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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
NAUGATUGk NUGGETS
Last Nights Lodgers at the Staticn Had to Saw Wood This Morning.


 Had to Saw Wood This Morning.
 Two strangers were arrested fast night by Officer Malone charged with Lptoxication. The officer found the men. one Of whom said his name was Egan. drunk on the streets and as the men appeared to have no place to go he placed them under arrest and brought them to the station house.
 There were seven lodgers at the police station last night. Janitor Hart put them all through a course in physi- cal culture this morning and as re- suit the wood pile in the basement of the town hall building is considerably smaller to-day than yesterday.
 :, The ushers and stage hands hold their annual dance at Columbus 1all this evening. There is door prize of a S5 gold piece offered. A large number of people from from Ansonia and Derby are expected to attend.
 .sTen Nights in a Barroom" will be presented at the opera house Friday night of this week. 'r
 The public schools which are lADw closed for the Christmas vacation have all been thoroughly cleaned and are in excellent condition for opening Of school January 9th.
 The coal situation in Naugatuck re- mains unchanged at present although 1t is stated that one local dealer has several carloads on the way here which are expected to arrive this week.
 Masses will be celebrated at St Francis's church tomorrow morning at 5:3O, TOO and S:30 o'clock. The S:30 mass will be high mass.
 The old year dies tonight and as usual, resolutions are being made by fhe score. None of the factories ill town will close tomorrow or neither will business houses with the exception of the banks and postofice. Several New Years parties will be held this evening and the New Year will be fittingly ushered in.
 Cough commandery, U. O. G. c. will meet this evening. Officers for the en- suing year will be elected and other important business transacted.
 George Craig, son of MT and Mrs George Craig of Fairview avenue, who has been employed in the sporting goods house of Iver Johnson & Go of Boston, Mass, has severed his connec- ton with that firm and is spending a few weeks vacation with his parents in town.
 Evergreen chapter. O. B. S., will keep open house in Masonic hall this afternoon and evening.
 There is a case of scarlet fever in the family of James NIcKellar of High land avenue. The patient is MT Me Kellar's daughter.
 Senator William S. Kennedy of Naugatuck was in town to-day. The senator came here to keep a business engagement. but incidentally he spent a pleasant hour with his old time friend. J. l.. Murphy of the North x Judd Go. Senator Kennedy was best man at Mir Murphy's wedding nearly twenty-five years ago. Senator Ken nedy dropped into the bank to see Sen ator Sloper. but the latter was not in when his democratic associate called New Britain Herald. %1.~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
How Chinese Deal With strikers.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-Punish- ment of 100 blows and two weeks in prisonment was the sentence of q Shanghai court ill q recent case of ,i;i engineer who left his employers with out due notice! Because other employ ees of the company protited by an ad- vance in wages ill which tbe engineers were omitted the defendant, in com pany with seven other engineers, struck. The company prosecuting the case contended that as the men were employed by the month they should have given q months notice of their intention to leave, a position which was upheld by the court. Warrants are out for the other seven strikers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
WATER TOWN JOTTINGS
St Johns Sunday School Children Had :. Christmas Tree.

Christmas Tree.
 Columbia lodge, No F, k. of P. will hold four nights grand fair on Fri day, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, January 3, , 26 and P.
 Frank Reynolds of Waterbury is visiting friends in Watertown.
 William Fray and two sons, from Waterbury, spent yesterday visiting Thomas Fray and family.
 Everything is in readiness for the dance and anniversary celebration or the Watertown Athletic club, which takes place at town hall this evening.
 St Johns : Jnday school children held their annual Christmas tree cele- bration at Pythian hall last evening. R. N. Deland took the part of Santa Claus. The program was highly inter- esting from start to Anish.
 Work has been begun on the Taft school hockey rink. # inc train due here at 9:12 last even- ing was delayed nearly an hour by the late arrival of the New York train in Waterbury. a=
 Charles Lynn has resigned his posi- tion at F. N. Barton's grocery store. His place will be filled by Samuel Cruttenden. MT Lynn will take po- sition as teamster for his father.
 Coasting on all the hills about the center was indulged in by large num- Der of enthusiasts last evening.
 Mass will be celebrated at St Johns S church tomorrow morning at 5:3O and s a. m.
 There will be a watch meeting at the Methodist church this evening, com mencing at o'clock.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
He Blew Out the Gss.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-Rey. John R. k. Sellers, a Methodist minis ter of Guysboro, N. S., who was visit ing his brothers in this city, was found dead in the headquarters of the Reading Railway Young Mems Chris tian association. He had blown out the gas through ignorance of it's usage and was asphyxiated. Mir. Sellers was spending the Christmas holidays here and stopped at the Y. NJ. c. A. head quarters.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
New Line to New Orleans.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 31.-A special to the Star from New Orleans says: ''The Frisco railroad system will have a trunk line from Minneapolis and St. Louis into New Orleans before the close of another year," said one of the officials of the Frisco, now in this city. we are not yet quite ready to say just how we propose to get into New Orleans. That, however, is a mere matter of detail"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
OssfTed W0T1an Dead.

ROME, N. Y, Dec. 31.-Miss Stella Ewing, one of the ossified women who for ten years have been wonders to physicians, is dead, aged thirty-nine years. Miss Ewing was born in Hol- land Patent. At an early age she was afflicted by infammatory rheumatism which physicians failed to relieve. At the age of twenty-five she lost the use of her limbs, and specialists said she was gradually turning to bone. For ten years Miss Ewing was totally blind and unable to move muscle. A sister, Mrs. Emma Ewing Palmer, is 6 efszicted ia tse sSne ;uza$
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS

Mrs. Arthur Galpin of Bridgeport was visiting friends in this place yes tcrday.
 Robert Abbey and AlecE Anderson secured a few rabbits on q hunting trip yesterday.
 Miss Gabriel Pepes and her brother, George, will leave here tonight to spend New Years in TOrrington,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
Another Morning Paper In New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The Daily News announces an important change. as follows: "The New York Daily News will celebrate tfEs incoming of the new year by doing something quite out of the ordinary. On Thursday, the first day of 1903, the New York Daily News will become morning newspa- per. Beginning Thursday morning it will be increased to a twelve page pa- per
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
Tovns ard vessels Damagea

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 31.-Many Swedish towns, especially Malmo, Halmstad and Marstrand, have been severely damaged by the recent storms. Many persons have been drowned. Three Russian and hundreds of Scandi- nayian vessels have been wrecked.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
Goxernment Buys Bufraloes

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The gov ernment has purchased four more buff faloes from private herd in Idaho for stocking the Yellowstone National park. The herd in the park now num- bers about forty-fiye.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
New YorIS Markets.

TLOUR-Steady and unchanged; Min- nesota patents, $40420; winter straights. $3 454355; winter extras, $2.S5G3.15; win- ter patents. $3.60Q3. go.
 WHEAT-Quiet and easy owing to fur ther liquidation; May 8O5s@80 15-16c. July, RYE@ouiet; state, 55@5Sc., c. i. f., New York; No. western, 5Sc., f. Q. b., af1oat.
 CORN Also a shade off, following wheat: January. 545sc.; March, 5115c.
 OATS-Neglecte and barely steady; track. white. state. 39@43c.; track, white. western, 39@43c.
 PORK-steady; mess. s18@1s5O; family. .LfARD-Easy; prime western steam. BUTTER-Irregular; state dairy 20Q 26c.; extra creamery, 2S@231sc.
 CHEESE = Firm; state, full cream, small colored. fancy. fall made. 14c.; late made, 131kc.; small, white, fall made, 14c. late made, 13AQ1319c.; large, colored. fall made 14c.: late made. 131zc.; large, white, fall made, 14c.; late made. 1314Ql31zc.
 EGGS-Firm state and Pennsylvania. average best, 2sc.; western, fancy graded. SUGAR-Raw nominal; fair refining 8 7-16c.: centrifugal, 96 test. 37sc.; refined 1uiet. crushed. 5.45c.; powdered, 4.95c.
 MOLASSES-Quiet; New Orleans. 32G EIcE-Firm; domestic. 4H@sMc; Japan. n4nlnf5 n4qnHlnnfE5otw-steady: city. 5zc.: country. HfxT-steady; shipping. 55a7oc.; good tc choice. o5c. .6Js1.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
I.arge EndoMment For HnmIine,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 31.-Tha board of trustees of Hamline university announce that an endowment of $25O,- 900 for the university has been raised, principally in Minnesota. James J. Hill and M G. and J. L. Norton of Winona gave large sums.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
suItan Abandon. Fortress.

MADRID, Dec. 31.-Telegrams re- ceived here from Tangier say the sul- tan's troops have abandoned the for tress of Raselma, close to Fez. The pretender is negotiating with the tribes in the immediate vicinity of Fez to as- sist his advance. The Spanish minister at Tangier reports the situation to be serious, but not desperate.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
TIME TABLE.

Naugatuck Road Going Soutll-6 :35. 7:55, HIS a. m.; LAO, 3:05, 1:4O, 6:l3 and 500 p. m.
 Sunday trains--7:05 a. m.; $40 and 500 D. m.
 Naugatuck Road Going North-S:23 10:55 a. m.; $40, GAS and S:4S p. m.
 Sunday trains-9:48 a. m.; 7:52 p. n. Watertowfl trains-6:45, S:2S. 11:iT a. m.; l 80, 3:45, 500, 6:12, G:53, S;53 and 11:20 D. m.
 Sunday trains-9:53 a. m.; 8:O3 P. III. Highland Division, Going East 700, 8:3S am; 12:3S, 3:3O; S:07 pm.
 Sunday Trains Going East-S:30, 10:O5 am; 200, 5:O5, TOO pm.
 Highland Division, Going Vest S:15 a. m.; 1:50 and 6:24 p. n.
 Dublin Street Station for Meriden and way statio11s-9:05 a. m.; 6:15 p. m. Dublin Street Station for New Haven and way stations-7:00, S:43, 11:1O a. m.; i 50 and 4:04 pm.
 Sunday Trains for New Haven and way stations-7:5O am; $50 pm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock Quotations.

Money on call strong at 12@14 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, per cent. Ster- ling exchange steady, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at S4S6I5@4. S6875 for demand and at S4s3125Q4. S33I5 for 60 day bills. Posted rates. s4s4 and $4.s71s. Com mercial bills. $4. 4.s2lhG4S2sz. Bar silver, 4Sc Mexican dollars, 3Sc. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
Live stock Market.

CATTLE-Market steady; choice, s5. 76d s.so prime, $5.4045.60; good, $595.30; yea calves. $8r8.75
 HoGs-Market lower; prinfe heavies, <6 65Ge. 75; mediums, $66066.e5 heavy Workers, s66o light Yorkers and pigs, s6 e5fI6- 70; rcughs. z5Q6. 4O
 SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market steady best Wethers. $4ft@.2 eulfs and coxnnous g. 5oQ2; choice lambs, $5.soq5S9
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-31
AT POLLAK'S, I45 BANK ST You will find for
 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

a good selection of Violins, Mandolins, Mandolettos, Banjos, Guitars; a nice line of Statuary and an immense line of Pictures and Frames of all descrip- tions from 25c up; Bric-a-Brac, Glass ware and some fancy Stationery, which we intend to close out at cost Give us call. We will shcw you aorund with pleasure.
 LAS Bank Street.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
President Arthur ma Dresser.

President Arthur was the best
dressed man ever saw" said one of
the attendants at the White House,
who has been there 80 years or more.
He changed shirts three times a day
and suits almost as often. He never
wore the same suit all day, and dur
ing the social season changed as often
as three or four times each day. In
the summer he was fond of low-quar-
tered shoes, and always tied them
with wide silk string. have bought
him hundreds of pairs of silk shoe
strings. He had not less than so pairs
of good shoes at all times, and know
he did not have less than 100 pieces of
neckwear, too. President Arthur was
a mighty fine man and was good to
all the servants and others connected
with the White House. ."-Washington
Star
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28

Bagpipe music has suffered greatly
through the efforts of well-meaning
but mistaken people to lift it out OF
its proper place and graft it on to city
life and its inside entertainments" To
compare its music with classical pro-
ductions" is like comparing 'taties
and herring with wine and Jellies." A
Chicago jury once decided that the
bagpipe was not musical instrument
at all. But why quarrel with a def
milton? Enough that it has lived
through some bad crises. When that
phase of life in which it was born
and brought Up passed away, it de-
clined 10 be moved into the back
ground. In short, it had the will to
live without the adventitious aids of
cranks and of congresses, because it
answers a primitive want. Indeed,
nothing could be more ironic that The
fact that the military organization
which did much to crush out every
Il ing that had made it power should
have been so completely conquered
by 1t that there are now two-and twen-
ty bagpipe bands in the British army.
The bagpipe has been annexed by some
of our native Indian regiments, notably
these in the Punjab. and it continues
to spread there as a great military
lnstrument.-The Athenaeum.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
New Cudgel Game.


Here is new game, which is caus-
ing great deal of amusement at So
cial gatherings in Europe.
Two boys, or young men, are blind
folded, and in the right hand Of each
is placed a stout roll of paper in the
form Of club or cudgel. The players
then have to lie down on the carpet
and to grasp each other by the left
hand. Thereupon the fun begins. One
of the players asks the other:
Are you there?"
When the answer "Yes" comes, he
raises his right hand and strives to hit
with his cudgel the spot where, from
the sound of the voice, he supposes the
other players head to be.
The other player, however, is at per-
feet liberty to move his head after he
has answered YES" and the result is
that in nine cases out of ten the blow
misses his head and falls on his shoul-
ders or some other part of his body.
In that case it is his turn to re-
taliate, and SO the game goes on in
definitely, the sole object of the player
who asks the question being to strike
the other players head and that of
the player who answers to save his
head from being struck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28

There seems always something new
to say about sleeves, really the most
important item in wardrobes just now.
me prettiest and most modish sleeve
is undoubtedly the one that follows
closely the lines of the arm to below
the elbow and then widens excessively
with a lot of ruffled undersleeves that
fall over the hand; but this sleeve, un-
fortunately, is not generally becoming,
A sleeve that, on the other hand, is
almost universally becoming is close.
with high, tight cuff and elaborate
drapery at the elbow. An example OF
this drapery is a scarf of mousseline
de sole arranged with q big bow on
the outside of the arm, while the same
idea on an elbow sleeve consists of a
turn-up cuff, slashed on the outside
of the arm with frill of lace or puff
of some thin stuff coming through the
slashing. The correct way is to have
the full part of the elbow trimming on
the outside.
Some dresses made by firss-class
houses have sleeves made in bag to
the elbows, where they meet long, close
cuffs. A close cuff, perhaps five inches
deep, with the full sleeve bagging over
this, is perhaps the most popular
model. This sleeve should increase in
size gradually, but should reveal the
contour of the arm almost to the
elbow
After sleeves, what is the next i'm
portant thing on bodices? Probably
collars, although there is a great SINH
larity about these. They vary more in
regard TO size than to shape, in the
latter respect keeping close to the
Louis XIII. design. 1t is the use of
embroideries and laces that gives
cachet to most OF these.
A deep collar of yellow batiste, en-
broidered with white and yellow
worsted and inset with ecru lace, is a
novelty that gives distinction to a gown
of tabac brown velvet. The blouse has
no other trimming save some small and
very lovely gold buIrons, which are
used in clusters on the front Of the
bodice and on the small, close cuffs.
The skirt is made with shaped
founce, trimmed with diamonds formed
of lines OF small tucks taken in the
stuff-New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
A Terrible Moment.

While in New Haven to attend the
Yale and Princeton football game, l
witnessed sight which l will not for
get for many Gay. 1t was almost
noon, and the main sctreets were
swarmed with the hundreds of visitors
that big game always draws to the
town where the game is to be played
when clouds of black smoke We're seen
to rise from The upper stories OF the
Hutchinson, large, five-story, light
brick building, occupied entirely by
students. Long before the fire depart
ment had arrived an immense crowd
had gathered on the spot, and there
we beheld a young man standing on
the ledge of fifthstory window, wild
" calling for aid, while the thick
smoke rose all around him, and now
and again completely enveloped him.
Two or three times he seemed about
to jump to the ground, which would
mean certain death, but each time he
was stayed by the shouts of his friends
below, who called frantically to him to
wait.
To the crowd, as they stood in the
terrible suspense the fire engines never
seemed longer in coming, and when
they did arrive it took some time to
raise the truck ladder, so that angry
remarks could be heard on all sides.
The sight of the ladder slowly rising,
and the cheers and applause of his
friends below, gave hope and courage
to the entrapped student, by this time
almost suffocated by the smoke, and
he had just strength enough to seize
the ladder as it reached the window
and slide down halfway, where ne
was caught in the arms OF two of the
firemen and borne unconscious to the
ground. He was taken to the house a.
a physician nearby, and it was over an
hour before he recovered. The fire
burned on and completely gutted the
three upper stories, but the two lower
stories were damaged only by water.
The students in the lower stories went
to their rooms and threw whatever
they could into the street, where the
things were gathered up by their
friends, who stood waiting with the
water pouring down upon them. Those
whose rooms were on lhe upper STORIES
however, lost everything they had.
That night there were about so stu
dents looking around for homes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
The Wedding Cake.

Wedding cake boxes are in any de-
sign which the bride is pleased to or
DER if she gives the instructions long
enough in advance. At present, how
ever, there is a tasteful preference for
severe shapes, with dependence upon
the best materials for distinction.
Heavy white water color" papers
are the proper sort for the covering OF
boxes, on the tops or sides of which
the monograms, usually OF both bride
and bridegroom, are blended in relief,
either in white or in gold and silver.
Ribbons for tying the boxes are of
moire, taffeta or satin.
The brides cake is exclusively the
brides. Whatever the amount Of cake
previously stored in boxes for the
guests to carry away as they pass out,
there is always an especially decorated
cake among the good things served to
the guests. 1t is intended frequently
that the bride herself shall cut this
cake in the presence of the guests, es-
pecially her maids, who expect to find
in it a gold ring or some other article
portending the marriage within year
of the finder.
A bride lately took high-handed hold
of tradition and substituted heart for
lne ring of our foremothers' super
stition,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
The Anpliouc Craze.

Fur and lace, lace and fur and fur
and lace and velvet make chorus
Inat never fails to captivate our win
ter fancy, chorus, moreover, that
asks the aid Of the needle. Stitchery,
stitchery, all the time, and never a
stitch too much. Applications are to
be the ruling bent in this year of
grace. The craze for applying one
material over another amounts al
most to disease, for it is irresistible.
The cut out cretonne motifs and trails
continue to declare themselves, while
the mystery lent to this decoration
by a yelling of transparency, prefer
ably the very finest aerophane, is a
vast improvement. Shaded so discreet
ly all hardness is lost, and there is
substituted certain shadowy sugges-
tiveness which is the very essence of
artistic feeling.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
The Gobbler GObbIe0.

Little Dickie wept. You must not
think too badly of Dicl1ie, for he was
only five. He wept because the turkey
was after him again!
There were many turkeys about, for
Dickie's father owned farm. But this
particular turkey was the liveliest of
them all, and how Dickie feared him!
1t seemed to him that the turkey was
always after him.
"He doesn't yike mel" Dickie had
explained when jeered at Cor his fears.
'He wants to bite me-"
'Never mind, Dickie boy" his father
had laughed. Some day you shall bite
him.
Dickie had vowed in his heart he
never would. And now, on the day
before Thanksgiving, the turkey was
pursuing him again. Dickie had, only
a moment before, escaped from his
nurse-a tiresome person, far too much
addicted to saying "don't"-and had
strayed into the farmyard. He looked
SO clean and nice in his white sailor
suit, over the blue collar of which
strayed his yellow curls His blue
eyes were filled with tears as he ran.
The turkey, gobbling, ran after him
but not as he thought, in pursuit, for
the turkey had no thought of Dickie,
but was trying to run away from Sam,
the black cook.
"Sam! Sam!" called Dickie. "Sam!
He's after me-
"All right, Mas'r Dickie," answered
Sam. 81 be after him, and he knows
it, too."
At that point Dickie sat down,
abruptly and unintentionally, on
heap Of straw. The turkey came I'D.
Dicl1ie waved his straw hat wildly I'D
and down.
Hold him! Hold him!' cried
Sam.
81 can't. He'll hold me-" walled
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-03-28
Scientific Skirt Cutting.

The trend of fashion in women's
skirts is toward a closer fit and more
sheath-like shape from the waist to
fiounce depth. The greater number of
these skirts are ornamented with
fiounces, various depths being en-
ployed, while perhaps the graduated
flounce may be considered the most up
to date. The fiounces are cut on en-
tirely new lines, being much more cir
cular than heretofore, and produce a
more graceful and decided spring
around the foot Of the skirt. This ex-
treme fulness accentuates the clinging
effect of the upper portion, which must
be fitted with the greatest exactness.
The flounce ripples gracefully being
much more circular than the older
modes, and therefore is fuller around
the bottom. 1t is in two pieces and
slopes gradually until at the back it
is twice lne depth of the front 1t has
the added advantage that it may be
made with a sweep or shorter for those
who prefer the round length. The
upper or sheath-like portion is held
in place by straps of elastic tackled to
the gore seams as directed on the label
of the pattern. To these elastics are
sewed tapes, that adjustment may be
made to suit the individual figure. This
fashionable mode is called the form
fitting" or serpentine skirt-The De-
lineator