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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
HE GOT HIS TIPS.

The sexton of a certain country church usually makes the most of an opportunity and is not abeye giving what he describes as "a gentle int to the sightseer.
 The other afternoon he had conduct ed party round the church, and despite casual dropping of more than one gentle int" it appeared as if the sexton was to go unrewarded
 In the porch the leader of the party paused moment thanked the old sex ton profusely and wished him 'good afternoon"
 'I suppose" he added, you've been here many yearsT'
 Forty" replied the old man, 'san' it's werry strange thing, as whenever I'm a showing party out O the porch they allus ask me that question, orr (with emphasis) ''the other'nl'
 "IndeedI' smiled the visitor. "And what may the other question be?'
 What I calls question number two,'' replied the sexton calmly, Ut is jest this: 'Samiwell, is tips allowed And Samiwell allus answers, tips is al lowedv"
 ''Samiwell" watched the party leave with lighter heart and a heavier Pocket Tit Bits.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
SULTAN'S DAUGHTER.

The young ladies of a fashionable boarding school ill the environs of Paris have been very much puzzled by the presence, in a private pavilion, at one end of the grounds, of a beau tiful girl, whom they saw only at rare intervals, says the Boston Herald. She was guarded. by tall, black man, and two fat women, who, when they perceived anyone approaching the pa vilion, eagerly hid their charge from view. The lady principal of the estab- lishment used to spend two hours ey- cry gmorning in the mysterious retreat, while in the afternoon various masters succeeded one another. A luxurious carriage came every day to fetch the young recluse for a drive in the Bois.
 Thanks to an indiscretion, says Modern Society, the mystery has been unveiled. It seems that the girl is one of the numerous daughters of Abdul Hamid, who has taken into his head to make one of them, at least, ac- quainted with western ideas. His courage did not go so far, however, as to let the child be free among girls of her age and most likely she will go back to Constantinople a total failure and an unhappy creature. She learns very quickly, they say, and everybody could hear from the garden her fin gers flying along the keyboard of her piano, while her deep contralto voice tried to sing French songs.
 Abdul Hamid has a regular bevy of daughters, legitimate, semi-legitimate and otherwise Among the first ones the two eldest, Zekkie and Fatma, are his we'll beloved. Zekkie is blonde, plump and quite English looking, Fat ma is tall, thin and sickly looking. They have, married the two sons of Ghazi Osman Pasha, the hero of PIev- ma. The third one, Naile, is rather disagreeable girl of eighteen, prom ises to be perfect beauty. Then comes a legion of others who are un- known. But strange to say. the cruel sultan, who is sometimes spoken of as a most heartless tyrant, never for got his little Hailie. a lovely creature whom he had by his first wife, and who was burned alive through playing with matches.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
THE SHIPS ROOSTER.

A former mate of the old schooner of the life and peculiar death of a prize game rooster, mascot on the ship many years ago, when Captain L.. J. Colston, now commander of the Charles Linthicum navigated the Gold en Gate in the bay along the Atlantic coast, The fowl was presented to Cap tain Colston by pretty girl on the Eastern shore and he named him Dick. He soon became pet with the sailors and grew rapidly under their cod ding, giving promise of making a rec ord in the pit. Dicks first fight oc- cured while the ship was at Peters burg. A large cock of the Plymouth Rock strain, in company with two buxom bullets, strolled down upon the pier. Dick gave battle and the crew ate the Plymouth Rock for dinner This victory seemed to spoil Dick and his whole disposition changed Having learned to use his spurs he turned upon his former friends striking them with remarkable force upon the legs. When no person was available he would at tack spars, buckets or other articles, play tattoo and crow as for a victory. He cleared the ship of rats in his quest for gore. One day while exercising Dick hoped upon the after cabin roof and sprang high into the air. He had not calculated that the ship was sail ing rapidly. 1t passed from beneath him, leaving him fiuttering in the air. About 100 feet astern Dick fell in the water and disappeared.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
THE BOAT WAS roo SMALL.

4 most unusual incident occurred to a party of women who visited the Or leans life saving station the other af- ternOon. Serious consequences were narrowly averted through the skill of Captain Linnell in keeping his boat right side up, but, since the affair end ed without injury to anyone, only the comical side is now referred to by any of the participants. Captain Dean $. Linnell took a party of a dozen women in a flat bottom rowboat from Barley Neck across Meeting House pond to the life saving station to witness boat and gun drill. In the party were Mir Linnell, Mrs Shackley and Mrs Sturtevant who reside in that locality during the hot weather, accompanied by number of summer girls boarding there-a dozen or more ill all, filling the boat to its capacity On the return trip across the pond, just as Captain Linnel was rowing the boat out of the eel grass, an eel jumped out of the water and landed in the bottom of the boat. The scene that followed imme- diately is indescribable. The tradi- tional mouse never escaped so great a panic among wearers of petticoats as did this slippery eel In this instance
 
 women to climb upon, and, while Cap tain LinnelI would not allow them to stand upon his head or shoulders he found it impossible to keep them from jumping up and down on the thwart and nearly falling over each other. In- deed, the jolly skipper, who now mad become decidedly serious, had all he could do to prevent some of his pas sengers from jumping into the pond. One of them tainted and two others became hysterical, and it was all the level headed ones could do to keep the boat from capsizing and throwing the whole party overheard. A dozen hands were grabbing at the greasy. wriggling | little eel and trying to get the cause of all the mischief overheard. The sip pery thing went through everybody's fingers until at last Mrs Sturtevant succeeded in fastening on it's tail with viselike grip between forefnger and | thumb, and, though it promptly twist ed up around her wrist, she at length shook it off into its native element Captain Linnell was then able to break away and emerge from the mass of femininity which had enveloped him, and after a time reached the shore, where the girl who had tainted was resuscitated and the hysterical ones restored to their normal condition Though the accident thus fortunately ended. it was an extremely narrow es- cape from drowning for the party, as the boat was on the verge of capsizing several times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
POOR USE OF THE PULPIT.

Supposing all the anarchists could be shipped immediately out of the United States, bag and baggage wives. children and beer mugs, as so many are ready to suggest, we should yet have with us the Rev MT Talmag9' who exclaimed to q seaside audience yesterday:
 .I wish that policeman in Buffalo who seized the pistol of the scoundrei who shot our adored president, hau taken the butt of the weapon ana dashed the mans brains out on the spotr'
 For this the sensational preacher was applauded But what Is 1t put just such scatterbrained talk that IS helping to populate the United States with weak minded, lawless, radical creatures of whom the Me Kinley assassin is probably not much worse than many others.
 How would the dashing of this as sassin's brains out at Buffalo have avoided the gathering of such brains as his in other heads?
 We might ask the same questions apropos of the declarations of the Rev Dr Naylor, pastor of the church which the president attends when De is in Washington. That clergyman III his remarks yesterday moThlHs cahie as near as he dared to the open adyo- cacy of lynch law. Such utterances show a painful lack of understanding of the real evil of which the Guiteaus and CzolgosZs are pestilent ebull- | tions.
 The hoodlumS who go curSing and swearing up and down our streets immoral. undeveloped. half finished human beings are not diStantly re- lated to the men who buy pistols in order to kill presidents. And the men who use the pulpit and the plat form. preachers of the sensational va riety like Talmage, are helping to ir- crease this aggregate of human folly and deviItry all the while.-Hartford l TimaS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
POOR WRITING AN ADVANTAGE

A popular author whose handwriting was none of the best used to maintain that itywas a matter of principle with him not to write too well. He de clared that for the use of printers good handwriting was only a snare and delusion, tending to encourage carelesSness and mistakes on their part The compositors, he asserted, were compelled to devote their very best care and attention to bad hand writing, with the result that when it was deciphered it was so fixed in their minds that it was impossible for them to set it up incorrectly. He therefore declared that the worst handwriting was the best for printers.
 This somewhat paradOxical position may derive some support from the eX- periences of MT Aldrich, whose clean cut, handsome, upright hand is free from all mistakes and blemishes and is often more like printing than writ ing. In spite of this MT Aldrich has been pursued by printers errors, which have sometimes seemed to him like fatality, and of which few amusing examples may be given.
 In one of his poems the following line ocurs:
 But the old wound breaks out anew.
 To his surprise it appeared>in in print: But the old woman breaks out anew. transformed into, "A patent medi- medicine for gods and man. was transformed into, "A paatent medi- cine for gods and man" Clara Tick nor in Truth.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14

Some of the leading people who VIII
 4 .,,,r,, in the cast of thirty-four speak inc and singing characters of Ihe Chaperons'' are Digby Bell. Walter Jones. Joseph c. Miron, Donald Brine, E. Lovat-Fraser, Eddy Redway, sony
 Solomon, Marie Cahill, Marie Ceiesle,
 Eva Tanguay, Frances Wheeler. May
 Blossom Boley, Margaret Mckinney
 Ethel Tillson, Sadie Peters ana biaIeli Forbes.
 The scheme of giving away stamps with purchase of cheese, butter, dress goods, soap and laces. is worked ln- dustrially in many states, and was only recently squelched in New 1ork
 by an act of the legislature, but else where the plan has reached the the
 atres and now if you buy goods, to make it worth while, the shopkeepers ! will see that you can go to the theatre witnessed at the box offices of some theatres. It is the payment Tor seat coupons with these stamps. Many people are securing their tickets Ill | this way The fact isn't exploited by the theatres. because it is only some | thing that refers to the stage that IS
 regarded by managers as of advertis- ! ing value Yet q number of the the atres are glad to accept these stamps The stamp scheme of payment is as yet only i'll it's infancy. but it seems to have struck the popular fancy and a
 great many stamps have been at theatre windows for redemption. 1t
 promises to become more popular, be- cause those who have tried the system
 have shown great enthusiasm. 1t also
 seems to be popular with the theatres,
 for the box office men say that it
 rather helps their business. Amuse-
 ment stamps consequently promise to
 become a popular institution
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
A g T 0 RIA. Bears the 1 The Kind You. Have Always Bought Ssla'''' of GNZN1t.Zml
BATHS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Beginning with the next school term each of Boston's new public school buildings, and there are six of them to start with, will be fitted up with bath rooms for the use and improve ment of the pupils. This is not a new experiment in the big New England town. It was tried first in tbe Paul Revere building two years ago, and the general adoption of the idea proves that it is considered valuable knowl- edge. If the child cannot pass mus ter on the score of personal cleanli- ness he is sent to the bath room, and the work of education waits on this purifying process. A clean child is understood to work to better advan- tage than grimy one. and he certain ly is much more inspiriting for the teacher. It is believed that the soap and-water example set by the school teachers will prove to be copy that the parents will soon follow. In this way the school bath room will be less and less needed as the example of cleanli- ness spreads. In time when parents and pupils become sensitive over the doubtful complaint of an enforced bath the bath room can be retired entirely from daily use. There is no doubt that the bath is civilizer, and that soap lubricates the rails of progress There is no doubt, too, that lack of cleanliness and general untidiness in pupil is very discouraging to the teacher and consequently injurious to the pupils chances for advancement. Because of all this the Boston ayneri- ment in it's broadened field will con- tinue to attract widespread attention Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14

POO dozen mems fine imported fan- cy cotton hose usual price 50c to 15c, at 19c a pair or $1.15 by the box or one-half dczen.
 200 dozen ladies' fancy seamless hose, also black and tan, also black with white feet, 9c pair, from 15c-
 % dozen cotton morine petticoats with accordion plating, regular price $1.25, at 49c.
 90 dozen ladies' fine percale shirt waists, were $100, at 33c.
 Included in this lot are black lawns and sateens.
 Three cases mems camelshair under wear, 35c, from soc.
 Also mems double breasted and dou- ble seated camelshair underwear, 39c, from 69c.
 Two cases ladies' heavy ribbed fleece lined vests and drawers, 19c, from 25c.
 30 pieces handsome robe patterns in fine fannelette, 10c, from 19c.
 Buttermill1 soap, 3 cakes in box, for 5c, from 10c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
Supply your wants for the winter at 1>3 to L2 price,


 THE UNPRECEDENTED RE SPoNsE TO OUR GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE IS SOMETHING UN- USUAL IN THE ANNALS OF THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
 But the public know our reasons for seillng and that every dollar must go. We put into the sale to-day ten cases or blankets ill quarter, half and full size, at 19c, 25c, 39c 49c and 59c, fully one-thlrd off regular price.
 100 dozen boys and misses knit waists, 10c each, from 19c. 5oo dozen misses and boys school nose, 9c pair, from 15c.
 121ac rair, from 25c.
 70 gross fine leather purses and caatelaine cn bags, 19c, 23c, 33c, 49c and o9c. Just half cost of these useful ar ticles. 25 dozen ladies' fine night robes. 4oc, fro S9c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
SMALLEST HUMAN BEINGS.

What are supposed to be the smallest human beings other than mere babes have been discovered recently on the banks of the Iriwaddi river, in Bur- nah. These two tiny creatures are brother and sister, rejoicing in the names of Fatama and Shaun. They were discovered by Indian pearl mer- chants and taken to Europe, where they have been attractions, in mu- seums. They are now in this country.
 Fatma, the girl, is 20 years old, is fifty-two centimeters. or less than twenty-four inches, in height, and when ill health weighs fifteen pounds, ten and three-fourth ounces.
 Shaun, the boy, is IS, is fifty centi- meters, or less than twenty inches tall, and weighs thirteen pounds, seven and one-half ounces.
 There are two strange facts in con- nection with these youngsters. Their parents are an ordinary Burmah couple Of yellowish brown color Between the midgets there was born to this couple boy of the average size and also there are other children i'll the family who are of normal stature.
 0 thy SledluISo etle HoL lIetlhs sll- together. for they are said to be per feet phJsically-just human beings built on very, very small scale They are yellowish brown.
 When it is remembered that the ia nous Tom Thumb was almost thirty six inches tall, it will be see what wonderful midgets these two Burmah children are.
 Since arriving in Europe Fatma and | Shaun have picked up q smattering of German and French. They speak the Burmese language perfectly and they are now learning English and also to do cake walk and to sing.-Philadel- phia Inquirer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14

9 dozen ladies' fine night robes, ,69c, from $1.O0
 50 dozen ladies' drawers, 25c, from soc.
 A bale heavy, wide linen crash, 5R, from 1Oc.
 A bale heavy Union crash, 41ac, from 25 pieces of Bates's heavy turkey red table damasl1, 25c, from soc.
 20 pieces handsome patterns turkey red table damask, 21c. from 29c.
 100 dozen ladies' fine cotton drop stitch hose, black and tan assorted, 121ac. from 25c.
 100 dozen ladies' fine drop stitch lisle hose, all colors and black, 19c, from Soc.
 1SO dozen handsome fringed nap kins, 4c each, from 7c
 Ladies' fine maco yarn vests, silk trimmed, 14c, from 25c.
 50 dozen ladies' fine lawn aprons, 23c, from 39c; 25c from soc.
 50 dozen ladies' fine sateen shirt waists, 49c. from $h00.
 Ten gross ladies' fine garter elas- tics, 10c, from 25c.
 A case heavy huck towels, 4c each. from Sc.
 A case fine percales, all new pat terms, 614c q yard, from 121ac.
 50 dozen handsome new pillow shams and bureau scarfs. 25c, from soc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
JOSEPH wHEELock.

The final performance of ''Ten Nights in a Barroom," by Joseph WheeIock and his splendid company of players. will be given this evening at the Jacques. It is many day since so fine dramatic performance has been seen in Waterbury for popu- lar prices, and there certainly ought not to be an empty seat in the cosy little theater this evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
WATERBURY TIRn AnARM.

WATERBURY TIRE ALARM.
 4--Cor South Main ana 1rand sta
 5--Scovill Manufacturing Co. (Pl.
 6--Cur Bridge and Magill sss.
 1--Exchange Place.
 12.-Rogers & Bro. (PD.
 13 Cor East Main and Mia gara stS. 14--Cor East Main and yVolcott I'd. 15--Cor High and Walnut sts.
 i6--Cor East Main and Cherry sis. 17--Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-.-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury stS 23--Burton Street engine house. 24--Waterbury Manufacturing Go. (Py 25--Cor North Main and North sts. 26--Cor Buckingham and Cooke sta. 2I--Cor Grove & Prospect Sts.
 2S--Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st
 o9-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow Sis, g1-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 Ro--Cor Riverside and Bank sts. aA-Cor West Main and Watertown rti 85--Conn. Lightg x Pow. Co. cap
 house, (P).
 se-Waterbury Brass Co. (P).
 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. S8-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sta 43-New England Watch Co (P). 75-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co. (Py 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. (P). 47-Cor $. Main and Washinton 5tg. 61-Cor Baldwin and River sts. E2-Cor Franklin and Cnion sts- E3-Wat'b'y Clock Co, cage ract'y (Pl. h4-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 57--No Hose House.
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin sE. 7o-(,or West Main and Willow sts.
 T3-North Willow street
 rA-Cor Johnson ana Watervllle sts, fti2- Cor East Main and Welton sts. o1o-The Platt Bros x Co. (Pl. 913-Hammond Buckle Co. fP). Clock Co. mvt fact'y fPj. 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261-.Junction Cooke and N. Main sts- 272-Groye, bet. Central x l1ol,nes avs, s17-S. N. b. Telephone Go bldg. fPL S1o-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 213-Randolph x Gloves. tpl 21LPlume and Atwood (Pl. 315-American Ring Go (P). 316- Electric Light Station (Pj. 91e-Holmes. Booth < Haydens (P,, 3o1-No 4 Hose House. 323-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter seA 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 3o5-CoS Simons st and Wash'gD a.a. S11-City Lumber and Coal Go (P). 412-Tracy Bros (P). 432-Cor Liberty and South Main Sta 451.-Steele SS Johnson Mfg Go (Pl. 6S2- Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
ANNA EVA FAY.

The engagement which Miss Anna Eva Fay has been playing at Polfs this week will close this evening, and if there is anyone in the community who has not already seen Miss Fay he or she should not fail to be on hand tonight. That Miss Fay is certainly a wonder no one will gainsay who has seen her, and the last opportunity. to witness her marvellous exhibition of second sight should not be neglected. Popular prices prevail.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

MEETINGS TONIGHT. Nosahogan lodge school meeting.
 MEETINGS TOMORROW. Socialist labor party. Waterbury Turn Verein. Barcelona council. K. of c. French Canadian institute. St Francis Xavier Holy Name soci ety.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
FOR RElTE

One family hoase Of eight rooms with large lot, on Burton street. $22. If you want well drilled, or youi old one has gone dry and you want Il eeepened. We can do 1t for you. and dd 1t right.
 w. F. U -ARR ErTI'
 104 BANK ST.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
SAM n. LACK.

Burlesque at Polls on Thursday evening by the famous Sam T. Jacks own company.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
Theaf7cal Chatter
BY BRANDON.

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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
The Iurnbull
4o-53 South Main Street.

40-53 South Main Street Remember, whatever Reliable Dry Goods at Less Prices in erbury Another the Still Dollar turned CASH
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14

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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-14
FOREST PARK
VAUDEVILLE.

Lew Wells. musical act. Au Chin Foo, Magician. Eldora and Norine, Jug glers, and
 Princess Chinquilla, Newell and Dupree.
 Grand illumination Friday evening,
 Dancing Friday evening.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-04-10
Fashions and Fancies.

Triple skirts are among the fancies.
The habit of giving entertainments
outside of ones own house seems to be
a growing one, and the restaurant func-
ton saves much trouble and worry to a
hostess.
The single pearl, diamond or tur-
quoise button for the flap of the finger
purse and pocketbook continues to be a
dainty and elegant fashion.
From London comes the news that
the latest walking sticks are cleverly
filed into triangular, square and hex
agonal forms. This refers not to the
handle alone, but to the stick proper.
The perfection of dressing lies in
simplicity, which when properly treat
ed can be regal and beautiful. This
explains the vogue of the velvet frock,
which is beloved by many women.
Among the fashionable skins employ
ed in leather goods are alligator, sea
lion, elephant pig, walrus, seal, mon
key, snake and lizard.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-04-10
Condition of National Banks.

The abstract of the condition of
the national banks of Vermont at
the close of business on February 5,
as reported to the comptroller of the
currency, shows the average reserve
was 34.60 per cent as against 1888
per cent on December 10, last. Loans
and discounts had increased from
$12, S00,012 to $12,549,971. Gold
coin had decreased from $465, 377 to
1852, lis; total specie increased from
$671 1858 to 1912, 1916, while the law
full money reserve decreased from
1868, 1872 to 5000, 295 and the indi-
vidual deposits increased from $1O,-
5000 to $11, 052,051.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-04-10
A Raging, Roaring Flood

Washed down a telegraph line
which Chas. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia,
had to repair. "Standing waist deep
in icy water" he writes, gave me a
terrible cold and cough. 1t grew
worse daily. Finally the best doctors
in Oakland, Neb., Sioux City and Oma-
ha said l had Consumption and
could not live. Then began using
DR.. Kings New Discovery and was
wholly cured by six bottles" Pos.
itively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds
and all Throat and Lung troubles by
IL. j. Dwinell, druggist. Price SOC
and $1.00. Trial bottles free.