobbled and sprawled and fell around the pulpit until the congregation, run wild with the perfection of the acting, almost thought they were in the very presence of the chained Death, and the women shrieked and shouted and the men rose in their seats and shouted like wild.
 In his speech John Jaspe3 was de- nuneiatory and as sarcastic as man could be. He roasted his enemies alive. His strong point was his ability to ridi- cule his opponents. He could say more m cynical grunt or laugh or wave of his long arm than most men can say in a paragraph.
 Jasper could argue all day, if neces- sary, and none could beat him. He knew nohing of syl1ogisms, of their premises and their conclusions, but he proved what he said by staking upon it his own character.
 "Ef tain so, frien's, go into de high ways an de byways an de streets an' de hedges an tell ev'ybody you meet dat John Jasper is a liar!"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
STILL LEFT IN DOUBT.
Pronunciation of St. Louis Remains a Problem Even to Residents
 of That City.

At the recent national convention of p lice chiefs one of the New York police captains called Chief of Police Kiely, of St. Louis, aside and requested point of informa ton of national inn portance, says the New York Times.
 ''Chief, will you tell me how the citizens of your city pronounce its name? Do they say Saint Louis-giv ing the sound of the final s, or do they say Saint Levi, which I believe is the French way of pronouncing it?'
 You've got me- replied the chief. Our people are divided on that point. The plain, breezy westerner avoids the French pronunciation by the dropping of the final letter, and the so- called cultured adhere to it with per sistent tenacity. I can best answer the question by a story they tell out of my town. A New Yorker came west on visit to the metropolis of Missouri, who used the French pronunciation when talking to friend and old resi- dent of the city. The westerner called the customer aside and told him that the people of the town didn't say Saint Lewi.' The visitor thanked him and decided to follow thes custom of the town and do as the Romans did. Shortly afterward he met another friend and he used the name of the eity as he was told by his other ac- 1uaintance. He was immediately cor rected, and informed that the real peo pie of St. Louis avoided the Anglicized pronunciation, but said Saint Lewi.' Again the New Yorker thanked his friend tutor, and later returned to New York. On his arriLal home he met another old acquaintance, who in- quired where he had been and what city in the west he had visited. The traveller hesitated for a moment and then answered.: ..I'll be hanged if know how.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
SILENT NAT HEIRESS-LOVE.
aueer Personality and odd Charac- teristics of the Great Yacht
 Builder.

Angular in form, with stopped shoulders and a loose, disjointed frame, with the knees slightly 'bucked," from Capt Nathaniel Greene Herrreshoff's general appear ance no stranger would ever take him to be the foremost yacht design ar in the world, or see in him the fla ther of royal line of cup defenders -Vigilant, Defender, Columbia and Constitution. His large, hard hands and heavy, slouching gait proclaim the slowwitted plodder behind the blow rather than the genius whose cunning has devised the fastest ma chimes that ever ran furrows in old oceans hills and valleys, says the New York Times.
 Yet this man, whose appearance calls to mind Markham's lines on ''The Man with the Hoe,'' is master of as many difficult professions as was Leonardo da Vinci Yacht de- signer, navigator, expert sailor, metallurgist; a recognized authority in all these lines, were it not for his shrewd face and his keen eyes a Broadway bunko steerer would hail him as a gift from heaven
 Thoroughly undemonstrative, car ing neither for praise nor adverse criticism of his work, and despising publicity with deep-rooted hatred, '.The Wizard of Bristol,' as he has come to be called, has made his sleepy little home town more wide ly known than many home or foreign canitals
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
FEW CREEKS IN GREECE.
Host of the Present Inhabitants of That Country Are of sIavonic
 Origin.

Greece died because the men who made her glory had all passed away and left none of their kin, and there fore none of their kind. $ Iris Greece, but living Greece no more,' for the Greek of to-day. for the most part, never came from the lolns of Leoni- sas or Militiades. He is the son of the stable boys and scullions and slaves of the day of her glory, those of whom imperial Greece could make no use of in her conquest of Asia.
 Most of the old Greek race,' says Mir. w. H. Ireland, .shas been swept away and the country is now inhab- ted by persons of Slavonic descent. Indeed, there is strong ground for the statement that there was more of the old heroic blood of Hellas in the Turkish army of Edhem Pasha than in the soldiers of King George, who fled before them three years ago." King George himself is only an alien placed on the Grecian throne to suit the convenience of the out side powers, which to the ancient Greeks were merely factions of bar barians, says David Starr Jordan, in the Popular Science Monthly In the late war some poet, addressing the spirit of ancient Greece, appealed to her:
 Of all thy thousands grant us three
 To make a new Thermorylae-
 But there were not even threeEnot even one-s'to make another Mara than,'' and the Turkish troops swept over the. historic country with no other hindrance than the effortless annreci a tinn of Christendnm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11

and therelwi be no scalp diseases te irritate and annoy. If quack rehe- dies are used, he says, to hasten the growth of hair there's goin, to be 8 bald-headed man before a sheep can wag its tail.''
 It just seems ma atural that the males of this section should have long whisk- CTS, and men with boards two, three and four feet long cause no comment when they appear on the streets. Ii is an everyday sight, and no one pays any attention, except strangers, ana if these make comment, a native vii say: Gee whiz, stranger, yer just orter see So and So,'' or something like that.
 Down about Beaufort is where the tall men grow. A six-footer in that locality is regarded as small potato They are as common as sinners at a camp meeting. A young fellow named Jacob Eberhart and several others in Beaufort tried to enlist fo1 the Spanish war, but were barred on account of height. Capt. E. s. Pick. ling, now member of the state cap. ital's police force, is unquestionab the tallest man in the world, he stand. ing six feet nine inches in his stock ing feet. He is little more than one inch higher than Capt. Oswall Ames. . of the Second life guard, of England and who was believed to be the tall. est man in the world. Chief Yeomap Wills, of the navy, now stationed ir Washington, is only fraction short CT than the Englishman.
 It is said that when Gen. Lafayette visited this state in 1925 the Beaufort artillery turned out to do him honor In the artillery there were 76 men over six feet in height.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
FAMED FOR BEARDS.
South Carolina Beats Sunhower
 State All to Pieces.
six-Foot Men Whose Chin Adorn- ments Drag the Ground Are Quite Common-Beaufort the States
 Center for Tall Men.

The Greenville (S. @ corres spond- ent of the Cincinnati Enquirer says that besides raising all kinds of sem sations in politics and being the au- thor of the dispensary system, South Carolina is also entitled to the dis tinction of producing more tall men and men with the longest whiskers than any other state in the union, or possibly in the world.
 The neighboring county of Laurens has within it's borders more than half a dozen men whose whiskers will drag the ground, and the bewhiskered gen tlemen are fully up to the average in height, too. In fact, there are few men who might be called sssawed-oM' in the stare.
 Perhaps to Mir. J. W. Martin be- longs the distinction of wearing the longest chin adornments, his whiskers measuring something more than six feet. It is claimed that if he did not keep them trimmed they would go to 12 feet or more within few Years, they now growing at the rate of six inches every 12 months. When this huge roll of hair is taken out of the fold of his vest it falls to the ground. He stands quite six feet, aid is re garded as one of the strongest men in the county. Now in his fortieth year, he says that he has not shaved since he was quite a young man, and never expects to put another razor on his face, as he feels satisfied that by permitting his beard to grow his health is as near perfect as it well could be. The hair is almost as fine as silk thread, and Martin says that he gives his face at least one good bath every day, rubbing the roots ot his whisl<ers so as to give them food and nourishment. He says that the roots of the hair need looking after just the same as do the roots of young plants and trees, and that if proper attention is not given them they can. not be expected to live and flourish If this is done nature will do the rest
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
DEBT AND WEALTH.
Figures on the Former Are More Easily ObtninabIe Than on
 the Latter.

Increase in the national debts and the wealth of the world are keeping pace with each other, and each is in creasing enormously, according to the recent figures given out by the bureau of sw tistics of the United States treas ury. During the last 100 years the na- tions of the earth have increased their debts tenfold, and the wealth of the peoples of the nations has advanced to ;he same extent, says the New York Herald.
 At the beginning of the nineteenth century the aggregated debts of the world were about $3, 00000,000, to which a. cipher must be added to get the debts of to-day. These figures are more easily obtained than are those on wealth, for little is known of property statistics in most of the countries, and still less was known a hundred years ago. In 1900 the wealth of the United States, United Kingdom, France and Spain was estimated at $20, ,244. GAO, ,000, while Mulhall now places their wealth at about $195, ,900,0 ,o00. With these increases in debts and wealth, popula- tion has increased 150 per cent, and gold and silver, which form the basis of the money with which payments are made, have increased 300 per cent.
 The bureau of statistics charges these debts principally to wars, stand ing armies and works of public utility Of the latter, canals, harbors. river inn provements and railways are the prifl- cipal: Of the railways, which cost 3o,0OO,oOO,ooo. about one-third are owned by national governments.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
PEOPLE DO CHANGE.
Frank KBswles Tells Story from
 Life to Prove Its
How Mr. Manley's "NobIe, Sweet ,WomAae Appeared to His Friends
 After an Interval of But Very Few Years.

HI don't know" said Farley, look ing out of the Pullman car window as the train whirled along through the cold and gloom of a dreary winter afternoon, people change. l saw somewhere in a magazine a few years ago bit of poetry. I don't res member it all now, but it was some thing like this:
 Yes, people change. We did, you know. That night at Browns, a year ago, I thought you fair. and you were pleased I thought you
 Tonight for Tom wreath you wears And bridal roses in your hair.
 And y1t, somehow, do not care. would have cared year ago.
 But people change.
 Manley's face clouded. "It's just as I have told you. Some people change, but IT tell you Agnes never would. l knew her so many years. l saw her under all sorts of circumstances. She was always the same noI..e woman" And yet" put in Wilsc1. s'she mar ried the other man."
 "Yes," went on Manley. "But that only proved all the more how consist ent and true she was. Not true to me, you say. But was she not true to her ideas of devotion and loyalty to those who had better claim on hee than I did? Her father before he died had lost every cent the family had in the world. Agnes was left with an invalid mother and her two little sisters to look after. I had nothing at that time, and small prospects. The other man appeared. He was not an
 
 old as Agnes. But he had thousands of dollars for every penny had. Agnes married him. I don't blame her She did it to insure her mother and her sisters against want"
 '.Well, perhaps she wasn't mercen- ary, although it would look that way" said Farley. "Granted that she placed duty above love. But could she have been in what she did exactly honest to the man whom she married, whom
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
The First Canaries.

Canaries, which were originally green and gray in color, were native to the islands from which they take their name, and were first taken to England on ships plying between English ports anu the. south of France. From this stock have been derived number of distinct varieties, such as the crested, the green, the lizard, which initiates the reptile in it's variegated markings, and the Bel gian, which has . strange, hump backed appearance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
world,. BIese.t Bass Horr,

Pennsylvania possesses the biggest bass horn in the world. It is in the flown of Williamsport- Frank Byers, of that town. is the only man who can blow it. The horn is over six feet tall and it's great bell is more than three feet in width. Not one musician in a hundred can produce any tone upon it. much less extract music from its cavernous depths. By efz was formerly a tailor. With the great horn he can execute the most tffFlcalt composition with all fhe fa. filiu pf s men pleging cornet.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
ExpIorinr svrian Co.fIee

Castles in Syria, to the eastward of Moab, are being explored by Dr. Alois Nusil, of Vienna. On an earlier tour he came across one of these ruins and reported it's plan, at the same time that he showed photographs of the frescoes that survive on it's walls. They are believed to belong to later Roman centuries and to have been erected by powerful princes of Arab stock. Architecture and ornament show the influence of Perso-Grecian art
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
Mark Twain and His Bicycle.

According to story that comes from Hartford, Mark Twain, who for merly resided there, was out wheeling one day with minister, when he sud- denly had q fall. The minister slowed
 up and was going to the assistance f the humorist, when the latter called out: Don't stop, Joe! Go rigkt ahead. I think I will stay here bit and swear. N. Y. Sun ~
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
Ruined Cities of Yucatnn.

There are altogether in Yucatan seven cities, 13 towns, 62 ruined cities, 143 villages, Is abandoned set dement's and 333 haciendas. Scarcely any of these places has as many as 10000 inhabitants, the population of the great majority falling below LOGO.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
,rae Coroucr,s ve-,I,ct

The coroner's jury in rural settle nent returned the following verdict recently:
 That the deceased came to his death Oy tryin' 10 light his pipe by a electric light, whi2h can't be done successful" 1" Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
Tandem Hnbff

-Why do Mir. Paintbrush and his wife promenade in single tile?"
 "TheY- used to ride tandem, and they can't get over the tandem habit. !" ---Flieeenle BIaetter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
Cow Control in Denmarlx.

The Danish government has in op- eration what is known as a system of cow control. The dairymen contribute certain amount and the government makes like expenditure in supply ing experts to cooperate in feeding and caring for animals and advising farmers of the weak points in their herds.-American Dairyman.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-11
Never Grcnsed to Order.

A streak of luck is never greased to order - Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-14
CITY NEWS.

Mrs Thomas J. Tyreu of Maple street is seriously sick with the grip.
 Thomas Condon, employed at Holmes, Booth & Hayden's factory, and living at 20 Luke street, while on his way to St Francis Xaeier's church at half past four this morning, fell on an icy walk at the corner of Bald win and Keefe streets and received . bad dislocation of the right knee joint. Hewa taken@to his home where be was attended by Dr Hayes.
 A letter has been received by Mrs Bridget Burke of Meriden from 8 member of Troop B, Eleventh U. s. volunteer cavalry, to the effect that her sn, Patrick Burke, . sergeant in the troop, was murdered by com rade on the 28th of last November. The letter stated That the murderer was corporal who had become 1eal. ous of Burk on account of his recent promotion. for bravery. Mrs Burke has not yet shehn oMcihllv aatiQed by tho war depaxtme1ta s' s7
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-14
MURDERER NEUFELD KILLED.
The Slayer of Woman E1ectrocuted
 in Sing Sing This Morning.


 Sing Sing, N. Y., Jan 14. - William NeufeId, who murdered his mothers s cousin, Mrs Annie hronman, in her apartments in West 35th street, New York, August z, 1899, was put to death in the electric chair in the state prison here at 6:O5 o'clock this morning.
 Robbery was the motive of Neufeld's s crime. He had been introduced to Mrs KroRman by his mother only a few days before the commission Of the crime. the occasion being party given by the Kronmanns at their flat. At that affair Mrs kronmann made q free display of lewelry, which appar- ently. excited the young mans cupid ity. On the morning of August z; 1899, after Kronmann had gone to business, Neufeld went to the nat and killed his relative with hatchet,a after which he rifled her jewel box and went away. The murder WAS not discov- cred until Kronmann returned from his office in the afternoon. Neufeld disposed of some of the jewelry at a pawnbroker's and through that his ar- rest came about. He told the police story, to- account for the possession of Mrs Kronmann's jewelry by him, to the effect that it had been given to him by q negro named Luce to dis pose of, and that after pawning d1a- mond brooch for S125, Luce gave him $25 and the pawn ticket. Neufeld was q frequenter of saloons and cheap gambling places. He had served q term in the northern Illinois peniten- tiary at Joliet for robbery committed in Chicago.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-14
WANT NATIVE TEACHERS.
Commission Under Instructions Not to
 Adopt Amendments Suggested.

Commission Under Instructions Not to
 Adopt Amendments Suggested.
 Manila, Jan 14.-Representatiys of the Central Catholica ar meeting here spoke on the subject of religion In the schools, and urged the adoption of amendments providing for the en- ployment exclusively of principals and native Catholic teachers and for per hitting religious teaching in the schools. They argued that native teachers could achieve better results than Americans, and that the public schools would be far more successful if the prevailing religious customs were not disturbed.
 In order to avoid a long response from their opponents on the question of religious teaching in the schools, Judge Taft announced thar the com mission under it's instructions could not possibly adopt the amendments suggested by the Central Catholica.
 The commissioners arc unanimous in the belief that great majority of the Filipinos desire religious teaching in the schools. They hold that the purpose of the bill for public educa- ton will be partially defeated unless the children of Catholics are permitted to attend the public schools.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-14
RICE HEIRS FOUND.
The Millionaire who Died Under Sus- picious Circumstances in New York.

The Millionaire who Died Under Sus-
 picious Circumstances in New York.
 Chicago, Jan 14.-A special to the Chronicle from Poplar Ruff, Mo. says:
 Miles G., Owen of New York rep resentative of Attorney Potter, who is engaged in, looking after the $5,OOO, GOO estate of William NJ. Rice, who died in New York on Sunday, September 23, 1900, under suspicious circum- stances, has been in Stone county, Mis- souri, where he has found three heirs of the millionaire. They are B. F. Rice, Bird Rice and Mrs Mattie Clark, all of whom reside in the south part of the county. :,
 The three were not aware of their uncle's death nor the0 sensational cir cumstances connected with his de- mise. The attorney served each with a citation notifying them that the pro- bate court of New York city would on February z take action on the will of William NJ. Rice and requesting their presence in the probate court on that date. What action will be taken by the heirs is not known, as 1t is said they have not the means to carry them out Of the state, much less to New York.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-14
ROSARIO READING CIRCLE.
Gave Interesting Anniversary Enter
 tafnment at Notre Dame Hall.


 Many charming ana delightful en- tertainment has the cosy convent hall of Notre Dame been the scene of, but never of a more charming or more pleasing one than the entertainment last evening, given by the Rosario read ing circle, in memory of Margaret Bourseoise, founder of the Notre Dame order. The memories of Mar garet Bourgeoise are sweet and dear, and it was only fitting that the exer- cises last evening should be of an un- usually exalted nature. The convent hall was comfortably filled when the opening exercises of the evening were commenced. The program of exercises were commenced with an overture rendered in a delightful manner by the Misses Loughlin and M. Fay. A roll call followed. Each young lady responding as her name was called with an appropriate quotation. Miss A. Wilson read an instructive paper entitled. 'When the Earth Was Young" A recitation entitled 'The Petrifled Fern,' by Miss NJ. Fay was one of the gems of the evening. Miss Fay spoke in distinct, musical voice; her gestures were excellent and her manner of delivery gave strength to the fact that she had been thoroughly instructed in the histriontc art. Miss l.. ktlroe in a recitation, 1.-The Dying Alchemist." showed that she possesses | the qualities of an elocutionist in high degree. Miss kilroe has been heard in public several times and her ability is unquestionable. Earth History as Written in Rocks," was an entertaining paper read by Miss | F., Bergin. A violin selection by Miss l.. Holohan was exquisite and of rare merit. Miss L. Loughlin rendered sey- eral vocal selections in q mer1torious style. ,. :- .-,r - -Ts--:@- l But the chief features of the even ing's entertainment was Marguerite l Drill and one act drama with the appropriate title ''Marguerites' The l opening scene of the drama represent ed number of girls, attired in white, entwining wreaths in preparation for | festivities in honor of the annfver- sary of Margaret Bourgeoise. There is new conner among the girls, who l the members of 8 noted convent. This | girl is ignorant of the noble life of | Margaret Bourgeoise and she is curi-
 ous to know who she is, what sort of 8 parsonage she was that such great festivities are being held in her honor. l For her benefit, each girl gives an account of some part
 of the life of the world renowned l founder of the order of Notre Dame l Each young lady acted her part in 2 i natrual manner Their acting was en ] tirely devoid of that nervousness gen
 erally known as stage fright. The | Marguerita drill was very delightful
 and elicited much applause. The ex
 ercises closed with 2 chorus by the
 convent choir.