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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
LEFT IN DEPOSIT BOXES.
s0nae Strange Revelations Are Made
When They Are Opened by
Vault OrlciaIs.

It often happens that deposit boxes
rented in bank vaults are opened on
account Of arrears in payment on the
part of the reuters, who cannot be
found. Then strange are the revela-
tons of a box's contents.
A young woman had a box in a down
town bank and failed to pay its sec
ond years rent. As she had disap-
peared from her former residence the
box was opened recently. All it con-
tanned was. a pair of baby shoes.
Another box rented by man dis
closed, on being opened for the usual
reason, a diamond brooch worth at
least S40o The bank has held the
brooch for three months, in the belief
that the man or his heirs will one day
claim it.
Often these boxes contain interest
gletters-letters from an aged moth
er to her son, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, from young man to his sweet
heart, from grateful pensioner to his
beuefactOr
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
INSTINCT OF A MOTHER.
Illustrated by the Cow When There.
Is a stray Calf in the Vest
ern Cattle Herd.

1t might seem that where half a
dozen herds were mingled together, it
would be impossible toselect the calves
belonging to a particular owner with
any degree of accuracy, says E. Mayo,
writing on "Beef" in Leslie's Monthly,
that in the roundup they would be-
come hopelessly mixed. But all this
is obviated by very simple rule, which
is that the calf belongs to the COW
that claims it, and consequently to the
concern whose brand she bears. Long
experience has taught the cattlemen
that the calf may mistake it's mother
sometimes, but the COW her offspring
never. Of course, in these days of wire
fences when the free riders of the
range are degenerating to the rank Of
the eastern "hired man. and each
sbunch" is kept to its own territory,
there is small occasion for the exer-
else of this test; but in the old days Of
the open range it worked perfectly,
except in the case of mavericks
those cattle that had grown to be
yearIings or over without having
passed under the branding iron-and
these the impartial law Of the time
distributed in proportion to the mum.
Der Of each herd participating in the
rOund-uD
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
OPERATING MARIONETTES.
Remarkable Ingenuity and Skill Dig
played by One Man in the
Business.

''The ingenuity of some of the ham
dlers of marionettes," said show
man, lis incredible. know man who
conducts a marionette theater, where
in an orchestra of eight pieces pla--.
under marionette leadership, while IN
the boxes dozen marionetfe specta-
tors laugh and applaud, and on the
stage marionette drama briskly en-
acts itself.
The conductor of all this stands, ex-
posed to the waist, at the back of the
stage. and apparently he is motionless,
though really each finger of both
hands and the majority Of the.toes of
bothfeet areworking with unexampled
fapidity. For each marionette is con.
nected by a string with toe or a
finger of the operator, and this string
sometimes has as many as ten or fif-
teen branches, joined to the manikin's
face, body, arms, legs, etc., SO that it
may dance, smile, wave it's arms and do
number of other lifelike things. One
Of these figures, indeed, is connected by
32 strings to the operator.
1T is bewildering to think of the
number of strings there must be alto
gether," concluded the Snowman, ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Record,
land really it is impossible to conceive
of the dexterity and the thought re
CURED in the artistic manipulation of
band of marionettes.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
COLOR In TEE SOUTHWEST.
chose who Have seen 1t say There Fe
No. Blue Like the Sky OF
Arizona.

4
| The desert is gray and white and
| yellow, a background which intensi-
| fes the red shirt of the cowboy and
the blanket OF the Indian. The land
scape of red and ocher also brings
out all Ele blue there is in the sky,
writes Maxfeld Parrish, in Century.
Titan did the same thing; how fond
he was of placing tan-colorsd figure
against his blue skies, contrast
which, no doubt, helped to make his
skies the marvel they are. In the
southwest your face is always lifted
up, looking into air and space and
freedom; and day after day the sky
is clear and blue; it is always with
you, and you see more Of it than you
ever saw before; SO no wonder you
say there is no blue like the sky of
Arizona.
But it is not the intense blue Of
New England; it is a pale blue, and
there is a heaven-full of it every
day and night. When you see bare
red Arizona mountain long way OH,
the blue and violet and purple of it
seem like the work of magic. Put
ii over against the east in a clear
sunset glow, and it would be more
startling than in Arizona. But we
have not such mountains here, and
Arizona has not our atmosphere
capable of giving color to the
dingiest object. However, she has
great local color, and great distances
to change it into many tints. A field
of alfalfa is the most brilliant of
greens; the vernaillion fy-catcher is
a comet in the sky--he positively
CLOVIS like a light, he is so brilliant.
One has to stand on the rim of the
Grand Canon, look across at the
other wall, IS miles away, and watch
ii at sunrise or sunset, in order to
see color which can exist nowhere
else. At the beginning or at the end
of the day the great forms Of which
the walls are made cast their most
wonderful shadows. They are so far
off and there is so much air in be-
tween that the light and shade seem
unreal, like mirage which you know
will vanish in little while. The low
sunlight falls on the red towers and
spires, and causes them to glow as
though light were within them, like
o great thunderhead at sunset; and
thousands of feet down into the
chasm falls the shadow, a blue from
dreamland, blue from which all the
skies of the world were made.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

hide in all Europe equal to the occa-
sion.
The charity organizations OF New
York city are setting a good example
to the. rest of the country in establish
ing "beggar's gallery" where photo
graphs of professional mendicants will
be kept.
Some of the poorer people in Ger
many use goose grease instead Of but
ter and the supply is not equal to the
demand. Last year Germany import
ed 6,431, PIT live geese besides raising
an enormous number.
With few exceptions the leaders of
mankind come from the ranks of the
comparatively poor and from the coun-
try. The reason seems to be that only
by a struggle, by persistence in effort,
is adequate development reached.
Cryptic marriages are no longer per-
mitted in the post office department.
Women clerks who wed must notify
the department. The alleged evil call
ing for this order is the holding Of gov
ernment Offices by both man and wife.
The unrest of the world is not be-
cause of sin, but its unhappiness is.
Unrest is the normal condition of life
and advancement, but life and advance
ment IS always pleasurable unless the
laws governing them have been or are
violated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
DRESS OF THE coNTINENTALs.
NDndescript ssUnifOrms" of the Mex
who Fought for America
Independence.

In "The Prologue of the American
Revolution in Century, Prof. Justin
III. Smith gives the following descrip-
ton Of the uniforms of the Ameri-
can soldiers at the capture Of St.
Johns, in Montgonery's Canadian
campaign:
sAll the besieging troops were on
foot in the best attire they could COM
lnand. In the three Connecticut regi-
ments no uniforms were visible ex-
cept as officers here and there had
chosen to provide themselves, or pri-
vate wore the dingy old coat that had
done service at Louisburg years be-
fore; but graduations of rank were
shown by colored ribbons. Plainly
dressed though they were, the men
looked formidable with their big mus
kets, the barrels four feet long minus
an inch in diameter, and the cleaning
bayonets IA inches in length.
Beside them stood the New York
troops. Weeks before, Capt. Living
ston had described the dress of his
men: Some of them have waistcoats,
others none; some trousers, others
none; some hats, others without; some
ragged, others whole;' and probably
things had not improved much during
the wear and tear of the siege. But
they allhad regi1nental coats, at least,
distinguishing the regiments by the
color of the facings; and Montgomery
declared that somehow they had ac-
quired the look of regulars. There,
also, was Capt. Lamb with his artillery,
all in blue and buff, and that of a finer
quality than the infantry had, as be-
came an elite corps: and, yonder, a
squad of the Green. Mountain Boys
from Longueuil, dressed out in green
with red facings, and such strapping
fellows that the New York provincial
congress had to order all their coats
made of large size Behind them shone
the tents Of the soldiers and the Off
GERS marquees; while the vast pines
of the forest made somber but magni-
fcent background"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Debating SORE THROAT.
A Curious EfaIady Which Amicts
Many Persons Who Employ stem
osraphcrs In Their Offices.

Debating sore throat is an affection
OF the vocal cords that business men
get from the odd, strained. high voices
that they use in debating to their
stenographers. IT don't know why it
IS" a physician said the other day.
"but nearly every man when he die
tates puts his natural, easy voice aside
and uses high-pitched, feverish note
that plays the very deuce with the vocal
cords as it CRATES over them. A man
Of big interests will dictate over 1o0let-
tiers day at times. His throat is so
sore when he is done that he has to
take some oleaginous and soothing
medicine.
''The disease is distinctly modern
one" said the physician, according to
the Philadelphia Record, "a sign Of
these complex modern times, and it
has been called, for want of better
name. debating sore throat. The nnly
cure for it is to teach men to dictate
in their natural voices Ga thing that
seems to be impossib1e) or to compel
them to cease debating altogether
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

Itching Piles is one Of the
most persistent plaques that the
world has ever known. Men
and women,o old and young, rich
and poor suffer alike, and for
ages it was generally believed
that there was no cure for the
exasperating malady. Now
and then preparations have ap-
peared that would relieve the
itchiness temporarily, but that
was all. There seemed to be
absolutely no real cure.
That is all changed now,
however. Doan's Ointment
will cure Piles, whether itch
ing, protruding or bleeding.
1t is also a safe and absolutely
sure cure for eczema and all
other itching diseases of the
skin. Doan's Ointment is a
pleasant, harmless and abso-
htely sure remedy for all itch
ing diseases Of the skin.
eo.n -. (,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
FIFTEEN YEARS OLD.

/ To-day the Democrat begins ITS Six
| teenth year as a daily newspaper, and
in celebration of the event we present
! the full capacity of our new Goss press
at one printing. The paper contains
| all the news, local and general, as
usual, as well as a number of special
articles prepared by our own staff at
considerable time and trouble, and also
articles prepared by syndicate writers.
We think it can safely be claimed for
the Democrat that to-day's issue is the
largest, as well as the best paper from
readers standpoint that has ever been
printed in Waterbury. 1t is not our in
tention to give this large paper every
day, not for the present at least, but
when occasion calls for it we are pre-
pared to turn it out. The Democrat has
experienced its share of ups and downs
the past few years, but we We're pow
erless to prevent them. Something
over two years ago a press was placed
in our new building which has proved
to be Jonah, if ever there was such
a thing. Several times since we nave
been forced to call on our contempt
raries, the American and the Republi-
cam for assistance in the way of print
ing our paper, when our own press re-
fused to do it's work. That is all past
and gone now we hope, for with our
new machine we feel sure that the
paper will be out on time, and printed
in a much more readable manner, and,
of course, filed with all the news that
is fit to publish. And if the occasion
ever calls for it, we hope to be able to
return the favors conferred on us by.
our two contemporaries. We wish also
at this time to thank our patrons and
the public at large for their patronage
and the good will shown toward this
paper at all times. We hope now to
make up for some of the things we in
tended to do heretofore, but which,
owing to our crippled condition, we
were unable to carry out. The press
and stereotyping outfit jufst installed is,
the best of its kind made, and the
makers guarantee that it will do it's
work. We sincerely hope So. for. our.
readers sake as well as for the feelings
Of those whose duty it is to get out the
paper, as well as the small army of
faithful boys who have delivered it
early and late. To the help in the
office the old press has been a heart
breaker, for we knew not the minute
when it would refuse to do cur bid
ding. The little news carriers have
waited and watched for sthe sound of
the moving machinery, and then for
their turn to grasp their bundles and
speed on their way. 1f,these little men
have served you faithfully the season
of the year now coming is a good time
to show that you appreciate their eff
forts, as well as ours, to present you
each evening with an up-to-date, clean
family newspaper.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Muaeumsi in SiDerIa.

For many years Russia has been de-
porting to Siberia its men of the most
active intellect and turning them loose
in new country to make a livelihood
for themselves and for their families.
It is not strange, then, to note that
universities and museums are spring
ing up in Russia's eastern possessions,
nor that many Of the men of science
and teachers on the staff are exiles.
There is scarcely town of 10000 in
habitants in all Siberia but has public
museum, under the care Of learned
and competent curator.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
In proof Of it we tell wha

In proof of it we tell wha
those who have used it say.
Mr.. Patrick Nolan, of No.
IcS Railroad Avenue, Bridge
port, Conn, says: "To any one
troubled with any form Of ir-
ritation Of the skin, / can with
confidence recommend Doan's
Ointment. I was for a long
time bothered with persistent
irritation on my body, and none
of the many preparations and
ointments / used did me any
good until / procured Doan's
Ointment at a Drug Store and
applied it. It was SO soothing
and healing, and acted so
promptly that I felt relief from
the first, and improved steadily.
1t is the best remedy for ir-
ritation Of the skin there is on
the market.
Just such emphatic endorse
ment can be had right here in
Waterbury. Drop into Lakes
drug store and ask what his
customers report.
DRUGGISTS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Asnnftiea narer snaner.

There is more Of ideal'love and mar
riage in the world than it is the fashion
to believe. Atfinities are not so rare.
But they are made, not born. After all,
what are affinities? People between
whom attraction is developed to max
imum, who think and feel and act in
entire sympathy. It is improbable
that two people could meet and discov-
er bond Of perfect sympathy. Such a
condition would be too goodand great
to gain without 8 struggle. No two
people have the same training and ed
ucation, the same environment, the
same conditions for the formation Of
character and inclination. We must
make our afinities Cosmopolitan.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

The colored gentleman in the wood
pile may sometimes be discovered with
out calling in the services of Sherlock
Holmes. The Pacific railroads have
nothing to gain by the building of an
Isthmian canal, they are acquainted
with the value of a lobby, and South
American statesmen are not adamant
to bribery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Quick Lunch Mus,i c.

Funny thing happened down at
Feedem's restaurant"
what? Somebody get good
steak?"
.'Oh, no; but Feedem put in one of
these big organs that plays from a
perforated strip of music, and one of
the regular boarders threw a lot of
punched meal tickets into the instru-
ment.''
What happened?''
SIT played the Dead March from
Saul IN. L. Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
some old Books.

The first book printed in the United
States was an almanac published at
Cambridge in 1889 by Stephen Daye,
who established the first printing
press in this country. The second pub
lication was q slip containing poem,
entitled: ''The Freeman's OATH" The
next book was metrical version of
the Psalms, known as the "Bay Psalm
Book" in 1910. Copies of the latter are
now very rare. 1t is one Of the most
valuable books in the world ~ w oman's
home COMPANION.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Very StiIl.

Sketch you?" echoed the rambling
artist. What kind of subject would
you make?"
"Oh, I'd do as still life,'' grinned the
tramp, who had not changed his posi-
ton in the haystack for "A hours.-C Chi
eago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
HEARD IN PASSING

A man named Ernest Damns engaged
In d street duel in Kansas City. Both
duelfsts were killed, Damns by a bullet
and the other man By Damns.
Charlie schwab has been cutting
such high capers la Europe that his
father felt compelled to join his party
there. There is no Woodshed or raw
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

A colored man named Hawkes. is
suing the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
in Virginia for $4,000, because the
conductor Of one Of the trains of that
road ordered him to enter the white
coach of "Jim Crow car, and when
he refused, put him off the train.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

The Professor Yes. caterpillar is
the most 'voracious living thing. In a
month it will cat about 600 times it's
own weight.
Deaf Old Lady-Whose boy did you
say he. was Stray Stories.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
sabbath Obaervance .in scoftana,

AS an instance Of the observance of
the Sabbath in Scotland, a English pa
per tells Of a postman having a route
between Stirling and Blairdrummond
He was observed to ride bicycle over
his six miles on week days and to walk
the same distance on Sunday, and when
asked why, replied that he was not al
lowed to use the machine Sunday. An
investigat ton followed. and the post
mans explanation proved to be cor
rect.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
Pneumatic Tubes.

Pneumatic tubes are used fur carry
ing mail between Paris and Berlin. A
letter dropped in a box in Paris can be
delivered in Berlin in an hour, some
times in 80 minutes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

A lot OF CRASHED steers from
North Dakota, avera ging 800 pounds
each, we're sold IN Chicago last Au-
gust Ter s1o7.90 head. 81 Chicago
Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05
TO CURE A COLD IN oyB DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money il it fails
to cure. 70. w. Groves signature is
on each box. 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-05

rzanmus
q Directory of i
B RELIABLE SPECIALISTS 3
i IN WATERBURY 8
ARCHITECTS
u. BENEDICT,
Room 36, 81 Leavenwortn st.
FRENZY & JACKSON, Room 80, 81
Leavenworth st. From 43 e. Main ST.
LEONARD ASHEIM.
Room %, Lewis building. Bank st.
ELECTRICIANS
GEORGE NJ. CHAPMAN IS co,
43 East Main st.
DOCTORS
FL. j. DE yIGR, NJ. ID.
14S North Main st.
..,r,,.-,.sssaSaS DIR r. G. JONES,
~ Veterinary Surgeon,
MEztExEs e Res % johnson. Tel
TEACHERS OF MUSIC
CLARA BRZEZlNSKI,
Citizens Bank building.
DENTISTS
=. W. MAHONY,
43 East Main street.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
.. IA. GRAY u co.
235 North Main street.
Funeral Undertakers. Telephone day
or night.
SIGN ARTISTS
ELL OCkELS.
II Spring st.
Up-to-date sign work.
LADIES TAILoRS
FRANK DE FEC, formerly with Reid
s. Hughes, 20 Bank st. Telephone.
CUSTOM TAILOR
JAMES Ell. CLINE. Prichard building.
corner Bank and Grand sts.
TONSORIAL ARTISTS
GEORGE KLEEBER, 151 Bank st.
Over Jones. Morgan & Co.
BIRDS
singing Birds and Goldfish at +. GIA-
BER'S Bird Store, 1G4 S. Main st.
CARRIAGE MAKERS
MANN & DERRY.
16 Brown st.
BRrC-A-BRAC AND FURNITURE
JOHN Z. SANE,
2S7 Bank st.
CASH BUYERS
WILLIAM POSSNEk,
BOB Bank st.
Highest prices paid for Cast-cn Cloth
ing. Send postal; will call.
HALF PRICE TAILOR
JOHN MOSEL,
n Abbott ave.
Repairing, cleaning and pressing Ia
dies and gents garments.
RESTAURANTS
BROS,
l3S South Main street.
HoRsEsH0ERs
w. NJ. DOYLE,
70 % Jefferson street. aL<S9 s2s.
-.:~ BRASS BAND - B.. .sa
Waterbury Italian Band. Music for all
occasion Frank DeFeo. Mgr. Tel
DON'T FORGET
the new Barber Shop now open at IL
xy,>-+ AIoin ctPpat a near Cones drug
LOUIS MENDLEBOHM.
PATENTS.
Patents. Caveats and Preliminary Exam
;nstions. etc. JAMES A PEASLEY, 81
Leavenworth street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-30
INTERNATIONAL
Trust Formed to Cover Two
Continents.
The New Gigantic Combination
Will Be Known as the British
American Tobacco Co.

London, Sept. 27.-The tobacco
war has been ended by the amalga-
tion of the American and British
interests An official statement
covering the details and subscribed
by the officers of both combines will
be given out later.
Referring to the termination of the
conflict an official of the American
company said to a representative of
the Associated Press:
cit is the first combination, to my
mind, on right lines, and one that
secures real unity of interests
where powerful American and En-
glish concerns so out hand-in-hand
to seek the trade Of the rest of the
world. 1t has been a difficult mat
ter, requiring the most careful con-
sideratlon. The negotiations have
been proceeding since August 10.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-30
LIKE CHECKER GAME
rlany MOvesMade on the DiplO.
matte Chess Board.

Washington, Sept. 26.-The fol
lowing Diplomatic appointments
were announced from the State de.
partment this afternoon.
Charlemagne Tower, OF Pennsyl-
vania, now ambassador to Russia,
to be ambassador to Germany.
Robert Mccormick, of Illinois,
ambassador to Austria, to be am
bassador to Russia.
Bellamy Storer, of Ohio, minister
to Spain, to be ambassador to Aus
tria.
Arthur Hardy, of New Hamp-
shire, now minister to Switzerland
to be minister to Spain.
Charles Hage Bryan, of Illinois,
now minister to Brazil, to be minis
ter to Switzerland.
David Thompson, of Nebraska, to
be minister to Brazil.
The appointments will take effect
when Ambassador White leaves
Berlin in November to return to
America.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-30
HOOKS CarSdpdriLLa

There is already an eager in
terest in the coming speech of Hon
Jno. K. Hendrick in this city next
Monday. Time has come for the
gubernatioua al contest to be opened
in earnest. Col. Hendrick is a pro-
found lawyer, an accomplished
orator apd would make an excellent
Governor. He would enforce the
laws of Kentucky with sound judg-
ment and purity of purpose. No
Democrat would hang his head in
shame if charges of corruption
and contempt of law were made by
Republicans against his admins
tration. The Democrats would be
proud of their Governor with Hen
drlck occupying the chair be is so
well fitted 10 fill. We are glad to see
such men as Col. Hendrick and
Judge Black aspiring to the Office
of Governor. It shows that the
race will be a ''man's size" affair
Wisdom and common sense will
have place in party councils. Let
us accord Col, Hendrick a hearing
and then give his claims due con-
sideration.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-30

Hon. James Montgomery, q
Elizabethtown, who withdrew from
the race for Circuit Judge in the
Ninth district after a primary was
called, has issued a card in
which he says; "Our constitution
never authorized a moneyed prI-
mary. l have suffered so much
from unwarranted action of the
managers of the party that l now
propose to test the legality of the
call out Of time, with onerous
moneyed conditions, etc" This is
the beginning of the revolt that is
sure to come against the secret
ballot method of making nomina-
tons and the unlawful taxation of
by committees.