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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
HERE'S A sRoE1aAoR CRAZE.
For Making Things in Many Designs -Plaimf1eld, N J., Has It Badly.

For Mak1ng ~ImTngS Ill MdHy CcSSlSIAs
 -Plaimfeld, N J., Has It Badly.
 Pfaanfeld, N. l., Aug 21-This town is stricken to the center by new epi- demfc. The mosquitoes came early in the season, but they have passed away and are no longer a plague. These and other evils have at times been grossly exaggerated by the newspapers and gossips of the town. But the epidemic now present has been raging for the past three weeks, and is beyond the chance of ever be- ing exaggerated It is the epidemic of the pendant shoelace.
 The shoe latch of llistory~has always been loway creature, typifying hu- mility. To-day in Plainfield it Is a trfunphant article of industry, occu- pying the father, mother, brother sister and baby of ofsthesfamiay. 1t ha stimulated household activities and in dllstrial enterprise. It has made en- ployment for thousands of hands, and has ~encroachedron sacred precincts of the opponents of child labor, not wfthstanding that Mother Jones was here recently. It came originally from the southern states, the home of the hook-wor1n, but it is the exact op- posite of that enervating disease.
 The form the epidemic takes is that of making, out of common shoelaces, an unlimited series of useful articles, such as watch fobs, neckWear, baby rattles, women's belts and a. hundred other utilities. Wlatch-fobs areamade in nearly~f1fty designs, long and short, square and round, with charms in the center and end, and also with loose ends of the lace, frayed out carefully, making an ornamental fringe. For the modest they are made of black laces, but" the coiors cover every shade of the rainbow to meet a variety Of tastes
 Ladies' belts are made in many yles-pfaited fiat with eight or ten long laces, and variously finished. These are better than the ordinary ribbon belt and inspire 8 feeling of great security in the work performed.
 Other articles are made in great profusion. Shoe dealers have prac- tically gone out of the shoe business and are now selling shoelaces. Some dealers have employed extra clerks to handle the business and have to open earlier 70 accommodate the rush, and they almost break the rules of the Clerks association, which provide that all Plainfield stores shall close at o'clock. Each day brings forth some new design requiring a new supply
 The future in this trade cannot be estimated. The epidemic breaks out in spots. Bankers, merchants, labor CTS and professional men make these pendants, not only at home, but also during business hours. Studied from an economic standpoint the epidemic has made great changes in the cotton industry and the whole textile trade is affected by it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
COMING EVENTS

Aug 2S-SunShine Social club con- cert and promenade, Naugatuck,
 Aug 29-Base ball-W. H. A. 0. vs B. A. C., St Josephs vs Merrimacs, North Ends vs Pastimes.
 Aug 29--Waterbury Military band promenade.
 Aug 3o-Railroad Mems clambake at Moore's grove.
 Aug 3O-Bamboo Tree Social clubs clambake, Nau2atuck
 Aug 30-Base balI-St Josephs vs Pastimes, Brooklyn A. c. vs Merri- macs.
 Sept 3-Pequot club. dance and prom enade.
 Sept .3-"ote1lo." by Italian Fflo- Dramatic society, direction A. Ferraro.
 Sept 5-Waterbury Military band promenade.
 Sept 5-Soctal and dance by Prof Sullivan, Naugatuck.
 Sept 6-Printers' clambake.
 Sept 6-North End Quoit club clam bake.
 Sept 6-Iron Moulders' union clam bake, Naugatuck.
 Sept 7-Central Labor union grand concert, soeiable and vaudeville. Sept 9-Re-openane of Miss Nellye Reeds select school for dancing. Sept 1O-Grand ball at old Turn hall, Scoviil street. Sept n-Watertow A. c. entertain ment and dance, Watertown. Sept 12-19-Brooklyn Athletic club
 Sept 13-Salem Social club, clam bake, Nangatnck.
 carnival and prom.
 Sept Waterbury tent, K. o. T. M., social and dance.
 Sept 16-Loop- -the-Loop club, clam bake. Sept 19-Gaelic Literary class first concert and dance, Nangatuck. Sept 21-Re-opening of Prof Bailey's dancing academy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
ANNIVERSARIES OF GOOD OMEN
Where They Are Found Are Found A1Ao Hue1kleberr1es, Trout
 and Health~

'I have always noticed one thing about rattlesnakea." said Simon Kent, of Clinton county. reports the New York Sun, land that Is that fI am trout fishing and the trout are biting good am certain to run across all the rattle snakes any snake hunter would care to find in day4s hunting for them. But If the trout are not biting brislklyI will not run across rattlar maybe all day long.
 FI can't explain why it is, because I don't know. can't account for it any more than I can account for the fact that there are always ratt1esnalzes where there are trout and huckleberries, or for that other curious fact that there is never malaria where you find this com- bination of reptile, fish and fruit. am speaking of our own brilliant-hued and up-to-snuf rattlesnake, and not the lazy, overgrown, vindictive rattler of Florida, Texas and other unfavored To- calities where poisonous reptiles seem to breed along with fevers
 Wherever you find one of our ever cheerful rattlers giving forth it's music and telling you to watch out, there you will find the purest water, the freshest air and the highest, dryest land. As long as you live in country where you have to kick rattler off your doorstep every now and then you needn't be afraid of chi1ls and fever sneaking across | your threshold.
 Instead of locality being summed because rattlesnakes abound therein it should be justthe one for people to seek. '
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
TOLD BY DOGS TAILS.
Most Striking and InfmIlible HMs&sE to Their Descent from W03
 Or Jaclxa1.

A writer, in tracing the ancestxyso3I the dog to the wolf and jackAl, nOticez, typical differences in the case of tha3M, eyes, their body colors and markinasA the habit of turning around before lyinG. down, and other interesting peculfark} ties: but he does not mention the most striking and infallible way of distin-l gushing them, namely, by the curinua, and distinct fashion in which they carzy their tails.
 Wolves have sneaking way of caTry% ing their tails low, almost dragging om the ground, while dogs carry their taI1a up, and the farther removed they are from the wolf type the higher theycarrX them. Shepherd dogs and collies, wizAclz retain many of their racial charactar~ istics, carry their tails lowest of aIIsd settlers and pointers degree or twu higher, stiffening out straight when drawing on game: terriers and hounds elevate their tails to the spinal line: St Bernards and Newfoundlands affect a curve over the back; while pugs actuaz ly come to full twist
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29

beauty and acuteness. She has'therepSl utation of having made moresmoney hyss telling fortunes than any of the othsasz mafdens in the camp.
 A trfbesman started the bidding gonilre at $500. There Is a young man In thzas camp who thinks much of Lyda- Heazas a small amount of money, but notS enough to bid against this figure. Thal girl was sold at $750. X
 A girl of 12 was next disposed CfNae7 ssO. Others went at $f60, $2O0sand $6pQs'
 The beauty of the camp, Mydfd. wxss reserved as the last to be sold. A hahn dozen bidders contested for her. Ffrets hundred, then $500 was bid, on upstus $1 ,150.
 There the figure stood for a time Andl the anctfoneer was about to close fhal sale when $1 200 was bid by'a tribesmax,, known as Jake, who is one of tla2 wealthy men of the colony.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
VIRGINIA HARMED.

In some respects Virginia Harmed oc- cupies a position on the American stage to which that of no other of our actresses is analogous. Her relations to the general public recall MT. Lin- coln's famous and popular phrase: sFor the people who like that sort of thing it is just the sort of thing they like" People either like Virginia Harmed very much or else they don't like her at all.
 Tn the popular esteem of the player, nowadays more than ever before per sona1ity plays large part. The char acter actor, engaged in sinking his in diyiduaffty beneath the surface of his art, is seldom the universal favorite. He or she-for the same rule applies to the women as the men-is not the one selected for exploitation as star No, it is the player with an individu- aIity, a personality that the public knows. That individuality represents the wares in the managerial shop the players name is simply the label on the goods.
 Miss Harmed is case in point There is much in her buoyant nature, her exuberant nature and voluptous grace and rich warm coIoring to ap- peal to those whose ideas of life are not tfnged with the gray shadows of the Puritanical point of view. On the other hand the very possession of those qualities, a personality suggestive of Hfe's em5oyment-a being breathing forth the essence of easy and comfor table Ifving-creates a spirit of antag onism in those who persist in viewing all life as ssvaie of tears:e-Adolpf Klauber, in Leslie's Monthly for Sep l tember.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
GYPSY GIRL AUCTION.
Seven Maidens Sold atJ Prices Rang ing from Eighty to Twelve
 Hundred Dollars.

Seven girls were sold at auction in Chi cago a few days ago.
 The highest price paid was $1 200 for a young woman of exceptional beauty. The lowest price was $50.
 The girls. thus disposed of like slaves pr cattle are members of the tribe of Russian gypsies encamped at Archer avenue,and Forty-sixth street.
 The buyers of the girls are men con- nected with the tribe.
 The Chicago Examiner says the sale was conducted much after the manner of the southern institution that per- ished in the. civil war, land was accom- panied with similar scenes.
 A big gypsy, one, of the leading men,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
Natures War with Bacteria.

Bacteria are no respectsrs of places or persons; they go wherever they find a thoroughfare and waiting vehicle. One of natures intending tasks, at which she Is busy every minute in the year, is the Altering of water for human use. When she has enough of the right sort of sandy soil and time enough she makes a thorough job of 1t. When she hasn't the fever germs Turk in the old oaken bnclzet and lie in wait behind the faucet. Hartford fConn-) Courant
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
I've Young Georgians Taken Out of 6 Refrigerator Car i'm Almost
 Frozen Condition.

As a result of banter, Lewis Hop kins and Tracey Matthewson, of Au- gusta, Ga, the latter married, were taken out of a refrigerator car nearly frozen to death after being eleven hours in the car without food or drink
 On Wednesday night these two, with 8 young man named Stovale, decided, as joke, to beat their way from Augusta
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
ornnnnentni scarn.

Tn New Holland the women cut them selves with shells, and, keeping the wounds open for a long time. form scars in the flesh. which they deem highly or anamental. Another mark Of beauty consists Of having finger nails so long that castings of bamboo are necessary to protect them from injury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
ssTEHB FATAL WEDDING. !.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with a matinee on Wednesday, that remarkable popular success, 'The Fa- tai Wedding" will be played at Poli's. As Is we'll known, the play is strong and intense drama, deligftfu fuIly light ed and shaded by tender sentiment and droM comedy. The scenic effects are~a a marvel, and as the production is under the management of Sullivan, Harris and Woods, 1t is assured that there will be an excellent acting com pany. No one who has seen the play will miss seeing again that great snow storm on the Palisades and the thrill ling scene in Grace church. The part of Jessie, '"The Little Mother" will be enacted by two child artists this sea- son, each alternating with the other at the various performances. The reason for this is because of the fact that the role is such an arduous and difficult one that it is asking too much of a very young miss to expect her to play it at every performance. The children are fully as clever as the re- markahle Little Mother of last sea- son, so that finished performance will be looked for. Seats are now
 
 Promptly at 2:15 Monday afternoon the curtain will go up at the Jacques for the first vaudeville show of the new season. Interest in the event is so great that the theater wiM undoubt- edly be crowded, there being a. great desire to express public appreciation of the fact that the vaudeville season ic e a1r +n11 Mir Pon has arranged a bill of special excellence for the opening week, head ed by a grand triple leader in May Dupont and company, Stuart Barnes, and Yeager and Yeager's Six Cotton Blossoms. These are eminent and thoroughly we'll known vaudeville headline acts, and in every principal house of the country they are ire quentdy used as top notchers. The bill is not left entirely to them, how ever, for there are five additional acts of prominent standing in the vaude- vile world. Among these may be mentioned the two livingstone girls, who have been termed America S daintiest dancers. the Van Brothers, Harry Antrim and Yetta Peters and Ford and Cantwell. To replace the vitagraph this season MT Podi has se- cured new picture machine named the electrograph, the same that is be- ing used in the New York vaudeville houses, and the principal picture for l the opening week will be 'sRube and Mandy at Coney Island" Prices will be the same as last year: 10, 20 and 30 i cents; afternoons, 10 and 20 cents; la l dies, 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29

LYDIA WAS PUT ON THE BLOCK FIRST. conducted the sale and, acted as auction eer. near one of the tents and were dressed in all their weird finery. They were in spected and prospective buyers argued one with the other upon the compara- tive merits of the young women.
 With the Russian gypsies beauty alone is not taken into account. Ability in nec- romancy and fortune telling, power to win money from others, Is thought more of than anything else.
 A girl IS years old, known in the neigh borhood as Lyda, was-put4on~the-b block sazst Sha was nntad f0raheg maryeIaua
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
THEY WE'RE ALMOST FROZEN.

to Kansas City. At the freight yards they entered the first open car they found, and went to sleep.
 After few hours Stovale became so cold that he left the car and returned to the city. He realized the danger his companions were in, and notified Hopkins brother, but the train had gone. At Belair, eight miles out. the conductor sealed the car doors. Trac- CTS were sent after the car, and 1t was found at five o'clock the following afternoon in the Atlanta freight yard. When the young men were taken out they were almost frozen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
-ETuals,'

MT Jones was deacon in thesAfAf6s odist church, his religion beingreserzn1 for the Sabbath. One day e-heaxsa za workman swearing; and ha,stoppens& s&u argue with him on the enormityr Of hia sin. ..Oh, we'll" said the man, yoI play little, and swear a little, and we don't eithsr of us mean anyta1r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
Stick to ola naefhaa.

So little have the industries of India been affected by the British occupation that the native smith still forges To- cally madeAiron, on q stone anvN with in 80smflesof Simla. |
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
FOREST PARK.

All the women and children will have an opportunity to witness the bal loon ascension at the park tomorrow afternoon as Professor Hayden will give one of his flights in the air and his parachute drop. This is very clever act and one which everybody will en- joy. Big crowds will undoubtedly be on hand to see the ascension. The vaudeville entertainment will also at- tract you for the numbers are good ones and have received good patronage all the week. Next week there will be an entire new bill. On Labor day there will be big barbecue free to all and this will be one of the special features It will be the greatest treat yet given by the management
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
Chaar Horne-Power.

Ths melting snows and glaciers of the Roeaies and petroleum now furnishsuch aAundanG. power 1or San FranctBco &hat he cost of one horse power enc hour @nE two cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
'THE CHARITY NURSE, ;.

The-above melodrama was presented at Polfs theater last evening in a very acceptable manner by a good com pany. The scenes of the play are laid in New Milford and New York and are we'll conceived and we'll put to- gether. It was beautifully staged and received merited approval from those present. Miss Selma Herman played the leading role and hes work was ear nest and dramatic. She was assisted very materially by a well balanced company. The performance will be repeated this evening and will un- doubtedly attract larger audience.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
MRS KATzENJAMEMER. {

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29

A xaan is not a farmer just because. he haa hsy esKeE.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-29
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her friendly escort that gentleman stepped behind the desk, while the clerk in attendance temporarily lefl his post.
 'tHow many rooms will you be 'wanttn' ?'' asked the manager with all the suavity of solicitous boniface Then noting the inquiring glance o1 the advance woman, he added, you see, I'm runnin' the hotel as we'll as the theayter, the twoe|biznesses sort O go together, you know"
 A few minutes later, having found her way around the corner to the of flee Of the transfer man, she found 1T attendance there the ubuqIitous man ager who evidently had entered from the back door.
 'sYes. I do the transferrin' too, smiled he, seeing her look of astDnish ment upon discovering him at tht door awaiting her arrival. You see the three biznesses go easy together This is the bfllpostin' office, too, and I'm a-lookfng after that as little sidt issue, for the four biznesses seem t b'long together
 'sBy the way" said the little agent after transacting all business neces sary to the visit of her company tt the place, five three or four hours tt spare before train time; I think IT take little drive" then added witt a smile, "do you happen by chance tt own the livery stable also?'
 'Right you, are" was the unexpect ed reply, s+and if you don't mind,-i won't cost your management anything I'll dof drivin' myself, as all ths bizness for to-day is did. You see, he added, 'the livery bizness don't in teTfere none with the other four, so carry that on too. If you'll accept thu hoss am buggy for a drive you're vel come"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26
Americans Do Not Retire.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


1t was rumored on change the other day
that ]. Pierpont Morgan had decided to re-
tire Next day it was announced that he
would not. Tine rumor was baseless, the
corrective announcement almost unneces-
sary. Mr. Morgan could probably afford
to retire. 1t is known that he smokes %
cent cigars. and when people do that they
have money left for other uses and diver
slons. But Mr. Morgan Is an American.
and Americans never retreat least, hard
ly ever. Look at Mr.. Rockefeller. He is
worth, they guess, $500, 900 900. He cannot
begin to spend the interest that the banks
and trust companies and railroads and Oil
refineries and lighting plants, and such
like. insist on paying to him. yet he is just
as keen to be worth SSO0.0OO.Oo1 as If he
were starting in business and his creditors
were beginning to bother him. And look
at Mr.. Sage. He never defaults with his
rent. and always has enough apples for
supper, but he seldom takes day off be-
cause something might happen down the
street that would loosen up a strangers
supply of dollars. and how could he bear
not to be around when that occurred?
No; retirement is inconsistent with the
American spirit. When you find a man of
retiring disposition you discover one who
cannot set the river on fire, and he does not
do at ALL We have senator's and other
statesmen who have been begged to retire.
press and people and constituents and fam
lilies have united in almost clamor of be-
seeching. but they have sternly held to the
path of duty. In this country authors write
till they can no longer hold a pen: drama
lists like Clyde Fitch dramatize till there is
nothing left to dramatize except Mr. Car
negie and the judgment; musicians COM
pose until their music Is as fierce and in
comprehensive as Richard Strauss and
painters paint until behoiders cannot tell
their cows and their trees apart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26

served at noon were required several thou
sand pounds of turkey, with corresponding
quantities OF potatoes, celery, cranberr1es
and mince pies Tonight the first dance OF
the season will be held In the assembly
hall.
Special Observance.
At the institutions gathered under the
head of the Washington Asylum, including
the Washington Asylum Hospital, the aims
house and the workhouse, there was spe-
cial observance Of the day. The inmates OF
the workhouse were given a rest from
work and an especially good dinner. They
were allowed extra privileges Also and
were given as much freedom as the rules
Of the institution VIII permit. At the aims
house and hospital religious services were
held at noon by a party of church people
who make 1t their business to visit such
places In the afternoon dinner was serv-
ed that eclipsed anything of the kind that
has been given heretofore. All sorts OF
extras were served and the old men and
women who live at these places were gayer
and happier than they have been for many
weeks.
No extras were served with the dinner
at the Jail, but Warden Harris permitted
the prisoners to their friends and to
accept from them all manner of good
things. Religious services were held in
the rotunda Of the jail building in the
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-26

house. Committees of ladies also frequent
ly sit in the winter months to arrange con-
certs, fetes or bazars for charitable pur-
Doses.
Every distinguished Wienerin must also
attend the Sunday morning Philharmonic
concert. and she possesses a box, or a por-
ton, If only the eighth or sixteenth part of
box, at the Burg Theater or Opera House.
where she duly appears on the fourth or
eighth or sixteenth day. The concerts
again. at the Bosendorfer and the Musik-
yerein -Saale must by no means be neglected
The height Of the Vienna season is of
course. In the carnival, which begins at
Epiphany day and continues until Ash We'd
nesday. Commencing with the court balls
long series of balls and dances follow.
and no evening passes without a dance.
With such continuous practice. especially in
waltzing. no wonder Vienna women are call
ed Queens of the Dance. The attempt last
season to introduce the cakewalk into the
Vienna salons failed.
The wives and daughters of the well-to-
do middle classes are also richly provided
with amusknents. They also skate-if not
at the explosive Eisverein-and they. too.