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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
cLocK-EYED CATS.
Discovery by a French Missionary of
FeIinea in China with Time
Keeping Optics.

According to the delightful French
missionary Hue, who recorded SO many
queer things about the Celestial en-
pire, no man needs watch or clock,
If he has the right kind of cat. In
certain parts of China they can tell the
exact time of day or night by looking
into cats eyes. The pupil of the eye,
assuming that the creature in question
is just what it ought to be, gradually.
diminishes as noon approaches, until
it loses completely its oval form and
becomes a thin perpendicular line.
When that Line is plumb, it is IL o'clock
Then the pupil begins to grow very
gradually and finally becomes as big
and as round as marble. Then it is
midnight. With patience. practice
and good mathematical perception, the
happy possesseor of a time-keeping
cat can tell the hour of the day and
of the night because the thin perpen-
dicular line which the pupil of the
cats eye assumes at noon, gives him a
clear starting point.
The missionary discovered this val
liable piece of feline popularity by
pure accident. He noticed little boy
1ninding calf and asked him if he
knew the time The child looked up and
remarked that the day was too hazy;
he couldn't see the sun. "But wait a
moment" he said, "we will know pre-
ciseIy in moment" Then he ran into
the nearest kat and came out with a
big cat in his arms. 1T is just half
past H." he sAadted yand running up to
the missionary he placed the cats face
under the holy mans nose. "See for
yourself!" said he. "Sure enough, .
said Hue, who had serious reason COR
coneealirg his astonishment and his
ignorance, st is just as you said. half
past IL"
Later on, when he got among his con-
verts, he asked them to explain the
r,lys.ery. They did SO, and showed him
rome living specimens of the precious
time keepers. 4 sNR
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
NOTICE.

The Bureau of Assessment of the
city of Waterbury, in the matter Of the
assessment and determination OF bene-
fits and damages accruing to all par
ties interested by the layout of Silver
street, from East Main street to. Dub
lin street, and the establishment of a
grade for same as the same was ac-
cepted by the board of aldermen July
8, 1901, made report to the board or
aldermen setting forth that they caused
reasonable notice to be given to all
parties interested by the proposed pub
lie Improvement in all respects pursu-
ant to the provisions of the charter of
said city, to appear before them and
be heard in reference thereto, and that
they fully heard at the time and place
specified in said notice all persons who
appeared before them.
And thereupon they do assess and
determine that the city OF Waterbury
pay to the following named persons in
full of all damages accruing to him by
reason of tho proposed public improve
ment the sum written opposite his
name, to wit:
Michael t. Coss .............. 10000
And that each Of the following
named persons pay to the city of Wa
terbury for benefits accruing to them
and each of them by the proposed pub
lie Improvement the sums written OPP,
posite their names, respectively, to wit:
City of Waterbury ........ S37. 80
Elizabeth Fenton .......... 3O93
James O. Trepanier ........... 1850
Michael #. Coss ............ 1881
CITY Of Waterbury ..... $3.50
International Silver Co ....... $3.50
Estate Of Thomas Claffey
Mary Claffey. ADM. ........ 31.S3
Thomas HI. Hayes ...... $500
Andrew Brennan ........... 1887
Joseph and Margaret Kinnerney 1910
international Silver Co 1890. 1O7 so
Matthew O,Connor ........... 1927
Daniel J. O'Connor ..... 1423
Armand T. Schupback and Cas-
imir Blame 7o.54
John SIayin ............. 121 II
Catherine (Slavin) Healy and
John Healy ............. $3.50
James III. SIavin ....... $3.50
Estate Of William Slavin ct al, 86.97
Mary Slavir. 1900
John Slayin 1892
Patrick Slavin ...........:.. $3.50
Total ..... $4,000. 81, l2O.oz
Report accepted. assessments of ben
fits and damages confirmed and adopt
ed by the board of aldermen, August
IS. 1902; approved August 10. 1902.
Payable September 5. 1902, at the
office Of the collector Of taxes, William
e. Thoms, City hall building.
Attest,
MICHAEL j. RYAN, City Clerk.
S-2O-2
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
WATERFOWL JOTTINGS.
Former WATERFOWL Barber Gone Into
Business in Springfield.

Business in Springfield.
Benjamin Stephens of New York is
visiting friends in town.
W.. j. Miller. who for five years past
conducted a barber shop here and who
sold the same to Paul Muro of Water
bury. has moved his family and house
hold goods to Springfield, Mass, where
he has bought barber shop.
Cyrus Scott found a small sum of
money yesterday which the owner may
have by proving property
Victor w. Hungerford, who has been
visiting friends here, returned to New
York to-day.
Mrs D. L. Sullivan is entertaining
her mother, Mrs Donahue, from Hol-
yoke.
A. N. Woolson's factory. which has
been on a nine-hour schedule. resumed
the ten-hour day yesterday.
Paul Klimpke recently caught an eel
in Bantam lake which weighed 80
pounds.
Sherwood Rowland is visiting friends
in Hartford.
Mr. and Mrs Asaph Boswort and
their son Roland, who have been spend
ing some time with Fl. L. Rowland, re-
turned to their home in Providence to.
day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
AnaEfhe Giril. Ltke ~

A curious CUSTOM takes place. in yil-
lagos of the Luxermburg district,
Belgium, in May. After Sunday serv-
ice numbers OF lads cluster around
the church entrance and as the girls
come<out scixe them one by one, one
lad grasping girl by the shoulder
and the Other by the heels, the two
Ifting her well up, while a third
pumpkin passes under the human
bridge thus formed. This is done in
tho presence OF the parents, who
themselves have passed through the
same ordeal.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21

There was no session of the bor-
ough court this morning.
Miss Annie Lynch of High street
is visiting relatives in New York.
John Kehoe left to-day for an ex-
tended trip through the New England
states.
The work of filling in and grading
the old Congregational church site
will be commenced Monday.
The fire department. and Woodbury.
teams were scheduled to play on
Hotchkiss field this afternoon.
Officer Cannon, who took young
Felix NardeIlo to the reform school
yesterday morning returned Hhome at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
| officer had considerable trouble with
Felix who embraced every opportun-
ity to make his escape. One time he
tricd to jump through window off
the train but the ever watchfuT eye
of Cannon caught him in the act and
he was closely watched during the re-
mainder of the trip.
Miss Maude Sweet of Norwich is
visiting Miss Mary Kennedy of Mea-
dow street. \.
An enjoyable birthday party was
| held lasts night at the homo of Mrs
! Murray OF South Main street. the oc.
casion being her daughter Minnie's
birthday. Songs by George Kiely and
others were the principal features OF
the evenings entertainment.
j. Dreyer is visiting relatives in
Port Jefferson, l.. /.
A reunion of the Hotchkiss family
is being held at Lake Quassapaug.
George Northrop is acting as night
Waterman at the Phoenix shop for the
present and Ernest Koehler is acting
as day Waterman.
Miss Furey of Ansonia is visiting
her cousin, Miss May Baxter, of Brad
ley street.
Work on the Naugatuck Mfg Cos
new plant ut Union City is progress
ing fayorably and the company expect
to move Silto their new quarters very
soon.
Platt Bros have purchased hand
soIlc auto delivery wagon.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
ANCIENT
TORTURE
How it has Been Revived
i'm Modern Times.

An ancient method Of poisoning
criminals was to force them to swal-
low quantities Of bulbs blood. Bulls
blood is really no poison at ALL Yet
the prisoner usually died in agony,
caused by the coagulation or harden
ing Of the bulls blood in the stom-
ach. The pressure of this solid mass
on the vital organs almost always re-
suited fatally.
That's like indigestion. If your
food doesn't digest it remains in a
hard lump in the stomach. Gases
form which crowd other organs. Many
cases of supposed heart disease are
due to Indigestion.
This trouble is removed by the use
OF such preparation as Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure, wdich gives the stomach
perfect rest by digesting what you eat
without the stomach's aid. The food
builds up the body. The rest restores
the stomach to health. You don't
have to diet.
During the last few years my stom-
ach was in such condition that /
couldn't retain the food ate, writes
Henry Williams OF Boonyille, Mo.
1.-TWO months ago commenced taking
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. A few bottles
have cured me entirely I can now eat
and enjoy anything want"
kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Cures all Stomach Troubles.
Prepared only by E. G. DEWITT b Co.. Chicago.
The 81 bottle contains 2A times the Soc. size.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
Verbatim.

Miss Pechis Gracious. Della,
there comes that tiresome Mr. De
Trop. I'm not at home, but if that's
box of candy he's got 1 hope he'll
leave it.
Della lat the door)-She's not at
home, sor, but if thot's candy he hov
she hopes yen Fave -Philadelphia
Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
Jnxruf1e ,r1il.a

Bessie don't see how people car
call grandpa wise old saw
Tommy-Nor I. In the first place.
he has NO teeth Chicago Daily
News.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
PRESIDENT CRITICISED.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CIVIL SER
VICE REFORM ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the Civil Service Reform
Association wa held last night at the City Club.
The following officers were unanimously elected;
President Carl Schurz; vice-presidents. James c,
Carter D. Willis James. William q. Low, Levi
l.. Morton Alexander E. Orr. Theodore Roosevelt,
Ehu Root. Edward N Shepard. Oscar 5. Straus
and Alfred T. White; secretary. Elliot H. Goodwin:
assistant secretary. Henry q. Chapman; treasurer,
a. S. FrisselI
The executive committee is as follows: Jacob F.
Miller chairman; Samuel p. Avery. Truman j.
Backus Henry De Forest Baldwin, William Brook
field. Charles c. Birmingham, Silas W. Burt, Ed
ward Cary Charles Holins. Horace Z. Dening
J. Warren Greene. \. jacob. Franklin B. Lord
Samuel II. Ordway. George Foster Peabody Sam
uel B. Donnely. William Jay Scherelin Charles
y. Schieren, the Rev. Thomas r. Scer. Henry
Sanger Snow. Arson Phelps Stokes. Henry ".
Taft, William II. Thomson, Charles ". Watson
and Everett Z. Wheeler
Mr.. Schurz presided. Among the speakers were
ii. L. Deming Or. l.. I. Chamberlain. George Fos-
ter Peabody and Charles W. Watson Although
President Roosevelt elected one of the vice
presidents. he in for criticism in the report
OF the executive committee. which said:
The course OF the President in making appoint
ments and removals has been marked by few
ones in New-York. Edgar $. Maclay was removed
from subordinate position I'm the Brooklyn Navy
Yard without compliance with the provisions of the
removal rule requiring statement of the cause OF
and under circumstances that made the omission
conSPlGuous; Far more unfortunate have been the
enemy of the Civn Service system with a record as
a spokesman, which, Civil Service Commissioner
the President himself publicly attacked as Sur
Veyor of the Port. and of Joseph Murray as As
SiStant Commissioner Of Immigration. The posi-
tion of Assistant Commissioner is competitive and
should be hed by promotion. The appointment
of Murray accomplished by means OF a special
order issued by the President permitting appoint
mcnt in this instance without examination.
Further the report said:
The succession to the Presidency and the cleo
tion to the mayoralty Of men who. from the start
have given their adherence to Civil Service reform
nave added impetus to the movement during the
year. and given opportunity both the ma
tonal league and the association for cOnstruc-
tive work. The merit system wherever IL exists
has been strengthened.
There was no uncertain note in Mayor Lows pub
lie declaration that the Civil Service law and its
underlying principles should be enforced during his
administration. All suggestions made BY the as
sideraton.
The financial committee reported that the receipts
from all sources the last year amounted to 81
9l6 H. and the disbursements to $7S79 T.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
PALMER LAUNCHES HIS BOOM.
XXIvTH DISTRICT TAMMANY MEETING.

George ". Palmer, of Schoharie County. the
Democratic leader in the last Assembly, selected
ar inopportune time TO bring out his boom for the
nomination for Governor. Last night, under the
auspices OF the General Committee of the Tam
many Hall Organization in the XXIVth Assembly
District, in Mannerchor Hall, No 2O7 East Fifty
siXth-st., he discussed what he considered might
be some Of the issues of a State campaign before
fair sized but somewhat cold blooded audience.
An effort had been made TO give this meeting more
than ordinary Importance and effectiveness by
having Lewis Nixon and Sheriff o. Brien present.
For obvious reasons Mr.. Nixon could not be
present in an official capacity He called at the
hall early in the evenig 10 explain why he could
not remain, and left letter. which was not read
made public. Sheriff O'Brien had been invited
10 attend with the idea of taking advantage of a
temporary coolness between the Sheriff and John
c. Sheehan and obtaining the support of the
Greater New-York Democracy for Mr.. Palmer.
Sheriff OBrien did not lend himself TO the scheme
by being present.
Mr.. Palmer was afterward referred TO by Senator
Thomas F. Donnelly "son of Schoharie" "a
modest man" and "a conspicuous State leader
with possibly bright future before him in this
State"
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
1T LOOKS THREATENING,
Continued from first page.

tors who hold that they must he silent uh''I d
strike has been ordered.
The move has made the miners very dhN-
ious There is a growing feeling that the con-
vention. if it declares for strike VIII either
not call out the iremen. engineers ana puIhl
men or will make the strike order an ui'lIat ui''
ia the operators saying that a strike VIII be
declared. and all the steam makers anu Pu.,lP III,
runners called out on certain date unless inc
ouerators make concessions before them II VIII
he the final effort Of the union at conclllatloh'
There is little question about the freneh opey
ing the order They will do so unless the coit-
pany shall offer to them reduction IN the
working hours for the same rate OF pay day
They now work twelve hours and want TO work
only eight.
The engineers will not respond eagerly 10 the
strike order The operators say that majority
of them will remain at work. and that most or
will with the aid of clerks and bosses be able
to keep the pumps going and the mines in con-
dition resume work at any time.
Reports received tonight from the wyoming
delegates at the HaZleton convention are that a
strike will he declared, hut that there VIII he
n fight the question of ordering out the en-
gineers. firemen and pumpmen.
The union fire fighters at the ButtonW ood
mine, who have been combating the fire there
for ten days. conquered it to-day and went on
strike with their fellow employees. They had
been allowed to work the fire by the union
Milton Cook. a guard at the Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Westerns AvOndale mine. was ar
rested to-day. charged by Charles Snyder,
striker with threatening to shoot him ana two
women who with him. He was held for
hearing.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
Qua TEWALA IN DANGER.
AND PESTILENCE WERE IAIMI
NENT AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE.
InY rELEaRArn ro rHE rR1nrNr ]


San Francisco. May 1.-THE Pacific Steam
Navigation Company's steamer Guatemala ar
rived to day from Valparaiso and other ports of
information concerning the great earthquake
that ruined a considerable part of Guatemala on
April IL. The disturbance lasted for fifty sec
onds at San Jose de Guatemala and for sixty
TWO seconds in Guatemala. where great damage
was done. At San Jose the damage was slight
considering the violence of the tremor but peo-
PIE who ran in the streets and to the beach
were thrown to the ground three times in sue
ceSSloh The cathedral and several smaller
ChurcheS at Guatemala City We're much dam
aged. principally Santa Teresa Church, upon
Whhch the thunderbolt fell Intermittent shocks
were teIt Tor fOrty-eight hours after the main
disturbance. The fine church ar Esouintla was
ruined ana the principal church at QuezaItenan-
likewise destroyed
Up to the day when the steamer left San Jose
ue Guatemala. April -. reports had been re-
teiNeu i that eleven hundred dead bodies had been
takeh from the ruins of Quezaltenango but
work there had been greatly DELAYED owing TO
the terrible stencil from the deconposed bodies
tr ~ i1tole tS was occasioned by lack of sys-
tSin t III the carrier efforts to relieve the stuA-
tlon out at last accounts the residents were
NorhlhS IN an orderly manner with a prospect
OF soon aScertalning the exact status of affairs
A large Iorce OF men was sent IN Ouezaltenango
by the government to recover "a H,IrI, the deaS
win orders TO hasten the work and thereby pre-
- % pSIiIenCe' ,ise' Public subscriptions in San
U mil 20 elIeI OF the sufferers reached 81. 100
given by poor people
FROM an the outlying towns and villages the
PC, psIPt - hocklng TO the city of Guatemala,
dren We're reported encamnad tbere facing tba
,,,a,a Saser.oS 5Atilihe the Even the small ranches
sun1Iy of or6iS uS their owners. thus stopping the
9uPPIS u urinary market products. One of the
principal merchants of C;uatemsIa said that his
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
"DEL4Y AT EXPENSE or TOURISTS"
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE CELTIC PARTY
BLAMEs THE MANAGEMENT-LATEW WORK
FOR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.

James II. WOrey. prominent Cleveland busi-
ness man, who of the Clark tourists
the recent Mediterranean trip over which there
has been much controversy, returned on the Teu-
tonic which reached here last night. He says that
the complaints registered by many of the pas
sengers not exaggerated.
From the start" he said. 1t a of de-
lay at the expense of the tourists time. We had
schedule giving us a certain number Of hours at
each place for sightseeing. When we reached
Gibraltar we were fifteen hours behind time, al
though there was bad weather to account for
the delay. 1t was the same all through the trip.
We kept losing time, and every hour came off Of
our account. struck significant that after
leaving Vilefranche the home trip the boat
made a fast run, despite fog while on the outward
trip she always behind, although we had fair
weat ther all the way"
Others on the Teutonic L. G. Alexander the
Rev w A Bowman the Rev. A. B. Brown, F.
Norrie Miller. p. J. Murphy and the Rev DR. NJ. A
Steen.
owing to the late arrival Of the Teutonic. the
last of the. passengers did not get through the
customs inspection till y 80 o'clock this morning
1t is understood that the officials did considerable
grumbling at being worked overtime Late inspec-
tion. in this instance, Is favor 10 the passen-
gers. who would otherwise be detained till the day
following arrival.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
HIGH PRICES FOR GOOD HORSES
DOMINO BLACK PACING GELDING. BRINGS
ss.4OO AT FAsIG-TIPTON SALE

Cleveland. May 1s.-Seventy-eight horses were dis
posed Of this afternoon by the Fasig-Tipton Com
pany. Excellent prices prevailed throughout the
day Domino. black pacing gelding of the Direct
family, brought the top price S. iOO He showed 2s
speed on Monday. Among the sales were the fol-
lowing:
Almareta. b. m. 1885 by L. W Russell-Frlora
Allen by Mambrino Wilkes; John II. Shuts Port
Chester. ~. Y. 1900.
Lady Pansy Russell. b. m, ISes. by L. w Rus
sell-Pansy Russell: John II. Shuts. Port Chester.
N Y. sl.l00.
King Alvaro. b. h.. 1895 by Norvardine-Besse
Chicago. E.2o.
vs,.h Rect blk h ISga & b &Direst-Lly Stanley, by
sl,7g6 - -
Domino. blk. g. 1897 hv Rect-sophia bv Robert
McGregor: A. b. Cummings. Reading Penn "a 400
Lamp Girl. b. m. 1888 by Walker Merrill-Bertfe
by Signot: Daniel oDeil. New-York Citv 81 or
Stranger. b. e, 1888. by Easton Wilkes-Mohaw wk
Kate; John F. Turner. Amber Penn. 81 600
Russeilwood b. g., 1882. BOY Atwood-Moly Rus
sell, by Membrino Russell II. w. Gilbert Provi-
Rsinforth. Blk g 1894. by Paymaster- -ee.s
White by Red Luke; S. s. Klein. Cleveland 81 800
The Parson; blk q, 1888, by Lloyd-Nellie Wilkes
by Onward; J. w. Magee, Detroit s. OTs
Mercury b. g. 1885. By Mckinney-Tempest bv
Sultan, 224; G. VI. Schneider, Columbus Ohio
1900.
Ben Tobin. b. g. 1894 by Joe Irwin-Pansv by
Francis wellington: Peter Miller. Newark n j.
SI075.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
DISCT SSING A STOVE TRUST.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL AsSo-
CITATION BEGINS.


CITATION BEGINS.
The thirty-first annual meeting OF the National
Association of Stove Manufacturers OF the United
States began in the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday
morning About two hundred manufacturers were
present President Albert y Parlin. of Boston, In
his annual address. while not openly arguing for a
combination Of all the concerns in the country
under one corporate head, spoke of unwise compe-
tition as the death of profit and eXtoed co-opera-
ton He said in closing:
The question of consolidation Is now before you,
and hope that the question will be sitted thor
Oughlv and that YOU will determine whether il can
he successfully applied to the stove business, and
e SO upon what plan basis Cooperation is as
necessary in one market another, for If ignored
in one IL endangers the other and the profits of the
manufacturer who sells in both.
The entire morning and afternoon sessions were
taken up with the discussion of consolidation.
Lazard Kahn. of Hamilton, Ohio; George H. Bar
bour OF Detroit, Mich; Henry Cribben, of Chicago:
J. w Van Cleave, Of St. Louis; A. G. Mott, of
Philadelphia. and c. s. Przer, of Reading, all
spoke.
One of tho members said after the meeting that
the principal contention not the money
involved, but to the output under the control
the members of the association. The competi-
tion in TIE stove business has been high and many
Eastern firms have failed in the last ten hfteen
years There maCv firms not i'm the association
which have a large output and they would be dan
gerous competitors to combination.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING

The third annual meeting of the Horticultural
Society of New-York held yesterday in the
Museum Building, the Botanical Gardens, and
an exhibition opened. The old officers were
reelected follows: James Wood president: j.
Crosby Brown f. NJ. HeXamer. G.. T. Powell Spen-
Ger TTask and Samuel Thorne vice-presdents;
Leonard Barron, secretary. and Frederick r. New
bold treasurer. N l.. Britton elected chair
man of the council. Theodore A Havemeyer was
elected a member
At the exhibition which will continue to-day
twenty prizes will be awarded. A $50 cash prize
for the best horticultural novelty i'm plant fruit
flower or vegetable. won by Frank r. Pierson
of Tarrytown, who exhibited special fern. which
he calls the Boston Fern and for the perfection
of which he has been working for three years
Among the new members of the society elected
John ID. Archbod, Samuel L. Avery and Wal
A. Logan.