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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22
MRS CATHERINE WILSON.

Mrs Catherine Wilson, aged % years, wife of George Wilson of S49 Baldwin street. died last night after q short illness. Besides her husband she leaves one daughter, Edith, and her parents in Ireland. The funeral will take place to St Francis Xavier's s church Thursday morning.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22
sulIy Company,. fssfI geoo .ooo

PHILADELPHIA, March 22. - Through Attorney John c. Johnson a foreign attachment has been issued by Frederick Zeraga 6 Go. to use of George H. McF'adden & Bro. against Daniel J. sully & Co of New York. Bail was fixed at $2o0, ,OOO, and Nc Tadden 6 Bro. are also summoned as @arni8h@sa,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22
DANIEL GRADY.

The funeral of Daniel Grady will take place from his late home, 39 Wall street, to the Sacred Heart church tomorrow morning at S:3O o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
We'll Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.

The funeral of James Coyle will take place from the residence of his son, T. M. Coyle, 56 Washington street, to St Francis Xavier's church tomorrow morning at 8:3O o'clock.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04

the preceding century During this
period American drama and prose Tic.
ton had their beginning
From 1872 10 1885 was the noontide
Of American oratory Tine writings
were marked by the reverence dis,
played for liberty and union. The
people were beginning to pay more
attention to education, and this in
tluenced the literature. Clay Web
stor and Calhoun arc three of the
prominent characters OF this period
In The nineteenth century the novel
has taken the place OF the sermons
essays and plays. Although some are
still written, they are NOT as at one
time the popular form OF literature.
THE novel is an enlarged and more
fully organized fable II has passed
through many phases, About fifteen
years ago the state novel became pop,
ular, and we had novels Of Florida
Virginia and other states. Next
novels were written in dialect and
Irishmen, negroes and Cinnamon were
introduced into fiction. When the
people grew tired of this form the
broker and miner in turn become he
roes. Then there We're novels OF law
yers and gentlemen burglars. Tner
historical novels became famous. Now
| fiction is influenced by the vegetable
kingdom. The American people Of
today are yearning for something new
ana American novels are in demand
more than any other at present
The literature of the past year is
noticeable chiefly for its biogra pnies
John Morley has been given the frs
place for his Life Of Gladstone Poe
try suffered but fiction thrived durin!
the year nineteen hundred and three
MARY Z. DE BAUM,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
THE RISE OF AMERICAN LlTERA
TURE.


When that little band of Pilgrims
came over from England in the May
flower in 1920, they had no idea that
they were 10 be the founders OF a
great nation AMI q great literature,
But they at once began to build
houses and prepare homes for them
selves and families Finally THEN
thoughts driftej to literature.
Altho the literature of this early
period is of no great Importance, the
early writing of American authors are
more important as history than as
literature. The surroundings and con
ditions of the coIonists brought this
about. On leaving their mother eoun'
try they had a great many obstacles
to overcome AT this time the people
we're not so skilled in the art of sail.
ing as they are at the present time
and it took about twice as long to
make the journey from England to
America as it does today. On reach
ing America, the wilderness and the
Indians were also mfavorable to lit.
erature, and kept the colonists in
constant warfare. The conditions
were more favorable to poetry than
to prose, as the colonists were very
imaginative. Our writers being con
temporaries with some Of the greatest
English writers were TO certain eX
tent influenced by them.
The environment of America was
not such as 10 promote literature The
/ people led free. careless life, hunt
ing and fishing being their chief oc
equations. Being in such a state, ed
ucation was neglected. Those who
desired an education went TO Englan,
to obtain it, as there were no college,
| i'm America Naturally the first book
were tales of the voyagers, stories q
shipwreeks, descriptions Of the eoun
try, and accounts of the life of th'
people. These books were sent e
England and often encouraged other
to come to America.
Much Of the literary work was ser
mons. This was due to the errand o
orr ancestors to this country Cottol
Mather In his Magnolia Christie An
ericana gives us a good idea OF tn
life of the seventeenth century.
In the early days there were n
novels or satires. The later colonia
period was characterized by religion
literature. The revolutionary perio
was noted for its speeches. The Do
elaration of Independence and tn
Constitution Of the United State
we're the most important works 0
literature produced during this perios
The literature of the eighteent
century lacks the submissive tone {
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
SHE WANTED TIC KNOW.
Then When She Found Out All

Then When She Found Out All
About II Size Was Unhappy.
John Billus ! found this photo
graph in the inside pocket Of an old
vest of yours hanging up IN the closet
I'D like an explanation. Whose is it?
Cant you see its an obi picture
Maria? What's the use OF stirring up
memories that"
4 want 10 know whose picture that
is."
Rather a pleasant-faced girl. isn't
shc?"
81 want to know her name.
NO jealous fury in that eounte'
nance. Is there?
Whose is it?" $685. tH
It's a portrait Of a girl I used tc
think a great deal Of, and"
Her name. SIRE
well. you sat FOR 1t yourself.
Maria. about nineteen years ago; but
to tell the truth always did think
the pleasing expression was little
overdone. Put ON your spssiaeles
and look at it again. and then com.
pare it with the reflection n that mir.
ror over there and see-what are you
getting mad about?
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
Mary Andersons Retort.

Mary Anderson, the famous actress.
(now Madame Navarrol, vas rehears-
ing the part Of Juliet when an emil
nent physician, an intimate friend.
was present. The performance de-
lighted him until toward the eonclu-
sion Of the play. when his counte-
nance wore a troubled expression.
When IL was over he went up to the
actress. My dear lady, be said.
won are wrong in one of your effects.
Don't you know that corpse doesn't
stifen for at least six hours after
death?" My dear Doctor, respond
cd the actress. slowly, speaking In
deep. rich tones. do you THINK ] am
going to keep my aIidieneF waiting
for six hours. while | stiiien?.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04

Barrett, offers a beautiful trihhte to
woman in his book Of poems entitled
Woman
Not she with trait'rous lips her sa,
ylor stung,
Nor she denied him with unholy
tongue;
She, while apostles shrank, could
danger brave,
Last at his cross and earliest at his
grave
Woman shonld be indeed thankful
for the estimation In which she Is held
now from that of ancient times, anu
might well try TO be worthy Of the
high regard that Is melted TO her. she
shonld be careful to so Occupy herset
as not to lose this respect, but always
to be a subject for poetic praise.
OUNCE w. CONANT.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
BILLY RLAkE's CAD BREAK.
ell Mean. Galartry Created Painful
Situation.

Situation.
William Blake and his eOunsln. Jen-
Il Bradford, are not good friends.
ennie lives In Albany. N. X. Last
eel. she visited the Hlakes. William
d not know his cousin, but he under
lek to meet her at the station. This
how he did It. He approached q
Dung woman In blue who sat near
ae book stall and asked
Are you Miss DradfCrdg
No. said the young woman, II
in not"
Il hope y>u will exc me" VII.
lam explained. Il am here 10 meet a
Miss Bradford. She Is my cousin. |
lave never seen FER My sister Kate
9 the only one in our family whs
nows her. Kate intended to meet
Ter, but she burned her face on the
team pipes this morning and doesn't
ook fit 10 come out Of he house. so
had 10 come She told me would
now Jennie because she lis so pretty.
Sire Is the prettiest girl you eyer
aw, said Kate. Just pick out the
rettiest girl In the station and you'll
le sure to strike Jennie So. that's
what | did. hope you're not angry ?
You really are, you know"
The young woman blushed. Will
lam sighed.
I'm sorry" he said, Il don't know
whom to ask next. There doesn't
eem to he anybody else In this whole
shooting match that comes up, to the
description. guess my cousin Jennie
lidn't come"
A tall girl In brown sat beside the
eirl 10 blue. She got TIP and glared
1t William.
yes. she did" said the girl in
brown.
"Oh, Lord" said William. ARE you
--~"
Il am" said the girl in brown.
And of course nobody could expect
A girl to be friends with a man after
that. ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
the POWER or HABIT.

ones Success in life depends SO
largely upon the habits formed at a
very early period that nothing would
seem to be more important than to
have this ongraned into the minds OF
the young at the very outset. "
The great tendency with all of us Il
to form habits to run in grooves. For
tfnately this great controlling prin-
ciple in human nature ha its good
side. bad habits gather by unseen
degrees" they form as rapidly as
godd ones because virtue requires
more effort than vice. But, il is also
true that this deep rooted tendency
works for good as well as evil, that
/ life's duties and requirements, how
ever disagreeable at first, become at
| length, by being replated, not only
easy, but a source of real pleasure
Some one has said, that no ones
example is as dangerous a. his own
for when we have done certain
thing once 1t is easier to do ii again,
Habit forms itself by repeated &C
ton Habits are like paths beaten
hard by the multitude Of light foot.
| steps which go to and fro
1t seems strange. that having done
a thing should increase the tendency
to do it. and the pain attached to the
interruption of the habit seems to
be the means by which obedience is
secured, and that principles unframed
may sometimes give way to a temp
talon that habit would withstand.
Self control is an important factor
in forming habit. The person without
self control does and says at any mo-
ment just what he feels like saying
or doing regardless OF the feelings OF
others, and many times gives wound
difficult, ii not impossible, to heal
Ii il worth while sometimes to keep
from doing something, not harmful
but very tempting, simply 70 see that
one has mastery over one self
We are unconsciously educated by
nnn surroundings. our associations a.
we'll as our habits of thought, our
companions, our books, the converse
ton Oh every day,
High aspiration, kind thought, sym
patty, all reveal themselves and are
in striking contrast with the dull and
lifeless expression Of those whose
habits have hen evil,
we see the influence Of habit or
MI Sides il grows in every direction
in which 1t is trained. We can cult
waite The habit of mind that seeks tt
. 10 the best, ana to do well whatever
we undertake, but above all cultivate
Inc habit OF being ambitious to dc
the host things, BE self reliant j
, thought and action; be kinll,
tricni, avoid selfshness
The habit of saving and improvinl
every fragment of time is valuable
we must apply ourselves industrious
IL to amy course marked out In orle
10 succeed We need strong wills {
carry us to the end, and when the tes
comes we viii have the strengtI
when long training and habit ha
: given un.
Consider the power we have owe
. our lives We may shape them a
. largely as we choose Habit reall
becomes destiny. Having this MAI
yelIons power at our command use
well.
JOSIE WINTER.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
WHEN SHE auYs claARs.
It's a Clear Case Of Paralysis Win
the Store Att HAaAt

It's Clear Case Of Paralysis Win
the Store Attendant.
A nice looking woman walked Into
one OF the stores Of the tobacco octs-
pus the other night and asked to as9
some Of the stores best cigars The
clerk handed out a dozen boxes IN Z
jiffy.
While the rev patron was takins !
dry Whit Ct each fifteen men lined W
along the counter 10 make vaFiei
purchases. They might Just as welt
have been wooden Indians as fur ~
the one clerk vas concerned. Est
just about thc time the entire line e.
gan TO display a nervous desire 70 set
away. the fair one selected twelve
cent cigar with bright band, and
asked the customer next in limo II he
didn't think ii was q good one
I've been smoking thirty years and
couldn't have selected better one
myself he replied CALAMITY.
Then will you please wrap this one
! w shC SAkA. hGitOSilAS tAiC IlpAh q
/ twenty-dollar bill
| Ii took the clerk Ave minutes to
change the bill, and then he tripped
on an empty cigar box and dropped
all the coin. 1t was finally handed to
the purchaser When she had her
hand on the door knob she thought
| OF the COUPONS. She turned back.
Don't you give trading stamps
with cigars?" she asked sweetly
whereupon the clerk thrust quar-
ter's worth Of coupons into her hand.
1t does beat ell how dead easy a
lady can paralyze a cigar store" said
one of the men In line when he finally
got the package of tobacco for which
he had waited twenty minutes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
STOOD ON HIS DIGNITY.
Patent Commissioner Has Exalted
Opinion Of Himself.

Patent Commissioner Allen il i'm
pressed with the dignity Of his posi-
ton. A few days ago a young man
came into his office, took off his hat
and said; Mr. Allen, may ! speak
with you a moment?" Allen eyed the
visitor coldly Sit down. he said.
and viii attend to you in few min
utes." Then he went out and talked
with a representative or two and
some other visitors. Finally he turn
ca to the young man and said: Come
into my private Office Once there,
Mr. Allen looked severely at the young
man and said: Il observed when you
came in that you called me Mr.. Al.
LEM DO you know, SIR, that am
the commissioner Of patents for the
United Statesg
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04

There is an important difference
though between the life Of the lndi
yiaual and that Of ,he race. The pess
lmlsts argument is much strcigor
when only the individual is concerned
but putting aside the individual and
taking the race a5 whole the OPT
mist has q fac field for labor
MARY POPE
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
CONTINUED nom PAGE Tenn

ious and social affairs They have
time TO plan entertainments, TO which
they take their families, and when we
hear tho women call each other lis
ter" and the men call caa another
brother" we canRot but admit that
organized labor is loing much 10 i'm
prove friendship and good feeling
among the working classes, AT these
entertainments the live topics" are
often thoroughly discussed and
through better understanding many
men are made better citizens.
Another line along which much has
been accomplished Is the betterment
of sanitary conditions in our mills
and factories 1t Is unions object to
prevent lAborers being placed in fact
cries with insufficient air or light,
or overheatel or cscrmoist atmos'
phere.
Possibly the noblest effort now be-
ing put forth by labor organizations
is to assist, protect and advance the
condition Of the weaker sex. AS be
fore stated, the improvement In san
itary conditions of our factories has
greatly helped the working women
A noble example TO assist women =
shoWa in one Of our eastern cities
where the union men donated fund
to establish a shirt factory where all
poor and friendlesswomen could Oh
tain work. The men did not even ask
for interest on their donation.
In their death and sick benefits
labor unions take great burdens on
the tax payers by supporting their
sick, thus relieving the tax payer OF
great ana otherwise necessary bur
den.
To gain these various objects un
ions resort to the following means
strikes, boycotts. or peaceable neso
tiations with employers. But at pres
cnt organized labor is resorting Z
political methods. that Is, to action on
the part of the state or national COY
eminent. The union wage earneri
propose to gain legislative poSer,no
by the organization OF third grea
political party hut by forcing the pree
ent parties to recognize the grea
strength of organized labor. In TINS
manner they are now continually pre-
senting labor and immigration laws
TO Congress for consideration.
The union wageearners are nov
making hard fight against immigra
lion in It's open form. They are als'
urging laws in regard to sanitary con
dtions and restriction OF hours IL
certain occupations.
What union labor proposes 10 d'
is to acquire sufficient control over la
Dor and to gain these various improve
ments for themselves.
viii higher wages, shorter hours
or Temperance injure the lahorer
win a better education or better SC
cial condition injure him. Bette
sanitary conditions have never IL
jured any man. Neither have bette
laws.
II, therefore, we can find no faul
with their work. why should we no
encourage these laborers TO live tn
life OF man."
NICK W. con
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
THE opTlWiST AND THE PESS'
MIST.

To a great extent life Is what we
make 1t. and whether we shall be hap
py or miserable depends greatly ON
cur natures 1t seems as II good
tempered and good -natured people are
particularly endowed for happiness
but gloomy and morose people seem
fitted only for a life of unhappiness
ana misery
The happy nature Is happy in
quite unaccountable way, simply he
cause 1t is so, while the gloomy ma
ture, even amid the cheriest circum'
stances. Sill find some means to make
itself miserable
People with sunny dispositions a
vays. no matter where they are. ilnj
something to be happy about but MOI
SO with the gloomy ones, they are
always finding something to worr.
and depress them. Instead OF trying
to cultivate better disposition they
look on the dark side of everything
and thus succeed in making them
selves miserable and everyone around
them most uncomfortable.
The good tempered persons are
called optlmist8, because they LOOK
on the bright side Of things. and aS
il were shut their eyes TO the evi
there is in the world and see only the
good that Is in IT, Directly opposea
to these arethe pesslmists who can sec
only evil In the world and take dis
nal sort of pleasure In stating tlla'
only fools can enjoy anything like
happines.
life is precious" says the optimis
because It offers all the joys OF whlcl
the poets sing, and "lifc Is nsE WORT
living" .hys the pessimf5t because
il exposes us 10 all the evils of which
the philosophers tell u.s.
The strength of the pessimists ar
pument liesinthe probability that eac'
Of M has evil days in store for MN
and guard against them as CAREFUL!
as we may. they will surely come
6e we advance in life we see befor
us infirmity or death, aud what we al
ipstihctively desire Is the indefinite
continuance of all that we find asre'
able in life, and especially the use o
all our faculties. .t.ptj.
Bnt the optimist does not ahtie
nate such evil days. and instead o
worrying about infirmity OF DEATH
he Is a religious optimist, he loon
forward to the resurrection OF IN
body, with all its faculties and organ
perfect as in life.
AS we extend our interests In III
we are constantly exposing ourselve
to new troubles and the probabilitie
against the preservation of happines
are continually increasing. Thu
pessimistic people say that these II
ing In an unciviIized state are happie
than we are. Perhaps to certai
extent this is true but not who'll
People that lead a very simple III
and whose wants are few, are perhaI
hammer than those that extend the
interests so widely, but as gener'
rule IT seems that these people has
optimistic views Of life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
Market for Apples.

4 Belfast paper says that during
one week recently 100000 bushels OF
apples came from the United States
and 10000 from Canada, and that
continental apples are much inferior
In quality TO either of the above. and
the supplies are insignificant In com
Darls0n to them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
Mnslem Cemeteries.

When once filled in Moslem grave
is never re-opened On any account.
To remove the fainiest chance Of its
thus being deflled cypress tree is
planted after every snterment. 50 that
the cemeteries resemble forests more
than anything else
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04

monarchy was restored, the principles
that he advocated continued TO live
ana no one will deny that he well de-
served to be called the Protector Of
English Liberty"
EUGENE II. SADLER
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-19
eMIeu TT aorea.

Man erIdrede nift! Infer Gees
beIb SdleD 1T niht etfpa ben Sapaz
rern poer ben RuFen in &orea 5l
6iilfe gseilt. Qlber er mar in trieseri=
ffer Gigenfddft einmal bort. unb bat
Ii6 aud Oa als 9elb geseist.
GS par I'm SUM 1871. Sdleb Bee
fanb fi9 als Observation-Disclosures,
5don i'm giirgertrieq gldn5eno be-
ipdbrter Seeoffi5ier aui einem Der ipez
nigen amerifaniffen Ariegsfabr3eugt,
bic bon unferer bamaligen oiiatifden
Station, arf Wiiung bes yrdlibens
ten Grant, unter Commodore Sobn
Mobgers, gegen aorea losginoen, 3ls
nddlt I'm iib na6 benz Sdidial bes
an Der toreaniIden aiiite geideiterten
omeritaniiden 6anbclsIdiffs nGsnez
raj Gberman" unD noh benz Werbleib
feiner Mannfdoft gu erfunbiaen. Da
man tpie in pefing 10 in Soul jebe
9erontportung ablebnte unb forednis
{de acknowledgment beim 6eruns
naben Der ameritaniIden ariegsfabrs
3suge feinOlihe DemonItrationen madr
ten, 70 ipurben omerifanii6e Sdiffsz
truppen ans Qan0 geIebt. unb nad
onDert6aibtdqigem Sample ndbmen
bic brauf los itiirmenben 4merifaner
inter 5ibrung G6Ien's
Die fsinbliden Sorts Elm. iporauf bic
aoredner 3u Greu3e fro6en.
Die Roreaner ipdrcr besb1lb 70
trobig unb herausforberno gefpefen,
neil flint Sabre Subor cine fron50iifds
Expedition gegen fie einen 5eblldlas
crlitten bate. Das mar 10 getommen:
SIN Widr3 1866 %erlitten { fran30s
fide Mi5Iiondre in aorea ben MGr=
tprertcb; nur breien. barunter Bifhof
Hibel, geldng es, 3u entfommen. Oa
man in peding jebe gsrantfportung
dblchnte, sultrbe cine frdnS0iide grpez
bition na9 8orea entfanbt, Die i'm
Sftober 1866 einige foreanii9e Sorts
5erit0rte. bann aber na6 elmer ibr bon
ben &orednern 5uoefiigten Shldppe
abaiebcn mubte, obne einen Grfols err
sielt au BADEN. sic battsn eben feis
men S9lep Bel ii4
Uncle Gdm's 6Guflein S~beerjaden,
tporunter marder beutiden Mutter
Sobn, ri6teten por breiunbbreibig
Jabren in Oftaiien mebr aus, ais bis
jebt bort i'm jopanif6<rufiiden aries
in MOnatsfdft seldeben lit.