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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
CHAPTER II.
ON THE BANKS oFlsTHE MoFIoN
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ON TEdH BANKS OFfSTE1E MOEION-
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 Rossiter's rest was broken the next morning by the rattle and creak of a hand-truck on the boards above his head. Through the open space be- tween the ground and the floor of the freight car just in front of him he could see the sunlight gleaning upon the rails, and 50 knew that it was broad day. Commonly, on awakening, he was in no haste to be stirring, . but on this occasion he displayed an ususual activity. Almost as soon as he realized that the wonted round of busy men had begun, he sat up, shook the dirt from his bundle and from his clothes, and crept from his shelter. Crawling under the freight car, so that no one about the freight house should see him and suspect him of mischief, he stepped off brisk ly rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
 The air was still fresh with the cool of the dawn, but the sun was peering blear and red through the haze that curtained the heavens, and there was every indication of an other sweltering day. On glancing along the street upon which the freight house stood, Rossiter noted, not far distant, a large sign extend ing over the sidewalk. "Stabling" was the word which, years previous, had been traced upon it. As Rossiter drew near the sign he beheld wide gate which gave entrance to a yard of considerable extent in the rear of second or third-class hotel Upon the yard a long shed opened and likewise capacious barn. In the center of the barn doorway hostler was leisurely grooming horse. Towards this man the va- grant advanced. "t
 Gan I get a job?" asked he, as he came within speaking distance. 'T'd be willing to work for bit of break fast
 The hostler paused, currycomb in one hand, brush in the other. .s
 Know anythin' about hoss?" he demanded, surveying the applicant with considerable doubt.
 "Yes," said Rossiter, something"
 ''Le's see.''
 The vagabond dropped his bundle, and the man relinquished currycomb and brush to him.
 You'll do,'' he said presently. 'I giss> ye kin earn yer brekfust all right enough" He moved away, and Rossiter' heard him cleaning stalls. Then he climbed to the loft and began pitching down hay. After a little he descended and soon ap- peared leading another horse.
 ''Thatu do fer the bay" he said. ''Try yer hand on this 'un.'
 For an hour or more the new stableman continued his labors, when the hostler announced that it was time for ''grub.'1 After a good wash
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utter wreck he had made of his life. But he put on the devil-may-oare air he was at intervals accustomed to assume and slouched across the tracks in the direction of the station.
 ''What hour can it be?" he mutt tered. Rather late, judge, by the fact that there are so few people about"
 There was a man standing in the open station doorway whom Rossiter took, from his dress, to be either a ticket agent or conductor. He had his watch in his hand.
 "Will you be kind enough to tell me the time?" Rossiter asked.
 The railroad man opened his lips as though he were about to answer, but as he glanced at his questioner, astonishment seemed to choke his ut-
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 "Still hottern'n 'ell!. he remarked.
 Rossiter answered with little nod of assent, and then gave himself over to the luxury of the beaded draught. No bottle of wine quaffed in his primrose days had ever afforded him quite the satisfaction he experienced from that plebeian beer. He put the mug down with & sigh.
 Have another?" asked the saloon keeper.
 Rossiter smiled regretfully and produced his three remaining pen- nies, ohinking them in his hand.
 Guess not" he answered.
 "Oh, we'll" said the man behind the bar good-naturedly, q see you're ruther down on yer luck. I'll stan' treat. They's some crackers over there" he added, pointing to a nicked dish that stood upon table on the opposite side of the room.
 Rossiter helped himself to a gener- GUS handful, and, returning, took up his brinrning mug that was awaiting him.
 Here's looking at you," he said. My best thanks"
 s "Goin' hop-pickin', suppose?" said the saloon-keeper he tossed off his pony"
 Hadn't thought of it," replied Ros- sitter, who now recalled that it was the season of the hop-harvest, when there was a large influx of people into Illioa on their way to the hop fields, 8 dozen miles or so back among the hills.
 Thought likely ye were. They's a big crowd goin' this year. They say the crops heavy"
 An idea flashed into Rossiter's brain.
 q wonder if could get chance to pick?" he queried.
 Gosh, yes!" said the sa1oon-keep- ST, plenty O chance if ye kept sober"
 Rossiter made some additional in- quiries in regard to the matter of hop-picking, then, as the saloon keeper suggested that he guessed he'd shut up, the vagrant took his bundle, from the bar and sought the street.
 ''I might try it. he unused as he strolled aimlessly in the direction of the station. ''I'1l see how it strikes me in the morning"
 Reaching the railway tracks, he halted for a moment in indecision. The station was closed, so it was use less to attempt to get an hour or two of rest upon one of the seats %Ia ko ~ for train Turning to the left he walked parallel with the tracks for more than thrice score of paces, crossed deserted street, and de- scried directly in front of him a freight house, along all sides of which platform extended On the side towards the railway some freight cars were standing upon a switch. He gained the platform and began trying the doors of these cars. They were all securely fastened, however, so he slipped down between one of them and the platform, be- meath which he groped his way till he found where some chips and sweepings had been thrown. Here he arranged his bundle for a pillow, stretched himself out, and was soon calmly slumbering. Night-long near him darkened express trains went rushing by or began to slacken speed with a hiss of steam and a grating of wheels, but they disturbed him not, and when the breezeless dawn began to break he was still sleeping as peacefully as though his bed were one of luxury.
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FIRE ALARM.

4-Cor South Main and Grand sts.
 5-Scovil Manufacturing Go (P) 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 T-Exchange Place.
 12--Rogers x Bro P.) 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts,
 14-Cor East Main and WoIcott road
 15-Cor Cor High and Walnut sts 16-Cor Fact Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury sts 23Burton street engine house.
 Waterbury Manufacturing Go Pl 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts.
 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts.
 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts. 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 31ICor Bank and Grand sts.
 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts.
 34-Cor w. Main and Watertown rd 35-Conn R'y & L't'g Go, car ll'se (P)X 36-Waterbury Brass Go (P) 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. . 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts.
 43-New England Watch Go (P)
 45-Benedict X Burnham Mfg Go. (Pl 46 Waterbury Buckle Go. (P)
 47--Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 51-Cor Baldwin and River sts.
 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts.
 53-Waterbury Clock Go, case fac. .(P) 54-Cor Clay and Mill sts.
 58-Cor Liberty and River sts.
 57-No 5 hose house
 5S-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts
 62-Cor Doolittle alley and D11bIin s+. 72-Cor West Main and Willow sic 73-North Willow st, cor Hillside 74-Cor Johnson and WaterviIle gta 142-Wolcott st, beyond Howard 162-Cor East Main and Welton sis. 212-The Platt Bros Go. (Pl 213-Hammond Buckle Go. (Pl 214-Waterbury Clock Go, n1,yst fa,c fr,l 216-Cor North Main and Grove ste 251-Cor Round Hill and Ward ste 261-Junction Cooke and N Main s+u 2T2-Grove bet Central & Holmes ays 311--S. N. B. Telephone Go buildfno fEl 312-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. 313--Randolph X Cloves (Pl 314-Plume & AtwooG fP1 315-American Ring Go. (Pl 316-Electric Light Station rPa 318-Holmes. Booth & Haydens Pl 321-No Hose House. Y 323-Cor Washington ave & por+o, u.. Charles and Porter sis 325-Cor Simons st & Wasbingtoy are { 371-City Lumber & Coal co. ID, = 412-Tracy Bros P) 432-Cor Liberty and s. Main sts & Johnson Mfg Ca ID, 5S2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sis.
 (P) Private.
 SIGNALS.
 I. One stroke calls superintendent { to the City hall
 II. Two strokes. Are out recall.
 Ill. Three strokes. 12 m. g D. m.
 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. Ten strokes dllick will indicate general alarm and will call the entire force into service.
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who, by & spasmodic action of one hand, was just contriving to Keep his head above the surface. He was swallowing great gulps Of water with every movement, and was unques-, tionably on the verge of sinking.
 Stick to it" yelled Rossiter, with out slackening speed, "I'll be with you in 2 miRata.'"..
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20
Were No use.

The minister was expecting a few
visitors that evening, and remembering
the ~greenness. of his servant personally
looked after the arrangements for the
few light refreshments he was to serve
MS guests. Among other things he
cracked q big bowl of nuts and placed
them on the buffet. When the prop
ser time came for passing around his
little feast he missed the nuts. Being
q wise man, he said nothing at the
time. When the company had gone.
bowever, he interviewed the green
servant.
MORA, what did you do With those
nuts I cracked?" he asked.
aShure an | doan know wot YER
mean said Nora.
Yes, you do, too,' he said, sternly.
TsThose nuts I put on the buffet.
s0h. is that wet yer mean? Wen.
sor, they was no good. They was ali
cracked up, and I threw 'emint til fre.p
Chicago Chronicle.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20
Habits Of orators.

The accident which lately befell
Lord Rosebery's notes at Plymouth
has set people discussing the practice
of various speakers in regard to the
preparation of their speeches, says
the Manchester Guardian. The most
inyeterate writer-out of speeches was
the late Lord Derby, Of whom a
story went that the manuscript Of
one of his most statesmanlike dis
courses, being picked up from the
floor, where it had fallen, was found
not only to be freely sprinkled with
Hear hear, Laughter" and ZAP
plause," but also to contain a pas
sage beginning but / am OBTAINING
you too long (cries of No, no. and
Go on.')n Sir William Harconrt used
to declaim his great orations in the
country from sheets of manuscript
written within and without, with al.
the familiar accessories of the penny
.aeeaa din zssssSsssssl II 6 sssessseeeSa 3 s i; II green
baize, candlesticks. water-bottle, and
NIL complete. Mr.. Gladstone used to
make fairly full and extremely dis
tinct notes, but his splendid dexter
ity, in the use Of them made his
hearerssforget their existence. Mr..
Bright used to say that the right way
was to prepare a certain number of
misunderstanding neat and point
ed sentences-and that one should
then trust ones self to swim by ex-
tempore effort from island to island,
YsnServinp a1vavs fire Hest.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20

II hired a girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else she
could. l couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as / was, it was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and
worry about my little ones. So
I got up after a few days, and let
the girl go. l had noticed that she
had r on her face, hands and
arms, but I paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself. He was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any of the others. Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, l didn't think much of that.
Even when a rash broke out on his
face / wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
eral OF my others had it when little,
and thought nothing about it.
But the rash on Charles poor
little face spread to his neck, chest,
and back. I had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out. My baby's skin was hot,
anu GOW ne Q1u Suuer Tie WOul0nsb
eat, and night after night I walked
the floor with him, weak as /
Often / had to stop because I felt
faint and my back throbbed with
pain. But the worst pain Of all was
TO see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
81 believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some OF
the neighbors said he had eczema.
and that is not catching, they told
me. Yes, I gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him.
don't think they were all useless.
Once in a while the itching seemed
to let up a bit, but there was not
much change for the better until =
lady across the street asked me why
II didn't try the Cuticura Remedies.
I told her I had no faith in those
things you read about IN the papers.
She said she didn't want me TO go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first. She gave me some
Cuticnra Ointment think the
box was about half full and q
piece OF Cuticura Soap. I followed
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores.
81 wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured by
q little thing like that. Not all ola
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and I both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep by night. The sores sort Of
dried up and went away. / shall
never forget one blessed night when
I went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as I got the supper
dishes out of the way and the older
children undressed when I woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months [ had
slept through the night without .
break.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20
QuATRAlNs.
RESPONSIBILITY.

RESPONSIBILITY.
Our lives are ours in sacred trust.
To shape as best we can;
For lie we fail. our failure mus
Impair Gods perfect plan.
STRENGTH.
We train ourselves to watch ourselves
Until we find at length
We've made our very weaknesses
The pillars of our strength.
INCENTIVE.
IT'S well hat when the goal Is gained
OF one ambition strong.
There Is another. not attained,
That urges US along.
A NOBLE LIFE.
A noble life Is not a blaze
OF sudden glory won,
But Just an adding up of days
In which good work is lone.
Frank H. Sweet. in N. Y. Independent.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20
MRS. |RRAATH 'SS BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story Of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest
TO Its Worn Out Mother.

It is no wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath was taken sick.
Singehanded, she did all the housework and washed, cooked and
mended for her husband, Hans, and their six children. After a
plucky fight to keep on her feet, Mrs. Rath had to yield, and early
in 1902 she took to her bed. What followed she told to a visitor,
who called at her tidy home, No. SCI Tenth Ave, New York City.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20

The agonzing, itching, and burning Of the skin as in eczema;
the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis i the loss Of hair, and crusting
Of the scalp, as in SCALED head; the facial disfgurenents, as in
pimples and ringwornn; the awful suffering Of infants, and anxiety
Of worn-out parents, as in milk crust, letter and salt rheun,,-ans
demand 2 remedy Of almost superhuman virtues to successfully
cope with them. That Cuticura Soap. Ointment, and Resovent
regarding them that IS not justified BY the strongest evidence.
The purity and sweetness, the power 70 afford immediate relief,
the certainty of speedy and permanent cure, the absolute safety
and great economy have made themsthe standard skin cures, blood
purifiers and hurnour remedies Of the civilized world
CUTTCURAs REMEDIES ara sold Tmoughou the cfdHzsd World PRICES: CuhcuA8
ResMyent,M c.p r bMneU n tho form of ChocolateC Coated Pill, Ze Der rial f 6. GuHcuh5
Ontnens sGP per bexsand CuacuraS Soap, Gc Wrc cake. Send for the great wdrkL 5r nMouIss
a eth IL Bleed msaaaasss and l ssap ma aoEnto Cuss Them @mns.asaaps s@ 800. Ia sms. s TwtA n rsasS
t ssMnaD epes S II lT ss% ] as%@ Potter n DRUa p 1ED GsHEMHcc1L GoRPoohArfoas3
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-12
Your Liuer
Is it acting we'll? Bowels
regular? Digestion good? If
not, remember Ayers Pills.
Want your moustache or beard a
I beautiful brown or rich blaekf Use
|Buckingham'S Dye|
Isoeu Of dtvgsi,,otR. P HsH& Co Nsshys N. Il I
DEATH OF CLINTON DEWITT.

The death of Clinton Dewitt oc-
Cured at the home of his son-in-law
Clarence Yost, at Van Camp. Sat
urday morning. The immediate
cause of his death was dropsy, with
which he had long been suffering.
Mr.. Dewitt was among the best
known residents Of Columbia Coun-
ty. He was a life long and stall
wart Democrat, and always took
deep and active interest in the work
of the party. He for many years
was successful farmer, and resided
on his own farm, a short distance
east of Zaner's station on the B. &
S. Railroad. He later lived at
Benton, but for more than year
past, up to just recently he made
his home with Mr.. Nelson Mari
near Saltwater. Mr.. Dewitt was
sixty-seven years of age. He was
twice married. His second wife
died about two years ago. A fami-
ly of eight survives. They are,
Mrs. Clarence Yost, of Van Camp.
Mrs. Amanda Robson, of Danville,
Mrs. Creola Wenner, of Bender
town, Mrs. Minnie McHenry, OF
Savage Hill, Norman, of Ashly,
Isaac, of Oklahoma Territory, and
Harry and Paul, whose resi- dences
are unknown to us. A brother
Jas. M. Dewitt resides on West
Third street, this town. The
funeral took place on Tuesday.
Interment was made in the Gene
terry connected with the St. James
Chuich.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-12
COUNTY INSTITUTE.

Teachers Institute will be held
from November goth to December
4th, in the Normal Auditorium.
An unusually attractive list of
entertainments has been secured by
Superintendent Evans. 1t includes
the following:
Lecture, Monday Nov. 80.
DR.. Russell H. Conwell, Subject,
The Angels Lily"
Tuesday Dec. 1.
Concert, Chicago Glee Club
Wednesday, Dec. ?.
Lecture, Frank Dixon, Subject,
"The Threat of Socialism.
Thursday, Dec. 3.
Concert, Kathrine Ridgeway
Concert Company.
The corps of instructors include 5
Prof. Earl Barns of Philadelphia,
one of the best known instructors
on scientific education in this coun-
try; DR.. T. B. Moss, Principal of
the California State Normal School;
Supt. L. T. McGinnes of Steelton;
DR.. ]. P. Welsh, and ex-superin-
tendent William c. Johnston. The
music will be in charge of Prof.
Hamlin E. Cogswell, of the Mans
field Normal School. Superinten-
dent Evans has devoted much time
and attention to all the preliminary
arrangements, and the selection of
his entertainments and instructors,
and it is believed that this years
Institute will be one of the best
ever held in this county.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-12
THE CURE IS lasting.
How the Latest Kidney and Bladder Medicine,
CALI cura Solvent, Cured Mr.. Eldrldgs.
Your Money Back II Il Does Not Cure.

This is what Mr.. II. W. Eldridge, of Cherry
Valley, N. Y, writes to the manufacturers
of Cal-cura Solvent:
"Gentlemen tt should like to tell you,
in few words, of the good Cal-cura Solvent,
DIR. Kennedy's latest medicine, has accom-
plished in my case, one of kidney trouble.
'Before took Cal-cura Solvent my urine
was of brick dust color, and there was
always sediment of a reddish tinge. 1
procured bottle and gave it thorough
trial. noticed that the sediment gradu-
ally disappeared and the urine became
clear. have not taken any of the Cal-cura
Solvent for long time, and no sediment
has appeared"
81 have the greatest faith in your medi-
cine, and if / ever have recurrence of
my trouble I will take Cal-cura Solvent"
If your druggist does not have Cal-cura
Solvent, write to the Cal-cura Company,
Rondout, NY; but ask your druggist first.
$l.OO bottle. Only one size.
Guarantee: Your druggist will return
your money if Cal-cura fails to cure, and
The Cal-cura Company will pay the drug
gist. Remember, Cal-cura Solvent cures
0s% of all cases Of Kidney, Bladder aud
Liver disorders.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-12
COUNTY OLDEST RESIDENT DEAD.

Mrs. Betsy Lowe, claimed to be
one of the oldest persons of the
County, passed away in death at
her home in Montour township on
Thursday. Ailittle more than two
months ago shelmet with an acci-
dent, falling down stairs, sustain
ing injuries of a painful nature, to
the effects of which, her death is
attributed. Previous to that time
she was very sprightly, and would
visit with friends miles distant from
her home, always making the
journey on foot. She was aged
ninety-eight years, and is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Katharine
Reese of Catawissa and a grand
daughter, Mrs. Mary Yost, of
Rupert.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-11-12

Wall paper from SC. per bolt to
4oc. per bolt at Mercer S Drug and
Book Store
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SHYNESS AND BLUSHING.
Two Trying Defects which Have
Their Origin in . Lack of
Self-POssession.

There 10 probably no defect which
causes so much anguish Of spirit ano
discomfort as shyness and blushing
Nobody who has not personally suf-
fered from 1t can even begin to conceive
what torture 1t may cause.
Shyness may proceed from one Of two
cause.-the one physical. the other
mental 1t is often an affair of health
The nerves are out OF order, and the
will becomes weak. People shrink from
their fellow-creatures. and are filled
with an unreasonable horror of meeting
or speaking to them. This is often the
case after an Illness or when one has
been overworking. and strained the
physical powers too much. The best
cure for this kind of shyness is fresh
air, exercise and cheerful society.
But there is another shyness, and one
harder to cure, which comes from men
tai causes. Its afflicted possessor may
be In robust health and yet so tor
mented by this inward enemy that she
finds all intercourse with other people
positively alarming To meet stran-
gers causes her severe struggle.
In either case, the root Of the matter
is self-consciousness and 1t is only by
losing that self-consciousness that self
possession and confidence can be gained.
AS long as one thinks about oneself al
all. one will be liable to shyness. The
only cure is to thrust all recollection OF
oneself into the background as much as
possible, when one will gradually be-
come natural, happy and at ease.
To overcome shyness and blushing
there is nothing on earth like going
great deal into society and every effort
possible should be made to achieve this.
This does not merely mean social life,
but Intercourse with ones fellow crea-
lures, Force yourself to speak to every
one you come In contact with, no matter
what 1t costs you at first. Go on brave.
ly; never mind how much you may
blush and stammer. Persist in It, and II
will grow easter and easier Never
shrink from putting yourself into posi-,
tlons which may draw attention upou
you.-N. Y. Journal.