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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
AERIAL NAyIGAION.

Tn the problem Of navigating the air, the weight of the man to be carried. Certain phenomena, such as the fric- tional resistance of the air. make for a important relations of mass and energy call for I small size.
 One may even venture the general statement that, except when the con trolling factor is skin resistance, as in swimming, the known relations of mass and energy are such that the problem of self-transportation increas- es in difficulty with size. There are many illustrations of this to be found in the animal Kingdom. That the con ditionS are easier the smaller the size is shown in q general way by the great varieties of insect life, there be ing more of these than of all other ami mals and plants combined. The very small insects appear to feel the attrac- ton Of grayitatiOn no more than q floating particle of dust. which in turn may be said to passivcly navigate the air without the aid of any mechanism whaterer-all of which tends to show how simple the problem may be to na- ture when relations permit. It is even doubtful whether the largest in sects could fall from I sufficient height or project themselves against an obstacle with sufficient velocity to cause actual injury.
 It may appear a rather bold state rnent to say that nature has gone as far as she can ill evolving animals of lar.ytA size owing 10 the limitations inn posed by gravitation and the materials at her command Nevertheless this would seem to be borne out by certain facts. Thus. where weight is lessen ed or neutralized by the buoyancy of water, as i'll the case of crabs, nature uses the insect structure on q much larger scale than elsewhere. The same is true of animals having bony skeletons. though here the largest wad- iIg varieties have been long extinct.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
E OPERATED THE CHIMES.

A writer in the New London Tele- graph tells of something that a youa2 fellow did ill q Naugatuck valley tOWn when lie lived there many years ago. Hes dead long ago, poor chap. end when he died the state lost one Of it's most promising musicians, but he was as wild young blade at the time as one finds in these modet ntimes. He played the organ ill one of the churches of the town and also manipulated tle only chime of bells in the communi- ty.
 There was reckless crew of youngsters in that town at the time and the organist was one of the fore most in any devilment that came cp. I'm afraid the moral tone of the crowd he travelled with was pretty bad, for as l remember them there was scarce ly anything that wasn't actually felOn- ious that that bunch would hesitate at. They were mostly fellows who knew more or less about music and several of them were remarkably fine singers. But they devoted most of their musical ability to singing songs that wouldn't stand publication or singing above q whisper anywhere except out in the woods or in the back room of an iso- lated saloon.
 One day new song struck town. It was a fearful thing, calculated 10 make road house yellow dog blush for shame. But the airtwaS catchy and the crowd was brazen enough for anything and in few days all the dis soiute young reprobates in town were singing it in the evil places where they used to hang out. Of course I heard 1t often enough to recognize it and it chilled my not over particular blood 10 wake up one Sunday morning and hear the church chimes beating out on the Sabbath air the tune of that horribly indecent song. 4 crazy freak had made the young organist do q thing that he was no doubt heartily ashamed of before he had fairly finished he tune.
 Well, some one gave some of ,hs deacons or somebody a tip and there was the dickens of time over it. Tine church authorities got after the orgal- lst With a sharp stick, but he brazened II out--swore by all that was blue he did not know anything about the song; !; that he must have picked up the air unconsciously from hearing it whistled on the streets and got on the wrong track when lie started to play from memory some suitable sacred music on the chimes. 1 don't imagine that they really believed him, but it was q pret- ty hard matter to actually prove that he wasn't telling the truth. And be- sides he was a mighty good organist. So he didn't lose his place at that time
 ,"I think that affair gave him sort Of notion that he and the rest of the crowd were getting into pretty bad
 way when they came to realize it, for lie sort of pulled out of that kind of thing after that, and though he didn't live great while afterward don't think he ever got mixed up in snch low down doings afterward Some times 1t does a reckless young fellow good to accidentally step over his own 1 limit.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21

standard and initiate an organization with the hope of securing control of all the liberal elements prior to the next general election.
 Temporarily this diversion of the op- position will greatly facilitate the governmenf's programme, the chief item of which is a sweeping reform of parliamentary procedure. The hope less delay and confusion which at present characterizes all legislative eff forts al Westminster have reached q point where parliament has become ridiculous in the eyes of the country.
 In the drastic recasting of he pro- cedure many methods employed in the United States congress will either be adopted or given d trial in modified form
 The chancellor of the eschequer, Sir Michael 1Iicks-Beach, will doubtless get all the additional war supplies he requires, though special measures will be necessary to raise them. and this will give Sir Henry Campbell Banner mans section of the opposition full opportunity for criticizing the govern ment's policy in South Africa.
 Some sanguine prophets also believe the war will be sufficiently near it's end to enable the government to put before the nation, during the session, detailed plans for the settlement of South Africa. This belief, however, does not appear to be shared by the war office
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
CIVIL ENGINEERING.
Hfs Progress in the Nineteenth Cen. tury Has Been Truly Maj
 velOus.

Mir. Charles Hawksley in his presiden- tial address to the British Institute of Civil Engineer reviewed the progress of civil engineering in the nineteenth century, reports London paper. In 1S11 mail coaches took 41 hours for the Journey from London to Holyhead. Even in 1887 he journey took 27 hours. The first railway for passengers came into service in 1895. During the cen tury about $5 eco, 100000 was invested in building railways. In 1s40 the total number of lighthouses in the British isles was 169; in 1900 the number was HOO. The early lighthouses were lighted by oil lamps. The oil lamps of teddy have a power of 1,S0O candles and the electric arc gives the light of millions.
 In 1919 the Savannah, propelled part ly by steam, partly by sail, traversed the Atlantic in 26 days. In 1883 the voyage was made under steam alone and required IT days. The voyage to- day is accomplished in six days or less. The largest ships formerly displaced less than 2,500 tons and now displace 15,000 tons or more. The Ocea nic's tom mage is 17,274, the Celtic's is 20. BOA. Coal gas was first used for lighting houses in 1797. The first telegraph line dates from 1888; the first submarine cable (Dover-Calais) from 1851. Electricity was first generated by steam engines in 1881.
 Such are few of the statistics Of engineering progress during the cen tury. They show a progress toward comfort; and happiness is, more or less, a by-produet of comfort, so that we have good reason to rejoice over these statistics hold a S they may seem.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
CUBAN LIKES YANKEE WAYS.

In the province of Havana after the departure of the Spanish army. a tobacco planter named Gonzalez, found himself penniless, his family scatter, ed his plantation destroyed and his home and storehouses burned He had been one of hundreds of vic tims. Leaving only the waste ground behind he had fled with his family 70 escape the further rage of the Span, iards.
 Happy even to have life as the sole heritage of the conflict. Gonzalez set about rebuilding his fortunes. He managed to borrow three hundred dol. lars from friend ill Havana. He bought q pair of heavy boots, a few tools, horse and some tobacco plants He made his way through 3 wilderness to his former home. There was nothing but a wild growth of weeds and heaps of fallen stones and charred timbers for a welcome: but with energy, born of necessity lie be gan his herculean task He cleaned up part of the ground and planted it. While he was giving nature (which is kind in Cuba) time to rest, he. felled some large palm trees. mean time sleeping in the open air by night After q while he had built of the palm tree lumber a storehouse for his tobacco. He lived in a part of this house. where he dried the tobacco leaves and prepared them for market At odd times he did more clearing and more planting. In all this he was absolutely alone and unaided He had not made d place for his fam fly, his old laborers had died or wore part of the reconcentraco popu!a> tions. and there was little or no help to be had. even if he could have paiG for it. So he toiled on with hope for his companion, as many like him were doing ill various parts of the country. The result of his pluck is to be seen ] tO-day ill a fiourishing plantation. ;n the improvement of which lie has spent six thousand dollars. paid out of the receipts for his crop, which nas also yielded enough for living exnensas | and has provided a home for his re- united family Emilio Nunez ciyil governor of Havana, in February Success.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
TEETH IN WARFARE.
England's Experience in South Africa Shows Need of Dem
 tistry.

After 21 months fighting four dental surgeons have been sent to South Af- rica to attend to the teeth of the army. Thus does the war office put forth stupendous efforts to atone for past inaptitude, says the London Pail Mall Gazette.
 In an army of quarter of mil- lion men these four surgeons should be kept tolerably busy. No soldier who has campaigned six months in Africa will, if he be wise, neglect chance of having his teeth examined. Each surgeon, therefore, will have clientele of 62,50O officers and men. Assuming that on every day of the week, includ- ing Sunday, 30 men are treated by each dentist, the teeth of the army will have been overhauled and the work of filing, excavating and filling completed in something over 69 months. It should console man on active service suffering to-day from toothache in a precious molar, which he can i'll afford to lose, to know that he will not be troubled with the agonizing pain later than April, 1907.
 In the unequal struggle between trek OK and biscuit on the one hand and mere human teeth on the other, not five per cent. of the men of my com pany came through scatheless. In many cases the damage was slight; in others, where the teeth were natural- 1y weak and brittle. the mischief done was irreparable. Even with an aver age set, straining on an average bis- cult, you never felt quite certain which would be the first to go-your teeth or TOUT biscuit. ~
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
OAkVILLE HAPPENINGS.

Wilber Straw, for number of years boss in the Oakyille Pin Go, severed his connection with that firm Satur- day night His son, Arthur Straw. has taken the position recently vacat- ed by his father.
 Tickets are out for q masquerade to be given in Judds hall Thursday evening, January 30. Admission. 70 cents each person. Cams orchestra will furnish music.
 Miss Etta Williams. who fell on the railroad track one day last week and was badly hurt, is doing as well as can be expected.
 Jennie sample is able to be about again.
 Do not forget the entertainment to be given ill the Union church Thursday evening Admission will be p cents each person.
 Men are at work cutting ice on the Pin shop pond and filling the Pin shop ice house.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS.
High School Students Given Permis- sion to Use Gem Opera House.

sion to Use Gem Opera House.
 The board of charities held meet ing last evening at Superintendent of the Poor Langford's office in the town hall building. A number of relief cases were acted upon. Permission was granted to Superintendent of Schools Eton to use the Gem opera house one afternoon per week for q gymnasium class for the girls and teachers. Permission was granted to the High school students to use the opera house for basket ball purposes on condition that all screen work be taken down after each gae. This ap- plies only to the High school and not to any other basket ball team in town
 Division No ?, A. O. H., will meet to- night.
 The board of warden and burgesses will meet tonight.
 Now that permission has been grant ed to the High school boys to play basket ball ill the opera house, the students intend to start right in and develop a strong team. There is plen- ty of good material in the school and there is no reason why the boys can not develop team almost if not as good as the star team of last year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
NO ROMANCE IN TT.
The Latter Came ar Laat, Rut It DId Not Contain What He Had
 Expected.

ssIt must have been quite a year ago." said the geseral delivery clerk at the post office, re.a tes the Detroit Free Press, "that man came tn one day and inquired for a letter in his name, and fle looked much disappointed when I could find none to hand ont. Since that day, up to week ago, he has been coming twice a week, most always when l was on duty, and as no letter for him ever arrived l had consider able curiosity regarding his case. In fact. 1 built up q romance around him. I took it that he might have separated from his wife in some distant town and was hoping o hear from her and ma ke up the quarrel. and I actually came to feel hard toward her because she re- fused to write. It seemed to me that the man was failing in health as he lost hope, and now and then l gave him cheerful word to brace him up. A week ago I saw his name on let ter, and next time he called passed it out with the remark:
 S.Here is your ,ong-expected letter at last, and I hope it contains good news
 '.He stepped away from the window to read it. and after few minutes he came back to say:
 ".I didn't get it.
 What was it?'
 ".Why. I sent to my brother-in-iaw in Pittsburg almost year ago to bor- row dollar to buy some porous plas- ters, and he writes me that he can't well spare it. and that I'd better use mustard instead.'"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
Germnnx,s War rrea.ure.

The town of Spandan, a peaceful little country place near Berlin, with houses dirty with age and old-fash- toned cobble-store streets, is where Germany's war treasure is kept sand where are stationed no inconsiGerable number of troops. In the center of the outlying part of the town rises the celebrated Julius tower that in former years has withstood many an attack from without; it's walls are six feet thick: the entrance is guarded by three ponderous iron doors, and pro- vided with no less than six locks. This stronghold contains treasure amount ing to no less than 3O,Oo0,000 in good coin of the German empire, laid out in numerous chests, each containing 100000 mark pieces wrapped in thick linen bags. An officer goes the round inside every day and from time to time every chest and every bag is minutely examined and weighed.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
REMARKABLE CURE OF GROUP.
A Little Boys Life Saved.

A LIIIIE DUy LIIt IoaVeu.
 l have few words to say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved my little boys life and feel that l cannot praise 1t enough. I bought a botte of 1t from A. F. Sincere of Goodwin. $. D., and when I got home with it the poor baby could hardly breathe. I gave tha medicine as directed every ten minutes until he threw up'' and then I thought sure he was going to choke to death. We had to pull the phlagm out of his mouth in great long strings. 1 am positive that # ! Lad not got that bottle of cough medicine. my boy would not be on earth to-day.-Joel Demont, Inwood Ia. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
Some time ago my daughter caught

Some time ago my daughter caught a severe cold. She complained of pains in her chest and had had cough. I gave her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy according to directions and in two days she was well and able to go to school. l have used this rem edy in my family for the past seven years and have never known it to fail" says James Prendergast. merchant. Annato Bay. Jamaica. West India Islands. The pains in the chest intii- cated an approaching attack of pnou- monia, which in this instance was nn- doubtedly warded off by Chamber lain's Cough Remedy It counteracts any tendency of cold toward pneu. monia. Sold by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21

If troubled with weak digestion, belching, sour stomach, or if you feel dull after eating, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, "a cents
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21

If troubled with q weak digestion, belching, sour stomach, or if you feel dull after eating, try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price, D cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
Longest Drift of a Bottle.

The longest measured drift of bot tie was in the Pacific, from four de- grees south of the equator to the Fiji islands, a distande of 6,7o0 miles, in 455 days.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21

Telephones in Western Europe.
 Western Europe will soon have as complete a long-distance telephone service the United States now has,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
Gal. ct Bot

RUNS from $1. 40 to S3.75 q gallon. CALIFORNIA WINES at 7ae and $l
 per gallon an2 ul.
 Ladies entrance OH Union street. Set Brass City sign on fence.
 Orders delivered to any part of the city. Orders by mail promptly attend ed to.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
TIE BAIRD MACHINE O..
OAKVILLE.

OAhVILLE. Builders of automatic wire and metal forming machinery. Send for catalogue of our tiltlng tumbling bar. rel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
JOHN PURDY,

The WdtertoWn Cash Tea Store Full line of teas. coffees. spices, baking powders, extracts. confectionery, cigars.
 MAIN STREET
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21
F. P. BRYANT, Matertown.

A new stock of rubber goods for winter use Heavy shoes. childrelfs sizes speciality. Footwear for stormy weather. Only the finest qual. ity of goods handled.
Arizona republican., 1902-07-22
LYNX CREEK PLACERS
And the Discovery of a Coal Desposit
in Yavapia County.

A correspondent Of the Prescott Pros
pect writes as follows: A trip down
the creek below the old dam brought
me to the Boblet and Tyer placer min
ing in the creek. They showed me their
days work. which weighed out $4.20
each They clean up from "a to SO per
day at present while opening up an old
drain to get to better ground. The
creek is very dry and it enables them
to reach bedrock. which could not be
touched heretofore.
Mr.. S. w. Gleason bought two claims
from MIR. Boblet. one placer claim and
one quartz claim. and will commence
work on them in a short time. They
are now exploiting the ground with
view of ascertaining the best place 20
do their permanent work.
Mr.. Ensign, lower down. is pannirg
out from So to s. per day, working
ground high up Oh the hillside on tie
east side of the creek. With favorable
conditions good money could be made
here, as the gravel is all good as far as
development has gone.
At the Lynx creek crossing of the Me-
Cabe road McLullen brothers are de-
veloping and prospecting a group Of
claims purchased by them a few da-s
ago. -Four men are now at work and
more will be put on as soon as they
can make the necessary preparations.
Arizona republican., 1902-07-22

Years had elapsed since I saw the
house with the seven gables supposed
to be the one Which inspired Haw-
thorne's immortal story, and being in
its vicinity recently, 1 went to see it
again." says a writer in 1.-The Boston
Herald" But wish hadn't, for that
venerable domicile has been touched
with the canker of modern improve
ment. Electric lights, a furnace, and
bathroom and kitchen boilers serve to
render the old time home of Salem's
matchmaker comfortable but an aw-
full paradox in the opinion of the anti
quarian, not to say romancer. wonder
what Hawthorne would say to the
changes there. If this is really the IA
nous house, one wishes it might have
been preserved as Americas foremost
prose writer described it in that classic,
and as Miss Ingersoll left it when
she departed. this life
Arizona republican., 1902-07-22
EASTER SUNDAY MINE
A Bisbee Property That Seems to
Have Future.

The mines owned by the Easter Sun
tracing considerable attention because
CT the rich ore being extracted by those
who are working on a lease, says the
Bisbee Review. These mines were pur-
chased by the company in 1899, Joe
Huber being the originator, and con-
siderable development work was done
about that time, which made good
showing. The ore is gold and of a sill
cious character and it is desirable for
converter lining. For this purpose the
Copper Queen purchased a lot of the
ore recently which gave the present
lessees of the mines good returns.
The owners of the present lease are
Pete Johnson, Walter Smith and Ed
West. They are working six men now.
The lease was taken for eighteen
months, and so far has proved to be a
valuable one. The recent shipment to
the Copper Queen amounted to $4,000
worth of ore. The gold value is also
saved in using it for converter lining.
Messrs. johnson. Smith and West
have secured the old Angus mill, be-
tween the Easter Sunday and Gleeson,
and about eleven miles from the for
mer. and will make a mill run of one
hundred tons. There is perfect
wagon road from the mine to the mill.
The ore is now being taken from a
stCpe: some of it has recently been
taken from an upraise. The deepest
workings is 20 feet from the surface,
where the ledge is more than twenty
six feet wide. The ore is running about
$1,000 per ton. The mines in this group
consist of four claims.
Arizona republican., 1902-07-22
A SUCCESSFUL ANGLER.

HE was a beauty, plump three
pounds and as handsome a fish as ever
came out of Long Island"
Where did you find him?'
IN my own brook"
II thought as much. In these days
one does not catch three pound trout
in Long Island waters unless he owns
d stream or knows somebody else who
does, and will let him in for an hour or
two. 1t is condition of things which
has made an entirely new definition
of the successful angler
Yes? What do you call a successful
angler"
"a successful angler is one who sue
cessfully fishes for an invita- ton to go
fishing in preserved stream
do you call yourself successful"
THAT is for you to say
well, come down next Wednesday.
I guess there is another three FOUNDER
where l got that one."-Forest and
Stream.
Arizona republican., 1902-07-22

trail sections of the country. The coll
lections are made of the commoner
rocks which obtain in a neighborhood.
A typical New York collection owned
by a teacher uptown has in it pieces OF
trap from the Palisades, of dolomite or
Westminster marble, of gneiss from the
vicinity of Central Park, of mica
schist from Harlem, of soapstone from
Staten Island, of greensboro from Ho-
boken, of bog iron ore from Richmond,
peat from Prospect Park, and pudding
stone from the riverside Of upper New
York. In addition there are samples
of the more familiar types of building
material, such as Croton brick, Milwau-
kee brick, Connecticut sandstone, Ohio
limestone, Quincy and Aberdeen gran
lite, Carrara marble, Ohio and New Jer-
sey limestone, New Jersey Divine.
Vermont slate, Pennsylvania slate.
and encaustic tile, Belgian brick, en-
ameled brick. Children enjoy these
collections and learn the names in q
very short time without apparent effort
Nearly all start making their own COL
lections a brief time after they have
mastered the new words and facts.
The finest collections are those which
come from Denver. They contain sam
Piles Of galena, FOOLS gold. peacock
copper, silver and gold ore. plumbago.
rose quartz, red zinc ore malachite.
azurite, and ruby iron. The prettiest
rocks in New York are those found in
the Franklin mines and quarries OF
New Jersey. These are red, white.
yellow, orange. gray. brown. and
black. and contain ores of zinc. chrom-
ium and manganese.-NewY York Even
| ing Post.