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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-23
MYSTERIOUS MAN WITH BASKET

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 Mir Editor:-I have been requested to correct an item which appeared in these columns recently. about young man, who was spoken of as the ..mys- terious man with the basket whom it said was insane and acted strangely The young man is not insane and his relatives feel badly about him. He is an invalid, not a lunatic. Some years ago he had the misfortune to be kick ed in the pit of the stomach by horse and went through a severe illness, brought on by the injury. And while it did not affect his mental faculties, it injured him physically. Everything that money and loving care could do has been done to cure him. His parents live on farm in this place and raise vegetables and the young man deliv- CTS them to customers in a basket, as the family do not keep team yet, but intend to do so soon. The young man at one time was employed i'll a jewelry store in Danbury where he lived for a number of years and was much respected by all who knew him. Children have no reason to fear the young man as he is very kind to them. He was resident of Waterbury for three years, having re- gently moved on the farm, hoping that it might benefit his health
 A FRIEND.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-23
HAD x : ~-.-.I | TIME.
How Little Kathryne Amused Herself When Left in the Room for
 Five Minutes.

Small Kathryne, aged two, left alone one day in her mammals bedroom, said to herself: "Oh, won't have a great
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-23
The Very Best

That the market affords in beef, veal, mutton, lamb, etc, is to be found at the old reliable stand,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09

of six to eight miles is practicable With steam and
electric the radius be heightened indefinitely
Mr.. Wells SAYS
possibilities And since il has been shown that city OF
dcstrans is ineNoraby limited by radius of about four
miles and that horse using city out 70 seven or
eight II follows that the available Of city which
afford cheap suburban journey of thirty miles hour IS
circle with radius Of thirty miles and is Il too much
therefore, expect that the available for the
common daily oiers OF the great city Of the year 1000 or
earlier viii have radius much larger even than that
Now circle with radius of thirty miles gives an area OF
over $500 square miles which Is almost quarter ba OF be
gitun. But thirty miles IS only very modest estimate 81
speed and the available for the social equivalent OF the
favored ticket holders of today will have radius Of
miles. and be almost equal the of Ireland
The radius will sweep the available for such
live in the outer suburbs will include still vaster In
deed is not too much to that the stretch OF
the active citizen Of New York and Philadelphia before
date"
This does not mean that all of such will be
built up in continuous blocks but that it will be "a
great aggregation of habtatons" which will have its
densely built regions for business purposes. and
the rest less closely covered with residences and other
buildings It is somewhat startling view of the con
ditons of life of truly
but it is not improbable one. There were only
few skin tents generations ago the spot where
virgin forest believe in the suburbs of New York
hundred years more with the work of the steam and
electric railways and the automobiles may we'll pro-
duce far greater developments.
OF course, the places which take the lead in such
development likely maintain it, 1t is with cities
and towns in this respect it with Mr.. Toots in
respect of expressing himself Everything depends on
getting good start"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
CITIES OF THE FUTURE.

Mr.. II. G. Wells remarkable literary work entitled
1.-THE War of the Worlds is no doubt familiar TO the
readers OF The Post Mr.. Wells is writer who likes
to look into the future and OF his of life in
the years to come well worth reading He has for
instance contributed to the Fortnghty Review an in
terestng forecast of probable urban expansion which
has been commented upon very favorably. The az.
tcle is too lengthy TO republish in full and we arc in.
debted TO the New Orleans Picayune for a summary
of it,
Basing his views the manifest disposition of pop
ulation to congregae in cities and the effect of i'm.
proved and ever improving means of rapid transporta.
ton in encouraging and promoting that movement Mr.
Wells holds that there will be in the near future cities
of thirty millions or more population It is perhaps
not an extrayagant estimate. The rapid growth of
cities In the last century of the striking facts
in its records. In 1901 London about SEA 900 peo
pie II now has several millions. In Europe there are
five cities with not less than one million each and in
the United States there are three while the census
shows that the movement cityward is so marked that
by the end Of the next two decades probably more than
half Of the whole population of the country win he liv
ing incorporated places One or two States indeed IN
the latest settled half of the continent have already
reached that condition.
OF the population Of any city must demand on
the cheapness and convenience Of food supplv and
the opportunities for employment Manufaeturnp n
mainly conducted in cities, and it Il ever
volume and importance. 1t will furnish ,nore ana =,
employment The railroads win insure the cheanness
end convenience OF tho food supplies The siyo ~
town depends also facilities for interior transnor,
ton aud for communication with its outlvtng dst,,
In one whore the people must walk 10 ana fron, ,,
homes and places OF business, the town could ~, ,u
be more extended than four miles from osnter - M
rumfersnce Where horse cars introduced radius
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
TAMPERING WITH TRIFI Z
THE OLD MANS DREAM

THE OLD MANS DREAM.
The old man sits in listess way,
In the light Of tho westcring sun,
And the locks of hair on his temples gray
Give back the light in svery ray;
Do his thoughts 20 back TO a faroH day
And youth that is past and donef
Does he think perchance, of his boyhood now
AS he waits for a by-and-by
When he walked the burrows behind the plov
And dark curls clustered about his brow.
Or what are the visions his years allow.
That call up the fluttering sighl
Perchance he thinks of day alight
With glinting of eyes of blue
And Of when he walked in the perfumed nivh,
With the maiden fair when the moon was bris.
And they rocked them not of times swift sigb
Himself and the maid he knew
All would he might tell us his thoughts TODAY
OF time when not,
OF a we'll known path, and of lichens gray
OF an old-time love, and an oId-timc way;
All, now he is speakne-'What's that YOU SAWS
Col bling it but amt it hoti"
We don't claim to have given any million doll,+,
leges but if we had it would not be policy 10 n,-us
become known all the world these other MILF:
are doing.
A Chicago man whom we nave always considered /. 1.
writes: 81 sorry you far South this hot v,@
* II Il
New York woman has just died, after winnir, .
for 100000 II it had been New York man Fate eovI
have killed him with pile driver.
X 4
The newly made benedict who droppeG dead iu,, !.
leaving the church between his bride and motbs
must have carried a rabbit foot
Il II
The Boer prisoners at St Helena have started n, mi,
ton of paper called the Degrajsgefangehe This;,,.
worse than breaking parole
Nicaragua and Chill have formed an alliance W.
selves would Ike to side up to something chilly th,.
* *
A New York woman who has invented removaH.,
ton has succeeded in making contract to furnish the r
police force of that city with the button This conta,
make her rich though she will have to give eouas
part Of her profit to the in authority who puA.
button.
The Syracuse woman who wants bicycle for her
hundredth birthday evidently has wheel already.
4 * Y 81
Now that Earl Russell has been arraiened at the bar
probably wondering what he'll take. He appears 10
taken ono too many already.
X
An. love in a cottage is quite ideal
But if in city you're wed
You'll find that flat is the proper thing,
Just flat and folding bed.
J. NJ lIwt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

The Washnston Post irrevereny speaks Of Willie Astor
process eomplete-M Memphis Commercial Appeal
He has certainly been well roasted this side its up to
the other side to finish him.
The short article editor The Houston Post is the wit
test Paragraph in the State salvation Army singer
must nave gotten ms Inspiration IRON INC sweet ep sl
ate about whom he has written much McGregor observer
He admits that he owes her much He is an old old
man and sight Of the S G. g.. with her Astounding
health her JOY in the present and her confidence in the flu
turei is an inspiration.
a young farmer below the city fred shotgun at a
couple Of boys whom he caught in his watermelon patch he
says ne winged ono Of the boys but they both got away
wrong for man to risk the taking Of young life for no
thinks more Of her boy than Ar King could value thousand
melons.-Iexas state Democrat
He did shoot them That's just bluff to scare
the boys
Some Of the coal dealers around New York sold prices
companies are refusing to sell them any more coal Texas
can furnish the fuel oil break up this coal trust il some
Journal.
Consider it busted" Houston has just organized the
company to do it.
The Chicago Record OF June 20 has picture Of little
days old that weighs only seventeen poundsroy Enter
That seems to be a horse on Lula, doesn't it2
England has another trouble her hands called
the mad mulah is threatening invade Egypt from the
Soudan with force OF 10000 Now would be good
time Tor Uncle Sam to hit her for CanadaRockwall
1t would also be good time wait for Canada to do
her own hitting, after which will apply the Monroe doc
triue to her bruises.
The issue Of the Herald Of June s. which contained the
Bull Iearlings Lament has been exhausted But several
hundred OF those verses have heen printed satisfy the de
mand-I.a Porte Herald
We must have missed that number Was the lament any
thing like the Cow Calls Cavor?'
NO need he surprised remarks the Memphis Com
meciai Appeal II Texas should organize shotgun quaran-
tine against the Standard oil is the unquestioned
purpose of that industrial anaconda absorb the oil interests
Of Texas and then shut down the gushers To defeat this
program force would not be unjustihabe The Standard
oil company has been persistent lawbreaker itself"
Since we have got oil company organized we
have hung up the shotgun and will a squirtgun.
Bowie Blade
And Texas peach crop is estimated nearly as many
girls
This week has been terrible the Northern people
The heat has hecn unparalleled Fifty deaths in one day in
Pttsburg Pa and other cities suffered in proportion IL
there has been one death in Texas this as result
News.
Every week is terrible to Northern people. Just
think! Living forever far from Texas
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SOME PosTscRIPTs.

The sowost sailing vessel the is said to be the
Italian brig Anita S.. which recently arrived in Nantes
France from Martinique, after unusually long voyage
ten months.
Early IN April there lying the stations of three
Russian railroads. waiting be forwarded $4,000 carloads
grain equal TO about bushels which had
been waiting for months Complaints that railroads are not
able to handle their traffic common in Russia.
The cyanide process briefly is the dissoving OF fine gold
ia the crushed by dute solution cyanide OF potas
rm and the subsequent precipitation Of the gold the
solution OF cyanide with fine zinc shavugs The ordinary
plant Inexpensive and simple in operation. The cost OF
the process is small
record catch of sturgeon the Volga has just been
made by Astrakhau fishing firm FISH weighing more
than ortysN pood about 1900 pounds The head weighed
about pounds and the from which cavare
is prepared to about pounds sturgeon was
valued at 500 roubles Cabout S4oo).
The German military authorities strongly opposed to
the adoption OF the khaki uniform any shape or form Ex
pernens have been made and the report is that the dark
blue Just indistnot khaki White green are tine
howest colors In khaki uniforms will be limited
to the of colonial troops
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
Reforms in spellInn.

International Monthly.
The United States government appointed board to de-
eide on the uniform photography for geographical names
and the recommendations of this body generally in the
direction OF increased simpcityBcrng Straits for ex
ample The speng thus officially adopted by the National
government were at once accepted by the chief publishers of
school text books And these makers of school books also
follow the rules formulated by committee of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science appointed to
bring about uniformity in the spelling pronunciation Of
chemical terms Among the rules formulated by the com
ttee and adopted by the association dropped
terminal e from certain chemical that enter into
more general Thus the OF science now write oxid
odd chlord and quinn morphin anin ETC. although
the general public has not renquished the orhoera
ply, oxide and quuine Even the word toxin which came
into hene since the adoption Of these by the associated
scientists is sometimes to be in newspapers as toxne
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
A Sigh for the Old lnnkeeper.

Saturday Evening Post
There times when the fequenter of the great
sares would for little step from the glare and hustle
and take his in the old way in place where there
would be crowd obseouous servants no
in dress sded furniture paors filled with
sips office encountered with bags and trunks and choking
with cigar smoke, gaudy bar, lights no canking
steam pipes grassy furnaces dining where one Is
supposed eat in state and, the within Of terrifying
head waiter to be company for people does not care for
and especially where the bill at the end of week would
not take ones income his breath There is in fact
chance, especially at resorts for new inn
keeper in a modern and friendly guise
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The Able Ganguns collection modern paintings which
sold in Paris few weeks attescd the
valuc oj modern paintings He began If
years and spent oniy francs on pictures
which last month the Hotel Drouet brought 1az4oo francs
Scnlen, whose in Gil Bias have made him we'll
known has joined the staff Assette au Beure because
allows him freedom in the propaganda in favor Of
poverty when has become passion with him That rorain
has joined Senlen in the paper further sign of the
artistic and social times in The French capital
Queen Marghera of Italy was sculptor of the statue
OF the Virgin which Rocca Melone of the high
peaks of the italian Alps The its erection was
the accident which happened al that spot years ago
a company OF Alpine militia marching over Rocca a4e
lone when avalanche buried nearly all but assistance be-
ing quickly available The eutombed soldiers were rescued
The incident impressed the ready sympathy the queen so
much that she determined make and have it erect
cd the of tho rescue.
Many theories have been put forward with regard to
King Edwards choice OF name that is the dropping OF the
appelation ALBERT 1t is however no secret that the king
liked the Of Albert" it was only in defer
to his mothers wish that he signed himself Albert Ed
ward More than he asked be allowed sign him
self Edward but he queen obdurate The king knew
that the OF Albert would be congena to the Brit
sh Nation and Queen Victoria had passed away
he communicated bis wish be known EDWARD VlI to
Lord Salisbury.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
twentieth Century EIopement.

The eoatless man puts a careless arm
Round the waist Of a hatless girl.
As over the dustess and mudless roads
In horseless carriage they whrl
Like leadless bullet from hammerless gun,
BY smokeess powder driven
They ay to taste the speechless JOY
BY endless union given
Though the only lunch his coinless purse
Affords TO them the means
lie tasteless meal Of homeless cod
With side" OF strngless beans
He puffs .iobaceoIess cigarette,
And laughs mirthless laugh
When papa tries TO coax her back
By wireless telegraph,
Boston Herald
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Approved as Amended.

Hallettsville Herald
In recent issue The Houston Post attacks, as y y.
the rascally practice of bringing frivolous damas'
against corporations by shyster attorneys, who make
tice of such litigation, thereby obstucting the eou
creating great delay and loss to legitimate bushes
While It about it The Post might justly have a
the question further and expressed itself in regard . Z
IN criminal practice delaying cases by the pretenaeI
OF witnesses and other evidence until the people os X,
desperation, take the law into their hands ana Y
ing is the result
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
Two Of Our Mos. vita! issues.

WofIds WOTks
fhe loss the country by forest fires largely preven,
able has been estimated at ssooooooo every year In
gons where wood and water abundant the tendency n
take them for granted and forget all them But with
out cheap lumber industrial development would hav.
been seriously retarded And agriculture demands water
Nj through great parts Of the West the people arc coming 10
see that on forestry and irrigation together depends their G
prosperity Vice President Roosevelt has called IN.
greatest internal question Of the day. '' 'ne
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
A Fact Worth Remembering.

indianapolis News.
Before Fastening to pronounce judgment upon tn'
ty of other peoples to govern themselves it might . n
while to remember that Philadelphia, which is guAp
most revolving and degrading piece of jobbery in hs w
pal history of the United States is the most distinep
lean OF all the large cities Of the country
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development likely maintain it, 1t is with cities
and towns in this respect it with Mr.. Toots in
respect of expressing himself Everything depends on
getting good start"
THE PASTE POT IN JOURNALISM
It may perhaps strike the casual reader that it is
rather late in the day to call the attention OF the jour
naliss Of Texas and OF the world the of their
Indebtedness the paste pot Even as faith without
works is dead, so brains without paste aber nit
Every newspaper writer who has attained to that
fame which is concdent great riches may mako his
Acknowledgements to the paste pot He writes some
thing for his papert catches the eye of paste pot
editor and into another paper until behold the
hack writer awakes morning to find his name
pasted upon tho heayen-kissing hills of undying fame
and wherever newspaper paste puts a man. there he
stays! Too long! far too long has the pessmistc
cockToach in his midnight meanderngs been the only
one TO become stuck upon you. A man may WELD a
very large paint brush and still be an artist but
tue artist who Yields the paste brush in newspaper
office is the sole arhiter of the newspaper writer's
destiny,
Behold the poor neglected object sitting there to
do your win overwhelmingly and well. Does it serve
you any the less effectively because few flies. a
cocbroach and perchanca the clammy, caycod corpse
of fororn mouse eushrined in It's depths? We
believe not it may be the end of all things earthly for
them, hut it is the beginning all things heavenly for
you. II the paste pot gets stuck your penciled
maunderngs it means salary; constantly growing
as the reputation OF the paste pot grows It means
ohers from larger papers than the one which at pres
eHt pays that salary! Oh, my dear friends WOO the
pasta not. IN its onao,o 5ctts ,,,rl ,s 80 t7,ra,
iorrreyinq
Verify when we have attained to the ultima thule
OF journalism we shall have for % coat of arms paste
not auescent against an in,y Battle-Ground sirnonntd
by two little devils and pastehush rampant
~. IS ','s "sis"tgS 20 ne
, Io,lfr.. .,,,,ted *, . dr 10 r,aL. ,b lIa,
~ ,i -, ny 81 :" '"'Ne "e CLOSING Gays
a' o. LOUIS '''R"' S"'NeS nave decided to pun their
-----
=, mo" OF 'J% ol',ars IS 70 give low
Orleans the coming year If Hanna viii keep away from
there for a twelvemonth he will he entitled 20 H.
The mercury doesn't seem to recognize the force Of
gravity.
TAU, the Cuan are very easy They have decided NOT
to frame their electoral laws until they find Unc, Sam
- S''''''' "''u ''e" roISlnuuon'
INouN TraRTom cattlemen will please get off the earth
by the 0'a Oh August
TrxAs has got a whole lot of new laws sb, has cot
number Of old ones also which are more honorcd in the
'''''' ''"' j" u'e observance
inoSE were indeed stony-heared vandais who stole
P'"'0'' ma" recently.
RECENT article IN an exchange was headed "Fea Of
log nut we would not encourage such poor spelling and
y ssr,,s heed - 1-1;---- 49, -.
SEEMS hard to believe that Just year ago We were
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
A Chance to Prov

Bolton Evening News .u
John d. Rockefeller says II is easier to besopss II
than It was years ago" He ought to 10Y runnt "
Evening News awhile; be would then range ms m'"T
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
Hrloht PROSPECTS,.

The wedding is golden,
Her hairs EN- hue
And the future be golden
He has gold enough for two. Nd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
A CORNER FOR WOMEN.
FOR CLEVER FINGERS.

detail in frock trimming that many clever womsrl
arranging for themselves is the embroidered collar tot
linen gowns. The art needlework show these ~
in all shapes, cut and ready for stamping and embrodaH
Such collar and possibly cuff bands in white or ecs
broidered, will make very simple linen gown extremely
and will be delightful fancy work for days
industrious girls have had very plain frocks of white W
wood blue, or ecru linen made, and embrodens
Der of effective collars for each frock Russian ENID
cry is much used for these linen frocks
Apropos of Wedgewood blue, its popularity and The
OF the large ornamental button have led to the inou
OF very stunning Wedgewood buttons-he white hguruI
blue ground being set in rim of dull gold or silver
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09
BREAD CUSTARD PUDDING.

DREAD CUS IAND PUDDlNG
One quart OF milk and four eggs well beaten, prdI
salt Sweeten to taste Then add layer OF sliced u
and CRATE nutmeg the top
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-09

There trouble in the Central park zoo today The
polar bears became maddened result of the continued
heat and for time they threatened bodily injury Ia
every who them as we'll as to themselves
Finally line Of hose top of their den
and cold poured them, while few cakes of ice
thrown in remind them of boyhood DAYS Then
the bears quoted down and were good bears again