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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-21
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
IMPosITIoNs IN EATABLEs.
Various Articles Sold in France Are Not What They Are Rep
 sented to Be.

When you order truffies in France you are likely to get something you are not paying for. The French people know that the truffle is at times adul. terated, and what is palmed of for trufie. says the New York Times, is often black rubber or black silk or softened leather or roasted potatoes, which are given a peculiar flavor by adding ether. It is said these substi- tutes sell well.
 In Paris, where snails are very pop ular they are adulterated with lungs of cattle and horses. Even entire snails are manufactured The discarded shells of snails which have been eaten are recoated with fat and slime and filled with lung tissue and then sold as Bur gundy snails.
 French fish dealers smear vaseline over stale fishes to give them fresh appearance. To impart the correct col or to the gills of fish which have been a long time out of the water they paint the gills with eosin, coal tar product having a red color.
 Even things made in Germany are not always what they seem to be. It is stated that an ordinary liver patty is made into fine Strasburger pate de foie gras by means of borax or salicylic acid, and finely chopped and cleverly distributed pieces of black silk to rep resent truf1es.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Jacques
VAUDEVILLE.

Whatever the bureau of selection may be which chooses the acts for presentation at the Jacques. it's pow CTS of judgment certainly were admir- ably applied in picking this weeks s program. for better bill has not been seen at the play house this season. The headline act is an English crea- ton called Motoring but no one would ever suspect 1t, So genuinely and spontaneously funny is it. From the moment the motor car amhles peacefully from the wings, until its occupants are arrested in a grand me lee with bobby the audience last night was tied into all kinds of knots The Four Lessons is a beautifully mounted musical act with an array Of scenic effects that are uneommOniy lovely This Is the first week of vau- deville life for the creation but it's baptism of applause certainly bodes a long and successful career. Nibbe and Borsionex scored a hit as did Sam Collins. who does too much taxing and not enough dancing. Phil Att and Henrietta Demar and Stedman's trained dogs also won favor. The pictures which close the show are un- usually funny even for moving pie ture<.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
P LIS !. d
A GIRL OF THE STREETS.

Girl of the Streets" is thrilling melodrama that keeps you on edge from rise to fall of the final curtain. The dialogue is crisp and has plenty of comedy to relieve the tension of the more heavy scenes. The story is one of human interest and appeals to our best emotions. A pure and innocent girl who to save her brother from the. consequences of a crime that he thinks he has committed, is willing to commit her fair young life in his hands, and then when too late discovers that her honor and charae- ter is to be stolen from her. This is the basic theme for the play and Miss Mortimer, the authoress, has achieved her aim and at the same time great artistic and financial success. Decker and Yeronee have engaged a strong company. together with Miss Alice Irving who will be seen as Kit" the girl of the streets. This play will no doubt be greeted by large houses dur ing it's engagement here beginning to- night at Polls. The performance will be repeated tomorrow afternoon and evening. Prices are 25. 35 and 90 cents: Wednesday matiness, p cents. Telephone 116-2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
.ROMANOFFS TO-DAY
PRESENT MEMBERS ARE MORE
 GERMAN THAN RUSSIAN.
Constant Intermarriage with German Princely Houses-origin of House The Czar's Immediate Family
 Little Nicolaievitch.

From the time of Peter III. (1762), the czars without exception have con. nected themselves by marriage with German families; wherefore the Ro- manoffs now are more German than Russian. An interesting article in the New York Sun discussing "The Tottering House of the Romanoffs' makes use of this introduction: "It used to be the favorite pastime of the poet, Pushkin, to pour water into a glass of wine until so little wine re- mained that it hardly imparted the slightest taste or color to the goblet's contents. This was by way of show ing how little Russian blood remained in the Romanoffs'
 The wife of the present czar was Princess Alexandra Alix, daughter of the grand duke of Hesse. Wurttem- herg, Baden, Prussia and other Ger man reigning houses have furnished wives for Russian ruler and grand duke, To be sure, the czar's mother was Princess Marie Dagmar of Den mark, but her father was of the house of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg, Gluksburg, and her mother of Hesse. Cassel.
 The house of Rurik preceded the house of Romanoff, the Ruriks reigned seven centuries in Russia. Many noble Russian families of to- day claim descent from the old rulers, and look with certain contempt on the Romanoffs, remembering the elder house was wholly Russian. The story goes that as late as the day of Czar Nicholas I. QS55), proud de- scendant, Prince Peter Dolgoruki, hay ing offended his imperial majesty was requested to leave the Russian embassy in Paris and appear in per son at St. Petersburg. The prince made reply he would send his picture instead, and called to the remem- brance of the czar that his, the princes, ancestors were grand dukes of Moscow when the czar's own an- cestors were not even dukes of Hol- stein-Gottorp.
 The Ruriks were succeeded by the Romanoffs in 1913; the first of that name to reign, Michael Romanoff, whose grandmother, a Romanoff, had married Ivan the Terrible, and who therefore was connected with the house of Rurik. The grandson of Michael was Peter the Great; and Peter, zealous to bring Russia in con- tact with the western states of Flu
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
RUSSIAN CHIEF OF POLICE.
Repellent Portrait, Which Is Typical of Brutal and oppres-
 sive Class.

''The Night That Made Me a Revolu, tionist," in Everybody's, is the tale of a young Russian peasant. Speaking through the mouth of Ernest Poole, the writer, the young revolution ist tells the following incident:
 Toward evening both of us wera called to the police station. We were taken before the chief of police.
 "He was a man of 50. He was not at all like the priest, but short and burly, with thick soft neck and face all red and puffed out; his fingers trembled from vodka He had been in the army, and had now been given this easy place; he had never learned to read or write till after he was 30. He always had trouble to speak, for his breath came short, his brain was clouded, and you could see by his eyes that he was always trying to grab his thoughts and hold them together. Every morning he was sad; every afternoon he was cross; every evening he got more and more stupid.
 We found him in the cross period. He lay on the sofa wrapped in long gray cloak. The cloak was unbuttoned in front, and you could see his black hairy chest. He held cigar very tight in his teeth; white cat lay in his lap, and his fat red hands kept trembling over the cats back"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
ICE PALACE A FROST"
Beautiful Detriment" in Canada Creates False Impression of
 the Country.

Your ice palace of Montreal is thing of the past, isn't it." said a New York man to a Canadian.
 Yes. thank fortune" said the other. Tt was beautiful detriment. It cre- ated abroad false impression of Can ada. It conveyed the idea that Cana da was a bleak. cold place-a land of snow and ice-a kind of Greenland or Labrador. People sent to their friends abroad illustrated postcards and large photographs of the ice palace and the ice carnival year after year Hence, abroad. they got to sssociating fee and Canada together. The two words be- came almost synonymous and few would emigrate Canadaward.
 "0ur immigration figures fell of t1 a deplorable degree on account of fhs false impression of our climate that the ice palace gave to England and France and Germany. Canada lives on immigration. She wants all the inmai. grants she can get And because 4ha ice palace lost her thousands of Immf- grants yearly, she wisely did away with it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
K. R. Time Table.
NAUGATuCK DIVISION. TraiIa leave Bank street

 E0R BRIDGEPORT AND NEW Y0RK-5:85, 7:55, 1O:52 a. m.: l:lh 2:49, 4:35, 6:15 D. m.
 sUNDAYS-7:05. $50 (te Bridge. port a. m.; 1:15, 5:10 D. m. FOR ANSONIA AND NEW HAVEN --l0O except Mondayl 6:35, 7:55 i0:62 a. m.; 1:l5, 2A9. 4:35, 6:15. 50 p. m.
 sUNDAYS-1:oo. 705, $50 a. m: l15, 5:10, 7s50 p m. FOR WATERTOWN-6: S:32, ii s0s c. m.; 123, 3;57, 5:10 6:l2, 7O3 S:69, 11:20 p. m.
 SUNDAYS-9:53 a. m.; S:17 n. m FOR TH0MASTON, TORRINGTON and WlNSTED-S27, 105S a. m.: l:19, 3:53, 6;5S, S:54 D. m. eUNDAYS-9:5S a. m.; SIT n. m
 HIGHLAND DIVISION.
 Trains leave Meadow street FOR HARTF0RD, WILLIMANTTC. PROVIDENCE. PUTNAM AND BOST0N-6:45, Ss32 a. m.; 1920 8:15. 7:34 (to Hartford) D. m. FOR DANBGRY-S:3o a. m.: 2Oa TOO D. n.
 FOR PoUGHKEEPsIE-sso a. m.; 2s05 D. ID.
 SUNDAY for BRIsToL-t.opnec,. Ing with third rail tralnsl- SEQ l0:05 a. m.: POO. 6.05. TOO D. ID. DUBLIN STREET STATION. FOR MERIDEN AND MIDDLE. TOwN-9:21 a. m.: 6:I5 D. m. o.M.sHEPARD. CT. .HEMPSTEAD Gen. supt Gen Pass. Agt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
2 lNyENTs NEW, ExPLo LoslyE.
Railway Employe in Mexico Pro- duces Compound to Be Used
 in Mining.

An employe of the Mexican Central railway has recently applied for a Mex lean patent to cover a new explosive. The claim is made that this explosive has about the same breaking strength as ordinary 40 per cent. dynamite, that used in mining. In addition to this it will do away with the usual bad effects of smoke. and it offers the advantage of being best exploded by fuse or an cleo, tric spark, thus making the caps unnec- essary. It is said that the cost of ma
 ufacturing will be very small, owing
 the cheapness of the ingredients and to the simplicity of the plant that will be required. Experiments have been made with it at the mines of metal company in Asientos, and from the report made by the company 1t would seem that the discovery gives promise of being worked into considerable importance. Success, full tests have also been made with fire arms. If the patent is allowed, a more complete series of experiments will be made with the explosive, and if success ful, the parties holding an option on tha patent will endeavor to establish it com. mercially.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
SON OF THE GEAR.

rope. wed his daughter Anna to Duke Karl Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp. Inc present line of czars belongs to the house of Romanoff- Holstein.
 Since the Romanoffs began their reign several women have played the part of ruler of Russia. Catherine l., Anne, Elizabeth and Catherine IT. The long delay in the birth of a son to the present czar once gave rise to the report that perhaps the oldest daughter. Grand Duchess Olga, would be declared heir. The grand duchess, though of tender age, was said to have a most resolute will and unusual spir- it. The latter quality might and might not come in we'll in a ruler of Russia; more autocracy is not needed; but certainly it demands spirit, cour- age to accept the dangerous post.
 But along came Grand Duke Alex Is Nicolaievitch, and Grand Duchess Olga faded into the background. This little heir to the throne-an infant of year or so-is happily unaware of menacing dangers and menaeing re- responsibilities. Tiny Nicolaievitch is hetman of the Cossack troops in Rus sia. also commander of a regiment of the guard in Finland, and holds posts in various other regiments in his fathers vast dominion. Poor little Nicolaieviteh!
 Is he to he the last of the Roman offs, this youngest of the Romanoffs? Will the conspirator and assassin and revolutionary allow him to grow to Perhaps. as so often hap pens in cases of disaster and calam- Ity. the helpless child will survive the strong man. However harsh the gen. eraI sympathy belongs to the Russian imperial baby.
 The baby has four sisters. and over them. too. hangs threatening danger. They are Grand Duchess Olga. aged len. Grand Duchess Tatania. who has attained the ripe age of eight: Grand Duchess Marie. a siK-year-old: and lit- lie Anastasia. who is but four. Al family group that is reported very happy in private: a family group that might well long for a less exalted po- litiOn-
 ELLEN THAYFR
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26

the Ingeborg lodge, No 9, V. O., at Odd Fellows hall. s Jan 1-Promenade given by the Wa terbury Military band at the Auditori- um. .-l
 Jan. 1-Banquet given by the Rose buds at the Lithuanian club on Green street.
 Jan 3-"Zoo" dance and reception given by Miss Nellye T. Reeds dane ing classes at the academy, 43 Eas. Main street
 Jan. 4-Dance and reception given by the Lithuanian Son society Ut Concordia hall.
 Jan 11-Promenade given by St Jo- seph's Lithuanian band at Concordia hall. -
 Jan 12-Annual ball of Companv c. c. \. G., at Auditorium.
 Jan 12-Masquerade and dance gfv- en by the Pride of Hawthorne lodge. Daughters of St George, at Foresters' hall.
 Jan Reception given by the young ladies of St Cecilia's parish at Odd Fellows hall.
 Jan. 20-Lecture and smoker given by local Waterbury Socialist party at Room 24, Platt block. Lecture by Rev Alexander F. Irvine.
 Jan 31-Fifth annual promenade given by the Big Seven Social club at Eagles hall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26

superior civilization. It is. true, how
 ever, that the untaught savage who finds
 his models in the intricate beauty of true nature is able to produce such re- suits as shame the most ingenious arti- san of our school. a. -..- :.
 The art of wood carving is seen in it's greatest perfection among the Maoris,
 the natives of New Zealand. These peo-
 pie have handed down from one genera tion to another delicacy of touch and a fineness of perception nothing less than marvellous. Over the door that leads into Maori hut you may find some quaint legend pictured in,full; the little figures hardly more than span high yet all replete with a naturalness and life that is astonishing. The homes of the chiefs of the tribes are most elab- orately carved; tent-shaped wooden building standing on large piles will look like the entrance to some heathen temple, so massive are the carvings. Over the entrance is usually figure of the favorite god or tiki" as it is called.
 <AhiShe thC VI lNCW kSdlduu is found lovely substance called green stone. It is of clear, trans lucent emerald hue. While very abun- dant in the rough, the finished prod uct is enormously expensive, as 1t is harder than a diamond, and the labor of fashioning any article from the green stone is a stupendous task. Here, however, the native art comes into play-hardly Maori so poorjthat he has not some trinlset-of the green stoEs, the most popular form being a little green idol or tiki. Some of these are wrought into most intricate designs, and when one stops to con- sider the almost incplculable amount of patience and the dainty skill needed to produce even the smallest of these, our vaunted workmanship dwindles perceptibly
 Among the chief industries of these strange people is their blanket mak- ing. They have a woolen blanket, similar to those made by our Indians.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Florid LanRuaes.

In the far east language has always been more fiorid and ambiguous than in the west. The king of Ava, in Bur- ma, called himself the regulator oi the seasons, the absolute master of the ebb and flow O. the sea. brother oi the sun and lord of the four and 20 um. brellas." The king of Arracan. lower Burma, was "possessor of the white elephant and the two earrings" as well as lord of the F kings wno placed their heads under his feet" Tn the Mozambique-Zambesi regioo of Africa the king of Monomtopa was not only ''lord of the sun and moon" but great magician and great thief"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
MEAN AND CRUEL NATURES
Those That Can Not Refrain from stabbing While They
 Give.

Some people are so disagreeable, : said the typewriter that they cannot give a birthday present without first saturatIng it with the acid of their mean and cruel natures. With con temptible ingenuity they put sting ir every gift.
 "A woman of this sort, resident oi Manayunk, gave her nephew on his birthday paid-up course in a drink. cure institution. The young man drinks, but not to excess, and this gift enraged and wounded him.
 The womans daughter-in law wis .ited her last summer for a week. She neglected to bring a pair of slippers with her, and now and then, while dressing, she would walk from her room tc the bath in her stocking feet Though she lives in Tacoma. her moth er-in-law, when her birthday came, did not reglect to send her a pair of slip pers. Thousands of miles the slip pers travelled, not to please their re- cipient, but to reproach her for hay ing been a little slcvenly in Mana yunk. 7 "Tha woman's sister has four boys, whose stockings gap with holes more frequently than they should. The wo- man gave her sister darning outfit on her birthday.
 "She has a niece who, being a col lege girl, uses slang. She presented her last Christmas with book called Girls Guide to Conduct with a chap ter on the 'Vulgaritv of Slang marked in ink"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
THE HOME OF A MAORI cHElr.

These are very fine. and find a vas. market, but among the Maori them selves are considered very common in deed; for the chiefs and for rich pres- ents to honored guests they make a feather blanket
 These feathered spreads are robes flt for a princess; a strong warp is woven. and then in every stitch of the wool is caught the hright feather of a bird. The arrangement of the col ors is perfect. and every little feather lies as perfectly as if grown on the soft breast of dove Such garment three or four feet square is fit for a kings ransom.
 The younger Maoris are losing per- haps just the keen touch of their fore fathers as foreign materials are talk ing the place of the native ware. but the fine old taste viii die hard. while the splendid carvings and the legends of the old life are found on every hand.
 ANNA n CLARE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
To Beat a Wife

Henri Labouchere has been discuss ing in London newspapers How to Thrash Wife" He holds that even the best of wives at times stand in need of correction, but advises that the matter should never be under. taken without care and deliberation- Canes. pokers and ether similar in struments are held to be dangerous but -Lsbby" strongly intimates that . strap may be used to advantage.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Royal Author

The duchess of Buckingham and Chandos is publishing book of stories for children which are tradition in her family history. The tales are real children's stories which have been handed down from generation to gen eration. The author, who says she can remember them word by word. hai written them down as they were told first to her grandmother. then by her to the duchess mother. who in turu passed them on to her children and grandchildren.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Monitor veteran.

Eugene J Lesny. a citizen of New Lon don. Conn. is believed to be the only man living who fought on the famous Mon. itor during her engagement with tht confederate ram Merrimae. Thomas B Wall. the only other survivor of fhal fight. died in Proyidsncs. 2 l.. fsz weeks ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
ABORIGINAL GRAF IS
MUCH CLEVER WORK FOUND IN
 THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
The Maoris, of New Zealand, Espe- cially Good at Wood Carving Dainty Little Idols Made
 of Green Stone.

Duneden, New Zealand. Hand carv- ing, hand wrought articles and hand
 woven fabrics have received a great impetus of late years. Various socie- ties have banded themselves together in the interest of decaying art From all sides we hear of the hand labor of the "arts and crafts" societies as if it were something newly dis covered and indigenous only to our
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
ELLEN THAYFR
Gold for Writsrr.

A thousand dollars worth of gold bull lion has been given the Denver PresI club by Fred c. Shatfer. a mining man, as a prize for the best story on Colorado written by anyone attending the an nusl meeting of the National AssOcia, tion of Press Clubs. to be held in Den yer in August. 1906.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
LOOMING EVENTS-

Dec 2s-Grand musical and dramatic soIree by the Dramatic circle of Meri- den at City hall.
 Dec 9-Surprise party at Franco American hall. Bank street.
 Dec 2-Fourth annual reception of st Marys Alumni association st Lpav- euwor1b hall
 Dsc sp-Nsw Years dance given by
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Difference Created.

They ssy it's impossible to tsn those McAilister twins apart
 Well ft used to be SO
 -Isat fl nour
 -Eo You see they both feIi fn fsF- with the sane fellow. and ncs ihsrs a serious diFsrsncs bztsssn 1ksa Cleveland Leader.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Magistrate Fined.

In accordance with a custom fol. lowed for centuries. when the newly elected mayor of the borough of Isling. ton, London, first took his seat on the bench as a magistrate he was fined tl.25.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Hard to T.ll

Mrs. DevtsII-whas is that piecs that Kitty is singing.
 Mr. Devtell-It's either an aria from @Parsifal" or she has seen a mouse ar is scared.-San Francisco Call
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Aged MOuntaiueer.

Franz Defregger, though 70 years of age, spent part of the past summer in climbing Tyrolean peaks, some of them over 10000 feet in altitude.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Wise on Worry.

Some men don't worry" said Uncle Eben. cause dey's got too much sense. and others don't worry 'causs dey ain't got sense enough."-wash- ington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
anick AuaLaninr

There's nothing half so swift in life as the awakening from loves young dream.-N. O. Picayune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
The Inzrats

He has little gratitude vho seeks cnIy to gratify himself
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
H..l,h;ss. E~ri..

Digging Is said to be the hsslthissi of all outdoor exercises
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Punish Thsmselrts.

Impatient people water their miseriss and be uP thsir oozafosss--spurgsOh-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
Ma Admirsrr

The brsssart is Only POpsIar vitA himself