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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
MoTHER.s LAsT JouRNEY.

 Yes. all Is ready. Open wide the door This last sad time. and bear her gently
 forth. Out through the hall. where oft she greet with gentle welcome and a tender kiss; Out through the nower garden. where she
 spent Many a happy hour. teneing her flowers We cannot speak because we love her sol Sadly we follow. silently and slow, And then the door is closed. that never 'wnn open to admit that dearest form Bright shines the sun. to mock us in our
 grief, Our hearts so near to breaking. while the
 pain Of parting presses on ux-and we moan .-Mother. O motherI must we part to-dayf Never again on this sad earth to meet? Never to hear your voice. or feel the touch Of your dear hand? Alas, how can we xnOwins thOu'rt gOner But One was near
 to us, Softly to us of Peace and Hope. and say: TO mourning hearts, rejoice. your mother
 lives, This day is she with me iE Paradisel |. Could you but hear her now. as glad she That sweet new song; could you but see
 her face. From which all pain is gone: could you but
 look Once more in those dear. loving eyes. from
 which Ail tear. are wiped away-yOu would re-
 1oiceS For her. ard thankful say: Mothers at
 restr' Then. as we listened to that still. small
 voice. Twas given us to see the Shining Ones Who welcomed her upon that Happy Shore, And the dear Saviour she had loved so long Received her in His arms. and comfort
 came, As lone we turned back to our empty house. For new we know her sorrows all are past The journeys endedi Mothers Home at
 lasts Susie Brooks craighead. in Christian Work.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
IT'S TOMATO CH0wDER NOW.
The Disappearance or Good old Dish in Which Clans Once
 Figured.

That good old American dish which used to deserve it's name of clam chow der seems to have degenerated these days into thick, sour-tasting tomato soup, says the New York Sun. There is scarcely place in town where one san get clam chowder now as it was made when the dish earned the great measure of popularity upon which its disreputable successor is still trad ing.
 Instead of clans tomatoes have be- come the chief ingredient, and the re- suit is an indigestible>me mess that re- calls only in name the savory chowder of better days, and nine times out of ten the deluded diner who partakes of it will be afflicted with heartburn for hours afterward.
 At the seashore where clans are abundant one would naturally expect to get chowder made after the old orthodox fashion, but in the neigh borhood of New York at least there remains only disappointmen for any one who banks on this hope. Even there the enterprising and inexpensive tomato has won the fight, and it is that product and not the clam that dominates the chowder.
 Another instance of the aggressive ness of the tomato is<to be found in most restaurants that serve spaghetti. This, too,. instead of being an appe tizing mixture of macaroni and meat gravy, topped with Parmesan, has come to be nothing more than sauce of tomato poured over the spaghetti. So that it is little won der that these two dishes-clam chow der and paghetti-which formerly were so highly esteemed by those who knew good eating, have fallen in favor here, and it seems probable that the time is at hand when they will be found on the lists of only the poorest grade of eating places
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
THE DOUBLE TURRET.
New Argument Found Against This Style of Armament for the Big
 Battleships.

Admiral Sampson and other advo- cates of the double turret for bat t1eships will be confounded by report which has been received at the navy department from the United States naval attache at London. There have been some recent tests in which tur- ret containing two 1S-inch guns be- longing to the Canopus was fired upon. The results of the shots fired at the turret were carefully noted and plot of their effect has been sent to Wash ington. Taking the area within which the projectile struck and applying it to the space presented as a target by the .double-deck turrets Of the Kentucky and Kearsarge, the. naval experts find that of the 104 six-inch shots fired no less than 80 of them took effect. If the same attask had been made on either the Kentucky or Kearsarge, 5S of the shots would have hit the 13-inch turret and the remainder the upper turret containing the eight-inch guns.
 The British shells which were fired at the Canopus turret were loaded with lyddite, and if such projectiles sim ilarly loaded had been fired at either the Kentucky or Kearsarge at either the under or upper turret they would have served to disable both turrets and placed four guns out of action.
 The officers, headed by Admiral Sampson, who have been insisting that the new battleships now being de- signed shall be equipped with these double-deck turrets, will be rather em- barrassed by the showing made by the tests abroad.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
PROVISIONS FOR AN ARMY.
Large Ocean, steamships Are Obliged to Have u weI1-Stocked
 Llls2 Larder o A

People who cross the Atlantic in one of the great liners are in no danger of furnishing. A gentleman with penchant for statistics has given the public the average supply aboard the Deutschland at the beginning of every voyage between New York and Ham burg, and, of course, all the other big ships are provisioned in about the same way.
 In the first place, there are 40 tons of ice to keep things eatable and drinkable, and these are the things that were on the ice on recent trip across: Fourteen beeves, ten calves, 29 sheep, 26 lambs, hogs, 1,500 chick ems, geese and game birds, 1,700 pounds of fish, 400 pounds of tongues and sweetbreads, 1,7OO dog ems of eggs, 14 barrels of oysters and clans, 175 barrels of potatoes, 75 bar rels of other vegetables, 20 crates of tomatoes and celery, 200 dozen heads of lettuce, 90 barrels of flour, GOO pounds of oatmeal and hominy, 1900 pounds of butter, 2,200 quarts of milk, 300 quarts of cream, 1000 big molds of ice cream, 4 tons of fruit, 12,00O quarts of wine and lquor, 15, 600 quarts of beer and 400 tons of drinking wa ter.
 Of course all of this is not used on each trip, but enough is carried to provide liberal margin.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
PRETTY MARRIAGE CUSTOM.
It Was Innugurated by Queen vic- toria and Has Been Copied by
 All Her Children.

A pretty custom dating from the wedding of the late Queen Victoria, is that sprig of myrtle which formed part of the brides wreath was carefully cultured, and in due time planted out. When the princess royal was married sprigs were cut for her bridal wreath from this myrtle tree. The princess, following her mother's example; had one of the sprigs cared for till it be- came a full-sized tree, which served for her daughter-in-law's wreath at the wedding of the present emperor of Germany
 The custom was observed in the mar riage of the prince of Wales and all other Of Queen Victoria's children and grandchildren. There is already, as the result of -his charming custom, the making of grove of myrtle trees. Other customs attached to the mar riages of the royal familyTelate to the iuotiquet and the wedding cake. Ever since the marriage of Queen Victoria a firm of Windsor florists have had the honor of presenting the one, a Chester confectioner finding the other, neither accepting payment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

to burst forth that they might devour the foliage, burrow in the fruit and gain their purpose by defeating mans. But of these things to this maid I had no heart to speak.
 us shall get a gert, wonnerful crop this year-so father hopes. I'll pick e dinly piece for your button hole if you mind to-"
 Now this was an offer made because we were old friends.
 ''Take it to one who would value it more," I said; and she understood very well, and nodded and picked al spray unfolding, and pinned it to her own breast until it should adorn am others.
 "'Tis lovely, come to think of it." she said, looking at the opening buds, whose golden anthers peeped from each pure chalice. Then she lifted the spray to her face and kissed it-- an action delicious to behold.
 Presently she bid me farewell and went upon her way, with little purring laugh. Youth, simplicity, beauty passed with her; in her voice was unconscious praise of the hour; in her love of the blossom, uncon- scious worship of its Creator.
 So, fittingly into an orchard plant ed of men, humanity thus came upon my musings in fair shape; and from thought of wood-fairies, I returned to the men and women whose hopes centered here, to the fruit whose prosperity would tighten and whose failure would cloud their human hearts. And then, as warm light touched the glory of all this unmeas- ured blossom; as the day-mellow from behplding so much beauty slowly waned, rose and went into the world again; yet not without one prayer lifted to Pomona that she would be pleased presently to bless chose. ancient glades and in their boughs make true the golden proph- ecy of the sunset.-London Black and White
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

clenched. as thorHh half hundred springs have taught them fear of the green month. But if May fempts, June commands; the first may be re- sisted; but the second brings man date from the Mother, and, before it, even the tardiest bud must open to fulfill destiny.
 The sun makes a splendor of every grass blade, and in such clear seeing I can watch the very heartbeat of spring until blade and bud and open blossom are stripped away, and l go under the brown and the gray, be- meath the rind and the bark and the polished golden green young growths, to the core of them. And there I see their sweet. sugary blood coursing; I mark how it throbs pure quintes- sence of life from the Mothers foun- tains to each dim uncurling leaf, to every knot of buds, to the least vague, scarce defined green calyx that hides coming flower. So witnessed, a sort of personality awakens, and share every tree life and stretch hands to them; while they approach me also; and, each coming a little from our sequestered way, touch here in common temples of the young spring. I enter into the portals of their being; they sympathize with the nature hid in me.
 Then at this moment came girl to me-a girl with gray eyes and red lips and budding shape. Her sun bonnet was pale as the petals that clustered above it; her light form scarcely bruised the grass as she ripped among the trees, and the sun flashed upon her white apron. This small daughter of the spring ap- preached me where sat, and bid me welcome, and laughed pleasantly to see me awaken as from the deepest distractions at her voice. Her laugh was very dulcet and so low that it mingled musically with the hum of the bees above us.
 Braave blooth." she said; CT love this time best, for 'tis all life am no death-alI promise of gude crop come autumn"
 Thus was the thought of promise in her mind also. A caterpillar on a glimmering thread swayed between us; saw death in his strange shape, and knew of the battle under every leaf, the legions in the egg waiting
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
THE MINING OF C0RUNDUM.
Mineral Is Found-In Hardness It Is Next to Diamond.

The geological survey has is- sued report on the occurrence and distribution of corundum in the United States. 1t shows considerable activ- ity in corundum mining in the last few years. Several new finds in quantity have been brought to light, particular. ly in OntaSio, Canada, where the cor undua occurs in a syenite, and in North Carolina and Georgia in gneiss or a quartz chist. Except in Montana, the corundum localities in the United States are limited to the Appalachian region, and it's mining has been confined to northeastern Georgia and southwestern North Caro- lima, except for the Emery mines at Chester, Mass. Its great value as an abrasive lies in the fact that next to the diamond it is the hardest mineral known to science. Its occurrences are of much greater variety than formerly supposed. While the large concen- trated masses are still confined to the basic magnesia rocks, corundum is scattered in small amounts through a number of other rocks, and in the aggregate exists in very large quan- tity. During the past few years,
 says the report, Worth Carolina is the only state that has produced any corundum and Massachusetts and New York the only ones that have produced any emery. The mining of the for mer the past year has been very much less than of the latter, although it's market value is twice that of emery, and there is a large demand for the well-cleaned commercial product. The reason for the discrepancy is that the better deposits have been tied up, an imperfectly cleaned product has been put on the market and other minerals have been substituted for this one. It is too soon to predict to what ex- tent the recent discoveries of corun- dunn in Canada and India will add to it's production.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

A bale heavy Union crash, 41ac, from Sc
 p pieces of Bates's heavy turkey red table damask, 25c, from soc.
 20 pieces handsome patterns turkey red table damask, 21c, from 29c.
 100 dozen ladies' fine cotton drop stitch hose.i black and tan assorted, 121ac, from 25c.
 100 dozen ladies' fine drop stitch lisle hose, all colors and black, 19c, from 50c.
 100 dozen Turkish wash face cloths, for 5c, from 5c each.
 1S0 dozen handsome fringed nap. kins, 4c each, from 7c.
 1000 yards fine India linen, 614c yd, from 15c.
 Three cases ladies' fine maco yarn vests, silk trimmed, lie, from 25c.
 50 dozen ladies' fine lawn aprons, 23c, from 39c; 25c from 5Oc.
 9 dozen ladies' fine mercerized ruff fled petticoats, best makes, 9Sc, from S1.5O.
 50 dozen ladies' fine sateen shirt waists, 49c. from S1.O0
 100 pieces valenciennes butter lace, 15c piece, from Soc.
 POO pieces of fine lace insertion, 1Oc and 15c, from 25c.
 50 pieces of white figured cambric, plaids and checks and stripes, GAG, from 1Oc.
 Ten gross ladies' fine garter elas- tics, 10c, from 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
SMALLEST PONY ON EARTH.
Though the Animal Is Seven Months old, 1t Is Only Twenty-Five
 Inches High.

The smallest colt in the world is owned by G. H. Hackstead, black smith living near. Ludlow, Ky. It weighs 24 pounds and is only 22 inches tall.
 The colt was foaled on farm near Fountain Ferry Park. Its owner con sidered it worthless and sent it to MT. Hackstead. At birth it only weighed about 12 pounds, although it was per fectly formed. Since that time it has grown slowly, and for the last two months there has been almost no change in it's height and weight. If it stops growing now there is no doubt that it is the smallest horse in the world.
 The colt is perfectly healthy and is well formed and strong. Its dam was mustang pony of average size and it's sire was good-sized horse. The cross should have produced medium sized horse. The colt is good-tempered although very frisky. It has been ta1ght to follow it's master like a dog and is very affectionate. The freak has attracted much attention since it has been on exhibition.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
SECURING A LOWER BERTH.
The Trick Sometimes Played by
 Travellers to Get the Coveted H3 Sleeping Place.

Those who travel good deal and are compelled to make use of night appreciate the value of lower berth in a sleeper. All kinds of tricks are resorted to to secure one and the agent must keep his eyes wide open if he would escape several kinds of trouble. One of. Chfcago's veteran passenger men the other day told of a practice that was, common before it was decided not to show the dia- grams of the cars to passengers.
 "A customer would come into the office," said he, land ask to be shown the diagrams of the various sleepers. In looking them over he would no- tice that John Smith had lower re-. served until four o'clock in the after noon, as he was not certain that he would be able to take the train that day. After getting the name we'll fixed in his mind the tricky cus- toner would purchase, a ticket and go back to his office About two o'clock he would send a messenger boy to the agency with notice that John Smith had decided to take the berth he had conditionally reserved, whereupon it would be turned over to the messenger. When John Smith called at four o'clock the dia- gram showed that his lower berth was gone. It would not be proper to quote all that John Smith would say at such times. To save ourselves from these embarrassments and to protect our customers, we recently decided to treat our diagrams as confidential"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
The LeveI of Lnlxe E,ie

Lake Erie is now three and one-half feet below the city base of level, the standard from which the city takes measurements of altitude. What is known to engineers as, the .'city da- tum" represents the high water mark of the lake in 1888. It cannot be said that the level of the lake is steadily lowering, as some believe, for the level has risen above and gone below the city datum several times since 1888. It is interesting to note that the great est depth in Lake Erie directly north from Cleveland is ss feet. The great est depth in the lake is more than 200 feet, off Long Point. = Cleveland Leader.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

4 case heavy huck towels, 4c eachs from Sc.
 A case fine yard wide percales, all new patterns, Sc yard, from 121sc.
 50 dozen handsome new pillow shams and bureau scarfs. 25c, from soc.
 50 pieces fine lace allovers. 25c, from soc; 29c, from 5sc; s5c. from roc; 45c, from $1. s {
 Acase fine white cambric muslin. Sc, from 15c.
 A case fine wide printed lawns, love ly patterns, Sc, from 15c.
 POO dozen mems fine imported fan@ cy cotton hose, usual price 50c to 75c, at 19c a pair or $1.15 by the box of one-half dozen.
 Ladies' ecru jersey vests, shell trimmed and taped, 4 for 25c, from 1Oc.
 Ladies' extra size jersey shaped vests, taped, lie, from 19c.
 Ladies' white jersey shaped vests, high and low neck, also drawers, 19c. from 25c.
 POO dozen ladies' fancy seamless hose, also black and tan, also black with white feet, 9c pair, from 15c.
 100 dozen children's black ribbed seamless hose, 9c pair, from 127ac, B pairs for 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

tlne Hamburg embroidery at about half the price of the cloth.
 At 4c yard, from 1Oc.
 At Sc yard, from 15c and 2oc.
 At 121ac yard, from 25c.
 At 15c yard, from BOG.
 At 19c yard, from 35c.
 70 dozen handsome pillow covers. 9c from 39c
 46 dozen splendid 50 cent ventilating corsets, price cut in two; PUG pair to take them.
 l gross hook-on hose supporters, 19c, from 25c.
 D gross shell halrpins, large and 19c.
 p gross fine leather purses and cnateiaine bags, 19c, 23c, 33c,. 49c and o9c. Just half cost of these useful ar Do dozen genuine F. P. ventilating corsets, 50c, from $1.
 p dozen ladies' fine night robes. 45c, fro soc. p dozen ladies' fine night robes, ,6ec, from $1.O0 soc r ' --' :. oli s5 dozen ladies' silk and lace collars, l9c, from S1.5O.
 25 dozen ladies' silk and satin sleeves to wear with short sleeve dresses, 19c, from $125.
 A bale heavy, wide linen crash, 57a, from 1Oc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
Experiments with New French Gun

Considerable interest is being man ifested in the war department in the experiments which are soon to be con ducted at Sandy Hook with the French field gun. When it was announced some time ago that the United States had secured plans of the French in- strument of war there was considera- ble emotion in French army circles, and charges of Yankee spies were abundant. The war department off, cials will try the French gun which has been constructed upon the plans so mysteriously obtained, and compare it's effectiveness with other can non submitted for the competition. The best gun will be selected for the artillery service.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
WATERBURY FIRn AnARM.

WATERBURY FIRM ALARM.
 4-Cor South Main ana 0rand stS
 5--Scovill Manufacturing Co. (P).
 6--Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 T.-Exchange Place.
 12.-Rogers & Bro. P).
 l3 Cor East Main and Niagara sts. l4--Cor East Main and Wolcott rd- 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 Co. (Py o5--Cor North Main and North sts. 26--Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 21--Cor Grove x Prospect Sts.
 oS--Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sE.
 2e--Cor Ludlow and N. Willow Sts. s1--Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 eo--Cor Riverside and Bank sts. a4--Cor West Main and Watertown rf s5-Conn. Light'g & Pow. Co. caE .-Waterbury Brass Co. fP).
 S7-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. Se-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sta. 43-New England Watch Go. lP). z5-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co. (Py 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P).
 A7-COr 5. Mal0 duu WdSulQLOU SLS4 ki-Cor Baldwin and River sts.
 F0-Cor Franklin and union sts. k3-Wat'b'y Clock Co, care ract'y (PI E4-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 67-No Hose House.
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittlc alley and Dublin sE To-C.or West Main and Willow sts.
 73-North Willow street.
 r4-Cor Johnson ana Watcrville stRs 1e3-Cor East Main and Welton sta. o1o-q.he Platt Bros & Go. (Pl. o13-iIammcnd' Buckle Co. (P). o14--N -Nat'b'y Clock Go mvt fact'y (PE o1G-Cor North Main and Grove sts. o51-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. Se1 function Cooke and N. Main stas 972-Groye, bet. Central & Holmes avs. Ri1-S. N. E. Telephone Go bldg. (Ps Cor Bank and Meadow sts. & Cloves. tp) e1APlume and Atwood tP). 915-American Ring Co (P). 916-Electric Light Station (P). Booth & Haydens (PI go1-No Hose House 2o3-Cor Wasli's'n ave and Porter st2s c34-Cor Charles and Porter sts. eo5-Cor Sinnons st and WaSh'g'n ave 3T1-City Lumber and Coal Co (P1. 412-Tracy Bros (P)s 432-Cor Liberty and South Main Stss 451-Steele x Johnson Mfg Co (Ph 622-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
Tennessee Tree.

'Take care of the forests" says a Tennessee paper, in announcing that out of single tree in Dyer county a citizen had got four cords of firewood, three gallons of honey and five rac- coons.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
Have You Met This womans

Her husband is allright-but he is so fatl
 Her little boy is all right-but he is growing so spindlingi
 Her home is all right-but the paint is too lighti
 Did she like the last lecture at the club? Liked what he said very much but his hair was cut so short-like a, prize fghter'sl
 Her new tailor suit is all right-but Mrs. Xyz has her coat trihe,s the merest shred, longer, and it's much bet terI
 Her new hat is elegant but if that ribbon was a shade darker, now--l-- Boston Herald,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
FOR REnTT

One family house of eight rooms with large lot, on Burton street, 500. If you want a we'll drilled, or your old one has gone dry and you want 10 6eepened, we can do 1t for you. and do 1t right.
 w F. JARRE'T'T
 1O4 BANK ST.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
Hand and machine-Made Bricl1..

smart brickmaker can make 4,o00 bricks day. A 16 horsepower ma chine makes 3o.ooo in the same time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
The urnbull CO.
40-53 Soutf1 Maif1 Street.

Remember unlvv Goods Less Hananyo other in Waterbury. Another
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

Everything marked in plain figures, at prices which defy competition in this vicinity Don't mistake the place. Look for large window with sign over if. 62-64 so. MAIN ST.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14

1O4 BANK ST,