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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
WATERFOWL JoTTINGs
Ball Game Here Last saturday--Fu

Ball Game Here Last Saturday--Fu-
 neral of the Late Frank Hubbard.
 The game of ball between the Chem ! ical and Hook and Ladder companies of the fire department took place as scheduled on Saturday. During the first part of the game scoring and err TOTS were frequent but still every body was playing steady infeld. As the game proceeded it was seen by the spectators that the Hook and Ladder team had better coacherS. The final score was 32 to 10 in favor of the Hook and Ladder team. The features of the game were slide by John Kiel- ly, who when about midway between third and home made a pretty slide, reaching home after a few minutes blowing, and the coaching of Harper and Suffa, who invariably followed the man from first to second, coaching while running. Charles Gibson, in the outfeld was strenuous in his efforts to get out of the way of any flies that were knocked in his direction. Otto Roeske also pitched splendidly, having . double shoot under perfect control. T. F. McGowan did the umpiring in satisfactory manner.
 Obituary.
  bard was held from the residence of his father yesterday afternoon. The funeral services at the Methodist church were in charge of the Rev w. W. Winans. The services at the church were well attended and a large number gathered at the grave to wit ness the last ceremonies. The floral offerings were many and extravagant large share coming from members Of the church, of which he was formerly a member. MT Hubbard was but 20 years of age, and during large part of that time devoted considerable time and attention to the welfare of the local Methodist church. His loss will be mourned by the parents and a large circle of sympathizing friends.
 The Masonic lodge, No IT, F. and A. M., held memorial services yesterday. The graves of their deceased brethren in the cemetery were decorated.
 The report from the recent straw berry and ice cream festival, given under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society, shows it to have been sue cess. The receipts taken in were in the neighborhood of $1OO. It is hoped that the young ladies will given an other in the no distant future.
 
 work for the town of Watertown.
 Paul Welton will shortly leave for a summer vacation of a few months. MT Welton will return to Yale in the fall.
 Eddie Mann is playing left field for the Bristol team and is doing some good work.
 This evening at Pythian hall there will be meeting for the purpose of organizing a society known as the Circle.
 The school meeting is booked for Wednesday evening at the Central school. Every one should be on hand, asNthe meeting will be a business one.
 The local base ball team will ar range a game with some out of town team for July 4th. Every one wants to see base ball here.
 Tomorrow afternoon the local For- esters and those of Woodbury will cross bats at the fair grounds. After the game the Woodbury people will attend q meeting of the local Forest CTS.
 Mass was celebrated at St Johns church yesterday morning at 11:15.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

The Rev F. w. Fletcher of the UniUn church held service Sunday at 3 p. m. In the East side school house.
 At the elections held in the Pequot club rooms the following officers were elected: Frank Dews, president, w. H. Pebbles, vice-president; K. w. Wells, secretary; w. G. Upson, H. H. Atwood, auditors.
 Loren Carter is building new house near Warren park, he has had large windmill erected to supply water on his property.
 Preparations are going on for the festival to be given Thursday, June 27, on the Middlebrook lawn. An excellent supper will be furnished for the small sum of 15 cents. There will be danc- ing in the barn for which the best mu- sic will be furnished. Admission 10 cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
,NOKELEss POWDER.
Iavy Department Perplexed Over Numerous Explosions.
srdnance Experts Insist That It Is Safe and Yet the Cause of the Disasters to the Explosive
 Is Unknown.

While navy smokeless powder has demonstrated its keeping qualities in ,yery test known to science, naval ord-' nance experts are awaiting with keen interest the result of the investigation 1t Mare island, where magazine was wrecked by an explosion several days Bgo, says Washington special to the Herald
 While ordnance experts insist that aa7y smokeless powder is safe, they have not lost sight O. the fact that ex- Dlosions lave occurred at the Indian Head proving grounds. Mare island, the Dupont powder works, and the works os TIafiin G Rand. n none of these ex- plosions has the cause been estab- hshed.
 Navy smokeless powder is made un- Her the formula of the bureau of ord nance. The gun cotton from which the powder is developed is subjected to the standard heat test of 150 degrees fahrenheit for 30 minutes. A desic- sated sample of the finished powder is mbiected to heat test of 212 degrees fahrenheit for ten minutes. In many eases it stands this temperature for an hour. The ignition test of smoke less powder must not fall below 341 degrees fahrenheit.
 If the sample shows no sign of de- composition as a result of these tests, and the inspection made during manu- fracture is satisfactory. the lot it rep resents is accepted. When stored in magazines several boxes have their lids loosely in place, and it is the duty of the inspector who visits the maga- zines daily to examine the powder to ascertain if decomposition has set in. When smokeless powder decomposes 1t throws off nitrous vapors, and if con- fined the pressure causes decomposi- ton to increase. The odor and appear ance change so that detection is easy.
 Rear Admiral O'Neil states that the force of the explosion frequently de- stroys the cause, and in the Indian Head proving ground case it was inn possible to establish reason for the explosion
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
PINE NEEDLE TRUST.
A New Oregon Industry Which
 Promises to Pay Well.
Originated by g German from the Forests of Thuringia-Leaves Fur- nish Medicinal Oil and
 Fiber for Pillows.

The utilization of the pine needles of the yellow Oregon pine, botanical ly Pinus Ponderosa, is becoming an industry of considerable importance on the Pacific coast. Fifty years ago it was discovered that the extracts and products of the long, slender leaves of the pine possessed real eff cacy in complaints of a pulmonary character. It is claimed that insom- mia yields to the influence of the pun gent odor, and asthmatics have found real relief in partaking of the oil and in sleeping upon pillows stuffed with the elastic and fragrant fiber manufactured from the interior sub- stance of the pine leaves. The H. limitable forests of yellow pine abounding in the state of Oregon, with their accessibility to through lines of transportation, suggested to a German from the forests of Thurln- gia the transfer of lucrative busi- ness to the Pacific coast. In Ger many the leaves never exceed two inches in length, while in Oregon they often exceed 30 inches, and av- craze 20. In the former country the forest laws are extremely strict and often prohibitive, obliging the maker of the product to use the dried leaves that have fallen to the ground and thus insuring an inferior and less eff fective quality of goods. In the vest ern state denuding the yellow pine of it's leaves has been encouraged, the expert of the forestry commis- sion having pronounced the process as beneficial. A tally kept of the weight gathered from a certain num- Der of trees indicated, according to the Scientific American, that the crop taken in April weighed $50 pounds, while that of the same trees in Oc- tober yielded IT'S pounds. Two crops are gathered yearly, the later one
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
NAUGATUeK NEWS
Naugatuck Y. NJ. c. A. Defeated Wa
terbury's Saturday.


 terbury's Saturday.
 The Naugatuck Y M. O. A. defeated tho Waterbury '. NJ. c. A. on Hotca- kiss field Saturday afternoon, in loosely rlayed game, by score of 15 to 8.
 Martin Caine, who has been attend ing Nillanoya college, arrived home Saturday night to spend the summer. The members of the class of 1901 of the Naugatuck High school were en- tertained by the president, Miss Edith Tolles. at her home on Fairview ave nue, Saturday.
 The annual meeting of voters of>the Union City school district will be held in the Prospect street school house on Friday evening of this week.
 The board of warden and burgesses will meet tonight.
 Miss Mary Cross, who graduated from the New Britain Normal school last Friday, has arrived home to spend the summer.
 The bans of marriage were published for tile first time yesterday between Miss Alice s. Cross and Charles J. Baxter, and also Miss Mary Cullinane O. Naugatuck and James A. Cassidy Of Waterbury Miss Cross and MT Bax- ter are to be married Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at St Francis's church.
 The pupils of the parochial school are enjoying an outing at High Rock grove to-day.
 Mrs Jeremiah Lynch of South Main street died Saturday night at 9 o'clock, after short illness. The deceased leaves three sons and three daughters. Funeral will be from St Francis's church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. with interment in St Francis's ceme- tery.
 A child of MT and Mrs Thomas Fruin of Spring street died Saturday night. Funeral was held yesterday afternoon. Interment in St James's cemetery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
Settled n Dispute.

mological society in London the pres ident G. H. Verrall, told an amusing story to prove that knowledge of insects may even be useful in settling questions in literary history. Com mentators on the works of Robert Louis Stevenson were trying in vain to discover whether the notes made by him in a certain book were written be- fore or after he took up his residence in Samoa. It happened that fly had been squeezed between the pages and when Mr. Varra1 saw it he instantly recognized it as belonging to species peculiar to the Tolynesian islands. That settled the Chicag go Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
Young Farmer Drives a Cow.

Arthur Musgrove, young farmer residing near Findlay, O., created considerable surprise recently by ap- bearing in one of Findlay's principal streets driving 8 COW hitched to light wagon, causing his steed to navigate by giving continuous and vigorous twists to her tail. Mus grove met fSend, James Boyle, near the city. Musgrove was driving a horse and Boyle was leading COW. A trade was struck and the men swapped animals. Boyle led away his horse and Musgrove decided he would make the COW draw him. He hitched her up, but she wouldn't go. After an hours trials he tried the trick with her that Grover worked on the British i,4n, and it worked
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24

ator of the present general assem- bly, and is one of the most popular and learned of the Presbyterian die vines in the country. Dr. Minton is professor of theology in the semi nary at San Anselmo, Cal. He is widely known throughout the east as well as the west, especially in Pittsburgh. He was born near Pros. perity, in Washington. county, Pa, in 1855, and his mother still lives in CIaysville. Dr. Minton's student days were spent in Washington and lief ferson college, from which he was graduated in 1879. The choice of the learned professor for head of the committee on revision is regarded as being singularly appropriate, and is heartily indorsed personally by most of the delegates to the assembly. <
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
A Mothers Care.

 I wish dear Nell would try to be More orderly and neat. My desk is such sight to see, Fer since she borrowed it from me, It passes all conceit. Just looki A sketch she made at school Disfgured by a blot, Pens, pencils, paper, paper rule, Cards, envelopes and a cotton spool Commingled in lot. Whats this? A letter. declare. Of love
 My. Dearest Hear.,'' It reads. Don't drive me to despair, :; For you and you alone I care:
 Oh, bid me not depart" never dreamed my child could fall, S And surreptitious grow. But stopl I wrong her after all: Her father wrote it, I recall, Some thirty years ago. -Margherita Arlina Hamm, in Frank Les. lies Popular Monthly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
QUEEN RANAvALoN.

kites from her palace window. The dusky queen has not lost her taste for chewing tobacco, cigarettes and jewelry, and continues to have her gowns made by Worth, the fashiona- ble Paris tailor. Her jewelry is said to be worth $2,ooo,000.
 Queen Ranavalona was taken from Madagascar at two o'clock one Feb ruary morning in 1897, after six hours notice to get ready. She and her two uncles had been detected in plot to overthrow the French, who have been in Madagascar, for two cen turies. The men were executed, while the queen was deported to Bourbon island, and later to Algeria.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
Orders Turkish Belle to Marry.

Miss Ferrough, sister of Ali Fer. rough, the Turkish minister, and belle of her legation at Washington, will ac- company her brother and his wife tc Constantinople when they sail in July. She returns to her country a bride elect, having been notified a few days ago that she had been affianced to one of the wealthy and prominent men o1 Constantinople.
 The arrangements for the approach, ing marriage have been made, accord. ing to Turkish custom, altogether without consultation with her. Nei. ther she nor her fance has ever seen each other.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24

being always the largest. The leaves of the young trees are preferred, yielding better quality of oil, it is said, though this fact is doubted. The leaves are stripped from the trees by women and men who are hired for the purpose, and who are paid 25 cents a hundred pounds for the needles. Five hundred pounds is regarded as an average days work. The leaves are picked into sacks and hurriedly sent to the factory. Ex- posture to the sun causes the leaves to wilt and impairs the quality of she product. In picking, the thickest punches of leaves are selected, and the scanty ones neglected. The vast quantity available, so far beyond any present demand, permits the picker to thus discriminate. The factory at which the essences and extracts of the needles are manufactured has capacity for handling 2,O0O pounds of leaves per day; but it is soon to be enlarged to about four times it's pres ent size.
 In the extraction of pine oil 2,000 pounds of green leaves are required to produce ten pounds of oil. The process is the ordinary one of dis tillation. In the manufacture of fiber the leaves pass through a process of steaming, washing, drying, etc, 12 in all, occupying four days. Two quail ties are produced, first and second. The first, from which no oil has been distilled, is worth upon the market about ten cents per pound. The fiber is elastic and the staple only little shorter than the green leaf from which it was made, and with strength sufficient to enable it to be spun and woven into fabrics. Mixed with hair, the fiber makes an excellent mate rial for mattresses or pillows, and repose comes quickly when resting upon them. It is also used as a par tial filling for cigars, imparting flavor not the least disagreeable, and calming to the nerves. The oil ex- tracted gives an agreeable flavor to candies. Toilet soaps are made, strongly impregnated with essential oil of pine needles.
 The fiber itself, after curing, looks like a slender shaving of some dark wood, retaining it's odor indefinitely. Insects abhor it on that account. It is said that the Oregon factory is the only one in the world outside of Germany.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
Something Just as Good.

An inexperienced young man was given a position in an Albany drug store and was instructed how to ef- feet sales. For instance, he was told that if patron asked for some thing not in stock, he was to say: 'sWe are just out, but have something quite as good" A few days later customer asked for a postage stamp. "Oh," said the clerk, i've are just out of them. but have something fully as good"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
REPORT ON vIvIsEcTIoN.
The Appearance of Plague Increased Number of Experiments in
 England.

The issue of a parliamentary paper
 e other day containing accounts of a number of experiments performed on living animals during the year 1900 under license, has raised the usual outcry from the anti-vivisectionists, who point to "thousands of tortured Innocent dumb brutes," etc, but the report of the inspector under the cru city to animals act shows there is no ground for this complaint.
 The total number of licenses was PAT, of which 63 did not perform ex- periments. The licensees were recom- mended by men of the highest scien- tific standing. The total experiments were 10,s3e. The appearance of the buhonic plague is responsible for part of the increase. George ID. Thane, the London inspector under the cruelty to animals act, says:
 'sIt is of the greatest importance that this disease should be recognized at the earliest possible moment. This gan only be done with certainty with the aid of inoculations into animals. Two new licenses which were granted in 1900 expressly allow necessary ex- periments in localities where infection Is apprehended."
 The increase is also greatly due to inoculation for the diagnosis for tuberculosis, and the standardization of the diphtheria anti-toxin. There is a difference of opinion as to whether these are painful, but all have been included in the category of expert ments calculated to give pain. There fore the animals are killed under an- aesthetics as soon as the main result of the experiment has been attained.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
FIRE-LIGHTING DEVICE.
An Automatic Contrivnnce Which Makes Early Rising Unnecessary,
 aud Works Every Time.

The illustration shows an automat tic device for lighting fires, which has just been patented by John M. Leek, of Knoxville, Tenn, who states that the object he has in view is to provide a simple contrivance by which fire may be ignited in the kitchen range at any desired time, so that the housewife is not required to rise early in the morn ing and enter cold room for the pur- pose of starting a fire. This device might also settle the question of who should get up and light the fires by eliminating it altogether. The ar rangement consists of rotary shaft actuated by coiled spring, with an abrasive surface at one end and an or dinary alarm clock at the other, and a
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
PuzzIfnE.

Why do people sneeze? What a question: Why, because they feel like it, says the Cincinnati Commer- cial Tribune, and the Chicago Trib- une asks why it is that people can't sneeze sometimes when they feel like it?
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
The Difficulty.

Manager---I am sorry that you wish to resign. What is the trouble?
 Star-It is too much of strain on me to try to live up to the salary your press agent says get.--Chicago Daily News
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
REV. HENRY c. HINTON.
Selected by Presbyterian Assembly to Superintend Revision of the
 Denomination's Creed.

Rev. Dr. Henry Collin Minton, the chairman of the new committee on revision of the creed of the Presby- terian church, has acted as moder-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
Some Distinction in That.

She-Dont let my refusal of your proposale abitter you, MT. SimplSins.
 He-Oh, no; after all, it is some ething to have been even rejected by girl who owns $500 dog.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
Green Sen

Green, or gunpowder, tea is col ored by mixture of Prussian blue and Chinese soapstone, which is add. ed durirlp +Ee r-ooaes If e-inT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24

fuse or wick for leading the blaze from the matches to the kindlings in the stove. The mechanism is placed on the hearth of the stove, with the wick sup ported by wire hanger, the matches being gripped in clamp, which holds them against the roughened surface of the wheel. As the wick has been previously soaked in oil and several matches are provided for ignition in- dependently of each other, there is small chance of failure,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-24
If You Think That

our goods are not as good as the very best you can buy for cash at any store in the city-be- cause we offer our clothing on littIe-at-a-time payments.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME col Rr OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, FRIDAY. THE GTll DAY
OF DECEMBER. l9Dl.-JAIHARINE {. Nc
GowAS It al. vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEyISEEs AND ALIENEEs OF JOHN cox,
THOMAS WILSON Ct al. No. 22iGi Equity
Docket 81.
On motion of the PLAINTIFF, by Ralston & sid
dons, their solicitofs IL is this 9Th day Of De-
comber. 1901 ORDERED That the defendants.
the unknown heirs. deyisecs and aliences Of John
Cox, Thomas Wilson. Matilda Withcrington vii
son, William Thcobald Wolfe Tone. and the un-
known persons claiming by, through under
them cause their appearance TO be entered on
or before the first rule day occurring forty days
after this day. otherwise the cause will be pro-
ceeded with as in case of default.
The object OF this suit is 10 establish and
perfect Of record the title oi the complainant
in and to a lOt Of ground situate Ia what T. now
known a. square 1919, In that part Of the city
Of Warrington, District Of Columbia. formerly
called Georgetown and being known and talIcd
Kings Acre, described by mctes and bounds as
follows:
Beginning on the present cast line of Thirty
third formerly Market Street at a point distant
a. feet nuTfh from the north boundary line Of
original Georgetown. running thence north on
said street i3 feet inches more OF less. to the
southwest corner Of q brick house, formerly
OrIne's: thence castorly parallel with II GOunetly
Firstb Street - feet, more or les, TO tho cast
line OF the prc.cEl enclosure; thence south parallel
with said T1iirty-thiTd street Is ieet inches,
and thence west 50 feet 10 the place Of beginning,
Together with the USE OF the brick wall along
tho north lire thereof. free Of cost charge.
COPY % this order 10 be published in the WASH
ington Law Reporter and The Washington Times
once week for three successive weeks before said
rule day.
By the Court:
(seaD A. c. BRADLEY. Justice. etc.
True copy. Test:
j. H. Young. CLERK. etc
By J. ". LAI1lIER. Asst. Clerk.
deg.Ie.2s
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
RAILROADS.
Washington, Alexandra
Mount Vernon Railway.

From Station, Pcnnylvsni, Ave. and ISL s.
In effect November l. 1901
For NeNandria-Week days, $50. 1.oi. 80.
300. s:29. s.5g. 9:25. 1000 1925. i1;Oo. 1i:3o
q. m; xl2;oS i2:20. l9:l5. xi :O5. -. 200. 80
xS.O2. $50 $50, xt:14. s:S3 asa. sos. x5;s2.
$40 6:oa, $50. To5 80. SEQ. s:iS. 9:9o io:i5
li:2o, iI:59 p. m.
sundays-T:i5. 900. p.t5. 1880. 100. II 10 g.
m; 1900 noon: 1880. 100. 1s1 900. 2.so. 500
$50 900 $50. 500. $50. GOO. 6:So 700 1880.
500. s:t5. $50. l0:I5. fIeo. 1850 p. N.
For Mount Vcrnon-week days: $50. 500.
1000. 1isoo a. m, Iie.os. ri o5. 400. xS;o2
r:li x5.22. T.o5, $50 p. m.
sundsys-e:oo a m. 400 noon, 400. 400.
$50. 700, $50 p. m.
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge--Wees
days; 6:3o. 7:Oi. 7.S0. 500. s:79. $50. 9;25.
1000, II 90 a. m. 'I2:05. I..20. 'l2:t5. leo.
rs. 200 $50 3:o2 $3.50. $3.50. '4:SS. '4:5I.
b:22. COS, $50 T.O6 500 p. m
SJNDAiS-7:i5. 300, g;+5, 1910. HOO.
III 30 a. m. 200 noon 1880. 100. q n, 500,
$50, 500, $50 400. $3.50. $500. $50
500. $3.50. 7:0o. 80 500 p. m
Express. TO Arlington only.
Parcels carried. Baggage checked.
J. COIVIN. Superintendent.
G. z. ABBOT. President.
The Washington times., 1901-12-16

MANTED-By well educated young man. position
can play the piano. Address BOX SIS. this office.
tDr,
The Washington times., 1901-12-16
PROPOSAL.

PROPOSALS FOR CRADINs CONNECTICUT
AVENUE FROM COLUMBIA ROAD TO WYUM-
ING AVENUE. AND CALIFORNIA AVENUE
FROM COLUMBIA ROAD TEsrNARD-OFFTCE
OF THE COMMISSIONERS ID. C., Washington.
d. C.. December II, lg0I.-SEALED PROPOSALS
will he received at this office UNIIi. Il O'CLOCK
NOON. SATURDAY. DECEMBER Is. 1901 for
grading Connecticut Avenue from Columbia Road
10 Wyoming Avenue, and California Avenue from
Columbia Road westward, amounting 20 about
5000 cubic yards. Blank forms OF proposal,
,.necihoations, aud all necessary information can
be obtained at the Office Of the Engineer Com
missioner ID. G. II. y. z. MCFARLAND, s0HN
W ROSS, JOHN BIDDLE. Commissioners ID. c.
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