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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

ENOR SALE--l will arrive in Waterbury I December IA, with FOUR THOUSAND CHRISTMAS TREES FROM MAINE. Wholesale and retail. All sizes. l2o to. l2a South Main street. c. L. Elliot. W. August Stevens. agent. l2-lo-lo
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

WV WANTED-Anyone looking for an over
 W coat, and to save money at the same time, 10 call and inspect our misfits. Also our lire of secondhand overcoats, many worn short time only. Wm. Possner, 3o3 Bank street 9-29-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

WANTED-To sell the bes. made
 " Watches, Chains, Rings, or any other jewelry at the lowest prices. All
 work warranted as represented or money refunded. Repairing in all its branches. Work called for and delivered free of charge. B. Ruby, 172 South Main Street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
c,o.,n~ stoclx ouotutions.

Closing stock QuotntiOns. Money on call steady at 55z per cent. Prime mercantile paper 6 per cent. Ex- changes, $1s3, SIS. oS1; balances, 5,656. .s42.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

BROADWAY Livery. Boarding and Feed IL Stable. Two good cheap horses for sale and one horse, weight i,2o0. F. c, kilbourn, rear Polls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

"ANTED--Old soldiers and widows ot
 " soldiers to know that secure pen sions without delay. Pension vouchers ex ecuted. George Robbins, 63 Center street. (Post 4o, c. A. RI Insurance, notary public. l2-3l-ly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
POPULAR PENNY. A WORD ADVS
FOR SHLE.

EOR SALE-A large watch dog. reason. I able, or will trade for anything. Allen, Falls avenue, Oakville. $. l2-l7-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
The First Ste

The First Step. A failure to start often saves mis- erable finish.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

WANTED-Th public to know that on
 " account of the extra rush at noon the Avery resta Irant will serve regular din- ners as usual. A full course dinner, 2Oc. Six dinners, $l or our Sc and lOc spe- cialty. Avery's Restaurant, 23o South Main street, corner Union street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

WANTED-Gi Girl about IA years to help
 W care for baby ard assist with light housework. Call A Cooke street. Ring middle bell. l2.I7-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

NV ANTED Agent to canvass for Pio-
 lures Crayons and goods or the in stallnent plan. Inquire l27 North Elm street evennss. E. German, lo-23-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
LITlFLE WHpgS.

w WANTED-Plain sewing to do at home.
 " Will go out by the day. Mrs. Ritchie, lo2 Cherry street, up stairs. l2.l6.3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

C -A. 5 rTs o Eg. Bears the 1 Tho Kind You Have Always Bought ''sss'''' z zzzzzss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

WANTED-Horse to keep for board, W during winter. Address Boston In- stallment Co.,, l27 North Elm street.
 S f0-73-ff
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

WI ANT want you to have an Oakland W Range. No better stoves made. Fully guaranteed. Will trade for your old one. L. F. Parker, 235 Bank
 f2i7-11
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

NOTlCE-Violins Violns. Volins. We
 N have the finest assortment ever shown in this city. Prices range from $l.5o to $l5O. Vlo.in Cases, Bows. Strings. Rosin, Bridges, Etc., Etc. F. H. Lewis & Co.,, 24 East Main street I2.8-l5
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
LATE WANTS.

T R SALE-Two new milk cows. Alp. II ply to Charles DeBisschop, Perkins Ave bucks Hill. 1893
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
TRADE SCHOOLS THE NEED OF the CITY BOY
By RANDOLPH GUGGENHElMER. First President
 Greater New York Municipal Assembly

IN my large and varied experience with New York boys I found them INHERENTLY HONEST and straightforward. If there to be municipal
 efforts in the direction of helping the youth of the \ community it must be done along the same lines
 as the public school system has been conducted. So
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

plANOS, Pianos, Pianos, Pianos. Buy A one for Xmas. We have an elegant assortment of the highest grades. Our prices are absolutely the lowest and our new easy payment system will please you. E. H. Lewis & Co.,, 24 East Main street.
 i2-8-I5
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
FOR REQ8.

ITO RENT-Tenement of three or four \ rooms at $6 and $7 per month, Apply to l, ,Trepanier, Chamber St. l2-l8-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19

H AVE just fitted up-to.date Chandelier IL works. All kinds of brassware refin- ished. Flat irons polished. c. w. Mes. ser, Phoenix Avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-21

living as any one here, but I'm not com
planning In fact, if l hadn't wanted to be
independent l should be living in a way
that these people don't even dream of.
Missed His Chance.
"You know they say that Andrew Car
negie made forty millionaires for the heads
of departments in his concern when he
started his big profit-sharing plan. Well, If
I hadn't been determined on being my own
boss 1 should have been the forty first.
Il was in his employ for years. / started
in the bookkeeping department, and l kspt
al it, until l was in charge of big force of
men. But l always had more independence
than common sense, and l was not SATISFIED
/ wanted to be my own boss So far as
could see, at that time, ! might work ike
a slave all my life and never be anything
but one of Carnegie's men. Carnegie offered
to raise my salary when / resigned. In fact
he made me a very good offer, and would
have Put me in charge of one of the big de-
partments-but, as l say, l wanted to be
my own boss.
II started N doing a little real estate
business in Pittsburg. My friends all call
ed me a fool, but | had got this idea in my
head and l couldn't get it out; or, rather,
l did not want to get 1t out, for l thought
/ was right. And the first year SO
seemed to Justify me.
my business went along swimming, for
I had many good friends. Then came a
chance to get into what looked to me like
a gold mine. A big contractor was plan
ming gigantic building operation and
happened to have an option on the piece
of ground he wanted. He came to see me,
talked the whole thing over. and the result
was that / put every cent of my money into
the scheme.
Yes 1t went to pieces. ] guess all those
schemes go to pieces. And the worst of !,
was that, just at the time l realized l was
bankrupt, Carnegie started his profit-shar-
ing plan and made forty millionaires at a
sweep If | had listened to him and taken
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HOUSE OF GRAY LIVES
Where Former FaVorites of
Fortune Pass Their Days,
HU MAN TRAGEDIES
SEEKING ONLY TO KILL TIME
AND TO FORGET.
life Stories of Men Who Have Seen
Better Days-Playing Checkers
and Dominoes.
HUMAN TRAGEDIES

Written for The Evening Star.
The House of the Gray Lives can be found
in nearly every big city. 1t is hotel where
for a few pennies, man, once a favorite OF
fortune, can get a clean bed and life-sus-
tanning food and thus save his self-respect
by escaping comminglng with bum and
outcast in the rookeries of the slums.
In such place the human documents are
as plentiful as the guests. These documents
range through all the passions from comedy
to tragedy. Only two are seldom seen there
They are hope and ambition.
But, of them all, tragedy reigns supreme
1t is not the stirring tragedy of romance
that makes event after event follow In
quick succession tG lead to death well
worth the dying. 1t is the tragedy of blast
ed hopes and scared ambition 1t is the most
pitiful of all tragedies, for there nothing
ever happens. 1t is the great waiting place
for the end.
This isn't so bad when you get USED 10
It," said a weary-looking man, as he took
his seat in the restaurant OF the most typl-
cal of these hotels in the western world
metropolis. II hear lot of these fellows
kicking about it, but what do you expect
when you pay only 30 cents for your room
and 10 cents apiece for your meals?
Il have probably been used to as good
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multiplying, dividing-because he has moth

multiplying, dfVlding-becauSe ne mas notn-
ing else to do
In his younger years he was a marvel at
figures. Long columns of numbers, intri-
cate problems of computation, the most in
volved series of mathematical processes,
We're nothing to him.
He has probed through the books Of
many a big concern while thousands Of
anxious investors eagerly awaited his YER
dict. His has been the final word in many
a scheme that involved the expenditure of
vast sums of money.
Some one for whom he was working sud
denly made the discovery not long ago that
he was an old man and the accountant was
forced to look for another position. But,
somehow, everybody seemed all at once to
realize that he was no longer young.
And now? Well, now he is living at the
house of the Gray Lives. He has with him
the books from which he studied mathe-
mates when he was at school years and
years ago, and he sits in the reading room
all day long conscious of nothing except
the columns and regiments of figures on
the paper before him. Since he has been
there it is said that he has figured out
every problem in each Of the dozen books
Now he is beginning the task over again.
but it Is hard to understand how any one
found that out For the old man has never
been known to talk to his fellows.
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vcrite journal and reading it regularly,
but their reverses have made even a penny
paper luxury. Still, the force of habit
Is strong upon them, and they still follow
the news closely as they have ever done
though in a far different manner.
The transient boarder is the newspaper
buyer. He has not been there long enough
to know that it is not necessary to pay for
the news. So he buys his paper in the
morning and takes 1t into one of the courts
to read.
No sooner has he opened the sheet than
some one walks carelessly up and takes
the chair nearest him. For half an hour or
more the reader may sit there, but the
man who is waiting has the patience of
Job, ana all the time there is. Months of
experience have taught him what will hap
pen The transient will finish reading sit
quietly a few minutes. and then walk
away, throwing the paper into his vacat-
ed chair. Then the other will pick IL up
and have an hours comfort with his ia
vorte journal.
This thing happens fifty times eyery
morning and evening. The man with a
Sunday paper often finds three or four
others waiting to pick 1t up, section by sec
ton. as he finishes with It,
Even the advertising pages are eagerly
devoured. for they help pass away the time.
and that, after ALL is the chief end of man
at the house Of the Gray Lives.
Gray Shadow Brings Taciturnity.
| The taciturnity of men who have fallen
to this level of life Is well Illustrated by
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tho "a CO of a man who left the hotel simply
because his own brilliance caused people
to question him. about his better years
1t was known among the guests tnat ne
could speak many languages. JUST no"
deep his learning was they DID not kno"
until one day an immigrant, fresniy ar.
rived from Europe, tried to make hlnseii
understood to the hotel attendants and 1all-
ed dismally. He spoke ianguase 'ns' ~ ne .
one there had ever heard. Several Of the
guests who had travelled extensively ana
who spoke the ordinary European tongues
tried to converse with him, but all their Ell
forts were useless Finally, the man "
many languages was called upon. AS soon
as he had heard the immigrant speak they
entered into conversation and the dlfhculty
was solved.
what language is that?" asked a guest.
1T is a dialect" replied the Interpreter.
Il never heard it except in certain remote
parts of Siberia.
Then he walked away and would say no
r,ore.
For hours he would sit and talk in French
with the librarian of the hotel. Their con-
versation was usually of books and the
philosophers and so deep did the stranger
learning prove to be that the librarian ask
ed if he had ever been to college.
oh yes" the man said. Il went through
Yale Oxford and Heidelburg."
During all the months he was in the
hotel, these were the only admissions he
made with reference to his own life, except
once when he confessed to having spent
years in wandering in out-of-the-way cor
ners of the earth. When he was asked
whether it was for business or pleasure, he
simply smiled and proposed a game of domi-
noes.
Finally the curiosity of clique Of old
men became so great that they waylaid
the linguist at all times of the day and
tried to engage him in conversation in or
der to lead gradually UP to personal ques-
tons. Then he disappeared.
After he had gone the old men began to
compare notes and that is how rather
wild story set aioat. They called to
mind the fact that every language he spoke,
English included, was spoken with slight
ly foreign accent. They were certain that
he not American. English, French
Spanish or Italian. His accent had been
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AT ALLAN TIC CITY
BIG CROWD ALREADY THERE AND
MORE EXPECTED.
Hotels Reopening for the Spring Sea-
son and New Ones Pro-
jected.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


ATLANTIC CITY, March 20, 1903
The bright May days of the past week
have given the boardwalk the aspect of
summer both as to the crowds and cos
tunes. The weather clerk at this point has
been trying to explain the unreasonable
temperature from a scientific standpoint but
the people simply enjoy 1t without caring
to know the why and wherefore. The
crowds on the island have remained about
stationary as to numbers. although these
are increasing today over last Saturday,
with indications that after the arrival of
the early trains tomorrow morning there
will be considerably more than 100000 visit
has had the effect of opening large num-
Der of the smaller, hotels that usually do
not receive guests before the early summer
Even these small hotels are enjoying
heavy patronage andbwill do so until after
Lent, at least. Openings among the high
class hotels are still recorded daily.
The Hotel Ralston, at the ocean end of st.
James place, has been leased by Andrew L.
Smith of Philadelphia, and will open April
/. after a thorough renovation and refur-
rfshing The Rittenhouse. New Jersey
avenue near the beach, has reopened under
the management OF So "a: c: Hall1nger OF
end of Virginia avenue, reopened today I'M
der the management of N. r. Boutwell,.
This handsome hotel has been improved and
enlarged and the bookings until Easter are
heavy. The Hotel Francis, Michigan ave-
nue. near the beach, has reopened under
the management of Mrs. A. Coogan. The
Mount Vernon Hotel, Pacific avenue near
Michigan. has been opened by Its new pro-
prietors, Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Miller, for
merly Of the Hotel WaEingford.
1t has been remodeled and refurnished
throughout The Hotel jackson, at the
ocean end of Virginia avenue, has been
leased by Charles E.. Cope. proprietor of
the Grand Atlantic Hotel. 1t has been re-
furnished and greatly improved during the
winter. and will undoubtedly enjoy a pros
porous season under. progressive manage
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How They Keep Up With the News.

There is probably no place in the world
where the newspaper has so great value
as in the house of the Gray Lives. The men
have been used to subscribing to their ia
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life now holds for them-the nightly Games
in those bare, dreary rooms.
In the Power Of the Shadow


Two men took chairs in the corner IF the
western court. One did not belong IN the
hotel. that was evident. His step was buoy
ant, his eyes bright and hopeful The older
man might have looked that way six
months before. but now he was guest OF
the Houses the Gray Lives, and hope was
gone from his eyes and his step was heavy.
Il don't know how you found me, ne
said but 1 want you to promise me one
thing You must not tell any one Where L
am. 1t is not that 1 mind the disgrace
But there is no disgrace" interrupted
his companion. That's just what came
to tell you. The whole thing was mistake
from beginning to end. and you can go
back now hero instead of the criminal you
let people believe you were"
The older man shook his head.
II don't understand It," ne said. "Maybe
it's all right but so long as people have
given me the blame, there is no use now
confessing it was you. You know II would
kill mother If she knew it. You were al
WAYS her favorite That was why l pushed
up the investigation and took the blame
myself"
But, can't you understand" prot
the younger man. Il tell you, nopoo! Is 70
blame 1t was all mistake, and If yon had
let the investigation go on, you would nave
found it out. Why didn't you cable me-?
Il thought you had gone away to escape
the disgrace 10, =.
was mighty good of you, Billy. But It all
right. and you must go with me TO your
wife and we'll tell her So
The older man did not move. he was
leaning back in his chair, looking up at the
white washed walls.
No" he said, at last, Il can't go toplgnt
I've got to play a game of checkers with
one of the men here. y,
You needn't look surprised 1 ten you
this thing has got into my bones ana
don't know whether l want to go oach
home or not Give me time to think II over
Oh. it's good news. of course. but-i aon
llnow-it would mean lot of explaining
and questioning, and then 1 should nave 10
get into business again. and 1 don't know
that | want to do that. I'm comfot tapie
here Just give me few days to thlak II
over and don't tell any one where am
Here comes the man m to play cnech-
ers with. I've played him every night 1or
three months. l can't introduce you TO
him. for l don't know his name, but you
can watch us If you like
DO YOU see that tall man in the SILK
hatq" said one of the attendants. mat
mans name is Tough. His brother i one
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An Old Sea Anemone.
From the New York Sun.

From the New 1UrK sun
Most varieties of sea anemones attach to
rocks or spiles Or other hard substances,
but there are some that make their home in
sand, in which they can bury themselves
completely. or above the surface of which
they can as readily rise. Such sea anemones
are found at some places along the Long
Island shore OF the sound.
Extended these sea anemones may be
seven or eight inches In length. or more;
collapsed they settle down SO that their ten
tacled upper disk is flush with the surface
of the sand or mud In which they bury
themselves, or 1t may be drawn down a
little below it, making little depression.
a veritable trap for any small living crea-
ture that might chance to wander that
way. s-is
or for its own protection this sea anem-
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Gray Shadow Brings Taciturnity.

The taciturnity of men who have fallen
to this level Of life Is well Illustrated by
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Killing Time With Checkers.

All day long these men sit around and
play checkers and dominoes. The loungiug
rooms are crowded with tables, and from
morning till night, the tables are crow I'D
with the derelicts. all intent one thing
killing tme-forgetting
Men who have been there for months
have played their favorite game every day
and night in all that time. With most of
them it is all they have to do; with many
1t has become their one salvation to keep
them from thinking too much until SOM =
thing happens in their lives.
For that is all these men are doing
waiting for something TO happen. Thu
curse Of drink is seen on every side, the
curse of gambling stalks the halls ant
corridors, but, worse than all, the curse Of
lost ambition has laid its heavy hand on
nearly every man and crushed every hope
and dream he may have had.
Men who planned to govern men. now
fight their only battles on a checker board.
Men who once dreamed of wealth and
power and the right to command now click
their dominoes on the table and talk for
days Of how they won hard-played game.
And. crowded all about them. two and
three deep. are other men. sitting or stand
ing. but all intent on the one interest ;ha:
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noticed in all these languages. Then his
confession that he had spent years wander
ing in out-of-the-way corners of the earth
coupled with his knowledge of a Siberian
dialect, pointed according to this council
of old men, to but one conclusion. The man
was Russian nihilist who had escaped
from Siberian prison and had been hound
ed over the earth for years.
Whether 1t Is true or not that story will
have to stand undisputed. for the man has
never been seen since at the hotel. and not
a man in the place even knows his name
Last Days Of Famous Accountant.
Old and decrepit and feeble, a once ia
nous expert accountant Is spending his
last days in the hotel, adding, subtracting.
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one can settle down into it's hole further
stin, so that the sand will tumble in or
wash in over it. Said a fisherman who was
telling of this sea anemone's characteristics:
1T comes the nearest to being able to crawl
into its hole and pull the hole IN after it
of anything l know off,
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Explaining His Act.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
you say your leading detective fell into
a quarry while endeayoring to ferret out
the murder mysteryr'
Yes"
II wonder why he did it?'
II suppose 1t was because he didn't want
to leave a stone unturned."
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WRECKS ON THE SHORE OF TIME.

of the best-known members Of the paflla-
ment of England.
Il don't know what has happened to him,
nor what he is doing here, for he is about
as surly and reticent as he can be. Whan L
first saw him. he wasn't that way at all,
but that was a good many years ago, and
neither of us was living in this place.
The man in question was tall and stern
looking, with side whiskers He has teen
living at the hotel for some time, but It is
doubtful whether any one In the house has
succeeded in engaging him in pleasant con-
versation He is always alone, whether
walking in the halls, eating in the restau-
rant, reading in the courts. He never
joins in the games and never even seems to
be conscious of the hundreds of men about
him. He IS absolutely alone in the midst
of a crowd and he insists on being left so.
1While l was living in London" contin-
ued the attendant. this man had lodgings
in the same house with me. His brother,
the NJ. P. used to call on him frequently,
and that is why / noticed him for the NJ.
p. comes from my native town In England.
"A few months ago, while was standing
here. l saw this man come in the door.
There was something about him that struck
me being familiar, though l couldn't re-
member where l had seen him before. He
had changed a good deal. Finally, l de-
cided that it was Tough. He went in 20
ask for his mail one day. and / followed
him. Just to whether l was right. And
l was.
II don't know why he is living like this
l tried to engage him in conversation one
day. but l met with such chilly reception
that l haven't tried it since. l believe he is
employed by some school of correspondence,
but how it all came about is one of the hun
dredS of mysteries that we meet with here
every day"
How They Keep Up With the News.
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TOO bad about the Goldslathers. They
haven't home"
Where do they llve?'
Elm million-dollar marble palace."-Ltfo.
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the position he offered me | should have
been one of his big men. but-weL instead
OF having millions today l haven't dollar
nor hone"