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Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
INDIANS WERE HoMEsICK.
Two Nmvajo Bucks Who Didn't Care
 ta Linger in the Metropolitan Midst

w. R. Johnson, an independent mis- sionary among the Navajo Indians of northern Arizona, was lately spending few daysin Kansas City looking after business connected with his work. He brought with him two Navajo bucks with the usual unpronouEceable names. She-She-Nief and Pesh-la-Ki- Et-Sette are the suspicious titles of these braves, the former meaning. Hong man of his tribe" and the latte f signifying ''the silversmith."
 The two Indians accompanying yGr. Johnson, says a local report, intended to remain here for some days taking in the sights, but were finally over come by homesickness and requested the missionary to send them back to their sqnaws and sheep.
 Mir. Johnson says that theue arc about 10000 Navajo Indians i'm north ern Arizona. Overa third of them live on their own or rented land and draw no-moneyfr from the government. These Indians are poor, but Independent, and do not depend upon Uncle Sam's bounties for living, but earn their daily bread mostly by raising sheep and making Navajo blankets, which have become famous throuighout the clothing markets of the Unif5ed States.
 Although civilized in marry of their customs, the Navajos live in little novels consisting of framework of poles covered by-dirt.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
HELPS GoLDBRIcK TRADE.
The Loss of a Bar of Pure Metal Is c Fine Thing for the Con-
 0dence Man.

The loss of bar of gold recently by an employe of firm of assayers prompted some pessimistic remarks by an officer of the United States as- say office. He said the recovery of the bar was of no importance, so far as his theory was concerned, reports the New York Sum-
 Every time the loss of a gold bar is advertised" said this officer, Git means a harvest to the hustIing gold brick man. He clips the notice and the news items bearing on it and sends them with a fetching letter to carefully selected clientele.
 ''The letser is always work of art. It tells how the writer, who is honest but unfortunate, found the bar, or brick is it is usually called, and feels that he is entitled to more than the reward ordinarily forthcoming from the loser. For this reason he offers it to the recipient of the letter, who is assured of handsome profit if he will make the trip to town.
 "0ne of the recipients will accept, and as the false bar bears something like the United States seal and the advertised number of the lost bar, the details of the scheme are easily car ried through.
 ''The recovery of the bar within a day or two, as happened in the pres ent case and almost every other, doesn't matter, as the clientele sell dom reads the metropolitan dailies.
 we expect to receive any number of letters from now on regarding this bar. Often the fake bars are brought in for our inspection, but nearly ali ways too late. They, have been paid for. In the case of letters, we advise the writers to go easy before buying; or, if the case is one where the bar has been recovered, we say so very emphatically."
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Hohson Resigns.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Naval Con structor Richmond Pearson Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac episode, has rendered his resignation to President Roosevelt through the secretary of the navy. Rear Admiral H. O. Taylor, chief of the bureau of navigation, has recommended that the resignation be accepted, and Rear Admiral Bowles, the chief naval constructor, is credited with having taken the same action. The action of MT. Hobson was the re- suit of the failure of congress to pass the bill providing for his retirement and q recent order assigning him to duty on the Pacific coast.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
sp.ctacles in Germany.

Thu German emperor has entered upon a new phase of his development, if we are to believe the statement that he was lately seen reading the newspapers in a railway train with the help of pince-nsz. Nor is this to be wondered at when we remember the lament once made by the kaiser him. self, who, speaking of his schooledays at Cassel, remarked that out of a class of 20 mo fewer than IS of his fellow pupils wore spectacles, while two of these, with their glasses on,s could not even see the length of the table" AS compared with other nations, the Germans may be described as spec tacle-wearing people, and there can be no doubt that the main cause of their defective sight is the peculiar character of their type, which is most trying to the eyes. The present en- peror, no less than Bismarck, has al- ways protested on patriotic grounds against the substitution of the Roman for the Teutonic, or black letter, char acter in print, and both have had to suffer equally for their Chauvinism.- London Chronicle.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
WATERT0WN J0TTINGS
MISS ELIZABETH coMMERFoRD.
Died Yesterday Morning at the Home
 of Her Sister.

of Her Sister.
 Miss Elizabeth Commerford, aged 40 years, died yesterday morning aE the residence of her sister, Mrs Ml- chael J. Dunn, at 4:45 a. m. Miss Commerford was born in Queens county, Ireland, from whence she came to the United States about sew enteen years ago. For two years ar ter coming to this town she took pc sition as. housekeeper for Mrs II. ?. Frost, when she resigned her position and went to keeping house for her brother, Patrick Commerford or Wa terbUry. Eight weeks ago she was taken to the Waterbury hospital where she remained until two weeks ago, being removed to the residence-of Mrs NJ. J. Dunn where she died She leaves one sister and two brothers to mourn her loss, Mrs M. J. Dunn of this place, Patrick Commerford of Waterbury, and Michael Commerford, who is now stationed in the Philippine Islands. The funeral will take place Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from St John g church and interment will be in Mt St James cemetery. John Moriarty of Waterbury has charge of the re- mains.
 Two of the pupils in the graduating class at the Center school went into the school room few days ago With the words .We Walk" written upon their back. The teacher in charge or the room gave the words their full meaning and also gave the boys the privilege of walking about the school room from until 5:30 p. m.
 Pearl skilton of Waterbury spent Sunday in town.
 Miss Phelps commenced her duties as teacher in the fifth room of the Center, school to-day,
 The Taft and Hopkins grammar school hockey teams played a very in teresting game of hockey at Lake Win nemaug Saturday. The former won out by the score of to Q. The play ing of the Taft team was a great inn provement over all former games. seV- eral games are scheduled to be played by the Taft team this week.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
TO TREAT ALL ALIKEI
No Preferences For Venezue. -''-~ las Creditors.
CASTRO ANSWERS BOWEN's INQUIRY
France Taking Active Measures to Enforce Her Rights-A Compro- mise Proposition Submlt-
 ted to the Allies

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 2.-Ir reply to Minister Bowen's inquiry as te what Venezuela intends to do regarding the demand for preferential treatment made by the allies President Castrc has teIegraphed: 1.-The Venezuelan gov; ernment desires equal treatment foi all the creditor nations In Europe and America, keeping in mind in addition its diplomatic conventions and anterior sApulations-''
 The French legation has notified the Venezuelan government that in virtue of the convention of 1867 France was allowed to collect directly a part of the revenues of several custom houses in Venezuela as guarantee for her dip lomatic claims arising out of the previ. ous revolutions. France, it is said, re Nnounced forever by the convention of 1885 the exercise of this right on condi- ton that the interest on this debt should always be regularly paid. As this payment has not been made, France, without asking the authoriza- ton of Germany, England and Italy, intends to revive her right of direct collection.
 The French charge Taffaires, M. Quie- vreux, has paid visits to the foreign ministry and has twice called on Presi- dent Castro during the past forty eight hours. This activity on the part of France is evidently in connection with her intention to revive her rights and is considered as an answer to the attitude adopted by the allied powers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
BiE Crown La n ds.

Among the great ground landlords in London the crown is one of the greatest, owning properties := vari- ous parts of the capital yielding in ground rents a46o,0oo per annum. Fifteen years ago the estates pro- duce e25o,ooo only; but many leases have fallen in within that time, and the increased rents have been ex- acted for renewal fines or for new leases. The Carlton hotel is strik- ing instance of the increased value of ground in London. Formerly tho site on which the hotel stands was held from the crown for ground rent of e763 per annum; now e4,- 200 yearly has to be paid.-London Express.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
NIT. Ione,. Condition Hopefu,.

BOSTON, Feb. 2.-The reports from the bedside of ex-Governor Long, who lies dangerously i'll at St. Margaret's hospital, were of character to give renewed hope of his ultimate recovery. The attending physician and the few others in position to know positive ly of the progress of the malady have heretofore been discreetly reticent, but the impression reflected from the bull letins of the past twentyfour hours is one of encouragement, and those in at tendance make no attempt to conceal the fact that conditions are satisfac- tory from a medical standpoint.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Hundred Acres of squfrreIs.

H. T.. KeIlor is the owner of a hun- dred-acre squirrel park on one of his farms two miles west of Ripley, Tenn, reports the Nashville Banner. The trees in the park consist mainly of oak, hickory, beech and a few pecan and chestnut. There are several varieties of squirrels-gT gray, black, fox and few white At almost any hour of the day scores of the little nimble- footed creaturesacan be seen sporting around the cribs and barnyards on the premises, and seem to be quite gentle. Occasionally 8 few of them stray off in adjoining woods, but return
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
COMPROMISE OFFERED,
Preferential Rights For Limited Pe-
 raod Suggested to Allies.

raod Suggested to Allies.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Proposi- tions Involving a compromise of the allied powers contention for preferen- tial treatment in the settlement of their claims against Venezuela have been submitted to the governments of Great Britain, Germany and Italy by their representatives at Washington, and while no answers have been re ceived as yet there is reason for the be- lief that the allies will see way to accept the latest proposition. This compromise has been suggested by one of the representatives of the allies here, and while it has not formally re- ceived the indorsement of Minister Bowen it is felt that he will not enter serious objection to its adoption, pro vided the United States and the other claimant nations outside the alliance can be convinced that their own in- terests in Venezuela will not be sub- stantially injured by yielding to plan which seems to offer solution of the present serious hitch in the Washing ton negotiations. E
 The plan suggested provides that for a short period, perhaps six months or a year, Great Britain, Germany and Italy shall receive exclusively 30 per cent of the customs receipts of the ports of Porto Cabello and La Guayra and that at the end of this period. the exact length of which is yet open to decision, all the claimant nations be placed on the same footing and Ut the expiration of that time the 30 per cent of the receipts of these two ports be divided among all the claimant :su- tions in ratio based on the amount of each nations claim.
 The plan is regarded as compro- mise which will enable the allies to withdraw their ships from Venezuelan waters without serious loss of pres- tige.
 Whether the claimant nations out side the tripartite agreement will as- sent to this scheme is not yet known.
 France has it in her power to contin- ue the present deadlock in the Wash ington negotiations, for while the other unalIied claimants have outstanding against Venezuela certain unadjusted claims all of the French claims are in a very forward state.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
The Great Rev. Lawrence Walsh

Whose is reveied in every home said in reply to a woman parshoner who compimented him his great lung poWer You say have great lungs but would need thousand times more lung power to make some of you people hear me" So it is with Undertaken Moriarty about
 The United States Burial League Which has $Ioo Bank Draft attached to every Burial Con- tract issued at cost to the holder of from 90 cents an average price of $5o YEARLY No collectors coming your door, 1ooo of these contracts have been issued in the past 60 days Nothing like came into Connecticut until Undertaken Moriarty induced them to open office here
 If agents have not already called upon you come to the office many families doing. We will be glad to explain its great benefits to you. uNDERTAKER M0RTARY General Agent for Connecticut.
 Funerals will cost almost nothing in the near future.
 Night calls answered by Joe Moriary. Ring the night bell at the store door or Telephone 527-3.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Ice Gorge at Meadv11le. Pr.

MEADVILLE, Pa, Feb 2.-The gorge in French creek still continues. It extends for distance of probably four and a half or five miles below, above and adjacent to this city. The lower part of town is flooded, and many people have moved out of their houses temporarily. Railroad trains are still running through a foot or two of water. The water now is falling slowly.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS
Naugatuck People Don't Want to Be Credited With Stone Throwing.


 Credited With Stone Throwing.
 Some of the Waterbury papers have in their accounts of the trolley strike spoken of as the South Main street line as the Naugatuck line and of the cars that are used on this. line as the Naugatuck cars. The names are all right and local people may not object to them, but the law-abiding citizens of this borough do not like to have the press of the Brass City come out III big headlines that the cars from Naug- atuck were stoned, etc. Very little if any stone throwing has been done in Naugatuck and no windows have been smashed. Since the cars comntGnc- ed to run sufficient police protection has been present and on the opening or the line nights Chief of Police Schmidt placed extra men on duty along the trolley line. The majority of the local people sympathize with the strikers but they do not countenance breaking up property and therefore do not take kindly to the reports that Naugatuck cars are being stoned. The trolley company claim they will present bills to this borough for all damage but when they send in those bills they should bear in mind that Naugatuck does not extend to Exchange place. Wa terbury and that because reports are circulated that cars so-called NauGatucll cars on the so-called Naugatuck line, are being stoned is no proof that they are stoned in Naugatuck.
 To-day is Condemns day, the day which marks, according to the old adage, the decline of half the winter. To-day is also the day when prophecies as to whether winter has broken up or not. To-day the ground hog or wood chuck awakens from his winter sleep and comes out of his hole. If he casts a shadow back he goes to sleep for six more weeks of winter, but if he casts no shadow his sleep is over. and winter is broken up. In these days when the weather is that of spring, would be hard to predict whether or not MT Chuck will cast shadow
 The funeral of Mrs Maria Leary took place this morning at o'clock from her home on Cherry street and at 9:30 from St Francis's church with interment in St James's cemetery.
 The Naugatuck drum corps will meet tonight.
 Miss Theresa Wood of Massachus- etts who has been engaged as teacher of English literature in the Union City schools entered upon her duties this morning. Miss Wood fills up the va cancy caused by the death of Miss Grace A. Cross.
 John O'Brien and Miss Margaret Carroll won the prize waltz at the dance given by the Four-in- Hand So cial club at Columbus hall Saturday evening.
 The board of warden and burgesses will meet tomorrow night.
 A middle aged man, stranger in town, was arrested Saturday by Off cer Cannon for intoxication At the police station yesterday the fellow ray ed and yelled at the too of his voice He was suffering from deliriun1 tremens. Last night his condition was little better but he continued his talking to himself all night.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
OAKVILLE HAPPENINGS.

The funeral of Jennie Sempler took place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from he late home The floral offer ings were numerous and beautiful The remains were taken to Watertown for burial. His schoolmates attended in a body. A beautiful wreath of flowers from his schoolmates was among the offerings.
 Some time Edward Hickox had the misfortune to run a splinter in one of his hands part of which was reInov- ed and small part must have remain ed in as the sore did not heal and yes terday MT Hickox had Dr Varial per for man operation on it.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Enormous Movement of Freight.


 PITTSBURG, Feb. 2.-Fully 10000 freight cars were moved on the Pitts burg division of the several railroads during Saturday and Sunday. The weather was favorable, and each line put forth special efforts to relieve the congested condition of the yards. Every engine that could be pressed into serv- ice was in use, and all of the trainmen made at least one day, while large numbers were credited with two days before stopping work. The yards are not entirely cleared, but are in much better shape than for long time past. The movement by each road follows: Pennsylvania, in Union station yards, 4,0o0 cars; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, 5000; Panhandle, 2,000; Pitts burg and Lake Erie, 5000, and the Bal timore and Ohio, 5000.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Aged Minister Burned to Denth.

ELIZABETH, N. J., Feb. 2.-The Rev. Robert Street. an aged retire.. minister, was burned to death in his room at 129 Chestnut street, Roselle Park. Tn an attempt to save him his daughter was terribly burned about the neck, face and shoulders. She was taken unconscious to the home of Mrs. Benjamin Carpenter opposite, where she now lies in precarious condition. The dead minister was ninety seven years of age.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Died rn Her Lonely Sod House.

CESTOS, Okla, Feb. 2.-NIiss Mary Hostetler, homesteader, was found dead in her sod house on the plains west of Cestos in western Oklahoma this week by cowboys from q ranch, her nearest neighbors five miles away. The girl had been living alone on her homestead She was adventurous and daring, and the terrors of loneliness had no effect on her. She came here from Indiana.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
The Thomas satls For N1antla.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. D. The transport Thomas has sailed for the Philippines with more than thousand passengers. She carried 349 marines, four companies of coast artillery and three batteries of field artillery in ad- dition to large number of cabin pas sengers made up of officers, theif wives and families and civilians in the employ of the government.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Big Stake. onered at Readvi11e.

B7g Stakes Offered mt Readwt1t@s
 BOSTON, Feb. 2.-The early closing stakes for the grand circuit meeting at Readville for the week beginning Aug. 24 have been announced, and the card represents the largest amount of money ever offered by the manage ment of that track. The events and purses are: The Massachusetts stakes, for PIP trotters, $15,000; Neponset stakes, for 2:1O pacers, $5,000; Blue Hill stakes, for 2:3O trotters, S5.00O; three-year-olds, 2:25 class, trotters, $5,- GOO; 2:16 class, trotters, $3,000; 2:25 class, pacers, $5,O00. The entries close March II.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Phinns, Gift to India

CALCUTTA, Feb. 2-Henry Phipps, director of the Carnegie Steel company, who is travelling in India, has handed to Lord Curzon the sum of $10,O0O to be devoted to some practical object or in scientific research promising to be of enduring benefit to India
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
Kansas flank Robbed.

DEXTER, Kan, Feb. 2. Three cracksmen wrecked the safe of the State bank of Dexter and secured Sl.- 500, escaping in handcar without arousing the citizens. Officers followed the trail for several miles without suc~ cess.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02

.rmour launched with the Kaiser. BERLIN, Feb. 2.Allison Armour of Chicago lunched with Emperor Will liam yesterday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02
The Atlantic yvaa R.orvr,

LONDON, Feb. 2.The Cunard liner Lucania, which has just arrived at Liv- erpool, reports having encountered high seas and terrific weather in the Atlantic
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-02

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Evening journal., 1903-09-19
Homemade Bread.

Hero is the scientific explanation Of
just why homemade bread is so much
more delicious than bakers, a fact
which is generally acknowledged with
out being understood.
The housewife subjects her dough to
a very thorough kneading as a rule. For
this the average baker will not take
time. Yet it is imperatively necessary
to properly develop the gluten contain
ed in the -four. As an unpleasant con-
sequence a large portion Of the flour
experiences only partial fermentation
and becomes the cause of various dis
turbances in the digestive organs, ex-
cept In the case Of those persons whose
digestion is extraordinarily strong.
There is another cause Of inferiori.y
in bread which has been insufilciently
l1neaded and that is the introduction in
to it Of yeast in excessive quantity.
The effect Of this on its quality can be
imagined.
To produce some sort Of automatic
device which viii reproduce the action
OF the hand in bread making has long
been the aim Of inventors, and compar-
atively recently this end was attained.
There is now in existence a machine
which exactly initiates the housewives
methods of kneading and which, there
fore, produces healthful and palatable
bread. Unfortunately it is not by an,
means in general use yet, and the pub
lie must. therefore. be content to suffer
with dyspepsia a little longer.
Evening journal., 1903-09-19
ko1ution In Dress

! bile or otherwise jet bids fair to
krominent part on many Of the
Hnd winter costumes. 1t will be
3velvet as well as lace, and fire.
tn the shape of broad bands put
Irizontal or perpendicular strips.
jes they are put on skirts in such
i 70 suggest at first glance an ex-
bly, long yoke. A black lace gown
skirt laid in deep plaits from the
the hem and caught down al
II way to the knees with these
8nds Of jet, whence at is allowed
bose to the feet. The underskirt
full rufflles Of silk and mousse
Apie, which Serve to hold out the
Nhg It the effect of a deep fiounce
7he same time affording some
.otection by keeping It from con-
\ the ground.
3ire waist is of white Irish point
kwlth strips of jet drawn closely
at the neck and gradually fall
III to show the lace underneath.
: res are of the white lace, puffed
bow and overlaid with jet strips
broad girdle is entirely Of jet.
1y so much Of this trimming care
taken that the.lace for the gown
f quality sufficiently strong-and
not imply that the mesh must
# #y be very oearse-to support the
n thinning. for transparent fabrics
4 rladen with Jet, ribbon or velvet
Il rows are easily pulled apart by
b. OF the heavier material.