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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
WHAT IT PAYS TO BUY.
A Few Words of Advice Concerning
the New Hats and Their
Accessories.

In purchasing a hat this season, Il
It is going to be a high-priced one,
look at the following points in the hat,
advises the Brooklyn F>.gle. They
mark the new steps in fashion and buy
ers of hats should secure them:
Is the trimming such that it can be
used again? Is IRE a lace scarf upon
1t? Look to. see the scarf is cut up
so as to be useles next time. or is it
a folded scarf, viii can be taken off
and pressed and use many times? The
corded lace scarfs, tn rope cording,
are the newest things
Again, IL it be with draped
brim notice If the frh y, or the lace,
or the needlework wi h forms the
drapery is of good qua. 3y. Unless it
is really good II is POI investment
The newest hat drapes are made of lace
with very delicate silver embroidery.
Again, notice if the feathers upon the
hat are long, thick, naturally curling
feathers. There are many expensive
hats which are trimmed with short,
stubby feathers that are practically
useless afterward. Avoid such hats and
! try to select one with a shaded feath-
er, Of long thick build, with heavy
tip, and thick rib. Such feathers last
forever and are we'll worth the invest
ment.
| Metal ornaments are being worn up-
on hats this year anG here one can use
q great deal OF judgment There are
handsome rhinestone buttons which
look very pretty upon a hat, but which
are really very cheap. But on the 9TH
er hand, there come expensive orna-
ments Of silver, of turquoise, of gun
metal, and of heavily plated gold
which will wear very long time and
| always look rich
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
THE SENATE LONG TABLE.
Interesting State Proceedings Car
ried On Over That Important
Piece of Furniture.

Public interest during the last few
weeks has been less attracted to the pro-
ceedings of congress than to what was
going on in the committeeman where
the Smoot case was under consideration.
The fact suggests the large place which
the committee hearing has come to have
in present-day Legislative methods, says
Youths Companion.
When the right Of a senator to his
seat is challenged, his fellow mem
bers say, if questioned regarding the
matter; "Wait till we see what the COM
mittee reports" When the committee
member is asked his opinion. he says:
"Wait' till hear the witnesses"
Conditions in the committeeman in
vite much freer expression of opinion
than can be had on the floor OF the sem
ate. The members are grouped about
long table. The chairman sits at the
head. In the senate his republican as
sociates take one side of the table, the
democrats the other. In the house the
members of the same party are grouped
at one end of the table or the other.
The committee clerk sits at desk in the
corner. The witnesses who are to be
heard, their attorneys, and such specta-
tors as may be, admitted, fill the rest
of the room. Sixty persons fill to over
flowing an average committeeman in
the capitol.
Procedure is somewhat informal.
Members ask questions of the witness
from their seats, and often talk across
the table with their associates in dis
cussing the development of the case.
Such small group of men always get
down closer to facts than can a large
body, many ofwhose members are neces-
sarily inattentive because more interest
ed in other things. Hence it is not sur
! prising that a committee hearing de-
velops information rapidly and often
brings out some of the most significant
utterances regarding government poll
cies. The proceedings, If printed at all,
except in newspaper reports, are pub
lished in limited edition only for the
persons especially concerned.
Occasionally committee meets behind
closed doors, but usually the hearings
are public. AS to any matter that is
contested, the members of the commit
tee get both sides of the question, and
both sides are usually brought out in
| the house or senate.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
STRENGTH OF THE JAPANESE
Little People Live on Next to Moth
ing and Get Much Enjoyment
Out Of Simple Pleasures.

A Japanese house is one of the sim
plest things ever built, for it consists OF
little more than four posts and a roof.
But such 'impermanence," which is
also seen in other things, is a part of
the strength of the nation, writes Mr..
Douglas Sladen in Queer Things A bout
Japan for no people in the world have
SO few wants.
The Japanese have no bread, no beds,
no fires, no boots or shoes, no trousers
for the men, no petticoats for the wom-
en-for both sexes wear several dress
ing-gowns, one over the other. IN
their houses they have no windows, no
doors, no walls but paper shutters fixed
in grooves, no ceiling, no chests or
drawers, not even q wash-stand
In the kitchen they have no range. no
pots, no pans no -four bins, no kitchen
tables. But, then, they have no tables
or chairs in the drawing-room, and in
the real native house the drawing-room
itself is only a lot Of bedrooms with pa
per shutters taken down There is
no reason why you should find anything
in Japanese house except mats, and
charcoal stove for warming your
| ringers and making tea
These, and cushion or two, and a
quilt to sleep on, with an elaborate, con-
! ventlonal politeness, constitute the fur
niture of Japanese house, except the
! guest-chamber. And the articles In the
| guest-chamber consist of screen, o
kakemono and flower vase.
Along with his magnificent want of
wants, so to speak, the Japanese COM
bines capacity to get huge pleasure out
OF what we should regard as trifes. and
after labors and sacrifices that we should
think intolerable, This extraordinary
patience and whole-hearted enjoyment
under all the niggardliness Of his lot
marks the Japanese as unique among
the peoples Of the world.
He gives himself a holiday only when
thrives on it. He always has smile
He works whenever he can get any
work to do. They are all weekdays tx
him. Instead of seventh day, Sunday
he has his fiesta, a national holiday OIL
temple festival In either case he
i goes a-faring to some temple, and takes
his children or friend. He is never
too poor to have money to treat them
he only gives nlmSelI nolludy WheI
he is out of work and his holidays are
inexpensive. He just walks hundred
miles to see some famous garden in it;
glory; he carries his luggage in a box
wrapped in oiled paper, and gets bet
at an inn for half-penny. His food i
almost as cheap; and when the last turr
in the road shows him the irises of Ho
rikari or the house and cherry trees o.
Yoshino, on the day of all the year h'
would not change places with the kinnt
of England.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Mural Inscriptions.

Perhaps one of the most curious coll
1ections of mural inscriptions in Ire
land, where they abound, is to be found
in the. ancient city of Galway. It has
four gates, facing respectively north.
east, and west, and on each was motto.
That facing the north bore the words:
From the ferocious o'Flahertys, good
Lord, deliver us!" On the south gate:
From the devilish O'Dalys, good Lord.
defend .usi" On the east gate: From
the cut-throat, o Kellys, good Lord, save
us!" And on the west gate: From the
murderous o'Maddens, good Lord, pre-
serve us!''-Kansas City Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
WOMEN BEST ON FEET.
They Go It Alone Over Dangerous
Crossing, While Men Help
Each Other.

Is woman more steady on her feet
than man, and can she distance him In
getting over dangerous places?
An event in the Fox river valley dur
yng recent week seems to aptly Illus
trate woman's agility and reminds one
OF the Old school game of years ago,
when boys followed each other over
devious paths in following the leader
says the Chicago Tribune.
During the recent food in the valley
and the moving Of the heavy ice por-
kion of the trestle work known as the
Five Islands bridge OF the Elgin, Aurora
& Southern electric line was partially
damaged so that it became impossible
70 run cars over 1t. The Elgin cars were
run down to.the bridge and the passen-
gers crossed on foot to the car waiting
at the other end. To enable the pedes-
trians to get over without trouble a
walk Of boards was nailed over the
eross ties.
After this was done two spans Of the
south end of the structure were further
damaged SO that several yards of the
track sagged toward the water and left
the rails and cross ties hanging at an
angle OF 40 degrees. The board walk
that had been fastened to the cross ties
was tilted up sideways, requiring one to
bend his ankles in order tcSwalk across.
1t was necessary to walk downward to
the center OF the sag and then up on the
other side.
The laughable picture of men helping
each other over this place was wit
messed. The women went it" alone. A
girl with big hat that threatened to
be blown off would rest one hand on
her headgear, gather her skirts about
her with the other, and then, setting her
feet to suit the side angle of the boards,
she would trip down the incline and
Chamber up the other side without any
trouble, 1t was jolly fun beside. The
track sagged down within few feet OF
the water that was running 20 feet deep
and swift at that, but this seemed to
have no terrors for the feminine pas
6engers. The men would go through all
kinds of motions to balance themselves,
and some of them looked as If they
would give SO for a hand rail to hold on
TO- AS 1t was, some of them got down
and slid across, holding on to the rails
during the trip.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
individual Finger Rings.

Fashion has sent forth the edict that
rings must be adapted to the wearer's
special shape and color of hand, and
no longer be worn merely because they
are costly articles of luxury. In cor
sequence, French artists and designers
are preparing lovely creations of gradu-
ated rings which will be specially
adapted to the different fingers of the
hand. and some startling departures
will shortly be seen on the slender dig
its of the leaders of fashion both in
London and observation-disclosures
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
A New Mn1ady.

A person who hasn't the power
To distinguish the sweet from the sour
Nor is able the sun from the shower
To easily guess,
Or one who's unable to tell
A rose from a cheese by the smell
He has superuncontradstingu
tiveness.
Not to know ct the critical time
The ridiculous from the sublime,
Not TO know q Canadian dime
When It you possess.
Not to know that cold weather will freeze
Or that hot weather wont--an of these
Show Observation-Disclosures
ness.
This Observation-Disclosures
guishabilitiveness is q thing
That's likely disaster to bring
Or rcmorge and distress
In short. If you haven't the sense
To discover this POEMS immense
You have Observation-Disclosures
tiveness.
David I'd. lodge in New York Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27

was passing on when man naired me
and said:
1--WE are here to bury old Jim Bird
sail. but we are in fix. A preacher
was to be here 70 hold services, but he
hasn't showed upA and the wife don't
want he- husband buried without some
sort of fuss
s.'Some of you ought TO- be able to
carry out the idea,' / replied.
"But none of us are. We can talk
crops or politics or pine lumber, but
when it comes to funerals we amt In
it. You are a tramp, but mebbe you
can talk bit. II you can carry this
thing off, the old woman and all the
rest of us will be much obleeged?
1.-TWO or three others added their
pleadings, and / finally consented to
go in and start things OF. They tod
me something about the old mans life
and character, and when all was ready
I made the most Of what had.
found myself making hit. The late
deceased was an old skindint and
mighty mean man, as | afterward
heard, but when went on to say he
was generous, sympathetic and full of
charity / brought tears to all eyes. l
pictured him as one who had made the
world brighter and better for his liv-
ing and one who needed no craven
stone to have his name and his MEM
ory kept green for the next half CEN
fury. had women sobbing and men
wiping their eyes before | was half
through.
"Of course had a peroration map
ped out. had Just got down to it and
was putting old Birdsall up among the
angels when something happened. I
was never so knocked out in my life.
! The old critter. who was supposed to
have been dead two days, not only sat
| UP in his coffin, but he called out to
| his wife:
Sarah, | forbid you to pay that
! preacher blamed cent for palaver,
and don't you give any of these folks
thing to eat
"You may guess that the meeting
/ adjourned in short order. I had tried
to make d hit and missed 1T, but
| through no fault of my own. not
only lost all the best of my perora-
ton. but the old woman hustled me
| out on the highway with the remark:
| Now, you jog right along out o
4 this! You ought to be ashamed OF
/ yourself. travelling around the country
| and bringing dead folks to life this
| wayv nj. QUAD.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Peru rich in Minerals.

Peru is one of the richest countries
of the world in minerals of all kinds
gold, silver, copper, mercury, iron, lead,
sulphur, coal, salt, petroleum, ETC., be-
ing found in great abundance-and it
only requires the action Of capital and
labor to make the republic as renowned
for its wealth as California, Australia.
or South Africa, says the United States
consul at Callao.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Mascnlinc vanity.

She Somehow women don't get along
so we'll as men in parliamentary body.
He--Of course not. A man considers
it a great honor to be called upon to
preside. but woman is pretty apt to
regard it as mean attempt to keep
her from having her share in the talk
Boston Transcript.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
An Audacious wish.

'I wish my father was a Mormon"
said the incorrigible infant.
How can you say such thing"
asked the aunt.
Because Mormons sometimes have
such large families that they can't re-
member all the children's names, much
less punish EN- Washington Star
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Better An Around.

Kweery Giving up your apartments
here, are you?
Batcheler-Yes; have to take bet
ter quarters.
What's the idea?"
SIN going to take better half" (
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
AT Ease Now.

"He has finally settled down to a
quiet life, hasn't hep
Yes. Since he has taken advantage
Of the bankruptcy law he hasn't had
to travel SO much to keep out of the
way of people who want to sue him.
Chicago Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Judging hx HIS wife.

Professor-Yes, sir. your daughter is
pretty well grounded in French, but it
will of course take some time and trou-
BILE for her to acquire fiuency.
Father-Well, you know that's rather
strange to me. had an idea that the
fiuency would have come sorter natu-
raj with her. New Orleans Times
Democrat
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
The c. 9. Man
He Tells How He Made q Hit With o.
Youns Girl and q Miss as
q Preacher.
DILAP1DATED gentleman

N DILAPIDATED gentleman
- who is touring the country is
II N certain to meet up with adj
ventures said the G. o. ..
man, as he pocketed the coin extended
to him and made ready to relate. "I
have had my share of them, and some
of them are worth remembering.
81 got caught in the wilds of Wis
consin one winter three or four years
ago That is, was out In the coun-
try AMONG the farmers when winter
set in and there was a snowstorm
lasting three da. There was thirty
inches of snow on the level when it
ceased falling, and it was a week be.
fore the country roads were opened.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
There are many reasons

There are many reasons thinking this but A.
will mention only the three Important First suffer-
CONSEQUENCES than feel very
had stay home and watch and pray while their
daughters fought they would not be willing
they who remember hearing southern
tell agony hepessnes waiting for that
always bad news while their fathers and brothers and LEVERS
away from them fighting Of just hard
for in the northmust realize that IN VAR WOMEN
HAVE MUCH THE HARDER ROLE
Second destroys great deal that
for have sometimes wondered whether the happy position Off
women which they held by American
Difference shown them which really peculiar to America
IMPRESSES EVERY FOREIGNER who this count
try the fact that the past have had standing
armies brothers lovers have been
rated from home life the formative period of their lives and
compelled live together military barracks where circumstances
make unavoidable for them lead life that for
afterward lowers their respect for women.
After living four years Germany France reached tho
conclusion Frencneu
toward which nmeasuraby different from the attitude
of Ame<soan toward American women, MAY BE EX1
PLANNED BIT MILITARY CONSUMPTION and all iz do
consequences for the home life of nation.
Third in the past have led lives home careful
guarded from deal that unpeasanand this win always
be the for large number of the
therefore sensitive than
THEREFORE, WHEN DIRECT
INFLUENCE ON AFFAIRS THEY EXERCISE AM
INFLUENCE ON THE PRUNEs
81 -ss~t"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Bricks for Powder Mills.

Bricks made of plaster of paris and
cork are sometimes used in the construc-
ton OF powder mills. In case of explo-
sion they offer slight resistance, and are
broken to atoms.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-27
Woman and
international
Arbitration
By NJ. CAREY THOMAS, President
OF Bryn -Hawr College

arbitration is, / think, Of the
movements in which we may look for rapid progresa
WHEN WOMEN BEGIN TO TAKE A DEEP
i Err INTEREST IN NATIONAL AND INTER
i NATIONAL AFFAIRS
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-06

A. Norden & Co., New York. 1O.s5O,-
900 bales.
j. H. Parker & Co.. New York, Nov.
"a. 10,64S, 900 bales.
Neill Bros, London. Eng, Nov. "a.
100000 to 11,S00,000 bales.
r. L. Thompson, West Durham, N.
c., Nov "a. 1OS05, 900 bales.
II. G. Gorst. Liverpool. Eng, Nov.
"a, II, 430,0 900 bales.
Shreveport Cotton Exchange, Nov. "a,
10, 493,2 94 bales. f~
Newburger Cotton Co, Grenada.
Miss. 10, 900 bales.
j. NJ. Aver & Co., New York Nov.
25, 10,755,0o0 bales.
New York Cotton Exchange, Nov. rs,
10,724,000 bales.
Atwood. Violet & Co, New York.
Nov. rs, s,s75,oO0 bales.
Liverpool Cotton Exchange, Nov. "a,
11,004,o00 bales.
Thos. Ellison, Liverpool. Eng, 1885,
600 bales.
D. j. sully & Co., New York. Nov.
2S. e,eS6,000 bales.
Vicksburg Cotton Exchange, Nov. 80
10,241,440 bales.
Greenville Cotton Exchange, Nov. go
10,199,200 bales.
Jno. p. Parker. Monroe. Louisiana.
Nov. 30. 100000 bales.
Times Democrat, New Orleans, Louis
lana. Nov. 30, 1o,04O,0OO bales.
J. N. Carpenter. Natchez, Miss.
Nov. 80, e,25O,O0O bales.
Miss Kate Giles. New York. Nov. 90
lo,370,000 bales
U. s. Department OF Agriculture
Washington, Dec 3. 9,962, Os9 bales.
n. NJ. Neil, New Orleans, Jan. T.
i1,250.O00 bales.
n. T. Wilson & CO., New York. jan
10. io,7i5.ooo bales.
A. Norden & Co., New York. Jan. as
ESQ 900 bales.
II. n. Neill. New Orleans. Jan. %.
II 100000 bales.
General average Of 80 estimates. TO-.
5Si .si6 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-06
MANY USES OF ROSIN
PURE ARTICLE AND ITS PRODUCTS
OF GREAT VALUE
IN VARIED INDUSTRIES.
ENTERS IN COMPOSITION OF FIRE
WORKS, PAINTS AND SOAPS.

Its oil Used in Publication of Sugar
and, Added to MOlasses 1t Hastens
Fermentation Into AIcOhOI-Like-
wise Goes Into the Material of
Roof Paints Carbolineum-In Com
binatiOn With other Things
Makes An Insulating Material.
Most Important Question Now
Connected With Its Use is How to
Protect Source of supply.
An interesting article showing the
many and varied uses of resins and
rosin oils in manufacturing industries
is printed in the Paint, Oil and Drug
Reporter from a translation in the
Chemische Revue as follows:
Sealing wax, especially of the less
expensive grades, contains, besides
shellac, acaroid resin, thick turpen-
tine Manila copal, coloring matter and
filling materials equal to about 40
per cent. of it's weight of resin; the
everyday sealing wax used for seal
ing packages is about so per cent.
rosin.
I'm the manufacture of cheap putty
refined resin oil is employed instead of
linseed oil. AS a saturation oil in the
publication of sugar, mixtures Of raw
heavy resin oil combined with mineral
oils are now and again applied. Prof.
Effront of Brussels hastens the fer
mentation of molasses into alcohol by
additions of rosin, resin acids and resin
soaps or solutions thereof, to the
mash, to the wort, or to the yeast
stock.
Needed in Fireworks.
p "The manufacturer Of pitch-torches is
likewise a consumer of rosin, as are
also the makers of fireworks. Wood
priquettes for kindling fires; composed
OF sawdust. fir cones and coal dust are
made to retain their shape by the resin
which Is in them, and which assists, at
the same time, in spreading the flames
For solidifying petroleum or alcohol
for use as fuel d resin soap is incor-
porated with them, and washing soaps
for domestic purposes which contain
petroleum and which are chiefly used
for boiling cloths containing grease
spots. as well as a protection against
insects and vermin, could hardly he
brought to the consistency of ordinary
Eoap without the use of resin soap
The partial susceptibility of resin and
resin oils TO specialization is taken
advantase OF in the preparation of
lubricating oils, as well as such oils
as form an emulsion with water.
Paints and Roofing.
again, there are paints that must be
| made with rosin in order to fulfill
| the requirements demanded of them.
Among this kind of covering mate
rial we find in the front row such COM
| positions as appear under the titles,
roof-paint, carbolineun, ferroxy de var
nishes and Others, on daily sale. They
are, in the main. solutions of rosin in
benzol or other more or less purified
| tar oils that, with view to increasing
! the elasticity and pliability of the
coat, have received an additional per.
| centage of resin oil.
I'm combination with a benzol solu-