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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
 FAMILY NAME IS WETTIN.
Plain CoEnOmen of New Ruler of the British Empire, King Edward
 the Seventh.

What is the family name of the new king of England? It is always hard to differentiate this name from among the personal or hereditary accumula- tions of titles which grouped them selves around the baptismal name af- fected by royalty.
 But the same principle which de- clares William of Germany to be a Ho- henZollern and Francis Joseph of Aus tra to be q Hapsburg would make the late Queen Victoria Guelph by birth and her husband, the prince consort, q Victim. If q royal wife takes her husbano's name and a royal son his fla ther's, then Edward VII. is q Victim.
 Prince Albert. his father, was a prince of the ruling house of SaNe-Co- burg, one of the most ancient and illus trious oflthe sovereign families of Eu- rope, says the Baltim more Sun. Original ly counts of Victim the heads of this family, became by inheritance and by marriage margraves of Meissen, land graves of Thuringia and electors of Saxony.
 It was through the misfortunes of Albert's ancestor. John Frederick the Magnanimous that the direct line which he represented was shorn of the sovereignty of SaXony and other titular glories, which Emperor Charles V. transferred to John Frederick's cousin, Duke Maurice of Meissen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
Father Asks Money Damages for His Little Girl Who Was Killed by
 a Foolish Joke,

Mrs. Ruamy Turrell, a New York farmers wife, jumped out of dark place in front of little Mary Part ridge, a child of a neighbor. Mrs. Turrel had on d hideous false face and she yelled 'boo' with all her might, and the child fell to the ground in convulSions. After she had been carried home she had f-e- quent attacks of hysteria and would scream at the slightest noise. She grew weaker and weaker and finally died. Now Farmer Partridge is su- ing Mrs. Turreli for willfully causing his wife's death and asks damages to the amount of $15,o0O. In the circuit
 court the case was decided in the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
HARD AS A MUMMY.
An EnbaImed Body in the State of Washington That Is Becoming
 Mum miNed.

The remains of Henry C. Hendrick- son, who died at Ballard, Wash, May 31, 1900, of kidney trouble, were buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery after private services, says the San Francisco Call. The delay in the burial was due to indecision as to whether the interment should take place in Seattle or Michigan and Q further delay connected with the col lection of insurance money.
 The case is remarkable from the fact that the body was in an abso- lutely perfect state of preservation. The only change in appearance from that immediately following death was a slightly darker tint of the flesh, which hardened like stone. Another peculiar feature was that the body lost weight, but did not fall away.
 After death the regular embalming process was gone through and for about two weeks no special work was done, as it was thought that the i'm terment would soon take place, serv- ices having already been held. At the end of 90 days it was discovered that the body was becoming mum mified. Now it is found that the mummific fication process was complete. It may be that the body will turn completely to atone, in which case the remains will present aremark- ePae sc0nssasss :. 2. X, <
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
BOLD IN THEIR THIEVERY.
Mcxicans Show Great Audacity in Se- curing Illicit Plunder-Incfden
 Witnessed by Traveller.

'The thing which struck me the most forcibly in MeXico,' said J. D. Proud fut, who has just returned from d visit
 to the far south. to q Kansas City Jour nal reporter, ''is the boldness and clev- erness of the sneak thieves who infest the national capital. They call them rateros down there. and if that word
 comes from rat it is sell taken. The day before l left Mexico an old gent.e- man came in on train and put his head out of the ear window to see the sights Just as the train pulled np at the depot a rateros on the platform snatehed off the old gentleman.s hat. The old gentleman ran out of the car and. seeing the thief, he set his valise down in order to give chase. In an in stant another ratsros had swiped the valise and both of the thieves got away.
 .sThe old gentleman went 10 hotel and barely unpacked bis trunk when a young man appeared in his room and called for his dirty clothes for the aun- dyy. The young man was. another rat eros and he got nearly every stitch of wearing appare. the old gentlemen had. had little experience with the rat- eros on my. own account They got a light overcoat from my carriage seat in broad daylight when I was standing within five ftet.6f it talking to m sc- qaaintAnce." ."7 ' ,.s.te s-1 Y
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
SAYS GARLIC IS A REMEDY.
An Italian Physician Claims to Have Discovered in It Cure for
 Consumption.

If Dr. Giulio Cavazzani, an Italian physician, is to be believed, garlic is a specific for tuberculosis, although many would prefer to keep the disease rather than to take the remedy The doctor has been experimenting in the hospitals Of Venice and is convinced that garlic is a most valuable thera- peutic agent in the cases of phthisis. 1t has long been known to sailors who have traded to the malarial coasts of West Africa that garlic, used in liberal quantities, was q preventive of coast fever. Garlic is most powerful agent for the cleansing of the alimentary canal, which may account for some of. it's medicinal virtues. Dr. Cayazzani gave to his patients garlic cut into small pieces and dried. He had to ad- minister it in fractional doses in order to mbat the distaste which most of the patients had for the vegetable. He treated over 200 patients, giving to them in addition to- the garlic the ordinary symptomatic treatment.
 He affrms that an improvement took place in all cases and was especially marked in those which were in their first stages. The bacilli gradually grew less until they finally disap- peared, the cough lessened and the io- cal physical signs began to disappear. There was a marked improvement in appetite and general condition. It is little early yet 10 pronounce upon the doctors discovery. but he has every faith in it. and it is attracting the It. tention of the profession.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
WATERFOWL JoTTINGs
Town Meeting Last Monday-Misfor-
 tune of a Hebrew Peddler.

The adjourned town meeting was held at the town hall last Monday af- ternoon. The principal business of the meeting was to take action regarding our center school being made high school: As it costs no more to have high school many were of the opin- ion that We should have one. After considerable discussion the subject was laid in the hands of q committee of three, who are to report by April II. The question of surveying the roads within q mile of the public sign post was also brought up but nothing was done in the premises. The next meting will be in March.
 Hebrews Misfortune.
 A Hebrew fruit peddler from Water bury, who visits our town with a load of fruit semi-weekly. met with an ac- cident on Monday afternoon by which he lost considerable of his fruit. The man left his horse standing in front of the Methodist church while he went into q neighboring house. On coming out he found the fruit scattered all over the road and the horse on the ground. After considerable work the horse was put on his feet, but the fruit was destroyed.
 SOcill bdHcc.
 The Young Ladies' Good Will Social club will give their first annual dance in town hall February IS. Tickets 25 cents each person. The grand march will form promptly at quarter to g. There will be twenty-two numbers on ihe program. The arrangement com mittee are the following: May Steb- bins. Anna Claffey. Margaret Dunn. Belle Stebbins, Olive Stebbins, Mary Han1an. Bessie Hanlan, Lena Hame- lin.
 The decidedly cold weather during the past few days has helped to broad en the smile of the coal dealer consld- erably.
 A letter addressed to the Review of Reviews. H -AStOr street, New York city. is held for postage at the local postottice.
 added 10 our library recently. The titles of these books will be given later.
 Coastng is good on the hill lead ing from the poStoffice down Cutler street Most of the other hills are posted.
 There were no sessions at any of the town schools yesterday. owing 10 II $ being Lincoln day None of the busi- ness places about town were closed.
 The Toresters held their regular netting last evening.
 Mrs Jerome Woodruff is quite sick with the grip.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
Had Been hAzeu,

It was quiet stranger man,
 Who sat among the rest And listened to the tales they told With energy ard Zest. One held his hearers stiff with awe While telling of the pain Or ragged wounds he had received While in the war with Spaiu Another had fearful tale,
 How Sorely he had been Maltreated- tortured-an but killed While captive in Picking. A third told how for half a day
 He lay beneath a wreck . An iron spike transfxing him,
 An engine on his neck. The fourth man barred his manly brea g And pointed to his scars. He said: Those red and angry marks Were made by red-hot bars. Tine Indians captured me one day And took me to their camp. They left no unburnt skin on me Large as a postage stamp The stranger man smiled scornfully, AS one above them all. He murmured: "Ah, but then you shou! Have been with me last fall. l do not wish to poke fun at
 Your sufferings, but yet You must remember was then
 A new West Point cadet" Baltimore American
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
MAKiss WOMEN COARSE.
Not one Girl In twenty Can steer Safely AmonE the Rock. Jour
 nalism Places in Her Path.


 Inreply to a letter sent by Edward Box to representative men and women journalists of this country asking, "Is the newspaper office place for girl ?'' a leading woman writer and editor says, in the Ladies' Home Journal: ''For young girl l consider newspa- per office the most appalling moral eye-opener imaginable. Naturally, where all subjects are published, they are to a great degree discussed, and-a woman must hear things that no amount of chiyalry from her ma asculine coworkers can prevent. That bon camaraderie, which a woman of the world understands and can cope with. is often the undoing of the young girl who grows, iippant and unwomanly in her desire to be regarded favorably by members of the staff.''
 A leading editor in replying to the same question emboGies in his letter the opinions of the 29 other men who also answer the inquiry negatively: 1t depends upon the girl it is said. And it does. But much depends dsiupon her. she is asked to carry so much, she IS required to be so everlastingly on the defensive. that there isn't one girl in 20 who can safely steer across all the rocks she meets. And even if she does l do not see how if is worth her while. We are supposed to pay our women better than any paper in New York; yet of the lot, the highest paid receives only SAP week. She is generally cred 1ted as getting $1oO a week, but, ,actu- ally, she gets what say, since pay her each Friday. And hers is an unsual success"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
ELEVEN BILLIONS.
United States Treasurer Roberts, Es- innate of the Metallic Money
 of the World.

= An increase of more than 100 per cent. a generation is an exhibit of the annual report of the director of the mint. Nearly the whole of this increase is in metallic money and much the larger portion is in gold. The total stock re- ported in 1873 was about $4 500 ,000 000. More than half of this was in paper money, not fully covered by the metal lie reserve. The situation at the begin ming of 1900 showed total monetary stock of about $11, GOO ,OoO, ,ooo. of which only little more than onefourth was in uncovered paper money, says the Philadelphia Times.
 Director Roberts finds that, while the money supply of the world has in crease in gold money since 1873 has been about $3,6OO, 100000; in silver, about $a,7oO, 100000, and in uncovered paper money only about $650 100000.
 A large proportion of the increase in gold has taken place within the short space of seven years, while the quantity of silver money, which wassat it's max imum of about 4,25e, ,0o0 O00 tthe be ginning of 1896, has since been some what reduced bysthe retirement of sil- yer by Germany and it's refinement in other countries. The condifionso of 1s93 showed. a total monetsr supply Of about $10. 100000, which has since been increased by about $1 100 ,0Oo. 900. About $g4o;0O0, GOO of this Increase has been in gold money.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
 .tt ATILDA AINSWORTH moaned

r%A-A AIlLDA AIMS ORIH mOaned
 2A1 piteously. Early in the sixties c*.Oher one fear had been that there never would be love part in her life's drama. In the seventies things took a different turn. Love assumed a role. The bane of it was, love was unrequited.
 While Norman Rogers proved capable of exciting the passion there was ap- parently nothing within him to re- spond. In the latter years when he was beginning to confess to himself that there was a Cupid. he suffered financial reverses and pride forthwith became an obstacle.
 Matilda moaned as she scrutinizeG valentine. picturesque accusation of conceit; to her it was the worlds yer dict, and the worlds mocking, madden ing laughter seemed ringing in her ears.
 "Conceit, can there really be such thing as conceit?" soliloquized Matilda. "I wonder if there ever was person. let him be ever so ostentatious, not really disgusted with himself?' True enough, the manner of egoism often ap- pears-she reme mbered how she had on several occasions carried herself with unwarranted dignity just to let Nor man Rogers see now great a lady he had lost; but after all it was not in every case as in hers, the vain assump- ton of poor, weak mortal, who, thor oughly cognizant of his own limita- tions, boomed his own stock lest it be- come entirely unmarketa ble. If no man can be a hero to his own valet, how .L Toe 1,1 :.,s E~+ knowing as he must, every pettish thought, every bad impulse of his ma ture, can really have an undue appre citation of himself.
 But who could have sent the valen- tine? The mischievous schoolchildren had never honored her with their no- tice. Decrepit Judge Morris, whom she had denied an extension of mortgage. had no vindictiveness in his soul and had taken her answer meekly and as final decree susceptible only of appeal to the great White Throne; but-Nor- man was certainly having periods of childishness. He had but recently as- founded the respectable element of the neighborhood when, in pursuit of a youngster who had called him "Moss- back he vaulted the Widow Turner's picket fence.
 The ancient maiden pondered. her brows knit and. every faculty sum moned to the task. Plot and counter plot passed in lightning review. Itwas well ;lsong in the small hours when her tense expression gave way to a smile of infinite satisfaction. It was probably Norman. She would put him through torture by accusing his very good friend the judge. Norman was an hon. orable man; if guilty, he. would con fess. The plan was doubly good, as it gave her an excuse to call on Norman, and perhaps, perhaps-.s,.
 Norman was sitting in his little gro cery the next day when there came to him an apparition. He had almost dpzed away when he seemed to see a pair of laughing eyes and round, girl ish face that he has seen before some where. He opened his eyes slowly,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
AsroE Haa-o+ +bs 4 The Kind Yuu Have Always B0ugh
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS

The young ladies of the Twentieth Century club will give their first so- icable and dance Friday evening.
 Miss Annie Dunn is suffering with severe attack of the grip.
 John Kennedy, the village black smith, is doing q rushing business.
 The sleighing is rapidly disappear ing ill this vicinity. It will disappoint many who had planned sleigh parties unless We have another snow storm soon.
 Miss Florence Peet and Miss Lillie Loughlin spent Sunday in New Brit ain, at the home of MT and Mrs Ar thur Parfett of that place.
 The grip patients are slowly recov- ering.
 Frederick Slade, who has been sick for so long a time, is slowly recover ing.
 Miss Lena Babin, who has been very sick, is somewhat better.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13

Everything Is in readiness for the concert and dance to be given by the |. NJ. c. 1. in Columbus hall to-mor- row night. A large number of tickets have been sold and a large and social crowd is expected to be present. A train will stop at all the stations down the road after the dance to accommo- date the patrons from the towns below here.
 The German Catholic Church Build ing society will hold their fifth annual sociable and dance at Weber's hall, Union City, next Saturday night. The Misses Albertna and Emelia Sch-=ck and Frank Riley will be the star at fractions.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
SUFFERED FROM THE COLD.
One Baltimore Girls Experience in Southern Clime-Weather Not
 What She Expected.

A foolish maid who went to Florida to spend couple of months left for that cline with the idea that it was one of perpetual sunshine, says the. Baltimore American. The Floridian January she imagined was about of the temperature of the Maryland May, and so she left her fannels at. home and her furs, and took instead a number of cotton frocks and shirt waists, and a couple of straw hats. plentifully trimmed with roses
 Of course, she had q tailor gown. a silk blouse and the velvet hat she wore when travelling. If she hadn't had these she would proba ply have been dead of pneumonia before HOW. As it was. she lived in them for nearly week. or until the telegram she had sent home brought a re- sponse.
 The telegram was curt and to tha point. It said:
 "Send furs. hannels, velvet frock. heavy; hats and shirt waists, immediately.
 NELLIE.'. - Hereafter, the traveller says, though she be about to take up her residence under the equator. she vii. carry a plentiful supply of warm garments in her trousseau. For if there $ cDy-s thing that is really inferiating She declares, it is to nearly freeze tu death m supposedly warr, dime while clothed in the height of suca- mer fashion. when one might be so .nuch more comforta ble in one'seowns steam-heated house in Baltirnore.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
Sponge in His windpip-.

Sponges which are rsed in surgical operations once in awhile are left in the body, and then death is boundstoen- sue sooner or later A young English collier named Finney had II teeth CT. tracted under ether by Dr. Grif1th4 and when efforts, were being maae to restore him to consciousness he spr3nx from the chair, fell back and diegS' Sponges had been placed in his month to absorb blood from the gums and 6na of them. which was left in his mort
 by inadvertence after the extracti0aa; had been made. entered the wind 6A and caused suffoca tion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13

fathers favor, but it has been taken to the supreme court. The question is: May a person who willfully or innocently causes fright which leads to mental and nervous disorders and causes death be held responsible for that death? There had been d row between the Partridge and Turrell families, and Mrs. Turrell says she used the mask to frighten Mary Partridge and make her stay on her oWn side of the fance<
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
How H Spreads

Can't keep a "good thing" down. '7r ssI# Ever notice how good things" initiated? Better the article more the imtators. r Ss How they will try to attach the of merit, s s Hang on behind and reap all the benefit they Fortunately the public have safeguard. DOAN'S Kidney Pills have been initiated But you initiate the praise of them <. s And true praise takes root and spreads s. There different kinds of praise, too ;. There's the kind you prove correct. It comes from strangers living ill far away places That's not the kind ask you to believe. The praise for DOANS Kidney Pills Comes from people you know, friends and citizens From Waterbury people-here's of it:
 Patrick of 34 "I had back ache did
  bothered concluded kidneys be Doans Kidney Pills recommended highly
 H Lakes They did expected tlem kind the Should take place know what to do' All druggists sell DOANS Kidney Pills. Remember the DOAN'S and take substitute. Price so per Foster Mlhrn Co., Ruf1aio N I.s Sole Props.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
SMatilda Ain8arurth's &Galentine
By Paul F. Harrfs.

carefully, as if fearful of dispelling the vision, but it seemed to remain, though the laughing eyes had become stern and sad and the rounded face had be- come pin ched.
 The old maid began: ''Norman, have a favor | o ask, I trust we are not too far apart 10 speak of favors."
 ''No, ma am, Matilda; I mean Miss Matilda," murmured Norman. T am the recipient of a valentine which my remaining bit of vanity tells me is not fiattering. There is IL mys- tery about the matter. As you know. last week I had to refuse Judge Morris an extension on his mortgage. You can see how excellent an opportunity St. Valentines day offered. for revenge. Of course I must now foreclose at once. My favor is this; please give the judge to understand that the foreclosure would never have taken place had it not been for the valentine.'
 ''Well, now. Matilda, are you sure you know everything is uncertain in | this world--can you be sure that he sent you the valentine, or if he did, l that it was from unkind motives? |. It uOU HdFG Ueeu TOT our OWL | good, Matilda?''
 | "Norman, dc you think it very prob- l able that anyone cares enough about 1 me to--to-'' Matilda broke down and 1 the hot tears fell as they had never fall en since one June day in the seventies.
 q wouldn't be prepared to say that | there isn't, Matilda; in fact, there is." And d.on't you believe Judge Nor ris sent the valentine?" | Norman shook his head positively.
 "Then, Norman, who do you think | that there is on earth who would care l enough about me to send" q would, Matilda, dear. I did send | it," said Norman. as he drew her to him and kissed the scalding tears. | away. .. l. '.Oh, NormS<, dearest, I knew it. Did nit you suppose l would know it? We women are too cunning for old simple tons like you. Why, that's why came to you"
 ''Yes, I trusted that you would come to me; but, Goosie, dear, don't you suppose I knew you would. know it? That's why l sent you the valentine" l Why George Was Not First. The shortcut reasoning of children is we'll illustrated in the following: | The scene is laic in an American school rcoI1:
 Teacher asked: "Who was tke first man?'
 Little Boy Cat rear of class)-George Washington.
 "Why, do you think George Washing ton was the first man?'
 'sBecause he was first in war and peace and in the hearts of his country 1 men,"
 Another boy raised his hand. Well, Johnnie, who do you think was the first man ?"
 Don't know his name, but it wasn't 1 Washington
 ''Why are you so positive?"
 "Well. my history says he married 8 widow, and there must have been some one ahead of him.