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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
December ~, l5Uo. Snorting Editor Democrat:

Dear Sir:-I twisted my ankle In the first minute of the match with Young German and wrestled under that handicap. A gentleman of Wa terbury wishes to back mo against him to A finish or Young Blondin. He will be at the Simopsville club Wed nesday night with the money. Hav- ing wrestled a draw with both these wrestIers, I would like to settle the question as to who Is the best man of the three. It's now up to Blondin and German.
 Yours respectfully.
 GEO. GRESHAM.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
GRESHAM WANTS WORK.

The following letter of George Gresham is self explanatory. There is no doubt but that it will be answer ed speedily at that because the friends of the two wrestiers mentioned feel that Gresham has nothing on either one of them. The following Is the letter:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
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 rAn what's lanes s-toin' ofs-
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
THE SPORTING NEWS.
manager, in an interview in London,

manager, in an interview in London, said.
 - .'I'm very sorry that the match has been called off and am also sorry that the Olympic people were put to all the trouble they had. Hackenschmidt has long been suffering from the arm which has at last brought about his temporary retirement I hope it is only temporary. Time will tell that I trust nothing serious has happened, for his loss will be severe blow to the wrestling world at least. Perhaps a six weeks rest will give him chance to recuperate. Even now there are several lawsuits pending for breach of contract when he broke down couple of weeks ago and was unable to continue with his work"
 Hackenschmidt is one of the great est wrestlers the mat has seen in many day, and it would be pity if the Russian was forced to give up the business because of his injury. He is one of the few grapplers who has nev- CT been party to fake, and has done more to contribute to the welfare or wrestling than any other athlete. Hackenschmidt is well liked in America, where he met several men, including Tom Jenkins, whom he threw without much trouble. Hacken- schmidt, according to his own state ment. had many chances to deceive the public by engaging in fake bouts. but refused. It was his plan to return to this country next year and make an extensive tour.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
SULLIVAN IS BusINEssLIKE.

Jack Twinl Sullivan was the first to issue a businesslike challenge to O'Brien- Jack posted s1.000 and stat cd that he would be ready for the middleweight champion at two weeks notice. if necessary.
 It may be that Jack will not notice the Boston pugiIist's defi. at least not for a while. 0'Brien thinks be has as much right to take 8 whiri at the foot light game as others who have won big contests and there Is no Eainsdy- ing bis right to garner a little easy money.
 When he gets ready to talk of a middieweight match. though he will find that a meeting with Sullivan will and favor in the eyes Of the sporting public. The Sullivan twins are be- coming a power in the world of fsts
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
CHESTER WRESTLING EVENTS.

OKII1A5 Sit VI As171''0 As11'0 T I11 -'
 Chester, Dec. 26-A wrestling match will take place at the Town hall Fri day night. Jack Curran of Spring field, militia champion will have q bout with Jack Williams of Boston, and Kid Wienburg of Hartford will meet Tommy Lewis of Canada. The star bout will be between Bob som meryille, featherweight champion of the world, and Leo Delay of New York. Daniel Mercy will act as ref nrpp
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-26
TAYLOR DEFEATED FINUCANE

Peoria. TIL. Dec. 8-In q herre ten round bout here yesterday. Kid Taylor of Chlcago. defeated Bl1ly Fin uc4ne of the same place He was given the decision by Referee Ryan after be had worn Fin6cane out ia ten rounds.
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side the inner door is made fast with
hinges, SO it will swing in against q
stop-molding on the opposite side.
A small bolt on the door will fasten il
in place when shut in, and on both sides
Of this door hooks and pegs can be ar
ranged on which to hang tools Inside
the back Of the cabinet hooks and pegs
can be arranged also, for saws. squares
and other fiat tools. The outer door
is provided with a side strip to take the
place of the lacking part of that side
of the cabinet, and when the doors are
closed in and locked the appearance OF
the chest will be uniform
With little careful planning and fig
uring it will not be a difficult matter to
construct this cabinet and the doors SO
that they will fit snugIy and close easily.
The doors will keep their shape better
if made from narrow matched boards
and held together at the ends with bat
tens or strips nailed across the ends Of
the boards. TWo-inch wrought butts
the doors. Provide cabinet lock at the
edge of the outer door.
On the inside of the outer door some
tool pegs can be arranged, and near the
bottom bit rack is made with a leather
strap formed into loops as described for
the tool rack. Under each loop hole is
bored in a strip of wood into which the
square end Of the bits will f1t, so they
viii stand vertically and appear in an
orderly row; for ehisels a similar set OF
pockets can be made of wood.
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will bring wonder to the eyes of all who

will bring wonder to the eyes of all who
see it.
This will be very interesting sDeci-
men to keep with your curiosities, sug-
gests the Chicago Inter Ocean, and by
starting two glasses at the same time.
with different eolors, you can watch
how they keep pace in their growth.
The beauty of the crystals will more
than repay you for the little trouble it
costs you.
Make your first experiment with other
substances besides salt, such as sugar
washing soda, ehlofate of potash. sal
ammonia, alum, Or any other common
substance of like kind. and you will find
that each forms it's crystals in a differ
ent manner. some of them branching
out like trees, others elinging in masses
If you will now arrange a mirror to
catch the reflection of the sunlight and
throw the ray on magnifying glass
so that the light will fall on clear space
of the wall, you can hold your film OF
glass before the lens, and the shadows
Of the formations will be seen on the
wall much enlarged. This makes the
experiment exceedingly fascinating, as
the crystals appear to grow with inered-
ible rapidity and lock enormous in size.
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HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.

TO keep moths from furs and wool
en- articles. When putting away furs
and wooden articles for the summer,
carefully wrap each article separate
" in newspaper, and put pieces Of car
bon away with them in tin box or cup
board. Printers ink is death to
moths.
Mildew is one of the most difficult
stains to remove Rub well with
brown soap, then apply a paste Of
chalk and water, and put the article
in the sun After two or three appli-
cations the mildeW viii be bIeached
out.
The fire can be drawn from a burn
By applying cloths wet in strong alum
water. II viii also assist in relieving
the pain.
Stains on black cloth can be re-
moved by rubbing with freshly cut
raw potato. Afterwards rub with a
clean cloth.
Always put the sugar used in a pie
in the center of the fruit, not at the
top. as this makes the paste sodden.
Oxalic acid will remove stains from
ivory. say piano keys. Ordinarily the
keys may be kept in condition of
whiteness BY simple rubbing with al
eohol This means spirits. not wood
aleohol.-Boston Budget.
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ARTISTIC FIREPLACE.
one Here Described Suitable for a
Country Home and Motto sug-
gested for the Inscription.

The abandoned farmhouse, when
remodeled, should contain at least one
open fireplace. Often these old houses
have a brick fireplace in every room,
with a narrow shelf above and cup
boards at the sides. and sometimes the
seeker for a country home 1nds one OF
these houses just spoiled. because,
though originally there were freplaces
enough. some owner has been foolish
enough to have them all brieked up.
The brick-faeed fireplace, painted
dull terra Gotta o. light tan presents
a good background for the white or
black glazed letters, which can be
found ut New York stationers, this be
ing an easy and inexpensive way OF
satisfying ones desire for fireplace
notices. In one artistic home 10
Brooklyn there are several brick ire
places. On one IS couplet from
Longfellows On another, one from
Emerson, and on still another, one
from Whittier, each having beside the
lettered lines a photograph Of the au-
thor whose thought has been used.
For the real old country house, an
old style Of lettering is quite in keep
ing with the plain, simple fireplace
Usually found there. Fortunate are
those who can boast Of flfeplaces
where the stored tiles are still in good
condition. In Massachusetts, there is
an old house, part Of which was built
III 1852 and which il recent years has
been used as Wayside hostelry for
summer tourists. On the side of the
wall, forming a right angle with the
fireplace, this motto has been in
scribed in old style lettering:
T pass within By We friendly blaze Of
We huge back log and ye pine trees
cone. BY We chimney huge in ye
quaint old hall sit in We cleaning
and muse alone.
Another motto suitable for old style
letters is this:
,s. Look to the lowered ehimneys which
sh'ld be the wind-pipes of good hos
pitalitie
There are many other fireplace mot
toes, but the following is suitable for
any room and it does not require the
gift of Imagination to see, as one reads
the lines, a picture OF great cheer and
comfort while the teakettle. hanging
from the hob or crane over drift
wood fire. seems literally to sing it:
Blow high. blow low;
Not all the rudest winds that blow
Can quench our hearth-fre's rudy glow.
Brooklyn Eagle.
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OWNING A HOME.
Every Man Ought to Save So as to Be
Able to Buy Home Be It
Ever So Humble.

There is nothing in all this world more
pathetic than a homeless man There
is nothing SO much TO be dreaded as the
approach Of old age and with no home
to go to except that provided by public
aid The only way to provide against
a misfortune Of this kind is to get a
home during the period Of life when you
are earning enough TO make it possible
for ycu to lay aside funds from your
earnings for this purpose.
To do this may mean much self-denial
and hard. rigid economy. but it will pay
d the end. 1t should be borne id mind
that the only way to accumulate any
thing IN this world is by industry and
economy, says the Home Finder. The
average man does not get anything in
any other way. It is the exception. not
the rule. for men to make money and Ito
accumulate property without hard WORT
and at the same time being very careful
as to how they spend their earnings.
Thrift and Industry are the most essen
tial factors in starting men right and
in keeping them on the road to prosper
ity, once they are started along these
lines.
It is not Wise either to put 81 the day
Of beginning to save money with which
to buy a home. A man may pay rentfoI
ten years and at the end Of that period
have nothing to show for all that he has
paid cut but a bundle of receipts, which
are worth nothing except to show that
had he been able to have applied all that
money towards the purchase of home
he, no doubt. would have owned it free
and clear of all debt.
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voeate iynching and burning at the
stake, for the slightest things, so when
our porter was unuusally attentive to
a young woman on the car dad hauled
him over the Goals, and scared him so
by talking of hanging, and burning in
kerosene oil, that the negro got whittier
than your shirt, and when he got away
from dad he came to me and asked if
that old man with the red nose and
the gold-headed cane was as dangerous
as he talked. I told him he was my
dad, and that he was a walking dele
gate Of the Amalgamated Association
of Negro Lynchers, and when a negro
did anything that he ought to be pun
ished for they sent for dad, and he
saw that the negro was hanged, and
shot, and burned up plenty But told
him that dad was crazy on the subject
of giving tips to servants, and he must
not fall dead when We got to Washing
ton If dad gave him a $50 oil, and he
must not give back any change, but
Just act as though he always got $50
from passengers. Well, you'd dide
to see that negro brush dad so times
day, and bring a towel every few
minutes to wipe off his shoes, but he
kept one eye, about as big as an onion,
on dad all the time, to watch that he
didn't get stabbed.
The next morning took dads pants
from under his pillow, and hid them
in linen closet, and dad laid in his
berth all the forenoon, and had it out
with the porter, whom he accused Of
stealing them The doctors told me
must keep dad interested and excited,
SO he would not dwell on his sickness,
and I did, sure as you are foot high.
Dad stood it till almost noon, when he
came cut Of his berth with his paja-
mas on, these kind with great blue
stripes like a fellow in the peniten-
tiary, and when he went to the wash
room | found his pants and then he
dressed up and sWore some at every
body but me. We got to Washington
all right, and I thought I would bust
when dad fshed out nickel and gave
1t to the porter, and we got out of the
car before the porter came to, and the
first day we stayed in the hotel for
fear the negro would sec us. as told
dad that porter would round up gang
of negroes with razors and they would
| way1ay us and cut dad all up into
sausage meat. Dad is the brayest man
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Well, this morning dad shaved hira-
self, and got on his froek coat, and his
silk hat, and said we would go over
to the white house and have a talk
with Teddy, but first he wanted to go
and see where Jefferson hitched his
horse to the fence when he came 70
Washington to be fnnegerated, and
where jackson smoked his corn cob
pipe. and swore and stormed arouEI
when he was mad, and to walk on the
same paths where. Zaehariah Taylor
lacked, Buchanan eatched it, and Lin
coin put down the rebellion, and SO We
walked over toward the white house. and
I was scanda1ized. stopped to pick up
a stone to throw at q dog inside the
fence, and when I walked along be-
hind dad. and got q rear view Of his
silk hat. it seemed as though I would
sink through the asphalt pavement,
for he had on an old silk hat that he
wore before the war. the darnedest
looking hat | ever saw, the brin
curled like a minstrel show hat, the
fur dubbed off in some places. and he
looked like one of these actors that
you see pictures OF walking on the
railroad track, when the show busts
up at the last town. / think a man
ought to dress SO his young son won {
have a fit. / tried to get dad to go
and buy a new hat, but he said he was
going to wait till he got to London.
and buy one just like King Edward
wears, but he will never get to London
with that hat, cause tonight will
throw it ont of the hotel window and
put piece of stove pipe in his hat
box
Well, sir, you wouldn't believe it, but
We got into the white house without
being pulled, but it was a close shave.
cause everybody looked at dad, and
put their fore fingers to their fore
heads, for they thought he was either
crank, or an ambassador from some
furrin country. The detectives got
around dad when we got into the ante
room, and began to feel of his pockets
to see il he had a gun, and one Of
them asked me what the old fellow
wanted, and / told them he was the
greatest bob cat shooter in the west.
and was on his way to Europe to in
vite the emperors and things to come
over to this country and shoot cats On
his preserve. Well, say, you ought 10
have seen how they stepped one side
and waltzed around, and one Of thena
went in the next room and told the
-
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AN INSTRUCTIVE PAsTEME.
with Crystals Which
Will Both Amuse and Instruct q
the Young Investigator.

One of the most interesting expert
ments within the easy reach of young
people is to watch the formation of the
crystals OF various substances. To take
the most common Of these. let us begin
with salt
Dissolve in water as much salt as It
will hold, and then dip into the solution
a piece of glass, holding it there for a
moment. so that when YOU take it out it
Will4be wet. Then hold the glass in the
sunlight, and you will see little speeks
on it, which will grow and grow, until
the glass will be covered with film Of
crystal Now repeat the experiment
and look at the crystals with magnify
ing glass.
Another experiment is made by TAX
ing common glass with a rough sur
face and putting salt into it until It IS
half full Moisten the salt and set the
glass away in a dark closet. Look at II
every day, adding little salt and
moistening it, and you will find that the
crystals will grow up over the inner sur
face of the glass and climb over to the
rough outer surface.
When the growth is well started pour
into the glass little eoloring matter
red, green or blue ink will do-and the
salt will take a pale tint of the color
used. BY keeping this up day after day,
adding salt and moisture, and color as
needed, you will by and by have the
crystals grow thicker and thicker, until
only a little hole will be left in the mid
die Of the glass by which you feed it
with salt and water. You will then have
solid mass of eolored salt crystals that
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dent SAID

READY. TO FIGHT THE PRESIDENT'8
SON.
give any personal letters to his
friends, the kings, but that dad could
tell any of them that he met that he
was an American citizen, and that
would take him anywhere in Europe.
and then he got up and began to show
his teeth at dad again, and dad gave
him the grand haiiing sign Of distress
of the Grand Army aud backed out
dropped his hat, and in trying to pick
it up, he stepped on it, but that made
it look better, anyway, and We found
ourselves outside the room, and lot
of common people from the country
were ready to go in and talk politics
and cat shooting.
Well, we looked at pictures, and saw
the state dining room where they feed
30 diplomats at time on mud turtle
and champagne, and boy about my
size looked sort of disdainfuI at me,
and I told him If he would come out
side would mash his jaw, and he said
I could try It right there If I was in
a hurry to go, and I was starting to
give him swift punch when detee-
tive took hold of my arm and said
they couldn't have any Scrap there
cause the presidents son could not
fight with common boys, and asked
him who he. called a common boy, and
then cad said we better go before war
broke cut in a country that was lily
prepared for hostiiities ON large
scale, and then ] told detective that
dad was liable to have one OF his spells
and begin shooting any minute, and
then the detectives aIl thought dad
was enc Of these president assassfna-
tfontsts, and they took hiIn into a
room and searched him, and asked
him a whole lot OF fool questions, and
they finally let US out. and told us Ne
better skip the town before night. Dad
/ got kind of heavy hearted over that
and took a notion he would like to see
ma again before crossing the briny
deep, SO you will have the joy Of seeing
your little angel again soon. This
weakness Of dads made me hot, for I'm
looking for a warm time IN New York
and old Lunnon, but dad was obstt-
nate, SO home we go for a little visit
before risking our precious lives in an
ocean palace car. So long.
HENNERY.
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MAKING A TOOL CABINET.
Every Boy Who Uses Tools Should
Have One to Hang in His
Workshop.

A very convenient tool cabinet that
viii hang against the wall may be made
with two 6o9rs of nearly equal size, SO
that there will be four instead of two
surfaces against which to hang tools.
says Joseph H. Adams, in St. Nicholas.
The body Of the chest is 80 inches high,
90 inches wide, and nine inches deep.
outside measure. It is made of wood
three-euarters Of an inch in thickness,
fastened together with screws and glue.
and vanished to improve its appear
ance- One side of the cabinet is but
three inches and a half wide and to this
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Colts Peculiar Appetite

Swedesboro, N. J.-Louis Schooner, a
farmer near here, has an eight-mouths-
old colt that has developed a freak appe-
tite. The animal takes very kindly to
bread and butter, is very fond of mashed
potatoes and gravy, dotes on cakes and
pie, revels in pickles, smacks its lips over
sauerkraut and pigs feet and takes COT
fee like a veteran.
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ever saw when there Is no danger,
but when there is a chance for a row
he is weak as cat. / spect it is. on.
account OF his heart being weak. A
mans internal organs are a great
study. I spese brave man, a hero, has
to have all his inside things working
together, TO be re4I up and up brave.
but il his heart is strong, and his liver
is white, he goes to pieces in an ener-
gcney, and # his liver is all right, and
he ties TO fight list on his liver. when
the supreme moment arrives, and his
heart jumps up into his threat. and
Wabhles, an beats too quick, he just
funKs would like to dissect 4 real
brave man. and zee what condition the
things inside him are in. but it would
be waste CT time to disseet dad,
'eaase / lsnaw all his inner works need
to - to a matchmaker and be cleaned,
anu aes main spring put in
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rT11a pn1aI1lar Gui1nn

Many of the new bIouses in silk and
even in wool are cut down slightly IN
the neck and worn with a shalloW guimp
and collar of lace or open-work EN-
broidery In many Instances these
blouses have short sleeves with turn
back cuffs with under sleeves to match
the guimp. Lace blouses both simple
and elaborate and tucked blouses of
mousse1ine de sole will be as fashionable
as they were last season.
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Orange jelly.

Soak two tablespoonfnIs Of granu-
lated gelatine in nne-half cuPfuI Of cold
water for one-haH hour: dissolve It
with one and a half eupfuIs of boiling
water, add one eupful OF sugar. three
tahiespoonfuls Of lemon JUICE and one
and hall eupfa.s OF orange Juce.
Strain into wet mold and chill
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The Bad Boy Writes About the Fun
They Had Going to Washington
He and His Dad Call on Pres
idant Roosevelt.
dent Roosevelt
BY HON GEORGE W PECK

tEx-GoEernor of Wisconsin, formerly pub
Usher of tPeeA's SUM-. author of
Peekss BAD Boy eta9
Copyright, 1901. by. Joseph B. Bowies.)
Washington, D. C-My Dear Old
Skate: didn't tell you in my last
about the fun we had getting here,
We were on the ocean wave two days,
because the whole country was flooded
from the rains, and dad walked the
quarter deck of the Pullman car, and
hitched UP his pants, and looked
across the sea on each side CT the
train with a field glass, looking for
whales and porpoises. He seems to
be impressed with the idea that this
trip abroad is one of great significance
TO the country, and that he is to be
sort Of minister plenipotentiary,
whatever that is, and that our eGun-
try is going to be judged by the rest of
the world by the position he takes on
world affairs. The first day out of
Chicago dad eorraled the porter in a
section and talked to him until the
porter was black in the face. told
dad the only way to get respectful
consideration from negro was to ad-