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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

Financial conditions are steadily inn proving, owing to recent heavy liquid ation and the continued policy of con- servatism in banking circles, writes Banker Henry Clews in his last letter Our railroads are still taxed to the ut most with traffic. a~ The crop situation, too, is fairly promising, big winter wheat crop being practically certain, and no drawbacks at present except the lateness of corn and cotton, which increases the danger of injury by frost at the end of the season Industry is active, but employers are often ham pered by the growing aggressiveness of labor leaders, which threatens a set back to business more than any other element to-day. Merchants report a large consumptive demand for nearly all classes of merchandise, yet high prices and diminishing rates of profit in many markets are already checking buying operations and forcing a spirit of caution. This seems likely to con- tinue and to culminate ill more or less contraction, unless some recession in merchandise values is obtained. Moder- ate reactions would no doubt bring in many fresh orders and infuse fresh life into business. .-..-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

Editor Pulitzer has reason to feel proud of his labors which eliminated yesterday in the printing of the biggest paper the world ever saw. It was a work which speaks volumes for MT Pulitzer, New York city, and the news paper field in general. The World edi- tor has revolutionized the newspaper
 business in New York, and those who a few years ago thought he was a dreamer have come to the conclusion that he is one of the greatest, if not the very greatest, newspaper man New York has ever had within it's borders. He has grown vastly wealthy in the twenty years he has been in New York
 and, more than that, he has built up a printing establishment that is bound to live long after his labors are ended. It was great paper. 5
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

hind the lumber freights are two Ttrains loaded with structural iron, each train of twenty cars only, for the burdens are much greater than those Jof the lumber. Three locomotives haul the 100 cars of plaster, and two more the fifty cars of sand. Then comes a mixed train in which there are eighteen car loads of roofing, ten cars loaded with 75,OOO square feet of glass, and four car loads of nails. Wagon after wagon drives up, and tools, plumbing supplies and electrical supplies are de- livered, and finally there comes anoth- CT train, carrying 5000 gallons Of paint. Meanwhile regiments of men are at work. Eighty diggers and la- borers on foundations are employed for POO days; 14O carpenters saw, plane and hammer during the same period; 100 plasterers worked two months; 100 staff workers are busy POO days; 100 nailers fasten the staff to the frame during 100 days, and the assisted by 100 helpers; fifty roofers are busy for two weeks, and 100 painters for two months.s 5....~.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

very heavily fined for his brutal con duet. H# ~ 3I -ss. A very peculiar case was recently
 recorded of such harmless creature
 as a cow inflicting very serious loss upon it's owner. A farmer in Lanark county, near Ottawa, in Canada, had G2e in notes of the Bank of Ottawa.
 These he placed in the pocket of his
 coat, which he hung on fence while he worked. When he came back he found that the wind had blown his
 coat to the ground, the notes had
 fallen out and the COW was quietly chewing up the last of them.
 A hawker was recently before the
 magistrates at Nottingham on a
 charge of poaching. The keepers had suspected him for a long time, but in
 variably failed to catch him. On this occasion, however, they had secured
 his dog, which was brought into court. The moment the poor faithful beast
 saw it's master 1t sprang out of the arms of the policeman and rushed to-
 ward him. The evidence was held to be complete and the man was fined.
 | A most curious ease of involuntary
 damage done by an animal comes from Worcestershire. During heavy thun- derstorm last August a valuable horse
 got terribly frightened, and, galloping up from the field toward the farm, got wedged in it's blind panic between 8 wire fence and 8 barn containing 8 quantity of hay and valuable agricul-
 tural implements. Lightning struck the fence, and, passing through the 1 body of the horse, killed it, afterward setting fire to the barn, which burned
 until it was completely gutted and all it's contents destroyed beyond the pos sibility recognition. . Perhaps the most utter ruin ever in- ficted upon human beings by domestic
 animals was in Patagonia, four or five i years ago. A number of Scotch croft CTS emigrated to north Patagonia and
 began sheep farming, at which they
 were very successful. They brought out with them several valuable collies, i and these for time did good work. l But one winter one of these farmers
 died suddenly. His dogs, left without food, began to devour the sheep. They ran away, took to the hills and became
 the progenitors of a race of wild dogs
 which came down in packs and killed 1 the sheep by hundreds.
 1 So serious have matters become that 1 B bounty of e2 head is offered for l these wild collies. If there are not soon l exterminated it is said that the set l tlernent must be given up, owing to the i xavages of these animals.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
THE SHIPS STEWARD.
Ills Duties Are Numerous and Varied and His Pay Is the Poorest of
 All om Board.

A steward is nothing more or less than a combination waiter and cham bermaid. His duties begin an hour before breakfast, by all rights, in asmuch as 1t should take him that time at least to brush up his blue or black uniform, shave, make his hands neat and shine his shoes. He is supposed to wear 8 spotless and expansive bosom to his shirt, clean collar and black or white tie. l dc not think I ever saw but two stew ards who had shirts, all the others used a dickey for the sake of econ omy, writes the author of Life on Liner,' in Leslie's Monthly.
 Waiting on the passengers at ta- ble, the care of the tables, the care of the silyerware and certain amount of dishwashing and pantry work make up the stewards dining room duties. The other half is work in the staterooms. making the beds strengthening up the rooms and do' ing the general work of a chamber, maid as we'll as giving a certain amount of attendance to the occu' pants of the rooms.
 The pay is very poor. and the principal dependence of the steward is on the tips he receives. They are really the poorest paid class that goes to sea in one way, and yet. have known men to make e 40 in tips on a six weeks voyage. 'r: ~r~
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
LOST FRACTION OF TIME.
British and French Scientists Trying to Straighten Out the
 Discrepancy.

If one grain of sand on the shore of the ocean were lost and scientists were to spend years in trying to find it they would be attempting task rese mbling that to which the leading astronomers of England and France, are now devot- ing themselves. One-sixteenthYso sof a second is missing, says London Tit Bits, and no one can tell where 1t has gone. Between the suns time, as re- corded at Greenwich and as under stood at Paris, there is that brief and seemingly unimportant discrepancy, No expense is being spared 10 trace the missing fraction. A special build- ing has been erected at Paris. costly instruments installed. a corps of mathematicians engaged and n process that may take years 10 complete has been begun. The inaccuracy is more important than will appear to the lay mind. Longitude is calculated on the basis of Greenwich time. It det termin es the boundaries of many countries. A slight variation of time may change the nationalities of thousands of peo- pie. The pursuit of the missing frac- tion of second is. therefore, of world wide importance. When it is found not a grain of tho sands of time will be missing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
MEXICo'S GROWING ARMY.
President Diaz Is Moving for a Force of 2OO,O 900 Perfectly Equipped
 and Drilled Soldiers.

Mexico, which, next to the United
 States, is the most orderly and sta ble of all the American republics, is pur- suing a policy of military expansion which. seems likely to develop high ly efficient system of national defense,
 says Army and Navy Journal. It is the desire of President Diaz that within two years the Mexican govern ment shall be able on short notice to mobilize an army of 100000 thorough ly trained and perfectly equipped sol- diers. To make this result possible more than 100000 boys and young men are now receiving regular military in struction in 1000 public schools of Mexico, aud the army will be recruited from their number. This programme for the creation of greater Mexican army is supplemented with plans for a larger naval esta blishm ent, two ves- sells for which are now under construc- tion at the Crescent shipyard, Eliza bethtown, N. J. In this development of her military resources Mexico is fol- lowing the natural policy of enlig1ht- ened nations. It is believed in some quarters that the integrity of Mexican nstitutions will be severely tested when President Diaz retires from off, Ace, and that a strong government, in- cluding an effective military esta blish- ment, will be needed to protect tlse re- public against serious internal disor- der, It is possibly with a view of pro- viding for such an emergency that the present movement for large and Trustworthy army has beeu instituted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
MONDAY, MAY II, 1908.

There are nearly 10000 immigrants a week landing in New YorlS These people are coming over to enjoy the great prosperity in this country, says a New Yorker who has been watching them. come in. The way they will find it is by taking the places. of the strikers now on strike forsshigher wages. In this way they will act as strike breakers for the trusts and the trusts will thereby experience no di- minution in their own prosperity. How does organized labor like thats
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
CHILD LABOR PROBLEM.
Chicago Choir Boy Attempted d to Take
 8 Hand in Settling It to His spE own Advantage.

"The young kid of the present day is entirely too practical, commented the man whose eldest son had reached the precocious age of eight years.
 "Yes? Whats he been doing now?" wearily quizzed Chicago Inter Ocean reporter. He expected another proud papa" story.
 ''Oh, my wife came home a few even ings ago enthusiastic, or rather indig- nant, over the child-labor question after she had heard an, address by some women on the subject. She ex- pressed herself very forcibly at the dim
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

Everybody interested in the adminis- tration is beginning to shy rocks at General Miles for his report of: the con- ditions existing in the Philippine Is- lands. He recommends in that report that the army in the Philippines be fed on beef on the hoof killed fresh
 because he ascertained that the army was still living on embalmed beef The war department pays no attention to his recommendation for the, reason that the beef trust could make no prof it out of the government if General Miles suggestion was complied with
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

The manufactur building at the St Louis Worlds fair is 200 feet long by 525 feet wide, and 57 feet to the cornice line. Count the number of cars in a freight train of average length
 and one will find about forty, in addi- teen such trains, every car loaded with pine from the forests of Georgia, Maine or Oregon, all steaming toward St Louis, and you will have an idea of the into the construction of this one build
 ing, and which, the contractor says. TnaaSnras 11.oOO.0o0 feet. Putting be-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
Ra nk Notes in Sheen.

Some extra ordinary but well-au- thenticated stories of the Bank of France are related. One day a sheep ate up a 10-franc note belonging to a butcher. The butcher ran into the house of a friend, seized a gun, and shot the sheep. He had no sooner q one this than the owner of the gun rushed up. That was an expensive shot of yours for me-" he said. What do you mean?" asked the butcher. Well" said the other. "I had 70 francs in bills hidden In the barrel of that gun!" The sheep's carcass was pretty thoroughly searched, and enough of the pieces of the notes recovered so that the bank redeemed them all.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
There Is No Room

in our Trunk department; 1t is literal ly packed with the choice line We car ry. If you are in need If j TliUN CT
 RESS SUIT CASE, ierhaps HAND BAG,our stock will furnish the very kind desired, especially since we are offering such bargains on account of our removal Don't wait too late-W1ll save you money this time. DON'T BE DECEIVED by any peddlers or out siders. Come direct to our old estab- Iished and reliable Umbrella store We make all our own Umbrellas from 4Oc up. Take notice-will move to 1o3- 155 Bank street where Jones, Morgan S Go are now soon as they vacate the premises. Yet at the old stand at low prices, 179 Bank, corner Grand street Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk MT.
 Trunks and Bags repaired.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11

 ner table that evening to the effect that no child should be compelled to himself with commenting that Papa says we can't eat if we don't work
 ''The burning question of the day was forgotten until last Sunday morn ing. His mother was about to prepare the boy for church, where he sings every Sunday as choir boy.
 "'I'm not going to sing any more,' ? he announced, when she called him from the kitchen, where he had been manner.
 "'Why not, Willie?" inquired his sur- prised mother. y,.'t :.
 "'I'm not IA years old yet he ex- plained
 ''She was rather mystified until he continued, you said children under IA years should not work
 ":You're a naughty boy, and think how nice. it is to sing. in church, she said, coaxingly.
 Well, it's mighty ble, and my growth is getting stunted from prayin' so much,' he argued.
 ''To this sacrilegious argument there was no reply and the boy sociol- ogist was spanked. There was choir boy with red eyes at services that day, but he appreciated that there is a. halo of piety around his occupation which must suffice for all physical discom- forts o
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-11
-'--"----------'-------e------- Newly Coined Word

"Magasinitis" is new word coined by French physician to describe the state of mind, similar to intoxication, produced in kleptomaniacs when they see the Sempting display of seemingly unguarded articles in department &tores~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
How to Make Panne Velvet.

Good Housekeeping.
We are sure that many of our readers
will be more than glad to know the Sc
cret, as the shops ask at least third more
for ii than plain. Panne is simply VeiVet
ironed on it's face. So in fact a use mas
been found, in the history of dress, for the
first time for pin-pricked velvet, thing
hitherto the despair of the home repairer
of costumes. 1t is more economical than
before the transformation, as it will NOT
plush nor spoil with rain. OF course shah
nv pieces of velvet can be used, or new be
bought for the purpose. but we all know
the special joy to the home woman is OF
initiating the early chapters of Genesis and
making big something out of nothing
And the fact that one can transform worn
velvet to a newly-appearing textile and one
in high fashion is additional gain.
However the worn velvet must be SILK
to start with. and the first movement is to
steam it thoroughly. The iron must be
steel-faced, as generally they are. If not In
good order the iron must be rubbed with
emery until ii is smooth and bright If
there is any quantity of velvet TO be panned
there must be two irons. The irons must
be rubbed on the edges as well as on the
face and everything about the work
scrupulously clean. The iron must be
moderately hot and first tried on a clean
white cloth so as not to scorch, for the
steamed the velvet. lay it face upward and
stroke ii smoothly before touching with
the hot iron; this will tell you the way the
pile falls best. and IL must be ironed that
way. Now stroke the velvet with the bare
hand from selvedge TO selvedge. pressing
firmly at the edge, and move very slowly.
with heavy pressure, until IL is done from
side 10 side, but moving forward in the
space the iron requires. Make the second
stroke close to the first, always ironing in
the same direction until the whole is trans
formed into beautiful, shimmering panne
Don't be frightened about the result OF
heavy ironing. So long the iron does
not scorch you cannot iron it too much
for the more IL is pressed the more ii SHIN
mers, catching and refracting the light in
the various shades of its own color. II
the velvet Is old and very shabby Though
il must not be threadbare. of course), after
| steaming il, the wrong side must be passed
| over the face of the iron, very hot so as
| TO raise the pile evenly, before the worker
begins TO make IL into panne. These di
rections minutely followed, a success mus
| he obtained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

not among the cultivated and refined, but
there is not q month in the year that
doesn't bring me letters from Washington
girls whose mothers haven't idea of the
sort of literature their daughters affect.
Sometimes letters come asking for answers
by mail, and then know the real names of
my correspondents. Last month 1 had a
letter from a girl whom I've known ever
since she born, though, of course. she
hasn't an idea who the kind old lady she
writes to so confidently really is. She
actually asked me to send her personal
letter of advice about a love affair-most of
my correspondents want advice on no other
subject. She said she was madly in love
with a young man who is clerk in drug
for her parents whom she calls proud and
sent to the marriage If they knew about it,
She wanted me TO tell her whether
thought she could be happy with the young
man in case her parents refused to forgive
the elopement. Silly? OF course it was
silly; but II was too serious for that Imag-
inc my dismay when the girl gave her real
name and address Why, she's barely six
she had an idea beyond her school books
went to her mother with the letter, and
the young lady was packed off to her grand
mother in Georgia. weeping and calling me
names. 1 managed to save that child, but
her letter is only one of dozens | receive
from girls who don't always inclose their
real names. If InVthers could only look over
my budget of maitland most of my let
tiers are from very young girls-they
their guileless schoolgirl daughters. II
had daughter. not all the hair restorers
the beauty doctor sells could keep my
tresses their original color"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Philadelphia Telegraph.

Philadelphia Telegraph.
Very charming is the animated face of
the young girl who tells story and smiles
and arches her eyebrows and makes many
little expressions with her plastic features.
But that same young lady is laying up
trouble for herself in the years to come.
Every time she raises her eyebrows tiny
horizontal lines are formed across the white
forehead. Every time she smiles and twin
kles her eyes parenthesis marks outline her
mouth and wrinkles form at the ends of
the eyes. Ten years from now those lines
will be printed on the map stay.
Other women frown tiny bit over every
little fret of daily life. The frown marks
soon are permanent, and we have the un-
gracious and angry-looking woman of thir-
ty. Again. the woman who is always yearn-
ing for the unattainable has a droop to the
mouth and a hungry look around the eye
which at middle age is most unbecoming
The best advice to such women is to mod
crate little. 1t is impossible and state
of things not to be desired that one should
go through life with no more expression
than that of the wooden Indian in front of
a cigar store-always with features like a
plaster cast. But, on the other hand, one
must be careful not to be eXtravagant in
the use of facial expressions.
If there Is one bit OF advice that could
be given almost universally to women 1t
is this: Keep the eyebrows down!
For the majority of feminines overwork
these members. They are raised in sur
prise, in admiration, in disdain, and in ami
mated conversation.
They are lifted when cook leaves, when
baby cries, when visitors arrive, and at
the death of relative.
They are hoisted over the matter OF a
new dress, or when husband stays out too
late.
They are again upreared when the owner
cleans her teeth, adjusts the neckwear, or
tries a new pair of shoes.
And every time they go up the horizoi-
tai lines form, those lines which are the
first to show when time is making his
dear women or regret II when 1T Is too late.
Look out upon the world. If you can, with
serene countenance. Keep the tiny frown
away If you value pleasing expression
Smile if you will, but don't overdo II, for
crows feet is the price you Will pay for
the privilege. a.
Do not sleep with the hand under the
cheek. nor with dropped jaw, nor always
living on one side. When you go to sleep
at night think Of the pleasantest thing you
know Let the girl think of her sweetheart,
Iet the mother think of her baby, let the
society woman think of a successful new
dress. 49,
But whatever you think of go to sleep
with n composed and serene countenance,
with all lines smoothed away from II. Thus
every night you will strike blow at old
Father Time and bid him denantiy keep
hands Off
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Girls and Their Education.

And there comes in the special compli-
cation that affects the education of girls.
When yau have a fine girl with a good
mind. who can learn anything in reason,
and be trained to almost any sort Of useful
labor after her education has come to the
point where specialization might begin, you
have to face the possibility that by going
on and giving her a special thing to think
about and work at. you may be aiding to
divert her from woman's greatest career
to one, notable 1T may be, but less salts
flying and of less Importance. The risk
the apparent risks not that a girl may
know too much to marry, but that during
the years when marriage is best, and cas-
Jest. achieved she may be so busy with
other concerns to miss meeting the man
whom she ought to marry.
For while it may be confidently asserted
that no mere intellectual preoccupation is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
Lashed to Fortune.
Rochester Post-Express.


At one time or another in our life those
of us who were born too early to benefit
by the operation Of the new emollient edu-
cation fad must have tasted the lash. But
in our case what profit there may have
been I'm the Jogging was not negotiable In
Wall street.
IL was otherwise with John Magee who
died a few years back. leaving behind him
a fortune of between f13,000.000 and El4.-
100000 In 1874 this same John Magee occu-
pied the position of British consul at San
Jose. i'm Guatemala He fell foul OF the au-
thorities, was arrested thrown into prison
and fiogged. OF course he promptly COM
planned to the authorities In London, and
a month later a British man-of-war drop
ped anchor off the town Her captain came
ashore politely dotted his cap to the COM
mandant, and informed that worthy that he
had orders to lombard the place unless
within twenty-four hours his government
was prepared 10 pay over 10 Mr.. Magee
eco Geo. being $1,000 for each lash inflicted.
The money was promised there and then.
but when the time came for handing IL
over only one-half was ready. This Mr.
Magee pocketed;: and, I'm lieu of the other
moiety agreed to accept certain conces-
sions including the right TO establish a
bank and build wharves at San Jose. IL
was these that constituted In after years
the main source OF his vast revenues.