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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Typographical union, No 329. Nosahogan lodge school meeting. Friendly league, hand and machine sewing.
 MEETINGS TOMORROW. Socialist labor party. Waterbury Turn Verein. French Canadian institutes Nulcahy council, K. of 0. St Francis Xavier Holy Name soci- Cty
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08
DELLA FOX.

Little Mam'selle,'' with Della Fox in the principal role, Thursday even- ing at Polls.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08
sTHE COLLEEN BAwN.,:

The Catholic Women's Association to Play This Drama St Patrick's Night.
 All those who have been assigned parts in the drama, "The Colleen Bawn,' which is to be played in City
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08

Two cases Ladies' Plain and Open-work Fast Black Hose, 5c, worth Ioc.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08
The 1urnbull Co.

We Saturday, We manufacture Bakery Candy Kitchen   
    on salespeoph politely
  We Crashes manufacture Special sales
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08
EMBROIDERIEs.
Hosiery and Underwear.

Two cases Ladies Fleecy Lined Hose, full-fashioned, I21zc, usual price 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08

15o Chdren's Fancy Bordered Handkecefs from 50 Ladies' Embroidered and Hemstched Handkerche
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-08

25.0O0 yds Beautiful All Silk Ribbons, At ac, worth sc
 At 4c, worth 1oc
 At 7c, worth I5c
 At ec, worth Ioc Brush Braid, 4c yd, worth &c., Best Ioo-yd Spool Sill, 7c, worth roc. Best Granuated Sugar. 414c pound, with other groceries.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15
: When a man resigns himself to

- When man resigns himself to
fate his resignation is usually accepted. /.
= The world has little use for q
man who does his best only when en-
gagged in doing others.
= Many man 8 haste to get ahead
in the world results OILY in his get
ting headstone before it is due.
- Don't worry if your associates
push you to the wall. You will 6nd
the wall handy as brace when you
get ready to push back.
- "She's one Of the most econom-
inal women I ever saw" her neigh
Dor was saying. "Why, do you know
what she did? She got married three
weeks before she was ready, just to
make it possible for her husband to
take advantage Of this summer exour-
sion rates on their wedding trip, and
they were only going about eighty
miles away.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

What can the schools of the State
do towards intoxicating higher sense
of the sacredness Of human life2 The
terrible recklessness in the use Of
firearms is becoming serious menace
TO our civilization. It is time for
teachers and all good citizens to raise
their voices against this fearful vio-
lation, of law. 10Th human and Divine.
Human life shold be regarded as the
holiest trust that society has in its
charge. How far is tho toy pistol re-
sponsible for the pistol carrying mania,
and the consequent disregard of life?
The young lad is given toy pistol,
he learns to handle it, and to. snap
his paper cartridge But soon he
tires Of the toy, and wants to own a
''sure enough gun that will kill
something Teachers and parents are
familiar with this process Of evolu-
ton. Let the toy pistol be banished
from the school and from the home,
if you would keep from developing in
that boy the murderous instincts of
the savage. Teach .he child the sa-
creuness of human life,-yes, all life.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15
Brushy Greek News.

Cotton is about all gathered. The
crop in this part of the country is
above the average of the past three or
four years.
j. A. Woodson had the misfortune
of losing valuable mare last Friday
night.
The singing at Sloan Sunday was q
tanburg. County, Prof. Haynie, of
Greenville, Prof. Porter, of Pickens,
and others, assisted by large congre-
CATION, rendered some very fine music.
Our friend, Maurice Vaughn, of
Reedv River, was In our midst yester-
day.
Misses Francis and Zaddie Hicks, of
Greenville, are spending two weeks
with their uncle. w. b. Hicks.
Look out, girls, our boys are all plan
ing to purchase new top buggies.
Oct. 13. TenderfOOt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

owes. many apologies for not having
caught the name.
Nansing, q cot Mt Elizabeth Blake
Hospital in China, suggested few ap-
propriate names, palmetto" among
them. to which the writer facetiously,
in honor OF modest Piedmont, object
ed, as being brand of dispensary cal
culated to fill all the hospitals and jails
In foreign and home fields with incura-
bles. The president and delegates.
however. were assured that the States
"cOat of arms" were no longer blown
upon. whjekey bottles, and that the
ftourishiDg emblem was all right as a
guarantee Of the wholesome morals of
the State, whereupon, with benign
the majority rallied around "Palmet-
to-" The hospital is bequest of John
Kaney Blake, deceased, Of Greenwood,
named in honor of his wife, Elizabeth.
This estimable lady was herself present
at the Union. the recipient of many re-
fined compliments. The cot is sup
ported by the Mission Union Of the
South Carolina Presbytery. An inter-
G,sting letter from Elizabeth Blake
kinson. was read by Mrs. Il. =. Blake.
At close of meeting decision was re-
quired for location of next annual
meeting. Anderson, through her able
delegates. came almost securing the
prize, but Miss Ida Simpson rendered
invitation from Piedmont; whereupOn
your correspondent 80 eloquently pre-
sented the charitable needs OF the de-
voted little spot, Piedmont, a need
which demanded every missionary del
egate assembled To "come over and
help us next year-a need unneeded in
AndersOn-that the Anderson ladies
delightfully."-, in their charming manner.
.'rclinquished in favor of Piedmont"
So, Mr.. Editor, please come over with
Anderson next year and help us.
;, Officers for the ensuing year are :
President, Mrs. II. n. Bracket, Glenn
son College; Vice Presidents. Mrs. q.
K: Doyle, Calhoun, and Mrs. X. +.
Blake. Greenwood; CorrespondingSec-
retary, Mrs. j. Il. Holleman. Central
Church.. Anderson; Recording Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Miss Towers, Fret
Church, Anderson. Officers for Pied
mont branch: President, Miss Sue
TrOwbridge; Vice President, Miss Ma.
mie Donald; Sec. and Treas, Miss Ida
Simpson. r. r. l..
Oct. II, 1902.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

If there should be vacancy on the
Supreme Court Bench of this State on
account of the bad health Of Chief
Justice McIver, Anderson has gen
tleman who is cminently qualified to
fill the position. We refer to our
popular townsman, James L. Tribblc,
Esq, who is regarded as one Of the
ablest and most studious lawyers in
the State. His many friends would
be more than pleased to see him oc-
cupying position on the Supreme
bench.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

The Southern Railway management
is certainly doing a great and impor-
tant work in inducing the home seek :
cr to settle along its lines. This road
is very effective factor in the dcvcl-
opment of our beautiful Southland, +,
which is so rich in natural resources,
and the thrift and industry seen along
its lines is an evidence that good re-
suits have followed its efforts in this
direction.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

In the matter Of child labor in the
cotton mills there has been some talk !,
very strong and very sharp pointed,
about taking children from the con-
troll of their parents and its bad effect
on the community. We recognize the
force Of the argument, but there is an
other side to it also, which applies
with unfortunate generality to all
classes, and that is the deplorable fact
that among the great American mass
es as we'll as the classes, parents are
all too ready to drop the responsibility
and trouble Of raising their children,
to say nothing of controlling them.
They are delighted to put the duty on
a school teacher or neighbor or even
corporation ,ike the cotton mill.
The result is worth studying. In
some cases we doubt not the corpora
tion 10 the better parent.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

The State farms will gather this
fall about 10000 bushels of corn
This statement leads the Newbecry
Observer to suggest that as the State
is heels over head in the liquor busi-
ness, why not pay the big distillcry
in Columbia to make it up into corn
liquor to sell to our thirsty citizens?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

The idea enforced by the New York
Tribune that "the leaders in the south
must be left to solve the problem (of
education) in their own way" and
that they "best understand the con-
ditions, is encouraging in many more
ways than one. 1t indicates that
there has at length grown Up between
the north and south the spirit of re-
ciprocal confidence that many of us
have been praying for during more
than thirty years. Who knows but
that the little red school-house may
after all be the means of rcuniting all
sections of the Union as they have
never before been joined together?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-15

Congressman Joe Johnson and
Lever, Of this State: have been select
ed by the managers Of the National
Democratic campaign to stump In
diana and other Northwestern States
for the Democracy. They are effec-
tive speakers and stand we'll in the
councils of the party.
, 1902-09-26
Story of Unique Dormitory.

: Dean Hoffman was noted for Cha
liable impulses, WHICH his large income
bA0wef nnn t0<ind uige IN. Some y ears
ago the dean invested heavily in land IL.
a small Southern town which was hen
enjoying a boom" period. Among the
deans other investments was a beauti-
full little hotel, exquisitely appointed
and perfect in every detail, says the
New York Times. After a while the
boom" fell through and the little hotel
became a losing investment.
At this time the chancellor Of the Uni
versity of the South, an old friend Of
Dean Hoffman, was on a hunting trip
with him In the mountains of North
Carolina.
"We are badly in need of a dormitory
down at Suwanee,7 said the chancellor.
"Yes?" said Hoffman and sat think
ing for a moment. "Well you can have
the hotel building down at B." nam
ing the town. You can take it to
pieces and move it to Suwanee; it ought
to make a pretty little dormiory."
The chancellor was greatly pleased
and made all the arrangements to move
the hotel, when, to his establishment,
the citizens obtained an injunction
against its removal, on the grounds that
the hotel, In a way, was public prop
erty, and that to remove it would leave
the town without any hotel accommo-
rdations. A legal fight followed, but the
university won in the end So the Uni
-versity of the South revels in the lux
aury of the most unique dormitory in the
world.
, 1902-09-26
rbev Buried Him on Suspicion.

The following incident is reported to
have occurred in a Midland division
court: A certain person who figured
on the register was objected to by one
of the agents ON the ground that he
was dead. The revising barrister de
clined to accept the assurance, and de
handed conclusive testimony on the
point.
Thereupon the agent of the other side
rose and gave corroborative evidence
as to the decease of. the gentleman in
question.
"And pray, sin how do you know the
mans dead?" demanded the barrister.
SWELL" was the reply, az don't know.
It's very difficult to prove"
"As I suspected" returned the irate
barrister. you don't know whether
he's dead or not"
The barrister glanced triumphantly
round the court. His expression grad
lallly underwent a change as the wit
ness coolly continued:
at was saying. sir, that don't know
whether he is dead or not, but l do
know this: They buried him about a
month ago on suspicion London Tit
Bits
, 1902-09-26
EVERY CHILD io3

years old, to prove the truth of the
yarn. TheSe were barnacles on his
back to show a recent acquaintance
with deep sea water. Then In the back
ground stood the man who said he was
Cole, of the Buffalo Aquarium, ready to
back up anything the man of whiskers
said.
Only the turtle looked bored, and,
goodness knows, he had good reason to
do so. To be put to such base uses at
his advanced age Is even more than a
turtle should be expected to stand.
The truth of the whole matter is that
this turtle has been doing a press
agents work for twenty years. He was
caught off the old Iron Pier at Coney
Island on Saturday morning. just as the
man with whiskers said he was; but
what the man neglected to state was
that, bound In a dozen coils of stout
rope, he was first sneaked out on the
pier and dropped overheard.
Then the man with the whiskers
dropped an ordinary bass line with a
small hook on 1t and baited with a
lucious bug right down IN his nose OF
| course, the tSrtle took it, and then he
was hauled ashore by the ropes, taken
to the switchback enclosure, and bark
ed about by the hour, to the great en-
richment of the switchbackman's treas
ury.
This turtle is the first and only press
agent of his kind that ever worked pro
| vincial New Workers at the seashore.
When he finishes hts Coney Island sea
son he will be caught off the pier at At
lantic City, and later on he will re
appear at a Florida resort coming to the
surface on a bass hook, held once more
by the steady hand of the eloquent man
of whiskers.-New York Sun.
, 1902-09-26
The Presidents
Private Secretary.

I The position of secretary to the Pres.
ident of the United States is an ar
duous one. In the rendering of its
multitudinous services, 1t calls for the
business qualifications of a methodical
and systematic clerk, in the perform
ance Of the daily routine of official
work, and the finesse of a practical
diplomat In meeting and satisfactorily
adjusting situations which naturally
come before him as an intermediary
between the President and an assorted
public, each individual of which be-
teyes himself entitled to a portion Of
the time and interest of the chief exec
utive.
The task of handling and answering
the White House mail Is in itself no
small one, the President receiving from
two hundred to one thousand and two
hundred letters a day. Important or
not, each of these communications re-
ceives due attention, the secretary
carefully sorting and classifying them;
presenting some TO the personal atten-
ton of the President, referring others
to the department or person to which
which each properly belongs, while all
receive courteous acknowledgment
from the Presidents representative.
The secretary is also required to
meet and dispose of the numerous WIS.,
tiers who call on the President at
times not set aside for his public re-
ceptions, and whose business ranges
all the way from that relative to the
appointment of a Supreme Court Judge
or the Governor of a turbulent terri
tory, to the obtaining of the Presiden-
tial autograph for a schoolgirls al
bum.
To deal with this heterogeneous mass
in such a way as to best serve the ends
of both business and courtesy, while
'~econemizing his own time and easing
the strain Of the Presidents personal
attention by selecting the really impor-
tant from the trivial questioning the
grain from the chaff-giving offense to
none, and sending all away with pleas
ant words and smiling faces, requires
endless of tact and good
judgment.
The secretary is also expected to
keep at his fingers ends the details of
all the official business of the executive
office, and the President is likely to
send for him frequently each day to
consult him regarding official engage
ments which have been made by him,
tt seek information and advise with
him upon some matter under consider
alton, or, at a moments notice, to bring
papers and data in some case demand
ing immediate attention.-Success.
, 1902-09-26
TALE OF A SEA TURTLE.
Story Told by the Barker at the Coney
leland S~witchback.

Story Told by the Barker at the Coney
leland Switchback.
at was this way said the man with
the whiskers, pointing to an enormous
sea- turtle in the Coney Island switch
back Enclosure. 81 was down at the old
Iron Pier this morning fishing for
BLACKLIST when l got a terrible tug on
my line.
N thought 1t was one of them dog
fish sure, and l hauled my toe up in
NV shoe, because dogfish have an un-
Christian liking for big toes. specially
those you get at the pier. But, no,
when | hauled a bit on the line, the
ugly head of this critter looked out Of
tha water at me, an most scared me ter
de4th.
'1Now, right alongside of me was
Cole, of the Buffalo Aquarium.
sdsSay,' says he. haul the head of that
MONSTER out of the water again till 1
gea a look at him.
II tugged a little on the line and the
old boy stuck his nose out once more.
'isTestudinata, by gumP says Cole,
whao's a guy.
V~What?' says l.
4 ~sChelonian!' says Cole.
'fThen he rushes down the pier and
gets old man Mac and a lot of fellows
with boat hooks and in the course of an
hour they hauled this Teller out Think
Of ut, catching this thing right here at
Cofney Island. Why, he weighs $50
pounds, and Cole says he Is about 127
years old"
This was at 10 o'clock on Saturday
niAht and a large crowd listened to the
spAech of the man with whiskers. Then
wi Ia few exceptions the people bought
tics let's for a ride on the ~switchback.
The man with the whiskers disap-
peAred behind the artificial waterfall,
and didn't come out until the first
crRwd had disappeared and another
busnch taken it's place. Then he told
the story all over again with the same
rel suits.
Hrhe crowds swallowed the story
eaA gerly. There was the turtle, everS
big OF $50 pounds, and every bit Of 121
, 1902-09-26
No Better OF than Before.

A small town in Posen near the Sile-
sian frontier still keeps that relic of
other centuries, the night-watchman
who calls the hours. One night-the
London Telegraph tells this remarkable
.story-one of these watchmen, an old
worthy long in service, failed to blow
his whistle when the clock struck the
hour.
The burgomaster summoned the de
linquent to account for his negligence.
After some hesitation he declared that
his last tooth had dropped out, and that
he could not hold in his mouth the
official fiat tin whistle.
A council was called, and the sub
ject was gravely discussed. Finally
n of the members said that he had
heard of a dentist at Breslau who sup
piled artificial teeth After long de-
bate the council appropriated money to
send the good Waterman to Breslau to
get a set of new teeth.
In due time the Waterman reported
that his teeth had arrived. That night
the burgomaster sat up to hear the re-
suit. To his establishment there was
10 whistle at ten, at eleven, or at mid
night. The next morning he summon
ed the Waterman.
You have got your teeth" he said,
Indignantly. why do you not whis-
tie as before?"
Eyes, I've got a new set Of teeth"
replied the old man, but the doctor
cold me 70 put them in water at night"
, 1902-09-26
POLICEMAN'S LESSON.
One Tells How Reckless He Was wit,
His Weapons at First.

oAA> @AAo AON III u =
His Weapons at First.
Experience Is certainly a good teach
er." observed a member of the Wash
ington police force while discussing
the order of Maj. Sylvester concern
ing the establishment of a school of
instruction. Some instruction to new
~appointees," he added. lis absolutely
necessary, and with the proper start
experience will do the rest.
Il remember my first tour of duty,
which was many years ago, and l also
remember that it not only came near
being my last, but came near result
ing d~isastrously for me. Having been
sworn in and sent OUT to do police duty
without being instructed as to my
rights, l started owe the beat to which
l was assigned armed with all the
dangerous weapons usually carried by
policemen.
These weapons We're not intended
for mere playthings l thought and that
l had a right to use them under any
and all circumstances l did not doubt.
Should l want to make an arrest for
any violation of the law and was I'M
able to overtake the offender l was
satisfied that | had the right to stop
hin with a bullet.
During the evening" the policeman
continued, according to the Washing
ton Star, 81 came across a party of
crap shooters ON the commons, and
that l thought was an opportunity to
distinguish myself. Being unable to
overtake those who had participated
in the game l proceeded to send bullets
toward them, and only gave up my
efforts when l had emptied my pistol.
So far as 1 was concerned the affair
was fun for me, but l nearly dropped
dead when a friend informed me that
l might have been given a pe%nitentiary
sentence had one of the bullets from
my pistol taken effect.
During the succeeding twenty years
or more l did not find it necessary to
discharge my revolver. Experience
proved a good teacher for me, although
proper instruction at the time of my
| appointment would have avoided the
| possibility Of my being sent to prison"
, 1902-09-26
C Q D
Short


At a dinner recently, ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed gave this definition of
fame: ct Is largely a matter of acct
dent. Being In the right place at the
or. better still. making people think you
are doing the right thing, is about all
there is to fame"
A committee once called on WI Ting
fang, the Chinese minister who has
been ordered home. to request him to
address a society connected with n of
the fashionable churches of Washing
ton. Casual mention was made of the
fact that the youthful pastor of the
church had recently resigned, to enter
upon a new field of labor on the Pacific
Coast. "Why did he resign?' asked Mr..
WI. Because he had received a call
to another church." was the reply.
What salary did you pay himY' Foul
thousand dollars" what is his pres
emf salary?" Eight thousand dollars"
"Ahi" said the disciple of Confucius;
"a very loud CALI"
An amusing story is told of a victim
of the Johnstown flood of 1889, who.
when he reached Paradise. assembled a
cloud that served within the pearly
gates as rostrum, and undertook to
thrill his new-made ac%quaintances
among the shades with al account OF
the disaster through which he had
passed. He was interrupted by a gray
beared old nan in the group. "A mere
bucketful-a mere bucketful!" the old
fellow piped; don't waste so much
time talking of a small affair like that!'
The Johnstown man resented this. and
hunted up st. Peter, of whom he asked:
"Who is that old codger who seems to
think our food such a trihlng matterF'
THAT +" said st. Peter; why, that's
Noah"
M. A. Brisson relates an anecdote In
the Temps Of a certain well-known
Frenchman, an octogenarian, who spent
most of his time In his younger days IN
Paris hunting up valuable books among
the secondhand bookshops In the
neighborhood of the Place st. Michel
and the Place Dauphine. He rarely
came across a "fnd," but his fervor
never abated. He was a bachelor, and
for a housekeeper had an extremely
plain woman, who. however, had caught
from her master the taste for old books,
and occasionally came home with an
armful when she had been marketing.
One day the housekeeper appeared
with a parcel of books wrapped In pa
per and asked her master to look at
them. Among the rubbish was a small
have you paid for this?" II Eer
1gafnsd after looking at the
"Thirty so Tor the lot" the servant
replied. But, my good woman, this
book alone is worth 10000 francs!' the
bibliomaniac went on, and the moment
after regretted the unwise speech. The
woman pricked up her ears, and IL
vain did the master try to recall his re
mark "rll give you 100 francs for it.
he said. but monsieur said just now
it was worth 10000" "I'n give YOU
500" mo, no." Seven hundred an6
fifty" But 1t was no use, and, to make
a long story short, the master married
the bonnie In order to obtain the first
edition of the "Heptameron" $3.50. BY
this time, says NJ. Brisson, the wife has
gone to a better world, but the comtesst
and the portrait of Marguerite in the
little red morocco volume remain will
him.