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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
CUPID PREFERS A LAMP,
fFhe Little RuIer of Hearts Does Ret- ter with the Aid of Good OId-
 Fashioned Coal oil.

Electric lights and gas are no good for counting purposes" said Wash ington young man who is more than attentive to the object of his affections, 'a sweet girl of the West end.
 "But do not the parents of your fiancee insist on there being light in the room?" asked friend.
 "Oh, yes; we use kerosene. There is nothing like it. Give me the good old coal oil for counting. My girl is of an inventive turn of mind. You can't beat her."
 What do you mean?"
 "The piano lamp provides the par Tor with light" replied the young man, according to the Washington Star. Tt has 1argeNed shade, which softens the light whe@ it is burning. But, do you know, my girl has that light completely under control? She sees to the filling of the lamp and she has 1t down so fine that she knows just how much oil Is needed to burn to a certain hour, the time that the. old folks usually go to bed. WI : tho flame begins to get dim you may bet every dollar you have that 1t is 9:so. That lamp, controlled by so charming girl as mine, is a bonanza"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
A POLITICAL DIVIDE.
Cascade Mountain Range BiaeofA Washdngton ana Oregon in
 Legislative Interests.

With the meeting of the 1egislaturea of Washington and Oregon, one fact cannot fail of being impressed on the mind of a person who follows theiu work. Nearly every bill passed is the result of a compromise between those legislators from the west of the Cas- cades and those from the east of the same range of mountains, says los cal report. The interests of eastern Washington areno more allied to those of the western part of the state than those of eastern Oregon to those of the western part of that state. The interests of the western part of both states are identical, as well as the in~ terests of the eastern parts of both states. Had the territory been di- vide on the Cascade range instead Of the present division, there would have been two states differing greatly in their interests and products, but eachI would have been unit within thern- selves.l Instead of the warning fac- tions in each state as there are found at present, harmony could prevail, for the operation of 8 law that would wcrk injury to one part of the state would operate the same in all other parts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosu& Conn, says: 1T have taken two Lot ties of Burdock Blood Bitters and am feeling better than I ever did II my life. For many yearsI srferrd with severe sick headaches and general debility. Lost,all anai1itina and went about my duties in an aimless manner. Had 6 tired, worn. out feeling all the tirne, but before I had taken half hott1e ok B. B. B., felt relieved and am nov feeling like a new wofnaa..''
 Mrs. A. W. Ham, Cambridge, Me, says: sI was in poor health for long time. I was unable to he around or attendsto my work, wnA troubled with constipation, neural. gia and poor appetite, in fact, overy trouble that attends a rundown condition ot the system, and have taken twosbottles of Burdock Blood Bitters and the Pills. The first dose set the machinery of lide to work. and can say ! never took any medicine ntat gave such i1umediafe relief and set me gaining, fbrwhiuh I am truly than kful. T
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

vprn aSTu ro spIirD torrents Of blood as she stumbled toward the barn while keeping up her internal noise. But we didn't stop to view the remains. If any boys ever skedaddled at a more lively pace than we did, history doesn't say so. Frightened fails to expressit. For several days afterward the other fel- lows kept away from us, and we three brothers were so we'll behaved that mother asked father If he thought we were sick.
 Strangely enough, not word was heard about the murdered animal. Mir. Eaton evidently hadn't mentioned it to B soul. As & week rolled by, and noth- ing was said about the affair, we boys quaked in anguish, sure that some de- tective was secretly arranging our capture. Our suffering was fit and ann pie punishment for what we had done. We had by no means recovered our composure when cattle show opened in all it's glory, and we boys went the rounds in a body.
 "Let's see what this crowd is over there by the swine department" said one, and away we went pel1 nell for the point of interest.
 AS we reached the pen, and looked in, you could have knocked us down with feather. There was Farmer Eaton's SOW standing and looking peacefully around,\ one ear happily erect as usual, and clean hole about as big as marble through the ear, and through it was neatly tied the first prize ribbonl
 "Why, we thought you'd killed her, Fred!" the boys all said, as soon as we could get off by ourselves. "You certainly aimed right at her brains!"
 "Now, boys, don't be alarmed" an swered Fred, in his superior way. "It's true the gun was pointed at the pigs brain, but it was aimed at her ear. You forget that that gun shoots around a cornerl really meant to make that hole and mar the pig so she wouldn' t take first prize. Eaton didn't dare say a word for fear the judges of stock would hear what had happened. But the hole healed up beautifully and the judges this morning were go taken with it that they awarded the pig first prize on the spot, and put the ribbon through it as an earring"
 "AlPs we'll that ends well,' and we were glad enough to be safely out of what we then saw had been 8 mean act, and might have turned out very serious one. We boys never went gum ming for "big game" again.-Farm and Home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
Thines That Make EnrIard.

English nobleman to the peerage was made the occasion of presenta ton of silver plate from his tenantry, with an address of congratulation. The old- est tenant on the estates got up and said that he had himself attended 70 rent audits, and that his house had been lived in by people bearing his name for 200 years. It is little things like this that make England so sturdy, substantial and permanent, in compar. ison with the nervous, volatile, unsta- ble life of this country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
NOSES SCARCE IN NOME.
Cola Seekers Lose Them as We'll as
 Ears, Toes, Fingers and Legs by Breeding.

Half the citizens of Nome, Teller City and other far northern Alaskan gold towns and camps are minus hn- gers, noses, ears, toes, feet and legs. This statement has been brought back from the goldgeekers' country by Hen ry J. Dieter, who was one of the first to enter Alaska, reports the Chicago Tribune.
 The gold seekers have paid high price for the metal they have secured, ha says. They have been so frozen and .frostbitten that their heads and trunks are about the only portions of their bodies which have not been in- jured.
 This prospector is of the opinion that there is hardly one entirely able. bodied man in the entire far northern country. After hearing of his own experience one does not wonder that the country is filled with cripples.
 The disasters of the winter of 1900 killed all his companions, who were located with him north of Teller City. Many were lost in the blizzards, some died of hunger, and many others suc- cumbed to the severity of the cold
 During these days Dieter recorded the temperature readings. The aver Age is 40 degrees below zero. He de- vised & unique method of determining the extreme tempera ture. Mercury froze at 80 degrees below zero, at 60 below his can of kerosene would burst, at 72 degrees below his bottle of pain killer, which every Alaskan prospect or cherishes, would go "pop," and when the whisky turned solid he knew that the temperature had reached the limit, of terminationt-thati 1t was so degrees below zero.
 Dieter tells one pitdful story of the kilhng of one of his' companions and the iniuring of another. The two set put on a three-quarter of mile jour- ney across the ice. They had scarcely started when blizzard swooped down on them. They lost their way, being unable to see foot ahead of them selves. For five weeks they wandered about in the ice and snow. At night they buried tn hemselves In the snow for protection. They ate the roots and buds of reindeer moss. At last theyi fell faint from hunger and exposure. The older of the two men died. The. younger lost his reason. The dead body and the crazy man were found by a re- lief expedition, but the survivor never, has regained his senses. ~a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
Emagration from Ireland.

In Ireland there is in progress active discussion of the ways and means of bettering, in practical manner, the condition of the country. Particular ly interesting is the unanimity with which on all sides 1t Is asserted that the first and most necessary step to al- leviate the nations woes is to st~p emil grafton. With remarkable unanimity, also. those who have set themselves to find the solution of this problem con tend that a primary point is to make iifemore cheerful and agreeable in Ire la,nd.-Catholic World.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

Beatrice Terry, the little niece of Ellen Terry, played childish part in "Sara Crewe" in London recently, with remarkable self-possession and gHace," and justified the expectation, that the traditions of this remark able family of actors will be main- tained by new generation. Her voice is said to be clear and reson- ant and she is said to have brought tears to the eyes of many spectators by simple touches of pathos.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
LESSON FOR SNITCHERS.
Police Teach Them to Re More Care- xuI About Locking Their Win-
 dows at Night.

About three a. m. Mrs. snitcher was awakened by noises in the kitchen She shook Mir. Snitcher vio- lently. MT. Snitcher, says the New York Sun, rolled over and drowsily muttered:
 "Leggo."
 The stairs creaked.
 ssJohn, John!" whispered Mrs. Snitcher, again. shaking her husband. Wake up, John. There are burglars fin the house.
 "Huh?' asked John, rubbing his eyes.
 At that moment the door swung softly open and two black, shadowy forms crept silently into the room.
 "Help!" gasped Mrs. Snitcher, and she sank back on her pillow in 8 swoon.
 MT. Snitcher was about to do like wise when one of the intruders
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

People talk of being all run down, overworked, out of sorts generally.
 Nine times out of ten 1t is the blood that is out of order. The blood is the life of the system, you know. lift becomes thin or lacking in strength the sys- tenn naturally suffers-and with @ weakened system disease finds an easy mark.
 Burdock Blood Bitters is one ofnature's remedies. A purely vegetable compound. It is a blood maker; it strengthens and builds up the system; drives out the disease by removing the cause.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
Proof Positive.

Hix-I noticed your wife sitting by the window sewing this morning. thought you told me yesterday she was i'll.
 Dix-So she was: but to-day she's on the mend.-Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
goth to ne Copwratulatea.

First Dear Girl-Congratulate me, dear. MT. simpkins proposed last night and accepted him.
 Second Dear Girl-Congratulate me dear. Mr. simpkins proposed to me might before last, and refused him. Hat~Rita
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
His Speciality.

Manager of Show-Have got va- cancy for a giant2 Why, you don't look five feet!
 Candidate-YeG that's just it. I'm the smallest giant on record. . London Tit~Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
nr,ta.h sveet. fn rur,<ev

Colored sweets of British manufac.. rure may now be imported into Tur~d key. It has taken nearly two yearn, to persuade the Turkish authorities that such sweets contain nothing i'm iurinns.--N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
An Ivory Watch. .

"A watSh has been made entirely of ivory By Henri Houriet, of Chaux- le-Fonds, Switzerland. Works, hands and case were all made out of an old billiard ball. The watch keeps good time,-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
A rte . tr, ' Record.

.sKind lady, I ain't had . bite to ea6 fer tree weeks"
 Dear mel How interestdngl How long do you suppose you can keep itE p?"-Chicago American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
Largest Electric Pump.

: The largest electrical pumping plant in the world is that at Utah lake. It raises 65,000,o0o gallons of water a day for irrigating the Great Salt Lake val law
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
An H0ncst Mmu. l.

An honest man would rather be urx~ derrated than overrated. Chicagd Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

No Wage Reduction Here.
 There has never been reduction III the wages of sin.-C Chicago Daily Newa.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07


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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07

For troubled with Dyspepsia have all known remedies without obtaining results kdcl was and after taking few bottles glad anything wish without suffering from nd
 
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-14
twenty ROUNDS
ENDED A DRAW
lack 0'keefe and Jimmy Britt
Fight at Butte
MlxUP FAST AND FURIOUS
Ten Thousand People Sit in the Rain
to See Splendid Fistic Battle.
The Decision Phases
the Crowd.

Butte, Mont, June 1S-Jack OKeefe
of Chicago and Jimmy Britt Of San Fran
cisco fought twenty rounds to a draw
here this afternoon. Fully 10000 people
saw the fight. It was fast and furious.
Britt had a shade the best of it, but
OKeefe was the favorte with the crowd
as the Frisco boy had been accused of
fonling repeatedly
The sheriff of Butte jumped into the
ring in one round and warned Britt that
IL he did not fight fair. the battle could
not go on. Abe Copen announced -four
men who had challenged the winner. They
are: Joe Cans, Willie Fitzgerald, Buddy
Ryan and Toby irwin.
The arena was erected on the old ball
park. on an elevated platform and under
a canvas roof, the men fought In a chill
Ing wind. while the rain pourued down
at intervals The crowd of spectators sat
in the open, but were not daunted by the
inclement weather.
The fight was at 1853 pounds, the men
weighing in at 10 o'clock this morning.
Britt was trifle under weight while
O'Keefe made It exactly. Betting was
even all day up to the hour of the fight.
So furious were the cheers at the end
that the decision could not be heard for
some time.
Referee McDonald's decision OF draw
pleased the crowd immensely, although
O'Keefe was the favorite IN the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-14
A FINLAND BATH.
How the Boys of 4 Bleak Land Per.
form Their Abolutions.
From the Washington Times.

From the Washington Times.
When the boys OF Finland want to take
a bath this is the way they do it.
In the first place. 1t is very,very cold in
F'inland-and the bathroom is not In the
house at all, but is a building quite sepa-
rate. 1t is round building, about the
size of an ordinary room. There are no
windows, so light and air can only come
In when the door is open.
Inside benches are built all along the
wall. and In the center is a great pile
of loose stones. Early on Saturday morn
Ing wood Is brought in and a great vessel
standing near the stones is filed with
water.
Then some one cuts ever so many birch
switches, and these are placed on the
floor of the bathouse. Next, the fire is
made under the stones. and 1t burns all
morning. In the afternoon, when the
stones are very hot. the fire is put out, the
place is swept clean and all Is ready
The boys undress In their homes and
run to the bathhouse. AS II Is generally
thirty below Zero you may be sure they
do II in double quick time.
/ AS soon they are In the bathhouse
they shut the door tight and begin to
throw water on the hot stones. This OF
course, makes the steam rise More wa
ter is thrown on, and there is more
steam, until the place Is quite full of IT,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-14
.SAVABLE FAYORITE
FOR AMERICAN DERBY
BY WINNING THE CLARKE STAKE
AT HARLEM YESTERDAY HIS
PRICE WAS CUT DOWN TO TO I.
THE BETTING.

Chicago, June 1s.-Through his victory
in the M. Lewis Clarke stake at Harlem
today, Savable is now favorlte for the
American derby. His price was cut to 8
to l tonight. Bernays also has doomed up
as strong candidate, and his odds are
now 10 to l. Counting the influence and
penalties of todays race, the field for
the American derby is likely to be made
up as follows:
savable, 122 &C. Cray. to l.
Irish Lad, 125 IT. Burns), 4 to l.
Bernays, 1922 (T. Knight. 10 to 1.
High Chancellor 122 Qester Reiff). 10
to l.
Au Revolr. 122 (Coburn), IL to /.
Dick Welles. 122 QHenry) II to /.
Gregor X, 119 o. Matthew'S, u to /.
Linguist, 122 (Dominick), 10 to l.
Early, 122 (Winkfield), 10 to /.
Claude, 129 @. Daly), 20 to l.
Fore and Aft. 1875 (Crowhurst), 20 to 1.
Ravel, 115 q. ReifO, 30 to 1.
Skillful. 122 Oh. Booker, 80 to l.
Judge Hines, 125 (McIntyre). 40 to l.
Bad News, 100 (B. Davis) 40 to 1.
Jack Orr, It's (H. Phillips, 80 to /.
Claude, who has won three derbes, will
have to carry the highest weight that he
can acquire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-14
From the New York sun.

From the New York Sun.
The ancient game of hare and hounds
has taken upon itself new lease of life.
Following a new and improved version
of its rules, both the hares and the
hounds now make the run mounted In
racing automobiles. The new game is
faster more exciting and more scientific
than when the chase Is made by foot. The
hounds follow pell NELL picking up the
scent as best they may. BY the now old
fashioned plan the best runners scarcely
expected to cover more than ten miles in
run. and only good runners could hope
to compete The new twentieth century
game of automobile hare and hounds. in
troduced in the east, enables the hares
and the hounds to cover a course of fifty
miles in day without serious discomfort,
and take their woman friends along with
them.
The course of an automobile paper
chase Is restricted to the highways, and
more or less choice of highways. The
excitement Of hurdling fences, fording
Brooks or losing the pack in thick wood
or underbrush is eliminated. On the other
hand, however, there is the gain In ex-
speed. The run, being heightened out four
or five times in distance, offers advant-
ages for deception and generalship as at
tractive as those OF the cross country rum
ner. The hares capable of covering the
ground at the rate of thirty or more miles
an hour can play many tricks of doubling
on their own tracks, Of sending the pack
upon the wrong road and others known
to the hares which will serve to bewilder
n
the chase.
The new game Is welcomed by auto
mobilists for more reasons than the OBJ
vious ones. 1t may readily be under
stood how such race. with the excite
ment of the chase and possible capture,
would render the fascinating sport of au-
tomobiling the more attractive. 1t en-
ables an entire club to join in the fun,
and guests may be invited in considerable
numbers Automobiling hare and hounds
is, of course, a much more attractive
pastime than the longest and best con-
trived automobile runs of the ordinary
sort. For In one of these runs there Is lit
tie except the climbing of the occasional
hill to vary the ride. The participants
look forward to a pleasant ride over a
considerable stretch of country, and that
is ALL
An automobile paper chase was run
recently near Tarrytown, N. Y, by a
number of experienced automobilists
during which the possibilities of the horse
less carriage for such a game were amply
proved. There were in all nine automo-
biles In the run.
In the chase near Tarrytown two fast
automobiles carrying the scent played the
part OF the hares. The scent was car
ried in large bag swung over the back
of the seat within easy reach of the
driver About four bushels of napar xvara
supplied, small scraps of newspaper being
used. The ammunition was all exhausted
before the end of the run. A start OF
seven minutes was allowed the hares. In
most cases where fast machines are to
be used a start of about ten minutes or
even more will be found about the cor
rect allowance 1t was calculated that
this start would allow the hares to gain
lead of at least three miles on the pack.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-14
wooIns Of the Birds.
From Golfers weekly.

SOiiieI W echtfs
Wooing time brings to the front the
comical side Of bird life, and methods
are as varieu among our feathered neigh
bors as among ourselves. The extremes
OF dignified courtship and disreputable
scrimmage were shown by two WELL
known birds, when the presence OF rival
intensified affairs. Two purple finchee,
suitors for the favor OF the same SPAR
row-like maiden, placed themselves on
each side about a foot from her and Of
fered a musical contest. First one burst
into a rapturous song. flying up into the
air features fiuffed out and snowy breast
and rosy shoulders more lovely than
ever. The solo finished. he dropped back
to his perch and politely waited while
his rival poured out his madrigal. This
alternat display continued several min
utes, and apparently the umpire found It
hard to choose, for she evaded decision
by taking flight. both suitors following.
Different was the method OF two orchard
orioles, one In the immature plumage of
the second year. the other In the full
glory of maturity. This was a wrangie,
accompanied by scolding and a vain vi
tuperation from beginning to end. If the
theory OF selection by fine dress be true,
decision should have been easy. but after
a whole days trial the fair one ended 1t
by truly feminine scorn OF theories.
clipping with her palmer sutton. leaving
the gorgeous elder to console himself
with another bride--which he did before
the sun went down.