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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
THE WORD OF HOPE.

A poet Tn whose heart despair
 Had sunk her fingers tore them loose, And putting on hopeful air Sent out song of courage where
 He feared 'twould be of little use. '"The proud" he said, perhaps will And make my song of hope jest, But I shall triumph if I cheer One weak and weary soul or clear But one doubt from some aching
 breast.
 ''The ones who scoff, self-satisfied
 And free from woes that warp and kill, Will toss my song of hope aside And in their wisdom and their pride Show pity for my lack of skiu.". "'Tis strength" he sang, :'gives faith to
 seek The glad, fair ways that lie ahead; They fail who sit downcast and meek, For hope Is strong and doubt is weak Joy comes by patient courage led" There came from those he thought to be Self-satisfied one who confessed, Who bowed in deep humility And cried: "New hope has come to me Despair was hidden in my breast" Why fear to preach good cheer? We
 ne'er
 May guess what heart lies deep in pain: Each golden arrow shot in air Is fated to descend somewhere
 No hopeful word Is said in vain. -S. E. Riser. in Chicago Record-Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
OLDEST LIVING CATs
Michigan Feline Which Recently Gel.
 ebrated Its Eighteenth Birth~
 day at Galaen.

c. Leslie Nye. commonly called Pretty or Purt, is the oldest cat in the United States, having just celebrated his eighteenth birthday. AS frolic- some kitten he was conspicuous among the wedding gifts of Mrs. F. A. Nye, of .Galien, Mich, and after a long life his mistress insists that he is the most even tempered cat in the world because he is always cross. But this is really libel, as he has been per- ?fectly devoted to Mrs. Yves only son and is fondly attached to the whole family.
 But he hates felines and wars with every cat that ventures on the place. Mrs Nye raises thousand chickens every summer, and for years he has assumed the responsibility of protect- ing them from cats, dogs and rats. Even the willy weasel is no match for G. Leslie Nye, who catches and kills every one who visits the chicken ranch. His only aff1liation Is with the family cow, which allows him to ride bareback fashion when she is grazing in the pasture
 He is an epicure-Ioves a good brand of coffee and dotes on raspberry pie. Also lsquash, corn, cabbage, and tomatoes, but his chief delicacies are fish, oysters, and game He is per- fectly indifferent to yellow legged chickens. but wants his milk served in a pink saucer, and insists on having it warm and foamy from his friend the bessie.
 G. Leslie Nye Is beautiful orange cat with white markings, and Mrs. Nye has life sized pastel made of her famous pet. Notwithstanding his ad- vanced age, he is in perfect health, and the fact that he has lost most of his teeth does not cripple him as ratter, as he holds the rodent with both paws and worries 1t to death by twisting its head until it's neck is broken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
SUNDAY TRAINS.
NAuGATucK DIVISION.

Trains leave Bank street station foni New York, Bridgeport. New Haven3 and other places south at 6.8H 7:55. 11:13 a. m.; TAO, 3:05, 4:40, 6:15 and3 S:OO D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from New. York Bridgeport, New Ha- ven and way stations at TIA. S.2A. 9.O5, 10:55 n. n.: "A, $40, 6:3O, GAS S:4s D. m.: 12:39 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station f0N, winsted and way stations at as2a. 1O:55 a. m.: 3:4O 5,2O CWateavilIe on~l ly}. GAS and 8:4S p. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 6:9H 7:55, 11:13 q. m.; 3:05, 5:46, CWater-l ville) 6:15 D. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for, Watertown and way stations at 6.45. S:28, 11:17 a. m.; l: 80, 3:45, 5:1O, 6:12.1 6:5s, S:58 and II 20 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street statiCni from Watertown and way stations atl GAO, TAT, 1O:42 a. m.; l .00, 2:5B, 4:S0.S b:51, 6:45. 7:45, 11:16 n. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Bank street station for Neva York. Bridgeport and New Haven at 7:05. 8 :5O a. m.; 40, 5:10 and $500 p. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport and New Haven at 9:53 a. m; PA, 7:52, l0r1O p m.
 Leave Bank street station for Waters town and way stations at 9:5S q. nass and S:03 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations slr U:53 q. m. and 4;56 p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22

E 4-Cor South Main and Irand stS.
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Go (Pl
 6--Cor Bridge and Magill sts,
 7-Exchange Place.
 12-Rogers 6 Bro P.)
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and Wolcett road. 16-Cor Cor High and Walnut sts. 16-Cor Fact Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21r-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 28-Burton street engine house. 2-Waterbury Manufacturing Go (Pl 25-Cor North Main and North sts 26-Cor Buckingham, and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 29-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts. 29-Cor Ludlow and N Willow sts. B1-Cor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. k 34-Cor w. Main and Watertown I'd. ,35-Conn By & L't'g Go, ear h'se R 36-Waterbury Brass Go P)
 87-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. A8-New Eng1atfd Watch Go P) 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Go. P1 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. P) 47-Cor $. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts. b2-Cor Franklin and Union sts. b3-Waterbury Clock Go, case fac. .(Py b4-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 5e-Cor Liberty and River sts. 67-No 5 hose house. 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts 6o-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin sts 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 78-North Willow st, cor Hillside 74-Cor Johnson and WaterviIIe sfs 142-Wolcott st, beyond Howard. 162-Cor East Main and WeIton sta 212-The Platt Bros Go. P) 219-Hammond Buckle Go. (P) 214-Waterbury Clock Co,m'v't fac (P, 216-Cor North Main and Grove sts. Round Hill and Ward sts Cooke and W. Main sts 2T2-Grove. bet Central & Holmes avs 811-s, N. E. Telephone Go building 0sl 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 313-Randolph & Cloves P) a14-Plume & Atwood (Pl 91B-American Ring Go. P) Electric Light Station P) 81s-Holmes. Booth & Haydens pI s21-No 4 Hose House. 823-Cor Washington ave & Porter s+s Charles and Porter sts. 32b-Cor Simons st & Washington ava s71-City Lumber & Coal Go. (P1 412-Tracy Bros Pl 432-Cor Liberty and S. Main sts < Johnson Mfg Go. fp, 5s2-Cor Baldwin and Bye sts.
 P) Private.
 SIGNALS.
 i. One stroke calls superintendent to the City hail.
 Ii. Two strokes, fire out, recall.
 Ill. Three strokes, 12 m, 9 D. m.
 1-1-1-1-1-1-d-1-1-1. Ten strokes ouick will indicate general alarm and will seg the entire force into service. % K
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
vIvIsEcTIoN IN ENGLAND.
Total Number of ExDerim ents -Dur1nal Last Year on Living Animals
 Almost 1S,0Oo.

A return was issued recently atsEcn4 don showing the number of experiments performed in the year 1902 on 1fvana animals. The total number for England and Scotland was 14,906, being 3,26H more than in 1901.
 Of these 12,7786 were performed wftzas out anesthetics. These were mostly inoculations and simple matters, such as abstraction of a small quantity of blood No experiment involving aIy4 thing serious was allowed to be made without the use of an anesthetic.
 Of the 319 persons licensed to experfe ment HE performed no experiments.
 It is pointed out that a very largo number of experiments are made on barf half of public bodies These include the local government board. the Honse of Commons ventilation committee, the royal commission on tuberculosis, tha' board of agriculture, and various countN' councils and municipal cOrpOratfons
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
WHY ONE FOOT IS LARGER.

WHY ONE FOOT IS LARGER.
 "The question of which foot to fit first is an important one to us," said the shoe salesman, as he tugged to get small pair of Oxfords on a large foot. "Tt may seem strange to you, but it is rarely that we do not experi- ence some trouble in fitting one foot while the other is easily covered. A popular belief obtains that the left foot of every person is the hardest to fit, and consequently, many shoe clerks always try 8 shoe on that foot first. It is not true, however, according to my observation, that there is any in- flexible rule as to which foot to try first. It is true. nevertheless, that in majority of cases if you succeed in fitting the left foot you will have no trouble with the right. My prac- tice is to try both feet before I pro- nounce a pair of shoes 8 perfect fit. Then am sure of avoiding any mis- take growing out of peculiarities of foot formation No two persons have feet formed exactly alike, and the shoe salesman who thinks so and is governed accordingly will meet with many complaints.
 @For some time pondered over the problem of fitting shoes to feet, and especially as to why the left foot should be considered the standard by which to be governed. The only ra- tional theory have ever been able to evolve is very simple one when you come to consider 1t. Nine out of ten persons you meet are right-handed, as we say. About one person in ten, or perhaps the per cent. is even less than I that, uses his left hand. If you will 1 observe persons who use the right hand when they are standing and weight on the left foot. And vice versa, left handed person will rest his or her weight on the right foot. The result is that with right handed per sons the left foot is probably a frac- ton larger than the right foot, and the shoe clerk must inevitably find this to be fact sooner or later<''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
that she would be sure to have It in

that she would be sure to have 1t fn- serted on the following day.
 It was still exceedingly hot and hu- mid on the following morning. and at the breakfast table Mrs. Jobson asked MT. Jobson if he was still in the same mind as to renting the house, furnished, for the summer.
 T, don't change my mind every 20 minutes, Mrs. Jobson," he replied, crush ingly, as he wiped his brow before clap. ping on his hat. Mrs. Jobson, obe- dient to orders" had the ad. inserted that day.
 A cool, ro1licking breeze out of the northwest sprang up that afternoon, and MT. Jobson was whistling cheerily when he arrived home.
 What corking breeze this 'ud make for the yacht races!" he said, delighted ly, to Mrs. Jobson, as he ate his din- ner with gusto-but Mrs. Jobson did not look happy.
 MT. Jobson was watering the front grass with hose, and humming to himself, when they began to arrive. They were the folks who had read the Jobson advertisement of furnished house for the summer MT. Jobson had forgotten all about that affair, and he looked at the stream of prospective fur- nished house tenants with amazement p1entifully mixed with wrath. He i dropped the garden hose and went into the house and gloomed around the sit- ting-room, while the procession of crit. tcising women, and their helpless, but half-ironical husbands, were taken all over the house by Mrs. Jobson Ther was lull in the procession along towah eight o'clock.
 Mrs. Jobson," sternly commanded MT. Jobson, t*you will please get on youi hat-we are going to close this hous up against this tide of impertinent rub. bernecks, and go for car ride"
 MT. Jobson kept his lips tightly com- pressed until they were on board the car. Then he turned to Mrs Jobson with an expression of deep pain.
 t'So,'' he said, sepulchrally, you have at last rigged up scheme to take the roof from over my head, have you?''
 Dear me" began Mrs. Jobson, didn't you tell me to- < You've finally cooked up plan tc . to get together macerated to pulp and ruined, and destroyed, hey?" said Mr. Jobson, ignoring Der words. and warm ing up. ''But 1t don't go, madam-I'm telling you that-it don't go.''
 "But," hopelessly expostulated Mrs Jobson, didn't you tell me that you were going to live in the country this summer, and"
 tT've been living in Washington for good many years, madam, and the cap- ital of the United States is good enough for me-" broke in MT. Jobson. And you think for holy minute that you're going to chase me out of my own home during the best season of the year for housekeeping, just because you're too tired to keep house-if you think you're going to turn my bed over to any old riff-raff that comes along to sleep in my chinaware to eat off of and smash to smithereens-my furniture to maui around and mess up-my piano to pound rag-time tunes on-my bathtub to splash fn-then, madam, the sooner have you taken before a lunacy commis- sion the better it's going to be for all hands, and I can tell you that that time Is not far off, either! !"-Washingt Star 5i f'I s%s5s sfF Ii.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVISION,

lA1a1AISO LII tkS1~C1Ne
 Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at ZOO and s:3s .m.; 12:38, 3s80. 8:01 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street stas ton from Boston. Hartford and way stations at S:0J, 40 a. m.; 1:45s 6:20 and 7:3s D. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street statfom TOT New York, Fishkf1l Landing, Dan& Dury and way stations at s:13 a: mss and 1;50 and 6:24 D. m. Trains arrive at Meadow street stas ton from New York, Fishkili Landings Danbury and way stations at 8:36 ~ m.; 12.3A and 8.O4 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at Ss80 ! lO:O5 a. m.; 200, 5.O5 and 7:00 p. m
 Arrive at Meadow street station at $50, 11:30 3, m.; 4:5O, 6:5o and 8:50l p. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
EuwIand's Marked Folks.

A recently published table of the British census gives the respective ages of all the married couples in the kingdom.
 There Is one husband of 95 years, who has wife of 21, while three hus- bands, ranging In age from S5 to 95. have secured wives of 26. Elderly wives and youthful husbands are rarer, and the greatest disparity in this direction is between a wife 65 years and her husband of 20. The oldest couple in the list are aged 100 and 95 years. respectively, while the youngest pair have only numbered 16 and 15 summers, respectfully. Stray Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
Australian Tools.

The tools used by, natives of north west Australia in making spear heads from glass have been tnteresting Brit ish anthropo1ogists These tools in clude piece of the leg bone of sheep and water-worn pebble of natural shape, the pebble being used for the first rough chipping of the glass, and the bone for the finishing. Much skill seems to be acquired in the use of these crude appliances, the products being very creditable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22

pushfuI person. The Boers showed their belief in his honesty and wisdom by urging that he should take the ne- gotiations that preceded the South African war into his hands, in which case they said that they were con- vinced that peace would not be broken. Were he at the head of the govern ment now, he would never have al- lowed himself, like his nephew. to be led by the nose into the pit that MT Chamberlain has dug for his party.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22

Maude Adams has returned from her long visit to the other side of the At lantic. Her health is reported to be such that there is no doubt as to her re- appearance on the stage next season. As has been stated, she will use new play MT. Barrie has written for her.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
MERIDHN BRANCH

Trains leave Dublin street station fcr4 Middletown and way stations at 9O1 a. m. and 6:15 D. h.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street statiOH from Middletown and way stations at 7:50 a. m. and 3:5s D. m.
 Trains leave Dublin syreet gtatfcn for New Haven by way of Cheshire att 700. S:48, 10 a. D.: 1:50, 4s04 p. ma Trains arrive at Dublin street sta- ton from New Haven by way oG Cheshire at 9:33 a. m.; 1:O5, 8:2O, 6sO0x ! 7:45 ?. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at 7.50 ns m.: 5:5O D. m. Arrive ar Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire at 9:50 a. m.; s:50 D. m.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
Trust Ts Unnecessary.

Pittsburg is to have bootblack's trust, and ten cents will in future be the lowest price charged for 8 shine. But why, asks the Chicago Record Herald, should anybody in Pittsburg want to pay money for being blacked?"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
Gets Another Conwressman

Under the old congressional appor- tionment Florida had two members of the house of representatives Under the new apportionment it has three
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
An Old Faporife


 
 THE JEWISH CEMETERY AT NEWPORT
 By Lonsfellow strange it seems! These Hebrews in their graves \ Silent beside the never7slent waves At rest in all this moving up and down! 6fD The trees are white with dust that OCT their sleep
 the south-wind's breath, While underneath these f eafy tents they keep And these sepulchral stones so old and brown That with level flags their burialpace Seem the tablets of the Law thrown And broken by Moses at the mountains base. The very names recorded herea strange Of foreign accent and of different climess ' .: Abraham Jacob of old Hlessed be God for He created Deathw ~,- said, And and peaces" added, in the certainty of faith. ": And gveth Life that nevernore shall ceases Closed are the portals of Synagogue No h Psalms nso of +s David n.,sDt no 5s ene break In the grand dialect the Prophets spake% . Gone are the living, butth remain, neglected a hand unseen suil their and their remembrance green How came they here7 What burst of Christian hate Drove eA o,ep the sea@that desert desoae %
 These Ishmaes and Hagars of manknds They lived in narrow streets and lanes obscure Ghetto Judenstrass, mirk mire; Taught the school of patience life of anguish and the death a the bitter exile its
 
 And slaked its thirst with marah of their tears
 
  gate Was jeered, spurned by Pride and humiliation hand in hand .' through Tramp nd yetuns Tor in background figures and of prophets sublime And traditions
 Theysa refect n time And forever with The unaeo of Spelling like Hebrew
 became a Legend O shall be grooming earth in travail and in Brings forthit restore, And ead again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-22
FIRE ALARM.

b-Scovill Manufacturing Go (P-l 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-17
The Presidency.

Admiral Schley repeated at Cincinnati
last night in his own behalf the remark
made by Gen. Sherman on one occasion
with regard to the presidency. He declared
that IL he were elected to the office he
would not serve. Gen. Sherman was at
one time presidential proposition. There
was sincere desire on the part of many
of the republican leaders to put him UP for
the White House. He vetoed the sugges-
ton with earnestness and emphasis. He
put an end to it. But. Of course II the
republicans in national convention had
nominated and elected him, he would not,
because he could not, have declined the
office. 1t is inconceivable that any Ameri-
can citizen would in such circumstances
refuse to obey so solemn and imperative a
call to the highest duty. Gen. Sherman
spoke with an amiable exaggeration And
maybe Admiral Schley has spoken In the
same vein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-17

IL funds are available for the purpose. an
edition of the latest annual report of the
Associated Charities and Citizens Relief
Association of this District should be print
cd large enough to place a copy In the
hands of every resident OF Washington. per-
manent or officially transient. who belongs
TO the class generally called the "well-to.
do. This report is the most striking docu.
ment ever issued by these helpful citizen
bodies: and II Ii or particularly timely value
In that 1t fits squarely into the work now
under way to rid Washington of its pest
holes and sinks of immortality. Illustrated
with photographs taken in the byways of
the capital. showing conditions which must
shock the sensitive. decent-livins person,
1t LIS stamped with the unmistakable sign of
truth. But even with these pictures and
with the eloquent yet sta tistical text accom-
panying them. 1t does not show the whole
case. That Is literally impossible. No vol
ume could be prepared that would give the
fuH story OF the shame and suffering to be
found in the alleys of Washington or on the
bleak unimproved commons within the tin
sided novels or In the cellars.
This report and these comments upon II
must not be understood to mean that WASH
ington Is In a demoralized condition. The
capital II by no means a conspicuously fia-
grant example OF the evils of slum life. But
the fact remains that any Stun life is bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-17
Money and National Office.

The following dispatch carries an Indian
apolis date line:
Former Representative Benjamin F.
Shively of South Bend says that poor man
cannot run on a presidential ticket, and
that is the reason he will not accept the
nomination for the vice presidency II 1t Is
offered him.
"I could not afford to make such a
race said he when told that Indiana demo
Gratis are talking of him for the second
place on the national ticket.
Then you think the poor man is de-
prived of seeking a high public prefer
ment? he was asked.
almost; and 1 tell you I could not af-
ford it,. -
Mr. Shively is in error 30 far as the vice
presidency is concerned. Money Is not re-
quired of a candidate for that office, or OF
the man who fills 1t. Some rich men In re-
cent years have filled it and have been very
useful in 1t, but by reason of their ability
and not by reason of their wealth. Some
men in moderate circumstances have filled
it and been very useful in 1t. Neither Mr..
Hendricks nor Mr.. Stevenson was a rich
man. The man who fills the Office now, to
the perfect satisfaction of his party and
tho country, has no fortune. One never
thinks OF money In connection with the
public services of William P. Frye. And he
discharges all the duties Of the vice presi-
dency as thoroughly as though he had
been elected to the Office.
It cannot be denied that in the matter of
some other places money does cut by far
too important figure. Candidates for the
Senate in several states have at times
found private fortune very handy thing.
Candidates for the House are often heavily
assessed for campaign purposes, and have
either to put up or get out. They rarely
get out il 1t Is in their power to raise the
wind. In New York candidates for the
bench even are called upon for campaign
contributions, and make them. It seems to
be the rule. and while 1t has provoked some
sharp criticism, nobody declines preferment
on that account.
But so far, the presidential tickets have
been held above this influence. Neither side
has made money condition as to either
the first or the second place. At the pres
emf time money cuts no figure at all except
In one case, and that candidacy is not
taken seriously. Neither Judge Parker nor
Judge Gray has much beyond his salary.
David B. Hill has successful lawyers in
come. and no more. Mr.. German is rich.
but his candidacy in no measure turns on
the fact. His claims to consideration rest
upon his achievements in politics as a sue
cessful leader and manager. He would
probably be as strong II he had only his
salary as senator.
Mr.. Shively should take heart. His poy-
erty is not against him. If nominated for
the vice presidency he will not be assessed
for campaign purposes. and If elected he
will be able to live very snugly here on
what Uncle Sam pays