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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
PROTECTION OF PRESIDENT
SENATE PASSES MEASURE VOTE
 OF 52 TO 15.
The Provision Making Any Attempt on Official Upon Whom the Duties of President May DevoIvo Upon Any Foreign Sovereign Punishable With Death Is ed--war Revenue Re- peal Bill Also Passed
,eaI Bin Also Passed.


 Washington, March 21.-Two impor- tant measures were passed by the sen ate to-day, the bill for the repeal of the war revenue taxes and that for the protection of the president of the Unit ed States. The revenue bill was passed without division and after only one short speech. MT. Tillman embraced the opportunity afforded for the con- sderation of the bill to protest against the repeal of the duty of ten cents a pound upon tea, declaring that the owners of teas i'll bond would get the benefit of the removal of the duty to the extent of $9,000,O00.
 The bill for the protection of the pres ident was under discussion during the greater part of the session. MT. Pat terson of Colorado made an extended speech in opposition to it and MT. Fair banks supported it. All amendments to the measure were rejected and it was passed by vote of 52 to 15.
 The bill provides that any person within the United States who shall will fully and maliciously kill the president or any officer upon whom the duties of president may devove, or any sover eign of a foreign country or shall at tempt to kill any of the persons named shall suffer death; that any persons who shall aid abet, advise or counsel the killing of any Of the persons named, or shall conspire to accomplish their death, shall be imprisoned not exceed ing twenty years; that any person who shall threaten to kill or advise or coun- sel another to kill the president or any official on whom the duties of president may devolve, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten years: that any person who shall wilfully aid in the escape of amp person guilty of any of the offenses mentioned shall be deemed an accom- plice and shall be punished as princi- pal. The secretary of war is directed to detail from the regular army a guard l of officers and men to protect the pres ident without any unnecessary dis i play" and the secretary is authorized | to make regulations as to the dress, | arms and equipment of such guard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
RUSSIAN GENERAL ARREsTED.
Prince VarkoF Accused of COmpIicity
 tu RevoIuttonary Movement.

Vienna, March 21-The Tageblatt an nounces the arrest in Warsaw of the Russian general, Prince Varkoff, who is attached to the staff of Grand Duke Sergius on the charge of complicity in the widespread revolutionary move ment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
p,,,cstom scrub. Be.t,y,r,t,v

Princeton. March 21-The scrub de feated the varsity ball team in a seven inning game to-day, 6 to 3. Princeton will play Rutgers tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
Ottawa Tenm WIMs.

New York, March 21.-The Ottawa Hockey club defeated the New York Hockey club tonight by a score of to .e
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-22
Spring Kid Gloves

Another big lot glace kid gloves, 2-clasp, all the new shades i'll fresh, even skins, not the dry, unelastic, rejected stock of past seasons, but new desirable goods, really sold elsewhere at Soc and $I pair. Our special price, 6oc pair Embroid'd Handkerchiefs
 A number of new patterns, fine embroidered, hemstitched handkerchiefs, the kind want ed for the new corset covers. The usual 25c kind. Special price, ? for 25c
 Spring Veilings
 Veilings in great varietyi1fs popular and high class grades and of all the newest fancies. A special offering on Saturday includes fine assortment of plain and fancy yelling, black and colors. Worth 25c yard.
 Special, l2c yard
 Neckwear Novelties
 Taffeta automobiles, lace chiffon, and mousseline scarfs, stocks, collarettes and others-endless variety.
 Embroidered Collarettes
 so dozen new embroidered top collars, very stylish pat terms, worth I2Ac and 15c each. Special price 7c each
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
A Cellar Full of Treasures.

The Bank of England is said to be the custodian of a large number of box es deposited by customers for safety during the past 200 years, and it may happen that in a few instances the box es have not been claimed.
 Many of these consignments are not only of rare intrinsic and historical value, but of great romantic interest For instance. some years ago the serv- ants of the bank discovered in it's vaults chest. which on being moved literally fell to pieces.
 On examining the contents Quanti- ty of massive plate of the period of Charles IT. was discovered. along with a bundle of love letters indited during the period of the restoration.
 The directors of the bank caused search to be made in their books. The representative of the original depositor of the box was discovered, and the plate and love letters were handed over.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

young Guert with Nina hanging on his arm and the rascal wearing old Guert's magnificent suit.
 For awhile he was nearly speeches. with rage and was in danger of chok- ing He tried to drag Nina away, but he was poyerless now. He had with his
 own hand given her to the man before
 him, and he had no longer any control over his daughter. He had been asked and consented before the altar and had
 signed the register. Finally friends
 persuaded him to go home. On the way
 he looked at young Guert well through
 his glasses and decided that he could not blame Nina for preferring the young man. But where was old Guert?
 This puzzled him. He soon found out, for scarcely had
 they reached the Won Peyster house when old Guert came stamping in, fair ly frothing at the mouth as he tried to tell the assemblage how he had re- turned home to dress for the wedding. He had forgotten the key to his ward | robe closet and found the door un- locked. This did not surprise him much, as he was naturally considerably fus- tered, and he went to open the door,
 when young Guert bounced out of the 1 closet all dressed in his fine wedding clothes. So sudden was the onslaught I that the old man could not even cry l out before Guert had him in the closet, | bound and gagged and the door locked,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
A NEW YEARS FEAST FOR THE LITTLE PEOPL

icate. The human visitors were duly impressed with the genius of the White Mouse family. Little Miss May was so puffed up at her social success that, like all conceited children, she had to have great fall in her pride. Mamma White Mouse put her children to bed so soon as the company had gone, but Miss May determined to slip out and watch the New Years night gambols of the low down gray mice. This was in spite of her good resolution to keep away from them.
 We'll, she was caught in an awful trap. She just ran into it for fun; then she thought she would have the tiniest nibble of the fine roquefort cheese and spring away and rejoin her brothers and sisters in bed. So soon she forgot the New Years resolution. She nib- bled, she sprang away, but the trap fell. 1t descended on Miss White Mouse's long, graceful tail. Now, if there had been hair on it perhaps it would not have been cut off. But rats and mice's tails are hairless; so the wire caught the delicate appendage and nipped 1t square off about half way of its length. Her life was spared, but a bobtailed mouse is no beauty, and she never mar ried. She never was caught in a trap again, but lived long in single blessed ness to repent breaking her New Years resolution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
THE NEW YEARS .RESOL ON
 OF MISS MOUSE
By Eliza Arebard Copper

tribe has. been caught in trap it is hard to fool the others except with new bait. New Years night of all nights stay away from those gray mice, that you may not run into their trap. Now, every one of you hold up his right fore paw and promise me.
 So they did, and that was the white mice's New Years resolution. But mice are extremely inquisitive. Miss May White Mouse ran in and out among the human company, looking at the new dishes and rare confections for the New Years callers. She ran up Miss Sinpkin's skirt, but it was on the outside. so Miss Simpkin did not scream or faint.
 Tn the afternoon the pet white mice performed tkeir clever tricks for the visitors, who wondered at the intelli- gence of mice and that they could be taught so much. They found out that even mouse has brain, for the mouses size quite as much as human being. Miss May White Mouse was the star performer. She had lived near the canary's cage so long that she had ac- tually learned to speak in imitation of the birds song and so was that won derful creature, a singing mouse, which none of the people present outside of
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hold long and confidential converse ton with her.
 As we did not hear this conversation. we can only guess it's import by the re- suits.
 From that time Nina grew cheerful and even began to show signs of inter- est in her wedding f1nery. Young Guert had disappeared
 Old Guert was busy overseeing paint CTS and furnishers, for he was having his house put in order for his lovely young bride, and he was having such a wedding suit made as had not been seen in the town. He had also a new wig. ample and curled. and he fully ex- pected to create a sensation.
 This resplendent wedding suit with all it's gold lace and fine embroidery, was finished and taken to his home. and he led his old friend and prospec- tive father-in-law there to see it. Guert put it on and strutted about until Won
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
Nese,
 .Dear's < forY

the young men ia town were in love with her, but they sighed in vain, for her bright eyes had found young Guert to her liking.
 Herr Von Peyster was still more rabid dissenter than old Guert. So it happened that when one day old Guert told Minas father that he loved her and asked for her hand Won Peyster consented with the greatest joy.
 Nina was not so happy over it. That very afternoon. after her father had called her into the parlor to inform her of her good fortune, she slipped out and wandered over into the graveyard, where she sat down with a very woebe- gone face.
 As 1t was directly in his road, it is not remarkable that young Guert should pass that way in returning from his business. He stopped. and-well. they some how came to an understanding and decid,d that if Nina must become Frau Van Tuyl she should at least not be married against her will to the old man.
 This was the beginning of troubious days for the young couple, for, aided and abetted by old Guert, the father kept so strict watch upon the girl that she had no opportunity to see young Guert
 Young Guert and the girl were very unhappy. The father had announced that on the 1st day of January his daughter and Guert Van Tuyl were to be married. This sent young Guert into a fever If anxiety, and he began to grow pale. while Nina passed her time in tears. After awhile she came to a re- alizing sense that tears would not help in the matter, and, besides. they spoiled her eyes.
 Instead of weeping she now began to think. One night she sat at her window looking at the moon, the friend of all true lovers, for inspiration when she saw a dark shadow creeping along un- der the trees. The outlines looked ia miliar. She strained her eyes to see clearly and at last was sure that it was her broken hearted lover. Then she softly raised the sash and, leaning out whispered: s'
 "Guert!''
 Low as was the whisper, he heard ii and soon stood near, the foot of a tree which had one branch strong and solid and nliraculously near the window of the room where the now happy girl was sitting.
 It did not take long for the active
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and Guert had taken the key. so that when he managed to get his mouth free to call for help it took long time to get the door open. And while all this was happening the young popinJay had taken his place and stolen his bride. His anger was so fierce that the guests burst out into laughter.
 He didn't steal me-" said Nina. very bravely now that she had a strong young husband to protect her. T never did like you. and always loved him. so you ought to be glad instead of cross. Think of what a life I would have led you as your wife. But if you will les me will be the incest little niece.'
 He did not reply at once, so she threw her plump arms around his lean and withered neck and kissed him on both cheeks. He rather seemed to like the proposed relationship.
 Young Guert said:
 T will go and change these clothes" They were rather tight fit, but they became him well, and he made a move. when old .Guert said:
 Keep 'em on, keep 'em on; give them to you-nephew."
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Peyster had fanliliarized Himself with all it's glories. wig and all. When the suit had been admired sufficiently, it was locked in large and strong closet which had been built as safe store room for such belongings as might tempt dishonest people. There was a very small barred window in it, and the door was a heavy oaken one, with a lock of remarkable dimensions. Even the key was a ponderous affair. and therefore old Guert felt safe in the pos session of his magnificence.
 The days flew on. and it was New Years eve. The wedding was to take place in Trinity, to the surprise of all the friends of both contracting parties. This victory had not been easily gained over the feelings of Von Peyster, but old Guert carried his point. He then
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
What the Flag Was For.

The following arecdote about King Edward will be new to most people:
 When Prince of Wales, lie was trav- cling in the highlands of Scotland i'm cognito one day and was very anxious that his identity should remain hid. Imagine his feelings, therefore, on com ing to little township to find an enor- nous flag flying on the little school house. Feeling certain that they must have got wind of his arrival. he never theless sent an attendant forward to make guarded inquiries.
 A little later this gentleman returned with the cheering news that the lady in the schoolhouse was spring cleaning and after washing the flag had merely hung it up to dry.
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for we are their pets. but we are really no more than the mere white or albino variety of the common gray moupe. That mouse-tlle Mus musculus-was brought over in the Mayf1ower with the pilgrim fathers. though it is a native Of America no more than they were, but it has spread and increased till it thinks it owns the earth, just as they do. It has become so great a pest that traps are set and poison is laid for that gray mouse family all over the country.
 Now, my dear White Mouse chill dren. we are only freaks of that low down gray mouse family. If we did not take remarkable pains to keep our blood pure, the two families would soon run together, and the high toned, ex- elusive white mouse would disappear You must all make New Years rsso lution never to play or have anything to do with those common gray mice.
 For another reason charge youNto make this New Years resolution. To- night cook will set the trap for the gray mice with bits of the fine roquefoft cheese left over from the New Year's feast: The mouse family is shrewd and cunning and when tliey see one cf tlie
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

s
 Guert Van Tuyls handsome house was in Greenwich street, quite near enough tosallow him to see the grounds around the church and watch the new graves being dug. He knew everything that went on there His wealth gave him leisure. His grandnephew was an assistant in a shipping house. They were not on speaking terms. though it was generally understood that if young Guert would openly leave his pew in Trinity and come over to the Dutch church his great-uncle would be fla ther to him. But young Guert was also Van Tuyl.
 The prime factor in this story was pretty Nina von Peyster, whose father, like old Van Tuyl was in the West In
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
A clock winder,. strike.

Jacob Balgemann, public clock windt. CT at Heilbronn, Bavaria, has struck for higher wages. He asserts that every year he has to mount 2SS,oOo stairs, turn his keys 441.65o times and raise weight of eleven tons. Now, however. a new church and new school have been opened and their clocks added to his list. This means another ss,ooo steps to mount and proportionate weight and number of turns of the key.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
keen inc Child,s Body warm.

Every part of a childs body should be warmly clad except the head, To keep the head too warm increases the tendency to brain disease, so very comA mon among children nowadays. Next after warmth children need freedom
 freedom for movement in all limbs. They want to exercise their muscles even more than their brains. and they never will be quiet or staid unless they are i'll. Do not startle Q child: many nervous diseases can be traced to a sud- den noise or alarming object frighten~ ing and startling the child.
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went to the rector and made the final arrangements. This gentleman had been but recently sent to this church from London and did not know Guert nor anything really of the old dispute. It struck him as rather incongruous that man of that age was to marry at all. let alone the question of the youth of the bride, but it was his business to displease him to do so. The names Guert Van Tuyl and Wilhelmina Won Peyster were duly noted and the hour fixed. Guert offered no explanation to his friends, but they knew his obstinate nature. and, with some little curiosity, they all determined to go to the we'd ding even though it was to be celebrat- ed in Trinity church.
 Old Guert determined that he would have all the glory of walking up the length of the aisle and so arranged the ceremony strictly according to the Church of England rites. Thus he and his friends would meet the bride and her father at the altar
 On New Years morning the expectant bridegroom slipped over to his old friends house, and there they rehearsed the ceremony and read the service. and. seeing that it was New Years and the wedding day both, they drank goodly number of toasts to the bride, to the day, to the guests and to each other. At half past 10 old Guert, in a state of utter happiness and almost maudlin Joy, danced off gayly to his home to dress for the ceremony. Won Peyster went also to don his best suit for the part he had to play when he gave his daughter to his friend Nina had long or her young girl friends.
 When Herr Won Peyster returned to his accustomed place by the fire, he found that his precious spectacles had disappeared. Without these he could see but dimly. He could distinguish forms and faces, but not clearly enough l to see one feature. Up to the time when he must set out to the church they had not been found, and he had to go with out them.
 As he reached the door of the church where he never before had set foot Von Peyster had an intuition that he ASkiCILi HIS ulSiJydlly IC OWu church. All h. distinguish was that it was fiji pSople, but not one face could h. -..y see Nina delft | ly guided him to the foot of the altar just as the bridegroom and his friends l reached there. With much satisfaction | Won Peyster dinly recognized the re- 1 splendent costume and the towering i wig of the old friend of his youth.
 The clergyman looked at the fine l young man before him in surprise, fol the man whom he had supposed to be 1 the bridegroom was old. lie seized ar opportunity and whispered to Guert:
 What is your name, sir ?' IA
 "Guert Van Tuyl.''
 The clergyman thought for momen and then turned to Won Peyster, wish ing to be perfectly sure, and whispered
 "Is this the bridegroom ?''
 sfYes; that is. mine friend, Guert Var I Tuyl.''
 That decided the question and satis l fled the clergyman that he had made
 mistake and that old Guert had beel
 simply arranging for the marriag
 of his nephew. So the ceremony pro
 ceeded. The father gave away tn
 bride. and Nina and Guert Van Tuy l took each other for better or for worse
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

z.s..ss5 Iz generations and was
 still active in the third. It began in 1864 and continued unabated until 1737. when the events here related took place. The trouple originated in this way:
 In 1864 New Amsterdam was so small that both Dutch and English settlers gathered for worship in chapel Tn a fort near. the Battery: Then Trinity church was built. At first both Dutch and English worshiped there in har- mony. The Dutch were then in power.
 Times changed, and the English gain ing the ascendency, decided that this should now be the Established Church of England. Many objected to this. ana on the 12th of April, 1895, some of the church wardens and vestrymen decloeo that they had the power to call a ols- aerting Protestant minister instead or an EpiscopaIian. This was done, and the quarrel began. @
 The division grew wider, and the Dutch retired and built place of Wor- ship for themselves. Trinity was then established by grant and law as the Church of England.
 While the Dutch and English had generally kept to their own people ana ways of life, a few had intermarr1ed. Among the families thus united were Olivia Van Tuyl, who had married Cor don Spencer, and Adam Van Tuyl, who had welded Mary Abigail Storm. The Van Tuyl family was bitterly opposed to the Trinity church. In that family was this Olivia Van Tuyl, motherless girl. who lived with her aunt, the Widd7 ow Hildegonde Dekay. This widow was Dutch by birth, but had welded an Englishman.
 At the end of three generations there remained of the old stock Guert Van 4Tuyls a rich and ugly old bachelor, and his grandnephew. another Guert Van Tuyl. But the young man was decid- edly handsome. . <
 The old man was fierce stickler for inc lost rights of his Dutch ancestors. The young man had come from English stock on his mothers side and was an .Episcopalian. Cautiously enough, old Guert secretly nursed the intention tc be married in the Trinity church and had even often planned that his funeral should be held there.
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and it was all over The contracting parties went into the vestry.
 When Herr Won Peyster had signed his name as we'll as he could without his spectacles and Guert had paid the fee to the church and to the clerk. Nina said:
 "oh, father, have found your spec tacles in my pocket"
 He put them on in smiling relief, only to fall backward into chair as he saw
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
It Needed Coal.

Teacher Jimmy, in the sentencs .'The fire is low-make it burn" what punctuation mark is needed?
 Practical Pupil-Colon. oCcocooOCCCC,oC0cCcoCcCCo to enter. That is the railway man service. There are about 26.000 men employees in this branch of the postal department. yS
 The Laplanders are the shortest peo~ pie in Europe, men averaging feet n inches. women 4 feet inches.
 Twenty years ago England ii11port66 29,00o horses annually; now the nu4nb>1 is 324. 900
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THIS. THAT AND HE oTEEls.

Fer excssds 5so, 900. just 2,oco, ooO more tF'isn Munich
 The Coicrnay rerfeaentatives in con- gress " ill {. ciaee | bill prepared by ttlic snse 1zuniasts society. pro Tia fng ssiisa natioaHl bises au CT child and ant f1sfl bf ectici9 flis rarne to ha7a . zboa 4fl of three ssosntsd hy the rresi-.
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tarlatan rope for the ''tackle"-the children taking hold of it by twos. ex- cept the last in the line. who acts as driver" The pianist must then play a little galop while the children. keeping step to the music, trot away at a merry pace. The leaders hurry on. making devious turns to right and left. and the trot proves so delightful that they are never ready to stop until . very long journey has been made.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27

3.5 2 sss s.sss; D 5 Ne, " .4, 2 , ssent, w'Ith nead quarters es Washington, and a secretary at q salary of S1,S00
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