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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

fingers, as his parents will not permit him to go to final test, but he never has shown the least inclination to weaken and has not once indicated that he wanted to be taken down.
 A feat performed by him not long ago was hanging from the tailboard of wagon while tEe horses moved at brisk trot. He swung back and forth perfectly contented and apparently feeling that he was in no danger of falling. Johnny also can turn somersaults with perfect ease. He can stand on his hands while his father takes hold of his heels and can walk along that way for. short distance, displaying remarkable strength in his hands and wrists.
 The baby goes through regular course of athletic training, with his father as trainer. Every morning he takes his exercise, going through the test with wonderful enthusiasm. The boy began to exhibit unusal strength when he was three months old, and since that time his muscles have grad. ually developed until he is a wonder.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
NAUGATUGk NUGGETS
Young Men Go to Gem Opera House to
 Make Trouble.

Make Trouble.
 NCircumstantiaI Evidence" played to very small audience at the opera house last night. The. house was enough to discourage any company and the first two acts of the play last eyen- ing were rather slow, put the last two acts were alone worth the price of ad- Enission There was a crowd of hood lums present last evening that evident ly came there to make trouble, and they certainly succeeded.
 Tomorrow will be Christmas day. There will be services in all of the churches and all business will be dis pensed with. The rubber factories and wooden mill will close tonight for three days, while the Naugatuck mal- leable iron company's plant will shut down for one day only. -.-s..-
 Mir and Mrs R. H. Page of Union City left this afternoon for New Ha- ven. where they will spend the Christ mas holidays with relatives ill that city. 4 -..s>.-~. s--.. ......- Louis Chevalier, and John Clifford, students at Tufts college, are home for the Christmas holidays. -.-<-.'
 Thomas Sheehan, who has been so- journing in West Orange, x. J., for the benefit of his health, has returned home
 The Theta Sigma dance will be held at Pythian hall Friday evening.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
CHEMISTRY IN BUSINESS.
Exports Are Employed for the Pro- tection of Concerns. Against
 HFakes. and Manifestations.

A chemist renders very valuable service to a railroad company-and Incidentally to the travelling public Iby protecting his company against poor grades of steel in boilers and rails, and poor iron in wheels. Upon his analysis will depend the selection Of water for boiler purposes, and coal flor engines and blacksmith shops. Paints and oils are submitted to him. for the purpose of detecting any. ladulteration, while babbitt metal and brass will be accepted or rejected ac- icording to his analysis. In short, the public little appreciates the scientific care taken for its safety, and knows little of the varied duties of the chemist of great railroad company. In like manner, the work of a chemist in any great commercial industry could be shown to be equally yalua ble and necessary, writes Howard C. Parmelee, in Success.
 It might be interesting, at this point, to add few of the numerous flakes and adulterations which the chemist exposes. Alcoholic. liquors f afe found masquerading under all < SOEDS or names. A SO0b COuSuItSI
 at z5 cents pound may prove to be common salt, worth. perhaps, two cents and ..pure 1amp-black paint l,has been found to be two-thirds brick dust. A clutter compound" guaran- anteer to double the output of butter. turns out to be a worthless digestive ferment-and freezing compounds or "ice mixtures are unsatisfactory ; and expensive experiments which chemists will advise the unwary to !. turn away from. Anthony sulphide ibonght in the open market has been found to consist mainly of charcoal and in the endless list of food prod .ucts the chemist may find a fruitful field to work in, for there it is that
 adufteration runs riot. These in-
 s+Ances, together with the analyses
 for poisons, constitute class o1 chemical work in which the spurious l and injurious are detected in spite o1 ! the cleYerness of impostors.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24

The third escaped. Another got away while Peter was putting the cuffs on Vaelinski. Where to put the prisoner bothered the Indian for awhile, but at last he thought of the bear pit. There is an entrance to the pit three by four feet, and with wide-barred gates on each side. Into this the prisoner was pushed, and though he yelled with fear as the bears came trotting toward him, it did no good. By putting their feet through the grating the bears could come within an inch of touching their visitor, and they made things inter esting for him for several hours.
 After an investigation next morn ing vaelinsH was released, it being found that he and the man with him had become lost in going from Cuya- hoga Falls to Kent.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
pICKPocKETS LIKE FAT MEN
Ldght-Fingered Expert Tells Why Ills Kind Prefer Them to Thin
 Subjects to Work On.

Fat men of easy temperament are the favorite prey of the professional pickpockets, according to no less an au- his day served time in many prisons in the process of learning to let thin, nervous individuals alone when plying his Iawless trade, says the Chicago Tribune.
 Like all good dips" this particular pickpocket was q respectable looking fellow, who would pass unnoticed in a crowd. He had Lots of experience and knew his business thoroughly. His reasons, as given by himself, were these:
 Experience has taught me that nervousness and fidgetiveness are usual characteristics of thin people when in a crowd. Therefore, they are more apt to turn suddenly around, and take quicker notice of any push or jostling g they may receive. I have invariably found that such people are constantly on the alert, so that they are not so easily got at as more corpulent and consequently easier going people. II is a deuced sight more difficult to take anything from them without detection than it is from the individuals of more extended corPorosity, who fall into passive attitudes and reveries that render them quite unconscious of the sly, stealthy hand of the pickpocket,
 This theory is known to all expert police and they govern themselves ir acoruance with the rule to always watch the fat ones when looking for 8 sdin G
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
Curious Surgical Case.

The popular belief that a man who receives wound from a bullet in the heart is bound to die therefrom almost instantaneo ously is now seen to be un- founded, for at the last meeting of the French Academy of Medicine Dr. Pey- rat told of man who was restored to health after his heart had been pierced by ball from revolver. The wound ed man, he said, was placed in hos pital in Paris, and Br. Launay, noted surgeon, operated on him there with great success. According to Dr. Peyrat this is the only case of the kind on record. True, statistics recently com piled by Dr. Dentu show that out of every hundred persons who receive wounds in the heart from swords CT daggers from 30 to 42 are cured, but, though medical books have been care fully searched, no record has been found in them of 8 man who has been rescued from death after his heart had been perforated by q ball.-N. Y, Times.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
UNCOMFORTABLE CELL.
Indian PoIiceman at an Ohio summ CT Resort Puts His Prisoner i'm
 a Bear Pit.

All night in the bear pit at Silver Lake and handcuffed, while two bears poked their noses through the wide bars of the grating at him, was the trying experience of Johann VaelinsIi, of Kent, o.
 Pete Bey, ful1-blood Indian, who recently came from Canada, is doing special police duty at the Silver Lake resort, and his opinion of the laws majesty is very elevated. When he found Vaelinski and two other men nosing around the cottages inside the grounds late at night, he gave a whoop, and caught two of the fel- lows before they could start to run.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
0AkVILLE HAPPENINGS

Natalie Smith is suffering from being poisoned by ivy, which she had the mis- fortune to handle while gathering ever green in the woods.
 Miss Mabel Carley will spend Christ mas at her home i'll Cheshire.
 NR@s will be celebrated in St Mary Ma ~ lene's church at S:30 a. m. on Christmas day.
 William Warner has found out where his valuable rcd Irish setter dog is and if it is not returned he will make trou- ble for the parties who have it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
REGULAR BABY SAMSON.
Nine Months ola Boy Performs Truly Wonderful Feats of Endurance
 ana strength.

A .nine-months-o1 boy living in Somerville, Mass, has developed into regular Sandow. He has a name as substantial as his strength. He has been christened John Driscoll Sweeney, and Johnny" has pair 2. arms attached to 3o-pound body that are marvellous. His strength is extraordinary. He can hang from the top of door, trapeze, mantel-in fact anything on which he can obtain a grip with his tiny hands. It is not known how long he can hang by his
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
New Suit for Every Day.

The greatest dandy in the world is Prince Albert of Thurn, Germany. This fastidious young man attires him self in a new suit of clothes every day enough yearly to keep 20 experi- enced workmen going, and to run up a bill of $15,O0o. Each suit of wearing apparel is highly perfumed with altar of roses, at $25 an ounce. He wears 1000 neckties during a year, being an average of three every day. His cast, of boots number 200 pairs a year.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
No state Fla~.

The state of Missouri has no state flag. ssIt has a great seal" says one of the states papers, land a coat of arms, with two bears upon it, and q splendid Latin motto, But there is no state hagp
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
s,~t,,m tn England and wales.

There were 927, ,O52, births registered fn England and Wales during 1901. These figures are equivalent to a birth rate of 2s.7 per cent. in .o0o per sons living. which is the lowest on rec crd.ZAIbany Argus.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
corsets for Frenehmen.

During a trial in Paris between the mariners of corset firm the defense revealed that one of the branches of their manufacture were nen's cor sets. The judge having demanded an exclamation, it was shown that more than 1s.ooo corsets were made yearly for Frenchmen and 5000 were shipped to England. principally for army officers. German officers also created quite a demand till rival Berlin firm offered cheaper article. n d cry Induatry Tn ssylHxerIanii.
 H;ftx thousand people are em- gfoved in switzerland in the nnapsA. Sacture of emhroideries.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
'AAS MADE A CONFESSION.
william Strother Confesses to the
Murder of A. Dean Cooper
at S (. Louis.
BROKE DOWN UNDER SWEATING PROCESS
TITLE by Little chief Of Detectives
wormed Admissions out of the
cuiprit untII lie Finally Com
fsssed thnt lie struck the blow
that Caused Cboper's Death.

st. Louis. Jan. 26.-wnliam stroth-
Or, the negro batbhousc attendant,
has confessed that he murdered his
employer. A. Dean Cooper, Wcdncs-
day night. lie said he committed the
deed In drunken passion.
The confession was made TO Chief
Of Police Desmond. Saturday morn.
Ing. after two hours questioning.
IL became evident shortly after
eight o'clock. when the chief renewed
his in1uisition, begun Friday morn.
Ing, that strothcr was upon the point
Of breaking down.
At ten o'clock, the hour for the
eoroncr's iGqucst to open, strother
made the dnnl admission which com.
plctes the chain aud shows him TO DO
the murderer.
He said that he took the hammer
In one hnnd. lifted II high in the air
hhd Drought ~ down on the head of
Mr.. Cooper, who was asleep on the
cot.
u don't know why ! done it, said
Strothcr. II guess ! must have been
drunk aud mad"
The confession WINS made To Chiefs
kicly and Desmond and n police
stcnogrnphcr. The stcnographcr
was ordered 10 transcribc the com.
plctc cross-cXnminntion. STROLLER
snid he would sign the record.
Later Chief Desmond said he would
Immediately send Strothcr to the
eoroner's Office. strother had said
he would repeat his confession to the
coroncr's jury.
DIR. Booghcr. assigned by the cor.
oner to conduct the inquest. when
informed Of strothcr's confession.
stated that the inquest would pro.
coed ns originally planned and that
Strothcr's confession would be heard
at the end Of the inquiry.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
RELEASE OF MISS STONE.
The L"ng-iiop"d-For Event Vow
Hourly Expected nt
Djnmnin.

Djamaln, lioumnnlu. Jan. a7.-1le
release of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and
Nine. Tsilka Is now expected hourly.
~ the request Of the American q
tiators, the government has granted
the former entire freedom to cross
and rccross the frontier. 50 us TO
facilitate the liberation of the onp-
tives. \. ~ Gnriulo, first dragomnn
Of the United States legation at Com
sinntinoplc; DIR. House and W. W.
Feet, treasurer of the American mis-
sion NJ ConHtantinoplc, have under
taken To hand over the ransom and
receive the captiyes. They have me-
ccpted all risks and. by special re-
quest, are no longer accompanied 10y
an escort of soldiers.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
FATALITIES IN ALASKA.
"r's' 81 Crime aud Casualty News
brought From Ain-Ln %, the
steamer .NiLi.

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 2G.-Two as-
saults by robbers, three accidental
deaths, the passing of a prominent
Dawson resident and three people ia
tally Injured by other means, Is the
list Of fatalities reported from Alas.
Ia by the steamer Alki. james Muir.
ply, OF Wrangal. fell over a clir on
Traders island aud plunged to his
death 100 feet down n rocky chasm.
Charles Nelson was killed In a
mine on Chicago hill, Dawson. De.
ccmbcr 90.
Andrew Forsburg was killed In the
Mexican mine on Douglas island ON
January u, and Harry Gilbert was se.
riously injured NJ tho same mine on
January o..
Joseph lichcrmnn fen from the
railroad tracks, near Douglas, on the
night of January r., aud was serious.
~ aud perhaps fatally injured.
Eva Williams was assaulted In n
Dawson saloon. IN the night ~ Janu-
AIRY II 10y n man known rs Harry
Forbes and probably fatally injured.
i. y. Snttcy aud james Plnnctti
were assaulted and robbed, ON Douglas
island, on January II, and received
serious injuries,
W. A. Spcnkc, n leading citi,cn Of
Dawson, died Mt st. Mary's hospital NJ
that place.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
THANK OFFERING FUND.
sirt,-FiNe sundn, -schoois Meet In
Carnegie Hail aud Contribute
Their Mites.

New York, Jan. a7.-Childrcn from
% snndny-sehools Of this city assem-.
bicd in Carnegie hall, yesterday, com.
pletcly filling the great auditorium.
Tho meeting was in the interests OF
the Twentieth Century Thank oncr-
Ing fund. Bishop Andrews made an
address, Addresses were also mad,
by several Methodist Episcopal cler-
gymen. OF the $1,000, 900 fund which
Is to be raised, 100000 has been ta-
ken in or pledged. At yesterdays
meeting n large sam was raised, the
largest subscription, $1,000. coming
from fremont Sunday.school, whit.
there was one individual subscription
Of 81 1000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
KNIGHTS OF MACCABEEs.
Suit AGAINST the Port Huron snvings
Hank :r""inE gu, OF q. ID.
T~hompson's DcfnIcntion.

Fo"t Huron, Mich, Jan. 26.-Suit
has been begun by the supreme tent
OF the knights of the Maccabces.
against the Port Huron savings banl,
to o judgment in the sum of
100000. The actual amount which
the plaintiffs seek to IL but
$4,000. This rction is the result Of
the recent troubles precipitated upon
the supreme tent by &. ID. Thomp-
son, the self-confcsscd dcfaultening
bnancc keeper of the order.
Thompson was also teller of the
Port Huron savings bank, and the
suit Is an o%utgrowth of alleged
manipulation of the funds Of the or
der through the bank.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Recent Deashs.

William Il. Sampson, of Mountain
Grove, a relative of Admiral Sampsun,
and a nephew of Hon. Frank Snmp-
son, Of Sedalia, ut church. being
stricken with brain paralysis. lie was
one time n foreman in the baltimore
industrial institute. lie was SO years
old. and leaves u widow and three
children.
s. l.. Kerr, Of Fair Play. aged CT.
He had lived in Cedar county for az
yenrs, during which time he Ind
served the county as county Judge
one term and collector one -.rm. lie
had been engaged in the mercantile
business for many years.
Andrew J. Matthias, n prominent
merchant Of Callao. and for many
years a steward in the NJ. T.. Church,
south. aged 90.
Mrs. Caroline Lacks, at Poplar
Bluff. aged 81.
Judge George j. Vim, ut Burton.
Mrs. Matilda Black. az Cape Girar-
deau. aged 81.
Michael S~hcchan. oldest resident Of
Kansas City. aged 1903.
A. Il. Ingrahum, at Springfield, aged
70.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
TO REDUCE THE WAR TAXES.
Hearing to ,br Ten Intrr-
ssis, Fro md con.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Thc ways and
means committee yesterday tempo
rarily laid aside the subject Of Cuban
reciprocity and entered upon the
question uf reducing the war revenue
taxes. During the morning the tea
interests were heard ON the PROPOSE
ton to take OH the tuN of ten cents
Il pound ON tea, imposed 10y the Span
ish war revenue act. Yesterday af-
tcrnoon was set aside for the beer
interests.
The tea interests were numerously
represented. Some Of those present
opposed the proposed change. and
Chairman PAYNE divided the time NO
that both sides might he heard. Al
bert =. Sloan. Of New York, prcsi-
dent Of the National Tea Duty Repeal
association, mndc the opening state
mcnt. lie summed up the appeal for
reduction ns follows
"First-hc duty N an excessive
hardship upon the four classes of
people acknowledgements. retailer,
Wholesale grocer aud tea importer.
"sccond-Ihc duty Is iniuring per.
mnncnily the quality ~ tea sold and
consumed.
Third The poorer classes pay the
tax In full, and the better GLASSES nre
gradually being deprived Of the best
tea.
"Fourih-As the tea duty is n war
tax, II should he removed now that
the war Is over and there Is a surplus
In the treasury.
"Fifth-As the country Is already
taxed upon the principle Of protec-
tion' II should not be doubly taxed on
an article which demands no protec-
ton"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
Wreck Caused by Dense Fog.

Houston. Tex, Jan. a7.-In u rear.
end collision between two sections OF
a stock train ut three o'clock ycster-
day morning nca Keller, IS miles
north of Fort Worth, W. 4. stillwell
was instantly killed and his body
burned in the wreck, and j, d, Adj
kins was fatally injured. They were
In the caboosc of the first section.
which was wrecked and burned. The
man and the injured man lived
ut Rosebud, and were the owners of
stock they were taking TO the
81. Louis market. The wreck was
'swed by n dense fog.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
DISTINGUISHED MIssoURIANs.
rbcy visit Kentucky for the Pur.
pose Of Booning the Louis'-
ana Purchase Expedition


Louisville. KY. Jan. asa party OF
distinguished Missourians, many Of
whom formerly resided in kentucky,
o-rr,yod 4, ,bis ci,v. N,u,loy. en- route
- -, -. ,h., ,y,,, me-
-, ay.r,,Iy an
n'ori"''>e '"o e'"' ...
make an Appropriation ior" s"
exhibit for the Louisiana r"rchose
exposition In 1908.
The Missourians were met at the
union depot by q committee com.
posed ~ mcmbers of the Commercial
ai,h ond "a. hoard nj ,rnd.. who es.
- .,a.. a. IT. h,,.t aud late,
.o'' " a..
70 .ne rcnuc.n.S .,"'
'"innoi WuS w ..
~. n'gn, P"u' ,''p' ~
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31

On Saturday. January IS, II young
n visited the newspaper Offices in
st. Louis, and offered for publication
q statement that ST. Louis would be
visited by earthquakes on Friday.
January 70. and Friday. january 81.
lie said that God had told him so.
The newspapers refused the state
mcnt, regarding him MS n sort OF
harmless crack. The young man then
inserted the following advertisement
In the Sunday papers. under the head
OF personal: "Ncxt Friday and Fri.
day following there will be earth
qualtcs all over the world" The nd
'~criisemcut WIS signed Dyer. At4:l7
n. M, Friday, january ~. the entire
city was shaken by nu earthquake.
The shock was felt in Illinois and in
many parts 81 Missouri.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
Added 10 tn. Overdue List,

San Francisco. Jan. 2s.-Seyeral
vessels were added 10 the overdue
list Mt the Merchants exchange yes
terday. The French bark Oliver dc
.hison, 40 days out from Cayenne,
bound for san Francisco, is quoted
AT ten per cent; the French bark Les
A~delphes, from Madagascar for Port
land, Ore, l0i days out, IL listed at
10 per cent; the French bark Ernest
Legouve, li6 days out from Mauriti-
u.s. for Oregon, is also quoted AZ 10
per cent. reinsurance. The Alice Me-
Donald has been raised to 20 per
cent.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
whipped D., n NfoI,.

c. l. Hucklcbcrry. n photographer
OF Odessa, and his mother. were
whipped by n mob with ~rawhides. the
other night. The whipping wa nd.
nlinistercd ny punishment for the
way they treated IIucklcbcrry's wife.
Several %wcll.known women begged to
be allowed to use the whip on Mrs.
Hucklcbcrry. but they were dissuad-
cd from doing so by the men.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
-Four buildings Durn.

Fire nj knobnostcr destroyed four
brick buildings and their contcn-s.
The fire originated Ia the dry goods
store Of Mctts Bros. and burned
rapidly. The Foster hardware store
Gillum grocery and the link build.
ing were destroyed. The total Lose
Is estimated at $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
Methodist, rhman,hro.ic Hospital.

Richmond, Ind, Jan. 3G.-Thc Meth.
odists of Indiana, it is announced.
have undertaken the erection of n
large philanthropic hospital to be H.
Gated at the state capital. The cost
is to be 100000, and the endowment
$500, 900.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
The water Was Too Cold.

John ilammcrland, Of ST. Louis,
jumped into the Mississippi river with
the intention Of drowning himself.
The water was too cold To die cons
for'nbly' however, and lIammerland
swan to shore.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31

Elmer Moore, aged 90. was accident.
ally shot and killed on Grand river,
near Lock Springs, Dnyicss county. 10y
his brother. Eugene, aged 20. They
were hunting aud became separated
and u shot intended for n rabbit
wrought the fatal work.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31

Washington, Jan. 25.-Skctches Of
the new Philippine coins, as proposed
by the Philippine commission, were
shown 20 the members of the house
insular committee, yesterday, W III.
rector of the Mint Roberts. They
show a Philippine design with a ma.
tive head and wording en- one side,
while the side shows an
American emblem and the wording
in English.
Mr.. Roberts was heard concerning
the needs Of a revision of the Phil.
ippine currency as proposed in the
Lodge and Cooper bills.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
Train Crew Rescued Family.

The family Of Norman ChaTcc, of
Marshall, would have been burned
alive but for the work Of II freight
train crew, who stopped the train,
ran to the house aud Rescued tho
sleeping inmates. The house aud con-
tents we're burned.