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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
FASCINATED BY A PRINCESS.


 A determined campaign for the re lease from prison of Lieutenant Mat tachich is being waged by some of the daring newspapers and few of the political leaders of Austria. It Is earnestly discussed in the lower and is fast gaining attention in the higher ranks of society. Those partisans of Mattachich who are most determined make of his case one similar to that of Dreyfus and declare that he is the vic tim of one of the most unjust of the laws brought down in Austria from the middle ages.
 Mattachich has for three years been confined in the military prison at Noel lersdorf, just outside of Vienna,. and the only crime proved against him is that he was beloved by a princess of the blood royal The woman in the case is the Princess Louise of Sake Coburg-G -Gotha a daughter of the king of Belgium, and the wife of Prince Philip of Sake Coburg- Gotha, who holds a field marshaTs rank in the Austrian army. She is now confined in an asylum.
 The marriage of Princess Louise was unhappy. She left her husband and led a life that was a discredit to her family and to her husband She met Gezzattatich and fascinated him.
 Meanwhile the princess spent mon- ey extravagantIy. Her profigacy amounted to a mania. Her gowns cost fabulous sums. Her husbands allow ance by no means defrayed her ex- penses. She got into the hands of the money lenders, and the story is told that in the month of June, 1897, she gave three notes of hand amounting to $2O1 ,OO0.
 These notes bore two signatures, that of Princess Louise and that of Grown Princess Stephanie, now the Countess Lonyay.
 When the notes were presented to Prince Philip in May. 1898, he caused the arrest of Lieutenant Mattachich. At the same time the princess was placed in confinement in an asylum near Dresden.
 The penalty of the princess crime was laid upon Mattachich. He was accused of having forged the sigma lures on both notes- He was found guilty and sentenced to six years inn prisonment in December, 1898. and has since been in prison. The sentence carried with it the loss of nobility and his rank as 2 soldier. Tn this way it was thought that the rather unsa- worry reputation of the princess had been saved from the charge of crook ed dnanciering.
 Mattachich protested and demand ed justice. His case was taken up by powerful persons and he was giv- ell a military trial. The court in thls case found that he had not forged the signature of Princess Louise, but that he was guilty of forging that of Crown Princess Stephanie The form CT sentence was fully approved. Philadelphia North American.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
Our Motto
BLOOD TEST OF GUILT.
Striking Instance of Superstition Late1y Witnessed in q Chinese
 Mixed Court.

An instance of the prevalence of su. perstition among the better class ot Chinese, even in Europeanized com munities, is supplied by a recent trial before the mixed court at Shanghai reports the New York Sun. Magis- trate Chang was sitting. An English assessor was present, and counsel ap- peared on both sides
 The case was one in which native detective was accused of abducting a girl betrothed to another man. The question before the magistrate to de- eide was whether the accused should be arraigned on a civil or criminal charge.
 All the witnesses, even the girl her self and her mother, declared that the man had not maltreated her. But Magistrate Chang was of another opinion, and he commanded that the mother be beaten in order to extract the confession he was sure she was withholding. This was futile, of course, as the poor woman had noth- ing to confess.
 Then the accused man, who was already on his knees, took oath in Chinese fashion by breaking a saucer. Most solemnly he protested that his relations with the girl had been proper. Still the magistrate was not satisfied and he demanded another test.
 The girls forefnger was first cut and the blood therefrom allowed to to drop into bowl of water provid- ed by the court. The detectives fin- ger was next cut, and the same pro- ceeding carried out. The magistrate then held that as the blood mixed, the detective was guilty, and remand ed him for trial before the court on criminal charge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
SOMETHING THAT WILL DO YOU
 GOOD.

We know of no way in which we can be of more service to our readers than to tell them of something that will be of real good to them. For this reason we want to acquaint them with what we consider one of the very best remedies on the market for coughs, colds, and that alarming complaint, croup. We refer to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have used it with such good results in our family so long that it has become q household neeas- .sity. By it's prompt use we haven't any doubt but that it has time and again prevented croup. The testimony is given upon our own experience, and we suggest that our readers, especially those who have small children, always keep it in their homes as a safeguard against croup. Camden (S. O. Messen- ger. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
LIVES IN A HENHOUSE.
Husband Quits Ills Home Because He Was fingered by Sight of
 Whisky Flask

A correspondent of the Chicago In- ter Ocean writes that William H. Pugsley, contractor of Mount Yer non, N. r., had his sister-in-law, Mrs. Allie Brown, in the police court the other morning on the charges of dis orderly conduct and trespassing.
 The trouble began Thanksgiving day, when Mrs. Brown, who is Mrs. Pugsley's younger sister, came to live with the Pugsley's. A few days later Pugsley, who is a prohibitionist, de- clares that he came home and found a half empty whisky flask on the table.
 That night Pugsley went to sleep in the chicken-coop and has since made it his home, leaving his house to his wife and sister. He cooked his meals, made his bed, and lived like hermit in the
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

coop. Then the contractor hired a boy to do the cooking.
 Monday Mrs. Brown went to the chicken-coop and began to order the boy about. Pugsley ordered her off the premises. When she refused to go he hastened to the police court and ob- tained a summons for her appearance. Pugsley interrupted the proceedings in court by jumping to his feet and pulling ten-foot rope from his pocket.
 Say, judge" he said, "please hang me. l would rather die now than to think of intoxicating liquors being in my house."
 Judge Bonnet suspended sentence on Mrs. Brown, after warning her to keep away from Pugsley's home.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
A JOKE TRANSLATED.
English Version of One of MT. De-
 pew's Favorite Stories.
Chappie Did His Hest to Entertain the Crowd, But Nobody Saw the Point of the Anecdote But
 the Narrator.

s'Whena the average Englishman at tempts to narrate a characteristic American humorous story he is al most certain to make a hash of it. remarks Washington clubman who spent a good deal of his time abroad, to Star reporter. This fact was instanced in a funny way in the smoking-room of the steamer upon which I last returned from England. A middle-aged Englshman, civil en- gineer, believe he was, was called upon to do his share of the entertain ing-we were making late sitting of it-and he started in to tell a story that he had heard Senator Chauncey Depew narrate at a dinner in Lon don. Now, I had heard Mr. Depew tell that story, too, and it went about this way:
 "A New York lawyer named Strange, noted for his wit, was upon his last bed of sickness. He knew that his end was near, and so he called his wife to his bedside to give her few final directions.
 Little woman,' said he to her. T know that am gong to die, and 1 am ready to go. But I could not die in peace if I thought there was going to be a lot of fuss and feathers made over me after my death. I don't, as you know, believe in ostentation as applied to the dead. Now, don't even want my name carved on my headstone. I wish you'd just have a modest headstone erected over my grave, with these words carved on it: Here lies an honest lawyer"
 1.-The dying lawyers wife demurred at this.
 4"How,' she asked her husband, will people visiting the cemetery know from the inscription on the headstone who lies in the grave?'
 ssOh, they'll know, all right re- piled the passing man of law, with
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
An Inren,ou. G,r1

An ingenious girl who wanted extra pin money used her large acquaint- ance list to further her desire. She collected the names and addresses of all the engaged girls that she pos sibly could from her friends and their friends, giving nominal sum pre- sumably as a joke to the accommo- dating individuals. When she had col lected a large list of brides-to-be, she visited shops where the proprietors were apt to be interested in furnish Ing trousseaux and bridal ixings gen orally and sold each>name and address fora certain sum. 3 Evidently the arr rangement was satisfactory, but the engaged girls must have been sur prised to receive catalogues from firms known and unknown to them, setting forth their specialties in the way of requirements for the ordinary bride
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

tect of his own, fortunes. He is rated as millionaire and is known throughout the country as the founder and president of the Pru- dential Life Insurance company, of Newark, N. J., but his wealth and prominence were attained solely through his own efforts and by dint of traordinary energy, persist ence and hard work, unaided by speculation. Born on farm near Pennington, Me, August 2, 1889, his life has been as rugged as the moun- tains of his native state. His first essay for himself was at Yale, whith- er he went to fit himself for the bar, but his health gave way under close study and he turned his attention to life insurance, subject in which he had become greatly interested while at college. He began active opera tions 27 years ago, with an office staff numbering only three persons and an outfit costing not more than $2o0 To-day he has under him more than 3o,o00 persons in all parts of the country. Besides being man of rare executive ability, Mir. Dryden is a good taflter. He lives in a modest way. and it is doubtful if one in ten of his Newark neighbors knew until recently what political party he supports.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

faint smile. They'll read the in scription, and then they'll say: That's Strange.'-"
 ''Now, Mir. Depew told this story in England because he knew how dear ly the English people love stories that hinge upon a play of words. The story always tickled his English lis teners immensely.
 "Well, this Englishman in the smok- ing-room of the steamer started off to tell that story something in this wise:
 Well, y'knaw, heard one of your fellows-man named Depew-senator or something-tell deuced good story, 'pon me waird, at dinner awhile ago-deuced good, declare. It appears, y'knaw, that New York fellow-man of law, y'know-barris- ter, believe-was dying, y'see. Don't seem to remember the fellows name. Let me see, what the deuce was the fellows name, anyhow? We'll, 'pon me waird, if haven't clean forgot his name! However, no matter. We'll, this chap, y'lnaw, was dying, and he was blooming good natured about it all, y'see, and he wanted to make his wife feel less shocked over it all, y'knaw, and so he called her to his bedside.
 My dear" says the chap to her, y'see, q don't want to have lot of botheration and kick-up business, y'see, after I'm gone. don't want my name"-deuced annoying that I can't recall that chaps namei-s'en- sraved on my headstone. Just put small stone at the head of my grave, y'knaw, and have carved on it these words: Here lies an honest law yer"
 "'Well, y'knaw, the legal chaps wife didn't like the idea of this, and she told him so.
 "s But," she said to him, 'show will folks, y'knaw, that read the inscrip- tion know who rests in the grave be- meath the headstone?"
 "'Well, y'see, this legal chap was deuced humorous fellow, yknaw, and he was bound to have his final joke, y'see, and so he answered her:
 "s"Oh, don't bother about that They'll read the inscription on the headstone, and they'll say to each other, y 'knaw: That's extraordinary, yknaw''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
woa1un,a stand for It.

"I hardly think my wife sees the joke yet" said Brown, with a smile land I am also inclined to think that she has an idea that I was deliberately trying to create false impression, to which I plead guilty.
 "One night last week I thought l heard someone proving about the house, end as there have been ndm- Der of houses broken into lately l concluded that the noise was made by burglars. As I sat up in bed Hs- tening, chanced to glance into the next room, the door of our bedroom being open, and there stood a sure- enough burglar coolly examining our silverware. With this startling dis ooyery came the chilling thought that I hadn't such a thing as a firearm in the house. But l determined to run a bluff, So turning to my wife, l said in a loud voice:
 Where's my revolver?'
 "sJohn,' she answered in Q voice equally as loud, there isn't such a thing in this house, and you know itl' :" Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
WITH THE POLOISTS.

Billy Parsons Laughs at the Basket S Ball People.
 John Wiley says he would rather play four games of ball than one of polo.
 - Kid Cusick can hardly be blamed for jumping Plymouth. He was get ting the muniicent salary of $15 per week.
 If base ball is q success. in Fall River the same promoters may try polo next season. Fall River has one of the best polo rinks ever built.
 The basket ball people gave Parsons the laugh when he was about to open up in Lowell. Polo is drawing well in Lowell while a recent basket ball game was played to just forty-three paid admissions.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
DANNY MAYER SAILS.
Hartford Boy Goes to England to
 Ride Kings Horses.

Danny Maher sailed for England yesterday on the St Paul. He went to New York from Hartford on Tues day. The little jockey goes to Eng land under engagement to ride the horses. of King Edward VII and his contract calls for his reporting on March l, and he will at once get into training for the season. His weight when he sailed was 122 pounds, so he will not have to reduce much. Be- fore sailing he expressed confidence in his having a successful season.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
MIR WHEELER GOT RID OF HIS
 RHEITAT ATISM

During the winter of 1898 was so lame in my joints, in fact all over my body, that I could hardly hobble around, when I bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. From the first application began to get well, and was cured and have worked stea- diff all the yearR R. Wheeler, North wood, N. |. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
Planfing seed in Enn.na,1.

A French gardener has adopted & new idea with regard to the trans- planting, of small shrubs. He sets the seed in some earth laid in half an eggshell instead of a little pot; the shell, which has small hole in it to permit of draining, is placed in box of damp mold. When the time ar rives for transplanting all that need to be done is to lift out and break the shell
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
NTH HE WRESTLERS.
Dwyer and GehIe are Ready for
 Their Match To-Night.

Gehle Still Insists That He Can
 Throw Dwyer-The Latter Still
 Laughs at His Boasts-Gehle's Back
 CT Photographed To-day That He
 Would Be Here With $2,OOO to Bet.
 Tonight is the long expected even ing when Prof NJ. J. Dwyer is to meet Frank Gehle of Chicago on the mat at the Auditorium. The three styles that will be used in the contest this evening have been used by both men ill many matches in the west, and all though Gehle came here comparative ly an unknown and although he admit ted at first that he did not know much about the Cornish style of wrestling, the belief is now very emphatic that Gehle is a ringer and that he knows every style and is q past master at each of them. He is the most confi- dent man that has ever been up against DWyer and he still continues to boast, notwithstanding Dwyer's remarks that the boaStful athlete is often laid low. The packer of Gehle has arrived in Waterbury. If Gehle beats DWyer he is going into New York and will chal- lenge any of the men who are now claiming the championships in all kinds Of classes. Dwyer has been very busy with his classes in New Haven, but he has not neglected to prepare himself Tor the battle tonight. He still laughs at the idea of Gehle being a ringer and says that his record does not show him to be better man than Dwyer is him. self. True, he admits that Gehle has the advantage of him in weight, but the handicap is not so great but what he can overcome it. Dwyer is pos sessed of dogged determination. The people in this city who have seen him wrestle against all corners know that he has also large amount of sand and that he is just as aggressive as any man that ever steped on a mat.
 Jack Harvey, the Brooklyn strong boy is coming up from New Haven With a good following to back himself against. the Waterbury lad who is to go up against him. Danny Mccarthy has declined to go against him and in all probability Jack Roach or Jesse Foley will be substituted The loser m this match gets nothing, nor does the loser in the big match get a cent. Both contests should be corkers, and no doubt it will be the best wrestling tournament that has been held in this city. It will be the last one for some tune, as the Auditorium will be used for mercantile purposes after tbis
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
X We Were Very Fortunate

After our misfortune in get ting a store. MT A. F Cowles has very kindly given Us half of his big store, where we have a host of carpenters at work fitting up as nice a store as can be found in the city. It takes some time, so we have decided not to open with our Spring stock till about March 1. However, we are taking orders for clothin g both custom and ready made, which we get very quickly from our New York store. Any orders will receive prompt attention and satisfaction guar. anteed,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

When you want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and pleasant in effect use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price. 25c. Every box guaranteed. For sale by all drug gists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
.Tuaf Beruu

MT. Figgit-Are- you almost through writing that letter?
 Mrs. Figgit-Dear me, no! Why, I have only got to the postscript.-Ohio State Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
A safe Rax

'Did the man who wrote The Man with the Hoe write The Beautiful Snow?'"
 Il don't know. But I'll bet it wasn't the man with the snow shove" ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
HON. JOHN F. DRYDEN.
Chosen to Succeed the Late William J. seweII as United States sem :.
 ator from New Jersey.

John Fairfield Dryden, the choice of New Jersey republicans for United States senator, has been the archi-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

Cincinnati. O., Feb 20.-Hugh Me- Govern, brother of Terry McGovern, easily defeated Ching Fong, the Chi nese pugilist, in the first round at the Blue Grass Athletic club at Coying- ton, Ky, last night
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Bob Fitzsimmons Bitten by a
 Dog.

He Was Separting His Dog and An
 other from Fighting When the Acci'
 dent Happened Jim Jeffords Wins
 a Fight on a F'oul-Chinese Pugilist
 Defeated by McGovern.
 Impatient for that fight with Jeffries r-60 per cent to the winner, 40 per cent to the loser Robert Fitzsimmons yes terday afternoon varied the usual method of training by trying to sep arate two large dogs in ferocious com bat on Cropsey avenue, BensonhMrst. He received a painful laceration of the right hand, which was cauterized.
 Fitzsimmons was taking walk with his Great Dane. Yarrum, when they en- countered Newton Bennington's prize wolf hound. However, there was q fence between the two dogs, and the pugilist saw no immediate cause for alarm in their parallel maneuvers, bark for bark, snarl for snarl.
 Fitzsimmons was almost past the Bennington premises when the wolf hound leaped over the fence and seized the Great Dane by the neck. For half a minute the two dogs furnished al most as much entertainment as a prize fight
 The owner of the Great Dane saw it was about time to separate them, in order to save their lives. He grabbed 1arrum by the collar
 Instead of sinking away, as is usual ly the case ill dog fights, the wolf hound resented this interference so far as to renew the attack upon Yarrum and his master. Before the owner of the wolf hound could reach the scene of conflict that animal had sunk his teeth into the pugilist's right hand.
 Fitzsimmons, still holding Yarrum. managed to kick the wolf hound off Then he went to doctor, who was in- fnitely more alarmed over the injury than was the pugilist.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
Where Quinfne roma. r

Eighty-fve per cent. of the quinine product of the world comes from Java.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

J. F. Meyers of New York sent 2 telegram to Frank Gehle this morn Ing stating that he would be here tIis afternoon and will be at the ringside tonight to bet any part or the whole of $2,000 that Dwyer will be beaten.
 Otto Huttner, the 125-pound wrestler, is ready to meet any man in the world at his weight for any amount, and will bet $500 that neither George Bothner nor Harvey Parker can put him down once in one hour, catch-as-catch-can style.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

James Jeffords won a fight on foul from James Fitzpatrick at Allentown, Pa, Tuesday night. It is very for tunate for Jeffords that the rules against foul blows are quite generally enforced. Otherwise his list of vic Tories would be short one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-12

Uncle Henry WalIsce,is devoting a
good deal of space in his paper, Wal
laces' Farmer to the Improvement of
Iowa Corn. He calls attention to the
fact that while the Iowa Farmer has
been improving his live stock for TWEEN
ty years end more he has given very
little attention to the great Iowa crop,
corn. Among the many articles which
have appeared in Wallsce's Farmer on
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>hamel, of Illinois, the corn expert,
and these are illustrated by number
ut photographs showing different va
r!etles of corn, perfect and imperfect
hrs, the most profitable to raise, etc.
The average Iowa farmer thinks he
knows as much about corn as anybody
does but we miss our guess if he can
not learn lot from these articles in
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