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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
THE CHILDREN ATE THE FISH
RAW.

whipped in and dozens of fish are
thrown high upon the sand.
After this has been repeated a. time
or two, or until sufficient supply for
the community has been gathered to-
gether, comes the task OF roasting the
catch.
Some holes are dug in the sand, fire
Is then kindled and then the holes are
filled with smooth stones.
After the stones have become red
hot they are carefully dragged out, the
fire extinguished and the fish, cleaned
and wrapped in thick leaves. are put
into the holes. covered with the hot
stones and left to roast
The cooking is seldom carried to the
extent required by an alien palette, an
the flesh is still moist and only about
half done The feast is declared read
and all fall to with a relish born OF
labor and fasting.
These fishing parties usually take
place once or twice week. and tn.
fire built at that time does service foa
all the community. Bread fruit. taro
and bananas are baked and behold the
homework is done for several days tt
come.
ANNA H. CLARK.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15

"A FISH A4N1 Cr EAAAnA LIZA A1A''
FISH line" This presents to the un-
tutored mind something Of the appear
ance of monster apparatus for shoo-
ing flies, for window decoration, for
anything almost before fishing trap
The women come dragging 1t behind
them, rope of twisted palm leaves.
perhaps 20 or 80 feet long. The stems
are twisted into a thick rope, while
the leaves hang massed below in q
sort Of heavy fringe.
The women grasp the ends of the
line, the children gambol gaily in front
and the men bring up the rear. To q
slow chant they move into the water,
the heavy rope of leaves sweeps out
behind in great semi-circle, the
frightened fish dart from side to side,
seeking an opening in the heavy hang
ing mass.
On they sweep, sometimes the water
nearly over the heads of the women,
while the children, little water animals
that they are, dive and swim like the
fish about them.
The path lies across a narrow neck
of the bay. AS they reach the farther
side the fish grow more frantic, leap
| ing and dashing madly through the
water. The men are scarcely less ac-
tive, selling with nimble fingers those
adventurous ones that have forced
their way through the dragging trap.
The women plod slowly on, shoulders
bent to the weight Of the catch and
anxious only to land goodly numbet
| upon the bank.
The children catch the smaller fish
in their chubby hands and eat them
/ greedily.
This part OF the performance goes
hard with the prejudiced stranger. but
is probably different In no way to the
satisfaction we derive from q fine fresh
oyster.
Finally, with a shout and scran-
BILE, the shore Is reached. the seine Is
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
TWO BOYS DROWN A BABY.
Garry Infant Away In Potato Sack
and Deliberately Throw It
in Water Butt.

A remarkable case of Juvenile dee
pravity is reported from Sery. in 1le
department OF Aisne, France. M. Ger
main and his wife went out on Wednes-
day, leaving their one-year-old son in
charge Of the eldest girl. named
Adrienne., aged IL. Seeing that the
baby was asleep, she went into the
village for some milk, and in order not
to wake the child got out of the VIM
dow, leaving 1t open.
She had scarcely disappeared when
two little boys, named Maurice Herin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
WHY ENGINEER CRIED.

Eyes. indeed, we have some oueeE
little incidents happen to us, said the
fat engineer "Queer things happened
to me about a YEAR ago. You'd think Is
queer for rough man like me to cry
for ten minutes, and nobody hu1k
either, would your WE'LL did. and &
can almost cry every time think o. IL
II was running along one afternoon
pretty lively when I approached liz
tie village where the track cuts through
the streets. Stacked up % Attle. buk
was still making good speed, vAaen sud-
denly, about twenty rods ahead Of ma.
little girl not more than 3 years old
toddIed onto the track. You can't even
imagine my feelings. There was no
way to save her. It was impossible II
stop or even slack much, at that uis*
lance, as the train was heavy and the
grade descending In ten seconds e
would have been all over ana after RNs
versing and applying the brake, abuk
my eyes. didn't want to zee any
more.
'.As we slowed down my 0remaN
stuck his head out OF the cab wlnaoaS
to see what I'd stopped for, when be
laughed and shouted ut me: Jim. loofs
here! I looked, and there was q bis
Newfoundland dog holding the little
girl in his mouth. leisurely walking to-
ward the house where she evidpnti' s
belonged. She was kicking and crying.
so that / knew she wasn't hurt, and tbs
dog had saved her. My fireman thou9hf
1t funny, ana kept laughing, but cried
like a woman. just couldn't help It.
had little girl OF my own at home.
Galveston Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15

and Jean Bideaux, each aged six. who
were playing close by, entered the
house by the open window Finding
the baby asleep. they put It into an
empty potato sack. which they pro-
ceeded to stun with grass, and then
carried it between them to the water
butt outside the house. They threw
the sack into the butt, and then scamp
cred away.
When the sister returned she was
astonished at finding that the baby
had vanished and after several hours
search found It drowned in the water
Lutt. AS the boys had been seen near
the house, the mayor of the village
sent for them, and in the presence OF
the horrfded parents they related what
they did, though they were apparently
unaware that they had done anything
wrong
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
JAPS' LOSS REDUCED.
Russians Report $500 Killed
and Wounded.
yLADIVOSIOK FLEET is OUT AGAIN
General Kurolxi,s Scouts Have APP
Denred south OF LiaOyang, In-
dicattnw q General Flank
Movement ON Hal0henR.

4
LONDON, July 15.--Advices from st.
Petersburg say that the people of st.
Petersburg retired last night In hap
by frame Of mind. The absence of a
dispatch from Lieutenant General
Stoessel, commander of the military
; forces at Port Arthur, regarding the
reported disaster to the Japanese is
generally attributed to the delay In
communicating official news owing to
the absence OF the emperor.
Private dispatches received in st.
Petersburg from Russian sources in
the far Yeast confirm the reports from
Mukden and Chefu According to a
usually reliable source the Japanese
losses were $500 and the Russian losses
1900.
The city remains In ferment Of ex-
Eitement, and extras are eagerly bought
IMP In the hope of finding the long ex-
pected dispatch from General stoessel.
1t is quite certain that there La no
disposition in any quarter In St. Pc
tersburg to question the truth OF the
news. There 10 a general conviction
that as viceroy Alexeieff decided TO
communicate the report to the general
stan 1t must be true.
The war office had some hesitation In
giving out the dispatch owing to It's
Qualitative wording. Tt is contrary to
the custom of the war Office to publish
statements made with such reserve as
yiceroy Alexeieff thought At to adopt.
The rejoicing in the Russian capital
Is increased by foreign dispatch con-
firming the Japanese reverse. The
question is eagerly asked IL the Rus
slams took advantage of the Japanese
discontinue to follow UP the blow and
tnf1ict crushing defeat, with possibly
the capture of the siege guns.
The news that the Vladivostok cruis-
ers and torpedo boats were out again
filled the Russian cup OF joy.
Emperor Nicholas and Grand Duke
Michael have arrived at Samara and
were cordially welcomed. The en-
peror reviewed the troops under or
ders for the far east and then visited
the cathedral.
The Russian outposts apparently are
not Offering serious resistance on Ell
Their of the Siuyen roads or along the
line OF General Oku's advance. There
may be slight collision at Tangent
where General Kuropatkip probably
| has stationed his left wing rear guard
The Japanese are utilizing Kaichow to
land supplies.
General Sacharon also reports the
appearance of General Kurokis out
posts considerably south Of Liaoyang
This is an indication Of a. general
/ Ranking movement on Haicheng.
| The Japanese northern putposts orr
\ falling back on Saimatsxa, probably
/ due to pressure on the part Of Genera
/ Rennenkampff.
A Tokyo report says that the Japa
nese have occupied Yinkow and tina
the 800 Russians who were in tn,
town escaped with difficulty.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
DO AS THE ROMANS DO.
One Of the Strange Enects Of Life Il
Rome on the Temporary YimitoE.

One OF the Strange Effects OF Life ii
Rome on the Temporary vimitoE
The strangest thing about life Isl
Rome is that one not only does as tbs
Romans do. but ends By thinking aH
Romans think and feeling nn
the Romans feel The best illustre=
ton know Of this is the mental q
titude of the foreign residents toward
certain superstitions, notably the be-
Lief In the evil eye the maIocrnio 81
Jettatura, as it is indifferentlY known
never knew an Italian who aid
not hold more or less to this slIperstl-
ton. Americans who have lived Ions
In Rome either reluctantly admit thH
there does seem to be aomethine ia
II" or, if they are Roman horn. quiet.
" accept it as one of those things la
heaven and earth OF which phfliHopiis
fails to take account
In certain respects the italian IS
markedly free from superstition sS
compared with the Celt or The Scot,
for instance, the fear OF ghosts 81
spirits is SO rare that have ueqeE
met with it; on the other hand. the be-
| lief in the value Of dreams as eufdez
to action is deep rooted and wide
spread. The dream book In some fans
lilies is held hardly second In import
ance to the book of prayer. THE
Italians eminently practical nature
makes him utilize bis dreams ii
| splaying the lotto" as the buying of
lottery tickets is called.
| TO dream of certain things Indicates
| that one will be lucky and Should
play. The choice OF the number s.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
FISHING IN SAMOA
AN INTERESTING DESCRIPTION
OF A NATIVE CATCH.
How Our Fellow Citizens In Tutuila
Keep the Larder Filled--A Fish
Line Made Of Plain Palm
Leaves.

Pango-P ango, Island of Tuttiila--
'Talofa', 1t is the fine day for fish"
and the Samoan fisherman turns a
practiced eye upon the floating clouds.
The deep bay lies calm and unrufied
in the soft, hazy glow, which tells to
the experienced fisher that the prey
rides high and now is the appointed
time for the sport.
The Inhabitants of some Of the ad-
Joining huts are lettering upon the
beach, Storms have been raging for a
few days past and a subsistence OF
bananas and bread fruit has begun to
pail.
At the repeated assurance Of the seer
the older women scamper for the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15

water. This made into mash; al
lowed to ferment, and the stuR then
goes through the process OF eyapora-
ton. This amount Of molasses and
meal, with sufficient amount Of water
added, makes forty gallons OF moon
shine, which is sold Tor So per gallon.
The men who engage in the illicit dis
filling Of whiskey are usually OF the
more ignorant class; that is, they are
uneducated, but what they lack In
book learning they make mp in shrewd-
ness that cannot be learned in school.
Most Of the men engaged In this BUSH
ness are desperate fellows and do not
hesitate to defend their liberty with
the use Of guns. =" Kansas City Jour-
nal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15

him and butted him. Only the fact
that the bulls horns were far apart
prevented 1t from killing Mr.. Haines.
Mrs. Haines attacked the bull fiercely
with the fork until the prongs broke
OF. She then dubbed with the handle
and fought for her own life as well as
that of her husband. A fortunate
blow on the tip of the nose stunned
the bull, which then left.
Mr.. Haines, though badly hurt, is
not seriously wounded. He will not
kill or sell the bull.
1.-THE critters too valuable TO let 60
for any little thing like that" he said,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
THF LIQUID NOON
SHINE OF MISSOURI

It is not generally known that con-
siderable moonshine whiskey Is made
in southwest Missouri. Detective
James Rosche OF Carthage has arrest
ed several proprietors OF Illicit stills
recently
Mr. Rosche says that Missouri moon
sinners make big profits as long as
Uncle Sam let's them alone. He says
they take one gallon of cheap, black
nloiasses, which costs about 80 cents;
two bushels OF meal, at an average
cost Of 65 cents per bushel. and some
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
All Fixed.

Twenty minutes for refreshment!
bawled the guard. as he passed down
the platform. The little girl with the
blackberry jam on her chin hailed
him. "You needn't stop the train on
our account she said. timidly. We're
going to eat ours IN the cars. New
Yorker.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
THE FINAL PROOF.

Because several grains OF rice drolN
ped from the band OF his hat as bs
hung it in the rack of the railroad
cur all the other passengers st ones
concluded that lie and his fair eosn4
panion had just been married and
were bound for their honeymoon f7lrs
A strict watch was, therefore, kcpx en-
the couple during the remainder IS
City, nor did the ''rubbering cease
walked brislsly down the platfoEli.
The most diligent OF the neck-straif%
ers, however, failed to discover any
undue affection in the actions OF tbs
couple, and began to wonder whether
they really were bride ana groom a.
whether the rice had got into the
mans hatband by accident.
One person satisfied himself on kIlSs
point He had occasion to board d
trolley on arriving at the shore. and
to his agreeable surprise. the couple
who had attracted SO much attention
in the train instantly took seats dfs
rectly In front OF him. Instantly hH
knew that they had just been nank*
RED The man had neglected TO talks
card of his natty business suit aud
there it stood sewed OH tight to flia
back Of his lapel and published to tAe
world thus:
Lot x24a97.
SizeA-38
Price $12.08
| Nobody but 4 newly married nsaA
would forget such an important thing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
snappIy.

Il may be wrong" said Miss Bella
Rose, with fire In her eve. but It looked
to me as II YOU meant to pass me just
now without speaking"
.'Well," began Miss snobIey, Ter
really"
"Oh. Is you want to cut me you can do
1t, tor you've got the hatchet face to do
II with. sure enough ndianapolta
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
Up-to-Date.

stand patti" yelled the player. who
was coaching.
What does he mean by that?" asked
the inevitable girl In the grand stand.
That's the correct form now for hold
your base" replied the indispensable
young man. Chicago Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
Extreme Politeness.

The French have certain reputa-
ton for politeness to womanldnd, but
they would be put to it to Guido the
politeness of the scare headline of a
London evening paper. which reads
thus: Charge Against a Lady Con-
vict.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
water THAT Petrifies sand.

Extraordinary qualities are pos
sessed by the River Tinto in Spain.
1t hardens and petrifies the sand In its
bed, and II stone falls in the stream
and alights upon another IN few
months they unite and become one
stone. Fish cannot live in its waters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
Fer WAY.

A woman's way of saying to the
minister that she would like to whale
her boy, who has just knocked over
the water pitcher is to declare: Dear
little chap; he is SO full Of innocent
spirits. IN. X. Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
Growth Of nlectric Traction.

The electric railroads last year car
ried three times the population Of the
world. The cara ran three times the
distance between the earth and the
sun. The capital invested liz twice as
much as the United States bonded
debt. and the gross earnings are $780,
100000. Taxes are paid amounting To
sts. 00o. 900. hiladalphia Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
Too Infant unon II.

'SoIne folks" said Uncle Eben. sis
80 particular bout givin' de devil his
due dat dey fohgits iar 10 Q heap q
homes an well-meanin' people needin'
i little Encouragement. Washington
star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
cires what Ha poesn,t Need.

willie-Pa, what is philanthropist.
anyway?
PA philanthropist, my son.. is
merely man who has moro money
than he can possibly use himself
Indianapolis Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15

about him was that
h o b q d on Q d ay
tramped into Ruby
City. said he was 10
Monogan, and that
he meant to dig for
gold. 10 was as un-
like the ordinary
gold seeker Is it s
possible to imagine.
II 0 w a 8 q m a ] ! !,
standing scarcely
five feet In his high
b . eled b 9 OTIS.
Strangely enough
the diggers received
him W / t b N Q r 9
kindness than they
usually melted out
to strangers. They
regarded him as
a tenderfoot, and
dubbed him Little
Jo."
Like everyone
who came to Ruby
City In those days,
Little j o. uTSL tried
his fortune at gold
digging. But he
soon found that his
strength was not
equal to the work.
Next he became q
shepherd. The life
was lonely, but he
III ed 1t all the more
for this; he wanted
10 be a-S-->, a4-~ y
think of the past,
Yes. Little 10" had
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
vase Fortune In Medals.

The gold contained In the medals.
vessels, chains and other objects pre-
served In the vatican would make
more gold money than the whole OF
the present European circulation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-15
STORY or LITTLE 10
A LovABLE CHARACTER OF THE
WESTERN PLAINS.
The Secret of a Life Revealed IN a
Trunk Full OF Letters - Ruby
City's Broncho Buster
Was Girl.

No one knew quite where he came
from. All they could remember
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
SPANISH HERO, CID,
KAISER'S FOREFATHER

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-GeneaIogist Hager
has traced the Kaiser's descent from
the Spanish national hero. Cid Campea-
dor, who died i'm the year 1883
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
MIBCELLANEOUa

WaEh. Gas Co.. ser. A. os...-.... i17 ...
rGsh Gas Co.. ser. b. 6a........ i07 .-,
Wsshington Gas esft......-...... l20is lsIH
L. = Flee Light Deb. Imp s.. t0t 100
L. s. Elec Light Cert Ind Co.. l0f los
Chss Pot. Tel Co. 5s.......... 1861 IU7
" ash. Market Co. lst bss-..s...s 10
Potomac Elec. Power 5's..... 10y ....
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NEW YORK. Dec. Although some
irregularity was observable in the in
itisl dealings I'm the stock market to-
dav. il was not long before the market
veasserted its mdertOne of strength and
higher prices replaced the reactionary
tendency which was developed yester-
day afternoon. 90
Win the exception of Union Pacific
and steel preferred. both of which av-
was moderately higher at the opening.
AmaIeamated Copper, St Paul and IL
nnOis Central shared the maximum adj
vance Of S per cent. Reading, AJchi-
SON Erie and Pennsylvania Railroad
were = per cent higher, and this was
about the average advance Brooklyn
Rapid Transit and Sugar gained some
what mere.
Sentiment was benefited by the adj
vance OF nearly a point in 81. Paul
and by resistance offered by Union Pa
cific around 1l5, which price was just
touched. The sharpest advance, how
ever. occurred in the high-priccd South
ern Railway shares. The list now
shows a tendency to harden. Govern
ment bonds unchanged.
The foreign houses traded very light
ly this morning, buying and selling only
small amounts. AT nrsU the market
seemed TO have an underlying inside
support Sales we've well taken. and
the room traders tried the long side
and a few bull movements We're begun.
In the advance 81 Steel common 10 81
trading became heavy and buying and
selling was general.
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SAFE DEPosIT AND Trust STOCKS

NafluIa4 EaLc deposit e trust 1919 E.
Washington Loan z Irust.....-.. p
American Security & Trust....... 2Ig ,
Union ITus. 4 Storage IITG
Washington Savings BANK. lJ7-s u
Home Savings Bank.............. tz5
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.BENNING ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW

First race-For three-year-olds and
upward; one mile; Columbia course.
Cannon Ball, ia: Weirdsome, III: Beau
regard. IL: Meadow Maid. III; Poseur.
III: FaiTbury, III: OrfeO III: March
Daisy, III SLY Bride, III; ParkviIIe. loC;
Pat Bulger. 100, Panique. 1O3; Cheripe.
lo5; King Albert 102; Rector. 100.
Second race-selling; two-year-olds f.:
five furlongs; Columbia course. orc.
10: Applaud. no. Critical. 10; Port Ar
thur. 100; Bcnlala. lO7; Lord Aintree. I07.
Indian Star. 100 Samuel II. Harris ~.
MOourakcr. l07; Pat Dunphy Ia
koenigin Luise, l04; IstTia. 1914: High
Lie, lW, Hamburger, l02; *TaFpon. g
queen Rose, 90; ~calmness, 80; Sin
alas. 81; Scare Crow. 80: *Maggie
Stroup SO; Frank Tyler, So; Little
ButtercuD, 80.
about three miles. Woolgatherer. 16g.
lmperialist 16S: Wooden. 100; Gascar. 15S
Cgress, l55, LibrettO III, 1913: Nutelus. la.
Pure Pepper. l49; Ohnet, ~; Billy Raw,
IA: Ivan, 49,.
Fourth Maximum three-vear
Odds and up; three miles. Short Hose
III; The S0utherner 1t0; Persistence II.
l0l; Tough Rider, James r, 104; Ben
Crockett, 81.
Firth Tace-Maiden three-yeaT-oIds and
upward: seven furiOngs: Columbia
course; Frank i. Pcrley, 10, Old Glory.
us; Won ROsen. rs. Sue Mac. ll5: Nom
de Plume. rs; Mutt Blanche us: Shin
mer, us; TithOnic. 113; Silverfoot. 113.
Rockland. 113; Bobby Kean. 10; Bou-
vier. 10; King Albert. no. Royal Win
dow, 10; Allinda, 10; Arietta. 10; Ruby
Hampstead, 10; st. Roma, 10
Sixth Handicap. three years and
al 70
course GraziallO l31; Buttons. ia; Race
King. 10: Baikal. 10: out of Reach. 1G9:
New York. l07: Jane Holly. 106 Thes-
plan, 100; Thistle Heather. 104; Silver
Dream, 100: Proceeds 80; COlonsay, 9S;
ArrahgOwan. 80. AlsteT. 81: Neptunu@.
IS; Ruby Hampstead. 50; Weirdsome, 81:
Rightful. s.. SilveTfOOt 81
Apprentice allowances.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales-Washington Street Railway IS,
81 000dS57s. $1,000 SOS Sl000uo5ts, $1,000
Ss7k 81, o00dS57s
Metropolitan Railroad 5s, SlcONllt4l.
Columbia Railroad 5s, S500dl06lz
Washington Gas certificates, S560d III,
Sa000121, si0Oftl2l, S560al207s
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone,
Sl.000al06is
Capital Traction, 2Oa148, IQl4S. SAILS,
5f14S, 54i143.
Washington Street Railway preferred,
50Spz. Z54Sl, 25ftSll4 5O4ol52, 50aoi-2,
d0fSIas.
Washington Street Railway common,
ROOFS, 5002Sis, 5o42S, l0O42S, 50Q-S'
Washiugton Surety & Trust Company.
Union Trust & SAVINGS Company, 100
III 10dll7 10Qu7 10Qlll lO4llL
l0dl17ls l0Hl1ls, 1Oa1l1ls, l0ullils, 100
lI7Is. l0dll7A 10Q11714. l0Q1lIi4, l0allt5s.
American National Bonds, lO4lio-
Columbia Fire 1O0ul0ia.
Mergenthaler. 1OQl9l 2Ql96iA 0al90-l,
10n1s6iA 10fI 1855
Lanston, 3GGl2ik, 100Ql2ls.
Greene Copper-l90a3lA 100a3ll4, 1000
ML. l00aNI,, lO0d3l4. l0005lA, l,OJo8ll4,
I600@3lA 500Q3lAs 1oOH5l1s, loU4 5lt2
tbuyeT COZ.