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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
STRICTLY HOLIDAY GOODS

These the things which especially adapted for GIFTS Toilet Cases Photograph Albums Perfumes Smoking Sets Shaving Sets Pocket Books Umbrellas ndkerchie Fancy Nekwear and eey assortment equal any to be found in the largest metropolitan shops.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
Experience IS WORTH WHILE

An inexperienced paper hangers work is never satis- factory. Paper-hanging seems like simple work, but just try your hand at it and you will find that it is not So easy as it looks, We furnish experi- enced, capable men, and we guarantee their work to be satisfactory in every respect,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
ALL UMBRELLAS ENGRAVED WITH INITIAL FREE OF
 CHARGE.

with horn or natural wood ham, dies, value $1 .39~ each, special at 9Sc 2S-inch Umbrellas. with large as sortment of plain or silver trim med natural wood and horn han dies. special value at S1.4S 2S-inch Umbrellas. extra fine Qual- ity covering with elaborately- " trimmed handles, values $2.50 and $2.75 each, special at $1.9S 2S-inch Umbrellas. extra fine qual- . ity covering, with extra trimmed and stylish handles, special val ues SPAS to $6OO each ALL UMBRELLAS ENGRAVED 5 WITH INITIALS FREE OF
 CHARGE. .- CELLULOID GOODS. Three-piece Toilet Sets, consisting of comb. brush and mirror, ill satin lined and decorated box, from $1.25 to $3.9S Six-piece Toile Sets, large assort- ment of fancy boxes, from $1.25 to $69S Manicure Sets, in fancy boxes, 9Sc -- to s~ $298 Work Boxes. from 25c to S2.5O Shaving Cases, from $1.O0 to S49S Collar and Cuff Boxes. from soc to
 S3.9S Glove and Handkerchief Sets, from 75c to $1.75
 EBONOID GOODS. Three-Diece Toilet Sets. with eb- onoid or buckhorn handles, from S1.9S to $69S Six-piece Toilet Sets, with ebonoid nIs hJIok horn banaIncs f,o,,, no to $69S Work Boxes. ebonoid handles, 75c to S298 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. Cel1uloid Photograph Albums. hold ing p to B photogra Shs, gilt edges. gilt clasp. about 2g differ ent designs, some with plush backs, ranging in price from soc to S4.00 each Leather Albums. in black, brown, red and other shades, many de- signs to select from all with gilt edges and clasps, from 98c to .S4.OO Album of genuine Morocco, hold ing cabinet and carte de visite size photographs; these albums are made of the best material and range in price from $3.75 to
 S4.98
 PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. Fancy Frames, value 15c, price 1Oc. Fancy Wood Frames, value soc, price 29c Gilt Frames, for small size photos, 25c Fancy Gilt Frames, round, oval, square or oblong openings, a number of new designs at 25c and 5Oc Extra Heavy Gilt Frames, large or small size openings, special val ues at 50c and 69c
 FANCY THERMOMETERS. Fancy Thermometers, odd designs and shapes, special values and large assortment at 25c Buckhorn Thermometers, entirely new and very serviceable, at 75c and 9Sc Thermometers in a fancy leather frame. value 75c, special at soc Thermometers on fancy sea shell, very dainty styles. value 75c, special at soc
 SMOKERS ARTICLES. Smoking Sets in automobile style, from 65c to $4.98 each from T 's Sec to ' p s1.es Smoking Sets, ebonoid, in a satin lined ebonoid box, from $1.25 to s2.9s Ash Receiver in buckhorn. special value 50c Ash Receiver in fancy china, beau- tlful designs, at 25c and soc
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
Wabash shopmen Return to Work.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Dec. 9.-The 1000 Wabash shopmen who on Oct. 21 inaugurated strike for 4 cents per hour increase of wages and have since been idle returned to work this morn ing. In the Springfield, Moberly and Fort Wayne, Ashley, Peru, Hilton, Chi cago, Decatur, East St. Louis and Stansberry shops the men have accept ed President Ramsey's terms, which are as follows: For men receiving less than 30 cents per hour, 2 cents advance; for those receiving more than 30 cents per hour, an increase of cent; help CTS, an increase of 11a cents, and all others a corresponding increase. The men demanded an increase of 4 cents per hour all around.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
Splendid Cough Medicine.

We prepare a cough medicine that we are not afraid to put side by side with any on the market We call it Fitzpatrick's Syrup of White Pine and tar. 9 cents a bottle. Fitzpat- rick's pharmacy, East Main, corner Wall Telephone 63-4
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09

Zero Weather In Northern New York
 PLATTsBURG, N. r., Dec 9.-A cold wave has struck northern New York. and zero weather or below pre- vailed this morning oyer the entire section. In addition a strong wind makes the temperature unusually se- were, the thermometer being 4 below zero here and at Malone and 10 below at Saranac Lake.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09
santfaEo to Havana by Rail.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Dec. 9.-Two thousand persons, among them the American representatives of the Cuba company, witnessed the departure at z o'clock yesterday morning of the first regular train to Havana with 15O through passengers. The crowd gave the train an enthusiastic send off, The Cuba company publishes liberal freight and passenger rates, and it is antici- pated that the opening of the railroad will lead to the rapid development of the interior of the island.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-09

I~As0~csS
 Ladies' Plain Hemstitched Hand- kerchiefs, in A, A, F and 1-inch hems, all linen, at 5c to 5Oc each Ladies' Lace Trimmed Handker- chiefs, special values and de signs, at s.; Zoc Ladies' Scalloped Edge Handker- chiefs, a large assortment of Datterns some worth as much as 25c each. special at 121kc Ladies' ScaIloped Edge Handker- chiefs, dainty and elaborate pat terms, values 3T114c+ and soc each, special price 25c Ladies Scalloped Edge or Lace Trimmed Handkerchiefs, dainty patterns on fine cloth, values 621ac and 75c, special price soc Ladies' Hemstifched Embroidered Handkerchiefs. all linen, special values at l2s5c and soc each Ladies' Initial Handkerchiefs, herastitched, value 1Qc, special nriea 5c Ladies, Initial Handkerchiefs, hemstitched and all linen, at 121sc and 25c each HANDKERCHIEFS FOR MEN. Mems Hemstitched Cambric Hand kerchiefs, white or colored bor- ders, special price DC Mems All Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, A and 1s-inch border, regular price 15c, spe- ciaI 10c Mems All Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, regular price 371bc each, special at 25e IIo11ocfi4chod Initial Handkerchiefs, with silk embroidered initial. value 19c each. special price 121kc Mems All Linen Henstitehed and Initialed sHandkerchiefs, value 3715c, special price 25c HANDKERCHIEFs FOR CHILL
 M DREN.
 Children's Colored Border Hand ferchiefs, extra good values at 3c and 5c each Children's White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, special values at Be and SC each ChiIdren's Handkerehiefs, fancy corners. lace trimmed or seal loped edge, value 10c each, spe- cial price 5c Children's Scalloped Edge Hand
 kerchiefs, regular price 19c, spe- cial price 12Ac Chidren's Colored Border Hand- kerchiefs. three in a fancy box, value 25c box, special price per box. 15c SILK HANDKERCHIEFS AND
 a MUFFLERS.
 Ladies, Plain Hemstitched or Init ialed Japanese Silk Handker- chiefs. value 371ac, special price 25c Men's Plaiu Hemstitched or Init ialed Japanese Silk Handker- chiefs, value 75c, special at soc Preceded Silk Bfuff1ers in colors, regular price $1.25. special price 98c Brocaded Silk. or Satin Mufiers, black or white. value 75c to $500 each. special price 50c to $1.98 each Black Surah Silk AIufiers either with or without polka dots, val ues S1.25 to $3.5O. special prices 9sc to $2s5O each
 LADIES' UMBRELLAS. 26-inch Umbrellas, close rolling, with cord. case and tassel, ele- gant assortment of pearl, bone or silver handles. value $1.39, special 9Sc 26-inch .Umbrellas. close rolling, with case, cord and tasseI, with plain or silver trimmed natural wood handles. value $2.25, spe- ciaa s1.4s 26-inch Umbrellas. union taffeta silk covering, elegant assortment of beautiful and neat handles, values S2.50 and S275. special $1. .98 26-inch Umbrellas, taffeta silk cov- erine. with 10k gold or sterling silver trimmed handles, special values from SPAS to $1000 each
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
PESTS OBJECT TO YELLoW.
AssauitOss VIM Avoid q PSPsoa who
wears clOthIng - 49,
COlOF, u n Baaa.

Mosquitoes have their preiudiess
and one Of these Il q repugnance to
yellow. For this reason residents in
mOsquito-infested parts are strongly
recommended to wear az much yellow
and to have as much yellow about them
as possible. This advice comes from
French scientist who has been investi-
eating the Psychology Of the little
pest. One Of the tests was az follows:
He took q certain number Of boxes
and lined their interiors with cloth Of
different color, and different shades OF
the same color. Then he liberated in
the room . large number Of mosqui-
toes, believing that the colors in the
box would attract them.
At the end Of a certain time be closed
his boxes and then began 70 count. He
found that the insects had a decided
liking for dark cOlorB In preference
to white and that the moEt were found
IN the box which bad been lined With
dark blue. Not q single one was found
in the box which coptained yellow.
This test may not be conclusive, but e
sems 70 prove that there e. something
in the tradition that dark stockings
atraOt more mosquitoes 20 the ankles
than do Light ones.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
WOMEA VOTERS.
Are here Coassisatious RsgAFalAg
Aslr FFAashIHs Privileges
ThAa Meh.


An Australian Newspaper tells Of
some curious facts shown by the new
electoral rolls Of South Australia. The
number Of men on therOlls has Shrunk
in q little over three years from $3.50
10 76,767. On the other hand the wOm-
en- voters have increased during the
same period from 6s,sT5 TO 71.6s2. In
the three chief metropolitan districts
the men voters have dropped from "a
5s7 TO 50,4s4. reduction Of nearly 10
per cent. Women voters in the same
district have slightly increased their
numbers, and now count nos than
s2.sOi. The women seem to be grow
ing more conscientious In the fulfill
ment Of their political duties and the
men more careless.
When equal suffrage was granted in
New Zealand the estimated number Of
adult women In the country was 49,.
s1S. OF these. lO9.461 registered to
vote. OF the women who registered.
So per cent. voted; Of the men who reg
istered, only 81 per cent.
According to the report Of the
Wyoming secretary Of state, 90 per
cent. Of the women vote. In Denver.
at the election last November, 81, $50
men voted and 23,44S women.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
DAMAGED By SEA WATER.
FOsiOn IN the Tropics HSaE
the Sea.

Mr.. Bricks, one Of the engineers in
charge Of the railroads owned by the
French government, recently read .
paper in which he said that sea wa
ter. particularly in tropical coun-
tries, has a very destructive influence
on steel rails. A few weeks ago the
same observation was made by Mr..
DelpTas, the engineer in charge OF
the Dutch railroad il Sumatra-
This gentleman says that the short
railroad at Port Emma, on the coast
of Sumatra, which has been in opera
ton for ten years. and which occu-
pies a position only a little above
mean high tide, has been greatly
damaged by sea water, the rails hav-
ing been largely eaten away by rust.
The SaiIs on one of the shorter
branches OF this road. which runs
over = breakwatsr. have been dimin-
ished in weight By about two and
half pounds for every three and
half feet Of the length of the rails.
He says that every year these rails
are losing about four per cent. Of
the weight Of new rails. The width
Of the rail burfaee has been dimin-
ishsd about one inch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
KAKE BEeeINe a BUsINRss.
TIVE TOuag Hsn VIE Raise noasx
fer charitAbIs Institutioas
Ter PeFesntag&

Two Of the most energetic and
successful young men of Philadelphia
follow the odd business Of petition
ing money for charities, says the
Record Of that city.
You, for instances, are interested
In an orphan asylum that has a
deficit this year Of 5000. You 40 to
the young men and tell them YOU
want the money.
Leave ma they make answer. ',au
your hterature-your catalogues. re-
PortA. announcements II eSsrythinr
you have ever publishsd7
And they master that literature
and then they visit the asylum and
inspect Il thoroughly. By this time
they acquaint themselves with 'tbe
character Of the institution In ouss.
ton. learning whether or not fbe
benevolent Fich would be ifkeIv 10
help i II its case we're laid before
them According 70 that likelihood
they set their prics. saying thex
win beg for tie place II thsy are
given ten. twenty. o. thirty per cent.
Of AZ the money thsy solicit.
They make. Il : estimated, 81 so
> year : pissa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
LICENSES FOR CATS.
AutAOEitiss Of Berlin, Germany In
pose Restrictions On the
Feline Tribe.

Il has recently been discovered that
there are about $4,000 cats in Berlin.
and, full Of their knowledge, the Ger
man Society for the Protection Of
Animals, has conceived a thoroughly
TeutOnic idea, says a Berlin CORE
spondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
According TO its carefully conceived
plan, the town council Of the city is
TO take the matter in hand, and to
issue licenses for eats, just Is they
do for dogs.
Cats are only to perambulate the
city when wearing their. authorized
little badges, hanging. locket-like,
from their throats. There is nothing
in principle to be said against the
issue of the licenses. but what puz-
zles reasonable people is the list Of
penalties that these ingenious people
have drawn up. The owner Of cat
is to be fined II the latter "be found
wandering in the public gardens Of the
city; or II the birth Of kitten. or lit
ter Of kittens. be not punctually re-
ported to the authorities; or, if a
citizens pet Is discovered proving
about the streSts without its distinc-
tive Official badge, etc" This word
"ete," sticks in ones throat, after the
enumeration Of the previous OfienIsI.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
y GROWING IN FAVOR
Tendency Toward DispoaitiOa q
HaAAa Dead ~ crsmatiOa ~
OOhAag More PoDuIaE.

The custom Of cremation prevailed
throughout the civilized world before
the Christian era. excepting among
the Egyptians, Chinese and Hebrews,
and recent statistics show that there
is q constant and growing tendency
TO return to the custom.
The disposition Of the human dead
by incarceration has been meeting
with more and more favor, that has in
no wise been retarded since the first
cremation society was formed in Lon
don in 1874. That same year a crema-
tory was erected in Milan and two
years sfterWsrd one was built in
Lodi, Italy. In two years more there
was one In GOths, Germany, and aft
erWsrd they began to appear in all
lands.
The first one in this country was
erected in Washington, Pa, in 1888,
and the one in Fresh Pond, L. l., came
two years afterWard. In this latter
eight bodies were eremated the first
year and rs in the second year. In 1900
the total has passed the 600 mark, and
during last year il reached 654.
There are now 20 crematories in the
United States In the year that New
fork'S first erematory was opened
only 80 bodies were eremstsd in the
entire country. while last year the
number was 2,645.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
HUNAN BEINGS NOT IMMUNE
Rseords slew nat COatagtoas DIs-
eases FrsausHtIy Attack People
. 8seond TIms.

II II . fallacy, widespread but
nevertheless fallaey. for anyone to
suppose that a person who has once
had smallpox, measles, scarlet fever
OF other contagious disease Is there
by made immune TO that particular
disease for the rest of his life. A
Swiss physician has been examining
the records of such diseases, and in
the statistics at his dispOsal-which
are very defective, as comparatively
few physicians take the trouble TO
report such observations to the med
ical Journalistic finds no less than
52s persons who have had smallpox
twice, nine who have had Il three
times and one who has had It seven
times. For scarlet fever he finds IA
double and seven triple attacks. A
hundred and three persons had two
and three had seven attacks of
measles; 2o3 had typhus twice, i've
thrice, one four times, and even
cholera shows 20 second and three
third attacks. The natural inference
is that during the prevalence Of an
epidemic one should not raahly ex-
pose himself to eOntagion even Il he
has already bad the disease.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04


-Did.lt nEr oocuE. 20 yous elid .
college pFoitssor - y chicago g. q
smith, shat you have 20 such tl.ps
as . pound 8elghSt
1T had, but ne rfofessor is Wiling
tor bet that not one graduate OF
! hfgh school ont oftWenty has tdea
that t1s1s S n6i f6etel weight q ~
3oahce1 to.repssSsbt ~ ItoT Poune., :
But there ~ 40 sueh thing IWelge
rrOr ounces n6ka z pound, hpt there
a. no s7ch natsriai upit q ueasprs-
nene There are he ggsils TIE se115
rle tbe. 6raeh1h, and ~ odHEs eigetA'
but hothing more The man. who has
ten pounds Of gold in reality has only
Iso ounces. and FOR him TO so into
ths Fold ma1kst. and apsak, of gold -.
BY the pound would b for him 20 be
laughed Et.s,,.
Incidentally these units Of measure
ment IN the Troy scale lock q good
deed more Hke Greek o. Chinese coins.
than they look IKE weights, says the.
Chicago Tribune. For the .eveIage
high school graduate to pick ups set
Of these weights would Be 10 beWilder
him. fet
. Il IL thu contemplation Of such abb
surdities Of the English tables Of
weights and Measurements that bring
the student TO the metric system -
UIha tclntiou Of Il all.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
An EXTRAORDINARY COW.
JOssDAias's Remarkable DtspIay 81
IntouiEsnee Greatly Pleased
Her PrOad Owner.

'Tt does me good 70 ride downtown
with Slick in the morning." remarked
. middle-aged citizen. according TO q
story IN the Detroit Free Press. ''He
lives out in the suburbs and there e.
always somefhing doing out there.
Before Dick left town his wife and
baby we're the smartsst on earth, and
now that he has become q country
jake his horses, cows, dogs and chick
ems are the smartest on earth. There
he Il now; just you 60 and slt by him
and start him on his cow"
.'Hello, Dick. how are youf How's
the fsrm3 Howe your eowf" aslEsd
che mean man. who went over 60 sit
By the farm novice.
"Oh. the farms all right; and the
cow" replied Dick; well, she ought
60 be teaching school-thaf's 3 fact.
She's the smartest COW I ever saw.
Last night. sir. when she came up 20
be miIked-ahe's not one OF these
silly, feeble-mindsd cows that have
70 have somebody drive them up TO
get their feed-no. sir. whsn Joseph
Inc came up ahe was alone-the little
Jersey heller. Daisy, that we bought
to keep her company On the pasture,
was not with her. We didn't worry.
for we Thought Daisy had loitersd
and Wonld come along soon.
.But Josephine aeted strangely.
We couldn't get her n the barn q
an; she stood IN the lane looking to-
ward the pasture and bsWled and
bawled and bswled. We thought she
was only calling Daisy 20 hurry up
and come home. SIN she uouI6n't
20 IN and stil she kept on bavling.
Then somebody suggested that Daisy
might be ID trouble 81 some kind; -
We An left Josephine and went down
into the pasture.
'.she stopped baWling 81 We started
down TIE lane. and. suro enough. Il
TIE farihezt corner ~ the pasiure.
in q little triangle of land where
thrse wire fences cross each other,
uaking q queer little pen. was Mis1
Daisy. she had got Ga, ont Of Qirlfnh
curiosity. ana eouldnf get ont We
had 10 pun down E piece 81 fence 10
Fet her ont Nov. Harn't Jo1sqtino
enarf7 i think an.
fho Other ue1 ~ ed that Jcse1h-
Inc ought 80 have 8 telephone out a
the pasture 80 che couid. cril ~ the
hcuse when Daisy SOS O. troabla
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
Odors froa the snraa.

A French medical review asssrts
that the human skin possesses 9 Ger
tain odor which varies according 70
the individual. the age and the race.
This was noted By Rider Haggard
n ALLAN oustermain." when I'm
ilopogaes and ouatsrmain sat In the
rec together waiting 10 KIN sle-
.Shants on q dark night the Zulu
moved away from the lee q the
white man. not relishing the white
mans personal essence. ne nerv-
Gus oyHtem = said % exert much in
ausnce over the Sdor Of the euta-
neous seeretiona hammond cites
the case Of woman Who always
gave out the odor Of pineapple when
she was IN temper. and that Of an
other who emitted q violet odor
when suffering from hy.tsri-al e.
tack.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
MAnY PEoPLE - &c.
M Hot Aioas ths Waatos ~ thS
Ro.tsur1st TAat RShsiyss
= 1ittis -afsnbr-asss.
cam I" aid tha waiter, ''tbe only

sAm I" aid TIE waiter, ''tbe only
man who takes spar No, not at All
"You, Tor Instance, tell Jour tooae-
'oSi tEst In 3 few days Smith, ne
millionaire, Will - q 70 80 him
that Smith vas l1oldng for y god
dealer, and You fecommsndef I'm -
g there Well saith goes there SID
leaves 8 hsavy order. Hsnce 700 aTs
not surprised W teu recelle 3 tile
later q box u hde cigSTa With your
tooaeconiFse eQnr lmenia oes Y
those gnss Are 81 . ~, Aa. sE ~,
HroSl 4 3 saver tor big manu-
factory, The arm he Pstronizss 81
sending him every week or two boxes
o. toilet EQaps, eases 81 peFfumaET,
dozens Of golf balls, and bsrFeis OF
elamH. Those are Browns tips-the
gratuitieS he gets for HIS patronage.
Robinson BshdS rich friend 50 bis
tailor with q note Of introduction, and
the rich friend buys fOtr suith. Isn't
Robinson being tipPed when the tailor.
the week following, makes him .
present Of set Of Engiish hAnnels2"
The waiter made q disdsinful ges-
ture, says the Philadelphia Record, and
CALCULATED:
~Pishl> Tipping, they say, Il un-
American. and 9 waiter OF proper
pride-aRd Independence would seoEn
TO accept . quarter or 3 half In re-
turn for the serving Of a neal. But
/ say that tipping runs clean through
our social system, from top to bot
tom, and all Of as, excepting only the
elevator man, are taking tips Of one
sort or another all our IiYes.7
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-10-04
dLD-FAsHIONED SURF BATH.
Kew LsaS Issaaa Ba-nsBs UsSd to
- nAthiag IN ThSSE Biz
WAsOa5.

Il il not so many years ago when
surf bathing Of . very primitive kind
prevailed a the eastern end Of Long
Ialand and for aughtI know, at other
points, says q writer 10 Outing.
Every saturday morning or after
noon as the tide WiIlsd, throughout The
summer, big farm wagons trundlSd
down TO the beach and we're swung
around abreast q the line Of breakers.
Old fab houses served the purpose Of
modern bathing psvilions. and the sea
costumes were these Of last years
village strest, A long rope was drawn
from under the seats and hitehed TO
the wheel and then some sturdy sE-
whaler or life essW man. IN red flannel
shirt and Old trousers tied At the an
kIes, slipped his wrist through the
Loop q the end Of this primitive life
lire. md. Wading cut, Kept g a. taut
&c circumstances permitted, while the
women and ehildren hung % Il and
reVellod and WslloWsd and shrieksd,
roioicing 81 their Saturday tab"