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The Iola register., 1902-05-30
To Protect the Mail Boxes

The REGISTER has already made
mention of the strict measures taken
by Uncle Sam to protect rural delivery
mail boxes. The following paragraph
taken from the Postoffice appropria-
tion bill gives the exact penalty for
violations of the law:
whoever shall hereafter willfully
or maliciously injure, tear down, or
destroy any letter box or other recep-
tacle established by order of the Post
master General or approved or desig-
mated by him for the receipt or de-
livery OF mail matter on any rural
free-delivery route, or shall break
open the same, or willfully or mali
ciously injure, deface, or destroy any
mail matter deposited therein, or shall
willfully take or steal such matter
from or out of such letter bo%or other
receptacle, or shall willfully aid or
assist in any of the aforementioned
oifenses, shall for every such offense
be punished by gne of not more than
one thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not more than three years. ~
This paragraph became effective
when the president signed it and is
now in full force. All postofiice Of
licials are instructed to report dep
relations promptly to the United
States Attorney and furnish evidence
of guilt.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30

All the healing, balsamic virtues of
the Norway pine are concentrated in
Dr. Woods Norway pine Syrup,
natures own remedy for coughs and
colds.
The Iola register., 1902-05-30

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague of the night, itching piles.
Doan's Ointment cures quickly and
permanently. AT any drug store, so
cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
A FIGHT ON mU
H Brought Results, But It Wasn't . Sure Thdng That the Pests
 We're Routed.

s'The moths nearly drive me wild," said one Shadyside lady to another, relates the Pittsburg Gazette.
 T really don't know what to do to get rid of the pests. If I put away anything for the summer, even with camphor balls, I am always certain to find the article eaten full of holes if I happen to want it again. It is really too much trouble to look Over everything in the attics once week, shake then out and examine them for moths, but that is what I am obliged to do in order to avoid their ravages.''
 "Well,' replied her friend, what ever you dc don't do as was done by the maid Of friend of mine.'
 s'What did she do?''
 ssShe decided that certain room upstairs infested by moths had to be thoroughly disinfected, so to speak. She knew that the insects abominate gasoline and therefore resolved to sprinkle that odorous fluid all over everything, in the hope that the moths would give up the struggle and lie down and die. After she had the gasoline well distributed the smell hung around so long as to make the atmosphere very unenjoyable, and she decided that something else had to be done. She knew that sulphur candles were often burned in a room to destroy the germs of a contagious disease, and she reasoned that sul- phur would be a fine thing to coun- teract the effect. of the gasoline. So she procured three or four sulphur candles, set them in bowls in differ ent places in the room and lighted them."
 'sWas it success ?''
 "That depends on how you look at it. The lighted sulphur and the gaso- line odor did not get along very well together. The maid doesn't know ex- actly what happened, but all at once flames began to travel all over the room. She yelled 'Fire!' and some one turned in an alarm. After the fire engines had finished 1t was found that the house could not be used for some time, at least until extensive re- pairs were made. Tn the meantime my friend and her family are resting at relatives, as quietly as possible under the circumstances, and the maid is in a hospital, waiting for the burns on her hands to heal" -I @~:
 ''But what happened to the moths ?" asked the other lady.
 The narrator shook her head.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD

try has been augmented by another
 foreign knight of the mat. The latest arrival is Anje Christensen of Copen- hagen, Denmark. Christensen weighs 200 pounds. He is a pupil of Beck Denmark, who threw Ernest Roeber lat Madison Square Garden few years ago. Christensen comes here
 we'll recommended. Those who have |seen him perform speak in glowing terms of his powers. He has pre- ference for Tom Jenkins and wants to
 wrestle the American at either catch |as-catch-can or Graeco- Roman style.
 A we'll known Buffalo surgeon has just found out that wrestlers as rule Hast much longer at their business than pugilists do. He declares that boxers are past their day at 28 years, with lsome exceptions, while some wrest-
 lers can still hold their own at double this age His opinion is as follows: Ut is really 3 question of the center of gravity. Your boxer has to stand
 up and his center of gravity is some where in the region of his solar plexus. If his center of gravity were in his
 feet he could fight all day. As it is,
 his whole nervous system has to be continually braced, and his muscles
 set tense to ward off the effects of a
 blow and keep his feet. Did you ever
 go to a fight and just watch the feet |of the boxers when they are in action?
 No? I thought not; nobody does. Ev-
 erybody keeps his eyes glued to the
 faces and arms of the contestants.
 Just go to a battle once and keep your
 eyes on the feet of the men fighting and you will see omething>of the box 7
 ing game that will surprise you. With the Wrestlers it is different. They
 are subject to great, steady strains and fierce wrenchings, but they don't have to stand up. Center of gravity
 don't bother them bit. They are either on all fours or lying fiat on their
 stomachs most of the time. Nervous strain isn't nearly as great as on the boxers, and that is why they last long,
 CT. Look at Atherton, Roeber, Parr, Mcleod, Jenkins, McInerney and
 Wittmer of Cincinnati. Not one of them is under 30 years of age, yet they
 are doing up the youngsters right along and improving instead of going
 back" ~-,sc j- s...s.s.. s
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

Young Peter Jackson has been en- gagged by the Waterbury A c. to meet the best man the club can secure for 20-round tilt on New Years day.
 Jack Johnson, the coIored California heavyweight, who took into camp re- gently Hank Griffin, George Gardiner and Frank Childs, is now in Chicago in company with his manager. Johnson is on the lookout for match with Joe Choyinski or any other of the big men. Failing to land an engagement Johnson will come east, preparatory to leaving for England.
 In response to the sweeping defi of Andrew Toke11, England's bantam champion who is now in this country, Casper Leo, has this to say: 'Eii am ready to meet Token at from 112 to 115 pounds in six or 20-round bout. If my record counts for anything I am entitled to first say against the foreign CT. I am ready to sign articles at once" In the opinion of good judges Leon would be good man to try To- kell out, as he is clever and shifty. .
 The latest story anent the matching of Terry McGovern and Young Cor bett to meet in Detroit is to the effect that the men were never expected to box at the Michigan city, but in reality across the river at Windsor, Ontario. Preparations, it is said, are already under way to build large anaphithe- ater at Windsor, where the contest, it is understood, will eventually be de- cided. The place will seat about 4,00O persons. There is an excellent ferry service from Detroit to Windsor and the promoters, according to pres ent plans, figure on having no trouble in accommodating the large crowd ex- pected to witness the scrap.
 A fistic sage has just compiled the number of Gardners Sullivans, Ryans and Smiths who are representatives of the prize ring and his computation is as appended: The Gardners are George Gardner, middleweight, Billy Gardner, featherweight. Oscar Gard ner, featherweight, > Gus Gardner, featherweight and Eddie Gardner, featherweight. The Sullivans are: Spike, Dave, Tommy and Twin Sulli- van. The list of Ryans includes: Tommy Ryan of Kansas City, Aus tralian Jimmy Ryan. Billy Ryan of Syracuse and Buddy Ryan of Chicago. Strangely enough the Smiths are few. Mysterious Billy is the only one of any consequence at the present day. George, Billy and Jimmy Gardner are all of the same family.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
PRICE WAS A KISS.
The Young Man Had an Excellent
 Chance to Buy Dog Very , ! 5ssrz.l5slx a<# ss Cheap.

A handsome bachelor of Baltimore, we'll known in social and educational circles, acknowledges the truth of the following story: He. was driving with very pretty and attractive young woman, when on the outskirts of the city they met lad of about 12 years leading by chain singularly ugly but finely bred bull terrier. The pretty girl went into raptures over the dog, and her escort determined the animal should be hers, relates the Baltimore Sun. N< .s-...-. ....--
 Say, sonny" he called, "what will you take for your dog?"
 ''Nawthing," replied the lad. x
 Nonsense" cried MT. Blank. Here's $5 for him. -
 ''No, Iwon't. This here dog ain't for sale" as Egs a 45 s-
 ''Ten," said MT. Blank, and then, growing desperate, fifteen, twenty" But the owner still refused.
 All the time the conversation was go- ing on tie youth, although talking to the man in the buggy, kept his eyes fixed on the other occupant of the ve- hicle, and at last he said, gravely:
 II don't want yer money, but if you'll just give that lady there kiss you may have the dog.'
 MT. Blank was speeches.. He stared at the boylan instant and then put the whip to his horse, starting him off at run.
 The story goes that mile was gone over without a word being spok- en, when, as the horses rapid gait be- came slower as it turned down coun- try lane the pretty girl turned ever so slightly and saidb shyly: "Oh! MT. Blank, why don't you buy that dog!"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Grape Juice.

Use one of the large blue varieties or wild grapes. Pick them from the stem, wash if necessary and put them in double boiler with just enough cold water 10 cover them. Heat for two or three hours till the juice all oozes out, then strain through 9 bag without squeezing. To this juice add sugar in the proportion of one to four-that is, a cup of sugar to a quart of juio e--then keep it at a very high temperature for an hour, but do not let it boil. When cool enough, pour into clean bottles and cork. To use mix with an equal quantity of cold water. It makes Q delicious Grink.--American Queen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
GLASS TO BE DROPPED?
Harvard Confident That Yale's Big
 Guard Will Not Play Again.

Cambridge, Dec 22.-In the opinion of some of Harvard's leading football playing, all question as the playing of Edgar Glass by Yale next season is at an end, and the belief in the Crimson camp is that the big guard will be dis qualified by the athletic council at New Haven before any attempt is made to choose a captain for next seasons band of Ellis. Glass has been men toned as a possible leader, but it is stated here that the virtual protest of King, Harvard's heavy center rush, by Walter Camp, the Yale head coach, knocks the last leg from beneath the claim that Glass was eligible for an- other year. On Friday, Professor Hollis, chairman of the athletic com mittee at Harvard, gave out state ment in which he said that 8 few days before the Pennsylvania game the head coach of the Yale team wrote to Coach Farmey of the Harvard eleven offering to supply afiGayits that King had played four years on the Univer- sity of Indiana eleven before coming to Harvard An investigation of the case was then made by the Harvard authorities and it was learned that King had played in at least two games on team which was published as an Indiana University team and which was supported by students and mem bers of the faculty. Later in the sea son of that year the team took on some outside men and became scrub team. If these two games constituted a fourth year for King, it is claimed I1oro. that fhn nJaviup of Glass at Yale in all the games of last year, except the Princeton and Harvard contests, two years on the Syracuse University eleven, and during the season just closed, constitutes the full four years allowed varsity man under the old Harvard Yale agreement.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
BASKET BALL.

The Co G basketball team will play the Thomaston team in Thomaston on Christmas night. The Go A team, which consists of McKeon, Armbrus- ter, Spencer, Deborde, Sickmund and Hayes, will play the crack New Brit ain team at the New Britain casino on Christmas afternoon. Co c and Go A will play each other on New Years night at the local armory. This game will no doubt attract large crowd. Both local teams have a game arrang- ed with the Go G team of Danbury.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Our Sweet Tooth

The United States consumes now eight times as much sugar per capita as in the first quarter of the last century, four times as much as the average per capita during the decade ended with 1850, and twice as much as in any year prior to 187o.-Gro- cers' Journal,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
The skunk in Winter.

Perhaps the funniest of all pre- parers for winter is the skunk. His serene highness calmly walks into woodchuck's burrow, and says to himself-for he has no friends: "What's the use of working when you can get some one else to make everything ready for your winter?" And he calmly takes possession and settles down.-St. Nicholas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Advanced Royaltv

''We are more advanced than our civfY- ized brethren boasts the king of the Umgaloolo islands. When our coro- nation was postponed because of ap- pendicitis we sent an understudy for the surgeons to operate upon instead of to attend the coronation rehear- salS."-N Y. Times
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
HENRY BACK FROM FRANCE.
Says Troubles of Reiff and Himself
 Were Caused by Jealousy.

Milton Henry, the American jockey who was ruled off the French course for alleged misconduct, was among the passengers who arrived here yes terday on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. His wife accompa1rGH him. Henry is disgusted at the way he was treated in France, and lays the whole thing to the jealousy of the French jockeys. He has brought suit against the French Racing association, and ex- poets not only to have his license re- stored to him, but to collect 100000 francs damages.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Indian SandwinheS

Put a cupful of chopped ham in . chopping bowl or mortar with two tablespoons of creamed butter, dash of paprika, tablespoon of Indian chutncy, a tablespoon of vinegar from prepared horscradish and D tablespoon of finely-minched chervil. Pound to paste and spread on but tered. thin slices of bread. Wash ington Star.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
Clear Coast.

He-Do you think your mother can hear us?
 She-Oh. she promised me she wouldn't listen.-N X. Herald.
 she Knew the symptoms. He-If I had never been in love be- fore how would have known what ailed me?
 She--I would have told you. Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
A setback.

He-There are more old batch eIors than spinsters in the United States.
 She-Yes; but all the nice men are married Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

Camden, N. T.. Dec 22.-Another fistfc star is twinkling feebly. Joe Goddard, once known as the Barrier Champion, 's is dying here from abcess s3f ffe brain brought on by wound received the election riot last July. The patient is also suffering from a serious rupture which occurred when he was. strapped in cot in the county se7Is,rn. He has got wife and four children living at 256 Dorcas street. <oufl1 Melbourne, Australia. His right name is said to be James Bradley. with inc possible exception of John D.. sullivan. Goddard has reaped larger
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
The ob1ectfonahIe Featnre

There can be no serious objection to a mans knowing it all if he will kindly refrain from saying q told you Sd" Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

DISTRICT OF WATERBURY, SS. PRO- D bate Court, Dec 22. 1902. .r4Is, r# ..-
 Estate of Margaret O'Donnell late of Water bury in said district deceased. The Court of Probate for the district of Wat erbury hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof. for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be de- barred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to '.- 7
 James H. O'Donnell,
 Mary Payne,
 z 7 Administrators,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

RESTRICT OF WATERBURY5 YSS PRO- D bate Court. Dec. 9, 1902
 Estate of Robert Sheehan. late of Waterbury in said district. deceased. -.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury hath limited and allowed months from the date hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their clalms for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be de- barred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to 5**AE& #4s 3& 1#e.8G 4H
 Jane Sheehan. Administratrix.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

harvest from the field of pugilism than any other man who ever donned the ] gloves.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22
BASE BALL NEWS.
Brush Issues Statement in Regard to
 Delehanty.


 The meeting of the American League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, to be held in Chicago to-day, is of much sig nificance. A committee, consisting probably of Ban Johnson, C. w. Som CTS and Charles Comisky will will be appointed to confer with the National league committee, August Hermann, James A. Hart and Frank DeHass Robson, at Cincinnati on January ,, looking to a treaty of peace between the warning leagues. The American league will receive explicit instructions as to the terms upon which peace may be attained. One of the conditions is said to be that Delehanty be returned to Washington by Brush and all claims on the services of Lajoie, Flick and other ex-philadelphia National league players be waived by John I. Rogers.
 With regard to this. John T. Brush issued the following statement yester- day: >.....
 '..The New York club has three years contract with Delehanty and has paid him a large amount of money upon that contract and expects him to report to the club when it goes south in March, and we do not believe he will become an issue in any peace ne gotiations between the National and American leagues. If there is to be a retroactive action taken regarding players who have left one league to join the other. then it will have to go back to the beginning of the contro- versy. We would most certainly resist any singling out methods and do not believe they are contemplated or in tended. The resolution by which the conference committee was created only calls for an inquiry on the part of the National as to the position to be occu- pied by the American league and terms upon which the base ball war might be terminated. When that question is answered then the National league will find its voice and be prepared to take proper action
 The New York club has signed W. O. Gilbert, an infielder. who played last season with the Baltimora Ameri- can league team.
 St Louis, Dec 22.-It is said here that Frank De Haas Robison has sunk S6O,0OO in his attempt to make the St Louis Cardinals . paying proposition. Coming here in 1900, he brought an ex- cellent team with him. His original team faded away and was replaced at great expense Then came two fires. destroying his handsome buildings and then the base ball war. Instead of a profit of $50.O00 T year. as expected, it is said that his losses will reach S6O,- 900.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-22

Jack Monroe Stays Four Rounds With the Champion and Gets the Decision -Jeffries Was Wild, But Could Not Do the Trick Louisville Does Not Want Corbett and McGovern-Frank Erne Has Earned Much Money Other Good Fighting News. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20

clearly to the public and declare that they
will not only not purchase votes. but will
expose those who offer them for sale. they
will be sure TO succeed. Bribe-taking and
bribe-giving are odious to the people and
most demoralizing. The people have no
respect for a legislative body which has a
reputation for venality. Members of such
bodies who generally suspected Of
seeking brides are held in certain degree
of contempt. Bribery is more frequent in
city councils than elsewhere, and ii is so
because corporations have frequently asked
for franchises they should not have. After
time those who ask for privileges which
are proper enter into deals with the pur-
chasable quantity the easiest way to
get what they wish. The Pennsylvania
Company. instead of yielding to the easier
way. rebuked bribery as method to Sc
cure franchises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-20
THE REAL MONROE DOCTRINE.

Democrats are attempting to make po-
htical capital out of the Venezuelan affair
by representing that President Roosevelt
has backed down on the Monroe doctrine
by stating that it means that there must
be no territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT by any
European power at the expense of any
American power on American SOIL" In
I'VE do not guarantee any state against
punishment If it misconducts itself. pro-
vided that punishment does not take the
form of the acquisition of territory by any
European power" The Journal said this
was the best definition of the Monroe doc
trine that had ever been made. and so it is.
Democrats say i, is a retreat from the posi-
ton taken by Democratic Presidents. This
is in effect to affirm that Democratic Presi-
dents have construed the doctrine as COM
hitting the United States to the protection
of American states against punishment for
wrongdoing, no matter how fragrant their
acts might be or how clearly they owed
il to offended power to make repara-
ton and apology or TO pay damages The
Journal is happy to say that no President
has ever taken that untenable and dam
gerous ground, although none has ever de-
fined the doctrine as clearly as President
Roosevelt did in his first annual message.
During President Cleveland's administers
ton two occasions arose which required
consideration as to whether the Monroe
doctrine applied or not. One of them was
the Bluefields incident. i'm which Great
Britain demanded reparation and dam
ages from Nicaragua for outrages or Brit
ish citizens and the flag, and in the en-
forcement of her demand landed a force OF
marines and seamen I'm Nicaragua, took
possession of the customhouse at Corinto
and appointed n provisional governor for
the town. In this case there Was no as
sertion of the Monroe doctrine, because
Great Britain assured the United States
that she would not seek to acquire any
part of Nicaragua's territory. Upon this
assurance the United States did not inter
| fere 10 prevent the enforcement of he,
| demands. The other case was that of the
boundary dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela. This was not a case OF
| claim for damages or OF Furnishing ar
| American state for misconduct 1t was 9
| dispute involving possession of a large
| tract of country. and which. II Great Brit.
aims contention were maintained. would
result In her appropriating territor,
claimed by Venezuela. IL Great Britain
had succeeded In establishing her claim
II would have resulted i'm the spoliation OF
| venezueia- This clearly a case fol
the Intervention of this government, and
II did intervene so vigorously as to bring
about a submission OF the whole question
to arbitration. Our action In that case wa,