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The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

milk about three pounds of Portland
cement and add sufficient Vetenian
red paint powder Costing three cents
per poundl to impart II good color.
Any other paint powder may be as
well used. The milk will hold the
paint in suspension, but the cement,
being very heavy, will sink TO the
bottom, 81 that II becomes necessary
to keep the milk well stirred with n
paddle. This feature of the stirring is
the only drawback to the paint, and as
its efficiency depends upon administer
ing n good coating of cement, II is not
safe to leave its application to untrust-
worthy or careless help. Six hours
after painting this paint will be rs I'M
movable and unaffected by water as
month-old oil paint. have heart of
buildings twenty years old painted in
this manner in which the wood was
well preserved. My own experience
dates back nine years, when | painted
small bnrn with this mixture, and
the WOOD today-secofd growth Nir-
ginia yellow pine-show no signs what
ever of decay or dry-rot. The effect of
such coating seems to I've to petrify
the surface of the wood. Whole milk
is better than huttefmilk or skim milk,
as it contains more oil and this is the
constituent which sets the cement. If
mixed with water instead of milk, the
wash rubs and stalks off readily. This
mixture, with a little extra of the
cement from the bottom of the bucket
daubed on, makes the best possible
paint for trees where large limbs have
been pruhed or sawed oti.-Cuy +.
Mitchell in Scientific American,
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
When His Wife Struck.

The walking delegate never tired of
talking about the strike. He held that
it was justified, if ever strike was,
and he was prepared to demonstrate
that it was perfectly proper to strike
to secure desired result. He told his
wife so, and she appeared to agree with
him she said it seemed the easiest
| way.
That night when he came home he
found the table was not set.
81 want new dress" she said,
when he asked what the trouble was.
81 know. You have been bothering
me for that dress for month"; lie said,
'but how about supper?''
''There isn't any," she replied; "this
is Il strike"
"a striken'
"Ycs, l have been trying TO secure IL
peaceable settlement of this trouble for
some time, now I've struck"
''Do you dare"
"oh, don't talk to me that wayi If I
can't get you to arbitrate, why I've
got to strilse,"
"But, Mary, you don't understand" Z"
''Oh, yes, j do. rve made my de-
mands, and they've been refused. I've
asked for arbitlntion with view to
compromise, and that also has been re-
fused. a strike is all there is left, and
I've struck
"But ydht demands are unfeason-
able"
~ don't think they are"
"YSu'rt no Judge
"Nbu'fe the Judge of your own de-
mands when you strike, and want
something. It's no use talking. The
strike is on"
She folded her arms III n determined
way, and he subsidized. 1t was perhaps
half nm hoMr later when he looked up
and said.
"Well, what afe you going to do
about itp"
"Nothing," SHE replied, "the strike
is still on"
"Aren't you hungry?"
"Nb. saw there was something in
the treasury before the strike was
ordered.n
Meaning the pantry"" He Remarked.
Meaning the pantry she repeated.
~ believe I'll get a Bite" he said.
'It's locked" she replied. "The
reserve ID to lie used to keen the strike
going. You can't touch the strikar's
resources"
Be careful, Mary" he said warm
ingiy. "If ! shut Oh the cash" She
nodded toward the locked pantry.
II tan stick 1T out a week." she said.
Five OF ten minutes later he proposed
that they c6n,promise On the bases Of
ten dollars.
Twenty" she said firmly.
"Bdt can't afford IT," he protested.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
VALENTINES DAY.

sunday next is Valentines Day, and
many will be the valentines sent
through the mails to both loved and
hated; not so much to honor the good
old saint after whom the day was
named rs to crafty the petty feelings
of the senders. The fact is that if st.
Valentine were to rise up Out of his
grave and set some of the horrible
pictures called valentines he would HE
himself bnck into the tall timber, sit
down upon "A rock and drown his
sorrows by reading Polly pry or some
other charitable, inoiiensive magazine.
The old legend of the birds making
love to each other at this time of the
sending valentines, probably does not
specify the kind of birds and, judging
from the large sales of cheap and not
very handsome valentines, one would
infer that hawks and crows were the
birds alluded to.
There is no prettier custom than that
of sending valentines rs II token of
affection to loved ones and many a
heart is made glad because they are
remembered by those who are dear to
them in this way. But, on the other
hand, the custom of sending hideous
pictures with insulting verses to per-
sons we don't like is an abominatIon
and also sign of much vacant space
In the top story of the sender
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Onp traitor IN the fortress Is more
dangerous than d thousand foes with
out Outside temptations would be
powefless il It were not for Its allies
within the heart. we shall never win
the lasting victory over temptation
while we cherish a desire for the for
biddeh thing. IF you hug the thoiight
of wrong-doil,g, temptation has the
upper hand, nd matter how blameless
your life may appear froh the outside.
Aim to conquer temptation, not only
as faf rs your acts are concerned, but
in its fo5pt, in the hearts secret desires.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Ninety-five years ago today III Har-
din county, Kentucky, Abraham
Lincoln was born His parents We're
both born in Virginia, of undistin-
glrished families. His paternal grand
father, after whom Abe was named,
emigrated to Kentucky from Virginia
about 1852 where he was killed by
Indians year later. His ancestors
who We're Quakers went to Virginia
from Pennsylvania.
Lincoln's father was six years old
when his father Abe's grandtather)
was killed and he grew Zip without an
education. When Abe was eight years
old his family moved to Indiana, which
was then wild region, and Abe says:
There l grew up. There We're some
schools, so called, but no qualification
was ever required of teacher beyond
'readin', writin' and cipherin' to the
rule of three. OF course, when | came
of age, didn't know much. Still,
however, | could read, write and cipher
to the rule of three, but that was all.
| have not been to school since. The
little advantage | now have upor this
store of education | have picked up
from time to time under the pressure
of necessity
Lincoln worked on the farm until
he was u years old then he went to
Illinois and clerked in store and
worked at other jobs for a time. At
the breaking out of the Black Hawk
war he was elected captain of volun-
teers. After the close Of the Black
Hawk war he ran for the legislature
md was defeated, the only time he was
ever defeated by the people. The next
and three succeeding Biennial elections
he was elected to the Legislature, dur
ing which time he studied law and in
congress. From 1s49 to 1854 he gave
his entire attention to his law practice
and seemed to have lost all interest in
politics until aroused by the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise. He was
inaugurated president of the United
States March 4, 1861, at the expiration
of this term and when the great
Civil war was nearing its close lie was
reelected and sooii after assassinated
in Ford's theatre by John Wilkes
Booth.
Probably no president IF the United
States, excepting Washington, holds
rs high n place in the hearts Of the
American people as Abraham Lincoln.
In almost every school room througout
the North appropriate programs are
being given today in honor of him.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Silently the work or bur lives goes
on. 1t proceeds without intermission,
and all that has been done is the un-
of that which is to be
done. Young man and maitien, take
heed to the work OF your hands. That
which yol, are doilig is imperishable.
You do not leave 1t behind yoi because
you forget il. 1t passes away from you
but 1t does hot pass AWAY
in reality. Every stroke, every single
element abldes, and there is nothing
that grows az fast rs character.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
4 BOYS Faith.

Two boys, aged six and seven, were
sitting upright, eacli in his little bed,
when one of them, bowing his head for
moment, made Il kiss i'll the air and
then blew it from him.
"Who Is that for?" asked johnny.
''For God,n replied little joe.
".But God won't stoop down to take
it.u
NO. replied Joe; ''bit Jesus will
carry it up to Him for me.'--s. S.
Messenger.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

The excessive feeding or heifer calves,
especially with httening foods, has a
tendency u produce a nd-purpose class
of cows. Probably the bure-bred
Jerssy has suffered more in this respect
than others because the calves n.e so
gentle that the temptation to feed them
to ttle limit of their appetites IS irresis-
tihle.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
A Novel Study.

The University of Missouri will offer
to students a full course in poultry
raising. Vt is to be put 1i an equal
plane with other studies. judging
from the number who have entered for
the course, it is one of the most popu-
lar studies of the curriculum An ex-
perimental poultry farms is dne of the
features.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 9.-Fourteen per-
SONS We're killed and more than score
injured In collision between two
passenger trains on the Canadian Paci-
tic railroad near Sand Point today.
The trains in collision We're east bound
and west bound $500 specials.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
Are We boins Our ss.tf

We inay not lie able to do as we
would like to do. We may not even
be able to do as well as Dur neighb6f
does. But we are able to do as well as
we can do. God, who stes Gs as we
are, and understands DUR lack Sf power
and our desire for more power than we
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

"Thnt's your business" she answered
~ offered to arbitrate once"
1t was 10 o'clock that night when he
finally gave in, and somehow he felt he
had experienced II new phase of the
strike business. 1t looked different
from the other side of the fence
Epworth Herald.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
oAAAAAAAAAAAA "A
GENERAL. NEWS

Toxic, Feb. l0.-A formal declaration
of war Is expected tonight. The proc
lamation has been prepared and APP
proved by the cabinet. Foreign Minis
secure the approval of the emperor.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

have, will judge us according to our
doing within our limits of power, and
in our circumstances. Have we done
in all things today rs well rs we could,
in view of our ability and circ,Im-
stances, and Of our understanding of
duty:
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Cripple Creek, Feb. 6.-After the
state had introduced all its testimony
against the editor and all men en-
ployed on the Victor Record who were
charged with criminal libel, OIL motion
of Attorney Tully Scott, Judge Lewis
ordered the jury to bring in verdict
of not guilty.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
RANCH AND HOUSEHOLD.

To make apple and celery salad fill
the salad bowl with equal parts of
chopped celery and raw, sour apples
and dress with mayonnaise. This is
an excellent salad to serve with game.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Judge-Have you anything TO say he
fore sentence is passed.
Prisoncr-Haven't | IL right under
the law to he tried by my peers!
Judge-Ccrtainly
Prisoner-rhen what right had that
idiotic jury TO find me guilty?
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Mrs. Cmwfoot-Oh, Hiram, the old
hen thought the pile Of mortar was
chicken food and ate a lot of it.
Mr.. Crawfoot : Well, Manda,
NcoM she'll be laying brick sool.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

"I'hey may abuse Wall street all they
please" said the Philadelphia man,
but ! came out 500 ahead the last time
| was there.
'"HoW did you do it," nsked his
friend.
"Left the money at home" replied
the wise Quaher.-Chicago News.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Toxic, Feb. lO.-Japan seized Ma-
sampho Sunday and dispatched Il
heavy force there. taran will fortify
the port and establish naval and
military base there. NIasamplio is ex-
ceedingly important, rs it controls the
Korean channel, and is an excellent
base for future operations.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

The Dolores Mercantile company
is offering all winter goods at n dis
count.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Sharpe-Yes, Parker invented the
safest airship ever heard of.
Slowe-But it refused to fly. You
couldn't go up in it.
Sharpe-That's, of coursc, why say
it was the safest
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Denver, Feb. s-.Judge Palmer today
sentenced Frederick Arnold, Newton
Andrews and Charles Peters, who
killed Mrs. Thomas Youhgblood on
New Years eve, to be hanged during
the week beginning May 10. An APP
peal will be taken to the supreme court
to test the constitutonality of the
hanging law.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Harry Pyle is in Denver nn business
this week.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

'lootsn Dunton Is quite sick with
typhoid-Pneumoilia.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

Baltimore. Feb. s-,fhe fire which
found its inception yesterday morning
in the wholesale dry spotls house of
John +. Hurst & Co., on Hopkinst Pl.,
was the result of all explosion. The
fire occurred in the heart uf the whole
sale dry goods portion of the city and
spread like the wind until it embraced
nearly eighty of the business blocks of
Baltimore. The loss is incompatible
at this time. dut Il 10 placed at any
where from *T5, 600, 600 to SiE5, ,OO0, 600,
which will force several of the liislir-
ance companies to the wall. The most
costly buildings that went down in the
holocaust yesterday were those of the
Equitable, the Baltimore 4 Ohio, and
Continental Trust companies, which
alone means loss of twenty million
dollars.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN R. R.

Read down the left column aud up the right.
Both trains take dinner at Dolores. Regular
freight trains do not carry passengers. Pas
scnger trains do not run on sunday.
W. l.. Miller, Agent.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

DIR. Blair received letter yesterday
from Mrs. Blair stating that her brother
was dead.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

81 wonder how il is that men size
cecd that mind their own business"
"Because there is so little competi-
ton"
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12

The SNOW which fell Saturday night
and sunday laid the dust pretty
thoroughly.
The Dolores star., 1904-02-12
BORROWED WIT.

girls of dogs would not make pets
How happy we might be;
If dudes would pass up cigarettes,
How happy we might be;
If humorists all could provoke mirth
If of stale jokes there was a dearth,
II bores would only quit the earth,
How happy we might he.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
AT SHORT CALENDAR.
Attorneys Rogers and Wood Were Principal Actors To-Day.

Attorneys Rogers and Wood were the comedians at short calendar In the district court to-day. It seemed ] as if at one time very little would cause an exchange of blows. And the trouble was over an attempt by MT Rogers to get an order from the court emitting him to maka a cer- tain certificate part of his defense in the suit for taxes Of the Town Plot school district against Mary G. Partree. MT Wood contended there was no mentions of any certificate in the case and MT Rogers contended there was. This bold statement caused great sensation among the fraternity. and surprise was ex- pressed that an attorney, usually the most tranquil of his tribe, should ex- hibit temper. The matter was de- cided for MT Wood.
 Judgment for foreclosure of 8 mortgage was granted Terrence o. O'Brien against Thomas Connor ct ux for s. 163 The property involved is situated on Fuller street. Ths period of redemption was hInited to April 12 Similar judgment was granted the Waterbury Savings bank against John w Hill ct al The amount of the debt Is S4.5OO and con. sists of two notes. The property is situated on Field street Law days begin June 1.
 J. E. Smith & Go were granted judgment aganst L. A. Beach for foreclosure. for debt of $39.95 with costs of S4S.21. Law day May 4.
 Tn the replevin suit of the Hall wood Cash Register Go against J. E. Maroney judgment was given for the defendant, it being allowed that he has a lien on the sample case of certain drummer for S4O.S5 in default Of payment Of a board bill for that amount
 Judgment for S161 was given the plaintiff in the suit of Silverman against Verrier.
 A. w. Tedcastle was made de fendant in&the suit of Christine Stad Ter against her son-in-law, Henry Halstrunk. Attorney Lauber, coun- SCI for the defense. said this was a matter in which the plaintiff brought suit in order to freeze out other cred itors. A bond of S3O was ordered.
 The cases of F. 0. Bushnell against A. E. Conklin was set down for hearing Tuesday and Styles Atwood against E. c. Atwood, Wednesday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
Credit Argument.

Our strong position in the credit oR -- Is matter attained by un- daunred persistence fn matters or quality and litueness Of price. backed Dy the most liberal and generous cred- 1t proposition ever offered to the pub lie by the Guarantee Credit Clothing Go.
 Anybody can buy for cash. That's easy" There's no special honor in tha fact that one can walk into a store, lay down in cold cash the full price asked for an article and so become the possessor. Come to think of 1t it'a the coldest sort of a proposition. mere transaction. To have credit given you is entirely different. Makes you feel as though you were entitled to 1t. What great honor 1t Is to be able to enter as store, select such goods as you want and arrange to pay for them in amounts and at times that are convenient to you. What a great dignity there is to credit, and how far reaching its beneficial effects.
 large per cent of the worlds business owes its existence to this great comodity. To buy for caala. then, is very ordinary. But to buy on credit is always distinction that ona should be proud of.
 THE BIG TRUSTFUL STORE ys
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
MINISTERS DEpLORE IT.
Severe Criticism of the Negro Made
 i'm Boston Recently.

Boston, Feb 2O.-Leading Episcopal clergymen in the diocese Of Massachu- setts deplore the severe criticism of the negro race in the south, recently made in this city by hight Rev Vii liam M. Brown. D. D., bishop of Ar kansas.
 At a special meeting last night in the school room of St Augustine's s church here Rev Samuel G. Babcocs, archdeacon Of Boston; Rev Father Ed ward Osborne, superior of the Order of St John the Evangelist: Rev Father c. N. Field, who has charged of work among colored Epfscopalians here, and others joined in a protest against the remarks of Bishop Brown.
 A letter was read from Bishop Will liam Lawrence in which he stated that Bishop Browns views did not meet with the approval Of the Episcopal church north or south.
 The bishop of Arkansas, who has been here in the interest of missions i'll his diocese, left for home at mid. night Tn an address at Cambridge last evening he expressed regret that his utterances had given offense, but he had spoken only the truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
NEW TOWN STORE.
Will Soon be Ready and Cost to Fit it
 Out But SliShs.

The board of charities Is making considerable headway with the work of getting room In the basement of the city hall building ill shape so that it will serve the purpose of-the present town store which costs $1S0 a year for rent and is ill rather out of the way place at that. The new quarters will soon be ready for use and will be big improvement on the old one. The cost of fitting it up will not amount to much. Most of the stock was picked up among the debris about the city hall and the rest of it was fished out of old, but valuable pieces at the city yard on Benedict street. One part of the new furnishing looks quite fa- miliar and no doubt many will recog- nize it. It is the wire screens so long in use in the office of the judge of probate and comes just right for the top of the counter. There is rail ing leading from the office up stairs to the store below which has been ly- ing idle since it was relegated to the rear years ago, but serves good pur- pose now and looks as good as new material. The floor has been concret- ed, the walls whitewashed and gas jets set so that all remains now to COUpleIG LuS JOU IS lHc putlIuS III Oi d few shelves. One thing that puzzled the management was how to dispose of flies during the summer months, but this obstacle was removed to-day by expert opinion from man called in for that purpose who assured the com mittee that darkness is the only thing he knows of which will insure com- plete immunity from flies and sug- gested that with the lights out and the only aperture closed the flies would give the place wide birth. There are half a dozen or more spa cious chambers under the building which, at small outlay can be con- verted inso splendid storerooms or offices and it is probable that the de- pertinent of public works may de- eide to do something with them. One of the rooms is marked out as ideal headquarters for the milk inspector and the powers that be have their eye upon the largest one of all as a very suitable place for first-class tonsorial room with an entrance at the west side of the building. It is believed that. aT good AiJarber shop with bath room accommodation would pay in the base ment of the hall and some of the of ficials claim they see S1,O00 in it for the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
DEMOCRATS LATE.
Failed to File Primary Lists tn Town
 Clerks Office on Time,

The wary republicans gained an other signal victory over the unsus. pecting democrats yesterday and as a consequence the latter are now al the mercy of the enemy with refer ence to the filing Of the voting lists According to law the lists should have been filed in the town clerks of. flee yesterday, but owing to bungling work on somebody's part the demo crats failed to show up, but the oth- CT fellows were On deck early in the day and placed their lists where the town clerk could not help getting bis eye on them. As the case stands now, so much Of the work of regis tration as pertains to the democla ats which took place at the last two ses- sions of the registrars Is null and void. provided anybody cares to say SA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-20
MARTIAL LAW NOW.
After an A t snpt to Assassinate Press
 ident Bonilla.

New Orleans, Feb 20.-The Picay. une to-day says:
 The city and province of Tecuci galpa, Spanish Honduras. are under martial law as result of an attempt to assassinateN President Manuel Bo nilla. Half dozen of the most prominent members of the chamber of deputies are prisoners, charged with the attempted crime"
 Some days ago Policiarpo Bonilla a cousin of the president and him. self an ex5president, with seven other members walked out of the congress sional session, broke up quorum and. kept the body from transactina business by remaining away. This action on the part of the deputies made the president suspect trouble and when the firing started he saw through the plan at once.
 He issued decree dissolving con- gress, declaring martial law with himself as supreme ruler and then gave notice of an election for a con- stitutional convention. This con vention will be expected to form a new congress. ~