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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-12

compose and comprise that great delib- erative body.
 Although each senator is elected for a term of six years. it is provided in CUT national constitution that one-third of the senators shall conclude their terms every two years. There are now 45 states in this republic. and each state has two senators, so that the sen ate is 6 body of 90 senators, and every two years 30 of them conclude their terms.
 Usually it is fortunate for the entire republic that the senators of marked ability are elected to succeed them selves, but sometimes it is unfortunate for the several states and for the coun try that senators are not reelected. Continuous service in the senate in crease, the ties of personal friendship, and increases the wisdom and acumen of good men. In a general sense it may be said that senators should serve at least two terms.
 On the 4th day of March 30 sen ators will conclude their terms. Con- corning those who will depart from the senate, and those who will be con tinued for another term. we will have little chat to-day. Of course, only the most eminent senators can have space in one letter, because those who are not eminent are in the majority. Chairmanships in the senate are awards of continuous service. Ordi- narily, for example. Senator Mason. of Illinois, might not have been in the senate long enough to have become chairman of the great com mittee on post offices and post roads. But, by a ! concatenation of events, he wi.l be- | come chairman Of that important com mittee on the 4th day of March. Senator Wolcott, of Colorado. now ! chairman, will be succeeded by @ democrat; Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire. will be succeeded by a re- publican; Senator Carter, of Montana, will be succeeded by democrat; Sen
 ator Gear. of Iowa, is deceased. The next man in rank on that committee is Senator Mason, of Illinois: and by req
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-12
Great Clothing Sale.
We Want You All.

Get in with the hundreds who trade here, taking advantage of stocks selling swiftly at prices pleas ing to peoples pocketbooks. All this seasons stock. and not few odds and ends. Compare the val ues. Come and see the goods. Mems All Wool Washington Mills Kersey Overcoats. sold for $1O and SIP. Now $5. Mems Fine All Wool Riverside Mills Kersey and Melton Overcoats, made to retail for $15. Saturday $7.9O.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-12

Pennsylvania has returned Senator Quay; Illinois has returned Senator Cullom; Iowa retains Senator Allison; Ohio retains Senator Foraker; South Carolina retains Senator Tillman; Mis- sissippi retains Senator Money; Arkan- sas retains Senator Berry, and Yer mont retains Senator Proctor. WitL these intellectual giants in the senate from every section, all of them supe- rior men for the exalted positions in which they. are placed, the great senate Is capable of dealing with national and international questions for the conn, mon veal. 1lUTH D. TRx. <
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-12
CREDIT II TO COUNTRY.

Americans Have Reason to be Proud
 of Their Senators.
 Especial Washington Letter.1 VYIHAT is the United States sen- " ate? You often read about it.
 sometimes think of it, and usually consider it an aggregation of great and dignified statesmen. But few people think of the individuals who
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-12
SOME PECULIAR REQUESTS.
yhurch Gets $2.5O, the Interest ol
 Which Goes to Pastors Salary.

White Plains, N. Y., Feb 12.-By the TT of Minerva Norton of North Sa- the smallest amounts ever re- ed in the Westchester county s 1Gute's court are left to heirs. After - her debts and funeral expenses N2ecptor, Benjamin 0. Nichols, he had just $3O.S4 to divide the le4Atees, which gave them towing amounts:
 ne4te Patrick, $1.24; Mary c. 431ek; Minerva E Lockwood. Hnut Universalist church of
 o $z,f0, the interest upon
 pljed to the ssaaty q
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
Bnlfnau Snmnsmar.

Charlie" He followed the watch with a
set of silver spoons and various other knick-
knacks.
Then, as he was about to lower himself
out of the window by which he had en-
tered, he heard a sharp, metallic ''click"
behind him. Turning with more haste than
grace, he found himself looking into the
threatening barrel of a revolver.
mot a novel" commanded a middle-aged
man in pink pajamas.
Now look at that" whimpered Mr..
Teaser, dropping back against the wall. 1T
looks like a CRATER hadn't no right to make
himself a Christmas present; none wotever.
It's up to you, boss. You've got the dead
wood sure this time, pard, and l cave grace
full"
mot so loud! You'll wake my wife," said
the man in the pink pajamas.
"Wot's the racket" whispered Mr.. Tea
ser.
I've been watching you ever since you
came in" said the other, "and / want to
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
SAVED BY NEW YEARS DAY.
How a Prisoner Escaped Punishment BY
Proving an Abb.

January l is the beginning of the new
year, according to present day reckon
ing Of time, but before 1852 New Years day
was the 25th of December. Scotland adopt
ed the new style of reckoning before Eng
land, and this led to endless confusion. 1t
is on record that a murderer once escaped
the clutches of the law by this difference
of dates. The crime was committed in
Edinburgh on the 9th of December, and
the murderer fled across the border. He
was captured and charged with having
caused the death of an innkeeper in Edin-
burgh on "the second day of the year of
Our Lord l747." The prisoner was able to
prove that on that very day he was in Eng
land, and hundreds of miles way from the
scene of the murder. Upon this excuse he
actually escaped, and his captors did not
discover how they had been deceived until
after they had released him. In 1852 the
LIST of January was declared by law to be
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
Ecu GEAR, 1902.

write something on the card that will clear
me, and go away"
"Sure!" and Mr.. Teaser took the box and
wrote this on the card:
knowing how superfne are the cigars
which a doting wife presents to her low
ing husband at Christmas time, l leave all
other booty, and in rapture make off with
this box of Perfectos.
"Tom Teaser, Burglar"
Flows that?" asked Mr.. Teaser, read
ing the words aloud.
you're a humorist," ventured the man
in the pajamas.
Pm a plain liar, if there ever was one"
returned Mr.. Teaser.
That's good enough. Now climb out of
the window and make off"
Mr.. Teaser was not slow in doing so. As
the man in the pink pajamas closed the
window, Mr.. Teaser whistled softly to him
self and skulked along the fence towards
the rear of the next house. Detroit Free
Press.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
COMING OF THE NEW YEAR.
We Should Enter 1t With Courage, Hope
and Resolution.

The homely maxim about not crying over
split milk contains one of the best sug-
g~estions as to the proper spirit with which
we may enter the New Year. We cannot
change the past, but we can bend all our
energies toward making the future better
than the past. The frame of repining and
Encouragement is fatal to good achieve
ment, but the temper of courage, hope and
resolution almost guarantees it. We are
all of us tempted to a dismal mood when
we reflect how different things would have
been with us if we had not made this or
that mistake, or met this or that misfor-
tune. 1t seems as if only a narrow margin
prevented our being to-day in much hap
pier conditions. But there always is an
illusion about such reasonings. The error
we made was probably the outcome of a
natural temper or of a long course of habit
ual action. We could not have done other
wise without being different in personality
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
A New Years Programme.

"Well," remarked Mr.. Jolliwell, 81 sup
pose you are going to make a lot of good res
o~lutions for the New Year,"
mo, I'm not" said Mr.. Sirius Barker,
with characteristic acrimony, "rm going
to make a lot of bad ones"
That's an unheard-of proceeding"
eyes. It's an idea of my own. If / am
as successful in breaking my bad resolu-
tons as / have been in breaking my good
ones, I'll manage TO become a pretty high
toned and estimable citizen. Washington
Star.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

and character. The afliction that came to
us did not. rise out of the dust; it was a part
of the providential ordering of life. Except
as to deliberate sin, our regrets about the
past have little foundation in reason. Many
things must have been different to have
their outcome other than it is. We nave
less to reproach ourselves with than we
often think for. The main thing is not to
our purposes high and pure.-Watchman.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

say that YOU sins of omission are greater
than those of commission"
"Come ~again?" said Mr.. Teaser.
well let it pass" answered the man in
the pink pajamas. you may replace those
presents on the table"
eyes sir" and Mr.. Teaser did so. "Now
that I've done the handsome thing by you,
you might let me 60"
you lave not done the handsome thing
by me-"
Flows that?"
you have left that box of cigars. They
are a present to me from my wife and"
here the mans voice quivered-"she will
undoubtedly expect me to smoke them.
Now, then, sir" and the voice grew stern
and determined, "if you do not rob me of
that box Of cigars l will turn you over to the
authorities"
"You don't expect me to smoke 'em?"
"No; / would not advise any man to COM
nit suicide. even a burglar. You're in a
fix and so am 1. Take that box of cigars,
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
A SURPRISE ON SANTA CLAUS.
Blu FRANK B. WEIGH.

Each one IN extra stocking brought,
And holding them on high
The roguish youngsters round his couch
Woke Santa with the cry:
oh Santa Claus, awake. awake
'Tis Christmas morn. you know,
And you must fill our stockings now
Before we homeward gol"
The waking saint up-started then
And chuckled loud with elee,
The shouting children round him were
A funny sight to see:
He took the stockings, every one,
And piled them on his bed,
Then with a merry laugh and shout
o. Unto the children said:
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
Mr.. TEASER'S DILEMMA
By WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
Mr.. Teaser was ID burglar.

Mr.. Teaser was ID burglar.
One Christmas eve he went a-burgling
and, in the drawing-room of the entered
house, the rays from his bull's-eye lantern
fell across sundry presents laid out in a neat
array on a table. There was a box of cigars.
Mr.. Teaser was on the point of setting the
lantern down and putting the cigars into
a capacious bag which he was carrying when
he discovered a card with these words writ
ten in a feminine hand: For Charlie, from
his loving wife," He dropped the box as
though it were something hot. "Two-fers,"
he muttered; "f~riend-killers for Charlie"
Placing the bulrs-eye on a neighboring
chair, its beams directed upon the scene of
operations, he dropped into his bag a gold
watch, in a plush case, marked: ELLA, from
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

From far and near they came, and all
With mischief we're aglow;
They scrambled owe fences and
They floundered through the snow;
Until at last with cautious steps
They came to Santa's door
Where, hushed and listening, they heard
The good old fellow snore.
Soon by the aid Of sundry keys
They made their way inside,
And crept from room 10 room until
They sleeping Santa spied;
Upon a couch Of furry robes
In slumber deep he lay,
And through the windows shone the moon
AS brightly as the day.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

Some time ago old Santa Claus
Was sound asleep one night:
Within his distant northern home
Was not a single light,
When through the tangled wood close by
A throne Of children stole,
Intent upon a big surprise
To give the jolly soul.
Twas not the Christmas time. for then
He never is at home
He's sailing round the world, you know,
Ger cot and palace dome
But Christmas was not far away,
And all the little folk
Had come to play on Santa Claus
A Merry Christmas Joke.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

BE off be off you little rogues,
Back home and wait the day.
You'll find when Christmas con-. my des
Old Nick will come your way;
There's not a single toy at hand,
My pack is stored away.
My reindeer roam the distant hills.
So, to your homes, | say -
With some a pat and some a kiss
He babe them all adieu,
And with reluctant steps the throng
Soon faded from his view;
THE little elves the darling rogues ~
Laughed Santa, in his bed.
God save and keep each little soul
And crown each shining head"
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
To the New Year.

Up to the great heights lead,
With gentlest dream and deed:
Sow thou the perfect seed
Bind the deep wounds that bleed,
And lift, from darkest night,
Earth to eternal light!
Atlanta Constitution.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20

the first day Of the new year throughout
the three kingdoms, but until then records
made in December and January generally
bore two dates to prevent the possibility of
dispute.-Answers.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-20
A Financier.

81 don't know what to get my best girl
for Christmas"
Nothing"
"What do you mean?"
Gust what / say. She'll be awful mad,
there'n be a terrible quarrel, and then you'll
have all the delightful sweetness of a max
ing up without it costing you a cent."-N.
Y. Life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05
LONE STAR AND CRESCENT OIL co.

its two m gushcr n p q
situated load oil on of all railroads
equipped Company Texas marketing its product
immediate pncnt shipmno
PUMPING manufactured Rl
n
ears we also
Houston Tex, Sole Selling Agents Tor Texas
oil and Stock Exchange oil and rice lands
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05

time become an interesting mo,.or =.
verse and the subject of mnch ..,, i Sgh.
the Wind, we don't know where ~ 49,, ~
iIoul' nor do We know the consts,,,.,,. ~
i hnehts OF aus composition. All We d. tnc,,.
" that II Is here In great shane INV INV
tne"iles ana counter theories NAV or va,
ny oe tacts: The easiest way 10 dfsnnsSS
~ p tue question Is to admit that nature Il,
- ~ M"huerIul laboratory has seen Al a.
senerate the stun and discover II 70 man
LOT for use me writer has lust returnSa
!!LL1tnm a survey OF the lay Of the ground IN
Inis uelu ana was struck with the discoy
Tr3 OF 4 nlgh ridge running almost exact
" north and south, passing ovcr tbo Ill
stratum of the known nrId here and ~
hhuts us course on southwark rs Tar a.
ne could go, on account Of the Jingle Tbis
elevation Us about six feet high ond a baif
70 a mile wide, and seems 10 no on tba
uuNlulng ridge between the waters Of VII
mge creek and Pine Island hayou An
along the elevation the turned.un trccs
'hhd tney are many disclose n sand mat ,s
stranger 10 the surface sand usually
louhd. RMS sand seems to he confined +,
l nc Iluge mentioned, as do also the turned.
w trees all OF which go to substantive
lhe theory or volcanic origin This ridge
niusl nave been pushed up by the gas and
oll pressure below, and evidently marks
the passage OF the oil stream or rlvor bn
lieved TO exist under the ground. maj
there Is such stream running from north.
west to southeast there can he small dount
neglnning In the Dakotas and ending in fbc
Gult OF Mexico at or near Sabine pass
rms subterranean passage or river evident.
~ rises and dips; tt comes to the surfoce
at Saratoga and again at Beaumont.
w. b. Jones
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05
SALES AT OIL EXCHANGE
ANOTHER LIVELY SESSION OC-
CURED YESTERDAY.
Amount OF Business Transacted Shove .
Healthy Growth Since the Open
ing of the Exchange.

A glance at the business transacted On
the floors of the Houston Oil Stock ev.
change since its beginning can leave no
room for doubt as to the growing innor.
tance OF this institution as n medium Of
trade. The exchange has been In opera
tion since June and in the remaining nor.
ton of that month the sales were "a oOO
shares, for which S66S4 were paid. I'm .Iuly
10000 shares sold at S13,406, in August
l45's0o shares sold at S19,739 and in Sep
TENDER 205,50o shares sold, bringing S25.-
500. This is gratifying record for an
Institution so young Sales during Sen.
TENDER would have shown even a better
figure had 1t not been for the HOLIDAYS In
that month. II the October business koens
up to its present pace a more pronounced
Increase will occur for the month than in
any Of the former ones.
The session yesterday was again lively
and the number of shares transferred
touched the big total of 1880 Lucky
Dime excited n large amount of interest.
The bids went above the previous DAVIS
and several trades were made. Anglo.
American came in for more activity with
prices higher, Gober was among tbe al.
vanclng securities with n sale Of three lots
MeIchants 4 Mechanics was in better de.
mand and Houston and Reaumont brougb,
lc Increase. Buffalo seemed to he want.
ed more and Victor showed Improvement.
The traders could not come together ON
Manhattan. The offer for Bayou CITY was
less and trife better was made far
Bryan Heard. Most of the others had an
increased standing a the close, while n
few dropped from the figures of the pre-
ceding day.
The prices bid and asked Yesterday and
the sales made We're as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05

THE WELL AT HIGH ISLAND.

Drill Has Been Sent Down our r'u''N'eN
High Island Texas. Octoher 4,-h'' JONI.
son. who brought In wen at beau''iol'
two weeks since has undertaken the con
tract for drilling the new Big four WEI,
He has reached depth of 900 feet WIN ,n
six-inch pipe and twelyeineh , 9rI,, ain es
SlS,ssG w" before taking charge and became
ga inI,ressed with the outlook that ne rean-
iiy accepted the contract when ~ ,bs
rendered him. Mr.. chase VIII '''''
well every few days
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05
p,,. rDisted or.

From a gentleman In from Bryan Heig nv
Yesterday 1t was learned that Wheh inc
Bryan Heights oil and Pipe Line company
resumed work OH their well YESTERDAY ailer-
noon the pipe was twisted on os lS SPOUT e9t
t gsJs nine had Just been shipped Dae *
~ beaumont and q messenger was Garry ~
Honston last night TO intercept II anu S@''s
II hack 10 Bryan Hei8hs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-05

"A vi and Pipe Line, $50 shares
O'ne' 5000 shares at Zoe.
H., Theory of Mr.. Jones.
u N. ie1as' October s.-rhe origin
s me origin of man, has at this
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-23
VIRGINIA NEWS

". ; Hunter. of Goshen. Va. was
robbed of - $50 by New York conf
dence men.
A portrait Of Col John : Moshy was
unveiled at the University OF Virginia
Wednesday.
Pensions granted at Washington: Abel
pshur. Accomac county, -. Lemuel
Kendall, Fauquier county. 81.
The third annual institute of the Acco-
mac Teachers League will be held at
Parksley on the 2Sth and 10Th of this
month.
In Richmond the coroner : jury rendered
a verdict that John W ScOttcame TO his
death from injuries inflicted by an I'M
known person
Judge B. r Wexford in response to an
invitation from citizens OF Richmond. VIII
deliver an address in that city tonight
on the Constitutional Convention.
For the second time this season Ran
dolph- Macon College defeated Richmond
College by score OF l 10 DIN game
OF football at Ashland Wednesday.
Mr.. Fielding Lewis POindeKter has
been appointed lieutenant in the regular
army. He is a nephew OF Major Viii
liam \. Anderson. Attorney General elect.
The Board OF Visitors of the Univer.
sitv met there Wednesday and transact
ed routine business. Among those pres
ent was 4. i. Chandler, OF Bowling
Green.
4 force of four hundred hands il at
work on the Southern Railway between
Ditchley and Clifton in Fairfax county.
The road is being Strengthened and some
Of the grades are being obliterated.
Among cases disposed Of by the Court
of Appeals were Garnett VS.. Ried, Cir
cult Court of Madison county. Bond,
5000. Turner VS. Young. Circuit Court
OF Caroline. Writ Of error. Bond 5000.
At n meeting OF Hanover county bar,
at Hanover court. highly eulogistic reso-
lutiOns ofrespect to the memory OF Major
John Page were presented by Senator H.
T. Wickham. who made touching
speech upon them asdid also Judge Reid,
Mr. George F. Haw, and Mr.. Walter
Sydnor.
Mr. A. J. Simpson hassold his welling
house and twenty acres OF land between
Round Hill and Bluemont, TO Mr.. Viii
liam Hall for $2,250, and he has also
sold to MIR. Albert Gray thirty acres with
a house for 81 800, and another tract OF
fifteen acres TO the same gentleman for
81 900
Col. b. l.. Farinholt. of Lancaster
county, announces his candidacy for
Chairman OF the Board of Fisheries. The
appointment is to be made by Mr.. Mon
tague after coming into office as Cover
nor DR.. Frank Fletcher, of AccOmac,
is the present chairman, and will prob
ably he a candidate for re-appOintment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-23
MARRIAGES


Miss Cecil Mankin and Mr.. C.. O..
Whaley. Of Loudoun county. were
married Wednesday
Miss Mary Johnson and Mr.. John B..
Dunton. OF Accomac county, were
married Tuesday 10y Rev. {. l.. Corbit
George " Ilyslup. widower, and Mary
T.. Bull widow both of Accomac county
were licensed in Baltimore Thursday to
marry.
Miss Ada Frances Cole. OF i.oudoun
county was married Wednesday TO Mr.
Henry Hamilton Rogers. Rev. {. ].
IIernlon performed the ceremony.
Miss Anna Blanche Thompson, OF
Loudoun county, and Mr.. Meryyn l..
Herndon were married Thursday by Rev.
G.. T. lIerndon. uncle of the groom.
Miss Fannie Shotwell.oi Culpeper coun-
tv. and Mr. Marshall Baldwin, OF Rap
pahannock county, were married Wed
nesday by Rev. Thomas Grimsley.
The marriage OF Miss Marie Rebecca
Tavenner to Prof. William j. Oates. OF
" ashingtOn, took place Wednesday az
Lincoln. LOudoun county. Rev. +. L.
Wilson oGciated.
Miss Lillian e. Elliott. of Accomac, be-
came the bride OF Mr.. Samuel W.
Matthews. Jr.. M New Church Methodist
Episcopal Church Thursday. Rev. LIN.
lingling Oifciatpd.
Miss Rosa G. Kreager, OF Mosinee, Wis,
and MIR. Malcolm +. Atkinson. OF Han
over county, Va, were married Tuesday
night in the Govanstown Baptist church,
near Baltimore. Rev William j. Nicolls
ofIiciated.
At the Christian Tribune Home for
Young Indies. in Baltimore Miss Mar
garet Croxton. formerly OF Westmoreland
county. but who for some time past mad
lived at The home, was married 10 Mr
Frank Corprew. n former BaltimOrean,
who nov lives at Newport News, Tues
day.
License in Washington TO marry: John
II. Neitzey. oi Fairfax county, and Alice
V. Henvon. 4 H. Bishop and Pollie
Owens. hOth of Fauquier county. Daniel
Napier and l.uebirtha Timer, both OF
Fairlar county. Samuel Bray and Susie
Hudnhli both OF WarrentOn, Va.
MIR. Humphrey Hibbs and Miss Made
Davies were married in the Trinity Epis
copal Church at Manassas Thursday by
Rev. ". II. X. PendletoD. Messrs. j.
JENKINS Davies, W W. Davies and Eugene
Giddings were ushers. After the ceremony
the couple left for trip to the North.
The groom is a prominent merchant OF
this place and the bride is the niece OF
Hon. ]. B. T. Thornton, Commonwealth's
Attorney for the county and member oil
the Constitutional Convention.