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Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
GrieYe, Bissct 4 Holland
ON THE SOUND IN 1870.

Noting an interesting letter about
early steamboat travel on the Hudson,
/ thought that trip on the Sound
about 1910 might also interest some OF
your readers. The writer, then a lad
of 10, was visiting his relatives in Da-
rien, Conn, about forty miles from New
York by water. Returning home, be
took passage on one of the market
sloops from a place called Rings End
Landing, where there was then four
or five stores, also tidewater flour
mill. Two sloops left weekly for New
York, carrying what produce the farm
ers had to sell, such as hay, potatoes,
apples and cider; also many a pail of
butter made by the farmers wives, in
oak pals of ten to fifteen pounds, the
handle of which had their initials
carved on it. Some of the butter was
equal to the creamery production of the
present day and was eagerly soIght for
by the city purchasers. The market
for sailing day was quite lively time.
The landing was crowded with the
wagons and carts of the farmers bring
ing their products for shipment, and the
stores did a thriving business.
Manv people awaited themselves &C
these vessels to visit the city, all the
writer was one. The time of sailing
was always ut night, at such hour as
wind ard ti.i. favored. The channel
out to the Sound was narrow and wind
ing, and on the east led to what was
then called i.5ng Neck Point, afterw ARE.
Collendcr'c. ard now Nort1l Point OH
which are the residences OF John d.
Crimm.ns and many other citizens.
The accommodations of these boats
were very small There were only four
berths on each side of the main cabin,
and as many in the after cabin for
women. 1t was expected to mako the
trip in the night. and to find ones seIc
at the dock in the morning. but m1ny
times the sloop got not more than half
way during the night. Tha writer al
ways enjoyed tie sail down 5.y Throg'
Neck, and the passage through He'll
Gate, then the terror Of navigators,
where little boats with their pilots did
a paying business. Blackwelps Island
was then covered with elegant country
seats of wealthy citizens. On the New
York side the shot tower at Kips Bay,
then past the numerous shipyards in
full operation, thence around the Hook
to the landing at James slip, where
most of the market boats we're moored
and the voyage was over..-Letter to
New York Sun.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
FOREST PARK.

Professor Barnell has a new balloon
and it is a beauty. in fact it is one of
the biggest balloons in the country and
the professor is tickled because he
can now prove that only an accident
prevented him from doing justice to
the public last week. His first as
cension will be made on Friday even
ing. The next one will be Saturday
afternoon and there will be a double
ascension on Sunday afternoon when
the professor and his brother go up
in the new air car. The Friday night
ascension will be spectacular one
from every point of view. On Thurs
day night there will be an unusually
attractive display of fireworks, better
than ever before. The entertainment
this week is a corker and big crowds
attest the popularity of the vaude-
vile talent. Altogether this will be
week Of amusement
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
The New Store 38 and 40 Bank st
Telephone 2222.
JAPANESE WARE.

The premature arrival of portion
of our holiday order OH these goods rs
the reason for this offering. Rather
than keep them packed away until
holiday time we've put them on our
counters at prices much lower than
you will be able to buy the same things
for two months from now. In the lot
are Salad Dishes, Olive Dishes. Choco-
late Pots. Tea Sets. Cracker Jars,
Creamers, Rose Bowls. Fancy Vases,
Ash Trays, Hair Receivers and Jewel
~ Trays. They're all of handsome
decoration. and cost but little more
than the inferior grades of China ware.
NECKWEA R---The popular thing
in neckwear Just now is the vivid
shades Of green. We have them
in the four-in-hand and shield
bow shapes at 49c and 25c each
NEW VEILINGS-W give all the
new things in this line place in
our stock as soon as they are
produced The new hemstitched
Silk Veilings in all the wantable
colorings are here at 39c yard
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
Theatrical
Fraternal
PRIMROSE AND DooKsTADER.


Polls theater is not likely to have
many empty seats this evening, when
Primrose and Dockstader's Great
American minstrels will provide the
entertainment Seats have sold in
large numbers to-day and yesterday.
and when the curtain goes up the
probabilities are that the largest min
strel audience ever seen in Waterbury
viii be in evidence. That the show
will be one of the finest minstrel per-
formances ever seen here goes without
saying. for it is said to be the best that
these kings of minstrelsy have ever Of
fered Primrose and Dockstader them
selves have no equals in their line. and
they have wisely surrounded them
selves with comedians and vocalists of
the highest reputation for ability and
have provided a program that for
names of reputation and up-to-date
novelties promises to be a menu of ex-
cellence The scenic paraphernalfa is
declared sumptuous. and the vocal
numbers are in the hands of those who
know how to sing. and sing to beat the
band. The olio is full of surprises, and
in all the essential features of a great
minstrel performance it is as near per-
lection as can be secured. Prices are
25. IS. So Is cents and 81, and the suf-
ficient word to the wise is that they
should be on hand early this evening
to secure seats.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
A TRIP TO. cooNToWN.

Polls will be open again on Friday
and Saturday of this week, when "a
Trip to Coontown'' will be presented,
with a special matinee on Saturday.
This is one of the best of the regular
colored performances, and it has been
presented here before with much sue
cess. Heading the company is the
original Tom Brown, whose clever act
at the Jacques last season made such
pronounced success, and his presence
at the head of the cast is sufficient
guarantee of finished comedy enter
tainment. Seats go on sale tomorrow,
prices being popular.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
WHERE SOLDIERS ARE MADH.
How West Point Disciplines the
Men

x1OW FFCSk L OA1b @AbNAPAAh%0 @~A~
Men.
The outsider, and especially a ca
diets mothc., may well think that there
is not enough leniency for boy >
lapses; particularly in action. Again
we hear that the system Is so rigorous
that it breaks down the health of the
students. Perhaps it would II the ca
Diet were allowed, after the day IS WORK.
to inhale cigarette smoke and hang
over a beer mug until the small hours
Of the morning. With such an aux
iliary, an elective course of lectures
has been known to undermine more
than one university mans const1tu-
ton. No college or preparatory school
can show such a healthy looking set
of boys as West Point. The physical
regime clears their heads for an
amount of mental work impossible I'M
der other conditions They not only
obtain more instruction in four years
than they could elsewhere, but from
raw youths they have become accom-
plished gymnasts, horsemen and artil-
lerists. infantlaymen and engineers. IT
that veteran, wounded in two wars,
General Longstreet, is a sample of the
physical wrecks" which West Point
produces, we cannot have too many of
them.
There is no jealousy of the class
mate who rises by merit. At the men
ton at the alumni meeting of the name
Of Brigadier-General Franklin Bell, q
first-lieutenant of cavalry at the out
set OF the Spanish war, men who had
once ranked him cheered him with a
whole heart. They knew the man and
knew that he had worthily won his
star. The most unpopular brigadier
ship of recent times was not that of
either Wood or Funston, non-gradt1
ates, but of graduate who was hon
ored for name and not for the work
he had done. Work! That is the Cos
pei OF West Point.
Once he is through the four years
drill the cadets pride in it begins and
grows more year to year, until it is a
memory more precious than ill his
honors. At 80, it surpasses description
by an outsider, who can only refer
you to General Longstreet and others.
The alumni, as is the custom at COM
mencement time, slept in the, cadet
quarters each sharing his old room
with his old mate where possible. At
2 am, when one who was past 20 was
asked by q younger man if he did not
intend to take any sleep.
Sleep" he replied. sleep new?" I'll
have time enough to sleep during West
Points next centennial. Frederick
Palmer in the Words Work.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR DEPART.
MENT

MUSLIN UNDERWEAR DEPART
MENT.
Two items which command special
attention:
WOMEN'S CAMBRIA GOWNS
Made from fine cambria, low
neck, short sleeves, trimmed
tastefully with cambria rutf1e
and beading around neck, price
SOC each
WOMEN'S CAMBRIA GOWNS
Cut low neck and short sleeves,
trimmed at neck with Hamburg
beading and insertion. sleeves
trimmed with dainty Hamburg
edge, price CSC each
SUMMER COMFORTERS = Were
$1.39, reduced to csc. These are
covered with figured silkoline and
lined with the plain color, are
filed with the best quality snow
fake batting and are full size.
There are only few Of them
and they won't last long at CSC each
SUMMER BLANKETS-All weights
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
SILENT COUPLE PART.
Death Puts a Period to Silence Of
Thirty Years.

1uIEy Tears.
Old John Stewart has buried his
faithful wife Betsey, to whom he had
not spoken for almost thirty years, and
now he sees the folly OF the course OF
silence he and his better half followed
so long, says a special from Keyport,
IN. j. to the Philadelphia Press.
Now that Betsey is gone l am
ready to follow her." he said to-day.
sour married life may not have been
of the pleasantest, but we each had our
ideas and followed them as we thought
best.
Nobody could have changed our
opinions and talking would only have
brought about argument, so we went
along in the silent way.
81 always priced Betsey as good,
faithful wife. and now that she is in
the grave / realize too fully how dear
she really was to me. have many re-
grets.
"There is some solace for me though,
for during the past five months we had
depended more than ever one upon the
other, and the remembrance Of what
she did for me and l for her in that
period is sweet indeed. She was S3
and I am "A. Betsey is gone and am
ready to follow her"
about the prospective joy of Joining his
wife i'll the ereafter, for he still holds
to his agnostic views and believes that
when a man dies that is the last Of
him.
When some of his neighbors re-
quested that he have services over the
body of his wife he objected, but after
long argument permitted Rev. J. Ell.
Hieleman of the Methodist church, to
say a few words, but told him just
how far he could go.
About so years ago John Stewart
and his wife came to this country
from Ireland and settled at Matawan,
n. J., then Middleton Point. John was
a teacher in the national schools Of
the old country and was quite schoI-
ar.
Shortly after their marriage Retsey
was converted and Joined the Method
ist church, and there was never day
too cold or stormy to keep her from
her accustomed place OF worship.
John was an unbeliever and a great
reader of agnostic and liberal litera-
ture. Their opposite views on relig-
ion soon brought dissension in the
household until, by tacit consent they
ceased to speak to each other.
For nearly 80 years their medium of
transmitting their wants and desires
one from the other was by means of a
cat. When John wanted anything he
would say, Pussy, tell Betsey,' and
if Betsey could or could not comply she
would address her remarks to the cat.
When one cat died another took it's
place, and so that medium of commu-
nication was maintained. They never
parted though, always sharing the
same house
During all the years of silence Bet
sey did the housework, and helped her
husband ir1N the field, never complain
ing as to the manner of life she was
living, but always praying that he
might see the light. 9
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
MEETINGS TO-NIGHT.

Ivy temple, R. s.
Court Z. r. Crosby.
Winona lodge, d. of r.
Steuben lodge, D. o. II.
Court Harmony, A. o. r.
Eureka chapter. r. A. NJ.
Toantick tribe. I. o. R. NJ
Mattatuck lodge. n. e. o. r.
Court Fruitful Vine, A. o. F.
Excelsior council, o. u. A NJ.
Court r. f. Phelan, f. of A.
Waterbury company, No 20, q. r.
K. p.
Friendly league. Penny Provident
Fund bank for members.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
Centenary of the Use Of Coal,

On February IL, 1902, a citizen OF
Wilkesbarre-Jesse Fell-in the pres
ence of various notabilities of the
town publicly Demonstrated the use
of coal as fuel. "he very crate then
first used in thu ~stry still exists. ii
is said. in place in ~ shimney.-N. Y
sun.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
A had Job.

Sunday School Teacher-And Sam
son was shorp of his strength and
compelled to go into retirement.
Why was this?
Tommy-'Cause he had his hair cut
by woman. That's enough to make
any Teller want to sneak off an hide
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
safe neartns.

Mrs Jones-Here's a man been ar.
rested for having ten wives.
Mr.. Jones-I1l bet two boxes of
gloves to shirt button that he
didn't try to get away from the OIL
cer5.-Puck. !.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
Much study OF oonsumption.

Within the last ten years more new
methods have been devised for deal
ing with consumption than any otheS
Auman Standardization Medieine.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
EVERYBODY Can't Do EVERYTHING

We can't paint a picture, or carve q
statue. or make coat, but we can
wash clothes to perfection. We can do
it because we do nothing else-have
done nothing else for a good while b q
cause we have studied it, and thought
about it, and worked hard as any
painter ever did. 1t requires as much
hard work, and practice, and talent, to
make a good laundry as to make good
picture. Everybody can't paint pie
can't wash clothes per.
fectly. We want you to give us fair
trial, and allow us to prove our word.
Davis Steam Laundry
~ CANAL STREET
Branch office. 81 Grand street
New-York tribune., 1902-05-10
BROADW4Y BLOCK MAY BE LEASED
1T is SAID THAT ANOTHER DEPARTMENT
STORE WILL BE BUILT AT
THIRTY-THIRD-ST

The McAlpin estate property, comprising the
block front the east side of Broadway be
tween Thirty third and Thirty-fourth SITS. is
drygoods merchant No In anyway connect
ed with this transaction would say yesterday
that the report true, and most of them en-
phatically said 1t untrue and unfounded.
According to the report John Clafn is the les
see. and ii was said he represented the Asso-
oiated Merchants Company for which company
ii was further said. big drygoods store would
be built on the site. The person who said ne
knew that lease TO the property had practically
been executed added that he had no knowledge
Of the principal details of the case. He had
heard some talk about the lessee whom he rep
resented, but did not care to say anything on
these details OF the transaction. he was not
positive what he had heard was a fact John
Clafiin could not be found late yesterday after
noon at his office. but word on the report was
received from him indirectly last night by a
Tribune reporter. This was the message as re-
ceived: Il viii not say anything on the sub
ject at present"
The McAlpin property has a frontage of about
2o6 feet in Broadway. of 100 feet in Thirty
fourth-st, and of 14S.J feet in Thirty third-st
on the property at the northeast corner of
Thirty-third-st. and Broadway is the Alpine
apartment house. This building figures in the
present deal, and viii ultimately be torn down
IL Is said, TO form part Of the site for the dry
goods store. The lease affects every part of the
property. According 10 a report. the lease has
or Sl3oOOO or, in other words, at , per cent on
a valuation of S300000O.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-10
WANTS STOCK CONTRACT RExcMDED.
WIDOW OF JOHN }. MGARRY ASKS THAT RAN
DoLPH GUGGENHEIMER MAY RETURN
NOTES MADE BY HUSBAND

Kathryn McGarry widow of John l. McGarry
and administrator OF his estate. yesterday made
application to Surrogate Church, in BrookIvn for
an order Tor the release of Randolph Guggeuheimer
from a conditional contract entered into between
him and Mr.. McCiarry for the purchase by the LAT
ter Of 1896 shares of the Cubau-Amercari Tobacco
Company. being controlling interest for $4,000.
The contract was made OH January 30 last Mr. Nc
Garry giving three notes. each for So 226 with in
terest at the rate of per cent. Mr. Mctiarry was
then president of the tobacco company. The stock
was 10 be retained by Mr. McGarry until the notes
were paid The notes are now oblig alton of the
estate from which the administrator wishes to be
relieved. Mr.. Guggenhemer is willing To rescind
the contract and restore the notes retaining the
stock his property
Ex-Judge Veeder appeared for the estate and ex-
Judge Thompson represented the children num-
Der OF Other lawyers present in behalf of
creditors. EN-JudEe Thompson couteuda thar Nr
Guggenheimer was not now in possession Of M
stock, and never had been. He intimated tbat
Cord Meyer was the owner of the stock and that
II had never been delivered TO Mr.. C;uggenhcincr
The lawyers representing the creditors thoupbt
that as the shares constituted a controlling In
terest in the tobacco company they wouid have
greater value if possessed by the estate and there
would then be something to divide among the
creditors ''7 'i'e
New-York tribune., 1902-05-10
STRANAHAN on CUSTOuS RrLING.
HE CONSIDERS THE NON RESIDENT CLAUSE
THE MOST RADICAI-THINKS LINES
WILL. COMPLY READILY.

Copies OF Secretary Shaw's circulars regarding
the examination Of baggage by the customs in
spectors were received BY Collector Stranahau yes
tcrday morning Just how soon the new rcEua-
tions will 20 into effect could not be learned yes
terday. as Surveyor Clarkson had not received Off
cial notification Of their promulgation.
II is not known whether they will make larger
force of inspectors necessary how the inspectors
will feel toward the order to wear white cotton
gloves. They VIII have TO provide these them
selves, as the only parts Of the uniforms supplied
by the department buttons badges. etc The
longer time occupied in examining baggage owing
to the requirement that ,hc inspectors rcpack the
trunks may make more inspectors necessary.
Regarding the rule that women may. on ap-
phcation. and If place is provided by the steam
ship companies, have their baggage examined in
private rooms. the Collector said that three steam
ship companies had already informed him that
such places would be provided Immediately. He
thought other lines would also make similar pro-
visions
the one which provides that a person who has
been abroad for year and had a fixed place Of
residence abroad for that time shall bc regarded
as a nonresident TO whom the rule limiting the
value OF wearing apparel in be imported
free to 500 does not apply. Formerly person who
had not been abroad two years could be casscd
a nonresident The change. in the Collectors
opinion, will meet the cases of good many peo-
pie. The Collector also called attention to the fol
lowing paragraph In the circular to customs Off
GERS as typical Of Secretary Shaw's attitude:
While all customs duties Coectibe under the
law must be secured. and Intentional violations of
the law detected and punished. care must be- taken
narrow Interpretation of the law and "A miSappre-
henson OF the purposes OF the Inspection
New-York tribune., 1902-05-10
CLARA TAYLOR AND GIRL HELD.
EXTRADITION MAY BE EFFECTED AND
AUNT AND CHILD BROUGHT BACK

Washington, May 9-Agreeable to the request Of
the State Department the Italian authorities have
professionally detained Clara Taylor and the kid
mapped child. Margaret Taylor. AT Booberiga hera,
Italy, where they were found. message to the
State Department to-day from Consul Pearson. at
Genoa, reports that bert Amego. consular agent
at SAN Reno, the nearest United States official to
Booberigahzra. has identified the woman and child
10 the satisfaction Of the Italian authorities who
have thereupon taken them In custody awaiting
the arrival Of eXtradition papers from Cincinnati.
a y Taylor. the father OF the kidnapped girl
called al the State Department today with Repre-
sentative Shattuc. "f ohio TO consult the officials
as 10 The best means Of obtaining his
child and 10 secure necessary credentials O aid
him He told that IL would be necessary to
await the issue OF eXtradItion proceedings before
he will be free 10 take away the child. II is prob
able that two or three weeks will be consumed in
preparing the papers to secure the eXiradffiou of
Clara Taylor and dspatchiuS them Italy in the
custody of agent for the State OF Ohio.
Columbus Ohio May s-Governor Nash TODAY
forwarded the necessary papers 10 Washington for
the extraditon Of Clara Taylor. The Governor
stated THAI Detective Ryan OF Hamilton County
would start from Cincinnati for Italy Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-10
STATEHOOD BILL PASSED.
HOUSE VOTES TO ADMIT ARIZONA. NEW
MENICO AID OKLAHOMA.

ALMCsE 3 TIaaayY * THE Closing
s-l&Ls OF TIE DEBATE.
Washington. Nay 9.-The opposition in the
House TO the bill for the admission of Oklahoma
Arizona and New-Mexco collapsed at the last
minute to-day, and bill passed with
out division as il came from the committee eX-
cept for a few verbal amendments. The real
test came on an amendment offered by Mr.. over
street, Of Indiana, 20 join New Mexico and
Arizona ard admit them the State of Monte
yuma. 1t was beaten. p to 106. and all oppo-
sition then ceased.
In the closing scenes Of the debate there was
a dramatic incident which narrowly escaped
being a tragedy. Mark A Smith the Delegate
from Arizona. who has been lighting for the ad-
mission Of his Territory for dozen years, had
just made vigorous speech against the Over
street amendment. when he was seized with
rush Of blood To the head. He was conveyed to
the lobby. where several physicians who are
members Of the House hy the prompt administra-
tion of powerful heart stimulants saved him
from q stroke Of apopleXy. lie iater rallied and
was removed TO his hotel
The bill as passed to-day provides enabling
acts for Oklahoma, Arizona and New-MeXico
similar IL form to former enabling acts, with
the exception that the constitutional conVen-
tion of NewMeXico iS empowered to designate
the name by which the new State shall enter
the Union. and in the case of Oklahoma the con-
vention by irreyocable ordinance shall express
the consent Of that State tnat Congress at any
future time may attach All or any part of the
Indian Territory to il The enabling acts dliter
from each other chiefly in reference to the public
lands appropriated for educational and public
purposes
The latter part of the session was devoted 10
private pension bills, eighty-seven Of which were
passed.