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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
THE TIDE OF LIFE.

In the stirring melodrama. II he Tide of Life" which opened at the JacQnes this afternoon for q three days engagement. there is an abund- ance Of senSationalism. When the au- thor showed the manuscript To Mana- ger Mcdowell last summer the latter was amazed at the climax of the fourth act, where one of the characters Jumps from 8 third story window and clutches an electric wire. where he Is shocked to death by real electricity "Whevr' whistled the manager. ''IEiis Is hot stuff. But how are we to dc it: We cannot kill an actor at every per formance" That iS your business. was the cool reply Of the author Man ager Mcdowell admitted that it was, indeed. his business. and immediately he went into consultation with his own electrician and began experiments with dynamos. rheosIats. stitchboardS. wires. insulatorS. and other electrical material in tic effort to invent Hive" wire that would not kill the actor while giving all the hair-raiSing effect desired. At last he succeeded How he accomplished it is his own secret, protected by patents. But when one sees the blue flames and sparks hissing and spluttering from every extremity of the body Of the ac- tor on the wire. it is hard 10 believe that he is not really shocked 70 death. This is only one of the sensational in cidents in 'AThe Tide Of Life but to many people il is the most startling of all
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
TIME was, and that not so very

TNIME was, and that not so very
 long ago, when the Pacific rail-
 roads were but a dream, that en- thusiasts labored for their construction because of the great saving of time and expense of req ching the orient by their aid. As long ago as 1S3o-35. when the first feeble efforts at steam railway construction were being made in this country and. in England, Asa Whitney, a New York merchant then in China, began dreaming of a great railway line across the western plains 10 the Pacific coast that would enable the west to reach the ast more rapidly and economically. He and others who for years advanced this reason for the construction of a Pacific railroad gave no thought to the development of the country through which such a road was to pass. To all of them the great western plains represented but distances to be covered. in reaching the orient. This argument was continued even down to the outbreak of the civil war by many, though . few had seen the possibilities of the country, and forgot the feasons first advanced in ad- vocating stronger and more important ones. Maj. Gen. Dodge, who before the war had been but a young engineer in the employ of the Mississippi & Mis- souri railroad, and whose G.uties had taken him across the Missouri river at Omaha, saw the possibilities of such a road in the development of a great country, but even his argument, strong as it was, did not appeal to President Lincoln until the latter req liZed he military necessity of such 9 road if the east and west were to be bound to- gether in q strong union that was then so greatly needed.
 But this argument of early enthusi- asts for a line that would open another and shorter route to the markets of the orient comes back to us now. Not one but several Pacific roads have been
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18

clear and perfect conception of the actions and movements of lit tie girl in strange and wonderful country, her tone of voice, her facial movements, in word her general ap- pearance and acting won for her an everylasting monument of praise ana admiration in the hearts of all present. Mrs John F. Kellogg essayed in man. ner, characteristic of previous appear ances, the part of the White Queen, while Miss Alice Buclner, as the Queen of Hearts was all that could be desired. Miss Bessie l.. Barlow as cook could not be excelled while Miss Dorothy Mason, as the GooTmouse, and Miss Helen Driggs as the baby en- acted their roles in a capable and ef- ficient manner. Miss Betty Scott, as the Duchess was, after Miss Mason, the favorite with the audience. Her exceedingly indignant appearance and her highly excited and provoked na- ture owing to the sharp taunts of the Queen. produced no end of laughter and amusement. and she had to re- spond to several encores. The young men who participated in the produc- ticn performed their different parts in a worthy and admirable manner. The play as q whole. was well enacted. and was exceedingly pleasing to those pres cnt. The role of Alice. as portrayed by Miss Mason was a fayorite. as attest cd by the numberOus floral offerings which she received at the close of the performances.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
Some ReasonS 10r BMld- mg tbe Pac51zc Rnl>oads The First Argument in Their Favor Was New Route
 to the Far East Europe

Lincoln knew of this interest, for long
 before he had even been thought of as
 q presidential candidate he had drawn
 from the young engineer in hotel m
 Council Bluffs the story of his exploits
 in the west, and the secrets that were
 intended only for his employers. Later
 when President Lincoln deemed inc
 building of such a road a military ne-
 cessity he did not forget the interview
 with the young engineer, nor the fact
 that he was then a general officer in
 the federal army, and he sent for him.
 With the president and with congress
 Gen. Dodge urged the necessity and importance of legislation that would
 result in building a road. to the Pa cific. When that legislation had be- come law, and when the war was over,
 Gen. Dodge resigned his commission in the army to again take up the task of finding a route for Pacific railroad, and he continued to act as chief en-
 gineer of the road until the Last spike had, been driven and the east and west linked together by bands of steel.
 The driving of the last spike that
 completed the connection between the
 Union and Central Pacific roads at Pro-
 montory. Utah. on May 10, 1869, was an event that will live long in the history
 of this country. Mir. Warman, in his in-
 teresting book. says of it:
 'Not many people were present at Promontory that day. The demonstration when ground was broken at Omaha. five years earlier had been much more impos- ing. but the people Of the whole country were to take part in the celebration.
 Arrangements for this purpose were made a very short notice. Through the hearty cooperation of the telegraph com panies all their principal offices were con nected with Pronontory. in order that the blow of the hammer driving the last spike might be communicated by the click Of he instrument at the same moment to every station reached by the wires.
 ''A small excursion party, headed by Gov. Stanford of California, came up from the coast; but from the east, aside from the army of road makers, contractors and en-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
Theatrical = = = Fraternal
JINGLE TOMS CABIN.

Polls will undoubtedly hold q large audience this evening, when Al w. Martins big production of "Uncle Toms Cabin is given. The famous old play seems never to pail on the public, and it is never presented by standard company like Mir Martins s without drawing out good houses. Mr Martin is producing the play on an elaborate scale, and is consequently reaIIng his reward in an immense at- tendance. The cast is q very capable one, being headed by the old time min strei star, Milt c. Barlow. and there IS q lavish display of scenic effects and incidental properties. In addition there are such popular special fea- lures as buck and wing dancing, camp meeting singing by the Georgia Jubi- lee shouters, cake walk and other tiarkey antics, the whole making an entertainment of exceedingly enjoy able nature. Prices are p, 33 and oo cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
FROM ENDS OF THE EARTH

Austria Hungary has 25O,oCO nobles.
 In 1880 Italy exported 2,O0o,Ooo gal Ions of wine. Sixty million. is now her export.
 Austria s first nea sured wool clip was 10000 tons in 1921. This has now risen to 2,7OO,OOO.
 In Portugal in 1s40 there were neither roads nor carriages. Now 2,OOO miles of excellent road exist.
 Belgium has added 5000 acres a year to it's area during the last cen- tury by careful drainage and en- bankment.
 The weight of English boys of ten years old has increased from 5e pounds to GA pounds in the past cen tury; of girls 57 pounds to 63 pounds.
 Australia's first railway was from Melbourne to Hobson bay. It was opened in 1854. Australia now has II OoO miles of rail.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
ROBERT B. MANTELL.

The eminent romantic actor. Robert B. Mantel, will appear in his new romantic drama, "A Free Lance," Thursday evening at Poli's. Like the other plays in which Mir NEaHtell has made his greatest successes. this one js one of q highly romantic type The scene is laid in North Germany. in the fifteenth century, and Manager Hanley has staged it with appropriate reference to historical correctness. The play is from the pen of W. A. Ire mayne, who wrote A Secret War rant "The Dagger and the Cross'' and other plays in which Mir A1antel has successfully starred, and so may be expected to fit the actor perfectly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
D. DRIVING A PRoMoNToRY. UTAH.

built; as connecting lines between Flu rope and the far east they were never q success as many so strongly predicted In the words of Cy Warman in his book The Story of the Railroad" one of the "Story of the Vest series published ed and copyrighted by D. Appleton & Co.,, New York: We know now that the revenue derived from the Asiatic trade woulG. not do much more than supply the tallow required to cool the pins that were heated by the sands of the desert through which the road was to run.'
 That is terse description of the trsf- fc the Pacific roads have derived from the Asiatic trade in years thatare past. but today there is increasing traffic between America and the far east. and. while the SueZ canal is attracting con- sidera ble of it by way of New York San Francisco and other western ports are receiving considerable share ot it. carried to them by the roads that were first thought Of merely as a link in the long chain of transportation lines that were necessary to reach the markets of the far east. These things serve to revive an interest in the con- struction of the Pacific railroads, and MT. Warman's volume comes at an op- perfume time. It does not give so much a history of the Pacific road as q vivid description of their construction, a con- struction the rapiCity of which aston ished the civilized world.
 To two men must be given much of the credit for the building of the first line of railroad from the Missouri to the Pacific coast-Maj. Gen. Dodge and Gen. Sherman. Each accords to the other the full credit, but both are en- titled to share of it. Gen. Sherman. while serving in the western army be- fore the days of the war, sent an explor- ing and surveying party in charge of Lieuts. Warner and Williamson out from Sacramento, Cal, through the Sierra Nevada range to find if possible a route by which railroad could pass through those mountains. From that time forward. to the day of the com. pletion of the Union and Central Pa cific roa6s at Promontory, Utah, his interest continued, and he gave to the builders every aid and prote ction.with- in his power as commander of the army.
 Gen. Dodge was much more closely connected with the building of the roads, and especially of the Union Pa cific, than was Gen. Sherman. He had dreamed of such a road before the war had called him from his duties as a civil engineer in the employ of the Mis- issippi & Missouri railway. President
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS.

Tacoma, Wash, has the largest per capita net debt in the country-$115.74.
 A Jefferson City (Mo.) jeweler has a clock, operated by weights, which will run for two years with one winding.
 The candy men of Lansing, Mich, have been warned by the Michigan Anti4Saloon league not to sell brandy drops.'
 | A witness in Baltimore court who emphasized his testimony with pro- fanity was promptly. fined $27.50 for
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18

morrow evening, when they present All On Account of Eliza for the sec Ond time in this city. It is remem- bered what q splendid impression they made early in tLe season with the same hilarious comedy, and now that they have received emphatic endorse ment by a successful New York run in the piece there will be still great CT desire to SC it. Nver in any com edy. probably. have the clever stars done more effective comdy work than in "All On Account of Eliza and it is really as amusing q play as has ever been presented on the local stage There has been a big demand for seats to-day. and there is every indication that q crowded house will greet the players when they appear to-mofroW evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18

gineers, there were only two or three peo- pie, among them Rev. pr. Todd, of Pitts field.
 .'As the pilots Of the two construction engines came close together the 50O OR GC0 people present sent up cheer after cheer When everything was ready at the
 two ends of the track the telegraph instru- mentS licked hats off, ard the nation barred its head After prayer had been of fered by Rev. Dr. Todd, whom providence seems to have sent out, the wire said: We have got done praying. We unders tand'
 was the answer. All are ready in the east Now the four spikes, two of silver and two of gold, the products of Montana, Nevada California and Idaho, were produced and passed to Gov. Stanford, who stood on the north, and Dr. Durant, who stood on the south side of the track, and who put them | in place. Ali ready went over the wire, and instantly the silver hammer came down, the stroke Of the magnet touched the bell, and told to a waiting world the story of the completion of the Pacific rail- road.''
 The completion of the road was great industrial triumph for America In five years 1,S24 miles of railway
 track had been built across almost trackless plains, through great moun- 1 tain ranges and over deep canyons. Many thousands of men had been en- | ployed, an6 many hundreds of them had been buried along the right of way, | ellueI Fliieu DN nCSllle luulaDS, Dy ac- cidents or died of disease. Speaking of this Mir. Warman says:
 1.-The toilsome task of the pathfnders was finished. They were not all there at the | end. Some had fallen away back on the | plains, others west of the Sierras, and those present peered into each others 1 faces as if still doubting that the thing l was done.
 Looking back over the steel trail, they knew that, long it was, there were not mileposts enough along the line to mark | the graves of the pathfinders and other pioneers who had fallen in the great fight for this new empire of the people. More than one man here had grown gray in the five years that he had stood il the snow and of the mountains and plains. The deep furrows upon their faces were battle scars.H
 It was a great work at which the world has not yet ceased to wonder, and that these roads in a measure full fill the expectations of their early ad- vocates who grew enthusiastic over
 the possibilities of new and quick
 route to the far east is proven by the fact that to-day London receives mail from Yokohama in 25 days or less car ried over not one but any of several Pa cific railroads. BERNARD BRISTOL q
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
ALIcH IN WoNpERLANn.

Alice in Wonderland. which was pro- duced to large audiences at Polls the atH Saturday afternoon and evening under the auspices of St Johns church, Wae . magnificent success in every Wny- Naturaliyr as all who are ac- 1n1d4ted with the story of little Alice 4U1, there Is nothing exceedingly 1zep 0e emotional throughout the play. FIT to Of simple nature. but 1t is this 1icfty of construction. combined the Qanint and queer, though
 (lse rhymes, which contain so
 s1 aukerest. The costumes were
 r = gr1ffue AMd tue settings ap-
 55 ' E ' j( 1T 4lfce was en-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
COMING EVENT s.

City hall. February 1S-United French societies of Waterbury, concert and dance.
 Turn hall, Scovill street, February 2I-German band dance.
 Speedwen hall. February 2e-NIyrtle temple, No 3, +. S.. exhibition drill.
 City hall. March 1T-Catholic Wo- mems association, grand entertain meQt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Company A drill.
 Naturalists' club.
 toncordia rehearsal. White Oak. W. 0. W. Nutmeg lodge. P of A. Court America. F. of i Magnolia lodge. K. of r. Court Nisilant. F. of A. Painters and Decorators sixth division. A. Q. II. St Thomas Cadets 4. A. Sc4useS council. D. of r. IIellmann Advance corps. Mohawk council, o. H. C. Waterbury Debating club. Townsend lodge. I. o. D. r. Past Chief Rangers, F. of 4. Mattatuck lodge N. F.. 0. F. Brass City lodge. \. F. o. F. Patucho assembly, k. <. Of A. St Francis Xavier drum corps. Abraham Lincoln camp. $. of V. Sterling commandery. \. Q. c. C. Young Mems Christian association. Martha Washington council, o. $. <. Friendly league, physical culture, English branches.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
Made Lum,nou. by n ..Dark Lamp.

In France a so-called lamp has beer invented for the production of dark radiations which, although themselves invisible, are capa ble. of imparting ! phosph glow to certain object. brought within their influence. A statuette coated with lime sulphide
 for instance, when placed in tota. darkness near u-.'d ark slamp' soon be gins to shine, emerging into sight az Ii 1t had been created out of nothing.-
 Eonth's Comp penlens >,- :.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
AS emmy views It.

Mas vegetarian.
 Pas a faith-cur-iSt. Uncle John, he says he's an Anti-imperyulist. Sister Sues a Wagner crank, Brother Bill plays golf, Gran pa tells us what he takes Fer to cure iiis cough. Cousin Jen writes poetry Tells us what she's wrote Aunt LaViria always claims W;mmen ought to vote. I so out in the back yard Soon as they commence, Men my dogs tn only ones Whats got any sense. Baltimore American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
Ccnaorship in China.

The censorship is very real thing in China. There anyone who writes an immoral book is punished with 100 blows of the heavy bamboo and ban ishment for life. Anyone who reads it is also punished.-N. Y. Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
Ienrnax and Fish.

A lecturer at the London polyciinic declared at recent meeting that ces- sation in the progress of leprosy could b. attained if sufferers would abstain from s.atis2 6xh.~N. Y Times,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
MANN-LIPMAN.

There is no question about the splen- did audience that Louis Mann and Clara Lipman will attract to Polls to-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
ALVIN JosLIN.

Charles L. Davis's well known rur- al comedy. "Alvin Joslin," Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Jacques.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
KELLAR.

The incompatible KelIar on Friday Washington birthday, matinee and night, at Polls.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
Oregon Products.

The Oregon commissioners to the Pan-American exposition say that the states exhibits will include nine pound potatoes. the largest cherries and ap- pies grown and trees six feet in diam. eter.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26
ICE BROKE
And as a Result Two Boys Had a Narrow
Escape.

Monday afternoon while skating on
the Muskingum two boys, Al. Carpen-
ter and Hugh Dorr, son of DR.. Dorr,
were so unfortunate as to get on an
unsafe place on the ice. and as result
the ice broke and the boys came near
losing their lives. The boys were but
short distance above the Putnam
street bridge and there were very few
others near them. 1t waS but a min
ute, however. until a crowd gathered.
The boys were up to their shoulders
in water and were clinging to the ice
The ice was broken at a place between
them and the shore which prevented
anyone getting Ito them. Several men
started from the west bank of the
river over the ice with boat, but be-
fore they were to the place where the
boys were Rev. Nichols came with a
pair of harness lines which were
thrown to the boys and they were thus
rescued The boys had been in the icy
water so long THAT they could not
stand alone and when rescued they
We're unable to walk without aid.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26
Officers Appointed.
Ask your

Az the regular meeting of the Mari
eta Cadets last evening the following
officers were appointed for the year by
Captain Wendelken: Second Sergeant
Dorris Becker: Third Sergeant, James
Mcconnell Fourth Sergeant, Frank
Callander; Fifth Sergeant, Bert Sug-
den.
The CorDorals have not been select
ed as yet but will probably be named
at the next meeting. The Marietta
Cadets show w splendidly when com
pared with the other military organi-
cations of the city. Much enthusiasm
is shown in every branch of the work
and as a result the company Aas an
enviable reputation for their forma-
tions and evolutions while on parade.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26

The steamer Rio de Janero ran onto
treacherous rock in the harbor of the
Golden Gate, and in twenty minutes
more than hundred souls were sent to
eternity. This awful catastrophe gives
emphasis to the argument that the en-
trance to San Francisco bay should be
cleared of life-destroying distractions,
and that it should be made safe and fit
for steamship passage. Year after year
Congress appropriates millions of dol
lars for the improvement of the rivers
and harbors of our Country, and it is a
notorious fact that good portion of
it is dumped into mud-holes here and
there for no other reason than to build
or repair the ''fences'' of certain mem
bers of the legislative branch of the
government If the money that is
thrown away we're expended judiciously,
Golden Gate would sooD be cleared of
the dangerous rocks that it is known
10 contain, and accidents such as the
sinking OF the Rio de Janeiro would he
averted.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26
American Wall Paper Agency

We would respectfully inform the citi.
zens of Marietta that we have taken the
agency for the sale of the American
Wall Paper Company's goods, and are
now prepared to furnish as fine line OF
wall paper as there is on the market, at
prices that defy competition. We sell
border by the roll at the same price as
side wall. Don't purchase until you
have seen our samples. Office and resi-
dence No. BOG Gilman Avenue. Mariet-
ia Phone No. 704.
JAMES JOHNSTON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26
COUNCIL.

Editor Leader-Please announce
that l will be candidate for Council
in the Sixth Ward on the Independent
ticket. PHILIP SPIES.
Editor Deader:-Please announce
that l will be a candidate for re-elec.
tion as a member of Council from the
First Ward at the April election.
B. EVELEIGH.
Editor Leader-Please announce
that / will be a candidate for Council
from the Fifth Ward at the April
election. @. S. BENEDICT.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26

A small coterie of clacquers stand on
the street corners of Marietta from day
TO day knocking against everything
that portends to the city's progress
In their madness they have even gone
80 far as to belittle, to the limit of their
power which is very limitedl, large
number of substantial citizens and
heavy taxpayers of the West Side. In
this connection it seems pertinent to
inquire as to how much taxes these
barnacles themselves pay, also as to the
number of people they employ and the
wages they pay.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26

A news dispatch reports Mrs. Carrie
Nation as having said that she "would
not make fool of herself for million
dollars a minute" There is a lurking
belief in the minds of some people that
Carrie did that very thing by making
such a remark.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-02-26
Should a Man be Vain :?

Certainly he should. He should have
ambition to look we'll and feel good,
which he cannot do unless he digests
his food DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin
aids digestion, clears the head, keeps
the bowels regular and makes man
feel at peace with the whole world
Try it.
CURTIS & HUTCHMAN,
CHARLES r. BUCHANAN.