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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
10 SUP COURT.
AsteFnsy LyAfh 1Nss m Appeal
 FEsa Juasa. e ell's DacaeaaA.

Attorney Lynch has filed an appeal to the, suprgme court from Judge Cowell's decision for the plaintiff fn the suit of Phiiomena LEcuyer against Thomas Duqdette, her son-iu- law. The Judgment was to recover $200. The case is peculiar one. Mrs Dnuuette was a favorite daughter and dutiful one Up almost to the time of her marriage she gave her mother almost all Of her earnings ana, in the language of one of the wit nesses, her mother would do almost anything for herr One day Duquette had use for S200, but he did not have the money. He asked Mrs I'Ectyer for it and sine declined. Thereupon. his wife went to her mother and ask ed for some of the. money she had .earined. Mrs Duquette did not tell her mother who she wanted the money for and shefwas given it without any qsestieta. Later, when Mrs L'Ecuyar discovered that the money was for her son-fn-law she brought suit to ger it back.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
STREETS FOR COASTING.
FavOrite Spots Near Baldwin Street.
 Win bs Dangerous This Season.

It is probable that certain streets will be designated for coasting pur> poses at the meeting of the aldermen Monday night, arfd great care should be taken when the matter comes un not to include in the list any streee where the merrymalzers cannot amuse themselves without risk of colIiding with trolley cars. In-the past there was no danger from this On Baldwin street, but it is different now and coast ing should be prohibited on all streets connecting with Baldwin street to a point south of Luke street. The cars don't run as far as that, but if the coasters come down Luke street they will continue along Baldwin street to where the cars run, and if such q thing as this is allowed there is bound to be trouble, and this is q good time to take steps to guard against it. There is a sharp grade on all the streets, especially those on the east side of the trolley tracks, and sleds and dou> bIe rippers come down them at tre- mendous speed. In the interest of hu- man life the business should be stopped on all these streets. :.g .&
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
TIM

Grieve, Bisset 6 Holland are selling the Vassar glove at 9Sc, black, white, brown, tan and grey.
 Dodge has a full supply of rubbers and rubber boots. Sizes to it tine largA and small boy.
 Currans reputation for gloves is no new thing. Well stocked for the holi- days. E Connecticut Boot & Shoe Co bought their rubbers before the advance rn price. Customers get the benefit.
 Double Hunt stamps at Castles to morrow. Pork Sc and SC, fresh shpul- ders 7c and Sc a pound.
 Miller & Peck have good line of mems gloves at S1. Linen handker chiefs 75c, $1.S5 and $2.89 half dozen.
 The Union Supply Co gives 100 stamps with pound butter BOG, four pounds prunes 25c, package corn starch 10c. The Boston Furniture Co have put in new line of chiIdren's furniture for the holidays.
 The New York Grain and Feed Go have just received earful Of Lenox stock food.
 You, do not have a fit of the blues when your, washing comes back from Home Steam laundry.
 Reid & Hughes have large selec- ton of silk stocks, black, white and colors, Soc.
 Look over Jones, Morgan Gc Co.'S stock of leather goods, gifts that men sapprectate. :, R, R. Harder X Go has reduced boys. 5zsuits to +$4, and $4 suits to g.
 Holczer has a supply of babies. shoes, all styles, all colors. Ladies' felt slippers 39c.
 Money saving prices at the spot cash store, the Public Market. Fresh shoulders Sc pound. A Matlhiot Is selling children's fan nelette skirts and waists at I0c, dressed doll 10c.
 Belted top coats, black or gray, have been big sellers at J. B. Mullings 6 Sons this year.
 s. ForInan has some handsome ftars, suits, jackets and crayenette coata ol digplays
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
BROOKLYN BRIEFS 5.

EX- Officer Goggins was visiting ing friends in this district yesterday.
 The best tea and coffee that you can buy at reasonable price i'll the city can be had at the E. P. Dunphy Gro cery Co.'S.
 Mrs Cashmere J. Yesvensky, the Bank street, is seriously i'll at her home on Drayer avenue.
 =Mr and Mrs M. J. Murphy, Mrs s. Mitchell and Miss M. Mitchell, are in New Britain to-day attending the funeral of Mrs Nora Ryan, a well known and highly esteemed person of that city.
 At St Patrick's church last eve ming vespers was sung by Father Gleeson. An eloquent sermon on the Immaculate Conception was preached by Father Sheehan. The Sanctuary choir was under the direction of. Miss AIcNamaTa, the solos were rendered by Master Edward Keefe. / @
 The Limerick club held meeting in their rooms on James street last evening. The election of officers took place. The following were elected for the term of six months: President, Frederick Myers; vice president, William Leonard; secretary, John Lalper; treasurer, Russell Quinn The charter is now open for new mem bers.
 The steamer belonging to Brook lyn engine house, met with an acci- dent this morning while turning the corner at South Leonard street the king bolt broke, overturning the steamer and throwing Captain Mc- Evoy and driver William Fogarty, to the ground. The driver was kicked by the horses, although he was not seriously hurt The steamer was taken away for repairs.
 The fair of the Third Congrega- tional church came to a close last evening. The stage program was as follows: Several selections were rem dered by the Italian orchestra, tenor solo by Miss Fargo, Rev MT Root con ducted the show of the mysteries of India. Miss Isabelle Clark attended to the reading of palms in g most de lightfuI manner. Some of the articles that were won, were a beautiful doll by Miss Miller and a sofa pillow by Miss Elsie Adams. The rest of the articles will be drawn next week.
 The following schedule has been made out for the different teams of tie Brooklyn Athletic club to play crib tonight: H. Cunningham and l.. Lachanee vs P. Cronan and D. Hickey; P. Clark and J. Blandsfield ys J. Gal win and E. Tierney; NJ. Tierney and J. Ryan vs J. Duane and F. Duffy l.. Darlington and D. Bergen vs ". DWyer and c. Stigberg; ". Lallier and A. Carroll vs Picquinot and Smith T. Kennedy and G. Stroker vs A. O'Brien and J. Begley; T. Donahue and NJ. Madden vs J. Walsh and +. Leary; M. Qua1ae and J. English vs T. CaHrey and J. Clark.
 We thaye what you ask for, we give you what you ask for, and we ask fof { it less price than you will be asked to pay elsewhere We think there is no question as to this, Our stock is absolutely complete, our buying IS careful and extensive, and our selling is at prices to please the people and to bring them again. If you are not a~customer of ours, failure to become one is costing you something. A. c Walker, the druggist, 756 Bank street
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
LOST '.
Leavenwesth Ssssss lssahass Plans
 for Rahsa RsEl E hroadIS.

James E Holmes. fireman sta- toned at the Leavenworth street en- zine house, calculated he would be in- dependent of the turkey trust this Christmas, but, alas for human ex- pectations! It was this way:
 Holmes is of an enterprising spirit ana when he heard there was to be turkey raf1fe ini Watervtlle he hastened to invest. The chances were sold in envelopes ana ran from 1 cent to 1s cents. It all depended upon ones luck to draw an envelope for 15 cents or for l cent. Holmes's good luck was with him when he drew from the atack of envelopes. His first draw cost him 1- cent, It tickled him and he invested again and once rnoreN his draw cost justs1 cent He was having q regular cinch with fortune. Two chances against the turkey trust for only 2 cents! He tried again and still again, and each time he drew charge of ! cent. He had half a dozen chances then for cents, and on the strength of those he tried again and 1 cent more was the charge. Finally he took a, dozen chances in all. and all they cost him was exactly t2 cents He de cided luck was with him and in his mind he, already had the turkey.
 To make an otherwise long story short, Holmes won rhe turkey, and ha dispatched friend to Waterville 6 few days ago to fetch it to his home. It was live bird and such fine bird that a. passenger on the car, took 4 fst4lcy .to 1t and ofFeretl Holnesss friend $2 for it. The friend succumbed to the tetapta fion and had good time on the neney which should have gone to tlle fireman. but who, alas, has not seen his friend since, and is not only out his r cents, but also his fine turkey. And now for his Christmas dinner he will have to subscribe to the turkey trust, #of which he Thought he was indepen- dents x
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
FISH WOULD NOT BITE.
SpprtsmeA Report Ppsr Luck at EEaat-
 :. ing ana Fishing.

There will be no game supper at the Ivy club rooms on Ward street to-InOfs row evening. The hunters of the club. Edward N6rthwood, Thomas Carpnill and Christopher Gilbert, returned last evening from 8, three days hunting Shell" Hatchcock's pond. They can't explain their hard luck, only that it was of the worst kind. The fish re fused every kind Of bait, and even a rabbit was not seen In all their travels. Only for Gflbert's overeoat they thinR they would have fafnisheE They dis located the right sleeve of the coat ana, lived on 1t for two days when they struck a farm house ana were given shelter and food. A1i their own bait, was exhausted by that time so that the only thing they had to give thS farmer in return for his hospitality was their thanks.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
COST Or IrylNs cUEs up.
An lAcrsass of one Per cent, Over
 Last labnth.

Tn the month just past the cost Of living advanced one per cent due tO the increase in price of daily pro- ducts. How the annual cost of living has steadily risen in t1e United States is shown fn. series oe tables published in Dun's index number, just issued.
 Tendencies to further increase. are shown by the scarcity of wheat nailk, eggs, wool and hides. all important. items in connection with making arr rangemef1ts for the winter.
 Tn 1861, when the civil war had just begun, the annual cost of living was $121.63. and in 1864 it had risen to S312 73. The year 1870 saw the aI- lewatc@ for each person reduced to sl65.47, There was q gradual decrease until the lowest mark, $T2.45, was reached in 1897. The cost for the sue. ceezifng years was: 1898, ST9.94:: 1899, sse.42; 1900. S95.29; 1901, s05.66 Ig02, $1o1.59; 1903. ,$1OO.35; and 19oi, < The commodity price prop toned to the coaisumptiOn for Eaci1 person was .on the sfrst of 3hfs month 100. .554, as compared .sRsth .S90.48 of November and with $9S.22 of year ano. The advance of one percent last month was due to the increased cost of eggs and dairy products. Eggs rose eight cents dozen, ana milk wns n cent higher a quart. Spirits, tohaceo and tea showed no fluctuations in peice.
 Although the faiI in cotton hRs been great, the prices of cotton goods have fallen little, owing to the limited sup plies. The available supply of wool has been depfe4egl, and it is expected that the price of \ woeien garments will increase.
 Scarcely any signffdant .chaaaga," l" runs the report. "is noted in boots and shoes, but hides and leather have moved steadily upward, almost with out Interruption, since the packing house strike, which curtailsd the sup ply. The shortage has never been made up, and 1t IS likely tot continue because hides are only a bEproduct and there is no prospect of such a de .mand for beef that an abnorrnal num- Der ot cattle will be kifled. The ofber solution lies iH the iEnporta tfon of for seign dry hides, which may be substi- tuted to d certain extent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
REDUCED POSTAL RATES.

Mexico City, Dec. 9.-The reduced postal rates between Mexico and Can ada, agreed upon by both govern. ments probably will go into effect soon. The rate from Canada will be two cents gold and from Mexico five cents silver, as is now the rate to the United States. The amount of cor respondence between this country and Canada is steadily growing. Sir. Wil- liam Mullock. postmaster general Of Canada, now here, is working actively to promote direct trade with the dominion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
THE TABARD INN

Library is now established at our pharmacy. The books are Fiction, Science, Travel, Politics, Religion and Commerce. You can read them for aI- most nothing. Come in and inquire about them at F'ftzpatr1ck's pharmacy. corner East Main and Wall streeca Telephone 634.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
TWO NEW TRAINS

San Antonio, Tex. Dec. 9-The Na- tional Railroad of Mexico, in conjune- ton with the International $ Great Northern, Texas and Pacific and Iron Mountain route, will on January 8, 1905, put in service two new trains between Mexico City and St Louis, reducing the running time 25 hours for one train and 20 hours for another. Both trains will handle malls, and let ters will reach Mexico City from New York and Chicago just 20 hours earlier than heretofore.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
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f
 The house Of Charles L., T4otohkiss of Cheshire was burned to yesterday The loss is $S,0O0. insurance $1 ,5O0.
 Louis Gochet, Of New Haven, 50 years old, a rubber worker, died at the hospital yesterday of spotted fever. He had been sick about twenty four hours.
 Marko ZorkoVftch, an Austrian. died at the New Haven hospital yesterday of trichinosis, due probably to tue eating of uncooked pork An agEopss revealed the cause Of death.
 W. |. Douglas, governor of Massa- chusetts, has brought suit against William Johnson, of New Britain, for S1 ,O0O. Johnsonl has conducted a shoe store on Arch street but has now left town and is said to be in Manchester.
 Captain Thomas Palmer, of Had dam, committed suncide at his homo yesterday, He had not been in good health for. a week or more and haA mind appeared to be somewhat affect ed. He was found by his daughter with whom be lived sittlng in a chair with his .rite in his hands. He had discharged the weapon and the bullet had penetrated the brain.
 The postoflce in North Woodstock was entered last night and $50 and a gold watch belonging to Postmaster Charles W Brett was stolen. Entrance was gained through the back window. Yesterday Deputy sheriM l.. H Heal ey arrested William Cooper, aged p, and ChafTes M08at, aged 1T, and they were brought before Justice Of the Peace Luther Leayitt, Probable cailse was found and both were bound over to the superior court under $fO0 bonds each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
o11EEN MINE SOLD.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 9-The Indian Queen mine, located at Apex, a small mining camp about 26 miles south of Butte, has been sold to the Amalga- mated Copper Mining company for S2DO,OOO by S. Marchesseau and Will liam Farlin.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
Tie cRnara1tartc -vkarr.

There is not thing that labor can do or propose to do or leave undone which is likely to really benefit the workers but which meets with the bit ter opposition of the capitalist press.~- American Federafionist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
. SHOT FROM ANRpsH.

Bristol; Ark, Dee. E. white and his son Day White, were shot from ambush near EdnoIn, Faulkner county, dying almost instantly few weeks aao David Harris was murdered near siaa plaee There cIue t0 the murderern
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
CIlTan DFy Goods Co We Arc One Day
 Nearer to Xmas.

Those who have purchases to make will do well to remember there are but thirteen business days until Christmas. s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-09
Our Famous Kid Gloves for Gifts.

What is more genteeI and pracJIcaI for girls than beautiful GlovesE
 There is no one in this vicinity old or young, who does not know all about our gIoYes--the name is guarantee in itself and permits of no uncertainty regarding results if Whey are CUk- RAMS. they're right so-.s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

His own ardent temperament cOlored his under
standing. filled him with depression and par
alyzed activity at golden moments. and led him
in blind confidence into hopeless battles No
with a keen political vision would ever
have entered Adams's Cabinet after having held
the scales to weigh Adams and jackson and
award to one the Presidency. Ii opened him 10
the corrupt bargain charge which. though
baseless. blighted his ambition He never could
understand Jackson's popularity, for he never
really understood the American people. Yet no
man ever had warmer friends or had a larger
share of personal popularity-except on election
day His own bad judgment and instinct for
reconciling the irreconcilable lost him the Pres
idency.
He has left almost no permanent mark on the
statute book. but any just appraisal OF Henry
Clay will nevertheless recognize great ana
benefcent contribution on his rart to national
DEVELOPMENT The War of 1912 was pre-em-
nently his war. 1t melancholy struggle
begun in foolishness. according to all standards
of practical craftsmanship. but it was a great
tonic to American nationality. His com
promises were too often brides to the slave power
rather than satisfactory adjustments by mutual
concession but as false work they served
purpose till the structure strong enough
to stand shocks by itself He was an lncom-
patible man. with high sense OF PERSONAL
political and financial honor. Though the cham
pion of the bank he would ask no favors of it,
and he was never a patronage seeker. once, In
Philadelphia a man of supposed wealth but
recent embarrassment entertained him hand
somely and the next day sought his aid to ne
gotiate a loan. Claws wrath was volcanic
Years later this man asked to subscribe
to fund to pay CIay's debts and made himself
ridiculous by giving the incident as reason
for refusal Clay was however, recklessly gen
erous with financial assistance to his family and
neighbors Once he was asked to indOrse a
note and declined. because the man had no pros
poets of meeting it. The suppliant went away In
a rage only to find that nobody else would In
dorse his note Clay met him as he was going
home in dependency. asked him what he needed.
and then while refusing to indorse note, said
he would make the note himself if the borrower
would indorse it. He lost much money in such
ways and it was this. rather than any personal
careIessness in money matters, that often put
him heavily in debt.
The author of this book writes history loosely.
He evidently knows his field, but he is careless
of details and lacks scholarly accuracy He
repeatedly speaks Of Brock as the commander
of the British raid Washington, and says
he was killed before Baltimore. whereas Brock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
HENRY CLAY.
4n Intimate Study of His Per
sOnality.

THE TRUE HENRY CLAY BY Joseph NJ. ROg-
ers. With twenty-fOur Illustrations. Svo. PIP.
S8 Philadelphia j. b. Lippincott Company.
To even the we-read American of to-day
Henry Clay is a good deal of a myth. At least
he is a symbol rather than personality. His
name is identified in the popular mind with the
protective policy which ne did not invent. which
he did not consistently support and which in
its scope has gone far beyond anything he
planned Protection to him meant home mar
ket for hemp and other farm products, en-
ployment of the surplus labor of the country
and industrial independence in time Of
war. But he himself planter, had a vision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
A SONG OF DEVON.

Gray rain. west wind. sunshine and shadow,
These be your brthright. o sons of the West;
Strong men before we, and
Good women bore We, and
Gave we your passport to Ravens of rest
Moorland dourland gray stone and heather,
These be your homeland, sons of the moor;
Stanch is your story. and
Great is your glory, and
Devon is nurse to ye, great men and poor.
2astward, northward, ocean and Shorthand.
These be your heritage, sons of gray sea;
Strong men have died for them,
Paid in their pride for them,
Hood, bores and lives full that ye may go free
Gilbert, Raleigh. Drake and Courtenay,
These your sires, these be your kin:
Deathless their names be. and
Fadeess their flames be. and.
Sons Of their manhood. how ye but win?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25
WINTER.
BY HELEN CHISHOLM

o dry tree, dost thou dream of spring.
o moaning bough. of birds that sing?
. barren earth, of leaves to dress
Thy nakedneSs?
Thou frozen streamlet, mute and Stiu.
What leaping hopes thy bosom fiji?
on what swift impulses of speed
Thy sloth must feedi
The life shall flow in wood and wave.
And spring arise from winters grave.
Will all be as a year ago?
Alas. Love, mol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

OF country predominantly agricultural and
little contemplated its modern Industrial de-
velopment Nevertheless Clay traversed the
theory of protection and furnished to American
politics a large share of the arguments which
have since been used for the illumination of the
subject
He also survives in memory the engineer
Of the series of adjustments and compromises
which tided the nation the shoals of sec
tional disputes from 1920 until the Civil War.
These were not lasting in their character. but
have been entirely swept away, and Clay seems
to have left little permanent mark inSd-
tutions His bank plans came to nothing. His
land surplus distribution schemes came to worse
than nothing. He suffers the fate of every
compromiser who no matter how wise and pa
triotic his sacrifices to expediency divests him
self of all heroic attributes. The champion of
simple moral idea wins a lasting following.
The compromisers fame is not borne along
the wings of fanatcism. but depends his
power of projecting his personality. This power
Clay possessed in a remarkable degree, and the
study of the man more than his measures is es-
sential to any just estimate of his place in his
tory. 1t would not be fair to say that this
true" life gives a truer portrait either of the
man or the statesman than Mr.. Schurz's admir-
able brief biography. but it fills in the picture
with much more personal detail and furnishes
anecdote.
Mr.. Rogers presents Clay as a man Of rare
and in many respects feminine charm He was
quick tempered. ardent, imperious, brave, fond
of sports and far from being Puritan In all
external features he was thoroughly masculine,
and masculine after the rather loose fashion
considered compatible with high breeding in his
time and section But his mind was after all
feminine in many of its workings and feminine
in it's power to win enthusiastic and unreason-
ing affection. Webster never liked and was al
ways jealous of Clay, but even he fell under the
spell of Clay's personality. according to the au-
thor who reports this incident:
Webster was once asked why he did not have
more enthusiasm for Clay. lie replied that neither
God nature had given him much sentiment
had been woman and he (Webster) had met her
in early life, they would have loved, quarreled and
could not conceive how he might. in any case have
regretted the event
Mr.. Rogers also reports story which he con-
| cedes is probably apocryphal but which never
theless illustrates mems feelings toward Clay:
Calhoun said: don't like Clay. He is
bad man. impostor. a creator of wicked
schemes. l wouldn't speak to him, but, by God!
I love him! "
Clay lacked essential of political leader
shp-fXity of purpose He was often accused of
being trimmer and his long nursed ambition
for the Presidency gave some color to the
! charge But certainly Clay never thought of
himself as a trimmer believed he was sac
rificing conviction to self-interest. He could
! brave public opinion for what he was convinced
was right. only his mind was so constituted
that it always shifting with changing con-
ditions. He was bad Judge of public feeling