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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
THE POTTER CASE

Schenectady, N. r., Feb -Shafer x Barry, the firm employing William Potter, the militiaman, in whose action Supreme Justice Howard has rendered a decision adverse to him., refuses to discharge him. and the strike of the Painters union against this firm is still on with no prospect of settlement. The case will be taken to the court of ap- peals by former Justice Judson s. Lan- don, the attorney employed by the Citi- zens' association, which is backing Pot ter
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
pr. Brook. Gets Comet Medal

GENEVA, N. Y. Feb. 17.-Dr Will liam R. Brooks, director of Smith ob- servatory and professor of astronomy in Hobart college, has been awarded the comet medal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for the discovery of his twenty third comet. This is the seventh medal awarded to Dr. Brooks for his cometary discoveries by this society. He also has the honor of hold ing the first medal ever bestowed by the society.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
Pra.,aent stiIl For c.u,,,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-President Roosevelt has expressed to those sena- tors who have called on him the hope that the senate would confirm the nom- ination of Dr. D. H. Crum to be col lector of the port of Charleston, s. c. The president has no intention of with drawing the nomination and desires that thc senate take definite action on if.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
FORMAL NOTICE RECEIVED

Washington, Feb IT, The navy de. partment to-day received formal no tice' of the lifting of the Venezuelan blockade in the following cablegram from Commodore Deal of the Marietta, dated Willemstad: Raised blockade war vessels withdrawn from all blockaded ports.''
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
Eight Killed by Explosion.

FOSTORIA, O., Feb. 17-Eight per sons were killed and four injured by an explosion in the Peter &s Fox Magazine Cane factory. The magazine contained a large supply of high explosives used in the manufacture of caps for maga- zine canes. It will never be known how it happened that some of the explosive let go. There was a terrific report that shook the town, and in moment the entire factory was in flames.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
FIERCE SOUTHERN STORMS.
Reports From Many States Tell oi
 Great Damage and Suffering.

LOUISVILLE, ky, Feb. 17.-Ra;n,
 snow and slect combined in many
 places with high winds are the prevail
 ing conditions throughout the south. Railroad traffic is delayed and in
 many cities the street railway service
 s almost at standstill
 Reports from Tennessee, Arkansas,
 Mississippi, northern Texas, Alabama,
 Georgia and all parts of Kentucky tell of damage done by the blizzard, of
 swollen streams and suffering on the part of man and beast, of traffic of all kinds delayed and in some instances of loss of life
 Tn Louisville, though the snow is snly Al inches deep, the snow has drift Ed so badly that several of the trolley lines have been abandoned, snowploWs proving powerless. ssls2 Tn Memphis, Tenn, the snow and fleet storm is one of the worst in years md interfered to some extent with the operation of trolley cars and the tele- graph and telephone wires. At Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex, the
 snowfall was the heaviest in years, and a general blizzard prevailed through put the southwest. Reports from Chat ianooga, Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn, state that sleet, snow and wind nave crippled the trolley wires and electric light plants.
 Tn Atlanta all day heavy rainfall and high wind prevailed. The same conditions are reported from many DOT lions of Georgia, and the Chattafoo- ehee river is rising rapidly. The rise ln the Alabama river also continues, and considerable damage is anticipated while the streams in the southern part bf Kentucky are out of the banks. The
 Tennessee and Cumberland rivers also are rising. Severe tvfndstorms, attend I'd by loss of life, were reported from South Carolina and Georgia. There has
 been general drop in the tempera- lure throughout the south and south west and intensely cold weather is feared.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
Cold In Nevada.

RENO, New, Feb. 17.-This has been the coldest February in western Ne vada in many years. For the last week the mercury has gone to zero and be- low. The reservoir and supply ditch of the local water company is frozen solid and water to supply Reno is being sluiced down on top of the ice
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
Mitchell In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.--Six thousand people crowded the Auditoriums at the demonstration of the local labor unions in honor of John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers. The great est enthusiasm was shown when MT. Mitchell appeared on the platform, and his speech later in the evening was re- eeived with cheers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
Severe Weather Tn the West.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17.-Re- ports from nearly every section in Wy oming say that the weather is intense ly cold. It has ceased showing. Heavy losses of live stock are predicted. Ad- vices from Santa Fe report tempera- ture of 5 degrees below zero, the cold est for years. All over New Mexico from Socorro north the snow is from two inches to two feet deep.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
MINERS GO ON STRIKE.

Victoria, E. O., Feb 17.-About 800 miners at Nanaimo, employed by the Western Fuel Co of San Francisco, have gone on strike. They ask for a general advance of from 75 to 80 cents a ton, 25 cents per day for using safety lamps and $1 ton more for mining in. the lower level, which runs under the sea.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED.
The Borough of Naugatuck Overrrun
 With Scarlet Fever.

Naugatuck, Feb 17.-On account of the prominence of scarlet fever the board of education announced to-day that all the schools in the borough, except the High school and a few small schools in the outlying districts, will suspend session for one month. There are thirty or more cases of the fever at present. The board of education will meet the warden and burgesses this evening and present a request for more stringent quarantine.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
RadIx Aminte41

Son--Pa, every now and then see something in the papers about the ruling passion;' what is it, anyway?
 Pa l.after cautious glance around the apartment 1-It's a disease your ma is badly afflicted with, my son. -Bos- ton Courier.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
Half : Million For charities.

Half a Million For Charities.
 BERLIN, Feb. 17.-Albert Pfatf, who decorated and furnished most of the great transatlantic liners of the Ham, burg American and North German Lloyd companies, has died. He be- queathed about $5OO,oOO to various Ohoritina
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
PIATT OPPOSED AMENDMENT.

Washington, Feb 17.-Soon after the senate met to-day Senator Hoar of the committee on judiciary reported the Littlefeld antitrust bill as amended. Mr Platt of Connecticut of the com mittee stated that it was no a unam- nous report and that he was opposed to it. Concerning the new features, he said that even if they were within the constitutional authority of con gress they were mischievious and would work great injury to business interests.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
THIRTY -EICHTH DAY OF STRIKE---LlNES TIED UP.
Not By The Strikers However But By The Big Snow SormsnoW Flows And Cars Derailed.Strikers March To Barn In Body And Give Up The Companys Property.
 .-Strikers Issue The Daily Statement

tlemen's sons, etc, etc, though paid 2o cents per hour and (stabling) were un- able to cope with this infant snom storm It is quite evident there IS q lack of experience somewhere.
 .hSnow, snow, and still the buses
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
An Advance For Telegraphers.

An AdvAnce For TeIeErhpheTbs
 HAZLETON, Pa, Feb. 17.-A 10 per cent increase in wages dating from Feb. has been granted the telegraph operators on the Delaware, Susque- hanna and Schuylkill railroad, which handles the output of the Coxe Bros. & Go. and other collieries.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
LABOR BILLS PASSED.

Salem, Ore Feb 1T. The senate has passed three labor bills, one to pro- hibit blacklisting, one to punish decep- tions in securing employees, and third to protect employees in the right to join and not to join labor unions.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
DEATH OF A VETERAN.

Torrington, Feb IT, Edward Dwyer a veteran of the civil war, died at his home in Litchfield this morning. Dur ing the war he held the rank of ser geant of Go D, Connecticut Heavy arr til1ery.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
DIVORCE FOR LAzINEss.
Hoboken Woman Sues and Says Her

HUUUKen Woman sues and Says Her
 Husband Won't Work.
 New York, Feb 17.-Laziness is the plea advanced by Mrs William DingIer of 629 Grand street, Hoboken, in the hsuit which she has begun against her husband for divorce Dingler is a decorator. According to his wife, he has been feigning illness for i've years in order to evade work His favorite illness is, she alleges, painters collie, and she has lost much valuable time giving him footbaths and otherwise at tending him in his feigned distress.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
BRYAN QU|ZZED BY REPORTER
Refused to Say Whether He Would Support Judge Parker.

Be Indorsed--He Does Not Think
 Candidate of the Old School Will Be
 Named to Head the Democratic
 Ticket Next Year.
 New York, Feb 17.-WiIliam J. Bry- an will go from here to Baltimore to- day. In an interview this morning he is quoted as answering the ques- tion:
 What attitude will you take in the event of a candidate of the old school of democracy being named for presi- denty' by saying:
 T will not assume that there can be such a revolution in the party as would place the men who have been against it in control next year.
 "The next platform, in my opinion, will, in every essential particular, re- affirm the principles of the Kansas City platform. l firmly believe it will be along those lines. of course covering the new additional questions that have or may arise. I do not believe the platform of 1900 will be repudiated. '
 If an eastern man is nominated will you support him?"
 It depends on what he thinks. not where he is found.'
 Do you think the nomination of Judge Parker would be satisfactory ?''
 'I prefer not to say anything about Judge Parker noW,'' was the reply.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
sTtRANGLED IN AN IRON POT.
Man Who Tried to |. Out of It Loses
 His Life.

Lynn, Mass, Feb IT, -Suffocated in q pot of grease and the remains of a boiled dinner, Charles Hill, a shoe maker, was found dead on the floor in the house of A. L. Smiledge, rear of S1 Lynnfield streeet, on Sunday morning. The man had evidently ben strangled by the grease and cabbage and aha died struggling to free himself from the kettle. When found his head was covered partly by the iron pot.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17

Cyrus Townsend Brady's latest pro- duction is ''15he Southerners." Keep an eye. out forei
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17

"The Southerners'' is a true story of life in the south and will please yon
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
TIE littls 3chsps
! # Gig. Zdlinski.
u JS 6o % Go IS Go

s,c.x IIE scene was Salt Spray
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
CARE OF MEMS CLOTHES

Mems suits, like womens heavy
skirts, look we'll and retain their shape
for a much longer time il, when not
in use, they are always folded in their
original creases and laid away flat
not hung up in the Ordinary way 1t
really makes an ASTONISHING difference
In the decent duration OF any garment.
Also find it payssto remove promptly.
with benzine or other agents, any
grease or paint spots on woolens. A
coat collar is quickly cleaned it BEN
zine is poured on it and with cloth
rubbed briskly in, and a man is not
happy looking when his coat has q
soiled collar! Besides. these little at
tentions, by prolonging the usefulness
money to buy other things. First I
brush the garment, then wet the grease
spots with benzine and rub with q
cloth the color of the goods, and mend.
il need be. Then / take it to the iron
ing board and proceed to stay with
it: There may be better ways; this
is mine Have q hot iron always;
wiring lintless cloth out Of cold water
and, laying it ON the garment. iron
till dry. (This "freshens' and re-
moves dust, as it goes.) Repeat till
every part of the garment has been
ironed. BY this process alone I have
| made even quite disreputable looking
old pantaloons look new.-B. H, III
| Coed Housekeeping.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
CONCERNING TABLES.

Taken all in all, the square table
with solid centre support and corner
legs that. are strong without ueing
''lumpy" and graceful without orna-
ment, is the best for genera, use. AS
dining room and library furniture
yields far less to the influence OF. fash
ion tAan does that for the drawing
room, 1t should be selected 1or it's rich
woods. its fine construction, it's solid
ity and character. All cheap vulgari-
ties Of ornament should be eschewed,
and especially that which is glued on.
Rough carving is least Objectionable.
though a handsomely grained wood
with no ornament save it's own fine
coloring is far richer. Two fayoritc
woods for heavy dining room ard IL
brary tables are oak and mahogany.
The former is toned in golden. dark
oak, Flemish brown, or cathedral
green. and is seen either in high
sheliac or q wax finish. The favorite
width for library table is thirty
four inches; for the dining table, from
forty-fve to 1ifty-four i'll :Les.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
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Shepherds rie-Cut enough muttoi,
cut four medium sized boiling potatoes
in half inch squares: put them in
baking dish; add half cup OF stock
Or water and half a tablespoon Of but
ter in small pieces, salt and pepper to
season; cover with q potato crust.
the bananas, leaving one strip for
the banana to rest upon; put them in
baking pan and sprinkle heavily with
granulated sugar; put the pan in It
hot oven and bake bananas twenty
minutes or until soft; lift them from
the skins to a hot platter and pour
over orange juice.
Peach Dumplings--Peel and cut
peaches i'll halves. Put them in an
agate stew pan with two cupfuls Of
water and half a cup of sugar; when
beginning TO boil add dumplings made
! with one cupful of flour, two level
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, a little
salt and water enough to make a soft
| dough: drop by spoonfuls into the
peaches; cover the pan and let boil
half an hour.
| Rice Omelet-To one cupful of cold
| boiled rice add one cupful of milk,
one tablespoonful of melted butter,
one teaSpoonful Of salt and a little
pepper; mix these we'll and add to
| the beaten eggs: put q little butter i'll
a frying pan and when hot turn in the
Omelet mixture: let cook slowly: put
in the oveIs for few minutes: when
it is cooked through fold in half, turn
out on hot platter and serve III
once.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
Success in Law.

No lawyer is good for much unless
he has a belligerent nerve; he must be
ready for good fighting when a fight is
required. But in this modern age the
diplomacy Of peace is even more need
full in his equipment. Where he fights
once, he operates for peace twenty
times. His wrangles are in the public
eye, but his peace making, which is the
bulk of his business, is done in his
quiet office behind closed doors. No
other profession demands such
knowledge OF human nature; human
wisdom is even more imperative
need to a lawyer than learning in the
law. No other profession touches Sc
many human chords: none other is
s1ch IN exact expression Of human ne
ture's unpausing advance. - Every
kody's Magazine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19

CLEANING LACE CURTAINS.

Pin sheet on the carpet, then over
the sheet scatter dry Indian meal and
cupful Of meal to one teaspoonful Of
powdered horax Over the sheet pin
a curtain. and over the curtain scat
ter the mixture: then another curtain,
then more mixture, until all the cur
tains are pinned down and all strewn
with the meal and borax Now pull
out all the pins. and roll up in COM
pact roll, so that the sheet shall cover
all. Law this roll away to season for
two or three weeks, then shake out
your curtains.-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
0AY DREAM.

WAY up yonder in the hills
" Fcboss caught the wild birds tr;llss
=, Every night the wind sang low
That strange song We used to know,
when we loitered by the way,
Where the butterflies, SO gay,
Held their revels by the stream,
like mad fairies in dream.
IT'S the song we used to hear
When the tiny brook. so clear.
Laughed and leaped beside the road,
Where SO carelesslyswe strobe.
Gang of bell and Whistles note,
Railway train and ferry boat,
, Bid 1ls rouse ourselves anew.
For The world has work to do.
Wonder If the butterflies
Still delight some ioiterer's eyes.
Wonder if the song yet thrills
Way up yonder in the hills.
Washington Sta.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19

1ndias population is 100000, ,OO0-
one-tfth Of all the people in the world.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19
"A New Note.

"A new
Make up your minds that definite and
settled opinions in Theology. if not within
worthy of intense inquiry. Shake off this
lethargy which allows yon to remain in
eterna; suspense, this indifference which
you call liberalty, Iris apathy you name
candor It needs. doubt not, some finer
and more generous statement to WIN the
ear and heart OF Cnrstendom, but feel
mighty confidence that, the first time now
that Christian theology clears her trumpet
and utters not uncertain note. the v,ice
of Claiming will be the dominant Of the
strain.--Henry w. Bellows.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-11-19

That is how Zalinski, the famous vio-
linist. planned to discredit his rival
Concini. and shows the disa re-
suits Of his little scheme.
Put. above all, that is how the Bah
Bah Black Sheep shows whether or
ing Sun
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-21
gtmatrriaI.
KESTERDAY,S STOCK MARKET,
Prices Move Easily Upward.

New York, Oct. 2O.-Wall streets highly colored imagination, as is the case almost invariably, took an extreme view of the harmful possibilities of Mondays events in Baltimore. Find ing this to be the case to-day, the op- orators who sold stocks with undue freedom Monday bought them back to- day. The decrease in the volume of dealings indicates that not all of the stocks sold Monday were rebought to- day. Prices moved easily upward, how ever. and retrieved the greater part of yesterdays losses. There was a small setback during the final hour, but thts was apparently due to nothing more than the normal profit-taking by room traders invited by so considerable an advance. The market rallied again and closed very firm and but little below the best.
 was generally understood before the opening of the market that concerted measures had been taken at Pittsburg to protect any weakness in the situa- tion there. It was also known that
 heavy transfers of currency were being made to Baltimore to insure protection against sudden demands upop deposit there. The feeling among the bears
 was that the failures at Baltimore had
 uncovered the weak spots in the situa- tion. and the fact that to-day brought
 no extension of the trouble gave the impression that the worst of the strain was over which would demonstrate sufficient strength in the situation to withstand any lesser demands that might follow. There was little in the news of the
 day to affect prices. Sugars special strength was due to the calling of the
 extra session of congress with the sole
 purpose of perfecting the Cuban reel
 procity measure. The speculation in
 Anna gamated Copper turned to some extent on the expectation of a decisoin in the Boston and Montana litigation this week. Montreal, Philadelphia and London, whose selling has helped the recent depression, were reported as buyers to-day and helped the recovery. Large takings of grain for export made a helpful factor, and the current rail-
 road earnings continued to make a good showing. Reports of a cut on export grain rates by the Toledo, St. Louis and Western failed to affect the stocks of railroads concerned.
 The bond market was firm, and a moderate investment demand was re- ported. Total sales of bonds par value I were $2,147,000.
 United States bonds, were unchanged
 on the last call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-21
EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
CONGRESS DIRECTED TO ASSEM-
 BEE ON NOVEMBER 6.

Text of the Pressdent's ProeIamatton-
 The Commercial Treaty With Cuba
 the Sole Subject Named for considsrs-
 tion.
 Washington. Oct. 20.-The president to-day issued a proclamation calling the 18th congress in extraordinary ses- sion, oil November g, at F o'clock. The proclamation states that the purpose of the session is to consider the commer- cial convention between the United States and Cuba, which requires the ap- proval of congress.
 Following is the text of the proclama- tion:
 By the President of the United States of America:
 A PROCLAMATION
 "Whereas. By the resolution of the senate of March 1s, 1903, the approval by congress of the reciprocal commercial convention between the United States and the republic of Cuba, signed at Ha- yene on December Il, 1902, is necessary before the said convention shall take effect, and
 Whereas, It is important to the pub lie interests of the United States that the said convention shall become oper- ative as early as may be:
 ''NoW. therefore, l. Theodore Roose- welt. president of the United States of America, by virtue of the power vested in me by the constitution. do hereby proclaim and declair that an extraor- dinary occasion requires the converting of both houses of the congress of the United States at their respective cham bers in the city of Washington on the 9th day of November next, at 12 o'clock noon, to the end that they may consid- CT and determine whether the approval of the congress- shall be given to the said convention.
 "All persons entitled to act as mem- bers of the Fifty-eighth congress are required to take notice of this procla- mation.
 "Given under my hand at the seal of the United States at Washington the 2oth day Of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 1 three, and of the independence of the l United States the one hundred and twenty-eighth. .., Theodore Roosevelt. By the president: John Hay. Secretary of State."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-21
Polls Thenter.

The musical act of the kings of mel- ody. Klein. Ott brothers and Nickerson, was the headline of the Poli bill that won a big hand at that popular theater last night. They play all sorts of mu- finale to their act. Nora Bayes had two new songs which she sang to the delight of the immense audience Her tWurzburger" song scored a big hit. She sang that one by special request.
 John L. Kearney, the New Haven boy, and his partner, Miss May Duryea, were delightful in the refined comedy sketch, ..The Impostor." Kearney is @ comedi- an of the clean-cut variety, and Miss Duryea is comic opera star. They create lot of good, clean comedy and have lots of fun doing it, all of which the audience enjoys.
 Smiler and Kessner, with their acro- batic speciality, in which they introduce .Pinkie," were the bell-boy and the dancing maid. They gave fine parlor exhibition of acrobatic feats, both dar- ing and difficult.
 Harry c. Stanley and Doris Wilson, in aRefore the Ball. presented the playlet which has a German professor of good laugh provoking qualifications The singing of Miss Wilson and the clarinet work of MT. Stanley were very good.
 Shevlin's Creole Babes and Dick and Alice McAvoy in their specialties com pleted the olio.
 The burglar and the policeman fur nished the best of the motion pictures in the electrograph and the chase had the house in roars. It takes a num-