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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER

The earliest mention of shoes is in an Egyptian papyrus, about 200 years before Christ.
 To drive ants from the lawn fine coal ashes sprinkled about the burrows of ants will cause them to leave.
 ; It is said that the principal fraternal organizations of the United States and Canada have membership of 5,723, ,o1e.
 Miss Goodrich, teacher in a south ern mountain school, is encouraging ahe women in her vicinity to cultivate madder and indigo, and to use the colors from them for their weaving in place of manufactured dye.
 The philosopher Confucius, writing of the great Chinese Emperor Yu, said that all his efforts could be summar- 1zed in the creation of canals. They were an effective means of diminishing the destructive action of torrents and avoiding inundations, and at the same fime afforded source of irrigation. 2 The late Sir Frederick Gore-Ouseley, professor of music at Oxford, was once going to call on a friend in London, and asked a fellow-musician the num- Der in which he lived in a certain street. .sI don't know his number,' p answered the other, "but the note of his doorscraper is c sharp" Sir Fred erick went of, contentedly kicked the doorscrapers all down the street until he came to the right one, when he rang the bell and went in.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17

the states that would tap these fields and on it carry the production of the mines from Canada to the states. At the same time Canadian corporations have fought the granting of such a franchise.
 Iii time both will be successful, and the new coal fields of British Colum- bia will assist in the development of both western Canada and our north western states They will supply the fuel for mining operations all through :he northwest as well as for manufac- turing industries that are certain to iollow the introduction of cheap fuel.
 An American syndicate now owns much of the valuable coal lands of the Kootenay district, and their de- yelopment of the property has had tendency to reduce the consumption of Vancouver island coal. It is stated that when the mines now owned by the American syndicate are properly worked they are capable of produc- ing not less than 10000 tons of coal daily, and that at even that rate of production they would last for sew ara1 hundred years. At the present time there is being mined but little more than an average of 1000 tons aaily, and the majority of this is be- ing used for coke making, which in turn is used in the smelters in the grow's Nest pass district. If the syn licate that owns these mines succeeds n securing a charter for building railroad from Michel, British Colum-
 
 fields, to the international boundary, the rate of production will be largely increased because of the new outlet provided for the product of the mines.
 Outcroppings of coal are found all through the mountains of southern British Columbia. On the ridges be- tween Marten and Michel creeks wonderful series of coal seams is dis closed, one above the other, from near the level of the trail to the sum- nit of the highest ridge. The out crops are in 20 seams, showing a to- tal thickness of 132 feet, one of the seams being 30 feet in width Four teen of these seams are camel coal. It is estimated that between the east ern summit and the valley of Elk river there is an area of not less than IA square miles that is destined to be one of the most productive coal ;clds of the Dominion. On Elk river here are seams outcropping which show total thickness of 148 feet. Many of the seams are first-class cok- ng coal, and others are good gas coal, but none of them are anthracite There are other vast coal deposits
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17

"OAL is the great factor in mod
 ern industrial development. No
 country, or section of country, can hope for manufacturing suprem- acy if it be far removed from coal fields. For this reason coal is eager ly sought for by those interested in the advancement of new territory.
 Our own northwestern states and the western portion of Canada offer many inducements not only for those interested in agriculture and mining, but for manufacturing industries as well, if the coal problem can be solved. Coal must provide the power that runs the pumps in the gold and silver mines; coal must provide the coke used in the great smelting works. Without coal much else that would be of inestimable value is al- most without value.
 The discovery of the coal fields on Vancouver island, in British Colum- bia, was hailed by those interested in the development of that country quite as joyfully as was the discoy cry of gold. Later came the discov- cry of coal in both Washington and Montana, and in the mountains of the Kootenay, New Westminster and Nicola districts of British Columbia, just across the international boun- dary line.
 These new fields in British Colum- bia have attracted unusual attention both because of the quality of the coal and the great extent of the fields, they being pronounced among the largest in the known world. To get to these new fields has been the question. Both Canadian and Ameri- can transportation companies have sought franchises that would give them practically monopoly of the benefit to be derived from their dis covery. American capitalists have worked for permission to build rail road across the boundary line from
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
7be De0elgpmem g kbe N0r1bzUeu C0a/ He/ds
Our Northwestern States and British Columbia Give
 Rich Promise in This Line

known to exist in other portions of southeast Kootenay which will have remarkable value when the con- struction of the railway now building is completed to West Kootenay.
 Anthracite coal is now being ex- tensively mined at "Anthracite,'' on the Canadian Pacific railway, just out side British Columbia, and some com pairing favorably with that of Penn sylvania has been found in seams of six feet and three feet in Queen Char lotte island.
 While these new fields are but just being developed, the Vancouver is- land fields have been worked to & past year in order to supply the de- mand for fuel in the northwest. Of all these mines, those at Nanaime are the greatest producers and the most interesting, as they extend from the town under the bay to Protection island. From them is shipped more coal than from all the other mines on the island combined.
 At Wellington the mines have been worked out and abandoned, and at Alexandria the mines have been closed because of dispute with the employees. The Extension mines, which are but 12 miles distant from Alexandria, are being worked to their fullest capacity, and are unable to supply the demand upon them for coal for shipping purposes.
 The operation of the Extension mines has resulted in the building and incorporation of new town at Oyster bay, known as Ladysmith, which already has 1,2o0 inhabitants, several stores, hotels, etc., and bids fair to become thriving city; al though entirely dependent, as was Wellington and as are Nanaimo and South Wellington, on the mining in. dustry. Here, bunkers capable of holding 10000 tons of coal have been
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

A New York joker entered ten eent cat at pet stock show and took first prize.
 In the schedule of a New York Bankrupt recently filed in court it appears that he owes $50 for beer and s26 pew rent. 2
 A reporters census of mile of residences on Fifth avenue, New York, returns total of 15 children under the age of 12, an average of one child in three houses. On the East side the investigator found 63 children in one tenement-house.
 Some time during the last half Of the twentieth century-possib1y at the dawn of the twenty-frst-the Ca fhedral of St. John the Divine, in New York city, will be formally dedi- cated- This, the most remarkable building of the western hemisphere, marks the entrance of the United States upon an era of cathedral con struction in the manner and the spirit of the cathedral builders of old Eu- rope.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
BLACK VELVET RIBBON.

Black velvet ribbon in graduated widths is one of the favorite modes of decoration for transparent lowered materials.
 A style that would be becoming to many people is the hat of white straw and crinoline threaded with black vel vet ribbon, and this should have g brim turned up on the left side, where it is tied with black velvet ribbons in a double row.
 Black velvet ribbon is wonderfully popular on all the millinery, and, as it is exceedingly becoming, women well come the news gladly. Fashion is try ing very Lard to induce us to patronize the hat that bears perfectly flat platelike crown, is tied at the back with black velvet bow, and boasts as it's only trimming a bandeau beneath the brim in the front made of flowers.
 Tasseled bows of black velvet ribbon loops are another feature of dress d ec- oration, and they seem to be used in various ways, as a finish at one side of the bodice, the collar and the belt, or ending rows of insertion on the skirt for example, a pink muslin gown, striped vertically all around the skirt with black lace insertion, and at the end of each line, little above the hem, is one of these loop bows.
 We have become so accustomed to the large toGue which turns back from the face that we greet these innova- tions with some doubt, and, indeed, they are not so unive -sally becoming as our older friend; yet very pretty girl will look well beneath the plate shaped hat made of white erin, with a bandeau of pink roses resting on her hair in the front and bow of black ribbon straight across the back, these velvet ribbons being induced to give a somewhat wide effect.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
An odd occupation That Pays.

The cultivation of cocoa in Trinidad is one of the few industries that can be relied upon to make a handsome return for the time and capital invest ed. Iwould advise any young man who possesses a good constitution, a few hundred dollars, and capacity for hard work, to investigate the possi- bilities of the island in regard to the cocoa industry. Already there are among us scores of young Americans who own cocoa plantations, and have yet to learn of an instance in which one has failed to make money.-E. Nell son Dade, in Success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
Theatrical 2ss 2ss
 S Fraternal
FOLD JED PRoUTY."

There is unusual interest in the ap- pearance of Richard Golden in his splendid revival of "Old Jed Prouty
 on Monday evening at Polls, and there will undoubtedly be a large demand for seats when the sale opens to-mor- row morning. The play, like an old friend, comes to us with all .'the old boys" and .'the gals" and the rest or t6e folks that have helped to make the Short hours of their stay pass so pleasantly. The characters who hg- ure in ''Old Jed Prouty" are as Nfamll- jar to theater-goers, as we'll known 10 them, and as cordially liked as their own friends about the city. These stage people of Richard GOlden's are a peculiar kind of people. All that they do and all that they say nay, more, all that they ever did do or ever will say-will be brought within the space of three hours. Yet those who have known 'sOld Jed Prouty" and 'the rest of 'em.'' seem to know their whole lives They do in fact, for these three hours are their lives. They are known better than people off the stage can be, for their every act and word is known. Often the thoughts of them is enough to bring a smile or a tear. and the memory of many may and does light en when they think of this play. That these people are so real and so tangible is because they have been created by a master mind with a masters con sumate skill. They have had "orfg- 5nals'' in real life, but the instinct of the master was no less required to pie 1ure them before the world, so We might get to know them and to love sthem as those who have seen them surely do. Prices for this revival have been fixed at p, 8, 90, 75 cents and &1
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
A Burglar Reporter.

A professional burglar in Berlin found a new and original way of add ing to the ordinary profits of his pro fession. After each burglary he sent a full account of it to one of the daily newspapers, and for this he re-
 ceived payment in the usual way. But he tried his plan once too often. The editor became suspicious, and gave information to the police, who soon found how this amateur report CT was able to beat all rivals in the way of early information.-N. Y.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
The Color of Maple Sugar.

A writer in the Rochester Democra | md Chronicle says that oldfashioned maple sugar-the kind that was dark n color, waxy and rich-havored-h has disappeared because modern processes tnrn out highly refined product. Peo- lie get pure sugar now, but that can ,iso be obtained from cane and the ,ert. The old-time farmer with the naple sugar of other days is greatly missed. His formula beats any of the ater improvements in chemistry in this line. sEFs gEg7Fzsss --ssss5 'sssSss,ra
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Haymakers 1Oh.

Haymakers 1015-
 Company G drill.
 Polishers and Buffers.
 Women's Relief corps. Second division, A O. Fl. Court Rose Hill, F. of A. Wadhams post, G. A. R. Ladies of the Maccabees. Court Hancock, F. of A. Tunxis tribe, l. O. R. NJ. Mad River grange, P. of H. Canton T. R. Martin, P. NJ. Harmony lodge, F. and A. M. Brass City lodge, I. A. of NJ. High Rock division, s. of T. Int Association of Machinists. Friendship lodge, O. ID. Fl. s. St Francis Xavier drum corps. Friendly league, social evening. Martin Hellmann lodge, ID. O. H. Fifth division, Company D, H. R. Unity eommandery, U. O.. of G. c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
Anfmnta KilIed bv Tratne

An English signal operator kept an account of the various animals killed by the trains along the line where he was employed. His observation in cIuded three miles of track. He found cats, dogs, foxes, hares, rats, rabbits, a sheep, COW, an adder, hedgehog, a long-eared bat. hogs, rocks, besides other more familiar varieties of birds. Little Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
Huerinr the shore.

Mildred When the boat got to bounding so didn't you ask the oars- man to hug the shore?
 Eliza beth-I didn't think of that. but I put my arrus around Prof. Plunkett as the nearest dry thing in sight.--Denver News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
COMING EVENTS

LeavenworthN hall, Friday evening, May H-sociable and promenade of Pastime Athletic club.
 Waterbury Driving park, May 30, Decoration day-picnic and games of Patrick Sarsfield club
 City hall, Thursday evening, June 13.-entertainment and sociable of Di- vision 4, A. O. Fl.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
Practical Arf

Critic-Not bad stretch of land- Ecape, put haven't you laid out more than enough of it iz water?
 Artist-Not a bit of it. The picture is for a client who made his money in stock-watering operations. = Boston Transcript
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
stilI Uning sunerlnfixes.

Lulu-Elsie always was extrava. gant. When she was engaged, she used to tell me that her lover was simply perfect.
 Eva--Yes?
 And now that she is married she says that he is perfect brute."- Sommerville Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
WITTY PUNGENCIEs.

An ounce of diplomacy is worth a pound of blunder.
 Speech is silver, silence is golden and cheek is brass.
 A wise man never questions the pri- vate age of a woman.
 If time is money, police judges gre the most charitable of men.
 Be sure you are right-then sit down and enjoy the fruit of your judg- ment.
 Some men call women angels-but then you can't believe word some men say.
 The race is not always to the swift. The fastest colors are. those that won't run.
 Medicine should be taken at reg ular intervals, but hints may be taken at any time.
 Bear and forbear is good philos- ophy, but chew and eschew is still bet ter for the dyspeptic.
 Says rural editor: "A smart man is never success as a fisherman. We have tried it ourselves"
 If all the worlds a stage and all the men and women merely players, how does the box office induce the ghost to walk?
 There must be some mistake about death loving shining mark, otherwise there would be fewer bootblacks in business.
 A rural editor who offered to send a copy of his paper gratis for one year to any person sending him club of ten, frequently finds ten spot of clubs in his mail.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
What Killed the Bear.

''I suppose" said the barber to the man who was wearing bears claw on his watch chain-"I supposed you killed that bear yourself?"
 ''Yes, did" was the reply.
 t'Was it a grizzly bear?"
 'It was"
 "A big one?"
 About the size of g two-year-old steer"
 Gee whiz! How many bullets did it take to kill him?'
 ''Not any at all.''
 "Brain him with an ax?''
 t'No; I talked him to death!"
 It took the customer Is minutes to get the rest of his shave, and during that time the barber didn't speak an- other word.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
BrutnI Frnnkneas,

She-So you're just back from Paris. What did you think of the French girls? Are they pretty?
 He-WeIl, they've got the most soul ful black eyes and the biggest mus taches of any girls ever saw.-Phila deIphia Record. szr -asssas -ss--N
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
Tabby Nursed Two cottontails.

H. D. Shinn, a prominent farmer wis c lives near Woodbridge, Col, tells of an odd case of animal sympa thy which oc cured at his place several days age The high water had brought two baby cottontails on high land and they were captured and taken home by MT. Shinn Believing they had died, he gave them to an old cat with two kittens, expect. ing that she would eat them, as cat. usually do. The next morning whe1. he looked in on the Inouser he found one of the baby cottontails missing but the other, to his great surprise. was very much alive and was beip nursed by the feline, who licked ana fondled the rabbit with as much ten. derness as if it were her own off spring. The bunny lived about ter days with it's foster mother.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
Not TJu-f0-Dafe

"What horse laugh he has," saiG Ethel, not unkindly, but discrimina lively.
 "Yes,' added Blanche, "I wonder why he doesn't get horseless 3aIgh.' Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17

erected, and tracks run direct to the 'wharves from the mines at Extension, IA miles away. Many of the miners reside in small shanties close to the mine, but the management prefers to have them live at Ladysmith. To this end, lots are sold miners for $1oo each and neat cottages erecteds for them, payable on the installment plan. Trains run at convenient hours for the different shifts of miners, and transportation is without cost. All the men are paid at Ladysmith, which is the headquarters of the manage ment of Extension mines.
 Altogether the Vancouver mines are producing close to 1,ooe,ooo tons of coal annually, and ready market is found for all of it. At the same time the mines at Washington are be- ing developed rapidly, but so great is the increased demand for fuel that the increased production scarcely keeps pace with the increase in de. mand. Pacific shipping interests are developing rapidly; new lines are starting for the orient; American ex pansion in the far east is calling fo1 more ships to handle our expanding commerce from our western shores, and these mines of Washington and British Columbia are supplying the fuel for these ships. Economists can see practically no limit to the demand for fuel, and the future of the north western coal industry in both British Columbia and Washington and Mon tana is bright one. MAX OWEN.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-17
GREAT REDUCTION On Ladies and Misses Suits, Jackets, Capes,
 Children's Reefers, Box Coats.

} seduction Tailoring Tailor Made Suits
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-17
NEW HONoRs FOB MIR. ARCHER.

The Tri- State Farmer and Gar
dener contains the following para
graph:
"In 1908 a great fair is planned at
st. Louis, the gateway to the great
West. 1t is proposed to make the
sheep exhibit at this fair the largest
and most complete that the world
has yet seen. The influence of it
will extend into our own country.
A gentleman of fine gifts and wide
experience in the handling and breed
ing of fine sheey, who is a resident
of a Southern State and a great
friend of our people, is spoken of for
general manager of the sheep de-
partment. I refer TO Mr.. Samuel
Archer. The board could not do
better than name him for the posi-
ton"
We join the Farmer and Gardener
in its advocacy of Mr.. Archer for
this position. His long experience
as a sheep breeder, and the remark
able success that has attended his
efforts in this line, winning first
prizes in national and international
exhibitions, together with his thor
ough knowledge of the sheep bust
ness in all it's phases as evinced in
his excellent series of articles now
appearing in The Progressive Far
mer, should, we think, constitute an
admirable equipment for the posi-
ton of general manager of the sheep
department. of the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-17
THE STATE FAIR,
Raleigh, October 22nd to 10th.

The Twentieth Century Fair,
at Raleigh, under Gen. w. R. Cox,
President, offers Ten Thousand
Dollars in Premiums. The great
er part Of this is for field Pro-
ducts and Live Stock. Fine dis
plavsof improved breeds of Farm
Animals and the best labOr-sav
ing Agricultural Implements.
Systems of Wire Fencing on Ex-
hibitiOn, in actual use.
The colleges and schools Of the
State contribute to the fine Edu-
cational Department. Addresses
nightly at capitol by prominent
speakers. Trials of Speed Daily
and many pleasing attractions.
Very low rates on railroads.
Send for premium lists and make
entriao, without charge. Many
nice prizes in Ladies' Work,
Art, etc. Write for full informa-
ton to Joseph E. Pogue, Secv.
Grand Races between pacing
Ostrich, hitched to sulky, and a
horse, and also by a running
Ostrich against Horse.
Free for all. Running Race by
gentleman riding their own
horses, non professional, for fine
Saddle and Equipment, on Tues
day, October 22nd