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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
DANDELlON.

Starry.rayed, an da heart of gold,
 Looking up to the sky, :, A lifted face to the sun and rain.
 smile to the passer-by; Wayside warder, sentinel flower,
 What Is your password-say? You know the seasons, you tell the hour, And you hold title. in sun and shower, To simple right-ofway. You have sisters inside the garden wall, Tended with human care; They grow up graceful and fair and tall, But naught of your freedom share. Their beauty is hid from the vulgar gazes They pine in willing ease: But you--you are light of the lowly ways, You shine on the common, you star the
 braes;
 Boon-comrade of the breeze. A lifted face to the rain and sun,
 Eyes moist with the morning dew, nod and smile for every one,
 And the joy of living for you. Starry-rayed, and a heart of gold,
 Planted by Gods own hand; Too poor you are to be bought or solds Too free to forsake the heathy wold;
 Star-fiower of No Mans Land. Walter c. Howden, in Chambers Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Believers in the sea-serpen%.

At 8 recent meeting of the Zoo- logical Society of France M. Racovit- ga, the naturalist of the "Belgica" expedition, declared his belief in the existence of the great ''sea-serpent. :" He quoted with approval the views of a Dutch naturalist, Oudemans, who. holds that the so-called sea-ser- pent is not a reptile, but mammal belonging to the order of the pinni- peds, which includes the seals. It somewhat resembles in shape the extinct Plesiosaurus. It probably at tains length of 26o feet, the head and neck taking one-fourth of the whole, the trunk one-fourth and the tail one-half. It never approaches coast except in pursuit of the fish on which it feeds. M Racovitza quoted the serious and circumstan- tial report of French torpedo boat commander who chased pair of these creatures in the China sea, and unsuccessfully fired shells at them. Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
The Anect1onmte Pelican.

''The ungainly pelican" said keep CT at the Zoo, lis the most affection ate of all birds. Itacquires immediate ly liking for any one who is kind to it, and will follow it's master about like dog. There are good many stories about the love that pelicans in captivity have shown for various per- sons. My bird here gives cry of joy when it sees me approaching, and it will allow me to put my hand inside its huge bill, but if you should try to do that it would snap your finger off. When a pelican is ill it is dieted on young eels and whisky punch. Fish is the food it likes best, and cells are, in the pelican's mind, the finest of all fish. When at the point of death, when all other food would be repulsed, the pelican will still have ambition enough to nibble few cells. The bill of this bird is very strong. One of our keepers was ripped in the cheek by a pelican four years ago, and the ugly bite was 8 long time healing" ."-Phila- 1aixAlda Racaxdx
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
CAUSE OF FLAT WHEELS.
Brakemen Put on the Brakes Too Suddenly and Start the
 Trouble.

"F1at wheels" growled the old rail-
 oad brakemen, as the trolley car in which he sat went humping along It 12 miles an hour, shaking the pas sengers uncomfortably at every rev. olution of the wheels, relates the New York Times.
 "What makes flat wheels ?'' asked the man sitting next the old brake man.
 Darn fooIs," said the brakeman. 's1t's this way: If man doesn't know how to stop his car he makes a fiat wheel. On the steam roads some brakemen fatten a wheel every time they put on the brakes. When the wheel suddenly stops revolving and the momentum of the train car ries it on, the wheel slides along the track and a flat is started. Next stop, perhaps, makes it worse, and so the thing goes until the wheel is no good. If brakeman knows his business he need never make a flat wheel unless he has to stop suddenly to avoid an accident. If he keeps his wheels turning slowly they don't fatten. Now; these fellows on the trolleys take nq care at all, and every other car in some places has a flat wheel"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
S0U@IGhA6.

Feline amenities show themselves most forcibly at committee meetings. There was one of these latter gath cred together to discuss a charity bazaar. The chairman smiled sweet ly upon the artists wife, and said:
 You'll get your husband to let us have some little thing of his for the art table, will you not, Mrs. Mahl- stick?"
 ''We1l, you know husbands are not always easily managed, my dear"
 ''Ah, but take him after one of your nice dinners and then put in a word for our worthy cause-but, re- member, we are not allowed to have anything which sells for over $2S."
 ''Indeed!" and Mrs. Ms eye brows went up a1armingly: then perhaps he'll induce one of his pupils to dash off something for you."-N. Y Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
The Japanese Acrobat's Toes.

The little Japanese acrobat, in his short robe of black embroidered with gold dragons, walked slowly up the slanting wire cable to the very roof of the circus tent. There he paused a moment, and then-swish, swish, swish he slid smoothly and gracefully down the steep wire to the ground. Elevatiag his voice above the loud ap- plause, an old circus man said: "That sliding trick has never been learned by a European. Its trick that the Japs alone do. If you watched our little friend you noticed that he always kept the wire between his big tee and the second toe. When he slid the wire was between his toes. That is the way the Japanese learn to walk the wire, but we English and Americans can't learn to walk in tn hat way because our toes have not the same suppleness and strength. Our toes, confined for generations in unhygienic, tight, heavy leather boots, have no muscle and no mobility. To slide down a wire re- quires well-developed toes first of all. We, therefore, can't match the Japs in this showy, telling and difficult feat"- Philadelphia Record.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Instinct fin Birds.

! u& flock of English sparrows disap- peared for a day or two while a spar row hawk frequented tree near a correspondents house, but they showed no fear of crows whereabouts and they fraternize with robins. ''How do they know their enemy?" tn e correspondent asks. For countless generations their progenitors knew the sparrow hawk of Europe as foe, and were on friendly familiarity with crows, even occupying old nests of tn ese sable birds.
 But a new experience would be suf1- cient. Animals quickly form associa- tions and these are transmitted as in- stincts. A few years ago the Revue Scientifique gave an instance of the formation of an instinct" A flock of geese were badly frightened by curi- ous dog, while entering their night in closure at twilight. Ever after those geese and their descendants exhibited the same fright at the same place and hour, though the dog attack was never repeated. Quick and lasting associa- tions, far surpassing those of man and better than reason for animals. are the wonderful endowment often mistaken for animal intelligence.-American h. ventor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
OAKVlLLE HAPPENINGS

Timothy Kelly,Jr has bought MT Grif- fins new house on Main street. Albert Munson of Bridgeport, who will be con ceTned in the coal and lumber business recently established here, is moving his furniture into the first floor tenement
 A. E. Betts of Waterbury has moved his family into the house on Newton Heights recently bought by Cyrus Thompson, first baggage master at the Naugatuck station, Waterbury, who himself will come to live there in a week or two. MT Betts is the latter $ son-in-1aw.
 It has been said in a local paper that Walter Capewel1 had sold his farm. He has not as yet done so, but expects to sell it in short time.
 The Ladies' Aid society will meet in the Congregational church tomorrow at 20 p. n.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
I'm Earnest Then.

"I have noticed" said the off-hand incandescent whiskers.
 "And," continued the off-hand phi 1osopher, "she will get a. ball gown when she cares nothing about dancing, and tennis-dress when she wouldn't play tennis for fear she will freckle. and bathing-suit when she has no thought of going into the water, and golf-dress when she has no intention to play golf"
 That's so," agreed the man with the philosopher, *'that a woman will get & a riding habit when the very thought of climbing on a horse gives her the chills, anR'-
 "Yes,' interrupted the man with the incandescent whiskers; "but when she gets a wedding-dress she means busi- ness. Ever notice ?''-Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
WATERTOWN JOTTlNGS
A Special Town Meeting Called for
 This Evening at 8 O'Clock.

A Special Town Meeting Called for
 This Evening at O'clock.
 The special town meeting which has been called for s o'clock this evening should be we'll attended, as it has for it's object the question of building an- other piece of state highway between the brick store and the Taft school. Heretofore town meetings have been called for the afternoon and objections were made by many citizens, who said that the men who were working during the day did not have an opportunity to attend. This cannot be s1id In this case, however, for the meeting will take place in the evening and all those who wish to attend will have ample opportunity.
 An ice cream sociable is advertised to take place on the lawn in front of the Episcopal church parish rooms this afternoon.
 Many who went to Waterbury yes terday on the early train expecting to see the circus parade, returned home disappointed.
 A. N Woolson rested a trit1e more comfortably yesterday.
 An effort is being made to arrange a game of base ball between the local team and the Oakville team. Great rivalry exists between these teams and a game would prove interesting. The game if arranged will take place the Fourth, probably at the fair grounds.
 All the local factories are unusually busy for this season of the year.
 Columbia lodge, No 12, K. of P, will hold the regular meeting to-mor- row evening.
 Many of the people who usually spend the summer at the shore will move into their cottages this week.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
WATERVILLE TALK

There will be a meeting of the Wa terviIle A. c. Thursday at p. m. Elec' $iorn of officers and other business is to come up. All members are requested to be present
 Miss Minnie Lahey is visiting in An. sonia.
 William Coles of Boston was in town on business yesterday.
 Gus Lange, Will Pond and Al En- mons came home with 453 fish yester day morning.
 Miss Nellie Dolan is spending her vacation dn ,Ansonia.
 James J. Lynch is reporbad much worse to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Dexeneracv i'm Great Britain

Steadily for the last ten years the number of certified pauper lunatics in the British isles has been rising. Similarly suicide is increasing all over the country. Turn to the phy- sica1 form and the tale is the same. Army recruits show worse teeth to the examining medical officers every year. It has just been found neces- sary to lower the standard of height, weight and chest measurement to a degree which is quite indefinite
 With all modern athleticism there is still definite tendency to increased insanity and to physical degenra tion in Great Britain at the present day. s~N Y. Sun .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
COMPANY INSOLVENT
Judge Appoints Receiver For
 Shipbuilding Concern.
DRIFTING ALONG WITHOUT GUIDANCE
Directors Are Not Striving to Re- 1&sve the Shareholders and Pro~ lection Can Only Come
 From the Courts.

ltsve the Shareholders, and Pro-
 lection Can Only Come
 From the Courts.
 NEWARK, N. J., July 1.-Judge Kirkpatrick of the United States court has announced to counsel representing complaining bondholders of the United States Shipbuilding company that aft CT having read all the papers in the case he has decided that~ the corpora ton is insolvent and that its directors have failed to take proper steps to pro- tect the bondholders and seem to be without ability to raise funds. The judge has therefore ordered the ap- pointnent of receiver.
 The judges opinion, just given out, enters very fully into the merits of the controversy.
 Tt would appear that the directors of the company have abdicated their powers and that the company is drift ing along without any guidance. Not only are the directors not striving to relieve the company from embarrass- ments, but they are advising the stock holders to submit to numerous extor- tions to procure present funds and threatening foreclosure to those bond holders who refuse to relinquish the security of their mortga ges. These peo-' pie are entitled to the protection of the court, and that protection can only be had by the interference of the court and the appointment of receiver
 Referring to the aff1davits filed by the directors the court says:
 ''1f taken literally they would have tendency to mislead the court. As, for instance, MT. Gary admits the truth of the statement attributed to him in the complainants' bill, that the bills paya- ble of the shipbuilding company ma turing between now and Aug. 1 next, independent of maturing accounts cur rent, are $41o,021.14, but says that la- bility arises from an indorsement of the notes of the constituent companies and that all of the maturing and press ing accounts in the bill and mentioned in his statement therein referred to are obligations incurred by the constituent companies and are not acts chargeable to the United States Shipbuilding com pany or that 1t is liable for them and adds that there are no notes or bills payable against the United States Ship building company"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01

Enormous Strength of Mushrooms.
 A curious instance of the wonder ful force exerted by growing vegeta- tion is related in the Gardeners Magazine. This force seems all the more remarkable when exerted by light and unsubstantial mushrooms, but does not appear so extraordi- nary when caused by the expansion of hardwood tree. A few weeks ago some half-hardy annua1s were sown in frame just cleared of a winter crop in the gardens of Kel- sey Park, Beckenham, and the lights closed to hasten germination. Some days afterwards signs of cracking were observed in the brickwork, and gradually a block weighing in the aggregate one and one-half hundred weight was pushed out of position. After cutting out several bricks q mass of mushrooms was found, three pounds three ounces in weight, growing in the center of the wall. The mycelium had run freely in the mortar and on the inner face of the bricks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Annual Reception and Dance of Grad
 uating Class Last Night.

The annual reception and dance or 4ha graduating class of the Naugatuck high school was held in Pyth1an hall last night and was largely attended. It was one of the prettiest and most en- ioyable social events of the season The members of the graduating class, many members of the alumni, parents, fela- tives and friends of the graduates' were present, and each and every one enjoyed a pleasant evening 1ne nal and parlors were decorated with palms and potted plants and with banners ol royal purple and gold, the class coloIe.
 Terrilrs orchestra furnished muSic for the dancing, which consisted ol twelve numbers and as many encotes; During the intermission ice cream ana caLa were served. Among the v1sltlLS oruests were Prof Joseph kenn'"v' Prof Henry NJ. Eaters, Dr James E-' Grady. John B. Grady, James A. Mc- Donald, Patrick J. Lynch Peter D. Lynch, Fred Rush, Miss Anna hlely, Miss Laura Rush, all of Wateroury ; Miss Nellie Molloy and Miss Iessle MeCue. Windsor Locks.
 Tba affair was finely managed ana nuch credit is due to the various com- mittees.
 The graduates are as follows:
 Classical course -four years)-Earl Morton Barnun, Charles RudolPn Haupt. Helen Virginia Kennedy. Clari be1 Iates, Florence Estelle Robinson, Edward Francis Sweeney. Anna Moe' Wells. Charlotte Somers Woodford:
 English course -four years(-katner- inc Maude stanfslaus Cross, Anna yer onica Farrell, Agnes Helen Langtoro' Margaret Teresa Qu1n1an.
 Scientific course -four years)-George DeForest BisseH..
 Commercial course (three years)-' Anna, Genevieve Mccarthy, Heroert Foote Parker, Victor Nathaniel Peter
 The decorating and entertainment was in. the hands of the junior class The class dav dav exercises were held in the opera house in the afternoon. The program consisted of music by the high schooi oIee club and the reading of the class nrophecy and other essays. Those who read essays were as follows: welcome" Earl Morton Barnum , class prophecy, Anna Veronica Farren' class poem, Agnes Helen Langford' sC1ass Mementoes," Margaret Theresa OninIan: Advice to Future Seniors G DeForest Bissen; "Our Class" com merciaD, Herbert Foote Parke~; '"Ine Duties of Graduates" Victor Nathan1eI Peterson; class history, Florence hol- linson.
 Mrs Katherine Ellsworth of Meadow street left to-day for Danielson, where she will spend the remainder or the summer
 aNfiss Davis, formerly teacher of Ger man and French in the high school, is visiting friends in town.
 Raoma council, D. of F., will meet tonight.
 The reception committee of the Fourth of July celebration will meet tonight at s:3O in the borough court room. Badges have been printed for all the committees for that day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Phreneloex Theory Exp1oded.

Notwithstanding the deductions of phrenologists, 8 crininologist, after studying and photographing more than 10000 pairs of ears of persons, including those of 2,0o0 insane and 800 criminals, and those of 300 an- imals, is forced to conclude that the ear gives no clew to personal traits. Science
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Condition and Theory

You have bad back. 1t botfers you nearly all the time:
 Days of misery and nights of restless tossing The back is lame is weak aching. That's the condition.
 There's for it.
 Perhaps you have theory. Think it may be overwork. You take something for "that tired feeling" You plaster the back rub it with innent This is where you're wrong.
 You tired, but the Kidneys s That's why the back aches.
 Backache is Kidney ache nine times out of ten. .@ Start the Kidneys working rightly,
 The back will quickly right itself
 All backache pains and Kidney Ills Are quickly cured by Deans Kidney Pills. We say this and back it by Waterbury testimony.
 Veteran Nohrop painter of 21 Clock 1 suffered much kidney and blame hardshps endured the When the busy times Icould in bed bend could head without ons and got so that unfit for anything and gave it Kidney Pills advertised who had trouble and drug procured They helped from the first finally the left"
 All druggists sell DOAN's KIDNEY PILLS Price 50 cents per box Don't take substitute of similar name. Eosterlburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the U S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Real UmkInd.

T have an idea,'' began young Soft leigh, "that I-''
 Are you quite sure," interrupted Miss Cutting, that you can distin- guish between ideas and wheels ?''- Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
Cared Nothing About the Color.

Uncle Josh Gin restaurant)-say, hey Sew got enny fish?
 Waiter-Y essah. We has black bass, striped bass, bluehsh, am whitefsh, sah.
 ''I don't keer nothin' erbout the color iist 50 long es they be fresh. ."-C4eye- land Leader.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
A SizaDIe Suit.

At Stamford, England, recently a suit of clothes which belonged to Daniel Lambert, the Leicestershire giant, was offered by auction. Lam bert was the most corpu1ent man of his generation and weighed upward of TOO pounds. Gen. Tom Thumb once walked through the arm of his coat. The bidding reached s375, at which figure the lot was withdrawn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01

Madame Barbette, Hopeless Victim oN Leprosy and Fever, Banished by Decree of France, Believed to
 Have Escaped to Our Shores
 &
 I slowly drew the sfive-dollar green back from my pocket and stared at 1t feebly. Then solemnly striking a match, watched it vanish in phantom plumes of greenish smoke.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01
The Union Supply Co 11S South Main St. Telephone 1925 Naugatuck Delivery Tuesday and Friday
 Waterv1le Delivery Monday.
LOOK AT OUR COMBINATION ORDERS.

Free, $7 worth, 70, green trading stamps with the following order at 44c:
 box Dried Beef ................ .1oc oox Shredded God .1Oc ID Fepper ................' Sc
 uaes 1Oc
 Free, $7 worth, 70, green trading stamps with the above order at 44c.
 Free, SIP worth, 120, green trading stamps with the following order at 93c:
 l box Dried Beef 1oc Jar fancy Jelly .12c l bottle Spanish Olives .25c bottle County Club Catsup .1sc l tumbler German Mustard .... Sc tI ASice 1Oc Iu EIunes .-................. .10c
 Free, SIP worth, 12O, green trading stamps with the above order at 93c:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01

Five hundred pounds worth of feathers have been taken from a sin- gle ostrich during it's lifetime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-01

Free, $50 worth, 800, green trading stamps with the following order at s2.75:
 large bottle of Pickles ......... .15c l can Tomato Soup .............. loo ] ID Gold Medal Coffee ......... .35c H ID Borax .loc lb fancy Cookies s................15 .15c ID new crop Tea ................6 .6Oc lbs fancy Prunes ............. .25c boxes Matches .................l LUG 2 bags Salt .................... LOG 2 cans Peas .25c 1 ID Jewel Baking Powder ..+.....45e l bottle Extract .................10 .10G
 Free, $50 worth, 500, green trading stamps with the above order at $2.75.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-25

Commenting on the proposal to NOM
mate two editors in Orange county for
senators the Reformer expressed the
opinion that they would have to prom
Use not to vote for the repeal of the To-
cal option law in order to be elected.
The Middlebury Register accuses the
Reformer of being "the first paper to
raise the issue by insisting that the
senators from Orange county be pledged
not to vote to repeal the new law" The
Reformer expressed no insistence in the
matter but simply stated what it be-
lieved to be a fact. that the people of
Orange county will wish the law to be
tried for another two years. We are not
the republican senators from
Orange county. The fate of the Battell
bill so obscures the Registers mental
conceptions that it is unable to take
in the situation. The game is evidently
to have a tacit understanding that the
tissue" is not TO be raised, and then If
the legislature is strong enough, the
law will be repealed. Specific pledges
not to raise the issue" are somewhat
more reliable than tacit understand
Ings