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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
WHY NANCY FASTEn

FTyI 3
Inc best-natured woman know
liVes IN an old house over in George
town. She has laughed at life and
she mas grown fat on her merriment-
OF az least her enemies call it fat. Per-
sonally consider her fine figure of .
woman. and only plump enough to be
pleasing. She has colored maid
VINO is also inclined to put on flesh
and the said maid fasts long and often
10 propitiate the god of waist lines
Indeed, she has of late starvod bo,.
sell into state of actual weakness
une Gay her mistress went into the
hilchen ana found her sitting in a
chair, the picture Of woe.
what's the matter, Nancy?' de-
manded the mistress.
on, I'm feelin' so weak, Miss Mag
gie," was the reply.
Of course you feel weak, said
MISS Maggie, with some asperitv
You don't eat enough to keep up yonr
stfength. Why on earth don't YOU
be sensible and eat?''
Il don't want to get fat. said Nan
cy mOurnfully.
"Fat!' Miss Maggie returned
Why do you LET that worry YOU
What difference does it make if YOU
do get fat?"
Nancy shook her head disconsolate-
Deed, Miss Maggie" said she, elf
was somewhere else l wouldn't be
bothered, but every time 1 looks at
you jes' can't bear to think of get
tim fat. I jes' can't bring myself to
eat. w Washington Post.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
SO ard 40 Bank ST.
WoMEN's SUITS AND COATS.

WOMEN'S SUITS AND COATS.
We have said very little about this
Suit and Coat Department of ours, but
we have been accomplishing wonders.
Not only have we provided all the
newest models, which embody every
point emphasized by fashion as being
eminently proper, but to them is joined
the highest perfection of tailoring, and
prices, which are far more moderate
than the exceptional beauty and merit
OF the garments really Justify. 1t is
impossible to represent the assert
ments in this scanty space, so Wen
ask you to visit this department and
we viii let the attractiveness of styles,
varieties and prices do most of the
talking.
WoMENS SUITS.
BLACK CHEVIOT SUITS Waist
blouse front, silk lined, plated
'front.' and back, latest style sleeve,
drop skirt; they're beauties and
VIII wear like iron; price $21 a suit
BLACK CHEVIOT SUITS Waist,
double breast effect, silk lined.
trimmed with pretty braid; flare
skirt; price ST.. so a suit
BLACK CHEVIOT SUITS-Fly
front jacket, silk lined, peau de
sole facings, f1ounce skirt, very
stylish garment; price $3.50 a suit
WOMEN'S OXFORD GRAY SUITS
Waist, blouse front, silk lined,
velvet collar, flare skirt, an extra
good value, at $S9S a suit
WOMEN'S OXFORD GRAY
WALKING SUIIS-Trimmed
with neat stitching and black
SloIn Dands, price $14 a suit
WOMEN'S COATS.
WoMEN,S MONTE CARLO COATS
In tan color, castor and black:
satin lined, velvet collar. turn
over cuffs; price SOLO each
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
WITH THE POLOISTS
George Bone Tells How He Escaped
a Lynching.

Alonzo Petty, manager of the Mum
Gle polo team, announces the follow
ing as the lineup for the coming sea-
son: Higgins and Kilgara, rushes;
Heely, Wolfe and Ellis, center and
halfbacks; Tobin and Cusick, goal
tends. Kilgara played last year
with the Fall River, Mass, team, which
took second place in the National Polo
league. He is noted as a driver. He
is noted throughout the east as Driv-
er Kilgara. HeeIy. another of the
new men, played with the Providence,
in Muncie the first week in November.
Tobin will accompany him. Tobin
played with the Riverside, Conn, team
last year.-Muncie, Indiana, Star.
Neither Kilgara nor Hee1y played in
the American league last year. Fall
River was not in the circuit, nor was
Providence.-LowelI Mail. This is a
sample of the way eastern 4crack
players" are advertised in the west
BrOckton Enterprise.
Jean is the same old player. Al
though he has not been in training for
more than few days this season he
manags to cover lot of territory, and
is as effective in the blocking game as
he was last season. Young Higgins,
now with Providence, is a coming
man. He is quick on his skates, a
fairly good man with the stick and
does not hesitate to mix it up when
occasion demands. Under Parsons
tuition Higgins should come along
pretty fast.-Lowell Citizen,
off Georon Rona shows ANYTHING
like his old-time form there isn't an
other man in the business can equal
him in speed" says Jimmy Mulvaney,
an old-time polo player, now clerking
at Lowell Mr. Mulvaney thinks Dick
ey Pierce is the greatest all-around
man that has worn roller polo skates
in the last decade and for center his
favorite is Fred Jean Of Lowell, with
John Wiley a good second and Eddie
Devlin of Worcester a close third.
"Umpiring might be a good bust
ness for some" says George Bone,
Lawrence's famed first rusher. ssbut I
don't want any more of it. No mat
ter how good you are, or how hard
you try, it is absolutely impossible to
suit both teams and the spectators I
have been rather unfortunate, but it's
no business for me- At Kansas City
umpired two games without a kick,
and believed that would get along
nicely in the third game Three po-
licemen escorted me to the hotel from
the park. I believe the crowd might
have lynched me- And all because
made a decision which did not suit
a few rooters."
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
Do GooD-IT PAYS.

A Chicago man has observed that
tGood deeds are better than real estate
deeds some of the latter are worthless.
Act kindly and gently. snow sympathy
and lend helping hand You cannot
possibly lose by it, Most men appre-
ciate kind word and encouragement
more than substantial help. There
are persons in this community who
might truthfully say: MY good
friend cheer up. a few doses Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will rid
you of your cold, and there is no dan
ger whatever of pneumonia when
you use that medicine. It always
cures. I know it for it has helped me
out many time.'' Sold by ali drug
gists.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
STRAY BITS OF SPORT

Tim Hurst, the well known baseball
umpire and boxing referee, who is
spending the winter at Louisville. is
the promoter of an Irish fair. which Is
now being held at the Louisville horse
show building.
Here is a problem that a ssrooter''
would like to have solved in regard to
western football: If Wisconsin de-
feats Michigan and Michigan defeats
Chicago and Chicago defeats Wiscon-
sin, then which will be champion?
Holyoke is to have baseball team
next season. That's settled, saws the
Holyoke Telegram. Tom Dowd is TO
pc the manager. The team will be
part OF the Connecticut State league.
and Mr. DoWd has already been in
formed by the board of directors that
ne viii have. no difficulty in securing
franchise for his team.
Jacob Jamison. the well known all
round Indian athlete, lies dangerously
III at his home on the Cattaraugus re-
seryatiop with appendicitis. Jamison
was captain Of the Carlisle football
team for several seasons. The last
two years he has been captain Of the
lacrosse team, made up of the best
players in the Cattaraugus reservation.
The offer of Bobbie Walthour to
compete in the coming six day race at
Madison Square Garden has been re-
jected He wanted twice the amount
he received last year. He won the
race then, and quite naturally looked
upon himself as an attraction this
year. The promoters say, however,
that they got along very well without
Elkes and Mcfarland. the winners in
1901, and can do without Walthour
this time.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
MEETINGS To-NIGHr
FRIENDLY league, Halloween party
COMING Ennnrno

OCT 70 to Nov 1-St Joseph's fair.
Oct 5GSecond Baptist church. Ia
oles Social circle, a pink tea.
october S1-Brooklyn A. G. sociab1e
and dance soeiapie
november Lecture on socialism
NOV Painters Decorators and
Faperhangers' entertainments and
smoker. anu
November 2-Grand sacred concar,
Tor benefit Of Fred Miller. 1900
N0VemDer at p. m-Honorah1e
Waiter M. Chandler of the New Yorl
par Subject ''Trial of Jesus FROM,
q Lawyers Standpoint. Orchestra
ana vocal music. Meeting for men
Nov 5-14 st Patrick's fair.
Nov 6-Stars and Stripes Co
november 6-Division 2, A. o. H.
Nov e-Concert and dance by Water
bury Turn Verein.
Nov NORTH End A. G. social and
N0y 7-Gota Lejon lodge sociaDle
anniversary. III
November 8-15-Elks' carnival
At JACQUES Opera house SUNDAY
November 8, at 4 p. m. DR. Fred Nice
OF New York city. Subject. ss 11S
per1ences in the Slums.,. Orchestra
only. A's7n
Nov 1s.-BrookIyn Wheel cIuh
promenade and dance.
NOV l4-Court Naugatuck. concert
and dance, Naugatuck.
November -Coremalxe1,s, ,1nion NJ,
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
RAN
A TEN PENNY
THROUGH HIS HANn

While opening box, j. e. Mount If
Ihree Mile Bay, N. Y, ran ten penny De- ~
nan through the feshy part Of his
hand. I thought at once Of ali tha
pam and soreness this would cause
me ne says, and Immediately an
pIied Cnamberlain's Pain Balm and oc-
caslonally afterwards. To nv snr-
prise It removed all pain and soreness
anu the injured parts were soon
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30

BERLIN, Oct 80. The municipality
OF Berlin has decided to devote the
new fifty million dollar loan largely to
profit making enterprises, including
$4,000, coo for the erection Of gas
works near Tegel, six miles from Ber-
lin, and for the contraction OF a whole
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
HB LEARNED a GREAr rRurH

It is said of John Wesley that he
once said to Mistress Wesley: "Why
do you tell that child the same thing
over and over again?" ssJohn Wesley.
because once telling is not enough 1t
is for this reason that you are told
again and again that Chamberlain
Cough Remedy cures colds and grip:
that it counteracts any tendency Of
these diseases to result in pneumonia.
and that it is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
THEATRICAL
FRATERNAL
LOOPING THE LOOP"
y y - ~ gggy

The newest and the most popular of
All the picture musical farces, s.Loop-
Ing the Loop" will be the attraction
this evening and the rest of the week
at Polfs, with a matinee on Saturday.
IL VIII be new experience for this
attraction If is not played to overflow
ing L0uses at every performance, for
that Is the record it has made in New
YORK and all over the New England
circuit 1t is the work of Dave Ma
ZION, who viii be remembered for the
great hit he made in conjunction with
Miss Fanny Vedder in one of Man
ager Polls vaudeville companies at the
jacques last season, and he is its star
as well. With Miss Vedder. Barr and
Hvans, Archie Deacon, Miss Sadie We'd
der and dozen other noted vaudeville
stars backing them. Looping the
Loop is made one of the very funniest
OF musical comedies. Prices are %.
80 and so cents. 7'2;s- -
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
VAUDEVILLE AT THE JAdo1rBs


Persons who object to laughter are
respectfully invited to absent them
serves from the Jacques this week. for
the show that is on there will try them
TOO severely. There is not a moment
scarcely. save In the novelty acts. that
the audience is not Iaughino most
heartily, and it would be impossible
Ior any audience to do otherwise,
from the opening act to the finish. 'ex-
cept during the novelty acts. one finds
It impossible to be serious, thoughtful
VI ulstralt. Cushman, Holcomb and
Curtis, with their delightfnIlv frnn.-
school-room scene and their exnnisite
SINGING Howard and Bland with their
TICK piano work; Maddox and WAYNE
ana all the other brilliant comedy stars
on the bill, keep the fun going fast
e m,.a, dree, and there is fun by the
wholesale. Prices are 10. 20 ana 3o
cents; afternoons 10 and 20 cents u la Ia
dies 10 cents. n's' "a
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
I able Linen,

FOR FRIDAY-54 inch wide Table Linen,
half bIeached regular price zoe yd Atl0c
So inch Table Linen, half bIeached, value
SOC At 20c yd
Our reguler 40c b!eached Table Damask for
35c yd.
II inch Table Linen, extra weight, value
Csc yd AT 40c
Very rich and handsome patterns in Table
Damask, II inches wide, actual worth
varying from Sl.OO to $l.25 per yd. At 75c
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30

Ladies' DongOla Kid Shoes,
sold by other dealers at $1.50,
our price only S5c a pair.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30
ROGERS RRnnunnr

Inc universal favorites. sThe Roo
ers Brothers in Harvard ), Mondags
evening at Poll $.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-30

SO cases at l3c a package. or two for
25c. In connection we give FREE with
every package sold a sample package FREE.
Buy Of us now and set this free package.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-In an hour 5
time ON Monday the Senate in execu-
tive session disposed of the treaty with
Denmark ceding to the United States
for a consideration of $1,000, 600 the
islands of St Thomas, st. John and
st. CroiX, composing the group of the
Antilles known as the Danish West
Indies and laying just east of Porto
Rico and thus, so far as this country
is concerned, contaminated transac
ton which has been under considera-
ton internationally since the admins
tration of President Lincoln.
Senator Cullom as chairman of the
committee on foreign relations made
speech explaining the advantages of
the acquisition of the islands, and
Senators Bacon and McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi made brief remarks, saying
that while they could not endorse all
the provisions of the agreement they
would place no obstacles in the way
of ratification, The unexpected hap
pened in the House when the bill to
repeal the war revenue taxes was
passed unanimously without word
of debate This action was the out
come of a challenge thrown down by
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, the mi
nority leader, after the adoption by a
strict party vote of special order for
the consideration of the bill which
permitted debate upon it until four
O'Clock this afternoon, but cut off all
opportunity to offer amendments ex-
cept such as had been agreed upon by
the ways and means committee.
The adoption of the rule had been
preceded by stormy debate III the
course of which the Democrats pro-
tested against the application of the
gag" which Mr. Hay of Virginia
charged was meant to prevent free
expression, not only by the Democrats
but by some of the Republicans, at
tention being especially directed
against Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin,
the father of the bill, to amend the
steel schedule of the present tariff law.
They also charged that such method
of procedure was minimizing the in
fuence OF the House and making it
simply machine to register the de-
crease of the few men in control.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
SODOM
REUNION.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Natives of
the Green Mountain State and gradu-
ates of the University of Vermont
awakened the echoes at the Shoreham
hotel Saturday evening in their fourth
annual reunion. " 1t was by far the
most successful banquet the Washing
ton Alumni association has ever held.
Among the honored sons of the uni
versity and other distinguished guests
present were President NJ H. Buck
ham of the University, the new men,
Der of President Roosevelt's cabinet,
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of
the treasury Senator Proctor, Senator
Dillingham; Representative d. j. Fos-
| ter, Major E. r. Campbell, president
of the Vermont State association of
the District of Columbia. DR.. A. f.
A. King, Ex-Gov Urban A. Wood
bury. Major M, @. Martin of the war
department and Hon. @. p Smith of
Burlington. Letters of regret were
received from Admiral Dewey, Capt.
Charles E. Clark, Secretary Wilson
Prof. Kirby Smith, Gov. w. w. Stick
ney, Hon. Carroll ID. Dwight and 9TH
ers.
Senator Dillingham;, in the course of
his eloquent address attributed the
ouCCtSo VI 10 Ullt ldCU uIldU
i'll that State the people have the
freest of all free institutions, especial
ly under the law. "There are fewer
cases of extreme wealth and none of
abject poverty. Our rich are merely
well-to-do, our poor generally have a
shelter and enough to eat. This serves
to develop self Prospecting individual
ity. Every boy has a feeling that he
is entitled TO any nOSitiOn for
which he is willing to do thorough,
honest work. Scientific knowledge
and trained minds are now absolutely
necessary in all commercial and indus
trial enterprises. This same science
and training is coming to be and must
be used i'll municipal administration
also. The common school, the acad-
envy and the university all have their
place. Vermont largely owes her sue
cess to having all sorts within her Dor
ders "
Representative Foster in very hap
Ply manner recalled his former connect
ion with the University and the in
fiuence it had had in his life. He
traced the remarkable development of
the institution in the last twenty
years in an interesting manner.
DR., King of the medical department
called attention to the far greater
need and requirements of medical ed
ucation today over those of some years
ago and told something of how the
medical department. is trying to meet
these demands. Zone of the greatest
needs of this department. now is "A new
building" said he DR.. King also
paid tribute to the long and faithful
service of President Buckham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
BY ITS OWN DEFAULT.

The growing uneasiness of the
House at the extent to which the SEN
ate is asserting itself III the formula
tion of revenue legislation, is one of
the notable facts in political life at
Washington. Complaints that few
years ago were hardly more than
academic and made with no great
earnestness, are now loud enough to
demand attention and presented in
concrete form and with specific def
niteness. There is some reason for
them. Under the guise of amend
ments the Senate now makes new
revenue bills outright, thus practi-
cally multiplying that provision Of the
Constitution which requires such bills
to originate in the lower chamber.
But whose fault is it that this is so /;
and is not the House estopped from
Offering effective objection so long
as it maintains its present method of
doing business and in effect surren-
ders its rights by it's own default? If
the House persists in sending bills to
the upper chamber that have not re-
ceived adequate consideration outside
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
BOER AGENTS.

Paris, Feb. 1S.-Dr. Leyds, the Eu-
ropean agent of the Beers, now in
this city, questioned regarding the OBJ
iect of the mission to the United
States of the Boer delegates, Messrs
Vessels and Wolmarens, replied that
they were merely going to America
in response to invitations from Amer
lean pro- Beers, with the view of reach
ing an arrangement for the distribu-
ton of funds and other assistance con-
tributed by the people of the United
States toward the Boer cause.
In other quarters, however, the i'm
preston obtains that the journey is
prompted by the developments Of the
Anglo German controversy as to the
attitude of the powers previous to the
Spanish American war, which, the
members of the Boer delegation be-
lieve, has produced a change of senti-
ment in the United States towards
Great Britain.
The Beers hope to utilize this sup
posed revulsion of feeling in an en-
deavor to get the United States gov
eminent to modify its attitude towards
mediation.
London, Feb. lS-That Japan, hav
ing secured England as an ally, may
cast of prudence ana provoke RUSSIA
to war is the fear expressed by many
prominent men here. This alarmist
view has already found expression in
a depreciation i'll consuls
This fear is emphasized by Lord
Landowners statement that Manchuria
is to be regarded as a part of China
under the terms of the treaty Some
alarmists argue therefore, that it is
within Japan's power at any moment
to undertake to drive Russia from
Manchuria and to compel Great Brit
ain to take part in the controversy by
including France in the quarrel.
The Spectator is quite panicky ON
this point, saying "If the continu-
ance of the Russian occupation of
Manchuria Is held to constitute vio-
lation of the integrity of China, then
we are indeed plunged into whirl-
pool. "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
PASS THE PRUNES.

There is great rejoicing in the val
lev of Santa Clara, Cal, the cause of
which may be best expressed by four
eloquent words that head an editorial
in the San Jose Herald, 1.-THE Last
Prune Sold. " That the exuberance
of JOY is reasonable is indicated by a
brief editorial note. that supplements
the main dissertation on prunes which
saws that now the prune crops have
been cleared up, the people will have
time to turn their attention to the
clearing up of the political ring that
is even a greater affection than a
hold over crop of prunes. Thus it is
evident that the old prunes have been
weighing so heavily on San Jose that,
even though the political ring might
be a greater affliction than the super
abundance of the dried fruit, the peo-
pie had no heart for attacking it and
smashing it until the lesser trouble
had been removed.
1.-THE news that the last prune of
the hold over crop of 1900, has been
sold will be received by the growers
of this valley like a legacy from some
recently departed but long forgotten
relative" says the Herald 1t APP
pears that when the California prune
crop of 1901 had been marketed there
was left on hand a considerable por-
H., &c 4l,o o,o,, &c tOO0 x,-b icb onouOt
ed, all told, to 1876, 600, 900 pounds.
The sale that has just been made
amounted to $4,000, coo pounds or 200
carloads, and ribs the bins of left over
fruit. Therefore the way is cleared
for the disposal of next autumn 5
prune crop. The prune growers,
therefore, are no longer pessimistjc.
Being out of old prunes they now
consider themselves in clover.
The inference is that these POO car
loads of prunes are coming eastward.
Therefore let all rejoice. The Her
aid declares, as one conscious of deep
knowledge on the subject, that prunes
have been so we'll advertised in the
east that there now is demand for
them where before they were practi-
cally unknown. 1.-THE people of the
east we are told, "have grown to
like prunes, and scarcely less import
ant, the growers of the west have
learned to like prunes. Thus very
happy state of affairs has been estab-
lished In the east there is great
people eager for prunes, and in the
west. people more than willing to
supply the demand. 1t seems strange
that in the face of this great desire
for prunes the 1876, 900, 900 pounds pro-
duced in 1909 should not have been
gobbled almost before the fruit was
properly cured.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-19
IN A TRAP.

Pretoria, Feb. II. 49, One hundred
and fifty mounted infantrymen while
patroling the Kip river south of Jo-
hannesburg surrounded farm house,
where they suspected Beers were in
hiding. a single Boer broke away
from the house and the British start
ed to pursue him.
The Boer climbed kopje, the Brit
ish following. Immediately heavy
fire was opened upon them from tire
sides. The British found themselves
in trap and in position where they
were unable to make any defence.
Eight of the British officers made a
gallant effort and defended the ridge
with carbines and revolvers until they
were overpowered.
The British had two officers and ten
men killed and several officers and
forty men wounded before the force
was able to fall back under the cover
of block house.