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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
An Interview With His Holiness Leo XIII .as %as
Being Extracts from MT. Creer,ans Book,
 sOr the Great Highway"

wards me, because my only desire is to use my power for the good of the whole people, Protestants and Catholics alike
 There was an indescribable ring of pathos in the pope's voice. His lips trembled.
 These are times of social unrest and impending disorder. I recognize the good impulse that persuaded the German em- peror to assemble the great powers atBer- lin and seek cure for the disease that af- flicts capital and labor. But there is no power that can deal with anarchy and so- cial discontent bue organized religion. It alone can restore the moral balance to the human race. The result of the efforts which have been made by nations to live without Christian guidance can be seen in the present state of civilized society--dis- content, hatred and profound unhappi- ness.
 T have watched the growing helpless ness of the suffering working classes throughout the world with anxiety and grief. I have studied how to relieve so- Gety of this terrible confusion. While I I've will labor to bring about a change. The troubles of the poor are largely due to enemies of Christian morality who want to see Christian history ended and man. kind return to pagan ways.
 Human law cannot reach the real seat of the conflict between capital and labor Governments and legislatures are helpless to restore harmony. The various nations must do their work, and I must do nine Their work is local and particular, such as the maintenance of order. and the enforce ment of ameliorative laws. But my work as the head of Christendom must be uni versal and on different plane.
 sThe world must be re-Christianized. The moral condition of the wor1;ngman and his employer must be improved. Each must look at the other through Christian eyes. That is the only way. How vain are the efforts of nations which seek to bring contentment to man and master by legisla- ture, forgetting that the Christian religion alone can draw men together in love and peace. As the wealth of the world in creases the gulf between the laborer and his employer will widen and deepen unless 1t be bridged over by Christian charity and the mutual forbearance which is inspired by Chris tian morals But if the foes of
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
TOLD IN OTHER LANDS.

Yucatan is to be cobwebbed with railroads according to present plans. New Workers have just contracted to build 275 miles of road in southeast ern Yucatan to penetrate logwood and mahogany regions.
 Upwards of 70 London physicians have expressed their approval of a society recently formed by women which holds periodical examinations in the theory and practice of mas sage and issues certificates.
 The Russian authorities are as alert for American trade as Amer jeans. At and near Dalmy, the com mercial seaport of the Siberian rail- road, they have 24,00O men at work to make a 3O-foot harbor. They are rushing up docks, dry docks, shops and buildings, and also are building a great modern city. The Russian minister recently in charge of this enterprise recently arrived there, having taken 20 days by rail from St. Petersburg ''sAas
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
SAVED TWO CITIES.
Colorsd Pastor of Freehold, N. J., to Petition Congress for a
 Reward.

Rev. John w. Lekins, a colored min ister of Freehold. N. J., is about to send a petition for reward to congress, claiming he saved the cities of Wash ington and Baltimore from capture during the civil war. He says he had to leave Baltimore because of his dis closures, which placed his life in dam ger, and that he had to leave valuable property.
 The petition will be accompanied by an affidavit that in 1863 he was waiter in the Fountain hotel, on Light street. Baltimore. One evening a MT. Spate and a friend came in late to tea. It fell to hisllot to wait on them and he accordingly overheard conversation between them which revealed Gen. Lees plans to capture Washington and Baltimore.
 Next morning, Lekins asserts, he went to Col. Hoffman, collector of the port of Baltimore, and told him what he had heard. Col. Hoffman put offi- cers on Spate's trail and he was ar- rested.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21

sion. Still I went from one priest of the church to another, from palace to palace, from cathedral to cathedral.
 "At this time kind fortune brought into my anxious life in Rome the friendship of an American sculptor, Chevalier Ezekiel, who lived and worked in a studio in the vine-grown ruins of the baths or Dlocle- tian. And to this friend confided the tale of my attempts to penetrate the innermost door of the vatican. As he sat there in his white sculptor's blouse and slanting vel vet cap, beside a marble figure of the dead Christ, his face suddenly became radiant:
 .'1 have it!' he said, throwing his cap on the table. Cardinal HOhenlohe will help you
 ..So straight to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore we went, and found the cardinal in his palace, stout, rosy, witty German prince, once the bosom friend of Plus TX. Within an hour the cardinal promised to lay the matter before the pope. Three days later he sent for me and announced that his holiness had consented to be inter viewed.
 ".When?' I asked.
 "'Ahr said the cardinal, no one can tell that. Perhaps after week; perhaps after six months The vatican moves slowly. It has the affairs of the whole world, civil wait Rome will teach you how to be pa tient.''
 Three days was the limit of time Creelman was kept waiting, and on the morning of the fourth day he was summoned into the presence of the pope. He says: "The governments of Europe had, at that time. prac- tically confessed in conference at Berlin that they could do nothing to check the onward sweep of the tide of social discontent that threatened the peace of nations.' What would Leo XIII. say upon this subject was what Creelman wanted to know.
 His description of the ceremonies attending admission to the pope's presence is of absorbing interest. With him was Frederick 2. Rocker, the vice rector of the American col lege, who was to act as interpreter. Of the interview, after he had reached the throne room and the pope had entered, Creelman says:
 "TIis holiness bade us be seated beside him.. There was surprising vigor in his ges- lures, and his voice was clear, deep and un- You are very young he remarked T expected to see an older man. But your nation is also young.
 tesy and benignity of Leo XIII. $ manner. I have a claim upon the Americans TOT their respect he said, with ktndling eyes, because love them and their country. l have great tenderness for those who live in that land-Protestant and all Under the constitution of the United. States re- lgion has perfect liberty and is growing power for good. The church thrives in the air of freedom. l love and bless Americans for their frank, unaffected character and for the respect which they have for Chris tian morals and the Christian religion. f& 4<- <u<.k ting to be!-the press and the church 1 should be together in the work of elevating mankind. And the American press should ! especially be amiabIe and benevolent to-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
LADIES GO FROG HUNTING.
It Is q Favorite Amusement of French Women at Constan.
 tin0p1e.

One of the favorite amusements oi French ladies at Constantinople is frog hunting, says the London Tele- graph. A large party is organized, the ladies all appear in dainty Partisan toi- lettes, with very high heels to their boots, and each carries long bamboo rod. The gentlemen are got up in prop CT costume for "ra chasse" and bear sticks. Then they all adjourn to some marshy spot where frogs abound and begin fishing. The bait is piece of raw meat tied to string at the end of the bamboo.
 The ladies do the fishing, and as soon as one sees that frog has swallowed the bait she gives violent jerk to the rod, which brings the frog out onto the land. The attendant sportsmen then fall upon the ferocious animal and slay it with their sticks. The la dies sometimes also join in the last fa- tai act, but the men always try to dis suade them, as in their excitement they frequently mistake a mans head or foot for the frog and the sport be- comes too dangerous.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
CHRISTMAS CHEER IN RHYME.
Christmas Chimes

t1ark! The Christmas chimes ring clear through the frosty midnight air. Chant they news of wondrous cheer
 or the birth of Gods great heir klins, kiang, ding, dong, klang, king! And the seraphs forget, as they listen, to
 sing. Christ is come this wondrous night As He came so long ago. stars swing low to glimpse the sight: Earth grows warm with magic glow. Alins. klang, ding, dong, klang, king! Gods wide realm to its utmost ring Aeechoes the tones that the glad chimes
 sing. All the world grows young tonight,
 For the Christ is come again Breaks the dawn of love and light; Sounds the word: Good will to men," kling, klang. ding, dong, klang, klingl The bells chime out, and the cherubs swing On the big bronze clappers-a wondrous
 thing In the belfries of earth. while the great
 bells ring. Kling. klang. ding. dong. klang. king! Lizzie D. Curtis, in Peoples Home Jour nal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

4-Cor South Main and Grand stss
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Go. (Pl.
 6-Cor Bridge and Magili sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers &5 Bro. (P).
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott sts. 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. Waterbury Manufacturing Co. (P)I 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26--Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor West Main and Watertown rd 35-Conn R. & l.. Go car house. (Pl. Waterbury Brass Go. (P).
 37-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. (Pls 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P).
 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. M 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts.
 53-Wat'b'y Clock Co case fact'y. (Pl 54-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 Willowst.
 74-Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. 162-Cor East Main and Welton sts. 212-The Platt Bros & Co. (P). 213-Shoe Hardware Go. P). 214-Wat'b'y Clock Go mv't facty. CP). 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts1 272-Grove. bet. Central & Holmes avs. 311-S. N. E. Teephone Co bd'g. lPl. 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. Randolph x Gloves CPD. 314-PIume x Atwood. (P). 315-American Ring Co. (P). 316-Conn k. & l.. power house. (P). SIS Holmes, Booth & Haydens. (P). 321-No hose house 3323-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter st. 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 325-Cor Simons st and Washg'n ave- 371-City Lumber and Coal Co. (P). a 412-Tracy Bros. Pl. 432-Cor Liberty and South Main stss 451-Steele &S Johnson Mfg Go. (Pl. 5S2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
SOME CHRISTMAS HuMoR,2

She-"What do you expect to get on Christmas" He-'T expect to get the worst of it, as usual. ."-Cleve- land Leader.
 ''Are you through your Christmas shopping, Mrs. Tibbs?" ''Yes, but haven't begun changing things yet" Chicago Evening Post.
 Edith-"But what kind of an auto- mobile will Santa Claus get to come down the chimney?" Papa-"Oh he'll find some style that will soot." Town Topics.
 Whatever you Go, don't you look a husband should know all; are you hiding Christmas presents or bills ?' Indianapolis Journal.
 Ted-'I can't think of a present for my girl. I want to give her some thing useful that she will be sure to keep" Ned-''In that case give her anything but a diary."-Judge.
 Ethel-"I-er-suppo you know next week is Christmas; don't you, Charley?" Charles Why, of course I dol Why do you ask?" Ethel "Why, you look so happy didn't know but you'd forgotten it!'- Puck.
 Mrs. Newlywed-'I don't suppose man and wife should have any secrets from each other" MT. New lywed-"No. I want you to tell me how much your Christmas present to me is going to cost, so that I can calculate how much money I shall have left to buy one for you. ."--Bos- ton Globe.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21

Jesus Christ and His church continue fo at- tack and revile the holy religion which in spires and teaches sound morals and has civilized the world. these social disorders, which are but signed on the horizon to-day, will overWhelm and destroy them.'
 His holiness spoke with visible emotion about his desire for the disarmament of Enrope .o1s -,..oo ae .,o,o
 source of displeasure and sorrow to the holy see,' he said. The military life, which has been invested with certain glamour, is injuring hundreds of thousands of young men. That fact must be apparent to every statesman who seriously considers the question. It surrounds young men with violent and immoral influences; it turns their thoughts from spiritual things and tends to harden and degrade them. These armies are not only full of peril to the souls of men, but they drain the world of it's wealth So long as Europe is filled, with soldiery, so long will all the labor repre- sented by millions of men in arms be with drawn from the soil, and the poor will be overburdened with taxes to support the system. The armies of Europe are inn poverishing Europe.
 These great military establishments have another deplorable effect. They set one people against another and intensity national jealousies. The inevitable result Is the growth of spirit of anger and vengefulness: l long to see a return of peace and charity among the nations Mighty armies confronting each other on every frontier are not consistent with the teachings of Jesus Christi"
 Creelman has had many interesting adventures, has met and interviewed many great men, but the securing of this interview with Pope Leo XIII. was probably his greatest achieve ment. The same volume from which this is taken contains accounts of how many of Creelman's great news ssstories'' have been secured. In fact "On the Great Highway is one of the most interesting books of the year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
The PaternaI Hone

Some day old Santa Claus perchanee VIII get the time to take a glance At one poor person who. as yet, He's somehow managed to forget. He never forgets the girls and boys With choice confections and with toys. The family's fair ones all admire His taste in feminine attire. .I And all are merry, all save one,
 Who finds reward in duty done, And tries to think it but joke That he is now completely "broke."
 But some day maybe even he A Christmas glad surprise may see:
 And while the rest with gay refrain
 Note what their various hose contain. He'll find that Santa Claus at last
 4 look upon his needs has east.
 And when his pocketbOok he shakes As one who from bad dreams awakes, T Hell see, with an ecstatic thrill
 Another rwenty-dolIar bill. k-Washington Star.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
HAS LOTS OF NERVE.
Boy Sociologist Investigates the
 Cities of the Country.
Travelled from Jersey City to Cali fornia and Back Without Contrib uting u Cent to the Treasuries
 of Railway Companies.

"A 14-year-old boy who leaves his home and his school to travel through this country so that he may get mate rial for lecture, and who finds in Chi cago enough material for complete lecture, which he will deliver to the exclusion of what he learned about other cities in the United States, is more or less an unusual boy. Butwhen at his ripe age of IA he descants on the institutions he has found to be good and those he considers bad and writes in poor English, but undeniable earn estness, poems about his home and his parents, he has certainly proved his right to be judged as the only member of his class and as neither a boy tramp nor hired boy courier.
 The young man who has come into Chicago, and having studied the town for three days, has left to write his ad- dress about it is, according to the Chi cago Tribune, one Abraham Levy, and he lives at 275 West Kinney street, New Jersey. He has never had money enough to spare at one time to have his photograph taken, but once he is seen he is like the falls of Niagara or the pyramids of the desert-impossible to forget. He is undersized even for IA, and his hair and eyes, and his hands for that matter, are as black as the best stove polish. He talks as rapidly as a photograph at full speed. His fa- ther and mother live in Newark, and up to July IS last he went to school in that town. Then he left without a word of warning and was next heard from in Troy, N. Y. He had come Up along the Hudson under freight train on the New York Central road, which is notoriously one of the most difficult roads in the country to beat for fare.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21

number or years past. lie gave to the world the news accounts of such affairs as the massacre at Port Arthur, the Turko-Greek war, the stir ring events in Cuba in 1898 and other events. But the most notable work he ever did as newspaper corre- spondent was to interview Pope Leo XIII. in 1890. Such task appealed do something no one else had ever done, but the customs and traditions of the centuries stood as a barricade to the realization of his hopes. In g. recent volume of his, "On the Great Highway, issued by the Lothorp com pany of Boston, he tells the story of how he overcame these obstacles and accomplished his purpose, and also gives the message sent by the ven- erable father at Rome to the Ameri- can readers whom the correspondent represented. He says:
 s.It was all very well to sit at an editorial desk in Paris and plan an interview with the pope. But had not been, week in Rome before I began to understand the seeming hopelessness of carrying profane American Journalism into the presence of the white vicar of Christ, sitting at the heart of the mysterious vatican
 1.-The pavements and walls of the vener- able city seemed to mock me. The stately cardinals listened and shook their heads. There was no precedent. The bare thought of a newspaper correspondent interviewing the pope violated every sentiment of papal history, from St. Peter to Leo XIII. The apostolic secretary of state, Cardinal Ram polla, advised me to abandon the idea. The vicar general of Rome, Cardinal Parrocchi, smiled at my enthusiasm, and urged me II ot to waste any time on an impossible mis-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
My Christmas Gift.

My Christmas gift-or properly, The gift would were given to me- Reveals such greed within my soul, & As proves me mad beyond controls A victim of fond fantasy. For would ask monopoly Or fairest sight the eye may sees Earth's greatest treasure would enroll
 My Christmas Gift I claim not in the least degree To merit what ask of thee. Know thou art distant as the poIes That I but play the motley role: Tet. tell me, Doris, will you be
 My Christmas Gift? Truman Roberts Andrews, In Chicago Inter Ocean
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
RAILROAD TIME TABLH
HIGHLAND DIVISION.

.s4 Trains leave Meadow street station Tor Boston, Hartford and way stations at 700 and S:38 a. n; 12:3S; 3:30; S:07@ D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- ton from Boston, Hartford and way stations at sos, 11:40 a. m.; 1:45, 5:la and 6:55 p. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York, FishkilI Landing, Dan- bury and way stations at SIS 8. m. and 1:5O and 5:18 p. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street staA tion from New York, Fishkill Landing, Danbury andway stations at S:36 a. m.; l2:34 and S:04 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at S:30, 10;O5 q. m.; 200; 5:05; zoo p. III.
 Arrive at Meadow street station af $50; Il 80 q. m.; 4:50; 6:30; $50 p. ms
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Of the soldiers in the civil war AS per cent. were farmers.
 Extra California butter, packed in glass jars, hsings $1.75 pound at Shanghai.
 The works copper production dur ing the nineteenth century was over S,1OO, ,oO0 tons.
 Nome's population this winter is estimated at about 5000. which is 1,5oo less than last winters
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
.NAuGATuCK DIVISION.


 For New York-6:35, SIP, 10:50 a. m; 1:30, PAS, 6:0S D. m.; Sunday, 7:O5 a. nj o:10 D. m.
 For Bridgeport SIP, 1O:50 as m.; l 80, PAS, eos ?. rn.; Sunday, 7:05 q. m.; 5:10 ?. I'll.
 For New Haven (yia Derby Jun9 tion)-6:35, SIP, 10:50 q. m.; 1:3O, 2;4Siu 4:45, 6:08, 7:20 (mixeD ?. m.; Sunday,ss 7:05 a. m.; 5:10 D. m. IF
 For Ansonia-6:35. SIP, 10:50 q. m.sr 1:30. PAS, 4:45, COS 7:20 (mixed) ps b.; Sunday, 7:05 a. H.; 5:1O p. Ill.
 For watertown--6:4S S:41, 11:1T q. III; 1:31, 4:0l, 500, 6:12, 7:03, 9:O5, 11:20 p. m.; Sunday, 9:43 a. m.; 500 p. III.
 For Thomaston, Torrington and Win sted--S:36, 11:12 a. m.; 3:56, 6:58, 9:Ou D. m.; Sunday, 9:3S a. m.; 7:55 P. n.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
The Christmas Blessing.

Beside the fire this wintry night,
 My fancies sweet confessing; -Four red. sweet lips-your eyes of light My Christmas blessing. That face-of earthly faces fair
 To me. sweetheart. the fairests "A little wreath of golden hair
 or gifts the dearestl And stiIl this thought my soul uplifts To holiest endeavor; -Four love, your life. my greatest gifts, Sweetheart, forever IF. L. s., in Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
,Twould Be a Good Move.

Jiggers-I understand that there is going to be a matrimonial end hitOhed on to the patent office.
 Wiggers-What for?
 ''So that, the various patents of no- bility may be registered for the bene- 1t of American heiresses. Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
The sea
nue-scani.inx Porto Rico.

One of the American innovations in the city of Ponce, Porto Rico, is So- sietv for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which relentlessly prosecutes a n ziolators of. the law.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
MERInEN BRANCH.

Trains leave Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations at $50 g. m. and 6:15 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sta- ton from Middletown and way Sta@ tions at 7:50 a. III. and 400 ?. III. |
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
The Bachelor,s Christmas.

Nay; spare your pity, thoughtless ones have my share of joy, Although, like you, miss the fun
 had when but boy. Let all make merry as they will
 Though may sit apart, There Is for me pleasure still,
 4 Christmas in my heart. I am not lonely, dreaming here,
 For I, in fancy, see A home where there is Christmas cheer And children round tree. I hear their shouts of glad surprise; I note their laugh rings true, That happiness beams in their eyes, And am happy, too. know just where St. Nick has paid An unexpected call A hovel. where they were afraid
 He would not come at all. Though nothing tangible be mine,
 There is no need to grieves q have joy almost divine
 In giving receive. Chicago Evening Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
Unfortunate.

The boy will hang his stocking up, And hope for some small gift. A toy a book. a pretty cup
 Will serve all gloom to lift But when he's grown-this life is rough The custom is forgot "A stocking isn't big enough He wants a house and lot p-WashIngton Star.
 The Seasons Greeting. Through all the shops. from end to end, We seek rare tokens for each friend; But. with the gift, still fond and trues Old wishes shine as good as new~ Chicago Daily Record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
The aWhite House,, Novv..

It may have struck you also, says the Chicago Tribune, that he didn't call it executive mansion," but white house.D
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-21
Sewing Machine.

In France they have invented sur oio.l sewing machine which will mend Tenrs zn the human skin at 8 rapid