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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
CONNECTICUT STATE LEAGUE
Cadets and Company A of This City
 Have Withdrawn.


 A quick death in all probability awaits the Connecticut State Football league which was recently born. Man. ager Edward Dunphy of the St Thon- as Cadets football team was 1nstru- mental in organizing the league, which consisted of the Cadets and Company of this city, Acorns and Bridgeport A. c. of Bridgeport and the Naugatuck and Torrington teams. He was the prime mover in forming the league. Now the Cadets have withdrawn from the league and have notified the man agers of the other teams of that CT feet. Company A has also withdrawn leaving only four teams in the league. It was proposed to have a meeting of the managers in this city tomorrow, but the meeting has been abandoned. The league may continue, but it Is not probable
 There are several reasons for the withdrawal of the Cadets. The prin- cfpa1 one Is that Manager Dunphy,s s plsvers will be unable to get away from their work on Saturday. when Manager Dunphy started to organize a league he thought that his team would be allowed to play Sunday games. but the other teams objected to this This would he big handicap to the local teams. A number or the star players. including Hoffman ana Keating could not play on Saturday. conseuuently only s weak team could be placed on the gridiron. Furthermore the Cadets would be big loser man cia1ly. Sunday games pay we'll in this city while Saturday games are a nlis- erafo1e failure financially. Further more the grounds for Thanksgiving day. when the Cadets would have a chance to make little money, have been secured by the Merrimacs.
 In the second place the Cadets ob- iected to the handing in of list of their players by tomorrow. They were willing to hand in their list three days before the opening games, but the league voted against this. Several old players will not be in harness this year and it will take few weeks to pick out players capable of filling their places. Dan Cronin will play with Torrington this year and the Cadets will also be minus the services of Hotchkiss and Peters of Ansonia. Bagley won't be home until next week and therefore his name couldn't be in- cluded in the list.
 Manager Dunphy pondered long be fore deciding to withdraw from the league. He realizes that it will look rather queer for the club which was instrumental in organizing the league to be the cause, probably, of its dis bandment; but he thought that it was the only wise step to make under the circumstances.
 The Cadets will have a team in the field and will be open to meet all com CTS as in years past. The Merrinac A. C. and the North End A. O. do not care to have any teams in the league. The North End team will have the pick of last years Company A team. Company A will not be represented on 1 the gridiron this year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Solar Eclipse in China.

Some days before the recent solar eclipse occurred the mayor of Shang- hai issued proclamation, the pur- port of which was that all citizens should do their utmost to appease the Heavenly powers while the phenom- enon was in force. The proclamation began as follows:
 "OnS the first day of the third month of the second year of the reign of the Emperor Kouang Sou, great dog will begin to devour the sum-
 Enigmatic this statement seems to us, but in China, ittis well understood as is proved by the fact that on the day of the eclipse large crowds gath eredsin various places, and, by threats and shouts, did their best to prevent the ravenous dog from devouring the sacred sun.-Stray Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
IN SHAFTS PALACE.
Appalling Combination of Dfngfness
 and Sp1endor,yS SquaIor and Luxury.

The palace of thes shah of Persia. according to Donald 7. Stuart, in 'The Struggle for Persia" is an appalling combination of sdinginess: and splendor, of sQualor and luxury. One of the most interesting: rooms is that filled with the portraits of. allsthe monarchs of Europe. In the next room Is his rnajesty's writing apparatus. Here stands a globe such as may be seen in schoolroom, except that the con- tinents are made with gems of differ ent color and ali. the names and rivers are marked in diamonds On the walls a painting by an old master is framed next to 8 highly coloredf advertisement of a dealer in fshhooks. The throne itself is sort of wooden bed, about nine feet by six, the woodwork covered with diamonds, emeralds,, rubies and sapphires, some an inch long. The value of the wholesfs estimated rough ly at $5,o00,o0o or .s6, 100000. On the floor o1 the throne,.is aslcarpet so thick with pearls that the texture of the cloth is hardly visible, while a huge vase, set with turuuoises and pearls, stands side by side with a cheap painted urn, such as is sometimes seen at country fairs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
SENTENCED TO A BATH.
Denver Chinarnans Objected to the Courts Decisien, Bat Had to
 Take. Ills sAIedicine.

The. Denver Republican says that a lot of trouble was aroused at the coun- ty jail few days ago when Tong Fuyi, a Chineses inmate. was ordered by the kangaroo court to take a bath. Most of the sojourners there, when out side, are not sticGlers for cleanliness. but the jurisdiction of the kangaroo court is necessarily limited, and so they allow no opportunity to escape of as- serting their authority.
 One of the most important dominions over which.it holds sway is the jail bathroom. Every inmates must take pilgrimage to it's cleansing waters twice a week. Now Tong Fuyt had sell dom experienced the polluting touch of water His ancestors had warned him against it, and from his earliest recol- Nections e.had daily prayed to his Shinto god that he might never be de- filed by it.. .sr--~
 The kangaroo court, however, did not seem to grasp the force of his religious arguments. and ordered that he be tucked. It took four deputy sheriffs of the court to. strip F,uyi and drop him into the tub. Fuyi called loudly for the aid
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
THE puGILfsTs.
"A Few rips From the Camps of the
 Boxers.

"A Few Tirs From the Camps of the
 Boxers
 Bids for the Young Corbett and Tim Callahan bout. which is to be decided in Philadelphia next month, will Do opened in Philadelphia tonight.
 Joe Carter, the Brooklyn light weight, brother of the well known tsKdd," will accept the challenge of Tommy Moran. Carter is ready to box Moram any number of rounds at any weight before any club.
 Jack Hopkins the ex-amateur light weight champion Is ready to accept the challenge of Billy Moore, the col ored St Louis lightweight, for match at 135 pounds, tor side bet. Hopklns will box before any club that Moore can get, or he will fight in private TOT a purse and side bet
 Johnny Burns, the New York west mide featherweight, says that all the good 126 to 12S-pound men are side stepping him. Burns has agreed to . take on Jimmy Briggs, the Boston featherwedght, and to stop him inside of twenty rounds or get nothing for his work.
 Jimmy Britt, the Pacific coast hghr- weight, and Charley Seiger, the New Jersey boxer, have been matched oy The San Francisco A. c. of San Fran cisco to meet for twenty rounds at 1S5 pounds. weigh in at o'clock on the dav of dIae contest, October Is. The men are each bo post $1,000, $500 for weight and $500 for appearance The .l,,se. 1,..s 1,oetsd go 000 40 show good faith.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
TABLE OF PERCENTAGES, '
EASTERN LEAGUE GAMES.
 At Newark. N

Newark, Sept 26.-The Eastern league season ended here yesterday. With the score to 3 in favor of Jer- sey City in the ninth inning, Burke, the first batsman up for the Newarks, was hit on the head by pitched ball. Umpire Brown lost sight of the ball Tn the confusion following and when play was called the ball could not be found. The Newarks threw balls out, but Brown claimed they were newer than the lost ball, and after waiting twenty-five minutes he called the game On account of darkness. The score: Newark ....1 o 1 , 0 o 0 @--S Jersey City o 0 0 0 0 0--4 ' ?
 Batteries-Walsh and Thomas; Bar nett and Dillon.
 At Baltimore.
 Baltimore Sept 26.4-Buffalo won closely contested game from Baltimore vesterday. While the locals outbatted, s the visitors. they were unable to hlt' consecutively The score:
 paltimore 70 o o O O o o 2. 1-4 F 2 B1,ffalo o i 0 0 0 1 8 o 0-5 ?
 Batteries -Doescher and Hearne; A. sJonez.and Shaw: umpire Caulifower; attendance, SIP.
 At IOr0ulO. x Toronto. Sept 26.-- Mills was a ptlz- gle +o rochester yesterday and the vls- itors were shut out. Toronto punched hits with Rochester's errors. The toronto ..sooo10 8 o *47 IS 1 aRochester 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 O--O 3 2
 Batteries-Mills and Fuller; Ferts and Salesman.
 Bufalo. Sept 26.-Montreal broken even with Providence yesterday, the former being shut out in the nrst game. In the second Amole had one of his bad innings. He walked two and made two wild pitches. These, with two errors, gave Montreal four unearned runs and the game. Rocks playing was sensational. The scores: First game: t. n. ,. E; Montreal 70 O o 0 0 o o O 50--0 , 5 Batteries-viau and Duggan; Luys- ter and Griffin.
 Second game: RH E. [ Providence ......... O OO U-z Montreal ........ 0 0 4 Q 0-4 4 o
 Batteries-Amole and Westlake; Pappalau and Griffin; called, dark ness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
THRILLING CIRCUS ACTS.
Each Year the Effort Is to Secure More Startling SensatiOns-Where
 WiI1 It End9

It was about three years ago, says the New York Post, that the circus performers passion for making hu- man gyroscope of himself became an acute mania In most of it's features | the circus of to-day is the same as the circus depicted on the Assyrian monuments. There has been, how ever, one innovation in the last half decade. It is absolutely necessary now for every frst-class circus, to contain some peculiarly hair-raising feat performed with wheels or some sort of whirling things on some rather elaborate piece of apparatus which
 can be built, up, in the middle of the ring. First ittwas the descent of a long flight of steps on bicycle, next the ascent of narrow spiral without any handrails on a single wheel, then the thrilling 3loop-the-loop," then the
 riding of a bicycle around the inside
 of vertical cylinder.
 For the first year newly invented feat is usually one mans property, be- ing so difficult that no one else can do
 it. The second year there are schools
 to teach the act, and every third-rate
 circus can put on the great act if it
 cares to. Danger-loving young men
 in every quarter of the globe now
 spend the winters in inventing new
 sensations for the circuses of coming years. Two additions to the stock of feats have already been announced.
 First comes man who proposes to
 "loop-the-loop'' on roller skates. This
 should be an interesting act to watch
 because of the Likelihood that the
 man will fall on his head when he
 gets halfway round. The tornado" is even more spectacular. There is a
 scaffold 50 feet high for the start, two wire ropes to serve as track lead ing down to a double Hoop" of wood at the bottom and a net at the wood en pathways end. The performer gets inside of hollow rubber sphere and the assistant places the ball on
 the two parallel ropes and gives it a gentle push. It goes down, makes two revolutions in the loop and finally bounces into the net, when the per- former steps out giddy but uninjured. Twice around the loop is the best per- formance yet. It staggers the imag- ination to conjecture what the com- ing years will bring forth in the way of circus sensations when so many creative intellects are applying them selves to the subject
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Soap Bez1erA ma aronrs u1anc.

The latest failure to ascend Mont BIanc,is interesting says the PalEMall Gazette. The heroes of the story are German students with whom the9pri- mary difficulty of the enterprise was that of finding !the money to pay for it A happy thought struck them, and they called upon 9 Berlin soap boifer,to make a proposal If he,. on his partsHwould finance the IexpediNonS they on theirs would placard the mountain from base to summit with the, posterswith which he advertised his wares. The soap boiler liked the idea, and @the bargain was duly struck. Happily however, the communal authorities at Chamonix.go got wind of the proposal ;. and the German students. are now on, their way, leaving a trunk full of confscated posters be- hind them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26

of all the gods in the shinto calendar. Both Buddha and Confucius deserted him in this hour of need and down un- der theswater he went. He sprayed the entire south wing of the building and gave his tormentors as thorough . soaking as he gotshimself.
 They soon had all the wetting they cared for and left him to sink or swim as bestshe could. Once out of the tub, !Fuyi disregarded all advice to use a towel, but climbed into his clothes with all haste and crawled off into corner to dry
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
canteloupe Cream.

Dissolve one-quarterA of box of gslatine in a little : boiling water. Whip one cup of cream until thick, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and beat again; then add the gelatine and beat all thoroughly. $ Add one cup of cantaloupe meat cut in cubes Pour Into a ring mold and Splace on, ice to become solid, unmold on chop platter and i'll center of ringgwith whipped rream which has been whipped very stiff ff.--Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
TEE HUsTLERs.
An Incident Showing HOW Quick on the Trigger Some Folks Are
 Seizing~ Opportunities.

There are many people in. very mod est business lines fwho{ are Jas alert to seize opportunit -as much to be ad- mired in their ,way-as. are the bigger men of keen discernment{ and vigor- ous enterprise hustlingqin wider fields; and these lesser men may be more picturesque. For 4instance:
 On one of the. yacht race days, says the New York Sun, there came on, in the middle of the afternoon, 8 hurri- cane. with darkness and tremendous rain just at the time when the excur- sion boats were on the way home from the lower bay. Here, now, as it chanced to come under the eye of one observer, was one of these boats with her green and red side lights lit, and in fact, all her lights sburning, in this midday darkness as at night, tying up "a curious and interesting spectacle at South street wharf.
 Along South street, deserted at the moment by all who could find shelter from the pouring rain, came running, as this boat neared it's wharf, an um- brella vender with 8 bundle of umbrel- las under his arm; one of the men of whom so many are to be seen on rainy days in the city's streets.
 There was gold mine for this man in that steamboat with her side lights lit and all her lamps burning on this tremendously dark and rainy after noon, if he could hitSthe wharf before her passengers got away; and he got there all right, just as the boat was making those few, last, slow turns and half turns of her wheels, before they had finally got her made fast
 When the passengers from this boat had come to the street cad of the cov- cred wharf at which the boat had landed, and had halted, as they did, in within the entrance way to wait until the rain let up little, the only living thing they, saw in the pouring rain outside was that umbrella vender, standingss in the street waiting for them, with a big bundle of umbrellas under his arm and one fair sample of his wares raised over his head
 Did he find ready sale for his un- brellas, this umbrella man? We'll, well, well! It was only asquestion a of how fast the umbrella man could make change. He sold them to the last one e-he didn't even keep one for his own protection as he turned away.
 There, too, at that particular spot and time, where the demand for their wares was likely to gbe the greatest, were the newsboys; selling papers with accounts of the races which the peo- pie now coming off the boat had seen and of greatjinterest to oSthem, flor that reason; for people like to read of anything they have themselves wit messed. And another 9person who dis covered and seized the opportunity that this rain-caught {cargo of pleasure seekers presented. was the cabman. He, like the newsboy, Is very fly, and never lets a chance go by:
 There was here ilresenfed a graphic illustration of the unfailing treadiness of people in at least three lines of business to take advantage oGopportu- nities, no matter show suddenly or how unexpectedly such opportunities might spring upon them. And these people are hustling JustAIike that all the time..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Births and Deaths.

From 1890 to 1so0sthe average annua, excess of births over deaths in the United States was TIT per 1000 of pop ulation,. while Prussia stood next with 14.7 per LOGO. Then came Holland. with IA per 1,0o0;s Norway, with 13.9; the German empire, with 1877; Denmark. with 12.6; Scotland, with II g, ,and Eng land and Wales with$11H. The two for eign countries in which there is the nearest approximation to race suicide are France and Ireland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
A Striking Resem blance.

He is a travelling man, much away from home, and known among his Germantown friends to be somewhat sporty. But he has wife of whom he is very fond, and he usually makes a good deal of fuss" when he starts on long journey. The other evening before leaving his wife on the veranda he said: Now, my dear, when am away you will look every night at that star and think of ,me?''
 - Indeed, I will" replied the wife, with feeling. If need anything to remind me of you it would be that very star'
 "Why, dear?" he asked.
 Because it is always out so very late, and looks so pale in the morn ing."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
MADE RECORD TIME
Major Delmar Equals Pace,
 Set by Lou Dillon.
HISOWN BESTlPERF0RMANCE.BEATEN
Champion Trotttng GeIding Made Half Mile In 59 Seconds, but Could Not Duplicate Tt-ATade a
 Mile Yn Minutes. Se

NEW YORK, Sept. 26..-The big event at the Empire City track was the effort of the champion gelding Major Delmar to- beat his own record of 2:00A and to beat the worlds record of 200 held by Lou Dillon. He trotted most wonderful mile and in game but tiring finish shot under the wire in the record timeA
 After a preliminary warming up the gelding champion came out for his great trial at 4:80. He went round the first turn, broke and came back. At the second attempt he went away as steady as clock and, though slow beginner, got to the quarter in O:S01h. Up the back stretch he shot with such lightning rapidity that he flashed by the half mile pole in 0:59. Then the grand stand rose and cheered as the gallant son of Delmar flew round the top turn to the three-quarter pole in 1:29 and came. home to the wire in 200, thus equaling the time of Lou Dillon.
 It was a splendid performance by the animal, which only this week changed owners at the highest price, $40.0OO, ever paid for .gelding. Major Delmar is a New York animal, bred and foaleds trained and owned, in the Empire State.
 Two running horses hitched to sul- kies were provided for pacenakers The sulky equipped with the wind shield was driven by George B. Spear. regular trainer for B. B. Smathers, Ma jor Delmar's owner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Grana 0irenit R.acea.

: COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 26.-Favorites swept the card at the get away day of the grand circuit. meeting but Tom
 Keene was the only horse to win with out desperate struggle. The second
 race, won by Dan T., developed into the fastest trotting event of the year.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26

Mrs Jefferson Davis is seveneven years o age She was born Va eighteen She his wife the first being daughter of General Zachary Taylor aft the dying while still ranged her year of Howell The Mexican and Mrs Davis While
 
 
 lived hotel in New York city, Davis oneivi A. of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Hawthorne e Reau1ta.

CHICAGO, Sept 26.-Dop Domo. sfa- vorfte in the betting at 3 to 5,Ywon the from Orfeo. Gallant was third, three lengths away. The distance was six furlongs. Don Domo set such a fast pace to the stretch that Orfeo, tired out with chasing him, could not quite get up. Weather clear, track good.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
iPittsburg and Boston Will Play
 The Series
siAn Agreement Reached Between the A Two Champions Results of Games Played in All Leagues Yesterday
 Pitcher Ames of New York Wanted
 By Pittsburg for Fifteen Thousand
 Dollars.
BASEBALL scoREs.
Assrlts of Yesterdays Games Tn the
 American League.

Detroit. i 10 1o 0 O. 6. Boston. 1 0 1 0 0 O. e
 aits-Detroit, 1S; Boston, g. Errors- Detroit 8; Boston, 8. Batteries-Donovan and BTelow; Hughes and J. Stahl. Washington 1 3 0 0 0-6
 Hits-Cleveland, 1s; Washington, 8. Err rors-Cleveland, 5; Washington. 3. Bat teries-47lendon and Be1nis; Dunkle, Pat ten and Kittridge.
 At Philadelphia
 Philadelphia. 0 3 5 0 3 0 s-10
 Hits-Chicago, Il; Philadelphia. g. Err tors-Chicago, 4; Philadelphia, 2. Bats Powers.
 At New York;
 Esw York. ........ i o Q 6 i $
 Idits--St: Louis, g; New. York, '. Errors s-SG Louis, 6; New York, 2. Batteries Morgan and Kahoe: Deering and Beville.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Favorates Won Four Races,

DETROIT, Mich, Sept 26.-6lose finishes characterized the racing at Highland park, and favorites won four of the six races. Flora Bright won the feature event at a mile and sixteenth by a head from Lady of the West. U. z McArman bid up Sir Walter after the latter won the last race to $1, ,105 and took him to his barn. Weather fine. track fast.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Hernis Made a Fine Race.

NEW YORK, Sept. s2e.--The feature of the racing at Gravesend was the brilliant performance of Hermfs. The son of Hermence picked up 184r pounds and, giving away weight to the: other starters, won with ease by three lengths. He was am odds on favorite and ran the mile and sixteenth in 1:46 IS. Dick Turpin,won the Algeria stakes, with Elammulla second.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Doesn't Work That wav.

The Erie railroad will hire no more men who are over 35 years of age. It will not, for the present, however. re-
 marks the Chicago Record Herald. pro- Ihibit stockhold ders who are over 50 from Jgsceiying dividends ss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
Peru Bigger ThanCsermanv.

Peru is often spoken of as the sslit- tie republic;' but the fact remains that Peru has an area three and half times that of Germany and density Of popas@sion as one to sixty compared With Gesmanyk s-sss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
MaIisarv wntchy yDoma.

The military posts at the German, naval port of Wilhelmshaven are fitted out with watch dogs Each sentry has whenl ausriaiOusA stppyg
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26

of Philadelphia suburbanite. when he announced to the, assembled spectators that one of his tiny educated f1eas had escaped, and he requested all to look carefully for the missing one There were at least a dozen ladies and gentle men in the assemblage. and atslast one of the ladies gave the happy informa- tion to the professor" that she had captured the fugitive. The professor" ]" beaming over with happiness, took the flea, but after examining it very close ly, during which time the happy look on his face disappeared, he turned to the lady, who was next to him, and said: ~I am very sorry, madam, but while all heass look alike, this one is not mine. :" How the young lady felt must be imagined.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
ProbanIx the Gaze.

srhat Beirut a1fair threatens to be explained away. says the Chicago Daily News, until it shall appear that the alleged assassin was only trying to tbxow aenouauet at MT MagslRsen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
High Jumper Broke Record.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-At the Bryn Mawr horse show Heatherbloem, the champion high jumper, broke the worlds record of z feet 8 inches, which he held, by topping the bar at z feet BA inches.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
&aopS1on.

"When .didAyou adopt the stage as ( profession?"
 T should not say that I ever adopted the stage" answered Mir Stormingtnn Barnes. 'sBut spent some weary years persuading the stage to adopt me. e.''-s Washington Star.