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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
BREwsTERs GRETNA GREEN.

Rector Says Almost Anything With Two Legs Can Marry There. Torrington, March 1.-In reply to a letter from Rev J. Chauncey Linsley, regarding the reported marriage by the Episcopal rector of John Morgan and Grace Bishop at Brewsters, N. Y.. on Monday, Rev F. Heartfield writes as follows:
 February 26. 1902. My Dear MT Isinsley:-You are quite right in your judgment. did not marry the couple referred to, but my elderly Presbyterian confrere in town is regretting that he did. I am sorry to say that almost anything on two legs can get married in Brews- fers, but not at St Andrews,
 l think that considerable over 100 couples have been turned away by me in the past nine years. 1t is all wrong, sad. and mischief breeding, and I earnestly hope that soon rad 1eaI change will take place.
 Faithfully yours,
 ?, HEARTFIELD.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
SNOW NEARLY GONE.
Combined Forces of Sun, Rain and Fog
 Did tho Business.

MISCELLANEOUS
 What a beautiful day for the 1st of March! The weather overhead is ail that could be desired and consider ;ng the amount of snow on the streets dur- ing the past week, walking is not too bad, either Yesterday afternoon aud last night 1t looked as if the old saw was sure to be turned around and that March, instead of coming in like q lamb, had concluded to show itself at the outset in the attitude of the lion. and put off it's lamb-like tactics unt.l it was about to make its exit. Eut this was a mistake. The storm of yes- terday was nothing more than the dying wall of the departing month 3f February, and while the glare of tte lightning, rumble of the thunder qni fierce rain worried timid folks, still the combination did much good in the mat ter of helping us to get rid of the snow. TO be sure people who had plans per fected to spend all day tomorrow sleighing their dears feel crestfallen it the sudden disappearance of the snow. but the weather is no respecter of per sons and the man with the sleigh ard the pretty girl must put up with things as they come as we'll as those who have to make their way on foot Slt- perintendent Kelley of the street de partnent says that the sudden thaw caused some inconvenience in different sections of the city. but it did no dar.- age to speak of. It was surprising 10 see how the drifts of snow withere,l before the rain storm. One sonil think that the rain was mixed with some chemical substance designed to put the snow out Of sight in the sI irt- est time possible. The storm was foj- lowed by fog and this appeared to have almost as telling an effect on white carpet as the pelting rain. Be- tween them they made short work of 1t, anyway, and after another day nr so fellow will find it difficult to gather enough snow to make a decent sized snow ball.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
TAX NOTICE.


 The assessors of the city of Water bury will be in session at the City hall ill said Waterbury from June l, 1902, to July 1, 1902. Hours, 9 to 12 o'clock in the forenoon, 2 to , o'clock in the afternoon and to s o'clock in the evening, to receive lists of all persons liable to pay taxes in said city. All persons in said city liable to pay taxes therein are hereby notified to bring in, on or before said first day of July, written or printed lists of the taxable property belonging to them on the first day of March, 1902. All property VIII be required by the said assessors to be placed in said lists at its fair market value.
 THOMAS T. COYLE,
 JOHN CLOHESSEY,
 JOHN ". BURNS,
 Assessors.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
DISTRICT COURT.
Judgment Handed Down in the Case
 of Perry vs Rasmussen.

Judgment Handed Down in the Case
 of Perry ys Rasmussen.
 Judge Cowell in the district court to-day handed down judgment in the case of Charles Perry against Neils Rasmussen This was q suit for $4OO for wages and breach of con- tract Judgment was given the plaintiff to recover $20.
 At short calendar judgment was given the borough of Naugatuck against Annie Taft ct al for $172.S 80 for taxes. Law days, May F and succeeding days.
 4 bond Of $50 was ordered in the cases of Ellen Fitzmaurice vs the Dime Savings bank and John McCoul vs the town of Waterbury.
 A motion to cite in new parties in the cases of D. B. Wilson & Co and Leslie G. Dexter vs Eli Bronson ct al was taken off.
 The case of Theodore Olena vs Pat rick Mooney was ordered re-opened and Clerk l.. F. Root was appointed guardian ad Item.
 All other business went over to next week
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
A CONSUMPTION CURE.
A Goverament Physician Claims the

 A Goyernment Physician Claims the
 Honor This Time.
 Denver, Col, March 1.-The News prints the following from it's Albu- querque, N. NJ, correspondent: You may quote me as saying that we can cure consumption in every stage" said Major Appel, chief surgeon at Fort Bayard ''I have never before made that statement, but we have succeeded ill demonstrating it beyond doubt"
 General MacArthur, who aecompa- nied Major Appel from the fort, in dorsed the statement and declared he had never cen so much astonished and pleased with anything ill his life as the result of careful investigation of the work at the government soldiers sanitarium at Fort Bayard. The main features of the treatment that has proved so successful ill the pure air ot the elevated region are life out of doors, the most carefully selected, nu tritious diet and absolute rest in case of reduced patients.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
Shot ana Killed Three

ELGIN, H., March 1.--Benjamin IT. Ellsworth, an influential man of Wood stock and owner of extensive machine shops, shot and killed Amos Anderson, Mrs. Ellsworth and himself. Ellsworth was jealous of Anderson's attentions to Mrs. Ellsworth. Ellsworth's nineteen year-old son has been held by the police, charged with being in league with his father to kill Anderson.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
VERDICT AFFIRMED.
Chicago Must Pay for Damage Caused
 By Rioters.


 By Rioters.
 Chicago, March 1.-The United States court of appeals has affirmed the verdict i'll Judge Kohlsaat's court by which the Pennsylvania road was awarded $2,792 from the city of Chi cago for damages to it's property by rioters ill the Debs strike of 1894. The verdict was pranted under the state statute holding the city responsi- ble for damages from rioters.
 There are claims aggregating oyer $1,500,000 pending against the city for damages growing out of this strike. All of the cases which have been tried have been decided adversely to the municipality, and it has practi- cally been admitted the city was li- able.
 The claimants, however, are gener- ally railroad companies against whom the city has claims for yiaduct and other damages, and the plan of stand ing one claim against the other sev- eral times has nearly been accom- plished
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
BILL PASSED HOUSE.

Columbus, O., Mar 1.-The house has passed bill providing for the incorporation of a trust to carry out the bequest of the late w. c. An drews, who with his wife was suffo- cated by fire in their house in New York 2 year or more ago, for the es- tablishment of q girls industrial school at Willoughby, Lake county The bequest amounts to about $1,- 100000. As the existing laws make no provision for the incorporation oil such trust, an enabling act was ne cessary.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
SOME OF THE BEST REAL
 ESTATE BARGAINS

eyer offered in the city Of Wa terbury can now be secured through William J. SchlegePs agency. Several pieces of property on my large list to select from will be closed out as gen. ulne bargains to help close up several estates.
 TO LOAN-s1oo,0oo, in sums from $5,OU0 to $3O,oOO each.
 TO LOAN-$50, ,00O, in sums from 5000 to $10,O00 each. Rate of interest from F to 6 per cent Now if you have the security you can negotiate your loans nt once.
 FOR RENT-We still have about 90 tenements to select from. Call at Will liam J. Schlegel's Real Estate Agency, No CD Bank street.
 w. ). SchIagel Real tsiaie Agency
 No. 65 BAND STREET.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
A New Improvement in Burial Baskets.
Boston, Mass, Feb 20, 19(

Boston, Mass, Feb 20, 1902.
 We have this day appointed JOHN MORIARTY, of Waterbury, Ct, the well known undertakes, sole agent for our ROLLED STEEL BURIAL. CAS- KETS. These metal caskets will be sold as cheap as the ordinary wooden caskets and are endorsed by the Bos- ton and New York boards of health, as well as the War and Navy de- partments. They are proof against all contagious diseases, being abso- lutely air tight; they are covered ill all kinds of goods of various colors and the prices are extremely low and within the reach of every family. The popularity of these caskets is ey- idenced by the fact that our factory is taxed to it's utmost capacity to keep up with the demand.
 Very respectfully,
 AMERICAN METAL CASKET co.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
FIVE FACTORIES CLOSED.

Southington, March Hive factories were forced to shut down to-day he- cause of flooded wheel pits. Several hundred people are temporarily out of employment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22

portant feature was a revival of the
SamDson-Schley controversy. This
arose over an amendment presented
by Nh Mudd of Maryland and which
was adopted, prohibiting the use of
Maclays history of the navy as
text book at the naval academy.
Washington, May 19-The Philip
pine civil government held the atten-
ton OF the senate during most of the
day Mr.. Dolliver Qowa) delivered a
defense of the policy of the admins
tration in the Philippines, paying
tribute to the valor of the American
army. He advocated the placing or
map of the Philippines in every
newspaper office and schooIhouse in
the United States, for he insisted that
ignorance of the extent of those isl
ands had misled the people into a be
Ilet that war existed in the islands
Wheh the trouble was limited to a few
provinces. bill was introduced bv
Mr. DanleI approprating $5,OOO,OOO for
the construction of new patent Of
flee. \ bill providing for the retire
ment OF Surgeon General Sternberg
as a major general was passed.
The house passed the naval appro-
priation bill as reported from the
committee of the whole. all com.
mittee amendments being adopted
An effort in committee of the whole
to provide for the construction of a
submarine torpedo boat was de-
feated The conference report on the
opening of the Spokane Indian reser-
walton was agreed to. A bill appro-
priating $15OOOO for a branch of the
National Soldiers home in South
Dakota was passed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22
STRANGELY DELAYED TO FLEE,
United States ConsuTs Wife Wrote OF
the Warnings From Great PeIee,

Boston, May 17.-When the warning
of the calamity which has over
whelmed St. Pierre was first under
stood by the inhabitants, Mrs. Thomas
T. Prentiss wife of the United States
consul there, wrote to her sister, Miss
Alice M. Frye, who lives in Melrose,
a suburban city here, of the first signs
of eruption. Miss Frye received the
letter yesterday. 1t is as follows:
MY Dear Sister:-This morning
the whole population of the city is
on the alert and every eye is direct
ed toward Mount Pelee an extinct
volcano. Every body is afraid that
the volcano has taken into it's heart
to burst forth and destroy the whole
island.
"Fifty-one years ago Mount Pelee
burst forth with terrific force aAd de-
&troyed everything within a radius of
several miles. For several days the
mountain has been bursting forth in
flame and immense quantities of lava
are flowing down it's sides.
All the Inhabitants are going up to
see it. There is not a horse to be
had on the island those belonging to
the natives being kept in readiness to
leave at a moments notice.
Last Wednesday, which was April
%, | was in my room with little
Christine and we heard three distinct
shocks. They were so great that we
supposed at first there was some Que
at the door, but Christine went and
found no one there. The first report
was loud and the second and third
were so great that dishes were thrown
from the shelves and the house was
rocked.
eve can see Mount Pelee from the
rear windows of our house, and al
though it is nearly four miles away
we can hear the roar of the fire and
lava issuing from it.
The city is covered with ashes
and clouds of smoke have been over
our heads for the last five days. The
smell of sulphur is so strong that
horses on the streets stop and snort
Some of them are obliged to give up,
drop in their harness, and die from
suffocation. Many of the people are
obliged to wear wet handkerchefs
over their faces to protect them from
the strong fumes of sulphur.
My husband assures me that there
is no immediate danger, and when
| there is the least particle of danger
we will leave the place. There is an
American schooner, the R. j. Morse,
in the harbor. and she will remain
here for at least two weeks. If the
volcano becomes very bad we shall
embark at once and go out to sea.
The papers in the city are asking if
we are going to experience another
earthquake similar to that which
struck here some fifty years ago
Consul Prentiss and his family, which
| consists of his wife. two sons and
two daughters. arc given W as ost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22
WAR OVER FERRY STOCK.
Injunction Ties Shares Which Rail.
road is After.

st. Louis, May 1G.-One hundred
and thirty-two shares of Virgins ferry
stock, belonging to Mrs. Mary Bowen,
now in Paris are tied up in the office
of the United States express company
by an Injunction granted in behalf Of
the Mississippi Valley Trust company,
which claims ownership in the stock
sent from Cincinnati. to be turned
over to the Mercantile Trust company
which is trying to secure contrsl Of
the ferry company for the Rock Island
railroad. Because of the contest for
the control the price of the ferry stock
has risen from $500 to $4,000 a share.
Mrs. Bowen accepted an offer of 5000
a share from the Mississippi Valley
company for 1872 shares. When she
received an offer of $1,000 a share
from the Mercantile Trust company
she cabled the Mississippi Valley
Trust company an offer of $4,000 to
release her from the contract This
was refused and the company later
learned of the preparations for sale to
the Mercantile company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May 13.-An additional
appropriation of 100000 was made by
the senate for the stricken people OF
the French West Indies, in accorlanc
with the recommendation of the
president that 100000 be appro-
priated. The agricultural appropri2-
ton bill was passed. Senator Stewart
of Nevada, supporting the Philippine
bill, warned the minority that no poi
teal gain would accrue to them from
their attack on the army. While dis
Cussing the proposed coinage of \
silver dollar for the Philippines, Sena-
tor Stewart declared the silver QHes-
tion in this country was dead, at least
for the present on account of The
large output of gold.
The naval appropriation bill, which
provides for two new battleships, two
armored cruisers and two gunboals,
and carries $7G50,0 was ta.Co up
in the house. Mr.. Foss of Illinois,
chairman of the committee, sounded
a note of warning against the over
NOiIllbNhG bNlINL NlltlI Jul nav 10 III
vincible. He declared that our
victories at Manila and Santiago
were due to the fact that we were
contending with an effete and de-
Caying nation and that our strength
far Out-matched Spain in those con-
tests. Mr. RiXey of Pennsylvania also
spoke for the bill and most of the
time was given to argument for the
government construction of warshiDs.
The conference report of the omnibus
claims bill was rejected on he
ground that claims not considered Gy
either branch Of congress had been
inserted in the measure by the CON
ferences and it was returned to CON
ference.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22

Washington, May 16.-An effort was
made by Senator Lodge of MassaChu-
sets in the senate to induce the mi
nOrity to fix the time when a vote
might be taken on the Philippine gov
eminent bill but Senitor Dubois OF
Idaho. speaking for the democrats,
did not desire to specify the date
for vote Senator McLaurin OF
Mississippi concluded his speech in
opposition to the present Philippine
policy. The senate passed the bill pro-
yiding for an additional Judge in the
eighth judicial circuit also the bill
marking food and dairy products as
to state or territory in which they
are made or produced and the bill
regulating interstate commerce in
falsely branded goods. In the house
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois and Mr.. Hep
burn of Iowa brought on discussion
by criticising the extent TO which
naval officers secured comfortable
berths ashore, whereupon Mr.. VIII.
liams of Mississippi made a sarcastic
speech at the expense of Admiral
Crowninshield,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22
ORIGIN OF
THE ROSARY
LEGEND ASSOCIATES 1T WITH
GARLAND OF ROSES.
MONK AND HISl PRAYER

Use of Beads for Counting DeVotions
not Confined Exclusively to the
Catholic Observation-Disclosures EN-.
poyed Them Long Ago, also the
Mohammedans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22

Washington. May 1.-THE house
spent the day discussing the naval ap-
preparation bin and the most i'm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22

Washington, May 15.-An extended
speech by Senator McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi in opposition to the Philip
pine government bill was the feature
in the senate. The Mississippi man
deprecated the Outrages perpetrated
in the islands, whether they wcYc
committed by the FilipinOs or by
Americans. They were, in his judg-
ment, the natural outgrowth of the
governments policy, for which, ne
maintained, the republican party was
responsible The bill providing for
the erection Of union railway station
in Washington and the fertilization
appropriation bill We're passed.
me naval bill was the order of the
day III the house but received sCant
attention after allegations of Philip
pine outlages were presented in 1
speech by Mr.. Nandiyer OF Missouri.
Personalities and denominations were
freely passed about. Mr.. VandiVer
was supported in his criticisms by
Mr.. Wheeler OF Kentucky, while I
vehement defense of the American
soldiers was made by Messrs. Hep
burn OF Iowa, Grow of Pennsylvania,
Hin OF Connecticut, w. A, Smith of
Michigan and Lessler of New York.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Hill detailed the visit he paid to Gen.
eral Smiths headquarters in the
Philippines and added: Il found Gen.
eral Smith in peace and quietness and
yet while that condition existed this
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22

Washington, May 14.-During the
greater part of the senate session the
fortifications appropriation bill was
under consideration. The naval ap-
preparation bill occupied the attention
OF the house. Mr.. Dayton of West
Virginia spoke on the need of
Strengthening our naval battle line
and others strongly advocated the
building of war ships in the govern
ment navy yards The debate took
a wide range at times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22

Unalaska. Aleutian islands, was
shaken by earthquakes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Boon to Tortured Cattle.

When cattle are running at large
In the field there Is an opportunity
for them to rid themselves OF the
insect pests which annoy them. but
when the animals are tied In the sta.
BILE there Is little chance to swing
the head around to dislodge the flies
from the forward quarters. and so
the troublesome pests are free to tor
lure the animals at will. II Is the
object of o. b. Gibson OF Thayer, Ia.
In designing the strange looking shed
here pictured to provide an apparatus
which will enable the cattle to rid
their bodies Of the flies as they
enter the stable, the latter place pre-
sumably being fiy-proof, as 1t ought to
be, al any rate. The shed has at Its
inner end a series Of brushes, so ar.
ranged as to leave an oblong opening
much smaller than the body, in order
that the flies may be brushed OF as
the animals pass through to gain
an entrance to the interior. During
the passage Of the COW the only place
from which light can enter the shed
Is through the overhead chamber, to
which the insects ny as they are
brushed of. An automatic gate In
the shed opens and closes the en-
trance to this chamber with the pas
sage Of each animal, thereby making
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08

performed 10y the farmers far e..
ceods Ia amount that of most indus.
tries. The ClltivatOr has been an in
|disponsahlo farm implement for years
and In its Office Of l|ooscnirg tho dirt
between the row Of plants greatly ia
cilitates the killing up Of corn, pots
toes, etc, and the cutting ont Ut the
weeds with o hoe On the machine
shown In the Illustration will he zen
a e attachment for gathering up
the weeds from between the rows OF
plants after the cu%ltivator has luos-
ened them from the soil. In the RAISE
of weeds which are about 10 20 to
seed, and would II left on the grouna
start n new crop for tho farmer to
fight later on, this device will he
especially useful, as II enables the
farmer 10 gather up the weeds and
burn them before tho seed IL deposit
ed. AS will he seen, the gathering
rake Is designed 10 travel I'm tho 20
Just cultivated, and In order that It.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
SUICIDE ON THE INCREASE.
Death Seems TO Have Few Terrors In
These DAYS.

Death Seems to Have Few Terrors In
These Days.
The mania for self.destruction is
on the increase.
Life certainly presents, In most
countries, many more agreeable fea.
lures than 1t did a generation ago.
Yet the desire to abandon 1t increases
yearly. The total number of suicides
Is swelling enormously. Is II because
OF the greater prevalence Of nervou
diseases?
An English ~alienist, Mr.. Styles, has
been Mt some pains to investigate this
subject, with wholly discouraging re-
suits. The story Of his discoveries may
best be expressed In figures.
Some forty years ago the average
number of suicides was, In Sweden,
n to every 5000 inhabitants; in
Russia, N to every $4,000 inhab.
itants; in the United States, one to
every $4,000 inhabitants, and in the
great cities, like London and st.
Petersburg, n to every Fl 900 inhab.
itants. 1t Is plain that we made a
dismal showing even then.
In France, chosen for illustration
because It offers the most startling
revelations, Mr.. Styles found for every
100, 900 Inhabitants, during the years
1S41 to 1S45, 9 suicides: from 1916 to
1850, 10 suicides; from 1861 to 1870,
10 suicides; from 1871 to 1875, Is sui
cides: from 1870 to 1880. II suicides;
in 1889, 81 suicides; in 1893, %, and in
1894, 26.
From 1926 to 1890, the proportion Of
suicides in Belgium has augmented
" per cent; in Prussia, All per cent;
in Austria, 23S per cent; in Sweden
and Denmark, ~ per cent, and 35 per
cent respectively, and in France, 81
per cent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-08
Would "Dam the Hogs" Too.

The Ozark Mountain (Mo.) News
tells q story of an ex-Kentucky colonel
of the quality folks" sort whom he
once met in western Kansas. THE
colonel was an enthusiast IN the irri.
CATION scheme that was sweeping over
Kansas at that time. He was so posi-
tive in his theories and so high.tem-
pered that few people cared to dis.
agree with him. One day as he was
standing in front of the office talk
ing with several friends, Pink Bar
clay, that lives over on Snake creek,
came along, and after shaking hands
around turned to the colonel and said:
Colonel, I've got forty acres Of land
lying close to Snake creek that ! want
to irrigate and I would like to ask
your advice about it, Very well, sah,'
responded the colonel, MY advice is
dam the creek I did do that said
Pink, and cut a ditch down across
the land, but l couldn't get rise
enough Then l would dam the
ditch, sah,' replied the colonel. That's
just what l did do said Pink, but
the hogs rooted holes in the banks.
What would you do about that?
What would do?' snorted the
colonel. 4 would dam the hogs, sab!
I would dam the hogs!'"