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The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
The LARGEST WATCH

Built Like the Most Delicate Pocket Time.
piece at Cost of Thousands of Dollars.
There has just been finished at the
American Waltham watch factory a
mammoth watch, the largest in the
world. TO build this gigantic time.
piece cost several thousand dollars
and several weeks time. Special ma
chinery and tools were required for
Its construction. The watch is a model
of the new model sixteen-size maximus,
three-quarter plate watch, enlarged len
times, perfect in every detail and as
highly finished as the finest watch.
The diameter Of the pillar plate is
seventeen inches, and the movement
is two and one-half inches thick The
balance wheel is six and one-half
inches in diameter, and the brequet
spring, which controls its action, is
eight feet long, 0S of a centimetre
thick and 25 Of a centimetre wide.
When running the balance makes
vibration in Z of a second. The pallet
stones are of sapphire and exquisitely
polished. The actuating, or main.
spring, is twenty-three feet long, II
of centlmetre thick, and 90 cent?
metres wide.
The mammoth model is as completely
jeweled as watch of the finest grade.
The plate jewels, which are as large
as the smallest movement made. or
about the size of a nickel five-cent
piece, are fine rubies. about ten lines
in diameter, but bushed with sapphires.
The polish Of the wheels, pinions and
other steel work is perfect, and the
damaskeening on the plates is most
beautiful. The pendant and winding
crown are Of fine bronze, brilliantly
polished. Every portion is made on
the exact scale of the watch it repre-
sents. No dial has been made for this
as it is designed to show
not only the action Of the train, but the
stem-winding and stem-setting mech
anism as well.
The movement stands on a bronze
pedestal and from its base to the tip
Of the winding crown is twenty-six
inches.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Bradstreet's Numbers.

AT play recently given at one n
the local theaters two of the play
people appeared on the stage with
two dogs, the merits of which they
earnestly discussed.
my dog" said one, indicating a
smart looking bull pup, "is an Al
dog"
I'm that case,' observed the other,
pointing to his dog, a yellow-haired
mongrel commonly known as "purp"
in that case my dog must be a
K9.'"
The joke was not apparent to a
staid looking business man, who,
with his wife sat behind the people
who tell the story, and neither did his
wife see the point.
Vat iss?" she asked, as everyone
laughed.
AL" responded her husband.
dots Bradstreet for anybody worth
over 100000. fK9,' dots for anybody
worth less than $50,0O0."
"Ach," said his wife, vat a lie."
"Sure' said her husband, 81 would
not give $40 for the best dog living
Milwaukee Free Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Engaged in a Great Work.

The movement in this country in the
interest of good roads has made some
progress within few years, but it has
| been largely sentimental. 1t cannot
fairly be called more than a start. The
Federal Government and the States
have not yet taken a lively interest in
| the subject, although a few States
have got as far as giving the cause a
little financial aid 1t is not to be
doubted that highway reform is taking
hold of the public and it may reason
ably be predicted that the time will
come when the bad road will be the
exception. Unless however, there is
greater awakening of interest. those
now living will not see that day.
Some one who has studied the subject
OF good roads in relation to transporta-
ton has done a little figuring, with
view of affording an idea of the value
OF improved highways-the value in
dollars and cents. The price of
wheat" he says, sis increased for To-
calities having properly improved
transportation facilities. If il costs
farmer 81 to haul 100 bushels of wheat
mile over dirt road, and by macad.
amizing the road this cost can be re.
duced to 20 cents a mile, the price of
wheat is raised accordingly. One mile
saves 80 cents. Ten miles saves So for
100 bushels, or eight cents a bushel-
the increase in price of each bushel-
not considering the larger load that
can be carried on macadam roads"
Considering the reduction in the cost
OF transporting all products of the farm
as well as those which the farmer hauls
home, it is entirely safe to say that
good roads are a splendid investment.
Those who are preaching the gospel
OF improved highways are engaged in
a great work, and their efforts deserve
to be as successful as they could wish.
Nothing but a proper and genuine un-
derstanding of the value Of good roads
Is necessary to insure the triumpn of
the movement and there ought. there
fore, to be no cessation of the cam.
palgn of education, the benefciaries
should, wherever possible, be
Induced to pay for an object lesson
stretch Of improved road. It's a great
PITY that so good thing should come
80 slowly'-Binghamton IN " Leader.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
preyfus stIIl Unpopular.

Ex-Captain Dreyfus is still having
great trouble to get a fat in Paris.
Recently he succeeded in obtaining
the lease Of a place in the Boulevard
Malesherbes, but the outgoing tenant,
having discovered who was his sue.
cessor, refused to allow him to enter
or to give the necessary instructions
to the upholsterers and decorators.
The Paris courts have now ordered
the tenant to admit NJ Dreyfus once
a week for two hours until the ex.
piration Of the lease.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
halifax Has Guideless Horse. =.

Two years ago a 'guideless wonder"
horse attracted very large number
to the speedway at the exhibition
track. The animal was started at the
judges stand and went a mile alone,
covering the distance in good time.
He was without rider or driver, and
when the animal passed under the wire
at the end of the mile it received the
plaudits Of many hundreds, who con.
sidered the performance wonderful
one. Minnie Warren, owned by Alder.
man Adams, will soon equal the per-
formance of the horse referred to. The
other evening she went the mile alone
that is, so far as rider or driver was
concerned. The mare had a running
mate. The performance was an extra
good one, and 1t is likely that the well
known mare will be seen on the track
during the provincial exhibition, going
against time.-Halifax Evening Mall.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Sir WaIter : nottis son.

The son Of Sir Walter Scott was a
"heavy dragoon," and was once quar-
tered in Dublin. Great attention was,
Of course, paid to him. At a dinner
given in his honor at st. Stephens
Green, Doherty, Bushe and others tried
hard to bring him out" but all in
vain. He continued eating mis- dinner
and wiping his mustache, says Lon
don Outlook. At last, toward the end,
as though he knew he was expected
to do something for the credit of the
honored name he bore, he abruptly
broke QUE, apropos of nothing: MY
twa aunts had parrot; one day, O.
the parrot tapped its wings
and cad DOT, Lord "a mercyp and then
the parrot just drappit doom deidw He
stopped abruptly and went on eating.
Most curious" said Doherty High
Iy interesting" said another, but the
young man said no more.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
A SPONGE STOCK FARM.
They Are Trying to Breed Tame Ones
Now In Florida.

Not even the sponge can escape the
efforts of the breeder. If the govern
ment succeeds even measurably in its
efforts, there will be a stock farm of
sponges on the Florida coast some
day, where a man can go and buy
eggs or young sponges as he would
buy hens eggs or calves now.
Some time ago DR.. H. f. Moore be.
gan experiments at Sugar Loaf Key,
about rs miles east of Key West, and
at several places in Biscayne bay.
Several thousand sponge cuttings
were planted at these places under
variety Of conditions. The chief prob.
lem confronting the experimenter in
this field is to find some ready means
of attaching the cuttings to a durable
support, capable of resisting the ac-
tion of salt water and the ravages of
the teredo and animals having SINH
lar destructive habits, and which, at
the same time, will not have an
injurious effect upon the growing
sponge. Tbe cuttings live and their
cut surfaces heal without difficulty.
About six weeks after the plants
were made they were examined. and,
under favorable conditions, it was
found that about 95 per cent of the
sheepswool cuttings were alive, healed
and apparently healthy In several
cases, where the plants were made in
places exposed to very strong cur
rents. many of the pieces were torn
loose from their supports, while 9TH
ers had been killed by rough action
of the currents.
The cuttings from yellow spoages
suffered a much greater mortality
than those made from the sheepswool
sponge, but whether this be due to
the more delicate nature Of the animal
or to the accidental conditions under
which they were planted is not yet
determined.
So far as has been discovered, the
more valuable sheepswool sponge
seems to posses greater hardness
than it's cogener.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
French Soldier and Writer.

Hilaire Belloc, whose peculiarly
vivid method of presenting history
has made his "Robespierre" so talked
about this spring, was once French
artilleryman. He belonged to the
Eighth regiment, and his post Of duty
was the drivers seat of a gun car
riage, where he is said to have han
died the reins with conspicuous abil.
fly. What this means In point of
nerve and skill will be apparent to
everyone who has seen rapid artillery
maneuvers.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Frozen soap Bubbles.

Many interesting experiments car
be made with soap bubbles blown
from a mixture of CASTLE SOAP and
glue. 1t is not generally known. how.
ever, that bubbles can be frozen
though 1t is very easily done Blow a
bubble OF moderate size and carry Il
to the door or put it out of an one,
window or a winter day. The bubble
VIII freeze instantly, retaining IRE
shape, but forming most beautifpI
crystals. If you try this little experi.
ment on a clear day where there IS
little wind, you will be delighted WITH
the result. "-''
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Ancient Debt.

The supreme court of Vienna has
decided that the imperial government
must pay debt of forms and 10h
kreutzers and interest, owing to the
little town of Frastanz, Tyrol, since
the year 1896. At that time the
Vienna court borrowed this amount
from the town, pledginG its tax Office
there as security. The pledge burned
down and the government refused to
pay In 1901 the town brought suit,
which dragged along until final de.
cision has now bSen reached.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
A Natural Curiosltv.

1t is not to be wondered at that
a pearl necklace collected by a de.
ceased nobleman" sold in London for
$4,000 The thought of deceased
nobleman wandering about collecting
jewels lends a vivacious interest TO
the most ordinary transaction and
completely disposes of the theory that
our period Of usefulness ceases with
death. Perhaps we should dispute the
story had we not read it in a Sab,
pain newspaper-that vast repository
vi usetul and diverting knowledge.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Rescued from Live Wire by. His poo.

Rescued from Live Wire by. His poo.
To the dog that has been his com.
panion for two years, 16-year-old Hugh
Morehouse, son Of a merchant at
Memphis, Tenn, owes his life. The
child got tangled up with a live
electric wire and fell, screaming.
while several passers-by were
knocked down while trying to extri.
cate the lad. The dog tugged away
at the boys clothes until the current
from the wire shot through the dogs
body and the animal dropped dead.
Before the pet died, however, It had
succeeded in dragging the youngster
away from the contact.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Electricity Causes Locklaw

AS the result of an electric shock,
Miss Emma Pennington of Cumber-
land, Md, has loclIjaw, and her body
is in several places marked with
spots. She was at first almost com.
pletely paralyzed, but is slowly re-
gaining the use of her muscles.
Miss Pennington visited her friend,
Mrs. Hambright, and, going in at the
back door, found the breakfast dishes
and resolved to wash them to surprise
her friend. When she turned on the
water spigot she was knocked down
by an electric charge. A power wire
used to run Hambrights printing
press had fallen afoul OF the water
pipe.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
MUSIC mat soorhed Not.

The guest came down to breakfast
sleepy and wild-eyed, but the hotel
proprietor cheerfully queried:
"Did you enjoy the fluteplaying in
the room next to you last night?"
Enjoy it? | spent half the night
pounding on the wall for the idiot to
stop!"
Goodness! Why, Herr Wifier told
me that he played over all the tunes
he knew four times because the per-
son in the next room encored every
onel"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Malaria and canear AntanonIstlo.

maIsr'a and Cancer Antagonistic.
Experiments made in Berlin by DR.
Loeffler seem to show that the germs
of malaria and cancer cannot exist
together, and that we may be able te
cure the latter disease by inoculatins
the patient with the former. DR.
Koch believes he has shown that, by
examination of the blood of a malari
GUS person, the proper time may bt
selected to effect a complete cure by
the use of quinine, so that physicians
m~y yet be in a position to cure can
Ger by first substituting malaria foI
it, and then drugging the malaria
germ to death Success
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
THE SUBURBAN CITIZEN.
InstruetIenst suhaerlkarn.

PosTAoE-The postage to sll parts, Of the
Vnited statee and Canada Is paid by the
lHbhshers.
hfMTrTAEoEs Of small sums may be made
nth comparative safety IN ordinary letters
buros Of one dollar or more must be sen by
registered letter or post-offce mon y order,
ssherwise, we cannot be responsible for same
GRANGE OF ADDAEss--subscrine ners wishing
lner addr' Sc changed must invariably give
\heir former as well az new address.
MIS- mo NuNDERs--It occasionally AppenA
mat numbers OF our paper sent to subscribers
are lost or stolen In the mails. In case yon
~ not receive any number when duA, write
ss postal card, and we will cheerfully fur
nisE duplicate Of the missing number.
MVtE IMPORTANT OF ALL--In every letter
that y'N write US, never fail TO give your null
address Tlainly written. name, post-ofloe.
tSunty ans State
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30

other State in the Union can road i'm.
provement add so largely to the popula-
tion because the largest part of New
Jerseys territory Is within short dis
tance of the greatest cities in the
Union and 1t is frequently said by
wealthy men having summer homes
in the State that If their neighbor-
hoods had roads such as could be
Travelled in winter the city
would have little attraction for thew
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Professor Rsslnna His Chair.

The resignation of Prof. Charles
W. Horswell of the chair of Hebrew
language and literature at the Garrett
Ublical Institute, Chicago. has been
accepted. II was rendered because
OF his extreme conclusions in higher
criticism. He had held the place for
thirteen years, and the trustees give
Professor Horswell the highest praiss
as ripe scholar and inspiring
teacher"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
How Two Mlnks Caught Big Bass.

How Two Mlnks Caught Big Bass,
While standing on the iron bridge
that spans Salmon River below Lees.
vile dam, Charles p. Murkett wit.
messed a novel sight Sunday after.
noon. Two large minks suddenly
dived down and soon regained the
surface with a good. sized bass they
had caught. One had it by the head,
the other by the tail, and together
they hauled it ashore, where they en-.
ioyed full meal. It is a well-known
fact that mink are deadly enemies OF
trout, but it is seldom they are
caught in the act Of fishing.-Hart-
ford Courant.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
palntino Of Fort sumter.

A painting of Ft Sumter in war
time, made in 1863 by Lient. John K.
Key, a nephew of Francis Scott Key,
author of "The Star Spangled Ban
ner,' is on exhibition in Charleston.
It was shipped through the blockade
to England, where 1t remained until
it was returned to Charleston a few
DAYS ago
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
our Next RattIeshln.

Naval Constructor Capps will have
charge of the work on the new 10000.
ton battleship which is to be built
in the New York navy yard, and Is
determined that the vessel will be
completed, If possible, in as short
time as would be taken by contrac'
tors. She probably will be called
the Ccrpecticut.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30

The master poets love to deal with
the victory of the vanquished, which
the worlds thinkers know to be
greater than the victory of the victor.
ious,--"Nathan Hale"
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Many Suicides Of Soldiers.

The suicide death rate in European
armies far exceeds the rate of the
country 10 which the army belongs.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Criticised Reeds Methods.

William M. Eyarts once met Thorn,
or B. Reed in the Capitol at Wash
!ngton, and said to him: "NIr. Speak
er, | half suspect that you believe
deliberate body is like a woman
If It deliberates it is lost"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
WEAY[RS REMAIN FIRM.
2,0o0 of Them Remained Away
 From Providence Mills.

Part of This Number Are on Strike
 Against the Double Loom System
 Conference Being Held To-Day
 Strikers Threaten to Tie Up All the
 Mills.
 Providence, R. l., Feb 12.-Whlle the lockout of the six thousand em- ployes of the National, Providence, Manton. Riverside and Weybosser mills of the American Woolen com pany in Olneyville came to an end this morning, the situation for the time being is worse than before the shutdown ten days ago. At that time 150 weayers ill the Riverside and Weybosset mills were on strike against the double loom system. When the mills were opened to-day the en- tire force of weavers, 2,0O0 in num- Der, remained out in support of the original strikers.
 X conference is to be held to-day between representatives of the Amer jean Woolen company and the strik- ing weayers in an effort to settle the matter. If no satisfactory terms are arranged the textile union proposes to call out all employees and attempt to stop production in certain depart ments by which the operation of the mills as whole depend
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
LORD DUFFER1N IS DEAD.

London, Feb 12.-The Marquis of Dufferin, former governor general of Canada, and who had filled many high diplomatic posts in the English service, died to-day at his residence at Clandeboye, County Down, Ireland. Lord Dufferin had been long in i'll health. He passed away peacefully after night of total unconsciousness.
 Lord Dufferin never wholly recov- cred from the shock which he exper- fenced as the result of the death of his son, Lord Ava, in South Africa, and the failure of the London and Globe finance corporation, limited, and kindred concerns of which he was director, completed his break down. With the exception of his youngest son, Lord Hamilton-Tem Blackwood (who is with his regiment, the Ninth lancers. in South Africa), all the family were present at the deathbed. Lord Clandeboye, the eld- est son, who is a clerk in the foreign office. and who married Florence, daughter of John H. Davis of New York, succeeds to the title and an other American joins the ranks of the peeresses.
 The funeral of Lord Dufferin will be private. His remains will be bur jed in the churchyard at Clandeboye, February 15.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
lNDEPEnDENcE FOR FlLIPINos.
American Peace Society Petitions
 Congress to That Effect.


 BOSTON, Feb. l2.-The directors of the American Peace society have sent to congress the following petition in favor of the ultimate independence of the Philippine Islands:
 "The board of directors of the Amer ican Peace society respectfully petition congress to declare by resolve that the United States will grant independence to the Eilipinos as soon as they shall establish and prove their ability to maintain stable civil government.
 ''We believe that such a declaration, similar to that made for Cuba just prior to the Spanish war, would meet the approval of the great majority of the American people. would prove to the world the unselfsh purposes of cur country, would restore peace to tne Philippines at an early day and thus prevent the further sacrifice of life and property in what seems likely un- der existing conditions to be an indefi- nitely protracted and bitter conflict"
 The petition is signed on behalf of the society by Robert Treat Paine president, and Dr. B. T. Trueblood, secretary.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
mpraerea Tn tbe woods.

MALONE, N. r., Feb. 12.--News has been received here that John King. a caretaker on the A. A. Low preserve at Horseshoe in the Adirondacks, was found dead in his cabin, with strong evidence that murder had been com mitted. The camp is located some four miles back in the woods, and King, who occupied the camp alone, was ac- customed to come out every. two or three weeks for supplies. Not having been seen since Jan z, MT. Lows fore man sent in men to investigate. They found the body on the bed partially undressad, with cut on the forehead and over the eye and serious bruises on the arms and legs. and wounds which appeared to have been made with g knife The room was in great confusion, with indications of a strug gle. Kings empty pocketbook lay on the floor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
A Dinner to Denexv.

WASHINGTON, Feb 12.-The Re publican members of the New York delegation in congress gave a dinner to Senator Depew at the New Willard last night The affair was intended as a return compliment to the bachelor dinner given by the senator before he departed for Europe to be married. Other guests included Secretary Root, Speaker Henderson and Secretary Charles c. Bennett of the senate Mrs. Depew came down to the hotel with the senator, and the guests were form ally presented to her by Speaker Hen derson. She was also the recipient of a handsome bouquet of American Beauty roses. The dinner was informal, and there were no set speeches.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
Engineer Was AsIeen.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 12.--'sI guess l went to sleep on my engine after my train left Haysville, and two minutes later we struck the stock train in which drover was killed and another man injured Such was the sensa- tional admission to the coroner of En- gineer William Jackson of engine No. G95. which crashed into the caboose of a stock train between Haysville and Agnew, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad. The engineer testified that he had been on duty for thirteen hours and was tired out. T re- member nothing" he said, after leav- ing Osborne until struck the fast stock train.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-12
L. 4. W. IN SESSION.
National Assembly Listens to Reading
 of tie Annual Reports.

or Ilte Annudl 1t2pOrIS.
 Torrington. Conn, Feb 12-The na- tional assembly of the l.. \. w. held it's opening session here this morning. The national degelates present were: President, H. S. Earle, Detroit, Mich. ; vice presidents. George c. Pennell, New York, and ". A. Howell, Rock vile, Conn: secretary. Abbott Bassett. Boston, Mass; treasurer, J. C. Tatter- sail, New Jersey.
 Other delegates in attendance were: Charles I. Harrison, chairman of high way commission, Washington, D. C.; Chef Consul Clarence I. Small, Maine; Chief Consul George O. Perkins, Sec retary Arion Wolfson, J. c. Kerrison of the Boston Herald, J. B. Seward. all from AIassac achusAts: Howard L. Perkins, Rhode Island: John F. Clark, w Al NIeserole, J. B. Thompson, New York; II. w. Knight, New Jersey George M Schell, Pennsylvania; ". NJ. Belden, New York; c. J. Ober- mayer, New York; w. N. Smith, Bridgeport, Conn; E. H. Wilkins, Portland, Conn; L! c. Boardman, rep resenting the New York Tribune.
 The morning session was given over to the reading of the annual reports.