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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
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Old Moore's Almanac for the first six months of 1903 has just been pub lished in London, and some very gloomy predictions appear in it. Tn January, 1t says, there will be trou- bles in the east and conspiracy in Ireland; in February there will be trouble and bloodygiots in Spain; in March both Great Britai1x and Spain will meet with seriousI losses, the former in the Transvaal and at the Cape, and the latter at home; in April there will be political assassi- nations in England, furious conflicts in China and conspiracies in Turkey; in May there will be famine in In dia and civil war in Spain, and in June prosperous epoch will begin for England and one of misfortune for Germany.-Chicago Record-Her- ald. T. --~:.s>
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

Considering the activity and soundness of general business, any improvement ill the monetary situation would certainly warrant a fair recovery, says Banker Henry Clews. '"The year. closes with no signs of 8 cessation in that actlVl- ty; on the contrary, there is every evidence that,if merchandise prices could be made to decline somewhat in proportion to the drop in stocks, new and safer business level would be reached on which plenty of new con- tracts could be placed with confidence. Present high prices are a serious ob- structien to new enterprise. The eff feet of high prices has been str1kingly illustrated in our foreign trade re- turns, which showed a loss of $116,0O0,- 600 in exports during, the last eleven months and an increase of $T5,O00,0O0 in imports. Much of this loss can be traced to the deficit of last years corn crop and its effect upon other cereals and meats which form large part of our exports; but higher prices for cot ton and oils alsoe-maRufac ctured prod ucts generally, stimulated imports and checked exports until our excess of ex- ports for the eleven months of this year was only $337, 7,4o0,0oo, compared with $527 100000 same time last year and $571 ,60O,O00 the year before. So persistent and heavy decline in our international trade balance. is highly significant. There is a probability of change for the better in this respect; for there is good demand for corn for export this year, and the recent declines in wheat and corn are favor able to an outward movement of. those staples" zs1 :. 5.<..-~, .>'- -,,-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

While there was little hope on the part of the democrats in congress that there would be any effectual antitrust legislation accomplished at this ses- sion, 1t was not anticipated that the republicans would show their hand this early. That they have done, how ever, and they are now fattering them. selves there is no further occasion for antagonizing the corporate interests, which have always contributed so largely to republican success. When the legislative appropriation bill was under consideration in the house an amendment was attached thereto by which $500,000 was appropriated for the use of the. attorney-gen in prosecuting the trusts under the pres ent law. With this liberal amount to be distributed among the favored at torneys of the party, the republicans are now content. They will, they say ignore the representations of MT Knox, who, at Pittsburg, expressly outlined the deficiencies of the present law.
  Give the attorney general an oppor- tunity to prove his statements before amending the law" is the slogan of the republicans now and they them selves admit that there is very little likelihood of antitrust legislation at the present session. With q view to barring further antitrust Legislation in the senate, Senator Hoar has given notice that he will introduce a trust bill, but two days after the notice had been given it was discovered that the venerable senator had not drafted his bill and was not even sure that he would draw one. His object is accom- plished, however. As Mr Hoar is chairman of the Judiciary committee, every senator realizes that it would be l futile for him to offer a trust measure which would be inevitably sidetracked by the unborn measure of the chair man.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Eeatl,ered yiraGoes.

Female sparrows are especially ty- rannical toward their partners, es- pecially at nest-bullding time, when they frequently attack their hus- bands fercely on account of their laziness. At such times the female voice can always be detected, both louder and shril1er than that of her mate, as she pecks and tousles him, until he beats an ignominious re trteat. Hen blackbirds and thrushes are often very overbearing, and even spiteful toward their mates when their houses are in course of con struction.-Nature.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
The consensus of opinion, when

The consensus of opinion, when congress adjourned on Saturday was that the Venezuelan affair was on the high road to q peaceful settlement and friends of the administration were loud in their praises of Secretary Hays diplomacy. It is remarked by democratic statesmen, however, that Secretary Hay has been the gainer by fortunate happenings, rather than the director of events. The ability of Minister Bowen has contributed very largely to the peaceful outcome now anticipated and the law in the case was clearly stated some years ago by democratic secretary of the state, MT Olney, who, in his dispatch of July 20, 1895, apropos of the Venezuelan boundary dispute, said, Tt (the Mon- roe doctrine) does not establish any general protectorate by the United States over other American states. It does not relieve any American state from it's obligations as fixed by inter- national law, nor prevent any Euro pean power directly interested from enforcing such obligations or from in- ficting merited punishment for the breach of them.'' If, therefore, any particular credit attaches to Mir Hay in the present instance it Is because he has. according to persons in position to know, restrained the jingo senti- ments and intentions of the president, rather than because he has establish ed any new precedent or displayed exceptional diplomatic ability. ~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
HEARD IN PASSING

There is no coal in last years bin- it has been used.
 John Markle is in training for the role of scape- goat.
 Mount Mckinley in Alaska is more than four miles high.
 MT Cleveland is determined that Booker Washington shall have good and great friend as we'll as a stren- uOus one.
 The widow of General Grant is dead. She was q good wife and a splendid mother. To such women the country owes debt of gratitude.
 A politician, says one writer, is one whose political enthusiasm lasts from one election to another, the ordinary man doesn't bother much about poli- tics excepting when there is voting to be done.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
A SHOWER OF RATS.
Thousands of the Rodents Borne by q Tornado Over a Tswn in
 Algeria.

! The town of Bougie, in Algeria, was lately. visited by a shower of rats.
 For many. years thousands of rats, in company. with many hundreds of monkeys, ihhabited the Couraya, a high mountain towering over Bougie. The great storm which swept them from the mountain arose early in the afternoon, and soon developed into a furious hurricane. A huge funnel shaped cloud of dust and stones hurled itself over the mountain, destroying everything in it's path. Oddly enough, most of the monkeys managed to hold on to the pine trees, although the larger portion of them were killed; but literally thousands of rats were carried high into the air and strewn and the suburbs of Bougie.
 The Kabyle tribes of the neighbor- hood, who are extremely supersti- tfous, were terribly frightened and fled in all directions, spreading terror over the district. They believed that the rats were sent down from the skies to punish them. and that the end of the world had come. In the town the more intelligent Arabs were less superstitious and promptly set to work to kill those rats which were not already dead. But there were so many of them still alive and they found such convenient hiding places that the hunt is still going on.
 The >suprefect of Bougie went out into the country on his motor car to reassure the Kaybles, and finally suc- ceeded in, pacifying the chiefs so that the people returned to their homes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
NFfnnehaha Cake.

Two eggs, one-half cup of butter, two-thirds cup of sugar, one-half cup of sweet milk, one teaspoon of soda, two teaspoons of cream tartar, flour to thicken about like sponge cake Filling g-One cup sugar, one-quarter cup water, boil till brittle; one cup chopped raisins. Beat the white of an egg to Q stiff froth and turn sugar into egg.-Boston Globe.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Buddhisf Center of America.

It is stated that San Diego, in south ,ern California, Is fast becoming thei Buddhistic center of America. In one house there has been erected shrine to Buddha, and the owner, a woman of means, has brought D Buddhist priest from India, who gathers large congregation together every week.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
A1CIeanfmg A Hint.

To clean fancy denim or cretonne sofa pillow covers, where soap and water cannot be used, make thick paste of starch and water and cover the soiled and stained surfaces; let it remain till perfectly dry, when it can be brushed off. Repeat the oper- ation If the stains have not entirely dis disappeared.-Good Housekeeping.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Bed worth n Forfune

Countess Anna de Castellane, oncei Anna Gould, sleeps in the great bed of Mime. de Sevigne, than which there is no finer in all the world. It is made of gilded cedar wood inlaid with pre- cious stones, and has painted panels
 by the greatest masters of the seven-I teenth and eighteenth centuries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Changed Her Mind.

Judge-You deny consistently that you committed the act, and yet the de- scription fits you exactly: beautiful face, youthful appearance, pretty lit- tie foot
 Woman Defendant-Judg I confess a a1l. .-Flieo oenda Rla etta
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Indefinite.

Candidate-Do you think the voters of the ward, married and bachelors, will approve of my stand on this home question?
 Pat-Eyery single wan av them, sor!-Baltimore American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Twa Things He Barred.

DubbsAutomobiling is said to bring one in closer touch with nature.
 Tubbs- Well, that's all right, so long as nature isn't represented by tree or a fence. Stray Stories.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets This signature xSW.G,rzrr<> on every box, 25c. 0 W1SSvN
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

Two Russians who were rescued from freezing in the streets of Boston and given room to sleep in, blew out the gas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Very PrnxnISfnr.

Maude--I cut Mrs. Gilson dead on the street to-day.
 Edith-You did?
 '.Yes; and the provoking thing about it is, don't think she knew me."-Somerville Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30

between the Erie and Big Four
roads from Gallon to Marion, by
which west-bound traffic between
these points is sent over one line
and east-bound over the other;
and it is matter of common
knowledge that the mutual use of
the tracks of two railroads com
panies by each of them, when CON
ditions point to it as wise pro-
ceeding not affecting rates, is not
only not unusual but obviously
promotive of public interests and
entirely within the law.
The necessity of some such ar
rangement with reference to the
Hooking Valley and Ohio Central
roads arose from natural causes.
Ohio mines along these roads have
increased their output more than
two-fold in the past three years,
and it became physical impossi-
bility to handle this business un-
der the old conditions. There
Woo uioo q loi &c luSi CubO III OtlleT
traffic, and to meet both the pres
ent arrangement was devised. The
Hooking Valley is used for the
north bound transportation of full
trains, because it's grades are much
lower than those of the Ohio Cen
tsal, the trains of each road being
manned by their own crews. The
result is that the cost of hauling
coal is held at the minimum and
the price of coal in the market is
kept from soaring skyward, as
would be the case if the agreement
had not been affected. 1t would
seem that all branches of industry
are more or less favorably influence
ed by this arrangement, in the abb
sence of which excessive freight
rates would have seriously en-
barrassed the manufa turer,
brought suffering upon the private
consumer and retarded the develop
ment of all forms of business.
This is, briefly stated, the APP
parent status of the agreement
which certain county prosecutors
now hold inimical to the very in
terests they promote, while the
highest legal authority in the state
not only tolerates but approves it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30

Commissioners Jacoby Resigns.

We are sorry to snnounce the
fact that County Commissioner
George Jacoby resigned his Office
last Saturday, to take effect on
February LIST (next Saturday,
The reason ascribed was that he
had sold all his interests in Hook
ing county aud invested in Virgin
in and in Athens county, making
his home in Nelsonville and oper-
ating a store there. He would
serve until one year from next
September, had he served out his
full term.
We are indeed sorry to lose
George Jacoby as a Commissioners
and a citizen. He is noble
fellow, a man of his word and
fearlessly honest. He made one Of
the best Commissioners Hooking
County ever had. Everybody in
Logan, as they would learn the
news of his resignation, expressed
regret. MI. Jacoby came to our
Office and asked us to thank the
people for him for the hearty sup
port and good feeling they had
shown him in the past. He re-
gretted very much to resign, but
his business interests are such
that he cannot see his way clear
to continue in office.
The vacancy will be filed in q
few days by the Prob ate Judge,
Auditor and Recorder.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30
View on The II. v. Ry. Matters.

One of the most interesting feat
ures of the litigation recently be-
gun against the Hooking Valley
and Ohio Central railways in
Hooking and Crawford counties by
the prosecuting attorneys of those
counties, assisted by or at the in
stigation of Elk Attorney General
Monnett and ex-Judge David F.
Pugh of Columbus, relates to the
trackage arrangement recently put
into effect by these roads with a
view to facilitating the handling
of traffic that has been vastly in
creased by the past years. unpre-
cedented BUSINESS activity, not in
Ohio alone, but in all sections of
the country. 1t is charged that
this arrangement amounts to the
absorption of one road by the other,
and that the two thus alleged to
have combined are in effect and in
fact a trust, amenable to the anti
trust laws of Ohio. The results
of an independent investigation in
to this trackage arrangement, con-
Quoted with view to establishing
or refuting the charge that trust
exists, and consulting only unim-
peachable and unprejudiced evil
dence in the case, will be interest
ing at this time, while the allie
cations of the prosecution are
fresh in the public mind.
The question as to whether this
arrangement amounted to a trust
was gone into by Attorney Gener-
al Sheets of his own volition and
without suggestion from others,
long before the present suits were
brought. His investi cation was
in the ordinary line Of his duty
and was undertaken independent
ly, with a view only of determin-
ing the facts. The conclusion he
reached was that no trust and no
illegal combination existed, and
that therefore his duty as the high
est prosecuting officer of the state
did not require him to take furth-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30

You can't fool the people, they
know who is to blame.
The commissioners under the
Statute have unlimited power, to
compromise it seems. They pos
sibly thought, have no doubt they
did think, they were doing right
in compromising. All over the
state compromises of such cases
have been made at from ten to
seventy-five cents on the dollar.
l leave them to their consciences,
but the fact remains that if they
had kept out, Prosecutor Petit
would have added several thous-
and dollars to the amount in the
treasury as the proceeds of the
suits to recover illegal fees.
A TAX PAYER.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30
Trouble for 0r0svenor.
tEnquirer.l


Columbus, Ohio, January 28.-
The victory Of CongressmanCharles
H. Grosvenor in Athens County
yesterday was more substantial
winning than it would seem at
first blush. The impression may
prevail that the watchdog of the
Administration narrowly escaped
defeat because his majority in the
committee was one vote. In reality
the modification vas on the other
side, for two weeks ago the Price
people were proudly proclaiming
the committee by pronounced
majority. That Grosvenor should
slip in and overturn this majority
was a political feat of no mean
magnitude.
The Hanna leaders in Columbus
are wearing broad grins Of salts
faction over this occurrence, and
the Foraker folks are correspond
ingly depressed For the second
time this month their cake has
turned out dough and another
"sure thing" has slipped away
from their over-confidont grasp.
Tonight there was a rumor that
they intended to have the action
Of the committee set aside on the
ground of irregularity and make
sure Of Grosvenor's scalp ON the
next whirl. The friends Of the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30
i!II! li!li!lillilssli

er action in the premises. This
he has stated voluntarily, over his
own signature, and without re-
quest to do so from the interested
parties, according to his and their
statements. At the outset it
therefore seems rather singular
that county prosecutors have un-
dertaken prosecutions which the
attorney general Of the state did
not feel justified in instituting,
after full investigation of the sub
ject.
No formal statement of their
side of the case will be made by
the officers Of the two roads inter
ested prior to their answer in court,
and an independent investigation
is therefore required to ascertain
the facts.
1t appears that the aforesaid
trackage arrangement was one
horn of a two-horned dilemma
which the roads in question were
obliged to take hold Of, or fail ut
terly to meet the increased de-
mands of traffic and perform to
the best advantage their duties
and responsibilities as common
carriers under the law. The first
alternative was to double track
one or both roads, involving a
tremendous expense and the issue
of bonds for which the public
would ultimately have to pay.
The second alternative was the
trackage arrangement now COM
planned Of. There was no escape
from both, for the old operating
conditions were entirely inadequate
to the new conditions that had
arisen, including a tremendous in
crease in the output of Ohio coal
and unprecedented activity in all
forms of transportation business.
The arrangement provided that
loaded coal trains from the mines
along both roads should go north
over the tracks of the Hooking
Valley and return empty over the
Ohio Central. Such mutual ar
rangement amounted substantially
to the double tracking of one of
the roads, and had nothing what
ever to to with rates. 1t advanced
public interests by economizing
time and promoting safety for both
freight and passenger traffic, while
avoiding the excessive outlay
which would have been necessitat-
ed by the issue of bonds necessary
to build what would be substan-
TALLY new road, if the same econ
omy and safety were to be obtain
ed in the only other way. This
was the arrangement which At
torney General Sheets Investigated
and found to be not only legal but
useful and desirable, both from
the public and the corporations
point of view.
1t was not a new thing in the
history of Ohio railroads or rail-
roads in other states. 1t had pre-
cedent in this state in an arrange
ment that had never been objected
to, and cannot be on legal grounds,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30
Notice to the Public.

Mgr. Hoppe of Rempel's Opera
House, has booked for Saturday
night, Feb. 9Th, Mr.. Robert
Downing in "The Gladiator. I"
This is a guaranteed attraction,
and the theatre going public should
turn out and give this well known
actor full house.
Press Notices from Dramatic
Mirror of January 80, '02:
Franklin Pa, Opera House.
Robert Downing in "The Gladi-
ator," January 2lst; excellent
performance, and business fair.
Titusville, Pa, Opera House.
Robert Downing in "The Gladi-
ator," January 18th, pleased large
house.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30
Tho Bad, Bad, Man.
Hooking Sentinel.1

IHOcklnR Sentlnel.l
From the last issue of the Dolli-
son Democrat we learn that Sill
Pursell, late editor Of the Hillican,
has been attempting to seduce
Jesux Bruce Dollison, the young
editor, the virginia. democrat, from
the paths Of political rectitude.
The old Sinner Sill, initiating an
ancient prototype instead of going
up on mountain top to develop
his scheme, giving away the whole
earth, seeks the seclusion of Shin
Bone Alley, and opens up pro-
position.
Satan in his attempted deal to
organize a Trust on the mountain,
did not bring in Moses and Elias
and other great prophets to back
him in his play.
Sill, the Satan of this present
procedure gives reference to Arch
bishop Sands and Commodore
Green and attempts with these
names OF Saints in politics and
prophets as well, to impose on the
innocence of youth, an offspring
of the Sentinel.
OF course Satan and Sill have
been exposed. The editor of the
DEMOCRAT has not been tampered
with successfully. Archbishop
Sands continues in sanctification,
and the Commodore sails his
Sentinel.
Let us have war, and then We
can have some fun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-30
to the appointment of the investi-
eating committee.

eating committee.
After the report of the commit
tee in 1893, pointing out many
illegal payments to county officers,
Robert F. Price, whom Green help
ed to elect to the office of Prose-
cutting Attorney once and tried to
help elect again, the only Repub-
lican prosecutor the county ever
had, paid no attention to the ex-
penditure of the public money.
He never discovered that and pay
ment was illegal. The duty of
cutting out illegal fees was left to
the present Prosecutor, for which
he has the admiration of the peo-
pie of Hooking County, regardless
of politics. 1t might be well to
note here, that if the Democratic
party expects to succeed, it must
be honest, it must oppose the TAX
ing Of money by officers, which
does not belong to them. OF
course Green does not disire the
success of the Democratic party.
Again, he assails the Investi-
eating Committee for incompet-
ency, and here he is wrong again.
Judge Reeves, one of the ablest
and finest jurists in the state in
the cases against ex-Auditors and
ex-clerks, which came before him,
did not decide that any of the
items reported as illegal by the
committee were legal; didn't hold
that the officers were entitled to
any of them, but simply held that
under the state of the law, some
of these items could not be recover
ed, and hence the committee was
sustained by the court. But the
court did decide that several
thousand of dollars would have to
be put back into the treasury by
said ex-officeholders. And after
Prosecutor Petit had labored
hard and long, and when nothing
remained to be done by him but
to issue execution and collect this
large amount from parties absolute
ly responsible, the county COM
missioners came to the rescue Of
the ex-office holders and gave
them compromise and they paid
25cts on the dollar, not on what
they got that did not belong to
them, but on what the court de-
cided under the law could be re-
covered. There was one exception
to this, one ex-office holder, who
had had ten years In county ONCE
and who had grown fat from the
emoluments, illegal as well as legal,
thereof, was given some sympathys
which others did not get.
Now brother Green if you are
angry because, the matters did not
turn out well financially, put the
blame on the commissioners where
it belongs. All other parties con-
nected with it did their duty.