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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
We'll Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.

Mrs Amelia Harke, widow of the late Henry Harcke, died yesterday at her home in Park place. She leaves one son, we'll known music teacher The funeral will be held at 1:3O to- morrow afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-22

The funeral of Mrs Catherine Ryan took place this morning from the fam. fly residence on Lafayette street, with mass of requiem at St Patrick 8 church by Father Gleeson and inter- ment in new St Josephs cemetery. The bearers were Patrick Hickey, Pat rick Lynch, John Cronan, Michael Sul- livan, John Hennessey and John Bag ley. The floral tributes included a sheaf of wheat from MT and Mrs Thomas Sherlock.
 Mrs Catherine O1ddy, for many years a resident of Railroad H1li street, died yesterday. She leaves one nephew, Patrick Hickey, 6 Lafayette street, from whose residence the ftE neral will take place Wednesday, morning with mass of requiem at St Patrick's church and, tnterment in St Joseph's cemetery. Mrs Cuddy was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1924, and came to Waterbury when she was about 30 years of age and resided here ever since.
 The funeral of Sarah Matthews, daughter of MT and Mrs My1es Con- nell, was held from uhs residence of Mrs Winifred Matthews, No 3S Bald win street. at 2:80 Sunday afternoon, followed by services by Rev Father O'Brten at the Immaculate Ooncep- ton church. The burial was in St Joseph'B cemetery. Mass was cele- brated at the Immaculate Concepraon church at 8 o'clock to-day by Rev Father O'Brien. The floral tributes included the following: Basket of roses and sweet peas from Mamma; {; xursoa$11 Sgp r~osas fssrrD Gra uHYTnn Mn+A thews; large mound of white asters from her sister Mary; anchor of roses and asters from Aunt Mary Matthews; wreath of gladiolas and roses from Uncle John Matthews; fiat bunch of pink roses, Cousin Edward Finley; basket of roses and sweet peas from her playmate Helen Mullen; basket of pink and white roses, Miss Mary Monahan; flat piece roses and white asters, Miss Josephine Hayes, New Haven; wha6e asters, Miss Mflley Bossfll; bouquet of pink roses, Miss Margaret Moore; bunch of white roses, Miss Jennie Sims; fiat piece white roses, Miss Marguerite Phelan; white asters, Mrs K. 0. Ellis; white chrysanthemums, Miss Katherine Kapke; flat piece white roses, Mrs A Zibeu and familyj bunch white as- ters, Mrs T. O'Rourke; bunch of pink roses, J. M. Lynch; large wreath of pink roses and white asters, Miss Ra- chel Foire; spray white rosebuds and ferns from the Misses Mabel and Nel- lie Wilson, Wolcott; star and basket white rosebuds from Friends. The pail bearers were Masters Thomas Shanahan, James Sims, Thomas TYea. ley, Edward Finley, George McEIli- gott, James Sims.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-22
von PIehve,s Asaaaaiu Dead

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 22.-It is Furnored here that the assassin of M. von Piahve, minister oe the interior. Ia lead.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-22
ton Without Cost The Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co
 TELEPHONE 4l0 Lisks Four Coated
 Enamel Ware MYTH A IFIVE>YEAR GUARANTEE.

Lsks Enamel Ware is made in this country, Is fully aa good the foreign and has much stronger guarantee We carry full line of this In the popular light blue times.
 The prices will compare avoraby with those charged by others tor 3coated Do buy doubecoated ware It will not give satisfaction.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-22

A meeting of the fourth ward demo crats will be held at Dunn's hall Washington street, tomorrow evening at o'clock. All democrats are cor dally invited
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
The Humnn Ncntune.

1t is doubtful if there ever was a
sturdier human Neptune than Captain
Webb, whose memorable exploit in
crossing the English channel will al
ways be remembered. 1t was mere
Ill luck-a fatal chance-which tossed
him against rock in the Whirlpool
rapids of the Niagara river and ended
his life. Lord Byron was a marvel in
the water. He equaled the feat of
Leander in propelling himself across
the Hellespont without aid or relief
from any quarter, and before him
beamed no beckoning signals, glances
and smiles from an incomparably beau
tiful Hero. But even Byron never
swan across the English channel. AS
the champion Of the silver streak Of
sea Webb was the wonder Of the ages.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12

"That new salesman" remarked a
foorwalker in n Broadway haberdash-
er's store to the proprietor, seems TO
be an inquisitive sort of fellow. When
business is slack he noses about, look
ing at everything on the shelves, ex-
amining tags and peeping into boxes
that are not strictly in his department.
l think I'll speak to him."
"You will please do nothing of the
sort" answered the proprietor. CLERKS
who nose about, as you express 1t, in
Stead of posing by the door, are the
young men who know exactly what
goods we have in stock and where to
find them. They do not keep n Gus
toner waiting while they run TO you
or me and ris.. losing sale. There is
nothing about my stock that l don't
want my clerks to know. would rath-
er they find out for themselves than
go running to you for information."-
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
A Courageous Soldier.

Admiral Wilson of the British navy
won his Victoria cross at the battle of
Ell 1eb in 1884. There was gap in the
square, and five or six of the enemy
made vicious rush forward, attempt
ing to get inside. Captain Wilson, who
was present with the naval brigade,
advanced to meet them alone, but his
sword broke in the endeavor to cut one
of the intruders down. Hereupon the
officer, instead of beating a hasty re-
treat, stood his ground and began
bowling over the enemy with his fists.
Either from the nature of the ground
or, as the record puts 1t, "the surpris-
ing nature of his attack" Captain VIII
son escaped with a few wounds and
was rescued by the square closing up
round him. Sir Redvers Butler de-
scribed the act as the most courageous
he ever witnessed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
THE NAME BLACKBOARD.
II Was Originally Applied TO Link
Boys and Servants.

The earliest record of the term
blackguard is in the churchwarden's
account of st. Mary-at-Hill, London,
where under date 1882, is, Item, re-
ceived for iiij Torches of the Black
Guard iiijd." This and the following
old lines seem to show that the name
was then applied to linkboys:
Her Cupid is a blackguard boy
That rubs his link full in your face.
The name was also given to menial
servants in the kings kitchen. In the
calendar of State Papers" is the fol-
lowing entry: "Aug. II, 1885, Sir Will
liam Fitzwilliam to Mr.. Secretary
Cromwell-Refusal of the workmen to
work for less than sixpence day. Two
Of the ringleaders had been for some
Of the time blackguards of the kings
kitchen" These "blackguards' were
responsible for all cooking utensils and
Goals.
According to Miss Strickland, the
historian, the scullions of the royal
kitchen were for many centuries clad
in black and were called the black
guards of England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12

Ants have no set time for brushing
tp, but certain conditions plainly incite
thereto, as when they feel pnrticil-
iarly comfortable, as after eating or
after awakening from or before going
TO sleep. The keen sense of discom-
fort aroused by the presence of dirt
incites to cleansing. Often one may
see an ant suddenly pause In the midst
of the duties of field or formlcary and
begin to comb herself. Here is u noun
tain mound maker driven by the pas
sion of nest building TO the utmost
fcrvor of activity. Suddenly she drops
out of the gang OF yellow workers and,
mounting n nearby clod, poses upon her
hind legs and plies teeth, tongue and
comb. For few moments the aim of
being is centered upon that act Around
her coign of vantage sweeps to and fro
the bustllng host of builders with all
their energies bent upon reconstruct
ing their ruined city. She combs on
unconcernedly. From top of head to
tip of hind legs she goes, smoothing
out ruflled hairs and removing atoms
of soil invisible to human eyes. Her
toilet Is ended Mt last.-H. G. McCook
In Harper's Magazine
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Rice as n Food.

As an article of diet rice possesses
the advantage of being the most easily
digested (but one hour being required
for perfect digestion) and most COM
pletely assimilated of the starch grains.
For these reasons 1t becomes val
liable food for persons of sedentary
habits. 1t is also rich in nutritive prop
critics, being four times as nutritious
as the potato and more uniform In
quality According to the views of
modern chemists, rice contains small
er amount Of flesh forming substances
and larger amount of fat forming or
heat producing substances than any
other grain. Owing to the small guam
tity of gluten which 1t contains rice Is
capable by itself of only very imper-
feet fermentation and is therefore un-
fit for baking into bread.
The palatableness of rice, If not, In
deed, its wholesomeness, depends large
ly upon the way it Is cooked. The
gummy preparation which passes mus
ter on so many tables under the name
of boiled rice is sorry travesty upon
this wholesome dish when 1t is proper
ly cooked.-Table Talk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12

A writer on singing says: AT the
present era, when physical culture is
a part of the curriculum of our most
intellectual schools and is so generally
regarded as necessary element to-
ward supplying and maintaining the
sound body for the sound mind, 1t Is
worth while to consider recent state
ment of eminent physicians that the
mere exercise of singing is great help
toward the prevention, cure or amelio-
ration of lung diseases. 1t was dis
closed by statistics in Italy some years
ago that vocal artists are usually long
lived and that brass instrument play
ers, who bring their lungs and chest
into unusual activity, have not had
consumptive victim among them. No
matter how thin or weak the voice,
young people should be encouraged to
indulge in song. There could be no
happier medicine, and II hearers some
times suffer they should be encouraged
to bear the inniction In view Of the
good It may do."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12

In the letters of william Cowper, the
ooet, Is an interesting description Of
tome old fashioned political campaign
tactics in England: I'VE were sitting,
yesterday after dinner, the two ladies
and myself, very composedly and with
out the least apprehension of any such
Intrusion in our snug parlor, one Indy
knitting, the other netting, and the
gentlemen winding worsted, when TO
our unspcakable surprise II mob APP
peared before the window, smart
rap was heard Mt the door, the boys
hallooed and the maid announced Mr..
Grenville. Puss-one Of the tame hares
was unfortunately let out of her box,
so that the candidate, with all his good
friends Mt his heels, was refused ad-
mittance Mt the grand entry and re-
ferred to the back door ms the only pos
sible way of approach. In n minute
the yard, the kitchen and the parlor
were filed. Mr.. Grenville, advancing
toward me, shook me by the hand with
a degree of cordiality that was ex-
tremely seduclng. When the confer
ence ended, Mr.. Grenville squeezed my
hand again, kissed the ladies and with
drew. He kissed likewise the maid in
the kitchen and seemed upon the whole
u most loving, kissing, kind hearted
gentleman"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
ODD BURIAL CUSTOMS.
Some strange Observanccs Amons
Australian Tribes.

There are some queer customs OBJ
served by the native Australians. theii
modes of disposing of the dead being
noticeable and varied. When mother
loses favorite child she carries the
dead body about with her in box OF
casing of bark until decomposition
forces her, TO dispose of II either by
burial or FIRE.
In the case Of some prominent person
Of the tribe dying his nearest relatives
cut Off his hands and keep them as
sacred remembrances, only parting will
them after the odor from the dead
members has become uncomfortable
Then they are thrown into n stream
hidden in hollow tree or burned.
Women are held in such contempt
among the Australian tribes that often
they receive no burial ut all, and 1t Is
a rare thing to see one mourncd for by
family and friends. But ut the funeral
Of man or boy the lamentations are
loud and long, the female mourners be
ing the most demonstrative.
With some of the tribes the practice
of throwing the bodies Of the dead over
the branches of trees and leaving them
for nature TO dispose of is observed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
ANIMAL HABITS.
why Horses Have and Donkeys nave
Not the shyinG Habit.


Horses shy because they are descend
ed from ancestors accustomed to roam
over plains. where any tuft of grass or
bush might conceal an enemy waiting
to spring on them. Under these cir
cumstances they must often have saved
themselves by at once starting away on
observing any sudden or unexpected
movement or on coming without warn
Ing upon some strange object. This Is
supposed to have become Il habit which
has descended to their domesticated
descendants
The donkey, on the other hand, ls
descended from animals which dwelt
In the hills. among which there were
preclpiccs and dangerous paths. hence
the sure footedness and comparative
slowness of the donkey. His ancestors
We're not go liable to sudden attacks Of
wild BEASTS and Of snakes. Moreover.
sudden aud wild starts on alarm would
have been positively dangerous to
them. Hence they learned to avoid the
very habit which proved 30 useful to
the horse In the plains.
The habit OF eating thistles, which
IL almost peculiar to the donkey. Is also
supposed to come from these same an
cestors. Living In dry and barren To-
cnlities, they found little food and
hence learned 70 eat hard and dry and.
IL necessary. prickly plants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Loud Voiced Africans,

The timbre of the voices among GEN.
tral Africans is usually good-deep and
strong in the men. very melodious and
sweet in the women. One notable Pc
culiarity about the people is the forced
key in which they always carry on con-
versation. The ordinary quiet tones of
civilized speech are scarcely ever heard
among them. They literally shout, and,
such being their habit, it is matter of
Indifference to them whether the per-
son to whom they are speaking is
close by or twenty yards away. "They
are most tireless chatterers," says a
traveller. II doubt whether any other
people In the world talk so much or
laugh 80 much. Their laughter is par
ticularly healthy, natural and unre-
strained, most eXhilarating sound"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Hypnotic influence.

An extraordinary story of the imposl-
tion of one will upon another was told
before the psychological section of the
British Medical association at oxford.
DIR. Eldridge-G Green said that he was
talking with patient on the subject
of hypnotism. The patient lady of
more than average force OF character,
said she defed any man to send her
to sleep and make her do as lie wished
II told her II was not necessary to send
her to sleep" said the doctor, "and
added, You will wake Mt > o'clock to-
morrow morning and will send me Il
post card despite your own wishes to
say no. got that post card. 1t was
somewhat to this effect: I have been
trying not to write to you. but | did
wake at o."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Wire Fire Extinguishers.

In factories where inflammable ma
terials are made small fires are very
apt to break out, and unless their prog
ress is at once stopped the results may
be serious. In varnish factories the
fire eXtinguisher consists of n mesh of
very fine wires. Should jar of var
nish become ignited, workman seizes
the net, which is always kept ready at
hand, and pops it over the vessel con-
tanning the burning liquid. The wires
conduct off the heat so quickly that
the flames have no time to spread and
soon die out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
ANTS NOSES.
There Are Five of Them, and Each
Has Its Own Duty.

hHs hts OWn Duty.
In their antennae, or feelers, ants
have fve noses. each of which has Its
own duties to perform.
One nose tells the ant whether Il Is
I'm Its own nest or that OF an enemy;
another nose dlscriminates between
odors OF ants of the same species, but
of different colonies; a third nasal or
gnn serves the purpose of discerning
the scent laid down by the ants own
feet. so that 1t may be able to retrace
the way quite easily; fourth nose
smells the larvae and pupae, and the
fifth nose detects the presence OF an
enemy.
If an ant be deprived of certain
nose, 1t will live peaceably with enc
mics, but II Il retains its fifth nose 1t
will fight the allen to the death. There
Is a difference In the functions OF nose
one and nose five, although they ap-
pear to be somewhat alike.
This sense of smell does not come
till the ants are three days old. II,
therefore. ants only twelve hours old
are placed among others belonging to
different colonies, they will grow up
quite amicably and not understand
that they are mixed lot, because
they will have grown up with Ideas Of
scent In accordance with their sur
roundlngs. The sense of smell to them
is as important as the sense of sight
to human beings.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
The Forests of the Amuzon.

According TO some astronomers the
greenish patches on the planet Mars
Indicate woodland regions. and u sclen-
tist predicts that centuries after the
rest of this earth has become as barren
as the mountains of the moon Martian
astronomers will still distinguish here
bright green spots of considerable ex-
tent near the east coast of South Amer
lea. The forests of the Amazon valley,
he thinks, are practically determination
proof. An average of 1000 rank trees,
shrubs and creepers cover every acre
Of ground and years neglect IL
enough to obliterate all traces of the
most thorough clearing. A film of spon-
taneous vegetation soon covers the de-
serted field. trees shoot up and the
sylvan deities resume their ancient
sway.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Tne Professor Found out.

One of the worlds greatest psycholo.
lists. desiring to know how the mind
bf a street boy would work II he ad-
dressed an absurd question to him.
accosted II bootblack with. We'll. SON
ny. what time Is II by your noscf'
"Aw. gwnn!" rctorted the boy. "Mlnc
amt runnln' Is yours?"
The professor took Off his hat to the
urchin with great gravity and departed
wiser man. Ills respect for news
boys Is greatly increased.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
whistler and His Tailor.

Curious enough wrote Mortimer
Menpes, whenever one came In con-
tact with Whistler one entirely forgot
ones own affairs and became COM
pletely occupied with his. The fit Of
the masters coat was far more impor-
tant to me than my own artistic work.
At the tallor's Whistler would give an
elaborate description of how certain
coat was to be made. and the tailor
would carry out his directions literally.
But no sooner had the man accomplish
ed the work than Whistler would say:
This Is all wrong. How dare you say
that 1t is what | told you to do? am
n painter. 1t is not my business to
make coats. That is your province.
Therefore you should have led me to
do what you knew to be right"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
The Roman Forum,

There were many forums in Rome,
but the oldest and most famous was
not created like building at certain
time. The Forum Romanum was orig
inally the lowlands between the Pala-
tine, Capitoline and Quirinal hills, used
as meeting place for barter and poll
tics by the tribes living on the hills
named and on other hills near by. The
development of this crude trading place
and neutral ground into the Roman TO-
rum Of later times was very gradual
and irregular.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
GENIUS AT WORK.
Curious Pastures of Some Men ts
Woo a Flow of Ideas.

Lombroso says that some men of
genius I'm order to give themselves up
to mediation even put themselves nrtl-
ficlally into IL state of cerebral semi
congestion. Schiller worked best with
his feet plunged into Ice Descartes
buried his head In a sofa while medl-
tatlng. while Milton composed with his
head leaning over his easy chair.
Pnisiello composed beneath a noun
tain of bedclothes. and Rosslni found
bed the best place for his best works.
Cujns worked lying prone on the car
pet, and Liebnitz Is said to have been
obliged to assume the horizontal to
mediate at all satisfactorily. Rousseau
worked with his head In the full glare
of the sun. Shelley on the hearth rug
with his head close to the fire. and
BOssuet, retiring to n cold room. wrap
ped his head In hot cloths
1t Is possible that some Of these
devices increased the flow of arterial
blood to the head, just as, many can
think best when exhilarated by rapid
exercise or by walking up and down a
room.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Good Bread For DysDeptics.

Pulled bread Is served ut several of
the best restaurants, and it is not only
palatable. but much better for people
inclined to be fat or dyspeptlc than or.
dinary bread. When kneadlng the
bread for baking do 1t in such way
that the grain will be lengthwise Of the
loaf. When baked and before 1t is
cold remove the crust, pull the loaf
into halves and again into quarters
lengthwise Of the loaf. Keep dividing
1t until the bread is OF the desired
shape; II Is usually in long pieces about
two inches In circumference. Place
the pieces on rack, put in Il pan and
dry out the moisture In slow oven
and color light brown.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12

The custom of building churches on
bridges was common hundred years
and more ago. Several of these quaint
old buildings are still left in Europe.
The Chapel OF Our Lady still stands on
the bridge which spans the Don at
Rotterdam. The little chapel was built
in the fifteenth century and was re-
stored about hundred years ago. For
several years, however, it has been
used as a tobacco shop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
SLUGGISH RIVERS.
The volga Falls Only About Three
Inches Per Mile.


Considering its length the Nolga is
the most sluggish river. In 1925 miles
1t falls only 665 feet, or slightly over
three inches per mile, while ut one
point about the middle Of its course
the bed is fully fifty feet below sea
level. Thus all the water to that height
above the bottom must be still, save
when stirred by floods.
The Volga also is singular among
great rivers in having no mountainous
course. 1t rises among marshes and
lakes, and is so sluggish even then
that dam has been erected, which
makes It navigable from its sixty-ffth
mile onward Almost within the his
toric period II must have been an or
shoot from the Caspian, which then
stretched far into the interior of Rus
sia, drying up into a series of river
connected lakes. The Nolga has taken
the place of these, along with many of
their characteristics, including gen
eral sluggishness,
The Scheldt is proverbially slow
river and is practically lost in maze
of canals, but its fall from source to
sea is about fourteen inches in its total
length of 249 miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Writing In the Sand.

II may be news to many persons that
the use of sand for teaching children
to write and form their letters il still
practiced in some of the small schools
In the rural districts of the north of
thers learned to write and to make fig
ures with,a sharp pointed stick manip-
ulated upon smooth stretch of sand in
an age when copy books were unattaln-
able and steel pens undreamed of.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-12
Right TO the Point.

To do even the most humble work
worthily and well something more than
blind mechanical service must be CIV
en-. A young mistress once asked her
cook about certain recipe. Just how
much flour do you put in, Nary"
Law. mum. you don't follow any rule;
you just use your Judgment" But
suppose you don't have any jedg-
ment,'" returned the puzzled mistress.
'"rhen don't cook" was the reply, sue.
cinct and to the point.