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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
RABBIT-RIDDEN CALIFORNIA.
Partly Due to the Recent Craze for Belgian flares and the Conse- {.
 quent. Over-Tm port ation.

1t is reported that the importation of Belgian hares in such vast numbers threatens California with the same danger which menaced Australia. They are overrunning the whole coun- try to such an alarming extent that a bounty has been offered in some coun- ties for their skins. v155e ao5.a..
 This is due partly, says the New York Herald, to over-importation and partly to their great tfecundity-which, by the way, reminds one of the small boy, who, drowning over his school task, "wished he was a Belgian hare, 'cause he heard they multiplied rapid ly." +5@
 At any rate, they have multiplied too rapidly for the peace of mind of the California racher whose crops suffer from the constant depredations of the mischievous animals.
 A way outl of the difficulty might be suggested in recent statistical report to the effect that millions of rabbits are slaughtered every year in the Brit ish islands and Australia for their fur, which is used in making felt hats.
 Tremendous numbers of these skins are sent yearly to hat manufacturers in the United States, after first being sent to continental Europe to be plucked of the long hairs which are useless in felt making. This is done by cheap hand labor, competent ma chinery to perform that work remain ing still in the limbo of the uninvented.
 When the skins finally arrive here they are: shaved of their close fur, which then goes to the felter. It sure- ly seems as if there must be some economic method of bridging this gulf between so obvious an oversupply and an equally great demand for the home product rabbit skins. ~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

wedding, when Miss Margaret placed her foot on a chair and the young woman who accompanied her tied ths loosened shoelace. The incident dis closed the fact that she wore open work hosiery.
 Someone remarked that clergy man in Brooklyn had lost his charge because of his opposition to open work hose.
 ''I think the clergyman's view h right" remarked Sheehan.
 q think he hasn't much sense,S said Miss McDermott. "I wear open. work hose, and am not ashamed of doing so." ....
 'I would much rather my wife would not wear such things" said Sheehan.
 q shall wear any kind of hosiery l like,' said the young woman.
 'I would not marry girl I knew would wear such things. You can choose between me and openwork stockings"
 "I'll not be dictated to by you or anybody else about what I shall wear."' There were further angry words, and Miss McDermott turned and walked out of the office.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
How the Earth Changes.

How does one generation of men succeed another? The fathers are not swept away in 8 body to make room for the children, but one by one the old drop off and the young come on, atill a day is reached when none of those remain that once were here, says Harper's Magazine. How does some form of human speech be- come extinct? About a hundred years ago an old lady named Dolly Den treath died in Cornwall. She could
 speak the Cornish language; after her death there was nobody that
 could. Thus quietly did the living Cornish language become dead lam guage; and in like unobstrusive manner have been wrought most of the new becomings which have changed and are changing the earth.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
IT'LL GIVE YOU MY NOTE"

wood, and demanded his money in the conventional manner of the craft. Salt was one of those unfortunates with an imp-imp-imp-ed-iment in his speech. He stuttered painfully. His misfortune now proved his salvation.
 "T-t-t-t-ell you the ho-ho-ho-nest t-t-t-truth, b-b-b-oys, ha'n't g-g-g-ot a c-c-c-ent b-b-b-by me, b-b-b-ut I'll g-g-g-ive you my no-no-note if it'll d-d-d-do you any goo-goo-goo-good."
 The rascals must have had sense of humor, and probably somehow be- lieved that their hold-up told the truth. However it may have been. whatever may have actuated them. they told him to go to sh-sh-sh-eoIl with his note and allowed him toi proceed
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
mAKITiME SHEEP RANCHES.
Rocky Islands or the Coast of Maine ThRt Arc Used for This
 Purpose.

When an island off the Maine coast is good for nothing else it is turned into 9 maritime sheep ranch, and much money is made in that way, men from other states having invested large sums in the purchase of islands and stock. The sheep are turned loose, and left to get living as best they can. The islands appear barren, but the sheep get along very well, and are invariably fat when their owners come with boats to take them off for slaugh- ter in the fall. On some of the islands there is no water whatever, but the sheep get what moisture they need from the heavy dews, and where grass is scrubby and scarce the animals cul- tivate a fondness for various kinds of seaweeds, which diet is said to give an excellent flavor to the mutton.
 A few years ago much complaint was made by well meaning but poorly in- formed persons of the supposed cruelty of leaving sheep to take care of them selves, without shelter, on these bar ren, windswept isles, but it has been demonstrated that the sheep suffer no Hardship whatever, or they would not thrive as they do. It is related by oneNman who had several hundreds of sheep on Metinic island that he built, at considerable expense, warm shel- ter for them, because his wife was con- stantly expressing the fear that the poor sheep would freeze to death on cold nights. The kindly sheep breeder found that not single one of the ami malls had taken advantage of the shel- ter provided, in one of the coldest winters that ever blew on the coast of Maine. Sheep will huadle together where they like, and cannot be induced to go into the sheds built for them on several of the islands.
 In the fall the island ranchers go off in dories and bring some of the fat test of the sheep ashore to market, tying their legs together and tossing them into the boats like so many bum dies, and at the same time new stock is carried to the islands. In the spring a trip is made to get lambs, and the stock is again replenished. The ex- pense of sheep raising on the islands is small, and the profits are corres- pondingly large
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
A FAIR COMPROMISE.
Million nire Who was III Held Up by R o b. bers Saved His Money by Offer
 ing Them a Note.

Old Salt was the wealthiest man Of his day and vicinity. The country was new, and near the states me- tropolis, especially, highway robber- ies were of frequent occurrence, says the New York Times.
 Old Salt took a large drove of cat. tie to the city and disposed of them at excellent prices. He crammed the large sum of money realized into his pockets, and despite the protests of his friends started for home, on hors ebacl5, with the certainty that he must ride through a deep forest for hours, in the dark, if he carried out his purpose of finishing the jour- ney that night. f"e ,~
 The prophecies of his friends were fulfilled. Robbers stopped him in the
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
The Central African Railway.


 One of the most prominent enter prises which have yet been set afoot for the development of Africa is that which proposes to utilize for traffic the great sain of waterways com posed by zambesi and Shire riv- CTS and l ss Nyassa and Tangan- yilxa. Tn. mpany known as the Shire Higll ads Railway Nyassaland, Limited, intend to open up the vast territory adjacent to these water ways by two links of railway, the first running from Chiromo, on the Shire, to Fort Johnston, at the south ern end of Lake Nyassa; the second link of line to run from the north ern end. of Lake Nyassa to Port Rhodes, at the southern extremity of Lake Tanganyika. From Chinde to the mouth of the Zambcsi, the trans port is at present worked by means of stern-wheel steamers, which ply as far as Katungas, on the Shire, and thence the traffic is conveyed by bearers overland to Fort Johnston. When the railway is completed, how ever, the overland traffic will begin at Chironno, and will go by way of Blantyre and Zomba to Fort John ston. The railway track runs through valuable estates all the way, and the additional wealth which the project will bring to the region is manifest.
 In round figures, the total length of the first link of railway will be close on 300 miles From the west to the head of Lake Nyassa the dis tance is 800 miles. The Nyassaland estates, through which this part. of the railway will run, cover some 37s,- 500 acres. The second reach of rail will run through large British gov ernment concessions, extending to 26S,soo acres.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
I11 the Public Eye Abroad
Short Letters from Correspondents in Many
 Countries


 from Norway and Sweden. The fsh.. their fleets of small boats and cast the odorous bait into the sea in great quantities, which generally attracts the sardines in shoals. But this year the price Of the bait was unusually |: gh. and it was used at the outset in 4 niggardly fashion. Some claim that as Q consequence the sardines left these waters for better feeding grounds and did not return. On the other hand, it is said that for some unaccountable reason, virtually no sardines of packing Size have ap- peared off the French coast since last spring. Fishermen's prices for the sardines are ordinarily from $2.50 to .$2.70 per 1000. This year, they have received from S5.79 to $9.65 per 1000. There was a failure of the catch some three or four years ago, but nothing like so pronounced as this years. The result at present has been to considerably. embarrass the gardine exporters of both Nantes and Bordeaux.
 There exists an almost worldwide demand for French sardines, and this year it has been, if anything, strong Ter than usual; but in view of the in- significant catch (only ten per cent. of the average) a very small per- centage of orders can be executed. This has resulted in great profit to the principal competitors of the French-the packers and exporters of Spain and Portugal. E.: It is believed that the whole catch along the French coast this year will not amount to more than 15o,ooo or 200,o ,oo0 cases.
 An idea of the importance of tho French sardine industry may be had when the exports to the United States alone are considered. During the fis- cal year ended June 30, 1901, these reached~@the following declared val ues: ~a....sa.zy l<
 From Nantes and its agencies...$ 541, ,168 B From Bordeaux .................. gio,zzo oo
 TotaI ........................... $l,uZS,5SS S3
 From Portugal, during the same year, the declared exports to the
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM

4-Cor south Main ana Grant sIs.
 5-ScoyiIl Man nufacturing 50. (pI
 6-Cor Bridge and .MagiI sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers SS Bro. (P).
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott StS. 15-Cor High and Walnut sts.
 16-Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm and KfngsDurJ sts. 23-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbury Manufacturing Go. CD. 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts.
 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine st. 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sis.
 3ECOr West Main and Watertown I'd 35-Conn R. x L. Co car house. (P). S6-Waterbury Brass Go. (P0.
 B7-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts
 8ACor Grand and Field sts.
 z2-C0r South Main and Clay sts. S3-New England Watch Co. (P). 45-Benedict S Burnham Mfg.Co. P3. 46-Waterbury Buckle Co. P}.
 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts.
 hC-lyOr tTaHkllIl dIlll OHiOu SIS. 63-Wat'b'y Clock Co case fact'y. P1. 64-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 66-Cor Liberty, and River sts.
 b7-No hose house.
 6R-Cor Baldwin and Stone s!s. 6z-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. T2-Cor West Main and Willow sts. r3-North Willowst:
 74-yor Johnson and Wateryille sts. a4l-Wolcott st, beyond Howard. 162-Cor East Main and WeltoH sts. 212-The Platt Bros & Co. (P). 213-Shoe Hardware Go. (P(- 214-Wat-b.y Clock Go mT't fact'y- P). R16-Cor North Main ana Grove sts. 051-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261,-Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 252-Grove. bet. Central x Holmes avs. g11-S. N- E. Teephone Go bd'g. (P). 812-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 812-Eandolph x Cloves (P). g14-PIume & Atwood. tP). B15-American Ring Go. (P). R16-Conn R. 6 l.. power house. PJ. 8Ik-Holmes, Booth & Haydens. (PJ. 82I-No hose house Rl3-Cor EWash'g'n ave and Porter st R24-Cor Charles and Porter sts. 825-Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave. 811.-City Lumber and Coal Co. (P). 472-Tracy Bros. (Pl. 4s2-Cor Liberty and South Main sts 4sl-Steeie & Johnson Mfg Go. tP). 562-Cor Baldwin and Rye ats.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Size of Great Britain.

i Great Britain is only half as big Rs Sumatra and double the size of It stands fifth in point of size in the list of the worlds islands. England, without Wales, is almost identical in point of size with Roumania. It is less than one-quar- ter as big as France or Germany. The whole British isles only occupy the one-sixteenth hundredth part of the surface of the globe.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
oPEN-woRK STOCKINGS.
New Jersey Groom Objects to Tn c, and Spirited Bride-to-Be stops
 the Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Margaret M lDermott, of Elizabeth, and Tereno 'Sheehan, of Newark, N. J., was indet nitely postposed in consequence the discovery by Sheehan that Mis- 'McDermott wore openwork hosier, The couple went to tho office of Ed ward Markley, justice of the peac, accompanied by two friends, and sai they had come to be married. Jul tice Markley had taken their name, but had not finished filling out tn blank for his cr report of tn
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Coal i'm France.

It is only within tho last 60 years that coal has been mined on Q large scale in France. In 1760N the output was only 100000 tons. Tn 1s43 it was barely 4,oo0,0o0 tons. Last year it was 32. .Ooo. GOO
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Wool Trade in Aus traafa.

Australia has long been noted for the excellent class of it's sheep. For merly, the best wool was produced in Spain, the mild and equable eli mate favoring it. New South Wales was first stocked from Spanish f1ocks, and it is said that in this climate the wool has gradually grown softer,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Pub1nc Health an rtary,

Italians of the poorer class arc noted for their general good health. This is to some extent attributed to the fact that the working people of Italy eat less meat than those of any other European nation.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
WastefuI Trrigation.

Attention has lately been directed to the wasteful methods of irrigation in use in our southwest. Measure ments have shown that only 42 per cent. of the water in the canals reaches the fields, the rest being lost in. transit through seepage.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Ovnfera tn RcrIin.

In Berlin restaurants oysters cost from 50 to 75 cents per dozen. They are email and of inferior quality. Cooked oysters are never seen ca German tables.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Smile.

Hcwitt-What should man wear at his own wedding?
 Jewett-A pleasant smile, even if he doesn't mean it.--N. Y. Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Taking Turns.

Mrs Towe--I don't like this young man you're engaged to.
 Mrs. Linda Towe-Well, mamma, I'n let you pick out the next one yourself. --Puck
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
TIME TABLE.

Naugatuck Road Going South-G:35, 7:55, 11:13 a. m.; 1:4O. 3:o5, 4:4O, 6:15 and S.00 p. m.
 Sunday trains-7:05 a. m.; 5:10 and S:00 D. m. :-
 Naugatuck Road Going North-S:23 10:55 a. m.; $40, GAS and S:4S D. m.
 Sunday trains a. m.; 7:52 p. m. Watertown trains-6:45, S:2S, 11:17 a. m.; 1:39, 3:45, 800, 6:12, 6:53, S:53 and 11:20 D. m.
 Sunday trains-9:53 a. m.; S:03 ?. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

Dublin Street Station for NIeriden and way stations a. m.; 6:15 D. m. Dublin Street Station for New Haven and way stations-T:G0, S:43, 11:1O am; 1:50 and 4:04 pm.
 Sunday Trains for New Haven and way stations-7:50 a.m.; $50 pm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
phyIIoxera in Italy.

Reports from Italy state that the phylloxera is working ravages among the vineyardsof that country, and that
 there will be an unprecedented de- mand for American vines with which to graft the old ones. It is reported that 9Os provinces in Italy have been invaded by this insect, and that not less than 750, ,000 acres of vineland have been entirely destroyed. The phyllox- era invaded Italy in 1879, nine years after it's first incursion into France. When discovered in France, it was no- ticed that it did not injure American vines that had been planted there. In vestigation showed that this infinites- imal insect was as lively and en- ergetic among California vineyards as
 in France, but that it inflicted no in-
 jury upon Amercan viness the opening made by the sting of the insect imme- diate1y filling with sap and closing
 leaving no wound. For this reason, all vines must be grafted with American gratis in order to be secure from the phylloxera, the California gratis hav- ing generally been preferred. France is so well supplied with Americanized
 vines that she will undoubtedly try to furnish all the gratis that may be de- manded by adjacent countries.
 It was asserted at meeting of the
 National Agricultural Society of
 France, held in Paris in September, 1899, that the success in wine grow ing in France must in the future de- pend entirely upon grafting.c The same
 is probably. true of other wine-growing countries. JOHN c. COVERT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
French slardime 1naustry.

The sardine catch, which is one of the great industries of the west coast of France, with it's centers of trade at Nantes and Bordeaux, has experi- enced a general failure this year. Sardine fishing is conducted all along the west coast from Brest to Bor- deaux. but it is off the shores of Brit tany, principally at Brest, Lorient and Belle Isle, that the famous Nantes sardines are taken. Thou sands of fishermen are engaged in netting these little fish, which in this part. of the Bay of Biscay are of 9 better and finer quality than else where in the Atlantic, and great packing factories along the coast buy the daily catch and prepare it for inn mediate shipment in oil.
 This year, as above stated, the catch has been almost a complete failure. Not only have the fish been caught in sizes much too large for packing, but there have been rela- lively few. This scarcity is so un- usual that. nobody seems to be able to explain it. Some of the packers say. however, that it is due to the economy of the fishermen them selves, who at the outset of the sea son, owing to the high price of the bait, failed to use sufficient to at tract the sardines to the French coast. The bait used in sardine fish ing is known as Ia roque, being the dried entrails and eggs of herrings and other fish, imported principally
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

Highland Division, Going East zoo, S:3S am; 12:3S. 3:30, S:OT pm.
 Sunday Trains Going East-S:30, 1O:O5 am: 2:G0. 5:05, 7:00ap.m. Highland Division. Going West s:15 q. m.; 1:50 and 6:24 D. m.~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

United States amounted to $1o2, ,292.-
 e2, and from Spain to only few thousand dollars. This year, the. ex- ports from Portugal to the United
 States will be very large, and from Spain much greater than ever before.
 Meanwhile, there is an increased de- mand all over Europe for the Portu-
 guese and Spanish products, which
 are much cheaper than the fine French sardines. In this connection, it may be in- teresting to know that in view of
 the Spanish and Portuguese competi- tion - which has steadily grown
 stronger in the cheaper grades dur ing recent years, in spite of the
 marked superiority of the French
 sardines--it was decided at a confer
 ence of French exporters that every
 box of French sardines should be
 stamped with the word France" in
 order that Portuguese and Spanish Egoods might not be confounded with them. t BENJ. H. RIDGELY.>
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

more elastic, and longer than that produced in Spain, and so has gained high reputation. !.
 In 1891, there were 61,s51, ,416 sheep in New South Wales, the greatest number on record, and it is consid- cred that the country was at. that time overstocked. The total amount of wool said to have been produced in this state in 1891 was 375.6o0, ,667 pounds. In 1894, there were 4,00o, 600 less sheep, but 100000 pounds more wool. There has been an almost constant. decrease in the number of sheep down to the present time. Ow- ing to the drought, the past year has been the most disastrous of all.
 The total production of wool in. New South Wales for 1900 is stated at 237, ,65e,727 pounds, which is less by 137, ,94o,94o pounds than in 1891. The export of wool from the Com monwealth in 1900 was 4o9,394,6 500 pounds; from New Zealand, 156,174,- 900 pounds-total from Australasia, 565, ,56s, ,6oo pounds. ~> N % ORLANDO H BAKER.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

From Portugal, during the same year, the declared exports to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-27
CLoUDCRoFT LOVELY
SPOT IN THE SUMMER

The Rock Island road * introduce
ing a novel feature into its method of
advertising Cloudcroft, the roof
garden of the southwest" which has
recently been opened on the new line
of the road about hundred miles
northeast of FL PaSo in the Sacra-
mento mountains. IN effort is being
made to Impress the public with the
desirability of the place as summer
and health resort and to this end
Thermometers" one of which may
be seen i'm the window of the city
ticket office, on Second avenue, are
being sent out To agents all over the
northern part of the system. Every
day the temperature at noon at
Cloudcroft is telegraphed to agents.
who manipulate the mercury" ac-
coT;ling TO the text of the message.
On the same piece of cardboard upon
which the temperature at Cloudcroft
is indicated is another place upon
which the temperature where the
thermometer is located is marked up
at the same time. Cloudcroft is
1000 feet above the sea level and ac-
cordingly il has very equable tenn
perature. The company is banking
upon the effect of the comparison
that will be presented i'm the swelter-
ing cities of the east.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-27

O'Rourke will hold down the right
garden.
At a meeting of the rooters held in
the office of President Sexton last
evening il was decided to put mp a
prize of s. for the Rock Island player
that made the most hits during the
coming Davenport-Rock Island series.
Wright the first baseman. is not yet
able to be out of the hospital, his at
tack of neuritis being more serious
than was for a time supposed. His
physician expects to have him out by
Friday, although he is in doubt wheth-
err il will be wise for him to play at
that time.
The four brown caps which were
supposed to have been stolen Friday
night. have been found and it devel-
ops that they were only lost. They
were placed out to dry and the wind
blew them away. All the men will
appear in similar headgSar during the
series now on.
Smith is propounding the puzzles
for the Davenporters today.
Games Elsewhere.
Chicago. May 2T.--Following are
the base bail scores recorded. ycster-
day;
Leaeuee AT st. I ouis-Chicago =.
St Louis f.
American: At Washington-Clev
land d. Washington :; at Philadelphia
Detroit q. Philadelphia 8: Mt Bnlti-
more Chicago s. Baltimore 3: mt Boa-
ton-St. Louis 3. Boston o.
Association: At Observation-Disclosures
City q. Milwaukee :.
Western: At ST. Joseph-Peoria q.
St Joseph ,; ut Kansas City-Milwau-
kee 2. Kansas City &; at Des MoineS-
Denver d. Dies MOineS =: at Omaha
Colorado Springs o. Omaha s.