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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
CIGARETTES IN ENGLISH ARMY
Held Responsible by Gen. LyttIeton for the Physical Decline of
 the Average Recruit.

When was in England last summer there was an investigation going on by g, government commission to inquire in- to the causes Of the physical decline of the common people" said Mir. D. A. Exall, of St. Louis. to a reporter for the Washington Post. Now see that Cen. Lyttleton, commander of the British army in South Africa. declares that ths cigarette habit is doing untold harm among the soldiers, and that if means srs not taken to break up the practice, the empire will have for its defenders only 8 lot of feeble-minded and weak-hodied youths incapable of maintaining them selves on the field of battle against any sturdy foe. I believe the point made by the English general is well taken, but it Is to be remembered that prevention is better than cure. These self-induleine youngsters who carry their bad habits into the army were victims of the cigar cite ere they thought of enlisting Such indulgence was the result of parental laxity in most cases. At all events, there is evidently an awakened feeling sin the old country that something must be done to stop the loss of prestige England has experienced since it's in- glorious showing in the Boer war, aud if the sin lies at home we may expect to see crusade against the evils respous a sible for British dsgeneracy.'s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26

Know the way There was one man alive at the foot of the shaft. He was sent up, and then we took the mule path into the south level.4 We saw two men who were alive and notified those who were back of us and then went on. We passed the third, fourth and fifth heading and then through an overdrift into the airshaft. l began to feel dizzy and sick, and then l saw Taylor stag ger and fall His lantern fell. We tried to lift him up, but could not carry him up, and made my own way to safety
 Three of the rescuers. Becker Smith and Walkenerst, when they returned to the surface declared that, in their opin. ion, all in the mine outside of the res cue party are dead, including Taylor, the engineer.
 Manager Sheets has telegraphed to Chief Mine Inspector J. A. Roderick as Harrisburg as follows:
 S'Two outside men died of their in1u. ries. But one brought out of the shaft, who is still living. Rescuing party in mine, including Mine Inspector Gun, ningham, who will advise later."
 H. F. Hutchinson, who gave out the lamps to the miners before they went to work in the pit, said:
 At 7:15 o'clock, the time when the whistles blow and when every one is supposed to be at work at the mine, I had given out between 18O and 19o lamps"
 That was one lamp to man?'
 Yes '' ssa Ibid any of those lamps come back ?''
 "'Not one''
 There isla light in every cottage in the little hamlet above4the pit mouth. There is still a crowd about the mouth of the shaft.
 Even General Manager George Sheets of the coal company, who is in charge of the mine, gives little hope that many of the men will be brought to the sur face. The first ray of hope that any of the men had escaped the tremendous o'clock at night, when Adolph Gorgie was brought to the surface still living.
 MT. Sheets, the manager of the mine, said. Rs
 "The explosion was terrific. Both cages were blown from the shaft, one of them distance of over POO feet. Three men at work on the tipple were blown to the ground, and one of them is already dead. The other two are badly hurt, but am told they are rest ing easily and may recover.
 There are at least 150 men in the mine, and I am afraid that there are a number more, although there are sev- eral men on the pay roll who did not report for work"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26

IS not very easy to learn to manage them without assistance, but Herr Edarsky managed to learn. He not only mastered them, but he invented inn provements. After many experiments, the Lilienfeld ski was evolved 1t is more convenient than the Norwegian ski for many reasons, but chiefly be- cause you can wear it with any kind of footgear, including the heavy hob nailed boots used by mountaineers. Having thus perfected his skis, Herr zdarsky taught his visitors how to use them. It was gradually recognized that they afforded a novel and agreeable means of getting about in the winter snow. and they were taken up by climb CTS Herr Paulcke succeeded in crossing the Bernese oberland on skis: Sir Ar thur Conan Doyle made a considerable expedition on them. They are now ordinarily used by mountaineerg in Einter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
THE PUGlLISTS.
WHICH ONE
 WILL WIN?
Tommy Ryan and Jack OBrien Face Each Oth- CT To-norrow Night MunrOe'S Little Yarn.
Tommy Ryan and Jack O'Brien.

Tommy Ryan and Jack O'Brien.
 There's a pair to conjure the gate re- celpts.
 The meeting is only for six rounds the Philadelphia legal distance--but even six rounds of Ryan and O'Brien is better than twenty of most of the tal- ent that have shown in the Quaker city recently.
 And the inhabitants of the town on the Delaware are. showing their ap- preciation of this by focking to the ticket office Of the National Athletic club in goodly numbers for their cards of admission.
 Tomorrow is the night
 There was a slight hitch over the referee, but the hitch was unhitched Bert Crowhurst has been selected.
 Kid Mccoy is to second O'Brien. This adds to the bitterness Of the bat tie. Mccoy and Ryan are as friendly as an Irish tenant and his landlord. There is only one thing that would please Mccoy better than to help O'Brien whip Ryan, and that Is to whip Ryan himself.
 Which will it be?
 On the form shown by past perform ances-the only dope perhaps, but not always trustworthy-Ryan is O'Brien's master, both as a boxer and as fighter In fact, this cagy gentle man has long been remarkable for class-a class almost alone. It Is hardly an exaggeration to say that he is Jim Corbett's peer as boxer, the equal ot Young Griffo at defense, and a match for Bob Fitzsimmons in ring generalship, with nearly as terrific q wallop as the freckled pg1ncher.
 That is certainly q combination diih- cult, if not impossible. to beat.
 But the fight is q six-round affair
 O'Brien is pre-eminently a six-round artist. He knows all the going and all the stations in that journey as no other gIoveman knows them.
 On his chances O'Brien has this to say:
 1T tried for a long time to get Ryan in the ring. and now l am satisfied. see that Tommy promises me all kinds of nice things when we meet, I'm afraid he will run up against q snag. He will find that am able to hand out a few myself. Ryan is not the man he was years ago, and he knows 1t. That is the reason had such trouble getting him in the ring with me. He is a has been and I will prove that fact to him and the world when we go out at the bell.
 1T have no plan of action laid out. I have youth on my side, and shall be largely guided by Ryan's style of fight ing. One thing that he can be sure or, he will have to fight faster than ..e ever did in his life when we meet. No matter how fast that may be. he will find me faster"
 Confidence is ~reat thing in q fight but Jack might better not rely too much on the idea that Tommy is a "has been."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
BILLIARDS.
OLD THEIRS ARE AZ:
 TER THE YOUNGSTERS.

Maurice Daily has an original and entertaining suggestion ill order to oilng about what is badly needed. contest of high class profess slonals. Money talks, and Daly is Willing to invest some money. ..Pll pet $l,ooo," he said yesterday, 'that Iour of the older players can beat any four or the younger players. I'll bet lne $1,OOO that team composed of Slosson, Schaefer, Vignaux and my self can beat q team composed of Cure, Marya, Fournel and Cutton or Gibelin, and the latter would be d stiff proposition. There is a whole lot of talk about challenges, but here Is something that would create great interest. My idea is to have each of the eight players put up $25O, to have one tournament in Paris and return competition here, or vice versa, and each player to pay his own expenses across the water and back. The R. B. O. Co might put up purse for the contest. 1
 "a a.In InElohh betting, my S1,00O that our side wins T would stipulate that the style of game be 1S.1, balk line, or cushion carromS, or both. I cut out 1S.2 be- cause think 1S.1 and cushion carroms are the only games for high classNpro fessionals. The 1S.1 game is the game of the future and the profes- sional might as well play it. I am the weakest member of the elder team, but can still play bit, and for that matter will play any of the other four for money at 1S.1. Vignaux is one of the greatest 1S.1 cushion players in the world, and Schaefer and Slosson, as everybody knows. are without su- periors. Youth will be served, but I'll take q chance on the older men. Sixteen games could be played in Paris and sixteen here. and the money go to the team winning majority of the games"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
FUN IN SKI SPORTS
They Furnish Winters Amusements
 in North of Europe Countries.
Some Wonderful Records at Running and Jumping fin Norway = Their Introduction Into Switzerland
 and Use in the Alps.

Ski sports are familiar in nearly all the north of Euorpe countries. and grow rather than decrease in popularity in most of them. This is especially true of the nations bordering the northern shores of the Baltic sea-
 The earliest mention Of skis is in tha works of Strabo. The earliest picture of skis Is in book by 8 Norseman of the sixteenth century. In those days, how ever, ski-running was only an adjunct to other sports, and not a sport in itself. The early Norsemsn put on their skis to go hunting inswfnter, just as in sum- mer they put on their boots; and 1t wac only towards the end of the nineteenth century that separate. ski sports came into existence. They were practiced in a crude form by the villagers of Tele- marken; but their introduction to more civilized circles is due to Dr. Nansen. He saw the sTelenla lads disporting themselves on skis, and he took lessons from them. In particular they taught him to jump on skis. The new amuse- ment became popular in Christiania. and, in due course, competitions were organ tzed. The first competitions were rath- CT e'hole-and-corner" affair, and took place at Telemarken. Afterwards they were transferred to Holmenkollen, l wherefthey assumed such importance 1 that the meeting is sometimes spoken of as the Norwegian Derby" It is three days meeting, and two of the days are devoted to steeple-chasing on skis. The third is given up to the famous sport of ski-jumping. The competitors come skidding down a snow-s1ope until they reach cliff about 12 feet in perpendicu- lar altitude. This is the tAking-off place, and they sec how far they can jump from 1 it. The taking-on place is artificially constructed by banking up the snow, and
 below it the snow-slope continues as be- fore. The distances jumped by the best men are prodigious, the record being something like 130 feet. Ski-jumping in Norway. however, is an old story. Another, and better,
 story is the introduction of skis into i Switzerland. It came about because iJHerr Zdarsky. of Austria, went to live Dn an estate at Lilienfeld, where the
 winters were severe and the snowfall
 was heavy. Remembering to have heard
 ,f skis, he decided to import pair. It
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Looking for Ancient Trea.ureM

As a result of the great succesa achieved in recovering antique treas ures from wreckage. researches have recently been instituted for the lost fleet of Xerxes, which went down about 2,300 years ago. The bed of the sea is to be searched with the hydroscope, ths newly invented marine instrument, ot great power. Search is later to ba made for the ship chartered by Pom pey to carry the art treasures which he had seized at Athens hack to Rome, and which was wrecked in the archi- pelago something like 1850 years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26

There has been talk of late of the ina troduction of the sport into the British Isles. It is of course only in limited portion of the British Isles that 1t is feasible in such mild winters as have fallen to them of late. The fact, how sver, has not prevented the formation If Ski Club oE Great Britain, or the successful pursuit of the pastime hY keen enthusiasts. It has been pursued in particular, in the district south of Loch Ness. There is range of hills there about 2000 feet high, and in 1900 the skiing was excellent and lasted un. i'll the end of April.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASKETBALL.
GOOD GAME FOR
 NEXT FRIDAY EVENING

Manager Matthew Dunphy of the Company G basketball team has made arrangements for the appearance in this city on Friday night of the Com pany M team of Winsted, the cham pions of the First regiment. Ine game will be played at the armory and will be commenced at S:15. This promises to be one of the best games of the season. The Company M team is reported as being the best in the First regiment and Company G claims the distinction of being the champions of the Second. Both teams will nave their star players on the floor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
"Youne C0rbett's" Weight.

Young Corbett has the better of the weight question in his coming fight with Jimmy Britt. It was Britt who held out for 13O pounds. and the wise Corbett seemed reluctant to grant the concession. Yet, as a matter of fact 13o suits him better than any lower scale. Getting him to 129 for Hanlon was q struggle. and he won't have any idle moments making 130. BritN is certainly better at 133 than at 13o, and he too. will have to leak some to get inside the stipulation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
MINES IN CALIFORNIA.
Only Three Counties Out of the En- tire Array of Fffty-Seven
 Make No Showing.

There are only three California coun- ties out of the entire array of 57 that will not make a showing in the statistics of mineral output for the year 1902 Sew eral of the counties that are discovered to have mineral wealth are not repre- sented bylarge figures of actual produc- ton. That is according to expectation. But, considering the area of this state, says the San Francisco Call, its length and breadth, there is no country on eartk that can be shown to be as uniformly mineralized throughout practically it's entire extent. Among the surprises con- tained in the statistics to be submitted by the state mining bureau will be the figures of the value of the total output of petroleum in California for 1902. The production was very large, but when the price at the wells ranges from 15 to % cents barrel for fuel oil 1t does not. comparatively speaking, require large
 figures to show what it sold for i'll total in the market. The total gold output for two counties far surpasses the value in the market of all the oil produced in the state during the year of 1902. While the price of oil has continued to be low, the value of silver, which is of great in- terest in Pacific coast camps, has con- tinued to rise. The government followed the market from 40 cents to 55 cents in its purchases for the Philippine coinage. Then it stopped. Millions of dollars worth of bullion will be required by the government before the Philippine coinage bill provisions are fully carried out. At the present price of silver many profit,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Racing at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-Totness, Jake Weber and Ethel Wheat were de feated favorites. Preakness was run up to $1 200 and bought by Albert simons. Q. R. Ellison claimed Agnes Brennan. Macbeth was run up to 5000 and bought in.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Here is a Challenge.

Editor DemOCTHI:
 Dear Sir: I wish to state I was never stopped by Teddy Harty ill a three-round bout at 1OS pounds, for Harty's weight is over that. I say that he cannot outpoint me in three rounds. One hundred and twentyone pounds is fair. If Harty will come to my mark will place forfeit that I can spot him inside of six.
 JOHN (KID) CRIME.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
A Sense of Right and Wrong.

Don't you think it is wrong for your husband to bet on horse races ?" said the prudent woman.
 'It is, very frequently" answered young Mrs. Torkins. 'The trouble is that you can't tell when until after the race is run, and then it's too Iate."- Washington Star
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26

American Association Baseball Meet.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The adoption of new constitution was the chief result of meeting of the owners of the American Association of Baseball Clubs. President Grillo said only per cent of the gate receipts would hereaft- CT be collected for q general fund. An assessment will be made for any deficit.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Zee Yachts Got No Wind.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Lack of wind compelled the abandonment of the ice yacht race for the challenge pennant of New Jersey, the only event being completed being a race for a club cup.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
R IU I'D ! 0r7O
Ro N1anola Surprised the sports at
 Oakland.

Flo naanola Surprised the sports at
 Oakland.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.-A fea- ture of the racing at Oakland was the victory of Flo Manola, a 20 to 1 shot, in the first race. She was practically overlooked in the betting and after running second to Targette most of the way defeated Targette half length in q drive. Hagardon was a to favor ite for the last race at seven furlongs, but tired after setting the pace and was defeated by Futurita. McGregor gained head victory over Sea Air in the two-year-old race. Results:
 First Race-Flo Manola won, Tar gette second, HaIbor third.
 Second Race-McGrego1 won, Sea Air second. Eduardo third. B.. Third Race-Lady Kent won. Search CT second, Emily Oliver third
 Fourth Race--Nantor won, Telephone second, His Eminence third. Fifth Race-Frank Woods won, Opti- mo second, Bilf Massie third.
 Sixth Race-Futurita won, Hagerdon second, Soothsayer third.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Leap Year.

"I don't understand what ails all the men," said Miss Elderly New Years morning.
 "When I was coming to town this morning two men climbed telegraph poles and one nearly killed himself jumping a fence"
 why, don't you know, it's leap year!" replied Miss Pert.-Houston Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Axea of Crip,iualn

Of all criminals in prison, 55 per cent. are between the ages of 21 and 40.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Tb.t Alterea the Caae.

Dr. Samuel Johnson, one time on q visit to Oxford, and after breakfast hs and his host were walking in the gar- den when. the latter stopped down and- pulling up handful of weeds, threw them over into a neighbor's garden 'That, sir, said the doctor, is a very unneighborly action,' to which thd host replied: My neighbor. doctor, ss a dissenter'' 'In that case have na objection to offer, sir" returned ths doctor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
French Prisoners.

Prisoners in, France are permitted to pay one visit to dying parents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
Makes Reading Useful

To read without refecting is lika eating without digesting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26

O A. S T o z Y A. Raar. +ba /s The Kind You Have Always Bought s'saa'''' ss NNl9zzz1s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26
ocean Dream Lowered the Record.

Ocean Dream Lowered the Record.
 LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 26.-The first and second races at Ascot fur nished big surprises, Agnes Mac, at 12 to 1, taking the first and Ocyrhoe, at 6 to 1, winning the second. Lunar, the odds on favorite, failed to get in the money in the third race, Farmer Jim, 4 to 1, winning. In the fourth race Ocean Dream won handily lowering the track record for six furlongs to i minute 1874 seconds. Montana Peeress won the fifth from Dolly Hayman, the 1 to favorite.
 Vanderbilt Won the Shoot.
 PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan. 26.-W. K. Vanderbilt, IT,, won four events of a private shoot at the Florida Gun club.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-26

. A- SIT o 1EAs Bears the 1Iha Kind yog Hsm Aways Sought s's,ss'l' :, lzIzzZ~
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-01

s 7l.r
The new buildfnzs q Gsoye esown
University win be dedlcated Dsoem-
Der 8. fE
J.R ". Daniel, noted Richuaond
lawyer died Of apopIexy j. YonIkers,
The lodge Of the Woodmon1 Rod
and Gun Club, on the poto<nac, in
Washington county was burned.
MIRA. James r. HutchiHsa o
bride whose courtship was conduct
ed by correspondence, ooznmitfed
suicide in Danville.
A Department OF Commerce. and
Labor report says the diamond
business il the closest and most
powerful OF ali trusts.
Fire in the Queens County Court
house. New York. did e1o0, 600
damage and placed in jeopardy the
Jail in which 100 persons we're CON-
fined. =
Rev. George w. Feelemyer, OF fhe
Methodist Episcopal Churck. whose
throat was cut some weeks ago, was
found drowned in the Reservoir OF
the Springfield Asylum, uhere he
had been c0ttager recently.
The jury Of inquest on the death
OF the boy Hobart Grafton, in Har-
ford county. gave verdict that he
came TO bis death from . bot fred
by Albert Nonemoker. AGED q years.
and Earl Heck, aged IS yed
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-01
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-12-01

(Correspondence OF the Beacon. +

NOOEECSPOusAEAA1 Va VIZ APCeA~CAsB
A pretty but quiet wedding was sol
emnized at st. Joseph's Church, on We'd
nesday, November 10, 1904, by the ReY.
Father lyman, the contracting parties
being Miss Grace Hayden, OF Washington,
ID. c., and Mr.. Bernard M. Guy, Of st.
Mary's county. They were attended BY
Miss Marie VanRyswiek az bridesmaid
and Mr.. Claude Guy, brother OF the groom,
acted as best man. The bride looxed
sweet and charming in lovely and sly
lish gown of hight blue silk with trim
mings OF silk chiiioR applique and alloyer
lace, white kid gloves and hat Of blue
incline artistically trfrnMed with velvet
roses, and carried a white prayer book.
The bridesmaid was handsomely gowned
i'm navy blue cloth, trimmed with white
applique and ribbon, picture hat of blue
velvet planes and ribbon, and could not
have looked more bewitchings Only a
few immediate friends and relatives were
present. After the ceremony all were in
vited 70 partake of bountiful supper,
refreshments, cakes and fruits ofall kinds
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wellie John
son. The Rev. Rather lyman honored
the occasion with his presence, The bride
il the youngest child of Mrs. NJ. s. Hay
den, of Washington, ID. c., and has hosts
OF friends in that city and in this county
and Charles, as the many handsome and
useful presents of which she was the
recipient testify. The groom 10 q
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Guy, and il
popularity known throughout the county
He il young man Of worth and merit
and deserves the prize he has won. The
Young couple viii make their home al
Clements, where the groom Is engaged in
the mercantile business. We wish them
long life of health, happiness and pros
Perity. 2rTFnfIfrTEs fRiESD. :