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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21

business, finance and civic affairs To be thrust aside by those he loved So unselfishly and generously as sort of blockhead who would make ducks and drakes of their plans came to him as a very bitter pill. The more he thought of 1t the more he resented it, until hrs very soul revolted.
 Finally the campaign came to close and Leslie Archibald Van Not asked permission of Eleanor to speak to Papa Smythe-and obtained it. When he spoke John Smith sized the young man up with keen glance. Then he asked:
 What do you do? What is your business?'
 Really, MT. Smythe (Van Not pro- nounced the 7 as in ice), have no business. Our people do not engage in trade, you know. am-er-connected with brokerage firm. Hamburger, Van Not & Co, you know, but go to the office seldom or never. They give me share of the profits for the. use of my name, you know. But 1t is. quite inadequate for the needs of a man of fashion. I assume, of course, that Miss Smythe's dowery will be ample. And that is the point upon which wished to consult you, sir
 "Oh, it was," remarked John Smith, lingering his chin whiskers. Well, I'll think the matter over and see you again in few days
 John Smith took more liquor that | night than he had imbibed for many years.
 On the following evening the old i soap maker. while smoking in the con servatory, was made the unwilling listener to a confidential conversation between his wife and daughter.
 "Mr. Van Not says" said the daugh- ter, with emphasis, that papa posi- 1 lively must make some connection in the business world which will give him standing sufficient to justify an alli- ance with the Van Nots. Positively papa must buy an interest in a bank big enough to make them elect him vice president, or something" | With snort of rage John Smith left the conservatory and the house. When the subject was broached to him, how | ever, he was unexpectedly tractable i and trotted right off and with his usual efficiency, managed the matter forthwith. He arranged to be made second vice president of the Forty eighth National bank at the coming election. He then informed Van Not of his action, and that he would give his daughter a dot Of cool million upon her wedding day.
 All the preliminaries being settled, 8 | function was arran ead for the pllrpOge of announcing the great event. For the first time Mrs. Smythe found her I parlors filled with people to whom she and her daughter had looked as ths very elect. For some unaccountable reason John Smith was late. He was nat there when the curtain was rung
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21

E stand for it; but, swearing he would sign his name that way, but that was the way the name appeared in the so- ciety columns, the blue books and on the ladies' cards. Jr A 2<s
 Later it evolved into Johnston 6mythe, and there was another scene, ending in the rout of the head of the family.
 There are so many John Smiths," sobbed Nellie-whose name had now been transhgured to Eleanor-"that we will be positively lost. Who can identi- fy John Smith in a list of names?'
 These trifing storms in the life of John Smith, capitalist. blew over and he went on in the even tenor of his way. reading his favorite paper, smok- ing black cigars, hobnObbing with western friends of his old days when they came east, and taking fly now and then at the produce market, just for diversion. Perhaps his greatest trial was the dress suit into which he was poured with increasing regularity and the functions to which he was led as lamb to the slaughter But he got used to the clothes, and even wore them with a sort of grace eventually The functions he despised. He thought everything of his wife and daughter and was willing and anxious that they should have their hearts desire.
 And the career of the Smythes was meteoric toward the social goal. They spent money like water and their en- tertainments were the wonder of the metropolis.
 Tn the midst of 1t all new factor appeared in the equation. Leslie Archi- bald Van Not, scion of one of the old est and most exclusive families in the metropolis, descended on the one side from the Van Nots and on the other from the Bastors, with close relation ship to the Ganderhilts, began to pay marked attention to Nellie. This near l ly set the female section of the Smyths family crazy. Young Van Not was one of the best known society men in ths city, and he was welcomed into the all was won-the charmed portals would open. To be sure, the Van Nor l finances were at a low ebb, but what paattered that--did not papa have plen- I ty of money?
 l In the meantime papa was hustled l into the background and the campaign ] was waged without his assistance The wsmen feared that papa would make E0me break that would scare away the golden fish nibbling at the hook.
 Papa saw all this and felt it more keenly than he admitted to himself He was a man among men. He held the respect of every person with whom he had ever come in contact.
 His name had ever been the syno- nym for commercial integrity and his counsel had been eagerly sought h most important matters connected with
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
The Manners
 of Merl
(Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub CO.a
By J. c. TErLow

EOT1N SMITH was self-made man. cA He had worked hard and saved as- siduously to get his feet on the ladder of success, and he had worked hard and thought unremittingly and cor rectly in his journey up the rounds. He made his final success in soap. He learned an unusually good way to make fine article and studied out an effective way to advertise it. When it began to pay 1t paid so fast that a very few years served to make him a very rich man.
 When his fortune had rolled well in- to the millions and was invested so well that his yearly income ran into six figures he sold his business at the behest of his wife and daughter and moved east to enjoy the fruits of his labors
 Truth be told, he did not enjoy the new life as we'll as he did the one he had left, but his wife and daughter did, and, being an easy-going, full- -blooded, normal sort of person, with plenty of philosophy, he made himself comfort able and found plenty of things to in- terest him, whether at the palatial home on the avenue in New York CT travelling abroad.
 As the years sped, however, he began to hear g discordant note now and then, and to find himself somewhat without the pale of his own family cir cle. He had not married early and his wife had not been the partner of his earlier struggles. But she had shared his hopes and fears during the crucial period of his career and their married life had been exceedingly companion able and sympathetic.
 Once in New York, however, and launched into the campaign to get into society, Mrs. Smith soon joined forces with the daughter, Nellie, and sought to ob1iterate all memory and connec- ton with the old life and to push res- olutely toward those inner circles so jealously guarded against those who ever did anything useful.
 As for the daughter, she was hand some young woman, as ambitious as her sire had been, and with all this ambition directed toward an entree to tke "400."
 It was very soon after invading the east-in fact, when the palace on the avenue was completed--that Smith was stunned to see on the door-plaIs the name "Smythe" There was a great uproar and Smith stamped about for several days. pledging his word La two tear1nl women that be neYer would
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21

up, but appeared later so smoothly groomed and fault1essly dressed as to warm the hearts of his wife and daughter and Leslie Archibald Van Not. The latter seized upon him and led him into the group of his most inn mediate relatives. The interest of all the guests was centered upon the in troduction to the exclusive Van Nots to the new parvenu who was to re- juvenate their fortunes
 Mrs. Van Not" drawled Leslie Archibald, Allow me to present Mr Smythe, quite a figure, you know, in the banking world Mr. Smythe, my mother, Mrs. Van Not.'
 Delighted, I assure you, ma'am," rejoined John Smith, heartily, but there was a dangerous glitter in his eye. My young friend here is slightly mis- taken. My name is not Smythe, but Smith, plain John Smith, and I'm not a banker-just bought little interest in bank to please Nellie, my daugh- ter.'' Then, raising his voice. I'm a soap-maker, ma'am. That's the way I made the money the young man wants making soap; and 1t was good soap, ma'am, none better; pure as the mora in dew and honest as old Abe Lincoln. A full pound to the bar and not an ounce of animal fat in 100 vats''
 There were unmistakable signs of collapse in the aristocratic group, but the old man pushed right along:
 You've probably heard of the soap ma'am - every housekeeper has, Smiths Sunburst Soap, warranted strictly pure and a full pound to a bar, with blue tag to save, so when you get 100 you get silver-plated set of knives and forks. That's me, nam. I'm John Smith, originator of Smiths Sunburst."
 He paused minute to get the full enjoyment of the situation and went on: "Of course, don't like to see Nell marry below her, but if she wants this young fellow reckon we will have to waive the point-ma and T. We always have let Nell have what she wanted, you know. I've told him I'd give Nell million for dowery And I've been thinkin' how to do it. so's to let the boy here have chance to make a man of himself Now, the old soap plant that I sold has kind O uA NOW II. | ScIA b0J Ab OdCh lOA a. Iull- lion and I'll jest give it to the young folks and the boy can take hold and build up the business again If he wants to get his name in he can get out 8 new brand and call it Van Not's Vivifier,' or something like that I don't care. I've had my share of glory. All I want is to give the young folks a chance. Why ma'am, your son may yet make almost as big a man of himself as his great grandfather, who sold skunk skins and founded your family. Only the old rascal made his partly by cheating the Indians. This soap busi- jess is all clean, straight, honest busi- ness.' HS At this point Mrs. Van Not tainted. The Smythe mansion in the avenue was sold a week later, and John Smith took his family back west, sadder, per- haps, but undeniab1y wiser.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Fish with Queer Eyes.

The anableps, or star-gazer, a fish of the cyprodont family found in rivers of Guiana, Surinam and Brazil, has each of it's eyes divided into an upper and a lower portion by an opaque horizontal line. This gives it In effect two pupils in each eye, one suited for seeing in the air, and the other for seeing in the water. The fish is in the habit of swim ming at the surface with it's head some- times above. sometimes below, the water line.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Not Fond of Card Playing.

"The French are weak on playing cards" said w. McD. Saurwalt last night. .'The French government has established monopoly, and insists on manufacturing all the playing cards that are used in the country. You try to go through g customs port with a pack of cards and you will see them thrown into the scrap pile. French. men don't like cards anyway. They are more fond of roulette and chess and other pastimes. Louisville Cou. Eier-J Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Hypnotism and the Heart.

It appears tos be- probablel that hyr- notism can stop persons heart and thus cause death. A Jounet; a French inves- tigator of the subject, reports that he has increased and diminished the num- Der of mans pulse beats at will, and as far as he could go in either direction with safety. It is proven, therefore, that the circulation is seriously affected, even if it is not quite certain that the heart can be stopped.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Alum in Colorado.

Alum is one of the latest mineral sub- stances of value to be added to the list credited to Colorado. A blanket deposIt, four feet thick and of great width. has been discovered few miles east of Flor ence, and 1t is pronounced to be of high commercial quality. This is the first discovery of alum in Colorado.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
SAVE YOUR DISCOUNT.

The Democrat subscription is $a per year and if paid in advance a dis, count of 10 per cent Is allowed. Or those preferring to take advantage oi our magazine offer can have tht Wonan's Home Companion, magal zine that ranks with the best senl to their address free of charge. Billi are sent to subscribers at the begin ming of the term. so that those wht wish can take advantage of the offer
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Origin of Gunnowdsr.

Gunpowder is traced by pr. Richard Garnett to the fifth century, though usu- ally assigned to the fourteenth Olym- piodorus records that Libanus, an Asiatic magician, brought the secret to Constantius, in A. D. 421 for destroying the barbarians, but when Libanus was subsequently, put to death for league with the evil one the secret perished with him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
A Hint to Mothers.

should be boiled daily, and the tubes and other rubber parts should be soaked for one hour in water contain. ing 25 per cent. of pure glycerin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Cabby's Wit.

The London cabman is noted for his up-to-date repartce One of them si- fenced another of his kind the other day by shouting: You fit to drive kebi Why, you ain't fit to command Rus sian battleship, you ain't."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Women in Japan

The woman of present-day Japan lives under far more liberal laws than her mother did. There is now law for di- vorce by mutual consent. Women lec- turers are not unknown.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
The Cheerful Idiot.

"I notice,'' began the Cheerful Idiot, "that there is great deal of faulty ac- cent in our English speaking. ] Nobody said word. Feeling encour- aged, the Cheerful Idiot continued:
 For instance. in speaking the word mahogany who can dispute that our accents on the hog ?"-Baltimore Amer ican.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
As to Hard Luck Stories.

Don't go round tellin' yoh hand luck stories. De mount of sympathy you gifts ain't worth de suspicion you excites of bein' Jonah. Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
Coal Mining in 1eO3.

In the coal mining industry in Eng land the average time worked Tn 1903 was 5.09 days week, the lowest pro- portion since 1896.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-21
SUNDAY TRAINS.
NAuGATUCK DIVISION.

Trains leave Bank street station fol New York. Bridgeport. New Haven md other places south at 6:35. 7:55. 1O:52 a. m: TAO 3:05, 440, 6:15 and 2.00 D. m.
 Tralns arrive at Rank street station from New. York Bridgeport. New Ha- ron md way stntions at TIA. S:2A e.o5. 1o:5S a. m.; 1:24. $40. 5:20. 6:30. 38:4s. s:4s D. m.: 12:S9 q. m. Trains leave Rnnlk street station fey winsted and way statious at 9:2a. 10:59 a. m; 3:41. 5:22 (WatervIlle on. N. GAS and s:4S P. m.
 TrnIns arrive at Bank street station from winsted-and way stntions nt 6:85 7:55, 10:52 n. m.: 3:05. 5:47 (Water. villel 6:15 D. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Wntcrtown and way stntiona nt 6:4K. S.2s. HOS a. m.; 1:3O, 3:t5 5:1O, G:12. esq; S:53 and 1:20 D. m.
 Tralns arrive at Bank street station f~ovr wntartown and way stntions nt $40. TAT. 10:31 a. m.: 1 70. 2:56, 4 4:S0 K:5o. 6.ls. T:45, 11:16 n. III.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 rcnve Bank streeS station Tor New York Bridgeport and New Haven at 7:05, $50 a. m.; 1:30, 6:1o md 500 D. m. rsM ..ss9 :. Arrive at Bank street station from New York. Rridgeport and New Haven al e:53 q. h.; 1:13, 7:5o 9:35 T. m.
 Leave Bank street station for Wnfef town md way stations at 9:5S a. m. and s.03 D. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station fron, Watertown md way stations nt 0:HM a. un.. and 4 :5S p. m. < A1Aat Y ! SfERrDEN BRANCH.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations at 0s06 a. m. and 6:15 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street station from Midiletown and way stations at 7:50 a. m. and 3:58 D. m.
 Trains leave Dublin syrpet station for New Haven by way of Cheshire at { 700, .S:43, 11:10 a. m.. 1:50; 4:01t p. ID. Trains arrive at Dublin street stC. tion from New Haven by way ok Cheshire at s:33 a. m.; .l5. S:2C. e00, T:45 D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Dublin street station for NeN Haven by way of Cheshire at 7:S0 .. m.: I:60 p. m.
 Arrive ar Dublin street station from New Haven by way of Cheshire at e:5O a. Sn.; $50 D. m.
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TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIvIsIon.

Traips leave Meadow street statior for Boston. Hartford and way stationA at 700 and S:3S .m.; 12:3S, B:3O. SO1 p. M.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta lion from Boston, Hartford and way stations at S:O5. 1:40 a. m.: 1:46. 6:Su and 7:3s D. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York. FishlSili Landing, Dau- bury and way stations at S:13 a: rA- and 1:5O and 6:24 D. m.
 1ra!ns arrive at Meadow street sta. tion from New York, Fishkill Landing. Danbury and way stations at S:S8 a. n.: 12.34 and s;OA D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS
 Leave Meadow streer station at 8:30. I0:O5 a. m.: 200, 5O5 and 700 D. m.
 Arrive nt Meadow street station at $50. 11:30 a. m.; 4:50. 6:50 and SEQ D. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

east. The driven tunnel will commence at
the corner of list and B streets and will
extend IRON there to the union station it
SELL!
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Boyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROYD'S, Md, July l, 1

snecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md. July 1, 1904
The condition of Mr.. William H. CRIT
fifth. president to board of county commits
sioners, who was so badly cut in an ARRAY
at Stewards sale near Damascus, Satur-
dav last Is very serious. He is yet con-
fined to his bed, and his wounds are ex-
tremely painful.
The condition of Mr.. L. Baker Nicholson,
very prominent citizen of Dickerson, Is
such now that his physician entertains no
hopes for his recovery.
The Jim Crow law. which went into
effect today, was Thoroughly carried ou'
by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad en-
ployes on trains on this division. Con-
trary to expectations, there were more col
ored travellers today than in many months.
No trouble was experienced.
The new arrivals from Washington at
Boyd's for the summer are: Mr.. and MRS.
w. E. Evans. Edwin Evans Mr. and MRS.
B. F. Wilkins and family, Mr. Frank j.
family, DIR. and Mrs. A. B. Patterson. Mr.
and Mrs. JOS. Warner, DR.. Allace White,
Mrs Kelley, Mrs. D. Lafayette Miss Jen-
ME Wood Mrs. B. seavor, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Berbrick.
Mr. James Ganley of Boyd's will leave
here next week for st. Louis, Mo-, where
he goes to visit some Of his relatives he has
not seen in thirty years. He Will be ac-
companied by his Drotner, PnlHp Ganley
of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin F. Hicks and fam
lily have returned from Des Moines, Iowa,
where Mrs Hicks has been visiting her
parents for the past three months.
Mrs. VIM. Burdette of Browningsville
and Mrs Rufus Purdman, residing near
that place. who have been in Baltimore
hospitals for treatment, have returned
home and are improving
Mr.. A. w. Layton of Washington was q
recent visitor among his friends at Clarks-
burg
Miss Delmar Young of Damascus is visit
ing her brother, Wooten Young, in Wash
ington.
Baltimore.
DR.. Smith Lansdale of Damascus, who has
been visiting in Charles county for some
weeks, has returned home.
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WORK ON TERMINAL
Contractors Pushing New
Station to Completion.
RAPID PROGRESS MADE
CANNOT BE READY FOR INAUGU-
RATION, HOWEVER.
Excavations for Tunnels and Digging
for Viaducts-Concrete Largely
Used by Contractors.

The announcement that the new union
station will not be ready in time for use
March /, 1905, has not i'll any way caused
Il relaxation in tie efforts of the contract
ors in charge 10 push the work of construc-
ton as fast as the demands of safety and
good workmanship will permit. The mon
ster steam shoveis and the attendant
trains of dirt cars, travelling derricks, etc.
are pushing their way through obstruc-
tions that seemed to block all human eff
forts to remove. Streets have acquired the
habit of disappearing entirely from view,
and then of suddenly coming back to their
old location again. The things that the
contractors have done on the south side of
the Capitol are done so we'll that they seem
always to have been there.
The work in the southeast and south
west is almost all tunnel work. There are
some viaducts to be built. and the walls of
one Of these has been constructed. but the
ma jor portion of the work has been the tun-
neling, and this has been progressing rap
idly. There are two separate and distinct
tunnel systems TO be in use in connection
with the new terminal facilities. The most
important OF these, from an engineering
point of view, Is that which is to run be-
meath list street, In which tracks will be
laid on which trains from the south will
enter the union station. The second is
known as the Virginia avenue tunnel, and
will permit the switching of the through
freight trains from the northern to the
southern roads, and vice versa without
interruptng or disturbing the means of in
gress and egress from the union station or
blocking the approaches thereto with
freight of any description.
The work on the Virginia avenue tunnel
has just begun to take form. and has
reached that stage where the interested
citizen can form some idea of the end
that is to be reached. During the pre-
liminary stages of the work ii was not
possible for Il person who was not familiar
with the methods of the engineers to de-
termine just what was to result from their
labors. From the general outlines of the
plans that have been published every one
knew, of course. what it was intended
to do finally. but the innate curiosity of
the average resident of the national Capi-
tai could not be satisfied to the methods,
because the work big and the
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BIRD CRIMES OF FASHION
Large Demand in England for Feather
Millinery.

From the London Mail.
The extent in Great Britain to which the
slaughter for millinery purposes of beauti-
full birds is carried is instanced by the re-
port just issued by the Bird Protection so.
ciety at London.
AT the first sale of the present year in
the Commercial Sale Rooms-the central
market of the plume trade In London-no
fewer than 2,6S7 birds of. paradise We're
sold. AS these birds are restricted to a
comparatively small area of the globe II Is
almost safe 10 prOphesy their early extinc-
tlon II fashion continues to call for them
During the year probably 10000 will corn.
under the hammer
lmpeyan pho"sants suffered to the Num-
Der OF l'oZS -Four hundred tiny Indian
Owls were SOLD for farthing each A large
number or the Indian owl. ketupa. a Ey
no means common bird realized I'd each
Humming birds have been merciles1iv
putchered to swell the list, 40 passing
into the hands of the mlliner DESPITE the
outcry against the wearing of osnrev
plumes, there has been a brisk demand for
them, as much as 80 lbs. Cd. per ounce be-
ing paid 0e
In America feather millinery is not nearly
so extensively used as In this country The
influence of bird protection societies ard
the stringency Of laws passed to prohibit
the destruction of birds have been so eff
fect1ve that the miliners of New York have
pledged themselves not to trade in guIls
terms, egrets, srebes. herons or humminx
birds
The example is worthy of emulation nv
those VINO study the fashions in England