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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-17

about what I shall expect Of each man, and intend to get it out of him. And in questions of policy mine is the say so every trip. Now, know you're good man-one of the best there is- and I presume I shall find your judg- ment the best, but l don't want any mistakes to start with. If you want to be my foreman on those terms just say so, and I'll be tickled to death to have you"
 For the first time the numbering mans face lost, during single instant, it's mask of immobility. His steel blue eyes flashed; his mouth twitched with some strong eniotion. For the first time, too, he spoke without contempla- tive pause of preparation.
 ''That's the way to talkp' he cried "Go with you? We'll, I should rise to remark! You're the boss, and always said 1t. I'll get you gang of bully boys that will roll logs till there's skat- ing in Tophet."
 Thorpe left, after making an ap- pointment at his own hotel for the fol- lowing day, more than pleased with his luck. None the less, he anticipated
 
 He would now be called upon to buy four or five teams of horses and enough feed to last them the entire winter, and he would have to arrange for pro- visions in abundance and variety for his men; he would have to figure on blankets, harness, cook camp utensils, stoves, blacksmith's tools, iron, axes, chains, cant hooks, van goods, pails, lamps oil, matches, all sorts of hard ware-in short, all the thousand and one things, from needles to court plas- ter, of which a self sufhcing commu- nifty might come in need. And he would have to figure out his require ments for the entire winter. After navigation closed he could import noth- ing more.
 Deep in these thoughts he wandered on at random. He suddenly came to himself in the toughest quarter of Bay City. s
 Through the summer night thrilled the sound of cachinnations pointed to the colors of mirth. A cheap piano rattled and thumped through an open window. Mems and women's voices mingled in rising and falling gradua- tions of harshness. Lights streamed irregularly across the dark.
 Thorpe became aware of a figure .crouched in the doorway almost at his feet The fickering rays of distant street lamp threw into relief the high lights of a violin and a head. The face upturned to lim was thin and white and wolfish under broad white brow. Dark eyes gleamed at him with the expression of a fierce animal. Across the forehead ran a long but shallow cut from which blood drfpped. The creature clasped both arms around violin. He crouched there and stared up at Thorpe, who stared down at him.
 stWhat's the matter?'' asked the lat ter finally.
 The creature made no reply, but drew his arms closer about his instru- ment. Thorpe made sign to the un- known to rise.
 Come with me-" said he, land I'll have your forehead attended to-
 The eyes gleamed into his with a sudden savage concentration. Then their owner obediently arose.
 Thorpe now saw that the body be- fore him was of cripple, short legged, hunchbacked, long armed, pigeon. breasted The large head sat strangely top heavy between even the broad
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-17

You're jobbing some of it, eh?'' he submitted finally as the only probable conclusion. Do you think you know enough about it? Who does it belong top
 s'It belongs to man named Carpen- ter and myself
 for an appreciable interval, and then shot out another question:
 How'd you get it?'' Thorpe told him simply, emitting nothing except the name of the firm up river. When he had finished Shear CT evinced no astonishment nor ap- proval.
 You done well,'' he commented final ly. Then, after another interval:
 Have you found out who was the men stealth the pine?"
 "Yes, replied Thorpe quietly, 'it was Morrison x Daly."
 The old man fickered not an eye lid He slowly filled his pipe and lit it.
 'I'll get you crew of men," said he, Eff you'll take me as foreman"
 ''But it's little job at first" protest ed Thorpe. 1T only want a camp of twenty. It wouldn't be worth your while.''
 ''That's my lookout. I'll take the job," replied the logger grimly. You got 3O0,OOO,O0O there, ain't you? And you're goin' to cut it? It ain't such a small job"
 Thorpe could hardly believe his good fortune in having gained so important recruit. With a practical man as foreman, his mind would be relieved of a great deal of worry over unfamil- lar details. He saw at once that he would himself be able to perform all the duties of scaler, keep in touch with the needs of the camp and supervise the campaign. Nevertheless he answer ed the older mans glance with one as keen and said:
 Look here, Shearer, if you take this job we may as we'll understand each other at the start. This is going to be my camp, and Pm going to be boss. I don't know much about logging, and shall want you to take charge of all that, but shall want to know just why you do each thing, and if my jlldg- ment advises otherwise. my judgment goes. If I want to discharge man. lie walks without any question. l know
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-17
THINK OF IT..

A good Crayon for 9Sc at the Boston Installment Co.'S. Pictures, Crayons and .oastels a speciality. Repairing frames at reasonable prices. Tele- uhone 1855. Prompt attention always
 E. NJ. HERMAN. Mgr,
 127 North Elm St.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-17
If Your Old Plumber Cannot Come. Try Us. =.

We don't want to deprive him ola io5. but wish to assist thoss who have trouble with their plumbing. Twill give you ths service of the highest paid men in the trade. lfyou are thinking about buying a stove ask about inc STAMFORD. it will pay you 10 inquire. every ons praises t that has used it. We do roofing and conductor work.
 F. r. GARRIrl.
 saa Bank St gelepnone zoa 4.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-17

OA S O R F .A. Bears tba ;, The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature ss L<1zZlZSI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-17

sn TEXT day the articles of partner lNIE ship were drawn, and Carpen- ter gave his note for the neces-
 = Gqrv exnenses Then in an-
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-05-09
A Farmer Straightened out.

"a man living on farm near here
came in a short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. I handed
him bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and told him to use it freely and if not
satisfied after using it he need not pay
a cent for ii" says c. P. Rayder, of Pat
tens Mills, N. Y. "a few days later he
walked into the store as straight as a
string and handed me dollar saying,
give me another bottle of Chamberlain IS
Pain Balm. want it in the house all
the time for it cured me-" For sale by
]. J. Sherwin, druggist.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-05-09
A Candidate For State Honors.

The members of the local lodge of A.
o. U. w. have been pressing the name of
George L. Hanson for place in the Of
6cials of the order. The sentiment in
his favor is unanimous on account of the
esteem in which he is held not only by
the members of the organization in
Northern Colorado, the citizens of Idaho
Springs but the members of the organic
alton in all parts of the state.
Mr. Hanson is one of the representative
business men of Idaho Springs, loyal
friend of the Workmen and the best
years of his life have been spent in doing
everything in his power to make the or
ganization a success, not only in this
city but in other counties and in the
state as well.
His work here has borne good fruit
and Idaho Springs stands well at the
head of the list so far as the state iuris
diction is concerned. We are not in
formed what place has been selected for
him by his friends but whatever place it
may be one thing is certain and that is
that he has earned whatever honor or
emolument the order may bestow upon
him because he has been its friend in a
time when the need for friends was
pertinent.
Idaho Springs will appreciate what
ever honor may be shown the man who
besides being a good citizen is also a
good lodge man and a man, competent,
honorable and fitted to hold with credit
any position in the order.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-05-09
Hannnnocks.

Nice line of striped hsmmocks at
Rodda's.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
GERMAN PROTOCOL.

Memoranda Explains 90 Has Been signed
by Minister Bowen.
Washington. Feb A.-ln further ex-
PLANTATION Of the articles Of the proto-
coils signed Friday night by Mr Bowen
and representatives ~ allies here. the
following addendum was prepared and
duly signed by an the negouators:
"Our Interpretation OF the protocols
was and Is that 30 per cent Of the total
income OF customs receipts OF Ia.
Guayra and Puerto Cabello shall be-
set apart on the FIRST day of March.
1903. and continue 10 be set apart
through said month. and that the first
payment will be- due not the FIRST %
March. but the drst of April. 1908"
HERBERT W. BOWEN.
MICHAEL HERBERT.
'DES plANCHES.
III. STERNBERG.'
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
boy BURNS TO DEATH
The Series Of Nislortunes Attending
a Pennsylvania Family.
YOUNG son ROASTED
Dne Little Girl Fractures Her Skull
In a Leap From the Burning
Building and Another Is
Seriously Injured.

Plttsburg. Feb ii-One person was
eremated. two fatally hurt two others
seriously iniu .. and seven buildings
totally destroyed in a FIRE which Wis
tied Tarentum. Pa. a village twelve
miles north of here. early today.
The names OF the victims are; Ray
Craig. aged twelve years. cremated
while his father was trying to rescue
him. Injured d J Craig. burned
about head. face. hands and body. also
hurt while jumping from second
story window. Will die. Mrs D. ].
Craig. Inhaled smoke and flames. and
injured by jumping from a window.
will recover: Hope Craig. aged eight
years. daughter Of the Craigs. burned
about face and body. also skull frae
turee by falling from second story
window. will die: sherley Craig
daughter. aged ten years. burned about
face and body. right arm and leg
broken by jumping from window. may
die
The FIRE had lts origin In the Craig
residence. which stands In about the
middle 0f a block Of frame houses on
Sixth avenue Each OF the houses had
the first floor occupied as a store. liv.
Ing rooms being above and In the rear.
when the Craig family awakened the
only escape was by second story win
dows Mrs Craig dropped the girls
ON the windows. while her husband
tried 10 rescue his son. but before he
could reach the boy. the entire house
was enveloped in flames and the pa
rents were .orcel 90 abandon him and
jump Tor their own lives.
The fre was caused by over pressure
OF natural gas Property loss about
$4,000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
HAD NO CHOICE.
Premier Iialfour says the Action Against
Venezuela Was Necessary.

Premier Iiaifour say. the Action Against
Venezuela va. Nscessary.
Liverpool Feb. lt-Premler Bal.
four Ia a speech at luncheon gIyea
ly the Conservative club here. De.
darcd the British government had no
choice but 20 take action against
Venezuela The ministers had shown
no undue haste. no greed FOR money
and no inhumanity. The United states
government he said had been takon
into thp confidence Of bis majesty b
government at every stage %, the pro.
ceedInr The Monroe doctrine had
no enemy loo th,s country u would
be- great gain TO civilization " the
United States would more actively
concern itself with arrangements TO
prevent the constantly recurring dif
ficultles between the European pow.
ers aud the South American govern.
ments by getting the latter TO observe
the principles OF international court
esy.
Continuing. the premier said there
was no ground for Loru Rosebory 5
criticism. with respcct Go British n.
latlons with either the United states
or Germany Some arrangement with
the latter for Joint operations was the
most reasonable step possible 10 eu.
forcing their several claims
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
AN ADOENOUM.
How the signor. Understand Payment Of
the Iudvmnities.

How the signcrs Uudcrsiand Payment OF
the indcmnities.
Berlin. Feb. 1.-THE government
tolegraphed instructions for raising
the blockade Of the Venezuelan coast
Immediately
Two memorandas explaining the pro-
tocol were signed by Minister Bowen.
The text Of the FIRST Is as follows. "As
the imperial German government holds
claims originating from the Venezuo-
Ian civil wars OF 1888 to 1900 no more
Is apt 10 be submitted 90 arbitration.
Venezuela has Acknowledged at once
these claims amounting 10 l.7iS.Sii
bolivars appruximatlng S325000 and
either viii pay said amount In cash
without any delay. or should this be
impossible will guarantee speedy pay
mont Of them by guarantees which arc
deemed sufficient by the imperial Ger
man government"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
PROTOCOLS IN EFFECT
They We're Signed by Representa-
tlyes 6f the Powers.
IS NOTIFIED.
BY This Action the Blockade T. 10 BE
at Once Raised and the south
American Republic Get
Back All Her ships.

Washington. Feb li-Herbert W
Bowen Friday night signed with each
Of the allies representatives here a
protocol providing FOR the immediate
raising OF the Vcnezela blockade and
for the reference Of the question OF
preferential treatment OF the claims OF
the allies against Venezuela 10 The
Hague arbitration tribunal The dnat
formallties occurred az the Br tish en-
bassy AZ n 30 O'Clock Mr Herbert
Deering. drst secretary OF the British
embassy announced 10 the Associated
Press that the British protocol had
just been signed The Italian protocol
was signed at 1850 and the German
protocol az 1910 o'clock. the presence
Of Baron Won Sternberg Al the white
house musicale delaying a FINAL close
10 the negotiations until after mid.
night
The British protocol was IN English
the Italian and German in German and
English Mr Bowen signed in dupli.
cate for Venezuela. Sir Michael Her.
bert for Great Britain. slgnor Mayor
Des Planohes for Italy and Baron Spec
Won sternberg for Germany. lmmed.
lately on the signing 81 the past pro
tocol cables were dispatched to Lon.
don. Berlin. and Rome. announcing the
fact
BY the provisions of these preliml-
nary protocols. which nave required
more than three weeks OF constant ne.
gouauons. Venezuela makes two dis.
tlnct gains The Immediate raising OF
a blockade from which she has been
suffering for some weeks and the re-
turn OF all vessels. war and merchant,
which has been captured by the al.
lied fleet.
Great Britain. Germany and Italy re-
ceivod advance payments OF $500
pounds Sterling each. Great Britain
receiving her payment on the sigma.
ture OF the protocol and Germany and
Italy within thirty and sixty days
from date.
Germany In addition VIII receive
five monthly payments until the fuil
amount paid her in advance aggre.
gates $780, 000 As guaranty for the
satisfaction OF their claims, Mr. Bowen
pledges the allies share with the
other creditor nations in 80 per cent
of the customs receipts for tho two
ports 0f la Guayra aud Puerto Cahcl
lu This percentage win be SEE aside.
beginning March /. and retained 10
the Venezuelan treasury until The
Hague tribunal shall decide whether
lt shall be- distributed without prefer
snce among the claimant nations or
whether the allied powers of Great
Britain. Germany and Italy shall re-.
coIye preferential payments.
Italy. by her protocol. ga.n8 Imme-
diate payment OF her hrstclass claims
without further adjudication. as soon
as the ioint commission az Caracas
shall have passed on the remainder OF
her claims.
Upon tho signing of the protocol
congratulations were exchanged hy
thc four ncg1tiaturs.
Mr. Bowen then dispatched q brief
rahlsgIam to President Castro Inform.
ine him of tho signature of the pro.
tocols providing for the raising OF The
bIurlnUD
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
FlREMEN BURNED.

siH of Pntsburg Fire Department sus
tain Iniurie. During n Biase.
Pittsburg. Feb. ii.-slx fremen were
badly burned In a natural gas explo
sion following a small fire In a Clark
street dwelling. The most seriously
injured are Captain Fred Hutchinson
and Lieutenant VIM. r. Key. All will
recover The explosion partly wrecked
the building. cntailing a loss OF Si5.-
500 II was caused by a leak 10 the
natural gns main.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
ordered DO MLlhdrnw shIn..

London. Fob. 1.-THE Associated
Press Is informed that instructions
have been tolegraphod to command
ers blockading sQuadrons on Vonezue-
Ia TO withdraw their ships In conse-
Quence OF arrangements completed az
Washington.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15
wen Pleased

Borlln.Foh. a. Chancellor Won Bue-
low aud Baron Won Richtoien both ex-
press satisfaction aud approval Of tbc
United states goYornmCntH correct
and friendly attitude throughout the
lpIaode.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-02-15

Selma. Ala Feb l4.--The Alabama
river rose nine inches in twen,yiour
hours 40 thia point An c3mmunica.
tion ls cat of from the south eide of
the river except by boat The water
Is four feed deep over railway tracks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

help for 1t, so he dressed up in the velvet and fur once more.
 Well zeke,' said he, with a sudden heartiness, as he buttoned his coat. how soon can you have breakfast for this crowd?"
 What" gasped zeke.
 "How soon can you have breakfast for this crowd? This is Christmas morning, you know, and we don't want to waste any time pitchin' in. Merry Christmas, boysi"
 well, I'll be dangedr exclaimed Doc Lemon. "Why Jeff I thought you wanted to go right over to the postoffce and get them deeds.a
 Get 'emr' said Jeff Well I should say not. l only want to go over to see the other folks get em. and shake hands with em.s
 Jeff took his tin pail on his arm and started down stairs. with the other dead beats at his heel The postoffice didn't open till nine o'clock that morning, and Jeff was there all right He said it was the proudest and happiest moment of his life, and he shook hands with the people that had come from miles around to get their deeds. By night Jeff had only lit- tie over five thousand dollars left and he took thatsover to the Christmas tree with him.
 The DozeYille Baptist church never held such crowd before or since, and it never had such Santa Claus. He gave away the presents with such gladness in the giving that even knit slippers and crazy patch sofa pillows seemed worth having, and when the tree was stripped he be- gan on the tin pail and never stopped till it was plumb empty.
 Then he gave the pail away
 Poor Jeff The next morning they sent back his Santa Claus suit to the fancy clothes firm and led him away to the foolish house. He Is a helpless maniac now, and the only thing that will quiet him is to let him hunt through old mag azines till he finds pictures of Santa Claus, and when he finds them he tears them up into little bits and grinds the bits under his heel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

hension and terror created by a tragic event in the citys history. Bent on mur- der, arson, pillage, there swept out of these awful hives of humanity on four or five successive days a great army of reckless, criminal men, boys, and even women, who very nearly succeeded in starting q conhagration that would have laid millions worth of property in ashes The law was defied. Scores of persons were killed. Citizens were held in broad daylight and robbed. Private houses were broken into. Public institutions were given to the flames. Many others were turned into forts for defensive pur- poses. It was an awful and costly les son as to the necessity of tenement-house reform.
 The million population cities will have to work out the problem in their own way. It will mean high, patriotic effort, enormous sacrifice But it will have to be done, no matter what the cost, indi- vidually and collective. The lesser cities of the present day, nearly all of which are destined to become great centers of population, should profit by the exper- fence of their larger cities. On this ques- tion, so important to their future from every point of view. they should start right. With laws framed to prevent any thing like congestion and rigidly en- forced, these plots upon our civilization would become impossible. There Is plenty of room for all. The vast improvement in the agencies and methods of transpor- tation leave no excuse for density of city population. Twenty or thirty years ago, when we had to depend on the horse-car system of traction, the difficulty in the way of scattering population was very great. The workers of all classes had to live within convenient distance of their places of business. Business now has been practically annhilated. That fac tor no longer enters into the solution of the problem Young and growing com munities can not be too watchful in pro- Viding for their future development. Park space, for instance. the little reser- walton that adds so much to the health and attractiveness of any city, should be provided for long before the necessity for them has arisen. It Is the soundest kind of civic economy. Parks cost less than prisons. and tend to decrease the number of them. Bad housing of the poor, the shutting them up in foul streets, is one of the most fruitful of crime pro- ducers. Children can not be properly brought up under such conditions, and when they are not so brought up. 1t makes more work for the policemen, the courts and the pententiaries. Big cities have ever been and probably will con tinue to be the headquarters. as 1t were, of crime. but the conditions in them that create and foster crime should be so far as possible eradicated. This work should not be left to the private philanthropst. For the entire community, 1t is a matter of self preservation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27

omnisclent. He plunged into Italian like a boy rejoicing in a new toy; he took ID Spanish with an appetite growing by what 1t fed on. and then he returned to Greek with joy which he found indescribable. He amused himself in going to India by learning German. and mitigated the dis tress of q voyage across to Ireland by committing Paradise Lost to memory, claiming, doubtless with truth, that if by any inconceivable migchance the great epic were to be utterly destroyed he could from the tablets of his memory give 1t back to the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
Shooting Stars.
Inc London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
 Astronomers are concerned, of course. not merely with the appearance of shoot ing stars at this time, but with the direc- ton in which they appear to travel and the point from which they came. A recent writer in Nature gave precise directions as to what it was desirable to observe It is now stated that a single observer, well placed, might at times have seen about 25O meteors per hour during this week. The display seems to have been about one-tenth as fine as the memorable occa- sion of 1866. and there is reason to believe that the "shoal" has not been so much di- verted from it's former course as to cease to be of interest to observers on the earth. The Leonids are so-called because they all appear to radiate from what is known as the radiant point in the constellation Leo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27


 Magician Made Him Play Santa Claus for the Dozeville Baptist Church, SC s -C SS S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-27
HE SENDS IT FREE TO MEN.
The Following Letter From Washing Machine Manufacturer Speaks for Itself.

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 Yours respectfully,
 THOS. BRADFORD,
 524 Bradford. Bldg, Cincinnati, O.
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