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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
WANT NAKED PAPER-BAGs.
Customers of the Grocer Insist Upon Having Their Purchases Put
 Up in 'Them. e

''I should like to get my hands on the man who began to line the or dinary paper bag of commerce with waxed paper" said an uptown gro- cer, reports the New York Times. "Women will not have their orders sent home in anything else now. The coarse brown paper bags that our mothers used to get are almost out of business. If woman wants to keep thing dry she asks to have it sent in awaxed paper bag. If she wants tc keep it moist she also wants a waxed paper bag. Tea and coffee go into waxed paper to keep them dry and fresh. A nice head of let tuce calls for waxed paper to keep 1t moist. Cakes, candies and confec- tionery of all sorts must be put in wax paper bags. Sugar and flour are about the only things for which we can use the old-fashioned bags. It was once only fad in the trade, calculated to please somewhat fas- tidious customers who wanted to carry small parcel home without soiling their gloves. Now it is a demand in the business, even for de- livery orders."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
HEARD IN PASSING

Admiral Dewey explains that his hit at the German navy was only in pri- vate target practice. Boston Globe.
 Meriden water drinkers are pleased because the water in the local reser- voirs is high enough to hide the bad taste they were beginning to associate with the beverage. -Bridgepo Post.
 Apropos of the legislatures scrap over that blanket charter, isn't 1t per fectly proper that an Automobile Liv- cry Co should be authorized in an omnibus bill ?-New London Telegraph.
 A "Peeping Tom" was hit by a wo- man with club. The woman's aim was true. She cracked his skull. If one isn't sure of what the verdict of the jury will be, there are no two opinions of what it eught to be. Meri- den Record.
 Although the Panama canal treaty has not yet been formally ratified by Colombia, the canal is already practi- cally the property of the United States. Arrangements are making for the pay ment of the S4O,OOO, GOO which goes to the French shareholders and United States commissioners in, the ground will direct all future work on the Panama canal.-Hartford Times.
 The United States Steel corporation is the biggest corporate institution in the world. From the outset the mann moth combine has adopted the policy of publicity. It takes the public into its confidence, and issues quarterly statements disclosing it's earnings, ex- pense and general financial condition. Yesterday a quarterly statement was put out, and the tremendous operations of the corporation were revealed. The 1 figures are stunning In their stupen- dousness. The policy of publicity which the corporation follows is wise It tends to disarm criticism. The concern is managed by some of the greatGEt cap tains of industry anywhere to be found I--Hartford Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
Knuck1e Bone. of Rome.

f The famous knuckle bones of old
 Rome, made from the bones in the ankle Joints of sheep, were not orig inal with the Romans, nor was the use of bones for dice confined to them. The ancient Peruvians used the as- tragalus bone of the cow or OK, the North American Indians used the bone From the bison, and bones from sheep and other animals are used to-day throughout southern Europe, Spanish America and in most of the Moham- medan countries. From the oldest times to the present, one of the inn ago, and does now. Besides knuckle bones has been, and is, that the bones must be changed frequently. The crooked gambler loaded dices ages ago, and does now Besides knucle bones, the old Roman used dice made from all sorts of material from rock
 crystal to meteoric iron. And the gambler knew what to do with them. Of more than 100 gaming tables found in ancient Rome 8 good score were fitted with ingenious devices to make the dice come in the manner best adapted to separate the player from his sesterces.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

Judge Burpee sat on the bench of the city count thds mornGng after a long absence.
 The above sentence is from last evenings police court report in the American. Now, why doesn't the American turn the light on Judge Bur- pee instead of looking around and digging up imaginary trouble? Judge Burpee is a salarded official and Yet he absenus himself from his duties at pleasure and his salary goes on, and not only that but his substitute gets $5 per day during his absence. It's 1t any wonder there were murmurings of discontent around the capitol when Judge BuTpee came up for re-appotnt- ment? There is no need bo rehash thds story. It is an old one, and it is the appointment of such men as Col onel Burpee to judgeships which make for dhscontent and trouble. There is not a man perhaps in the community itlhat doubts Colonel Burpeets abillty, but why appoint a man to the bench who is tied up to c1e of the biggest corporations i'm the state and has been forced ito ignore his judicial duties for a. long time, because of tihe position he hoIds with the said corporation?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

aged and disappointed after many un- successful attempts to get a lhttle ahead for a rainy day that they begin to brood over wrongs, ima ginary or otherwise. Put a man on easy sbreet and you give a Gseaith blow to crime and Nawlesasaless. We don't mean to say that workmen should not give an equivalenh for what they get in the way of services, but very often they give more tinam am equivalent and ftherein lies the trouble. Take this big corporation that is now and has been for three moniths in a controversy with its help in this city. No one that is ait all observing cam say truth fully that this company can not pay its help ldving wages. A. M. Young the president of tine corporation, George E. Terry, the legal light of the concern, and Colonel Lucien F. Bur pee, tihe lesser legal Gight, are known to nearly all Waterbury people They are not growing poorer by any means A. M Young, who formerly lived here, and was always considered one of the best of men, made his money so fast, 'f1s said, that he found hard work spending it in Waterbury, so he went ito a place where he could rid himself of it more rapidly. Attorney George E. Terry made enough out of the cor porahion so that he has been able to retire from active law practice, ana Like A. NI Young he has no further use for Waterbury, at least he IS re ported ito 11ave said that Waterbury is a good place to get away from" Col oneG Burpee is wNdh Us yet and is one of our foremost citizens. The time may come when he, too, will have arnassed enough of a fortune to leave us and let the ordin1ary nnontads keep on paying the taxes Tn the mean dime the manufacturer and rthe laborer, the man of some mearls and the man of sm'aal means, keep begging away and making the city what it is or what ft was, one of the most prosper ous cities in New England or in the whole country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
Takrns Lnre TOO Seriously.

Taking life too seriously is said to be an especially American failing. This may be true, but judging from appearances, it would seem to be worldwide, for, go where one may, Ae will find the proportion of serious, not to say anxious, faces, ten to one as compared with the merry or happy ones. If ''the outer is always the form and shadow of the inner" and IF "the present is the fullness of the past, and the herald of the future" (and how can we doubt it?) how many sad histories can be read in the faces of those we meet every day. The pity of it is, too, that the sad- ness is a se1f-woven garment, even as is the joy with which it might be replaced. Ruskin says: Girls should be sunbeams, not only to members of their own circle, but to everybody with whom they come in contact. Every room they enter should be bright, for their presence. Why shouldn't all of us be sunbeams, boys as we'll as girls, all along over the way from 25 years and under to s5 years and over?-Success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

Still another octopus has begun to emerge into the light, says writer in Collier's Weekly. This time it Is the smaHl publisher who seems to be doom ed. or the hundred and odd former combinations, moist of which have been born i'm the last few years, only one had ito do with anyhhdng outside of in- dustry. This movement toward the concentration of the book trade is, therefore, the second in the domain of art and thought. The small publish CT discovers a new writer. W This new writer becomes famous. The big pub lisher immediately comes along and says, T will pay you more than the lit, tile man cam possibly pay you" Tn former hirnes this was against the eti- quette of. the business, but now it is the regular procedure The author naituraily accepts. Often the publish CT is willing to meet an actual loss ill order to secure the advertisement of a naIlne, which. has probably happened more than once in the case of MT Kip ling's books Thus the famous author gains by combination. The beginner loses, in hhe case of plays, because the cost of production is so great that the business mem at the head of the trust do not care for experiments. The lit erary octopus threahens mo such calam- ity, because the risk on a single book is small, and if new author succeeds the publisher makes far more than he cap possibly make out of the writing of weal known mann.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
RUBBER BANDS.
They Are Largely Taking the Place of
 String

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 String.
 The elastic band is gradually super seding string. The use of the handy ruber article has been growing steadily rubber article has been growing steadily sons sale is expected to break all re- cords. The price has been lowered on account of increased facility of produc- ton, and now, for fastening small packages the bands save money as we'll as time.
 A local dealer said yesterday:
 we expect to sell at least twice as many bands this year as we did last year. From this store alone go tons of them. I have figures that will startle you. Take No 8 band, the one used by druggists and jewellers for small packages. We sold fully 5000 pounds of those last year. There are 5000 of them to the pound; therefore we sent out 27O0O,OO0 of this size last season. Suppose they were opened out and tied together. Allowing half an inch for tying, we would have 27,OOO,O00 inches or more than 4O9 miles of rubber, for the bands are an inch and half long when opened out. |. A OultA WAAA cLlCISA INV IAAl1No ASS length easily, 50 that our string could be made to cover 2,045 miles. Or, in other words, you could stretch the line along perfectly straight railroad track, and, starting at one end, ride for day and a half at sixty miles an hour before you would reach the other. double that estimate for 1903 and re- member, those figures are for one size only, and for but one store in the city, then you may be able to get an idea of the elastic rings used in Philadelphia and vicinity.
 They come in all sizes from the tiny election ring so-called from it's use around punches of ballots, to the heavy bands running twelve to the pound. They are used in various ways. Large stores send in orders for from 500 to 1000 pounds. And women come in for an ounce for hair curlers. Tn the lat ter case simple device of rubber and hairpins takes the place of patent curler, is just as effective and costs one hundredth as much"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
The war on tthe "Ayphalt Trust. rc

The war on the Asphalt Trust'' goes meruily on and the disclosures brought ito light are astonishing, showing anew what power a great trust is, and how it treats dts smaller competitors. Fifty companies, nlore or less, wrecked and driven out of business, was fhe first re sl1lt of the trust, and the present bus dness nlleIthods of the Barber Asphalt Paving company which was ,and is, the dominating factor in. the trust- under the leadership of Mir Mack, i'm ddcates a determination to extend its work until it runs every decent paving company whether of asphalt, brick, wood or bitulfthic-out of business, de- sstroying all competition and again placing American cities at the mercy of its greed. From it's inception the truIsE methods have been fraudulent, disreputabde and hearttless; fraudulent, because it practiced deceit in gaining its hold on some of the subsidiary com paGEl6S. dulU SeCuTSu HUGH OI JUS CHpu- tlal under false pretenses; disreputable, because it has been charged with ob- r,aining buIsiness by bribery and cor ruption, which charges it has never tried to refute: heartless, because it counted for naught the sacrifices and fidelity of tEhe practical men in the bus, iniess-those who had created and giv- en to the asphalt industry its previous honest name virtually casting them adrift by making it impossible for hon est men to do business according to the methods of the trust, so that these men were obliged to get out or Jose t11leir self7respect. Its aim was to kill and annIhilate, placing the municipali- ties of the country at its mercy, and for a few shoTt months it succeeded admirably. For time it was mon- arch of all 1t surveyed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
The "Fex' Trade.

Until comparatively few years ago Fez, the capital of Morocco, had practically a monopoly in the man ufacture of the Turkish national headdress named after 1.-the /"fez'' as it was supposed that the pecu- liar dull crimson color of the tas- seled skull cap could only be obs tained by using the dye made from a certain berry largely grown in the neighborhood of the city, which is also much used in the dyeing of mo- rocco leather. Now, however. France and Turkey, and to certain extent Austria, actively compete with Fez for what is still very lucrative trade .-...,.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
Dollar for a Senate Seat.

Senator Pettus, of Alabama, the other day disproved the prevailing the ory that all seats, in the United States senate are expensive and that that body is altogether millionaire's club. He sent to the secretary of state Of Alabama the sum of one dollar in q postal note to cover the entire ex- penses for his recent unanimous cleo ton. This sum represents the fee of the secretary of state for his services. So far as known this is record in the minimum price for seats in the senate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
"Give man money enough to live on

"Give a man money enough to live on
 and you take away much of the dis contenIt and all of the lawlessness that now. attend these labor demon s'trations.'' Thus spoke a man the ohler day after reading the article in the Democrat about wages. And what whole lot of truth there is in it. The vast majority of the people are willing to be good citizens aud keep the law, It Ia onav when hhAv henona dlscour-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
Highest Speed of Matter.

The highest speed which matter has been known to reach is that at tained by the eruption of hydrogen and other gases from the sun, which is, at times. several hundred miles a second.-Science.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
Rnrd to Satisfy.

'This, sir,' thundered the victim of the 'get-rich-quick' concern, lis what call downright outrage!"
 "Well." retorted the swindler, "did you ever hear. of an upright out rage?" ?"-Kansas City Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
 Take the genuine Laxative Bromo- Ouinine Gall for the full name and insist the box which bears the sig nature ofsE. V. Grove. ,25c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
What They Want.

It is. easy to tell how much money young married people need. But to tell how much they want would tax the multiplication table. Chicago Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

Growth of Wireless Telegraphy.
 Seventy-one patents covering appa- ratus for wireless telegrapby were ssued in the United States last year. making the total number 109.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09
LOOK OUT FOR FRAUDS
TELEPHONE CALL 117-12.

IELEFlHONE E CALA lll-l1. We'u call and deliver for Repairs and Recovering.
 S. M. Friedman of the Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk, store wishes to warn the public against two peddlers who are advertising themselves as his agents for repairing umbrellas. He has no agents or any other branches. Re member, when you buy from us you buy from the manufacturer at the rock bottom prices and we guarantee to keep in repair free for one year, as we make all our umbrellas personally and none of the outsiders can compete with our prices.
 179 Bank, corner Grand street Waterbury Umbrella and Trunk Mfr. Trunks and Bags repaired at reason
 able prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-09

Judge Bulpee sat on the bench Of the city court tlhds nornlng afher long absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18

entirely devoted, TO music and dancing. Fri
day evening the full band from the Sol
diers' Home wfAf be in attendance.
The observation-disclosures about the grounds
the moving flag and the huge star-are at
tracing much attention. Last evening
there were representatives from the Japan
csc and Chheses embassies present among
the distinguished guests.
The program of Tuesday evening will
probably be repeated Saturday evening.
This includes a. vcornet solo by Miss Dora
Varney, who plays her own accompaniment
on the piano With her left hand. A class
OF little tots, iunder the tutelage of Miss
Cora Shreve. appeared in spangles and
tulle, velvet and silk fancifully fashioned
and gave fancy dances as follows: Butter
fly dance, Miss Helen Berens; stay in
Your Own Backyard" Miss Hilda Ber-
bench and Master Robert Berbench; La
Danse Parisenne.'' Miss Esther Lohrer;
"Pansy Song. La Petit Alma Misses Min
ME Emmner, Ollie Emmner, Lenora Ack-
man, Henrietta Berrus, Elsie Davis, Stu
art Dewey Frank Howard, Mamie Schuy-
Ter and VERNE Schmeidd: kiss and Let's
Make Up, My Darling" Miss Adrienne
Shreve and Master Fred Berens; .'Sly Mu-
sette." Miss Ida Wynne. Miss Elsie Worth.
Bessie Soffel, Catherine Mclean. Annie
King, Mabel Cudlippe and Mamie Schuyler.
The ladies' who are serving refreshments
of various kinds at the Mary Sherman Miles
booth are as follows: Mrs. "A. e. Wilkerson.
Mrs Foster, Mrs. Ollie Wilkersol. Mrs.
Nothnagle; Miss L. Uilrich. Mrs. Williams,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18

the Philippines and ordered to San Fran
cisco.
First Lieutenant David M. King ordnance
department, has been ordered to visit the
California powder works. Santa Cruz. Cal,
on official business pertaining to the in
spectiOn of powder in process of manufac-
ture for the ordnance department.
The following changes in the stations and
duties of officers of the subsistence depart
ment have been ordered: Major harrington
X. West, from duty assistant to the
commissary general and ordered to Denver,
Col, for duty as chief commissary of the
department of Colorado. to relieve Major
George b. Davis. who will go to Vancouver
barracks, Wash, for duty as chief commits
sary of the department of the Columbia to
relieve Colonel Frank Z. Nye. Colonel Nye
will go to Chicago, ILL.,. to report to the
commanding general. department of the
lakes, for duty as chief commissary of that
department, to relieve Major Albert D.
Niskern of that duty
Corporal Edward Boomer of the ordnance
department and Corporals Edward j. Kelly
and L. II. Taliaferro of the Coast Artillery
have been detailed for duty in connection
with the War Department exhibit at the
free exposition of the New England Asso-
citation of Arts and Crafts at Crescent
Park, Riverside, r. I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18

Mrs. McWilliams. Mrs Stuehman. Mrs.
Leathes, Mrs. Ripple, Mrs. Mcconnell and
Mrs. Dyer.
The ladies assisting Mrs. Allyn X. Capron
at the booth of the Capron Auxiliary, which
is handsomely decorated. are follows:
General committee-Mfss Mary Scanton,
Mrs. Kate Myers, Mrs. J. F. Nolen.
Mrs. Anna Graves, Miss Anna Starke. Mrs.
Barnes, Mrs Rayermann, Miss Anna Sulli-
van, Mrs. F. S. HodgsOn.
Fortune teller-Mrs. Nora Stomler Miss
Clara Etter, Miss Anna Etter Mrs HOyf
Holton.
Peanut stand-Mrs. ]. F. Dickinson.
Those assisting in the Mary Babcock
booth are: Candy Mrs. Johnson Mrs.
Dolph. Miss Sherman: Klondike. Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. Geo. w. Driver; fortune tellers.
Miss Rachel Levy, Mrs. Mayme Burke
Lewis; ice cream and cake. Mrs. l.. s.
Adams. Mrs. Grace WOODBURY.. Mrs. Saers
The Mary A. Babcock is auxiliary to
Henry w. Lawton Command. and a COM
mittee. consisting of Capt. Sheridan Ferre.
Chas. Oliver Saers and Buchanan Coleman
is rendering the ladies all the assistance
possible
The Edith K. Roosevelt booth has mess
table, where camp fare is served up. The
ladies at this tent are: Refreshments, Mrs.
L. M Ferguson. Mrs. L. NJ. Porter, Mrs. G.
A. Ferris. Miss 7. Roth. Miss Mae German.
Miss Rose Hessler. Miss Mary Hessler.
Mrs. p. ]. Keleher. Mrs J. P. German,
Mrs. NJ. Moran, Mrs. A. Easton, Mr.. c.
Paxton. Mr.. p. J. Keleher; gypsy. Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
BUNKER HILL DAY.
Program Of Spanish War Veterans at
Lawn Fete Last Night.

Bunker Hill day was celebrated by the
Spanish War Veterans at their lawn fete
grounds on Sherman square, corner 18th
street and Florida avenue, last evening, a
large crowd being in attendance. The pro-
gram was entirely directed toward the COM
memoration of the battle of Bunker Hill,
and detail of the Minute Men. Col M. A.
Winter commanding. was present. the MEN,
bers being in full dress uniform. They were
Capt. NJ. M. Lewis. D. 8. Fletcher, c. 8.
Wheeler, A. Coe, G. B. Goodrich, ]. B. AL
gate, w. E. De Reimer, E. r. Campbell and
Thos. H. Mckee.
Col. E. R. Campbell was chairman of the
program. Oliver Wendell Holmes poem.
1.-The Battle of Bunker Hill,"' was read by
Capt NJ. NJ. Lewis, after which Chaplain
De Reimer sang 1.-THE Sword Of Bunker
HILL" The address of the evening was by
Capt. Thomas H. Mckee. whose subject
was 1.-The Battle of Bunker HILL" The ex-
ercises were held on the dancing pavilion,
where dancing followed later.
The Spanish War Veterans have decided
to continue the lawn fete throughout the
week. and may possibly extend 1t into next
week. This evening the program will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-18
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. Commander c. N. Atwater. to the
office of naval intelligence, Navy Depart
ment. Washington. D. c.
Lieut.. A. II. Mccarthy. from duty at the
Pacific naval district and granted thirty
days leave.
Lieut.. c. B. Britain to the Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis. Md.
Lieut. w. p. Cronan. to the Naval War
College. Narragansett Bay, r. l., for course
of instruction at torpedo station.
Lieut.. III. c. Dinger, to the bureau of
steam engineering. Navy Department.
Ensign T. L. Stitt from the Iroquos to
the Boston.
Mldshipman c. Goodrich, from the Maine
and granted three months sick leave.
Midshipman ]. S. Arwine, from the Iro-
quois to the Boston.
Paymaster ID. Potter from the Illinois
and await orders
Passed Assistant Paymaster G.. w.
Reeves. from duty as pay officer of tor
pedo boat fiotilla and continue other duty.
Assistant Faymaster G. W. Pigman, jr.,
to the Illinois for temporary duty
Assistant Paymaster A. Hovey-King.
from the bureau of supplies and accounts,
Navy Department. Washington. D. c., to
duty as pay officer of torpedo boat fiotilla.
Carpenter J. D. Griffen has been placed
on the retired list.
Lieut.. E. s. Kellogg. from the Atlanta
and granted two weeks leave and then
to the Naval War College, Narragansett
bay, r. l., for course of instruction.
Lieut.. G. T. Pettengll, from the Alert
and granted thirty days leave.
Ensign l. Shane has been granted three
months sick leave.
]. ID. Manchester. P. T. Dessez and ]. s.
Woodward have been appointed assist
ant surgeons in the navy with the rank of
lieutenant Ounior grade)
PaymaSter j. O. Lowell has been placed
on the retired list
Assistant Paymaster w. c. Fite. from the
bureau of supplies and accounts. Navy De-
partment. Washington. D. c., to the Brook
Ign navy yard, N. Y.