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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
WHAT IS TRUE ARr7

 What is true art? Fond poet canst thou The secret unto one not overwise? This Is thy answer if hear thee we'll. And calmly wait, and list with sptrit-eaf Till God doth speak. as He doth speak
 to heart, And then with pen inspired make swestly To others what He spake. This is true
 art. What is true art? Fair limner, canst thou Is 1t in faultless copy thou hast wrought Of Gods great works? Nay; if hear thee well,
 It Is the beauty one perceives untaught, And with 1t makes the duler see and know True beauty wheresoe'er it forms part, And helps him sketch Life's lines from
 vale below
 Up to the mountain height. This is true ; art. What is true art? Sweet song bird. canst
 thou tell?
 All taught of God thy wondrous hymn ot
 praise? This is thy answer, if hear thee well: "Go listen thou where hope doth sing always Her song of gladness. every note God
 given, And which He planned to cheer the strick-
 heart, And fill it with the melody of Heaven: Then search no more, for thou hast found true art.' What is true art? Delft sculptor. canst thou tell?
 Is it in pulseless statue cold and dead. That breathes no love? Nay; if hear thee
 we'll,
 Iris something wrought in real man in-
 stead, Chiseled by various trials keen, until He nobly stands perfect In every part Of Christian stature, as his God doth will, A Christ-like and transcendent work of
 art. Jennie Terrill Ruprecht, in woman's Home Companion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
READING POOR WRITING.

"The ability to decipher more or less obscure handwriting quickly and ac- curately," said public school princi- pal of this city, 'is. in my opinion, one of the best possible tests of gen. eral intelligence. NowaGays all in- structors who look upon teaching as science recognize the importance of first securing some exact facts in re- gard to every pupils mental capacity before beginning course of study. The only plan Of herd1ng lot of chill dren together and expecting approG1- mately the same results from all of them is not only impractical, but pos itively cruel. A child who thinks slow ly or who has q bad memory for forms may work twice as hard as q more alert classmate, only to be accused of laZineSs or indifference, and profound discouragement Is the certain result. The modern idea is to study the pu- pills individually; discover, .ls nearly as possible, the natural aptitude of each, and then give special attention to those who require it.
 "A great many systems have been proposed for this mental grading" continued the principal ''and some in- genious instruments for measuring brain activity have been tried in the north; but I know. Of nothing better than the handwriting test for all around capacity. People who have difficulty in reading unfamiliar pen manship are nearly always slow and lazy in every other respect. They may not be lacking in a certain solid intel ligence, but their mental machinery runs heavily and ponderously and such children often appear to be abso- lutely stupid when such is by no means the case. On the other hand, the power to read poor writing quick ly and accurately involves the exer- else of number of faculties. One must have q retentfve memory to seize and retain little peculiarities of form, and if the mind Is bright and active q great many clews are picked up from the context, the general style and the subject matter. Then. again, it re- quires concentration. which is sadly lacking ill the majority of people. All in all, 1t is capital gauge of men talfty, and I use it quite frequently, without letting the scholar suspect what I am after. Investigations of this kind would have been regarded as highly fantastic by the teacher Of only q decade aco, but in the schools of the future they are certain to be carried to much greater lengths. Their tendencv, roughly eummed up. is to pive. III the children n fair show .n-- New ariSens Il11es%I Iemocrat
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
wArERTowN JoTT1Nas
The Mission at St John's Church Is
 Very Largely Attended.

AC ~N1iSSlOA at k9I# 9Ou1 NiAuASA A~
 Very Largely Attended.
 One of the largest congregations of the week was in attendance at the mission services at St Johns church last evening. The mission sermons delivered by the Rev Fathers Downes and Mclean continue to hold the peo- pie in hand throughout. Holy con- munion was administered this morn ing and will be repeated tomorrow morning. The masses tomorrow will be said at and 1O:3O a. n.
 Bremen Meet.
 A special meeting Ithe Watertown fire department was feld last evening for the purpose of haking final ar engagements for the / coming fair. At Hellmann's Advar e drum corps Will be present and fur fish portion of the entertainment. Everal of the local talent will also Jake their initial ap- pearance on tha'/ evening. On Satur- day evening tfh members of the Daughters of Liberty association of Waterbury will furnish good share of the program. On Monday, the last night. the stage entertainment will in all probability consist of local talent. The canvasSing books are dO- ing we'll Everyone should remember that tickets purchased before the fair will be 10 cents, while. if purchased at the fair, the price will be l5 cents.
 Mail Bids.
 The postmaster here is now ready and for the next two weeks will re- ceive bids for carrying the mail be- tween this place and Minor. The bid calls for a four years contract and the mail must be carried six times each way during the week.
 Notes.
 Patrick Flynn has severed his con- nection with the Ring company in Wa terbury and taken q position as motorman on the Connecticut Light ing and Power company'S lines.
 A man with a soldiers uniform on attempted to board the train that left Waterbury at 5 D. m. yesterday and came near being fatally injured by so doing, had the train not stopped. and saved him. The man who was in an unbalanced condition, thought he could board the train while the train was moving, but owing to the slip peryness of the steps fell.
 Thompson, one of the boys at Taft's school, frOZe both feet while skating on Heminway's pond yesterday.
 George Haskins, ST, is doing car penter work on Andrew Patrick's house.
 The first game of hockey of the Taft school for this afternoon was postponed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

The Ladies' Aid society will give q supper next Wednesday evening in the Union church.
 There will be services in the Union church and All Saints church to- morrow at the usual hour and Sunday school in St Mary Madgalene church at Il o'clock.
 The ladies of St Mary Madgalene church will give a supper and enter tainment sometime in February.
 Frederick Shade, who has been sick for a long time Is said to be rapidly improving.
 The mission services at St Johns church, Watertown, are attended by large numbers from this village.
 Lena Babin, who has been sick for the passed week is rapidly improving under the skillful treatment of Dr Iove1and.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
TIMELY TOPICS

LAiglon belts of black satin at Reid & HugheS'S tonight for o0c. Canvas pillow tops 9c each.
 The eiderdown dressing sacques that were $1 at Miller & Feca's have been marked down to 59c.
 Best dark outing flannel only lOc yard at Currans. percale 7c, f1annelette skirt patterns, 1Ic.
 The New England Engineering con- pany has two or three good office rooms with fire proof vaults to rent
 Dallas. the florist. has some pretty primroses in bloom for 15c each; fern balls 75c each.
 You can paint and varnish your wagon for 75c. See Ziglatzki-Marks's ad for particulars.
 Read Conlon's bargains for tonight and Monday. Ladies' and mems un- derwear at low prices.
 The sale at l. Glasses is one that should be taken advantage of. See infants and chfldren's bonnets
 One ton of pork loins will be sold at Castles tonight for Sc pound. Other meats low.
 Cut prices on pillow shams and bu- reau scarfs at Turnbun's; also on mems mittens, gloves and underwear. J. B. Mullings bought in a larger stock of oyefcoats than he should have and 70 low prices must sell them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19

A Good Rule. When men abuse you suspect your self: when they praise you suspect them.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19

11,sg m akine nieht calls z sssi'st Tsse.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19

you choose, and let us try the colonel's rifes.''
 Seeing that I was determined, my young companion silently acceded; and we slipped the heavy guns, al- ready cooked, over the edge of the pit.
 The lions still stood face to face, looking at each other before the final spring; and as the moon was shining once more, they presented excellent targets for our aim.
 l took the nearest one, the other be- ing allotted to Khoolah.
 I believe the rifles must have spoken together, for I heard but one report.
 Khoolah's lion sprang into the air and fell back, rolling toward the wa ter in his agonies. Mine tottered to one side, breaking into cry of pain, and then began q series of grotesque tumbles, which threatened to land him plump in the pit. Mortified at the prospect, fell back into the opening and for second awaited the next event, with white face and wildly beating heart.
 Khoolah, no less frightened, crouched behind me, and I felt the shiver of fear that made him trem- ble.
 Suddenly there came a quick, sharp roar, and something passed over our heads.
 For little space of time we did not seem to breathe, and when we ven- tured to peep above the top of our lion-pit, we saw but one Gon-Khoo- lah's-lying still, near the shining sur face of the pool.
 The other, whose skin had hoped to carry back to camp, after leaping over our head in his night, had entire ly disappeared, and while we looked and listened there came savage roar from the forest.
 That was the last we heard of him, and when the Natal boy had taken off the skin to which he was entitled, we returned to our quarters.
 I remained in Natal a long time after the adventure I have related, and though Khoolah and had more than one bout with the wild animals of the country, I never suggested an other lion-pit. My experience in that direction had been enough. = Golden Days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
s.FLORIDA FAST MALL

By the Seaboard Air Line Railway, Florida and West India Short
 Line" to the Winter Resorts
 of the South-The Only
 Line Operating Daily
 Trains to Florida.
 The Florida Fast Mail,'' another of the Seaboard Air Line railways splen- dfdly equipped trains. leaves New York daily at 12:1O q. m., 23rd street station, Pennsylvania railroad. with Pullman drawing room sleeping car and day coaches to Raleigh, Southern Pines Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville. where connections are made for St Augustine, Tampa and all Florida points. This train connects at New York with train leaving Boston 700 p. m. Leaves Philadelphia $50 a. m.. Baltimore 6:22,a. m.. Washington 1O:05 a. n1., Richmond 2:4O p. m, arriving Southern Pines 9:35 D. m.. Columbia 1:4S q. m.,s Savannah 5:OO a. m, Jack sonville 9:1O n. m.. St Augustine 11:1O q m, Tampa 5:30 p. ID. Through Pu1lmAn drawing room sleeper New Xoxk to Jacksonville. Through vesti- 41od paseeAGer coaches and perfect IT Attenuation call on or write to railroad offices, or
 AT Iine railway representa-
 Wa ashth&to street, Bos-
 = ef3a 871 Broadway.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19

t.The World Against Him. will in- terest all lovers of an interesting story. The opening chapters in this issue.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-09
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March 8.-Weakness char
acterized the grain markets during the
forenoon to-day, but this was followed
by a rally later under the leadership
of corn. Wheat closed NC, corn 40
sc and oats B@Ac higher, while pork
showed a net advance for the day of
37%c; lard 21A@5c and ribs 5@7Rc.
At the opening the situation in
wheat looked bearish, Liverpool re-
flected the slump here yesterday. Ar
gentine shipments were liberal and
northwest receipts considerably larger
than for the same days last week. The
weather was mild and moist, but fears
of a freeze had some inflence in hold
ing the market at the beginning, al
though one bull leader and a handful
of followers were opposed by the great
majority of the pit traders. May open
ed a shade lower to NOM higher at
75c to 75B@75Ac. The meagre crowd
of defenders of the price were swept
away by force Of numbers and the mar
ket was pounded down to 74%@74Ac.
The decline caught stop orders under
75c. all of which assisted the market
along on the downward path. Corn
at this period was developing consid-
cradle strength. while the shipping bus
mess also showed improvement. Elk
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METAL.

NEW YORK, March S.-The local
market for tin was again depressed
and somewhat lower, as the result of
disappointing information from
abroad, large recent shipments and
the generally ~unfavorable statistical
position. The market started weak
and 10 to 20 points lower, but later
steadied on light local demand, closing
steady, with buyers at quotations:
Spot at 26.17@26.75, and May at rs. 40.
In London the close was weak at a
loss of Ell, Is, cd to els for spot,
and ella, IS for futures. Locally.
copper was without important change.
In London, however, prices eased off
Is, Sd, spot closing at $40, los, and
futures at S71. Lead and spelter
were dull and quite featureless at old
prices at s4.371a and $3.92h@3.97h
respectively. American iron markets
were dull and nominally unchanged.
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when optimism goes beyond bounds.
Granting that there is not a cloud on
the horizon, 1t is well to remember
that exports of iron and steel have
been smaller OF late and yet the pres
ent production is far in excess Of do
nestle consumption, ever allowing a
moderate increase over previous years
Production OF coke expands, and ship
ments are only limited by car short
age.
Footwear is steady at former prices,
and while sales have decreased some
what, factories are assured activity for
a month or more. There is a good de-
mand for low priced heavy goods from
southern jobbers. but many western
buyers have not placed their usual
contracts as yet The local jobbing
trade has improved, and city whole
salers have liberal orders from country
retailers. Large contracts have been
placed with western manufacturers,
who report conditions satisfactory.
The slight decrease in shipments from
Boston for the week is not surprising,
but the lose of over 10000 cases for
the year thus far, indicates the ex-
tent to which developments of this
industry in the west and south has re-
duced New England business. The
growth of domestic trade and expor-
tation has been so great, however, that
with the exception of last year and
1898, the current years shipments To
date exceed any other on record by
over 5000 cases.
Tavfi1o fahv;oc nvhihif q 1itf1n pni-
nation, although the markets are still
far from a satisfactory position. Knit
goods receive more attention for fall
lines, hosiery and articles for summer
outing are taken freely. mercerized
goods Of expensive qualities enjoy brisk
demand and cheaper cottons are ex-
ported in considerable quantities.
Some lines of silks find buyers without
further cut, and labor troubles at the
mills are less disturbing. Two large
failures in wool occurred abroad, and
three Vermont concerns were forced
to suspend. Sales of wool at the three
chief eastern markets decreased near
ly three million pounds, compared with
the previous weeks business, but this
is a favorable symptom, as excessive
| operations Oh ldJe were uuc ~ lotCCO
sales at lower prices.
Cotton declined still further, with
! option business active. Idle mills, es-
Inmates of liberal receipts and indica-
! lions that planters will cultivate an
enormous acreage this season, resulted
in the lowest prices of the season.
With the exception of a weak spot
early last June, the quotation has not
been as low in over a year. but the
present price is over 81 per cen above
the bottom record of 1898. Wheat Is
in abundant supply, with quotations
we'll above last years, owing to re-
ports that Hessian fly promises to be
unusually troublesome, while weather
conditions are also threatening. At
lantic exports of wheat, flour included,
were 2,477, 800 bushels for the week,
against 1871, 1896 a year ago. while
corn exports were 3,357,43S bushels,
against 2,1sS,21S in 1900. Heavy sup
plies of coffee at last prevailed over
manipulation and prices declined.
Failures for the week We're EOS In
the United States against 2G5 last year,
and rs in Canada against SO last year.
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prters reported 1 better business than

porters reported 4 better business than
for mn days. !
Shorts lbecame alarmed but found the
market bare Of offerings. May rallied
to 75Ac and closed &c higher at 75A
@75#c. The days business was most
ly local and not large. Exporters re-
ported thirty loads taken. while sea-
board c~learances in wheat and -four
mary receipts aggregated 652, 900 bush
els, compared with COS 900 bushels last
year. Minneapolis and Duluth report
ed 424 cars, against 317 last week and
673 a year ago. Local receipts were 81
cars, none of contract grade. Local
cash sales were 100, 200 bushels. The
boards figures made the weeks Argen-
tine shipments 1908. 900 bushels,
against 824. coo bushels the previous
week and 3,232,00 bushels a year ago.
Corn was moderately active and gen.
orally steady, eve when wheat was at
its worst. There was a fair outside
demand at the opening. rejecting the
injury which the present weather has
been doing to the roads. With the ces-
sation of the outside demand offerings
also ceased, and, later, when the de-
mand was renewed, pit shorts ran the
price up rapidly and the close was firm
with yesterdays decline more than re-
covered. Shipping sales reached a
total of 300,0 900 bushels. May sold be-
tween 40ssc and 41hc, and closed 10
&c higher at Ale. Receipts were 329
cars, none of contract grade.
Oats, like corn, turned upon it's pur-
suers and had shorts on the defensive
most of the time, with the best prices
prevailing near the end. There was a
fair shipping inquiry, but the business
accomplished was rather light. Re-
ceipts were 205 cars. May sold be-
tween 245sc and 25Mc, and closed 40
Hc higher at 25@25Bc.
In the provisions pit May pork was
the admired object of spectators, es-
pecially of shorts. The market for this
product opened &c higher at s14.57k.
and was bid sharply to s14.90, at which
figure it closed, 371ac over yesterday.
Packers were the best buyers of lard
and ribs. May lard sold between s7.55
and $3.50, and closed 21AQ5c higher at
s7.57h, and May ribs between s7.221s
@7.25, closing 507kc up at s7.25.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow:
Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 800 cars; oats,
230 cars; hogs, If, 1000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Rosin dull.
Turpentine steady.
Rice steady.
Molasses steady.

F6aHutS Qulet.
Sugar. raw weak; fair refining SIC;
centrifugal SO test &c; molasses sugar
SAC; refined market dull.
Coffee, spot Rio easy; No. z invoice
71sc nominal; mild quiet; Cordoya s
@121zc. The market for coffee futures
opened steady with prices 5 points
higher, closed barely steady with prices
5 to 15 points net lower. Sales $1,000
bags.
PHILADELPHIA, March S.-wheat,
firm, Nc higher; contract grade March
T@kc.
Corn firm, VIC higher; No. 2 mixed
March 44A@%c.
Oats steady; No. 2 white clipped 33c.
Butter firm; fancy western creamery
22hc.
Eggs hc lower; fresh nearby 15hc.
Cheese firm; New York full creams
fancy small 12Ac.
Refined sugars dull and weak and
McCahns, o fthis city, and the Howeils,
of New York, dropped prices ten points
but the sugar trust and the Arbuckles
refused to make any concession until
tomorrow. The following are the
only grades changed: Cubes SIS esq
70; powdered IS 50@60: graduated
IS 40Q50; extra fine graduated S. 80
$50; confectioners' A SIS 20.
BALTIMORE, March S.-Flour dull,
unchanged; receipts $3.50.
Wheat dull; spot and March 76%Q
TIC; receipts 17,14l.
Corn quiet; spot 441ac; receipts 49,
1913.
Oats firmer; No. 2 white 32@kc; re-
ceipts 23,132.
Hay easier; No. / timothy SIS so.
Sugar. cheese, butter and eggs, firm,
unchanged.
CINCINNATI, O., March S.-Fqour
dull.
Wheat quiet; No. 2 red 7S@k@79c.
Corn steady; No. 2 mixed 4lhc.
Oats dull; No. 2 mixed 27k@2Sc.
Rye easier; No. 2, 55c.
Lard firm, higher, 81 As.
Bulkmeats steady, 81 27h.
Bacon steady. IS rs.
Whiskey, 81 n.
Sugar firm.
TOLEDO, o., March S.-Wheat, mod
erately active, firm; cash 7Skc.
Corn dull, firm; cash 40c.
Oats steady, cash 2Sc.
Rye 527ac.
Cloverseed dull, firm; old prime
Sc 90; cash and March Sc IS.
Odl unchanged.
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DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, March S.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade will
say:
Little change was developed this
week in the condition of general bust
ness. Ground recently gained seemed
to be held without difficulty with the
good distribution of merchandise by
jobbers in most directions and with
entire absence of speculative activity.
There has been a further decline in cot
ton, which does not help the goods
market, still the most backward and
disappointing of all the great indus
tries; but in mechanical lines the pro-
gress being made is noteworthy. Build
ing materials, including lumber, are
in especially urgent demand and deal
ers who car deliver stock have no diff
Guilty in securing advances prices. In
this, unlike most other lines of bust
ness, the east leads the country, and
just at this season it is of particular
significance. Collections are reported
good all through the west and are
better than usual at the south.
Conditions in iron and steel begin
W doSuiNe Ill GpptdTdHCe slUlEdf ID
that of 1899. Prices have moved up
ward rapidly since the turn was made.
and bids at current rates for distant
delivery are often refused. Manufac-
turers are unanimous In reporting a
great demand for domestic consump-
ton, while export contracts for fin
ished forms are still taken In compe-
tition with declining foreign markets.
1T Is at such a time. when the outlook
is brightest and quotations advanc-
ing sharply, that the conservative mar
becomes cognizant OF the fact that
there Is always danger Of imitation
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movement on balance to the interior II
small. There have been some large
local movements of money incident to
corporate operations and 1t is felt that
these may complicate the result as they
did last week. The change in the loan
item is also much in doubt, owing to
the large transactions of the week.
Some banks have called loans to a large
extent while Others have increased
them freely.
The railroad bond market continues
quite active and the movement of
prices was irregular. Total sales par
value $4,170.000
United States 5s advanced u per cent
on the last call,