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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09

2 ' sliced. into bits with jackknife. and fed to it's former owner, who, with the blood dripping from it's newly-shorn crest, devours it with avidity, fre- tquently clucking a cordial invitation to the hens to come and join him. This is surely game" Every we'll arranged stable has medicine chest, with remedies for smallpox, diph- theria, and the various bird diseases, and the cocks are carefully attended when sick.
 F On the eve of-a fight the warriors are fed on tortillas soaked in milk, and raw meat with sherry. Very little wa ter is given, the idea prevailing that they bleed less if wounded. The cocks are seldom fought before they are two years old. Many never live to fight a second time, yet they enter the arena jauntisy, with heads up, plumes wav- ing, and growing Justify. There is something admirable in the general department of the fighting cock, and he seldom knows when he is '.licked. .'' Some cocks go through five and six battles, their wounds being clean-cut and easily healed on this account
 Los gallos are usually held in small plaza, surrounded by seats, like a miniature bull ring. An orchestra dis penses lively music, while a peon stands in the ring and shouts at the top of his lungs, announcing the next event, and urging the spectators to place their bets--in any amount from 25 cents to $1o0, or even more. Heavy players stake as high as $1, ,0oO on a single fight.
 All this means, too, that in Mexico are many men who make life busi- ness of cock fighting. It makes a queer sight when these cock fighters transport their birds from one place to another. The birds are carried in cone-shaped baskets, several of them, one above another. The particularly odd feature of it is that only the dandy tails of the roosters show. As the fighter carries along his burden of several cocks the gaudy tails dance up and down, making very singular sight.
 Among the men who follow the cock-fghting business are some who have lost fortunes at the sport, but re- fuse to abandon it. It is not unusual to see women at cock fights in Mexico, and they bet their money as freely as men. At these fights an orchestra plays, and people eat, smoke, gossip and drink with more vigor than they do anywhere else on earth.
 When q rooster turns tail and runs away in fight the spectators are free to chase it and kill it. All of the cocks killed in battle or otherwise are eaten by the natives.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09

New Haven has an epidemic of ty- phoid fever, many new cases being re- ported daily. The Hartford Courant sounds a warning note, which is as ap- plicable to this section as any other: Away off in the back country behind New Haven there was case of ty- phoid not long ago. The house where the disease occurred was on the bank of a stream bed, at that time dried up. The rains of spring have come, the stream is full of water, the water has washed the germs into the reservoir miles away and now New Haven has an epidemic of typhoid. There it is as plain as pikestaff. The wider the territory that is drained for city wa ter supply the more the chances for just this pollution. The only safety is to own every inch of the drainage ba- sin, and then to patrol it, or else to treat every drop as dangerous and have filter-bed through which the entire supply is forced and cleansed. This is worth careful consideration now that the three-million dollar Gran by project is in the air. Can We afford all that it implies? Confessing that we are dealing with unclean water at the start and then going in to give Connecticut river scientific cleansing would be comparatively inexpensive, and, if 1t proved q success, d deal of money and health would be saved. Our present supply from West Hartford, guarded as carefully as may be, has of late been dreadfully dirty. A bath tub has looked like mire when ready for use. The co1oring matter is the wash from manured fields and polluted roadways.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
WHY BICYCLING IS POPULAR,

Wendell Philips, with whom as an orator, only Pericles of the Greeks can be compared, and stand the compari- son, once said, speaking in Music hall of Boston, at that time the largest au- ditorium in America, on the condition of the poor:
 Lift the. price of bread half cent a pound in Paris, and half it's citizens would be compelled to steal or starve." ," And whether a thing be luxury or a necessity, the cost of it to the indi- vidual measures it's usefulness to him. Bring 1t within his reach financially, and he buys it and uses it, and the full benefit of the invention or product be comes his. Let some discovery bring the cost of trip to Liverpool and back to $30, and reduce fhe time to five days--that is, put it on the level. of an economical outing and ten mil lions of people would take the trip an nually. Tn brief, 1t is the price of any thing needed or craved by man that fixes the limits of it's popularization.
 The growing popularity of the bicy- cle is chiefly beyond doubt due to the fact that it meets so perfectly the, wants of the American people of all classes. The business man, the health seeker, the clergyman and physician, and lovers of outdoor exercise, all find i'll it what they need. No other inven-; ton ever had in 1t so many clements to win popular favor But the price at which it is now offered to the pub lie removes the only obstacle that ever existed to it's universal adaptation by the people as q whole. Its moderate cost puts it within the reach of all,s even of those of very limited income. The popular. response of this state of things is truly astonishing. Every manufacturer is busy, and new, agen cies are being established everywhere. There is no boom" but a legitimate expansion of the business in response to an actual and vast increase in the demand. The price settles it. The people of the whole country have dis covered that they can afford to own bicycles, they know there is no pleas anter, more effective means of obtain- ing the exercise they require, and that is why the supply can barely equal the demand. All hall to the Wheel !-- American Bicycle Company.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
WHEN A TELLER IS OUT OF A
 JOB."

t v All nature is sick from, the heels to her hair, She is all out'of kelter and out of re. pair,
 When feller is out of q job. Hain't no juice ill the earth, or no salt in the sea, Hain't no ginger in life in this land of the free, And the universe aint what it's cracked up to be
 When feller is out of a job. Whats the good of blue skies and of blossomin' trees When your boy has large patches on both of his knees, An feller is out of job? Them patches, say, look so big to your eye That they shut out the landscape and cover the sky, That the sun can't shine through them the best it can try, When feller is out of job. When q man has no part in the work of the earth He feels the whole blunderin' mistake of his birth,
 When a feller is out of q job. He feels he has no share in the whole of the plan, That he's got the mitten from natures own han, That he's rejected and leftover man,
 When feller is out of a job.
  For you've lost your holt with the rest of the crowd, And you feel like dead man without any shroud,
 When a fe1ler is out of a job. You are crawlin' around, but you are out of the game; Yes, dead with no tombstone to puff up your name, You may hustle about, but you're dead just the same,
 When feller Is out of a job. Every man that's man wants to help push the world, e But he's left out behind, on the shelf he is curled, When a feller is out of a job. Hain't no juice in the earth an no salt in the sea; Hain't no ginger in life in the land of the free, An the universe ain't what it's cracked up to be, When a feller is out of a job.
 -Tudiananolfc prnSS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
LIST OF PATENTS


 Following is a list of the patents granted to New England Inventors during the past week: w. H. Baker, Central Falls, R. l., weft replenishing mechanism for looms; F. A. Franklin. Shelton. Conn, pulp washing machine; A.. c. Fitz. Auburn, Me. last; J. B. Gossman, Hartford, Conn, condenser; F. O. Pease, Bangor, stakeholder for electric lights; I. r. Peck, Auburn, k. T., machine for setting facing studs; O. r. Peterson, Portland, Me, luggage carrier for bicycles; A. T. Purinton, Waterbury, Conn, pressure gage; c. k. Scamman, Portland, Me, attachment for toothpiclS machines; ID. r. Swan ton, Owen, Me. sitter: IT. E. Taylor, Providence, R. l., child's shoe; w. IT. Futile, Hartford, Conn. means for fas- tening resilient tires to wheels; A. Weatherby, Hartford, Conn, chuck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

4--Cor South Main ana drand sts.
 6--Scovill Manufacturing Co. P).
 c.-Cor Bridge md Magill sts.
 7.-Exchange Place.
 i2.-Rogers & Bro. (P).
 13 Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14--Cor East Main and Woicotr I'd.
 I5--Cor High and Walnut sts.
 I6-.-Cor East Main and Cherry sts.
 1T-ACor East Main and Cole sts.
 2I-..Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23--Burton Street engine house.
 24-*Waterbury Manufacturing Co. (Pl 25--Cor North Main and North sts. oI--Cor Grove x Prospect Sts.
 2S--Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29..-N. Willow bet. Ridgewood and
 Hillside avenue.
 c1.-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 ao--Cor Riverside and Bank sts. a4-.Cor West Main and Watertown I'd S5--Conn. Light'g & Pow. Co. car ae.LWaterbury nSuns, ;, {, Brass co. tp,.
 3T-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-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. hl-Cor Baldwin and River Nts.
 E2-Cor Franklin and Union sts. E3-Nat'b'y Clock Co, case fact'y (P). 64-Cor Clay. and NH sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 5T-No Hose House.
 6S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. 1eo-Cof East Main and Welton sts. o12-The Platt Bros X Co. (P). Buckle Co. s(P). 214-Wat'b'y Clock Go. irvt fact'y (P). 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts- 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. Cooke and N. Main sts. 272-Groye, bet. Central x Holmes avs. 411-S. N. E. Telephone Co bldg. (P}. S1o-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. < Cloves. (p) 214-Piume and Atwood (P). Ring Go (P). 316 Electric Light Station (P)- 31S-H Holmes, Booth < Haydens (P). 8o1--No 4 Hose House. 3o3-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter sts. so4--Cor Charles and Porter sts. Yo5-Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave. a71-City Lumber and Coal Co (P), 412-Tracy Bros (P). 451-Steele & Johnson Mfg Co (P). 6s2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09

Notwithstanding all the talk of deals between the administration and the Panama Canal company, Representa- tive Hepburn, of Iowa, author of the Nicaragua canal bill, which passed the house, but failed in the senate of the last congress. will authorize the con struction of the Nicaragua canal. Mir Hepburn is a republican, but 1t was made plain more than once during the late congress that he was not in the confidence of the republican bosses. Consequently his expression of conf dence is not as convincing as it might be.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09

Almost my first landing in the Rus sian Empire, says A. II. Ford in the Engineering Magazine, was upon a two-million-dollar pier, constructed in part with and of material from both American and England. Piled up in great mountains of packing cases, or lying loosely about on ethe vast pier, were pieces of machinery, locomotives, rails, hand cars, boilers. steam rollers, all bearing stump of some well-known American house, while on the same
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
CAVALIER AND PEON.
Both Consider Cock Fighting a Most
 Interesting Sport.
Down in Mexico Game Birds Are Groomed and Dieted with Par ticular Care-Fortuncs Won and
 Lost on Battles Royal,

In Mexico cock fights are commonly termed los gallos, just as bull fights are called los toros; and at all the favor to the latter. A good game cock often costs as much as a horse, but this is not saying much, as fair sad- dle pony is frequently sold for $15, or even less; while game cock may bring $50, and occasionally $100. The usual price paid,. however, is from SIP to $25, according to weight, breed and past record of the strain as fighters. The best cocks come from the United States, and hundreds are shipped into Mexico during the yeat, being in con- stant demand during the fiestas, which are always in progress in one part or another. There are also many cocks bred there, the hens being largely Japanese. The cocks are cared for by trainers, who feed, clean and exercise them as regularly as a jockey does a running horse. Their house is in real ity stable, each cock having his own stall, with his name above it, as Fl Garrean (The Sparrow), Chato (Snub Nose), Tesorero. (Treasurer), Moreno lBrune), Tirante (Tyrant), Cato (Cat) and so on. A champion is called "El Mauser.n In these little stalls the cocks eat, drink and sleep, being fastened by a cord to 8 ring in the floor. Every morning they are taken out for run, one at a time, and each has half an hour in the dirt box, to roll and dust himself
 Whan naf fiubfinor !, ax, OTTO fo5 f>roa day, about sundown, when they have all the wet corn they can eat, in indi- vidual pans, set in the stalls. They are then watered, and the inner rooster being satisfied each cuddles down in his stall and goes to sleep. Their spurs have been cut for their own com fort in sleeping, and to prevent their hurting themselves.
 In trimming the combs a curious Custom prevails. The piece cut off is
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
HEARD IN PASSING

John Bulls credit is feeling the eff feet of the enormous war expenses m South Africa. British consois have dropped to nearly 5 per cent below par.
 England is, paying dearly for it's land greed. It's treasury now faces deficit of more than S250.000,000. The lesson should not be lost upon this country.
 The gall of those republicans who are trying to- secure the removal of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. because of his zeal in show ing up the stealing of Cuban postal funds, is much greater than their judg- ment.
 Mayor Johnson of Cleveland has made magnificent start as mayor by taking office half an hour earlier than expected and thereby preventing the sicning of an ordinance by which the city's lake front rights would have been hopelessly surrendered to the rail- roads. Apparently Mayor Johnson means to look out for the interests of the public as against the corporations. New Haven Union.
 We do not like the story of the com 1nissary frauds from Manila. 1t was to be hopedsthat our advent into that country might not be accompanied by any scandal. but this is evidently not to be. It will do our cause there much damage and put an argument i'll the mouths of our adversaries. We have had much to say about Spanish thiev- cry and mismanagement in the islands and now we are doing the same thing. It is very unfortunate.-New Britain Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
The south wind,

Wind that sings of the dreamy South When the pale first blossoms woo the
 bee,
 Wind that filings from a golden mouth Tender spray of the summer sea- Wind that keeps for us light and bloom, That cradles the bird in the tree-top nesl Wind that sleeps in the lilac's plume Over the springing wheat fields pass, And over the small home gardens fare, Eyermore bringing to grain and grass. And the flowers thy breath of blessing
 rare. fsss Give us the cup of thy wine to taste, % wind of the South.so strong and fleet! Never drop of its joy to waste, In the days of the springtime coy and
 sweet. Margaret E. sangster, in Woman's Home
 Companion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
nho +o,,. oe .,;,o,ao,. ,a,,. ol

The talk of Aguinaldo's being al- lowed to come to this country is wide of the mark The administration has work for Aguinaldo to do in the Phil ippines for months to come. and it will see that he stays there to do it, or re- fusing to de it, that he stays locked up. There is no junketing ahead of him for awhile.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
On a ..ytir,e.et Car.

Shivering Passenger (sarcastically to conductor) How is this car sup posed to be heated?
 Mnch-abused Conductor Mostly by Scmarks from the passengers.-Bos- ton Courier. ssfs
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
An April sun-picture.

With liquid pace, less heard than seen, The water glides along; The woods are all a mist of green,
 The air a sea'of' sorg Big clouds. in dazzling whiteness clad,
 Sail bravely through the blue. And all young things on earth aresglad.
 And ,alEold tales are true. -.LAnrv Iohnstone Tn the. Atlantic,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-09
The Last Chance

am authorized to sell premises No z02 Bank street, for the sum of $1s,- ~QoO- The property is next south of the rink, that being the property, it is said' syndicate has formed to pur- chase. This offer is good for the first conner.
 Inquire at D. H. Tierney's Real Es- tate. Fire and Plate Glass Insurance, Contract. Court and Fidelity Bonds. once. No 167 Bank street.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

There is more caIarrn in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be ircuruble. For a great
many years doctors pronounced 1t a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies.
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurablc
Science has proved catarrh TO be consti-
tutional disease. and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. j. Cheney g.
Co.. Toledo Ohio. is the only conslitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails tic cure. Send for circulars and tes-
tl1nonials. Address
l.. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. OHIO.
Sold by Druggists. Is cents
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
An Intercstinc story.

washington Star: Yes said the
statesman with the kindly eye, but the
firmly set mouth. II like to read about
Noah and the ark.
..What brought them to your atten-
tion?''
Nothing in particular. couldn't avoid
being struck by the manner in which
Noah and his sons went to work and car
ried the enterprise through without ask
Ing a penny's assistance from the govern
ment But, of course, those were prim-
tive DAVIS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
Not the Least hit Anxious.

Chicago Tribune: Overjoyed Mother
Why, Kitty, darling! I've been look
ing for you all over this big store for
more than half an hour! How did we
become separated? Weren't you scared
nearly to death?
Kitty-Me? Scared? Why I've been
right here by this candy counter all the
time. Poor mamma! Did 100 get lost?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
what's tho City's His.

Philadelphia Press: r. e. Faum-
Quite an intelligent man that. l argued
that the city should own all the street
railways and electric light plants and
he fully agreed with me.
TraveIer-Don't you know who he is?
r. E. Faum-No.
Traveler-Hes the leader Of the ma
chine. He owns the city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we
ever used for all objections of the
throat and lungs.-William 0. Ends
ley, Van Buren,, Ind, February IT,
1900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

You ought to have Known that
when you ceased to be regular in your
courses, and you grew If liable with
out cause, that there was serious
trouble somewhere.
You ought to know that indigestion,
exhaustion, womb displacements,
fainting, dizziness, headache, and
backache send the nerves wild with
alright, and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley, of 221 w. Congress ST.,
Chicago, Ill, whose portrait we pub
lish, suffered all these agonies, and
was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; her case
should be warning to others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman of the UNI
failing efficiency Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

Chicago Tribune: Mr.. Meeker, are
you carrying any life insurance.
Certainly not. Mrs. Meeker carries
the life insurance. l merely look after
the payment of the premiums"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
A Dawn OF Hone.

Philadelphia North American: "Al
right, pop bawled the young son of the
theosophist, at the end of the spanking
maybe I'll meet you as your father ir
one of our future spheres, and then II
get event.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

Chicago Tribune: "If l sh'd die, Mol
lie, yed buy foine suit O. clothes FIR
me, wudnt ye?"
"Av coorse, I wud, Larry. Ye know
that
while I'm alive. though, We think
rummage sale stuff is good enough FIR
me, do ye?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
DEFEAT FOR The WOMEN.

wisconsin Assembly knocks ont Suffrage
Amendment.
Madison, Wis, April 1.-THE assem-
bly, today killed the joint resolution for
constitutional amendment to enable
women to vote. The resolution was
voted down to /.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
WOMEN MUST SLEEP.
Avoid Nervous Prostitution.

If you are dangerously sick what is
the first duty of your physicianP He
quiets the nervous system, he deadens
the pain, and you sleep well.
Friends ask, "what is the cause 2"
and the answer comes in plying
tones, nervous prostration. 1t came
upon you SO quietly in the beginning,
that you were not alarmed, and when
sleep deserted you night after night
until your eyes fairly burned in the
darkness, then you tossed in nervous.
agony praying for sleep.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
Its Fate.

Harper's Bazaar: "rhe Celestial en-
pire may soon deserve its name"
"How?"
well, ii won't have anything left
on earth, anyhow"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
Sad Travesty.

Judge: Englishman-1s it true that the
Brooklyn trolley has killed hundreds
since 1t started?
Gothamitc --Yes. That's the worst cor
poration we have for grinding down the
poor.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
EEDlaincd.

Harpers Bazaar: Teruus-How was the
little flyer you took in Wall street the
other day?
header.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

clro Permanently Cured no ats nervousness AT CT
ftt first days use of DR.. KINGS Great Nerve Re
storer Send FREE &2O trial bottle and treatise
DIR r. II. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch ST.. Philadelpha. Pa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

Mrs. winslewas SOOTHING s11SP for Children
seething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation.
auays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bot<Ia.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Easc FREE.

You Can Get Aliens Foot-Easc FREE.
Write to-day to Allen S. Olnsted, LIE Roy,
~ y, for FREE sample OF Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures tired, sweating, damp, swollen.
aching feet. 1t makes new or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bunions.
All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c.
When a man tries to use d party line
telephone he first yells, Hello Then
when he hangs up the receiver he re-
verses the syliables.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-19

Dyeing is as simple as washing when
you use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.