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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-14
MBergin& Sons UNDERTAKERS. and PRACTICAL
 EMBALMERS.

The best equipped house In Connecs ticut. with everything needed for the business ito be shown in warerooms, from the plainest line of goods to the most modern. Experienced and, gen. tlemanly help to attend to your wants day or night Modern Hearses In black and white; rubber tired Hacks; rubber tired Ambulance on call. Night calls answered by Thomas r. Bergin. S5 South Elm street. or District office. E East Main street. or at residence. lo2 Walnut street Telephone at store sna-4 At residence S33-2
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
Her Perfumed
HalI lzslIz Y Y. QUIR1

I WOKE up suddenly, with queer
/ pain in my head. It throbbed and
throbbed till could have cried out at
the torture. Lashing around in my
bed, turned over and looked into the
face of a girl, close at hand.
She was undeniably pretty, with
black hair and eyes. red mouth and
TWO delicatels pink cheeks. She smiled
when looked at her.
''Well, Jack, how goes 1t this morn
lng?" she asked.
81 beg your pardon" I said. To
the best of my knowledge / had never
seea the girl before. Yet here she was,
at ny bedside. speaking to me with
the familiarity of an old friend.
~ am glad you are better" she whis-
pered, almost in my ear. Then she add
ed another word that made me open
my eyes wide-"sweethekrt!"
/ suppose she saw the startled look
on my face, for she sat up with merry
little laugh and beckoned to a nurse.
I looked around in dismay. On either
side of me was row of white cots, with
nnr<ss moving silently among them.
I was in a hospital.
We'll, old man, alive to the world at
1ast!" said hearty voice, and saw
. man bending over me. "Rose was
beginning to think you would never
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
BES COATES. Editor.
DAISIES.

Dear one, / send you mower
Fresh from a fragrant field;
With heart of purest. SHINING Soio'
Set in a snowy shield,
To bring to you the love anc tnousnes
Nv heart must ever yield.
Its petals white are purest thoughts.
I think, dear one, of you;
Ny love, the golden heart you sees
All wet with glistening cew,
So like my tears when you are gone.
And oft l grieve for you.
I counted: Love me, love me not.
And as the sky's above me,
The petal that l counted last,
Smiled as it whispered: Loves me-
And all the flowers a chorus sang
OF Loves me, loves me. loves me'
Oh, could l send a thousand flowers.
All wet with glistening dew;
And call them all with the perfect nours'
I've spent. dear love. with you;
They could not show more hearts OF Goio
Than l have hearts for you.
So keep the little flower I send.
And read its meaning DER:
One of a thousand daisies sweet.
I'll tw!ne with thousands more,
And make a chain to bind your heart
To mine for evermore.
Alice J. Murphy. in Springfield (Mass.
Republican
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
WOMEN WORKERS IN ,.,.
Have Been Accustomea
Manual Labor at yery
Small Paw

In Japan there is no bar
against the employment of vons
any industry whatever, providss
show. their capacity for the vo,.
quired. The usual wages the =.
that country receives is three
a day-about six cents. For
miserable stipend girls not onlv !.
hard during working hours. bn,
NIT themselves to be wholly ir,..
from the outer world, just a, ~
were in prison, a hospital or
merry. Thus they are entirely /, :
power of their employers, the
scrupulous OF whom take an uufai, :,
vantage of their helplessness. Tb,..
to the initiative of the press ana !
the high spirit of few wealthy A.,
. strong and lurid light has =.
thrown upon those dark plae,, !.
Japan. and redress is already in -
The Manchester of the mikado's ~.
is Osaka, and it was the terrible 3.
Of things in vogue in the mill, :.
works of that city that first attr,rs |
attention. The slaves OF the soutA- |
states of North America had a ben.
time than some of the wretched ~
of Osaka, the product of whose bb.
was thrown upon European mari.
at nominal prices. Happily, the mn
Of weavers have now set to worn \
better the lot Of these helots, ma \
efforts are being REINFORCED BY m.
ernment employees.
Curiously enough, in the higher IN
ings and professions that require n
or scientific training instead Of mn
manual labor, there was hardly m
field for woman's activity. Thus i
none of the ministries of governnnt
Offices was q woman TO be found =
civil servant The respectable I'm
Of merchants likewise rapidly eYcl,,.
ed members of the fair sex, refud,u
to employ them as saleswomen; OH
in a few cheap bazars where the vui
was very fatiguing and the pay MIN
ly inadequate were women to Be -
behind the counter. But here, tpa
q beneficent change is now beln
made. The firm of Mitsui, the vess
ers, for example-one of the wealtheu
in Japan-has just decided to take q
girls.
For q considerable time past vuaG
have been engaged at railway ststnu
especially in dealing with passslQ
traffic, and now the Sanui line, WIKI
had hitherto eliminated the FEM
element. has completely broken vi
its traditions. and in future the r.
sengers by that company's line VI
be looked after by women conducDu
and. perhaps, women controllers
well. The crown prince of Japan takI
q keen interest in this movenes
which aims at making life miserah
to the future female subjects, and
mas bsgun by setting an excellent Z
ample. He has married but one vi
and has allowed 1t to be general
understood that he is and intends
remain a monogamist to the end
his days.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
AMERICAN BANKING SYSTEM.
Democratic I'm It's Tendencies and
Well Adapted to Needs Of
vamt Territory.

Ever since Andrew Jackson over
threw the Second bank of the United
States, the American banking system
has consisted Of q large number OF
small institutions possessing little de-
sire or power of helpful cooperation.
Large banks with numerous branches.
such as exist in Canada and Scotland.
have been unknown in the United
States, save for few transient en-
terprises of ante-bellum days. writes
Prof. Charles ]. Bullock, in Atlantic.
A central institution, enjoying fed
eral patronage and serving to unity
banking interests, has been a political
impossibility since Nicholas Biddle
rashly ventured upon a trial OF
strength with the masterful statesman
from Tennessee. National banks.
state banks, private banks, trust COM
panies. competing vigorously for pub
lie favor. have met tolerably well the
needs OF the country In fair weather;
but in times of stress and storm these
separate institutions have been unable
to oppose a united front to the forces
OF financial disorder. Yet, upon the
whole. this decentralization Of bank
ing interests has been generally ap-
proved as democratic in its tendencies
and well adapted to the diverse needs
of our vast territory.
At the head Of the system stand the
national banks, which possess the ex-
elusive power to issue circulating
notes. For 20 years following the
civil war this privilege remained sum-
ciently remunerative to gain for these
institutions a decided predominance
over the banks of deposit and discount
incorporated by the several states; but
since the early eighties causes which
are we'll understood have reduced the
profit derived from the issue of notes,
and have decreased the attractiveness
OF federal charter. In point
Of resources and banking power the
national associations still retain their
prominence, having nearly three
times the capital and over twice the
deposits shown by the state institu-
tions; yet banks of the latter class are
increasing more rapidly than those of
the former. despite the temporary in
fuence of recent changes in the ma
uonal banking laws.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
ELASTIC SKINNED FISH.
Up Untf Too Big to De
Swallowed.

A few days ago q number of specimene
Of the puffer were taken to the aquar
rum. The puffers are caught In IT,
neighborhood Of this city; says the Nev
York Tribune. They are so named b.
cause Of the elasticity of their skin and
the facility with which they can inHats
themselves by doubling their size. When
in this condition they resemble In some
respects a ball. The nose and brilliant
light green eyes protrude from one paft
and on the othe- side tail projects. Az.
parently sense of dangerclose at hama
is the signal for putting up and the sue
cess Of the effort does not appear to .
governed by confinement to the vafer.
Air seems to serve equally well. as ~
demonstrated by Mr.. Spencer. the su-
perintendent Of the aquarium, the othef
day. He lifted one from the tank and
instantly its pumping apparatus besaa
to work. A very short space of time
q second or thereabouts-was requires
to give the fish rotundity.
Its skin Is beautifully mottled ana
when lying on the gravel bottom .
might easily be mistaken by anothsf
fish swimming above for part Of the bea
itself. Although it is not known posl-
lively why the puffer has this power y
enlarge itself it Is thought by some tnai
this is means Of protection. The IA
Is not large, being only six or eienI
inches long. Everyone knows how nam
1t would be to swallow ball SIX o
eight inches in diameter, and that q.
number Of species of fish which ccuis
do this successfully Is not large. Tns
puffer has the power. apparently. e
make itself as uncomfortable as nsh'
bone-while in the process of being svA'
lowed. A story is told about two New
York fishermen who pulled in . neuu
Of pufYers, a species of fish they nse
never seen or heard of before. Tne'
dumped the fish into the bottom OF ~
boat and were surprised to find in IN
space of a second that by some miraci'
the boat was full to overfiowing WIZ
Ash
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

A scientist who has made q sfuoy
of suicides has discovered that mofs
women commit suicide ON Monday than
on any other day OF the week.
Monday. Blue Monday" as it has lon8
been called. Is one of the most tryins
days of the week for women who an
housewives, principally because 1t
''washday." Breakfast is usually serves
carrier than on other days and mon
hastily prepared The children als
early hurried OF to school and dinner
often picked up" blue Monday"
the one day In the week when house
wife's troubles. hard work, and amor
ances seem to come all 1T once. Herr
the significant name for the first woe
ing day Of the wesk.--k Y. Ttmea
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

know her again" He pinched the
cheek, teasingly, and she turned away
with . little blush.
1stared At him blankly.
we are going to take you away from
here" he went on. "And do you know
what day it is?''
I shook my head.
Thursday, the 3oth of May, 1908"
What?" Iraised myself out Of the
cot in my excitement.
Thursday. the aoth of May, 1908, he
repeated. Don't you remember? II
= your wedding day!"
The queer pain was racking my head
1rightfully now. and sank back ON the
cot. Was / crazy? The last thing !
remembered was returning home from
the club last night-or. rather, ON the
night Of the esd Of June. 1902, nearly !
rear before. And this was to be nv
wedding day! Why, it was impossible,
/ vas not engaged, ILwho was the
4irif Then caught pair of roguish
black eyes looking 1t ne, and / lay
very still. pondering, not At all ILL.,
pleased.
Two men took me out to . closed
supporting me ~ I walked.
Tor I was very weak. They opened the
door carefully, and climbed in and
unnk back On the soft cushions. Thep
IN arm-a soft, warm. plump arm
crept abou. my neck. and I was drawn
toW1rd = woman. Her hair smeiied Of
W1ld d0wers that bloom in. the spring.
tine, and her touch vas tender and ca
FessinG. The perfume crept into my
brain and intoxicated me. and I leaned
pves and kissed her fun upon the red
lfps.
AZ last the carriage stopped, and
usos helped to the ground. The man
10 Nod spoken to me It the hospital,
- Who had been riding outside, paid
~ driver ald dismiksed him. Then he
md the woman ard / went into the
lai1aing. Which preved TO h = hotel.
~ heod wop getting clearer nov,
~ + loo1od a1out ~ wopderfne
S1oklk = uooG No1pokan e1esceeI.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
NEWS A CENTURY AGO.
How the London Times Treated s7cA
. Sensation ~ Expected In.
vasi0n Of London.

An interesting instance Of the man
ner in which newspapers have devel-
oped in the last 100 years is now being
furnished by the London Times
which. since its centennial anniver-
sary, has each day printed a quota
ton from its issue Of the same day lO0
years ago.
At this period in the last century
Napoleon Bonaparte was busily pre-
pairing to invade England with an i'm
mense army. One can imagine how Z
modern newspaper would have treated
such . "story" as this. Here is how
the Times referred to it In 1903:
I'VE yesterday received the Paris
Papers to the Sd instant inclusive.
They continue to be filled with Ad-
dresses to the First Consul, and offers
Of gun-boats for the invasion of this
country. They also contain directions
for the ceremonial to be observed by
the Clergy Of the different towns
which is to sanctify the reception OF
the First Consul. Among other forms
the Bishop Of the place Is to present
the Cross to him to be kissed, on hid
arrival at the gates; that Cross which
he so grossly degraded and insulted IN
Egypt, by displaying it as subject Ia
the spiritual predominance Of the
Crescent.
Accounts from Dunkirk state, that
the preparations making for the expe-
dition against this country arc on Z
very extensive scale. 1t IL said. that Z
Camp of 100000 men In to be formed
near St Omer; one Of 10000 ct Cner.
bong. and another of 1000 in Hol
land
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
What Nerve.

Taddles-I used to think q good deal
Of straddles, but
Waddles-You don't say so! What
has he done?
The other day I asked him to call
round and give me his opinion Of an
article Of mine on The Impending
Crisis. Well. he came. all right; but
he brought a little thing of his own
for me to hear. and, confound him, he
wasted all the evening with his ego
tstical trash. Tit-Bits.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

II is only In tropical stations. ac-
cording to Charles Nordmann, that
any effect of the sunspot period upon
mean annual temperature can be de-
tected. From the records Of II such
stations II appears that the arAual
temperature varies w::h the sunspots,
and that the coolest years are those
Of maximum sunspots.-Science.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

Algiers has It's Pompeii-the ruined
city OF Timgat. In which a number of art
treasures have recently been found.
They win be added to the Louvre collee-
aons In PariA-London News
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
BOOMERANG THROWING.
People Of Warrington Taken Up
with Novel Sport That Smacks
of Danger.

Throwing boOmerangs-not the po-
litical kind, but the real ones-is COM
ing to be a popular sport in Washing
ton, or rather in the suburbs of Wash
ington. for boomerang throwing in
large cities is nearly as dangerous as
rifle practice, says report from that
city.
The Washington Boomerang club,
with a membership of respectable pro-
portions. has been organized. and
grounds for practice have been Sc
cured and the new sport is in full
blast
The men who have gone into the
fun say a person may become just as
much of boomerang crank as base
ball crank, or a fishing crank or golf
crank.
Awhile ago, Prof. Walker. of Cam
bridge, England, who has been in for
nearly every kind of out-of-door
sports. went to Washington and told
some scientific men there that he knew
no better fun than boomerang-throw-
ing, and that in addition to the physi-
cal exertion necessary, the training
given the eye and nerves was little
better than anything he knew of.
More than that, Prof. Walker had
some boomerangs with him. and he
took the gentlemen to field in the
suburbs of Washington and showed
them how the trick Is done.
The sport took instantly. and the
scientific men went prowling around
lumber yards looking for white ash to
make boomerangs of.
1t seems that rude Australian will
60 into a store and buy boomerangs
by the dozen. but that is not the eti-
quette OF the game as imported from
Cambridge to Washington.
More than half the skill in the sport
Is in making the boomerangs. 1t is
made of white ash, steamed and bent
into the desired shape.
OF course, the Washington players
are not expert boomerang makers yet,
but they have got along so far in the
art that any one Of them can make
a boomerang SO wonderfully con-
structed that no mortal can tell where
1t will go when thrown with great
force.
After awhile. through the exercise
Of much patience. they hope to get the
business down to so fine point that
the boomerang will do what is ex-
pected Of it-describe certain move
ments in the air and return to the feet
Of the thrower.
Until skill has been acquired ON the
part of the players, boomerang-th throw
ing is pretty dangerous for everybody
within q radius Of some hundreds Of
yards.
In the hands OF an inexperienced
thrower a boomerang may go any
where except where 1t is expected to
go. but wherever it does 60 1t goes
with tremendous speed.
When the boomerangs thrown by
the Washington throwers come to
earth they go into the ground SO fast
that 1t Is often task to pull them out.
Were one Of the things to hit a
man or even horse painful wound
would be the possible result, and
should the blow be upon the head
death might follcw
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

SA.soAAhC& 0uGa O0Ue0EG 0&ob0s
For the first time in the history of
hunting in the province bears were
taken alive. without the use of firearms
and In manner which was remarkable.
says the Vancouver (B. c. correspondent
Of the San Francisco Chronicle. Jap
anese engaged in cutting shingle bolts
discovered . large bear In q hollow tree,
and In the attempt to oust 1t the animal
chased one Of them. As the bear came
up to him the Japanese jumped ON its
back and held his position until seven
Of his countrymen followed, all piling
on bruin and securely holding 1t down
until 1t was tied. The she bear appeared
upon the scene q few moments after and.
elated with their success. they sprang
upon her. She showed fight, but they
captured her also. The bears will be
presented to the city ZOO by Rev. 0oro
Kahuragi on behalf Of his fellow coun-
tsymen- The animals weigh $50 and 11o
Dounda, respectively.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

dog bearing in his mouth piece OF meat that he had stolen
was crossing of plank Looking he
what another of meat Snap
ping ereedy WELL the that he had and
lost it in the
lose
what he ha
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-04-09
RICH GIRL FOR EARL
Lord Yarmouth Engaged to Beau
tiful Heiress.
Youu8 Man lsaa an Old Title. net 10
short Of MOney-Y'suux WOmau's
Mother Strongly Opposed
to Match.

Announcement has been made of the
engagement of the earl of Yarmouth
to Miss Mary Thaw, daughter of the
late William Thaw, the millionaire, of
Pittsburg, who has passed the winter
in Washington. Mrs. Mary Thaw,
mother of the young woman, makes
the announcement, but with the COM
ment to her friends that there is
long distance between the announce
rage"
Mrs. Thaw, however, is stern in de-
nouncing the alliance, and will cut Miss
Thaw off from a few millions of dol
lars at her death. However, from al
most no income at all to several mill
lion dollars, the amount of Miss Thaw's
personal fortune, seems an alluring
step to the earl, and when it is owned
by pretty and vivacious American
girl, it is doubly worth his long ef-
forts to secure a wife in this country.
The earl of Yarmouth came to Wash
ington from New York some weeks ago
as guest of Harry K. Thaw, at his
HOuSCs anu "A1AOSC
Immediately the attachment between
the earl and Miss Thaw became cur
rent talk. The rurnor of their engage
ment gained rapidly in society, but
was warmly denied by Mrs. Thaw. Aft
er an evident failure to bring the ear's
visit to a close, because his suit was
highly favored by Mr.. Thaw, Miss Thaw
was gotten ready on short notice and
sent to her sister. Mrs George Carne-
gle, at Cumberland island, their win
ter home on the southern coast of
Florida.
Mrs. Thaw shut up the home in La
fayette square right in the middle of
the social season, an action which in
itself was a great surprise to all who
knew her. She urged as a reason i'm
portant business affairs in Pittsburg
requiring immediate attention.
Miss Thaw was provided with pri-
vate car on the Palm limited, and fur
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-04-09

nished with what her mother consid-
cred proper company for the journey
to the south.
After the train was we'll on the way
out of Washington, a. well-dressed
young Englishman in the sleeper just
ahead of the special car made some
INQUIRIES as to the identity of those
in the special, and few minutes later
the card of the earl of Yarmouth was
carried by porter to Miss Thaw, who
expressed the greatest surprise at the
coincidence.
The earl accompanied the party to
Fernandina, Fla, where they were met
by Mrs. George Carnegie, with the Car
negie yacht. The earl was presented,
and evidently was we'll received, as he
was a guest of the Carnegies for the
remainder of his stay in Florida wa
tiers, where tarpon fishing and other
pastimes were provided in plenty.
Mrs. Thaw learned of the earl's visit
to. the south, and the manner of his
going, and forgetting the important
business affairs in Pittsburg, posted to
the south in her effort to head off the
impending engagement. From the
announcement just issued, it is evident
she failed.
The earl of Yarmouth is the eldest
son of the marquis of Hartford. and
is almost as we'll known in the east as in
London, having come to America three
years ago in the hope of retrieving his
fortunes, as his title, although one of
the oldest in England, is entirely with
out estates. He is we'll known in the
atrical circles, having played short
engagement at one-night theaters and
written for the daily papers on the
atrical topics. He had not been prom
inent in Washington society, but met
Harry Thaw abroad, and came to the
capital as his guest, after visit to
Pittsburg.
Miss Thaw's acquaintance with Var
mouth began barely three months ago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-04-09
MIR. LOEB PROMOTED.
Appointed Secretary to the Presi-
dent of the United States.
Knows More Public Men Than Any
Other Man Of His Age and Has
Always Been Popular with
Mr.. Roosevelt.

William Loeb, Jr., who took the oath
of Office the other day as secretary to
President Roosevelt, promises to make
as popular and successful man in the
position as Secretary Cortelyou. Mr..
Loeb is business-like, discreet, tact
full. He probably knows the president
and his characteristics better than any
man at the white house, and undoubt-
eddy starts out with the complete con-
idence of the chief executive that his
management of his new office will be
all that it should be.
William Loeb, Jr., was born October
9, 1866, at Albany, N. Y, of German
parentage. He graduated from public
school No. IA and entered the Albany
high school, where he remained for
two years. He then began the study
of shorthand and found employment,
first with newspaper correspondent,
and then with several business con-
Germs. He was Bishop Doane's aman-
uensis for time. His ambition was
to be law and general reporter, and
in furtherance of it he formed con-
nection with the late Eugene Burling-
| anne, a prominent attorney and the re-
publican leader of Albany county. Mr..
Loeb early evinced taste for politics,
and under Mr.. Burlingame's tutelage
he began to take an active part in po-
litical affairs and became his chief
lieutenant. He was a member of the
republican county committee for sew
eral years and was its secretary. He
was also prominent ir the management
of the Unconditional Republican club,
and was its vice president for two
years. At the organization of the leg
islative session of 1888 he had strong
political backing and was elected Off
cial stenographer of the assembly by
four votes. For several years there
after, in connection with his business
of a general law stenographer he re-
ported various legislative and investi-
eating committees, and served as pri-