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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
CRITICS ARE
 BOUND TO BOB UP,

It should be remembered that no matter how well the department of ed ucAt1On means, certain class of citi- zens will feel in duty bound to crlti- clze. Perhaps this is a good thing, too, for it will bring out opinions of one klnd and another and by tue time everyone has had hIs Say those who have to do with the matter will have gained a lot of information which might hot come to the surface if some people dld not possess the moral cour- age to make inquiries and seek to know the why and the Wheretor of everything that pertains to the public welfare. The school officials are being found fault with because they called in the building inspector to pass upon the character of the Elm street school, and the same parties who are railing at the school board for taking this pre- caution are Up in arms at the depart ment of public charities for not refer ring the condition of the barns at the BrOokside home to the inspector after they had visited them and made up their minds that they are unsafe and apt to come down upon several head of cattle and possibly on the hired man and some of his assistants before the winter Is over. So you see there is no middle way for men who occupy pub lie positions. No matter which Way they turn they are sure to run counter with somebody and the only course open to them provided they want peace of mind is to perform their duties in q fearless manner and then take their medicine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
THE OLD CITY HALL.
The Idea of Cutting it Up Into Offices May be Brought
 About.

Things look rather shaky for the City naII DuilulnS. The uepaEtment or p,lol4c salety Is alter il and 1t Will go hard WlLu that DOuy or puOIIc Ou1c4alS
 Il IL Halls to have IL Cut up Into OAnceS regardless Ol what the puDl1c tnInNS. People WnO riulcuIeu the prOpOSlt4On few weeks ago are now ill IaYOr Of It and give as a reason for theIr change oI Irout that unIess the board of puuIIc safety caIr4es tnelr point on this mat CT there is no telling what it might decide to do. The board is bound to secure better quarters for the police and to help their cause most of the officials in the City hall building are very out spoken regarding the need of more room, so that if this feeling can be maintained another week or so the City hall is doomed as a place of pub lice amusement. Oh, shades of all the orators that have acclaimed at the diff ferent town meetings held there since it w~a first used th.rty-tive years ago, is that hallowed spot to be conver, ed into a gymnasium for the blue-cOated guardians of the public peace? What say you to this proposition you who have so often danced and made merry under it's roof and want to see it pre- served and used for similar exercises, aye even for generations unborn! The hall has done excellent service for Wa tprbury and now it is at the merry of the department of public safety and no one dares to lift hand or raise q voice to save it. We gre told that the public will never miss it because a new and handsomely arranged hall is soon to be built on the property commonly known as the rink. The old buildings,
 SO we are told, are standing upon the throhO1d of the grave and above their ruins will hc raised massive structure containing st"res. offices and Tall that will have no superior in the state.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
THIS INSPECTOR
 WAS VERY BUSY.
Six Chinamen and a Black Horse Were Taken In-AIl We're Con. ceaIed in a Car Which was Shipped to Nashua.

Plattsburg, N. Y., Nov 21.--Chinese Inspector Joseph Wright and Special Inspector Robert c. Ould arrested six Chinamen and seized a black horse early to-day at Rouses Point. The horse had been shipped by George Marsh from Chateaugay. N. r., to Nashua, N. H., and the Chinamen were concealed in the car with the horse. A man who was In the car es capped ill the confusion and darkness. One of the Chinamen was able to talk in broken English and from him the officers learned that certain men had agreed to land the six Chinamen safely in Nashua, N. H., for $1OO each They left Montreal by train, got off at a station on the Canadian side of the line from which point they were driv- en by night to Chateaugay. At Chat eaugay they were put into the box car with the horse and were aboNz to cross Lake Champlain into Vermont on their way to New Hampshire whH they were seized by the United States officers. The Chfnamen will be taken to Malone tonight
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
THANKSGIVING FEASTlNG.

With Table HeirIooms, Autumn Dec
 orations and Other Good Things.
 For Thanksgiving day the old fam fly china should be brought forth, the antique silver released from its wrap pings and even the curious, precious bits of old pewter, rich in "reminiscences of the past permitted once more to do duty in honor of the occasion.
 In decorating the dining room pret- ty idea is to bank it's mantel with all kinds of fruits and small vegetables purple grapes, brown checked pears, rosy apples, crimson beets and green cauliflowers-mingled with oats, bar ley, ears of corn, autumn leaves and scarlet berries. Light the table with candles placed in antique brass or sill yer candlesticks, and for the center piece use your ingenuity in evolving a jardiniere made from small half pumpkin or cabbage. If you use the pumpkin cut the edges in points, scoop out the heart and fill with rosy checked apples, lustrous grapes and plump and ferred strip off the coarse outer leaves, hollow out the center and fill the deli- cately co1ored green ball with ferns and yellow chRysanthemums, advises an exchange.
 The following bill of fare may be varied to suit the purse or the individ- ual taste, provided only that on no ac- count should the national dishes, the real concomitants of Thanksgiving, be omitted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
zELKS' NEW HOME.
Old Union Club of North Main Street May be Selected by :
 Waterbury Lodge.

The recent bazaar of the Waterbury lodge of Elks was so successful from a financial and social standpoint that the people of this city need not be sur prised to see the local lodge housed in quarters of their own before many months have passed. The building committee which has been working so faithfully for many months have had several excellent offers and while no decision has been made 1t would not be surprising if the Union club site is chosen. If 1t is 1t will be converted into one of the best Elks homes to be found in New England. The lodge proposes if this site is chosen to build in the rear of the building q commodl- ous lodge room on the second floor of the new addition and a gymnasium on the basement floor. It will be fitted up in elegant manner and 1t will De a home that all may be proud of. Wa terbury lodge wants home, the mem bers have the money to purchase one and they will make every effort to have one before the winter is very fnr ad- vanced.
 1t will be good news to all the mem bers of the lodge, and also to the many friends of the members, to know that the recent bazaar was big financial success. When everything fs all get tied 1t will he found that the lodge net ted $3,125.45. This. added to the all ready big sinking fund of the lodge, will make a sum sufficiently large to start in the purchase of real estate. The committee Of arrangements who worked so faithfully for the success of the bazaar, feel more than elated over the result of their work. and the mem- bers were loud in expressions of praise at the meeting on Friday evening. Another important feature in connec- ton with the Elks lodges throughout the country is the celebration of Me morial Sunday, which comes G1e first Sunday in December. An able comc1i! tee has beoS appointed and the mem, bers of that committee have been Aus- ting night and day since their appoint ment to make this years memorial as successful and inspiring as any ever held by the lodge. The committee 7 composed of the following members Charles A. Babin, Hubert Reed, Dr E J. Larkin. Frank Wenzel and A. F. Benson The services this year will vary in many respects from any Of the former memorials. Attorney James T Quinn, one of the best known of the young orators of this state, who Is a resident of Hartford, will be the eulo- @ist on that evening and the rect of the program will he in accord with the talents Of the eu1o"ist. The services will he held in Poli's theater on the 1 first Sunday in December.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
TROLLEY STRIKE
 WAS COSTLY LESSON.

That the strikes of it's employees in Ehis city and Bridgeport cost the Con necticut Railway and Lighting Co |; nice big sum of money is shown by the annual report of the company, Lt with the state board of railroad com Enissione1s.
 The report states that the net earn 1ngs during the past year amounted to $229, ,16S.1S, which amount com ares Il l. favorably with the amount of net earn angs during the previous year. In that year. 1902, the net earnings were $43S, ,414.01. Comparing the figures it ds seen that the net earnings in 1902 were nearly twice as much as in 1903. This shows a gigantic loss, especially when it is considered that there has been a big increase in the population of the cities where the company owns Erolley lines.
 Again, the annual report shows big decrease in the number of passengers. In 1902 the number of passengers car ried was 26.455. .49O. while during the past year 25.O2O, ,237 passengers were carried, a decrease of over one mil 5ion.
 , Tn the annual report filed yesterday the following items are marked ''eX- Denses due to strikes: First, $13,- 5TS.4S; second. S12,G9244; third. $47, 496.92: fourth. $7.11920. These figures show that strikes are rather costly. When 1t is considered what it cost the company. what it cost the men, what it cost the city for extra police p"o4ec tion. what it cost the business mon of the city. what it cost the different union men in the city in the way of paying benefits to the strikers and the costs of the trials of the men and boys. accused of committing the assaults on the non-11nior trolleymon at Faher's switch. then it is realized that the troll ley strike in this city cost an immense amount of money. a small fortune.
 Other stHti%tics in the company's an uua1 rerOrt are as follows:
 Authorized capital St5 GOO GOO: stoclx issued $15.OOOOO0: bonds ise17ed, $9 s43 GOO: floating indebtedness, $613,- 900: cost of construction and euuip- ment S24 FOG. .0N7.11: gross earniros, S1 04s.2 .25S v; operating evnenses. $S19,- 090.ha: not earnings. S229 16S1S: intor est. $441 .3sOsa; taxes paid. state $S4 = 521 .oS: mile- run 5165, ,235: number of smrlovns 200.
 Tn 1on2 thA company's taxes amount esd to Sss.337.9S.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
EXPLOSION IN
 FERGUSON MINE.
Eleven Dead Bodies Already Taken Out-0ne Hundred Men En. tombed-Friends of Imprisoned Men Surround the Shaft.
Special to Democrat.)

Connellsville, Nov 22.-A frightful explosion occurred at o'clock last night in the Ferguson mine of the Dunbar Co. The details are yet meager. It is reported, however, that eleven bodies have been taken from the runway. When the explosion oc- cured from eighty to one hundred men were entombed. A rescuing party was unable to penetrate into the mins because of the fumes. At 9 o'clock it was reported that thirty-tive men had worked their way out, all were burned and some of them fatally. The miners are mostly American born citizens and the shaft is surrounded by thousands of people anxious to find out just who has perished.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
AGAIN THE
 TROLLEY STRIKERS.
Some People Think there is a Meaning in Judge WheeIer's RuIing-And that the Trolley Strikers May be Arrested Again and for Perjury.

It would not surprise some lawyers if the eight trolley strikers who were tried and acquitted by jury in the SUI perior court last June were arrested any day for perjury. A report to this effect has been whispered about the court house during the week and when on Friday forenoon Judge Wheeler decided to admit the statements made by some of the ac- cused boys now on trial for assault and conspiracy, and also their evi- dence in the city court before Judge Peasley, the report seemed to have be- come strengthened.
 To interview Assistant States At torney Kellogg on this matter would simply be waste of time for obvious reasons, but this morning one who was supposed to have been deep in the preparation of the strikers cases and which suspicion, since the boys trial began, has been proven, said yes ferday morning that it would not sur prise him a bit if such arrests were made.
 But other lawyers smile at the idea. They say it is nothing more than ri- diculous to arrest the eight men re- ferred to-, about seventy others would also have to be arrested.
 < There were 1O1 witnesses testified ln that case. twenty four for the state and seventy y-seven for the strikers. A great many of the latter testified to the good reputation of the accused, but most of them helped to establish the alibi. which the defense put up.
 The temper of those who prepared that case for the state is seen in the statement of Colonel Burpee on the stand a few days ago in the superior court when he said the strikers should have been convicted and would have been convicted but for the cleverness of their attorneys.
 It is very doubtful, however, If the state will go to the trouble and ex- pense of prosecuting these men for perjury in the case in which they have been acquitted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
POWER OF CONSCIENCE.

Man Restores SGO He Picked Up
 Twenty Years Ago.
 William Fries of Auburn, N. r., aged eighty-one, was called on recently by stranger, who, handing Mir. Fries $60, said:
 "Here, take this. It's not mine, and I can't stand the strain any longer It's been haunting me for years"
 He refused to give his name, and Mir. Fries would not take the money unless the situation was explained. The stranger asked him if he had not lost $60 in q State street store more than twenty years ago. MT. Fries re- called the incident and the stranger said he had seen him drop the money and had picked it up and kept 1t. He had never had a minutes peace since, he said.
 The man refused to take reward which MT. Fries offered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
British Ambassador
 Sailed For U. s. To-Day

London. Nov 21.-United States Ambassador Choate and Mrs Choate, Secretary White and Lord Mayor Ritchie and the lady mayoress were at Huston station this morning to bid farewell to Sir Henry Mortimer Du- rand, the new British ambassador to the United States, who sailed from Liverpool for New York to-day on the Cunard line steamer Etruria. No steps have been taken here to appoint a minister plenipotentiary at Wash ington in addition to the ambassador.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
THE MENU.

Ann MhNOs Now good digestion wait on appetite And health on both.
 Macbeth" ... Blue Points on the Half She'll He was bold man that first ate an oyster.-Dean Swift,
 Cream of Tomato Soup. Expect spoon meat.
 -"Love's Labor's Lost" Salted Almonds. Olives.
 Roast Turkey. Upon what meat doth this our Cesar That he is grown so great?
 Julius Cesar" Cranberry Sauce. Currant Jelly. What is sauce, for the goose is sauce for the gander."
 Mashed Potatoes. Glazed Sweet Potatoes.
 SOccotash. Onions with Cream Sauce. Mayonnaise of Celery. Eat it up, Hortensio, if thou lov'st Much good do it unto thy. gentle breast.
 Flaming of the Shrew." Pumpkin Pie. Mince Pie. 'No soil upon earth is so dear to our eyes As the soil we first stirred in ter restriaI pies."
 Apples. Pears. Grapes. Nuts and Homemade Bonbons. Pretty, little, tiny kickshaws.
 -"Henry w." Coffee Sweet Cider. Drink, pretty creature, drink.
 -'"The Pet Lamb.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
Fixing For Christina .

They're fixin' for the Christmas time an countin' all their joys Bushels big of sugar plums an wagons full O toys;
 Just as they used to figure it, the old an gray haired boys
 An blessings on their bright dreams in the morntn'I They're 0xin' for the Christmas time. just as we did of old When we heard the reindeer runnin', with their tfnklin' bells of gold, An the good Lord send .'em Christmas, all their rosy arms can hold. An blessings on their bright dreams n the mornin'i
 Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
Silver is standard Panama money.
A Bishop rn Favor of Cremation

Bishop Xn Favor of Cremation.
 The bishop of Worcester. England, at the opening of the crematoffum in Bir~ mingham recently by Sir Henry Thomp- son wrote that he desired when he died that his body might be reduced to ashes as rapidly as possible, So that the dead should do no harm to the liv- ing, says the Church Eclectic. He saw DO serious Christian argument against such a sSaactice, while from the sani- tary poisSs of view it had enormous ad- yantagess
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
FIRE IN NAUGATUCK,

A fire on Kelly hill Naugatuck, last night caused considerable commotion not only in the immediate neighbor- hood of the blaze, but also in Water bury from where the tongues of fire could be seen so distinctly that many thought the conf1agration was in Simonsville or Platts Mills.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
0Deer N1RnuIne ent.

The citizens of Altenburg Germany have erected a monument In honor of "skat," which is 8 German variation of whist. The monument consists of column painted with diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
Old Times Recalled.

Janesville authorities have officially decided that young people may make love on the schoolhouse steps. Perhaps the older men look back and consider that branch the most delightful part of their education.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
VOIumfnOuH LeAxcr W ritter.

Few people, the London Athenoeum thinks, can have beaten Goethe as 8 correspondent. The Weimar edition of his works will include, according to recent computation, some 48 volumes, containing about 13,0 900 letters,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

Panama has an acreage of 31,O71 square miles-nearLy the size of the state of Maine.
 Its population is 2S5,00O almost the same as that of the District of Co1um- bia.
 Its commerce, including both imports and exports, amounts to about $3,O00,- O0O year. That is about $11 for each inhabitant. The rest of Colombia has a foreign trade of less than $1 head.
 Colon and Panama, it's principal ports, have mixed populations of 5000 and 25,O00 respectively.
 The United States leads all other na- lions in the amount of its trade with Panama.
 A weekly steamer connects Panama with San Francisco.
 Cable lines connect both Colon and Panama with the United States.
 Between Panama and Colon two pas senger trains run daily. Distance, forty seven miles; time, three hours.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
COMPENSATION.
(Mary Agnes O'Connor.)

Where l was wont to hear his small alarms,
 To see the vision of my baby's face.
  That night of pacing back and forth tue room,
 Of wild rebellion, railing at the sky, That sent my blossom to the blighting
 tomb.
 And then I fancied I could hear him cry. ''He must be there" wildly thought Quick to the cradle that was once his nest, Tt is a dream, he died, some awful An. he is gone; oh, say not God knows best.'' I know Him not; only know I die. Athirsting for my babe in ev'ry place; My ears are hungry for his laugh or cry.
 He is my God, and heaven is his face, ~AAo So AuN GN duQ .OIlC1l WOke dL
 night
 To find my hand in the old habit yet Outstretched to where the cradle, emp
 ty, white,
 Still stood, and swung it till my
 eyes grew wet. Meath rain of tears the calmer
 thought would bloom. Then I would try so hard to say,
 '"Thy will Be done;" the words went through the
 room: ., .,...- .. . But in my heart were pain and sor- row still. The days I brooded over ev'rything That he had worn or used in baby
 play; The little china bird that used to sing, The yellow horse that would not
 eat his hay. It all was kept within mothers
 heart,
 It all was purged and placed within
 the shrine. Then Time and Life each did it's
 blessed part, 7 For other baby lips and eyes were
 mine. And these grew tall, so tall they grew away, ,. .J It,. ,... - Too tall for me to fold in the em- Of their forgotten babyhood's sweet
 day
 So tall could not always read the That once was writ in words of mine
 own tongue;
 There came the time, as mothers When there is one bright pathway for
 the young,
 And one for older feet left far be-
 hind.
 lost them all, the children of my
 heart .'-'.-''> ~ Yet all lie not beneath the summer = sod, :, -r--. .' ~ =. .->~ ~ ~ Some bear in life strong and sturdy part, And one there is, baby yet with God.
 thought I lost him, but tonight I know
 That nevermore my loving arms may
 hold ... .. :, The babes I saw to men and women grow.
 Between their hearts and mine the world has rolled. But one there is who is my baby still, The little bud We hid beneath the snow: l And tho my hair is silver oft thrill At Baby's feet a-patter to and fro. He has not grown-the little shoes Would still be fit for those beloved The cradle where pray before I Gould hold again my darling and my sweet.
 When death's gray angel has pressed
 down these eyes, -.. When high above me the soft sod Is
 piled, My breast snail De hls pillow III the skies. l These empty arms forever hold a child 1 November 13. 1903.
 POWER OF CONSCIENCE. Man Restores $GO He Picked Up Twenty Years Ago. William Fries of Auburn N. r., aged eighty-one, was called on recently by stranger; who, handing Mir. Fries $40 said.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
ESTABLISHED WEARS,
MaAs -~-.-. .e. 1n Africa.

The opening up of central and east. erD Africa has shown that zebras, in, stead of being nearly extinct, still ex4 tst in large numbers along the Tana river and In Ukamba. A possible sub> stitute for the mule has been found in a crossing of zebras with horses. The hybrid is called a zebrule. It some. times shows the zebra stripping dis tinetly. but the general color is more like that of the horse. The zebrules average IA hands in height, and they are very active and intelligent, and better tempered than the mule. The Indian government is trying them al Quetta for mountain battery work, and they are also being tested in Germany
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
JUDGE COWELL HOME.

Judge Cowell returned last evening from visit to his farm in Massachu- settss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
Long In Circulation,

Silver money 250 years old is in cir- culation in some parts of Spain.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

Experiments in HydrophObia Cure. The, German government is about to establish an institute on the lines of the Pasteur institute of Paris, it's object be- ing to manufacture different sera at 90 cheap rate as to be within anyon4'a means.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

Cable lines connect both Colon and Panama with the United States.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

The United States leads all other na- tions in the amount of its trade with Panama.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22
POINTS ON PANAMA

Panama has an acreage of 31,571 square miles-nearLy the size of the state of Maine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

A weekly steamer connects Panama with San Francisco.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-22

Its population is 2S5,00O. almost the same as that of the District of Co1um 1Nin
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-12-12

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