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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
nPlSiL LIFE.

To the nature student April is one
 of the most delightful months in the whole year, in it he gets the first taste of real spring weather, the first glimpse of the fast-iiying swallows fiinging ranbows from their shining wings; the first soulful hymn of the
 wood thrush singing calmly in the forest at twilight It is in April, too,
 that he hears at night, far up above
 him the confident "honk, honk, of the
 northward- bound Canada geese, and
 in his mind he pictures these great
 gray birds as they sweep the stars,
 each with neck extended like the
 needle of lying compass; and ;Vs
 he listens to their trumpet voices, his
 heart beats faster until 1t keeps
 time with the strokes of their power
 full wings.
 On any warm morning now, the
 woodchuck may be seen summing
 themselves near the mouths of the
 burrow, in front of which are
 mounds of newly-dug earth, How
 greatly these little fellows have
 changed in appearance since last au-
 tumn, Then they were fat and heavy as the result of good living, They had
 been having a steady diet of clover,
 with an occasional feast on garden vegetables, finishing up with fare well dinner of squashes, perhaps at the farmers expense, But now, after fast of three or four months, they are thin, and it will be some time be- fore the hired man will consider it worth while to shoot them for the sake of the famous woodchuck oil. The young "chucks'' will be born very soon now, and in May the whole fam fly will be seen in the early morning and late afternoon, stealing towards the patches of young clover
 The chipmunks are out now, too, frisking in the stone heaps and chas- stone walls. The beauty of the chip munk is, I am afraid, chiefly outward beauty By those who believe that handsome is as handsome does" the hackbee would not be counted good looking His fondness for birds eggs and 'nestlings is well known, and with in a year l have observed him kill | and devour three different species of wild mice, and that when there was i, an abundance of other food close at hand After killing mouse, he sits 1 up on his hind legs. with his victims | head in his front paws and its limp body hanging down in front of him. He first opens the skull very much as | he would open nut, and proceeds to l eat out the brains. After that he de- yours the whole body, leaving practi- 1 ally nothing but the skin.
 The ponds, streams and sWamps are f now teeming with life. Every bit of marsh we come to is ringing with the ;hrill notes of the peeping frogs. who. I contrary to the method often adopted with children, are taught to be heard md not seen. 1t is really quite ditfi- ult for an untrained eye to detect hese tiny frogs, even in a swamp which is swsrming with them in the irst place, they usually stop calling m the approach of footsteps, and then hey look quite different from what most people expect to see. But if, af- CT reaching the swamp, the observer will keep perfectly still for several some peeper will be bold
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

] only smothered conception of what it | is outside. Of course it was nearer the ! real thing than if you were buried in
 an inside stateroom on an ocean liner, | By smuggling up to her planking you could get your shoulder to within three inches of the swirling sea beneath her and early catch the premonitory heave Of every sea. In advance, the side of the vessel would sag away from you so
 that you would be rolled to the locker
 side of your bunk She would go up,
 up, up, and away to leeward. She
 would boise there moment waiting,
 shiVering with fear Then the sea itself
 would come. You could hear the roar
 ing of it for some little time before it
 struck Then over your head on deck
 would be a rumbling, swashing, a
 pounding and humping the whole
 length and breadth of her. A barrel of
 it would dart under the hatch and come
 down the companion-way. The little vessel would resist, struggle, fight to
 hold back. You could imagine her
 nerves tightening with it's dread and strain, but after it she would be drawn
 She was only sixty tons--remember--a little thing. She would be flung, rolled away and away, and then, suddenly,
 brought up with a jolt. She would culver to her very keel after that and you could almost imagine her heart humping against her ribs; then she would gamely pull herself together and brace for the next one.
 Into the cabin came, at regular inter- vals, one of the drenched watch, Tn yellow oil-skins, rubber boots, black sou wester and roomy wooden mits, he would stand on the last step of the way study the clock, look around, point a finger at somebody or other, hail: Your watch Bill" or Mike, or Henry, or whatever it might be. The man indicated would look up responsibility check up the time on the clock, take half dozen last regretful puffs, stifie the fire in the bowl, poke the pipe itself somewhere under the mattress of his bunk, and take down his storm clothes,-J. B. Connolly in Scribners
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
LIMITFp.

A Second Rater.-'Can you twist hin around your finger?" "Yrs; but he gets broke so easily it isn't worth while."-- Judge.
 Your tailor is mighty poor one, ' said an Atchison woman to her hus band; this is the third time I've sew ed on this utton"-Atchison (Kan) Globe.
 To a Limited Extent.-Violet--" Did you know they had a crew at Welles- ley?" Jim Jam" They have? Case of pretty maids all in a row?"-Harvard Lampoon.
 Critie-"Well, Dick, I suppose you owe all that you are to your wife"
 Successful Author-"No I think I owe about three-fuurths of my stimulus to all those other women who wouldn' t have me. "--Detroit Free Press.
 Some men," said Willie Washington, act like perfect fools when they are in love"
 Yes answered Miss Cayenne "and great many more do not wait even for that excuse Washington Star.
 First Iawyer--"How did you come out in settling up old Gotrox's estate?'
 Second Lawyer--''It was hard strug- gle
 First Lawyer" No!"
 Second Lawyer-"Yes; I had hard work to keep the heirs from getting part of the estate. .'-Ohio State Jour nal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
4 CHICAGO WRINKLE.

Chicago is up to date in many ways.
 It is up to date in wickedness and also in church work One of the latest il- lustrations of it's progressiveness in the latter is worth notice. At a recent service of one of the Chicago churches the congregation found the following printed among the announcements: Hereafter, beginning to-day, mothers who wish to attend the morning preach ing service and have babies so young that they hesitate to bring them into the public congregation may leave them in our church nursery in the Sunday school kindergarten depart ment, which will be in charge of an able committee, John A, Tuck, Chair man, assisted by competent nurses" The next Sunday, four nurses, attired in neat gowns and white caps, moved about in the nursery in the basement of the church, and by the time the service began half dozen infants had been intrusted to their care
 Why not? This is certainly quite as useful and commendable as providing bicycle storage for men. Many women with young children are much in need of such rest as the Chicago church offers
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each ln' sert,on. Five Gents q Word for full week tseven timesj.
 Display advertisements. per Inch. one ID, o sertion, S1.20; each subsequent insertion, 4o cents one week, $3.20; one month. Slo' oue year. $40. ,-
 Obituary Nouces. In prose or. verse. 10 cents per line. Notices of Births. Marii- ages. Deaths, and Funerals, 90 cents eacn' Local Notices, 15 per line. ,.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tneir own immediate business Gall matter 10 oe unnbjectlorabl and their contracts do no' ipc!ude Wants. To Let, For Sale. efc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

illness attacks a household it can be driven away by "burying" it in a healthy tree. A hole is bored in the tree and all kinds of medicines are bur jed in the hole which is then carefully stopped up, amid the singing of weird incantations. This could have been done by any superstitious person in the neishborhood, the farmer pointed out, The judge acquitted him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
I'll l. RE IS 4 LIMIT.

United States engineers who have conclusion that there is no saving in using electricity on long railroads to do the work now done by steam. Their views are confirmed in Herr von Thiel- ems report to the Prussan Diet on the of the government in long distance railroading With electricity as
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
ON A FISHING SMACK,

What Life There is Like on a Rough
 Night.
 Safely slowed away in your bunk be- low while the vessel is hove to- down in the cabin taking comfort, gives you,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

A curious example of superstition was made public the other day through the medium of the law courts of Berlin A tree growing opposite the gateway of a farmer was noticed to be whitening away and dying On further investga- tion it was found that a deep hole had incommoded the entrance to the farm CTS house he was charged with the deed and fined. He, however, appealed to a appear that the hole might have been bored by some superstitious person who believed in the old superstition that if
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

The Australian ballot law was adopt ed in Colorado before the state gave the suffrage to women. This law pro- vides that the voting booths must be so constructed that the voters legs may be seen below the knees.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

The King of Italy has some of the most valuable horses in the world. Tn his stable are two hundred horses, and the double row of stalls forms regular street. Each animal has its name painted in large white letters above its manager One of the most valued Of all is the horse which was formerly ria den by the late King Humbert.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

The consumption of horsefesh among the poorer classes of Berlin has been steadily growing from year to year There exists private establishment in the Griefswalder street, where 13,000 horses to the value of $625. .000 were slaughtered last year for the purpose of being turned into steaks and saul sages The Berlin town council is now considering the advisabiity of con structing additional buildings at the place where the public slaughter house is situated. They will provide accom- modation for many hundreds of horses at time which are destined to find an inglorious death at the hands of the city butchers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

Leo XIII. has received many personal gifts since he reached the papal chair The magnificent jewels presented at his recent jubilee included 2S tiaras, 319 crosses set with diamonds and other precious stones; 1,200 chalices in gold and silver; S1 rings, of which the one given by the Sultan is worth $100,000; IS pastoral slaves of gold, set with precious stones, seven statues in gold and silver, as well as one of the largest diamonds in the world
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

'In Captains Courageous" Kipling mentioned by name about twenty yes sels of the fishing fleet at Gloucester Since the publication of the volume every one of the twenty has gone down, and the fishing folk say that the ves- sells were hoo-dooed. The last Of the Inflated boats--the Amy Knight and the Prince Lebo--were sunk in the recent big storm,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, S3 FOR SIX MONTHS, $G A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
CHAS. A. BALDWIN,

6s CHURCH STREET, HAS FOR SALE House and about 2 acres of land.
 Valuable house and lot. Wooster Street. Sixteen tenement house, well rented. Two-family house, Division Street. good bargain.
 House and lot, State Street, near Bradley. Farms and fine homes in Country. Other city houses and building lots. f6 cod
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

Dr. Clark. curator of musical instru- ments in the national museum at Washington, has reached the conclu the banjo. The banjo is unknown on the west coast of Africa, and was in- troduced In the West Indies from our southern States The first of which there is any trace was made by an old South Carolina negro before the Revo- lutionaTy war out of a gourd with a handle attached. The first screw head banjo was made in 1S47 by William Boucher of Baltimore, who is still liv- ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

A French doctor publishes as the re-
 suit of fifteen years study in hospitals and prisons his conclusion that 20 per cent. of the hospital patients inherited s-vftiated constitutions from alcoholic parents, and that 65 per cent. of the criminals received the germ of their says that no habtual drunkard can have sound children, and that out of several thousand drunkards' children examined not one exception was found,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12
There has recently been mounted in

There has recently been mounted in the admiralty building in London British gun which has an interesting twelve-pounder, was found last year in Pekin by the Germans, and as it proved to be a British piece of ordnance it was handed over to Admiral Seymour, who discovered that it was the gun which he himself had lost from the gunboat on the Canton river in the Chinese war of 1S57-62. The Chinese had dredged 1t from the river and taken it to Pekin,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
cOLOR-MAKING BACTERIA.

The micro-organisms are interesting 2 out of all proportion to their size, and not the least interesting phase Of their existence is that described in an arti- cle in La Nature by Henri Coupin M. Coupin treats especially of the color iug matters produced by bacteria, some of which are noteworthy for their brilliancy and others for their chemical or physiological peeuliari- ties. Says M. Coupin:
 "A large number of bacteria pro- duee coloring matter, sometimes very vivid.
 There are two cases. In one, the most numerous, the pigment remains inside the elements that manufacture it; thus the bacteria themselves are colored. h the other ttae pipment spreads, as it is. produced, into the sur rounding medium, and this has the characteristic color, while the bacteria themselves are pale or even coloriess Ihlss the bacillus fuorescens and oth- CTS are nearly white, while they color the culture medium green"
 Every species, we are told, has its particular color; one is citron yellow another golden, many are brilliantred one at least is pink, the bacillus of blue milk is sky blue; others are respect lively greenish blue, violet and brown The characteristic discharges. of many diseases owe their color to the mi crobes that produce them-
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
ANOTHER MIMIC WAR.
Autumn Maneuvers of the German
 Army Begin Tomorrov.

Autumn Maneuyers of the German
 Army Begin Tomorrow.
 FRANKFURT-O T-ON-ODER, Germany, Sept. S.-In preparation for the autumn maneuvers, which begin tomorrow, 92,- 900 troops are spreading over the coun- tryside in two armies One is march ing to the eastward from here by vari- ous parallel roads, while the other is marching westward from Posen.
 The German staff, which is the brains of the German military organi- zation. once q year puts opposing ar mics into the field under what would be the probable conditions i'll war and notes the result especially in the high CT question of strategy Bach regiment and division is exercised frequently i'll minor maneuvers in all weathers and under various typographical conditions but the grand maneuvers, in which several entire army corps are engaged, take place one year in one part of the empire and the next year in some other location and are for the working out of fresh combinations on great scale. The operations now beginning will be extended over a territory which is, roughly speaking, thirty miles wide and fifty miles long.
 The cavalry outposts of the two ar- mics are to come in touch tomorrow morning between Meseritz, Schwiebus and Bentschen. This is all the general staff for the present. permits outsiders to know. Strategical movements and four days fighting with blank car tridges are to follow under the obser- vation of Emperor William and the most gifted military commanders of Germany and foreign officers of dis tinction from Italy, Austria, Great Britain. Russia and the United States. The British group alone includes Earl Roberts. Lieutenant General Kelly Kenny, General French and General Ian Hamilton. F
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
NToros In uwIv naoo0.

MANILA, Sept. S.--Captain J. J. Pershing, who is in command of the American force at Camp Wears, island of Mindanao, reports to General Chaf- fee that several of the Moro chiefs whose followers have attacked Ameri- can soldiers have rejected all friendly overtures and that he has been unable to reach any understanding with them. The breaking of negotiations with the Moros, Captain rershing reports, will probably bring on q crisis In the Moro situation. It is believed in Manila that a renewal of Moro attacks will result in retaliation by the American forces. The military recoris show that since the Bayan fight last May the Moros have made twelve attacks on Ameri- can soldiers, killing four and woundlng twelve. including one officer
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
PETITION wITHDRAWN
No Conservator Will Be Asked for in
 Robinson Case.

h0Dl0SO0 CaSe.
 It being impossible to effect q recon ciliation between William Robinson, janitor of the Bishop street school, and his wife Anne, his petition to have conseryator appointed over her was withdrawn this morning. Attorney Cole, counsel for the petitioner, made this statement before Judge Lowe in the probate court. He added that an- other reason for withdrawing the peti- ton was to save the little property his wife has accumulated and his own also. During the last five weeks MT Robin son has expended $40 in doctors bills and medicine for her and he gave mo- tice that hereafter her friends must not look to him for her support or maintenance. She voluntarily left him, continued Attorney Cole, induced to do so by her friends. Nothing that he could do or say would induce her to return and therefore he would not be responsible, and no court would hold him so. for her maintenance. Attorney Kennedy, counsel for Mrs Robinson, de- nied this statement. He said it was not t.ale that Mrs Robinson voluntarily left her husband, and he called upon Mir Robinson to contradict him if that were not so. Mir Robinson continued MT Kennedy, took his wife to a l friends house voluntarily At this point MT Robinson rose in his seat and l declared that while it was so that he ] did take his wife to a friends house, he had to do so to pacify her. Mrs Robinson replied to this, saying that the reason she asked to be removed was that she was sick and that her husband would not give her proper at tendance. Mir Robinson denied this. Attorney Cole then re-stated that his client will not be responsible for his wife's bills. Judge Lowe said that while his court, so far as it was con cerned, had no more to do with the case, he feared there would be further litigation over the bills Mrs Robinson would contract He thought it a pity that the matter could not be adjusted. Attorney Cole said it was simply a case of Mrs Robinson insisting upon having her own way. He then cited the story of the tramp in the play ..The Old Homesead," who was brought to the condition he was in by merely de- I manding he be allowed to have his own Isway
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
TIMELY TOPICS

Currans are prepared to take orders in their ladies' tailoring department. New fall goods are in.
 Benson Furniture Co will have fall opening Sept 10. Souvenirs to every visitor. The Reid & Hughes Go is offering some elegant fall suitings just at this time
 Grieve, Bisset S Holland have nice line of medium weight underwear for women. Prices low. The Manhattan Clothing Go has a nice line of fall goods and at very low prices.
 The Boston Furniture Go is ready to furnish your house from garret to eel lar and Ut reasonable prices. Lucy & Fitzgerald have q big line of children's shoes and they are going at dissolution prices. K. Dougherty is having a special sale on children's summer dresses this week. 49 cents is the price, '145 South Main the place. Conlon Bros have nice line of fall waistings 1t will pay you to see this
 
 A. Maishiot announces a 25 per cent discount on comfortables this week. It will be good thing to see them. The Turnbull Go has just received a big load of sweet potatoes. 23 cents a peck is the price. The Waterbury Hardware Go sells paint. See them if you think of paint ing house or barn. The Miller x Peck Go E selling com fortables, which are useful these cold nights, as low as 9S cents. l.. Trudell says, the ping pong sea son being about over, he is prepared to devote his attention to the fur busi- ness.
 Castles market is selling lamb at the same low prices that prevailed last week. l.. Trudelps fur repairing facilities are in better shape than ever. Call and see him. Jones, Morgan X Go are selling the stylish sailor Norfolk suits. They are hobby for the boys that want to dress well.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
If Your Old Plumber Cannot
 Come, Try Us.

We don't want to deprive him of job, but wish to assist those who have trouble with their plumbing. Twill give you the service of the highest paid men in the trade. If you are thinking about buying a stove ask about the STAMFORD. it will pay you to inquire. every one praises 1t that has used it. We do roofing and conductor work.
 F. H. GARRITY.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
THE PHILIPPINES AT THE FAIR.

a Taft Names Director of the Exhibit,
 Which VIII Cover Forty Acres.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 8. - Governor Taft of the Philippine Islands has ap- pointed Dr. William T. Wilson of Phil adelphia special commissioner to rep resent the Philippine government in the preparation of the extensive exhib- it which Governor Taft intends shall be made at the St. Louis exposition of 1904 The government of the Philip pines will participate in the exposition upon large scale in order to a1--s- quately demonstrate the natural re- sources of the islands and present to the world evidence of tEe promised inn portanee of these new possessions.
 Dr. Wilson is in New York consult ing with President Francis of the ex- position on the character and scope of the exhibit, which will occupy forty acres. The appropriation for it already made exceeds S500,000.
 Dr. Wilson is at present director of the Philadelphia museums. He is 6 graduate of Harvard and for four years was an instructor in botany in that university. He resided in Ger many several years, pursuing studies in his science, and received the degree of doctor of science there. He was di- rector of the school of biology at the University of Pennsylvania, from which institution he was called to his present office in Philadelphia. He is a member of large number of scientific societies and associations at home and abroad. Dr. Wilson has appointed Dr. Gustaye Nicderlein to take charge of the promotion, collection and installa- tion of the exhibit
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
Nrustachcs i'm Alaska.

Mustaches are not worn by men exposed to the severity of an Alaskan winter. They wear full boards to pro- tect the throat and face, but keep the upper lip clean shaven. The moisture from the breath congeals 60 quickly that a mustache becomes tmbedded in solid cake of ice, and the face is frozen in short time.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
wArcH SHOP rEAM WON.

The Watch shop team defeated the Norwoods Sqturday afternoon in a match game for $25 side on the Ath- letic field. The score was as fol- lows:
 Watch Shop ....3153 0 5 0 0 1--1s Norwoods |. 70 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 4-~1T
 Batteries Regan and Benedetti; Barnes and Slaym-