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Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28
Entered as second-ciass mail matter. a
the postoffice, Austin, MINI.

.r is stated that J. Pierpont Morgan
is now giving his undivided tine to
solving the problem of how old is Ann.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28
No. 327.-DiamOnd.

I. A letter. 2. A color. 3. Observed
closely. 4. Brooks. 5. A plant. 6.
Large, pulpy fruit. Z. To blame. g.!
Having familiar knowledge. 8. Spots.
10. Tavern. IL. A letter.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28
No: 32S.-Anarrans mi .

Spear the wig-Fruit Of a vine.
Regg please pin N-Fruit of tree.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28

E No. 321.-Separated Words.
!. Separate show and have pert Of
book and an insect.
s 2. Separate the base Of column and
have touch and a number. %#
F# 3. Separate curl of hair and have a
circle and a verb. -.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28
No. 323-Progressfve Enigma.

NO. 323-prOEreSSfVe Enigma.
took a piece Of 1924 and flung it
SO the bees, who then flew at him and
stung him so badly that he was hardly
7-S-9-10 to reach home. His right to
attack them the bees evidently consid-
cred a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-S-9-1O one.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28
Key to the PuzzIer.

No. 312.-Additions: 1. Mandate. 2.
p pea)-lease (please). 3. Par-take. 4.
Helpless. 5. Westward. >..=e. ~. =.
No. 313.-Ring Puzzles: Sto-o-p rood
to-ah, coroner, to-o-t. t. ,s. 4 ...a..s I
4 No. 314.-Double Acrostic: Primals-- :
Detroit. F,inals-New York. 1. Drain.
2. Emulate. 3. Tow. 4. Rally. 5.
Outgo. 6. Inferior. T. Trick. III
a No. 315.-4Anagram: Autumn.
No. 316. Connected Squares: .: a
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28

/. Glory Of the leads grave to path
the but.
2. Brave none the deserve fair the,
but.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28

ia No. s17.I illustrate Proverb: Make
hay while the sun shines.
N No. 31S.-- An Odd Puzzle: S-loop-s,
starts stiles, s-coW-s, stars.
8. 319. IF lower Guess Thimble-
weed. b
No. 800. Hidden Parts Of the. Body !:
II. Arm. 2. Head. 81 Nose. Heart
a. Leg.
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-28

No. 322.-IlIustrated Central Acrostic
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
THE GLASS BLOWERS
They Are Being Supplanted by New
 and Ingenious Machinery.
The Trust Is Installing the Machines Sn Th eir Various Plants as Rap idly as Possible Some
 Facts and Figures.

With the steady march of science and invention, radical changes in various lines of industry are taking place every day. The recent satisfactory tests of glass blowing machines and their in Stallation in many of the plants of the glass combine, marks the revolution in an important branch of an industry that is as old as the proverbial hills. The glass blower has been the autocrat of the trade for several years past, and has commanded higher wages than any other class of workmen, He has always felt secure in his employment, and his earnings ranged from $25o to $4oO month. Even when the tests Of the blowing machines were being made there were few members of the craft who expected to see their occupation supplanted, but the time has come when they must turn to something else for their livelihood.
 The company which controls the pat ent on the machine is installing them In all it's plants throughout the ,coun- try, and it will proba bly, be but matt ter of time before independent con- cerns will be forced from the glass field as it does not take skilled hands to operate the machines. Glass making is an art the discovery of which stillremains mystery. Pliny ascribes it to the Phoenicians, and says the honor belongs to a number of mar iners, who, having landed on the bank of small stream, and finding no stones to rest their pots upon to prepare a meal, placed them upon some masses of nitrum, which, being fused by the heat with the sand of the river, pro- duced a liquid and transparent stream. Other ancient authorities uphold this theory of the discovery of the art, al l though there are others that claim the honor for Greece. Rome and also Egypt.
 The art was known to have existed among the Egyptians at very early period, and satisfactory proofs have been shown that it was practiced be- fore the exodus of the children ot
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
GREENS AS SPRING TONIC.
Khubarb, Lettuce, Spinach and vari- ous Herbs Are HeaIthfuI at
 This Season.

At the beginning of spring there comes an uncomfortable longing fol fresh, green vegetables and acids. The same feeling possesses the sailor fal away at sea-a longing which produces disease if neglected for too long pc riod. History tells of entire cofn1nun. ities in the virgin forests of the new world who perished in winter from scurvy. In one case a colony from the old world was saved by the discovery of a cranberry bed under the snow out of which the fruitwas quickly dug and gave the necessary vegetable acid to the suffering colony.
 In these modern days, when tropical fruit and green vegetables are brought to market in abundance in winter, one can hardly realize the suffering from scurvy after the long shut-in period in olden times. As late as the eighteenth century there was scarcity of acid foods in the early spring. The Thu. barb plant was then welcome as an an. tiscorbutic, because it could be ob- tained so much earlier than any fruit that ripens in the fields, gardens or orchards. It's early name of spring fruit shows for what purpose it was chiefly used, as substitute for stewed fruit. The value of the fresh, acid quality of the rhubarb makes it su. perior ton the score of health) to any canned, dried or preserved fruit, and it was known to our ancestors as one of the best antiscorbutic foods that could be obtained. To-day, when the horrors of scurvy are no longer to be feared in the civilized world. there is still, however, suggestion of the old trouble that comea in the spring from the need of the good green herbs of the earth and of acid fruits, says the New York Tribune
 Though rhubarb is no longer neces sity to health, it isa plant which should not be neglected, but stewed regularly when fresh, as spring tonic, good fol young and old. Remember to cut the rhubarb without peeling it. Season il lightly with sugar. Stew it slowly ir an old-fashioned porcelain pipkin. Like lettuce salad, it is one of the best anc most certain reme dies for the tired worn feeling of spring that can possi ply be given the family.
 1 Use salads freely at this season O. the year, and stews of good greer herbs, like spniach, sorrel and any po- herbs. Healthy people eat dandelior 1 greens as eagerly as healthy animals eat grass. They fill want that noth | ing else seems to do. People were healthier in the old-fashioned times when they gathered the greens from the good earth and cooked them as soon as they were gathered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
WATERVILLE DAILY TALK
Gasoline Stove Exploded in Lunch
 Room Saturday Night.

Ca asoline Stove Exploded in Lunch
 Room Saturday Night.
 The usual good time was enjoyed Sa ta,rday evening at St MichaePs kir- mess. The Sacred Heart drum corps a,araded the town and the stage enter tainrnent was of a very high standard. This evening the entertainment will consist of a fancy drill with arms by the uniformed division of the Ladies' auxiliary.
 The Soldiers Monument association is very grateful to all those who help ed make the last entertainment sue cess. Next Thursday evening the en- tertainment will be repeated for the benefit of the school library.
 MT and Mrs Newton Garrigus of New York city spent Sunday with the formers parents, MT and Mrs Hor- ace Garrigus of Sheffield street
 A large gasoline stove exploded in the lunch wagon Saturday evening and would have destroyed the lunch room were 1t not for the presence ot mind of the manager, Frank Smith who was very prompt in squelching the flames.
 Miss Jennie Gill of New Britain spent Sunday with MT and Mrs c. D Castle of Main street.
 Charles Matthews is confined to his home with slight attack of the grip
 Q. A. Sherman, shipping clerk al the Welch Hosiery Go, who has beer seriously i'll for the last two months was reported much improved yester. day-
 Clarence Garrigus of New Britain spent Sunday with his parents or Sheffield street.
 The baseball season opened yester day afternoon on the Pin shoI grounds where the Pastimes and Mer rifnacs played a very exciting game In which the Merrimacs defeated tn, Pastimes by a score of ii to 6. There was a very large crowd in attendance
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
sultan Urged to Act.

CONsTANTINOPLE, April 20. The Italian, German, Russian and Austrian ambassadors to Turkey have had au- diences of the sultan In which they urged the imperative necessity of checking the Albanian disorders. Much comment has been raised by the sig nificant fact that the Austrian and Russian ambassadors saw the sultan jointly, as this is almost unprecedent- cd. It Is reported that the representa- lives of both these countries took a very serious tone in speaking with the sultan and that his majesty promised acQuiescence to their demands. The AIbanians at Ipek still detaan the sul- tan's commissioners as hostage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
OUTLAW SHOT DEAD.
Deputy Sheriff Killed and Constable
 Wounded

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, April 20.- James Mckinney, the outlaw, was shot and killed here. Deputy Sheriff Tib- betts was also killed, and Constable Packard was fatally shot.
 Sheriffs Kelly of Kern, Collins of Tulare and Leovin of Arizona counties, with Officers Will and Burt Tibbetts, Gus Tower and City Marshal Packard, surrounded Mckinney shortly before Il o'clock yesterday morning in Chi nese house. Will Tibbitts and Pack ard approached Mckinney in the house and ordered him to surrender. McKtn- ney answered by shooting. Will Tib- pitts was shot through the stomach and died soon after, and Packard was shot through the neck and shoulders and dangerously wounded. Burt Tib- bitts, a brother of the dead deputy sheriff, shot Mckinney through the mouth and neck, killing him.
 Mckinney had been in Bakersfield two days and was harbored by friends in a Chinese joss house. The house was regular fort.
 Mckinney was accused of having committed several murders. He was a native of California and was first sent to the penitentiary from Tulare county for assault to murder and after his re- lease went to Randsburg, Gal, where he figured in some further shooting trouble. He escaped trial, coming to Bakersfield soon afterward, where in the latter part of 1900 he shot and killed Tom Sears, a gambler, as the re suit of dispute over a game of cards No one saw the fight, and Mckinney l was acquitted.
 Last July in Porterville he killed Billy Lynn and wounded Constable John Willis and another man in g drunken row and made sensational escape from capture. Nothing more was heard of him until April 5, when news came from Kingman, Ariz, that Mckinney had murdered Charles Blakely known as the "cowboy plan ist,'' and Roy Winchester, a young miner Nothing definite is known o1 the cause of the murder, but it is thought that Mckinney took the meI for officers and laid in wait for then on the trail. -
 After the shooting he went to { ranch and compelled the rancher tC shoe two horses for him and then rodt away.
 Posses started in pursuit of McKtn ney, but he eluded them and succeeded in reaching Bakersfield, where his twt brothers live.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
SLAVES cRIPPLEs ONLY.
UniQue Branch of Business Built Up by an EnterprIsinG Chicago
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F
 Chicago has colored barber who makes a speciality of shaving men who are maimed or whose faces are scared. Every day dozens of cripples hobble around to the shop where he works, and if he happens to be busy they wait patiently until their turn comes, re- ports the Inter Ocean,
 I've made speciality out of this thing for the last tkree years" said the barber the other Fay. ''It was never my intention to attend to cripples. The trade just came to me, and when I saw had g good thing cultivated it..
 "I came up here from Arkansas, and at my first shop where found place didn't make enough to even give me policy money, One day while I was breeding over my woes man with out any legs came shuffiing into the shop. The other barbers turned their backs to him, but leaned over and gave him pleasant smile.
 ''He told me he wanted to get his face fixed up, and lifted him into my chair. We'll, sir, before that fellow left the shop he had told me all of his troubles and incidentally had been given shave, a hair cut, face mas sage and a shampoo. He seemed to take a great fancy to me, because l sympathized with him.
 I used to be in the railroad busi- ness,' he said, but one day while was out in the freight yards an engine ran over me and cut off both of my legs. The company pensioned me for life, and now don't have anything to worry about. What don't like, though, is the way the barbers treat me. Be- cause am cripple and don't wear good clothes they think I'm beggar."
 "That fellow gave me a 25-cent tip as he left the shop, and promised to come around again the next day. In about an hour a one-legged man came into the shop. He made his way over to me and asked me if I had attended to a legless chap little while before, told him I had, and he began climb- ing into my chair. He was good for a shave and hair cut, with some hair tonic on the side.
 While I was working on him he told me the legless man, who was a frien@6f his, had told him about me. He said he knew a lot of crippled peo- pie and that he was going to send them around.
 'sThat was the beginning of big trade for me. Fellows without arms or legs, and some with half their faces missing, began trailing into the shop and they all picked me out. I saw that I had chance to build up good thing and I nursed it. Now make between s5 and $6 day, and don't have time to shave anyone but cripples.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20

Israel from that land. Their sl1illwas such that they successfully counter feited amethysts and other precious stones worn as ornaments. At the present time few specimens of the skill of the ancients are in existence, notwithstanding the proofs of their knowledge of the art, few being found outside of the British museum. The Chinese have also long been skilledlin the art. The Bohemians were formerly celebrated for their extensive glass works and their imitation of the orna- mented Venetian article. has become we'll known throughout the world.
 The manufacture of glass in this country dates almost from the arrival of the first English colonists on our shores. What was probably the first manufactory in America was erected in 1908 near Jamestown, Va, but it's career was brief, according to history. It was almost 200 years later before a 1 factory was erected west of the Ale 1 ghenies, although the industry cannot bts said to have been fairly established 1 in this country until 1850, when the l census gatherers reported 94 estab- | lishments.
 | The question of fuel necessarily plays a most important part in the manufacture of glass, and until the discovery of natural gas and pe- ! trolelim in Indiana, Pennsylvania was . the principal seat of the industry. The figures showing the remarkab ble growth in the last half century are quite interesting. Ac- cording to the last census reports there were 355 glass factories in the United States in 1900. an increase of 2777 per I cent since 1sB0. In the latter year there were less than 5000 wage earners all told in the business, which mum Der had increased in 1900 to b2,81s, these men receiving over $27, ,oo0, 900 for their labors. These figures include men, women and children, in all branches of the industry. With regard to the states in which the glass factories are located, Pennsylvania had & slight lead over Indiana, according to the last cen- sus. Together the two states had al- most two-thirds of all the factories in the United States, 119 being in Penn | sylvania and 110 in Indiana. When an other census year rolls around the lat ter state will undoubtedly show a con- siderable lead, judging by the progress in the past; in 1890 there were but 21 glass factories in that state, compared to 99 in Pennsylvania. The question of fuel has been the cause of this.
 JAMES BRISTOL. GREENE.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
Earb4sne In venezuela,

Four thousand one hundred govern ment troops. under command of First Vice President Gomez, on Saturday and Sunday attacked the newly erect ca and formidable rebel fntrenchments at Fl Guapo, near Rio Chico, which had been occupied during the night of Friday by revolutionists under the command of General Rolando. The government forces executed concen- tric movement, and the revolutionists are surrounded General Rolando has received numerous re-enforcements.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
.NAUGATUGK NUGGETS

Another Case of Scarlet Fever Report
 ed on Prospect Street.
 The Naugatucl drum corps will meet this evening.
 The ladies and knights Maccabees will give dance at Columbus hall May 1.
 The third degree was successfully conferred upon 25 candidates by Ojedo council, K. of c. at Pythian hall yester- day. The officers appeared in their new and costly robes.
 Miss Alice Farley of Derby, who has been visiting friends in town for the past few days, returned home yester- day.
 The High school minstrels gave their farewell performance at the opera house Saturday evening. The play as a whole was fair, but was not very we'll received.
 There was case of scarlet fever re ported in a family residing on Prospect street yesterday Health Officer x Smith went to the house to quarantine it. 1t seemed to be an amusing thing to the lady of the house to see the health officer tacking up the quarantine sign for she hurled all sorts of Ian. guage at him. As the officer was leaving the yard the lady said: ''Well I suppose those on the outside can stay out now. can't they?' "Yes,' replied MT Smith ''Well'" said the lady, tc tbe crowd standing around, there goes MT Hooley, we're quarantined now
 The moving pictures of the Passior Play as played at Oberammergau vii be shown at the Gem opera house this evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
:. LAWMAKERS BRIEF FAME.
Few of Them Have Survived the Celebrity of the Ba1ls Known
 by Their Names.

There are few men in public life in the United States at present who have survived the celebrity of having legislative measures called after them, says the New York Sun.
 The Wilson tariff bill is remem- bered, but except in the very limited circles of his political or professional acquaintances Prof. Wilson is r~rgot- ten. The Dingley bill, .whi, per seded the Wilson bill as the ,w of the land' as to customs duties, re- mains, but Mir. Dingley has been suc- ceeded in congress as a representa- tive of Maine by another and less dis tinguished lawmaker.
 The Merrill bill, the Morrison bill, the Mckinley bill were the three pre- popular attention, mostly through the names of those who presented them, with whom their names were almost inseparably connected for some years at least.
 In liquor license agitations the Dow law is, perhaps, the best re- membered, but there were two Dow laws by two different Dows repre- senting diametrically different ideas the Dow law in Maine being pro- hibition measure, advocated by the father of temperance, Neal Dow, who Ten for president on the prohibition 1icket in 1880, and the Dow law in Ohio, adopted in 1886, being a meas ! ure for authorizing the sale of liquor through a tax instead of a license.
 The Pond law and the Scott law in Ohio are forgotten, but the Ralnes Jaw remains in popular estimate con- nected with the name of Senator John Raines of Canandaigua, who in- troduced it. MT. Raines is now the leader of the republican majority in the senate at Albany. and is one of the few survivors of the celebrity of the measure which has given him his chief fame. The Saxton ballot law In New York Is in force here, but the political identity of MT. Saxton has been lost. ~
 That is the rule generally when a law becomes, in use, a part of the political life of community, when the agitation for it's repeal ceases, the name of its sponsor is forgotten.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
co1ombian Assembly Ends,

PANAMA, April 2o.-The assembly of the department of Panama has end ed it's session. Among other important matters which were settled is the plac- ing of duty of 25 per cent on all mer- chandise imported to the isthmus and the approval of contract for the light ing of Colon made with the Colon Elec- tric Illuminating company. This com pany was organized in West Virginia The contract with it was made in 1898 but was suspended year later by the governor of the department when the revolution broke out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
HOUSEHOLD WISDOM.
Items of Information Cleaned from Reliable Sources for the
 Busy Housewife.

When black calicoes have to be starched, use weak coffee instead of water.
 If windows have to be cleaned in zero weather, dampen the cloth with alcohol instead of water. It will pre- vent an ice film forming on the glass.
 When potatoes have been slightly touched by frost, soak them an hour or two before cooking in cold water.
 chemist calls gelatine, milk and onions scavehgers of the air. It is a wise plan never to leave them un- covered for the attraction of germs. A good thing for cleaning brass or copper is sweet oil and putty powder. Afterward, wash in hot water. and soap, then polish.
 Do not starch curtains while they are wet; they will soil much faster than if allowed to dry beforehand. :: When you wish to keep boiled or baked potatoes warm for some time, lay towel into a colander, wrap 1t snugly about the potatoes, covering them closely, and set inside sauce pan with a little water at the bottom kept just at the boil.
 When making bags to put away sil- | verware, always use the unbleached material Sulphur is used for bleach Ing, and it's influence will quickly tar Rish the silver. | Stewed stoned prunes with dash of lemon in them and drained of a little of their juice make one of the most delicious of shortcakes Whipped cream adds much to their 1 goodness.
 Every sauce containing butter and Gour is made after the same formula: Melt the butter, add the flour and cook to a paste, then add whatever liquor is required, milk, stock. strained tomato or cream, and cook, beating constantly The result will be a smooth, creamy sauce.
 Macaroni or spaghetti will be much tenderer if put in cold water and slowly brought to a boil than if dropped raw into boiling water.
 In baking puff paste, have very hot oven and have the heat come from below until the paste is risen as high as it will go. Then allow it to brown, setting it on, higher grate, if necessary.
 Raisins ought never to be washed for pudding, or it will be heavy. Rub them clean between dry towels.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
~-------~------------ --------------------------~--- New Electrical Novelty.

The game of sylphs is the most re- gently devised form of amusement; it is in reality electric battledore and ahuttlecock, The two players hold e wand each, these wands having been electrified by friction. The ahuttlecock is represented by 8 but terf1y made of collodion. The butter ny is thrown into the air, and one or other player approaches the tip al his wand to the so-called sylph :; Che electrified wand repels the but Earfiy, which skins away as the wand draws near. In this way the but terhy is sent flying hitherdand thith. CT without being touched. A very good game, with the proper rules, ia made from this idea.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-20
The Hot sannnar.

Get some clean, fine sand and dry it thoroughly in a kettle on the stove: make bag about eight inches square of flannel, fill it with the dry sand. sew the opening carefully together, and cover the bag with cotton or linen cloth, This will prevent the sand from sitting out, and also enable you to heat the bag quickly by placing it in the oven or on the top of the stove. After once using this, you will never again attempt to warm the feet or hands of 8 sick person with bottle or brick. The sand holds the heat for long time, and the bag can be tucked up to the back without hurting the invalid.-Health Culture,