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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
9DD HUNTING STORY.
Tales of the Extraordinary Fate
 of Wild Turkey.
Barney's Intelligent Dog Net De- ceived, Theush Its Master Was = "A Discovery Which Sur-
 priseea the Nimrod.

1 A good deal has been said about the extraordinary intellect of the, wild turkey. Some men think that it has so much sense that it would die but for it's strong constitution. A story sent to the New York Sun from Paragould, Ark, goes to show that Homer occa- sionally mods in turkeydom.
 DieNz Burney, a gunman, of Para goulaN started after turkey one day, taking with him his Irish setter Bess. Bess was what he called cracking good turkey dog. That is, she would find the trail of the bird and follow it by scent as if shewere hound, finally running upon it and flushing itinto 9 tree, barking at it and diverting it's at tention while her master made stealthy approach and used his doubIe- barrel. .'s.sa
 On this occasion there was slight snow on the ground and trailing prom ised to be good. The pair hunted for two hours without finding anything, then struck a turkey track. It led them for two miles.
 Sometimes the deg lost it on hard bare ground, but always picked it np. Because Of these delays, ,the5work was slow and the turkey, which may have known that it was followed, was able to keep well ahead.
 Finally the trail ran out into an old field and stopped. There was bare ground ahead, no cover or either side, and no turkey. Burney concluded that the bird had flushed here and flown 3 half mile.
 The setter, however, who had gone on for 20 feet or so, suddenly came to dead stop, tail, legs and head rigid, strong point. Burncy walked up to her with his gun cooked, though there was nothing to indicate the presence Of game. -
 Five yards further On a couple of small bare trees had been felled and
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
GRAVES AND SUPERSTITION.
People in Illinois Who Fear, to Let One Remain Open Over
 Night.

The superstitions surrounding the burial are many, and one of these prevails in Illinois and the west to a marked degree. It is practically impossible in the smaller towns to induce anyone to permit q grave to be dug the night before the funeral The grave under no circumstances must be allowed to stand open over night, says the Chicago Tribune.
 Tn the small cemeteries the grave digging is often done by friends of the family of the deceased, and to ask them to dig the grave the night before the burial would be looked upon as nothing short of a personal offense. It would mean sure death for the digger within the year, and it would mean that the dead would not rest in the grave 50 dug contrary to all tradition.
 Among many the idea prevails that it means bad luck to the family of the dead person and would be no less an offense than to leave the dead body exposed in the same way all the nirht
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
CHANCE FOR YOUNGER SONS.
The Very Latest Idea Ts That They
 May Take Up the Occupation of Chauffeur.

What an amazing world is this mod ern world of ours! I have been IT. ad- ing again the letters of Horace rYal- pole, in which it is easy to see that the only professions possible for young man of family were politics, the army and the navy, says a writer in Country Life. # z
 How we have changed all that in 8 little over q century. .. ,. What is there, nowadays that our golden youth think derogatory? Certainly not turn ing actor, going on the stock exchange, taking photographs, running q hotel.
 Now that the war is over, the very latest idea for useless younger sons is that they shall take up the occupation Of chauffeur. At the first blush this seems an excellens idea. Charming for miladi, for instance, to have an agree able young man of good family st her elbow every day driving her motor car, instead of John, silent and obse- quious, on the box of a carriage.
 Indeed, know one gentleman chauf- feur who has a remarkable good time. He has a little cottage all to himself on the estate, and when the family are short of an amusing man they ask him up to the hall to dinner.
 But at present this new profession for younger sons is certainly more dangerous than the army Very rarely, in any recent accident, has the driver . escaped being killed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Goose Laid Golden Egg,

Mrs. Lavinia Thomas, widow, re- siding on the Gold Flat, Nevada City, New, killed a large, fat goose from her flock. While preparing the fowl for dinner she discovered several shin ing nuggets of gold. The gold was taken to the assay office and netted SIS. There are many old placer claims in the vicinity of Mrs. Thomas place, and it is presumed that the goose ill it's search for food among the old dig gings at various times had picked up the precious metal and carried it until discovered by the lucky woman. Mrs. Thomas is seriously considering the advisability of engaging in goose cul- ture on a much larger scale, and it is probable that the entire flock now owned by her will be killed in an cf- fort to obtain the many dollars wortl, of gold they are carrying around with them.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
HAS COMPANION WHO SEES.
Blind Woman in New York Satfsfie II. Fer Taste for Knowledge of f > What Is Going On.

The person who is blind loses much of the beautiful in life through the afifiction. There is one woman, how ever, whose home is in New York city, and who, having means, finds ;i way to satisfy her taste for a knowl- edge of all that is going on. This she accomplishes with the help of com panion of the same sex, but much younger (the woman is herself 17 years old1, who takes her from place to place, explaining everything, says the New York Mail and Express. " Thus, an afternoon at an art ey- hibition results in both coming away with an excellent idea of the most notable canvases. The architecture of the various new buildings is de- scribed at length; the binding and illustrations of late books are laid before the mind of the afflicted one with much circumstance. A~. >s@.@ Even the new operatic and dramat- ic events are attended with great regularity, and the costumes, forms and faces of the performers are de- scribed in the fullest detail; the scenery and the properties are tho subject of comment, and the people in the audience furnish material for discussion between the acts.
 Ill travelling the companion is the same faithful painter of pictures for the sightless eyes of her employer, and every feature that goes to give that variety which seems a necessary spice to living is brought out with the utmost particularity.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
DEFENsE OF THE ONION.
Without the odoriferoua Bulb, There E Would Be No GRstronoraic Art,
 Says This Writer.

The onion is one of those strenuous vegetables about which one cannot be indifferent. One either yearns for it with passionate longing or else ut ;terly repudiates it and everybody who has any trafficking with it.
 If one never had to take ones on- ions at second hand itwouId not be so bad. If the law would only set apart one day week for the cons unaption of onions and forbid it, under penalty of fine and impris onm ent preferably inn pTisonment-at all other times it would be boon to the world. The onion hater would at least know when to take the woods and how long to stay there, says the Provid ence Jour nal
 As for banishing the onion from the kitchen, that would be crime There have been poets who sung it's praises, but perhaps some of the prose rhapso- dies are just as eloquent. For in- stance, if you want to crush your neighbor who regards your dish of onions with supercilious eye just ask him if he knows that the onion is called
 the rose among the roots.''
 Ask him if he knows that without 1t there would be no gastronomic art : that fits presence lends color and en- chantment to the modest dish, its ab- sence reduces the rarest dainty to hopeless insipidity and the diner to de- spair''
 It is quite possible that your naughty neighbor may decline to follow this hint and may show signs of not being plunged into despair pending the ad- dition of onions to his own menu The Stlp ppinniSt is stiff-necked party. (.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
RATS STEAL TOBACCO.
Down in Connecticut They Are.Cnrry. ing Away Entire PIants for
 BHizdins Material.

' A new enemy to growing tobacco has been discovered at Poquonock, which is one of the most important tobacco growing sections in the Connecticut valley. The Clark brothers of that place are lasge growers. Among other tracts they have Is acres, bordering
 on the Farnaington river near where
 it empties into the Connecticut. For month past they have been trying to discover whether it was man or beast that was cutting down six or eight of the tobacco plants every night and bearing them away. They
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
JOINING THE FRENCH LEGION.
NC Questions Asked or Preezs of Identity Required of Stranger
 xas:ssssys.s. Applicants. SS4sNsSs~s.e.ss

It is well-known that no questions are asked of persons 9wishing to join
 the French Foreign Legion, and that
 no proofs of identity are required. As a matter of fact, there have been
 cases of Frenchmen volunteering for
 service in the legion, which is re- served for foreign subjects, under 9
 false name and nationality, says 3 London paper. A certain delay, never theless, occurs between the applica- tion and it's acceptance, and there appears to be belief current among the working classes that in order to hasten the necessary formalities it is sufficient to get locked up, it being supposed that the police authorities take the ma tier in hand and push it forward. A bricklsyer named Al phense Fade has found out to his cost that this belief has no serious foundation. September IS he called at one of the Paris police stations and requested tIe Inspector on duty to arrest aim for vagrancy. The re quest being refused, Fade smashed a window and this had the desired eff feet In the police court he said that he had acted in this way in order to be admitted into the foreign legion more rapidly, as he could get no work in Paris. The judge asked how long an interval was required to con- ciude the formalities, and on being informed that the average was ore rnenth, sent Fade to prison for that s<ss t.r < < E $ < x ; #
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Literary TmmortaIity.

An exchange gives the following ap- palling facts on literary immortality: "Out of 1000 published books, 600 never pay the cost of printing, 200 just pay expenses, 100 return slight profit, and fewer still show substantial gain. Of this number of books, $50 are for gotten at the end of a year, 150 more at the end of three years, and only 50 survive for seven years. Man has been writing books for the last 3,OO0 years, still there are scarcely 500 writers who have stood the test of time, and of this 500 there are not more than 50 who are known to mass of people of ordinary Intelligence in one country"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
sooTHED BY swAYING LEAVES.

arranged that it seemed to be growing naturally.
 From the boy it was learned that his dying grandfather had recently come to America, when he took sick. He was born in a little Italian hamlet where the olive trees cover the hills.
 His relatives, too poor to send him home to die in his. native land, as he wished, arranged the tree-top on the tenement roof. The aged Italian died looking at the swaying leaves andre calling the old home.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Wild Boar Meat in Germany.

The meat of the young wild boar is in Germany considered more pal atable and digestible than that ot the /domesticated hog. Berlin res taurants often have on their bills o1 fare wild-boar's head, which is con sidered a great delicacy. The open season for hunters is from October 16 to January 6.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Crippled by . sneeze.

The champion sneezer of Pennsylva- mia is John Hamilton, a druggist, of New Castle. While at work on a pre- scription he felt a sneeze coming on, and to steady himself clutched rail- iIg. The force of the sneeze was so great that it threw his shoulder out of joint
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
The First Teyygpaper.

Antwerp claims the honor of hav- ing printed the first newspaper-16o5
 and is accordingly preparing to hold a great tercentenary celebration in 1905. The paper in question was . news sheet printed by Abraham Yer hoeven by permission of Archdulxe Albert and Duchess Isabelle The arst English paper appeared in 11a2.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
if.nnIdn,f Scnrs Her.

i :.Did your wife faint when you re- ceived my telegram in the middle of the night?''
 .Oh, no. She's an orphan and has no sisters or brothers, you know.''-- Chicago Record-Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Necded 1nflorm afion.

Drowning Lady (to shop assistant on the bank )-Help! I'm drowning Throw me a life belt.
 Affab1e Shop Assistant Certainly madam; what size do you take ?N \. World
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
His Pension Came Too Late.

Many years ago, Henry Wensler, of Warsaw, Ind, a war veteran, applied for a pension. It has just been grant ed, and the government has sent him check for S25, 900. The poor pension CT is not likely to appreciate this for tune, as he is demented
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Drugred Rabies of India,

The habit of drugging their babies so that they can be left alone is very common in India among mothers who work in factories. Tn the city of Madras the infant mortality is given as 2s5 per l, 1,ooo. Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

That the Message Rates Are in no Case Greater Than a Telegram, and in Many Cases But Little More Than a Letter, and You Don't Wait for an Answer !? ...-... .....
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

He sez: coeza,'t sem to mia0 it if he isn't right well fed, 5- .- An he lets me haul the kiver ter my own . side e the he6; ..s@ He will build the fires an wind the clock an fire the cat at night
 An' upon ther whole must say 'at hS aims ter treat me right. Kit though Dan'l is peceolar in a certain few rsspec's,' .-.-- ; An' if | rip my hastings with his razor he objec's,-- %sa Tn many ways my Dan'l is the rneskest man in town --g>:-:sr =: But tSs-c :z t.Ees when Danl
 blanks
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 foot
 right down. rchicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
-aurfnce Appreciation.

Alice-What do you do when Jack talks football to you?
 Julia Well, I try to lnck intclli- xcnt.-Detroit ESse Hress.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Hruxt Re True.

Meeks The man who tries to change a woman's views is fool.
 Weeks-How do you know?
 ssMy wife told -, ,"-C Chicago Daily News. -
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
- 7777 : 77777'777
 DANlEL.S WAy,.

zsssesinila ssrt of critter as you'a ever =, wish ter see; While there may he.eetter husbands, he is .sS .geedfeneughs fer me. 4ze~ is nethin. much ter iloek at, but he's ff made O wearin' stuff An it'ssxmighty selcem ever at you see him in a huff kin twist. him 'reunG my finger hold him -sss cnderneath my thumb, Hes ss sweet an easy Soin', but you ftS-< s.weuldh't call him dumb; For 1t a;n't no sort O secret at we all jest |! stand aToun'9s-1s .tsss~ ,-+ blanks
 his
 feot
 right
 down
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

 A DO y()() ' These 7. Z. .& ed
 Telephone ... Facts ]?

That the Lines of the Southern New England Telephone Co. Reach Every Town in .Connecti- cut? EFT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

That a Telephone in Your Office or Residence Costs but $2.5.oo a Year With Quarterly Pay- mentS,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

kin feed him en cold taters an put water in the pot Till the coffee's nigh on 6rownded an it never makes him hot. kin set an TeaGt the paper st we git jest ence 9 week When he simply aches ter glimpse it an he's patient an he's meek. kin jest negiec' lis buttons an the Sarnin' Of his socks Am kin bile his aigs fer breakfast till they're hard as any roks; But my DanPs got his limits, an there's times you'll see him frown Ar usin' vi'lent langHtch,
 plank
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 foot
 right
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

That the Next Issue of the Quarterly Directory Goes to Press January I, 1903.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

EChicago Daily News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

,.,..o, an-u 10 CspeciaD.-Mrs. John B.
Henderson gave beautiful luncheoh 70 -
euests were Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge hi9 -
cav NJ Depew. Mrs Francis G. Newiands' Mhie'
Of, H. ,r.roerfe Mrs Dayrell E. NJ Crachah-
+horno Mrs Wayne Macveagh. Mrs. L. H. Lei'e''
Mrs Porter Gambler Mrs. Alfred Ch1oru Dais
Mrs J. E. Tropp Mrs Lothrop Bradley. VIZ :,
seph Hobson Mrs Pinchot ana ME-
New-York. -. ha-
Sa+o- Rurrovs,s wife gave a luncheon at her
,o No I Ao4 Observation-Disclosures The gues's
were Mrs. Shaw. wife OF the oecles sor,
Treasury; Mrs. Foraker and Mrs ouarle'
the Senatorial circle; Baroness Mohcheui' T,
do Perez Mrs John W. Foster. Mrs 1eoie -
I,y;r;.r,s Mrs David Jayne Hill, Mrs HerDeiI
wadsvorth Mrs Robert 1. Fleming Mrs " ii''.'
d Rtdeelv Mrs Theodore Birney and MIS- a. -
Haford ..;.,r,
u,sbirpton this week went to Mount vernon az
1900 nv the Minister of Japan and secre-
,orias If the legation. After their return thes a.
tended an informal o'clock recep'ioh So NJ
Mr. and Mrs John ". Foster, AT thelr HoO'
325 Efehteenth-st. Many well Known Pe'Pt-' -.
or whom have travelled in Japan, were PIe9eliI
a+ Count Natsukata Mrs. Foster had jars Va
cherry blossoms in the drawing rooms anu III
lowed the Japanese custom Oh Sei.i
cakes to the guests at small lacquer tables
At the reception after the dinner III io'o. -,
60. rn,ort last evening. the Minister OF Brazil
ard Nine de Assis- Brasil were assisted IN lecelE
ing the guests by Nine. HengelmuLier NINE 49,
Nerou and Countess Cassini Among tie sN
from the diplomatic circle were the Amnassduoi9
Of France and Russia, the Ambassador OF NieN
and Nine de Azpiroz. the Ambassador OF lay en-
Nine Mayor des Planchez, the Ministers VI F
triaHungary Sweden. Denmark. SwltzeriaIlu' .i0
Netherlands Guatemala Persia and the Arseital
R.nuh1c. the Minister of China and NINE, ~,
the Minister of Japan and Nine tahttiit tr -
Minister of Belgium and Baroness AohCe. 1880
Minister of Hayti and Nine Leger- me -11teOOarsi
Gannrsi and Mrs Knox the Postmaster 1shSIa
the Secretary of the Navy ana ueIe'"' ~
Miles were also among the guests NJ, r.,e+t
antartained at a dinner last evening Stlldlot
Ms Hale General and Mrs CoTbln rep $500
,J-a Eoss JIes Bpufve. of the Frenzy t-IllOG -
NJ "a Mrs Reginald de koven. MI anu -H+'-
IIarbart Wadsworth and Miss wilson -.,.
The Misses Riggs gave a densntIul oaiiOAle P'''
at their home. in LIST 49,, IL patonies of
Eort IIa milton New-York. and LeutehaAI U4+Ne4-
ynInFhird of the army, is announced 100
u r NJ Curry the special ambassador 10 -
sent fhe United States at the coTohdtIIon u ~,
Kinr Of Spain accompanied oy MrS- CELLS w.
MasSbiDe.op to-day and Will sail from New iots
Paris stopping for a few days in the FRENCH
capital. . -, 49, a-,nv and Mrs
ESwards will go abroad for the summer sai'4ii9
49, Ney-York a week from tomorrow -,
The wives of Senators BURROWS ana az $3.50,
arc going to California for month Visit Inns
1be,r arrival for the convention OF the -
~ Women's Clubs which opens the hrst wen III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
PERSONAL NOTES.

sherburne w Durham. who has discovered
much larger number Of double stars than any ons
else and has for several years been professor or
astronomy in the University OF Chicago. began
life as stenographer and for the last ten years
has held the Office of clerk OF the United States
Circuit Court at Chicago. He has now resigned
the latter position to devote his entire time 10
astronomy Mr.. Burnhau. it Is said IS peter
known as an astronomer in Berlin, St Petersburg
and other seats OF learning in Europe than ne Is
IN GniSag S2 or in astro-photography in which
he is credited with much that proved OF value 70
was senior astroromer at the Lick Observatory. in
California, when he accepted the appointments 'o
the federal court clerkShlp-
Lord Cirirnthorpe is the oldest kings counsel In
England. He is in his eighty-seventh year. has
been lawyer sixty-four years, was made queen
eoInsei IA tsS+' ana J matters than any
other man in England
To Sir Frederick Lugard and Major MolesWorth
Sykes have been awarded the two gold medals
bestowed annually on distinguished SeograpnerS
by the Royal Geographical Society The selection
OF the council has been approved by King Ed
ward. who had expressed an opinion that as tne
medals royal the names OF al reclplSSaIS
Sir F Lugard naturally obtains this coveted dis
tincton for his manifold geographical services In
widely known has been engaged for the last nine
years in mapping many thousands OF square mics
OF hitherto unexpl1red territory IN PERSIA
George H Williams. whom the Republicans Of
Portland Ore have just nominated for Mayor,
was a generation ago prominent figure IN pub
lie life He a judge in Iowa ffty-hVe years
ago. before the Republican party came into exist
ence He was one OF the Presidential electors
whose votes made Pierce President OF the United
States in 1852 He Chief Justice OF Oregon IN
1853 when Oregon was further out Of the world
than are the remotest mining camps OF Alaska at
the present time and when that Territory had
smaller population than can now be found IN me
Northern Territory. He assisted in framing Ine
constitution of oregon forty-four years age 0 ne
was United States Senator when President RooSe-
y-elt was a child OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
THE BRITISH LOAN.

Holm Bull NAV take measure of satslac'ioh
from the result of his latest war loan Irue'
if would have been pleasanter TO get alohs
without any loan at all But that WIS inpoS
sible. as ii usually is impossible for every co""
try that gets into even small war 1he e'
sentfal thing is to be able to ger the lloheS
when a loan is necessary. That is something .ne
pi+,sb Government has never yet failed to DO
In tho nresent case it has done It with marked
case Half of the loan WIS taken promptly by
o syndicate of bankers The other half, offereu
m tha general public has with equal promptness
been subscribed some thirty or forty tunes ofei'
That NAV not indicate that loan thirty vi
forty times as big would have been supsclipeu
If certainly does prove that there is ho scaioi'
of money nor any reluctance TO lntrust IL " iiie
| British Government for the purposes Oh 'he
| present emergency
| If may have been a cause OF regret 10 SUM
| that tbe loan was offered at a discount what
| eyer humiliation may have heen lmpheu ~,
| that circumstance would seem to be well atonea
e. hr tho fact of the enormous oyersubscrlp-
| +;on If is also to be observed that the ne"
| bonds are already at premium of l per cent
| That fact will remove the sting. II any there
uos of tho discount issue. 1t will also provoke
Some to wonder why the issue was MADE at
d;soount 1t certainly looks as though the
whole loan might have been placed without
trouble at par. At any rate, the financial creal'
| of tbe British Government is amply v1ndicatea'
The price of maintaining and extending the
British empire in Africa may be one thae WI,
| 'stagger humanity but at least the nnanciai
mart Of it does not seem to cause much stag
pering. The process of paying off the BRUSH
debt is suspended for time. and the deot Is Ill,
creased But In year or two the paying OH
will be resumed at rate surpassed by only one
other country in the world