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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

"Are the differences between the manufacturers and the striking ma chinists so great that an honorable compromise that is fairly satisfactory to all parties cannot be reached?' asks the Hartford Post. .The manufactur CTS of Hartford are among the ablest and most successful captains of in- dustry in the country, and they do not belong to the narrow-minded and skin flint class. The striking machinists are an intelligent and not unreasoning lot of men, The more intelligent and reasonable the two sides to the contro- versy are the greater the possibility of an early settlement, and the more im- perative the duty of trying to reach an agreement. The interests that are di- rectly and indirectly involved in the strike are so many, so important and so far-reaching and continuance of the contest is sure to engender such serious results, that we hope-all Hart ford hopes-that positive and earnest efforts to effect prompt adjustment of existing differences will be made" The very same conditions exist in Wa terbury. The men engaged in the strike are intelligent and upright citi- zens. Many of them own their own homes and are thus doubly interested in the welfare of the town. They have a grievance and the manufactur- CTS should listen to them, confer with them, and after talking the matter over coolly and calmly they no doubt will see the justice of the demands made by the machinists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22


 When Pa Comes from the Links. When pa comes home, all tired out, Just fore go to bed, And you can see the big, blue veins On both sides of his head, And ma brings out some bottles and He drinks and drinks and drinks < As though he'd never get enough, He's been out on the links. He says 1t does him good to play And makes him well and strong, And whan he has to cross the room He Grags his fsst along, And you can tell just by the way Ma looks at hin she thinks Some things she dasssn't say out loud-e When pa comes from the links. One night when pa cams nmpin' home And wasn't feeling gay, said: Bay, pa, you must of done Some foozel-un to-day" Um-m! Jimmunnse! It seems as though feel it yet. by links, And you better watch out what you say When pa comes from the links. --&. E. Kissr. in Chicago Record-Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
one of Nature. Workshops.

In an island in the Lake of Bombon is the remarkable Taal volcano, which is readily accessible from Manila. It's central crater is oval in shape, mile and 2 quarter across the greatest di- 1ameter, and has within its rim two lakes of hot water, one yellow and the other green, and small active cone 50 feet in height, from which escape steam and sulPhurous gases. The strange colors of the waters are due to the presence of chemicals evolved in subterranean laboratories. The great est eruption of Taal took place in 1754, wiping out four villages. Apparently the volcanic ash lends wonderful fer tility to the soil, and presently new growth of bamboo and palms appear where desolation had reigned.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
TO MAKE THE HAIR GROW.

(Many who have grown boards and lux uT1Rnt heads of hair have homely recipes of their own, but of course these recipes are not guaranteed to act on every face and scalp with a like result; wherein they diner from the lotions wrapped up in bot Hes wiSh revenue stamps on thsm)
 A nan of so or thereabouts who had passed most of his time in semi barbaris prodigality in tho woods, and whose beard rsached far below his knees, declared that he owed it's luxuriance to constantly treating it to wash wherein the berries of the deadly nightshade formed principal part. v
 A man who lived long ill Ireland used no other dressing than fluid made up of onion juice and castor oil, to which a little rum wassdaily added. Although not supplied with the usual abundance of thatch that signifies the age of 80 he was at 50 . hairy giant His beard was 27 inches in length, and his mustache from base of nostrils to it's extreme tip was nearly six inches either side.
 An actress. whose hair is perfect wonder in it's wild, undressed beauty, does not care to give away her recipe, but she says that 20 cents will fur- nish her with hair-dressing solution for a year. It may be of interest to learn that rum is the most expensive line in this programme. The spirit is first boiled, and little pulverized sage is added thereto. From this her wonderful recipe is chiefly obtained.
 T1ta ,roo1 frr-Y,err 1,oo cxC ho;r. of r;oh black, thick as the blades in a grass field. A gypsy queen whose tresses rippled to her heels, and who spent the weeks of September and early October in the hop-gardens, gathered the leaves and flowers of the hop, which were treated to a series of boilings; burnt cork and lard (un- sa1ted) we'll, mixed with the hop water produced thick sort of cream or paste, which was we'll rubbed into the roots daily.
 Possessing beautiful head of hair, which, when unfastened, hung far be- yond her waist, an old lady told that her recipe had come from a fisher woman residing in the Shetland is- lands. Nobody would guess how home1y were the ingredients, and yet this good soul declared that in her gir1hood days her hair was miserably thin. In making her tonic a fresh herring was heated over the fire grate, no dripping or butter added, and the fatty matter procured from the fish was poured into small pot, mixed, and reboiled with the water in which common box leaves had been steeped
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

The strike of the machinists for a nine-hour day is already bearing fruit, that the employees of the $. N. E. Tele- phone Co will hereafter enjoy nine hour day. The machinists may not be directly responsible for it, but their bid for a nine-hour day has set the other trades to thinking, and many of them realizing that the short work day is bound to come, are getting in line now.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

THE BAKU CONFEDERATION. (Grandeur of the Great oil Fire Shown by
 the Camera.)
 impossible to cope with the flames, with the result that ten factories and five depots, with storage capacity of 35,0e0,0 ,000 poods of oil-say, 562, 800 tons-of an estimated value of over 6,0oo,0oo rubles, were destroyed.
 Enormous quantities of petroleum are stored in the reservoirs adjacent to Baku awaiting transport via the Trans -Kavkas line to Poti and Batoum, on the Black sea, whence by magnificent fleet of oil-tank steam CTS it is distributed to all parts of the world. With such volatile agent to handle, it is no wonder that fires are of frequent occurrence, and it is rare, indeed, that Baku is without it's blaze. As a rule the reservoirs and the re- fnerfes escape, and it is merely the "gusher" which catches fire. This, however, is bad enough, as many of the oil fountains are worth anything from $25,ooo to $256, ,ooo, and once aight no human ingenuity can stay the work of destruction until the whole of the oil being belched from the earth is burned away.
 The accompanying illustration, taken from photograph reproduced in the London Sphere, gives one an idea of the grandeur of the destruc- tive fire.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
Making of . Great Dictionary.

pr. Murray said that up to the present time they had collected about 5,ooo,ooo quotations, and he had cal culated that if the slips upon which they were written were laid side by side they would extend from Bright on to Inverness; that the lines of writing, if placed together in one con tinuous line, would extend from Lon don to Peking, and that the mere reading of the quotations at the rate of minute each, and reading eight hours day and six days week, would occupy 32 years. The whole of the quotations, each upon separate slips of paper, had been collected by readers who responded to the call of the Pathological society. In the course of the work about 100000 books had been read.-London Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.


 4-~Cor South Main ana 0rand sts. 6--ScQvill Manufacturing Go. (P). C--Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 T.-Exchange Place.
 12--Rogers &5 Bro. (P).
 13 Cor East Main and Niagara sta. 14--Cor East Main and Wolcott I'd. 15--Cor High and Walnut sts. 16--Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17--Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-..Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23--Burton Street engine house. o4-~Waterbury Manufacturing Go. (P) 25--Cor North Main and North sts. 26--Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 2I--Cor Grove & Prospect Sts.
 29-Cor Ludlow and M Willow Sts. s1--Cor Bank and Grand sts. a2--Cor Riverside and Bank sts. g4--Cor West Main and Watertown I'd s5--Conn. Light'g & Pow. Go, car
 house, tPl.
 s6-Waterbury Brass Co. fP). 37--Cor Cedar and Meadow sta 22-Cor Grand and Field sts. 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Co. (P). 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co. (P1 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P). 47-Cor S. Main and Washinton sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River Dts. 62-Cor Franklin and Union sts. Ea-Wat'b'y Clock Co., case fact'y (pl. K4-Cor Clay and Mill sts. 56-Cor Liberty and River sts. 57-No Hose House. 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-North Willow street. T4-Cor Johnson and Wateryille sts. 162-Cor East Main and Welton sts. o12-The Platt Bros & Go. lP). Buckle Co. (P). Clock Co, mvt fact'y (P), 216-Cor North Main and Grove ste. o51-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. Cooke and N. Main sts. bet. Central & Holmes ava ei1-S. N. E. Telephone Co bldg. (Pl. Bank and Meadow sts. 313-Randolph & Gloves. (p) and Atwood (Pl. Ring Go (P). Light Station (P). Booth & Haydens (PJ. 821-No 4 Hose House. ao3-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter sta so4-Cor Charles and Porter. sts. @ 2o5-Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave. 271-City Lumber and Coal Co (P). 412-Tracy Bros (P). 432-Cor Liberty and South Main Sts. 451-Steele & Johnson Mfg Co (PA 582 Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
Not the Real Thing

'No," said MT. Meddergrass, "the Consolidated, Combined, Colossal Megatherium and Mastodonic Mon archs of the Minstrel World didn't do we'll in our town. They didn't tell a single joke that any of us could re- member, an we didn't,get the funny points figured out until two weeks after they had left town, which was, of course, and consequently, too late for applause. Give us a joke that we reco 'nize as such from old acquaint- ancs an we'll do our parts as an audience, but when. any O these new model witticisms, so to speak, is handed out to us we got to study over lem first before indulgin' in the proper amount Q laughture. ."-Balti- more American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

The news of the change on the part of the administration towards the Mic aragua canal has reached Nicaragua, and the Nicaraguan minister to the United States, who had gone home on leave of absence, has hurried back to Washington to do what he can for the interests of his government. He has ontified the state department that his government and that of Costa Rica regard the protocol they signed last year with Secretary Hay as com hitting the United States to the Me aragua route and barring the Panama route from consideration. That posi- ton is a strong one, too, but Near agua and Costa Rica haven't the pull with this administration that England has, and it may not. help them any. If the administration isn't careful it will make this canal question one of the leading issues of next years con- gressional campaign, as there are men are not all democrats, either-who will do some talking that will stir the country during the next session oI con gress, if the administration uses its in- fuence to prevent Nicaragua canal legislation, as 1t did at the last ses- sion. Then it succeeded in keeping many quiet by putting up the plea that it would be violation of international courtesy to stir the matter up while England was considering the Hay Pauncefote treaty. There will be no such plea to use next winter.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
GRAND CONFEDERATION.
Burning of the Baku oil Rehneries in Russia Said to Be Biggest
 Blaze on Record.

The great fire at the oil refneries and reservoirs at Baku, Russia, which has only recently been extinguished, ranks as one of the biggest confa- grations of the kind on record. It's origin was mystery, but within an hour of the outbreak the magazines of the Caspian & Black Sea company, containing an immense quantity of petroleum, amounting to 6,O00,o00 poods, were involved. Ten people, un- able to escape the fiery torrent, per- ashed, and over 40 were terribly burned. For several days it was quite
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
Feline shrewdness.

A poultry man in the state of Wash ington became suspicious that his cat was getting more than it's share of the chicks, so resolved to watch tabby. Shortly thereafter the cries of a chick in distress were heard. Investi- gation proved that young rooster had got caught under gate some lit tie distance from the house. On the first alarm the cat started for the gate, but, to the surprise of its owner, instead of making meat of the chicken, 1t carefully scratched the gravel from around the chick and liberated it, Commercial Poultry.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
HEARD IN PASSING

An Indianapolis woman called up her grocer by telephone the other morning, and, after she had sufficient ly scolded the man who responded, she said: And what's more, the next order you get from me will be the last I'll ever give you" It probably will, madam" said the voice at the other end of the wire; you are talking to an undertaken" ."--Hartford Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

By the recent census taken in Eng land and Wales 1t is shown that the population is now 32,525,716. The population of Ireland is 4,456. .546, de- crease of 5.3 per cent, which, however,
 is not as great as the decrease in the previous year. The population of Scot land is 4.471,957, which is more than Ireland, although the latter place at one time had much the larger popula-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
Bones of tLe Conaueror.

A splendid monument, brilliant with gems and gold, was erected by William Rufus over the ashes of bis father, but in the Huguenot wars of the six teenth censury the abbey of St. StePh- sn was plundered and partly de- stroyad, tho shrine was wrecked and tho bones of the conqueror were scat tered about the church. A thigh bone, of such size as t9 indicate man of great stature, was saved and placed in a new tomb when the church was re- stored in 1e42. About a century later, this second tomb was removed to an- othar part of the choir, and in 17o3, during the ruthless days of the Fer TOT, # too was rifed, and the last relic of 'sths famous baron'' disappeared. The slab of black marble alone re- mains to mark the spot so tragically associated with the memory of Guliel- mus Conquestor.-Good Words.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
mara1r nax Dream.

Rev. Preachem-I see that the Chi nese have to pay $1oo apiece for old sermons they have destroyed.
 Mrs. Preachem--Yes, and remem- Der when urged you to accept call to Peking.-Baltimore American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
pifrer4nt point. of View.

"She escaught thief in the house and hased him four blocKs," said the ad- miring friend.
 Isn't it strange" replied the sar- castic rival. "how some girls are al- ways after the ?"-Chicago Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1901.

The finishing stroke was given to the Waterbury consolidation act yesterday when Governor Mclean gave his ap- proval to the act.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
FOR SALE.

At 2S desirable part of Pleasant street, a residence with q substantial front wall the top of which is lined with tasty fence and that, together with the house and lawn, bespeak re- finement to such q degree the dwellers are not called upon to have Pillows of Sofa Pillows to add grandeur to the home. Particulars at
 ID. HI TIERNEY'S Real Estate, Fire Insurance and Bond
 Office. 167 Bank Street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
Store Your Furs

Z |
 Special attention given to Storing Furs and Other Valu- able Garments during the summer months.
 Don't risk destruction by moths. It costs little to have them safeguarded and insured from loss by fire.
 If you have a fur garment slightly out of style, we can alter it to conform to the pre- vailing fashions.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-17

following the reduction showed any
perceptible difference in the volume of
mail handled in the railway service,
but 1 do know there was a gradual
increase every year after that time and
in recent years the increase has been
enormous.
ITO cut the price Of sending a letter
through the mails to l cent will mean
to swell the volume of letters all out
Of proportion to the present number
that people are writing. 1t will cause
q new age of letter writing, both in
business and private correspondence.
One Of the bugbears of the railway
mail service now is the circular-busi-
ness letter that commercial houses and
corporations Of all kinds send out. The
letters are unsealed, carelessly address
ed, and are tedious for postal clerks to
handle. With 1-cent postage l believe
the old business circular will become
thing of the past"
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-17
InteIIireroe OF r,ishes.

"Here is curious thing that fishes do
and one that seems clearly to show great
intelligence" said an old fisherman. 1T
might be that two fishes some feet apart
saw the same object of prey, maybe
smaller fish. at the same instant and tl,ry
might both dart for it at once and come
violently into collision. while their prey
escaped. Now, that would be when they
had each the same chance of capturing
what they wanted; they would both make
dash for it.
But often l have seen something very
different happen. OF two larger fishes
following along side by side and pretty
well closed up together, pursuing a min
now. have seen the rearmost sheer off
and let the other fellow have it, appar-
emily either because he knew he couldn't
reach it and there was no use of his try
ing any more or because he knew that il
he kept on and mixed in he would make
the fish ahead lose the game as well as
himself. This last would seem to be indi.
cate, besides intelligence. unselfshness on
the part of fish No. 2, but the action of
cheering off when lie saw he couldn't get
it showed intelligence anyhow"
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-17
RECENT INVENTIONS.

A handy adjusting attachment for b.
cycle handlebars is formed Of a pin
with a ring at one end by which 1t is
pulled out of the head to allow the bar
to be raised or lowered until another of
the series of holes is in alignment, a
fiat spring holding the pin in place.
An erasing attachment for typewrit-
ers has been patented, an auxiliary key
being clamped on the machine to carry
the eraser, which is held against the
sheet of paper while the shifting key
rocks the carriage a number of times
to remove the mark under the eraser.
Two New Zealanders have invented
buckle which will be found useful
where there is no means of sewing the
strap in place, a L head being formed
on the end to be permanently attached,
to be inserted in a slot cut in the end
head.
A safety attachment for scaffolds has
been patented, consisting of two auxil-
larry ropes to be fastened in windows
of the scaffold, the opposite ends of the
ropes being fixed around the scaffold to
support its weight if the main ropes
break.
Doors can be securely held in any po-
sition by new device having plate
to be fastened to the lower edge of the
door, with lever pivoted on the plate
to swing down until a friction plate at
the end rests on the floor, spring at
the opposite end Of the lever holding it
in place.
A Massachusetts, woman has patent
ed a bouquet holder, consisting Of a
fiat box filed with an absorbent, with a
pin at the rear, by which it can be at
tached to the coat, hinged lid press
ing the stems into the absorbent to
take up the moisture and prevent the
flowers from willing.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-17
LIKE PLANTS.
Strange Animals Found Blooming in
Depths of the Sea.

Strange Animals Found Blooming in
Depths of the Sea.
Anemones, sponges, the sea-cucum-
Der and certain other growths which
bloom and apparently behave in all re-
spects like plants are really animals.
The petals of the anemone, resem-
bling those of a chrysanthemum, are
really tentacles to catch food and put
into the hollow tube which forms the
stomach, where it is digested. The
sea-cucumber has a fiattened body. 1t
occasionally moves at a snails pace
over the mud or sand, digging its pet
ais, or arms, into the sludge for food,
to obtain which it swallows a fair pro-
portion of mud. 1t has power to sting
and so keep away its enemies.
The sea lily so exactly resembles the
common lily that it is difficult to real
ize that it is an animal and belongs
to the starfish family. 1t has stalk
two feet long, with a disk for a body;
the tentacles close round the disk
which has a mouth, and completes the
deceptive likeness. They are the old.
est form of animal life on earth, and
their fossils are called ''stone lilies"
These creatures were believed to be
plants and many people still refuse tc
believe otherwise.
Holbrook argus., 1901-08-17
ZONE CENT POSTAGE COMING. "
Likely to Be Brought About by In
crease in Business.

Likely to Be Brought About by In
crease in Business.
"All over the country men engaged
in the postal service are watching in
tently the progress of affairs in the va
rious branches of the mail business"
said A. ]. Ball, chief clerk of the rail-
way mail service, to an Indianapolis
News man. The signs in all direc-
lions point to the greatest year the SER
vice has ever had. On the Indianapolis
railroads, which form the main chan
mel for the movement of mails between
the East and West, the volume of bust
ness during the winter has been with
out precedent. There are more postal
cars in service, they are hauling more
mail and utilizing more postal clerks
than ever before. During the early
spring the volume has been tremend-
ously heavy and this movement of mail
shows the pulsations of business affairs
generally throughout the country. Re
ports say that, with the beginning of
the new fiscal year, the financial re-
ceipts will show a profit of 100000
to the postoffice department of the
United States. If such a showing is
made predict that the people of this
country are on the eve of penny letter
postage. 1t is bound to follow soon
after the postal receipts show a profit
of 100000 to the postoffice depart
ment of the United States. If such a
showing is made predict that the peo-
pie of this country are on the eve of
penny letter postage. 1t is bound to
follow soon after the postal receipts
show a profit"
Chief Clerk Ball has been in the rail-
way-mail service since May -, 1880.
He tossed mail in a railway postal car
for years, and worked his way to the
head of the mail service between Pitts
burg and st. Louis, the second. largest
branch of the service in the United
States.
81 think it was in 1888 or 1884" Mr..
Ball says, that the postal business
made a profit. From the year it was
established, up to that time, there had
been a deficiency every year. AS soon
as there was profit Congress cut the
cost of sending a letter. Before that
reduction the price was 3 cents for a
! half-ounce. The reduction was to 2
cents. The day 2-cent postage went
into effect people throughout the land
began writing letters in greater num-
Der. do not remember that the year