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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
NAUGATUGk NUGGETS
Angry People Because the Bands Did
 Not Play Yesterday.

Many local people who went to For est park and Boulder grove yesterday to hear the band concert were sadly disappointed upon their arrival there to find that the band was not coming. ome of them who have been fooled Sunday after Sunday were very angry and many were the compliments re- ceiyed by those at fault. May be the weather which has been anything but pleasant the past few Sundays had something to do with the bands stay ing away and the angry people had better send some of their wrath down on the head of the weather man.
 John Corbin, who has been spending his vacation in New York and Boston the past week, has returned home.
 The Fire Department base ball team showed it's supremacy over the Water vile team by score of 13 to 7. Shel- ton pitched for the locals and did fine work. He received fine support.
 Seva lodge, V. o. held an outing in the woods west of May park yesterday. There was singing by the Banner Glee club and a concert by the Swedish band. Refreshments were served and general good time enjoyed.
 The benefit dance held at Hibernian hall Saturday evening was well attend ed and a neat sum realized from it. The proceeds of the dance will go to James Dillon, for whose benefit the dance was given.
 The Rev MT Hyde of Somersworth, N. H., occupied the pulpit at the Par ish house yesterday in exchange with the Rev Shenod Soule.
 The postponed picnic of the Nauga- tuck Drum corps was held Saturday evening at Linden park. There was a good attendance and the drawback caused a week ago by the rain was fully made up for. At 6 ?. m street parade was held iniwhich the St Aims of Waterbury the Libertys of Ansonia and the Naugatuck drum corps took part.
 Many Naugatuck people accompani- ed the Hibernian rifles of this town to Bridgeport yesterday. Before leaving on the 7:17 train the members of the rifle compjany and St Francis T. A. E. Drum corps attended mass at St Fran cis' church in body.
 A party of Naugatuck young men are camping out at Lake Quassapaug this week.
 The local Hibernian Rifle company went to Bridgeport yesterday to take part in the field day exercises of the 69th Regiment Irish Volunteers of New York which was held at Avon park in Bridgeport. The local rifles were accompanied by the St Francis T. A. B. Drum corps.
 A man driving his horse at a fast gait down Water street yesterday af- ternoOn came very near killing little girl who was in the act of crossing the road. As it was the little girl receiv- ed a hard knock on the head, but it is thought that she is net seriously in- iurad
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
Proof of Prehistoric Man.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 2S.-M. O.. Long, curator of the Kansas City Pub lie museum, has photographed the Lansing skull' from different view points The skull is now in the posses sion of MT. Long. After a thorough in yestigation he is satisfied it is the skull of a prehistoric man who in all proba- bility lived during the glacial period, 35,OO0 years ago, and this opinion is fully shared by Professor G. ". Will uston of the. Kansas university.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS.
The Elm Tree Beetle Has Made It's

Appearance in This Town.
 Several of the farmers report that the elm tree beetle is doing very great injury to the elm trees.
 The Misses May and Olive Stebbins of Thomaston visited friends in town over Sunday.
 Miss Smith of New Britain is visit ing her cousin, Mrs James Dunnigan.
 Miss Margaret Lynch spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs Edward Keilty.
 Mrs Charles Kane and daughter, Clara of New Britain spent Sunday visiting with Mrs Flynn.
 The Watertown base ball team de- feated the Thomaston nine Saturday by the score of 12 to II.
 Mrs Louis J. Fox and Mrs Edward Cruttenden are spending a few days visiting friends in Harwinton.
 Miss Margaret Dunn is spending a vacation visiting friends in Norwich.
 The news of the death of Edward Costin which was received last week is particularly sad, as MT Costin was at the time of his illness, ready to quit the srvice of Uncle Sam. MT Costin was during the Spanish war nurse in the United States army. He was born in Ireland and was a near neigh bor to MT Planning, who now resides on the east side. While on furlough he was married to Miss Planning and with her returned to Cuba, from whence his wife returned to Ireland to visit with MT Costin's parents. Soon after this he was sent to the Philip pines where he remained until his death, which occurred on April 18th.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
AN ARAB CANDYsMAKEB

His first name is Mohammed. He; is an acrobat, horseman and SWord-p1ay- CT by training, but candy-maker by choice, says the Evening Post. One season he is a circus star, and another he is the chief attraction in a seaside museum. Occasionally he is the idol of the small boy in q vaudeville the ater; but no matter what the engage ment the rest of the year, he can be found in the Syrian quarter of New York attending to his trade. It takes considerable skill to make sweetmeats good enough to receive the approval of Arabs, and Mohammed belongs to a family which for long generations has held high reputation in this field of domestic industry. His chief produc- t1onS are like the common confections known as Turkish paste. The likeness is, however, superficial. American Turkish paste is made of glucose, starch and little favoring, but the Arab confections contain fine gums. white four and all sorts of fruits and fruit juices. One of them will bear comparison with what is known as fruit-bar, so far as the varity of nuts and other fruits is concerned. but in- stead of being hard it is soft and yield ing, the connecting material being sweet and pleasant glutinous sub- stance whose manufacture is a secret known only to Mohammed.
 He makes odd little cakes, some of which are sweet and mott1ed with thin pieces of dates, figs and almonds. Others are half bitter, and seem to contain sprigs of parsley, dashes of lemon and other acid and sub-acid vegetables. Nicest of all are the crisp circles which are found in every Ara bian and Egyptian bazaar. They are made of coarse four and egg, a little salt and sugar and finely minced boil ed vegetables. The effect of the mix ture is pleasant to both eye and pal ate. The crust is a golden brown mot. tied with broWnish green and the in- terior is white and gold speckled with varying tints of green. The flavor of the vegetables and the spices impreg- mates every atom and makes the cake an admirable appetizer. Queerest of all is a confection which looks like twisted old-fashioned molasses candy. but is really 8 cake, being made out of hard wheat with a little sweeten- ing. It is fried in boiling fat like crul- 1ers, and when thoroughly cooked is as crisp and dry as a Saratoga chip. Far off in Asia these confections are comparatively cheap, but in the metros polls they cost more than the average goods in bakeries fq
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
.0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS.

A Number of People Enjoying the
 Sights in This Place Over Sunday.
 The Misses Holliss and Eleanor Cushman of Bridgeport are spending their vacation at the home of their grandparents, MT and Mrs c. Cush- man.
 Tickets are out for fair to be given in the near future by. the Rev Father Traynor.
 were the guests of MT and Mrs Tim othy Kelly Sunday. l4
 Julius Carley and Frank Williams of New Britain were in this place Sunday visiting friends.
 Russell Carley of Cheshire was in this place Sunday visiting his sister.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
Children Fatally Rurnea I'm Rcd

Children Fatally Burned In Bed.
 PHILADELPHIA, July 28.-Nellie McTague, aged five, years and her three-year-old brother William, 'chil4 dren of Martin NcTague, were so bad -ly burned 9at their. home, l233e BainLs bridge street, that they died in a hos pital few hours later. The children were in bed at the time they were burned, and no one else was in the room. The mother heard cries coming from the room, and a hurried investi- gation resulted in the finding of the two little ones writhing in agony on their blazing bed. The children were quickly taken from the room and the flames extinguished, but not before the boy and girl were fatally injured. It is supposed they were playing with matches while in bed
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
WILD DAY IN PARIS.
Clerical and Anticlericd Ad- herents Throng the Streets,
MANY FIGHTS KEEP POLICE BUSY.
Women Out In Strong Force and Foremost In the DemonstrationR An Effort to Reach GOverns
 ment Offices a Failure.

PARIS, July 2S-The demonstration made yesterday in connection with the . decree of Premier Combes ordering the closing of the congregationalist schools proved to be quite as much of man. Hesitation in support of the govern ment as of opposition to it's anticler- ical measures. The crowd which gath cred in the Place de Ia Concorde num- bered 15, 1000 persons, while as many more thronged the Champs Eiysees. The clerical and 'antielerical forces about equally divided the gatherings. The former were distinguishable by the red, white and blue paper flowers which they wore, while the latter sported red egiantines.
 Though many fights occurred, they never became general nor was any person seriously injured. An imposing force of police and mounted municipal guards had much trouble in Keeping the manifestants constantly moving, and at times they were forced to charge to prevent the crowd from be- coming too dense. On the whole, the crowds were-goodfnatured and mainly confined themselves to shouting, Lib erty, Ibertyw "Long live the sisters!" and eve want the sistersY' to which the anticlericais replied, 'sVive re pubIiquep' and Down with the priests.' The occasional appearance of a priest was the signal for much lhooting, and several fights were due to their presence.
 A striking feature of the manifesto tions was the large number of women, many of them well dressed, who ac- lively participated. Nor were these all clerical in their sympathies, for the anticlerical women were also out in strong force, and they occasionally made things lively for their clerical sisters, whom the police had some diff fculty' in protecting. In one instance a detachment of mounted guards had to rescue three well dressed ladies from the hands of group of Socialist wo- men who were bent on mobbing them.
 The clericals made several attempts to reach the Place Beauyeau, on which the Elysee and the ministry of the iI1- terior are situated, but were prevent ed from doing so by strong cordons of police and municipal guards which were stationed at all the approaches in order to prevent demonstrations in front of those buildings.
 The demonstrations eliminated when group of thirty ladies, some in car riages and some on foot, headed by Mesdames Reille, De Nun, Cibiel and De Pommerol, attempted to reach the ministry of the interior in order to present to Premier Combes petition on behalf of the sisters. The police, however, refused to allow them to pass.
 Subsequently the clericals made an angry rush on the cordon guarding the Avenue Gabrielle, and the soldiers had to use the butts of their guns to keep back the crowd.
 Another serious incident occurred on the Champs Elysee, where the crowd began throwing the small iron chairs bordering the sidewalks among the feet of the horses of the mounted guards One horse fell, injuring his rider About a hundred arrests were made
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
Christian Scientist Readers Resign.

Christian Scientist Readers Resign.
 NEW YORK, July 28-Mrs. Augusta D. Stetson, who for sixteen years has been a prominent missionary of her cult, has resigned as first reader of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, which was built up largely through her untiring efforts. Under her direc- ton funds were raised for a splendid structure which is to cost $75O, ,OOO. The resignation of Mrs. Stetson and that of the second reader, Edwin F. Hatfield, were rendered upon the read ing of Words For the Wise,'' pub- lished in the official organ of the Christian Scientists, by Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the head of the sect in this country.
 To give tired stomachs strength and rest, pure Ready Bits is always best. Packages 15c. All grocers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
TWO Boiled to Death.

DYERSBURG, Tenn, July 2S.-Will Young and Dan Macauliff met terri ble death while repairing steam pipe at a mill. The scaffolding on which they were working gave way, and they fell into one of the boilers and were literally cooked, the flesh drop ping from them in large pieces when they were pulled out.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28

Ready Bits is natures food, deli cious, nourishing and good. Pack ages 15c. All grocers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28
schwab,s Illness Brief and slight.

NEW YORK, July 28.-Judge E. H. Gary of the United States Steel corpo- ration received a dispatch from Presi= dent Charles NJ. Schwab dated Allan tic City saying he was almost fully recovered from his recent attack of illness. MT. Schwab added that he had not been very sick.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-28

For morn and noon and starry night, pure Ready Bits is always right. Pack ages 15c. All grocers.
The leader., 1902-09-10
sGetting in Line.

Mississippi, grand in war and more
glorious in peace, issetting the pace in
progressive politics aud wise legisla-
ton for other Southern States and
they are getting in line. If we mis-
take not it was Mississippi that first
adopted a constitution in practical eff.
feet establishing peaceable-gove
ment by the white people, by elimin-
ating the negro from politics. Ala.
bama, Louisiana, Virginia and others
have followed suit with constitutions
fashioned after that of Mississippi.
The convict system of Mississippi has
attracted much attention and received
much commentator, and is furnishing
the model for other States in dealing
with this troublesome problem. Again,
it was Mississippi that first broke
away from the tricky and often fraud
ulent convention as mode of NOM
mating candidates for political offices
and adopted the peoples plan, the
primary, for every office from the ma
tional senator to that of constable.
Arkansas, Georgia and Alabama have
followed the cue and Louisianaians
are now loudly clamoring for this new
order of things. AS we'll as industrial
advancement and agricultural pur-
suits this grand old State is forging to
the front and taking her rightful
place in the galaxy of progressive and
prosperous States.-Bitori ReUieaU.
The leader., 1902-09-10

The bankruptcy figures in the Fed
eral Clerks office in jackson tell the
story Of prosperity in Mississippi prob
ably more eloquently than anything
else. The figures show that in the
month of June there were filed in this
district eight petitions in bankruptcy;
in the month of July there was not a
single person in the entire district who
was in such position that he had to
take advantage of the bankruptcy act.
August was mighty near as good as
July, for there was only one person
who went into bankruptcy during this
month. These figures show decrease
for the same period of last year. All
the petitions filed in the court for the
last three months have been for small
amounts, and there have been very few
big failures in Mississippi since the
bankruptcy law went in effect.-Pica-
yuae Bureau. q
The leader., 1902-09-10
r.. e. Lees Advice to His Son.

II. Il. Lees Advice to His Son.
Following is the text of letter from
Gen. Robert E. Lee to his son, the
original of which is in the possession
of DR.. I. T. Fry, of Galveston:
ARLINGTON HOUSE, April 5, 1855.
My DEAR SoN:-I am just in the act
of leaving home for New Mexico. My
fine old regiment has just been ordered
to that distant region and l must
hasten on to see that they are properly
cared for l have but little to add in
reply to your letters of March 26, 27
and %. Your letters breathe true
spirit of frankness; they have given
myself and your mother great pleasure.
You must study to be frank with the
world; frankness is the child of
honesty and courage. Say what you
mean to do on every occasion and take
it for granted that you mean to do
right. If a friend asks favor you
should grant it if it is reasonable; if
not, tell him plainly why you cannot;
you will wrong him and yourself by
equivocation of any kind. Never do a
wrong thing to make one or to keep
one; the man who requires you to do so
is dearly purchased at such sacrifice.
Deal firmly but kindly with all your
classmates; you will find it the policy
which wears best. Above all, do not
appear to others what you are not. Ii
you have any fault to find with any
one, tell him, not others, of what you
complain; there is no more dangerous
experiment than that of undertaking
to be one thing before mans face and
another behind his back.
We should live, act and say nothing
to the injury of any one. 1T is not
only the best as matter Of principle,
but it is the path of peace and honor
In regard to duty, let me, in conclu-
sion of this hasty letter, inform you
that nearly a hundred years ago there
was a day of remarkable gloom and
darkness-still known as the dark day
"a day when the light of the sun was
slowly extinguished as if by an eclipse.
The Legislature of Connecticut was in
session. and as it's members saw the
unexpected and unaccountable dark
ness coming on, they shared in the
general awe and terror. 1t was sup
posed by many that the last day, the
day of Judgment, had come. One in
CONSERVATION of the hour, moved an
adjournment Then there arose an
old Puritan legislator, Davenport, of
Stamford, and said that if the last day
had come, he desired to be found at his
place, doing his duty, and therefore
moved that candles be brought in so
the house could proceed with its duty.
Duty, then, is the sublimest word in
our language. Do your duty in all
things like the Puritan. You cannot
do more; you should never wish to do
less. Never let me and your mother
wear one gray hair for any lack of duty
on your part.
Your affectionate father,
r. E. LEE.
The leader., 1902-09-10

Mississippi ought to raise more poul-
try. The demand for chickens, tur-
keys and eggs continues to increase.
1t is being published that the Amer
lean hen produces something like 1OO,-
100000 dozen of eggs, which bring, in
dollars and cents, more than do the
gold and silver mines of America. 1t
is stated also that eggs from some
States are shipped to the great cities,
placed in cold storage and later shipped
back home as eggs from other States.
The point is being made that Southern
States should go into the business of
preserving eggs and refrigerating
chickens and turkeys, and thus in
crease their poultry interests.
The leader., 1902-09-10
GEy fapye G&rGe
4S9gabTazL ssa1su
Give them oil-cou-iivcr oil.

Give them oil-cou-livc oil.
is cu~.cus to see TIC result.
Give it TO the pccvish, fret.
sul child, and he laughs. Give
I to the pale, an1mic child,
and his face becomes rosy and
full of health. Take a flat
chested child, or q child that
has stopped growing, give him
the oil, and he will grow big
and strong like the rest.
This is not & new scheme.
1t has been done for years.
Of course you must use the
right oil. SCOTS Emulsion
is the one.
SCOTS Emulsion neither
looks ror tastes like oil because
we are so careful in making it
pleasant to take.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT s BOVINE. Chemists, 400 Pearl St., N. Y
soc and SIoo; al druggists.
The leader., 1902-09-10

At Pittsfield, Mass, the President of
these United States faced death from
the onslaught of trolley car, as he
and some of his friends were driving
in landau last Wednesday. Secret
Service Agent VIM. Craig was instant
ly killed and others we're seriously in
jured, but President Roosevelt es-
capped with few scratches on his face.
Craig weighed 205 pounds and was a
noted athlete and wrestler and one of
the Presidents most trusted body
guards.
The leader., 1902-09-10

The jury in the case of Whit Owens
rendered a peculiar verdict last week.
1t was as follows: "We, the jury, find
the defendant guilty as charged in the
indictment, and all agreed he should
be sent to the penitentiary, but each
Juror has fixed the term to suit him
self" The terms fixed varied from one
to twenty-five years. Judge Lowry
gave him life sentence.
The leader., 1902-09-10

Capt. ]. T. Jones, president Of the
Gulf and Ship Island road, has changed
his plans concerning the new hotel to
be erected at Gulfport, and the struc-
ture will cost 100000 instead of $780,
600 as at first contemplated. Work is
now progressing rapidly on the new
general Office building of the Ship Is
land route at Gulfport, and the extern
sive public improvements will all be
completed within the next year.
The leader., 1902-09-10

Four new men will figure on the
congressional board from Mississippi
on and after March 4, 1903, in the per-
sons of B. G. Humphreys, from the
Third district; W. S. Hill, from the
Fourth; A. M. Byrd, from the Fifth,
and E. J. Bowers, from the Sixth.
Neither of the new men have ever been
in Congress.
The leader., 1902-09-10

Mr.. E. H. Easterling, of the Easter
ling & May Lumber Co., who is prom
inently connected with number of
other large business enterprises, last
Saturday bought out the G. J. WEIGH
Co., located at Ora, Miss, and the
Tallahala Lumber Co., located at Ell
lisville, Miss. The G. J. Welch Co. is
to be incorporated as the Pine Lum-
Der Co. Our friend Ham is proving
himself to be a versatile and re-
sourceful man of affairs and in the no
distant future promises to be one of
the lumber kings" of the country.
The leader., 1902-09-10

DR.. w. E. Price, the young osteopa-
thist, who died at the home of his
uncle, Hon. j. Fl. Price, in Magnolia
last week, was a magnificent specimen
of young manhood, physically, intel
lectually and spiritually. He con-
tracted swamp fever in the Delta and
died as result. He was "a years of
age.
The leader., 1902-09-10

In grading the new Capitol grounds,
the sergeant of the Penitentiary dis
covered in the corner stone of the old
Penitentiary jar containing many
relics, among them being 25-cent and
a 121a-cent paper bill issued by the
Bank of the City of Grand Gulf.
The leader., 1902-09-10

A fatal accident occurred near Port
Gibson on Sunday afternoon. Sid
Daugherty, a popular young mechanic,
drove in buggy with his wife to the
country and on returning climbed a
tree to gather wild grapes. He fell
from the tree, before the eyes of his
wife, and fractured his skull SO badly
as to cause instant death. His wife
placed her husbands body in the
buggy and drove home without as
sistance.
The leader., 1902-09-10
AN UNDERSTANDABLE SCENE OF
TERROR.

IERROR.
A telegram from Kingston last Sat
urday reciting incidents of the latest
volcanic eruptions of Mont Pelee,
Mont Souffreire and accompanying
earth quake disturbances, says:
With haunting recollection of St.
Pierre, Martinique, and the last dis
aster the people converged on Kings
town and ran to and fro seeking the
safest shelters from the electric cloud
spreading over the hills toward the
town, while a shock of quake,
though not severe, increased the panic.
At2 in the morning, loud, rapid ex-
plosions were mingled with the con-
tinuous terrible roar, and the Cimmer-
ian darkness changed into constantly
glimmering armament, illuminated by
forked lightning, balls of fire ascend
ing from the crater and bursting into
meteor-like showers. Such an awe
inspiring sight widest flights of fancy
could not have imagined. This lasted
until in the morning.
The leader., 1902-09-10
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

Why should we ever weary of this life?
Our souls should widen ever, not contract;
Grow stronger, and not harder in the strife.
Filling each moment with noble act.
If we live thus, of vigor all compact,
Doing our duty to our fellow-men
And striving rather to exalt our race
Than our poor selves, with earnest hand or PEN
We shall erect our names dwelling place
Which not all ages shall cast down again.
Offspring of Time shall then be born each hour
Which, as of old, earth lovingly shall guard,
To live forever in youth perfect flower
And guide her future children heavenward.
--LOsceU.