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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
HEARD IN PASSING,

The old warning, "Be sure your sin will find you out should be chang d in some of ConnecticHt's S hotels 10 read, s'Asphyxfation may find you in."'-An- sonia Sentinel.
 It is noted as a singular fact that here in the United States we have the best frenen and the most fires. Also the best dentists and the worst teeth. Boston Herald '#|'' ae ;
 Now that he has lost S12,50 by 8 law suit, Russell Sage will probably be willing to admit that the poor peo- pie are growing poorer all the time.-- New Haven Palladium.
 Prof Langley says that his flying machine experiments are over, Still there is plenty of time for him to con ttnue his valuable researches in the line of submarine navigation.--Yon- kers Statesman
 Early in the war there were reports that the Russians were in great num- bers south of the Yalu. Now the re- ports come that they are in great num- bers north of the Yaiu. If they keep on in this manner they will soons be strongly intrencned west of Lake Bai- kaI.--South NorwaIk Sentinel.
 It begins to look. thus early, as if the attempt of the executive depart n1ent to absorb the powers of tue legis- latiye would bump up against a stout resistance. Congress is in no mood to approve the presidents preposterous pension legislation The public has al- ready condemned it.--New Haven Reg isfer,
 If the sultan of Sulu. stripped by the administration Of his hitherto guar anteed right to twelve wives, ever hears of President Joseph Smith, u1- disturbed in his possession of less than half that number, he will probably de- eide that it is courting madness to at tempt to understand the American sys- tenn of government.-Proyidence Jour nal.
 The, manner in which the war cor respondents are confusing and ob- seurfng the situation in the far east, reminds us of statement which Gen. eral Horace Porter once made to the effect that when the Pilgr m landed at Plymouth he boldly set about the ap- palling task of cul iyating the alleged soil, but that his labors were largely frightened by the fact that there were no agricultural papers to direct his ef- forts. Post.
 To Edward M. Shepard of New York Is due, possibly, an apology from those independent and democratic journals and prominent citizens who, in 1901, refused to support him for mayor of New York on the ,Tammany Ticket. on the ground that. even with the best in tentions, he could not have given the city a decent administrations. Mayor Mcclellan seems to be succeeding in maintaining a fair. level of deeency, and what MT Mcclellan can do in this direction surely MT Sherard cou'd nave done even with greater emphasis Springfield Republican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
MARRIAGE IN JAPAN
ODD FEATURES OF THE COURT i. '. !. ING AND CEREMONY.
Every Girl Is Supposed to Marry and Match Making Is Regular
 Business-There Is No
 Honeymoon.

Every girl in Japan is expected to marry, so when she attains to the age of 16ror whereabouts suitable husband friend of the family. ,o, r r.,,.-s-. ...1
 The friend is often a professional matchmaker, who makes it his business to introduce young people to one an- other. This third person is called the "go-between," or tNakadachi." If all is agreeable the day issfixed.
 The wedding ceremony, such as it Is, takes place in the evening, and the bride leaves her parents house in the afternoon. to repair to the bridegroom s for the ceremony. Sometimes the bride groom comes to the house for the bride, in the case of his adoption as son, or If the bride is the only child of her parents.
 l. She is preceded by more or less fur niture, and boxes of clothes, carried on poles by coolies, wearing a special uniform. She generally takes & writing table and materials, which consist of rolls of porous paper for letters. pack cts of long thin envelopes, and a rub ping stone and Indian ink enclosed in a square lacquer box.
 Tn her luggage is also chest of drawers, called s.tanst1." and lacquer tables for meals, with complete dishes and cups and chopsticks. and large stock of dresses and sashes. As the fashion does not change in Japan, a bride can take to her husbands house enough clothes to serve a lifetime Ev- cry woman, except perhaps in court circles, knows how to sew and makes not only her own clothes, but those of her children and husband as we'll Girls are taught how to sew when quite young. and most of the time. out of school is spent in making or re- making a "kimona," which Is the name given to the long, loose outer robe worn in the country. A workbox is always seen when sewing is in prog ress, and it has small drawers in it for thread and scissors, and long foot measure fitted in at the back. There is a regulation length for the stitches, which are carefully measured.
 But to return to the wedding cere- mony.' This itself is strictly private, no one being present except the bride and her parents, the bridegroom and his parents, the go-between--"Naka- N dachi''-and a servant whose business it is to pass the "cup." "Sakazuke''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

then takes place, which Is the drink ing of sake" (the native spirit) from a twin-spouted cup. There are three cups, one arranged above the other and the bride and bridegroom drink alternately.
 Then this is repeated between bride and bridegroom, and parents and go- between respectively nine times. For tunately for the happy pair the cup is small. The go-between then proceeds to sing a song, specially composed for the occasion. tThe Japanese are very original and easily compose songs and orations.) When this is over the many invited guests, who in the mean while have been quietly sitting In the adjoining room, are invited to enter and great merriment prevails till late in the night. Wedding cakes are eaten at this gathering, made of rice four and sugar, stamped in the shape of a stork and tortoise, emblematic of long life and felicity. Accompanying these cakes are sugar flowers, beautifully made and delicateIy colored to initiate nearly every flower of which Japan is proud. You, often see most perfect TSpfeSoHlallOuS or Jle .peOny, narclSSuS, maple leaf, azalee, chrysanthemun1 camelia, and even fir cones. These cakes are done up in thin wooden Aoxes and sent round to all relatives and friends, I'll much the same way as the custom prevails in England.
 There is 10 going away" for bride and bridegroom like the American honeymoon tour. but the bride receives callers and settles down in her new home. Here her time is occupied with work in the house. and attentions to her husbands comfort Various duties fall to her lot; she entertains friends, receives and returns presents (which is a much observed custom in Japan), superintends her servants in the pol ishing of the veranda boards. and gives directions for the provisioning of the house. This is most important duty for the housewife in Japan, for there are rigid rules of hospitality, and friends often call unexpectedlys and if they have travelled far. stay a whole day, if not longer, and the lady of the house must always have things in readiness. .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
PERSONS RIGHT FOOTED.
Why the Left Shoe Wears Out Be- fore the Right.

Did you ever notice that people are right-footedf, asked the proprietor of shoe store. Watch my clerks and you will see thaS invariably customers will put out their right foot when going to be fitted. Now watch that corpulent woman going to sit down over there"
 The woman with great weight of body took seat lifted her curtain of black yelling, and as the clerk ap- preached her she poked her right foot from beneath an expanse of skirt.
 s'It's always the, case and I don't believe ever knew it to fail. The shoe manufacturers evidently are wise to the fact. as i'll the cartons the right shoe is always packed on top. Once I had lot of shoes come to me with the left shoe on top and it caused me so much annoyance that I wrote to the manufacturer. calling his -atten- ton to the matter so that it wouldn't happen again. The majority of peo- pie are right-handed yet left-handed person has the right foot habit The right hand Is larger than the left as it is used more and consequently de velops the muscles to greater ex- tent. On the other hand, the left foot is larger than the right in most per- sons. The difference is so slight that that we seldom have trouble in fit ting shoes. however. It is the left shoe that wears out before the right, and probably for this reason
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

.. Mayor Sullivan Of Hartford is charged by the republican papers of that city with being Hearst man, but the Times takes the mayors part and says that E'he is devoting himself strictly to his duties as mayor of Hart ford, and will support the candidates of the St Louis convention The ques- tion some peopie will ask on reading the above quotation is: Will the Times also support the St Louis convention candidates? Evidently the New Ha- ven Union, Editor Troup's paper, thinks that Mayor Sullivan is for Hearst, for last evening 1t said: Mayor Sullivan won a victory at the primaries in Hartford last night and will therefore be renominated for mayor. The fight was watched with great interest by New Haveners, swho have followed Mayor sullivan's ad- ministration. It is stated that seventy of the 100 delegates are with MT Sul- hvan. The delegates who represent Hartford in the coming state conven- ton, 1t is said, will be for Hearst as a result of the victory"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
THURSDAY, MARCH 24.- 1904.

Ihere is vast difference between iss'l reasonable and unreasonable contracts n restraint of trade, and the present antl-trust law will probably be amend ca later on so as to give the courts lib- erty in deciding what restraints are reasonable and what are not, says Banker Clews. Five Of the supreme court Judges out of nine were of opin- lon that the Sherman law forbids req sonahle as we'll as unreasonable. re- straints; but as Judge Brewer evident 1y considered the Northern Securities merger an unreasonable res ssraint, he cast his vote adversely, showing that the verdict of the highest tribunal upon most vital point is dependent upon the duration of a single life. It is unlikely, however, that any new Legislation will be attempted this ses- sion of congress.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

The appearance of the United States upon the islands of the Pacific has had. as is well known, a marked effect upon the plans of rulers throughout the world, says writer in the Bookloyer magazine. And now, as the result of an expedition under the direction of the United States government. a geo. graphical discovery has just been made lp the Pacific, the value of which both commercially and strategicalIy, in the ultimate contest of the nations for do- minion in those waters cannot be over- estimated. In the opinion of naval ex- perts, nothing in the explorations of the past 100 years equals it in impor- tance. The discovery is that in the long chain of Aleutian Islands, stretch ing westward from the Alaskan main land almost across the Pacific, there is succession of harbors; that they are safe and open throughout the year; that they are unobstructed by rocks: and that the channel to some of them is So deep and commodious that half a dozen fleets could enter them sfmul- taneously. In the event Of war, should q squadron flying the flag of the United States start for Chinese waters, it could stop every night in safe Amer ican anchorage until it reached Attu Island, nearly 4,000 miles west of Puget sound. steaming from that dis tant island outpost of the United States our men-of-war could, within a short run, reach the center of the con- tested seas of Asia. The ownership of an archipelago reaching far outward toward Asia, and indented with many convenient harbors, is national asset of incalculable future value.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
Colonel Bunker
The Battle of Gettysburg Calls For Many
 Explanations.

0fY R AID my advice been followed,
 suh,'' said Colonel Bunker as
 "A Q a cocktail was placed at his '. elbov, the battle of Gettys- burg would never have been fought It was mistake, suh-a grave mis- take. I probably realized mo- quickly and mo fully than any other officer on the field that the situation was not to our advantage, but it was not for me to advise the commanding general. History would have excused and prais- ed me if had, but I failed to grasp the golden opportunity. did my best as a colonel-as colonel of the Seven teenth--to change the fortunes of the day, but it was in vain. We retired bleeding and beaten, but not dishonor- ed, suh--not dishonored.
 During the years since that battle was fought have been called upon number of times to make explanations, and I think can say that have al ways made them to the satisfaction of the inquirfng parties.
 'tHardly year had elapsed when q certain congressman called upon me to ask with sheer how it happened that had chills and fever that day and did not lead my regiment into action. It was the first time my courage had been reflected on, and I took heroic measures to stamp out the budding calumny.
 "'SuH,' I said to the gentleman. will yo' please name friend to whom I can send Q friend of miner
 "'What's wrong| he asks.
 Nothing wrong, sub. At sunrise tomorrow mawning I shall meet yo' on the field and put a bullet into yo'. Neither chills nor fever will delay me-
 "He was there, suh--he was game man and right on tine-and smashed bullet against his ribs and laid him up for six months. He rendered an apology befo' he left the field. and he subsequently wrote vivid description of the battle and pictured me as the Bayard of the. day.
 IA year or so later had slight misunderstanding with Majah Fair banks of the Sixteenth. Majah was a peppery sort O man, suh. and he lost his temper and declared that the Sew
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
MEN'S WAY WITH WATCHES
Some Careless and Some Careful, as They Are With Other Belongings.

Some Careless and Some Careful, as
 They Are With Other Belongings.
 "A watch ought to be cleaned once in say eighteen months or two years" said the jeweller; but how often it would need to be clean2d and how of ten a mans watch might stand in need of repairs would depend a good deal on the man himself; on how he used it." ts8f
 "On how he used it? Doesn't a man just put his watch in his pocket and carry it? Is there any difference in the ways in which men use their watcheS?'' %
 "Why, there's all the difference in the world, just as there is in the ways in which men use their clothes or any other of their belongings. One man, for instance. will put on "a new over coat and have it looking like an old one in a month, and another man would wear the same overcoat two seasons and come out win it at the end of the season looking fresh and in good order. And one man wilt make a new watch lock like an old one in no time, and another will in some way. and without carrying it in q chamois bag or anything of that sort always have his watch looking new and in good condition. One man will take out his watch to look at the Hme anywhere, when the wind is blowing dust along the street, or in the rain or the snow. while another man will be thoughtful of such things and not get out his watch to look at if where it would be exposed to the pos sibility Of injury from such cause. And he would keep the pocket in which he carried it free from dust and Fn+. and would be careful of it gene rally.
 ''Oh. yes. there's all the difference in the world in the way in which men use their watches, just as there is in all their ways" ,3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

Fortunately the democracy of the country is not shut up to the alterna- tive of Cleveland or nobody, or even of Olney or nobody, if MT Olney per- severes in standing sponsor for Cleve- land or Cleyelandism, says an ex- change. Other men mot less able, and fully as available, are at the command Of the party will. Among these, Judge Parker at this moment holds, perhaps, the most prominent and promising place. We see nowhere any substan- tial criticism of his admitted ability or his democracy. The only complaint made is the negative quality Of his political record. In regard to this it is said by those fitted to speak of it, to be really unimpeachable. That on the positive side it is but meagre is said to be accounted for. by the necessary proprieties of the judicial office which he has so long and so ably filled. This explanation seems to be so far satis- factory to those who are to be satis- fled, that Judge Parker is already a favorite in the south. and has at home a popularity Of more than the favorite son order, while as far as can be learned, he has not been condemned by any. If this estimate of his strength is at all accurate, and there is thrown into the scale the immense weight of the state having the largest electoral vote of any, and in which our adver- saries are rent and discordant, against a presumable candidate of cratic rec ord. whom no one really likes, whom the politicians here and business men distrust, whose merit is strenuosity in stead of the judicial and well poised mind, and whose ambition is notoriety,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

SHOULDER.
 enteenth fell into panic and was driven back mile Here was another bud to be nipped. and I lost no time in saying:
 'Majah Fairbanks, if yo' will name a friend we will go out at once and see how far the Seventeenth will fall back on this occasion
 ''The majah was a bit taken back, suh, although he knew me for fighter and knew how dear held my honah, but he nodded his willingness and we met an hour later. Poor majah. His bullet went through my shirt sleeve, but mine ended his rising career for ever I think he meant to apologize to me. suh-I think he did-but death came before he had time.
 ''The next inquirer was Judge Mar shall. Yo' may have heard of him. suh. It was he who decided on the bench, in the case of Carter versus Cart wright, that no true gentleman could be upset by six drinks Of whisky in q day. The judge had decided to write a book on the Wah, and while prepar-
  burg he thought ne discovered that 1 had not fully realized the gravity of the situation. Tn other words, suh, he came ito me to ask how 1 could sit down and play poker when brave men were falling by the thousands. 1 was, dunifounded for a moment Then l stepped back and folded my arms and queried Of his honah:s
 "'Suh. there is a time for, joking and time to be serious. Arc. yo' jok- ing or are yo' serious?"
 "'Never mo- serious in my life, colo. nel,' he replied.
 "'Then yo' mean to say that there is a doubt in yo'r mind as to whether was dying at the head of the gallant Seventeenth on the last day8at Gettys-i burg or induiging in game of poker at the srear?'
 "'Just slight doubt. Colonel Bun ker, but am heah to take yo'r word for it.
 "'suh, Captain Taylor is yo'r friend I will send Captain Walsh to him. Let the meeting take place at sunrise. s..
 we met,'' continued the colonel after slipping at his glass. &''I was on the ground five minutes ahead&of the, judge. but he showed up. He. was q, proud man, suh, and he didn't lack courage. We fired at the word and he went down with q bullet in his shoul- der was untouched. I was about to leave the field when he called to me and said:
 "'Colonel Bunker, let me say that never believed that story for a mo- ment. It was set atioat by some en- emy of yo'rs, and should l hear it re- peated shall call the repeater a liar. For bravery is beyond question, and here's my hand on it.
 Ut was very pleasant, suh, to hear such words fall from the lips of man like Judge Marshall, and I took his hand and met him half way.
 tsThat didn't settle the Gettysburg business, however. When I was run hing for the legislature, after the close of the Wah. We had a hot camDaign of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
Boys and Girls Marry.

Austrian law permits boys and girls 70 marry at the age of If.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

1t. warned my opponent, who was a citizen named Truesdale, to keep hands off my military reputation, but at a public meeting he inquired where I was when the climax of battle was at hand-wheIher I was leading my brave boys to death at the front or taking a nap in baggage wagon at the rear. An hour later was saying to him:
 ".Suh, I understand that yo' are cu- rious to know just where was when the climax of the battle of Gettysburg came.
 ...oh, no-not at all, Colonel Bunker not at all!
 "'But, suh, I insist that yo' do. might have been asleep instead of bleeding for my country. yo' know. If yo' would kindly favor me with little interview in the inaWningFfll endeavor to set the question at rest
 "sDo yo' mean q duel?' he asked as he turned pale.
 GAS a gentleman, suh, yo' should know what mean. Kindly make the hour soon after sunrise, and I will provide pistols for both
 .'Egad, but MT. Truesdale didn't rel ish it. q bit,'' said the colonel as he emptfed his glass and smiled. T sent a friend to a friend of his to arrange the details, but he wouldn't arrange. He came to my house at ? o'clock in the mawning ro declare that what he said was all joke and that he would be mo- careful in the future. Yo' can't fo'ce man on the field, 70 know. and when he speaks of his wife and chill dren yo' feel for them mo- or less. let up on MT. Truesdale, suh, but not until he had been made to realize that a mans wah record was too sacred to be made a plaything of, and heard no mo- of him during the campaign.
 t'It was also the end of all inquiries about Gettysburg, and history has placed Colonel Bunker where he be-, longs-at the head of the gallant Sev- enteenth and pouring out his blood for the flag that waved over him. Yes. suh--yes, suh. and I'd do 1t again--do 1t again, suh-that is, after have had another cocktail just about as strong as the last M. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
Has Purest Water.

Colorado Springs, Col, has the pur- est water of any city :E tue United States The supply is derived from reservoirs and lakes on the sides of Pike's Peak, which are fed by springs and melting snow. Chemical andy of the water have repeatedly shown it to be purer than that of any other city in the country, due tp the fact that. the supply is derived at such an altitude as to make contamination i'm. possible. % .. ....
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tao let's. All druggists refund the, money If 1t fails to cure. E. W. GroYe'S sig nature is on each box. 25c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-24

who is a fomenter of fraudulent reyo- lntions and disciple of secession-we say that with such a choice presenteu in the pivotal commonwealth of the Union, the wisdom, the policy and pro- priety of some such nomination as that of Judge Parker, or Of a man like him in ability and locality, is hardly open fO douht . a
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-20
What Congress Did Last Week.

The Senate agrees to the House
resolution providing for holiday
from December 81 to January 4.
The committee on elections are
again considering charges against
Senator Smoot, the Mormon Elder.
Representative Sherman. of New
York, has introduced in the House
a bill identical with that introduced
by Senator Pltat in the Senate. re-
ducing the representation of South
ern States in Congress.
President Roosevelt is determined
to have legislation giving the Inter
state Commerce Commission the
right to fix railroad rates.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has asked the House for 1925. 900
with which to fight cotton plant in
sects and diseases.
Senator Latimer. of South Caro-
lima, has abandoned hope of the pas
sage of his good roads bill this ses-
sion.
The President has decided def
nltely not to call an extra session of
Congress to meet immediately after
the close of the present session.