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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS
Local Talent Will Give Minstrels Feb
 ruary 23.

The Crackerjack Juvenile Minstrels, composed entirely of local talented artists, will make their first appear ance at the town hall on Monday even ing, February g. The first part of the show will introduce some of the best local singers, who will render the latest and most popular songs The second part will conclude with an all star olio. Popular prices will pre- vail. Doors open at 1:3o anu curtain rises at S:15 sharp.
 Columbia lodge, No 12, k. of F., will hold regular meeting this evening.
 An important town meeting will be held next Monday evening in the court room of the town hall.
 The local grange will meet this evening.
 The members of the Taft school the atrical club are rehearsing diligently for their opera which will be put on at the town hall in the near future.
 The change in the temperature, ac- companied by the great rainfall during the past week, did q great deal tow ards hindering the ice harvesters from gathering their crop.
 B. c. Atwood has engaged another assistant in his postoffice drug store.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Our Big Universities.

Colleges and universities grow fast CT than ever. The growth was shown chiefly by the larger and wealthier ones, the smaller ones remaining sta tionary or falling away. Columbia passed Harvard in students, and now leads the list, the figures being 5,s65 and 5,782. Chicago made another leap, and is third, with 4,723. California, with 3,s48, is running almost neck and neck with Michigan, with 3,s43. Mime sota's count is 3,665, and Cornell has reached 3,469. Pratt holds eighth place, with 3,1s3. and Yale has jumped to the ninth from the eleventh, with 3,154. Then comes a close race of three - Wisconsin, 2,9S6; Northwestern, 2,9s1, and Illinois, 2,905. Pennsylvania is thirteenth, with 2,736; Nebraska, fourteenth, with 2,39s; New York, if teenth, with 2,200, and Syracuse six 9teenth. with 2.o65.-N. Y. World AL manac Statistics.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Quiet and steady; Minnesota patents. $4.1oG4.3o; winter straights, .$s50 @S65; winter extras, $2.So@s. 10; winter WHEAT Primer on cables and French damage news, but very dull owing to the absence of Chicago quotations; May, S2 3-16082Nc.; July, 79 3-16c.
 RYE-Dull; state, 56@571zc.. c. i. f., New York; No. 2 western, 61c., f. o. b.; afioat.
 CORN-Neglected, but steadier with wheat; March, 57c.; May, 51@511sc.
 OATs-Dull and nominal; track, white, state, 4sG4ec.; track white, western, 4s@ PoRK-Dull; mess. s1s@1s5o; family, LARD-Dull; prime western steam, BUTTER-Firm: state dairy, 1s@25c i; extra creamery, 26c
 CHEESE-Firm; state, full cream, fan cy, small, celored, fall made, 141sc.; late made, 13%@14c.; small, white, fall made, 14AG1412c.; late made, 13Ac.; large, coll ored, fall made, 1412c.; late made, 13Ac.; large, white, fall made, 14Ac. late made, .EGGS-Steady: state and Pennsylvania, average best, 25c.; western, fancy, 23c.
 SUGAR = Raw nominal; fair refining, 33-16c.: centrifugal, 96 test, 11-16c.;; re- fined dull; crushed 5.35c.; powdered, 4.85c.
 MOLASSES Quiet; New Orleans, 32Q 40c.
 RICE-Firm; domestic, 4h961sc.; Japan. MELLOW Steady: city. eac; country. Nit HA sY-.Firn: shipping. 5s@7oc.; good to NA sicn- Akn Gs&l0s
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05

cago bridewell, because they were un- able to pay $50 each for fines and the costs of the two suits.
 T. E. Byrnes said he was convinced that the object of the two men was not so much transportation as burglary. He says this is the first case on record where men have been found nailed up in boxes and billed for long journey on freight train where burglar tools have been found in their possession. He believes the men, knowing they would be sent with the frst-class freight-in their character as pianos, intended to break out of the box, loot the car and escape with the booty.
 The ruse was discovered by one of the freight handlers whose suspicious were aroused by the fact that the box appeared to be short weight for a piano. He mentioned the fact to MT. Byrnes, who said he thought the in- strument was an automatic piano player, which demands higher rate of transportation. He, therefore, or dered the box opened and the two men stepped sheepishly out of their hiding place.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05

you saw him ?" pursued the examining counsel.
 1T never saw him in my life, was the reply.
 This prevarication, as the, counsel thought it, was too much, and, adopt ing severe tone, he said:
 Now, now, don't trife with the court, please. How, ask you, could you, in the name of goodness, describe him so minutely if you never saw him and never knew him ?"
 Well" replied the witness, and the smile which oyerspread his features eventually passed over the court, 'you see, I ma rried his widow"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Enrolment of Voters for
 Primaries.

The assistant registrars of voters will be in session at the places desig- hated below on Friday, February 6 and IS, 1903, from F o'clock noon to 9 o'clock D. m., for the purpose of making an enrolment of the legal vot- CTS of Waterbury who make appiica- ton in person or in writing over the.r own signatures and declare their po- litical preference so as to be legally qualified to take part in primaries or caucuses to be held during 1903.
 First District-Room B. Platt block, corner of East Main street and Phoe- nix avenue.
 Second District-Phil Simons' tailor store, over Citizens bank.
 Third District-Court room, City hall.
 Fourth District Colby Sherwood Go shoe store, IA South Main street.
 Fifth District-King's cigar store, 46 East Main street
 Sixth DiStrict-Welton & Warmers drug store, Waterville.
 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. 1-2S-29-5-12
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
A REALLY NEW FOOD.
Oats, Richest of All Cereals, May Now
 Be Had Ready Cooked

Oats, Richest of All Cereals, May Now
 Be Had Ready Cooked.
 Years of time and thousands of dol lars have been expended in efforts to devise a process by which oats might be thoroughly cooked and given to the consumer ready to serve without fur ther preparation.
 The Norka Food Go, Ltd, of Battle Creek, after having spent over $50, ,00O in experiments along this line, has sue ceeded in perfecting satisfactory pro cess for the cooking of oats, which is the only one now in existence. The result has been appropriately named Norka The Cooked Oats.
 Tn preparing Norka the oats are first crushed, then cooked for six hours in vacuum. at a high temper ature, matted and sealed while still hot in air-tight packages. It comes to the table ready to serve with cream and sugar. and is indeed most delic- ious dish for breakfast or as dessert when served with fruit.
 This process of cooking Norka not only does away with the long boiling heretofore necessary to the healthful preparation of oats for breakfast dish but it also brings the oats to a higher state of nutrition and digestibility than it is possible to attain by home cooking.
 This is because the temperature at which oats are cooked in the Norka process Is sufficiently high to convert the starch into maltese and dextrin, which cannot be done at the boiling temperature
 Thus we have in Norka- 1.-the cooked oats a cereal food distinctly different from and greatly superior to any other food the world has ever known. More convenient than oatmeal and more nu- tritiOus than either oatmeal or wheat preparations, Norka is destined to be come one of the staple foods of the American people
 Physicians and workers who have tried Norka are strong in the.r pra'se of it as a sustaining, strength giving food.
 Local grocers now have Norka
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
THE VENEZUELA CASE.
Settlement Outside of The Hague
 Court Seems Probable.


 WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Every ef- fort is making by the representatives of the allies here to secure an early settlement of the Venezuelan dispute without referring it to The Hague. Tn this effort the Italian and British am- baSsadors and the German minister. Baron Speck von Sternburg, are receiv- ing the indorsement of MT. Bowen, as well as the cordial approval of the gov ernment of the United States. It is un- derstood that the president, while in no way connected with the negotiations, is personally in favor of a final agree ment being reached at Washington. This fact, it is believed, will have an important bearing on the decision of the British and German foreign offices.
 The British ambassador and the Ger man minister have both cabled to their governments the fact that MT. Bowen has expressed his willingness to give the allies preferential treatment for three months in order that they may emerge from the controversy without injury to their honor.
 The allies have not yet answered the last representations of their envoys here urging an acceptance of this plan. Advices have reached here from Berlin of an important nature, but assurances are given that they were sent prior to the submission of the last proposition and affected only a detail of the con troversy. Their purport was not dis couraging. It may be some days yet before a final answer reaches Wash ington, but all the negotiators feel hopeful of a successful outcome
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
KNEW ALL ABOUT HIM.
Uusband No. 2 Was Quite Eamisiar widh AlIthe Good roi nts oR lsia
 Prcsiec essor.

It was contested will case, and one of the witnesses in the course of giv- ing his evidence, described the testator nfinutely.
 Now, sir" said counsel for the de- fense, T suppose we may take it from the fattering description you have given of the testator. his good points, and his personal appearance generally, that you were intimately acquainted with him ?''
 ''Him!" exclaimed the witness. "He was no acquaintance Of mine.'
 "Indced! We'll. then, you must have observed him very carefully whenever
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
New York Hotels Crowded.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Eyery one of the great hotels of Manhattan is filled to overflowing, and the problem how to accommodate the 150,000 or more vis- itors who arrive in New York each business day is growing more perplex- ing, notwithstanding the large increase in the capacity of the city's hostelries. The stranger within the borders of Manhattan is lucky, indeed, if he finds vacant room at his favorite hotel without previous notice to the clerk to reserve quarters for him.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05

CAME TO HOLD UP THE BANK. this check, and I'll hand you your money
 And I don't yell or shoot?''
 s'No.''
 And the sheriff don't come after me?''
 s'No. Put your name to this"
 "I can't do it-can't do it, nohow," said the old man, with a choke in his voice. Eff that's the new way of doin' things I'm out of it. I want my money, but want it in the old way.'
 Well, have it the old way, then.''
 The old man tramped forward to the cashiers window, rested the muzzle of his gun on the ledge and yelled out: ssCome down or youare dead mani" Certainly. Here's thirty"
 "And-and is that all there is to it? That's all"
 "Then I'll be hanged if want it. 7 he said, and he threw the money back and went outdoors and sat down on a barrel of sugar in front of a grocery and shed tears.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Not locking For coalinr Stations.

HAVANA, Feb. 5.-Commander Ilu- cien Young, formerly captain. of the port, has arrived here. It was reported that his visit was connected with choice of certain ports for United States coaling stations. Commander Young, however, denies this report and says the voyage to Cuba was made merely to assist him in recovering from an attack of pleurisy. He will sail on his return to the United States next Saturday. The negotiations regarding the proposed United States coaling sta tions are expected shortly to be con ciuded.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Good Road. Men Change Front.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 5-Friends of good roads who proposed combining the S5o,0OO,OOO good roads bonding plan with the canal improvement bill have become convinced that their project can gain nothing by conflict in slightest de- gree with the canal interests. Attorney General Cunneen, President Shattuck of the Automobile Association of Amer ica, W. Pierpont White of Utica and Senator Armstrong of Rochester, all representing the good roads movement, assured Governor Odell that there must be no such conflict
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS
Board of Education Held Meeting
 Last Night.

The board of education met last eyen- ing in the assessors room, town hall building Chairman Rodenback pre- sided. The other members present were Attorneys Kennedy and Neary, A. H. Dayton and Dr Bull. Miss Woods of Massachusetts was granted a certificate to teach in the Union City schools Miss Woods will have charge of the English department. Supervisor of Music W. H. Miner was granted per mission to hold minstrel performance in the opera house between the 14th and 16th of April The members of the minstrel troupe will be high school pupils. The conditions on which the permit was granted are that the mum ber of rehearsals be limited to two a week. Chairman Rodenback at this juncture stated that he had few mat taEs to bring before the board. but would prefer to bring them up in ex- ecutive session. The board promptly voted to discuss the matters behind closed doors.
 Roland B. Hayden, teller at the Say irgs bank, is sojourning in Aiken. $. z C., for the benefit of his health.
 The German Medicine Go continue to attract large audiences to the opera house.
 The trolley cars, or rather those in charge, do not seem to heed the warn 3ngs printed every day for the past few : days that all cars should stop at Gem etery street. Last night the cars whizzed by there at a lightning speed.
 Deputy Sheriff Sweeney of this town Is on duty in Waterbury. He was called to that city yesterday by County Sheriff Dunham.
 The Star Whist club will meet this evening with the Misses Sheridan of South Main street.
 A large number of tickets are being sold for the annual dance of the Iron Moulders union to be held in Ger mania hall Saturday evening of this week. and the present indications are that the affair will be grand success,
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Keep Docto rs straight.

Germany and China afford excel- lent object lessons in the treatment of medical men. Tn Berlin the doc tors coachman wears white hat. The advantage of this in, say, street accident, is obvious. In China the doctor is paid only so long as you keep well, and is by law compelled to illuminate the exterior of his resi- dence by night with as many lamps as he has killed-that is, "lost''-pa- nts.-Medical Journal.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
MODERN BANK METHODS.
They Were Not Approved by Old Man Johnso One of the Pioneers
 of Texas.

When civilization reached Pine Hill City bank was established, and one of the first customers, says the Calves ton News, was old man Johnson. A few days later he wanted money, and entered the place with gun in his hand.
 ''Want some money to-day2" queried the president. ''Well, it's ready for you"
 Say, I don't understand" ex- claimed the old man, as he backed off. I'm here to hold this bankup for $3o. 7
 But you don't have to. Just sign
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05

When you feel blue and that every thing goes wrong. take a dose of Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will cleanse and invigorate your stomach. regulate your bowels. give you a relish for your food and make you feel that in this old world is a good place to live. For sale by all druggists.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
SHIPPED AS FREIGHT.
Two Men, Nailed Up Securely in Piano
 Box, Billed from Chicago to New Orleans.

John Ray and Charles Anderson, two husky young fellows, were found at the Illinois Central Chicago freight depot the other night nailed up se- curely in a piano box billed for New Orleans. They had weeks rations and two complete kits of burglar tools.
 They were unable to furnish Justice Quinn satisfactory explanation and
 so their projected trip to New Orleans was changed to journey to the Chi
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Uncle Reuben Sava.

Dar' have been numerous occashuns in my life when felt dat was about as wise man as could be found on airth, an dar have bin jest as many odder occashuns when I realized that Twas about as big fool as de world could skeer up. Come to think of it, I reckon I was a fool when I thought myself wise, and wise when I knew I was a fool. Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS.

Dr Courtney Laying and Dr E. !. Beardsley of Philadelphia were the guests of George Beardsley last week.
 Charles Haight was the guest of his mother, Mrs Charles pBradley, yester- day. Mir Haight is an actor and is playing in vaudeville at the Jacques this week.
 Mrs William Warner is suffering with severe attack of rheumatism.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Hia Luck.

MT. Newlywed-When we were married you said you were IS.
 Mrs. Newlywed- We'll, do you mean to :nsinuate that I was older?
 AIr. Newlywed Oh, no; but from my luck since I've thought perhaps you were 13.-Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
LnnG-Lixed Family.

No death has occurred for half a century in the family of a Nation (Yorkshire, England,) couple, who have just celebrated their golden wedding anEiversary.-Albany Ar- gus.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Morgan Good at Figures.

So clever is J. Pierpont Morgan at figures and finances that he can figure out a big profit for himself in every business deal. And no wonder, for when he was student in the English high school in Boston he took the mathematics prize for three years in succession.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Modern Medics.

only a healer; he must also be a sani- tarian. Itis to the study of preventive medicine rather than to the study of therapeutics-or curative medicine that the scientific physician of our time devotes himself with enthusiasm and confident hope Everybody's Maga- zipa
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
A Fxicker's Hard Position

"Yes," said the meek-looking wom- an; "I'm glad Mir. Barker isn't on jury duty any more"
 Did he find it irksome?"
 ''Very. MT. Barker couldn' express an opiinon without appearing to agree with some of the other men, and it irritated him terribly Washington Star.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
For Pub1,c.4ion on1x,

The Ingenus What did the man. ager say when you asked him for a raise?
 The Soubrette-He offered to give me a raise of fifty week in the press reports, if I'd accept reduc- ton of five a week in cash.-Puck.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
rhe secre4 nf Hnnninenn.

The Bride And you haven't quar-, reled with your husband once in all the years you've been married?
 The Matron--No; but then, you see, ' always let him select his own neck ties.-Woman's Home Companion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Easy Enough.

Smart Aleck-Once upon time there were three little children. Half of them were boys an'-
 Dumb Deia-Why, Aleck! How could there be one and 8 half girls?
 'tThere weren't. The other half was boys too'-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Timely Sugreafinn.

She-You say funny things one minute and solemn things the next. Really, I don't know what to make of you.
 He (eagerly) Well. suppose you make husband of me.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
MT. Choate Returninr

CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 5.--Mr Choate, the United States ambassador at Lon don, who has been travelling in Egypt on leave of absence, has left here for England.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
Cheap Te,ephone Service.

The cheapest telephone service in the world is in Grand Rapids, Wis. A cooperative company charges 25 cents a month for business houses. Each patron is permitted to buy one share of stock for each instrument used, aud no more. This plan is devised to keep control in the hands of the patrons.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing stock auotations.

Moneya on call steady at 2A per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4hG5 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $4 86S750 4.S7125 for demand and at s4.S4Q4S41 for 60 day bills Posted rates, $4S41s and $4.S716. Commercial bills, s4SsQ4s4 Bar silver, 473sc. Mexican dollars, 3715c Gov ernment bonds steady. State bonds in active. Railroad bonds steady. Closing prices:
 ,Atchison. ........ S7B Ontario & West. 347s C., C., c. & St. l.. a6 Pacific Mail .... 404 Ches. & Ohio... 529z Peoples Gas ...1o7ta Del. & Hudson. .1S2 Reading ......... 64 Erie. 41ss Rock Island .... 4S;s Gen. Electric. .191 St. Paul ........ .179 Lead............. g Sugar Refinery .130 Louis. & Nash. .127 Texas Pacific :. 40A Manhattan Con 14511 Union Pacific ..102 Missouri Pac. .112as Wabash pref. :. 47h N. Y. Central. :. 150A West Union ... 90
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-01
NOT VERY COMPLIMENTARY
To the System of Former Book
keeping In this City.

Messrs. Baker and Parmaloe, of the
State Accounting Department. who
were i'm this city several days ago.
going over the city books, have filed
their report with the State Auditor.
The report will take in a year of the
present city administration, March J.,
1902 to March /, 9'3. In the clerk 5
department Il includes fifteen days
of the work of Mr.. Morgan Nichols,
one month of Mr.. Frank &. McCracl- :
en- and the work of City Auditor Roe
buck. The expenses of the inspec-
tion were paid by the city, also the
salaries of 50 per day.
Fridays Columbus Dispatch has the
following:
Reports of examinations of the ac-
counts of BellefontaIne were filed
with the state auditor Friday, by
Messrs. Baker and Parmelee. Prior
to the induction of the present OFF,
cials in Beilefontaine records were
badly kept. Such was the chaotic
condition found that a balance had
to be forced. \ balance was found
in the water works department of
Sl9S s. and an overdraft of s9i6.33 in
the electric light plant and one
of 81, 7CG 50 in the city gas plant
Columbus Dispatch.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-01
Kindness to Carriers.

The rural route carriers would be
greatly pleased If the patrons on
their routes would keep a supply of
stamps on hand. 1t Is not pleasant
to find an unstamped letter in the
mail box and two cold pennies lying
in the bottom, as 1t necessitates the
taking of of gloves or mittens in or
der to get the pennies out of the box.
1t is just as easy and more convenient
to the patron to purchase a supply
of stamps and stamp their letters as
to throw an unstamped one and two
pennies in the mail box. Of course
1t is simply thoughtlessness, and
those who read this will see how IL
works against those who deliver their
mail in all kinds of weather.-West
Mansfield Enterprise.
All carriers have postage stamps
with them.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-01
Thank Offering Services.

Thank offering services we're held
Sunday evening in the First Presby-
terian and Lutheraa churches by the
missionary societies of the respec'
tive churches, the Offering of the
Presbyterian women amounting to
sT3. The Lutheran society is much
smaller, and the amount contributed
was SIS. The talk of Miss Eva Byers
was one of the best we have ever
heard by a young lady, Rev. Mr.
Adriance made the address of the
evening, and grew more and more
eloquent as he urged the Presbyte
rian church of this city to support q
pastor in foreign field.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-12-01
Telephone Items.

The United Telephone Company
desires to say TO its patrons and the
public that new directory is in
course of preparation and will be
issued about the middle of D:cem.
ber.
With view to making it as COM
plete as possible, all persons who
contemplate becoming subscribers
are requested to make application
as soon as possible aud thus get
their names and number in cor.
rectly.
Two hundred new connections have
been made in the system in the last
three months. one hundred and
twenty of them in Bellefontaine,
and thus the service is being in.
creased very materially each month