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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15

everything which is useful without being dangerous, but crafty enough, as rule, to keep out of trouble An- other point in his favor is that he can eat almost anything, and, all things being equal, the animal which can eat the greatest variety of food will sur vive the longest. Tn the winter he will eat literally anything, including carrion, and whatever he can steal from his neighbors- In the spring he fares sumptuousty, his bin of fare bes ing a long one, and including mice and other small mammals, small birds, birds eggs and young binds. crawfish and numerous insects; in the summer he does the farmer good turn by eating grasshoppers, grubs and very destructive black cricket, and in the fall he pays himself by stealing such fruit as he can get away with without being shot
 At most times of the year he is a noisy fellow, sqnawfdng loudly over everything he does and everything he sees, and alarming the game which the hunter has been patiently stalking for hours, perhaps. But in the nesting season it is different; he has not a word for anyone. He has a secret, and he guards it with all the caution which characterizes the entire crow family. The nest itself is huge struc- ture, as large as bushe1 basket, perhaps, built amongst thorns or other bushes, or in small trees: some times quite close to the ground, and at other times 15 or 20 feet up. Ex- ternalIy, it consists of mass of coarse sticks, but inside of this is the nest proper, which s,made of mud and lined with softish materials, such as grass and hair and rootlets. The eggs, usually seven in number, gem orally have a grayish ground color. but are so heavily blotehed with brown that the gray is sometimes diff ficult to find The young birds are knowing little rascals, and are often taken from the nest and reared for nets. They are naturally inquisitixe. and. finding that they have nothingrto fear. they examine everything which interests them about the house or gar den. and any small object which es- pecially attracts them they carry of and hide. When in search of amuse- ment, they win bring such objects out of their hiding places and play with them, hiding them again when they become. tired. They take great pleas ure in teasing the dogs, cats and oth- CT domestic animals, by stealing their food, and by pecking them when they are asleep; and wild animals. such as foxes, raccoons and wolves, must be equally annoyed to have attention called to their presence by chattering I magpies. They will aifght on the backs of cattle, and help to rid them of whatever insect they may be troubled with, and with equal cool ness they will steal and kill the young chickens which may have strayed ] from under the watchful eye of their mother.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
Cam,e bx It ITonertIx.

'eYou have twice told me-" said the benevolent Balham man to the wooden legged mendicant, that your leg was lost at Balakiava. Now, I'm sure you were too young to enlist at that time 7
 Well, sir, I can't deceive you; you are right. It was my father who lost a leg in the war, an the blamed thing runs in the blood. I simply inherit it. am wounded veteran by birth. ~ Ttt-Bits
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
Not Her Eau1t.

'sYour daughter said Mrs. OIdcastle, 'ehas such verve She fairly bubbles over with high spirits"
 T know it. She gets it from Josiah's side of the house, though. My folks are all strong temperance people. = Chicago Record Heraidt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15

According to astronomers, the Star of Bethaahem, which conducted the wise men toethe birthplace of Jesus, win ap- peaponeemore in l s10 or1911 Josephus, theHehrsw historian, speaks of this star, which is now known as Halley's comet, and since his time 1t has appeared on 23 occasions
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
Promoters of Courage.

Spartacus- Women are great incen- tive to manly courage
 Smarticus- That's right Since I've been married and had few tilts with my wife the prospect of scrap with the meanest man on earth seems like mere child's play to me.-Baltimore American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
HIS LIFE SAVED BY CHAAfBER, LAINS COLBC, CHOLERA AND
 DIARRHOEA REM EDY

s'B. L. Byer, a we'll known cooper of this town, says he believes Chamber iain's Collie, Cholera and Dia1rhoea Remedy saved his life last summer. He had been sick for a month with what the doctors call bilious dysentery and could get nothing to do him any good until he tried this remedy. It gave him immediate relief" says R. T. Little, merchant Hancock, Md. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
Having It Out.

Sufferer-I can't stand it any longer. Pm going to the dentists this instant to have this tooth out.
 Scientist Nonsense! Your tooth doesn't ache. It's only your imagina- ton.
 Sufferer Then I'll have him pull out my imagination. Boston Christian Register.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
First Styles In Furs.

Those prevalent women who buy their furs aearly intthe autumn will be interested in the forerunner here shown of tho new shapes to be expected next
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
Has Long Jawbon
A Great Star Cominer.

The average length of a whales Sawbone is seven feet
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15

winter in moleskin, sealslStn. seal and mink. It's short. straight boseno, with fiat neck and sleeves wide and full at the bottom, marks some-radical changes in fur styles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15

BLACK APPROPRIATED SATINE
 SKIRTS. Made with the new corded circular flounce or graduated hounce, with hemStitched ruffle, $l.65 a sklrt BLACK MERCERIZED SATINE
 SKIRTS. In three of the mos& catchy styles of the season, deep tiounce, with hAmstitched tucks, accordion plaited and tucked or the corded fiounce, with 15 tucks, price
 $1.98 skirt THE PISBST QUALITY BLACK APPROPRIATED SATINE SKIRTS. They're beautiful goods, look as nice as silk, made with the new circular founce, with six plaits,
 $2.9S each If it's a SfIk Skirt or one of the sturdy Moreen kind you prefer, we can show you unmatchable values i'll either.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
GricYc, BiSSct x Holland
 35 ard 40 Bank St. Telephone 222,
Fall Display MOMENTS SATINE
 PETTICOATS.

Tn buying pettcoat there four essential points you look after, viz. Style, Fit, Finish and Price:
 Ours have the style they're trimmed to the limit of daintiness
 They have the fit, as they're fitted over live models.
 They have the finish, allow nothing but those of the very best workmanship to be shown here Here are a few styles particularly attractive in style 1and price
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
New Yorx Stock.

New York. Feb. 2.-WaH Street-STOCKS
The feature at the opening of the stock
sylvania and in the convertible 31s per
cent bonds. induced by the putting for
ward OF the date OF privilege Of conversion
OF the latter First sales of Pennsylvania
were OF 10000 shares at 1903 @150. COM
pared with 1914 on Saturday The con
Vert1ble bonds opened with block of 800
CjG sold at advance of 15s. The subse-
Quent dealings in both were very heavy.
St. Louis and San Francisco advanced 1Ik
but the price changes otherwise We're
small and quite evenly divided between
gains and losses
Bull operators took advantage of the
small offerings and bid up several leaders
aggTessively for effect or. the general mar
ket- Delaware and Hudson led off with
a rise OF rs, toll9Wed by People Gas
with gain of rs. Prices hardened a
fraction all around and leading speculative
favorites rose over Saturdays close, after
which the demand slackened-
An advance in the Eries was followed
by q more active market than for several
weeks. Erie rose HI the first preferred
rs and the second preferred 2ss. Gains
reached ! to IL in St Paul. Southern Pa
ison. Canadian Pacific, Northwestern and
New York Central. Pennsylvania continued
active within fractional range above the
lowest Among the Sneciaities Anaiga-
mated Copper. Sloss Sheffield and Ice pre-
ferred rose a point. Metropolitan Street
railway 1ss Chicago Union Traction fell
sharply 1si. Last weeks resistance OF the
market to pressure and the freer supply
Of lcanable money prompted the bull dem,
lower at noon Pennsylvania fell below 80
and Sugar fell off a point Dealings IN
Pennsylvania convertible 81 made up the
r1ost of the bond market They reacted
from the best.
Stocks did not sag much as the demand
was good on the DECLINE ana rallies quick
~ resulted. In q number of instances
prices advanced above the morning level
and several new stocks came into promi-
nence- Union Pacific. Ontario and West
ern and Amalgamated gained over a point
each while General Electric fell pa The
Fries We're bought heavily. but did not
vary much. while PENNSYLVANIA remained
heavy at The lowest
Tradirr was almost lifeless. Rock Is
land preferred and Toledo. St. Louis snl
Western preferred asiranced l91A Pee
MarCuetta lost 21s and international Power
-seirtr-
There were sorle heavy dealings in Read
iues 1T an advarce If a point A r7al git
mated touched fs Rubber Goods pre-
ferred and Anaconda rose and Louisville
and Chicago and tEon- a point. Lacka-
wanna dropped 2 The advances were not
fully held, and the closing was irregular.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
Sisters of StoItzman Swear De-
fendant Was at Home.

Fort Scott. Kan, Feb. 2.-The de-
fense put on some of their best wit
nesses Saturday for the purpose Of
proving an alibi The two sisters and
the father of the accused young man
were put on the stand. The two young
ladies testified that Willie had been
home all that night that the murder
was committed and one of them testi-
fed that she did not sleep any that
night and she could have heard Willie
if he had went out.
1t was given out by the attorneys for
the defense that the young prisoner
himself will not take the stand in his
own behalf. It was thought at the first
of the trial that he would be put upon
the stand. One witness testified to
seeing a light in the Morrison store at
4:15 in the morning.
Every time Willie Stoltzman is taken
to and from the court room there is d
regular stampede among the girls and
women to either shake hands with him or
looking young man, and this. together
with the sympathy that is always with q
boy who is accused of an atroclous muir
der, makes him popular. just now it is
believed that. should jury of women oc
empaneIed to try this case. they would
acquit him on the first ballot Saturday
it was almost impossible to get the pris.
oner back to jaii after the session had
been adjourned. The boy has polite bow
shake hands with all those who accost
him.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Reacts After the Fall Of
Saturday.
Corn Quiet and Prices Inclined
to Sag.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady Without
Change in Prices.
Hogs Also Stand in About Same
Position.

Chicago, Feb. 2-WHEAT-Liverpool
cables were higher In the face of a de-
cline here Saturday and this fact was
largely responsible for the strong opening
today, May being UP &c at 7Is4c. The local
crowd. however, was bcarish and sold the
market down to 1850. the offerings being
quite liberal, while the demand was not
urgent Commission houses were the best
buyers early in the day. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported receipts of 565 cars. which
with local receipts of 50. 2 of contract,
made a total for three points of go cars,
against 1.o08 cars last week, and 3S9 cars
last year.
Under the selling. led by a prominent
trader, May declined to 77lSdHc. but dur
ing the latter part of the session there
was a better demand. 1t being rumOred
that the leading long was again on TIE
buying side ms gave strength to the
situation and the close was near the top at
5s4Qssc. a gain of StQ7sc, after selling up
COhN-Corn was quiet and prices were
inclined to sag after opening nrm in sym
pathy with wheat and on smaller receipts
than estimated. May was a shade higher
port declined to aga 9sc. Local receipts
were 3O1 cars. with only one Of contract
Corn was quite firm late in the day on
the strength in wheat, but May closed
oATs-oats opened steady and there
was no futures in the trading, the volume
Of business being, very light May was
steady 36i4c and there was little change
during the first hour. Local receipts were
s34 cars
PROVISIONS Liberal receips of hogs
and lower prices at the yards caused an
easier feeling in provisions at the opening.
May pork being down 5G71ac at Si6.45 to
Sl6.471s. May lard was 21zc off at $3.50,
while ribs were Tee lower at S9.05. There
was fair demand from commission
houses for the May products but the ten
dency was toward lower prices.
HEAT-Cash: No. ? red. 75d76c. No. 3
red, 68075ci No. hard winter. 72074c,
No. 3 do. 6Sd72c; No. northern spring.
5sQs0c: No. 2 do, 76a79lsc; No. spring.
6s0GSc.
CORN-No. .. 4sikd44c: No. g. 4s4Q42llc.
OATS-No. 2. 33isc. No. 8. 33c
FLAX-Cash n. w, $1-20; S. w, S116.
May $1-2Q122ik.
RYE-A1ay, 5034c.
BARLEY-Cash, 42d58c.
TIMOTHY-Feb.. S4-25
GLOW ER-F'eb.. S1150.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
McChesney's Great Race.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 2.-If there is
a better horse on this side of the water
than McChesney, the 5000 people who
saw the splendid chestnut pick up 1872
pounds, overcome all manner of bad
racing luck and capture the rich Mer-
chants handicap Saturday afternoon
don't believe it. The Merchants ham
dicap is one of the richest all-aged
stakes of the meeting. It was worth
just 50 160 to the winner. There were
twelve starters, with McChesney and
Scotch Plaid coupled in the betting at
even money. With Scotch Plaid out,
the betting would have been the same.
Old Hutch was the second choice at 9
to 2 with Harry New at eights, Har-
gis at tens, and FIintiock and lebanon
at fifteens- Durnell & Herr despite the
house and lot McChesney was asked to
carry, played him heavily. The east
ern contingent strung theirs with Old
Hutch which looked to be nicely in
with Ill pounds. Hargis had support
ers, and so did Harry New. while Tel
anon had not few friends.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

Market Gnsa1n-

FURNISHED by the A. C. Goodwin Commis-
sion Company Commission Merchants
and ereceivers and shippers of grain.
Room No 6, Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1881
Liverpool opening cables; Wheat skd15d
higher, corn. sd higher.
Liverpool cables. 1880 p. m: Wheat sgd
higher. corn, unchanged to sd higher than
Saturday.
Chicago car recipts Wheat, 55: graded.
Corn, 51I; graded, l. Oats, 334; graded
Kansas City car receipts today: Wheat,
49, corn, l4l. oats 49. Same Gay last year:
Wheat, 50. corn, 64 oats. 13.
Estimated receipts at Kansas City to-
morrow Wheat, l66 cars corn, pa cars;
oats. 70.
Visible supply changes for the week:
Wheat. 60S.0O0 bushels decrease. corn 905.-
Q90 bushels increase; oats, 2l.000 bushels
increase.
Total visible supply. Wheat, 4s Az, ,O0g
bushels, corn. S,29O,OO0 bushels; oats, T..
z0A 600 bushels.
Northwest receipts: Minneapolis. 81 cars;
Duluth fS cars Last year same day.
Minneapolis. l42 cars. Duluth. 12S cars.
Total. 6l9 cars. against 270 cars.
Chicago; Estimated cars tomorrow.
Wheat 20, corn, 495 oats, 275; hogs, 10000
head.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, sd
higher; corn, isd lower for the day.
Chicago. Privileges good tomorrow
MAY Wheat-Puts. 78c: calls. 782tc. curb.
tsssc May corn-Puts, 1850; calls, 45c s.
curb, 485@c.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

keep peace or do a side line as coroner
and undertaken. He also held the keys
and let the members in by password
leaning his shotgun against the wall in
a careless way the while. At the pres
ent writing some four dozen dOorkeepers
are employed to guard the four or FIVE
doors. Our fOrebears did not realize the
crying need for four dozen house con
stables. There was only one door to
their meeting place and the windows
We're barricaded. The gentle zephyrs
played pingpong through the almost
tropic growth of veTdure on the faces
of the members because they had not
discovered the usefulness of a suDerin-
tendent of ventilation. The ancient
members contracted croup. cholera and
bronchitis by sitting in a draft during
the grim days when they were making
laws which had a great advantage over
the ones made during the present age,
that of originality.
What would the composite spook Of
the first Kansas legislature think if it
should wander, some night, through the
rooms up against and adjacent to the
house Of representatives, and there dis
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
Wreck Near Paola.

Paola, Kan. Feb. 2.-In the st. Louis
& san Francisco freight wreck which
occurred three miles north of here at
about 1O.30 O'Clock Saturday night En-
gineer E. c. Issgsdale of Kansas City
was killed and the fireman and a
brakeman we've slightly injured. The
train, southbound, ran through an omen
switch. The whole train was ditcbed
The Wreckage caught fire and in a
short time twelve cars loaded with
meat, lard and merchandise were
burned. The wrecking crew was soon
on the scene and the search for the en-
gineer was begun. His body. terribly
burned, was found under the engine.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

New York. Feb ILLUSTRATION of
the uncertainty of the financial rating
of those who follow the making Of
books at race tracks Is given by the dis
covery that the late Charles H Thomp-
son, better known in sporting circles
as fsButch" Thompson, left an estate
Of only $4,000. During his life
Butch Thompson was supposed to be
worth between $500. 600 and $500 900. He
was said to be worth more than that
in the days when he was the proprietor
of a poolroon in the White Elephant
at Broadway and Thi~ty-first street
Thompson died August 19, 1902 in Sar-
atoga, and it was not until Friday that
his strong box in the vaults Of the Fl
deity Deposit company was opened.
In it there were miscellaneous securi-
ties and a ha-thook, in all represent
ing about s11O. COO
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

Chicago. Feb. 2-CATTLE-R Receipts q. l.
o9o. market steady. Good to prime steers.
t4.39ff5. So poor TO medium. S3O0d4. &C 4,
etockers and feeders. S2.25Gf4 so: cows. 81. 40
Q4.5o; heifers. S2.00QA75; Gamers. s1.40p
2.40. bulls. So 225n425. calves. S350fI6. IS:
Texas fed steers. S3.50d450
HOGS-Rcceipts today. 10000: tomorrow.
aoeoo' left over, 5000. Market steady 20
Sc lower Mixed and butchers. St. 50a6 Is.
good to choice heavy S6.S006. 30; rough
heavy. $500 6. 49, light. s625Q6.50 bulk of
sales S6.5ofl6 TO-
SHEEP Receipts. 5000. sheep and
Ian bs. steady to strong. Good to choice
Wethers S4.40N5.25; fair TO choice mixed.
s354sa 40. western sheep S3.75Q5.00. native
lambs, 400 $40, western lambs. 81 75d6. .25.
Official receipts and shipments for Sat
urday- Cattle Hogs. Sheep.
EtecV-pts ---.t---. ..------ lso l5.5in 1Q59
Shipments ...--... ...--. So6 2362 l07
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
FIRE AT ENTERPRISE.
Hoffman Elevator Is Destroyed With
Contents

Enterprise. Kas. Feb. 2.-Fire was
discovered Saturday in the HOFFMAN
elevator located on the north bank of
the river. A stiff breeze from the south
famed the blaze and in a short time the
$4,000 building and machinery were a
total loss. There was about 81 500 worth
of corn and other grain burned
The fire is thought to have been
caused by the electric motor and as the
waterworks pipe does not extend to the
north side there was no means of fight
ing the fire.
There was $4,000 insurance on the
building.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
LOOK FOR STORMS
Ground Hog Had No Trouble to
See Shadow.
Tradition Says This Means Six
Weeks Bad Weather.
WHAT PROVERBS SAY.
Nearly All Agree on the Future
Condition of Elements.
Government Starts Out With
Promise of Rain or Snow.

According to the official proverbs com
piled by the United States weather bu-
reau, this is Candlemas. or ground hog
day. The proverb for the day is print
ed in the book. as translation from
the German. as follows: If on Candle
mas day, February ., it is bright and
clear the ground hog viii stay in its
den, thus indicating that more snow
and cold are to come; but if it SHOWS or
rain he viii creep out as the winter
has ended"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

llC Ddlly OSi4tys anu GSGu6W tuE eLu@
ereal demijohn forever.
Representative Bun" Adams Of But
Ter county has an idea. His associates
have suggested all kinds of cures and
remedies, and urged him to take some
thing before the idea gets 10 be a chron-
ic affair, but he heeds them not His
idea is a county lard factory where
swine, which chance to meet death at
the hands of cholera, heat. oVerwork, or
anything except the legitimate transfer
administered by the butcher, shall not
be a total loss and a blot on the fair
landscape, a befouler of good atmos-
phere and a disgrace to grim death.
With such factory centrally located
in a secluded spot. says Mr.. Adams, the
poor farmer would not have to bid a
fearful farewell to his deceased swine
after hauling him out in the ravine He
could place the corpse in a wagon and
haul It to the refinery. where it would
be converted into wholesome lard. suit
able for axle grease or toilet soap The
dishonest dealer in grease, says Mr.
Adams, could be prevented from selling
the product of the pig mill for butter by
forcing him to brand his tubs with the
following legend, Unfit for Food This
would necessitate the transfer of the
grease to another receptacle before it
could be used as pancake lubricant
Mr. Adams has placed on the market
a certain document commonly called
bill, which tells the how. why and
where of his idea, and 1t is up to the
house to think it over.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
sharkev-Munroe Matnh-

New ork' FEB tom Sharkey
ana JACK Munroe, the Butte boxer. are
20 meet tuesday TO talk over the con-
diuons Of their coming fight. and nos
sibly to sign articles. The boxers had
agreed 10 meet yesterday, but neither
Auhroe nor MS manager, Clark Ball,
put ~ an appearance The Butte box
ef Is pia5lne II Philadelphia this week,
and 50 asked to have the meeting post
poned.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

Native steers. ss.s0a5.5o: Texas and Indian
steers. SS.00941e; Texas cows. S2e0a3Q0;
native cows and heifers, S1-75M4.O stock
ers and feeders. S2.75d450; bulls g 251I 30
calves, S300d7.00. western steers, s. 70a5 .05;
western cows, 81. .S0d3.o0.
HOGS-Receipts 3.o00; market steady.
Bulk OF sales. $6.65@6.75; heavy. S. 65n 6-S2la; f;
packers. S620d6.65 medium. S. 60u6. IS.
light, Sc. 40Q6.721z; yOrkers IS 65d6.721z; pigs,
S6.00N620
SHEEP-Recefpts 200: market strong
Muttons, $3.50d5.10. lambs, So 60a6.25; range
wethers. $3.00Q4.S5: ewes. $300N4.90.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
Queen Helena Made an Exception.

Rome. Feb AT Ambassador Myers
request, Queen Helena making an ex
ception in this case. as her majesty IS in
mourning for her grandmother, received
In private audience Miss Carow, the SIS
ter-in-laW Of President Roosevelt The
queen was very gracious and expressed
a great liking for America.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

St Louis Feb. 2-CATTI. .E-Receipts
SEQ. including 1000 Texans: market
steady. Beef. steers. S430d5.50. stockers
and feeders. $2.30g4-2O, cows and neifers
$2.15Q4 70. Texas steers, S2.S00435. cows and
hsifers, s.. .20f3.25.
HOGS-Receipts $500; market SC lower
Pigs and lights, 4t-21f6-60, packers. Ss5ff
SIS, butchers. SG.65n6.S0.
SHEEP-Rcc ccipts 900. mar let strong.
Natives SS.Sou5-25, lambs. s4.70Q6.30: Tex
ans, s3-25d440.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02
Chlcago Prodnce -.

Chicago, Feb. 2-BUTTER-Dull, steady.
Creamery. 166 25c; dairy, 15Q23c
EGGS-Weak. loss off, cases returned.
20lzc
CHEESE Steady Twins. 13c: daisies,
49, 141se; Young Americas, l31zc.
DRESSED FOULThY-Quiet steady.
Turkeys, 15d1Sc; chickens, Sol212c-
The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-02

[F'u- nished by J. E. Gan. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain anc
Stock Company. Kansas city. MOI