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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
MORTGAGE SCHEME.
Property Assessed at $4,000 to Carry
$5OO,O of Bonds.

Hartford, May ga scheme to float
mortgage of $5OO,O00 ON tangible
property assessed at $4,000 and some
patent rights is reported from Bristol,
where on Saturday afternoon the town
clerk, Stephen I'll. Mason, entered on
the land records mortgage executed
by the National Winding Clock
Co Of Bristol and Chicago TO the Chi
cago Title and Trust Co, as trustee
for the bondholders, to secure an issue
Of $500, 900 Of twenty-year per cent
bonds with interest payable semi-an-
nually. These bonds are In series A,
B, g, d and q, there is 100000 in
each series and they are or small de-
nominations.
The mortgage is signed by A. L..
Clarke as president and Charles s.
Burton, secretary of the clock COM
pany. e. G. Keith signs as president
of the Chicago Title and Trust Co,
and the mortgage covers all the real
estate now owned by the company OF
to be acquired by them, and specifical-
ly mentions and defines by bounds
as the Hubbell shop in Forestville,
which the company has been occupy
ing for the past few years.
The property stanrs on the Bristol
land records in the name of the Con-
necticut Building and Loan association
of this city. The name of the associa-
ton was changed by the legislature
about a year ago to the Connecticut
Loan and Realty Co. President Char
les w. Rohne said yesterday that bis
company still held the title to the
property. The clock company has
been paying for 1T by installments and
only small amount remains to be
paid. DR. Percy l.. Clarke has been
president of the clock company, and
unless A. T.. Clarke is his wife Hart
ford persons connected with the loan
and realty company do not know who
it is. DR. Clarke is the only president
known here. The Loan and Realty Co
is not affected by the mortgage at all.
The property includes the mill privi-
leges and "alI railroad tracks on the
land" and all the machinery, tools and
patents belonging TO the COM
pany. The nearest railroad track to
the Hubbell shop is the main line of
the Highland division, Almost a quar-
ter of n mile away. The Bristol town
assessors valued the stock, machinery.
tools and money invested in trade of
the National Self Winding Clock Co
on October /, 1908, at $1,000. The
value placed on the ship and mill
privileges Of the same company at the
same time was $4,000, making a total
of $4,000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Patrick Shea of Bank street spent
Sunday at Savin Rock. :
Daniel Donovan, clerk at Nc
Grath's meat market, spent Sunday
with friends in Ansonia.
james Smithwick of Bristol was
visiting friends in this section yester-
day.
Edward Roach, proprietor of the
Brooklyn hotel, and family, have re-
moved to --nsonia, where Mr. Roach
will engage in the grocery business
The Brooklyn hotel will be run by Mrs
Burns.
The Clovers of washington Hill
We're defeated by the Eagles of Brook
lyn in an interesting game of ball yes
terday by the score of II to II. The
features of the game were home runs
by Johnson, Carney and McAuliffe OF
the Eagles the battery work Of Binkis
and Dunphy of the Eagles and Casey's
pitching for the Clovers The Eagles
would like to arrange a game with
the Starlights of the east end OF the
Brook streets for fun or money.
Two little Italian boys, aged and
5 years, respectively, by the name of
Delinzio and who live on jackson
street, had very narrow escape from
being seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured on Saturday afternoon. They
We're playing about some big stones in
a bank near Jackson street when one
of the largest stones, weighing about
600 pounds, shifted slightly in its posi-
ton. 1t rolled slightly onto the boys
and pinned them between it and an
other rock One of the boys was pinned
by the shoulder and the rock laid on
his head. The boys were unable to ex-
tricate themselves from their perilous
position. Their cries for assistance
brought number of people to their
aid, but it was only after hard and
rather delicate work that the boys We're
rescued. If the rock had shifted even
an inch the boys skull would have been
crushed. When the boys were taken
from underneath the rock 1t was
thought that one of them was nearly
dead. DIR Russell was summoned and
he succeeded il reviving the children.
One was badly bruised about the
shoulder and side, while the other was
cut about the head and face. The ac-
cident created much excitement and
hundreds of people gathered about the
place where it occurred.
This stores guarantee is back of all
goods sold. II there Is ever any APP
parent cause for dissatisfaction, make
it known, and you may be sure We Will
make it right. Success In the sale OF
drugs depends largely on good will; we
wish to prove that we deserve yours.
A. G. Walker, prescription druggist.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
The CURRAN DRY GOODS co.
One Of the Events Of the Year
y OUR e
Semi-AnnuaI Sale Of Muslin In
derWear, Commencing To-
Morrow A. NJ.

Just about this time each year at the commencement o.
warm weather hold this sale, 1t is the semannua supply
thousands of we'll informed buyers who realize the wis
dom Of providing their needs in this line early while
the is It's best and prices lower than
ualy charged
It's hardly necessary to refer to the high standing I'm
derwear not is there Waterbury who does
know as much about the merits of could tell her. the
quality fit the finish the style Everything about It up to
the highest standard nothing msy finding place here
matter how the price That is Why nearly everyone buys
their underwear at Currans.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
NEW YORK WOMAN
GIVES UPEATTNC

New York, May 9.-Having become
convinced through months of pouring
over literature on the subject of at
tanning perfect thought through alb
staining from food and ignoring things
material, Mrs Bessie Nunzinsky OF this
city resolved week ago to eat no
more. She is now in the psychopatic
ward of Bellevue and the doctors fear
she will die unless they can prevail
seven days, Mrs Nunzinsky declared
that her husband and three children
should have nothing more to eat she
having satisfied herself that food waAj
4 falacy. Convinced that his wife ha&A
lost her mind, Nunzinsky had her rfks
moved to the hospital, where she stE
refuses to eat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
Sale Starts TO-MOrrOW A. M.
NIGHT COWS.

~ NIGHT GOWNS.
Muslin Night Gowns, yoke made
with clusters of fine tucks, full
size, this sale 3
Empire Night Gowns, revers and
yoke trimmed with Hamburg
insertings and embroidery to
match, this sale a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09

set Covers, fine tucked front with
lace insertings. this sale 80c
20 styles in Nainsook Marguerite
Covers, trimmed back and front,
fitted and French back, this sale 4oc
Marguerite Corset Covers, ruffied
front to waist line, lace and rib
bon trimmed. this sale 50c
Tight Fitting Corset Covers, low
neck, round and square, lace and
Hamburg trimmed, sizes 80 to
46, this aisle 25c-50c-75c
Fine Na1nsook Corset Covers, trim
med with dainty lace and Ham
burg inserings and edged to
mach, this sale 75c-08c-$1. 26-$1. 40
Dainty Allover Lace Marguerites,
front and back trimmed, this
sale $1.75-$1. 09-$ .26
EXTRA SIZE UNDERWEAR.
EXTRA SIZE Drawers, cambria
and muslin, deep fiounce, lace .
and Hamburg trimmed, this sale sec
EXTRA SIZE Drawers, tucked
f1ounce, Hamburg and lace in
settings, with ruffies to match,
this sale 75c-9Sc-$1 .25
Extra Size Night Gowns, tucked
yoke. Hamburg trimmed, this
sale 75c-9Sc
Extra Size Nainsook Night Gowns,
round neck, short sleeve, also
square neck, $1.25-$1. 40
EXTRA SIZE Corset Covers, v
square and round neck. this sale
06c-DOcTBc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
SPAIN. BROWN Q CRANE
Funeral Directors and EmbaImers.

Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Cor Fast Main and Spring SITS,
Opposite Polls Theater.
Prompt attention, best service, mod
crate charges. An up-to-date undertake
ing establishment, open night and day.
Telephone 1855. Ambulance on call.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09

white Skirts, with deep Ham
burg founce of blind and open
embroidery, this sale $1.25-$1.3 so
White Lawn Skirts. double
fiounces with large hemstitched
tucked, this sale $1.49
Several styles in White Skirts,
lace and Hamburg insertings,
with deep rufles to match, this
sale $169-$1. 90
kTVhfta Skirts with numerous
rows OF dainty lace insertings,
with ruffies to match, this sale
$2.25-$2.50
EiDafnty White Petticoats, elaIbor-
ately but dafntily trimmed with
French embroideries and sheer
laces In various styles, this sale
s2.0s-g10.9a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
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Several styles in Umbrella Draw
ers, lace insertings, lace and
Hamburg rutiie, also hemstitched
tucked founce, cambri cand
muslin, this sale 25c
Cambria Drawers, lace and Ham
burg insertings, with rufles to
match, this sale Doc
% styles in Cambria Umbrella
Drawers. trimmed with fine en-
broidery, torchon. Valenciennes,
Cluny and Point de Paris laces,
this sale 4ec
Nainsook Drawers with sheer
French embroidery rufie, fitted
band, this sale 76c
Several styles in Nainsook land
Cambria Drawers, various trim
mings in lace and Hamburg,
this sale 9sc-$1. 1854. 80
CORSET COVERS.
Plain Corset Covers, high neck,
good muslin, sizes 80 to A, this
sale Sc
Corset Covers, V-shaped neck, lace
and Hamburg trimmed, this sale 15c
Marguerite Corset Covers, hem
stitched trimmed neck, this sale 15c
20 styles in Marguerdtes, deep In
settings of torchon, Valenciennes
and Point de Paris laces, also
Hamburg and ribbon trimmed,
this sale 25c
Several styles in Marguerite Cor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09

Pastry, pork, cabbage, sinkers and
many other hard things to digest If
you take one or two OF Fitzpatricks
digestive tablets. They are a won.
derful help to digestion. 90 cents
for large box. Fitzpatrick's phar-
macy, corner East Main and Wall
streets. Telephone 63.4.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
THE PRESENT NEW YORK EDITOR

who is seeking the nomination for the
presidency ought to call up the last
New York editor-Horace Greeley
who sought that high Office. He can
have Charon connect him, via the Styx
river, telephone exchange. Horace,s
experience might benefit him, He
would hear list of warm adJetc1yes
only eoualed in strength and express
sion nv the man en- whom somebody
had imposed bag Of poor charcoal,
saving It was as good as BROWNS
OIuCI-FIRE CHARCOAL. See that
the black disc is on the bag. For sale
at all dealers in first class groceries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
KILLED FOR THIRTY GENTS.

KILLED FOR THIRTY CENTS.
Chicago, May 9.-Quarreling over 8
thirty cent jackpot in a poker game.
Harry Simmons, a circus aeronaut, has
shot and killed T.. B. WiclSman,
waiter. Wickman was a native Of
Germany and reputed to belong to
titled family. He was IS years old
Simmons surrendered to the police
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09
UP-TO-DATE. MILLINERY,

Ladies' never have you had an OPP
portunity like the present to choose
from such a grand collection Of style
ana value by any Of our competitors.
All OF our hats are made in our own
workroom. This enables us to own
our goods at the lowest possible cost.
We do save you. as rule, so per
cent as elsewhere. Come down to
lower Bank street and see our win
dow display. as it will pay you to
come from a far distance to look over
our styles and prices. Be sure and
look for
Frssdman's Bargain Millinery,
266 BANK STREET.
Hats trimmed while you wait.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-09

Might Gowns, round neck, short
sleeves, also high neck, long
sleeves, Doc
Muslin and Cambria Night
Gowns, empire and high neck,
yoke, revers and collar of all
over embroidery, this sale Toe
Nainsook Night Gowns, round
neck, long and short sleeves,
lace. Hamburg and ribbon
trimmed, this sale Toe
rs STYLES in Night Gowns, muslin,
cambrfc and nainsoolz, empire,
high and round neck, long and
short sleeves, trimmed with
pretty embroidereies and laces,
this sale 9Sc
Nainsook Night Gowns, surplice
style, lace and ribbon trimmed,
this sale $1.25-$1.39
Several styles in Nainsook and
Cambria Gowns. some open in
front, others closed, lace, Ham
burg and ribbon trimmed, this
sale $149-$1.62
<Eheer Nainsook Night Gowns in
various styles, trimmed with
French embroidery and dainty
laces, low neck, short sleeves,
range $1.9S. to $7.98
CHEMISTS.
i Muslin Chemise, lace trimmed, 21c
7 Cambria and Muslin Chemtses,
corded band. this sale 39c
sEambric Chemises, Hamburg and
lace trimmed, square and round
neck, this sale 49c
Nainsook Chemises, lace, Hamburg
and ribbon trimmed, this sale 75c
Skirt Chemises. made of nainsook,
lace yoke, skirt trimmed to
match, this sale 9Sc-$1.25
,Eine Nafnsook Chemises, skirt
lengths. yoke of fine lace and
ribbon, skirt also trimmed,
$149 TO $3.9S
WHITE SKIRTS.
White Skirts, good width, hem
stitched flounce, also Hamburg
trimmed, this sale Acc
klWhite Skirts, lace and Hamburg
trimmed, tucked hounce, this
sale Toe
20 styles IN White Skirts, hem
stitched. Hamburg and lace :
trimmed, see display on front
table, this sale Csc
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
MADAME ROLAND.

q HE was happy to be guinotined
when she was. otherwise she must
- have inevitably suffered the most
terrible and humiliating Of all the dis
illusions OF a woman-the loss Of faith
In herself in the infaHibnity Of her
sentiments, in her incapabnity to do
wrong
Her inflexibility was as great a power
over her friends. They wavered. com
promised, stopped at practical results
instead of pushing TO ideal ones. She
had decision firmness Of purpose, the
determination to reach the end. and
her influence over them was powerful
because Of this unyielding attitude.
Nothing daUnted her
Riot and war were sacred necessities.
To die was their duty. Nothing could
have been more inspiring than her firm
ness of purpose, her superb indifference
to consequences. This high attitude had
something OF the inspired Sibyl in it.
Their Greek statue" became their
prophecies. Her very cruelty was di-
vine. 1t was the wrath Of the gods, e."
the righteous Indignation" of the
mOralist-
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
CERPTS FROM IDA TARBELLS BEST KNOWN BIOGRAPHIES :

It took a moment to realize the truth.
New York saw IL, and the white faces
Of her noble delegation were bowed in
despair. Greeley saw II. and n guile
less smile spread over his features as
he watched Thurlow Weed press his
his hand hard against his wet eyelids-
Illinois saw It and tears poured from
the eyes Of more than one Of the over
wrought. devoted men as they grasped
one anOther's hands and vainly strug-
gled against the sobs which kept back
their shouts. The crowd saw II, and
broke out in a mad hurrah.
Without, the scene was repeated. At
the first instant Of realization in the
Wigwam a man on the platform had
shouted 10 a man stationed on the roof:
''Hallelujahi Abe Lincoln Is nominat-
cd" A cannon doomed the news to the
multitude below, and 10000 threats took
up the cry. The city heard IL, and 100
guns on the fremont House. innumer-
front. on locomotives and factories, and
the bells IN all the steeples broke forth.
For tweuty-four hours the clamOr never
ceased. II spread 70 the prairies. and
before morning they were ahre with
pride and excitement.
THE LIFE or ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Drawn
from Original Sources and Containing
Many Speeches. Letters and kilograms
Hitherto Unpublished, by Ida NJ. Tarben.
Illustrated New York: The Doubleday &
Mcclure Co. 2 volumes
The Washington times., 1904-06-05

do with this defense Even II she be q
cool-headed woman with a large sense
Of humor and see that her champion
ship is illogical. she cannot give IL up.
A woman who preserves her illusions,
her enthusiasms. her sentiments. an
Madame Roland had up 10 tht-ty-eight,
rarely finds in a man much older than
herself the faith, the disinterestedness
the devotion to ideals, the purity OF life
and thought which she demands. She Is
continually shocked by his cynicism, his
experience, his impersonal attitude. his
indifference. Life with him becomes
practical and commonplace 1t lacks
in hours OF self-revelatiOn. in an in
timacy Of all she feels deep and inspir-
Ing; there is no mystery in it-nOthins
of the unseen. But with Q young man
of a character and nature like Buzots
she finds a response to her noblest
moods. her most elevated thoughts.
MADAME ROLAND. A Biographical Study. by
Ida n Tarbeu. Charles Scrbiner's sons.
The Washington times., 1904-06-05

She had begun to experience one Of
the saddest disillusions of life-the loss
Of faith in her own undertaking, TO see
that the thing she ha,. worked to create
was a monster. that it must be throt-
tied. that It was too horrible TO live
A woman in love Is never a good
politician. The sentiment she expert
ences lifts her above ali ordinary con-
siderations. All relations seem petty
beside the supreme union Of her de-
sires. The object OF her passion be
comes the standard for her feelings to-
ward others
She is revolted by natures which are
in opposition TO the one which is stir
ring hers. The sentiments, the opin-
ions. the course of action of her lover,
become personal matters with her. she
is incapable OF judging them effectively.
She defends them with the instructive
passion of the animal. because they
are hers.
Intelligence has little or nothing TO
The Washington times., 1904-06-05

than any man in the history OF the civ
ilized world has ever done, worked with
imperial self-confidence, with a convic-
ton that he was not like other mem"
that the moral laws, the creeds. the
conventions which applied TO them were
not for him. He might listen to others,
but In the end he dared do as he would
But he was greater as a man than
as a warrior or statesman: greater in
that rare and subtle personal quality
which made men love him. Men went
down on their knees and wept at sight
OF him when he came home from EIba-
rough men whose hearts were untrain-
ed, and who loved naturally and spon-
taneOusly the thing which was lovable.
II was only selfish. warped, abnormal
natures. which had been stined by eti-
quette and diplomacy and self-interest,
who abandoned him. Where nature
lived in heart, Napoleon's sway waI
absolute. 1t was not strange. He was
in everything a natural man: his i'm
agination. his will. his intellect, his
heart. were native, unframed. They ap-
pealed TO unworIdly men in all their
rude. often brutal. strength and sweet
ness. If they awed them, they won
them.
The native force Of Napoleon explains.
at least partially. his hold on men; it
explains. too, the contrasts Of his char
acter. Never was there a life lived so
full Of lights and shades, of majors
and minors. 1t was a kaleidoscope
changing at every moment. Beside the
most practical and commonplace quail
ties are the most idealistic. No man
ever did more drudgery. ever followed
details more slavishly; yet who ever
dared so divinely. ever played such haz-
ardous games OF chance? No man ever
planned more for his fellows. yet who
ever broke so many hearts? No man
ever made practical realities OF so many
Of liberty's dreams, yet it was by des-
The Washington times., 1904-06-05

my mind that I would study history
decided to take I'D the women Of the
French revolution and see what I could
make out Of them-One at least, for
beginning. II seemed to NE that their
careers would throw a light on what
women might be in our own national
life.
Right there in Meadville, 7 may say,
I began 70 make a historical study II
Madame de Stael ! could read French.
having studied It at college, and could
afford to send 10 Paris and get whatever
books and other material there was TO
be had. as well as her works. From
there 1 gathered a very fair impression
of the woman. and soon after wrote an
article. which I6ubmitted to the eIltor-
in-chief Of The CnautauQuan,' He
liked Il. and published it. and I was
launched as d writer Of biography
MY success with Madame de StacI
gratified me so much that I decided
The Washington times., 1904-06-05

upon Madame Roland as another sub
Ject. AS IN the case OF Madame de
StaeI, I sent for all the literature about
her and when had read it wrote a
magazine article. which was also pub
lished IN The Chatauquan' Then ]
turned my eyes TO other French women,
and wished 10 do more
Il should say here that IN studying
these histories I became very much en-
amOred of the French historical method
the way they secured their materials
and the way they presented them.
Il thought that l should like 70 go to
Paris and prosecute my work on the
home ground. where I could find SO
much more to interest me / had no
great sum Of money-just enough 70
take me there and start myself IL ]
went; but ! decided to 90 it, anyhow.
Accordingly. I severed my connection
with The Chautauquan' and started for
Paris.
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
THE STORY OF An ANGRY TREE

IT HERE is In the wilds Of northwest
ern Idaho a species of the acacia
tree which is entitled TO be classed
as one Of the wonders Of plant life. 1t
grows 10 a height Of about eight feet.
and, when full grown, closes its leaves
together in coils each day at sunset and
curls its twigs TO the shape of -pigtoH.
After the tree has settled itself thus
for a nights sleep. If touched, the whole
thing viii futter as If agitated or i'm
patient at being disturbed. The oftener
the foliage IS molested the more violent
becomes the shaking of the branches,
and AT length the tree emitS a nauseat-
ing odOr, which, If inhaled for a few
ache.
The angry tree, as it has been named,
was discovered by travellers who, upon
making camp for the night placed one
The Washington times., 1904-06-05
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

THE country, amazed at the rare
moral and intellectual character
of-Lincoln, began 20 ask questions
about him, and then his history came out;
a pioneer home. little schooling. few
books. hard labor at all the many trades
Of the frontiersman. profession mas
tered o nights by the light Of friendly
cooper's fire, an early entry into politics
and Iaw-and then twenty-five years OF
incessant poverty and struggle.
The homely story gave a touch OF
mystery 10 the figure which doomed go
large. Men felt sudden reverence for
a mind and heart developed 20 those no
bic proportions in 50 unfriendly a habi-
tat They turned instinctively TO one so
familiar with strife for help IN solving
the desperate problem with which the
nation has grappled. And thus 1t was
that. at fifty years OF age, Lincoln be
came a national figure.
L seemed but a moment before the
second ballot was ended. and It was
known that Lincoln's vote has arisen
from l02 70 Isl. The tension as the third
= Hot was taken was almost unbear-
e. A hundred pencils kept score
le the delegations were called, and II
became apparent that Lincoln was
tripping Seward The last vote was
~ given before the whisper went
nd. Two hundred and thirty-one
pne-half for Lincoln: two and one
more viii give him the nomina-
instant Of silence followed. in
the convention grappied with the
pa tried 20 pull itself together 70
chairman OF the Ohio delcga-
the first 70 get HIS breath.
sident.' he cried. springing on
and stretching out his arm TO
cognition, Il rise 10 change
from Dir. Chase 70 Mr.. Lin
The Washington times., 1904-06-05

end OF a canvas covering Owe one OF
the sensitive branches, using Il for a
support Immediately the tree began 70
sharply jerk its branches The motion
continued. growing more nervous. until
AZ last the sickening odOr which IL gave
out drove the tired campers TO a more
friendly location
Curiosity, Of course. prompted an in
vestigatiOn. One OF the angry trees was
dug Up and thrown TO one side. Imme-
diately. upon being removed from the
ground, the tree opened its leaves, its
twigs lost their pigtails and for some
thing over an hour and a half the out
ragged branches showed their indigna-
ton by a series OF qualSings, which grew
weaker as time passed. finally ceasing
altogether. when the foliage hung limp
and withered The next morning the
tree was placed in the ground again. a
little water was applied TO the roots,
and very soon IL resumed its normal
condition