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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12
TIMELY TOPICS.

D. L. Dickinson &, Son say there will be profit in hens if you give them Pratt's food
 The Peoples market makes a spe, ciaIty of native poultry. They win execute your Christmas order prompt l!.
 Grieve. Bisset & Holland have a splendid line of umbrellas in horn, Dresden, oxidized and natural handles. Last week was a big one at Dodge's. He is having immense sales on slip. pers and rubbers. Ia The Woodruff Grocery Go .have .figS put 3up in one or tWo-pound boxe Stuffed prunes and dates.
 Jones. Morgan & Go have man tail, ored reefers for girls 10 to 16 years at $10; boys reefers $2.50 to $7.50.
 Frank, the shoeman, says Goodyear welts are. the kind that are easy to wear and the kind that give good ser vice.
 / Jacobs & Go will tell you how to se- lect a good diamond. Written guran. tee and certificate with every one.
 Browns Quickfre charcoal is a prize winner: always getting you in time for your engagements.
 Prof Bailey guarantees to teach you the new dances in a twelve lesson course.
 Make your selection early and de- posft. You can call any time for yom purchase.
 The New England skeleton watch will be instructive amusement for your boy. For sale by jewellers.
 Appropriate presents for everybody at Uphams drug store. You don't reed much money.
 Nugent's pharmacy puts up their own tooth powder. Try a bottle at 25c.
 The Stamford range holds its own with the best of them. P. H. Garrity sells it.
 The Great A. & P. Tea Go gives 30 stamps with a pound of coffee. See the good grocery prices. t-.~.e
 Good xelrm caps at J. B. Mnllings X Sons for 50c. \ Gloves, either Scot land or American make.
 The Spearo Credit Go have been pretty busy the past week putting mems and women's clothing on dis play.
 Be sure and count the word Christ
  $1O Norris chair for someone.
 If there is any certain style of glove you want you are sure to find it at Currans.
 Miller & Peck are well stocked up on gloves, furs, dolls, etc. They have a fine line of oriental rugs.
 All sizes ladies' fleece lined vests and pants at 17c at Mailhiot's. Mems best feeced undershirts 39c.
 S. Forman has made special reduc- tion for the holiday trade. This years showing rivals that of others.
 There are many helpful suggestions in Reid & Hughes ad, which makes gift buying easy. a
 The Brass City Liquor Co will give a bottle of wine, whiskey or brandy to a purchaser of $2 worth. ssF.
 Fenner has large line of skates and sleds for men, women and chfl- dren.
 The Public market gives 200 stamps with two pounds of sausage.
 Phelan, the tea man, says talk is cheap, but the premiums he gives with tea are just what is wanted. Castle sells three cans corn, toma- toes or peas for 25c. Stamps with all sales.
 The Sherwood Shoe Co.'S fine of slippers, leggings and arctics arc going fast these days.
 ChfIdren's rubber boots or arctics at just the right prices at Holczer's. Military leggings 75c.
 TurnbuIl prints . good list tonight for two days buying. Big sale on tlcsls
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12
FOR
 XMAS GIFTS,

We will mention only a few items from our large stock of healthy grow ing potted plants. They are such as we recommend because they are good house plants. Choose from these: PALMS-A, ,Kentia palm, very grace. full, 35c to $5. FERNS-The Boston fern, grows we'll in the house, Soc to $3. RUBBER PLANTs-Nice specimens Ht $1.
 CYOLAMENs-In full bloom, 5oc and 75c.
 BEGONIAS-We recommend the Be gonia Gloria Ue Lorraine a beautiful variety, SIPS to $3.
 COCOA PALAIS-A fairly-like~ little ornament for any dining table, only 25c each. FERNS Small ferns for dinner table decoration, 1Oc to 25e. Ferneries, all filled, complete, dish and ferns for only $1.
 Holly, Mistletoe and Wreathing for holiday decorations.
 All kinds of cut flowers and floral pieces
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12
HOME OF THE BLUE
 POINT FROZEN OVER

New York, Dec 12.-Great South Bay, Long Island, the home of the blue point oysters, is frozen over for inc first time before Christmas ia the memory of the traditional oldest il- tabltant., The recent mild weather made possible immense shipments .of oysters, both 10 European and Ainerl- can houses, but the sudden freeze llp has stopped all traffic and tied ID many boats
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12
Lot of Runnlnn ExiIen In .rnnn,

. Lot of Russian ExiIen Nm Japan.
 Russian political exiles who have been sent to Siberia and who have Joined the Russian army and been talk en prisoners by the Japanese say th~ they are now enjoying more comfoJ ! than since they left Russia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12
CONNECTICUT DRUG co,
a7S SOuTh MAIN STREET.

II. J. SOrcI, Prop T. C. Pratt, Mgr.
 Just opened. Solicits share of pub lie patronage. Stock all fresh and up to date.
 N. B.-Carefully compounded pre- scriptions a speciality.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-12
NOTICE.

During the, winter months. Dr. Maloney will be at the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hos pi;al every Monday. Office hours on Monday will be in the evening only, from 7 to S::3O until further notice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13
CRUSHED UNDER
LAWS WHEELS

Special Correspondence.
7 ONDON, Aug Sad indeed is the
story Of an American woman now
in sore straits in London A few
years ago she was living in luxury on
Massachusetts avenue IN Boston, as
the wife OF John =. Cushing, grandson
Of the old merchant prince OF that
name, who made a big fortune In trade
with China. Today she Is destitute.
friendless and well night distracted, af-
ter a prolonged search for employment
In almost any capacity.
The unhappy woman's story backed
by all the necessary legal documents,
is to the effect that her maiden name
was Laura Wolfe. At the age Of II,
when she was living in Brooklyn with
her mother and young sister Louise,
she was married to Nat Ward propri-
otor OF a Brooklyn billiard hall. She
left him on the ground OF cruelty and
obtained a divorce from him In 1891,
going on the stage and winning a con-
siderable reputation in ingenue parts.
She was with the Donelly and Girard
company I'm Natural Gas" when she
was wooed and won by Cushing, to
whom she was married In 1894 The
pair spent FIVE years OF unaloyed hap
piness IN cruising about the world IN
their yacht, the Corona with all the
luxury that wealth could command.
but In 1899 loves dream was rudely
interrupted by Cushing's elopement
with his Wife younger sister, Louise,
whom she had cared for and educated,
so she says. According to Mrs Cush-
ing's story, her husband also wheedeh
away from her $4,000 which he had
settled upon her,
The injured lady's suit FOR separation
and alimony was met by an assertion
that her first husband had never been
served with the papers IN her suit
against him for divorce, that the dl-
vorce was not technically good, and
that the second marriage was nun and
void In the meantime, the first hus-
band, Ward, supposing that he had
been duly divorced had married again.
The case was finally decided against
Mrs. Cushing In 1900 after long.
hard contest in the courts, and In con-
sequence OF the Ahook she was III for
the ensuing year from nervous prostra-
ton, What little money she had was
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Heir to British Throne Takes TO
Horse Racing to Win Favor
With Masses
FEELING NOW IS INDIFFERENT.
King and Queen So Devoted to Mo.
tOrng That They Are Selling
Many Of Their Fine Horses.
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence.
I oNDON, Aug. 19-Much surprise
has been occasloned by the an
nouncement that the Prince OF
Wales is going in for horse racing.
He has heretofore given such little
evidence Of possessing sporting blood"
that It Is about the last thing that
was expected Of him. Among his in
innate friends, however, II is stated
that no genuine love OF the turf has
impeled him to take this course, but
desire to win popularity with the mass
es. At present their attitude towards
him is one Of Indifference not un-
mingled with contempt and is in strik-
ing contrast TO the feeling entertained
for his father when he occupied the
position of heir to the throne. This may
be IN a measure due TO his general
aloofness from all that concerns them.
Laying corner stones, opening fashion
able basars and attending at similar
functions produce little effect on the
crowd. Very noticeable was the cool
reception accorded the Prince and
Princess of Wales when they accom-
panied the king and queen the other
day TO lay the foundation stone of
city hospital As they rode through
Holborn, where men who play the
races abound not a hat was lifted nor
a cheer raised for them 1t is some-
thing more than coincidence that the
prince should declare his intention OF
seeking a career on the turf so shortly
after this incident, He is emulating his
fathers example, but whether he win
be equally successful In making him
self a fOvorte with the racing public
remains to be seen,
PRINCESS DON'T LIKE 1T.
The Princess Of Wales is and always
has been opposed TO horse racing be-
cause she knew IN 1t an element OF
reckless gambling queen Alexandra
has the same feeling but King Edward
unlike his heir. has insisted always on
being master IN his own household He
knew what his subjects liked and
whether he WAS running horse or
not he always had "bit on" every
race reckonod important In the racing
calendar.
The threatened withdrawal Of such
men as Lord Dunrayen, Mr., Leopold de
Rothchild, MIR. Leonard Brassey and
Sir Waldie Griffith from racing would
also appear TO have influenced the
prince. These patrons Of the turf have
been complaining Of the kings lack Of
practical interest in racing matters
lately. He goes to all the fashionable
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How PatriarchaI Prince Nicholas
VI Montenegro Makes Money
BY Hotel
TURNS POSTAL CARD TRICK.
Tive Of Seven Daughters Make Bril-.
liant Matches and One of Other Two
May be Czlrina at Russia.

Special Correspondence.
" ERllN July 25-"sire, I have no.
* ticcd that Montenegro has no ex-
IL ports" once remarked distin-
guished foreign traveller to Prince
Nicholas.
Monsieur replied the relgnng mon-
arch Of Montenegro, you forget my
daughters"
The retort was justified, for queer lit
Tie Montenegro has supplied two mon
arohs and three other important royal
rrsonagss with wives one Montene-
grin princess is the present queen Of
Italy, and another now would be- queen
of Seryia but for her premature death,
While three other daughters Of Prince
Nicholas are the Grand Duchess Milit-
IN Of Russia the Duchess Anastasla of
Leuchtonborg ana Princess Anna of
Battonherg,
The number OF brides Montenegro has
supplied TO tho courts Of Europe Is alto
gtihcr dispropOrtionate to the size and
Importance Of the little country. Nom
touCEro has an area OF $500 SQUARE
niles and population Of 100000 The
capital Ccttijne, Is a village with a
population Of 5000 The princey pail
ace IN which so many distinguished
royal brides were born and brought up.
is "a modest structure in which mod
erately successful American trades
man would never condescend to dwell.
conditions Of life IN Montenegro are
primitive In the extreme. The reigning
prince is more Of an absolute ruler than
the car Of Russia. At convenient in
terVals he erocts a tribunal under an
immense tree in front of his palace,
ana there administers justice to his
subjects In patriarchal style. The
princes income from the public ex-
chequer does not suffice to supply his
needs, and he supplements II IN various
ways. He let's out the royal horses on
hire TO drag loads from the two Monte
hegrln ports ~ the interior is part
proprietor Of the Grand Hotel az Get
tllne, ana possesses the monopoly Of
picture postcards I'm his country.
The princes partner In the ownership
OF the Grand Hotel who manages that
establishment IS also minister OF COM
merce and has a seat IN the Montene-
grin cabinet The minister of foreign
affairs goes about the streets of the
capital In the picturesque native cos
tune Of many colors with two huge
rovolyers stuck into his belt, and a re-
cent visitor TO Cettijne found the min
lister of war sweeping the floor of the
arsenal in which Montenegrin's artll-
lery Is stored.
There are no railways I'm Montenegro
and the majority of the people can
neither read nor write on the other
hand, although some OF the features
of western civilization are wanting,
Montenegro IS almost free from drum
kenness and gambling. Prince Nicholas,
IN his benevolent absolutism, has de-
creed that any Montenegriu found
drunk shall be deprived OF his right OF
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declared, knows more languages than
any other man in the world. Fame
has come to him as suddenly as II did
10 Byron, for although he is a perfect
encyclopedia Of polyglot learning,he was
unknown even In his own land until re.
Gently when he wrote book, entitled
connections Between the Languages
Of the Old World and sent It to the
Italian Academy of Sciences to COM
PEE for the special prize offered by that
pody OF wise men, The next day all
Europe was talking Of the author and
audlng him to the skies The work
showed such extraordinary eruditlon
hat students were amazed at It, and
Narans were rather ashamed that such
person should have lived 80 long In
Meif midst without being discovered
earlier II is said that there il not
spoken language or dialect of which
ltomoetti has not at least the rudi-
meh's-and he has never been out of
nay and Is only IS years old,
ALINGUIsTIC MARVEL.
speak Of Cardinal Mezzofanti He
vas an idiot beside the new wonder
le spoke so languages. while Trombettl
sald TO know 400 of the native dia-
sCls Of North and South America
sl0ne Even Il this Is an oxaggeratlon.
.e may be safely said to know vastly
u,.le about them than any other one
man ever did know
OF POOR PARENTS.
/. lTnombetu was born Of poor parents,
~ nolo0sna, but he was sent to school
~, ~. allowed to follow his bent until
ue death Of his father. which took
s VA When he was about fourteen years
Nv. Then came days Of great dis
w WA, When there was often little or
s Ivy TO eat and the little brothers
S.u sls'ers cried for bread. His moth
:" VINO seems to have been n woman OF
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soon spent, and she was forced to re-
turn to the stage whore most of her
engagements were more or less unsuc-
cessful Her last appearance was with
the Milton Royles in MY Wife's IIus-
hand" In the circumstances, she OBJ
serves, the name Of that play got on her
nerves Last April, as "A desperate re-
sort, she came over TO Europe In some
vague hope that she might Obtain re-
lief from her quandCm husband, who
has lately been living with his mother
Mrs, Jon c. Gushing, on their estate in
Pau, France. Her appeals to him were
unanswered, however. and disappolnt-
ment again broke down her health. To-
day her state is pitable
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so that the priest thought there was
something uncanny In such cleverness,
and was rather relieved when his duties
were over Persian came next, fol-
lowed by Arabic and Greek, and so on
dead and living languages, dialects,
variations Of all kinds became to him
as daily food, untll there are few more
left for him to learn.
ALL BOOKS ARE EASY TO HIM.
Trombetti says that he has been par
ticularly fortunate In always getting
hold of simple and easy books with
which to begin the study Of a new Lam
guage. This was due to mere chance
as he always had to take what came
his way not being able to pick and
choose. He has never possessed more
than one dlctionary-a present from
one OF his schoolma sters-and even that
he never used 81 have" he says
written books IN both German and
French, but absolutely without die
tionary."
His career as a barber ceased after a
year or two, as some eminent men Of
letters, learning Of his wonderful gift,
iEduced the municipality Of Bologna TO
allow him $3.50 yearly that he might de-
vote himself exclusively TO his studies
with this income he felt so rich, that he
spent nearly all of'it ON books and was
continually in trouble to find money
10 buy food and clothes, For all his
extraordinary learning Trombetti was
after all a mere man, ana lost no time
in falling in love When he became
professor Of language IN a public school,
at few hundred dollars year.
he took the maiden OF his choice 10
wife, and now has six children to re-
1olce In his good fortune, as the gov
eminent has decided to find him a good
post, where his talents shall have full
scope,
ALWAYS BEEN HARD UP.
This gifted man has never known
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discernment and energy allowed him
to remain at school however encour-
aging him with his studies but ways
and means became more and more mar.
row. the children grew larger and
hungrlcr and the nelghbors frankly
called her fool for having "a great
boy idle at home" SO she permitted
her own instincts to be over-ruled and
apprenticed him to a barber For
tunately. nature i'm this case could not
be suppressed, and the boy spent every
moment which he could snatch from
his ra2ors and brushes on his books
Up to this time he had never studied
any other tongue than his own, and It
was n mere accident which revealed to
him his marvellous gift and caused him
to make the acquisition Of foreign Ian
Cuages his life work He got hold OF a
German grammar. bought because It
only cost a few cents. and looked
queer with this he made himself
master of the language as oven few
Germans are 1t was the same thing
with English and French; two more
Rrammars fell In his way aud few
months later he had acquired both these
languages
LATIN WAS DIFFERENT,
with Latin Il was different He
picked up "A book which he was told was
Latin. ana although he could make
little Of 1t, it was sufficiently Ike Ital-
ian to rouse his curiosity and he gave
his mother no peace until she took him
TO the priest to beg him 20 teach the lad
Latin. Tho good man was delighted
thinking that the little Trombettl
wished to become a priest, but the con
noction did not last long as the pupil
soon outdistanced the master, So much
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Alfredo Trombetti Unknown Even
In His own Land Until lie
Wrote Prize Book
ALL EUROPE TALKED Of HIM.
"a, Possession, While Poor Boy, of
c.,mon Grammar Then He Mas
tered Languages lnnumerablc.
s,.,,ol correspondence.

soeclal Correspondence.
OIOGNA, Aug. 7-Possibly the
II telegraphic dispatches already
" have conveyed to America the
~ udIngs that a new genius has
,,lssn in Italy In the person Of Alfredo
-,ombet,l who, competent judges have
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wardrobe, Every garment has 10 bc
S soiJo3 o, over nrusngl ana gaIei{H,g
uniforms receive the special attention
Of an old Indian servant who has been
connected with his predecessors In the
vIceregal office for the last jO years il
is now believed that Lord CuzIua
wardrobe Is nearly ae extensive and oN-
pensive as that Of King Edward What
ever else he may have learned I'm India
he has certainly learned 20 nut ON style.
But for the death of her father, which
compelled her TO cancel All hor social
enpngements. LADY Ciugon would have
created a sensation al the last court
presentation. For this function she had
had prepared gorgeous gown made
chiefly OF Indian silver cubrolderias.
wrought nspecla,Iy FOR her by natives Of
Delhi Many mounds OF silver thread
were EMPLOYED I'm tie construction. ana
its weight must make n "A very uncom.
fortobla garment 4, ,ya1r oepacialy I'm
hot weather Rut fo,y brtar hours OF
martyrdom would weigh as nothing I'M
tbe balance conpasa5 with fine loy Of
n,oith,y Ohio. ,yor,an anyioug When her
roriod ~ MOURNING AZ over doubtless
fody C,r2on g.il and am rpporunity
IA wear n and satisfy The curiosity %!
society concerning H.
RETURNED FROM AMERICA.
Mr. ana MIS- Mchur' hauNll"n, Oh
lhlIadelphia returned TO Lohuon' a,l''
lhelr long stay M America, Jusl ~ t.inI
70 pesln the series OF par''' Iol WIZ, "
lhey are noted curing Ihe SeaE"n
position OF lhelr l,oheon ie7lNt''e mas
much TO 90 WIN thr dal,S OF uA'N' ,ll-
lertalnmenls, i"r inc liaIli'oHS ny
IN a peaulIul mousse over IonElhs IoIu y
tllcket GROUNDS, ana "I'n lh' l"7Ill'u-
able matches on ine season inc Elon
ana Harrow, ana the Oxford ana am
bndge-are on, many OF the smart soy
stroll out ot the enclosure ala Wtn'
their way TO me hospltaoIe abode oI 'ng
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Your Profits On the Goods in Your
Store That Are Sold Without Adver.
Using Would Not Pay Your Cashiers
Salary,
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what # is not TO be hard up, with a
home to maintain, and a wife and six
children to clothe and feed every cent
was required and had to be accounted
for, so that he had to resort to great
strategems TO find the money to buy
books, aud could afford only the cheap
est editions, on one occasion he was
called TO near town to superintend
some examinations. for which he was
allowed so cents for carriage hire. He
walked, bought book for which he
had longed many weary months, went
home and went to bed. where he stayed
two weeks, having caught cold during
his long walk, and paid the doctor
three dollars, This was not all! The
three dollars were to have bought him
new shoes and a hat so he was obliged
10 wear his old ones six months longer.
Whenever he came home particularly
shamefaced, and with a proptiatory
gift for his wife. she always knew what
II meant. Alfredo she would say,
pointing her finger at him, 'let me see
IT," Then from under his coat he would
produce a new book. but his delight
I'm this new treasure Was SO sincere and
even infantile that she never scolded
him, although It meant fresh economies
for her in house whore all was econ
Omy.
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AS SIMPLE AS EVER.

Although so much attention is now
being paid him. Prof. Trombetti is In
no wise affected by IL; he Is as simple
as ever, and declares that he has no IN
tention Of changing his mode Of life.
After gaining the prize Of $1,000 from
the Academy Of Sciences he was re-
ceiyed by the king The evening before
that event he was with some friends,
when the conversation turned on
what he would wear the next day. The
professor allowed them to discuss the
matter for some time and then said
quietly, But am going as now am"
Never" they all cried, "But l am"
he insisted. 81 have never had a frock-
coat on in my life, why should | begin
now? No, indeed | have other uses
for my money! | have seen a lovely
book 90" etc, etc. And in fact he went
to the palace In tweed Jacket and trou-
sers, his only concession to convention
being a black tie, which he wore-be-
cause 1t was the only one he possessed
Prof. Trombettl has announced his
intention Of going to America next
year, 10 study the Indian dialects. as
though he knows so much more about
them than anybody else he considers
that he does not yet know them pro-
foundly enough. 81 shall write my
book in English he says, "and Of
course | want II to be perfect"