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The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20
Too May Hoiidsys.

Boys. what do you think Of thisf
Superintendent Nicely If the 81.
Joseph public schools u Impressed
with the belief that school work h
too much broken In upon with the
numerous holidays. anniversaries
aud celebrations. and be Ii inclined
TO discourage the practice some.
what Accordingly. the schools IN.
der hts charge will not - q whole
observe Flag day Friday 10 day.
The principals are 10 be permitted
to follow their preference In the
matter Ia their respective schools.
however. and several will probably
comply with the superintendent's
suggestion.
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20
Pie.

A house on West Arrow street
belonging to NJ. Justice and occu.
pied by Mrs. Browning, caught on
Gre ct about nooa on Tuesday.
The Gre company responded
promptly 10 the call and soon pat
tie Gre out. The 6re boys don't
give . ere much show. u they get
only Q hall chance at Il. The FIRE
done bat little damage.
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20

You must see the Christmas tree
ct vawter Bros. Il n loaded With
the good things they wili give away
10 their customers. See their I'D"
In this paper.
The Marshall republican., 1901-12-20
Superlative
in strength
and purity

Noe1-rhess as lmhses hakiag povdsn eoA eAsap b
many grocen. TsY ere mo0e IRON aum. . poso@
Gus drug. which rsoden ~ lood Injurious 70 heahh
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
CANCER IS DURABLE.
German Scientist Says Disease Is
 Caused by Parasites.
Their Real Nature and Method Oi Propagation Has Just Been Dis covered by Prof. SchueIIer,
 of Berlin.

The death of Dowager. Empress Frederick of Germany, who, as is now an open secret, succumbed tc that most dreadful of diseases, can. cer, calls attention to what is being done these. days to conquer this scourge.
 There is no doubt that cancer can now be healed in Its incipient stage, and Prof. Max Schueller, D. D., the Berlin specialist, claims to be able to cure the disease even when it has assumed it's moss malignant form.
 Next to tuberculosis, cancer is, dur ing the past decades, the most rap. idly increasing disease on record Prof. Czerny, who presided at the re- cent surgical congress in Berlin, cal culates the number of sufferers from cancer in Germany alone to out number 50,000, and it was shown at the congress that cancer was greatly on the increase in both hemispheres and also that science was blamed be- cause of the inability to trace the cause of cancer.
 The peculiar formations which have formed in certain cells and tis- sues of the human body, which with relative rapidity increase until they induce death, have puzzled the medical world. They are called erro- neously cancer bacilli by the laity. appear in the shape of capsules. which hide the real parasites. Prof Schueller has at last discovered the real nature of these parasites. He finds that they are environed by a slimy substance from which thread like prolongations in a vibratory movement pierce through the pores of either flesh or bone, thus executing their destructive work. It seems that the parasite prefers a lean, dry skin to smooth, fatty one, which accounts for the fact that most ot the victims of cancer are of mature
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
ABOUT THE RINGsIDB.

"ColOred Mississippi" clever ban tam, who used to box at the old Greenwood A. C.. South Brooklyn, has been matched to box young Dixon of Brooklyn in private for twenty rounds. The weight is no pounds, weigh ill at o'clock. The date is September g.
 George Beyers. the clever coIored middleweight of Boston, in answer to the def of Charley 0'Rourke, also from Boston, writes as follows: "O'Rourke can have a match, if he is looking for it. Let him post q forfeit and state the time when a match can be made. He will find out that I will be there ready to do business"
 Johnny Mack has received an offer to take both Danny Duane and Tommy Hogan of Chicago to San Francisco. Alec Greggains, matchmaker of dthe San Francisco A. C.. wishes to pit the pair against men in their respective classes. Mack has the offer under COIL sideration, as he expects to get some matches for his proteges in the east
 At Astoria, Ore, the other night. Mar tin Denny, the lightweight champion of Australia, fought a twenty-round draw with Kid Lee of San Francisco Denny's performance was poor one and many of his friends expected him to win. Lee made good showing. He says he is coming east to try and get on engagements
 Tim Heggerty, the Australian feath- erweight champion. is still at San Francisco. Heggerty's injured left hand, which forced him to call off his meeting with Tim Callahan, is well and the antipodean is itching for a fight. Heggerty says that he >yilI tackle Callahan first to show that he Is no counterfeit. k a&3
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
BIRD WAREHOUSES;.

Many birds have the gift of ven. triloquism.
 The pinnated grouse, or prairie chicken, has the power of ventrilo- quism to remarkable degree, as it's tone when produced but few rods from the listener often has the effect of sound originating nearly mile distant.
 Many of the ground birds have a peculiar habit of throwing their voices upward so that they appear to come from the tree tops. Both the b1ue-winged and Tennessee war blers, which are strictly ground birds, constantly do this. though the best illustration is that exempli- fled in the song of the winter wren.
 The little bird known as the Mary land yellow throat, which lives in low, bushy swamps during the sum- mer, shows considerable ability as a ventriloquist, and during the nesting season makes use of the power as a protection though apparently an un- necessary one, for the nest of this species is generally so carefully hid den from sight that it is almost i'm possible to find it. When person approaches the vicinity of it's nest, though probably within few feet of the intruder, it will throw it's voice back and forth so realistically that it is almost impossible to locate the bird
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20

Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn, says: 1T have taken two bot ties of Burdock Blood Bitters and am feeling better than ever did in my life. For many years suffered with severe sick headaches and general debility. Lost all ambition and went about my duties in an aim1ess manner. Had a tired, worn out feeling all the time, but before I had taken half bottle of E. B. B., felt relieved and am now feeling like new wornan."
 Mrs. A. w. Ham, Cambridge, Me, says: "I was in poor health for long time. was unable to be around or attend to my work, was troubled with constipation, neural gia and poor appetite, in fact, every trouble that attends rundown condition of the system, and have taken two bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters and the Pills. The first dose set the machinery of life to work, and can say never took any medicine that gave such immediate relief and set me gaining, for whick I an truly thankful. !"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS,
Jack Roberts Refuses to Fight Terry
 MeGovern.


 Sam Fitzpatrick stated yesterday that the match between Roberts, the English champion, and Terry McGoy- ern is off, and that if Henry wants to fight Roberts he will have to go to Eng land and meet the Englishman at the National Sporting club. Roberts had agreed to come to this country under the management of Fitzpatrick to meet McGovern, and, arrangements were made for the pair to met at Hart ford Everything went along smooth the managers of the Hartford club an- nounced that McGoyern would fight one of four men there on Thanksgiving day. The men named were Dave Sull1- van, Kid Broad, Young Corbett and Roberts. When Fitzpatrick heard of this he wrote to Sam Harris, McGov- ern's manager, for an explanation and received a letter in reply stating that Roberts would be preferred if FitZ- patrick could guarantee that the Eng fish champion would be here in time to fight on Thanksgiving day. The news that Roberts had been put i'll a bunch of four others as probable antagonist of McGovern put a different complex on on the affair in England, and Rob- erts cabled to Dr Ordway yesterday to the effect that he would not take the trip to America on a wild-goose chase; that it does not appear as though Me Govern wishes to meet him, and that if he does he will have to go to Eng land to do so.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20

People talk of being all run down, overworked, out of sorts generally.
 Nine times out of ten it is the blood that is out of order. The blood is the life of the system, you know. lift becomes thin or lacking in strength the sys- tenn naturally suffers and with a weakened system disease finds an easy mark.
 Burdock Blood Bitters is enc ofnature's remedies. A purely vegetable compound. It is a blood maker; it strengthens and builds up the system; drives out the disease by removing g the cause.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
rr-i=- 1r. t-i-r1f PURELY PERSONAL.

Gov. Orman, of Colorado, is one of the best shots in that state and has q collection of trophies won on hunt ing trips into the Rockies which can be equaled by but few in this country.
 c. Barber, president of the Diamond Match company, gives much of his for tune to the town of Barberton, O., which he founded in 1891. He is now about to spend $100,oo0 on its public parks.
 William C. Whitney will not allow his great park in the Adirondacks to be .'lumbered" in the ordinary way. Instead he cuts trees of over ten inches in diameter, leaving the smaller ones to grow, and thus always has a hand some forest.
 Almost everybody on Wall street has taken vacation this summer but office almost every day throughout the heated term, an unusual thing for him, and it is said that he has not planned to indulge in any extra holidays later on Mir. Keene is supposed to have kept at work unremittingly more in the inter- est of the market for United States Steel corporation stocks than for any other reason.
 Most. Rev. Frederick Temple, arch bishop of Canterbury, who is so years of age, has been celebrating his silver wedding. He was not married until he was 55 years of age, yet he is an excellent specimen of Queen Victoria s favorite type of bishop and happy family man. His wife, who is the daughter of nobleman. is not a plat form woman, but shows live interest in her husbands faith in active work and temperance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
WITH THE wREsTLERs.
The Game Is Getting Warm Again and
 New Men Are Bobbing Up.

John Fleming, the "Butcher Boy who has quite reputation as a heavy weight wrestler, left London last Sat urday for New York Piening has been travelling through Europe, meeting all corners since last March and it is re ported he has been quite successful. In Germany he participated in three big tournaments and defeated all his op- pOnents handily. In most of his matches Fleming had ito give away weight. Eddie .Daly, of the German American Athletic club. 413 West Thirty-ninth street, says that upon his arrival here Fleming will issue a ehaI- lenge to meet either Roeber, Jenkins or any one in his class. Daly, who will look out for Piening's interests. says that he will post a forfeit with Al Smith next week to show that. he means business. IF Ksf.
 Tani is the name of a new Japanese wrestler, who, it is said, holds the championship of Japan. Tani is now at London, but expects to arrive here shortly. Although the Jap is only a lightweight those who have seen him perform declare he is a wonder. Tani recently sent a def to the London Mir or of Life to meet all corners. He says that when he gets to this country he will look up George Bothner, Harvey Parker. Leo PardelIo and other good wrestlers.
 Leo Pardello talks of taking a long trip to England and cities in Europe. A New York sportsman has offered to take PardellO abroad and the Italian champion has the matter under con- sideratiOn. If he goes Pardello will visit Italy and try and revive the wrestling game there He does not ex- pect to remain away longer than two months. as he has been promised a match with Tom Jenkins at San Fran cisco.
 Tom Cannon, the champion Graeco- Roman wrestler of England, is coming to this country. Cannon is out with a challenge to meet any of the cracks here at his style of wrestling for from $500 to $2.500 side. Cannon will probably be accompanied from Eng land by new Turkish wrestler whom he picked up on the road few months ago. Cannon, who discovered Yousouf, the late Terrible Turk,'' thinks that his latest protege will become the talk of the wrestling world when he ap- pears here.
 Tom Jenkins, through his manager, George Tuohey. states that he will be able to meet Dan Mcleod of Buffalo within two weeks The match will be for the catch-as-catch-can champion ship of the world, and both men have posted forfeits for their appearance.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
BASKETBALL RULES.
New Rules Adopted by the National
 Basketball League.

Changes in the playing rules have been made by the committee on rules of the National basketball league for the season of 1901-02. While the game in general remains the same, important alterations in the rules have been made Dribbling plays, which it was reported were to be eliminated, are, however. retained. The new code of rules is expected to have effect in five different ways, as follows: Ad- vantages to the home team because of familiarity with the floor will be mimi mixed; the referee will have an easier time in performing his duties: a pre- mium will be placed on clean goal throwing without the use of the back board; the game will be improved from the spectators viewpoint by dO- ing away with delays. also heavy fines to Dc imposed on rOwdyism; chances of injury tc players w'lI be decreased by a closer interpretation of the rule regarding charging and the shaping of the cages.
 Hereafter all cages must be the same size and shape. a length of 50 feet and width of 35 feet being pro- vided for. The corners must be round- ed, baskets must be supported by brackets extending out twelve inches and tightly-drawn wire screens only are to serve as backbOards. The idea of the rounded corners is to lessen the chances of injury, and of the basket extension to decrease the chances of carOming the ball into the goal The number of times a team may take out time in case of injuries, etc, is to be reduced to four in- each half, the per iOd of recuperatiOn remaining three minutes Another change will permit of two players holding the ball to struggle for it five seconds instead of the ball being at once called dead. Last year a rule was introduced com polling a player to keep one hand at his side while jumping for the ball, and the object of this rule was cir cumyented by first tapping the ball lightly and then catching it with both hands This year it is explicitly stat ed in the rule that the ball must be batted with one hand and cannot be caught by that player until it has touched the floor or another player Charging from the rear will not be aI- lowed. and a player crowding an op- DOnent from the rear must play him with one arm extended and entirely free. SIugging and all other offences which call for disqualification are to be punished with S fine for the first offence. $10 fine for the second and a calendar months suspension for the third
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20

ageo That the disease is contagious has also been demonstrated. . Ii
 It is believed that if Prof. Schuel- 1er's discovery had been made, say, ten years ago the lives of both the parents of Kaiser Wilhelm and of his uncle the duke of -Coburg- Gotha could have been much prolonged. The fact alone that Dr. Schueller has dis covered these parasites is of the great est importance to medical science and humanity.
 Dr. Max Schneider is the son of a Lutheran pastor. He is about 57 years old and his career as surgeon is replete with brilliant feats which have given him an enviable reputa- ton in Europe. About 20 years ago he came to America at the call of an eastern medical college, but heimweh made him return to the fatherland. He has written voluminously both in German and English on the subject of cancerous diseases.
 2 The experiments of the past few months have opened up possibilities which seem exceedingly hopeful Re gently at the Aiddlesex hospital in Englandsa terrible ease of cancer of the breast in an elderly woman was submitted to the X-rays. In the treatment, extending over many weeks, there was a very marked im- provement.
 The X-rays for cancer have also been tried in America with similar satisfactory results. Within the next few months the treatment will prob ably be extended to many cases. If the outcome is equally good we will at least have hopes of successfully meet ing this rapidly growing and hideously torturing affiiction.
 Ten years ago consumption of the lungs was regarded as practically in- curable. The patient was coddled, kept from all exposure, and the ques- tions for his doctor were how long he could prevent the end coming and how painless dying could be made. All this already belongs to past history. It is now recognized that consumption is definite infective disease, due to germs in the lungs. The lines of treatment to-day are two-fold. On the one han9 many endeavors are made to prevent the spread of infective matter, while the patient himself is treated by ex- posture to open air and by excessive feeding.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
souo BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
AN ILLINOIS SNAKE.
Takes Up Quarters in Newspaper Oftice and ExpeIs the
 Mice

Every well-regulated printing office has watering can in which water is kept to wet the type. For want of better place, the one in the Home Journal office is usually kept on a window sill on the north side of the room. One day during the recent drought two of our printers were sitting on their stools at this window sticking type, when they were nearly petrifed by the sight of a snake pro- truding it's head above the sill from the outside. The boys almost broke their necks in getting away, Reach ing over into the, pan, the snake took a good drink, and, before the startled printers could secure "a club with which to dispatch. the reptile, it had disappeared, says the. .Lacon (Ill.) Home Journal.
 The next day at the same hour the snake came for another drink, and this was repeated the third and fourth days, but the last time it was attacked from the rear by a big black Thomas cat that makes it. home at Lester's livery barn, next door. It was lively fight for a few seconds, but the cat was too much for the snake, although it was fully four feet long, and the reptile made shoot for the rear of the office. The cat was after it like a streak of light ming, but the snake found a hole, in the brick wall and disappeared under the building.
 That was two weeks ago. Before that time the printing office was overrun with mice, but since then there hasn't been mouse about the place. Any of our readers who are troubled with Inice are cordially in vited to come and, borrow our snake for, q faw davS
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
Hi.toric Trees Yield Much.

Probably the oldest bearing apple trees in Indiana are those planted by Gen. Harrison while territorial gov ernor of Indiana. At that time Gen. Harrison owned farm on Blue river, seven miles west of Corydon, and not only directed the work on the farm but did much of it himself. He plant ed an orchard and several of the trees are yet in good state of preservation and bear fruit annually, the crop this season being especially large, The treessare quite large and are of the Romantic variety.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
An Ancient Deed.

A curious deed is on file in Northum- berland county, Pennsylvania. accord ing to the Sudbury Republican. It bears date of October g, 1793. In a ser ries of whereases it traces the owner ship of the. land conveyed from the Creator of the earth, who "by parole and liverey ef seizin did enfeoff the parents of mankind, to-wit, Adam and Eve. of all that certain tract of land called and known in the planetary system as the earth,v down through the ages to the maker of the deed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
Schools FIour,sn in rhirippines.

SchOOIs FIOWrIsh m FhII1ppIHeS'
 The division of insular affairs, war department, has received a copy of the annual report of Prof. Fred ". Atkinson, the general superintendent of public instruction for the Philip pines, which covers the time from the enactment of the Philippine school law to the close of the last fiscal year, June 30, 1901. In speaking of the general conditions Prof. Atkin- son said that the great present need is that of adequate and suitable school buildings. The question of religious. instruction in the schools has been settled without friction or any loss in the attendance of pupils.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
Britain Gets Big Revenue.

The British customs collections for the fiscal year 19o0-01 were g 26,27o,- 959. This is e3,327, ,4s7 more than for 1S99-19oo and e2,65o,959 more than the budget estimate The inland rev. enues collected by the customs were e7,227,977, an increase over those of 1s99-i9oo of e942,018. The principal customs increases were tobacco, e1,. 952,656, and tea, g e1,635,569.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
Ancient .Arnor.

The knights of the days of chivalry were so well protected by their armor that they were practically invincible to all ordinary weapons. Even when dismounted they could not be injured, save by the misericorde, thin dagger, which penetrated the chains of the armor. In more than one battle knights fallen from their horses could not be killed until their armor had been broken up with axes and hain- mers.-Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
DRESCHER & KEEL.
WATERBURY FIRE AnARM.

WATERBURY TIRm AnARM.
 4--Cor South Main anu gsrand stA
 5--ScoviIl Manufacturing Co. (Pl.
 6--Cor Bridge and Magill stss
 T--Exchange Place.
 12--Rogers 6 Bro. (P).
 13 Cor East Main and Niagara sta 14--Cor East Main and Wolcott rd 15--Cor High and Walnut sts.
 16--Cor East Main and Cherry sts. l7--Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21--Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23-.Burton Street engine house. 24--Waterbury Manufacturing Co! fPl ; 25--Cor North Main and North sts. 26--Cor Buckingham and Cooke sta, 27--Cor Grove x Prospect Sts.
 2S--Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st
 29--Cor Ludlow and N. Willow Sts. g1--Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 S2--Cor Riverside and Bank sts. R4--Cor West Main and Watertown rfa S5-Conn. Light'g & Pow. Co, car
 house, (P).
 s6--Waterbury Brass Go. (Pl.
 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sta R9-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Go. (P). 45-Benedict x Burnham Mfg Co. (Pl 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. (P). 47-Cor s. Main and Washinton sts. 61-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 62-Cor Franklin and union sts. 53-Wat'b'y Clock Co. case ract'y (Pl. 64-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 b6-Cor Liberty and River sts. 57-No Hose House.
 6S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. T2-Cor West Main and Willow sts.
 73-North Willow street.
 74-Cor Johnson ana Watervllls sts, 162-Cor East Main and WeIton sts. 212-The Platt Bros & Go. (P). 213-Hammond Buckle Co. (P). 214--W -Watb'y Clock Go. mvt fact'y (Pl. 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261-Junction Cooke and N. Main sis. 272-Grove. bet. Central x Holmes avs. R11-S. N. E. Telephone Co bldg. (Pl- R1o-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 913-Randolph x Gloves. (p) R1APlume and Atwood (P). 215-American Ring Go (P). 916-Electric Light Station {P). 212-Holmes, Booth & Haydens (P). 321-No Hose House. 823-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter szR 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 2o5-Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n asa 271-City Lumber and Coal Co (P). 412-Tracy Bros (P). 432-Cor Liberty and South Main Sta 451.-Steele & Johnson Mfg Go (Pl Ga2-Cor Baldwin and Rye stsa
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-20
This Horseshoe wasn,t Lucky,

A horseshoe was found in the road by farmer in Elk Creek, N Y. It was peculiar in shape, being very heavy and rudely made, as if by an unskilled hand. The farmer was nail- sag it on his barn for luck, when it dropped and put hump on his nose. His wife laughed at his discontinue, and he threw a hammer at her. Now they don't speak and the lucky horse shoe is not yet nailed up.