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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17

don't you:" the young man asked who sat with me at school that first day.
 Have it al home," answered. It's in five volumes"
 ''I mean the history of Sol Rollin. the man you are boarding with" said he. smiling at me. and then he told the story of the cookies.
 The principal of the Hillsborough academy was biz. brawny bachelor of Scotch descent. with T stern face and cold. gray. glaring eyes When he stond towering above us on his plat form in the main room of the building where l sai there was m alertpess in his figure and a Innk of responsibility in his face that reminded nc of the pictures of Napoleon at Waterloo. He always carried stout ruler that had blistered g shank of every mischievous boy in school AS Ep stood hy tho line that came mHrclling in to prayers every morning lc world frequently pull out q lroy. administer loud whack or two. shake him violently and force him into seat
 The day [ becnn my studies at the academy I saw him put two dents in tho wall with tho heels of young man who had failei in his algebra To a bashfuI and sensitive youth just out of 2 country home ihr sight of such vio- Irnre waS appalling My first talk Nith him. however. renewed my courage He had heard was good scholar and taIkc.I with nc in a friendly way about my plans. Both Hopc and I were under him in algebra and Latin. I well re- member my first error in his class had miscJustr7Iei Latin sentence. He looked at me. a smile an.i sneeT crow,iing each other for possession Of his face In a loud jesring tone he cried "Mirabile dictu--
 I looked at him. in doubt of his mean ing
 "NirabiIe dictu-- he shouted his tongue triIling the r.
 corrected my error
 Perfect he cried again -Puer pull ctrp. Neyt--
 He rever went further than that with me in the way of correction My size and my skill as q wrestler. that shortly issufed for nc the re.pect of the boys.
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 Fro BE CONTINUED
JOKE ON A CONDUCTOR.

How He Mistook an Actress' Set of
 Arctic Fox Furs For . Dog.
 Marie Heath, the diminutive star of "For Mothers Sake" company, which has recently been appearing at the Auditorium in Kansas City, was the heroine of laughable incident a few days ago, and incidentally the cause of a good joke on a railroad conductor who claims Kansas City as his home, says the Kansas City Times.
 Miss Heath is the possessor of an expensive set of arctic fox furs. The company boarded train one day near Kansas City. Miss Heath turned a seat over and settled down to make herself as comfortable as possible Her nun, with the fox head and tail, lay opposite her and at first glance looked like a well groomed and muchly petted dog Soon after the train start cd the conductor appeared and, seeing what he supposed to be a dog. looked sharply at the little woman. Madam" he said very firmly, ''that dog will have to so in the baggage car"
 Miss Heath dearly loves a joke and, quickly grasping the situation. replied, That is mine. sir, and it won't go in the baggage car"
 But, madam" persisted the conduct or, "it is,against the rules of this road to allow dogs to ride in any other than the baggage car"
 T don't care a snap for the roads rules," exclaimed the actress. 'T say it shan't go in the baggage car"
 "very sorry. madam" said the con ductor, as he reached for the dog, "but it will have to just the same" and he gathered up the muff. The next mo- ment there was a scream of laughter all through the car and the puncher of tickets lied for the smoker.
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By IRVING BACHELLER


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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17

helped me to win the esteem of the master. I learned my lessons and kept out of mischief. But others of equal proficiency were not so fortunate. He was apt to be hard on a light man who could be handled without overexertion.
 Uncle Eb came in tO see me one day and sat awhile with me in my scat. While he was there the master took a boy by the collar and almost literally wiped the blackboard with him. There was great chatter of heels for a mo- ment. Uncle Eb went away shortly and was at Sol Rollins when I came to din ner.
 Powerful man. ain't her' said Uncle Eb.
 Rather" said.
 Turned that boy into a reg'lar horse fiddle he remarked. Must ave unsot his reason"
 Unnecessary" I said. Reminded me O the time at Tip Taylor got his tooth pulled" said he. ''Shook i'm up go at he thought he'd had his neck put out O tint" Sol Rollin was one of my studies that winter. He was a carpenter by trade. and his oddities were new and delight ful. He whistIed as he worked. he whistled as he read. he whIstled right merrily as he walked ID and down the streets. short. slight figure with a round boyish face and fringe of iron gray hair under his chin. The little man had one big passion-:hat for get ting and saving. The ancient thrift of his race had pinched him small ana narrow as a foot is stun'ed by tight ] shoe His mind was bit out of reg
 ister. as we say in the printing busi- ness. His vocabulary was rich and vivid and stimulating
 Somebody broke into the arsenic to- l day" he announced one evening at the supper table.
 The arsenic- said somebody What arSenic:"
 Why the place where they keep the powder" he answered
 'Oh. the arsenal.'' 'Yes. the arsenal" he said. cackling with laughter at his error Then he grew serious.
 Stole all the ambition out of it.- he added.
 "You mean ammunition don't you l Soiomon:- his wife inquired
 'Certainly.- said he Wasn't that what I said:-
 When he had ssid a thing that met his own approval Soi RoIIin would eackIe most cheerfuIly and then crack a knuckIe by twisting a finger His laugh was mostly out of register also It had sad lack of relevsncy- He laughed on principle rather than provo cation Some sort of secret comedy of which the world knew nothing was 1 passing in his mind Ii seemed to have it's exits and it's estrsnr~s- it's vTI- ] lain it's clown and it's miser who e9t sll the applause-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-17

MY1N October following the events I3Il of the last chapter Gerald
 S~se1 died of consumption. having (sSgSE( borne lingering illness with
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| wouldn't say t d1d, ne anSWereQ. "but don want a see ye go seudin' uv 1t back. Ne dunno who sent it." .'W6at'll Ldo with it?' Mrs. Brewer asked, laughing in way that showed a sense of absurdity. "rd "a been tickled with it thirty years ago. but now-folks 'ud think was crazy" "Never heard such folderol," said Uncle ED. "If ye move t the village it'll come handy t go t meetin' in."
 That seemed to be unanswerable and conclusive, at least for the time being. and the silk was laid away. We sat talking until late bedtime, Hope and I telling of our studies and of the many people we had met in Hillsborough.
 We hung up our stockings just as we had always done Christmas eve and were up betimes in the morning to find them filled with many simple but delightful things, and one which l treasure to this day-the locket and its picture, of which had been surrepti- tiously informed. At 2 o'clock we had fine dinner Of roast turkey and chicken pie, with plenty of good cider, and the mince pie, of blessed memory, such as only a daughter of New England may dare try to make.
 Uncle ED went upstairs after dinner and presently we heard him descend- ing with a slow and heavy foot. l opened the stair door, and there he stood, with the old bass viol that had long laih neglected in dusty corner of the attic. Many night had heard it groan as the strings loosened in the years 1t had lain on it's back, helpless and forgotten. It was like dreamer snoring in his sleep and mdrmuring of that he saw in his dreams. Uncle ED had dusted and strung it and glued it's weaker joints. He sat down with it, the severe look of old upon his face. and set the strings roaring as he tuned them. Then he brought the sacred treasure to me and leaned it against my shoulder.
 "There, that's Crissmus present fer ye, Willie." said he. Ut may help ye t pass away the time once in awhile"
 I thanked him warmly.
 "'S a reel frs class instrument" he said. Been a rip shorter n its day"
 He took from his bosom then the old heart pin of silver that he had always worn of a Sunday.
 "Goin' t give ye thet, too." he said. "Dunno's yell ever care to wear it. but I want ye should hev sumthin' ye can carry n yer pocket t remember. me by"
 did not dare trust myself to speak, and I sat helplessly turning that relic of better day in my fingers.
 "It's genuwine silver" said he proud ly.
 took his old hand in mine and raised it reverently to my lips.
 "Hear'n 'em tell bout goin' t the village, an I says t myself, Uncle Eb,' says I. we'll hev t be goin'. Tain no place fer you in the village
 Holden said David Brewer. don't ye never talk like that ag'in. Yer just the same as married t this family, an ye can't ever git away from us."
 And he never did until his help was needed in other and fairer fields, I am sure, than those of Faraway-God knows where.
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tried several years ago three miners headed for the Panama will endeavor to make the overland trip from White Horse to Fairbanks on wheels. says q Tacoma Wash.) correspondent of the. San Francisco Chronicle. W. Newman A. s. Howie and c. M. Heldman puv- chased wheels and started north few days ago on the steamship Jefferson. At White Horse they will prepare for their long journey. By making mum Der of short cuts and eliminating Daw- son they hope to shorten the distancel to the new diggings by several hundfedi miles. At White Horse their rubber, tires will be wrapped with rope to prevent the wheels from slipping.
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CHATTER MI.

fMY1N October following the events IMlI of the last chapter Gerald H0s1 died of consumption. having (1ssSGJ borne a lingering illness with great for iiude |. wiiD had come there homeless orphan in q basket and who with the God given elpqucucc of child hood had brought them to take mo ip their hearts and the old man that was with me as well. was now the only son left to EIizahrth and David Brnwef There were those whs caIlcl II folly al the time they took uS in. | have heard. but he who shall read this his tory to the end shall see how that kind Of folly may prOii one or even many bere in this hard world.
 It was gloomy >.nmer for all of us The industry and patiencc with which Hone hnrc her trial night and day is the sweetest recollection uf my youth. II brought to her yn,Ing fa',' u tender soberness of wOmanhopd a SIih- tie change of expression that made her all the more dear to me Every day. rain ar shine. inc Old ,iO'ior had con:" to visit his patient. spmctimeS siitiu= an hour and gazing thoIghJully in h.s face. occasionally asking . uUeSiipn CT telling a quaint anertloic Ami then came the end
 The sky was cold and gray in the late autumn. and She leaves were driftei deep in the edge of the woodlands when Hope srrl I went away to Schooi to- sether at HiIIsborOush. I-nrie Eh drove us to our bOsrling place in town When we bade him goodby and saw him driving away alone in the wagon we hardly dared look at each other for the tears in our eyes.
 David Brower had taken board for us at the house of one Solomon RoIlin. universally known as COoky Eollin- That vas one of the first things learn ed at the academy. It seemed that many years ago he had taken his girl fo . dancr and offered her in lieu of supper cookies that he had thoughtful ly brought with him Thus cheaply he bad come to lifelong distpe'sn-
 Tea know Rollins aBcieat hietory.
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ceit of myself Unfortunately the little word IT. throws a big shadow in this history It looms up all too frequently in every page for the sign of modest man But. indeed. cannot help if. for he was the only observer of all there i. to tell Now. there is much. for ex- ample. in the very marrow of my his fory-thinss that never would have happened things that nevefwouId have been said. but for my fame as a scholar. My learning was of small account for it must be remembered I sm writing of time when any dexree of scholar ship was counted remarkable among the ampSs folk of FanwaJ-
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Novel Compact Among Wolf Fishte,

NVvcA NOA ROCt A0VA8
 One of the most unique and original wolf fighting organizations in the west has been formed by the stockmen liv- ing in what is known as the cave hills region. situated in the extreme north western part of South Dakota, says . Sioux Falls dispatch. The combination was made for the purpose of extermin. ating the big gray wolves, which for some time have been . terror to horses and cattle in that part of the great cattle range. Each member is to re- eeive 2 cents from every other mem- Der for each coyote. and 50 cents for each gray wolf scalp turned in. As the association has large number of mem- bers the bounty for wolves and coyotes will be the largest paid in the west Bount1es will be paid only to mem- bers of the organization
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CHAPTER XIII.

OUGHT to say that I have had and shall have to chron- icle herein much that would seem to indicate a mighty con
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fs Cse Daeycles en Alas1Ea Journey.
 Despite the failure of bicycles for ice trayeling in the upper Yukon when
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WOODBUR1.

HOTCHKISSVILLE AND VICINITY.
 Miss Annie Hague of Winsted was the guest of Miss Beatrice Packard, last week.
 Otis s. Cowles of Woodbury has again taken position in the office of the shear shop.
 Mrs Albert Newbold of New Ha- ven spent the holidays with her par ents, MT and Mrs Holden.
 William Rabbit of Winsted spent Christmas with his mother.
 Joseph Pearson, ST., and wife spent Christmas with their daughter in Wa
 John suckley spent Christmas with his sister in Walden, N. Y., and his daughters, Misses Nellie and Belle, are spending the holidays in New York, Bridgeport and Hartford.
 Mrs Ida Smith of Wi1sted spent the holidays with her pare. $, MT and Mrs Schimel.
 James Hall of Winsted spent Christi mas with his parents, MT and Mrs Mark Hall.
 Frank Allen has gone to work in Bantam.
 Mrs Walter 6rammer of Winsted spent Christmas with her sister, Mrs William Buckingham. John Holmes, the genial new super. intendent at the cutlery shop present. ed the wareroom, etching room and
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turned from a visit in New York state.
 Arthur T. Minor and family dined with his sisters family in ROx bury on Monday.
 MT and Mrs Frank New entertained several relatives on New Years day.
 Miss Edith Atwood of WoOdbury is soon to enter Waterbury business col lege.
 Mrs Edith Remail and children of New York City, after visiting her par ents, MT and Mrs George Carpenter, have returned home.
 On Monday, Mrs James Howard at Capt Hayes had an ill turn, requiring the services of Dr Reynolds.
 Miss Emma Smith has returned to StOrrS.
 George 0. Stone is on the sick list. On Monday, Mrs Fred Thompson, with sons and daughter, attended the funeral of a relative in New Haven. The Young Peoples Literary and Social club will meet with A. B. John son, January B. Miss Bessie Green is spending a few l days in town. J. sP.s Stevens is cutting ice for his l neighbOrS. It is about 13 inches thick and about One-half snow ice.
 MT and Mrs John Green entertained the following guests at Christmas din ner: MT and Mrs Lauren Stillson, Miss Bessie Green and Miss Sarah Hunt from town; MT and Mrs Charles Albee and Louis Green of New Haven.
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Ten Pages.
IITCHFlELD COUNTY
WASHINGTON.

A VICTIM OF UNFORTUNATE CIRCUM-
 STANCES.
 Sherman Hollister, brother of Mrs Louis Logan, recently was the victim of unfortunate circumstances. He is travelling through the West for an Iowa firm, and while travelling in Me- vada, in a sleeping car, was robbed of his valise, which contained all his money, clothing, valuab papers, and family souvenirs. No trace of the stolen vaiisG could be found. MT Hol- lister writes that he is in a deSOlate country if there ever was one. A letter from Goldtield, which is in the center of big desert in the southern part of Nevada, is quite interesting; He It's usually 100 miles or more between places where water is, and even then the water may be boiling hot and apt to be useless. The cause of this is from the existence of ancient vOlca- noes, which shows that the heat is near the surface. The entire country is ever so many feet deep with volcan- ic ashes, and it is just like stravelinR over bed of wood ashes, and you can imagine the dust. During the night it is intensely cold. There are few houses, and the people live ln tents. A few months ago, this was an un- known desert. Now there are Il ,OOO people here, and in few months more there will be probably ,0OO or 40 COG people. They find gold everywhere here. Under the layer of ashes are ledgeS that run from five to $50, ,OOC worth of gold through the whole coun' try. Death Valley and the Desert are rich as can be. The same men, who were almost starving less than week ago. are millionaires to-day There is practically no law here, and every man trusts his gun to get his rights. There are hundreds of men here from the klondike, and they Say this is fal worse than that ever was. Wate. costs about 50c per gallon; coal SlO( per ton: eggs, 200 each: hay S95 pe1 ion; oats, $9O per bushel, etc. It is al most impossible to get hay at tha price There was big 50 horse powe automobile in the place belonging tt some people who came there. A rail road is being built. and next sprin when l revisit this place, the traVe ing won't be so bad. l did fine bus1 peSS here."
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Storrs college, spent their Christmas vacation at their homes.
ROMFORD A GREAT RAILROAD CENTER
 YET, YOU BET!

VaCaGlOn at CQelr homes. ROMFORD GREAT RAILROAD CENTER
 YET, YOU BET!
 A company of surveyors are about RomfOrd laying out line for a rail- road, which if built, will be branch of the New York Central. The con- Y., to Springfield. Romford may be a great railroad center.
 Thomas s. Williams, the polite and obliging telephone lineman, passed Sunday and New Years in New Haven and New London.
 The annual custom of watching the old year out and the New Year in was observed in the usual pleasant manner on Saturday evening, at the Gunnery. A large number attended and all en- joyed a delightful evening. Mrs Boardman's singing was much appre- ciated.
 Miss Cassie L. Gold left for Fall Riv- CT, Mass, on Monday morning. Miss Edith B. Shillito of New Ha- ven has been visiting a few days at l the Titus homestead and also at Eagle f Rest.
 MT and Mrs Cortlandt E. Trowbridge of New Haven have been spending a week at their pleasant home. They entertained at a bOuntiful dinner on New Years day, Mf apd Mrs Sherman Hartwell, D. $. Hartwell, Mrs May Hartwell and Victor Putnam. | George COltOn of Ohio has been wis., iting his sister, Mrs w. G. Brinsmade. l A large number from here attended the dance in Marketable on Friday eveniug.
 Mrs John c. Brinsmade entertained her Sunday school class on Friday aft ernoon. All who attended had de- lightful time. The supper table was very prettily decorated and the lights from the candelabra made it quite at tractive.
 This IS the Week of Prayer in the churches. Services every afternoon at 23O. Roll call and annual dinner was held on Thursday.
 The Congregational church ladies have new Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine, purchased of c. E. RiddifOrC of New Milford.
 ! An item clipped from the San Diego California, Union, of December 13 reads as follows: B. G. Clark and wife of Washington, Conn.,, arrived in Sar Diego last Saturday, and are located at 854 Tenth street. MT Clark ha! been travelling over the state with ; view to locating, and has decided that San Diego is the place.
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ing a few weeks with her daughter,

ing 8 few weeks with her daughter, Mrs Brewer.
 MT and Mrs Howard HicOck and family from WateftOwn visited her mother, Mrs Atwood, during the huli- days.
 MT and Mrs Lamphier visited her parents, MT and Mrs HermOn Perry, over the holidays Speaking of Christmas trees, the fact of Santa Claus whiSkerS taking fire seems tO have excited more univeT- sal sympathy than any event which has taken place since the burial of Cock Robin. the enterprisinx Journal- ist throughout the state announcing the fact in startliDg capitals on tn. ir bulletin boards. It. reminds one of the old truth. ''B-h"ld, how great 8 matter little fire kindleth."
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packing room girls with half-a-dozen fine oranges apiece as a holiday re- mem mbrance.
 Fred Thomas of Newark, N. J., is working in the knife shop.
 Mrs Alfred l.. Winterbourne's neph- CIV, George Pepley, and famil y of ThomaStOn spent Christmas with her.
 Howard Burdick and Frank Pearson with their families spent Christmas with relatives in Washington.
 Arthur A. Smith is at Daniel 5. Burton's in MinOrtOwn, for awhile.
 Mrs Way from Naugatuck spent the holidays with her Sister-in-iaW, Mrs George Isbell, and also with her niece, Mrs William Crowell.
 The Sunday school had social time at a New Years supper in the hall Op Monday evening.
 CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AT HoTCH-
 NASHVILLE.
 The Christmas exercises of the HOtchkiSSvile Sunday school were largely attended. The hall was cheer lily decorated with greens. The Selec- tiOnS by the choir were excellent. The Tullar and Meredith program, "rne Gift of Love" was used for the Occa- sion, the singing being led by organ, violin and Chorister Alexander Cor don of the Congrega tional church in North Woodbury. The soloists were Miss Genevieve Ford of North Wood bury and little Rebecca Hall and Mary Nelson. A reading was given by Miss Beatrice Packard and recitations by Miss Elsie Rablit, Maud Minor, Lizzie Butters, Genevieve Crowell and also by Virginia Clark, a small miss from New Haven. A recitation was wei given by Mrs Ira D. Martin, an elocu tiolist from Pomperaug, and due1
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TREAT DISTRICT ITEMS.

Robert Treat has spent part of his school vacation with relatives in Brooklyn.
 Mrs s. F. Treat visited her daugh- ter, Miss Bessie Smith, part of last week.
 Miss F. M. Treat was in New Haven, New York and Brooklyn, during the past week.
 Edward B. Wooster visited Mrs B. B. Beach. recently.
 Miss Fannie Pierce spent a part of the Christmas vacation with Mrs Ben nett Peck.
 MT and Mrs Walter Gibson and chill dren and Mrs Esther Hawley of Wood- bury spent New Years day at k. J.. Hawley'S.
 Amos Hawley of Hawleyville was calling in this district, last Saturday.
 Mrs H. w. Treat visited relatives in Bridgeport, last week.
 F. B. Bostwick is W Orking at his trade for John Moore.
 H w. Treat, school district collect or, gives notice that he will be at home for the purpose of receiving dis
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THE STREET AND VICINITY.

MT and Mrs George Brewer welcome d daughter, Edith.
 Mir and Mrs Thomas Fitzmaurice W. leone daughter, Julia.
 Mrs Buardman of CUm we'll is Spend-
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BETHLEHEM.
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Congre- gational church was held on December 5, and officers for the year duly elect- ed as follows; Clerk, Mrs K. B. Hayes; Treasurer, Samuel P. Hayes; Deacon for three years, Samuel P. Hayes; Church committee to act with the deacons, Messrs Gilbert Allen and Ma than II. Bless, Mrs George c. Stone and Mrs Mary c. Dayton; Sunday school superintendent, Rev R. M. HOughton; assistant, Samuel P. Hayes; Librarian, J: D. Dayton; as slstant, Charles Hill; Sunday school secretary and treasurer, Miss Edith Jones; Chorister, Miss Alice E. Bird; Ushers, Messrs Raymond Thompson, Walter Jones, Arthur Magee and Vel ton Thompson.
 On Tuesday, Miss Anna B. Lake will close her house and go to Florioa for the winter.
 William T. Stoughton and family of Watertown has spent several days at Frank Stoughton's.
 MT and Mrs George Peck have re-