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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
FORESTERs GALA NIGHT.
Five Huuared Candidates VIII he
 Imaalaaaa ao.morrew Rnnnana

There will be things doing down at the Eagles nest. formerly the Audi torium, tomorrow evening. when the local courts of Foresters assemble to initiate the largest number of candl- dates that ever were taken into any order at one time in the history of frh- ternal societies in this state. Water bury has been noted for its large num- Der of fraternal orders and the F. of 4. in particular has been unusually strong. She has really been the ham ner city of Forestry for many years, and tomorrow night slle will make a tremendous jump in numbers that will astonish her sister cities. For many weeks the committee in charge of James H. Freney, chairman. and Mich ael keefe, secretary, has been working night and day to make this occasion memorable one. Every court in the city has been hustling and the results of all this work can only be estimated when the officers of the various courts tell you that at least 800 new candi- dates will be put through the mysteries of Forestry tomorrow evening.
 Tonight several of the courts who have not yet done so will obligate the various candidates who come under their respective charges. To-morfow night will come the great initiatOrr ceremony. All the grand officers of the state and the supreme court ofa. cers will be here to off1eiate in the ritual work. The Court Welch degree team of Waterville has the honor of being selected to take care of tie de- gree work. The charter of the oldest court ill the city, Court Fruitful Vine, will he used in administerinc the varI- ous forms of initiation. After the work in the initiatory ceremony has been completed there will be a ban quet rendered to the visiting officers and guests. the officers of all the courts in the city and the committee of arrangements.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
THE BRODEUR CASE.
To Avoid Trial By Jary Astorney
 Pierce May pafault the Case.

Herbert Brodeau scores a point in his case for $1O,OO0 against the Scoyill Manufacturing company, for the loss of an arm a short time ago. This is the case which Attorney Pierce, counsel for the insurance com pany in which the employees of the de- fefdant arc insured against accident, tried to have taken off the jury list and placed on the court list. The motion for removal was argued Fri day ill the superior court in New Ha- ven and decided Saturday for the de- feI1se. On the return day of this case to the court, through some oversight it was not claimeCN for the court list, as is always one in cases where cor porations are defendants for large Amounts. Counsel for plaintiff inn mediately stepped in at the last mo- ment and had it put on the jury list. Nothing could remove the case from that list then. only an order of the court. which as has been said. was re- fused Saturday. Tn order to avoid trial by jury. as Attorney Pierce will unQuestionablY ,do.g else why did he file motion to erase. he will default the case. allowing Judgment for nom- inal damages. $25 or $50 to be recold- ed against his client. and then it will he put on the court trial list. This is the only state in the country where this order of practice is allowed. and the federal supreme court gave it a hard knock when. during the argu- meilfs in the case of William Breunan of Nauaatuck against the Berlin Iron Bridge company. one of the judges asked if Connecticut was not the state where it is the practice to de fault case to the jury and then try 1t on it's merits to the court. ''H'm, : said the judge. when Attorney O'Neill informed him that such was the rule of practice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
BACK YARD ORcnAR RDS.
Stass Pomolosist PIatt Says the San
 Jose Scale ia Comins. ],

State Pomologist Norman $. platt called at the office of Highway Com missioner James H. Macdonald, F'ri- day, and during the visit the subject of trees came in for good deal of discussion. Pomologist Platt says that the days of the backyard" orchard are numbered. and that it will have to go. He finds in his studies of or chards throughout the state that the tendency on the part of the farmers is no longer to 1utldle all the trees they can close to the farm house. In- stead of planting forty or fifty trees close to the door. they are planting five or six hundred out in q big field. where there is room to give them proper attention.
 MT Platt finds that farmers are making a speciality Of fruit-raising They are branching out on a broarder scale. The objection to ssback- yards orchards is that there is not room enough. as rule for the proper treat ment and growth of trees, and they become infested with insects which destroy their life. The size of or chards is being increased. because it is but little more labor and expense to keep an engine and spraying outfit for large orchard than for srnaH one.
 Insects are raising havoc with trees throughout the state. NIT Putt savs. A great propotion of the trees in New Haven are affected with San Jose scale, and sooner or later tue plague will surely spread.
 Wholesale spraying is being resort ed to in the vicinity Of New Haven to protect the trees. AtE, c. Warmers. North Haven. hnndr,Ads Of trees have been sprayed, and the trans make up mammoth white-washed orchard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
xnaaer,a opera For America.

BERLIN, Dec. 10. Leoncavallo'g New York offer for Der Roland von Berlin" the opera which had it's first presentation last week at the Royal Opera House, is from C. B. Dillingham;, who has engaged Fritizi Scheff for one of the principal roles should the ar engagement be concluded. Leoncavallo would like to see "Der Roland von Berlin produced in America, but un- der his agreement with Sonzogno, the Milan music publisher and owner of the rights of reproduction, MT. Dilling- hams offer has had to be referred to him
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
KELLY CUTTING ICE.
Cropped Q Word or Two About 70.
 cation Of Union Station.


 Thomas Kelly, the baker farmer is now engaged cutting ice, and says the crop never was better He was in town to-day getting some new appara- JUS for the business and while here he nad word or two to say about the local ton of the proposed new union sta uon- Mir Kelly considers it a great mistake to put the station in q posi- ton where people coming in will sec the worst side of Waterbury. Passen- gers will first notice backyard if the station is to be i'll the rear of West Main street. He suggests that the board of aldermen try what 1t can do towards inducing the Consolidated road to purchase the remaining few houses from Judd street westerly to the rails road tracks and front the union stas tion on West Main street instead Of in the rear. He also thinks the trolley cars should run on the north side Of the green So that there will be con- tinuous route between the Elton hotel and the union station. The parapher- nalia which MT Kelly carried away this morning included a pair of hip boots and box of pepper. In answer to query as to what he wanted with the pepper Mir Kelly said that there is nothing in the world to beat pepper for keeping one's feet warm in frosty weather. Put shake of pepper iR your shoes,' he said, 'and your feet won't bother you"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
NUTMEG CARVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down Fer
 The Bsn41Ht o9 Oue nusg Readers.


 It is said that unless prompt action is taken by the New Haven board oR aldermen, the monument to Terrys brigade may be erected in Bridgeport instead of in New Haven, where the veterans wish to put it.
 Five cases of diphtheria have devel- oped at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane at Middetows during the past week. About week ago one Of the patients was taken down aud since then four others. two of them patients and two attendants. have been taken sick. All are men and have been isolated.
 The authorities at Nit Holyoke coI- lege have refused to allow the Middle town students to return 10 college ia they come home to spend the Christi mas holidays, owing to 1.-the scarlet fever there The four Middletown students at Mt Hoiyoke are Miss Edith Calef, Miss Louise Howard, Miss Car- rie Hubbard and Miss Helen Hazen. They have decided to remain at the college and eat their Christmas dinner from boxes sent from home.
 Portland is on the eve of a boom in the quarrying business. For a number of years past brownstone dropped out of fashion and was superseded by lime- stone and granite for building purr poses. It seems to be the sentiment Of architects and engineers that the other stone in use does not stand the wealth CT as well as the brownstone, especial Iy since the stone has been laid im buildings on it's natural bed, instead of the manner in which 1t was laid years ago. Proof of it's superior quality is shown by the numerous mansions of brownstone in New I York and Phiia. delphia which are outwearlng tho buildings constructed of ether stone. The stone is also superior in keeping out cold i'll winter and keeping the house cool in summer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
SDecfaI Sale.

A young lady's hat is the crowning glory of her appearance, that is, if the hat is stylish and becoming We are SHOWING exquisite CREATIONS in our millinery line. Hats up.to-date at surprising prices. Tn fact, they speak for themselves. Come in and Have q chat about our hats and prices. We assure you it will pay you to call from far distances, as we .t1o save 1a and more as elsewhere. Look for
 FFeedman'S Original Bargain Millinery
 265 BANK STREET.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
Lire sentence ror Mlll,ard.

BALLsTON, N. T., Dec. 10.--A yer dict of guilty of murder in the second degree was returned by the jury in the DTilliard murder trial, and Victor Mill Hard was sentenced to life inprison- ment in Dannemora Willard was charged with killing his wire and child at Saratoga Springs and then setting fire to his home.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
Nuns Rurned savane ChiIdresa.


 PROVIDENCE, R. l., Dec. 19--FouH persons were injured during fire that caused S2O,o0O damage to the St. Vim story brick structure on Regent street, here. Through 2 splendid exhibition of bravery on the part of the sisters who conduct the asylum, fremen. po- lice and volunteer life savers every one of the 15o children in the home was rescued uninjured. Some of the tescu- CTS, however, were severely burned. The most seriously burned were Sis ters Luitgard, Mary Paul and Zacharia and Waterman John NJ. Henderson. All will recover The children as soon as they were taken out were conveyed to other hospitals and neighborihg resi- S1encnS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
sinht nestorea Aster Yeara.

ORANGE, N. J., Dec. 10.- Iewis Davenport of Newfoundland has re gained the sight of an eye after forty two years. A piece o9 charcoal dust entered the right eye and destroyed tHe sight Of that eye. About two months ago he began to distinguish oh- ieets dinaly. His sight gradually in proved. and today Davenport can asa aa wall aa evars
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
Students Riot at Moscorx.

MOSCOW, Dec. 19.-The police and Cossacks dispersed a demonstration of 5000 students who had assembled in the principal streets and in front Of the governors palace. Three hundred of the students were arrested, and six. ~ were injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
k. R. COWLRS
 GRAND CHRISTMAS SALE

commencing Saturday, Dec IT. This will be your opportunity to purchase a new hat for a Christmas gift and save money to buy more gifts else where. See how we help you to do it. Buy 16$ hats for 1O$ and save 6$. Buy 12$ hats for 7$ and save 5$. Buy tO$ hats for 6$ and save AS. Buy S$ hats for 5$ and save 3$. Buy 6$ hats for 4$ and save 2s. Buy any cheaper trimmed hat and save money here. Umtrimmed Felt Hats. $1.25, $1.5O, $1. .9S, for 98c. An elegant line of Che nille and Velvet Toques, all colors, also Beaver Hats, all desirable shapes and colors, at right prices.
 53-55 CENTER S'TREET.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
BLACK sATEEN SKIRTS.


 Ladies' Black Sateen Skirts, made with pleatlng, tucks, ruf1es and hemstitched flounce, dozen diff ferent styles to select from, regular price, $1.25, 9Sc Ladies Black Sateen Skirts, well made, deep pleating, with ruff lies, hemstitched and tucked founce. $1.25 Black sateen Skirts, made of good quality sateen, with pleat- ing and hemstitched founce, $1.4S Black Skirts made of permanent finish cloth, with hemstitched rufles and pleating, $1.62 Black sateen Skirts, made with circular hemstitched ana tucked hounce, also pleating, $1.98 Black safeen Skirts, made of best quality sateen and permanent finish cloth with pIeating, hem stitching, strapped and tucked dounces, q very large and fine assortment to select from, $2.25, SPAS, $2.62, $2.98 and $3.25 Black Sateen Skirts in extra size, made very full, with strapped, tucked and hemstitched aounce, sI3s and $2.25
 SILK SHIRTS.
 Black and CoIored Silk Skirts with circular dounce male with three rows of shirring, very pretty skirt, always sold at S59s, $4.9s Black TaReta Silk Skirts with pleatfng, hemstitching and cir euIar strapped dounce, a verS large assortment to select from, at $6.5O Best Quality Taffeta Silk Skirts with fine pleating, large tucks, hemstitehing, stitched bands and ruf1es, a complete line ana handsome styles, S7.50, $9.5O. S9.4S, $10.50, $12.50 to S1S.O8 IAN UNEXPECTED BARGAIN IN
 UMBRELLAS.
 A large manufacturer through mis- take shipped to us 500 Umbrellas n- tended for a large house in Chicago and rather than have us return them he is willing we should sell them TOT half what they are worth. We gladly embraced the opportunity for our customers sake, accordingly set about making them ready for special sale which we start tomorrow. If you have an umbrella want in &e world vOn should see these before they are picked up Such values are rarely seen even at the great special sale.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
MEETINGS TONIGHT:

Barbers union.
 Solderers' union.
 Musicians union.
 St Vincent de Paul. Concordia rehearsal.
 Ladies Of Maccabees.
 White Oak, W. O. W.
 Sixth division, A. OH. Court Vigilant, F. of A. Nutmeg lodge. P. of \.
 St Joseph's drum corps.
 St Thomas Cadets A.. A.
 Magnolia lodge. k. Of F. Painters and Decorators. Sequses council, D. of F. Hellmann Advance corps.l Mohawk council, O. H. 5C. Waterbury Debating club. Townsend lodge, I. O. o. F. Past Chief Rangers, F. of A. AIattatuck lodge, N. E. o. P. Brass City lodge, N. E. o. r. St Francis Xavier drum corps Patucko assembly, k. $. of A. Abraham Lincoln camp. $. of V. Sterling commandery. to. G. C.,> Friendly league, school of house keeping, public school cookery, p. Ill. first course cookery for league mem bers. T:45; domestic arts, dressmaking [ 30; physical training. misses 4:30, be ginners 7:45, advanced S:45.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19

we control the best make of Skirts h the world and our cus- toner's know all about them hey are the Sircom brand.
 One Of the chief features of these skirts is their width, they are wider, larger, fuller and better proportioned than any skirt on the market, and in buy ing them customers get the most possible for their money. We have had quite a lot of skirts come in for Xmas trade and we have marked them much below theirregular prices for the purpose of making big selling In this line. Read them over
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-19
CRIral DTy Goods [ Don't
 Put of
 Your Shop ping.

Storm may prevent you al the last moment
 rom making your in- ended visit then, as- ortments are not going to be any larger; to the contrary, every day is making them smaller, and buying cannot be done intelIigentIy dIr- ng the extreme rush of the last few days.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
Mental Qualities Inherited.

London Globe: Professor Karl Pearson
+. r. s., in his Huxley memorial lecture
at the Anthropological institute in Lon
don, after giving evidence to show. and
declaring his belief that mental as well
as physical qualities are inherited from
parents, called attention to the present
lack of intelligence in British professional
and workinsmen. He does not think the
remedy is to be sought in foreign methods
of instruction or in technical education.
Intelligence must be bred. and we ara
ceasing, he thinks, to breed it we did
fifty or one hundred years ago. The only
possible remedy Is to alter the relative
fertility of the good and bad stocks in the
community We are, it seems, at the bes
ginning of an epoch which will be marked
by dearth of ability. For the last Gorty
years the intellectual classes, enerTated
by wealth or love of pleasure, or follow
Ing an erroneous standard of life, "haVd
ceased to give us the men we want to
carry on the ever-growing work of our
empire: to battle in the forefront of the
ever-intensited struggle of nations Vita
so many professors lecturing us on our
shortcomings, we shall soon begin to feet
ourselves in o bad way.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
ISLAND GOVERNED BY WOMEN.
Some Questionable Facts About the
Serbs of Tiburon,


Public Opinion: This is not ancient
history, neither fiction culled from a
woman's periodical, but a fact. In our
day there exists an island, it is true Of
modest dimensions. at present inhab-
tied by 400 people, although at one time
1t contained 5,000-where women govern
and where men are in truth their hum
BILE servants. This island has the name
OF Tiburon. and is situated in the Gulf
Of California, being inhabited by the
Serbs Indians, who live isloated because
of pride and also because of religious
rites which forbid intermarriage with
foreigners. even though these be the
Indians of the mainland
The bad climate of the island COM
pels the people TO endure long periods
of hunger and thirst, a fact which ac-
counts for their transports when they
catch game. If this be a pelican. a
wild animal etc. the Indians throw
themselves upon it, tearing their prey
with teeth and nails and RECALLING them
selves with the blood and raw flesh.
The Serbs are all fine looking men,
splendidly built, and they do not have
in their number any person who is
manned. weak or sickly, for the reason
that all children who are born weak or
sick are pitilessly put to DEATH
The curious fact to be noted, how
SNGA, 10 ehol liCSe vigorous men WHO
have reisted the attacks first of the
Spaniards and then of the Mexicans,
are ruled by their wives. In their huts,
formed of the trunks of trees, the
inother Of the family exercises an abso-
lutte power, the husband waiting in at
tendance at the door and being the
slave Of the household The husband
is absolutely forbidden to interfere with
or to chastise his children. The govern
ment Of the island is exercised by a
council of matrons invested with q dis
cretionary power, and although the
Serbs have nominal chief this poor
devil has not the right to say word,
not even in his own home
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27
! ODE 81 gzg
! w offs Br eed
1899 8 ny He.,. D,s,..o

six gunboats. Levasseur put the Sea-
new boldly about and entered the har-
Dor. He signaled the Frenchmen, low
cred boat, and sent his lieutenant
aboard the flagship with credentials
and letter signifying his readiness to
engage in any enterprise.
From Admiral Championship, in
command of the squadron. he learned
that Bienville and Serigny, combined
with the Choctaws had invested Pen
sacola by land, and on the morrow q
simultaneous attack by land and sea
would be made. The Spanish forces
consisted of four ships, six gunboats,
strong fort on Santa Rosa Island,
and the works at Pensacola, the
strength of whose garrison was I'M
known.
That night on board the Seamew was
spent In busy preparation and rest
alone was unemployed, my awkward
ness with ropes and spars forbade IT..
sat moodily upon a gun at the port
and liking my eyes on shore vainly en-
deaVored to make out what the French
and Choctaws were doing there. To
the left were the meager camp fires of
the Indians; further up the hills a
more generous blazing line marked the
French position.
Gradually low wavering sound
separated itself from the other noises
of the night coming faint but clear
upon the light land breeze, the first
quiver!ng notes of a Choctaw war
chant. How familiar 1t was. Was l
mistaken? l listened more intently.
No. 1t was in very truth the voice of
Tuskahoma. my old friend on many
marches.
1 cared nothing for the Scamew or
her crew, and determined to seek my
old friends to tghtout the day with
them.
What little thought l gave 1t iusti-
fed the deed. My position as an officer
Of the king would palliate deserving The
ship which had brought me over.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-27

office from one Dusiness block to an
other. Attached to the frame was a
written document revealing the history
Of the interesting relic
The photograph was taken by Nc
Clennan at Springfield and shows Lin
coin without a beard. The picture had
none of the aid Of a retoucher, and
therefore the rough, wrinkled face,
with the mole prominent on the right
cheek. is brought out more prominently
than in any other picture of him ex-
tant.
The frame is roughly put together
from pieces of red oak fence rail split
by Lincoln when he was young man.
1t will be remembered that just before
the first Lincoln campaign Dennis
Hanks produced number Of the rails
that LINCOLN had split. Hanks fur
nished Mcclellan with one of these rails
and the artist made the frame from
blocks cut from it.
The frame, with it's picture, was sold
by the artist to l.. Dow, who now re-
sides in San Francisco. In 1875 it was
sold by Mr. Dow to H. +. Knapp, late
Of Sycamore, and at his death became
the property of his son-tn-law, H. S.
Farley. Some time ago letter was
written by Mr.. Dow relating the full
history of picture and frame.
tIIt pen, dS NIL olcNeIS Catalogue lnQe&
proves. In 1t there are entered no fewer
than l6l.N0 documents, compiled in three
divisions. First there is a catalogue in
fifty volumes of beautifully written manu-
script. of these documents, as indicated
by short titles. Then comes a choronologi-
cal index IN a hundred volumes. with &
description Of each document and its con-
tents. Finally an alphabetical index. ar
ranged according to the writer's and re-
ceiVcrs OF papcrs-or, in the absence Of
names the subjects-runs to thirty vol
umes-.n all $50 volumes of manuscript.
AT one time proposal for grant in aid
of Mr. Stevens undertaking was made In
Congress, bat It did not come to any
thing. This was not for want of appreci-
alton OF the catalogue. but because 1t Is
always hard to get a big parliament to a.
tend 10 small measure. The Index has
been valued at G20.0o0 but being unique.
It may be said to be without money and
without price"