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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
A CLEVER FIDDLER.
Young Man Who Had a FercefuI Way of Getting Himself Before
 People.

1T had rather curious experience with a man in my law office short while ago." said a young member of the bar, according to the New Orleans imes-D Democrat, ''and it proved to me more than anything have seem lately the resourcefulness of some of the men who engage in the smaller activ- itics of modern life. It was getting rather late in the afternoon, when a young man rushed into my office like he was in fearful hurry. He did not knock, did not speak as he entered, and did not even favor me with & glance. He had bundle in each hand, and threw them down on the floor, and at once began to unpack an outfit of some sort. To tell the truth, l felt just Little alarmed at the fellows conduct, for it seemed to me that had been swooped down upon by crazy man. He was working in dead run. He unpacked one of his bundles, and, to my astonishment, stretched out a wire frame of some sort, and stood in the middle of the floor. All this time he never looked at me and never said word. He began on another package, pulled out a mans coat, hung it on the wire frame, stretched the sleeves andfshoulders, and then he yanked out pair of pantaloonS and hung them on the rack in less. time than it takes me to tell about it. Dur ing all this time the joints of the wire frame had been popping, and tho strange fellow had been working as if his life depended upon the result, Looking at me, when he had finished the task, and waving his hand at the dummy which stood in the middle of the floor, he asked with triumphant information: Now, what do you think of that?' These were the first words he uttered. The whole business was so sudden, and the peddler's plan of pushing his wares was soec1ever that I had been dazed somewhat. But | managed to tell him that it was all right, and before he left he had sold me one of his curious racks which, he said, made every man the creaser of his own pants It just shows how res sourceful men are now, and really ! suppose they are forced to be. Under ordinary circumstances should not have bought the rack. The fellows in- genuity caught me. The moral of his tale is that it sometimes pays to be odds ...
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
:. A chila,a sIeeping nag.

Sometimes quite serious results fol- low the common habit of young chil- dren of throwing off their bedclothes at night. This is especially danger ous in cold weather, or when child has tendency to croup or sore throat. One of the best means of preventing the throwing off of the coverings is to make a large bag, as large as meal bag, shaping armholes and narrowing it somewhat at the neck, and putting the child into the bag at night and fastening it securely around his neck. Make the bag out of an old blanket or some warm flannel. It will be large enough to allow sufficient freedom of movement and at the same time will prevent him kicking off the coverings. .-American Queen.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
AN ODD COLLECTION.
Queer Old Volumes That Are GatIa-
 cred In by Lovers of An cient Works.

a 'All book collectors have their weak nesses,' remarked man who is nften seen boring over the sidewalk coun- ters of secondhand book-shops, re- lates the Detroit Free Press, land mine, confess, runs in the line of old Bibles and hymn-hooks. Not partic- ularly because they are Bibles and hymn-books, but because I simply can't stand it to see such books tossed about as dusty, almost worthless sec- ond-hand goods. Except in the case of rare old Bibles or quite ancient hymn-books, such books cost but trife; religious books as rule, are almost unstable in secondhand shops, and buy great many. Only, . however, such as contain family names and inscriptions of pathetic chacter. >.#
 "My first purchase of the kind was an Episcopal prayer-book, battered and torn, with the name of an old friend of mine, in gilt, on the cover. It gave me a shock to find it on sec- ond-hand counter, so paid the re- quired dime and carried it home. The man is dead and his children are liv- ing in other cities, well-to-do. have no idea how his prayer-book became public property. People are queer. offered it to remote relative of the owner, but she said she didn't care about it. Since then have bought in other old family Bibles and hymn books which belonged to people had known, or which contain interesting written matter. It is pitiful to see a Bible inscribed: 'eTo my dear son, Henry, from his devoted mother, or Elizabeth from loving father, or Little Williams birthday gift to Un- cle William
 ''When these books come into my hands I erase or tear out the inscrip- tions, and if my shelf of old Bibles and hynn-books ever gets started out again as religious junk it will all be anonymous and wanting in that dis- tressing quality which has made me. perhaps, absurdly sentimental over
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
JABBED AT THE PUSH. BUTTON.

back into the house or safely around to the back door,"
 But Mir. Prominent Citizen found it hard to concentrate his mind in tenn perature of 95. He was soon mopping his brow with the sleeve of his pa- iamas and swearing and kicking at the door, He also scraped the skin off his toes and bruised and scratched his hands trying to force the door open against it's will and determination to stay shut. He even wished he had not been so particular about burglar prooflocks.
 Finally he shouted. A few people whom he could see through the crack in the outer door stopped in front of his. house and eyed it critically and wagged their heads, as much as to say: <z#r a.@s..
 '"There's something crooked going on in there," and then passed on. Vain ly the thoroughly enraged man yelled to his neighbors. They, too, must have been lying down, for there was no re- sponse.
 For two terrible hours he raved and fumed, and then he did daring thing. Watching his chance when there were no women and but few men on the street, he flung the outer door open, sprang into the porch of his next door neighbop and jabbed furiously three or four times at the electric push button. Then, before the aston ished onlookers could recover their surprise, he darted back into his own vestibule.
 Joy! At lasti His neighbor's door opened. With glad cry the prisoner yelled: sCome over here. need your help." The neighbor came and heard the awful story. He was considerate enough not to laugh, and without comment went to the back of the house, where he broke open awindow, and in due time rescued his pajamaed neighbor.
 He was sworn to secrecy, but he be- trayed his trust, and now whole neighborhood is laughing at the epi- sode, and the prominent citizen is be- ginning to see the funny side of it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
me story Is wen roId.

We are unable to vouch for the truth of the following, but it is good story nevertheless: "The wife of a Methodist'minister in West Virginia been married three times. Her maid- en name was Partridge, her first hus- band was named Robbin, her second Sparrow, and the present ones name is Quayle. There are now two young Robbins, one Sparrow and three lit- tie Quayles in the family. One grand- father was Swann and another was Jay, but he's dead and now bird of paradise. They, live on Hawk avenue, .Eagleville, Ca- nary Islands, and the fellow who wrote this article is Tyre bird and an inter- esting relative of the family"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
OUR AGED LOVED ONES.
Their Ailments, How They Should Re Treated and the Most suit-
 able Diet.

Character writes itself most surely on the face and a. beautiful old lady is never one who has led an unlovely ylife. When the bright eye aims, the hair whitens and pretty dimples give place to wrinkles and furrows, it is the spirit within that makes the face ra- diantly attractive and gives the saint Hness of expression that replaces well the fresh beauty of youth, says A1neri- can Queen.
 Elderly people really need less sleep than the young, but they should never theless secure all that they can, for it is sleep that is our great restorer all through life. They also require . lighter and less. hearty diet than when in their prime. They should eat less solid and rich food, and what they do eat should be especially tender and properly cooked. To masticate we'll is more important now than ever be- fore and those suffering wit defective teeth should at once have them filled CT replaced by artificial ones.
 If an aged person suffers from an acute fever, as he often does by taking cold, the system must be supported by
 T. food especially easy of digestion talk en on the principle of little andoften." ," Broth, gruel, beef tea, cream toast, hot milk, clam juice-all these are far bet ter than any alcoholic stimulant. Sol i'd food, no matter how nourishing, will increase the fever and try the stomach.
 The commonest ailment of old age is rheumatism, one which is very hard to combat and on which there is a great diversity of opinion. By a little care the disease may be modified and in some cases quite effectually subdued. The food must be very plain and mild, no stimulants, no condiments, very lit tie meat, and that only the best of beef and poultry. Many rheumatic sub jects secure great relief by using lithia tablets, one in each glass of water. Moderate exercise should be taken without fatigue; woolen under wear and stoclings.shouldb be worn all the year round, and drafts, dampness and chilly exposure vigorously guard ed against.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
HE WAS LOCKED OUT
Funny Predicament of Prominent
 Washington Citizen.
Everybody Laughed at His Discom- fiture, But It Took . Long Time Before He Could See the
 Fun of It.

Snap! The front door blew shut and prominent N street citizen was locked out. It was three o'clock in else at home. This, says the Washing ton Star, wouldn't have mattered much but for the fact that it had been a warm afternoon. The prominent cit izen had removed his clothing and slipped on pajamas; he had come downstairs to look at the thermom- eter and find out just how hot it real ly was-and there he was in his own vestibule with nothing on but pajam- as, with the inside door locked behind him and the public highway filled with pedestrians and equipages in front of him.
 He quickly closed the outside door and leaned against the wall to think it over. Three o'clock! No one could possibly get home before five! Two hours of suspense! And then he dis covered it was exceedingly warm in the vestibule; warmer, in fact, than the hot room upstairs, which he had thought stifing, and to learn the ap- proximate temperat ture of which he had gotten himself into this predica- ment.
 1T am man of sound mind and body" he said to himself, "and have spent my life coping with emergencies. There is no use worrying over little accident like this. Twill solve the diff ficulty. Not only that, but I will de- liver myself from this dilemma unaid- ed. It would never do to let Maria know. I would never hear the last of it. I must compose myself and think. must reason out some way of getting
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Emit Punch.

This punch is delicious and is nice to serve at teas. SWeeten the juice of six large lemons and three oranges. Put into a punch bowl with 9 small block of ice, add a few slices of or ange, a few Malaga grapes, or pre- served cherries, also enough raspber- ry or blueberry juice (from canned berries) to give pretty color, as well as flavor. When time to serve pour over two quarts of some aerated table water. A large cluster of grapes is pretty garniture. Do not open the aerated water until ready to use, as it loses it's sparkle vey soon.-Good Housekeeping.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
IT WAS FORCE OF HABIT.
Young Mtan Invited Out to Dinner
 Thinks He Is Eating in a Restaurant.

Take a young man who has been living civilized all through his youth and compel him to subsist on restau- rant fare for two or three years and you make him a dyspeptic, hopeless martyr, or a married man, says the New York Times.
 He becom so accustomed to read ing the column beginning ''small steak, sirloin, extra. sirloin," etc, and ending with something that is always out, that when he gets into place where he: doesn't have to order his food and wait for it, he becomes wholly irresponsible. ~-
 One of these young men was re- cently invited to take dinner with a friend who lives in a suburban town. He accepted with an alacrity that was not understood until he began on the dinner.
 The old passion for nome cooking was So strong that he ate voraciously and long, to the amazement and de- light of the hostess.
 He connplimented everything that was served, and asked himself the question, which has never yet been answered.: "Why can't they do things this way in a restaurant" ?"
 As he and his friend were chatting over the coffee he began to tumble around his saucer as. if in search of something.
 .'What are you looking for?" asked the friend.
 'sThe check" @
 Then he remembered where he was, and wished he could disappear through the floor. He says he will re- hearse before he invades another pri- vate family,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Great Fish Harvest.

The total harvest of sea fish sold at Gloucester and Boston, which are the principal markets, during the past year, officially reported, amounted to 162, ,21s,921 pounds, worth $4,385, 1o2, of which the Newfoundland banks pro duced something more than 65,00o,o 900 pounds, while the grounds off the New England coast yielded nearly e7,ooo,ooQ pounds. Albany ArEus
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
WATERB JURY FIRE ALARM

4-Cef South Main and Grand SIS,
 5-ScovilI Manufacturing Co. CD.
 6-Cor Bridge and MagiH stss
 T-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers 6 Bro. (P). .,s. ..--g5 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and WIo1cott 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 KingsDury sts. 223-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbury Manufacturing Go. I9, 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. BACor West Main and Watertown I'd 85-Conn R. & l.. Go car .housesP). Waterbury Brass Go. (P). B7-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts
 B2-Cor Grand and Field sts. IL <2-Cor South Main and Clay s.s. s3-New England Watch Go. Pl. 45-Benedict S Burnbam Mfg Co. (P1. 46-WaterDury Buckle Go. P}.
 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 61-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 62-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 63-Wat'b'y Clock Go case fact'y. (P9. 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 b6-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 67-No hose house.
 K9-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-North Willowst
 f4-.Cor Johnson and IVaterYille sts. d4k-W olcott st, beyond Howard. a61-Cor East Main and WeltoE sss. 212-The Platt Bros & Co. (P1, 213-Shoe Hardware Co. (PS- 214-Wat'b'y Clock Go mV't fact'y- p1. 91e-Cor North Main ana Grove sts. 051-Cor Round Hill and Ward sts. 261--Junction Cooke and N. Main sts. 272-Grove. bet. Central S- Holmes avs. 911-S. N, D. Teephone Go bd'g. (P). aI2-Cor Bank and Meadow stse R Randolph x Gloves (P). 814-Plume x Atwood. (P). 815-American Ring Go. (P). 316-Conn R. & l.. power house. (PJ. g78-Holmes, Booth & Haydens. (P). 32i-@No hose house e25-Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter st e24-Cor Charles and Porter sts. e25-Cor Simons st and Wash'g'n ave. 371-City Lumber and Coal Go. (P). 412-Tracy Bros. P1. 4s2LCor Liberty and South Main sts 451-Sfeele 6 Johnson Mfg Go. tP). S82-Cor Baldwin and Rye ats.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
concert at PopuIar Prices.

Several young people in a Nova Sco- tia town got up a concert and fair, and one of the organizers, a girl of 12 years, wrote the poster, which read as follows: "There will be concert and fair in Mrs. Parsons sitting-room to- day, July 20, at two o'clock sharp. Ad- mission, five cents; children, two cents; babies. two for cent.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Mixed in His Metaphors

An orator in London, while verbally flashing rapacious landlords and capi- talists, suddenly electrified his audi ence by exclaiming: "If these men were landed on an uninhabited island, they wouldn't be there half an hour before they would have their hands in the pockets of the naked savages.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Smoked Fish in Gern,any.

Smoked fish is a favorite article of food in Germany. The home supply is so inadequate that there is a large import of fresh fish which are smoked or otherwise cured and sold at large profits. Last year the whole fish import of Germany was over 71.- 900 tons.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Cake Filling of Nuts.

There are several good cake filings made of nuts; for instance this, with almonds as foundation: To two cup fuls of ground or chopped almonds al low two ounces of melted sweetened chocolate, two tablespoonfuls of cream and a quarter of 8 teaspoonful of but ler.-N. r. Herald.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26
Condensed Information for the Office, the Store and the Home.
TIME TABLE.

Naugatuck Road Going South-6:33, 7:55, 11:13 a. m.; 1 40. 3:05, 40, 6:15 and 500 D. m.
 Sunday trains-7:05 a. nl.; 5:10 and 500 D. m.
 Naugatuck Road Going North-S:23 a0:55 a. m.; 3 40, 6:48 and S:48 D. m.
 Sunday trains-9:48 a. m.; :52 D. m. Watertown frains-6:45, BPS, 11:17 3. m.; 80, 3:45, 500, 6:12, 6:53, S:53 and 11:20 D. m.-
 Sunday trains-9:53 a. m.; S:O3 D. m.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

F Dublin Street Station for Meriden and way stations-9:05 a: m.; 6:15 p. m.
 Dublin Street Station for New Haven rand way stations-7:00 S:43, 11:10 sa.m.; 1:50 and 4:04 pm.
 Sunday Trains for New Haven and way stations-7:50 am: $50 pm.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-26

Highland Division, Going East T:00, S:3S am; 12:33. 3:3o, s:07 pm.
 Sunday Trains Going East-S:30, 10:05 am; 200, 5:05, TOO pm.
 Highland Division, Going Vest S:15 a. m.; 1:50 and 6:24 p. n.
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Mindless Ranauets.

q am glad to see that wine is going out of fashion at banquets" said teeto- taller who attended the banquet in honor of William Jennings Bryan Saturday night. "I have been present at only three banquets at the IIillman and to my agreeable surprise each was served with out wine
 Il was particularly glad that there was no exhillrating drink at the Bryan en- tertainment Saturday. MT. Bryan is no longer a candidate for the Presidency. He made that quite clear in his eloquent speech. I thought, when he said he had come to the conclusion that he was in- tended for the role of Aaron rather than the role of Moses, or words to that effect Moses was the man to lead the people while Aaron was the man to do the talk ing.
 But had there been punch or cham pagne on the table some fellow out of the 15O men at the festive board would have drunk a little too much and lost his balance; and once slightly under the influence he would have jumped up while Bryan was speaking and nominated the hero for 1904. A little interruption ike that would have been passed over With out comment, but 1t would have been embarrassing nevertheless. As it was, with plenty of cold water and nothing stronger the Bryan banquet was model affair from my point of view
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
THE STATE PRIMARY.
q the Bessemer Workman.

From the Bessemer Workman.
 We can imagine nothing that would tend to injure the Democratic party in the state more than for the state exc cutive committee to refuse to give the people a primary for the selection of nominees for state offices. There is not the least question as to how a great ma jority of the people feel on this question. The bug-a-boo of negro supremacy is now thing of the past and in a quiet peaceable way they want to go to the polls and express their choice as to who they want to serve them. It does not make particle of difference to the peo- pie. Many of the politicians fear a prim- ary and will contend for a convention. The scheming and trickery resorted to in the past has a number of time disrupted the Democratic party, and this, not the negro, has been the reason why wholesale methods of fraud and thievery have made the politics of Alabama notorious for
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
TRADE WITH CUBA.
Value of Merchandise Imported There
 in 8 Months Was $44,659,314.

Washington, May 4.-The total value of merchandise imported into Cuba during the eight months ending February 2S, 1902. was si4,659,Sl4 against s42, 93O,S14 for the corresponding period of 1901. Export figures show s2S, ,4S7.226 worth of mer- chandise in 1902 and s34. ,27O in 1901.
 The returns show an increase of per cent in imports and a decrease of 16 per cent in exports. Merchandise coming from the United States into the island az gregated s19,140,549 during the eight months ended February 2S. 1902. a slight increase over the corresponding period of 1901 The exports from Cuba to the United States during the 1902 period amounted to $1S,15S 54O a decrease of about OOO The value of sugar ship ments to the United States during Feb- ruary of 1901 was s4,S2o.033. as compared with S1.3S5, 4S7 worth for the correspond ing month of the present year.
The age-herald., 1902-05-05

urging it's passage when 1t is framed.
 Years do not seem to lessen the power of either Alabama Senator when 1t comes to work of an arduous nature. Senator Morgan's recent five hour speech in the Senate attests his strength, and Senator Pettus is even stronger physically, although he does not usually indulge in such long speeches. The Selma Times. expresses the sentiment in the State when 1t says: There is no disguis- ing the fact that scheme is on foot, practically planned months ago by a set of scheming and ambitious politi- clans. to defeat Senator Pettus for re- election, and whether the author of the communication in the Journal is a party to the scheme or not, he has certainly opened the ball. But we have no hesitation in predicting that the ScnemerS VIII not succeed. The age question will cut no figure beside that of precedent, the splendid record of the Senator made during his first term and his lifelong services to his
 State, his people and his party. No public official is in closer touch with
 his people, no one commands more of their confidence, respect, love and ad- miration, and no one deserves it from Alabama. He is so entrenched
 in the hearts of his people that it would be impossible to defeat him with a free ballot and fair count !"