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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
CHINkSA Nor DRINKERS.
Whey Are Rarely Seen in Saloons and Only tke Loafers Smoke
 Opium.

ssWe are 9 temperate people, said a Chinaman of Race street, as he re- garded one of his brothers coming out of saloon with a kettle of beer, '.and sight like that is rarely to be seen here. Joe Kee has q white wife, you know. Maybe the beer is for her. Anyhow, not one Chinaman in this colony would take drink if you should ask him to, and not one in thousand would get drunk
 Did you ever see a drunken China man? Are there Chinese among your barroom loafers and hangers-on? But you will say with a sheer that we all smoke opium, and that an opium smoker, of course, will not drink be- cause the pipe gives one an aversion to alcohol. It is true that the opium smoker can't drink, but it is not true that all Chinamen smoke. For no one can smoke and work, and it is only the 1oafers of Chinatown, the card sharps and confidence men, who hit the pipe.
 1.-The true reason of Chinese tenn perance in this country" continued the Chinaman, according to the Phil adelphia Record, ''is one of economy. We can't ord to drink, to get drunk, to be arrested and to be fined, and therefore we don't do it. But the Chinese as a race would like to be jast as incorporate as any other people, only they control them! selves"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
----------- HUMOR OF A BARBER.
istic Decorations of His Cus- toner's Shaving Mugs.

The proprietor of downtown bar Der shop located on Broad street is something of humorist, in his own peculiar way. On entering the shop one is confronted by shelves of mugs belonging to the regular patrons, and the designs on these are decisively odd.
 There are no names or initials to indicate the respective owners, which apparent omission is a part of the proprietor's little game. Instead there is on each design illustrative of the profession, business or occu- patton of the patron. One man who frequents the shop is a dentist, and his cup is embellished with set of false teeth as means of identifica- tion. Another is an editor, and the design on his cup represents paste pot and shears. A box of cigars on another indicates that it's owner is q tobacconist, says the Philadelphia Record, while a downtown lawyers cup bears a Tyre. There are about 50 cups thus decorated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
RESCULU u \ BASS.
How Mr. Bingwate- Was Towed
 Ashore by Fish.
Angler Fortunately Gets Hold of B Lively Black Bass Just WhenHe Had Concluded That All
 Was ID with Him.

ssYou may call black bass WOrmy and say they are not fit for white men to eat, MT. Bingwater was say ing, earnestly. to a Bangor (Me.) Times man, but just the same I want you to understand that they are about the garniest fish that swims, and if it hadn't been for one of them I should not be here smoking ciga- rettes to-day. Hereafter I'll stand by the black bass and all their short comings. It happened this way:
 ssOne afternoon early in the week got the craze and drove out to Pushaw on little fishing trip all by my lonesome. I had my fish basket and my tomato can full of worms and an old rod which I picked up somewhere about the house, and made up my mind if there was any I would get it. I chartered an old aat-bottomed punt, the cleanest one which I could discover in the vicin- ity, and then l started out. I rowed like one of the Pennsylvania oarsmen at Henley until 1 came over near the point of Dollar island, and then I let down the anchor and began to fish.
 Ut was but the work of two or three minutes to put my rod togeth- CT. bait the hook with worm and throw it overheard. After that waited I happened to have brought a little pocket edition of Kipling with me, and for the next ten min utes I was deep in the story of the Gadsbys. As I was in the midst of the most exciting part I got bite.
 q don't suppose that there is need to say anything further in this connec- tion. I played that bass with the hand of a master, and some five minutes later he was Hopping and gasping for breath in the stern sheets. As 1 took
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
WATERVILLE DAILY TAIL K
BIRTHSTONE PosToFFICE TO BE
 RE-ESTABLISHED.

Mrs w. A. Phefenny Will Act as Post mistress Mail Has Been Sent to
 Wateryille Since Greystone Office
 Was Closed.
 Once more the wheels of progress in the lite village of Greystone, long time silent. will be resumed. The good news has been announced to resi- dents there that the postofffce depart ment in Washington had decided to re-establish the poStofflce at Greystone discontinued July 15. Everyone ought to know how much Greystone people missed the daily excitement and nov city of watching the United States mail arrive and now that the Grey stone mail pouch will be seen each day iii the scattered settlement. the people of the rural district are happy. The office was conducted for score Of years by John H. Doolittle, who be- came too feeble to attend to his du- ties. which included those of carrier to and from trains. Mrs w A. Phe fenny. q prominent woman in the yil- lage, has obtained the appointment as postmistresS and is to reopen the post office at once All mail addressed to Greystone has been sent here since last July. as this is the nearest postoffice to that village. It is understood that a petition is in circulation to have the houses along Greystone highways and byways numbered in order to assist the new postmistress in her arduous labors of attending to the duties of that office Mrs Phefenny, however, claims to know all of the seventeen or eighteen. people there and such a peti- tion would be waste of energy. If good prices are obtained for crops this winter. Greystone people may ask for rural free delivery in the spring and the extension of the trolley road by summer time.
 Orchard street is being improved in order to withstand the heavy traffic until next spring
 Good Will lodge, K. of P., worked the first rank last evening.
 On Thursday evening another old fashioned New England supper will be given. this time by the trustees of Grace Methodist church who are said to be excellent pastry cooks.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
FEMININE REQUISITES.
Women Drummers Do Not Have to Drink Smoke to Get 0
 Treat on the Road.

In these days of feminine enter prise, when women are entering the fields hitherto occupied exclusively by men. it is natural that they should seek the employment of conner cial travel. One of the most success ful drummers in the west is a wom- an, who describes with keen interest her first experience in selling goods, says Youths Companion.
 It was the custom of a certain ho- tel, she says, to treat it's travelling salesmen when they paid their bills. Accordingly, after I had settled my account, the proprietor looked at me in a puzzled sort of way and asked:
 ''Will you have anything to drink ?"
 I laughed and declined, and more embarrassed than ever, he returned to the charge:
 T don't suppose you could use a cigar?"
 Again I laughingly declined. He studied over the situation for mo- ment; then his face frightened.
 T know you'll take some gum" and he handed me a package. In point of fact, I have no taste for gum and never use it; but it would have been cruel to refuse, so I ac- cepted it with as pleasant smile as possible. Ever since that time I have been sure of a parting gift of gum from that hotel. So you see that the woman drummer is not without her perquisites.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
Thrilling Snake Experience.

One of the most thrilling affairs in the way of a snake experience hap pened to a young son of c. B Royal, an employe of the Seaboard Air Line railway at Yulee, Fla. The young fellow, who is only about 12 or 13 years old, was riding from Amelia Beach into Fernandina on his bicycle, when, near the residence of Jimmie Drummond, he ran over an immense rattlesnake which was crossing the road. When the wheel came in con- tact with the snake he was thrown to the ground and the snake imme- diately put himself in coil and struck at the boy, missing him with his fangs and striking the body of the bicycle, on which can now be seen their imprint. The body of the snake came in contact with the shoulder of the boy, who was almost paralyzed with fear At about that time Drum mond appeared on the scene and cap tured the snake, which was tremen- dous one, being eight feet long and fully 12 inches in circumference
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Board of Charities Met Last Night and
 Acted on Several Cases.

At a meeting of the Naugatuck drum corps held last evening it was decided to go to Seymour on Wednes- day evening of this week to attend a dance given by one of the corps of that place.
 There was another large attendance at St Francis fair last night The stage attraction. which was furnished by St Francis choir. was excellent. Following is the program: Comic song, t'The Irish Beat the Band" Miss Agnes Wilcox; song, ''In Your Own Town Messrs Nolan and Kiely; so- prano solo. The Quilting Party" Miss Margaret Campbell; coon song, Coon, Coon, Coon,'' Miss Loretta Freeman; grand finale introducing the chorus of the latest songs by the company. Those who gave money to 'sdo'' the fair last night were Charles Boylan, Wa terbury; J. J. German. Ed McGuff, Hugh Kearns, Thomas Smith.
 An alarm of fire was sounded last evening from box No 42 situated on Hoadley street. The fire was in the chimney of a house owned by Thomas Neary. The blaze was quickly e1- ttnguished and the services of the fire department were not required. The ffremen had arrived at the Glove Go No l factory when they found that the blaze was extinguished.
 The board of charities held a meet ing ill the town hall last night. The board acted upon seven relief cases and voted to have the dam at the town fa TIT, 1oxxro,.od fo tho 1ina acfahIic had by the borough engineer. They voted to let MT Morse have the hall for shows the rest of the season for SIC per night. They also appointed a committee of three to look into the matter of supplying the town hall with gas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS.
OAKvILLE BUSINESS MEN PUT
 TING IN TELEPHONES.

Quite Up to Date in the Fashion-The
 Station Started the Idea First-A
 Slick Swindler Tries to Sell Tea and
 Fails-Local Notes.
 A week or two ago middle aged man, thought to be swlndIer. called upon local parties in the village and endeavored to dispose of several chests of tea. The stranger explained that the tea chests were at the Oakvilie station and could be examined. lie offered chest to one party who keeps q store here at great reduction from the ordinary price of tea. He wanted spot cash and didn't get t. He was given an order, though, to ship the next day. No tea has arrived vet and no tea chests were ever at the local station as represented by the fellow. who is declared to be another Iakif. Oakyille appears to be thelr happy hunting ground.
 The flag on the tower at the Oakville Pin Cos factory is at half mast in re- SDact for the late president of the con- pany, E. c. Lewis.
 Ernest Plumb is working for r. c. Slade 6 Son. filling a vacancy in the mills caused by the absence of James Madden, who is laid up with sprained wrist
 A large crowd of Waterbury young people gave a surprise party to John Kennedy, Jr. last Saturday night.
 Several focks of wild geese have flown south lately over the village. Some claim that this is q sure indica- ton that colder weather is rapidly ap- preaching.
 Mrs John Loughlin will discontinue making ice cream to supply the trade after this week.
 A young woman named Kelly of Wa terbury. after attending the dance Fri day evening and on the way home, Swooned She was carried into fhe home of one of the neighbors ana has been very i'll since then and left to stay at the home Of one of her friends here.
 Stoddard's travelling steam sawmill is laid up for repairs at the factory or the Baird Machine Co.
 Bert Warner is working in Water town repairing the engine in Welton faucet shop
 Eugene Main will move his family into the residence owned by Thomas Shields and formerly occupied by the Peeker family. MT Shields has en- gagged Main to repaint and decorate the interior of the house.
 One of Clough's milk peddlers lost a brown overcoat in Judd's hall last Friday evening when the rush ccca- stoned by the fire occurred.
 MT and Mrs Burdette Lake have been visiting friends in Thomaston.
 George White and Miss Mamie Ma gee of Watertown have been visiting here
 Owing to the fact that new tele- phone service has been puC in at the local railroad station, other business men of Oakville have decided to fol- low this movement for business req sons. Accordingly Seymour, smith x Sons, the hardware manufacturers. will place a telephone in the factory office. and F. c. Slade. the mill owner, has ordered one to facilitate various business transactions and inquiries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29

store. The Jerseyman picked out a blue serge suit which the salesman told him was worth S25 and for which he paid five dollars. The first time the farmland wore his new suit it rained very hard and he got thorough drenching. The following Sunday when he tried to get into the clothes he found that the trousers had shrunk so that the bottoms of them only came to the tops of his shoes and the coat would not go on at all. The color had also changed from navy blue to g dull red. Then he recalled the wording of the sign in front of the Baxter street clothing store:
 ''If you buy one of our five-dollar quits you'll have fit"
 It meant just what it had said; he bought the suit and now he. saw where the fit came in.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
OF ROYAL BLOOD

It is said that King Oscar will send one of his sons to represent Sweden and Norway at the St. Louis exposi- tion.
 The king of Roumania is personally interested in plan to educate his peo- ole by the establishment of theaters in every town of his kingdom.
 The queen of Portugal is perhaps the most athletic woman ruler in the world. She Is particularly fond of swimming, and at Cascals swims far ther out from shore than any of the ether bathers.
 The grand duchess of Mecklenburg- Strelitz, wno has just reached the age of S0, is the last surviving granddaugh- ter of George IT., and her brother, the duke of Cambridge, is the last surviv- ing grandson. It is said that no fewer than o9 of George ILLS descendants are living.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
PeoDle Who Eat Coa1.

Earth-eating sayages are known tc anthropologists but the statement that there are people in civilized Eng land who habitually swallow Jumps of ordinary household coal appears some what surprising. To this practice Mary Ann Foy, housemaid lately em- ployed at 46 Gloucester gardens, Hyde Park, owed her death Some of the pieces, stated Dr. Harper at the in quest, had stuck in the windpipe and caused suffocation. It was fact, add ed the witness, that some persons did eat small portions of coal. The coro- ner asked with what object. A juror said that persons suffering from se- we're attacks of heartburn did so. The coroner said that he had heard of per- sons eating charcoal, but not coal. There was. in the present case, how ever, no doubt about the fact. Death from misadyenture" was the verdict.
 London Express.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29

the bass off the hook and flung him in the bottom of the boat I made disa- greeable discovery. My punt was leak ing badly and there was already quite three inches of water in the bottom. Moreover, it was pouring in with greater rapidity every minute. It was only a question of time before the craft would be swamped. As can t swim stroke it didn't strike me that the situati was . particularly pleas ant one.
 T decided to toss my line in once more for luck, anyway, and the hook had no more than disappeared beneath the surface when it was seized by a huge bass. who started out toward shore, pulling like mogul locomotive. The water was rising rapidly and was getting desperate, when 1 happened to realize that here was my chance. quickly made one end of the line fast to thwart, and, seizing he oars, helped my friend, the bass, with all the strength that was in me. At last we reached the beach and safety
 '.The bass who so fortunately took my bait is still swimming about in the clear, cool depths of Pushaw. I de- cided that one good turn deserved an other, and I carefully removed the hook and tossed him back
 When MT. Bingwater finished an awful hush fell upon the party and for several minutes no one spoke.
 ''Why didn't you bail the boat out ?'' asked little Freddie finally.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
A Princes Preference

The many anecdotes told of Prince Edward of York ali point to his un- usually keen powers of observation and his intense wish to appear grown up and to do as older people do. A short time ago. when asked what he would like to do to celebrate his birthday, the reply came without a moments hesitation: "Go for drive lin an omnibus with all the other Epeople.s
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
Spoke fYom Experience.

Mrs. Enpeck--I learned to-day that Bob Smith and Mary Jones were se- cretly married ten months ago. Just think of it! Married nearly year and nobody the wiser!"
 Mir. Enpeck-Oh, don't know. I'll bet Smith was whole lot wiser before he had been married a month.- Chi cago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
The Reaulf.

She-Just think, baron, few weeks Iago the second wife of my first hus- band met with the third husband of the second wife of my present hus- band at the house of the divorced wife of my deceased stepfather-in-law in Paris!
 He-And what was the result?
 "A general confusion."- ."-Lustige Blaetter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
si,ts.
 4nRRTAaA.

SpecEa.OA- SHes.
 Among the feats of wild man on 'eS- hibition in Wichita, Kan, the pro gramme stated that he would eat chunks of raw liver. He failed to do this, and the spectators wrecked the tent. A learned police justice upheld the act, stating that when people pay good money to see a man eat raw liver they have the right to see him eat raw Hver or know the reason why.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
GRApHopHoNE DREW CROWDS
Which Did Not Please the Owner and He Devised Scheme That
 Dispersed Them.

An ingenious young man who lives in Goyanstown and who possesses an excellent graphophone which peals forth inspiring and fascinating airs each evening was annoyed recently by number of young ladies and gen tlemen who congregated about his front door to listen, says the Balti- more Herald. He did not care to throw water on them, because his wife objected, she not appearing to be much worried over the presence of the mob, which was nightly increas- ing. He accordingly resolved to try method which the neig'hbors say is just like him. He has q recorder with his machine. The other night, without the knowledge of his wife, he sung song into the grapho- phone himself. As usual, when he began to grind out some of the latest and most popular airs, the crowd be- gan to come. When he thought all had arrived he placed the cylinder bearing his selection on the machine.
 Well, rubbernecks,'' it began, s'isn't this good free show? Girls. who are those Holsters you are with !? Aren't you rather thirsty? Boys, why don't you take the girls down to the drug store and buy them a soda water? Have none of you got homes? Do your mothers-'' And here the machine stopped, for it was useless to say any more-the crowd had fled. The young man got se- were lecture from his wife. but he did not mind that very much. Now he seems perfectly contented, for the boys and girls do not play on his pavement any more.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29

A new remedy for biliousness is now on sale at all drug stores. It is called Chamberlain's Stomach aud Liver Tablets. It gives quick relief and will prevent the attack if given as soon as the first indication of the disease appears. Price, 9 cents per box. Samples free.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
Never Touched Him.

"They say she's just crazy to marry him.
 "she is, indeed. She's continually throwing herself at his head; and the strangest part of it is he never sus- poets it-'
 "Ol that's not so strange. Women are notoriously poor throwers. you know. ."-PhilsdalRhia RFasR.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-29
HE HAD TIE FIT.
The Jcrseynaan Was Taken In by a Subtle Sign Displayed by naE-
 ter Street Merchant.

A farmland from Coytsyille, N. J., in need of new suit of clothes, came to New York city in search of a bargain, and finally stopped in front of cloth ing store in Baxter street which dis played the following sign in the win dow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-24
KEEPING 1T UP.
Emphatic Talk by Topeka
Citizens.

Every day In the year some resident
Of Topeka is telling a friend or neigh
Dor about experiences with Doan's Kid
ney Pills No such emphatic endorse
nent was ever given for any modern
medicine Read what this citizen says:
Mr.. Thomas Davis. of 915 West Sixth
street, barber, says: 81 had kidney
complaint more or less for twenty
years. The pain was not always severe
but there was q constant weak and
tired out feeling which deprived me of
all ambition / was nervous and rest
less and could not sleep. The action of
the kidneys was not regular and
became much worse whenever I caught
cold Various remedies tried did not
give me any permanent relief. and when
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my notice got a box at RowIey &
Shows drug store. The use OF the one
box brought such good results that I
continued the treatment until I took
five in all They completely cured me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price, so cents
Foster Mi1burn Co. Buffalo, ~. z, sole
agents for the United States
Remember the name, Doan's, and
Hmke NO other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-24
ABANDONED IN INFANCY.
Boy Sent For by Parents Who Re-
pented of Ill Deed.

Hutchinson, Kas., Dec. 24.-Albert
Ferguson, who has been paroled from
the Hutchinson reformatory, left for
Springfield, ILL.,, where he has been
claimed as the lost son of a well known
family.
When the boy was six years old his
parents separated and he was placed in
an orphans home in Chicago. He was
later adopted by an Illinois farmer. The
farmer left Illinois and settled in. Har-
vey county, Kansas, and the orphans
home lost all trace of the boy. few
years ago Albert Ferguson's parents
met, fixed up the old-time quarrel and
were remarked. Then they began a
search to find their son. They could
find no c1ew to his whereabouts at the
orphans home. After a long and tedi-
Gus search they located the farmer who
had adopted the boy. The mother came
directly to Kansas, only to learn that
her son had left his adopted parents
few months before. The search was
started anew in Kansas and ended at
the Hutchinson reformatory, where the
boy had been sent for larceny. That
was eighteen months ago and letters
from the home in Springfield have come
regularly ever since. The last letter
contained money for ticket to Spring
filed and an urgent request that the
young man should return at once to the
home from which he had been banished
in infancy.