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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
FIRE ALARM.

ECor South Main Gnd Grand sta
 SScovill Manufacturing Co PJ
 6tCor Bridge and Magill sta 7-Exchange Place.
 l2-Rogers & Bro P)
 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. l4-Cor East Main and Wolcott road l5-Cor High end Walnut sts. l8-Cor East Man and Cherry sta lI-CW East Main and Cole sts. 2l-Cr \. Elm and Kingsbury StA 23-Burt.n street engine house. 24-waterbury Mfg Co CP) 25-Cor North Main and North sta 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 21-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 2S-Cr Hillside avenue and Pine st 29-Cor Ludlow and \. Willow stA S1-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 82-Cor Riverside and Bank sts- 04-Cor W. Main and Watertown nl. s5-Conn R'y & L'rg Co car h'ss PJ e6-Waterbury Brass Go P)
 8T-Cor Cedar and Meadow sta Bs-Cor Grand and Field sts.
 42-Cor South Main and Clay sta
 G-New Engiald Watch Co sPJ
 6-Benedict & Bursham Mfg Co PJ 4e-waterbury Buckle Go P.D
 lf-Cor s Main and Washington stA el-Cor Baldwin and River sta
 o9LCor Franklin and Union sta.
 63-waterbury Clock Go. case fac TJ G-Cor Clay and NH sts.
 8-Cor Liberty and River sta
 b7-No Hose house.
 beLCor Baldwin and Stone sta.
 62LCor Doolittle alley snd Dublin se
 f2LCor West Main and Willow sta
 13-North Willow st. cor Hillside
 f4-Cor Johnson snd wate-ville eta i42-wolcott st, beyucd Howard ie2-Cor East Main and welton stA is3LE1xt Main st. opposite PoTa 2t2-The Platt Bros Co Pl 2I9-Hamnond Buckle Co P1 sl4-wsterbGry Cl'k O. n'v't fac Vg are-Cc North Main and Grove stA 2sI-Cor Round Hill and Ward sta 255-Farm street
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
sAssoundine '

-A.oundins is the only word to ,pply 10 the statistics of -nystsrsou. iisappesranoes- in London las, year No less than 5s2s1 cases were notified Q the police. and ia Iess than half sss any trace of the missing persons iisoovsrei h ether words. some hfus is. 7s Lordoners disappear ev- " say in th. year. % oouri.tly that vo.hfns more ie ever heard o< them
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
The Cause.

Mrs. Blox-Miss Black says she al- ways uses lemon juice on her face; it's good for the complexion.
 Miss Knox-I wondered what gave her that sour look-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
Not Full-Chested.

Only four per cent of the men in the British army have chest measure ment over 40 inches. and 20 per cent. between 3s and 40 inchea
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
N.efI.

The Good FasrT called her assistant ar< shored her a rolde1 bon
 -rake this box ske said and Dort fl carefully ir the safe It co1r tzfrs good aivice
 ~My mistress replied the assist ant -vhy should re lock up good al vice- No oee VII ever take itz- pz<hL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
nu-u~s Grup.

Baoo.-I. there s7ch . thing e drum c.rs crszps
 Exs<rs-weTl if there Is these Rus ssa- sru-rerx must lave i from beat l-x rs<reafs-Yo1kers statesm<r-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
Sympathy for the Dog.

Mrs. Jiggson-The bull pup does not like mother; he growls at her
 Jiggson-Then I'll have the coach- man shoot him. can't bear to see dumb animals suffer-Town Topics.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11
A Pessimist,s Views

Tell me. do you really think she will marry mel"
 Well, I am a conafrmed pessimist Il guess she wiIl."-Town Topics.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-11

down the river, and so completely blocked it that the Nile food failed
 The peasantry on the shores lost their crops and many died of starva- tion The damage caused by the slavers and the gunboats cost Britain hundreds of pounds, and it took weeks to clear the river of the floating stalks and loose earth.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05

and an insurance company. respectively. They
organize a trust company with S1,O00,OO0 capt.
tal of which the insurance company furnishes
the majority; they then elect g president and
their associate a dummy The trust COM
pany receives S5,000.000 of the peoples money
deposit The insurance company deposits
$5,0O0,000 Of its surplus funds and the savings
bank S5OOQ000 more The Trust" then pur-
cheses for SJ,tO0.O00 the stock OF Industrial
corporation, 1t borrows the $1,000 900 and an
additional $1,000 600 which represents it's own
first profit, from the trust company through
irresponsible dummies, depOsitng the indus
trial stock collateral. The Trust" next
S1J000O0O. These bonds are based upon and
secured 10y nothing of worth but the stock. The
trust company offers these bonds for sale The
insurance company buys $7.J00.000 OF the
mtes, the other %T.500000 BY the operation
far the Trust shows a profit of $4,000 600
After making this profit and tho true worth of
the bonds becoming known these decline back
10 the original worth of the stock upon which
they are based, S50O0090 and there is the tre-
mendous loss Of S100U0.Q1O made The trust
company "busts" and there IS a loss TO It's de-
positofs Of S10NMOO0. This loss is divided as
follows: S3.333OOo 10 the savings bank So
$4,000 10 the insurance company and S3 3.},:3 3},3
which viii be recovered from the stockholders
tTheEe losses viii he affected in an uniIunor-
tant way by the $1,o00000 original capital1
In this case the Trust has done nothing
for which those responsible for il be held
civilly or criminally liable Neither has the
Insurance company, the savings bank nor the
trust company and vet. If there had been no
Trust" and any Of the three institutions
had made the loss directly through it's own ac-
tions, the officers OF that institution would have
sponsible-(Thomas w Lawson. in Every
body's Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
BABY RATTLEsNAKEs.

The falacies surrounding the rattlesnake be-
gin with the very coming of the reptile Many
suppose that. like the garter snake, the bull
snake the members of the racer family and
our other non poisonous snakes, the rattlesnake
is Matched in broods numbering from forty to
eighty. AS has been intimated however, rattle
snakes are born into the world all menu
bers of the vlperoid family. in litters numbering
from seven to twelve.
Between the middle OF July and the middle OF
August the babies appear. Lively self reliant,
dangerous little fellows they are, fourteen inches
long. no thicker than lead pencil, marked like
the adult snakes, and provided with single
button at the end OF the tail-the first link in tho
series OF rattles 10 be developed. ring by ring
with each shedding of the skin.
MotonIsss. eyes cleaning. the long mother
lies extended across the back OF O sand hum
mock beneath the fanlike leaf of dwarf pail
metto. glarlng eoldly at her active squirming
babies. For a brief half hour she tarrles: then
she drags herself away, for from the first mo-
ment young rattler enters the world he is in
dependent OF his mother and erninently able TO
rnift Tor htrnsslf Each young snaks Is full
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
REAL sELF-CoNTRoL.

To most people self-control means the control
of appearances and not the control of realities.
This Is a radical mistake, and must be corrected
If we ere TO get clear idea of self-control.
ard IL we are TO make fair start in acquiring
IL as a permanent habit.
Ii man is ugly to me, and 1 want to knock
him down. and refrain from doing so simply
because it would not appear well and is not
the habit Of the people about me- my desire to
knock him down Is still part of myself, and
] have not controlled myself until / am abso-
lutely free from that interior desire So long
as am in hatred to another ] am in honda ge
20 my hatred: and If, for the sake of appear
aTces, 1 do not act or speak from It. am
none the less at its mercy, and it will find an
outlet wherever it can do so without debasing
me ih the eyes of other mon more willing than
I am to be debased. My selfish desire TO iniure
the man hate is counterbalanced by my selfish
desire TO stand well In the eyes of other men
There can be no true sef-control so long as
either form Of selfishneSs dominates nv actions.
The control of appearances is merely outward
repression and a very common instance Of this
may be observed in the effort to control a laugh
fannie Payson Cali, IN Leslie's Monthly Maya
zine.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
EDWARD VII AND THE KATIKIRO OF
UGANDA

When we passed through the door We saw
the Father OF the Nation sitting upon his
throne, dressed IN magnificent kingly raiment
de bowed his head three times ard we did the
same and bowed tnree times; and he then told
the Katikro to sit down, and he sat down on
a golden chair. while ] and Captain Hobar.
stood up.
TIE King asked the Katikiro: do you like
this country very much?' Ard he replied. 1T
is a very fine country, and the work which IS
done In this country Of yours is most wonderful
/ amazed at the houses and streets. aud
the Deopie like locusts in numbers; and the
railway trains which go marvellously fast-a
three months journey on foot is done in eight
hours"
The King then stood up very straight-when
he stands up you would think he had not
joint I'm his body. because he straighteus him
self so nicely--and we said goodby TO one an
other with our heads; he bowed his head and
we all bowed our neads ard went out walking
backward, because one cannot turn ones back
on tbs King-fhopgh when one passes the door
way one can furn round and walk forward.
Seven people ia ali were there when we saw
King Edward VII He had on a. coat trimmed
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
THE DRUMMING OF GROUSE.

WHO has net heard the drumming Of ruffed
grouse while In the woods during the spring
IhonthsF IL is the most common sound Of WOO
ing heard from every thicket at every hour Of
me day. There is still a misconception as to
aow the drumming Is done The general belief
s mat The bird produces the sound by work
sssg its wings rapidly. using them to strike its
body log.
II is true that the ruffed grouse like most
chickens. flaps it's wings in the excitement Of its
.oNe song; but that the drumming is produced
10 that manner is g myth. have often watched
a COCK which, standing on log and drumming
1or dear life apparently did not move a feather
though 1 must stete that the drumming was
not so loud as IL the wings had been fapped
Fiapplng the wings evidently fills with air the
lungs and throat OF the bird, but Is not an in
dlspsnsable agency In producing the drumming.
II tne rufed grouse could work its wings as
quickly as the closing strophe of the drumming
4t would be the swiftest motor IN existence
Country Life in America
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
ORIGINAL" GARDENING.

Originality IN gardens; In everything else
may be good or bad. One Of the most "original''
gardens ] ever saw was IN a little town IN
Southern Michigan Il mere front yard,
! suppose, net more than fifty feet square IL
Was an Intricate geoInetrieal pattern. as clever
ea the design Of q carpet, with diTninutive
splasnes OF gravel. Knots Of box and shear
made treele;s. IL wss entertafningly interesting
and indescribably ugly
The genius OF trEe originality is as rare as
t.sgnrloa sense To DC original and not 70 be
s.slf-adyeItsirg may be called the Tarest or at
isinnlents. Ia our EFFORTS 10 be unlike others
-Ee become actors; and the pity of il is that
fl<sry body knows that we are acting. The true
ssfglnaiify Is pot conscious Of itself Perhaps
isfs reader Ei9 be q bic tc make some application
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
dropping. TIE PILOT.


The Erst thing after his emperor william s.
accession which really struck me as 8 reveal
ifton of his character was his dismissal or BIS
'niarcl. BY vast numbers OF people this was
thought the act of an exultsnt young ruler eager
escape restraint. and this opinion was con-
siderabiy- promoted in English speaking coun-
tries By erhemsVai caUse-Tcnniets cartoon
IN Punch" entitled Dropping the Pilot As
i;iost people no read tlIis VIII remember. the
iron Chancellor was therein represented as an
old. weather beaten plot. lf storm coat anu
sou'vester. going slowly and heavily down the
,Sansway al lie side ef a great ship. "hi'e IaT
above him. leani:g over me DnlWaIhs' was me
young Emperor. jeunty, with a satisfied smlrh'
and wearing his crown. There was in that Htle
Craving a spark Of genius. and II sped far;
probably other cartoon in Punch ever pro-
Guced 50 deep effect. save possibly that which
appeared during the Crinlsan Wsr WITH The
legend General February Turned Traitor" IL
went everywhere, Appealing TO deep sentiment in
human hearts.
And yet to me- admiring Bismarck as the
greatest German since Luther. but rejecting
Npon the vast interests involved this act was
proof that the young monarch was stronger
man Thar any one had supposed. Certainty thlS
oismissal must have caused MIN a deep pang.
All his previous life had shown that he admired
Bismarck almost adored him. The dismissal
tevesied deep purpose strong viii. Louis XIV
aad gained credit after the death OF Mazarin by
declaring his intention OF ruling alone, of tax
ing into his own hands the vast work begun by
RIcheieU; bur that was the meTest nothing
compared with This. This was, apparently, as
4 Louis XIII Immediately after the trumphs
II Rchelieu, had dismissed him and declared
his purpose of henCeforth being his own Prime
Idinlster The young Emperor hau louno MIN
self at the parting of the ways, and had de-
lberately chosen the right path, and this in
spite OF almost universal Outcries at home and
abroad. The old Emperor William could let
Bismarck have his way 70 any extent. when
his Chancellor sulked. he could drive TO the pal
soe IN the Wilhelm Strasse- pat his old servant
on the back, cha1 him. scOld him. laugh At him
and set him going again, and no one thought
less Of the old monarch on that account But
Tor the young Emperor William to do this was
fatal. II clsssed him at once among the rois
fainesnts, the mere figureboads. the solemniy
constituted impostors" and in this lay not
merely dangers 10 the young monarch, but 10
his dynasty and 10 the empire.
TO me his recognition Of this fact was and is
proof that the favorable judgments of him
which had heard expressed IN Berlin We're well
founded.-(Andrew D. White, in The Century
MssaEine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
A DANGEROUS SPORT.

To drive fast and dariugly does not neces-
sarlly require recklessness. have been sad
died with a great reputation for daredevlltry.
but ii is mistake. l am not reckless but cali
culatng.> I consider all the chances and dare
20 take chem because l have reckoned them
and am confident OF my ability 10 escape the
dangers. 1t is only a stupid mind that does
not know what danger is. ] am aware of all
the risks being taken whenever l driving
and I always know Just what / am doing. Au-
tomobile racing is the most dangerous sport
have A risks death every time he
drives at the rate of sixty mites hour. but
he can calculate so 20 reduce the chances
against him. The expert automobile driver
does not take unnecessary risks any more than
does the trapeZe performer. The chauffeur.
like the acrobat, is a skilled performer. in
automobile racing. however the dangers are
greater than in other perilous sports because
very slight mishap TO the machine may mean
sudden death. A loose nut. defective piece of
steel or a nail on the track is sufficient to end
n race fatally. Such thoughts must not be en-
tertained, however, at the outset of a contest.
If a man is in the least apprehensive he should
not start in a race. If he does an accident is
almost certain.-C Barney OIdfeld, in The Met
ropcltan Magazine.
A TYPICAL TRUST.
a, and c form Trust" A and B are
president and controller of a savings bank
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05

with ornaments of gold only. and fine long
sers of gold only, and a belt of gold: he had
nothing his head; his eyes were large and
very fine When be is among other men there
is 20 need TO ask: (which is the prince?' lie
can be seen at once to be of royal blood. He
has a magnificent chest, which ne throws out
like lion; his voice rolls from 1t like that of a
lion, is the custom with princes. He has q
very fine beard, which is nearly white. and
which adds to the majesty of his appearances
his badness also makes him look the finer, as
badness is becoming to large men and is there
fore very becoming TO him-(Ham Mukasa, pri-
vate secretary To hatikro of Uganda, IN the
BOOklDNefS Magazine
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05

er and deeper, growing every moment more and
more excited, till finally fat grub is seized and
brought forth. Time after time. during several
days, l saw her mine for grubs in this way and
drag them forth. How did she know where to
drilif The insect was in every case an inch be-
low the surface. Did she hear It gnawing the
roots of the grasses, or did she see q movement
In the turf beneath which the grub at work2
L know not. only know that she struck her
game unerringly each time Only twice did 1
see her make few thrusts and then desist as
if she had been for the moment deceived John
Burroughs. in Outing.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
M4RKHOR SHOOTING.
Stalking Wild Goats in India Is
Fatiguing Sport.

Railing some twenty-five hours. driving some
sixty or seventy miles and marching through the
hills another five miles brought me, at the end OF
my second day. TO my camp which had dis
patched from Lahore by rail and bullock-cart some
seven or<eight days previously" says Major j. s.
Edge in THE Graphic" MY servants had good
dinner ready for me- but some difficulty in making
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
SOME NEW SAWS.
Maaims of the Late Lord Dalling
and BuI1cer.

The maxiIns OF wisdom are the pieces OF glass N
a Kaleidoscope; they remain forever unchanged
and IN the case. but every age shakes them
into combination OF colOrs.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
RAILROAD PHILANTHROPY

The railroads In the United States in increas-
.ne numbers are making provisions to Offset in
some measure the hard conditions that sur
rouno the lives OF their employees. Mr.. Max
-hlsDeIack. the assistant controller Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. has made a survey Of the
petterment Institutions supported by the rail-
aoaos OF the country, and the showing IS note
worthy. Twentyfour railroads conduct insur-
ance bureaus Nine OF these employing nearly
"ne-1ourh Of the railroad employees In the
country, carry on relief associations which dis
purse S2.z30OOO a year. Sixteen railroads en-
Dioylng nearly 40 per cent of our railroad work.
men nave pension funds to provide for en-
Poyes OF long service who have reached the
age OF siKty-ive or seventy. The system was
started only four years ago, and yet twelve Of
he railroads. have now total Of twenty three
hoSHrea 1'sHsoners on their lists In many
cases the funds are maintained by the interest
% q sum originally set aside to cover the ex-
Ssnse- Two railroads, the Pennsylvania and the
9eInnore and Ohio, maintain savings depart
menus The system OF the Baltimore and Ohio
permits the immediate relatives of employees as
sen as the men themselves. TO deposit and it
aLso oIlers TO members OF the Relief Associa-
aon me opportunity OF borrowing money with
Eh'cn 10 buy hemes-(World's Work.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
ODE February Magazines.
Extracts from the Current Illustrated Periodicals on
Topics Home and Abroad.

of these handsome sentences; If SO, he is TO pc pe
congratulated I meant only 10 say li.uI 1 'iiS ne
best originality IN gardens CONSISTS mercy ~ ,Ii
working out to perfection some idea that WIZ VIII
exactly adapt the place to its condi1iohS anu
surroundings
The best window garden I ever saw was made
by a woman who probably knew less than a
dozen kinds of plants The place was tiliee ~
window bay of which the centre wlndoW was
left hare Of plants. The two side windows were
staged with we'll grown gera NUNS, oNalls,
common things and festooned with German
ivy The poorest window garden l ever saw
was my own with plants that every one knew
bought of the florist.
The above example gives the key 10 5000
original gardens-the garden must be ones own
I'm the sense that one makes 1t or directs II so
that II shall express the very spirit of the place
and OF the owner.-(The Garden Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05

To say 20 a when you ask him a favor.
Don't do # II 1t inconveniences you" Is a mean
way OF saving yourself from obligation and
depriving another OF the merit OF conferring onG
New-York tribune., 1905-02-05
DO ANIMALS REALLY THINK?

We so habltually irnpute thought to animals
that we come unconsCtcusly 10 look upon them
possessing this power Thus the dog seems
10 think about his dlaaer when prompted by
hunger. or about his home and his master when
separated from them. The bird seems to think
about its mate. its nest, its young, its enemies.
The fox seems to think about the hound that il
hears bsying upon fits track and tries to elude
jt; the beaver seems TO think about It's dam.
1he muslIrat about its house in the fall the
iwoodpeckeT about the cell IA the dozy limb
which il viii need as q lodging place in the
winter That is, all these Great lures act as it
they thought. We know that under similar
ditions We think, and therefore we mputs
repts. processes ike our own they probably
have none Innate inherited impulse, which
inost Of me actions Of the animals John Bur-
noughs in Harpers Magazine.
4 VISIT TO POPE LEO XIII
There we're three red and gold armchairs at
pne end Of the room, with a thick, handsome
carpet IN front Of them. The Pope sat or the
one In the middle put E9e on his right and w.
on his left. He IS very striking figure: tall,
slight, 2 fire. intellectual brow and wonderfully
bright eyes-s bsciutely unlike Pic Mono. tbs
only Pope I had ever approached. He
most gracious. spoke 70 me always in italian,
said he knew vas an old Roman, and that
've had lived many years in Rome; spoke
French 10 W, who. though he knows italian
fairly, prefers speaking in French. He asked
". all sorts Of questions about home politics
and the attitude OF the clergy, saying that as
a Protestant, his opinion would he impartial Che
ihere were three Protestants "a WIS ministry;
himself Leon Say and FreycineD. ". was
fstler guarded at first decidedly banele, told
him afterward). but the Pope looked straight
II him with his keen. bright eyes, saying; "Je
fous en- prize, II. Waddington. parlez sans rs-
serves"
We STAYED about three-quarters of an hour
and the talk was most interesting. Evidently
be had been curious to ", and 1 think he
was pleased II was quite a picture to see the
TWO Hen-the Pope dressed al IN white, sitting
YER straight IN his armchair. with his two
EGf fry
head little bent forward. and listening atten.
lively 70 every word that W said w drew
his chair little forward. spoke very quietly
as he always does, and said all he wanted to
say with Just the same steady look IN his blue
eyes.
From time TO time the Pope turned to me
and asked me (always in ItalianA If politics in
terested me-he believed all French women
we're keen poiiticians-also If I had found MANY
old friends In Rome. ] told him I was so
pleased to see Felice Maatesta as we came in
ana that We were going TO meet Cardinal How
ara one day az breakfast. I shouldn't think he
TOOK as much interest in the social life Of Rome
IS Plo Mono did.-(Mary King Waddngton, f.
Scribners Magazine.