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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
Great Millinery Clearing
 Sale.

BEGINS WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 20.
 Our entire stock of MILLINERY to be sold regardless of COST OK VALUE. To eclipse all sales of Mil linery ever held in Waterbury. Read the prices:
 500 Trimmed Hats, sold for $3, $4 and $5, only $1.
 500 ready to wear Hats, in all styles, only soc.
 25O Children's Hats. in all styles, only Soc.
 300 Straw Shapes in all styles, only 1Oc.
 50 boxes of Flowers, only 5c a bunch.
 50 boxes of Flowers only 10c a bunch.
 25 boxes of Children's Wreaths only 2Oc each.
 Remember, these are all new goods and up to date styles. We quote these prices in order to make room for our fall stock.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
DID THE PIRATES GET TT.
One of the Curious Letters Received at
 Worlds Fair Head0uartars

One or the Curious Letters Received at
 Worlds Fair Headquarters.
 Worlds Fair Grounds. St Louis. June 24--In a letter received from Sanibel, Florida, at Worlds Fair head quarters, the author expresses a de- sire to open up correspondence with the exposition company concerning the $15,O00,000 paid by the United States for the Louisiana concessions in 1903. Was not some of this money lost stolen by pirates?" he asks and then he continues. For many years people have been searching for $11 100000 of gold bullion buried here in the vicinity of Charlotte Harbor by old Gaspariila and Lafitte, noted pirates. The sur vivors of this huge steal say it was the Louisiana purchase money. Lafitte only acted as spy; Gasparilla did the stealing. I have searched for it seven years and find considerable evidence concerning it though it is very diff cult to exactly locate. If it can be be found. it will be the making of the Louisiana purchase exposition. Please let me know if there was portion of the money lost, for I am very much in tereSted '
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

4-Cor South Main and Grand sts.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Co. (p).
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts~
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers & Bro. (P).
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts.
 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott sts.
 l5-Cor High and Walnut sts.
 16-Cor East Main and Cherry sts.
 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts.
 21-Cor North Elm and KingsbulJ sts. 23-Burton street engine house. Waterbury Manufacturing Go. (P). 25-Cor North Main and North sts.
 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts.
 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts.
 3t-Cor West Main and Watertown I'd 35-Conn R. 6 l.. Co car house. P). 36-Waterbury Brass Go. (P).
 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts
 3S-Cor Grand and Field Sts.
 42--Cor South Main and Clay s.s. 43-New England Watch Co. (P).
 45-Bcnedict & Burnham Mfg Co. (Pl. 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. (P}.
 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts.
 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts.
 53-Wat'b'y Clock Go case fact'y. (P>. 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 57-No hose house.
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts.
 G2-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-Nortii Willcwst.
 "A Cor Johnson and Waterville sts. 142-Wolcott st, beyond Howard. !. 16z-Cor East Main and WeltoK s.s. 212-The Platt Bros Ss Co. -(Pj. 2l3-Shoe Hardware Go. (P1. 214-Wat'by Clock Co mv't fact'y. (P), 216-Cor North Main ard Grove sts. 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. Cooke and N. Main sts. 272-- Grove, bet. Central & Holmes avs 311-S. N. E. Teephone Go bd'g. (P). 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 313-Randolph x Gloves (P). 314-Plume x Atwood. (P). 315--American Ring Go. (P). 316~-Conn R. & l.. power house. (PJ. 31S-Holmes, Booth & Haydens. (PJ. 321.-No 4 hose house 33223-Cor Wash'gn ave and Porter st. 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 325-Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave. 3T1-C City Lumber and Coal Go. (P). 412 Tracy Bros. P1. 432-Cor Liberty and South Main sts 451--Steele x Johnson Mfg Co. lP). 5S2--Cor Baldwin and Rye ots
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
Embroidery Dept.

50 pieces White Lace Balloons, beau tiful patterns, worth from 10c to 20c a yard, at 5c and 7c yard
 1000 yards of neat Hamburg En- broidery, usually sold at 5c yard, at 1c yard
 None of this lot to be sold to dealers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
Lace Department.

T5 pieces of Oriental Lace, handsome patterns, considered cheap at 10 to 15c yard; they go on sale at 4c yard.
 200 pieces Torchon Lace, all new and desirable patterns, good value at 5c, on sale at Pc a yard.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
Ribbon Department.

5000 yards of all pure silk satin Rib bons, both plain and fancy, Nos 3, z. 5, F, 16 and p, usually sold at 10c to 25c yard, all at the absurd price of SC a yard.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
Hanover Park

Has been greatly improved this sea- son. The grounds are we'll adapted for excursions of all kinds, having all kinds of amusement features, includ- ing Merry Go- Round, Boats, Switch back Railway, Naptha Launch, Sum- mer Theater, Baseball Grounds, Ex- cellent Restaurant. Special attention given to Sunday schools. For par ticulars address.
 MANAGER HANOVER PARK,
 Meriden. Conn.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
DelicateSsen.

Roast Beef, Fresh and Smoked Hams. Chicken and Beef Pies, Potato Salad, Baked Beans. etc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25

Ladies' Underwear at a sacrifice. A case of knit Union Suits, were soc, at 121ac,. as long as they last
 3 cases Ladies' Jersey Vests in ecru and white, trimmed with silk, special
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25
Ladies' Shirt Waists.

100 dozen, made of excellent material, cut make and style unsurpassed, goods ranging from soc to $1, your choice at 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25

90 dog Ladies' fast black seamless Hose, 5c a pair.
 A case Ladies' Richelieu ribbed lisle Hose, regular 25c goods, 19c a pair.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-25

25 dog. Summer Corsets, soc goods. You take them of OHo
Evening star., 1902-01-15

other American cities In the fact that in
its original plan parks were laid out as
settings for public buildings" the report
states in opening Even it's broad ave-
nueS were arranged so as to enhance the
effect of the great edifces Of the nation;
and the squares at the intersection of the
wide thoroughfares were planned as sites
for memorials to be erected by the various
states. Parks, in the modern sense of
large public recreation grounds. there were
none; but small areas designed to beau
tify the connections between the various
departments of government were numerous.
Development of Urban Life.
During the nineteenth century, how
ever, the development of urban life and the
expansion of cities has brought into proini-
nence other needs not recognized a hun
dred years ago, for large parks to pre-
serve artificially in our cities passages of
rural or sylvan scenery and for spaces
adapted to various special forms Of rccre-
alton. In the effort to provide for these
lands Congress diverted from their origi-
nal purpose those already set apart for the
founders had been SO farsighted that there
seemed to the limited view of their sue
cessors no prospect that the government
buildings would ever require SO grand and
large a setting.
Moreover during the century that has
elapsed since the foundation of the city
the great space known as the mall. which
was intended to form unified connection
between the Capitol and the White House.
and to furnish sites for a certain class of
public buildings. has been diverted from
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it's original purposes and cut into frag-
ments, each portion receiving a separate
and individual informal treatment, thus
substituting diversity for harmony. More
over, many reservations have passed from
public into private ownership, with the re-
suit that public buildings have lost their
appropriate surroundings. and new struc-
lures have been built without that land
scape setting which the founders OF the
city relied on to give them beauty and
dignity.
Demand Cor Public Buildings.
Now that the demand for new public
buildings and memorials has reached an
acute stage, there has been hesitation and
embarrassment in locating them because of
the uncertainty In securing appropriate
sites. The commission was thus brought
face 10 face with the problem of devis.ng
such a plan as shall tend to restore that
unity of design which was the fundamental
conception Of those who first laid out the
city as a national capital. and Of formu-
lating definite principles for the placing of
those future structures which, in order to
become effective. demand both a landscape
setting and visible orderly relation one
to another Tor their mutual support and en-
hancement.
$40 the unique problem Of devisins way
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a manner as to emphasize the character
f Washington as the capital city. The
predominating ideas in it's treatment were
dignity and beauty. The entire space was
intended a grand setting for the two
great buildings of the nation. The new
plans aim to restore these relations and to
carry to their logical conclusion these IN
tentions. In the plans for the improve
ment of the mall, therefore, the commits
sion have endeavored to point the way to
a realization of the greatest possible
beauty and the utmost possible dignity.
In outline the commission propose, by
simple device of planting to bring the mon
ument into the Capitol vista, SO that the
observer standing the western terrace
of the Capitol shall look off over a green
carpet bordered on each side by four rows
of elms, to the monument, rising from
plain. Walks and driveways. shaded by the
elms, give access from east to west while
the streets continue on the surface level
from north to south. Behind these trees
should stand the white marble buildings
devoted, to the scientific work of the gov
ernment. ts
The distance from the Capitol to the
monument is about one and one-half miles,
and the reclamation of the Potomac flats
has added nearly a mile to this space, thus
giving opportunity both for an extension
of the treatment accorded to the mall and
also for new and great memorial to stand
on the axis of the Capitol and the monu-
ment, near the bank of the Potomac.
Abraham Lincoln is the one name in our
national history that the world has agreed
to couple with Washington's, and as no
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OF return to the original plan Of the city %
Washington was added the task OF sue-
gesting lines for the development OF those
large parks which have been obtained IN
recent years either by purchase or by re-
clamatiOn; OF advising the acquisition Of
such additional spaces as are deemed nee
essary to create a modern park system.
and Of selecting for purchase and Improve
ment suitable connections among the vari-
Gus park areas
L'EnfRnfs Plan.
IF Washington were not a nations capi-
tai, in which the location OF public buildings
is of the first importance; and II the city
itself were not by its very plan tied to q
historic past. the problem would be less
complicated. The very fact that Washing
ton and Jefferson, l. Enfant and El'cott, and
their immediate SUCCESSORS. drew inspira-
ton from the worlds greatest works Of
landscape architecture and OF civic adorn-
ment made Il Imperative TO go back 10 the
sources OF their knowledge and taste in
order to restore unity and harmony to their
creations and to guide future development
along appropriate lines. Indeed. the more
the commission studied the first plans Of the
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the same wise foresight as was shown bv
the founders of the city, and with equal
liberality. there should be some ten on
twelve hundred in the outlying district.
Without adopting any such arbftrarv
RUE, We can say that considerable numbera
Of these minor spaces ought now to be a.
cured while much OF the land is selling a
acre prices. In many cases there is no
strong ground OF choice among several good
areas in one neighborhood and the fnai
determination must depend very lareeIv
upon the prices at which the several parceis
are offered by their owners"
Groves and Hfiltops.
Some fine groves and many hilltops thai
were used as forts during the civil war, and
affording extensive views, have been se-
lected for small parks. There are now
within the city twenty-five squares, circles.
&C., between one and twenty-five acres In
extent, and 255 reservations OF from one
acre to 405 square feet. making q total Of
299 minor reservations Referring to the
need Of Playground the report says:
"One such special use to which several
squares should be devoted In different parta
OF the city 10 that OF playgroundsi and
these, too. should be considered individusiiT
and not In any wholesale or uniform Wayk
In some cases they should provide aGpaeiaX
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with the streets is highly expensive and is
dangerous in case of the sudden melting of
SHOWS or of cloudburst in the upper val
ley.
The Section West of Rock Creek.
For the section west of Rock creek the
plans not only contemplate improving the
rare opportunities for enjoying the beauties
of the Potomac gorge, even to the Great
Falls, but they also provide suitable dag
onal connections Through picturesque VAL
leys) with Rock Creek Park.
Between the parks on Rock creek and
the grounds of the Soldiers Home the con-
nection is, first, by way of the valley of
Piney branch, region not less beautiful
than the Rock creek valley: and second,
along Savannah street widened into
parkway. This treatment allows fine reci-
procsty between the proposed Municipal
Hospital buildings and the new structure to
be erected at the Soldiers Home
Suitable connections are planned also be-
tween the home and the Anacostia river,
taking in certain wooded hills that COM
mand extended views of the city. The
swampy valley of the Anacostia becomes
park for boating. swimming and skating
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commission. In general terms their con-
clusions are: 20 81
First. That only public buildings should
face the grounds of the Capitol.
Second. That new department buildings
may well be located so as to face Lafayette
Square. ;n
Third. Buildings of a semi-public char
acter may be located south of the present
Co~ccran Art Gallery fronting the
White Lot and extending to the park limits.
Fourth. That the northern side of the
mall may properly be used by museum and
other buildings containing collections in
which the public generally is interested,
but not by department buildings.
Fifth. That the space between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and the, mall should be oc-
cupied by the District building, the Hall of
Records, modern market an armory for
the District militia and structures of like
character.
1.-The grounds on which these conelu-
sions rest will be found in report Of the
commission.
The Improvement of the Mall.
'The mall. originally designed to form a
park-like connection between the Capitol
and the White House, was laid out in such
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federal city. the more they became con-
WINGED that the greatest service they could
perform would be done by carrying TO a
legitimate conclusion the comprehensive, in
telligent, and yet simple and straightfor-
ward scheme devised by l. Enfant under
the direction OF Washington and jefferson"
The trip of the commission to the historic
towns and estates on the Potomac and
James rivers and on Chesapeake bay is re-
ferred to, these places eXemplifying the
principles of plan and design for which the
seventeenth century was famous. The ap-
proval of the plan for a comprehensive
scheme of Improvement OF the park system
of the District by public officials whose du-
ties lead them to consider such needs OF the
capital is shown by quotations from recent
reports. The parks that now encircle the
city are referred to, and the natural sus-
ceptibility of these public areas for im-
provement is explained.
More Parks in Suburbs.
A considerable increase in the number OF
parks in the outlying part of the city is de-
clared to be necessary IL provision is to be
made for the immediate future. Such pro-
posed additional parks have been selected
bcause their natural conditions Indicate
their fitness for such use, while they are
less desirable for the ordinary purposes OF
private occupancy. In order to make these
selections nearly every part of the District
has been examined In person by the COM
missioners.
within the old city limits" the report
continues, mo additional small reservations
are needed, but in the remaining four-fifths
of the District there practically none,
as against go In the city. Distributed With
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adequate memorial of him exists at this
capital the place and the opportunity would
sec m TO agree in setting apart this great
site as an emnenIy suitable spot for q
Lincoln monument.
Again, by pl-cng garden directly west
of the monument the plans not only give
added impressiVSness to that structure, but
slso create an axisl relation with the White
House; and in this sfmple and direct man.
ner the l. L'Enfant fdea of placing the Wash
ington me mortal on the axis of both the
Capitol and the White House is realized.
Moreover, this garden. surrounded by ter
races carrying groves of elms, becomes the
gem of the entire park system.
South of the monument the space is de-
voted to out-of-door sports-to gymnasiums
and Fairgrounds. to swimming pools in
summer and skating parks In winter. Here,
too is a great rond-point which fittingly
may carry some symbolic figure typical of
the republic.
'In the new plans the Lincoln memorial
site becomes a point of divergence from
which proceeds the driveway leading south
westerly to the Potomac Park, the Memo
rial bridge leading directly to the mansion
house at Arlington, and the embankment
carrying the driveway to the mouth of
Rock creek, whence the driveway leads
through the picturesque valley to the Zoo
logical and Rock Creek parks.
Rock Creek Connections.
"The valley of Rock Creek forms the nat
ural connection between the Potomac Park
and the Geological and Rock Creek parks.
There is no question in the minds Of the
commission or os this committee that the
most convenient. the least expensive, and
the most satisfactory way of treating Rock
creek Is TO improve the banks, build road
ways along them. and secure such control
of the spaces along the top of the banks
as win allow adequate policing. A stream,
even small stream, running between pic
turesque banks. in the midst of a city like
Washington, offers opportunities for park
Improvement that should not be ignored
The alternative of arching over the creek
and filing in between the banks for the pur-
pose Of constructing boulevard on level
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for the preparation and submission of a
general plan for the development of the en-
TIRE park system of the District
The appointment of ommissfon.
On March 10, 1901 the subcommittee of
the District committee having the matter
IN charge met the representatives of the
institute of American Architects, and
agreed to the proposition of the latter that
Mr. Daniel H. Burnham of Chicago. ILL.,,
ana Mr.. Frederick Law Olmsted jr of
Brookline Mass, be employed as experts.
with power to add to their number These
gentlemen accepted the task, and subse-
Quently invited Mr.. Charles F. McKim and
Mr. Augustus st. Gaudens of New York to
acI with them In the preparation of plans"
Ine extremely high professional standing
OF the members of the commission is re-
ferred to. 49,
The nature and scope of the work hav-
ing been outlined to the commission. thew
entered upon their task not without hesi-
tatlon and miSgivings," the report saws
The problem was both difficult and COM
pick Much must be done; much also must
De undone. Moreover, no sooner was the
membership Of the commission announced
than their aid and advice were sought in re-
lation to buildings and memorials under
consideration, so that Immediately the
range OF the work broadened. Thus the
Importance and usefulness of the commits
sion We're enhanced. Such a result was an.
ticipated by your committee. and the most
encouraging part Of the work has been the
cordlai1ty and even enthusiasm with which
the various officials who came into rela-
tlons with the commission have taken uD
the work. f
The Railroad Problem.
After detailed examination of the topo-
graphical features of the District of Co
lumbia, the commission drew up preli nj
nary plans. They We're then forced to the
conclusion that an adequate treatment of
the park system depended upon the exclu-
sion of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
from the mall, so as to give that dignified
approach to the Capitol for which the mall
was originally designed.
Inc occupation of the mall by the rail-
road dates back about thirty years, at
which time, in their eagerness to secure
competition in freight and passenger traffic.
the then local government of the District
granted the lands. and subsequently Con-
gress confirmed the grant. In extenua ton
OF the original grant, it may be urged that
the space was then no better than a COM
mon pasture and that the railroad would
but take the place of the canal, which 1t
paralleled; SO that conditions would be bet
tered by the change, as undoubtedly proved
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playing at their full capacity, they would
not use the amount Of water that bar sts
from the world-famous fountain Of Trevc
or splashes on the stones of the piazza of
st. Peters. At the Chateau dc VanX-lc-
Vicompte. near Paris. the great landscape
architect, Lenotre built cascades, canals
and fountains using 5.C0J,0Go gallons of W.
ter per day; and the fountains of Versailles
are the wonder and delight of the French
people.
THE original plans of Washington sho:y
the high appreciation L'Enfant had for all
forms of water decora ton, and when the
heats of Washington summer are taken
into consideration, further argument is un-
necessary to prove that the first and great
est step to be taken in the matter Of beau
tifying the District of Columbia is such an
increase in the water supply as will make
possible the copious and even lavish use of
water in fountains.
Public Baths and Gymnasiums.
Scarcely secondary in Importance to
fountains are public baths. An instructive
lesson in this respect is to be found in the
experience of the metropolitan park COM
mission in taking over and equipping Re-
we're Beach, Immediately north of Boston
There the sQualid conditions prevailing in
former years have been changed radically; !;
and a well-kept and well-ordered beach,
sufficient in extent to accommodate over
100000 persons. is publicly maintained no
fewer than 100 separate rooms are pro-
vided for bathers and bathing suits are
furnished at small expense. The receipts
are sufficient to pay for maintenance and
yield surplus of several thousand dollars
for repairs and extensions.
In Washington the extensive use of the
present bathing beach shows how welcome
would be the construction of modern build
ings with ample facilities. Moreover, the
opportunities offered by an extended river
front should be utilized in furnishing op-
portunities for free public baths espec-
tally for the people of that section Of the
city between the mall and the Potomac.
The Location of Public Buildings.
'The location Of public buildings has re-
ceived the very careful consideration Of the