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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
FIRE IN FIvE-sToRY FLAT.
One Dead and Several Suffer from
Shock and Burns.

New York, Aug 28.-One woman was
killed and several others suffered from
shock and burns as the result of fire
which started on the first floor of a
five-story fiat house in West 121st
street, early this morning. The dead
woman was Mrs Eva Arndt, who lived
on the fourth floor of the house. She
jumped from a window and died in
hospital of her injuries. The other
women who were hurt will recover
The money loss was $4,000.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
oRDERED TO COAL FIELDs,

Huntington, w. Va, Aug 2S.-Major
James e. Verlander, of the Second bat
talon, w, Va. n. g., has received or
ders. from Governor White to proceed
at once with the three companies of
state militia here and one company at
Milton to New River coal field. where
trouble is imminent. The companies
have been assembled and will leave at
once on a special train. Serious trou-
BILE is predicted
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
NEW GOLF RECORD.

William Watson, the gamekeeper for
the club, made a new record yester-
day morning on the links of the Farm
ington Avenue Golf club. He reduc-
ed his own record of 36 for the nine
holes to 35, playing against James
Mustarde of New Haven. Mr. Wat
sons scope for the nine holes was: 4,
5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, A, 3; total 35.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
FIRE AT WINSTED.

Winsted, Aug 28.-The plant of
Bronson Brothers was partially de-
stroyed by fire early to-day One
frame building was destroyed with a
loss of about $4,000. The buildings
are situated on the outskirts of the
town and by the time the fire de-
partment and apparatus arrived the
roof Of the building had fallen in. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
PARDEE FOR GOVERNOR.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug 28.-The re-
publican state convention nominated
George G. Pardee of Oakland for gov
ernor on the sixth ballot. The Gage
men, finding that they could not NOM
mate their man, threw their strength
to Pardee Alden Anderson was
chosen lieutenant governor by accla-
nation.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
SHOT BY HER LOVER.
Seventeen Year Old Girl Victim of
Jealous Ruffian.

New York Aug 2S.-Dora Lesko,
aged IL and very pretty, was shot by
her equally youthful lover, Joseph
Breskovitz, yesterday at her home In
Yonkers. Infamed by the girls re-
lection of his suit, Breskoyitz thrust
a revolver against her jaw and fired
The bone was shattered and the girl
is now in the hospital She is in a
precarious condition. Breskovitz was
arrested.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
KILLED AT MADISON.

Madison, Aug 2S-An unknown man
about % years Of age was struck and
instantly killed blythe west bound Bosr
ton flyer this noon. He attempted to
step out of the way of the east bound
accommodation train and stepped di-
rectly in front of the west bound flyer.
He was well dressed and carried a
bag used by commercial travellers. No
one was able to identify him.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
MORE TROoPs ARRIyE

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug 28.-The Sec
ond city troop of Philadelphia, number
ing about sixty men, arrived here at
7:30 o'clock this morning. The disem-
barkment was quickly made and at
8 $50 o'clock the troopers were marching
toward camp at Indian Ridge, where
they are now occupying the site vacated
by the governors troops last night.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
VICTORY FOR CROKER.
Writ of Mandamus Ordering His Res
toration to Duty.

New York, Aug 28.--Justice Hall
in the supreme court yesterday after
noon granted peremptory writ of
mandamus directing Fire Commissions
er Sturgis to Immediately restore Fire
Chief Edward q. Croker to active
duty as chief of the fire department.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
DEATH OF HARTFORD MAN.

Hartford, Aug 2S.- Charles w.
Sprague, who has acted as superin-
tendent Of streets in this city for ten
years, died at his home here this
morning. He has been critically i'll
for some days. He was 70 years of
age
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28

Moriarty, undertaking. Calls an.
swered promptly at store and house
Telephone $50 and 354
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
ANOTHER SWIMMER FAILS.
Tried to Swim English Channel, But
Was Taken Out of Water Exhausted.

Dover, Eng, Aug 2S-A boat from
Calais, France. which arrived here at
Z a. M, reports that Montagu Hol-
bein, the English swimmer who start
ed from Gris-Nez, France at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon on his
third attempt to swim the English
channel, was within nine miles of the
Kentish coast
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28

Make Ready Bits the food pro tenn;
Cd. W A. D. at p. N. Packages
15c. All grocers.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28

Dover, Eng, Aug 28.-Holbein failed
in his attempt to swim the English
channel. He was taken out of the
water when mile from Dover. Hol-
bein had to be helped out of the water,
being too exhausted to struggle any
longer against the westward tide. He
stayed in the water twenty-five hours
and twenty-one minutes.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28

Dover, Eng, Aug 2S.-Frank Holmes
Of Birmingham, who started from Do
yer at 5 o'clock this morning in an eff
fort to swim the English channel, was
seized with sickness and abandoned
the attempt when six miles out. When
Holmes was taken from the water he
was found to be suffering from a
cramp.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28

weirs. N. H. Aug 2s-FulIv three
thousand people Joined in welcoming
President Roosevelt on his visit to the
encampment of the New Hampshire
g. A. r. here to-day 1t was one of
the largest crowds ever seen here The
president was escorted to the hotel
steps where he held a review. Fol
lowing luncheon at the hetel the pres
fdent visited the camp where he deliv-
cred an address.
, 1902-07-18
rssEncsoF GOOD TiMss oFtoLD.

Ella of Modern Funftions
Spells the Fun.
Did You ever think how complicated
good times are nowadays?" asked one
middle-aged man of another. "Remem-
Der what good times we used to nave
without, any previous spread or cere-
mony7 Well, those days were worth
living In. When | watch my children
trying to enjoy themselves 1t positively
makes me tired. Everything Is SO stud
led, so elaborate, so mechanical. rake
my daughter Grace for instance. she
receives an invitation to an informal
whist party What does b dot Does
she act pleased and dance around as
her mother would have done twenty
five years ago? No, indeed. "0h. both
erl What shall l wear? If | go I've
simply got to get a new gown Is what
she says, and for the next week she Is
breaking her neck to get the rig ready.
The affair comes off and she comes
home, and half the time she says she
was bored to death. The fault isn't
with her, for the next day a gang OF her
friends come In and by scraps OF con-
yersation which drift to my ears |
know they were all bored. She is about
the average type Of girl, and, 10 use
talking, she isn't having the fun her
mother had. If she Is invited to Q real
ly formal function It's enough to turn
the whole house upside down. She
doesn't get any real pleasure out of 1t
at all, aside from the excitement, eth
er. It's the same with my son John.
But I won't go into details about John;
only, when he even takes q girl to the
theater his pocketbook looks as IL an
elephant had stepped on 1t afteIward.
There's violets and carriages, and a
dozen other fool things, while If it's
anything more pr~etentious than the
th~eater-well, my check book suffers.
Don't care about the money If the boy
really had a good time, but he doesn't.
It's all right to talk about this being
the age of the young person, but it's
not. We used to get up simple, Inn
promptu little affairs, invite a congenial
crowd and no ~tomfoolery about itsEven
a picnic now Is a state banquet In com
parison with the good old larks we used
to have. These poor, blase, modern
youngsters may be pushing us did fell
lows to the wall a bit with their pre-
cocious cleverness, but, oh, my, they
are missing a lot, just the sameA Say,
do you remember that little dance
at"
But at this point In the conversation
the middle-aged man struck a femin-
iscent mood, so any more Ideas which
he happened to possess on the modern
good time were left unsaid. But there
is a lot in what he did say. now lsn't
there?-Hartford Times.
, 1902-07-18
ooIumbia,s Little sister.

Miss Columbia has a little sister now
>. Who looks as If inclined to be afraid;
The curls are dark that hang about her
brow,
And the Lord has heard a prayer that
she has made.
There are hollows In her sunburned lit
tie cheeks,
She Is ragged and her little feet are
bare,
But there's music in her soft tones when
she speaks,
And when she smiles her little face Is
fair.
Oh, little Cuba, cease to be afraid,
The road Ger which you've come Is
rough and steep,
But a fair way lies before you, little
maid,
Where flowers bloom and happy foun'
tains leap.
A little hand Is on Columbia's arm,
A little maid looks anxiously ahead
Let him beware who seeks to do her
harm,
And God protect the Leader and the
Led. 2
81. q. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald
, 1902-07-18

WHEN GET RICH.

When 1 get rich, oh, many things I'll
do;
Fer all poor folks whose lives are full
of care,
Their days, now drear, Km make SO
sweet and fair,
They'll know no grief, NO sorrow, no
despair
When I get richi
When I get rich the friends I love 30 dear
Shall know no more those weary, toll
some hours;
I'll light their skies with sunshine, and
the showers
Will scatter on their pathway fairest
flowers,
When ! get richl
When You get richl Those friends you
loved so we'll
May not be here, but far beyond the
skies,
And never know the hidden love that lies
Within your heart-ah! foolish, vain sur
mise
When you get richl
Walt not TIL rich, but haste to do it
now!
Yes, scatter sunshine-dry the falling
tear l..
light up with hope the darkened heart
and drear, j..
That may be near you-oh, ne'er mind
the year
When you get richi
-Freeman's Journal.
, 1902-07-18

ton. and one that has nothing what
ever to do with the subject, but did
you aver zeal any one accuse me Of
being-well, passably goodlookinzT'
Eyes, indeed" she replied. promptly'
Edith Harland assured me that you
were by far the handsomest man at
the ball, the other night, and Alice
Barnett admires you more than Mr..
Courtenay, and you know everybody
-ayes over him; and Marie
That yill do. Proceed"
"Well, he must be tall"
"Would six feet two suit your"
"Oh. no. too tall. Six feet is quite
enough for me; and then, | prefer light
hair and brown eyes, and" Just
then a pair of gray ones met her own,
and she stopped abruptly. {
what is the matterr"
"Oh, l think you have heard enough"
Eyes, | believe | have; now | want
you to listen to me for a few minutes.
Did you ever guess that In spite of all
my talking, | too, had my ideals?'
Impossible" she murmured.
and" he continued, what Is more
remarkable, i have found NINE"
"Indeedr"
"Shall | describe herr
81 would rather not-that is, 1t isn't
necessary"
mo, l don't think 1t Is, but do you
believe there is any hope for meT
Her face was on fro, and the hand
which held her needle trembled nery-
ously, but he. persisted.
"Is there?" he repeated, gently.
She raised her head and whispered
softly, perhaps"
But, Louise" he protested, my
eyes are gray"
Are theyY' she asked, in affected
surprise
And / thought you preferred light
hair"
$50 l do-for girls"
"I measure six feet two"
"You don't look a bit over six feet"
"And then, handsome men are so
dreadfully conceited."
did l ever say / thought you hand
someT' she retorted.-New York News,
, 1902-07-18
HER IDEAL.

1S7E glanced out OF the window at
iii the cleaning avenue, and watch
.Sed the snow-fiakes hurrying to
find their places there, only to be re-
lentlessly trodden under foot by pass
ing pedestrians; and then he looked
back again to the bright, girlish face
opposite him.
ideals are all very well in thelr
way" he ventured, lazily.. They af-
ford pleasure, | suppose, to the person
,fndulging in them. undoubted amuse-
ment to him who. has to hear of them;
and, besides this, they have two other
advantages, their harmlessness. and
their convenient submission to being
twisted about to suit all 'clrcum-
stances"
She looked at him as he finished
speaking, and he smiled at the indig-
snant fash OF her eyes.
"Do you not agree with me, Miss
LouiseT" he asked, good-naturedly.
You know l do not" she exclaimed,
, 1902-07-18

with warmth. "You are only airing
some of your wretched cynicisms be-
cause you know how l despise them;
do not understand your assertion that
they will bear twisting about"
Perhaps l am wrong there; but, to
Illustrate, / believe most girls have
their ideal lover"
He paused -
"Well, go on" she said, coolly. "Yeu
don't expect me to answer for more
than one girl, do your -
Certainly not" he resumed. "but
don't they generally declare that, If
that paragon neglects to appear on
sthe scene, they will never marryT'
They may"
"Now do you think this ideal ever
soonest"
"Of course | do" she answered, earn
sestly. What would life be worth If it
did not3"
Has yours?" he queried, softly.
~ don't see what that has to do with
sfhe matter" she retorted, with dig
nifty and pink cheeks. Let us keep
TO the subject, please"
Certainly. Well, granted that some
do pea at the proper time and In the
proper place, you know that that Is
the exception. Now for the point Of
my explanation: 1t Is very easy, Is 1t
not, to cause your ideal to undergo a
.rhaure-gradually, Of c~ourse-unti 1t
becomes a reality In a form less per-
feet, perhaps, more human than be-
.fore?"
'Some people may find 1t so, but not
many, | think"
..Would not your he asked, quickly.
"since you insist on being personal,
4 may ms well admit that nothing
would induce me to alter my ideal"
~I see there is no use In trying to
convert your"
mot the slightest
1.-THE least you can do. then, 1t seems
TO me-" he continued, us to Introduce
the gentleman to me. / am quite ready
10 listen to a lengthy description"
.Are you SO much in need OF amuse-
.rnent, then" she asked, reproachfully.
after all my efforts to entertain youT'
Go on" he commanded, with a
wave Of his hand, 81 am waiting"
"Well, where shall beginr"
First what does he look liker
az thought that was a girls ques-
ation," she suggested, m~ischievously.
-"Really 1 have not thought much about
YEns personal appearance, except that
Inc must not be handsome. Handsome
znen are always conceited."
Miss Louise, excuse a personal ques-
, 1902-07-18
Another "webber-Tield, JOKE.

Everybody who has been behipd the
scenes at Weber and Fields knows
that .hss game of checkers whiley away
the time between acts for tneusbrincl-
pal performers. Fritz Williams took a
turf with Joe Weber the other even
ing and lost six straight games.
81 can't understand It," said Williams.
81 never played more carefullyEmore
scientifically, in fact, and yet yoh have
swept me out of existence. It'll JUST
your Jew luck that did it."
(Which proves" responded Weber,
"that Jew luck is better than Christian
science."-New York Times.
, 1902-07-18

State papers arc


Nutmeg State papers arc ilt
he broke the record. He
broken,the modern record, but ndt that
of the. 'better days Of the republic"
Just before the war between the States
the late Richard Anderson more than
doubly o%yertopped the CONNECTICUT
mans performance. 1t was when he
was classical assistant to William Dab
ney Stuart, whose schoolhouse was on
the north side of Clay street, between
9th and 9th. Stuart was sick, and
"Old Dick" as the assistant was af-
~fectionately c~alled-for he was as fine
a man as ever lived-was running
things alone.
The boys. about 115 In number, in
dulged In q concerted and excessive
outburst of hilarity and devllment, and
Anderson vowed by the shades of some
dozen or more Latin and Greek authors
that If they repeated 1t he would wal
lop the whole party. We did repeat
1t, and Anderson, who had expected the
repetition, and armed himself With a
bundle of switches cut from the trees
In the yard of the German Lutheran
Church on 9th street, proceeded to keep
his VOW in fast and furious style.
The scholars ranged image from 10
to IT and Is years, and not one es-
capped. 1t was a circus while 1t lasted,
and the yowls and laughter evoked by
the occasion might have been heard
squares off. When the last of TIL koys
had been dressed down Anderso kas
SO exhausted that we had to TIN in
and fan him with Mitchell's alta ses to
prevent him from fainting.-Richmond
Dispatch.
, 1902-07-18
Unnecessary Knowleden.l

Aunt Sarah "a spinster)-Nowl dear,
you would only watch me closely you
might learn how to crochet.
Little Bessie-Oh, I'm going \ 1T
married when l grow up!-PuckI
, 1902-07-18

+. A BEACH unsurpassed for driving
Of bathing.
STREETS, hard, smooth and clean.
ARTESIAN WATER, in abundant
supply.
SEWERAGE that protects health and
Ii q great convenience.
ELECTRIC LIGHT, steady and brill
liant.
FIRE DEPARTMENT, for the pro-
lection Of property.
HOTELS AND BOARDING COT
TAGES that please the most fastidi-
GUS.
LARGE STORES, stocked with the
hest in the market.
CHURCHES. In charge Of able min
1ters.
, 1902-07-18

Paint will make an old housh look
lew. ~ 1t won't make an old Vgomar
COX young
, 1902-07-18
Knex Who He wsa.

6patts-Who is that gloomy-look1ns
misanthrope owe yonder2
Bloobumper-That is Spowter, the
celebrated lecturer Of Sunshine, q
Raw 70 Eniav I4fA"
, 1902-07-18

Ing for them.
And yet, after a fashion. mese won.
en- at Intombi were more fortunate than
the men in Ladysmith, since they could
learn from the new arrivals how theii
loved ones Jared. But men were moi
allowed to go backward and forward
to Intombi; those who went had to re
main, and somehow o other little or nc
news seemed to reach the garrison.
In the dearth of news one nan II
Ladysmith had arranged that twice 8
week, when he could get off duty, hil
wife at Intombi should go at IL O'Clock
and stand in front of a big marques
where he could see her through the
ships telescope at the At battery.
She went there regularly with her
child, and straining her Eyes toward
that sandbagged point above Converts
Hill, sometimes fondly imagined that
she could see him. And as the months
passed her child. like the others in the
camp, grew more sickly, thin and pale,
till 1t seemed as If the Fri King spirit
of the miasmic fog had wrapped 1t
round and entered It,, and made 1t a
changeling of his own.
But delicate as the child was, the
mother was the first to fall sick, and
the news of her Illness reached her hus-
band by his seeing one tiny figure
standing alone at the appointed place,
waving a handkerchief. And there came
a day when 1t, too, was no longer to
be seen. He could not go to them. but
had to stay and fight ON with bitterness
In his heart.
, 1902-07-18

A boy was asked: What Is
He gave this answer: Az
abomination unto the Lord, am
present help in time of need."V
, 1902-07-18

How often Goodness" develo
tween friends.
, 1902-07-18

DESIRABLE SOCIETY and whole
some restrictions hat insure perma-
nency.
BEACH CASINOS. afford;ng . great
variety of amusements.
OCEAN PIER, extending to deep wa
ter.
RUSTIC PAvILIoNS along the
beach and In the Park.
ARTISTIC COTTAGES. no common
structures being allowed.
BEACH BOARDWALK, always p
preclated.
GRAND HOLLY PARK. not found
elsewhere on the coast.
TOWN HALL and efficient local gov.
eminent.
, 1902-07-18
THROUGH THE TELESCOPE.
Humble Tragedy of the Siege OF Lady
smith. -

Humble Tragedy of the Siege OF Lady.
smith. q
When the Beers besieged Ladysmitb
they permitted a camp of refuge and
q field hospital to be established at In.
tomb. a few miles distant. Here the
non-combatants were gathered. And tc
the hospital, writes George Lynch In
the London Daily Express, came every
morning the train from Ladysmith,
bearing its burden, of sick and wound
ed.
To the dwellers at 1ntombi that train
brought the history OF the siege. thu
daily bulletin written In blood and dis
ease. Women who had husbands and
brothers and sons in Ladysmith crowd
ed around always to see what news II
brought, and went away with a sigh OF
, 1902-07-18
ThRABHED II5 eoYs,J

The Hercu1ean Labor of on CT
VirgiaiMe6choolnfasts1
, 1902-07-18

FAST EXPRESS TRAINS. making
quick time to and from Philadelphia.
BELL TELEPHONE, affording CONF
munication with the outside world. |
FISHING, SAILING AND CRAB
BING every day amusements.
We confidently assert that at no othAr
place on the coast, with equal advan3
tages, can you purchase building lota
for less han twice the price for which
they are selling at Wildwood to-day-|
but this condition Is rapidly changing
You should see the drift and go with
the tide.
Further information of BAKEH
BROS, Wildwood, New Jersey, or III
Drexel Building, Philadelphia
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
MISS DoRorHEA KLUNrkR

studies of technique left her worried
and discouraged. Inspired by view
of the grim old observatory which She
saw daily from her window. where it
had stood since the days Of Louis NV.
She determined to study astronomy and
enter that building. where no woman
had ever been employed This wild
dream dominated her life and absorbed
all her energies.
She devoted herself to higher math-
mates and was the first woman to gain
the degree of doctor of mathematics at
the Paris Academy of Sciences. She
studied optics physics. chemistry. the
use of the telescope, stellar photog-
raphy and other essentials. She mas
tered them all and fought her way
bravely through a maze Of prejudice
and opposition.
When she tried for the degree of doc
tor of science. the French professors.
fearing the innovation of woman sci
enlist. made her examination as diff
cult as their ingenuity could suggest.
For two hours this delicate, fair hair
ed. blue eyed. gentle. feminine woman
stood fire at the blackboard-and tri-
umphed.
In 1857 she won place in the ob.
servatory in open competition with
fifty Frenchmen. and. with five asSo-
ciates. all women, she has for the last
seven years been working on Il photo
graphic map of the heavens.-Ledger
Monthly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-30
CULINARY CONCEITS.

Water is better than milk in most
cookery recipes.
Baked apples, cream, plain omelet,
bacon, pancakes and coffee are appe-
tizing for breakfast.
To preserve the fresh color of vege-
tables boil fast in plenty of water, with
cover of the kettle off.
Dry sponge cake cut in slices and
toasted, then served hot with thin
spreading of butter, makes a very nice
luncheon dessert.
The boilings of salt beef or pork
make excellent pea soup if the salt be
neutralized by the addition of some
brown sugar and several carrots.
1t adds to both the flavor and diges
tibility of baked beans if a half tea
spoonful of mustard is added to the
water that is poured over the beans
after they reach the baking dish.
Persons who do not like Goldfish balls
made from the salt variety often find
them appetizing made of the fresh
fish. Once boiled, the fish will keep a
week. and enough for two breakfasts
IS thus possible.
SO few cooks prepare breakfast ba-
con right. Get bacon Of good quality,
slice it thin and lay one piece at a time
in the skillet. turning it over and over
until scared. When the skillet is full,
turn every piece over again, using a
fork.