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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Tonxue-Twfsters.

Here are some sentences that wfll amuse you. Give them to your friends, and have them say each of them over as rapidly aAHossible:
 Six thick thistle sticks.
 Flesh of freshly fried flying fish,
 Two toads totally tired tried to troB to Tedbury.
 The sea ceaseth, but it sufRceth us.
 Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig-whip.
 Strict strong stephen Stringer snarea sticky six sickIy silky snakes.
 She stood at the door of Mrs. Smithn fish-sauce shop welcoming him in.
 Swan swam over the sea: swim. swan, swim! Swan swam back again. Wen swum swami
 Susan shineth shoes and socks: socks and shoes shine Susan. She ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for socks and shoes shock Susan.-W Woman's Homa ,COmpanion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07

tegrity we do not doubt. Truly you may witness the nature of such man in the manner of his speech, in his mien, in his conduct. Therefore, my lords and gentlemen, it seems to me plain that we shall best gain confidence for ourselves if we act in the most simple fashion.
 Let Us take up this matter direct ly with parliament, not seeking to evade the knowledge of parliament in any fashion; for, as we know, the par liament and the king are not the best
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
CHAPTER V.
DIVERS IMPROVEMENTS OF JOHN
 LAW.

LAW.
 And when shall send these gar ments to your lordship?" asked the haberdasher, with whom Law was hay Ing speech on the morning following the first night in London.
 Two weeks from to-day" said Law, ssin the afternoon, and not later than four o'clock. ! shall have need for them.''
 s'Sir," said he, T should be glad to l, please not only friend of Sir Arthur Pembroke, but also gentleman of such parts as yourself. hesitate to promise-'
 "But you must promise" said John Law.
 wen. then, do promisei ! win shave this apparel at your place on the day which you name: Iris most extra ordinary, but the order shall be exc cuted"
 Law but half heard him. for he was already turning toward the door, where he beckoned again for his waiting chair.
 TO the offices of the Bank of En- gland" he directed. And forthwith he was again jogging through the crowded streets of London.
 The offices of the Bank of England, --s which this young adventurer now so nonchalantly directed his course, were then not housed in any such state- ly edifice as that which now covers the heart of the financial world, nor did the location of the young and struggling institution, in by-street of the great city. tend to give dignity to a concern which still lacked impor- tance and assuredness. Thither, then. might have gone almost any young traveller who needed letter of credit cashed, or bill changed after the fashion of the passing goldsmiths
 Yet it was not as mere transient customer of a money changer that young Law now sought the Bank of England, nor was it as commercial house that the bank then commanded attention. That bank, young as 1t was, had already become 3 pillar of the throne of England. William, distract cd by wars abroad and factions at Nome. found his demands for funds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
How Tailora Advertise.

It is an open secret that tailors mako presents of elegant clothing to prominent persons, in consideration for which the latter are expected to mention the maker. casually. to be sure, but as often as possible. Other
 firms are known to employ persons who, when occasion offers, say in a crowded street car, converse natural ly, but quite audibly and energetic ally on the r~srits of their employers es-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
LINGUISTIC LAZINESS.
Shown by People Who Will Net stoA to Think of the Exact wora
 Needed.

The laziness of all iaziness is the pracs tice of coining unnecessary new worda It might have been supposed that. wAeQ there is already in existence q word which exactly denotes the idea to ba expressed, it would be easier to fall back upon this word than to invent ans other. says H. w. Horwill, in the Critic, In fact, however, 1t often requires ieg effort to construct linguiStic mem, strosity than to find the term that hash been consecrated by good usage. Take for instance, such words as ''extinguish-' ment, "revealment," "withdrawment,A "development," "denotement'' and "startlement" 1t is not difficult to tracs the mental process. The word ''extin.' guish" was in the speakers mind. Hs wanted a noun, and to stick ''ment" on to the verb was an expedient nearer to hand than the search for "extinction.a Occasionally the quick change is from the noun to the verb. When man says to administrate," we may be sure that he first thought of administration. \.
 and that hs was then in too great q hurry to notice that the analogy with such pairs as .'celebratep and "celsbrationA would mislead him. If one were making a collection of linguistic curiog ons might add to it such exhibits as ''propel.l lation," "affirmance,' s'clientaxe,l
 sareminiscential." "moveleHs," ''tradl, tionary," s1eisuristic," .sunBympathy1 and tsbishoply." In the mind of the efs fender there seems almost to be lurks ing kind of predatory false analogy which grabs 1t his expressions and diae torts them before he can help himssaf
 Ia 1t too late to purify our epeecH from these mischievous tendenciee, oti must we be context to sec great Ians guage turned into shoddyf Certainly the effectiveness of English as an organ of thought is weakened by the careless use of its vocabulary. The creation cd redundant words really adds nothing ta the resources of a tongue, and the overAi working of some words, combined with the underwriting of others, meRna actual poverishment- Only pedant would object to the gradual expansion, of the dictionary by means of the adop- ton of new idioms and terms Whea our ancient metaphors have lost theik edge, we may be pardoned If we turn even to colloquialisms for pointed ex- pregsions to take their place. But khsgs is no progress through confusion-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Bell Girls.

If bell boys, why not "bell girls" in the hotels has been asked rather ire quently. since a shooting in a woman $ hotel in which a bellboy participated. The same question was raised when a local theater tried the experiment of women ushers. It appears to have es- caped notice generally that at least one hotel In New York has for months employed girls. The scheme thus far is said to have worked well.--N. Y. Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Pretty Quick.

"He's pretty quick, isn't he?" "Quick? should say he is quick! A man once fired revolver at him at ten paces and he not only lodged the bullet, but turning round hastily he chased the missile and caught 1t be- fore 1t had a chance to smash one of his library windows. "-C Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07

get trace of me at the Green Llon-un- less I should be in prison! No man knoweth what may come.
 Montague laughed lightly. "At the Green Lion, or in Newgate itself" said he. Be ready, for I have not yet done with you
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Baking Hint.

After baking cake stand the tin di- rectly you take it from the oven on cloth which has been wrung out of hot water. Leave few minutes and then turn out. The cake will come out with out any trouble.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
S,rmeleta and Love.

Whenever you wish to have an one- let remember, ere you break your eggs. to have dish, cup, or pan, ready for their reception. You will find it good idea also to know something of a girl before you fall in love with her.--N. o. Times-Democrat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Care of small Fruits.

Small and soft fruits should be scat tered on platters, not left in baskets as purchased, as their own weight crushes them and they decay. Peaches and fine pears should be removed to a shelf and not be allowed to touch one another.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Portrait nas-Relfess

A profitable form of art work for we~ men Is the modelling of portrait bas-re- liefs. These are either left in the original clay, or cast in bronze One hundred dollars is quoted as the usual price for modelling one of these bas-reliefs, xrom life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Where women nxccs.

Tn many employments requiring dex- terity and quickness with the hands women are far more valuable than men. For instance, where the folding of large quantities of books or magazines is re- quired 8 woman ss 3 general rule can do much greater quantity of work than . man.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Eveninw Up.

He-Smith is going to buy his wife a talking machine for Christmas.
 She-I shouldn't think he'd need to do that--she talks all the time any way.
 That's just the reason. He's going to buy machine that will talk back. ]" Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Soft Coat Smoke.

''But doesn't 1t cost you like smoke b live in the cityf"
 Like smoker"
 ''Oh, forgot! Smoke is the cheap~ est and most abundant thing you have, isn't it?"-Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
To Clean the stove.

A crumpled up newspaper forms an excellent rubber for the kitchen stove, and if it be used to wipe of water. or anything else which may happen to boil over, it will be found that the reg ular cleaning and polishing will be less often needed and more easily accom- plished
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Exuert PfckpocIxets,

Foreigners should beware of the Mex~ ican "rateros," or pickpockets. as they are the most adept of their kind in the world, with the possible exception of those in Havana
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
sneedx Travellers.

Sound moves at the rate of TAB miles per hour; hawks can fly at the rate 150 miles per hour; a storm travels at about 40 miles per hour, and light moves at the velocity or 1S6 n0o miles per second.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
Belief in Witches.

After the death of reputed witch some peasants of Hungary mutilated the corpse in the belief that she would otherwise reappear and suck the blood of living persons,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07

From Beri1n to Naples. Express trains now run from Berlin to Naples Tn 3T1A hours
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-07
The Union Supply Co tI8 South Main St. Telephone FILA
Combination Orders

Free, $14 worth, 14O green trading stamps, with the following order
 at $1.69:
 9 lbs Sugar 500 lb Best Coffee ................ 85c 2 cans Condensed Milk .... 20e ? lbs Ginger Snaps .......... 14c bottle Port or Sherry Wine -. soc Free, $14 worth, 40 green trading stamps, with the above order at $1.80. Free, BIO worth, 100 green trading stamps, with the following order
 at $1.29:
 1 bag Best Flour ............... 65c F ID Best Tea ..................3 soc A ID Pepper .................s. So ? bottles Jam .............-... 25c Free, $1O worth, 100 green trading stamps. with the above order at $1.20.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
BURTON, TRIAL.
Senator Takes the Stand In His Own
 Defense at St. Louis. "~.

Senator Takes the Stand In His Own
 Defense at St. Louis.
 ST LOUIS, March 26.-Previous to the defense resting it's case United States Senator Joseph R. Burton of Kansas took the stand in his own be- half in connection with the charge of having illegally accepted fees from the Rialto Grain and Securities company of St. Louis. When he had concluded he was excused from the stand without cross examination by the government.
 Senator Burton testified that he had accepted the offer oi the Rialto com pany- to act as it's general counsel be- cause he had lost heavily in financial panic and needed the $500 month for which his contract called.
 T was assured by the company" he said that my services would not be needed in Washington in any capacity. It was explained that Major Dennis, president of the Rialto company, had become involved in trouble growing out of the operations of the Brooks Brokerage company and that part of my duties would be to defend him in any criminal action that would be brought against him."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Storms and Floods Have Had Ef-
 feet on Business.

Storms and Floods Have Had Ef-
 feet on Business.
 NEW YORK, March 26-R. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
 Little net change in trade conditions is noted for the past week. Storms and floods did much damage to prop erty and threatened agricultural pros poets at the start, but subsequently the weather improved and the outlook frightened. Spring trade is expand ing. although still backward to some extent, and new labor controversies have added to the number of unem- ployed despite an amicable arrange ment of the sheet and tin plate scales. Building operations would be vigorous if employers and wage earners could adjust differences. Inquiries for struc tural material are out of proportion to new permits, which is probably due to the fact that there is much resump- ton of postponed work.
 Insurance payments have supplied Baltimore with much money, and busi ness is rapidly recovering. although freight congestion is causing trouble.
 Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for March aggre gated $S,739, ,955. of which S4,276, 725 were in manufacturing, S3, ,6S2, ,129 in trading and $S31, ,1O1 in other commer- cial lines Failures this week num- bered 226 in the United States against 214 last year and 12 in Canada com- pared with 26 year ago. ..--..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
NOT TO HELP JAPAN
Chinese Empress Dowager
 Against Plan of Generals.
RUSSIA HAS INVADED NEUTRAL CHINA

Japanese Parliament Gives Enthusi- astfc Thanks to Admiral Togo and the Navy-Russian Troops PiI- Iage Country Around Anju.
 LONDON, March 26. A dispatch from Shanghai says the Chinese en- press dowager has negatived a pro- posal made by General Yuan Shi kai and General Ma that China conclude an open alliance with Japan in view of Russia's repeated violations of Chinese territory west of the Liao river.
 Late semiofficial advices from Tokyo say the house of representatives lis- tened to a significant speech by M. Yamamoto, the minister of marine, and passed with enthusiasm and without a dissenting voice a vote of thanks to Vice Admiral Togo and his officers for their services to the country. When the vote was taken the members of the house arose and cheered the navy.
 In his remarks the minister of ma- rine said it was no new thing to be prepared for emergencies in time of peace, but that since last October the Japanese navy had been under the ne- cessity of increasing its strength and had been constantly ready for action on account of the actions of Russia. This the minister regretted.
 It had been manifest to every ob- server that Russia had constantly in creased her strength in the far east and that had Japan not purchased the cruisers Nisshin and Kasaga from Ar gentina her naval strength would have been below that of Russia.
 Referring to the result of the work of Vice Admiral Togo and his fleet, Yamamoto told the house of represent ativeS that to block port successfully the blockaders should be at least twice as strong as the defenders O. the port. He said the latest reports showed that the Russians had four battleships, five cruisers and ten torpedo boat destroy CTS afloat at this time, from which it must be concluded that the work of re- pairing at Port Arthur was being car ried forward efficiently. tt -..s
 A Seoul report says two detachments of Russian troops, one estimated to number 800 and the other POO men, are reported to be pillaging the country around Anju, forty miles north of Pingyang and about sixty miles south of the Yalu river The natives in fear are fleeing south.
 A St. Petersburg dispatch says the report that the emperor is going to the front in the summer receives absolute ly no credence in the highest official circles. A
 The empress has accepted with an nf re1 fho &H 000 donated by the Westinghouse company to her fund for the relief of the sick and wounded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
FIooded Mohawk yaIIex.

FONDA, N. Y., March 26.-The food- ed condition of the Mohawk valley is threatening. The weather was mild, with much rain west of here, which has caused the water in the Mohawk river to rise considerably. Hundreds of acres of lowla,pds are inundated, and much damage is reported from the western part of the state. The village of Fort Hunter, east of here, is partial ly submerged owing to the ice gorge at Akin causing water to back up. The river bridge there is in danger. The West Shore railroad has experienced much trouble from landslides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
LAKE REGION FLOOD
Michigan Suffers Immense Damage by Rising Waters.
ESTIMATED LOSS NOW A MILLION
Lansing Alone Figures $2O0, ,OoO-Tws Lives Lost-Michigan Central, Pere Marquette and Grand Trunk
 Trains Abandoned.


 DETROIT, March 26-Conservative estimates of the damage caused by the flooded rivers and creeks of lower Michigan during the past twenty-foul house place the property loss at more than $1,O00,OOO. At Lansing alone the lives have been lost, those of an un- known Armenian who was standing on a bridge at Lansing when it col lapsed and was washed away and a boy who was drowned in a flooded street at Owasso. Reports from many places tell of a steady downpOur of rain, with no sign of letup.
 All trains have been abandoned on the Michigan Central railroad between Jackson and Saginaw. On the Michi- gan Centrafs main line, between Jack son and Niles, conditions were such at Battle Creek and Wheatfield that this part of the line was abandoned, and through trains are being run from Jackson to Niles over the Airline di- vision, cutting off Marshall, Battle Greek and Kalamazoo entirely for the present as far as this road is con- cerned. &
 Trains between Jackson and Grand Rapids on the Michigan Central have also been abandoned. Officials of the road state that with one or two ex- captions there have been no washouts and that traffic will. be resumed as soon as the water subsidies.
 The Pere Marquette is blocked at Flint and was blocked for time near Lansing.v Passengers were transferred at the latter point, however, and in this way traffic over the Detroit Grand Rapids division was maintained, though delayed several hours.
 No trains have moved west from Battle Creek on either the Grand Trunk or Detroit, Toledo and Muske- gon railroads.
 From Kalamazoo comes the report that every bridge for fifty miles along the Kalamazoo river has been swept away. In Kalamazoo 5000 people have haen thrown out of work. Houses in that city have been swept from their foundations, and portions of the tracks of the Lake Shore Michigan Traction company and Chicago, Kalamazoo and Saginaw railroads have been washed away. F.
 At Lansing many manufacturing plants that escaped the flood were compelled to shut down by the break ing of the feed wire connecting them with the Piatt power plant. About 25O residences at Lansing have been food ed, and the Kalamazoo and Logan street, bridges have gone out. Four fires resulted from the flood at Lans- ing, and 1t is estimated that the total damage will aggregate $3O0,O00. 4s
 At Owasso the water Is three feet deep around houses where it was never known to reach before. Much damage has been done at Jackson.
 At Saginaw the river is open, but filled with floating ice. A new $2,O0O footbridge went out, and other bridges were saved by the use of dynamite.
 At Flint twenty stores on the main street were flooded. Near Flint the Shiawassee river is 1000 feet wide, and three feet of water is pouring over the tracks of both the Grand Trunk and Pere Marquette railroads.
 The loss at Flint will be very heavy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Ham Pleaded Guilty,

BOSTON, March 26. - Wallace H. Ham, formerly manager of the Boston office of the American Surety company of New York and treasurer of St. Luke's Home For Convalescents, pleaded guilty here to indictments charging the larceny of $23s, 900 from those institutions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Two Fayor1tes Won at Bennings..

WASHINGTON, March 26. - Only two favorites, Dr. Swartz in the sec ond and Paul Clifford in the fifth race, won at Bennings, the calculations of the talent having been upset in the re- maining four events. The fields were small except in two of the events. The attendance was only fair. Jockey Shaw, who was reinstated two weeks ago, rode his first winner, Pompano, and the crowd gave him an ovatior
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26

Attorney Generals Daughter to Wed
 WASHINGTON, March 26.-The en- gagement is announced of Miss Re bekah Knox, daughter of the attorney general, to MT. James R. Tindle of Pittsburg. The wedding will occur in the autumn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Warn, Days Better Than Dyna1

HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y, March 26. The warm weather and rain of the past two days have forced the ice out of the Hecsae river, breaking up the govge at the dam of the W. A. Wood Machine company, which for fifteen days resisted all attempts to loosen it with dynamite.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Mewro Died Without Fear.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March 2e.- Bob Stone, negro, has been hanged here. While serving a life sentence for murder Stone killed a guard in an at tempt to escape. He had threatened to give trouble, but he went to the seaf- fold quietly and died without manifes- tations of fear.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Administer Get Up I'm Time.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26-Well played horses were successful at Oak land, and several races resulted in close finishes. One of the best con. tests was the fourth at mile and 100 yards. Thanks to superior riding of J. Martin, Administer, the favortte, got up in time to beat Pierce J. neck. Jockey Bell has been restored to good standing and will go to New York to ride.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
sto1e se,ooo Fro,n cienfuego.. ...

HAVANA, March 26. = Senor del Key, the municipal tax collector of Cienfuegos, is being prosecuted for the embezzlement of $6,00O of the funds of that city. Senor Arguelles, who was city treasurer until month ago, has been arrested on a charge of theft.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Thirty Miners Tmpri.ored

BRAZIL, Ind, March 26.-The break ing of. a dam at the Excelsior clay works here flooded the mine and i'm prisoned thirty miners. The mine is filled with water, and it is believed that the men have all perished Up to late hour nothing had been done toward reaching the men. ..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Colonel Marnaduke Dead.

MARSHALL, Mo, March 26.-Colo- mel Vincent Marmaduke of St. Louis is He was son of John F. Marmaduke, one of the early Missouri governors, and his brother was governor of Mis- souri after the war
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Beat tEse Ascot Record,

LOS ANGELES, Gal, March 26.- Pinkerton, Barney schreiber's crack two-year7old, took up 118 pounds and ran half a mile at Ascot park in ASIA This is better than the previous record over the Ascot park track for that dis tance by half second. The black youngster won handily from Belle Kinney, the heavily played second choice
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
An Azu1cabIe Settlement.

BALTIMORE, March 26.-An amica- ble adjustment of the proposed new schedule between the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and its telegraph opera tors was reached satisfactory to both Darties
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Bursttns Steam Pipe Killed rro.

NEW YORK, March 26.-Ignace Ja- coblowski and Frank Gronau were killed by the explosion of a steam pipe in the American Sugar Refining works in Jersey City. Two other workmen were seriously scalded, but will re- cover
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Two Hundred steel Workers Or

Two Hundred steel Workers Out.
 HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2s.-Two hundred and fifty employees of the billet mill of the Pennsylvania Steel works quit work because recent re- duction of the working force caused additional work
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-26
Mickey VIII Be Governor.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 2e.-W. H. Harrison of Grand Island has with drawn as candidate for governor. This leaves Governor Mickey with no opposition.