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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

the first of these problems will grad ually find solution. It is even thought by some observers that the passage of this bill will pave the way for political reform. the second of Ireland's prob lems. What England desires most of all, loyalty on the part of Erin, is all ready practically assured, because of the adherence to the measure of the Irish members as we'll as of its spon- sors among the party at present in power in England.
 The land problem in Ireland was very tersely stated when William O'Brien said: Where the lands are, there are no people; where the people are, there is no land" The farmers of this country, with their broad acres, will readily understand the situation, at least in part, when it is stated that there is on the average only five acres under the blow for each farmer (so- cal1ed) engaged in raising crops. But there are some farms of really respect
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
WHITE HOUSE IMPRESSIONS.
Visitors Are strncIx by the Re- modelled Structures Simplicity
 M and Dignity.

By the restoration of the east and west terraces the white house now rises from stylobate 46o feet in length, thus greatly enhancing the dignity of the structure. The roofs of these ter races (which are level with the ground on the north) are surrounded with stone balustrades bearing electric lamps. Brilliantly lighted at evening, andadorned with well-trimmed aronre- and bay-trees, they form promenades and places for out-of-door enjoyment during the long months when the Washington climate permits such di- version, writes Charles Moore in "The Restoration of the White House" in Century.
 Now, on the occasions of large re- captions, the guests drive into the grounds by new entrance, opposite the west front of the treasury. Alight- ing at a spacious porte cochere, they enter corridor formed by the east terrace, where are boxes to accommo- date the wraps of 2,5oo guests, the limit of the capacity of the house. En- tering the main building on the garden level, one finds on each side of the broad corridor ample dressing-rooms, which take the place formerly given over to laundry and store-rooms. From the corridor the guests proceed by broad flight of stone stairs, to the main floor of the house, which is entire ly at the service of the guests. The hall, no longer an improvised dressing room, becomes an integral portion of the house, and, instead of being fin- ished as thoroughfare, is treated with the large and simple dignity be- fitting the room which hereafter will command the access to the various state apartments. On entering the white house, the first impression one gets is that it's size has been greatly in creased; there is satisfying air of spaciousness combined with dignity. One is struck with the simplicity of treatment; and yet, on examination, it is discoveredthat ornament we'll sub- l ordinated is a characteristic of the work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
WATERT0WN JOTTINGS
Easter Services Were We'll Attended at Churches Yesterday.

at Churches Yesterday.
 The Easter services in all the churches were well attended. At St Johns church mass was celebrated at 10:45 a. m. Father I4oftus officiating. The following elaborate musical pro- gram was rendered: ''Vidi Aqudm," " Wiegand; "Kyr,e," Leonard; "Gloria, D Ginge; "Credo," Rosewig; "Sanctus," Rosewig; "Agnus Del" Farmers; of fertory, Ave Mania" Bach-Gounod. Charles Stone rendered seveSal violin solos. The solo;sts were Miss Mar garet Dunn, Miss Louise McGowan, Miss Anna .Rodden Miss Mary Shields, Miss Rose Macdonald. Miss Louise Malone, soprano; MeSsrs Flynn. Dunnigan, Sonnet; Miss Louise Malone, organist. st
 Mis- Reeds dancing class will meet again S o-morrow evening.
 DeF> est ccnmandery, U. o. G. C., will hoDuSa memorial service this even ing in memory of two recently de ceased members
 Charles Gee of Woodbury is spend ing few days in town.
 The Taft school baseball team will play their first game Wednesday at o'clock.
 Indications point to a good time at the entertainment and dance of the W. A. 0 this evening.
 The 18th anniversary celebration of Court Merritt Herninway. No AS. F. of A.. which was to have taken place on April 21,, has been deferred until latter.
 The funeral of Richard St George took place yesterday afternoon with interment in Calvary cemetery, Wa terbury
 Tickets for the soldiers' monument entertainment are meeting with a ready sale.
 MT and Mrs c. W. Burns of Bridge port. who have been -viSfting friends in town. returned home this morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
NAUGATU UGk NUGGETS
A Five Year Old Boy Knocked Down
 By Horse Yesterday.

Howard, the 5-year-old son of MT and Mrs H. H Donkersley of Rubber avenue, came near meeting with seri- ous accident yesterday afternoon. The little fellow was in the act of crossing the street near ,otapleton's corner. A carriage occupied by the Misses Elliot Happened along at this time and the little chap was knocked down. For tunately the horse or carriage did not pass over his body, as he would have been crushed to death. He was picked up by Charles Lodge and carried to his home, where he was attended by Dr Riley, who found bad gash on his left leg and a bruise on the head. The little fellow will be all right in a day or two.
 Yesterday, Easter Sunday was an ideal spring day Tn the early morn Ing indications were rain but towards noon the sun came out good and strong. Many people were out enjoying the balmy spring air. There was goodly display of Easter fashions.
 The coupling on the main shaft in the Phoenix shop gringing room broke Saturday morning, causing operations to be suspended in the grinding room. The break was repaire at about 3 o'clock but broke again soon after wards. necessitating shutting down the rest of the day.
 The third annual concert and dance of the old reliable Naugatuck drum corps will be held this evening at Go Iumbus half, Ford's ochestra and Prof Baxter.
 The funeral of Mrs Louise Lattner took place yesterday afternoon at 1:30 from her late home on School street. The interment was in Grove cemetery.
 Miss May Mahon. who attends New Britain normal school, and Miss Winnie Kelly, who attends a similar institu- kfion in Wil1imantic. are spending their Easter vacation with relatives in town.
 The funeral of Richard Ensko took
 ace this afternoon at o'clock. The
 ev W. F. Garth off1cfated The in
 ment was in Hillside cemetery.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Changes Wrought by Age.

Tn the body changes that take place as we grow old, Metchnikoff and other psychologists suppose that an impor- tant part is taken by the phagocytes, or devouring cells. Some years ago it was made to appear that some of these cells are color eaters, and that they whiten the hair by seizing the pigment grains and conveying them into the skin or out of the organism. On fur ther study the theory has been evolved that old age itself is due to phagocytes that destroy the nerve cells. The nerve eating cells have been found in the brains of many old people and old mann -mals, as well as in persons suffering from nervous disease, but in no case have they been known to reach such development-or to have so nearly taken the place of the nerve cells-as in the brain of parroquet that died at the great age of 81, after some years of feebleness and senility
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
OAKVTLLE' HAPPENINGS

MT and Mrs Arthur GaIpin of Bridge port were the guests of Mrs c. A. Smith and family Sunday.
 William Lippke of Beacon Falls spent Sunday in this place.
 On Good Friday some one entered Timothy Kelly's barn and took six dozen eggs. MT Kelly had reserved them for Easter. The bold thief un- locked the barn and entered in broad daylight and stole them.
 James Williams of South Norwalk was in this place Sunday.
 Miss Mabel Carley has gone to her home in Cheshire for visit of two weeks, and will attend the twenty fifth anniversary of her parents before re turning.
 Miss Lucy Barrett spent Easter in New Britain
 Mr and Mrs Frederick Main are spending few days at Cline farm in Flanders. &
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
pERN SMUGGLING TRICKS.
EnEIish Duties Are Productive Of Ing entous schemes to
 Eyade Them.

gae unexpected discharge of vol- aey of cigars from bale of hay which was being landed at Hull is a keminder that smuggling is still far from being lost art. We had rath- or fiattered ourselves that our fixed. tariff was so restricted and so simple that attempted contraband was real is not worth the candle, more espe- cially in view of the alertness of the modern custom house officer. The statistics, however, tell another story. Of late parliament has seen fit to add to the number of dutiable arr ticles. and the result has been an Immediate and considerable increase sn smuggling, reports the London Telegraph.
 In the financial year ended March B1. 1902, there were 4,701 seizures of snauggIed goods, or 543 more than in the previous year, and nearly 1000 more than in 1900. If the seizures form a relatively fixed percentage of the total number of successful and Unsuccessful attempts to defraud the revenue, then business in this par finular line is distinctly looking up again. Something, of course, may be aIttributable to the fact that, in view of the new duties imposed by the finance act of 1901, an addition of mo fewer than 234 officers has been made to the customs staff. The more detectives, doubtless, the more thieves known to the police.
 Tn the few meager phrases in which the commissioners of customs dis miss this, to them, nauseous subject an their annual report, 1t is suggested that saccharin and substances of a like nature of use are partly at the bottom of the increased mischief. No doubt there have been cases in which men have been caught walking of ship with saccharin concealed about their persons. One man, re- gently convicted, found convenient hiding place for saccharin in his trousers, which suggests a weak inn agination, compared with that of the kndividual captured at Dover last year, who was in the habit of cross kng the channel with tobacco and snuff so disposed as to make him ap- pear to be g hunchback. But sac eharin as matter of fact has a very small share in the smuggling of to- day. It Is tobacco, cigars and spirits kvhich, as of old, are the fayorite ar ticles. Out of the 4,7o1 seizures in the last financial year, as many as
 491 concerned these particular koods. So the Hull case, although in-
 eresting, except in the sense that it shows that there is nothing new un- der the sun in this matter of contra band dodges. Hull, by the way, has some reputation for this sort of 1hing. Tn the year 1885, the crown eecovered against Leeds tobacconist the sum of E 1,986 as penalties for smuggling. The tobacco in question was landed at Hull in collins and in hollow pieces of timber. Doubtless for awhile the customs officers prod. ded all coffins and sounded all tim Der, just as they will now stick a piEchfork into every bale of hay. But eventually the suspected article be. comes the safest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

glanced rather impertinently at the seated men, but no one offered to get up. At last a 1aborer, who had been indulging in something stronger than the cold tea in his dinner pail, got up, and with a rather showy wave of his calloused hand motioned the lady to his seat. Casting whitening glance at the well-dressed men in the seats, she said to the laborer:
 "Thank you, sir. I am glad to see that there is one perfect gentleman, in the car"
 A smile played across the corrugat- ed features of the natures nobleman as he touched his forelock and re. piled:
 "Betcher loife Oi'm a iintleman, lady. But divil a sate ye'd hev had eff Oi wasn't goin' to git off at the nixt station beyant."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
A PERFECT GENTLEMAN.
He Did a Graceful Thing and Then Explained Reason of His Unex-
 pected POIiteness.

We are all familiar with the mild crank who devotes his time searching for that queer specimen of the genus homo known as natures nobleman. If he could have been passenger in an elevated train the other morning he would have encountered his rara avis, says the New York Press, and at the same time have received a back-hand blow that would have knocked his theories into cooked hat.
 The train was very crowded, and when stylishly dressed woman en- tered there was no vacant seat. She
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
(z.&ffinE in PranAinn

Harry-Clara, dearest, you are the only woman ever really and truly loved.
 Clara Dearest-You said that very same thing only last week to May Blos- som. She told me so herself.
 "True, but that was only dress re- hearsal. Thisis the first performance" Stray Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
surgeon Uses Cinematogrann

An interesting feature of the inter- national medical congress to be held this year in Madrid will be lecture bv Dr. Doyen, the famous Paris surgeon, on the progress of French surgery. The lecture will be illustrated by series of cinematograph pictures of rare and delicate operations performed by Dr. Doyen in his private hospital, near the Bois ds Res4agns.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
HIGHER EDUCATION.
Nm Missouri 1t Consists of Making
 Girl Students Black Boots and Climb Trees.

To qualify themselves for member ship in an exclusive college fraternity, girl students of Missouri university, Columbia, Mo-, are required to stop pedestrians on the street and insist on backing their shoes.
 An edict just issued by the Owls, 8 secret society composed of varsity girls, makes this requirement., and sev- eral members have gone through the ordeal.
 The candidates for initia ton are obliged to do other things of like na- ture that are even more extra ordinary. At certain times they are required to wear some portion of their apparel hind part before. A recently initiated "Owl" created a sensation by appear ing with her hat, boa and huff worn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

pie to secure in Irelapd. The first de- sideratum, first because so closely all lied to the ebread-and-butter pro blem, is beneficial'change in the manner of holding land. The second demand IS for an effective voice of the Irish peo- pie in the government of themselves. The additional problem for Great Brit ain is to secure loyalty on the part of the Irish to the British government.
 By means of the Irish land bill re- gently introduced in parliament by George Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, it is confidently expected that
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Four Kinds of Lutheran.,

It is stated that in the historic vil- lage of Hermannsburg, in Germany, there are four kinds of independent Lutheran churches, each of which re- fuses to recognize the other or to prac- tice altar and pulpit Fellowship Chi cago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Not the Same.

.Corne along" said Mir. Nupop, fresh from his interview with the ianitor, well have to look at flats elsewhere"
 sBut why can't we take this ?" de manded Mrs. Nupop. "It's like heav- en here, and--''
 eNot much, it isn't, and that's the trouble. They take children in heav- en- Philadelphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Hlghest Climbing.

The highest point to which man has eyer climbed is 2a,oso feet, to the sum- nit of the Andean peak Acoucagua. The feat was accomplished by two men sent out by the Royal Geographical so- eiety.-N. r. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
More
 w Waterbury Proof.

Carter, Elm says: "I subject kidney rheumatism Sometimes
 
 my body crazy. Kidney Pills Lakes drug greatly relieved This hesitation recommending Doans Kidney Pills"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
inspection of Food A,nimaI.

The post-mortem inspection of food animals by the government in 1902 naanbered 3s,9o3, ,625, and 61,9s0 car, eassses were condemned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

Doan's Kidney Pills are for Sale at drug stores, or will be sent by mail on receipt of price, soc.
 Foster=Milburn Co, Sole Agents, Buffalo, N. Y.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
LAND QUESTION IN OLD IRELAND

WO things has Ireland de- manded for many centuries.
 These same two things, with a third, has it been the
 desire of the most far sighted of the English peo-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13
Good for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
Good for the Week---Bargains in Grocery Dep't

rith i ID new crop Tea any flavor. so yith 1 ID Gold Medal Coffee. .S5
 ,ith 1 lb Baking Powder. .....45 ,ith lb good Tea ...............50 yith one box Cocoa. ...............25 ,ith 1 bottle Extract .....-... 10 E yith 1 bottle Worcestershire Sauce 12 rith 3 lbs Milk Crackers. ........25
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-13

Free, $6 worth Of green trading stamps W Free, 50 worth of green trading stamps vi Free, S5 worth of green trading stamps w Free, $4 worth of green trading stamps W Free, $1 worth of green trading stamps w Free, $1 worth of green trading stamps wi Free, $1 worth of green trading stamps W. Free, $1 worth of green trading stamps w
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19
TO TEST THEIR STRENGTH

IL is understood that local mem
bers of the Virginia Anti-Saloon
League will start a petition to Judge
Cummings in few days in which
they will seek him Co order a local
election In which they propose 20
abolish the saloons. The petitions
are being prepared and as soon as
the required number Of names are
secured they will be presented 90 the
court IL has now been over six years
since Abingdon voted the saloon ia
by very small majority. It is now
thought with the radiance Of thos,
DISTINGUISHED that the temperate,
people viii have but little trouble IL
carrying their point.-ijngd0n Fir-
qiHiaa.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19
COAL FACTS.

Eighty per cent Of the coal mined
in Virginia is mined in Wise County.
More coke ovens are being built in
Wise County than any other county
in the State.
There is no superior coke to that
made in WISE County. The coal is
freer from sulphur than the Alabama
Goals snd the coke is stronger
Black Mountain. in Wise County.
contains more workable seams Of coal
than found anywhere in the Unitcd
States.
The coking industry is increasing
faster in Wise County than any
other county in the world,
Jas. L. Minor. who has built most
OF the coke ovens in this connty,
builds the best ovens known His
brick stand both the heat and the
water and do not scale.
The biproduet oven is the coming
oven II saves thousands Of dollars
in gas and tar products that are
wasted in the old beehive ovens.
Stonega Coke and Coal Company
own the cream Of the cokiug Goals o.
Wise Comfy and are developing il
on e sure aud conservative plan.
Big Stone Gap Is the headquarter'
for this whole coking field and vii
some day reap some Of the benefit
when We get better railroad faciiitie
and arrangements made for tn
miners and laborers to trade with on
merchants
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19

Hon. T.. NJ. Fulton was ia town
Monday. returning from profess
sionsl trip to Cincinnati aud Chi
cago. Judge Fulton has never been
an aspirant for any Office, being con-
tent to devote an his time to his pro-
fession IN which he shines as one Of
the brainiest and most successful
lawyers in the State
Some day We hope 70 see the
Judge on she Supreme Bench, and
we very much doubt If there is an
other Office in the State that he
would accept. lie would make an
ideal Judge. and reflect honor upor
that most august tribunal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19
NOT FOOT--BUT SHOE.

Every woman wants her shoes to look we'll,
SO that she need not be ashamed to show her
feet. 1t is the shoe that decides beauty notthe
foot. If Wonnan's shoes look well her feet
will look well, but the handsome foot counts
for nothing in an unshapey shoe.
Now the great advantage of a QUEEN
QUALITY Shoe is that you have choice
from so many styles, shapes and sizes. that il
is just like ordering your shoes custom
made. You get not only every shape but
every size in every shape; you get not only
every style but every style for every occasion
And all these styles originate on "QUEEN
QUALITY Shoes; other makers simply copy
them as closely as they can be initiated. Doni
forget this when you buy your next pair o.
Ishoes.
Boots $500, Oxfords $3.50.
Of course you know about that $4,000 prize
loffer.
J. M. Willis & Co.
Phone Is.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19

We aaieresard sh4s Mr. w. J. Kir'
BY. formerly ofthis place. but ~ho re-
Gently moved 70 Roanoke. where Ne
has since been running on the = A
w As engineer, me. with an accident
on tee 7th inst. ia which his foot
was osdiy mashed aud back sprsined.
On the night Of the 7th near oskvsls,
w. Va, his engine ran into a lsnd
slide. overturned and rolled down an
embsnkment almost into the East
River with Dir Kirby on il ali the
while. He considers himself FORUM
ate 10 have escaped with ais life.
Besides mashed loot and sprained
back he vas not otherwise Injured.
and viii soon. We understand. be
able 10 resume bis work again. His
many friends in Big Stoae Gap will
regret to hear OF his accident and
hope be will soon be restored TO hi.
usual activity.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-19

L. j. Prescott. auditor Of the Sto-
mega Coke and Coal Company. spent
few days last week in Cincinnati
on business.
r. p. Willis installed large re-
frigerator in his meat shop last week.
and says he expects 10 be able to
handle meat in hne shape the coming
summer.
Come out TO prayer meeting at
Trinity Church tonight at half past
seven o'clock.
The Epworth League Of Trinity
Methodist Church will hold its regu-
lar weekly meeting - the Church
Friday 1880 p NJ.
The Singer Manufacturing Com.
pany has moved their goods into their
new store on East Fifth Street near
Buckley Brothers store.
J. L. Mccormick has purchased
the Evans residence near the Baptist
Church aud w. B. Nickels has pur-
chased the property where Mr.. Me
Cormick lives.
Princess Flats. the old site ct Nor
ton. are being cleared and beautiied
/ Tor park by the united arrange
mcnts ct the railroad companies and
the town council
Ia is now pretty we'll settled that
the Virginia and Ketucky Railroad
will te extended TO Norton This is
a thing TO be devoutly hoped for
Wise Nocs.
Congressman Slemp aud son. G..
I b. slcmp. and daughter. Miss JANE
Slcmp. returned last Thursday from
/ Washington. where CO... Slemp spent
several days on official business.
The Virgins Conference, ". +
Church, will convene at Eagle Rock
] on the James River. on the 18th Of
} this month. Bishop Warren, Of Den.
yer, Colo. will preside.
W. II Greber, Of Middlesboro. has
accer ted a position with the Stonegs
Coke and Coal Company at thif
place, and is connected with the rail
road department.
Head. Sloan L Taylor buy sasl
and doors by the carload and ar
prepared 60 give you special price
on them. Call and see them.
I /. Kaufman, proprietor Of ia
New York Bargain House At thi
place and Norton, is in New York
+, having gone there some time sgo {
, have an operation performed for live
trouble We understand that he
in a critical condition.
Il The many friends Of Robert
Alsover will be glad to learn that h
has recovered from his long spell ,
fever, ami has returned from the no.
" pital to the Gap and will, in a shoi
time, be able to resume his duti,
a with she Stonega Coke and Cot
d Company
Mr.. Stair, clerk in the drug stoi
4 at this place. is in Richmond th
is week on business. Dnring his al
sence his place in the drug store
- being filed by Mr.. j. L. William
n Of Bristol.